The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965, November 16, 1950, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDade County's Only Newspaper. VOLUME L Proposed C of C Advances As Second Meeting Set The proposed Dade County Chamber of Commerce took a de- s . e step toward formal organization Tuesday night, when more ,. n 25 county businessmen and civic leaders met at the Court- , se i n Trenton to discuss plans and ways and means of forming s;roup. Although no formal motion of organization was ac- cepted, a definite plans was f orin more set for next Tuesday night. The meeting will be held at office the G: rgia Power Company in Trenton and plans will be drawn up to present more con- CIV e facts to another county- wide mass meeting to be set later Much Study A general “family” discussion was held during the nearly three hour long meeting to work out several points of the organiza¬ tional structure of the chamber. The proposal of another meet- lng came after several business- men suggested that more de- finite courses of action were needed and as a means of draw¬ ing more county-wide support for the movement. Need More People Each of the some 25 persons who attended said they would Tend me e t irng^an^br Lng '"some - one else with them. , Many who , attended ,, , . said . , they . felt that definite progress was made at the meeting and said they were surprised at the apparent support of the idea. The Dade County Lions Club, who met just before the called meeting, finished their business early and adjourned to the courthouse meeting. Definite Plans After discussing the pros and cons of such an organization, it was decided that a more speci¬ fic plan was needde before its worth was proven. The .six-man committee that will meet Tuesday night will at¬ tempt to draw up a list of pros¬ pective plans for the chamber so that those who attend the next mass meeting will know exactly what the chamber will do. Meeting date of the next meeting and the time and place will be set at the committee meeting and will be announced later. Mrs. Jules Case Elected President Of Trenton H. D. Club The Trenton Home Demon¬ stration Club met at the home of Mrs A. L. Dyer on Tuesday nigh: Nov. 7, at 7:30. There were twelve members present. The meeting was called to order by the President, Mrs. M. J Hale. After the business ses¬ sion we had the election of offi¬ cers for the year ’51. Mrs. Jules A Case was elected president; Mrs. Roy McBryar, vice presi¬ dent; Miss Clara Mae Gass, sec¬ tary and treasurer. Miss Vestal gave a demons- r ation in the refinishing of Pine floors. The ladies were reminded of tlle Council meeting which is 1° be held at the Court House Dec. 4th. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess. Rising fawn kids G£T NEW SEE-SAWS f or SCHOOL YARD Students at Rising Fawn School * p have something to bide * r time between school 1 >ses and during now recess as s ' x new see-saws were er <*ted this week. Principal J. e. Mickler said ^ e play equipment was built J ibe janitor and several isin ? Fawn 4-H boys at a 1 cos * of only a little over . * X dollars. The six s same see- W5, d ordered already built ,, ould have added. cost $150, Mickler Flans call for the addition of ^ * m0Te see-saws and six ln ?s in the near future, the pr| ncipai said. the 4 tit (limit li) tints HARVEST FESTIVAL AT RISING FAWN FRIDAY NITE AT 7 Amid the frost and vari-color- ed leaves of Dade’s chilly Fall, the Rising Fawn School will welcome Jack Frost with its “Harvest Festival” tomorrow (Friday) night. Plans have been completed and teday the school is being defcorated with corn stalks, jack-o-lanterns, autumn leaves, and crepe paper to bring the harvest season right in¬ doors with the expected crowd of several hundred local child¬ ren and parents. Principal J. E. Mickler an¬ nounced today that each class will sponsor a seperate booth at the show and will feature such amusements as a country fish pond, spinning wheel cake walks > and man y other to win prizes and have lQt f Highlight of the evening, which starts at 7 P. M. will be the crowning of the King and Queen of the school. The contest will be divided into two classes, one for the first through the fourth grades and one for the fifth through the eighth grade. So there will be two sets of Kings and Queens for the school this year. Candidates for honors from each room are: First Grade—Freddie Harri¬ son and Jean Keel. Second Grade—Ronnie Bradford and Ann Marie Steele. Third Grade Tommy Crane and Deloris Ta¬ tum. Fourth Grade — Eddie West and Geneva Hale. Fifth Grade—Tom Riddle and Ethel Marie Crane. Sixth Grade Jim Cureton and Shelby Dawk¬ ins. Seventh Grade— Gene Payne and Judy Kenimer. 8th Grade — George Wilson and Ruth Locklear. ________- .