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VOLUME 35 — NUMBER 34
SWEEPING THE COUNTRY
SCHOOL FORCES START ANOTHER CAMPAIGN
- The school forces, teachers and children, start Mon
day on another nine-months campaign against ignorance.
As they marshall their far-flung and complex organiza
tion, they should have the full-hearted cooperation of us
all, people, press and pulpit, in every local community.
The possibilities of our schools for good cannot be
overestimated — nor emphasized too often. Next to the
home, the school is the most potent force for civilization
that exists today.
For the school must be the sculptor of the future for
our country. It must mold and shape the intellectual and
moral course of the future of our people.
Our school teachers should have the support and en
couragement of all parents. The teacher can do little to
help your child unless the parents are whole-heartedly be
hind the teacher’s efforts.
The vast majority of our teachers are well-equipped
for their jobs. They have spent many years in training as
specialists in the teaching art. They know much more
about what your child needs in the school than people
who have no training in the teaching profession.
Let your little Johnny or little Susie know that you
are backing up the teachers in the ‘great effort to enlight
en the growing minds of the children.
And remember, too, that your teachers are human,
with the problems and difficulties of other human beings.
They make no claim to infallibility or to perfection. They
ask only that you give them a chance to do their best for
your child, without carping and unjustified back-biting
from unappreciative parents.
Our schools make up our task force against ignor
ance. They deserve our strong and heart-felt support.
School Soon Open
—Drive Carefully
ATLANTA — Motorists were
urged this week by the Georgia
Motor Club (AAA) to be extra
alert during the first days of
school. These days are a danger
period for children learning or
relearning the rules of traffic
safety. ’
In its annual “School’s Open —
Drive Carefully” campaign, the
AAA Club reminds drivers that
they are an important part of
the team working to protect the
lives of school children.
Policemen, teachers, School Pa
trol members, and parents co
operate in training children to
obey safety rules. Still, where
youngsters are concerned, the un
expected may happen any time.
L. S. Langworthy, Safety Di
rictor of the Georgia Motor Club,
pointed out that no foolproof way
to keep children from darting
into traffic has been discovered.
“When they do,” he said, “and
an accident occurs, it may not be
the automobile driver’s fault, but
a man would have to be very cal
loused to find any consolation in
that fact after his car has run
down a small child.’’
Two principal things that mo
torists should do, according to
Langworthy, are to obey special
speed limits around schools and
to watch closely for children who
might run into the street at un
expected places.
“YOUR SAFETY is in YOUR HANDS"
Accidents strike
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\IyNATIONAL FARM
V U SAFETY WEEK
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
By CARL BROOME
Mrs. Kittie Bullard
Dies in Waycross
Funeral services for Mrs. Kit-
tie Bullard, who died Thursday,
were held Saturday afternoon at
three o’clock at Kettle Creek
Church, with the Rev. J. Reed
Smith and the Rev. Floyd Berger
officiating.
Burial was in the church ceme
tery.
Survivors include two daugh
ters, Mrs. W. B. Williams, Black
shear, and Mrs. Ethel Thornton,
Waycross; three sons, Ottis Bul
lard, Nahunta, and W. E. Bullard
and John T. Bullard, both of
Way cross; one sister, Mrs. M. F.
Moody, Baxley; two brothers, Ike
Shadron and Lewis Shadron, both
of Baxley, nine grandchildren
and seven great-grandchildren.
Active pallbearers were Vern
on Thornton, Calvin Williams,
Marvin Gibson, Paul J. Curl,
Chester Crawford and R. E. Mc-
Culler.
Honorary pallbearers were Earl
Walker, Homer Corbitt, C. L.
Jernigan, J. A. Curl, S. M. Bow
man, E. E. McNeal, J. M. Chap
man and R. F. Padgett.
Jesse R. Roberson is stationed
at the U. S. Naval Station at
Kodiak, Alaska. He is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. Newbern Roberson
of Route 2, Nahunta.
Brantky ^Enterprise
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Harrison,
Mrs. Mollie Murphy and Mrs.
Priscilla Kimbrell all of Black
shear were supper guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Elroy Strickland on
Sunday evening.
The B. N. C. of the Baptist
WMU met at the church on
Thursday night, Aug. 18. Mrs.
Lois Williams was in charge of
the program. Others taking part
were; Mrs. Elroy Strickland, Mrs.
