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Dade County’s Only Newspaper.
VOLUME XLVIII.
Jnles Case Is Elected
County Improvement Chm.
To Appoint Steering Committee
Last Thursday night, the
chairman of the various
organizations, with county or¬
ganization workers and guests
met to form a Community Im¬
provement Council. The County
Agent, L. C. Adams, had issued
invitations and conducted the
meeting.
The meeting started with a
Fish Supper at the Dade High
Lunch room. Miss Pattie Bos¬
well ablely assisted by Mesdames,
Maude Gray, Lucy Clayton, Pearl
Womack, Lessie Greene, Jewell
Morrison and Miss Jackie Greene
were responsible for this deleci-
cus meal.
After this, Mr. Adams welcom¬
ed the group and outlined the
purpose of the meeting. He re¬
called to us that two years ago
the Davis community and last
year the New Salem community
had entered the Chattanooga
Area Community Improvement
Contest. This year there would
be four communities represented
and it would seem that a central
or steering committee to coordi¬
nate these contesting commun¬
ities was needed. “People here
to-night” Mr. Adams said, “are
interested in better homes, better
schools and churches and so
have the same interests as the
communities entered in the con¬
test. More can be acomplished
thru group action in a commun¬
ity, therefore it stands to reason
that more improvement can be
accomplished by county group
action.”
Mr. Adams then introduced
each person present giving the
county organization which he
represented:—Mr. J. M. Carroll-
Ordinary, Mr. A. W. Peck—Dem¬
ocratic Ordinary elect, Mr. A. L.
Dyer—Mayor of the City of Tren¬
ton, Mr. Ernest Steward—repre¬
senting the Masons, Col. D. E.
Morrison—Commander Post 106
American Legion, Mr. Jules Case-
Vice Chairman Lion’s Club, Rev
T. N. Orr—representing the
Methodists and Chairman of the
Boy Scout Board, Mr. H. S
Phillips—Chairman Dade County
G. E. A., Mr. W. T. McCauley—
Dade County Supervisor Coosa
Valley Association and Superin-
lendant Cloudland Canyon State
Park, Mrs. T. H. Moore—repre¬
senting 4-H clubs, Mrs. Virginia
Page—Chairman Library Board.
Rev. W. H. Bayne—representing
the Baptists, Mr. E. J. Bible—
Chairman AAA Committeemen
Mrs. E. J. Bible—President Horn 1
Demonstration Council, Mrs. E.
A. Ellis—representing Trenton
Garden Club, Mrs. Douglas Mor-
rison—Chairman County Red
Cross and Publisher Dade County-
Times, Mrs. M. R. Wilson—Ex¬
tension Clerk, Miss Louise Evan-
Administrative Officer P. M. A.
Mr. Hugh Clark—Soil Technician
Miss Fannielu McWhorter—Pub¬
lic Health Nurse, Mr. J. C. Pace
—Forest Ranger.
Absent was a representative
from the Board of Education,
The Fire Board, the Welfare
Board, the Odd Fellows, the
County Schools, the Democratic
Executive Committee, the Wild¬
life Association, the Farm Bu¬
reau, the County Planning Com¬
mittee, the Co-op, £<nd the Fu¬
ture Homemakers.
Miss Pattie Boswell Home De¬
monstration Agent, was our first
speaker. She spoke to us on
Community Organization in Dade
County. “We all want the best
possible place in which to live,
worship and go to school,” Miss
Boswell said, “Better homes,
farms, roads and utilities result
in better living and working to¬
gether for these give people a
chance to discover themselves.”
Last year the New Salem com¬
munity won 12th place in the
Area Contest and they feel that
this is just a stepping stone to
what they will accomplish this
year. Wildwood, Morganville
rnd Cloverdale communities have
also entered the contest this
year. “The Extension service
offers its services to make these
projects more successful,” Miss
Boswell concluded, and work is
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1948.
I made easier my cooperation.”
Mr. C. 'r. Ayers, Assistant
! County Agent spoke to us on
what a contest can mean to a
county. An improvement con¬
test helps in two ways. First
what it means to the merchants
in the county. New articles
purchased count on winning the
prize as well as improvements
made in the home and communi
ty. This means more busines.
in the county. Mr. Ayers read
iast years New Salem report to
show how much New Salem had
purchased on improvements—
paint, lumber, nails, screening
and the like as well as washing
machines, kitchen sinks etc.
