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VOLUME LVII
Over 9.85 Indies of Rain Falls in County
Since Jan. 23; Skies Still Threatening
Schools Close When Trenton Water Main
The weather played a big part
in the lives of Dade Countians
the past 10 days, for more than
transportation was involved
when the rain continued. More
than 8.22 inches of rain fell here
^ince Jan. 23, and there is a pos¬
sibility that the county’s water
supply could become contami¬
nated. Although the skies were
clearing Wednesday morning,
there was still a threat of rain.
Dr. H- N. Hutchison, member
of the Board of Public Health,
feels that it is advisable for all
water to be boiled, especially wa-
Spencer Middleton, Dade
County’s “weather man,’’ re¬
ports the following number of
inches of rainfall since Jan. 23:
Jan. 23—1.23
Jan. 25— .60
Jan. 26— .06
Jan 27— .22
Jan. 28— .10
Jan. 29— .60
Jan. 30— .72
Jan. 31—1.30
Feb. 1—2.62
Feb. 2— .78
Feb. 3— .30
Feb. 4— .31
Feb. 5—.10
Feb. 6—.13
Feb. 7—.78
ter from wells. This should be
kept up until weather conditions
improve.
In Trenton, a water shortage
was created when one of the
two main lines became clogged
with sand, a situation which
lasted from Thursday night un¬
til Tuesday afternoon. Although
the Trenton fire truck was used
Monday afternoon to force wa¬
ter through the pipes in an ef¬
fort to get the obstruction free,
successful repairs were not made
until early Tuesday afternoon.
One line, which had been cut off
when it froze during a recent
cold spell, was repaired and
helped the pressure consider¬
ably.
Schools Close
Both Trenton schools were
closed Friday, Monday and Tues¬
day due to lack of water, caus¬
ing other schools in the county
to close Friday and Tuesday. It
had been hoped that the situ¬
ation would be improved by Mon¬
day, but when pupils arrived for
early morning classes, they were
sent back home. School was held
as usual Wednesday.
The Rising Fawn water system
underwent a short period of in¬
sufficient water until it was
found that a filter had become
stopped up with leaves. Dewey
Bradford cleaned out the strain¬
er, and residents reported ‘plen¬
ty' of water” Sunday night and
jsince. earth has
The water-logged
caused the new blacktop gap
toad up the mountain to crack
in several places and drop down
slightly. Motorists report bumpy
driving across the cracks, three
of which are said to be “pretty
bad.”
Muddy Roads
Dirt roads are either covered
by water or are so muddy that
travel is almost impossible. Um-
the'^verage" Dade^Coimtian's I
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Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia.
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 7, 1957
James Gilley Killed
In Jasper Crash
James Gilley, resident of Back
Valley, was killed instantly late
Thursday night when his ’50
model station wagon left the
highway and crashed near Jas¬
per, Tenn. The rain and fog were
blamed for the accident, which
was investigated by the Tennes¬
see state patrol. It was assumed
that Gilley was on his way home,
but it was not immediately de¬
termined where he had been.
The accident victim was the
husband of Mrs. Hazel Clark
Gilley, a sister of Ozell Clark.
The couple have five sons. He
was engaged in the business of
sawmilling at the time of his
death.
S. C. Moore’s ambulance was
called to Jasper to bring the
body to the Moore Funeral Home
in Trenton which wilt be in
charge of funeral arrangements.
Time of the funeral had not
been announced as the Times
went to press.
Mrs. S. C. Grice, 62,
Injured in Accident
Sudden Left Turn
Said to Be Cause
Mrs s c Grice, 62-year-old
, res i{jent of Trenton, received a
k ac jjy cu j. brumes anc j other
injuries when a truck in
which she was riding was forced
to leave the road late Tuesday
afternoon. The accident accured
in front of the Clark Lumber
Co. north of Trenton after an
unidentified vehicle made a sud¬
den left turn just in front of
the Grice truck.
