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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1951)
The Dade County Times Entered at the Post Office at Trenton, Georgia, as second class mail. Mrs. Catherine C. Morrison Owner—Publisher Subscription Rates One Year 52.00 Plus State 3D Sales Tax. Locals and Personals Alfred (Hawk) Moore who is in Germany, Is home on a 30 day furlough. Don Gross in the Air Force stationed in Washington, D. C. was home on a three day pass, A new subscription this week was for Sheriff John W. Lynch, Tallahassee, Fiorida. Bernice Christopher is ill in Clinic. She hopes to be home Friday. Jimmie Tom Wilson has sold his garage business to Mr. A L. Dyer and is now in Florida. Mrs. James Morrison was to a Plastics Party at home Tu( sday night. Cpl. Sidney Womack has re¬ turned to Camp Polk, La , after a 14-day furlough Misses Kathryn Fricks and Morrison and Jiles Dean Kathleen Morrison at College last Saturday Pfc. Eddie Pace visited his Mrs. Ed Pace, over the end. Bud Tatum was an¬ serviceman home for Sat¬ and Sunday. The baby daughter of the Scruggs remains ill* in a hospital. She con¬ a chest infection while surgery. Mrs. Smith, of Wildwood, left of the most beautiful and dahlias seen in the in the Georgia Power Tuesday. One white bloom as large as a dinner plate. Mr. Otis Foster returned to home in Trenton, Thurs¬ Mrs. Fester went to the and returned with Mr. Foster is still confined his bed. Sgt. Russell Holland was to S/Sgt., October 15. is a son of Mr. and, Mrs. Holland and stationed Hunter Air Force Base, Sa¬ Georgia. Col. and Mrs. Douglas Mor¬ were in Athens, Georgia, the week end where Mrs attended a State Press meeting and Sat¬ afternoon they attended University cf Georgia-Bos- College football game. STILLS RAIDED EQUIPMENT Three stills were raided Sun- by Deputies Mitchell ... and , and two State alcohol unit oflicers. One still was in oinsons , where two 55 gallon pots found and confiscated. other two stills were on the end cf Sand Mountain. * was a 400 gallon outfit and other a 500 gallon one. As as can be assertained. no was found nor was any brough t AGENTS SEE LEARN ABOUT OUR PROGRAM t The Extension Office in was pleased to be hosts to visiting County Agents last Fred Geisler from Minn., and Ross Hunt- from Worthington, Minn. on County Agent Adams discuss and see Dade’s agri- program. These two men were on a trip the TV A area prior to the National Associa¬ of County Agents’ meeting Memphis. They were inter¬ in the type of agricultu¬ program we had and how TV A tied in with it. They particularly interested in pasture program as their is dessert, dry land. H. D. CLUB MEET NOVEMBER 2 The Avans Home Demonstra¬ Club will meet Friday of this week at the home Mrs. H. H Bodenhamer. Slides will be shown on cur in- -1 pork. The husbands are as this will be of interest , those who cure pork Hope; members will " ■ be present. ‘ 1 Mrs. H H Bodenhamer, Reporter. UNION , AT DRUG STORE For the convenience of those wish to send telegrams, the Union has given Restaurant and Drug authority to receive and telegrams through the office by tele- *idtoconUnued 252 THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1 1951 STAR ROUTE Mr. and Mrs. Luther West have given the name Richard to their baby boy, born October 24, at Parkview I Chattanooga. Mr. and Mrs. Jas visited relatives in ga ever the week end. Mrs. Jennie Martin of ton, visited her daughter, H. J. Barton and Mr. Barton this past week. Mr. and Mrs. R. Z. Thompson visited Mr. and Mrs. Shelly Summerford, Monday, Mrs. Grace Dodd is leaving this week for Davenport, Flo¬ rida, to reside for the winter. Mrs. Eliza Michaels has rent¬ | ed her farm to Mr. and Mrs. |Coffee, from Ider Ala. They will occupy their home Nov. 1 AVANS Mrs. Mary Elliot celebrated her 76th birthday Sunday, Oc¬ tober 28th with 35 relatives and friends present at her home for the birthday dinner. She also received several nice presents. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Meeks are very busy with their new house which is beginning to get un¬ derway very nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Robinson announce the birth of a son. Mr. W. E. Pike will be greatly missed in our community. He was always in the front leading in new improvements on the farm. In loosing him we have lost a good leader, neighbor and friend. He was always ready to help everyone who was in need and often deprived himself of things to help others. Improvements noted The Elijah Elliots are instal¬ ling a new bath in their home. The D. P. Hoods are installing a water system and bath. The H. H. Bodenhamers are adding a new modern kitchen. The J. D. Pikes have added a large fish pond to their farm. Mrs. W. E. Pike has a new pond on her farm. This is one of Mr. Pike’s last projects. RISING FAWN Misses May and Bess Cureton were dinner guests of Rev. an,d Mrs. Allen Newby and Caroline in Stuart Heights Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Heatherly and daughters visited her pa¬ rents, the Russ Smiths, over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Rum- ley have a new baby girl born September 13th ghe has been , named Beverly Gale Mrs Rum _ ley is the former Beatrice Wil- bams gbe and h er husband maki ° their homf , in R[s . ing Fawn Mrs Donnie McMahan wa6 m ovpr the week end Rey Baker will preach at the n 0>dock hour gunday at the pawn Methodist church, j s } 11V ited to come and the fellowship and gain with God’s word. ’ Mas Kathryn Fricks , v B i .. ed j i a former classmate, Miss Kath- Morrison, at Maryville Col¬ Saturday, Mr and Mns. Hershel Dean and daughter. Gall, are in Ar- Kansas, where they are visiting Deans father, Misses Carol Kenimer and Kenimer visited friends and relatives over the end. They are students at the University of Georgia Mr. and Mrs. Bill Austin vi¬ friends at Flat Rock, Sun¬ day afternoon. Messers. Warner Pierson, Jim Todd, Sonny McMahan and Luther Allison took part in the killing of the seasons first hog Saturday. Mr. Pierson was the owner of the animal which had grown to be a pet and now : rests in state in the family food locker. Mr. S. W. Woodin was honor- ed a t Sunday School by those present, who sang “Happy Birthday” on the occasion of bis 78th birthday, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Fannin spent ... the week . end , with ... rela- , i tlves in Ashland, Ala. i t, Prmc.pa. . J T „ E. M,ckler , , ... ^clr,v- L. The !LSf. condition of Mr. W? D J. ,° g D. / I Gossett is improved. He remains at the home of his son in Jas¬ per, Tenn. Mrs. Bill Tatum and little daughter, Pamela, were the guests of Mrs. Ray Smith last Wednesday. Nelson Truelove has bought about five acres of land on the .side of the stream by the BUY U. S. SAVINGS BONDS Improvement Column Slygo On the judges’ tour of the Slygo Community last day many improvements were shown and others pointed out. Cole home. Here the registered short horn bull and a ® ed , , hog were shown, , also , the fall . ,, «*»•*« interesting in that one wing is the original old log cabin home. The living room contains a small reed bottom chair used by children in slave days. The liv¬ ing room had been painted and new rugj and pictures added. The kitchen had been moder¬ nized. Fr^m walnut grown on the place, kitchen cabinets had been made and the sink had been built in with more of this beautiful walnut. As the Earl Cole place was passed the permanent pastures, turkeys, new turkey house, new roof of chicken house and fall gardening were pointed out and the canning Mrs. Cole had done told about. . A stop at the Leon Moore home showed a new retaining wall and inside a new r oil heater had been installed. Kitchen im¬ provements included small ca¬ binets added over windows which lighted a double sink en¬ cased with cabinets and coun¬ ter space running on either side. The Vernon Cureton’s new home was pointed out and as Carl Waddell home w r as passed the judges were told of the beautiful woodwork, chimney and fireplace added — also a new kitchen and water pump. A stop was made at the Slygo Valley Grocery Store where Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Burns, whose home is behind the store on a small hill was told about. A new driveway had been made, new paint had been put on the home which 'they had built them¬ selves. landscaping done in the yard and his let sow'ed in clover As the judges passed, the new furniture in the Raymond Waddell home was told about and the new closet and cedar chest in Mrs. Grace Patterson’s home. A stop was made at the B. F. Moore’s where the judges went to see their chickens, cattle, new pastures and their fields of wheat, corn and oats. They have installed