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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1955)
Dade County’s Only Newspaper. VOLUME LV Dade Days By VIRGIL HARTLEY Being a city boy most of my jjf e and having lived in the , n try or small towns for only t periods of time, I was rally a little apprehensive ut how I was going to get .a in Tr nton when I moved :er3 about two weeks ago. I _ V, n’t suprised, however, when , n ' that every day, I began to like Dade County a little bet- As matter cf fact, after the confusion of the first few days ■re was no longer any doubt ! ft. I liked Trentcn and Dade "■ ■■ and was right pleased with myself that I had decided come to Trenton. Of course, it was not as if I were a comtpleteJy a stranger, as a great number of people had 'mown my brother Fred and ■’ at was some sort cf link to vet me started. As a matter of 1 l was even mistaken for i number of times, and -“'a’ely as his brother ■n.v more. Didn’t know we yoked so much alike. At any rate, I began thinking of an experience I had had in Atlanta when I was living toere. I had called on a cer¬ tain man in business a number -f times and every occasion he to ask who I was and what I wanted. On the other hand, after my first day ! 'e' - e, ’ll those whom I had met and stop¬ : '■"“t mv name even ped me on the street to speak to me m to tell me news.. Some div- in Atlanta, I began to feed passed nobody ; that if I cn, would know it but my wife. I I didn’t even know what the j "^es of the people in the next apartment looked like, but I could recognize their voices as | they came through the wall in¬ to my bedroom. Gives me a I good feeling here in Trenton to know' my foce is more than just "other blank among thousands. I’m just sorry that my wife can’t be here with me so that I she could enjoy it too. She’s a small-town Tennessee girl, and I think that she is as tired of the big city as I am. One thing I never noticed in a large city that I have seen I here: How the life of any peo¬ ple is closely connected to the legal setuip. In Atlanta, I’m sure a lot cf people living there do not know where the court- hou e of Fulton County is lo¬ cated or have ever seen it. They are just as much affected by government as anyone, but hey jnst don’t seem to take any interest in it. In a small t’-wn, however, the people are rightly interested in govern¬ ment and law'. An active inter¬ est is the basis of good and righteous government, but 1 you can’t even get city people in¬ terested in voting. CORRECTION It was reported last week that the hams served at the Farm Bureau and Co-op luncheon were donated and cooked by ladies of the community. The ladies did cook the hams, but they were bought by the Farm Bureau and Co-op. It was also reported that the Co-op showe da gain of $14.00 over the previous year. The amount should have read $14,000. Home Demonstration Council Shows Revitalized Strength When Miss Naomi Hubble came to Dade County last spring as Home Demonstration Agent, there had been no Agent in the the county for three years and the once strong organization had slowlv disintegrated onTy 22e so H^e that there were Demonstration clubs operat- ing. Now, hewevr, with active help and interest from the ladies of the county, five new clubs — Morganville Salem,’ Wildwood Slygo New and Rising Fawn— | havp naVe hppn be ' n ,ormed m adtUU0 ” io those previously existing in Trentcn „„„„ “ "Hje Home Demonstration or¬ ganization is again an import- 5lie Shuts ACCIDENTS KILL FOUR Wreck Fatal To Two Son Shoots Father Two . Trenton persons were fatally injured and six ethers hurt, several badly, in a two- car highway accident last Sat- urday night on Highway No. 11. Dead are Mrs. Lois Hall, 21, of Trenton and her daughter, Deborah Hall, 1. Injured and in a Chattanco- ga " hospital are: Robert Burns, 31, of Trentcn, sole occupant of one of the cars, with head injury, cuts and bruises. Claude Martin Curtis, , Jr. 13 „ of Trenton, with fractured left leg, fractured jaw, severe Jace cuts , and . , head . injury Spencer Jenkins 8 . of lie..