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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 5, 1959)
Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia. 1 1 1 ............i— - - VOLUME UX J. L. Fricks Elected Pres. Wildlife Club The Wildlife Club met 29 for the purpose of permanent officers of the and to approve the by-laws. The meeting was opened a talk by temporary Bernard Doyle regarding nomination of directors officers of the club. Names of the 'board and officers submitted by nom¬ inating committee were read Doyle to the group present and were: Fred Bradford, Gifford, Sanders Clark, Bernard Doyle, Dan Hall, Grady Haw kins, Clarence Guffey, Grady McKaig, D. E. Morrison, John A. Murphy, Dock Stephens, and Johnny Wallen. The six who were elected were:- Bradford, Doyle and Hall, and for a two year term: Guffey, McKaig and Murphy. The by-laws of the committee were read to the group by Doyle and were approved by vote. A motion was made by Bud CHANGE DATE OF MEETING . .The date of the meeting has been changed to Thursday, Feb. 19, same time and place. V Haygood to name the club, “The Dade County Wildlife Club”. A vote was taken and this motion passed. A motion was made by B Doyle to have the regular month ly meetings on the third Mon¬ day night of each month at 8 P. M. This was passed by vote By vote J. L. Fricks was ele¬ cted president; Carl Cross, vice president; Spencer Jenkins, sec¬ retary and Woodrow Tinker, treasurer. A motion was made and pass¬ ed to remove the name of Browny Stephens from the nom¬ ination of reporter. Jack Cash was elected reporter for the club. It was announced that Wild life Ranger Bob Baker could not be present because he was assist ing in a dredging operation for a man who had drowned in Walker Co. Baker sent word that he woud be present at all future meetings. J. L. Fricks, president, ap¬ pointed Jack Cash, John Tatum and Woodrow Tinker as a com¬ mittee for the purpose of de¬ signing membership cards and deciding the number of cards to be printed for payment of dues. As there was no other busin¬ ess, the meeting was adjourned. —Jack Cash, reporter. Agriculture Planning Committees Meet The committees on the Dade County Agriculture Planning Board have been meeting to draw up the 1959 goals. Two years ago, a five year program was set up so most of the plan¬ ning this year has been in the revising line. These committees will meet to-gether next week to combine their work and announce this year’s agricultural goals. THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1959 "Citizens of Tomorrow rr This weeks “Citizens of Tomorrow” are from left to right, top row: Howard, 8 months, son of the H. D. Runyans of Trenton; Charles Ray, 7 months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hill of Wild¬ wood; and Kathy Lou Ann, 4 months, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Carl Castleberry of Wildwood. Bottom row: Deborah Lynn, 6, and Rusty, 5, children of the James G. Johnstons of Rising Fawn; and Cheryl, 3, and Beverly Jean, 17 months, daughters of the Adrian M. Lawsons of Trenton. North Dade Club Starts Soft Ball Team A special meeting of North Dade Civic Club met day night January 30, 1959 the North Dade School. Presi¬ dent Bill Pullen called the meet¬ ing to order and Rev. Lee Hill, pastor, Trenton Methodist Church gave the invocation. . . President Pullen introduced Worth Lee and Lloyd Pullen, as new members. Committee- man Lehman Shelton gave a re port on the house and grounds and the progress he and his committee have made. Mr. J. E. gave a detailed report the by-laws and this was fol¬ by Mir. Elmer Oliver. . . reports were made by Patterson, Neal Gothard, Smith and Elmer Oliver... Ersaline Carroll, principal North Dade made a very fine on what the Club will mean the school and community she expressed the thanks of school and the community. Vice president Ewell Brown’s made a special re¬ for a meeting Friday • February 6, 1959 be! at' . . school and plana will for the soft-ball field and 1 plans for the regulations MEETING OF DADE COUNTY COTTON FARMERS A meeting will be held at the County ASC Office on February 9, 1959 at 10:00 A. M. for all Dade County Cotton Farmers. The purpose of this meeting is to inform the farmers of basic factors which each farm opera¬ tor will need to take into con¬ sideration before making his ele ction of the Choice (A) or Choice (B) farm allotment. For 1959 the price support level for cotton produced on farms for which the Choice (A) allotment has been elected can¬ not be less than 80 percent of parity on the basis of Middling 7/8-inch cotton at average lo¬ The price support avail¬ able for upland cotton produced and schedules for the games ... if there are any churches in Dade County are interested in having an en¬ try in the league for the coming season they should be thinking and making plans for this part of the summer program ... we are making great plans for the young people and we are inter- ested in all the churches in the county taking part in this pro¬ and make it a real success, however there will be other leagues in the plans. If you have a club or church lea¬ gue that you want to enter this coming season . . . please make arrangements to attend the meeting or contact Mr. Ewell Brown for the arrangements. .. We are hopeful that as many as can will attend the special meeting Friday night and see what lies in store for the young people of our county ... we are going forward and making pro gress and without our youth we wouldn’t be able to make any accomplishments ... So let’s help give our young people a real bi? start and show them that we are behind them. . . . on farms on which the operator elects tile Choice (A) allotment v/ill be carried out through a purchase program. Details on