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THE BRANTLEY ENTERPRIS
/DIRECT SUCCESSOR TO THE BRANTLEY COUNTIAN—THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BRANTLEY COUNTY. GEORGIA—’PHIS .ONLY NEWSPAPER TN THE C^
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Volume 9; Number 9
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Death Claims
J. B. Lfewfs, Sr.
Prominent South ®)orgian Called
At Early Houk Today.
J. B. Lewis, Sp< aged 5X promi
nently known/ throughout this sec
tion of I, he state aS a naval, stores
operator,’ farmer and business man
dfed early yoday at a local hospital
from ’ injuries sustained 'several
weeks ago/when he turned over in
an automobile several miles south
of Waycross on the Waycross-Hom
erville highway. s ;
Mr, Lewis, thought nt first to have
sustained a broken, back, had been
unusually cheerful during the past
several days and physicians believed
him to .be on the roas 'to rapid re
covery.. It was planned to remofe
him at an early date from the hospi
tal. A sudden sinking spell .this
a morning, however, proved fatal.
He was born Feb. 2, 1869' in
Wayne county, neat Waynesville,
and has spent practically^ his fentire
life jin South Georgia; For many
years has been a resident of Way
cros'sj engaged principally in the
naval stores business. Several years
ago, he moved to a point ndar Manor,
but had returned to Waycross, hav
ing purchased a new home h'ere. He
was a member of the ^irst Baptist
church of this city, and was affiliat
ed with the Wayeross Masonic Lodge-.
Survivors
Besides his wife the;* deceased is
survived by three sons,' J.' B. Jr.,
of Waycross, Herbert L; of Jackson
ville; Cedrick of St.- Petersburg Fla.,
also two daughters, Mrs. H. Glenn
Cason of High Springs, *Fla_, and
Mrs. Clarence C.. Beck£ 6f St. Peters
burg, Fla., also s^ven sisters Mrs. D.
McMumphrey of Qretna, Fla., Mrs.
W. L. McDonalr’ of Montgomery, Mrs.
General Strickland of Waynesville.
Ga., Mrs. Allen Paris of White
Springs, Fla.,. Mrs. George Baxter of
Hortens^, Ga., Mrs J! R. Thomas of
Offerman, Ga., an^Mrs. John Davis
of Laßelle, F-la <
Funeral'services will'be field T^ri-'
day afternoon at 3 , o’clock frdm
the First Methodist church, it was
announced toda^. Dr. W. H. -Rich
t pastdr of the First Baptist church
will .officiate, assisted by Rev, O. B.
Chester, pastor of the First Method
ist church. Interment will be at
Oakland Cpmetery. ■
Pall Bearers ;.
Active pall bearers will. be F. D.
Hereford, JAT.Hopkins, I. W. Odum,
R. M. Porter, H. H. Burnet, Sr, and
W. G. Corbett.
Honorary pall bearers will be T. J.'
• Darling, B,^G.^ Parks, ID. A. Wood
and W. S. Boo’th of Manor, D. Salis,
bury, J. M. Cox, W. N. Jones, W. R.
Hunt, J. H. King, A. H- Morgan,. C.
V. Stanton and John W. Bennett, St.
W. L. Hinsofi and Company are
the funeral directors in charge of
arrangements.
Mr* •'Lewis, loved*' and respected
throughout this entire section of the
state was a member of a prominent
South Georgia family, and his death
brings sadness to Waycross and this
entire section.—Waycross-Herald.
THE HAPPY HABIT OF SMILING
The Georgian doesn’t know how
you are getting along, gentle reader,
with your New Year’s resolution—
provided you made one, as many did ‘
We hope it remains intact; and if
it is a sopt of resolution that pleases
you and you think will inure to your
benefit, here’s hoping you stick to
it. • •' * <4- ’
It isn’t too la|e to make a New
• Year’s resolution even now; in fact,
a good resolution is tn order at any
time—there is*np particular .‘sanctity
or merit, attaching to a good resolu- ,
tion made o.n New Year’s Day that
would not likewise attach on .the i
Fourth of July or the 21st day of’
September qr any ‘other day.
