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^OJiUME 34 — NUMBER 37
WORST THING
mow
ABOUT POLITICS
By Roy Harris
Editor The Augusta Courier
It takes a lot of money to be ele
cted Governor and the cost of radio,
television, newspaper advertising in
the making of a campaign is pro
hibitive.
Now, you can't run without doing
these things and you can’t run with
out money.
There are plenty of people who
are willing to contribute. But the
ones who are willing to contribute
expect some speical favor from the
state. They expect highway con
tracts, deposits of money in their
banks, to sell the state something,
or to be protected in one of the
rackets.
Now, if a man can convince this
group of people whom I call racket
eers that he has a good chance to
win, he can get all the money he
wants.
The thing that astounds me is
that the people of the state do not
know what’s going on in these
campaigns and they seem little con
cerned.
are
If this trend continues you
going to see the government
every state in this nation and
federal government controlled
racketeers.
The reason for this is the fact
that legitimate business people are
asleep. They do not reconize that
some body must pay the frieght.
They seem to think that all these
Campaigns are run without money.
The business people do not con
tribute and consequently they are
defaulting in their duty and sur
rendering to the racketeer the con
trol of the government of their
state.
We are never going to save good
government until the business peo
ple reconize that they must help
pay the freight.
It is easy to get money out of
gamblers, bootlegers and people
who want rigged contracts with the
state,
They will contribute in enor
mous amounts.
The business people of the state
must recognize that he who pays the
fiddler calls the tune. Unless the
business people of this state re
cognize this fact and they are will
ing to assume their responsibility
for the government of their own
state, then they should quit critici
zing governors and other state of
ficials who run rackets for the
benefit of their friends.
A straight-laced candidate is
handicapped in the raising of cam-
paign funds. One who isn’t parti
cular about his obligations fares
better.
The whole situation boils down to
this: Unless the good people of this
state are willing to participate in
politics openly and to help pay the
expenses of campaigns, then they
are surrendering the government of
this state to people who are willing
to stick their necks out and are
willing to participate.
and are willing to participate.
The duties of citizenship require
all of us to take part, in the manage
ment of the biggest business in
Georgia and that is the state govern
ment. When we are afraid to open
our mouths or to take part, it
means that we are slackers in cur
duty.
Oleander Garden
Club Met Tuesday
The Oleander Garden Club met
Tuesday night, September 14, at
the home of Mrs. Ben Jones with
Mrs. Harry Smith as co-hostess.
The speaker was Mrs. Lee God
win. She talked on growing African
violets.
The Club is at present working
on the project of beautifying the
grounds of the Health Office.
Members present were; Mrs. Ed
ward Brand, Mrs. Wilder Brooker,
Mrs. Bill Harris, Mrs. Ray Johns,
Mrs. Norman Lewis, Mrs. W. C.
Long, Mrs. George A. Loyd, Mrs.
Emory Middleton, Mrs. Harry
Raulerson, Mrs. Ty Raulerson, Mrs.
Clint Robinson and Mrs. Avery
Strickland. Mrs. John Barry and
Mrs. Earl May were visitors.
The hostesses served strawberry
cake, ice cream and soft drinks.
Brantley County’s Chief
Products Are Naval Stores,
Lumber, Pulpwood, Livestock,
Tobacco and Honey.
NAHUNTA. GEORGIA THURSDAY, SEPT. 16, 1954
Methodists Will
Hold Conference
At Nahunta Thursday
Thursday night, August 17, at
eight o’clock, Brother James R.
Webb, our District Superintendent
of the Waycross District, will be
with us at the Nahunta Methodist
Church to hold our First Quarterly
Conference of this conference year.
All officials and members compos
ing the Nahunta Charge are urged
to be present.
Thore will be preaching at Na
hunta Methodist Church this com
ing Sunday, September 19, both
morning and evening, at 11:00 A.M.
and 8:00 P.M. Friends and members
of the church are invited to be pre
sent.
C. F. Starnes.
PROCEEDINGS
OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
The Brantley County Commis
sioners of Roads and Revenue met
in regular • session September 7,
1954, present were R. C. Barrel Jr.,
Clerk, R. B. Brooker, Chairman,
Silas D. Lee, C. N. Penland, and
T. V. Rhoden.
of
the
by
The following pauper list was
approved, and ordered paid.
Mrs. Edd Knight, SIO.OO, Ocie
Moody, SIO.OO, Thelma Sapp, SIO.OO,
Rosa Rainge, SIO.OO, Dora Merritt,
SIO.OO. Jessie G. Aldridge, SIO.OO.
The following Commissioners
were paid, R. B. Brooker, $30.00,
R. C. Harrell Jr., $30.00, C. H. Pen
land, $30.00, Silas D. Lee, $30.00,
and T. V. Rhoden, $30.00, each of
the above commissioners were paid
for 6 days service.
