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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1959)
Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia. VOLUME LIX Dr. Middleton Dies Dade Physician For Over 50 Years Dr. Daniel Spencer Middleton died Sunday morning, Feb 8, at his home in Rising Fawn. Born Jan. 2, 1871 in Webster County, Mississippi, he was the ion of Zacharia and Miary Sav¬ age Middleton. After graduating from Bellfonton High School in Mississippi in 1889, he took his medical training tat U. S. Grant University Medical School, grad¬ uating in 1894. Dr. Middleton began his prac¬ tice in Dade County at Rising Fawn during the time the iron furnace was in operation. Later he moved his office to Trenton. In 1894, he married Miss Dollie Virginia Chadwick, who died in 1910. A daughter, Mary Lucille, now Mrs. George Bailey was born to this union. In 1912 he and Miss Mallie Alma Hale were married, later becoming the parents of a son, Spencer Hale. Dr. Middleton received wide acclaim in 1907 for his article, “Fracture of the Lower Jaw,” which was carried in the In¬ ternational Journal of Surgery. He perfected the “Middleton Splint,” now on the market, for for this type of fracture. The years 1913, 1914 and 1937 found him active in the Geor¬ gia House of Representatives, and in 1914 he was responsible for the Middleton-Ellis Health Law. Up to that time, Georgia had no public health law. He was also Dade County’s Senator in the 44th District during 1925 and 1926. In 1927, he organized and op¬ erated the Trenton water sys¬ tem as owner until he sold out to the City of Trenton in 1947. Dir. Middle ton was honored following 50 years of unselfish service when the Medical As¬ sociation of Georgia presented him a Certificate of Distinc- (Continued to page 3) Dade 1959 Goals The Dade County Agricultural Planning Committee has an¬ nounced its Farm and Home Program for 1959. The report starts with the sentence, “Farming in Dade Co. Is rapidly changing from a way iof life to a part time job.” As many farm families derive their main source of income from in¬ dustry, this tends to increase (the problem of community or¬ ganization and family partici¬ pation in improved farming and homemaking practices. Dade’s resources are listed as having a land area of 105,600 acres with 606 farms and a rural area population of about 7,000. There are eight 4-H Clubs with 550 members, nine Home Dem¬ onstration Clubs with 138 mem¬ bers, a Farm Bureau Chapter with 130 members, a Farmers Co-op with 1200 membership and six organized community clubs. This, the report states, “is what we have to work with”. To work out an organized pro¬ gram the committee has divi¬ ded its recommendations into five groups:-Livestock and Poul¬ try, Crops and Soils, Forestry, THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1959 "Citizens of Tomorrow” This weeks “Citizens of Tomorrow” are from left to right, top row: Howard W., 3 and Pamela Jo, 10 months, children of the Howard W. Jones’ of Trenton; Danny, 9, and Phoebe, 3V 2 , children of the Haston Hibbs of Rising Fawn; and DonnaGail, 6, and Vicki Lynn, 2, daugh¬ ters of the Coy Partlows of Trenton. Bottom row: Mary Jane, 8, and Roy Lee, 6, children of the Lee C. Blevins’ of Rising Fawn; Debra Ann, 3, and Phyllis Jean, 15 months, daughters of the Dewart Ray Smiths of Trenton; and Donna, 6, and Fhillip, 4, children of the D. E. Streets of Wildwood. Spring Training To Start This Month Spring training for the foot- mil team at Dade County High 5chool will begin the latter )f February if the weather nits. This is held behind the iressing rooms and begins ;ach afternoon at 2:30. Parents 1 ire asked and urged to come ind watch these practice sess- ons. New this year will be a Junior /arsity squad. This team will >e made up of boys from the Marketing and Home and Com¬ munity. Livestock & Poultry Dade has 51 beef herds with 5,500 animals. The goal here is to improve these herds by cull¬ ing and the use of registered bulls on all herds and to in¬ crease the permanent pasture acreage for these. There are 10 broiler producers and 15 commercial egg produ- cers in the county. This is two more broiler producers than in 1958. And the goal is to increase the number of commercial egg flocks. There are only six flocks of sheep in the county compared fto 13 last year. The goal is to Increase this number. Crops and Soil The crops are divided into: 4,572 acres in com yielding an average of only 30 bu. per acre; 195 acres in cotton which yield 350 lb. lint per acre; 3,000 acres in hay; 200 acres in alfalfa; i 5,900 acres in permanent pas- ture and 200 acres in truck crops. The committee recom- j mends increase in yield per acre Wildlife Meeting Thu 1 hursday, r*uTi v I Fph eb. TO The Dade County Wildlife Club will hold their next meeting Thursday night, Feb. 19 at 8 p. m. at the Court House. All who are interested are urged to come and meet with us. 6th, 7th and 8th grades and the boys will be divided into teams according to