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VOLUME LIU
Davis Wins 4-2 — Dade Loses 9-8
The Davis baseball team won
another game last Sunday
which puts them up into the
First half of the league stand¬
ings. The game was a pitching
battle between Ben Patton for
Davis and Jackie Davidson for
Dixie. These pitchers allowed
six hits a piece with Davis at
bat 34 times and Dixie 32
times. The game only lasted an
hour and 45 minutes. Runs
made by Hale and Stevenson
and a 2 bagger by Phillips.
Final score: Davis 2, Dixie 0.
Davis........000 Oil 000—2
Dixie........ 000 000 000—0
Dade lost another game last
Sunday to Whitewell. Dade is
still having pitching trouble
using Hale, Page and Patterson
last Sunday. Halew as posted
losing pitcher with 10 for seven
run- in 4 and 2-3 innings.
Vandergriff, pitching for Whit-
well allowed only 8 hits which
Kathleen Morrison and
William B. Short
Miss Kathleen Rae Morrison
and Mr. William Buford Short,
Jr., were married Sunday
evening, June 28, at the home
of the bride’s grandmother,
Mrs. W. G. Morrison.
The ceremony, which took
place about eight o’clock in
the evening, was held on the
terrace, and Mis: Morrison’s
maternal grandfather, Rev. W.
L. Tate, who had also married
her mother and father, per¬
formed the service. An altar
had been erected at a corner
of <the terrace in front of
shrubbery and was covered in
white damask linen. It held
two vases of white glads and a
large bible. Behind were four
tall candelabrum with 24 light¬
ed white candles. In front of
the altar, a white sheet had
been stretched to a white co¬
vered kneeling stool which held
two white satin kneeling pil¬
lows. On either side of this
were two tall white basket
vases filled with white glads.
The bride, who is the daugh¬
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
M. Morrison, was lovely in a
white lace bodice and white
tulle skirt wedding gown. She
wore a small head cap with a
linger length veil and carried a
prayer book and white orchid.
Her only attendant was Miss
Ellen Morrison as maid of hon¬
or, who wore an aqua tulle and
lace gown with a crown of red
loses and aqua tulle on her
head and carried a bouquet of
red roses outlined in matching
aqua tulle and ribbons.
The groom wore the custom¬
ary summer formal cloths of
black trousers and white coat
as did his best man, R. M.
Morrison, Jr., brother of the
bride, and the two ushers, Ray
s Stands Near Old Site
“The cite of „ Byrd’s Chapel
Methodist Episcopal Church
dates back before the Civil
War. No record has been kept
is to the exact date when this
land began to be used for re¬
ligious meetings, but ............. the farms
r ere large and homes widely
mattered and the need for
piritual food was great.
“The traveling ‘pjeacher’
an riding through the com-
lunity holding services in the
omes of the farmers. The
:>ads were rough and hard to
ravel in those days, but that
idn’t keep the people from
earing God’s word. The old
»g homes would be mert ow-
ois ns was wa^th^means was the me means means ui, at. organlz- u e '
ig fs the old camp 7t dTtance ground which frl
Z" only lIU a sh
church naw stand,
“People would come
dies around, prepared to spend
eeks, bringing bedding and
rovisions, not only for them-
dves, but for their horses and
ten. The first church was the
rtgrowth of those c a m p
eetines
First Chapel Erected
“A Methodist mi-
Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia.
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1953
were made by Carter, Johnson
(2>, Woods, Baker, Williams,
Dowdey and L. Hale. Dade had
no long hitting but Carter who
had 1 for 4, batted in 2 run¬
ners, stole base and was cre-
with a double play.
score: Dade 6; Whitwell
8 .
Dade........ 100 101 030—6
Whitfell...... 102 221 OOx—8
League Standings
Harison Bay..........8 1
Whitwell..............7 2
Davis................4 5
Dixie...............4 5
Wauhatchie............2 6
Dade........ ........1 6
Next Sundays ijanves
1 This weekend is the end of the
first half of the season baseball
games. The only known game
to be played this Sunday will
be Dade and Harrison Bay at
Rising Fawn.
Morrison and Sidney Parker,
and father of the bride, Mr.
Morrison, who gave his daugh¬
ter away.
Music before the ceremony,
the two wedding marches and
afterwards, was by Miss Mary
Catherine Morrison, who re¬
cently received her degree in
Music from the University of
Chaattanooga. Miss Morrison,
who is an accomplished musi¬
cian, chose a cream colored
short formal gown with a gar¬
denia corsage for the occasion.
