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Volume 33, Number 37
Okefenoke REA Members to Meet Saturday
TALMADGE TO SPEAK AT PIERCE
HOSPITAL DEDICATION WEDNESDAY
Pierce county’s 25-bed hospital will be dedicated next
Wednesday, Sept. 16, at ceremonies in w r hich Governor
Herman Talmadge will be principal speaker and will cut
a ribbon formally symbolizing the hospital’s opening.
However, the Pieree County Hospita] will not be
ready to receive patients for several days after the dedi
cation due to delays in receiving some equipment and the
fact that some work will not be quite complete by the 16th
of September.
The dedication will begin at
3:00 o’clock in the afternoon. In
addition to Governor Talmadge.
Secretary of State Ben Fortson,
Commissioner of Labor Ben T.
Huiet, State School Superinten
dent Dr. M. D. Collins, and a
number of other visiting state and
county officials will be present.
Dr. Thos. E. Oden of Black
shear, who has practiced medi
cine more than 50 years and is
generally recognized as the
“dean” of the medical profession
in this section, will introduce the
Governor.
Hill-Burton Act
The Pierce County Hospital was
built under the Hill-Burton Act
with federal, state and local
funds. S. D. Nimmer is chairman
of the Hospital Authority and
other members are Mack Carter,
John B. Thornton, S. D. Harrison,
and Jack Chancey. Hugh Turner
is administrator.
Contractor is Delta Construc
tion Co. and Paul Kesling of Way
cross. The architects were Greg
son & Ellis of Atlanta.
The Waycross High School band
is expected to furnish music for
the occasion. Several numbers
will be played beginning at 2:00
o’clock.
The formal program will open
with the playing of the National
Anthem and the invocation by
Rev. Lester Dixon of Patterson.
Visiting officials and guests will
be recognized by Lee S. Purdom,
attorney for the Hospital Auth
ority.
Acceptance
t
Acceptance of the hospital from
the Department of Public Health,
State Hospital Division, will be
by John B. Thornton upon pre
sentation by Dr. R. C. Williams,
head of the Hospital Division.
The Governor will then speak af
ter introduction by Dr. Oden.
Mack Carter of the Hospital
Authority is in charge of stands,
seating arrangements and plat
form. Sheriff L. L. Taylor, along
with troopers of the State Pat
rol and city police, will be in
charge of traffic.
Other Guests
Other distinguished guests at
the dedication will include Dr.
Winchester of Brunswick, Glynn
County Director of Public Health,
and members of his staff; Lee
Perry, mayor of Screven; ’ Nes
bert Thomas, mayor o f Patterson;
Roma Thomas, former mayor of
Patterson and former member of
the Pierce County Board of Com
missioners; Dr. E. A. Moody, Na
hunta physician; Dr. W. R. Mc
^°y. of Folkston; R. B. Brooker,
chairman of Brantley County
Commissioners; Federal Judge
Frank Scarlett of Brunswick; and
Congressman W. M. (Don) Whee
ler of Alma.
Card of Thanks
I wish to express my thanks and
appreciation to the people of Brant
ley County and the surrounding
communities for their patronage of
the Nahunta Fish Market while I
Was in charge. The market has been
bought and. taken over by other
parties.
It is my plan to open a market
in a new location in the near fu
ture. Plans will be announced later
•nd I will appreciate your- eontin-
Ued patronage.
Sincerely,
Barney Rowell
Program to Start at 3:00 P. M.;
Hospital to Take Patients Soon
Rowell
GOVERNOR TALMADGE
To Dedicate Hospital
Birth Announcements
Mr. and Mrs. James Willis of Fort
Lauderdale announce the birth of
a baby girl born Thursday, Sept. 3.
She weigthed eight pounds three
ounces and has been named Yvonne
Lorene. The baby’s father is a son
of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Willis of Na
hunta.
ROYAL
Theatre
Nahunta, Georgia
Monday to Friday 8:00 P. M.
Saturday 7:00 and 8:30 P. M.
PROGRAM
THURS., FRI., SEPT. 10-11
“Young Bess”
With STEWART GRANGER
and JEAN SIMMONS
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
“Goldtown Ghost
Raiders”
With GENE AUTRY
MON., TUES., SEPT. 14-15
“Small Town Girl”
With JANE POWELL
and FARLEY GRANGER
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
“Invasion U. S. A.”
With PEGGY CASTLE
THURS., FRL, SEPT. 17-18
“Meet Me at the Fair”
With DAN DAILEY -
and DIANA LYNN
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
“Maj: from Sundown”
With CHARLES STARRETT
Brantlrg lEntprprrsc
NAHUNTA, GEORGIA,
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS
Mrs. Mollie Highsmith has re
turned from Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,
where she accompanied Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Strickland of Mershon,
Ga., for a. visit with relatives.
