The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965, December 19, 1946, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textrr 4 tic imtttn tmes Devoted to The Interests of Best County Georgia, VOLUME XLVI. DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BONDS VALIDATED IN SUPERIOR COURT SALE OF BONDS TO BE IN NEAR FUTURE Dade county”s school which were voted by a big ma¬ jority by our progressive during the last general were validated by Judge J. C. Townsend, at a special of Superior Court held December 14. Attorney Gleason, of Rossville, represent¬ ed the County School Commis¬ sioner in the legal There were no objections rais¬ ed by any tax payer, and vali¬ dation of the school bonds, to the amount of $118,000 was or¬ dered by Judge Townsend. County School Commissioner and the Dade County Board of Education will immediately pro¬ ceed to find buyers for this bond issue, and we are informed there are already several Bond Brokers who contemplate bidding for these choice bonds, and they will evidently bring a handsome pre mium. Trenton WSCS Hold Annual Election The WSCS of Trenton held an all-day meeting Thursday, Dec 12, at the Church. In spite of the unfavorable weather, there was a good attendance. During the morning session a business meet¬ ing was held. The minutes from the previous meeting were read and approved- The annual elec¬ tion of officers was held and the following officers were elect¬ ed: President, Mrs- H. F. Allison; vice presdent, Mrs. A. L. Dyer; promotional secretary, Mrs. T. N. Orr; recording secretary, Mrs- G. C. Tatum; treasurer, Mrs. W F. Morrison; secretary of mis¬ sionary education and service, Mrs. E. A. Ellis ; secretary of so¬ cial relations and local church activities; Mrs. R. M- Morrison; secretary of student work, Mrs- C. S. Turner; secretary of youth work, Mrs. A. L. Dyer; secretary of children’s work, Mrs. R. M Morrison; secretary of spiritual life, Mrs - W. E. Jones; secretary of publicity, Mrs- F. E. Fowler. At noon a covered dish lunch¬ eon was served and thoroughly enjoyed. In the afternoon the assigned study was discussed, the subject being World Peace and World Federation of Methodist Women- Those taking part were Mrs. H. F. Allison, Mrs. W. G- Morrison, Mrs. R. M. Morrison, Mrs- J. A Swanson, Mrs. E. A- Ellis and Mrs. T. N. Orr- Rising Fawn News Mrs. Ray Smith and Mrs. M. R. Wilson The Woman’s Society of Christain Service will hold their regular meeting with Mrs. W. H. Kennemer, Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. C- S. Williams, of Chattanooga, were week end guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs- Graham Hale. Mr. and Mrs. Jakie West spent the week end here as guests of Mrs. Cecil McMahan. Mrs. Mary Jones is visiting relatives in Chattanooga, this week. Mr. and Mrs- Ed Heatherly and daughter, Jane Ellen, spent Sunday with J. R. Smith. The Baptist W- M. S. met at the home of Mrs. Ray Smith Thursday. Mrs. Lennie Gains, of Flat Rock. Ala., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Kennemer. Miss Joyce Kennemer spent the week end in Rossville, with relatives. Rev. Billo Gass was the guest of Mrs. Mahalie Dean, Sunday. Mankind will be God-governed in proportion as God’s govern¬ ment becomes apparent, the Golden Rule utilized, and the rights of man and the liberty of conscience held sacred—Mary Baker Eddy. THE DADE COUNTY T IMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, ^THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1946. This Must Be One of Those “Regular” Jobs W. L. FORD SERVES N„ C. & ST. L. RAILWAY 40 YEARS AS TELEGRAPHER . W. Lee Ford, one of Dade county’s leading citizens, resid¬ ing in the Wildwood community, was in Trenton on business, for a short while Tuesday. Accepting a position with the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis railway in 1902, as a young apprentice, Mr. Ford has served that railway as telegrapher and station agent for 44 years. Thir- ty-four of that time have spent in service at Wauhatchic, Tenn. This is a record that few men have accomplished, and one of which Mr. Ford may be justly proud. Mr. Ford will eligible for retirement within two years, at the age of 65, though in general appearance he looks to be much younger. TRENTON MASONIC LODGE INSTALLS AFFICERS FOR ’47 Officers to serves Trenton Ma¬ sonic