— * — IHRIK1 ■I an n gna program nmz £rom the County PMA Committee Committee Elections The Community Elections will be held on December 14, this year, the same date on which the Peanut Marketing Quota Referendum will be held. The County Convention at which the delegates elected in these Community Elections will meet for the purpose of electing the 1951 County Committee will be held on a day during the week following the Community Elec¬ tions This day wil be set by the . county committee. The election procedure this year is very much the same as the one that was used last year. About the only change is that ^ delegate to the County Conven¬ tion can be elected to the Coun¬ ty Committee. This was not per¬ mitted last year. 1950 Performance Reports Dade County farmers who have completed their soil-build¬ ing practices for 1950 are urged to make their final report to the local PMA Office at the earliest possible date. Farmers will re¬ ceive their checks much earlier this year if they will cooperate by making reports early so that the final county payment factor may be determined. Sales re¬ ceipts, tags, or invoices must be presented for all seeds and fer¬ tilizers bought by farmers. If the seed were received through the Purchase Order Plan dis¬ position of the seed or fertilizer must be reported in order for credit to be given to offset the cost of the material. Those pro¬ ducers who do not make this re¬ port with regard to material re¬ ceived through the Purchase Order Plan must necessarily be charged for the material. The final date for making this re¬ port is January 15, 1951- Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia. THE DACE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 16, 1950 1 FLYING SAUCERS’ VISITING ROME , AVOID DADE AREA “Flying saucers” that were reported to be visiting the Rome, Ga. area last Monday apparently conuldn’t make it over Dade’s mountains. Al¬ though five people around Rome declared they saw the visiting discs, no one here in the county reported them buzzing around. One farmer asked if he had observed the ’’space visitors" flyirig around Dade County replied that he, “had enough trouble watching for chicken hawks,” and didn’t bother himself about the saucers. All five persons who said they saw the saucers in Rome, including the Russell Field airport manager and a U. S. weather observer, said they plainly saw the objects, but could not tell how biig they were, nor how far away. Eastern Air Lines planes have been alerted to watch for the saucers. DAVIS HIGH SPONSORS BIG TALENT SHOW There wil be a talent show at Davis High School Saturday night, November 18, at 7:30 P. M. Admission has been set at 10 and 15 cents. Everybody is in- vtied. Rising Fawn Protested By More than 80 citizens of Rising Fawn rose up to fight the pro¬ posed incorporation that was announced recently by presenting a petition this week pledging to fight the movement. Charlie Hitt, a filling station owner in Rising Fawn, pres¬ ented the petition to the TIMES and asked that the 82 signers be given a “public voice” in their fight against the plan. The petition, addressed to Maddox J. Hale, Dade’s repre¬ sentative in the Georgia Gen¬ eral Assembly, was headed: “The undersigned citizens of Rising Fawn, Dade County, Georgia, having heard that an effort was being made to in¬ corporate Rising Fawn and that you have been or will be ap¬ proached about the matter. “We are opposed to any such movement. And ask for the op¬ portunity to be heard if neces¬ sary.” The petition was signed by over half a dozen Rising Fawn businessmen and numerous ci¬ tizens. Hitt said the main reason for opposition was that Rising Fawn businessmen did not feel that they could bear the taxa- tion that would come with in¬ corporation. He said Rising Fawn was just a “little farming community” and that he saw no need to burden the people with extra expenses in supporting a city government. In hitting the incorporation movement, Hitt said the street¬ lights that were installed this week were just the “first example” of the sort of thing that local citizens would be called on to support. (Guaran¬ teed payment for the monthly bills for current for these street lights which were turned on for the first time last week is being made by several public spirited Rising Fawn citizens.) He added that more could have been on the petition, but that he felt they had made a “good start” toward their fight. BENEFIT SUPPER SATURDAY, NOV. 18 AT NORTH DADE There will a supper Saturday night November 18 for the be¬ nefit of the new Methodist Par¬ sonage, which will be built on the lot next to the Morganville Church. This supper will be served in the North Dade School Auditoruim. Serving will begin at 6 P. M. The adult plate is $1.00 and the children’s plate 50 cents. Come on and have yourself a wonderful meal and help us build a Parsonage at the same time. Dade Gels Two New “Keep Green” Signs, Sponsored by Lions Two attractive signs to en¬ courage the prevention of fo¬ rest fires were erected in Dade County at 10 A. M. this Thurs¬ day) merning. The signs were placed in Dade by the Georgia Forestry Asso¬ ciation in cooperation with the Dade County Lions’ Club. Displaying the message “Keep Georgia Forests Green”, the metal signs are 24” by 36” with green lettering on an illumi¬ nated white background. A dedication ceremony was ar¬ ranged for the erection of the signs and the public was invited to attend the brief program. A short talk on the importance of Dade County’s forest resources was made by chairman