The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014, November 26, 1953, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME 33, NUMBER 48 CLEAN COUNTY IS GOAL WHICH EVERY GOOD CITIZEN SEEKS Just a word of appreciation for Gen. Richard W. Mayo, Gen. Joseph B. Frazer, Honorable Frazer F. Ram bo, Honorable Bill Gassaway, the members of the citizens committee, numerous other Liberty County ci tizens and the group of citizens that signed the petition with 595 signa tures which called for the state laws to be enforced in the county and supporting General Mayo in his courageous stand for law and order. ; General Mayo started the ball ' rolling in his famous address to the Hinesville Lions Club about two months ago, condemning vice con ditions in Liberty County. Later The Atlanta Constitution, one of the leading Southern news papers, sent reporters, photograph ers and ran editorials against vice conditions in the county, pointing out to the public where violations were allegedly being made, which •created much ado, yet it was an ef fort in the right direction to get .our . great county in order. The Liberty County grand jury, in its regular September session of Superior Court, substantiated same of these charges of vice and illegal sales of liquor by returning a number of indictments. The fore man. of this grand jury was none other than the young Honorable Frederick W. Mingledorff Jr. who had the intestional fortitude to back his ears and wade in, doing his duty as a citizen and juror to stamp out law violations. It is true that the publicity was not good for the county, but it is also true that for some years we » have been receiving adverse publi t.city from hand to mouth throughout our great state concerning conditions in the county. Surely it was no pleasure for Brig. Gen. Mayo to create a furor in our county if he did not have some foundation to travel upon. It was no pleasure for a man in his high position to point out the al leged violations. He saw that it was Card Os Thanks We wish to take this means oi thanking our many friends and neighbors for all the nice things they did for us during o^r recent bereavemeht. bereavement. We shall nevei’ for get them. Birth Announcements Mr. and Mrs. Olan Roberson of Raybon announce the birth of a baby boy on Nov. 5. He will be called Danny. ROYAL Theatre Nahunta, Georgia Monday to Friday 8:00 P. M. Saturday 7:00 and 8:30 P. M. THURS., Fill., NOV. 26-27 “The Story of Will Rogers” With WILL ROGERS JR. and JANE WYMAN SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 “Winning of the West” MON.. TUES., NOV. 30 & DEC. 1 “So This Is Love” With KATHRYN GRAYSON (From LIBERTY COUNTY HERALD) Mrs. Lula Griffin, Eugene Snow . PROGRAM Sratttkg Bit? rprte his duty as a citizen and as a com mander of his troops. He saw that it was a necessity to try and curb such flouting of the law. It was no pleasure for The At lanta Constitution to travel practi cally the length of the state, at con siderable expense, to point out and inform our people of certain condi tions if they had no foundation to travel upon. This is a reliable news paper and does not back away from anything that is wrong or not good for the people, when it becomes time to work against lawlessness in our state. They do not single out individuals, cities or counties. They let the cnips fall where they may and expose to the citizens and readers of their great newspaper anything that is detrimental to their good. We need more newspapers of this type in our country. Being foreman of a grand jury that made several indictments was no pleasure for Frederick Mingle aoff. But, thank God, he had the courage and support to do his duty. Gen. Frazer, like Gen. Mayo, is a Christian gentlemen. He has no axes to grind. Everyone knows it was not a pleasure for him to lead a group of citizens against lawless ness. Bill Gassaway and Fraser Rambo are recognized in our community for being clean, upright Christian lead ers, active in church and civic work. Eurely they had no enjoyment in doing something that would hurt anybody’s feelings. But they are law-abiding citizens. They want our county rsepectable so that we may bring up our children in an atmos phere that will make our citizens of tomorrow respecters of the law, upright, morally and spiritually. Every good citizen is desirous for our county to be clean. They are numerous and we believe from henceforth, all the rotten apples in the barrel will be ferretted out and there will be no need for worry in the future of our great county. Walkers Celebrate □2nd Wedding Anniversary November 24, 1953, marked the 52nd anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. James Barney Walker of Nahunta. They have spent their 76 and 72 years, respectively, in Brantley County where Mrs. Walker taught school for a few years. Mr. Walker devoted the greater part of his time to his farm. In 1951 they celebrated their gold en wedding anniversary. For these memorable occasions they are join ed by their three daughters, 19 grandchildren, 17 great grandchild ren and many friends. Diphtheria Cases Reported in Brantley County Diptheria, the dreaded disease a mong children, has again shown its ugly head in Brantley County. Within the last three weeks two cases have been found. This is a deplorable condition that exists only because the parents of these children have not taken e nough interest in them to have them immunized against diphtheria early in childhood. Every child should have the diphtheria “shots” at about six months of age, a booster “shot” one year later. Then another before the child enters school. This will make the child immune to this dreaded killer or will cause the child to have a very