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VOLUME 34 — NUMBER 12
PIERCE COUNTY ELECTED COURT
OFFICIALS AND COMMISSIONERS
Pierce county voters went to the polls nearly 2,000
strong Tuesday despite a busy farming season and named
five county officers from a slate of eight candidates.
Harvey D. Griffin, a former Judge of the City Court
of Blackshear was again named to this post, defeating
the incumbent, Judge Eldon L. Bowen, 1240 votes to 637-
W. P. Strickland Jr. was elected Solicitor of the City
Court, receiving 1158 votes to 720 for his opponent,
Francis Houston.
T. N. Harrison, unopposed, re
ceived 1899 votes for Chairman
of the Board of Commissioners.
Successful candidates for mem
bership on the Board of Commis
sioners were J. C. (Charlie)
Waters with 1377 votes and H.
D. (Dorsey) Knowlton with 1125.
W. S. (Buddy) Bowen, the third
candidate in the race received
721 votes.
The 21 members of the Demo
cratic Executive Committee elect
ed without opposition were:
BLACKSHEAR — A. E. Davis,
T. M. Colley Jr., and J. B.
Truett.
PATTERSON — Foster O’-
Quinn, J. D. Aspinwall and A.
L. Thomas.
MERSHON — E. L. Kirkland,
L. M. Tyre and D. O. Davis.
BRISTOL — C. M. Crump, D.
W. Bennett, and T. J. Davis.
WALKERVILLE — Alvin Dix
on, C. M. Bryant and Elmer
Dixon.
SWEAT — J. P. Lee, Jacob L.
Davis Jr. and Durall Sweat.
DOWLING — O. W. Rauler
son, R. M. Mikell and N. L.
Raulerson.
HICKOX REVIVAL
STARTS SUNDAY
Revival services will start at the
Hickox Baptist Church Sunday
night, March 28, with the song ser
vice beginning at 7:30 and preach
ing at 8:00 o’clock.
Services will be held each night
throughout the week. Rev. W. R.
Beall of Hazlehurst will be the
evangelist. The revival will end
Sunday, April 4, with Homecoming
Day exercises at the church.
Rev. E. P. Corbitt of Waycross
is pastor of the Hickox Baptist
Church. Everyone is cordially in
vited to attend all the services.
Stokes Couple
Given Surprise
Birthday Party
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Stokes gave them a surprise party
on Sunday, March 21, at their home
near Nahunta. They carried the
birthday cake and other food, mak
ing a bountiful spread for the
birthday dinner.
Mr. Stokes’ birthday was on the
21st and Mrs. Stokes’ birthday on
the 18th.
Visitors present were Mrs. Ger
tie Strickland, John Strickland, Mr.
and Mrs. Ivory Strickland and Iris
and Victor, Mr. and Mrs. Everett
Highsmith and Reginold and Col
letta and Mrs, Mollie Highsmith.
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WAYNESVILLE
By Mrs. Julia Gibsor.
Mrs. Charles Chauncey and Mrs.
Russell Millis and children of Jack
sonville arrived Saturday to stay a
few days with their father, B. B.
Rozier.
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Mrs. Janie Reddish of Way cross
is spending the week with her
brother and his wife, Mr. and Mrs.
B. A. Lightsey.
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Miss Francis Walker of GSCW
spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Walker.
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Mr. and Mrs. Gene Strickland
and children of Blythes Island spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. L. W.
Robinson.
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Pat Crosby of Brunswick spent
the weekend with Charles Hunni
cutt.
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Mr. and Mrs. Reddick Thornton
and children spent the weekend
with her mother, Mrs. W. H. Jacobs.
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Mr. and Mrs. C. C. O’Berry and
son and Joyce and Barbara Nell
Padget of Waycross spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Driskel.
Mr. Buddy Drury was visiting rel
atives in Waynesville on Tuesday.
W. T. Miller and Clovis Johnson
are on the sick list.
NAHUNTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1954
‘Moonshine’ Floods
Georgia, Tax
Official States
Startling revelations about the
huge volume of moonshine li
quor that is flooding Georgia
today — much of it containing
poisonous ingredients — are
made in a statement issued by
a veteran federal official, W.
