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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 14, 1949)
Dade County’s Only Newspaper. VOLUME XLViX. Gifts To the Red Received This Week Those workers who, this week, have turned in their reports on the Red Cross 1949 Fund Drive are: From Spencer H. Middleton •P P. Fricks ............ $ 2.50 Mrs. R. P. Fricks ........ 2.50 Mrs. J. L. Fricks.......... 2.00 Mrs. W. H. Kenimer ...... 2.00 Mrs. Ola Pangle .......... 100 S. W. Woodin ............ 5.00 B. C. Thomas ............ 3 00 Mr. ft Mrs. W. L. Fannin. 1.00 I' D. S. Middleton ...... 5.00 From Mrs. Myrna McMahan Mr. & Mrs. James Hatfield 1.00 Mrs. Cecil McMahan and Family ................. ^.00 Mr & Mrs. Gerald Chandler, Jr .............. 1.00 Mr. & Mrs. L. M. Allison .1.00 Misses Mae and Bess Cure- ton 2500 ....... Albert Allison ............ 100 From Mrs. D. P. Hood Mrs. G. H. Kirkland ...... 100 Mr. & Mrs. D. P. Hood ... 2.00 Mr. & Mrs. Graham Hale .. 1.00 Miss Lorene Horton ...... 100 C. M. Bodenhamer ....... 100 Dork Stephens, Jr....... 1-00 Miscellaneous ......... • • • 55 From Mrs. M. R. Wilson Miss Fannielu McWhorter. 2.50 Mr. & Mrs. R. M.Morrison 2.00 J. M. Carroll ............ I- 00 E. L. Raulston............ 100 Georgia Power Co......... 10 00 Mrs. M. R. Wilson ........ 100 Mrs. W. F. Morrison ...... 5.00 Mr. ft Mrs. H. F. Allison.. 2.00 Mr & Mrs. Floyd Brandon 1.00 Miss Belle Reeves ........ 100 Mr. & Mrs. Roy Moore 5.00 Mr. ft Mrs. L. C. Adams 2.00 Mr. & Mrs. P. A. Gates .. 1.00 Mr. & Mrs. A. W. Peck 2.00 Mr. & Mrs. Graha mHale 1.00 Mr. & Mrs. M. J. Hale .. 15.00 From Mrs. Nellie Orton Mrs. Irmgard Ault........ 100 Mrs. W. G. Morrison...... 2.50 Miss Gladys Morrison ---- 2.50 Col. & Mrs. Douglas Morri¬ son .................... 25.00 From Mrs. J. G. Forester Ella J. Forester .......... 100 James F. Forester ........ 100 Thelma P. Forester ...... 100 Dixie J. Forester ........ 100 Thelma Gayle Forester ... 1.00 H. S. Frizzell ............ 1-00 From Miss Claudia Winfrey Miss Claudia Winfrey ---- 1 00 Mrs. J. E. Little .......... 5.00 R. H. Strawn ............ 100 Mrs. C. M. Smith ........ 2.00 Howard Johnson........... 25 Mr. Sills .................1° Mrs. J. E. Strawn ........ 1.00 Mrs. Grady Bell ......... 2 -00 r' T. Mitchum ...........50 Thomas Richardson ...... 100 A. C. Johnston ........... 100 Mr. Kilgore ............... 25 From Granville Pace Mr. & Mrs. A. L. Dyer.... 25.00 Mr. & Mrs. M. G. Bice .... 2.00 Mr. ft Mrs. J. G. Pace .... 2.00 Mrs. W. L. Wilkerson.......50 Fred A. Wheeler ......... 100 Rill Brandon ............ 1-00 G. W. Wheeler ...........50 Dewey Partlow............50 James Christopher ....... 100 Asa Long ................ 100 J. E. Combs .............. 100 Mickey Cochran .......... 100 Marvin Davis ............ 100 Sid Rogers ............... 10° George Sullivan .......... I- 00 Bob Smith................ 100 Dave Cloud ............1-00 Mace Smith...............15 Lester Smith ............. 1-00 W. H. Troxtell............ 100 Ruel Franks.............. 100 Frank Winters............ 1-00 Horace Taylor.............50 Harlan Taylor.............50 Walter Brasher........... 100 John Frost................50 Earl Wheeler..............50 Bob Long.................50 Mr. & Mrs. E. M. Parker and Family ................. 3.00 Dade County Lions Club. . 