light case. This service is available at your local Health Department on Wed nesdays all day and Saturdays un til noon. If you have sometning to sell, a 50 cents advertisement in I'ne Brantley Enterprise will be read by people all over the county. If you have iost someining. imd , b> placing a small 5P cents ad vertisem mt in The Brantley En terprise. Everybody reads 'jrn. NAHUNTA, GEORGIA, Thursday, November 26, 1953 JESUP COUNCIL TAKES ACTION ON POWER Would Ask Company To Surrender Power Franchise Close on the heels of a Cham ber of Commerce resolution call ing for a surrender of the city franchise of the Georgia tower and Light Company, the Mayor and Council of Jesup voted a similar resolution at a recent meeting. The Chamber of Commerce resolution, adopted by the or ganization’s Power Committee, requested Hie City Council ask for the franchise surrender. The resolution adopted by the Coun cil was in agreement and in com pliance with the committee re quest. In a meeting Monday night the Chamber’s Power Committee drew up its resolution, asserting that the Georgia Power and. Light Company had admitted in a pub lic statement last week that it could not furnish the area with power on a competitive basis with other power companies. The resolution, signed by chair man Palmer Otto and mailed to officials of Jesup, the power company and state officials, said that the Georgia Power and Light “cannot and will not adjust its rates in ordex to meet competi tion with other utilities serving this area”, and called on the Mayor and Council to ask the power company to surrender its Jesup franchise and put the dis tribution system there up for' sale. The resolution adopted by the Jesup City Council Tuesday night followed much the same lire as the Ghamb.u o. • *•.. . „ .. - meat. City Council as.wimu ..._t “it has been established t:xat L.e rates charged by said power' com pany are not competitive with nearby available sources and that the service furnished is not com parable with other sources.” The resolution said further that the ‘ power company has admitted that the rates are higher than those charged in other localities, and attempted to exonerate said, rates by asserting that rates are higher in some other localities.” In calling for a surrender of the franchise, the Council’s reso lution said, ‘ be it resolved by the Mayor and Council of the City of Jesup that said body does hereby ask Georgia Power and Light Company to surrender its franchise to said City and at the same time place a value upon the present existing distribution sys tem in order that said City and its inhabitants may have the op portunity to negotiate with any or all power companies in order that the interest of the people can be best served.” Happy Thanksgiving Season to Everyone from The Brantley Enterprise Nahunta Garden Club Met at Hortense The Nahunta Garden Club met at Hortense at the home of Mrs. Bence Strickland on Tuesday after aoon, Nov. 24, with Mrs. D. T. Middleton, Mrs. Maggie Middleton, and Mrs. Winton Adams as co-hos tess. Mrs. Herschel Herrin presided. Mrs. A. R. Adams gave the devo lional. Mrs. C. F. Starnes gave a talk on Thanksgiving. Mrs. Dorothy Brown, Miss Mary Knox and Mrs. Mollie Highsmith, the nominating committee, present ed the following names who were elected officers for the coming year: Mrs. C. Winton Adams, presi dent; Mrs. C. P. Bethea, vice-presi dent; Mrs. Dorothy Brown, treasurer The Garden Club Christmas par ty will be held on Tuesday night, Dec. 15, including a tour of homes. The group will meet at the home of Mrs. J. B. Lewis at 7:00 o’clock to begin the tour. From there they will visit at the homes of Mrs. E. P Dodge, Mrs. Earl May, Mrs. D. S. Moody, Mrs. Harry Raulerson and last to the home of Mrs. A. S. Mi zell where they will have the party. Present were: Mrs. H. K. Persons, Mrs. Charles Wilson, Mrs. R. B. Brooker, Mrs. J. B. Lewis, Mrs. Dorothy Graham, Mrs. W. W. Car (er, Mrs. Mollie Highsmith, Mrs. Dorothy Brown, and Mrs. Harry Raulerson. The hostesses served salad, crack ers cranberry cause, cake, nuts and mins, and coffee. Jesse J. Griffin Died Saturday At Waynesville Jesse J. Griffin, age 56, died early Saturday morning, Nov. 21, at his * home in Waynesville after an ill- I ness of six months. Interment was at High Bluff Cemetery on Sunday * afternoon. Mr. Griffin was a native of Pierce County. He moved to Waynesville several years ago and was engaged in the,lumber business. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Lula D. Griffin; five sisters, Mrs. D. N. Cameron of Fernandina Beach, Fla.: Mrs. W. N. Tatum of Jacksonville' Mrs. E. T. Walker Sr. of Waycross: Mrs. Bernard Overstreet, Savannah: Mrs. B. Groover of Folkston. Two brothers, J. F. Griffin, Live Oak, Fla. and A. M. Griffin of W; ycross; his step-mother, Mrs. Mary Griffin of Waycross and several neices and nephews, one of whom is Eugene Q n O w who resides at the home in Waynesville. Pallbearers were Alton Griffin, Royce Griffin, Morris Tatum, E. T. Walker Jr., J. D. Walker and Jackie Walker. Honorary pallbearers were Buster Walker, Jerry Walker, D. F. Walker, Clovis Johnson, Raymond Jacobs, and Dave Leggett. Miller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. BRANTLEY-WARE COUNTIES HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE AS TO FARM PRODUCTS Rowell - Strickland Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rowell of Hickox announce the marriage of their daughter, Lorena to Norris Strickland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Strickland of Nahunta, Ga. The ceremony was performed on Friday, November 13, in Folk ton, by Justice of Peace J. E. Harveys. The young couple left immediate ly afterward