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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1955)
Dade County's Only VOLUME LV ... Here ‘a’ There... By FRED HARTLEY Overcast skies Wednesday fol¬ lowing Tuesday night’s storm w o u 1 d have prevented any groundhog from seeing his cele¬ brated shadow. If the supersti¬ tion means anything, then, warmer weather is on the way. After Saturday’s freeze, I say it‘s about time. Does a swan really sing? I don’t know that I have ever heard a swan sing. Fact is, I don’t remember ever hearing one utter a sound. But I sup¬ pose they must sing because any long, drawn-out farewell speech is invariably dubbed a “swan song.’’ I suppose that is the way people will refer to this week’s column of mine—if, indeed, it is ever referred to at all. For I plan to leave next w’eek for Atlanta, with hopes of landing a newspaper job there. Although I’m not quite as bad as many Georgians who be lieve that God made Atlanta a little lower than Paradise itself, I do nevertheless, look forward to returning there. But it is with considerable reluctance that I take leave of Dade Coun¬ ty and its people. It is the second time that I have said goodbye to Dade County. For my native county in South Florida was also named after Major Dade. I shall leave here with a headful cf memories. My 14 months here have been packed with a variety of experiences— some rather hair-raising, others delightful, inspiring or discour¬ aging. These experiences have produced mirth, despair, joy, sadness, admiration, sympathy and excitement. Never before had I known the experience of living so close to “all sorts and conditions of men.” Never had I been on so intimate terms with the hopes, fears, dreams, doubts and pro¬ blems of other humans. There are seme significant lessons of humanity that no man can ever learn until he has lived close to pecple who live close to the soil. When I arrived here, I spoke in terms of “you and yours.” But in no time I was saying “we, us, and ours.” It came easily and unconsciously. It re¬ quired no deliberate effort to feel myself a part of the com¬ munity among so friendly and hospitable a people. I have chatted, laughed and argued with "your people. I have climbed your mountains, swum in your creeks, and hiked through your woods. But they have become my people, my mountains, my creeks and my woods, too. They are a part of me now, and I shall take with me a part of them. This is not goodbye, really. I will have to return from time to time to see all the old fa¬ miliar sights, to rekindle the memories and to renew all the friendships that have meant so much to me here. for Clinic Expansion Dr. J. Kenneth Ccoke an¬ nounced this week plans which he will undertake soon to ex¬ pand the Trenton Clinic and Hospital to the extent that it will be able to handle an estim¬ ated 90% of the county’s me¬ dical needs. He hopes to fin- ance the exDan-ion bv incor- rcratin°- Shares the ertemrise and selling of stock " to in- t JE5. The nronosed new facilities i wing to the rear of the present central unit with approximately 800 square feet, the installation of an X-ray machine, an'electric a better 1 operating table car- diegram machine and space tr T nve or six more beds Plans to incorporate Dr Cooke says incorporate! that steps have been taken to ' the clinic and hospital and to offer "with took for sale at $10 a share a Guaranteed an- nun , interest of 6 nercent. \ He believe- expansion that -11 the d:o- posed Ln'ed c'uld be fi- for $10 000 This would Sock, mean the sale It of IcSS 1000 shares indicated of but Devoted to the Best Interests ot Dade County and Georgia. IHE DADE COUNT! ILVIfch, l’RFNTON. GEORGIA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1955 Lanhant Urges Cotton Acreage Release The entire Georgia Delega- tion is trying to get our cotton llotments increased, but in the event we fail, I want to call your attention to some facts. Last year, 1954, Georgia had 163,000 acres of allotted cotton we did not plant. In the 7th District alone, we had 19,537 acres as follows: Bartow 2403, Catoosa 459, Chattooga 915, Cobb 1517, Dade 189, Douglas 472, Floyd 2764, Gordon 2047, Haralson 1022, Murray 1386, Paulding 1571, Polk 7107, Walk- er 1630, Whitfield 1455. Let me urge every cotton farmer in my district who does not intend to plant his allot- ment to turn it in tc the Coun¬ ty ASC Committee so that they can redistribute it to the cotton farmers who do want to it . In this way, you will not only help your neighbor but will help maintain ycur own allot- ment. "allotment F:r example, ”a"nd*~do” if not" you have an plant it or turn it in for two years and decide to plant it the third year, your allotment will be cut two-thirds, whereas, if you had H. D. County Council To Meet at Slygo Home Demonstration Agent Miss Naomi Hubble reminded all HD Club members this week of the county council meeting which will be held in the Slygo Community House on Wadnes- day, February 9. The feature of this regular quarterly meeting will be a demonstration on the use of machine attachments by Mrs. Balienger of the Singer Sewing Center in Chattanooga. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 2:00 P. M. and will be presided over by the council’s president, Mrs. A. L. Dyer, Miss Hubble urges all club members in the county to at tend. Plans will be discussed for the Club cf the Year contest and the annual Spring Dress Revue, tentatively set for April 13. Both events - are sponsored by the council. Those wishing to attend are a ked to meet in Miss Hubble’s office at 1:30 in order to avoid taking more cars than neces- sary. 37,000 TVA Pine Seedlings Distributed . mo ^ _, hpr - nf thp nade County Forestry ‘ Unit distri- ‘ - buted 37,000 pine Seedlings throughout the county Tues- day. Seventeen individuals and organizations received from 500 to 6000 seedlings apiece, free of charge. The plants were gifts of the Tennessee Valley Authority for- estry division, donated as a feature in their program of re- ferestation. The county agent had been taking orders for them that the full amount need not be subscribed. “I will person- ally match the funds put up by the investors, dollar for dollar, If $5000 is invested by the the! stockholders, I will supply other $5000.” In citin» "facilities, the need for the ad- ditional Dr. Cooke ' pointed out that there we:e many illnesses and emergencies could not be handled at Z****t- th“ clinic at present for lack cones! cf , “It a patient to me with an injury in which there is the slighest indication of fracture, I have to send him to Chattanooga for an X-ray,” said the doctor. “If we had an X-ray machine, we could diag- no e and treat the inju:y here.” Imprcved medical facilities would also be a large factor in attracting another physician here If the need were felt. f “Doctors today are trained to take the fullest advantages of all the equipment which medi- cal science has given us. It’s ■ ouite discouraging for a doctor not t: have the equipment available. He feels he‘s putting hit o p actice only a small turned it in, you could have maintained your full allotment, In addition to your losing it, your county and state will lose it, further reducing the acreage in the State next year. In our District, the deadline is March 1st but you should surrender your unused quota before that time so that the Committee will have time to give the acreage out before it is too late to plant it. I hope the farmers in each county will put on an organized drive to get the cotton acreage released that is not going to be planted so that it may be given to these who will plant it. Henderson Lanham, M. c. 7th District. I New England Scouts Get 1955 Charter b “ Boy Scout ^charter 'Sunday for mornings 1955 following service J" th * New England Methodist J Lombardo re- f n . arlb e hratlt '" c Mtcrs e , e rea ‘ n a£ \'. c awardi , „ 0 of ... the charter , , came after some remarks b - v the churchs pastor. Rev, J. M. Ba ‘' S]aeak “ lg cn the fou " din S ' S80U tl '® b8n8fits ( * 8rived , hy the boys whc ' ,° ° w the tenets of the organization i Investiture Service Prior to the presentation cf the charter, an inve titure ce- remeny was held, when three new boys were received into the troop. Adults who are lead the troop this year were presented their credentials, with appropriate remarks by i Mr. Lombardo. Hardie Price is scoutmaster and Ewell Brown his assistant. Hobert Wilhite serves as institutional rep’es- entative The troop committee is com- posed of Raymond Street, chair- man; Bob Allison, secretary; Walter Smith, treasurer; Bill D'oyle, L. C. McHughes and Rev Ball Bernard Doyle is ex- plorer advisor and Hicks Ryan his assistant, 1 The Cherokee Area is divided into several districts, of which one is the Battlefield District, The latter embraces the New distribution. Receiving the short leaf and seedlings were the renton Boy Scouts _ Davis' 500, Lar- Konrad — 1000, 4-H Davis School —2000, Stephens— 1000, David Hall—6000, Andy Bowen— Nlorth Dade School—500, Salem—3500, W. H. Pullen Rising Fawn School — H. G. Hawkins, Sr.