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Dade County’s Only Newspaper.
VOLUME LVII
Second Lookout Mtn.
Still Found Within
Two-Week Period
Rumley To Use It
/Is Tourist Attraction
Sheriff Allison Blevins, ac-
companied by Joe Blevins,
Claude Blevins and H. H. (Hot-
red) Hutchings, raided a 200-
gallon still early Wednesday
morning, the second to be found
on Lookout Mounlain within a
two-week period.
The still and eight barrels of
mash were found about a half
mile east of the Scenic Highway
midway between the Lookout
Mountain Hotel and the New
Salem Community, and a mile
from the site of the first still
raid.
The barrels w'ere buried in the
ground to keep the contents
from freezing, and evidence was
found to show that canned heat
had been used to kee^> the mash
warm.
The equipment and mash were
brought to Trenton on Claude
Blevins’ truck. The mash was
poured out, but the still was
given to Ralph Rumley, owner
of Georgia Game Park and Gift
Shop south of Rising Fawn.
Rumley plans to set the still
up as a tourist attraction as soon
as he adds a condenser, which
in this case w r as an automobile
radiator. For the present, the
“crippled" still has been placed
in his back yard.
Two Arrested In
Garage Robbery
Jerry Watson and Neal Bu¬
chanan of Rising Fawn were ar¬
rested shortly after Dean’s Ga¬
rage was broken into last Thurs¬
day night. The pair were
charged with burglary and
bound over to the grand jury on
$500 bonds each following a
hearing in Justice of the Peace
H. F. Allison’s office.
Sheriff Allison Blevins made
the arrest when cigarettes and
gum, believed to be part of the
loot of some 20-odd cartons of
cigarettes, were found in the
possession of the youths. It was
reported that a tire tool was al¬
so found which was used to get
a rear window open.
The sheriff is continuing an
investigation of the case and it
has been reported that a third
person is suspected of being in¬
volved in the crime.
New Home Residents
Plan Community Meet
A meeting has been set for
Tuesday, Feb. 19 at the home of
Mr. M. M. Garner for the pur¬
pose of discussing ways and
means of completing the com¬
munity house would be of great
the type flooring which would
be best for the meeting place
will be selected.
Everyone interested in this
project is invited to attend, for
the completion of the block com¬
munity hiuse would be of great
benefit to the community.
J. A. Case and W. R. Tatum
from the Trenton Telephone Co.
have been asked to attend to
discuss the installation of tele¬
phones on this section of Sand
Mountain.
Devoted to the Be st Interests oi Dade Coun ty and Georg ia
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 14, 1957
1957 AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM FOR
DADE COUNTY FARM FAMILIES
I. Fanil and Home Situation in the County:
Farming in Dade County is rapidly changing a wya of
life to a part-time job. The main source of income for the
majority of farm families is derived from industry. This
situation enables families living in rural areas to maintain
a fair to good standard of living, but it increases the problem
of community organization and family participation in
improved farming and homemaking practices.
RESOURCES IN DADE COUNTY:
Total land area, 105,000 acres; area in forest land, 86,800
acres or 82.27* of county ‘area; area in farmland, 65,498
acres. Number of farms, 606; population in Dade County,
8,100; papulation in rural area, 7,000; six 4-H Clubs with
420 members; 11 Home Demonstration Clubs with 206 mem¬
bers; Farm Bureau with 151 members; Farmers with mem¬
bership in the Co-op, 1,200; and three organized community
clubs. These are the things we have to work with.
DADE COUNTY FARM INCOME:
Livestock, $137,629.00; Fieldcrops, $89,949.00; Forestry, $82,-
536.00; Poultry, $55,734.00; Dairy, $31,719.00; Fruits, $27,*
229.0d; Vegetables, $11,870.00; and Flowers. $9,400.00.
This is a total of near one-half million dollars divided be¬
tween 606 farm families. The average for each would
amount to a little less than $700.00.
