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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1956)
Dade County’s Only Newspaper. VOLUME LVI DALLY IN' IN DADE Vital Statistics of Williams, Morrison? Peck, Pullen, Moore, Green By Myrna McMahan As the date lor the primary election draws nearer, campaign¬ ing by candidates who are opposed in their bids for various of¬ fices is more intense than ever. Since they are aware of the fact that it will be impossible to reach every registered voter in the county before March 7, they were particularly glad to have me opportunity to—speak at 0a»is’ political rally £ idently the voters were glad o *.ave a chance to hear them, for they turned out from pract- really eVery part of the bounty, Following are vital statistics of several candidates. This is the ~econd article in a series of nree. Mrs. Grace Hale Williams The only woman candidate In this election is Mrs. Grace Hale Williams, Clerk of the Su¬ perior Court. Mrs. Williams has been Clerk since .1953, succeed¬ ing her father, the late Graham Hale. She was born September 1, 1901 at Rising Fawn, where her parents were prominent citizens of the community. Educated in Dade County Schools, she mar¬ ried Col. Cornelius S. Williams. Col. and Mrs. Williams reside at the Hale home-place in Ris¬ ing Fawn, where Col. Williams, a former coal dealer, has farm¬ ing interests. Mrs. Williams is a member o: the Rising Fawn Methodist Church and the Womans So¬ ciety of Christian Service. She was Deputy Clerk for five years before taking the position of Clerk. R. M. Morrison Ordinary Raymond Morrison, w .0 is running for re-election, was born and raised in Dade ounty es one of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Morrison’s several sons. He was educated in Dade County Schools and has had a .ii.i m farming just about all his life. Married to the former Miss Olivine Tate, who works at the Trenton Post Office, the Iviorrxsons have two children, Mrs. Kathleen M. Short and R. M., Jr., a student at Georgia Tech. Ordinary Morrison is a mem¬ ber of the Trenton Methodist Church, the Masons, Lions Club, Farm Bureau, and is one of the .rectors of the Boy Scout pro- ~ram. He was Clerk of Court from 1930 until 1940. He was rural hi carrier at the time he be¬ gan his campaign for Ordinary in 1952, at which time he was ’acted to his present office. Arthur W. Peck Arthur W. Peck, former Or¬ dinary of Dade County, is again a candidate for that office. Mr. Peck held the office from 1947 until 1952. He was born at Lake Provi¬ dence, Louisiana, September 1, 1901 and was educated at East Carroll High School, also in Louisiana. the A Merchant Marine in Transport Service, he received the Congressional Citation Award for outstanding service to his country during World War r. He is in the real estate and investment business, owning considerable property in Dade County. He and Mrs. Peck, the former Miss Delia Brown, built an attractive home north of Trenton several years ago. He is a member of the Meth¬ odist Church and the Farm Bu¬ reau. A former member of the Georgia Legislature, Mr. Peck has also been a member of the Dade County Draft Board, a Government Appeal Agent, Chairman of the Chattanooga Area Rent Control Board, Jus- tice of the Peace and member of the 7th District Democratic Committee. W. H. (Bill) Pullen Born in South Georgia, Pul- len has lived in the peach state all his life, coming to Dade sixteen years ago. He ’ ’"'''lie ~''hools of s re, and graduated from the University of Georgia with a B S. degree in Agricultural Engineering. His father, is a noted 11)1 ade d mmtn •herthorn breeder at Damas¬ cus, Ga., f a _ project which ... has carried over to his son. Pullen married Miss Martha Frances wells, whose grandparents were among the first settlers of Sand Mountain along about 1869. The couple, who have a seven year-old son, Billy, resides at Morganville. Pullen spent 32 months in the Navy during the last world war as lieutenant-commander and has the permanent rank of lieutenant in the naval reserve. Among civic organizations he is associated with the Lions Club, Farm Bureau and American Legion. He has been veterans’ instructor and has done much to explore the possibilities of a profitable truck farming pro¬ gram for the county. He also has been president of the Farm Bureau and is at present chair¬ man of the board of directors of