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NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST
CHURCH
We give a special invitation to
all to be with us in our Easter
Sunrise Prayer Service and pro¬
gram March 25.
Members New England Church
and Pastor.
Rev. John E. Merrill, Pastor.
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TRENTON METHODIST
March 2 2 —Maundy Thursday
—Holy Communion, 7:30 P. M.
March 23—Good Friday-Wor-
ship Services, 11:00 A. M.
March 25—E aster Sunday—
Worship Service, 11:00 A. M.
WOODLAWN BAPTIST
CHURCH
Easter Sunday we will begin
our simultaneous revival with
the other churches in the Look¬
out Valley Baptist Association.
Sunday School Is at 10 A. M.
and Preaching at 11 A. M.
RISING FAWN METHODIST
CHURCH
March 23 — Good Friday —
Worship Service, 7:30 P. M.
March 25—E aster Sunday—
Worship Service, 10:00 A. M.
Worship Service, 7:30 A. M.
NEW HOME* BAPTIST CHURCH
There will be an all day
Easter service with special sing¬
ing. The service will start at 10
A. M. Eastern Standard Time.
Rev. L. J. Hurst is the pastor.
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BYRD’S CHAPEL METHODIST
CHURCH
March 25—E aster Sunday—
Worship Service, 10:00 A. M.
CAVE SPRINGS METHODIST
CHURCH
March 25—E aster Sunday—
Worship Service, 8:43 A. M.
WILDWOOD ’METHODIST
CIRCUIT
Sunrise Service — Bethlehem
Church, Slygo, 6:30 A. M. with
the Rev. John A. King.
Easter Service— “Christ Alive
and Triumphant!”, Rev. Mau¬
rice Phillips. 11 A. M. at Wild
wood Church.
Special music at 11 A. M. ser¬
vice will feature Mary C. Town¬
send and Rev. and Mrs. Phillips.
Committee in charge of spe¬
cial music for the Sunrise Ser¬
vice is Elzada Tittle, Katherine
Dugan, and E. T. Holmes. Helen
Moore is in charge of the pa¬
geant.
Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia.
I’HE 1)A1)V; COLNTY TIMES, TRENTON* GEORGIA, THURSDAY MARCH 22, 1951
Trenton Merchants
Will Close Briefly
On Good Friday
Good Friday, the day on which
Christ was crucified, will be ob¬
served in Trenton with special
services at the Methodist
Church and the closing of many
local merchants. The merchants
will suspend business operations
tomorrow (Friday) between the
hours of 10:45 A. M. and noon,
The following merchanst and
business houses will be closed
during the hour and 15 minute
oeriod *
Tatum „ , and , Scruggs c Grocery,
Gross Mercantile Co., Dyer Mo-
tor Co., Kyzer Auto Parts Co.,
Morrison Hardware Co., Tatum
and Case Radio Electric, John
L. Case Co., Kyzer Service Sta-
tion, H. F. Allison Insurance
and J. P. Office, The Dade
County TIMES, Williams Motor
Company. i
ABBOTT “NOT GUILTY”
Judge J. H. Paschall, who sat
in place of Judge McClure, di¬
rected the jury twice, Wednes
day, to return verdicts of “not
guilty” against Wayman Abbott
who was charged on two counts
of cattle stealing.
Paschall made his directives
after deciding that there was
not enough evidence produced
against the young Abbott and
offered the opinion that a guilty
verdict would not stand up in n
higher court.
NO BILLS
Returned Tuesday
Will Holland—Pistol.
John Burton—Pistol.
Mrs. Alice Cooper — Assault
and Battery.
Clifford W. Green -Involun-
tary Manslaughter.
Hobert Blarden — Drunken-
ness.
Case G. Collins—P ass i n g
School bus.
Jim C. Mahan Illegal park-
ing.
Richard Bradford Assault
and Battery.
James Usry — Assault and
Battery.
Underwood, Walston, Mather Sentenced,
Fined in Court Session
Many Given Sentences
By Fast-moving Jurors
Billy Wooten, of Soddjc,
nessee, father of two
was convicted of stealing
from W. D. Gray, and Judge
Clure sentenced him to
two to three years in the
pen. W. D. Gray, owner of
cattle, is Wooten’s
Wooten told the judge that
cattle have been returned
that he paid some $200
to his step-fatehr in addition.
