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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1951)
wte CnunI jj tines Dade County's Only Newspaper. VOLUME LI mmTmi By Myrna R. McMahan jk. a. A A A A A A A A A A Rapidly gaining interest in the county is the idea ot hav¬ ing a central place in which to sell handwork made by Dade Countians. There is no better place to publicize, than Dade with its unusual legends, tower ing mountain, gorgeous scenery and termer independent status There are numerous people in the county who are unusually good with woodcrafts, needle work, etc. Now is the time for -them to bring their talents out of hiding and assist the Home¬ crafts Committee with plans for a gift sh:p, etc. At the De¬ cember 7 meeting of the Farm Planing Program, recommen¬ dations and ideas along this line will be brought out, so don’t be surprised in the very near future if someone comes knocking at your door with an eye for your best embroidery or stuffed toys! Since Trenton and Rising Fawn are both planning a Christmas Door Decoration Contest, would be rather inter¬ esting if the two towns had a lighting competition. A venture of this sort would be a little expensive for the individual if he attempted to light and de¬ corate his heme more dramat ically than anyone else’s; how¬ ever, most of the homes in both places will be decorated to comply with contest rules of the Garden Club in Trenton and the Home Demonstration Club in Rising Fawn, so per¬ haps an organization would be interested in making a special exhibit in each place. Of course a prize would be offered to make the contest worthwhile between the towns. Each year, persons from most of our communities drive their families around on Christmas Eve to see the decorations, and tou'rists passing through look for the brightly colored lights which means that it’s Christ¬ mas-time. It’s not only a time to be merry, it’s a time to be worshipful-—there’s Something particularly appealing to the heart to see a red candle burn¬ ing in memory of our Saviour’s birthday. IDLE MOMENTS Sleet and snow Tuesday mak¬ ing the old pot bellied stove migh.y desirable—- Customer in local cafe hastily dunking half eaten doughnut in his coffee before anyone notices.—Ma¬ trons suddenly looking at her watch during club meeting and exclaiming, “Oh, it’s nine o’clock! How in the world did it get that late?” In the sum- rrfer, nine o'clock equals seven or eight in the winter, and ru¬ mor has it that certain people in this county actually go to bed at seven-thirty! H. D. Club Members Invited To Council Meeting December 3 Mrs. W. C. Cureton has an¬ nounced that the Home Dem¬ onstration Club Council will meet in the courthouse Mon¬ day, December 3 at 2 o’clock. All club officers and mem¬ bers are urged to attend, since council officers will be elected for the next year. A workshop on handcrafts, led by Mrs. T. H. Moore, will follow the elections. Don’t miss this important meeting! Mrs. M. R. Wilson, of the County Agent’s office, asks all club presidents to send in lists of their club officers, so that she might send no 1 ices to the , secretares. Most of the clubs have *‘“' v c elected ‘ c '' ucu offeers for *“* the ~ j coming year and these officers have not been announced, -~j the lists will be appreciated im ’ mediately. ; buy u. s. saving bonds Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia. THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1951 12 Qualify for Offices Election City Dec. CITY REGISTRATION BOOK CLOSED THURSDAY WITH 408 REGISTERED Twelve men have signified in writing to the City Recorder that they are a candidate for office in the City of Trenton. The books closed last Saturday and those announcing were: MAYOR A. L. Dyer Lewis McBryar. RECORDER H. D. King J. Granville Pace Robert A. Woolbright. COUNCILMEN E. R. Brandon I Jules A. Case J. B. Geddie Tommy Gray j | C. E. Kyzer T. M. Tatum ( I. H. Wheeler, Jr. A Mayor, City Recorder and four councilmen are to be | elected in the City election to be held Tuesday, December 4. Only two of the present in¬ cumbents, Mayor A. L. Dyer and Councilman Jules A. Case are candidates for reelection. ^ City Recorder G. C. Tatum and Councilmen E. A. Ellis, John T. Reeves and D. N. Scruggs did not offer for reelection. The present