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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1947)
adt Carntfi Devoted to The Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia. VOLUME XLVII. School Bonds Sold At a Premium COUNTY SCHOOL AUTHOR¬ ITIES MAKING PREPARA¬ TION TO BEGIN CONSTRUC¬ TION OF NEW BUILDINGS County School Superintendent L- M. Allison and the Board of Education have consumated the sale of School Bonds voted by the citizens of Dade county last fall, Jason Nicholls, who operates a Bonding Company in Nashville, Tennessee, being the purchaser. The bonds were sold at a pri¬ vate sale, without advertisement, and brought a very handsome premium of $10.00 per $1000-00 bond. Dade county’s high financial rating was evidenced as the bonds were sold for the low in¬ terest rate of 2 y 2 % per annum, and the buyer purchased the en¬ tire issue, agreeing to begin the payment of interest as of De¬ cember 1, 1946. Superintendent L. M. Allison stated that the entire incidental expense incurred in the sale of the bonds, other than their at¬ torney’s fee, was only $2000. Attorney Frank Gleason, of Ross- ville, represented the county school authorities in the prepa¬ ration, validation and sale of school bonds, and the County Board of Education and Super¬ intendent Allison will ask the Dade Superior Court to set his fee for services rendered. Now with the sale of bonds consumated, and the cash in hand, Superintendent Allison and the County Board of Edu¬ cation can proceed to make preparations for their building program, which means so to the future greatness of Dade county and the advancement of our children’s educational ad¬ vantages. Out entire citizenship; espe¬ cially those who have children to educate, should give every as¬ sistance to the school authori¬ ties in their efforts to improve the welfare of our future citi¬ zens, and make Dade county an educational center of which we may all be proud. WORLD WAR II DEAD RE¬ TURNED TO RELATIVE THRU ATLANTA GENERAL DEPOT The Commanding Officer of the Atlanta General Depot, U- S. Army, announced today that the War Department had recent¬ ly designated that agency as a Distribution Center for the re¬ turn of World War II dead. The general geographical area to be covered by the Atlanta General Depot comprises the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee for remains returned from the European Theatre area and the states of Florida, and Georgia for remains returned from the Pacific Theatre area- In accordance with a princi¬ ple of our Government, Congress believes that the democratic way is for the next of kin to deter¬ mine what the final dispo¬ sition of the remains shall be. The next of kin, therefore, shall be asked to make that decision- The relative concerned will re¬ ceive a letter of inquiry explain¬ ing the program. Inclosed with this letter will be a form. The form will contain four options. These are: To have the remains interred in a permanent U- S. National Cemetery overseas; To have the remains returned to the U. S- for final burial in a private cemetery ; To have the remains returned to the U. S. for burial in a National Cemetery; To have the remains sent to a foreign country, the homeland of the deceased, for interment in a private cemetery. As no remains will be return¬ ed before mid 1947, and as the return program will continue well into 1948, letters of inquiry to next of kin will be mailed by the Quartermaster General di¬ rect to the next of kin over a Period of time corresponding to the progress of the movement of remains from overseas into the U. s. The form accompa- nylng each letter of inquiry must receive careful study by each next of kin. It is a typical offi¬ cial form because it must meet THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1947, Trenton Voters Elect New Officials ROY McBRYAR NAMED COUNCILMEN; J. H. WIL¬ KINS CHOSEN RECORDER In a hotly contested election held in Trenton last Friday, Jan. 10, Roy McBryar, popular young merchant, who did his “hitch” in the U- S- Navy during the late World War, was elected by an overwhelming majority, to serve as Town Recorder. J. H. Wil¬ kins, who has been a resident of Trenton for the past few years, and who had formerly served as a Councilman for the City of Trenton, was elected to serve as Recorder. In the race for City Council man, McBryar received 52 votes, while his opponent, Gene Bran¬ don, received 18 votes- J. H. Wilkins received 47 votes for Recorder, while his opponent, W. A. Scruggs, received 24 votes The names of Scruggs and Brandon were entered as candi dates after the polls of the elec tion had been opened, conse quently their names had to be written in on their tickets, which had been printed before their entrance as candidates. Both new city officials, Roy McBryar and J. H. Wilkins, are honest and capable citizens, and we predict that their services to their constituents will be given without fear or favor to any one- The Times wishes them much