25.00 There are many workers who have not yet turned in their re¬ ports. Won’t you do so as soon as possible as these were suppos¬ ed to have been sent in to Atlan¬ ta on April 10: EQUALIZATION BOARD The Equalization Board is working in the Tax Commission¬ er’s office from 4 P. M. to 9 P M. each day except Saturday. If you want to see any of them for any reason you can contact them during this time. } THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1949 Student Drivers Rodeo May 9th The Safety Education Division of the Georgia State Patrol in cooperation with the Motor Ve¬ hicle Association of Georgia and Ford Dealers of Georgia, are sponsoring a Georgia State Stu¬ dent Drivers Rodeo, to be held in Atlanta at an early date. Par¬ ticipants must be high school students, either boy or girl, must be 16 through 19 years of age. must hold a Georgia State Dri¬ vers License with no arrest or accident record. Each county wiii furnish one student who will compete in a DISTRICT MEET. The district meet which the Dade boy or girl will compete in will be held in Rome on Monday, May 9. The boy or girl who will represent Dade will compete with the win¬ ners from 17 other counties in an obstacle course. There will be eight members from Rome’s Civic Clubs who will act as jud¬ ges and who will be stationed at Strategic points throughout the course. The boys and girls competing in Rome may bring their own car or truck. Prizes will be given. For detailed in¬ formation contact your County School Superintendent or Ga. State Patrol Sgt. John Goodwin who is in charge of Safety Edu¬ cation in this District. The winner and the runner-up in these District Meets w r ill com - pete in the Finals to be held in Atlanta. The winner in the At¬ lanta event will be given a New Ford and will also have an op¬ portunity to participate in th" National Rodeo. Additional pri¬ zes will be awarded other con¬ testants in the final event. EASTER SERVICES AT STATE LINE CHAPEL Special services Sunday, April 17 at State Line Chapel Special speaker Sunday morning, Sundav evening, Flannelgraph presenta¬ tion by Tennessee Temple Col¬ lege student on the Resurrection scene. Everyone is invited to at¬ tend, and you will be missing a great blessing if you fail to come. WORKING AT NEW SALEM CHURCH CEMETERY Everyone come to the working at the New Salem Church Cem¬ etery Saturday morning, April 16. Bring tools with you. RED CROSS OFFCERS FOR 1949 The Dade County Chapter of the American Red Cross officers | for 1949 are: President, Roy W. McBryar. Vice President, Mrs. Annie D. Hale. Secretary, Mrs. Frank Morri¬ son . Treasurer, Mrs. Louise E. Wright. Board of Directors, Mrs. D. P. Hood, Miss Bess Cureton, Messrs. E. R. Wells, E. J. Bible and Wm. Nicoll. Disaster Chairman, J. C. Pace. Home Service Chairman, Mrs. Douglas Morrison. Nursing Chairman, Mrs. W. W. Daniel. Head River e . By JANIE FORESTER j Mr. and Mrs. Lewis guests Whited of Mrs. of ;New Salem were J Flora Hunt Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Schurch of Chattanooga spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Schurch and family. Miss Dot Payne and some {friends from Lakeview L. Forester were last the (guests of Mrs. J. ! Sunday. Rev. Clyde Chadwick filled his I regular appointement at the 1 church. -Mrs. Chadwdck and son. I also Mr. Chadwick’s mother, were 1 guests of. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh I Forester and family. | Mrs. J. M. Payne of Lakeview is visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Ross and family. Mr. Reed Johnson has return¬ ed to Chattanooga, where he is taking treatments, after spend¬ ing the week end at home. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Massey and children visited Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Smith recently. Mr. Smith has been ill. Mrs. Porter Everett and daugh¬ ter, Maxine, visited Mrs. Flora Hunt Sunday, Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia. Slygo Home stration flub Met The March meeting of the Slygo Home Demonstration Club was held at the home of Mrs. Guy at gave a demonstration on salads. The devotional consisted of Scripture^ Moore. A reading prayer by by Mi.v Miss L-L Elba Cole. Two Easter contests were enjoyed by the members, with Mrs. Hazel Moore winning both contests. An account of the County Council held at Trenton was giv¬ en by Miss