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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 26, 1953)
On ly Newspap er. VOLUME LIII F. B. President To Visit H L. Wingate, President of the Georgia Farm Bureau, has acepted an invitation to at- tend a meeting Tuesday night, A , r ij 7 of the directors of the Dade County Farm Bureau, W. U pullen, local chapter presi- c’ent, has announced. This i; 'he first time in re¬ mit yer.rs that the state pre¬ fer' has honored the county or nization with a visit. Mr. V/ingate w'ill speak to the group on the national outlook in agriculture and in the Farm Bureau. •At this meeting”, Pullen ■fated, ‘’the Dade County Farm Bureau will make plans for participation in the local agri¬ cultural program this year.” Highlight of the informal get-to-gether will be a cooked by W. L. Simpson, one ;:f the directors. Mr. Simpson plans to serve country “red-eye” gravy, hot bis¬ Driva In The Tri-County fund drive was officially opened in Dade County Monday evening when representatives from all over the county, gathered to pick up their cards and to get instruc¬ tions . Mr. J. C. Billue, general chairman of the hospital drive in Dade County, opened the meeting, after a few general remarks, by introducing M^. Oscar Hilliard, Administrator of the new hospital. Mr. Hil¬ liard spoke briefly about the hospital, the" modern conve¬ niences it would have, the care and thought necessary in pur- chasing hospital equipment and the service which will be given, He said he hoped the hospital would be able to open by late summer Dade’s two members on the Board of Trustees were intro- ducted. Mr. J. L. Fricks and Mrs. Catherine Morrison both spoke briefly on the need for the hospital and the raising of funds to equip it. Mr. Bill Cary, who is conducting the drive, gave an outline history of the work which has been SCHOOLS LIST MARCH ATTENDANCE FIGURES Visiting Teacher. Firm Cagle has completed a re-port from schools in the county showing the enrollment, average a.tendance and the percent of attendance for each school. High School heads the list this month with 92.77 percent of total enrollment of 65. Closely following in second place is Dade High which ed the highest average for February. This school’s for March is 90.32 of a total enrollment of 170. New Salem Davi, also leads in the number of students attending every day with 76 of the 558 students, while Dade is wi h 61 perfect atendants from an enrollment of 574. Next Hi ing Fawn with 32, New Salem 30, North Dade 22 and Colored with 8. Enrollment % DAVIS HIGH.......... ........65 92.77 DADE HIGH........... .........170 90.32 NEW SALEM .......143 86.43 ........... DAVIS ELEMENTARY .......493 86.18 . . RISING FAWN........ ..........212 85.51 DADE ELEMENTARY ......404 84.41 . . . . NORTH DADE ......... ..........257 . 83.40 totals for 1953 .........1744 85.95 1465.5 .. .. 1951 - 1952 .........1617 87.80 .... HOOKER 1952 - 1953 ........ 46 91.09 .... 1931 - 1952.. ......... 47 91.70 . WILDWOOD RURAL 1952 - 1953 ........ 16 88.15 - - 90.7U 96.70 _________________________ Scout Is In Its Fifth Year Of In August, the Trenton Girl Scout Troop will celebrate its fifth birthday but last week their sisters all over the na- tion recorded 44 years of pro¬ gress. The fame of Girl Scout work, along with numerous new clubs, has spread over most of the world** since the organiza¬ tion's beginning in 1909 in England. No respecter of co¬ lor. creed or nationality, the Gi rl Scouts help to build char¬ acter, honesty, and integrity, along with a love for nature, in girls from seven to eighteen years of age. The present local troop came into being in 1948 due to the efforts of Mrs. James Milton Rogers and Miss Elene Dyer. rSfss'ES aik ftmtito limes cuits and plenty of coffee. He said this week that he may even whip up a few more “side- dishes” as an extra treat, but some of “those in the know” say that when the group gets a whiff of the ham, they won’t have room for anything else. Directors who have been ap¬ pointed are: Joe Blevins, Ewell Brown, Joe Doyle, G. V. M. J. Hale, B. W. Holtzhower, Art E. Moore, R. M. Morri- on, Walter