R. D. Thomas, Mrs. P. D. Griffin.
Also present were Mrs. Louise
Drury, Miss Malva Alice Keene,
Miss Karroll Kitchings, Mrs.
Gladys Higginbotham. Refresh
ments were served by the hos
tesses, Mrs. Louise Drury and
Mrs. P. D. Griffin.
Everett Eugene Hickox of Ho
boken and Charles Butler (color
ed) from Waynesville were two
Brantley county boys inducted
into the Armed Services at Jack
sonville on Aug. 8.
Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Griffin and
children are spending this week
with relatives in Palatka, Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Harper Jr.
and children, Mr. and Mrs. Les
Hadden and son of Jacksonville,
were visitors at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Edgy on Sunday.
A/2 Class Johnny Cox, who
has recently finished his training
at Bolling A.F.B. of Washington,
D. C. spent three weeks visiting
relatives and friends in Nahunta
and Jacksonville. He left here to
report to Seattle, Washington
from where he will go to Alaska
where he will be stationed for
the next 18 months.
Mrs. Vivian Barwick and son,
Mrs. Velma Raleigh and two
girls, Mrs. Louise Cox and Viree
sons of Jacksonville visited their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Cox
of Nahunta last week.
Billy Mikel and David Cox of
Jacksonville are spending this
week with their grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Cox.
E. E. Pierce, brother of Mrs.
E. A. Moody, visited the Moody’s
here Wednesday. Mr. Pierce is a
Jacksonville mortician.
The Woman’s Society of Chris
tian Service of the Nahunta
Methodist Church will hold their
August meeting at the home of
Mrs. A. S. Mizell on Monday,
Aug. 29 at 8 PM. All members
are urged to attend.
ROYAL
THEATRE
Nahunta, Georgia
TIME SCHEDULE:
MONDAY thru FRIDAY
8:00 P.M.
SATURDAY
7:00 and 8:30 P.M.
PROGRAM
THURSDAY, FRIDAY,
AUGUST 25-26
“Reap the Wild
Wind”
With JOHN WAYNE
and SUSAN HAYWARD
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27
“Stranger on
Horseback”
With JOEL McCREA
MONDAY, TUESDAY,
AUGUST 29-30
“Vicki”
With JEANNE CRAIN,
JEAN PETERS
and ELLIOT REID
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31
“Yellow Sky”
With RALPH PRESTON
Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, August 25, 1955
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Thomas-Carter
Wedding Held
At Baptist Church
Miss Mary Thomas, daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. Cecil F. Thomas
and Addison Way Carter Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Carter Sr.,
of Millwood, Ga. were married
Aug. 21 at the First Baptist
Church, Nahunta in a double
ring ceremony with Rev. Cecil F.
Thomas, father of the bride offi
ciating.
The bride entered on the arm
of Forrest Thomas, her brother,
who gave her in marriage. The
nuptial music was played by Mrs.
William Denton of Nichols, Ga.
Mrs. Bill Lee of Fernandina, Fla.
sang, “Smiling Through the
Years”, Miss Iris Barr sang “And
Ruth Said” and Mr. Bowman
Barr sang “Because”.
Palms, pine and southern smil
ax formed a green background
with the candelabra holding the
white tapers with white gladioli
and white chrysanthemums in
floral arrangements.
The bride wore a gown of
white lace over brides satin
touched with accordion pleated
illusion styled with fitted bodice,
long sleeves pointed at the hand
and high neck line. Her finger
tip veil fell from a headdress of
orange blossom crown encrusted
with seed pearls. She carried a
white purple throated orchid on
her Bible.
Miss Betty Cole was maid of
honor and Mrs. Jerry Lingen
felter was matron of honor. Both
are from Nichols. Other attend
ants to the bride were; Miss Irene
Carter, Miss Vivian Partley, Miss
Bobbie Holland, Miss Lois Thom
as, Miss Lillie Ruth Thomas, Miss
Ann Harriett Thomas. Twin
brother and sister of the bride,
Merick Thomas and Martha
Thomas, were the ring bearer and
flower girl. The maids were
dressed in coral pink and bright
blue.
Chess Mullis was best man to
the groom. The usher-groomsmen
were; E. W. Holland, George Wil
lie Thomas, Hubert Lee, Bill Col
son and Rev. John Bagwell.
Mrs. Thomas, mother of the
bride wore a dark blue two-piece
dress with pink accessories. Mrs.