MANY FINED
Other cases disposed of
in the court week, are as fol¬
lows:
C. L. Dixcn, Public Drunken-
ness, $1 and costs; Roy Cloud,
Possessing Liquor, $1 and costs;
C. Clemons, Possessing
$1 and costs; W. D. Di¬
Drunk and Possessing Liq-
uor, $1 and costs in bath cases ;
ames Henderson, Possessing
Elquo y’ “ 1 and CQsts; Shortly
’ Drunk, $1 „ and cost in
of two cases < Nelson
DUI, $101 and three
John B. Porter, 75, lost'an un-
divorce suit , against
wife < Eva Porter, on grounds
extreme mental cruelty” af-
Panting out that his 62-year
wife Sot tired of living on
Sand Mountain farm after
a couple of weeks and left
UNDERWOOD PLEADS
GUILTY
Junior Underwood, who was
in connectoin with the
ecent - break-in on the Scruggs
y and Grcss Mercantile
P an y. entered a plea of
Tuesday and was sen-
by Judge McClure to a
of from two to four years
the state pen on two counts
burglary. The judge warned
that a total of 40
couW havc „ p
a sentence, but added that
to his relative good be-
both in the service and
civilian life, he was not going
issue the maximum
WALSTON GIVEN 1 TO 3
Tommy Walston, who was
on $2,000 bail, following
shooting of his
Walston, Jr., last month’,
found guilty of “shooting at
and given from one to
years in the work camp
a jury Wednesday afternoon.
convicted Walston wound-
his brohter, Miles, after a fa-
quarrel, at their
area home.
WEDNESDAY PROCEEDINGS
Glen Mather charged with
found guilty by jury
Grand Jury Acts
On Big Bill List
TRUE BILLS
Returned Tuesday
H. A. Nunley—Liquor.
S. E. Jeffrey—Liquor.
Jim Gifford—Drunkenness.
Garland (Tommy) Walston—
Assault with intent to murder.
Haston Cochran — Passing-
way ahead obscured.
Stanley Jeffrey—DUI.
Myron Franklin Prince — No
license tag.
Miles W. Walston, Jr.—No li¬
cense tag.
Carter Long—DUI.
Clyde Leonard Gass—Driving
without license.
W. C. Smith—Drunkenness.
Lamar L. Yates—Liquor.
Claude Smith—Drunkenness.
Rev. Miles D. Garrett—Speed¬
ing.
i g~ Kenneth D. Combs — Speed-
in
Ernest Minor—Drunkenness.
Buster Buckles—Liquor.
Allen Daniel—Drunkenness.
Billy Conner—Drunkenness.
j W. B. Chambers—Liquor.
W. R. Clark—Drunkenness.
Frank Prince—Liquor.
Henry Junior Garrett—Stab¬
bing.
Allan Junior Thompson—Li¬
quor.
Jake Columbus Hicks, Jr., —
Liquor.
Ernest Miner—Abandonment.
James C. West—Liquor.
Bob Russell—Liquor.
For non attndeance of chil¬
dren in school: George Davis,
Oscar Tipton, Grover Harris,
(Continued on back page)
on two counts and 1 year each
in the work camp to be served
consecutively. H. A. Kirby
charged with burglary found
guilty by jury and fined $200
with 12 months suspended sen¬
tence.
Milt Lee charged with posses-
sing liquor was passed to April
18.
Roy Pittman was put under
re-arrest and bond doubled.
More Court news will be car¬
ried next week.
GUILTY PLEAS ENTERED
Bob Smith — public drunken-
ness fined $1 and costs.
Bob Russell possessing liq-
uor. Fined $101 on one count
and $25 on second.
Claud Smith — drunkenness.
Fined $1 and costs.
W. B. Chambers — drunken-
ness. Fined $1 and costs.
Kenneth Combs — speeding.
Fined $25.
H. A. Nunnally - possessing
liquor. Fined. $101. (Costs were
$41.50.)
Published Weekly—Since 1901
Mt. Road
Is Dangerous
Survey Crew Says
The Georgia State Highway
survey crew, which
been in Dade County, off
and on, for the past three
told the TIMES today
that they plan to stay about
weeks longer on their sur¬
of the Lookout Mountain
Highway.
Joe Price, leader of the relo¬
party, said the crew was
to leave the mountain
last week when heavy rains
made work Impossible, and ad¬
ded that recent snow, freezing
and frost have
their work.
