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Dade
VOLUME LV
DALLY IN’ IN DADE
Accidents Head 3,ist ot'Ten Most
Important News Stories of Year
By Myrna McMahan
As a new year is about to be¬
gin our thoughts turn to
■events of the past year in Dade
County. Some of the happenings
are ‘.ragic, some progressive and
some humorous, but the thing
that stands out over all is the
shocking number of deaths re¬
corded as due to unnatural
causes.
Seventeen deaths were report¬
ed in the paper since last Fe¬
bruary; seven occurred in auto¬
mobile accidents, six on grade
crossings and three by ac¬
cident and one perhaps by sui¬
cide. The figure is appalling
and the number of highway ac¬
cidents in which no one was
killed ____... rises even higher.
Those killed in the first
gory were; Mrs. Lois Hall
b-bv daughter, who died fol-
lowing a collision at New Eng¬
land; Horace Powell, a Tennes-
see resident who was struck by
a car on 'he Hooker road; Mrs.
Lorraine Busby, of Chattanoo¬
ga, who was killed in an auto
collision on Sand Mountain; F.
M. Morgan, who was struck by
an automobile as he stood on
the shoulder of the highway in
Trenton viewing the scene of a
wreck of the night before; W.
M. Davenport, whose car left
he highway on a sharp curve
on the side of Lookout Moun¬
tain; and Sheriff F. C. Gra¬
ham, who died of injuries re¬
ceived in a wreck when he
swerved his automobile to avoid
a collision about a mile north
rf Trenton.
Those killed on grade cross¬
ings were J. L. York and step¬
daughter, Paulette Quillian, who
died near Wildwood in June;
Mrs. Alma Schultz and nieces,
Jo Ann and Jeanette Guinn,
who died of injuries received
when toeir car was struck on a
crossing near the Tennessee
state line; and Dr. J. L. Gard¬
ner, whose death on a Sulphur
Springs crossing ocurred in
September.
John Crisp, a resident of Piney
Grove, who accidentally shot and
killed in February by his four-
year-old son; then in July,
Grady Crane, 65 -year-old retired
farmer, was found dead by
hanging in a barn near his
home north of Trenton. About
a week later an eleven-year-
old boy, Roscoe Blevins, hanged
himself aeciden'ally while play¬
ing in the family woodshed in
Deer Head Cove. Mrs. Anna
Hollifield ,a Chattanooga
tress, died in a fall from a bluff
near Plum Nelly in June.
* * *
the most , .
Causing perhaps n-
terest next to the accidents was
the ‘rial of Paul Crane in Sep¬
tember which was struck from
the fall docket due to failure
to empanel twelve qualified
jurors. Crane was to have gone
to trial on murder charges in
connection with the at ack
slaying of aged recluse Junius
Nesbitt in 1951.
Crane, who had escaped from
the Trenton jail several times,
was taken to Rome to await a
new trial, then in November, he
escaped along wi h his brother
Clyde and two other prisoners.
Clyde, who also faces the same
charges, was picked up soon
after in Chattanooga following
a tip toy several young boys, and
Paul was captured in Ohio after
he attempted to flee from of¬
ficers who termed his actions as
“suspicious. ”
• • •
In August, fourteen women’s
names were put into the jury
boxes for the first time in the
history of Dade county to sit on
C Vi wr C t'he bU t ir“ rS Ogreeta iTt'uailj
Pa ce f to
sit on a jury. Mrs. Bonnie Lacy
was the only other woman to -sit
as a member of a jury.
* • •
When the late Sheriff Gra¬
ham and Mrs. Graham were
chUdrerT baby-fitters one night for two
of a drunk the Sheriff
had br0Ug ht in. he received a bit
of good-na ured ribbing. He
and Mrs Graham kept the
children overnight, washed and
ironed their clothes and took
them to juvenile authorities
Chattanooga the next
r t seems he father had taken
‘hem away from their unsus-
pecting mother, and skidded
the road south of Trenton.
* * •
The most sucessful livestock
show and sale ever held in the
county was sponsored by the
county livestock commi tee at
the Dade County Fair this fall.
Sparked by chairman Bill Pul¬
len and County Agent L. C.
Adams, the show attracted
many buyers and top-quality
beef cattle.