Carter, mother of the groom wore
a brown outfit. Their corsages
were pink carnations and valley
lilies.
Immediately after the cere
mony a reception was held in the
little auditorium of the church
under the direction of Mrs. G. C.
Rogers, Mrs. J. A. Wrenn and
Mrs. Larry Page, assisted by Mrs.
W. L. Morris, Miss Myrtle Turn
er, Mrs. Jim Meeks, Mrs. Amos
Odum, Mrs. Leroy Grantham,
Mrs. Elroy Strickland, Mrs. Av
ery Strickland, Mrs. Evelyn
Keene, Mrs. Ocie Keene, Mrs.
Virgil Strickland, Miss Marian
Turner, with Miss Malva Keene
cutting the cake. Girls assisting
in serving were Carolyn Higgin
botham, Mary Ruth Jacobs, Doro
thy Morgan, Jerry Harper, Jane
and Myra Strickland, Sandra Ja
cobs and Norma Jean Harris.
The young couple left after the
reception for a honeymoon trip
to Florida. The bride chose a dark
green fall suit for her going away
outfit. Coral pink hat, black
swede shoes and bag and white
gloves.
They will make their home in
Atlanta where Mr. Carter is at
tending Oglethorpe College. Mrs.
Carter will teach in the DeKalb
school system.
Work Accidents
Were Higher in
‘Good Old Days’
CHICAGO — The good old
days weren't as good as right
now when it comes to work ac
cidents.
The on-the-job accident rate
for 1954 was the best on record,
accordidng to the 1955 edition of
the National Safety Council’s sta
tistical yearbook, “Accident
Fact s,” just off the press. It
marked the eighth consecutive
year in which the accident fre
quency rate of the Council’s in
dustrial members has come down.
The 1954 rate is less than a
fourth of the 1926 rate.
Agronomist J. R. Johnson of
the Agricultural Extension Serv
ice says winter grazing is one of
the most important parts of a
feed production program.
RETAIL SALES
INCREASE
IN BRANTLEY
Brantley county’s spring retail
sales totaled $275,205 in March,
$317,599 in April, and $301,983 in
May according to a three month
report released by the Georgia
State Chamber of Commerce.
This was a considerable in
crease over the sales for the
same period in 1954.
For the state as a whole, sales
in March were $301,586,974 re
flecting an eight percent increase
over the previous March; April
sales were $331,223,405 revealing
an increase of 11 percent over
April 1954; May sales totaled
$348,302,521, 13 percent over the
previous May.
“The healthy increase in the
monthly sales indicates a gener
ally expanding state economy,”
said J. J. McDonough, president
of the Georgia State Chamber.
“Industrialization and construc
tion throughout Georgia continue
on the upgrade.”
Wedding Party
Entertained by
Rehearsal Supper
The wedding party of Miss
Mary Thomas and Addison Way
Carter were entertained at a re
hearsal on Saturday evening,
Aug. 20 with a buffet supper in
the little auditorium of the Bap
tist church.
Hostesses for the occasion were
Mrs. Harry Raulerson, Mrs. Earl
May, Mrs. E. L. Sears, Mrs. T. E.
Raulerson, Mrs. Dan Jacobs, Mrs.
Lois Williams and Mrs. Elroy
Strickland.
The buffet tables were decorat
ed with the white wedding ring
and white wedding bell motif
with summer flowers of pink and
white. Mrs. G. C. Rogers did the
arrangements. The party was
served lemonade with a cherry
upon entering the hall. Trays of
baked ham, relish, potato salad,
spiced pears, green butterbeans,
hot rolls and tea were served.
Frozen angel food cake sand
wiched with strawberry ice
cream was served for desert.
Rowell-Royster
Mr. and Mrs. Hardie Rowell
of Hortense announce the mar
riage of their daughter, Jean, to
Carswell Royster, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Royster of Nahunta,
on Friday, Aug. 5 at the home
of Rev. and Mrs. Hilton Morgan
with Rev. Morgan officiating.
The young couple will make
their home in Brunswick where
Mr. Royster is employed.
How to Spend That Pay Raise
If vou are one of millions of Americans who have had a pay raise recently, or are expecting
one in the near future, the U. S. Treasury has a good suggestion: “Put the raise in Savings
Bonds.” The idea is being displayed here by four pulchritudinous employees of the Savings
Bonds Division in the Nation’s Capital. They paraded the big poster along Pennsylvania Ave
nue recently when the President signed the bill to give Government employees a salary boost.