K. Johnston, Supervisor in
Charge of the Alcohol and To
bacco Tax in Georgia.
Atlanta was singled out for
special warning about the moon
shine traffic, Mr. Johnston said,
because various authorities es
timate that more than 100,000
gallons of ’shine is comsumed in
this city every month. That is
a larger amount in ratio to pop
ulation than any other city in
the country, he said.
In varying degrees, the reven
ue official pointed out, every
community in the state is flood
ed with the same poisonous con
coction, masquerading under the
name of “moonshine’’ liquor. “If
the people knew how the stuff
is made, they would confine
themselves to tax-payed wms
key made in registered distill
eries,” Mr. Johnston declared.
From his long experiences as
a still-raiding officer, he finds
that today, more than ever be
fore, there is a growing variety
of poisonous ingredients in
moonshine, along with indescri
bably filthy conditions under
which it is made.
He paints this picture of con
ditions found at illicit stills:
“I have conducted raids on
Georgia moonshine stills and
have found filth from four to
six inches deep on top of the
mash in open fermenters used
by the operators. It is not un
usual to find maggots, yellow
jackets and even dead snakes
in the fermenters, and on one
occasion we even discovered a
dead hog in the mash. Persons
employed to tend the stills are
often found to be suffering from
serious social diseases, in addi
tion to their general unclean
liness.
“Furthermore, in order to
speed up fermentation, some still
operators toss a shovelful of
refuse from a horse stable in
to the fermenters. In many
instances, we have found pot
ash at illicit distilleries. This
ingredient added to mash, some
moonshiners say, will hasten
fermentation and also cause
the liquor to have a better
bead. Lead from automobile ra
diators used in many stills and
lye used in cleaning oil drums
add further hazards io moon
shine.”
Mr. Johnston urges the peo
ple of Georgia to use no other
intoxicants than those bearing
the federal tax seal on the con
tainers, the purity of which is
thereby assured.
Hickox Cemetery
To Be Cleaned
Thursday, April 8
The New Hope Cemetery ,at
Hickox will be cleaned off on
Thursday, April 8.
Everyone who has loved ones in
terred at the cemetery at Hickox
is requested to come and bring
working tools for the purpose of
thoroughly cleaning off the burial
ground.
Remember the date: Thursday,
April B.
ARCHIE JOHNS.
HOBOKEN NEWS
Thought for the week: Whether
a fellow winds up with a nest egg
or a goose egg depends a heap on
the chick he married.
By Mary Louise Wright.
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The Glee Club of the Hoboken
School entertained the group. Miss
Mildred Strickland is leader of the
Glee Club. Cake squares and punch
were served during the evening.
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Mrs. Floyd Larkins was hostess
to the Georgia Larkins Circle of
the Hoboken Baptist WMU on Fri
day night, March 19, with Mrs.
johnny Larkins as co-hostess.
Mrs. Arthur Dukes had charge of
the program, with Mrs. Lois Wil
liams, the Nahunta school librarian,
as leader.
The grcuv completed the study
on ‘ln Evangeline’s Country”.
- Eighteen members were present
with Mrs. G. C. Wallis as a visitor.
The hostess served salad, potato
chips, crackers, chocolate cake, cof
fee and roasted nuts.
BLOOD MOBILE
IN JESUP
NEXT TUESDAY
The Red Cross Blood Mobile for
this area will be in Jesup next
Tuesday, March 30, from 2:00 until
7:00 P. M. for the purpose of re
ceiving donors of blood.
R. L. Shaw, blood program chatW
man .expressed his appreciation to
the people of Brantley County for?
helping reach the 60 pints of blood
given in January. He urges every
one to keep the Jesup date in mind
and come forward to assist in the
very worthy cause of donating
blood in emergency cases.
Pre-School Clinic
Will Be Held
Tuesday, March 30
A pre-school health clinic will be
held on Tuesday, March 30, at the
Health Clinic office in Nahunta be
ginning at nine o’clock, it is an
nounced by Mrs. Lee Godwin,
health chairman of the Nahunta
PTA.
