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Brantley County’s Chief
Products Are Naval Stores,
Lumber, Pulpwood, Livestock,
Tobacco and Honey.
OLUME 34 — NUMBER 29
FIRST BASKETS SOLD — Left to right, Warehousemen Mack Carter, Paul Edmunds
and Ben Hawthorne conduct the sale at the Big Z Warehouse as the first basket of
tobacco was sold on opening day. The basket, which was not of outstanding quality,
sold for 55c per pound. (Photo by J. B. Hendry.)
VOTERS REJECT
BOND ISSUE
FOR BRIDGES
Brantley County voters defeated
the proposed bond issue of $240,000
for building concrete bridges at the
election held Thursday, July 15, by
a Vbte us 285 to 168:
The 'ote by precincts was as
follows:
District For Against
Nahunta 73 58
Schiattervilie 19 14
Hoboken 26 18
Hickox 24 30
Lulaton 11 35
Atkinson 7 54
Waynesville 1 42
Hortense 7 34
PERSONALS
Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
j. R. James on Sunday included:
Miss Marie Herrin, Sea Island; A. C.
Herrin, Hortense; Mr. and Mrs. T.
Pi Herrin and daughters, Erma, Mr.
■and Mrs. C. F. Allen and Virginia
and Jimmie Highsmith of Hickox;
Mr. and Mrs. Pete McGee and
Vickie and Nancy of Knoxville,
Tenn.
Mr. and Mrs. Olen Costley and
children, Michael and Gail, yisited
their aunt, Mrs. Carl Broome on
Thursday of last week.
Rev. and Mrs. Clyde Thomas and
family of Patterson were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Morgan on Sun
day.
Mr and Mrs. I. J. Crews and
Eugene and Little Steve Dykes
Visited Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Walker
In Broxton, Ga., on Sunday.
Judy Prescott, Rev. Robert Hu
ting, B. M. Prescott and Annie
Prescott of Folkston and Wardie
Highsmith and Jerry Herrin of Na
hunta were dinner guests of Misses
Janice and Barbara Herrin on Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle L. Dowling
and son, Jimmie and daughters,
Georgia and Janet of Annapolis,
Md., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. C.
M. Dowling and other relatives in
Brantley County and in Tallahas
see and Jacksonville, Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Thomas of
Jacksonville spent the weekend with
homefolks.
Earl Austin, First Class Engineer,
arrived home last Wednesday to
•pend a month vacation with bis
Wife and family.
Mrs. Hattie Lou Bourne and son,
Lee, of Richmond, Va., arrived
Friday to spend three weeks with
their mother, Mrs. Ben Brown.
Two Brantley County boys, Leon
W. Wilson and James Levy Stevens,
volunteered for military service and.
left for induction into the army
Monday, July 19.
Mrs. C. F. Starnes has returned
home after spending three weeks
with Mrs. C. W. Palmore Jr. of
Lakeland, Fla., and Mrs. B. M.
Smith of Orlando, Fla.
• “Greater love hath no man
than this, that a man lay down
his life for his friends . . . Ye
are my friends, if ye do what
soever I command you.’
15:13 & 14.)
Srantleg Bttrrprte
NAHUNTA, GEORGIA THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1954
Joe H. Strickland
Passed Away at
Hortense Friday
Uncle Joe (Joe H.) Strickland,
age 78, passed away at his home
near Hortense on Friday, July 16,
after an extended illness. Funeral
services were held at the Satilla
Baptist Church on Sunday with Rev.
Lester Dixon of Patterson, Rev.
Lester Edgy of Nahunta, Rev. C.
M. Hart of Waycross and Rev. M.
L. Snellgrove of Hortense conduct
ing the services. He had lived in
this county all his life.
Surviving are his children: Wal
ter R. Strickland, Mrs. J. G. Moody,
Mrs. J. W. Eldridge and Bud Strick
land, all of Hortense; Mrs. E. R.
Dupriest of Jackson, S. C.; his bro
thers are: J. W. Strickland, B. F.
Strickland, George Strickland, Bill
Strickland and Nelse Strickland of
Hortense; Norris Strickland, Way
cross; W. L. Strickland, Brunswick;
C. M. Strickland of Corbin, Ky.
One sister, Mrs, Joe Goddard of
Milledgeville. Twenty-three grand
children and twenty-five great
grandchildren.
