The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965, January 01, 1953, Image 4

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Newspaper Page Textj BE WISE ..ECONOMIZE! It takes a mighty smart per¬ son these days to do anything about stretching the budget. We have a suggestion that might help you as it has many of your friends. Let the experts at Tatum and Case repair your ap¬ pliances and save the high re¬ placement cost. There is no doubt a lot of good service in tho c appliances you are con-' sidering replacing. You’ll be pleased with the reasonable cost and satisfied with the re¬ sults at Tatum and Case. TATUM & CASE Radio Electric Co. TRENTON LOOKOUT DRIVE IN THEATER Cummings and Birmingham Highway SUNDAY, January 4. Powerful & Thrilled-packed THE FIGHTING Westerner Randolph Scott - Ann Sheridan 4 Cartoons!! Closed Mon., Tue., and Wednesdays TUCKS., FBI., Jan., 8-9. House of Frankenstein Boiis Karloff, - Lon Chaney, John Carradine-J. Carroll Nalsh TWO CARTOONS SATCRDAY, January 10. When The Red Skins Rode In Technicolor Jon Hall - Mary Castle DADE THEATER SUN.. MON., Jan., 4- 5 Joan Crawford SUDDEN FEAR j Jack Palance - Gloria Grahame ************************ TUE., WED., Jan., 6-7. Pandora and the Flying Dutchman James Mason - Ava Gardner *********************,**1 Color by Technicolor Till!., FRi., Jan., 8-9. The Cimarron Kid Audie Murphy Kla-Yvette Dugay „ , , „ . . , r*****’**^********* , ** I ****;: SATURDAY, Jan., 10. High Lonesome ) With J. Barrymore, Jr. r************************ OPENING TIMES Week Days: 7:00 P. M. Saturday: 2:30 P M. Sunday: 3 P M. (two shows in afternoon). Close for Church and reopen at 8:45 P. M. r Thirsr Too. Seeks Quality , V - -AJ f . v »-.*ay*. _ WE SEI.I typewriting paper white and yellow second sheets, thin paper marked “copy” and two sizes of mi- meo paper. THE DADE COUNTY TIMES TRENTON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1953. THE owe COUNT! TIMES. Morrison and Holmes Win Contest The Christmas spirit have caught the fancies many Dade Countians, as denced by the unusual and lovely door and outside ations, which were entered the Garden Club Door and Outside Decoration Contest. Mrs. Catherine Morrison, Bess Cureton, Mrs. Ersaline roll and Mr, Hugh Clark, acted as judges, toured county Christmas Eve, with Mrs. G. C. Tatum, Club president, to select the winners of the most outstand- ing door and outside decora- tion Winn iSorway-fir rs in the two contests wt^e t Mrs W. o Morrison Sr second the Bill Tatums- and third, Mrs. A. Scruggs and Ray Bobo; Out¬ side Lighting and Decoration: — _ yj : I* i -J * x'iSilt \ f. IWAVWVI' ■ * ■ vr.v.v • x>.'j | k.' ' \ | ; I J , Tylie Holmes; second, D. T. Brown and Dudley Cureton; third, Mr. ahd Mrs. Grady Mc- Kaig. Mrs. W. G. Morrison, Sr., of Trenton, received first prize of a beautiful percolator from the Georgia Power Company her original placing of greens around the front door with red and silver painted ber¬ ries woven into the branches. She had tucked colorful Christ¬ mas cards at intervals around greenery and the whole effect was s P otli & htecL Second”*place went to the Bill also of Trenton, who placed a lighted Christmas traditionally decorated, in picture window and trim- ^heir front doo; with set off with a bright red - The entire decorations r ere lighted with blue light, packages. The front door was lighted with Christmas giving a soft twilight effect was very lovely. Tying for third place were W. A. Scruggs of Trenton, Ray Bobo, of Rising Fawn. Scruggs’s door was very inviting and hospitable-look¬ ing, with a burning candle ef¬ fect cut into a green plywood door giving off a warm yellow liglit. Ray Bobo’s door was of a more spiritual nature, the sur- rounding shrubbery at the front of the house contributing a quiet atmosphere. A large vhite cross was centered on the door and blue.lights entwined with greenery all around the door frame. The scene was ar- tstically spotlighted . The G C. Tatums had placed an attractive cluster of mag¬ nolia leaves with large red bow cn the front door, while a block away Peggy Renfioe had de- c mated the trellis on their en- J-ance porch with greenery and colored lights in the shape of ” r cross. The door of the R. M. Morri- son home wa: beautifully fram ed in greens with Christmas lights by R. M., Jr., who had also put yellow lights in all rhe front windows, M, me. Mention! Ta- turn’s door was covered with blue plywood from which had been cut the letters, NOEL; a light behind this dcor made the letters shine forth in the darkness. