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Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia.
VOLUME LIX
Celebration
Dade County High School Campus
aseball Bar-B-Q Games
Brackin is Dade’s
Npw Soil Technician
Mr. Fred Brackin Started
work last week as Dade County
Soil Conservation Technician.
He comes to us from Cherokee
County where he has been with
the S. C. S. for the past two
years. graduate , t or *
Mr. Bracken is a
the University of Georgia and
farmed for several years before
entering the S. C. S. He is a
veteran having served in the
U. S. Navy. Mr. Bracken, who
was born in Seminole, Ga., is
married and has three boys,
Dade’s Wildlife Club
Visits Summerville
The Dade County Wildlife
Club met with the Summerville
club on June 23. The meeting
was held at the Trion Golf and
Country Club where a barbecue
chicken meal was served.
George Moore, Chief of the
Georgia Game and Wildlife Com
mission was the principal speak
er. He told of the natural sur¬
roundings in Georgia for hunt-
ling and fishing and how to take
care of it by not killing or catch
‘ing more igame than is the legal
limit, also Dade President J. L.
Fricks gave a short talk on the
aims of the local club. Attend¬
ing from Dade were: C. E.
Kyzer, Spencer Jenkins, Joe
Tatum, Virgil Jenkins, James
Rogers, Woodrow Tinker, Buford
Hartline, A. C. Brock, J. B. Ged-
die, John Tatum, Clarence Guf¬
fey, Carl Cross, Bernard Doyle,
Martin Nethery, Mike Nethery,
Randal Mayhew, W. G. Morri¬
son, Douglas Morrison, Ray¬
mond Morrison, Ewell Brown,
Alviri Castleberry, Elmer Oliver,
Bill Pullen, Ralph Rumley, Har¬
dee Price, John Murphy, Lester
Tipton and Dade’s Representa¬
tive Maddox Hale and the State
Representative from Summer¬
ville.
BOX SUPPER SOCIAL
Box supper social, one comedy
ct, cake auction, you name it
tern auction sale, Bring a box—
Iring a cake — Come on out to
h e New Home Community
louse at 8 p. m. on July 3, 1959.
The funds will be used for the
onstruction of the New Home
hurch building.
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1959
To Build $10 Million Dream High School
Last Sunday’s Atlanta Journal
Constitution carries an article
by Mike Edwards which is
.ed “Georgian Builds $10 Million
Dream High School”.
This Georgian is Dade Coun¬
ty’s Dr. Carroll F. Johnson. Dr.
Johnson, though born in Atlan¬
ta to Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. John¬
son both of whom are from the
northern part of Dade County,
came back to Dade when he was
a few months old and was
raised here. His father, who at
one time was Postmaster at
Wildwood, worked for the R. R.
He died when Dr. Johnson was
14 months old. His mother was
Mrs. Carroll Johnson who spent
a good part of her life teaching
school at Sand Mountain, Hook¬
er and Trenton. Dr. Johnson has
three uncles, Messers Martin,
iTom and Dan Carroll still living
in Dade and aunt, Mrs. Roy
Lea, not far away in St. Elmo.
Dr. Johnson received his early
schooling at the Wildwood
school—which has since been
absorbed by the North
School—and the Dade County
High School. He received his B.
A. from the University of Chatt
anooga, his M. A. from the Uni-
versity of Georgia and his
D. from Columbia University in
New York. While at the Univer¬
sity of Georgia, he met and mar
ried Miss Betty Kiker, from
Hampton , Georgia, who was
also studying for her M. A. de¬
gree. They now have two child¬
ren, Kate, age 10 and Walter,
age 7.
In 1935, after he had received
his degree from the Un. of Chatt
anooga, Dr. Johnson started his
teaching career in the Dade
county School System where he
taught for four years. He also
coached baseball basketball and
track. From Dade he went to
Un. of Georgia and ever since,
except for his time out in the
Navy during World War 11, he
has been teaching and further¬
ing his education.
Since 1954, Dr. Johnson has
been at White Plains, N. Y.
where he is a present Superin-
GIRL SCOUT LEADERS
RECEIVE CERTIFICATES
There were twelve ladies who
completed the Girl Scout Leader
ship Course given in Trenton
last month. The course
taught by teachers from the
Moccassin Bend Council in
tendent of Schools and where
«he is getting a chance to do
something most educators any-
where might not dream of doing
—building a high school costing
almost $10,000,000.” . . . “The
citizens of White Plains demon¬
strated their approval of the
high school by overwhelmingly
passing two bond issues to fin¬
ance it.”
Six buildings will make up the
thigh school, the large central
building will contain arts and
science class rooms with the lib¬
rary and administrative offices.
Two buildings will contain 20
class rooms each for academic
work, such as English, langu¬
ages and history and will be
multipurpose buildings as they
will also contain the cafeteria
and group activity assembly
rooms. One of the buildings will
house the auditorium, rooms for
classes and the practice of
music and stage shop. Another
building will house seperate
gymnasiums for boys and girls
along with lockers and showers.