When local merchants began
taking in silver dollars in Oc-
tober, they found that J. C.
erman bad P a * d his employees
in silver dollars that week to
&ive an * dea °f the volume of
bu'iness his furniture factory
brought into the county. An
unusual idea and cer.alnly a
mos t effective one
The deer season opened here
for the first time in years,
bringing hunters by the dozens
to the Head River area. Se¬
veral bagged good-sized prizes,
with Harold Moore and Harold
Bradford getting the first and
only ten-point deer of the sea¬
son.
* • *
National Safe Driving Day
was observed on December 1.
v'or the first time in our recol-
lection, gifts, donated by local
merchants, were awarded the
safest drivers motoring through
the county. One who was stop¬
ped was so intrigued that he
offered to put Acting Sheriff
Sims on television to describe
the day.
* * •
The election of Allison Ble¬
vins as Dade County Sheriff was
the highlight of the winter.
From the original list of seven¬
teen candidates in the special
election, which was called due
to the death of Sheriff Graham,
twelve names appeared on the
ballots, making it perhaps the
longest for that particular of¬
fice in history.
With all the construction go¬
ing on and the opening of the
new bank, we are looking for¬
ward to one of the best years
Dade County has ever had!
S I, V G 0
Miss Yvonne Stewart, of Chat¬
tanooga, was the guest of Kar-
fen G ross last week. Karleen
^hen returned home with her
f or weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Plunket, of
Lookout Mountain, were the
weekend gu€sts of the Lecm
Moores.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dugan
and family spent Sunday after¬
noon with Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Fletcher in Chattanooga.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Cordell, of Tiftonia (formerly
of Slygo) will be interested to
know they are the proud par¬
ents of a girl born one day last
week.
Sorry to report Mrs. Frank K.
Patterson on the sick list. Also
her father-in-law, Mr. Frank
Patterson, has been pretty sick.
Miss Polly Ginn entertained
with a New Year’s Watch Party
at the home of her sis er, Mrs.
Lloyd Sims last Saturday night.
On Monday of this week, Mr.
and Mrs. M. M. Phillips and son
Mike and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Smith and son Laverne, all of
Chattanoooga, were the guests
of the Edgar Moores.
Since your reporter was away
last week we didn’t get to send
might ln any say Chrlatmaa that several new s, of JutJ the
families in Slygo had most of
their children home for the hol¬
idays, the W P. Coles, Martin
Streets, E. F. Moores, the Ed-
gar Moores. Mrs. Brad Gross’
parents spent Christmas
them and I’m sure there were
more that I didn’t hear abou 1
Our pastor, the Rev. Gene
Kirk, and Mrs. Kirk spent last
week with relatives and
in Knoxville and Nashville,
Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia.
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY JANUARY 5, 1956
Hiohliohts of 1955
Bids invited on Dade County
Lacy’s open restaurant on
east side of Court House Square,
FEBRUARY
Russell Blevins wins 100 bu.
Contest for 1954 with 116
bushels.
37,000 pine seedlings from
TVA distributed.
Dr. J. K. Cooke raises money
to finish Trenton Clinic and
Hospital.
Annual Farm Bureau meet-
in?. R. C. Thomas new presi-
dent,
Annual Co-op meeting,
Telephone survey completed.
Petition filed for bank in
T ren t;on — Directors chosen,
Hiehway accident kills two.
Methodist Bishop dedicates
Morganville Parsonage,
MARCH
Highway accident kills one.
U. S. Corps of Engineers to
build Wea'her Station on Look¬
out Mountain.
Trenton Hospi'al & Clinic
ceives Charter and is
opened ‘
23 arrested during one
for Public Drunkenness and
driving while intoxicated.
Tri-County Hospital fully ac¬
credited by Joint Commission
of Accreditation of Hospitals of
America.
Dr. N. H. Hutchison comes
to Dade. Dr. Cooke leaves to
serve in U. S. Air Force.
New Motor vehicle laws pas¬
sed bv Legislature.
West Brow Community
build Community House and es-
tablish Community League.
Dade Th5at " so,d at
Trenton Telephone Co. parti¬
tions Georgia Public Servlco
Commission for construction of
additional telephone facilities
in Dade.
Contract let for School Build-
tog Project.
APRIL
Mobile Soil Testing laboratory
here.
Farm Bureau Queen
—Jackie Wihon winner.
Farm Bureau Talent Contest
—Dickerson Quartet winners.
County Home Demonstration
Clubs hold Dress Revue.
Equaliza'ion Board of Tax
Assessors meet.
Bud’s Service Station moves
to north of Square in Trenton.
American Craftsmen Retail
Shop—Rising Faun Enamels
opens on Lookout Mountain
Innoculation with new Salk
anti-polio vaccine begins.
