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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1956)
4 % : ■ MEMBERS OF GEORGIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY VISIT GSCW, Milledgevllle, Ga. — Members of the Georgia General Assembl> visited the state institution.? located in Baldwin County recently. The visit was arranged so that legislators would be more familiar with the varied facets of state government. On the campus of Georgia State College for Women,’the group was greeted by Dr Robert E. Lee, president, and students visited with the lawmakers On the steps of historic Parks Hall are (left to right) Joan Gil¬ breath, Rock Springs; Woodrow Gross; and Jack Tarpley. History of Slygo Methodist Church the year 1891, Mr. Johnny 1 Gross and Mr. William Waddell gave one acre of land to the Slygo community to build a school house and church. The school was to be operated by the county and the church was to serve all de¬ nominations who believe that Jesus Christ is the So nof God. Brother Witcher, from the Etna Charge, was very much in favor of the erection of this building. He walked about six miles over the mountain roads, when he could not ge^ a horse to ride, to render his services in this great enter¬ prise. Brother Witcher wanted to name the new' building, w'hich was approximately 20 x 30 feet, Wit¬ cher’s Chapel but Mr. Waddell w’ould not agree to give the land under these circumstances and after some time the name “New Liberty” was agreed upon. Brother Witcher came to preach the first sermon and a Methodist Sunday School was organized with Mr. George Street as superintend¬ ent. After that, mffny revivals were held at the church. We have no records of these meetings. Brother Witcher came to preach the first sermon and a Methodist Sunday School was organized with Mr. George Street as superintend¬ ent. After that, many revivals were held at the church. We have no records of these meetings. Many Methodist preachers, from the Etna Circuit at Whiteside, Tenn., preached at this church. Some of these men, who were willing to go all the way for God to spread the Gospel, were: Bro. Gilland, Bro. Threadgill, Bro. Mc¬ Allister, Bro. Lonnie True, Bro. Harris, Bro. Kite, Bro. Hall, Bro. Josiah Hatfield, Bro. Ed Lewis, Bro. Evans and Bro. Cannon. About this time the church began to be served by the Wau- hatchie Charge. Brother J. Wood¬ ford Stone was possibly the first minister to come from this charge. Then came Brother Tomlinson and Brother Bethea. For a few’ years the church w r as closed and the members w’ent across the ridge to Morganville to church and Sunday School. In 1931 the church and Sunday School were organized and in 1933, Brother John E. Merrill held a revival in which there were 33 converts and 33 new members of the Methodist Church. These* new’ members gave added strength and have helped it to continue through the years. Following Brother Merrill was Brother Quirk. During Brother Quirk’s pastorate a new commun¬ ity church and funeral building was built. This was completed about December 20, 1938 and the Methodist. Church and Sunday .» < rst- . . , XaH DADU TIMES, COUXTi ft£SIWI, OEOBQIA, THURSDAY DECEMBER 6 , 19 K Four Local Scouts Receive Awards Four boy scouts of Troop 143 received awards at the Court of Honor held this past Tuesday night at the Dade High auditor¬ ium. Charles Page received his 2nd class scout pin and Carl Wheeler received a merit badge in home repairs. The other two awards were received by Douglas Wheeler and Sherman Moore, Jr. Douglas received his Star Scout pin, which was pinned on by his mother, Mrs. Earl Wheeler. Sher¬ man was awarded a Life Pin, which is one step higher than Star and this was pinned on him by his mother, Mrs. Sherman Moore. He needs only 6 more merit badges to become Eagle Scout » tbe highest award and rank in scouting. All boys 11 years old or older can now register for ( the year i 1957 by seein £ James Goodwin, 01 German Moore or by attend- ing the scout meetings on Mon day nights. They must have their parents with them to join. Hooker and Slygo) were made into the Morganville Circuit with Rev Charles Holmes, Jr., as pastor and Joe Doyle is superintendent of Sunday Schools. (Editor’s Note — The above article was given by Mr. Joe Doyle, chairman of the histori¬ cal committee, at the ground breaking services, on November 11, 1956, for their new T church on land donated by Mr. Martin Patterson.) LET US DO YOUR JOB PRINTING i TIIE DADE COUNTY TIMES were moved into the new called the Bethlehem The next pastor was Lawrence Lancaster, who followed by Brother Ray Our church then began to be by the Wildwood circuit who served until last These pastors were: Bros. T. Newby, E^l Steffner, E. Merrill, John B. Evans, Smith, Maurice Phillips, K. Ward and Gene Kirk. 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All farmers who engaged in the production of upland cotton in 1956 will be eligible to vot$ in the referendum. “If at least two-thirds of the voting approve the Mr. McKaig explains, “marketing quotas will be in ef¬ on all farms growing upland otton in 1957, penalties will ap¬ on ‘excess’ cotton, and price iupports to these giow r ers w’ho with their cotton acreage will be available at the cull level of effective supports. Under current legislation, this r support will be between 75 and 90 percent of parity, the minimum level within this range depending upon the supply situation at the time the determination is made. “If more than one-third of the growers disapprove quotas, there vill be no marketing quotas or penalties, but price supports to eligibfe growers (who comply with their allotments) will be available at 50 percent of parity. “In either case, acreage allot¬ ments will continue in effect for the 1957 cotton crop as a means of determining eligibility for price support.” The chairman pointed out that the secretary of agriculture is di¬ rected to proclaim ma keting quotas for the next upland cotton crop when the cotton supply ex¬ ceeds normal. Quotas are not put into operation, however, un¬ less they are approved by at least two-thirds of the growers voting in a referendum on the quo to'.
