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Mrs. Dorothy Brown and daugh
ter, Cecelia, returned Monday from '
Miami where they have been visit
ing. I:
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SATURDAY, SEPT. 4Th
Georgia Democratic National
Final Campaign Speech
BE IE OF tee Congress THOUSANDS to
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RECORDING AT 12:15 P. M. MONDAY.)
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This A ■ by Iris Blitch and Paid for by her friends of Brantley Co.
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Come ini See it now!
MOODY BROTHERS
State Senator
Committecwoman
Nahunta, Ga.
Rev. and Mrs. David Lynn of
Marshal, Texas spent several days
with Mrs. Lynn’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Marvin Percell.
IRIS BLITCH
THE BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
WL €01”
TO HEAR
HUS BLITCH
0. E THRASHER. JR.
STATE AUDITOR
EX-SENATOR NOW ‘INSPECTOR’ —- State Auditor* B. S. Thrasher Jr. in a letter to Representative 0. W.
Raulerson of Pierce county revealed that further Senator Lee S. Purdom is now back on the state payroll as an „
inspector in the Bureau of Markets, State Department of Agfituittire-.
IN HER
NAHUNTA, GEORGIA
Hon. 0. W. Haulerson, Rep.
Pierce County
Patterson, Georgia
Dear Mr. Raulerson:
In answer to your letter of August 2} requesting Information
on the service, pay and travel expense of Lee S. Purdom of
Blackshear, Georgia, as an employee of the State Department
of Agriculture, it is a pleasure to furnish you the informa
tion as contained in the official records as follows.
Purdom was employed March 1, 1955 as an inspector
in the Bureau of Markets and a tabulation of the service com
pensation and travel la as follows: '
PAYMENTS FOR
JUn ® 50 * 1955 t ** Moß *
Jixly 1, 195? - Jun. JO, 195 k 12 Mos. 5 000 00 0
July 1, 19514. - Aug. 1% 195 U it Mos. 575 00 0
The Department of Agriculture reports that Mr. Purdom is still
on the payroll of the Department in the same position at a com
pensation rate of $250.00 per month as of this date*
Assuring you that it Is always a pleasure to hear from you and
to be of service in any way possible, I am
BET:d
THURSDAY, SEPT. 2, 1954
Department of Audits
STATE CAPITOL. ROOM 115
for
ATTEND
WESTERN
Atlanta
August 2U, 195 b.
LEE PURDOM STILL OH STATE
PAYROLL AT $250 PER MONTH
Lee S. Purdom of Blackshear, who is running for
the State Senate, is still on the state payroll at a salary
of $250.00 per month and has drawn $4,375.00 since he
went on the payroll March 1, 1953, it was learned this
week.
Mr. Purdom is being carried on the state payroll
as an inspector in the Bureau of Markets of the State
Department of Agriculture.
WANT-ADS
A WATKINS Route is open in
Brantley County. This is one of the
best routes. If between 25 and 55,
interested in earning $75 to SIOO
Weekly distributing WATKINS
PRODUCTS in this wonderful
locality, write or wire the J. R.
WATKINS COMPANY, 659 West
Peachtree St., N.E., Atlanta. ts
FIELD PEAS FOR SALE
Plenty of green field peas for
sale. Come get them or notify Mrs.
Wayne Davis, Nahunta, or J. M.
Herrin, Route 2, Nahunta. Phone
2-2601. 9 2
SPECIAL BEEF FOR SALE
For freezers. Beef from young
steers fed 70 days on grain. Hin
38 cents pound, fronts 28 ce
pound. Aged, chilled and cut t
Cali C. D. Gibson 2-2121, Wayn
ville, Ga. 9
TELEVISION AND
RADIO SERVICE
We repair any make of T.V. o.
radio. Prompt service. All woi i
guaranteed. Our home service com
pany will appreciate your pair ~
age. Nahunta Television Corny aiy,
Bill Parkes, proprietor. Loc^ea
near the Nahunta Post Office.
PRECISION RADIO SERVICE
Way cross, Georgia
Phone 269 119 Albany Ave.
Radios and Television Sets
Repaired and Installed
“Yon Know We Know Radio”
HOUSE FOR RENT —House for
rent, partly furnished, three miles
from Nahunta. Reasonable rent.
Electric stove and' frigidaire fur
nished. See Eddie* Dixon. Route
2, Nahunta Ga. 9 2
If you want to post your -and,
get fee signs from The Brantley
Enterprise. Signs read as follows.
“Posted, No Hunting or Trespassing
Allow* 1”. Signs cost only five cent?
each.
3wdexyly yours,
//. >»-—/ 'y^*^**^ #>
B. E. Thrasher, J#.
State Auditor
LEROY PHARR
CHIEF EXAMINER
Information on Purdom’s pre
sent state salary was contained
in a letter from State Auditor
B. E. Thrasher replying to an in
quiry from State Representative
O. W. Raulerson, who is al§o h
candidate for the State Sehate
post. /
Thrasher revealed that Pur
dom drew SI,OOO as four months
salary in the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1953; $3,000 for the 12
months ending June 30, 1954; and
$375 for 1% months since July
1. Mr. Purdom drew no travel
expense. Thrasher reported him
still on the payroll as of August
24, 1954. ' ;
The amount of money Purdom
has drawn from the state has
become an issue in the present
Senate race. An advertisement in
behalf of Mr. Raulerson’^ can
didacy previously revealed that
Mr. Purdom drew $42,215.9$ from
the state from 1937 through
1949 as a State Guard officer
and in two terms in the State
Senate.
Hortense PTA Met
Wednesday, Aug. 25
The Hortense P.T.A. met for the
first meeting of the new school
year on Wednesday, August 25 With
a good attendance. New members
are mothers entering children for
the first year. ,
New teachers in the P.T.A. are
Mrs. Lottie Staudenmira from S.C.,
Miss Ida Vause from Florida and
Mr. R. D. Thomas of Nahunta. Note
was made of the high attendance
of the school last year making them
eligible for another teacher, which
they are hoping to have.
Mrs. Katie Griffin led the pro
gram giving the outline of the pro
gram for the year. Mr. R. D. Thomas
led the devotional.
The P.T.A. will meet once each
month, on second Wednesday in the
month.
Mrs. Buck Strickland. is presi
dent; Mrs. Shot Strickland, secre
tary; Mrs. Mitch Rowell, treasurer
and Mrs. Hub Raulerson is repor
ter.