Active pallbearers were his nep
hews, Guy, Buck, Eugene, Quinton
and Buddy Strickland and Clarence
Moody. Honorary pallbearers were:
Cecil Adams, Haywood Pierce, Dr.
J. H. Brewton, Harley Hickox, Roy
Ham, Dr. E. A. Moody, Elroy Strick
land, D. T. Middleton, Ralph Raul
erson, Harry Echols, J. R. Walker,
David Carter, Luther Harrington,
Buster Bryant, Aaron Roberson and
A. R. Adams.
Burial was in Hortense cemetery.
Harrison Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Card of Thanks
We wish to express our thanks
to all our friends of Brant^y Coun
ty for their great kindness and
sympathy during the illness and
death of our father, Uncle Joe (Joe
H.) Strickland. We deeply apprec
iate your every act and word of
help and sympathy and will al
ways remember you all with heart
felt gratitude.
THE FAMILY.
WAYNESVILLE
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Jacobs ana
son and the Misses Annette and
Nelda Dowling spent Saturday in
Jacksonville.
Mrs. Jesse Griffin and Eugene
Snow visited relatives in Jesup on
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brassell and
daughter of St. Marys spent Sun
day with the D. F. Walkers.
Ray Gardner spent last week in
Folkston visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver Prescott.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Walker and
son, spent the week end in Bruns
wick visiting Mr. and Mrs. John
■ Liles."
MZs. R. O. Davis and Mrs. D. F.
Walker spent Monday in Bruns
wick.
Miss Minnie Barnett of Bruns
wick spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Robinson.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Strickland
I .nd ehil -n r of Blythe Island visite
I l Lol. .'IOUGHy.
PTA PROGRAM
ARHOiINCED FOR
SCHOOL YEAR
The executive committee of the
Nahunta High School PTA met at
the school library on Monday, July
12, for a short business meeting.
Mrs. Irvin Crews, the president,
presided. The chairman of the var
ious committees named other com
mittee members and briefly re
viewed the duties of each.
The following are the officers and
committees named; President, Mrs.
I. J. Crews; Ist vice-president, Mrs.
Dan Jacobs; 2nd vice-president and
program chairman, Mrs. E. L. Sears;
secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Olin
Highsmith; finance chairman, Mrs.
Lee Herrin; publications, Mrs. W.
W. Carter; publicity, Miss Ruth
Dowling and Mrs. Carl Broome;
hospitality, Mrs. Bill Harris; music,
Bowman Barr; welfare, Mrs. E. M.
Tucker; budget, Mrs. A. S. Mizell;
by-laws, Mrs. Dick Allen; recreation
Mr. Long and Mr. Grubb; room
representatives, Mrs. Roy Dowling;
health, Mrs. Lee Godwin.
An executive meeting, planning
the program for the year was held
on Thursday night, July 16, with
Mrs. E. L. Sears as chairman. The
following is an outline of the Na
hunta High School PTA program for
1954-55:
The theme for the year: “Guid
ance as they grow”. For the month
of September, a panel discussion,
Working together building a PTA,
Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Da
with Prof. Earl May, Prof. Cleve
vjs Jr. October; “The worth of an
individual”, Mrs. Elroy Strickland,
leader. Mrs. Robert Harley, district
PTA director, speaker. November:
“Be thankful to live in a democra
cy’ ’ round table disucssion, Mrs.
Dan Jacobs, leader. December: “The
importance of music and well inte
grated personality Glee Club, Bow
man Barr, leader.
January: “The individual’s use of
education, money and goods” by
Mrs. J. T. Royster. February: “Indi
vidual responsibility to law and
public life” with W. W. Carter,
leader and Col. Lamar Gibson,
speaker.
March: “Building healthy minds
and bodies”, Mrs. Lee Godwin,
leader, with Dr. Sawyer, speaker.
April: “Moral values and religious
roots” Miss Ruth Dowling, leader,
Dr. Julian Pipkin, speaker. May:
Installation of officers with Mrs.
Avery Strickland in charge.
Griffin Infant
Died Saturday
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
R. L. Griffin of Hoboken died Sat
urday in a Waycross hospital.
