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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1950)
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES. TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY JULY 20, 1950 ' * ^ floe £lec. lt: Henry Ford—Co«w«rvoHon»s* Henry Ford seldom ever spent more than two weeks a vear at his Richmond Hill Plantation in Bryan County, ye* he is remembered as one of Georgia’s foremost conserva U Ford estate finds deer, rabbits, squ’r OnUie beautiful one wildlife in abundance rels quail, wild turkey and other am livin'’ safely in what amounts to an enormous refuge. wife dropped for t _ ]\ few years ago Ford and his in i? r annual two weeks vacation at the Plantation. Mrs. 1 on decided to have a wild turkey dimi?? for her famous husband. She told S perintendent Gregory to have somcV ly shoot one for her. Gregory found Mr. Ford looking over some rice fields near the home site and reported: "Mrs. Ford wants me to shoot a wild turkey. Srv s she wants it for dinner tonight. I’d like your permission to bring one in.” Ford jabbed fiercely into the rich, blacl dirt at his feet with a long stick and without looking up, he replied, “Well, Gregory, yoi know we have those ‘no hunting’ signs. If Mrs Ford wants a turkey for dinner you run down to the store and buy her one She will never know the difference.' Deer Problem Solved Several days later Gregory approached Ford with a ne» problem. “Mr. Ford, we must do something about our deec They are eating up all our lettuce. I know we have thos* ‘no hunting’ signs up but our deer population has reached th« point where drastic steps must be taken. What do yo« sug gest?" Ford’s keen flashed the vast field of . lettnce, eye across a crop that produced an income of about $30,00© annually for the Plantation and in a firm voice he declared, “I suggest you plant more lettuce. Some for the deer and some for us.” . .__ One fall day Superintendent Gregory received a telephone call from the Governor of Georgia who requested perwiissiou to hunt wild turkeys on the plantation. Gregory promised the Governor he would return his call in a few minu te*. He immediately phoned Detroit and explained the Governor 1 * request. silent moment and then he drawled, Ford was a saying, ‘no hunt¬ Gregory, you know we have those signs up hunt wild ing’. But don’t vou dare tell that Governor he can’t turkeys. J You just talk him out of it. Goodby!" * * * * Our cotton rats are capable of producing several litters (about 6 per litter) during a season. If not controlled, this pest in little or no time could make up a heavy population. One farmer in Missouri reports cotton rats destroyed a lb- acre stand of sweet clover. They eat grasses, cultivated crops, seeds, roots and insects. They also eat quail eggs. For¬ tunately, house cats, wildcats, fox, owls and hawks prey on the cotton rat and hold down its numbers. * • • * The African elephant invariably sleeps standing up. (A number of people have been accused of the same thing). The Indian elephant lies down to sleep . . . There is a law which forbids the use of aircraft to disturb waterfowl in the air or on the water. The common garden snail has 14,175 teeth . . located on the snail’s tongue in 135 rows—each row having 105 teeth. What! No cavities? . . . The rhino’s eyes are effec¬ tive at 50 yards or less but its sense of smell can detect a man a quarter-mile away. Here is a great spot for a Lifebuoy comrnei vial. Wonder how the man felt who came home . . with d straniie hag of ere eerie./’ For checking accounts For savings accounts For safe deposit boxes For all up-to-date banking service —Come to the friendly Hamilton National —Seven offices for your convenience Ok Hamilton Iff NATIONAL IBANK «r cjutunooca \tinxiku Market at Seventh 1500 MeCallie Ave.—3200 Brainerd Road—I Cherokee Bivd. Main at Market—East Chattanooga—Rossvllle, Ga.-Tenn. Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Member Federal Reserve System WE AIN'T GOT MUCH , BUT COME IN AND SEE WHAT WE GOT' Morrison Hardware & Supply Co. Trenton Georgia Dcnors to Quilt for 3i«i!ding Fund ! The following is a list of peo¬ ple who have helped on the quilt which is being made to raise funds for the completion of the Davis School building. This list is not complete. Some of the blocks have not bf>en turned in and new names are being added every day. In a future issue of The Dade Coun¬ ty Times, v/e hope to have a complete report. Gifts of one dollars received from Messers Gib Dock Ste¬ phens, Charles Elliott, Fred Morgan, J. C. Christian, A. M. Meadows, Henry Elliott, Fred Elliott, McBryar, L. A. Howell, Maddox Hale, Oscar Meadows, Kelvie Gray, Myron Gass, James Case, Fletcher Allison, Milt Case. A Friend, J. H. Gaddis, John T. May, A. C. Tidwwell, A, W. Peck, B. O. Cloud, Henry Conkle, Jimmy Wright, Mote, Crisp, E. A. Stallings, Eugene Crisp, A Friend, M. K Lee, J. G. SUPPER $100 Plate ROB. ALLISON’S LAWN at 7:00 o’clock SATURDAY NIGHT JULY 22 Proceeds for New England Church C R ISM AN I p (o-l)ate Line of Hardware AT 1 Market St. Phone 7-11141 Chattanooga, Tennessee LET’S 00 FISHING EVERYTHING FOR THE FISHERMAN HOOKS, SINKERS, RODS. REELS, LINES, FLOATS, PLUGS, MINNOW BUCKETS $2 & $3 MINNOW TRAPS $1.65 MINNOW SEINS $1.45 IIIP BOOTS $9.95 Williams Motor Co. Trenton, Georgia t wmmmmmmmmmmmrnmtmm. You’re money ahead 