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VOLUME 34 — NUMBER 8
BRANTLEY COUNTY PUBLICIZED IN
COMMERCE CHAMBER PERIODICAL
The following story about Brant
ley County was written by Miss
Alice Creighton of the Georgia
Department of Commerce and pub
lished in the February issue of the
department’s NEWSLETTER, pub
lished each month to promote the
industrial development of the state.
Here is how Miss Creighton des
cribed Brantley County:
Brantley County, located near the
southeast corner of the state, is a
vast timber area. The highways
throughout the county are lined
with forests. A flat, serene part of
the country, it is a pleasant stop
for tourists on their way to Florida.
Nahunta is the county se§t of
Brantley County. The city name is
an oid Indian word. Brantley coun
ty itself was named for Benjamin
D. Brantley, a citizen of nearby
Blackshear. He was an enterprising
businessman, a State Legislator, and
Pierce County Treasurer for many
years. He lived from 1832 until 1891.
The county was created by an act
of the Legislature in 1920.
Nahunta has approximately 1,000
population; Brantley County has
over 6,000. Other towns in the coun
ty include Hortense, Hoboken,
Hickox, Waynesville, Lulaton and
Atkinson.
The basis of the economy in
Brantley County is forest products.
Pulpwood sales are high and naval
stores also provide a tidy income
from the timberlands. Satilla Lum
ber Company does $ large business
in Nahunta with a saw mill and
dry kiln. Byway of emphasizing
timber, it is of interest to note that
only 10 per cent of the land is clear
ed in the county.
The tobacco which is grown in the
county has the requtation of being
one of the best flue-cured tobaccos,
because it is produced in highly
acid soil.
Livestock is grown in the area,
and there is a livestock auction
market in Nahunta. Hogs are raised,
as well as cattle.
Nahunta is at the crossroads of
U. S. Highway 84 to the Atlantic
Coast, and U. S. Highway 301 to
Florida, and State Highways 23 and
50. State route 121 runs , through
the western part of the county.
County Facilities
Transportation - wise, Nahunta i?
very well equipped. The highways
which go through the center of
town provide route for an average
of over 3,000 cars a day. In the
tourist season, some 6,000 cars use
these highways daily. For tourists
there is one hotel, six motels, a
tourist home, half a dozen filling
stations, and seven modern restaur
ants. The Atlantic Coast Line Rail
road has three tracks through
Brantley County, two short lines
and one main line. Two of the lines
intersect at Nahunta and approxi
mately 35 trains pass through daily.
Both the Greyhound and Trailways
bus companies serve the city also.
Another highway is under con
struction in the northern part of
the county. State route 32 will pro
vide transportation, east and west,
from Patterson to Brunswick.
There are abput 20 churches in
the county to serve Brantley citi
zens.
Libraries are maintained in the
schools to serve both the schools an.
communities.
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We can make almost
any kind of key for you
in a few minutes time.
Get an extra key for
your lock so you’ll have
a key in reserve if you
lose one.
J. W. MOffSEB
Drygoods, Notions
' Hardware
Nahunta, Ga.
Wantby Enterprise
The Citizens Bank, a branch of
the Bank of Folkston is located in
Nahunta, and has nearly three
million dollars in assets.
The Brantley Enterprise, a week
ly newspaper, is the official organ
for the county, and is edited by
Carl Broome.
Two new high schools are under
construction. Hoboken will soon
have a new high school, as well
as Nahunta. A new school has been
erected at Waynesville for colored
students.
A brand new building serves as
headquarters for the REA in Na
hunta. The Okefenokee Rural El
ectric Membership Corporation lo
cated there serves seven counties —
four in Georgia and three in Flori
da.
Two gas companies have install
ations in the county, which has
both propane and butane gas for
its citizens to use.
The Satilla River which mean
ders through the county is the
source of water supply.
The Satilla also provides fine
fishing which is an especially popu
lar recreation in the area.
The Old King Plantation which
overlooks the Satilla is an impor
tant tourist attraction. It was once
named “Linda” after a famed Ger
man opera of that title.
The Indian Trail Ridge is anoth
er feature of that area that brings
travelers along that particular
route through Nahunta. Titanium
deposits are supposed to occur along
this coastal formation.