Dr. Sawyer, the district physician
will be present to make the exam
inations. Mrs. Robert Griner is
County Health Nurse.
A number of the mothers of the
PTA are expected to be present to
assist with the children. ... .
All children of pre-school'age of
the Nahunta school area, expecting
to enter school in September, should
come for examination on this day.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Strickland
and Verleen of Nashville, Ga., visit
ed relatives in Nahunta on Friday
and Saturday of'last week.
The Nahunta Garden Club will
meet at the home of Mrs.. Jesse
Lee on Tuesday, March 30, at 4:00
P. M. Mrs. Parker Dodge and Mrs.
E. A. Hunter will be co-hostess
with Mrs. Lee. Each’member’ is re
quested to make and wear a hatma
of flowers or vegetables or a com
bination of flowers and vegetables.
WSCS will meet^Monday night,
at 7:30 P- M. at the Methodist
Church. Mrs. Effie Middleton will
be hostess. Members and friends in
terested are invited.
Family night will be held at the
Nahunta Methodist church on
Thursday night, April 1.
Mrs. Vivian Gilcrease and little
son, Charles Robert and Mrs. Sara
Edenfield of Swainsboro were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Barnes
Tuesday and Tuesday night. While
here Mrs. Barnes and her guest
were visitors to Waycross.
Lt. Malcolm R. Strickland has
returned to his post at Fort Leon
ard Wood, Mo., after spending part
of his 30-day leave with his mother,
Mrs. Gertie Strickland. He will re
port in California on March 25
where he will embark for overseas
service.
Miss Mildred Barrenger of Wash
ington, D. C., wgs a| recent visitor
to the home of Mrs. Gertie Strick
land.
John Strickland has returned to
Auburn, Ala., where he is a stu
dent.
By MRS. G. C. WALLIS
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Pulliam of
Greenville, Fla., were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Ira Thomas during the
weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. James Colvin an
son have returned to Thomasville
Ga., after spending Sunday wit.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C/ Colvin.
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Miss Peggy Carter and Miss Doris
Stone, students at GSCW in Mil
ledgeville are at home spending the
spring holidays.
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The Intermediate class of the
' Hoboken Baptist Sunday School
! gave a silver tea on Tuesday night
lof last week in the Brotherhood
' building. Mrs. Floyd Larkins is the
i teacher and had charge of the pro
gram. The nrcceeds will be used
I w.
, to buy furnishings for their new
{ class room.
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Mr. and Mrs. Banner Thomas
were weekend guests of Mr. anc
Mrs. Lyde Thomas at Statenville.
PERSONALS
Mrs. Newton Crosby
Died Tuesday,
Funeral Wednesday
Mrs. Annie Strickland Crosby, 59,
died early Tuesday morning in a
Way cross hospital after an extend
ed illness.
Mrs. Crosby had made her home
on Route 2, Waycross, for most of
her life. She was a member of the
' Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. She
!;^as the wife of the late Newton L.
Crosby.
"’tfS'urvivors include two daughters,
Miss Leona Crosby and Mrs. M. E.
Lane, both of Waycross; one son,
Marvin Crosby, Fort Lauderdale,
Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Leila Hickox
and Mrs. Lonnie Guy, both of Route
2, Waycross; and three brothers, J.
H. Strickland, Homerville, I. S.
Strickland and D. S. Strickland,
both of Waycross.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday morning at 11:30 at Pleasant
Valley Church. Burial was in Tho
mas cemetery.
Hinson Funeral Parlors was in
charge of arrangements.
HOBOKEN PTA
MET TUESDAY
The Hoboken PTA met on Tues
day night, March 23, in the school
gymnasium with the president, Mrs.
Herbert Colvin, presiding.
The program was a panel dis
cussion with Mr. Earl May of the
Nahunta School talking on an Ade
quate School System, pointing out
the need for more teachers, better
transportation.
Nolan Davis Jr. gave a talk on
salaries of the teachers. Herschel
Herrin emphasized the need of
more buildings. Mrs. Bertha Jacobs
talked on the curriculum, and Her
bert Colvin spoke on the needs of
returning veterans.
