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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1950)
'rV * *-* r n ■ ,, »’■# A '' J -* ,- * ' IMP® _ . . id# Co unli) ®in»s 6 ?c 2 ^ County's Only Newspaper^ Trenton Doorways Beautifully Decorated For Christmas There were many beautiful Ch r istmas decorations in the home and on the doors through- t ; ie county during this holiday season. In Trenton, The Garden Club had announced that on Friday afterno'n they would ju dge only the door decorations in the city for the most original, attractive and appropriate de¬ corations first Mrs. John Hinton won place with a piece of plywood, painted red, nailed over the en¬ tire door. On this Santa Claus had been outlined by a Santa mask and white and black plastic and paint for the buttons, belt, cuffs and shoes. The Hin¬ tons had put a flood light on their porch to shine on the door and the whole picture doorway was most realistic. Mrs. Louise Wright took sec- ond place also with an original . , decoration. She had taken a coat hanger and trimmed it with fur branches with a clus¬ ter of colored Christmas balls in the center. Attached to the bottom bar of the hanger were hree long red streamers with small Christmas bells sewn on the ends which jingled as the wind gently blew the ribbons about. •> Honorary mention went to Mrs. M. J. Hale, who had ar¬ ranged green and silver colored cedar branches into the form of a star. In the flower boxes on either side of the door were pieces of drain pipe in the shape of a cane These had been paint¬ ed with red and white stripes to resemble a huge Christmas candy cane and were tied with a large red ribbon bow. Mrs. A. L. Dyer had outlined her doorway with fur and pine branches with colored Christ¬ mas lights twinkling among the greens. Mrs. H. F. Allison had made ■fc? a wide green ribbon bow and with red tape outlined “Merry Christmas” on it. Above this was a spray of pine cones. In her flower box she had put greens and candle type Christ mas lights. Above this burned bright star. Mrs. A. T. Newby had a spray of green with silver pine and bells Mrs. G. C. Tatum had a lovely hand made wreath of pine with a large red bow. Mrs. Bill Tatum had an attractive spray of pine with a red plastic bow and bells. Mrs. James Milton Case a candy cane with a mistletoe background on her door. Mrs. Charles Powell had a green tied with red bows in every dow as well as on the door. Many lighted trees were in the windows and Mrs. foster had a lighted outside tree. Judges for the Garden were Mrs. A. T. Newby, Mrs. E Morrison, Miss Bess and Mr. H F. Allison. New Salem News Mr- and Mrs. Cecil Ward ■ acksonville, Fla., are visiting parents, Mr. and Mrs. McGuffey and family. Mrs. Ira Pennington is and Mrs. Hersell and family. Rect_ Howard McKaig of cnn ing is visiting his Mr and Mrs. Drew McKaig. M seems that old Santa Ver y good to everyone : We had two Church grarns with Christmas Tr -e Methodist Church held Program and tree -”ght ' nday and the Baptist had night. The public “••lied to both programs Misses Dola Ann Lynn Ar.rta Marie Moore are rt.atives in Alexandria, Va., ”dle r -&nd there they plan to visit at the Naval Base ^ a ”ixent River, Md. Mi s Eloise Pennington ~ here • r -pa, Fla., is visiting Harry and Lamar Moore Bfrr y School are visiting Parents, Mr. and Mrs Roy THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY DECEMBER 28, 1950 No Auto Accidents Very Few Arrests Over Long Weekend Dade County Sheriff Bill Lynch and Trenton Marshall J H. Baty reported today that trouble was held down to a min- imum in the county over the Christmas holidays. Lynch re¬ ported no accidents traffic or otherwise and said only eight were jailed for being under the influence, public drunkeness, and disorderly conduct. Marshall Baty said other than a few drunk cases all was quiet around Trenton during the holi¬ days. Baty added that two county youths were jailed over night for violating the fireworks ordinance. The youths were jailed after they continued to shoot firecrackers even after the lawmen had warned them not to do so The State Patrol was on con- stant duty in the county, ac- cording to Sheriff Lynch, and ^ thelr cooperation , lo _ cal oficers had _ one of „ f the safest CQfoef Christmas holidays on record. Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Moore, Jr. are visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Will Autry visit- ed Mr. and Mrs. Gordon and family Sunday. Mis Bessie Bradford of Wilkes Bar, Penn., is visiting her mother Mrs. M. G. Bradford and other relatives here Mr. and Mrs. Olen King and girts, Mr. and Mrs. Hiltard Wall, and Miss Anna Marie Moore of Chattanooga, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Moore, Jr., and son had with Mr. and Mrs. Leon Moore Sunday. Dinner guests of Mrs. C. L. Moore Christmas were: Mr. and Mrs_ Roy Moore and boys, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Craig and Joan, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Moore and family, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Moore and children, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Haygood and soon, Misses Eloise, Deloris and Imogene Penning¬ ton. and Miss Mittie Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Rod Patton, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert McKaig, Mr and Mrs. H. L. Bradford and Bill, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Brad¬ ford and son and Mrs. H. V. Moore and daughter visited Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McKaig and family during Christmas. IliUSC VYalL CiiUjfwU ourisuusu) uinuer wun Mr. and Mrs. Giauy Biauio.ru, were Mr. ana Mrs. <j. uass arm am, Mr. ana rvira. Cecil McKaig, Mr. ana Mrs. Marlin Braaiord and family, Mrs. M. G. Bradford, Miss Bessie Bradrord and last but not least "Shorty.” Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Moore and Sue have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Miller. Mrs. Miller has been ill for about a week. Mr and Mrs. Marvin Gray and son visited Mr. and Mrs. H. Gray during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Gray are on a tour in Florida. A from C. A. mailed in Key last week, he said he needed his overcoat. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Neal visited Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Bradford during Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mathews visited Mr. and Mrs_ Mike Hawk¬ ins during Chrsitmas. Christmas guests of Mr. and Mrs. Claud Bradford were Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Adkins, Mr. and Mrs. Duell Adkins and children. Miss Jeannine Gardner had Christmas dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Art Moore and Grover. Mr. and Mrs. Alton Reece and family spent Sunday night with Mr and Mrs. John Logan. A family dinner was enjoyed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Gray Sunday Those who at¬ tended were: Mr. and Mrs. Carl Baker and family, Mr. and Mrs j c. Abbott and family, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fulghum and children, m r a nd Mrs. Turner Morrow, Mr, a nd Mrs. H. C. Moore and family, Mr. and Mrs Sam Avans and baby, Mrs. Grace Gray and children, Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. ;Gray and family, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Gray, Mr. and Mrs Woodrow Gray and famUy and Mrs. Lincoln Gray and baby, Devoted to the Best Interests oi Dade County and Georgia. Personal Glad to see “Scottie” Wheeler home. j County Agent and Mrs. L. c Adams were visiting relatives over the holidays. The W. C. Cureton’s of Byrd's Chapel, had a large family din¬ ner on Christmas day. Mrs. John R. Urban from Chattanooga was the Christmas guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Ellis. Miss Joyce Case is spending the Christmas holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jules A. Case. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tate from Memphis, Tenn., will be holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Renfrce. Ordlnary and Mrs. A. W. Peck had Christmas dinner with the D. T. Brown family. This was a large family gahtering of i the Brown and Street families, Holiday guests of Patsy and Peggy Renfroe were Miss Joanne Moore and their cousin, Miss Margaret Tate both of Jackson- ville, v ihp Fla. in* j Christmas Mr. James in Birmingham Morrison spent with his wife’s family. Mrs. Morrison f and children returned home with him. Superintendant and Mrs. Roy Moore’s holiday guests were theJr tw0 sons> Harry and La _ mar and Miss Bobbie Ruth Mc _ ! Goldrick all from Berry School. Mrs. “their J. G. ~famu7 Gray Mr.