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VOLUME 33, NUMBER 43
TRAFFIC LAW VIOLATORS HOWL
WHEN RECKLESSNESS IS CURBED
By Ernest Kogers
In Atlanta Constitution
In the Journal’s Street Poll the
other’- day the question was raised
concerning the propriety of traffic
policemen lying in wait for speed
ing-motorists and nabbing them un
awares. In the symposium of refer
ence. the reactions were mixed.
Some thought it was OK and others
looked on it as a dirty trick.
Personally, I think the police are
entitled to adopt any legal means
at their disposal to slow down mo
torists who have no regard for the
law, and consequently, no respect
(or human life. As a matter of fact,
If someone doesn’t slow them down
we’ll ail be killed.
There is, I know, something in
human nature that rebels against
secretive methods that sometimes
are necessarily adopted by the po
lice. There are some who even take
offense because detectives work in
plain clothes.
But the fellow who is obeying the
taws — speed or otherwise — does
n’t get his dander up because a
speed cop may be lurking in a side
street with motorcycle at the ready
to catch speeders or because a de
tective conducts his investigation in
a business suit. \
No Worries
If you are inside the law, you
have nothing to worry about. If
you are outside and are breaking
the rules — well, you shouldn’t
mind too much if law enforcement
is conducted without benefit of Neon
lights or screaming sirens. “Fight
fire with fire’’ is a good enough
maxim for guidance.
Furthermore, when I hear or read
about “speed traps” and how out
of-state motorists are victimized by
the law in various communities, I
can but wonder if the “victims” are
themselves, blameless.
As one who has done considerable
driving about the country, I am a
ware of the temptation to disregard
the traffic restrictions imposed by
small towns and villages. It requires
some restraint to slow down to 15
or 25 miles an hour to oblige a
small municipality that is so un
reasonable as to insist that tourists
refrain from tearing through their
communities at 50, 60 or 70 miles
an hour.
Big Yell
But when the constable overtakes
you and insists on escorting you to
the local city hall or callaboose, the
screams can be heard from Portland,
Me., t o Portland, Ore., and from
Augusta, Me., to Augusta, Ga.
Police officials, by and large, are
interested in only one thing: enforc
ing the laws. It is not always easy
to do, particularly where traffic is
involved. People who consider them
selves important have a feeling that
these rules and regulations are
made solely to curb the morbid im
pulses of unimportant persons with-
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“Untamed Fury”
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“Mysterious Rider”
THURS., FRI., OCT. 29 - 30
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out influence and that they, person
ally, are above such silly stuff.
But the honest and conscientious
policeman is not concerned with
your bank balance or the position
you hold when he witnesses a flag
rant violation of traffic regulations.
To do otherwise would be to invite
additional tragedy on our streets
and highways.
JAMES CREWS
INJURED IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
James Crews, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Walter Crews of Nahunta,
was injured Sunday afternoon
when his scooter car was hit by a
motorist on Route 301 near the
Davis truck stop south of the city
Uimts of Nahunta.
James was taken to the hospital
In Waycross and was reported as
having no bones broken. He suf
fered severe cuts about the face
ana head and a hard blow to the
back of his head.
His condition indicated a slight
concussion also but he seemed re
covering rapidly from his injuries.
The motorist involved in the ac
cident was Walter B. Etheridge of
Westberry, N. Y. He was traveling
touth when the accident occurred.
HORTENSE NEWS
By Mrs. A, R, Adams
Mr. and Mrs. James Lewis and
children of Daytona Beach visited
their parents here last week.
Prof, and Mrs. W. W. Carter of
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Nahunta attended the Methodist re
vival and visited friends in Hor
tense on Sunday.
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The “Womanless Wedding” put
on by the Hortense School last week
was well attended. The proceeds is
being spent for equipment for the
vocational building.
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Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Anderson
Jr. of Miami are visiting his father,
C. B. Anderson this week.
Mrs. C. L. Middleton is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Middleton on
St. Simons Island for a few days.
Dr. W. E. Middleton of Starke,
Fla., and B. G. Middleton of At
kinson were visitors here Monday.