M. J. Hale. Dade’s two signs were placed North and South of Trenton on U. S. Highway 11. One near the Raymond Castleberry place (South) and another North near the Frank Morrison place. Forest Ranger Jerry Pace was on hand with his fire truck and helped with the program. i New Street Lights On In Rising Fawn; Mailboxes All Painted Rising Fawn turned on Its lights last Friday night to cli¬ max almost a year’s efforts to¬ ward installation of the 11 new street lights. The lights, operated by auto¬ matic switches that turn them on when the sun goes down and off again when the sun comes back up in the morning, were i Installed last week by the Geor¬ gia Power Company, j Two of the lights have leading been to installed on the road ! the Rising Fawn School In order I affQj-cl more light for people attending meeting frequently held at the school house, It was onnounced. Lights will also afford some comfort for people walking through the community at night as well as those people waiting on night busses. The new lights reveal an im¬ provement in the Rising Fawn mailboxes this week. All boxes on the highway, ex¬ cept two, are now the same size and painted white with black lettered names. The mailbox project, and streetlights, are part of the Ris- hig Fawn Community Improve- ment Club’s plans to beautify 1 the community and to make it a sa fer place in which to live. Slygo Prayer Band | j Has 10 At Meeting The Ladies Prayer Band of Slygo met at the home of Mrs. Guy Hughes. Visitors present were: Mrs. W. H. Patterson, Mrs. Ernest Scar- ber, Mrs. H. H. Oliver, and Mrs. J. S. Carson. The members pre¬ sent were: Mrs. E. C. Durham, Mrs. Leighton Street, Mrs. Doc Lawson, Mrs. Harold Dugan, and Miss Dorothy Dugan. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. E. C. Durham on Wednesday afternoon, No¬ vember 22, at 2 P. M. After Prayer Meeting, we will be studying the 14th Chapter of 1st Corinthians. Every one Is welcome. New Road Location Mapped For Lookont Mt. Washouts Dade’s long struggle for a re-routing of the Lookout Mountain Highway came to a climax this week as a six-man relocating party, consisting of enginegrs and surveyors started mapping the proposed site of the new route. The men arrived in the county last Monday and their leader, locating engineer Joe Price, said they will probably be here for at least another two or three weeks. Price told the TIMES today that his party has found a suit¬ able new route that will be the most practicle for the road. The route, he said, will move a two-mile section of the high¬ way some distance South of its present location and completely cut off the present washouts and landslides that have been threatening the road’s safety. The new route, according to a sketch made by Price, will cut off the existing highway some distance abouve the first wash¬ out and follow the same gen¬ eral pattern as the old road, but will run somewhat South of the present site. Hits Old Road The new stretch will rejoin the old route below the nearly caved-in hairpin curve that has been detoured by a dirt trail re¬ cently. Rerouting of the dangerous area will also reduce danger of several present hairpin curves. Will Act “Soon” Price hinted that the state will probably act in the near future on his party’s findings. He said the road was definitely in “bad shape” and that no¬ thing could be done to stop land--slides that have com¬ pletely wrecked the highway in several places. He said underground water is to blame for the present condi¬ tions and that the new route will afford better ground for drainage and also offers a bet¬ ter support for the road sur¬ face. Road Almost Gone In commenting on the possi¬ bilities of immediate construc¬ tion activities, Price said the road would not last much long¬ er unless they did go to work on it soon and that they were de¬ finitely “going to have to do something quick”. The campaign, climaxed by this week’s action, started se¬ veral months ago when the TIMES carried reports from Jim Gillis, Joe Quillian (both mem¬ bers of Georgia’s Highway Board), Governor Herman Tal- madge, Congressman Henderson Lanham, and several others in regards to the highway situa¬ tion. Long Fight All of those men, contacted personally by the TIMES, as¬ sured that something would be done before Dade was cut off from the rest of the state. There followed items in the Atlanta Constitution, both edi¬ torial and news, on the matter and many local citizens voiced their cooperation with the ef¬ forts of these leaders and the TIMES columns. The TIMES is glad that it and the people of Dade County can add this to its other suc¬ cessful campaigns waged for the surfacing of U. S. Highway 11 from Trenton to the Alaba¬ ma state line and the erection of warning signs both on that site and at the top of the now “certain” Lookout Mountain Highway. New Salem W. S. C. S. Plan Christmas Party The New Salem Woman’s So¬ ciety of Christian Service met at the home of Mrs. T. H. Moore Monday night November 6th. There were eight members pres¬ ent. Mrs. Cecil McKaig presided over the business session. Plans were made to visit the Bethelem and Wesley Homes in Chatta¬ nooga and for the