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For the Sportsman Brantley
• County Has Deer, Turkey,
Quail, Foxes, Coons;
Also Good Fishing.
VOLUME 34 — NUMBER 52
BROTHERHOOD
CELEBRATES
LADIES NIGHT
The Men’s Brotherhood of the
First Baptist Church of Nahunta
observed Ladies’ Night with a tur
key supper in the Men’s Bible Class
room on Monday night, Dec. 20. W.
C. Long is president of the Brother
hood with Dick Morgan, secretary
and treasurer.
The Nahunta High School Chorus
with Mr. Bowman Barr as direc
tor, entertained the group with a
Christmas program. The Chorus in
cluded Rose- Mary Smith, Dorothy
Morgan, Sonja Batten, Gay Hiller,
Carolyn Higginbotham, Velma Lee
King, Carl Highsmith, Wade Strick
land, Glenn Strickland, Russell Pat
ten, Travis Jacobs, Ronald Smith
and J. L. Rhoden.
Mr. Avery Strickland and Mr
Ray DePratter had charge of re
freshments. Assisting the committee
were Mrs. Jesse Lee, Mrs. G. C.
Rogers, Mrs. Walter, Crews, Mrs.
VetfT Strickland, Mrs-., Bena Stricki
land and Mrs. Oleta' Strickland.
Barbara Herrin was guest of An
nie and Judy Prescott of Folkston
On Sunday.
Mrs. S. S. Sarvis will spend the
holidays with Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Craven in Greensboro, N.C.
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NAHUNTA- GEORGIA THURSDAY, DEC. 23, 1954
Mrs. Molly Moody
Passed Away
Thursday Dec. 16
Mrs. Molly Magnolia Jacobs
Moody, age 71, life long resident of
Waynesville died at a Brunswick
hospital on Thursday Dec. 16 after
an extended illness.
Funeral services were held at the
Baptist church on Sunday with Rev.
O. G. Nichols of Blackshear and
Rev. A. L. Savage of Jesup officiat
ing. Interment was at the Highsmith
cemetery.
Survivors are one daughter, Mrs.
R. O. Davis of Waynesville, six
sons, W. W. Moody, Rome, Ga.; E.
L. Moody, Waycross; O. S. Moody,
Nahunta; Carswell Moody, Waynes
ville; V. O. Moody, (Brookman and
E. R. Moody of 'Atkinson. Twenty
grandchildren and six great- grand
children.
Ed Miller Funeral Home of Bruns
wick was in charge of arangements.
NAHUNTA SPLITS
GAMES WITH
PATTERSON
Both schools Tuesday night were
weakened by the flu epidemic, so
comparative strengths of the teams
cannot be jugded. The Patterson
girls won their game handily 42-23
after holding a half-time lead of
27-3. The Nahunta girls failed to
score in the second quarter. Strick
land led Patterson in scoring with
27 points while Mary Grace Moody
was high for Nahunta with 12.
The Nahunta boys made their
season record 10-1 by defeating the
Patterson quintet 74-48. The scoring
was divided among 9 players, Bob
by Chancey having 17 and Carl
Highsmith and Claude Hickox add
ing 11 each. Harvey Dixon scored
10 to lead Patterson.
Miss Strickland
Is Honored with
Bridal Shower
Miss Barbara Harris was hostess
to a bridal shower honoring Miss
Leila Mae Strickland on Wednes
day Dec. 15 at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Harris. Mrs. M. B. Talle
vast was co-hostess with Miss Har
ris.
Miss Strickland received many
lovely gifts.
Punch and cake were served.
Present at the party were; Mrs.
R. D. Thomas, Mrs. Herschel Her
rin, Rose Mary Smith, Marlene
Highsmith, Mrs. Avery Strickland,
Mrs. Norris Strickland, Mrs. Dan
Jacobs, Mrs. Lula Brown, Mrs. Allen
Barnard, Mrs. Bill Harris, Mrs.
Geneva Tucker and Mrs. Walter
Crews.
ADEPT HAND ON SENATE REINS i
SEEN WITH ERNEST VANDIVER
(By Harold Davis in The
Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Next Jan. 10, a 36-year-old man
will move at a slow trot up the
left-hand side of Georgia’s panel
ed Senate chamber. He will turn
at the front near the rostrum and
bow to 54 applauding senators.
