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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1950)
Dade County's Only Newspaper. VOLUME L Court closes Friday 4-ti Club members with three mistrials win awards Court finally broke Friday af.ernoon. The Traverse Jurors cnly sat on four cases and three rune ended in mistrials. The first case was that of De- )U :y Stokes McCauley who was r. urged with beating up Glenn c phens after G1 nn had been .crested and was already on the eond iioor of the jail. The , foreman reported that one Uieir number refused to vote : her way and the Judge declar- ' an 11 to 1 mistrial. An unusual thing happened the J. M. Carroll case. The duly elected sheriff of the county assisted the defense attorney to strike the jury. Forty eight jurors were called before a panel . 0 f 12 could be formed. Of course were excused who were re- lated to the defendant or had sat on the previous Grand Juries. A list was read of the names of people who were supposed to have contributed to a fund to pay for an auditing of the coun¬ lies books and these people or any relatives of theirs were stricken from this jury. From the spectators pc it of virw the trial was most u ter- esting as it pertained tt. facts and figures from the County's books. The jury took these hooks and Auditor Davenport and Wil- lingham’s findings with them when they retired to come to a decision. The jury wrestled with these [ figures for over four hours be¬ fore Judge Paschall recalled them. They announced a 7 to 5 split and the Judge pronounced | a mistrial. Deputy Wm. I-Iartline was charged with beating Sol. Daniel, Sol had been arrested on the i Square and when he arrived at the jail he didn’t want to go in | The jury stood 9 Judge to 3. on declar- this I case and again the S ed a mistrial. The fourth case tried by a j ! jury was that of Waymon Abbott ! for chicken stealing. Waymon had CRIMINAL DOCKET ADJOURNED MARCH TERM OF LOI RT HELD MAY 17, 195# Stoke.s McCauley, v. kh assault and battery. Mis- trial. Miles Walston, St., ' charged [with drunkenness. bond. John Whitt, charged with drunkenness. a ruiiai/cu Forfeited bond. wuuu. J. A. Franks, charged with drunkenness. Case continued. Anderson Hartline, charged with manufacturing liquor. For- felted bond. Otho Foster, charged with I possessing liquor. Forfeited bond. Paid cost on assault and battery case and probation con¬ tinued. Clarence Cross, charged with possessing liquor. Forfeited bond. Ed DeVries on two counts charged with abandonment. Put under $1,000 bond and to 'pay wife for support of children. H. H. Powell, charged with I possessing liquor. Forfeited I bond. Gilbert Connor, charged with Possessing liquor. Plead guilty and fined. Glen Stephens, charged with possessing liquor. Forfeited bond. Robert L. Russell, charged ! v ith possessing liquor. Case con¬ tinued. Haston Cochran, charged with operating automobile intoxi¬ cated. Forfeited bond. Alex Jeffrey, charged with operating automobile intoxi- ca ed. Forfeited bond. J J. Lee, charged with pos¬ ing liquor. Forfeited bond. J- H. Wright, charged with speeding. Case continued. Charles J. Costner, charged ,vr -h speeding. Forfeited bond. Gennis V. Smith, charged with driving without a license. For- | • ‘ ,; d bond. John C. Gifford. Case conti¬ nued. Wayman Abbott, charged on ‘■■vo counts with cattle stealing, ■scaling. | cn three Fined counts $100 for and chicken 18 — ***&. X- liicu 'PiUb rnonths probation on one count mt ale lines cf chicken stealing. Other continued. Wm. Hartline, charged as ault and battery. Mistrial. Jim Broom, charged with licious mischief. Case Jo McConville, charged possessing liquor. bond, J. W. Lynch, charged with lane and vulgar language in presence of a female. Case tinued. Ray Bryant White, with bigamy. Case continued, Roy McMahan, charged bastardy. Forfeited bond, Herman Horton (two cases) take judgement against man. Harold Whaley, charged abandondment. Take issue banch warrant. Bill Johns, Lewis Shirley Jeffries, charged attempted burglary. bond. J. M. Carroll, charged