—1000, G. Hawkins, Jr. — 1000, T. Ryan—500, Trenton 4-H Tom Sims—4000. of what he has learned.” , Public Gains ; Dr. Cooke was quick to point out, however, that it would be the people of the community, I rather than the physicians, that wculd gain by an exipan- siOn cf local medical facilities, “The clinic as a factor in the, community’s medical service, progress is far more important! than any doctor,” commented the Trenton physician. ! The addition of the extra rooms and hospital beds would make available the services of the clinic to patients with il- nesses requiring hospitaliza- ticn. This would naturally in- ' volve the hiring of nurses on a round-the clock schedule. Dr. Cooke said that he already has a registered nurse lined up staff who J has agreed to jcin his nursing supervisor as soon the clinic is prepared to take care of more hospitalized cases. j At present Dr. Cooke is as- sisted by Mrs. Montford Tatum during the day, and Mrs. Bible, a surgical technician at Erlanger Hcripltal, is cn duty night. Farm Announced Speakers for the Farm Bu- reau and Co-op meeting were announced this week. They will discuss several topics of interest to farmers, including farm worker’s Social Security, farm insurance coverage un*er the Farm Bureau and Soil Conser- vation. ! Addressing the group on the morning Farm Bureau program will be Harold Steven- of Ken- president of the Walker County Farm Bureau chapter and the Dade-Walker agent for the Ccttcn States Mutual In- surance Co. This is the com- pany that is providing fi; e and theft coverage for Farm Bureau this year. England iMiBJailu troop, cruop, as as well wen as' as au all ° ther tro °P s in Georgia near Chattanooga. About 20 troops comprise the district, including many In the city itself. The district derives its name from the fact that it is located the area which was the many important battles in the War Between the States, The honor for naming it goes to the preS ent committee m an, Raymond Street. name was selected when he was scoutmaster for a Chickamauga troop, more than 15 years age. Six times yearly a district of Honor is held. The New England troop will be host f 0r the next one, in March, at the North Dade School audito- r j um 1 pp Si DUSlie I I I lOM IrfOWerS n T I0 H Be II HOnOred l Iiex rnd Russell Blevins, 100- bushel Corn Clubbers for 1954, 8° to Athens Saturday, February 5, to receive a bronze key for their achievement in corn growing. ———• Russell *— led the —~ list *— of — —- county’s in yield , corn growers P er acre last y ear > with a total °f H® bushels. His cousin Rex was third with 102. Col. D. E. Morrison was the only other 100-bushel grower in the coun- Four Delegates tc GEA Convention Elected The Dac j e county chapter of Georgia Education Associa- elected delegates and alter- nates tc the GEA convention * hic * meet in Atlanta cn Ma.cn 1< 19. Delegates chosen by the chapter were J. C. Billue, Mrs. K Q te Elliott, Mr'. Ersaline Car- roi! and L. C McHughes. First, second, third and fourth alternates in that order were P-emon T. Hall, Mrs. Geneva Allison, J. T. Childfess and Houston Smith. Henry Elliott, president of the local chapter, gave a brief sum- mary cf the recent regional With these improvements, Dr. | Cooke believes that the clinic and its staff could take care of about ninety per cent of the medical needs of the county. Only those requiring highly specialized diagnosis or treat- ment would have to be sent elsewhere. Life corid be saved “For this reason,” declared the doctor, “it is to the public’s advantage to assist in building up medical facilities here to that level. There many emergencies in which time is a highly important factor in the j treatment. By having adequate j facilities here, some lives might be saved in the time it would take to get the patient to a hospital in town.” The doctor is therefore an- xious to get the expansion pro- ject underway as soon as pos- slble. That’s why he has put forward the method cf corpora- tion financing. He explained that he would in time be able to the whole project him- self. But that would mean a lag of perhaps several years in the county’s medical progress. Published Weekly—Since 1901 Mr. Stevens will explain to farmers the protection they have under the new policy, and how to go about seeking claims, Lcuis R. Stein, Jr., District Manager of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare of the Social Security Adminis- tration, will discuss the new social security as it pertains to farm workers and operators. Frank T. Denham, a member cf the State District Supervis¬ ors Committee cf the Soil Con¬ servation Service, will discuss soil conservation problems with the group and will answer questions concerning the request or federal flood prevention aid by the Lookout Creek Water¬ shed Association. Mr. Denham will speak in the afternoon, during the Co-op portion of the pregram. Achievement awards for 4-H clubbers and others will be pre¬ sented at the morning meeting. The Farm Bureau will also de¬ vote part of its program to the 4-H Clubs who will present some entertainment and a sum- ary of their activities. The Co-op's business session will include a financial report operations for 1954 the election of directors for 1955. The Farm Bureau will also elect this year’s officers at tneir meeting, The Fa:m Bureau meeting will convene in the courthouoe at 10:00 A. M. During the nocn intermission, a baked ham din- ner will be served to everyone attending. The Co-op meeting is scheduled to begin at 1:30. ty, with 108 per acre, Accompanying