success. “HAVE FAITH” By Maxine Gass When all seems wrong in this world of sin Open the door and let the Lord come in. And when He’s once inside that ThSef do.9r nothing * to fear in this world any more- Though the mountains be mov¬ ed and cast in the sea Fear not, no harm win come to thee. Though the way seems dark and the path so dim And the valley of the shadow is closing in— Fear not, the Lord is close beside, Thy faltering footsteps He will guide. Though much temptation pass your way And foes encamp you night and day, Fear not, oh ye of little faith, The Lord of Hosts will give you grace. He’ll stand beside you to the end And ask you in and be your Friend. Fear not and ever thankful be For the things through faith He will give unto thee. certain legal requirements. All Army agencies in the field, as well as numerous civic and pa¬ triotic organizations, will be pre¬ pared to assist the next of kin in filling out these forms. The next of kin will not re¬ ceive a letter from the War De¬ partment in regard to final in¬ terment of their loved ones until it is absolutely certain—positive beyond doubt—that the remains are those about which they are entitled to make the decision. Unless the next of kin has moved to an address other than the one on file with the War Department, there is no need for him or her to write the Quarter¬ master General as to the date of return of remains from overseas until the personal letter of in¬ quiry has been received. How¬ ever, if the next of kin has moved to an address other than the one on file with the War De partment, such change should be forwarded to: The Quartermaster General, U- S. Army, Attention: Memorial Div., Washington 25, D. C. The American Graves Regis¬ tration Service Division of the Atlanta General Depot will, in the near future, prepare for dis¬ tribution to various civic and patriotic organizations, informa¬ tional pamphlets concerning the return of World War II dead- ~nnnnnnnnnoornoomnoiii h LOOKING BACKWARD THE DADE COUNTY GAZETTE J. A. DARR, Editor. D. M. CULLEY, Bus- Mgr “Faithful to the Wright, Fearless Against the Wrong' Vol. 1. Rising Fawn, Ga., Thursday, Jan. 1., 1879. No. 10. Above is a reproduction of the masthead, with slogan and date of the first issue of The Dade County Gazette, of which we have any record. Established in Rising Fawn, Ga., probably about Nov. 15, 1878, the number of this issue is number 10, and although more than 68 years have passed since its publication, the paper Is In fairly good state of preservation. A bound volume of these valuable old papers, bearing a true historic record of Dade County, with the activities of its pioneer citizens who lived and wrought the very foundations of our present generations, almost three score and ten years ago, is preserved in the office of the Ordinary of Dade County, and to our present Ordinary, J. M. Carroll, we are indebted for the privilege of perusing these valuable old papers. From The Dade County Gazette, our first paper published in Dade County, grew a succession of news papers, the last of which is your present home paper, The Dade County Times. News published in this volume of old copies of The Dade Count yGazette, is to the present generation, like a voice speak¬ ing from the past, and we feel sure our readers will enjoy it to the fullest. The editor of The Dade Coun ty Gazette was the late lament¬ ed Joseph A. Darr, revered and honored by all who knew him. In addition to being editor and publisher of the home paper, Rev. Darr was also a Methodist minister, serving the churches of that denomination at Rising Fawn, Trenton, and perhaps other communities. D. M. Culley, a prominent mer¬ chant of Rising Fawn, was busi¬ ness manager of The Gazette, and from the advertising ap pearing in its issues, Mr. Cul¬ ley was a very good manager. Rev. J. A. Darr was an educa ted man, an able editor and also a consecrated minister. His editorials show deep thought *nd study of the‘various situations arising in the county, yet they sparkle with wit and humor, showing their author to be a man who maintained a vision of life filled with sun¬ shine and happiness- Rev. J. A. Darr has long since passed to his reward, but he leaves behind many editorials filled with wholesome advice, intermingled flashes of sunshine and good cheer which "are help¬ ful and cheering to those of our present generation. The important news appear¬ ing in this issue of The Dade County Gazette pertains to the state and county election, held on New Year Day, 1879, at which the following county officers were elected, or reelected: J. A. Bennett, Ordinary. J. W. Blevins, Sheriff. J. M. Sutton, Clerk of Superior Court. J. N. Cole, Surveyor. John Clark, Tax Assessor. John Moreland, Tax Collector Zachariah O’Neal, Treasurer. J. C. Taylor, Superintendent, of Schools. Officers of Dade Superior Court were: C. D. McCutchen, Judge; A. T. Hackney, Attorney General. The story of the election and also a humorous editorial, en¬ titled “Up