embezzlement. Mistrial. J. M. Carroll, charged embezzlement. Case continued. J. M. Carroll, charged with ’ tortion. Case continued, j John A. Gray, charged abandonment. Case continued, Grady Long, Roy Pittman, Dawkins, Carlton charged with brrglary. Long and Roy Pittman, guilty. Pittman given 2 to years in penitentiary. fined $51, put on > years tion, to report to Sheriff Clerk of Court every 4 for a year. Dec Dawkins Carlton Pittman, case | ’Dick McMahan and Tobe well, charged with stealing. continued, TRUE BILLS Ben Stephens, charged possessing liquor. Robert L. Russell, with possessing liquor. Ed DeVries, charged —rde Ed DeVries, charged with ~ — toxicated. Haston Cochran, charged operating an automobile Conn „ charged possessing liquor, : Grady Long, Roy Pitman, ! Dawkins, Carlton Pitman | ec j with burglary. charged Gilbert Connor, possessing liquor. H. H. Powell, charged possessing ----- liquor. ■* ; Stokes McCauley charged witl assault and battery. Miles Walston, charged w 1 drunkenness, John Whitt, charged drunkenness. charged j. A. Franks, drunkenness. Anderson Hartline, with manufacturing liquor. Otho Foster, charged posses ing liquor. Clarence Cress, charged possessing liquor. j. j. Lee, charged with sessing liquor. j. if. Wright, charged sneeding. Dick McMahan, Tobe charged with stealing. NO BILLS Charles Lawton charged with speeding. Ernest E. Bates, Griff and Henry Stephens, with as ault and battery. Homer Bearden, charged drunkenness. Knox McCurdy, charged possessing liquor. Fred Ledford, charged possessing liquor. James Hugh Price, with drunkenness. Thomas Patrick Fay, with possessing liquor. j. B. Crumley, charged possessing liquor. John Chambers, charged drunkenness. Jessee L. Chance, with drunkenness. Clyde B. Scott, charged possessing liquor. Jim Broom, charged with rying a concealed w r eapon. Lige Wooten, charged possessing liquor, j. L. Smith, charged with | ing liquor. Devoted to the Best Interests Dade and rut DAD* COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MAY 25. 1950 At the last 4-H meetings held during the school year awards were given to members ior their outstanding work with projects that were conducted in 1949.The awaras were very nice in the form of gold and silver medals, wmch any 4-H Club member will be proud to wear. Those receiving awards were: Sheloy Jean Powell, Rising Fawn Home Grounds Beautification and Canning; Ray Bobo, Rising Fawn- Home Grounds Beautifi¬ cation; Franklin Baker, Lookout Mountain- Poultry; Jack Wallen Rising Fawn-Poultry; Evelyn Meeks, Sand Mountain-Poultry ; Jovrena Murdock, Sand Moun- tain-Dre^s Review; Jean Mc- Kaig, Lookout Mountain-Dress Review' and Clothing; Bernadine Moore, Lookout Mountain, Girls Record and Troy Cloud, Sand Mountain, Meat Animal. These awards are available each year and the wanner is de¬ termined by the type of records they keep, the job they do in carrying out the project and the interest they take in 4-H and community activities. West Brow Home Demonstration News West Brow Home Demonstra- ; tion Club has been organized and have a class of 18 mem- i bers. We met with Miss Vestal | the H. D. Agent May 19th at the West Brow Presbyterian Chapel. We also had our County Nurse , with us. She gave some demons¬ trations on thermometer read- ling and taking pulse. She also showed a picture on milk and i the importance of good milk in the diet. Miss Vestal gave the class a demonstration on the making j of burlap rugs. She showed isome beautiful ones made from burlap. She also gave the de¬ monstration of making hooked and plated rugs. Several members of the class have ordered lamps and are planning on making the lamps themselves. We apprecaite the interest of Miss Vestal in our community and believe every home maker i would profit by being present at our club meetings. ! Of icers of our club are as follows: President, Mrs. Mildred Hale. Vice President, Mrs. Irene Craig. Secretary and Treasurer-Re¬ porter, Mrs. Jewel Plunkett, j Program Committee, Mrs. Mil dred Cochran. Reporter Mrs. Jewel