VOLUME 33, NUMBER 40
REPORT TO THE PEOPLE
OF NAHUNTA
For nearly two years I have done my best to serve
you as mayor. Here are some things to which I wish to call
your attention:
1. We have one of the best police departments of any
small city in the land. The police department has paid
its own expenses with the fines and forfeiture paid into
the city treasury. This includes the cost of the police
booth and the cost of the police car.
2. Chief Bentley and Patrolman Coleman are two of
the best and most active and conscientious officers to be
found anywhere. They are honest, they work at their
jobs and they are fair and impartial in enforcing the law.
3. My instructions to them has been to adopt a
“middle-of-the-road” course and not go to extremes either
way. I have told them repeatedly to give every person the
benefit of every reasonable doubt and not to make cases
where they had any reasonable doubt of law violation. It
is better that 100 guilty escape than one innocent person
be prosecuted.
4. The mayor and council has done all it could to
keep the city water system operating at its best capacity.
We have extended the water lines to a number of motor
courts, businss places and residences.
In this connection it would be my aim, if reelected,
to try to improve the water system by an overhead tank
and by gradually revamping the entire system. This could
be done by degrees, that is, by first buying the much
needed overhead tank and then improving the rest of the
water system as the city finances would allow. Then, with
six-inch mains and fire plugs we would get a big reduc
tion in insurance rates in Nahunta.
After the water system was improved, then we could
plan for a sewerage system for Nahunta. Competent en
gineers tell us that we are not able financially to improve
the water system and at the same time put in a sewerage
system. And they tell us plainly that the water system
must be revamped before we can install a sewerage .sys
tem.
5. Two main reasons caused me to offer for re-elec
tion as mayor. They are: (a) To continue the program
of reasonable law enforcement and (b) To plan for an
improved water system so that sometime in the future we
can get a sewerage system.
6» Nahunta must somehow get improved surface
drainage so that such cloudbursts as was experienced a
few days ago may not flood the town. To this end I would
work to get the highway board to put more culverts under
the several highways so that water would run off faster.
Also, the drainage canals should be deepened and
extended wherever engineers find we could get better
drainage thereby.
In conclusion, the responsibility of being your mayor
is very great. It requires much time and thought, espec
ially since our town is growing so rapidly. My business
has suffered more than I have received from the job in a
financial way. And alway there are thoughtless or reck
less people who throw all kinds of obstacles in the way.
Many times they do not know the great damage they do
to the welfare of our city and country.
My two political opponents are good citizens, for
whom I have only friendship and respect. If you see fit
to choose one of them to be your next mayor, the man
elected will receive my wholehearted cooperation and
support in trying to make Nahunta a better city in which
to live and in which to seek the “highest good for the
greatest number” of all our citizens.
Yours very sincerely,
CARL BROOME.
HEADED DOWN THE SEWER -- These 27 five-gallon jugs of moonshine whiskey
are. about to be poured down the sewer by Sheriff L. L. Taylor, left, and Deputy
Clyde Powers. The illegal whiskey was captured in August and Robert Beckworth
of Lyons paid a S3OO fine in City Court of Blackshear for transporting the liquor.
Wanttey Enterprise
NAHUNTA, GEORGIA, Thursday, October 1, 1953
Thomas K. O’Neal
Died Sunday Night
Funeral Wednesday
Thomas Knight O’Neal, age 49,
died at his home on Sunday night,
Sept. 27. Funeral services and burial
were held at the McClellan ceme
tery on Wednesday with Rev. Ly
man Hughes officiating.
He is survived by a son, Thomas
Ernie O’Neal and a daughter, An
nie Laura O’Neal; his mother, Mrs.
Annie O’Neal, four brothers, Jesse
W., H. E., Ivey D., and Charlie J.
O’Neal. One sister, Mrs. Viola Bat
ten.
MASS MEETING
MAKES PLANS FOR
NEW GYMNASIUM
A mass meeting of about 75 Brant
ley County citizens met at Nahun
ta Tuesday night, Sept. 29, and made
plans to raise funds to build a new
high school gymnasium adjacent to
the high school building at Nahun
ta.
J. C. Allen was named chairman
of a group to start the campaign
to raise the necessary money to
add to what the board of education
can supply for erecting the needed
gymnasium.
The group Tuesday night immedi
ately subscribed $1200.00 of the
funds, which is regarded as a good
start. Chairman AUen appointed
committees from several school com
munities in the eastern part of the
county. These committees will make
a canvass of the citizens to secure
the funds.
