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VOLUME 34 — NUMBER 15
HUGE BEAR ES
KILLED BY
NAHUNTA MEN
420-Pound Animal
Slain Last Sunday
One of the largest bears ever
killed in this section was downed
by a group of Nahunta men Sun
day afternoon, April 11, about three
miles from the Jack Steedley farm.
Bill Harris and Woodrow Hen-
drix were the two men who finally
brought the huge animal down.
Later the scales showed he weighed
420 pounds.
The bear was trailed from near
the Steedley place by dogs belong
ing to Mr. Carter. The dogs bayed
the bear several times but stayed
• discreet distance from the great
(Slaws.
After a three-mile chase Bill
Harris shot the animal with buck
shot. The bear dashed away a few
hundred yards and fell. Woodrow
Hendrix then put the animal out
with the finishing shots.
O^er men reported to have been
in the bear chase were DeWitt
Moody, Cecil Moody, Alvin Stokes,
Everett Strickland, Jesse Allen,
sheriff Rhoden, Major Riggins, also
others.
The bear was reported to have
been killing pigs in the Steedley
section.
ROYAL
THEATRE
Nahunta, Georgia
Time: Monday thru Friday,
8:00 P. M.
Saturday, 7:00 and 8:30 P. M.
PROGRAM
FRI., SAT., APRIL 15-16
“Kiss Me Kate”
With KATHRYN GRAYSON
and HOWARD KEEL
SATURDAY, APRIL 17
“Saginaw Trail”
With GENE AUTRY
MON., TUES., APRIL 19 - 20
“Fair Wind to Java”
With FRED MacMURRAY
and VERA RALSTON
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21
“Diamond Queen”
With ARLENE DAHL
THURS., FRI., APRIL 22-23
‘Easy to Love”
With ESTHER WILLIAMS
and VAN JOHNSON
SATURDAY, APRIL 24
“Western Caravans”
With CHARLES STARRETT
STRAW BALLOT
VOTE FOR GOVERNOR
The Brantley Enterprise is taking a straw ballot on
the preference of Brantley County 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
IBrantky IntfrpriHr
PVT. THOMAS R. WILLIS of Nahunta checks an or
ganizational chart at Fort Bragg, N. C., getting ready for
the April 19 start of Exercise Flash Burn, an Army man
euver including the tactical use of atomic weapons- Pri
vate Willis is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Willis of
Nahunta. (U. S. Army Photo.)
Mrs. Mollie Knox
Celebrates Birthday
Misses Mary and Lera Knox were
hostesses to a birthday dinner hori
oring Mrs. Mollie Knox on Sunday,
April 11, at their home.
Present were: Mr. and Mrs. Lam
bert H. Knox of Hazlehurst; Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Goodbread and
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Hickox of
Hickox; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Knox
and children, Joe, Ray and Joyce;
Mrs. Stella Herrin, Mr. Lester Knox
and Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Wainright
and son, Gary, of Brunswick; Mr.
and Mrs. E. H. Knox and daughter,
Lois Lynn of Florence, S. C.; Mr.
and Mrs. Ben T. Galloway of
Moultrie; Mrs. Aussie Rowell, Lula
ton; Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Wainright
and children, Charles, Marion and
Rose Mary of Waycross; Mr. and
Mrs. Jos. B. Strickland, Mr. and
Mrs. E. J. Lewis and son, Junior,
Mr. Elmer Hickox, Mrs. Mamie
KnoX, Mrs. Mollie Highsmith, of
Nahunta.
NAHUNTA BAPTIST
REVIVAL STARTS
SUNDAY APRIL 18
Revival services will start at the
Nahunta Baptist Church next Sun
day morning, April 18, with the
pastor, Rev. Carl Milton, preaching
the first day.
Rev. Douglas Jackson, pastor of
the First Baptist Church of Bruns
wick. will be the guest preacher
Monday and throughout the week.
The series of meetings will ex
tend through Sunday, April 25.
Services will be held at nine in
the morning and eight o’clock at
night.
An Easter Sunrise Sei-vice will be
held next Sunday on the court
house grounds, with the several
churches cooperating in the service.
Pastors Starnes, Milton and God
frey will lead the service.
The public is invited to attend
the sunrise Easter service, also the
revival services at the Baptist
Church.
Jim Gillis
Marvin Griffin
Tom Linder
NAHUNTA, GEORGIA,
PROCEEDINGS
OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
The Brantley County Commis
sioners of Roads and Revenue met
in regular session April 6, 1954 for
their April session. Present were
R. B. Brooker, chairman; R. C.
Harrell Jr., Clerk, T. V. Rhoden
and Silas D. Lee.
