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Uade County’s Only Newspaper.
VOLUME LV
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servation Service will be in
Dade County January 4 to make
a survey of the terrain for the
Watershed Protection and Flood
Protec ion program.
In November 1954, a county
organization was formed and
applied to the Fedaral govern¬
ment for a survey to he made of
the county to see if Dade would
be eligible to receive funds
which the Watershed Protection
and Flood Prevention Act had
made available. This Act
Williams Motor Co. Owners
The Williams Motor Company
In Trenton is awaiting the ap¬
proval from G e n e ral Motors
Corp. to complete its sale to
Frank Brown and Drennen from
Brown Bros. Construction Co.
in Chattanooga. Messers Brown
and Drennen expect to continue
the sale of Chevrolet cars and
trucks.
They will ren 1 the entire
building from Mr. Williams and
expect to keep the same crew so
the sale of Chevrolet cars and
trucks will continue without in¬
Johnny York, 8, Hit By Car at New England
Johnny York, eight-year-old,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam York j
of New England, was struck and
seriously Injured Friday after-'
noon by an automobile as he
was crossing the highway in
front of Brown’s Store. He is a
student at North Dade Ele¬
mentary.
The boy had gotten off the
school bus at the store a few
minutes before and had gone
into the store to get the mail,
remaining there for several
minutes. As he crossed the
highway, he waited for south¬
bound cars to pass, but failed
to look in the other direction.
Unit Has Weekend
Ranger Dan Hall reports
busy holiday weekend, with
unit investiga ing six fires
Thursday until Monday
Three fires, reported on
side of Sand Mountain,
thought to be caused by
and by careless throwing of
cigarette from a passing
About a tenth of an acre of
grow h was burned on the
perty of C. T. Sims, who
set out pine seedlings last
D. T. Brown also suffered
slight loss.
The forestry unit,
of Hall, Orville Gilbreath
Attracts Over Forty Visitors Dec. 18
Five homes were open Sun¬
day, Dec. 18 in the Trenton vi¬
cinity for the Garden Club’s
second annual Christmas Pil¬
grimage. Approximately fory
visitors toured the homes to ad¬
mire the beautiful holiday dec¬
orations.
The day was gray and rainy,
keeping many persons home
from the affair. The hostesses,
who were very festively attired
for the occasion with lovely
corsages, welcomed visitors from
both Sand and Lookout Moun¬
tains, the south end of the
county, Chattanooga and Fort
Payne, as well as those from the
Trenton area.
Very artistic and tasteful ar¬
rangements were designed b y
the hostesses, who used much
greenery, both natural and sil¬
vered. Fat handmade candles in
both red and white and also the
slender tapered kind were also
popular for many of the ar¬
rangements.
Allison Home
Guests at the H. F. Allison
home were greeted at both the
~ sliver foil-covered r zT;Ji letters spell
Ing out "NOEL”. Graceful little
music notes on either side of
the letters and greens over the
doors were very attractive. Mrs.
Fran Ta um decorated the
doors, using the ingenious Idea
of covering the Inside of the
front screen with colorad cello
colored lights and the silver let-
Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia.
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY DECEMBER 29, 1955
by the Federal
ment in order to attempt
take care of erosion and
threats in small
areas throughout the en
country. Projects of this
for large waterways have
in existence for years.
The Act provides for govern-
ment financing of dam con-
struction in watershed areas
Ipss than 250,000 acres.
Lookout Creek wa'ershed
easily come under this maxi-
terruptlon. They expect to
some improvements which they
are not announcing until
approval from General
comes through which may be
in a week or ten days.
The building stands on the
southwest side of Court House
Square, was built by W. W. Wil-
Hams and opened Jan. 31, 1947.
Mr. Williams sold Kaiser cars
until July 1949 when he became
a Chevrolet dealer. Mr.
liams says he may go back to
the theaters *.o work.
The driver of the car that
him, who was an out-of-state
motorist, did not see the boy
due o a passing car. The child
was knocked down a bank and
into a field.
He suffered five broken ribs,
internal injuries, a gash on his
head and other injuries. Sixteen
stitches were taken on his head,
according to reports which also
sta e that he is improving nice-
ly and will be brought home
soon '
Sheriff Allison .... Blevins ,
tigated the accident, but did not
prefer charges on the moto rist,
Bud Dawkins, was called out
again Christmas Eve to a blaze
in Cloverdale, then on Christ-
mas Day to New England and to
Sand Mountain near .he Ala-
bama state line on Monday
night.
the scenes of the fires, indicat¬
ing that hunters were to blame.
