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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1959)
Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia. VOL. 59—NO. 31 Glenn McCullough Joins Times Staff We are pleased to announce that we have acquired the ser¬ vices of a new editor. Beginning with next week’s issue, he and his wife will join the publisher in giving you an improved news¬ paper. He is Glenn McCullough, a native of Rome, Ga., who with his wife, Shirely, will move to Trenton from Atlanta, where he is now associated with the Atlanta Journal. He has worked for the Kan¬ sas City Star, the Associated Press and Business Week Maga¬ zine, after graduating from the University of Missouri’s journal¬ ism school. His wife is a register ed nurse now on the staff of Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, but will give up nursing to de¬ vote her time to the newspaper. We hope you’ll like these im¬ provements, which will be start¬ ed with next week’s paper: a column by the editor: the addi¬ tion of an editorial page; new makeup and more varied cover¬ age of area news. Later it is planned to enlarge the paper to eight pages regularly and add a photographic lab in order to cover local news with pictures. Marion Legg To Be Dade’s new H D Agent Dade is to have a Home Dem¬ onstration Agent to replace Mrs. Naomi Lyda, who has resigned. She is Miss Mlarion Legg from Jackson County, Georgia. Miss Legg, though recently graduated from the University of Georgia, is at present in training and will come to Dade the last of September. District H. D. Agent, Miss Louise Meeks, says she is exceptionally well qualified and good at both 4-H club work and Home Demonst¬ ration work. Miss Legg is a Met¬ hodist and has been an active member of her home church. Mrs. Lyda, whose resignation was announced last week, is leaving to accompany her hus¬ band who is entering a Theologi cal School at Athens, Ala. Little League B-ball By Spencer Jenkins Trenton All Stars Down Rising Fawn 11-1 Behind the no hit pitching of Bart Brannon, the All Stars from the Trenton Little Boys League defeated Rising Fawn 11-1 last Saturday at Trenton. Brannon struck out 9 and also hit a home run to lead the hit¬ ting. The Stars could get only 3 hits off pitcher P. Pangle, but used 7 walks to their advantage in scoring. The best defensive play of the game was made by 3rd sacker Willard Dickerson on a line drive in the first inning to save the no hitter for Brannon. RiVermont downs All Stars 7-5 The All Stars lost their first game of the season as the boys from Rivermont beat them 7-5 last Tuesday night. Willard Dickerson got 4 for 5 for the night to pace the hitters for the Stars. Bart Brannon struck out 11 and gave up 8 hits and pit¬ cher Jenkins from Rivermont struck out 13 and gave up 7 hits. THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1959 Tax Levy r y th e paper. The tax rate is the same as it has been for the past few years: $4.20 on the $100.00 worth of taxable property for the ne- cessary running expenses of the county and to pay the incurred jindebtness plus $1.50 on the $100.00 to pay for the operation of the County-wide school System. However, looking more closely at the levy, we find that this will bring in less money than in previous years inspite of the fact that demands fot services, particularly in public health and public welfare, are increas¬ ing each year. The Certified Public Account- ant who figures and works up the levy from the figures given j him by the county, had this to ( say when he returned it, “the net assessment has decreased each year since 1957 and the tax rate has remained the same. This simply means there is less money on which to operate the county’s business and the schools. The decrease this year in actual money is just under $4,000. and some services will 'have to be cut. The situation can only be corrected by uni- form application of more real- 'istic assessments and some re- striction on the exemptions now allowed ” ! This simply means many resi- dents are failing to return their taxes on a more reasonable basis and also Dade, like so many other counties in Georgia, because of the slight restric- tions on what can be claimed on homestead exemptions, has a few paying the largest part of ’the tax. Some