- ton, with fractured right arm, fractured left leg, dislocated hip and severe bruises. .Diane Holland, 9, of Trenton, with bruises and abrasions. Herschel Lamar Hutchins, 13, of Trenton, with head injury and concussion. Ralph Geddie, 10, cf Trenton, fractured jaw and head cuts. The accident occurred about two miles north of Trenton on Highway No. 11. Mrs. Hall was driving one of the cars and was traveling south and that driven by Burns was going north. Wit- nesses reported that Burns had driven across the road and onto the shoulder of the road, and apparently thinking he was about to turn over into the ditch, he turned and darted into the path of the other car. Burns was charged by police of- ficers with driving while into- xicated, and driving on the side of the road. Ambu- lances from Chattanooga and Payne and a passing mo- torist took the victims to the Newell Hospital in Chattanooga, The car driven by Mrs. Hall was filled with youngsters whe had been to the Hall residence to set out pine seedlings. Mr. Jenkins, Scoutmaster in Tren- ten, had gone alone to supervise the werk. All the boys were Boy Scouts. Some of those who were not severly injured are expected to be released from th e hospital shortly. Mrs. Hall -is survived by her husband, Dan Hall; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Holland, all of Trenton; four brothers, Brice Holland, Ru sell Holland, Mike Holland, a 11 of Trentcn, and Derrell Holland, Fort Ogle- therpe; four sisters, Mrs. Paul Cook, Mrs. Clayton Decker, Misses Wilma and Diane Hoi- land, all of Trenton; several nieces and nephews. McClure Fills Walker Post Freeman C. McClure, LaFay- ette attorney and former judge of the Lookout Mounfain Judic- ial Circuit of superior court, has been appointed judge of City Court of Walker County by Gov Marvin Griffin. js££ in all courts except th at of which he is judge. He was judge of the Lookout Mountain circuit from .950-1954 when he was defeated by Judge John B. ant and moving force in the community. The unit of organization for the Heme Demonstration clubs Is the Council, composed of all eight clubs in the county, which ”e directs and coordinates a c 11 v 1 tie s cf the several clubs. Each of the clubs is or- ganized in a specific cornmun- ity, and the members are drawn exclusively from that com- munity. Each unit cf organ- ization, the Council and the clubs, has its own elected of- fipprs fIC6rS the the officers of the “ Coun- ’ cil being selected om the rmmtv at laxee The council meets regularly every three months, each time Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia. IHfc DADfc COtNTV T1MKS, TRENTON. GEORGIA, I’HURSDAV. FEBRUARY 24, 1955 John Crisp of Piney Grove was killed last Saturday at his home by a bullet fired ac- cidentally by his young John, Jr., 4. His wife, Mrs. Lois Crisp, said that her husband was tak- ing their sen out of the house to teach him to fire a .22 caliber rifle. Mr - Crisp was carrying t he barr ? 1 ° f tb f S«n and John, T was holdmg the stock. Turning around to speak to child, Mr. Crisp inadvertently pointed the muzzle at his ab- domen _ and ^ df]e was dU _ charged ' He was taken to Newell Hos- pltal Chattan0cga where emergency surgery was per- ZZ f , He H d dled - d ab b ° Ut ut tW t ° h h ° UrS r One ot Mr. Crisp’s brothers, . Bm Crisp cf Chattanooga, suf- f ered a heart attack shortly af ^ er Hearing about the accident. jj e was placed under the care of a physician. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lo j s crisp; two children, Alice Lou and John Crisp, Jr.; a step- son, Jimmie Metier; his mother, Mrs. Frankie M. Crisp, all of Trenton; three sisters, Mrs. Robert Adams, Mr*. W. C Adams of Orlando, Fla., Mrs. Harvey Lewis cf Cartersville: four brothers, C. H. and R. Y. Cr'sp of Kensington, S. H. C”isp of Orlando. Fla., W. N. Crisp of Chattanooga. _ . Klt“KlH] y JCtllK J W. McClendon o f Wild- wood wa~ killed last Fridav when he was struck, apparently by an automobile which did not stop, on Highway No. 11 about a mile north cf the Ten- nessee state line. Tennessee state patrol officers aid the time of the accident was around 12:15 a. m. Friday morning. Mr. Mc.Clendcn died in Erlanger Hospital in Chatta- nooga around 8 o’clock the same m 0 ” n ; n g after unde going merrency surgery. There were no witnesses to the accident, but officers as- sumed r rom his injury, a crush- ing wound cn one side of his head ttrt Mr. McClendon had been the victim of a hit-run driver traveling south on the highway. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Della Smith .McClendon of Trenton; his mother, Mrs. Eu- na McClendon of Chattanooga; three brothers, Dcnald McClen- don of Wildwood, Ver., n - ( Clendon ot Chattanooga, Edward McClendon, U. S. Navy, Davis, Summerville attorney. Judge McClure replaced Judge Geo:ge P. Shaw, who had held the office for the previous eight years. Judge Shaw made is clear that he had not resigned, and was replaced despite a 22? campal8n ,or reappaint - The Walker County city court was established in 1938, and the four-year appointments of the judges are made by the Gover- nor. in a different community within the county. The clubs meet monthly in a member’s home, Each meeting of a club, said Miss Hubble, includes a short devotional or program, a busi- ness session, a demonstration and a social hour When .pcs- sible, the meeting also includes an extra demonstration about a special goal. Since the the i reorganization oi the Council, there have been four meetings held. The first, held last May, included a dress revue and election of officers, The second meeting, held in featured demonstra- , August, a tion by the State Home Im- provement specialist. Other) Chooses Lists The Lockout Mountain Cir- 'cult of superior court was in session last Saturday in Tren- ton for the purpose of drawing lists for the Grand and Tra- j of verse civil juries and and criminal to hear a cases, num- Judge John W. Davis in the chair. The jury lists and the dates I° r eac h to report are as follows GRAND JURY March 21, 1955 • j E H Burns 2 w _ p CcJe 3. G. C. Cooper 4. Charles Bible 5. E. O. Chandler 6. O. F. Green 7. T. J. Carroll 8. Davis Carroll 3 t Curtis E Carter a °- Robe rt c „ ; Dunn Charles , ' Gray 12. Ed Cloud 13. Kenneth Cureton 14. Grady Bell 15 , George A. Grant 16. Robert S. Howard 1 17 . L. H. Street 18. E. O. McCarty 19. K. D. Brown 20. Cecil McKaig 21. W. H. Kenimer 22. Louis Bodenhamer 23. J. E. Cole 24. Charles T. Sims 25. W. G. Morrison, Jr. 26. Robert Forester 27. G. L. Barnes 28. J. M. Carroll 29. H. M. Atkins 30. Telious Foster TRAVERSE JURY to report Monday, March 21, 1955 1. D. N. Scruggs 2. Earl C. Clayton 3. H. G. Hawkins, Jr. 4. H. H. Leatherwpod 5 L. L. Bridgeman 6. Benton Massey 7. E. C. Durham 8. H. C. Hawkins, Sr. f. M. Burrell R ^ Massey d j q g elf 12 . John W. Murphy 13 Ray gmith nv.lle Bodenhamer R D Teet 16 s c Grant ^ ' B A Mitchell J8 LKnard Bright • -- Folio Vaccine Studied For Elementary Schools Polio shots will be on the way jyhout 250,000 first and ggend graders in Georgia this spring if the results of last year’s field trials with the Salk vaccine show that it prevents paralytic polio, and if the fe- deral government licenses the vaccine. This information comes from T. F. Sellers, director of the Georgia Department of Public Health, and Dr. M. D. Collins, director of the State Depart- ment of Education. Dr. Sellers pointed out in rrs “ only if final reports from the Polio Vaccine Evaluation Cen- ter at the University of Michi- gan show that the vaccine used last year is effective in prevent- meetings have been in Trenton during No- and in Slygo last Fe- 9 j Officers Officer of the Home Dem- Council are: Mrs. A. Dyer of Trenton, Pre ident; Grace Elliott of Avans, Mrs. M. R. of Rising Fawn, Secre- and Treasurer; Mrs. A. L. of Rising Pawn, Re- Besides their meetings and activities, the Home Dem- clubs are active in affairs. One of their successful projects of last was their participation in County Fair. 19. Carl Steele ■ 20. J. R. Carson 21. Herman Fischer 22. J. H. McBryar 23. Walter A. Bradford . 