the Farmers’ Co-Op. For the past five years, he has been engaged in farming on Sand Mountain where he owns property. At present, he is in the process of setting out 10 to 12 acres of strawberry plants. Roy W. Moore Another native of Dade Coun¬ ty, School Superintendent Roy W. Moore was born June 16, 1904 on Lookout Mountain. His Barents were Clarence L. and Minnie Cox Moore. He has continued to live on the moun¬ tain, except the period when he was in school, and is actively interested in farming and in the lumber business. He was educated in the Berry Schools and at Hiawassee Col¬ lege, later teaching for four years. For the past eight years, he has served as County School Superintendent. Miss Mrs. Moore is the former Cecil Hannah. The couple have three sons. Supt. Moore is a member of the Methodist Church, the Lions Club, the Dade County Educational Asso¬ ciation, and both the Georgia and the National Educational Associations. G. V. Green A candidate for the office of Sheriff, G. V. Green goes by the nickname of “Galbby”. He was born September 24, 1905 in Griffin, Ga., and was educated at Spring Hill School, Henegar, Alabama. He finished high school while he was in the Army, where he spent fifteen years. His rank was Sergeant in the 6th Calvary. For the last ten years, he nas farmed at Cloverdale. His wife, a registered nurse, is the former Miss Fae Lang- “ord. The Greens have twosons, Gaston, Jr., and John. Green’s church affiliation is with the Trenton Church of Christ and he is a member of the Farm Bu¬ reau and the Farmers’ Co-Op. CANDIDATES FOR THE DEM¬ OCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 7, 1956 For Ordinary Harold C. Cox R. M. Morrison Arthur W. Peck For Sheriff Allison Blevins G. V. (Gabby) Green For Representative Woodrow W. Gross W. H. (Bill) Pullen For Tax Commissioner John W. Murphy For Titeasurer James V. Jenkins For Superior Court Clerk Grace Hale Williams Fop County School Superintendent Curtis L. Forester Pov w. Moore For Coroner (No Candidate) F °r Surveyor W. P. Cole Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia. THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 23, 1956 Sat. Storm Said "Worst In Years' Fierce winds picked at roofs, uprooted trees and flattened out small outbuildings early Saturday in what old-timers call Dade County worst storm in years. The winds were part of a tornado that struck at Scotts- boro, Ala. and LaFayette, Ga., with damages running in the thousands of dollars. Many persons reported that the wind was so strong that it sounded as if it came from all directions; and would pick up their homes at any minute. Hardest hit in Dade County was the Lookout Mountain area with Sand Mountain next. The homes of Vernon King, Bill Gray, Scott Gray and Grady Bradford were severely dam¬ aged by falling trees and wind, while on Sand Mountain, part 1 of a pumphouse on H. L. Chap- palier’s property was blown across his house and into a prized shade tree. In the Cave Springs com- 2 Arrested In Break-In Sheriff Allison Blevins rested two youths, one of armed with a revolver, in early morning hours after the pair had broken Davis High School in a •’ttempt. The thieves who are to have records for similar offenses, are Florn Hor¬ ton, 18, of DeKalb County, Ala., and Charles (Big ’Un) Gass 20, of Jackson County, Gass had in his possession nickle-plated Smith and Wes¬ son .38 revolver. The attempted robbery curred about 2 a. m. Monday. order to get into the building, Horton broke a window, using socks over hands both for protection to keep from leaving prints. He then unlocked window, opened it, and once side, opened a door for Gass come in. They were apprehended side the office within a few minutes by Kelvie Gray, caretaker, who suddenly on the lights and held the pair captives while he called Princi- pal D. O. Chumley. immediately called Sheriff Ble- vins and rushed to the school assist Gray until the arrival of the Sheriff.. Hid Auto, Walked to School Sheriff Blevins discovered the In Sheriff Allison Blevins, Claude Blevins and City Policeman H. H. i Hutchins raided two stills, both within a half mile of each other in Slygo Valley Monday. The smaller still, with a ca¬ pacity of approximately 500 gallons, was cooliqg off when it was found, but the larger one estimated to be about 1,000 gal- Dade County’s second politi¬ cal rally will be held Saturday night, February 