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VOLUME LVII
County-Wide Talent Show Being Sponsored
March 1 By Dade Parent-Teacher Association
A county-wide Talent Show',
sponsored by the Dade High
PTA, will be held Friday, March
1 at 7:30 p.m., with cash prizes
to be given. There is no age lim¬
it, and entries are invited from
Mrs. Janies M. Rogers
Worthy Matron New
Eastern Star Here
Dade Chapter
Instituted Sunday
A new chapter of the Order of
Eastern Star was instituted at
Trenton, Georgia Sunday after¬
noon, Feb. 17. The new chapter
will be named “Dade” Chapter.
The officers elected for the
coming year are Mrs. Betty Rog¬
ers, as Worthy Matron; Mr.
George F. Foster as Worthy Pa¬
tron; Mrs. Christine Cureton as
Associate Matron; Mrs. Frank
Patterson, Associate Patron;
Mrs. Sue Oliver, secretary; Mrs.
Estelle Patterson, Treasurer;
Mrs. Jimmie Lou Dyer, Conduc¬
tress; Mrs. Allie Jean Harrison,
Associate Conductress; Mrs.
Clara Geddie, Chaplain; Mrs.
Ruby Gross, Marshall; Mrs.
Edna McKaig, Organist; Mrs.
Emma Jane Holmes, Adah; Miss
Janie Keeton, Ruth; Mrs. Helen
Foster, Esther; Mrs. Sue Sims,
Martha; Mrs. Kate Morrison,
Electa; Mrs. Bennie McKaig,
Warden, and Elbert Holmes, Sen¬
tinel. •
Grand officers (participated as
tfollows: A. Jack Kelley, Worthy
Grand Patron; Marcia Jewett,
Past Grand Matron; Mattie Lee
McCauley, Grand conductress;
and Merrill H. Armstrong, Past
Grand Patron.
Regular meetings have been
set for every first and third
Monday. All qualified members
are invited to attend.
Lions Club Sponsoring
‘Teacher of the Year’
Superintendent of Schools
Roy W. Moore has announced
that the Dade County Lions
Club will sponsor the Teacher
of the Year Contest again this
year. Each of the county’s
schools will vote in the near fu¬
ture, with the entrants from
these schools to compete for the
honor of “Dade County Teacher
of the Year.”
Mrs. Ersaline Carroll was se¬
lected for the honor last year
and has the distinction of be¬
ing the county’s first “Teacher
of the Year.” Announcement of
the winner was made during a
special meeting of members of
the school faculty and PTA and
the Lions Club.
There is much speculation
over who will be selected and
Supt. Moore states that he is
expecting entries in the near fu¬
ture.
Chumley, Davis Head,
Selected For Honor
David O. Chumley, principal
of Davis High School, is one of
seven Georgia educators who
were recently initiated into Phi
Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia.
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21, 1957
all parts of the county.
There will be vocalists, singing
groups such as trios and quartets,
stringed instruments and dances,
etc. Those who would like to en¬
ter the contest are asked to con¬
tact Mr. Keith Delk, Mrs. H. L.
Griffith at Dade High School.
Mrs. M. R. Wilson at the Farm¬
ers Co-Op or the Dade County
Times. Mrs. H. E. Gross and Mr.
Delk are assisting in arranging
the event.
This will be the first talent
show' open to the general public
to be held in recent years.
7og Causes Autos
To Leave Highway
Sheriff Allison Blevins re¬
ported that fog on Sand Moun
tain was responsible for two
pars leaving the highway Tues¬
day morning. There was no dam¬
age to the autos and no injuries
were reported.
Mrs. Judson Clark, a resident
of Alabama, was driving around
the hairpin curve on the side of
the mountain and drove off the
road when she couldn’t see the
pavement. She was accompanied
by three women.
The other driver, who was un¬
identified, left the highway near
Whetzell’s Store.
Milton Roden, resident of
Chattanooga, was charged with
driving under the influence aft¬
er he sideswiped a car at New
England Saturday, Feb. 9 and
hit a pick-up truck. No injuries
were reported.
A car driven by Fred Givens
of Trenton collided with an au¬
tomobile driven by Earl Haney
about noon Sunday, Feb. 10,
damaging the Givens vehicle so
that it had to be hauled in to
r garage. Haney drove his car¬
away from the scene of the ac¬
cident, which happened two
miles south of Trenton. No one
was injured.
