The Gem in Georgia’s Crown
VOL. 59—No. 51
GLENNinqS
On an impulse we took a 20
minute break during our long,
long drive home for Christmas
which turned out to be the
highlight of the season.
Having driven for several
hours, we were car weary be¬
yond the ability of coffee to
overcome. As we neared the
Carolina state line we came
upon a sleepy little mountain
town.
We noticed an unusual num¬
ber of people gathering on the
steps of a rustic little church.
“Midnight mass,” said my
traveling companion, “it’d be
nice to join them.”
Thus said, we parked and in
our comfortable, but crumpled
traveling clothes, join them we
did.
It made no difference that we
were not able to understand and
follow the ritual. We just sat
there. And somehow the atmos¬
phere absorbed us and we felt
lifted.
As we continued our trip we
discussed the contrast with last
Christmas eve. It was quite a
party—merry and loud. And we
agreed that such a party is out
of character for the occasion.
Christmas is for quite and
peace.
* * *
A reader brought us this little
rhyme and we thought it worth
passing on to you.
Three monkeys sat in a coco¬
nut tree Speaking of things as
they’re supposed to be Said one
to the others, “Now listen, you
two, There’s a certain rumor
that just can’t be true That- man
descnded from our noble race!
Why the very idea! It’s a dire
disgrace! Why no monkey ever
deserted his wife, Or starved her
babies, or ruined her life. You
never heard of a mother monk
Leaving her babies with others
to bunk Or passing them on
from one to another Until you
can scarcely tell which is the
mother; Or build a fence around
this coconut tree, Letting all the
coconuts go to waste, Forbidding
all the other monks a taste. If
I built a fence around this tree
Starvation would force you to
steal from me! And ever since
the first monk a coconut did
crack
Treated all the monks alike,
whether white, brown or black.
And another thing a monk
won’t do—Go out at night and
get in a stew And take a gun
and a club or a knife And take
some other monkey’s life. Yes
man descended, the ornery cuss;
But brother, he didn’t descend
from us!”
* * *
The time has arrived to get
out last New Year’s resolutions
and start figuring ways of get¬
ting around them.
* * *
Most of us agree with
Twain, when it comes to mak¬
ing resolutions—n o t h i n g so
needs reforming as other
people’s habits.
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1959
Georgia Power Tax
Payment Climb To
Nearly 6 Million
District and local managers
of the Georgia Power Company
throughout the state this week
are presenting to municipal and
c o u n t y government officials
checks which will bring the
amount of the company’s 1959
property tax payments to a
total of $5,683,400. T. S. Renfroe
local manager at Trenton re¬
ported the amount compares
with a total of $5,275,000 paid
by the company for its 1958
property taxes.
Of this sum, Mr. Renfroe re¬
ported, $2,812,344 goes into gese-
ral county funds, $1,919,320 to
school districts, $906,805 to
cities and towns, and $44,931 to
Georgia and adjoining states.
Earlier in the year, municipal
partnership tax payements total
ing $2,135,107 were paid by the
company to the 382 cities, towns
and communities in which the
firm’s partnership franchise
agreement was in effect. Under
this agreement, the company
pays each municipality in which
it operates three per cent of its
gross revenue ‘from the sale of
electricity for residential and
commercial use. These munici¬
pal partnership tax payements
were in addition to property tax
payments.
The Georgia Power Company
official pointed out that ap¬
proximately 20 per cent of the
company’s total revenue goes to
pay taxes, including federal and
state income taxes, municipal
partnership taxes, and others.
SKEET SHOOT SLATED
The Dade • County Wildlife
Club will hold another skeet
shoot Jan. 2 at the old Jacoway
Place north of the square.
The event, open to the public,
will get underway at 3 p. m.
Dulles Memorial Meeting Held In Tokyo
Over 2,000 Japanese, representing all
walks of life, gathered at the Hibiya Public
Hall in Tokyo recently to pay tribute to the
memory of the late John Foster Dulles. The
sign above the stage reads, “Memorial Meet¬
ing for the late American Secretary of State,
Dulles.”
Among those who addressed the gather*
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SCENE
on the
SQUARE
Several people getting mean
looks from the sheriff after
they’d commanded him to
“whoa;”
Merchants, far less happy
taking down decorations than
they were in putting them up.
Wade Hampton, the purveyor
of farm implements and machi¬
nery, giving a piece of earth
moving equipment a spin
around the square.
Bank Reports Best
Year of Business;
Pays $1.50 Dividend
The Bank of Dade in 1959 had
the best year of business since
opening in January, 1956, Presi¬
dent George H. Harrison report¬
ed to the board of directors
meeting this week.
