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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1955)
4(It (T auntn Dade County’s Only Newspaper. VOLUME LV Dade Days By VIRGIL HARTLEY This past week, an official in the state said that he thought it was going to be necessary to do away with part of the sys¬ tem of higher education in the state in order to save money. At first glance, this seems to be a logical sort of thing to do in order to bring back the budget in Georgia to a more normal situation. The official went on to say that it was the primary func¬ tion of the state’s educational system to provide education through high school, and that if any part of the system was to suffer, it should be the high¬ er education (college) branch. Since it is so near graduation time, this statement has an added importance. Now that the students at Dade and Davis are finished with their high school education, what will be their course, and what effect will the colleges o f the state have upon them? Perhaps it is ■not clear that even though most of them never go on to take a course of higher learn¬ ing, the colleges of the state will have a tremendous effect upon their lives. This sort o f thing could be compared to a man who decid¬ ed his arms were not as strong as he would have liked them to be because they did not receive an adequate supply of blood. He foolishly decided that his head received too much and that he would divert part of its supply to his arms. Of course he died, and for the reason that he had made an unwise choice. It’s the same way with edu¬ cation; you can’t cut off blood from the head to supply the arms, no matter how important the arms are. A method has to be found to supply more and better blood to all the parts. The fact remains unchanged despite the statements such as, “I ain’t got no truck with edu¬ cation” or the notion that all college students are just a bunch of spoiled kids spending their father’s money. While this is true in too many cases, it does not lighten the fact that any society must have leaders as will as all other types, and that at the present time, the colleges and universities are providing the leaders in such fields as politics, law, medicine or science. Even those who are most loudly outspoken against the values o f education would not, I think, be willing to have an uneducated lawyer plead for him, or to have an uneducated medical quack operate on him. All this is to say that educa¬ tion is necessary in all its forms. We must educate those who will be the arms of the so¬ ciety, it is assuredly true. But in no stretch of the imagina¬ tion can we afford to cut off the head, for without the head, the arms perish. No, I believe I would feel a lot better i f the state could find another way to find mon¬ ey to balance its budget rather than cutting the higher educa¬ tion’s head off. Seniors At Dade Reveal Their Plans And Life Ambitions Making plans for the future has become a very important part of the lives of a group of Dade County people in the past month. Now in the week of gradua¬ tions, the inevitable question which is on the minds of all the graduates is “What now” It is a question which all of them must answer in the next few months—go to college? get mar¬ ried? get a job? go into the ser¬ vice? Doubtlessly, the decision is puzzling to most of them. Almost without fail, the ul¬ timate ambition of all the grad¬ uates is to get married and raise a family. To most of the girls, this means a lifelong ca¬ reer, and other ambitions about jobs JUDS are a r e temporary. temporary. oomc Some of - the girls have ambitions about jobs that will go along ^ however. Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia. THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MAY 26, 1955 WORK UNDER WAY ON SCHOOL PROJECTS THROUGHOUT COUNTY : .................................... Below is part of the crowd at the ceremonies last Tuesday. In the background is the Dade County School. Class Oi 1955 In the valedic'ory address at the commencement evetcises ot School, G „ T L ; Dade County High Tr . . 0 Morgan said that the ,, peoples . of , the world and this ..... nation must , ‘work to gether or die t° - : gether.” His speech centered about the urgent need of the world to find a solution of its problems without resorting to ‘ war. Speeches made by other bon- , or graduates of the class were concerned wi.h the same pro- blem. All the speakers stressed the need for individual and in- ternational cooperation. i The graduation exercises took , place Monday night of this week at the Dade High auditorium before a crowd that was so numerous ‘hat many were foiced to stand in the rear the auditorium. Barbara Quillian, salu.atorian of the class began the round of speeches and introduced the subject to f the other speeches, Joan Craig, for example, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Crai g 0 f Rising Fawn says that she wishes to go to college and become a n elementary school- teacher in addition t o getting married. Barbara Ann Qullian, daughter of Mrs. J. L. York of Wildwood, second in hor class at she'' also wishes 1 Dade says that to teach (physical education) well as k°the „ e t married. rniiptre uonege is choice of sever- a l of the boys, as well, among Dade High graduates. G L Mor- Trenton" pan so"n "and of M.C. Morgan of valedictorian of the graduating class says that he is settled on going to college, and possibly making a career of mmtarv naval service. Phillip Rvan whose parents, Mr. and • chatta- M*s _ ’ live in ■ if° g _ y tha he w0uld i ike 1 10 ® Q 'to cohe-e and make a ca- Ryan, the first speaker a brief history of mankind his beginnings to his pre- ent high level of civilization. Joan Craig, speaking on the wor]d of today> stressed opportunity for individuals begin the cooperation the world. Patsy spoke on present - day and told hew eccno- was the science of keeping crder , . the .. world ,, m ‘ Speaking on the world of the Jane Marie Forester of the pair of opportunities atomic age offers—an op- of unequalled devel- and prosperity or an for worldwide de- Before presentation of the the principal recog- Mr. and Mrs. Jess Page, asked that the audience a moment of silence their son, J. L. Page, a of the same class as graduates and who was reer of engineering. Billy Charles Everette, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Everette of Sul- phur Springs, states t h a t he wishes to attend Georgia Tech and learn a profession. All these young men, like the girls, expressed desires f o r families sometime in the future. Among those girls who are not considering going to col- lege, many of them are going to business school in preparation of - a career as a secretary ------- or stenographer. Included in this group are Martha Elizabeth Dugan Lawson, Trenton, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Du- gan, and the wife Q.f Robert Lawson, Dorothy Elizabeth Spencer, Wildwood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Spencer, Bobby June Harp, Wildwood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Harp, Betty Irene Gass, Wild- Work began last week on the site of the new Dade County High School building in Tren¬ ton, and by tjje first of this week, the machinery of the contractors had excavated a large part of the foundation. As is pictured at left, ground was broken at the site last week in a special ceremony at¬ tended by large crowds. In addition to the work on the Dade County High School, the scene of the ground-break¬ ing ceremony, work is starting cn the other buildings and pro¬ jects throughout the county. It is anticipated that work will proceed simultaneously on all the projects. Shown at left is Roy W. Moore, County School Sirpt., as he wields the shovel in the ground breaking ceremony. With him, left to right are: E. R. Wells, chairman of the School Board, School Board members John G. McGuffie amd C.