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Volui^^^Hmb.er 17
2 Brantley High Schools Sweep Track Meet
NAHUNTA TRACK
TEAM WINS
CHAMPIONSHIP
Doubles Nearest
Competitors at
Waycross Meet
The Nahunta Track Team won
the Eighth District championship
in Waycross last week. The Nahun
ta Thinlies scored 114 points in the
meet.
Ocilla with 5.7 points was the
closest opponent. Ten boys qualified
for the state finals and will repre
sent the district in Macon on May
1 and 2. ■
These boys are Ward Highsmith,
Jerry Herrin, Ralph Willis, Dwight
Moody, Carl .Highsmith, Bobby
Chancey, Donal'd Dubose, Kenneth
Kelly, Ben Garrett, ^and Johnny
Cleland. Every member of the team
placed in the meet with the point
spread as follows:
Reginald Highsmith — 4th, shot,
1 point. *••’* •
Addison Stric^lapd — 3rd, mile,
3 points.
Robert Jacoby — 3rd, 440, 3 points.
Leroy Ham — 3rd, high jump, 3rd
relay, 3 3|4 points.
Harold Futch — 3rd, 100, 3rd re
lay, 3 3'4 points.
Ben Garrett — Ist, relay, 1 3,4
points.
Carl Highsmith — 2nd (880), 4th,
discuss, 6 point's.
Bobby Chancey — Ist, high hurd
les, 7 points.
Dwight Moody — Ist, 880, 3rd B.
Jump, Ist relay — 11 3j4 points.
Ralph Willis — Ist, 440, 3rd 220,
Ist relay — 11 3,4 points.
Ward Highsmith — Ist mile, 2nd
L. Hurdles — 12 points.
Jerry Herrin — Ist 220, 2nd 100,
3rd relay — 12 3[4 points.
Johnny Cleland — Ist B. Jump,
Ist pole vault, Ist relay — 15 3|4
points.
Donald Dubose — Ist H. Jump,
3rd Pole Vault — 10 points.
Kenneth Kelly — 2nd shot, 2nd
discus — 10 points.
Howard Davis — 3rd relay —
3j4 points.
The Nahunta High School base
ball team is in second place behind
Whcona/gs pi- file present. The locals
have won two games and have lout
on^X^h^jayers are all eagerly a
waiung next weeks game with Wa
cona in hopes they can tie them
for first place.
PIA TO STAGE
TOM THUMB
WEDDING
The Nahunta Parent Teacher As
sociation will sponsor a Tom Thumb
Wedding on Friday night, April 24,
at eight o’clock, it is announced by
Mrs. Eula Powers, finance chair
man of the PTA.
The first and second grades of
the Nahunta School will be the par
ticipants in the wedding progtam,
with Mrs. Powers as director, assist
ed by Mrs. O. S. Barr. The program
will include Folk Dances by the
children.
The wedding party will include:
bride, Lynn Herrin; groom, Donny
Griner; maid of honor, Sandra Ja
cobs; groomsman, Jimmy Allen;
bridesmaids, Mildred Bohanon, Wy
lene Manor, Sarah Ann Gibson, and*
Naomi Moody; ushers are Denny
Rhoden, Kenneth Popwell, Eddie
Hunter and Jerome Lee. Auvell
Raulerson Jr. will be the minister.
Lynn Herrin will sing “Golden
Wedding Day” and Myra Nell Thrift
will sing “I Lo-ve You Truly”. Wen
dell Herrin and Tommy Graham will
be the train bearers.
Fire Destroys
Wheless Home
Fire destroyed the D. 0. Whe
less home near Blackshear on the
Waycross highway early Sunday
morning. The Wheless family
was asleep when the blaze broke
cut from an undetermined cause
and were reused by a passing
trucker who discovered the fire.
Mr. Wheiess’ 1953 Mercury au
tomobile and practically all
household belongings were lost
in the blaze.
