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VOLUME 35 — NUMBER 42
SWEEPING THE COUNTRY
SCHOOL NEWS CLINICS HELP EDITORS
The school news clinics being held over the state
under the leadership of Mrs. Bernice McCuller, state
school public relations specialist, should prove very help
ful to Georgia editors and also to school officials and
students.
Mrs. McCuller is a former newspaper woman, a
former English teacher and a woman of rare talents in
writing and in public relations.
She planned the school news clinics in the various
districts of Georgia to promote the cooperation of the
schools and the newspapers of the state. She feels that
the schools have a news story to tell all the year and
she knows that the newspapers are anxious to cooperate
with the schools in telling the news story of the schools.
MUST UNDERSTAND EACH OTHERS PROBLEMS
In order to cooperate in telling the story of the
schools through the news and editorial columns there
must be a basis of understanding between the newspapers
and the schools.
The newspapers have special problems of production
and they highly appreciate any effort put forth by school
officials and students in helping them to get the school
news submitted in an acceptable form and in plenty of
time to set the type and produce the newspaper.
WEEKLY NEWSPAPER HAS SPECIAL PROBLEMS
For instance, a weekly newspaper must have the
news articles submitted earlier than is necessary for a
daily newspaper.
News submitted to a weekly newspaper should ar
rive at the office not later than Wednesday noon. The
average weekly newspaper has only one linotype machine,
and time for setting type is strictly limited.
It was pointed out at the school news clinic at Way
cross that copy for news stories should be submitted as
early in the week as possible. Don’t wait until Thursday
morning when the weekly paper editor is swamped with
work of actually producing the paper. He has a lot more
to do on Thursday than just to turn a crank and produce
a newspaper.
Then too, all news should be typewritten and double
spaced, with a big margin at the top of the page and at
the left side of the page.
If you submit your news item pencil-written or even
in pen-and-ihk, the editor must then sit down and copy
it with a typewriter in order for the printer to set the
type fast enough.
The printer, linotype operator, can set the type about
twice as fast when the news story has been typewritten.
If you can’t write the news story yourself, then put
down all the facts, typewritten, and the editor will write
the story. Get names, dates and facts correct. Don’t scrib
ble off something with a pencil and then expect the
editor to get all names and initials and facts correct.
Many times people write the name “Roy” like it was
“Ray” and then they wonder why the editor got the
name wrong.
Your editor is anxious to get the news, especially
from the schools and churches, but you must go to some
trouble to help him get the news article in acceptable
form.'
Always remember this: if your news item iis worth
printing, it is worth your going to some trouble to put it
into correct form to submit to the editor.
Your editor has many problems concerning the space
available, the time element of news stories and other
angles to consider. He has many demands made upon him
for the free news space in his newspaper and he tries to
cooperate with all causes and give them as much space
as possible under the circumstances.
Remember too, that your editor must sell about 60
percent of his space as advertising if he is to stay in
business. Your subscription price covers only about 20
percent of the cost of a weekly newspaper. The other 80
percent of income must come from paid advertising.
Therefore don’t ask your editor to run commercial
matter as news. Commercial or “charge matter” should
be run as paid advertising.
Your editor has to find enough advertising and
job printing each month to pay the cost of the free news
matter. Your news item is wanted by him but he will
greatly appreciate your preparing your news items in the
best possible manner.
This weekly newspaper has a deadline of Wednesday
noon for news stories to run in the current week’s paper.
Yet, this Thursday four people called in person or over
the phone to submit news stories that could easily have
been submitted before the Wednesday noon deadline.
These people did not mean to hamper the editor.
They just did not know his pressure of duties in getting
out the paper on time on Thursdays. Your weekly news
paper is a periodical that usually is all the week in the
making. It is very different from a daily paper where the
news of the day is ground out and published in a few
f
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Your weekly paper has a very small crew of work
ers usually only one typesetting machine, usually only
one editor to write the news, write the editorials, keep
the books, meet people in the office, make out bills, and
do other necessary things.
