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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 22, 1953)
OdOC county i. Only Newspaper. LIU j I ills | ______ RISING FAWN LIBRARY.— Mrs. Virginia Konrad, 4-II Advrror, Jackie Wilson, treasurer »f the junior club, and Mrs. R. P. Fricks, also an advisor, ar e show n before the community ibrary which was pax't of the recent tou,r in (the district 4-H improvement contest. Plum Show Better Than Ever Streams of heavy traffic fil- led the highway Sunday with people from many states on their way to the seventh an¬ nual Plum Nelly Clothesline Show The parking lot was filled with hundreds of cars while over 4.000 people flocked to the ex¬ hibiting grounds, pacing the cliff- ide grove paths and view ing the colorful canvasses and brusn work of the painters. The community and county got behind the effort in a way that they never have before. Mr Mark Veal of New Salem community and Mr. Ben Clark sprinkled the one-way road all night Saturday night, and all day Sunday. They had to haul the 14,000 gallons of water that the tank held on each trip, all ‘he way from the Trenton Val¬ ley, because it has been so dry that no well on the mountain could take that punishment. Ordinary Raymond Morrison and Supt. of Schools Roy Y 0 °r located a sprinkler, and Mr Dave L. Brown donated the u.se of the sprinkler to the show. Sunday the road was in £ood shape for the thousands °f city folks. The food booth, a beautiful sight with its festoons of glo- r i°u autumn leaves and work- ers ir > bright jackets, was man- ned by Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Me Kaig. Mrs. Hazel Rountree, Mrs Bud Haygood and Mrs. Grady Bradford. The cider booth was especially attractive ’•ith its ‘ counter” a farm wa- 8° n its home-made apple tree m ade of a thorn bush and big fed apples, and framed in Famous Old Trees Their Part In The History Of Georgia (We were 8,ad t0 reC ‘V‘ n Mrs Freeman C. Me a copy of an address she f ave aFd b e e-°re te It a DAR meeting in - was most inter- ![’ e in have " but because it was long had to ------- edit it. The -- entir, a r^ , £ if «¥ wo see* M* “ an d the Cherokee Re- h • l ibrary of which Dade a Part.) - historical trees of GEORGIA Ivuth Short McClure T J urteen are represented Famous Georgia gfJfi among nored in the Nation’s F„. Trees w in 111 the Hall of n '• The y include Lanier’s Lovers’ v ers’ Oak, Oak, Pr J Pla ‘ el Corlr Cork sey’s Tree, Oak, Presbyterian T> Tomb’s others. that owns Itself, and W; .enever possible seeds of the eat trees have been plant - tthc ads € iitnes tumn leaves. Added to this ar- tistic frame-work were the identical costumes of Mrs. Flo Gray and Miss Lurline Gray, the “Cider Twins.” Some young boys who live near Plum .Nelly helped clear the grounds, build booths, and run errands. They were: Bob¬ by Lee, Billy Whited and Roy Lee Whited. These, with the help of Mr. Edgar Whited, of¬ ficiated as the parking lot crew, handling the mass of traffic with efficiency and courtesy. Miss Barbara Moore and Miss Mildred Whited assisted Mrs William Raoul of the Lookout Mountain (in North County) community with the door prizes. Mr. “Dude’ Moore acted general factotum and water boy, getting the booths water from neighboring wells after our Plum Nelly well ran dry. Sheriff Graham and his helper, Deputy Russell Smith, stationed themselves out on the road, answered questions and directed the movement of the traffic in a friendly and good-natured manner all day. The ladies of the local W. S. C. S. baked gingerbread and made delicious cup cakes and sandwiches for the food booth. Fred Leath, the young share- gate j cropper who will get the proceeds, was the center of a great deal of attention He sold seven paintings at the show. His paintings were de- picting the inside and outside of his mountain home. These were done in the quiet style of Moses. 4 r h v e jroft”S Capitol may see the children of trees trees mat that nave have won wu« fame be- cause of their connection wun great events; this also of.ers a meanS f il "which th misfortune sr here and "Teo into State hit- tory, let us review local histo- ry. From Walker Cminty H's- tory pages 65-57, from Battle o Chickamauga, Septe * ° Sou headquarte.s ft" at at faFalette ^ a r - September 10 to 17, 1863 Se We oak tree unfer which . he he planned the great mu stood in ..... front of the old one school house until aooui , f 1Q25 when when it it was was struck struck by by ^lighn- hghn- ing and was cut down. It wa ..... b-nmx/n known as thp the G Gen. 6 TT. Br<Lg£ Bragg Oak. oam One of the most interes g trees is Lanier’s Oak at Bru - swick; under this tree Lan caught the inspiration for his Devoted to the Best Interests or Dade County and