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Federal Old Age
sion “Matching”
present old-age pension
dement | Government under “matches’ which the
allocations was branded
iust f and unfair” by Acting
U Thompson in his
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Tuesday evening Georgia
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network broadcast this
asserted that the old
He had lost some
f this state
0 000 in the last ten years
much as we would have
rough a general cropfail-
Georgia last year ^thru
equalities imposed upon
because it is not able to
a for old age
,s much money
as other states,
tmg out that present Fed-
rants are so small that
a can now pay only an
of $17 04 a month to its
e disclosed
ks the governor
ome of the more prosper-
;ates enjoyed such large
1 assistance that they
nany times that amount,
age pensions. He declared
uld discuss the matter at
Governor’s Conference in
ake City which he is now
not ask my fellow-
to support anything
; right nor fair,’’ he
ihall merely ask that
be treated like the
people of the country,
a little old lady in
lorgia gets just as
a little old lady in
ittes and that a 65-
m needs just as many
l just as much medi-
) in Indiana,
tter is really up to the
ind Congressmen in
ington but I believe the
inference can stim-
. I believe, in the
1 be able to get a
or” under old-age
nts and apportion
o the States on the
peoples’ need.’’
RT FORESTER
CONVALESCING
rt Forester, Assistant State
tor of Public Safety, who
went an appedectomy sev-
eeks ago, was in Trenton,
jay, being greeted by his
friends, who are delighted
recovery.
Forester, who bears the
f Major in the Department
blic Safety, was stricken
niy the latter part of June,
ushed to the hospital for
eration, where it was de¬
fied he was suffering from
ly infected appendix,
several days after under-
the operation, Mr. Fores¬
ee was despaired of, and
days he was confined to
ospital bed before return-
pme.
: a. source of much pleasure
family and friends to note
covery, and with rest and
v 'ify he hopes to return to
ta an d assume his work in
ear future.
ER OF APPRECIATION
bookmobile service
king is a greater handicap
c kHd in his study than a
background in reading.
ls so often the case in
.is where the library is small
inadequate to meet the
of the pupils.
dren in Dade county have
wtunate in having the
libraries supplemented by
fom the bookmobile. It
a inly been of great value
and community,
y so since our building
d!1 d the school library
st
! ° e summer my home
? as one of the stops.
Stately .
25 persons have
books left here, some
a s ^
= many as 20 books.
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Trenton To Have
An Air Field
Something new has been added
to Trenton’s list of accomplish¬
ments. Over on Jack Sell’s field,
just south of the Sittons Mill on
Lookout Creek, you will find a
landing field which will be ready
for use in approximately a week.
The field Is in good shape, but
not good enough for the ones
who will be setting an Aeronca’s
wheels down on shortly.
It is the plan of the young men
responsible for this move to put
Trenton on the map, to use the
strip for their own pleasure.
Later on, passengers will be
taken up for a small fee. There
are five members of the club
which bought the plane and
originated the idea, but Harold
Cox's crew helped make the strip
possible by grading it off and
tearing down a few interfering
fences. John Tatum, Roy Mc-
Bryar, James Milton Case, Martin
Smith of Head River, and a Mr.
Jackson from Lookout Mountain
are all veterans who took the
training course at LaFayette
under the G. I. Bill of Rights.
This course was begun February
5th of this year, and has pro¬
vided several- of the men their
private pilot’s license which will
enable them to get a commercial
pilot’s license. The rest are not
allowed to land on this field
because they haven’t licenses,
but they will soon remedy that.
Other flyers are Tom Sims and
Milt Case.
Sunday afternoon, Martin
Smith, who has his own plane,
provided onlookers a thrill
when he brought his aerital
vehicle down for a landing. Al¬
though the Trenton flyers al¬
ready have their own plane
which is now at Trion, they plan
to finish the strip completely
before trying to use it.
A T-shaped hanger is under
constructon which will house
only one plane.
A subject which has been wide¬
ly discussed is whether the creek
will rise enough to wash the
hanger away. Heavy rains in
the past have failed to make
the field useless because the sod
has held up well, and the flyers
have reason to believe that the
creek will not carry the hanger
away if it rises, and in that
case, the plane can be harbored
at Trion or LaFayette.
