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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1959)
f A G E 4 THE DADE COUNTY TIMES TRENTON, GEORGIA DIAL: OL 7-4422 MRS. CATHERINE C. MORRISON ...... Owner and Publisher glenn McCullough ............... .............. Editor •Catered at the Post Office at Trenton, Ga„ as second class mall. One Year $2.50 in county and within 50 miles; $3.00 elsewhere SUBSCRIPTION RATES —IN ADVANCE rci mp0- eM The Destiny of Dade We have talked ouselves blue cision will be in favor of pro¬ in the face about Dade’s destiny gress. If a man has thought it and its dependence upon water. through and still believes it best Now and then, someone has to vote against the proposal, we come to tell us that having rejoice in that too. For our only learned the facts, they stand for aim has been to cause men and progress—In the proposed Dade women to think and carefully Water Authority. weigh and pros and cons. And we are humbled. Not be¬ We’d like to think everybody cause we might have won a would vote yes, but if their vote for water, but because we better judgement dictates other¬ have encouraged thinking. wise, we have no gripe. We do It is our belief that if we not want to insist on'how you bring people to think through vote—but we do insist that you the situation — the proposed fulfill your duty, that you water system as opposed to the advantage of your God-given present facilities—that their de- I right, and VOTE. The First Frost This week in Dade County, Ole bitter, the rains cold and oc¬ Man Winter put his scout Jack casional snow. Frost—to work. But it also signaled the time It was a beautiful sight—that when persimmons taste good rather heavy frost on the green and the pumpkin Is better. It grass and all the brilliance of also means that turnip greens autumn leaves in the back¬ take on a special taste, now that ground ! frost has kissed them. But it was a warning too. A And It signals the approach warning that frost will return of hog-killing time. And Thanks again. It was the prelude to giving can’t be far away, then longer nights and colder days. Christmas. A warning to motorists that its It means we have more time time to have anti-freeze in¬ to sit by the fire and talk with stalled. A warning to residents our families—and meditate on to check fuel supplies. A warn¬ things good and holy. ing, that soon, the wind will be Freedom in Action The city officials of the City to the best of our ability, select of Trenton, as required by their our governing group. office, have called for an elec¬ The present city council and tion on the first day of Decem¬ mayor have at this time no op¬ position. There have been ber. election— rumors that they may have. We The occasion of an whether for club president, class hope they do. officer or mayor of a city, is a Not because they may not be great iccasion. It affords all the best, but in order to give us an opportunity to use that hard an opportunity of choice. gained right of voting for the And, along with the election man or men we feel best quali¬ of city officials, the people of fied. Trenton have been given the Perhaps it shouldn’t be called right to decide on the water is¬ an opportunity, although we’re sue. This is as it should be. sure there are people through¬ In this election we are given a out the world who would call it choice. And it the duty of every that. We rather like to call it a voter, whether for or against, to duty. go to the polls on that first For it is duty, and an honor¬ 'Tuesday In December and ex¬ able one, to go the the polls and press himself. rilE U/lUt COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1959 7 ..... 'mHM \ ' /, / ■ ■ | . ; I ! 4 j 1 27 —V___ j i / 'Kxrt:2-* What You DON T Know About Teachers —may make a big difference in your child's life. Is your child’s teacher happy, alert, enthusiastic? Is she (or he) fully qualified to teach your child? Is she well paid, or is she forced to take on o tiring offer-school job in order to make ends meet? Is she frustrated by crowded classrooms? Visit your school and meet your child's teacher during— AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK November 8-14, 1959 DADE SCOUTING The fund drive for Dade Girl Scouts was in full swing this week, with letters and personal calls to citizens. Martin Nethery, chairman of the drive, urged that contributions be sent to him, without waiting to be soli¬ cited. Joey Keith was a visitor at this week's meeting of Troop 143. Tommy Scruggs was award¬ ed his Tenderfoot badge. Plans for a camp-out were dis cussed and the dates of Nov. 14-15 selected. The troop will hold a parents meeting Nov. 16, at which the Dade Board of Review examine candidates for ad Mrs. N. H. Hutchison and Miss Dyer attended a meeting Chattanooga, Tuesday of the Girl Scout council to dis¬ summer day camps. Cloverdale Mr. Will Hawkins Is reported much Improved and now is up and about. The Charles Bibles have been visiting some of their children in Chattanooga and have not returned home yet. The grading has begun on the new state super highway at the Alabama line, noving north to¬ ward Rising Fawn. The Lester Blevins have re¬ turned from a visit to Florida. Ed Bible has been visiting his son, George and family in Rock- wood, Tenn. They brought Mr. Bible back home last week. Mrs. Fisher in Hospital Mrs. Elizabeth Fisher rushed to Tri-County Hospital in a Moore ambulance Monday to undergo an emergency ap¬ pendectomy. She is reported good condition. mens I Trenton Dear Editor: The- erection of the broad¬ casting booth at Dade High School points up one startling fact: Education has become a farce; simply a “worthy” back¬ ground on which to fasten an overwhelming number of extra¬ curricular, worldy activities—a big step away from honesty—a aid to juvenile delin¬ quency. Kids know adults do not care anymore. We are foul, unholy vessels. —Helen Polly Hall— (Editor note: No comment.) Dry Red's Phone OLiver 7-3355 Smyth Fully guaranteed Service Phone: OLiver 7-3021 Hwy 143, sss i H. F. Representing jp In Fire and Licensed Real 1 Ls ifappy Birthday! These Dade Countians obser¬ ved birthdays this week. Dorothy Manning Alice Cooper Clyde C. Neely Ronald Mayhew Frances Elaine Avakian David Warren Lloyd Chumley Charles Thompson Veldo Shipp Cathy Jean Hawk Evelyn Rogers Dr. N. H. Hutchison Charlene Bradford Diane Hawes mmm Army PFC Phillip R. Baldree, eon of Phillip Y. Baldree, Ben¬ ton, Ky., recently partiepiated with the 8th Division’s 504th Infantry in Operation Jump Down in Germany. Baldree, a rifleman in the in¬ fantry’s Company C in Mainz, enter din the Army in Febru¬ ary 1958, completed basic train¬ ing at Fort Jackson, S. C., and arrived overseas last December. The 18-year-old soldier at¬ tended Forest Lake Academy, Orlando, Fla., and was employed by Ray’s Title Company, Or¬ lando, Fla., before entering the Army. His mother, Mrs. Lettle Bald- Iree, lives on Rt .3, Rising Fawn, Georgia. Capt. William E. Harris Jr., U. S. Air Force Officer Eelection Specialist, will be at the Air Force Recruiting Office In Chatt ianooga November 10th to inter¬ view and test approximately twenty men from this area for training as jet pilots and navi¬ gators. Capt. Harris who has more than 2,000 hours pilot time in subsonic and supersonic jet air¬ craft, said he would give the ex¬ aminations on the a first come first served basic to high school graduates between 18 and 28 V 2 years of age. Appointments for Interview and testing may be made by contacting the Air Force Re¬ cruiting office located at 736 Georgia Avenue in Chattanooga —telephone AM 6-1701. & Pressing SERVICE Trenton, Ga. Service on all makes from $2.00 mile west of Trenton AGENCY Companies Insurance Estate Broker GEORGIA
