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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1959)
Catmto Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia. Vol. 59—No. 29 ; ■ I ATHENS, Ga.—These four northwest Georgians are among 61 teachers of French and Spanish who are attending the six- Week Language Institute at the University of Georgia. Seated is Mrs. A. B. Sewell, of Taylorsville, who teaches in the Rockmart j High School. Standing (left to right) are Dexter L. Stanphill, principal of Davis High School, Trenton; David Oakley Chumley, Dade County High Trenton; and Miss Martha ’ principal of School, Sue Scott of the Trion city schools. ! Dade Teachers Attend Language ° ° Institute The U. S. Office of Education is sponsoring the Georgia guage Institute and 11 other 'similar programs this summer to improve the quality of langu- age teaching in American se¬ condary schools. The Georgia institute’s ap¬ proach to language mastery J different from the old pattern of memorizing grammar and vocabulary. The emphasis here is on oral linguistics in which the student learns first to under stand and speak a language before learning to read and write it. This is the same prin¬ ciple by which a child learns to ralk—he listens and imitates. The language teachers begin their day at an hour-long lec¬ ture on either French or Spanish culture, given in the native ton¬ gue. They have regular meals together at which no English conversation 'is permitted. They Trenton Lodge To Entertain Tri-County Masonic Convention Trenton Lodge No. 179 F. & assisted by the Dade 1 A. M„ Chapter No. 476 of the Order of Eastern Star, will be host and hostess at a Tri-County Masonic be held Saturday, 1 Convention to August 1, at the Masonic at Lodge; 6:30 in Trenton beginning P. M. Officers from Walker and Catoosa Counties, which with Dade make up the Tri-County District, will attend. Besides the business session, there will be an address by a noted Masonic personality, Supper will be served at the beginning of the convention and members of the local lodge are requested to attend and bring a “covered dish”. , THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1959 spend long hours in the langu- laboratory listening to tape recordings and making some re- cordings of their own. They at- tend French and Spanish mov- ies and, of course, they attend classes in which they study grammar and the newest tech- r *iQ ues teaching language lv Anpn wpCII ! Friday, August ?8 Superintendent of Schools Roy W. Moore has announced Monday, August 24 as the date of pre-planning week, prepara- *tory to the opening of school on Tuesday September 2. ( Pupils will register on Friday, August 28, then enjoy the Labor Day holiday before begin- ning classes on Tuesday. SPECIAL POLIO CLINIC AUG. 4 AT DAVIS A special polio clinic will be held Tuesday, August 4 at Davis School for the purpose of giving free polio injections to all child- ten between the ages of six months to six years of age. All parents of young children are urged “service^ to which"^"provided take advantage of this b y the £>ade County Health Department __ SOUTHLAND RESTAURANT . MANAGED BY CLARKS southland Restuarant, which ha§ been opera ted by Mr. and Mrs Bill kee ton for the past two mon ths, was closed Monday due j- 0 a change in management, it was announced that Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Clark will De in charge of the establishment after Mr. and Mrs. Keeton re- linquished their management rights due to the demands as- sociated with operating two restaurants. 1 Baseball By:. J. B. Geddie New Salem trimmed Rising Fawn 6 to 3 in ten innings and Trenton edged Cedar Grove 5 to 4 in Sunday’s games in the Lookout Valley league. New Salem-Rising Fawn New Salem moved into first place by trimming Rising Fawn 6 to 3 for their third victory without a loss in the second half. With Rising Fawn leading 3 to 1 in the ninth, due to Ronald Steele’s booming home run with Roy McMahan on base, New Salem rallied with two runs to tie the score on a base on balls to Julian Gray and Singles by Wade Hall, Melvin McKaig and Donald Gray. An error, a base on balls, a long double by Wade Hall and singles by Franklin Baker and Melvin McKaig prod¬ uced three runs :r the tenth for the v/inning margin. This game was featured by the steady pitching of Donald Gray and the outstanding defensive play of left fielder Lamar Massey for New Salem. Trenton-Cedar Grove Trenton climbed to third place by edging Cedar Grove 5 to 4 at the latter’s diamond. Jack Blevins with a triple and single, Frankie Woodfin with 3 runs batted in and Hoyt Ellis with a double led the Trenton nine at bat The recent addition of new¬ comers, Johnny Bobby Songer, Hoyt Ellis, Elrod and Jimmy Pace D h strengthened the Trenton and w ith New Salem playing fj ne the league appears we }j balanced for the remain- der of the sea son. j\Yl « JflOOrC ■ *? mi NSHlCu j TO F H A Committee Art E. Moore, Route 2, Rising Fawn, Ga. is the new member of the Farmers Home Adm. County Committee, B. W. Me Fall, Coun- ty Supervisor announced this week. Mr. Moore s appointment became effective July 1, 1959. The Committee on which Mr. Ivfoore will serve determines the eligibility of local farmers who apply for FHA loans. The new committeeman oper- ates a truck farm on Lookout Mountain in the New Salem Community. Mr. Moore succeeds Mr. Dock Stephens, Jr. of Avans, Ca. whose term expired this year. The other two members are Walter L. Simpson and J. Pyron Lambert. Each agricul- tural county in the countxy has a ■similar committee of three members who are responsible for determing loan applicants eligibility, certifying the value °f farms being purchased oi