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VOLUME 34 — NUMBER 14
' SWEEPING THE COUNTRY
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CORRECTION ON TELEVISION TAX
l^st;^week I made a mistake about the taxes on
television sets, saying the Republican administration had
redu<^ taxes on TV sets. It seems the tax reduction of
“hom^ appliances” does not apply to television sets,
radios or air-cooling systems.
And so we may have to wait for a Democratic ad
ministration to give relief to buyers of TV sets, radios,
and air-coolers.
My mistake was in jumping to the conclusion that
the term ‘‘home appliances” applied to the three items
mentioned. These three items are considered “luxuries”
and the buyers thereof get no relief under the new tax
bill.
MISTAKE OF ONE-AND-HALF-BILLION YEARS
If you wonder that an editor can make a mistake
about the tax on certain articles, please remember that
the greatest thinkers make awful mistakes sometimes.
The papers a few days ago told how the scientists
had made a mistake of a billion and a half years in the
age of the earth. They once thought the earth was only
1,8 billion years old (one and eight-tenths billion) but
they now believe our troubled earth is about 3-3 billion
years odd, (three and three-tenths billion).
Personally 1 cannot guarantee the stated age of the
earth because I landed on terra firma in comparatively
recent times. It is my opinion it would be about as hard
to determine the exact age of the earth as it would be
to find out tiie age of any woman past forty.
And, regardless of her age, Old Mother Earth will
just keep rolling along, trying to give mankind enough
time to learn some sense.
A FELLOW CAN DREAM, CAIN’T HE?
A number of people have told about how the fish are
biting in the Satilla River. I keep hoping I’ll catch time
to throw in a hook but press of work keeps my nose to
the ink press.
I did dream the other night that I was fishing, but
my hook kept getting hung, in my dream, and finally I
finished up away out on a sandy desert with my pole and
line all tangled up.
I suppose my dream was a combination of fishing
hopes and dry weather blues.
This section surely could use a two-day drizzle rain.
(Maybe it will rain before this goes to press.) Sometimes
if you talk about rain long enough, it will finally come.
COME ON, PRETTY LITTLE RAIN FROG
The idea of rain reminds me of the yarn about the
farmer and the rain frogs. The farmers’ wife said, after
a long drouth, “Listen to that pretty rain frog singing.”
Then the rains came for about two long weeks until
the farmer and his wife were disgusted with so much
rain. The rain frogs continued their chorus until the
farmer said, “Just listen to them damphool rain frogs!”
ROYAL
THEATRE
Nahunta, Georgia
Time: Monday thru Friday,
,8:00 P. M.
Saturday, 7:00 and 8:30 P. M.
FRIDAY, APRIL 9
“All the Brotherc
•w Were Valiant”
With ROBERT TAYLOR
and ANN BLYTH
SATURDAY, APRIL 10
“Last of the
Pony Riders”
MON., TUES., APRIL 12-13
“Return to Paradise”
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14
“Savage Mutiny”
With J. WEISMULLER
FRI.. SAT., APRIL 15-16
“Kiss Me Kate”
With KATHRYN GRAYSON
m<! HOWARD KEEL
With GENE AUTRY
“Saginaw Trail”
PROGRAM
With GENE AUTRY
With GARY COOPER
At LIL 17
By Carl Broome
Elbert Willhite
Killed Tuesday in
Tractor Accident
Elbert Willhite, 34, was in
stantly killed Tuesday afternoon
about five o’clock, when the
tractor on which he was riding
overturned near Johnson Lumber
Co. on Highway 121, near Black
shear. The accident was investi
gated by Sheriff L. L. Taylor and
the Georgia State Patrol.
Mr. Willhite was a native of
Monroe county, Mississippi, and
had been employed as sawyer for
Hauler son Lumber Company in
Blackshear since January, 1953.
He was being towed by Riuler
son’s truck wnen the accident
occurred.
He served with the U. S. Army
from August, 1941, until October,
1945. He took part in the Nor
mandy, France, invasion in the
first battle, the Battle of Arden
nes and Central Germany.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Dorothy Nell Kittrell Willhite;
two sons, Donnie and Connie
Willhite; his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Willhite of Mount
Vernon, Ga.; four sisters, Mrs.
