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For the Sportsman Brantley
County Has Deer, Turkey,
Quail, Foxes, Coons;
Also Good Fishing.
VOLUME 34 — NUMBER 46
Nahunta School Enters New $250,000 Building
Special Election Tuesday Is
Expected to Draw Heavy Vote
12 CANDIDATES
RUN FOR SHERIFF
OF BRANTLEY
One of the biggest votes in the
history of Brantley County is ex
pected to be cast next Tuesday,
Ne v. 23, when the citizens go to the
pells to elect a sheriff in a special
called election.
Closing of the entries Saturday
at noon saw 12 candidates for she
riff stilt on the ballot, after seven
candidates had withdrawn from a
totaLot J 9.
The even dozen candidates whose
names will be found on the ballot
are J. M. Chancey, Tom P. Herrin,
Dan W. : Herrin, Joel Herrin, J. B.
Hickox, Calvin E. Jacobs, J. Virgil
Johns, Zibe King, Evan J. Lewis, T.
E. Raulerson, Mrs. Irene Rhoden and
D VL Wainwright.
In the special election there will
bi nc run-off but the “high candid
ate” will win. It is understood that
the winning candidate will take of
fice as sheriff immediately after
being certified as winner by the
county Ordinary.
NAHUNTA TEAMS
SPLIT GAMES
WITH HOBOKEN
The Nahunta and Hoboken
basketball team split the games
played at Hoboken Thursday, Nov.
11, with the Nahunta boys winning
59 to 43 and the Hoboken girls
winning 51 to 47.
The girls were tied 45 to 45 at
the end of the regular game but the
five minutes extra period saw the
Hoboken girls toss in six point to
the Nahunta girls two and thus win
the close battle.
The boys game stood 29 to 28 at
the half, with Hoboken leading. But
the Nahunta boys came back in the
last two quarters and nosed ahead
for the win.
Nahunta Four-H Club
Met Wednesday
The Nahunta Junior High School
4-H Club met with Mr. Loyd and
Miss Simpson Wednesday, Nov. 10,
and elected officers for the 1954-55
school year.
New officers elected are Evelyn
Howell, president; Lamar King,
boys’ vice-president; Carolyn Her
rin, girls’ vice-president; Melva K.
Thrift, secretary; J. M. White, trea
surer; Donald L. Smith, reporter.
The club members finished mak
ing their project for the year and
the meeting adjourned.
We hope to make this year a
very good 4-H Club year. I hope
every person will try to do his best
in the 4-H Club.
—Donald L. Smith,
reporter.
PERSONALS
Talmadge Dixon, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. J. Dixon of Nahunta ,has
■been promoted to corporal. He is
stationed at Camp McGill in Japan.
The Eastern Star, Satilla Chapter
365 of Nahunta, will sell pies, cakes,
coffee and hot dogs at the Court
House on election day, Nov. 23, it is
announced by Elizabeth Robinson,
Worthy Matron. The proceeds will
go into the Cheer Fund which helps
the needy in the local community.
The Rebecca Circle of the Na
hunta Baptist W.M.U. will meet at
the home of Mrs. Lamar Gibson on
Monday night, Nov. 22 at 7:30 PM.
Mrs. Bill Harris is Circle chairman.
Two Brantley county students are
enrolled at Georgia Teachers Col
lege. These are Kelly Stratton
Brown, freshman, son of Mrs. Allene
Brown, Nahunta; and Eugene Drury,
junior, son of Mr. and Mrs, Robert
Drury, Waynesville,
Srantlry Enterprise
NAHUNTA. GEORGIA THURSDAY, NOV. 18, 1954
ELECT JOEL HERRIN SHERIFF
OF BRANTLEY COUNTY
To the Citizens of Brantley County:
You will find the names of about a dozen Brantley
County citizens on the ballot Tuesday when you go to
the polls to elect a sheriff.
