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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 13, 1947)
Dade County's Only Newspaper. VOLUME XLVII. County Meetings Of Farm Organizations Communities in Dade County, Georgia are finding that they can a lot done by working together, and are making plans to do still more to make their neighborhoods better places to live. Last week farm families in three organized Dade County communities — Cloverdale, New Salem and Davis-met to review what they had accomplished in the past year in the way of community improvement and to set up goals they want to reach in 1948 New Salem and Davis are area demonstrations cooper¬ ating with the Georgia Extension Service and TVA to show the effect of the use of soil minerals on the agriculture and life of entire rural communities. Cloverdale is waiting approval of it’s application to be set up as a demonstration area. At the Cloverdale meeting,held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cicero Forester Wednesday night, it was reported that the goal of one acre of alfalfa on each farm had largely been reached. Plans were made for meeting the recreation needs of the com¬ munity and offers of a lot, ma¬ terials, and labor for the con¬ struction of a community center were made. Cloverdale families have been organized only a year to Work together toward satis¬ fying community needs. J. E. Cagle is president of theit or¬ ganization and Cicero Forester is secretary-treasurer. New Salem Community, atop T '■'okout Mountain, also organiz- d during the past year and is working as a unit to improve agriculture and solve other com¬ munity problems. W. T. Mc¬ Cauley, president of the local organization, says the communi¬ ty has done much but needs to keep on with the things it is doing and go on to other things. The planning committee met Thursday night, just before the community meeting, at the Mc¬ Cauley home and was served a supper prepared by the women of the community, that demon¬ strated the live-at-home pro¬ duction of New Salem agricul- ure. During the past year New Salem has made efforts to obtain electric service for the communi¬ ty, and a resolution was passed to continue these efforts. An outdoor recreation area, with playground and picnic facilities, has been started near the church grounds, members of the com¬ munity contributing their time to do the work. A home de¬ monstration club is to be organiz¬ ed this week. Additional needs discussed were a community center, and more active interest in communi¬ ty affairs by everyone. New Salem is an entrant this year in the Community Impove- ment Contest sponsored by Chat¬ tanooga Civic Clubs. Officers of the community organization are: W. T. McCauley, president, and Mrs. John McGuffey, secretary- treasurer. Plannng committee members are: W. T. McCauley, Mrs. Art Moore, Mr. and Mrs. John McGuffey, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Moore, Hugh Clark, Mrs. Stokes McCauley, and Mrs. L- C. Adams. The women of Davis Commun¬ ity on Sand Mountain also pre¬ pared supper for the planning committee meeting Friday night which preceded the community meeting at the schoolhouse. Davis Community was organized in 1944 and was among the winners in the Community Im¬ provement Contest last year. At the community meeting it was reported 'that home and com¬ munity goals set for the year had all been reached, with one exception of the pasture im¬ provement goal. Goals the Davis people set for themselves for 1948 included ad¬ ditional soil improvement prac¬ tices such as terracing, cover crops and crop rotations ; pasture improvement; investigation of possibilities for improving mar¬ ket facilities; livestock improve¬ ment; home improvements such Woodland Demonstra¬ tion On Lambert Farm Farm woodlands do play a vital part in the development and maintenance of the farm. A concrete example is related by County Agent L. C. Adams of how a small woodlot has contributed to the J. P. Lambert farm near Rising Fawn, Ga. Early in the winter of 1944 on a stop at the Lambert farm and during our conservation Mr. Lambert informed me that he had some timber to ciut. He said that several sawmillers had looked it over and that one had offered him $2,000 for all mer chantable trees. He stated that he needed both some ready cash and some lumber for repairs and construction work. However, he