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sh Near Rising Fawn
nday Eve Injures Five
automobile collision two
south of Rising Fawn,
the Cloverdale road meets
irruingham highway, put
rsons in Erlanger Hospital
room Sunday after-
N one was seriously injur-
crash involved cars driven
Jones, 35, colored, of
ry Claude Cochran
d W. Va.,
sden, Ala, and a third car
by an unknown person,
ders reported that a wo-
aS thrown from this car
,
ken to Chattanooga by her
1 d in another car before
bulances arrived,
road was slick due to
rains, and Jones’ car
into the automobile
by Cochrane. The third
ing to go around, hit the
o.
injured were - . Jones,
, n e's wife, Mrs- Mary
ne, 42; a son, Frank, 12,
daughter, Ruby, 22.
s sustained cuts on his
d, nose and neck. Emer-
room internes took 56
:s to close the wounds,
ochrane was treated for
ts, and her daughter re¬
treatment for a chin
ion. The youth suffered
ss of several teeth and
injuries-
Bryan ambulances took
ured to the hospital. The
r from Rogers’ Garage in
n towed the badly smash-
in.
FAWN BOY RUN OVER
BY TRUCK
Palmer, 15, was seriously
last Wednesday at the
near Rising Fawn, when
off a sand pile and was
er by a truck driven by
tleberry. It was report-
t the truck belonged to
Kenimer and had been
the sand pile at the creek
up. The boy was playing
before he fell off. The
rear wheels passed over
dy, puncturing a lung,
ing the kidneys and also
the heart 3 inches out
ce. He also suffered a
pelvis. A blood trans-
was administered Thurs-
ight at Newell's. His
an, Dr. Ed. Newell, says
dition is serious, but he
hance to recover.
nal guard may spot
WITH AIRPLANES
lies maintaining organiz-
e t fire protection but no
rol may soon profit thru
jtional ^rations Guard. of Georgia’s new
nt General Alpha A.
jf- re Jr., being has announced that
studied wherein
1 Guard pilots on routine
will report forest fires by
, These reports will be re-
o the county authorities
I base, if the proposal is
a I approved-
consider this a possible
aiue of the Air Guard,"
"owler commented.
PRINT given
ATE MUSEUM
wnmemorative print” of
tlon Picture “Gone With
,
l is now in the State
1 at the State Capitol. It
rap j*nted f° n by to Producer Acting Govern-
j David
c of MGM as Margaret
s masterpiece
m Atlanta was re-
this week,
meptirxg the four miles of
0r film for a permanent
' ,^ ov at ' the Thompson com-
more m picture gave
f avorable publici-
1 any other single factor
cnL ‘Panymg He turned the film
ver to enlarged still
Miss Annette
’ CUrator of the State
° RD Reunion
july 20
ftbp “e f0rd same Reuni place, on will be
the old
2 « h '
Our Bookmobile
Service To Continue
At the last meeting of the
Board of Education a new Li¬
brary Board was appointed this
Board consists of:
Mrs. J. O. Gass, Sand Mountain
Mrs. E. A. Ellis, Trenton
Mrs. R. Townsend,, Wildwood
Miss Bess Cureton, Rising Fawn
Mrs. J. L. Fricks, Rising Fawn
Mrs Virginia Page, Trenton
Mrs- Douglas Morrison, Trenton
Mrs. J. M. Carroll, Dade High
Mrs. E. L. Raulston, New Eng¬
land
Mrs. D. P. Hood, Avans
Mrs. Art E. Moore, New Salem
The meeting of the new Board
met Tuesday afternoon July 1
and the following officers were
elected:
Chairman—Mrs. Virginia Page
Vice Chairman—Mrs. Martin
Carroll
Secretary and Treasurer—Mrs-
J. L. Fricks.
Of course the main business
of the meeting was whether
money could be found for the
continuation of the Bookmobile
Service. The Board decided that
they would try to raise ;the
money. This service was needed
and that by having entertain¬
ments, box suppers, movies and
by other means they WOULD
raise the necessary money-
Vice Treasurers were appointed
for the North End—Mrs. E. L.
Raulston, Sand Mountain, Mrs.