Mrs. C. R. Grice, who was
driving, received minor scratches
and bruises. She and her mother-
in-law were headed south when
the truck, which was close in
front of them, suddenly turned
off the highway. Mrs. Grice ei¬
ther had to hit the truck or hit
the ditch, and choosing the lat¬
ter, struck the ditch at a mod¬
erate rate of speed. Mrs. S. C.
Grice w r as thrown against the
windshield, which broke with
the impact.
She was treated at the Tren¬
ton clinic, where several sutures
were taken in her lip, then
transferred to Tri-County Hos¬
pital for observation.
Sanders Clark, owner of the
lumber company, used his trac¬
tor to pull the Grice truck from
the ditch. No charges were placed
against those involved in the
accident when Sheriff Blevins
arrived to investigate.
Piney Baptists Hold
Services In Trenton
Members of the Piney Grove
Baptist Church who can get to
Trenton are meeting in the Ma¬
sonic Hall for services until
weather and road conditions im¬
prove. The new pastor, Rev.
Tommy Shields, is at present
a revival.
Fruitstand Operator
Charged With Sale
Of Illegal Whiskey
Melvin Porter, fruitstand op¬
erator, was arrested and placed
in jail Sunday afternoon for the
illegal sale of whiskey when
Sheriff Allison Blevins discov¬
ered a cache of “bootleg” liquor
:in the u r oods behind the fruit
stand. Porter’s place of business
is located alongside the highway
at the loop on the side of Sand
Mountain.
The sheriff was investigating
a report that an enebriated per¬
son w r as on the premises and that
a number of drunks had been
seen about the fruitstand in the
past few weeks.
Porter made bond shortly aft¬
er he was taken into custody and
reopened his stand. His case will
come up before the grand jury
at the March term if court.
Four Arrested
Four young men were taken
into custody near Dade High
School on a disorderly charge
over the weekend. Following
trial in city court, Jimmy Mor¬
gan and Russell Morgan began
serving a 15-day sentence, and
Franklin Taylor and Albert Gat¬
lin were released upon payment
of the 325 fine. The quar¬
tet were given a choice of either
paying the fine or serving a jail
sentence.
One of the youths was reported
to be lying in the street at the
time of arrest.
Outstanding Dade County 1 outh •
Sherman Moore, Jr. Only Life Scout Here;
Makes All-State Football
At the present time, Sherman
Moore, Jr. and Johnny Lynch
head the list of outstanding
youth in Dade County, one in
the field of scouting and the
other in sports. Both are stu¬
dents at Dade County High
School.
Sherman holds the rank of
Life Scout in Boy Scout Troop
47, an honor believed to be the
first bestowed upon any scout for
a long time. Just a step away
from making Eagle Scout, the
highest rank a Scout can
achieve, Sherman already holds
16 merit badges and only needs
four more.
The Life Badge is a red heart
which was pinned on by his
mother, Mrs. S. C. Moore, during
lecent ceremonies held by the
Weekly Newspapers
Fastest Growing
Publications in U.S.
NEW YORK— Weekly news¬
papers today are the fastest
growing publications in the U.S.,
Time magazine says in a special
ireport in the Feb. 4 issue.
“Metropolitan newsmen who
daydream of retiring to a coun¬
try paper have long viewed
weeklies more as a rural retreat
than as an influential segment
of the press,” Time says. “But
with the swift growth of suburbs
a,nd small towns since World War
II, weeklies have largely shed
their cracker-barrel ways, de¬
veloped sophistication and a new
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Published Weekly—Since 1901
Miss Fannielu McWhorter, Health Nurse,
Transferring to Carroll County Feb. 14
Has Made Major Contribution Toward
Improving Dade's Health Outlook
After 10V 2 years of service, Dade County’s Public Health Nurse,
Miss Fannielu McWhorter, is leaving Dade County Feb. 14. Miss
McWhorter says she would like to work nearer her home county
of Carroll and there is at present an opening for a nurse to work
with a full Public Health staff, so the state Public Health office in
Atlanta has accepted Miss McWhorter’s application for a transfer.
After notifying the district and state office, Miss McWhorter
gave the state merit systems’ required two-week notice.