Simpson, C. L. Ivey, Lyman Taylor and F. N. Belk. Miss May Cureton will , also be present, along Pullen, W. L. Fannin, R. C. Thomas, D. E. Morrison, John Murphy and County Agent L. C. Adams. Fannin and Thomas are presidents of the while Murphy is secretary and treasurer. Morrison served as president during 1952. done since 1947 until now. told of the procedures to followed for a successful Catoosa and Walker Coun¬ ties are both opening drives this week. Advance subscrpttons Advance subscriptions brought the total pledged $100,250.00 in this campaign raise $200,000 to equip and the Tri-County Hospital at Oglethorpe. The largest gift far is an anonymous gift $25,500. Houston Jewell, eral chairman of the organization, in the gift, said the source from i whch it came has a deep est in the welfare of the of North Georgia and the was made with the feeling all the people of the area are able would do their part in helping to provide facilities so critically needed the area. | ganzations Gifts from total Churches $5,357 and to The P.T.A.’s are the first give in Dade County. has pledged $75 and New Sa- lem $100. probably accounted for fnr the the ! outstanding interest shown by j members of the troop in the organiation’s program of do- mestic, recreational, arts and crafts and outdoor life activi- ties Two years ago, the Odd Fel- lows of Trenton very gener- ously permitted the girls to use a room in the hall for a meet- ing place, and each Saturday, from eight to sixteen girls gather there with Mrs. Rogers, Miss Dyer and a newer leader, Mrs. Granville Pace. At a typical meeting, the troop members, headed by Mary Clyde Smith, patrol lead- er usually work on badge re- quirements, of which must pass ten before earning a badge. A few of the many badges Girl Scouts may earn Devoted to the Best Interests o f Dade County and Georgia. the DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1953 Court Holds The Grand Jury finished their deliberations afternoon and their present¬ ments were lead before open Court, given to Judge McClure, who signed them, and adjourn¬ ed them until the June term of Court or until another Grand Jury has been impaneled. Criminal cases were heard Thursday and Friday with the Court hearing pleas of guilty between jury trials. James Wil¬ liams pled guilty to possessing liquor and was sentenced to three months in jail which was suspended upon the condition he enter a government hospi¬ tal for treatment within 5 days. Williams complied with this order. Travis E. Bearden pled guilty to passing a school bus and was fined $25. Charles Logan and Donald Gray pled guilty to a burglary charge and were fined $250 each. Bennett Abbott and Lewis Massey, on a burglary charge, were found guilty by jury and given 12 months each in the Public Work Camp. They were also given 6 months in jail which was suspended privided they do not get into trouble before the six months proba- Uion expires. Ralph Abbott 'charged with burglary was found not guilty by direct ver- diet by Judge. | Clyde Puckett indictment for burglary was nolle prossed as ; all witnesses were not present, The Court ordered witnesses Charles Dowdey and Tom Wal- ston picked up and put under a $500 bond. The case against Puckett for stealing an auto .was a mistrial and the Judge !placed him under a $500 bond auu and said saw uc he was woo to w return to ™ the »..v Air Force Base where he is staticned. Obie Phillips was charged with hh and run in an auto and the jury returned a verdict of guilty. He was fined $52. Delies Bearden, found guilty the September 1952 term of Court for manufacturing- li¬ quor, requested a new trial, which the Court denied, and he was to begin serving his 12 j months at the Public Work Camp. Lawrence William Barger, charged with malicious mis- chief was found guilty and c.ived a sentence of 3 | 'at the Public Work Camp. He j was also found guilty, .by !of molesting a minor jury verdict requested charge J r ® ated as ae a q n ‘ eanor instead 01 a Cl y the Court sentenced him to 12 months at the Public Work Camp. | Bob Smith charged with ma nufacturing liquor was guilty by jury and the Court j METHODIST CHURCH a AND GROUNDS TO GET CLEANING SATURDAY The Wesleyan Service Guild of the Trenton Methodist Church has announced a work- ing Saturday, March 28 to get the church and grounds clean- ed. i makina. making, Hostess Hoste.