did not want to ruin his wood¬ land by having it clear cut. It had been in the family for two generations and as a result of keeping out fire, parts of the woods had developed into good timber. Mr. Lambert was pretty uncertain what to do. It was explained to him that as an al¬ ternative to clear cutting he might select and cut only those trees which should be taken out 'to better tlje stand. In this way he could possibly harvest enough logs to obtain both the needed cash and lumber for farm use. Such a method, it was explained, would not only avoid clear cut¬ ting but would actually improve the condition 6f the woods. This, he stated, was exactly what he wanted to do so with the assistance of a TVA forester we went to work. In addition to the construction of a new house he has remodled his own home and made repairs to tennant houses and farm buildings. He has also cut 200 fence posts from white oak, and has used most of the tree Laps for fuelwood. His records show that since 19- 44 he has sold and used lumber valued at 1,680 from his wood land. If the price originally of¬ fered by the sawmiller, $2,000 for 154,000 board feet or $13.00 per thousand, is applied to the remaining stand of 102,000 board feet, it is worth $1,326. This puts him ahe^d of his original offer by $1,000 and does not in¬ clude the value of the fuelwood and fence posts or the additional value that he will realize from his growing timber. Mr. Lambert states that he is certain this method of handling farm timber is much more pro¬ fitable than the wasteful clear cutting method. He states that by selecting only the proper trees to be removed he has been able to achieve his objectives and still retain his woods in good condition. Mr. Lambert sum¬ med the situation up by stating this was his first experience in “eating his cake and having it too.” as landscaping, kitchen improve¬ ment, installation of running water, better hpme food supplies and betterment of home recre¬ ation; and community improve¬ ments such as recreation facili¬ ties, better roads and improved appearance of roadsides, bigger and better fairs and wider par¬ ticipation in them, and more community 4-H Club projects. Dosey Smith, D. P. Hood, Mrs. D. P. Hood and Mrs. Giles Gass, were elected to represent the community as members of the county planning committee Community oganization officers are Clarence Guffey, president, and Mrs. H. H. Bodenhamer, secretary-treasurer. Member of the planning committee are: Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Hood, Mrs. H. H. Bodenhamer, Clarence Guffey, Mr. and Mrs.* Henry Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Pike, Mr. and Mrs. C. C- Hardiman. I£r. and Mrs. Dorsey Smith, and Mr. and Mrs. Giles Gass. S. G. Chandler, Assistant Dis¬ trict Agent with the Georgia Ex¬ tension Service, spoke at all three community meetings. “We are at the crossroads now,” he told them. “It is up to people to decide for themselves whether their decisions for action are to be made in their own communities or somewhere else." lie Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia. THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1947. DADE COUNTY FUTURE HOMEMAKERS Picture by —W. C. Holmes— Pictured left to right—1st row-Gertha Stephens, Selma Ann Eichenburger, Lula Morgan, Ruby Raines, Charlotte Sullivan, Louise Sims, Rubble Livingston, Betty Bates, Edna Belle Cagle, Mrs. L. M. Allison. 2nd. row-Betty Riddle, Ruby Neal, Vonnie Gray, Bertha Stephens, Mary Eva Page, Betty Blevins, Margaret Taylor, Carroll Kenimer, Pauline SeJvey. 3rd. row-Emily Lee Wallen, Cynthaa Moore, Jessie Moreland, Betty Jo Durham, Mary Champers, Audrey Doyle, Clara Mae Wheeler, Billie Chapman, Edna Lea, Jane Keeton, Roselyn Dyer, Imma Dean Lacy. Back row-Ruth Wilson, Bea¬ trice Castlebrry, Martha June Derryberry, Clara Mae Cuzzort, Beatrice Williams, Della Wallen, Ruth Bible, Virginia Ann Kenimer- Members of Club not in picture are: Martha Gossett, Melba Reeves, Jeraldine Gray, Frances Barton, Evelyn Riddle. New Beauty Shoppe Is Most Attractive Thelma’s Beauty Shoppe is a beauty indeed. It is located where the Selective Service Board use to be in the south end of the building on the east side of the square in Trenton. This office has been painted white, Venetian blinds with red trim cover the windows which are in turn hung with red flowered creton cur¬ tains. (We notice Miss Hatfield had a red hanky tucked in the pocket of her white uniform.) Plants are used for decorating purposes, even small pots of flowers in brackets climb one wall. The furnitube is modern with crome frames and black leather seats. Yes a most at¬ tractive place in which to be beautified. We wish them suc¬ cess in their new business. NINTH GRADE TEACHER AND PUPILS MOVED The State Department of Edu¬ cation allots teachers to the var¬ ious county school system of the state on basis of average daily attendance for the previous year, there is one teacher for each 30 pupils in elementary grades and one teacher for each 25 pupils in high school. The state makes teacher allot¬ ment on a county wide basis, leaving to the local Boards of Education the distribution of teachers according to the need in various schools of the counties In the event an emergency arises in any school due to more pupils enrolling the state depart¬ ment will allot additional teach¬ ers, provided there are more pupils in the county system than teacher load on the above basis. In the Rising Fawn Jr. High school there were enrolled in Jr. High 29 pupils with two teachers, at Dade High there were 183 pupils the first month which is more than the teacher load for 7 teachers. We had only 6 teachers in our accredited High school until the Board transfer¬ red one teacher from Rising Fawn with the ninth grade from that school, there were 13 enroll¬ ed in this grade. This leaves sufficient number of teachers at Rising Fawn to take care of en¬ rollment on basis of teacher al¬ lotment, also it will save our Senior High School from being dropped from accredited list of high schools in the state, because of overloaded conditions. There was no other course open to the Board of Education in taking care of this situation. L. M. Allison. A^L^flZiAN to BE MARRIED NOV. 23 Of interest to Dade Countians is the announcement of the en¬ gagement and approaching mar¬ riage of Miss Myrna Ann Renfroe to Asa Leonard McMahan, by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T- S. Renfroe, Trenton. Mr. McMa¬ han is the son of Mrs. Cecil McMahan of Rising Fawn. The wedding will take place Sunday, November 23rd at four o’clock at the Trenton Methodist Church with Rev. T. N. Orr officiating. Mrs. H. F. Allison, Miss Jessie Mae Dyer and E. A. Ellis will present the nupital music. The bride-to-be is the sister of Patsy, Peggy, Bobby and Kelly Renfroe. She attended Dade High School and graduated from Chattanooga High School in 1946. A sophomore at the Uuiversity of Chattanooga, she is a member of various organizations, includ¬ ing Sigma Tau Delta, English the Southern Accent, school lit¬ erary magazine, and feature edi¬ tor of the University Echo. The prospective bridegroom graduated from Dade High School, later entering the army for a period of 24 months. He received h^s discharge in Novem¬ ber of 46. He is the brother of Mrs. Lloyd Boren, Mrs. Jake West, Mrs. Charles Kirk, Donovan, Joseph, and Charles McMahan. The young couple will make Rising Fawn their home. NEW SALEM HOME DEMON¬ STRATION CLUB ORGANIZED The New Salem Home Demon¬ stration Club was organized on Monday, November 10th at the home of Mrs. Tom McCauley. Officers elected for the current year are Mrs. Harold Moore, president ; Mrs. Art Moore, vice president; Mrs. Tom McCauley, secretary and treasurer; and Mrs. John McGuffey, reporter. Chair¬ man for the various committees will be announced later. It was decided that the next meeting will be held on December 9th at the home of Mrs. Jack Neal- The project will be Christ - Decorations undei the direction of Miss Pattie Bos veil, our Home Demonstration Agent. There was a discussion about the Improvement Contest which the New Salem Community has entered and which is to be judg¬ ed this Friday. Mr- Tom Mc¬ Cauley, president of this Im¬ provement Organization, was called in and plans were com¬ pleted for the route which the judges will take through the community on their inspection trip. Progress In Dade County Schools This is National Education Week. We were not able to visit all the schools in the county but we did get a summary of progress from Superintendent of Schools L M. Allison. The North Dade Consolidated School is still being taught in three different places BUT it is hoped that by next Monday, school will be held in the bar¬ racks, which