Lodge 179, for the coming New Year, were installed Thurs¬ day evening, Dec- 12, and will as¬ sume their duties next regular meeting, Dec- 26. The following officers were installed: R. V. Ryan, W- M. O. T. Green, S. W. William Lynch, J- W. James Case, Treasurer. W- A- Scruggs, Secretary. Jas- B. Sullivan, S. D. William W. Powell, J. D. Rufus Blake, Tyler. J. D. Gilliland, retiring Wor¬ shipful Master, conducted im¬ pressive installation rites of the officers, giving each in turn a lecture pertaining to his duties and obligations they were as¬ suming. W. A. Scruggs, the newly in¬ stalled Secretary, is serving his 25th term in this office. RISING FAWN 4-H CLUB MEETING, DECEMBER 2 Delayed Report By Martha Gossett, Reporter On Dec. 2, 10:30 a. m., the Ris¬ ing Fawn 4-H Club was called to order by the president, Beat¬ rice Williams. The program was begun with a song by the Club. Mrs. Konrad led the pledge; Jack Castleberry read ‘‘The Country Boys’ Creed.’” Martha Bible read The Creed,”’ and Martha Gossett, Jane Keeton and Beatrice Cas¬ tleberry sang a song. Officers were elected to fill the places of those who resigned- Frank Woodyard was eIect ^ vice president for the boys, and — — elected vlce ambers ^ president ; for f the girls- eirts The program was then turned over to Mr. J- P. Dempsey, as¬ sistant county agent, who gave a talk on the selection of pro¬ jects. He said, “Now is the time to make up your mind. Are you going to be the man who saws the log, or are you going to be the man that tells the other man to saw the log?” Jingle Bells was then sung, and the meeting adjourned. (EDITOR’S NOTE—The above interesting report of Rising Fawn 4-H Club meeting was not re¬ ceived in the Times’ office un¬ til Dec- 12, although the meet¬ ing was held on Dec. 2. We re¬ quest club reporters and other correspondents to make their re¬ ports immediately after their club meetings are held, and for¬ ward to The Times while it is yet news. Delayed reports are classed as stale news, and we will be unable to publish such steries, unless they are of special im¬ portance to the community from which they are made— ED ) Courage is that virtue which champions the cause of right — Cicero- After awarding of prizes to the successful and happy 4-H Club leaders, P. B. McAbee, one of the outstanding farmers of Davis uavio community, _____________. entertainfjd f . the audience audience with with a a number number of o1 selections played on his ica —and could that man play? He “made the welkin ring,” and was loudly applauded at the con¬ clusion of his program. Following Mr. Me A bee’s pro¬ gram an ole-time square dance had been arranged by members of the 4-H Club, the first dance being Deing the uie Virginia vuguuo. Reel, which «***v.*. was danced only by the set, led by Assistant Agent, Jno- P. Dempsey. beautiful dance of had been well rehearsed, was beautifully rendered. Then came other dano-s, square and other tar t steps, where the old folk joined hands with youth, and to the tunes of “Rye Straw,” Turkey In the Straw,” and many other selec¬ tions, they tripped the light fan¬ tastic toe, forgetting all else other than the announcer’s call and the tripping of feet on pleas¬ ure bent- Mrs. M- R- Wilson was pianist for the occasion. To Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Hood, Mr. and Mrs. William Pike, Mr. and Mrs. P- B- MsAbee, Mr. and Mrs- Giles Gass, and a number the! ofother leading members of Davis community should be giv- Dade a Davis Community Ari e Royal Entertainers By C. s. Turner Friday, December 13, was a Red Letter Day for the citizens of the Davis community, on Sand Mountain, especially so foi members of the Davis Hi 4-H Club and other students of the public school. With a notable reputation al¬ ready established for doing worthwhile things for their school and community, these progresive citizens have demon¬ strated that they are also roy¬ al entertainers. The occasion was a joint meeting of the Community Far¬ mers’ Association, the Parent- Teachers Association and the 4- H Club, at which a banquet was _________ serve d, and an enjoyable pro- gram was rendered. The writer has attended many other banquets, where excellent food was served, with all the trimmin’s, but the long tables, which were laid in the high school cafeteria, for this occa¬ sion, were literally