Salt River,” telling of the supposed launching of the which transported the “woe-begone, sorrow-stricken,” defeated condidates “up Salt River” to the “Land of Disap¬ pointment, where no dema¬ gogues are permitted to enter,” is a brilliant bit of satire that everyone will enjoy reading, and which we will print in full in other stories of Looking Back¬ ward. In a “Personal Mention" col¬ umn, appear names of promi¬ nent citizens who conducted the businesses and. led in social ac- tivities of our county during those “good-old-days” of the late J. C- Warner, of Nashville, who connected with the Rising Iron Furnace, is a visitor Consciousness of right-doing its own reward; but not amid the smoke of battle is mer¬ it seen and appreciated by look¬ ers-on—Mary Baker Eddy. Dade County's Only Newspaper. in our town today (Wednesday). L. S. Colyer spent Tuesday In Chattanooga, this week. Esq. and Mrs. H. L. W. Allison, of Trenton, are visiting at their old home, one mile north of Rising Fawn. Capt. J. P. Bond, a prominent citizen of Whiteside, Tenn., was in our midst Wednesday. Glad to see him looking so well. Paul Sherrill, of Jasper, Tenn., who has been our guest for sev eral days, has returned home. He is a lively, good fellow, and the best musician we ever met. We want him to return again and play Home, Sweet Home for us. Col. George H. Hezelhurst, gen¬ eral manager of the Rising Fawn Fu^^^de a- FrUteV busiaacs trip 10 auanooga * Tlday - News Notes From Trenton Muddy streets. Two jail birds. Shingle machine in operation. H. L. W. Allison is building on Mud Street. Sociable at Mr- HarralTs last Tuesday night. Smith & Brown’s new store is nearly completed. Also from Trenton appeared a “letter list,” in which Post Mas¬ ter James C. Smith published a list of letters remaining uncalled for in the Trenton office over 30 days. The advertised letters were addressed as follows: James, Epsy, J. H. Gardner, W. S- Griffith, John A. Long (2), J. W. Mitchell, John H. Mulky. Mrs. L. D. McLain, R. L. O’Neal, W1U- Ricce- Signed. J. C. Smith, P. M. Jan. 1, 1879. Town Directory, Rising Fawn A. M. Hale, Post Master. G. W. Stewart, Justice of Peace- T. J. Park, Ticket Agent, A. G- S. Ry. J. G- Hale and T. J. Lump¬ kin, Attorneys. Practicing Physician, Dr. J. L. Fricks. General Merchandise Stores Ketcherside a Brown- D. M. Culley. A. M. Hale. Professional cards appearing on the front page of The Ga¬ zette, are: Attorneys T. J. Lump¬ kin and J. G. Hale, Rising Fawn; W. U. and J. P. Jacoway, Trlen- ton. Physicians, Dr. W. E. Brock, Trenton, Dr. J- L. Fricks, Rising Fawn. There is so very much inter¬ esting information in these old volumes, that will require sev¬ eral weeks to print all that might be of Interest. If our readers are sufficiently interested in these reports of our forefathers of the distant past, we shall continue to print them each week. Please let us hear from you, if you appreciate reading them. How vain, without merit, is the name!—The Iliad of Hamer. Who bathes in worldly joys, swims in a world of tears-—Phin- eas Fletcher. Published Weekly — Since 1901. Dr. William D. Patton Passes PROMINENT PHYSICIAN OF SAND MOUNTAIN DIES AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS It is with deep regret that we are now reporting the death of Dr. W. D. Patton. Although he had been ill for many, many, months, he still had forced him¬ self to keep on with his work. Dr. Patton suffered from asthma and last year when he became too ill to continue to give aid to others, he himself went to sev¬ eral clinics and doctors, only to find that he also had heart trouble. Dr. Patton, on the ad¬ vice of his doctors, then deci¬ ded to go to the southwest to see if the climate there would be beneficial. While there he was miserable for his home, his fam¬ ily, and Sand Mountain, and he soon returned. He again took up his work and many of us a- gain saw him weltering along, day and night, good weather and bad, through the mire, mud, stones and ruts of the Sand Mountain roads going to answer someone’s call for succor. His heart finally would not take this taxing work and he again had to stop for awhile. However, the urge to help others was too strong, and though his heart was now in a very weakened condition, Dr. Patton was once again available to anyone’s beck and call- This winter, when his heart again gave warning that it would take no more punish¬ ment, it was too late, and in a few weeks God called a worthy Christian man. Dr. Patton died January 9, 1947. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Bertha Patton, Trenton; three sons, D. D. Jr., Trenton; Jack, overseas; Bennie, Trenton two daughters, ters, Mrs. Mrs. Marie Will- iams, ChaUanuoga, Betisy 'vane Patton, at home; step-mother, Mrs. Lucinda Patton, Chavles, Alabama; three brothesr, M. T Patton, Trenton; Ernest and Nor¬ man, Henagar, Ala-; five sisters Mrs. Flora Tullls, Chavies; Mrs- Lula Everettt and Mrs. Jocie Everett, Fort Payne, Ala-; Mrs. Annie Mae Skaggs and Mrs Inez Wilson, Chavies; a host of other relatives and friends. He was a member of the Ma sonic Lodge and the Baptist church and had practiced med¬ icine in his community about 25 years. Funeral services were held at Town Creek, Alabama, on Jan¬ uary 13, 1947. SPECIAL CONSIDERATION TO BE GIVEN PRISONERS OF WAR CLAIMS Under recent legislation pass¬ ed by the Veterans Administra¬ tion, veterans who were prison¬ ers of war are to be given special consideration in the adjudicating of their claims. The Adminis¬ tration has, in the past, been handicapped in these cases due to the fact that these veterans have no records to substantiate their claims during the times they were imprisoned by the enemy. It is urged that every veteran, who was a prisoner of war and who has filed a claim so notify his Regional Veterans Admin istration office- It might be that the evidence already submitted would be given different consid¬ eration under the circumstances, or additional evidence in the form of affidavits would be needed. Mr. W. H. McNair, representa¬ tive from the Veterans Adminis¬ tration, who is in Trenton on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month; Mr. John Griffin, repre¬ sentative of the State Veterans Service office, who is in Trenton on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month; Mr. John Demp¬ sey, Service Officer for the Dade County Legion Post 106, whose office is In the Courthouse in Trenton,- or Mrs. Douglas Mor¬ rison, Chairman of the Dade County Chapter of the Red Cross, who can be found at The Dade County Times office, will all be glad to be of any assistance possible. A FORMER DADE CITIZEN ENJOYS THE TIMES The Times takes pleasure in publishing a letter which we have received from one of our former citizens, T. A. O’Neal, of LaFayette, Ga- Arch O’Neal is a native son of Dade county, and was reared in Trenton. During his early young manhood he was employed as a compositor on The Dade County Times staff, and after serving his apprenticeship, he removed to LaFayette and accepted a po¬ sition with The Walker County Messenger. He later became a rural mail carrier, which place he held for a number of years. After retiring as an R. F. D car¬ rier, O’Neal entered the real es¬ tate business, where he has made a success. Mr. O’Neal’s letter follows: LaFayette, Ga. 1—8—' 47. Dear Mr. Turner: Enclosed please find M- O. for the renewal of The Dade County Times- It is indeed a pleasure to look forward to its coming each week—it gives the news from my old home county. There are few there I know and many I am a stranger to, but they are lovers of Dade county as well as I. In closing, my wish is that all the peoples in this war-torn world will give their lives to Him during their stay here; that in the evening of their lives, when the sun has set on them for the last time and they stand before Him in the judgment, they may hear the blessed words written in Holy Writ— “Thou hast been faithful in a a few things; I will make thee rul¬ er over many things—enter thou into the Joys of thy Lord.” What a comfort! , With best wishes, T. Arch O’Neal- NUMBER 2. Esq. Hale’s Suc¬ cessor Elected CHARLES A. WHITED ELECTED JUSTICE OF PEACE 1038 DIST. Rising Fawn and the 1038 Dis¬ trict. G- M„ have a new Justice of Peace- In a hotly contested election, held in the 1038 Dis¬ trict last Saturday, January 11, C- Alvin Whited was elected to fill the unexpired term of the late Esq. W. W. Hale, defeating his opponent, George Castleber¬ ry, by a majority of 22 votes. The total vote cast in the hotly contested race was 237, Whited receiving 140 votes, while Cas¬ tleberry’s 97. Esq. Whited came from Ala¬ bama to Dade county some four or five years ago, and has made many friends in his district, as evidenced by his majority vote cast in this election. George Castleberry is a native son of Dade county, being a member of one of our pioneer families, and is well respected in his community. We predict that Esq. Whited will perform the duties to which he has been elected, to the best of his ability, and wish him' success. HUTCHERSON-RENFRO WED¬ DING RITES ANNOUNCED Announcement of the wedding of Mrs. Fannie Gifford Hutch¬ erson, to Mr- Rufus Renfro, which was solemnized in Ross- ville, Ga., on January 4, came as a surprise to the many friends of the young couple, who are pop¬ ular among the young set here. Mrs. Renfro is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Gifford, of this place. She is a graduate of the Dade High school, and a leader in church and social ac¬ tivities among her large circle of friends. i Mr. Renfro hails from Fort Payne, Ala., where he was rear¬ ed and received his education- He was an employee of the Sou¬ thern Drilling Company, of Ft. Payne, and come to Dade county several months ago to assist in the development of the Ingle Coal mines, near Rising Fawn. Mrs. Renfro is a popular em¬ ployee of the Trenton Drug Sun¬ dries’ cafe. Mr. and Mrs. Ren¬ fro will make Trenton their fu¬ ture residence.
