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THE BRANTLEY COUNTIAN
VOLUME 7; Number 30
An A. C. L Engine
Jumps The Tracks
Well Known Engineer Was Pinned,
Under Lever, Death Resulting
In Few Minutes.
Thomas D. (Doles) Wilcher, well
known Atlantic Coast Line engineer,
was almost instantly killed, Bob Se
dro, colored, fireman, and Kenneth
Green, Brakeman, were more or less
injured, shortly after 2 o’clock this
afternoon when Coast Line shifting
engine number 125 turned complete
ly over while swing around the loop
at South End.
The accident, from all appearances,
was caused from a defective switch,
and although other members of the
train crew stated that the train was
not moving at a speed of more than
eight or ten miles per hour, the im
pact from the cars, forced the engine
over completely, and caused it to
turn and face in the possite direc
tion.
Engineer Wilcher 'in charge of the
engine left the Union depot at 1:30
o’clock to shift the passenger coaches
around the loop, as is done every day.
Besides the engineer, fireman and
brakeman, there were one or two oth
ers in the various coaches when the
accident occured. The train came to
a stop, other members of the c<ew
state, as if the brakes had been ap-
I'hed. When one of the men looked
out of a < oaeh w’ndow, h® saw ths
engine had turned over.
Rushing m M J scere the eng'.n er
was observed a:!>i in his cab immed
in under the mvei He was pe ^ect.y
co tcious, w I egged to be r^L o»ed
He evidently r-U'zed that h? ha!
teen fatally in? red. for to that® wu
reched him first lu i * quoted a.- I iv
ing said: -Ut< m- cut of h"? quick.
1 am dyini. ’
So tight’- was tee engineer itmm
ed that it was necessary to secure
crowbars in order to pry the lever
and release him. He was practically
deadwhen finally removed.
The colored fireman, who was only
slightly injured, stated that the acci
dent happened before he realized it.
“Jump captain,’ I said, and I tried
to jump, but Mr. Wilcher seemed to
be caught then,” said the fireman.
The negro managed to clear the
wreck, but received bruises in jump
ing.
Kenneth Green, brakeman, it is un
derstood, was riding in the cab of
the engine and he jumped to the
ground. He received a sprained leg
and was otherwise bruised.
Railroad Men who viewed the acci
dent, were of the opinion that the en
gine left the track when it struck the
defective switch. After leaving the
track the locomotive traveled for a
distance of some twenty or thirty
yards, then swung to the left and
turned almost completely over. The
cars, inclined on a down grade, had
force enough to shove the tender,
thus turning the engine in an oppo
site direction.
Physicians were summoned as
quickly as possible, but the engineer
was dead. A quick examination fail
ed to prove that he had been serious
ly mashed, as was thought, and Un
dertaker Miller, who is in charge of
the body, stated that there were no
severe bruses about the body. Death
unquestionable resulted from inter
nal injuries.
Doles Wilcher, as he was known by
his Brunswick friends, was 59 years
of age and has resided in Brunswick
practically all of his life. He has
been connected with the Atlantic
Coast Line for 38 years, and was one
of the best known and most popular
railroad men in the city. He is sur
vived by his widow, one brother, E.
D. Wilcher, and a number of other
relatives.
Funeral arrangements have not as
yet been completed.
BUS NOTICE
I wish to announce that, beginning
with Monday May 11th, I will leave
Nahunta at 6:30 o’clock instead of
7 o’clock as heretofore.
If you want The Countian pay
your subscription.
DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST AND DEVELOPMENT OF BRANTLEY COUNTY AND THE TOWN OF NAHUNTA, GA.—DIRECT SUCCESSOR OF THE NAHUNTA BANNER.
Yours truly,
W. R. Rogers:
Five Men Being
Held For Murder
Body of Young Woman Found
Near Gary, Ind., Identity is
Still a Mystery.
Gary, Ind., May 7.—Five men are
held here and in Chicago today in
connection with the mysterious death
of a young woman whose body was
found Sunday near here. But in
question they so far havx failed to
establish either her idenuty or the
participants in the crime. Belief
that the woman is Mrs., Josephine
Desuderio, 21 years old mother, was
shaken after two men claim to have
seen the woman sinc^ the body was
found.
A NEW STORE OPENED
IN NAHUNTA FOR BUSINESS
Mr. Julius Rudnick of Waycross
has opened a dry goods store in our
city and is in the Roberson building
which the news paper formerly
occupied.
The store will be called The Sur
prise Store, and the manager states
that every line of wearing apparel,
cut pieces and in fact anything of
dry goods line will be handled in
this store and everything is new and
not shelf or shop worn.