-s and and Photo- Photo- graphy. The latter project was taken up only recently with great interest, the girls learn- ing to take pictures and de¬ velop them properly, j Arts and crafts are more ac- tivities which have met with , considerable success. The group has learned to make many u T eful and unique ob- j ec ts, including potholders, re ed baskets and wire brace- lets Working with the Boy Scouts during the Christmas season on collecting toys and clothing for the underprivileged, the girls pressed and mended the clothing before it was distri- The Boy Scouts have noth- ing on the girls when it comes to hiking and camping out, for Five Days — AdS Oil OV0F 50 Cases ^sentenced him to 12 months at the Public Work Camp. He filed for a new trial on March 19, 1953. The Court ordered the arrest and the bond doubled on Joe Johnson on a liquor indict- ment; James Henderson, driv- ing under the influence of in- toxicants; Ray Buckles, posses- ing liquor; Johnnie Daniel, possessing Iquor; Garland Murphy Walston, D. U. I. and speeding; John B. Harrison, drunkenness; Jack C. Gil- breath, D. U. I. and Ben F. McAdams and Hershel Little- ton, charged with larceny. On W. T. Shanfelt, Rheba Marie Shanfelt and J. D. Moon all charged with burglary, the Court ordered an absolute or¬ der for arrest and set the bond at $1500.00 each. Jessie Alex Jeffrey, charged with D. U. I. is out on demand. The cases of Buster Buckles, charged with possessing li¬ quor; Miles Walston, Jr., sel¬ ling whiskey; David Koonce, possessing whiskey and W. Franklin Robinson charged with D. U. I. and reckless driving were continued until the June term of Court 1953. The case j against Charles Dickerson for larceny wts nolle prossed. No action was taken on the indictments against Donald Smith, charged with assault wth auto; Grady Jeffrey, as- sau h an( f battery, Grady Jef- frey, drunk; Owen Woodyard, ^ r -’ '* atdc Wilson and Rocky Sea T charged with operating a * auto without owner’s per- mission - Donald Gray and Waymond Abbott and Benny Joe Bradford charged with lar- ceny; two cases against Char- les E. Clark, driving without a , assault license; Denzil West, Jones, possessing liquor, Dennis a ” d " “ P0 “ K - sing liquor. Dennis R. Maho- ney, molesting minor child. PRESENTMENTS March 19, 1953. GEORGIA, DADE COUNTY. To The Honorable Freeman c. McClure, Judge of the Su- perior Court of said County, We the regularly impaneled Grand Jury, for March 1953 term of said Court make the following presentments: The Grand Jury has exa- mined criminal matters brought before it and have returned 40 true bills and 18 no bills We hive by committee exa- mined the books of the Ordi- nary, County Treasurer, Coun- ty School Superintendent, Tax Commissioner and Clerk of the Superior Court and find these Selective Twelve Service Leave Clerk For Er- Examination thers, Dale The Harrison 18th Dover, Baseball Fans, nest parture Stewart March reported 18 of the twelve de¬ Hugh Forester, Gordon Ruben Forester William Noel Ar¬ Attention! Dade Countians for amina- nold Carroll, Alvin Hobart There m will be a county base- eX Smith, Maurice Winston Me I t j in Atlanta for the armed ball meeting in the courthouse j on Guffey, Troyce Haywood Bur¬ 7:30 Friday night at p. m , services - rell, Kyle Frederick Broom, E cryone meterested is urged | They are Charles Marion Norris Roosevelt Sims and Ed¬ to attend. There are some im- Willard, John Wesley Wea- win Taylor Hall. po:tant plans to be discussed. such such excursions, excursions, a term used describe a meal cooked out doors Usually a cook-out held at the end of a hike interesting points around community with each girl ing her own meal on tin-can stoves. In addition learning to cook dishes, these affairs are of fun. Saturday, April 4, the will arise at the crack of and prepare to go on a hike six a. m. to the head of town creek, where they a breakfast of and bacon. In the