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Newspaper Page TextThe More You Trade at Home the More Money in Circulation In Your Home Community VOLUME 35 — NUMBER 20 Schools to Hold Commencement Exercises 30 SENIORS TO GET DIPLOMAS AT HOBOKEN Hoboken commencement ser vices will begin Sunday May 22, at 11:15, with Rev. J. D. Bowen, Pastor of Sweat Memorial as speaker assisted by Rev. J. C. Shepard and Rev. S. L. Watson of our local churches. The singing will be the com bined efforts of Pleasant Valley and Hoboken Baptist Church Choirs. Graduation Service will be Tuesday May 24, at 8:00 P- M. The Service will be conducted by the Seniors. Each year the graduation class in question se lect members of the class to speak. This year the honor is given to Norris Carter and Ed ward Hurst. Ability to speak de termines the selection. Grades has nothing to do with it. Norris represented his school in Debate and Declamation and Edward was ordained a Preacher this school year., SENIOR GIRLS Dorthy Janetta Aldridge, Frei da Ann Bryson, Billie Jean Bran nen, Shirley Ann Cole, Margie Lu Dryden, Louise Griffin, Caro lyn Virginia Hickox, Minnie Al ene Johns, Wilda Jane King, Opal Jeniece Lee Hagen, Susie Jane Lee, Joyce Annette Jacobs Lloyd, Vivian Adel Moore, Edna Lawan na Sapp, Norma Jean Stevens, Ethelyn Delores Stone. SENIOR BOYS James Carrol Altman, Robert Dewitt Altman, Leon Gary Bry son, Bobby Norris Carter, John Wilbert Foster, Bobby Gene Grif fin, Author Ronnie Hagen, Ed ward Bernard Hurst, Gerald Penland Lee, Edmond Donald McClain, Kenneth Dale Prescott, Larry Arthur Shepard, William Darsey Strickland, Bobby La mont McSpadden. Crisp County Wins Forestry Award AUGUSTA, May 13 — Crisp County today received the SI,OOO first prize in the annual “Keep Georgia Forests Green County Contest.” The award was announced at the annual meeting of the Geo rgia Forestry Association in ses sion at the Bon Air Hotel here. Winner of the second place SSOO prize was Ben Hill County which also placed second in 1953. Honorable mention awards of SIOO each went to Stephens County, the 1954 winner; Schley County, the 1953 winner and Bar row County. In addition to the SI,OOO first prize awarded to Crisp, the county forester William H. Tvedt received SIOO for his part in leading Crisp County into the winner’s wrcle. Although Crisp had the great est number of fires during the drought stricken year just past, the county organization for pre venting and controlling such fires was so outstanding that un der a point scoring system Crisp outnosed Ben Hill for the first place prize. The winning county is split up into 21 areas each of which boasts a volunteer fire warden and a complete fire fighting or ganization. In addition, private capital has constructed two at tractive homes at the site of the county fire tower so that the county forester or his assistant will always be available by phone should fire break out. It was Ben Hill County’s sec ond bid for first place in the contest and it trailed Crisp by only a small margin. Highlight ing accomplishments in the coun ty during the year were a “Keep Green Week” featuring parades, window displays, contests in the schools and other activities. CARE OF EVERGREENS Broad - leaved evergreens in jured so serverely in the recent freeze that they are losing part or all of their old foliage must be heavily watered once each week in order to maintain tur gor in the plant. These also should be examined carefully for split batk or dead limbs and cut back beyond the injury immedi ately. Brantley Citizens Attended Road Meeting Saturday Eight Brantley County citizens attended the meeting of the Route 301 Highway Association at Sarasota, Fla., Saturday, May 14. Those making the trip were Roy Dolwing. Clarence Allen, Jesse Allen, Dale Hellem, Mr. and Mrs. Jos B. Strickland. W W. Raulerson and Auvell Raul erson. PERSONALS The many friends of Mr. W. J. Wainright of Route 1, Nahunta, will be glad to learn that he is resting well at a Tifton clinic following surgical treatment there. The Varn family of South Carolina and Georgia will hold a big reunion at Battlefield Me morial Park, Ehrhardt, S. C., on Sunday, June 12, it is announc ed by Frank L. Tyree, publicist for the Varn family. Miss Iris Barr will take part in the student chorus for Men delssohn’s “Elijah” to be pre sented at Georgia State