A County health center in Na
hunt takes care of the medical
needs of the area. Mrs. Robert Gri
ner is County Health Nurse.
During the past year at Nahunta
a new police station.was construct
ed. Now a City Hall is under con
struction. Fire plugs were installed,
as well as street lights, and new
streets were opened. A mile of new
paving was laid from the center of
town to the new high school site.
County Officer*
Officials serving Brantley County
include: James N. Stewart, Ordin
ary; Delma F. Herrin, Clerk of
Court; Thomas F. Rhoden, Sheriff;
Archie A. Johns, Treasurer; John
M. Wilson, Tax Commissioner; Her
schel W. Herrin, County School Su
perintendent; Ben W. Strickland,
Surveyor; C. S. Kizer, Coroner;
County Commissioners are R. B.
Brooker, Chairman; R. C. Harrell,
Clerk; C. H. Penland, T. V. Rho
den and Silas D. Lee. County Farm
Agent is George A. Loyd.
Walter Thomas is Judge of the
Waycross Circuit, which serves
Brantley County, and J. Randall
Walker is Solicitor General. Mem
ber of the Legislature is Joseph B.
Strick’and.
Fred Strickland is Mayor of Na
hunta. Aidermen are J. Walter
Crews, J. D. Orser, Ira F. Brown
and T. L. Dowling.
AIR LOCK DEDICATED - Rev. H. Lester Dixon of Pat r
terson is pictured with the Infant Air Lock machine pur
hased by his many friends throughout the county and
dedicated in his honor at a public dedication at the Pierce
County Hospital Sunday afternoon, February 14. Hun
dreds of friends and relatives gathered for the occasion
honoring the beloved Baptist minister.
NAHUNTA, GEORGIA, Thursday, FEBRUARY 25, 1954
MORE YOUTH ASSEMBLERS - Seated left to right,
Helen Knight, Valdosta; Peter Wedermeyer, German
exchange student; Vandilla Purdom, Nahunta. Standing,
Roger Dill, Ocilla; Harbin Googe, Hazlehurst; Sally Fort,
Jesup.
Mfs. Susan Morgan
Died Tuesday,
Funeral Thursday
Mrs. Susan Morgan, 65, of Na
hunta, died Tuesday after an ex
tended illness.
Survivors include her husband,
W. J. Morgan; one son, Baxter God
win Morgan, Brunswick; five step
sons, Eugene Morgan, Arnold Mor
gan, and Waldo Morgan, all of Na
hunta, Earl Morgan, Brunswick and
John Henry Morgan, St. Marys; two
step-daughters, Mrs. W. S. Stutts,
Brunswick; and Mrs. Varnie Crews,
Nahunta; two grandsons, several
stepgrandsons; two brothers, Will
Riggins, Waycross, and Rich Rig
gins, Nahunta, and three sisters,
Mrs. Bessie Crews, Mrs. Janie Mor
gan, Nahunta and Mrs. Rozella
Dean, Jacksonville.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day afternoon at two o’clock at the
graveside in Rob Lewis cemetery.
Mincy Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
NAHUNTA YEAW
TOPS PATTERSON
BY 51-44 SCORE
The Nahunta basketball team de
feated Patterson by a score of 51
to 44 in the regional tournament
at Folkston Wednesday night.
Nahunta was scheduled to meet
Biackshear in the finals of the re
gional tourney Thursday night.
Blackshear had already beaten Na
hunta twice during the regular
basketball season, but the Nahunta
Wildcats were set to give the crack
Blackshear team tl : battle of the
tournament.
Blackshear beat Folkston 75 to
40 Wednesday night.
Mrs. .Fannie Lyons
Passed Away Feb. 14
Mrs. Fannie Lyons died in a
Waycross hospital Sunday, Feb. 14,
and funeral services were held at
Robb Lewis Cemetery Tuesday.. Feb.
16, with Elder J. O. Lewis con
ducting the rites.
Survivors include her husband;
two daughters, Mrs. Eugene Mor
gan and Mrs. Otis Morgan;—- four
sons, Lester Lyons, Calvin Lyons,
Archie Lyons and Oscar Lyons; one
cister, Mrs. Sallie Petty of Fair-
Jieid, Fla.; also a number of grand
children and great-grandchildren.
