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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1954)
side Cmrntij times Dade County’s Only Newspaper. VOLUME LIV Teachers County School Superintend ent Roy W. Moore announced here this week the of 50 teachers to the school system. The teachers were ch 03 en at large and be placed in particular at a later meeting. The five principals were elected to continue in preset positions: J. C David O. Chumley, Louis C. McHuches, J. E. Mickler, j. c. Childers. The list of teachers the following: Mesdames ma Bell, Ersaline Carroll, Carrcll, Marjorie Fricks, Hughes, Jessie Lewis, Moore, Cora Parker, Clara art, Edna Sutton, Wheeler, Geneva Allison, Bottoms, Ruby Carter, Kate liott, Innes Simmons, Mooi'e, Hale, Lucy Holtzhower, Emma Jane Holmes Agnes Castleberry, Martha Pul- Ball Team Meets So. Sun. When you hear the umpire sound off with “PLAY next Sunday at Rising Fawn you’ll know the 1954 season of the Dade County baseball is under way. The Dade team is scheduled to meet South Pittsburgh there at 3 P. M. The Easter afternoon crowd will see a better-than-ever Dade ball club start off the season’s play with a bang, says manager Red Williams. He reports this year’s team will have back nearly all of last season , -s v terns , with several standoubT W P bg 1 The Dade County nine, last; year’s Volunteer League champs j will welcome back into its ranks an oldtimer who has been on a three-year “vacation” from the club: Herman (Burr) McMahan is expected to be re¬ instated in time for Sunday’s game, pending approval of Ray Evans, Tennessee commission¬ er of amateur baseball. Central High School graduate Bill Evans, a newcomer, will occupy the No. 1 berth in the pitching staff, says manager Needed for Sat. Rev. svn,. Ed Kelly has issued a work call for volunteers to — pitch in to get the new play- ground in shape. Everybody who wants to do his share in this worthwhile county-wide project is urged to bring rakes, shovels, jwing blades, picks and “determination.” Dave L. Brown’s bulldozer has been at work there this week le- veling the field off to make room for the volley ball, tennis, and badminton courts. Rev. Kelly hopes to be able to use the county grader soon. The stage has now been reached where a little and elbow grease is in Tourist Trade Becomes Big Business In Georgia An ever-increasing flow of “furriners” to our fair state and the money they leave be¬ hind has boosted the tourist trade into one of the top three “industries” of Georgia. Sur¬ passed only by manufacturing and agriculture, the tourist business has gradually risen in, volume until last year it ac¬ counted for $ 275 000,000 of the , state’s total income". This was a significant in¬ crease over 1952, when 255 mil¬ lion tourist dollars were spent in Georgia. Compare that with the income from the state ^ booming livestock industry, for example, for the same period. $253 million or about $2,000,000 less than our visitors spent. Even Georgia’s big lumber in¬ dustry brought in only $4 mil¬ lion more than the tourist trade in 1952. Problem to Attract All this is an indication that some of our citizens have been stiting up nights dreaming up Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia. 1HE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. APRIL 15, 1954 len, Gertrude Wallen, Thelma: j Winkler, Dorothy Nell Kenimer Brown, Mary EUla B Gwen Smith and Joan ard. Misses Ida B. Dozier, Sally Hashe, Carrie Stinecipher, and | Elba Cole. Messrs. Browny Ste- phens Thomas A Henry Elliott, Samuel E. Jones Houston Smith, Roy Smith and Clarence Cheatham. Visiting teacher Firm H. Cagle was re-elected to fill that position again. Athletic coaches Delmas Freeman, Dade and Phil Woodard, Davis, were chosen to continue in their present capacity. Mesdames Virginia Bone and Lula Paris were named again as teachers at Hooker Colored School. ] Superintendent consideration Moore of other said that teachers to fill the system’s needs would be undertaken on the next meeting. _ Williams. Evans, hotshot pitch- ing veteran of Boynton, Tenn. state champs, is considered by many as the leading pitcher in the Chattanooga Federation of Amateur Baseball Dade County’s own Cubie Steele, who will be on the mound this Sunday, and Doug Carter, the Ringgold whiz kid, will be in there pitching this year, too. Carter will join the club after his graduation in June from Ringgold High School. The Dade County club has begn furtber strengthened by the addition of outfielders Don White, Leroy Castleberry, and Lloyd Raines. Williams gave __ his probable starting nine for Sunday’s play as follows: J. W. Carter, 1st base Dick Cooper, catcher Jim Johnson, 2nd base Roy McMahan, 3rd base Tom Castleberry, c. field. Rabbit Williams, 1. field Burr McMahan, ss. Don White or L. C. Hale, r. field Cubie Steele, pitcher Also needed is some more mo- „ , j ney. The appeal for fundsi as rs from Trenton and New England b e out to ask for donations BETA CLUB GIVES PLAY The Beta Club at Dade High School will present a three-act comedy entitled “Leave It To the The school Girls” auditorium. Friday, April Curtain 16^ at time: 8:00 P. M. The play is directed by M. C. Bolton, sponsor of the Beta Club. The cast includes Mary Clyde Smith, Sue Me a an Newana Mayhew, Evelyn Gray Peggy Foster, Jackie Wilson Judy Pace, and Evelyn ml a •better ways to woo the tourist and make him linger her e a while longer and, of course, spend more money. It takes a little courting, too, although Georgia does have many points of interest that naturally at¬ tract the tourist. The problem is to make him aware of these attractions and to make it con- venient and desirable of him to ! stop over by providing good ac¬ comodations . 