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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1950)
Dade County’s Only Newspaper. VOLUME L HRItl Hiiiii am the County PMA Committee Hew PMA Type Program The Dade County Production and Marketing Administration wiil operate under a new set-up for 1950. In past years the Ad¬ ministration had operated under the old “Open-End type Pro¬ gram.” This program threw all the funds open to all producers with no sign-up necsesary. For 1950 the “Minimum Assist¬ ance Type Program” 1 will be used. A minimum farm allow¬ ance will be established only for those farms for which winter cover jrop practices have been carried out and reported, and for those producers who sign a torm signifying their intention to participate in the 1950 Agri¬ cultural Conservation Program in Dade County by not later than March 1, 1950. The minimum farm allowance t: be established on the basis of small farms receiving a mini¬ mum to be determined by the county committee, and other farms on the basis of acres of cropland, non-crop open pasture and commercial orchards, ac¬ cording to f u n ds available. Earning within the minimum allowance will be paid in lull. Practices carried out- in excess of minimum farm allowance re- p rted prior to the closing date, will be paid for on a pro-rata basis to the extent the funds are available. A reserve, to be determined later, will be held out for use by the county committee where a producer failed to sign an inten¬ tion form by closing date and appeals to the .committee at a later date, justifying his claim to the extent that the committee will establish his allowance on the same basis as the producers who signed prior to the closing date. Also, where a producer signified his intentions prior to the closing date and moves to another farm that was not co¬ vered by an intention he would be established an allowance on the farm operated, any adjust¬ ments necessary to be made from the county. Those pro¬ ducers who might report per¬ formance on practices prior to January 15, 1951, that didn’t sign an intention, would be paid on a county factor basis, their allowance being zero. Farmers in Dade County are urged by the County Committee and the office personnel to call by the PMA Office as early as possible and sign an intention sheet if they have not already done so and intend to carry out soil-building practices in 1950 for which payment is expected. Remember, if an intention sheet Is not signed by not later than March 1, 1950 no allowance will be set up for your farm. The outline of the County Program will be announced as soon as approval is received from the State Office. Home Demonstration Clubs schedule January 23, Byrds Chapel— Mrs. W. C. Cureton; 2 o’Jock. January 24, R ; sing Fawn— Mrs. L. M. Allison; 7:30 P. M. January 25, New England— Mrs. Ewell Dickerson; 1:30 P. M. January 26, Hooker— Mrs. Jame£ E. Brasfield; 2:00 P. M. January 27, Cloverdale — Mrs Jewell Phillips; 1:30 P. M. —-o----- POST OFFICE CLOSED ON SUNDAYS A new ruling has just heme re¬ ceived by the Trent-n Post Of¬ fice. Starting January 22 2 nd every Sunday thereafter, the Trenton Post Office will be closed all day each Sunday. -o- °ADE HIGH P. T. A. MEETING There will be a PTA meeting a " the Dade High School on Thursday Jan. 26th at 8 P. M. A.; parents of children attend- * n ? this school are invited to come and work with us for the betterment of our children and °ur school. A special program and a mo- vi e on the “Health of our Chil¬ dren” is planned. This should of interest to all. fHE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY JANUARY 19, 1950 cl 7 rJ * Oil improvements The County Community Im¬ provement Committee met at he home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Phillips in Cloverdale Tuesday evening. The report of the ge¬ neral meeting held in December was read and several of the items were discussed in detail. One cf the projects of this Planning Committee is for every farm family to own their own milk cow. Mrs. E. J. Bible, Home Improvement Community for Cloverdale reported that a mi¬ nimum cf two thirds of the fa- milies in this area have a milk cow. At their last meeting, at which there were 15 members present, 11 reported owning their own milk ccw. Six families also reported sellings eggs. The State Board of Health is recommending that all milk sold in the state be pasteurized milk, All at this meeting agreed that Jiis~'was right, but due to lack of facilities this would be