The directors voted to pay a
dividend of $1.50 per share, re¬
presenting 6 percent, on the par
value of the stock to share¬
holders of record, Dec. 31.
President Harrison stated that
jafter operating expenses and
the dividend are paid a substan¬
tial sum will be added to the
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capital structure of the bank,
thereby affording additional
protection to depositors and
shareholders.
Deposits increased by more
than $200,000 in 1959.
Southern Railway Pays _
Dade Taxes of $38,000
Southern Railway reports that
dt has this week presented to the
tax collector of Dade County a
check for $38,674.00 in payment
of 1959 ad valorem taxes for an
affiliated company.
Total of all 1959 direct taxes,
state and local, paid or to be
paid by Southern Railway Sys¬
tem in Georgia is estimated to
be more than $1,817,000.
ing Japan Information
were Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi
and United States Ambassador Douglas
MacArthur II.
The meeting was sponsored by a 15u-
memour committee which included leaders
of the Liberal Democratic and Socialist
Parties as well as representatives of Japan’s
business and journalistic circles.
Published Weekly — Since 1901
DADE FACES NEW YEAR
FILLED WITH PROMISE
Candidates ~ Selected 0 . ,
For Polio Bowl Queen
Seven candidates for queen of
the Polio Bowl football game, to
be played Jan. 8 at Dave L.
Brown Field, have been named.
They are Janice Davidson,
North Dade School; Judy Ad-
kins, new Salem School; Nancy
Byers, Rising Fawn School;
Dennis, Davis Elementary;
Donnie Gray, Davis High; Nita
McBryar, Dade Elementray, and
Jo Ann Steele, Dade High.
The contest will begin Mon¬
day, Jan 4 and end at 8; 30 p. m.
at the football game.
Three Dade County
Grid Star Make
All-State Team
Fullback Mark Cloud of Davis
High School and quarterback
IPoug Wheeler and guard Russell
Blevins of Dade High School
made the Class C All-State team
picked by the Atlanta Journal
Constitution for 1959.
Fullback Ken Pennington of
Dade received honorable men-
t i o n. Pennington scored 13
touchdowns for Dade this sea¬
son.
The 22-man newspaper team
had only one junior, Doug
Wheeler. All the others are
iseniors.
Fullback Cloud led Davis in
scoring for the year and played
safety man on defense.
Guard Russell Blevins was an
anchor in the Dade line of de¬
fense.
Quarterback Wheeler led the
Dade scorink with a total of 84
points for the year.
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As 1959 comes to a close, Dade
countains look forward to a
brighter year in 1960.
Prospects lndeed are bright,
Much of the groundwork for
a Prosperous new year has been
R° a ds on Sand Mountain
" ow pr ° vld /,' or a eloser ilnk t0
the rest of the county ' u - now
temporarily improved, will get a
Iaa J° r facelifting in the spring
and work will begin on the Look
out Mountain road as soon as
weather permits.
Dade High School improve¬
ments will go ahead full speed,
now that the football field is a
ireality. Prospects are bright that
a gym will be started in 1960.
Tri-county Hospital’s building
project is scheduled to be com¬
pleted by November, providing
more beds and better service.
Business has been good in the
ilast quarter of 1959 and will
continue to make gains next
year.
To add excitement to the year
—elections! Practically all coun¬
ty offices and states offices as
well will be up for filling.
Farmres can anticipate more
income as better practices are
initiated.
Many county residents still
look hopefully at the water
situation, not yet a dead issue.
And on the overall scene, the
world picture is brighter. The
ice of the cold war is melting
and peace appears more a goal
than a term.
Chattanooga Negro Is
Transferred to Rome
Arrest in Dade
FBI agents have taken a Dade
County prisoner to Rome, where
was to be charged with tran¬
a stolen car across a
line.
The prisoner, Herbert Strong,
a Negro, was arrested by
Allison Blevins after
authorities had
him with armed rob¬
bery and auto theft. He alleged¬
robbed a Tiftonia service
of $30 in cas after tak-
another man’s car.
Sheriff Blevins arrested him
Sunday morning.
Before being transferred to
on a federal warrant,
was tried and convicted
a charge of driving without a
Stills Destroyed
Sand Mountain
Sheriff Allison Blevins and
other law enforcement
this week raided and
six illegal whiskey
on Sand Mountain.
They were located in a gluch,
seven miles northwest of
The capacity of all the still
about 3,000 gallons. Sheriff
said more than 2,000
of mash was destriyed.
Others in the raiding party
Joe Blevins, Bill Breedlove
Georgia Agent W. H.
