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Newspaper Page TextThe More You Trade at Home the More - Money in Circulation In Your Home Community VOLUME 35 POLIO VACCINE PLANNED FOR TWO GRADES A meeting was called by H. W. Herrin, Chairman, Brantley Coun ty Board of Health, to discuss and formulate the organization of administering the Salk Polio Vac cine to the children enrolled in the first and second grades of the Brantley County Schools. This discussion was led by Dr. J. F. Hooker, Regional Medical Director, Southeastern Health Region, Waycross. He explained the meaning of virus and gave the background of the whole re search project necessary to pro duce vaccine. It is necessary that the parents give their consent on the first request because changing their mind later will not bring to the health department any additional vaccine for their children. He also said that of the 440,000 child ren vaccinated last year through out the United States not a single reaction was reported. Those present at the meeting were: rMs. Eula Powers, Chair man local poliolyelitis chapter; Mrs. Bertha Jacobs, Instructional Principal, Nahunta Elementary Supervisor; Mr. Cleve Jones, School; Mrs. Edna Adams, Prin cipal, Hortense School; Mrs. Jewell Pacetti, Regional Consul tant Nurse; Mrs. Alice Latham, District Supervising Nurse; Mrs. Rebecca Griner, Local public Health Nurse. P.T.A. representatives were Mrs. Mary Raulerson, Hortense; Mrs. Lee Godwin, Nahunta; Mrs. Ruth Moody, Nahunta. High School PT A To Meet Monday The Nahunta Hig School P.T.A. will meet on Monday night, March 14, at 7:30 P.M. at the school. A movie,film will be shovt^ cn health by Mrs. Latham of the Health Department. All parents of both High School and Gram mar School are invited to attend. This picture is especially for pa rents and teachers. Mrs. Lee Godwin is Health Chairman for Nahunta High and Grammar School P.T.A.s. WATCH FOR MOODY BROS. FURNITURE CO. REMODELLING SALE SOON SOUTHERN GAS TO CELBERATE $3,000 in Prizes To Be Awarded March 17-18-19 Southern Gas, Inc., LP gas and appliance dealers with headquar ters in Blackshear, will observe the 15th Anniversary of their founding, and a Grand Opening in their new building here next Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 17-18-19. An important feature of the celebration will be the awarding of $3,000.00 in free prizes during the three days of the event. No purchase of-any kind is nec essary. All anyone has to do to be eligible is to register at the offices of Southern Gas Inc. in Blackshear March 17, 18 or 19. Ten Cauley’s Kettle Creek hams and 25 pieces of Revere Cooking Ware will be given away at 5 P.M. on each of the first two days of the celebra tion. Grand Prizes In addition, 13 Grand Prizes will be awarded at 5 P.M. Satur day, March 19, the final day of the 15th Anniversary and Grand Opening event. The Grand Prizes include three gas ranges, four water heaters, one gas clothes dryer, two tobac co curers, one Lennox furnace, one floor furnace, and one auto matic, forced-air space heater. Those who win hams or Revere Cooking Wares will still be eligi ble for one of the Grand Prizes. Winners do not have to be pre- NUMBER 10 Funeral Services For Herrin Child Held Tuesday Funeral services for Larry Michael Herrin, the three-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Loyd Herrin of Homerville, Ga., were held at Edith Baptist Church near Fargo Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock. Burial was in the Bethlehem Cemetery at Hickox. The child was accidently killed when he fell from a truck which was being driven by his mother. A door of the truck came open causing the child to fall under the wheel or the truck. The funeral services were con ducted by Rev. Ward Ray of Alma, Ga. The little boy is survived by his parents; two sisters, Sherry and Marie Herrin; two brothers, Harold and Randy Herrin; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam A. Chapman and Mr. and Mrs. I. O. Herrin. Jernigan Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Thought For The Week: Time is too slow for those who wait; Too swift for those who fear; Too long for those who rejoice. But those who love time is not. Mr. and Mrs. Banner Thomas has as their guests on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Lyde Thomas and sons, Terry and Steve of Staten ville. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Colvin and daughter, Dean, and Mrs. Wade Colvin attended the Home coming at Calvary Baptist Church at Jesup on Sunday, March 6. Rev O. J. Nichols of Black shear conducted the Sunday morning worship service at the Hoboken Baptist Church. Rev. and Mrs. Nichols were dinner guests of Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Sheppard. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dukes spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Keith Strickland and fa mily in Nahunta. of Hoboken met Monday after noon in the home of Mrs. J. C. Sheppard. Mrs. Frank Dukes is president with Mrs. Wade Col vin, secretary. The devotional was given by Mrs. Dukes, fol lowed with prayer by Mrs. Nolan Davis, Jr. Miss Sara Simpson gave demonstration on cooking vegetables and meats. Others pre sent were: Mrs. Floyd Larkins, Mrs. Dudley Spell, Mrs. Spencer Bentley, Mrs. G. C. Wallis and Mrs. John Larkins. The hostess served strawberry cake and cold drinks for refreshments. AT BLACKSHEAR GRAND OPENING sent. Registration for prizes is open to both husbands and wives and those over 18 years of age in any family. Children under 18 will not be eligible for the draw ing. Children attending must be accompanied by their parents. There will be favors for all ladies and children attending. Founded in 1940 Southern Gas Inc. was found ed in March of 1940 by J. B. Ward of Blackshear, who is pre sident of the concern; and his sons, O. F. Ward, who is now vice president, and A. R. Ward, who is secretary-treasurer. With bulk plants in Black shear, Alma, Douglas, and Bax ley, the firm now operates 17 trucks, and serves 4,000 customers in 12 Southeast Georgia coun ties. Offices are maintained in Blackshear, Waycross, Alma, Folkston, Baxley, Jesup, Hazle hurst and Douglas. Open House During next week's celebra tion, open house will be held at the new building of Southern Gas Inc. on Gordon Street in Blackshear. The spacious, mod ern structure includes 8,400 square feet of floor space—2,4oo for offices and show room and 6,000 for the ware house. The latest type LP gas appli ances will be on display during the Grand Opening. Southern Gas Inc. invites every one in this area to visit their new building March 17-18-19, to inspect the facilities and regis ter for a chance on the $3,000.00 in merchandise prizes. Brantku Entmirta HOBOKEN NEWS By MRS. G. C. WALLIS The Home Demonstration Club The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Georgia, Thurs., March 10, 1954 ERNEST ALTMAN TO PREACH IN BAPTIST REVIVAL Rev. Ernest Altman, pastor of the Eastern Heights Baptist Church of Columbus, Ga., will be the guest preacher in a series of revival services to start at the Nahunta Baptist Church next Sunday, March 13. Services will be held Sunday at 11 A.M. and 7:30 P.M. and each weekday at 9 A.M. and 7:30 P.M. Mr. Bowman Barr will direct the choir and lead the congrega tional singing. Rev. Cecil Thomas is pastor of the church. The pastor urges the people of the Nahunta community and Brantley County to attend the services. The meeting will con tinue through Sunday, March 20. Standard Oil’s Gasolines Highest Ever in Octane LOUISVILLE, KY., March 10 —W. G. Violette, president of Standard Oil Company (Ken tucky), which has been serving the South with petroleum pro ducts for 69 years, announced that the new Crown and Crown Extra gasolines, which this Com pany’s dealers begin offering their customers Tuesday, are the highest octane gasolines in this Company’s long history. “For the past several years,” said Mr. Violette, “the petroleum industry has been developing higher and higher octane fuels which would enable car manufac turers to continually step up the compression-ratios of the engines in today’s more powerful cars. As a consequence, the compres sion-ratios of the 1955 cars are at a new high. To meet and surpass these new engine demands, Standard Oil has raised the octane rating of its premium grade Crown Extra Gas oline to its highest octane of all time. “To enable users of regular grade gasoline to likewise enjoy a new high in anti-knock perfor mance, Standard Oil has also materially increased the octane rating of its Crown regular-grade gasoline. Its octane, too, is the highest of all time.” Standard Oil Company (Ken tucky) markets petroleum and allied products throughout Ala bama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and Mississippi. Jos. B. Strick land, their agent, announces that these new gasolines are now available at Standard Oil Stations throughout the Nahunta area. Pre-school Clinic Friday March 25 Notice is given to parents of children who will be six years old by Nov. 1, 1955 that the Pre- School Summer Round Up will be held for those in the Nahunta area in the Health Clinic office on Friday, March 25 at 9:30 o’clock. All children entering school this fall must have the three in one shots before they can enter. The parents are asked to co-operate with the County nurse and let’s have them ready when school opens in September. Mrs. Lee Godwin, P.T.A. Health Chairman. Senior Class Sponsors Chicken Supper The Nahunta senior class will sponsor a chicken supper at the school cafeteria Thursday even ing, March 17. Supper will be served from six until eight o’clock in the evening. The purpose of the supper is to raise funds for the