The following pauper list was ap
proved 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 March, 1954: O. G. Lee,
$200.00; Perry Crews, $184.00; E. C.
Redding, $184.00; Elvin Griffin,
$180.50; Monsie Wilson, $218.63;
Ottis Morgan, $184.00; Wuoaiow
Wilson, $184.00; Junior Knox, $176.-
09; Talmadge Gunter, $176.00; Ed
win Herrin, $184.00; J. F. W.;13,
$176.00; Tom Hickox, $161.30; Carl
ton Lee, $38.00.
The following commissioners were
paid: R. B. Brooker, $30.00; R. C.
Harrell Jr., $30.00; C. H. Penland,
$30.00; Silas D. Lee, $30.00; and
T. V. Rhoden, $30.00. The above
commissioners were paid for six
days service each.
The following general bills were
paid: County truck tags, $15.25;
Georgia Power . & Light Co., $37.37,
lights and power; Service Gas Co.,
$51.30, fuel; Standard Oil Co.,
$427.38, gas and oil; J. F. Larkins,
$80.46, gas and oil; Carloton Co.,
$832.60, repair and parts; S. E.
Blount, $50.00, janitor; C. Winton
Adams, 125.00, salary; Archie A.
Johns, SBO.OO, salary; D. F. Herrin,
$86.00, salary and fees; J. R. Walk
er, $38.34, salary; George A. Loyd,
$191.25, salary and travel; D. W.
Herrin, $150.00, salary; Mrs. Rebec
ca D. Griner, $250.00, salary; Lore
na R. Strickland, $142.10, salary;
Tom E. Ireland, $100.35, salary; Dr.
James Sawyer, $142.85, salary; Dr.
E. A. Moody, $30.00, salary; Geor
gia State Forestry Commission,
$425.00, budget; The Brantley En
terprise, $71.00, printing and sup
plies; J. W. Brooker, $80.37, sup
plies; Brantley Telephone Co.,
$65.68, phones and calls; Standard
Oil Co., $493.61, gas and oil; City
of Nahunta, $6.75, water; Brantley
Gas & Appliance Co., $38.00, fuel;
H ,S. Wilson, $308.95; South East
Sales Co., $48.82, parts; Carlton Co.,
$237.48, parts, repair; H. H. Burnet
& Co., treasurer bond; Foot & Da
vies, $40.37, office supplies; Farr
& Farr, $7.32, office supplies; Trac
tors & Equipment Co., $3.60, parts,
repair; Burns Electrical Cont. $2.00,
repair; T. F. Rhoden, $175.00.10, ser
vices rendered; State Dept, of Pub
lic Welfare, $733.37, budget; Mar
shall & Bruce Co., $4.92, office sup
plies; South Georgia Engineers, Inc.,
$3,720.00, steel for bridges; C. S.
Kizer, $46.00, inquest; Alice P.
Lathan, salary, $75.95.
There being no further business
the meeting was adjourned in regu
lar order.
R. B. Brooker, Chairman
R. C. Harrell Jr., Clark.
LAWN MOWING
For your lawn mowing contact
Leland Or Faye Brooks. Have new
21-inch mower. Nahunta, Ga. <8
LAWN MOWING
THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1954
PVT. SIDNEY W. WILLIS of Nahunta selects an impor
' tant map in the operations and training section at Fort
Bragg, N. C., getting ready for the April 19 start of
Exercise Flash Burn, an Army maneuver including the
tactical use of atomic weapons. Private Willis is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Willis of Nahunta.
HOMECOMING DAY
HORTENSE MEMORIAL CHURCH
SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 1954
Prelude
Hymn, Congregation, No. 127,
Prayer ■ Rev. C. F. Starnes
Welcome Mrs. C. Winton Adams
Response C. B. Middleton
Hymn, Congregation ' “He Lives”
Special Song Rev. and Mrs. Whetstone
Offering
Choir “Hallelujah for the Cross”
Sermon Rev. L. V. Whetstone
Hymn, Congregation “The Cid Rugged Cross”
Benediction Rev. Snellgrove
NOON - Dinner on the Grounds
Afternoon Singing Convention
Ushers: Ted Strickland and C. Winton Adams
Prayer
Choir
district Track Meet
Set for Way cross
Friday April 16
The Eighth District Track Meet
will be held in Way cross Friday.
April 16. The Nahunta High School
is entering a complete team.
