Dade County’s Only Newspaper.
VOLUME LVI
in R. R. Accident
Mr. Mr. F. F. W. W. Hate Hate 52, 52, of of Rome, Rome,
Georgia, a district manager for
the Beneficial Standard Life
Insurance Company i n Rome,
suffered four broken ribs and
possible internal injuries when
his car was hit by a North
bound freight train Tuesday
afternoon. The accident occured
at the crossing near Hitt’s store
in Rising Fawn.
Mr. Walter Wilson, an eye¬
witness, was stopped on the West
side of the tracks waiting for
the train to pass, when Hale
approached the tracks from the
opposite side. The view is not
blocked at this point.
The victim reportedly said he
saw the train, but thought there
was only one set of tracks and
could make it across. Hale was
thrown from the car and land¬
ed between the rails of the side
track.
The two front fenders and the
radiator of the car were knock¬ i
ed off at the crossing. Insur¬
ance pamplets, cards, bits of
paper and glass were scattered
all over the tracks to where the
front seat fell a few yards from I
!
the crossing. The motor was
knocked off and fell a few feet
from the 1950 model car, which
was dragged about 140 yards
before leaving the train.
Engineer C. W. Rose, from
Easter Seal for Children
L. C. ADAMS
Many Dade County Families
received E a st e r Seals in last
week’s mail. The Easter Seal
Drive is a Nation-wide program
Agronomy Meeting Held 16th in Courthouse
Some 30 to 35 farmers met in
the Courtroom in Trenton on
Friday, March 15th for the pjjr-
pose of attending an
Short Course. This meeting was
conducted by County Agent L.
C. Adams. Agronomist from the
University of Georgia gave in-
structions on the latest methods
of production on corn, cotton,
pasture, Alfalfa and grain sor¬
.ghum. Mr. W. H. Sell was first
on the program. He gave in-
struction for pasture production
giving information on types of
pasture plants for permanent
and temporary grazing and
management of the pasture pro-
gram. Mr. J. Frank McGill, Ag-
ronomist, gave the group the
latest information on Alfalfa,
Grain Sorghum and Corn pro¬
duction, naming the approved
varieties of each and giving full
information on the best methods
of production. Mr. Sell, Agrono¬
mist, conducted a session on
cotton production. A large per-
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention
People in watersheds, whether j
on farms or in town, may have
and its management, which
they cannot handle with their j
resources. Recognizing this,
Congress passed a special act in
1954 to help local organizations
with such problems. It is the
Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention Act (Public Law 566,
83rd Congress). This is how it
works:
Following are answers to
questions which are constantly
being asked the Soil Technician
about the program;
The Application
(already completed for Dade Co.)
1. The Neted. First of all it
must be recognized that there
is a water management problem
which can be solved only by all
the people working together.
And the local people must be
willing and able to spend time
and money toward solving the
problem.
2. Preparing A p p 1 ication. A
local organization, which may (
be a soil conservation district,
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4dt €mnti fitnes
Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala. Ala. timed timed the the ac- ac¬
cident at 2:10 p. m. The train
traveled about a quarter of a !
mile before coming to a stop. I
Mrs. Haley Dean, said she was j
standing beside the tracks hold¬ :
ing a sack of eggs, when the
car was hit and she “threw the
sack down and ran to him,” and
when she saw he was too pain¬
fully hurt to be moved she went
to her home near the tracks and
brought quilts to wrap him in.
A Moore ambulance from Tren-
took the injured man to a
Fort Payne hospital.
Second Wreck at Rising Fawn
A second wreck this week at
Rising Fawn resulted in slight
injury to Mrs. Robert Stewart
who was traveling with her
Airman husband from Kelley
Air Base in San Antonio, Texas,
to their home in Baltimore, Md.
Stewart was driving, and
it is reported she lost control of
the car as they were driving
down the hill near the Gearrin
home north of Rising Fawn.
Mrs. Stewart fell out of the car
as it went through a fence and
crossed, a pasture, coming to a
stop about 75 yards off the
She suffered a bad
cut to her left hand, minor cuts
and bruises. Her husband was
not hurt. Mrs. Stewart was ta¬
ken to the Trenton Clinic for
treatment.
for assistance to crippled child¬
ren and adults.