Then he will take his place in a
big chair before an oak screen
carved with Georgia Great Seal.
After observing this ancient
ritual, Ernest Vandiver will rap
his gravel on his desk, and there
by become the second Georgia
lieutenant governor ever to pre
side over the state Senate.
Lt. Gov. Vandiver has never
been a member of either house
of the state legislature. Outside of
presiding over societies at the
University of Georgia while he
was in school there, and over the
National Association of Civil De
fense directors while he headed
that group, he has never had ex
perience wielding the gravel.
But one long-time Capitol hand
predicted this week that the
solons will soon realize that the
rudder of the Senate is in firm
hands.
“Lawyers almost always make
good legislators and presiding of
ficers”, the capitol veteran de
clared.
Ernest Vandiver is steeped
to the ears in law. He was a suc
cessful practitioner before he be
came Georgia’s adjutant general
at the age of 29. In addition, he
also knows the farm and cotton-
seed business. He participates in
both when he is at home at La
vonia, in Franklin County.
Incoming Senators expect the
new lieutenant governor to be dif
ferent as a presiding official from
the out-going lieutenant gover
nor, Marvin Griffin. (Georgia’s
other lieutenant governor, M. E.
Thompson, never presided over
the Senate. Before him, the Sen
ate elected its own presiding offi
cial, with the title of President
of the Senate.)
Mr. Griffin was unquestionably
one of the flashiest and most en
tertaining presiders that Geor
gia’s legislative halls have seen
in recent years. His flamboyance
with the gravel, and his well-tim
ed quips, brightened many weary
hours in the distinguished, but
sometimes dull, body.
Mr. Vandiver will be more
reserved in his technique. But
this is expectd to give his oc
casional flairs even more force.
His friends say Mr. Vandiver is
essentially a man of even disposi
tion, who leans over backwards
to be fair.
That, incidentally, is Mr. Van
diver’s opinion of himself.
“I will try to preside over the
Senate fairly and impartially.”
he said in an interview last week.
“The only lieutenant governor
ever to preside before me was
Mr. Griffin. And through his
friendship with members of the
Senate, he sometimes attempted
to influence certain legislation.
“I feel that legislation being
considered by the Senate would
be of great benefit to the state, I
would not hesitate to do the same
thing.”
However, he does not have a
vote himself, except in case of a
tie.
Asked what legislation he may
try to influence through his
'•friends in the Senate,” Mr. Van
diver listed three examples.
n HE Ml ML MAT WE WAT TIAIKS
FH THI PATIHME 111 FVERHIIP.
BARNES
BEAUTY SHOP
Nahunta, Georgia
1. He will smile benignly upon
a measure to provide for the sale
of automobile tags in county
courthouses. They are now sold at
the State Capitol.
2. He will look favorably upon
a bill extending Georgia’s 'water
laws. “If we are faced with an
other dry year,” said the lieu
tenant governor, “irrigation will
become a tremendous factor in
agricultural economy. Under the
present statutes, a person has no
idea whether he has a legal right
to water for irrigation.”
He also wants the law relating
to industrial uses of water clari
fied.
“We probably won’t be able to
adopt the necess.ary laws at this
session of the General Assem
bly”, Mr. Vandiver said. “What
we will probably do is launch an
intensive study of the water sit
uation with an eye toward pass
ing laws at a later session.”
3. He wants measures adopted
which will guarantee the main
tenance of segregation in the
schools.
“I favor the pupil assignment
plan as one plan. But I don’t
think we should limit ourselves
to pust one method. I want to
maintain segregation, and I want
to maintain the public school sys
tem as long as posible. Any me
thod to do this would have my
support.”
Although the incoming lieuten
ant governor looks so hopes
for -a smooth session, storm
warnings are already up on two
issues.
First, there is widespread talk
at the Capitol about new tax in
creases. Mr. Vandiver frankly
expects a move for new taxes to
be made, led by “the school peo
ple” and urged on by various
state department heads who want
more’ money.
The lieutenant governor says
that since Mr., Griffin was elected
governor on a “no new taxes”
platform, he doesn’t believe the
legislature will thwart the ex
pressed will of the people by
passing new levies.
“If new taxes are passed, the
credit .must lie at Mr. Griffin’s
door,” he said.
About his own position, he de
clared:
“I did not promise not to sup
port a move to increase taxes.