“and“ and Tommie : Mrl had Dan Gray and children from East Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grsy and family, Mrs. Virginia Alderman and Miss Jessie for Christmas dinner. Mrs. Louise Wright’s brother SXw E ll a herto^gues? 1 cTa S tmas dinner, with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ranies and children. Five of Dade’s draftees who are stationed at Fort Benning are home for ten days. They are Billy Joe Bradford, Willis Chris¬ topher, Howard McKaig, Han¬ sard Gray and Lawrence Mor¬ gan. We hear that Ray Castle¬ berry is home. The Christmas program at the Methodist Church began with Carols by the choir and congregation. Harriett Ann Wil¬ liams and Caroline Newby re¬ cited a Christmas verse. There was a Bible reading by Mrs. Charles Gray and a solo by Ellen Morrison accompanied by Kath- ' leen Morrison. The play, “Why Chimes RW was ac*d in *, pantomine by the younger children with the narrator . m NEW I ; 4 -‘-r, • . . i •V.V-- & Locals We see Mrs. Maxie Tatum in a new Ford. The J. A. Swansons were Christmas dinner guests of the h. F. Allisons. E A EniSj Jr ^ and Eddie Pace were home with their parents for the Christmas holidays. Miss Merrill Stewart is for the holidays with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Stew- art. We were glad to see former Veteran Farm Training Instruc- tor now Lt. Alex Franklin, visit- ing in the county this week. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Rewcastle have a son, John Douglas, born Dec. 5. Mrs. Rewcastle is the | *°™er Miss Lennie Page I Pvt - Bil1 Cureton, who is sta- tloned . in Colorado ls spending the holidays with his P ar ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cure ton of Byrds Chapel. Mr - and ^rs. s - A - Wlult ' ^ s ; S uesta we ^ e Mrs. iWhites niece and nephew, Miss Barbara Ann and Mr. Billy trelL • ^ r - and Mrs. Douglas Hale and daughter from Aticeville^ Ala - are _visiting with his sister, , 1 Mrs. H. F. Allison and Mr. Alli¬ son. ; Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Hale’s Christmas dinner guests were Mrs. Frank Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. Duke Broome and children fro ™ Chickamauga, and Miss T Lucllle Morrison from Chatta - no ° sa ' I Mr. and J Mrs. T. m S. _ Renfroe _ , Mr. and , Mrs. S. 0 A. . White, xr , .. Mr. 'and . „ Mrs. Martin w ,. Bradford _ . i w Miss . Irene _ Forester _ . attended ,. , , . hg annuaJ christmas dinner ol Ge £ gia Power Company in - O. Morrison, Sr., a„ d Miss Gladys Morrison’s Christ¬ mas dinner guests were mem¬ bers of the immediate family; Miss Dalue Morrison, and all the Ernest, Douglas, Raymond, W. G. Jr., and Derrill Morrison families. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Tatum’s Christmas guests were Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Tatum and children from Chattanooga, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gray and children, Mr. and Mrs. John Tatum, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tatum and Mrs. James H. Tatum. The Christmas Services at the Trenton Baptist Church were very impressive. There were no carols and Candle Light Service, there was a Manger scene in j ^^the Uttto o^esjoo^ and Santa Claus and gifts wer e exchanged. best Christmas Ever Lccal Merchants Say After Record Sales Dade County merchants were a king stock of their few re- maining items today after what was described as the “best year in Christmas sales the county has seen” Several bussiness houses re- ported that the rush of local j buyers and Santa Clauses did not j start creased until through late Friday, Saturday but in- Hhe point that some had to take on extra help, Merchants reported heavy sales on clothing articles, shoes, and “just everything.” The be- ginning of the week was quiet, ;one salesman said but Saturday made up for all that, j Elsewhere throughout t h e state and country sales were re- ported up and it is expected that this Christmas may top the all- time shopping record set in the u. S. in 1949. Mr j ames c. Case’s Christmas guests were Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Graves and two children and j^ r and M rs Patterson from Ta n a hassee, Fla., Mr. and Mrs. James Milton Case and children Mr John Whitt, Sr., and Mrs. Rubin Dulin. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Dyer’s holi¬ day guests were Mr. Dyer’s mother, Mrs. W .C. Dyer from Birmingham and Mr. and Mrs. John Andrews from Indinapolis Ind., Mrs. Andrews will be re¬ membered as Miss Jessie Mae Dyer. Mrs. W. E. Page, Miss Sally Mae and Mr. Gordon Page’s Christmas guests were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cousins and from Geenville, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. Chester Buchanan and children, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Rewcastle and son, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Page and Mr. and Mrs. James Page. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Williams had as their Christmas guests their immediate family on both sides. They were: Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Gilbert and two children, Mr. and Mr£. Joe Burnett, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Williams, Jr., and three children, Mrs. Lillian Williams, Miss Hattie Hammock, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Davis, Mrs. M A Brown aP „ , from Chatta- - > Out of town folks were Mr - and Mrs ^ ran Me n and daughter, from .Houston Texas - and Mrs. Williams nep- hew and wife, Mr. and Mrs. d Berryman from Rl h _ : mond - Va - Man ? friend? 'during the day. Published Weekly—Since 1901 DADE YOUTHS GO BACK TO SCHOOL MONDAY MORNING Christmas holidays will be over and all schools in Dade County will re-open Monday morning, January 1, superinten¬ dent Roy Moore said today. Moore added that New Year’s Day (Jan. 1) is not being given as a holiday because the school schedule is in danger of falling behind its closing day of May 26 unless every day is used from now until then. Slygo News By Jaunita Holmes Hi Folks: Hope every one had a very nice Christmas and didn’t eat too much candy. Miss Nelle Purcell’s plans, were not knocked in the head by bad weather Last Friday afternoon, she left for Waycross Georgia and spent the remaind- ing Christmas holidays with her parents and ether relatives. We are sorry to report the death of Mr. Jimmy Hixson, who died last Friday morning. He was buried at Sarah’s Chap¬ el, Saturday at 3: P. M. Jr. Smith who moved from Slygo to Sand Mountain some¬ time during the past year was killed in a car accident in Ala., last week. His wife was the former Miss Tina Raines also of Slygo. It won’t be long till a new car will be parked in every drive way of Slygo. The Vernon Cure- tons have a new Chevrolet sit¬ ting in theirs. >, Mrs. E. C. Durham bas been ill, but reported well, before the holidays began. Slygo was really lit up during hte holidays. In almost every house, a Christmas tree could be seen in a window, with it’s lights beautifully decorating it The Moores had a family re¬ union Christmas day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Moore. Also Reeves’ had a re¬ union at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Reeves. We were very glad to have Rev. Maurice Phillips and wife at our Christmas program Sun¬ day night. We had a nice pro¬ gram and a very beautiful Christmas tree. A large crowd attended. Hope everyone has a very Happy New Year. Hooker News Items By Mrs. Thelma Bell Mr. and Mrs J. E. Brasfield and daughter, Margaret, spent Christmas with relativest near Memphis, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Kirch- meyer and son, Ernest spent Christmas with Mr. Kirchmey- er’s parents in Oklahoma. Mr. Frank Mayhew and fami¬ ly of West Frankfort, 111., spent Christmas with his mother, Mrs. Ann Mayhew and other rela¬ tives here. Mr. J. P. Haswell of Houston, Texas Is a guest of his sister, Mrs. Elmer Hunt. Mr. and Mrs Stanley Winfrey of Atanta spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Strawn. Mr. Johnnie Watley visited Mr. and Mrs. Jim Coates and family at Bridgeport, Alabama Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Strawn’s Christmas dinner guests were Mr. Prill Strawn and Mr and Mrs. Hayden Strawn of Chatta¬ nooga; Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Winfrey of Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. Grady Bell and Howard Strawn of Hooker. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Mitchum’s guests Christmas day wtre Mrs. Jones and family of Jasper, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Grady Bell, Howard Strawn and Tommy Mitchum visited friends at Whiteside Sunday. Mr. and Mrs John Adams of Chattanooga spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Adams. Mr. and Mrs. George Kendall and family have gone to Hot Springs, Arkansas to reside. Mrs. Lily Mae Drew and child¬ ren spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Drew at Kensing- j ton, Ga. NUMBER 51 Christmas Observed In Rising Fawn Christmas was celebrated in the Rising Fawn churches as the birthday of the Christ child rather than the coming of Santa Claus. Both the Baptist and jthe Methodist Churches had their Christmas trees and child¬ ren’s programs on Saturday night the religious services Sun¬ day. Incidently, one small child said of the Christmas cake, “Oh look! Here is Christ’s birthday cake.” The Methodist Christmas Pa- gent Sunday night was particu¬ larly effective with Sonny and Myrna McMahan and baby, “Mike” as the Holy Family and Mesdames L. M. Allison and J. L. Fricks as narrators. Spencer Middleton, Clifton Cagle and Glenn Smith portrayed the Wise Men with Sonnie Harrison, L. M. Allison, Jr., and Fred Phil¬ I lips as shepherds. A chorus of pre-school children presented the-ir gifts of money for the Holstcn Orphanage at the Man¬ ger as they sang “Away in a Manger;” the intermediate chil¬ dren sang, "Oh Little Town of Bethelehem” as they presented their gifts. Mrs. Martha Gossett Smith sang, “Cantique de Noel” as the closing number following which Rev. Allen Newby gave a short forceful talk on the mean¬ ing of the birth and death of the Savior. After this he admin¬ istered Holy Communion. Practically every home in Rising Fawn was gay with Christmas lights and decora¬ tions. The Hershell Dean’s had a very effective door arrange¬ ment of a large red and white peppermint stick tied with holly and red ribbons; the Homer Halls showed a large spray of holly and Christmas greens with gay red bows; the Milton Wilsons were lighted with a Christmas angel, while the Pier¬ sons and Curetons added out of doors Christmas trees to lovely window decorations. There were no fire works sold nor shot in Rising Fawn during si tpium uosieas suuiisuqo aqi as it should be as fireworks are Fourths of July celebration. New Salem WSCS Enjoys Party The New Salem Woman’s So¬ ciety of Christian Service held their Christmas Party in the lunch room of the school Sat¬ urday n/ight, December 2, at which time a delicious Pot Luck supper was enjoyed by members and their families. After supper the group had fun with a “pig in a poke” party, increasing the treasury by $13.50. The circle is helping raise money for the new church, a new site already having been purchased for the building . Everyone is working hard to achieve this goal. The meeting adjourned to meet with Mrs. Grady Bradford in January. Cloverdale News The Byron Foresters enter¬ tained the Cloverdale Fores ier families at Christmas dinner. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. McGehee from San Antonio, Texas are visiting the Byron Forester family during the holidays. The Church was filled to overflowing for the Christmas play Gifts were exchanged. During the holidays members of the community remembered their loved ones who had left them, for many of the graves in the Cemetery were freshly decorated. The Charlie Bibles had most of their children with their families holme with them for over the Christmas week end. Mrs. Jennie Campbell is visit¬ ing in Breman, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bible spent the Christmas holidays in Ma¬ con with their son Ed Jr. and his family. Some of Uncle Bill and Aunt Mollie Amos’ visitors during the holidays were Mr Grady Allen, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Bradford, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bradford and W. M., Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McKaig and family, Billy Joe Bradford, Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Moore and Patricia.
