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The Gem in Georgia's Crown VOL. 59—No. 47 GLENNings o 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 (Continued to Page 8) 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 (Continued to Page 2) 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. 7 c Per Copy