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VOLUME 34 — NUMBER 5
SWEEPING THE COUNTRY
(This editorial was suggested by the
National Newspaper Highway Safety Program)
The announcement by leading safety specialists that
this country is headed toward a record 40,000 killed and
2,000,000 injured in traffic accidents by the end of this
year should cause every citizen throughout the land to
stand up in alarmed indignation and demand that it be
prevented.
At least this newspaper, in common with some 9,000
other newspapers throughout the country, intends to
offer the people of this community a full opportunity to
do their part by giving them consistent and forthright
facts about the causes of traffic accidents and what it
will take to stop them. This will be no haphazard effort;
it will be a concentrated nation-wide program bearing
the approval of specialists and it will have three primary
objectives, as follows:
1. Firm and impartial enforcement of all speed laws,
because there is no longer the slightest doubt that speed
is the No. 1 killer on our streets and highways.
2. The employment of sufficient police to patrol the
streets and highways with sufficient frequency to assure
the arrest of motorists who violate any traffic laws be
cause violations lead inevitably to accidents.
3. And an uncompromising demand that the courts
hand down stern sentences for serious first offenses and
repeated minor offenses, because there can be no doubt
that some motorists’ indifference to human safety is partly
due to overly tolerant courts.
We hope everyone will read and heed the important
information we shall publish. We particularly hope pub
lic officials — including legislators, judges and licensing
authorities -- will read it. Did you know, for instance, that
in less than a dozen states last year 7,0.50 mental incom
petents had been found driving motor vehicles - after
they had accidents and law violations? This is only one
of many little known facts we purpose to make as widely
known as possible.
But reading and merely regretting will do little good.
Let’s learn the facts and tell our legislators and public
officials that we want safer streets and highways in this
•state.
CITY OFFICES
MOVED INTO
NEW BUILDING
The office of mayor Fred Strick
land and city clerk Mrs. E. T. Hig
ginbotham were moved into the new
city hall adjacent to the police sta
tion Friday, Jan. 29.
The new city hall is of concrete
block and built directly joining the
new police station. The move from
upstairs in the Harper building was
affected smoothly and the mayor
and clerk are now installed in the
new building.
If you want to post your tend,
get the signs from The Brantley
Enterprise. Signs read as follows:
“Posted, No Hunting or Trespassing
Allowed”. Signs cost only five cents
each.
NEVER-NO, NEVER—
U^E KEROSENE FOR STARTING OR QU IC KEN ING
' A FIRE IN YOUR HOME
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B SOURING KEROSENE ON WOJP OR COAL FIRES ■
fl MAY COST 700 YOUR LIFE
By Carl Broome
[Baptist Sunbeams
Shine in Meeting
The Sunbeams of the Nahunta
W. M. U. met Monday afternoon
Feb. 1 at the Baptist Church. Mrs.
George Dowling is director with
Miss Dorothy Morgan and Miss Jer
ry Harper as her assistants.
Miss Morgan helped with the
songs, handwork and the rally cry
Miss Harper assisted in handwork
and the children made valentines.
Mrs. C. P. Bethea was hostess
to the group serving soft drinks
and crackers.
The children present were: Rose
Ann May, Marian, Sherrel, Char*
lie, Jerry and Kenneth Davis:
Jackie Brooker, Lynn Herrin, Nan
cy Moody, Ann and Hilton Dowl
ing; Gail Strickland, Lynn and
Judy Highsmith and George Cor*
det.
The Sunbeams meet twice each
month, on Mondays after each
first and third Sundays.
Irantky Enterprise
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Nahunta, Georgia,
Boy Scouts Observe 44th Birthday
BWth ANNIVERSARY 1959
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
The 44th anniversary of the Boy
Scouts of America will be ob
served during Boy Scout Week,
Feb. 7 to 13, by more than 3,300,-
000 boys and adult leaders. Since
1910 more than 21,000,000 boys and
leaders have been members.
Boy Scout Week will highlight
the “Forward on Liberty's Team”
th^me which seeks to produce a
social. AND PERSONAL NEWS
Laverne Smith, V S.
has returnee to his base in Penn
sylvania after visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. O. Smith. Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Lewis and son,
Scott, accompanied him back and
Will visit Mr. Lewis’ parents in
New York.
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The Oleander Garden Club will
meet at the home of Mrs. Clinton
Robinson on Tuesday, Feb. 9, at
7:30 P. M.