However, they think the suggestion is good for everyone—union members, office workers, school
teachers,’ doctor, lawyer, or Indian chief. The publicity-minded young ladies are, left to right:
Carole Fimbres, a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico; Lib Koethe, Columbia, South Carolina;
Elizabeth Crowell, Washington, D. C.; and Shirley Hamilton, Barnum, West Virginia.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Expectant Mothers,
Children to Get
More Polio Shots
Georgia’s plans are under way
for administration of enough po
lio vaccine to give first and sec
ond shots to about 480,000 chil
dren and pregnant women.
The state will receive an al
lotment from the U. S. Public
Health Service under the Polio
myelitis Vaccination Assistance
Act recently signed by the Presi
dent, which provides $30,000,000
for the purchase by the federal
government or state governments
of all vaccine produced before
February .15, 1956. The value of
Georgia’s share will be $992,329,
with additional funds for carry
ing out the vaccination program.
When the vaccine is received,
said Dr. Thomas F. Sellers, di
rector of the Georgia Department
of Public Health, it will be dis
tributed to the state’s 159 coun
ties through the county health
departments, or through regional
offices of the Georgia Health De
partment. It will then go to
health department clinics and to
private physicians.
Each community with its local
health department, its local med
ical society, and other interested
persons will make plans for the
distribution and use of this vac
cine within each county.
Dr. Sellers said he estimates
that about half the vaccine will
be administered by local health
departments and about half by
private physicians. No charge
will be made for the vaccine, but
physicians may charge for ad
ministering it.
The first shipment, Dr. Sellers
said, will consist of about one
third of the amount required to
give first injections to the entire
eligible group. Other amounts
will come later as long as the
funds for purchase permit. The
vaccine will be restricted to chil
dren ages one through nine and
to pregnant women before the
eighth month of pregnancy. Chil
dren ages five through nine will
receive the vaccine first, followed
by those ages one through four.
The distribution plans were
based upon recommendations of
the Georgia State Advisory Com
mittee, representing the Medical
Association of Georgia, the Geor
gia Academy of General Prac
tice, the Georgia Pediatric So
ciety, the Georgia Pharmaceuti
cal Association, and the Georgia
Department of Public Health.
The Committee recommended
that there be no distribution of
the vaccine before October. The
Health Department plans to be
gin the new program in October
immediately after the make-up
clinics are held for about 75,000
first and second graders who
have not received their vaccine
as provided by the National Polio
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BILL HARRIS
RESIGNS AS
LEGISLATOR
Bill Harris, representative from
Brantley county, has resigned his
seat in the General Assembly, ef
fective Sept. 1, he has informed
this newspaper.
Mr. Harris stated that his rea
son for resigning is his ill health.
He has been ill for several
months and his physician has
strongly advised that he give up
all public activities.
He submitted his resignation as
representative to Governor Mar
vin Griffin and it was accepted
in the following letter received
Thursday by Mr. Harris:
“Honorable William B. Harris
“Nahunta, Ga.
“Dear Bill:
“It is with sincere regret that
your resignation as Representa
tive of Brantley county is accept
ed.
“You have done a splendid job
and are to be commended for the
conscientiousness and loyalty you
haw sho”'n in representing your
county.
“Please know that you have
my very best wishes for a speedy
recovery and I would like to
know soon that you are feeling
like yourself again.
“With warm personal regards,
I am
It is understood that the gov
ernor will authorize the county
Ordinary to call a special election
to fill the vacancy in the General
Assembly from Brantley county.
The regular session of the leg
islature meets next January. The
special election would be called
sometime this fall. It would be a
“general election” and not sub
ject to the county Democratic
Committee but would be called
and supervised by Ordinary
James N. Stewart.
Mrs. Jeff Johns is slowly re
covering from a stroke she suf
fered last April. She spent some
time in the hospital and for the
last few weeks has been at the
home of her brother, C. P. Am
mons, at Schlatterville. She re
turned home Monday, Aug. 22.
Foundation.
Dr. Sellers has urged all health
departments and physicians to
keep records of the administra
tion of the vaccine, including the
name, age, sex, race, address, and
brand of vaccine. This informa
tion will be used as permanent
records of the program and as the
basis for distribution of the vac
cine.
Sincerely,
Marvin Griffin.”
