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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 26, 1950)
Dade County's Only Newspaper. VOLUME L The Georgia voter will find 37 amendments to the state cons- ution on the ballot when he goes to the polls November 7, 1950. • of these amendments affect every citizen in the state. Num- Pour the ballot, they are: 1) to. raise ,, !'e ere d in the order they appear on salaries of the Justices of the Supreme Court and the Judges the Court of Appeals; 2) to extend the County Unit system to • General Elections; 3) to pay $100,000.00 to the first person, m partnership or corporation which puts down and brings in • '. first commercial oil well in Georgia; and 4) to authorize b "ards of education to obtain and incur loans. which Most of the 33 amendments to our state constitution have only local application would not appear on the ballot if we lad Home Rule, local control over local affairs, and are not con¬ sidered here. An amendment applying only to one political subdivision of the state or to several of them is voted on by all citizens who go ' majority of the votes of those the polls; and it must receive a ing on the amendment all over the state as well as a majority vo affected. of those voting thereon in the area * * * Now is the time for all citizents who love Georgia to come to her aid. Otherwise, on November 7, 1950, Georgians may, by ne¬ glect, lo'e their precious equal franchise. No Georgia election has been so filled with significance as the November 7, 1950, election. The most important amendment—the one the League advocates voting AGAINST—is the county unit amendment. is The General Assembly (in which representation though it on a County Unit basis will not be affected by this amendment) has proposed to the people of Georgia a constitutional amend¬ ment to extend the County Unit system to future general elec¬ tions. System has This is a radical departure. The County Unit never been more than a device for determining party nomina¬ tions. It is important to remember your vote on this amendment will have no effect one way or the other on the Democratic pri¬ mary. We’ll still have the County Unit system of vote-counting thGTG. amendment it But! If not enough people vote AGAINST this will become a permanent part of the constitution. The only way it can be changed will be through ANOTHER constitutional amend¬ ment. elec¬ The constitution of our state clearly demands a popular tion i. e. an election in which the vote of one citizen is equal to ( the United States senator and the vote of any other) of governor, state house officers. But unless enough people vote AGAINST the County Unit amendment November 7, 1950, every avenue of escape from the vastly unfair County Unit system will be blocked. And ratification of this amendment will sound a death knell for a two- party system in Georgia. Of course, there is one chance in 1,500 that the County Unit system does not discriminate against you. If you are a citizen of the least populous county in the state your vote is worth as much as any Georgia’s. However, if you live in Fulton County a single voter in another county may have 106 times the voting power that you have. And even in two-unit Tift County it took five voters this year to equal the power of a single person in two-unit Echols County. Thus, ironically, there are discriminations within County Unit discrimniations! In some two-unit counties a citizens vote counts only a fraction as much as it does in other two-unit coun¬ ties. The same situation exists in four-unit counties. In this year’s Democratic primary, a citizen’s vote counted less in some of the two-unit counties than it did in several of the six-unit counties. Even if you live in Georgia’s least populous county the County Unit system’s contribution to machine rule hurts you. Machine rule thrives under this system by which a three-man race can often defeat a popular candidate. The key trick in Georgia County Unit politics is to get a third man in the race, split the vote, and thus throw the unit vote to the candidate (frequently the mino- ity candidate) who gets a plurality (the largest numberi of the votes in each county. In at least eleven instances within the past 20 years the County Unit system has brought victory to a candi¬ date ranking second in popular votes. No matter which political group you favor, your vote is lost no matter where you live if ycur candidate fails to carry your county. It is a mistake to suppose that the County Unite system merely lavors the country over the city voter. It works to the disadvan¬ tage of every citizen of Georgia. NO OTHER STATE not even one of our neighboring Southern state s—employs the County Unit system. All of the great traditions of our country, including those brought from England by our forefathers, are contrary to the County Unit scheme. No taxation without representation, univer¬ sal free manhood suffrage and equal justice under law are a few of the American ideals violated by County Unitism. No Supreme Court has ever said one word in defense of the County Unit system. The only time such a system has ever been directly ruled upon by a Supreme Court was in 1938 when the Su¬ preme Court of Tennessee held it unconstitutional. So far the Su¬ preme Court of the United States has consistently refused to rule on the Georgia County Unit system. The decision in the last of the two county unit cases sent to the Supreme Court stated