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VOLUME L
New Salem H. D. Club
soonsors Contest
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The New Salem Home De¬
monstration Club met Friday
February 10th at the home of
* Moore. The meeting
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; vas 0 pened by the president,
Mrs. Beatrice Haygood.
Mrs. Art Moore made a short
talk. After the Lord’s Prayer,
minutes were read by the
the H. Mcore. There
secretary Mrs. T
we re 22 members present.
The Club decided to enter
the Home improvement Contest.
Everybody get busy and see
what they can do to improve
their home and churches.
After the program a delicious
dinner was served.
Then Atha Lee passed the
copper around and some beau¬
tiful bowls and trays were made.
When we finished there had
been 32 pieces made.
19 of the Dade bounty ladies
went to Rome on the 14th for
the all day program and heard
several nice talks. Everyone en¬
joyed the day.
Mrs. M. E. Bradford, Reporter.
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On February 27, Dade County’s
Red Cross volunteers wall begin
the task of raising $475 of
national goal, which has been
set at $67,000,000 by General
George C. Marshall, new Red
Cross President. In announcing
Dade County’s quota, Rev. Allen
T. Newby, local fund drive chair-
m an, has asked the help of every
person in the county to put the
19 50 campaign across.
The American Red Cross is the
instrument chosen by the United
States government to aid in ful-
Riling obligations of the Ameri-
:an people under international
treaties, and to carry out its
'arious programs, fund cam¬
paigns are necessary.
Dade County’s quota will be
ased to meet community needs
aur ing the coming year. The
Quality of service Dade Countians
receive is dependent upon full
Public support. Basic services
expected to require the major
expenditures in the nation next
year are disaster relief, services
t0 members of the armed forces
and to veterans through the
Home Service department and
* he National Blood Program,
Other chapter services to be
m aintained include health, edu-
cation and safety programs.
Disaster relief continues to be
° ne of the major items in the
^ past ed Cross Dscal budget. During the
f 1 330 year, 228,500 persons
disaster operations were
;~‘ p ed the Red Cross which
spent a total of $6,574,741.45 for
assistance to disaster victims,
mergemey help consists of pro-
ed -">od, clothing, shelter and
™ icine, so it is assumed
;.‘ e be nefits readily
IJ1 derived from our
ancial support
Director Preparedness Insti-
«es are conducted in those
* ns w here such organiz-
“°n is . an
r ° ss necessary by trained Red
specialists
£L ‘ orison, etime i «cord. i Mrs. D E.
oca Home Service
ale (!'nuntil
Home Nursing
Class started
rpU« The ti first TT__1 Home Nursing class
in Mother and Baby Care got"
underway on Monday afternoon.
This class is being given at the
Home Economics Building of
the Dade High School. Miss Fan-
nielu _____________^ McWhorter, our _ Public ____
Health Nurse is the instructor.
Mrs. Aiken, Red Cross Nursing
Representative from Atlanta,
was here for this initial session.
These classes are free and
open to all who wish to take
them. They include 12 hours of
class room work and actual
practice demonstrations in Mo¬
ther and Baby Care. A class lasts
two weeks. Miss McWherter, the
teacher, has just returned from
an intensive course of instruc¬
tion on this work given to the
Public Health Nurses through¬
out the state who are teaching
in their home counties.
The next class will start
shortly after this one finishes on
March 3rd. If you are interested
send your name to Mrs. Curtis
Ayers, Trenton, or leave it at the
Red Cross office at the Dade
County Times.
chairman, is constantly busy
with Dade County cases, and lists
numerous persons who have ben-
efited from this service, which
she explains as follows:
“We provide financial assist-
ance, guidance and consultation,
verifying emergency reports, I
and handling emergency com- 1
munications, information re-
government benefits
and assistance in applying for
them. These services are avail¬
able ..........- for both the man in unif-
and his family.”
In the past year, cases of ve-
terans and their dependents as-
sisted by Home Service chapters
totaled 1,315,00. Veterans claims
cases handled by the Red Cross
totaled 1,151,000. This service is
also available in Dade County.
An average of 20,000 volunteers a
month gave a yearly total of
hours of service in V. A.
hospitals.
The National Blood Program,
with 30 regional centers estab-
lished in the country in the two
short years since the program's
beginning, directly affects every
community. Whole blood, plas-
ma, and blood derivatives, such
as immune serum globulin to
combat measles, are stored at
centers for immediate use
in disaster emergencies or epid-
emics. At the end of the fiscal
year, July 1, 1949, almost 300,000
pints of blood had been obtained
through the program, and thous-
and of units of blood derivatives,
including 1,918,000 rivals of the
immune serum globulin, had
been made available to t e
American people.
