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Volume 33, Number 34
School Teachers Announced for 53-54 Term
BUILDING BOOM
STILL ‘IN HIGH’
AT NAHUNTA
The Nahunta building boom con
tinues in full swing as a number of
firms and ' individuals begin new
structures or plan to start building
soon..
The Brantley Company of Black
shear has begun a new warehouse
buildihg near the railroad “Y” on
Church Stret. The building will be
50 by 65 feet, one story high and
constructed of concrete blocks.
The Brantley Company has leased
the land from the ACL Railroad and
will use the building for the sale of
feed, seed and fertilizer. Mr. Elroy
Strickland, .manager here for the
Brantley Company, will have an of
fice in the building. Morris Dowling
has charge of construction work.
Another large building to start
soon is the new telephone exchange
building to be erected by Avery
Strickland, owner of the Brantley
Telephone Company. Construction of
poles and lines for the new dial
system of town and rural phones
will start in a few days.
T. E. Raulerson is constructing a
new garage building adjacent to his
service station in the northern part
of Nahunta on Route 301. The build
ing is of concrete blocks and will
have four stalls for tuning motors,
balancing wheels and doing other
motor repair work.
The Brantley Post American Le
gion has started their new Legion
home on the Brunswick highway
near the new Okefenoke headquar
ters building.
The Legion building will be 30
by 50 feet, of frame structure and
asbestos siding. It is being built by
the local Post with Legion funds
plus popular subscription.
Rumors say a number of addition
al business buildings and residences
are being planned in Nahunta.
Buildings previously mentioned in
these columns and now nearing
completion are the new restaurant
of W. W. Raulerson, the new head
quarters building of the Okefenoke
REA and the new building of H. K.
Persons near Five Points.
ROYAL
Theatre
Nahunta, Georgia
Monday to Friday 8:00 P. M.
Saturday 7:00 and 8:30 P. M.
PROGRAM
THURS., FRI., AUG. 20-21
“Bend of the River”
With JAMES STEWART
and JULIA ADAMS
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22
“Texas City”
With J. M. BROWN
MON., TUES., AUG. 24 - 25
“Has Anybody Seen
My Ga!”
With PIPER LAURIE
ROCK HUDSON and
CHARLES COBURN
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26
“Feudin’ Fools”
With LEO GORCEY
THURS., FRI., AUG. 27-28
“The Battle at
Apache Pass”
With JOHN LUND -
JEFF CHANDLER and
SUSAN CABOT
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29
“Stage to Blue River”
With WHIP WILSON
Brantley lEntfrprisr
Attapulgus Mayor
Writes of
Reckless Driving
Mayor Curtis E. Duke of Attapul
gus, Ga., has written a letter to the
Atlanta Journal discussing the
problem of law enforcement on the
highways.
His timely and revealing letter
was as follows:
The Editors: In a recent issue of
The Journal you published a letter
signed by a Mrs. George Aver in
which she stated that she had been
caught in a speed trap here in Atta
pulgus.
My records show that a George
Aver on July 24 was charged with
speeding 51 m. p. h. and a sl2 bond
was posted. Mrs. Aver says that
they were not speeding but fails to
say how fast they were going. I am
sure she doesn’t know how fast they
were going or what the speed limit
is in Attapulgus; yet, she says never
in 22 years have they broken a
speed law. I am sure that if Mrs.
Aver would stop and think for a
moment, she would realize what an
exaggerated statement she made. If
Mrs. Aver and her friends would
stay within our speed limits, it
wouldn't be necessary for her to go
through Georgia by plane or train.
It would probably be safer for ev
eryone if she and her friends would
travel by plane or train wherever
they go.
Our only hope for reducing traf
fic fatalities on our highways is by
a strict enforcement of our traffic
laws. When you do this, the speeds
ters, drunken drivers, and road hogs
cry “'speed trap.” These potential
murderes are aided by the would-be
chosen few who think the laws are
made for someone else and don’t ap
ply to them. We enforce the traf
fic laws here in Attapulgus and by
so doing we have been falsely ac
cused of operating a speedtrap. The
American Automobile Association
doesn’t think that we have a speed
trap. An attorney for the AAA who
has investigated the so-called speed
trap here in Attapulgus says, ‘‘ln
vestigation fails to disclose any evi
dence of unscrupulous or unlawful
practice by police or magistrates.”