Sheriff Blevins investigated
the two accidents.
Tax Rounds Begin
Feb. 25 in County
Tax Commissioner John W.
Murphy has announced the fol¬
lowing schedule of visits in each
part of the county for the pur¬
pose of making tax returns:
Feb. 25—Slygo: W. P. Cole’s,
9:30-10:00 a.m.; Hooker, Bash¬
am’s, 10:00-11:00 a.m.; Wild¬
wood, Townsend’s Store, 12:30-
4:00.
Feb. 26—New Home: Cooper’s
Store, 9:30-10:00 a.m.; Hayne’s
Store, 10:30-1100 a.m.; Chris¬
tian’s Store, 12:30-2:00 p.m.;
Stephens’, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Feb. 27—Amos Mill, 9:30-10:00
a.m.; Fricks’ Store, 12:00-4:00
p.m.
Feb. 28—'Teet’s Store, 9:30-
11:00 a.m.; Haygood Store, 12:00-
3.00 pm.
March 1—Brown’s Store, 9:30-
11:00; Long’s Store, 12:30-4:00
p.m.
Delta Kappa, professional edu¬
cational fraternity at the Uni¬
versity of Georgia.
W. C. Payne Killed
In Virginia Wreck;
Companion Critical
W. C. (Dub) Payne of Byrd’s
Chapel as killed Wednesday
when the truck he was driving
overturned on a curve near .Edin¬
burg, Va., pinning him under¬
neath the wreckage. The truck
caught fire and it was not de
termined whether Payne was
killed instantly or burned to
death.
A companion, Lester Abbott of
Daisy Mountain, Tenn., former¬
ly of Sulphur Springs, was crit¬
ically burned and thought to
have been thrown clear. They
had left Monday night to make
a candy delivery. Word was re¬
ceived by Brock Candy Co.,
Payne’s employers, about 12:30
p.m. Wednesday, and spokesmen
said Payne was making a trip to
Philadelphia, Pa., at the time
of the accident. Abbott is not a
company employee, it was stated.
A well-known and well-liked
truck driver throughout the
Chattanooga area, Payne is sur¬
vived by his wife, Mrs. Doris H.
Payne, .formerly of Nebraska;
four children; (parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. T. Payne, also of the
Byrd’s Chapel Community, and.
(See Page 8, Column 4)
Heart Fund Drive Displays Attractive Heart
Gift Boxes in Schools, Places of Business
The attractive red heart post¬
ers in your local stores and the
heart cards your child has
brought home from school are
the tangible symbols which hold
your gifts to the annual Heart
Fund Drive.
This year 50 cents of every dol¬
lar goes to the newly established
Heart Clinic at the Tri-County
Hospital (the other 50 cents
goes 25 cents for research and
25 cents for education). This
’57 Acreage, Cons.
Reserves Extended
The closing dates for signing
1957 contracts under the Con¬
servation Reserve Program has
been extended from March 15,
1957, to April 15, 1957. Farmers
are being mailed material which
contains information concerning
this program. After careful re¬
view of this information we feel
there are farmers who may wish
to take advantage of the pro¬
gram to build land for future
use.
The closing date for cotton
farmers to sign agreements un¬
der the 1957 Acreage Reserve
is March 1, 1957
se farmers who have signi-
heir desire to
i Cotton Acreage ge Reserve
are now available to permit all
cotton farmers having old farm
allotments for Acreage Reserve
to sign agreements up to maxi¬
mum farm limits. Those farm¬
ers are advised that in order to
participate in the Cotton Acre¬
age Reserve Program they must
call by the ASC office and sign
their agreements on or before
March 4, 1957.
Grady McKaig, Chairman,
Dade County ASC Committee.
Published Weekly—Since 1901
DISTRICT JAYCEES HERE TO ORGANIZE
LOCAL JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
l V.R. TATUM ELECTED TEMPORARY
CHAIRMAN; JACK CASH SECRETARY
Preliminary plans were made Tuesday night for organization
of a Junior Chamber of Commerce here in the county. Representa¬
tives of the Summerville Jaycees met with a large crowd of inter ¬
ested young men in the Dade High Cafeteria, describing the pur¬
poses and operation of the organization.