D. P. Hood, Lookout Mountain
Mrs. Ruth Massey, South End
the Treas—Mrs. Fricks and for
Trenton either Mrs. Virginia Page
or Mrs. Douglas Morrison. These
Treasurers will be responsible
for the collection of any money
raised in their communities and
will turn it over to the Board
Treasurer.
Since the closing of the Select¬
ive Service office there has been
no Depository for Books in Tren¬
ton. The Morrison Hardware
and Supply Company has volun¬
teered their store for this pur¬
pose. The Bookmobile will leave
there many books for children
and some for adults that the
residents of Trenton may con¬
tinue to enjoy the benefits of
the library service-
PORT AUTHORITY
WILL SEEK LOAN
Long-range development of
Georgia’s seaports was promised
by the Georgia State Port Au¬
thority when it announced that a
$15,000,000 Federal loan would
be sought this fall to stimulate
port activity.
In a meeting attend by Acting
Gov. M. E. Thompson, the body
agreed to float a bond issue, if
necessary, to guarantee the loan
which will be sought through
RFC. Capital improvements at
Savannah and Brunswick, it is
believed, would prove adequate
to provide additional revenue
great enough to retire the inter¬
est and principal on a loan of
that amount.
MOUNTAIN-TOP TOWER
AS PEACE MEMORIAL TO
ROOSEVELT IS PROPOSED
A $2,000,000 memorial tower
to Franklin Delano Roosevelt
was proposed last week during
the ceremonies at Warm Springs
which turned the Little White
House into a national shrine.
Ivan Allen, Sr., chairman of the
Roosevelt Warm Springs Memo¬
rial Commission, suggested that
this peace tower be erected atop
Pine Mountain with funds con¬
tributed by the 48 states and all
the nations of the world.
Allen proposed that the tower
be equipped with radio, televis¬
ion, chimes and modern elevat¬
ors, and be used to originate
broadcasts of messages of hope
and peace and inspiration. He
said the Idea had the endorse¬
ment of Gov. Thompson and
awaited, now, merely the impetus
of an organized campaign-
THE ^ ADE C0UN TY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1947.
Homecoming July 4 Huge Success
Governor Charms All Present
The Fourth of July was a real
holiday, as anyone who attended
the Homecoming Friday can tell
you. The weather was just right
except for a shower around 3:30
which dampened the crepe paper
streamers, but not the spirit.
The crowd numbered under
400, most of them gathering just
before the governor and his
party arrived. Residents from
Walker and Catoosa Counties
and Chattanoogans were spied
in the throng among numerous
former citizens of Dade and their
relatives and friends.
Barbecue and Brunswick stew
were served all afternoon. There
was beef, pork, lamb, stew, potato
salad, cole slaw, pickles and ice
tea. Thanks are due to the
kitchen helpers, among
were: Mesdames T. S- Renfroe,
L. C. Adams, Frank Morrison,
Otis Foster, Charles Gray, Tom
Street, Jules Case and even the
Chairman of the Celebration,
Tom Renfroe! ‘•Doug’’ Thomas
was in charge of the barbecue
and many persons went out of
their way to congratulate him
on his delicious preparations'.
Thanks are due Mrs. Frank Mor¬
rison for the cole slaw and potato
salad.
Games of skill, “not chance”
as the operators put it was pop¬
ular. The Lion’s Club is indebted
to the 4H Club for their willing¬
ness to help. The boys ran a
game of skill and the girls ran
the lemonade and cold drink
stand. Cigarettes were also
sold and when business was slack
the girls went around to the
smokers, who bought their goods
whether they needed them or
not.
Music was furnished all after¬
noon by Tatum and Case, whose
selection of records was very
appropriate. As someone ex¬
pressed “This is the first time
I’ve been to a gathering which
used a microphone that didn’t
crackle and roar.’’ The loud
speakers were just right. Credit
is certainly due to James Milton
Case, who also made the an¬
nouncements and carried on a
lost and found department via
the loud speaker and Bill and
John Tatum, whose cooperative¬
ness helped put the Home
coming over. Martial music was
played as the governor arrived
and made his way to the plat¬
form which was decorated in
red, white and blue crepe paper.