II. Problems to Receive Emphasis in 1957:
A. Livestock and Poultry D. Marketing
B. Crops and Soils E. Home and Community
C. Forestry
H. Recommendations for 1957:
A. Livestock and Poultry —
Livestock and Poultry Facts:
Number of dairies in county........................ 81
Number of beef herds...............................
Number of beef animals .......................... 5 > 500
Number broiler producers 8
...............
Number of flocks sheep 14
........
Number of sheep ...................................... 848
Number commercial egg producers .................... 15
1. Livestock Goals:
1957 1961
a. Increase permanent pasture acreage......1,000 4,000
b. Improve established permanent pasture.
c. Improve livestock herds by culling and by use of regis¬
tered bulls on all herds.
d. Increase in number of sheep 100 358
............
2. Livestock Goals:
a. Increase number of commercial egg flocks (minimum
of 500 hens 5 15
................................
B. Crops and Soils —
Crops and Soils Facts:
Acres in corn ......4,572 of hay ..........% tan
Average per acre Acres in Alfalfa ..........200
yield..............30 bu. Acres per acre of Alfalfa 4 ton
Acres in cotton ---- 470 Acres in truck crops......200
Average per acre yield of Acres in permanent pas¬
cotton ......350 lb. lint ture ..................5,900
Acres in hay ......3,000 Average yield per acre perma-
Average per acre yield nent pasture Vi animal unit
__________
All Dade County soil shows need for lime. 1,270 tons were
;ed in 1956. Potash is a limiting factor in crop production,
•oper land use determines net income from crops.
GOALS FOR CROPS, 1957-1961, respectively:
a. Decrease number of acres in corn and increase yield per
ires 5 bushels-15 bushels.
b. Increase yield per acre of cotton 50-lb.-150 lbs.
c. increase yield per acre of hay V4 ton- 1/2 ton.
d. Increase number of acres Alfalfa 50-200.
e. Increase yield per acre alfalfa Vi ton-Vfe tan.
f. Increase permanent pasture acreage 1,000-4,000.
g. Improve quality of truck crops.
h. Practice better grading and packaging of truck crops.
GOALS FOR SOIL IMPROVEMENT:
a. Use lime according to soil test, 800 ton-4,000 ton.
b. Increase use of mixed fertilizer according to soil test
■ crop needs. information on
c. Farmer consult agricultural workers for
•oper land use. and Soil ,
d. All farmers utilize assistance of ASC program
ink to maintain cover on land not actually in use.
e. Farmers are urged to investigate the use.of pine seedlings
1 land not suitable for crops or pasture.
f. Farmers are urged to be more conscious of plowing ana
anting on the contour of the land.
Farmers are urged to apply terracing systems on land
g. where needed.
ceding it and correct present terraces
FORESTRY—
Forestry Facts:
Area in woodland, 82,536 acres; area needing planting, h,-
K) acres; area needing improvement by cull tree removal, 20,001)
•res- Woodland pastured, 10,558 acers; board feet cut annually,
,000,000; well stock, 12,000; value of timber harvested at
area 50-100.
•esent, $1.00 per acre; number of fire occurrence,
(Continued on Page 3)
Published Weekly— Since 1901
Slag-Crushing Outfit, Plant Nursery Added To
Growing List of New Dade County Businesses
Williams Enterprises to Begin Operations in
One Month; Chester Lane Sells Shrubs
Two new' businesses recently organized here brighten the 1957
industry outlook for Dade County. One, qperated by Williams En¬
terprises of Montgomery, Ala., will employ 12 men when all the
necessary equipment is installed. The other will enable home own¬
ers to purchase shrubs and plants for landscaping, thus doing
DR. D. S. MIDDLETON
HOSPITALIZED WED.
Dr. D. S. Middleton was rushed
to a Chattanooga hospital early
Wednesday morning in a serious
condition and friends report
that he was still on the critical
list Thursday morning.