“Secondly,” Mr. Ayers continued
“an improvement contest raises
the standard of living and hav
ing convienient, healthful and
attractive surroundings means a
contented and happy people.”
Mr. Al. B. Clarke, Chairman ot
the Chattanooga Area Improve
ment Contest was the principle
speaker of the evening. Thi:
year there will be IS counties ii
Tennessee, 9 counties in Georgu
and 3 counties in Alabama en¬
tered in this Area Improvement
Contest. He told us that most
county contests were sponsored
by some civic group with a Steer¬
ing Committee to sponsor the
entire program. A Steering
Committee would raise money foi
the local prizes, visit with the
entrants before their improve¬
ment' drive started and would
have a committee to do the coun¬
ty judging in September or Oc¬
tober. After a community hat
v/on locally, it is then judged b\
the Area judges in November.
Mr. Bart Leiper, Executive Di¬
rector of Chattanoogans, Inc.
spoke of the progress which
could be made by a group.
“D&de County is growing,” Mr
Leiper said, “I can see results.”
Mr. Norman Bradley, Assistant
Editor of the Chattanooga Timet
told us the program has th
complete cooperation of all news¬
papers.
The meeting was then turner
over for general discussion bj
those present. Col. Morrisoi
told of the effect that a wel
cared for community has on
strangers, citing several example
which he had seen. That a we!
painted and picked up communi
ty lifts the morale of those whe
live there. “So far Dade has
lacked cooperation to accom¬
plish this. What are you going
to do about it,” Col. Morrisoi
asked.
Mr. E. J. Bible moved that Mr
aules Case be elected chairmar
of a Steering Committee for
Dade County. There were no
other nominations and Mr. Case
was unanimously elected.
Each person was called on in
:.urn to express his or her opinior
on this project. Everyone pre¬
sent backed the movement and
offered to cooperate.
Next Governor Can’t
Succeed Himself,
Cook Rules
Another ruling by Attorney
General Eugene Cook: Whoever
is elected governor this year may
serve only two years and he ma\
not succeed himself In office.
This opinion settles the ques¬
tion which has been the subject
of many a political debate the
past few months. Cook holds
that whoever is elected will
merely be installed to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of
Governor — elect Eugene Tal-
madge.
In a previous ruling. Cook
held that the office of governor
is not filled, now, that M. E.
Thompson is merely Acting
Governor—and that the office
must be filled in the forthcom¬
ing election. The successful
candidate will take office when
the next session of the Legis¬
lature convenes next January.
Pat Gillen Dies,
Lingering Illness
L. Thomas (Pat) Gillen,
merly of Macon, Ga., and for
past five years a resident
Lookout Mountain, in
County, died May 10
from Atlanta to
after an illness of
months.
Mr. Gillen, a former
figure in Georgia legal and
litical circles, was widely
throughout the state.
graduating from Mercer
sity, at Macon, with a law
gree in 1924, he was engaged
two years in the preparation
a continuation of the
Code for the Michie
law book publishers of
lottesville, Va. In 1926 he
his law practice in Macon as
junior member of the law
of Martin, Martin & Snow,
a short -time later was
to full membership. During
next two years, he edited
published several volumes of
gal works on various subjects.
In 1928, Mr. Gillen was
to the Georgia House of
sentatives from Bibb County
served continuously in the
lature through 1934, after
he did not again offer as a
didate. He served a Speaker
Pern of the House for the
of 1931-32. During the
istration of Governor E. D.
ers, he was appointed
of the Veterans Service
and served as an Executive
During World War I, he
as an enlisted man in the
He was given a commission
as captain in the Army
v”orld War II, and after
as Chief Judge Advocate at
Bragg, N. C., and other billets
the Fourth Service
he retired as a Major. He was
member of the Baptist
Sigma Nu Fraternity, the
ican Legion, the D. A. V., the
F. W., and the Allied
He was a Mason and Shriner,
Elk and a Woodman.
Mr. Gillen owned about
acres on Lookout Mountain,
erated the Gillen and
Coal Mines and, had built a
community for his workers.
was the president of the
gressive Industries
and the newly formed
Coal Corporation, of Georgia.
Mr. Gillen is survived by
vidow, the former Kate Mikel
Macon, to whom ,he was
in 1932, and by two sisters
two brothers, Mrs. W. D. Bell,
Gary, Indiana, Miss Jessie
Gillen and Fred Gillen of
Ga., and Russell Gillen of
na, Florida.
Funeral and interment
n Macon, Ga.
