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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 9, 1959)
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 NUMBER 26 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.
