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Dade High Home Ec.
students attended
Dist. F.H.A. meeting
The district F. H. A meeting
was held at Carrollton, Ga„ on
Saturday, April 1 Eighteen
members from the Junior and
senior classes of Dade High at-
tended.
One of the most Interesting
features of the program was a
talk given by Dr. Grace Overton
well known authoress and lec-
turer, on teen-age problems. Her
topic for the day was, “I want
to Belong.”
Due to the rain, we ate our
lunch on the bus. After lunch
we attended the afternoon pro-
gram, then came back by the
Berry Schools.
We had a very nice time, and
in spite of the rain, we certain-
ly enjoyed the trip.
The girls who attended were:
lone Bradford, Deloris Buchan-
nan, Kathleen Hughes,
garet Kenimer, Helen
Lois Holland, Athene Holtz-
hower, Ruth Morgan,
Smyth, Gaye Turner, Lauretta
Morgan, Betty King,
Schurch, Joyce Moor?,
Dean, Ruth Paine, Patsy Ren-
froe, Virginia Jo Blevins and
Charlotte Sullivan.
We had with us Mrs.
our adviser; Mrs. O. C.
P. T A. representative and
•Pickett, English teacher.
Head River News
Mrs Hugh Forester
Miss Athene Holtzhower
last week end with Miss
garet Kennemer of R.
Georgia.
Miss Imogene Schurch
last week end with Miss
Ann Moore of New Salem.
Miss Grade Johnson of Chat¬
tanooga spent the week end
with her brother Griff.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Camp¬
bell and son BUI of Cloudland
visited Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Fo¬
rester and family last Sunday.
Those attending the F.H.A.
meeting In Carrolton last Sa¬
turday from here were Misses
Athene Holtzhower and Imo¬
gene Schurch.
Rev. & Mrs. Phillips of Lake-
view were the Sunday guests of
Mr. and Mr.s. B W. Holtzhower.
Mrs. Grady Smith visited re-
. latlves at New Salem last Fri¬
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Guillian Stokes
and little daughter Louise vi¬
sited relatives at Cloudland last
week end.
There will be a special Easter
Service at our Church next
Sunday morning and an egg
hunt in the afternoon. Everyone
come out and let us enjoy the
day together.
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New England News
Mary Patterson
Martha June Derryberry
We had a good meeting Sun¬
day, about 40 in Sunday School.
We had a large crowd Sunday
night, 3 joined. Brother Bell
brought the message which was
very interesting.
The Baptist Church here at
New England Is going to have
Sunrise Service Easter April
9th.
Curtis Forester, from Berry
School, visited his parents Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Forester on the
week end.
Mr. Elbert Forester visited his
brothers over the week end.
Mrs. Mary Patterson visited
Mrs. Frank McBryar one day
last week.
Mrs. Hubert Becken visited
her mother Mrs. J. C. Blevins,
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams’ chil-
dren visited them over the week
enc *-
Aunt Annie Mayhew visited
her sister Granny Brown Sun¬
day afternoon.
Nancy Crumley spent Sunday
with Lindia Blevins.
Rev and Mrs. Paul Gladden
had Sunday dinner with Mr. &
Mrs. Tom Tatum.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Peck visit¬
ed friends of Ooltewah Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Lynn and
family spent Sunday with rela¬
tives of Rossville.
Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Ott and
family visited relatives of Sand
Mountain Sunday afternoon.
Sorry to report that Frances
Holmes is in a Chattanooga hos¬
pital. Hope she will soon reco¬
ver and be out again.
I guess everyone is going to
be all dressed up for Easter. So
lets all come on out to
and Sunday School and cele-
brate Easter right.
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY APRIL 6, 1950
HISTORY OF THE
CLOVERDALE COMMUNITY
(Continued from first page)
Agriculture
There were no modern plows:
;the old bull tongue was used. It
looked like it took all day
get any plowing done. The land
was fresh and we made lots of
com. Eight barrels (5 bushels to
a barrel) was considered a good
yield. Corn was planted four
feet square with two stalks per
hill. The cotton crop was short
because they didn't use
guano and usually planted
than an acre. Spinning
and looms were universal
' ment among the early settlers.
All families had geese,
and cattle. Cattle were used
pull wagons while horses
used for plowing.
i A fat beef was selected
year to be butchered. The
low was used to make
while the rest of the meat
consumed as food,
Churches
xhe Primitive Baptist
(the foot washing kind)
practically the only type of
ligion among the early
The church, built in 1845,
located at the crossroads
where Dan Tatum lives.
would come for miles around
horseback to the services.
was before buggy days.)
The footwashing day wa>
second day in May. The
would be full of people.
the service was over they
the right hand of
Everyone shook hands
everyone else, including
preacher. The ladies
usually do all the shouting.
The Primitive Baptist
strict in their religion. A
was turned out of the
if he did not pay his
Preacher Richard Blevins
In the community and what
said was carried through.
The Baptist preacher
not let the Methodist
deliver his sermons in the
house. There was jealousy
In those days.
The Cloverdale Baptist
was organized September
1883 as a Missionary
Church. The charter
were as follows:
H. M. C. Johnson, S. K.
ton, W. Y. Taylor, T. R.