The meeting was the result of ef forts made by Aubrey L. Dyer
Over 500 Renew
Licenses Here Monday
Members of the Georgia state
patrol were in Trenton Monday
to renew drivers’ licenses, and
Trooper Blue reported that
501 persons had taken advantage
of the validating machine by
4:45 p.m.
Dade Countians will have only
one more opportunity to renew
their licenses, unless they choose
to send them to Atlanta. The
troopers will be back with the
machine on Monday, March 18.
All drivers, with the exception
iof veterans or those holding
permanent licenses, must renew
their licenses by March 31, 1957.
clinic has only been in operation
a few onths but already many
patients have used its services.
It is equipped with the most
modern diagnostic and heart
equipment and is staffed by the
Hamilton County and Tri-Coun¬
ty doctors. The supplies are fur¬
nished by the funds raised in
the Heart Fund Drive. This clinic
is open every Friday at the Hos¬
pital. Adults, as well as children,
may receive service at the clinic.
The Heart Association also
conducts school surveys to find
children suffering from heart
difficulties which were previous¬
ly unknown. The association
works closely with the public
health department and the Crip¬
pled Children’s Association so as
to arrange, when necessary, tests
and surgery for children with
crippled hearts.
Heart diseases were the cause
of almost half of the deaths m
Dade County in 1955 and in 1953
were the cause of more than
half. They accounted for 52 per
cent of all deaths in Georgia in
1955.
If you do not find a convenient
red heart box for your donation,
Miss Bess Cureton or Mrs. Doug¬
las Morrison, the local chairmen,
will be glad to forward your gifts
to the Tri-County chairman.
Buy J Tags Now,
Commissioner Says
Car owners are urged to buy
their 1957 license plates right
away, for there is danger that
the supply of tags will run out
before the deadline, according
to the Tax Commissioner’s office.
Those who are caught short must
pay a penalty of $2.50 and up.
There are at present 1200 tags
left in the $7.50 classification.
The 1956 license plates are void
after April 1.
NUMBER 5
to get such an organization
started here. W. R. Tatum was
elected temporary chairman and
Jack Cash was elected secretary.
The group voted to hold the
second meeting on March 1.
The Jaycee organization Is
planned to develop leadership
abilities toward the improve¬
ment of the community among
men between ahe ages of 21 and
35. Other purposes are: to give
young men a voice in the affairs
of the community, state and na¬
tion; and to offer recreation
iand social activities to men of
similar age.
There are 108 clubs in the 7th
District.
Tliis is a worthwhile organ¬
ization which can be of great
benefit to Dade County. All those
interested In becoming a Jaycee
are asked to contact Aubrey
Dyer or W. R. Tatum.
TRENTON H.D. CLUB
LISTS GOALS AND
NEW CHAIRMEN
When the Trenton Home Dem¬
onstration Club held its Janu¬
ary meeting at the home of Mrs.
H. E. Gross, members decided on
the following goals;
Participation in community
activities such as:
Promoting 4-H Club work.
Christmas Lighting Contest.
Dress Revue.
County Council activities.
Preparing a booth at County
Fair (if we have one).
Project chairman’s demon¬
strations or reports.
Enter Club of Year contest.
Support the Beta Club scholar¬
ship fund.
Support the Cancer Drive.
Support Civil Defense pro¬
gram.
Project Chairmen
Child development and family
relationships, Viola Freeman;
clothing, Mrs. Jules Case; dairy¬
ing, Mrs. Ruth Reeves; food
preservation, Mrs. Ruby Gross;
gardening, Mi’s. Val Nethery;
health and nutrition, Miss Mc¬
Whorter; home improvement,
Mrs. Gerry Gross; home indus¬
tries, Mrs. Thelma (Tubby)
Case; home meat supply, Vir¬
ginia Reed; landscaping, Mrs. N.
H. Hutchison; special activities,
Mrs. Sarah Hilton; orcharding,
Mrs. Doris Tatum; poultry, Mrs.
Roy McBryar; publicity, Myrna
McMahan; recreation, Kathleen
Page; rural electrification, Mrs.
Grace Renfroe; rural housing,
Juanita Presley; music, Mrs. A.
L. Dyer; scrapbook, Mrs. Mauline
dale; golden rule, Betty Rogers;
membership, Anne Wlsner.
Mrs. Jack Cash presided over
the meeting. Miss Hubble’s dem¬
onstration was on sewing hints.