city officers are leaving a fine record for Tren¬ ton’s progress behind them. The new city water system now ha,s over 200 subscribers which brings in a revenue of about $600 a month. Expenses are about $175 a month, which leaves about $425 which goes for paying off the bonds and interest.. Already $5,000 has been set aside as a reserve against paying off the $35,000, owed on the water system. For the past two or three years it has taken a good part j of the Privilege Tax to take care of the extra expenses in- curred by the water system and for law enforcement. This should now be a thing of the past and instead of paying a City Policeman $65.00 a month, plus fees, the city next year should have enough money to pay a policeman a living wage. i Also with finances as they are now, within two or three years the city should be able to get a sewerage system in- stalled and do away with the growing problem of septic tanks. ! Culverts have been installed on many of the city srteets but there has been no money for street improvements and road work. There are many other things residents are wanting which it looks like Trenton, won’t get without a city ment tax which is legal as is in the city charter. The city cannot assess property above what the county assess. The maximum which the city can tax and which would probably never be needed is 10 mills which is about a fifth of the tax now paid in county taxes. Other cities have this tax in order to give residents improve ments and things which they feel they should have when they live in a city. Christinas Bazaar Dec. 7 At Trenton A Bazaar sponsored by the Woman’s Society of Christian Service and Wesleyan Service Guild will be held at the Tren¬ ton Methodist Church Decem¬ ber 7 from 10 A. M. to 8 P. M. A Snack Bar a Parcel Post Sale, Handiwork and possibly other things of interest will be on display and for sale. A lunch of hot dogs, coffee, cake or pie will be served, while any¬ one wishing to have supper at the church may get a serving of hot chicken stew for 50c. This will be a good place to do some of your Christmas Christmas gh ing and you w m have - knowing satisfaction satlsfac ti 0 n of of the m0 ney you spend will contribute a worthy cause. T.V.A. Power Line Going Across County The huge, steel, tower-like structures going up across the c o u n t y at Morganville will carry a T.V.A. tran¬ smission line from Widow’s Creek steamway to Chickamau- Dam, according to Charles E. McCutchen, T.V.A. Title Examiner stationed here in the Clerk’s Office. Work on the line is only be- ginning, but the right of way U p Lookout Mountain has been cleared and work crews are vi- sible from the highway con- structing the towers near the E. R. Wells property. Mr. McCutchen, with his se- cre tary, Miss Nelia Gay, of Chattanooga, will be busy here f or a b OU t six more weeks, secur- ing deeds, etc., essential to put¬ ting up such a line. Seventeen 4-9 Receive Steers to Last Saturday, seventeen 4-H Club members received their registered steers to fattened to shew and sell at the Dade County Fair next fall. These steers are six to eight months old averaged 450 pounds. Three more boys will receive steers to 20 children working on the Fat' Calf project this year as 14 last year. Fourteen of these steers came from the Marvin White farm in Hamilton County, Tenn.,>'---— and . weighed . . J and picked . place, and the two others will at the Stock Yards Some be fattened by Parsley’s two of last year ’ s steers aLso came sons who are 4-H Club mem¬ this same farm - and Mr ' bers. Whl e awarded 550 to the Two veterans received ani¬ Grand winner ’ wh0 Ra mals at this time but more are mond faster, f d 525 to the wanting steers. Lee Blevins, Rsserve wlnner who wa * Kirch - from Cloverdale, received a re¬ me y er ’ for doia S the best j° b on gistered steer, and J. D. Pike, the ammaL5 b = u S ht from him Avans, received a registered last year ' bull. Five steers came from the At the Livestock meeting last o. Stevenson farm here in week it was agreed that there ade County. One of these should be more in the county and a registered bull interested in this Fat Calf Pro¬ W ent to two veterans in the ject. It is hoped that the older Farm Training Class. Mr. Ste- farmers will enter into growing venson will give $5.00 to the