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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 27, 1955)
She 3atie limes Dade County's Only Newspaper. VOLUME LV Here n There... By FRED HARTLEY I hear from the Trenton Te- lephone Co. that surveying has begun for the vast ccuntywidft expansion of phene service. The surveying crewmen are busy every day now with their transits and plumb lines in the south end of the county and will gradually work their way northword. Pre~ent estimate is that sur- veying will be completed and line crew will swing into action v by '” the end of March Must be quite a girl to have a price tag like that! A Chattanooga daily calmly announced one day this week that ‘‘the city of Chattanooga will advertise for bids »— ~ and its^ approaches on February you rich bachelors be sure to get your bids in early. In The Atlanta Constitution i ecently, a reader complained in the Letters to the Editors column that the paper never printed any pro-McCarthy let- ter: in the column. The editor’s note denied that he deliberately singled out the “antis” for publication and threw' away the “pro’s.” “The few pro-McCa,rthy letters that were printable have been print- ed,” he declared. - A potentially dangerous traf- fic situation exists at the inter- section of U. S. Highway 11 and the Hooker Road. The accident that occurred near there Monday apparently had no connection with the hazard at the junction. But it did serve to remind us that the situation there is'packed with danger With the paving oi the Hook- er Road last spring, traffic on it it increased mcreasea considerably consiaeraDiy. lei he State Highway Department has put up no signs to warn metorists they are approaching a junction—either cn Highway 11 or on the Hooker Road. Traffic entering Highway 11 from the side road have their vision blocked to the north by a high embankment <and rise cn the highway. Southbound motorists approaching the in¬ tersection have no warning of what’s ahead until they are at the top of the knoll and are bearing down on the intersec- tion. After somebody has been I killed there, warning signs will j ! be put up, of course. But isn’t it rather inhuman to wait until a life—or several lives—has ! been sacrificed before we do anything? Why can’t we recog- ; nize the situation as dangerous and do something about it BE- j FORE tragedy strikes? i Ever-widening Health Services Benefit Dade Countians Dade County’s modern and well-equipped Health Center and an active county nurse are doing a giant-sized job here in the field of preventive medi¬ cine. A widespread immuniza¬ tion pregram, coupled with ccnstant efforts toward early detection, has considerably re¬ duced the incidence of com¬ municable diseases here. Miss Fan n i e 1 u McWhorter. County Health Nurse, conducts immunization clinics at the Health Center throughout the year. Armed with her needle, “Miss Mack” gave ever 700 shots and vaccinations last year. He e is a breakdown by types cf the immunizations perform ed in 1954: Pertussis (whooping cough) 22 Diphtheria 21 Triple (pertussis, diphtheria and tetanus combined) 190 Smallpox vaccinations 288 Typhoid 217 Typhoid Danger Lessens Because typhoid has become almcst non-existent, immuniza¬ tions for the disease are not strongly encouraged any mo:e. But they are still given if re¬ Devoted to the Best Interests ot Dade County and Georgia. 1HK DADE COUNTY TIMES., TRENTON. GEORGIA THURSDAY. JANUARY 27, 1955 FB and Moot Sot for Feb. Plans are shaping up for the annual Co-op and Farm Bureau meeting here which ha be_n set for Friday, February 11. This year, the Farm Bureau will stage its program in the morn- ing and the Co-op will hold its meeting in the afternoon. Highlights of the ail-day event will be addresses by two .speakers—one, a representative f’orn the Social Security Ad- ministration w'ho will discuss the new Social Security legisla- tion affecting farm operato.s and employees, and the other a soil soil conservation conservation exnert, expert. Te Be Announced Later The _ names of , the speakers wlil 1.1 he announced at a later date County Agent L. C. Adams said Monday that Louis „ 0 . . T \ , ° f Hea ^’ Education an ^ aberrations Tut 7 ™ The soil conservation speak¬ er will devote part of ris time to a discussion of Dade County's watershed problems and will, also conduct a forum on gen- ! era