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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1956)
atil* Mi Dade County's Only Newspaper. VOLUME LVI JURY FINDS PAUL CRANE GUILTY OF MURDER Demonstration October 10 The E. R. Wells forest man¬ agement demonstration farm on Sand Mountain will be the scene of a TVA demonstration October 10. The demonstration, was resentatives of the Ga. Forestry Commission, Extension Service, and TVA in a joint meeting Sept. 20, will be concerned with cull tree removal. The program which will begin at 1 p. m. EST, is as follows: 1:00 p. m—Welcome and in¬ troductory remarks— L. C. Adams; 1:10 )p. in,.—Importance of Woodland Management in Dade County, Dorsey Dyer; 1:30 p. m.—The Wells Forest Management Demonstra¬ tion (what was planned and what has been done)— John H. Hinton; 1:45 p. m.—The Cull Tree Prob¬ lem-Frank Craven, Dis¬ trict Forester; 2:10 p. m.—How To Solve the Cull Tree Problem—Julian Reaves; 3:00 p. m.—Underplanting—A1 Webb, SCS Technician 3:10 p. m.—Progress of Fire Protection in Dade Co.—Dan Hall, forest ranger; 3:20 p. m.—Closing Remarks— L. C. Adams. Everyone is invited to this demonstration, especially the Fish Fry Oct. 6 At Kyzer Home A fish fry with all the trim¬ mings will be sponsored Sat., Oct. 6, on the C. E. Kyzer patio by the Young Adult .Class of the Trenton Methodist Church. E. G. Wright, Zeke Morrison, Granville Pace will officiate as head cooks and promise to serve you some of the best fish and hush puppies you’ve ever put in your mouth. Tickets are be¬ ing sold for $1.00 to adults and 50 cents for children. New Teachers Honored Twenty-four new teachers in the Dade County School Sys¬ tem were honored Tuesday when the Dade County Educational Association held its second meeting of the school year. Mrs. Ersaline Carroll, president, was in charge of the meeting. Also present was Roy W. Moore, coun¬ ty school superintendent. Flowers donated by Ringer’s Florists and brought by Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Bottoms were made into corsages and boutonniers by Mrs. J. L. Fricks and other teachers. These were presented to the new members of the As¬ sociation when they were in¬ troduced during the program. The group discussed possible legislation concrning state school bills during the business session, and the announcement was made tnat Dade was one of four coun¬ ties which had made substan¬ tial contributions toward the Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY OCTOBER 4, 1956 large landowners of this area. It is expected that county agents and other officials from sur¬ rounding counties will be pres- DADE HIGH’S NEW PRINCIPAL — H. S. Chaffin is pictured with County School Supt. Roy W. Moore and School Board Member Cleron E. Kyzer shortly after the opening of school. Photo courtesy J. B. Johnson, Ft. P a y iie - — Plum Art Show Planned ior This Weekend With the coming of October’s “bright blue weather” and fall coloring, everybody begins to anticipate the opening of the Plum Nelly Clothesline Art Show held atop Lookout Moun¬ tain in the New Salem Commun¬ ity, on the grounds surrounding the picturesque cabin studio of Fannie Mennen, originator of the clothesline shows. This, the tenth consecutive year of the clothesline show, will be held Saturday and Sun¬ day October 6 and 7. In case of bad weather the show will be postponed to the following week-end. New Faces There will be new faces among building fund of the proposed new GEA building in Atlanta. Misses Evelyn Gray and Judy Pace entertained the group, who were seated in a circle, with a duet. A social hour followed in the home economics depart¬ ment, with Mrs. Edna B. Sutton, future teachers and future homemakers in charge. The tea table was beautifully appointed. Miss Jane Blevins president of the FHA, and Miss Evelyn Smith, president of the Future Teachers, and other students greeting the guests. The next meeting will be Nov. 4. H. F. ALLISON AGENCY MOVED H. F. Allison has moved his real estate and insurance agency in the Tatum Building a few feet away to the office formerly occupied by the Dade County Times and an upholstering shop. Mercy Recommended; Sentence Life Paul Crane was found guilty of murder in the wee hours of Thursday mornning after the jury had deliberated approxi¬ mately nine hours. After read¬ ing the verdict, foreman Estel the exhibiting painters this year and will include Glenna Thom¬ as, Bryan Pope, Jewell Gass, Lucille Wilkinson, Rich Miller, Martha Hale, Jeannette House¬ holder and Steve Barry. Well re¬ membered from former shows are Margaret Parsons, Elizabeth Shumacker, George Cress, Frank Baisden, Charles Doughty, Bob Caldwell, Fred Leath, Mildred Jarrett, Ariel McMillin and Miss Mennen. Craftsmen will bring such choice wares as Pearl Pursley’s handknit woolen gloves, Florene Brown’s cloth “huggin dolls”, Theo Slade’s lucite originals, Lessie McCay’s free-form