Certain interests have seen to it that enough candi
dates were entered to confuse the voters and cause the
law-abiding people to divide their votes so that these
special interests would have a better chance to elect
their candidate.
The only way you, as a citizen, can defeat the plans
of these special interests is to center your votes on a can
didate who is known to be able, honest and courageous.
AH'over this great country of ours the racketeers of
various kinds are trying to “take over” and run things by
electing people to office who will do their bidding.
Among the racketeers who try to elect candidates
who will “play ball” with them are the moonshine racke
teers, the gambling racketeers, the numbers racketeers
and others.
Do you want Brantley County to fall a prey to any
brand of racketeer?
Do you want our county to become another Phoenix
City?
Our only hope to avoid the pitfalls of racket rule and
to have a clean, law-abiding county is to elect a man for
sheriff who will not sell you down the river to the racke
teers.
I am a candidate for sheriff and my only motive for
offering as a candidate was to help you have the kind
of county which you and your children deserve.
The progress of our great county must be built on
the fundamental principles of honesty and square-dealing.
If you elect me sheriff, these right principles will at all
times be my guide.
I spent three years in the armed services of our
country trying to maintain our sacred freedom. I am now
willing to “enlist” in your service as sheriff and strive
with all my soul to carry out the same principles for
which I fought overseas.
Always the forces of evil and destruction are press
ing to destroy our civilization and our way of life.
You as citizen and a voter are our only hope to frus
trate the plots of evil forces and to keep our homes and
our civilization safe for our posterity.
I am asking you to elect me sheriff, with the solemn
promise that I will not betray you or desert you for filthy
lucre or for any evil pressure whatsoever.
I humbly request that you give my candidacy your
best thought and consideration.
In Memory
In loving memory of our father,
J, W. Brooker who passed away
four years ago, Nov. 19, 1950.
l ove and memory will never die
As years roll on and days go by,
Deep in our hearts a memory is
kept
Os the one we loved and will
never’ forget.
“His Children”
Notice is hereby given that MRS.
BERNICE SAXON SMITH filed her
petition to Superior Court of Brant
ley County on November 15, 1954,
proving for change in name of
RONALD SAXON to RONALD
SAXON SMITH, and notice is here
by given to any interested or affect
ed party to be and appear in said
matter in said court on or before
10:00 o’clock a.m. December 11, 1954,
at which time all objections, to
granting of relief prayed must be
filed in said court.
This November 15, 1954.
Mrs.’Bernice Saxon Smith
Petitioner.
11 18-25 54, 12 2-9 54
Yours very sincerely,
JOEL HERRIN .
Brantley Girls
Active at GSCW
Golden Slipper Homecoming, re
presenting the most massive student
activity of the year at Georgia State
College for Women, will be held
Friday evening, November 19, in
Russell Auditorium.
Participating in the contest bet
ween sophomore-senior and fresh
man-junior classes from Brantley
county are Iris Barr, Gladys Johns,
Marion Strickland, Betty Jean-Sad
ler, and Josephine Warren, all of
Nahunta; Peggy Carter, Doris Stone,
Mattie Grace Strickland, Hoboken;
and Frances Walker, Waynesville.
Legion to Hold
Chicken Supper
Thursday, Dec. 2
The Nahunta Post of the Ameri
can Legion will hold a chicken sup
per Thursday evening, Dec. 2, from
six to eight P.M., it is announced.
After the chicken supper a round
and square dance will be held. The
chicken supper is fcr the benefit c?
the Legion activities. The public
cordially invited to attend the
supper and the dance.
Miss Margaret Crews
Nahunta Prize Winner
HIGH SCHOOL
GIRLS WIN
BAKING PRIZES
Miss Margaret Crews, senior at
Nahunta High School, won first
place in the South Georgia Pecan
PL Baking contest. The contest was
held Thursday, November 11th, at
the home economics department.
The contest is sponsored by the
Georgia Power and Light Company.