Moss. She stated that each club was to donate $5 to help finance the dress revue and to send the winner and del¬ egates to Athens. The club members decided to raise their quota by selling “pigs ima poke’’ at next meeting, which is to be held at the home of Mrs. Leigh¬ ton treet on April 21. Delicious refreshments were served. DADE HAS NEW WILDLIFE RANGER As of April 1st, Dade’s new Wildlife Ranger is Creed Shelby from LaFayette. Ranger Shelby ves Sheriff of Walker County for many years and he is a vet- eran of both World Wars. He is now the Ronger for Walker, Dade and Catoosa counties. Ranger Shelby says he is new at this work but has always be"” interested in the protection of Fish and" Game. He will np> no regular trips to Dade but will come and go often enough to krow what is going on and pro¬ tect our Wildlife. ' — Sdoh, sored by the County and Community Activities groun with | Mrs. E. G. Wright, Jr., and Miss Bess Cureton as chairmen and the following as community lead¬ ers: Mrs. Maurice Rogers, Trenton. Mrs. Victor Quinton, Piney. Mrs. Terence Mcore, New Sa- lem. Mrs. Herschel Dean, Rising Fawn. Mrs. Ed Bible, Cloverdale. Mrs. Kenneth Bodenhamer, Sand Mountain. Mrs. Bill Pullen. Morganville. Mrs Frank Patterson, Slygo. Mrs. Thelma Bell, Hooker. firs. D. J. Haneoek, Wildwood. Mrs. Walter Simpson, Byrds Mrs. Joe Blevins, New England. Thes" leaders will report to the Chairmen any improvements made in their community homes, surrounding grounds or alona the hiehway • any imorovement that will make our county a beauti- fnl place through which to driv ,j and a home that wanderers will want to come home to. Heading the list for this w"°k ic; jrnnrovement made in the home of the Harvey Bradfords, divine 1 south of Trenton on the Birmingham-Chattancoaa High- ivq,v Mr Bradford has built a rock wall around the front and .south side of the yard, leveled the yard and planted grass and shrubs that will make it a thing of beauty the year round. The driveway has been filled in on the north side of the home and graveled from the garage and between the wall and hiehway in front. This home is now on n of the beauty spots along our main highway. For commercial improvement. we extend congratulations and thanks to the Midway Cafe and Filling Station for cleaning out the tin cans and trash that over- flowed the drainage ditch in front of their pla-e. If all the business places along the high- way would be so considerate in the disposal of trash our county would soon take on an air of cleanliness and prosperity that would make visitors want to lin- eer here instead of hurrying on through. There will be a meeting of the County and Community Activi- r 1"s and the Dade County Fair Committee Monday, April 18. at 3-30 p. m. Every member is urged to attend, to make plans for our County Fair next fall Meeting will be held only one hour. Morganville and Wi!d- wood Enter Improve¬ ment Contest Sag viI]e closin date for entries is April 15 Qpen house is bfiing held in Kensington Community in Walker County on Wednes¬ day, April 13. Groups from Mor¬ ganville and Wildwood commu n{ties plan to attend Those ing are Mrs. J. S. Parson, Mrs. M. E. Patterson, Mrs. Joe Wallen, Mrs. D. J. Hancock and Mr. Ru¬ fus Massey. At the meeting in Kensington Community, farm people from the community will explain to the visiting group how they went about setting up the organiza¬ tion and give some details of the ’"ork that was done. Part of the , . , . . ... . provements fvZ that took place W. last year. MISSIONARY UNION TO MEET AT RISING FAWN APRIL 19 The Lookout Valley Woman’s Missionary Union annual asso- ciational meeting will be held at the Rising Fawn Baptist church April 19, beginning at 10 o’clock, Mrs. Dewey Bradford, Associa- tional Superintendent, will pre- side. All churches in the Associ- ation are urged to send repre- sentatives