i SO ii conservation topics affecting farmers here. The meeting will get under- way in the courtroom at 10 A. M. Farm Bureau members will present awards and medals to 4-H Clubbers and others for : achievement in farming and homemaking dudng the year, Cash prizes will be presented to corn contest winners. Each 4-H Club in the county is slated to stage a brief pro- gram explaining club and providing entertainment in the form of skits and musical numbers, To Elect Oficers Lcfi the Farm Bureau and Co-op will eiect of ice, s foi this year* The Farm Bureau will namE • st “ nd VlCC preslde “ t , the post, post 1 C. Thomas, elected to of first vice president last year,! ls now . °uf t f° h <a e unexpir nnpxnir • | ircnnin resl . & ned nresident Shnnsoi last No- ! member. Walter Simpson is is cur-j cur Sheriff S Forjner Wife Killed in Florida Crash Mrs. Pearl Cagle, 5 6, former W jf e o f Sheriff F. C. Graham, W as killed early Sunday morn- ing in a traffic accident near DeFuniak Springs, Fla., where s he was living with her sister, Mrs. Fred Meade. She moved there from Trenton last July, A Fla. highway patrolman said Mrs. Cagle apparently dozed the wheel before her car over- turned four times and hurled | from the vehicle. Funeral services and burial I were held Tuesday in DeFuniak Springs. She is survived by a I daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Lawrence, 1 Birmingham: three sisters and one brother. : quested, reports Miss McWhort¬ er. The death rate from tuber¬ culosis here has fallen off since the Healta Center has been in epe ation. Luring the years 1946-1951, from cne to four Hi ; ;;n TB were reported e ch y-ar in the county. But in 1952 and 1953, no fatalities were reported, and last year only one died from the disease. Although there were only 11 cases (new and old) cf tuber¬ culosis in various stages of act¬ ivity in Dade last year, a great deal of work was necessary to control the disease. It amount¬ ed to a total of 294 office visits and 290 fcliow-up heme visits. On the home visits, Miss Mc¬ Whorter advises the family on how to take care of the patient and how to avoid dangerous contacts with the disease. She also arranges for every member of the family tc have a chest X-ray. Clinics Three X-ray Three chest X-ray clinics are conducted each year. In 1954, a total of 196 people were X-rayed at the Health Center. The figure included some 48 suspected cases, 36 who had had contacts with active cases. Most of the others getting chest X-rays were food handlers. A county ordinance requires ali persons handling food in a ublic place to be X^rayei ortce yea . Three Dade patients were dis- charged , from the , , Battey TB hospital i n Rome during last year—one arrested case and two against medical advice. Dental Clinic Thrives “My pet project,” commented Mi=s McWhorter, “is the dental clinic.” The dental program, just a year old now, has treated hundreds of Dade County school children already. The service is primarily preventive in its application and concen¬ trates on the six and seven year olds. Some older children, however, have been treated for relief of pain. Preliminary examinations by the public health nurse, ed by the schoolteachers, termine which children need urgent attention. They are scheduled for treatment rently serving as vice president, and John Murphy as secretary- treasurer. In accordance with F"rm Bureau custom, each vice president moves up a notch e' ery year and a second VP is chrsen to fill the vacancy. Three men will be elected to bear the imposing title of di- recto.s of the Dade County Soil Conservation and Irprove- ment Association. Electors will choose three cf the following to serve a two-year term in that capacity: Otis York, John Murphy, Col. D. E. Morrison, Hardie Ha.rrlie Price, Prire .T J. C. n Popp Pace and onri Cecil MeKaig Present direct:rs who have another year to serve are Allison Blevrns, W L Fan- nin and W. H. Pullen Chairman . _ Pullen - will give - noon ses-ion. He will open the 3 7n£ r ?l7Z7 ^ * ** is ill in Six-car iJIA Pileii Six cars, a truck and a ccw were involved in an accident Monday on U. S. Highway 11 near the Hooker Read. Only ca-ualty reported was a missing false tooth, knocked out of one driver’s dentures. According to reports, a north bound truck had stopped on the downward slope to avoid ting a cow crossing the road. Two cars