Miss Crews will compete in the Di
vision Contest November 16 in Way
crcss. At that time two winners will
be selected to go to Valdosta on
Decembes 4th to compete in the
Championship bake-off. The winners
of the Division Contest will each
receive a beautiful table lamp. The
grard prize will be a gleaming new
G. E electric range.
Judging the Nahunta contest were
Mi. s Sara Simpson, Home Demon
stration Agent, Miss Mary E. Don
aldson, Pierce County Home Demon
stration Agent and Mrs. Georgia
Jordan, Homemaking teacher at
Blackshear.
Miss Waunice Ammons, junior at
Hoboken High School, won first
place in the South Georgia Pecan
Pie Baking contest held at the Ho
baken High School Home Econo
mics Department, Nov. 10th.
J udging the Hoboken contest were
Mrs. Dryden, Mrs. Thomas and Mrs.
Spencer Bentley.
HOBOKEN NEWS
By MilS G. C. WALI J S
Thought for the week; When you
have read the Bible you will know
it is the Word of God because you
will have found it the key to your
own heart, your own happiness
By Woodrow Wilson.
M.. and Mrs. Morris McClure of
Jacksonville have returned to their
home after spending the weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lastinger.
Mrs. R. Moody from Waycross
was a guest of Mrs. J. H. Sikes on
Sunday. •
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Colvin were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Min
chew at Haywood on Sunday.
Mr. .and Mrs. Fred Dowling and
children spent Sunday in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Dowling in
Douglas.
Mr. and Mrs. Elery Kelly had as
family dinner in their home on Sun
day, Nov. 14. Present were Mr. and
Mrs. R. R. ’Kelly, Miss Vida Mae
Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Dryden
and children, Mr. and Mrs. S. D.
Kelly and daughters.
The Hoboken P.T.A. will meet
Monday night, Nov. 22 at 7:30 PM.
The Sue Wood Circle of the Ho
boken Baptist W.M.U. met ut the
home of Mrs. Frank Dukes on Mon
day afternoon, Nov. 22. Mrs. Wade
Colvin, circle chairman read the
scripture..
The Circle has had as the pro
gram for the month of November a
book study on “Pilgromage To Bra
zil”. It was discussed by Mrs. Her
bert Colvin.
There were ten present and a vi
sitor,. Miss Georgia. Dußose.
Mre, Dukes served bumpkin
pia. landwiehes and eryiUHired
dates with coffee end cold dnnki.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Miss Waunice Ammon*
Hoboken Prize Winner
Banner B. Thomas
Funeral Services
Held Tuesday
Funeral services for Banner B.
Thomas, of Nahunta, were held
Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock at
the Nahunta Baptist Church, with
the Rev. C. E. Milton officiating
Interment was in Hickox ceme
teiy.
Survivors include his wife, the
former Miss Ophelia Lewis; one
daughter, Miss Beverly Ann Tho
mas, Nahunta; two sons, Jesse Tho
mas, U.S. Army, and Perry Thomas,
Nahunta; his mother, Mrs. Lovie
Thomas, Hickox; one grandson,
Larry Thomas, Nahunta; seven bro
thers, Luther Thomas, Texas; Ber
ry Thomas and Alfred Thomas, both
of Nahunta, W. L. Thomas of Folks
ton. Lessie Thomas, Vancouver,
Wash.; R. M. Thomas, Jacksonville;
and D. W. Thomas, Holly Hill, Fla.;
and six sisters, Mrs. Frank Hall,
Phoenix, Ariz.; Mrs. Walter Stover,
Mount Dora, Fla.; Mrs. Viola Johns
and Mrs. Paul Robinson, both of
Jacksonville Mrs. Finley Strick
land, Daytona Beach, Fla.; and Mrs.
P O. Stokes, Folkston.
Pallbearers were Leon Jacobs,
Dan Jacobs, Horace Jacobs, Dr. Ivey
Jacobs, J. T. Morgan and T. J.
Thornton.
