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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1948)
Dade County’s Only Newspaper. VOLUME XLVIII. CAPITOL SIDESHOW By James Myron Georgians will find out for whom they voted in the Novem¬ ber election for President about Christmas or New Year, it now seems. There may be a change in plans when the state commit¬ tee meets next week to con¬ sider the naming of electors and the certification of the winners in the state primary, but the present plans seem to be to avoid the issue of Democrat and Dixiecrat for the present time and leave the voters to wonder for whom they are balloting. Although every i n d i c a t i o n points to an overwhelming vic¬ tory for the Republicans in the November election, it is no cer¬ tainty, because of the extreme unpopularity on a personal basis of their candidate. TJiey will take no chances, reserving the Dixie- crats as a secret weapon that may prove effective in the end. Regardless of the actual senti¬ ment in the South, or the gen¬ eral trend of the voting only a landslide can prevent the seat¬ ing of Gov. Dewey either through the electoral college or election by the house in the event of a deadlock. In Georgia, polictics never ceases. Already the campaign of 1950 is shaping up. The principal editorial spokesman for Herman Talmadge already has annuonced his entry in the senatorial con¬ test. Sen. Walter George will not be a candidate for re-election. The decision of Sen. George to quit the Senate touched off many changes in state politics. It was more unexpected than was justi¬ fied, for the weariness, ill health and boredom of the Georgia sen¬ ior senator was well known .Only if he thought the Democrats were a certainty to recapture the Senate in 1950 would he re¬ consider. The entry of Herman Tal¬ madge in the Senate race, how¬ ever, would mean a wide open contest for governor. It would mean abandonment of the pos¬ sible fight for a constitutional amendment that would permit him to seek the office of gov¬ ernor again two years hence. It would mean a struggle for supremacy within his own fac¬ tion. The claim of Roy Harris is paramount, although tough campaign-wise Marvin Griffin who ran far ahead of Talmadge in the 1948 primary, will un¬ questionably dispute any effort to shunt him aside. A general realignment of Georgia’s person¬ al and partisan politics is now in the making. It will not complicate the leg¬ islative session of 1949, because the personal Talmadge following plus the moderates who opposed his candidacy but who will go along with any reasonable pro¬ gram have a definite majority. The legislature will have enough problems connected with state finance to i-eep it busy throughout the session. Everybody now wants a con¬ stitutional highway board. Roads defeated James V. Carmichael; roads defeated Eugene Talmadge twice; roads defeated M. E. Thompson. Scientifically, it has been demonstrated that provid¬ ing roads is politically unpopu¬ lar, despite the clamor for them. As long as road construction was prohibited by Federal wartime restrictions, Gov. Ellis Arnall en¬ joyed the quietest administra¬ tion in Georgia’s turbulent his¬ tory, having got rid of the other principal troublemaker for gov¬ ernors, the matter of clemency. No aspirant for the governor¬ ship wants to be held respon¬ sible for roads anymore, after the defeat of the man who pro¬ vided more highways for Geor¬ gia than any other.Gov. Thomp¬ son proved that building fifty- odd million dollars worth of roads in almost 150 counties is politically inexpedient. But somebody is going to have a headache over the school fin- ance plan and the raising of revenue, and when the commod- ity price collapse comes in mid- September of 1949, as a result directly of the Dixiecrat rebel- lion, somebody will pay at 1950 polls. Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia. THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1948. Presentments of Sept. Term Dade Grand Jury To the Honorable J. H. Paschall, Judge Superior Court, Presiding W e the Grand _ _ Jury, _ selected , . , ior the September Term 1948 of the Superior Court of said county have completed our deliberations and submit the following pre- sentments. We have exam ned the books of the county officials by com- mittee and make their report a part of the presentments, also examined the county property by committee and make their reports a part of our present- ments, these reports are attach edhereto. We recommend that Mrs. Belva Fricks be appointed to the Board of Education to fill the unex¬ pired term of J. Z. Bobo, re¬ signed. | We recommend that Mr. John McGuffey be appointed to the Board of Education to replace Mr. -Grady Bradford, expired. : We recommend that the Ordi¬ nary have published in the local newspaper a copy of the County Audit each year showing; State- ment of Receipts