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Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia.
VOLUME LIX
With SO Seconds To
cut
Chance to Appear
On T. V. Unexpected
By M)yrna R. McMahan
“I was told I had thirty se
conds to sell Trenton, Georgia.
Bob Hadden, proprietor of Had-
,den’s Pharmacy, said,” and had
just gotten wound up when time
was called.”
Bob and petite wife, Juanita,
appeared last week on the nat-
ional network television show,
“The Pay-Off,” hence the time
limit to officiate as a traveling
Chamber of Commerce. The
Haddens are currently enjoying
the distinction of being the first
Dade Countians to appear on a
live network show.
The opportunity to appear on
television came as rather a sur-
prise, for neither had the vagu-
est idea they would be selected
as contestants. !
Joined Tour j
It all began when they joined
an entourage visiting famous
spots around New York City, j
Members of the tour were told
that free tickets to t. v. shows'
could be picked up in the lobbies
of the CBS and NBC studios two
jhours each morning. |
Doing without breakfast one,
morning, the Haddens dashed
over to CBS for the coveted
ducats only to find nothing in¬
teresting available. Upon their
arrival at NBC, they learned
that they could watch the “Big
Pay-Off”, starring Bess Myerson
and Bob Paige.
Before the show began, the
men were given cards to fill out
and were instructed to write the
reason each would like to win.
Bob wrote that he and his wife
were “celebrating their fifth
anniversary,” and evidently this
appealed to those handling this
phase of the show, for they were
chosen along with eleven other
couples to sit in the reserved
iseat section. According to Bob,
It was a lucky break that the
seat next to him was filled by
,the show’s associate producer.
Since developments thus far
were unexpected, Bob had not
worn a coat a must for appear¬
ance’s sake before t. v. cameras.
When he was asked if they
wanted to be “on”, and they as¬
sented, the associate producer
Hent him his coat, saying that
although time was growing
short, if they could get on long
enough to be introduced, they
would be appearing for perhaps
two more days.
Relaxation Important
Before their second appear¬
ance on the show, they spent
most of the day being interview
ed. Enough questions were asked
so that the producers were satis
fied what personal questions
and answers would be bantered
about while on camera. They
were told to relax and enjoy
themselves. iw .........
The first day’s question was,
successfully but the big one the
following day with a prize of a
trip to Italy, a mink coat and
other items was harder and was
missed. It concerned the official
name of the “Flying Tigers”,
which was the American Vol-
unteer Group.
Bob says they are satisfied
with the winninng from the
first question for the tax on the
mink coat would have been
quite high and they probably
could not have taken the time
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1959
for the trip to Italy. “Just the
experience was all we wanted,”
he said -
A first-hand view of behind .
the-scenes activity on a big
show is quite an experience, ac-
cording to Bob .Everything is
bedlam up until the last second,
Bess Myerson’s lovely hairdo is
that way only because she re¬
hearses while wearing large
curlers until a few minutes be-
fore show time, and everything
is quieted down by a man whose
sole task is to watch the second
lhand of a stop watch,
The Haddens observed that
production of the show takes up
an entire floor of the CBS
building and that perhaps 60
persons are required to get the
show on the air. During their
stay in the big city, they also
learned that about 20 buildings
are used by the network for
production of both daily and
weekly shows,
' Prizes
Among prizes won, which in-
cidentally have to come direct
from the manufacturer, are
many pair of shoes, jewelry and
two watches, an umbrella, eight
blouses, dresses, six pairs of
gloves, sets of china and a rain
check to the Newport, R. I. Jazz
Festival and sterling silver.
Some of the loot they plan to
give tq their families with the
rest certain to be quite useful.
although Bob feels he, was
cut too short when he started
his spiel on Trenton, he prob-
ably did more for Trenton in
thirty seconds than anyone has
been able to do in thirty years
in the national public relations
field, excepting the time when
Dade County joined the Union.
He’s quite qualified to do it,
too, for he just finished serving
a term as president of the Dade
County Chamber of Commerce.
Sheriffs Report
WOMAN CHARGED WITH
SHOOTING HUSBAND
Mrs. Ethel Marshall, resident
of Sand Mountain, was charged
with assault with intent to mur-
der after her husband, Clifford
Marshall, was shot through the
hip last Monday, June 29.
Marshall received a shattered
hip bone, according to Sherilf
Allison Blevins, investigating
officer, and was hospitalized at
Hutcheson Memorial.
