Funding for the digitization of this title was provided by Georgia HomePLACE, a project of the Georgia Public Library Service.
About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1950)
County's Only VOLUME L Trenton To Collect Taxes On All Property In 1951 5 no w-Bound Day Off Will Be Made Up By School Saturday \ snow-bou/nd holiday for Pade County’s school children Monday November, 27 will have to be repaid next Satur¬ day. it was announced today. County Supt. Roy Moore said busses will run and a re¬ gular schedule will be held in all county schools this Satur¬ day, December 9. The Saturday make-up will -be held so that all schools can turn out for vacation May 2G as planned. S. S. Class Formed At New England; Five Officers Named The New England Methodist Sunday School which was dis¬ continued following the fire which partially destroyed the church building several years ago, and which has been rebuilt was re-organized last Sunday. Joe Doyle, of Bethlehem Me¬ thodist Church, who has volun¬ teered to act as Superintendent o' the newly-formed Sunday School, presided at an organiza¬ tion meeting, when 16 adults were present and a 'rgamzation was set up. Tea- chers elected are as follows: Adult class, Ewell Brown: Inter¬ mediate Seniors, Mrs. Rob Al¬ lison; Juniors, Mrs. Dan Smith; Card Class, Mrs. Ewel Brown; Hicks Ryan was elected Secre¬ tary-Treasurer. A visitor and , , interesting , SVBrSHri her youth, and ... who had come ____i.. to a} 'n .,j St S ;, m j n } l5S ts re-oreanization. e tvorlev al p n DUtrict o, : r -,.ndcnt of th“ Chatta- noc^a Di rict of the Methodist Chur h will be p-esent on De- c mber 17 and will preach at 11:00 o’clock. • 1 : , he- plan to further per- le;l lie organization to the end tin there will be a class for cverv age group starting January 1. - GRO MINSTREL AT RISING FAWN SATURDAY NIGHT There will be plenty of laughs and some real down South fun at the Rising Fawn School Saturday when the entire cast of the “Cotton County Fair” a XTS 7h”“ The singing, 3 , playing, and laughing blackfaces are being JP-mored P-TA In an by effort the Rising to raise Fawn for the continuing efforts f the school's speedy remodel- and building program. The show will start at 7:30 P. M and everyone in the county who has not seen the “Fair” in (tttion is urged to attend. --------------- WILL OPEN IN JANUARY NEW FIVE AND DIME STORE MOVES TO TRENTON SOON A new business will make its debut in Tren- ’- n shortly after the beginning of 1951. G. R. ar ks, spokesman for the Ganaway-Riley Co., 0{ Chauanooga announced today that his com- P an V will open a branch “Five and Dime” store -ere early sometime between January first and tenth. The new store will be located in the I. O. heeler building at the Southeast corner of the 'f; a -‘0n, are next it to the Williams Motor Company the lo- ; was announced. Wheeler, owner of said the new “five and dime” will “°je merchandise ln:o the West half if his present will grocery all store and that he move stock into the East side of the building. The new store will use some 1,500 square ^rn°d ^°° r s P ace * n the building, it was j ° e spokesman for the new store said the “° t nt of the building remodeled and will Ve will be ■*„ °mpletfei Sev eral large sections of glass to present a y modern store front" sub (fnunli) MM8S Come 1951 the people of Trentcn will have two tax collectors instead of one pounding at their doors. At the regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council Monday night the city leaders passed an ordinance to “provide for the assessing and collection of ad valorem taxes.’’ The ordinance provides further for the methods of assessing making of setting up of a board of tax as¬ sessors and the sale of property of you don’t come through as ordered. All in all, te new ordinance sets into motion the machinery for the collection of property tax in the city of Trenton next year. Set In July Although the amount of tax will not be set until July of 1951, returns of all citizens owning property in the city must be in by April 1. Returns must cover all pro¬ perty in the possession of the person filing the return on Ja¬ nuary 1, 1951. The city recorder’s office will be open not later than March 1 for the receiving of tax returns and the office shall remain open each week day thereafter until the first day of April the ordi¬ nance states. 