We are glad to welcome new com
ers to our town and especially a busi
ness house.
We also wish for him much suc
cess and feel sure that with proper
management a success will be made.
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Read his add on another page.
EMORY GLEE CLUB
IS TO TOUR EUROPE.
Atlanta, Ga., May 7.—Definite an
nouncement that the Emory Univer
sity Glee Club will tour Europe u
the summer of 1926 was made today
by the minangement, ’(.‘lowing the
annual election of officers for the
coming season.
I Officrs elected were: President
George Stuart, Birmingham, Ala.;
■ Vice President, Edwin Sheppe, Staun
ton, Va.; Librarian, Jack Cleveland,
Elberton, Ga.; and Man ager Edward
C. Bruce, Brunswick, Ga. Bruce
will have active charge of arranging
the trip, assisted by James Dombrow
sky and Raymond Nixon of Tampa,
Fla., both men of whom are former
managers of the Emory club.
The European trip will give the
Emory singers the distinction of be
ing the only Southern glee club and
one of three in the entire United
iStates, to visit another continent.
(The Emory club already has toured
!eleven different states and the island
of Cuba. Its most recent achieve-
ment was a trip to Washington, D. C.,
where it Ipayed before President
Coolidge.
Tenative plans for the European
tour call for about forty concerts
overseas, in the counties of England,
France, Belgium, Switzerland and
Germany. The club has received
assurances from ambassadors of
those counties in Washington of
their assistance.
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wedding; for she shall see the de
tails of the function and the names
of her guests correctly reported.
Blessed are those who co-operate
with the editor to know everything,
out who call up and tell him
whenever an interesting event oc
curs to them, for they shall have a
newly newspaper in their town.
Blessed are those who co-operate
with the editor in his efforts in be
half of the Community; for their
town shall be known far and wide as
a good place in which to live—■
Vilas County (Wis.)
NAHUNTA, BRANTLEY COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, May 7th, 1925
Methodists To Hold
Gonterence In Folkston
Waycross District Conference
Will Be Held In Folkston On
May 11 and 12th.
The Waycross District Conference
of the Methodist Church, South, will
meet in Folkston May 11, 12 and
13, with the Folkston Methodist
Church as host. The following will
be represented: Charlton, Clinch, At
kinson, Coffee, Ware, Pierce, Bacon,
Wayne, Camden, Glynn, Mclntosh,
Long, Liberty and Brantley.
Although recognized as a missiona
ry territory, the Waycross District is
one of the largest in the state. It
has 24 charges, 17 of which are cir
cuits. Besides regular pastors there
are 18 local preachers in the district.
Eight hundred and nine persons
were added to the church last year,
bringing the present total member
ship of the district to 9,793. There
are 94 preaching appointments and
90 churches buildings. The value of
property in the district is about
8350,000. There are 72 Sunday
Schools with a total membership of
6,863. The churches paid the follow
ing amounts last year: Presiding
Elder, §3,626.00; preachers in charge
§34,256.00; District work, §223.00;
Conferencework, $5,603.00; General
work, $5,899.00; Missions, §3,642.-
00; Education, §2,341; Superannuate
endowment, §3,871.00; Hospital,
$285.00; Orphanage, §2,737.00.
In addition to the pastors of the
24 charges in the district there will
be approximately seven laymen from
each charge, bringing the total at
tendance at the Conference to about
200.
Rev. L. E. Williams, pastor ,«f
rolkston, is
making preparations for the
approaching Conference.
MRS. W. M. ROBERSON
HOSTESS TO W. M. U.
Mrs. W. M. Roberson was hostess
to the Methodist Missionary society
Wednesday afternoon.
The business period was devoted
to the discussion of the Belle Bennett
fund, followed by an interesting pro
gram.
Those present were Mesdames J.
W. Brooker, J. B. Lewis, J. B. Strick
land, P. B. Rogers, Mae Bulsome
Mary Shue, S. R. Loe, T. H. Purdom,
W. M. Roberson and J. A. Murray.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. J. B. Lewds and
all members are urged to attend for
at that time new officers will be
elected.
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Lyric
Theatre
WAYCROSS, GEORGIA.
Friday May Bth.
GEORGE ORLISS
In
“The Man Who Played God”
Founded on Governor Morris’
Story of the same name.
The Lyric Theater is sponsored
this date hy the Waycross Lodge
No. 305 and Orient Chapter No.
105 Order Eastern Star.
Benefit Masonic Tubercular
Child Cottage Alto, Ga.
SATURDAY—Buck Jones
A Western Feature,
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Bennett Program At
Lyric Theatre Friday
Program Beng Sponsored By
Masons And The Order of
The Eastern Star.