and Disburse¬ ments, and expenditures of said County as soon as the yearly , audit ... is . completed , , , and , that ,, . this be paid for with county funds at the usual rate. , It having been brought to the attention of this body that the Ordinary employ such force as is consistant with the monies available for this purpose and proceed immediately to clear right of way and to put these roads in proper state of main- tenance. It is also recommend- that the Ordinary travel these county roads and see that this maintenance work is done. We investigated the County School system and to the best of our ability found that County .School funds are in good order and that there is approximately! ^ $5,000 00 left in the building fund for the New Salem School and $31,000.00 in the building fund for North Dade Junior High School at Morganville, $40,000.- 00 for a High School at Trenton. The building fund exhausted for j Davis High School and there was no building fund for Rising Fawn School, but that Rising Fawn is to participate in the High School building at Trenton. This body desires to commend the County School Supt. for making a most satisfactory ex- planation of the method by which the school funds are being handled. It was found that the building funds are being kept in separate accounts. i It having been brought to the attention ot this body that no; elections have been held in some of the districts of the county for severs 1 years to elect Justices of the Peace and Constables this body recommends that elections in each County District be held to fill these offices at he next regular time for <**- on ' ! We recomend that Public School property to not be used for Public Dancing. It is recommended that the per diem for jurors, grand jurors and court bailiffs be fixed at $4.00 per day and that our Clerk be paid $1.00 per day extra for his services. We recommend the appoint- ment of J. M. Carroll as Notary j Public for 875 District for the year beginning 1949. j We recommend the appoint- ( ment of DeWitt Williams as, Notary Public for the 960 Dis- Building Committee Report On County Buildings | Jail House; North East corner of building and front porch in bad state of repair. It is re- commended that repair work be started on these points at once • and fixtures ^ be sw jt C hes and light j in jail be repaired. Qo U rt House: The Court House | was found in a fair state of | repair. It is recommended that runn j ng wa ter be placed in the Court House and that shades be installed in the County School Superintendants office. * body Upon investigation this found that some of the present- No Republican State Ticket Until 1950 The Georgia Republican State Central Committee, meeting in Atlanta, Sept. 11, voted unani- mously not lace ft state tlcket on the November baliot but t0 concentrate on carrying Geor . gia for Dewey and Warren Looking T . to . the , future, , the .. com- mittee, by resolution, ’ pledged tQ a state tlcke t ln 1950 (or ^ electtTe state of(lcers xhe w(mW b ln with the D W arren campaign to build a strong, active and militant party ” ^ organization, ltrength‘and looking “finances to b nd g for a state campaign in 1950. Vacancies on the state central committee were filled at the ses¬ sion and district chairman were asked to set up county commit¬ tees in their districts. Ranger’s Report No fires again last week and it looks like we will make it an- other month withoul an ^ whlch will be four months since we had a fire. I sure do thank the peo- pie , for so good a record. , Please * * 5 keep this up and we can see the resuI ^ “ a „ ,ew y ears by our 10res s an same. ^ ^ as been very dry for the iast wee ^ and I haven t had muc h time to contact people as * wou ^ bke. It being court week 1 coul< ^ see a good many every morning while the dew was on. * contacted Calvey Gray about ouilding a chimney at the of- ^ ce ’ Dou S Thomas, J. V. Rich- ardson, Hugh Forester, Dock Ste- Phens, Bill Street and others about fire prevention. Remember, it takes us all to prevent forest fires. ments made by it were made by *, be j as t September and the last March Grand Jurors and to date that no action has been taken on these former presentments, , it is the desire of this body that these presentments not be ig- nore d. The books of the County Tax Collector were examined and it was {ound that approximately 30% Qf the taxes for the year 1Q47 are uncollected) and that there ig a small amount of these taxes uncollected for the years previous to the year 1947. It was a j so f 0Und that there has been anaud jt made of the County officers books covering the per- j od U p un tn the first of the year 1948 It is f 0Un d that the per- C entage of uncollected taxes is not unusua j The c0|lnty treasurer . s books , hat there , s a balance lmatel , 9 000 00 in the a[ fund and sta(ements bv the c0 ordinary before this bear thls (lKure out , It was a|so fotmd that the count (s recelvl #1 557 , 51 each month from gas taxes and tha , after paying for right of ways and 0 t ber expenditures there is a balance of from $2.000 00 left from this gas tax for the past four months and that the coun¬ ty will continue to receive the $1,557.51 for the next three months. With this in view and from statements made before this body bv the County Ordi- narv , there is sufficient: mnhev 0 ri hand to nut the countv midi jn nrnper state of maintenance, It is tjie desire of this bodv that- this be done, We desire these presentment - be published in the Dade Countv Times and the usual fee be paid therefore. We wlsh to thank Judge j „ paschall for his able service as j U d g e, and to Solicitor General Warren Akin for his assistance to us during our deliberations. Respectfully submitted, D. T. Brown, Foreman D. T. BROWN. W. H. Pullen, Clerk W. H. PULLEN. Let the foregoing presentments be received and spread upon the minutes of the Court, and be published as required, Thts September 22, 1948. J. H. PASCHALL, J. S. C. C. C. Raymond Morrison Announces Candidacy For Ordinary ot Dade! In this week’s issue of The Times we carry Raymond M. | Morrison’s announcement as a candidate for the ofifce of ordi¬ nary of Dade County. The voting for this office is at the General Election held Nov. 2. Ever since the Democratic pri¬ mary last March, Mr. Morrison’s many friends have been trying to persuade him to run for this of¬ fice. This week a petition, signed by more than 500 voters asking that his name be placed on the ballot, was tended Oridnary Carroll. Mr. Morrison, who is a rural letter carrier, has mailed his resignation to the postal au¬ thorities and has agreed to run. Mr. Morrison, 49, is a son of the late W. G. Morrison. He was born and raised in Dade County and lived here, except for the four years he spent working in the steel mills in Birmingham, all his life. In 1928 he married Ola- vine Tate and they have two chil¬ dren, R. M. Jr. and Kathleen. Mr. Morrison farmed until 1938 when he became clerk of the superior court, which position he held for 10 years. He resigned from that offfice in 1940 to become rural letter carrier. On Jan. 1, 1946, he became acting Trenton post¬ master pending the permanent appointment. Mr. Morrison is a member of the Trenton Lodge, 179, F&AM; served a term on the board of town commissioners, and was treasurer of the Red Cross dur¬ ing the draught of 1933-34 when the Red Cross spent $15,000 in the county. I A DOLLAR FOR CONSEirfATION How much soil and water con¬ servation can we expect for a doliar? About $3 worth, says Mr. Edward J. Bible, chairman of the Dade County Agricultural Conservation Committee. He also expressed that if the total bill for conservation car¬ ried out under the 1948 agricul¬ tural conservation program were evenly divided among the peo¬ ple in the United States, it would come to just about $1 per per¬ son. This dollar per person is matched by another dollar which the farmer pays. Add to this the cost of the work which the farm¬ er does, the additional conserva¬ tion practices which he carries out on his own and for which he uses his own time and money | and the total is at least $3 worth , of conservation for each dollar I of assistance. In practice, the chairman points out, the assist- j ance under the ACP program serves as a leaven which stimu- , lates a wide range of conserva- tion activity. : As the chairman explains, “By putting the nation up a helps dollar to per build person, ter- J races that check the run-off in ' heavy rains and in the spring 1 when the snow is melting. More of the moisture goes into the ground to grow crops and feed 'urines during the summer Valuable top soil is held on the farm to continue to produce food for the nation. “The dollar helps to establish sod waterways that will keep the accumulated water from a ter¬ ra :e from starting gullies Wa¬ ter so spread out soaks into the ground and the surplus is car¬ ried off without damage to the soil. i “The dollar helps to build dams that check erosion and furnish, waiter for livestock. Th o additional watering places make 1 it posisble to get better distribu¬ tion on the range so that the j grass is not all eaten up or j trampled to pieces around a few' watering places. This protection to watersheds helps to keen sril from washing and blowing away.” These are just a few examples of how “the dollar per person” is being used to protect the soil —the source of the nations feod supply. As the chairman states, “It is food insurance—for bo + h the present, and the futipe tv, p dollar helps to buy present and Superior Court and Grand Court Cases Some of the true bills found by the Sept, grand jury were tried at this term of court, others were continued, some were sent up too Jate to be tried and some that were called defaulted their