stopped behind him. A thiid car, following closely be- hind, tried to pass them and Lacys Assume Operation of Stephens Cafe bandi l ast week for the second iri f ' ve rnon,h ‘ ! wben Mrs c “ , and m * ~ aby , '"" 1 - Mrs - ^ icy hecan be / an nnentinn operation there on Sunday and an- flounced that the restaurant vvi11 Iemain °P en seven days a week, from 6:00 A. M. to 10:00 LaFayette Station On Air 12 Hours Daily 1 A new radio station, WLFA, is broadcasting daily from La It broadcasts on a o f 1590 kc. and oper¬ on 5000 watts. Harry Morgen, manager of independent station, said this week that although it on the air only 12 hours a now, from six to six, he to keep adding more time month until by July, they not sign off until 8 P. M. The daily program offers musical fare, from hill- to concert, together with and religious programs. weekly schedule of will be found DPDIltv AaUA Hlirt l AM& in A Pursuit Ui ulll(< nf vl A FllflitivP UApAAAv C 1 Grah- am was seriously injured near Morganville Tuesday night in a chase to catch a suspected b;ot- legger. His car, driven by As- sist Deputy Bill Nortcn, was forced off the road into a ditch by a fleeing black Cadillac, su - pected of hauling liquor. Graham leceived emergency surgery at Newell Ho pital for a compound fracture of his left leg, and Ncrton was released after examination Graham was reported to be in fair condition following — n.. the operation. -----<■>— a*:If, F . C . Orrtuun, letter (he vlctl Mla the acclaent „ curred around p M He related that Norton had told mm him that iimi they oie^ had nau spotted spuiaen the me = that had eluded them in on SSSSs sheriff. ‘‘He sounded the siren sideswiped a southbound ve- hide. Two other automobile were unable to stop in tim and rammed into the rear cf the halted vehicles, Three drivers pleaded guilt j to a charge cf following toe clo. ely behind another vehicle, ■ and were fined in the Ordin- ary’s court here. They wer jw. jcarl C. Mullins, Paducah, Ky L. Bachelor, Ft. Payne, an j William A. Recker, Birming- ham. new will continue to operate the Greyhound Bus agency in con- neclion with the business. Mr*. Lacy is an experienced restaurant manager, having! -peiated - Derated the the Busv Busy Bee B"e Ca’p Case f~r Ui three years, Sh* purchased Stephens Restaurant f:om Tom j Stephens who has managed it since September. ! .here in the paper Te new’ station went on the I air December 1, 1954 It is | chartered under the name of Radio Dixie j Two Men Leave For , j Pre-Induction Phy. j Two Dade County youths le r t [here Monday to undergo prein- auction physical examinations at j ter the Armed in Atlanta. Forces Induction Cen- J. R. White and Frank Da- .niel Henegar, both of Route 2, were the two. ing glasses f;r children who need them but cannot afford to pay for them. The pre-school children are sometimes re.erred to a physi¬ cian for a checkup when some- other defect is noted by Miss Me Wh:rter. During the year, she will have frequent conferences with the teachers and follow¬ up home visits when the tea¬ cher :equests it. The nur e makes it a point to make a home visit whenever any child is sent home from ( school with illness that : an m.ght turn out to be “catch¬ ing.” In addition to all this Miss McWhorter finds time to con¬ duct a 12-hour Red Cross Mother and Baby Care home nursing couise once during the year. Other services Other public health activities are, briefly: 1. Cancer—Four cancer cases were serviced through the center here in 1954 and were sent to clinics. 2. Crippled children — Fif- , teen crippled children serviced one of the monthly visits by the two R:ssville dentists, Dr.s. Murray Funderberg and Luther Irwin. Miss McWhorter remarked that the d ntists have ermmen- ted how well-behaved and pan- ’c-'ree the children were. “The ;ea hers deserve a lot of credit ■ for that,” she said. “They have done j an excellent ____1 job in V-l pre paring their pupils for a visit with the dentist.” Pre-school roundup Another big county health projects connected with the schools is the pre-schocl round up. This program is a feature of the summer orientation for children who will enter school for the first time in the fall. The roundup has had better than 50 per cent attendance in the last few years, reports Miss McWhorter, she gives all the children eye tests to pick out any vision de- jects. Cases of defective