MAY
Highway marker erected mark
ing Chief Wauhatchie’s home,
Ground breaking ceremony to
mark beginning of school build-
ing program,
Bond Issue asked to vo'e
School Bonds to complete build¬
ing program.
Home Demonstration Council
sponsors Cooking School.
Work started on Morrison
and Hale office buildings.
Extensions of Case Avenue
and Third Street in Trenton
opened.
JUNE
Highway accident kills one.
School Bond election for
$108,000 carries by 502-77.
| nr i f n i DCD'CAMAT C
A W. Peek is the newest
sheep farmer in the county. |
Mrs. E G. Wright, Sr. was
taken to Oak Ridec Tenn ’
Wednesday tor treatment.
The Gene Bates visited their
daughter Kathryn in Chatta-
nooga Sunday I
T. S. Rerifroe and Jack Cash
went on a fishing trip to Pana-
ma City, Fla., over the weekend.
Mr. J. R. Buchanan visited
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.
S. Buchanan, for the holidays,
Miss Wilma Pace, who visited
her family over the holidays,
has returned to Peabody Col-
lege in Nas hville. 1
Rev. and Mrs. R. L. Hllten
be parents of a daughter, born
Wednesday, Jan. 4 in a Chatta-
nooga hospital. The baby has (
.been named Sarah Lenoir. i
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Dyer
spent the New Year’s weekend
New Orleans, where they
State Legislature recalled and
votes taxes to raise $40 million
dollars.
Two killed in crossing R. R.
track. I
Miss Bess Cureton retires as
Director of Public Welfare. Mrs.
Katherine Davis succeeds her.
First services held in new
Sand Mountain Methodist
Church.
JULY !
Trenton Post Office advanced
to second class.
Highway accident injures 9.
Over 1600 persons visit Cloud-
land State Park during holiday
weekend.
Federal Deposi tors Insurance
Corporation approves Bank of
Dade and Charter from State
received.
Work on East Brow Sand
Mountain road connecting
paved road up mountain to Ala-
bema line progresses.
AUGUST
Mrs. R. C. Elzey buys I. O.
Wheeler Sr. business property
Court House Square. j
Rising Fawn telephone ex-
| change Revision building of Jury completed^ Boxes. Four-
teen women’s «oames put in
R. R. crossing accident kills
three. -
SEPTEMBER
Dr. J. L. Gardner ki ed n .
R. crossing accident.
Four women drawn for Tra-
ver-e Jury. Mrs. Ersallns Carroll
first woman to sit.
School opens September 4
after two weeks postponement.
Busy Bee R'^taurant changes
hands, J W. Keeton new owner.
Two killed in highway acci-
dent -
October
R J. C. ^ann^al _P«e ™ur« 1 Tlum^ Mj”” 1
Ninh NeUy
Clothesline Art Show.
M. Dade J. County Ha e ^ m a ^-
__ __
office . bu g
new
Court House Square’
Sulphur Springs Post Office
discontinued.
NOVEMBER
Trenton Post Office moves
Dyer Building north of Court
House Square.
Scruggs Grocery moves
Dver building.
Sheriff injured in highway
accident and dies.
DECEMBER
Series of robberies.
City Election. New officers:
Ellis J E Morrison, ’ C. E.
Kvzer Councilmen. j
Trenton Telephone Co. goes to
complete dial system; includes
New England, Trenton, Byrd s
Chapel, Rising Fawn, Ca’/e
Springs, Cloverdale and Sand
Moun'ain
.. Notce of ohprlff
16 out with 4 late withdrawals.
Allison Bievins , el . J cted . . -
Gannaway-Ri ey e rge
^Christmas homes opened. Pilgrimage. I
Winne rs in County-wide
Christmas Ligting t io-fintr Contest, test Mrs Mrs.
j lis, Trenton, for
Ition.
attended the Sugar Bowi game.
Another Dade Coun lan who
took in the game was R. M.
Montoon Jr
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Forester
and children of Atlanta visited
friends and relatives ln Dade
County during the holidays,
Larry, the youngest son, who
has been on military duty in
Germany for several months,
reports to Camp Hale, Colora-
do, tor a six weeks’ course, and
then to Fort Riley, Kansas. Au-
brey, who has been stationed at
Fort Jackson, S. C., received
his separation papers December
9 R returned to toe Univer-
of Georgia, Athens, Jan- —
uary 3, to study toward a Mas-
ter’s Degree. He received his AB
degree from there in June, 1953.
