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The Gem in Georgia's Crown
VOL. 59—No. 47
GLENNings
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Prouduest man in Dade Coun¬
ty last week was Lunsford
Fricks, the postmaster of Rising
Fawn.
He displayed a beautiful 6-
point deer which he bagged over
in the Daholnega area. He felled
the deer with a neck shot from
100 yards. (A real sharp-shooter,
since Mr. Fricks has but one
arm.)
• * *
Two doctors in another
Georgia city were friends and
they went hunting together fre¬
quently. One of the men, we’ll
call him Dr. Brown, the other,
Dr. Jones, just to make the
story interesting.
Well, !Dr. Rro.vn was promin-'
net and enjoyed a wide practice,
but since a couple of accidents
had been very careful in avoid¬
ing the public spotlight.
Answering an emergency call
one morning, his car struck and
Killed a prize-winning Boxer
aog The dog was owned by an
equally prominent man who
sued and there was much publi¬
city. A few weeks later Dr.
mown was ridmg a horse and
me animal became scared and
broxe a leg attempting to jump
a fence. Tne doctor was unhurt
but tne horse nad to be shot.
Again there was much publicity.
j.u was beginning to appear that
ut Brown hateu. animals.
.
Now, Dr. Joii.es was a fine
doctor wno enjdyed a good,
prank.
I'xfe two were hunting on a
.large tract of land ana as Dr.
mown got together ms equip¬
ment from tne car, Dr. Jones
'tamed with the owner of the
land.
Tne owner of the land asked
the doctor to do him a favor. In
,a pasture was mule, too old to
work and unsalable except to
the rendering plant, which had
agreed to buy it, provided it was
dead. the
Dr. Jones agreed to kill
mule for the man.
But he neglected to tell Dr.
Biown. After several hours of
tramping through the woods the
pair came out in the pasture.
Feining an impulsive Whim, Dr
Jones turned to Dr. Brown and
said, “Well, by golly, we don’t
seem to be able to kill anything
else, I’ll just shoot that mule.”
Whereupon he fired and the
mule fell dead.
Dr. Brown, thinking of the
publicity to follow, ran, ignoring
the calls of his fellow-hunter.
He reached the car and drove
away, leaving Dr. Jones and the
dead mule behind.
The land owner thanked Dr.
Jones and obligingly drove him
back to town.
It w r as several weeks before
the two doctors were on speak¬
ing terms again.
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEIV1BER 3, 1959
Council Studies
Indecisive Vote
On Water Issue
A disappointing number of
Trenton’s registered voter a
Tuesday re-elected Mayor
Charles T. Sims and the incum¬
bent City Council, along with
Recorder Charles Gray.
Robert Hadden, druggist,
making his first bid for a coun¬
cil seat was defeated.
The vote on the water issue
that opinion was divid¬
among those voting. Voting
the option were 93, voting
against 95. It required three
before the final tally
made, each count having its
total. The first count
the vote tied, the next
93 against and the final
93.
Only 196 of 361 registered
bothered to cast ballots.
The general feeling of the
is that the vote was too
to be decisive. Council
indicated further test¬
of public opinion would be
before a decision on sell¬
the city’s water system
be made.
All expressed disappointment
the number of persons voting
and generally all were dis¬
that they were not
given a clear-cut opinion to
guide them in dealing with the
Dade County Water Authority.
4-H Members
Win Trip to Athens
For Corn Production
Four Dade County youths,
winners in the Georgia Power
co. 4-H Club Hybrid Corn Pro¬
gram, will go to Athens next
Tuesday for an “honors”
County Agent L. C. Adams,
who will accompany the boys,
lisited the winners and their
per-acre production as: J. W.
ohnson, 142 bu.; Harlan
136 bu.; Alfred'
105 bu., and Larry Kon-
93 bu.
Something new has been
added to the program now in
12th year.
The program provides awards
for the boys in each of the 12
counties who have the
best records in production of
corn, as compared to
their percent increased yield
over their county’s average per-
acre yield. Each year winners
are invited to be guests at a
luncheon given by Georgia
Power Company. This year, not
only the boys, but their dads,
too, are to be guests at the
“honors day” luncheon.
Harold Gurley, agronomist,
Agricultural Extension Service,
University of Georgia College of
Agriculture, said the luncheon
will be held, Dec. 8, at the Ford
Motor Company in Hapeville.
The luncheon will be preceded
by a tour of the plant, giving
the boys and their dads a
chance to see new cars assem¬
bled.
The tour begins at 11 a. m.
