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Dade County’s Only Newspaper.
VOLUME LVI
Byrds Chapel
Progresses
The site of Byrd’s Chapel
Methodist Church dates hack
to long before the Civil War.
There is no record of the date
when the land began to be used
to conduct religious servives.
The traveling “pieacher”
tode through the community
holding services in the fanner’s
homes. Later, they organized
the old camp-meeting ground
which was only a short dist¬
ance from where the modern
church now stands.
A Methodist minister, by the
name of Byrd, moved into the
community, and with the help
of his neighbors erected the
first Byrd’s Chapel Methodist
Church, a log house, one room,
of course. The church today
still bears his name.
Later, a large frame build¬
ing was erected which was used
for a school house and church.
Deeds of 1872 first mention
that a portion (2 acres) of his
property was given by Col.
James W. Cureton for the
Etyrd’s Qhapel church. The
earliest church register is dated
1897.
The cemetary, across the
road, has many unmarked
grave- of long ago. They are
decorated along with the newer
graves on Memorial day, the
third Sunday in May.
About 1900, M. A. Castleberry
deeded a lot about 50x80 for
a school. It was also used for
the church services.
In 1915^ a new church was
built by those living in the
community. Rev. Joe Hender¬
son was the first pastor. Fol-
owing him there has been Rev.
E. C. Kewis, Rev. Ulm, Rev.
Dailey, Rev. Houts, Rev. George
Erwin, Rev. Wyatt, Rev. Orr„
Rev. Newby, Rev. Joe E Baker,
Jr. and now Rev. James Mon¬
roe Ball, Jr.
In 1934, the beautiful church
burned, and the services were
again held in the school house
After the consolidation of the
schools in the 1940s the school
properity was deeded to the
trustees of the Byrd’s Chapel
Church.
Since then the building has
taken on a new face. It has
been made into a beautiful
little chapel, painted white,
and a steeple was erected in
December,, 1951.
This last year a bell was ad¬
ded, the same bell that used to
call the willing (and not so
willing students to jpchool
every mornng, and the sound
echoes over the hills and val¬
leys adding a peaceful atmos¬
phere to the community.
Recently the Sunday School
classrooms and the Recreation
classrooms and chapel have
been painted in pastel colors,
making the church even lovely.
Shrubbery has been, set out
and the circular drive in front
has been graveled.
There are now approximate¬
ly 48 members on the church
roll and everyone of them are
equally proud of the work that
has been completed and the
work that win be accomplished
in the years to come.
Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia.
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY JUNE 21, 1956
In the final games of the first
of the Georgia Volunteer
Cedar Grove defeated
to win the first half
Davis won over LaFayette
take second place.
Cedar Grove-Durham
Cedar Grove had little trouble
Durham, scoring almost at
for a 15 to 3 romp. Lavon
with 4 hits led the
bat attack for Cedar
R H E
Grove........15 11 1
10 7
V. Payne and Bates.
Hudson, Chambers and G.
Davis - LaFayette
Davis unleashed a 22 hit bat
to submerge LaFayette
to 3 as Davis cinched second
in the loop. Roy McMahan
5 hits, including a double
homer to drive in six runs
bat star for Davis. Son¬
Ellison and Shefman Avans
to toss a six hitter at
Springs
The many friends and mem¬
of the Cave Springs com-
will be interested to
that on Sunday, July 8
will be a special Home-
held at the Methodist
and the Old School
A special invitation is
extended to those who in
past attended both
and church in the com¬
There will be a preaching
at 11:00 a. m. at the
Lunch will be served
the old school house
at 12:30 P- hi. Every¬
is requested to bring a
lunch. In the afternoon
will be singing at the
along with talks by
1 d-timers about experinces
had as children.
M fOIIKlY A6F«r
L. C. ADAMS
Crops over Dade County are
to suffer from the
of rain. Scattered showers
have helped the situa¬
and in certain communities
farmers report that there is
moisture for good
growth.
Cool weather late in the
spring resulted in rather un¬
stands of cotton and corn.
condition will result in a
lower yield per acre than would
be expected.
Climatic conditions have been
very favorable for harvesting
grains and hay. Good
are being obtained on
these crops.
Sports
By
J. B. Geddie
R H E
22 2
6 5
S. Avans, Ellison and Parrish,
Rush, Cook, Wilhelm and
Finney.
New Salem-Cove
Cove won handily over New
13 to 5. Winless New
lost their eight straight.
R H E
Salem..........5 9 6
9 3
E. Gray, D. Gray and B.
Huff and Christian.
In the American Legion Junior
Trenton lost their sec¬
game in a row, this time to
strong Central nine 20 to 1.
Geddie, Trenton’s catch¬
singled in the 5th for
only hit. Tommy Ble¬
shone on d e f e ns e for
accounting for 8 put-
This Week’s Schedule
New Salem at Davis (make up
rained out games).
Durham at* LaFayette.
Cedar Grove at Wildwood.
Runaways Found
in Chattanooga
The citizens of East Trenton
were quite upset Monday after¬
noon when it was reported that
young boys, Jerry and Joe
age 12 and 11, had fail¬
ed to return to the home of
their aunt, Mrs. Rena Taylor,
after having left at 9:30 in the
morning to pick berries. The
boys had told Mrs Taylor they
be back in an hour.