In a majority of cases the editor also must work at
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
By CARL BROOME
Wantky tutrrprtfiL
Halloween
Carnival
Friday, Oct. 28
The Nahunta P.T.A. will spon
sor their annual Halloween Car
nival at the new gymnasium on
Friday night, Oct. 28, it is an
nounced by Mrs. Eula Powers,
chairman.
Beginning at six o’clock there
will be supper until eight. The
program will begin at 7:30. In
cluded in the program will be a
film shown by Mrs. Lois Wil
liams, there will be fish pond,
contests, auctions, country store,
fortune telling, balloons, a booth
for cakes and pies, candy, hot
dogs and drinks, and a grab bag.
Chairmen of the concession are:
Mrs. O. S. Barr, Mrs. Lillian Bax
ter, Mrs. Bertha Jacobs, Miss
Gladys Wynn, Mrs. Pat Lee, Mrs.
Parkes, Mrs. O. S. Jones, Dick
Allen, Mrs. Edna Manor, Mrs.
Grace Wakely, Mrs. R. D. Tho
mas, Mrs. Julia Gibson, Mrs. El
roy Strickland and Mrs. Winnie
Moore.
There will be fun for every
one.
Rattlesnake Is
Killed in
Chicken House
A three 7 foot rattlesnake was
killed in the chicken house by
Freddie Warren, 13-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Warren,
Thursday afternoon, Oct. 13.
The snake seemed to be chas
ing some small chickens, broiler
sized, that were in the chicken
house. Freddie Warren killed the
rattlesnake with a 12-gauge shot
gun.
Hoboken Reporters
Attend News Clinic
Five reporters from the Hobo
ken Teenage Highlight attended
the news clinic sponsored by the
State Educational Department in
Waycross Tuesday, Oct. 18.
They were: Editor, Pat Coch
ran; Sports Editor, Peggy Queen;
F.T.A. Reporter, Sue Carol
Moore; Senior Class Reporter,
Annett Hickox; and Junior Class
Reporter, Janett Altman.
Mrs. Ann Thomas and Mr.
Cleve Jones accompanied the stu
dents.
Watch the label on your
paper. Don’t Jet your sub
scription expire.
job printing a great deal. All this is why it takes your
editor from one Friday morning until the next Thursday
evening to get out your weekly newspaper.
And all this is why he appreciates it so much when
people submit their news stories typewritten, on ONLY
ONE SIDE of the paper, double-spaced and with all the
facts, names and initials correct.
WEE ACTS Bi
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A KEEP RUBBISH OUTS!PE
Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, October 20, 1955
Future Farmers to
Meet at Macon
Saturday Morning
Twenty-five Future Farmers
from Nahunta High School will
join approximately 2,000 other
vocational agriculture students in
Macon’s Municipal Auditorium
Saturday morning, Oct. 22, for
the annual State FFA Rally. They
will be accompanied by their
FFA advisor and vocational-ag
riculture teacher, W. C. Long, and
Ray DePratter, bus driver.
One feature of the program
will be the awarding of Georgia
Planter Degree keys and certifi
cates to 348 members who were
nominated for this honor during
the state convention last summer.
Included in the group are Addi
son Strickland, Buddy Highsmith,
and Wade Morgan from Nahunta.
Only two other Nahunta boys
have ever attained this goal.
Georgia Planter is the third
level of FFA membership and is
the highest honor which may be
conferred within the state. To
qualify for it Future Farmers
must become leaders in their
chapters, earn at least SSOO from
their projects and have a mini
mum of SSOO invested in farming.
While in Macon, the group will
visit the State Fair Friday, Oct.
21.
Nahunta Garden
Club to Meet
Tuesday, Oct. 25
The Nahunta Garden Club will
meet at the home of Mrs. D. S.
Moody Tuesday afternoon, Oct.
25.
Mrs. Elroy Strickland, Mrs.
Butler Graham and Mrs. Her
schel Herrin are to be co-hostess
es, Mrs. Herrin having charge of
the program.
Members are requested to
bring arrangements of flowers,
fruits, and vegetables in kitchen
utensils.
Prof. May Appointed
Director for 1956
March of Dimes
Prof. Earl May, principal of
Nahunta High School, has been
appointed Brantley County di
rector of the 1956 March of
Dimes polio program, it is an
nounced by Bob Sanders, state
representative of the program.
