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VOLUME 34 — NUMBER 22
Gentlemen:
In accordance with your instructions, we have made an examina
tion of the books and records of Brantley County, Georgia, for the
Calendar Year 1953, and submit herewith, for publication, condensed
statements reflecting the results of our examination.
Dec. 31, Dec. 31, Increase
1953 1952 Decrease*
CURRENT ASSETS
Treasurer’s Cash Balance $ 12.04 $ 1,053.95 $ 1,041.91*
Taxes Receivable - Net 13,934.73 21,133.83 7,199.10*
State of Georgia - Gasoline Tax 4,036.90 4,241.45 204.55*
State of Georgia - Health Dept. 434.84 686.30 251.46*
Accounts Receivable - Others 787.10 282.10 505.00
Total Current Assets $19,205.61 $ 27,397.63 $ 8,192.02*
FIXED ASSETS
Land and Buildings $ 79,075.43 $ 79,075.43 $ -0-
Road Machinery and Equip. 36,149.06 39,478.42 3,329.36*
Total Fixed Assets $115,224.49 $118,553.85 $ 3,329.36*
TOTAL ASSETS $134,430.10 $145,951.48 $11,521.38*
LIABILITIES
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Warrants & scrip outstanding 20,627.88 $ 22,985.98 $ 2,358.10*
Accounts Payable 6,295.80 8,170.28 1,874.48*
Total Current Liabilities $26,923.68 $ 31,156.26 $ 4,232.58*
SURPLUS
Current Deficit $(7,718.07) $(3,758.63) $ 3,959.44*
Fixed Surplus 115,224.49 118,553.85 3,329.36*
Total
Total
STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENSE
CALENDAR YEAR 1953
REVENUE
Advalorcm Tax * $56,428.89
State of Georgia Gasoline Tax 49,465.51
Beer, Wine and Liquor Licenses 2,812.50
Refund Department of Public Health 4,706.82
Miscellaneous Sales and Refunds — 853.10
TOTAL REVENUE $114,266.82
General Government —-—— $8,983.31
Maintenance of Courthouse — 2,244.76
Maintenance of Jail ——- 779.85
Office of Ordinary ——— 986.91
Superior Court — —— —-— 2,651.20
Office of Clerk of Superior Court 1,799.40
Office of Sheriff — 2,777.17
Office of Tax Commissioner — 774.73
Office of County and Home Demonstration Agents 3,221,85
Public Welfare — ——— 7,711.92
Public Health 7,461.71
Roads and Bridges — —— 61,444.71
Office of Coroner -—— 151.00
Forestry Commission . ———— j— 5,100.00
Interest on Warrants — 1,771.65
County Police —— 1,200.00
Exchange Deducted from Deposits — 124.58
Depreciation and Replacement Expense —— 12,370.87
TOTAL EXPENSE $121,555.62
EXCESS OF EXPENSE OVER REVENUE $(7,288.80)
In our opinion, the above statements reflect the true financial
condition of Brantley County, Georgia on December 31, 1953, subject
to the Comments in the Annual Report to be filed in your office in
which comment on each item is made.
Ocilla, Georgia
May 31, 195 1
COMMISSIONERS OF ROADS AND
REVENUES
BRANTLEY COUNTY, GEORGIA
COMPARATIVE BALANCE SHEET
DECEMBER 31, 1953 AND 1952
ASSETS
Surplus ,
Liabilities & Surplus $134,430.10 $145,941.48 $11,521.38*
^rantky Enterprise
$107,506.42 $114,795.22 $ 7,288.80*
EXPENSE
Respectfully submitted,
STONE & QUINNEY
By Kice H. Stone
NAHUNTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1954
American Legion
Home to Open
Friday Night
The public is cordially irvited to
the formal opening of the new Post
Home of Brantley County Post 210,
American Legion, on Friday night,
j une 4. The occasion will begin with
an old-fashioned “box supper’’,
starting at 8:00 o’clock.
In addition, the newly elected of
ficers for the coming year will be
installed. All ladies are requested
io bring a. box supper — there will
be prizes offered for the best. Let’s
all turn out — the general public
is invited — and help the Legion
naires get their new home off to a
good start.
ISDNS CLUB
ELECTS ALLEN
PRESIDENT
At its last regular meeting, the
Brantley County Lions Club unani
mously re-elected J. C. Allen, pre
sident, and Pete J. Gibson, secre
tary.
