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Dade County’s Only Newspaper.
VOLUME LVII
Still, Ready To Run,
Raided On Sand Mtn.
State and federal agents, ac¬
companied by the sheriff, raided
.i 400-gallon still about six miles
from Trenton Saturday. Found
on Sand Mountain near the Roy
Stone place, the still was ready
to run with 1100 gallons of mash,
and plenty of empty jugs to bot¬
tle it up in.
Eighty-five gallon jugs and
jfive 10-g a 11 o n Grapette cans
were found on the premises. A
50-gallon barrel cap had been
used on the still, the sheriff said.
Burpee Killed Sunday,
Bearden Injured
Norman Burpee, 28-year-old
manager of the Wildwood San¬
itarium farm, died Sunday when
a tractor he was driving over¬
turned, pinning him beneath it.
According to reports, Burpee
£ pparently was trying to avoid a
muddy stretch of farm road at
the time of the accident. A phy¬
sician from the sanitarium
opened the chest cavity at the
scene and gave cardiac massage
in an effort to save Burpee’s
life. A pulmotor was rushed from
Chattanooga, but he never re¬
gained consciousness.
A graduate agriculturist, Bur¬
pee came to (Dade County about
six years ago for training at the
sanitarium. He was formerly
from Union Springs, N. Y.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Burpee
Rochester, N. Y.; three sisters,
Mrs. Beverly Gillespie, Colorado;
Mrs. Eleanor Cline, Willcott, N.
Y. and Miss Rea Burpee, Ver¬
mont; and two brothers, Donald
Burpee of Union Springs and
Stewart Burpee of Wildwood.
Homer Bearden was reported
to be seriously injured last
Thursday when his automobile
left the Sand Mountain high¬
way and crashed. He was im¬
mediately hospitalized and re¬
mains under a doctor’s care with
serious injuries.
According to Sherman Mioore,
who carried him to a hospital,
Bearden suffered a broken rib,
punctured lung and lost several
teeth.
The accident occured on one
of the hairpin curves, and ac¬
cording to the sheriff, Bearden s
car failed to make the curve.
No Weekend Wreck
For the first time in several
months, no accidents were re¬
ported this past weekend. Sher¬
iff Blevins was able to catch his
breath in between the still raid
of Saturday and the booking of
a person under the influence.
Henegar Tells Kayo
Station Robbery By
Three Armed Men
Frank Henegar, employee of
the Kayo service station at New
England, reported the loss of
$76.83 to three armed men last
Thursday morning. Henegar told
Sheriff Blevins, who is still in¬
vestigating the case, that the
aobbery occurred about 3 a. m.
According to the Sheriff, Hen¬
egar said the men were walking
when they approached the sta¬
tion and that one was armed
with a pistol. After taking the
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Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia.
ThFdADE COUNTY TIMES: TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1957
Team Wins And Queen Crowned
Around 1,000 fans watched the
High Wildcats smash up
victory Friday night.
Valley bowed to
tune of 43-10 as David
Jerry Price and Tommy
starred for the winners.
to H. S. Chaffin,
principal, this was the
crowd to attend a game
season.
Highlight of the event was
half-time show w r hich in¬
the crowning of lovely
Fran Houston as 1957
Queen from amid
i x te e n attractive candidates,
the marching of Miss Ruth
maroon and white uni¬
rhythm band.
Members of the football squad
the following girls as
queen candidates,
the student body selecting
winner who was not announ¬
until Friday night: Misses
Houston, Frances York,
McBryar, Nancy Parker,
Wheeler, Karlene Gross,
Fulghum, Carlene Gif¬
Jo Ann Steele, Rosemary
and Fran Houston.
To begin the show, the rhythm
laycettes Vote "Helping Hand"
After Talk Mrs. Davis
Mrs. Katherine Davis, Dade
Welfare Director, was
speaker last Wednesday
night when Mrs. T. J. Bell was
to the Dade County Jay-
Her most fascinating
talk concerned the need for a
fund which would b e
used for emergencies, such as
clothing or medicine for
needy, for burned-out fam¬
and for any situation
could arise when local cit¬
hiave been called upon to
donate in the past.
