The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965, September 17, 1953, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textoaae County's Only Newspaper. VOLUME LIU Dade Man Faces Indictment for Murder 58-year-old r»lri Dade n.qdp nountv County farmer is facing grand jury action on a murder charge growing out of the fatal beat- ing of a neighbor last Satui- day. Sheriff F. C. Graham said Grant Daniels of Route 2, Trenton, is accused of slaying De Forrest (Buckshot) Powell, 48, using Powell’s own shotgun as a weapon. Daniels was ordered held for the grand jury after a prelim¬ inary hearing in Trenton last Saturday night. Granville Da¬ niels, 32, a son of the accused man, was ordered held under $500 bond as a material wit- ness The slaying occurred about g a m near Daniels’ home, . less than a mile from Trenton. According to witnessess, the altercation was the result of an argument over owenership of a potato patch. Reliable sources said Powell and Daniels were working po¬ tatoes on property belonging to Dr D. S. Middleton when Powell become ill and sold his share of the patch. They said Daniels and Powell later ar- gued over the amount of toes Daniels was digging from the patch and the issue flared, City Council Lays Groundwork For Water Extension Trenton City Council Mon¬ day night set up groundwork for possible extention of the City’s water distribution system amounting to about $2,000. The plan would provide water for Edgewood subdivision and wlould sreve about eight families now and several homes which are on the planning board. . The council passed a reso¬ lution that money be borrowed for the extention work with the provision that residents of the area to be served endorse notes. The council was told that several others houses are North Dade Minstrel Fall Of Fan (By MARY TOWNSEND) We’uns at North Dade are in the mood again, and when we get in the mood things start popping. So loosen your belts and unzip your zippers and get to do the most laughin’ you’ve done in a lifetime at the P T. A Minstrel and District School which will be presented at the school' auditorium on October 2 and 3. We’ve got a ba-a-ad, wittle boy name of “Snub-nosed Ryan,” played by “Slap" Brown The School master is Played by Elmer Oliver. we 've just got everything— There’s a gabby one, Thankful Samantha Hopper played by B ea Ford; a tomboy, Sis Hop¬ per, played by Lucille Word; a flinty one, Meli-Sa Clarissa Popover, by Imogene Ryan, an d Teacher’s' ‘purty little SINGING SET FOR BROWN GAP SUNDAY The public has been invited to a’tend an all-day singing at Brown’s Gap, Sunday. John Warren will be in char ge of the singing and ex- f’dent singers from this area ar e expected. Are Not So After Prove • you feel like like grumbling grumbling aoout high county taxes, take a ■ rj “k at the figures below and see how light you are getting off. h-'*e county tax levy recently ’ I ' a S se t at $4.10 $100 worth - per ; °‘ taxable property That may s° un high j. , but there i factors* are se- v eral factors to consider. ong them which j might surprise" are figures "the even even surprise the or- or- binary. j According to the United ! s Department of Com-. Cnnnln Devoted to iJ)e Best Interests o r Dade County and Georgia. THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 17, 1953 I i Pawpll Powell anrl and hnth both naniolc Daniels aro are reported to have had weapons a t the time of the fatal beat¬ ing. One source said Powell 1 carried shotgun reguarly to a jprotect game on Dr. Middle- / ten’s property. j about The 100 fatal beating occurred yards from the home Q f Mrs. Roland Forrester, who told justice of the Peace H. F. Allison she failed to see the dis turbance. According to Sheriff Gra¬ ham, Daniels followed Powell down a short country road leading to the old Daniels | place, apparently wrestled j Powell’s shotgun away from him and started beating the crippled man. The was interrupted by Daniels’ son, the sheriff said. The fight was heard by a 12- year-old boy who was getting water from a nearby creek, Sheriff Graham said. He said the boy ran to Mrs. Forrester’s home and reported seeing the felled man. Mrs. Forrester told a Times reporter she saw neither of the (Daniels on the road near her (home at the time of the inci- When asked later if the pair ran back along the road after the beating, however, she planned for the section. Mayor A. L. Dyer told the group that money for the work is not available in the City’s water fund. He said the fund contains $740 at present and pointed out that 200 is due on a monthly payment soon. Later, the body approved pay- ment of $639.61 for a new water pump and $10 q for an audit the general fund. Mayor Dyer also pointed out that_ a private party had