New Markets For
Farmers Are Planned
Joint co-operative action
:he State Department of
culture, the Extension
and the Georgia Farm
Federation has resulted in
novel and revolutionary plan
improve marketing facilities,
farmers in this State.
The cities of Moultrie,
Thomasville, Valdosta and
Ridge have been chosen for
"experimental operation”
•vhat may be a chain of
operative farmers’
They will be the first in
•-0 adopt federally inspected
thods of grading, packaging
labeling.
Federal aid will be sought
the purchase of equipment
n setting up better grading
packaging methods.
NOTICE
FRE-SCHOOL CLINIC TO BE
HELD AT DADE HIGH
Dr. Croley, Health
sioner, will be at Dade High
examine children who are to
ter school next year. It is
sired that all children
the first grade at this school
Trenton be present.
please come with children if
sible. This clinic will be
Friday May 14 at 9 a. m.
Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia.
Legal Limits Not Al-
ways Safe Driving
Speeds, Stack Warns
By Dr. Herbert J. Stack, Director
Center of Safety Education,
New York University.
(This is the first of a series of
ten articles on street and high¬
way safety, written by national¬
ly recognized accident prevention
specialists and published by The
Times in the interest of greater
traffic safety).
Three out of every ten motor¬
ists involved in fatal accidents
drive to their rendezvous with
death in a hurry. Some of them
actually exceeding posted speed
limit's; but many more of them
are merely driving too fast for
existing conditions.
That dare-devil racer, Malcolm
Campbell, could drive with com¬
fort and relative safety over the
‘Utah Sands” at 200 miles an
hour. But a motorist moving
one-tenth as fast in a crowded
residential district may not be
able to avoid hitting a youngster
who dashes into the street 20
feet in front of him.
Accurate figures indicate, and
traffic authorities agree, that
speed contributes to accidents
primarily as speed “too .fast for
conditions,” rather than at high
speed or any arbitrary number
of miles pre hour.
Considering this, the wise mo¬
torist will not only keep within
poster speed limits, he will also
take into account the amount of
traffic, the character of the
highway, the road surface, the
weather and all other conditions
that affect automobile opera¬
tion. The following methods of
adjusting speed to conditions are
a guide to safe, sound, restful
driving:
1. Keep a clear stopping dis¬
tance ahead. Slow down when
necessary, in approaching hill¬
tops, curves or intersections. At
night, drive so that it is possible
to stop within the clearly illum¬
inated distance ahead. Cut down
:peed when the road is slippery.
2. Never slow down suddenly,
except in emergency.
3. Use the speeds of other mo¬
torists as a guide on busy high¬
ways. Keep up with the traffic,
but dont drive much faster or
slower than the average speed.
4. Passenger comfort is a guide
to reasonable, maximum speed
under normal conditions. Nevei
drive so fast that passengers feel
uncomfortable.
5. Look well ahead continual¬
ly while driving, and keep a close
watch for hidden hazards.
6. Approach intersections and
other hazardous points at a speed
which will permit full control of
the car.
Conscious of the part they
must play in reducing accidents
caused by speed, federal, county,
sta.te and municipal authorities
are carrying out studies to deter¬
mine postwar maximum safe
speeds for congested highways
and less heavily traveled rural
road .
iTeachers Elected For
The 1948-49 Term
The Superintendent of
has been contacted and the
lowing list of teachers
elected for the 1948-1949 term:
Dade High and
School—Mrs. Stella T. Carroll,
Miss Mary Jo Carroll, Mrs. Ge¬
neva C. Allison, Home Econom¬
ics, Mesdames Thelma Bell, Jim¬
mie B. Carroll, Jewell D. Michael,
Florence W. Wilson, Ernest Stew¬
art, Delilah Wheeler and Mr.
Clarence Dolliver.
Davis High School—Mesdames
Kate F. Elliott, Madge Ballard,
Beatrice Freeman, Dorathy C.
Carter and Innes Simmons.
New Salem—Mesdame Eleanor
B. Davis, Lucy Holtzhower, her-
ron and Mr. Foister B. Davis.
North Dade Elementary—Mrs.
Cllstie Barnes, Mrs. Nae Cole
Craig, other teachers to be elect¬
ed.
Rising Fawn Junior High—Mrs.
B. B. Kenimer, Mrs. J. L. Fricks,
Miss Edna Forester, other teach¬
ers to be elected.
Hooker Colored—Mrs. Lula D.