10 Mil Limit A limit of 10 mils ($1 on the $100) has been set, but the ac¬ tual figure will not be an- nounced until the July meeting of the mayor and council. that time they will decide much mon ey will be needed to ope rate the city fcr the next year and will set the tax rate (up to 10 mils) accordingly. New Board Governing body of the new tax system will be a Board Tax Assessors consisting of two men appointed by the Mayor and Counc ii These two men, after aiier April npru 1, 1 , and anu will wm be in: sure suit i—; that aU returns are on the up ’ and up Any they ,ind which are ’ isted be * ow th-ir . real value will be raised as they see fi They will also be sure that all p operty in Trentcn is returned for tax purposes. Notices In July, or shortly thereafter, the ordinance ta es, the Mayor and Council wi!1 make up (ax levy and the City Recorder will then figure the amount each person owes. Notices will be payable on or before Decern- ber 20 of that year. Due December 2ft i n other words the first tax . to be shelled out by Trenton property owners will be on or 1 “also 95 Pro.:,es: — the public sale of perty on which no tax is paid. I This is the first time that■ Trenton has ever collected ad (property) tax. When T r e n t o n was ------ r ------- March 15, 1935, no provision was made — for taxation. In later ef-j . forts to amend the charter it was finally granted that prlvi- j lege In 1949. The city has, for a number of The Ganaway-Riley Co, which has tree stores in Chattanooga, will hire about three re- gular employees full-time and more when need- ed, Parks said. He said all workers will be local people. Parks said Trenton was chosen for the com¬ pany’s first out-of-town location because the “people have said they want it The store will carry a complete line of the usual five and ten merchandise, Parks said. Dowdy Millworks Co., cf Trenton, is doing all remodeling and woodwork it was learned and will turn out a large order of shelves and counters for the new firm. I. o. Wheeler, said he plans to extend his half of the location by knocking out a rear wall and enlarging his building in that direction. business The five by and Christmas, dime outfit It was had learned, ho ^ d to but ^ ^ a shortage of fixturse will not allow them to open until early in January. Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia. THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY DECEMBER 7, 1950 Negro Driver’s Story Is Exaggerated Records, Officers Say Two irate Birmingham men appeared in Trenton last week to invesitgate the arrest of one of the men’s Negro driver here November 3. Henry G. Cardwell, who told the TIMES that his driver was arrested here while on his way to Chattanooga, said the Negro told him that he was stopped about a block North of the square and the arresting officer “got rough” with him and said he was going to fine him $25 for driving drunk. The two Birmingham men had returned to Trenton to find out who arrested the man and why, because as Cardwell “the man never took a drink in his life.” ' Cardwell had a receipt for $8 50 which the Negro had told him he had paid after a hasty roadside trlal - in which the 0 ffi cer had asked him “how much money you got?” and had sett]ed for the ?8 . 50 . upon examining the Trenton docket, it was found that the , Negro L. V. Williams, had been. j fi ned for “Wreekless Driving” no t drunkenness, and fined and costs, a total of $ 8 . 50 . ^ity pjf v Recorder Grover Tatum said he plead guilty to the charge’and paid the fine wl.h- out ar g Ume nt. Trenton Marshall J. H. Baty t£lid he and sher hf Bill Lynch made ths arrest while riding in the sheriff’s car. The Negro had told Cardwell that the man W£L3 driving a “bea. ip old mo- d el car.” LUTHER MITCHELL OVER C&M <^ r poRE IN TRENTON the Trenton police force se- ~~ veral months ago on a fee branched out into .he furniture, bu ®J^“ s Mitchell bought out the Crane and Miles stock in Trenton and moved into the building for- T ,y occupy by -t re Mi, al odd Fellows , line 0 j new and use d furni- ^ be carrie(J &nd home furnis hings will be bought and br\lrl ,. AAifr*V»ol1 Mitchell sald c* . years, been collecting privilege business license taxes, but that income plus police action and fines, has been its