The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965, May 17, 1951, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text11)1 ade lines Dade County's Only VOLUME LI Graduation in Dade Schools The closing Exercises for the schools in Dade County are printed below. The first one is at the New Salem School this Thursday night and the Rising Fawn’s program is Friday night. The two High Schools are having their Baccalaureate services on Sunday and at the same time. Dade High’s graduation will be Monday night and Davis’ on Tuesday night. North Dade will have their program on Wednesday night, and the Davis Elementary School will have their exercises on Thursday night May 24. The Hooker Colored School had their graduation exercises before the end of school on May 6 in order to be able to hold them in their church. DADE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL MAY 20, 1951 3:00 P.M. Processional______^______ ___«.__Mrs. M. R. Wilson Song: “Holy, Holy, Holy”_________Congregation * Invocation_______________ ____Rev. Maurice Phillips Song_________________________________Senior Class Introduction of Speaker _____Principal J. C. Billue Baccalaureate Sermon_________Rev. T. Perry Brannon Song: “This Is My Father’s World’’..Congregation * Benediction__,_____________ Rev. Allen T. Newby Recessional_____________________Mrs. M. R. Wilson * Standing. May 21, 1951 8:00 P. M. THEME____________________OUR COUNTY Processional_____________________Mrs. M. R. Wilson Song: “All Hail The Power of Jesus Name”, Page 164 Salutatory________________Kathleen Rae Morrison “Geography of Dade County”____Anna Joyce Moore “People of Dade County”_________Ruby Irene Smith “Industry in Dade County”_____________Ruth Paine “The Future of Dade County”- Ruth Evelyn Wallen Valedictory__________________Frances Janet Presentation of Diplomas__________Principal J. C. Song____________-____________________Senior Recessional____________________Mrs. M. R. Class of 1951 Walter Franklin Baker Margaret Elizabeth Kenlmer Frances Janet Barnes Henry C. Kilgore Barney Omar Bradford Betty Frances King Marvin A. Bradford Joanna Massey Louise Carver Anna Joyce Moore Grade Mae Castleberry Kathleen Rae Morrison Martha Janet Cross Jackson H. Murphy Howard Cecil Daniel Lacey L. Neal Clara Dean Ruth Paine Dale Harleson Dover Lauretta Morgan A. C. Durham Patsy R. Renfroe Robert Elmer Fugatt Barry Ronelle Ryan Cora Louise Gass Imogene Edna Schurch Jacque Sue Greene Ruby Irene Smith Charles R. Hollingsworth Ruth Evelyn Wallen Athene Holtzhower Albert E. Wells, Jr. John R. Ingram L. Frank Williams, Jr. Ninaraq Keeton T. R. Tucker Receives FHA Special Service Award "Talmadge R. Tucker, Farmers Home Administration Supervi- scr for Walker, Dade and Catoosa Counties, will be one of 17 FHA May 15. This announcement comes from the State Director of i.he Farmers Home etion, R. L. Vansant. These 18 employees have been selected from the several dred Farmers Home Adminis- tration workers throughout the United States for outstanding service to farm fmailies rural communities and the Nation. Mr. Tucker’s award reads in part, “For demonstrating the successful transition of bor- rower-families from single cash crop cotton farming to more productive and remunerative livestock farming, thereby greatly increasing their worth; and for constantly identifying the work of the Farmers Home Administration with good farming in his area cf the State.” Mr. Tucker will be in Wash- ingtcn throughout most of the on Tuesday the group will be entertained with tours of the USDA and FHA Offices in Washington a tour of the Ca- pitol, a visit to the Agricultural Research Center at Beltsville, M. C, and other points of inter- est in and around the city. Mr. Tucker has served as Su- pervisor cf the Farmers Home Administration since 1935 and since May 1938 has served in (Continued on back page) Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and fUE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MAY 17, 1951 Seven Cases Made On [Traffic Violators g even ca ses were made this past week end as a very heavy flow Qf tra f fic flooded the high way trough Dade County. Five of the cases have been tried which included one viola- tion of the automobile tration law, two for speeding because of having in his pos¬ session two driver’s license. He H first, a license be- t0 someon e else when d fey state Troopers . ;Later he produced his own U - ctnse j NO OBJECTION AS TATUM ! files FOR TELEPHONE for the purchase of the tele- phone ■ --------- property of of Mrs. Mrs. J. j. G. u. Gray. The hearing was held last week ^ Atlanta at the Georgia Public Utilities Com- mission hearing room at Capi- to! Square. I No final decission has been made by the commission, and it may be from two to four weeks before Mr. Tatum will become the owner and