Georgia. THK DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1953 j Handicraft exhibits consisted of an old fashioned hand loom, homemade dish towels and kitchen linens, hooked rugs, kitchen herbs, metal work, basket weaving and other home crafts. Patchwork quilts made in Dade County were hung for display along with the paint¬ ings of eight accomplished ar- artists. An hairloom quilt, dis¬ played by Mrs. Bill Konrad, was said to be the most beau¬ I tiful ever exhibited. The quilt belonged to her grandmother. Also an attraction to the show was the collection of enamel jewelry and ceramics exhibited by Virginia Dudley. A new addition this year which further enhanced the at- mosphere was the musical background of a group of stu- dents from Cadek Conservatory playing guitars and mandolins, A1 Morgan, stringed instrument instructor of Cadek Conserva- led the students, Dade County Is fortunate to have a resident like Miss Fan- nle Mennen, who founded the Plum Nelly Show, ““ - HALLOWEEN PART AT BARD’S CHAPEL The Byrd's Chapel’s W. S. C. S. will entertain their M. Y. F. with a Halloween Party, Come! Any youngsters who want to frolic and scare off the goblins, black cats and spooks with us at our Haliowe/ en ."arty on October 29 at 7:00 P M. Costumes not required, but will be fun to wear. Place, Cureton’s Tenement, house. Eugene Keith. “~t is estimated to be 900 years old. The legend is that it was ' “ j y t - » place for Indian the English came. ; ^ marriages have i been performed under Lovers’ j Oak. The trunk is 13 ft. in tojwo “ : . Constitution Oak Qalc grew grew near near at at the the home home of of John cowper 'when and was straight 1 and tall, an investigat- ing committee wa* was sent sent, to to find find o a tr tr« ee whose shape and size Z , fri te constitution that was ^ to bg be buiJt built, trees trees from irom tne the Atlantic Coast were con- Ejected giant ^ oak ' f ^ . ^ Ves]ey , 3 Qak at the gateway church, St, Simmons h & tree tdat ma rks exam *pui , wh i Ch char- Court Reconvenes To Consider Criminal The September term of perior Court reconvened on Monday for hearings on the Criminal Docket. Several felony and misde- meanor cases were called to which the persons involved did not appear. The Solicitor Gen- eral recommended their bonds be forfeited, an order for their rearrest be issued and their bond doubled. The first of the week there were several pleas of guilty along with the trial by jury cases. One case was nol pros- sed and continued to the next term of Court. | The majority of cases heard pertained to possessing non-tax paid liquor or public drunken- \ ne s. Of the almost seventy. cases ed hearings called as Court suspend-j two weeks ago, [ With an excited delegation from Dade County watching one of the most colorful dis- plays of talent and beauty the Georgia Farm Bureau Federa- Scout At New At a meeting at the New England Methodist Church last week, Rev. Joe E. Baker, Jr., led the group in planning for the organizaton of a Boy Scout Troop In that communty. Several of the boys had been asking for a troup and the parents present named Ryan, Holbert Wilhite, Hardee Price, Joe Lee Tatum and Bill Doyle as a Board of Directors. Raymond Street, who has had previous Scouting experience, was asked to be Scout Master. As soon as the boys who have expre'sed a desire to join and the Cherokee Council, to which the Troup will belong, have been contacted, a joint meet¬ ing with the parents and pa¬ trons will be called. Merit Badge Subjects To Be Shown October 3a-31 Hundreds of Boy Scouts in the Cherokee Area Council are now preparing demonstrations of their work projects which will be exhibited at the Scout¬ ing Exposition at the Warner Park field house October 31 and 31. The exposition, sponsored the Chattanooga Kiwanis Club, is the first of its kind to be staged in Chattanooga, Charles Cook, area scout executive, stated. He said that its purpose is “to present to the public the many activities of the scouting available to a larger number of boys in the area.” The scouts will demonstrate various merit badge subjects in booths erected in the field house. For example, the troop sponsored by the Chattanooga First Methodist Church will present in the astronomy booth a model of the heavens with les and John Wesley ___ preached. . . The Presbyterian Poplar, the oldest and largest of its kind in the United States is located at Washington. It marks the site where on July 22, 1790, the first Presbyterian ordination of Georgia soil took place. This tulip poplar, now decaying ra- pidly, at one time attained a height of 155 ft. and its lower branches were 50 ft. from the ground. The iXje Polly r Barclay Poplar at Washington was was the the old old poplar