running water in the home and added a new bathroom. The group stopped at the new Community Park. This is a beautiful spot on the top of a hill and a sign hangs which can be seen for some distance in either direction. While admir¬ ing the view, the judges were ^ d of be . improvements on the Edgar Moore --- ---- place which in¬ — cluded land sowed in red clo¬ ver, hogs raised for fattening, a late garden and turnip patch, and their flower garden with notice to the dahlias. Their son is a 4-H Club mem¬ ber. At the L. H. Street place a field has been cleared and sow- anothcr lot dlsced (or plow _ ing, two hogs are fattening, a new roof has been put on the shed and Mrs. Street has 300 quarts of canned food on her pantry shelves. Improvements at Miss Pearl Street’ included 7 additional acres this year sowed in pas¬ tures and 12 more acres in per¬ manent pastures, the orchard and sowed for chicken pasture, a fall garden and as yet the in¬ complete pond. The Martin Street house had had new underpinning and new steps. They had sowed grass in their yard and had a winter garden. Lespedeza sowed was pointed out on the Slaughter place. At the Dan Massenagle place, the judges went to the barn to see his dairy heifers and pas¬ tures put in this year. They were told of the new concrete basement in the home, the new bedroom cedar closets and new linens added. A lengthy tour was taken at he Roland Kirchmeyer’s where th jud ® saw his corn high gear and potatoes, , . , his . chickens, . . . ducb and „ at _ tie. They were told of Mrs. Kirchmeyer’s canning and that their sen is a 4-H member and a wanner at the County Fair. The next stop was at the Al¬ vin Reeves’ where work done on the filling in of the gullies in front of their home was point¬ ed out. The Reeves have added a basement and a new pump house and have running water in the house. There is a new r double sink in the kitchen w’ith cabinets around it and small cabinets overhead. We caught glimpse in passing of a flower arrangement cn the ning room tal!>le - In a flat china bowl - s P ri i? s of were gracefully placed and ; aatumn red dahlias were at bottom front of the ment. The Lawrence Dugan’s ;the „ next „ , to . last , . stop. , Here „ corating. This house was an log house and much work needed to modernize it. floors had all to be and sanded and the wood polished. The living with a very low ceiling was in bright dark blue with woodwork, very startling krpt you from being of the low ceiling The was in a green and white which gave a feeling of and calmness. The Dugans refinished some of their ture and left the judges a of the original wood to what it had looked like to with. A pump and running ter had been added this Outside the flowers and bery about the yard were tractively placed and across road purple-blue wild glories were nodding in a Before ending the tour, new barn, new pastures, smoke house and hogs of D;c Lawsons were pointed and the improvements in were enumerated. At the Harold Dugans, a pasture was pointed out and were told of the inside, new kitchen sink and canning. Their son, Herschel, a 4-H member and a prize winner The F. A. Pattersons had siding on their home, a stove and frigidaire poultry was pointed out. At the W. H. Dugans, a wall had been built, the a new pasture a fall garden o ludges ______ was _____ j As the did not Mr. Dugan had put on some of the wood a lamp and a table, White' does face cattle were the Bill Hughes. At the John Cureton’s a yard and a new were pointed out. At the last stop, the Frank K. werd still in the pro- of improvements. They had a new porch to their put in running water and a bathroom. They had some new electrical in the kitchen. Re- of the living and din- rooms and adding a furn- were still going on. Rising Fawn The Rising Fawn Baptist was the first stop on judges tour of Rising Fawn. did not get out but were of the walls being plaster¬ and painted white and that had been hung to make classrooms in the of the church until fold¬ doors could be gotten. These will be so hung that the can again be converted Miasm* TRADE-INS ACCEPTED USED CARS HIGH LOW QUALITY COST i NEW TRUCKS 1 — 1/2 Ton DODGE PICK-UP Standard Cab 1—1/ 2 Ton DODGE PICK-UP DeLuxe Cab l_i/ 2 Ton DODGE PICK-UP Standard with Vent Wings USED TRUCKS 1—1949 F-8 FORD 3 Ton, Good Tires, Ready to go 1—1946 CHEVROLET l»/ 2 Ton, Motor