Besides his parents he is survived
by two sisters, Grace Griffin and
Sandra Griffin, both of Hoboken;
and his paternal grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. N. L. Griffin, Hoboken.
Burial services were held Satur
day afternoon at the graveside in
High Bluff Cemetery.
Mincy Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
ERNEST VANDIVER
Candidate for Lt.-Governor
Robert Russell to
Manage Campaign
For Vandiver
Representative Robert L. Russell,
Jr., of Barrow County, will man
age Ernest Vandiver’s campaign for
Lieutenant Governor, it was an
nounced today.
Bob Russell is a State Legislator
and practices law in Winder with
his brother, Richard B. Russell, 111.
In announcing Russell’s appoint
ment, Vandiver stated, “I am very
happy to have been able to secure
a man of Bob Russell’s caliber. He
is well-versed in the many problems
that confront us in these crucial
times and will be an inspiration to
all of us througout the campaign.”
B^b Russell stated that he was
delighted to have the opportunity
of managing the campaign of Er
nest Vandiver for Lieutenant Gov
ernor and knows that the majority
of the citizens of Georgia are aware
of the principles for which his can
didate stands, and will actively sup
port him in this campaign. He furt
her stated that he wants all of his
friends throughout the State to
come by the Vandiver Headquarters
at room 624, Henry Grady Hotel in
Atlanta, and visit with him during
the next two months.
BAPTIST CAMP
AT WAYCROSS
JULY 26-30
The Baptist Encampment will be
held at Waycross July 26 to 30, it is
announced. The camp is located at
the Waycross Air Base.
The program in full will be as
follows:
7:00 A.M. — Reveille
7:30 A.M. — Morning Watch
8:00 A.M. — Breakfast
9:00 A.M. — Study: Sunday School
Emphasis.
Juniors: “This Is My Bible”
Intermediates: “Growing in
Bible Knowledge”.
Young People and Adults:
“Jesus the Teacher”
10:00 A.M. — Intermission
10:10 A.M. — Missionary Empha
sis — Bryant Durham
11:10 A.M. — Recess
11:30 A.M. — Study: Training
Union Emphasis.
Juniors: “The Junior Baptist”
Intermediates: “A Faith to Live
By”
Young People and Adults:
12:45 P.M. — Lunch
1:30 P M. — Rest Peroid
2:30 P M. — Recreation
5:00 PM. —. Special Conferences:
6:00 P M. — Supper
7:00 P.M. — Fellowship — Julian
Snyder — Harry V. Chaffn.
8 90 P.M. — Worship — Edgar T.
Davis
.9 01 I'M. — Film
9 45 P.M. — Canteen
10:00 PM. —- T o Quarters — Unit
Worship
10:30 P.M. — Taps
If you have sometning. to se;i
1 50 cents advert’.sement in The
Brantley Enterprise will be read by
□eople all over the county
BLACKSREAR TOBACCO
MARKET
REPORT OF SALES AND PRICES
POUNDS AMT. PAID AVERAGE
Thursday, JulyUS,. 458 658 $249,913.73 $54.49
Friday, Juty 16 204,052 110,186.56 54.00
Monday, July 19 580,461 322,097.56 55.49
Tuesday, July 20 488,871 260,512.00 53.29
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Record $54.43 Price
Average Is Set
For First Four Days
DRY WEATHER CUTS QUALITY,.
-WEIGHT, BUT PRICES ARE GOOD
Dry weather and the early opening date reduced the
volume of tobacco flowing to the Blackshear market
during the first four days of auction sales, but prices of
middle and top grades appeared near record levels this
Selective Service
Rules Outlined
By Draft Board
State headquarters of the Selec
tive Service have issued informa
tion about rules and regulations for
persons subject to draft.
Selective service registrants are
required to report promptly to their
local board any change in status,
change of address or other informa
tion for their local boards to keep
proper records.
If any registrant fails io notify
his local board of change of status,
he may be classed as a delinquent
and lose procedural rights and may
be inducted or prosecuted.
It is extremely important that the
local board be informed of any
change in address.
All male citizens and certain a
liens who were born on or after
August 30, 1922, are required to
register, whether or not they have
served in the military or are mem
bers of reserve units.