Wantky EntErprise
SWEEPING THE COUNTRY
GEORGE CONNELL MERCER’S NEW PRESIDENT
When I read in the papers a few clays ago that the
Mercer University trustees had elected George Connell
president of Mercer to succeed Dr. Spright Dowell, I felt
a glow of pride that I had, back in 1921, had some part
in giving George an opportunity to go to college.
I was pastor at Bellevue Baptist Church, a surburban
church in Macon and was attending Mercer. In my senior
year I was elected editor-in-chief of the college newspi -
per, The Mercer Cluster, and I decided to move near the
colllege campus and give my time to my studies and to
editing the college paper. ‘ '■< :
When I resigned the Bellevue church, I recommended
> to tbe-church an old friend of isy father’s, the Rev. H. H.
Connell, the father of George Connell. ■'*
Brother Connell fiad told^me'tkat' i/ he; could get a
pastorate near a college his three children; could go to
college, otherwise they probably could never have the
opportunity to attend. , • i'
The church called Brother Co-nnel} upoi>my recom
mendation. He accepted and moved to Macon from Sum
merville where he had been a great pastdr for many years.
His two boys, George and Emory, entered Mercer, and
his daughter entered Wesleyan.
George Connell was a brilliant student and did great
work at Mercer. After graduation he taught at Barnes
ville Military Academy and was later made president of
the Barnesville institution.
Now George, son of my father’s old friend, H. H.
Connell, is president-elect at Mercer. lam deeply gratified
that my helping his father to the Macon pastorate also
helped in a large measure in the son George getting an
education.
In other words, I feel that I have helped to make a
president of Mercer University, which I submit is no mean
accomplishment.
George’s father was a great man, the boyhood friend
and comrade of my own father. George himself is a “chip
off the old block’’ and is doing great credit to his worthy,
sire.
FRANK NALLS, ANOTHER MERCER MAN
The splendid preacher who is this week delivering
such soul-stirring sermons at the Methodist church also
reminds me of times long past at Mercer University, r
I was editor-in-chief of The Mercer Cluster and
Frank Nalls was an associate editor on the < polle'|<;.ne iws
paper. He and I and Bob Gamble wrote most of the news
articles for the Cluster which was then the official organ
for 14 Georgia Baptist schools and colleges?.
Frank Nalls was an outstanding writer and student
then but not a preacher. When I first h«<rd that Rei'.
Frank Nalls was to be the Methodist guest .minister in tie
present revival meeting, I did not realize that he was the
same Frank Nalls I had known and regarded so highly at
Mercer. - . * ' «
It was about 30 years ago that we knew each other
and wrote for the college paper at Mercer. Time has an
interesting way of changing things and * making paths
cross unexpectedly. I rejoiced greatly to meet Frank Nalls
again and to know the great work he is doing as a good
minister of Jesus Christ.
Frank’s stealing character and deep sincerity is evi
dent in all his preaching and he is a great power for good
wherever he serves. May his tribe increase and,-,may the
good Lord bless his efforts as he spends his life in the
service of the Master. s -*
SENIOR CLASS
PRESENTS PLAY
TUESDAY NIGHT
The senior class of Nahunta High
School will present a play entitled
“Maid of Money” Tuesday night,
April 28, at 8:00 o’clock, in the
school auditorium.
Mrs. Ida Caldwell — Mary Ellen
Rowell.
Alonza Caldwell — Carswell Roy
ster. *
Ada Pepper, Eurita Lewis.
Horace Pepper, Hilton Morgan.
Stonewall Jaclqson Pepper, Ernie
O’Neal.
Hope Gordon, Iris Barr.
Mildred Moore, Sylvania Garrett.
Richard Foster, Leonard Crews.
Ezra Cobb, Reggie Herrin.
Pansy Pinkham, Lois Rowell.
Bonnie Day, Betty Jo Sheppard.
All proceeds from .the senior
play will be used for the* senior
class trip. ' •4,
NAHUNTA, GEORGIA, Thursday, A
By Carl Broome
Ptahu^ta. ^tud^ts
To Enter State
Contests at Macon
A number of Nahynta Students
and teachers will gb to Maicon Sat
urday, April 2fr’*for'tWe state liter
ary meeting in which the district
winners from over the state will
contest for state trophies.