UNIVERSITY TO GET VETER¬
INARY SCHOOL BY SEPT-
The University of Georgia is
to have a School of Veterinary
Medicine after all. The State
Board of Regents has announced
that it is proceeding with plans
to establish the school next Sep¬
tember. It will offer a four-
year course and will be headed
by Dr. T. J. Jones as dean.
The Regents turned an archi¬
tect’s report estimating the cost
of preparing and equipping the
school building at $1,800,000 over
to Acting Governor Thompson
for final approval- The school
will have room for about 200
students and tuition will be $75
per quarter for state residents
and $175 per month for out-of-
state students.
Commenting on the action,
Chancellor Raymond Paty de¬
clared that Georgia has been
losing about $5,000 000 a year
in livestock deaths that could
have been prevented. He looked
upon the establishment of the
new school as promising.
ROSE DYER HOSTESS
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Although the mercury was low
enough to produce goose pimples
on Rose’s guests, they had a
wonderful time at her tennis
party and watermelon cutting.
This was an impromptu affair
which took place after a teen¬
age meeting at the court house.
From the tennis court, the crowd
went over to her home for the
watermelon.
Those present were: Jean Duke,
Imma Dean Lacy, Irene Allison,
Martha Ann Morgan, Elsie Orr,
Myrna Renfroe, E. A. Ellis, Eddie
Pace, Kelly Renfroe, W. M- Da¬
venport, Max Wheeler, Aubrey
Dyer, Bud Tatum, Dennis Bran¬
don, the hostess, and her mother
and father.
Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia.
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1947.
Sunday Crash Injures
Mrs. Martin Nethery j
New England was the scene of!
another collision Sunday at 6 P.
M. which involved three cars,
one of them driven by Mrs- Mar¬
tin Nethery, wife of Maj. Nethery
of Trenton, who is now in the
Air Corps Reserve.
The accident occurred as Mrs-
Nethery was returning from
Chattanooga after taking her
husband there. A car parked on
the hill just south of Dave L.
Brown’s store made it necessary
for a north bound car of Negroes
from Alabama to go around it
Three southbound cars were
struck in succession by the Ala.,
car, Mrs. Nethery's car being the
third. The front was smashed
in, and she received minor in¬
juries over her left eye- The
Alabama car was missing a front
left wheel as a result of the
accident.
The five colored entertainers
were enroute to Engel Steadium
for a ball game. They expressed
regrets that one of the cars
kept going and they lost their
front wheel. They were fined
costs in Judge Carroll’s Court
Monday morning.
Maj., and Mrs. Nethery are
visiting his mother, Mrs. Grace
Nethery at her home in Trenton-
Ranger’s Report
OUR NEW JOBS ARE IN THE
MAKING!
While we are shopping for new
homes and hosiery, industry is
fulfilling its promise of new
synthetics and plastics. Many
are being made from wood.
Forest products industries to¬
day employ more than a million
of us workers, earning more than
two billion dollars annually.
Millions more of us are depend¬
ent on the forests for part of
our earnings.
New products from wood mean
more jobs, more incomes de¬
pendent upon the bounty of our
forests.
AUTO BURNS SOUTH OF
TRENTON TUESDAY EVE.
Nothing but the charred skele¬
ton remains of a blue 41 Buick
sedan which burnt about one-
fourth mile south of Trenton
city limits Tuesday afternoon.
The owner was unidentified, but
the car was from Hamilton
County, Tenn. Too-tight brakes
caused the complete loss of the
insurance covered automobile-
Rutledge - Talley towed the
wreckage in, and is holding it
until representatives from the
insurance company investigate.
Chromium and the parking
lights on the front end are the
only remains worth salvaging.
In Recorder’s Court
No Cases
Recreation Program Opens on School
The opening of Trenton’s first
recreation center got under way
Tuesday night, and the Advisory
Committee is happy to report
that it was a success! Because
of the tennis court already in
use, and the lighting facilities,
plans were changed Tuesday
morning to operate on the school
grounds. School officials are
debating as to whether roller
skating will be allowed in the
gymnasium. If so, this location
will be more suitable than the
Masonic Hall, which has been
condemned and is not large
enough for a skating rink.
Fifty boys and girls between
the ages of 7 and 25 cooperated
beautifully in the first attempt
at a recreation program. Mrs.
J. M. Carroll, director, and Labon
Jones, one of the Advisory Com¬
mittee were pleased at the num¬
ber attending. This location
seems to be more suitable than
the Masonic property. Inad¬
equate sports equipment is the
main gripe now, but another
week or so will take care of this.
