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Volume 33, Number 52
SWEEPING THE COUNTRY
HOLIDAYS INSTEAD OF ALCOHOLIDAYS
Officers and people concerned with traffic safety are
asking that our citizens make the Christmas season holi
days instead of alcoholidays.
Many people think they must drink a great deal dur
ing the Christmas season. They then take to the highways
with high-powered cars and run the risk of killing them
selves or others.
Many organizations are trying to make people con
'scious of the danger of driving “under the influence” but
every year traffic deaths from this cause continue to in
crease.
Some will probably even turn up their noses at this
editorial warning, but these same ones may “turn up their
toes” in a motor smashup if they disregard the danger of
drunken driving.
You do not have to be “dead drunk” to endanger
yourself and others with alcoholic driving. You only have
to imbibe enough of the stuff to dull your senses and slow
up your nerve and muscle reactions.
Some people ignorantly think whiskey is a stimulant,
but it is really a narcotic and dulls and numbs rather than
stimulates. It not only numbs your nerves and muscles but
numbs your so-called brain or mind so that you think
things-“that ain’t”.
Your mind gets in the condition of the fellow “under
the influence” who saw a bridge in the road and turned
out for the bridge to pass.
He was the same fellow who told an officer, “I am
not as thunk as you drink I am."
Let’s make the Christmas season holidays instead of
alcoholidays.
LET THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT SOAK IN
It seems to me we would all do well to allow the
true Christmas spirit to soak into our blood and bones and
sinew so that we could spread some of it around during
the balance of the year.
People go along through the year having little tiffs
with their neighbors and friends, falling out with one an
other about some childish matter, then comes Christmas
and they send bright Christmas cards of cheer and good
will.
It is really amazing how many people “claw” one
another about small matters and thus cause undue mental
and spiritual torture to others. A bit of understanding and
consideration during the whole year would tend to make
the entire year “like Christmas”.
I do not mean the silly “Pollyanna” attitude but real
GOODWILL toward one another. Some people seem to be
afraid you’ll think they have a heart and they go through
life punching and clawing at all who happen to be unable
to meet their every expectation.
A little “Christmas tolerance” all the year around
us
would go far toward making life more worth living to
all.
111-will, prejudice, hate always hurts the holder
such emotions rather than the one hated.
Hate is a poison brewed by the devil to snare nitwits.
1953
By Carl Broome
We hail you in
this season of
Christmas cheer.
Brattfto Enterprias
NAHUNTA, GEORGIA, Thursday, December 24, 1953
No Preaching at
Methodist Church
Sunday, Dec. 27
There will be no preaching ser
vice at the Nahunta Methodist
Church on Sunday, December 27.
Rev. and Mrs. Starnes are spend
ing the holidays with two daughters
in Florida.
SHERIFF NABS
NEGROES IN
STOLEN CAR
Two Negroes driving, a stolen car
were arrested Thursday,' Dec. 17,
in Nahunta by sheriff Friel Rho
den and duputy Dan Herrin.
The car had been stolen in
Jacksonville, the sheriff said, and
the two Negroes were headed north.
They gave the names of Hill and
Roberts and said their homes were
in Ludowici.
The two Negroes were placed in
jail at Nahunta. The owner of the
the car was Mack Taylor of Jack
sonville.
HORTENSE NEWS
By Mrs. A. R. Adams
Dr. Harley Phillips andsons, Cur
tis and Angus, of Wallace, N. C.,
visited Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Middle
ton last weekend.
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Mr. Vernon Nicholls is spending
his leave from the Air Force in
Texas, with home folks here.
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Mrs. C. Winton Adams visited
relatives in Macon last weekend.
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Miss Margaret Ryals is visiting
her brother and wife in Nahunta
this week.
♦ * *
Edward Kunow of Bethlehem,
Penn., is spending some time in
our community on his way to Flo
rida.
Mr. and Mrs. Dilsworth Strick
land of Patterson were the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Strickland
and family on Sunday.
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Jim Loper has returned from
Jacksonville where he has been em
ployed for some time.
Mrs. C. L. Middleton and daugh
ters were visitors in Waycross on
Tuesday.
