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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 12, 1953)
Oade County's Only Newspaper. VOLUME LIU Derryberry Girl Hit By Car; Hospitalized Traffic Violators fifteen cases were b; fore Ordinary R. M. n Monday morning due . arges of reckless driving nd driving under the in- • nce during the weekend. Among the crses was an ac¬ cent involving two boys cor crashed through a ailing and into a culvert at New England near the D. T. Brown home. Returning from ba ketball game, the driver aid he fell asleep and his car t out of control. Drr ' berry Girl Hit By Car; Hospitalized Beulah Derryberry, 8, daugh¬ ter of Mr. and Mrs. Pope Der- ybe'.ry of New England, re- C i :ved serious head injuries March 7 when she was struck a car on the Birmingham highway, near her home. The little girl was taken to Newell Hospital by her parents, where she was treated for se¬ vere scalp cuts and head in¬ juries. She is still in the hos¬ pital and is reported to be in fair condition. Sheriff Graham and Chief Deputy Slater Hickman later arrested Deward Smith, 19, of Avans, Ga., and charged him with assault with an auto¬ mobile, and reckles driving. Reportedly, Smith’s car left the road about a mile north of the accident and struck a pole. Three boys who were riding in the car with Smith told the sheriff that the car “struck something” just before the ■wreck. A hearing on the assault cha"ge was held Sunday morn¬ ing in J. P. Fletcher Allison’s office and bond for Smith was set at $500. The reckless driv¬ ing charge was tried before Ordinary R. M. Morrison. 100 Gallons Liquor Confiscated Another accident occured Sunday night when a black Ford carrying DeKalb County, j Ala. licenses weaved south on Fruit Tree Pest and Disease By County Agent L. C. Adams Dade County orchard, owners should take all possible pre¬ cautions this spring against trouble from disease and insect pests later durng growing sea¬ son. Peach trees which have not been treated for control of p ach tree borer may be treat¬ ed in early spring when the temperature is above 60 de¬ gree; F. with Ethylene Dich¬ loride emulsion. “Apply by pouring on the soil around the base of the tree so that the soil will absorb and hold the emul'ion at ground level. The emulsion should not be poured or allowed to run against the trunk of the tree.” Remove and destroy all dead t; s, limbs and prunnings of apple trees before growth s‘a ts in the springs as a most important measure in the con¬ trol of black rot, a disease the organisms of which live and reproduce in the bark of dead wood and which was very se¬ vere in Georgia apple orchards last season. Since black rot in¬ Sheriff's Wife In Dade Being the wife of a sheriff is not always easy sledding, Mrs. F C. Graham, wife of Dade County’; sheriff, reports, When her husband took office last January, Mrs. Graham faund that she also took on a job—and a multiple one at that. A sheriff’s wife is expected to be a hostess, keep house for Public approval, act as jail keeper, cook for what prison- ers the jail might hold, as well for her family, and even act as sheriff, if the occasion dem- ands. Also she must undertake tc make a home from the dreary and cheerless cho^ county prison That alone "somehow would faze most women, but Countv' the wives of Dade sheriffs have always seemed to “make Highway 11 and side swipped a Tennessee car. The Alabama 'car did not stop and the man driving the Tennessee car who was not hurt, immediately flagged down another car and took out after the Ford which had hit him. Between Morganville and Wildwood, just beyond the North Dade School, they caught up with the Ford which the driver attempted to turn in to a driveway. He missed and the car went into the ditch. An Alabama officer, in passing, saw the accident and stopped. When Deputy Hickman ar¬ rived at the scene, the officers investigated and found about 10 odd gallons of whiskey in the car. Sheriff Graham, upon 'his arrival, found 30 odd more gallons by the front of the car where the driver had ap¬ parently tried to hide it. All was in gallon cans wrapped in sacks. The car was brought to the jail yard and the driver, Ed¬ ward Whatley, is still in jail, beng charged with transport¬ ing and possessing whiskey. Car Lands in Ditch Sunday morning a blue Ford with Alabama tags overturned in a ditch on the east side of Highway 11 at New England. State troopers in passing saw the car and stopped. There was no one around the car. The troopers reported the ac¬ cident and Williams Wrecker service brought the car in where it is being held at the garage. Motorcycle Driver Pleads Guilty The colored driver of a mo¬ torcycle pled guilty to charges of driving while under the in¬ fluence, after which he was fined $50. Upon leaving the courthouse, he found that his motorcycle had been damaged and he was forced to leave it at Williams Motor Co. for repair he made his way home. fection will develop at points of injury to the fruit, an insect spray schedule should