Mrs. Marshall contended
her husband shot himself
while he insisted that she did
the shooting, the sheriff said.
She has been released on bond.
The couple live on Jay Step¬
hens place. A report of the
shooting was relayed to the
sheriff’s office by neighbors.
Highway Accident
According to Sheriff Allison
Blevins the accident took place
about a mile south of Rising
Fawn and involved a car oc-
cupied by six colored tourists,
The driver, Andrew Fith, add-
ress unavailable, said he was
passing another car when he
lost control of his automobile
which plunged down a bank
into a field owned by W. L.
Fannin. A young occupant of
broken (
the car received a arm
and jaw. A charge of passing in
a restricted zone was dismissed
due to insufficient evidence.
of Water
f
for Dade Co.
Received by Auth.
i Mayor Charles T. Sims and
m ernbers of the Trenton City
Council will meet with the Dade
County Water Authority Thurs¬
day night in an attempt to
reach an agreement on the pro¬
posed water rates for Trenton.
The two groups failed to
.reach a decision on a previous
meeting held Monday night.
The meetings were set up fol¬
lowing the receipt of the evalua
tion of the proposed Dade Coun¬
ty Water System over a week
ago. The evaluation was drawn
up by Campbell-Walker Con¬
sulting Engineers and includes
the area from Whiteside as far
as Trenton and from Trenton,
east across Lookout Creek where
a filtering plant is proposed and
west up Sand Mountain.
According to Mayor Sims, the
ITrenton water rate disagree¬
ment is the only hold-up in
plans for getting the water sys¬
tem project underway.
Ordinary A. W. Peck is chair¬
man of the Dade County Water
Authority, with Cleron Kyzer,
W. H. Pulltn, Robert White and
Ewell Brown as remaining mem¬
bers.
Gus Hatfield is the attorney
for the group.
( Mrs. Myrna McMahan
Back with Times
We are glad to report Mrs.
Mlyrna McMahan is back again
v/riting for The Dade County
Times. She began work this past
Monday but will only be working
the first part of each week at
the office.
Charlene Bradford
Suffers snake bite
6 Mr.^nd ’Mrs.
daugh ter of Omar
Bradford of Lookout Mountain,
wa s bitten on the foot by a poi-
scnous snake Friday afternoon
as s he wasplaying just outside
her home. Her mother, having
no immediate transportation,
two miles to the Clarence
McGuffey The child home for then aid. rushed to |
was
the Trenton Clinic for emergen-
C y treatment and later admit-
ted to Hutheson Memorial Hos-
P ita.l. Aside from having a
swollen foot, Charlene was re¬
ported Monday as resting com-,
fortably.
The snake could not be found,
making positive identification
impossible, but it was believed
to have been a copperhead. It, j
apparently was lying under-
neath the house and struck the
girl as she played nearby.
It is also believed that this is
the first snake bite case to be
reported this season for Dade
County.
ANNUAL H. D. COUNCIL
PICNIC THURSDAY NIGHT
Byrd’s Chapel will be host
Thursday night, July 9th when
members of the Dade Home
Demonstration Council will
meet for the annual picnic with
their families. j
The gathering will take place
at the church. j
Published Weekly—Since 1901
Dade Countians' observed
relatively quiet Fourth of
with only one accident to
the holiday weekend. No fatal¬
ities were reported and the most
excitement demonstrated took
place among the ranks of the
youngsters watching the
—sponsored fireworks
which followed an all-day
becue held on the grounds of
Dade High School.
Baseball games were also the
order of the day, both at Tren¬
ton and at New Salem where it
is reported the young men were
pitted against their fathers, un¬
cles and in some cases, grand¬
fathers. Residents of the West
Brow community also had an
opportunity to partake of bar¬
becue, while still others took
advantage of the pleasant wea¬
ther on Saturday to picnic, swim
and fish.
The Jaycee celebration fol¬
lowed a dance sponsored by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars at the
Legion Hall on Friday night,
and offered three ball games
during the day as well as a VFW
penny pitching game, two soft
drink concessions and a snow-
ball booth operated by the
North Dade Civic Club. Jack
Cash and Donald Payne offici-
ated as cooks for the barbecued
chicken and pork while Mrs.
Bob Chitwood, president of the
Jaycettes, and Mesdames Cash,
Carl Gross, and Harold Gross
served the plates.
,. .Part of the crowd attending
was attracted by Jaycee Lamar
Moore, who was stationed on
the highway north of the square
with a filled barbecue plate
which he flourished as motor¬
ists slowed down.