Brantley County raised $957.61
for the polio fund during 1955.
Five patients were helped in
1954 and $640.50 was spent for
patient care.
Children 1 to
Polio Vaccine
Nurse Announces
New Priority Set
For Polio Vaccine
Distribution of the first allot
ment of Salk polio vaccine from
the federal government will be
gin immediately.
The State Health Department
is sending the vaccine to local
health departments to be ad
ministered by private physicians,
who charge only for services, and
by health department clinics, for
children who receive clinic care.
According to Dr. John H. Ven
able, Assistant to the Director of
the Georgia Health Department,
the new priority established by
the State Advisory Committee
includes children who have
reached their first birthday, but
have not reached their tenth.
Also included are expectant mo
thers before the eighth month
of pregnancy.
This service is available in the
local Health Department all day
Wednesdays and until 12 noon
Saturdays. All children must be
accompanied by parents.
Lulaton News
By Mrs. Grady Boyd
Carl Highsmith, student at
South Georgia College, spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. S. B. Highsmith.
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Boyd
spent Sunday afternoon in Bruns
wick with Mrs. Stella Herrin.
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Mrs. Dan Wainright, who has
been a patient in a Waycross
hospital, is home and is feeling
much better.
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Mrs. Ordell Eubank and hus
band from Jacksonville spent the
weekend here with her sister,
Mrs. Zana Harris.
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Mr. and Mrs. John Rhoden, of
Brunswick, spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Rhoden.
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Mrs. Katherine Rogers, Mrs.
Annie Rhoden and Mrs. Ivena
Rhoden were visitors in Way
cross on Monday.
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The Aussie B. Circle of the
Lulaton Baptist Church W.M.U.
met at the home of Mrs. Helen
Griffin last week. Present were:
Mrs. Lester Edgy, Mrs. Mable
Griffin, Mrs. S. B. Highsmith,
Mrs. Grady Boyd, Mrs. Stone
sypher, Mrs. Nora Bell Ham, Mrs.
Evelyn Harris and Mrs. Aussie
Rowell. Sandwiches, doughnuts
and coffee were served.
Personals
Doyle L. Dowling of Annapolis,
Md., is spending some time with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M.
Dowling.
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Marlon Dowling has returned
to Fernandina, Fla., after spend
ing several days with friends and
relatives here.
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George Dykes has his new
home almost complete at the old
family home place near Nahunta
and is making plans to move into
it with his family in the near
future.
The Nahunta P.T.A. is having
a benefit supper in the high
school cafeteria on Friday night,
Oct. 21. Everyone is invited
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Mr. and Mrs. Carl Broome and
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Barnes re
turned on Monday from a trip
through Florida, visiting Saraso
ta, Miami and coming up the
East Coast.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Corbitt of
Lakeland, Ga., visited their
daughter, Mrs. Olen Lanier, the
last weekend. Mrs. Corbitt is the
former Miss Lutrelle Godwin.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
10 May Get
Locally Now
Bth District Legion
Meets at Blackshear
Sunday, Oct. 30
C. E. Jackson, Eighth District
Commander of the American Le
gion announces a called meeting
of all posts in the district to be
held at the Legion Home of
Pierce County Post 181, Black
shear, Ga.
The meeting will begin at 2
P. M. Sunday, October 30.
Pierce County Post 181 has is
sued an invitation to all posts of
the Eighth District to attend this
meeting. Mrs. Iris Blitch, Con
gresswoman of the Eigth District,
will speak on legislation concern
ing veterans.
The Blackshear post will serve
a buffet supper after the meet
ing. All Legionaires are urged
to attend. Any from Brantley
County Post 210 wishing trans
portation to the meeting, contact
C. F. Allen, Commander, or Par
ker Dodge, Adjutant.
WAYNESVILLE
By Mrs. W. H. Jacobs
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Robinson
spent the weekend of October 9th
in Statenville, Ga., with Mr. and
Mrs. Lyde Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Underwood
of Mayo, Fla., were visitors of
Mrs. W. H. Jacobs on Sunday,
Oct. 9.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Strickland
of Blythes Island were visitors
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L.