OVER MILLION
TREE SEEDLINGS
SET IN COUNTY
A total of 1,357,000 forest tree
seedlings were shipped to Brantley
County by Georgia Forestry Com
mission nurseries during the 1953-
1954 planting season.
Commission officials, reporting
on Brantley County’s planting
record for the season, said the seed
lings planted in this area helped
contribute substantially toward
Georgia’s leading all other states in
reforestation during the past sea
son.
Different species and the number
of each species shipped to the coun
ty are follows: Slash, 1,269,000, lob
lolly 62,000, long leaf 25,000, mis
cellaneous 1,000.
Throughout Georgia, Slash and
Loblolly Pine continued to domin
ate the field in planting, with
77,241,*425 Slash and 24,539,000 Lob
tlolly planted. Georgians planted
922,100 Longleaf Pine and 80,500
Shortleaf Pine last season. Other
species and the number produced
last season in Georgia Forestry
Commission nurseries include Black
Locust, 19,100; Red Cedar, 202,650;
Arizona Cypress, 259,600; Yellow
Poplar, 62,550. and White Pine,
66,625.
J. H. Hill, Chief, Reforestation,
Georgia Forestry Commission, com
mended the reforestation recorc
made by Brantley County and urged
all citizens in this area planning to
get out seedlings during the 1954
1955 season to place their orders
now.
Order blanks can be obtained
from County Forest Rangers, Dis
trict Foresters, or from the Georgia
Forestry Commission, State Capi
tol, Atlanta, Ga.
“Many persons,” Hill declared
“waited last year until the season
opened before placing their orders
Since the demand exceed the sup
ply, many orders had to be returnee
unfilled. Those who place their or
ders now will be assured of obtain
ing seedlings next fall and winter.
•w
For the Sportsman Brantley**’
County Has Deer, Turkey,
Quail, Foxes, Coons;
Also Good Fishing.
week.
A total of 1,732,048 pounds
were sold on the Blackshear-mar
ket through Tuesday, bringing
$942,709.85 —an average price of
$54.43 per hundred.
This compared with 2,658,556
pounds sold during the first four
days of last season, bringing
$1,416,070.00, or an average of
$53.26.
Growers seem well-pleased
wth prices paid as much of the
top quality leaf sold from S6O to
$64, and some as high as $65.
Blackshear’s opening day aver
age of $54.49 was the highest in
the state and a record for the
season was reached Monday
when 580,466 pounds were sold
for a $55.49 average.
Deliveries to the Stabilization
Corporation under the Govern
ment loan program have been
from four to five per cent each
day. This was approximately
two per cent less than the same
peroid in 1953, reflecting the
higher prices being paid for to
bacco.
The extremely hot, dry weat
her has slowed tobacco growers
in getting the leaf ready to .mar
ket. Damage from drought has
been considerable, reducing the
quality and weight of many
piles.
Hendrix Infant
Died Saturday
The infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A. S. Hendrix of Nahunta,
died Saturday in a Waycross hos
pital.
Besides her parents, she is sur
vived by five sisters, Gertrude Hen
drix, Nora Lee Hendrix and Eve
lyn Hendrix, all of Nahunta; five
brothers, Charlie Hendrix, Eddie
Hendrix, Jackie Hendrix, Adam
Hendrix, all of Nahunta; and her
maternal grandmother, Mrs. Nora
Hiott, Way cross.
Burial services were held Satur
day afternoon at three o’clock at
the graveside in Mount Pleasant
cemetery.
Mincy Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
ROYAL
THEATRE
Nahunta, Georgia
Time: Monday thru Friday,
8:15 P. M.
Saturday: 7:15 and 8:45 P. M.
PROGRAM
THURS., FRI., JULY 22-23
“The Moonlighter”
With BARBARA STANWYCK
and FRED MacMURRAY
SATURDAY, JULY 24
“Phantom Stallion”
With REX ALLEN
MON., TUES., JULY 26-27
“Rhapsody”
With ELIZABETH TAYLOR
and JOHN ERICSON
WEDNESDAY, JULY 28
“Street Bandits”
With PAUL EDWARDS
THURS., FRI., JULY 29 - 30
“Casanova’s Big
Night”
With 808 HOPE
and JOAN FONTAINE
SATURDAY, JULY 31
“Belles of
S tr Angelo”
With ROY ROGERS
