The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014, April 01, 1954, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME 3< — NUMBER 13 SWEEPING THE COUNTRY SEVEN CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR? It seems there may be seven candidates in the gover nor’s race, possibly more. The epidemic of-candidates broke out in South Georgia early this year, and is now spreading north into middle Georgia. Chances are that the politicul virus will spread far ther and infect some politicians in north Georgia before the epidemic is halted by the closing of the entries. Southwest Georgia has the most cases of gubernator ialitis with Thompson, Hand and Griffin out with “running fits”. Jim Gillis is reported beginning to scratch behind his ears, one bf the first signs of the gubernatorial fever. Tom Linder, another south Georgian, keeps gnashing his teeth afethe “internationalists” and the United Nations in the Market Bulletin, which some say indicates he may ‘‘take down” with either gubernatorialitis or senatorialitis. Ben Garland, up in Butts County, is gnawing on the ‘‘bone dry” idea and figures he might win on a prohibi tion platform. He also wants to bury the state in a forty million cellar debt ($40,000,000) with a bond issue to pay the veterans a bonus. I guess he caught the debtitis from the federal fellows who have us $275,000,000,000 in debt already. Practically all the candidates and maybe-candidates say they will increase services without raising taxes- The only way they could do this would be to root out the parisites on the state payrolls and w r ho ever heard of a governor doing much about the political parisites ? REPUBLICANS REALLY CUT TAXES The Republican administration has really gone to bat for the people in reducing the excise taxes on many commodities by nearly one billion dollars. The tax on your home appliances will now be cut in half. For instance, I paid S4OO for a TV set a few months ago and on that amount I paid S4O in federal excise or sales taxes. Now that tax would be only S2O. We are all Democrats, nearly all, that is, in this neck of the woods. But if the Republicans under Eisen hower can keep up the pace they are setting in reducing government expenses and in cutting taxes, we Democrats may have a hard time getting back into that White House in 1956. , KEEP US OUT OF THE INDO-CHINO WAR If the Republican administration will just keep us out of that messy war in Indo-China, we’ll think still more favorably of Republicans. France is fighting to put down a rebellion in their colony. If we are drawn into the mess, we will be accused by every Asiatic nation of supporting colonial tyranny. Just why we should be expected to help France hold her colonies in subjection is a .mystery to me. Oh yes, I know they say if we let the rebels win, they will turn the colony over to the Communists. Well ,1 was fighting Communism before some of the present shouters against Communism ever w’ore diapers, but I still see no reason to plunge this country into a war to support European nations in holding their colonies in subjection. And it could mean the beginning of the end of all civiliza tion - if we enter that embroglic in Indo-China. SEND IN YOUR STRAW BALLOT FOR GOVERNOR. We are trying to take a ‘'straw ballot” on the race for governor. It is called a straw ballot because it might be “a straw* in the w’ind” to tell which way the political w'ind blow's. Be sure to put up your straw in the wind by sending in your coupon. Your name will not appear at all. It will be interesting to everyone to see how’ people feel about the matter at this stage of the game- And you will have a perfect right to change your mind any number of times before the election in case your candidate doesn’t make enough promises to suit you. This straw' ballot is all for the interest of the people and is undertaken only as a matter of public interest. No candidate will be favored one way or the other in taking the straw ballot. Send in your vote NOW. Wesleyan Methodist Revival Begins Revival services began at the Wesleyan Methodist Church at Hor tense Thursday night April 1, with Rev. W. M. Philippe of Brunswick as the evangelist. Rev. W. L Snellgrove is pastoi of the church. Special singing will feature each service during the re vival