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E COUNTY TO BE MEMBER COOSA
SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT
usiastic Meeting Held Friday ot Last Week,
To Be Called For an Early Date
lon
infi an ever
t m scientific farmng,
ounty farmers have made
tion to the Georgia State
onservation Committee,
that they accept Dade as
ber of the Coosa River
vation District,
meeting of representative
held at the county court
s where
Friday afternoon,
addressed by E. H.
ere Secretary of
Executive
te Soil Conservation Co-
e, of Athens, who explain-
etail the purpose and act-
of the committee in soil
5 ation, they voted 100%
e application for member-
eir application is favor-
cepted by the Soil Con-
Committee, this Com-
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is empowered to call an
in Dade county, at which
•endum of the qualified
of the county, regardless
pation, can express their
in regard to entering the
ation district,
d when Dade county en-
e Coosa River Soil Con-
m District, an expert in
lservation will be sent to
inty to assist the farmers
iting a scientific soil con-
>n program. The State
ivill open an office in the
seat, and be on hand to
expert service and direct-
iny farmer who will enter
.1 conservation program.
Soil Conservaton expert
>rk in conjunction with,
iependent of offices of,
unty Agricultural Agent
> the U. S. AAA.
^
enthusiasm was shown
the progressive farmers
inded the meeting Friday
n, and Mr. Thomas,
e secretary to the State
was encouraged to be-
t a conservation program
e a great success if ad-
Dade county.
>n to vote on the entry
county as a member of
sa River Soil Conserva-
strict, will probably be
during the month of
if not sooner.
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iPORTS
Basketball inrsrroTnnnnnnnr ?
ME OF THE SEASON!
a Good Game—
•larious Fun.
is this all about? The
U girl team is about to
ball with the Dade
Yes, the Dade Rebels-
the Dade Rebels? This
s just been formed. In
> so new maybe it isn’t
ice yet. However, you
er see them again as a
ii team, SO don't miss
fessrs. Elberfr Forester,
yer - Grffin, John
Carlton Holmes and M.
cached by M. G. Bice,
Peed anth performance
ers girls on Saturday
arch 22.
3 HI, 7-DYERS, 20
>aturday night, March
s gnls defeated the Da-
School girls 20 to 7.
>mts were made by Al-
Kobmson, 5; Hibbs, 3.
Dyer - Henfroe and Cu
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guards. Gaddis,
1 J °hes and Pike
orwards; Ivey, Gray,
n ‘vh and Hunley
—11 Ui
»uards for Davis..
® game will be Fri-
« r eh 21.
^SEMITE SERVING
Dunn, 19, seaman,
the destroyer
mite > Gag -*-6 ship snip oi
Frank E. Beatty,
" stroyers, Atlan-
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LOOKING BACKWARD
THE DADE COUNTY GAZETTE
J. A. DARR, Editor. D. M. CULLEY, Bus- Mgr.
“Faithful to the Right, Fearless Against the Wrong”
Vol. 1 Rising Fawn, Ga., Thursday, May 2, 1879. No. 25
Georgia Farm Bureau
Sets Membership Goal
For the Current Year
Expect Membership of
70,000 By End of 1947
wiison E. Still, head of the
aepartment of organization and
research of the Georgia Farm
Bureau Federation, following
tour of North Georgia counties,
stated this week that “I am con
fident we will reach a member¬
ship of 70,000 farm families well
in advance of the date of the
state convention,” which is
scheduled to be held next Nov.
The new GFB official assumed
his duties with the organization
last month. His first tour was
in the northern portion of the
state where the membership is
not as large as that in the middle
and southern part, and Mr. Still
expressed optimism over the
prospects of organizing new
Farm Bureau chapters “because
H
WILSON E. STILL
Director of Organization and
Research, G. F. B. F.
farmers and businessmen recog¬
nize the importance of organ¬
ization to raise the economic
lever of those who produce the
food and fiber of our state.”
At the first 1947 meeting of
the GFB Board of Directors,
neld in Macon last January, the
group set the membership goal
ac 70,000 farm families this year,
and 100,000 in 1948, it was an¬
nounced this week from Macon
headquarters of the farm organ¬
ization.