ithe operation of the purchase program will be worked out and announaed well ahead of the normal marketing period f( 1959 upland cotton. The price support level for cotton produced on farm for which the Choice (B) allotment has been elected will be at a level 15 percent of parity less than die support price for Choice (A) allotment farms. The support level for Choice (B) cotton for 1959 will therefore be not less than 65 percent of pari¬ ty on tile basis of Middling 7/8 inch cotton at average location. Price support will be available through loans, purchases, or other operations. Tuesday night the Subnovices were fighting at Memorial Audi¬ torium. Frankie Woodfin won in a decision over Bernard Long, Chattanooga Valley but William Vinson, Bridgeport, won in a decision Byron Reece. Richard! Abbott, Bridgeport TKO’d David Kirk in round 3. Wednesday night Frankie Woodfin lost on a decision to Paul Brock, Soddy-Daisy and| Melvin McKaig won by default! over C. H. Gothard, Jr. Bridge-, port. Sherman Moore won in a decision over Buford Clark, both from Dade. In the Open event, Johnny Lynch won a decision over Chick Price, Athens, and, Published Weekly—Since 1901 Annual & Farm Bureau The annual meeting of the Farmer’s Co-op will be held Saturday afternoon, February; te beginning at 1:30 in the Court Room of the Court House. As in the past, the Dade County Farm Bureau will hold it’s ann¬ ual meeting in the morning, with luncheon being served to members of both groups and their families at 12:30 in the Dade County High School Cafe- torium. Included in the Co-op’s busi¬ ness session will be the reading and discussion of the statement of business for 1958. Everyone Interested in the operation of itheir Co-op is urged to attend this meeting and offer any sug gestions to the Board of Diree tors and management for im provements. Mr. M,. V. Miller, Assistant Office Manager of Chattanooga Social Security office will ap¬ pear on the program. He will speak about new phases of the .social security program as it af¬ fects the farmer. A nominating committee com¬ posed of Art E. Moore, W. P. Cole and J. P. Lambert met a few days ago to select nominees for directors for the years 1959- 1960. The seven selected were: K. D. Brown, C. R. McKaig, Harold Moore, John Murphy, Brown Newby, E. A. Stallings and Otis York. Three of these are to be elected at the meeting to serve with W. H. Pullen, Hardee Price and Jeiry Pc^e,j Pennington & Moore Golden Gloves Winners Sherman Moore, in the novice division and one of year’s winners, Kenneth Pen- ■ningotn, in the open division were Dade’s winners in the Chattanooga Golden Gloves Tournament just completed. Pennington will go on to Nash¬ ville the middle of Feb. for the Southern Golden Gloves Touma ment. Johnny Lynch, also a last years’s champion, had to default his final match because of a high temperature and the doc¬ tor would not let him fight. All week long matches had been going on which led up to this grand finale. Monday night at the Frye Institute, the Junior Division gave an excellent show¬ ing. In the 83 pound class, Gordy Whaley won in a decision over Waters, of Wallaceville. the 100 pound class, Peck won a decision over Clark, of Ringgold in the 118 pound class, Harry Whaley won a TKO vic¬ tory over Billy Huggins of Wallaceville. Johnny Beasley, Jr. won by default over Wesley Bradford. Forestry Meeting The Dade County Forestry Club will meet Monday night, 16 at the Court House. A program has been plan- with several speakers lined up for this meeting. NUMBER 6 who have one more year to serve. CHECKS covering participa¬ tion certificates for the year 1949 are being mailed with noti¬ ces of the meeting. All persons are cordially in¬ vited to come to lunch at 12:30 and urged to stay for the meet¬ ing at 1:30. The traditional ham, yams and all the trimmings will be the luncheon menu. At the close of the meeting door prizes will be given of feed and fertilizer. FARM BUREAU MEETING The annual Dade County Bureau meeting will be Saturday morning, Feb. 14 10:00 o’clock. It will be held the Court Room of the county House. There will be a business ses¬ at which time the By-Laws the new set up will be dis¬ Many other new phases the Farm Bureau’s work will discussed and there will be election of officers. Then Art Moore, who is the 1958 presi¬ will conduct the meeting. be elected will be a 2nd vice and secretary. Mrs. Konrad is the present The first vice presi¬ Hardee Price will move up president and the second vice Douglas Morrison be¬ 1st vice president. The program has not been an¬ as yet but there will be 4-H’ers who will receive Robert Walston TKO’d John Thomas, Bridgeport. Thursday night in the sub¬ novice division, Melvin McKaig lost in a decision to Billy Den¬ ton, Bridgeport and Sherman Moore took a decision over Robert Walston, both of Dade. Ronnie Moore lost in a decision to Jerry Clements, Soddy-Daisy. Friday night were the finals and three Dade boys were still in the running. Sherman Moore v/on in a decision over Billy Denton, Bridgeport and became Chattanooga Golden Gloves Champion in the subnovice 160 pound class. Kenneth Penning¬ ton, in the open division, once again became a Chattanooga champion when he won in a deci sion over Michael Lowery. The Chattanooga Times describes it thusly: “There were other high pitches of excitement near the finish of the program over Kenneth Pennington’s finely tuned condition and power. . .” All of these boys, who are sponsored by the Dade American Legion Post, showed up well for short time they have been training. Credit must also go members of the Legion for their time and help, to Dade’s former champs, Johnny Clifford Abbott and Ken¬ Pennington, who assisted the training of the new- and especially to Johnny who was the trainer for