Sherod Collins, secretary of the
Waycross Lodge No. 305, F and A
M., in discussing the proposed Ma
।sonic building to be built at Alto for
tubercular children Saturday morn
ing said:
“Is a child worth saving?
“You are surprised at such a
question. But do you know that
there is not a place in Georgia w’here
a CHILD suffering from tuberculosis
can be given proper treatment. The
§500.000 appropriated by the legis
lature for a new building, or sani
torium as Alto will greatly relieve
the condition for the adult sufferers,
even to providing a place when it is
finished, for the negroes by releas
ing the old building for their use,
something they haven’t had before.
But the child has been forgotten
in all these plans.
“Do you know that according to
statistics 4326 children in M-'^c ic
homes alone (other statistic. jt
available just now) were e” -ed
to and are contracting this uread
disease every year? These little in
nocent sufferers are holding out
pleading hands to the people of this
great state of Georgia for relief.
“The Masons have taken up the
challenge for this good work and are
going to build and equip a cottage at
Alto especially for children. It will
not be for any class or creed of child,
but will be operated by the State for
any child suffering from this dread
disease.
„ “The Masons and the ladies of the
Ordei _ __ .
cross have taken advantage of a very
kind offer of Mr. and Mrs. F. D.
Adams to sponsor the shows at the
Lyric Theater on Friday, May Bth.
“A full and interesting picture
program will be given with the add
ed attraction of some of the best
local talent in the city taking part.
“All that is asked of the public is
a liberal patronage of the show on
this day, at which full value received
is promised for the admission, which
will be the same as at all of the per
formances of the show.
“The proceeds will be given by
Mr. Adams to the Masons, who in
turn will give them to help the build
ing of the childrens cottage at Alto.
“And you can help save a suffer
ing child, while enjoying a good
program.
“Will you? Can you afford not
to?
“The show is sponsored by "Way
cross Lodge No. 305 F. & A. M. Way
cross Chapter No. 9; R. A. M., Way
■ cross Council No. 20 R. & S. M.,
Damascus Commandery No. 18,
Knight Templars, Waycross District
[Shrine Club and Areme Chapter No.
1101, Order of the Eastern Star.
THREE WILL FACE MURDER
IN W. C. WRIGHT CASE
Eatonton, Ga., May 7. —The trial
of S. J. Scarborough of Tampa, Fla.,
F. W. McClelland of Brocton, N. Y.,
and T. W. Coggespall of Clayton, 111.,
charged with the murder of W. C.
Wright, superintendent of the Put
man county schools, was on the
superior court calendar for today.
The defense indicated their prin
cipal efforts would be directed to
establish an alibi for McClelland and
Coggeshall and to break down the
alleged confessions of Scarborough.
It is in this connection that George
Remus, famous bootleg king of Cin
cinnati now in the federal prison,
will be called. The defense cla’ms
Scarborough told Remus the two
were confined in the Athens jail that
he had been promised iminity to
testify against McClelland and Cog
geshall.
The solicitor placed Coggeshall
and McClellan on trial first serving
the indictment and announcing
Scarborough w'ould be arraigned
later. The defense contends Wright
was slain by moonshiners against
whom he had been active. George
Remus is expected to be one of the
defense witnesses.
Mother’s Day To Be
Observed Here Sunday
Second Sunday In May Is An
nually Observed As Mother’s
Day.
Mother’s day will be observed in
Nahunta next Sunday, in accordance
with the National Mother’s Day. The
second Sunday in May is observed
annually as Mother’s Day, the date
having been fixed by United State
( Congress.
The movement which resulted in
the passage of this point resolution
of congress had its origin with Miss
Anna Jarvis in Philadelphia in 1908.
It quickly found popular favor.
“Now, therefore I, Woodrow Wil
son, President of the United States
of America, by virtue of the authori
ty in me vested ... do hereby direct
the government officials to display
the United States flag on all Govern
ment buildings and do invite the
people of the United states to display
the flag at their homes or other suit
able places, on the second Sunday in
May, as a public expression of our
live and reverence for the mothers of
our country.”
That was the first Mother’s day
proclamation ever signed by a presi
dent of the United States. President
Wilson signed it in 1914 and it is
said that as he laid down the pen he
turned to William Jennings Bryan,
then his secretary of state, and said
with deep feeling: “Bryan, that’s
the finest thing this congress has
done. God bless the mother’s.”
Sunday Morning at the Methodist
preaching hour a short program will
be rendered in reverence to the liv
ing and dead mother’s.
The public is urged to attend.
