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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1954)
,:s s&ssr^szsi. paralysis held a meeting last Thursday night to map plans for the 1955 March of Dimes. Chppter chairman I. H. Wheeler, Jr., appointed Mrs. Martin Nethery to head the March of Dimes. The drive will begin on Jan. 3 and last until the end of the month. Plans were made to ap¬ point the various workers in the communities throughout the county. Also present at the meeting held in the Health Center were Miss Fannielu Me Whorter, county health nurse, a »4 Dade High Principal J. C. Billue. “We are hoping for a success-' ful drive this year,” said Mrs. Nethery. "We hope to make as good a showing as we did in last summer’s Emergency March of Dimes when Dade County exceeded its quota.” She chose M s. Roy McBryar to be trea¬ surer of the drive. Complete results of the na¬ tion-wide experiment to test he effectiveness of the polio ne w'll be known sometime next spring. A large part cif the .ollected in the March of .nes will be used to continue a experiments and perfect lie vaccine. Most of the money will, how¬ ever, be devoted to treatment of the crippling disease. Even -.> NV •it t You \i ■j!i We jircet At Christmas 1 : We take great pleasure at •l HI this to salute happy all holiday our friends: time Thank you for your loyalty. J JOHN H. WILKINS to our friends, at JOYOUS HOLIDAY SEASON’ A. S. C. OFFICE Lcuise Wright Clara Mae Brandon Virginia Reed CHRISTMAS We say Thanks to our Many Loyal Customer* And Add our Best Wishes that Your Holiday Be Warm and Glowing Trenton Furniture & Appliance Co. *M*ft Al>R gjUWTt TIMES TRENTON, GEORGIA TfltlftSDAl, DECEMBER 23, 1534 cases for the next few years, not to men¬ tion the thousands of old ones that need help In overcoming its effects. DIXIELAND DRIFTERS APPEAR SATURDAYS ON RADIO AND TV Dade County’s mountain mu¬ sic quartet, the Dixieland Drift¬ ers, are now appearing regu¬ larly on radio and television every Saturday. In the ing from 5:30 to 6:00, they iplay on WDOD in Chattanooga. On Saturday night, they ap¬ pear on WROM-TV’s Jamboree program, which is telecast from 7:00 to 7:30 and from 8 to 10. On Thursday, December 23 they will play for the employees’ Christmas party at the Read House. The group new has a vocalist who sings with them regularly, Shelby Jean Everette, a student at Dade High. Other members are Norman Blake and Ronald and Donald Everette. Doug Cole, who formerly played with the Drifters, is now a family man and has been forced to leave the group. WANT ADS are a cent a word with a minimum of 25c for one insertion—Try Our Want Ad Column, Christmas Homes Many braved the , ®“ nday t0 J°y en „ nrst Christmas Five homes were opened all might see some beautiful terior Christmas decorations. H. E. Gross Home - * The H. E. Gross home decorated in the spit it with a Christmas tree their picture window and arrangements throughout vin g and dining room. Mrs. Gross had silvered magnolia leaves and with Christmas balls had made several wall arrange¬ ments. On her bufffet she had used a small china coffee serv¬ ice as the containers for her greens and holly. The pitcher held all greens and berries but the sugar bowl, cream pitcher and one small after dinner ccf • fee cup had been filled with sand to make a holder for a white candle and she had fil¬ led the base with holly. There were many other vases of greens about the rooms. Her front door was outlined in holly with a wreath on the door. One other large window on the front of the house held th:ee glowing red candles. E. G. Wright Jr. Home The E. G. Wright Jr. home had Christmas In each room. One bedroom had an oriental arrangement of greens in a ball shaped container, another room had <a pitcher arrange¬ ment of inverted greens with small burrs which had been bronzed and green magnolia leaves. A third bedroom had a traditional holly arrangement surrounded by Christmas cards. On her kitchen table were three ice cream cones which had been covered with white and red icing with bits of pop¬ corn scattered over them. Used upside down with a few greens gave a small arrangement easily moved if needed. Theii living room held a Christmas tree in the picture window with wrapped presents and two dolls beneath it. On the table near the front door was the crinoline tree with 600 stars on it (these had been made by all the ladies in the Home Demonstration Clubs in the county) and which she had surrounded with three delicate china angels. On the coffee tahle was a large white irrides- cent candle made by Mrs. Wright which sat in an artistic arrangement cf greens. On the dining room table, which could be seen from the living room, was a lew arrange¬ ment of red carnations and greens brightened by slender