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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1955)
44k § DtWli) tines Dade County’s Only Newspaper. VOLUME LV DALLYIN - IN DADE By MYRNA McMAHAN MRS. JANIE ALLISON REMINISCES. .. “Don’t worry about because no good will ever cf it!” That is some very sound vice from New England’s resident, Mrs. Janie Allison vins. In fact, it is one of secrets cf happiness and that we will do well to follow. From the respectful bestowed upon her by her dren, grandchildren friends, she seems to have quired a certain wisdom being free from worry. haps, too, that is one of reasons she has enjoyed a long life, for June 29, was her 81st and she hopes to see more. Her memories of the are as clear as if they ed only yesterday. She was one of the ten dren born in her Derryberry’s house at New land. Her Denyiberry was one of the settlers in Dade County. she was two years old, mother’s ill health made it ne¬ cessary for the family to move to Cole City. She remembers traveling in an ox cart up the mountain and stopping along the way to get a drink of water in a tin cup at a spring. While at Cole City her broth¬ ers collected butterflys off the cabbage in the prison garden for a penny each to make a lit¬ tle pin money but she was kept busy in the house helping her mother. Her father worked first as a guard at the stockade there, then tested for coal. He later made the first test for coal at the Lghusage Mine out from Valley Head. The drills he used were equipped with black dia¬ monds which were shipped in¬ to the county in small wooden kegs. One of the kegs was plow¬ ed up and found by one of the Allison "boys* "when The road was beimr built on the mountain. this • Mrs. Blevins came across keg in her mother’s old trunk just recently, along with a painting someone "had made 0 . the prisoners marching down the bluff from the stockade to the ccal mines. She would like to go back to Cole City once more and look over the remains of what was cnee a busy coal mining town. Mrs. Blevins attended three schools in the county, one at Cole City, one at New England and one at Trenton. A gram¬ mar school education was all anyone could get in Dade Coun¬ ty at that time, or travel to an¬ other state or to Atlanta. This was difficult, so like many of Dade’s old-timers, Mrs. Blevins was unable to get a higher edu¬ cation. She has been bound and determined ever since to see that her children and Not “2.00 Pet" The scenic beauty w o f Dade County is responsible for at¬ tracting a most unusual and profitable hobby twelve ago. In an interview with Times Monday afternoon, C. Thompson, dog breeder, ed that that fact, together the closing of Chicago’s um' Theatre, brought Thompsons and their ionship dogs to the county. Thompson had worked as stage electrician since the of fifteen, when he left a to-do family in Lenoir City, C. with a prosperous business “be on his own.” It turned that he got a job in in a theatre which proved teresting enough for him to cide to learn all he could as switchboard and front man. While he was working at Orpheum Theatre, he met clever dog ar.ist, Enno who introduced him to the of raising white wool terriers. The hobby grew in fascination until the year of the “Model T .or the year that Scotties be¬ ... came so popular. Devoted to the Best Interests oi Dade County and Georgia. THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY JULY 7, 1955 1 children get the advantages nied her Mrs. Blevins says she learn to read in a primer, in a blue-back speller. She members that Miss Mary lian was her first school er and that Mrs. Wells, wife Col. Wells, was her first day School teacher. She that one of the colored imprisoned at Cole City came with Mrs. Wells to to help her with her wraps, Af ten Mrs. Blevins grown, she took a teacher’s mination in order to teach rest of a term for Miss Woolforlght on Sand She didn’t teach very long, in 1902 she married Jim and settled down to raise a mily in the home in which presently lives. She is very sentimental her home, located across road from the old schoolhouse, “If a body lives in a place three years, she doesn’t right any place else ” One the first built in the commun¬ ity, the house dates back to the late 1800’s. Mr. Blevins farmed, assisted by his sons, until his death se¬ ven years ago. According Mrs. Blevins, the menfolks did all the gardening and hog but¬ chering, even to rendering up the lard, leaving her free to do household chores. Since she had to help her mother in the he use while she was a girl, she was pretty adept at managing