The following warants were issued
to the road hands for the August,
1954. Perry Crews, $152.00, Tom
Aldridge,sl6o.oo, I. C. Harris, $160.00
Monsie Wilson, $200.00, Ottis Mor
gan, $186.00, Woodrow Wilson $96.-
00, Talmadge Gunter $168.00, J. F.
Willis, $168.00, Edwin Herrin, $172.-
00, T. E. Hickox, $153.00, Eugene
Hickox, $176.00, Carswell Royster,
$173.70, O. G. Lee, $225.00.
The following General bills were
paid, S. E. Blount, $50.00, Janitor
Service, Georgia Power and Light
Co., $37.35, lights and power, C.
Winton Adams, $25.00 Salary, Arch
ie A. Johns, SBO.OO, Salary, J. R.
Walker, $38.34, Salary, George A.
Loyd, $191.25, Salary, Miss Sarah
Dot Simpson, $53.07, Salary, D. W.
Herrin, $150.00, Salary, Rebecca D.
Griner, $259.00, Salary, Lorena R.
Strickland, $140.77, Salary, Dr. E.
A. Moody, $30.00, Salary, Georgia
State Forestry Comm., $475.00, Bud
get, Wayne County, Health Dept.,
$242.94, Salary Dr. Sup. and Nurse,
J. M. Wilson, $22.00, Absent T. Bal
lot, D. F. Herrin, $80.95, Salary,
Postage and Recordings, C. S. Kizer,
$46.00, Inquest, Motor Supply Co.,
$4.36, parts, H. S. Wilson, $483.11,
parts and repair, Tractor and Equip
ment Co., $179.91, parts, Brantley
Gas Co, $45.60, Gas, City of Nahunta
$6.75, water, Standard Oil Co., $391.-
85, Gas and Oil, C. C. Miles, $1109.38,
Lumber, Satilla Lumber Co., sl6l 22,
Lumber. T. F. Rhoden, $368.35 Ser
vices Rendered, Brantley Este^
prise, $40.50, Adv. and printing, De
partment of Public Welfare $787.45,
Budget, Consolidated Chemical Co.,
$19.84, Deodrant, Kerby Concrete
$477.76, concrete, A. E. Strickland,
$96.00, Carpenter work, Jesup Con
crete Co., $173.25, concrete, Saddler
Plumbing Co., SB.OO, repair, Larkins
Garage $23.23, Repair, Smith Hard
ware Co., $87.50, Supplies, A. S.
Mizell $59.37, Jail Ins., Blackshear
Mfg. Co., $9.27, Supplies, J. W.
Brooker, $161.05, Supplies, Brantley
Telephone Co., $61.64, Phone and
calls, Sinclair Ref. Co., $197.75, Gas
and Oil, Ira F. Brown $125.00, sacks,
A. F. Lyons, $12.00, labor, R. C.
'Harrell Jr., $27.00, Piling. H. W.
Rozier, $15.00, Rent for pole, J. C.
Allen, $7.80, piling and stumpage,
Virgil Allen, $16.00, registrar, J.
B. Strickland, $16.00, Registrar,
Silas D. Lee, $24.00, Registrar. De
partment of Revenue, $127.80, Gas
Tax.
There is no further business the
meeting adjourned in regular order-
y B. Breaker,
Chairman
R. C. Harrell, Jr.,
Clerk.
Srantteg Enterprise
BEAUTY REVUE FINALISTS — The five finalists were selected from the 75 lovely
contestants in the Pierce County Beauty Revue sponsored by the Blackshear Rotary
Club and Patterson Lions Club on Labor Day. Left to right, Wanda Sweat; Edna
Winn, third place runner-up; Marjorie Hyers, first place winner; Mary Linn Brant
ley, second place runner-up; and Joyce Harris.
THE WINNER IS CROWNED — Marjorie Hyers, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hyers of Patterson, is crowned
as “Miss Pierce County” by- J. B. Hendry, president of
the Blackshear Rotary Club. Steve Nimmer, master of
ceremonies, holds flowers and a loving cup for the winner.
(Photo by J. B. Hendry.)
FIVE GENERATIONS — Pictured above is Mrs. Sarah
Dowling (right), 94, holding her great-great grandson,
Larry Peacock, 15 weeks old. Others in the picture are
hey daughter, Mrs. G. K. Strickland, Mrs. Oliver Roberson
and Mrs. Windell Peacock. Mrs. Dowling and her family
have always been residents of Pierce and Brantley
counties.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
CONSTRUCTION
BEGINS ON NEW
WATER SYSTEM
Construction has begun on Na
hunta new water system, with the
laying of pipes toward the new
Nahunta High school.
The Murray-Pew Construction
Co. of Atlanta began the work
Monday. Six-inch water mains are
being laid for the new system.
A 100,000-gallon overhead tank
will be installed soon. Fire plugs
will be set at convenient places over
the town, giving Nahunta an ade
quate fire-fighting setup.