Prof. Earl May, principal at Na
hunta, and Prof, Bowinan Barr will
accompany the Nahunta district
winners to the meeting.
Students who won the Eighth
District events and will contest for
state honors Saturday are as fol
lows:
Home Economics, Delores Drury.
Reacting, Iris Barr
Solo, Iris Barr.
Trio, Inez Driscoll, Jewel Proc
tor and Iris Barr.
Carolyn Higginbotham who wen
first place in piano in the Eighth
District will make the trip to Ma
icon \but**will not enter the state
RED CROSS AIDS
ACL CHAMPION
WRECK VICTIMS
Tornado Sufferers
Also Helped in
Alabama - Georgia
The wreck of a 17-car streamliner
near Dillon, S. C., around midnight
on April 20, added to the week-end
tornadoes in Georgia and Alabama,
once again emphasized the essen
tial role Red Cross plays in time
of disaster.
J. Milton MacDonald, chairman
of the Dillon Red Cross Chapter,
was called to the scene of the disas
ter following the wreck, and chap
ter volunteers were immediately on
the job, assisting in the rescue op
eration. The chapter al^qtj:irovided
an emergency feeding Vpbtation,
which was continued Until, all res
cues were. effected.
As of this writing, three bodies
have been pulled from' the wreck
age, while a fourth remains in the
train. At the same* time, 104 pas
sengers were hospitalized in Dillon,
Florence, Mullins and Bennettsville
in South Carolina and Lumberton,
Fayetteville, and Fort Bragg in
North Carolina. All welfare inqui
ries are being directed to the Dillon
Chapter where complete lists of the
casualities are on file.
A
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Whole blood, plasma, and some
serum albumin were rushed to Dil
lon by the Charlotte Regional Blood
Center in accordance with needs
made known by the Dillon Hospi
tal.
Meanwhile, Red Cross allocations
for relief of victims of the Georgia-
Alabama tornadoes of the past
week end have been upped to $250,-
000 to meet emergency, and rehabili
tation needs. r
Headquarters for the two-state
job have been set up. in'. Columbus,
where five'registration, stations for
victims have been opened. Mobile
canteens are continuing to operate
for workers and victims alike.
I’brriadoeS which swept through
ten Alabama counties and three in
Georgia resulted in eight deaths and
252 injuries, 60 of which required
hospitalization. A total of 3,974 fa
milies were affected by severe
storms, while 707 houses were de
stroyed, 2,005 had major damage
and 1,205 had minor damage.
REFRIGERATION SERVICE
D. W. Griffin, Waycross, Ga.,
Phone 3214-M, at Nahunta and Ho
boken each Wednesday, Newton
Plumbing Company, Nahunta or W.
L. Dowling Furniture Company, Ho
boken. Contact me for refrigeration
service. 5121
Lucky You
Lucky you—your children played in the streets and
to play again * .. , <
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[23,”1955
BIDS ASKED
The City of Nahunta hereby re
quests bids for purchase of 500 feet
of 2%-inch fire hose, with two noz
zles. Fire hose to be quoted in two
grades, single jacket and double
jacket. Bids will be opened on Sat
urday, May 16, 1953. City reserves
the right to reject all bids. Bids
should be mailed to City Clerk,
Nahunta, Ga., and be on hand not
later than Friday, May 15, 1953.
Mrs. E. T, Higginbotham,
City Clerk of Nahunta.
YOUNG WOMEN
START NEW
GARDEN CLUB
Mrs. Raulerson
Elected President
A Garden Club for young ladies
and young married women of Na
hunta and Brantley County was or
ganized on Tuesday night, April 21,
at the home of Mrs. Harry Rauler
son with Miss Lenora Lee and Mrs.
Raulerson as hostesses.
Mrs. Herschel Herrin,* Mrs. Brown
Brooker, Mrs. J. R. Brown and Mrs.