Mrs. E. F Moore spent last
week with her daughter, Mrs.
Ernest Graham and family in
Daisy, Tenn.
Bank °f Dade Sets Ian. 1Z
Thursday, Jan. 13 has been
set as the t e n t a tive opening
date for the new Bank of Dade
tn an
made ... t is week by President
George W. Harrison. Mr. Har-
rison has written the State
Banking Commission and the
F. D. I. C. for permission to
open on that date, as is
with all bank openings,
The new bank, which will be
he first in Dade County
many years, will pro-
vide a much - needed service
for residents and for business
owners. Col. D. E. Morrison, who
is erecting the building, said
that the bank space would be
ready for occupancy the first of
the week.
Final details, such as painting
and installing a modern heating
plant, will be taken care of in
the near future. The new Mor-
rison Building will toe one of
W. H. Wilson Apnointed Road Foreman
o rd j n ary B m. Morrison has
announced ai>pointme nt of
Walter H. Wi , s n of Ris ■ i n g „
Fawn as Dade County road fore-
man Wilson succeeds
Blevins, newly-elected Sheriff,
who served j n (; b at position for
a!most three years.
Wilson is a former road fore-
m ^ WO rking for about four-
uncler prevlons 0r dl-
na rys Tom McCauley and J. M.
Carroll During the war, he did
TVpnfAIl NzitfPf] H. D.
“Club of the Year”
T he Trcnton Home Demon-
Ftration club has won the tItle
‘Club of the Year,” it has been
announced by Miss Naomi Hub-
ble, home demonstration agent,
aW ard was was given given following following
study of scrapbooks from com
peting clubs in the county
^ ^ ^ Wh}tfie]d
County for judg ng.
Mrs. Martin Nethery was
chairman of the scrapbook com-
mittee, ably assisted by Mes-
dames Dudley Cureton, Delmas
Freeman, J. M. Cose, Roy Me
Bryar and Virgil Jenkins.
The Trenton club has been
very active during the pas year
under the leadership of the pre-
sident, Mrs. James M. Rogrs.
“V —V /YZ
club taking leading roles in the
polio and Red Cross drives. The
Fanners to Make Returns
The nation’s farmers will
h « v « tiielr first opportunity this
to receive social security
w*», fl ^ accordlrlg aut.v J u... B ,. .w „ County ------ j
L. C. Adams. In order to
receive benefits farmers must
come tax .______,_____ returns. -
The coverage of farm operat-
^ ^ Se<;ur ity will re-
from his farming, even if no
Income tax is payable.
If you are a farm operator,
whether you raise peenu s, pop-
corn, pigs, poultry, pr other farm
Products, you will pay self-em-
Ployrhent tax and thereby earn
Social Security credit, Provided
ccoirse, that you net 5400
from your farming in the tax-
able year.
‘The facts that Dade County
farmers need to know abou
social security are sometimes a
lot closer to them than they
might realize,” Louis R. tem,
Jr., Manager of the Chattanooga
District Office of he Social Se-
curity Administration announced
today. “For example, many
farmers are not yet sure jus
how much financial protection
social security can mean to their
families and family protec ion
is certainly a matter close to
the heart of any breadwinner,
Family payments to eligible sur-
vivors of a deceased person who
died insured under the social
security law range in amount
from a low of $30 a month to a
Published —
the most modern in the area,
being constructed of steel, con-
ere e blocks, brick and masonry,
The seel door of the vault,
which is operated by an electric
timer, is very modern and as
burglar-proof as any brank vault
"nywhere.
The bank will occupy the
right-hand space next to Case
Hardware Co. The center space
has not been rented to date and
the Dade County Times will
move into the corner office as
soon as it is completed.
President Harrison has an-
nounced banking hours of from
nine a. m. until 2 p. m, five days
a week. The bank will be open
Monday,Tuesday, Thursday,Fri-
j d°y and Saturday. By closing all
dav Wednesday. Mr. Har rison
feels he and his staff will be
able to give greater service to
j the county toy remaining open
on Saturdays.
Mrs. Mable Bradford Moore
construc'ion work at Oak Ridge,
Tenn., after which he returned
home to become one of the best-
PTld m0 st ccmoetent car-
penters ln the county .
Born and raised in Rising
Fawn, Wilson is married to the
f r>rm°r M1s| s Maggie Hictoield.
also of Rising Fawn. The couple
tos eicbt children living, with
‘wo sons, Leslie and George, in
j , h „ servlce .