Hurtt.
Mrs. H. S. Phillips was elected
Visiting Teacher.
Other business of the meeting
was that Henry McKaig has been
chosen as a Supervisor of Con¬
struction for work to begin next
week on the Davis High School.
The School Board is working
on the estimates for starting
construction of four class rooms
in the old building at Morgan¬
ville.
Two rooms of the barracks at
Morganville are practically ready
for the Veterans Agricultural
Training School Program. Li¬
brary books have been
and as soon as they arrive
the shop equipment is set up
the building, Mr. C. M.
District Supervisor of the
cultural Program will come
to approve the opening of
program. Mr. W. H.
has already completed the neces¬
sary courses to instruct this pro¬
gram.
FUTURE HOME MAKERS
OF DADE HIGH
The Future Home Makers of
Dade High sent their represen-
tives to State F. H. A. meeting
in Macon last week. Those at¬
tending were Roselyn Dyer,
Martha Gossett and Cynthia
Moore—and Mrs. L. M. Allison,
Club advisor.
State Officers were elected at
this meeting. Program of work
outlined.
A very interesting program of
music, panel discussions, Sym¬
posium and group singing was
given. All had a good time, and
brought back lots of new ideas
to our club.
RISING FAWN BAPTIST
W. M. S. MET MAY 8
The Rising Fawn Baptist, Wo¬
mans Missionary Society met at
the home of Mrs. C. T. Payne
Saturday afternoon May 8. The
devotional was given by Mrs. J.
Z. Bobo. Mrs. A. F. Reeves, vice
president presided. Mrs. Dewey
Bradford had charge of the pro¬
gram, the topic being “Laborers
Together in Our Denomination.”
Three new members joined our
Society. Mrs. S. J. Hale of Tren¬
ton, Mrs. O. J. Tipton, and Miss
Berthena Cagle. After the busi¬
ness session refreshments were
served to sixteen members by
the hostess.
Engineers are continually de¬
signing new highways which al¬
low for uniform traffic speed
This will do away with the need
for much special speed zoning,
as will also the elimination and
reconstruction of many specially
hazardous intersections, curves
and underpasses.
A public education program is
under way, emphasizing the dis¬
astrous results of excessive speed,
the meaning of speed signs and
the best means of adjusting
driving to various conditions.
All of these programs are of
value. But they will be of little
avail—many more motorists and
pedestrians will die in 1948 and
in the years to come—unless ev¬
ery driver remembers that his
mind, not his foot, must motiv-
vate the gas pedal.
Published Weekly—Since 1901.
Soil Conservation Projects
and Activities of Interest
CRVA Meets In
The Coosa River Valley Soil
Conservation District Association
held their May meeting on Look¬
out Mountain in Dade County.
It was the first time many ol
those present had ever been in
“The State of Dade.”
The meeting was held Tuesday
morning in the CCC barracks.
Mr. W. M. Story, supervisor
from Chattooga County conduct¬
ed the meeting. As there were
many guests present everyone
was first introduced. Those
present were:—Mr. E. A. Engles,
District Conservationist, Super¬
visors Messers S. S. Johnson
from Floyd County; Robert M
Styles from Bartow County; W
T. McCauley supervisor and
Hugh Clark, Technician from
Dade County ; County and assis¬
tant County Agents present
were:—Messers Walter Hearn
from Walker County; J. B. Butler
from Chattooga County; Walter
Nevei from Catoosa County; J
A. Jordan from Floyd County:
L. C. Adams and C. R. Ayers
from Dade County.
Guests at the meeting were
Mr. E. R. Leek from the State
AAA office, Mr. E. H. Thomas
Conservationist from the Geor¬
gia Extension Service and from
Dade were Messers J. M. Carroll.
Ordinary, A. W. Peck, ordinary
elect; John G. McGuffey, E. J
Bible, chairman of the U. S. D. A
Council in Dade County; J.
Pace, Forest Ranger, Dr. D. S
Middleton and Mrs.
Morrison publisher of The
County Times
After the minutes had
read and approved, Mr.
who had attended a Land
Project near Dalton, gave a
graphic picture of
land through Conservation
tices.
Mr. E. R. Leek told of the 1947
AAA project with its crippling
funds and the brighter outlook
for 1949. Mr. Story said that
without the AAA program and
its inductments the farmers
would not be able ,to follow
what the Soil Conservationist
is trying to do.