Mrs. Steve Ryals was a visitor to
Waycross on Tuesday.
Miss Maxine Adams spent the
weekend with relatives in Jesup.
PATROL RUSHES
SPECIAL DRUGS
TO BLACKSHEAR
Hospital Patient
Saved by Officers’
Prompt Action
An incident wherein the Georgia
and Florida State Patrol were in
strumental in rushing drugs by night
to a 16-year-old girl suffering from
spinal mengitis came to light this
week.
Miss Imogene Fish of Blackshear
is expected to go home this week
from the Pierce County Hospital
where she was carried on October
10 in an unconscious state. Hugh
Turner, hospital administrator, said
that had there been delay in ad
ministering the disease-killing drugs
the case might have been fatal.
That’s where the state patrolmen
came in.
Turner said he called C. W. Hurl
but of Jacksonville, who got out of
bed. and went to the Medical Supply
Company of Jacksonville for the
drugs. A Florida state patrol brought
the medicine to the Georgia state
line, where Georgia state patrolmen,
who had been called in the mean
time by Turner, were waiting to
bring the drugs to the new Pierce
County Hospital for its first spinal
mengitis patient.
Dr. Richard Dodelin, one of Black
shear’s newest citizens, is Miss Fish’s
doctor.
NAHUNTA, GEORGIA, Thursday, October 22, 1953
HOBOKEN NEWS
The thought for the week: Oh,
what a little thing can turn a heavy
heart from sighs to song; a smile
can make the world less stern, a
word can cause the soul to burn
with a glow of heaven all night
long.
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The Georgia Larkin Circle of the
Baptist W. M. U. met in the home
of Mrs. Rupert Jones on Friday
night for the October meeting.
Mrs. Arthur Dukes presided and
opened the meeting with prayer by
Mrs. Herbert Colvin. Mrs. Floyd
Larkins conducted the Bible study.
The Circle officers elected for the
coming year are: Mrs. Arthur Dukes
circle chairman; Mrs. Floyd Lar
kins, assistant chairman; Mrs. Nolan
Davis Jr., secretary and treasurer;
Mrs. Dudley Spell, stewardship and
membership; Mrs. S. D. Kelly, com
munity missions and mission study.
Mrs. Jones served jelly roll, sand
wiches and coffee.
Ten members were present and
Mrs. C. C. Connor of Ridgeland,
S. C., was a visitor;
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Miss Sue Steedley spent the week
end with her parents in Waycross
• • •
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Bentley
have returned from a visit with
Mr. Bentley’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W .C. Bentley at Toomsboro, Ga.
• • •
Calhoun Colvin and daughter,
Mary Connie, visited Mr. and Mrs.
L. C. Colvin and Mrs. J. H. Sikes
on Sunday.
• • •
The Hoboken PTA met Tuesday
night, Oct. 20, at the school with a
record attendance of mothers and
dads.
The inspirational was given by
Mr. Doyal Bowen using for his sub
ject “God Is The Great Teacher”.
Mr. Cleve Jones, principal, gave
the welcome to 125 guests.
A group of pupils who gave a
skit on “Fire Safety” were present
ed by Mrs. Nolan Davis Jr., with
Miss Steedley conducting.
Mrs. Herbert Colvin presided over
the meeting with Mrs. Ernest Aber
crombie as secretary and, reports
from all committees were given.
The grade count was won by Mrs.
Tom Ellis, first grade, the door
prize was awarded to Mrs. Lonnie
Hickox.
Plans were made for the annual
Halloween Carnival of the Hobo
ken School to be held on Friday,
October 30. Games, the country store
hot dogs and other activities will be
features during the evening. The
public is invited to join in the fes
tivities.
At the conclusion of the meeting
the group was invited to the ^co- I Dick has to report to Army
nomics Building where doughnuts । pital in Illinois the last of
and coffee were served by the hos- week.
tesses. I
FIRST SURGICAL PATIENT - American Legion Com
mander J. W. Batten presents a $25.00 check to Mrs.