to spend a few days in Florida. After December 1 they will be at home in the Dodge apartment. FOOD HANDLING COURSE TO BE TAUGHT Brantley County’s first food hand lers course will be held in Nahunta at the High School Auditorium on December Bth and 9th. The course is being sponsored by the Board of Health and the Board of Educa tion. Although the course is being given primarily Jor the workers in .he school lunch rooms, the mana gers and all personnel from the commercial establishments are ex pended an invitation also. At the present time the Health Department has no control over commercial establishments but an ordinance will be passed in the near ■uture which will place all eating establishments under the control of he Health Department. For this eason it is very important that as nany people as possible from all of the eating establishments, as can ttend this course. The course will begin at 2:30 each day and - I’last until 5:00. Certi ficates will be awarded each per son attending both sessions. In announcing the school, Tom Ireland, Sanitarian for Wayne and Brantley County Health Depart nents, stated that a program of very nteresting speakers has been ob ained and that in addition to the speakers there will be a number of dim strips shown. Correct methods of washing, sanitizxx g and storing utensils and glasses will be stressed, ogether w ‘he proper handling ,f sanitary pu per service, safe prac ices in serving food and personal uygiene. Mr. Ireland stated that in many places construction and equipment may be of the best, yet the operat ing procedures may be endangering to the health. “Good sanitation is good business”, he asserted, urging that every food service worker at *end the class. HEALTH DEPARTMENT The Health Department will be closed Thursday, Friday and Satur day for Thanksgiving holidays. OFFICIAL ORGAN Farmers of the Ware - Brantley Work Unit of the Satilla Soil Con servation District sold farm pro ducts, exclusive of farm forest pro ducts, valued at $2,604,518 for an average of $77.00 per acre of har vested cropland in 1949, according to data compiled from the 1950 U. S. Census by Soil Conservationist J. C. Council. This average of $77.00 per acre exceeded, according to the data compiled toy Mr. Council, the aver age sales per acre of harvested cropland of all except one of a dozen selected outstanding agricul tural counties of the state. The counties selected for comparison, to gether with the toatl sales of farm products, exclusive of farm forest products, and the average sales per acre of harvested cropland, are shown below: Appling $2,503,103, $52.00 pet acre. Carroll $2,987,809, $33.00 per acre. Coffee, $4,681,274, $56.00 per acre. Dodge $3,099,853, $34.00 per acre. Dougherty $2,065,174, $48.00 per acre. Lowndes $3,951,209, $64.00 per acre. Pierce $2,891,903, $72.00 per acre. Sumter $4,938,561, $47.00 per acre. Telfair $1,780,400, $31.00 per- acre. Tift $6,164,251, $87.00 per acre. Toombs $2,730,039, $45.00 per acre. Walter $3,675,245, $48.00 per acre. Walton, $3,675,245, $48.00 per acre. Wayne $2,042,680, $68.00 per acre. According to these figures the $77.00 average sales per acre by Ware - Brantley farmers was ex ceeded, among these selected, coun ties, only by the $87.00 acerage sales per acre by Tift County farmers. When asked to name factors re sponsible for these comparisons fa vorable to the Ware - Bfahtley Work Unit, the soil conservationist replied that he preferred to give pertinent facts and let others form opinions. He referred to the fact that the Satilla River Soil Conser vation District began functioning in 1943 and that -its services were showing results during the period from 1945 to 1950. Fai-.mers had begun using more fertilizer, but they came to realize that without humus in the land to hold moisture and prevent leaching they could not obtain ’the full eL feet of the heavier applications of fertilizer.' Farmers of the Ware - Brantley work unit now grow win ter or summer cover crops such as Blue lupine or Crotalaria on 30 to 40 percent of their cropland eacn year to provide needed humus. Land that is too wet and land that is too dry can be equally dis astrous to crops. Drainage system designed to remove excess surface water without overdraining the land have been installed on more than 5000 acres in the Ware - Brant ley Work Unit. Most farmers know that each crop should be planted on soil best suit ed for it. The land classification service and the soil sampling ser vice furnished farmers by .the Sa tilla Soil Conservation District has enabled many farmers to make bet ter selection of land for their crop, and pastures. Land classificatk)] maps fox- more than 800 farms jn the work unit have been prepared. Nearly two thousand soil samplpi have been taken by the District mom Ware-Brantley farms for ana .ysis. The District has furnished ad* zice and assistance in the develop - nent of approximately 5000 acres >f improved pasture in the work mit. Most farmers of the Ware - Jrantley unit have become fores’ onservation minded as well as cropland conservation minded. This accounts for the beautiful young pine forests which transients see growing by the roads and which cause them to jump to the erron-’ ous conclusion that this area is ' ■xcellent for growing timber but is msuited for cropland. • Approximately 70 percent of the imber being worked for navaf stores production is being worked' under the Naval Stores Conserva tion Program, according to Chas. T. Shea, forester in charge of the pro gram. The returns or income from their forest land operations is so satisfying and gratifying that they hesitate to abandon them tor the more hazardous and more expen sive one of crop production.