A meeting for the organization of
a Baptist Business Woman’s Circle
has been called for Tuesday night,
8:00 o’clock, September 15, at the
home of Mrs. J. W. Crews. All wo
men who are unable, because of
employment, to attend the meetings
of the W. M. S. are invited to come
to this meeting and help in this or
ganization. Mrs. J. W. Crews is pre
sident.
♦ ♦ *
Mr. and Mrs, Steve Raulerson of
Crescent City, Fla., and Mr. and Mrs.
Clay Shelton of St. Petersburg, Fla.,
were guests of Dr. and Mrs. E. A.
Moody last weekend.
* * *
Little Dan Moody was honored
with a birthday party on Tuesday
afternoon by his mother, Mrs. Cecil
Moody. The occasion was his second
birthday.
♦ • *
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fletcher of
Philadelphia, Pa., were home with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Strickland last week.
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Miss Ramona Crews graduated as
a nurse at exercises at the Georgia
Baptist Hospital on August 29. M ss
Crews is spending this week at
home with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Crews.
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Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Thomas nave
returned from Florida where they
made a tour of points of interest,
including Miami, Tampa and points
along the West Coast.
• * ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lee and son,
of New Orleans, La., are spending
this week with their parents, Mr.
end Mrs. Jesse Lee and Mrs. Everett
Highsmith.
•• • •
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Davis and
children and Carswell Royster have
returned home after visiting n la
tives in Milwaukee, Wisconson.
• • ♦ •
Sylvesta Griffin, Eugene Vernon
Drury, Oliver Lewis Jr., Ira Johns
and James Wade Highsmith left
Tuesday to go to Jacksonville for
physical examination for pre-induc
tion into the Army, it is announced
by Mrs. Nellie Griffin.
» • • 1
Mrs. W. P. Fais and Eula Jean,
and Francis returned Sunday from
a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Pals
in Columbus, Ohio.
HOBOKEN NEWS
Thought for the week: If you take
all the experience and judgement
of men over fifty out of the world,
there wouldn’t be enough left to
run it. By Henry Ford-
• * •
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Allen of Ma
con and Mrs. T. H. Tidall of Pen
sacola, Fla., were guests of Mrs. J.
H. Sikes on Monday.
•• • •
Miss Raye Osborn of Dawson, Ga.,
spent the last weekend with Mr.
and Mrs. Nolan Davis Jr.
• •
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thomas have
returned to their home in Clewis
ton, Fla., after spending the week
with Mr. and Mrs Ira Thomas.
• ♦ •
Flint Nichols spent the weekend
with his family. Mr. Nichols is em
ployed as a tobacco auctioneer in
Lake City, S. C.
♦ * I
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis King and
two sons, Paul and Sittimie of Ha
hira, Ga., were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Russell Rhoden on Sunday.
* * »
Mrs. tiaisy Shepard of Waycross
returned home Monday after a visit
with her son, Rev. J. C Shepard
and family
By Mrs. Carl Broome
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By MRS. G. C. WALLIS
Thursday, September 10, 1953
Junior Dowling, recently dis
charged from the Army and who
has been stationed at Columbus, Ga.,
and his wife, are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Horace Morgan. They plan to
make their home in Brunswick.
•• • •
Ronald and Sidney Willis, sons of
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Willis, were visit
ors at home the past weekend. Th y
are stationed at Fort Jackson, S. C.
• • *
Mrs. A. S. Mizell has returned
from Alabama where she spent se
veral weeks. While there she un
derwent an operation.
Mr. and Mrs. George L. Trhlik
have returned to their home in
Baltimore, Md., after accompanying
Mrs. L. A. Morgan home to Nahun
ta. Mrs. Morgan spent the summer
months with her daughter in Balti
more.
• * •
Mr. and Mrs. Fenton Morgan of
Brunswick and Miss Linda Birbeck
of Jacksonville, Ila., were week
end guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ebb Morgan last weekend.
• • *
Marvin Hickox, U. S. Air Force,
is home with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Hickox of Hoboken. He
has been stationed at San Maicos,
Texas.
• ♦ •
Mrs. J. B. Lewis, who spent se
veral weeks of the summer visiting
relatives in Pennsylvania, Washing
ton, D. C., and New Jersey, return
ed to her home in Nahunta this
week.
e ♦ •
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Carter, Mrs.
C. F. Starnes and Bob Alexander
attended a district meet of Lay-
Leaders of the Methodist Church
at Epworth-by-the-Sea on Sunday,
Sept. 6.
* $ •
Mr. and Mrs. D S. Moody spent
the wekend in Crawfordville, Ta.,
where they attended the reunion
of the -Rocker family.
♦ * ♦
Arnold Willis, who is stationed at
Fort Jackson, S. C., visited his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Willis, the
past weekend.
• * *
Mrs. Jennie Flowers, Mis Mary
Sloan and Mr. Barney Rowell left
Monday, Sept. 7, to attend the Gen
eral Assembly of the Church of God
of Prophecy being held in Cleve
land, Tenn., this week.
• * • •
Sidney Nathan of Brunswick was
a visitor in Nahunta on Wednesday
of this week.