A to al of 25 acres was burn-
ed. The unit was assisted at
one fire by A. D.
and sons
ters shone. 1
Mrs. Allison’s original ar-
rangements throughout the
house were lovely and ln perfect
harmony with her rustic - s yle
home. From the low arrange¬
ment of hemlock, foil - covered
nuts and pine cones on the
breakfast table to the vases of
holly, gourds and other greens
on the mantel, the house exuded
a definite air of Christmas.
Lighted candles and red bulbs
pointed up the centers of in¬
terest; a nativity scene on the
piano was illuminated from be¬
hind by electric can dies and
further enhanced b y silvered
greens, while on a nearby table
silvered holly and cedar sur¬
rounded a glowing fat white
candle. On the opposite side of
the room. another table heid.
while ~ ■sr.Mr »
EKHs/ >7^*. fahip wi‘h- j
ohotographs shared honors of «« the * a Al Allison ion's two
grandchildren and two Ulnt,
little dolls.
Cureton .
The Byrd’s Chapel
Mr"and~Mrs.
door was o
Contest Winners Announced
Mrs - Jahn Jones of Now Sa-
iem ’ the Henr y Elliotts of Sand,
fountain, and Mrs. D. E. Mor-
rison of Trenton were awarded
flrst ’ second ^ ^ ird prizes,
res, P e ctively, i n the yard and
d0or clxss oi Christmas
Li e htIn S a-nd Decoration Con-
test> Honorable mention went!
i ^ rs - E - Pace. Mrs. George
^ ran ^ °f Avans and Mrs J. M.
Case Trenton.
E A. Ellis of Trenton,
Mrs. Bill Gray of New Salem
and Mrs. R. P. Fricks of Rising
Fawn won top honors in the
door division. j
mners In the Avans Com-
munity contest, which w a s
'sponsored by the Home Demon-
stration Club, were the Henry
Shot's, George Grants and
Mrs. D, P. Hood.
J The county-wide contest was
J sponsored In connection by the with Garden the Home Club
Demonstration Council. Judges
were members of the Fort Payne
Garden Cliib. Accompanying
them on the tour were Mrs. E.
Pace, president of the Tren-
°h Garden Club, and Miss
Fannielu McWhorter.
Jones Home
The Jones home on Lookout
[ Mountain featured a brightly-
I tree to the right of the
front porch, a Santa and rein-i
deers on the left side of the
lawn, and a row of little pines
planted across the front of the
house, all brilliantly spotlight-
ed Mrs. Jones made the Santa
and reindeers herself from ply-
wood, complete with harness,
and also put a lot of work into
her other decorations, the result
of which was very attractive.
Mrs. Jones made two large
j candles for either side of her
[front door from discarded rolls
cardboard used for rugs, co-
V er<*d them with red paper and
placed lighted candles down in
them, with only the tops show-
k 1 ®-
Elllott Home
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott, whose
home is near the brow of Sand
Mountain, ------------- used ---- two — - lighted -
trees very effectively at the
corners of their home, with
greens and colored lights around
the edge of the porch roof mak-
ing it a well-balanced display.
lighted candle.
Morrison Home
Decorations at the Morrison
hora6| which placed third, were
centered at the front door. The
different idea of using white
through which colored lights
peeped, and greens tied with &
red bow and little white bells
decorated the door.
Gay Christmas cards marched
up the stairway in the living
room opposite the e n trance
door and a little ornamented sil¬
ver tree was lighted by colored
lights placed in a circle about
the base of the *ree, making a
very unusual arrangement. On
the mantel had been placed ar¬
rangements of ground pine and
a nativity scene. sil¬
Red candles on red and
vered magnolia leaves placed in
poinsettia fashion formed a
beautiful centerpiece for the
dining table, which was covered
with a white damask cloth. More
red candles had been placed on
the sideboard.
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and was flanked by three
held by white plasric
££ table held
, n , rKUneullr
with two red candles
f gradua ted sizes. The candles
j_____„,uv, “ ail- ““
cardboard angels, greens and
large white bow captured the
interest of the judges.
trees, decorated with white
gels and s‘ars, stood on either
side of the door, and stars were
in each of the front windows. A
spotlight illuminated all.
