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In Your Home Community
VOLUME 35
FORMAL OPENING OF ROUTE 32 — R. C. Harrell Jr.,
vice-chairman of the Route 32 Highway Association and
member of Brantley county commissioners, was principal
speaker at the formal opening and celebration of the
completion of the paved road from Sycamore to Bruns
wick. The program of speeches and barbecue supper was
held at Patterson Lions Park, Wednesday afternoon, July
20. (Photo by J. B. Hendry)
FARMERS VOTE
LEAF CONTROLS
FOR 3 YEARS
George Dykes, Chairman of the
Brantley County ASC Commit
tee, announces that 406 tobacco
growers voted in the flue-cured
tobacco marketing quota referen
dum held Saturday, July 23, 1955,
The results of the balloting is
as follows: voting in favor of to
bacco marketing quotas for 3
years — 397; voting opposed to
tobacco marketing quotas for 3
years but in favor of the quotas
for 1 year —4; voting opposed
to tobacco marketing quotas — 5.
The tobacco belt as a whole
voted controls by an overwhelm
ing majority.
WATCH
FOR TOBACCO
SEASON SALE
SOON AT
MOODY BROS.
FURNITURE
COMPANY
AT PAYOFF WINDOW — Mrs. J. O. Wainwright, Route
1, Nahunta, was the fiTst to receive a check from the
Brantley Warehouse for tobacco sold on opening day.
Mrs. Wainwright sold three piles of tobacco for a 55-cent
average. She is a widow and does her own farming with
hired help. (Photo by J. B. Hendry)
NUMBER 30
Joseph F. Craven
Os Brantley County
Dies After Illness
Joseph Franklin Craven, 72, of
721 Knight Avenue, Waycross,
died Saturday in a Waycross hos
pital after an extended illness.
Mr. Craven was born and rear
ed in Brantley county and was
engaged in farming most of his
life, retiring two years ago be
cause of ill health.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Miss Elizabeth Hickox;
six daughters, Mrs. J. G. Hodges,
Waycross, Mrs. J. A. Lee, Ho
boken, Mrs. J. T. Gunter, Na
hunta, Mrs. W. M. Robinson,
Fernandina Beach, Fla., Mrs. R.
E. Albury, Hialeah, Fla., and Mrs.
W. B. Sturges, Darien; three sons,
James A. Craven, Tallahassee,
Fla., Robert M. Craven, Pensa
cola, Fla., and Pfc. David E.
Craven, U. S. Marine Corps.
Two brothers, William T. Cra
ven, Brunswick; and E. H. Cra
ven, Waycross; six sisters, Mrs.
D. D. Dowling, Hoboken, Mrs.
Joe Thomas, Orlando, Fla., Mrs.
Nora C. Stewart, Bristol, Mrs. E.
J. Sinclair, Darien, Mrs. L. B.
Mills, Hialeah, and Mrs. Clifford
Griffin, Waycross, and 20 grand
children.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at three o’clock
at the Chapel of the Hinson-Miles
Funeral Home. Burial was in the
High Bluff cemetery.
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TRACK DOGS
TREE FUGITIVE
IN GARAGE
Three Men Jailed
In Triangular
Fracas Friday
Three .men were placed in jail
at Nahunta Friday night, July 22,
charged with being drunk and
disorderly on the public high
way. Two of the men were later
charged with robbery by the
third man of the trio.
The three men gave their
names as M. <E. Anderson of
Jacksonville, and J. R. Robinson
and Albert A. Davis of Gadsden,
Ala. One of the men, Albert A.
Davis, ran into the woods when
city patrolman Stephens went to
arrest the three.
Davis was trailed by two blood
hounds brought from Waycross
until he was found hiding in the
Oliver Pearson garage in Nahun
ta. The track dogs were brought
to the scene by Warren G. Doug
las.
Two of the men, Davis and
Robinson, admitted that they had
served time in Alabama, accord
ing to Brantley County Sheriff
T. E. Raulerson. They were held
in jail pending an investigation
of their record in Alabama.
The story told by M. E. An
derson was to the effect that he
picked the two other men up as
hitchhikers this side of Jackson
ville. He had hired a truck and
was going to Pierce County to
move some of his household
goods to Jacksonville.
Anderson claimed, according to
the arresting officers, that the
two hitchhikers .made him drink
liquor and otherwise intimidated
him. He claimed they beat him
over the head and took $25 from
him.
Anderson later swore out war
rants against Davis and Robinson
accusing them of robbery.
Anderson himself put up a
bond of s2l to the City of Na
hunta on the drunk and disor
derly charge.
The three men were seen to
drive through Nahunta in the
truck and head west on the Way
cross road. They appeared to be
“under the influence” and a Na
hunta citizen notified police of
ficer C. T. Stephens.
Officer Stephens pursued the
men in' the truck, arrested An
derson and Robinson, but Davis
in the meantime escaped through
the woods and was later captur
ed after being trailed by track
dogs.
Officers involved in' the arrest
of the men, besides policeman
Stephens, were Clyde Anderson,
Atlantic Coast Line police offi
cer, Ben Jones, county policeman
and Harry Raulerson, deputy
sheriff.
