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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1947)
4tlf JI»W 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. i Q OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OO OOOOO O OOOO O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQ LOOKING BACKWARD b OOOCOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOPOOQOOOOOOOOe 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 =W>| Local and Personal News Items Mrs. William Pullen, of Mor- ganville, was here a short Tuesday. -o- 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. - o- State Forest Ranger Forester, of Head River, was Trenton for a short while day. -o-- 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, -o- 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. --o- 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.
