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VOLUME LVI
4-H Council
Attending Meeting
National political
and band wagons may have
spotlight a few weeks from
but July 31 - August 3 the
tion of more than
Georgia 4-H Club
their leaders, and friends is
cused on the State 4-H
Council meeting.
First Time at Rock Eagle
The meeting — the biggest
the year for 4-H’ers — is
held this year for the first
at the State 4-H Club
at Rock Eagle Park with
1,000 boys and girls
plus many county and
demonstration agents,
tural Extension Service
ists and district agents, and
delegation of local 4-H
representing more than
such learers in the State.
“The theme of the
Four - Fold Development
Through 4-H — has been
into the pattern of each
activities,” Tom m y
state 4-H Club leader,
out.
Business Meetings
He cited the daily
meditations, inspirational
and special music for
development. Pledges of
iance to flags of country
club, business meetings of
of the six Extension
4-H Council groups, studies
the 4-H constitution, and
cipation in a dozen
interest 'gioups will
the value of mental
ment.
“Camp life itself, with
ming, hiking over the
trails of the Center,
boating, folk games,
dancing, and making
friends will contribute to
physical and social
of the 4-H’ers,” Walton said.
Reports on National 4-H
Camp held in Washington
cently, meetings of county
home demonstration agents
sociations, a banquet for
ter 4-H Club members,
lation of new council
and special get-acquainted
farewell parties is also on
whilrlwind schedule of
members at the four-day meet
ing.
Dade Representatives
Five persons from Dade
ty left Tuesday to attend a
Council at Rock Eagle.
are Billy Konrad, Eddie
from Rising Fawn; and
J — Woods, Trenton;
t L. C. Adams and
demonstration Agent Miss
mi Hubble.
The Dade County 4-H
cil sponsored their trip;
three young people were
ted by the council to make
trip.
While there the group
help elect the new state
Officers. They plan to
sometime Friday.
TTENTION 4-H’ers!!
It still isn’t too late to
)ur reservation to attend
amp at Rock Eagle August
but it soon will be. This
)’ur last week, they leave
iy morning at 6:00 a. m.
still plenty of room, so
lose reservations in. The
the week is 38.90 plus a
ansportation cost.
Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY August 2, 1956
Unusual Rock Found in Cave
An unusual rock formation
has been found by Dennis Sul¬
livan in one of the caves in Dade
County.
While exploring in the cave,
Mr. Sullivan’s interest was
caught by what looked like a
larfge human bone protuding
from a large rock and he split
the rock open. Inside were many
more bones aand a skull all pet¬
rified and imbedded in layers
of solidified clay, drippings from
Additional teachers approved
for the tDade County School Sys¬
tem are Mrs. B. B. Kenimer, Mr.
A. L. Gilbert and Mrs. Bernice
Gilbert for Davis and Mr. Bos¬
ton Vaughn for North Dade.
The remaining vacancies are be¬
ing filled daily.
The new Dade County High
The new Bookmobile is trav-
ing Dade County this week for
the first time. It is white wih a
deep blue trim and plainly mark-
ed Cherokee Regional Library on
the top line and underneath
Walker-Dade-Chattanooga.
This new Bookmobile is the
first truck the Library has had
which was built especially for
this purpose. Irrside it is high
enough for most people to stand
erect. Books line each side but
the shelves are tilted *o keep the
books from falling out on a
rough country road. There are
overhead lights and a tiny elec-
BIDS ON ROAD CONTRACTS .
Bids on many rural roads in
Georgia were submitted last
week to the State Rural Roads
Authority. The two roads in
Dade County, which were ad-
Times, were bid on by the
Shepherd Construction Com¬
pany. The State now has a
month to accept or reject these
bids.
PH COilftIV HGENf
Nitrogen is one of the im¬
portant plant -food elements
that is required to produce good
grazing, grain or forage. Farm¬
ers iin Dade County have an
opportunity to purchase nitrate
inthe form of Ammonium Ni¬
trate at a discount during the
months of July 1950 though
January 1957.
Eligible crops include per¬
manent pasture, mixtures of
grasses aand legumes, small
grain and winter grazing crops.