WAYNESVILLE
By Mrs, Clovis Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Liles have
bought a home here and are
moving in this week.
Mrs. Ophelia Hill of Lakeland,
Fla. arrived Saturday to spend
a few days with Mr. and Mrs.
L. W. Robinson.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bernard
and Gregory, accompanied by
Mrs. Dorgan of Brunswick spent
Monday in Jacksonville.
Weekend guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Clovis Johnson included Mr.
and Mrs. A. A. Johnson and Me
linda from Hialeah, Fla.; Mr. and
Mrs. M. W. Young of Jackson
ville; and Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Johnson and children of Miami.
Mrs. Agnes Fralick spent last
week in Jesup visiting relatives.
Mr. Fred Gibson is at home
after a few days in a Waycross
hospital.
Miss Mary Lou Gardner of
Waycross spent the weekend with
Miss Frances Walker.
Miss Ruth Jacobs and Mr. and
Mrs. Reddick Thornton and chil
dren of Waycross spent Sunday
with Mrs. W. H. Jacobs.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Gibson and
their three sons left Saturday via
the Inland Waterways on their
boat “The Marson” for a trip to
Tampa, Fla.
Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga.. Thursday, July 28, 1955
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Blackshear Market Averages
$53.29 for First Four Days
GRIFFIN SPOKE
AT 4-H CLUB
COUNCIL MEET
The chief executive of Georgia
and the top state officer of the
4-H Club took the spotlight at
two of the assembly programs
during State 4-H Club Codncil
held in Athens, July 26-28.
Governor Marvin Griffin ad
dressed the 4-H’ers at assembly
Tuesday. He was introduced by
Miss Clarice Sparks, Banks Coun
ty, girls’ vice president. Dr. O. C.
Aderhold, president of the Uni
versity of Georgia, presented
deans and directors of various
schools and departments of the
University.
At 11 o’clock assembly Mari
anne Gillis, president of the State
4-H Club Council gave the an
nual president’s report. Nomina
tions for new state council offi
cers also were made. Other state
council officers taking part on
assembly programs were Joe
Harrison, DeKalb, boys’ vice
president; Mary Ann Harper, Ir
win, secretary; Luke Callaway,
Jr., Morgan, treasurer, and Bruce
Bliss, Glynn, reporter.
R. J. Richardson, state 4-H
Club leader, said some 1,000 4-H
Club .members representing al
most every county in Georgia, at
tended the twenty-second annual
meeting. Delegates included two
boys and two girls from each
county, 48 returning delegates,
state and district officers, local
leaders, Master 4-H Club mem
bers and c- unty and home dem
onstration agents.
Those attending from Brantley
County were Wanda Gail Her
rin and Travis Jacobs of Hickox
and Shirley Jean Moody and
Herman Sloan of Hortense.
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Dr. and Mrs. dvey Jacobs of
Waycross announce the birth of
their daughter, Leslie Lynn, on
Thursday, July 14, 1955.
ROYAL
THEATRE
Nahunta, Georgia
TIME SCHEDULE:
MONDAY thru FRIDAY
8:00 P.M.
SATURDAY
7:00 and 8:30 P.M.
PROGRAM
THURSDAY, FRIDAY
JULY 28-29
“Viva Zapata!”
With MARLON BRANDO
and JEAN PETERS
SATURDAY, JULY 30
“Lone Gun”
With GEORGE MONTGOMERY
MONDAY, TUESDAY, AUG. 1-2
“Niagara”
With MARILYN MONROE
and JOSEPH COTTON
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3
“Dreamboat”
With CLIFTON WEBB
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AUG. 4-5
“Saratoga Trunk”
With GARY COOPER
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6
“Robbers Roost”
With GEORGE MONTGOMERY
Illegal to Rent
School Buses to
Teams and Clubs
It is not legal for county boards
of education to rent or charge
mileage for the use of school
buses to athletic teams, bands,
clubs and other school groups
for school-sponsored trips, At
torney General Eugene Cook has
ruled in an unofficial opinion
requested by John W. Miller of
Irwinton.
Mr. Cook pointed out that
Georgia Law “limits the use of
these vehicles to transporting pu
pils and school employees ‘to and
from the public schools.’ ” That
provision, he said “would pro
hibit the Board from using ve
hicles for any purpose other than
that expressly stated” and noted
laws which prohibit the use of
school funds “for other than
school purposes.”
“In Georgia,” the opinion reads,
“the authority given county
boards of education in the pur
chase and use of county-owned
school buses is limited, and on the
basis of the above authority it is
my opinion that such authority
must be strictly construed. There
fore, I must rule that, in my
opinion, it is not legal for coun
ty boards of education to rent or
charge mileage to athletic teams,
bands, FFA Clubs, 4-H Clubs,
etc., for the use of county-owned
school buses on school-sponsored
trips.”
Hallman-Nichols
Miss Betty Jo Hallman was
married to Vernon Eugene Nich
ols at the home of his uncle, Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Nichols in Wood
bine, Ga. on June 7. The bride
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
H. L. Hallman of Nahunta. The
groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Nichols of Hortense.