Mincey Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Church of God
Os Prophecy
To Hold Revival
The Church of God of Prophecy
will begin a revival meeting Sunday
Nov. 21, with Rev. Harvey Howard
of Waycross doing the preaching.
Services will be held each even
ing at 7:30. Good congregational
and special singing will feature the
meetings. Everyone is invited to at
tc.'id all the services.
GEORGIA POWER
AND LIGHT CO.
WINS AWARD
Employees of Georgia Power and
Light Company have won the Award
of Honor in the accident prevention
contest sponsored by the Associated
Industries of Georgia, according to
John W. Lastinger, president of th'
utility.
Eighty-two companies participater
in this first annual accident pre
vention contest, which was sp°i
sored by the Associated Industrie
io r Georgia to give companies operai
| ing a safety program an opportunit’
to gain recognition for their sue
erssful programs and to encourag*
otner companies to put such a pro
gram into effect in order to reduce
industrial accidents.
The contest is based on frequen
cy rate which is the number of ar
i cidents in relation to the man hours
worked. The Georgia Power and
Light Company employees took thi
top honors in the utility classifica
tion.
J. L. “Jack” Dawson of Valdosta,
heads the utility’s safety program,
which includes a lineman’s train
ing school, regular safety committee
meetings, the um Os tested safety
e?- -Ipment and tool*. and sßedal
aeaty projects,
Brantley County’s Chief
Product* Are Naval Stores,
Lumber, Pulpwood, Livestock,
Tobacco and Honey.
$40,000 GYM
ALSO ALMOST
COMPLETED
A new era in education began in
Brantley County when the new
$250,000 high school was occupied
for the first time Wednesday, Nov.
17.
The new building is of the most
modern design and occupies a 20-
acre tract of land in the southern
section of the City of Nahunta. It
has 17 classrooms, a cafeteria, mo
dern library and laboratory rooms,
and well-equipped home economics
department.
The building also has a princi
pal’s office, ladies lounge and men's
lounge, spacious well-lighted hall*
ways, a commercial department, a
fine arts department, study hall*, 6
counseling room, and in fact, all the
rooms and departments found in»
the big city school plants.
The classrooms have modern
equipment, including green “black*
beards”, new and modern desks, all
rooms lighted on the left side by
all-glass left-walls.
Also nearing completion on the
new school grounds is a $40,000
gymnasium. The new sym will be
modern in every respect and will
be so arranged as to be used as an
auditorium for special-rheOtings.
The school officials also plan to
erect a modern agricultural building
In the near future. Prof. Herschel
Herrin, county school superinten
dent, and Prof. Earl May,'.principal
of Nahunta High School, aft already
laying plans to build the agricul
tural plant. •
Prof. May has agreed .(6 give a
more detailed description df Nahun
ta’s new educational plant In next
week’s paper.
Revival to Start
At Raybon Advent
Christian Church
The Raybon Advent Christian
Church will start a revival meet the
Monday night after the third Sun
day in November which, is the 22nd.
Rev. F. E. Highsmith will be the
guest preacher. The public i£ invit
ed to attend the services, according
to Rev. Hilton Morgan who is as
sistant pastor. ■ .
ROYAL
THEATRE
Nahunta, Georgia
Time: Monday thru Friday
7:45 P.M.
Saturday: 7:00 and 8:30 P. M.
PROGRAM
THURS., FRI., NOV. It - 19
“Living It Up”
With MARTIN and LEWIS
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20
“Montana Belle”
With JANE RUSSELL
MON., TUES., NOV. 22-23
‘About Mrs. Leslie”
With SHIRLEY BOOTH
and ALEX NICOL
WEDNESDAY, NOV.
“Appointment
Honduras”
With GLENN FORD
IHURS., FRI., NOV. 25 - 26
“Column South”
With AUDIE MURPHY
and JOAN EVANS
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER >1
“Brave Warrior’*
JON WAUL