improved through FHA and making recommendations on l° an approvals and loan ser- vicing actions. Each member is named for a three year term and one appoint ment expires each year. A mem ber completing his three year term cannot succeed himself. At least two of the members must be farmers. The Committee \*orks with the County Super- visor in connection with all types of loans. These include farm operating loans and Joans to buy, improve, or enlarge effi- (Continued to Page 2) Published Weekly—Since 1901 Three Youths Admit Dade Tire Theft Freddie Joe Ellis, 20, Ed Wooten, 17, both of Walker County, and George Stoner Dade County have been charged with larceny following their con fesslon of the theft of three tires from a parked auto at the Jradar station on Lookout Mtn. The robbery took place last Wednesday night, acccording to Sheriff Allison Blevins. Since he was away from the county on Thursday and Friday due to a state meeting of county sher¬ iffs, he did not begin investiga¬ tion of the case until late Satur¬ day afternoon. By Sunday afternoon he had Recovered one tire. When the youths were confronted on Mon¬ day with the larceny charge, they led the way to the remain- ing tires which had been hidden in a wooded section of mountain. Sheriff Blevins said a “tip” from an anonymous person indicated that the youths might be implicated in the crime. THREE—VEHICLES INVOLVED IN SATURDAY ACCIDENT State troopers and Deputy Joe A. S. C. ! FARMERS URGED TO VOTE. . IN 1960 ASC COMMITTEE . ELECTIONS Grady „ .j McKaig, Chairman . __ the Dade County * ASC Commit- tee, j. urged j again j today that .. a eligible “ B voters attend and ^ ewtinn i„„,, meetings to be held on August 0 5, 1959. Persons attending these meetings will vote for the com¬ mittee membership positions by secret ballot. The nominations will also be by secret ballot. i Pull instructions on making nominations and voting will be provided voters at the meetings. The Community Election Board will be in attendance and re-1 Soil Conservation Stamp Issued SOIL CONSERVATION a POSTAGE 1 Supporters of the Coosa River soil conservation district and persons interested in commem¬ orative stamps will be able to purchase H a 4-cent soil conser- vatlon ,, stamp , , locally starting . ,. J J * : ' August . . 27, 0 _ Col. , _ D. E. Morrison, .. . Dade County District Supervi¬ sor, announced this week. Many commemorative stamps are issued to observe the anni- versary of a noteworthy historic event or to honor a long-dead national hero. The world’s first soil conservation stamp, to be (released on August 26, 1959, at Rapid City, S. D., celebratees no anniversary and honors no man Its issuance is, rather, a drama¬ tic recognition by a grateful Nation that American farmers and ranchers, and their govern¬ ment, are hard at work to prot¬ ect and improve, for the benefit of all, our most valuable natural resources, the soil. The stamp portrays the beauty as well as the bounty that modern conservation farm-! 5c per copy Bavins investigated an accident i north of Trenton just before noon j as ^ Saturday, with a re- ( suiting charge of following too |C j ose jy de j n g placed against the driver of a truck from Gadsden, ^i a ] When two cars traveling just ahead of the truck slowed down, ( t, ruC k crashed into the rear \ 0 f on6i causing it to collide with second auto in front. The identities of the drivers were not learned. COMSTOCK TO SERVE 5-10 YEAR SENTENCE James H. Comstock, charged with burglary in connection with the recent Georgia Power j l co. da break-in, was the sentenced remainder Fri- y to serve out his 5-10 year term. He pre- viously had been on probation. At present he is awaiting trans¬ portation to a state penetitent- ary. Judge John W. Davis during the same day fined Joe Gass $35 f o r public drunkenness and William C. Nixon $25 for the same offense. sponsible for the conduct of the elections. The Community Elec- tion Board will also settle all questions of eligibility to vote, tabulate the votes and declare elected . . . during . . the ., Persons eligible . to vote . in . the .. eiecf-j eiectl °ns 0 ns this thls vear y ear are are those tnos ® w who «° are of legal voting age and who an interest in a farm as owner, tenant, or share-cropper and any person not of legal vot¬ ing age who is in charge of the supervision and conduct of the faimln * options on an entire lirm . Prided he meets any of following requirements: (u A payment or grant of con strvatlon materials or services (Continued to page 3) ing brings to rural living. The city skyline on the horizon sign¬ ifies at the same time that dwellers of skycrapers also have a stake in soil conservation. The stamp will be to them a symbol of assurance that a plentiful supply of food and other products of the land will continue to flow to the seven- eighths of our people who live in town. The stamp is a tribute to the countless farmers and ranchers who , are demonstrating . ... good , soil ,, & conservation ,. districts. .. , . And . , to , the scientists, technicians and other agricultural workers of State and Federal Government who lend assistance. Its design contains a reminder that soil conservation is an orderly com¬ bination of practices and land use that carefully relate water, grass, trees, livestock, wildlife and other crops of the land. Those who are interested in a “first-day cover,” a souvenir •envelope , can mail addressed envelopes plus a remittance for postage, to the postmaster at Rapid City, S. D., who will place the soil conservation stamp on the envelopes, cancel with a special cancellation mark used only on that day and at that place, and mail as addressed anywhere in the country, Mrs. Raymond Morrison pointed out.
