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VOLUME 35 — NUMBER 29
Opening Day Prices on Tobacco Average
SWEEPING THE COUNTRY
TRAFFIC GETTING WILD THRU NAHUNTA
During the last few weeks there has been a marked
increase in speeding by motor vehicles through Nahunta.
All the citizens of Nahunta want to do all they can
to make things pleasant for travelers, but we can help the
most of these travelers by seeing to it that the reckless
driver is curbed so the careful drivers and their families
will be safe on our highways.
Local drivers, as well as some of the tourists, are
getting so reckless in speeding that a pedestrian hardly
dare cross our main street.
Some of the drivers dash through the center of town
at 50 to 60 miles an hour. It will be too late to check such
thoughtless drivers after someone is killed or maimed.
Just why some drivers seem to feel contempt for the
traffic laws of small towns is a mystery. The traffic laws
are for the protection of all, including the reckless drivers.
The great majority of travelers are careful and want
to travel on a safe highway. If our traffic laws are not
better enforced these majority of motorists will avoid our
highway and travel by some route that has good protec
tion on the part of the law.
You can’t attract the masses of the tourists by turn
ing the lunatics loose on our highways.
SPEED SHOULD BE GRADUATED THRU TOWN
The speed zones through Nahunta and other small
towns should be graduated from 25 miles an hour up to
45 in the outlying sections. The 15 miles an hour set in
some small towns is impractical and unenforceable.
With a speed limit of 25 miles through the congested
traffic centers and 35 to 45 miles in the outlying sections
no one would have cause to complain when his reckless
ness is curbed.
Reckless car drivers are potential killers. Thousands
of them are now loose in the land and killing people by
the score every day in the year. Some of them kill them
selves off, but many take some innocent people to death
with them.
All traffic laws should be enforced with reason and
consideration, but there is no reason whatever in giving
reckless drivers the privilege of taking the right of life
and limb away from the safe-driving majority.
SMALL TOWNS NEED GOOD POLICEMEN
Our small towns have one weakness. They do not pay
their police force enough to attract enough top-notch men
into the profession of policing.
The police profession should be among the best paid
men in any community. In this way really big calibered
men would accept police jobs and make policing a life
profession.
Many small towns pick up any man who will work
for $175 a month and then expect him to make a good
policeman. You hardly ever get a really good policeman
for any such small salary.
TALLAPOOSA STRUGGLING WITH HOODLUMISM
The town of Tallapoosa, Ga., is now struggling with
a bad condition of hoodlumism, with the lawless element
driving the police force out of office and the town getting
bad publicity all over the country.
No town gets into such a condition without a gradual
descent into winking at lawlessness. The lawless element
will gradually take over in any town that allows itself to
be intimidated or drifts into taking the line of least re
sistance in regard to hoodlumism.
The sad part about the whole situation is that many
otherwise good citizens will fail to back up law enforce
ment officers in carrying out their duties. For politi'cal
or financial reasons they will play ball with the lawless
elements and sometimes give them sympathy and encour
agement in thei’r flouting of the law.
THE LAW IS THE RULES OF THE GAME
The law of the land is the rules under which the
modern game of life is played. And modern life has be
come very complex. Unless the rules are strictly enforced,
the game becomes unfair for many of our citizens.
If I can flout the law, while you must obey it, then
the game is unfair to you, and vice versa. The law or the
rules may sometimes seem arbitrary or even unfair but
these rules should be carried out until they are changed
by our constituted authorities.
Only in this way can we have a safe and sane civili
zation, with equal rights to all.
IT SOMETIMES HAPPENS THAT WAY.
Once while publishing The Pearson Tribune I wrote
a series of editorials explaining some of the problems of
editing a weekly newspaper.
I received letters of approval from our then secretary
of the Georgia Press Association, also letters from several
fellow editors saying the editorials were “fine public re
lations work.”
All the response I got from my subscribers was a let
ter fro^n a lady whose subscription was a year in arrears.
She said, “Quit your belly-aching and give us a bet
ter newspaper.”
By CARL BROOME
Brantley Enterprise
Boren-Cleland
Miss Sylvia Lenene Boren,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
R. Boren of Jacksonville and Na
hunta and Thomas Earl Cleland,
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Cle
land of Nahunta were married in
a beautiful double ring ceremony
at the First Baptist Church, Na
hunta on July ninth with Rev.
C. E. Milton of Bloomingdale, Ga.
performing the rites. He was as
sisted by Rev Cecil Thomas, of
Nahunta.