Only the road hogs, and would-be
chosen few accuse us of having a
speed trap.
In a recent editorial you wrote a
bout the beautiful tourist dollar.
In what category would you put
the dollar received by the under
takers, florists, doctors, hospitals,
etc.; in which category would you
put the maimed and the crippled?
You can imagine how beautiful these
dollars are to the loved ones, friends
and neighbors of the more than 1,000
who were unnecessarily slaughtered
on the highways of Georgia last
year. Did you say beautiful tourist
dollar, Mr. Editor? You newspaper
boys and tourist court operators let
the dollar mark hoodwink you. You
are turning your back on a menace
more dangerous to our citizens than
the battlefields of World War I and
II were to our Gl’s.
I am sorry that Mrs. Aver feels
so badly about about being caught
in the so-called speed trap and I
suggest she and her friends do one
of two things — abide by our traf
fic laws or travel through Georgia
by train or plane.
CURTIS E. DUKE,
Mayor.
Attapulgus.
Birth Announcements
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harrison of
Jesup, Ga., announce the birth of
a baby girl in a Waycross Hospital
on Friday, August 7. She has been
named Angela.
Stolen Car Found
By Nahunta Police
Nahunta policemen Bentley and
Coleman recovered another stolen
car Wednesday night, Aug. 19, when
they found & 1949 blue Fordor Ford
near the Indian Swamp Service Sta
tion in Nahunta.
Chief Bentley stated that they no
ticed the car near the service sta
tion and upon examining it, found
he name of a Mr. Dekle of Jesup.
They contacted Jesup authorities and
learned the auto had been stolen
'rom Mr. Dekle.
The car was found about 11 o’-
clock Wednesday night. No clues as
io the thief have been found.
NAHUNTA, GEORGIA, Thursday, August 20, 1953
NUMBERS RACKET
SMASHED AGAIN
AT NAHUNTA
Local Police Are
Keeping Lid on
Lottery Leeches
The Bolito numbers racket broke
out again in Nahunta recently and
was stopped cold again by police
men Bentley and Coleman Friday
night with the arrest of Charlie
Brown, colored.
Brown was picked up on suspicion
of operating a numbers racket and
when the officers prepared to search
him, he admitted having numbers
equipment in his possession.
The numbers book, pencil and
money were found in a paper sack
under his shirt and tucked under
his belt. Chief Bentley had Brown
under observation for some time,
noticing that he was a stranger in
Nahunta and that he came here to
the Negro section of town on week
ends and seemed to be canvassing
“customers” among the colored peo
ple.
On Friday night, August 14, of
ficers Bentley and Coleman picked
Brown up near a Negro store and
took him to the police station for
questioning. He readily admitted
that he was in the numbers racket
and said he got 15 percent of the
“take” f^r his work. He had already
sold a number of “numbers” Friday
when apprehended.
Brown was tried before Mayor
Carl Broome Monday morning. He
pled guilty and was bound over to
the superior court under SIOOO bond.
Brown claimed he was working for
a numbers operator in another
county but he did not identify his
racketeer employer.
Officers Bentley and Coleman are
being complimented by Brantley
County citizens for “holding the lid
on” number racketeers. This was the
second numbers racket chief Bent
ley has smashed since coming to
Nahunta.
Legion Post 210
To Hold Working
Friday, August 21
At the regular meeting of the
Brantley County Post 210, Ameri
can Legion, held at the schoolhouse
cn Tuesday night, August 18, it was
decided to hold a working on the
Legion Home on Friday, August 21.
All Legion members are especial
ly requested to come, and all other
persons who can are cordially in
vited to come on down and lend a
hand. The Home is located on the
Brunswick Highway just beyond the
new REA building.
Every effort is being made to
complete the Home in the near fu
ture, and though same money has
been raised through contributions,
and through substantial loans to the
Post by members, to enable the
construction to continue, additional
money is badly needed. The follow
ing persons and firms have already
contributed to the Building Fund:
Nahunta Garden Club, $177.00.
W. B. Harris, SIO.OO.
Clarence Allen, SIO.OO.