Thelma Kirkland, the first surgical patient at the Pierce
County Hospital. The check was presented on behalf of
American Legion Poet 181. (Photo by J. B. Hendry.)
By MRS. G. C. WALLIS
Mrs. C. C. Connor of Ridgeland,
S. C., spent a few days with her
daughter, Mrs. Nolan Davis Jr. and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Abel of Starke
Fla., spent the weekend with Mrs.
Abel’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nolan
Davis Sr.
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Miss Ethel McDonald and Mr. and
Mrs. Davis McDonald of Jackson
ville were guests of Rev. and Mrs.
J. C. Shepard on Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. J. C Shepard have
returned to their home after visit
ing their son, Kellam, who is a
patient in the Air Force Base hos
pital in Massachusetts. They report
ed Kellam was doing nicely under
the circumstances. Mrs. Kellan,
remained on the base to be near
her husband. While away Mr. and
Mrs. Shepard made trips to a num
ber of points of interest, including
Washington, D. C., New York, Phila
delphia, Hartford and Springfield.
DICK TUCKER
VISITS BROTHER
IN NAHUNTA
Was Red Prisoner
For Three Years
Dick Tucker, who was a Prisoner
of War in Korea for three years,
recently returned to the United
States and spent several days with
his brother, E.' M. Tucker and fam
ily in Nahunta.
From Nahunta he went to Florida
where he visited other brothers,
Tommie in Jacksonville and Lonnie,
W. D., and Jack in Zephyr Hills.
Another brother, Archie Tucker
from Greenville S. C., joined him
in Florida and all met in Zephyr
Hills for a get-together. There are
eight of the brothers and all were
together at Zephyr Hills except one,
Bryant Tucker, who is in the Army
and is stationed in England.
Dick was in the VFW parade in
Jacksonville on Tuesday of last
week, along with fifteen other
POW’s at which time a prominent
jewelry store in Jacksonville pre
sented each of the fifteen POW's
a $75.00 watch.
Dick and Archie spent Tuesday,
i Oct. 20, in Nahunta having dinner
with Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Tucker.
hos
this
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Marion Poppell Sr.
Funeral Services
Held Wednesday
Marion Osgood Poppell, Sr.. 75,
died Monday at his home in Hor
tense.
Funeral services were held at 3
p. m. Wednesday at graveside in
Mt. Olive Cemetery by Rev. C. H.
Moss
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Em
ma Poppell, Hortense; three daugh
ters, Mrs. E. L. Nail, Miss Hazel
Poppell, Hortense; Mrs. J. D. Day,
Brunswick; three sons, Marion 0.,
Kingsland, Slaten, Brunswick, and
Clinton, Hortense; one sister, Mrs.
P. H. Lane, Brunswick; one brother,
B. C. Poppell, Brunswick; eleven
grandchildren and six great-grand
children.
Pallbearers were Glenn, Bobby,
and Grayson Day, Willie Joe Lan
ier, Pete Rowell, Bill Ammons. Ho
norary pallbearers were: R. C. Har
rell, W. H. Brown, Alton Campbell,
Henry McVay, Alton Harrison, Ar
thur Nail, H. A. Hawkins, Lloyd
McGill, Connie Lairsey, J. C. Strick
land.
Rinehart Funeral Home of Jesup
was in charge of arrangements.
Johnnie Herrin Jr.
Funeral Services
Funeral services for Johnny Q.
Herrin Jr., the four months old
eon of Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Herrin
Sr., formerly of Nahunta, were held
Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock at
the graveside in Hickox cemetery,
with the Rev. Melton, pastor of the
Nahunta Baptist Church, officiating.
The baby, who was born June 4
in Bermuda where his father is sta
tioned with the U. S. Navy died last
Saturday in Bermuda. The body was
flown to the Jacksonville Naval Air
Station by sea plane from Bermuda
Tuesday and then brought on here
where it lay in state at Mincy’s
Chapel until time for the funeral
yesterday.
Besides the parents, survivors in
clude a yc^mg sister, Vicki Herrin
and paternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Herrin, Nahunta.