Other officers elected for the 19-
54-55 fiscal year were: Elroy Strick
land, Ist vice president; Lamar
Gibson, 2nd vice president; Dick
Morgan, 3rd vice president. Delrna
Herrin was elected Lion Tamer and
Friel Rhoden, Tail Twister.
Elected to the Board of Directors
were Parker Dodge, Walter Crews,
George Loyd, and Bill Harris.
Among the more noteworthy pro
jects sponsored by the Brantley
County Lions Club during the past
fiscal year were purchasing of nine
pairs of glasses for needy children,
installing, through cooperation of
City Council, 1,000 feet of Christmas
tree lights on Nahunta’s main street,
negotiating contribution of land by
Brunswick Pulp and Paper Com
pany for a roadside park at Rabon.
Another unique project sponsored
oy the club is the dipping of thou
sands of pine cones in hot rosin
which are given as Georgia souve-
niers at the Lions International Con
zention each year.
THOMPSON SAYS
schools TO
BE SEPARATE
VALDOSTA, Ga., May 31 — The
word “segregation” has been dropp
ed from M. E. Thompson’s guber
natorial campaign and platform and
in its place the word “seperate’
has been substituted'
In making the announcement to
day, Mr. Thompson said this sub
stitution was made in order that
everybody will clearly understand
his position on this vital issue.
“My platform calls for no mixing
of the races,” Mr. Thompson said,
“and no change in our public school
systems of Negro schools ‘for Ne
groes and white schools for
whites. •
“I have said on many, many oc
casions, and I fully intend to keep
on saying, that I sincerely believe
that 100 per cent of the white pop
ulation of Georgia desires their
own seperate schools and that 95
per cent of Negroes want Negro
schools for Negro children,” Mr.
Thompson declared.
Before leaving for Atlanta today
Mr. Thompson revealed that he
wcu d pay his entrance fee and
quahly with the State Democratic
Executive Committee on June 15,
at 10 A. M.
Immediately following this, Mr.
Thompson added, Thompson-for-
Governor headquarters will be es
tablished in the Henry Grady Hotel.
Meanwhile, Mr. Thompson was
. preparing to carry his campaign
, into Rome and the surrounding
counties. On Friday night the Floyd
County Thompson for Governor
Club will -stage the 18th testimonial
dinner given in his honor since he
announced for Georgia’s highest
office in February. On Saturday,
. Mr. Thompson will broadcast his
11th Radio Party over a six station
। hook-up, originating in Rome. These
, Radio parties invite listeners to cal
■ in questions for Mr. Thompson tc
1 answer.
NAHUNTA SENIOR CLASS TRIP TO
NEW YORK REPORTED BY MEMBER
Three Negroes Are
Arrested Charged
With Liming Fish
Three Nahunta Negroes have
been arrested charged with killing
fish by putting lime in waters ad
jacent to the Satilla River, it is an
nounced by Ranger Avery Rowell.
Ranger Rowell and Sheriff Friel
Rhoden made cases against the
three Negroes Monday, May 24.
They are James Kirkland, Isaac
Collins and Junior Robinson, ac
cording to Ranger Rowell.
Ranger Rowell stated that they
saw approximately 1000 dead fish
in the water and on the banks of
the stream where the lime had
been placed to kill the fish. Fish
small and large were totally de
stroyed by the lime.
The officers found the place in
Nahunta where three sacks of lime
had been bought by the Negroes,
according to Ranger Rowell. The
fish were poisoned in Indian
Swamp north of Nahunta near the
Satilla River.
FINAL FIGURES
FOR DISTRICT 20
POLGO CAMPAIGN
Final March of Dimes figures for
the 20th District were released this
week by the National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis.
The 20th District showed an in
crease of $2,932 over last year’s
March of Dimes. Bob Sanders, of
Maycross, state representative for
the National Foundation, advised
that the 57 counties in the South
Georgia area contributed $57,000
more in 1954 than in 1953, for a
total of $222,000. Much more money
was needed this yeap to finance the
vaccine field trials now in pro
gress. According to Mr. Sanders,
more than COO,OOO children are par
‘icipatin_, i , the largest mass field
trials to test the effectiveness of the
new trial vaccine.
The listing below shows amounts
zaised by each county in the 20th
district, and the March of Dimes
director.
Brantley County — Herbert
Colvin — $1,139.91.
Camden County — Richard
Kuerzi — $3,034.50.
Charlton County — Jack Mays
— $481.98.