pot¬ tery, Eliizabeth Jackson’s hand- NEW SALEM CLUBBERS PLANNING PIG IN POKE During a meeting Sept. 16 of the New Salem Home Demon¬ stration Club, members plan¬ ned a “Pig in the Poke” sale at the next month’s meeting. Mrs. Grady Bradford will be host¬ ess at that time on Oct. 17. Other business included dis¬ cussions of the scrapbook, and how to help the 4-H club raise money. For her demonstration, Miss Hubble showed a movie on landscaping. Twelve members were pres¬ ent for the meeting, which was held at the home of Mrs. Grady Bradford. Mrs. Joan Hawes pre¬ sided, with Mrs. Jean Bradford giving the devotional. The new office has taken on a new look, with tile on the floor, green woodwork and white walls, making it a very pleas- ant place in which to do busi¬ ness. Mr. Allison plans to sub-rent the rear of the office. Published Weekly—Since 1901 G. Robinson said that the jury recommended that mercy be shown and that Crane should serve the rests of his natural life at hard labor in a state i penitentiary. woven Kerley’s baskets, Lucile Fass- nacht’s *handwoven stoles and skirts, and dozens of items made in the Wildwood and Chatta¬ nooga Valley communities. Plum-Nelly Jelly Mrs. Art Moore will supply her now-famous home made cider and the ladies of the New Salem community will add their ginger¬ bread. A “Plum-Nelly Jelly” booth will feature examples of the finest jellies, jams, pickles, relishes and marmalades gath¬ ered from mountain kitchens by Wilma McKaig. Mr. Black- more will bring eal mountain and valley honey from the Bee Keepers Association. ASC COMMITTEEMEN ELECTION RETURNS Election returns from Dade County’s three agricultural com¬ munities have been tabulated and approved by the County Election Tabulation Board, Mr. Grady McKaig, Chairmen of the Dade County ASC Committee announced today. The follow¬ ing were elected to serve on the ASC Community Committees for the following calendar year: Valley Community Dale Brown, Newly Elected Chairman. Gus Forester, Newly Elected — Vice-chairman. H. G. Hawkins, Re-elected— Member. A. B. Newby, Newly Elected— First Alternate Tom Carroll, Newly Elected— Second Alternate. ..Sand Mountain Community Arney Cagle, Newly Elected— Chairman. G. L. Forester, Newly Elected— (Continued on Back page) NUMBER 37 at Hard Labor Crane’s wife, who left him several years ago, and his two daughters were with him when the verdict was read. They were near him constantly during the long and wearying trial. Verdict Read About 2 a. m. The case went to jury at about four p. m. Wednesday following lengthy interrogation of wit¬ nesses. Shortly before midnight, Judge Davis cleared the court¬ room and had mattresses sent up for the jury. Col. and Mrs. C. S. Williams invited the judge and Solicitor Earl Self to spend the night at their Rising Fawn home rather than make the long trip back to Summerville. At about 1:15 a. m. Constable Russell £oung was sent to tell the judge the jury had reached a verdict. Their decision was read at about 2 a. m. The three-day trial, in which Crane was charged with murder in the brutal attack on Junius Nesbitt in Oct. of 1951 from which the aged man died, at¬ tracted many spectators who kept the courtroom crowded ex¬ cept when the testimony by a succession of witnesses igrew overlong and repetitious. Alibi Defense Crane was represented by Attorneys Andrew Cain, D. L. Lomenick and Joe Wild, Jr. who used an alibi defense. Crane contends he was elsewhere at the time the crime was committed Solicitor Earl B. Self built up a strong case for the state, bring¬ ing to the stand over a dozen witnesses, including GBI agent, J. P. Hillan. Part of Hillan’s testimony re¬ corded the fact that on his first visit to Mr. Nesbitt in a Chatta¬ nooga hospital, which was on the day following the attack victim’s admittance to the hos¬ pital, Mr. Nesbitt was rational and stated that two of his at¬ tackers were Paul Crane and Milt Lee. The other two he did not recognize. “I’ll never make it”. Mr. Nes¬ bitt told the agent, “I’ll never get out of this hospital.” He died later from combined causes, including brain and liver dam¬ age,, pneumonia and bruises, all resulting from the attack. The cause of death was stated by Dr. Augustus McCravey, who was called in by attending physi¬ cians to examine Mr. Nesbitt. Dr. McCravey was a witness for the defense. Part of the state’s evidence depicted a scene of ruthless torture. Several witnesses de¬ scribed the blood spattered about, the burned newspapers near a rocking chair, and the ransack¬ ed house. Jimmy Lee Witness One of the state’s outstand¬ ing witnesses was Jimmy Lee, alias Carroll Franklin, who stat¬ ed that Paul told him he got Mr. Nesbitt’s money. Upon cross- examination, jlhe defense at¬ tempted to prove that Lee, with his younger brother who was also a witness, was trying to “make things easier” for his father, Milt Lee. The elder Lee, (Continued on Back page)