be plan¬ ned. Also steps should be taken to control fire blight in apple or¬ chards. Fire blight organisms live over in cankers on small iimbs, twigs and larger branches. Last year weather conditions were very favorable to this disease. Carried to blooms by rain and insects, these organisms will cause death spurs and shoots. For control* use a special spray of 1-3-50 Bordeaux mixture con¬ sisting of one pound of copper sulphate and three pounds of a high grade hydrated lime to fifty gallons of water. Four applications are advisable, the first as a cluster or pink spray, the second when 25 percent of the blossoms are open, the third when 80 percent of the blossom; are open and the fourth when 85 percent of the blossoms have fallen. Lead ar¬ senate should not be used with any of these sprays. do” with the conservative, red- bricked and barred jailhouse. Mrs. Grover Tatum was the first to try to contend with the problems of ail life. The Ta- turns moved into the old jail in 1929, which was at that time an old, two-storied affair with both the sheriff’s living quart- ers and the prisoners’ cells on the same floor. Obviously, Mrs. Tatum didn’t look upon their years in the jail with anticipa- ton. A few months later, however, the new and present jail was completed with the cells in- stalled upstairs, leaving several rooms downstairs for the sher- iff’s family. Mrs Tatum recalls that they were appalled to find that the prisoners had to eat from rusty tin loaf pans. She thought Devoted to the Best Interests o< Dade County and Georgia. THE DADE COUNTY TIMES. TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1953 *wm, ..... fe: Ml ? If ^ '■ I .m w I.:,!- H.J Garnett Andrews, Jr., shown with document in hand is surrounded by his Executive Com¬ mittee of the Employees’ Division for the Campaign to raise $200,090 to equip and place in oper¬ ation the Tri-Counu/ Hospital at Fort Oglethorpe. To Andrew’s right is Fred B. Henry, Asso¬ ciate General Campaign Chairman, while to his left is Frank M. Gleason, Chairman of the Board of the Hospital Authority and Chairman of the Special Giftn Committee. All major firms in the Tri-County Area have agreed to o njanize their own Solicitation Committees and will allow the employees to use the Payroll Deduction in making their contributions. Solicited in Drive Over 6500 men and employed in industry in er, Dade and Catoosa Georgia, will be solicited their places of work in Campaign to raise $200,000 equip and place in The Tri-County Hospital at Oglethorpe. Garnett Andrews, Jr., man of the Employees of the Campaign perfected the plans with his Committee at Meeting held at the of the Richmond Hosiery in Rossville. All major firm; and rations in the area have to organize their own tion committee and to I employees the privilege of ing the Payroll Deduction in making their Charman Andrews pointed that the wllingness of the to cooperate with the Authority and their FARM PROGRAM NEWS From The PMA Committee Purchane Orders and Vendors 4-12-12 fertilizer, 19 percent phosphate, 48 percent phos¬ phate, silicate slag, ladino clo¬ ver and orchard grass are available on purchase order for those farms for which the materials are an approved practice. All farmers should refer to their copy of Form- 202-7 to see just what practices have been approved for their farms. MARCH 31, 1953 has been set by the county committee as the closing date for seeding per¬ manent pasture this spring and no credit will be given for pastures seeded after this date. All pasture seedings must be fertilized as set f-orth in the 1953 Georgia State Handbook in order to receive assistance for the seeding practice. Com¬ plete specifications may be ob¬ tained from the county PMA Office. Permanent pastures seeded last fall which were not fertilized should receive an ap plicaton of 500 pounds 4-12-12 that round containers would be much more attractive, but since only the loaf-type pans could be passed through the opening in the cell door, she and Mr. Tatum replaced the old pans with new ones. The popular hearsay that prisoners receive such fare as beans, bread and water can now be kicked out the door, since all sheriffs wives have fed them practically the same menu that the family enjoyed. One o, the outstanding inci- dents which helped keep the Tatum’s tenure there anything but dull was the time a mother came to see her nineteen-year (old son who had been arr ested. Mrs. Tatum sent one of her cider children upstairs with the visitor and went back to her household duties. was in recognition of the cri¬ I tical need for ho-ptal facilities j in the area and the fact that this is a “once in a lifetime” opportunity to participate in the founding of a hospital. Practically all firms have agreed to allow payroll deduc¬ tions and employees will be en¬ listed in the ‘Cornerstone Club’ each member contributing $50 or more. Churches, Club; and Organizations Mrs. Charles Keller and J. Louie Buchanan, Co-Chairmen of this Committee, has started solicitation of over 225 