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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 9, 1953)
«i tic Cdiitli Stmts Uacte County's Oniy Newspaper. VOLUME LIII Soil Conservation By HUGH CLARK Some farmers in the are already making prepara¬ tions for seeding their crops for this fall and winter. For the past few years, Ivey on Sand Mountain been sowing most of his cover crop when he lays He has had unusually vetch to turn under the ing spring. Mr. Ivey had this to say cently about his vetch cover crops. “I have had to freeze out for me when I planted it in late tember or October. When vetch is planted early, and August), it gets up gets a good growth before weather sets in and will the cold. I planted vetch year about the middle of when I layed by, and am to do the same this year. Another thing about when the crop is layed sometimes it’s hard for a low to get up enough nerve something to go back later sow after he has been out the fjeld for a few weeks. generally use about 20 of hairy vetch seed per broadcast. whether I sow it with a drill I buy my vetch seed in fall or early spring for the fall’s sowing. This year, I got my seed early this spring.” Jep Jenkins on Lookout Mt. already has his vetch seed and intends to plant it in corn mid¬ dles next week when he lays by his corn. FflRmhiilis PMA from thi County Oowmittw TV A AMMONIUM NITRATE As its part of the program for 1953, TVA plans to offer ammonium nitrate from July 1 through September 30, 1953, at a uniform discount of 20 per¬ cent of the regular f.o.b. plant price for distribution to farm¬ ers in the Tennessee Valley Counties of Georgia during the period July 1, 1953, through October 31, 1953, for the uses given below. Grain and/or grass mixtures with winter legumes, rate per acre 100 lbs. Time of applica¬ July 15 1 Nov. 30. Fawn Churches In Late 1800's RISING FAWN CHURCH The Methodist Church Rising Fawn was soon after the Civil War, the exact place and date is known. Around 1880, Croo-s bui ‘1 a large three building of brick, the story, which was the floor from the public road. lined for the church, while top floor was used by the sons and the basement as atore. Doctor’ll ofhee and !Z a H , sch D °t Mr S. W. Woodin donated , building lot , . , between . his , . which wan then known an “Old Blevins Home”, and , h Methodist Parsonage. building was completed in Mrs. Virginia Park wife of “old Doctor Fricks” mother of the late Doctor D. Fricks, was known out the Holston Conference the Mother and force of the Rising Fawn odist Church d M canteen served as perintendent from 1890 the 1920’s. Matt Allison several years In this and s. W. Woodin has superintendent for the twenty years. Among the oldest still living are ,Mrs C . C. and Mrs. Henrietta Braton. The Rising Fawn Church is a beautiful building with a wide supported by four white lumns. It is oak pannelled with a central aisle. has four Sunday School Devoted to the Best Interests ot Dade County and Georgia. THE DADE COUNTY TIMES TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1953 TO DIRECT NORTH DISTRICT 4-H MEETING ..... : I I | North District 4-H Council officers who will have charge of the 1953 Project Achieve¬ ment meeting in Athens, July 15-16, are (1. to r.) Mrs. Mayes Venable, Jackson county, ad¬ visor; James Jarrett, Floyd, boys’ vice president; Joyce Venkble, Jackson, girls’ vice president; Charles Sims, Ca¬ toosa, treasurer; and (not shown) Clarence Tucker, Banks, advisor. At the Project Achieve Oats, wheat, rye, barley or ryegrass alone or mixed. Rate per acre, 100 lbs. Time of ap¬ plication, Aug. 15 - Nov. 30. > Perennial grasses alone. Rate per acre, 100 lbs. Time of ap¬ ! plication, Aug. 15 - Nov. 30 Perennial grasses and leg¬ i umes. Rate per acre, 100 lbs. 1 Time of application, Aug. 15 - Nov. 30. j Establishing perennial grasses ! alone or with legumes. Rate per acre, 100 lbs. Time of ap¬ plication, July 1 - Nov. 30.. Each farm as defined in the 1953 ^PMA Handbook for Geor¬ gia is entitled to not more I than 2.5 tons at discount.. Loans on 1952-Crop Upland Cotton to be Carried Through July 31, 1954 The Department of Agricul¬ three upstairs and one down In the finished white painted basement. The building was erected the citizens of Rising Fawn and the county at large some two years after the Church building burned. At the work Qn ^ ^ the Re ». E. R a „ d Re , A is u|m wafi pa5tor when ; bulldin was completed a The pa , ‘ . n . , L White and g M Aulson Later s . w Woodin W A. McMahan and others 1 “amed on the coat comm of the tt«,_ approkimaUi ln e was ,5 300 - Sunday. September 17, 1950, the church was the recipient of a very beautiful altar set presented by Miss May I. Cureton. This gift was in me- mory of her sister, Mrs. Mattie Cureton Harris. The memorial gift consists of a cross, a pair ^alh of candlesticks on the cross whereby ^ be “ me * wormi ana a „ ve v ce servlce for the celebration of Holy Communion, j A census January 2z, 1950 showed: Members of the local Methodist Church, 50; number attending the Methodist Sun- day School, 98; Methodist wi membership elsewhere, 26 an number giving Methodist as local church Preference, adults