bond. The following cases were called and defaulted their bonds: John¬ nie E. Daniel and Miles W. Wals¬ ton, charged with driving while under the influence of liquor; Jim Mahan, charged with steal¬ ing; Leonard Baker, charged with possessing still apparatus; Frank Prince, Park Jenkins, Har¬ old Whaley, John C. Gifford and Gilbert Connor, charged with drunkenness; Houston Nunley, and Franklin Prince, charged with assault and batterey; Har¬ old Powell and John Whitt, charged with possessing whisky. Other cases, whether called or sent in too late to be tried and therefore continued over, are Jessie James Abbott, Leroy Ab¬ bott, Wyman Abbott and Buddy Moore, charged with burglary, Charles Palmer, charged with using profane language; Herman McMahan, Giles Dean and Fred¬ dy Payne, charged with ma¬ licious mischief: Earl Jefferies, charged with cruelty to ani¬ mals; E. B. Stone and Terrell Wheeler, charged with assault and battery; Charles Palmer and Herman Buchanan, charged with drunkenness ; Ralph McMahan charged with having a concealed weapon, and Louis Blevins, charged with disturbing public worship. In the J. B. Hicks case vs Charlie Page, Page has filed for a new trial. Johnnnie Crumley was charged with attempt to commit assault and was found not guilty. Ben Stephens and Brown and Big Jim Ste¬ phens, charged with manufac¬ turing whisky, were found not guilty. Earl Daniel, charged with possessing liquor, was found not guilty; Alex Culpepper, charged with burglary was found guilty. In the two more continued cases for not complying with the school attendance law against Mrs. Craze and Willie Prince, the visiting teacher reported the children attending school larly. Court adjourned about 4 Thursday afternoon. BOOKMOBILE SERVICE IS ASSURED FOR ANOTHER YEAR The Dade County Library Board met at the courthouse Monday to report on the community and the Miss State of Dade contests. As the reports were added to- ge ther, it was found that about $gpo had been raised, which will a£-3Ure the county of the book- mob ;i e service for another year, Tins amount also leaves a sur- pj us Dade County had con¬ tributed nothing toward paying f 0r our i 0V ely new bookmobile, This burden had been carried by walker and Chatooga counties, the other two counties which this boo kmobile serves. The book- mobi i e i 3 in need of a special chair for the interior and it was voted and carr i ed that this be g i ven from Dade County- TRENTON GARDEN CLUB The Garden Club of Trenton wd j mee t with Mrs. Jules A. Case, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2:30 p.m. NEW SALEM FARMERS MEET The New Salem farm meeting will be held Saturday night, Oct. 2, at the schoolhouse. Lets all come out to this meeting and discuss plans for our community exhibit at the county fair. —Secretary. library IS GIFT TO TRENTON BAPTIST CHURCH We have just learned that the Library at the Trenton Baptist Church is a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Lewis McBryar. This is cer- tainly a public spirited thing to do for the children and they have the community’s praise for starting this library. future food security. “If we lose our soil we can’t produce the food. If the food isn’t produced, it means empty Plates and empty stomachs. Published Weekly—Since 1901. 2 Sand Mountain Men Killed in Auto Accident | Griffith Kessler and Ebeneza B. Graham were killed Monday afternoon as a result -of a head- on automobile collision. Driving south on the Birmington High- way, they evidently attempted to pass another car near the Cummings Highway. Swerving out of their line of traffic, they ran directly into the path of a northbound car driven by the Rev. A. M. Stansel, pastor of the Kingwood Baptist Church. Graham and Kessler were thrown from the car as it.over¬ turned several times. Kessler was dead upon arrival at the hospital and Graham died about two hours after reaching the hospital. The Rev. Stansel and his pas¬ senger, Jacob Goldsmith, suffer¬ ed minor bruises and cuts. Griffith Gessier, 42, is survived 1 by his wife, Mrs. Thelma Kessler; three sons, Clyde, Lynwood and Max Kessler, one daughter, Jua¬ nita Kessler; his mother, Mrs. Mae Graham, all of Long Island Ala.; three ssters, Mrs. Oma Gra¬ ham, Flat Rock, Ala.; Mrs- Thel¬ ma Morelaind of Texas; Mrs. Maude Burkhart, Chattanooga; one brother, Carl Kessler, Long Island; two half sisters, Mrs. Thenia Bell Overby, Chattanoo¬ ga; Mrs. Lula Daniels, Flat Rock Ala.; one half brother, John Gra¬ ham, Trenton, Ga. Ebeneza B. Graham, 32, is sur¬ vived by his wife, Mrs. Lorent Graham; two sons, Jimmie and Rex-Graham, Long Isand, Ala.; his mother, Mrs. Mae Graham, Long Island; one brother, John Graham, Trenton; four half brothers, Carl Kessler, Long Is¬ land; Culman Graham, Trenton; Wesley Graham, Flat Rock; Os¬ car Graham, Bessemer, Ala.; six sisters, Mrs. Lula Daniels, Mrs. Oma Graham, Flat Rock; Mrs