A lighted Christmas tree on
side of the Pace lawn help-
ed light a very attractive door
arrangement of greens in a
wicker basket. Cedar branches
over the doorway were tied In
the center with a perky red bow
colored Christmas balls,
Q reens an d colored lights
the eaves of the George
, home provlded a hoIlday
t0 their attractive home,
a large picture win-
could ibe seen a llghted tree
a wreath on ‘he door wel-
all visitors. The end of
Case decorated home facing and spotlighted ‘he street j
lighted trees as the center
interest.
DOOR DIVISION
Mrs. E. A. Ellis, who was
place winner in the door
had a beautiful door¬
with ornamented trees on
her side of the double doors,
a cluster of pine, pine
and colored Christmas
over the door,
Mrs. Bill Gray, second place
decorated her door in a
attractive manner by using
around the frame and
car ds on the door.
The R. P. Fricks home, judged
featured a silver foil-co¬
door on the screened
0rc j 5> on which was centered
red candles. Greens
rame d the whole door, while
the windows shone
on blue can dles.
Other Beautiful Entries
D p Hood ^ wh0lSe home
laced third in Avans con _
^ad a ^g^ted tree atop
home in the Avans post of-
and a pretty cluster of
with a white ribbon
her lront door -
Among o her outstanding en-
.
in the county were ine
of Lige Elhott,
which had lighted trees
n the yard and on the porch
H. Bodenhammer, which fea-
of which could be seen
the valley, Mrs. H. E.
who had placed a light¬
blue cross with greens on
front door, Martin Nethery,
glass panel of their front
very artistically
covered a round footed
er with silver foil, placed a
candle and pine in it to
a most attractive
Circular plastic foam,
with greens, formed a
centerpiece on the dining
which held red candles and
sprays o f holly. Three
boys before a lighted white
dle in a star holder in which
bit of silver spuce had
tucked made a pret’y
scene, while a console
ment consisted of greens
red beaded ornaments in a
T. V. lamp.
Gay striped canes standing
white urns from which
peeped were on either side of
entrance. Wreaths of
tied with cheerful red bows
bells welcomed visitors at
front doors, while he large
ture window had been
ically dressed with a gold
scene depicting the journey
the three wise men to
hem.
E. A. Ellis Home
The double entrance doors
the E. A. Ellis home were
ed by two lovely little
pines which had been placed
urns and sprinkled with
An arrangement of pine,
cones and colored
bells over the doorway was
attractive and drew many
miring comments.
A madonna figurine with
vered magnolia leaves formed
Published Weekly—Since 1901
Sheriff Blevins
Receives Commission
Allison Blevins, Dade County’s
newly elected Sheriff, received
his commission from the gov¬
ernor’s office last Thursday and
was sworn in about 11 a. m. the
same day by Judge John W.
Davis. The Judge was in Tren¬
ton to hear pleas of guilty and
other court matters.
The position of Sheriff is the
first public office Blevins has
ever been elected to, but many
Dade Countians b e came ac¬
quainted with him during the
time he served as county road
supervisor. He was appointed to
that office in 1953 by Ordinary
R. M. Morrison and is noted for
the fine job he did.
The new Sheriff needs no in-
troduction to most folks, for he
is a member of one of the
oldest families, a family known
for their readiness to help their
friends and neighbors in time
of sickness and in need,
The son of Mrs. Janie Allison
Blevins and the late Jim Blev-
4 n <. sheriff Blevins was born
an( J raised ln New England, Dec. llv-
ing there until his elec ion
14. He attended Dade County
schools and made farming h
profession if or most of his life,
in 1932, he married ‘he for-
mer Maggie May Castleberry o
Rising Fawn, and the coup e
have three children, Bet y
has added Crawford to her
name, Linda, a twelfth gra e
student at Dade High, and Rex,
and eighth grade student a
Dade and an outstanding ]un
ior farmer. He was awar e
top honors in the county for
raising 102 bushels of corn this
yast year. The Blevins also have
two grandchildren of which
they are very proud.
Sheriff Blevins is a member
of the New England Baptist
the Odd Fellows and
Masons He has been a
of the F
.
director of the
England. . .
Before his elec, on,
people to pray ® r ’
is doing now n a s f
printed elsewhere'in T;n
He has announce 1 ’
he is Sheriff he will ry
do the Lords will n °
his fellow citizens in th
of ^coming Sheriff
wanted to be Sheriff for a
time, for h e thought he
be of greater service to
county in that position.