only Income. Stationed At Polk Sidney Womack Jr., 23-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Sid¬ ney Womack of Trenton, is now stationed at North Camp Polk, La., where he is a mem¬ ber of the 822nd, Company B. Heavy Anti-Tank Battalion. Womack, who attended Dade County High School and for¬ merly worked at the Dyer ser¬ vice station, joined the army last August. Beatrice Haygood To Head HD Council; f UUlBifS A.l Ll6Ct6fl r| JY0 The Dade Couniy Home Dem- onstration Council Installed offlcres for 1951 Monday their annuaI election mee held at the Courthouse in Tren- ton. Named to serve as j and top leader- of tire group for the next year Mrs. Beatrice Haygood, of New Salem. £? pel; Secretary, Mrs. Maddox Ed’ Hale, ’ Pace’"’Trent; Trenton; Treasurer, ’ Mrs. n; Reporter, Mrs. E. J. Bible; Cloverdale; 4-H Club Advisor, Mrs. Torrence Moore New Salem The ig WQmen whQ attended the Monday meeting also di - cussed p j a ns for the council’s ip 51 yearbook and made plans for various ether projects to in¬ clude, a style show and spon- mffount," 'IT ' Sh ° W a ‘ Duties of the county HD Coun- j or t he year Local Baptist WMS Sets Christinas Aid For Needy Families The Women’s Missionaries So¬ ciety of the Trenton Baptist Church met at the home of Mrs. L. A. White November 28. Devo¬ tional was read by Mrs. Ed. Kel¬ ly. ... Prayer by Mrs. Tom Tatum. The m i nu t e s of the last meet- j ng were read and adop ted by the society. ^ report was made by our community mission’s chairman, Mrs Jewel l McBryar. Several “E j ng these needy ones by Christmas. Mrs g j HaJe Qur program chairman, gave an interesting talk on the life of Lottie Moon, one among our first foreign missionaries. Ten ladies were present at the meeting. Several were absent due to sickness and the cold weather. Our next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Roy Me Bryar January 8 Our December meeting was omitted due to our Christmas program. Delicious fruit cake and cof- ee waa serV ed by our hostess who is also president of our so- ciety. Mrs. A. L. Gifford, Sec. FB Drive Extended As Membership Falls Below 1950 Level The Dade County Farm Bu¬ reau announced today that an- ! other extension in their county i wide membership drive has been granted. Local president, R. C. Thomas, said the exten¬ sion would allow more time for the local group to come up to its last year level of 259 member farmers. Until January 1 The drive will extend until January first, he said, and an all out effort is being extended to round up all farmers in the county to support the organiza¬ tion. County Agent L. C. Adams said that another date will be set soon for the big county Farm Bureau that was called off several weeks ago due to bad weather. State Behind At the close of the official na¬ tional FB drive, Dade County and the entire Georgia seventh district had reported no gain in their member drive. It was also reported that the FB was losing ground through¬ out Georgia and the South gen- enrally. Join Now All Dade county farmers have been urged by local FB leaders to get behind the national movement by joining before the new January 1 deadline. More Members New and renewed member- ships received since the TIMES reported on the growing list last week include: E. C. Bates, Pat Baugh, Charles Bible, E. J. Bible, J. Z. Bobo, Castleberry, Milt Case, J.M. Carroll, V. L. Castleberry, J. R Cooper, Jr., Bess Cureton, J. R. Cooper, Sr., L. J. Daniel, B. R. Davidson, H. Dean, W. L. Fan- Sr k ia y, H. C. Giay, rommi. Gray, Ernest Graham^ Hawkins, H f! e ’ C. W. Hitt, Neal ld ; ^, Holtzhower, e ’ Arvilee Jep Holtzhower, Jinkins,, B. J. W. P. Lambert, Herman Moore, F. A. Morgan, Byron Pope, J. C. Self, Charles T. Sims, Mrs. L. C. 1 R ' C ' Thomas - w - N - rmk " r - J. M. C. Townsend, Bob Whl.e, M. L. Wilson, Mrs. E. G. Wright, ~ F. N. L£T«. Bran-' don, H. C. Cush, C. L. Ivey, R. C. Kirchmeyer, P. R. Olgiatti, R. S. ler, W. W. Gray, J. V. Jenkins, J. Lloyd Miller, P. F. Newby, Brown Newby, Walter Parsley,. R. C. Gatlin, James Hatfield, J. R. Kirkpatrick, Fred Cooper, William L. Smith, James B. Lan caster, William West, James Brasfield, Victor Quinlon, T. H. Moore, Charles Hixon, C. O. Giles, Stacy Castleberry. HP mm m mwm ■y.'y/ ak-,. : I wz pH NEW CHEVROLET AT WILLIAMS’ SATURDAY The Styleline De Luxe four-door sedan