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Volume 35 — Number 7
SWEEPING THE COUNTRY
PUBLIC FUNDS FOR PRIVATE BENEFIT
A restraining order prohibiting Wayne County com
missioners from using county roajl machinery for private
purposes or to assist private individuals was issued by
Judge Douglas Thomas of the Brunswick Circuit Saturday,
Feb. 5, according to a news story 'in the Jesup Sentinel.
The use of public machinery and labor for private
benefit seems not to bother some public officials. And the
private organizations or individuals benefited by public
funds seem callous to the offense they are committing
against the taxpayers.
Just why any individual, church, club or other private
organization should expct or be willing to accept benefits
from public funds is a mystery to honest people.
Using public funds for private benefit is just as bad
morally and legally as dipping your hands into the public
treasury and handing out money to individuals or organi
zations.
Every public official entrusted with public property
er funds is under constant pressure from individuals and
organizations to use public funds for private benefit.
City mayors and council members and county com
missioners are especially harassed by selfish individuals
and organizations seeking handouts from the public
treasury, usually in the form of using public labor and
equipment for private benefit.
The excuse usually given by the individual or organi
zation seeking such illegal favors is that “everybody’s
doing it.” No wonder taxes are so high In cities, counties,
states —the people tolerate waste and lawlessness in milk
ing off the public funds for private benefit and public
officials tend to grow more and more lax in such prac
tices.
People who would not steal front a grocery store,
people of high church and social standing, will ask and
even demand that public funds be spent for their own
„ special benefit. And how angry they become when some
public officials, realizing the dishonesty of such practices,
refuse their selfish and illegal requests!
I know nothing of the merits of the case cited from
Wayne County. But I do know of some of the requests
made of public officials in many cases. And some public
officials try to build up their political fences by complying
with the unseemly requests and go ahead and spend
the public funds by using public labor and machinery for
private benefit.
Grand juries might do well to look into such prac
tices within their jurisdictions. A few indictments here
and there would do much toward saving the taxpayers
a lot of money in some sections. ,
LEGISLATURE TENDS TOWARD RUBBER STAMP
The tendency in the Georgia state legislature seems
definitely toward the “rubber stamp.” Many legislators
seem to be mere puppets dancing on strings held by the
governor.
The basic principle of our democratic government is’
supposed to be the system of check and balance. The
legislature represents the people and passes the lays, and
the judges, the judicial branch, interprets and enforces
the laws.
Each of the three branches of democratic govern
ment is supposed to function in its own sphere, coopeiat
ing with the other two branches of government, but in
dependent of dictation or coercion from the others.
The legislators represent the people. They are not
mere tools of the governor. Yet, some of them seem to have
a mortal dread of the governor’s power. They are afiaid
the governor will withhold some benefit fom their town 01
county if they vote contrary to his wishes.
We need legislators who will not sell their votes for
roads, bridges or any other executive favor. Many legis
lators are true to their principles and their offices, but far
too many are spineless puppets under executive pressure.
“God give us men!’’ is a prayer greatly needed.
NAHUNTA’S NEW WATER TANK TAKING SHAPE
Nahunta’s new 100,000-gallon water tank is gradually
taking shape under the hands of the sure-footed steel
workers.
The tank is now about two-thirds complete and looms
against the, sky in a splendid manner. It is one of the best
signs of progress of our town and section and will furnish
plenty of water and fire-fighting presure to Nahunta for
many years.
The present city council it to be complimented for
revampiiig the city water system in such a progressive way.
Now. if will somehow manage to provide a
modern sewerage system, we will count them high amon;
the blessed of our civic leaders,
NAHUNTA- GEORGIA
By Carl Broome
Srantley Ciitrqjr to
Thursday, Feb. 17, 1955
EIGHTH DISTRICT CLASS “B"
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
EASTERN DIVISION — BOYS
Woodbine, Ga. — Feb. 21-22-23
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Mr. and Mrs. Hardie Rowell of
Hortense, Ga. announce the marri
age of their daughter, Claudia Lois
to Charles Clair Pickren of Bruns
wick. The ceremony was performed
Thursday evening, February 10, at
7:30 P-M. by the Rev., Charles H.
