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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1947)
ale Cotmltj Devote d to The Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia. Dade County’s Only Newspaper. VOLUME XLVII* Dade Four-H Club Will Enter Poultry Raising Projec t Again The Dade County 4-H Club Council has already received 34 applications from its members to raise chicks this year. Last year the Georgia Power Compa¬ ny sponsored this poultry raising project in Dade county. A hun¬ dred chicks were given to select¬ ed members of the 4-H club. These boys raised the chicks, kept records of the expenses and other information about their flocks. Last fall an exhibit and sale was held and the money from this sale will be used in buying this year’s chicks. This year the Council has decided to use only one breed for the entire county, New Hampshire Reds- The project is designed to train club members in the care, feeding, management and mar¬ keting of poultry and poultry products, and to encourage de¬ velopment and improvement of farm poultry flocks. “Members are requested to have their parents write to the Coun¬ cil on the equipment to be used, and if the boys are ready to re¬ ceive the chicks. Because there have been so many applications, all members will not be able to receive chicks this year, and these letters will assist the Coun¬ cil in their selection of the 4-H members to be chosen. The County Agent announces that there will be a meeting of the Council on February 1 to de¬ cide upon who will participate in this project. So, 4-H Club Members, if you want to enter this contest and perhaps win a cash prize next fall at the ex¬ hibit for the best pullet at the show, get ymy family to write that letter N6vV, stating how you are equipped to Carry on this project and that s>u are ready to receive the chicks. Pastors and Lay¬ men s Conference AT BROWN’S GAP CHURCH, JANUARY 28 There will be a program for the Pastor’s and Laymen’s Con¬ ference, which is to be held at Brown’s Gap Baptist church on Tuesday, January 28, which pro¬ gram is as follows: # 9:30 a. m—Devotional, by Rev. Charley Cooper. 10— Isaiah 62:2 Fulfilled in Acts 11.26., by Rev. C. L. Morris. 11— Sermon by Rev. J. B. Mc¬ Cloud. 12— LUNCH. 12:30—What is the difference between an ungodly person and a sinner?—Romans 5:6. Rev. W. J. Wilkerson. 1:30—According to Ephesians 2:8, Salvation is a free gift- Then what is the oil the wise virgins tell the foolish virgins to buy? and what is the nature of the purchase? Matt. 25:9. Rev. J. R. Wilkerson. 2:30—Adjourn. Committee: W. M. Wall. N. R. Bowen. R. H. Emmitt. L. S. Scott. NEED HELP IN MAKING OUT YOUR INCOME TAX? After Jan. 23, Mrs. F. E. Fowler will be at the Post Office in Trenton for the purpose of assist¬ ing you with your incometax returns. Mrs. Fowler has had 20 years experience in general bookkeep¬ ing and accounting. She is also experienced in making tax re¬ turns, having had special in¬ struction from a government representative. Be sure to bring all informa¬ tion necessary, such as on your deductions and exemptions. The Bible is the only source of & il Christian troth;—the only rnle for the Christian life;—the only book that unfolds to us the realities cf eternity—Sir Mat¬ hew Hale. THE DADE COUNTY TIMES , TRENTON, G EORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1947. ► Your Congressman ► Reports y By Henderson Lanham ^ Washington is the first city which I have seen the people stand in line for hours to get a seat in the churches. I have seen them standing in line for tickets to the picture shows, and women lined up when nylons were scarce, to buy hose but nev¬ er before have I seen what I saw on last Sunday morning at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, the church, by the way, which President Lincoln used to attend. Dr. Peter Marshall, a former Georgia, but a Scotchman by birth, with a pleasant burr in his speech, is the pastor. Thirty minutes bafore the time for the service to begin, there were long inles of people waiting to get in. By pre-arrangement some of the members of Congress had reserv¬ ed seats, or we probably would not have gotten into the church. On the preceding Sunday I at¬ tended the Mt. Vernon Place Methodist Church, where anoth¬ er former Georgian, John W- Rustin, is pastor. So great are crowds attending his church that he has to preach two ser¬ mons each Sunday morning, one at nine and another at eleven- fifteen, both to crowded houses. Besides, the services at neither church are hurried, but lasted for fifteen to thirty minutes longer than the usual hour. I have not yet had the privi¬ lege of attending churches of other denominations, but I un derstand that they too have large congregations attending their services, especially the Na¬ tional Baptist Memorial Church, of which Dr. Edward B. Willing ham is pastor. For those members of