Thenia Overby, Chattanooga; Mrs. Thelma Moreland, Texas; Maude Burkhart, Chattanooga, and Maggie Templeton. St Elmo. Route 4. Sand Mountain News By MRS. UNA BELLE STONE Brother John Reeves of New England preached at the Church of Christ Sunday. Brother Cook from Tennessee will preach next Sunday. Everyone is cordially in¬ vited to come and hear the Gos¬ pel every Sunday. We are sorry to report the death of Coy C. Daniel, son of the late Norman Daniel. Coy served three years in the army. After he left his home he never did get a furlough home. They sent him across and he was wounded. He was shot down, lay there for hours and almost froze before he was picked up and taken to a hospital in Italy. The shot went through one of his legs, which had to be taken off and hit the other. He was very nerv¬ ous. Seemed he couldn’t recover from it. Mr. and Mrs. George Ship an¬ nounce the birth of a little girl last week Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Sharp- ton from Alabama have moved into the home with Mr. Crown- over. He is very ill. Mr. and Mrs. Troy Stone spent the week-end with Mr. Stone’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stone on Signal Mountain. Mr. Ernest Stone visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stone, on Signal Mountain Sunday. Mrs. Leuerette visited Mrs. Mil¬ lie E. Daniel Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Daniel had as guests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Sharpton, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Sharpton and Mr. Crowmover. Mr. and Mrs. Rochester from Big Woods attend church at the Church of Christ Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Denvill Daniel and Mrs. Mary Waldon were in , Chattanooga Tuesday. j Mrs. Una Belle Stone and Mrs. ! Millie E. Daniel had as guests j j Sunday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stone and son of Chat- anooga; Mrs. Leonard Daniel and little son, Mr. and Mrs. Troy Stone and children and Mr. Law- son, principal of the Davis High School. Meets Vote Law Acting Gov. M. E. Thompson a special session of the legislature this week to the voting laws. He ex¬ he was issuing the call there had been no of¬ public information guaran¬ qualified voters that their for President would be by the electors “of any party.’’ Gov.-Elect Herman Talmadge “The general as¬ of Georgia should speedi¬ enact laws permitting all can¬ to place their names on ballot. I think the people Georgia should have the right vote for candidates of their Under existing laws they no choice save Democratic Republican nominees.’’ The legislature which met at capitol this : Monday was by Thompson’s call to on four subjects. They 1. Placing the names of can¬ for President and Vice- electors and party on the general elec¬ ballot. 2. Making it mandatory that vote for the nominee their party. 3. Doing away with the Geor¬ law limiting candidates in general election to those parties had received 5 per of the votes in the last gen¬ election or who can present from 5 per cent of the to place their names on ballot. 4. Giving candidates until instead of Oct- 2 to be with the secretary of Gov. Thompson said the of Item I is to let the of Georgia know for well as for whom, they in the general election. it would be unfair to the to have them vote for Democratic electors do not intend to support the nominee in the elec¬ college. The purpose of Item II is to the candidates for elec¬ to show their colors and to them to actually vote for candidate they pretend to for, instead of going to the college in a position to and trade on the presi¬ of the United States. The purpose of Item III, waiv¬ the 5 per cent petition, is to the Dixiecrats, the Wal- the Socialites, or any party to get on the Geor¬ ballot. This, Gov. Thompson would give the voters Georgia a free choice of se¬ the candidate they de¬ to support. “I insist that people of Georgia should the right to vote for any¬ they want to vote for. That the Democratic principle of government.” Item IV was inserted in the the governor said, because the late date of the state meeting, fhe meet¬ is scheduled for next Wed¬ which is just 5 days be¬ the entries close for the Nov under the 30-dey law. It be impossible to get all the for elector made up certified to the Secretary of by Oct. 2nd. Gov. Thompson said that in¬ as he had placed noth¬ else in the call, the legisla¬ should end their sesion with¬ five days. Will Receive Prevention Pins Georgia’s forest fire preven¬ program will be boosted by the distribution of 20,- stick-pin buttons to chil¬ The buttons are about the size a penny and contain the mes¬ “I’m Helping Prevent For¬ Fires.” The supply of buttons be issued by the Georgia of Forestry in con- with the 1948 Co-opera- Forest Fire Prevention Cam- a joint project carried out state forest agencies and the S. Forest Service. NUMBER 38.