1 And Georgians are doing just that, according to a recent ar¬ ticle in The Atlanta Journal. The writer, Jim Pinson, reports that they are “building motels | tourist courts, restaurants and sprucing up historic and scenic attractions. “During the last two years some 3,500 hotel rooms have been modernized and more than 200 tourist courts and been built ’ motels have And why not? Last year some 9.000,000 tourists visited Geor¬ Contest Entries 1/Uv FI L lljr lildjr Moy 1 1 b the deadline tor en . tr y in this y ear ' s Chattanooga Area Community Improvement Program, County Agent L. C. ^dams reminded Dade Coun- ^ ^ Any C(jmmun _ *y planning to enter should apply at the County Agent’s of- fice before the May 1 deadline, The contest is open to all farming communities in the Chattanooga area. Prizes rang- ing from $ 5O o.00 bo $75.00 will be awarded to winners. In addi- fj on| th e p> a de County Farm B Ureau h as se t aside $50 in prize mcney for county win¬ ners, if at least two communi¬ ties from Dade enter. Last year New Home, the county winner, rceived the $25 first prize. Communities are judged in three main categories: (1) com¬ munity organization, planning and development; (2) develop- sound system of home manage- ment, home improvement and family living. , Open House at Drug Store Sunday The Trenton Drug Store has been busy all week sprucing up for its big open house on Easter Sunday. The store’s “new look” includes a new grey' and green asphalt tile flooring and Venetian blinds at the windows. The booths ba -ve^ i some display cases have been re-arranged to provide more.' room. I The asphalt tile flooring roc----— . co¬ vers the whole floor, including Dr. Cocke’s office. Bill Farm¬ er, as isted by the doctor, work- ed until the wee hours of last Fr,diy morn “ e 8ettm6 lhe 10b done. Dr. Cooke is is almost aimusL com- com¬ pletely installed in his new rooms. The building’s rear en- trance which opens into his waiting room, have been fur- nished with wicker chairs. During the open house this gun d the drug store will be - - ^ J come in and look around and to receive free refreshments. { gia. That’s more than 2>/ 2 times the population of the state. Of these, more than 7,000,000 were motorists. Spend S13 Per Da»y The Georgia State Chamber of Commerce reports that tour¬ ists spend an average of $13.00 per day for each car that passes through the state. It has long been supposed, however, that only special groups, like motel and restaurant owners, profit from the tourist. But this is a »false notion, says the state Chamber of Com¬ merce. In breaking down the $13 the tourist spends, the chamber- comes up with the fol- lowing statistics: meals, $3.77; transportation, $2.73; lodging $2.60; retail purchases, $2.44; amusements, 91c, and tourist attractions, 65c. This can be taken as a very good indication that the. mo¬ ney the tourist spends benefits the whole community, and not just a few individuals. For that liappif i£a strr Easter Sunrise Services TRENTON METHODIST Will be held 6.00 A. M. at Mi. Joe Heimaiis 011 Sa ^ cl Mountain. Breakfast on the; mountain is being planned by Mesdames Cleron Kyzer, E. S ~ W c 011 ' j NEW ENGLAND j TVinf hnHicf j ar r\f tV>n i and Baptist Churches in New; England will hold a joint serv- ice at 6 30 A M at the New J England Methodist Church The devotional service will be! led by its pastor, Rev. Jimmy Ball. Songs, recitations, ^Easter,” and a| pageant, "The First w iU be presented. j After the service, breakfast w ni be prepared and served Bring at j 1 the Community House. y° ur breakfast and eat with us WILD W00D METHODIST | Service to be held at the church at 6:30 A. M. with Rev. c K. Ward in charge, RISING FAWN Service sponsored jointly by j the Rising Fawn, Cloverdale 5lc h p r„r;: Park in Rising Fawn at 6:00 A. M. j ^ RestaU^t ri i ItPPflllK* n • O ijSt. . 111*3110 : Restaurant is readying celebration to be held this Sat- urday, April 17. Although the restaurant has been open for several weeks now, Mr. and Mrs. Stephens wish to formally welcome their guests at this time The opening will be the oc- casion of some low priced din- ne: specials. The Stephens in- vite everybody, old and new customers alike, to come in and try them out Saturday. They emphasize that it’s a family af- fair too. “Bring the kids” they say, for'them." “there will be some prizes j reason, it’s everybody’s business to make his locality as attract¬ ive to tourists as possible. Spur Local Promotion The state Chamber of Com¬ merce is naturally working hard to attract more and more visit¬ ors, but it can’t all be done at a state level. Therefore, the chamber is pushing local pro¬ motion of tourist trade. This brings us down to the Dade County level. No cne will deny that the county offers some rather unusual, if not dowmight outstanding poten_ tial tourist attractions. Cloudland Canyon, better known around here as Sitton’s Gulch, presents not only some ve^* spectacular scenery, but also offers a real challenge tef the amateur mountain hiker. It’s a pretty rewarding hike, too, you’ll agree, as you stand at the foot of the fails and gaze up at the steep walls of the canyon. You can’t beat is for Published Weekly — Since 1901 The Meaning of Easter R. L. Hiltcn i Easter is the high point of the Christian Year. More people ^ cburcb on g-ster than at any other time of the year. Peopl.