Your c o n t r i bution to this
worthy cause can mean the dif¬
ference between a boy or girl
being able to walk or going
through life handicapped. You
are not being asked for a large
contribution and you will not be
solicited by any means other
than the letter you received. We
know that you will be generous
and answer with a check at an
early date. The quota for Dade
County is $200.00.
centage of the farmers present
were interested in this phase of
agriculture, some of them relat-
ing their problems and experi-
ences in cotton farming. Mr. Jim
Berjeux, Agronomist, gave the
group information on how to
j read their soil reports and on
the amounts of fertilizer requir
ed for different crops.
This type of meeting is thought
to be of service to more loctl
farmers than if the short courses
were held outside the county,
Information of this type is very
valuable since it is based on ac-
tual tests that are made at Ex¬
periment Stations in Georgia.
square DANCE AT
j EG jqjvj jjALL
There will be a square dance
for members only at the Amer¬
ican Legion Hall each Saturday
night at 8:30. A good square
dance band will be hired for the
dances.
orepares a n application. This
application will include (a) the
size and location of the water-
shed, (b) a description of the
problem, (c) the extent of dam
ages, (d) details about the work
needed, and (e> information
about the o r g a n i zation and
source of funds. Standard forms
are available.
3. Where to S'end Application.
The application is sent to the
agency designated by the Gov¬
ernor with a copy to the state
office of the Soil Conservation
Service.
4. Field Examination. Techni¬
cians from the SCS and other
agencies examine the watershed.
5. State Approval or Disap¬
proval. If the state agency dis¬
approves the application, the lo¬
cal organization will be notifi¬
ed. If it aproves, the state ag¬
ency notifies the State Conser¬
vationists of the SCS and makes
recommendations.
6. On to Washington. The
State Conservationist sends the
application with the recommen-
Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia.
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MARCH 22, 1956
Grand j lUH mmn Indicts 39 - No w Bills a 14 *
mgs, books and records. They
made recommendations for re-
P alr s at the jail and cannery,
They recommended the reap-
ipointement of Cleron E. Kyzer
to the Board of Education.
The Grand Jury also recom-
mended and drew up a bill to be
adopted by the General Assem-
bly of the State of Georgia on
the burning of woods, lands or
other inflamable materials. This
and the entire Grand Jury
Presentments are as follows.
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS
FOR MARCH TERM, DADE
SUPERIOR COURT, 1956
March 20, 1956
GEORGIA, DADE COUNTY:
j To the Hon. John W. Davis,
Judge of the Superior Court of
I said County,
We the members of the Grand
Jury selected for the March
Term of Court, 1956, of the Su-
perior Court of said County
have completed our delibera-
tions and wish to submit the
following presentments,
We have by committee exam-
ined the books and records of
the various offices of the County
and have had an official report
from Davenport and Hatfield,
certified Public Accountants &
Auditing Firm, and find same
'in excellent condition, to the
best of our knowledge.
We have by committee
examine d the County
buildings and found that the
jailis very much in need of
pairs especially the east porch
and the northeast corner of the
main building and,some of the
lnl;erlo r plaster. We recom-
mend that the necessary re¬
pair,s 136 made -
We recommend that the Can-
nery building be painted,
We recommend that suitable
bedding be placed in the jail.
: We the members of the Grand
Jury found 39 true bills and 14
110 bills.
We recommend that the Sher-
ff paid ^ 334 - 34 to
f ln lm S ser or J lce money calls s P en and t m official
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d !J xes fr °™ December 22, 1955
thro Ugh March 19 , 1956 .
T ^ Slms e . recommend be paid $115.78, tha t Charles for gas
-
f n J* car ex P enses from a^ofhdal Novem-
Z, ’ ’ w ctng 33 01 cla
S “ e J lff .. for Dadc , \ C ° u f y ;
We ^commend that the Oi-
dmary ,. be paid ?60 -°° a month
or Personal.compensation lor
services rendered as Commis-
sl °ner of Roads and other Coun-
| to y March affairs 19, from 19a6. -March 15, 1955 j
recommenri that Joe John-
sons , place in ^ 1;sin S Fawn be
pad-locked.
We recommend that the Ordi-
nary be paid $50.00 a month for |
operation of a car and other
expenses incident to County af-
fairs fr0m March 15, 1955 through
March 19th, 1956. j
We recommend that the Tax
take the neces-
steps at once to collect all
delinquent taxes.
We recommend that Cleron E.
The March term of Superior
Court opened promptly at 9:30
Monday morning and Judge
John W. Davis requested the
Clerk to call the Grand Jurors
into the box.
Three jurors were excused and
after 22 had been seated they
retired to elect their foreman,
clerk and baliff. When they re-
turned W. H. Pullen was sworn
in as foreman, Jim Jenkins as
bailiff and John Tatum
act as clerk.
