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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 22, 1956)
, ■— **" — -mi ' ■ 1 1 ■ " ■ 111 Dade County’s Only Newspaper Devoted to the Best _ Interests of Dade County and Georgia Published r 1901 VOLUME LVI THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, CftORGIA, THURSDAY WOVEMBER22, 1956 NUMBER 44~ "Drag" Trophies Won b) Local Boys Osc-nr Barton and Terrell Mc¬ Cauley were the proud owners of iirst prize tropnies Sunday after participating in a racing event at a Dalton drag strip Eacii eliminated all otner op¬ ponents in ms class to take tde iro^me^ tnat were well-earned .t^rtun was entered in the 225 n.p. modified class, while Mc¬ Cauley entered the 205 standard n.*,. class. Both drive ’56 straight £>mft models. RISING FAWN FEST. GROSSES $453.02 Proceeds from the Harvest Festival sponsored by the Rising Fawn PTA and the school Nov 9 amounted to $453.02, it has been reported. Some expenses will be deducted, with the re¬ mainder to be divided equally between the schodl and the PTA Mrs. Herschel Dean, as presi¬ dent of the parent-teacher or¬ ganization, was ih charge of plans for the festival. A large crowd attended the event, which also included a king and queen contest. Jean Morgan and Bob Keni- mer were crowned queen and king of grades 4-8, with Rose¬ mary Kirk and Sammy Payne as runners-up. Queen and king of the lower grades were La- Vonne Payne and Sam Street. Following their selection, the audience again voted for the grand winners, who were Miss Morgan and Bob Kenimer. They received handsome watches from Mr. Ralph Yell of Avans along with other 1 gifts. Mrs. Jakie Smith was in charge of the bingo table, assisted by Miss Margaret White, Mrs. W. C. Payne and Mr. Phillips. Mes- dames Clark Byers and Joe Street were in charge of the food while the hat bar was un¬ der the direction of Mesdames Haston Hibbs and Nell Harri¬ son. The country store was op- perated by Mrs. Charles Long nd Leon Castleberry and the _____ _ „ cake walks were conducted by Mesdames M. R. Wilson, R. P. Fricks, Howard Blake and Mr. G. V. Green. Door prizes of a lamp and clock were won by Johnny Wil¬ liams and Mrs. Myrt Williams respectively. NORTH DADE HONOR ROLL Carolyn Adams, Diana Avers Margaret Brasf ield, Tommy Brown, Janice Cureton, Char¬ lotte Fay Forshee, Lee Fuller David Hale, Judy Limbaugh Ch rlotte Lynn, Frank McBryar Jr., Jane Norris, Rita Norwood Billy Pullen, Saronah Rose, Mar¬ tha Robertson, Charlotte Star¬ ling and Sandra Thompson. * OhonL In this wonderful land we have so much to be thankful for— the abundance and security that are ours in America today were fought for and won at great price. Let us never lose sight of our freedom. Let us not be complacent in our great bounty. Let us keep America a land for which our children will still give thanks! Improvement MORE REMODELING, NEW FILLING STATION, PAVING Home or business ments are constantly going in the county, and the ing are only a few such Mr. and Mrs. Bob of Trenton have added a paneled den on the north of their home and installed picture window. They have replaced an old-fashioned trance door with a more em one of oak...J.A. Case begun the foundations for new home directly behind E! Rancho Courts. Mr. plans to sell the home when it is completed. house will feature an igarage.. .The paving in of M. J. Hale’s law office is ing ripped up and will be done... The area in front Kyzer’s Auto Parts Co. and Motor Co. has been graded for asphalt paving, which De a much-needed ... Graders were busy at the tersection of the Sand Mountain highways day, getting the ground for another new filling reportedly to be built by A. Clark...A cupola has been onto the roof of the new Restaurant and plate glass dows installed; and from work currently going the new restaurant will be modern and attractive.. Gifford is doing business from OBITUARY Yancey Y. Stewart Mr. Yancey Y. Stewart, 62, of Trertton, passed away Friday afternoon, Nov. 16, following a lingering illness. He was a na¬ tive of Alabam and a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors are his daughter Mrs. E. G. Ferguson of Trentin two brothers, E. L. Stewart of Bakersfield, Calif, and L. M. Stewart of Rock Springs, Wy¬ oming; four sisters, Mrs. J. L Gook, Aberdene, Miss.,, (Mrs. Johnnie Meeks, Reliance, Wy¬ oming, Mrs. A. J. Vamon, Oil- dale, Calif, and Mrs. Dorothy Webb, Rock Springs, Wyoming; two granddaughters, Misses Sherell and Genefer Ferguson of Trenton and a host qI nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the New Home Baptist Church with Rev. Jesse Mitchell and Rev. Lloyd Hurst, the pastor, officiating. Pallbearers were Buck Gif¬ ford, Buss Stephens, Eldridge Ferguson, Herman Ferguson. James Butts and Cecil Goodwin. Flower-girls were friends and neighbors. Burial was in the church cem¬ etery with Moore Funeral Home was in charge. , _ a rough shack, but it won’t be long before he can move his Standard Oil equipment into the new station. The walls have been blocked-in on the building, which is set farther back from the street than the old one. Dade Region 4-C Champs; Chance At . tate finals Coach Delmas Freeman’s cats won the ffirst Georgia glon 4-C football lor Dade High School night,'winning over the Yellowjackets 19-0. „ The , county teams clashed before estimated 600 persons on Dave L. Brown Field in Trenton The Wildcats have scored total of six wins and one within the region, but have three games to teams the region. Leaders in the Dade High fense were David Steele an Terrell Wallen, with Steele sing for two touchdowns DW YOU KNOW .... __ That plans are in ress for a permanent county fair building one of the sites being cussed is just berind Legion Hall—That cidents at the Bmg'hm. hwy. tion would be reduced least 50 per cent if the on the nirth side were away for better visibility, ___ That Tax Commission - er John Murphy already has the 1957 auto and -truck tags in his office and that all Dade County cars m the 3,500 lb. weight class will be allotted tags beginning with the fig- ures “127” ___ cars weigh- ing from 3,500 to 4,000 lbs. will receive tags with the letter , <• J r» before t i the . t num- bers, while all those 4,000 lbs. will get tags bearing the letter “A” That another new busi- a II iron-molding shop, has been in the coun¬ ty for approximately 2 years; Dewey Watkins, a Wildwood resident, makes those cunning lit¬ tle mailbox figures among other things ____ That more and more people are say¬ ing, “I'm starting to buy ALL my groceries at home, now that most of the grocers have improv¬ ed their stock and have the LOWEST prices and that the parking prob¬ lem on the square is get¬ ting no better? Wallen running ffor one. Her- ^hell Dugan, Johnny Lynch and Bi!1 >' Hartman were outstanding on deIense - t d - " as ” od '“ rly in the ffirst quarter by Wallen after Wendell McCormick ran yards to the Davis 9-yard line on the third play ffrom scrim- mage. Steele passed to Frankie Woodfin on a fourth-and-18 play that covered 31 yards to make the score 13-0 early in the econd quarter. The only extra ---------- p r j nc j pa | H. S. Chaffin has announccc j that Dade High, I as p 9 . AC . P -ii P* w V / Koswe!l ^ High bcnool, winners , Trenton Dec. 7 at 8 p m. Ad- (mission charges are $1.00 and 1 50 cents. The winner of this game will p | ay j n the state finals, so will be a most important event. The school will need all the moral and financial support Dade County can pro- vide, for the expenses neces- saiy for sponsoring this game amount to approximately $450. f in J; °, f th e was made f J he c *” e w j^ en steele passed to end Eddie Watkins on the 20 and Watkins ran the rest of the 44 yards to -score. Davis ***** 2nd Half ed A the ! tho ^ ball ^ fo ade most ^ igh of the *° nt f ball U1 ~ fo most of the first half> Yellowjackets led in ffirst downs in the second half, five to one and almost scored twice. As the & ame ended > the y were on the ™ dcat nine with a ffirst end what the schools ARE HAVING FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER A sample menu is as follows: Turkey and Dressing Green Beans Snow Flake Potatoes Cranberry Sauce-Lettuce Salad Milk Butter Rolls Ice Cream