* seem (- 0 be m0 re sensitive to the will of God at Easter. Although spring and new spring clothing may account for much activity at Easter there is much besides. Somehow the hopes and dreams of all mankind are caught * >» the Easter sptrtt. The ominous mystery of death has its most acceptable an- swer in the Christ who triumphed over death, Evil vyhfch seems to have such compelling power is placed In its proper perspective when it is seen compared to the power of God at Easter. Thre ^ something ennobling in the mere memory of the Christ who in the midst of temptation, failure, and threatening leaders chose to stand by His teachings rather than protect His own life or His o. wn reputation, As one thinks about the empty cross on the hill outside Jerusalem and realizes that it was there that the Christ suffered and died that man mi ght be saved from sin, from littleness, from futility, from destruction, human life takes on a grander signi- fi cance . Somehow at Easter we ki*ow that God cares what happens to We ka0w that lt is reasonable to hope not only for survival but for a good world. We know that we are not as good as we should be. We know that God will make is possible for us to over- come trom<=ndous temptations and achieve moral and spiritual character far above our present ability to imagine. The message of Easter touches man in his Inmost being; at the very springs of his life. Adults To Present Minstrel The Rising Fawn M. E. Church’s Young Adults’ Class announces their forthcoming Minstrel.” Hailed as “the peppiest bunch you’re likely to run into for a long time,” the group will present their show Friday evening at the Ris- mmmmwmmmmmmmmmm. REVIVAL AT RISING FAWN BAPTIST CHURCH A revival will begin at the Rising Fawn Baptist Church Sunday, April 18, services nightly at 7:30 P. M. Rev. Ed Kelly, pastor of the Cloverdale Baptist Church, will do the preaching. There will be good spiritual singing and special numbers nightly. Everyone has a cordial invitation to attend this revival. You are invited to be a part of this great revival effort for the Lord. Taylor Castleberry, Pastor, beauty anywhere in this part of the country. This area is literally honey¬ combed with caves as well. Ca- 1 verns have always been an at¬ traction to the adventurer as well as the tourist. Of course, to develop an underground cave into a suitable tourist at¬ tractions takes a good bit of ef¬ fort, but it’s certainly proved worthwhile elsewhere. Our Scenery Rugtged Our scenery here is really a diamond in the rough—a little too rough maybe, for the aver¬ age tourist. But we don’t want to polish it up too much, how- i ever—not like Rock City, for ‘ instance The ruggedness of our countryside is really its distinctive characteristic. 1 We ought to keep it that way, and advertise it that way— to attract the visitor who is look- ern New York to New Orleans, is one of the most heavily tra¬ in the nation. Let’s invite that tourist to spend the day NUMBER 15 ing Fawn School auditorium. Jim Hjpp, of the Trinity M. E. Church in Chattanooga, will act as interlocutor and will swap stories with end men Sonny McMahan, Donald Chea- tham, Glenn Smith, Bob Ale¬ xander and Don Kenimer. Others in featured roles are Todd, Marie Smith (Ama zen Popbottle), Virginia Kon- rad (ask her who she’s sup- posed to be—also Bill Austin), Myrna McMahan and Sonny as Sassafras and Callous. Plenty of music will be on tap. Jack Blevins will play his guitar. Some of the singers are Pallie Cooper, Martha and Ma- rie Smith and Amanda Allen. The minstrel is directed by Jeril Ccoper, and its pianist will be Mrs. R. C. Thomas, Mrs. J. L. Fricks will be in i charge of the snack bar, selling hot dogs, cokes and cake. —and his $13—with us here, ing for a challenge and wel¬ comes a chance “to rough It.” But by all means, it should be advertised. The small signs pointing toward Cloudland Canyon are not at all adequate to give our scenic attraction the publicity it deserves. There ought to be pamphlets, post cards, billboards. In line with the state cham¬ ber’s efforts at local tourist promotion, the organization is pushing the establishment of in formation booths all over the state. They will completely stock the booth with an ample supply of all kinds of informa¬ tion booklets for the tourists' convenience free of charge. All they require is that a local group build the booth and have somebody to man it during the day. There is ample opportunity here in Dade County to cash In on the tourist bonanza. High¬ way ll, running from North-
