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Volume 34 — number 23
Nahunta Council Plans for New Water
SWEEPING THE COUNTRY
A FORMER AMATEUR BASEBALL PLAYER
OFFERS PLANS FOR IMPROVING THE GAME
As a former amateur baseball player, I wish to offer
some plans for improving and modernizing the game so
that it can compete with other forms of public entertain
ment and draw bigger crowds at the baseball parks.
* Baseball is now* in the doldrums as to public atten
d&hce. Many professional clubs are having a hard time
drawing enough attendance at the gates to pay expenses,
what with higher salaries for players, greater expenses
for'parks and other equipment.
Attendance at the Jacksonville South Atlantic League
park is off about 30 percent this year over last year. Some
minor and major leagues are quitting or swapping citits
because of reduced attendance.
Baseball is essentially the same game as it was 40
or more years ago when I played amateur baseball in
the Atlanta area, as a first baseman with the Douglas
ville team.
Football has been improved, with the freer use of
the forward pass. Other innovations have been made to
make a football game faster and more exciting. Yet, the
powers that be in baseball have been timid about making
changes in the rules to liven up the game and cause more
people to attend the games.
Among the changes that I would suggest would be
the following:
1. Allow a batter to run to either first base or third
base when neither of these bases was occupied by a run
ner. When the runner reached second base, let him run
home in either direction, provided no following batter
was blocking the way.
This would cause more brain work on the part of the
fielders to anticipate the direction the batter or the runner
would run. Such a change would of course mean a number
of new rules to cover the more involved situations that
would occur, but just imagine what new element of sur
prise and suspense would result.
The game of baseball would thereby become more
complicated, demanding a more alert fielding setup and
also allowing the batter to bunt in either direction for
his best advantage in reaching either first or third base.
When a runner was on second, signals would be re
quired as to which direction the runner and batter would
run. Some baseball experts would say such a change
would entail too much uncertainty, but I reply that un
certainty, suspense, excitement is what is needed to liven
up the game and attract more paying customers.
2. Change the foul rule so that when a batter hits
two fouls after the second strike he is out. Sometimes the
game is delayed while a batter hits three, four or more
fouls. Under the present rules he can hit any number of
fouls after the second strike, and then perhaps knock the
ball out of the park.
3. Play all games in the daytime so as not to have to
compete with night TV programs, theaters and special
programs and meetings.
,Most baseball players play better in the daytime. The
fans can see the game better. Huge crowds went to the
games back when all games werp played in daytime.
There is now simply too much competition during the
night hours.
People like to get away from their homes and busi
nesses for a few hours entertainment and relaxation in
the daylight hours. Give them an exciting, suspenseful
game and they will attend daytime games just as they
once did,
4. Let the baseball coaches train the hitters to choke
the bats and punch hits over the infields. A batter with
a short, sharp swing can get a lot more safe hits than
one who clutches the tip of the bat handle and swings for
the fences.
Ty Cobb would never have been the game’s greatest
hitter if he had not “poked ’em where they ain’t” with
the short, sharp jab. It allows the batter’s eyes to follow
the ball longer as it comes zooming in from the pitcher
and also allows for better placement of hits. .
In conclusion, let the powers that be in gaseball quit
being afraid of making changes in the rules. Let them
stir their brain cells for needed improvements. Baseball
is in something of a rut but it is still the “national game”
and can be modernized along with other forms of enter
tainment and with every phase of existence today.
P. S. There will be no charge for any of this advice
to any baseball interest.
Nahunta Purchases
New Police Car
The'City of Nahunta has pur
chased a new police chr. A new
city truck was also recently pur
chased, .s. •
The new police patrol car'is a
Ford Police Special. It was pur
chased through the King Brothers
Motor Company of Waycross.
By Carl Broome
Card of Thanks
We wish to take this opportunity
of expressing our thanks and ap
nreciation to our many friends for
their kindness and beautiful flora)
offerings d”iing the death of our
cloved j abler Jesse E. Wainright
Wattiley EttferprtnE
The Wainright family.
Nahunta, Georgia, Thursday, june 10, 1954
FORESTRY WINNER — Elwyn Deal, Patterson High School senior, shows one of
the seedlings planted on his forestry project to E. L. Molpus (left) and James Spires,
judges in the forestry contest sponsored by the Georgia Department of Vocational
'Agriculture and Union Bag and Paper Corporation. Elwyn won first prize of SIOO
in the contest.