Mincy Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements
Surprise Party
Honors Bohanons
Some friends and relatives of Mr.
and Mrs. W. L. Bohanon gathered
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. U. S.
Stokes on Monday evening, Feb. 22
with basket lunches and presents to
honor Mr. and Mrs. Bohanon on the
occasion of their ninth wedding an
niversary.
After a bountiful repast all ga-,
thered in the living room and en
gaged in singing.
Present other than those men
tioned were: Mr. and Mrs. George
A. Loyd and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Alford Thomas and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Emory Middleton and family,
Mrs. Byner, Mrs. W. B. Fais and
son, Rev. and Mrs. Eddie Dixon
and daughter, Blanche, Mrs. Lucille
Knox, Mrs. Clara Smith, Mrs. Clin
ton Powers, Huey Ham, Mr. E. E.
Jones and Mr. E. F. Jones.
WAYNESVILLE
By Mrs. Julia Gibsor
Mrs. C. D. Gibson and daughters
spent the weekend in Millen visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
H. Persons.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chancey
of Jacksonville, Mr. and Mrs. Ted
New and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Nully
of Detroit, Mich., were visitors at
3. B. Roziers last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Robinson
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
dene Strickland on Blythes Island.
Mr. Porter Hunter of Tampa
spent the weekend here with his
family.
Miss Agnes Jacobs of Hoboken
spent the weekend with her moth-
er, Mrs. W. H. Jacobs.
Mr. arid Mrs. Spencer Drury and
children spent Friday night in
Brunswick with Mr. and Mrs.
Marvin Drury.
■ etls at Mrs. S. C. M. Drurys
k. . nday were Mr. and Mrs.
is Church and children oi
u.^onville, Mr. and Mrs. Wilmei.
Jrury and children of Mt. Pleasant
.nd Mr. and Mrs. Howard Middle
i.on of Atkinson.
Mis. Jerry Walker attended a
linen shower in Brunswick in ho
. or of Mrs. Greta Keene on Satur
day.
Mrs. Albert Gibson and Mrs. W
H. Jacobs spent Monday in Bruns
wick.
Johnnie Gibson injured his foot
Saturday by stepping on a large
nail. He is better.
Mrs. J. C. Proctor and son are
spending some time in Howey-in
the-Hills in Florida with her hus
□and who is working there.
Mr. and Mrs. Thornton of Bruns
wick were visitors here Sunday.
Mrs. Ivy Harrison spent the week
end in Columbia, S. C., visiting Mrs
G. L Strickland and family.
REV. CARL E. MILTON S MINISTRY
IT NAHUNTA HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING
Singing Convention
Meets at Nahunta
Next Sunday
The Brantley County singing con
vention will be held at the court
house in Nahunta next Sunday, Feb.
28, it is announced by the vice
orcsident, J. R. Proctor,
The meeting will convene at 11
o’clock in the morning and the
program will last all day, with
dinner on the grounds at one o’-
clock. All are requested to bring
basket dinner.
Dick Allen is president of the
convention and James N. Stewart is
secretary-treasurer. Many out-of
county singers are expected to be
present.
GORDON KINO
GUEST SPEAKER
AT LIONS CLUB
Rev. Gordon King, representative
of Boys’ Estate, Georgia, was guest
speaker at the regular luncheon
meeting of Brantley County Lions
Club last Monday.
Boys’ Estate, which is some 12
miles north of Brunswick, consists
of 350 acres which formerly com
prised San Domingo State Park and
was established to create a com
munity for homeless boys, Rev.
King stated. “The boys have adult
guidance, but at the same time,
they are encouraged to be self-re
liant and to operate their own
town.”
The boys seek to discipline them
selves and they have their own
system of government with a mayor,
city council, and chief of police,
Rev. King pointed out. From Boys’
Estate, these youths enter the world
as capable and useful members of
society.
In the absence of Lion President
J. C. Allen, Lion Jos. B. Strickland
presided.
JOLIO DRIVE
RAISED $llOO
The recent campaign in Brantley
County for the polio fund netted
a total of $llOO, it is announced by
Prof. Herschel Herrin, county chair
man.
