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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1950)
Dade County’s Only Newspaper. 'volume l Skids -- Man Killed needs the Minimum A highway accident, north of Ing Fawn Tuesday afternoon . jjted in the death of Homer sellers of Chattanooga. Dur- the heavy rain, the car evi- tly skidded and went off the ...'and into the culvert near Smith’s home. The car ,u into the underpass back¬ as the rear end of the 49 was smashed in. The State troopers, who were Midway investigating another accident, arrived at scene shortly after it hap¬ They reported that Sel¬ was apparently driving south the car evidently skidded plunged off the highway. was thrown to the back the car, his neck was broken two places and he died inst¬ Sellers was a yardmaster for Southern Railway in Chat¬ and had_been'with the for the past 30 years Mrs. Margaret Prather, also Chattanooga, was reported have been in the car. She re¬ first aid from Dr. D. S. and was taken to a hospital. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO KILL BEFORE ERECT SIGNS ‘ SLIPPERY WET” “CAUTION”? County Improvement Meeting January 17th There is to be a meeting of the County Community Improve¬ ment Committee and represen¬ tatives from each community on Tuesday night January 17th at the heme of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Phillips in Cloverdale. This is the first of several meetings to be held during the year to dis¬ cuss plans and to exchange ideas for the general improve¬ ment of the county. At this meeting a movie of the Avery Community will be shown. Avery was the winning commu¬ nity in the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Improvement Con¬ test last year. This should help to make an interesting meeting and it is hoped that all who are interested will attend. I ewly Elected City Officials sworn in The newly elected Mayor, Re¬ corder, and Councilmen fer the City of Trenton were sworn in at a meeting for this purpose on Monday night. Before the cere¬ mony, Mr. M. J. Hale, in place of Recorder J. H. Wilkins, read the financial report for 1949 be¬ cause Mr. Hale had gone over the City Books, jvhich he had received frem Mr. Wilkins, and compiled the report. Mr. Hale stated that in order to make up this report he had had to com¬ bine both the general fund and the water fund and it was a combined report which he read. (This will be published as soon s available.) After a lengthy iscussion, this was accepted nd signed by the Mayor and ouncil. This completed, Mr. Hale read he oath and swore in Mayor A'. Dyer, Recorder G. C. Tatum fid Councilmen Jules A. Case, ^fly A. Ellis, John Reeves and Newell Scruggs. This oath 'as put in writing, signed by he officials and entered upon he minutes of the City of ”renton. The next buriness of the fiseting was the transfering cf he City’s money to the new of¬ ficial which en'allied the sign- fig of many papers. The money '•hi be in three accounts instead f the two formerly used. These re the City cf Trenton Im- rovement Fund, Sinking Fund fid General Fund. ^ r - Early A. Ellis was re- ( •i9c f ed Vice-Mayor office which e has now held since he has on the Council. Mr. Mont- prd W. Tatum came before the •°ttncil requesting the job of prveying the City Streets, j r( =ets in Trenton have been r a Aped out at different times Rh it is necessary to combine es e, check that they are cor- -ct to mark the City’s bcundry t es an d for the water pipes. 11 Ordinance was passed to fiP smoking in the theater, _ C ‘ or and other public building - d carried a penalty of f HE DADE COL NTT TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY JANUARY 12, 1950 The Times 50th Birthday With this issue The County Times is celebrating 50th Birthday. There seem.s to have been a weekly paper in county though there seems to no written history on this. John L. Case in an article in 100 Anniversary of Dade Edition of The Dade Times tells us that, most of time since the Civil War county’s w-eekiy paper has located in Trenton through the years there been several changes in name. The Rising Fawn Gazette gan publication in 1879 with A. Darr as editor, then T. Lumpkin, T. J. Watson, G. W. Tatum, Lee Sutton, N. C. and T. A. J. Majors. In 1884 the paper seems have become the Dade Weekly Times with T. A. J. jors as Editor. Other were T. A. Haveron, John cock, Ben T. Brock, W. D. Chambers, J. B. Pasham, F. Tatum and others with -W. A. D. O’Neal. this period the name of the per seems to have changed carried the names of The County Sentinental and Dade County