Andrew Lewis, John Acuff,
W. W. Lumpkin, Julia
Harriet Ross, Sarah Byrd,
R. Janaway, Jane Murry,
Hartline, Julia Amos,
Morrison, Sarah Lewis, Mrs.
Elmore, Nancy Jane
Mrs. Mary Taylor, Rachel
Annie Acuff, George E.
Elizabeth Nurry, Grace Keith.
Schools
In the early days,
schools were the only
Each parent paid one dollar
month usually and we
]Some of our best schools
those days. The school
were poorly paid. Each
ment had its school. The
teacher lived In elegant
ty.
First schoolhouse in
dale Community was built
Rocky Point (on the ridge
of the Byron Forester
An old blue back speller
arithmetic were the
Spelling contests and
bees" were frequent.
Market
There was no market for
plus eggs, milk or butter.
cattle and hogs that were
were walked to
where they were bought by
cattle buyer. Mules were
to Montgomery and
(cotton belt) and were
sold to mule drivers who
their drives in Tennessee.
Social Life
land Everybody was good
they would get together of
(ten. Log rollings were
and everybody worked on
'houses when we built
(houses. Logs were rolled off
land and burned.
’’Snap” parties were held
Christmas time. A fiddle and
dance was held occasionally.
school we played "bull pen”
and stink base.”
Hunting
Wild game was
plenty of deer, wild turkey
wolves. When the deer
chased by dogs they would
into the mill pond. Several
thers were killed, but no
encountered.
Slaves
A Negro slave came to
County with Gallatin
from Gwinnett County.
slave was about 25 years of
when he came here. He was
good worker and carried for
master.
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Dade High wins one
and loses one
The Dade High School De¬
bating Team won one decision
and lost the other. Both teams
debated on March 31st on the
subjects, ‘‘Resolved that the
President of the United States
should be elected by the direct
vote of the people.”
The affirmative team debated
at the Dade High School. Geral¬
dine Smyth, a Senior, and Janet
Barnes, a Junior, lost by a 2 to
1 decision. They were debating
against a boy and a girl from
the Leigh High Shcool in Chi-
ckamauga. Mr. M. J. Hale acted
as chairman, introducing the
speakers and reading the judges
decision. The three judges came
from LaFayette.
The Negative team went to the
Summerville High Schcol and
won their debate by a 2 to 1 de¬
cision. Christine Sims and Ray
Bobo, both freshment were the
Dade High Negative team.
Rising Fawn News
Don’t forget the
meeting at the school house
Friday night, April 7, at
o’clock. A representative
the Georgia Power Company
to be there to talk at the
ter Home Towns’' program.
Another meeting coming up
our regular meeting of the
ents Club on Thursday
Aprii 13, at 7:30. A movie
Communicable Diseases is to be
shown by the County Health
| Department.
Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Boren and
daughter were week-end visi¬
tors of Mrs. Cecil McMahan.
Mrs. Asa McMahan, Jr.,
daughter accompanied them
back to Chattanooga for a few
days visit.
Athene Holtzhower of Head
River spent the week-end with
Margaret Kenimer.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smyth
were week-end visitors of Mr.
and Mrs. Russ Smith.
Mrs. Troupe Castleberry and
daughter of Bessemer were
week-end guests of Mr. & Mrs.
Dewey Bradford and family!
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hale and
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Simmons and
daughters spent the week-end
at Mentone with Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Bane and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Louise Fannin
of Fort Payne were Sunday vi¬
sitors of Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
j Fannin.
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Trenton. Phone 22.
FOR SALE — 1 O. I. C. Sow and
5 Pigs. 1 Wagon and Planter.
R. M. Castleberry,
Rising Fawn, Ga. 3t. 4-20
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Anything in Building Material
Screen Doors $5.75 up
BuiL to Order $7.00up
Window Screens Built
to Order $3.00 up.
Screening Hardware
Piney Grove Woodwork Shop,
2 Vi Miles East of Trenton on
Gulch Road, Amos L. Taylor,
owner, Trenton, Georgia.
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FOR SALE—One Hundred Head
of Broke Tennessee Mules,
weighing from 700 to 1400 lbs.
Some close matched mare
mules. Terms: Cash, or one,
two and three years time.—W.
P. & T. H. Selman, Summer¬
ville,* Georgia.
2 t—4-6
FOR SALE — New innerspring
mattress $18, 3 piece Living
room suite $28, Electric Stove
$60, Cabinet $24, Bed Room
suite $60, Studio Couch $40,
New platform Rockers $18.
Crane and Miles, Trenton
FOR SALE — 14 acras close to
highw ay — 4 room house,
electric pump, well, hot water
heater, new oil stove and 275
gallon tank piped into house.
Bam and other buildings. In
surance paid up for three
years. Can be seen mornings.
Hicks Ryan, New England.
Salem School
Piano
The New Salem School is the
possessor of a piano don¬
to them last week by Mrs.
B. Holbrook, who will be re¬
as Miss Helen Wright
Trenton.
Members of the Veterans Class
the movers.
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Tennessee Polled Hereford Association
SHOW AND SALE
Thursday April 13,1950
WARNER PARK, Chattanooga, Tennessee
16 bulls and 29 females of the Nation’s most popular
bloodlines will go at your price.
TOM McCORD, Auctioneer
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