have been set up beside the Morganville school which burned and in the old New England School. The barracks have been equipped with propane gas heat, and a pump and plumbing facilities are being completed this week for a water supply in the barracks. There are approximately 176 children enrolled in the North Dade Con¬ solidated Schools. The Hooker Colored School has about 38 children enrolled. On every visit we have made to this school it has looked as though it had finished a “clean up campaign” both inside and out, though our visits were un¬ expected. At present a new flu is being built for the stove in the school house. We did visit Dade High School- That poor building is just busting open its sides with the approxi¬ mately 499 children who now attend, 191 in the high schoo 1 grades and 298 in the elementary school. Not so very long ago this was a fine school building but populations do increase. Nov ‘not only are the class rooms full but four classes are being taught in the basement and one in the auditorium. Several class rooms have no desks, some very scanty blackboard space and several rooms have no lights There is a bright side however The lunch room, tables and chairs and the kitchen have all been freshly painted—the trim is white but the walls are a soft green. There are also curtains at the windows. The class of 1947 gave Venetian blinds for some of the windows in the auditorium and dark brown and red curtains have been gotten for all the windows. One class room has been painted from the money received from the Halloween carnival. The Health classes are making a survey of the weights and heights of the children in the school. There is now a music teacher. Miss Eileen Deel, who is majoring in piano at the Uni¬ versity of Chattanooga, is there two days a week and already has 25 pupils. The plumbing is gradually be¬ ing completed and it is hoped it will be finished in the very near future. Two barracks have been erect-, ed at the back of the school which will be equipped with ga: heat and will take care of two of the grades from the main building. The materials for the rebuild¬ ing of the Davis School are being assembled. In the mean time the barracks have been equipped with gas heat and electricity. Their school lunch room is one of the finest. It is furnished with all modern equipment and is serving meals regularily to the approximately 454 children. 390 in the elementary grades and 64 in High School. The school at New Salem though not completed has been equipped with gas heat, electric¬ ity and running water. This school also has their lunch room equipment and the work on the room is almost completed. There are 118 children enrolled in this school. We have had three of our six schools burn down with every¬ thing lost and we have suffered by the teacher shortage, which is still critical, but progress has been made. A visit to your school might enlighten you. Supt. Allison in¬ forms us that parents are al¬ ways welcome as is constructive criticism. Green tomatoes combined with them carefully to conform with sweet peppers form the basis for a variety of pickles and relishes. Washingette To Open In Trenton Nov. 20 Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Whittle, who are well known throughout the county as the representatives of the Home Supply Company are going to open on November 20th a Washingnette. This is a unique kind of laundry service which has come into being since the recent war. It is a place full of washing machines where you can bring your clothes, wash, rinse and dry them and take them home to iron when you have the time. Mr. and Mrs. Whittle plan to begin with eight or ten laundry- alls and a dryer. A laundryall is a washing machine where you put in ten pounds of clothing and it washes, rinses and damp dries them before you again touch the clothes. This Washingnette will be lo¬ cated in the wooden building back of I. O. Wheeler’s store in Trenton. This kind of business fulfills a long felt need in the county and we predict success to Mr. and Mrs. Whittle. TRENTON GARDEN CLUB The Garden Club of Trenton met Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. L. Dyer. Mr. S. G. Chandler of the State Department of Conservation gave a very instructive and in¬ teresting talk on conservation illustrated by colored slides. The speaker was introduced by Mrs. F. N. Belk, program