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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1956)
ib 4tie ComiIh Dade County's Only Newspaper . VOLUME LVI First Services Held . New Services in the new Calvary Baptist Church were held for the first time Sunday, which was a joyous day for the entire member¬ ship. It was an especially memor- able occasion for Rev. and Mrs. W. E. Hampton and eight other mem- bers of the church, who organized ... the congregation .. year ago and a who started the building project on its way. The Sunday School services were attended by 126 persons, with approximately 150 attending church. One new addition to the church membership was announced at this time. The attractive, concrete block church is nearly completed through the efforts of the men of the church who donated their labor, and some hired work. The latter was necessary when the blocks were being laid, the rafters were going up and the doors were being hung. Gas heat was recently in¬ stalled. The wainscoating of pine paneling has yet to be put on the white plaster walls of the sanc¬ tuary, the floors have to be sand¬ ed and finished, and some work done to the Sunday School rooms, but the church is a tiling of beauty to its members who feel that the months of effort have been well- rewarded. Organized November 1954 Calvary Baptist was organized in November of 1954 by the Hamp¬ tons and the following persons: Mr. and Mrs. Densil Durham, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Durham, Mrs. Victor Quinton, Henry Barton and Phil Keith. Services were held in the Masonic Building, which by the time the new church was (Continued to page 5) , Dade-RosweU Game Dec. 7 Decisive On riday, Dec. 7, a history-mak¬ ing event will take place in Tren-; ton—the Dade High Wildcats and Roswell High School will vie for the coveted chance to play in the state finals. This is the first time that a county team has had an opportunity to enter the state eliminations, and when Dade High w'on over Davis Nov. 16, the Wild¬ cats became Region 4C champs, making them eligible for the state play-offs. It is expected that Dade will gain some advantage by playing on the home field, and many sup¬ porters staunchly believe that the Wildcats have every chance of winning. When Principal H. S. Chaffin agreed to hold tire game here, immediately assumed th# financial. burden necessary for such event. He expects the expenses to amount to approximately $450, half of which will be due Roswell. Other expenses include two new footballs, required by rules of the game, tne hiring of officials from the Tennessee Athletic Association 1 and the electricity used for the | night game. Despite the expense, Dade Coun- ty citizens and patrons of the school want the game to be played here because of its importance. Many have already pledged their moral and financial support. Let’s give the Dade High Wild¬ cats a big send-off to the state finals by coming to watch them beat the Region 3C winners! Game time is 8 o’clock and admission price is 50 cents and $1.00. Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 29, 1956 6-POINT DEER FELLED BY rm . s1TR BUCHANAN Chester Buchanan has shot first deer of the season seething that every other hunter the county would ...... their m jo give eye- teeth to do. Buchanan downed the 6-point deer near Head, River two Sundays ago and is the first hunter reported to us to shoot the elusive animal. An employee of the Mueller Co. in Chattanooga, Buchanan is J an enthusiastic hunter and had 1 been far Ocoee, Tennessee as as looking for deer before bagging one here. At present, all those tasty venison steaks are hanging in the Buchanan woodshed, drying out. Mrs. Buchanan intends to put most of the meat in her freezer. Dade Has Deadliest Traffic Record Of Any County In Georgia For 1955 Comparing traffic deaths by counties with the county popula¬ tion, Dade County appears to have the deadlies record in the state for 1956. This appalling news w'as recently released by the Georgia Department of Public Safety in its annual publication and is based on 13 traffic deaths reported in 1955 as compared to 1950 prelim¬ inary census figures. The number of traffic fatalities Cherokee Library Reports Progress The annual Cherokee Regional Library Board meeting, Nov. 15, was held at the Trion Inn. Con¬ gressman Henderson Lanham gave a report on library bills in Con¬ gress . and then held the federal government' was giving on the support of libraries throughout the United States. Mr. Scott Candler, state Secre¬ tary of Commerce, was the speak¬ er of the evening and told of the growth of library service through¬ out Georgia. The annual report of the Chero¬ kee Regional Library showed much progress. There are now over 50,- 000 books in the library with a cir¬ culation of 82,434 from the libra¬ ries alone. There are almost 4,000 listed borrowers of these books. 