25 at 7:30 p. m. at the New Home Community House. All candidates for the prim- From Dade ! Rev. R. L. Hilten, who named head of Dade Polio Drive after Miss Cureton, chairman, became has announced that total of the drive came to $861. Community donations workers are listed as follows: $60.25, Avans — Mrs. Meeks; $29.19, North Dade—Mr. L. McHughes; $90.67, Dade High — Mr. J Billue; $82.73, Davis High — Mr., vid Chumley; *’7.25. Rising Fawn School Mr. Premon Hall; $18.63, Byrd’s Chapel — Mrs. C. Payne, Jr. $4.00, South State Line Clark Byers; munity, a lead-in wire from a power pole to the Charles Guinn home was blown loose, while north of Rising Fawn, near Long’s Store, the path of the was clearly visible by the broken and uprooted trees. X. B. Murphy’s corn crib was re¬ ported to be demolished along with two bams and his garage. Many home owners spent Sat¬ urday replacing shingles or clearing away debris of fallen T. m S. Renfroe, ^ manager of the Georgia Power Co., said he and his crew, Martin Bradford, T. J. Bell, Jack Cash and J. T. Armstrong, were out making re¬ pairs on lines damaged by fall¬ ing trees from 1:30 a. m. Sat¬ urday until about five Saturday afternoon without stopping to eat or to rest. In emergencies, he is usually able to call in crews from Summerville or Rome for assistance, but those places were having the same trouble and no help could be sent thugs’ automobile, a ’37 Ford, which had been- hidden to the left of the school on a side road south of the Bryant road above the school. There were no license plates on the car, which is now in the Sheriff’s possession. The burglars are be¬ ing held in the county jail awaiting a hearing. This is the fifth break-in at the Davis School since the opening of the fall term, ac¬ cording to Principal Chumley. Last week, the New Salem, Mt. Olive, Ala., and Bryant, Ala. schools were robbed, with a considerable amount oi USDA or., mod Hues dis overed missng. Kyzer’s Parts Office Robbed Last Thursday morning, Ky- ■rAutomotive Parts Co. was broken into, the heavy safe j blown and about open $1500 with taken. nitroglycerine, Amon | other missing items was a pistol (belonging to W. M. Austin J 1 manager ture and Appliance of the Trenton Co. To Furn- date, no arrests have been made, but investigations are continuing by Sheriff Blevin and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, who taken samples of finger- prints. There are strong indications that all the robberies are con- nected, but no definite tie-ins have been reported by the 1 Sheriff’s office. Ions, was ready to run. It was fired by a coal oil burner. When the officers arrived on the scene of the largest still, two boys were seen running away. A chase took place, but the boys outran their pursuers. Equipment at both sites was destroyed and some brought in the Sheriff. ary election are invited to ’peak. A barbecue supper will be a'seer come ' Everyone :s zo and bring someone along. served with chicken., cakes, pies and plenty of hot coffee. $11.02, New England — Mrs. Joe Blevins; $15.00, Slygo — Mrs Harold! 1 Dugan; $18.60, New Home — Mrs. Haynes; $10.70, Hooker — Mrs. Paris; $47.40, New Salem School — Mr. Childress; $93.81, Wildwood — Mrs. J. C. Wallen; $77 30, Rising Fawn — Mrs. | Cecil McMahan; $8.55, Sulphur Springs — Mrs. | Ed. Bible; 1 $18.65. New Salem Mrs. Ce- -11 MrifCal'*’ 1/1 Morganville Mrs. E. R- Wells; I $135.59, Trenton - Mr. I. H. Wheeler, Jr. i ' Total $861.00 250 Hear Candidates Flovi'o Davis High UinrK School’s 1 L. room was packed and Saturday night when folks ali parts of the county gather ed for the old-fashioned supper and political rally, sored by the Davis Club. The place was gaily corated with patriotic colors. D. O. Chumley, principal, nounced at the close of pieeting that a total of $250 been realized from the all of which, minus a few penses, would go for the chase of football equipment. Waldo Simmons did a did job of auctioning off dozens of boxes containing every frem golden fried chicken cakes and pies. Several of candidates came away with goodly share of loot, but o’clock and time for the round of talks from political candi- dates arrived before they a chance to partake of this glo¬ rious fare. Members of the Service and the FHA also assisted with details of the event. Harold Cox Harold Cox, candidate for dinary, was introduced first Rev. Lewis Gaddis in the in which the candidates' ''ill appear on the ballots. “I’m no speaker,” Cox said a brief statement, ’T‘m a work- er, and if you good people give me a chance, I’ll try prove it to you.’’ R. M. Morrison Ordinary R. M. read a summary of county penditures and progress : n the cdunty during the f bree years he has been in fice. Mr. Morrison’s first were on roads. He said were approximately 200 miles dirt and chert roads in county. For the past 20 the limit had been levied and now bringing in about $7,500 year. From the State Tax and Grant-in-Aid Dade receives $2,777.16 a This total gives Dade approx- imately $205 per mile for main tenance and the building of any new roads per year. He said ‘•f'el and concrete bridges Been built, steel girders had beer? put under 2 others and that 59 bridges had been ie -laced with concrete tile and 66 w tile had been laid there were no bridges before. During his administration, he said, we have been able to the State Highway Department to take over the Hooker Road r or maimenence. We have pro¬ cured a 3V 2 mile block top road to be completed this spring connecting State Highway 143 at the gap by Simmons Store on fine Sand Mountain to the Alabama Also a black top rural ro 3 d, which will C ome under State Rural Road Program, be laid this spring from High¬ way 143 at ' Simmons across the top of the to Highway 301 at Store. The Ordinary swapped 7 % miles of road beginning vr\g-hway 143 on the side Sand Mountain, past the r pool to the Alabama line for 2 bout the same amount mileage of the Old Highway on Lookout tv This road past the Davis is now State an d Mr Morrison read a letter from the State Highway De- partment stating that a survey for this road was ap proved in January and ho-ed the survey could March 15- He also the Newsom Road up Mountain at Rising F though a state road had maintained by them ^ Dodge for $2150, which *->27.44 below list price and Chevrolet for $2250, which $328.37 below list. In 1955 bought a Dodge for $2150 which Published Weekly—Since 1901 was $596.66 ^ ^ below list, and a Chevrolet for $2250 which was below price list. He also quoted amounts spent on other services, told of getting a Home Demonstration Agent and about the Dental Clinic for school children which has been in operation for two years. A. VV. Peck Third candidate to speak was Arthur W. Peck, who is seeking the office of Ordinary. Peck, who held the office from 1947 until 1952, said he would like to again serve in a manner which would give his successor some- thing unusual to match i n will issue no ]iceilses for the sale of intoxicating bever-' ages and have made no pro¬ mises as to jobs or patronage of any kind and will not do S0 o he sfcat3d He al30 re _ | marked that he had received considerable encouragement from different parts of the county, and that people here had been good to him through¬ out the years. “I appreciate your friend¬ ship,” he said in closing. Allison BHevins Allison Blevins, candidate for Sheriff, spoke for only one min¬ ute, but said he was a Chris¬ tian man first of all and that he would continue to try to do the Lord’s will. He brought out the fact that he would not have time to see everyone, but asked that he be supported in the forthcoming election. G. V. Green Blevins’ opponent, G. V. (Gab¬ by) Green, asked the audience to consider the two candidates 3s an employer would consider (two applications for a job be- fore chosing the best man I qualified for the job. The Sher- iff needs a knowledge of crirn- I inology and has the responsi- bility of looking after the wel- r are of the people, Green said. Green also said he would be honest and fair in all his deal- mgs if elected Sheriff, and that [he would be available every j hour of every day to every ci- J tizen. 