Moss in the presence of relatives, and
a few close friends. Miss Betty Jo
Sheppard and Don Pickren served
as attendants.
Mr. Pickren is employed by the
Federal Game and Wildlife Service.
The couple plan to mak^' their home
in Brunswick.
Chicken Supper
At Lunch Room
Friday Night
A chicken supper for the benefit
of equipment at the»grammar school
will be held in the grammar school
lunch room on Friday night, Feb. {B.
Supper will be served Irony
PM. to 8:00.
The school children will give a
stage program in the auditorium at
8:00 o’clock. A movie of the school
children in their class room activities
will be shown in technicolor.
Mrs. O. S. Barr -will direct the
activities with all teachers assisting.
Mrs. Mary Mason is in charge of
publicity.
Popular prices will be charged for
the supper and the stage program.
HOBOKEN NEWS
By MRS G. C. WALI’S
Thought For The Week: Life is a
grindstone, and whether it grinds a
man down or polishes him up de
pends on the stuff he’s made of.
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Bell of Fal
mouth, Fla. spent the week end
with her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Dukes and family.
Mrs. Nolan Davis, Jr., Mrs. Frank
Dukes, Mrs. Spencer Bentley and
Mrs. G. C. Wallis attended the
Southesat District Home Demonstra
tion Council meeting in Jesup on
Wednesday, Feb. 9.
Mrs. Mims Os. Hazlehurst spent
Sunday with Mrs. Clyde Easterling.
Those attending the associational
W.M.U. meeting at St. George on
Friday, Feb. 11 Were: Mrs. Nolan
Davis, Jr., Mrs. Wade Colvin, Rev.
and Mrs. J. C. Sheppard, Mrs. L. C.
Colvin, Mrs. Nolan Davis, Sr., and
Mrs. G. C. Wallis.
The Hoboken P.T.A. will meet
Monday night, Feb. 21 at 7:30 o’clock
for the monthly meeting. It will be
held in the school building with
Prof. Jack Moore in charge of the
program. All members are urged to
be present.
The regular meeting of the Sue
Wood Circle of the Baptist W.M.U.
was held in the home of Mrs. Wade
Colvin on Monday afternoon, Feb.
14 with Mrs. G. C. Wallis as; co
hostess.
Mrs. Wade Colvin was in charge of j
the program on “Under the North-]
Star". Mrs. Colvin is Circle chair-.
man and presided during business ;
session.
Members present were: Mrs. L.
C. Colvin, Mrs. Ira Thomas, Mrs. J.
C. Sheppard, Mrs. Jesse Dryden and
two new members, Mrs. Lee Dußose
and Miss Georgia Dußose.
The hostess served jelly roll and
whipped cream, coffee and toasted
nuts. The valentine motif was car
ried Out.
BILL BROOKER
INJURED IN
CAR WRECK
Bill Brooker, Nahunta merchant,
was injured and rushed to a Way
cross hospital Wednesday night af
ter his car was overturned and
wrecked near the city limits of Na
hunta.
Mr. Brooker was driving into
town when his car evidently went
out of control on a curve on Route
84 just inside the city limits east
of town. The car left the highway
at the curve near a street inter
section, careened and skidded about
100 yard before hitting a tree.
Mr. Brooker was thrown clear of
the car about 40 feet from where the
smashed car stopped. The car was
badly smashed, almost a total wreck.
Reports Thursday morning indi
cated Mr. Brooker suffered a brok
en ankle and possible internal in
juries.
Two other bad wrecks occurred
in previous years at the same place
on the curve in the edge of Na
hunta. Butler Graham, local busi
ness man, was killed in the wreck
of his car at the same place about
two years ago. Several years ago,
one Alma man was killed and an
other Alma man was seriously in
jured in a wreck at the same place.
Excessive speed is said to have
been the cause of all the three ac
cidents, as the curve is very gradual
and not dangerous at reasonable
speed.
Rawls Infant Died
In aWshington, D.C.