College for Women Friday night, May 20. * Miss Peggy Carter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Carter of Hoboken, who is a student at GSCW, visited the Ocmulgee Park Indian Mounds with a group of students in the educa tion class “School and Commun ity”. The B.W.C. of the WMU met at the church on Thursday night, May 12. Mrs. Vera Strickland was in charge of the program. The topic of the program Was “Up and Down the City Streets”. Others taking part were Mrs. R. D. Thomas, Mrs. Nellie Griffin, Mrs. Cecil Thomas. Also present were Mrs. Gladys Higginbotham, Mrs. Louise Drury, Mrs. Orser, and Miss Thomas. Mrs. Curry Powell and sons, Mack and Buddy, left Sunday for their home in Cairo, Ga. after spending a few days with her brother, James and Robert Grin er and their families. Mrs. Edward Chancey of Fort Smith, Arkansas, arrived Satur day to spend about two weeks at home jwith her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Harris. Her hus band, Cpl. Edward Chancey is stationed in the Army at Camp Chaffee. A!2c Franklin Heyward Ro well is at home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Math H. Rowell of Hortense, for a few days leave from the U. S. Air Force. Air man Rowell graduated on May 5 at A.F. Communications School Scott A. F. B. in Illinois. On his return to duty he will be stat ioned in Alaska. Mrs. George Willis returned on Monday from a Waycross hos pital where she spent several days for treatment. She is now much improved. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brady and son, David, left Tuesday for their home in Statesville, N. C. after spending the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Crews. Dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Crews on Sun day, included; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Carter of Hoboken; Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Dykes and sons. Steve and Cary of Waycross; Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Horvath and daugter, Linda of Jacksonville; Mrs. Jack Rowland, Groveland, Fla. and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brady. Mrs. J. B. Lewis spent last week with her sister, Mrs. J. Y. Chambers in Valdosta. Whi’e there she attended the hemero callis show in Valdosta. The W. S. C. S. of the Na hunta Methodist church will meet at the home of Mrs. Lee Godwin on Wednesday night, May 25. Mrs. W. A. Long will have charge of the program. The Nahunta Garden Club will make a tour of gardens as part of their meeting on Tuesday of next week. They will conclude the tour at the home of Mrs. J. B. Lewis where Mrs. R. B. Brook ed will be co-hostess with Mrs. Lewis in entertaining. grantby Bitapris B. F. Strickland Passed Away Tues., Funeral Thursday Funeral services for Mr. B. Frank Strickland age 82 were Thursday afternoon May 19, 1955 at three oclock at the Hortense Methodist Church in Hortense and interment in the churchyard cemetery. Rev W. L. Snellgrove and Rev. H. Lester Dixon of ficiated. Mr. Strickland, a native of Wayne County, now Brantley County, and ‘settled and devel oped the farm where he has liv ed all his life, between the rivers near Hortense, Ga. Died Tues day morning in a Baxley, Ga. hospital after an illness of a few weeks. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Annie Rawlins Strickland, Pat terson, Ga.;one daughter Mrs. C. B. Mills, Patterson, Ga., five sons E. A. Strickland, Patterson, Ga., J. R. Strickland, Nahunta Ga., C. C. Ctrickland, Orlando, Fla., Q. A. Strickland, Winter Park, Fla., T. W. Strickland, Moore Haven, Fla., one sister Mrs. Joe Goddard, Milledgeville, Ga.; seven brothers, J. W. and George Strickland, Patterson, Ga., Nelson Strickland, Screven, Ga., W. L. Strickland, Blythe Island, Ga., G. N. Strickland, Waycross, Ga., W. E. Strickland, Hortense, Ga., Marvin Strickland, Corgin, Ky. Honorary Pall Bearers were: Hardy Rowell: Leroy Dixon: Dick Morgan, Roy Ham: Barney Rowell: David Manning: Ward Manning: O. W. Raulerson: Till man Rowell: E. O. Stokes: C. C. Adams: J. C. Strickland: B. T. Raulerson: T. E. Raulerson. Ralph Rowell: Victor Raulerson; Joel Herrin: C. S. Kizer: Silas Rowell: Active Pall Bearers were: Dil lworth Strickland: Buddy Strick land: Guy Strickland: Gene Strickland: Quinton Strickland: John Eldridge. Darling Funeral Home, Black shear, Ga. was in charge. Nahunta Seniors To