Mr. E. H. Thomas said that
he had found that the farmers
Just don't seem to know about
the AAA program and the
Supervisors should do all they
can to promote the program
Mr. Thomas told of Soil Con¬
servation Week coming up in
July. He spoke of teaching Con¬
servation in the schools, not as
a seperate subject but along with
the children’s regular class work
He gave several interesting ex¬
amples of this. He said all
counties should have county
tours, sometimes to see all the
bad farming practices and some¬
times to see the good, that farm¬
ers seeing other farms were en¬
couraged and spurred on to do
better on their own.
Mr. J. B. Butler told of the
results of these tours made in
Chattooga County.
A delicious luncheon was ser¬
ved by Mesdames W. T. McCauley
T. H. Moore, John G. McGuffey,
L. C. Adams, John A. Logan, and
Katherine Moore, members of the
New Salem Improvement Associ¬
ation.
In the afternoon the party in¬
spected the State Park. They
were overawed at the grandeur
of the scenery and spoke highly
of the Conservation practices
being carried out by Supt. W. T.
McCauley.
The next meeting will be held
in Dalton on June 15.
THE ROLLING CHORUS
The Dade County singers will
be at The Church of God on
Sand Mountain Road Wednesday
night 8:00 May 19. Mr. John
Warren in charge. The public
is invited.
There is no substitute for thor¬
oughgoing, ardent, and sincere
earnestness.—Dickens.
NUMBER II.
Farm Built In a Daj
Wednesday of this week a farm
was built in a, day. The farm
of Marion H. Carlisle and Ernest
C. Blakely, two and a half miles
from Winder, Ga., was chosen
for a demonstration in Soil Con¬
servation practices. This 168
acre farm was torn apart and
remodeled for high standards of
fertility from sun up to sun
down.
The farm had been operated
as a dairy unit and for many
years it had been subjected to
row crop farming. The land was
in a low state of productivity A
plan was drawn up following
conservation practices. More
than 40 acres of steep rough and
badly eroded slopes were to be
cleared, smoothed, fertilized and
seeded to permanent pasture
grasses. Bottom land was to be
cleared and treated for pasture
and nearly 20 acres would be
cleared, treated and set aside
for temporary grazing. The
farm was to be completely fenc¬
ed and cross fenced and a two
mile road over the farm was to
be built for the convlence of the
owners.
Wednesday, May 12, was the
day set to pack 10 years of nor¬
mal Improvement work into 12
hours of intensified work. Ap¬
proximately 30,000 spectators saw
this miracle preformed before
their eyes. More than 100 tract¬
ors, 200 pieces of auxilliary
equipment and many men from
the Veterans organization, ag¬
riculture classes and volunteer
farmers participated to remodel
this farm. All day long field
activities on demonstration of
soil, land use and water conser¬
vation practices were held.
In the afternoon Judge Robert
L. Russell presided at a special
program as which Gov. M. E.
Thompson, Congressman John S.
Wood, Wright Bryan, Editor of
the Atlanta Journal, and George
B Mack, President of the Geor¬
gia Association of Soil Conser¬
vation District Supervisors took
part.
About 20 interested persons at¬
tended from Dade County and we
hope some of them will give us
a report of this demonstration
for next weeks Times.
ARE YOU SATISFIED
WITH THE 4-H CLUB
IN YOUR COMMUNITY?
Four-H Club boys and girls are
the future leaders of the county,
state and nation. The training
they receive now may determine
the type of citizens they will
make. What are you as parents
and adults of your community
doing to make the 4-H Club or¬
ganization do the job you would
like to have it do?
If you will visit a community
in Dade County that has good
4-H Club advisers you might run
up on a situation something like
this: One of the teachers, dur¬
ing recess, will be at their desk
surrounded by a group of boys
and girls discussing some project
such as cooking, sewing, poultry
or gardening. Or you might find
this same group discussing with
4-H advisers the program for the
next meeting. In this communi¬
ty you will find boys and girls
interested In community affairs,
boys and girls who are courteous.
But at the same time, you
might go to another community
v,here adult advisers have not
been interested in the program
for the young people and if you
go to a 4-H Club meeting you
will probably find that a pro¬
gram has not been arranged, but
you will still find boys and girls
who are interested and very anx¬
ious to secure aid and assistance
of adult advisers. One of the
greatest services you can render
and one of the greatest pleasures
of life will be your assistance in
directing young peoples activities
such as educatonal programs and
recreational programs.
L. C. Adams.