a home and family. She used to sew a lot and still quilts oc- cassionally. She was active in church af¬ fairs’ until several years back, and was very active in the PTA and other school work. She also found time to do all she could to help the community. Mrs. Blevins, along with her brothers and s i s t e r s, were taught the Bible and knew that, come Sunday morning, they had to go to Sunday School. She saw to it that her I children got the same religious training which she believes is so important in every day life, Column Three ve-iy attractive have just been completed Rising Fawn. They are the Dean, John Hale and Bobo homes. Mr. and Mrs. Dean moved few weeks ago into their room house cn the school and have had the yard off during the past month. house was built of cypress painted white, with the door painted turquoise, the lor of the Dean’s automobile. breezeway and garage add the length of the house. There are no partitions tween the L shaped living dining rooms and kitchen, plywood cabinets along TTntii Until -hen - hen, a a ereat great majority majority of Scotties were bred in land and Scotland. The orig¬ inal Scottie was a red and gray Brindle. With the booming of the guns in World War I, the dogs became so nervous that their owners began destroying them. American dog lovers im- media eiy came t o the rescue, the Thompsons among them. Scotties registered with the American Kennel Club could purchased ' at an average of $ 50 Lotties Thompson began •aising exclusively - son and daughter of Heather Realization the greatest Scotty ever bre-d Heather had won the title of “best dog in show” fifty- three times in shows exhibiting from three to twelve thousand dogs at a time. Thompson has carried" on line breeding from this foundation since and has the ambition of trying to breed the perfect dog. A perfect Scotty is as short as possible from the head to the tail, as low to the ground as possible, and gives the impres- sion of power in a small pack- Accident Nine A 1953 Dodge was damaged Friday, June 24, it collided with an driven by Henry Dickerson the. intersection of the ham - Lookout Mtn. Driver of the damaged bile Was J. B. Collins of tanooga. Dickerson was attempting to make a left turn onto mountain highway when two cars collided. No were made. Speeding An army officer, Claude G. McKinney, was charged with speeding, possessing and trans- porting liquor after he was stopped Friday, July 1, by coun¬ ty authorities for driving well over the speed limit. When (Sheriff Graham attempted to . eSCO rt , , h . , back to Trenton to ! p:eter f chlrees ! m sud- ’ denly turned off cn a side road and attempted to outrun the officers. He was overtaken and sub¬ mitted to being taken to Tren¬ ton, where his case was heard by Judge Davis who was in town for an adoption case. Kinney was fined $200 and had 4th Events in The Fourth of July always brings out the gourmet in the average Dade Countian, for barbecues and chicken suppers usually mark this annual holi¬ day. The New Salem and Rising Fawn communities sponsored barbecues during the day, and the Piney Grove Baptist Church entertained members of its training union with a fried chicken supper that evening. Mrs. M. R. Wilson, who was in charge of the Rising Fawn barbecue, reported that the event grossed $225, a substan- tial increase over last year’s receipts. Rain dampened the enthusiasm of many would-be barbecue-eaters, but those who assisted with the serving were kept busy from eleven to two- kitchen walls are both j convenient low formica and attractive. the counter Yel- ; covers tops and the rubber tile floor : is beige. There are hardwood floors throughout which have been sanded and varnished to a nice , finish. The picture window in the living room is flanked by two smaller paned windows which serve to ventilate the rcnjT , The The John John Hale Hale home home is ui a ■Ahite lanch-style, also with a tached breezeway and garage. ^ On the opposite end of the house is a screened porch. The living and dining room were age. age. He He is is also also small-earred, small-earred, short-tailed, heavy boned, and must have perfect “bite”. A Scottie’s teeth have to be per- fectly fermed. Any irregularity will srop up in the third ati:n, so if a breeder is trying for a show dog he hoes breed one with imperfections. The Thompson dogs have been shown by their owner, or “professional handler” for a of $25, within a radius of several states. He states that in all the shows they have enter- [ed, his dogs have come away with the blue ribbon or better, The walls of one room of his home are lined with ribbons, trophies and pictures to prove it. j early Training ninety for a days show begins when as as away, ! the harsh, wiry, outer layer of the Scotiie’s coat is stripped off [to leave the soft layer of hair. Thompson says the dogs are not hurt by the stripping , but rather enjoy the itchy sensa- tion. The under coat is contipu- j ally brushed as it grows up un- JULY 1 With Billy Joe Bradford and Don Gross hitting hard, the Trenton Seniors easily defeated North Dade 11 to 5 in the first game of the evening. Johnny Wallen batted and fielded well for the losing North Dade team. Line Scores: Trenton Srs. 081 000 2 11 134 . N. Dade ..... 