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The Littliest Christmas Tree, .and
How it To An Old Man
By Helen Polly Hall
Five-year old Sally gazed in
awe at the glittering star in the
window and the pretty tree be¬
hind it. The star hadn't been
there yesterday—nor the tree.
T h n it was true, like “Uncle”
Elr.ky said, you had to hang a
aur. and trim a tree if you want¬
ed Santa to visit your house.
Almost every day Sally slipped
icff from the shack in the hills
■above the pond where she lived,
with all her sisters and brothers,:
to wander along a crooked path;
■among the rocks and cedars and,
prickley pears to this neat white
was cold the old man never ven-.
tured forth to the fish pond any
more. Now he just sat alseep in
the window where the soft suni
beams warmed his old bones.
“Christmas!” the child breath
ed excitedly gazing up at
“Uncle” Binky’s star. Oh, how
she wished she had one like it!
Nervously, she figited with the
bit of cedar bough behind her
back. At least she had a tree.
She wished to consult “Uncle”
Binky about this matter.
Secretly, so as not to attract
the attention of the angry
housekeeper, Sally pecked on
the window glass with her blue
marble.
The old man stirred irritably.
Turning his white head he star¬
ed blankly out the window.
Frantically, Sally fluttered
You have been most kind
during the past year with
your patronage and we
thank you sincerely. We
shall attempt to serve you
to the best of our ability
during 1960.
C. G. Cooper Grocery
Rt. 2, Trenton, Ga.
Brown Bros,
NEW ENGLAND, GEORGIA
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER li. 1959
her gubby hand across the glass,
shivering in her thin coat.
Laboriously the old man shuf¬
fled his weight about in the big
chair and raised the windows a
bit, letting in a gust of the
bright cold December air.
“What you want?” he asked
gruffly, his mouth twisting in
misery.
Where did the star come
from?” the excited child wanted
to know. “Did Santa Claus send
it to you?”
“star?” the old man said
stupidly, “You mean this thing
Bertha pinned in the window?
Non sense! I don’t see why she
bothered with it!”
Sally’s hurt blue eyes stared
at him.
“But” she protested, almost
in tears, “you said there must be
a star and a tree or Santa would
not come!”
The old man grunted, “Yes,
yes,” he conceded grudgingly,
I guess I did say that, but that
was a week ago—when my rhe¬
umatism wasn’t hurting me!”
Sally burst into tears. The old
man’s eyes opened wide. He
stared down at the wee figure
below the window, still in dis¬
belief.
“Here, here,” he said anxious¬
ly, lest they both be hit’ over
the head by the housekeepe’s
broom, “Why on earth are you
crying? What is it you have in
ycur hand?”
1 Unhappily the little girl hand¬
ed up the scrubby bit of ever¬
green for him to see.
“It’s, it’s my tree!” she wept.
She became silent, quickly
wiping her eyes. She watched
tensely as he gingerly fingered
the “tree.”
“You reckon Santa will come,
she blurted excitedly, “if I put
up my tree?”
Tlie old man sighed.
“This is a tree,” he admitted,
trying hard to rise to the
moment, “but you’ll have to put
in in a special place—a very
special place!”
“I think,” the old man went
on, “that you should place it near
the pond, where I sit in the old
chair to fish. And drape sqaw
vine all over it, so the red ber¬
ries show. Then every day bet-
wix now and Christmas eve, you
must go and place a pretty peb¬
ble, or marble or button beneath
the tree. And on Christmas
morning—there will be a pre¬
sent for every piece of decora¬
tion. Yes! That’s what you must
do.”
He rubbed his crippled hands
together as if the tiny tingle of
excitement deep inside his
stagnant soul were burning his
palms.
The small child stood drink¬
ing in this wonderful discovery.
Santa was coming to see her!
The old man was closing th
window when she asked, “How
do you kn6w? How do you
Know Santa will come to my
tree?”
He sighed.
Painfully, he looked into the
little eyes and replied, “I know,
he’ll visit your tree. I’ll be with
him!”
NOTICE
The Bank of Dade will open
Wednesday, Dec. 23, and close
at noon, Thursday, Dec. 24.