But it is my thinking that we
should make plans to live with
in our present income.”
The second red-hot issue that
will hit ttfe legislature is the
question of reorganizing the high
way department so Gov. Grif
fin may romove Highway Chair
man Jim Gillis. Mr. Gillis sup
ported Tom Linder in the recent
governor’s race.
Asked if the vote on the reor
ganization in the Senate were a
tie, how would he cast the decid
ing vote, Mr. Vandiver said:
“Don’t make me comment on
that. I’ll make my position clear
at the proper time.”
Mr. Vandiver ran his campaign
for lieutenant governor indepen
dently of any other candidate.
He promised “cooperation with
whoever was elected governor, as
long as I felt he was moving in
the direction that was for the
best interest of the state.”
He will cooperate with the Grif
fin administration. But he “will
reserve independence of thought
and judgement.”
“If there is a difference of op
inion between the governor and
me. I will tell him and hope the
difference can be resolved by dis
cussion.
“Gov. Griffin has assured me
he wants to work very closely
with me. After all, he has served
as lieutenant governor himself
for six years.”
When the Legislature is not in
session, Mr. Vandiver will spend
most of his time at his Lavonia
home with his family,- practicing
law, and attending to his busi
ness. (He is married to a niece
of Sen Richard Russell, and they
have three children.)
The lieutenant governor’s of
fice is designated as a part-time
job, both in salary and in duties
There are those at the capitoi
who think the lieutenant govor
nor’s chair does not mark the
end of Mr. Vandiver’s political
ambitions. They say he has his
eye on being governor.
“We will have to eat a lot of
bacon and eggs before we can
make a decision on that”, Mr.
Vandiver-, said with a wry grin.
“Meanwhile, I will do the best I
can with the job the people have
given me.”
Schools Close
For Holidays
All schools of Brantley Counfy
closed on Wednesday Dec. 22 for
the Christmas Holidays. They will
begin anew on January 3, 1955.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Rebecca Circle
Met With Mrs.
Avery Strickland
Mrs. Avery Strickland was host
ess to the Rebecca Circle of the Na
hunta Baptist W.M.U. for the Christ
mas party, on Thursday, Dec. 16 at
her home.
The living room was beautifully
decorated with arrangements bring
ing out the theme of Christmas. An
arrangement of red carnations with
candles on’each side centered the
dining table from which refresh
ments were served buffet style. The
refreshments also carried the Christ
mas motif with congealed salad in
shape of a Christmas tree topped
with white mayonnaise, fruit cake'
and coffee. The favors were a can
dle holder made of marshmallow
with a white turn for handle hold
ing a tiny red cadle. Mrs. Keith
Sti-ickl-and assisted Mrs. Strickland
in serving.
Mrs. Dorothy Graham and Mrs.
Bill Harris were in charge during
the exchange of gifts.
Others present were; Mrs. Earl
May, Mrs. Dan Jacobs, Mrs. Ruby
Morgan, Mrs. Collis Highsmith, Mrs.
Carswell Moore and Mrs. Mary
Mason.
NAHUNTA BOYS
ENTER TOURNEY
AT ROCHELLE
The Nahunta basketball team has
accepted a bid to the Rochelle In
vitational Tournament which starts
Tuesday, Dec. 28.
It is to be an eight team tourney
played on four nights, with trophies
given for three places. Ten boys
will be selected to an all-tourney
team and be presented with gold
basketballs.
Nahunta enters the tourney with
the second-best' record of the com
peting teams. Only Perry is unde
feated, but no team has lost more
than three games. Perry is known
to be strong as she always is. Plains,
Nahunta’s first round opponent, re
presented the C schools of the third
district in the state tourney last
year. From all reports, they are an
exceptionally tall team.
Not much is known about the
rest of the teams except for the fact
that Bob Davis, Rochelle principal,
was attempting to get as nearly
matched teams as possible to insure
a good tourney, and from the records
of the competing teams, it looks as
if he has done so.
WAYNESVILLE
By Mrs. Clovis Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Rozier
of Greenville, Miss., Mrs. Perry
Rozier of Hortense and Mr. W. A
Rozier of Blackshear were guests c
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Robinson o
Monday.
Lloyd Knight of Midway is visit
ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emory
Knight for the Christmas holidays
Mr. and Mrs. Levy Thornton and
Mrs. Peeples of Chicago, Pl. ar
spending the holidays with Mr. an
Mrs. C. G. Peeples.