meeting. All the people of this section are cordially invited by the pastor to attend all the services. By Carl Broome Raybon Church of God Sunday Services Services are now being held every Sunday at the Raybon Church of God of Prophecy, it is announced. Meetings are held as fdjlows: Sunday School at 10:00; morning worship 11:30, young people’s meet ing 7:00 P. M., evangelistic hour at 1.00 F. M„ W It. B. meeting Wed nesday 7:30. The pastor is Rev. Gerald H. Hersey of Waycross. Everyone is invited to attend the services. SrantlrH Btferprte nahunta, Georgia, Thursday, april i, 1954 RODDENBERRY WILL ENTER CONGRESS RACE Cecil Roddenberry, prominent Waycross and Nahunta attorney,' and President of the Waycross Judicial Circuit Bar Association, announced this week that he will enter the race for Congress from the Eighth Congressional District. Mr. Roddenberry stated that he had been very favorably im pressed by the large number of people throughout the entire district who had expressed their interest in his candidacy and pledged him their support. In discussing his qualifications, he said he felt the experience gain ed while serving as a Senator in the General Assembly, his under standing of the veteran’s prob lems through his service in World War II and association with var ious veterans organizations coup led with his experience as an attorney would provide him with the proper qualifications. . Well known in civic, legal, fra ternal and veterans circles, Mr. Roddenberry served four years with the Army in World War II with a large part of his time spent overseas. He has served three terms as Commander of American Legion Post 210 in Nahunta. He has served as Judge Advocate of the Waycross Post 4382 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and is a member of the Elks. Mr. Roddenberry is a life-long Democrat, who, in this announce ment, wishes to pledge his sup port to the Jeffersonian princi ples of the Democratic party. He is.a life-long resident the Eighth Congressional District Explaining his reason forget issuing a formal announcement at this time, Mr. Roddenberry said he would issue his announce ment and platform at an &rly date after the meeting of^the Eighth District Congressional Committee which will formulate the rules and regulations under which the candidates will run. Aleander Garden Club Workshop The Oleander Garden Club held workshop in the Home Economics Building at the school on Thursday night, March 26. Various arrangements were made including vertical, triangle and ra diating. Mrs. J. B. Lewis made a Japanese arrangement. Nancy Moo dy also made an arrangement. Mrs. Ruth Moody is president. Others at the meeting were Mrs. Clinton Robinson, Mrs. Corlis High-' smith, Mrs. Effie Middleton, Mrs. Wilder Brooker, Mrs. Avery Strick land and Mrs. Dan Jacobs. Card of Thanks We wish to express our many thanks to our friends and loved ones who were so kind and thought ful to us during the illness and at the death of our mother, Mrs. J. S. Craven. We appreciate the beautiful floral offerings and the covered dishes. May God have his greatest bless ings on each and everyone of you. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Harley. Everett, Jeff, Charlie and Frank Craven. STRAW BALLOT VOTE FOR GOVERNOR The Brantley Enterprise is taking a straw ballot on the preference of Brantley Comity people for governor in the September primary. Below are listed seven names of announced candidates and possible candidates. Please put an “X” or check mark after the name of the man you prefer for governor. You need not sign your name. Just check your pre ference, drop this blank in an envelope and mail to: BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE, NAHUNTA, GA. Results of this straw ballot will be announced in the April 29 issue of this newspaper. Ben Garland Charlie Gowen Fred Hand M. E. Thompson * CECIL RODDENBERRY - OKEFENOKE REA REPORT ON POWER SALES The annual report of Okefenoke Rural Electric Membership Corpora tion recently released shows electric energy sales of $266,163.83 for 1953. Total energy sold was 7,191,521 KWH. - ' In releasing the report Manager Pete J. Gibson pointed out that this represented an increaes over 1952 of $44,607.04 and 1,394,26 KWH. “Payroll for the year was $92,683. 