sug- gested installing a water sys- tem for the area mentioned, The mayor said such a system would stand in the way of city pet” and prize scholar, Solo¬ mon Hopper, played by the Rev. Chas. Ward. Other students are Shadrach Hopper, Robert Ryan; Jeremiah Gosling, Walt Smith; Amaritty Quackenbush, Sarah Smith; Betsy Ann Winters, Mrs. L. C. McHughes; Phoebe Beebee, Alma Neely; Reliance Long- necker, Evelyn Reeves; Maggie Serepta Foster, Mae Doyle; Lu- Toots (who elocutes), Mae Harrison; Tootsie Tucker, Judy Strawn; nia Burton, Pearl Blevins; Ezra Bill Doyle; Jacob Beans, Joe Lee Tatum; Melchisadek McGillicuddy, Stoney Town¬ send; Malachi Quirk, R. C. Fosler; and Junior Hendrix. Alodeen Word. How they do romp through a school day—Attention, Visiting Teacher—I don’t believe School master Oliver is very capable of making his students behave. The e second act will be the Sugarfoot Minstrels. The In _ terlocutor will be “Mac’' Me Hughes The endmen are Mr. Africa, "Walt Smith; Mr. Bo- jangles, Allison Blevins; Mr. Catfish, Dub Harrison; Mr. Delirium, Joe Lee Tatum; Mr merfe, merce, there there are are 7,364 7,364 residents residents living in Dade County. A cen-; sus report also shows that 165 square miles are included the confines of the county, leaving an average of 45 per- sons to each square mile. , The re port goes on to say that that Dade Dade County has 698 farms, all on 65 000 acres of land land. Furthermore, Furthermore, the aver-j a£?p age value va ] ue 0 f each farm in the county is $5,801. Throughout the entire coun- ronlinH replied + that V»of they ’’walked.” »* Mrs. Forrester said the beat¬ ing was reported to Sheriff Graham by several of her re¬ latives, who arrived at the scene shortly after the alter¬ cation. According to Mrs. Forrester, Powell was pro¬ nounced dead on arrival at a Chattanooga hospital. He ap¬ parently died of head injuries. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. in the Trenton Baptist church, the Rev. Paul Gladden and the Rev. Pearl Tinker officiating. Burial was in the Trenton Bap¬ tist cemetery. Pallbearers were Louis Sims, Alfred Goss, Rubin Williams, Brown - Mason Smith and Johnny Beasley. Survivors include two Terry and Larry of Trenton; two daughters, Bertha Lee Powell of Trenton and Mrs. Bessie Mae Morgan of North Carolina; six brothers, William, Burt, Richard and Ryan, all of Rising Fawn; Gene of Chick- amauga, and Leon of Chatta¬ nooga; three sisters, Mrs. Ma¬ rie Harper of Trenton; Mrs. Lucille Purslily of Flintstone, and Mrs. Lillian Prince of Chickamauga. Arrangements were handled by McBryar Funeral Home. water expansion and said plans for the private enterprise should be investigated before the city takes action. City Fathers also' discussed briefly a possible fire depart¬ ment for Trenton. They ex- plained that funds are not j available at present but called attention to a public | of r'ire lighting Iment to be held at the Dade High School next Thursday. Mayor Dyer led a lengthy di¬ cussion of chemical fire-fight- ing apparatus and urged every businessman in Trenton to be ;present for the demonstration. Epluribus, George Carroll, and Mr. Friday, Elmer Oliver. The soloists are Bea Ford and Lucille Word. Elzada Tittle is accompanist. Do you like fun? Do you like laughs? Well — come on down, folks—us’ uns got lotsa just what you like. G. C. Tatum Named Trenton Marshal G. C. Tatum has been named Mar¬ shal tor Trenton, replacing J. H. Baty who recently resigned. Mr. Tatum was appointed at a meeting of City Council Monday. H. H. Hutchinson, a city patrolman, also was considered tor the position. Mr. Tatum and Mr. Hutchinson were hired by the council three weeks a g Q after an oral resignation by Mr. Baty. The council Monday night also agreed to a salary change for the new officers and went on record as backing a drive to halt drunken driving. | According to the new salary setup, Tatum and Hutchinson will be guar- ty, ty, the the 1,585 familes have an an average income of $1,417 This year, the county expects take in a a total total tax tax of oi ; $82,878.95. | Believe it or not, this means that the average man, woman , an d child will be required to j pay only $11.25 each to live in Dade County next year. since there are 165 square in the county, this means that the average tax on a mile is only $502.95. A . IBmI H flubs ontinned Support, Venable Tells Listener k Georgia's 4-H Club council president, royally acclaimed here Wednesday by all of Dade County, modestly turned down credit for the rousing welcome extended her and told a “Rally Day” crowd the tribute actually was paid to 4-H Club work. Joyce Venable of Jackson County, was given a welcome such as Dade County had never seen. She was met atop Look¬ out Mountain by a lengthy