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Devoted to The Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia.
VOLUME XLV
Dade County Folk
Asked To Be Liberal
In Polio Fund Drive
T. S. Renfroe, Chairman of
the Dade County March of Dime
committee to raise funds for the
fight on infantile paralysis to¬
day announced that the appeal
will open January 14 and con¬
tinue until January 31.
“All people,”Mr. Renfroe said,
“have come to know that the
National Foundation for Infan¬
tile Paralysis is a necessary and
invaluable force in our national
life. We know how effective it
has been in epidemics of polio,
providing medical care and tre¬
atment for poliomyelitis patients
regardless of age, race, creed or
color.
“We realize that much of the
knowledge of the disease and its
treatment results from scien¬
tific research made possible by
the National Foundation. I am
sure that everyone will contrib¬
ute more generously this year
than ever before.”
As in former years, Mr. Ren¬
froe said, one half of all the
money collected in the county
will remain here to finance the
hospitalization, care and treat¬
ment of local sufferers. The oth¬
er half goes to headquarters of
the National Foundation and is
used for continuing research,
education and emergency aid in
epidemics throughout the nat¬
ion.
Dade County has several cases
including, Lou Ada Lynn at Mor-
ganville ; Virgil McKnight of
Trenton; Leroy Veals of Look¬
out Mountain; The following
named people have been tured
of this dreadful disease in rec¬
ent months, Hobart Patterson,
Trenton ; Juanita
Hooker; and little Ewell Dick¬
erson is now under private tre¬
atment.
We We urge urge every every citizen citizen of oi
County J to give & liberally in
mighty effort to stamp out this
scourge of mankind.
Postmaster Brock
Retires After More
Than 44 Yrs.
After more than .. 44 years as
postmaster . . at , Trenton _ , and ,
important government positions,
Mr. W. H. Brock has announced
his retirement from active ser¬
vice. Mr. Brock has created a
feeling of good-will for all those
who have come in contact with
him in his long and faithful ten¬
ure Postmaster ' of Trenton
as
postoffice, and he will be sorely
missed by those of us who have
come to know and respect him
for the businesslike way the
postoffice has been managed.
R. M. Morrison, popular rural
mail carrier, assisted by capable
Miss Doris Gass, will be acting
postmaster until a successor is
named for Mr. Brock.
Why Georgia Needs
Additional Tubercular
Sanatorium Facilities
1- State, city and county san¬
atoria can accommodate only
about 900 patients—not even a
bed per annual death, when na¬
tional standards demand for its
rarest minimum not less than
21 2 beds per annual death.
2 More than 8,000 cases are
known to the State Health De¬
partment and more are being
f ound each day.
3 2,600 to 3,000 new cases are
ie Ported each year. This num¬
ber will increase as we expand
case finding by mass x-ray sur¬
veys.
4 Mass surveys in Georgia
and the United States indicate
-hat 1 per cent of the general
Population have tuberculosis.
r hat means there are about 32.1
°°0 cases in Georgia.
5. There is a constant load of
tuberculosis in the counties with
Public health departments of
about 6,000 cases in 120 counties.
6- There has never been less
ban 1,107 deaths in a year from
tuberculosis in Georgia.
TRENTOT, DADE COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27. 1945.
$5,000,000 ELIZABETH KENNY
INSTITUTE CAMPAIGN
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Motorists Sigh At
Of Tire Rationing
DADE CAR OWNERS
HAPPY OVER NEWS
Trenton car owners
w{ numbered 1 « n u prp( j fu the p npws news of of the the
of tire rationing as one of
good holiday tidings
in 1945. Announcement
tire rationing would end
ary 1st was made December
by Office of Price
tion in Washington.
The country’s stock of
was frozen on December 8,
the day after Pearl Harbor,
rationing began January 5,
42. Rationing ® lacked four
of „ , being . m . effect . three ,, years
But l the i 1 _ _ nation’s _ — 1.1 ___J ^ sweet t ACI
still isn’t going to be satisfied
for awhile, as sugar remains on
the ration chart. In fact, it is
the only item left on the ration
list.
Mr. R. L. Dyer, chairman of
the local ration board, said
would' be hard to say as to
when the tire situation would be
back to normal in Trenton. How¬
ever. tire production for the
quarter reached 11,000,000 pas-
enger tires.
All holders of tire purchase
certificates had 11 days from
announcement (Dec. 20) to
in their certificates to dealers,
which would enable dealers to
supply them before the end of
rationing.
This means that local car
owners who hold a certificate
authorizing them to purchase
tires must make the purchase
before January 1 and turn in the
certificate in order that all re¬
cords of this nature may be
drawn to a conclusion.
Since the announcement was
made no additional certificates
were to be issued exeept in
emergency cases.
The tire production increase
will make it possible for most
motorists to get tires within a
reasonable time, Price Admini¬
strator Bowles said. The end of
rationing does not mean, how¬
ever, that there will be an ample
supply. Bowles requested con¬
tinued conservation measures.