Congress who believe, as I do, that the Christian faith, and the Chris¬ tian way and philosophy of life are the only things that are go¬ ing to save our civilization, there is a breakfast held in the Senate or House Restaurant on Thurs¬ day of each week for inspira¬ tion and encouragement. Of course, there is the other j side of life in Washington, as in j every large city, yet the people; here seem to realize more than most, that Scientific Man is a hundred years ahead of Moral Man, as General Marshall once said; and that laws alone will not save our nation and our civ but a Moral Awaken and Spiritual Forces, as Gen MacArthur said on board Battleship Missouri when the surrendered. The scientists themselves are frightened at the monster have created in the releas¬ of atomic energy, and are calling for a resurg¬ of Christian faith and ac¬ It is a good omen that so people of this great city interested in the Church and services. Townsend Administers Oath To Gov. Thompson PROCEEDINGS BROADCAST OVER W. S. B. Georgia now has her first Governor, M. E. who officially assum¬ that office last Monday morn¬ Jan. 20. Lt. Governor took the oath of of¬ on the floor of the State Chamber, Dade’s own J. M. C. Townsend admin the oath. The entire were broadcast over National Radio hookup, thru S. B Atlanta. Among the leading politicians statesmen of Georgia, Judge stands among the eminent; and hi c Dade friends and constituents the Cherokee Judi¬ Circuit, predict that before years shall have passed will see him sitting in the chair, which he could with ability an ddistinction. LOOKING BACKWARD g0 00c00000000000c 0 0000000000000000000000<0000000> THE DADE COUNTY GAZETTE J. A. DARK, Editor. D. M. CULLEY, Bus* Mgr. ‘Faithful to the Wright, Fearless Against the Wrong" Vol. 1. Rising Fawn, Ga*, Thursday, Jan. I., 1879. No. 19. OFFICIAL ELECTION RETURNS Jan* 1, 1879. Official vote in Dade county in State General election, held on Jan- 1, 1879, shows the names of 15 citizens who were candi- of offices to which each of these dates for office, but the names gentlemen aspired, is not listed. Cole ....................... 324 Tatum .................... 256 Blevins .............. 304 Nichols .................... 208 Majors .................... 87 Clark ...................... 383 Bibles ..................... 139 Quinton ................... 71 Higgins .................... 219 Moreland .................. 231 Hughes .................... 146 O’Neal ..................... 425 Acuff ...................... 138 Taylor ..................... 421 Kennedy ................... 50 Editor Darr's story of the elec¬ tion, his appraisement of the of¬ ficials elected, and his advice to them regarding their deportment in office, is typical of the man and of the era in which it was written. The story is rather long, but we believe our readers will enjoy it. The Election The word election means the act of choosing a person to fill an office, or employment by any manifestation or preference, as by ballot, uplifted hands, or viva voce, and John Adams said dur¬ ing his eventful life that “cor¬ ruptions in the elections was the great enemy of rreedont" hence the American people should heed the injunction of this far-famed statesman and steer clear of fraudulent measures in elections. On the first day of January, it being Wednesday, the State of Georgia proceeded to elect their county officers, and there may have been a good deal of j]j e g a ]ity strategem, fraud and corrU pti<-,n, perpetrated on that Hqv . it 1q is nnt not nnrs ours ^ to aftV say. _ Among the many defeated candidates there are no doubt, many worthy men who will cheerfully submit to the abitra- ment and award of the ballot box % We can say unhesitatingly for our county, that the candidates elected are, so far as we know, honorable men, and with intel¬ ligence enough to transact the of the county with Gentlemen, you will soon enter the discharge of your du¬ and the interests of the have been intrusted to, keeping: be sober, vigilant faithful in the duties which are to perform for the in¬ of yourself and the peo- at large: thus meriting the and favor of all; never the confidence repos¬ in you, remembering always that it is the man that honors office, and not the office man. Steer the county’s clear of the quicksands, reefs, shoals and cess-pools of and dissipation, for you the helmsmen. Therefore, don’t prove treach¬ and desert the ship, leav¬ it a financial wreck, and dishonored. The election passed off in our reasonably quiet, with an scream, and some a- symptoms of bust-head, Inevitable precursor of and wickedness, We learn that there was a one-horse, diminutive dlf- at Trenton—cause un- Upon the whole, the election off very well, and with less than is usually prev¬ in the “State of Dade” on occasions.” This story of the Dade county is typical of newspaper in that day and age, more editorial than graph¬ story, but the sound advice’ A Tragedy In Georgia To some people outside of Georgia and, I am sorry to to some residents of the current political mess with regard to the Governorship of our State seems comical. To thinking people of Georgia it is a tragedy and a matter of the utmost concern. I think it is the duty of a cit¬ izen, when such questions arise, to in some way express their opinion and, as a citizen and voter of Georgia I am expressing my views. I have tried, by a study of the legal questions involved: by reading, the comments of oth¬ ers expressed in the various newspapers, and by discussion with others, to arrive at a clear and unbiased opinion. It is my opinion that Herman Talmadge has no more moral right to the Governor’s office than any oth¬ er citizen of Georgia and I sin¬ cerely believe that he has no le¬ gal right thereto. The three people directly in¬ volved are Ellis Arnall, M. E. Thompson and Herman Tal¬ madge. I have not voted for either of these gentlemen in any election, so I was unbiased in any manner, mless it was in favor of Herman Talmadge, whose fa ther I did vote for and who, I believe, would denounce some of the actions of his son Herman if he were alive. Our Constitution provides that the Governor shall hold office during the term of four years, “and until hik successor shall be chosen and qualified.” It fur¬ ther provides that "In case of the death, resignation, or disa¬ bility of the Governor, the Lieu¬ tenant Governor shall exercise the executive power and receive KTST^e^^^ or until the next general elec tion for members of the General Assembly, at which a successor to the Governor shall be elected for the unexpired term.” The constitution also provides that a Governor shall be elected at an election to be held on Tues¬ day after the first Monday in November, 1946, and quadren¬ nially thereafter. That the re¬ turns shall be sent to the Sec¬ retary of State and that at the next session of the General As- sembly, at a joint session, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Rep¬ resentatives shall open and pub¬ lish the returns, “and the person having the majority of the whole number of votes shall be declar¬ ed duly elected Governor of this State,* but, If no person shall have such majority, then from the two persons having the high¬ est number of votes, who shall be in life, and shall not decline an election at the time appoint¬ ed for the General Assembly to elect, the General Assembly shall immediately elect a Governor viva voce." There Is no question but what Eugene Talmadge received “a majority of the whole number of votes” in the election held In November, 1946. It seems to me that under these circumstances and under the provisions of the Constitution above quoted, It was clearly the duty of the General Assembly to declare that Eugene Talmadge was duly elected Gov¬ ernor of the State of Georgia in said election. Then, the Gov¬ ernor elect having died prior to his inauguration, the question to be determined would have been whether Ellis Arnall should continue in office under the pro¬ vision “until his successor shall be chosen and qualified,” or whether Mr. Thompson, as Lieu¬ tenant Governor, should exercise the executive power because of the death of the Governor-elect prior to his Inauguration. Mr. Arnall very clearly and fairly declined to make this an issue- Immediately upon Mr. Thomp¬ son’s taking of the oath as Lieu¬ tenant Governor, Mr. Arnall re¬ signed. Under the express pro¬ vision of the Constitution, upon such resignation becoming ef¬ fective, the Lieutenant Govern¬ or became entitled to exercise the executive power until the people of Georgia have an op¬ given came from the heart of a consecrated man of God, and we feel sure it was received In the same spirit in which it was written. Appearing in this issue of The Dade County Gazette, were ex¬ cerpts from two letters from res¬ idents of Texas, one being from Thomas J. Middleton, Olivia, El- lic county, dated Nov- 28, 1878, to his cousin, Attorney W. U. Jacoway. The other letter was addressed to The Gazette, and signed by W. B. Smith, Crofton, Wise county, Texas, dated De¬ cember 18, 1878. Mr. Middleton states he had just received his first copy of the Gazette, which Attorney Jaco¬ way had mailed him, and found it a “sprightly sheet,’’ with men¬ tion of many of his old friends whom he had known here in former days.” Mr. Middleton also stated that he was unac¬ quainted with the editor of The Gazette, but that he remember¬ ed his wife, who was, before her marriage to Editor Darr, Miss Becky Rogers, and she at that time was a “modest and model school girl.’ Mr. Middleton also refers to his first visit to Dade county, some 22 years earlier (1856), when he left the cars at White- side, Tenn., as the A. G. S. rail way had not been constructed at that time, and rode over the “wilds of Sand Mountain,” to Trenton, “the scenery being mag¬ nificent.” also MM tt* on the visit he had spent a “most happy winter in Trenton with relatives and friends." Mr. W. B. Smith also stated that he had received a copy of The Gazette, and asked that he be listed as a regular subscriber, as he was highly pleased with the paper Mr. Smith had been a former resident of Dade county, and stated it yet was the "dearest spot on earth to me.” Since settling In the Lone Star State, Mr. Smith writes that he he has done fairly well finan¬ cially. He states that "I am a Justice of Peace and Postmaster of this place, and I own 14 town 1 lots, one hotel and livery stable: also 4 other houses and lots, rented for $10.00 each, so I think i a mdoing well ” There were numbers of items “Brevities,” in this Issue The Gazette, here are a few: Try to be a man. Plenty of hard work In a print p ‘ Freezing _ weather. Shut the door, and do it quick- Don’t be idle this year. Next year is leap year. An old maid’s golden oppor¬ tunity. Send us the country news- Rain and mud—lots of it. The Gazette enters the New Year with flattering prospects for the future! “Onward and up¬ ward.” The weather, more than ever, is the theme of conversation, with least done about it. The use of genuine Castile is the best thing for chap¬ hands and face. It makes us mad to have a tell us because our lips chapped that we have been the girls. We never kiss any but babies, you please. The Gazette, the best adver¬ medium in this part of the We blow our own horn. When a printer sets on a poem is bound to be printed, but editor sits on a poem it never be printed. The Gazette for 1870 will be best local paper in the State- now and keep posted. We have got two cows now, we (Continued on last page) Published Weekly — Since 1901. NUMBER 3. Report Of Christmas Seal Sale DADE COUNTY FALLS SHORT OF QUOTA The following Is the amounts collected by students of the va¬ rious schools of the county dur¬ ing the Christmas Seal sale: New Salem Con. School.. $16.00 Rising Fawn Jun. High.. 14.76 Davis High ............. 13 88 Dade High .............. 13.70 North Dade ............. 6.16 Total ................. $64.50 The larger schools were given a quota of $25 00 worth of stamps to sell, New Salem and North Dade $10.00 each and each school selling their quota das to be pre¬ sented a picture for the home room grade, and, or having sold the largest number of stamps. New Salem was the only school in the county that sold their quota, and they sold more than the allotted amount.. Mrs. A. L. Dyer, Sec. & Treas. A Privilege To Aid A Worthy Cause Join the March of Dimes! Deaths from infantile paraly¬ sis ran between 5 per cent and 10 per cent In 1946, compared with 25 per cent in 1916- It is estimated that there were 24,000 cases of infantile paraly¬ sis last year. Five to ten percent of the peo¬ ple stricken with infantile paral¬ ysis die. About 50 per cent re¬ cover completely. Infantile paralysis most often attacks children from the ages of 2 to 15, but persons of all ages do contract It. Through your contribution to M ”' h <* “*** p « Klb,e for every polio victim in the na¬ tion—regardless of age, race, creed or color—to receive aid whenever and wherever It is nec¬ essary. No longer need anxiety over financial obligations be added to the worries of the pa¬ tient or his family. portunity to elect a Governor at the next general election to be held in November, 1948. Herman Talmadge, evidently taking advantage of his personal knowledge of the serious physi¬ cal condition of his father, had number of voters write in his on the ballot, scratching name of his father. These numbered less than 700. this flimsy basis he claimed be entitled to election by the Assembly. Unfortunate¬ a majority of the members of General Assembly (many of I think will live to regret action), were persuaded to with Herman; to determine they werie authorized to a Governor and to declare person, aptly described by Arnall as a Pretender, to be Governor of Georgia. The question involved, it now must be finally deter¬ by the Supreme Court of Herman Talmadge, rashly declared that the had no jurisdiction and he would Ignore them. He has heeded the ad¬ of wiser heads, and now that he will abide by the of the Supreme Court of the fundamentals of our of government is the power duty of the Courts to con¬ the provisions of our stat¬ and our Constitution. The involved is whether the Assembly was author¬ to elect a Governor under circumstances. If it did, for the next four years Her¬ Talmadge Is Governor of regardless of what the of Georgia think about If it did not, then Lieuten¬ Governor M. E. Thompson is to exercise the executive until the people of Geor¬ have the opportunity of elect¬ a man of their choice at the general election. This is the people of Georgia vot¬ for and, I am convinced, Is the Supreme Court of Geor¬ should and will decide- MADDOX J. HALE.