that "Federal courts consistently refuse to exercise their equity powers in cases posing political issues arising from a state’s geographical distribution of electoral strength among its political subdivisions. That places the responsibility upon the voters of Georgia. Let’s keep Georgia’s General Election as it always has been. ONE MAN—ONE VOTE. * * * Another important amendment of statewide application deals with raising the salaries of Superior Court Judges to $8,000 and of Court of Appeals Judges and Supreme Court Justices to $12,000. The League has taken no stand on this amendment and here avails itself of research done by members of the Lawyers Club of Atlanta and of the result of a poll conducted by that organization. The lawyers expressed themselves as heartily in favor of passing this amendment. The present compensation of Appellate Court Judges in Georgia is far below the national average; the case load handled by the Georgia Appellate Court Judges is above the na¬ tional average. In other words, the Georgia Appellate Court Judges do more -----, state’ in the work for less money than in the average “other na- tion. In neighboring Tennessee appellate judges receive $19,500 Per year while Georgia appellate judges get $8,000. The salaries of our appellate judges are on a par with those received by police court judges in Atlanta. Each judge in the Ful¬ ton County Court House, all of whom preside over lower courts, receive more compensation than any appellate judge in the state. The appellate judges decide questions of grave importance to the welfare of the entire state. (Continued on in3ide page) 4ils mss Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia. THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY OCTOBER 26, 1950 Governor Herman Talmadge this week ordered an investiga¬ tion of State Highway 2, the old Ed Rivers Highway connecting Dade County with Georgia via Lookout Mountain. Contacted in Atlanta, the Governor said he has notified Jim L. Gillis, chair¬ man of the State Highway Commission, to “look into” the report that Dade County will soon be separated from the rest of the state unless something is done to stop landslides that are blocking the road. The Governor said he has in¬ structed Gillis to investigate the Lookout Mountain Road and report his findings directly to the Dade County TIMES so that we may give the facts to the people. Governor Talmadge said fur¬ ther that additional funds for road work would be sought when the Georgia Legislature meets in January. Governor Talmadge was con¬ tacted after road crews left the nearly washed out highway un¬ finished several months ago. At that time they did resurface U. S. Highway 11, connecting Chat¬ tanooga with Birmingham. The governor has been inform¬ ed of conditions of the Lookout Lanham Views UN At Library Board The Cherokee Regional Library Board held its Annual meet¬ ing in Trion October 20. There were 65 members and guests pre¬ sent. Hon. Henderson Lanham was the speaker of the evening and Dr. Kalia, Director of Une c .co Pilot from New Delhi, India, gave a most interesting talk. After the business session Mr. Harvey Philips introducted S. Representative Lanham, who told of his visit to the United Nations. He explained in derstandable terms some of their administrative problems, He believed that the United Na- tions had gained great prestige among the peoples of the world by their quick and firm stand in Korea. He spoke of the fu¬ ture and how, for perhaps the next ten years, Americans would have to pay more taxes and perhaps not be able to get ail the things we wanted but, he firmly believed that through the United Nations, we would work out a peace. Dr. Kalia spoke on India, telling of conditions before their independence and how Witches, Ghosts, Spooks Play Tomorrow at DHS Witches will ride, jack-o-lanterns will shine, and apples will bob tomorrow (Friday) night when all the local spooks, ghosts, and hobgoblins get together for their yearly Hallowe’en Carnival at Dade High School. Starting at 6 P. M„ all spocks will be served dinner in the DHS lunchroom (for which the of one used skeleton will be charged). After that the gym will be opened and you may practice various manners of witchcraft from pinning the tail on the donkey to throwing a basketball. For the milder spooks there will be cakewalks, fishing, and a ghost town country store. For spooks who worry about their future, there will be a for¬ tune teller, who, for the price of a used tomstone, will tell you if you will be around for next year’s fun. New 12-Year School Plan Nay Start Here In 1952 More than 40 teachers from Dade County’s school system met at Dade High Monday to push plans for the institution of the 12- year y plan H for local schools. Teachers from the first to the 11th grade , principals and Superintendent Roy W. Moore, heard Dr. Jack Lance, state school supervisor from Calhoun, lecture on pro¬ cedure needed for starting the program. Dr. Lance outlined need of the 12-year plan, and told local what thev must do to prepare for for thp the new new system. svstem The program, as now planned, Mountain road and the dangers presented by several bad cave- ins and landslides that have blocked several spots recently. In August, when state work¬ men left the road only partly finished, John Quillian, a mem¬ ber of Georgia’s highway board, told* the TIMES that work on 'the washouts and landslides would have to be put off because of the necessity