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Dade County’s Only Newspaper.
VOLUME LI
DALLYIN’ IN
By Myrna R. McMahan
The shades of night are
falling, falling,
And I would that I ne’er
The majesty of each
^
day
Than suffer Nature’s fatal
hand.
Beauty is pain for the
tive, fcr most beauty is
lived! however the beauty
nature is replaceable as
season dies, another
lovely season arrives.
A favorite subject of
teachers is a debate
students over the
“Which season do you find
enjoyable?” Each student
then list everything he
about spring, summer and
ter, and would never come to
definite conclusion as to
was the best season.
One misses a real treat
he can look at historic
Mountain and see only a
of earth and rock covered
trees. It is at its peak of
in fall with daubs of gold,
red and brilliant orange,
ing a wondrously colorful
scape yet when we tire of
ter, the first shoots of green
the spring are one of the
beautiful of nature’s wonders.
IDLE MOMENTS
This is United Nations
a national reminder that
nations are banded
to help promote world
It’s worth a thought that if
people in other parts of the
world felt about it as we
in Dade County do, the
would be considerable quicker.
TRICK OR TREAT?
HALLOWE’EN IS NEAR
Next Wednesday eve,
spooks and goblins will
loosed in Dade County to
brate All Hallow’s Eve, or as
know it, Hallowe’en. The cus
tom of knocking on doors
demanding trick or treat
not been so popular here,
fortunately the spooks have
been having their fun with
appearing gates, signs and
like but—‘‘the Goble-uns’ll git
you Ef you don’t watch out.”
judge Communities Thurs.
In Improvement Contest
Scrapbook committees from three communities in the county
have spent the past few weeks gathering material for their res¬
pective books which are entered in the Georgia Power Better
Home Towns Contest and the Chattanooga Area Improvement
Contest this year.
Trenton and Rising Fawn sent their books in last week to
Rome for the Georgia Power
Contest. The Rising Fawn and Rising Fawn Community
Slygo bocks for the Chattanoo- county Fair, Health, illustrated
ga Area Contest were turned in by Better Babias Clinic
Agent’s office a
to the County immunization, the
where Thursday afternoon they the remodeling of the
were used by the judges from and the
Walker County who scored the Parsonage
improvements in these two tion of the Baptist
improvements m ‘'""building, the school which
communities for county win- $18g2 00 spent in im
ner. The winner will be an provements in addition to
nounced next week. free labor given, the city
Slygo’s book included a map Ughts> the llbr ary and Book-
of the county, which showed mobil g depository, baseball,
where the Slygo community is, R Q m e Demonstration Club
a history of the community, work and Dress ReV i ew 4-H
,
with reports and pictures of OI district and county
various projects. The Church and agriculture and forestry
was their main project with progress. Pictures of the various
workings being held for im- activitie3 wer e pasted along
proving the church grounds with the write -ups.
and the cemetery. A community, Officers of the Rising Fawn
park was started and several vement club are Vardie
!r school and the work :=—s of the (
Club ^ Warner piersoni ae _
Home Demonstration were vice .p reS ident.
included as was the agncultu- Trenton used a number . r of n f
ral progress made. Out of the of improve-
fifty residents, including ten very good pictures
farm families, forty sent in re- ments of homes and business
ports of individual improve- houses, the old and new gym
ments. site, cannery, school with re¬
ment Officers Club of the slygo Edgar Improve-, Moore, ™f ‘"a"™'»r«as “ e V
are f the beglnnlng of the
president; Earl Cole, vice pre president of the Trenton
sident; Mrs. R. C. Kirchrneyer. „ A L. Dyer,
secretary and Mrs. Alvin Reeves, ° s
books had hand_ ,
treasurer AU the scra P
The Rising Fawn scrapbook somely-lettered covers; and were
also included a county map as very attractively pu g •
well as a map of Georgia and a The prizes offered in
road map of the community tests are well worth e
showing the 118 homes and be a community winner
business houses and the 96 fa- satisfaction derive "°
forty-five of ing together and having a bet- bpt
milies included, community wh
which reported improvements, ter in
Features of this book were the is the real reward.
Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia.
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1951
William E. Pike Dies
After Short Illness
William E. Pike, one of Dade’s
outstanding citizens, died Tues¬
day morning, October 23, fol¬
lowing a stroke last week. Mr.
Pike was 64 years old. He was a
veteran of World War I and a
Baptist.
About thirty years ago, Mr.
Pike came to the Avans com¬
munity on Sand Mountain. He
bought a small farm and
practiced improved methods of
farming. His farm was one of
the first in Dade County to be
a TVA Test Demonstration
farm. He was active in any¬
thing which would benefit his
fellow man. He was a leader in
the movement to get our Forest
Fire Protection Unit which we
have had since 1944. He was
active in the Farm Bureau and
on County Agricultural
Planning Board. He was a real
supporter of the 4-H Clubs,
Bes j des pastures and cattle
Mr. Pike raised chickens and
for the past three or four years
had been in the commercial egg
business.