Hickox News Items
Quite a large number attended the
annual meeting here Sunday, many
of whom were former residents of
this place.
Miss Lizzie Knox returned to
Douglas Monday night after spending
a short time with relatives here.
Misses Elizabeth Allen and Mabel
Kelly of "Waycross, were guest of
Mrs. D. W. Allen last week-end.
Miss Kate Knox of Billy’s Island
spent Sunday at home.
The Easter exercises at the Baptist
church were largely attended Sunday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Loue Den Mark of
Jacksonville, Fla., Visited here last
week.
Mrs. K. M. Anderson is spending
some time in Nichols.
Mrs. Raybon Johns left Tuesday
for Savannah where she will spend
some time with her daughter.
Miss Evlin Highsmith returned to
Patterson Monday after spending
several days here.
NAHUNTA SCHOOL
CLOSED FRIDAY APR. 24th.
School closed at the Nahunta
school Friday April 24th.
A very interesting program was
rendered at the auditorium in even
ing part of the day, at which time
all children of the school were par
ticipants.
There were a number of diplomas
awarded the members of the seventh
igrade who successfully passed the
'repaired mark.
The children who were awarded
'prizes for regular attendances were
Mamie Baxter, Isabelle Herrin, Joe
■Herrin, Edna Herrin, Mary Francis
Brooker, Leon Clelland, Rogers
'Strickland and Virgil Strickland.
Miss Wilmer Warren received the
$5 for making the highest record in
school.
Much credit is due Prof. S. P.
Brabson, who so successfully con
ducted the school. Mr. Brabson is
a young fellow but is well advanced
In the literary line and proved a
credit to our town.
The Banner wishes for him much
success in his new-undertakings and
that we may have the pleasure of
having him back with us.
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The Local Paper
Changes Il’s Name
To Aid in Upbuilding Os Brantley
County And Nahunta, Georgia,
In Every Way.
This week the readers of this
newspaper will find that it has
changed it’s dress to a certain extent,
that is in name, and will be known
in the future as The Brantley Coun
tian.
There is no especial reason for
this, except to typify this county;
which is known far and wide as a
good tobacco county, as well as for
general farming.
It is our desire to let the world
know what a county we have, and to
impress upon the tobacco growers of
the Carolinas and other States how
easily it is to own good tobacco land
in the best best county in this state.
For what they would pay rent one
year in any of the tobacco-growing
States, they can get a better grade of
tobacco land here in Brantley with a
fee simple title to same.
It is nothing more than a civic
duty upon us all to push our county
forward, all together, and to this end
we can all prosper and at the same
time have an element of people here
with us who can and will develop
Brantley more and more for growing
good tobacco and for general farm
ing.
In this connection we will state,
that some time in the near future, we
wish to get out a special edition of
this paper devoted to this section,
and circulate same where the tobacco
growers live, asking them to visit our
section, and if once they see the
quality of tobacco grown here they
will be permanent settlers.
county, and especially the land own
ers, as they are the ones who will
receive the direct benefit.
Trusting that all will like our new
name. We wanted a name which
would be representative of Brantley
County and after much deliberation
and many suggestions, decided on
Countian, and hence The Brantley
!Countian for this and future weeks,
'and years to come, we trust.
FIRE DESTROYS BUILDINGS
PLACE LATE W. T. PURDOM
We regret to learn just before go
ing to press, that fire, yesterday aft
ernoon, of unknown origin, destroy
ed the old home, barn and outbuild
ings on the old home place of the
late W. T. Purdom, deceased, about
four miles North of Nahunta.
We were unable to get any of the
'details, although we learn that the
buildings and all the contents were
iconsumed. The only thing left, it
iis said, was a tobacco barn.
Mr. Arch Purdom was living there
iat the time. It is understood that
some of the family was doing some
J ironing when the fire was discovered.
’The building was a two-story struc
ture, and was built of a very good
grade of material, and, of course,
'burned fast.
The fire was discovered about four
o’clock yesterday afternoon, it is said.
REVIVAL SERVICES TO BE
AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH.
Mr. Omer Jones of Waycross
preached a very interesting sermon
at the Baptist church Sunday, at
which time he announced a revival
service to be held at the Nahunta
church begining the sth Sunday in
May, and also at that time the Eva
gelistic club of Waycross will be with
the church.
Rev. N. H. Ford of Atlanta is to
have charge of the services.
At the evening services Mr. Jones
was greeted by a group of mashed
men representing the local order of
K. K. K7s and presented the young
preacher with $16.00.
Mr. Jones will finish his course at
Piedmont in June and this money
will greatly aid him, we feel sure he
would not object to a more often
visit from this order.
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