of re-mapping the route of the road. At that time, Quillian said his engineers reported that the road was “beyond repair” and that a complete rerouting job would be needed to make it a permanent job. Some plans were voiced about bridging the existing gaps, but that has been abandoned be¬ cause of the danger of washing- out at the bridge ends. J the people had solved them. He had a map and as he pointed to states he told of the prob- lems of each. After this he of his work with the United Nations and how he had come to Georgia to see how the Bookmobiles throughout the state worked. He said that books were a common denom¬ inator in that they brought peo¬ ples of all creeds, races and na¬ tions together. The circulation of books of the Bookmobile for 1950 has been for Walker County 31,409, Chattooga County 21,136, and Dade 19,168. The number of registered bor- rowers is 2,016, Chattooga 602, and in Dade 988. Highlight of the affair will be the crowning of the King and Queen of the Hallowe’en Ball. Far from ghosts, this couple will be chosen from some 22 contes¬ tants vieing for the honor. (For complete list of can¬ didates for King and Queen of the Hallowe’en Carnival, see DADE HIGH CHATTER elsewhere in today’s TIMES.) Money collected for votes, and funds raised through various sales and tickets will be used to buy prizes, according to Carni- val Chairman Hugh Atkinson. -- will start in Dade County in *952, Lance said, and the first graduates under the program would finish in 1953. Dade is behind the set time (Continued on inside page) DADE UN DAY SHOW HAS NO SPEECHES BUT PLENTY It’s a long way from Lake Success to Dade County, and even further from here to Ko¬ rea, but Tuesday, October 24, United Nations Day, you couldn’t tell the difference. After weeks of preparation by county Home Demonstration Clubs, over 30 UN flags were flying over the county along with the Stars and Stripes. The symbol of America’s faith in the UN organization, now five years old, waved from every .school, church and a majority of business houses In Dade. There was no parade, no bell ringing, and no speeches by leading politicians, but mer¬ chants and county leaders did as well by themselves in their efforts toward an outstanding display of the familiar blue and white banner of peace and uni.y. Throughout the county the folowing UN banners were ob¬ served: In Trenton: Dyer Motor Co., Kyzer Automotive Parts Co., Williams Motor Co., Georgia Power Co., Tatum and Case Ra¬ dio Electric, The Post Office, Dade County TIMES, Gross Mercantile Co, Sally’s Beauty Shop, Wheeler’s Restaurant, Trenton Telephone Co.’ I. O. Wheeler Grocery, Dade High School, Trenton Methodist Church, and Baptist Church. In Rising Fawn: B. B. Keni- mer Grocery and Service Sta¬ tion, Fricks Grocery Store, Ris¬ ing Fawn School, Methodist Church, Baptist Church, and the Post Ofice. Dade Tax Collector Sending Notices, Books Close Dec. 20 If the tax collector hasn’t knocked at your door this week, it won’t be long before you will get that little slip of paper that says, TAX NOTICE, in big, black letters. Mrs. W. F. Morrison, Dade Tax Commissioner, said this week that more than 1,500 state and county tax statements will be mailed out by the end of next week and that books are now open to receive payments. Tax books close December 20, she added, and afer that, FI Fa will be Issued to the tune of 50 cents and interest. Amounts due on 1950 returns include automobiles, furniture, farm equipment, farm stock, land, buildings, and all other private property, Mrs. Morrison added. Hallowe’en Spooks Will Land In Jail Local Law Warns Next Tuesday night may be Hallowe’en and a holiday for some folks, but not for the long arm of the law, accord¬ ing to city and county police. Sheriff J. W. Lynch and Trenton Marshall J. H. Baty Issued warnings today that they will be very happy to fill up the local jail with various spooks, ghosts, and general cutters-up. ® ot *! th * f ? h ,! r ‘ ff * nd !!f‘ y said they didn’t mind . a little soaping and noise making, but destruction of property was something else. Strang warning was put on the practice of blocking streets with junk and logs. Both officers said such of¬ fenders would be jailed for the night. Published Weekly—Since 1901 Rising Fawn Is the county winner in the Chattanooga Area improvement Contest. Congratulations. The judges, though they did not reveal the actual points made by each community, said lithe score was very close. There is no way of telling w one won more points than the other but the Rising Fawn community had a splendid organization which worked together during the en¬ tire contest. Committee chair¬ men had only to mention what was needed to be done and the members did It. In spite of the heavy football week end travel along highway 11 through their community which scattered beer cans and debris, when the judges arrived on Monday the road side was entirely cleaned up. This does show intense community spirit. The New Salem community showed hard work and much progress. It must have been a very close sceond but perhaps because it took in so much ter¬ ritory and everyone wasn t as vitally interested, there were spots between places where not so much improvement had been made. Trenton was in third place which perhaps by being the ur¬ ban area in the county should have been expected in this type of contest. It Ls more difficult for all city folk to have shelves of canned goods and fields of beautiful pastures. However