And if you have not made a New '
Year’s regolyticyi. hoi^bout resolv- 1
ing now th cultivate t® rational and •
commendable habit oßsmiling?
“Smiles,” they say»“are cheap,”.
Smiles are anythinßbut cheap.
They cost, very oWn, complete'
forgetfulness of self; Br a man In- |
tent upon^his work. or*otherwise con/
corned with himself, finds it a diffi-J
cult thing to smile. But, whatever
it cost, a smile is wotth more.
A smile is an Inder to character.
Tn it one finds at once what lie is
looking for in the Spirit of man. A
smile is a light in a window on a
dark street; it is silent kindness.
Smiling cures indigestion and of-
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Hair Clutched By Wo
man Is Telltale Clue
Man Confesses to Slaying Mother
in-Law Who Threatened Home.
Mineola, N. Y., Jan. 6.—Trapped
by a coat button and a lock of hiS
hair, Harold E. Webster, 26, today
confessed the murder of his mother
in-law, Mrs. Catherine Gallaway, 45,
who was found yesterday with her
skull erpshed at the home of another
son *n-law, Dr. Nell C. Bassett, at
Hempstead.
Ths confession was announced by
District Attorney Elvin N. Edwards
after Webster had been questioned
for six hours, at the offices of the
district attorney here.
District Attorney Edwards said
Webster confessed he had killed his
mother-in-law because she had
threatened- to cause ; her daughter,
Mrs. Blanche Webster, to start
divorce proceedings.
Mrsi Webster hfeld in an ^Joining
room while her husband faced -the
presecutor’s office, collopsed when
told of her husband’s confession.
Letter Made Public.
A' letter written by Webster to his
mother after he confessed was made
public’ by the district attorney, it
read: . ; <
“I have gone far enough in regard
to this murder. Please. dear ma.tell
them everything I have told you.
Also please give them the blue
trousers and everything else you
might have that bears blood stains.
Please forgive me and'don’t worry.
So far they have treated me fine.”
A few strands of hair of a man’s
head tarp out by the roots and a
button found in the still warm hand
of the dead woman lefl.tolhe arrest
of Webster on a charge of first de
gree murder. The hair was said by
the district attorney to correspond
with that of Webster. The button
was a perfect match for others on
Webster’s sack coat.
Arraigned on a charge of first de
gree murder was held ior the grand
jury. No ban was set at tfie arraign
ment.
Miami, Fla., Jan. 6.—Harold
Franklin Webster, who confessed to
day to having slain his mother-in
law, Mrs. Catherine' Gallaway, in
Mineola, N* Y., Monday night, was a
salesman for the Mizner Develop
ment Company in Miaci until a few
months ago. * His friends Here say
tfiat he was weh-kno^n in real
estate circles.
Webster and feis wife resided in
Miami for more than a year.’
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MILLEDGEVILLE OPENS
PAVING WORK FOR ’27
MiHedgbville, ’Ga., Jan. 6 .♦—The
City of Milledgeville stepped off
Jn Prosperity's direction at the be
ginning of the new year by com-1
mencing its paying program-prompt
ly on January L ' •
The McDougall Company, of At
lanta, was recently awarded the City’s (
contract .for paving Zone No. 1, i
which is in the vicinity rff .the Geor
gia State College fop Wetnsiw^^d4l/
preliminary work havng been 1
pleted befbre the holidays, the plac-|
ing of tse first pavement bommedc- I
ed Saturday. I
Captain J. H. Ennis is Mayor' ofl
Milledgeville ah<| hopes to pave a I
I greater part of the city during his i (
administration. , ( ,T
Mrs. Harriett ■ Q>oucb‘ of Chelms-'
ford, Eng., kissed each member of.