Plunket i___ 1 charged with Thomas Usry, improper tags. j. L. Smith, James Stephens, charged with manufacturing li¬ quor. Thomas Lawson, charged with dunkenness. William A. Jones, charged with possessing liquor. | Tom Sims, charged with drunkenness. Paul Chester Master, charged with carrying a concealed wea¬ pon. with N. R. Duncan, charged carrying a concealed weapon. Sam Ferguson, charged with drunkenness. * C. L. Ford, charged with drun¬ kenness. j. D. Weathers, charged with drunkenness. Miles Walson, Jr., charged with possessing liquor. Leland Paris, charged with as¬ sault and battery. E. R. (Doc) Selvey, charged with drunkenness. j. E. Whitt, charged with drunkenness. Dee F. Dawkins, charged with drunkenness. Charles Kirk, charged with carrying a concealed weapon. Otis Buckles, charged with possessing liquor. Fred Henley, charged with drunkenness. Floyd Wheeler, charged with possessing liquor. r. L. Davis, charged with drunkenness. Albert Hartline, charged with drunkenness. Miles Walston, Sr., charged with drunkenness. Raymond Daniel, charged with drunkenness. Dade High School Graduating Class of 1950 Front row left to right—-Anna Marie Moore, lone Bradford, Bernard Keith. Lois Holland, Ruth Morgan, Marion Blevins, Josephine Barton, Dixie Kizziah, James Price, Freddie Wheeler, Geraldine Smyth. Second row Mabel Davis, Carl Cross, Billie Jean Reese, De Loris Buchanan, Scott Lynn, Louise Howard, Martha Bible, William — Tucker, Nioma Steele, Billie Ruth Durham, Robert Lawson, Elsie Bible. Third row Mary Jo Carver, Josephine Rice, James Martin, Virginia Jo Blevins, Frances Chambers, Johnny Wallen, Catherine — Hawkins, Helen Shankles, Wendell Chambers, Virginia York, Bernice Christopher. Back row - Gaye Turner, Clifford Cagle, Kathleen Hughes, Wildarae Williams, Clifton Cagle, Betty Wallen. An Old Indian Legend Concerning Rising By GEORGE BAILEY JOHNSON Tulsa, Okla. I (From The Dade County Times, i Volume 48, No. 27, Thursday April 28, 1938, published by Elbert Forester) The following is what a noted writer says after a day or two in Lookout Valley, and seeing j the mountain about Rising Fawn—writes to a magazine, TThe American Indian.” ‘‘In northwestern Georgia, at the boundry junction of three states. Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee, is the southern i point of the Lookout Mountain range, that range, in turn be¬ ing the southern extremity of the great Smokies—that range mounting higher to the Cum- berlands and on up to the higher Alleghenies. ! ‘‘On this Lookout range you’ll find the southern end of Old Lookout, 25 miles from Chatta¬ nooga and Moccasin Bend of the historic Tennessee River, East of Lookout lies Sand Mountain; west of Lookout and back of where we are sitting is Fox Mountain. “Interlace three fingers of each hand — not completely — about half way. The finger re¬ present the valleys and narrow spades toward the linger tips re¬ present the coves, heavily wooded and where the sun reaches only for a short time in midday. * Now, keep your eyes on your fingers—picture a round wind¬ ing down and around through valley and cove and you’ll see how one gets down out of the mount? frs. Turn back the years to 181'’, for instance. You’ll see Andrew Jackson at the head of the Tennessee riflemen and the friendly Cherokees, marching to Louisiana but ending his mis¬ sion at Horseshoe Bend on the Talapoosa, in Eastern Alabama. In late autumn of T3 you will see him in winter quarters at the end of the last defile, near the village of Rising Fawn. Be¬ fore him lay the hills rolling tcwa.d the gulf. Now, turn the years, forward, stopping at late autumn of ’63, you’ll see Rosen- crans, swearing and swearing, dragging his cannons with block and tackle up the steep sides of Lookout to gain the top and rush to Sheridan’s relief, being pounded to pieces at Chatta¬ nooga by the Confederate, oc¬ cupying Missionary Ridge and Mount Lookout. “Rising Fawn” was a beauti¬ ful name for a lovely village on both sides of that century-old “Big Road” to the sea! It had rained last night and the