John Christopher Rawls, two
months old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hubert (Buddy) Rawls of Washing
ton, D.C. died unexpectedly at his
home on Feb. 7.
Burial was at Rocky Mount, N.C.
Besides his parents he is survived
by two sisters, his grandmother, Mrs
H. F. Rawls of Waycross and his
maternal grandmother, Mrs. Speight
of Rocky Mount, N.C.
PERSONALS
Rev. and Mrs. Clyde Thomas and
family of Patterson were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Morgan on Mon
day! '
Mrs. E. K. Ham is a patient in ?.
Waycross hospital having undergon* 3
an operation on Monday of this
week.
Mrs. H. F. Rawls of Waycross vi
sited Mends in Nahunta on Saturday
and Sunday of last week. She spent
the night with Mrs. A. H. Morris.
The Rebecca Circle of the First
Bapt Ist ’ Church will meet at the
home pf Mrs. D. S. Moody on Tues
day night, Feb. 22 at 7:30 P.M.
Mrs. Nellie Griffin announces that
four. Brantley County boys left on
Monday Feb. 14 as volunteers for
the Army. Going to Jacksonville for
induction were: Perry Johns. Jr.,
Frank Guriy, Lester Darling Griffin
and Ervin King.
Cpl. William Heeley, Jr., 22, whose
parents live in Waynesville, is sta
tioned in Kobe, Japan. He is as
signed to the 49th Field Artillery
Battalion.
George F. Stewart, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. P.,Stewart of Nahunta was
commissioned a Second Lieutenant
in the Artillery Branch of the US.
Army Reserve. Lt. Stewart complet
ed a twenty-two weeks study and
training for his commission.
OFFICIAL, ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Mrs. Nancy Dowling
Died Friday, Feb. 11,
Funeral Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy
Lillian Dowling, age 64, of Nahunta
were held Saturday, Feb. 12 at the
First Baptist Church of Nahunta
with the Pastor, Rev. Cecil Thomas
and Rev. C. E. Milton of Blooming
dale, Ga. conducting the rites. Burial
was in Knox cemetery near Lulaton.
Mrs. Dowling died Friday morning
after an extended illness.
Mrs. Dowling was a life-long re
sident of Brantley County and was
a member of the Baptist Church for
many years.
Survivors include three daughters,
Mrs. N. O. McDaniels, Conway,
S.C.; Mrs. A. G. McDaniels, Mullins,
S.C. and Mrs. Alvin Drury of Na
hunta; three sons, Clyde Dowling
and George Dowling, both of Na
hunta and Edwin Dowling of Currie,
N.C. three borthers, Joe Highsmith,
John Highsmith and Turner High
smith all of Nahunta; and nine
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were: Roy Ham,
Brown Brooker, Jesse Lee, Cecil
Drury, Walter Crews and George
Dykes.
Mincy Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
CARDS OFJ®
^THANKS »
We the family of Mrs. Nancy
Dowling wish to take this means to
express our thanks to everyone who
was so kind to us during the long
illness and at the death of our be
loved.
We will long remember you for
the many things you did to express
your sympathy and to be helpful.
We appreciate the lovely floral of
ferings, the covered dishes and
every kin! deed.
Sincerely,
The family of
Mrs. Nancy Dowling.
Brantley Boys Go
To Tractor School
A t Rock Eagle
Two Brantley Countians will have
the honor of participating in the first
organized 4-H Club activity ever
held at the State 4-H Center at
Rock Eagle, according to George A
Loyd, County Agent.
Loyd says that Alfred Thomas
adult leader of Rt. 2, Nahunta, and
Ailey Lee 4-H Club member of Na
hunta 4-H Club have been chosen
as delegates to attend the 4-H
Tractor Maintenance school, which
is an annual event, but will be held
at Rock Eagle, on Feb. 22 and 23.
The County Agent stated that Mr.
Thomas, and Ailay will join about
thirty other boys and adult leaders
from Southeast Georgia to studj
Tractor Care and maintenance on
the farm. They will hear talks and.
see demonstrations on care of Far”
Machinery. One of the feature
speakers on the program will b
Jack Hassell, lubrication engineer.