When the sun began to sink
old Sand Mountain and
boys had appeared the neigh¬
bors organized searching parti¬
but no clue were found.
the boys had planned
pick berries near where
Town Creek joins Lookout
Creek, there was talk of drag¬
the creeks in case the over¬ I
heated boys had decided to
take a swim. Tuesday morn¬
ing, before this was done
thought i
Allison Blevins
to call the Chattanooga Juve¬
nile Officers and found that
the lads had been picked up on
the streets of Chatttanooga
and being held in the Deten¬
tion Home.
So many horrible things can
to youngsters who de¬
cide to go adventuring a la TV
that the entire town was
releved to learn that they were
It is very important that both
corn and cotton be side dressed
with nitrogen at the proper
time. Much of the loss in pro¬
duction can be recovered
through the use of additional
plant food and better cultural
harvesting practices. ■
Published Weekly—Since 1901
Traffic Accidents Injure Three
] ins Saturday spotted night Buick Sheriff weaving Blev¬
a
jdown picious Highway 11 in a most sus¬
manner and undertook
to stop it. The driver, who was
later identified as Dewey Trus-
sell of South Pittsburg, Tenn.,
turned off on the Hooker road
There he wrecked hi car and
was (taken to Chattanooga
hopital with a broken leg.
There is no report as to what
charges was placed aganist him.
A minor accident occured
Saturday morning about 9:00
a. m. on Highway 1^, near
Wildwood. The accident was re¬
ported to have been caused by
1 a yearling running across the
highway in front of a car driv¬
en by a man from Fort Payne.
! Another car ran into the back
1 of the first car and bounced
back and hit a car driven by
Claude Tinker of Trenton. Mr.
Tinker’s car was damaged
slightly. No one was hurt ,and
the yearling got away.
FIRE MEETING IN ROME
Persons who attended the
Fire School in Rome, Ga. June
11 and 12th, are Cleron Kyzer,
Don Gross, Tommy Sims, and
“Future Fire Chief” Jerry Ky¬
zer.
They had two days of classes
which consisted of subjects
such as all phrases of ladder
work, hoses, small tools, pump
operation, and hydraulices.
Around midnight, Tuesday, a
Georgia G. M. C. truck
by George Riley, of
6, Gainesville, Ga., drove
of the Hooker Road onto
11 striking a Central
Express Company truck.
driver of the Central truck
identified, only by the
of McNeil. He was report¬
to have been on a trip to
The force of the impact
Riley out of his cab
the highway into the
A portion of the cab nar¬
missed him as it was
near the railroad tracks.
cars notified Chattan¬
authorities, resulting in
Turner ambulances being
out. Wilhite’s Ambulance
and Sheriff Allison
were not notified of the
accident until approximately
minutes later, since Wild¬
is not on the Trenton
exchange.
Riley was injured so seriously
x-rays could not be made
the extent of his injuries
not be determined im¬
mediately. McNeil recived only
injuries.
Both trucks were badly
damaged. It is believed that
Riley did not realize the Hooker
Road ran into the highway
and drove onto it at a speed of
from 50 to 60 miles per hour.
•r
Everyday along the highway
we see signs urging motorists to
“Slow Down and Live”. Re¬
member “The Life you save
may Be Your Own.”
The Nationwide “Slow Down
and Live” campaign has asked
all motorists to remember the
facts about automobile speed.
Speed is the number one high¬
way killer. While other factors
enter the accident picture, the
fact remains that auto speed
killed 12,700 people in 1955,
speed injured some 715,
others.
If a car with good brakes is
traveling 25 miles per hour on
a dry concrete surface and the
reaction time of the driver is
average, it will take a little over
60 feet for the car to stop after
danger has been sighted by the
driver.
Under the same conditions if
a car travels 60 miles per hour
it takes over 272 feet to stop.
These conditions are even
worse when the road is wet and
slippery.
One answer to the highway
accident problem is for each
motorist to drive within the
posted speed limit and with re¬
gard for the condition of his
automobile, the road, the
weather, and his own physical
condition. Remember these
five rules when you get out on
the highway, whether you are
taking a vacation, a business
trip, or just driving around.
1. Stay within the speed
limits. About two-thirds of the
fatal accidents involve a speed
law violation.
2. Keep your vehicle in good
condition, it is bad enough to
a breakdown that inter¬
your pleasure; it is worse
be killed or injured as the
of unsafe car conditions.
3. Don’t drink and drive, or
and walk on the streets
roadways. In about one-
of the fatal accidents a
or an adult pedestrain
been drinking.
4. Respect the weather. Don’t
to push through dense fog
blinding rain, especially on
roads.
5. Take it easy. Don’t drive
your’re worn out. Take a
break, a short nap, or a
Obey these simple sensible
they may save your life.
One of today’s speed prob¬
is today’s teenagers who
it is smart to see how
their automobiles will go,
half of their cars aren’t
to be on the highways.
There is nothing like a car of
own to make you feel
up. But it isn’t grown up
disobey speed laws; in fact
is very childish. They’ll have
long time to think about how
speed is when they spend
time in a hosp’tal bed-
they’re that lucky.
It is not only the teenagers
drive like they have a
license. The older driv¬
don’t set much of a good
for the youth to fol¬
so how can we expect any¬
else but a speed crazy
Let’s all, whether we’re 16 or
slow down, and w r e will be
surer of a longer and
life.
NUMBER 22