night before. On this particular Sun¬ day morning, clean and re¬ freshed, the valley was filled with a smokey haze. An occas¬ sional flash of brilliant red through the hickory trees told of the scarlet cardinal hurryr ing to a morning tryst with his beloved of smokey color. “Yonder, atop a telephone pole zoomed a mocking bird, the white spots on its monoplanic wings flashing in the sun. Up, straight up, now releasing in a :ailing-leaf tumble, alight¬ ing with unerring accuracy the pole-tip, it filled the I with son-Lord, how it sang thrilling... thrilling ,.. song- bursts rilling ... the flute notes of the tiny wren to the notes.of the crow’s caw-caw crowed through the ears. “The bird was gloriously in¬ toxicated with sparkling sun¬ shine and siphonings of air sur¬ charged with nectar of per¬ fumes from sweet clover, rose and alfalfa biooin. “Tell me, Miss Kathleen,' implored of the tall, lithesome, captivating young daughter of Georgia ; .she with the long fin¬ ger cf the musician. And she was one. She had just rendered a bit c: Beethoven with a de¬ ciding flavoring of Paderewsky, and ended with “In a Little Spanish Town,' flawlessly. “Tell me,” I repeated, “there seems to be something com¬ munal in these symmetrical mountains, lazy valleys, cooling coves and the village of Rising Fawn. What poet gave it its name, and why? I can see the in piratic i, I added, as I look¬ ed across the valley, “but I can- net sense why, the name of ‘Ris¬ ing Fawn’ was selected.” “I looked at her for several seconds. Her eyes were laughing and her lips echoed that mirth charming attractive trick of hers. “You, too, must be something of a poet, for you so readily see what we villagers are accustom¬ ed to. There is a legend, and strongly asserted as fact, con¬ cerning the naming of this vil¬ lage, and if you really want to hear it, 1 11 tell it the best I can. “Many, many years ago, this valley was the permanent home of a certain clan of aristocratic Creets, the mightiest hunters and warriors of all the tribes. The chief of the clan was grow¬ ing old. His wife had blessed him with three stalwart sons, now grown and worthy scions of a line of hereditary chiefs. In his later years his wife presented him with a beautiful baby girl. “Ah, said the old chief, ‘the Great Spirit is kind to let me live in peace and old age with wife and princess among the trees of the mountains and the flowers of the valley. My prin¬ cess shall have no name until I can find one worthy of her beauty and grace.’ “The old chief arose early one merning in mid-spring. As was his custom, he looked over the village to see if all was safe. He pulled aside the flaps of the te¬ pee occupied by his wife and the young princess. The covering of the deerskin couch of the prin¬ ce s had slipped to the ifloor.. “She lay with head sidewise, resting in an open palm. The other arm was ourstretched. Her virgin breasts, crowned with tiny, unopened fountains, were smooth, twin hillocks, moving gently as she breathed. Her waist, dipping as a valley, was (Continued on back page) Published Weekly—Since 1901 Fastors-lbxtension Workers Conference m>; iuj m The 12th Annual Conference i of Pastors and Extension Work- ! t rs is to be held at Rising Fawn Methodist Church on Tuesday May 30 beginning at 10 A. M. Four counties, Walker, Catoosa, Whitfield and Dade make up the i conference and representatives | from each county attend, and the meeting place rotates among the four counties. “Stewardship of the Soil” is this year's theme. There will be speakers, group discussion and a play by the Rising Fawn 4-H Club on this theme. Every¬ one interested is invited to at¬ tend. The Heme Demonstration Club ladies from each Club in the county will act as hostesses and serve the luncheon during the noon hour. -o Junior Class enjoys Picnic The Junior Class of Dads H. School held their cla .s picnic on Thursday, May 18th at Pan Gap. We left the school a' 9:30 a. m. picking up students cn- route. A truck belonging to John Ingram was the transportation. Alter arriving at Pan Gap