Surviving him are his wife
Mrs. Belle Pike three sons, Wil¬
liam J. Pike, of Trenton; John
D. and Eugene P. Pike, of
Avans; three daugnters, Mrs
Eunice Tavolance, Yonkers, N
Y.; Mrs. Lorene Scott, Avans
Miss Johnnie Pike, of Chatta¬
nooga; two brothers, C. A. Pike
and A. S. J. Pike, Avans, and a
sister, Mrs. Lizzie Lambert.
Funeral services were held at
the Popular Springs Church on
Sand Mountain with Revs. Tom
Smith and Clyde Reeves offi-
ciating. Active pallbearers were
Harold Pike, John Pike, James
Smith, Clinton Smith, D. P.
Hood and Gordon Forester. Bu-
rial was in the Popular Springs
Cemetery with McBryar Fune-
ral Home in charge.
Dade Schools Have
High Attendance
In September
Our Visiting Teacher,
Firm H. Cagle, has turned
his attendance report for
first month of school. The
ber cf children attending
each day is how the state
the number of teachers
money a school shall have.
In September there were
children enrolled in the
Dade County School System
There were 139 enrolled at
New Salem school, 207 at
Fawn, 250 at North Dade, 394
Dade Elementary and 476
Davis Elementary school.
were 48 at the Hooker
school and 26 at the
rural school which is the
vent school on the north end
Lookout Mountain. The
high schools have 223
with 51 at Davis and 172
Dade.
The average daily
of children at school in
tember was 1664 or
This is a high percentage
it is to be hoped that
and bad weather will not
it drop during the winter
months. Even with this
percentage the school
lost $987.57 during
by these children not being
school. Taken for a
months period this will
up into the thousands of
lars.
First it is for the child’s
nefit to attend school and
condly it is for all the
dren’s benefit to have better
tendance at school for the
children in school the more
ney the school system will
ceive for their education.
North Dade led in
with the best attendance
with New Salem second.
Mr. Cagle reports that
ready he has covered the
once and is almost through
his .second round of visits
the parents and children.
says he has been very well
ceived on these visits and
joyed meeting the people in
county.
Judge Freeman C.
has pledged his support to
the Visiting Teacher in
ing the Georgia law to keep
children in school.
Two Trailway Buses
Slide Off Road
During Sunday’s rain
Trailway buses slid off
Hale’s Gap road. No one
hurt but it was some time
fore the buses could be
out.
Because the Magby Gap
is under construction
mountain traffic is now
to use the Hale’s Gap
This road is in good
but it’s a dirt road and
slippery when wet.
One bus with over
passengers started up
mountain road which it
to skid and went into the
The other bus with its
gers was headed for
ga and slid off the road at
top of the mountain.
Trailways had no other
available to send for the pas
sengers so they scattered
selves along the road trying
hitch hike a ride to their
tinations.
Avakian Clinic
Opening Soon
Dr. Francis O. Avakian
announced that his clinic
blood test laboratory will
open to the public about
vember 5th, as soon as
Georgia State Board of
gives its approval.
The laboratory has
been set up for the tests
will take from fifteen to
five minutes.
Dr. Avakian will be
gist in charge and will live
stairs in the Carroll
with his wife and three
dren, Darlan Jean,
Elaine and Mavis Jelane.
June Nesbit
Tortured and
June Nesbit was
badly beaten and received
bodily harm when thugs
into his home in
Tuesday afternoon. Mr.
body was covered with
his teeth knocked out, the
over his eyes was torn loose
hanging, his throat was a
black where it had been
jured, his ear and wrists
evidence of being badly
and his ankle w r as twisted
badly that his leg was
ured.
He was found by Mrs.
Tatum, who lives next
when she went to take him
evening meal. Mr. Nesbit
lives alcne and Mr. and
Tatum do what they can
take care of him. An
was called and he was taken
a Chattanooga hospital.
Mr. Nesbit regained
ness, he is a very old man
his chances are not too good.
Presumably the
were after money but since
Nesbit home was robbed
six years ago, the Nesbits
kept their money in a bank.
No official reports have as
been issued as to what the
has done and is doing. The
B. I. was expected
morning to help in bringing
these ruffians to justice.
Support Dade County
Farm Bureau By
Becoming a Member
The membership reported
November first will
Dade County’s voting
at the State Convention to
held in Maccn November 6
7, the Dade County Farm
organization has announced.
Due to the short time
(to securing members,
Grant, secretary, is sending
letters to several former
bers with their 1951 cards
closed. Others are being
tacted personally by Farm
reau officers and directors
'Dues are $3.00.
Delegates to the
will find a full program
duled for the two days.
the list of issues up for
sion and voting is the raise
the membership fee of
dollars to five. If this is
complished, the farmer will
ceive more benefits and
count y wiU kee P more of
membership fee.
