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Devoted to The Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia.
VOLUME XLVII*
Dade Citizens Hold Protest
On Monday Night
CONDEMN TALMADGE AND
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Condemning the General As¬
sembly of Georgia in usurping
their authority in presuming to
elect a Governor who had never
become a candidate, and who
received by actual count, only
675 write in votes in the General
election, while his father, who
was ,the democratic nominee,
received more than 2,000,000
votes, a representative group of
farmers, business men and
County officials held a “pro¬
test meeting” at the County
Courthouse, Monday night-
The meeting was called by a
committee of local citizens,
headed by County Ordinary J.
M. Carroll and ex-Senator El¬
bert Forrester.
Attorney Maddox J. Hale pre¬
sided over the meeting, and
C. S. Turner was chosen as
secretary.
After stating the purpose of
the meeting, Chairman Hale
read a prepared resolution,
which condemns in strong terms
Herman Talmadge, who was
called only a “pretender” by the
retiring Govenor, Ellis Arnold,
for his presumption to assume
the office of Chief Executive of
our great State, as an heir of
his late father. The resolution
also condemns the members of
the Georgia General Assembly
for their high-handed action in
trying to foist upon the citizens
of Georgia a man who was not
the choice of the electorate.
A RESOLUTION
A representative group of the
citizens of Dade County, Geor¬
gia believing in a Democratic
procedure in the selection of our
State and County officials, and
deploring the high-handed man¬
ner in which a majority of the
members of the General Assem¬
bly of Georgia now in session
has sought to elect and impose
upon the people of Georgia a
Governor not of their own
choice; and deploring the man¬
ner in which such person has,
by force, seized the Governor's
office, hereby adopt the follow¬
ing Resolution:
WHEREAS, the Constitution
of the United States guarantees
the people the privilege of as¬
sembling together for the pur¬
pose of discussing their griev¬
ances; And,
WHEREAS, a majority of the
members of the General Assem¬
bly of Georgia now in session
have decided that they have au¬
thority to elect a Governor of
Georgia and have cast their
votes for one Herman Talmadge
for said office, he having never
been a candidate for this great
office before the people of Geor¬
gia and having received only 675
so-called “write-in” votes in the
General State Election held in
November, 1946; And,
WHEREAS, by virtue of the
action taken by the General As¬
sembly as aforesaid, the office
of the Governor of our beloved
State has been taken over by
force and intimidation by the
said Herman Talmadge, during
which ordeal an aid of the Gov¬
ernor and the Executive Secre¬
tary to the Governor were sev-
erly beaten and injured; And,
WHEREAS, such acts of vio¬
lence against the peace and dig¬
nity of our government and the
Constitution and Laws of our
State are disgraceful; And,
WHEREAS. M. E. Thompson
the duly elected Lieutenant Gov¬
ernor of the State of Georgia,
is attempting to exercise the Ex
ecutive Powers of the State ac¬
cording to the laws of Georgia,
and is being hindered and kept
from the exercise of such powers
by said Herman Talmadge, thus
causing much confusion and
expense in our government.
NOW THEREFORE, the afore¬
said group of citizens of Dade
County, Georgia, in public meet¬
ing assembled, do hereby
resolve: -
That as citizens of Georgia
we are deeply ashamed of and
humiliated by the above recited
actions of the majority of the
General
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1947.
Power Co.
Facilities To
Service
Use of the Georgia Power
extensive “high-line”
facilities to aid in re
forest fires has been of¬
to the State Department
Forestry, it was announced
J. M. Tinker, forestry director.
The offer was made in a let¬
to Mr. Tinker from J. M.
vice president in charge
operations of the power com¬
who described the “high
as private telephone cir¬
which are strung along
transmission lines for use
the direction of company op¬
Mr. Oliver said
are 1,943 miles of “high-
interconnecting 170 of
substations and power
in 141 Georgia counties
In accepting use of these facil¬
Mr. Tinker said they will
“invaluable” once a state¬
system of forest fire pro¬
has been authorized by
Legislature.
“This network of telephones,”
said, “will supplement the
network of telephone, tel¬
and telegraph facilities
planned as a warning
by the Department of
We will soon have
fool-proof warning system
will make the existence
a forest fire without our
an impossibility as
as state-wide forest fire
plan is made a
Talmadge in flouting
principles of our Democracy
our very Capitol itself.
That we believe it to be a
principle of De¬
that the Legislative,
Executive and the Judicial
of our government
only such powers as are
by the people through
Constitution ol our state
that acts of the Legislative
in violation of the Con
are void and should be
declared by the Judiciary.
