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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1946)
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES Entered at the Postoffice at Trenton, Ga., as second class mail. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: IN ADVANCE: One Year, $2.00; Six Months, $1.25; Three Months, 75 Cents. MRS. CATHERINE C MORRISON ........ Owner and Publisher CLAUDE S. TURNER .......................... Managing Editor P. A. GATES ............................. Shop Superintendent MEMBER GEORGIA PRESS ASSOCIATION National Advertising Representative American Press Association New York *:• Chicago Detroit Philadelphia Advertising rates furnished upon application. Legal Advertis- ments payahle in advance. Persons writing for publication are requested to furnish their names, otherwise the communication will not be published. Name will be withheld on request, but all communications for publica¬ public tion must be signed. Such items will be Ipublished as of The interest, but do not necessarily reflect the editorial views of Times. Obituaries, memoriams, and articles of like nature will be charged for at a minimum rate of 50 cents for 15 lines, or less, and 2 cents per line for each additional line over 15 lines. Notice! NEW POSTAL RULING AFFECTING MAIL PACKAGES Effective December 6, and un¬ til further notice, no article ol first-class mail, including air mail, weighing in excess of five pounds, and no parcels of fourth class matter exceeding 5 pounds in weight or 18 inches in length or 60 inches in length and girth combined shall be accepted for mailing, provided that these limitations shall not apply to the following items or in the follow¬ ing circumstances: 1. Live day-old baby chicks and other poultry, poults, as pro¬ vided in Paragraph 2, Section 594. PL&R. 2. Cut flowers, seeds, plants and other nursery stock. 3. Eggs, butter, and other per¬ ishable food products normally accepted for mailing. 4 Serums, medicines, drugs, surgical instruments and dress¬ ings, and hospital supplies. 5. Shipments of money in the registered mail. 6. Local parcels and all local matter for delivery on local ru¬ ral and star routes 7. Parcels addressed to mem¬ bers of the Armed Forces and other persons served through the Army Post Offices and Fleet Post Offices. 8. Second class matter and mats for newspaper and maga¬ zine publications. 9. Films. ITS MAIL FROM HOME THAT COUNTS The biggest weapon in the bat¬ tle of loneliness and homesick ness among occupation troops overseas is mail from home, ac¬ cording to Red Cross recreation workers at Caserta, Italy. Newcomers to the Mediterra¬ nean Theatre are mostly young men who have more than a year to serve in the Army. “Some of the homefolks seem to be under the impression that occupation service is a sight-seeing vaca¬ tion paid for by the United States Army,” one GI said. “They do not understand that many of us who have come to this one post have not traveled north or south of it since our ar¬ rival months ago.” Rising Fawn News Mrs. Ray Smith and Mrs. M. R. Wilson Walter Cureton, who has been quite ill for some weeks, has been carried to a Chattanooga hospital for rest and treatment. He is reported as being much improved. Among the Rising Fawn citi¬ zens who are reported as being seriously ill are Esq W. W. Hale and Mrs. Jim McMahan, who have been ill for the past sev¬ eral days. Every one hopes for these good citizens a speedy re¬ covery. Miss May Cureton, District Di¬ rector of Home Economics, serv¬ ing Alabama, located at Deca¬ tur, spent the week end here as a guest of her sister, Miss Bess Cureton. Mrs- M. R. Wilson and little daughter, Jackie, spent the week end as guests of her brother i Sam Smith, and Mrs. Smith at! Hixon, Tenn. Mr and Mrs. Ed Heatherly and daughter, Jane Ellen, spent Sun¬ day here with Mr. and Mrs- J. R. Smith. The Rising Fawn Baptist church will observe an evening of prayer at the church Friday night, at 7 o’clock, for foreign missions. Mrs. Owen Woodyard spent) several days with her husbanl at Jacksonville, Fla., last week. Mr. Otis York made a business trip to Chattanooga recently. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan McNair and family spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hale- Mrs. Ray Smith and Miss Fran¬ ces Hale visited Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Holleman Sunday. Cloverdale News Rev. Kenzie of Dry Valley preached here Sunday and Sun¬ day night. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Street of Rising Fawn were Sunday visit¬ ors of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Hawkins. Hog Killing is the order of the day in our valley. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bible had as holiday visitors, his son, Raymond, his wife and son, Gor¬ don's wife and two sons, and also two daughters from Chat¬ tanooga. Ed Bible, Jr., from the Uni¬ versity of Georgia was home for most of the week. Frank Bible, who works in Chattanooga, was home over the week end. E. J Bible spent last week in Florida, and reports that the weather there is much more to his taste than the North Geor¬ gia weather. In 1736, the first Sunday School in the world was started at Savannah, Georgia- USE 666 Cold Preparation Liquid, Tablets, Salve, Nose Drops Use Only As Directed SKIRT-TUGGER ? Is your child irritable, fret x This ful—tugging at your skirts? crossness is often the sign a laxative is needed. OTriena CHILDREN FOR Most children have times when faulty elimination makes them tired, sluggish, with a coated tongue. When this happens, remember the quick relief Triena brings. Made with famous senna, it’s effective, gentle. TRIENA won’t upset your child. It tastes good because it's flavored with juice. pure prune 30c, large size 50c. Use as directed on label. MLLIlU Al urn DRUG Chattanooga, products Tenn. co MAK6f_- OF THC FAMOUS ALLItO BmiO Buy Victory Bonds URINU THE DADE COUNTY TIMES. TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1946. THE DADE COUNTY TIMES IS A GOOD ADVERTISING MEDIUM VETERANS' TESTS FOR DIPLOMAS RESUMED Information Concerning the General Educational Devel¬ opment Tests. Only veterans are eligible to take the test. Any veteran who has four or more high school credits and a who successfully completes the o o test will qualify for a high school S diploma or certificate. o o Any veteran who does not have o required cred¬ O the four or more o its and who successfully com¬ 0 pletes the test may apply to the a State Department of Education for a certificate sented. ferred Proof of (Discharge service MUST papers be pre¬ pre¬ 3 1 ) A fee of $2.50 covers all ex¬ o 3 o penses. 3 The principal of the school you 0 1 o attended will decide whether you will be issued a diploma or cer¬ tificate that certifies that you V o have the equivalent of a high o o school education O o Bring pencils to use in taking 3 the test. Test requires eight hours. The next test is scheduled for o Saturday, December 14, at 8 a. o ° m., at Boys High School, Rome. o< ° Please notify me if you expect to be here, so that I may have a test ready for you. Only residents of Georgia are eligible. Very truly, H. IT. Tucker, Director, Boys High School, Rome, Ga DIRECTORY o LODGE io o o o o o TRENTON LODGE o F. & A. M., 179 o o OFFICERS o o Gilliland, W. o R. C. M. o M. M. Blevins, S. W. o o Reuben Ryan, J. W. o o W. A. Scruggs, Secretary. James C. Case, Treasurer. MEETING NIGHTS 2nd Thursday — 4th Saturday. Visiting Masons in good stand¬ ing invited. TRENTON LODGE <200 I. O. O. F., 38 OFFICERS W. S. Fugatt, N. G. W. W. Tinker, Secretary. MEETING NIGHTS 2nd and 4th Thursdays. AMERICAN LEGION Dade County Post No. 106 American Legion .meets every 1st and 3rd Satur¬ days at 8 P. M. at the Legion Hall. All %orld War Veterans Invited to attend our meetings. Douglas E. Morrison, Com. Max Page, Adjutant. WANT ADS HELP WANTED—MALE GOOD JOBS FOR FORMER ARMY, NAVY, MARINE AND COAST GUARD SPECIALISTS job Mos. Grades Cook 060 5, 4 ............. Pharmacist 149 4, 3 ....... Photographer 152 5, 4 ---- Translator ....... 267 5, 4, 3 Operations, NC0...814 4,3 Liason Pilot ...... 772 5, 4, 3 Postal Clerk 056 5, 4 ...... and many other skills. Qualified Army, Navy, Marine or Coast Guard veterans who held any of some 400 occupational spe¬ cialties for 6 months or more may now enlist in the new Regular Army at a grade de¬ pending upon the length of your previous occupational specialty service. New’ high Army pay and the opportuni¬ ties for advancement make an Army career more attract¬ ive now than ever before. Stop in and find out the special grade you will receive under this new War Department reg ulation. Apply at the U. S Army Station, 215 Post Office Building, Rome, Ga. AVON PRODUCTS MRS. DeWITT WILLIAMS, Agt. Located across stTeet from Dr. D. S. Middleton’s Office, Tren ton, Georgia. tf CONCRETE BUILDING BLOCKS—Regular 8x8x16 and 4x8x16 sizes. Most any design blocks you may desire. See us for prices. 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