1,019 filmstrips and 1,936 record¬ ings have been circulated this The library sponsors two weekly radio programs and con- their “story hour” for pre¬ children, The library now' has two Book- mobiles, one for white, which is the new one seen around the coun¬ recently, and one for the col- people on which they raised toward payment of this. The bookmobile circulated 67,753 so far this year and the bookmobile, 1,653 books in first month. Attending the meeting from were executive committee Miss Bess Cureton and Douglas Morrison, Dade member, Henry Elliott, of Rising Fawn School, of Schools Roy W. Moore, and Mrs. E. A. Ellis and Da- High School Principal D. O. Mr N jsit Mrs. Jules A. Case of Trenton has recently completed the Cross Instructors’ Course in Home Nursing in Chattanooga, and plans to teach similar* courses in the county, beginning in January. These courses will be held as part of the civil defense program, which was inaugurated a few' weeks ago by Director Virgil Jen¬ kins and Mrs. N. H. Hutchison, woman’s leader and member of the state advisory committee. Miss Annie Jo Hawfield, Red Cross instructor from th^ Chatta¬ nooga chapter, w’as in Trenton Wednesday to assist Mrs. Case in getting plans for the classes un¬ derway. t Mrs. Case, w T ho is a registered nurse in the <*tate of Tennessee, took nurses training at the Prot¬ estant Hospital in Nashville, now known as the Baptist Hospital. She completed three years of | training in 1938. here has increased by 75% over the 1954 figures of only three deaths. The past year is prob¬ ably also the deadlies in Dade County traffic history. Dade's highway accidents continue, but its citizens hope that 195T will be a banner year for safety. Recent Accidents A cow' seeking the proverbial greener pastures caused extensive damage to a tourist's automobile and also caused her own death w’hen the animal wandered out in¬ to the highway south of Rising Fawn Friday night. The animal was owmed by Dan Tatum. The driver of the automobile was a soldier w'ho was en route to Mississippi with his wife and baby for a visit w'ith his sister. They were not injured. An automobile burned under mysterious circumstances last week after it plunged off the Lookout Mountain bluff. Virgil Wall, owner -of Wall’s Wrecking Service in Trenton, noticed the flames from his station which is located at the LaFayette-Birming- ham highway intersection and put in a call to the sheriff’s office. When he and Sheriff Blevins ar¬ a } the scene, no one w'as to found. Sheriff Blevins learned that the tag had been issued to E. Scott of LaFayette, and date, no one has show'n up to the ruins. The bright afternoon sun may been responsivle for an acci¬ on the Sand Mountain high¬ Sunday, when Don Carr drove car across the center line into path of an oncoming automo¬ Both vehicles carried Ten¬ license plates and w'ere iamaged slightly. Mrs. Carr was to Tri-County Hospital by ambulance, being held for observation. Carr allegedly said he didn’t see other car when he attempted make the left-hand turn. Cody Pierce of Rising Fawm w'as injured last Thursday wmrking on his car, it has reported. Pierce, who oper¬ a garage at Hammondsville, w*as underneath his automo¬ when it fell on him. He w’as to a Chattanooga hospital Moore’s ambulance. Published Since 1901 Constable - J. P. Elections Saturday, December 1st Following last Tuesday’s line for qualifying in the Dec. Constable-J. P. elections, had registered their intentions run for the offices of Justice the Peace and 23 had qualified constable. Each district will elect J. P. and Constable, with competition making the coming election more W. R. Tatum New City Councilman W. R. (Bill) Tatum, and manager of the Trenton phone Company, w'as elected councilman