Present Play Friday Night The Nahunta senior class will present a play entitled “Maid to Order” in the high school gym nasium Friday night, May 20, at 8 o’clock. The play is a comedy in three acts. The proceeds will be used by the seniors on their class trip to Washington and New York. The characters in the play are: Jimmy Sawyer, a harrassed husband, Russell Patten. Elaine Sawyer, his social wife, Jan Royster. Ronald Clark, Jimmy’s college friend, Hugh McDonald. Bunny Cole, Ronald’s fiance, Virginia Johns. Jack Blakeslee, a private de tective, Alvin Lee. Sir Cecil Tupper, Elaine’s Tit led cousin, Carl Dußose. Lady Constance, Cecil’s wife, Iris Highsmith. Come-on Kate, a lady of the underworld, Jo Ann Williams. Gilbert Rawlins, Ronald’s rival, Emory Thrift. Bobby Rumble, a grocery boy, Ralph Willis. Mrs. Jones, a maid, Mary Jane Moore. Mrs. Farthingtan Smythe, a social power, Margaret Crews. Lyrica, her daughter, Blanche Dixon. Georgia Delays Polio Shots The state’s Salk polio vaccin ation program has been tempor arily halted due to a recommen dation from a U. S. Public Health Service advisory commit tee. Speaking for the State Health Department polio committee, Dr. T. E. Sellers, State. Health Di rector, says that “even though we have given the vaccine to 170,000 first and second grade children with no harmful results, we shall follow the recommend ation of the Public Health Ser vice, now conducting extensive rechecks on each “lot” of polio vaccine. Delay in giving the second polio vaccination to first and second-traders should not nulify the effectiveness of the first shot already given, Sellers states. Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, May 19, 1955 Addison Strickland Addison Strickland Makes Great 12-Year Attendance Record One young man who will get a diploma at the Nahunta High School graduation exercises Mon day night, May 23, has made an attendance record that is rarely equalled in the educational world. He is Addison Strickland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harrell A. Strickland of Route 2, Nahunta. Addison has not missed a single day in his 12 years of school since he entered the first grade. Besides Addison’s great atten dance record he has made a won derful record in school achieve ments. Among Addison’s achievements have been the following: He is a leader in Four-H Club work and Future Farmer acti vities. He is a Star Chapter Farmer and a candidate for the Georgia Planter’s Degree which is the highest state F.F.A. award. He has been a member of the school basketball team for three years. He has been a member of the school track team for three years and won the mile race in the Eighth District each of three years and represented the dis trict in the State Track Meet. Addison plans to enter at Ab raham Baldwin Junior College at Tifton next fall. Nahunta High School and all the people of Brantley are very proud of a young man who has made such a splendid attendance record and such a great record in school during 12 years. Oleander Club Met With Mrs. Jacobs Mrs. Dan Jacobs and Mrs. Glenn Conditt were hostesses to the Oleander Garden Club at the home of Mrs. Dan Jacobs on Tuesday night of last week. Mrs. G. A. Loyd gave a talk on “The origin of the sweet pea” using a display to demonstrate the points. Mrs. Harry Rauler son gave a report on the Flower Show. Others present were, Mrs. Col lis Highsmith, Mrs. W. C. Long, Mrs. Ray Johns, Mrs. Alvin Wil liamson, Mrs. Leslie Williamson, Mrs. J. D. Orser, Mrs. Earl May, Mrs. Joe Walker, Mrs. Harry Smith, Mrs. Edward Brand, Mrs. Clint Roberson, Mrs. Ben Jones, Mrs. R. H. Schmitt, Mrs. Ty Raulerson, Mrs. Emory Middle ton, Mrs. Norman Lewis and Mrs. Oliver Pearson. The hostesses served congeal ed salad, crackers and punch. Hoboken Junior 4-H Club Dress Revue The Hoboken Junior 4-H Club had its Dress Revue May 16. Those entering were Betty thy Stone (second place winner), thy Stone (second place winner), Barbara Aldridge (third place winner), Linda Gunter, Carolyn Altman, Carolyn Lee, and Faye Jacoßs. Each girl had made and mod eled either a skirt and blouse, or a dress. Betty Jacobs entered the Coun ty Contest and won first place for the Junior Revue. Miss Wynelle Deen, Home Demonstration Agent of Camden County was judge. COUNTY CANCER COMMITTEES PLAN DRIVE A “kick-off” supper to launch the drive for cancer funds for Brantley County was held at the high school May 12. The supper was prepared by Mrs. H. W. Herrin and some of her Home Ec. girls. 