R. B. Brooker, $25.00.
R. L. Walker Chevrolet Co., $25.
Gibson-McDonald Furniture Co.,
$5.00.
Clint Roberson, $5.00.
F. R. Newton, $30.00.
Joe Batten, 50c.
Fred Rogers, SIOO.OO.
Parker Dodge, $5.00.
Adam Morris, $5.00.
J .N. Stewart, $25.00.
Reno Bridges, $5.00.
A Friend, SIOO.OO.
Any further contributions to the
Building Fund will be sincerely ap
preciated.
Rob Lewis Cemetery
Working Announced
The Robb Lewis Cemetery will be
cleaned off Saturday, Aug. 22, it is
announced by Mrs. Everett High
smith. All people who are interested
in the cemetery will please come
and bring tools for working.
SUPERIOR COURT
TO CONVENE
THIRD MONDAY
Brantley County Superior Court
will convene at Nahunta on Monday,
Sept. 21, the third Monday, with
Judge Walter Thomas of Waycrq^s
presiding and J. R. Walker as so
licitor. D. F. Herrin is court clerk:
The grand jury list and the tra
verse jury list were drawn by Judge
Thomas Tuesday, August 18.
The list of jurors are as follows
grand jury
Charles E. Highsmith, Owen Pres
cott, Roy Rowell, Merick Herrin,
Clifton Strickland, Aaron Saddler,
E. C. Carter, J. C. Allen, W. B
Willis, Elroy Strickland, D. T. Mid
dleton, E. A. Hunter.
Perry Wainright, David Page, J
J. Lee, G. E. Higginbotham, Wilber
D. Roberson, L. E. Dickerson, C. M
Dowling, J. G. Moody, Taiford
Highsmith, Spencer G. Drury, Fay
Brooks, J. N. Eldridge.
TRAVERSE JURY
R. L. Dußose, Harry Middleton,
C. D. Burney, W. E. Strickland, H
S. Wilson, Ezra L. Bennett, F. M
Wilson, R. F. Thrift, B. B. Bryant,
L. A. Batten, Woodrow Wilson, Ru
pert Jones, Everett L. Hickox, T. W
Lastinger, M. M. Guy.
Charlie Crews, Donald Shuman,
Morris Ammons, Cecil V. Herrin,
W. L. Clark, Ernest Thrift, H. F
Lee, Alvin Drury, A. M. Griffin,
Owen Shuman, E. M. Dilas, Omie
Wilson, Neubern Roberson, C. R
Lewis, E. L. Dowling, Rev. J. C
Shepard, H. T. Jacobs.
Elliot Edgy, Jno. E. Lee, Harry
Raulerson, Woodrow J. Wainright,
Roy Strickland, Riley Altman, L. L
Gunter, S. B. Highsmith, Harvey
Hurst, G. R. Stone, G. W. Wainright,
C. L. King, D. S. Griffin, Joseph
Griffin, Roy Harper.
J. Milton Highsmith, Fred Lee,
Leon L. Hickox, W. L. Bohanon,
I. M. Morgan, E. J. Dixon, Leon A.
Jacobs, L. C. Colivn, P. D. Aldridge,
E. F. Wilson, Johnny C, Hickox, W.
L. Wyatt, W. P. Stewart, G. N. Ro
gers, C. J. Altman, E. V. Herrin,
Mathew A. Strickland.
NAHUNTA PTA
MET MONDAY
AT BAM HOME
The Nahunta Parent Teacher As
sociation held an executive commit
tee meeting, with members includ
ed, at the home of Mrs. O. S. Barr
on Monday evening, August 17.
Mrs. I. J. Crews is president.
The group made plans for the
program for the coming year. The
theme of the program is “Personali
ty and Its Making”.
Plans were made at the meeting
for the welcoming party for the
teachers on Friday night, August 28,
at the gymnasium. This party is
planned in order that the teachers
and the parents may become well
acquainted. The president urges that
all parents be present. The time for
the meeting is 8:00 o’clock P. M.
The first regular meeting of the
PTA for the school year will be
held Tuesday afternoon, September
15, at the school.
Present were Mrs. I. J. Crews,
Mrs. Herschell Herrin, Mrs. C. H.