equilization of taxes, will have to be made if Dade, and other counties, are to meet the demands being made; upon them. Dade Has 4 Winners At 4-H Dist. Meeting ! I Last week eight 4-H Club members went to the 4-H Club Camp at Rock Eagle to compete in the District Achievement Contest. There are 26 counties iin the district and there were over 400 club members present. Rosemary Kirk Wins A first place went to Rose- mary Kirk in the Junior Can- ping division. Jane Ivey took 2nd place in the Senior Canning division. Judy Reeves., Lolita Bradford and Linda Ryan, who made a 97 in her demonstration, all made good scores. Larry Konrad won 2nd place for his Senior Forestry demon- stration and Richard Fricks won a 2nd place in Junior Public Speaking. Dale Ballard, though making a high score, did not place in the top three. County Agent L. C. Adams and Home Demonstration A^ent Mrs. Naomi Lyda accompanied the 4-H ers on the trip. - WORK ON DADE CAMPUS The fence posts are erected on the football field and the young children’s recreation area on the Dade High School Campus. Pledges are coming in very slow- ly but with some more money this project should be finished before school starts. Students Register For Classes Aug. 28 The opening of school is near¬ ly here. Teacrers will report for work on Monday Aug. 24 for a pre-planning week. Busses will run Friday, Aug. 28, to bring the students t o their respective schools to register and be as- signed to classes. Students will report Monday Aug. 31 for the fall term of re- gular school work. However, the (following Monday. Sept. 7, is Labor Day and schools will be closed for that day only. The following is a roster oi the teachers presently lined up to teach at the different schools :- Dade County High Messrs. D. O. Chumley, Prin- cipal, and Donald Payne, Coach; Mesdames Edna Sutton, Home Economics, Stella Carroll, Lib- rarian; Messrs. Roy Meeks, Kermit Wooten, Miss Julia Ann Williams, Messrs. Wiliam B. Vaughn, Clarence Cheatham, Mesdames Emma Jane Holmes, Mar ^ ora F "j cks > Mlss Emily Tea- gue, Mrs Ellen M. Moore, Messr^ phl Ip Smltk > J E - Cleve and and Mrs - Rose Moore - Dade Elemental^ Mesdames Clara Stewart, Velr ^ a Clark, Pau me Barber, Delilah Wheeler, Lena S u e Woot;en > Ruth Astin, Marjorie pan y e > Estelle Scruggs, Clistie Barnes, Margie Newby, Thelma Bell, Atha Sells, Fannie Lee Green, Davis High Messrs. D. L. Stanphill, Prin- cipal, Morrell Holcombe, Coach; Miss Bonnie Sue Pope, Home Economics; Mr. Larry Gilbert, Miss Jo Ann Wrinkle, Mrs. Beat- rice Freeman, Mr. Otis Poe, Mrs. Madge Ballard, Davis Elementary Mesdames Mary Ellen Roch¬ ester, Sarah Rucks, Innes Sim¬ mons, Thelma Winkler, Willa- dean Patton, Edith Lane, Hazel Hundley, Bernice Gilbert, Mr. Norman Blaylock, Mesdames Evelyn Blaylock, Ida Belle Davidson, Winoa Hixon, Vir- °* n * a Wrinkle, Thelma Gray, Mr. Arlon Gilbert. New Sa,em Mr. G. R. Corcoran, Piincipal, Mesdames Jewell Johnson, Cecil Hale, Irene Moore, Nell Gardner, North Dade Mesdames Ersaline Carroll, Principal, Pearl Blevins, Martha Pullen, Ruth Fox, Miss Elsie Cagle. Rising Fawn Mr. Henry Elliott, Principal, Mesdames Geneva Allison, Kate Elliott, Miss Ida Moore, Mes- dames Minnie Street, Imogene Gallegly, Miss Louise Nicholson, Hooker Miss Gay C. Carter, Principal, Mrs. Eunice Fyffe, Mr. Frank L. Hill, Jr. DADE WIDLIFE CLUB to IVIEFT ANG 17 The (Dade wildlife club will meet Aug. 17 at the Courthouse at 8 p. m. Everyone is urged to be present as Mr. Howard Zeller will be at this meeting to give us some information on the creek project Mr. Zeller is the Georgia Game and Fish Corn- missionner. All members and prospective members should try to be present as this is an im- portant meeting. Published Weekly—Since 1901 Baseball By:. J. B. Geddie Rising Fawn continued to lead the Lookout Valley league by trouncing Cove 7 to 2, and New Salem kept pace only a half game back by trimming Trenton 8 to 2 in Sunday’s games. Cove-Rising Fawn Rising Fawn rallied for two runs in the seventh inning to overcome a one run Cove lead and put the game in the bag with four in the eight for their isixth victory again one loss in the second half. Roy McMahan with a homer and Double and two runs batted in and Junior Williams with two singles and a double and four stolen bases led the Rising Fawn nine at bat. Ken Connolly spaced twelve hits well, leaving ten Cove base run¬ ners stranded. Trenton-New Salem Continuing to play fine ball, New Salem trimmed Trenton 8 to 2 behind the masterful pitch ing of Donald Gray and. the heavy hitting of Norris Trim¬ mer, Richard McKaig and Bobby Joe Gifford. Jack Derry- berry and C. D. Wright led the losing Trenton team at bat. Next Sunday’s final scheduled games in the second half will pit New Salem at Ryall Springs and Trenton invades Rising Fawn. The contest at Rising Fawn will give local fans their last opportunity to see the strong league leaders in action in the county this season. 