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Brantley County’s Chief
Products Are Naval Stores,
Lumber, Pulpwood, Livestock,
Tobacco and Honey.
VOLUME 34 — NUMBER 35
Primary Election Comes Wednesday,
SWEEPING THE COUNTRY
BASEBALL NINE RUNS FOR GOVERNOR
Nine Georgia citizens, eight men and one woman
are seeking the office of governor in the state primary
election next Wednesday, Sept. 8.
With all respect to every opinion, it is my belief
that the first eight names on the ballot will “strike out”
and that the ninth, M. E. Thompson, will “hit a home
run.”
My opinion as to order in which the first five can
didates will run is as follows: Thompson, Griffin, Linder,
Hand and Gowen.
The other four candidates will get a few scattered
votes over the state but neither of them will materially
affect the total.
First, as to Thompson: it seems to be “THOMPSON’S
TIME’,, what with the' split and general confusion among
his opposition.
The confused opposition to Thompson have attempted
to smear him with all kinds of mudslinging but he has
gone his way laying the real issues on the line and ap
pealing to the commonsense of the voters.
As to the attempted smear, the charges that Thomp
son is backed by the liquor interest, everyone who is at
all acquainted with the liquor situation in Georgia knows
that the liquor laws were better enforced while Thompson
was revenue commissioner and while he was acting gov
ernor than they were before or since.
To be perfectly frank, it is a big joke, a tragic joke,
the way the present state administration is allowing the
illegal liquor operators to take over in many counties.
The illegal liquor racketeers know’ that Thompson
would clean up the present mess and enforce the liquor
laws so that the legal operators would be protected and
the state would collect more taxes for the benefit of the
state services.
Marvin Griffin will probably run second in the pri
mary election. He says he will continue the Talmadge
policies. If he continues the present farcial administration
of the liquor laws, then the people had better see that
he has no chance to get in the governor’s chair.
Marvin Griffin has politically double-crossed both
the Talmadge and the anti-Talmadge factions in Georgia
and they all know his nimble-footed political side-stepping
when it comes to trying to get on both sides of a political
fence.
As to Tom Linder, just read the news story and the
state auditor’s letter in this issue, showing that lorn
Linder has kept Lee Purdom on the payroll for 17 months,
while at the same time Purdom was not doing enough
work for anyone in Pierce County to know he was holding
such a snap job.
In fact, if he lid a lick of work to earn his thousands
of dollars, no one seemed to know it.
Tom Linder has padded his agriculture department
payroll with political hirelings, including some legislators,
just to keep them working politically for him. He has
spent your tax money on people who did no work, while
you sweated for your living. Lee Purdom practiced law
in Blackshear while he got $250.00 a month of your tax
money, supposedly for being a “market inspectoi . This
is only one of hundreds of instances in which Tom Linder
has wasted the people’s hard-earned tax money.
In spite of Tom Linder’s demagogic and wasteful
shenanigans he will probably run third in the election.
Fred Hand will probably run fourth. The Atlanta
Journal and Constitution gave Hand “the kiss of death
after they showed they really opposed segregation of the
races and then endorsed Hand for governor.
Then too, Hand and Griffin were the presiding ot
ficers of both legislative houses when the inicuitous toll
roads bill was passed and neither of them said one word
against the bill. Talmadge had asked them to pass it and
they meekly obeyed Herman and the toll roads bill rolled
through the General Assembly on greased wheels.
Thompson says he will get this bad law repealed. So be
it, I say.
Fifth and last comes pitiful little Charlie Gowen.
He is allowing himself to be used by Marvin Griffin to
try to beat Thompson. Gowen may not carry even his
home county of Glynn. (By the way, the Atlanta papeis
keep calling it “Glenn County’’).
Gowen is spluttering in his radio “talkathons’’ and
he knows who is supplying him with the money for these
expensive broadcasts. He is not even a ‘ splinter candi
date” but possibly a “toothpick candidate” of the smaller
kind.
.Anyway, the race is more interesting than a three
ring circus. And far more depends, on it than many people
seem to realize. The state’s business is your biggest busi
ness an d you are a stockholder in this BIG BUSINESS.
You ha.vc a huge xc*al, polixxca*' and -manciai stake
in the outcome of the governor’s race. You owe it to your
self, your family, your fellow-citizens and your God to
cote according to the best wisdom God will give you.
By Carl Broome
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NAHUNTA. GEORGIA THURSDAY, SEPT. 2, 1954
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AFTER THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN
Jury Lists Are
Drawn for
Superior Court
Grand jury and traverse jury
list have been announced by Delma
F. Herrin, court clerk, for the Sep
tember term of Brantley Superior
Court.
The court will convene on the
third Monday, Sept. 20, with Judge
Walter Thomas presiding and J. R.
Walker, Jr. as solicitor.