Lola Self of Rockledge, Ga., Miss
Mae Willhite of Mt. Vernon, Mrs.
Irene Williams of Warner Rob
ins, Ga., Mrs. Lona Johnson of
Bell Glade, Fla.; two brothers,
James W. Willhite of Glenwood,
Ga., and Burley Willhite of Ar
mory, Miss.
Funeral arrangements are in
complete but will be held some
time Thursday. Darling Funeral
Home is in charge.
PRECISION R IDIO SERVICE
vV QmcU
Radios and Television Sets
Repaired and Installed
“You Know We Know Radio”
Phonw 259 119 Albany Ave.
^rantfey ©ttefflrtst
Nahunta ~ Georgia, Thursday, Aprils ’ 1954;'
STRAW BALLOT
VOTE FOR GOVERNOR
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The Brantley Enterprise is taking a straw ballot on
the preference of Brainy County people for governor in ;v
the September primarw \
Below are listed sewßi names of announced candidates *
and possible candidate^Ple^se put ah of check mark
after the name of the i^in Von prefer for governor.
You need not sigh^your f 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
Driver - Kennedy
Mrs. Roger Glenn Driver announ
es the engagement of her daughter,
Miss Barbara Ann Driver, to John
D. Kennedy, son of M& x ? J^ines
Hinton Kennedy and the late Mr.
Kennedy of Collins. The wedding
is being planned for June.
Miss Driver is the daughter of
Mrs. R. G. Driver and the late Roger
Glenn Driver of Nahunta and Car
rollton. She is a graduate of Geor
gia State College for Women in
Music Education, a member of the
Milledgeville College Choir, and a
member of Sigma Alpha lota. She
is now employed as a music direct
or in the Jesup High School.
Mr. Kennedy .is a graduate of
Reidsville High School and is a
member of the Junior Class at
Georgia Teachers College.
SHERIFF AND
DEPUTY TRIAL
POSTPONED
The trial of Brantley County
sheriff Friel Rhoden and deputy
Dan Herrin was postponed in the
Waycross district federal court
Monday because of an accident to
the federal district attorney.
Sheriff Rhoden and his deputy,
Dan Herrin, are under federal in
dictment with conspiracy to violate
the federal liquor laws.
The trial will probably be held
at the September term of the Way
cross federal court. The federal dis
trict attorney had an accident last
Saturday in which he had teeth
knocked out and his face severely
lacerated when he was accidently
hit by a golf club on an Augusta
golf course. £ —- —’
Birthday Supper for
Mrs. Highsmith
And Mr. Strickland
The brothers and sisters, other
relatives and friends of Mrs. Mollie
Highsmith and Mr. Billie Strickland
surprised them with a birthday sup
per on April 1 at the home of Mrs.
Highsmith. Mr. Strickland’s birth
day was on April 3 and Mrs.
Highsmith’s on April 1.
Many lovely gifts were presented
to them.
Attending were:. Mr. and Mrs. J.
E. Strickland Sr., Mr. and Mrs.
C. N. Strickland, Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Strickland Jr., and family; Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Boatright, Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Boatright, Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Alexander and Mr. James Boatright
from Mershon; Mrs. T. G. Ritch,
Mrs. J. N. Sullivan and daughter,
Mr. T. G. Ritch Jr., of Jesup; Mr.
and Mrs. Hubert Deen and family
of Pearson; Mr. and Mrs. J. Marvin
Strickland and Mrs. D. A. Wood
ward of Waycross; Mr. and Mrs.
Lance Strickland and son, Mr. and
Mrs. Pierce Henderson, Mr. and
Mrs. A. P. Henderson, Miss Virginia
Corbett of Manor; Mr. and Mrs.
Baxley McQuaig of Homerville; Mr.
and Mrs. Harrel Strickland and
family; Mrs. W. R- Strickland, Mrs.
Mx. W. O. Strick
land, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Strickland,
Mrs. C. E. Milton, Mr. and Mrs.