Reconditioned 1—1940 FORD iy 2 Ton 1—1949 CHEVROLET li/ 2 Ton, Clean Good Condition 1—1951 % Ton DODGE EXPRESS, with guarantee 1—1950 V 2 Ton DODGE PICK-UP DeLuxe Cab, Heater 1—1950 1/2 Ton DODGE PICK-UP, Standard Cab USED CARS 1—1941—PLYMOUTH COUPE, Reconditioned Motor 1—1941 FORD 2 Door SEDAN, Radio and Heater 1— 1942 FORD SEDAN, Good Condition 1938—PLYMOUTH 4 Door Sedan 2— 1940 CHEVROLET, 2 Door 1—1937 FORD CLUB COUPE (UMifTM m TIRES’ DYER MOTOR CO. S TRENTON, GA a into one large room needed. Mr. R. C. Thomas’ and field were shown by ing right down into them. hogs and cattle were seen the way in and out. A visit was made to the York’s where his pasture cover crops were seen and new porches, , new roof The Community Park shown and the view from of j; be farms and its value the community pointed out. Mrs. Cecil McMahan’s garden—and flower garden were pointed out as they ed At the Vardie Castleberrys, group ma de an extensive At the bottrm of the hill is £pr j ng an d a stream. The tleberrys have built a house and installed a pump that lt ts no longer to carry water up the hill the house. At the home in basement were the jars of ned food and a good pile sweet potatoes. In the wa , s a new sink and new nets. Ab out four feet up wa]1 between the kitchen d j n i ng room had been cut cut i eave an arched opening for and easier serving. The from the front porch lovely. Here the group to also see the improved or- chard and the pastures, The next stop was at the Mahan farm also off the road - Here was seen the P^ture and hogs, the cattle °fher improved pastures, : ^ ue McMahan’s 4-H and cattle were Pointed out was the Dawkins truck farm. ** Le f Gearrins —.ssed the judges were told e electric pump installed, modern kitchen, the new bath- room and of the remodeling . lng The Smiths pasture, co- ver crops and cattle P° inted out and the cover crops and eight acres pine trees onthe Fox road were P° lnted out - 1 The °- B - Allens ’ home ’ which had built themselves, was ^ i i r i f i ^ i ^ < k | j <1 i ^ 4 i r 4 ► < ^ 4 ^ 4 ► There'll be a change in the Weather 4 ► In the not too distant future temperatures will drop 4 ► and there’ll be a long line of cars for anti-freeze and 4 ► other cold weather needs. Don’t let yourself get stuck in 4 this line, or worse yet, run the risk of serious damage to 4 ► your your car. car. Then Come in soon won’t and have let us thing thoroughly to winterize about 4 ► you a worry when the weather turns colder. Your car will be prepared 4 ► for the worst. 4 ► ► DYER MOTOR COMPANY 4 ► DODGE AND PLYMOUTH DEALERS 4 ► TRENTON, GA. 4 pointed out and the improve- ; ments made this year. | stops were made to see Sam- m i e Kenimer’s and Jackie Wil , SO n’s pr ize chickens. Both were 4 - H winners at the County Fair A stop was made at the J. L. Fricks’ new home. Here was shown the modern kitchen with blue accents with flowered wall paper and the modern bath- Frick’s canning was also on display. The Methodist parsonage was the next stop. Here the judges were told of how a chimney had been removed and some taker* off the size of two tooms to make room for a bathroom be- two bedrooms. A furnace had been installed, the floors redone, new furniture, the kit- furnished even to a supply 0 f fcod on the pantry shelf when the new pastor moved in. a stop was made down in the w. L. Fannin fields to show im- proved pastures, a new barn an d cattle. Afc the Roy Wallens the group W as shown some of the cabinet work which Roy does. A beauti- f u n y inlaid coffee table and kitchen cabinets were particu- i ar iy pointed out. Their new pump house made of rockS) cat _ and new pond were shown, Frozen food in a home freezer was shown at the Cureton’s Monday when the area judges arrived, the reads were muddy and it was difficu i t to show the j f j e ] ds but Rising Fawn came forth with more improvements not shown before. The same tour wai made with these ad¬ ditions. They showed the home * freezer at the R. C. Thomas and the papering done in the din¬ ing room and living room. A stop was made at the W. N» Pierson home to show the home !f reezer> the completed bathroom and the new rooms completed on tbe sec0 nd floor. A pastor’s Study which has i been made f. ro m a class room iin the Methodist church was sh0 wn. ! A stop was made at the Luth- er Allison’s to show a home freezer in use.