Judge Davis explained that
there was not enough civil busi-
ness for the Traverse Jury to
be called at this time but they
would convene in two weeks on
April 2.
The Judge charged the Grand
Jury that there shall be not less
than T8 nor more than 23 mem-
bers present to hear offenses.!
At least 12 members most vote
in the affirmative to find a
True or no Bill. The Jury must
r e-member that as they only
hear one side of a case there
must be sufficient evidence pre-!
sented to make an indictment,
The guilty must be punished
but on the other hand the in-
nocent must be protected. The
deliberations are surrounded by
law and the Solicitor General is
t h e legal advisor, though the
foreman may act when neces¬
sary. “Use your discression, fol¬
low the dictates of your con-
science and the oath which you
have just taken”, the Judge told
them.
He further charged they pay
special attention to the gaming
laws, narcotic offenses, the car-
rying Of guns, disturbing public
worship and that they may public! in-
spect the jail and other
buildings and investigate how.
the public offices are being
conducted. It is the proper fun-
ction of the Grand Jury, the
Judge concluded, to perform the
duties with confidence, justice,
and fair dealings for all.
Pleas
After the Grand Jury left, the
Judge announced the Court
would hear pleas of guilty and
Hx so pled. j
John Rhoden charged with
possessing non tax paid liquor
was fined $50. R. V. Jernigan
for public drunkenness fined
$40.. Clyde Jernigan for public
drunkenness fined $4 0 and for
for possessing non tax paid
linuor $50; Thomas C. Carter,
public drunkenness fined $35;
Elmer Raines, public drunken-
ness fined $40: Earl Wheeler for
possessing non tax paid liquor
fined $35; Richard Bradford,
charged with o s e s s ing non 1
p
tax paid liquor was granted per-
mission to withraw his plea of
guilty and his case will be heard
when the Traverse Jury meets
April 2.
The Grand Jury broke late
Tuesday afternoon after a ses-
sion of only two days. They re-
turned 39 true bills and 14 no
bills. j
During these two days, they
also examined the county build- !
dation to Washington for re-
view by the SCS Administrator. ■
7. Notice to Local Organiza-!
tion. The State Conservation¬
ist informs the local organiza¬
tion when the watershed is au¬
thorized for planning help.
Work Plan
1. REVIEWING THE APPLI¬
CATION. The Soil Conservation
Service goes over the approved
application with the sponsoring
group. Plans are made for a
study of the watershed. Other
agencies and groups may parti¬
cipate.
2. THE PRELIMINARY SUR¬
VEY. AJpreliminary survey of
the watershed is made by the
Soil Conservation Service. The
items mentioned in the appli- 1
cation are specifically consider-
ed. j
3. REVIEW WITH LOCAL OR-
GANIZATION. As a, result of
the preliminary survey, the sit-1
uation is discussed with- the
sponsoring group. Extent of
damages and what can be done!
about them are discussed. Pos-;
sible costs are considered. The
group decides whether to pro-
ceed with the work plan.
4. DETAILED FIELD STUD¬
IES. The Soil Conservation
Service and others make detail¬
ed field studies to determine
what can be done, the cost, and
the benefits that will result.
5. DEVELOPING THE PLAN.
During the field study the spon¬
soring group reviews and dis¬
cusses the findings with the Soil
Conservation Service technici¬
ans. They decide what measures
they would like to include in
their plan.
6. THE TENTATIVE WORK
PLAN. _______ The ______________ tentative work ______^
l new prepared by the spon-
sorig group with assistance
SCS and other participating
agencies. It describes the pro-
posed measures, how they will
be financed,, and, when they
will be installed. This work plan
may be reviewed by those con-
cerned.
7. THE PLAN GOES TO SCS
ADMINISTRATOR. The tenta-
Kyzer be re-appointed to the
Board of Education to fill the
exisiting vacancy in 960th Dis¬
trict.
We recommend that the
lowing bill be adopted by the
(General Assembly of the State
of Georgia.