Since he and his family moved
the jail Dec. 17, things
relatively quiet until the
after Christmas, when elev¬
prisoners were locked up by
the county and the city for
Intoxicated or driving un-
the influence. Four prison-
were in the jail at the time
Blevins moved, making a
of 15 prisoners to keep un¬
guard. On Christmas Day,
Blevins served them all a
dinner,
Bill Norton, who served as
deputy under the late
F. C. Graham, will con-
in that position for the
being. Sheriff Blevins said
week that in order to get
oriented to his new duties,
is trying to give personal at-
to all calls.
area, while near the en¬
door, a wooden creche
on a table was lighted
above.
A white plastic foam church,
with carolers, was on
bureau near the two bedrooms
behind the couch, two iron
glass windows on a long
were a lovely background
a madonna and angels on a
base, all decorated with
The tea table was beautifully
with a silver ‘ea ser¬
Chinese Butterfly and Rose
and twelve exquisite little
angels, one depicting each
of the year. The red
mas cloth, which the
had made, was fringed
white and daintily embroid¬
with stars, angels and bril-
Mesdames H. E. Gross and A.
Dyer assisted at the tea ta-
in gold foil, with a styliz-
blue foil madonna, over
was a crown and the let-
“NOEL”, also in blue foil;
Fred Harrison, with a lighted
and decorated tree on the front
porch, and decorations on the
door and in the window.
Miss Bess Cureton decorated
her door with' a lovely dellaro-
bia wreath, lighted a tree on
the porch and one inside a pic¬
ture window.
J. L. Fricks, which had a
bunch of greens tied with a
bright ribbon on the greens-
framed front door and a light¬
ed tree in the picture window,
the Floyd Wisners, who had ar-,
ranged a manger scene, W. C. j
Cureton, M. J. Hale, H. F. Al-1
lison, descriptions of which are
carried elsewhere in the paper,
and Dudley Cureton, which fea-
tured a Santa and reindeer atop
the roof and an attractive door
arrangement of greens with two
slender blue candles on thej
stoop.
Others „ „ Not In Contest , ^
Some of the others who did
not enter the contest, but who
had lovely decorations were Mr.*
and Mrs. Ralph Johns, who had
large, lighted candles on either j
slde of the front door, the Fred
Morgans, who outlined their j
porch with colored lights, Mr. |
and Mrs. Sanders Clark, wno
placed a lighted tree in their
picture window, the Harold
Grosses, who completely cover-1
ed their front door with red cel-I |
lophane paper, decorated it with
crossed “candy” canes, ribbon
and greens, all of which was
spotlighted;
Dr. and Mrs. Middleton,
whose door was attractive with
greens tied with ribbon, Mrs.
Grover Tatum, who tied a
cluster of greens with ribbon on
front door; the Cleron >
whose door covered
red shiny paper and out- |
with foil was very
the John Slatons, who had;
their usual display of colored
the Jack Pryors, whose
tree outside a prettily- I
decorated picture window was
effective; Mr. and Mrs.
Tinker, who had a lighted
in their wndow; and Mr.
Mrs. Bruner, whose home j
Mrs. J. W. Gray also had
pretty tree on her porch.
Both the Trenton and
Methodist Churches
lighted creches outside
wooden shed backgrounds
ano in the living room, while
evergreen decorated the stairs,
A beautiful arrange ment of
ground pine, white candles and
beaded stick ornaments graced
the dining table, which had
been covered with a handmade
white lace cloth, while on the
buffet, a tiered arrangement of
fruit and ground pine was also
very lovely.
In the bedroom, more pine,
handmade red candles and
beaded ornaments
festive touches on the dresser,
the mantel and on a little table.
Tea at Morrison Home
Last on the tour was the
home of Col. and Mrs. D. E.
Morrison where a silver tea was
held. A strip of green felt
’ formed a background for the
I wish “Peace on Earth” over the
entrance, while little cedar trees
on either side of the door were
trimmed with deli cate white
cardboard angels and stars.
Mrs. Morrison later added a
white bow, the streamers of
of which led to a door arrange¬
ment of greens and more angels,
all of which she had made.
Pine branches stood in each
corner of the large living room
with greenery and angels mak¬
ing a very Christmasey arrange¬
ment on the mantel. Colorful
greeting cards decorated the
shelves of the china cupboards
and more greens had been
placed on top. Two stood candles,j in
surrounded by greenery
front of the fireplace in the din-
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