The programs which are being
emphasized, along with the
many and varied other services
performed year after year thru
the Red Cross, play important
parts in our everyday life, so .ar
that reason, each and every one
of us can help—by giving what
campaign theme-;AU
May (Continued Help’-is highly on back appropriate page)
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Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia.
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 23, 19. r A)
Dr. Middleton Receiving Award
Pictured above is Dr. D. S. Middleton receiving the bronze plaque presented to him by the
Dade County Lions Club in appreciation of the unselfish service the Doctor has given to the people
of Dade County for over 55 years. Left to right: H. F. Allison, presenting the plaque, L. C. Adams,
Secretary; Dr. D, S. Middleton, Cleron Kyzer, President of the LioHs Club; Rev. Allen T. Newby,
of the and Maddox J. Toastmaster —(Photo by W. C. Holmes)
Avans Home
Demonstration Club
Club Met
Avans Home Demonstration
Club met at the School Lunch
Room, February 17, for their
Club meeting. We had a nice
time. There were seventeen
ladies present. We received 2
new members.
We all made copper trays. They
are very nice. It seemed like
we were building a house every¬
one was hammering.
Old business and new was
tended to, then the hostesses
served delicious plates, which
were enjoyed by all. Mrs. J. O.
Gass and Mrs. H. H. Bodenham-
er were hostesses.
Next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. Mary Talley.
Mrs. G. H. Kirllard,
Reporter.
Governor Herman E. Tal-
madge has proclaimed the week
of February 19-25 as KEEP
GEORGIA GREEN WEEK.
This marks the second anni-
versary of the “Keep Georgia
Green Program” which empha¬
sizes the protection and deve¬
lopment of Georgia’s greatest
natural resource. Since its In¬
ception the KEEP GEORGIA
GREEN program has become a
mighty movement which serves
to impress upon all the people
of Georgia the fact that her
forests provide the raw mate¬
rials for a 300-million dollar
business every year and furnish
a livelihood for more than
120,000 Georgians.
The KEEP GEORGIA GREEN
program is sponsored by the
Georgia Forestry Association,
Inc., as one of the Association's
projects directed toward better
protection, management and de¬
velopment of Georgia’s wood¬
lands.
The observance of “Keep
Georgia Green Week” this year
finds more Georgia forest land
under organized fire protection
than ever before. Expansion of
the protection activities of the
Georgia Forestry Commission
during the last six months has
increased the total of protected
woodlands in the state to 13%
million. This represents an in¬
crease in protected lands of
more than 5 million acres dur¬
ing the past six months.
4-H Club Council To
Meet February 25th
There will be a 4-H Club Coun¬
cil meeting at the Court House
February 25th at 10:30 A. M. All
community 4-H Club officers
and advisors are urged to be
present at this meeting. Officers
will be elected.
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Improvement Column
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With the advent of the Trail¬
way bus line on Sand Mountain,
the residents along the few miles
in Dade County are taking on a
new lease on life and are re¬
pairing as well as building new
homes. To begin at the begin¬
ning a good place to start—the
Arnold Daniels have purchased
a building site between Mrs.
Harvey Johnson’s and Jim
Breedloves and are now building
a smug little white house. Altho
not quite completed the family
has moved in and are working
busily on the yard while Arnold
spends his spare time finishing
the fhteri6r, building cabinets,
ceiling, etc.
Mrs. Lacy Snyder has the
loveliest little cottage just right
for a person living alone and
liking it (with room enough for
an occasional guest) almost
back of the Arnold Daniel home,
She has built-in-cabinets in her
kitchen which is most attractive-
iy decorated. The old house west
of the Breedlove home is being
remodeled ; white asbestos
shingles are used on the outside, |
with changes to be made in the
interior.
Mrs. Myrtle Sullivan has
pletely renovated the old Eph
Roger it stands home on top beacon the hill to where better j
as a
living. They are working on the
lawn now that daily rains have
ceased. With the next white
cottage belonging to Killian and
the beautiful flowers of Mrs. Tom
Tatum and Mrs. John Reeves the
the Sand Mountain Road is ra'p-
idly becoming a desirable drive
for Sunday afternoon.
Bookmobile Schedule
The Bookmobile _ , , „ is . in . the .. coun- ■
ty the last Tuesday Wednes- 1
on
day and Thursday of each j
month. It will stop at the
Schools on the following dates:-
j New Salem Feb. 28; March 28;
April 25; May 23.
Davis mornings of March 1;
March 29; April 26; May 24.
Rising Fawn afternoons of
March 1; March 29; April 26;
May 24.
Dade High mornings of March
2; March 30; April 27; May 25.
North Dade afternoons of Mar., I
2; March 30 ■ April 27; May 25. I
! On Tuesday they also stop at;
Mrs. Art Moore’s home, M r.
George Hale’s home and Mrs.
Burma Clark’s home.
On Wednesday morning they
also stop at Christian’s Store and
the Avans Post Office.
