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Volume 33, Number 32
COOK BOUND
OVER FOR
COURT TRIAL
ATLANTA — Georgia’s Attorney
General Eugene Cook has waived a
preliminary hearing on seven traf
fic charges, including one of operat
ing a car while intoxicated, and has
t^en bound over to Fulton Criminal
Court for trial.
Cook’s attorney, W. Paul Carpen
ter, entered a waiver for the pre
liminary hearing, scheduled for
August 8, in a surprise move Mon
day.. Judge Frank White set Cook’s
bond at SIOO on the drunken driv
ing charge and SSO each on the
other six.
These include drunk on the streets
accident; driving without a license,
disorderly conduct, cursing; disor
derly conduct, disturbance; disorder
ly conduct, resisting arrest; failing
to remain at the scene of a reported
accident.
The charges were filed after
Cook’s car bumped the fender of
another automobile near the of
fical’s home July 2. Cook has called
them “much ado about nothing” and
denied driving while drunk.
The trial date has not been set.
Jeff Dowling Died
At Green Cove
Springs, Florida.
Jeff Dowling, 32, of Jacksonville,
died Tuesday morning at Green
Cove Springs, Fla.
Mr. Dowling was a native of
Brantley county. He was a veteran
Os World War Two, serving with the
Seabees in the Pacific Theatre. He
was connected with the Green Cove
Springs Shipyard. He was a member
Os the Baptist Church, the Wood
men of the World and the Disabled
American Veterans.
Survivors include one sister, Mrs.
Grace Altman, Mcßae; three broth
ers, Dodge Dowling, Los Angeles,
Calif., Paige Dowling, U. S. Navy,
Stationed in Japan, and Harry Dowl
ing, Washington.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday afternoon at three o’clock
at Hinson’s Chapel, with the Rev.
Hughie Dixon officiating.
Burial was in Thomas cemetery
tn Brantley county.
Hinson Funeral Parlors was in
charge of arrangements.
AS SEEN FROM THE RAFTERS - J. B. Hendry, Blackshear photographer, climbed
up in the rafters to get this picture of a tobacco sale at the Brantley Brick Warehouse
No. 2. Warehouseman Paul Morgan, left center, leads the sale.
Wanflry Btlerpriae
Georgia Shows
One-Third Reduction
In Fire Losses
Georgia, which has been a
member of the nationwide Keep
America Green forest fire pre
vention program since 1947, last
year showed more than a one
third reduction in number of
woodland acres burned over the
previous year.
A report issued recently by
American Forest Products In
dustries showed 13,771 fires burn
ed 647,233 acres in 1952. During
1951 a total of 20,662 fires burned
1,111,114 acres.
Hobert L. Manley, of Savan
nah, chairman, Georgia Forest
Industries Committee, pointed out
the reduction was achieved de
spite critical forest fire danger
periods. Nationally the number
of woods fires increased 15 per
cent and acreage burned climbed
30 percent last year over 1951
figures.
Mr. Manley attributed the re
duction to an increased aware
ness on the part of the public
to the dangers of forest fires and
to the efficiency of the forest
fire fighting organizations in the
state.
Georgia is one of 15 states
without organized protection on
all its forestlands. Eighty-three
percent of the state’s woodland
was under organized protection
last year.
Lee Fussell
Loses S6OO to
‘Snatch’ Thieves
Lee Fussell, well known Pierce
county Negro farmer, lost S6OO
last Friday to two other Negro
men who pulled a slick trick and
made a fast getaway.
Fussell had just come from a
bank after cashing a tobacco
check when the two strangers ap
proached him.
“Yes, he does,” replied the
other.
When Fussell produced his
own pocketbook to show that he
did not have one of theirs, one
of the men grabbed the pocket
book and each ran in an opposite,
direction.
County and city police officers
investigated the case, but the
culprits have not been appre
hended so far.
NAHUNTA, GEORGIA, Thursday, August 6, 1953
ENGINEER DIES
OF HEART ATTACK
AFTER WRECK
Champion Train
In 9-Car Rerailment
Near Ludowici
The engineer of a fast Miami to
New York passenger train died af
ter a heart attack Tues, night. Two
hours earlier,’ nine cars of his 14-
car train had derailed near Ludo
wici in Long County.
The derailed cars, carrying 135
passengers, remained upright. One
woman was slightly injured, and
several other passengers were bruis
ed.
The engineer, W. Wade Clark, of
Savannah, brought the remaining
fice cars of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad’s fast East Coast Champion
into Savannah, about 50 miles north
of Ludowici.
While telling railroad men about
the wreck in the Savannah station,
he collapsed of a heart attack’ and
died in a hospital.
The injured woman, who was not
identified immediately, was treated
for a fractured arm. Several others
received bruises.
“We* were very fortunate,” de
clared Denham Pouci of Bayoone,
N. J., a passenger in one of the
derailed cars.