Price pointed out that not
only working, but driving as
is dangerous on the moun¬
tain road during freezing wea¬
ther. He explained that water
freezing in cracks in large rocks
could cause them to crack up
and tumble onto the highway.
So far, the first hairpin turn
in the road, which has been
off for some time, has
not completely caved-ln, but
cracks in the pavement have
grown to considerable size re¬
cently.
Price said he does not know
if the Highway Department is
still planning to go on with
their plans to re-locate a sec¬
tion of the road. He hinted that
an extensive repair job to the
site might correct the
washing-out and sliding action
of the roadbed.
as Solicitor until that
time.
The office of Judge Is one of
and great responsibilities.
office of Judge belongs to
people and I expect to serve
a Judge for all the people in
a fair and impartial manner. I
will probably make many mis¬
takes but they will not be Inten¬
It costs the county and the
payers a lot of money to
this Court. I estimate
when the Grand Jury is in
the total expense of
this Court amounts to
to $600 per day. In order
expedite Court proedeure and
and to operate the Court
an orderly and economical
The Grand Jury was still in
session as the TIMES went to
press today. Thus far, they
have returned 32 “true” bills
and 19 “no” bills. It was re¬
ported that the group had
some 100 bills to act on during
this session. A complete list of
bills returned as of Thursday
morning can be found else¬
where in this story.
I wish to announce the
1. Court will covene promptly
9:00 A. M.
2. Immediately upon organi¬
fo the Court and selec¬
of Jury panels we will begin
trials. We will hear uncon¬
divorce cases and tem¬
alimony cases and any
special healings on next
when jurors will not
present or needed.
3. We will dispose of de-
and special motions be¬
convneing of the Court and
consume the time of the
and Jurors by extensive
of attorneys during
4. I expect all people in the
room to obtain seats and
seated until necessary
move or leave the Court
and to refrain from con¬
in any manner and to
from reading news¬
or drinking soft drinks.
provision as to remaining
shall not apply to the
deputies, the bailiffs
to attornies engaged in
or a case and shall not ap¬
as such periods as Court
a brief recess. The Court
take 10 minute recesses
every hour.
5. Standing in or just out-
of Court room doors will
be permitted. Attorneys de-
to confer with each
or with their clients will
the Court room for such
Only those engaged ih
will use or sit about the
6. Only Court officials, at¬
and their clients and
engaged in trial of a case
(Continued on back page)
Judge McClure Opens
March Court Term
The March term of the Supe¬
rior Court convened promptly at
9 A. M. Monday morning. This
was Dade’s first term of Court
in the newly created Lookout
Judicial Circuit and with newly
elected judge of this circuit,
Judge Freeman C. McClure.
As usual and inspite of the
rain and general cold dampness,
the Court House was crowded.
Upstairs was opened by prayer
by Rev. A. T. Newby. Judge Me
Clure asked the Sheriff to have
those around the Court room
door be seated that all might
hear the proceedings of the
court.
Before the sounding of the
jury, Judge McClure said he be¬
lieved that serving on a jury
a civic duty. He also wished
all who were 60 years old and
not wish to serve in the fu¬
ture would report this so their
could be removed from
the Jury Box.
Mr. J. O. Gass sounded the
names for Grand Jury duty. Of
31 names drawn for this,
were excused leaving just
needed 23 to serve. The
asked Is any were County
or had served no the
in the previous term of the
Court last September.
then retired to select a
and bailiff.
All 48 names of those drawn
Traverse Jury duty were
before three panels were
up. The Grand Jury was
for and announced D. T.
as Foreman and J. A.
as bailiff. All were
in by the Solicitor and
Judge added to the bailiff
all bills from the Grand
were to be delivered im¬
to the Court room.
Judge McClure said before he
his charge that he had a
remarks which he would
to make. He said:
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury:
Before giving you the regular
I have a few remarks
make to you and to the peo¬
of Dade County.
I am deepuly grateful for the
honor bestowed upon me
electing me as the first Judge
the new Lookout Judicial !
This is the first Court to
held in this County; of the
circuit which was created
is an important historical
The new circuit is com¬
of Walker, Dade, Catoost
Chattooga Counties. A se¬
Solicitor will be elected
1952 to take office January
1953. Warren Aiken will con-