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VOLUME LIII
Officials With New
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Raymond Morrison, newly elected ordinary of Dade Coun- ty, is shown after he was sworn
into hi:; new office January 1. Pictured with him is Mrs. Ann ie Hale, who has been clerk in
the office for a number of years She will remain as clerk.
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*j*iuv*n na> oLice k> Tax .^luniSoion^r John W. Mu.phy, who is being briefed on his new
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job by Mrs. W. F. Morrison, form er tax commissioner.
Council Votes To Keep Night Officer
At the Monday night meet-
rg, the Trenton City Council
oted to keep the services of
lint Miller, night polirs officer
r the time being, provided’
rat T“enton busnessmen will
on inue to pay his salary.
The Council also recommend-
1 that the City Recorder put
il fines on a strictly cash basis;
rat is, law violators will be
quired to pay fines immedi-
:ely cr begin serving sentence
; cnce.
An appeal case was heard by
i“ Council which upheld the
ity Recorder’s decision in the
New Salem In Farm & Home Lite
In looking over the highlights
of 1952, numerous mentions of
the New Salem Community ap¬
peared,. arousing our curiosity.
We wondered why the commun¬
ity deserved so many news no¬
tices the past year. Upon delv¬
ing into last yaer’s records, we
found the reason.
The natural beauty of New
Salem is further enhanced by
its location atop Lookout Moun¬
tain, with the views from its
bluffs among the most beauti¬
ful in the world. A large part
of the community is flat, broken
by woodlands, orchards, culti¬
vated fields and pastures.
Living in this mountain
community ar# farmers who
Devoted to the Best Interests o r Dade County and Georgia.
THE DVDE TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, 8^ 1953
matter. Bunny Rose, who was
charged with unlawfully shoot¬
ing firecrackers on the square
New Year’s Day was sentenced
to five days in jail.
Several other cases of shoot¬
ing fire crackers on the square
are awaiting trial in Record¬
er’s Court.
DADE WILDCATS
LOSE TO RINGGOLD
The Dade High Wildcats and
Wildkittvens lost to Ringgold
Tuesday. Both teams lost by
only a narrow margin.
are making their mark on the
progress of Dade County. They
have set their goal improved
methods of conserving soil and
increased productivity” of the
land.
Two farmers are particularly
outstanding in that they have
| won county corn coness.
First to win top honors was
Terrence Moore, who has since
moved from the community,
whose 129 bushels to an acre won
the 1951 contest. 1952 winner
was Art^E. Moore who raised
159 bushels. Art was one of the
first four farmers in Dade
County to raise over 100 bushels
to the acre, as recorded several
years ago.
SNOW GILDS COUNTY
WITH SPARKLING WHITE
The new year in Dade
y brought more than just
politician^ new weather was
a’so cn the agenda. Snow
down Sunday night rapidly
ough and in enough
cover the ground and
tc - end gild the trees
pa riding white.
Monday morning, the
melted most of the snow in
but the mountains
wo: e a cap of white. Young¬
sters were disappointed tha!t>
wasn’t enough snow left
make snow balls, but their
were secretly glad not
have to worry with the muss.
Ilis son, Leighton, a 4-H
member, took third place this
past year with 115 bushels. Mrs.
Moore is an active worker in
the community and the entire i
family was named a few years
ago as Dade’s first master fam¬
ily-
Terrence is one of the veter¬
ans who have attended or are
still attending the Veterans’
Farm Training Program to learn j
better and mere profitable
methods of farming. j
In February, New Salem farm¬
ers won the Soil Conservation ;
the entest county which and was based conducted the in j
on
amount of permanent conser¬ j
vation practices carried out on
New county officers, who took
■ fice Jaunary 1, have been get-
:g acquainted with their vari-
us duties. In the Ordinary's
ice, R. M. Morrison and road
ipervisor Allison Blevins have
en jjn consultation, while Tax
•mmissicner John W. Murphy
learning the ropes from M s.
J. F. Morri on.
Mrs. Grace Hale Williams has
.vorked for years as assistant to
father in the Clerk of Sup¬
Court’s office, so she has
able to take up the fuil i
with little trouble.
Williams was not avail- 1
when the photographs i
were made of the other new :
The other county officers, Roy
Moore, superintendent of
schools, and Virgil Jenkins,
treasurer, did not change.
Sheriff Graham has named
mother deputy, Rusheil Smith,
f New England, to assist
Slater Hickman, chief deputy.
Sheriff and Mrs. Graham have
been living in the jail since
January 1.
Former sheriff J. W. Lynch
and family are now residing in
Piney on the M. M. Blevins farm.
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Standing on the steps of the Dade County Jail are the new
law officers. Pictured at the left i; Slater Hickman, chief deputy,
and F. C. Graham, new sheriff. Rusheil Smith, another deputy,
was not present.
J. P. Baker Receives
Farm Prog. Award
J. P. Baker, Walker County
Agent who is familiar to most
: Dade Countians, has been a-
I warded a silver trophy from
| the National Fertilizer Associ¬
ation conducting the most out-
I Istanding program of grassland
farming in Georgia.
| Baker was one oi six county
agents nominated for the a-
’ ward by a committee of offi¬
cials of the University of Geo¬
rgia Agricultural Extension
Service.
the individual farm. New Salem
was first in the county to par¬
ticipate in the T. V. A.s area
test demonstrations,
One of Salem’s young beau¬
ties, Elsie McKaig, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Grady McKaig,
entered the Farm Bureau Queen
Contest and made an excellent
showing. The McKaigs also en¬
tered the Garden Club’s Chris-
tmas Decoration Congest the
December and wen third
place in outdoor decorations.