ROYAL
Theatre
Nahunta, Georgia
Saturday 6:47 and 8:15
MON., TUES.. DEC. 14-15
PROGRAM
THUES., FEI., DEC. 24-25
“Latins Lovers”
With LANA TURNER,
RICARDO MONTALBAN
and JOHN LUND.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26
“Montano
Desperado”
With JNO. M. BROWN
MON., TUES., DEC. 28 - 29
“The Longhorn”
WILD BILL ELLIOTT in
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30
“Private Snuffy
Smith’ 1
With BUD DUNCAN
THURS., FRI., DEC. 31 - JAN. 1
“Army Bound”
STANLEY CLEMENTS and
KANEN SHARPE
STRICKLAND LAW
IS SIGNED
BY TALMADGE
Provides for
Welcome Stations
For Tourists
A bill introduced in the state
legislature by Brantley County’s
representative, Jos. B. Strickland,
oecame law when it was signed
jy governor Talmadge this week.
The law provides for state greet
ing stations on the main highways
A the state lines.
An article in Sunday’s Atlanta
Journal and Constitution by Kath
erine Barnwell described the law
as follows:
Many of Georgia’s out-of-state
tourists soon may be welcomed of
xically to the stgte.
Welcome stations for motorists
will be erected at the main high
way entrances to Georgia if Gov.
Talmadge activates an Assembly
approved measure, which he sign
ed Friday.
Personnel at the stations would
provide information about Georgia
tourist attractions - and distribute
pamphlets and other material to
help publicize the state’s natural
resources, history, industry and
commerce.
Under the legislative act, the
welcome stations would be erected
by the State Department of Cor
rections or by private contract,
maintained by the State Highway
Department and operated by the
Department of Commerce.
Clark Gaines, secretary of the
Commerce Department, said he
believes the welcome project is
‘essential to promoting the tour
ist industry in Georgia.”
Mr. Gaines said Georgia had 9,-
289,242 out-of-state tourists last
pear — and 7,431,400 of them came
by automobile. He noted travel
experts estimated the tourists spent
255 million dollars in the state.
He said the state sales tax on
tourist dollars amounted to about
$7,500,000 — and he insisted that
amount could be increased to 50
to 100 million dollars if Georgia’s
tourist attractions were promoted
properly.
Mr. Gaines said Florida already
.as tour 'elaborate welcome sta
uons” which promote that state’s
<our attractions. He said they cost
jbout $70,000 each to construct and
SIB,OOO each to operate.
He believes, however, that Geor
gia could build an attractive wel
come station for about $15,000. The
roadside station probably would
include an information lobby, rest
rooms and outdoor picnic areas.
“They should be manned by the
best personnel available,” Mr. Gaines
emphasizzes. “They should know
how to handle the traveling pub
lic .. . and they should have com
plete information about the state
so they could present a true pic
ture of Georgia.”
Mr. Gaines said they probably
would be build of granite or mar
ble and other Georgia products. He
believes about 15 stations eventual
ly will be needed.
Too many tourists, he said, sim
ply pass through Georgia en route
to Florida. Mr. Gaines believes
the welcome stations would result
in some Florida-bound tourists re
maining in Georgia.
The Legislative bill provides tha.
the governor “in his discretion n
authorized to use available funds
and the Contingent Appropriation
Fund” to finance the welcome sta
tions. /
I. Gaines said Gov. Talmadg
has in iicated he is “very favo
ably impressed” with the legish
tion authorizing welcome station
He believes the governor will 1
nance them” if he can find th,
money.”
The Business Womans Circle
the Baptist Church held thi
Christmas party at the home <
Mrs. C. E. Milton on Monday nig
Dec. 22, with Mrs. Alvin Drury
'9 hostess. Miss Ann Milton assis.
id them in entertaining. They hi
.he Christmas tree and gifts wen
exchanged. Present were Mrs. Ver.
Strickland, Mrs. E. T. Higginboth
am, Mrs. Clyde Barnes, Mrs. Oscai
Burden, Mrs. Rep Johns and Mrs
Oliver Pearson, Mrs. Walter Crew:
and Mrs. Clara Highsmith. The hot
tesses served cranberry salad, cake
and coffee.
Boatright - Alexander
Miss Ouida Belie Boatright be
came the bride of Robert E. Alex
ander in a double ring ceremony at
the Mershon Baptist Church on Sat
urday afternoon, December 19 at
two o’clock, with Rev. C. E. Milton
of Nahunta performing the cere
mony, in a setting of red and white
poinsettas, smilax, lighted tapers and
palms.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Max Beatright of Mer
shon, Ga. Mr. Alexander is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Alexander
of Spartanburg, Indiana.
Bowman Barr of Nahunta, gave a
program of pre-nuptial music pre
ceding the ceremony. Miss Iris Barr
also of Nahunta sang “The Sweetest
Story Ever Told”, “Because” and
“The Lord’s Prayer”.