Mrs. Morrison, mother of the
bride, was handsome in a light
blue linen and lace dress with
a pink corsage on her should¬
er. Miss Sherry Morrison who
was in charge of the bride's
book and the registering of
guests, wore a white tulle gown
with aqua lace bodice.,
i After the ceremony, the
bride and groom, her parents
and maid of honor received
the guests on the lawn in front
of the altar and a reception
was held inside the home. Mrs.
Morrison, Sr. had her home ap¬
propriately decorated with
many lighted white candles,
greens and white glads. The
wedding cake, made by Mrs.
E. L. Raulston, was four tiers
high, elaborately decorated and
topped with a miniature bride
and groom in a white lace
bower. v
The cake, after the first cut
had been made by the bride
under the groom’s supervision,
and the punch, were served by
the Misses Rose Dyer, Mary
Kathryn Fricks, Carolyn Lime,
Canton, N. C., Patsy Renfroe,
and Mrs. Jackie Greene Flury.
The bride is a graduate of
Dade Countly High School and
attended Maryville College,
nister, by hv the name nam* of of
(moved into the
and with the help of his
bors erected a log house
worship, thereby,
the first Byrd’s Chapel
odist Episcopal Church
The church today still
his name. It is said the
j conversion later became was a a great
and a strong leader in t
church. Oh! Wba pr ?°
God’s word when He said,
that cometh unto me, wi 1
no wise cast out
; “Later a large frame bui di
was erected which was
jolnUy tor^a school wk
hallelujahs as the saints
marching march __________ mg on on and an a number „„ m hor
sleep in the church yard
W for the M rest
the river and
the shade ol the rees
,
i So writes Miss a
.
Deeds of 187 rsi
j that a portion 1 acre
property were given by Col
James j aiucd W »» Cureton for the •— —*
.
Chapel Church. Church. The The
register Is . dated . . .
Church
Mrs W L Simpson
independence day
Independence Day, the 4th of July, commemorates the sign-
ing of the Declaration of Independence which was the climax to
a long and bitter struggle for freedom.
The Liberty Bell that hangs in Independence Hall in Phila-
delphia symbolizes the principles of independence and the faith
of freedom loving peoples in God and his eternal supreme power.
On this Independence Day, thousands of brave American men
are fighting f 1 (T r\ 1 1 r* rr once aa again rt rr rt 1 *-* on rv M foreign f Arm rr shores. nV« aka -• Many tlnmi have n A !> a given fnir am their t K a i r
lives 11 f f A in in the 4 Vi A nVniAfApI struggle a r for Am Vi human 11 >11 O M decency r4 a AA Atr and A n/4 tirArlrl world wide in 1 rl a peace. All A n
As we again enjoy this day at barbecues, picnics, and social
gatherings, let us keep in mind how it began and give thanks
and our prayers for the heritage that is ours as Americans.. ..
the heritage that was founded on July 4th, 1776.
Holiday Requires Safety
Tcafic accidents usually oc-
curr when highways are crowd-
ed and folks are in a hurry to
get where they are going. Of-
'ten it is true... “if you want
to get somewhere in a hurry...
go slow, if you don’t... you
might not get there at all.”
Over precaution cannot be
given to drive carefully. You
may know what you are going
to do, but you seldom know
what the other fellow will do.
Each year many lives are
taken during the 4th of July
holiday. Wrecks, drowning, and
injuries from fireworks are
Entries For FB Corn Contest
The corn contest sponsored
by the Farm Bureau of Dade
ends this week.
Those who have already en¬
tered ate: Art Moore, Roy
Moore, Harold Cash, Donny Me
Mahan, and Jerry Pace. Twen-
Maryville, Tenn., where she
was a member of Theta Epsi¬
lon, Y.W.M.A. and a cheer¬
leader. She is a member of the
Trenton Methodist Church.
;She has one brother, R. M.
j Morrison, Jr., who is a student
(at the Georgia School of Tech-
jnology in Atlanta,
i The groom is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. William B. Short, of
Kayford, West Virginia. He has
three sifters, Mrs. George
Agardi, Misses Nancy and Lib¬
by Short and one brother, Mr.
Larry Short, all of Kayford.
Mr. Short graduated from East
Bank High School, East Bank,
West Virginia and Maryville
College where he was graduated
‘cum laude. He was a member
of the Student Council, sports
editor of the Year Book and a
four-year letter man on the
baseball teem. This fall he will
enter Emory University in At¬
lanta as a medical student.
us. us, “The “The cite cite of of Byrd’s Byrd’s Chapel Chapel
has been a grand old place
being called the old
ground." Many of our ances-
tors would bring their families
and food and a means of
ing for a period of six weeks or
more to the Camp Ground for
worshipping. They used the
brush arbor then, and many a
person gave their heart to the
Lord.