age and weight. BASEBALL practice will begin the 3rd week in March with,: Coach Philip Smith in charged for these crops, the improve¬ ment of the quality of the truck crops and the addition of one or two new vegetables for cash crops. A Soil Fertility Program was launched in Dade County in 1958 and it was found the soil shows a need for more lime. 1652 tons were used in 1958. The 1959 goal is for all farm fami- lies ^ participate in the County fertility program, to in- crease their use of lime and fertility according to a mixed S oil test and to follow recoin - mendations and to consult agri¬ cultural workers for information on proper land use. Farmers are urged to maintain cover on land not actually in use, to investi¬ gate the use of pine seedlings and to apply terracing systems on land needing it. Forestry Dade has 82,536 acres of wood land and 14,600 acres still need planting. There are eleven mil- lion board feet cut annually. The value of the timber harves- ted is at present $1.00 per acre, Forestry goals are to get 100 landowners to plant at least Published Weekly—Since 1901 Farm Bureau-Co-op ^ ^ ^ Mr. John R. Batts, General Manager of the Farm Bureau Federation Mutual Insurance Company will be the speaker for the Farm Bureau session to toe held Saturday morning, Febru¬ ary 14 at the Courthouse in beginning at 10:00 Mr. Batts is a native of Bibb County, Georgia and is well qualified to give the information on Farm Insurance that members been asking for. 1,000 pine seedlings each, to mark and selectively cut pulp- wood, to impove timtoerland by removing cull and weed trees, to have four forestry demonstra¬ tions during the year, organize Junior Rangers in 4-H Clubs (this has already been started) and to reduce the number of 'fires in the county. (There were 34 in 1958.) Marketing Marketing facts are that the farmers’s share of the food dollar is 41c and consumers are demanding prepared and packaged products. County goals are that all commercial egg producers become qualified to grade and package eggs accord¬ ing to state standards, comm¬ unities consider production of specialized crops to market co¬ operatively, to produce a mini¬ mum of 100 acres of tomatoes and market cooperatively and to promote an interest in pimento production. Home and Community There are approximately 1400 rural families in the county div¬ ided into 17 communities. There NUMBER 7 Speaker & Film at Forestry Meeting Mon George B. Walker, Forestry Specialist from the University of Georgia Agricultural Extension Service will be the speaker at a Dade County Forestry Demon¬ stration meeting next Monday night. The meeting will be held at Trinity Hall of the New Eng¬ land Methodist Church at 7:30, Feb. 16. To start the meeting it is hoped a film made in Russia on Russian Forestry will toe shown. There will be a short business meeting when the By-Laws will be read. Reports will toe given toy the officers of the club and the Technical Forestry workers who will have met in the after¬ noon preceeding the meeting for reviewing the progress made. Walker will speak on the six steps of the Forestry program of Georgia and how it can be adapted to Dade County. After this he will lead a panel with local woodland owners on the panel with him. President of the club is Ewell Brown; vice-president, W. H. Pullen; secretary-treasurer, Miss Bess Cureton and the Board of Directors are: Douglas Morrison, Jerry Pace, Fred Mahan and Cecil Mckaig. Jules A. Case is immediate past president. This meeting lines up as a most interesting as well as in¬ structive meeting and it is hoped all woodland owners as well as those interested in fores¬ try will attend. Lunch will toe served to mem¬ bers and their families of tooth organizations at 12:30 in the Dade County High School Cafetorium. Mr. M. V. Miller, Assistant Office Manager of Chattanooga Social Security office will speak of new phases of the social security program as it affects the farmer during the afternoon session. Both groups will con¬ duct business sessions during the day. are six community clubs, 9 Home Demonstration clubs with 138 members and 8, 4-H clubs with 550 4-H club members. Some of the goals set were to encourage all families to keep (their homes in good repair, to use electricity more safely and wisely, encourage all families to grow vegetables and fruits for home use and stress the use of the most scientific methods of food preservation, to establish the development of improved eating habits by adults and children and encourage all families to take advantage of the County Health Center. Community Improvement Community Improvement goals set were: establish a handicraft center in the county with fac¬ ilities being available to all farm families, to increase the 4-H club enrollment and the mem¬ bers of community clubs (of which there are 2 at present). This projected agricultural program for 1959 was officially approved by W. L. Simpson, chairman, L. C. Adams, secret¬ ary and 40 members of the vari¬ ous committees.