The rain made the colors run,
and it is hoped Gov. Thompson
and his party didn’t lean too
heavily on the railings of the
platform which was erected on
the north side of the building
under the pines. The grounds
were cleared off so that the
people covild congregate around
the stand.
The speeches began shortly
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AT HOMECOMING—Left to right, Judge J. M. C. Townsend, Mrs.
C“nd t POMINENT GUESTS StonewaU Dyer, and Mr Dyer,
Mrs Thompson, Governor Thompson, Mrs.
ROLL OF HONOR
Dade’s Roll of Honor for World
War II as published and so stated
last week was not complete.
Additional names have been sent
to us but we are hoping that
still more will be turned in to
us and we will publish an ad¬
ditional list next week.
a * ter 5 o’clock. On the speakers
platform ' were Gov. and Mrs
Thompson, Judge and Mrs.
Townsend and son Allen, Mr. and
Mrs. Stonewall Dyer and Col.
D. E. Morrison.
Col. Morrison, president of the
Lions Club, opened the program
by saying how glad he was to
see everyone. He thanked Mrs.
G. C. Tatum for her happy thot
in making this a Homecoming
Day. He introduced the people
on the speakers’ platform and
said how fortunate we were to
have the Governor of Georgia
with us- Dade had supported
him for Lieutenant Governor,
and Dade would probably con¬
tinue to support him until such a
time as “Dade’s little red-headed
boy got ready to run for Gov¬
ernor.” Above the crowd’s ap¬
plause could be heard “Red”
Townsend’s chuckle.
Judge Townsend was our next
speaker who, being shorter than
the Colonel, had microphone
difficulties, and in a whispered
voice to James Milton Case, who
was adjusting the microphone,
and which was heard clearly
through the mike, “Maybe I’d
just better stand- on my tiptoes."
The expression on the Judge's
face when he realized how his
voice had carried brought gales
of laughter from the crowd.
Judge Townsend spoke of how
good it was to see people he
hadn’t seen for 30 years and to
see so many of his old friends
gathered together. He spoke of
how much Ex-Gov. Rivers had
done for Dade county, and he
predicted that Gov. Thompson
would do as much. That already
at a cost of a half million dollars
the road front' Trenton to the
Jackson county (Ala ) line is be¬
ing surveyed, and that by the
25th of July the Hooker Road
contract will be let.
He spoke of how the Governor
had taken office under adverse
conditions, but that he had been
able to pay the school teachers
and was launched on a large
road building program, “and may
Dade extend two more years to
his tenure in office.’’
The Governor spoke informal¬
ly, but he spoke from his heart,
and he held the interest of all
who heard him. He opened his
remarks by saying he was de¬
lighted to come back to Dade and
see so many old friends from
Dade, Walker and Catoosa Coun¬
ties, and he called by name those
he could see from our neighbor¬
ing counties.
He poked a little fun at the
Judge by saying he had wonder¬
ed which road ’’Red” had wanted
when he contacted him about
coming to Dade, but he finds out
it is not which road, but two or
three roads
The Governor spoke of his trip
CURTIS R. AYERS NEW
ASSISTANT COUNTY AGENT
Curtis R- Ayers arrived in
Trenton Tuesday to take up the
duties of the assistant County
Agent. We are very glad to
welcome him to Dade. ~
Mr. Ayers comes to us from
Athens, Georgia where he has
been working as a Specialist in
Tri-County Hospital Au¬
thority Has First Meeting
here from Rome, saying that he
had seen trees growing along the
shoulders of the road and “that
unless better care was taken of
our roads there isn’t much use
of having better roads.’’ (We
believe the road about which the
Governor was speaking is in
Walker county, but we should
not forget his warning.—Editor's
Note).
The main body of his speech
was on State Parks. He spoke
about visiting Seattle, Wash., the
mountains of New Hampshire,
the beaches of Long Island, N.
Y., and he found every place
crowded. He saw “tjeautilul
highways on which there was not
a house, a filling station or a
cigarette stub—with just one
single purpose—that one could
ride in comfort over mountains,
to lakes and resorts, or just to
see the scenery.”