He cautioned dealers to take
care of hardship cases and not
to sell complete sets of tires to
motorists who can get along
with one or two during the next
few months.
The quartermaster general of
the U. S. Army claims that the
American soldiers like spuds,
wanting potatoes twice a day.
and consuming 219 pounds a
year on an average.
Published Weekly — Since 1901.
LOCALS ~ PERSONALS
Mr. E. E. Walraven of Sulphur
Springs, spent Tuesday in Tren¬
ton on business.
Our sympathy is extended to
Mr. and Mrs. George Davis, due
to the death of their baby.
Mrs. Nettie Mae Fleming spent
last week with her uncle, An¬
drew Jenkins, and Mrs. Jenkins
in East Lake.
Our sympathy is extended to
the Wheeler family, due to the
death of their husband and fa¬
ther, I. Houston Wheeler, Sr.
Clyde Patterson, who is at
present employed in Dalton,
spent Christmas with his family
here.
Miss Edna Frazier of Chattan¬
ooga, was the week-end visitor
of her brother, Ralph Frazier,
and her sister, Mrs. Max Page,
and family.
Miss Mildred Parham of Chat¬
tanooga spent a few days with
her mother, Mrs. Ike Thompson,
and family in Southeast Tren¬
ton.
Bro. Paul Buchanan of Chat¬
tanooga preached at the Church
of Christ here last Sunday. Bro.
Joe Mayhew will preach there
at 11 o’clock next Sunday morn¬
ing.
Mr. John L. McCauley visited
his son, Terrell McCauley, in
Milledgeville during the Christ¬
mas holidays, and reports that
Terrell is doing fine and expects
to be back in Dade county in
the near future.
We are happy to say that Mrs.
Arnold Daaniel is able to be up
again, after a long period of ill¬
ness.
From Big Top To Work Shop
m&M.
Dade County Farmers
Must File Income Tax
Returns By Jan. 15th
Dade County farmers who re-
leive two thirds or more of their
1945 income from farming must
file income tax returns on or be-
January 15, 1946. Marion H. Al¬
len, Collector of Internal Rev¬
enue in Atlanta announced
As an aid to farmers of the
county, Mr. Fred J. Howard,
Deputy Collector of Internal
Revenue, will be at the post-
office in Trenton on Monday,
January 7, for the purpose of
lisssting farmers in the prepa-
ation of 1945 income tax re¬
urns, and others concerned
vith the current January 15,
!94G, filing date.
According to Mr. Allen, every
rmer who has a gross income
of $500 or more is required to
ile an income tax return. Gross
ncome from farming is held to
the difference between the
ctal amount of farm products
oroduced for sale and the cost
f production of such farm pro-
’ucc.
In order that assistance may
be given to the greatest number
>f farmers, Mr. Allen states that
( is imperative that every Dade
bounty farmer assemble his in-
ormation in the following man-
ier; He should have a state-
lent prepared showing his total
ncome from each class of farm
product or other sources for the
■'ntire year of 1945; he should
have a statement made showing
the total amount of each class
of expense and deductions, such
as fertilizer, labor, seed, feed, etc
Each class of expense should be
itemized, but should show the
total amount of such expense
for the entire year.
Business people other than
farmers were required to file es¬
timates of their 1945 tax liability
on or before March 15, 1946, and
to pay the estimated tax in quar
terly installments, Mr. Allen ex¬
plains, but in the case of far¬
mers, no estimate was required
to be filed with respect to the
1945 income until January 15,
1946. He adds that a farmer may
file an estimated return on or
before January 15, 1946, and
thereafter file his final return
on. or before March 15, 1946, or
if he prefers, he may file a com¬
plete return by January 15, 1946
and thereby avoid the necessity
of filing any estimated return.
Service News
Among those recently dis¬
charged from the U. S. Army at
Fort Knox was Edward T. Sin-
iard of Route 1, Rising Fawn.
* * *
It has been announced by the
Navy that Haston J. Hibbs S/3C
has been granted a honorable
discharge at the Naval Separat¬
ion Center, Jacksonville, Fla.
* * *
It has been announced by the
War Department that Grover C.
Whitley, husband, of Mrs. Gro¬
ver C. Whitley of Sulphur
Springs, has been promoted
from the rank of Pfc. to Corpo¬
ral. Corp. Whitley is at present
serving with the Air Borne En¬
gineers on Okinawa.
* * *
Eugene Wood of Wildwood, re¬
cently discharged from the U. S.
Army, was a welcome visitor to
the Times office this week. We
arc always glad for the returned
servicemen to drop by and talk
with us, for we realize that the
debt we owe to them for the
noteworthy feats performed in
the war can never be repaid.
BUBBLES SEZ
• Know what character is?
Cleaning the comers nobody
sees! And say, cleaning’s extra
tough now, with soap so short.
You can help by turning in
USED FATS to help make it.
Keep saving, wontcha?
Chad Skaggs of Indiana spent
the holidays with Billy Frank
Newby at New England.