class trip to Washington and New York. The menu will be chicken and dressing, creole eggs, butter beans and peas, Harvard beets, tossed salad, hot rolls, tea and cake. IRRIGATION OF CORN A four-year corn irrigation test conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed that ir rigating corn three times is usually sufficient and is almost as profitable as more irrigations. In the test, three irrigations—one about ten days before tasseling, one at tasseling, and one at silk ing—gave 143 bushels per acre. Italian ryegrass, commonly called winter or common rye, is an annual that gives a beautiful green lawn in the winter and spring in any part of Georgia. Alva E. Jones Funeral Services Held Monday Funeral services for Alva E. Jones, age 61, were held in Jack sonville on Monday, March 7 with interment in Evergreen Cemetery in Jacksonville. Mr. Jones died at the home of his son, Harry, in Jacksonville after an extended illness. He is survived by his daugh ters, Joyce, Geraldine, Reba Audry Fayne. His sons are Harry and Billy Jones who are both in Service, in Korea. His brothers are O. A. Jones, Hickox; Jesse Jones, Fernandina; Preston Jones, Miami; and Walter Jones, Jacksonville. Sisters are: Mrs. T. J. Kaney, Hickox; Mrs. Avie O’Quinn, Mrs. Ola Denmark and Alice of Jacksonville; and Mrs. Agnes Jones of Folkston. Elder Tolbert To Preach at Little Buffalo Elder Tolbert from Alabama will preach at the Little Buffalo Primitive Baptist Church Friday night, March 11, at eight o’clock, it is announced by J. L. Riggins, a member of the church. The public is cordially invited to attend the service and hear this noted preacher. Miss Harris Weds Mr. Chancey in Church Ceremony Miss Barbara Jean Harris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Harris of Nahunta became the bride of Edward Chancey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Chancey of Na hunta in a beautiful double ring ceremony at the First Baptist Church in Nahunta on Friday evening, March 4, with Rev. Cecil Thomas, pastor of Nahunta Church and Rev. C. E. Milton of Bloomingdale, Ga. performing the rites. The church was beautifully de corated with palms, magnolia leaves and southern smilax with baskets of white chrysanthemums and calla lillies and arrangements of three tiers of white tapers on each side of the altar and in the background, using sixty candles. The bride entered on the arm of her father, who gave her in marriage. Mrs. S. S. Sarvis play ed the nuptial music. Miss Wil lette Barbee sang “I Love You Truly”, “Always” and the “Lord’s Prayer”. The bride’s gown was white net over satin, styled with a fitted bodice of embroidered silk net with sweetheart neck line, long sleeves pointed at the hand with a flounce of embroidered net on the ballerina length skirt. Her veil was shoulder length held with half band of the lace material. She carried a white Bible topped with a white orchid and lilly of the valley. Mrs. Norris Strickland, aunt of the bride, was matron of honor. Her gown was yellow taffeta with a matching nosegay. The bridesmaids were Helen Chancey and Sylvia Boren wearing green taffeta gowns with nosegays. Little Alyson White was flower girl wearing pink gown. Wendell Herrin was ring bear er. Bobbie Chancey and J. W. Harris were ushers. Best man to the groom was Sidney Willis. i Mrs. Harris, the bride’s mother wore*navy blue with pink carna tions and rose buds, corsage. Mrs. Chancey, mother of the groom wore blue with red rose bud corsage. A reception was held in the little auditorium of the church immediately after the wedding. A white broadcloth covered the bride’s table. Miss Dawshene Highsmith, Mrs. Leila Mae Brooker and Mrs. Barbara Willis served cake and punch. Miss Sara Simpson kept the bride’s book. After the reception the young couple left for a honeymoon trip to Florida. The bride’s going away outfit was a tailored suit of light blue with white acces sories. Upon their return the groom will return to his post in the Army, stationed in Arkansas. Mrs. Chancey will resume her duties in the office of The Brant ley County Agricultural Agent. The 1954 planted acreage of vegetables for commercial pro cessing is about five percent less than last year and eight percent below average. DECEMBER RETAIL GALES TOTAL $284,087 Brantley County’s December retail sales reached $284, 087 ac cording to the latest Retail Sales Report issued by the Georgia State Chamber of Commerce. This compares with $273,272 sales in December, 1953 and $306,092 in November, 1954. Across the State, the retail pic ture for December reflected general increase with sales of $368,423,576., a sl4 million gain over December, 1953 and $63 million more than November, 1954. “Georgia retailers enjoyed a record Christmas business in 1954,” said Walter Cates, execu tive vice president of the Georgia State Chamber of Commerce. “The State’s