out steers so that there will be 4-H’ers who does the best in at least 40 or 50 animals to the Fair with the animal show at (he Fair next fall. By bought from him. having a larger number it will After the children bought' attract more buyers and give these registered animals they the children as well as parents, to the Si. Elmo Branch of a better chance on the sale of the American National Bank these animals. they signed the notes to for them. As the parents of Famed Lady Minstrels the children and County Adams and Bigham Fawn crowd along and this commotion made quite in the a To Play In R. 4-H’ers who received steers At WSCS Bazaar were: From the Davis The now-famous lady mins¬ David Wood, son of Mrs. trels of the Wildwood Ladies’ Wood; Talmadge and Aid will play to an enthusiastic Morgan, sons of Rich crowd in Rising Fawn this Sat¬ Raymond and Sandra urday night December 1, Mrs. son and daughter of J. L. Fricks has announced. Lancaster; Jack Stall Mrs. Fricks, who represents the son of Arville Stallings; W. S. C. S. of Rising Fawn, Pike, son of Mrs. W. E. sponsors of the event, has been and Robert Forester, son corresponding with Mrs. Ray- Garden Forester. ^mond Townsend, who reports From the North Dade Club: j that the ladies will .turn in D. Harris, son of J. V. Har-^ itheir usual incomparable per- Billy Mike Townsend, son' formances. R. S. Townsend, and Ernest j The Minstrel Show will high- son of R. C. Kirch- light the WSCS Bazaar, which ; has been planned to increase From the Rising Fawn Club: the fund for the recently re- and Don Kenimer, sons of modeled parsonage. Beginning B. Kenimer; Jim Cureton, a t 7:30 p. m. all sorts of needle cf W. C. Cureton; Ray Bo- work, including fancy-embroi- son of J. Z. Bobo, and Ro- dered pillowcases and aprons, Gatling, Jr., son-of Ro- with cakes and pies will be on Gatling. display for the general public From the New Salem Club: a t the Rising Fawn School. Gray, son of Mrs. Grace Mrs. Haley Dean is in charge and Robbie Dean Brad- of the cake booth, always a son of Maritn Bradford, popular part of any bazaar. Moore, will be given a A Snack Bar will be in oper- by father, Lewis ation for those who would like to have supper while taking in Mr. Sam Yarnell, who bought the bazaar. Mrs. Homer Hall, Paul Thomas farm, bought ___ 0 _______________________ president of the Society, has ex- steer at this time. Two tended a cordial invitation to be grown out by Walter the public to be present at this who is farming • his outstanding event. f IRIiHiiHs the rom County PMA Committee County-wide cunty Agent L. C. has announced that a wide Planning Program will held at the courthouse December 7 at 10 a. m. At meeting, 1 recommendations these committees, poultry, truck crops, < and handicrafts, which met the past few weeks, will read after which a general cussion will be held. Reports of the livestock poultry committees, headed R. C. Thomas and Art respectively, will be heard with the handicrafts being given as the last part the program. Speakers are ing. secured to talk on subjects, outline the ities and how they might to Dade County. This is one of the most im- portant farm meetings of the year and the attendance and cooperation of every farmer the county would open the road to greatly improved agriculture here. The commiitees have drawn up some very good recomenda- tions and hope to get them ap¬ proved. NOMINATIONS MADE FOR COMMUNITY COMMITTEEMEN AND DELEGATES TO COUNTY CONVENTION Dade County PMA Commun------- ity Committeemen from the- R. C. Thomas five communities in the Coun- < W. L. Fannin ty met at the courthouse in Grady Hawkins M. Trenton, for the November of 27 nominat-! at 10 A.j G. V. Green purpose R. C. Gatlin ing candidates to the offices of Mrs. A. A. McMahan community committeemen and Clyde Castleberry delegates to the county con¬ For Delegate: vention. Mrs. A. A. McMahan Belcw is listed the candi¬ R. C. Thomas dates nominated for each of G. V. Green the five communitie: The ballots will also provide SAND MOUNTAIN for “write-in” votes. The nomi¬ For Committeemen: nee for committeemen and al¬ C. L. Ivey ternate committeemen receiv¬ James Lancaster ing the highest number of vote W. J. Nixon shall be chairman, the second J. D. Smith highest, vice-chairman, the Lyman E. Taylor third