A BILL
To be entitled an act to pro¬
vide that before any person,
firm,corporation or association
shall burn any woods, lands,
marshes or other inflammable
materials, notice of the time and
place must first be given to the
county ranger or to other em¬
ployee of the forestry units ser-
ving such county. To provide
that such notice need not be
given in certain situations; to
provide penalties for violations
of this act; to provide that this
act shall not become effective
in any county until and unless
recommended by two successive
grand juries; to repeal con-
fiicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE IT IN AC TED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
SECTION I. Any Person firm
corporation or association oth-
erwise lawfully entitled to burn
any woods, land, marshes or
any other inflammable or com-
buotible materials or vegetation,
whether in cultivation or
cultivated areas,, shall prior to
such burning, give notice of ap-
proximate Ume and location
t0 c 0 u n ty ranger of
county wherein such burn is to
take place, or to any other em¬
ployee or official of the county
forestry unit serving such |
ty Such notice need not be glt .
en „„ if, ., on a sudden „ emergency, |
due , caution .. requires . firing .. f
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renderes one s premises • safe, , , but ,
in any prosecution under this
act, such shall constitute an af¬
firmative defence, ________ _ the burden
of prov i n g which shall rest up-
on the person asserting it as a
defense. _________________ The notice required ^_____^ by
this act shall be ln additional
to any other notice of burning
now re q U ired or a s may be re-
qu i red hereafter by law.
SECTION 2. Failure to give
fiuch notice as required above j
sh.a 11 be a misdemeanor and
ished law.
SECTION 3 The pr0visions of
act shall become effective
only in these counties in this
state w here so recommended by
two seccess i ve grand juries and
upon sl j Cb recommen d a ti 0 n, this
act sh all immediately become
in force and e f f e c t in said
coun t y
SECTION 4. All laws and parts
Qf Jaws in con fp c t w jth this act
are here b y repealed. We recom-
that our Clerk be paid
$i.og p er day extra for his work,
we desire to express our ap-
preciation to the Solicitor for
bis co-operation in assisting us
i n our deliberations.
we also wish to thank Judge
Davis for his service as Judge
during our deliberations.
We desire that these present-
ments be published in the Dade
County Times, and the usual
five work plan goes to the SCS
Administrator in Washington
for his review and recommend¬
ations. The Administrator re¬
turns it to the State Conserva¬
tionist.
8. FINAL GROUP APPROVAL.
The local group reaches final
agreement with the SCS on the
content of the plan.
9. FINAL SCS APPROVAL.
The signed work plan is
submitted to the SCS
strator in Washington.
10. THE PLAN GOES TO
GRESS. The SCS Administra-
tor submits the plan for
nient to other interested
31 agencies. It then goes to the
j Secretary of Agriculture for ap
P rovai and transmittal to Con
gress through the President.
1 1. CONGRESSIONAL A P-
PROVAL. If the work plan is
approved or or not disapproved
within 45 days by Congress
(while in session,) and funds
are available, the Administrator
will authorize help in building
structures and other improve-
Published Weekly — Since 1901
Wreck In ures Two At New
Dale Smith, 18 and Glenn
Moore 19 both local boys were
injured Sunday morning when
their car went out of control
and flipped over 3 times, end to
enci . on e mile south of Morgan-
; ville - It is reported they may
have been going 100 m.p.h.
According to Sheriff Allison
Blevins, who investigated the
accident the car skidded 225 feet
before coming to a stop.
It, is believed the Moore boy
was driving, he suffered a brok-
Avakian's Modern New
Another new store has opened
in Trenton. Saturday, Avakians
opened its doors fof business,
As you enter, a modern soda
fountain with gleaming polished
steel greets you. The stolls in
front of this are covered with
black and white plastic as are
the booth type seats on either
side of the tables which line the
opposite wall. The complete so-
da fountain will feature all
sorts of sundaes, milk Shakes
and seVeral kinds of short ord-
ers for the quick lunch.
Behind this elegance are the
latest type of display shelves
well shocked with all sorts of
patent medicines, sick room sup-
plies, cosmetics, soaps, tooth
paste and the like. The entire
Complete Red Cross Home Class
Last week, twenty girls in
senior class at Dade High School
completed the Red Cross Mother
and Baby Care class conducted
, „ U “ ... lc I TT S" Uh ... XT N “ r f' "«
f » m uelu McWhorter. „ , These girls
all completed the six required H
classes and from the letters which . . ,
they turned , . in . at ... the end , of
the class showed their apreci-
ation.
Those who received their cer-
t
HOLY WEEK SERVICES
Services will be held at the
Trenton Methodist Church each
bay from 12tol2:lo p.m. during
Ho ‘ y Week, beginning Mar. 26.
fe^Te'p^theTe'fo^
W. II. Pullen
FOREMAN
John F. Tatum
CLERK
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GEORGIA, DADE COUNTY:
The foregoing presentments
having been read and considered,
the same are approved in full,
I The appointment of cleron E.