Equipment for Tuesday night
was: one dart board, with nine
darts, one badminton set, one
bingo set, one pair boxing
Contract Will Be
Awarded On Major
Highway Project
Construction will begin within
about three weeks on the Dade
county road known as the State
Route 58 to Georgia-Tennesseee
Line Road. A contract for grad¬
ing and surface treating of 3.4
miles of the road will be award¬
ed by the State Highway Depart¬
ment on July 25, according to
an announcement by Highway
Director John Beasley. Adver¬
tisements for bids have already
gone out on the project, which
is expected to cost about $90,000.
Cost of the projects will be
shared between the State and
Federal governments, according
to the State Highway Director,
who pointed out that this is one
of several projects announced at
this time which are proposed
where construction has been
gently needed. The construc¬
tion has been deferred due
Federal regulations prohibiting
road building except for mili¬
tary highways-
Director Beasley announced
that they are concentrating up¬
on Federal Aid projects under
which secondary or post
that make up the
market system, will receive
tematic attention.
“We are concentrating
roads where the federal
can be made available, and,
the most part, on rural
Director Beasley said in
the broad Georgia program.
MISS SARAH ADAMS WED
TO RAY EAVES JUNE 18
Miss Sarah Daphne
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Adams of Hooker, became
bride, June 18, of Roy Eaves,
of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Eaves
Chattanooga. The
took place at Flir.tstone
church, with the Rev- W. B.
ton officiating.
The attendants were Mr.
Mrs. O. G. Holt. The bride is
sister of Mrs. Tom Clouse
Whiteside, Tenn., Mrs.
Hamill of Hooker, and John
ams, Jr., of St. Elmo. She is
graduate of Dade County
School, and attended the
versity of Chattanooga. She
employed at Olan Mills Studio
Chattanooga.
The groom, who is stationed
No. 3 Fire Hall of the
ooga Fire Department, is a
er of Martin, Benny and
Eaves, Mrs. Ed Simmons,
and Judy Eaves of
The couple are residing at
West 51st Street, Chattanooga.
The Rising Fawn Baptist
met Saturday afternoon, July
at the home of Mrs. G. R.
field. The Bible study was
by Mrs. J. A. Reeves, and
J. Z. Bobo had charge of
program. After the
session, Mrs. W. J. West was pre¬
sented a shower of
gifts. Delicious
were served to sixteen.
gloves, one croquet set, one
shoe outfit, and one tennis
with net and four rackets.
Bill Tatum and Bobby
put up an extension cord
provide more lights, but
more poles and floodlights
needed. Late Tuesday
a group of youngsters went
work on the grounds with
blades and lawn mowers.
Unfortunately, rain ruined
evening’s entertainment
about an hour and a half.
and Mrs- A. L. Dyer were kind
enough to invite the whole
over to their house to escape
weather.
The recreation program will
be continued under the
of Mrs. Carroll on
afternoons from 2 to 5 and Tues¬
day and Thursday nights from
7:30 till 10 o’clock.
This is a countywide program,
and is open to all who want to
take advantage of it.
Each Monday night at 8:00 has
been established as a regular
meeting night for all interested
in the program. These meetings
will take place at the Court
house until our community cen¬
ter is in full swing.
Farm Bureau Is
To Have Party
The Farm Bureau will have a
chicken stew on July 21, and ev¬
eryone is invited—boys, girls,
mothers, fathers—and all your
friends and neighbors. The en¬
tire membership of the 4-H Club
are to be the Farm Bureau's
guests- The Farm Bureau is
sponsoring as one of their pro¬
jects the 4-H Club Program and
is hoping to be able to help the
children find a place for their
poultry show in the fall, to raise
money for the prizes at the
show, and money that members
of Dade’s 4-H Club may occa¬
sionally attend some of the Dis¬
trict and State meetings.
The chicken stew will be at 7:-
30, after which there will be a
short speaking program. Mr.
Wilson E. Still will be the prin¬
cipal speaker.
After the program, everyone
is invited to the gym to enjoy
folk games, which will be under
the supervision of Mr. M. L. Van-
Winkle, Recreation Specialist
from the Georgia Agricultural
Extension Service.
Carroll - Stewart
Wedding Announced
Formal announcements of the
wedding of Miss Gladys Carroll,
elder daughter of Judge and Mrs.