Mrs. N. N. Lawrence and Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Yarbrough
visited relatives in Alabama re¬
cently.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gass of
Chattanooga have been visiting
Mrs. Gass’ parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Wallace, here.
Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Price and
family attended the Cureton
family reunion on Signal Moun¬
tain last Sunday.
Miss Jerry Sheridan of Oak
Ridge, Tenn., visited Mr. Clar¬
ence Sanland and other friends
here during Christmas.
Mrs. Roy Graves and daugh¬
ter, Joyce, are spending a few
days with Mrs. Graves’ parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Parker, in
Whiteside, Tenn., this week.
John Forester Reeves has re¬
turned to Freed-Hardeman Col¬
lege at Henderson, Tenn., after
spending several weeks with his
famil^at New Nngland.
Don’t forget the March of
Dimes that begins January 14
and continues until January 31.
We must not let the unfortun¬
ates that have been stricken
with this dread disease suffer
from the lack of funds to carry
on the vital research so neces¬
sary in eombatting Polio.
We are happy to announce the
opening of the Free Will Gospel
Mission at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Chester Daniel. Services
each Saturday night at 6:30 and
on Sunday afternoon at 1:30.
Everybody is invited to come
and help us out. Bro. George
Stephens is in charge.
Dade County’s Only Newspaper.
NUMBER 52.
North Dade Junior
High School Building
Destroyed By Fire
Fire of undetermined origin
this (Wednesday) morning
swept through the North Dade
Junior High School, totally des¬
troying this modern brick struc¬
ture. The loss was estimated at
$30,000.00, only a part of which
is covered by insurance. The
fire, which was one of the worst
in Dade county history, is now
being investigated by County
School Superintendent L. M. Al¬
lison and other school officials
to determine the possible cause
of the conflagration. Plans for
the students at the school have
not been announced as yet.
Mrs. DeWitt Williams
Buys Scruggs Home
Mr. H. F. Allison, enterprising
real estate broker of Trenton,
announces that the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Scruggs has
been sold to Mrs. Dewitt Will¬
iams of Chattanooga. Mr. Scrug¬
gs has accepted a position with
the A.G.S. Railroad and hence¬
forth he and Mrs. Scruggs will
reside in Picayune, Miss.
The sale of this desirable lo¬
cation by Mr. Allison is more
evidence of the progressive spir¬
it of this wide-a-wake business¬
man, who we believe is always
looking toward the betterment
of Trent on and Dade County.
May we have more and more of
this progressive spirit is our plea.
The purchase price of the'Scrug-
gs residence was not made pub¬
lic.
OBITUARY
ISAAC HOUSTON WHEELER
Isaac Houston Wheeler, 72, died
at his home in Trenton at 1:15
o’clock Monday afternoon, De¬
cember 31, 1945. He is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Martha J.
Wheeler; two daughters, Mrs.
Bonnie Ryan and Mrs. Kather¬
ine. Mayhew, both of Trenton;
seven sons, W. F. Wheeler, of
Trenton; W. B. Wheeler, De¬
troit: J. T. Wheeler, Bremen,
Ga.; J. V. Wheeler, Chattanoo¬
ga; I. O., T. T. and I. H. Whee¬
ler, Jr., all of Trenton ; 30 grand¬
children and seven great-grand¬
children; two sisters, Mrs. Bess
Newby and Mrs. Nan Tatum,
both of Trenton; three brothers,
F. T. Wheeler of Oliver Springs,
Tenn.; T. B. and Eli Wheeler of
Trenton. Funeral services were
held Wednesday morning from
the Trenton Church of Christ,
with Minister Paul Buchanan
officiating. Active pallbearers
were Brown Newby, Joe Mayhew,
Homer Ryan, Tom Tatum, L. C.
Spears and Woodrow Daniel.
Honorary pallbearers were Dr.
D. S. Middleton, W. L. Wilker-
son, A. L. Dyer, Wiley Gass,
Frank Morrison, Hugh A. Price,
W. O. Stephenson, W. H. Brock,
L. E. Ryan, W. B. Cureton, Joe
Tatum, James C. Case, P. F.
Newby, Lewis McBryar, W. I.
Price, Bert Fridell and Will
Reeves.
VERLON WOOTEN
Verlon, infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey Wooten of Avans,
passed away early Saturday
morning. He is survived by his
parents, one brother, Kenneth,
and one sister, Shirley Ann; his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Vance Wooten, and Mrs. Whit-
zell. Funeral serivices were
held Sunday afternoon at Brown
Gap church, with the Rev. Bill
Gass officiating. Interment
.
was in the adjoining cemetery,
with McBryar Funeral Home in
charge.
ERDY DAVIS
Erdy, two-weeks-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Davis, pass¬
ed away at their home in Tren¬
ton Friday December 28, 1945,
after a brief illness. Funeral
services were held Saturday at
the Church of Christ, with Rev.
Joe Mayhew officiating. Burial
was in Deer Head cemetery, with
McBryar Funeral Home in
charge,