He took over hts new duties
Monday, January 2.
F FSllliliBS IlW!t0(l tfl
JTJT: county’s farm T* families
? 1 “ nta * at
h ° US6 ° n JanUary 2 °’
County-Agent L. C. Adams has
announced. This will be the
annual gathering of farmers
club had two winners in the
dress revue end also won hon-
ors in the 1954 Chris mas Light-
ing and Decoration contest, with
severa j me mbers receiving first,
secondi thlrd and honorable
men f;i ons
An outBt8ndI booth at the
Dade Cq Fair in Octo , ber
wag ^ Qne Qf thg club , s major
pro j ectSi including participation
1n the Cou ncil Food Booth dur-
ing the Fair |
The Club future*with will be honored in
near a banquet
to be S iven the Dade Home
Council.
high of as much as $200 a
month. Ano her part o f the
social security law that deserves
close attention is that
to do with monthly retirement
benefits. Farmers already over
to^u^ ""
I ment as soon ____ „„ as they receive
! and report net earnings of $400
or more from farming opera-
Swlal Security ^eS Z
tfi s then can be as high as
$108.50 a month to a retired
person, and as high as $162 80
to a retired person and his wife,
toe Is at least age 65. The
possible payment is M0
a month- T he lowest family
payment to a husband and wile.
ho h 65 or over, is $45.
- “The facts about social secur-
^ - ai - a e 11 c 0Se e ' . n t0 ^X r ^ wav’’ y ’
Mr. Stein continued. . They are
r s close as the nearest Social
Security District Office, and
nm:time- oven ^ ose ■ . P
senta ives of this office visit
nvny communities regulany to
he’p people with filing claims
and to answer questions FoVa
m Dace oun y, .or
can meet such a representative
once a month at Trenton. Why
not make a point of mee’ing
him and getting the facts? They
can be mighty close to you and
your family. -
T’x returns for farm income
in 1955 should be completed and
mailed with the tax to toe Dis-
trict Director of Internal Rev-
NUMBER 50
be employed to assist ]
He said hat alter
“gets on its feet,” he
the volume of business
it necessary to hire
All deposits will be insured
Depositors’
up to $10,000.
will open with all
banking
welcomes savings
which interest is to be
2G-. L'-an services will
available.
Presiden Harrison and
of the board of
avp issued a n invitation
to come in and
their banking
am anxious to serve you
way I can,” he stated.
always been interested
County and have tod
°v~D*.i e v,~o is
every type of
Fawn Senior
Have Partv
Mrs ^ L M A1Uson 0 ne of
, rW V7r , o„ n < or 4-w
hostess ^ New Year’s Eve
narty frr members of
p .u g. rcnio enioyto
c hen tended
j e at tVi e Tivoli Theatre
f tanooga.
Vpon returning "turning to ° Mrs
home, 1 y
year in.
and their families tor the
lor the coming
On° of toe most
tinned for 1956
farmers here, he meeting
provide an opnortunitv tor
vi to - 1 snH and wroim group
var,0lI< ’ problems and
needs of the farm family.
Th* coun+v agricultural
' rs . including Adams,
TWr,<tM - ASC
Miss Naomi Hubble, Home
Agent, Al Webb,
Technician, Dan Hall,
Ranger, and Miss Fanmelu
W^orter. county health
will give reports of the
y ear ’ s activities,
Roy W. Moore, who was
ed. chairman of the farm
Ihe
i ng . Lunch will be served
the noon hour.
enue, 449 West Peachtree
Atlanta 8, Georgia,
after he close of the year .
" *' alt for the Apnl 15 ’
deadbne -
First Baby of
Born To A. B.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Haney
Piney became the parents
Year’s Day of Dade
first baby to be born ap
T’-enton Clinic after the
j^ear was rung ln. The at
^ Hutchison. PhPsi-ian was Dr. N.
The baby, a girl, was born
H: 07 Sunday, Jan. 1,
wel?hed 7 i bs . an d 10 oz.
1
c0lI P les first chlld -
To ce i ebr ate the event,
ton mer chants have
J(>vely and usefu] gifts>
bu ing * merc han tS are as
John L. Ca. e Co. - a
’
a.er m rannawav G ^ aw J y Riley Rl ^
plastic utility tray for
nipples; McBryar Bros.,
Scruggs Grocery, 2 bottles
baby oil; Sally’s Beauty Shop,
shampoo and set for the
mother; The Dade
Times, a subscription for
parents; and Gross Mercan
bottle holder.
