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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1957)
Dade Only VOLUME LVII ribbon for the Trenton Club; Miss Louise Meek s, district agent from Aikens, Mrs J. D. Pike who holds the Avans Club scrapbook, which wa s awarded second-place honors, Naomi Hubble, Dade home demonstration agent, and Miss Bess Cureton, president of the Rising Fav.n club, third-place winners.—(Photo courtesy Ch attanooga Times. ) 4 __________ County Home Demonstration Clubs Honor Trenton As 'Club of Year’ at Banquet Sixty-three members of Dade County’s home demonstration clubs gathered in the private dining room of the Ranch House Restaurant in Chattanooga Monday night to honor the Trenton club as the “Club of the Year.” Also present were Miss Louise Meeks of Aikens, district (home demonstration agent, and Miss Naomi Hubble, county home demonstration agent. Mrs. W. C. Cureton was in charge of banquet arrange¬ ments, assisted by Mrs. Jules Case, council president, Mrs. J. O. Gass, past council president, Mrs. Fred Harrison and MSiss Hubble. Mrs. D. J. Hancock, welcomed the group, after which all clubs ip resent were recognized by a show of hands. Mrs. J. O. Gass introduced "Mother” Elliott of of the Avans Club as the oldest member in the Dade County H. D. Council. Mrs. Mary Talley presented the devotional, fol¬ lowed by a prayer by Mrs. George Grant, both from the Avans Club. The Rising Fawn club was in charge of place cards, which were clever little caricatures of George Washington. The tables were attractively deco¬ rated with spring flowers ar¬ ranged around single white candles in crystal goblets. The Wildwood- Club supervised the table arrangements. Entertainment The New Salem Club was in charge of entertainment, with Mrs. Grady McKaig introducing Mesdames Jean Bradford, Joan Hawes and Lorena Jones as the “Scenicland Trio.” They pre¬ sented several pleasing selec¬ tions throughout the evening. Miss Hubble told of the suc¬ cess of the “Club of the Year program since its beginning be¬ fore presenting the award rib¬ bons to the winning clubs. Each club was judged by its scrap¬ book, with the Trenton club placing first, Avans second, and Rising Fawn third. Accepting (Continued on Page 6) Devoted to the Be st Interests o f Dade County an d Georgia THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 28, 195? Two Killed In Fend Shooting On Sand A wooded section of Sand Mountain about a mile inside ;he Georgia line was the scene if a gun duel Saturday, with two nen dying as a result. Sheriff Allison Blevins identi- ied the pair as Edward Frazier, 11, of South Pittsburg, Tenn., md Willie Alvis Prestwood, 50, >f Long Island, Ala., Rt. 1. It was eported that “bad blood” had existed between the two men for tbout three weeks, when Prest- vood received knife cuts inflicted jy Frazier. It was also rumored ,hat the argument grew out of i dispute over a still. Frazier died at the scene of ;he shooting. Prestwood died of )istol w'ounds in his neck and ;houlder in a Chattanooga hos- jital Sunday. The sheriff said ;he two men apparently fired m each other from a distance if about 75 feet, with Frazier ieing armed with a German Mauser automatic ipistol and Prestwood with a .22-caliber rifle. Frazier was shot once, the Sheriff Blevins raided a 300- ballon still the same day of the shooting, about a half-mile from the scene. The still was torn up, along with about 500 gallons of nash. entering his chest, riff Blevins said Roy Fra- on of the slain man, stated id his father were search- )r a friend, Ben Stephens, they came upon Prestwood ;hot first, according to the n a statement made at the tal, Preqtwiod reportedly Frazier shot first, adding, opped up on my right el- ,nd fired back.” i sheriff said Tuesday that ad not been able to find ens. Continued to page 2) One Arrest Made In Stolen Tire Case Georgia Bureau of Invesetiga- tion agents and Sheriff Allison Blevins are- investigating the possibility that a ring of tire thieves are operating in Dade County and several states. One arrest has been made to date, the suspect being taken to Bu¬ chanan, Ga., where he was re¬ leased under bond, but authori¬ ties have not released the names of those believed to be impli¬ cated in the crimes. A Trenton resident unknow¬ ingly purchased a set of the (Stolen tires which have been picked up by the GBI agents as evidence. The man has since had his money returned and is ;in no way connected with the stolen goods. Jaycees Will Elect Officers at Fri. Meet An organizational meeting of the Dade County Junior Cham¬ ber of Commerce will take place Friday night, March 1 in the new Dade High Cafeteria, it has been announced. Time of the meeting, which will be the sec¬ ond for the new organization, has been set for 8 p.m. Officers for the coming year will be elected at this time, and attending members’ names sub¬ mitted as charter members. The constitution will also be read and adopted. Members of the Board of Directors of the Summerville chapter will