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THE DADE COUNTY TIMES
TRENTON, GEORGIA . DIAL: OL 7-4422
MRS. CATHERINE C. MORRISON ........ Owner and Pufclish-er
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FORESTRY NOTES
At the July meeting of the
Fire Board, the members ap¬
proved t h e budget which is
much the same as last year’s
except it includes a new pick¬
up truck. Members of the Fire
Board are the Ordinary, the
County Agent, J. P. Lambert,
R. C. Thomas, J. W. Crawford
and D. T. Brown.
The Forestry Headquarters
building i.s in the process of be¬
ing painted The outside will be
white with a green trim.
The Dade County Forestry
Service was visited this week by
two inspectors, Herman Scrog¬
gins, Investigatir and Tenily
Holmes, assistant to the mana¬
ger, both from the District Of¬
fice in Rome. They checked
records and equipment and
found everything in order.
WHITZELLS BUILD
NEW STORE
A nice looking new store has
been erected on the mwly pav¬
ed highway between the Magby
Gap and the Alabama line. It
is the Whitzells new store
which has \been built on the
south side of their old store.
The 30x40 ft. buildiing is of
concrete block, painted white
and has large display windows
across the front of the building.
A white with green awning is
being erected across the front
to keep out the morning sun.
They hope to get the space in
front of the, store graded and
gravelled for easier parking.
Part of the old building will
be torn down and a service sta¬
tion erected in its place. The
other part, which the Whit¬
zells use for their home, will be
kept and enlarged.
ANNUAL TEST
DEMONSTRATION FARM
FAMILIES MEETING
The annual Test Demonstra¬
tion Farm Families meeting will
be held at Muscle Shoals, Ala.
this year on July 26 and 27. The
meeting draws Test Demon¬
stration farmers from North
Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky,
Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama,
in fact from all the states in
the Tennessee River watershed.
R. W. Moore and L. C. Adams
are planning to attend from
Dade.
GLAD TIDINGS FOR
BOOKLOVERS
Our libary service people and
all others who are interested in
books were whooping with de¬
light this week at good news
fyom Washington. The Libary
Service Bill passed the Senate
by unanimous consent of June
6. It authorizes seven and a half
million dollars a year over a five
year peroid. Georgia’s annual
..hare will be $224,168. This will
be used for rural services in co¬
unity and regional libraries.
Said our Lucile Nix, Chief Libr¬
ary Consulant, “This is a wond¬
erful day, with its promise of
,lib.rary service to the rural
corners of Georgia. Mrs Allen
Burus if Decatur has served as
the co-ordinator of the Federal
Relation Committee of the
Georgia Library Association,
which-like the PTA and many
other Georgia grups enthusias¬
tically bavked the bill.
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Pictured above is the Trenton Post Office which
was opened several months ago. E. L. Raulston
is postmaster. Mrs. Raulston is shown working
at the stamp window. The old post office build¬
ing has been converted into a fruit stand. (Photo
by Mrs. R. L. Hilton, cut courtesy of Chatta¬
nooga News-Free Press.)
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY July 26, 1956
SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS
MEETING
Your scho 1 bus driver will
pribably be going to meet
with other school bus drivers at
the annual summer conference
at the State FHA-FFA Camp
near Covington, on beatiful Lake
Jackson, August 3and4. Bus driv"
ers are important to the school
program. Their courtesy and
care for your children are some¬
thing you should appreciate-and
say so. Georiga buses go 12 times
around the world in milage
every day. It staggers the imag¬
ination, dosen’t it?
Rising fawn news
. by Miss Bess Cureton
Mr. and Mrs. Russey Allison,
Dallas, Texas' and Mrs. Alma
Baker, Fort Payne, were the
guests of Mr- and Mrs. L. M. Al¬
lison last week. An Allison re-
uhion on Sunday included Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Allison and 3
children, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Dillinger and 2 children, Mrs.
Mrs. Ina Banksdale, Mrs. Grace
Nethery, Mrs. Pearl Swanson,
Rev. and Mrs. Will Elrod, g.nd
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Allison and
children.