imprac- .icable in Dade at this time. Improvements reported from the Cloverdale area show 2 im¬ proved kitchens, cne new corn :ib built, one home with im¬ proved lightening and one home with improved yard. So far this year the Will Haw¬ kins have completed their new home which is weatherboarded with asbestos shingles. The Dan Tatums have also completed their new home. Mrs. Charles Bible has redecorated her kit- chen. The Cloverdale Community is not planning to enter, the Com¬ munity improvement Contest this year but they are already working toward their Communi¬ ty Exhibit at the County Fair next fall. Also brought before the meet¬ ing was the new seed production and marketing program for Dade County. A movie of the Avery Comrau which won 11 the - Community Improve¬ ment Contest was shown and there was discussion on some of the phases shown in the movie. There were a number of infor¬ discussions which were en¬ tered into by all present. In spite of the bad weather besides Agents Adam , Ayers and Vestal; Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Pe¬ terson from Floral Crest, Miss Bess Cureton, Gene Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Bible and Fred Philips were present. It i s hoped that the nex3 monthly meeting will be held in Morganville. --—o--- 4-H COUNCIL MEETING A county-wide 4-H Council meeting wall be held Saturday, January 28, at 9:30 A. M. at the Court House. The purpose of this meeting is to elect officers and make plans for the year’s work. We would like to urge every club of¬ ficer to be present. An j other club member may attend this meeting, if they like. Let’s have a good attendance with all clubs well represented. 4-II CLUB MEETINGS Trenton club will hold a meet- on Monday, January 23rd at P. Jr. M. At this meeting pro- i ject requirements for 1950 club year will be discussed. Joint Farm At a combined meeting of the officers of the Co-op and the Farm Bureau, held Tues. night, it was voted to again this year hold their annual meetings on the- same day. The day set is Tuesday January 31st. Committees w T ere appointed for arrangements; and the sche¬ dule and speakers will be an¬ nounced next week. The gene¬ ral plan will probably follow that of previous years, the Farm Bureau holding their election of off l ers, the reading of annual reports and their speakers in the morning ses-ion; during the noon hour luncheon would be served and in the afternoon the Co-op members would elect their B:ard of Directors and present the Co-op report and their speakers. As so many farmers belong to both organizations, this joint meeting gives them a chance to attend to all the necessary busi- ne s in one day and to discuss things of mutual interest. ’49 FOLIO EPIDEMIC SET MARK Unprecedented costs of last year’s worst infantile paralysis epidemic in history were disclos¬ ed today, as Dade County re- S p 0n£ j e d generously to the ur- gfcnl appeal of the 1950 March of Dimes. The drive opened on Jan¬ uary 16 and will continue thru January 31. Mrs. Virginia Page, chairman of the Dade County Chapter, said that medical care costs alone in 1949 totalled more than $31,000,000 in March of Dimes funds, and continued care fof thousands of these victims dur¬ ing 1950 will come to another $20,000,000. “Epidemic aid funds of the Na- Paralysis tion ^.....& wiped r out - In l&p by last e were year’s toll of new cases,” she continued. “We do not know what this year will bring, but we must be prepared for any eventuality. No victim of this disease will be denied necessary medical care for lack of money. Oniy our dimes and dollars in unore. edented amounts will as- sure this.” I:. If the funds contributed • „ ing the March of Dimes re¬ main with the local chapter, Mrs. Page said. This money is used to help pay for that part of medical care which a pa¬ tient’; family cannot afford and in emergencies, to supplement rational epidemic aid. Th “ other 50 P ercent 15 sent to National Foundation headquar¬ ters to be used for research, edu¬ cation cf professional personnel and epidemic aid to communities whose chapter treasuries become exhausted. It is this fund, she explained, which was depleted by 1949’s unusually severe epidemic. patfenkf Dade County who‘go has ~to~ 5 the'Atlanta active polio Crippled Children’s Clinic for treatment. The Georgia Chapter of Infantile Paralysis pays all transoortatio nexpenses as well operations when needed, V ^ acnital care relieving" and braces in ^ way Dade County cf all costs. ;™,“e Parafyis Sw,oJ, C.U, Chapter report of N.tt.n.l expenses for first Is f.r months let.n.ile as raraij-i» and Nebbie’. parents *ill continue—in diminishinn deeree^ °kem:^special shoes" expenses proof that NeLLis »aik degree. H Happiest PP $3.70, auda of polio can L ^ care a „d treatment for thou vie- t7ms n is carried by National Foundation through contributions to March of Dimes drive, Janugy 16-31. Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia. Meeting oi and Co-op Losing Fawn Parent- Teachers Club Met The Parent-Teachers Club of the Rising Fawn School met at the Schoolhouse on Thursday night, January 1, with approxi¬ mately 40 patrons of the school in attendance. Visitors of the dub were Miss Fannielu McWhorter, County Nurse, and Miss Atha Lee Ves¬ tel, County Home Demonstra¬ tion Agent. Miss McWhorter pre¬ sented the mcvfe, “Meetnig the nee'ds of emotional children,” to the group. The business session followed, the vice-president acting as chairman. The lunch room pro¬ gram and condition of furnace was reported on, the report showing improvement in both. Mr. Mickler, Principal of the cchool stated the need for slag to make walkways around the school. Arrangements were made to mppt aaaw> v tV»ic vaAau M* gltiio UVtM flop V«Vr iaa An- a w » nouncement was made of the community meeting to be held on January 20, at the School house, after whi:h a motion was made for adjournment. Richard Bradford to box January 20th Boxing fans will be interested to know that they will again be able to see Richard J. Bradford fight. This bout Is scheduled at the American Legion Hall on Linsey Street in Chattanooga on Friday night, January 20th at g;l5. | Richard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Buff Bradford of New England, &' u gfrt Jn 4ie Golden Gloyes Tournaments in Chattanooga before entering the service. He had 31 fights while in the Navy and is the Alaska Flyweight Champion. While on the west coast he fought in 6 fights on Treasure Island which went out over television. He was dis¬ charged from the Navy in No¬ vember and is now living with his parents. Richard will be boxing for the American Legion in his fight Friday night and will be matched with Southern Golden Gloves Flyweight Champion Gray for City High School. -o--- CHRISTMAS SEAL REMINDERS SENT Mrs. J. G. Nethery, Chairman of the Dade County Tuberculosis Asso iation, this week mailed brief ‘reminder” cards to those residents of Dade County who, as yet, have not responded to their 1949 Christmas Seal ap¬ peal letter. “We do this”, said Mrs. Ne¬ thery, “because people have told ,' us that they appreciate a re- ’ min der to do something they In- tended do ad along, bat s ‘ m_ ply overlooked in the holiday , Christmas Seals have been sold in Dade County for many years and the residents have i come to know that throu B h th< f purchases of these Seals, steady progress has been made toward the eradiction of tuberculosis.” j Mr . S. J. Hale reports that $106 has been raised so far in Dade County in 1949 from the | sale of Christmas Seals. This sum represents 55% of the mi¬ nimum amount needed to fin¬ ance the tuberculosis prevention and control planned for Dade County in 1950. “It is entirely possible,” said Nethery, “fer a person’s acknow¬ ledgment and his reminder card to cross in the mail. When that happens, of course, the person who has already bought his seals should ignore the reminder card.” YOUTH CONCERT TO BE HELD There will be a special Sym¬ phony Concert for the Youth of the Area in Chattanooga Satur¬ day afternoon Jan. 28th The Youth Concert is sponsored by the Chattanooga Times and will be played by the full Chattanoo¬ ga Symphony Orchestra. This concert will be free and any child of school age may attend. The program will be performed in the Memorial Auditorium starting at 2:30 P. M. Work started on 1 renton Water System Monday of this week represen¬ tatives from the J. B. McCrary Co., Inc., in Atlanta, arrived in Trenton to start work on the i Trenton Water System. They rented the old Police Headquar¬ ters for a combination office and warehouse. Supt. W. H. Winslett is in charge of the installations. R. R. Allred is foreman on the job and except for one or two others, the rest of the crew was hired here in the county. At a called meeting of the Ci¬ ty Council on Tuesday night, the Council re.hecked the contract and the map for the water lines and work began Wednesday morning. Wildwood Home De¬ monstration Club Met We report a most enjoyable 7T s e nzT ns :'n~ n members were present. Miss