The jury lists as announced are
as follows:
GRAND JURY
Alfred Thomas, J. W. Crews,
Mulford Manor, Emory Middleton,
C. B. Johnson, Virgil Allen, E. A.
Raulerson, W. L. White, G. R. Stone,
W. O. Strickland, Harold D. Keene,
Tommie Lane.
R. A. Griffin, C. W. Easterling,
Alvin Drury, H. S. Wilson, Everett
A. Strickland, E. V. Herrjn, Lewis
Prescott, Howard Middleton, Rufus
Shuman, D. W. Wainright, Dewey
Crews, Everett L. Hickox, Homer
Anderson.
TRAVERSE JURY
H. A. Strickland, D. F. Walker,
L. J. Cason, J. D. Orser, J. H. Jones,
Lee Godwin, J. O. Strickland, C.
C. Knight, R. M. Herrin, W. E.
Eldridge, Perry Wainright, Dolph
F. Herrin, M. L. Anderson, R. J.
Griffin, Robert Drury.
A. C. Herrin, Sam McAfee, R. J
Douglas, Harvey Altman, Jim R.
Herrin,. A. J. Stokes, W. H. Brown,
W. A. Williams, C. C. Dixon, Silas
Harris, C. P. Davis, Joe T. Crews,
Loren Griffin, E. C. Carter, Joe E.
Harris, Owen A. Jones, Robert W.
Griner.
Roy Rowell, Ellis Highsmith, R.
E. Ammons, J. S. Harris, Harry
King, D. T. Middleton, John W.
Davis, Seward Steedley, James A.
Herrin, Sr., Thomas L. Gibson, J.
C. Thomas, Robert Jones, U. O.
Stokes, J. E. Wilson, J. Fulton Ja
cobs, C. M. Dowling.
George Steedley, J. G. Moody,
Maroin Loper, Riley Johns, Victor
Ham, Dan H. Jacobs, I. F. Brown.
Lenard Smith, Joel Lee, C. Eus
tance Grifin, L. M. Gunter, E. N.
Hickox, Norman Johns, Gadis M.
White, P. D. Griffin, Monsie Wilson,
J. W. Walker.
Birth Announcements
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Hendrix
announce the birth of a baby girl
in a Waycross hospital on Siu
August 29. The little girl has been
named Jean Karen. Mother and
baby are at home now and are
doing fine.
CANCER DRIVE
OVERTOPS QUOTA
M BRANTLEY
The Cancer Drive in Brantley
County has been concluded with the
people of Brantley contributing
$381.75 going “Over the Top,” it is
announced by Mrs. DeWitt Moody,
chairman of the 'Brantley County
Cancer Unit. The quoto given the
County was $247.00.
This is a splendid record and
shows the response our people make
when called on.
The following committee of work
ers are grateful to each of you for
part in making the drive a suc
cess;
Mrs. Brown Brooker, Jess Allen,
Mrs. Bill Haris, Mrs.' Hellen Grif
fin, Mrs. Pete Gibson, Mrs. R. L.
Bernard, Mrs. Warren Eldridge,
Mrs. Fred Dowling and Mrs. DeWitt
Moody, chairman of Brantley
County Cancer Unit.
Herrin - Jaccbs
Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Herrin an
nounce the wedding of their daugh
ter, Evelyn Marie, to Joseph Frank
lin Jacobs, son of Mr. and Mrs. O.
L. Jacobs of Blackshear, Georgia.
The wedding occurred on August
20 at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Tames N. Stewart in Nahunta,
with the Ordinary performing th:
ceremony.
The young couple left immedi
ately following the ceremony for
a honeymoon to Florida.
G-vs —Shriner
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Jones of Ho
boken announce the .marriage of
their daughter, Aleph Carol Jones
to Cpl. Thomas Ross Shriner.
The wedding took place on Au
gust 23, 1954 at Richmond, Vir
ginia. where Cpl. Shriner is station
ed with Virginia Military District.
Rowell —Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Silas Rowell of Hor
tense announce the engagement of
their daughter, Mary Ellen, to Len
nox Anderson of Jesup, Georgia.
The wedding will take place at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rowell in
Hortense on Saturday, September
4 at four o’clock P.M.
No formal invitations are being
issued but friends of the young
couple are invited to be present.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNT.
James F. Jacobs
Passed Away Sunday,
Funeral Wednesday
James Fi .udin Jacobs, 71, of
Hortense, died Monday, Aug. 30
at a hospital in Kissimmee, Fla.,
after an extended illness.
Survivors include his wife, the
former Miss Ruth S. Stewart of
Waycross;; four sons, James P. Ja
cobs, Taft, Fla., Murray L. Jacobs,
Chilliocothe, Ohio, Joseph L. Ja
cobs, Waycross; three daughters,
Mrs. M. M. Manning, Kissimmee,
Fla., Mrs. R. L. Dyals, Waycross,
and Mrs. E. M. Freeman, Jackson
ville, Fla., and 12 grandchildren.