Meetings at Camp Ground
“As I look back I remember
hearing about Byrd’s Chapel,
the Camp Ground of
odists of Dade County as it
was known one hundred
ago. The Cagle family (my
^ ^ ^ t grand
(daughter to to In the the this family, services services would
come come summer summer
for for six six wee weeks ks or or more more. . Thev They
« ««£, « *
old covered wagon and would
camp for the time. They
would bring food and cook on
the the camp camp fire, fire, also also bring bring the the
wash pot and do family wash-
ing by carrying water
the spring or, creek near by
The rough road did not stop
anyone unyoue from irom coming. coming, They mey
were a happy crowd,
jsome of the disasters of the
careless person,
When out swimming...
know the water, beware of
step-offs, don’t go swimming
alone; Be careful with fire-
works . Be careful. Be care¬
ful, BE CAREFUL. . . the words
stare you in the face. You
think... “That always happens
to someone else, it won’t hap-
, en to me,” but you can NEVER
tel!
Make . this ... Independence T . „„ , „
Holiday your happiest by ob-
erving all safety rules.
ty-three 4-H club members
have entered this contest.
There will be three prizes.
Th first bing $25, the second
$15 and the third $10.
It is hoped that more will
enter this contest. If you have
not entered and you would like
to do so, contact your county
agen t
This is a corn contest where
each man tries to raise more
corn by the bushel per acre
than the other. They use dif-
ferent kinds of fertilizer and
see who can raise the most.
Art Moore was last year’s
winner in Dade county and all
so in the State. He raised ap-
proximately 160 bushels per
acre.
BARBECUE AT RISING FAWN JULY 4th
The community club of Ris-
ing Fawn is working out plans
for a bigger and better Fourth
of July barbecue picnic and
home coming for Saturday,
July 4th at the Rising Fawn
Community Park.
Campbell Thomas, general
chairman, called a meeting at
his home Monday night with
the various committees includ-
ing Mr. and Mrs. Milton Wil-
ping ping the the Lord Lord every every day. day. Their Their
crops were finished and
ing to gather them, all that
j could get there met for six
■ weeks using the brush arbor
church.
About 1896 the wooded sec-
tion around the old church
would have a horse tied to
every ___ tree. .____ mu They ... had 1--,1 UrmmUl brought
( the worshippers, men, women
land children all on horse back,
sometimes three on each horse.
i On special days when the
i noon meal was served, they
would bring food in bushel
| baskets, mothers cooking all
day Saturday to have plenty
food for all. It seems the peo¬
ple came from all parts of the
county as there were few
churches in the county at this
time.
“The cemetery, across the
road, has many a grave of long
ago, but as we have Memorial
Day on the third Sunday in
May, a few flowers are dropped
(around those old graves in me-
of olden times.”
I The first church on this site
which Brother Byrd helped to
erect must ’have been
after the trustees re-
Published Weekly—Since 1901
Recommendations of Dade F. Bureau
The Farm Bureau met June
29, at the court house and
adopted the follcwing recotn-
mendations to be made by Mr. «r.
Art E. Moore, delegate to State
Fruit and Vegetable Committee
of the Georgia Farm Bureau:
Resolved: That the Commis-
sioner of Agriculture be re-
quested to have market prices
j posted _____ hourly on Bulletin
boards con s P i CU ously displayed
in the variou>s Farmers - Mar _
' Resolved* That we request
the Commissioner of Agricul _
tufe ^ tQ ^ng\tales continue hi5 inlet- efforts
[g ^
® * better arket f aci iities
for fruits and vegetables.
Resolved: That we request
the Commissioner of Agricul-
ture to ban ithe retailing of
any fruits and vegetables on
the grounds or properties of
any state Farmers’ Market.
| Resolved: That we request
the Commissioner of Agricul-
ture to publish in the Market
Bulletin the weight System for
Fruit and Vegetables as pro-
ivided for by State and Federal
j and Co. Law Have Legal Mix-up
The city and county law
forcement officers disagreed in
.the disposition of a prisoner
last Monday night. The City
Marshall arrested a ntfan,
'charged him with drunken
driving , and , when , , he brought . , .
the driver of the car to jail,
the Sheriff refused to lock him
up saying he would require a
trial *"or commitement before
he would feck up city prison¬
ers.
According to city officials the
driver (who had three
with him) was taken to
he worked near Head River
a city police officer where he
mac * e bond and returned to
Trenton with the bond. All of
this took some five or six
hours (and a person by law is
given eight hours to sober up
in jail). He was released and
w Rh the three passengers left
Trenton.