. . I. ■ .Jt 1
the ‘jury after, acquit, al.df the mur
der of het husband.
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tens sorrow. A map can smile, if he
।likes, wiped hp feels bad. But he ,
can't keep on feeling, as bad, If he
; keeps on, smiling. Nature will not
' let 11 im, , -
A scowl makes all the* muscles in
'the body tense, so that they fight
!each other. smile relaxes them/
(enables them to work more natural
ly. But the geeat virtue of : a smije
!is in its effect on others/ ” i
True, “a man may* smile and smile
and be a villain,” but not often; and
So are we made thet 'even a villjan'.
smiling is generally bettdr liked tfeanJ
■a minister .who frowns.
A smile is passport ha frie»l
ship. A smile is a check on the btmkl
of good fellowship^ 4ayabM^ til
bearer. /
Pack up your tfoublep n your ol<lj
kit bag and rtnile, smile, smile-fl
with The GeorgianL^-The Atlant®
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NAHUNTA, BRANTLEY COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6th, 1927.
Record Set In
Finances Os Ga.
Auditor Slate Reports AH Appro
priations Were Paid in 1926.
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Atlanta,Georgia, Jan. 6.?—The'
State of-Georgia closed her 1926
books Saturday, with the treasury in
a better condition than in any year
of her history, it was announced by
Sam J. Slate, auditor. All appro
priations have been paid, with the
exreptio ons about $90,000 due com
mon schools, and the' surplos carried
over from thfe previous year, with un
paid taxes, will more than balanre
unpaid accounts.
The state has the largest incofne
in its history in 1926, Mr. Slate said.
Appropriations for 1926 and 1927,
made by the last Legislature,' werfe
sll,soo,ooo, as compared^ith $lO,-
000,000 for the preceding biennium.
In addition to the appropriations
special funds, allocated by law to
special purposes,' such as gas tax,
motor vehicle seek, inspection, fees,
game and fish licenses, bank exami
nation fees, forestry fees and^the
cigar and cigaret tax brought in ah
additional $8,500,00,d00.
In 192 6 all back due pensions of.
Confederate veterans, including the
years 1922, 1923. 1924 and 1925-,
were pajd by discounting the W. &
A. rental notes for a -period of eight
years. In addition, the pensioners
were pain S2OO each, in quarterly
installments, for the first - time in
history. Payments totaled $2,000,>
000.
Auditor’s Statement.
In hW Statement outlining the
financial condition of the state, Mr.
slate said:
‘■ln 1926 the following amounjs
were collected for- highway purposes^
Motor vehicle tax, $3,382,759; fuel
oil tax, $2,334,188; fuel oil tax to
counties for roadtpurposes\sl,s63,--
299, or a total revenue to the Trea-.
sury of $7,280,246 for road pur-J
poses.
“Tnerc lave been substantial fl
creases in appropriations over fl
preceding biennium. The
Sanitarium was increased from^H
000 to fl,100,000; our instiu/j
higher b-arning from
$1,349,000; common oul
schools from fl
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More Mileage Is Given
For South Georgia
Routes Into Florida Are Given
Consideration.
^Waycross, Ga., Jan. 6.-r-In the
additional allotments of mileage for
the State Highway System the Way
cross Division gained considerably.
Among these gains are:
Blackshear to Route Number 50
t 6 Nahunta. This addition will as
sist the farmers in, getting their to
bacco to market and will give Brant-j
ley and Pierce counties more mileJ
age. It connects two county sealfl
It is also the beginning of a conn M
tion between the Oglethorpe Hifl
way. the Waycross Brunswick I’^B
way, and the Central Dixie Highj^H
As County Seats
Pearson to Lakeland to Ya 'fl 2' s
This addition connects thefl
scats of Atkinson, -Lanier and®'.”-
des counties. It also conm^B
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