J. M. Carroll, and Mr. David
Marshall Stewart, have been re¬
ceived by local friends of the
family.
The wedding rites were said
at Washington, D. C., on Monday
the ninth of June, 1947, where
the young couple reside, and
where they hold lucrative posi¬
tions with the U. S. Government.
Judge and Mrs- Carroll and
Miss Mary Jo, sister of the bride
journeyed to the National Cap
itol and were present when the
nuptial rites were read.
Mrs. Stewart is a graduate of
the Dade County High School
and also University of Chattan¬
ooga, where she majored in
botany. She later took a post¬
graduate course in the Univer¬
sity of Cincinnati, where she re¬
ceived her Master degree.
After receiving her master de"
gree, Mrs- Stewart was associated
with the University of Cincinnati
in botanical research work for
several months, later accepting
a position as secretary in a bu
reau of the U. S v Qovernment.
Mr. Stewart holds a responsible
position in the U. S- Congression¬
al Library.
Mrs. Stewart has a host of rel¬
atives and friends in Dade county
who join The Times in wishing
much happiness and prosperity
to the popular young couple in
their journey through life.
Head River News
By Miss Janie Forester
A family reunion was held at
the home of Mr. H. R. Johnson
here Sunday. Those present
were Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Doug¬
las and -daughter of Nashville,
Mr. and Mrs- Frank Massey and
daughter of New Salem, Mrs
Carl Webb and children of Ad-
rain, Ga., Mrs. L. E- Holtzhower
and daughters, Miss Willie John¬
son of Hapeville, Ga., Miss Grace
Johnson of Chattanooga and
Mr. and Mrs. C- L. Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Ross had as
Sunday guests, Mr. Carl Stalvey
of Chattanooga, Mr. Elmer Ross
of Tampa, Fla., and Mrs. Ray¬
mond and James Ross of Rome.
Mrs. Carl Stalvey accompanied
them home for a visit.
Rev. Glenn Smith filled his
regular appointment at the
Church here. Mr. and Mrs.
Smith were dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Forester and
family. singing
The annual all-day
will be held Sunday at Mt. Car¬
mel Church. Basket lunch will
be served at the noon hour-
Our community was deeply
saddened by the death of Rev-
Joe Massey- He was dearly loved
by his many friends and will be
missed. We wish to extend our
deepest sympathy to the family
and relatives. i
Published Weekly—Since 1901,
Will Fix Jekyll’s
Value On September 8
At the request of attorneys for
the owners of Jekyll Island, the
appraisal of the property will
not be considered by Glynn
Superior Court until September
8. Attorneys for Jekyll Island
cl..b and F. R- Condone, owners
of the property, asked the con¬
tinuance after the State had
amended its condemnation
action to acquire the island to
join both in the same case- The
appraisers will make a report to
Judge Gordon Knox on Sept., 8.
Judge Knox ignored an in¬
junction sought by Represent¬
ative W. H. Lovett of Dublin
against the State Park Author¬
ity and the State Parks Depart¬
ment to prevent acquisition of
the island, as directed by the
General Assembly and author¬
ized by Governor M- E. Thomp¬
son.
The court action by Lovett was
heartily welcomed by Acting
Gov. M. E. Thompson, State
Auditor B. E. Thrasher, Jr., and
Attorney-General Eugene Cook,
last week. All concurred in the
belief that the move by the
wealthy Georgian would clarify
the entire Jekyll Island situation
by throwing the matter into the
courts.
Commented Gov. Thompson:
“I am so glad that the issue on
Jekyll Island is now out of the
rumor gossip stage and is into
the courts. The courts will be
able to make an official record
of all the issues involved. I
have always had great
for the courts and their de¬
cisions.”
State Auditor Thrasher’s com
ment on the suit was succinct:
“I consider the present
uation where all the actions
taining to the purchase of
Island are placed before
courts of this State to be
wholesome situation for the
izens of Georgia, in that
action will be passed on by
interested parties for the
welfare of the State.”
Attorney General Cook
called attention to the fact
he was acting In accordance
legislation enacted by the
eral Assembly and by
of the proper State
THOMPSON ORDERS LEGIS¬
LATORS OFF PAYROLLS
Acting Governor
called upon all agency heads
the state government to
ate all employees who are
in the Legislature-
In a bulletin, the governor de¬
clared: "It seems to me that
is a bad governmental
for any person to serve in the
Legislative and Administrative
branches of the State
ment at the same time.
though it is not a violation
the law, it is, in my opinion,
violation of the spirit of the
I want you to discontinue
your payroll any member of
General Assembly who
to hold his legislative post.”