E. Parker Dodge were representa
tives of the Nahunta Garden Club
who were present to help the new
club to organize. Mrs. Herrin acted
as chairman of the group and under
their guidance the new club elected
as officers Mrs. Harry Raulerson,
president; Miss Lenora Lee, vice
president; Mrs. Flint Nichols, secre
tary; and Mrs. Clyde Anderson,
treasurer.
The second Tuesday night in each
month was chosen as the meeting
date in order that young mothers
and working women will be able to
attend.
The new Club will decide upon
a name at the next meeting on May
12, which will be held at the home
of Mrs. Clint Robinson with Mrs.
Cecil Moody as co-hostess.
Attending the meeting and join
ing the club as charter members
were: Mrs. Emory Middleton, Mrs.
Norman Lewis, Mrs. Allison Lee,
Mrs. Claude Smith, Mrs. B. T. Lee,
Mrs. George Loyd, Mrs. Lavelle Bo
hanon, Mrs. Avery Strickland, Mrs.
Dan Jacobs, Mrs. Harry Smith, Mrs.
Flint Nichols, Mrs. John Larkins,
Mrs. Clyde Anderson, Mrs. Cecil
Moody, Mrs. Clinton Robinson, Miss
Lenora Lee and Mrs. Harry Raul
erson. Others who are charter mem
bers having ~uid their dues but
were unable to attend were: Mrs.
Sam McAfee, Miss Ernestine Raul
erson, Mrs. Oliver Pearson, Mrs.
Tyrus Raulerson, Mrs. Junior' Tho
mas and Mrs. Wilder Brooker.
Miss Hilda Smith was a guest at
the meeting. Refreshments were
served by the hostess. Other ladies
who would like to join may con
tact any one of the members.
by Dick Shaw
1
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OFFICIAL ORGAN
HOBOKEN TRACK
TEAM WINS
DISTRICT MEET
Doubles Rivals in
Class C Contests-
The Hoboken High School track
team walked away with highest
honors in the class C school track
meet at Waycross Saturday and
Monday.
Hoboken doubled its nearest rival
by piling up 87 points to 28 for
Mcßae, the nearest rival.
Hoboken entries won places and
points as follows: a
220 yard dash, Dukes, second
place.
440 yard dash, O. Bennett, first,
Lynn, second.
High Hurdles, Stevens, second.
Low Hurdles, Lynn, second; Hic
cox, third.
High Jump, Hagin, second.
Broad Jump, Herrin, first; Ald
ridge fourth.
Pole Vault, J. Herrin first; Dukes
tied for third.
Shot Put, Hagin second.
Discus Throw, Altman third; Aldi
ridge fourth.
Half-mile, L. Herrin first.
Mile, O. Prescott first; K. Prescott
second.
Relay, Dukes, Bryson, Bennet
Prescott, first place.
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Methodist Revival
Attracts Big Crowd*
To Hear Rev. Nalls
The revival meeting at the Na
hunta Methodist Church is attract
ing large crowds. The revival
preacher is Rev. Frank Nalls, of St.
Simon’s Epworth-by-the-sea.
The Rev. Mr. Nalls is bringing
strong gospel messages each night
and the people are “hearing him
gladly.” *
The Nahunta Masonic Lodge at
tended the services in a body Wed
nesday night, filling up two long
pews at the front of the church.
The minister preached on the sub
ject of the last judgment.
Services will be held each ni^ht
through Sunday night, with preach
ing Sunday morning also. The pub
lic is invited to all the services/
ROYAL
Theatre
Nahunta, Georgia
Monday to Friday 8:00 P. M.
Saturday 7:00 and 8:30 F. M.
PROGRAM
THURS., FRL, APRIL 23-24
“Stop, You’re
Killing Me”;
With BRODERICK CRAWFORD
and CLAIRE TREVOR
SATURDAY, APRIL 25
“Pals in the Saddle”
MON., TUES., APRIL $7-28
“April in Paris”
With DORIS DAY k
and RAY BOLGER
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29
“On Dangerous
Ground” -
With ROBERT RYAN.
.t
THURS., FRL, APRIL 30, MAY 1
“Slaughter Train”
With BRIAN DONLEVY
aud GIG YOV&u
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