vision are referred for examination, “i work closely with the Lions club in this part of the pro- gram,” said the nurse. The have for years been buy- Published Weekly—Since 1901 pass him. Just as he was going around, the man in the Cadillac cut his wheel sharply to the left and back to the right. He hung his front bumper in the back fender of the deputy’s car and threw' it out cf control.” The deputy’s car skidded into the ditch and crashed against the rocky embankment. A pass- in S car took the pair to the hospital. Sheriff Graham explained that the driver of the Cadillac ha- been suspected of illegal "• e>« a description ol the car end its license number to Tenn pobce authorities, together with a - pickup - order ' .sssrA: tag. “S“=I ™ S der to me,” he remarked. CpI. Bobby L. Higdon, son of Earl Higdon, Route 3, Ris- ing Fawn, Ga., is servirig in Germany, where he is a cook with Company I of the 1st Infantry Division’s 18th Re¬ giment. Corporal Higdon, who . , .. ** rmy . l,ne 1953 ’ arr,ved . overseas f he fo1 * lowing December. (1). S. Army Photo) Bill NortOH Named j a? f’.CW liSpUty i\ .Cl ijll6nil *rf j W. A. iBill) Norton of Tren- ton has been named Deputy to assist Sheriff F. C. Graham and Deputy Wesley I here. He was appoint- ed to the post-on January 14. Mr. Nortcn is an experienced law enforcement officer, hav- ing attended a police school at Marietta, Ga. and se:ving on force there for seven years. He was a Trenton policeman for a number of years and has acted as constable at Hamlin- Ala. through the center and taken to clinics during the year. 7 Venereal di ease— Two VD cases serviced in 1954. Bl:cd tests given to all food handlers in county. 4. Vocational rehabilitation county health nurse worked closely with vocational rehabi¬ litation consultant. 5. Prenatal consultation—pe¬ riodical conference held with 22 expectant mothers during year. Miss McWhorter attaches great importance to nutrition. ‘I bring in nutrition in all my conferences, clinics and home visits, and especialy in Moth¬ er and Baby Care course.” She indicated that nutrition was probably the mest widesp.ead health problem she runs into Miss McWhorter w’ovks under the direction of the local board of health and the Regional Office in Rome. She is a grad¬ uate of the Grady School of Nursing in Atlanta and holds a B S. degree in nursing educa¬ tion from Peabody College in Nashville. She has been Public Health Nurse here-since 1948. NUMBER 2 STATE POLITICAL DIGEST Governor Cites Financial Difficulties 0 ,“ V ' “ Mir a Gri )rf f - ” s “ St te ° f h “ e „ message ; to a jomt . °T ° ( ° Assembly ^ h ursday i cal f t ' te ^! on .T. imanciai , Qitiiicuibics. p ng out . a cur current . enain by all State ° ° s P S s “ J, ' ' £££, » “ ent a The $11 million surplus in the sfnfp t^acm-v ot ratv s end of June and will be ex- hc -ever, that he would not call’ a special session to con ider fi¬ nances or new taxes this year. Recommended legislation by the new governor included: 1. Measures aimed at tighten¬ ing up school segregation laws: (a) No public funds to be appropriated for sup¬ port of mixed school , (b) Give school superintend¬ ents p:wer to assign stud¬ ents to particular schools, and (c) to form ■ chool at¬ tendance districts along the color line* 2. Repeal of the Toll Read Authority. 3. F c r m a t i o n o. r a R . al Reads Authority to pave 16,000 miles of rural farm- to-market and post roads. 4. Liberalization and expen¬ sion o f Workmen’s Com¬ pensation Benefits. In The General Assembly | During the past week, the House: Passed a bill to move the sale of license tags into the counties. Approved pay increases for state judges. Voted in favor of bill to tighten up state lorestry laws. One provision extends crimin 1 arson laws t o cover property protected b y Georgia Forest y Commission. Repealed Toll Road Authority unanimously. THE SENATE passed unani¬ mously the first two Griffin proposals dealing with school segregation and approved a bill to curb legislative lobbying. Consideration of the libera- lized Workmen’s Compensation has been deferred for the time being, a bill was introduced into the House to repeal the re¬ children support their parents, quirement that financially able Committees gave approval for a bill to require car owners to sign an affadavit they had paid valorem auto tax before get- ting license tags.