Churches, Garden Clubs, Home Demonstration Clubs, P.T.A. Groups, Fraternal Organiza¬ tions, Farm Community Clubs, Veteran'’ Organizations, etc., in the area. ‘ Your asisstance and encour¬ agement on a local level will help. Ask this question of local fertilizer per acre this spring. Approved vendors for seeds and fertilizers in the county are Me Bryar Bros, and Dade County Soil Conservation & Improve¬ ment Association, Treton, Ga. Practice Substitutions for 1953 Under the 1953 Agricultural Ccn'ervation Program a prac¬ tice cannot be substituted for any cf those originally ap¬ proved for the farm by the county committee except under cen of five specified conditions and then only if, before the substituted practice is started, the former requests the sub¬ stitution and his written rea¬ son; are recorded in the coun¬ ty of: ice and the substitution has been approved by the coun¬ ty PMA Committee. There is no authority to approve a practice substitution if the reasons given by hte farmer do not show that one of the five specified conditions apply. Only the county PMA Commit¬ tee, or one fo its members, is authorized to approve substitu¬ tes. Conservation materials A moment later, the most terrible cry rang out, and the agonizing sound of wailing would surely have led one to think someone was being kill- ed. People from around the square began running toward the jail and shortly, the build- ing was crowded with excited citizens. It seems that the youtn haa received a burr haircut since his mother had seen him last, and this was the cause of her fit of weeping. She was cer- tain her boy was already a convict. A sheriff’s wife cannot call her time her own. Her living room is used for many pur- poses. Visitors come at all hours of the day and night, some not bothering to knock, Mrs. Tatum has often been of Churches and groups — “What Is your or Club going to do to in the hospital camp¬ Additional District Chairmen WALKER COUNTY — Joe announces the appoint¬ of Mrs. Kell Lupo for and Chestnut Flat Mi¬ District; Luther G. Bo- for Chattanooga Valley trict; Mrs. Ray Carlson for and Lookout Moun¬ Militia Districts. CATOOSA COUNTY — John Chairman, has se¬ the service of the follow¬ Ben Sheran for Black- District; G. Dewey Bird Chambers District; Mrs. J. Collins for Tenth District Oglethorpe). DADE COUNTY — J. C. Bil- reports that his organiza¬ remains the same as ori¬ announced — all set ready to go. cannot be issued for perform¬ ing a susbstituted practice un¬ less the substitution is ap¬ proved by the county PMA Committee. The five specificed condi¬ tions, one of which must apply are as follows: 1. The farmer establishes to the satisfaction of the county committee that it is (or was) impossible to carry out the originally approved practice be cause of: (1) serious illness; (2) adverse weather condi¬ tions; (3) inability to obtain materials required to carry out the practce, or (2) A necessary major change has been made in the opera¬ tion of the farm which renders the first approved practice in¬ applicable, or (3) The practice originally approved is one for which SCS has been assigned technical responsibility and after tenta¬ tive approval by the county committee of assistance there¬ for, it is determined by the responsible agency that the in her kitchen by complete strangers. It has al- ways been impossible to set definite visiting hours and days. Family visitors reacted to in the jail with ill-concealed chagrin that the sheriff’s ily did not feel fear at being so close to jail prisoners. Mrs. Tatum was “scared” only once, she states. Mr. turn was away and she had heard that a mob was on the way to lynch one of the pri- soners. Fortunately, the “mob” never materialized. At other times, she felt that the locked cells were sufficient to protect the family if anyone in jail had thoughts of personal jury, and besides, most sons who are put in jail are not hardened criminals—only law Published Weekly—Since 1901 Peps Attacked, Held An unknown assailant at¬ tacked and robbed Byron Pope, Hooker farmer and cattlemen, after Pope and his sister, Miss Minnie Pope, had returned from church services Sunday night. Mr. Pope suffered se¬ rious head injuries resulting from a blow on the head with a metal instrument which cut a four inch gash and fractured his skull. Mr. Pope underwent surgery Monday for a brain injury. He was said to be improving Tues¬ day p. m. Due to the blow, he could not give a complete ac¬ count of what happened. However, he said, at the hos¬ pital Sunday night, that after Miss Pope had gone in their house, he parked his car in the garage. The assailant appar¬ ently was lying in wait in the darkness of the building and struck Mr. Pope from behind Upon gaining consciousness, he found that a $250 stockyard check which he had received the day before and an addi¬ tional $100 had been taken from his pocket. His glasses, pocket knife and car keys were found nearby in Workers For Red Cross Named Here Dade County’s Red Cross Fund-Raising Drive has