Prof. Herbert Colvin headed the
polio campaign drive. Mrs. Eula
Powers is secretary-treasurer of the
fund. One-third Os the money re
mains in the county for local aid,
one-third goes for polio vaccine and
one-third goes to the national
headquarters in New York.
The officials of the campaign ex
pressed their appreciation for the
cooperation of the public in making
the drive a success.
Hunting and
Fishing Data
Given in Booklet
Detailed information on the
hunting, trapping and fishing
seasons and regulations for 1954-
55, plus diagrams giving speci
fications for the legal fish bas
kets to be used in the rough
fish control program were made
available today by the State
Game and Fish Commission in
a newly published phamphlet.
All details concerning the
rough fish control program, plus
valuable helpful hints are con
.amed in the new booklet. Ap
plicaLops for permits which will
issued with metal tags to be
ttacbed io baskets for. identifi-
tioa purposes are now avail-
uie at me Game and Fish Com
nssion, 412 Stat Capitol, Atlan
.i, Georgia.
the nuugh Fish Bill, House
11 No. 270, was passed by the
Ist General Assembly and pro
ides tor the use of special type
skets t<> reduce and control the
•pu. .tioas of undesirable fish
n Georgia waters. All rules and
regulations governing this Act in
... .non to drawings of many of
the rough fish are contained in
the new booklet.
"Any person,” Director Fulton
Lovell declared, "is eligible to
operate baskets provided their
traps meet the specifications, me
il tags are attached to euc:
basket, permits are secured and
proper conduct compatible to
regulations is observed,”
OFFICIAL ORGAN
Although Nahunta is known as
the “Boom Town” of Southeast
Georgia because of its rapid growth
in a material way, Nahunta’s citi
zens are especially proud of the
progress of its churches.
One of Nahunta’s religious lead
ers who is responsible for a large
part of the city’s spiritual develop
ment is the Rev. Carl E. Milton,
pastor of the First Baptist Church.
Rev. Mr. Milton has led the Bap
tist Church for the past five years.
During this period the church has
made the greatest progress of any
time in its history.
Among the many accomplish
ments has been the erection of a
beautiful new $40,000 house Os
worship and educational plant The
church has also installed the tower
Gystem of chimes, bought a church
bus for bringing people to Sunday
School and to other church pro
grams.
During hte five years of pastor
Milton’s service the Nahunta Bap
tist Church has contributed a total
of $80,566 to all causes, which in
cludes $5,270 to missions. A total
of 240 new members has been re
ceived into the church by letter
end by baptism.
The church also erected a new
pastorium adjacent to the church
building. A handsome bulletin board
has been added to the church equip
ment. The church has two choirs
end an ensemble. It also has inaug
urated the rotation system for the
board of deacons.
Among the active organizations in
the Nahunta Baptist Church are
the following: Baptist Brotherhood,
Baptist Training Union, Woman’s
Missionary Society, Daily Vacation
Bible School and Sunday School.
The total value of church proper
ty has increased from about SIO,OOO
to $75,000 in the five years of pas
tor Milton’s service at Nahunta.
The notable record of the First
Baptist Church of Nahunta has
been made in a town of only about
1000 population, with churches of
two other denominations also mak
ing good progress.
BAPTIST CHURCH
APPRECIATION
DAY SUNDAY
The Nahunta Baptist Church will
hold a special services next Sun
day, Feb. 28, in appreciation of the
five years of service of the pastor,
Rev. Carl E. Milton.
A social hour will be held at the
conclusion of the evening service
The evening service will be in the
nature of Appreciation Program,
with testimony by a number of the
members concerning the progress
made in the five years of the pas
tor’s ministry here.
A good attendance is urged by
the church leaders. Friends of the
church, as well as members, are
requested to attend.
ROYAL
Theatre
Nahunta, Georgia
Saturday 6:47 and 8:15
PROGRAM
THURS., FRI., FEB. 25 - 26
’Hage Barn Dance”
With RICHARD CROMWELL
and DORIS DAY
MON., TUES., MARCH 12
‘Blowing Wild”
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3
“Houdini”
THURS.. FRI. IW ARCH 4
“ Ulag 17”