Glynn County — John Lane —
$10,428.74.
Mclntosh County — Edwin Gale
- SU, 124.20.
Wayne - Long counties — Paul
Salter and Mrs. Mary D. Gordon
— $4,069.91.
SATILLA BAPTIST
CHURCH PLANS
HOMECOMING
The Satilla Baptist Church at
Hortense will observe their annual
Homecoming Day on Sunday, June
6, with all day meeting.
Rev. C. M. Hart of Waycross is
pastor of the church with preach
ing services' twice each month. Dr.
Newton will be speaker on Sunday
at eleven o’clock.
Regular Sunday School services
will be at ten o’clock. Howard
Pierce is superintendent.
Dinner will be served at the
noon hour. Singing, speaking and
fellowship will be the program ir.
■he afternoon.
Everyone is invited to attend.
danger Rowell
Asks Cooperation
□ f All Sportsmen
Let every good sportsman go*
behind our game and fish progran
and make better hunting ind fish
ng for everybody.
Trap fishermen, you are requirec
?y law to ’et your wild life range
mow how many traps you hav<
nd where you have set them an<
when you fish them.
Please cooperate. A two-cent poss
card will do for reporting your fisl
trap activities. Anyone fishing lega
traps must have a permit and also
have fishing license on his person
while fishing traps, regardless of
rge. '
RANGER A. M. ROWELL.
OFFICIAL ORGAN
By lona Johns
We left Nahunta Saturday, May.
22, and spent our first night in
Rocky Mount, N. C., and Sunday
night at Baltimore, Md.
Monday we continued to New
York, staying until Thursday morn
ing. We saw many interesting
things, such as the Empire State
Building, the tallest building in the
world, the Statue of Liberty a
Yankee baseball game, Radio City,
a TV program, the Hayden Planet
ariam, the United Nations Building
We also took a three-hour bus trip
around Manhattan.
We came back to Washington, D.
C. Thursday. Congressman Don
Wheeler had secured a guide for us
for the two days in Washington.
We really appreciated his kindness
and enjoyed the services of the fine
guide, policeman Willie Thrower.
He seemed like an old friend.
Some of the scenes we visited
were the Smithonian Institute, the
Capitol Building, George Washing
ton’s Masonic National Memorial,
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
and the change of the guard, the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing,
the Jefferson Memorial, Mpunt
Vernon, the home of George Wash
ington, the Washington Monument
and the White House.
We also saw many of the lega
tions where the ambassadors from
foreign countries live. We also visit
ed Glen Echo Park.
Sunday we came down the Sky--
line Drive and visited the Luray
Caverns. We spent the night at
Charlottesville, Va. Monday we
came on to Rock Hill, S. C. We got
back home to Nahunta about five
o’clock Tuesday afternoon.
We want to thank our bus driver,
Mr. Roy Dowling, and also our
chaperones, Mrs. D. S. Moody and
Mrs. H. W. Herrin, for their hard
work in making such a wonderful
trip for us. We greatly enjoyed the
trip and it was very educational,
too.
Seniors making the Washington
and New York trip were Benjamin
Garrett, Leroy Ham, Mary Lou
Willis, Marie Herrin, Dawshene
Highsmith, Howard Davis, Douglas
White, Harry Crews, Johnny Cie*
land, Dwight Moody, Evelyn Lee,
Yvonne Howell, Sylvia Boren, Bar
bara Harris, Aubrey Highsmith,
lona Johns, Donald Dubose, Reba
Raulerson, Arthur Hiller, Donhld
Davis, Betty Jean Sadler, Reginald
Highsmith, Lucy Chesser and Har
vey Willis. r
ROYAL
THEATRE
Nahunta, Georgia
Time: Monday thru Friday,.
8:15 P. M.
Saturday; 7:15 and 8:45 P. M.
PROGRAM
FRIDAY, JUNE 4
“Botany Bay”
With ALAN LADD and
PATRICIA MEDINA
SATURDAY, JUNE 5
Wagon Tracks West”
With BILL ELLIOTT
MON., TUES., JUNE 7-8
“Let’s Do It Again”
With JANE WYMAN and
RAY MILLAND
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9
“Clouded Yellow”
With JEAN SIMMONS
FRI., SAT., JUNE 10-11
“Calamity Jane”
With DORIS DAY and
HOWARD KEEL
SATURDAY, JUNE- 12 ‘
‘‘Wyoming Outlaw”
With WHIP WILSON f
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