18 Brantley County citizens attended the meeting. They were Mesdames Fred owling, Frank Duke and Mr. Cleve Jones of Hoboken; Mes dames Neal Hendrix, Clarence Allen and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Allen of Hickox; Mr. and Mrs. I Jacobs, Mesdames Winnie Ml jre, Oliver Pearson, Dorothy Graham, Harry Raulerson, Lois Williams, Dewitt Moody and Mr. Ekny Strickland, Prof. Herschel Herrin and Prof. Earl May of Nahunta. Mrs. Lottie Crowthers, field representative of the American Cancer Society had charge of the meeting. The highlight of the meeting was the showing of the latest film on cancer entitl ed “14 JOO Might Have Lived." The time for the cancer fund raising drive will be from May 23 to 28. The county’s quota is $286. Each citizen is requested to donate and have a part in finding a cure for cancer, the great killer. The volunteer workers for the cancer campaign are: Hoboken: Mrs. Fred Dowling and Mrs. Frank Duke. Hickox: Mesdames Clarence Allen, Neal Hendrix and Jesse Allen. Waynesville: Mrs. B. A. Light sey. Hortense: Mrs. Warren Ald ridge. Nahunta: Mesdames Earl May, Allison Lee, Effie Strickland, Harry Raulerson, Oliver Pear son, Marshall Strickland, Dorothy Graham, Brown Brooker, Win nie Moore, Miss Lenora Lee and Miss Sara Simpson. Mrs. Dewitt Moody is county chairman of the cancer campaign. HOBOKEN NEWS By MRS. G. C. WALLIS Thought For The Week: Relig ing of a little straw may hide the stars of the sky, but the stars are there and will reappear. B. Thomas Carlyle. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chaplain of Jacksonville spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Perry Strickland. Mrs. Chaplain is the former Miss Lois Strickland. * * » Mr. and Mrs. Jake Able of Stark, Fla. were guests of Mrs. Abel’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nol an Davis, Sr. for the week end. • • * Mrs. Frank Dukes is spending several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Bell in Fal mouth, Fla. Mrs. Ernest Thrift presided at the last meeting of the current school year of the Hoboken P. T. A. Rev. Watson opened the meeting with prayer. Mr. Floyd Larkins installed the new officers who are; Mrs. Alton Cason, president; Mrs. Ernest Thrift, vice-president; Mrs, J. R. Driggers, secretary; Mrs. Elery Kelly, treasurer. Miss Ann Thomas, teacher of the month, gave an interesting talk on ’’Why we teach commer cial subjects.” The second graders, under the direction of Mrs. Carolyn Wild er and Miss Willette Barbee, presented a pantomine of Cinder ella and the dwarf and doll dance. A film on cancer was present ed by Cleve Jones the principal The grade count was won by the second grade, Mrs. Alen Jacobs, teacher. » » • Refreshments were served by Miss Willette Barbee, Mrs. Car olyn Wilder, Miss Faye Parnell, Mrs. Albert Crews, Mrs. Fred Lee Mrs. Joie Lee and Mrs. J. H. Jones. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Hortense School Graduation Exercises Held Tuesday Night The Hortense school held its graduation exercises Tuesday night, May 17, it is announced by Mrs. C. Winton Adams, prin cipal. The Hortense school has classes through the eighth grade. 19 students completed the course and will enter high school at Nahunta next fall. The program was as follows: Processional, Mrs. Norman Lewis. Invocation, R. D. Thomas. Welcome, Carolyn Rowell. Song, Eighth Grade. Last Will and Testament, Nor ma Jean Manning. Introduction of Speaker, Mrs. Winton Adams. Graduation Address, Mr. Elton Strickland. Presentation of Awards, Mrs Winton Adams. Presentation of Certificates, Prof. H. W. Herrin. Farewell, Eugene Crews. Recessional, Eighth Grade. The following pupils were giv en certificates: Essie Boatright, Eugene Crews, Martha Crews, Edward Davis, Barbara Dowling, Willie Joe Dowling, Elbert Flowers, Margar et Hodge, Helen Lanier, Brenda Loper, Norma Jean Manning, J. W. Moody, Eva Kate Oliver, Jua nita Pearson, Junior Pierce, Carolyn Rowell, Wendel Rozier, Iris Sloan and Neil Turner. County Elimination Contests Held at Hoboken May 16 The County Elimination Con test for Public Speaking, Taleht and the Dress Revue was held in Hoboken May 16, all of the girls who had won in the com munity contests competed. In