4 ways FIRST—Chevrolet’s low purchase price means you’re money ahead to start. SECOND—Chevrolet’s great, action-packed Valve-in-Head engine plus the sensational new Power-Jet carburetor provides high-powered performance at low cost per mile. THIRD—there are rugged Advance-Design features that lower your maintenance by keeping Chevrolet trucks on the road and out of the shop! And FOURTH—because these r 7\ \l value-loaded trucks are preferred over any other make, their Wm iliumm iii»MIW 2 resale value is right at the top. Yes, you really save all around on a Chevrolet truck. Come in and get the full facts. Let us prove that—whatever your hauling need—you’ll be money ahead with a Chevrolet truck! ADVANCE-DESIGN TRUCKS WiUiams Motor Company ON THE SQUARE PHONE 37 •TRENTON, GEORGIA Pace, W. R. Lacy, Graham Hale, M. E. Thompson, J. B. Howard, Charlie Avans, Pearce Stephens, Tom Sims, D. S. Brown, Barney Richards, Earl Clayton, Harry 5 Truman, Alben W. Barkley, Walter F. George, Richard B. Russell, Prince H. Preston, Eu¬ gene Cox, A. Sidney Camp, Carl Vinson, James C. Davis, Hender¬ son Lanham, Wm. M. Wheeler, John S. Wood, Paul Brown, Dwight Rogers, Hugo Sims, Mack Crisp, Eldon Crisp, Charlie Buchanan, Octle Patton, E. R. Wells, employee Happy Valley Dairy, employee Happy Valley Dairy,'Wells Clothing Store. Gifts of one dollar received from Mesdames Nora Gaddis, J. E Meadows, L. J. Daniel, Mary Elliott, Edith Keith, E. E. Mea¬ dows, Sarah Keith, H. Lowery, Grace Meadows, H. D. Meadows, W. A. Laycock, R. E. Ownbey, Ella Smith, Nell A. Gardner, C. M. Clayton, Hazel Castleberry, W. F. Morrison, Catherine C. Morrison, Louise Wright, Jewell Beaty, Ada Belle Howell, Eunice Harmon. Gifts of one dollar received from Misses Clara Mae Gass, Bess Cureton, Pearl Hartline, Irene Forester, Atha Lee Vestel, Maxine Crisp, Agnes English, Grace Ownbey, Jewell McBryar, Irene Bodenhamer, Pauline Hartline, Christine Bradford, j Gifts of fifty cents received from Melrose Lee, Dora Patton, Joe Neely, Bob Davidson, J. D. | Adams, Crisp, W. L. M. Allison, Hartline, L. L. In- C. M. L. i gram, Stanley Dealer, Davis 3rd Grade, J. J. Soloman, Gladys Morrison, Mrs. L. A. Castleberry, A Friend. Lester Broyles 30c; Wayne Le- verett 53c; and 25c from Brener 6 Rubenstein, Mattie Hawkins, Fannieulu McWhorter, Melvin Carroll, Lida Taylor, Verna Hartline, Mrs. Henry Rochester 10c. New Home H. D. Club $1.50, A. L. Dyer $2.00, Otis Clark $3.00, Herman Talmadge $3.00; Davis High PTA $3.10, D. T. Brown $5.00, Sears Roebuck $5.00, Brion A. CrLsman $5.00. This money does not go into the PTA treasury, but has been put in the bank for a building fund. In addition to the dona¬ tions received on the quilt, the proceeds from the picnic and other donations are included in this fund. There is now $473.87 in the bank. Watch for further reports. -o- Soil conservation means sav¬ ings to the farmer in seed, fer¬ tilizer, labor, and power as well as increased income. New Salem News (By Anna Marie Moore) --— Mrs. Cecil Adkins and daugh¬ ter of Medway, Ohio and Mrs. Fred Pickett and son of Law- renceburg, Indiana have return¬ ed home from a visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Me- Cauley. Ralph Logan from Indiana visited his parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Logan. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Free and children and Mrs. Lula Bradford returned from a trip to Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Newell Daniel and daughter and his mother visited relatives in Atlanta last week end. Mr. and Mrs. Driggs Moore and children visited his mother and other relatives here last Sunday. Mrs. Clark Gray visited her son, Edison and family Saturday. Mrs. W. D. Bradford is still on the sick list. We hope for her a speedy recovery. We are proud to hear that aunt Belle Fulghum is improv¬ ing. Rev. J. O. Jones and family spent last Saturday night with Mrs. M. G. Bradford. INSURANCE REAL ESTATE Complete Coverage Real Estate — on — Listings Fire & Automobile i Policies Wanted H. F. ALLISON TIMES BUILDING —TRENTON, GEORGIA » * * ♦ » + » + »**+ + +* WW* 2 Horse CULTIVATORS $79 50 CHATTANOOGA HARDWARE CO. 2615 BROAD STREET « * * * *** * + ** + +**•#* « * »******»*»» Tn* **»***»* + OPTOMETRIST C. F. KING 17 EAST MAIN STREET CHATTANOOGA, TENN. RESIDENCE PIIONE 6-0495 BUSINESS PHONE 6-9528 LOW M « ♦ **««**********'** *'* * * Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Gray visited Mr. and Mrs. Leon Moore last Sunday. Mias Vonnie Gray spent Sat¬ urday night with Mr. and Mrs. Troy Kenimer of Higdon, Ala. Mrs. K. C. Adkins visited Mr”. Tom McCauley last Sunday. Miss Lucille Johnson of Win- c hester, Tennessee visited her brother, Olen King and family Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Frizeil cf Chattanooga are visiting Mrs. John Gray. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Harris and family from Mansfield, Ohio have been spending their vaca¬ tion with Mr. and Mrs. G C. Reece. Mr. Hayden Gray of Missis¬ sippi is visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Gray. “How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture: yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate. O Lord, to thee will I cry ; for the fire hath de¬ voured the pastures of the wild¬ erness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field” —Joel 1:18-19.