Jos. B. Strickland and Mrs. Lillian
Baxter of Nahunta.
Jim Gillis
Marvin Griffin
Tom Ljnder
STRAW BALLOT
FOR GOVERNOR
NOT SO HOT
Citizens Urged
To Send, in Vote
The’str aw ballot being conducted
by the Brantley Enterprise on the
race for governor of Georgia is off
to a rather slqW start, the citizens
being somewhat slow about sending
in their.votes, the editor, announces.
Only 21 votes had been tabulated
at the time of going to press this
week.
The standing on the 21 votes show
the voters preference in the follow
ing ratio:
Jim Gillis-. .... <.
M. E. Thompson
Tom Linder ..
Fred Hand :.. ...
Charlie Gowen .
Marvin’Griffin ■’....
If you want your man to make
a good showing, be sure to send in
your ballot, or see the editor per
sonally ' and mark your preference.
All will.be in strict confidence, and
you always have the privilege of
changing your mind before election
day.
WAYNESVILLE
By Mrs. Julia G»bsor
Mrs.-Leo Johnson of Florence, S.
C., spent last week here visiting
relatives.
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Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Drury and
children- ‘of’. Vidalia, Ga., were
Weekend guests of Mrs. S. C. M.
-Drury: - i - . #
Marvin Kelly spent -several days
of last week in. a Brunswick .hos
pital/p’e 'is/ home now .anH much
better. .
Little Tommy Howe is on the
sick list this week.
Miss Ineva Driskel has returned
home after spending several months
in Orlando, Fla.
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Mrs. Reddick Thornton and sons
of Brunswick are spending several
weeks with her mother, Mrs. W. H.
Jacobs. • •
Mi. and Mrs.'Vernon Harrell and
c of'Orlando spent the week
end here with relatives. -
♦ Mr*
Mrs.i (Agnes Fralick has returned
hope after a visit with her daugh
icr hr Belle Glade, Fla. »- ’ T
Mrs. Marvin Robinson returned
home Friday after a weeks tour of
southern ’Florida.'
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John Hunnicutt of Albany, Ga., is
visiting- hit brother, Fred Hunni-;
cutt. . : . i . .. , -J
■Mrs abd Mrs., Lloyd Robiiisdft
were diuncr.Quests .of : Mr. and .Mrs.
( Ward Rozier in Brunswick on Sun
। day. ,
Miss Frances Walker bT-GSCW ih
: |ge£i *
home -wiilk her* parents, -. • .-
Mrs? ‘ JStrie ^Reddish of Way dross
has rrtftVed to* Waynesville. She is
occupying the Lightsey house.
Help Those Who Help Themselvesl
WHY IS THE ATLANTA DIVISION
; BOARD OF REGENTS’‘STEPCHILD’,
* ! That the “Lord helps thosft who help themselves” is
generally conceded to be a desirable philosophy- The
face seems to generally accept this philosophy as *
admonition. Most people, groups, organizations and some •
'governments are prone to “help those who help them
selves”. ”
This hasn’t been true of the Board of Regents of the
' State of Georgia in allocating funds for educating stu
: dents, in the University System. Educational and general
allotment figures for the year ending 1952 (excluding
plant allocations). revealed that The Atlanta Division of
the University of Georgia with a total average enrollment
of more than 6,000 was receiving less than $163.00 alloca
tion per student whereas the next lowest was more than
twice that amount. The University of Georgia at Athens
- with an average enrollment of 4,294 was receiving $448.30
and Georgia Tech with an enrollment of 3,323 was re
ceiving $469.46 per student.
Actual figures on these and other schools in the
University system are contained in the following statistical
tabulation:
College
U. of Ga., Athens
Ga. Tech
G. S. C. W.
G. T. C.
Med. College
North Georgia
Valdosta State
Abraham Baldwin
Ga. S. W.
Middle Ga.
South Ga,
West Ga.