children 14 was made when ev. e ■ Newby was minister of the Trenton-Rising Fawn charge ment meeting 4-H boys and girls will compete for district awards and the honor of re¬ presenting the North district at the State 4-H Club Congress in Atlanta next October. Those representing Dade County in competing for dis¬ trict awards are: Geraldine Dunn, Jr., Muffins; Kathryn Fricks, Sr. Dress Review; Beu¬ lah Sue Ballard, Jr. Dress Re¬ view; Jackie Wilson, Jr. Pub¬ ture has announced that Com¬ modity Credit Corporation loans on 1952-crop upland cot- ton which have ( a mltfeuirity date of July 31, 1953, ‘will be carried in a past-due status through July 31, 1954 This will give producers an additional 12 months in which to redeem their loan cotton. The 1952-icirop loan cotton not redeemed prior to August 1, 1954, will be purchased on that date by Commodity Cre¬ dit Corporation. Supports for Cottonseed of the 1953 Crop Price supports for cotton¬ of the 1953 crop will be in on a basis which reflect percent of the parity price. Prices for 1953-crop cotton¬ will be supported by which consisted of the Rising Fawn, Trenton, Cave Springs and Byrd’s Chapel Churches. In the summer of 1951, Rev. Joe E. Baker, Jr., was assign¬ ed to the newly formed Rising Fawn charge which is made of the Rising Fawn, Chapel, Cave Springs and England Methodist Churches. Under Mr. Baker’s leadership the Rising Fawn church still growing and the church remains one of the most in the county. In May of 1950 the Twelfth Annual Pastors - Workers Conference was held at the Rising Fawn Church. This was an all program with “Stewardship the Soil” as its theme. The dies of the W.S.C.S. luncheon in the basement of the church. RISING FAWN BAPTIST CHURCH The Rising Fawn Baptist Church was reportedly organ¬ ized on May 25, 1888 at what is known as the “Furnack.” Then about 1900 church mem¬ bers bought a lot and erected a building by the Baptist Ce¬ metery, West of the furnace property, on the hill overlook¬ ing Rising Fawn. W. F. j Pickier was the chairman of Deacons and “Father’ of this church, and Superintendent of Sunday School until his death in 1912. In 1908 a storm damaged the building and it was moved to the town of Rising Fawn. A W. Woodyard followed Mr. Pickle as Chairman of Dea¬ i lic speaking; Jack Stallings, Livestock pest control demon¬ stration; Donald Moreland, | Forestry demonstration, and Gwendolyn Dunn, Betty Ross, Wayland Higdon, and Theola Fulghum entering the talent contest. Mrs. J. L. Dunn, Mrs. W. B. Holtrhower, county agent, L. C. Adams, and C. L. Bigham will accompany these 4-H’ers on their trip. of farm-storage loans, purchases of cottonseed and 1 purchases of cottonseed pro¬ ducts. The loans will be avail¬ able at $54.50 per ton for basis grade (100) cottonseed. In areas where a purchase pro¬ gram may be necessary, pur- ! chase will be made at $50.50 per ton basis grade (100) cot¬ tonseed. These supports will reflect 75 percent of the May 15, 1953, parity price of $72.30 a ton average quality seed. FOUR BOYS LEAVE FOR INDUCTION Four more boys from Dade left Monday for induction into Uncle Sam’s services. They were Ruben William Arnold Carroll, Alvin Hobert Smith, Morris Winston McGuffey and Jackson Henry Murphy. cons. The building erected that time was used as a lar meeting place until 1949. Many old-fashioned were held in this which proved inadequate for the growing church member¬ ship. This new building is near the center of town Highway 11, on the lot ing the old church building. The building cost approvima- tely $4,000, but much free labor was donated on it. Its value has climbed to $11,000 since 'was built four years- ago. i When near enought completed to be used, the old building was demolished. j This building, begun in 1949, is made of rough concrete blocks. A green roof and a church porch adds to the beauty of this place of worship. A large sign near the entrance (adds to the grace of the out¬ side and informs tourists or others passing the denomina¬ tion of the church, the name, and the pastor. Inside the walls have been plastered, smooth, and painted white. The ceiling has been redone with celotex, the floors nicely finished... sanded, var¬ nished, and protected by run¬ ners down the two aisles. The elevated auditorium makes a clear vision possible. The choir, also elevated/ has new chairs and is set off with beau- (tiful maroon drapes of a linen like material. The drapes are closed to make an extra Sun- (day School room which the young people use each Sunday (morning. They are then open- Published Weekly—Since 1901 Slot Machines -- Liquor Confiscated The Lookout Mountain Ho¬ tel was raided last Sunday night by Dade County law en¬ officers, Constable Jim Broome reportedly accom¬ by City officer Clint Miller and County Deputy Claud Bradford. According to reports a com¬ plaint was made to'Justice of Peace W. H. Wilhite. It is clear who signed the war¬ rant nor of how many cars, trucks and people accompa¬ the law enforcement offi¬ cers to the hotel. In any case several slot machines and some bonded liquor was brought back to Trenton. Upon arrival in Trenton Constable Broome took the slot machines to the jail