poplar where where the the first first woman woman to to be be hanged in Georgia was exe- cuted May 30, 1861. The Tho- has has Hollv Holly Chivers Chivers tree tree is is also also Washington. TuS" the entrance the A’ugus|a National Golf Course ouurse is is called cauea Magnolia rvaagriona Lane. ivcuie. Here the trees have grown to- - and the tops" form an over the drive. Here one also finds the Cork tree Wing Nut, Buck Eye, Chinese Elm and Chinese Pistachio Nut trees. about twenty cases had been heard by this Wednesday noon. Heard in open Court in the last days of the first court ses- sion was the case of the six boys, ranging in age from 1G to 24, involved in the throwing of things at a Negro hitch-hiker north of Trenton last August, After a plea for leniency by the boys’ lawyer, the judge ques- tioned each boy individually, After deliberation he talked to them, fined them $53 a piece and put each on a six months probation period. CRIMINAL DOCKET October 19, 20, 21 Joe Hurst, charged with sessing liquor, pled guilty, Fined $53. Willard Steiffel, possessing liquor, pled guilty. Fined $53. tion had ever seen, Kathryn Fricks was announced as the 1953 Farm Bureau Queen of the state of Georgia. The de¬ cision was made Monday night stars and planets located in their proper places. Another troop will demon¬ strate bee-keeping with a bee hive and encased in glass so that spectators can see the bees at work. Other exmbits will include a demonstration of electricity, service, rope work. Cub Scout Activities Qub Scouts will have their own set of activities including Indian lore, games anr] handi¬ crafts. One cub pack wi'l pre¬ sen; a Cub Scout circus and another will demonstrate Cub Scout games. In the arena of the field hou e, a national jamboree troop will be camped in exactly the same way they were at the jamboree last summer in Ca- | lifornia. j Cook explained that “it would' be features impossible of scouting to place all in of this. the j j building, but many of them will stars’ be portrayed, in a show an d of all their by own. 'boyj The Chattanooga ^ judging and awards committee set up standards by which all units will be judged ‘ and awarded for their efforts. A patch which will be worn on the left pocket will be awarded to all cubs, scouts, explorers and leaders taking part in the ex¬ position . The scouters have been spending many hours with boys in their units preparing ; for the show. “It is through the efforts of these boys that many others will be able to par¬ ticipate in scouting.” Cook said as he predicted that this show j would match and even surpass l others of its kind throughout 1 the country. The Cork ~ i rr, Tree at u Cordele n . 1.1 is to have been planted by DeSoto on his trip to Georgia in 1540. The tree is now dead but measured 45’/ 2 in. in dia- meter one foot above ground was 50 ft. high and its limbs was 60' x 70’. Toomb’s Oak at Athens stood on the Campus at the Univer- sity of Georgia. Today a sun dial marks the location. Ac- cording to legend, Robert Toombs, having been expelled from from the the University University and and denied denied the the privilege privilege of of delivering delivering a a graduation address, stood under this oak and charmed by his fiery fiery eloquence eloquence many many people people who had come to attend com- Also at Athens! s “The Tree That uui Owns Itself.” xwer.. Unfortun- vu.ouu.. tely this tree was blown down in ..... 1942. The - marker - where it stood bears the following ins- cription: “For and in conside- ration of the great love I bear this tree and the great desire I have for its protetion for all Published Weekly—Since 1901 Joseph West Powell, without a tag, pled guilty. Fined $13. I Troy Crisp, possessing liquor Pled guilty. Fined $53. Floyd Davidson, liquor, found not guilty by jury. Brent Beaty, charged with public drunkenness, found not guilty by jury. Jess Estes, possessing liquor. pled guilty, sentence suspend- ed. ' Alfred Lee Conner, speeding, pled guilty. Fined $78. Milton Howell Norwood, ’charged with passing a school jbus. Dennis Nolle R. prosse. Mahoney, conti- nued by state. Billy Walter Castleberry, speeding, pled guilty. Fined $53. the stage of the City Audi- in Macon during the annual Farm Bureau Conven¬ tion. Official delegates of the lo ~ cal chapter on hand for the crowning were W. H. Pullen, president, Art Moore, W. L. Simpson, delegates, and L. C. Adams, County Agent. Others from Dade in the 7th district rooting section were Mes- Mesdames R. P. Fricks, Bill Konrad and Asa McMahan and Assistant Agent C. L. Bigham. Kathryn, one of nine district queens, was poised and confl-j ga-1 dent as she spoke to the thering on the challenge compe-| to ru¬ ral youth. Her closest titor in