The Nahunta boys won the trophy
last year and went on and won
third place in the State Track Meet
in Macon. The names of these boys
and place won will be given in
next week’s issue of this paper.
Beta Club Members
Attended Convention
In Atlanta April 9
Eight members of the Nahunta
Beta Club attended the State Con
vention in Atlanta- April 9, 10 and
11.
Members attending were: Mary
Ruth Jacobs, Jerry Harper, Mary
Grace Moody, Jean Rowell, Lelana
Brooks, Jimmy Thornton, Hubert
Manning and Bobby Chancey. There
were over two thousand high schoo:
students in attendance at the con
vention.
Tne Beta organization is a scho
lars up club. An average of 97
must be attained and mainlined t
become a member. Good mora
character is the other qualification
The Nahunta club has 35 mem
bers with Bobby Chancey, president,
Betty Jean Sadler, vice-president;
Jean Rowell, treasurer; lona Johns,
secretary; Mrs. DeWitt Moody,
spons jr. Mrs. Moody and Mrs. Her
schel 1 Herrin accompanied the
group to Atlanta.
On Saturday afternoon the Na
hunta members made a tour oi
Atlanta, visiting: Stone Mountain,
Kennesaw Mountain, Grant Park
and Cyclorama, State Capitol Build
ing, Bell Bomber Plant at Marietta,
Hurt Park, where hundreds of tu
lips were in bloom, the Governor’s
Mansion, and viewing thousands ci
dogwood trees in bloom.
The group returned to Nahunta
Sunday afternoon with everyone re
porting a wonderful and inspiring
trip.
PROGRAM
Little Buffalo
Annual Meeting
The Little Buffalo Primitive Bap
tist Church will hold its annual
meeting no?; Saturday and Sun
day, April 17 18, it is announced.
Dinner will be served on the
church grounds Sunday, and preach
ing services will be held morning
and evening.
If you have somecning to sell,
a 50 cents advertisement in The
Brantley Enterprise will be read by
people all over the county
Mrs- Edward Ku now
“Christ Arose”
OFFICIAL ORGAN
NAHUNTA SCHOOL
WINS THIRD IN
LITERARY MEET
The Nahunta High School stu
dents won third place in the
Eighth District Literary Meet which
was held at the South Georgia Col
lege in Douglas Friday, April 9.
The two schools winning first
and second places in the meet,
Blackshear and Ocilla, have much
larger enrollments than Nahunta.
So our students are to be especially
commended for<making such a fine
showing.
The following students won ho
nors in the literary meet:
Aubrey Highsmith, fourth place
in declamation.
Delores Drury, second place in
Home Economics.
Sylvia Boren, first place in girl’s
essay, and second place in girl’s
reading.
David Nichols, third place in
boy’s typing.
Virginia Rowell, third place in
girl’s typing.
Janice Royster, third pla«e in
shorthand.
Carl Highsmith, third place in
boy’s solo.
Carolyn Higginbothom, second
place in piano.
Girls’ Trio: Rose Mary Smith,
Dorothy Morgan, Marvene Lewis,
second place.
Boys’ Quartet, Wade Strickland,
Russell Patton, Carl Highsmith,
Leonard Lyons, third place.
Other students making creditable
showing in the literary meet were
Wain Brooker, boy’s essay, and
Rose Mary Smith, girl’s solo.
The following people accompan
ied the students to Douglas: Mr-
Bowman Barr, Miss Ruth Dowling,
Mr. May, Mrs. Avery Strickland,
Mrs. S. B. Highsmith, Mrs. Bertha
Jacobs, Miss Lula Mae Harrison,
Art Hiller and Heyward Rowell.
Oleander Garden Club
Met With Mrs. Loyd
The Oleander Garden Club met >
at the home of Mrs. G. A. Loyd
on Tuesday night, April 13, with
Mrs. Bill Harris as co-hostess.
Mrs. Herschel Herrin was the
speaker on “Exhibiting and Classi- a
fication” for the Flower Show
which is to be held on May 8.
Mrs. Ruth Moody, president and /
Miss Lenora Lee made a wall ar-'
rangement using purple dutch iris, .
orange calendula with leaves of
amyrilis and magnolia.
Other members present were: \
Mrs. Wilder Brooker, Mrs. Edward’
Brand, Mrs. Clyde Anderson, Mrs... ,
Harry Raulerson, Mrs. Ben Jones,' :
Mrs. Emory Middleton, Mrs. Nor
man Lewis and Mrs. Clint Robin
son.
Sandwiches, cookies and mixed
fruit drinks were served.