Albany State
Ft. Valley
Savannah State
Atlanta Division
Evidence of the efficiency of the work of the Atlanta
Division in utilizing the .meager funds made available is
contained in this statement from page three of the South
ern Association’s Inspection Report:
“ . . . marks of graduates (going elsewhere) demonstrate
these students maintained scholastic records above the
average. The median marks were B-plus”.
More evidence that the Atlanta Division is high
among “those who help themselves” is contained in the
following article which appeared in a December issue
of Newsweek magazine:
“The University of Georgia (at Athens) has a delightful plant.
Its Atlanta branch, in the home town or archrival Georgia Tech,
is more or less underground. The building was formerly a seven
story garage and still shows unmistakable signs of its past: ear
ramps, grease-stand niches, and repair-shop space. But the college
has converted the space into hallways, lounges, offices, and 88
classroom. for 4,700 students. There are some 30 student organiza
tions on th • “campus” — which is what students call nearby cify
owned Hurt Park — and the ROTC unit drills on the garage roof.
“The Atlanta Division acquired the garage in 1945, when its
shrewd director, Dr. George M. Sparks, saw a chance to make some
money for the university system. He bought the $900,000 building
from some harassed garage men for $301,000 — and returned the
money to two state education funds in ten months. Today the
school has a surplus of $400,000. Sparks has made the three
restaurants in the school profitable, and he rents office space to
the Board of Regents, the state Merit System, and the Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company. He also leases to outside
operators two parking lots and two filling stations.
“Garage Annex: Now, from its own funds the Atlanta Division
is allocating 5600,00 for construction of a new building with 75
classrooms on an acre benind the converted garage (the state is
providing the rest of the $2,200,000 cost). The new edifice will be
completed within a year, in time to celebratethe 50th anniversary
of the institution.
“The college offers 500 subjects and gives the degrees of
bachelor of business administration and B. S. in nursing. Students,
who are oi all ages, may take three years toward on A. B. from
some other university branch. The division guarantees a job to
every student (each studies only part time) and helps them find
places to live. For Georgia residents, the tuition is only $l5O a year.
“Often three generations of the same family take courses at
‘(he same time, and frequently the children of the city’s wealthiest
well as poorest citizens attend. One woman comes to classes
with a chauffeur carrying her books.”
“ike Lord helps those who help themselves”. Why
does not the Board of Regents in the good name of the
'State of Georgia do the same?
Reprint fiom The Alma Times, Alma, Georgia)
Nahunta Post Office
Shows M. O. Gains
Money order receipts for the first
quarter of 1954 showed big gains
ov'er the same period of last year,
according to postmaster Parker
Dodge.
lotal money order recepits for
the past quarter, January, February
and March ere $44,240.11, which
was about $15,000 mqr£ than for the
corresponding .period, last year.
A part of the increase this year
is attributable to the fact that the
rural routes out' of Nahunta have
been extended .into areas where
small post office previously served.
Average
Enrollment
4294
3323
642
591
323
548
403
210
154
152
220
246
471
657
899
3699 Night
2761 Day
Total
1,925,000
1,560,000
459,000
270,000
550,000
268,000
148,000
118,000
90,000
91,000
111,000
122,000
225,000
290,000
410,000
450,000
UP FROM A GREASE PIT
Hickox H. D. Club '
The Hickox Home Demonstration
Club met at the home of Mrs. O. A.
Jones on Friday afternoon, March
25.
The demonstration on “Learning
.to use new attachments to sewing
i machines” was given by Mrs..Lavell
1 Bohanon and Mrs. Alfred TKomas.
Others present were: Mrs. Dick
' Allen, Mrs. Jasper Johnson, Mrs.
i Tom Penn Herrin, Mrs. Bill White,
Mrs. Woodrow Hendrix, Mrs. Neil
Hendrix, Mrs. Ronald Hendrix and
I Mrs. Leona Allen.
1 Salad, crackers and punch were
। served by the hostess.
OFFICIAL ORGAN
Allocation
Per Student
448.30’ “
469.46
714.95
456.85
1702.78
489.05
367.24
561.90
584.42
598.68
504.55
495.93
477.71
441.40
556.06
121.65
162.98