Much enthusiam was shown at the
meeting Tuesday night, as the a
cute need for a nw gymasium in
known and felt by everyone. The
old “shell” is dilapidated and out
dated. It is planned to erect a mod
ern and commodious gymnasium to
meet the needs of Nahunta High
School for many years.
The Hoboken community and the
western part of Brantley County
raised sufficient funds to enable
them, with the help of the school
board, to build a splendid new gym
nasium.
The cooperation of all the citizens
of the eastern part of the county
in the undertaking will be greate
ly appreciated by the campaign com
mitte and all the school officials.
Jerry Herrin of Nahunta is at
tending Augusta Junior College.
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James Alfred Herrin of Hor
tense is a student at Coynes Elec
trical School in Chicago.
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Leslie Herrin, Jimmie Herrin, Gil
bert Aldridge, Terrell Hickox, Nel
da King of Hoboken School are
students at South Georgia College
at Douglas.
BAPTISTS HOLD
DEDICATION
OF OFFICERS
Sunday School and
Church Officials
Named Last Sunday
The dedication of Church officers,
Sunday School, Brotherhood, Train
ing Union, and Womans Missionary
Union officers was held at the Na
runta Baptist Church Sunday night,
Sept. 27.
Mrs. Jos. B. Strickland is church
clerk; Delmar Herrin, Treasurer;
Bowman Barr, music director.
Deacons are; R. D. Thomas, Jos.
B. Strickland, Elroy Strickland, Ray
DePratter, Dawson Dußose, Tyrus
daulerson, Oscar Strickland, Avery
jtrickland and Jesse Lee.
The Sunday School teachers and
officers; General Superintendent,
Elroy Strickland; associate supt.,
Dick Morgan; general secretary, Mrs.
Elroy Strickland; Associate Secre
tary, Jimmie Highsmith; bus driver,
George Dykes.
Cradle Roll; Mrs. Lula Brown,
cupt.; and Mrs. Walter Crews, Mrs.
Maggie Lewis, Mrs. J. M. Toole and
Mrs. Lillian Baxter. Nursery; Mrs.
J. J. Lee, Supt.; and Mrs. Clyde
Dowling, Mrs. W. C. Long and Mrs.
Taiford Highsmith.
Beginners Department; Mrs. Os
car Strickland, Superintendent; and
Mrs. Gertie Strickland, Mrs. Charlie
Harden, Mrs. Clifton Strickland,
Mrs. George Dowling and Mrs. Do
rothy Graham.
Primary Departments; Mrs. Mar
shall Strickland, Superintendent:
with Mrs. Louise Drury, Mrs. Col
lis Highsmith, Mrs. Vera DePratter,
Mrs. Mollie Highsmith, Mrs. Earl
May, associate Supt. and Mrs. Wal
ter Crews, assistant teacher.
...Junior Department; Mrs. C. E.
Milton, Supt.; Miss Barbara Jean
Harris, Mrs. Irwin Crews, Rev. Mar
thall Strickland, M<s. O. S. Barr
and Miss Mary Knox, secretary.
Intermediate Dept.; Mrs. Mabel
Moody, Supt.; Mrs. Lamar Gibson
Mrs. Dorothy Brown, Ty Raulerson,
Mrs. Ty Raulerson and Lawson Du-
Bose, Secretary.
Young People and adult Dept.;
Mrs. J. M.. Toole, Supt.; Mrs. Ber
tha Jacobs, Young People teacher;
Ladies teachers; Mrs. Jos. B. Strick
land, Mrs. R. D. Thomas and Mrs.
Lois Williams.
Teachers for Men’s Class; R. D.
Thomas, Prof. Earl May, assis-.
tant.
Brotherhood; president, Earl May;
Ist vice-president, W. C. Long; 2nd
vice-president; R. D. Thomas; 3rd
vice-president. Ira Francis Brown,
Sec. and treas. Dick Morgan; cho
rister, Ty Raulerson.
Training Union; director, Bow
man Barr; assoc, director, Lawson
Dußose; sec. Ty Raulerson; Inter,
leader, W. C. Long; Junior leader,
Mrs. Walter Crews; Story hour, Mrs.
Lila Crews, Young Peoples spon
sor, Elroy Strickland.
Woman Missionary Union; Presi
dent, Mrs. J. M. Crews; young
peoples director, Mrs. Elroy Strick
land. Ist vice-pres. Mrs. Jos. B.
Strickland; 2nd vice-pres., Mrs. Mar
shall Strickland; sec. and treas. Mrs.
R. D. Thomas; community missions,
Mrs. Mollie Highsmith; Mission Stu
dy, Mrs. I. F. Brown; stewardship,
Mrs. E. W. May; benovelence, Mrs.
Allen Barnard; Literature, Mrs. J. J.