Because of this the tourists
overcrowded the hotels, resorts
and beaches, and the income
from this runs into the hundreds
of millions. Our State Parks
that are now developed are mak¬
ing thousands of dollars.
Tourists come to the Capitol,
they go to see Stone Mountain,
and then they turn away disap¬
pointed. Now, the road is being
relocated so that it will go to
State Parks, and the tourists can
not only go to see this barren
Rock, but can also enjoy recre¬
ational resources. At Pine Moun¬
tain with its beauty, Warm
Springs, and Little White House,
how wonderful it would be to
have a tower there. People will
at some time come from all over
the world to see the Little White
House, where Franklin Delano
Roosevelt died; and tourists
would help to pay for this me¬
morial.
There is no. adequate State
Park on the coast south of Ma¬
con. This coast is protected by
a group of islands. There are
140 miles of beaches and only
three miles of this are open to
the public. The finest beach of
nine miles is on Jekell Island.
There is a program underway
to purchase this island and make
it into a State Park where every¬
one could go and see the coast
and to be within the income of
everyone. A place where groups
of Boy and Girl Scouts, 4-H
Clubs, etc., could go for a few
days and enjoy the wonders of
the beaches. A place for every¬
one and within the income of
everyone. tourists
The money from the
at these State Parks would in¬
crease the state income and
“Georgia could really blossom
like the rose "
After all the speechmaking,
the Governor and his party
sampled the barbecue at a table
inside decorated with flowers.
They left shortly afterwards for
a week end visit at the Lookout
Mountain Hotel as guests of
Judge and Mrs- Townsend.
Called Meeting
Serves Purpose
For the third time, a commu¬
nity project has been started,
but for the first time it has been
successfully begun with a recre¬
ation hall in sight, grounds al¬
ready donated, and a 100% ap¬
proval of plans which are now
under way!
Tuesday night, a called meet¬
ing of the Masons, young peo¬
ple and parents, decided on im¬
mediate action by committees se¬
lected from the older people and
the boys and girls of the com¬
munity, which will work out a
plan by which the community
hall will be open to all boys and
girls of Dade County. This pro¬
gram will begin right away, as
the grounds are ready to use.
A special meeting of the
younger crowd this week will
select a general chairman, a vice
chairman, secretary and treas¬
urer, and a junior board of trus¬
tees. These teen-agers will be
in charge of the whole program
which is under general super¬
vision of Mrs. Martin Carroll.
Mrs. Carroll is especially suited
for this type of work, as she has
taught the youngsters at school
since practically the first grade.
She was unanimously elected for
the position and the young peo¬
ple feel certain that she can
handle it.
At the first meeting, which
was held in the Masonic Hall,
the proposed recreational hall
the turnout was poor. There
were abound 40 of the teen-age
group, and three, mind you,
three pairs of parents, showed
up. It is now evident that if we
are to have a community center,
the youngsters will have to do it!
With Maddox Hale conducting
the meeting, there were frequent
talks from the floor. Vehement
protests against going to Chat¬
tanooga for diversion were made
even more strongly when the
entire teen-age group left at 9:30
to go skating.
A new floor for skating, danc¬
ing, etc., will soon be put over
the old one, and activities will
begin as soon ase the present oc¬
cupants of the hall find a place
to live-
Temporary officers elected
from the older people to sit in
on the teen-age meeting are:
Labon Jones, A. L- Dyer, Mrs.
J. M. Carroll, Mrs. Douglas
Morrison and Mr. Cleron Kyzer.
STATE AND NATION BOTH
HAVE SURPLUS MONEY
IN TREASURY
Both the United States of
America and the State of Georgia
ended the fiscal year with
treasury surpluses. U. S. Sec¬
retary of the Treasury has an¬
nounced that the national sur-
nlus is about $754,000,000. State
Auditor B. E. Thrasher, Jr..
declared Georgia’s surplus to be
about $2,000,000.
Improved methods of tax col¬
lection. many of which were in¬
augurated by Gov. Thompson
when he was in charge of ,the
State Revenue Department, have
resulted in a record income for
the state of Georgia for the fiscal
year which ended June 30.
