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Dade County’s Only Newspaper.
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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.