the Blev ins- beys to the meeting on the Lniveisity of Georgia campus will be Russell’s parents, Mr. & Mrs. Joe Blevins, Rexs mofchei, Allison Blevins, County Agent L. C. Adams and Mr^.. Adams, Col. Monison is attending a national soil conservation meet- ing in California this week and will be unab’a to attend. GEA meeting Rome state recommenda- spaghetti DINNER FEB. 4 AT TRENTON METHODIST The Wesleyan Service Guild 0 f the Trenton Methodist church is serving a Spaghetti dinner from 11 to 2 and supper f rom 6 on a t the church on Friday, February 4. The Spa- ghetti dinner will include cof- f ee and home made cake and will be only 75c. The Guild will also serve hamburgers to those who wish them. Everyone is welcome to come and eat with them. Selling shares of stock in the enterprise would mean a short cut toward adequate medidVi facilities. He emphasized that the ; stockholders wculd be able at; any time to use the amount ol their investment at face value as payment on any medical; bills incurred at the clinic “Shares of stock would be a kind of nest egg saved up for future medical expenses,” he emarked. emarked ‘The w.rkmen who have been doing the construction need to be commended,” he said. "All ’he caripenters and painters agreed to take part of their pay in stock in order to continue the building pro¬ gram.” When the new wing has been added, nearly doubling the size cf the present layout, the oper ating-delivery - room and exam- ming rooms will be moved tirely to bedrooms and admin- there. The X-ray and darkroom will also be located in the new addition. The existing central unit will then be devoted en- tirely to bedrooms and NUMBER 3 STATE POLITICAL DIGEST Groover Bill Fails This week the Georgia Hou c e of Representatives defeated the controversial Groover Bill by a vete of 81-71. The mea'ure would have prohibited news¬ papers from publishing the names of persons accused of sex- or drunken crimes until they had been formally indicted by a grand jury. The Senate gave unanimous approval of a bill to sel] license tags in county courthouses. The House had already passed the bill. The Senate also unanimou ly passed an administration bill to create a Rural Roads Author¬ ity to pave some 16,000 miles of country roads. Ccok Predicts New Taxes ATLANTA—Demands for ser¬ vices being made upon the State cannot be met within present revenue and resources and a tax increase of some de¬ scription “is a foregone conclu¬ sion,” Attorney General Eugene Cook told the Atlanta Civitan Club in a recent address. Mr. Cook, a former state rev¬ enue commissioner who has been designated by Governor Marvin Griffin as one of 20 Georgians he wants to serve on | a State Program Study Commit¬ tee to recommend ways to fi¬ nance needed services, said he idees not believe streamlining of I government iproced ures and : tightened enforcement of pres- j j the ent tax laws Georgia alcne will needs. produce money | “The amounts thus realized,” he declared, “will not be more than a fra- tion c f the sum needed. Consequently, it is a fo.egone conclusion that a tax increase of some description will be necessary. It would ap¬ pear that the main que tion be¬ fore the Study Committee will resolve itself into a decision on the form and degree of that increase. The Attorney General pointed out that normal increases in state services, p:incipaily in the fields of education and welfare already have put the State $10- t^miilion beyond her annual in¬ come and will require $17-Vi million more next year and $ 3 - millicn more each year there- At the present rate of he said, Georgia’s , budget will total between $275 and $280 million by 1959—be- t ween $50 and 55 million a year more than present income. While net speculating on what taxes may be increased, Mr. Cook expressed the hope that whatever revenue plan is worked out will “give Georgians the assurance that their state government will not face a re¬ curring financial crisis with each change of administration! istrative offices, The central unit nciw in ope- ration is nearing completion now. All that remains <s the laying of asphalt tile on e floor. Dr. Cocke expects to have this finished by Februaiy 15. The clinic has recently ati ed ail the necessary quipm for transfusions and oxygen therapy. Thirteen pa len s, a obstetrics cases, have been a mltted so iar. Several others have been admitted for obser- vation. Wo:k has already begun on the new addition. Dr. Cooke is hopeful that it will continue rapidly. “I have* the utmost faith in the continued support cf the citizens of Dade Coun¬ ty,” he said “Although we have not come to the point where we can issue stock yet, we hope that subscriptions will come in and! that we sh^l . „ , be ab to . continue without interrupt . We have been going ahea ^ faith alone, but we av reached the point that we need more that if we are to continu the work.”