“The cars left 'the track to the
side that was almost level. Had we
gone off the other side, I’m afraid
it would have been pretty bad.”
The derailment occurred at 6:
p. m. Company officials said the
train left the scene at 7:25 p. m.
Clark died at 8:25 p. m.
The 14-car train had left Miami
for New York at 9:15 a. m. It was
expected to arrive in New York
about an hour and a half late.
Brantley Sales
Totaled $310,971
Month of April
Total retail sales in Brantley
County in April reached $301,941,
according to figures released by the
Georgia State Chamber of Com
merce.
The figures are based upon the
collection of sales tax in the county.
Comparative figures with some
other counties are Charlton county,
$474,758, Bacon $513,997, Atkinson
$251,770, Appling $701,399 and
Pierce $546,973.
WAYNESVILLE NEWS
Miss Ruth Jacobs, Carmen and
Ruby Strickland and Miss Edna
Blocker of Jesup spent last week
with Mrs. W. H. Jacobs.
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Ray Hyer has returned ot his
home in Florence, S. C., after spend
ing several days here with rela
tives.
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Miss Shelba Jean Parrott of Coles
burg was a house guest of Miss
Frances Walker last week.
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Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Robinson
spent the weekend in Gulf Ham
mock and Leesburg, Fla., visiting
relatives.
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Mrs. Gertrude Peeples of Jack
conville, Fla., is spending a few
days with he r mother, Mrs. C. G.
Peeples.
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson
and son of Hortense were guests of
Mrs. J. F. Hunnicutt on Sunday.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ward Proctor and
children of Barnwell, S. C., are
visiting relatives in Waynesville.
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Mrs. Buddy Milles and daughter
of Jacksonville have returned to
their home after spending three
weeks with her father, Mr. B. B
Rozier.
Mrs. D. R. King is still in a
Brunswick hospital where she had
an emergency operation.
HOBOKEN NEWS
The Thought for the Week: Let
us not bandy hilarious cracks con
cerning milady dressed in slacks.
For to make the world it takes all
sorts, as proof, I give you milord
in shorts.
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Miss Ruth Dowling has returned
from Mercer University where she
attended summer school.
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Miss Helene Coffey of Waynes
ville, N. C., was guest of Miss Ruth
Dowling during the past week. Miss
Dowling and Miss Coffey spent se
veral days touring in Florida,
epending two days at Daytona
Beach.
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Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Yarbrough
and daughter, Mary, of Americus,
Ga., were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. R. R. Kelley during the week.
Before returning to their home they
will visit relatives in Waycross, Ho
merville, Ga., and Jacksonville,
Fla.
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Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Robinson
and Mr. and Mrs. Elery Kelley
spent Sunday at St. Simons Island.
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Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun Colvin and
little daughter, Mary Connie, of
Brunswick, spent Tuesday with Mr.
and Mrs. L. C. Colvin and Mrs
J. H. Sikes.
Nahunta Church of
God to Hold
All-Day Service
The Nahunta Church of God will
hold an all-day service next Sun
day, August 9, it is announced by
the pastor, J. D. Bazemore.
Special preaching service at 11
o’clock, dinner at one o’clock, also
a program of music and singing. The
public is invited to attend.
Bachlott Church
Os God to Hold
Chicken Supper
The Bachlott Church of God will
hold a chicken supper for the bene
fit of the new church fund Satur
day, August 3, it is announced.
All the people of the surrounding
section are invited to attend and
help the good cause of erecting the
new church and also enjoy a splen
did supper.
NOTICE OF SALE
Assets of William A. Cantrell,
D,B A Cantrell Lumber Co., will be
sold 11 August 1953, 10:00 A. M.
Real estate, tools, trucks, tractors,
log loader, fork lift, and saw mill
equipment. Sale at Dahlonega,
Georgia. For information, contact,
Warren S. Lear, Trustee in Bank
ruptcy, Dahlonega, Georgia;
By Mrs. Julia Gibson
Mrs. Alice Bladen and grand
daughter, Judy Lightsey of James
town spent last week with Mr. and
Mrs. H. H. Hunter. Buddy Hunter
returned home with them for a few
days visit.
Mrs. Clinton Gibson of Tampa,
Fla., spent Saturday night with
relatives in Waynesville. She and
Mrs. F. W. Gibson left Sunday for
Atlanta to visit F. W. Gibson who
is a patient in Georgia Baptist Hos
pital.
Mrs. H C. Benjamin of Tampa is
visiting her sister, Mrs. W. R. Gib
son.
Mrs. Pete Gibson, Mrs. W. R.