The bride yvas given in marriage
by her father. She wore a powder
blue suit, studded with pearls and
rhinestones on the collars. She wore
black accessories and carried a
white prayer book topped with
white carnations and satin stream
ers.
Miss Bobbie Taylor of Alma was
maid of honor. Mr. Ernie Grubb of
Nahunta served as the groom’s best
man. L^roy Ham of Nahunta and
James Boatright, brother of the
bride, were the ushers.
The bride’s mother chose for her
outfit a blue suit with matching ac
cessories and a corsage of Ameri
can Beauty rosebuds.
Following the ceremony a recep
tion was held in the church parlor,
which was decorated with Christ
mas greenery. The bride’s table was
overlaid with a white cutwork
cloth and centered with a three
tiered wedding cake topped with a
miniature bride and groom. Mrs. J.
E. Strickland Jr. was in charge of
the reception.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander left fol
lowing the reception for a wedding
trip to Florida. Upon their return
they will make their home in Mer
shon.
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Crawford and
son, Ronnie, of Waycross spent
Sunday as guests of Mr. and Mrs.
T. F. Rhoden.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ira E. Johns and
Gerald Johns will leave Thurs
day to spend Christmas with Mr.
and Mrs. Billy Johns in Orlan
da, Fla.
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Pfc. Arthur Keene and wife,
Gaynelle, of Fort Lee, Virginia,
arrived Monday to spend this week
with relatives before he has to
return to his post on Sunday.
• • •
Willie Joe Rowell, U. S. Army,
stationed at Fort Lee, Virginia is
spending the holidays with his
parents at Hortense.
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Perry Russell Strickland, U. S.
Air Force, stationed at Biloxi,
Miss, arrived last week to spend
a week at home with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Strickland.
To Every Member
of Your Family..,
Merry Christmas
OFFICIAL 01WAJI
GARDEN CLUB
ANNUAL TOUR
MADE DEO. 17
The annual tour of the Nahunta
Garden Club was made Thursday
night, December 17, meeting first
at the home of Mrs. J. B. Lewis.
Hot cranberry punch and nut-cook*
ie bars were served. Mrs. Charles
Wilson poured the punch and Mrs.
Lewis was assisted in serving by
Mrs. E. A. Moody and her Bister,
Mrs. J. Y. Chambers of Valdosta.
The second home visited was that
of Mrs. E. P. Dodge where they ob
served the three beautifully decor
ated windows - looking from the
outside view. From there they went
to the beautiful new home of Mr.
and Mrs. D. S. Moody where the
home was elaborately decorated fer
the occasion. On to the new home of
Mrs. Harry Raulerson where skill
and originality was displayed in the
decorations. The tour concluded at
the home of Mrs. A S. Mizell with
the Christmas party. The decora
tions were varied and beautiful in
cluding a Christmas tree where
gifts to be exchanged were placed.
Fruit cake with whipped cream*
salted nuts, mints and coffee were
served by Mrs. Mizell who was as
sisted by Mrs. J. R. James, Mrs.
W. W. Carter, Mrs. C. F. Starnes is
serving the 30 guests.
Os the 250 people who visited
the home of Mrs. J. B. Lewis to
observe her decorations. 200 judged
the mantel arrangement as the pret
tiest. In each of the homes the mem
bers of the tour observed arrange
ments of the mantel, table, coffee
tables, foyer and front door ar
rangements.
BAPTIST CHURCH
HOLDS CANTATA
x The combined choirs Os the Na
hunta Baptist Church presented a
Christmas Cantata “Chimes of the
Holy Night” at the church on Sun
day evening, December 20 under
the direction of Bowman Barr. Rev.
C. E. Milton gave the invocation.
An organ and piano prelude pre
ceded the cantata. In the choir were
Mrs. Jos. B. Strickland, Mrs. Vera
Strickland, Iris Barr, Ruth Dowl
ing, Mrs. Jimmy Dykes, Tressa
Highsmith, Marie Herrin, Dorothy
Morgan, Mrs. I. J. Crews and Mrs.
O. S. Barr. The men were Ernie
Grubb, Glenn Strickland, Marshal]
Strickland, Wade Strickland and
Carl Highsmith.
The Baptist Church will have a
White Christmas program on Wed
nesday evening, Dec. 23, at the
church. Also the Junior and Pri
mary Sunday School classes will
have their Christmas parties in their
departments at the church on Wed
nesday evening with the exchange
of gifts.