Any farmer in Dade County is
eligible for this discount. An
application for the purchase of
Ammonium Nitrate is made
through the local A. S. C. office.
Farmers are urged to take ad¬
vantage of this savings,
work toward better grazing and
hay crops.
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DAVIS GIRLS TO ATTEND
SAFETY CAMP
It’s now the girls turn to
tend Camp Safety Patrol.
camp is located at
Georgia and is sponsored
the Georgia State Patrol and
V.F.W.
Representing the Davis
will be Jane Ivey, Doris
Wanda Holland and
Simmons. The camp is
August 5 through the tenth.
stalactite formations and lime
rocks. The most unusual fact
~bout this now solid rock is the
perfect imprint of a basket
weave pattern in the center of
the rock.
The rock is about 36 inches in
diameter and just would come
out the mouth of the cave. It
was an all day’s job to get it to
his home on West Cole Street in
Trenton.
School's name • was mispelled
last week. It should have been
H. S. Chaffin. He will be mov¬
ing into the Teacherage very
shortly.
Through error, Mr. A. T. Bot¬
toms, teacher at Dade High, was
omitted from last week’s list.
trie fan at the back,
j In the front between the driv-
j er and the Bookmobile lady is a
table to mke it easier to record
the books being checked in and
out. (There are a great many
books still out which the Li-
rary would appreciate being re¬
turned so others may read
them.)
The Bookmobile is still trav¬
eling its summer schedule but
when schools open it will be
changed and The 'Dade County
Times will carry where and
when the Bookmobile will stop
during the winter months.
MINOR ACCIDENT
A slight accident was report¬
ed by the Highway Patrol which
occured on the Slygo Road near
Dugan Springs. Robert Lofty
was charged with failing to
drive on the right side of the
road when his pick-up truck
and Christine Crisp’s car hit
each other. No injury to persons
was reported.
Soil Conservation
We have received official word
that The State Examination
Party for small watersheds will
be in the County on August 15
and 16. The purpose of this
party is to make a determina¬
tion as to whether or not flood
conditions caussed by Lookout
creek are drastic enough to war¬
rant federal aid in controlling
the flood waters.
A delegation from Dade Coun¬
ty will meet with The Lookout
Creek watershed committee and
interested people of DeKalb
County on the night of July 31
to hear the report of the Ala¬
bama State Examining party of
the findings on the Alabama
part of the watershed. After the
preliminary survey is made of
both states the state commit¬
tees will combine their findings.
We hope to get this report as
soon as possible so that we
might let you know what has
taken place.
WEATHER
For our out of town subsrib-
ers its been plenty hot and dry
here since our spring rains.
The humidity is
high too and its real summer
weather.
Published Weekly—Since 1901
Dies After Hit Blast
James Bennett Lancaster, 35,
World War II veteran and farm¬
er on Sand Mountain died July
26, seemingly from gun shot
wounds. His stepson, Raymond
Lancaster, Jr., who is also his
nephew, was taken to the Tren¬
ton jail in connection with the
death.
Raymond was released from
the Trenton jail after making
the 37500. bond set by Judge
Judge John W. Davis.
Sheriff Allison Blevins report¬
ed Lancaster was killed by a
single shot from a 16-gage shot¬
gun which struck him in the
stomach. He was dead when an
ambulance arrived.
It is reported the shooting
occured as Lancaster was com¬
ing toward his wife with a
knife. Raymond, who was pres¬
ent, apparently grabbed one of
the many guns in the room and
fired it to stop his stepfather’s
advance on hi3 mother. Lan¬
caster had been in a rage and
Mrs. Lancaster had sent the
other children for the sheriff,
When contacted, Mrs. Lan- j
caster said her husband was !
subject to these intense and
Mr. Dock Stephens, Jr. of
Avans, Georgia is the new mem¬
ber of the Farmer’s Home Adm.
County Committee, Bernard W.
McFall, County Supervisor an¬
nounced this week. His appoint¬
ment became effective July 1,
1956. The Committee on which
he will serve determines the
eligibility of local farmers who
apply for Farmers Home adm.
loans.
