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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 11, 1959)
lottttfu Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia. VOLUME LIX BOBBY RAULSTON AND GLADY MAHAN AT 4-H CAMP Gladys Mahan and Bobby Raulston have just 'from the three day Regional Resource Conference sponsored by Tennessee Valley Association of T e s t-Demonstration Farm Families and held at the famous iresort, Fontana Village in North Carolina. The theme of the Conference was “To Learn, Live and Serve Through the Development Of Our Resources”. The program was designed to supplement the work of the various states of the TVA region in the development of leadership and to help young people recognize and under¬ stand the physical aad human (resources and the opportunities for their development. Another object of the conference was to develop an understanding of the resources of the Tennessee Val¬ ley and surrounding areas and the resource developement pro¬ gram in the region. In addition to the thirty-one delegates from Georgia there were delegates from Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missis¬ sippi, Virginia and North Caro- lina " The morning and sessions were spent largely in source study of water, air, plants animals, minerals, and soils. In these studies we considered the extent of these resources; how they can toe used to develop a better level of living and to create career opportunities for the people of the region. Bobby assisted in preparing a report for his resourse group. Gladys represented Georgia on the re- por t committee from her re¬ source group and gave a report on air pollution in the general assembly. Romaine Smith, youngfolks editor of the “Progressive Farm- ers”, and Mrs. Fern Shipley Kelley, Federal Extension Ser- vice, led separate discussions on career opportunities in agri- THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1959 4th of Celebration A big 4th of July celebration' being planned by the Dade I Junior Chamber of Com 1 merce. This all county-wide af- fair will be held on the Dade Barbecue will be served from 1 11 to 6 p. The pits 1 a. m. m. are being erected hehind the Ele- School building near the old lunch room building and' will be presided over by the Jay- 1 cees and Jayeettes. Children’s plates will be 50c and adults Gass, Killed Shooting Accident Myron Dwight Gass, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Myron M. Gass of the New Home Com¬ munity on Sand Mountain, was accidently shot and killed late Sunday afternoon by his 10 year old brother, Benny Joe, while they were hunting ground Squii rels near their home, according to Dade County Coroner S. C Moore. Both boys were carrying .22 rifles They “jumped” a grouno squirrel and Benny Joe fired one shot which struck his bro¬ ther in the chest near the heart, it was reported upon investiga¬ tion. The shooting was ruled accidental. Survivors, in addition to the parents and the brother Joe, are thred other Keith and Philip, Rt, 2, and A3/c Derrell O. Gass, Shep¬ herd A. F. B. Texas; three sis¬ ters, Mrs. June Smith, Mrs. Gwendolyn McBryar and Miss Myra Gass, all of Rt. 2, Trenton. Funeral services were held at the ____ New _____ Home _________ Baptist church the Rev. William Pickett and the Rev. Hershel Pickett (officiating. Pallbearers were Boy Scouts, Thayer Bodenham- er, Frank Hixon, Dexter Stanp- hill , Buford Stephens, David Lawson, and Prentice Porter. Burial in the church cemetery with Moore Funeral Home in charge. Inspector Killed Court House Square filled quickly with people Monday night after a fatal accident to Faris C. Chandler who was checking trucks that evening. He was one of the four inspect¬ ors from the Georgia state re¬ venue department, motor fuel division, who were checking the trucks going through Trenton for weight and licenses. It has not been determined how Chandler, age 64 from Toccoa, Georgia, was killed. Two tractor-trailors had been stop¬ ped and as the inspection of one of them was completed it drove away and Chandler’s body was found lying on the ground. It was believed he might have ; been caught between the two j wheels trucks and of one knocked of the under trailors. the Sheriff Allison Blevins and State Troopers investigating the accident called in Dade County Coroner who ruled the inspector had been killed in an unavoid¬ able accident. Chandler is survived by his wife, four sons, three grand- children three brothers and two sisters. culture for boys and home economics for girls A trip to the huge Fontana Dam and powerhouse aroused keen interest among the group. Other recreational activities en¬ joyed by the boys and girls in¬ cluded square dancing, hikes, swimming, horseback riding, games, and miniature golf. Ed Note: We thank Mahan for the above report. It took considerabe time and thought to condense all she had seen and heard into this inter¬ esting article.) Hartline Drowns Nathan Hartline, 19, of Avans, drowned June 6 in the Tenn¬ essee River about six miles be¬ low Hales Bar Dam. He was reported drowned in the river following an outboard motor explosion on the boat from which he was fishing. The body was recovered. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Betty Hartline; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Hartline, Avans; three brothers, Leroy, Danny and Ricky Hartline of Avans; four sisters, Mrs. Betty Jean Daniels, Linda r indn. Ruth Hartline, Wanda Ga ji Hartline and Sharron Anita Hartline, all of Avans: paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hartline, Shanty Town, and maternal grand¬ parents, Mr. and Mfrs. Henry Burr, Avans. Funeral services were held at the Avans Church of God with the Rev. Alford Bell officiating. Interment was in Shanty Town Cemetery. Pallbearers were Dallafred Evans, Robert Step¬ hens, Donald Powell, Lenwood Kessler. Honorrary pallbearers were Ronald Ellis, Ronald Robin son , Wayne Stephens, Mark cloud, James Foster, Charlie Stephens, Danny Joe Evans, Kenneth Neely and William Tally. Moore Funeral Home in charge. Published Weekly—Since 1901 Other attractions will be swings and a merry-go-round for the kiddies, and the ever popular Dunking Machine, also, the Tennessee Products Co- hand will perform. Invitations have been sent to other organ- ization to set up any type of concession booth or stands after checking with the Jaycees first, So you may find a lot of sur- prises awaiting you at this big county-wide 4th od July celebra tion. $1.00. Baseball games will be going on all day. The Trenton team will play one igame in the morn- ing beginning at 10 and another team will be one of their ofppon- the Little League 1 ents. At 1 p. m. baseball teams will play a 5 'inning game. What a splendid opportunity for the growm people in the county to see the enthusiasm of these young base ball players ! Baseball Rising Fawn took a 9-3 vic¬ tory over Ryall Springs last Sunday to keep its margin at | the top of the Lookout League. David Steele allowed only 5 hits and struck out 8. Weiss, L. F. got a 3 bagiger and Sloans, s.s., a 2 B. H. Rising Fawn 9 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors. Ryall Springs 3 runs, 5 hits and 5 errors. New Salem took a big one by whitewashing Cedar Grove 8-0. Don Gray struck out 17 and allowed only 2 hits. Gifford, r.f., got 3 hits for 4 trips to the plate. New Salem 8 runs, 11 hits and 1 error. Cedar Grove 0 runs, 2 hits and 6 errors. Trenton also was on the win¬ ning end with a 15-2 victory over Cove. Sonny Wilson not only yielded only 5 hits but got 3 hits himself and batted in 3 runs. Trenton 15 runs, 16 hits, 2 errors. Cove 2 runs, 5 hits and 4 errors. League Standings Team W Rising Fawn ............5. Trenton ................3. New Salem .. Cedar Grove Cove ....... Ryall Springs Daniel New Druggist GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE Lyndal Daniel, son of L. J. Daniel of Sand Mountain, was a member of the class of thirty- five graduated from the South¬ ern College of Pharmacy, Atlan¬ ta, on Friday, June 5, 1959. He | received the degree Bachelolr of Science in Pharmacy from Dean Oliver M. Littlejohn and Board President Carlton Hen¬ derson at ceremonies held at the First Baptist Church, De¬ catur, Georgia. As a student, Mr. Daniel was active in the Student Branch of the Ameri¬ can Pharmaceutical Association. Lyndal, known in the county as Sonny, is now associated with R. L. Hadden a t Hadden’s Pharmacy. CHILDREN’S READING CLUB The 1959 Children’s Reading Club has started and books can be obtained at the Dade County Library. Each summer the Cherokee Regional Library, of which the Dade Library is a part, holds a Children’s Reading Club. Child¬ ren get credit on a ceritficate which they receive at a party given in their honor in the fall. The Dade County Library lo¬ cated in the basement of the Morrison Building in Trenton, is also sponsoring an Adult Read¬ ing Club. The Librarian, Mrs. Grace Nethery, has the list of books for this club at the Lib rary which is open all day Fri- day and Saturday mornings. Lions to Entertain In-Nat’l Past Pres. The Dade County Lions Club, which is celebrating their 25th Anniversary this year, is plan¬ a banquet on Friday night, 26. It will be held at the Castle in The Clouds Hotel on Lookout Mountain. Many important Lions from all the state are expected to at¬ tend as well as the wives of the members of the club. Honor guest and principal speaker will be Dr. Ramino Callazo. The following tells about this past president of the International Lions Club. Dr. Ramiro Collazo of Havana, Cuba, is a Past President of Lions International, having ser¬ ved as International President during the year 1945-46. He was appointed to the office of Presi¬ dent by the International Board of Directors in Chicago, Illinois, in September, 1945, and had previously served as Inter¬ national First, Second and Third Vice-Presidents, and as an International Director. Past President Collazo served Jiis own Lions Club of Havana, Cuba, as president for two terms. In 1936 he was appointed by the International President as Cuba’s representative on the International Council (now Board of International Rela¬ tions) and was reappointed in 1937. He was also the first Dis¬ trict Governor of Cuba. Dr. Collazo is one of the most and popular Lions ever to serve in the highest of Lionism. He has travel¬ in Europe and throughout Central and South where his linguistic is fluent in Spanish, and French—has given ready accessto the and feelings of the he has met in his travels. During his tenure in office as of Lions International, (Continued to Page 6) NUMBER 24