Gibson and Mrs. H. C. Benjamin
were visitors in Jesup on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyde Thomas and
cons of Statenville, Ga., visited rela
tives on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Moody are
spending a few weeks with Mr.
and Mrs. Vernie Moody in Glynn
County.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Gibson and
sons. Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Robin
con of Hoboken and Mr. and Mrs
Red Kelley and daughter of Hobo
ken enjoyed a cruise on Mr. Gib
con’s cruiser “The Mason” on Sun
day.
By MRS. G. C. WALLIS
The Hoboken Home Demonstra
tion Club held its August meeting
at the home of Mrs. Floyd Larkins
on Tuesday afternoon, August 4.
Mrs. Malcolm Robinson is president.
Eight members were present. Ar
tistic arrangements of dahlias were
placed to advantage in the rooms
opened for the afternoon occasion.
A short business session was
neld. Plans were discussed and
made to have the summer family
picnic on September 4 at Laura
Walker Parki Refreshments will be
served at 7:30 o’clock.
Mrs. Larkins was assisted by Mrs.
Herbert Cohvn in serving white
fruit salad, toasted cheese loaf and
iced tea.
Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Davis Sr.
were visitors to Mr. and Mrs. Jake
Abell in Starke, Fla., during the
weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Dryden and
children spent Sunday at Jackson
ville Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris McClure of
Jacksonville, Fla., spent the past
weeki end with Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Lastinger.
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Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Bell of Fal
mouth, Fla., spent the weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dukes and
sons.
Mrs. Cecile M. Jones will receive
her Masters Degree in Education at
Commencement Exercises at the
University of Florida at Gainesville
Fla., on Monday, August 10.
Neville Herrin, who now lives ir
Florida visited friends and relative
'n Nahunta during the past week
He returned home Wednesday.
Mrs. B. M. Smith of Orlando, Fla
will sing a special at the mornir.
service at the Nahunta Method
Church on Sunday, August 9. Pas
tor C. F. Starnes will preach at th?
11:00 o’clock worship hour and the
evening service.
Mrs. Marshall Strickland is at
tending summer school at the Uni
versify of Georgia at Athens. She
was home last weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Caskey and
children, Diane and Jan, of Lima
Ohio, arrived Sunday night for a
visit with her sister, Mrs. Jos. B
Strickland and Mr. Strickland.
Dr. and Mrs. S. G. Erugler and
children, S. G. and Mary Lois and
Mr. and Mrs. Don Casket and child
ren left Monday to spend some time
on St- Sinions Island.
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PERSONALS
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OFFICIAL ORGAN
SALES EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE
THRU AUG. 14
The Blackshear tobacco mar
ket is expected to continue open
through Friday, August 14, ac
cording to present plans. Local
warehouses are expected to have
full sales most of this week but
peak volume has already been
passed and the flow of leaf to
market is slowing down.
A total of 9,019,056 pounds of
tobacco had been sold on the
Blackshear market through Tues
day, bringing $5,007,118.00 — an
average of $55.52 cents per pound.
Gross sales last year for the
entire season amounted to 11,-
177,238 pounds and the 1951 total
was 12,223,588 pounds.
Blackshear’s gross this season
is expected to be something over
12,000,000 pounds.
Tobacco prices Tuesday in the
Georgia-Florida flue-cured belt
ranged a little lower than Mon
day, reports the U. S. Department
of Agriculture. Most losses in
leaf grades which made up over
60 percent of the sales were SI.OO
per hundred. Declines for some
lugs, primings and nondescript
were around $3.00. Poor to fair
quality leaf, fair lugs and non
descript made up most sales.
Volume was heavy at practically
all markets.
Gross sales Monday were 10,-
070,029 pounds for an average
of $53.07 per hundred. The aver
age was 64 cents above Eriday
and the highest since Monday,
July 27.
Season gross sales through
August 3 amounted to 128,800,669
pounds at an average of $52.18.
Blackshear to
Trudie Sector
Contract Set
A contract for the paving of
10.652 miles on the Blackshear-
Trudie road is to be let by the
State Highway Department on
August 21.
A legal notice advertising the
contract letting is being publish
ed this week and next in The
Blackshear Times.
The paving project will begin
t State Route 38- (the Blackshear-
Patterson highway) at the under
pass just outside Blackshear and
will extend 10.652 miles east to
ward Trudie.
ROYAL
Theatre
Nahunta, Georgia
Monday to Friday 8:00 P« M.
Saturday 7:00 and 8:30 P. M.
PROGRAM
THURS., FRI., AUG. 6-7
“The Cimarron Kid”
With AUDIE MURPHY
and YVETTE DUGAY
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8
“Nevada Badmen”
With WHIP WILSON
MON., TUES., AUG. 10-11
“Lum and Abner in
Two Weeks to Live”
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12
“Yankee Buccaneer”
With JEFF CHANDLER
THURS., FRI., AUG. 13-14
“She’s Back on
Broadway”
With VIRGINIA MAYO
and STEVE COCHRAN
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
“Robinhood of Texas”
With GENE AUTRY