87,’’ Gibson stated, “and it should be noted that almost all of this amount was spent locally and went into local trade channels. Some people would have it be lieved that rural electric coopera tives pay no taxes, but for 1953, we paid out $10,768.71 in taxes, exclu sive of state sales taxes on energy which were paid by the individual members along with their energy bills.” Interest paid to REA for money borrowed to build lines was $33.- 859.22 for 1953. Total member-consumers of 3,471 are receiving service over 1,307 miles of line in six Georgia counties and three Florida counties. “We are especially proud that through these years of economic in flation, Okefenoke Co-op has con tinued to render good service over thinly settled rural lines at the same low rates as in 1939,” Gibson said. Headquarters of Okefenoke Co-cp are in Nahunta, Georgia. Sandra Ammons Wins County Spelling Honors „ Sandra Ammons, an eighth grade miss of the Hoboken school, won the highest honors at the Brantley County spelling contest recently. Second place in the county spell ing contest was won by Mary Croft, a seventh grader of the Na hunta school. Sandra Ammons, the winner of first place, will enter the Eighth District contest April 15. The win ner of the district contest will go to Atlanta and enter the Atlanta Journal state spelling contest April 23. The annual spelling contests, sponsored by the Atlanta Journal, are held in each county in the state^ The county winners, in turn, ent§r, the district contests where the finalists for the state contest are chosen. Jim Gillis Marvin Griffin Tom Linder MRS. BUTCH SPEAKS IN PLACE < OF GOVERNOR AT BAXLEY CENTER / : . I Talmadge and Gillis Lauded by <■ i Speakers at Pierce Barbecue , a' Governor Herman Talmadge < Board Chairman Jim Gillis were lavishly? Wj speakers at a barbecue at the Baxley Community Center J® in Pierce County Wednesday. r _ A: . * . « • CHIEF BENTLEY RECOVERS STOLEN JEWELRY The efficient work of police chief Carl Bentley was intrumental in recovering a fine watch and class ring belonging to Howard Davis and taken from the men’s room at the Davis truck stop, Biscayne Restaur ant, Thursday afternoon, March 25. Howard went into the rest room to wash his hands and removed the watch and class ring. He forget them and when he returned a few minutes later, they were gone. He knew that a certain truck driver had just left the rest room and so he quickly notified chief Bentley of the missing items. Chief Bentley did not know which way the truck had gone but was told the truck had come in from Route 84 and had brought material Tor the new school build ing. Chief Bentley took a chance that the trucker had returned by Route 84 and went up that highway almost to Waycress where he overtook the truck. The driver at first denied having the watch and ring. The chief told the truckman that the Ware County sheriff would be call ed and the truck searched. Faced with having his person and truck searched the truck driver fi nally admitted having the watch and ring concealed in a pair of rub ber boots on the truck. The watch was a gift from Howard Davis’ father and was valued at $l4O. No case was .made against the truck driver for taking the items, Needless to report that Howard Davis was very much delighted to recover his gift watch and class ring. FFA CHAPTERS START CAMP IN PIERCE COUNTY JESUP, Ga., March 26 — How FFA chapters in 77 Southeast Georgia high schools have joined to start an educational and re creational camp on the Satilla River in Pierce county was des cribed to nearly 200 persons at tending an FFA achievement banquet here last night. Jim Thomas of the Patterson chapter told the group that Fu ture Farmers have completed a screened jumbo brick cottage with accommodations for 20 boys on an eight-acre tract that vzas given to them by Lindsay Grace of Screven. “We hope to make our place an auxiliary FFA camp for South Georgians,” young Thomas declared while pointing out that the State FFA camp in Newton county often cannot accommodate all of the boys who wish to at tend. “We want a place where we can hold leadership confer ences and forestry studies. Mr. Grace plans to give us 60 more acres so that we can have plenty of room to carry on a good for estry camp instructional pro gram.” Emphasizing that Future Farm ers through local