Mincy Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Halloween Carnival
Scheduled for
Nahunta and Hickox
The annu i Halloween Carnival,
sponsored by the Nahunta Parent-
Teacher Association, will be held
on Friday night, Oct. 30. Mrs. Eula
Powers is director of the Carnival.
The Carnival will be held at the
Nahunta School.
The program begins with a sup
per at :00 P. M. The faculty will
present a play “A Bargain’s A Bar
gain” at 8:00 P. M. Mrs. Lois Wil
liams is director with Bob Alexan
der, Ruth Dowling, Ernie Grubb,
Miriam Floyd, Bowman Barr and
Ann Raulerson as the actors.
There will be fun for everyone.
Fish pond, country store, straw
rides, house of horrors, prizes, baby
show, contests, fortune telling with
cakes and pies, candy, peanuts, hot
dogs t o eat and drinks.
The same program will be held at
the Hickox School on the following
night, Saturday, Oct. 31.
Remember, the Halloween Carni
al at Nahunta Friday night and
iickox on Saturday night.
Card Os Thanks
We wish to thank everyone who
vas so thoughtful of our families
at the death of our baby, Johnnie
). Herrin Jr. We appreciate the
.ind words of sympathy, the beau
iful floral offerings and the cover
d dishes. We extend our heartfelt
aanks for every kindness expressed.
Sincerely,
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Q. Herrin
and the Herrin and Strickland
families.
If you want to post your land,
get the signs from The Brantley
Enterprise. Signs read as follows:
‘Posted, No Hunting or Trespassing
Allowed”. Signs cost only five cents
each.
OFFICIAL ORGAN
NAHUNTA DOTS
DEFEAT JESUP
BY 73 TO 40
Girls Team Play
Splendid Game
But Lose 40-36
The Nehunta Wildcats and the
Wildcatettes had their opening game
of the 1953-54 season Tuesday night,
October 20, at the Nahunta gymnas
ium.
The Wildcats led the Jesup team
by a score of 38 to 21 at the end Os
the first half. They defeated them
by a score of 73 to 40 for the final
score.
The top scorer for the Wildcats
was Leroy Ham with a total of 23
points followed by Bobby Chancey
with 10 points.
The Wildcatettes also played a
very exciting game, with Jesup
scoring 40 and the Nahunta girls 36.
Jo Ann Williams led the Nahunta
girls with 16 points and Reba Raul
erson followed with 14 points.
Team spirit was very good and
the girls played good ball against
a veteran Jesup team. A lapse in
the third quarter proved fatal, but
indications of a successful season
were shown. The girls are now
working at correcting mistakes in
preparation for the Manor game
here October 27.
Barclay - Strickland
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Barclay of
Rome, Ga., announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Janet, to
Perry R. Strickland, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. O. Strickland of Nahunta.
Miss Barclay is a graduate of
Berry College, Rome, Ga., and is
presently a member of the faculty
of Valley Point High School in
Dalton, Ga.
Mr. Strickland is in the Air Force,
stationed at Keesler A. F. B. in
Mississippi, where he is attending
Electronics School.
DOG LOST
Bird dog lost, male pointer, white
and pieded, green collar, “Crews”
scratched with pocket knife. Last
seen passing R. B. Crews home near
Hoboken. Belongs to Archie Crews.
If found, notify Hoke Wilson, Na
hunta, Ga. 10*9
ROYAL
Theatre
Nahunta, Georgia
Monday to Friday 8:00 P. ML
Saturday 7:00 and 8:30 P. M.
PROGRAM
THURS., FRI., OCT. 22-28
“The Band Wagon”
With FRED ASTAIRE and
CYD CHARISSE
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24
“Iron Mountain Trail”
With REX ALLEN
MON., TUES., OCT. 26 - 27
“Dream Wife”
With CARY GRANT
and DEBORAH KERR
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28
“Hiawatha”
With VINCENT EDWARDS
THURS., FRI., OCT. 29-38
“The Girls of
Pleasure Island”
With DON TAYLOR
and GENE BARRY
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31
“The Man from
Th mder River”
With BILL ELLIOTT