expanding indus trial, tourist, and agricultural de velopment promises continuing business advances.” WAYNESVILLE By Mrs. Clovis Johnson Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Liles and son of Brunswick spent the week end of Feb. 28 with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Walker. Miss Agnes Jacobs and Miss Sarah Butler attended church in Waycross on Sunday of last week. Marvin Peeples has returned from Chicago, 111. where he has been attending school. Mrs. Fred Hunnicutt spent se veral days of last week in Bruns wick visiting her daughters. Mrs. Adeline Hamilton left for Naples, Fla. on Monday of last week where she has accepted a position. Mrs. Sara Gibson was in * Jesup hospital undergoing treat ment last week. Mr. and Mrs. Clovis Johnson spent the weekend of Feb. 28 in Jacksonville visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Robinson attended a birthday party for Chet Rozier in Brunswick on Sunday of last week. Mrs. Sam Langley and daugh ter returned to Ft. Bragg, N.C., Friday to join her husband, Lt. Sam Langley, who is taking a special course at Ft. Bragg. Mrs. Earline Strickland and children of Columbia, S.C. has returned to her home after spend ing a few days here with Mr. and Mrs. Ivey Harrison. Mr. and Mrs. Hill Perry of Baxley visited Mr. and Mrs. Dave Leggett on Monday. Mr. James Hunnicutt of Land over Md., arrived at his parents on Sunday for a few days visit. Miss Delree Drury of Waverly spent last week here with her sister, Mrs. Walter Kiser. The Kisers accompanied her home Saturday for the weekend. Mrs. H. C. Benjamin of Tam pa is spending a few days here with her sister, Mrs. W. R. Gib son. Mrs. John Aldridge of Jackson ville, Mrs. Minnie Barhett and Mr. Tom Maiers of Brunswick were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Robinson on Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Elton Strickland and children spent a few days in Jesup last week visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Cooper, Jr. of Jacksonville spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Smith, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Clovis Johnson attended the funeral of Mrs. Minnie Green in St. Augustine on Wednesday. She was Mr. Johnson's aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Lyde Thomas and sons of Statenville and Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Strickland and child ren of Blythes Island spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Llyod Robinson. CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank the people of Nahunta and Brantley County for their help and cooperation in ar ranging the tables and bringing dinner for the Singing Conven tion Sunday, Feb. 27. We had the biggest singing, most singers and largest crowd, we have ever had at a county singing convention. Thank you one and all for the spirit of cooperation you all showed. J. R. Proctor, president. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Mrs. T. L. Dowling Funeral Services Were Held Monday Funeral services for Mrs. T. L. Dowling of Nahunta, who died Saturday in an Atlanta hospital, were held Monday afternoon at two o’clock at the Nahunta Me thodist Church, with the Rev. C. F. Starnes, the Rev. A. J. Harper and the Rev. Cecil Thomas of ficiating. k Burial was in the Hickox cem etery. Mrs. Dowling was a native of Ohio but in early life moved to Nahunta, where she had resided for 40 years. She was a mem ber of the Nahunta Methodist Church, the Woman’s Society of Christian Service, the Nahunta Garden Club and the Nahunta PTA. For the past 10 years she had operated, with her husband, Roy’s Sweet Shoppe in Nahunta. Survivors include her husband; one daughter, Mrs. A. N. Carroll, Griffin; one grandson, Craig Rod denberry, Nahunta, and three sis ters, Mrs. Martha C. Blackburn, Temple, Tex., Mrs. Helen Wald ron, Pagoosa Springs, Colo., and Mrs. Leslie E. Lee, Phoenix, Ariz. Active pallbearers were stu dents of Nahunta High School and included Bobby Chancey, Leroy Ham, Hugh McDonald, Ralph Thomas, Glenn Strickland, and Lonzo Griffin. Honorary pallbearers were the basketball team of Nahunta High School, Coach Ernie Grubb and Dr. E. A. Moody, J. B. Strick land, A. S. Mizell, A. H. Morris, H. S. Wilson, W. W. Raulerson, D. S Moody, Cecil Moody, Roy Ham, Clint Roberson, Alvin Drury, Bill Harris, Ervin Crews, A. B. Brooker, J. Walter Crews, J. W. Brooker, R. B. Brooker, Dick Morgan, Ronald Hendrix, R. D. Thomas, C. J. Broome, J. D. Orser, Ira F. Brown, T. J. Thorn ton, George Dykes, and Parker Dodge. Mincy Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Benefit Play at Hortense School Friday Night “Rocking Alone in an Old Rocking Chair” is the name of the play to be given by the young people of Hortense for the bene fit of Hortense Memorial Church on Friday night, March 11 at 8:00 o’clock, in