groaning with delectable food that would make a gourmet smile with sat¬ isfaction. The program that followed the banquet consisted of reports of club activities during the year, also of visits some of the mem¬ bers had made to 4-H club meet¬ ings in distant cities during the past several months. C. W. Stephens, 4-H Club Pres¬ ident, introduced the club mem¬ bers to the audience, and Miss Loraine Horton acted as Pro¬ gram Director. The following interesting program was render¬ ed by members of the 4-H Club: Songs—Old Black Joe and Dix¬ ie Land, (Miss Poyce Powell at the piano). Introduction of Members, 4-H dub President, O* W- Stephens. A view of Athens, L. J. Steph¬ ens- Report of trip to Waycross, Jack McAbee. Milledgeville Can Be Educa¬ tional, C. W. Stephens. Camping Exhibition, Edith Next Year’s Projects, Rovine Talk, William Pike. Talk, Henry Elliott. Award of Medals, Assistant County Agent, J. P- Dempsey. Medals were awarded C. W. Stephens and Miss Johnnie Pike for having won prizes in a Live¬ stock and Poultry Show held in Trenton during last October. President C. W. Stephens’ medal was awarded for having won first prize on a pen of fancy New Jersey Red pullets; Miss Pike was also awarded a medal as second prize on her project, her exhibit be¬ ing a pen of New Jersey Rfcd also. MRS. MARY YORK DIES AT NEW ENGLAND HOME After a serious illness of the past several weeks, Mrs. Mary Naomi York, wife of Wm. H. York, died at her home at New England, Tuesday morning. Mrs. York was well known and beloved by the citizens of entire community in which she had resided for many years. She is survived by her hus¬ band, three sons, Dallas York, of Martin, Ky., Henry York, Chattanooga; Sam York, New England; two daughters, Mrs.’ T. K. Raines, Chattanooga; Mrs- Laura Chambers, San Leandro Calif.; one brother, J. D. Durham, ------------- Sulphur Springs, Ga a so grandchildren and three grea- grandchildren. Funeral services were con- ducted from the New church, * y ^“n and' ^ W. ohn Mer-' rill conducting the ^ rites, ^ and an „ burial was in Collins cemetery, near Sulphur Springs, Thursday afternoon. Where true fortitude dwells, loyalty, bounty, friendship, and fidelity may be found. —Sir Thomas Browne. en credit for the success of this get-together meeting, and also for the many splendid improve¬ ments being made on Sand mountain, especially in their own immediate community. Judge Townsend Bag! s A Big Buck Deer Other than being one of Geor¬ gia’s most outstanding jurists. Judge J. M- C. (Red) Townsend, can now affix Nimrod to his title, for he has shown his expert marksmanship by killing a 200 pound deer. Accompanied by Jiles Gass, one of Sand Mountain’s noted Nimrods, and a number of at¬ torneys from Dalton, Judge Townsend went into the Blue Ridge mountains, in Fannin county, Georgia, where deer and other game abound in numbers, and on Thursday, had the good fortune of killing a 200 pound buck, bearing 11 point antlers. Judge Townsend returned home with his deer Friday, and has been eating venison steaks and incidentally, quail on toast until other food has 15600,116 QUlt6 commonplace. Judge Townsend will have the deer head mounted and hang in his office as a souvenir of days to remember. Jiles Gass claim¬ ed the deerskin, and v. ill have it fanned and made into a floor rug for his parlor. THE R. S. TOWNSENDS HOSTS OF TRENTON FRIENDS Mr- and Mrs. Raymond S. Townsend entertained with a dinner party, Sunday, honoring Mr. and Mrs- R- M. Morrison and Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Allison. Representing the approaching holiday season, the table was beautifully decorated with holly and Christmas candles. Special dishes of venison and quail were served, the venison having been furnished by Judge J M. C. (Red) Townsend, from a large deer which he killed in the Blue Ridge mountains, in Fannin county, Ga., last week. ■— -r4f »r■ n i MISS DORA DODD PASSES AWAY AT HER SAND MOUNTAIN HOME Miss Dora Dodd, a prominent md well beloved young lady, died at her home on Sand moun¬ tain early Saturday morning, Dacember 14. The deceased leaves one broth¬ er, John Dodd, of Trenton, and four sisters, Mrs. Della Bur- roujhs, Mrs- Lizzie Lancaster, Mrs. Ola Jane Wooten and Mrs Lillie Pruett, of Sand mountain, Trer.ton R. F. D„ to mourn her passng- laid Miss Dodd’s remains were to