24. Paul H. Forester 25. Joe Doyle 26. Hugh Forester 27. Kenneth Mocre 28. Edmond Avery 29. L. W. Gaddis 30. L. W. Garnet 31. Grady McKaig 32. Donald Tatum 33. Elmer Hunt TRAVERSE JURY to report Wednesday, March 23,! 1955 | 1. H. B. Griffin | 2. Edgar Ryan 3. T. H. Street , 4. Clyde N. Clark 5. F. N. Belk 6. E. A. Ellis 7. E. E. Whitzell 8. James F. Page 9. Billo Gass 10. Will Long 11. L. C. Adams 12. Roy Johnson 13. M. A. Fischer 14. Charles Avans 15. Gus C. McKaig 16. Theodore Quinton 1 17. Joe Lee Tatum 18. Raymond H. Waddell 19. Ernest E. Riddle 20t O. C. Turner | 21. Ralph E. Durham I 22. C. C. Neely 23. Dock Stephens, Jr. 24. II. S'. Kilgore j '26. 25. William Raines H. Wilhite Dave 27. A. E. Winters 28. J. J. Raines 29. James Brasfield 30. J. E. Tucker 31. Edgar Elmore 32. Grady Millican 33. S. J. Blackstock In addition to drawing the jury lists and hearing several juvinile and civil cases, the judge also heard three criminal cases. The defendants all plead¬ ing guilty. Gilbert Stephens was fined $35 for public drunkeness. E. M. Hale was fined $250 for breaking probation. He was placed cn probation in October , ; for public drunkeness. Jack V. Gilbreath was fined $100 for driving while intoxi¬ cated. ing polio. With April 1955 as the date for a final report on the vac- cine, Dr. Sellers met Friday, February 18, with health, edu- cation and medical officials and with representative of the National Polic Foundation to make plans for a state-wide program for giving this year’s polio shots, Georgia’s plans call for send- ing to parents of all first and second graders a letter request- ing their approval for giving the shots to their children. ndation. Tts arrival in Geor- gia and other states, awaits j favorable word from the eva- luatlon_oenter_ at the Universi- ty of Michigan GOALS The Ccuncil has set a definite list of projects and goals to ac- compli h in 1955: 1. To organive at least two new clubs. 2. 2. To To have h~.......- more -.......— tions given by leaders m add.- tion to these given by the Agent 3. To hold special clothing ^ ^ ^ vue. 5. To hold two craft clinics, 6. o. To ru send scuu at <u least five club uuu members to State Council meet- . ing. 7. To have each club parti- cipate in the County Fair. Published Weekly—Since 1901 Bishop To Inspect Church Methodist Bishop Roy H. Short of Nashville will be in Dade County Saturday, Februa- ry 26, to attend a dedication service at the parsonage at the Morganville Methodist Church and to inspect the churches In this area. Bishop Short is the bishop of both the Tennessee and Holston Conference, the Confeience in which Dade County is included The Bishop, along with Dls- Announced L. C. Adams of Trenton has been appointed Chairman of the 1955 Easter Seal Campaign for Dade C runty, according to announcement made here by District Chairman Chestine Parker of Rome. Maddox J. Hale of Hale & Hale, Trenton, has been appointed County Treasurer. The annual Easter Seal Ap- peal is sponsored by the Geor- gia Society of Crippled Chil- dren as part cf a nationwide effort to help handicapped youngsters. The dates this year are March 10 to Easter Sunday, April 10. Mr. Adams states that let- ters containing Easter Seals STATE POLITICAL DIGEST in a last-minute flurry Friday to finish business fior session, the Georgia rushed through a number iof so that they would net die lack of time to consider When the two houses cf the gislature finally adjourned multaneously at 6:35 p. m. they had passed the lowing measures: 1. Despite the bitter fight Senator Millican of Atlanta, small-loan bill backed by Insurance Commissioner cravey was pushed through houses Friday. The bill sets a small-lean division in the department and rebates to lean firms for ance on loans. 