Harden, Mrs. Elroy Strickland, Prof.
Earl May, Ernie Grubb and Bowman
Barr.
Mrs. Barr served soft drings for
refreshments.
Kiddie Kollege to
Start August 31
A “Kiddie Kollege” or Kinder
garten will begin at Nahunta Mon
day, August 31, in the old first
grade building on the school cam
pus.
The school for four and five-year
old children will be conducted by
Mrs. D. E. Crews. The kindergarten
will operate each school day during
the term.
Parents who wish to enroll their
children are requested to register
them with the school Monday, Aug
ust 31.
JONES - RUPERT
Miss Barbara Jones, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Jones of Hic
kox, Ga., became the bride of Mar
lin W. Rupert on Sunday, August
16, at the Nahunta Baptist Church
with Rev. Marshall Strickland per
forming the double ring ceremony.
The groom is from Pennsylvania and
is in the U. S. Air Force stationed
at Hunter Field in Savannah, Ga.
The bride entered on the arm of
her father who gave he r in mar
riage. Her dress was white organdy
over satin, ballarina length with a
finger length veil. She carried a
corsage of white carnations on a
white Bible.
Mrs. George Bishop, sister of the
bride, was her matron of honor and
George Bishop was best man to the
groom and acted usher and lit the
candles.
Bowman Barr played the nuptial
music and Miss Iris Barr sang “I
Love You Truly”.
Sandra Jacobs and John Jones
unrolled the ribbon .
The church was decorated by Mrs.
DeWitt Moody, using pine, bamboo
and magnolia leaves with white
glads. Three candelabra held the
white tapers.
A reception was held at the home
of Mr. and Airs O. A. Jones im
mediately after the ceremony. Mrs.
Neil Hendrix presided at the punch
bowl and Mrs. Horace Jacobs cut
the cake with Nancy Hendrix, Lana
Hendrix and Sonja Batten assist
ing in serving.
After a wedding trip the young
couple will make their home in Sav
annah, Ga., where the groom is sta
tioned in the U. S. Air Force at
Hunter Field.
LANIER - WILLIS
Mr. and Mrs. Lardy Lanier an
nounce the .marriage of their daugh
ter, Barabara, to Robert Willis, son
of Mr. and Mrs, . J. W. Willis. The
wedding occurred on Tuesday even
ing, August 18, at the home of Or
dinary James N. Stewart with Mr.
Stewart performing the ceremony.
The parents of both young people
and a few close friends were pre
sent.
The young couple left immediate
ly after the ceremony to spend a
few days honeymooning in Florida.
They will make their home in
Cocoa, Florida, where the groom is
stationed in the U. S. Air Force.
Hickox Cemetery
To Be Cleaned
The cemetery at New Hope
Church, Hickox, will be cleaned off
Wednesday, August 26* it is an
nounced by Archie Johns. People
who are interested in the cemetery
at Hickox are urged to come and
bring working tools for cleaning off
the burial ground.
Nahunta - Folkston
Eastern Star
Chapters Meet
The Satilla Chapter 365, Order of
Eastern Star and the Folkston Chap
ter met Friday, August 14, in the
Folkston Lodge Hall for the official
visit of Ethel Moncrief, Worthy
Grand Matron of the Order of Eas
tern Star of the State of Georgia.
The Satilla Chapter, with Daisj z
Hunter, Worthy Matron, and offi
cers, did the opening exercises and
the introduction of officers and
visitors. Other Satilla officers arc
E. A. Hunter, Aaron Sadler, Eliza
beth Robinson, Verona Crews, Lur
line Broome, Mrs. Cribb of Bruns
wick acted organist for Satilla,’Lilia
Crews, Dorothy Brooker, Malva A
lice Keene, Willie Brooker, Non:
ladler, Mamie Orser, Alene Page
Zoie Stokes, Ruby Herrin, Occi
Keene, David Page, W. W. Carter.
The Folkston Chapter, with Loi
Mays as Worthy Matron, did the
initiatory work, initiating two mem
bers to their chapter. '
The Worthy Grand Matron spok
on the general work of the state
She appointed nine officers frorr
the Satilla Chapter and nine frorr
Folkston Chapter as Grand appoin
tees to attend the State Convention
to be held in Macon, Ga., in June
of 1954.