Funeral services was held Wed
nesday afternom at three o’clock
at the Hortense cemetery. Burial
was in the Hortense cemetery.
Mincy Funeral Home is in charge
of arrangements.
ROYAL
THEATRE
Nahunta. Cieorgia
TIME: Monday thru Friday
Saturday: 7:00 and 8:30 P. M.
PROGRAM
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
‘‘Drums of Tahiti”
With DENNIS O’KEEFE
and PATRICIA MEDINA
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 4
“Whistling Hills”
With J.' M. Brown
MON., TUES., SEPT. 6 7
“Take the High
Ground”
With RICHARD WIDMARK
and ELAINE STEWART
WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 8
“Cease Fire”
DOCUMENTARY
-THURS., i 1. a-
“Killer Ape”
With JOHNNY WEISMULLER
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
“The Last Roundup”
With GENE AUTRY
8:00 P. M.
For the Sportsman Brantley
County Has Deer, Turkey,
Quail, Foxes, Coons;
Also Good Fishing.
Sept. 8
3000 ELIGIBLE
TO VOTE IN
BRANTLEY
State, Local
Races Share
Spotlight
Approximately 3,000 Brantley
countians will be eligible to cast
ballots next Wednesday, Sept. 8,
in the Georgia Democratic pri
mary election.
Polls will open next Wednes
day at 7:00 o’clock A. M. and
close at 6:00 P. M.
The races for Governor, Lieut
enant Governor, and Commis
sioner of Agriculture dominate
the spotlight at the state level,
while a spirited three-cornered
race for the Bth District Congres
sional seat now held by W. M.
(Don) Wheeler is also in pro
gress.
At the local level Brantley
County voters will name a state
senator and a county represen
tative. Cecil Roddenberry and
Jos. B. Strickland are the can
didates for the senate seat, while
Bill Harris and Roy Dowling are
contesting for the post of county
representative.
A list of the candidates whose
names will appear on the ballot
in Brantley county follows:
For United States Senator:
Richard B. Russell (unopposed).
For Governor: Edmond Bar
field, Ben Garland, Charlie Gow
en, Marvin Griffin, Fred Hand,
Tom Linder, Arthur H. Neeson,
Grace W. 'Thomas, and M. E.
Thompson.
For Lieutenant Governor: W.
K. (Billy) Barrett, William T.
(Bill) Dean, John W. Greer, and
S. Ernest Vandiver.
For Secretary of State: Ben
W. Fortson (unopposed).
For School Superintendent:
M. D. Collins (unopposed).
For Comptroller General: Zack
D. Cravey, Joe Frank Miles, and
Aud Thomas.
For Attorney General: Eugene
Cook and Casey Thigpen.
For Treasurer: George B. Ham
ilton and C. F. Swint Jr.
For Commissioner of Agricul
ture; Garland T. Byrd, Phil
Campbell, T. B. Clower, Clark
Gaines, Guy O. Stone, H. Young
Tillman.
For Labor Commissioner: Ben
T. Huiet and Jeb Stewart.
For Public Service Commis
sioner: (Unexpired term of Per
ry T. Knight, expiring Dec. 31,
1954) Crawford L. Pilcher.
For Public Service Commis
sioner (to succeed Crawford L.
Pilcher); L. N. Huff and Craw
ford L. Pilcher.
For Public Service Commis
sioner (to succeed himself):
James A. Perry.
For Associate Justice of Su
preme Court (unexpired term of
W. Y. Atkinson, expiring Dec.
31, 1954 to succeed Carlton Mob
ley): Carlton Mobley.
For Associate Justice of Su
preme Court (to succeed him
self): Carlton Mobley.
For Associate Justice of Su
preme Court (to succeed him
self): J. H. Hawkins.
For Judge, Court of Appeals
(to succeed himself). Jule W.
Felton.
For Judge, Court of Appeals
(to succeed himself): J. M. C.
Townsend.
For Judge, Court of Appeals
(unexpired term of I. H. Sutton
to succeed H. E. Nichols): H- E.
Nichols, Howard T. Oliver, Hoyt
H. Whelchel. •>-
For Judge, Court of Appeals,
Joseph D. Quillian.
For Congress, Bth District: Iris
Faircloth Blitch, W. M. (Doni
Wheelei- and W. A. (Wes)
Wraggs.
For Judge Superior Court Way
cross Circuit: Walter Thonras
'unopnosed).
. v. Solicitor General WaycfOss
Circuit: J. R. Walker (unoppos
ed).
For State Senator from the 3rd
District: Cecil Roddenberry arid
Jos. B. Strickland.
Fer Representative nt the Gen
eral Assembly from Brantley
County; Roy Dowling and Bill
Harris.