The bride entered on the arm
of her father who gave her in
marriage. Her gown was white
imported lace over taffeta and
net, ballerina length, with a fin
gertip veil. She wore her moth
er’s opal necklace and carried a
white purple throated orchid,
showered with lily of the valley.
Miss Iris Barr was soloist with
Bowman Barr playing the nup
tial music. White Gladiolli and
white chrysanthemums in tall
baskets with southern smilax and
magnolia leaves for a green back
ground formed the setting for the
candlelight ceremony.
Mrs. Edward Chancy of Fort
Smith, Arkansas, was matron of
honor. Her dress was blue or
gandy over taffeta and she car
ried a nosegay of blue carnations
and pompons. The brides maids
were Faye Boren, Rosemary
Smith, Patricia Ramsey and Jan
ice Morgan. They wore pink or
gandy and carried pink carna
tion and pompon, nosegay.
Aldolph Lee was best man to
the groom. The ushers were: Carl
Highsmith, Aubrey Highsmith,
Wannie Cleland and J. W. Har
ris. The flower girl was Allison
White and Jack Brooker was ring
bearer.
Mrs. Cleland, mother of the
groom and Mrs. Boren, mother
of the bride wore navy blue with
red rose bud corsage.
Immediately after the wedding
a reception was held in the
Church Social Hall. Mrs. Vonice
Brooks, Mrs. Zubie Wolverton
and Miss Edna Grace Lee served
cake and punch.
The young couple left follow
ing the reception tor a honey
moon trip to Florida. She chose
a two piece dress in blue with
white accessories for her travel
ing outfit, wearing the white or
chid for her corsage.
The bride and groom returned
to Nahunta on Thursday of last
week and have been staying at
the country home of her parents
until they leave on Sunday, July
24 when they will go to New
York. From there they will fly
to Paris where T/Sgt. Cleland is
stationed.
Out of town guests attending
the wedding included: Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Boren, Jacksonville;
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Boren of Co
lumbus, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Ramsey and family of Quitman,
Ga.; Mrs. James Wilson and Bil
ly, Quitman; Mr. and Mrs. Gil
bert Branch, Ashburn, Ga.; Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Wainwright,
White Oak, Ga., Mr. and Mrs.
John Dixon, Blackshear.
In an article in last week’s En
terprise concerning N a h u nt a ’ s
new registration system it was
stated that the term of mayor and
council was for four years.
The term for mayor and coun
cil of Nahunta is for only TWO
YEARS.
BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kiser an
nounce the birth of a daughter
on July 6. She weighed seven
pounds and four ounces. She has
been named Kathy Elizabeth.
Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, July 21, 1955
Correction
NEW HIGHWAY ARTERY THROUGH SOUTHEAST GEORGIA OPEN
State Route 32 Dedicated in Ceremonies at Patterson Wednesday.
Route 32
Is Opened
To Traffic
Route 32 Highway Association
met at the Lions Park at Patter
son Wednesday afternoon, July
20 for a program of speeches and
a barbecue supper to celebrate
the completion of the paved road
from Sycamore to Brunswick.
J. O. Echols, president of the
association, R. C. Harrell Jr.,
vice-chairman and C. H. D. You
mans, secretary, were in charge
of arranging the program. Mr.
Echols presided and Mr. Harrell
was one of the principal speakers.
Highway 32 was announced as
completed with the exception of
graveling the section from Hor
tense to the junction of 341 near
Brunswick.
The road runs, west to east,
from Sycamore to Ocilla, Doug
las, Alma, Patterson, Hortense
and Brunswick. The building of
the road has required great ef
fort on the part of its promoters
over a 10-year period.
The program included wel
comes from R. D. Thomas, presi
dent of the Patterson Lions Club,
and from Mayor Nesbert Thomas
of Patterson, and other short
talks by J. D. Gould of Bruns
wick, chairman of Glynn Coun
ty Commissioners; W. R. Killian,
Representative from Glynn coun
ty; Carl Broome, editor of the
Brantley Enterprise; and Bras
well Deen Jr., Representative
from Bacon county.
Tribute was paid to six de
ceased members of the Route 32
highway group, including I. L.
Echols of Patterson, Bob Dixon,
Jack Thomas, Jim Rance Thom
as, B. F. Mann of Brunswick and
B. G. Middleton of Atkinson.
PERSONALS
Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
James Highsmith on Sunday
were: Mr. and Mrs. Williams of
Macon; Mr. and Mrs. Oliver High
smith and family, Mr. Everett
Highsmith and family of Nahun
ta; Mr. and Mrs. Parnell High
smith of Brunswick; and Mr. and
Mrs. Elmo Highsmith, Mrs. Alice
Highsmith and daughter, Mrs.