operator of the ! Trenton Telephone Company. RISING FAWN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL FRIDAY EVENING MAY 18, 1951 8 o'clock Processional____________________Mrs. M. R. Wilson Invocation_______________________Rev. I\ C. Nelson Salutatory____________________Shelby Jean Class Will-___________________Barbara Ann Awards_____________________Principal J. E. Valedictory____________________Jane Marie Graduation Address__________G. N. Duke A.B., B.D. Pastor First Baptist Church, Cowan, Tenn. Presentation of Certificates-----------D. B. Benediction---------------------Rev. T. C. Recessional_______________________Mrs. M. R. Class of 1951 Jane Marie Forester Charles Barnard Woodyard Elsie On York Betty Louise Steele Barbara Ann Riddle Clara Nell Williams Shelby Jean Powell Elizabeth Irene Dawkins Peggy Dean George Leonard Wilson Della Ruth Samples Billy Joe Wallin NORTH DADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 8:00 P. M. Commencement exercises will be held at North Dade Elemen¬ tary School Wednesday night, May 23, at 8:00 o’clock, with the Rev. Maurice Philips, pas¬ tor of the Wildwood Methodist Circuit and News Editor of the Times, delivering the address, i Douglas Cole will give an ad¬ dress on “Democracy: What It Means To Us"; Hazel Prince will present the “Farewell Ad¬ dress”; and Benita Bryant will give the Class Will. Fifteen students are candi¬ dates for certification. They Include Douglas Cole, Deliah Doyle, Sue Forshee, Melba Tin¬ ker, Hazel Prince, Janie Ruth Haswell, Billy Brock, Linda Blevins, Jack May, Billy Black- stock, Roy Watson Clyde Ste¬ vens Clinton McBryar, Glenn Massey and Benita Bryant. 1 The program will be of a pa- i trlotic nature, with the school band presenting music through 'out the program. The musical program will be highlighted ] with the members of the Ton- •ette Class, which is a new un¬ dertaking for Mrs. Gertrude I Wallin's classes, and it will be i their first commencement per- ; formance. Certificates will be awarded members of the class for the year’s achievements in learning to play their tonettes. Those receiving awards are Joan Stowe, Evelyn Smyth, Ann Foster, Peggy Poster, Shirley Debter, Martha Tinker and Bessie Moore. 1 The following program will I be given by the music class: J* by arch the ^ band nd * r 7 Army 1 * Do Navy “; ble Eagle Ma ’ ' ’ new salem elementary school THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1951 7:30 P. M. NEW SALEM METHODIST CHURCH Processional — “Let’s Ccme Walking Into the Spring.” Salutatorian ..................................Carolyn Valedictorian.....................................Maxine Song — "Faith of Our Father, Faith”. Introduction of Speaker...............Principal Claude E. Owens Graduation Address.............................Rev. J. R. Clark class History.......................................Gail Hughes clas s Will............................................Betty Gray Class Prophet...................................Vondell Plunkett Presentation of Diplomas..........Superintendent Roy W. Moore Song — “Follow the Gleam”. Recessional. Class of 1951 William Bearden Derrill Hughes Louise Baker Gall Hughes Maxine Everett Bobby Lee Shelby Everett Herbert Matthews Carolyn Fulghum Vondell Plunkett Betty Gray Patsy Smith Mickey Hodnett Billy Whited ------------ judge Freeman C. McClure wiir will be In Trenton Monday, May 21, to set cases for trial, hear motions and demurrers and draw juries if juries are to be called. ; it Is thought that Judge Me dure will be primarily Interest- ed in scheduled for trial those cases that can be heard with- out a jury. Next court is scheduled for June 18. rine song; Musical There Are Many Flags In Lands, by Billy Hartman, band accompaning; You’re A Grand Old Song The Red We Want Is Red We’ve Got; Waltz Whispering Hope Amici, by the tonette Piano duet—March of The Soldiers, by Jaqueline and Shirley Debter; Flag cise, by 14 girls; Song—Till Meet Again, by Peggy and Foster and Martha and, lastly, Playing The Hand. Members of the band Tommie Hughes, Joan Patsy Hart line, Judy Joyce Carver, Mary Ann Billy Hartman, Wanda Judy Guinn, Jaqueline Edna Ballard, Euelah Brenda Camp, Charlotte ter, Barbara Blackstock, Blackstock, Barbara Carolyn Ford, Nancy son, Bobby Ryan, Paul man Wallen, Larry Moore, iton Durham, Terrell Tommie Carroll, Bobby Jonah Deloy, Paul Dugan, Shirley Debter, Mary Wright, Glenda Mitchum, ton Norris, George Carroll, Ha¬ rold Bradford, Ronnie Joe Lee Tatum Charles Joyce Patterson, Judy Evelyn Mae Smyth, Hunt, Peggy Foster, Tinker, Joyce Davidson, Alo- jean Word, Bessie Moore. Drummer Boy: Paul Wallen. Majorettes: Helen Wrighit, Glenda Mitchum. FACULTY TO FETE DAVIS SENIORS The Senior Class at the Da- vis High School will be the guests of the school's faculty at a banquet to be held Saturday