rest in the Brown Gap ceme¬ tery, Sunday, Revs. Buchanan and Clarence Rodgers conduct¬ ing the funeral rites- McBryar Funeral Home was in charge. Progressive Industries Corporation Lease Mining Property Progressive Industries Corpor¬ operating coal mines atop mountain about 6 miles of Trenton, has been leased the owners, Mr. and Mrs. F. Gillen, to the Lane Coal Co., Chattanooga, for a period ol years, effective as of De¬ 1st- Announcement of the leasing made by Mr. Gillen. Mon¬ when he made a short visit Trenton, on business. In addition to the ownership the coal mines and lands of Progressive Industries Cor¬ the Gillens are also of the coal mines and re¬ holdings of the old Durham & Coke Co., which they more than a year ago, which is operated under a by the Williams Coal Co. Chattanooga. During the past year the Will¬ iams Coal Company has been op¬ erating the Durham Coal mines and have shipped 25,000 tons of coal. They are now operating with a crew of 60 miners, and shipping coal to all parts of the country. The Lane Coal Company oper¬ ating the Progressive Industries mines, work a crew of 23 men, and have a capacity of 35 tons daily. Coal from this mine is hauled by truck to Chattanooga, there being no railroad extend¬ ing to this mine, as yet. Mr. Gillen has also leased his commissary to his brother-in- law, W. D- Bell, of Geary, Ind., who will operate the store, and become citizens of Dade county. Mr. and Mrs. Gillen plan to go to Florida after the holidays, and bask in the sunshine of that semi-tropical state, during the remainder of the winter. J. C. SELF RECOVERING FROM OPERATION Mr. Joseph Self, well known resident on Sand Mountain and Father of the Red Cross Nurse, Miss Helen Self, who has been teaching our Home Nursing Classes, is recovering from a serious operation at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga. Mr. Self was taken to the hospital the first of December but was too ill to be operated on imedi- ately- It is hoped that Mr. Self will soon be well enough to return to his home- Published Weekly — Since 1901. NUMBER 50. ESQUIRE WILLIAM WAYNE HALE AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS l-r Wm IIAD NOTABLE CAREER AS JUSTICE OF PEACE OF 30 YEARS SERVICE Esquire William Wayne Hale, one of Dade county’s most prom¬ inent citizens, who had served his district as Justice of Peace for,. 30 years died at his home in Rising Fawn, Monday night, December 16, 1946, after a ling¬ ering illness, at the age of 81- Esquire Hale is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sally Dawkins Hale, a son, Dr. W. W. Hale, of Soddy, Term . ; six daughters, Misses Sara and Frances Hale and Mrs. Ola Moss of Rising Fawn; Mrs- K. C. McClure and Mrs. Morgan McNair, of Chattanooga ; Mrs. Robert L. Rutherford, Savan¬ nah, Ga.; a sister, Mrs- W. A. Barton, Rising Fawn, and five grandchildren. A native son of Dade county, Esq. Hale was a member of one of our most prominent pioneer families. Esq. Hale’s parents immigrated to this county in the early port of the 19th century, from North Carolina, when the county was populated with Cher¬ okee Indians, and have been a- mong those who have helped the destiny of Georgia and the county from the forests to its present progressive state of civilization. Esq. Hale's service has been of the most notable of any officer in his generation, in his district, and he has gain¬ ed nation-wide recognition dur¬ ing his career as Justice of Peace. Funeral rites for Esq. Hale were held at the Rising Fawn M. E. Church, Wednesday afternoon, with Rev. T. N. Orr officiating. Interment was in Hannah cem¬ etery. Active pallbearers were Burton Kennemer, Richard P- Fricks, James McMahan, George Castleberry, Conrad Payne and L. M. Allison- Honorary pall¬ bearers were Judge J. M. C. Townsend, Ordinary J- M- Car- roll, Tax Commissioner W. F. Morrison, Sheriff G. C. Tatum, County Treasurer John Murphy, Raymond S. Townsend, Elbert Forester, A. W. Peck, Dr. D. S. Middleton, Dr- J. L. Gardner, A. J. Brown, Tom Blake, Campbell Thomas, and Asa Reeves. Citizens of Dade county sym¬ pathize with the surviving fam¬ ily, in their bereavement. Man’s first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart, and next to escape the censure of the world. If the last interfere with the first it should be entirely neglected.— Addison.