The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014, February 11, 1954, Image 1

The Brantley enterprise., February 11, 1954, Image 1

About The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1954)

Page of 4

Prev Issue Next Issue

Text PDF JP2 (5.0 MB) Clip/Print Image

Page of 4

Prev Issue Next Issue

Return to Top

Newspaper Page TextVOLUME 34 — NUMBER 6 COUNTY AGENT AND 4-H BOYS ATTEND MEET Brantley County was represent ed at Claxton when a two-day tractor maintenance school for 4- H members and local leaders was held there on Feb. 4 and 5, accord ing to George A. Lloyd, County Agent. Jimmy Lee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lee, Route One, Hoboken, and Wesley Lee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Lee, .Hoboken, were dele gates to the school. About 30 4-H clubbers and adults were at the meeting, in addition to county a gents in many of the 26 counties tn the Southeast Georgia Agricul tural Extension Service district. . : The meeting in Claxton was one tn a series of six that is being held throughout the state this month. County Agent Loyd said the schools are designed to teach 4-H’s and leaders how to care for their own tractors, and at the same time furnish them with information that will help others in their communi ties carry out a good tractor main tenance program. The school program, planned by L. R. Dunson and R. J. Richard- BOn, assistant state 4-H club lead ers, L. R. Lanier, district agent, and Willis Huston, Extension Ser vice Agricultural Engineer — fea tured instruction in such subjects as Air Cleaner Service, use of the tractor instruction book, spark plugs, wiring, magneto, generator and battery service, fuel and car buretion, and tractor safety. J. F. Hassell, lubrication engin eer, presented a lubrication dem onstration during the second day’s program, which also included a question and answer session. Mrs. Mollie Highsmith and Mrs. J. B. Lewis attended the bridal Shower honoring a recent .•bride, Mrs. Robert Alexander, at^he home of Mrs. J. E. Strickland- Jr. in Mershon Monday night. .The bride received many lovely gifts, includ ing pieces in her patterns of silver, china and crystal. Chicken salad, crackers, cookies and punch were aerved. The favors were Valentine cups filled with heart candies. Mrs. J. B. Lewis visited her sis ter, Mrs. J. Y. Chambers in Val dosta on Monday of last week. ALL YOUR INSURANCE NEEDS ANYTHING EXCEPT LIFE. NAHUNTA. NAHUNTA CITY TAX RETURNS REQUESTED Citizens of Nahunta will be required to make their city tax returns directly to the city this year. The returns have pre viously been secured from the county tax books but the city returns will here after be made directly to the city. Proper blanks are now available at the city hall and the city clerk will be glad to assist you in making out your city tax returns for 1954. Please attend to this matter at once. Your cooperation will be greatly ap- preciated. MPC £ T UTGrWROTW LAMAR GIBSON AGENT ClerkyCity of Nahunta. Srattileg ■Euterprae WAYNESVILLE By Mrs. Julia Gibson Barbara Nell and Joyce Padgett of Waycross spent Saturday with their grandmother, Mrs. Carl Driskell on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Driskell took them home and spent the day. Mrs. Roland Davis and Mrs. Carswell Moody and Norma Sue, spent Tuesday in Savannah. Miss Frances Walker, student at GSCW spent the weekend at home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Walker. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Gibson and son of Tampa spent the weekend here with relatives. Jim Kelly is spending a week in Reddick, Fla., visiting daughter, Mrs. Claudine Pulliam. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Drury and children spent Friday night in Brunswick with his brother’s fam ily, the Marvin Drurys. J. T. Harris of Hortense is mak ing his home with his ne>ce, Mrs. Earl Moody. George Gibson of Rome spent the weekend with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. Kermit F n ue and children have moved here from Browntown. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Robinson and Carroll of Nahunta spent Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Ro binson. L. D. Thompson, U. S. Air Force, who is stationed at Cocoa, Fla., spent a few days here with his mother, Mrs. Thelma Thompson. Mrs. Reddick Thornton and sons of Brunswick were guests of Mrs. W. H. Jacobs on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Kelly and children and Mr. and Mrs. Sherod Kelly and children of Brunswick were visitors of Mrs. Fred Hunnni cutts on Saturday. Mrs. Harland Hadley of Moores ville, Indiana, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Lloyd Robinson. The Robin sons with their guest spent several days visiting in Jacksonville, Lees burg and Gulf Hammock in Flori da. Visitors at the home of Mrs. S. C. M. Drury on Sunday includ ed Mr. and Mrs. Howard Middle ton, and children, of Atkinson; Mr. and Mrs. Morris Drury and child ren of Vidalia and Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Coleman of Jacksonville. Mrs. Marvin Robinson attended the Camelia Show held in Reids ville on Tuesday. GEORGIA Nahunta, GEORGIA, Thursday, FEBRUARY 11, 1954 PROCEEDINGS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS The Brantley County Commis sioners of Roads and Revenues met in regular session Feb. 2, 1954, pre sent were R. B. Brooker, chairman, R. C. Harrell Jr., Clerk, C. H. Pen land, T. V. Rhoden, and Silas Lee. The following pauper list was approved and ordered paid: Ocie Moody, $10.00; Alice Rewis, $10.00; Thelma Sapp, $10.00; Mrs. Edd Knight, $10.00; and Jessie G. Ald ridge, SIO.OO. The following warrants were is sued to the road hands for the month of January, 1954: O. G. Lee, $200.00, Perry Crews $160.00; E. C. Redding, $168.00; Elvin Griffin, $167.30; Monsie Wilson, $200.00; Ottis Morgan, $152.00; Woodrow Wilson, $160.00; Junior Knox, $152.00; J. F. Willis, $168.00; Edwin Herrin, $152.00; Carlton Lee, $134.- 00; Tom Hickox, $140.60. The following Commissioners were paid: R. B. Brooker, $30.00; R. C. Harrell Jr., $30.00; C. H. Pen land, $30.00; Silas Lee, $30.00; and T. V. Rhoden, $30.00. The above Commissioners were paid for six days service each. The following general bills were ordered paid: Georgia Power and Light Co., $36.89, lights and power; Teachers Retirement, $26.61; Col lector of Internal Revenue, $277.90, W. H. Tax; S. E. Blount, $50.00, janitor; Rebecca D. Griner, $254.- 86, salary; Lorena Rowell Strick land, $142.10, salary; Wayne Coun ty Health Dept., $243.20, Dr. and sup.; D. W. Herrin, $150.00, salary; C. Winton Adams, $25.00, salary; D. F. Herrin, $182.30, salary and fees; Archie A. Johns, SBO.OO, sal ary; J. R. Walker, $38.34, salary, George A. Loyd, $166.25; Georgia State Forestry Comm., $425.00, budget; Dr. E. A. Moody, $30.00, salary; Charlie Kizer, SIO.OO, bail iff; B. E. Thomas, $12.00, bailiff; T. F. Rhoden, $292.50, fees; Service Rendered; Llawanah Cox, $5.00, Grand Jury Presentments; Branco Cleaners, $4.31, cleaning; City of Nahunta, $6.75, water; bums Elec trical Con., $19.50, repair; The Brantley Enterprise, $53.50, supplies and printing; Brantley Gas and Appliance Co., SB.OO, gas; South East Sales Co., $179.55, parts; Ser vice Gas Co., $7.60, gas; Standard Oil Co., $501.75, gas and oil; T. F. Rhoden, $10.25, repairing radio; Foote & Davies, Inc., $20.95, sup plies; Brantley Telephone Co., $54.71, phones and calls; Tractors and Equipment Co., $162.77, parts; Eennett Brothers, $20.47, supplies; Carlton Co., $2.46, parts; H. S. Wilson, $238.20, parts and repair; J .W. Brooker, $72.10, parts and supplies; Mincy Funeral Home, $56.00, services rendered; State Welfare Dept., $683.94, budget; George A. Loyd, $25.00, travel. There being no further business the meeting adjourned in regular order. R. B. Brooker, Chairman. R. C. Harrell Jr., Clerk. The following resolution was passed: Georgia, Brantley County. Whereas it appears that the Un ion Bag and Paper Co. has evinced a desire to aid and assist the people of Grantley County in acquiring a suitable site for a County Ceme tery, and, Whereas, it appears that the Commissioners of Roads and Rev enues of Brantley County, Georgia, are not authorized under the laws of this state to purchase lands for a public cemetery, and, Whereas, Union Bag or its repre sentatives