The Sheriff states that
Saturday, he had advised one
member of the city council
and the city judge that he had
been advised by an attorney
that in the future a mittmus or
would have to be sub¬
son, Lunsford Fricks, Mr. and
Mrs. Wiley Dean, Mr. and
Mrs. Dewey Bradford, Mrs.
Vardie Castleberry, MLss
and Mrs. L. M. Allison,
Fred Harrison is planning an
exciting horse-shoe contest,
challenging anyone beat
him.
Plates will be served from
11:30 A. M. until the food
out.
historic historic spot. spot. - ..
the deed to the
in 1872. tl was a log house
Ja place, large ft stone sat chimney on the Jar and
;of the property opposite
j j cemetery. large .
Later a frame
was erected nea^- the center
the + V. .. UUUi.nl highest spot nnnl of n< the ll.n land, InllH
This was also used as a
until about 1900 when M. A.
Castleberry deeded a lot
50x80 adjoining the
property for a school.
large frame building was
sidered unsafe and was torn
down.
Again quoting from Mrs.
Simpson, “About 1900 a little
school house was built. It
also used for church
for at that time the^large
j building was torn down. I
born one half mile from
and I remember the first
( of school in this building. We
used the old church benches
jthe building was not quite com-
pleted but was ready with
desks the next year.”
55 Active Members Today
By 1902 there were about 120
in the Church register
NUMBER 26
laws, and a copy of these legal
weights be posted in the local
County Agent’s Office.
Resolved: That the Georgia
Farm Bureau Federatlon wor k
on setting up Grading, Packag-
ing, and wholesale facilities on
ihe various Georgia State Mar-
^ e ts, operation in such man-
ner 'that a farmer may bring
h' s produce, have it graded,
packaged, and sold for him. Be
it further resolved that the
farmer, in order to use these
1 facilities, be required to have a
current Farm Bureau Card and
a certificate from his County
'Agent.
Resolved: That the board of
Regents set up a periodic mail
, , ■ in S i llst . to . commercial . mma pro-
Queers of fruits . and vege a es,
,
.publishing the latest research
(developments and timely to-
|Pics on insect and disease con-
,trol and the general market
picture throughout the Coun-
tr y,
I Resolved: That the Board ot
Regents of the University of
Georgia expand its personnel
in the research field with fruits
and vegetables.
with each prisoner be¬
fore he or she was committed
to the county jail. Then, when
the city calls for their prisoner,
the sheriff will return the war¬
rant and prisoner over to the
proper city officials.
The Sheriff further stated
that he talked to the man ar¬
rested Monday night who said
he was arrested about a mile
and a half or two miles south
of Trenton. The Sheriff says
he got in his car and drove off
alone.
The mix-up has arisen from
a case some weeks ago when
the county law enforcement
officers arrested a man in the
city for resisting arrest and the
next morning he was removed
from the county jail by the ci¬
ty marshal, having made bond.
There has been no trial for the
city says there can be none
because there is no county war
ran t for the man. It would
,• seem from these two accounts
that the county put a man in
jail with no warrant and then
refused to put a city prisoner.
The City Council held a called
meeting Tuesday afternoon.
jThe City Marshall and city po-
Slice officer are still to be al-
ilowed to chase a violator of the
;law in the city, outside the city
limits, if necessary, to catch
m
; Until the city attorney re-
turns for the Council to know
j just what is necessary in corn-
miting a prisoner to jail the
city will issue a warrant for
each person to be confined in
county jail no matter what
he or she may be charged with.
To-day To-day there there are are 55 active
members and some of these are
the same as were listed in 1902.
In 1915 or 1916 a jew church
was built with the help of those
In the community. It was was
built about 200 yards from th*e
school. Brother Joe Hender-
son was the first pastor. Foi-
1 lowing A fl 1 1 ,1 rr Ut him m ,17 was 0 c Rev Pan IT E. C. r
Kewis, Rev. Ulm, Rev. Daily,
Rev Houts, Rev. Grorge Er-
win, Rev. Wyatt, Rev. Orr.
Rev. A. T. Newby and now
Rev. Joe E Baker, Jr.
1 In 1933 or 34 this church
burned down and services once
again were held in the school
house. In the 1940's the con-
solidation of the schools in the
county was made and in Fe-
bruary 1943 the Dade County
Board deeded this property to
the trustees of the Byrd’s Cha-
pel church.
( In 1950-51 the members took
on the project of completely
(remodeling the school house,
It has been made into a beau-
tiful little chapel, painted
‘white and a steeple has been
erected. Work is still in pro-
gress for more improvements
to the little church on this