WALLACE BUTTS
Georgia Head Coach
Georgia Bulldogs
Supporters Plan
Rally at Jesup
Supporters of the Georgia Bull
dogs will hold a big four-county
rally in Jesup Monday night, June
14.
All Bulldog followers, alumni and
non-alumni, in the counties of
Wayne, Brantley, Long and Liberty
are invited to attend and should
make reservations for the fish fry
with Mr. Hurley Jones Sr. of Jesup.
Main speaker will be Wallace
Butts, dean of Southeastern Con
ference head football coaches now
starting his sixteenth season at the
Bulldogs’ helm, who will discuss
Georgia’s comeback plans in foot
ball and the overall athletic pro
gram ambitions.
This rally is part of the Bulldogs’
campaign to form Georgia Bulldog
clubs in every county in the state.
So far there are 96 clubs in opera
tion.
A special guest of honor will be
Don Smith, Wayne County fullback
star last fall, who will enter Georgia
as a freshman this September.
Citation — Administration
Georgia, Brantley County.
To All Whom It May Concern:
Mrs. Lucile W. Robinson having
applied for Permanent Letters of
Administration on the estate of
Jesse Elbert Wainright, late of said
County, this is to cite the creditors
and next of kin of Jesse Elbert
Wainright to be and appear at my
office within the time allowed by
law, and show cause, if any they
can, why permanent administration
should not be granted Mrs. Lucile
W. Robinson on Jesse Elbert Wain
right estate.
Witness my hand and official
signature this Bth day of June, 1954.
James ty. Stewart, Ordinary.
C. Winton Adams,
Attorney for Applicant.
Miss Shirleen Parks
Honored With
Bridal Shower
Miss Marvine Mizell and Mrs. A.
S. Mizell were hostesses to a bridal
shower honoring Miss Shirleen
Parks at their home on Saturday,
June 5. Miss Parks is to be married
to Glenn Frank Thomas at an early
date.
In the foyer and throughout the
house summer flowers were used in
beautiful arrangements by Mrs. E.
A. Moody, Mrs. J. B. Lewis and
Mrs. J. R. James. The color scheme
for the dining table was pink ana
green. Around the punch bowl were
the green pittosporum, w^hite glads
and pink dianthas. Pink and white
carnations were used in a nosegay
with pink streamers on the table
to give a most unusual decorative
motif. The cake, nuts and mints
were on the table.
The young ladies serving were:
Miss Jo Ann Wilson, Miss Janice
Royster, Miss Maida Parks and Miss
Jo Minter. Mrs. C. F. Starnes as
sisted the hostesses.
In the receiving line were Mrs.
Kermit Parks, mother of the bride
elect and Mrs. R. D. Thomas, mother
of the groom-elect and Miss Shir
leen Parks.
Miss Parks received many Tovely
gifts including pieces of her chosen
patterns of china, crystal and sil
ver.
Out-of-town guests were Mrs
Lilly Belle Harrell and Mrs. Effie
Drury of Brunswick; Mrs. Ralph
Collins of Screven; and Mrs. Ban
ner Thomas of Hoboken.
Brantley 4-H Members
Will Attend District
Achievement Meeting
Brantley County 4-H Club mem
bers who already have earned coun
ty championships in their projects
will attend the Southeast Georgia
District Project Achievement Meet
ing in Tifton, June 14-16, to see if
their record books and demonstra
tions are good enough to win dis
trict titles.
George A. Loyd, county agent,
said five Four-H’ers from this
county will attend the event. He
pointed out that the local members
will compete for district honors
with club members from 25 other
counties.
Girls who will attend from this
county, and projects in which they
will compete are: Vandilla Purdom,
Nahunta, fruit pie; Annice Carter.
Hoboken, Senior Dress Revue; Eve
lyn Howell, Nahunta, Junior Dress
Revue.
Boys who will attend are.: Carl
Dußose, Nahunta, livestock pest
control; Addison Strickland, Nahun
ta, tractor maintenance.
In addition to giving a demon
stration Annice; and Addison will
serve as voting relegates to elect
new District Council officers.
CANNING PLANT
WILL OPEN
THUNS, JUNE 17
The Nahunta Canning Plant will
be open on Thursday, June 17, at
9 A. M. and will be open each Tues
day and Thursday thereafter until
the season closes.
