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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 1956)
Site atle G’mmli) raws Dade County's Only Newspaper. 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. - 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.