001 400 0 5 8 6 Bradford and Gaddis. R. Ryan and Word. The second contest pitted Da¬ vis Adults against Trenton Adults with the Davis team emerging victor by scoring one run in the eighth inning to break a 10 to 10 tie. Robert Freeman and Wayne Stephens were the big guns for Davis with Jack Raines hitting hard for Trenton. Davis Ad. .. 010 422 11 11 13 5 Trenton Ad. 310 400 20 10 14 6 Bradford and Hollingsworth Geddie and Raines. JULY 5 Billy Joe Bradford with two home runs led Trenton Seniors to a one sided win over North Dade in the first game 10 to 4 Lin'e Scores: N. Dade ..... 001 000 3 4 10 5 Trenton Srs. . 200 035 x 10 15 3 j Bradford and Davis Morriscn, Ryan and Word I Linr Scores: I his car, a foreign sports and a case of imported taken away from him. Nine Injured Nine persons were injured Saturday night, July 2, in automobile collision on 143 near Trenton. The occurred just east of the rail- read bridge where a small side road from the old baseball field turns out onto the highway. The mishap involved cars dri¬ ven by Vernon Gentry, 16„ and Frank Sharp, 36, both of Route 2 Trenton, Gentry was unin¬ jured. Eight passengers were riding in the Sharp car, including his wife and their five chldren. One, Truman E. Sharp, 10, re¬ ceived a severe scalp cut. Others in the car were Mrs. Nora Sharp, 29; her sister, Bonnie Black, 10, and the other Sharp children, Daisy, 12, Dwight, 5, Marcus, 3, Grad, 14, and John Hudgens, 46, also o f Route 2, Trenton. All suffered cuts and bruises. A tent revival was in progress on the ball field at the time of the accident and it was repert- that the injured parties were en route to the meeting. thirty. Approximately seventy-five attended the chicken supper at Piney Grove Monday night, en¬ joying potato salad, tomatoes and lemonade along with the chicken. The following ladies cooked the chickens: Mesdames J. M. Goodwin, E. G. Ferguson, H. H. Hutchins, Tom Taylor, Luther Mitchell, Luther Gaddis, Earl Medley, John Warren, Jesse Mitchell, Homer Conner A.C. Dur ham. The potato salad commit¬ tee consisted of Mesdames Jay Blackstcck, Bill Wheeler, E. E. Sargent and J. M. Goodwin. Mrs. Bernie Battles and Mrs. Buck Gifford provided the sliced tomatoes while Rev. Jesse Mit- chel and J. M. Goodwin made ithe lemonade. 4-H Achievement Contest Dade County will be well rep¬ resented when the 4-H District Achievement Contests are held in Athens July 14-15-16. Four¬ teen members of both junior and senior clubs in the county will be accompanied b y Home Demonstration Agent Miss Na¬ omi Hubble and County Agent L. C. Adams during the trip. Expenses cf the 4-H members will be paid by the local Coun¬ cil with the exception of trans¬ portation costs. Elections for district council officers will take place during meeting with Dade’s voting delegates partcipating in the nominations and elections. r[ ^ e y 0un g S ters will have an 0 p.p 0r ^ un ity to have fun along ser i 0u sness of eompe- tition. Swimming and other fQrms Qf recreation have been lanned f 0 r their entertain- men j. The following 4-H , , ers wi en- , er ln the various Casses: : Billy Konrad, Farm and Home Electrification; for his entry, he has made a lamp from an earthenware jug. Alfred Barnes, Junior Public painted green, while the chen is Wedgewood blue. Blue tile cn the floor and white metal cabinets arranged con- around the double f ink, new stove, refrigerator, water heater and combination washer-dryer complete the K °m. The three _ bedrooms are paint- ed midnight blue, green and flamingo, with the master bed- room furnished in gray The bathroom is done in apple ^ ^ ^ ture£ Duncan phyffe furniture in Hie lining room make it a very gracious place to entertain. (Continued on back page) | | til til time time for for the the show show to to bring lout the natural oils. i After the Orpheum closed, i Thompson was forced to look -for j work elsewhere, and having v p-^ ed cn Lookout