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Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia.
VOLUME LIX
Short News Items
Court House Square has
ed almost deserted since
new two hour parking
ance went into effect . . .
a car scattered here and
If you’ve not seen the
done on the Dade County
School Campus you should
a “look-see”. Drains have
put in, which mostly don’t
and the entire area has
plowed up, the stones
leveled and dragged and the
creation and landscape
planted in grass. A few
worked very hard to
lish this “face lifting”.
Glad we are to have
junior baseball teams in
county and hope all the kids
see playing in the fields
vacant lots can be rounded
Spencer Jenkins is calling
more adult help on this.
State High way
have been in the county
ing the washes and other
les on the new road bed
Sand Mountain . . . the
which leads from Whiteoak
past the Davis School and
to the Alabama line.
The Ordinary informs
ground should be broken
week for the new Forest
gers Headquarters.
The State Highway
ment is encouraged at the
gress being made on
right-of-ways along Highway
and hope all difficulties can
ironed out so that a
might be made in June.
repair work now being done
just to keep the road
until a contract can be let
the road put under
tion.
s. c.
COTTON PRICE PROGRAM
DETAILS ANNOUNCED
Premiums and discounts to
used for upland cotton
been expanded under the
price-support program to
clude both full grades and
grades, according to Mr.
McKaig, Chairman, Dade
t y Agricultural
and Conservation Committee.
The premiums and
are applicable both to
and loans.
As announced earlier in the
year, cotton grown in compli¬
ance with a farm’s Choice (A)
allotment will be eligible
purchase under the 1959 price-
support program at 30.40
per pound, gross weight,
Middling 7/8-inch, at
location. Choice (B)
cotton will be eligible for
at 24.70 cents per pound,
basis.
Converting to a Middling 1-
Inch basis—the base quality
toe used by the spot and
market in 1959-60, the schedul¬
ed purchase rate for
Choice (A) cotton at average
location is 34.10 cents per
pound, and the loan rate for
Choice (B) cotton, same quality
and location is 28.10 cents per
pound.
Schedules showing premiums
and discounts for eligible qual¬
ities of 1959-crop upland cotton
are available for inspection at
County ASC Offices. Schedules
showing base support rates at
each approved warehouse will
be issued about June 1.
Persons of firms who desire to
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THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1959
Graduation Time (X 1
Graduation time in the, j
schools is nearly here. DAVIS
HIGH SCHOOL, whose pro-j
grams are published below, will
hold their Baccalaureate Ser¬
vice next Sunday, May 17, and
their Commencement will be
Friday night, May 22.
DADE COUNTY HIGH
SCHOOL will have their Baccal¬
aureate Service the following
Sunday, May 24 and Commence
ment will be on Friday, May
t 29.
BACCALAUREATE SERVICE
School Auditorium
Sunday, May 17, 1959
3:00 P. M.
Prelude ________ Mrs. Charlie Ballard at the piano
Processional
Invocation ____________________ Rev. Ray Cosper
Pastor, Woodlawn Baptist Church
Chorus ____________________ “Holy, Holy, Holy”
Scripture ____________________ Rev. H. G. Pickett
Pastor, New Home Baptist Church
Chorus ________________ (( Lead on O’King Eternal
Introduction of Speaker ___ Principal, D. L. Stanphill
Baccalaureate Sermon __________ Rev. Lee W. Hill
Pastor, Trenton Methodist Church
Chorus __________________ “How Great Thou Art”
Benediction _______________ Rev. William Pickett
Pastor, Sand Mt. Methodist Church
Recessional
COMMENCEMENT
School Auditorium
Friday May 22, 1959
8:00 P. M.
Prelude ________ Mrs. Charlie Ballard at the piano
Processional
Invocation ________________ Mr. Estil Robinson
Salutatory _________________________ Martha York
Class President’s Address ________ Cheeta Whitzell
Class History ---------------- Freeman Breedlove
Chorus -------------------------- “Whippen-Poof”
Class Prophecy ------------------ Wilma Hughes
Class Will ------------------------- David Prince
Valedictory ------------------------ Jane Morgan
Presentation of Awards
Presentation of Guests ___ Principal, D. L. Stanphill
Presentation of Diplomas Supt. Roy W. Moore
____
Chorus _.----------- “Graduation Means Good-by
Benediction ------------------- Rev. Lewis Gaddis
Alma Mater (Candle light) Audience
_____________
Senior Class
Danny Joe Avans Margaret Jane Morgan
Patricia Lou Avery Charles Ollis Pendergrass
Donald Ray Bethune Donald Lee Powell
Freeman Jasper Breedlove Jesse David Prince
Ronald William Creech Windell Dewayne Robinson
Annie Carrine Crocker Thomas Jackson Stallings
Betty Jean Gass Thomas Joseph Shelton
Janet Guffey Gossett
John Latty Gray Johnny Bradley Talley
Wilma Jean Hughes Brenda Joyce West
Shirley Ruth Lancaster Thelma Willodean West
Sara Jo Lawson Cheeta Faye Whitzell
Charles Wayne Michaels Martha Lee York
TRENTON LITTLE LEAGUE.
TO OPEN
The Trenton Baseball Little
eague will open play this com-
ig Saturday at 2 p. m. at the
Eigh School field. There are
aur teams in this league made
p of boys 10Vz to 15 years old.
rames will be played on Satur-
ays and one day during the
eek which hasn't been decided
n as yet. There will be a 30
ame schedule.