Irene Hansel.
Mrs. D. R. Florrie and two
children of Screven and Mrs.
Cora Long of St. Petersburg, Fla.
were dinner guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Morgan on
Thursday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dixon have
returned to their home in Colum
bus, Ohio. They have been visit
ing his mother, Mrs. Belle Dixon
and other relatives. They left
last week to visit relatives in
Tampa. While they were here
the Dixon family held a reunion
at the home of Mrs. Dixon. At
tending were: Ivey Jones and son,
Earl of Miami; Rev. Lester Dixon
of Patterson; and Mr. and Mrs.
Clinton Powers, Mr. Everett
Jones, Mrs. W. P. Fais and son,
Francis; Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Brand and family; Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Smith and daughters;
Claude Smith and children; Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Smith and children;
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Godwin and
Mary Lee; Rev. and Mrs. Eddie
Dixon and family; Mrs. Melvin
DePratter, and a number of
friends of the Dixon family.
Miss Peggy Carter of Hoboken
is secretary of the Baptist Stu
dent Union at Georgia State Col
lege for Women at Milledgeville.
STATE ROUTE NO. 32
Polling Places
Announced for
Tobacco Referendum
There will be five voting places
in Brantley county where flue
cured tobacco growers can cast
their ballots on referendum day,
July 23, according to George
Dykes, Chairman of the Brantley
County Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Committee. The
polls will be open from 8:00 A.M.
to 5:00 P.M. local standard time.
All flue-cured tobacco growers
of record have been notified of
what their 1956 acreage allot
ments will be if marketing quo
tas continue in effect and the lo
cation of the polling places for
their community.
Polling places for the county
are: Nahunta, Hickox, Hortense.
Schlatterville, and Hoboken.
The vote will determine wheth
er the program which has been
in continuous operation since
1940, will be in effect for the
crops of 1956, 1957, and 1958; for
the 1956 crop only; or discon
tinued in 1956. If at least two
thirds of the growers voting ap
prove quotas, price support at 90
percent of parity will be avail
able to growers who comply with
their farm acreage allotment. If
more than one-third of the voters
are opposed to marketing quotas,
price support and quotas will not
be in effect for the 1956 crop.
In a similar referendum in 1952
when a total of 260,163 flue-cured
tobacco growers voted, 254,317 or
97.8 percent favored quotas for
3 years, 3,207 or 1.2 was opposed.
The 3-year period of operation
resulting from that vote ends
with the 1955 crop.
Largely because of increased
yields per acre and a recent de
crease in marketings the total
supply of flue-cured tobacco has
increased from 2,604,306,000
pounds in 1947 to 3,249,279,000
pounds in 1954. Domestic use and
exports dropped from a peak of
1,279,441,000 in 1951 to 1,208,985,-
000 pounds in 1954.
WAYNESVILLE
Ey Mrs. Clovis Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Driskell and
son of Deland, Fla. spent a few
days here with Mr. and Mrs. Cari
Driskell.
• • *
Mr. and Mrs. John McVeigh of
Florence, S. C. are spending a
few days here with relatives.
» » •
Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
R. L. Bernard on Monday night
were Father Joseph Mullins of
University of Washington, D. C.
and Father John Martell of
Brunswick.
♦ ♦ *
Airman 3/c Eugene A. Harrell
of Mauh Air Force Base, Calif,
is spending a months leave here
with relatives.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Driskell
spent Sunday in Waycross at
tending church and visiting rela
tives.
* ♦ *
Mr. and Mrs. Christensen and
Mrs. Minnie Barrett of Brunswick
were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Robinson on Sunday.
• • •
Mrs. Russell Millis and three
daughters of Jacksonville are
spending the week with her fath
er, B. B. Rozier.
• • •
Norma Sue Moody has returned
home from a Brunswick hospital
after two weeks there as a pa
tient.
» » •
Mr. Charlie Anderson of At
kinson was a guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Clovis Johnson on Tuesday.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
J. D. Roberson
Funeral Services
Held Sunday
James David Roberson, 76-
year-old resident of Hortense,
died late Friday night at his
home after an extended illness.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Sunday at 10 A.M. at the
Raulerson Cemetery by the Rev.
Snellgrove.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Lois Scott Roberson; two
daughters, Mrs. Math Rowell and
Mrs. Hardy Rowell, all of Hor
tense; two sons, J. Clyde Rober
son of Richmond, Va. and Wilbur
D. Roberson of Hortense; 24
grandchildren, s i x great-grand
children; four brothers, Cuyler
Roberson of Bristol, Andrew Rob
erson and Wonny Roberson, both
of Patterson, and Cap C. Rober
son, Niceville, Fla.