As a result, the organization
to start such a program
and to call it the “Helping
Plans were made to
the program before the
o n g r e g a t io ns of all the
255 Dade Pupils
Out Tuesday With Flu
A p p r ox im a te ly 255 Dade
County School pupils are out
with flu, according to reports
Tuesday. According to
Superintendent Roy W.
Moore, the average daily attend¬
which is a deciding factor
in many school programs, is ser¬
threatened.
As of Wednesday, Mr. Moore
no plans to close down the
However, if the absentee
list grows, some action will have
to be taken. Mr. Moore said he
probably have to go be¬
the state board.
Ninety-eight students were
at Dade High Tuesday ; 95
from Davis; 41 from New
nine out from North
and 12 out from Rising
It was reported that there
not too many out at
Hooker.”
As far as can be determined,
this is the largest number of
absentee students reported at
any one time.
band marched out onto the field
as directed by Miss Astin. Clad
in white turtleneck sweaters and
short, flared skirts, Majorettes
Jean Morrison, Frances Avakian
and Sandra Thompson led the
following members of the band;
Brenda Durham, Lindk Jenkins,
Louise Foster, Betty Page, Andy
Stephens, Bruce Case, James
Pace, Jimmie Chaffin, Bob Hil-
ten, Dianne Gross, Dirinda
Quinton, Wanda Whited, Valerie
Hawkins, Polly Scruggs, Mavis
Avakian and Suzanne Wilhite.
Miss Houston was crowned by
co-captains Frankie Woodfin
fend Clifford Abbott after which
the students sang the school
song.
Among those who arranged
the half-time program was Mrs.
J. L. Fricks.
FANS CHEER
David Steele sprinted ninety
yards with the opening kickoff
for a touchdown and added an¬
other moments later on a 70-
yard jaunt through center as
Dade County decisively defeated
Chattanooga Valley 41-13 in the
(homecoming game. The 1,000
fans present cheered lustily as
churches and every club in the
county. After preliminary talks
before these groups have been
made by either the committee
,or certain designated commun¬
ity leaders, interested parties
will gather for a joint meeting
to discuss the program in full.
Tuesday, November 5 has been
scheduled as the date for this
meeting, which will be open to
everyone in the county. The
place for the meeting will be the
Dade High Cafetorium. It is ex¬
pected that several county of¬
ficials will also speak.
It was decided that the organ¬
ization will function only under
the direction of Mrs. Davis or
some other qualified person, who
will make a thorough investiga¬
tion of cases in question before
the helping hand reaches out.
Members of the Jaycette Com¬
mittee who will work on this
project with the assist of others
in the club are: Mrs. Asa L. Mc-
Mohan, president; Mrs. James
M. Rogers -and Mrs. Aubrey L.
Dyer, club secretary.
Among the comunity leaders
who are being asked to help
publicize the new program are:
Mesdames D. P. Hood, George
Grant, John Murphy, E. A. Stallr
irigs, Joe Blevins, Ewell Brown,
Arthur Pflug, Munroe McKaig,
John Jones, L. M. Allison, Grace
Patterson, Messrs. W. L. Fannin,
Worth Lea, J. M. Goodwin, and
Rev. Taylor Castleberry.
The group also voted to
“adopt” one schoolchild for the
remainder of the school year
md pay for his or her lunches.
A Flower Fund was also set
aside and a benefit luncheon
and fashion show were discuss¬
ed.
Also discussed was & Christ¬
mas Party which will be held
with the Jaycees. Tentative
plans were made to plan the
event as a formal at the Offi¬
cers’ Club, formerly known as
The Panoram. j
Published 1901
Dade’s fine backs scored six
touchdowns, a safety, and three
to complete the highest total
points so far recorded by a Reg¬
4C team.
Playing on a cool, clear night,
Steele scored t hr e e returns,
Wendell McCormick one, and
Therel Fulghum pushed across
the final marker in the fourth
quarter. Chattanooga V al 1 e y
scored twice for thirteen points
to avert a shutout.