Mr. Still stated that “Murray
County is leading the Seventh
District in membership thus far,
with increased interest being
shown by farmers in other co¬
unties.” He asserted that “the
Ninth District will go forward
by leaps and bounds this year,”
pointing to the activity of farm¬
ers in Jackson, Hall, Gwinnett,
Rabun, Dawson and Stephens,
in organizing new FB chapters
thus far in 1947.
Mr. Still visited Meriwether
County Thursday of last week
and reported “127 farm families
joined the organization within
a period of 10 days, and after
electing permanent officers for
1947, the group set their 1947
goal at 1,000 memberships.” At
the end of last year only two
members were reported from
Meriwether, state office records
show.
Mr. Still is meeting with en-
couraging response wherever he
has gone in the interest of the
Bureau and he freely pre
dieted this week that “if the pre-
sent trend continues throughout
this year, we should pass the
70,000 membership goal before
the 1947 convention convenes.”
The height of human wisdom
is to bring our tempers down to
our circumstances and to make
a calm within, under the weight
nf the greatest storm without.—
Defoe-
June 17, 1879
on tne ironc page of this issue
ox xxie uaae county Gazetce, is
a xong communication from the
pen oi the iate M. A. B. (Brad)
Tatum, one of Dade’s leading
citizens, who at that time was
representative in the General
nsstmoiy of Georgia-
The article was in reply to
communication from a citizen
who signed his initials, “J. W.
N,” which had appeared in a pre¬
vious issue of The Gazette. “J.
W. N.’ had given much credit to
an “Inspection Bureau,” ap¬
pointed by the Governor of Geor¬
gia, and headed by a Dr. Janes,
to make a survey of the natural
resources of the State, including
farm lands and forests and make
recommendations as to their
proper conservation and develop¬
ment.
Mr. Tatum takes issue with “J.
W. N.” and asserts that the cost
of this survey by so-called busi¬
ness experts, has cost far more
chan it was worth.
The letter of Mr- Tatum is crit¬
ical of the services of Mr. Janes,
wnose advice has cost the tax
payers the tidy sum of $14,000
per year.
Mr. Tatum writes: “I do think,
sir, that these educated gentle¬
men could afford to give us the
results of their study and expe¬
rience for a less sum than that;
especially when they are so zeal¬
ous in the interest of their coun¬
try and their fellow-man. Let
our own people be made content¬
ed and hapgy, and we^will need
no New Englanders to teach us
the way to prosperity and suc¬
cess.'
The letter is too long to pub¬
lish in its entirety.
Some Wheat, Who Can Beat It?
We were shown the other day
bunch of wheat grown by our
friend Flavius Fricks, that
was grown on his farm in Walk¬
county. The bunch of wheat,
from one grain, consisted
twenty-eight stalks, four and
feet tall, and contain¬
by actual count, 1344 grains.
Who can beat this yield?
Let the farmers send in spec¬
of their wheat grown in
old Dade.
* * *
A Trip To Nickojack
A long story describing a pic¬
enjoyed by four “Trenton-
to Cole City, where they
joined by other young peo¬
and then on to Nickojack
located near Whiteside,
The story is filled wth superl¬
adjectives expressing the
of their trip on horseback to
City; the thrill and excite¬
of their ride down the pre¬
mountain-side on a nar-
railroad; their won¬
and awe of the grandeur
the scenes found in the cav¬
“deep in the heart of moth¬
earth.”
“A tired but happy quartette
home late in the even¬
and win never forget our
experiences.”
* * *
Local Flashes
Masonic festival at Evatt
next Thursday- What a
time in store for all!
John Long was in town today
his little red wagon, selling
truck-
We have had a series of slight
hand and magic shows in town
week. Some entertaining—
bum.
The gardens in this communi¬
are suffering badly for rain.
A little son of Frank Morgan
from the second story of the
house and broke his arm;
hope he will soon recover.
It is estimated that there will
$3,000,000 available to pay
old Confederate Veter¬
their long overdue pensions,
this month.
Miss Lee, daughter of our re¬
leader, the late Gen. Rob¬
E. Lee, is soon to marry a
English merchant, of
Devoted, to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia.
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1947.
Birmingham, England.
Rigs of improved breed have
ueen mirouduced in the Fij Is¬
lands, and the consumption of
missionaries is gradually decreas¬
ing.
it is reported that yellow fever
nas made its appearance in
Vicksburg, Miss. It is bitterly
denied by the Mayor and citi
zens of that city.