The Henry Kenimers -are the
proud grandparents of their
third grandson, Frank Sellers
III, who was born July 15 in
Landstuhl, Germtmy, to Sgt.
and Mrs. Frank Sellers. She
will be remembered as the for¬
mer Margaret Kenimer.
Rev. and Mrs. Gene Davis
spent the week end with Mrs.
Davis’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. P. Fricks, Richie went back
with them ti spend a week at
the University of Georgia.
REMNANT SHOP CHANGES
Mr. and Mrs. Derval Nixin
have bought the Remnant Shop
in Trenton from Mr. and Mrs.
Arvil Hundley. They plan to
continue on in the same busi¬
ness.
As the business changes
hands, Mrs. Nixon is running a
sale on the summer materials
to make room for her new fall
stock. From her advertisement
elswhere in this isssue of the
paper you will find many bar¬
gains.
Regular meetings Trenton
Lodge No. 179 F. & A. M. the
second and fourth
<^g\? Saturday nights each
month at 8:00 p. m.
All qualified Masons invited
to attend.
Joe K. Rogers, W. M.
J. M. Rogers, Secretary
4-H’ers Hunt Hazards
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CAFETY is an important -crop
•3 that’s being harvested on the
farms and in the homes of 600,000
4-H Club members taking part in
the 1956 National 4-H Safety
Program.
Through 4-H projects and ac¬
tivities, club members in all 48
states are correcting hazards
which are responsible for an
annual toll of 14,000 lives and
1,200,000 serious injuries among
farm residents, and an economic
loss estimated to be a billion-
and-a-half dollars.
4-H’ers conduct surveys to
locate hazards, and then correct
unsafe conditions. They present
demonstrations on a wide vari¬
ety of topics pertaining to farm,
home and highway safety, and
members give talks over radio
and television and before group
meetings. In addition, club mem¬
bers build booths and displays
for exhibiting at fairs and in
store windows. 4
Realizing that motor vehicle
accidents are-responsible for
NEW HOME II. D. CLUB
The New Home Demonstra¬
tion Club was called to order on
July 17 by Mrs. E. E. Ferguson
in the absences of both the
president and vice-president.
Everyone repeated a Bible
Verse and the Lord’s Prayer.
Mrs. Cora Ellison, Mrs. Faye
Neely, Mrs. Myrtle Hurst and
Mrs. Madge Ballard were ap¬
pointed as a committee to
make plans for the county fair.
The annual club picnic will
be held on August 21st at Lake
^Winnepeseukah. Everyone will
meet at the home of Mrs. Ger-
BUD'S GARAGE
WITH
Mr. Claude Dobbs
An experienced mechanic of 30 years.
COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE.
AUTO BODY AND FENDER WORK
AND REFINISHING.
We invite you to come in for free estimate.
Bud's Garage and
Standard Oil Service
Phone OLIVER 7-3211 Trenton, Ga.
over 40 percent of all accidental
deaths among farm people,
4-H’ers are Increasing their par¬
ticipation in motor vehicle safety.
In recognition of the outstand¬
ing safety work done by 4-H
members, General Motors is
again providing incentives in the
1956 National 4-H Safety Award
Program. Included in the awards
offered are four gold-filled medals
for winners in each county; an
all-expense trip to the National
4-H Club Congress in Chicago for
the state winner; and $300 col¬
lege scholarship for the eight
national winners. Certificates
and plaques are also provided
for clubs reporting outstanding
safety programs Oi. county and
state levels.
The -4-H Safety Program is
conducted by the Cooperative
Extension Service, and the
awards arranged by the National
Committee on Boys and Girls
Club Work. Complete informa¬
tion on the program is available
from county Extension offices.
( aldine Dodson at 9:00 a. m.
and bring a picnic lunch.
Mrs. Faye Neely was appoint¬
ed to assist Mrs. T. Patton on
preparing the club scrapbook.
The ladies sang “Three Blind
Mice” and Mrs. Giles Gass gave
a very interesting talk on the
ladies’ trip and activities at
Rock Eagle.
Miss Hubble’s demonstration
was good on good grooming.
The meeting was at the home
of Mrs. W. B. Haynes with 11
members and 4 visitors pres¬
ent.