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gro s framed their picture window with colored lights, while through the well-lighted gla s could be seen snow men was done up in a Christmas package effect with white pa- I per crossed with red ribbon and j decorated with greens and a candy cane. A green bulb in the porch socket gave off a pale I green light. Two red-and-whlte striped j c:-ndy canes, which were made | from stove pipes, greeted visit- I ers to the Maddox Hale home j from stone vases on the front stoop. A glass-paned door epening off the front porch at a corner of the house was out- lined with greenery. Claud Owens had lighted the attractively combined greens placed around the door frame and placed bright Christmas in the center of his door. At New England, Marvin and Bobby Raulston had lighted the front of their home and decor¬ ated with greens and a lighted tree on the porch. The Purdle Slaytons lighted shrubbery on either sides of the front porch, and had blue lights in a window. Placed on the entrance door were a Santa and t h e greeting, “Merry Christmas” which were lighted from lights inside the house. Seen in passing were the Jack Pryor’s brilliantly lighted tree at the side of their home which could be seen for some distance, and the virgil Jenkins airopriate decorations. In Rising Fawn, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harrison had decorated with a lighted Santa in their picture window underneath red and green roping from which hung silver icicles. A large shrub beside the front door lights. Their next-door neigh- -bors, the the R. R C. C Thomases, Thomases, placed a wreath on their door, blue lights in a window and a ! lighted tree in another win- glow’. The Misses Cureton had a cheerful entrance, with color- ’ ed lights on the front porch, a lighted figure of an angel and lighted shrubs. The L. M. Allisons lighted tree shone thru a front window and the pcrch light glowed through darkness. Mr. and Mrs. M. R. W T iLson’s front door was decorated greenery placed over it lighted with a colored Outlined with white lights the John B Harrison ’ -'nil’ 'up the highway a distance, 'a well-lighted man welcomed visitors on R. P. Fricks’ screened , J porch. A lighted tree cou d Sieele As i-i i 1-State Back After being named as on the 1952 All-Region Class football team a few weeks Rcna!d ,c u bie> Steele T&XT* Jaurn 1-Conslltution as Qn the - 52 All-State Class Team . sLx f .et tall, . ns He ^ we: = and i: a senior at E , h SchooL Two c th r Dade High Tommy Mitchum, Center, Bennv Bradford, End, the Class C All-Region team, which proves that High is turning out some football matenal. , ie cla si.ication, -C means the size of the and the school. “C” schools an average daily attendance loss than 200, Dade High is the smallest gioup in with a iootball team. iubiic Invited To See Holy Land Rev. T. Perry Brannon, Chattancoga will ' show colored slides of the Holy at the Rising Fawn Church Saturday Night, Jan., Tere will be no admission p. m. and will be from 1 to 2 p. m. and will be from one hours long. Every one is to see, these interesting These slides were shown New Salem and evely one saw them really enjoyed If you miss seeing these and miss hearing Bro. explain the bible history on pictures you will really something. HAPPY NEW YEAR 1952 has come and gone has brought about many ges, we know not what bring . We hope 1953 bring Peace on Earth Good Will To All Humanity. With best wishes to a11 for Happy and Prosperous Year. W. H. Dugan. against the dark side. A white sign with Christmas to All” printed in The Dudley Curetons, of the tree. Catching attention also the jail which was pretty spirit as an outstanling con- was placed at the colored lights, Bob Blevins’ Mrs. Horace Reeves’ which also had colored and outside lighted trees Raymond Castleberry’s lighted tree. The old home, behind the Midway, a string of colored lights the porch roof and a tree just outside. In Hooker, the J. J. placed a wreath and a cane on their dooj and ms lights in the windows. The judges commented the originality and ness of many of the and praised the efforts of who decorated in the spirit as an sutstanding tribution to community life, well as an expression of mas joy. seen through a window. Law- rence Woodyard placed a love- SS window of his home. Dr. and Mrs. Middletons ^ door was attractively decorated with a cluster of greens tied with a bright ribbon. James McMahan had blinking colored lights on the tops of his fence posts and a lighted tree in the yard. Christmas lights shone from the greens ouuming the Her- shel Dean’s porch roof, while a lighted shrub stood in the yard There was