The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965, March 13, 1958, Page PAGE 4, Image 4
PAGE 4 Working Together Builds a Better Community Let’s Get Acquainted With Our Community Leaders: Second _ J In A 0 Series: The Elmer Olivers ~ By Myrna R. McMahan Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Oliver of Morganville Typical Young Dade County Couple; Own Home, Have Two Boys, Love Fishing. Among the most attractive and interesting people in the county are Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Oliver of the Morganville community. Both popular and friendly, they are leaders in their church—the Morganville Methodist—and community. Aside from his as per- sonnel director at Harriman Manufacturing Co. in Chatt¬ anooga, Mr. Oliver is a Mason is president of the North Dade I P T A , is active in the Dade J County Lions Club and is working with the group to present a minstrel on March 13-14. Mrs- Oliver, the former Miss Sue Hamlin, is a “some (times’’ Dade County Times correspondent, is secretary of <the Eastern Star here in the county, member of the PTA, a new Gray Lady, and is teacher of the Youth Class of the Mor¬ ganville Methodist Church. Last year, she and Mrs. N- E. Fugatte put in long hours getting toget¬ her a handicrafts booth for the Plum Nelly Show, and for the past several years has been a hard worker on various food committees. That last commendation comes as a result of being a good and enthusiastic cook—of every¬ thing from cornbread to dough- giuts. Her Sunday School class, which is composed mostly of boys, will vouch for her dough¬ nuts, for recently when she hest- cssed an informal gathering at her home, three large platters of freshly baked dougnnuts dis¬ appeared in nothing flat. Love of Sports The Olivers share a love of eports and the outdoors and feel they “just have to have enough land to get out and walk around on-” Following Mir. Olvier’s dis¬ charge from the Air Force after three years with the 20th Bom¬ ber Command in India and Okinawa, they bought an unfini¬ shed house near her parents on the Slygo road in Morganville and completed it- They were never quite satisfied and when the Tom Street property, which included a big house and 23 acres of land, became available ,this past summer, they bought it in August, selling their first home to the Dan Halls. They love gardening and look foward to a spring garden as well as acres of field crops and hay to feed their cow and three calves. i In their spare time, as they have in the past and intend to do so in the future, they go fish¬ ing at Hale’s Bar and on Chick- amauga Lake. Sometimes sons Nikki Alan, 9, and Rickie (Rusty) Arlan, 7, go along and sometimes they stay with their grand¬ parents. And often during the summer the whole family, in¬ cluding in-laws, friends of the ifamily, etc. tuck plenty of food, grills, pots and pans, cots, sleep¬ ing bags and the like Into their cars and go up on the Lake to “their’’ favorite spot on Lightn Ing Point for the weekend. Since the Olivers have an aluminum boat and make delightful hosts, needless to say, the group has Hoads of fun. The spot is called “theirs” since they cleared it to make it more comfortable, Mrs. Oliver says. When they aren’t on the river or lake, Mr- and Mrs. Oliver broil steaks on a large barbecue grill in their back yard for some good, family-style suppers- Attendance Record Although Mrs. Oliver is a native of the community, Mr. Oliver is not related to the other Oliver family there, as many people have thought. The son of Mr- and Mrs. J. E. Oliver of Chattanooga Valley, he gradu¬ ated from high school at the age of sixteen with a remarkable at- THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MARCH 13, 1958 IMPROVEMENT COLUMN R. L. Hadden was in the pro- | cess of installing insulation ; overhead in his pharmacy dur- ing th0 starfc Qf the cold sp€l] Payne and Dean, house movers were seen m0 ving an- ! other house along the highway ;j ast wee ^ j. ‘Colored siding has been put on new ganders Clark home. j The newest type of telephone | has been installed in the J. M- Case home and is the only one of its kind in the county . . . it’s the new one-piece kind with the dial on the bottom- The N. H. Hutchisons’ new fireplace has been completed and has been in constant use during the cold weather. Built of Roman buff brick and in¬ stalled between the kitchen and area on an outside wall, it * s Quite wide, with the bricks reaching to the ceiling. The at¬ tractive hearth is several shades of beige ceramic tile and the grate is large enough to hold several good-sized logs. Rather (than have a mantel, Mrs. Hut¬ chison chose instead to have an outlet for a clock installed in the center of the fireplace wall and has selected an attractive pine¬ framed timepiece to hang there. At the far end of the living area, which will be used for other activities when additional remodeling is done, space for washer, dryer and storage has been built in with a folding door to be installed, other recent changes include brick on the steps leading to the den and bedrooms and a low brick wall between the living area and the den. tendance record- His picture ,appeared in Chattanooga papers at the time for not. missing a Isingl e day in school—although Innrp lonce he swallowed a nail. Follow ing graduation, he became as¬ sociated with Davenport Hosiery Mills, where he met another em¬ ployee, pretty, and dark-haired, who was to become his wife. She had graduated from (Dade High School and was known in her earlier years as a sort of “tomboy”: To this day she still likes basketball and softball and was a valuable member of school teams. Now she takes her Sun¬ day School class rollerskating land enjoys it as much as they do. The Olivers, as the second couple in our “community” ser¬ ies, were a pleasure to introduce to you. AMERICAN LEGION POST '00 Second and fourth Thursday night 7:30 P. M. every month. Legion Hall. Dennis Sullivan, Comdg. A. J. Atchley, Adj...... Just out 1 New, wide and handsome:! NEW CHEVROLET PICKUPS They’re as brawny as they are beautiful—three weight class! Two body sizes are offered—78" and 98" new Fleetside pickups with the power and cargo long-both a full 6 feet wide. And you get the best capacity to tame tough jobs and look good remedy for overhead worry that’s ever been built— doing it! Chevy’s hustling Thriftmaster 6 engine. 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