Tommy Wheeler, Jerry Price
and Wendell McCormick were
outstanding on defense for
Dade, while Chattanooga Val¬
ley's 210-pound t a c kl e, Dave
Plummer, stood out for the
losers.
This week Dade moves out of
Region 4C to meet the strong
Trion eleven Friday night a t
Trion. According to a statement
in the Wednesday morning issue
of the Chattanooga Times, there
is the possibility of an upset, in
Dade’s favor so the game will be
watched with more than the us¬
ual interest by sports fans of
the area.
Dade’s Line-Up:
Ends____T. Wheeler, McCormick,
End ..................... Allen
Tackles ...........Dugan, Price
Guards ...........Abbott, Gray
Centers ........McKaig, Geddie
Backs .....Woodfin, W. McCor¬
mick, D. Wheeler, R. Blevins,
Steele and Fulghum.
Davis-Adairsville
Adairsville ed ge d Davis 7-6
Saturday afternoon in a hard
fought contest in the losers’
field............... J. B. Geddie
Bob
Run for
Bob Chitwood has announced
his candidacy for City Council
in the City of Trenton election
to be held Dec. 2. He is the first
council candidate to make
known his decision to enter the
race.
A native of Fort Payne, Chit¬
wood is seeking his first public
office. He has been a resident of
Trenton for a total of two and
a half years with his last period
of residency amounting to one
year. An employee of Western
Auto in both Chattanooga and
Atlanta for the past seven years,
he has managed both an At-
George Nisbet Dies,
Life-Long Resident
George W. Nisbet, who was
born in the Cloverdale commun¬
ity on May 13, 1868 died Oct. 22
at the Millegeville State Hospital
where he had been for some
years. He was a son of the late
Colonel and Mrs. James Nisbet.
There are no close relatives to
survive him as his brothers
Wingfield, Sidney and Junius,
who died in 1951 after a brutal
attack and his sister Pauline are
all dead.
Funeral services will be held
Oct. 25 at 4 P. M. from the Ris¬
ing Fawn Methodist Church and
interment will be in Hannah
Cemetery.
NUMBER 38
Conservation
Meeting Set Oct. 29
ASC Committee
In an effort to help the
and other interested
understand why there
a Conservation Reserve
what it is and in
it may be of
benefit to each farm
ther e will b e an
in the Courthouse
on Tuesday, October
7:30 P. M.
This meeting will be under
supervision of the ASC
Committee assisted by
agricultural agencies in
The principal
for the evening is Mr. W.
Moreland, Jr., District
for the Agricultural
and Conservation
who is very familiar with
phases of the Conservation
serve Part of the Soil
from both State and
levels. Mr. Moreland will
to the County the latest
mation on the Soil Bank
servation Reserve Program,
to the practice and annual
ment rates, types of cover,
cluding pine trees and
land as well as the changes
the 1958 program.
Everyone interested in
Soil Bank is urgently
to attend this meeting and
any questions which pertain
the Conservation Reserve on
farm. A coffee break has
planned to permit informal
cussion among those
Date - October 29, 1957
Place - Courthouse, Trenton,
C. W.
lanta and a Brainerd branch
the company in the past
years. He is also well-known
area sports circles, having
a professional baseball
for some time. He is married
the former Miss Jessie Gray
Trenton.
Charles W. Gray
Tuesday his candidacy for
office of City Recorder. He
well-known in the county,
ing lived in Trenton most of
life. A member of the
Methodist Church, where he
treasurer of both the
School and church, he is also
member of the Masonic
179.
He is employed as
accountant with Railway
press Agency in
For the past year, he has
ed the present City
with keeping records.
He is married to the
Miss Marguerite Tatum and
the father of three
Misses Evelyn, Joan and
Gray, also of Trenton.
It has been understood
James E. Morrison and
R. Tatum will be running for
election to the City
Early A. Ellis, Sr., a
member of the Council, this
is seeking the office of
Charles T. Sims has also
nounced his candidacy
Mayor.
BUY U. S. SAVING