News. In 1901, W. A. D. O’Neal came the first Editor and blisher of The Dade Times. There are no file of the paper in the office but near as we can learn, Claude S. Turner succeeded O’Neal as Other editors and through the years have Lauren Noble, Lee Forester Elbert Forester. This skips of the owners, Dr. D. S. ton, D. T. Brown, Mrs. G. C. tum and perhaps others did not publish the paper brings us roughly to 1946 Mrs. Catherine Morrison tl\e paper and is still the Publisher. The paper seems to have a very stormy life going out of business for lack funds, but someone seemed to come forth, willing try again. It is encouraging note that the people of county wanted a weekly badly enough to keep it through the years. There has been, and still is, which is not of enough interest to be published in papers but is of vital ance to the residents of County. W. R. Lacy buys The Busy Bee Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Lacy bought The Busy Bee rant which went under management on Tuesday 10th. Though they had more or less interested in investment for some time, actual buying was rather den. The Busy Bee located on south end of The» Times ing on Court House rame into existence on 21, 1947 under the of Gordon “Slim” Burrows. changed hands on November 1948 when Wanda and Brandon bought it, and sold it this week to the Mr. Lacy is an old hand the restaurant business. many years he has had his restaurant in Chattanooga he also ran the Trenton which burned in the spring ’49, for a short while. Mr. Mrs. Lacy will make few and will keep on the same $5.00 and costs or 5 days in The building now being as Police Headquarters will be availablefor re-renting but new place was decided upon this meeting. Mr. Dudley ton was willing to service water pipes, water works read the meters when for a lower price and was pointed as Maintenance Recorder G. C. Tatum, for present, will collect the Rents. J. H. Baty was appointed Marshall. Devoted to the Best Interests oi Dade County and Georgia. Foundation for Education Educational needs in Georgia are left behind by other pro¬ gressive educational states. The need f:r the Minimum Founda¬ tion in Georgia is the state’s greatest need. Unless our lea¬ ders “awaken” and see the poor conditions of the buildings, the poorly qualified teachers in our schools, and the teachers leav¬ ing Georgia schools, Georgia’s children will never be able to compete with cur neighboring states. It is we, the people, and our children who are losing! We owe it to our children to see that they are prepared for life. Our forefathers fought so that we may live in a free country where free education is given to all who desire it. We are falling down in our obligation to future generations. The past several months Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina and Alabama have passed new laws to better the education of their children. From these new laws they have gotten new school buildings, bet¬ ter teacher pay and pensions, and raised the standards in their schools. All over America school rooms are over crowded, but the educational leaders say that the peak for will not be reached until 1956 or after. This means that the crowded conditions we have to day will be doubled in 2 or 3 years. We must build now for the future. It is not a guess, it is a positive fact. We must have bigger and better schools and tens of thousands of qualified teachers. The schools of America must have better qualified teachers. People expet good Doctors, Lawyers and Engineers, they al¬ ways want the best and are will¬ ing to pay for them, but they don’t realize that these same men had to start their educa¬ tion in our schools. How da you expect to get better doctors? It is simple, give us better teach¬ ers and school buildings. A tea¬ Mrs. T. H. Moore Re-elected Pres, of County H.D. Council A county Home Demonstra¬ tion Council meeting was held at the Court House in Trenton on January 6th at 2 o’clock. The meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs. Terrance Moore. The Scripture reading was by Mrs. Ed Bible. The Lord’s Prayer and song America by all. The following officers were elected: Pres.: Mrs. Terrance New Salem Club. Vice-Pres.: Mrs. Luther Alli¬ son, Rising Fawn Club. Secretary: Mrs. Ed. Bible, Clo¬ verdale Club. Treasurer: Mrs. F. M. Belk, Wildwood Club. * Reporter: Mrs. Lillie Hard¬ man, Avans Club. Program Chairman: Miss Bess Cureton, Rising Fawn Club. County Project Chairman Food Production: Mrs. Ed Bi¬ ble, Cloverdale. Food Preservation: Mrs. D. P. Hood, Avans. Clothing: Mrs. Martin Brad¬ ford, New Salem. Landscaping: Mrs. Flo Rising Fawn. Home Improvement: Mrs. Pace, Trenton. Nutrition: Mrs. Lillie man, Avans. Home Industries: Mrs. trice Haygcod, New Salem. Recreation: Mrs. Luther son, Rising Fawn. Publicity: Mrs. Lillie Avans. Health: Mrs. Bill Pullen, Mor- ganville. Members from each club t attend these invited to ings. Clubs There were eleven the county and two more being added soon. Six of clubs were present: Avans, verdale, Trenton, Rising New Salem and Wildwood. Table arrangement and freshments were by Miss Lee Vestal, Home tion A-gent. The next meeting will be in February at the cher has to be the highest edu- cated of any profession. They must never stop going to school. But their pay is far below that of the Doctor, Lawyer or En- p ne8r Very few of our college gra- duates to day go into the teach- ing profession. We must raise the standards of the teacher so that we may get our share of the college trained graduates into our school systems. Industries pay high wages for unskilled labor, and give good pension plans to their em- ployees. The average school teacher of America pays from 4 to 5 % toward retirement and yet, only teachers in the states of Massachusset, Florida, North Carolina and N. Jersey receive a pension of from $3,000 to $4,000. In recent months California pa sed a $250,000,000 school bond bill. Ohio had 580 special school issues in their legislature and passed 2-3 of them. N. York Will add $1,200,000,000 on to its schools by 1956 and in Connec- ticut a special session of legis- lature passed a $1,400,000 bill for schools. Tennessee and Ar- kansas have recently passed laws to better the conditions of their schools. Yes, it will cost money to finance such a pro¬ gram. There are only 4 states in the U. S. that don’t have a Sales Tax. Georgia is one of these. If we must have a sales tax to give cur children a better education, then we need a Sales Tax! There are are many many arguments against Federal Aid to Educa tion. You hear that it will cause Federal Control of our schools, but we need it. If the states can’t give our children an equal education to other states then it is up to our Federal govern¬ ment. Federal Aid is, giv.e,n to our colleges, to agriculture, mu- sic, science, etc., so why should we be afraid if our tax money is given back to us from the fede- ral government? It is the money --- Floral Crest to organize Community fcrorovement Area 4 The Flo-al Crest Community is calling a meeting at 7 o’clock Saturday night, January 21st to riicstu.ee discuss plans rvl a c about nhniat nrcro organizing n 17:1 TIP" fl a Community Improvement Pro- gram. Several in this area atop Sand Mountain where such beau tiful flowers are grown are in- terested i f making their sur- roundings even more beautiful, healthy, convenient and abun¬ dant. Ways and means cf what should --------------- and can be — done ----- will be discussed. Projects to improve fields, homes and community buildings will be planned. At this meeting a movie of the Avery Community will be shown. Avery was the winning commu- nlty in the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Improvement Con¬ test last year. This should help to — ------- make an —-----------" interesting meeting - and it is hoped that all who are interested will attend. Trenton has new Depot Master There is a new Depot Master at the Trenton RR Station. Mr. A. P. Stephens has come here from Woodstock, Ala. He has a wife and small baby but is not planning to move his family to Trenton. He expects to stay here during the week and to go back to his home over the week ends. Trenton is sorry to lose Mr. & Mrs. Coy Barnett and their nice family. Though they have been here such a short time, they have already made a ‘ place for themselves in the community and it is with regret that we see them go. 4H CLUB SCHEDULE Jan. 17th New Salem, 10:30; Jan. 19th Rising Fawn, 10:55; Jan. 20th Davis, 10:00. Legion Hall. A specialist will be there to give a demonstration on the preparation of foods. Reporter Mrs. Lillie Hardeman, TREASURER'S QUARTERLY STATEMENT 4th QUARTER OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER 1949 DISBURSEMENTS Labor ...................................................$2,028.00 Gas, Oil and Grease..................................... 1,027.66 Auto Parts and Labor.................................... 433.42 Vires, Tubes and Repairs................................ 305.44 Tractor, Patrol Grader, Parts and Repairs.... ............ 413.29 Bridge Materials and Blasting Powder................... 