That it is incumbent upon
people of Georgia to arouse
and to demand that
servants and trustees in
of the Legislature and the
offices of our state
the voice of the people, and
call upon the people of the
without regard to party
faction, to demand that the
processes of Democra¬
be no longer mocked, and that
use of force and violence to
office be condemned.
That, there being two claim¬
for the office of Governor
Georgia at this time, and
respective claims being
that the Courts of our State
determine which claim is
it is manifestly to the best
of our state, and the
duty of the members of the
Assembly, that they ad¬
until a date certain, and
the respective claims re¬
the Governor’s office
be properly adjudicated by
courts, and we do hereby
upon the members of the
Assembly to heed this
of duty and to cease ex¬
the funds of the State
Georgia in the passage of
which may be declared to
null and void, and to adjourn
the courts adjudicate this
question. that
Be it further resolved a
of this resolution be imme¬
sent to Hon. Fred Hand,
of the House of Repre¬
Atlanta, Ga., and that
copy of the same be immedi¬
sent to Hon. William Dean,
of the Georgia State
Atlanta, Ga.
M. J- Hale, Chairman.
C. S. Turner, Secretary.
As plants take hold, not for
sake of staying, but only that
may climb higher, so it is
men.— Beecher.
Dade County’s Only Newspaper.
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THE DADE COUNTY GAZETTE
J. A. DARK, Editor. D. M. CULLEY, Bus. Mgr.
‘Faithful to the Right, Fearless Against the Wrong”
Vol. 1 Rising Fawn, Ga., Thursday, Jan 16, 1879 No 12.
Passing from the issue of Jan¬
uary 1, 1879, from which we have
printed excerpts during the past
three weeks, we find the next
issue of The Dade County Ga¬
zette dated Jan. 16, and also
filled with news of interest to
the citizens of those days; also
splendid, editorials, and copies
of articles clipped from other
papers published in nearby cities.
On the front page of this is¬
sue of The Gazette, appears a
Washington Letter, filled with
pithy and newsy notes from our
Nation’s Capitol.
In this letter are reports of
the death of two Congressmen,
one from Texas, the other, Rep¬
resentative Hartridge, from
Georgia.
It also speaks of a “Yellow
Fever Commission," which was
holding an investigation in New
Orleans, and which was due to
make its report to Congress
within a very few days. The
correspondent also reports ad¬
journment of a Women’s Suff¬
rage Convention, which closed
after two days of somewhat
stormy discussion.
The Washington correspond¬
ent signs his name, Don.
A correspondent from Tren¬
ton, signing himself “CEYX,”
writes as follows:
Owing to the unusual depres¬
sion of the mercury during the
last fortnight, all other corres¬
pondents from this berg have
been squelched, but things still
occur that are worthy of atten-
tion. With brief apology l
myself to the public and humbly
ask its pardon for the presump¬
tion manifested by appearing
before it in the capacity of “ink-
slinger.”
The sociable Tuesday evening
was a decided success, the elite
of Trenton and vicinity were
largely represented, and every-
^ seemed worked up to the
h « hest Pitch of enjoyment,
Truly the picture of Quiet and
innocent pleasure exhibited in
Mrs- Harrell’s parlor that even¬
ing has rarely been equalled
here, and its mellow tints, like
a fairy dream, will linger upon
memory’s disk long after the
fingers of Life’s winter has con^
gealed the warm, young hearts
that throbbed so freely, then, to
the ecstatic notes of love and
pleasure.
It is rumored that Jack Ma¬
jors, formerly of The Gazette,
has rented the upper floor
Smith & Brown's new store
the view to establishment of
newspaper here. It is understood
that Payton Pace will “play the
devil,” and Jim Carroll of shin-
gle mill noteriety, will contribute
liberally to its support by adver-
Using his shingles.
Three cheers and a stool for
the Trenton “Dirt Dauber!”
Col. E. D- Graham, of Carters-
ville, and N. W. Cole, Clerk of
Dade Superior Court, were in
Rising Fawn today, Thursday.
The Colonel stirs his coffee with
Ben Pace's spoon. The Chatta¬
nooga District High School at
this place opened today. Its
friends are very confident of its
success.
Rising Fawn Personal Mention
The editor, J. A. Darr, made
a business trip to Gadsden, Ala.,
this week.
L- S. Colyar left Sunday for
Nashville.
W- B. Amos made a flying trip
to Fort Payne, this week.
Miss Clemmie Jacoway, of
Trenton, is visiting relatives in
Gadsden.
Miss Mollie Allison ,of Tren¬
ton, was in to see us last week.
J. T. Park, ticket agent and
telegraph operator for the A. G.
S. railway at this place, is vis¬
iting his parents near Chattan¬
ooga, Tenn.