The sixth building will contain
a swimming pool with showers
and lockers. This has been set
apart from the other buildings
so that it can also be used by
the community without inter-
fering in the school program.
Enlosed walkways will connect
all the buildings which are ex¬
pected to be completed by the
fall of 1960. The school will ac¬
comodate an enrollment of 2,200
Planning for this high school
began when Dr. Johnson first
went to White Plains as the pre¬
sent building was built in 1929
for 1700 students and was over¬
flowing by the increased enroll¬
ment. The new school is planned
for anticipated growth and
there is enough land, 68 acres,
for more buildings to be added
if needed.
Dade’s congratulations to Dr.
Johnson for being able to com¬
plete plans and make an ac¬
complished fact such a fabul¬
ous high school for better edu-
cation facilities for at least a
few of America’s children.
Chattanooga who came to Tren¬
ton.
Those who received their certi
ficates were Mesdames Evelyn
Stanphill, Winoa Hixon and Bill
Pickett from Sand Mountain;
Mrs. Johnny Murphy from
Byrd’s Chapel and Mjesdamea
Published Weekly — Since 1901
Lions Hear Fine Talk By Dr. Collazo
The Dade County Lions Club,
celebraation of their 25
honored charter
bers of the club and Lions In-
past president
Ramior Callazo, from
Cuba, at a banquet at the Castle
the Clouds on Lookout
tain last Friday night.
Almost every member of the
club, with their wives and
were present as well as
Lions from the LaFayette, Dal¬
ton, East Chattanooga,
and Lakeview Clubs.
Chairman G. A. Armstrong,
and Georgia District 18-A
Governor R. P. Adams took part
in the program as did Lion J.
M. C. Townsend from the Ga.
Court of Appeals.
Dade County Lions President
C. Adams presided during
program. Zone Chairman Arm¬
strong recognized the Charter
Members with a certificate and
Those receiving these
were: A. L. Dyer, H. F. Allison,
M. C. Townsend and L. C.
Those receiving recogn¬
ition for membership for 20
or more were. C. E. Kyzer,
T. S. Renfroe; those for 10
or more: M. J. Hale, J. C.
D. E. Morrison, J. E.
and J. A. Case.
Lion J. M. C. Townsend gave
Coosa Area Association
The newly organized Coosa
Area Planning and Dev¬
Association held its
meeting in Calhoun on
23. There are twelve count
in the association and it is
to meet in each coun¬
throughout the year.
Mr. T. Harley Harper, from
who had been elected tern
chairman at a previous
was elected perman¬
chairman of the group at
organizational meeting.
J. Bell, from Calhoun,
elected vice-chairman; Sid¬
F. Thomas, Jr., from Rome,
and R. E. Chambers,
Chatsworth, treasurer.
Avakian, James M. Case,
Durham, James Morri¬
Billy Pressley, Mildred Get¬
H. G. Hawkins, Jr., and N.
Hutchison all from Trenton.
A Girl Scout Troop has al¬
been organized on Sand
and in Trenton and
that there are trainned
NUMBER 25
the official welcome to the guest
honor , Dr. Collazo. He com-
pared the history of Dade and
j Cuba. At the end of his talk he
Mrs. R. S. Townsend
who presented Dr. Collazo with
two copper wildlife pictures
which she had made.
District Governor Adams in¬
troduced Dr. Collazo who said
he had no prepared speech, he
would just speak from the
heart. He told of the friendship
,of the United States in Cubas
struggle for independence. He
spoke of the dangers of undev¬
eloped areas and what Lions
could do. He advised Lions to
work with men of courage and
brains and to interest men in
wort h while projects. That
Lions must have pride in their
community and help to give the
good things of life and their
friendship to countries which
'are underdeveloped. By work¬
ing shoulder to shoulder a beauti
fful friendship of men of high
ideals can help men who have
lhad sorrows and sufferings.
Ideals to be of service to a
county and friendship in a club
flows on to region, country and
nations. It is the mystic thread
which continuing service is the
Stepping stone to helping under
developed countries by example.
Colonel Douglas Morrison and
State Representative Maddox
Hale are Dade Counties repre¬
sentatives in the association.
There was general discussion
at the meeting of the needs of
the area. The chairmaan was
directed to appoint a committee
for the formulation of By-laws.
Six permanent committees were
set up and are: Agriculture,
Local City and County Planning,
Tourist Promotion, Water Re¬
sources, Industrial and Govern¬
mental.
leaders for this fine work, it is
hoped many girls will avail
themselves of the opportunity
of joining a Girl Scout Troop.
Trenton Club Holds First
Meeting July 8
The first meeting of the newly
organized Trenton Girl Scout
Troop will be at 3 P. M. Wed¬
nesday, July 8, at the home of
Mrs. James Morrison. This Girl
Scout Troop is for all girls bet¬
ween the ages of 10—13.