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Mrs. Cecil Moody, Mrs. Marvin
Robinson, Mrs. C. P. Bethea and
Mrs. J. B. Lewis will attend the
second annual Camelia Show at
Reidsville Tuesday, Feb. 9.
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Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Harrell Jr. of
Browntown have gone to Florida
for several weeks vacation in a
trailer house. They expect to be
gone about four weeks.
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T. S. McPheeters, president of
the Presbyterian Foundation, Inc.,
of Charlotte, N. C., visited the of
fice of county school superintendent
Herschel Herrin Friday, Jan. 29. He
expressed himself as well pleased
with the local administration of the
Mumford Fund for orphan girls. He
called attention to the fact that
any Brantley County orphan girl
can be aided by the Mumford Fund.
WAYNESVILLE
By Mrs. Julia Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Davis spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Deal in Darien.
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Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Robinson,
Mrs. Cecil Moody and children and
Mrs. E. A. Moody were visitors in
St. Marys on Sunday.
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Guests at the home of Mrs. Mollie
Moody on Sunday included Mr. and
Mrs. V. O. Moody and family of
Brookman, Misses Shelba Jean and
Margie Parrott of Woodbine and
Mr. and Mrs. Osborne Moody and
children of Nahunta.
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George Gibson of Rome spent a
few days here this week with his
relatives.
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Mrs. Pete Gibson visited her sis
tef, Mrs. Kyle Forinash in Colum
bui, Ga., last wack.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1954
Official Boy Scout Week Poster
greater functioning manpower and*
provide a higher quality program
for an ever-increasing member
ship.
In countless communities
Scouts, their parents, local institu
tions and public officials will pax
tribute to the leaders of 89,00(
Units for the contribution they art
making to the bovhood of A
By Mrs. Carl Broome
Lacy S' w rt, a young school boy,
h seriously ill in the University
Hospital in Augusta, Ga.
Air F
Mrs. Jos. B. Strickland under
went an operation in a Waycross
hospital on Monday of this week.
She is now doing nicely.
Mrs. Mattie Dowling spent the
weekend with relatives in Way
cross ana Jacksonville.
Miss Marvine Mizell, student at
Stetson University at Deland, Fla.,
is spending ten days at home with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S.
Mizell.
usta, Ga., spent the weekend at
the home of Mrs. Saye’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. B. Strickland.
Mrs. Earl McClain and Mrs. W.
M. Burden and daughter of Brox
ton were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Burden for the weekend.
Mrs. Louise Riggins and children
will leave this week for New York
from where they will sail to go to
Germany where Mr. Riggins is sta
tioned.
Mr. and Mrs. Linton Broome of
Atlanta spent the weekend at home
with their parents.
Miss Darleen Drury of Bruns
wick spent the wekend with Mrs.
Spencer Drury.
?' . and Mrs. Gene Strickland
mu children of Blythes Island, Mr.
and Mrs. Lyde Thomas and sons
of Statenville, Mr. and Mrs. M. J.
Robinson of Hoboken and Miss
Nora Brewer and Mr. J. T. Brower
of Waverly were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Robinson on Sunday.
Mrs. Joyce Kelly and children
and Mrs. Charlotte Ahl of Bruns
wick and Mrs. Clifford King anc
children and Mrs. Henry King oi
St. Simons were weekend guests o!
Mrs. Fred Hunnicutt.
Mrs. Marvin Kelly is at home
•fter staying in the hospital in
Brunswick for a few days.
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Miss Agnes Jacobs spent the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs. South
well Jacobs. She returned to Ho
boken on Monday.
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Mr. and Mrs. Bibb Saye of Aug-
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FIRST BAPTIST PASTOR —
Rev. R. C. Johnson, formerly
pastor of the New Providence
Church in Guyton, who will be
gin his pastorate of the Black
shear First Baptist Church, Sun
day, Feb. 7.
Negro Woman Seeks
Job in Nay Hunter
A Negro woman, Beatrice Cook,
of Fleming, Ga., has written a let
ter to the white women of Nahunta
asking for a job as cook and house
keeper.
The woman’s letter was as fol
lows:
“To the White Women of Nay
Hunter, Ga. Box Holder
“This i just a plain house helper
I was talking to some colored wo
men they say they worked up
there it was some mighty good peo
ple to work for so I am trying to
get in touch with some one with a
small family to work for.