Maj. Nisbet, of Cloverdale, re¬
turned Wednesday from Merid¬
ian, Miss-, where he spent the
last two weeks on businessr
Miss Nannie Allen, who has
been the guest of relatives in
Trenton for several days, pass¬
ed through Risftig Fawn Mon¬
day, enroute to her home at Al¬
len Springs.
J. J. Nix, formerly of DeKalb
county, Ala., has removed to
Sulphur Springs, Ga. Since he
became a “Goober Grabbler,” he
looks ten percent better.
Prof J. S. Gibson, of Virginia,
is in town “making up" a school.
Brevities
New Store; who is dead? Cold
weather; days are lengthening;
we hear of a great many people
in this vicinity who are suffering
with neuralgia. Beautiful moon¬
light nights, but front gates are
not suffering. Can’t some of our
subscribers who owe us for this
paper, bring us a load of fat
pine? We are glad to learn that
John M. Long, who has been very
sick for several weeks, is im¬
proving.
We are also glad to report that
Mr. Edward Forester is improv¬
ing, after having been confined
to his bed for quite awhile-
MARRIED: Miss Margaret
Sells, of Trenton, and Mr. John
F. Holder were united in mar¬
riage this week, Judge G. M.
Crabtree officiating.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. W. Allison
made transfer of some land to
their children this week. No
church last Sunday; so muddy
and cold the people of this vil¬
lage could not get out.
Trenton ^. ev i L Sunday. A - D&rr preached at
A good con
gregation was in attendance.
Anybody can catch a cold now,
but the trouble is to let it go a-
gain, like the man who caught
the bear.
Several defeated cadnidates of
ed the from county their have sojourn recently “Up return-j Salt
River,” and swear they will never
again run for office.
A man that won’t pay the
preacher and the printer stands
a good chance to-well a
hint to the wise is sufficient.
We neglected to publish in our
last issue of The Gazette, the
sad news of the death of Mrs.
Lennie Case. We shall be glad
to publish an obituary if one is
sent to our office.
“A well-fed pig roused up in his
sty;
And dropped a regretful tear
beautiful snow has come, he
said
And slaying time will soon be
here."
Wh en a man gets drunk and
a ^ us ®s his wife and family, we
think lt is ln order caU 1x1
* hose mysterious “Night Rider”
witl1 a gross of rawhide
whi P s * then let them la * the
stri P es on Ws cor P us tiu he 13
fully persuaded that he wants
to visit his relatives residing in
some far community.
JOHN FORSYTH was one of
Georgia’s early political leaders.
He was born in 1780 at Freder¬
icksburg, Va. He graduated
from Princeton in 1799 and was
admitted to the bar in 1802. He
became a member of the U. S.
House of Representatives In 1813,
where he served until he was
elected to the Senate in 1818. In
1819, President James Monroe
appointed him Minister to Spain.
While there he gained the Span
ish king’s ratification of the
“Treaty of 1819,” ceding Florida
to the U. S. He served at this
post until 1823, when he was a-
gain elected to the House of Rep¬
resentatives, where he served 4
years. In 1827 he became Gov
ernor of Georgia. From 1834
until he died in 1841, he served
as Secretary of State in the Cab
inets of President Jackson and
President Van Buren.
Tranquil pleasures last the
longest; we are not fitted to
bear long the burden of great
joys.—Bovee-
Published Weekly — Since 1901.
Williams Motor Company To Have
Formal Opening Friday, Saturday, Sunday
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Local and Personal
News Items
Mrs. William Pullen, of Mor-
ganville, was here a short
Tuesday.
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Esq. C. A. Whited, of
Fawn, was in Trenton on busi¬
ness Monday.
-o-
Mrs. Beulah Forester, of
England, paid The Times
a pleasant visit Wednesday.
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State Forest Ranger
Forester, of Head River, was
Trenton for a short while
day.
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J. P. Lambert, one of our
ing farmer friends, of the
verdale community, paid a
visit to the county site
-o-
W. H. Dugan, county
sentative of the
Times, spent a few hours
Monday, in the interest of
paper,
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Lyman E. Taylor, member
the County Board of
and D. P. Hood, of Davis
community, were in Trenton
week on business.
-o—
Messrs. Byron and Cicero
ester, of Cloverdale, were
the good citizens who
the Democratic mass
held at the court house in
ton Monday evening.
o
Miss Ollie Reeves continues
at her home one mile south
Trenton. Her many friends
iously await her recovery,
all tender their sincere
for her rapid recovery.
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Robert A. McKaig, a
of Lookout
was among the many
who attended the meeting of
Farmers' Cooperative
tion, held here Wednesday.
