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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1950)
Dade County's Only VOLUMEL Description of Davis community lies in the southwest corner ot Dade Coun¬ ty. It is bounded on the west by the Alabama line, on the east by the brow of Sand Mountain, on the north by an imaginary line running from the west line of the M. L. Akins farm almost due east to the east brow of Sand Mountain. There are no large streams in this community. Most of the streams run only during the rainy seasons. The altitude is fairly constant, being about 1500 feet. The total area of the community is approximately 6,000 acres, all privately owned. The area is served by the se¬ veral roads all leading into the Trenton Gap road leading off the mountain into Trenton. All roads in the community are passable in most kinds of wea¬ ther. The community has daily R.F.D. service and a country post office except on Sunday. 520 people are living in the community, with 312 adults and 203 under seventeen years of age. All people are of pure Anglo-Saxon descent with no ! Negroes in the community. The people are healthy, well bred, thrifty natured, of strong physique and of average intel¬ ligence. All of the people in the community have been very co¬ operative in doing the necessary work to establish a community demonstration. This is a na¬ tural community where all the people attend the same school and do local buying at the same store. Indian Legends Mrs. Verna M. Hood From information gathered frcm the oldest settlers of this TREASURER’S QUARTERLY STATEMENT FIRST QUARTER 1950 DISBURSEMENTS Labor Gas, Oil and Grease..................................... Auto Parts and Labor................................... Patrol Grader Parts and Repairs......................... Tires, Tubes and Repairs................................ Repairs on Courthouse and Jail......................... Bridge Materials ...... Court Cost .............................................. Jury Fund ............................................. Bond Premiums for Treasurer, Tax Comm and Court Clerk Pauper Fund .............. Janitor’s Salary ........................................ Home Demonstration Agent Salary...................... County Agent Salary.................................... Mrs. W. F. Morrison Salary.................. Solicitor General Salary 1st Qtr. 1950 and 4th Qtr. 1949. County Nurse Salary and Medical Expenses.............. Sheriff Turnkey and Board Bill......................... Georgia Forestry Commission ........................... Dade County Department Public Welfare................ Light Bill Courthouse and Jail........................... Water Bill Courthouse and Jail......................... Phone Bill Courthouse and Jail.......................... Vital Statistics ......................................... Bookmobile Service for February 1950................... Coal for Jail............................................. Teacher’s Retirement System ........................... Crushed Stone ......................................... Tax Comm. Office Re-imbursement for office Suplies Year 1949................................... 1 Shaw Walker Office Desk............................. 3 G.M.C. Trucks (1,869.59)............................... 3 Truck Dump Beds & Hoist (477.50)..................... Gleason & Painter Attys., services as County Attys. 1949. McClure & Hale Attorneys, Services as County Attorneys, March 1950.............................. 1 Steel Safe ............................................ License Plates for County Trucks................... Filling and Recording................................... Treasurer Commission Drawn Jan., Feb.. March 1950..... Treasurer Commission Drawn due Treasurer for year 1949 A. W. Peck, Ordinary, Salary for Commissioners work from 8-1-49 thru 1-31-50 (6) months at $50.00 per month.........................$300.00 Ordinary expenses for Car Travel, Gas, Oil, etc. from May 12. 1949 to 1-31 1950 (8) months 19 days at $75.00 per month................... 647.50 Ordinary Clerk Stenographic Hire from May 12th 1949 to Jan. 31, 1950 (8) months 19 days at $100.00 per month.......................... 860.00 Total.............. Total Disbursements for January, February, March 1950. RECEIPTS Balance December 31, 1949............................. Mrs. W. F. Morrison.................................... State Gas Tax......................................... Miami Land Company ................................. *oi Board of Health....................................... Rent on Co-op Building................................. A. W. Peck, Fines and Forfeitures....................... 