Tuesday, Nov. 20, a special called election w'hich held in the county court clerk’s fice. Tatum replaces Edgar Ryan, W'ho has moved to Fawn and Tatum will serve Ryan’s unexpired term w'hich runs until December 1957. No other names were w'ritten in on the ballots. Twenty-nine out of the 375 reg¬ istered voters cast their ballot in this election. W. W. Williams, election manager, said he had ex¬ pected a very light vote but by 2 P.M. only 17 persons had voted. Assisting with the election were Mesdames J. G. Nethery and E. S. Pace. H. Dem. Council Votes To Co-Sponsor Christmas Decor. Contest The Dade County Home Dem- Council met November 1956, at the New Home The New Home Club gave the devotional. “Onward Chris¬ Soldiers” w r as sung by the group. Mrs. Nola Crisp several selections from the and led the group in the Prayer. Poem by Mrs. Fay The Council voted to sponsor a school as soon after the of the year as its could be Miss Bess Cureton showed a wreath made of nuts, clothes hanger and celephone. also showed an easy to make apron made of net and Mrs. D. P. Hood gave a report the wonderful success of the Fair; Avans, New Home and Gap Clubs participating. Scrapbooks for the Club of the to be turned in to Miss Hub¬ office not later than Dec. 15, After some discussion, the voted to have a banquet the winning club. A commit¬ to w’ork with Miss Hubble in the details, w r as elected follows: Mrs. Val Nethery, SNOW STICKS LOOKOUT MTN Dade County’s first snow of season began falling on Look¬ Mountain about 9:30 p.m. but did not start in the until dawm Monday. It w’a.s that the mountain snow' sticking, creating a beautiful, scene, but the snow fell in the valley melted as as it touched the ground. NUMBER 45 in several precincts. Candidates for Justice of the Peace* are as follows: J. B. Geddie, W. W. Williams— Trenton; W. P. Cole—Slygo; D. F. Long—Byrd’s Chapel; Worth T. Lea—Wildwood; Howard G. Doyle —New' England; Charles A. Whit¬ ed, J. Z. Bobo—Rising Fawn; E. J. Bible and H. C. Forester—Sulphur Springs; Murphy M. Burrell and Roy K. (Butch) Christian—Cole City; W. H. Moore and Lawrence C. Brown—West Brow'. None qual¬ ified from the Hooker, New' Home and New Salem districts. One Juc- tice of the Peace will be leected from each district. Candidates for Constable are as follows: Law'rence E. Christopher, Tom¬ my Gray, Bill Norton, H. H. Hutchings and J. O. Broome— Trenton; R. M. Castleberry and Prince Byrd’s Chapel; H. C ‘ Porten-Wildwood; Hugh C. f oatos » James C. Lynn, James B. Raines and Alvin L. Castleberry— New England; Russell Young, Dew-ew Bradford and Claud Blev¬ ins—Rising Fawn; John Watley— Hooker; G. V. Green—Sulphur Springs; A. J. Carroll and Ozell Clark—Cole City; E. F. Patton— New r Home; Joseph B. Clark, Rick W. Parker and Marvin R. Williams —West Brow. None qualified in New Salem and Slygo. Two con- stables for each district will be ,elected. Mrs. Jiles Gass and Mrs. Fred Harrison. Miss Bess Cureton was elected chairman of the committee to plan the Year Books for 1957. She asked the president of each club to work with her and to give sug¬ gestions as to the demonstrations they want given in the following year and to plan other activities the Council should sponsor. Miss Hubble suggested Council meetings more often. After some discussion, a motion carried to have these meetings every tw r o months beginning in January. This meeting to be held in Trenton. It w'as announced that Mrs. N. H. Hutchison would send material on Sivil Defense to each club and ask the mto participate in promot¬ ing the Civil Defense program. Mrs. Jules Case would teach Home Nursing and First Aid in each community. The Christmas Lighting Contest w r as discussed and the Council voted to co-sponsor the contest with the Garden Club. The follow’- ing committee w r as appointed to work w'ith the Garden Club com¬ mittee: Mrs. J. C. Wallin, Mrs. G. C. Hardeman, Mrs. Cecil McKaig and Mrs. Fred Harrison. Election of officers followed. The following are to hold office for 1957: President, Mrs. Jules Case; 1st Vice-President, Mrs. Fay Nee¬ ly; 2nd Vice-President, Mrs. D. J. Hancock; Secretary, Mrs. Cecil McKaig; Treasurer, Mrs. W. C. Cureton; Reporter, Miss Bess Mrs. A. L. Dyer and several of pupils presented a most en¬ joyable piano recital during the hour. Cake and coffee were by the New Home Club.