night May 19. It will be held at the Davis Lunch room and a fine party Is being planned. - The one power strong enough t D banish the war spirit from this world Is the power of reli- glon—Bishop William T. ning. Published Weekly—Since 1901 DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL Tuesday May 22, 1951 8:00 P. M. WOOD LAWN BAPTIST CHURCH Processional. Invocation__________________________________Mr. Crawford “God of Our Fathers”_______________________Page 473 Salutatory______________________________Betty Crisp Introduction of Speaker_______Principal D. V. Spenser Commencement Address_______Rev. Allen T. Newby Pastor First Methodist Church, Trenton, Ga. Valedictory_________________________ Evelyn Meeks Presentation of Diplomas_________Supt. Roy Moore “Lead On, O King Eternal”________________Page 203 Benediction_______________________Rev. M. E. Morgan Sunday May 20, 1951. 3:00 P. M. WOOD LAWN BAPTIST CHURCH Processional. Invocation_____________________Rev. Lewis Gaddis “All Hail The Power” ________(Audience) standing Introduction of Speaker____Principal D. V. Spenser Sermon______________________Rev. *Conrad Morgan Pastor Woodlawn Baptist Church, Avans, Ga. “Holy, Holy, Holy”___________________(Audience) Benediction J_____________________Mr. Henry Elliott Recessional. Class of 1951 Helena Josephine Dearman Veleda Mardell Daniel Frances Marie Avery Maybell Beatrice Gass Gladys Sarah Benefield Betty Jewell Hartline John Ray Crawford Evelyn Mexine Meeks Betty Alice Crisp Eugene Talmadge Pike Lavon Logan Daniel Robbie Jewell Taley DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAY 24, 1951 8:00 P. M. CERTIFICATION EXERCISES Eighth Grade WOODLAWN BAPTIST CHURCH Processional. Invocation. "Come Thou Almighty King"..............................No. 75 Salutatory ...........................................Joyce Ellis Who’s Whc.....................................Betty Hardeman “Sammy Graduates”...............................Rebecca Gray Class Song. "What School Has Meant To Me”...................Betty Patton Valedictory .......................................Lyndal Daniel Awarding of Certificates..................Principal D. V. Spenser "Onward Christian Soldiers"..............................No. 35 Benediction. Recessional. Truck Farmers Received 50,000 Tomato Plants Several of the Dade farmers who have gone into truck farm¬ ing on a cooperative basis on Tuesday of this week received fifty I thousand Rutgers Tomato Plants'. These were grown at Tifton, Ga., and Veteran Instructor W. H. Pullen brought them to Dade in a ten hour truck ride. These plants have been distributed to J. D. Pike, Jack Shaf- Fire Destroys Barn j ! Of Hershel Hutchins | Fire of unknown origin 1 an completely destroyed the barn Hershel Hutchins just before noon Tuesday. The loss were estimated at “over 54,000.” The burning barn was first discovered by neighbors and ive-y soon people on the square at Trenton first noticed the | smoke and flames. Mr. Hut- chins himself was one of those on the court house yard who saw the smoke and learned It was his bam. i The barn burned rapidly and within a matter of minutes It was a pile of smoltering ashes. And had it not been for the fact that there was absolutely no wind, and that several tall, stately trees spaced protect¬ ively around the barn, the wood shed and hen house and the home Itself would have been In flames also. All build¬ ings were in a direct line with each other and close together. With volunteer workers water was feed upon the wood shed until the barn was no longer indangering the shed. Mr. Hutchins purchased the farm, which ts just south of Trenton, from L. C. Spears about a year ago. He has been farming some and dealing In H ve stoc ^ A cow and a calf and many chickens had been re- leased early this morning from (Continued on back page) | NUMBER 19 Gray, A. J. Ivey, J. B. Boyd- Caudell Clayton’, T. H. and others, and have planted on approximately and a half acres. The bad been prepared and ready to receive these lants which should be ready marketing by the middle of £ u5t - T ^ is ls one °f the plantings will be done in Dade this on a cooperative basis. control, packaging and demonstration will be These tomatoes will be graded and sent to market the “State of Dade” la- Already planted by this group fifteen acres of Golden bantam sweet corn and acres of collards. The planting of sweet corn be May 21 and the next of tomato plants on 15. Tomato Blight Control The County Agent announces very soon there will be a here to give an insect demonstration infor- on crcps and the use of with special empha- i s tomato blight. This will be a joint meeting of the truck and the Board of Di- tors of the Co-op and should beneficial to' all who are tomatoes this sea- for the date and ask this demonstration so you can plan to attend.