1 j Woodrow Gross Woodrow Gross, running for j re _ e j ec ti 0n as Representative, said in his short talk that he 1 wag no j. accus tomed to making i speeches, that the rally was i probably the first occasion he had ever had to talk b e f ore a jcrowd He said that he wanted the people to know that there had been a lot of segregation bills up for vote in the legislature, and that he had voted for every one of them. “I’m for white supremacy,” I he stated, then asked everyone I to vote for him. 1 W. II. Pullen Also Al?0 a a candidate for Repre¬ tentative, W. H (Bill) Pullen ?ave a biographical sketch of himself, beginning with his birth in South Georgia. A resi¬ dent of Georgia all his life, Pullen said he had been a Dade Countian for sixteen years, by choice. He attended the public schools of the state, graduated from the University of Georgia i with a Bachelor of Science de- pr-ee in Agricultural Engineer¬ ing and spent 32 months in the Navy. For the past 10 years he said he had worke dwith almost every civic organization in the coun¬ ty and was instructor with the Veterans’ Farm Training Pro- j gram .for four years j j Pulen said ne was opposed to j the mixing of the races in any v/ay. He said he was interest¬ ed in the progress of the coun¬ ty and of Sand Mountain, and elected, would would be be down in j Atlanta the county working for coming everything and has j more besides, following goals | He listed the ,which he would work for if ' on the north end of Pand Mountain connecting with a p ved road to Chattanooga and tying in to 110 in Alabama; (3) Improvement of U. S. High (4)' way 11 in Dade County; NUMBER 5 Pavement of farm to market roads in Dade County; (5) Bet¬ ter schools; (6) Better farm markets, particularly truck crop markets; (7) Help to create a road commissioner post if the majority of the people of Dade want it; (8) Continued segre¬ gation and states rights witn whatever steps necessary. Due to the ten-minute time limit, Pulen did not have a chance to further itemize his platform. Curtis Forester Curtis Forester, candidate for Superintendent of Schools, gave the highlights of his back¬ ground, including his gradua¬ tion from Berry College with a B. s. degree, two years’ serv¬ ice with the Army and his em¬ ployment until the beginning of his campaign as employment interviewer with the Georgia Department of Labor. He remarked that he was no 1 present to make a lot of poli¬ tical promises; that he would devote his full time and inter¬ est to the office if elected, and that he would cooperate full’ with the Board of Education, with the State School author¬ ities and the people of Dade County. In closing, he statea that he would serve to the best of his ability. Roy VV. Moore Roy W. Moore, in his bid f or re-election as Superintende - of Schools, announced that h* was grateful to the people i permitting him to serve for more than seven years, during which time he had tried (o serve them well. He said ne had tried to render the best service possible with t v e ri Hies at hand, although the: had been some dissatisfaction as to teachers and other thine? He called attention to the pro¬ gress in the present school building program, explain’ that all the needs had been a- plied for to the State depart¬ ment, where the mo t neede ’ projects were alloted fir-t. When state funds were ex- hausted, the Rising Fawn and New Salem schools were left to be constructed locally. This wa done through a bond issue last summer to finance those proj¬ ects and to equip all projects He said that plans for ho’ 1 Rising Fawn and New Sale are in the state departure end will be ready at an, early date. He also mentioned the r tat of Davis High School, sayin that now that the enrollment had passed the 100 mark, it had been recommended that it re¬ main a high school by Mr. J. T. Lance, State School Supervisor. In 1952, when the consolidation recommendation was made, it was due to the fact that the high school enrollment was only 53. He said that in Nov. 1955 the Dade County Board of Education agreed to continue the two high schools and that in January, 1956, he met with the state board at which time they approved the same pro¬ vided Mr. Allen Smith of the Dept, of Education would ap¬ prove it after a visit to the county. Following his visit of January 17, he approved the Davis high school and recom¬ mended that more construction be done there to eliminate the barracks. At the next meeting of the county board, it was agreed that further construction at Davis be delayed until the cost of construction at Rising Fawn and New Salem, as well as equipment for all schools, could be determined. In closing, he said if the ci¬ tizens saw fit to elect him again, he would continue his every effort for the best inter¬ est of ali the schools in the county. Unopposed Candidates Mrs. Grace Hale Williams, “ kin'. Treasurer, all o‘ whom are unopposed m the e.e-H-r po to the crowd and thanked them for their confidence and trust. W. P. Cole, candidate for Surveyor, was not present.