attractive doorway and porch lighting at the re Morgans, H. F. Allisons, Cleron and Raughtons. At the Durham home, the glass pane in the front door was unusua - ly pretty with glass shelves i ed with greens and Chi is mas ’ ' lights to resemble ornaments, j Tylie Holmes was very de¬ serving of his first prize of a handsome radio from Tatum j and coration. Case In for front his of outside his home de- was a bobbing Santa in a sleigh to which were attached two . white reindeer, all of which ■ was set in small pine trees and j we ^ lighted. Shadows of the figures could be seen across the front of the house, while the door was beautifully de¬ corated with a small rope of ; greens with several lights out¬ lining the doorway. A wreath was also placed on the door and two large red candles stood at the front of a small en¬ trance. From the picture wind¬ ow w T as visible a small lighted tree, while Christmas carols floated out into the air as San¬ ta drove along. Second place winners, The D.T. Brows, had a well-lighted Mr. and Mrs. Snowman beside a lighted tree in the yard with a small snowchild standing be¬ side it. Lots of packages were piled underneath the tree. The two large figures sat on a bench and were covered with white oilcloth which glistened in the bright light. Browns, had a weell-lightedMr. | tled reindeer for second, and Santa placed in three his toward the chimney on j |; leir roof - A ^ott s P ot ” [ made on it i a appear f orrier that Santa ! ^ by moo " Ug f- Tde lighted tree on the front ^ awn of and Mrs ’ Dave L - Browns home in Wildwood I7 ! , c0 ’ jld ^ seen for a lon S dlst - ance in each direc t lo n. I The Grady McKaigs, at New Salem, were third with their Santa in sleigh pulled by thre? reindeer placed on their lawn just in front of shrubbery, the whole arrangement being spotlighted. The sleigh was fill¬ ed with packages. A large tree, well-filled with sparkling lights, on James Holder’s lawn in Cave Springs, was well-lighted and effective For Time-Saving Checking Accounts It’s The American National Bank AND TRUST COMPANY CHATTANOOGA MAIN OFFICE ST. ELMO BRANCH Eighth and Market Sts. 3734 8t. Ktaa* Ave*ne Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation improvement Column The Douglas Morrisons got on a re-d n corating spree a few weeks ago and weren’t able to get off until they had corn- pietely done over the living rocm of their attractive, moun- *"* « wa jj s> ceiling and floors Qf the large> rect angular living-’ room which is a combined JL ' rcom ' sanderi f hen shdbacked .. Varying width oarcs m the pine panelling of ^ 1S saip-lapped walls and the beamed ceiling took on new life with the refini hing. Mrs. Mor- rron . s i leeted t Venetian vpnP Hnn blinds mi-j. which are made from pine to match the wall panelling. She plans to hang drapes as soon as they are finished from pure snk she and the Colonel trays "nd dishes. 2 floor outlets tN- 0U ght back from China. A huge, handsome gold mir- ror w hich once belonged to Mrs. Morrison’s grandmother, has a ’place of honor on the wall di¬ agonally opposite the front en¬ trance, while the two mountain stone fireplaces occupy each end of the 22 x 40’ room. Orna- ments brought back from the Orient while the Morrisons were on their travels, sit on the mantlepieces. In the dining area, the heavy yet graceful Narra furniture, Phillipine raahoghany which is inlaid with bone, came from those islands. Providing accents i f 0r the room arc china in glass- f ron ted cabinets and silver trays and dishes. Two floor have been installed for more convenient lighting, along with a mid-victorian chandelier. Down south of Trenton, Mr. and Mrs. Munsie Parker are building a new home just back of the site of the one that burn¬ ed. It will feature a long, living dining room across the front of the house and will contain enough space in the attic to finish two more rooms when they desire. There wiJl be a {modern kitchen, bath and two bedrooms. At present, building of the house has reached a “shell” stage and is progressing rapidly. The Parkers were lucky enough to retain all their pos¬ sessions from the fire and will not have to worry about furn¬ ishings. TIRES NEW DIAMOND TIRES Used tires — all makes and odd sizes. Recaping and Repairing. 100% cold rubber. Best obtainable repair material All work guaranteed Compare our price* before yon recap. BROAD STREET TIRE SHOP 3000 Broad at St. Elm* Phone 53278 H. B. Everefcte, Mgr. NOTICE All Masons Invited to attend. Trenton Lodge No. 179 F. & A. M., meet 8:00 p m every second and fourth Saturday of each month. Noah Castleberry, W M Robert Ryan, Secy.