The patrons are requested to have
their products in the cans not later
than 3 p. m. and com not later than
2 p. m. This will give us ample time
to process and cool the canned pro
ducts.
It is our desire to turn out a good
product and this can be done only
by your cooperation in the follow
ing steps;
1. Harvest only young tender, and
ripe vegetables.
2. Harvest them only a short time
before canning — never the day
before. *
3. Prepare them well.
The canning plant is for your
convenience and we hope that you
will utilize it because fresh canned
vegetables are healthy, tasty, and
economical in the winter.
We have added an electric toma
to juicer and corn silker. These will
be of great help in canning two of
our largest crops. •
I’ll be looking forward to seeing
you at the canning plant.
Please bring your own dippers,
knives, etc.
W.«£. LONG
NAHUNTA BAPTIST
CHURCH PLAKS
KWG DAY
The Nahunta Baptist Church will
rold its annual Homecoming Day
n the third Sunday in June which
/ill be Sunday, June 20, it is an
nounced by the pastor, Rev. C. E
Milton.
The services will continue
throughout the day, with Sunday
school and preaching in the morn
ing and special services of song,
prayer and talks by visitors during
the afternoon.
A number of former pastors of
the church are expected to be pre
sent, as well as many members who
have moved away from, the com
munity.
Everyone is invited to attend
Dinnex’ will be served on the church
grounds at noon. Members of the
church residing in the Nahunta a ref
ire requested; to bring baskets c_.
dinner. . ..
Birth Announcements
Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Howe an
nounce the birth of a little girl
weighing eight and ons-half pounds
on June 3. She has been namet
Jc; ce Rebecca.
OFFICIAL ORGAN
System
VOTE $115,000
WATER REVENUE
CERTIFICATES
Bids of Finance
Companies Rejected
On Interest Rates
The Nahunta city council voted
to issue $115,000 woi’th of water
revenue certificates for the im
provement of the city water sys
tem at a meeting held at city hall
Monday night, June 7, according
to mayor Fred Strickland.
The $115,000 would cover the cost
of an overhead tank of 100,000 gal
lons, new six-inch water mains, fire
plugs, water mains to the new
schoolhouse, and also water meters
for the entire town.
Representatives oi a number of
finance companies were present at
the meeting and entered bids for
the revenue certificates but the
council rejected all bids as carry
ing too high interest rates.
The best bids offered for the
$115,000 worth of water revenue
certificates was approximately 4Ya
perecent. The actual bid was 4 per
cent for the first'lo years, 4Yi per
cent for the next 10 years and 4%
percent for the last 10 years, the
certificates to run for 30 years, with
payments on principal and interest
each year.
Total cost per year to the city
would be approximately SB,OOO, in
cluding interest. City water rates
would be charged according to a
mount of water used under the
meter system.
The Nahunta city water system
is now inadequate and badly in
need of revamping. The danger Os
fire destroying many costly build
ings is ever present because of the
lack of pressure for fire fighting
with the present antiquated system.
The deep well of the city water
system has adequate flow to pro
vide for the proposed new system
but a new r overhead tank, large
water mains and other improve-,
ments are desperately needed, ac
cording to competent engineers who
have surveyed the city’s needs.
The present Nahunta council is
composed of Fred F. Strickland,
mayor; Ira Brown, Walter Crews,
Roy Dowling and J. D. Orser, aider
men. Mrs. E. T- Higginbotham is
city clerk, Lamar Gibson is city
attorney and J. C. Bentley is police
chief.
ROYAL
THEATRE
Nahunta, Georgia
Time: Monday thru Friday,
8:15 P. M.
Saturday; 7:15 and 8:45 P. M.
PROGRAM
FRI., SAT., JUNE 10-11
“Calamity Jane”
With DORIS DAY and
HOWARD KEEL
SATURDAY, JUNE 12
“Wyoming Outlaw”
With WHIP WILSON
MON., TUES.. JUNE 14 - 15
“Duffy of San
Quentin”
With LOUIS HEYWARD
and Joanne dru
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16
“Flight to Tangier”
With JACK PALANCE
THURS., FRL,- JUNE 17-18
“Money from Home”
With JERRY LEWIS and
DEAN MARTIN
SATURDAY, JUNE 19
“Red. River Shore”
With REX ALLEN