Dr. J. W. Russey, a prominent
physician of Winchester, Tenn
has removed to Rising Fawn Fur¬
nace, where he will practice
medicine. The Doctor is a quiet,
thoughtful looking gentleman.
We are pained to chronicle the
death of Uncle Johnnie Stewart,
which occurred Wednesday night,
llth instant. He was one of
Dade’s oldest and best citizens.
We will look for an obituary.
We return our sincere thanks
to Bro. Marsh for his acts of
kindness during our recent ill¬
ness. He has a great soul, equal¬
led in size only by his ponderous
body. He weighs only 375
pounds.—Editor.
Our good friend P. H. Tatum,
of Porterville, Ala., writes us:
“Continue our paper, we don’t
want to miss a copy. I will go
up to Rising Fawn within a
week or two, and hand you the
‘kale seed' for another year.”
Miss Mary Pace opened a sub¬
scription school at Trenton Mon¬
day, with 60 students. Miss Ma¬
ry is said to be a grand instruct¬
or, and we hope she may have
success. iL
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£v«*i Jt • *
Yesterday T. It. Jacoway was
sued by Thomas Parker, the lat¬
ter alleging that murrain has
been communicated to his cattle
by diseased cattle of the former.
The case was tried before Esq.
Headrick,and attracted much at¬
tention. Judgement was render¬
ed in favor of Jacoway. Attorney
J. P. Jacoway of Trenton, repres¬
ented his brother in the law suit.
-Chatta. Times.
* * •
Communications
We have on hand several ar¬
ticles that will find a quiet rest
in the labyrinthian waste bas¬
ket. The one from Turnip Salad
Bend, for the want of a real
name; the one from Fox Moun¬
tain for want of orthography,
rhetoric and general interest;
the one from “Owleyes,” because
It contains about the same
things we are publish! lg in this
week's Gazette. Others are
crowded out for. lack of space,
but will appear next week.
» * *
A four-inch single column ad¬
vertisement states that Webb
Tatum is now local agent for
Britton's Nursery, Estill Springs,
Tenn. Editor Darr writes. "We
your attention to Webb Ta¬
tum’s ad in The Gazette. Webb
well known, truthful and re¬
liable. He won’t sell you a thorn
bush for an apple tree. Trade
with him.”
The rock fence 1s only part¬
finished, and the tall trees
standing so thick menace the
tombstones by falling limbs.
Friends, it is a shame to
our beloved dead in this
We hope that this neglected
will soon be cleaned
Fire at Midnight
Fire! Fire! It was a female
that called to us from the
House, at low twelve, plus
minutes, and told us our
pile was on fire. We hur¬
and without any attention
dress, rushed frantically to
back-yard, where we found
eight or ten loads of dry
timber all on fire, and
flames curling almost as
as our house, and too dan¬
near it for comfort.
With the kindly aid of our
Capt. E. T. Rogers and
Ransom and Fricks, who
as meagrely dressed as I
we succeeded in extinguish¬
ing the flames.
Mr. Havron, from Jasper, Ten¬
nessee, is “making up” a sub¬
scription school at Wildwood.
We know Mr. Havron well and
can recommend him as being a
gentleman and a scholar, and
the citizens of Wildwood com¬
munity are lucky to have a man
of his ability teach their chil¬
dren.
• • *
Northern Hearts Must Under¬
stand
Excerpts from an address de¬
livered by Georgia's Governor
Colquitt after he had attended a
Sunday School Convention in
Brooklyn during the week of June
10, 1879.
Governor Colquitt was invited
to fill Henry Ward Beecher’s
pulpit, also the Brooklyn Taber-
ancle presided over by Rev. T.
DeWitt Talmadge, two of the
world’s most noted divines, while
in the Northern city. Of the cit¬
izens of the North, Gov. Colquitt
says: .
"I tell you, I cannot be de¬
ceived as to my estimate of the
people of the North
They want peace and harmony
just as much as we do. They
may be misled by their politic¬
ians and misrepresented by
their papers, but I tell you that
at the heart they are sympath¬
etic and harmonious. There was
no misundrestanding the heart¬
iness and the unanimity with
which they applauded every¬
thing that alluded in the slight¬
est manner to a complete na¬
tional reconciliation and a com¬
plete peace of the sections.