chapters raised $5,000 to build the first cottage, I'nomas said that additional buildings will be erected as mo y is earned by the chapters. .ataniord Tillman of Surrency, >tate FFA treasurer, presided at ? banquet sponsored by the Georgia Chain Store Council to .onor outstanding Future Farm ts from 25 chapters in the Jesup area. Inuted guests included ehool leaders and businessmen from each of the communities represented. Those attending from Nahunta and Hoboken were W. C. Long and Jack Moore, vocational ag riculture teacher and FFA ad visor; Woodrow Hendrix, Earl W. May, Elroy Strickland, Herschel Herrin, Hilton Morgan, Barney Strickland, Keith Thomas, Cleve Jones, Harry Alan and Dunk Kelley. OFFICIAL O&&AN ' J—< Talmadge came in for < his * measure of acclaim , from al^tl^g— speakers on the program. ney S. F. Memory, -who ^d^at Talmadge ha^ “donO ’more^for b Pierce County than ahy gbvef-’« nor,” lauded ;GUlis for road im provements in the^county. * Terming the highway official/ • ‘•one of the ablest , men in the state,” Memory expressed - the'’—' hope that Gillis would enter the gubertnationaf 'rdce. “If he'does^’ V Memory said, “the bird ns going <. to fly.” A crowd estimated - at - more— •<-. than a thousand attended the r ' free barbecue as tl)p ri£w center near Rehobeth .Chtiychy where a construction program is under way. A ,thousand pounds of meat was barbecued for the e vent, under the supervision of^ Jim Guest. Speakers for the program in cluded Senator Irish' Blitch of I Clinch County, who praised TaL. • madge’s work in the . interest-of . i-A farmers, State Board. of Ecluca-,,, ..^*, tion member L. E. Sweat <.and.,.^ Blackshear Mayor H. H. McGreg- .. ' or. Mrs. Blitch said that farm pro ducts sold at the State Farmer’s Market have doubled durihg the' > Talmadge administration. She al-— ’ " so credited Talmadge’s adminis-* - -«t tration with Impr'jvmg . Geor*.*^ gia’s forestry program, , •.-«? McGregor, who called Tai- ' madge an “outstanding govern-.,... or”, spoke for the 'city of Black shear. . .• - Sweat cited figures In his talk praising the work' of ther present • $ state administration:-He' listed- - road improvements, fire towers,? * J?, hospitals in rural areas, addit ions to the state hospital for tu? , bercular patients, the new Au gusta hospital expansion of the - Savannah state port as Talmadge achievements. Sweat also acclaimed the Tai- : madge school program, saying/ .. that 53 per cent of state revenue" , went to education. Pierce County’s new hospital • - and paving projects in the coun ty were credited in Memoirs H talk to Talmadge’s admini^ffa- " tion. ?. i , Talmadge was scheduled to t speak at the affair himself, but was unable to appear. Theu.e vent still met all expectations in attendance, however, f with • people still arriving after,-A the : speaking was - over.r The.-stated i purpose of the , barbecue/:.was to « “promote community spirit.” L. J. Cason was master of •’ ceremonies and Rehobeth pastor, ' Rev. J. H. Thompson 'give the * invocation. C. JL,, ^pWjton - is . president of' , f^ > <^ter..<, - ; FARM BRIEFS ^ j ■' ■ - Pig producers .jn-Georgia ex-* pect to have aboiit^Six percent - more sows to far^dw^n the, spring of 1954 than-ln 1^53. . There ard.tjir^'ti^s as mahy> non-fann youth-'in Georgia 4£H^ Clubs now’ - than ttr^ wese in*: 1943 -, About! 0^)00' Gporgia/4-H’^rsf attended summer^ .cbMps 1953, according to M-fe VjiK Winkle, Agrieultur^'?\Exten§^i* Service recreation speciali^A | One way to eliminate disease in peach trees isTz^ffio^ cate new orchards^ far.*ai^p©s-*> sible from existinfr^har^g^ z Dairy specialists sayjhat smalj: calves should be kept m’--dry, ~ - well-bedded stalls, or sheds, pre ferably in individual ’small pins. More than 60 pey cent of Georgia’s small grain -sbwdd - a- one is grazed during the win-' • er. say agronomy H. W. Bennett, poultryman for-** the. Agricultural Extension, vice, says that' interest" iff th? production of* commercial eggs is at an all-time high through- f out. Georgia...- .r* • A good place 'to keep' your * dustcloths is in a' plastic bag hung on a closet dood or where ever you store your cleaning supplies. ‘ ; ,’^t <1 * Be safe. Attach jar rubbers to the underside of a small rug. It will keep the rug from slipp ing and may avoid a serious ac cident.