Carswell Moody is ill in a Bruns
wick hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Young o
Jacksonville spent the week em
with relatives here.
Miss Frances Walker of GSC T
has arrived to spend the hoH^
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
F. Walker.
Blackshear Mayor
Jailed for Driving
Under Influence
H. H. McGregor c
'wkshear was arrested Mond
'ht bv countv police off c'
md jailed on a charge of
nr under the influence of i
'ants.
Sheriff L. L. Taylor and Depu‘
Clyde Powers made the arres
on Strickland avenue in Black
shear about 7:00 P.M. Mondav.
The Blackshear, mayor, whos~
term expires Dec. 31. 1954, spend
Monday night in the Pierce cov”
ty jail and was released on bon
about 10:00 A.M. Tuesday.
SHEEP ARRIVAL
More than 800 sheep have been
received on stock demonstration
s reep farms in Georgia, according
-a D C. DeLoach, assistant Ex
<ension Service livestock specia
ist. The animals, two-and three
ear-old western ewes bred to
imb in December and January,
re to be used in a new program
tjheep piQipotjon Ip ine state.
Brantley County’s Chief
Products Are Naval Stores, '
Lumber, Pulpwood, Livestock,
Tobacco and Honey.'
••• • •
NAHUNTA MASONS
ELECT OFFICERS
TUESDAY NIGHT
Nahunta Masonic L^dge 391 elect
ed officers for the coming year at
the regular meting^ .on’ Tuesday)
night, Dec. 21.
E. A. Morgan was^lected Wor
shipful Master; J. T.Crews, Senior
Warden; Mike Henderison, Junior
Warden; W. A. Stdkeg'i treasurer;
Marshall Strickland, Secretary.
Following the election the Masons
entertained with a steak supper in
the dining room of the New Nahunta
School. About 100 of the .men. and
their wives and daughters enjpyed
the supper. ;
Dubberly - Davis • -
Miss Claudette Dubberly, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Dubbtrly
of Blackshear became the bride of
Howard L. Davis, son of Mr. «and
Mrs. I. J. Davis of Nahunta onSat
urday Dec. 18. 1
They were married at the home of
Rev. Howard Blalock -in Black
shear in the presence of immediate
members of the families .and a few
close friends, with Rev. oWock per
forming the double ring ceremony.
Miss Betty Davis was the oply at
tendant to the bride.
The bride’s wedding dress was
white brocaded faille, ballerina len
gth. Her headdress was a short veil
onto a white satin crown’ with
rhinestones. She carried "a white or
chid corsage. .
The young couple left immediately
after the ceremony for a ~honey
moon trip to Daytona,. Fla.^ *
They have returned from Florida
and will make their home'in Na
hunta.
Strickland - Brooker
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Tucker an
nounce the marriage .of. their enly
daughter, Miss Leila Mae StflckUmd
to Lee Ostell Brooker, sop£of Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Brooker of .^Swains
boro, Ga. a'
The wedding occurred onjFriday,
Dec. 17 at the Baptist Pastariumin
Nahunta with Rev. Cecil Thomas
officiating. Only a few friends and
relatives were present. *
The bride was-dressed ina light
blue tailored suit with bltfck ac
cessories. *
Immediately after the ceremony
the young couple left for ahoney
moon trip to points of interest in
Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. Brooker are making
their home in Nahunta. HO is em
ployed by a firm in Brunswick.
Pvt. James H. Ham arrived home
Sunday to spend 12 days i&ith his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. tj. Ham.
He is stationed at Kort 8 Campbell,
Ky. • . .. •
ROYAL
tmeatße
Nahunta, Georgia
Time: Monday thru Friday
7:45 P.M.
Saturday: 7:00 and 8:30 P. M.
PROGRAM
Thurs., Fri., Dee, -^4
Walking My Baby
Back
Donald O’Connor and
Janet Leigh X
Saturday Dec. 25;.
All American”
With Tony Curtis’
Mon., Tues., Dec. 27-28
“The Glass Web”
With Marlene Dietrich
and John Wayne^
Wednesday, December 29
“Pittsbrugh”
With Edward G. Robinson
TI irs., Fri., Dec. 30-31
“C yi»y Wildcat”