- o-
Mrs. J. p. Carpenter, wife of
the efficient manager of the
Dade County Cooperative, re-
turned from their home inCa-
toosa county with her husband
Monday, and is spending a few
here wit hold Dade county
friends.
-o-
John Hinton, who represents
Tennessee Valley Authority
Dade county, is among others
our good citizens who are on
sick list- Mr. Hinton is a
of influenza, or flu, which
prevailing in the county dur¬
the past several weekss.
Transporter
Guilty
Illegal transportation of in
toxicating liquors must
at least rum-runners are find
ing it very difficult to
through Dade County
being apprehended, and
the full penalties of the law.
Sheriff Tatum, assisted
the ever alert Georgia Highway
Patrolmen, are making the pro¬
fessional illegal transporter
hard, and it may eventually be¬
come more profitable for these
law breakers to use airplanes
to sail over Dade County non¬
stop, to protect their wares and
avoid confiscation of their cars.
Last Saturday afternoon,
while patrolling the state high¬
way north of Trenton Patrol¬
man Tifton captured a young
man giving his name as Norman
Bryant, and his home address
as Alabama, was taken into cus¬
tody on the highway near Mor-
ganville, by State Patrolman
Tifton, who found 40 pints
whiskey hidden in his
Patrolman Tifton brought
alledged transporter to
where he was given a prelimin
ary trial before Esq. H. F.
son, and bound over to
action by the March term
NUMBER 4.
After weeks of patient wait¬
ing, for material and also the
arrival of a Kaiser automobile,
the Williams Motor Company
building, the largest and most
complete garage in north Geor¬
gia, will open for business to¬
morrow, (Friday).
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
have been chosen by Mr. Will¬
iams as days for his formal
opening, at which time he will
have on display a beautiful new
Kaiser automobile, which was
received Monday afternoon.
The magnificent new sales dis¬
play room, which reaches across
the entire front of the building,
has been completed; the walls
have been tinted an egg-shell
blue, extending up several feet,
with the remaining side walls
being white, the two colors
blending harmoniously with the
floor, which has been painted
Virginia gray, with a wide space
of turkey red, running across the
floor on the north side of the
office. At the rear of the dis¬
play room, is a large and commo¬
dious store-room, where all parts
and mechanical equipment will
be stored, conveniently display¬
ed in long shelves, where the
public can be served without de¬
lay. The entire sales room will
be brilliantly lighted with 12
flourescent lights, and four well
arranged spot lights, and when
all are lighted, the entire room
is filled with a brilliance that
can be seen for many blocks
away.
The new Kaiser Special auto¬
mobile, which will be sold ex¬
clusively by the Williams Motor
Company, in Dade county, is
America’s First 1947 Motor Car.
The Kaiser is one of the most
smartly designed and engineered
cars in the automotive industry
of America; they are “trail
blazers in motor car styling.’
and has set a trend in body-styl¬
ing, passenger comfort and driv¬
er convenience; every one who
has had the opportunity to in¬
spect this newest automobile of
1947, is enthusiastic about its
overall beauty and smart design.
We predict that Mr. Williams
will find a ready market for his
new cars, and with the modernly
equipped repair shop, he is pre¬
pared to serve the public in a
manner that will bring him a
large, appreciative patronage.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
are days selected for the formal
opening of this newest and fin¬
est garage in the county, and the
public is cordially invited to vis¬
it the new sales room and in¬
spect the new Kaiser Special,
that will be the center of at¬
traction on this occasion.
The Times congratulates Mr.
Williams for his enterprise in
erecting this magnificent build¬
ing, and for the faith he has
shown in the future growth and
development of Dade County.
We wish him the great success
he deserves in his new enterprise.
jury, under a bond of $50000.
In default of bond Sherrif Ta¬
tum locked Bryant in jail, and
filed proceedings to confiscate
his automobile.
After languishing in the coun¬
ty jail during Saturday night,
young Bryant decided that he
preferred to pay a fine f<?r his
misdemeanor rather than re¬
main a guest of the county for
some weeks, so he notified Sher¬
iff Tatum of his intention to
plead guilty to the charge of
transporting.
Judge Townsend came to
Trenton Sunday afternoon to re¬
view the young man’s case, and
upon his plea of guilty, assessed
a fine of $300.00, including costs.
On Monday morning a brother
of young Bryant came to Trenton
and paid the fine, and Sheriff
Tatum released the prisoner
from custody. Young Bryant’s
brother claimed the Ford car
that had been ordered confis¬
cated, as his own, stating that
he had no knowledge that his
brother was driving his car at
that time, and upon this state¬
ment, Solicitor General Pas-
schall advised Sheriff Tatum to
release the car from confisca¬
tion.