Public Speaking Annette Lucas of Hoboken won first place and Brenda Loper of Hortense won second. Cynthia Dowling of Hoboken won first place in Talent and Frieda Manning of Hortense won second, Juanita Pearson of Hor tense was third. The first place winner of the Junior Dress Revue was Betty Jacobs of Hoboken. Second place winner was Janice Strickland from Hortense and Evelyn Ho well of Nahunta was third place winner. Wanda Gail Herrin also entered the County Contest as winner from one of the Nahunta Clubs. Annice Carter from Hoboken won first place in the Senior Dress Revue and Marva Jane Thrift of Nahunta won second place. All of the first place winners along with the winners of the breadmaking contests will go to Tifton to the District 4-H Club Project Achievement meeting June 20. Miss Wynelle Deen, Home Demonstration Agent of Camden County, and Mr. George A. Loyd, County Age.^t, weup judges. Moody Bros. Sale Continues to Draw Customers The Remodeling Sale at the Moody Bros. Furniture Company store has attracted wide attention over southeast Georgia, with peo ple visiting the store from sev eral counties besides Brantley. The store is offering some fine bargains in the household furn ishing line. They also have a full line of sporting goods, such as fishing tackle, guns and other items. The sale is the aftermath of extensive remodeling of the in side of the Moody Bros. Furni ture Store. The store is now more attractive than ever and is fil led with hundreds of attractive articles of house furnishing. The proprietors of Moody Bros.' are Dewitt and Cecil Moody, two of the best known and most pro gressive young business men in this section. The average consumption of ice cream per person in the United States is about one-half pint a week. , Your Home Firms Will Appreciate Your Patronage — Trade at Home and Promote Home Prosperity 63 GRADUATES AT NAHUNTA HIGH SCHOOL Sixty-three seniors will receive diplomas at the Nahunta High School graduation exercises Mon day night, May 23, it is announ ced by Prof. Earl May, the prin cipal. Mr. George P. Donaldson, President of Abraham - Baldwin College, will deliver the com mencement address at the exer cises. First honors this year go to Ray Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Johnson of Hortense. Second honors go to Allen Sloan, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sloan of Hortense. The following students made grade above 90 for four years: Dewitt Drury, Carl Highsmith, Jean Rowell, Virginia Rowell and Janice Royster. Members of the graduating class this year at Nahunta High School are as follows: Jackie Anderson, Walter S. Bladen, Allen Artis Branch, Na omi Jane Brown, Bobby Joe Chancey, Helen Tinie Chancey, Barbara Jean Crews, Margaret Laurr Crews, Gloria Vivian Dav is, Kennetii Depratter, Lillian Blanche Dixon, Martha Annette Dowling, Onez Driskell, James Dewitt Drury, Carl E. Dubose, Harry E. Edmunds, Harold De vone Futch, Mary Lou Gardner, Betty Jo Hallman, David Haney, Keith Graham Harrell, James W. Harris, Clarice Herrin, Byron Chester Highsmith, Carl Benny Highsmith, Helen Marlene High smith, Iris Highsmith, Ethel Vir ginia Johns, Inez Johns, Ray mond Eugene Johnson, 'Alvin Conner Lee, Myron Dale Lee, Walter H. McDonald, Vera Mae Moody, Frances Annette Morgan, Eliza Jane Moore, Mary Jane Moore, Russell Adrian Patten, Odell Dessie Pierce, Vandilla H. Purdom, Evaglynn Rowell, Jean Annette Rowell, Mary Virginia Rowell, Janice S. Royster, Henry Allen Sloan, Peggy Inez Sloan, James Quincy Smith, Stewart Jackson Steedly, Philip Glenn Strickland, Lewis Addison Strick land, Margaret Louise Strickland, Billy Edwards Thbmas, Alfred Perry Thomas, Clayton Aaron Thornton, Beaulah Thrift, Mary Lou Thrift, James Emory Thrift, Rita Joan Thrift, Jo Ann Wil liams, Ralph W. Willis, Barbara Ann Wilson, Jo Ann Wilson, Mary Evelyn Wilson. Staff .members of the Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations carried on some 180 research pro jects last year. ROYAL THEATRE Nahunta, Georgia PROGRAM MON., TUES., MAY 23 - 24 “Julius Ceasar” With MARLON BRANDO, GREER GARSON and DEBORAH KERR WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 “Down Among the Sheltering Palms” With MITZI GAYNOR THURS., FRI., MAY 26 - 27 “The President’s Lady” With CHARLTON HESTON and SUSAN HAYWARD SATURDAY, MAY 28 “Black Eagle” With WILLIAM BISHOP