Gannaway-Riley Store will
close promptly at 5:30 p. in.
Dec. 24, in order that employes
may enjoy the evening at
home with their families.
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES
Entered at the Poet Office at
Trenton, Ga., as 2nd class mail.
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As we start the New Year we
pray you wiil be one of the
many new friends we hope
to acquire during the year.
And to our many old friends,
we send the season's greet¬
ings ____
MILFORD BROWN
GROCERY
Happy New Year! We hope
the year ahead will be the
most successful of many
and that you’ll have great
happiness.
A. J. CLARK
SERVICE STATION
Highway Gas
AMERICAN LEGION POST 106
Second and fourth Thursday
night 7:30 P. M. every month
Legion Hall.
Dennis Sullivan, Comdg
A. J. Atchley, Adg.
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PAVuNG COMPLE1 ED— William A. Rogers, paving machine
operator, gets a big welcme as he enters Trenton’s square mark-
ling of U. S. 11. Presenting Rogers with cigars is Virgil Jenkins
county treasurer. Others in the delegation are Rep Mtddox
Hale, Orville Gilbreath and Edwin McConnell. Partly obscured
Is Mayor Tommy Sims. (Photo by Castleberry)
1959
j Vo all our neighbors and
many friends tut extend
greetings and our prayer
that this Yult season be
filled with cheer, love and
great happiness.
McBRYAR GROCERY
Avans, Georgia
FOR SALE: Corsages for Christ¬
mas, $1. Mrs. DeWitt Williams,
OL 7-4466 ltcl2-24
<L« ***** *** ************* *
FOR SALE
'55 Dodge Hardtop Coronet
'50 Chevrolet V* T. Pickup
Body repair-painting-wheel
balancing
VALLEY MOTOR COMPANY
OL 7-4923
TRENTON, GEORGIA
FOR SALE: Six room house and
lot on Sand Mountain. See
Joe Stephens.
FOR SALE: Deep and shallow
Well pumps . Trenton Furni¬
ture & Appliance. ufn
DR. G. K. MacVane
Chiropractor
Ft. Payne, Ala.
FOR SALE: Six room house with
bath. Newly decorated. Reason¬
able OL 7-4195
FOR RENT: Six room house
With bath, hot water. Three
miles south of Trenton on
Birmingham. Telephone UN
6-0825, after 4 p. m.
3tc 12-31
HELP' WANTED: Someone to
fire furnace and clean one of
elementary schools. See Roy
Moore, Courthouse. 3tl2-31
Everyone is making fils list
of resolutions for the New
Year and we have oUrs..to
serveyou more efficiently dur¬
ing the months ahead. We
would like to add our thank
you for vour past patronage.
Trenton Barber Shop
Charles T. Sims
Woodrow Tinker
SALE: Remington portable
typewriters, adding machines
and cash registers. Easy terms.
Phone OL 7-4261 or see F. Q.
Avakian ufn
SALE: Vibrator mattress,
complete with batteries.
Slightly used, will sell for $200.
Contact Van Hall, Rt. 2, Tren¬
ton. 3tpl2-24
FOR RENT—Five-room house,
with bath. Good location in
Trenton. OL 7-3055
3tcl2-24
HIGHEST price paid for pine
and poplar logs. See us if you
have any to sell. Dyer Lumber
Company, Trenton, Ga.
BULLDOZING & EXCAVATING
—Lakes, clearing, bush and
bog, Septic tanks and field
line s installed, — Reeves &
Johnson. Call Alvin Reeve*
OL 7-4971 or OL 7-4836. ufn
HELP WANTED. Wanted at
once Raleigh Dealer in Dade
County. See R. N. Crider, Rt.
3, Box 1460, LaFayette or write
Rawleigh’s Dept., GAL-10-3,
Memphis, Term.
2tpl2-31
FOR RENT: House with 3 large
rooms, bath. Hot water, gas
heat. HO 2-3283, Mrs. B. B.
Kenimer. ltp 12-24
FOR SALE: Practice piano. $30.
OL 7-4321. ufn