1,041.26 lourt Cost .............................................. 198.75 sheriff Turnkey and Board Bill.......................... 862.90 Office Supplies ......................................... 981.77 Water Bill for Jail and Courthouse...................... 32.00 Light Bill for Jail and Courthouse....................... 149.53 Phone Bill for Jail and Courthouse....................... 54.04 Teachers Retirement System.............-............... 51.03 Collector of Internal Revenue........................... 57.90 Georgia Forestry Commission............................ 405.07 Courthouse and Jail Repairs............................. 218.66 County Nurse Salary and Medical Supplies............... 766.68 Dade County Department of Public Welfare.............. 949.33 Pauper Fund ........................................ 140.00 Vita! Statistics ......................................... ( 69.75 Typewriter .............................................'. 121.13 Typewriter Repairs ...........................;......... 22.60 Janitor Salary ........................................ 240.00 Tax Commissioners Salary .............................. 357.90 County Agen| Salary.................................... 285.93 Home Demonstration Agent Salary....................... 142.50 P isoners Transportation to Milledgeville, Ga............. 54.00 Treasurer Commission Drawn ........................... 400.00 Filing Recordnig Bonds and Oaths............. 2fl02 Stamps and Box Rent ........................ 18.85 Total Disbursements.....................$11,858.41 RECEIPTS October 31, 1949................................$ 6,760.47 Mrs. W F. Morrison.................................... 39,953.76 State Gas Tax.......................................... 4,672.53 Foard of Health, Refund from the State................. 438.75 Rent on Co-op Building..................... 75.00 Graham Hale Refund on Witness Fees................... 30.00 A. W. Peck—Fines and Forfeitures...................... 631.76 Total Receipts............................$52,562.27 Less Disbursements ....................................$11,858.41 Balance on Hand December 31, 1949..........$40,703.86 This is published as a public service by The Dade County Times. we all have paid into the treas- ury. Let’s all support Federal Aid to Education if that is the only means of educating our children. Federal Aid passed in the 81st Congress of the United States in the Senate only, but the House stopped the bill and it was not acted on. There has been a fight against Federal Aid to public Schools by the Catho- lie Church in that they demand that Church Schools also receive money to operate on. We cannot support such a bill. In our pu- blic schools all children are given the right to learn what they desire to learn. It was a catholic member of the House of Representatives that kept this bill from being voted on in the House. Therefore as long as we have selfish men in our country we can’t wait for the other fel- low to act. We. the people of Georgia, must elect progressive educational leaders in our local, state and federal governments. We must support and finance the Minimum Foundation of Education for Georgia, John T. May, Principal Davis High School, B. S. Tulane University, M. A. George Peabody College, Residence Requirements work on Ph. D. Townsend named in in action by Lynch Dade Sheriff Asks Damages of $50,000, Charging He Was Slandered By Judge (Reprint from “Chattanooga Times”) Atlanta, January 10—Judge J. M. C. (Red) Townsend of Dade member of the Georgia court of appeals, today was named in a $50,000 suit for slan- der by Dade County Sheriff John W. Lynch because of a Chattanooga speech dealing W ith the mass flogging of seven Negroes. Sheriff Lynch filed the suit in Fulton Superior Court (Atlan¬ ta). He charged that Townsend in a speech April 15, 1949, before the Civitan Club in Chattanoo¬ ga, publicly uttered “false, scan¬ dalous,- malicious and defama- t()ry words » to the effect that Lyncb conS pi re d with members Klux __. Klan in • r-i Dade i. of the __ Ku County to violate the civil rights Qf thj} seven Negroes . Because of the misconduct imputed t0 sheriff Lynch in Townsend's speech, the petition contends, „ nnfpnds those those not not knowing knowing Lynch’s innocence have “with¬ drawn their confidence from the petitioner, wholly refusing and still are refusing, to deal and bave any transaction acquaint- ance pr discourse with him in his capaci ty as sheriff or as a . yate dtizen » Lynch C!aims injury Xown send’s speech, the suit claims, “has greatly injured