some went on hikes for others there was soft ball and .swimming. Alter we had worked up a good appetite, we gathered at the picnic grounds for our lunch which consisted of plenty of hot dogs, potato salad, cookies, cokes and potato chips. After a ride or two on Jack Murphy’s jeep the group went back to the lake, ridges and soft ball games or just plain sunning which sometimes proves painful as Lauretta Morgan and Pat Renfroe later found out. Our sponsors Mrs. Marjorie Fricks and Mr. J. D. Bales Jr., along with Coach and Mrs. Woodall enjoyed a day of rest from school. Members of the class who went were Janet Cross, Jacque Greene, Janet Barnes, Jack Murphy, Joyce Moore, June Neely, John Ingram, Athene Holtzhower, A C. Durham, Mar¬ garet Kenimer, Lauretta Mor¬ gan, Denvill Everette, Derrell Holland, Bobby Fugatt, Betty Stevens, Betty King, Ronelle Ryan, Ruth Wallen, Ruth Har¬ per, Edward McClindon, Imo- gene Schurch, Patsy Renfroe, Kathleen Morrison, Gordon Fo¬ rester, Cora Gass, C. M. Smith and Ninarae Keeton. NOTICE! Thursday, May 25, the Junior Class has the Rollerdrome Skat¬ ing Rink rented from 10 o’clock unitl 12. Everyone is invited. A school bus will leave Trenton (Drug Store) around 6 oclock p ,m. going from there to Lake Winnepesaukah until time to skate. _-o- SITTON & WHITT CEMETERY DECORATION There will be a Decoration at the Sitton and Whitt Cemetery on May 28th at 2:30 P. M. The Rev. A. T. Newby will conduct a short service assisted by Rev. Pearl Tinker. NUMBER 20 Frances Hale weds William Tatum Miss Frances Maurin Hale and Mr. William Raymond Tatum wore married Sunday May 21st. Rev. Allen T. Newby performed the ceremony. The bride was lovely in an ice blue suit with black acceso- ries and a white .rose bud cor¬ sage. Her hat was bonnet shaped faced with lillies of the valley. The veil was held in place with pearls. There were no attendants at the wedding and the young couple Mt im¬ mediately for a week’s honey¬ moon in Florida. The new Mrs. Tatum is the daughter of Mr. John Hale of Rising Fawn and the late Ruth Woodyard who died when Fran¬ ces was an infant. She has made her home with her mother’s sister, Mrs. Ray Smith and Mr. Smith. She is the granddaught¬ er of Mr. Graham Hale, Clerk of (he Superior Court, and Mrs. Halo. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mr ;, Grover C. Tatum. He works with Tatum and Case Radio Electric Co., in Trenton. The young couple have a new house waiting for them on Church Street in Trenton. They have been furnishing it and will be able to move right in upon their return. Youth’s Week-end Revival There will be a Youth's Week end Revival beginning Friday night May 26th at 8 o’clock at the Trenton Baptist Church. Rev. T. D. Burgess from Fort Payne will do the preaching. Members of ail churches are invited to attend these meetings. Dyers to be honored with anniversary party Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Dyer are | to be honored with a Reception on their 25th Wedding Anni¬ versary. Their children, Elene, Roselyn and Aubrey are to be I the host and hostesses at this party and all their parent’s friends art invited to call at the Dyer home in Trenton between 8 to 10 on Wednesday evening, May 31st. No personal invita¬ tions have been issued, the Dyers will just have “Open House” ; during that time. Mr .and Mrs. Dyer came to Trenton nearly 20 years ago. Mr. Dyer has always been in the lumber business and now oper¬ ates the Dyer Lumber Company which is incorporated. He start¬ ed the Dyer Mercantile business which he sold a few years ago when he bought the Dyer Motor Company. Mr. Dyer is Mayor of the City of Trenton, has served on the School Board and is a Steward in the Trenton Method¬ ist Church. Both he and his wife have always been active in civic and church affairs and are boosters for anything which will help Dade County. They have three children, Elene, who is teaching school in East Chattanooga, Aubrey who is attending the University of Chattanooga and Roselyn who is at Huntingdon College in Mont¬ gomery, Ala.