Lee, publicity, Mrs. Collis High
smith; social, Mrs. O. S. Barr, G.
A. councilor, Miss Malva Alice
Keene; R. A. councilor, Rev. C. E.
Milton; Sunbeam leader, Mrs. Ty
rus Raulerson; chairman Sallie B.
Lary circle, Mrs. I. J. Crews; Re
bekah Circle, Mrs. J. B. Graham; co
chairman, Rebekah, Mrs. Avery
Strickland. Business Womans Cir
cle, Mrs. Alvin Drury.
Mr. and Mrs. P. U. Rozier and
Wendol and Wanda, who have been
living in Allendale, S. C., have re
turned to their home near Hortense
to live.
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Ward Hagin, is a ministerial stu
dent at Auroria College in Illinois
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Mr, and Mrs. Roscoe Evans and
children, Gail and Sherry 1, of Sa
vannah were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver Pearson for the weekend.
In one recent year Georgia
fanners sold 72 percent of their
livestock through auction mark
ets.
Senator Russell’s
Broadcast Slated
For Friday, Oct. 2
Senator Richard B. Russell is to
speak at Cumming, Georgia, this
Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock. The
address will be broadcast by a net
work of about 40 Georgia Stations.
Locally it can be heard from WAYX
Waycross, Georgia, immediately fol
lowing the World Series Game, and
from WGIG, Brunswick, Georgia, at
3 o’clock.
This is the first of a scheduled
series of “Reports to Georgia” that
will be made by the Senator during
October and November. On Friday,
speaking to a rural audience - the
Annual Meeting of Sawenee Electric
Membership Corp., Senator Russell
is expected to discuss farm prob
lems.
He speaks with authority, for the
Georgia Senator heads the bipartisan
“farm coalition” in the Senate -
with Senator Young of North Da
kota. Senator Russell will be intro
duced by Congressman Phil Lan
drum.
The speech is being broadcast, as
a public service, by the radio sta
tions in cooperation with the 41 ru
ral electric cooperatives of Georgia.
ROYAL
Theatre
Nahunta, Georgia
Monday to Friday 8:00 P. M.
Saturday 7:00 and 8:30 P. M.
PROGRAM
Thurs., Fri., Oct. 1 2
‘‘Cleopatra”
Saturday, Oct. 3
“Two Fisted
Sheriff”
Mon., Tues., Oct. 5 6
“Jeopardy”
Wednesday, Oct. 7
“Tropic Zone”
Thurs., Fri., Oct. 8 9
“Stars and Singing”
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FiRE FACTS
OFFICIAL OR&AN
CITY POLLS TO
BE OPEN ONLY
FIVE HOURS
Charter Provides
Polls Open at 10
And Close at Five
The citizens of Nahunta should
remember that the city polls are
open only five hours on the day of
the city election.
The city charter, adopted when
the city was first incorporated, pro
vides that the polls be opened at
10 A. M. and closed at 3:00 P. M.
This is a legislative enactment writ
ten into the charter by the Georgia
legislature.
The provision reads as follows:
"All elections shall be held by
three citizens of said City who are
qualified to vote in elections there
in, and said elections shall be held
in the same manner under the same
rules and regulations as are elec
tions for members of the General
Assembly, except that the polls shall
open at 10 o’clock A. M. and close
at 3 o’clock P. M.”
Three candidates are in the fact
tor mayor, namely, Carl Brooms
the present mayor, Fred Strickland
a former mayor, and Oliver Pear
son a former aiderman.
Five candidates are contesting for
the four places on the city coun
cil. They are Walter Grews, a form
er sheriff; J. D. Orser, of the Brant
ley Motor Company; Roy Dowling,
Sweet Shoppe proprietor; Ira Fran
cis Brown, feed mill operator; and
J. A. Gunter.
Bill Harris who qualified as a
candidate withdrew his name from
the race last week. This means that
three of the present council, Bill
Harris, Cecil Moody and Hoke Wil
son, are not seeking reelection.
Birth Announcements
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Roberson an
nounce the birth of a boy weighing
eight and one half pounds on Sep
tember 18. He has been named
Donald Elmer.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rooks of
Waynesville announce the birth of
a baby boy on Saturday of last
week!. Mother and baby are doing
fine.
A daughter was born in Tampa,
Fla. to Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Rozier
on September 7.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Larkins of
Hoboken announce the birth of a
son on Sept. 14 in a Waycross Hos
pital. The little boy has been given
the name of Walter Garry.
Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Spell o!
Toboken announce the birth of '•
son on Sept. 22 in a Waycross hos
pital. He has been named Daniel
Dudley and will be called Danny.