Whenever the Northern mind
is relieved of the errors into
which it has been led, there will
be a good triumph of the Demo¬
cratic Party.
The flames that were enkind¬
led by the'Tate unpleasant¬
ness” have been kept alive by
partisan leaders for partisan
ends.
Whoever t$e horrid .panor¬
ama of war and courage, that
is now continually pictured in
their frenzied minds is with¬
drawn, they can see the ensigns
of Peace and Love that the cit-
fc-ns of Dixie that are being
held aloft by friendly Southern
hands.
HOLMES—BIBLE
A wedding of much interest to
the couple’s wide circle of friends
was that of Elbert Holmes and
Miss Emma Jane Bible, which
was solemnized at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Forester
Sunday afternoon. The Rever¬
end John G. Norh, pastor of
New England Baptist church of-
feiated. The ceremony was wit¬
nessed by a few close friends and
relatives-
The bride is the charming and
talented daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Bible of the Sul¬
phur Springs community. She is
a graduate of Dade County High
School and was an outstanding
student of Berry College; being
a member of the class of '46. She
is now a member of the faculty
of Dade High School.
The groom s the son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. L. Holmes of Tren¬
ton. and attended Dade High.
The couple will make their
home on the farm of the groom’s
parents south of Trenton.
A host of friends wish for the
young couple much success and
happiness throughout their jour¬
ney in life.
FELLOWSHIP MEETING AT
EASTVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH
An all-day fellowship meeting
will be held at the East View
Baptist church, near Cole City,
on Sunday, March 30.
The public is cordially invited
to attend these fellowship servi¬
ces, and everyone is welcome.
J. V. Richards, Pastor.
METHODIST WSCS TO HOLD
ALL-DAY MEETING
Members of the Methodist
Womens Society for Christian
Service will hold and all-day
meeting at the church,i on
Thursday, March 27. Every
member of the Society is urged
to attend, and bring a covered
dish to be served at luncheon.
THE GAME OP THE SEASON
DYER'S GIRLS - DADE REBELS
SATURDAY-MARCH 22
Published Weekly—Since 1901.
DRUNKEN DRIVER IS FINED LIMIT
OF LAW IN RECORDER’S COURT
Recorder Wilkins Assesses Alabama Driver
$109.00, and Adds Timely Warning
BOOKMOBILE
REPORT OF LAST MEETING
There was a meeting of the
Dade County Library Board and
Library Committee on Tuesday
night, March 11. A total of $65
was turned in at this meeting—
$60 from the Garden Club of
Trenton, and $5 from Mr. Dave
T. Brown. This was Mr. Brown's
second contribution to this wor¬
thy cause. Thank you, Mr.
Brown.
This still leaves a deficit of
$270.50, some of which has al¬
ready been pledged. Clubs, or¬
ganizations and individual citi¬
zens are trying to raise funds
to continue this worthwhile
service. Have you contributed
yet?
Bookmobile Schedule
The bookmobile serves Walker,
Dade and Catoosa counties. It
comes to Dade once a month.
The next visit will be April 8,
9 and 10, and the regular stops
are:
First Day—
Mrs. Art Moore’s Home-
Mrs. Katherine Moore's Home.
New Salem School.
Mrs. George Hale’s Home.
Mrs. Burma Clark's Home.
Second Day—
Christian’s Store.
Davis High School-
Avans Post Office.
Davis Store.
Rising Fawn School.
Rising Fawn Com- House.
Dean's Restaurant.
Fricks' §tore.
Sid and June Nesbit's Home.
Mrs. H. G. Hawkins’ Home.
Mrs. Byron Forester’s Home.
The Bradford Home.
Mrs. Azilee Moore's Home.
Third Day—
Trenton Selective Service Of¬
fice.
pade High School.
Beulah Forester’s Store.
Crumley's Store.
Two New England Schools.
Dave T. Brown’s Store.
E. R. Wells' Store-
Wildwood Community School
House.
Townsend’s Store.
Winfrey’s Store.
Slygo Valley (during the sum¬
mer months).