the opinion of the local group was Patricia Venable of the ninth district, who was a guest here at the recent 4-H Club Rally. Judges for the event were Dr. O. C. Ader- holdt, president of the Univer¬ sity of Georgia, Mrs. W. E. Love, State II. D. Council pre¬ sident, and the Sotuhern Re¬ gional director of the Asso¬ ciated Women of the Ameri¬ can Farm Bureau. Kathryn Gets $300, Leads Ball 1 with Governor The queen contestants were seated on stage at the time of the announcement, after! which Kathryn was led to the 1 and crowned 1953 queen by H. L. Wingate, stats’ f. B. president. The 1952 queen, Beverly Durham, then presented her with a iovely j arm bouquet of red roses. Kathryn made a gracious and radiant queen, and was gowned j in a copper tulle and taffeta J formal. She wore a 1 wrist corsage of white carna- gift of the Dade Farm Bureau. Each contestant had been presented a gift from the state organization, and Kath¬ ryn's was a lovely gold mesh evening bag which harmonized with her gown and other ac- cessories. At the close of the program, of both Kathryn and T I convey A« M ..Arr o r. rx r. sion of itself an d all land with- in 8 ft. of the tree on all sides, William H. Jackson.” The “Big Oak” at Thomas- ville is estimated to be more than 270 years old and is growing. The circumference of the trunk is 4 ft., above ground is 22 ft., the height is 55 ft. and the spread is 210 ft. Near Thomasville grew the mous LaConte pear tree “Charter -....... Oak” —...... stood u - at —- bury bury and and it it was was here here General General Oglethorpe Oglethorpe is is said said have opened the first lodge Masons in Georgia over years years a™ ago. Carke^le “Chopped Oak” grew “name near B o, its the fact that the Indians a ~ notch in ^ the tree for scalp they took. The George McDonald Tree in Cuthbert still and bears a delicious nut. Planted about 1846 it the beginning of one of State’s most valued crops. NUMBER 42 Newt Palmer, Joe Stephen.- 1 [Junior Garrett,, Wesley Cloud [charged with burglary. Ple< ' guilty. Fined $105 each an I (given 3 months suspended sen. i Ray Buckles, possessing li 1 quor. Found not guilty bj jury. , George Shipp, possessing li 1 quor. Found guilty by jury 1 ! Fined $53 6 months probation — i Marion Cochran, possessing liquor. Jury mistrial. publi| John B. Harrison, drunkenness. Not guilty h jury. jur) Joe Johnson, selling beer, still out Wednesday noon. i Waymon Abbott, charge 1 with larceny. Found guiltyj Fined $103 or 12 months sus pended sentence and ordere 1 to pay for stolen articles. the Dade delegation were mad and the group enjoyed a vie tory supper together after wards Each year the state winne receives a $300 scholarshij given by the Georgia Associa ted Women. This award bring the total amount of scholar ships Kathryn has wont o $90( an outstanding record. Tw $300 scholarships were pres ented her recently for he work in 4-H. Highlight of Kathryn’s reig as queen was leading the gran march in the queen’s ball wit.' Governor Herman Talmadg on Tuesday night. She als appeared on a television sho' Wednesday afternoon wit Georgia’s Maid of Cotton, bu only residents of the Atlant area were able to view th show, since it was televised onl through local channels. Outstanding Array of Talent Winner of the talent contes was a sister song-and danc act from the ninth distric Runner-up were an acrobati team of big and little sistei, from the second district. The program of talent wa very entertaining and the au dience enjoyed every minute c the evening. A majority of th entries in this contest wer between the ages of five an sixteen, all of whom displaye an extraordinary amount c talent and showmanship. There was a “family por trait” which showed a famil of yesteryear at the organ fo singing by the light of ; kerosene lamp; a group of mu sicians calling themselves th “Clod-hoppers;” a juvenil Johnny Ray, a girls,t rio, an various other entries. The official Farm Burea delegates remained throug Wednesday for the rest of th convention, during which tim votes on important state an national farm policies wer taken. O : Marshalville began life 64 yeai [ago as a freak oi nature. Th original tree grew from th seed of a Chinese Cling plante near Early and Late Crawfor trees and trees of Oldmixo, Free and Oldmixon Cling. A t s j te 0 f pt. Fredericj stands some of the Mu? derr y trees that were plante w hen Oglethorpe experimentej with raising silk worms. .. J was ^ j! it h de sometimes called th f became it resem ™ gfeatest econom » - *«• - » s The State history fleeted in its native trees ( •. which there are 270 varieties i There are 39 varieties of oak In 1937 a resolution oi th Georgia General Assemb: j! made the Live Oak Georgia i [official tree,