Rev. Ernest Abercrombie opened
the meeting with the devotional.
Fifty members were present. The
grade coqnt was won by Mr. Bent
ley’s l'2th grade.
.Mrs. G. C. Wallis, Mrs. Strick
land and Mr. Abercrombie were
elected as a nominating committee.
TRUDIE NEWS
A. singing was held Sunday after
noon at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Johnny Eldridge in honor of Uncle
Joe Strickland who has been ill
for a long time.
Leaders of the singing were Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Mikell. Other visit
ors were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rowell
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Buster
Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Rowell,
Mr. and Mrs. Dilworth Strickland
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Strickland, Mrs. Betty Strickland.
Visitors from Brunswick were
Mr. . and Mrs. Eugene Strickland
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Horne
Hope, Mr. Warnie Strickland.
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D. C. Mock has been a patient
in the Baxley hospital. He has re
turned home and is convalescing
rapidly.
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A singing will be held at the
Satilla Baptist Church Saturday
night, March 27, with Mr. Ralph
Mikell leading the singing. You are
invited to attend.
I Meet the Heart Fund Triplets; ’
! Which Had the Heart Operation?
HERE ARE THE 1954 HEART FUND TRIPLETS—Anne, Betty and
Carol Welsberg, who live with their parents at Pittsfield, Mass. Each
is the picture of ruddy, glowing health, and all but forgotten is the
. ». .... • ■ ... ; <.ineart. Heart
surgery cur.ecceu me maH<u mauon, anu sr. s is now as active as
her sisters. Understandably, the triplets irr ardent supporters of
the 1954 Heart Fund. Their special appes t, you: “Send a gift to
vour local Heart Association, or to ‘HEAHT.’ care Os Post Office.”
OFFICIAL ORGAN
EASTERN STAR
ELECTS OFFICERS
Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson was e
lected Worthy Matron of the Satilla
Chapter 365 OES at the regular
meeting in the Lodge Hall on Tues
day night, March 23. She succeeds
Mrs. Daisy Hunter.
The seven other officers elected
with Mrs. Robinson are: Aaron
Sadler, Worthy Patron; Mrs. Doro- ’ ‘ -
thy Brown, Associate Matron; J. ■
W. Crews, Associate Patron; Mrs. •
Daisy Hunter, Secretary; Mrs. f
Mamie Orser, Treasurer; Miss Mal
va Alice Keene, Conductress; and
Mrs. Ruby Herrin, Associate Con
ductress.
Mrs. Robinson has announced her
appointive officers as follows: Mrs.
Lila Crews, Chaplain; Mrs. Lurline
Broome, Marshal; Mrs. Nona Sadd
ler, Ada; Mrs. Ida Lou Barnes,
Ruth; Mrs. Allene Page, Esther;’
Miss Zoie Stokes, Martha; Mrs.
Bertha Miller, Electa; Mrs. Ocie
Keene, Warden and Ernest Hunter,
Sentinel.
The entire slate of officers will
be formally installed on Tuesday
evening, April 27. Following the ’
installation program a social hour
will * follow with each member
bringing a covered dish. Families of
the members will be invited to at
tend the social.
Card of Thanks
We, the family and the step
family of Mrs. Harriet Thomas, wish
to express our heartfelt thanks to
the many friends who helped us
and showed so much kindness at
the death of our dear mother.
May God bless each and every
one.
Mrs. Mary Johns
and the family.
ROYAL
THEATRE
Nahunta, Georgia
Time: Monday thru Friday,
8:00 P. M.
Saturday, 7:00 and 8:30 P. M.
PROGRAM
THURS., FRI., MARCH 25-26
“War of the Worlds”
With GENE BARRY *
and ANN ROBINSON
SATURDAY, MARCH 27
“Fargo”
With BILL ELLIOTT
MON., TUES., MARCH 29-30
“Scared Stiff”
With DEAN MARTIN
and JERRY LEFTS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31 L
“Plunder of the Sun”
With GLENN FORD
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