On Wednesday afternoons they
also stop at Kenimer’s Store and
at the Hawkins, Forester and
Bible homes in Cloverdale.
On Thursday mornings besides
the school they stop at the Mor¬
rison Hardware Store and Mrs.
Beulah Forester’s Store in New
England.
On Thursday afternoons be¬
sides the North Dade School they
stop at Brown’s Store Townsends
Store in Wildwood and Miss
Claudia Winfrey’s Store in Hook¬
er.
“Anyone who wishes to read
a particular book or get special
material on any subject that we
Five Communities
Entering Contest
Five communities in the coun¬
ty are entering the Improvement
Contest this year, it was brought
out at the County Wide Improve¬
ment meeting Monday evening.
Entered so far this year are
Rising Fawn and Floral Crest,
and Morganville which is going
to enter again, Davis which
entered three years ago and N.
Salem which entered two years
ago.
The regular monthly meeting
of this Improvement Committee
was held at Morganville at the
North Dade School. Mr. R. G.
Peterson brought a tape record¬
ing machine to the meeting in
order that the reports given by
the communities which had
entered in the previous years
could bo played back and dis¬
cussed at the local meetings. All
who are interested are invited
to attend these county wide
meetings or the local meetings
in their community.
The meeting was opened by
Miss Bess Cureton, co-chairman,
■of this committee. Mr. Hugh
Clark, secy., told cf the goals ex¬
plaining them a bit as he re¬
ported.
Mr. Tyler Holmes told of the
beginnings, progress and omis¬
sions of Morganville Community
Improvement during the contest
period last year. He spoke of the
importance of a church in a
community and the work done of
theirs.
Mr. Holmes outlined the steps
taken in the rebuilding of the
North Dade school and asked
Mr. A. O. Word, who is Chairman
of the Building Committee to
report on this. Though the
chool building is in the Morgan¬
ville Community (because cf its
central location) the school is a
consolidated school and for all
the children in the north end
of the county. All of these com¬
munities worked on the building
of their schcol. Mr. Word was
exceedingly modest about the
tremendous job done in raising
the money for the rebuilding and
acquiring of needed fixtures. A
six room cinder block with brick
veneer school is now in use. The
walls are plastered though not
painted as yet, the furnace,
lights and running water are in.
The auditorium is in use though
the stage has not been finished.
The cafeteria and stage are the
two projects on which the pa¬
trons and parents are now work¬
ing.
Mrs. A. O. Word showed the
Morganville scrap book and told
of some of the things done by
the women in the improvement
project.
Mr. W. T. McCauley and Mrs.
Art Moore spoke of some of the
things done by the New Salem
community when they enbered
the contest and said they would
bring their scrap book and be
better prepared at the next
meeting.
Mrs. L. E. Taylor said she had
not actively participated in the
contest when Davis had entered
before but would try to have a
report made at the next meet¬
ing.
County Agent Adams spoke of
what to work on and the im¬
portance of the Scrap book as
this was the only way the judges
could really know everything
,that had been done. Mrs.
Catherine Morrison told of the
Scrap Books seen at the Better
Home Towns meeting and the
importance of pictures and nar-
ative articles written to catch
the reader’s attention.
There were about 50 peoplfe
present from all over the county.
The next meeting will be at the
Rising Fawn School on March
21st.
Tacky Party at
Davis February 24th
The postponed Tacky Party
will be held at the Davis High
School on Friday night February
24th. Admission for those in cos¬
tume 10 and 15 cents. If not in
tacky costume admission 15 and
25 cents.
Magician Joe Lee Tatum will
be on hand, there will be folk
games, a cake walk and all the
other attractions which had
been previously planned. The
I proceeds are for the school.
First Grade wins
Attendance Prize
At a meeting of the Dade
County High School PTA last
Friday night, Mrs. Ernest Ste¬
wart’s first grade won the At¬
tendance Prize. This is a prize of
$3,00 given to the grade which
has the most number of parents
(by percentage) at the PTA
meeting. The prize money is
used for anything which is need¬
ed in the class room. (Ed. Note.
Last month we reported the
wrong grade. It was Miss
Pickett’s Ninth Grade which
won.)
The PTA voted at this meet¬
ing to order the curtains for the
stage and discussed ways and
means of raising the money to
pay for them.
Mr. Cleron Kyzer spoke about
the necessity of better lightening
in the class rooms. He had made
a survey and found the project
would cost about $2,500. He re-
commended that this sohuld be
undertaken by the community
at large and it was voted that
the PTA would be represented
on this committee when formed,
Mrs. Jack Pryor, Founder’s
Day Chairman presented the
formal program of the evening.
the stage was a table with
four cakes and four candles
symbolizing Home, Community,
Church and School. Mrs. E. M.
Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ma-
han, Mrs. J. Z. Bobo, Mr. J. C.
Billue, and Mrs. John Hinton
took part in this tableau. Mrs.
Douglas Morrison, as local pre¬
sident, spoke of how the PTA
work had been strengthed during
the years.
After the program, the mem¬
bers enjoyed punch, the cakes
and a social hour.
The next meeting will be
March 23rd.
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CAR STOLEN IN TRENTON
Sometime early Wednesday
morning Coy Partlow's car was
stolen.
Along up in the morning the
Fort Payne Chief of Poiice call-
ed Trenton and said he was
holding the car and a suspect.
He said another man got away.
DR. T. J. LANCE SPEAKER
TRENTON METHODIST
CHURCH SUNDAY
Dr _ - T - J , , La « c e will speak at
the u Trenton Methodist Church
s ™ da y morn “f in celebration
of Laymen s my Dn Lance is
connected with the State De-
partment of Education as super-
V1 t° r of thls secti ° n f the sta e
s ? ho ° , » e is an out ’
Methodist f laymen, ,
ormer ent ®f Young; L. G.
Harris College, widely known
throughout Georgia and in great
demand as a speaker on r ach
occasions as this. The Method¬
ist Church is fortunate in being
able to bring Dr. Lance to this
community. The public is cordi¬
ally invited to hear Dr. Lance
at the 11:00 o’clock hour Sunday.
can supply we will be happy to
bring it” Miss Florrie Jackson,
the new Bookmobile Lady re¬
minds us. “Just send a card
addressed to the Cherokee Regi¬
onal Library, LaFayette, Ga., so
that we may bring the book to
on our regular trip.”
RE0 CROSS
Puofished Weekly—Since 1901
NUMBER 7
Theme Contest for
4-H Club girls
The girls in the 4-H Clubs
j j throughout the county are en-
tering a Theme Contest. First
prize will be $10, second prize 5,
and third prize $3.
Junior Girls between the ages
of 10 and 14 will write a 1,000
word theme on “What 4-H Club
work mans to me." The Seniors,
girls between 14 and 20, will
write a 1,500 word theme on
"What 4-H Club work means to
me and my community.” These
are to be turned in at, the next
meetings of the various clubs
throughout the county.
These themes are the first
steps in getting ready for the
4-H Clubs members to enter the
State wide speaking Contest.
The county winners in this
Speaking Contest will go to the
District Contest in Athens next
June.
The Farm Reporter
As you know, for the past few
weeks we have been publishing
articles in this paper about the
work accomplishments that some
of our farmers in the county
have been doing. We hope to
continue to write on the progress
of our farmers each week but
it is impossible to tell what each
farmer is doing towards building
his farm or improving his home,
etc. However, we will try to cover
the county as near as possible.
If any of you farmers would like
to write a story about the work
you are doing on your farm, or
about some other farm in your
community, we will appreciate
you doing so very much. In this
way, the articles will be much
more interesting to the reader.
This week we will switch from
the Roy Moore farm on Lookout
Mountain to the N. C. Ellis farm
on Sand Mountain. Both Mr.
Moore and Mr. Ellis are doing a
good job on hog production.
In 1946 Mr. Ellis bought 150
acres of wooded land in the Davis
Community. At the time Mr. Ellis
bought the farm there was only
J ,4 of an acre of open land on
the farm. That same year 5
acres were cleared. At the pres¬
time 15 acres of cropland are
in cultivation and 8 acres cf
6 of which are seeded
an Appalachian Mountain
mixture and 2.5 acres to tall
and ladino clover.
The main enterprise on this
farm is that of hog production.
year Mr. Ellis had approxi¬
mately 35 hogs and pigs running
pasture which he had sown
to lespedeza, Dallas grass, blue
orchard grass, etc. Mr.
has demonstrated that hogs
on good pasture can be
grown considerably cheaper than
they are not on pasture. Dur¬
1948 he sold $1100.00 worth
hogs. These hogs were fed
about 300 bushels cf corn, the
of their feed coming
from the pasture.
Since 1946 16,600 pounds of
27',v phosphate, 24 tons of lime,
8 tons of basic slag have been
used. Most of this material was
used on pasture. Stop in and
visit with Mr. Ellis if you pass
by that way.
BAZARR AT NORTH DADE
SCHOOL FEBRUARY 24
North Dade School is having
a big party this Friday night.
All sorts of entertainment has
been planned.
There will be a Bazaar and
some lucky person will win a
quilt and many other valuable
articles. There will be a Cake
Walk and Eats and Drinks for
sale.
A Variety Program and a Hill¬
billy Wedding will provide the
entertainment.
The proceeds from this bazaar
will go to fixing the stage. At
present there is just a raised
platform and everything is need¬
ed—so everybody come, have a
good time and help us out.
