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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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-
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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.