from their churches, Those taking part on the pro- gram will be Miss Pearl Todd, returned missionary from China; Miss Sarah Stephens, State Young People’s Leader, of At- lanta: Mrs. J. V. Stewart of Adairsville, Ga., Divisional Vice President; and Mrs. J. Z. Bobo, who will give the devotional. Everyone is cordially invited. A picnic lunch will be served at the noon hour at the church. Sav’d Mountain News Mrs. Una Belle Stone Bro. Pat Wheeler preached at the Church of Christ last Sun- day, giving us a really good ser¬ mon. Bro. Joe Mayhew will preach for us next Sunday. Ev- eryom is cordially invited to come and hear the Gospel. Mr. and Mrs. George Lawson from lookout Mountain attended servic~s at the Church of Christ last Sunday. Mr. .and Mrs. Tealors Foster spgnt g unda y w jth Mr. and Mrs. Pat Wheeler in Trenton. Mr. and Mrs. Denvil Da'''" 1 Mrs. Jewell Cox and haby from North Carolina visited Mrs. Millie E - Da ael qwsdav Thursday^af aft-nc - Mrs. Una Belle Stem- har’ as guests Friday afternoon Mrs. Lomic Carroll, Mrs. Mary Foster and Mrs. Joe Stone, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. R harptnn and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Ran 1 " 1 and family. Mr. and Mrs. Tealonf _ j os. visited Mr. and Mrs. Er -st Ftp m and family Friday night, Mrs. Mae Davis and Mr. Eld n Crisp from Big Woods v'sitM Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Daniel and fam- ily Sunday. | Mr. and Mrs. Troy Stone and children visited Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stone Saturday afternoon. We are sorry to report the death of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Daniel’s little baby, which was only 12 days old when it died recently. Mr. and M r< * T,"——••'■’’ted relatives in Alabama Sunday, j Mr. Gene Storm of Chattan- coga visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stone, Monday, j -Rockfort, Mrs. Dora 111., Fiske visiting and ner son pa- of are rents, Mr. and Mrs. Mack Crisp, at Cole City, and her son is ill. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Gaddis and children of Trenton visited Mr. Gaddis’ parents Sunday. Mrs. Una Belle Stone and son, Frnest, Jr., and her mother, Mrs. Millie E. Daniel, visited Mr. and Mrs. Buster Cloud Sunday after¬ noon. Mrs. Inez White and Miss Lo¬ rene Horton were in Chattanooga Saturday. About two pounds cf cue :mb r cantaloupe or watermelon seed are required to plant an acre. Trenton Gaden Club %!ds April Meeting The Garden Club of Trenton held its meeting Thursday, April 7. at the home of Mrs. G. C. Ta¬ tum with Mesdames. Charley Gray and Jules Case as associ¬ ate hostesses. The meeting was opened with a prayer by the Chaplain, Mrs. S. L. Sells. Rudyard Kipling’s po¬ em, ‘“Glory of the Garden,” was given by Mrs. H. F. Allison. Mrs. J. G. Nethery presided over the business. The club voted to go on record as being opposed to mob violence prompted by recent happenings in our county. Two piano numbers, “Rustle of Spring” and “March Militaire,” were given by Kathleen Morrison. Garden Mints were given by Mrs. John Hinton. Mrs. A. M. Pat¬ terson of Chattanooga gave an interesting talk on birds, using picture slides and records as il¬ lustrations. Mrs. Maud Brown and Mrs. Keglar were welcomed as new members. Mrs. Hassell (Dabbs) Lucier of San Francisco, Calif., was a guest. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostesses. About twenty-one were present. JEWEL TAYLOR WEDS JERRY R. AULT Miss Jewel Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Taylor of Piney was married in Rossville on April 2 to Mr. Jerry R. Ault, son of Mrs. I. W. Orton, also of Piney. Both of these young people have been working in Chattanoo¬ ga, the bride at the Davenport 1 Hosiery Mill and the groom at the City Water Co. They plan to make their home in Chattan¬ ooga. JOHNS—SNODGRASS F’TTS HELD IN BOYNTON Tire marriage of Miss Dorothy Aileen Johns and Paul D. Snod¬ grass took place April 8 at the (home of the officiating min'st r, Rev. J. D. Bethune. Daughter of Mr. and M - s. W. R. Johns, the bride Is the cisr.cv of Miss Evelyn Johns of At 1 '.ate., Mrs. L. M. Bryson of NY-wnrui, |Ga„ Mr. W. E. Johns of T m on and Mr. Eugene _ J t w > . <i , , >-an „ r , I . Fran. isco, Californ a. The bridegroom is th' sen of Mr. and Mrs. Paul S \oc re s and the brother of Mrs. Glenn Cun¬ ningham of Chattr.nc gc He is employed at the R >ss Meehan Company in Chatter-or ga. He and his bride are redding in Chattanooga. Avans Home Demon- stration Club Met The Avans Home Demonstra¬ tion Club met at the home of Mrs. D. P. Hood on March 31. rxsxtvzs led opened by group prayer, by Mrs. Rich Morgan. This was fol¬ lowed by a song. Piano music was furnished by our most wel¬ come visitor, Mrs. W. W. Daniel, of Trenton. We discussed the style show to be held in May and many of the Jadies plan to enter a dress. It w T as voted to give five dollars (to the County Council Treasurer. Miss Clara Moss, our new Home Demonstration Agent, gave a very interesting demonstration on pretty salads. The ladies of our club gave Miss Stanfield a handkerchief shower. We were expecting her to be with us, but since it was impossible, Miss Moss accepted the handkerchiefs for her and mailed them to her. Our next meeting will be Mrs. H. H. Bodenhacer’s. OBITUARY CH ARLES J. WOOLhRiGHT The body of Lt. Charles J. Woolbright of 'Trenton, arrived home on Tuesday, April 12. He was killed in action in France on October 1, 1944. Surviving him are a son, Cbas. Wayne Woolbright, of Ideal, Ga. his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woolbright, and a brother, Rob- jert, all of Trenton, and a half- brother, Gilbert Price, of Ross- iville. Ga. Funeral services were held at '.he Trenton Methodist Church on Wednesday afternoon, with Rev. T. N. Orr officiating. Ex- servicemen acted as pallbearers. Burial was in the Baptist Cem- etery nort h of Trenton, with , jMcBryar Funeral Home in charge. Farmer Snortsman To Pest Their I ands At recent . meetings ,, of , the land „ , | owners in the north end of the county, the name “Dade County Farmer Sportsman Club” was a- greed upon. Each member will l be given a card to show that he bas paid his dues. An agree- ment was drawn up for the inter¬ ested land owners to sign. This agreement speaks for itself and is published below Dade County Farmer Sportsman Club - Membership Annual Dues $2 Land Owners’ Agreement KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That THE DADE COUNTY FARMER SPORTSMAN CLUB a non-profit association, is seeking to establish a fish and game refuge in Dade County to permit the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Georgia State Game and Fish Commission and / or said Dade County Farmer Sportsman Club, to restock and restore said refuge with certain species of game animals, birds and fish, and including wild de„r and turkeys. NOW THEREFORE, the undersigned........................................................... will hereinafter called Owner, whether one or more, in consideration of the benefit which accrue to his property by virtue of such re-stocking of said refuge with game animals and fish, and the re- t-rm- of ihe same in such refuge, does hereby enter the following real estate owned by him into said refuge, said property being described as follows: ............................................ And for the consideration aforesaid, the said Owner hereby agrees as follows:— 1 Tb at he will have the aforesaid land posted accruing to the laws of Georgia within a reason¬ able time from the date hereof. 