1.0. OF. No. 38 To Hold Dist. Meeting On August 22, the I. O. O. F No 38 in Trenton is holding a District meeting. This will be ,held at the F. & A. M. No 179 Masonic Hall in Trenton where there will be more room for the guests. Members of F. & A. M. No 179 will meet in the I. O. O. F Hall that night. Hold Successful Revival Crusade The Revival Crusade held on the Masonic grounds in Trenton was sponsored not only by the Baptist Churches in the Look¬ out Valley Baptist Ass’n but by independent Baptist Churches as well. It was the first adven¬ ture of this kind in the County and was reported a most sus- cessful revival. Members from other denominations were also present each night. The Crusade was conducted a little differently and members of the churches participating re port being pleased. The Evange¬ listic style of preaching was dif¬ ferent and insiring. And it was felt a spiritual lift had been re¬ ceived by those participating. Highlight of the Crusade was reported to be Young People’s Night when over half the con¬ gregation was under 20 years old. Many felt big dividends had been received in that all the churches worked harmoniously together and got to know each other better. HOMECOMING Homecoming at the Byrd’s Chapel Church will be this Sun¬ day, Aug. 16 Dinner on the Grounds will be at 1 P. M. 5c per copy State Issues Work Order for IIS Hwy 11 The work order for the repav¬ ing and widening of U. S. High¬ way 11 was issued by the State Highway Department last week. This means all necessary papers have finally been cleared and the contractor now has 10 to 20 days before he has to begin work. It has not been announced just what work will be done during the rest of the good weather but we should be seeing some machinery being moved in very shortly. State Hwy 301 State Highway 301 has now been finished except for the dressing of the shoulders. It has been surfaced from where it branches off from Hwy. 413, about half way up Sand Moun¬ tain, to the Alabama line. Ru'-"’ Roads The Cloverdale Rural road is now being surfaced and has been completed past the Grady Hawkins home. On the Sulphur Spring Road, concrete is being poured for the bridge and the grading is nearly completed. Super Highway A State Highway Engineer was in Dade last week confer- ing with Dade County Ordinary and stated he would be here this winter working on the Super Highway project which is to run through Dade County. A. S. C. I960 ASC COMMUNITY COMMITTEEMEN ELECTED Election results from Dade County’s three agricultural com munities have been tabulated and approved by the Commun- Election Board, Mr. Grady McKaig, Chairman of the Dade County ASC Committee an¬ nounced today. The following were elected to serve on the ASC Community Committees for the folllowing year: LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN COM¬ MUNITY—Cecil McKaig, Chair¬ man (Re-Elected), Mark O. Scruggs, Vice-chairman (Re- Elected), W. M. Gray, Member (New), Woodrow Gray, 1st Alter (New), Kenneth Moore, 2d (New). VALLEY COMMUNITY W. H. Chairman (Re-Elected), Brown, Vice-chairman (Re R. C. Thomas, Member j’. C. Pace, 1st (New), Jules A. Case, Alternate (Re-Elected), SAND MOUNTAIN COMMUN¬ Claude Smith, Chairman (New) Earl C. Clayton, Vice- (New), Myron M. Member (Re-Elected) Stephens, 1st Alternate (New) George A. Grant, 2nd (New). Community committeemen take office on September 1, REVIVAL There will be a revival at the Methodist Church August 17 through 23. Charles W. Holmes, Jr., of the Signal Mountain church will do the There will be services night at 7:30 p. m. Special with Rev. George Dun¬ associate pastor of the St. Methodist church in Rev. H. F. Henry pastor.