833 Registration Fee .................*..................... ‘ Total Total Receipts Rece p for January, February, March 1950 .. $61,244.07 for pj rst Quarter........ 20,886.61 Balance on Hand March 31, ' This ^ublished as a public service by the Dade County Times. a tit Coititn finits Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia. THE DADE COUNT* TIMES, TRENTON* GEORGIA, THURSDAY APRIL 13, 1950 there has never been settlement on at this point. there large settlements Lookout and of the Cherokee Valley is located east Mountain and on the west and The mountain was as a hunting ground one place of Interest, an old dance ground. now grown up until but, was a 50 feet across, higher center and sloping to edge. There are quite a number still found on is being cleared. Also of Indian stories of mines and hidden the mountains. We still visitors who spend a but we fear they may be able to locate their because marked trees disappeared. A precious than silver has been discovered, in the producitve in this area. Early Settlers Mrs. J. L. Pike William Stephens, one of settlers, came here early part of the 19th from Alabama. He in Missouri and came oxen and covered was the great G. D. Stephens. Milton Gass settled here a family of five sons settled in this community. (Continued on back page) ^ The Farm Reporter COVER CROPS They are a lot of good cover crops in the county again this year. Most of this green manure will be turned under shortly and the land planted in corn of some other row crop. A few farmers like Mrs. A. A. McMahan and Polk Cole will combine theirs for seed. Polk planted about 20 acres of crim¬ son clover last fall for seed and about 8 to 10 acres of mixed rye, crimson clover and vetch that he Intended to turn under for corn, but he .said the other day that he may change his mind and combine that too. Week be¬ fore last the _ ... crimson ........ clover and W1U vetch was almost knee high and such a stand and so rank that it’s pretty hard to find the ground. Bill Pike on Sand Mountain has some real good vetch that may cost some people a bushel of corn. Last fall, when Bill turned in his bushel of corn to the winner in the corn contest (Sonny Me Mahan) Bill said, “I’m giving somebody a bushel of corn this year, but I’m going to give ’em hell next year.” James Lancaster, also on Sand Mountain has some fine vetch. James planned last spring to get an acre of alfalfa started so after early Irish Po¬ tatoes he planted vetch and in about 4 or 5 weeks from now he plans to tarn tho vMcfc ftndar and harrow the land at inter- vals throughout the summer until alfalfa planting time. James ligures that he will get rid of a lot of weed and grass seed by working the field this way- Byron rjyron Forester rorcst-cr at at Cloverdale oiQVGrQ&ic has a fine field of vetch that he intends to turn shortly and plant in corn. Byron is one of the three in Dade County who made over 100 bushels of corn on an acre of ground last year. Ttk-re are many others in the County who have fine winter cover crops. Planting vetch or clover in the fall has become a 1 abit with most farmers. Truck Crop Farmers will meet Fri. April 14 Next Friday afternoon at 3:15 there will be a meeting of farm¬ ers who are interested in the production and marketing of commercial truck crops. Mr. L. E. Farmer, Marketing Specialist, Extension Service, Athens, Ga., will be at this meeting to discuss problems on marketing. The meeting will be at Dade High in connection with the Veterans Farm Training classes. All farm- ers who are interested are urged to attend. Dade County potentially is a good commercial truck crop pro- ducing area. The main problem confronted by farmers is mar- keting. With some system of co- operative marketing it will be possible for large amounts of truck crops to be moved into heavy consuming areas. Some of the things to be considered in producing truck crops are va¬ rieties, time of planting, meth¬ ods of harvesting, grading, packaging and available mar¬ kets. A profitable enterprise for truck crop producers can be developed only through some organization. Through this or¬ ganization the group can decide on the best adapted varieties and best planting date to catch good markets. 