The ruling affects approxi¬
mately a score of individuals
in the employ of the State.
Mary Ellen Hawkins
Marries James H.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Hawkins
announce the marriage of
daughter, Mary Ellen, to
Harold Forester, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Byron Forester of Rising
Fawn. The ceremony was held
in LaFayette on July 3, at 8:30
p. m. with Rev. Von Crawford
officiating at his home.
The bride was attired in a
light blue dress with white ac-
Her corsage was white gardenias,
cessories. Her corsage was
white gardenias.
Mrs- Forester is a graduate of
Dade County High School, with
the class of 1946- She taught
one year at Rising Fawn Junior
High. The bridegroom attended
Dade High, later serving with
the Navy for two years. He re¬
ceived his discharge in May of
’46, and has since been employed
as a carpenter.
The happy couple are residing
with the groom’s parents at
Cloverdale. Their many friends
wish them the best of luck and
good wishes.
NUMBER 28.
July 20 To 26 Set
For Observance Of
Farm Safety Week
Farm people in Georgia were
called upon this week by Direc¬
tor Walter S. Brown of the Geor¬
gia Extension Service to join
farmers throughout the nation
in the fourth annual observance
of National Safety Week, July
20 to 26.
He pointed out that President
Truman has proclaimed the week
as National Farm Safety Week
and that an effort will be made
to reduce farm and farm home
accidents and to call attention
to year-round safety measures
that can be adopted to prevent
accidents.
In his proclamation, President
Truman declared that “more
fatal accidents occur in agricul¬
ture than in any other occupa¬
tion and . . . caution and intel¬
ligent effort on the part of every
farm family in the land will less¬
en the suffering and economic
loss caused by accidents, and the
coordinated observance by all
our people of a week dedicated
to farm safety will effect an im¬
mense saving to our country.”
The President called upon the
nation to observe National Farm
Safety Week “as a spearhead to
year-round farm safety pro¬
gram” and he requested “all
persons and organizations con¬
cerned with agriculture and
farm life to cooperate in the ob¬
servance of this fourth annual
National Farm Safety Week.”
According to Director Brown,
machinery, livestock and falls
are the most frequent sources of
non-motor vehcile fatalities a—
mong farmers. Accidental
deaths of farm residents total¬
ed 16,000 in 1945, eighty percent
more than 1944. An increase in
motor vehicle and farm home
accidents was responsible for the
increase, he pointed out.
Director Brown said that farm
families should learn three
things when' planning a safety
program: their
1. What hazards menace
lives at home, at work and on
the highway. the
2. What each member of
family can do to eliminate as
many of these hazards as pos¬
sible-
3. That carelessness on the
part of any member of the fam¬
ily perils the lives and happiness
of all.
OTIS FOSTER INJURED IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
For an unaccountable reason,
Otis Foster, Trenton, ran off the
road Tuesday night as he was
coming down Sand Mountain,
turning his car over three times
in a distance of thirty feet.
A companion was with him,
and from reports, Foster got too
close to the edge.
Mr. Foster was injured on his
head and neck, and received a
laceration of his right ear. He
was also skinned and bruised
about his legs. His companion
was uninjured.
A search was made for his
wallet, which was missing. The
car was tom up, but it can be
repaired. Rutledge-Talley towed
it in to the garage in Trenton.
LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION
PLANS FARM TOUR
The Coosa Valley Livestock
Association, Inc-, sales start each
Wednesday at noon, EST., at
Rome, Georgia.
The North Georgia Hereford
Association has planned a two-
day farm tour which is sched¬
uled for August 6 and 7. These
two days will be very education¬
al for farmers interested in de¬
veloping good pastures and live¬
stock farms. You will have an
opportunity to visit some of the
outstanding Hereford herds in
Georgia-
EVANGELISTIC SERVICES TO
BE HELD AT MAGGIE’S GAP
Beginning July 20, a series of
evangelistic meetings will be
conducted at Maggie’s Gap
Church of Christ on Sand Moun¬
tain. J. A. Lawson of Blue Dia¬
mond, Ky., will be the minister,
and everyone is invited to come
and hear him, and to take part
the worship.