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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1957)
®b Cintes Dade Only VOLUME LVII Twelve-Acre Strawberry Patch At New Home Largest In Georgia With All Certified Plants Up on the north end of Sand Mountain is a twelve-acre patch of the biggest, sweetest strawberries you’ve ever tasted. Owned by Bill Pullen and Obey Kazey, the patch is the largest commercial strawberry patch with all certified plants in the state of Georgia. & Planted on new ground this past fall, the plants are loaded r ith the crimson beauties; the forty workers starting to pick Tuesday morning were able fill crate after crate in no time. The harvest has been so boun¬ tiful, in fact, that there has been a shortage of packing crates since Sunday and a de¬ posit of $1.00 per crate has been required. The Tennessee Beauties have just come in and according to the pickers, are “far ahead of larger growers.” Two profession¬ al pickers, recently from Cali¬ fornia, arrived Tuesday and de¬ clared they had not seen a berry this large since the ones they picked in California. The field run of the berries are of such quality that grading was stopped this week—the packers only have to check through before re-packing them. These field run berries are be¬ ing sold for $5.50 a crate. Whether or not Pullen’s first venture into the strawberry business will pay off will depend on the market, which at this time is poor. However his “Sand Mountain Gems” have met with much success at one Chatta¬ nooga supermarket, and are re¬ garded with admiring eyes at produce houses. This success was almost spoil¬ ed during a recent cold spell, when temperatures would have ruined the whole crop had Pul¬ len and Kazey, who is field boss, not burned brush fires and old tires around the edge of the patch for several nights run¬ ning. (Continued on Page 6) - i Pm: Hr* me rWi ■ v, • FIRE ANT—PEST OF CROPS, LIVESTOCK AND HUMANS—Georgia farmers are being asked to keep an eye out for possible infestations of fire ants on their farms. The small insects that have spread to at least 23 Georgia counties are much easier to control if discovered early. Picture at left shows the type of huge, hard-crusted mound built by the ants, w’hile the picture at right shows a close-up view of ants making short work of an ear of corn. The bite causes boil like sores on humans, but unprotected new born animals such as calves, pigs, quail, other wildlife and poultry may be severely injured. Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia. THE DADE COUNTY TIMES: TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, May 16, 1957 Fiddlers Gathering For May 18 Contest A large crowd is expected to come out Saturday night, May 18 to hear fiddlers, guitar play¬ er and singers from through¬ out the area compete for a total of $75 in cash prizes. Sponsored by the newly organ¬ ized Dade County Junior Cham¬ ber of Commerce, the event promises to be one of the most entertaining shows held here. Aubrey L. Dyer, president of the organization, has announc¬ ed that a food boith will be operation throughout the even¬ ing and that there will be plen¬ ty of ice cold drinks. Members of the Jaycettes, also a new group, and some of the prettiest Dade High students will bake cakes for an auction sale. Time for the first fiddler to show his talent is 7:30 p.m. Ad- mission price is 50 cents and aj $1.00. All bands and quartets in the area who have not previous¬ ly entered the contest are in¬ vited to participate. SUNDAY DINNER AT SLYGO MAY 19 There will be a Sunday Din¬ ner at the Slygo Community House May 19 for the Slygo Church Building Fund. Serving will begin at 12:00 and continue until 2:00. Adults will be charg¬ ed $1.00 and children 50 cents. CONTRACTS AWARDED Contracts for the additions to the Rising Fawn and New Salem Schools have been accepted by the State School Building Au¬ thority and the contract award¬ ed to a Summerville concern. *★■*★★★*★★★★****★★*★★*-**< School Closing Set May 19 Until June 7 Dade County schools will close on-or about May 31, Superin¬ tendent Roy W. Moore said this week. All will not close on that date due to having missed days when weather conditions made some roads impassable and when heat and water problems arose. Dade High students will not attend school on May 31, but will return on June 3 to receive report cards. Baccalaureate will be Sunday, June 2 at 2 p.m., with graduation exercises to take place Monday, June 3 to 8 p.m. Davis High School’s clos¬ ing exercises will be held Sun¬ day, June 2 at 3:30 pm. and Monday, June 3 at 8, but class¬ es will continue until Friday, June 7. Rising Fawn’s graduation pro¬ gram is planned for May 30 with report cards to be given out June 3. The North Diade students will also receive their report cards on June 3, but the closing program is set for May 31. New Salem will also close on June 3, but the date of the grad¬ uation program was not avail¬ able at press time. Hooker will hold closing ceremonies on May 19. A picnic in honor of all pu¬ pils with perfect attendance rec-‘ ords during the year will take place Friday, May 31 at Lake Winnepesauka. l Published 1901 Cloverdale Road Project To Be Let Within 45 Days; Road From White Oak Gap To Hale’s Gap On Sand Mtn. Also Expected To Get Paving Ordinary A. W. Peck has announced that the Cloverdale pro¬ ject, the third Rural Roads Project for Dade County, is expected to be let for construction within the next 45 days. Also expected to be let by the Rural Rtoads Authority this summer is the road known as the brow road on Sand Mountain connecting White Oak MAIL BOX IMPROV. PROGRAM JUNE 3-17 The annual Rural Mail Box Improvement Program will be observed this year June 3 to June 17. The Post Office Department wishes to encourage rural pa¬ trons to provide suitable mail boxes, erected and maintained at their own expense, present-, ing a neat appearance and af¬ fording protection to the mail. Rural patrons help their carrier provide better service by erect¬ ing their boxes according to postal regulations and by group¬ ing the boxes where practicable. Approved rural boxes must be located at the curb line and erected so that the bottom of the smaller box will be 3'-S” above the roadway and the bot¬ tom of the larger box 3’-2" above. Names of box owners should be inscribed on the side visible to the carrier and boxes and, supports that are kept painted odd a general appearance of neatness to a home and to a community. All mail boxes must -be located on the right side of the road in the direction of travel of the carrier, in all cases where traffic conditions are such that it would be dangerous for the car¬ rier to drive to the left in order serve the boxes, or local traf- laws and violation. NUMBER 15 Gap northward along the brow to the intersection at the top of the mountain at Hale’s Gap road which intersects the road to Cole City. The Cloverdale project inter¬ sects U. S. Hwy. 11 south at Ris¬ ing Fawn and runs westward southward by the G. V. Green place to the intersection at I.ookout Creek north at Byron Forester’s place. Ordinary Peck said the right-of-way for this project was given entirely free of cost to the county by the pro¬ perty owners. ‘‘The deeds for Project 1815 (2) knowh as the brow road on Sand Mountain from White Oak Gap to Hale’s Gap have been given to the state by the coun¬ ty,” the Ordinary stated. “We have been encouraged that bonds for this project will be included in the next sale of ru¬ ral roads bonds by the state. This we believe will be this sum¬ mer.” “All , <AI1 rights - 0 f-way for the s£ .^ project were given with the exception of three which are now in arbitration.” The road project covers ap proximately five miles. FOUR-NOTE SINGING SUNDAY , MAY 19 It has been announced that a Four-Note Singing will be held the third Sunday, May 19, at the New England Baptist Church. Everyone is welcome.