4-H Club Schedule April 18 — New Salem 10:30 A. M. April 20—Rising Fawn 10:55 A. M. April 21—Davis 10:00 A. M. County O. Draws Resolution The Dade County Democratic Committee met last Friday night to draw up the rules for the Dade County primary election jon June 28th. This committee set April 29th at noon as the I closing time for candidates to qualify. Locally Dade will be voting for a Representaive to the State Legislature and for members of 1 the County Executive Commit- tee. For the first time a candidate for the office of member of the County Committee will be listed on the ballot. This committee is composed of one member from each Militia District in the county. Those wishing to run for this office from their own district will qualify in writing to Secretary W. P. Cole and caridi- pay $1 00 entrance fee These dates are voted on and elected bv the voters in their own Dls- trict. The place , ,t l! ' j p p ......^ i nlonoc mlll iic>H Tri M 1885 District, the Shanty Town Church has been chosen for the voting place in that district. The Resolution drawn up by the Committee follows: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, by Resolution of March 14, 1950, the Executive Committee of the Democratic Party of Georgia, provided that a Democratic Primary election should be held in all of the counties of Georgia on June 28, 1950 for the nomination of can¬ didates of the Democratic Party for all offices which are to be filed in the general election this year, 1950: And, j WHEREAS, by said Resolution ^ was provided that the Demo- cra tic Executive Committee of ! each county should fix the en trance fees and other rules not ^ conflict with the said Reso- i u tion for qualification of can¬ 1 didates for the General Assem- Kiy in thpir rGSDPCtivc rountics and for candidates for the coun- committee of said county, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RE¬ SOLVED BY THE DEMOICRA - ^tC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF DADE COUNTY, duly as- sembled in regular session in lbe of Trenton > Georgia on 7l,b day of A P rb 195 ®< as follows, to-uil:— l All candidates for the office of RepresentaLives in the Ge- neral Assembly of Georgia from Registrars to be j judge J. H. Paschall advised i n a telephone conversation Monday night that he would be j n Trenton on Thursday, April 13 th, for the purpose of ap- pointing Registrars to register voters under the new registra- : tion law. The county authori- ties hope to have the necessary blanks on hand to get the new Registrars started in this work by not later than Monday April 17 th. The final date for regis- j tration for the coming Primary i s May 6, 1950, and all persons W hose names are not on the 1948 Registration List and who are eligible to register are urged to do so by not later than May 6th. ARE YOU REGISTERED TO DEADLINE‘iS VOTE THIS YEAR MAY 6th With the , May 6th ... voting .. re- gistration deadline rapidly near¬ ing, “ 111S lg , many Georgians T,“ are in danger of not being able to vote . in this year’s primary and ge¬ neral election, according to re- gistration figures of various counties throughout the state, There are two simple rules to remember as regards registra- tion at the present time. If you voted in the 1948 primary, you do not have to register in order to vote this year. If you were registered, but did not vote in the 1948 primary, or have never registered, you must register by Published Weekly—Since 1901 flees of members of the County Committee from the various Districts of Dade County, shall qualify with W. P. Cole, Secre- tary and Treasurer of the Coun¬ ty Committee of Dade County, by filing with him a notice in writing in which they shall de- senate the office for which they are a candidate, and which n °tlces shall be substantially as follows: “To W. P. Cole, Secretary- Treasurer of County Executive Committee of Dade County, Ga. I am a candidate for the office of ............................. subject to the Democratic Prim¬ ary to be held June 28, 1950. I hereby declare that I am legally Q ua liHed to btdd the °ff* ce ab ove stated; that I am a mem- ber and adherent of the Demo craLic Part y of Georgia, and p,ed & e m y self to support in the e pneral election to be held in November, 1950, all candidates nominated by the Democratic Party of Georgia in this prim- ary, or any run off or special primary held in Georgia by said Party, for the nomination of county, district, or state of- ficers, preceding the general f lection aforesaid.” At the time candidates file their notice as provided in Pa- lagraph 1 hereof, the following j f ; es .shall be paid : For candidates for the office of Representatives $75.00. Mass Meeting of ATTENTION CITIZENS OF TRENTON . If you Uvq ip the town of Trenton, or own property In the town, you are urged to attend a mass meeting of the citizens, at I ^ londay Court April House 17th. at 7:30 P. M„ This meeting is being called [ior the purpose of forming an 'organization, & 9 to be known as "Elation sociation, "fa? to nZlmMn participate in th~ the ‘Champion Home Town Contest' :ponsored by Georgia Power Co. It will require the help of all citizens to do this job, and we : earnestly solicit your co-opera- tion in this undertaking, A representative of the Geor¬ gia Power Company will be pre¬ sent at this meeting, to explain plans and objectives of the con¬ test.