A.(ter the meeting the two chap-
ters served punch and cake squares.
OFFICIAL ORGAN
SCHOOL STARTS
ON MONDAY
AUGUST 31
The lists of the faculties for the
various white schools have been an
nounced by superintendent Herschel
Herrin. The county schools will
start Monday, August 31, with the
pre-school week starting Monday,
August 24.
The lists of teachers for Hoboloen,
Nahunta and Hortense schools was
given as follows:
Mrs. Bertha S. Jacobs, Instruction
al Supervisor.
Miss Lula Mae Harrison, Visiting
Teacher.
HOBOKEN:
Cleve Jones, principal.
Dudley Spell, Physical Education.
Spencer H. Bentley, Science.
Robert F. Brannen, Social Science.
Walter J. Moore, Vocational Ag
riculture.
R. D. Thomas, Mathematics. (Sup
ply)
Mrs. Macie J. Colvin, Home Eco
nomics.
Miss Betty Eason, Commercial.
Mrs. Cleve Jones, English and
Librarian.
P. D. Miller, 7th grade.
Mrs. I. J. Woodard, 7th grade.
Ernest Abercrombie, 6th grade.
Mrs. Algie P. Jones, 6th grade.
Miss Mildred Strickland, sth
grade.
Mrs. J. F. Larkins, sth grade.
Miss Sue Steedley, 4th grade.
Miss Celeste Maxwell, 4tfa grade.
Mrs. Edna T. Strickland, 3rd
grade.
Miss Marion Atkinson, 3rd grade.
Mrs. Quillian Roberts, 2nd grade.
Mrs. Lois C. Jacobs, 2nd grade.
Mrs. Ernest Abercrombie, Ist
grade.
Mrs. Eva Kate Ellis, Ist grade.
One vacancy - public school
music.
HORTENSE:
Isaiah J. Davis, Principal.
Mrs. Edna Adams.
Mrs. Dorothy Brown.
Miss Louise Herring.
Mrs. Jchnnie Campbell.
Mrs. Katie H. Griffin.
NAHUNTA:
Earl W. May, principal.
Robert Alexander, coach and his
tory.
Ernie Grubb, assistant coach ana
history.
Gordon C. Wright, Commercial.
W. C. Long, Vocational Agricul
ture.
W. W. Carter, Mathematics.
Ethan Lee Burdick, English.
Bowman Barr, Science and Mu
sic.
Mrs. Mabel Moody, Science.
Mrs. Oma Lee Herrin, Home Eco
nomics.
Miss Ruth Dowling, English and
French.
Miss Mariam Floyd, Mathematics.
Mrs. Lois C. Williams, Librarian.
Lester J. Edgy, Bth grade.
Mrs. Mary Lou Gibson, Bth grade.
Mrs. Coyla Drury, Bth grade.
Mrs. Eunice Lightsey, 7th grade.
Miss Karrol Kitchings, 7th grade.
Mrs. Thuvia Glover, 6th grade.
Mrs. Clara Highsmith, 6th grade.
Miss Mary Knox, sth grade.
Miss Lucille Underwood, stli
grade.
Miss Gladys Winn, sth grade.
Mrs. Edna H. Manor, 4th grade.
Mrs. Vera Strickland, 4th grade.
Mrs. Julia Gibson, 4th grade.
Mrs. Mary D. Mason, 3rd grade.
Mrs. Anne Raulerson, 3rd grade.
Mrs. Lamar Gibson, 3rd grade.
Mrs. Winnie J. Moore, 2nd grade.
Mrs. O. S. Barr, 2nd grade.
Miss Jane Edgy, 2nd grade.
Mrs. Eula Powers, Ist grade.
Mrs. Lillian Baxter, Ist grade.
Mrs. Lester Edgy, Ist grade.
One vacancy - public school music.
Raybon Revival to
Start August 24
There will be a revival at the
Raybon Advent Christian Church,
starting Monday night, August 24,
and continuing through Sunday,
August 30.
The Rev. James L. Sentz will be
the speaker. There will be good
gospel singing every night and din
ner on the ground Sunday. Every
one is cordially invited to attend.