is one of 14 mod els introduced by Chevrolet as its passenger car line for 1951. Notable in this picture are the design improvements which accen¬ tuate a longer, lower appearance. Radiator grilles have been simplified, the decorative body moulding lowered, and rear fender crowms raised. Models also offer added safety. The new car goes on display at the Williams Motor Co., in Trenton, this Saturday. Published Weekly—Since 1901 NUMBER 48 Rising Fawn Is Runner-up In Area Contest Awards Rising Fawn Community placed in the top bracket of 21 win¬ ners out of more than 90 entrants in the recent Chattanooga Area Community Improvement Contest. After beating out Trenton and New Salem in the county level judging several weeks ago, Rising Fawn went on to finals and placed Just below the five top winners by getting an honorable tion award of a ribbon and $75 In cash. Rising Fawn was among 12 area communities who were re¬ cognized for their outstanding work with honorable mention prizes. Five Attend The Rising Fawn delegation, which attended the all-day pro¬ gram of awards in Chattanooga Monday night, consisted of Lu ther Allison, representing Glen Hatfield, the community club’s president, Mrs. Cecil McMahan, vice president, Mrs. M. R. Wll son, secretary, County Agent L. C. Adams, and HD Agent Atha Vestel. Mrs. Wilson Speaks The delegation attended af¬ ternoon meetings where Mrs. Wilson presented a short ad¬ dress on “Home Improvements” a department in which Rising Fawn was outstanding. One of the judges commenting on Ris¬ ing Fawn’s progress said the quality of their home improve¬ ment work was "outstanding” but there just wasn't enough of it. Will Try Again Members of the local delega¬ te n said today they felt sure that next year they would be more prepared for the contest after observing that outstand¬ ing communities had done so much of their worlr -along the lines of youth work and com¬ munity gatherings. Many of the top winners have built re¬ creational centers during the past few years. Rising Fawn will try again next year, it was said, and will be pulling for a share in the lop prize money. Top Winners Top winners in the contest this year were; First Prize, Michigan Avenue Community (Bradley County, Tenn.); Second Prize, Cedar Grove (Walker County, Ga.) ; Third Prize, Mount Pisgah (Ca¬ toosa County, Ga.); Fourth Prize, Pennine (Rea C unly, Tenn.); Fifth Prize, Dug Gap (WhLfleld County, Ga.). Burning Bush, in Catoosa County, Ga., took sweepsteak awards for communities who have won before. Burning Bush was first prize winner in 1949. Next meeting of the Rising Fawn Community Improvement Club will be announced later, leaders said and new projects will be mapped at that time. Dade Teachers Meet Set This Monday On 12-Year Plan Another in a series of meet¬ ings for ali Dade County school teachers has been set at Dade High School Monday, December, 11 at 2:15 P. M. Dade teachers are now working on a continuing (study of material needed to com¬ plete records that will be used by the state in a uniform or¬ ganization of the 12-year plan. Basis of the proposed plan is the starting of an addi¬ tional grade in all school sys¬ tems. The plan, if instituted, is reported - to mean that Dade schools would get more funds and more teachers. Over 30 Youths Act In Rising Fawn 4-H Talent Show More than 100 persons at¬ tended the 4-H Club Talent Show held at Rising Fawn School last Friday night. The program, featuring some 11 different acts and ever 30 youthful actors and actresses, a variety of shows from comedy teams to singing groups and other novelty acts. One of the outstanding per¬ was a Negro Minstrel that was written by Della Ruth a member of the Rising eight grade. Others taking part in (he pro¬ were: Alleen ITarrism, McMahan, Deleara Hall, Hall. Wynell Blevins, Powell, Gennie McMa¬ Estelle Henderson, Louise Marie McMahan, Shirley Jackie Wil' on, Helen Helen Forester, Ethel Crane, Frances York, Ed¬ Samples, Jim Crueton, Kenimer, Carl Steele, Bet¬ Steele, Jane Forester, Clara Williams, Della Ruth Sam¬ Doris Givings, Peggy D^an, Samples, Sammy Harrison, West, Charles Woodyard, Wallin, David Hope and Dawkins. Salem P-TA Chicken Stew A P-TA sponsored chicken has been set at the New School lunchroom Friday December 8, at 7:30. Pro¬ will go to the school and is invited.
