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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1959)
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 (Continued to Page 2) 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.