chairman, who also presented Miss Roselyn Dyer in two clairnet numbers, accompanied by Miss Kathleen Morrison at the piano. Mrs. T. N. Orr gave highlights from the Bulletin. Mrs. L. M. Allison read the poem “My Neighbor’s Rose.” Mrs. E. L. Raulston presided at the business meeting. Mrs. E. G. Wright gave the report of the monthly flower show. Mrs. W. H. Brock, who with Mr. Brqck was leaving in a few days to spend the winter in Cali¬ fornia brought a large quanity of Varigated Wandering Jew for all who Wanted it- Mrs. Dyer also have plants for indoor gar¬ dens. Twenty eight members and two visitors were present. Mrs. Jules Case was added to the roll. Mrs. Dyer was assisted in en¬ tertaining by her co-hostesses Mesdames A. S. Dies, M. G. Bice, John T. Reeves and John Hinton. The December meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Fred Morgan. Published Weekly—Since 1901. NUMBER 44. Recent Improvements In New Salem Section Last January the New Salem Community organized its self and entered the Chattanooga Metropolitian Area Improvement contest and the wonders done by these 53 families is astonish¬ ing. Since the Clubs organization a 4-H Club and a Home Demon¬ stration Club have been organiz¬ ed and plans are being made to organize a P. T. A. Library service is‘available through the Bookmobile. The Club is still working to secure electricity for their community. As practically all community meetings are held in their church and as it is the center of the community activity it was nat- uarl that the principle project was the development and beaut i- fieation of the church and its grounds. The services of a landscape architect were secured and considerable work has been done in carrying out these plans, land has been graded and sur¬ plus trees have been, removed. It is of interest to note here that there are 92 people attend¬ ing church regularily and 93 at¬ tending Sunday School. The community has been or¬ ganized in cooperation with the TV A and Georgia Agriculture Extension Service as a Commun¬ ity Demonstration to test phos¬ phate and other fertilizer mater¬ ials. Interest has been created from observation of these farms in better farm practices and bet¬ ter type of livestock by a sound system of planning. So far 26 farm plans have been developed. 95%■ of the farms take part in the AAA program. Twelve new homes have been built and five remedied* and plans made for more when materials and labor are avail¬ able. Barns and other outside buildings have been erected. Lawns have been planted and shrubs sdt out at many homes. Running water has been install¬ ed in many homes and bath¬ rooms added. The convenience and attractiveness of kitchens have been improved. Many new screens have been added or re¬ paired. These are just some highlights of the many more im¬ provements. The Home Food supply has not been neglected- Beef and hogs have been raised, killed, canned and stored. Families are raising adequate feed so that hens are in production all during the year. Varieties of fresh fruits and vege¬ tables are raised, canned or dried to meet the nutritional requests of the family. Many have hives of bees. Nor has the health of the com¬ munity been overlooked. 95% to 98% of all the infants, pre- scool and school age children have received diphtheria, typh¬ oid and small pox vaccines and several children have had the whooping cough shots. The Public Health Nurse has attend¬ ed one of the community meet¬ ings to discuss health problems and future health plans. This community -is really ac¬ complishing things. Much hard work has gone into these im¬ provements. Cleanup cam¬ paigns of yards and roads as well as the beautification of the buildings and homes in the area. T® Mr. W. T. McCauley as Presi¬ dent and Mrs John McGuffey as Secretary of this organization who kept pushing to get these improvements, much credit is due AVANS HOME NURSING CLASS GRADUATES This class of Red Cross Home Nursing has been taught by Miss Helen Self, Red Cross Nurse, to the ladies of the Avans district. The twelve ladies wTio have completed this course and will receive certificates are: Mrs. Sadie Kirtland, Mrs. Ma¬ ry Talley, Mrs. Euna Avans, Mrs. Essie Gass, Mrs- Burma Buch¬ anan, Mrs. Alma Bodenhamer, Mrs. Lillie Hardeman, Mrs. Flor¬ ence Bodenhamer, Mrs. Opal Powell, Mrs. Ira Hughes, Mrs. Clarcy Smith and Mrs. Una Belle Stone.