2 That he will not himself, nor knowingly allow or permit any other person, to kill, harm or molest in any way any species of animals or birds or fish which may be released on said refuge by either of the departments or organizations above cam ?d, nor kill, harm or molest in any way any other game species of animals, birds or fish which may now or later inhabit said refuge, until No¬ vember 20, 1950. 3 From and after November 20, 1950, the following rules shall become of forcer- fa) Hunting and fishing on said property will be only by and with the consent of the Owner or his successors in interest. <b) Owner agrees that he or his successors shall not give p rmission to any o.her persons to hunt said premises who are not bona fide members of Dade County Farmer Cportsman Club. on (c) Persons hunting or fishing on said premises shall be required to give notice to Owner or to the in charge of said premises of the amount of game bagged during each hunt on said person property. birds day. Bag limits for rabbits (d) Bag limits for quail shall not exceed 8 per p.rsor* per and squirrels shall not exceed 4 each per person per day. (e) Non-residents shall not be allowed or permitted to hunt in said Game Refugb more than once every thirty days. herein i Qwn°r agrees for himself and his successors that for any violation of the agreements stipulated he or they may be barred from hunting in said Game Refuge for a minimum period of 5 years and then re-instated only upon approval of the Executive Committee of the Dade County Farmer Sportsman Club. This agreement becomes effective on its date, and said Dade County Farmer Sportsman Club 5. premises part of said Game Refuge. shall thereafter be entitled to consider said as a 6. Hunting foxes with dogs is specifically excepted from this agreement. WITNESS WHEREOF said Owner has h r '’ nto c?t h ’ r arcl a ' fixcd h:s seal cn this th ' IN .day of. 1949 WITNESS: . (SEAL) (SEAL) ............ Published Weekly—Since 190k, NUMBER 14 Davis High School VT. A. Reorganized Davis High School has its P.-T. back and everything is pro¬ nicely since the reor¬ last month. The lunch room has been en¬ larged, more tables have been made and a rat-proof storage has been fixed. This work been donated by our gener¬ bus drivers and they certain¬ ly are to be commended for this We feel Mr. Lawson, our prin¬ together with our teachers, a lot of praise for their efforts, which are making all possible. We made $45.00 at our Chicken on Saturday night, April 2. VIRGINIA GASS WEDS GUFFEY Miss Gertrude Virginia Gass, of Mr. and Mrs. Willis and Arville Guffey, son of and Mrs. Clarence Guffey, married April 7 by Justice the Peace Roy Christian on Mountain. Arville is in the stationed at Miami, Fla., was home on a furlough. Virginia will continue to work Wheeler’s Restaurant and is at home with her parents. SUPPER GIVEN J. D. MASSENGALE A birthday supper was given on Saturday, April 9, for J. D. Massengale by his wife. Many beautiful gifts were received in¬ cluding a three-tiered birthday cake artfully decorated. Those attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Olin Parson and daughters, Judy and Brenda, Mr. and Mrs Dick Johnson and children, Wil ma Sue and Albert, Mr. and Mrs Tom Slaughter, Mrs. Ellen Sharp and daughter, Ann, Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Ellen and children, Wanda, Joyce, Dannie, Ethel Mae a w Annie Faye, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Massengale, Jr., and son, David. Mr. and Mrs. Walter B. Parso: 1 and daughter, Susie Ruth, a id Mr. and Mrs. Houston M.Nabb and son, Donald. SHOWER FOR C. W. STEPHENS Mrs. Pauline Bennefield and D. P. Hood w.re co-hostesses a Bridal Shower for Mrs. C. Stephens at Mrs. Bennefield’s on April 9. The bride re¬ many beautiful and useful and a good time was enjoy¬ by all present. Ice cream and were served by the host¬ A. gressing ganization room has ous work. cipal, this Stew ARVILLE daughter Gass, of Sand and living BIRTHDAY FOR BRIDAL
