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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-
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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.