j glistening tapers. On her side ! board was an elaborate carol- ; ing scene arrangement. Three choir beys under a street light, (which Mrs. Wright had made from a flash light bulb, a fountain pen tube and a home made lantern), were backed by a large bank of snew made from white parafifin and decorative greens. held The Wright’s front door arrangement of greens with an decorated long red streamers with tiny Christmas balls. M. J. Hale Home The M. J. Hale had a green wreath with Christmas balls on each door and two large candy canes in the two jardinieres on either side of the front door. In the picture window, Mrs. Hale had cut cut and made from gold foil, two large angels and a star over a manger. Inside were three lovely ar¬ rangements. On the piano, Mrs. Hale had placed a white china madonna flanked by wheat, leaves and greens all painted white. To the right were five white candles and the whole was mounted in white plastic foam. The coffee table held two reindeer standing in snow covered greens were under an artistic shaped bare branch pained white with a large cone, tipped with white at its base. On the dining rcom table was caroling scene. Three choir a red candle b0 y S and a large were backed by tall graceful shaped pines with many burrs, burrs. W. C. Cureton Jr. Home The entrance to the W. C. Cureton Jr.’s home Christmas to one before enter¬ ing. The doorway was outlined in greens and colored lights and with four foot tall red candles nestled in greens on either side. On the doer was | branch of cedar with red j bells all tied with a large bow, Inside they had placed Christmas cards on the banister and on the wall hind. On the mantle was the Nativity scene with a branch of pine shaped like tree above the mantle to celling. Mrs. Cureton had sil¬ vered cedar branches and had several arrangements af this around the room. One, by a window where the light caught it, had a few tiny Christmas bails Intermingled with the sil¬ vered branches. A Christmas tree stood in a window in the dining room. The dining rcom table was com¬ pletely covered in a Victorian style Christmas led cloth. Low r branches of the silvered cedar in a white bcwl and white candles was the centerpiece. Many lighted red candles were placed around the room. In a bed rcom and old-fashion¬ ed kerosene lamp was decor¬ ated with red ribbon and holly and filled with Christmas balls. D. E. Morrison Home At the home of Colonel and Mrs. D. E. Morrison, the snow- flecked "pilgrims” stepped in¬ side the dcor to be greeted by a roaring blaze in the living rnn fireplace and cups of setam- ing hot spiced tea. The atmos¬ phere Qi warmth was further heightened by the appealing decorations in the traditional green and red of Christmas Pine boughs, interspersed with ” red berries, decked both fi le places at each of the room. i AlilA.fi i There is a warmth and nsw meanioq to every Christmas — We hope this Holy Season will brinq Avans, Mrs. you joys, Postmaster D. unlimited. P. Hood Georgia . . . 4 . / w ,:;/ w V -S? Hello! JUST THOUGHT ID CALL TO WISH A MERRY CHRISTMAS To those friends whose patronage we have so well enjoyed and to those whom we hope to serve in the future. Trenton Telephone Company Greens formed the base for a Nativity scene near the en¬ trance. On a table across the room was a white country church with miniature figures wading through the snow to seen everywhere in the room and in vase arrangements. Stained glass window and stars hung on the windows above rows of lighted candles. The doorway was fiamed solid with pine sprinkled with poln- settia blossoms, made from laurel leaves painted red. In the center hung a cornucopia basket arrangement filled with greens and red Christmas ball hung diagonally across the basket. Even the doormat was blanketed with greens with “Merry Christmas" spelled out with red berries. Mrs. W. G. Morrison Sr. made the door ar¬ rangement and was also co¬ hostess . The dining room table, from which the tea was served, was adorned with an arrangement of blue Christmas balls sprinkl¬ ed with snow. Pouring the te r were Mrs. E. S. Pace and Mrs A. L. Dyer. Assisting ther were the Misses Evelyn an Joan Oray, Marilyn Cooke, Jud; Pace and Sherry Morrison bea tiful in their evening format This pilgrimage was not judg ed but was for the pleasure e all. It was sponsored by th( Garden Club who were glad tc receive the h u s b a n d s and guests who made the tour. Soil conservation means sav¬ ings to the farmer in seed, fer- tilizer, labor, and power as well as increased income. ond Preaching MISSION anfcl at 3:00 fourth Service SERVICES P. Sundays M. sec¬ t Masonic Lodge, Trenton* uj. nmm.mmmmm.ir Y. J, | • . i t i { y » 1 ‘i t , I , • » * j \ / t\ '■tiC > ) Mrs. Grace H. Williams Clerk of Court John W. Murphy