possible sence of the little stoves, have considerable Jn cookin over small using stones. <unnes .and orderly manner. We have examined the re- cords of the Sheriff and find That he does not have proper books for keeping the records of his office. We recommend that the Sheriff's office be supplied with the necessary books for keeping a complete record of the business trans- acted by his office, We attach financial state- ment of County School Super- intendent for the year 1952. We have by committee exa- ,mined the available records of Justice of the Peace Dockets of the County, only one Justice has made his records available. The dockets sent in by Mr. H. G. Doyle from 1037th District are in good form. We recommend that all Jus¬ tice of the Peace make their records available to the Grand Jury at least once each year. We have by committee exa¬ mined the County Jail and find the following conditions: 1. The walk from sidewalk to Jail in bad need of repair, 2. The north and east side of Jail has cracked and wall has shifted about two inches in some places. 3. Front bed room plaster badly in need of repair. 4. Bath room needs repaint¬ ing. 5. All windows in Jail should be repaired and where neces- sary replaced. 6. Provide mattresses and blankets for bunks. 7. Repair screens. 8. Two small streams of water are running into base- ment and basement floor was covered with approximately three inches of water. ; 9. Bad odor noticeable and coming from grease I trap or sewer from basement. Werecommend that neces- We “a m .ne, t h e «*** rv.r pa. Baugh and M, Grady dlnary 5 SKM an'd roof supports and that he act upon these men’s recommen- dations. We have in a body inspected the Dade County High School building and the Health Cen¬ ter and find the Health Cen- ter in excellent condition. The High School building is in fair condition. However, due to im- pending building program we do not make any recommen- ! datum. lor repairs to this building. We recommend that the Clerk of Superior Court be paid $48.00 for issuing 96 Grand Jury Subpoenas, That the S heri ff, F\ C Gra- est est has has decreased decreased lately lately in in the the troop, but the leaders feel that is typical of most organiza- tions, all having regular inter- vals of high and low interest, Warm weather always sparks the boys’ and girls’ appetites for the great out-of-doors, and membership usually increases, The Girl Scout promise which a n members are required to learn defines the purpose of the organization better than any other description. It reads as follows: “On my honor, I will try: To do my duty to God and my country, To help other people at all times, To obey the Girl Scout Laws.” Members are also required to learn the ten Girl Scout Laws !which are: (1) A Girl Scout’s honor ^"^77.7^ is to be trusted; (2) A ■ Published Weekly—Since 1901 NUMBER 12 ham be paid $248.40 for ex- penses incurred for which no compensation is otherwise pro¬ vided by law. That former Ordinary A. W. Peck be paid $420.93 for ex- penses incurred from Septem- j ber 20th through December 31st 1952, for which no com¬ pensation is otherwise pro¬ vided by law. That former Sheriff J. W. Lynch be paid $165.00 for ex¬ penses incurred from Septem¬ ber 20 through December 31, 1952, for which no compensa¬ tion is otherwise provided by law. We recommend that bill of $75.00 from L. M. Phipps for use of bloodhounds be paid from County Treasurer if Mr. i Byron Pope is not willing to , pay this. We unanimously recommend (.he Tri-County Hospital as a splendid institution for the ci- izens of Dade County and iserving of their support. We further recommend that the Ordinary investigate the pos abilities of procuring the services of a dentist at the Health Center for one-half day each week. That the firm of Lewis & Company, of Chattanooga, be employed to audit the Ordin¬ ary’s records for 1953 at time necessary to make report avail- able to March 1954 Grand Jury, That necessary steps be taken to have witnesses avail- able when needed by Grand Jurles especially in the mves- , ligation of criminal matters, Absence of witnesses delaye the investigations of this body, That