mo¬ torcade and rode from there in an open car to Trenton and the American Legion home. Later, as principal speaker for the celebration, the youth¬ ful leader emphasized the im¬ portance of 4-H Club work and called on members of the coun- tys six clubs for an even stronger organization. Miss Venable gave special re¬ cognition to parents, advisors and business leaders for mak¬ ing the ‘‘Rally Day” possible and urged their further coope¬ ration in 4-H work_ Scores of persons turned out for the occasion. There were During the discussion, the mayor pointed out the possibil¬ ity of a chemical fire-fighting unit for downtown businesses? to be purchased by individual businessmen. It was brought out at the meeting that property taxes will not be put into effect next because of failure to lay groundwork, Mayor Dyer pointed out that; be! present privilege taxes must doubled or tripled if Trenton is to have funds next year. “If the town is going to grow,” he said, “it will have to |have funds.” OPEN HOUSE SET AT RISING FAWN Open House will be held the Rising Fawn , church parsonage Sunday from 3 p. m. to 5 p. m., the Rev and Mrs. Joe E Baker have announced. The Open House is being held in connection with recent repairs and decorations to parsonage anteed salaries of $150 per month. The portion paid by the city will yuppie- ment costs collected through fines. The plan was put up for a one-month trial. In addition to regular salary, Mr. Hutchinson was promised $25 per month for use of his automobile. Council members instructed the of¬ ficers to arrest all drivers operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. They also cautioned them against arresting traffic offenders for violations corn- mitted outside the city limits hut in¬ formed them that violators of offenses committed within the city limits may be followed and arrested outside of _ town. Further Further figuring figuring also also shows shows ( that landowners pay an aver- age of only $1.27 per acre. In 1949, last figures com- piled on numbers of businesses and farms, Dade County con- tained 698 farms and 74 stores, manufacturing concerns :oncems and and other businesses. There There were were a a of 772 such concerns, More paper work shows that each business and farm would pay an average of $107.35 for the right to operate in this state notables in 4-H work. Trenton and Dade County of¬ ficers and agricultural officials from several counties. W. H. Pullen, president of the Dade County Farm Bureau, called Dade the “keystone” county of Georgia in his wel¬ coming address. He termed agriculture the basic industry of America and pointed out that 4-H Club training is directly aimed at agricultural progress. Sharing the spotlight with Miss Venable was Dade Coun¬ ty’s own Kathryn Fricks, state 4-H council secretary. Miss Fricks introduced the princi¬ pal speaker, calling her a ‘‘per¬ sonal friend as well as a fellow state officer.” Later in the program, Miss Venable and Miss Fricks were given district certificates in re¬ cognition of their outstanding work. County schools almost turn¬ ed out for the gala occasion. Club member^ brought their own lunches and spread them on tables in the area. Some of the overflowing crowd jammed restaurants. Merchants decorated their store fronts and a giant ban¬ ner was stretched across Tren¬ ton’s main street to welcome ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Four Dade Teachers Attend Savannah Adventist Institute Four Dade County teachers were among others from a number of countries attending the Seventh-day Adventist Teachers Institute in Savan¬ nah last week. They were Mrs. Carolyn Mascunana, Mrs. Minnie Lea, Mrs. Mary McMillan and Miss Laveta Brown. Mrs. McMil- Ian’s father Mr. W. L. Miller, and Mrs. Mascunana’s son, George Mascunana Jr., ac- the group. The Institute was held Sept, 9-12 for teachers of the Geor- gia - Cumberland Conference. The group met at the Tides Hotel, Savannah Beach, Ga. county. county The average value of _ Dade County farms has been set at $5,801, which means that the average farmer will pay $237.84 in taxes this year, but figures show further that 10,000 acres of of cultivated cultivated land land in in this this coun- coun- ty ty brought brought $417,000 worth of farm crops. This means the average acre brought $ 417 . The acreage figures show l that too much available land is going to waste. So if you want Published Weekly—Since 1901 Miss Venable. ! The honored guest arrived about 10 a. m. and was escort¬ ed behind a screaming siren to downtown Trenton. Her mo- Grand Meets Trials Late Superior Court will get un¬ der way here next Monday with selection of the grand jury. Jury cases will be heard the following week. Judge Freeman C. McClure is expected