the Hortense School auditorium. The cast includes Lois Miller, Sallie Bryan, Bessie Boatright, Inez Sloan, Myrtice Sloan, Marcia Davison with Virginia Rowell as pianist. Mrs. Totter Sloan is coaching the group. Everyone is invited to attend. Frost on the freezing unit of a refrigerator should never be allowed to get more .than one-fourth inch thick. Fires Raging In Okefenokee Fires apparently set intentionally at 17 places around the Okefenokee Swamp Wednesday had been whipped up by March winds to create one of the most hazardous situations in many years in the wildlife refuge. Skies in the Blackshear and Waycross area were darkened Wednesday morning as westerly winds fanned the flames to ex tend the fire across a 25-mile front. Ware county forest protection crews were calling in all avail able help and equipment in an ef fort to keep the flames from spreading outside the swamp area. The area being burned in the swamp is inaccessible to the fire fighters. The smoke in this section of Southeast Georgia was so dense that G. W. Lavinder, Sth District forester, and a pilot flying over the swamp became lost Wednes day about noon and wound up over Pierce county before they could locate a landmark which would direct them back to the Waycross airport. Mr. Lavinder reported that the present fire started Sunday, ap parently being set intentionally by someone at 17 places on the north, northwest and west rim of the Okefenokee. If the present westerly wind continues. Mr. Lavinder said the fire would probably sweep all the way across the swamp as there is little water ahead of it. Only a few potholes are in the present path of the flames. Your Home Firms Will Appreciate Your Patronage — Tradie at Home and Promote Home Prosperity 4-H CLUBS CELEBRATE 50TH YEAR This is Nationa 4-H Club Week. It is also the 50f anniversary of 4-H Club work Georgia. The girls part of 4 I Club work is not quite 50 ye ? old. Their work began with g rls’ Tomato Canning Clubs—a sister club to the Boys’ Corn Club which was organized in Newton County in 1905. The girls were asked to plant one-tenth-acre plots o tomatoes and to can their pr~ uct. They made and wore apru and caps with the words “Girls Canning Club” embroidered on them. That’s how the clothing project was started. Canning in the home was a new thing then. The home de monstration agent set up canning equipment in the back yard of one of the girl’s home "he oth er girls would be invited over to bring their tomatoes and can them. From a beginning of about 100 club boys and even fewer girls, the Georgia 4-H Club of If' has grown to a membership of 1,337. There were two project n the early years. Now there are about 100 projects from which club members can choose. Clothing and Cooking projects are the most popular with the Brantley County girls. Out of the 266 enrolled 166 girls are taking Clothing and 163 are taking Cook ing. Most of these girls are car rying both projects at one time. Some of te other projects are Child Care, Canning, Home Im provement, Frozen Foods, Poul try, Gardening, Health and Safe ty, Home Beautification and Reading. Business Woman’s Circle Met Thursday The B.W.C. of the WMU met at the church on Thursday Night March 4, to observe the Week of Prayer. Members present were Mrs. Louise Drury, Mrs. Oscar Burden, Miss Karrol Kitchens, Mrs. Lois Williams, Mrs. Rhoda Strickland, Mrs. Nellie Griffin, and Miss Mary Thomas. Members present from the WMU Circles were, Mrs. R D. Thomas, Mrs. Lula Brown, Mrs. Walter Crews, Mrs. Barney Strickland, Mrs. Cecil Thomas, Mrs. E. K. Kitchens, Mrs. Dußose, Mrs. Rosa Rogers, and Mrs. Jessie Lee. The regular program of the B.W.C. will be held at the church on Thursday night, March 17, 1955 at seven-thirty. All mem bers are urged to attend. Part of the Okefenokee fire was fanned up from the smouldering remains of a fire which has been burning in the area since last August. A considerable amount of tim ber has been lost on the western edge of the swamp. In addition to the swamp fire, Ware county fire fighters Tues day brought under control a forest fire just across the Satilla River from Pierce county. Some danger from this fire remains, especially if winds become brisk. In Wayne county, approximate ly 100 acres were burned in the Harris community before being brought under control Tuesday. Forest Ranger R. C. James of Pierce county said the fire situa tion is also hazardous in this county. Since March 1, the local forest protection unit has been called out to fight 13 forest fires. There have been 55 forest fires in Pierce county since Jan. 1. Mr. James said 90 per cent of the fires in this and surrounding counties have been caused by carelessness in control burning or in handling fire near wooded areas. He urged farmers in this sec tion to postpone all further con trol burning until after the pre sent windy weather.