Revenue Commissioner Glenn
Phillips announced that the total
revenue was more than $93,000,-
000, or $24,000,000 more than the
year previous. A sharp leveling
off in collections is expected
beginning this month, he said-
However, the State is not in
debt. But the national debt is
only some $ 258 , 000 , 000,000 bill¬
ions, that is.
Auditor Thrasher said the
Georgia surplus might be used to
build a veterinary hospital at the
University in Athens and a tex¬
tile building at Georgia Tech.
MORE SCHOOL TEACHERS
ELECTED FOR DADE COUNTY
Rising Fawn
Mrs. J. L. Fricks-
Mrs. Hoyt Phillips
Davis
R. N. Gardner, Principal
Trenton Garden Chib
; (Intende d for last week)
^ JuJy flower show has been
indefinitely.
^ mMUllgs durlng Ju]y and
August.
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Rodent Control with the State
Extension Service.
NUMBER 27.
The Hospital Authority of
Walker, Dade and Catoosa ap¬
proved by the General Assembly
held its first meeting on July
2nd. Mrs. Catherine Morrison,
J. L. Fricks, members of the Hos¬
pital Authority, and our Ordinary
Judge J. M. Carroll, represented
Dade at this meeting.
Plans were discussed for the
three counties to acquire from
the War Assets Administration
the Post Hospital at Fort Ogle¬
thorpe and enough equipment
for a 110 bed hospital.
The Medical Society of Chatt¬
anooga and Hamiton County and
the Tri County Medical Society
of Northwest Georgia fully en¬
dorsed the plan and agreed to
supply the Hospital Authority
with specialists and to serve as
members of the visiting staff.
The members of the governing
authority of the three counties
agreed to float Revenue Certifi¬
cates until the Hospital can be¬
come self sustaining. The
General Assembly of Georgia in
approving the Hospital Authority
Law to create the Hospital
Authority of Walker, Dade and
Catoosa Counties also legalizes
an assesment of not more than
five mills from County funds
for the payment of hospital care
of the poor and indigent from
the county.
The first steps for a hospital
in northwest Georgia have now
been taken. This was a major
need as Hamilton County has ■»
only 3.8 hospital beds per thou¬
sand people and the Health
Director says there should be
4.5 beds per thousand people.
Walker, Dade and Catoosa, be¬
cause of the lack of hospital
facilities, had had to send their
patients to Chattanooga hos¬
pitals thus making their burden
even heavier.
As many of us know the wheels
grind slowly when dealing with
Uncle Sam, but you may be sure
that everything possible is being
done to hurry the opening of
our hospital.
THOMPSON BEGINS
INFORMAL RADIO
PROGRAM SERIES
Acting Governor Thompson
has begun a series of weekly
broadcasts over Georgia radio
stations Tuesdays at 6:30 p. m.
Orignating in the Governor's
Mansion in Atlanta, the pro¬
grams are informal talks by the
Chief Executive about his plans
and decisions and other data of
general interest.
The broadcasts originate with
Atlanta’s station WATL and are
fed to a Georgia state network.
CO-ED POLICY FOR COLLEGES
TURNED DOWN
Despite a committee report
favoring the idea,the State Board
of Regents has refused to per¬
mit the admission of girl stu¬
dents to Georgia Tech and men
students to GSCW at Miliedge-
ville and GSCW at Valdosta.
The plan was advanced as a
partial solution to the present
overcrowded conditions and was
enthusiastically endorsed by the
students. The Regents, howev¬
er, have held the line for a con¬
tinuation of tradition and no co¬
ed institutions will bloom on the
three campuses in question.
STATE TRAINS COUNSELLORS
FOR SCHOOLS
More counsellors are being
trained by the State Department
of Education so that Georgia
schools, this fall, may have an
expanded program for student
guidance.
According to R. D. Pulliam,
supervisor of Occupational In¬
formation, the aim of the pro¬
gram is to help students select
proper courses in high school and
assist them when they are grad¬
uated in either getting a job or
picking the right college.
"We feel,’' he said, “that suc¬
cessful guidance has a respon¬
sibility beyond graduation, the
point where it is dropped now."