Pallbearers were Eugene Lane,
S. M. Davis, Hersman Roberson,
Milton Roberson, Eugene Rober
son and C. L. Roberson. Honorary
pallbearers were D. T. Middle
ton, T. E. Raulerson, E. A. Wain
wright, J. C. Strickland, A. R.
Adams, Dr. McKee Hargrett,
Charlie Davis, C. S. Anderson,
A. S. Rowell, Silas Rowell, J. A.
Herrin, Alfred Smith, Heywood
Pierce, B. T. Raulerson and W. E.
Eldridge and Albert Roberson.
Harrison Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Thomas Infant
Funeral Services
Held July 13
Funeral services for the infant
son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert W.
Thomas of St. Marys, Ga. were
held Wednesday afternoon, July
13 at 3:00 o’clock at the residence
of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Thomas
at Hoboken, with the Rev. Dan
Lee of St. Marys and the Rev.
Carlton Sheppard of Hoboken of
ficiating, with interment in High
Bluff Cemetery.
Besides his parents he was sur
vived by one sister, Carol Thomas
and one brother, James Thomas,
both of St. Marys, Ga. His pa
ternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Thomas, Hoboken, and his
maternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lawton Strickland of Black
shear, Ga.
Mincy Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Wayne D. Seaman
Heads Campaign
For YMCA Funds
State YMCA finance chairman
for nine South East Georgia
towns were announced this week
by Dr. George M. Sparks, chair
man of the State YMCA board.
Wayne D. Seaman will head the
Brantley county drive.
The simultaneous campaigns,
scheduled to begin July 26, are
for operating funds for the State
YMCA of Georgia, which oper
ates the Georgia Hi-Y, Tri-Hi-Y,
and Gra-Y youth club work.
Arrangements have been made
by Dr. Frederick E. Smith, Lyons,
district finance chairman, for the
campaigns to begin July 26 un
der the leadership of the follow
ing local chairmen; Wayne D.
Seaman, Hoboken, Dr. W- G.
Brown, Blackshear, P. E. Gooch,
Brunswick, Hampton J. Walker,
Folkston, Dr. H. D. Youmans, Ly
ons, Dr. Curtis Hames, Claxton,
J. T. Tucker, Wrightsville, J. J.
Jones, Alma, and E. B. Smith Jr.,
Mcßae.
Wash fabrics with a crease-re
sistant finish in warm water rath
er than hot water. Hot water will
remove the crease-resistance aft
er a few washings.
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Lower
TOP GRADES
BRING UP
TO 64 CENTS
Brantley county tobacco grow
ers were pleased with tobacco
Ibices being paid at Blackshear
Tobacco Market at opening days
sales Thursday, although Overall
prices were averaging three to
four cents lower than last year
on the top grades.
D. F. Herrin, clerk of the court
of Brantley county, sold 2284
pounds of top quality leaf bring
ing from 55 cents up with the
exception of a basket of sand
lugs that was slightly damaged.
Mr. Herrin’s top price was 64
cents, the high dollar paid on
Thursday morning’s sales.
Mr. Herrin has an acreage of
eight and six-tenths acres.
J. W. Crews, member of the
Nahunta City Council and prom
inent Brantley county tobacco
grower, sold 900 pounds in Black
shear’s Brick Warehouse for over
a 60 cent average. Mr. Crews sold
eight baskets, with four bringing
62 cents per pound, and the other
four bringing from 52 to 60 cents.
Several of his baskets were gov
ernment graded at 60 cents.
Mr. Crews’ tobacco selling for
1955 has just begun as he has 12
acres of the bright leaf crop. He
expects to make from 1200 to
1500 pounds per acre. Lack of
sufficient amount of rain during
the growing season has cut his
poundage, he believes.
An estimate of Thursday morn
ing’s sales going into Stabiliza
tion was from 23 to 30 percent.
Government support price is
slightly above that of last year.
F. C. Mulkey, Route 1, Patter
son, said that the Stabilization
Corporation was truly “a farmer’s
friend”. Proof of this was in the
opening day’s sale. Mr. Mulkey
had 800 pounds on the floor
Thursday.
Card of Thanks
We wish to thank all our many
friends for their kindness and
sympathy during the recent death
of our husband and father, James
David Roberson.
Mrs. Lois Scott Roberson
and family.
ROYAL
THEATRE
Nahunta, Georgia
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8:00 P.M.
SATURDAY
7:00 and 8:30 P.M.
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JULY 25-26
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