Bob Chitwood, Jaycee presi-
dent, said the enthusiasm
shown at the club’s first Fourth
of July celebration made it im-
perative that another one he
held next year. It is estimated
that proceeds totaled around
$650., with all food being sold, j
The Fleetwood merry-go-,
round, which was schedule to
be operated at ten cent? a ride,
could not be repaired after it)
w'as learned that the special,
cord and plug it requires was lost
Sin transit from Chattanooga, j
According to members of the
club , the merry-go-round
already been promised for next
year’s celebration. The Tenn-
essee Products band failed to
show since its members could
not be gotten together for the
trip here.
Rising Fawn Wins
Rising Fawn scored wins in
two of the three ball games, de¬
feating both Trenton and Ryall
Springs. The Little Leaguers
made a good showing with “all
Stars on both teams Spencer
Jenkins is credited with man
aging these two teams. Bob
Chitwood umpired the first
game of the day.
A large crowd was on hand to
watch the first public demon-
-stration of fireworks held here
in some time. Seventy dollars’
worth of rockets, roman candles
and announcement booms was
exploded in an area just behind
the goal posts of the football
jfield while spectators were sta¬
tioned near the elementary
school building.
The colorful displays of light
were showered from a height of
600 feet, with one of the thirty-
lone pieces costing $5.00. With
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iresidents of the Trenton area
also watching from their homes
it was generally agreed that
the cost was worth such a beauti
ful display. Mortars used, meas¬
ured nine inches in diameter for
the small ones and twelve
Inches for the large ones, with
both constructed of quarter-
inch steel.
R. L. Hadden, immediate past
president of the Jaycees, fired
the first few rockets but it was
soon learned that the job took
six men, one cleaning out the
tube, another to light the fuse,
one to hold the flashlight and
two to carry the fireworks from
storage to the firing area.
Door Prizes
Betty Gass was awarded a
wristwatch which was given by
the Jaycees, while a Chattan-
oogan was the winner of an air
conditioner (given by the VFW.
4-H Club Camp
Forty-five youngsters from
Dade County’s 4-H clubs return-
,
pd p^ay from a busy and fun-
fiIIed week at Camp Pulton in
At i an ta. Chaperoned by Mrs.
winoa Hixon, Mrs. Harold Lyda,
Home Demonstration Agent,
^rs. Virginia Konrad and Coun-
ty Agent L . c. Adams, the group
participated in many activities
and received the distinction of
being the only county group
entered in the talent contest
J to be awarded individual plac-
j ng
( Entrants from Dade were
L i ndsay McMahan, second
place . Sandra Thomp son, third
pj ace; Frances and Darla Avak-
ian, Lana Elliott, Diane Gross
and Jane Freeman, all of whom
placed in the upper bracket.
Among the many activities of¬
fered were sports, both indoor
and outdoor, classes on farm
and home safety, forestry, cook
ing using small applianceSi
poultry using films and cooking
demonstrations as illustrations,
and g eneral assemblies which
pr0vided leadership opportuni-
^j es f 0r quite a few of the boys
;and g j r ] s
Mr. A( jams was elected Camp
Director for the week.
Darla Avakian and Thayer
Bodenhammer were elected to
camp Council, meeting with
the advisors daily and presiding
over one session of the general
assembly.
Those who were selected to
participate in Vesper services
were: Darla and Frances Avak¬
ian, Sandra Thompson, Jackie
Jenkins, Dana Nethery, Diane
Gross, Jane Freeman and Mar¬
tha Fuller.
Mrs. Hixon was quite active
in helping with the swimming
while Mr. Adams learned the
fine art of baseball umpiring.
Others who attended were:
Nikki Oliver, Joann Graham,
Martha Anderson, Patricia Har¬
rison, Judy Presley , Harriett
Ann Williams, Kathleen God¬
win, Linda Gail Hawkins, Carol¬
yn Joyce Adams, Jean Morrison,
Joyce Hixon, Alice Stanphill,
Linda Jenkins, Mavis Avakian,
Peggy Adams, Margaret Bras-
field, Nita McBryar, Ernestine
Griffith, Richard Dugan, Eddy
Ford, Ronnie Broom, Terry Step
thens, Gordon Whaley, Terry
Graves, John Davidson, Billy
Pullen, Jimmy Godwin, Butch
Stanphill], Paddy Graves, Larry
Case, and Fred Craig, bus driver.