Mr. Stephens operates a gen¬
eral farm and store. He succeeds
Mr. Walter L. Simpson whose
term expired this year. The other
members of the Committee are
Art E. Moore and J. Pyron Lam¬
bert of Rising Fawn, Gu. .who
operates in that area.
Each agricultural county in
the country has a similar com¬
mittee of three members who
are responsible for determin¬
ing loan applicants’ eligibility,
certifying the value of farms be¬
ing purchased or improved
through Farmers Home Adm.
loans, and making recommend¬
ations on loan approvals and
loan servieming actions.
Each member is named for a
3-year term and one appoint¬
ment expires each year. A mem¬
ber completing his 3-year term
cannot succeed himself. At least
two of the members must be
farmers. The Committee works
with the County Supervisor in
connection with all types of
loans. These include farm op
erating loans and loans to buy,
improve, o r enlarge efficient
family-type farms in this area.
They also include loans to farm-
ars or their nonprofit associa¬
tions to establish and carry on
approved soil aand water con¬
servation practices including
improving parmanent pastures,
terracing, soil erosion measures,
farmstead water systems, irri¬
gation, drainage, and many
other conservation practices.
Most of the soil and water
conservation loans to buy or im¬
prove farms are made from
funds advanced by private lend¬
ers and insured by the Agency
some of these loans, however
anc * all loans for operating
NUMBER 28
violent rages and had previous¬
ly abused her. Raymond, who is
the son of Lancaster’s older
brother, who was killed in ser¬
vice, had many times seen his
stepfather brandishing a gun at
his mother and when the step¬
father came at her with a gnif?,
Raymond apparently just pick¬
ed up a gun to protect her, ac¬
cording to Mrs. Lancaster’s story.
Mrs. Lancaster also said that
her husband’s estate goes to his
two children, James Darrell
Lancaster and Sharon Lorrell
Lancaster.
Besides his wife, Hazel, and
the two children mentioned
above, he is survived by his fa¬
ther, Frank E. Lancaster of
Trenton; his mother Mrs. Dora
E. Thompson, Chattanooga and
a sister Mrs. James W. Byerly,
Lake City, Tetm.
Funeral services were held
from the Payne Chapel Church
with Rev. Homer H. Williams
Oscar West, Jr., William E.
Willard Michaels, Boyr
Michaels, Orion Sutton and
Kenneth Moore. Burial was in
the adjoining cemetary.
farms, are from annually ap¬
propriated funds. The Agency
Agency makes Emergency loans
in areas designated for that
purpose by the Secretary of Ag-
culture. No loan of any type
can be approved for an appli¬
cant whose credit needs can be
handled aadequatel by other
credit sources.
The regular office staff of the
Farmers Home Adm. serving
Dade County consists of the
County Supervisor, Bernard W.
McFall. The office is located
in the basement of the Post
Office, LaFayette, Ga. with of¬
fice days in Trenton on Tue.^-
ray of each week at the count-
rouse.
Bernard W. McFall
Dade Members Going
to FFA-FHA Caro
In an age when we h°ar much
of the so-called “juvenile prob¬
lem,”, it is encouraging to note
the accomplishments of two
great national youth organiza¬
tions — the Future Farmers of
America and the Future Home¬
makers of America. The two or¬
ganizations are made up of
boys and girls who are study¬
ing vocational agriculture and
homemaking in high school. To¬
gether their members are often
called, and, we believe rightly so,
“the backbone of America”.
The joint summer program of
the two organizations at t he
State FFA-FHA Camp on beau¬
tiful Jackson lake near Coving¬
ton, G e o r g i a , is certainly a
wholesome settiing for normal
association among teen agers.
Eight members of the Dade
High School F. H. A. club will at¬
tend this camp August 16-20.
They are Louise Bates, Cariene
Gifford, Caroline Reeves, Bar¬
bara Jenkins, Patsy Wheeler,
Theola Fulghum, Patricia
Wheeler, and Brenda Freeman.
Mrs. Erna Sutton, the club’s ad¬
visor, will accompany the girls.