have stated that said Union Bag would convey to the county, certain lands owned by said Company in Brantley County for such purpose. NOW THEREFORE, be it re solved that Brantley County does accept from the Union Bag and Paper Co. any donation of land deemed proper by said Union Bag and Paper Co. for cemetery pur poses, and, Be it further resolved that the said county, acquire and hold said property for the purpose for which such donation is made. The above resolution, duly pass ed, after motion and such motion having been seconded by a unam inous vote, at regular meeting held at the Court house on this the 2nd day of Feb- 1954- Brantley County of Roads and Revenues. By R. B. Brooker, Chairman Attest: R. C. Harrell, Jr., Clerk. CONTRACT LET FOR PAVING HIGHWAY 32 Asphalt Construction Company of Wadley, Ga., was the low bid der on the paving project for Route 32, Patterson to Hortense, it is announced by the State Highway Department. The company bid $183,182.00 for hardsurfacing the road for 10.689 miles. This project has been “hanging fire” for many years and the citizens of this en tire section are expressing grati fication that a real beginning is being made on hardsurfacing Rt. 32 all the way to Brunswick. It is expected that a contract for paving the road from Hor tense to the Glynn County line will be let in the next few months. Then the highway would be a completed “across-the-state” road. METHODIST SERVICES FOR FOUR SUNDAYS Speakers in Every Church in District Next 4 Sundays Plans to hold services in every Methodist Church in the South Georgia Conference for the next four Sundays have been made by officials and ministers of the church. The plans for the Waycross dis trict calls for services held by pas tors or laymen in every church in this district. Each charge, in turn, will plans for services every church every Sunday for four weks. For the Nahunta Methodist charge services will be held next Sunday as follows: The pastor, Rev. C. F. Starnes, will preach at Nahunta at 11:00 A. M. and 7:30 P. M. and at Hoboken at 3:30 P. M. A layman will preach at Hor tense at 11:00 A. M. Another will preach at Atkinson at 11:30 A. M. A layman will preach at Waynes ville at 4:00 P. M. Announcements will be from week to week concerning the ser vices for the following Sundays. A party of Folkston people visit ed Nahunta the past week in the interest of the Charlton County Centennial program. They were Jean Prescott who is running for queen of the Centennial, Frances Brazell, Mersal Prescott and Her schel Stokes. ROYAL Theatre Nahunta, Georgia Saturday 6:47 and 8:15 PROGRAM THURS., FRI., FEB. 11 - 12 “So Big” With JANE WYMAN and STERLING HAYDEN SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13 “Down Laredo Way” With REX ALLEN MON., TUES., FEB. 15-16 “East Side of Heaven” With BING CROSBY and JOAN BLONDELL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Bachelor Mother” With GINGER ROGERS THURS., FRI., FEB. 18 19 “A Lion Is In the Streets” With JAMES CAGNEY and BARBARA HALE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 50 “Montana Incident” With WHIP WILSON PIERCE MIN IS KILLED, STEPSON WOUNDED IN RIFLE-SHOTGUN DUEL Albert L. Todd Funeral Services Held Tuesday Albert L. Todd, 88, of 616 Mil ler Street, Waycross, died early Monday morning in Nahunta. He was a retired farmer. Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Mrs. Callie Mcßee, St. Augustine, Fla., Mrs. D. W. O’Neal, Waycross, Mrs. C. E. Highsmith, Nahunta, and Mrs. J. O. Lewis, Nahunta; two step-daughters, Mrs. C. L. Dyal, LaFayette, Ind., and Mrs. Jeannette Faunce, Waycross; one son, V. B. Todd, Waycross; one brother, L. B. Todd, St. Augustine, Fla.; 43 grandchildren; 94 great - grand children and two great great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tues day afternoon at three o’clock at the graveside in Rob Lewis cemg tery near Nahunta. Mincy Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. PERSONALS Family Night was observed at the Nahunta Methodist Church on Monday night, Feb. 8. The group enjoyed a covered dish supper. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burns, Mr. and Mrs. Glynn Con ditt and Jimmy, Miss Miriam Floyd, Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Her rin and Lynn, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Kizer, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Earl May and Rose Ann and David, Mrs. Emory Mid dleton, Mrs. E. A. Moody, Nancy Moody, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Mizell, Miss Marvine Mizell, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Carter, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Royster and Janice and Linda, Miss Gladys Wynn and Rev. and Mrs. C. F. Starnes. The Nahunta PTA will meet at the Nahunta School on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 16 at 3:00 o’clock P. M. Mrs. I. J. Crews is president. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Willis spent Saturday of last week in Bruns wick. A birthday supper honoring Bar bara Herrin was given at her home on February 6. Present were B. M. Prescott, Mrs. B. F. White, Mildred Carter, Carl Hickox, Janell Hic kox, Mrs. Erin Hickox, Clayton Carter, Charlie Batten, I. J. Craw ford, Shirley Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Teon Lake and family. Miss Miriam Floyd and three girls of Nahunta attended the Tri- Hi-Y meeting in Atlanta last week. Miss Mattie Lou Wildes Os At lanta visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Wildes last weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Glover and little son. Richard, have moved to Brunswick. Mrs. Glover has been teaching at Nahunta. ANNOUNCING NEW GROCERY STORE THE GAYNELL GROCERY WAS OPENED FOR BUSINESS ON SAT URDAY, JAN. 30. WE ARE LO CATED IN THE HIGHSMITH BUILDING FORMERLY OCCU PID BY A. B. CASH STORE. THE GAYNELL GROCERY IS A CASH STORE AND WE HOPE TO GIVE YOU CLOSE PRICES ON MEATS AND GROCERIES. WE INVITE YOU TO OUR STORE. GAYNELL GROCERY NAHUNTA, GEORGIA OFFICIAL A Pierce county farmer is dead and his step-son is in a serious condition at the Pierce County Hospital as the result of a rifle-shotgun duel at the farm er’s home near Blackshear Sun day. Joel Carl Stokes, 43, died at the hospital in Blackshear Sunday afternoon, five hours after he was admitted with gunshot wounds reportedly inflicted by his step son, 19-year-old Walter , (Tom) Bennett. Bennett is in the hospital for treatment of a shotgun wound received in the duel. There were reportedly no wit nesses to the shooting, which took place at Stokes : farm in the Walkerville community of Pierce county. Sheriff L. L. Taylor stated that no charges have yet been placed, but that his investiga tion is incomplete. Apparently, according to the sheriff, “Mr. Stokes shot Mr. Bennett and Mr. Bennett shot Mr. Stokes.” Bennett reportedly made the statement that the shooting oc curred Sunday morning when he drove to the Stokes farm which adjoined a farm owned by Ben nett’s mother, estranged wife of Stokes. Both Bennett and his mother now reside in Jacksonville, and were visiting this section during the weekend. Bennett, who apparently was wounded by a blast of buckshot entering the window of his auto mobile opposite the driver’s side, drove to a nearby home for help about an hour after the shooting is believed to have occurred. He was rushed to the hospital, where he said he had “blacked out” for some time after he Was wounded. Bennett reportedly stated that after words with Stokes, he re turned to his automobile and Stokes fired at him from the house with a shotgun. He return ed the fire with a rifle, then lost consciousness. Oleander Garden Club Met Tuesday The Oleander Garden Club met at the home of Mrs. Clinton Robin son on Tuesday night, Feb. 9, with Mrs. Emory Middleton as co-hos tess. A talk on “Plant Composition” was made by Mr. Lamkins of Way cross. A most unique flower arrange ment was presented by Mrs. Clyde Anderson. Mrs. J. B. Lewis made the arrangement for Mrs. Ander son. A huge lichen was used for the focal point, with brown pine limbs, magnolia leaves and sea grape leaves and a Chinese figu rine. Present were Mrs. Wilder Brook er, Mrs. -Harry Smith, Mrs. Alfred Thomas, Mrs. Clyde Anderson, Mrs. Dan Jacobs, Mrs. Harry Raul erson and Mrs. George Lloyd. Refreshments of coffee, cake and toasted nuts were served.