Lamar Wansley, rural manager,
Georgia Power Company, will be
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Dade County Baptist Mobilize For “M” Night; Polio Benefit Came
To Lead Joint Rallies Has Been Called Off
Mobilization Night. That’s the
night when all Baptists are
called on to mobilize for train¬
ing in Christian service. It’s a
nation-wide move, started from
an idea born in Georgia. And
now, as Baptists throughout
the country mobilize for Christ,
Dade County Baptists plan for
special programs.
There will be simulteanous M
night programs next Monday
night at Trenton Baptist
Church and at Davis School.
The Rev. C. Raynomd Carroll
af Atlanta, who recently accept¬
ed a call to the Clifton Hills
Baptist Church in Chattanooga,
will be the speaker for the M
night service at Trenton Bap¬
tist Church. The program will
begin at 7:30.
The Rev. T. Perry Brannon,
pastor of the Gospel Tabernacle
and director of Radio Revival of
Chattanooga, will be the speaker
at the Davis program.
The Rev. Carroll is widely
known in this area, having con¬
ducted revival meetings in the
north Georgia area for the past
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New Home HD Club
Changes Meeting Day
The New Home Demonstra¬
tion Club has voted to change
the meeting date from the
third Tuesday afternoon to the
second Thursday night in each
month.
At its regular meeting at the
home of Mrs. Margaret West
the club also voted to hold their
annual Christmas party Dec.
10., with members exchanging
gifts.
Officers for 1960 will be elect¬
ed at the same time. A nominat¬
ing committee was named con¬
sisting of Mrs. Evla Stallings,
Mrs. Myrtle Hurst and Mrs.
Margaret West.
For the demonstration, the
members decorated plates. Re¬
freshments were served.
BLAIRSVILLE, Ga.—J. A. Case of Dade County receives a certificate for outstanding
forest management at a meeting of test demonstration farm families at Blairsville recently.
The certificate was one of four presented to owners of woodland test demonstration tracts
who grew 300 or more board feet per acre year by the Tennessee Valley Association of Test
Demonstration Farm Families, in cooperation with the Tennessee Valley Authority, the
Georgia Agricultural Extension Service, and the Georgia Forestry Commission.
Richard Kilboume, director of forestry for the Tennessee Valley Authority, makes the
presentation, as Dade County Agent L. C. Adams looks on.
Published Weekly—Since 1901
Rev. Carroll
Christmas Bargains
To Be Offered In
Special Week Sales
Trenton Days— Dec. 14.-19-
will be observed by merchants
of Trenton to ease the burden
of Christmas shopping for Dade
Countains.
In cooperation with the Dade
County Times, Trenton mer¬
chants will offer special bar¬
gains throughout the week of
Dec. 14, plus many valuable
prizes, to be given away free on
the 19 th.
The square will be decorated
witir lighted Christmas trees, a
project of the Boy Scouts,
stores will remain open until
9 p. m. during the special days.
Entertainment will be feat¬
ured including Christmas carols
by recording and on Saturday,
Dec. 19th Peanut Faircloth and
ms band, along with Santa
Claus will be on hand to add to
tne festivities.
The merchants have adopted
“Shop at home and save” as
the slogan for Trenton Days.
Campaign Director J. O. Ste¬
wart of the Dade County March
Of Dimes, has issued a terse
announcement calling off the
alumni football game for polio.
“In the best interest of all
concerned, it has been decided
that the alumni football game
for polio between Dade and
Davis will not be played,” the
announcement said.
No explanation was given.
Christmas Lights
Committee Named
By Garden Club
The Trenton Garden Club's
annual Christmas lightning
contest committee has been
named by Chairman Marion
Legg.
The committee, including re¬
sidents from throughout the
county, consists of Mrs. N. H.
Hutchison, Mrs. Henry Gross,
Mrs. Bill Keeton, Mrs. John
Murphy, Mrs. John T. Jones,
Mrs. Cecil McKaig, Mrs. Eiija
Elliot, Mrs. Jiles O. Gass, Miss
Bess Cureton, Mrs. E. T. Holmes,
Mrs. C. C. Neely, Mrs. Virginia
Light, Mrs. Eaicn Roberts, Mrs.
Ed pibie and Mrs. J. O. Han¬
cock.
Citizen of the Year
Nominations Sought
Who is Dade County's out¬
standing citizen?
The Dade County Times is
seeking nominations for the
man or woman its readers feel
deserve the special honor of
being designated “Citizen of the
Year.”
If you know of someone who
deserves this honor, submit his
or her name, along witn your
reason, to the Times OHice.
The man or woman selected
will be honored at a special oc¬
casion in January at which
time appropriate awards will be
given tne citizen selected.
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