they did have several house¬ wives whose canning and frozen foods took second to none and they did have a few pastures, cattle and hogs as good as any. Trenton had lots more new home, more remodeled homes and as many home Improve¬ ments. They were also able to brag on the improvements made in their stores and business firms. The winner was announced at a regular meeting of the Dade County Lions Club. The Rising Fawn 4-H Club which won 3rd place In the state wide competition for an outstanding club was first honored. Carl Steele as president, received a check for $5.00 from the Loins Club and Clara Nell Williams, Secretary of the Club, told of what they had done to become so outstanding. Rev. A. T. Newby announced the Improvement Contest win¬ ners. He spoke of the value of cooperation. How working to¬ gether on such a project devel¬ ops civic pride. No community can loose in such a contest, he said, and we were just begin¬ ning to learn how to work to¬ gether, that we should develop this and continue with this good work. Rev. Newby said he was Interested in looking over the scrap books to see that on leaving out the money spent on electrical equipment, the three communities had spent the sum of $30,519.89 in home furnish¬ ings and $24,188.85 on farm machinery which should help the merchants if we could keep it in Dade. The Judges Arrive The Chattanooga Area Im¬ provement Judges had been in Dade County Monday. They vi¬ sited Trenton, Rising Fawn and New Salem communities which were the only three communi¬ ties in the county entered in the contest. The judges were Mrs. B. C. Reeves, Mrs. G. A. Broome and Mr. T. A. Norton all from last year’s winning community, Burning Bush in Catoosa County. Their first visit was made in the Trenton Community. Upon arrival the judges spent about 30 minutes reading the three scrap books and then went to the Trenton Methodist Church where Mrs. Grace Nethery, Chairman of the Trenton Im¬ provement Association received them and they were served cof¬ fee and sugar buns by members of the association. There, also, they were welcomed by Mayor A. L. Dyer and an oral review was given of Trenton’s improve¬ ments during the year. Mayor Dyer told of the improvements NUMBER 42 made in the water system this year. After an inspection of both inside and outside improve¬ ments made at the church the tour began. Each judge was in a separate car with several members of the community in order to be able to point out places and to answer questions as the tour progressed. The first stop was at the Dade High School where Principal J. C. Billue showed some cf the many improvements made at the school and reviewed the others. Court House Square was next where improvements made by the business houses were pointed out and told of the in¬ side improvements, such as the cooling system added in the Busy Bee restaurant, redecorat¬ ing at M. J. Hale law office, cleaning up around Wheeler’s Restaurant, outside painting of Kyzer’s Service Station, Morri¬ son vacant lot cleaned off, new concrete floors In the Post Of¬ fice, street fixed in front of the cannery, the flower plots land¬ scaped, the concrete benches on the court house lawn and others. The Court House improve¬ ments were shown and Public Health Nurse McWhorter told of the county Health Program. Dowdey Millwork Co. and the new service station were point¬ ed out on the way to El Rancho Tourist Courts where the judges stopped to see one of the cabins and the new home of the Dud¬ ley Cure tons. The Twin Oak Tourist Home was pointed out on the way to the Dyer Lumber Company. Mr. Dyer told of the improve¬ ments made at the lumber yard this year and the judges walked into the yard to see some of the machinery at work. Clark & Herman Mfg. Co. was noted before the group got back in the cars to head north on Highway 11. Noted In passing were the cleared grounds of the Baptist Cemetery, the inside improve¬ ments of the Legion Hall were told and the next stop was at the E. F. Roses to see cattle, hogs and pastures. Back In the cars going to the north boundary of the com¬ munity area improvements were told of in the homes of the Willis Gass, Ralph Johns, Flet¬ cher Allisons, Ewell Dickersons. Improvements in the Charlton Holmes home and his pastures were told about. The landscap¬ ing of the A. W. Peck home was pointed out. The next stop was in the Case addition at the heme of the James Milton Cases where the judges were shown the remodel¬ ing, interior decration, the very modern electrically equipped kitchen and the canning and freezing done. Because of the rain the new streets were mud¬ dy and no more stops were made. The new home of the M. J. Hale’s was pointed out and the grounds around the Cleron Kyzers. The tour then continued past the Co-op, telling of the new equipment at Red’s Cleaners, the sign on the City Hall, the cleaning up around the Dade Theater, the new Carroll office building, improvements made at the McBryar Tourist Home and the inside work being done on the Keith House. The group stopped long enough at the highway 11 and 143 intersection to tell of all that has been done at the Tren¬ ton Baptist Church and point out the clean up job at Pryor’s Station. The tour then proceeded past the ball field and the old road to the station pointing out Mrs. Posey’s and the Jimmy Wright’s new homes their next to last stop the E. G. Wrights. Here the inspected the remodeling and redecorating and across the (Continued on inside page)