Vestal gave a demons¬ tration on etching glass. I think every member is just etching to etch some glass. Oh yes, Mrs. J. C. Wallen will entertain the next meeting of the Club at the Community House. This will be an all day affair with a covered dish lunch and we will make those beauti¬ ful brass things Miss Vestal showed us. Clubs members, don’t you just love those all day meetings? We would love for every one of you to visit with us on that day. Reported by Mrs. J. C. Wallen Immunization Clinic at Dade High School ' The Public Health nurse will begin an immunization clinic in Dade County High School Fri¬ day January 27th 10 A. M. The following immunization (shots) will be offered: Typhoid to all ages. Small Pox to all ages. Diptheria — Through 10th yr. (Booster or begin series). Whooping Cough — To tenth year. (Booster or begin series). Parents who do not want their child or children to have the service, are requested to write the teacher. OBITUARY MRS. LUCY PORTER, 67, of Trentcn Rt. 2, Ga., passed Saturday A. M. January 14, 1950 following a lingerning illness.! She was born and raised in Dade County, professed a hope in Christ at an early age and was a member of the United Church of God at Trenton. Left to mourn her passing are her hus¬ band John Porter, 2 sons Carl Porter and Melvin Porter, of Trenton Rt. 2; 4 daughters Mrs. Flora Hontz of N. Y., Mrs. Hazel Daniel and Mrs. Mabel Wooten of Trenton Rt. 2, and Mrs. Pau¬ line McDaniel of Chattanooga; 20 grandchildren, 2 steps sons Pascal and Calrence Porter; 2 step daughters Mrs. Lilly Page of Trenton and Miss Mary Ellen Porter of Chattanooga and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Gene¬ ral Church of God with Rev. Harve Leatherwood and Rev. W. P. Cornwell officiating. Pall¬ bearers were Glenn, Nevel, Tom, George, and Lewis Stephens and Guss Daniel. Burial was in the Church Cemetery with McBryar Funeral Home in charge. WALTER L. STOKES Word has been received of the death of Walter L. Stokes, 82. Mr. Stokes died December 22 at his home in Atlanta, Ga., after several years of failing health. He was a native of Dade County but had lived in Atlanta 40 years. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. H. G. Harris of Greenboro, N. C.; a son, W. L. Stokes, Jr.; a brother, N. L. Stokes of Akron, Ohio; a sister, Mrs. Ollie Winnett of Knoxville, Tenn., and three grandchildren. Internment was In the West View Cemetery in Atlanta. Two new Home Demonstration Clubs to be organized Two new Home Demonstra¬ tion Clubs will be organized this month, one at Byrds Chapel and the other at Hooker. Both will hold meetings this month for the election of officers. A Glass Etching Demonstration will also be given. If you live in either of these communities and want to help ycur community and home pro¬ gress, please come to the meet¬ ings. The Byrd's Chapel Club is scheduled to meet with Mrs. W. ” C. Cureton, at 2:00 P. M n Monday, January 23. j The Hooker Club is scheduled io meet with Mrs. James E. ! Brasfield at 2:00 P. M. on Thurs- day, January 26. lhe Trenton Home I demonstration Club j j | The Trenton Home Demons- , iration Club met at the home of Mrs. Jules Case on Jan. 12th. j The meeting was called to or- de r by the President, Mrs. Mad- dox Hale. Scripture reading and prayer by Mrs. Case. business session, j After a short | a most interesting demonstra- ti n on glass etching was given by Miss Vestal, our Home De- monstration Agent. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess. The next meeting will be held in February at the school house. , The hostesses will be Mrs. O. F. ; Greene and Mrs. Pearl Womack, Information About Dade County During his recent service with Uncle Sam’s Army, Trenton’s barber, Charles T. Sims, ran a.ross seme information about Dade County. This, was part of the Amercian Guide Series pu¬ blished in 1940 by the Federal Works Projects Administration. The Georgia contributions were sponsored by the Georgia Board of Education and published by the University of Georgia Press at Athens. This 1940 Guide Book tells that Dade County from the Tennessee line to the Alabama line is 23.6 miles. It was created in 1837 and named for major Francis Langhorne Dade who, j with his entire force was killed in the Seminole War in Florida. Classing the extreme northwest of the state U. S. High- way 11 pa ses through a narrow limestone valley that lies be- tween Lookout Mountain (alti¬ tude ranging from 1,750 to 2,392 feet) and Sand Mountain (1,630 altitude); the southern