Ladies of the community are
noted for the fervor in which
they enter into any project. Each
they sell apple cider, which
made by Art Moores, and
and sponsor a quilt
Published Weekly—Since 1901
Wheeler's Restaurant in New Hands
Wheeler’s Restaurant, more
commonly known as the “drug
tore,” is under new manage-
nt as of January 2. I. O.
h eler, former p.oprietor, has
d out his business to Mr. and
. Denzil West, of Sand Moun-
n who plan to operate the
taurant in much the same
nn r as Mr. Wheeler aid.
Th Wests will open each
norning at five-thirty a. m. and
■lose during the week at twelve
p. m., remaining open on Sat-
uroay nights until two p. m.
Annual Meeting of Co-op and F. B.
Officers of the Dade County
Farm Bureau and the Co-op
are making plans for a joint
meeting the latter part of this
month.
At this time, new officers of
the Farm Bureau'and three Co¬
op directors will be* elected.
First vice-president, W. H. Pul¬
len will move up to the office
of president, succeeding Col. D.
E. Morrison, who will preside at
this meeting. W. L. Fannin will
also move up from his office as
second vice-president to first
vice-president. A second vice-
Board Hires 2 New Teaehers
At a recent meeting of the
D'de County School Board,
the resignations of the follow¬
ing teachers were accepted:
Mr. and Mrs. William Novick,
Mrs. Edith Lane and Mrs.
Madge Ballard.
Mr. Novick was athletic co¬
ach and teacher at Dade High
and Mrs. Novick taught at
North Dade. j
The Novicks are now run¬
ning a tourist court in Peil
City, Ala., which formerly was
run by Mrs. Novick’s parents,
who are seriously ill. '
Mrs. Edith Lane and Mrs.
booth at the Plum NeUy
Clothesline Show. The proceeds
are divided between to two new
I churches’ building funds 'and
the Cherokee Regional Book¬
mobile, which services Dade
County. Members of the com¬
munity are also helping build
the Methodist and Baptist
churches.
I December, Visiting Tetcher
Firm Cagle announced that the
New Salem School was first in
the county average daily at¬
tendance for elementary schools j
during the year and was high |
for all schools many of those !
months.
4-H Club work is also out¬
standing. Members have paid
for a stained glass window in
NUMBER 1
Breakfast, lunch and supper
will be served by the same em¬
ployees, with the exception of
Mrs. West and Mrs. Inez White.
Mr. and Mrs. West are new to
the restaurant business but are
very interested in trying it out.
They are the parents of three
children, aged two, four and
£ix. They also plan to commute
each day from their Sand
Mountain home. A cordial in¬
vitation has been extended to
Dade Countians to visit them
at the restaurant.
■ president and a secretary-trea¬
surer will be elected.
An appeal is being made to
the women whose husbands or
I fathers belong to the Farm
Bureau to come to the meetings.
| joins, When the head of the family
his whole family becomes
eligible to attend meetings.
Among outstanding programs
sponsored by the Farm Bureau
the past year was the Farm
Bureau Queen Contest which
will probably be sponsored
again this year in May. Girls
Interested in entering this con¬
test, whch holds state-wide in¬
rest, should be making prepar¬
ations for the event, which em¬
phasizes talent, personality and
leadership.
The Farm Bureau-sponsored
Corn Contest has contributed
greatly to the increased corn
yield in the county. Both an¬
nual events are only two of
numerous project* undertaken
by the Farm Bureau for the
betterment of Dade County.
Thres Boys lee
Robert Edward Paris was
transferred to California rec¬
e ntly and Samuel Milford Keith
and Thomas Odell West have
been inducted into the army,
recording to Ernest Stewart,
Selective Service Clerk.
All three left Dade County
Monday, January 5.
'N ACE ORDER FOR
SEEDLINGS NOW
County Agent L. C. Adams
has announced that the order
for tree seedlings will be sent
off Monday, so all farmers :n-
-“-ested in ebtainmer the se Q d-
'ings, which are fre°. should'
'lace their o r d<'’' by tba 1 date
The TV A donates seedlings
^ch ve°r to inter sted persons.
At present, Dade County has
seven tree farmers, but others
j have put out seedlings on their
land.
Madge Ballard, who taught at
Davis High School, resigned
from their duties, after which
Mrs. Ruby Carter and Mrs.
Beatrice Freeman \flere hired
to replace them.
’53 LICENSE TAGS
ORANGE AND BLACK
The new 1953 license plates
for Georgia vehicles have
changed color. Orange letters
on a black background are the
new colors, replacing the orig¬
inal colors of white on black.
The State Patrol car has been
seen around Trenton. Tags are
obtainable now, but the dead-
each of the new churches, and
have provided entertainment
for different types of programs.
They are also responsible for
bringing a purebred bull, which
was donated by Burkett Mliler,
Chattanooga businessman, into
the community to improve cat¬
tle lines. The 4-H’ers have en¬
tered the Dade County Eair-
and some of the girls entered
the Home Demonstration Club
Dress Revue. Robbie Dean
was a winner in the
1951 contest.
Besides being all-round citi-
zens and progressive farmers,
New Salem residents are proud
of their community and always
announce their home to strang¬
ers with a lift of the chin.