be in charge. Also present will be the state vice- president who is a member of the Rome Jaycees. The Dade County Jaycee Chap¬ ter will be made up of all in¬ terested young men in the coun- ty between the ages of 21 and 35. Those w'ho wish to become a part of this important organ¬ ization, which -will work toward the betterment of the county, are urged to attend this meet¬ ing. Published Weekly—Since 1901 City of Trenton To Install 100,000-Gal. Tank Along With Nine 6” Water Mains, Mayor Says Revenue Certificates To Be Issued To Cover Cost of New Project Mayor A. L. Dyer has announced that members of the City Council voted during the last meeting to install a new water tank Dn the ridge next to the old tank. The new tank would have a capacity of 100,000 gallons or more, Mr. Dyer said. A 6-inch line will be run trqm the tanks to Trenton, with a Legislature Completes 40-Day Session, Bills Sent to Governor The Georgia General Assembly has completed its 40-day an¬ nual session. The House spon¬ sored 567 major bills and the Senate 160 which were passed by both houses and sent to the governor for signature. Several bills were approved which will bring the over-all state budget, including the “regular” and “contingent” sec¬ tions to an all-time high of 36^ million dollars. The Assembly approved an amendment to the budget authorizing the governor to spend approximately 30 mil¬ lion dollars more of the state’s, money. They created at least three new state bureaus whose operating costs are as yet to be determined. They expanded the Georgia Education Commission and gave it new spending pow¬ ers. They quadrupled their own mileage allowances and granted pay raises to many state office holders. They did noc pass a new appropriations act. Segregation Bills Passed by both houses and sent to the governor for his signature werj four bills deal¬ ing with segregation One bill gives the governor emergency powers in the event of actual threatened violence. A second authorizes the governor to sus pend compulsory school attend¬ ance in the event of an emer¬ gency. Another gives the Geor¬ gia Education Commission sub¬ poena powers to conduct; in¬ vestigations for needed segre¬ gation laws and the fourth au¬ thorizes the Commission to tell the “Georgia Story” to the na¬ tion. Bills on education included the unfreezing of the charge- ack which coupled with a ledge by the State Board of ducation to finance the Mini- mm Foundation Program on a urrent basis, should relieve the (Continued to page 2) Dress Shop to Open in Trenton; Also To Feature Children s Wear, Gift Items Elene Dyer, Mrs. Granville Pace Co-Owners of City’s Newest Business. Plans to open a dress shop have been announced by Elene Dyer and Mrs. Granville Pace of Trenton, with the opening to be set in the next two or three weeks. The new shop will be located (in Trenton in the Tatum Building. Mrs. G. C. Tatum said Monday that she planned to do ex- ----------— EPIDEMIC ON LINE IN COUNTY ie flu epidemic which )t over the county the past weeks is now on the de- », according Uiiig to Dr. N. --- H of Dade County’s c health board. NUMBER 5 line way through the main part of town. At least nine 6-inch wa¬ ter mains will also be installed, which will give better fire pro¬ tection and will reduce the in¬ surance rate, according to the Mayor’s statement. This move was the result of extensive study made by the Council in an effort to eliminate future water shortages. Hadden Pharmacy Celebrates Anniversary An anniversary day celebra¬ tion took place at Hadden's Pharmacy last Friday, with .free prizes awarded at the close of the day. R. L| Hadden, owner and phannacist, opened the business, the first of its kind in Dade County, a year ago. It is located in the corner of the brick building now owned by Mrs. R. C. Elzey of Etowah, Tenn. Winners of the prizes given during the event were Mrs. Christine Cureton, table model radio; Wendell Paine, Wanda Buchanan, Mrs. R. B. Crenshaw', Mrs. George Getter, A. W. Keel and Mrs. Cecil Gilbreath, candy. The Dade County Times joins with the rest of Dade County in wishing the Hadden Pharmacy the continued service which has been of such value to the peo¬ ple of the county. Fire Destroys Home In Rising Fawn A duplex owned by W. H. Ken- imer burned to the ground early Saturday morning, with all fur¬ niture inside. The house, located near the railroad in Rising Pawn, was rented by the Bill Wooten family. It was reported that when Wooten came home from sec¬ ond-shift work in Chattanooga, \ he turned off the heater. A few .hours later, the family was awakened by smoke and was able to get outdoors. It was also reported that the Wootens lost ! all their clothing and furniture. j tensive remodeling in the space formerly occupied by the H. F Allison Agency. A wall will be removed to give the shop back space to the rear wail, tile put on the floors and the walls painted. She also intends to in¬ stall btail a a glass giaoo display window .......... on the front if the structure of the building allows.