F. M. Allen is very ill in a Way
cross hospital.
* * •
Miss Vida Mae Kelly returned
home on Monday from Ridgecrest,
N. C., wheer she spent the summer.
Miss Kelly was a helper in a gift
shop at the Camp. She was accom
panied home by her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. R. Kelly and Miss Mar
jorie Lou Dryden.
• • *
Mr. and Mrs. Lyde Thomas and
sons, have returned to their home
in Statenville, Ga., after spending
the Labor Day holidays with Mr.
and Mrs. Banner Thomas.
• * •
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Orser and
children of Blackshear visited with
Mrs. Talavast and other relatives
last weekend.
Bachlott Church to
Hold Chicken Supper
The Bachlott Church of God is
holding a series of revival meetings
and will hold a chicken supper Sat
urday night, Sept. 12.
Proceeds of the supper will be
for the benefit of the new chilrch.
The community is invited to attend
and help on the hew church build
er
Methodist Services
At Nahunta Sunday
The Nahunta Methodist Church
will hold regular services next Sun
day.
A number of members attended
the Retreat held at Epworth-by-the-
Sca on St. Simons Island last Sun
day where they heard outstanding
laymen discuss stewardship and
tithing.
Members wh o attended the meet
ing will give their reports at the
service at Nahunta Sunday night
at eight o’clock.
All members and friends of the
church are urged to attend the ser-
vices.
COUNTY SCHOOLS
ENROLL TOTAL
OF 1601 PUPILS
Brantley County public schools
have enrolled a total of 1601 pupils
through this week, it is announced
by Herschel Herrin, county superin
tendent.
The enrollment of the schools is
as follows:
Nahunta 880
Hoboken 550
Hortense 168
TOTAL 1508
Colored pupils 93
GRAND TOTAL 1601
Superintendent Herrin also an
nounces that all teaching positions
in the county school system have
been filled with fully qualified in
structors.
CONTRACTOR
STARTS NEW
PHONE LINES
Expects to Complete
New Building and
Dials by Jan, 15
The confrw'or has started erect
ing the new telephone lines and
poles for the new dials system to be
installed by the Brantley Telephone
Company, it is announced by Avery
Strickland, the owner.
The new building in Nahunta will
soon be under construction and the
building and all lines are expected
to be completed about Jan. 15, 1954.
G. B. Lee Construction Co. of
Dupont is erecting the poles and
lines. The total cost of the com
pleted dial system is expected to cost
approximately SIBI,OOO. Dial ex
changes will be located at both Na
hunta and Hoboken.
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MODERN GOOD SAMARITAN * STOPPED
His CAR TO PUT OUT A 'CIGARETTE'FtR£f *
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SsMo^£4ys: Remember—
only you can
PREVENT FOREST FIRES
OFFICIAL ORGAN
OPEN HOUSE
SCHEDULED FOR
NEW BUILDING
Election of Directors
Part of Program
The Okefenoke Rural Electric
Membership Corporation with head
quarters in Nahunta, will hold its
Annual Membership Meeting, Sat
urday, Sept. 12.
The meeting will be held at the
Nahunta High School Gymnasium,
registration beginning at 9:00 A. M.
and the meeting will start at 10:00
A. M.
“This is the big occasion of the
j ear, when all members meet to
discuss their business and to elect
directors to represent them in man
aging their business.” stated R. L.
Bernard, president of the board of
directors.
The Okefenoke Co-operative has
about 1300 miles of line and serves
electric energy to rural residents in
Brantley, Charlton, Camden,. Glynn,
Wayne, and Ware Counties, Georgia,
and Nassau, Duval and Baker coun
ties, Florida.
The nominating committee nom
inated for election: M. C. Crenshaw,
Glynn County, Georgia, W. W.
Wright, Camden County, Georgia,
and Henry F. Smith, Nassau County,
Florida, to fill three year terms on
the board of directors. The members
have the opportunity to make fur
ther nominations from the floor at
the meeting.
“A large crowd is expected to at
tend this meeting,” said Pete J.
Gibson, manager of the Co-opera
tive. “A special feature of the meet
ing will be the drawing for a num
ber of prizes donated by appliance
dealers and our business friends.”
The grand prize this year will be
General Electric range given jointly
by Moody Brothers Furniture Com
pany of Nahunta, and Okefeneke
R. E. M. C.
The big event of this annual meet
ing will be the open house at the
new headquarters building of the
Co-operative immediately after the
business meeting adjourns. This new
building, which cost about SIOO,OOO,
is nearing completion, and is locat
ed at the city limits of Nahunta on
the Nahunta - Brunswick highway.
All members and friends of the
Okefenoke Rural Electric Member
ship Corporation are invited to at
tend.
Smyrna Cemetery
Will Be Cleaned
The Smyrna Cemetery will be
cleaned off on Wednesday, Sept.
23, it is announced by W. R. Strick
land. All who are interested in the
cemetery are requested to come and
help.