Christmas meeting and party to be held next month. A very interesting program was presented by Mrs. T. H. Moore. Refreshments were served by the hostess. Published Weekly—Since 1901 No Homecoming Plans For Cat’s Last Game Here Friday at 4 Dade High’s “Wildcats” are heading for their last game and a rather quiet homecoming Fri¬ day as they face Dunlap, Ten¬ nessee In their final grid bout of the season. Coach Dave Woodall and Dade Principal J. C. Blllue said today that DHS was not plan¬ ning any show for the team’s homecoming and only hoped that a good local crowd will turn out for the game at Brown’s “stadium" at 4 P.M. Last week, the ‘Cats lost to class “B” Bridgeport, Alabama, 38-12. Ronald Steele and Bobby Fugatt scored Dade’s two touchdowns in a game that lay- ed three local boys out with minor Injuries. Fugatt, Franklin Baker, and Rabbltt Williams were all bang¬ ed up during the rough show, but will probably be able to play tomorrow. National Book Week Celebrated at DHS In Senior Program Since this Is National Book Week the Seniors of Dade High School will give a special pro- . gram In chapel on Friday under this title. Two of Chattanooga’s authors, Chistien Nobles and Robert Sparks books will be part of the program. In reading books one has the opportunity to meet great people and au¬ thors that other wise one might not have the chance to know. The reason we have books is to Increase our knowledge and to gain an Interest In things that happen and exist in the world today. Rising Fawn 4-H Club First to Get Charter Rising Fawn’s 4-H Club get its national charter recently. en requirements set forth by secured its charter and Is ganizatoin. The main purpose club a more official standing with the state-wide and na- tional 4-H foundation. The document was signed by state and national extension di- rectors and presented to the group by J. E. Mickler, princi- pal of Rising Fawn School and a director of the club. Mickler presented the charter to local president Carl Steele. The more than 70 boys and , girls who are registered as members of the club adopted the national organization’s constitution and by-laws after meeting the following require ments in their community: 1. A membership of 50 percent of all eligible girls and boys in a community. 2. 4-H. club advisers—one for each 10 club members, both men and women. 3. Organized community 4-H club with necessary officers. 4. A program of work for the year written in the secretary’s record book. 5. A minimum of six regular club meetings each year with NUMBER 45 Farm Bureau Dinner To End Member Drive Set Nov. 24 At DHS The Dade County Farm Bu¬ reau membership drive gained more ground this week as plans were laid for the annual county wide meeting November 24. The meeting, which will wind up the 1950-51 drive, has been planned for 7 P. M. Friday, No¬ vember 24 at the Dade High Gym, according to County Agent L. C. Adams. Adams said the supper, con¬ sisting of chicken stew, will be served in the school lunchroom and other festivities will be con¬ ducted in the school gym. A skit, presented by the 4-H club of Davis School, will fea> t u r e agricultural characters portraying the proper use of county and state aids for farm¬ ers, Adams said, and will show prospective Farm Bureau mem¬ bers the advantages of joining. Adams reminded that FB membership is a family affair where the wife and all children under 18 become members when the man of the house joins. Adams said FB president R. C. Thomas was in charge of the program for the yearly affair and that further plans and schedule of program would be given next week. Six Dade Reservists CaHed Into Service Before Korea Draft Six Dade County reservists have been called into the ser¬ vice since the 1948 registration, it was announced this week. Although nine local men have been drafted since the outbreak of trouble in Korea, these men have been called from the coun¬ ty under a separate board and Ernest Stewart, local selective service board chairman, did not have them on his list. Stewart said this week that the men were: Cleve Christopher, called No¬ vember 29, 1948; and the follow¬ ing who were called November 18, 1949: John William Forshee, John Lee Fores’er, Alvin Lewis Elrod, R. C. Avans, and Kenneth Moore. the first in Dade County to After meeting more than a doz¬ national organization the club under it as is any other or- the charter is to give the local secretary’s report in record book. 6. Participate in 4-H club achievement program in the Ial1 - A county or community 4-H c * u h exhibit, 8. Repres e n t a t i o n on the c0 “ n ‘» 4 ,' H ClUb ! 9 Min™™ ®I 70 percent completions with records turn- ed in 1Q Recreation for each 4 _ H dub meeting n A demonstration at each dub mee ti n g g i Ve n by home ! demonstration agent, county agent or older club member or 4-H adviser. 12. Complete at least one com¬ munity service. Oficers of the Rising Fawn group are: Carl Steele, presi- dent; Sue McMahan, girls’s vice president; Sam Kenimer, boys’ vice president; Clara Nell Wil¬ liams, secretary; Jim Cureton, treasurer; Ginnie McMahan, reporter. Advisors are J. E. Mickler and Mrs. L. M. Allison.