Landowners Seeking
Road Abandonment
As Unnecessary
Newer Road Said
In More Constant Use
Monrow McKaig, S. C. Moore
and Grady Bradford have filed
a petition in the Ordinary’s of¬
fice seeking to discontinue a
county road knowm as the old
section of the Cloudland Canyon
road. Since it intersects a newer
road which is in more constant
use, they are attempting to have
the old road abandoned as un¬
necessary.
The new road is shorter,
straighter and can be main¬
tained at less expense, accord¬
ing to a board of commissioners
appointed Jan. 31, 1957 to study
the petition. These commission¬
ers, Paul Johnson, H. C. Gray
and S. A. Huskey, Jr., have
recommended that the new road
be established as the Cloudland
Canyon road.
Unless good cause is shown to
the contrary to the Ordinary of
Dade County, the old section of
the Cloudland Canyon road run¬
ning from the junction of Tren-
ton-LaFayette Highway and
Scenic Highway northwardly to
the intersection of the new
road, will be abandoned and dis¬
continued as a public county
road, and the new road estab¬
lished as part of the Cloudland
Canyon road in lieu of the dis¬
continued section.
4th Month School Enrollment
Grades 1 Through 7
Enrollment A.D.A. Pct«
145 133.90 94.13
. . ..
.......169 150.10 93.27
TPl onta r~vr .....521 274.20 92.70
L/aVlS rHclIKJUbai nwi y
.......242 217.30 92.05
JN Ortu .L/ci-Llc ...... .....418 373.35 91.55
yduC r\n rtn Plottimitnru HiIcTIiciiuai y
.
'TYYT’AT. 1495 1348.85 92.47
....
41 40.25 98.17
nooKer i cuiui cu 1 .....
Grades 8 Through 12
.....336 306.5$ 93.01
20 18.15 92.60
.......
......116 149.25 91.03
TYVTAT^n .......522 473.96 92.36
5 5.00 100.00
n UVJK.C I VUUiV/lv-u; ............... ......
PERFECT A' TTENDANCE
Out of the 1,495 students at¬
tending the county’s schools,622
of them have a perfect attend-
record for
l leads this list with 58 of
145 students not having
d a day of school because
kness or other reasons.
Ing Fawn is next with 59
is school’s 169 pupils not
g missed a day of school.
NUMBER 4
away with the long drive to
Chattanooga and Fort Ogle¬
thorpe nurseries.
A slag-crushing outfit is cur¬
rently being set up at the “iron
furnace” east of Rising Fawn,
and James Hensley and William
Harrell, who are in charge, ex¬
pect to begin the actual crush¬
ing of slag in about a month.
The company will furnish slag
graded to Alabama specifications
for farm-to-market roads and
block material.
Gravel for road material
will be classified as 4B and 6B,
while block material will be
screened as No. 4. Capacity of
the plant will be 200 tons per
hour. Deliveries will be made up¬
on order.
Power-operated conveyor belts
will carry the slag through a
feeder which will send it through
a screen, then a crushing ma¬
chine. A long conveyor belt runs
from the crusher to a second
screen and from there to an¬
other crusher. Graded slag will
then be deposited in a huge
w ooden box with a loading space
underneath.
Work has been going on for
the past two months.
Plant Nursery
Chester Lane, who recently
took over the management of
Buddy’s Standard Oil Service
in Trenton, has installed a plant
nursery next door to the station.
He and his father brought down
a good selection of shrubs, in¬
cluding Greek junipers, forsythia
and nandinas, from a Rossviile
nursery Saturday night.
Considerable interest in the
new nursery has already been
shown and several sales made.
Lane also operates a farm imple¬
ment business as a sideline.
Sorry all the correspondence
and other news did not get set
this week, but it was necessary
in order to get the paper in the
post office on time.
Davis Elementary and
School is third with 214 students
out of 637 not having missed a
In fourth place is North Dade
v/ith 17 of the 242 students hav¬
ing a perfect attendance and
last is Dade Elementary and
High School with 214 of the 750
students with a perfect attend¬
ance record.