2. A price-fixing in the cigarette laws would prevent dealers and tributors from selling below cost was passed after series of disputes between Hcuse and the Senate. The will enable the state commissioner to determine cost p r ice. 3 Both houses passed re .s(jf\itions backing congressional delegation their stand against Bank Directors Chosen A small meeting was held in the Court House Tuesday by the petitioners for a charter for a bank fer Dade County. As many legal steps have to be taken to iorm a corporation and apply for insurance on depo- al In. arance Depositors ccr .porati.cn, a board of directois hjrm«L nc 8. To hold a “club of the year’’ contest. 9. To strive toward better health fior all family members , through better nutrition. , 10. To have more recreation i in the homes with family .par- tioipat.on strive to be more neighborly. 12. To support and sponsor ^ wecl(lc general j goals, the clubs sponsor j projects throughout the year, i i The projects and their chair- | men are: Nutrition. , Mrs. Hazel Moore; Dairying, Mrs. E. T. Holmes; F'amily Life, Mrs. re Harrison; Home Industries, NUMBER 6 trict Superintendent E. D. Worley will make a tour of the C0UrR y company of se- ve'-al mini ters. They will go to Sand Mountain to inspect the new c hurch there and will con- tinue over to Lookout Mountain to visit the New Salem Church, The dedication service at Morganville will be held shortly before neon on Saturday and will be followed by a basket luncheon. The public in in- vited. will be mailed to persons with- in the county. He explained Georgia Society en¬ gages in activities to improve the health, welfare, education, rehabilitation, employment and rec:cation facilities and oppor¬ tunities for crippled children and adults of the state. The Society works cooper¬ atively with other crippled children groups in the state, in addition to developing undupli- cated programs of direct serv- ice to the crippled and hadi- capped Easter Seal scholar- ships train professional peiaon- nel to staff and to expand com- munity treatment and rehabili- tation centers as increased do- nations make this possible. ! School Bids Made | Bids w r ere received yesterday | by the State School Building ^ ing uthorUy and additions ^1*“? to schools in Dade County. Low bidder for the work was the Cherokes Construction Co. cf Cleveland, Tenn. Their bid was $479,450 for work and ad¬ ditions to Davis High School. Dade High School, North Dade Elementary School and Hooker Coi:red School. There will be seven projects in all. Mr. Rcy Moore, county school superintendent, said that there was a wide range in the bids. The Cherokee Construction Co. is the same company that built the Health Center in Trneton. Mr. M ore said that the work would start within 30 days and that the job would take about 248 days. the tari f cn textile preducts. Other highlights 1, The House killed a bill al- ready passed in the Senate to give home rule to Georgia ci- ties and towns. 2. The Senate asked the Georgia Accrediting Commis ion to maintain the present average daily attendance requirements for accredited high schools at 60 instead cf raising it tc 100. bank, Mr. Dave T. Brown, Mr. Raymond S. Townsend, Mr. Jules A. Case and Col. Douglas E. Morrison were named to be the first Beard of Directors cf the Bank of Dade, The Directors and several ^ * the new bank at this meeting ^ shortly stock certifi- cate5 „ m - e ready and offered for sale to all who wish them. Mrs. Mrs. J. C Wallin; Home Lmprove- ment, Mrs. R. P. Fricks, Health, Mrs. Ge:rge Grant; Food Pre- servation, Mrs. Elmer Oliver; Civil Defense, Mrs. Bob Boyd; Rural Housing, Mrs. D. P. Hood; Landscaping, Mrs. H. E. Gross; Gardening, Mrs. Art Moore; Poultry, Mrs. Edgar- Moore; Recreation, Mrs. Faye C,u"S Mrs. Geneva Allison. As the Home Demonstration work is part of the State Exten¬ sion Service, Miss Hubble and L. C. Adams, County Agent, often work in close conjuction each ether.