The Clinic program has been ar
ranged bv Willis Houston, Engineer
with the Agricultural Extensic
Service.
WrM.U
at St,
The annua 1 W.M U ’nc:t^" of
Piedmont Association held Frit’"-
Feb. 11. at St. Georg* 3 "n*
Church, St. George. Ga. vis doHor
“the best ever” by aUm 3 ’ oe mer
hers and pastors representin'* ma*
churches in South Georgia.
Guest speakers for the orca.’’
were Mrs. D- F. Stamps, mission
to Hawaii, and Miss Sarah f 3 *
phens, a state worker The 41
the program was: ‘‘Lift Up
Eyes and Look”.
Next year th* 3 annual Won
Missionary meet’ * r i’l be hek 1
Emmanuel Baptist Clturch in Bice
shear. This is one of the younge
churches in the association. The an
nual Piedmont Baptist Association
next fall is also slanted for Black
shear’s youngest Church, which
presently under construction. Lea
ers expect the beautiful sanctuar
to be completed by fall.
-Several skits bv various chure 1
g jups were given at the W.M'
meeting.
Your Home Firms Will
Appreciate Your
Patronage — Trade
at Home and Promote
Home Prosperity
WACONA GIRLS
WIN TOURNEY
AT NAHUNTA
Nose Out Patterson
By Only One Point
The Wacona girls’ basketball team
nosed out the Patterson quintet by
one point Wednesday nihgt and Wpn
the B Division tournament at Na
hunta by a score of 45 to 44.
Scores in the tournament for the
three days were as follows: ...
Monday night: Camden County
44, Folkston 42; Wacona 25, Nahun
ta 19.
Tuesday night: Patterson 45, Calh
den County 34.
Wednesday night: Wacona; 45,
Patterson 44. ,
The Wacona and Patterson
will represent the Eastern Div^n
against Pearson and Nicholls
Western Division in a play-off Fri
day and Saturday night, Feb. 18 bhd
19. The place for the play-off had
not been decided Thursday..
WAYNESVILLE
By Mrs. Clovis Johnson 1
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. W.
Robinson on Saturday included Mrs.
Ellie Rozier of Blackshear, F,'C.
Rozier of Brooklet and Mr. and Mrs.
E. E. Strickland and family of Bly
thes Island.
Sgt. L. D. Thompson, stationed at
Cocoa, Fla. spent last week here
with his mother, Mrs. Thelma
Thompson. .
Miss Frances Walker, student at
GSCW, Milledgeville, and two of
her class mates, Miss Jean Everett
of Sylvester and Miss Gail Lepcehib
of Atlanta spent the weekend’ here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.
W. Walker. Mr. and Mrs. Walter
daughter, Patsy, and Miss Lavon
Reynolds escorted the students bjick
to school on Sunday afternoon. ..
Mrs. Agnes Fralicl spent several
days of last week in Jesup vising
relatives.
Mrs. W. H. Jacobs has returned
home after a two weeks visit With
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Drury' in
Brunswick.
Mrs. Sam Langley and daughter,
Cherry, are spending a few weeks
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.'jyey
Harrison.
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Young‘of
Jacksonville spent the week end
here visiting relatives.
Pete Gibson spent a few days.in
Philadelphia, Penn, last week on
business.
ROYAL
THEATRE
Nahunta, Georgia •
Time: Monday thru Friday
7:45 P.M.
Saturday: 7:00 and 8:30 P. M.
PROGRAM
Thursday, Friday, Feb. 17-18
“Tarzan Escapes”
With Johnny Weismuller
ST ir lav. February 19
“Utah”
With Roy Rogers
Mon., Tues., Feb. 21-22
“Her Twelve Men”
With Greer Garson
and Robert Ryan
Wednesday, February 23
“Crest of the Wave”
With Gene^^B^
Thurs., Fri., Feb. 24-25 t
“Conquest of Cochise”
With John Hodiak
and Joy Page
Saturday, February M
“Tough As
They Come”
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