to charge members of the grand jury Monday morning and the rest of the week will be spent in regular grand jury business while Judge McClure hears guilty pleas. Traverse jurors have been called for the following Dade Holds Volunteer League Lead Dade clung tightly to first place, half-game lead in the Volunteer League this week after defeating Harrison Bay 13-9, last Sunday. Davis, standing now three steps from the cellar floor, whipped Whitwell 7-4 behind the tight pitching^ of Sonny Ellison. Jimmy Johnson homered for Dade, who retained the same slim lead they held after break¬ ing a tie with Daisy two weeks ago. I. H. Wheeler Jr., Elected Polio Head I H. Wheeler, Jr., night was elected chairman of the Dade County chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Other officials elected were Henry Elliott, vice chairman; Robert Hilton, treasurer, and Mrs. W. G. Hughes, secretary, In addition, Mrs. Martin Nethery was named chairman of the March of Dimes Drive, which will be held in January, Mrs. Hugh Clark was named treasurer of the March of I 4F Ground Observer Post Being Planned Here I Representatives of the Observer Corps were in Tren¬ ton last week making plans 1 for an Air Observation Post to be located here. The group included Cauble, Georgia Area director of Civil Defense, and Maj. T. W. Turbiville, coordinator the Ground Observer Atlanta - According to Mr. Cauble and Maj. Turbiville, are badly needed for this cinity on a volunteer basis. present, they also are a director for the local post. The Ground Observer is a volunteer unit. Each ber is assigned to watches two hours per week, the S'kie? for uncharted air- craft and reporting such craft to a locator center. If ported aircraft are lied, interceptor planes are .v nt from nearest bases | challenge and possibly shoot j them down. i Posts similar to the one to make make your your taxes taxes worthwhile, worthwhile, work more land, But whether you care to make more money or not, e _ i member that that taxes taxes are are not a ° Dade high ar County you might imagine J has 1,585 fami- lies. lies. This This year, year, they they will will pay! pay j slightly more than $52 each in county taxes. That’s the aver-, age. The average Dade County family contains almost five | persons, which means that five NUMBER 37 torcade circled the town squa i and then completed the trip 1 > the American Legion ha ' where a special stand had bee erected. They will hear civil cases firs moving To criminal cases tc ward the last of the week. The grand jury will be fact with only one murder cas when evidence against Gran Daniels, accused in the deat this week of DeForrest (Buck shot) Powell, will be weighe for possible indictment. A | other cases are of a minor na ) ture. The murder case, if indictei I is expected to consume most c trial time. Daisy won 13-7 over Dix ! this week to continue its thret with the league leaders. In tt fourth league game, Whuhal chie whipped Cedar Grove 19- STANDINGS Team Won Dade..... .....8 Daisy......... . . . .7 Wauhatchie. C .5 . , . Whitwell .....4 Dixie....... .....4 Davis____ ......3 Harrison Bay .. .....3 Cedar Grove .. . .....0 Drive and Ken Hogg w: named publicity director. J. C. Billue and W. W. C Hughes were elected to the ex cutive committee of the coun chapter. Full committees in tl March of Dimes Drive will 1 selected before the drive oper Funds collected in Dad County will be used to prever polio, afford research and pn vide hospitalization for vi Last year, more tha $600 was collected here. ned for Trenton are locate throughout the United State forming a network which wou be almost impossible for attacl ing planes to cross without d( tection. j According to Ground Observ i Corp ’ officials, the large ne work also is needed to cha; the course of an unidentifiq plane and follow its pattern i that interceptors can meet ar challenge it. They pointed oi that Dade County is a “blar spot” in the present networ of observers. ‘‘Enemy planes could swoq down between the mountaii and f ] y u ndeterted to their de; tinations unless they were J j ported,’* they said. "We are ; need of trained men who cou report such planes and off protection for their ciuntry.’ The group also pointed o that the corps would be mall tained for other active dutie sucd a s communications wo i in case of disaster Further details are expecte 1 soon. people people are are lb living here for t. cost of $1 per wee That’s the tax cost. So if y county taxes are hig put them up against the cc of food, clothing and oth commodities and see how luc you are. And And if if you want to grumb take it out on the federal i come tax people. Believe i they are going out this world. Of course, y might take a few figures ai find we are wrong.