Water meters will be* installed
with the new system and water
customers will be charged accord
ing to the amount of water they
use monthly.
More than SIOO,OOO will be spent
for the new water system, the city
having issued $115,000 in water re
venue certificates to cover the
costs.
PERSONALS
Miss Josephine Warren, who has
been working as secretary in Jack
sonville during the summer, will
return home Saturday for a few
days. She will go back to GSCW
in a few days where she has been
attending college. She is a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Warren of
Nahunta.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Middleton
of Waycross visited with Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. Middleton and family
Sunday. Perry Middleton was born
in Hortense and spent his childhood
ir Brantley County until he moved
tc Miami, Florida. He remained in
Miami until September of 1953, at
which time he moved to Waycross.
Mm. John Barry and two daugh
! ters, Lynne and Lisa are spending
I - few weeks with Mr. and Mrs. T.
E Raulerson. They have been living
' ir- Jacksonville but are moving to
West Virginia.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ham of Miami is
visiting relatives.
J^sse Payne of Jesup, who is
District Grand Deputy of district
25 of the Order of Eastern Star of
the State of Georgia and Mrs. Mar
garet Kitchings of Douglas also
District Grand Deputy met with
the Satilla Chapter 365 O.E.S. at
their meeting on Tuesday night,
September 14. Mrs. E. A. Hunter
past Worthy Matron of the local
chapter was in the W.M. chair in
the absence of Mrs. Elizabeth Robin
son, W.M. who was ill. Other vi
sitors were; Mrs. W. T. Sowell;
Mrs. W. S. Mooneyham and Ollie
Mae Lockamy all of Douglas and
officers of Douglas Chapter 325
; O.E.S.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Loyd ol
' Kite, Ga., are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
G. A. Loyd for two weeks.
i Huey Ham, who spent the summer
1 months in Miami, has returned tc
Nahunta where he is in High
। School.
For the Sportsman Brantley
County Has Deer, Turkey,
Quail, Foxes, Coons;
Also Good Fishing.
HARRISON WAS
SPEAKER AT
REA MEETING
Hon. Walter Harrison was fea
tured speaker at the Annual Mem
bership Meeting of the Okefenoke
Rural Electric Membership Corpora
tion in Nahunta on Saturday, Sep
tember 11th.
Mr. Harrison, State Senator from
Millen and Manager of Georgia
Electric Membership Corporation,
was well received by the group of
over 1500 people. Mr. Harrison dis
cussed the public power situation
in Georgia and the nation and the
water resources act passed by the
last Congress.
Other highlights of the meeting
were President R. L. Bernard’s re
port on the financial standing of
the Co-operative and Manager Pete
J. Gibson’s report on the progres
sive growth of the Co-operative.
A large number of small applian
ces were awarded as attendance
prizes. Two grand prizes were
awarded. A water pump given by
the Co-operative was awarded to
Mr. H. D. Edgy. A television set
given jointly by the Country Store
and the Co-operative was awarded
to Mr. J. L. Roberson.
Mrs. Annie DePratter
Passed Away Friday,
Funeral Was Sunday
Mrs. Annie DePratter, age 84,
died at her home near Nahunta on
Friday, September 10. Funeral ser
vices were held at the graveside on
Sunday at New Hope Cemetery at
Hickox, with Rev. C. E. Milton of
ficiating.
Mrs. DePratter is survived by four
sons; Ray DePratter and Doc De-
Pratter of Nahunta; Lonnie DePrat
ter, Waycross and Melvin DePrat
ter of Augusta. Three daughters;
Mrs. J. O. Strickland and Mrs. W.
O. Strickland of Nahunta and Mrs.
J. B. Smith of St. Simons; twenty
grandchildren and twenty great
grandchildren. Her two brothers
are Lee Hickox and Frank Hickox
of Nahunta.
Her grandsons were pallbearers;
Bob Strickland, Kenneth DePratter,
Revis DePratter, Ralph Smith, Her-
bert Smith and Harry DePratter.
Harrison Funeral Home of Jesup
had charge of arangements.
ROYAL
THEATRE
Nahunta, Georgia
TIME: Monday thru Friday
8:00 P. M.
Saturday: 7:00 and 8:30 P. M.
PROGRAM
Thurs., Fri., Sept. 16-17
“The Steranger
Wore a Gun 5 '
With Randolph Scott and
Claire Trevor
Saturday, Sept. 18
“Stagecoach Drvier”
With Whip Wilson
Mon., Tues., Sept. 20-21
“Escape from
Fort Bravo”;
With William Holden
and Eleanor Parker
Wednesday, September 22
“California Conquest”
With Cornel Wilde
Thurs., Fri., Sept. 23-24
“Elephant Walk”
With Elizabeth Taylor
and Dana Andrews
Saturday, September 25
“Texas Lawmen”
With J. M. Brown