Mountain in h j <5 vicinity, he and Mrs. Thompson decided they liked j scenery and the climate so muc h that they would settle in ! . t he county. His previous job had required him to join the i.a.t.C. (st age hands’ union), i£0 h e got in touch wi.h the dis- trict business agent for the j un i on who turned out to be W W. Williams of Trenton at that time. Williams wired him to come to work at the Ri-tz Thea¬ tre in Chattanooga where Thompson worked until he be¬ came affiliated with the Look¬ out Drive-In. The Thompsons have built wenty-eight runs, 5‘ x 50‘, for each of the older dogs, com¬ plete with bed made from 50 gallon wooden barrels. One end is cut out and stuffed with straw in winter. The new pup- pies with the mothers are kept, Published Weekly—Since 1901 Speaking; “What 4-H Club Means to Me;" Larry Konrad, Forestry: dem¬ onstration on proper stacking of lumber for air drying; Robert Ryan, Jr., and Thelma Keel, Junior Talent: “Tweedle- Dee;” Peggy Forester, Gail Hughes and Shelby Everette, Senior Talent; Linda Jo Pace, Junior Bis¬ cuits; Joyce Patterson, Junior Dress Revue; Norma Jean Gray, Junior Corn Muffins; Linda Ballard, Junior Public Speaking; Jackie Wilson, Senior Public Speaking. The two talent entires will present their selections for the district contest at the Lions Club meeting July 12. VISITORS CROWD PARK Over 1600 persons enjoyed the scenic beauty of Cloudland Canyon State Park during the holiday weekend, according to caretaker J. M. Crawford. Over 500 visited the park on the 4th of July. inside inside the the house, house, in in a a special special bed approxima ely six feet square which is heated electric¬ ally. When they are four weeks old, they are taken outside. The dogs are fed 100 lbs. of Kasco feed a week, mixed with canned dog food and a little milk. Once a week, Thompson says he cooks up a sort of “Mul¬ ligan's Stew”—spinach, carrots, cabbage, horse meat and suet— which che frisky little rascals really go for. If any of the animals show signs cf illness, Thompson has ail the necessary medicines and instruments housed in a glass case inside the trophy room. The runs are kept oiled to help keep down vermin, the major difficulty in raising dogs. The Wneatcn, a Scottie with a golden, wheat-colored coat, is growing in popularity through- cut the United States, Thomp¬ son states, so he has begun breeding Wheatons in anticipa¬ tion cf the new class in dog shows for that type of Scottie. Located on the Birmingham highway, the Thompson Ken- NUMBER 25 ***********************4. Sports By J. B. Geddie Trenton Ads .. .. 103 020 6 10 9 Davis Ads...... 120 240 9 14 6 Geddie and Raines. Stephens and Cembs. The Rising Fawn girls defeat¬ ed Trenton Girls 25 to 24 and Irenton Junior boys were com¬ plete masters of the North Dade girls 21 to 10 in the two games on the south field. Line-up for Girls Teams Playing for Trenton were Mesdames Patsy McKaig, Mar¬ ilyn Christopher, Frances Tatum and Misses Evelyn Gray, Patsy Wheeler, Sara Cochran, Shirley Keel, Linda Blevins, Joan Gray, Shirley Sullivan and Linda Jo Pace. Playing for Rising Fawn were Mesdames Myrna McMahan and Nell Harrison and Misses Jane West, G i n n y McMahan, Sue McMahan, Nancy Steele and Aileen Harrison. Among those playing for North Dade were Mesdames Imogene Ryan, Virginia Castle¬ berry, Martha Pullen, Virginia Wallin, Ruth Moore and- Miss Eloise Moreland. Trenton Jr. Boy’s Team Playing on the Trenton Jun¬ ior boys team were Doug Wheel- er, Larry Greene, Pete Tatum, Arnold McConnelly, Sandy Gass, Hill, Dale Sims, Mose Sul- liven, William Dexter and Ral- ford Bradford, nels nels use use only only the the small small sig: sign in front of the house to advertise that some of their dogs are for sale. Although a great majori¬ ty cf tourists stopping to buy a dog are looking for the “two- dollar pet” kind, they are cap¬ tivated by the winning ways of the bouncy little Scot:ies and usually wind up buying a pup¬ py. Prices start at $50 and have gone as high as $250 for a pup¬ py, depending on its ancestry. The grounds around the house show clearly that Mrs. Thomp- son's hobby is flower gardening, Her poppies, tulips, roses and other flowers have long provid- ed a colorful scene ficr passers- by. Recently she added orchids to her c o 11 e c tion of potted plants, all of which show evi¬ dences of loving care. When he isn’t busy with the dogs or his job, Thompson Ls caring for his small herd of Jerseys. He says he isn’t mak¬ ing a fortune at it, but the sat¬ isfaction he gets from working with animals is reward enough ail the trouble it takes.