A. W. Peck that Dade will have another Public
Michigan Parolee
Skips Jail Here
Arnold Wilson, 41-year-old
escapee from Michigan, sawed
this way to freedom from the
Trenton jail between the hours
of 1 a.m. and daw r n Thursday.
It was believed that someone
slipped a saw up to his cell,
probably from the outside.
Other prisoners in the jail re¬
mained in their cells, but de¬
clined to give any information
about the break. ,
Wilson, who repotedly has a
long record of previous arrests,
was being held until Michigan
authorities could come after him.
He had declined to sign papers
to return to Michigan after an
Alabama prison had refused him
admittance.
He has relatives in Fort Payne
and Chattanooga who had visited
him about four days before the
break.
Battlefield District Boy Scout
Court of Honor.
Sherman became a scout at
the age of 8 while the family
dived at Fort Payne and has been
active since. Included among
Outstanding events in his mem¬
is the trip last summer to the
Boy Scout Jamboree in New Mex¬
ico, an excursion to thrill the
heart of any boy. He is now 16
and a 10th grade student at
Dade High, where he is quite
popular among his classmates.
He is anxious to see an Explor¬
Post organized here for the
scouts, and says that one
their assignments would be
explore caves in this area,
which sounds as if it would be
an exciting adventure.
“Trenton Bombardeer”
Johnny Lynch, son of former
and Mrs. J. W. Lynch of
is making quite a name
lor himself in sports circles. He
was named as all-state guard on
the Region 4C football team and
recently has fought several
in the Golden Gloves Box¬
Tournament.
He w r as one of the top con¬
Friday night for a spot
the tournament team which
play at Nashville last
A junior at Dade High, John¬
made the Region 4C team as
freshman and received honor¬
mention for all-state as a
He is .the third Wild¬
to be chosen on the all-
team, following Derrell
in 1955 and “Cubie”
in 1952. Johnny is said to
an important asset of the
team.
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Health Nurse as soon as possible
He says he has notified the state
(office that we want a nurse and
has also asked them to advise
about the continuation of the
health programs now in progress
in the county.
Came Here In 1946
Miss McWhorter came to Dade
on Aug. 14, 1946. During these
years, because of her faithful
work, w r e have had no epidemics,
have had pre-school children
health clinics each year, have
had a TB X-ray clinic held, with
the state’s- mobile staff’s help,
(four times a year. With the fi-
Inancial help from the Lions
Club, Miss McWhorter has been
instrumental in helping some of
the most needy children get eye
care and glasses.
Since the Health Center was
built in 1952, Miss McWhorter
has had room to keep a more
accessible file on the immuniza¬
tions for diphtheria, typhoid
land smallpox given the children
of the county. She has done a
splendid job in explaining to par¬
ents the need for these “shots.”
More recently ,the Health Cen¬
ter has been the scene of chil¬
dren gathering for their polio
shots. Dade ranks high, percent¬
age-wise, among the other coun¬
ties for polio shots but there are
still far too many who have not
had them.
Taught Classes
While here, Miss McWhorter
has taught Red Cross Mother and
Baby Care classes to the seniors
in the high school each year
and she has give individual in¬
structions to mothers-to-be. She
has taught nutrition classes in
the schools, using white mice to
demonstrate. She had an incu¬
bator made and many children
in the county would not be alive
today but for Miss Mac taking
(this to the home and showing
the parents how to use it.
All the records and the de¬
tails of getting the children
lined up for the dental service,
which was started here in 1954,
are taken care of by her office.
Miss McWhorter has also made a
Hearing Survey on 1,832 children
in 'the county.
Well-Qualified
Miss McWhorter was well
qualified for the work she has
accomplished while here. Born
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Polio Fund Drive
Extended A Week
Miss Bess Cureton, chairman
of the March of Dimes Fund
Drive in the county, has an¬
nounced that due to the bad
weather, the drive will be ex¬
tended through this week. Last
week’s rains prevented the
scheduled Mothers’ March, but
collections will take place this
week in all parts of the county.
If you have not contributed
already, do so today.