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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1957)
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY JANUARY 31, 1957 THE DADE COUNTY TIMES Entered at the Post Office at Trenton, Ga., as 2nd class mall. Mrs. C. C. Morrison, Publisher ’57 LEGISLATURE (Continued from ipage 1) , the other half of its school tax| ito apply on its local school pro¬ gram any way it wanted to. The school tax in the counties could be as much as 15 mills. Funds Limited In 1952, there came a “freeze order” by amendment to the Foundation Law that limited the amount of local funds paid on the Minimum Foundation Pro¬ gram to the amount that it was that year. Costs have risen tre¬ mendously since then, but the state has had to pay the in¬ crease. Many counties have pros¬ pered because of incoming or expanding industries. But they still pay the same amount of 'their school bill that they paid in 1952. The total amount that the lo¬ cal communities in Georgia were fto pay that year was 14V 2 million (dollars. If they paid according to the original formula that was set up, it would be nearly $18,- 000,000 now. Dr. Claude Purcell, assistant state superintendent of schools, points out that this money would be enough if earmarked for teachers’ salaries, to give every teacher in Georgia a $100 raise. Dr. Purcell has long advo¬ cated a $3,600 beginning salary 'for well qualified teachers. An example of the way the ,school bill is being paid now is this: suppose X county had figured up the cost of the mini¬ mum Foundation Program for all of its children, and had come up with this: For teachers’ salaries, $320,000; for transpor¬ tation, $78,000; for maintenance and operation, $30,000, totaling $428,000. Then suppose half of its school tax in 1952 amounted to $38,000. Then the state pays the rest, $390,000.00 Most county systems will more money if the limit is taken off the amount of required local effort. The growing-in-wealth counties would have to apply more of their local money to the cost of their own school systems. There is considerable interest over the state in the prospect of the Legislature “unfreezing the chargeback.”—From State Department of Education. A SOLUTION? Representative Henry N. Pay- ton, of Coweta, made a speech ,to the Rotary Club in Newnan recently, in which he put for¬ ward the idea that a tremen¬ dous cut in the cost of education could be made by having high school teachers teach four hours in the morning to one group students and four hours in the afternoon to a second group. would, also, eliminate the month’s summer vacation, schools to be closed two three weeks in the summer a couple of weeks at Mr. Payton believes that a plan would the need for more teachers cut down on construction new schools. His idea, also, is high schools to have instead of “classes” as is at the college level. Such a plan would, ly, draw tremendous fire the educators, he concluded, Georgians may have to come some such idea eventually, costs of education continue rise. !»T\ fh Je' ‘ JOIN THE jjg2 tik MARCH OF DIMES IN JAN UARY Locals and Mrs. J. F. Irby returned Sunday from an extended to Atlanta. • * • V Mrs. E. A. Ellis will be Thursday, Feb. to the Garden Club. • * * The Chester Buchanans visited by Mr. and Mrs. Walker of Chattanooga * * • Little Miss Dottie Adkins (returned to school several weeks’ illness. * * * Reuben Ramsay of Fawn is a patient at Hospital. • * # Glad to see Mr. E. A. getting along so well his recent attack. * * * Mrs. W. C. Payne will tain Saturday night with shower for Mrs. Freddie • * * Mrs. Somey Stone from ville, Tenn., was the recent of her sister. » * *> Mr. and Mrs. Gene Keith Leon Barton and his father move into the Morrison ments this weekend. » • • There will be no more stamping at the Trenton Office now that a new machine has been installed. • • • Mr. and Mrs. F. O. are the owners of a new itone blue Dodge. Mr. H. F. son is now driving a ’55 • * m Mrs. Henry Barton brought home from Hospital last Thursday and reported to be doing nicely. • * • Mr. and Mrs. Calvin of St. Elmo were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. McKaig. » • This warm weather has the jonquils to start and the bridal wreath and i S p r i n g_f| ower i n< g bushes to ( Qut * * * Mrs. R. E. Owenby has her brother and from Missouri as her They returned to their Monday. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Bob Russell as their Sunday guests (daughter, Mrs. James F. and Mr. Byrd from Marietta Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moses Fort Payne. • « * Jimmy Sutton, of Tenn., spent the past with his parents, Mr. and F. O. Sutton. He afternoon to Madison, where and his brother, Dickie ton, are students at College. * * • * Mrs. Beatrice Rumley was lucky winner of $50 given day night by Shop-Rite, Inc. Gross Mercantile Co. The stores are currently giving cash prizes of $25 each and Saturday night, with pot being raised to $50 day if no one claims the ticket on Friday night. (this amount is not claimed, increases by $25 the next day night. • • • Mr. and Mrs. George /entertained with a party square dance on the of their anniversary Jan. 19. The affair took place the new recreation room of Getter home north of Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Haygood, Mr. and Mrs. Pennington, Mr. and Mrs. tez Moore and Mr. and Gerald Logan of New Mr. and Mrs. Luther Smith Collinsville, Ala.; Mr. and Paul Herman, Mr. and Mrs. Swafford, Mr. and Mrs. Brunasky and daughters, and Marie of Chattanooga, Mr. and Mrs. Martin of Trenton. &&irlhs Mr. and Mrs. James Mullins i are announcing the arrival of « daughter on Jan. 28 at Tri- County Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Gifford of Trenton Rt. 1 announce the arrival of a girl on Jan. 5 at Tri-County Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Chester R. Lane of Rt. 2 Trenton are also the parents of a girl, bom Jan. 6 at Tri-County. '57 COTTON FUNDS EXHAUSTED EARLY The 1957 Acreage Reserve Pro¬ gram on Upland Cotton opened In Dade County at 8:00 a.m., Jan. 28. Approximately 25 farmers were waiting outside the ASC office when the door was opened at 8 o’clock. The large crowd was (attributed to the program being operated on a “first-come, first- served” basis until funds were exhausted. At 9:45 a.m. the funds had been exhausted and the 11th agreement had been signed. Available funds amounted to $3,330.00. Throughout the remainder of the day agreements were pro¬ cessed except for the signatures of farm operators who could not sign the agreements with ino funds available. At 5 o’clock agreements had been processed for 19 farms amounting to $3,- 349.50 for which no funds were available. Applications may be filed until March 1, 1957 and producers will be notified to sign their agreements if funds be¬ come available. Closing date for filing appli¬ cations under the Conservation Reserve Program is March 15, 1957. Closing date for filing request for pre-measurement of Cotton and Cotton Acreage is March 15, 1957. WATCH THIS SPACE NEXT WEEK! AIR CONDITIONED Telephone OLiver 7-4100 Trenton, Ga. d\/\oT£ jox ^jjoux <^\/[onzu Remington Rand Cosmetics Typewriters OLD SPICE for MEN, WOMEN ESCAPADE Adding Machines DESERT FLOWER FRIENDSHIP’S GARDEN Cash Registers MAX FACTOR HAZEL BISHOP Photo Supplies Polaroid Cameras and Supplies Movie Cameras and Projectors * Kodak and Argus Cameras * WATCHES JEWELRY * PATENT MEDICINES SICKROOM SUPPLIES SODA FOUNTAIN % Bobby Getter Honored With Birthday Party Mr. and Mrs. George honored their son, Bobby, a birthday $arty on Jan. Those present were: Mavis Avakian, Susan Katherine Ann Hutchison, Ter¬ esa Case, Joan Christopher, Melba Raines and Scruggs. Out-of-town guests were and and Mrs. Ernest Hawes and .children, Wane and Anthony: Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Penning- ton and daughters Karen Ginger, all from New Salem; pnd Mrs. Luther * Smith (dsnohtpr CUU o nter, Fricka r.riCKa, of OI Collins- OOinili ville, Ala.' Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Jackson and children, David and Gina from Boaz, Ala., Mrs. Paul Herman Herman ana and son son, Claude ciauae, Mrs. Allie Hawes, of ga. Regular meetings Trenton Lodge No. 179 F. & a. M. the second and fourth Saturday nighte each month at 8:00 p. m. All qualified Masons inviled o attend. J. M. Rogers, Sec’y. R. V. Cureton, W. M. LIFE INSURANCE Also complete coverage on fire and accident insurance. H. F. ALLISON INSURANCE — REAL ESTATE Times Building Trenton, Ga. ONE STOP SERVICE RED’S CLEANERS DRY CLEANING LAUNDRY SERVICE done by Star _________Week* HATS Cleaned and Blocked by Acme _________ SHOES REPAIRED by Belcher Servic « ___________ LET US HAVE YOUR RUGS CLEANED PHONE: OLiver 7-3355 TRENTON GA. Open daily 7 a. m. to 5 p. m. LEGAL NOTICE The Trenton Telephone Com¬ pany, Inc. has fhed an Public appli¬ cation with the Georgia for Service Commission an amendment to its certificate of Public Convenience and Neces- cessity for the construction of additional telephone facilities in Dade County to be served from the Company’s Trenton, Georgia exchange, as more specifically set forth in the copy of the map attached to the application and made a part thereof, pursuant Legisla¬ to an Act of the Georgia ture approved February 17, 1950. A copy of the application and map is on file in the Commis- sion’s offices for the inspection a ^ y interested party, This application has been as- sl S ned for hearing .before the Commission r , r>mmiccinr» Horfrirmincr beginning at at. 10 10 o’clock a.m. on February 13, 1957, in the Commission’s hearing iroom 177, State Office Building, 244 Washington Street, S.W., At- ]anta 3 Georgia> at whlch time all persons interested in this matter will be given an oppor¬ tunity of being heard either for or against the same. This notice is published at the direction of the Georgia Public Service Commission. TRENTON TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. By: Jules A. Case, President. 3t—23-31- t 7. BUY U. S. SAVING BONDS