Mr. Nichols left on June 20
for Guam where he is stationed
for the next eighteen months.
Mrs. Nichols is making her home
with her parents.
Ga. May Have
3rd Largest
Tobacco Crop
Georgia seems to be headed for
its third largest tobacco crop in
history, Agriculture Commission
er Phil Campbell reported last
week.
He said the quality of this
year's tobacco is “considerably
higher” than last year and the
crop promises to be 2,000,000
pounds greater.
Mr. Campbell said it is impos
sible to make a reliable estimate
of the price tobacco will bring.
But he answered, quality should
make it better than the 45.65
cents per pound average figure
of 1954.
HE SAID the Georgia Crop Re
porting Service estimates the
1955 crop at 126,540,000 pounds.
Only in 1953 and in 1949 was
the total higher than this figure.
Last year it was 124,220,000.
The average yield per acre is
expected to be about 1,240
pounds, compared to 1,172 pounds
last year.
Georgia markets in 1954 did a
$63,871,389 tobacco business. A
considerable part of this total,
Mr. Campbell said, came from
sales of tobacco from other states.
THE AGRICULTURE commis
sioner estimated that sales of
Georgia tobacco at Georgia mar
kets amounted to about $56,800,-
000. If the same average price
were applied to this year’s an
ticipated poundage, the sales
would total about $57,765,000, he
said.
A bottle of milk left standing
in the sunlight may lose as much
as 70 percent of its riboflavin in
two hours time. Bring it in
promptly and keep it in the re
frigerator.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Brisk Bidding Marks Sales
At Opening of Second Week
The Blackshear tobacco market topped all other
markets in Georgia in prices paid tobacco growers during
the first four days of auction sales. Brisk bidding on Mon
day and Tuesday sent prices for the season up to a $53.29
average.
Blackshear’s average price of $53.62 on Monday of
this week and $54.17 on Tuesday was the highest of any
market in the state, according to U. S. Department of
Agriculture figures.
Through Tuesday, a total of 2,677,456 pounds of to
bacco had been sold by farmers at Blackshear, bringing
$1,427,003.44 for a $53.29 average for the first four days.
Blackshear’s volume of 2,677,456 pounds through
Tuesday was a marked increase over the similar period
last season, when 1,732,048 pounds were sold during the
first four days.
The average price for the first four days at Black
shear was slightly more than a cent per pound lower than
for the same period last year when the average was
$54.43.
With Blackshear paying the highest average in the
state, local warehousemen, citizens and businessmen in
vited growers in this area to sell the remainder of their
crop in Blackshear, assuring them of the top prices on
every basket and the best possible service.
Mrs. Mary Pearson
Os Hortense Dies
JESUP — Mrs. Mary T. Pear
son, 69, of Hortense, died unex
pectedly Thursday morning at
her home after a brief illness.
Survivors are one son. Carl An
derson, Hortense; two daughters,
Mrs. Manons Bohannon and Mrs.
Arbell Wilford both of Jackson
ville, Fla., five stepsons, H. R.
Pearson, Hortense, R. H. Pearson,
Cresant, Oliver Pearson, Nahunta,
C. R. Pearson, Cincinnati, Ohio,
and C. B. Anderson, Hortense;
one step-daughter, Mrs. M, C.
McGraugh, Columbus; two broth
ers, Oliver Taylor, Patterson, and
Durry Taylor, Alma.
Funeral services were held at
3:30 PM. Saturday at the Hor
tense Methodist Church.
WATERMELON STATE
In the Southeast, Georgia is the
leading watermelon producer, ac
cording to Agricultural Extension
Service marketing specialists. The
crop this year is estimated at 17,-
920,000 melons. Production in
other southeastern states is:
South Carolina, 13,860,000; Ala
bama, 4,752,000; North Carolina,
3,010,000, and Mississippi, 3,500,-
000.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Earl Cleland who were married
at the First Baptist Church in Nahunta on August 9. The
bride is the former Miss Sylvia Lenene Boren of Jackson
ville, Fla.
Your Home Firms Will
Appreciate Your
Patronage — Trade
at Home and Promote
Home Prosperity
ONE-THIRD
OF DRIVERS
ARE UNSAFE
Tests given more than 9,000
Georgians indicate that one of
every three drivers iri the state
falls short of safe-driving quali
fications.
The tests—scientific and thor
ough—were given auto, bus and
truck-drivers in 75 Georgia cities
from July 1, 1954, through June
30 of this year by a mobile Driv
er Training Laboratory sponsor
ed by the Georgia Motor Truck
ing Association, Inc.
Os 9,250 Georgia license-hold-
ers tested, 2,191 showed an infor
mational deficiency, physical dis
abilities or both.
W. H. Welden, supervisor of
the tractor-trailer laboratory on
wheels—operated under the su
pervision of the State Depart
ment of Education and the Geor
gia State Patrol—said the tests
were given at four teen-age road
eos and 29 county schools and to
drivers for six bus lines and pri
vate fleets, 25 taxicab companies,
18 municipal departments and 75
truck lines.