all delinquent taxes for years prior to 1952 be turned ovcl to pioper by Tax Commoner . for col- ^ion law governing m ^accmdance^wlth delinquent th* recommend that *. per ~ “ -- *<“ Tubvir ™ ^ S an p n nts be -hhahed In the om.a, newa U1 nsual ... pa ‘ (!e e ' Respectfully submitted. D. T. Brown Foreman. J. A. Case Clerk. Heard and considered, the above and foregoing present-! ments it is be hereby published ordered time that J the same one in The Dade County Times at the expense of the County and that the same be recorded on the minutes of this Court This 20th day of March 1953. Freeman C. McClure Judge Superior Court Dade County. Scouts C cr.u. ; duty duty is n to to be be useful useful and and to help others; (4) A Girl Scout is a friend to all and a sister to every other Girl Scout; 'ft5)A Girl Scout is courteous; <6) A Girl Scout is a friend to animals- (7) A Girl Scout obeys orders; <8) A Girl Scout is cheerful; (9) A Girl Scout is tbrif ly and MO*A Girl Scout is clean in thought, word, and deed Scouting has been called a game... a game in which mi- lions of young people Pl a y a pari. Girl Scouting in the United States is for girls be- tween the ages of seven and eighteen. Brownie Scoults are the youngest ones, between se- ven and ten; Intermediates are the middle ones between ten and fourteen; and Senior Girl < ^01^, ^ Jf Plans w H For ° rae Entering J° Make Improvement Contest The New Home Home Dem onstration Club met at th( home of Mrs. Henry Graj Tuesday afternoon, March l r with the president, Mrs. E. E. Ferguson, presiding. Mrs. L. C. Williams gave devotional after which Joe Neely led the group in prayer. One of the club goals was with the donation of mo¬ to the New Home church for the purpose of completing side of the new addition the church. Plans were made for quilting Q u ih for the benefit of Da- ^ . School and for a chicken to be held Saturday n ^sht, April 25, at the home of r - and Mrs. J. M. Crawford, Monday night, March 30, was as the date for a commun- meeting to discuss plans for entering the Community The club also don- five dollars to the Rock Fund. Mrs. Joe Neely gave a dem¬ on making spool a novel idea for gifts or your own children. Several games were played prizes being won by Mrs. C. Williams, Mrs. Henry and Mrs. Chester Lane. Delicious refreshments were to eleven members and visitors. Mrs. Madge Ballard. 4-H’ers Set April 11 For “Odd Job Day” The Dade County 4-H Club Council met Saturday, March 23 at the Courthouse. Ray Bo¬ bo, president and the following things were brought before the council: Kathryn Fricks told about her recent trip to Daytona Beach and she also discussed the Dress Review and several other contests which will be held around the first of May. Mr. Adams discussed pamp- ing possibilities for this sum¬ mer. It is a possibility that the Dade County 4-H’ers will go to Daytona Beach for a week this Kathryn Fricks and Ray Bo- bo discussed me ans of making money for the 4-H Center at Rock Eagle . It was decided that the Council would support the state officers’ suggeston that they have a county-wide “Odd Job Day” on April 11 and that the proceeds would go to the 4-H Center at Rock Eagle. Sc if everyone reading this article have an odd job ready foi 4-H’ers on April 11, you wil get a good job done and youi will go for a verj worthy cause. The Dade High 4 _ H club , werp Jn charge of , a very inter . esting program of music , afte i the meeting adjourned, Rep0 rter, Bessie Moore. high high school school or or between between f four ur- teen and eighteen, j a Girl Scout is first a “Ten- derfoot”, after which she U ready to earn badges in any o: the eleven fields of interest After acquiring some skill ir each field, she is eligible for “Second Class” rankng. “Firs Class” is a very high and privilege in scouting. a means that a scout is preparer to e o rea sei ce | ie s■s e ® . e jW ie a * a ^ Certainly one of the mos valuable organizations ani community could have, th< Girl Scouts are carrying on <. j fine program in Trenton. Per- ; haps one day, it will be possible for each community in the , 1 county to sponsor both a gir «, 00P .