—Come out and hear what he has to say. Sincerely, Mrs. Grace Nethery, 6th in order to participate the primary and general this year, A number of Georgia counties carrying on registration principally through the of the various civic, veteran, laborand frater- organizations. But in many, has been little interest in such a campaign. In effort to give Georgia the registration in history, prominent leaders in bu- political and civic en¬ are urging each county town to exert strenous ef- to get every possible voter This newspaper joins in urg- 8 ever V cltizen to check their and be sure they eli & ible to vote this y ear - you J vote is not important F but VOTE. WIDE LMPROVEMENT . The regular County Wide Im- meeting will be held April 18th at 8:00 P. M. at the House. Mr. W. A. King, in Community Im- Work will be present. All communities which have Improvement Contests urged to have a representa- at this meeting. Anyone in this work is invited attend. NUMBER 14 For candidates for Committee Members $1.00. The entries for this Primary shall close April 29th, 1950, at (Continued on back page) 12:00 o’clock noon, Eastern Standard Time. Members of the Democratic Executive Committee shall be elected by the voters of their respective Militia Districts, one member to be elected from each Militia District of Dade County, and the candidate in each Mili¬ tia District who shall receive the highest number of votes shall be elected. 5 Said Primary Election shall be held on June 28, 1950 at the usual noting places in each Mi- 11Ua District of Dade County, exce Pt t ba t ln Slygo District, known as 873rd District, the "ill be held at the Be- t blebem chu ^ h instead of at tofore ^5 home »d of w ^ - P- the Cole New as Home here- ' a known as 1885 District, being a newly created District, the election shall be held at Shanty Town Church, 1885 Dis¬ trict G. M.. Polls shall open at 7:00 o’clock A. M., Eastern Standard Time, and close at 6:00 o’clock P. M. Eastern Stan¬ dard Time. JILES O. GASS, Chairman W. P. COLE, Sec’y and Treas. | Trenton needs cleaning painting up and cheering up. meeting of all residents of Tren- ton, whether interested or not hdS been called for Monday evening at 7:30 at the Court House. If you’re not interested you’d better come to see what is going to happen. Tourists go through Trenton all the year round and we need an attractive looking town to make them stop with us. Not just one place that looks invit¬ ing but the WHOLE TOWN. Each person in Trenton at one time or another has fixed up their place, the Court House Square has had attention, so everyone knows the value of im¬ proving our town but we did not work together at it and so the results didn’t show up so well. If everyone took the no¬ tion to clean up all at the same time, it would show to better advantage and we would have a It’s not so much to repair a fence around a field, have an adequate trash receptacle and use it, keep your grass cut, clean up the Court House Square and what a difference this would make to the town if we all did these things at the same time. This means an organization and leaders to co-ordinate the job. Georgia Power has helped us to S p t started by making this a Contest in which it is possible for us to clean up more than other small towns in Georgia and win a prize. -o-- Rev. and Mrs. Tate to celebrate 50th Wedding Rev. and Mrs. W. L. Tate will celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary with Open House, Sunday afternoon April 23, 1950 at their home in Dunlap, Tenn. Mr. Tate served as a pastor in the Holston Conference for 30 years before his retirement several spv „ ra , years vpnr . ago. t,- He wa was _ pastor na - tnr of the Trenton Methodist Church for three years. Mr. and Mrs. Tate have six children, Mrs. James Van Hooser of Whitwell, Tenn., Mrs. C. T. Worsham, Stockton, Calif., Mrs. R. M. Morrison, Trenton, O. B. Tate, Akron, Ohio, George W. Tate of Los Angeles, Calif., and F. M. Tate of Chattanooga and nine grandchildren. All of the children are expected to be with ithem for this occassion.