end of the greap Appalachin plateau. The highway is a graded dirt road, condition poor in some places. This rugged region is separ¬ ated from the rest of Georgia by mountain barriers and formerly could be reached only from Ten¬ nessee or Alabama. In 1939 State Highway 2 was extended from LaFayette to the top of Lookout Mountain. Lookout Mountain, for the most part, is sparcely set tie, Sand Mountain, which is much larger and extends far to the southwest, is more thickly populated because its farms are more productive. The people in this county were never part of the slaveholding plantation life and their continued isolation has only increased their aloof¬ ness until now they have little in common with the rest of the state. Many of them belong to Sanctified (colloq-Holy Rollers) Church and express their reli¬ gious emotions with shouts and gesticulations, though in daily life they are somewhat taciturn. From about 1860 until 1908 coal was mined in this section, and after 1874 the smelting iron ore was an important industry. Since mining was abandoned in the 1900’s, two small lumber mills are the only industrial plants. The towns are little more than hamlets of small frame houses and garden patches, with cornstalks and fruit trees grow¬ ing along the main streets. Herds of sheep graze in hilly (Continued on back page) Published Weekly — Since 1901 NUMBER 2 "OOOOOOOOO O OOOOOOOOOOOO O The Farm Reporter POOOOOOOOO CO OOOOO Q OOOO c r Pastures During the past few years se- veral farmers in the New Salem community on Lookout Moun- tai n ha If sown p ;“ ture parti- - . l , F and CU ai y ^ cue ladino cI °’ Yf r ’ R ° y M °° re ’ ^ rt Mocre B111 ’ ray ’ Tom McCauley and others. An example is that of Benton Massey at the old Ma°sey Home place. In the fall of 1948, Benton prepared 15 acres of land for seeding pasture. 2 tons of ground Limestone, 1000 lbs. of 0-17-12 fetilizer, iPc.tash.-ash) and 400 lbs- of 4-8-6 fertilizer was ap- plied per acre. Fescue and la¬ dino clover was sown on about acres and the Applachain Mt. mixture on the remainder. 17 head of pigs, began grazing in the pasture and hogging off 4 acres of corn around Nov. 1st. April 1949 when sold, the 17 pigs averaged 260 lbs. each. In July, 17 more pigs were bought and turned on the pas- ture, by Feb. of this year they wi n be ready for market, aver- aging about 200 lbs. each and consuming about 150 bushels of corn. In addition to the hogs, a cow and mare have been graz¬ ing every day on this pasture since Nov. 1948 and since July 1949, 2 additional cows and 2 calves. 5 tons of hay was also cut off of the pasture during August of last year. Not counting the cost of labor, fencing, and interest on invest¬ ment, the following is an ac¬ count of the expenses for esta¬ blishing the pasture, cost of pigs and costs of corn fed. Lime, fertilizer, seed at time of planting $525.00 or $35.00 per acre. Maintenance applications of 500 lbs. per acre of 27% fus¬ sed tri-calcium phosphate in the spring and 200 lbs. in the fall of 194 9, $44.00. 1948 — 17 pigs, $170.00; 100 bushels of corn @ $1.50 per bushel $150.00. 1949—17 pigs, $170.00; 150 bu. of corn @ $1.00 per bu. $150. Total cost for lime, fertilizer, seed, pigs and corn, $1,209.00. The income to date, not count¬ ing the grazing afforded the cows and mare; 1949--AAA payments for es¬ tablishing pasture, $175. 1949—17 Hogs, average wt. 260 lbs. @ 16 '/ 2 C, 729.00. 1949— 5 tens of hay @ $25.00 $125.00. 1950— 17 hogs, est. average wt., 200 lbs (a, 13c, $510.00. Total income from Hogs, Hay, AAA payments — $1539.00 This fall, Benton seeded 12 acres more of fescue and ladino clover, 3 acres of alfalfa and the remainder of his cleared land, 15 acres in cover crops. Cattle and Hogs in addition to his 8 acre orchard are, and ac¬ cording to Benton, will continue to be his main farm operations. Veterans High School Class waiting students Many veterans have requested from the 8th grade through the 11th but have fail¬ ed to get their elegibility papers. Each veteran must not only file his application with the Supt. of Schools but must be certified by the Veterans Administration be¬ fore he can take the ciourse. "The Supt. of School reports that an instructor is now avail¬ able and that these High School classes can start whenever there are 20 certified veterans. Mr. Moore says that he has many ap plications for this course but that the veterans have not fol- Jowed through to get all their necessary papers which must be done before the class can start.