GEORGIA competed the Calumet 4-H
ANTS. These girls in
Bread Baking Activity at the Georgia State 4-H
Club Congress held recently in Atlanta. They ate
(left to right): Bessie Blakey, 16, of Sylvania,
Screven County; Evelyn Quarles, 15, of Ball
Ground, Cherokee County; Sara Fletcher, 16 of
Ocilla, Irwin County ; Doris Boswell. 17, of Greens¬
boro, Greene County; Candace Matlock, 14, of
Marietta, Cobb County, and Shirley Bennett, 14
of Musella, Crawford County. Doris Boswell,
who was selected top winner, won a trip to the
Published Weekly—Since 1901
NUMBER 42
Dade High Football Team
Wins Over Lafayette 18-13
The Dade High football team scored a victory over the La
Fayette B team at the game played in LaFayette last Friday
night. In the last five minutes of the game, Ronald Steele from
the 2 yard line carried the ball over for the winning score. The
game ended Dade High 18, LaFayette High 13.
Before a very small crowd of under two hundred, LaFayette
scored in the first three downs.—--
of the game. Merrill Smyth, j which will leave the team with-
right half back, scored Dade’s , out his services for a while. The
first touchdown to tie up the Players on the Dade High squad
game at the end of the half. jare: ENDS George Wilson, Ben-
The second half started withiny Bradford and Charles Shan-
much excitement as Ronald kies. TACKLES Carol Usry, Bob-
Steele. catching a punt, ran 50 by Forester and Billy Lynch
yards for a touchdown. In the GUARDS Don Kenimer, Benny
fourth quarter, LaFayette went Gaddis and Derrel Gaddis.
over for another touchdown and CENTER Tommy Mitchum.
ran through the line for the QUARTERBACK Ed McClendon
extra point. Steele’s touchdown who is co-captain. FULL BACK
in the last five minutes of play Ronald Steele who is the other
was the last scoring. co-captain. HALFBACK Merrill
Outstanding linesman of the Smyth, C. M. Smith and Norris
game was Carroll Usry who did Sims.
a fine job as tackle. C. M. Smith The teamed played Dunlap on
playing tackle and half back October 24 and will play La
ankle on November 9.
Dade Sends 27 In Oct.
For Physicals
The Selective Service Board
has announced that 27 boys left
Dade County for their pre-in¬
duction physicals on October 18
This is one of the largest groups
yet to be sent.
On September 19, Harold
Wade Phillips, Jiles Leon Dean,
Donald Blane Wheeler, Loyal
Rexford Shankles and George
Washington Mathews went for
physicals.
Bobby Gene Suggs and James
Wheeler Smith were inducted
on October 15.
Those who went for physicals
on October 18 were Daniel Shel
ten Burt, Kenneth Thomas
Reeves, Walter Edward Page,
James Leroy Smith, Robert
Thompson Patton, Charles Wil¬
liam Holland, Fred Hartsel
Compton, James William Nel¬
son, Donald George Henegar,
Gustan Karl Becker, Harrison
Lercy Henegar, Calvin Winston
Stephens, Luther Alvin West,
Dewey St. Clair, Floyd Gamble,
jjm Stephens, Martin Edward
Smith, William Carl Laney, Her
bert Sharpton, Grover Breed-
love, Robert Nelson Davis, Gor-
don Henry Massey, Jr., Lonney
Harold Rogers, William Onless
Avans, William Franklin Whit-
zell > Raymond Lloyd Howell and
j Oliver Lee Phillips.
next month. Bessie Blakey, Evelyn Quarles, and
Sara Fletcher each won a $100 scholarship.
The above six girls, previously selected win¬
ners in their respective District 4-H meets, were
awarded as their District prizes free trips to this
State Congress. Here they again made up recipes
for biscuits, plain rolls, and cinnamon rolls, in
competing for State awards. Final scores were
based both on baking demonstration and products
(60%) and on records of 4-H Club work (40%).
All awards were given by the Calumet Division
of General Foods Corporation.
Traffic Streams
Through Dade
Over Week End
From Friday noon until late
Sunday, Highway 11 through
Dade County was almost a .solid
line of cars. Friday and Satur¬
day morning they were going
south and Saturday night and
Sunday going north. The occas-
sion was the football game in
Birmingham where the Univer¬
sity of Tennessee was meeting
the University of Alabama.
Perfect autumn weather and
beautiful fall scenery must have
turned cut more Tennessee
rooters than usual.
State troopers from Tennes¬
see, Georgia and Alabama were
out in force but no football
traffic arrests were made in
Dade County nor were any ac¬
cidents reported. The cars went
right along but were orderly
and careful.
Where Birmingham put all
the cars and the people in them
is a mystery. The paper reports
40,000 attended the game and it
seem like better than half this
many must have gone through
Dade County. There were so
many new cars, all washed and
polished, of all makes, types of
body and colors. As one Dade
Countian expressed it, it was
better than an Automobile
Show.