*E. Kyzer, State Senator John H. Wilkins, and former Representative Maddox J. Hale. i drcwned last June in an acci- ( lenL Diplomas were presented to the graduates by J. C. Billue, principal of the school. Thirty- one were graduated in this class. Awards were made to out¬ standing students the previous Friday at class night exercises. At that time, Charles Shan- kles was awarded p, citation for being the school’s outstanding athlete. Phil Ryan, president of the student body was given the leadership award, Salutitorian Barbara Quillian was chosen and honored as the outstanding girl athlete. Second in her class, she was also rec¬ ognized for this honor. Joan Craig, an honor student was given both the Home Eco- nomices and Citizenship awards. G L Morgan was honored for being first in his class. Also on class night, the class read its will and prophecy, the class who’s who and class his¬ tory. ] wood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Gass, Mamie Lee Brown, Rising Fawn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Brown, Marga- ret Elizabeth Page, Trenton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Page, Jane Marie Forester, Ris¬ ing Fawn, (who is also consider¬ ing nursing as a career) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Forester, Elsieon York, (also {thinking of being a beautician), Rising Fawn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. York. Patsy Ann Woodfin, Trenton, Clara Jo Gray Ryan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Gray and wife of Ray Ryan, Shelby Jean Clark, Trenton, daughter o f Mr. and Mrs. G. Sanders Clark, Alice Irene Moore, Rising Fawn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Har¬ old Moore. Sarah Ellen Coch¬ ran, Trenton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Cochran and Published Weekly—Since 1901 STATE POLITICAL DIGEST It looks as if there can be no doubt that the Georgia Legisla¬ ture will meet in extraordinary this month, probably June 6, to draft leg¬ to revamp the tax and situation in the state. The State Programs Study has made its report and it is certain that recommendations will be by the session. It is also almost certain that new tax system will come in- MEMORIAL DAY Lest We Forget Next Monday, May 30, Is Me¬ Day and marks the day we pay homage to all who have given their lives that we might be free. It is well that we remember Elsie McKaig, Rising Fawn, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Grady McKaig. say for sure that they wish to work at DuPont, Of course, all the girls in the list expressed desires to marry and raise a family. Three of the girls ih the grad¬ uating class at Dade High School are already married. They are Mrs. Robert Lawson, Mrs. Ray Ryan and Mrs. Billy Brock, who were Martha Dugan, Clara Jo Gray, and Elizabeth Carroll, respectively. Among the boys, Bobby Joe Gifford, Trenton, expressed a single desire: to get married. Derrell Wade Gaddis, Trenton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Gaddis, Wildwood, says he will probably work in public works, as did Earl Terrell McCauley, Jr., who also said he would like NUMBER 19 Curve Marked At the point where the Tren¬ ton - LaFayette Highway starts off Lookout Mountain, a place of frequent accidents, new guard rails and reflectors have been erected t o prevent auto¬ mobiles from plunging over the steep embankment there and to aid visibility at night. The reflectors are attached to posts and begin several yards before the road makes the sharp turn and sudden drop. Several large boulders at the edge of the cliff have been painted with silver paint so that lights from approaching cars will be reflected. Several yards down the road, at a point where the edge of the cliff is not more than a foot or tWo from the edge of the road, a metal guard rail has been erected. It was at this point that a car in which two Walker County men were riding plunged off he cliff and rolled down the embankment about 100 yards Marker Dedicated The marker erected by the Georgia Historical Commission and showing the former loca¬ tion of the home of Chief Wau- hatchie in the Hooker Com¬ munity was dedicated on Tues¬ day at 3:00. Present at the dedication was a delegation of ladies from the Chief Wauhatchie Chapter, United States Daughters of 1812. This organization is res¬ ponsible for the erection of the marker. Mrs. W. H. Brock of Trenton was in charge of the ceremo¬ nies, and gave a short talk. Mrs. Penolope J. Allen also gave a short talk on some of the history of Chief Wauhat¬ chie. Benediction of the service was given by the Rev. R. L. Hilten, pastor of the Trenton Methodist Church. to being during the session. De¬ spite the promises made in the campaign for governor last summer, it seems as if more taxes, or at least a revised me¬ thod of collecting taxes is re¬ quired if the state is to meet its financial obligations. It is not certain what form these new taxes will take, nor how high they will be. State agen¬ cies have said that they cannot continue to operate under the present budget and continue to do the job well, and the budget will probably be Increased. It Is up to the legislators to find some way of doing this. these men and women, for In remembering, we reemphasize to ourselves the price that we must pay as free men to en¬ sure that our freedom is not lost. go ure. Public works is also the ambition of James Glen Moore, Wildwood, who also says he would like to work into a better and higher-paying position. Carl DeWayne Jenkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Jenkins, Rising Fawn, has as his ambi¬ tion to be an automobile me¬ chanic. Carlan Dale Smith of Wild¬ wood says his ultimate ambi¬ tion is to go to medical school or to continue working for a better position. Charles Shan- kles, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Shankles, Trenton, plans to go to the Navy when he graduates. Charles demon Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Hill of Wild¬ wood says that he would like to go to college and open a busi¬ ness of his own.