“My home is in Baxley Ga. I work
for Mrs there an all
so Mrs (here the editor
omits names ‘of the references.
These references will be given to
anyone wishing to hire Beatrice).
“But I don’t want to stay those
places any more. My work I do is
clean house an cook I am dark
skin 33 year of age ways about 200
15 an will work Can I get a an
swer please.
“P. S. My name is Beatrice
Cook.
Beatrice Cook.
Fleming Ga.”
NAHUNTA BOYS
TEAM HAS WON
15 GAMES
Girls Team Takes
Eight Games
This Season
The Wildcats have won 15 games
out of 20. The girls have won eight
out of 20.
Nahunta basketball teams played
Screven in the local gymnasium
Saturday night, January 30. In
these games the Nahunta girls lost
to Screven girls by a score of SO
SO. The Nahunta boys defeated the
Screven boys by a score of 68-5 L
Tuesday night, Feb. 2, the teams
went to Wacona. The Nahunta girls
were defeated by a score of 50-43.
The Nahunta boys defeated the Wa
cona boys by a score of ^6-47.
The Nahunta Wildcats have only
two more games this season. Friday
night, Feb. 5, they will play Pat
terson at Patterson. Tuesday night,
February 9, the Wildcats will play
• heir final game at Nahunta against
. olkston.
the score for the game Tuesday
vgnt against Wacona was as fol
lows:
GIRLS
Nahunta, 43 Wacona, 50
tauierson, 12 Summer, 21
Williams, 6 Dell, 22
Highsmith, 9 Carson, 7
3. Wilson, 4 Sweat
’urdom, 6 Mashburn
Moody, 6 Dyals
Royster , Graves
?roctor Smith
javis Dougla.
Crews
i'hornton
BOYS
Nahunta, 66 Wacona, 47
Griffin, 21 Mobley, 22
A. Highsmith, 4 Bennett, 6
L. Ham, 21 Griffis, If
B. Chancey, 6 Clark, 2
J Cleland, 14 Chapman, -
C. Highsmith Pearson, -
—By Peggie Highsmith.
OFFICIAL ORGAN
4 SCHOOLBOYS
CHARGED WITH
SCHOOL THEFTS
Money Stolen from
Nahunta and Hickox
School Offices
Four Nahunta teenage schoolboys
have been charged with breaking
and entering offices at the school
houses at Nahunta and Hickox and
stealing about SSO in cash at Na
hunta and $63 at Hickox.
A Georgia law prevents naming
such offenders under 18 years old
and all four boys were under 18
Warrants have been issued
charging the four boys with enter
ing the two schoolhouses. The case
was solved by police chief Bentley
and constable Otis Morgan.
The two officers learned that
one of the boys had carried an
amount of small change to The
Goose and got bills for the small
change. Constable Morgan had al
so seen and recognized some of the
boys on the railroad track near
the Nahunta school late on the
night of the theft Jan. 15.
A series of thefts from the Na
hunta schoolhouse had worried
school officials for sometime. The
two officers worked the case up
from several angles and the boys
finally confessed to the thefts, it
is reported.
The four boys were only about
14 or 15 years old.
ENTERPRISE TO
PUBLISH NEW
PHONE BOOK
The Brantley Enterprise will
publish a new telephone directory
for the Brantley Telephone Com
pany in the near future.
The new phone directory when
completed will list about 350 names
of subscribers to the new dial
phone system now being installed
by the phone company.
Representatives of the Enterprise
will contact business firms and
others who wish to place gn ad
vertisement in the new directory.
Business firms desiring an ad
vertisement in the forthcoming
directory are requested to place
their advertisements as early as
possible.
ROYAL
Theatre
Nahunta, Georgia
Saturday 6:47 and 8:15
PROGRAM
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5
“Abbott and
Costello”
With ANNE GILLIS, Also
WILL OSBORNE ORCHESTRA
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6
“Lone Star Pioneer”
With BILL ELLIOTT
MON., TUES., FEB. 8-9
“Destry Rides Again”
With MARLENE DIETRICH
and JAMES STEWART
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10
“Allegheny Uprising”
With JOHN WAYNE
THURS., FRL, FEB. 11 - 12
“So Big”
With JANE WYMAN
and STERLING HAYDEN
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13
“Down Laredo Way”
With REX ALLEN