Lynch’s good name, reputation, faith and credit,” and has “brought him into public scan- d&] infamy and co ntempt with all ’ his neigbors and with good I and worthy citizens of the state elsewhere.” i The suit quotes Townsend as having allegedly said of Sheriff Lynch that “he is a coward, a liar and a disgrace to the demo- cratic fprm of government, and that sheri ff Lynch did conspire expli;i tly and deliberately with certain members of the Ku Klux Klan by agree j n g with the KKK tQ arrest the above stated seven Negroes an d then permit the KKK tQ in t er cept him and the Negroes at a certain point in Dade County for the purpose of flogging them.” Lynch was one of 10 white men tried in Federal Court at Rome twine in December DCtCIIlUUi on vy** a — charge ----- of inspiring to have seven Ne- groes arres t e d falsely and sur- rendered to the Klan for beat¬ ing. A mistrial was declared af¬ ter a jury failed to reach a ver¬ dict in 48 hours. Judge Townsend could not be reached for comment early to¬ night. Cook of State Rep. Bobby Lee Summerville filed the suit as at- torney for Sheriff Lynch. The suit Is returnable to the March term cf Fulton superior court. Tatum and Scruggs Under new management Tatum and Scruggs grocery, meats and feeds store will now have one owner instead of two. Last Saturday, January 7th, D. Newall Scruggs bought out his partner, Montford W. Tatum. The Tatum & Scruggs grocery store was opened nearly two years ago. These young men bought the Food Department of the Dyer Mercantile Co., exten- ed the rear of the building, re¬ decorated and on March 31, 1947 they formally opened the first business in the county to sell nothing but groceries. j Under the new arrangement tne firm name will remain the same, business will continue the same as usual and in the same place. The only difference will be that Mr. Scruggs will be the sole owner. immunization Clinic in North Dade School The Public Health Nurse will begin a Clinic in North Dade School Thursday, January 19 at 12:30 P. M. The following Immunizations (Shots) will be offered — Typhoid — To all ages ever one year of age Small Pox — To all ages Diphtheria — Seven months through tenth year. (Booster or begin series) Whooping Cough—One month to tenth year. (Booster cr begin series) The parents who do not wish their child or children to have the series are requested to write the teacher. People of the community are invited to come to the Clinic. Hand washing facilities have been Installed in North Dade. The Junior Girl Scouts of Trenton The Junior Girl Scouts met Saturday, January 7, 1950. We sure had a nice time. We will meet again January 21, 1950. Be sure and wear your uniforms and have your First Aid requirement prepar¬ ed. Louise Russell, Reporter. Published Weekly—Since 1901 NUMBER 1 Rising Fawn to organize Demonstration Area Residents in the Rising Fawn Community will meet at the school house at 7:30 Friday night January 20th. There they will discuss plans for the orga¬ nization of an 'Area Demonstra¬ tion similar to the New Salem and Davis Demonstration Areas. This project is similar to the County Farm Demonstration Projects except that instead of one farm, it takes in a certain area. The whole area would be elegible for TVA phosphate and other aides toward better farm- ing. As the Rising Fawn Commu¬ nity is not entirely composed of farming people, other forms of improvement will be incorpor¬ ated into their plans for their Demonstration Area. At this meeting a movie of the Avery Community will be shown. Avery was the winning commu¬ nity In the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Improvement Con¬ test last year. This should help to make an interesting meeting and it is hoped that all who are interested will att r nd. Home Demonstration Club Schedule Tuesday, January 17th the New Salem Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Lewis McKaig, hostess. Time 2:00 P. M. Wednesday Jan. 18th the Mor- ganville Club will meet with Mrs. J. S. Parson, hostess. Time 1:30 P. M. Thursday Jan. 9th the Slygo Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Harold Dugan, hostess. Time 2:00 P. M. Friday Jan. 20th the Avans Club will meet with Mrs. C. C. McAbee, hostess. Time 3:00 P. M. Marriage announced The former Mrs. Irene Bur¬ rows announces her marriage to Mr. Melvin Housey of Evergreen, Ala. They were married last Saturday evening, January 7th in Rossville, Georgia. Mr. Housey is employed with the Irby Construction Co. They are undecided as to whether they will make their home in Trenton or follow his job.