Kyzer to succeed himself as a
member of Dade County Board
of Education is specifically con¬
firmed and approved. The recom-
mendation of the Grand Jury
to the effect that certain legis-
I lation pertaining to burning
woods is likewise noted and
specifically approved,
Let the foregoing presentments
be published once in the Dade
County Times, at County ex-
pense, as by law provided.
ments agreed upon in the
plan.
12. FINAL NOTICE
GROUP. The SCS notifies the
sponsoring local group that help
is available.
Operation
1. MAKING FUNDS
ABLE. The SCS Administrator
allocates funds for the water-
s hed project from money appro-
pr j a t e d each year by Congress,
2. GROUP LEDS OPERATION,
The local sponsoring group is re-
sponsible for installation work,
Needed soil and water conserva-
tion treatment must precede
applied during work on
structures. SCS technicians and
others may provide additional
technical assistance in order to
accomplish this during the time
specified in the work plan.
3. LAND, EASEMENTS AND
RIGHTS - OF - WAY. The
sponsoring group will secure all
necessary land, easements, and
rights-of-way prior to the de-
velopment of engineering plans
and specifications.
NUMBER 9
en ankle. ----companion His companion is is still still
hospitalized with a bruised kid-
ney and loss of blood.
Dale is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Smith of Union Com-
munity. He graduated at Dade
High last year and is now em-
ployed at Combustion Engineer-
ing Co. in Chatt. Glenn, also a
’55 graduate of Dade, lives with
his uncle, Gordon Burrows in
South Trenton. He is employed
at Peerless Woolen Mills in
Rossville, Georgia.
Is tore is brightly lighted and
with the white walls reflecting
this light you may easily see
what you want to buy.
Working in the store are Mr.
and Mrs. F. Q. Avakian, Mrs.
Jasper Hill, Mrs. Hazel McMul¬
len, Miss Sherry Morrison and
Mr. Glen Ringer.
Come warm weather, the store
will be air conditioned for the
customers’ comfort while shop¬
ping.
With the neon lights on the
outside and in the show case
windows, the entire store is one
of the finest ever opened In
Trenton, it is located in the
center building of the new Mor¬
rison Building on the side of
Court House Square.
weie: — Lydia Aber-
crombie, Linda Blevins, Benita
Bryant, Condenia Clarke, Ery-
elene Crane,, Delilah Doyle, Hel-
Forester, Sue Forshee, Caro-
lyn Fulghum, Aileen Harrison,
Gail Hughes, Judy Kenimer,
Lorada Lynn, Bobbie Morgan,
Frances McCarty, Sue McMahan
Patsy Neely, Mary Clyde Smith,
Kay Tatum and Linda Wool-
bright.
Knoxville Boys
Arrested Here
Two Knoxville boys were jail¬
ed after a speeding race with
the law Sunday night. Charley
Clemmons, 17, and Doyle Sex¬
ton, 17, will be charged with
speeding and driving without a
license by the Dade County Of¬
ficers, and probably will be
transported back to Knoxville,
where the car was allegedly
stolen and be charged with vio¬
lating the Motor Vehicle Law.
It is reported the 1953 Chrysler
was stolen from the Morton-Mc-
Crary Motor Company.
. The race with the law began
at Trenton when Sheriff Allison
Blevins made an attempt to
stop the boys for speeding. They
abandoned the car in Rising
Fawn near the Gossett home,
but were arrested immediately
after.
The F. B. I. came Tuesday
and took the boys to the Feder¬
Jail in Rome.
This 20th day of March, 1956.
John W. Davis
J. S. C. L. M. J. C.
4. ENGINEERING PLANS and
|SPECIFICATIONS. The SCS
con ducts field surveys and pre-
pares designs necessary for con¬
structing the work of improve¬
ment specified in the work plan.
5. LOCAL FUND RAISING,
The sponsoring agency raises
and makes available funds to
pay their share of construction
j costs prior to issuing bids. Also
agreements are signed stating
who will operate and maintain
the structures, and how they
will do it.
6. BIDS AND CONTRACTS.
The sponsoring group issues
bids and lets contracts for con-
struction.
j 7. CONSTRUCTION start WORK, work
C on t r ac t ors on
\ structures and other works of
improvement.
! 8. OPERATION AND MAIN-
TENANCE. After installation is
completed, the operation and
maintenance of the watershed
project is the responsibility of
| the sponsoring group.