and was unloading them when Sheriff F. C. Graham arrived. The sheriff said he did not wish to be responsible for the confis¬ cated property. The slot ma¬ Dade Loses To Harrison Bay 6 — 5 Harrison Bay won their game from Dade in the ninth inning to keep their crown in the League at the half way point. Six pitchers were used in thh game, three on each side. McDaniel was winning pitcher Steele, losing. D. Carter, Patterson and Steele all took on the moud but Steele’s pitch in the ninth helped Harrison Bay to get that win¬ ning run. Harrison Bay took five runs in the second but not until the ninth were they able to get an¬ other and Dade inched up on BARBECUE AND STEW BEST EVER The annual Rising Fawn Barbecue, held at their Com¬ munity Park each 4th of July, again attracted many people. Several tourists even stopped to join in the festivities. The tables of food lined one side of the park and all pro¬ nounced the barbecue and brunswick stew the best ever. Though the weather threaten¬ ed during the day, the rain held off until after five when the food was gone and the park cleaned up. Mr. R. C. Thomas was of the barbecue Jed for the other services. church, 40 x 60 has six School rooms, one is used as a nursery. The nursery has been added, recently. It is I nished with a baby bed, table surrounded with small ! chairs, a cabinet, and I shelves, that store away many things smafl provided to 1 est the child. The rooms along the back are wall¬ ed with folding doors and can be opened into one large room .if there is such a need. New pews have been added, recent¬ ly. They were bought with the donations of friends and mem¬ bers of the church. A medium brown, these pews show ele¬ gance against the very light floors. The tone of the new piano adds inspiration to the choir. According to the minutes of the Lobkout Valley Missionary BapVist Association, the total membership in 1946 was 150. Enrollment in Sunday School 90, Training Union (not given) and the value of the church $1,000. J. N. Roach was the pastor at that time. In 1948, John Bradley was pastor of the church, total membership was 200, Sunday School 90, Training Union 43, and value of the church went up to $2,000. In 1949, T. C. Nelson accept¬ ed the church and a new build¬ ing was begun. This new church was value at $8,000. The membership had fallen to 172 but it began to climb. Sunday School enrollment had picked up to 102 and Training Union to 55. NUMBER 27 were left but Broome the Alcohol Tax in Rome to take the li¬ Sheriff Graham reports he nothing about the raid he was here in Trenton they left and Deputy was on duty while he gone. Deputy Bradford, apparently accompanied on the raid, this week that he has resigned as and the sheriff says he recalled his badge. However this may aLl turn it is according to law that Justice of the Peace may is¬ a warrant when he believes evidence is strong enough, matter what militia district is in or the district the war¬ is for. It is also lawful a constable of any district serve a warrant in any dis¬ in the county. them to tie the score in the se- Dade’s runs were made Cooper, 2 by Johnson, who also had a two bagger, Williams and Carter. McMahan made the second bag on one of his hits but could not make home. Harrison Bay .. 050 000 001—6 Dade........012 000 200—5 League Standings W L Harrison Bay..........9 1 Whit we 11..............7 3 Davis................4 5 1 Dixie................4 5 j Dade.................1 Wauhatchie........ .. .3 7 6 plans this year and the food was prepared and served by the ladies on his committee. The preoeeds go toward the upkeep of the Rising Fawn street lights. ICE CREAM SUPPER BY THE N. HOME H. D. CLUB The New Home H. D. Club is sponsoring an ice cream sup¬ per at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Ferguson, Satur¬ day night, July 11. Everyone is welcome. The community club will hold a meeting that night at the supper. In 1950 the value of the church nemained $8,000, the enrollment climbed to 189, Sun day School increased to 124 and Training Union remained at 55. In 1951, the enrollment de¬ clined to 181, Sunday School climbed to 137 and Training Union to 80. New pews and other additions to the church brought the value of the church to $11,000 In 1952, enrollment began climbing again and reached 187, Sunday School 164 and Training Union dropped to 53. The value remained $11,000. Rev. T. C. Nelson was pastor from 1949 until last month. According to a census taken January 22, 1950, Rising Fawn had 125 people who are mem¬ bers of the local Baptist church, 246 attending Sunday School, 40 Baptists with mem¬ bership elsewhere, 195 giving Baptist as their preference, 139 of these being adults and 56 children between the age of 9 and 15. The oldest living members of this church are Dr. D. S. Middleton and ‘Uncle” Tom Pangle. At the present the average attendance in Sunday School is around one hundred. Any one visiting the Rising Fawn Baptist Church will receive a cordial welcome. This information was receiv¬ ed from the following sources: H. P. Hatfield, recorded in the Rising Fawn community scrap¬ book and from the annual mi¬ nutes of the Lookout Valley Association.