Union News Notes
By Mrs Walter Simpson
Mrs Mabel McCauley had as
birthday guests Sunday, honor¬
ing her son, Terrell, on his 10th
birthday, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mc¬
Cauley, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Fos¬
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Stokes McCau¬
ley, Mrs. Mollie B. Smith and
two children, Merri’l and Eve¬
lyn May.
Mr. and Mrs. Wal' er Simpson
had as Sunday visitors Mr. and
Mrs. T. G. Hughes, Mr. and Mrs.
Jnmes M. Hughes, Mr- and Mrs
Glenn Simpson, Mr. and Mrs.
F r ank Wilkerson, Mrs. Fred Ma¬
han and children, Gladys and
F.cddie, also Clay Simpson and
wife. The event was Clays 21st.
birthday. We wish for him many
more.
ENJOYABLE MOVIE
Dade High Auditoiium
THURSDAY NIGHT
March 20
“CLAUDIA”
20TH CENTURY FOX
CHARACTERS
Dorothy McGuire, Robert
Young, Rose Franken’s famous
stage play, the story of an un¬
sophisticated bride facing the
trials of marriage.
A Good Show Every Thursday
Night. Proceeds used strictly
for School Equipment. Come
and Enjoy the Evening.
NUMBER 11.
It has long been an established
fact that whiskey and gasoline
can not mix, yet there are men
who seem to believe this to be
a fallacy, and dare to take the
risk, regardless of consequences.
Homer Bell, a citizen of
Sylvania, Ala., took this risk on
Thursday evening, March 13, and
his triumph ended when he had
wrecked his truck, seriously in¬
jured a friend who was riding
with him, and found himself
locked up in the Dade county
jail.
Returning from Chattanooga
Thursday, accompanied by Clif¬
ford Anderson, also a resident
of Sylvania, Ala., Bell ran the
truck which he was driving,off
the concrete highway in Trenton,
almost opposite the residence
of W. A. Scruggs, and turning it
completely over in a ditch along¬
side the highway. Bell was
thrown from the truck, and not’
badly injured, but his companion
Clifford Anderson, received a
broken jaw and numerous bodily
cuts and bruises, and was rushed
to a Chattanooga hospital for
treatment. Bell was arrested by
city polieceman J. H. Baty,
charged with driving while in¬
toxicated, and also with speed¬
ing in the city limits.
After remaining in the county
jail Thursday night, Bell was
tried in City Recorder's Court
Friday morning, and upon a plea
of guilty to both charges, Re¬
corder Wilkins fined him the full
limit, $50.00 for driving while in¬
toxicated, r ’d $50.00 for speeding
in the city limits. Bell was also
taxed $9.00 cost in th. cases,
making the neat snip. oi 3109.00.
which he paid for his spree.
Upon payment of (he fine and
cost , Bell was released from jail
taking his truck, which was not
badly smashed in the wreck, he
returned home, a wiser man
perhaps, but one with a flattened
pocketbook.
After undergoing treatment in
a Chattanooga hospital for a
day or two, Anderson returned
home to recover from his injures
that might have been much
more serious, but for the hand
of Providence.
Lookout Valley Baptist
Association To Hold
S. S. Convention
At Rising Fawn Baptist
Church, Sunday, March 30
The semi-annual Sunday
School Convention of the Look¬
out Valley Baptist Association
will be held at the Rising Fawn
church on Sunday, March
30, beginning at 10 o'clock a. m.
A most interesting program
has been arranged, covering the
many phases of Sunday school
work, including a sermon by Rev.
Tom J. Smith, pastor of the Al¬
ton Park Baptist church, and
also general evangelist, who was
a former pastor of the Rising
Fawn Baptist church.
The following interesting pro¬
gram has been arranged by the
special program committee, of
which Rev. Pearl Tinker of the
Pincy Grove Baptist church, is
chairman :
The Program
10:00 A. M.—Devotional and ad¬
dress of welcome—Rev- J. N.
Roach.
10.20—Benefits of a Sunday
School to children — Lester
Howell.
11:00—Sermon by Rev. T. J.
Smith, Alton Park, Tenn.
12 Noon—Lunch Hour. »
1:00 P. M.—Devotional—Tcmmie
Lane.
of Sunday Schools.
1:40—How to conduct Sunday
Schools in Rural churchec—
Rev- John Norris.
discussion and
election of officers.
— Adjourn — Selection of
place of next meeting of As¬
sociation to be made later.