The managers for the four
jams are Billy Joe Bradford,
andy Gass, Doug Wheeler and
pencer Jenkins. We are in need
f umpires and any person
RISING FAWN JUNIOR
HIGH SCHOOL will hold their
graduation on Tuesday night,
May 26; NORTH DADE ELE¬
MENTARY SCHOOL’S Gradua¬
tion will be Saturday night May
30 and NEW SALEM ELEMENT¬
ARY SCHOOL will hold their
Graduation Exercises on Mon¬
day night, June 1. ,
(We will publish the programs
of these schools as soon as they
are printed.)
wanting to do so please contact
one of the managers.
The teams will be named
after a major league club. This
is the first attempt in Trenton
to have baseball on an organi¬
zed schedule and we feel that
during the summer months it
will be of help to the boys.
SINGING
Sunday, May 17. there will
be all day dinner on the grounds
and a four note singing at the
New England Baptist Church.
It will start around 10 a. m.
Everyone is invited.
Published Weekly—Since 1901
Ga.
Representatives from
Georgia counties
the Berry Schools in
Thursday to discuss an
1 a n n i n g and
T. Harley Harper, Chairman
the Rome-Floyd County
Commission acted as mas¬
of ceremonies for this
meeting. Dr. Kenneth
director of
at Georgia Insti¬
of Technology was the
keynote speaker.
Dr. Wagner told the group,
than 350, that such a
as they were plan¬
would be a key factor in
developement of the poten¬
of the entire region. He
a four point program
area development in which
1. Stressed the need to gene¬
new jobs for the area;
2. Cited the need to deter¬
how to best audit the
of the area;
3. Urged the organization of
effective program and
4. Called for planning to eli¬
the weaknesses and
of the area.
The area, he said, needs
down-to-earth pro¬
whch everyone will
and support.
Col. Robert W. Love,
of the Corps of
Mobile, Ala., described
of the development
Coosa-Alabama
and plans for its
He spoke of this
waterway which now
from the Gulf of
to Gadsden and how it
planned to continue this to
This would mean cheaper
and open the area
plants. He also
other benefits, such as flood
There were several
D. £. A. Officers Installed at Banquet
The 1959-60 officers of the
Educational Association
installed at a banquet held
Saturday night at the Dade
High School. Mrs. Mar-
Fricks, this year’s presi¬
conducted the meeting.
In an impressive candle¬
ceremony, conducted
Rising Fawn School Principal
Elliott and North Dade
Principal Mrs. Ersaline
Mrs. Geneva Allison was
a s president, Mrs.
Marie Moore, vice presi¬
Mrs. Emmajane Holmes,
and Mrs. Thelma
treasurer. Mrs. Jerry Gar¬
played soft music on the
during the ceremony.
Supt. of Schools Roy W. Moore
Georgia Educational
Executive Secretary Frank
Hughes who gave a most
and informative
He said the world today
expecting a lot from its tea¬
mentioning their not only
to know the “three
but also having to know
other subjects related to
space age.
You must not “plow around”
do a good teaching job, he
people afe not interested
what you did yesterday but
you are doing today.
comes, he said, we can’t
it or stop it so we must.
NUMBER 2<f
Group Formed
speakers all of whom stressed
the need for the counties to pull
together and that effective over
all planning and development
are needed to coordinate the
growth and development of the
area and these plans to call for
coordination of ail efforts for
the industrial, commercial and
tourist development of the
region.
During the afternoon session
a Coosa Valley Area Planning
and Development Association
was formed. Two members from
each of the 12 counties will act
as a working committee for the
association. Elected to represent
Dade were State Representative
M a d d o x Hale and Colonel
Douglas Morrison.
The other counties in the As¬
sociation are: Catoosa, Walker,
Whitefield, Murray, Chattooga,
Gordon, Floyd, Bartow, Polk,
Haralson and Pauling.
The group were the guests of
Georgia Power Co. for luncheon.
Harry M. Oldham, vice president
and Rome Division Manager of
the Georgia Power Co. welcomed
them as did Fred Starr, area
director of development for the
company who has been cooper¬
ating fully with area official in
plans for the meeting.
Attending this meeting from
Dade were: Ordinary A. W.
Peck, Tax Commissioner John
Murphy, Supt. of Schools Roy
Moore, Representative Maddox
Hale, County Treasurer J. V.
Jenkins, City of Trenton Mayor
C. T. Sims and City Councilman
Cleron Kyzer, County Agent L.
C. Adams, Rising Fawn Post¬
master J. L. Fricks, local mana¬
ger of Georgia Power Co. T. s.
Renfroe, Bank of Dade presi¬
dent George Harrison, Rev. J.
Stewart, D. T. Brown, Ewell
Brown Henry Nelson, G. V.
Greene and Dade County Times
Miss Bess Cure-
work with what we have where
we are. Teachers, he continued,
must instill human skills and
ideas in their pupils and refuse
to let individuality die. Indivi-
daul skills and ideas have
made America great, he con¬
cluded, and teachers must con¬
tinue to strive to instill these
traits in their students.
Another enjoyable part of the
program was Rev. Richard
Looney’s solo, “School Days”. He
was accompanied at the piano
by his wife.
The meeting had been opened
by a very fine meal served by
the ladies of the Order of the
Eastern Star to the teachers,
members of the School Board
and all the other guests present.
JAYCEE NEWS
The Board of Directors of the
Dade County Junior Chamber
of Commerce are meeting this
week to discuss the possibility
of a county-wide 4th of July
celebration.
Also being planned is a Steak
Fry sometime in May for young
men who may want to become
members of the Jaycees.
CORRECTION
The correct dates for the
Piano Recital at Rising Fawn
is May 15 and for Davis is
May 18.