highest, member, the Dock Stephen, Jr. fourth highest, first alternate, For Delegate: the fifth highest, second alter¬ Lyman E. Taylor nate. The nominee for delegate W. J. Nixon and alternate delegate receiv¬ James Lancaster ing the highest number of NEW SALEM votes shall be delegate and se¬ For Committeemen: cond highest alternate dele¬ Woodrow W. Gray gate.. Lewis C. Moore The election on Sand Moun¬ Grady McKaig tain (South) will be held at Terrence H. Moore Christian’s Store rather than Carl G. Collins at Crisp’s Store as stated in W. B. Massey last week’s paper. J. B. Jenkins Each farmer —owner, oper¬ For Delegate: ator, tenant or sharekeeper — B. A. Bradford who is participating in any Lloyd Moore program administered by the W. T. McCauley county PMA committee is eli¬ TRENTON gible to vole in his respective For Committeemen: comunity election. Joe Blevins Dale Brown The county Committee urges Walter Simpson all farmers to vote in this elec¬ Jules A. Case tion on December 11. J. H. Carter J. B. Sullivan NINETEEN MEN GO Hoyt DeVries FOR PHYSICALS ' For Delegate: Following are the names of W. O. Stevenson the Dade County men who wen^ Jules A. Case ito Atlanta for physical exami¬ J. C. Pace nations November 27. WILDWOOD James Hillman Wright, Hil¬ For Committeemen: lard Vester Wall, Roy Lee J. E. Cole Cloud, Scott Francis Lynn, Wil- Joe Doyle liatm Orvil Mullins, J. B. Prit¬ Lawrence Dugan chett, Robert Clayton Watson, B. I. Cole Hugh Lynn Moltesberger, Glenn Rolland Kirchmeyer Bible Smith, Henry Stephens, Woodrow Massengale Glenn Thomas Castleberry, Er- For Delegate: by Selvey, Jr., Lewis Grant Ble¬ William H. Pullen vins, Frank Harrison Wood- J. E Cole yard, Isaac Newell Levine Me Joe Doyle Bryar, James Alvin Snrgunt, RISING FAWN Andrew Beva Haney, James For Committeemen: Charles Page, Marsell Sharpton. 4-Her'sReceiveMedalsFor Achievements In Projects Outstanding Dade County 4-H Club members, last Friday night, received medals for their achievements during the past year in their various projects. These medals are In the shape of a shield with the 4-H Club emblem and a picture of the project to repres¬ ent what it was won for. They were presented by Col. D. E. Mor¬ rison, first vice president, at a---— Farm Bureau supper meeting Moore_ from the New Salem held at the Dade High School Club. Soil and Water Conserva¬ Lunch room. tion, Jimmie Stallings, Davis Only eleven of the twenty Club. Revue, three children who won these Dress Aileen Har¬ medals were present to receive rison and Barbara Jo Hatfield, their awards in person. Ernest Rising Fawn Club and Shirley Kirchmeyer, from the North Stallings, Davis Club. Canning, Dade Club received his medal Shelby Jean Powell, Byrd’s for Leadership; Leonard Mor¬ Chapel and Jane Forester, Cave gan from the Davis Club, in Springs. Food Preparation, Achievement; L. M. Allison, Jr. Joyce Payne, Byrd’s Chapel. Rising Fawn Club, in Soil and Leadership, Barbara Jean. Water Conservation; Raymond Shaw, Davis, and Achievement, Lancaster, Davis Club, for Meat Sarah Housch, New Salem. Animal; Robert Forester, Davis Over fifty attended this Farm Club, in Forestry; Girls receiv¬ Bureau meeting which was a ing medals were Helen Forest¬ Chicken Stew sociable. Games er, Cave Springs, received a were played led by Mrs. Asa L. medal for her achievement in McMahan, wife of the presi¬ the Dress Revue; Mary Gil- dent. Cakes were raffled off. breat, Davis Club, in Dress Re¬ Mr. Troy Barton, District Field vue; Robbie Dean Bradford, Representative of the Georgia New Salem, for Clothing; Judy Farm Bureau, from Calhoun, Kenimer, Rising Fawn, in gave a talk on the importance Poultry; Jackie Wilson, Rising of being a member of the Farm Fawn, in Poultry, and Mary Bureau. He told of how farm Kathryn Fricks, Rislrig Fawn, legislation could help or hurt in Public Speaking. the farmers. The Farm Bureau Other winners whose names fought for legistlation which were read but were not present would be helpful to the farmer to receive their medals were: in and the larger the membership Poultry, Gary Moore, New Sa¬ the more the law makers would lem Club, and Sam Kenimer, (realize the importance of what Rising Fawn Club. Home the Farm Bureau was request¬ Ground Beautification, Donald ing. Published Weekly — Since 1901 NUMBER 47~~