begun, and the following persons have been asked to serve on the committee: Mrs. D J. Hancock, State Line; Mrs. Mary Townsend, Wildwood; Miss Edna Waddell, Slygo; Miss Claudia Winfrey and Mrs. Floyd, Mitchum, Hooker; Mrs. Lula Paris, Hook¬ er; Mrs. Jesse Word, Mor¬ ganville; Mrs. Steve Derryber¬ ry and Mrs. Charles Bryant, New England; Mrs. Bill Kon¬ rad, Courthouse Square; Mrs. W. F. Morrison, North Tren¬ ton; Mrs. W. I. Price, South Trenton; Mrs. J. G. Nethery, West Trenton; Mrs. W. C. Cureton, Union and Byrd’s Chapel; Mrs. Jack Pryor, Pi- ney; Miss Bess Cureton, Rising I practice is not needed nor practical, or (4) It is then possible to carry out a more needed prac¬ tice not selected originally be¬ cause at the time of the farm¬ er’s original request there ap- jpeared to be no practicable possibility of getting it carried | out durng the year or the practce was not hen a needed practice, or (5) A new practice is in¬ cluded in the program after it begins as it is a most needed practice on the particular farm. No Cotton Allotments for 1953 No cotton allotments or mar¬ keting quotas will be establish¬ ed under the 1953 program. However, you were informed in an earlier notice that a heavy curtailment of cotton produc¬ tion is requested for this year. Louise E. Wright County Administrative Officer Dade County PMA Committee. March 4, 1953. violators with small offenses, Tests of the sheriff’s wife’s ability to utilize her surround- ngs economically and in the most orderly way come twice year, during court week, the grand jury sends an inspection commit- tee. For days before the offi- vi-it, there have always flurries of cleaning; the difference between the housewife’s usual sp:ing and fall cleaning and in the sheriff’s domain is in the jail, things get over with a really cri- eye, whereas there is no to Mrs. Housewife or to husband’s job if she doesn’t 1 e e p spic-and-span at all While Mr. and Mrs. Bill and family occupied the NUMBER 10 I a pool of blood, j The Chattanooga Police De¬ partment made a preliminary investigation at the hospital before Sheriff Graham arrived., Graham and the deputies se¬ cured took two bloodhounds which, up the trail and went up, , to a house, belonging to colored j families. Two colored youths, Robert, I Hoge and Alvin Owens, were, brought to the jail for question . ing by GBI officials. Sheriff Graham and Georgia Bureau of Investigation Agent Hillan, Deputy Smith took the pair to Atlanta Tuesday for lie detector tests. Both boys told conflicting stories. Hoge said that he was with Owens that night,, but Owens stated that he didn’t get together with him until Hooker, they met at Watley’s store in j where Owens had •'pent sometime. After leaving the store, Owens said he then went home. His story was ap¬ parently true and he was re¬ leased upon their return from Atlanta. Hoge is being held pending further investigation. Fawn; Mrs. Pyron Lambert, Cloverdale; Mrs. H. L. Forest¬ er, Cave Springs; Mrs. J. .a Forester, Sulphur Springs; Mrs. Hugh Forester, Head Ri¬ ver; Mrs. Art Moore and Wil¬ liam Nicoll, New Salem; and Mrs. Mildred Hale, West Brow. If for any reason these com¬ munity chairmen cannot serve j on the commitee, they are asked to notify the campaign director, T. S. Renfroe, im¬ mediately, suggesting someone else. Mr. Renfroe has invited this committee to meet with him in his office Thursday afternoon, March 12 at 2:30 p. m. for the purpose of making additional plans for the drive. Refresh¬ ments will be served. School Plans 0. K’ed School Superintendent Roy W. Moore has announced that 'the county school building pro- jgram, proved, which has been wa^ recently accepted ap¬ by the State School Building Au¬ thority, and it is now possible to give the architects the “go- ahead” t>n building plans. These plans will probably be in shape of contracts by the end of 90 days. Actual work may not start before late summer or fall. The acceptance was made public and handed to Supt. Moore last Thursday during the GEA meeting which was held in Atlanta. Moore, along with Principals D. O. Chum- ley, president of the local GEA chapter, J. C. Billue, Claudt Owens and Henry Elliott, dele¬ gates from Dade County, and Mrs. Ersaline Carroll, attended the state conference of school superintendents and teachers. Dade County schools, were on Thursday and Friday of last week. jail, Mrs. Lynch one day found herself the acting sheriff for several months. Imagine man¬ aging the building and the sheriff’s duties at the same time; Of course, the head de¬ puty shouldered the actual tasks, but Mrs. Lynch carried the official responsibility, Fortunately, the last few sheriffs Dade County has elect- ed have been married; pity the official who isn’t, some folks In the sheriff’s case, he is pretty lucky to have a wife to help him with his work. He’s a very busy man, and most men have to worry about their tasks alone. The sheriff’s wife is the “un- sung heroine” of community life and her job is one which is rarely ever appreciated by the public.