W. Robinson last week.
Mrs. Jhn Smith, Mrs. W. R.
Gibson, C. D. Gibson and D. F.
Walker attended the Peidmont
Baptist Association last week.
Guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Carroll Johns on Sunday
of last week were Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Underwood, Mrs. W. H.
Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Ja
cobs, of Raybon, Mr. and Mrs.
Glenwood Dowling and children,
Mrs. Minnie Dowling, Rev. Ed
ward Hurst, of Pleasant Valley
and Miss Jaunita Hilton of Race
pond.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Poppell
of Dock Junction were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Arsburn Johnson
last week.
i
Mrs. Viola Drury, Mts. Frank
Rooks, Mrs. Emory Knight and
children of Hopewell spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Rooks and Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Rooks.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Moye of
Brunswick were dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Rooks on
Sunday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewis of
White Oak, Mrs. Bill Quarter
man and children of Woodbine
and Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Lewis of
Washington, D. C., were guests
of Mrs. W. R. Gibson on Sunday.
Mrs. Redick Thornton and
children and Miss Ruth Jacobs
and Adrain Morgan of Waycross
spent Sunday with Mrs. W. H.
Jacobs.
Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt Gibson
of Brunswick were Sunday visit
ors of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Gibson.
Hoboken PT A Met
Monday Night
With 150 Present
The Hoboken P.T.A. met Mon
day night with about 150 attend
ing.
What we want for our children
in our community was discussed
by Prof. Cleve Jones, principal of
Hoboken High School.
The fifth grades gave a pro
gram on Indians.
Mrs. Carolyn Kelly’s fourth
grade won the grade count with
17 parents present.
October 28 was the date set
for the Halloween Carnival,
which includes an Adult Beauty
Queen Contest.
Refreshments were served.
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Five Persons
Hospitalized
After Wreck
Five persons, two from Way
cross, one from Blackshear, and
two from Decatur, were injured
in a collision three miles South
of Waycross on U. S. Highway
1, Tuesday night.
One of the five, Harold E.
Carter of Blackshear, was severe
ly injured and is now suffering
from two broken legs, a broken
pelvis and internal injuries in
Ware County Hospital.
The collision involved a 1949
DeSoto sedan driven by Simon T.
Howard of IIOS Rbosevelt Ave.,
Way cross.
Trooper M. F. Hamrick and G.
L. Sims, who covered the wreck
for the Georgia State Patrol, re
ported that the truck ran into
the back of the DeSoto, throwing
it from the road. The DeSoto
broke into flames. Then the
truck swerved to the left side of
the road and ran head-long into
the Mercury.
Howard received burns to the
body and face while his father,
79-year-old Riley A. Howard, re
ceived body burns. Both these
men are in the Atlantic Coast
Line Hospital in Waycross.
John Jeffers of Decatur wh
was iKding in the truck, got a
broken right leg, cuts about the
head and a lacerated hand. They
were both taken to Ware County
Hospital.
Carter is in the Navy and sta
tioned in California, but was
home on leave.
Ray bon Church Is
Holding Rewial
A revival which wilt ^atlnue
for two weeks began at the
Church of God of Phophecy at
Raybon on Sunday, Oct. 16, and
will continue through Sunday,
Oct. 30.
Rev. O. M. Kimp of Brunswick
is the evangelist. Rev. H. K.
Peek of Hortense is pastor.
There will be services each
day only in the evening. There
will be special singing each
night.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
ROYAL
THEATRE
Nahunta, Georgia
TIME SCHEDULE:
MONDAY thru FRIDAY
8:00 P.M.
SATURDAY
7:00 and 8:30 P.M.
PROGRAM
THURS., FRL, OCT. 20 - 21
“Siege at Red River”
With VAN JOHNSON
and JOANNE DREW
SATURDAY, OCT. 22
“Pirates of Tripoli”
With PAUL HENREID
MONDAY, TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 24 - 25
“Ten Wanted Men”
With RANDOLPH SCOTT
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26
“The End of the
Affair”
With DEBORAH KERR
THURSDAY, FRIDAY,
OCTOBER 27 - 28
“Tall Man Riding”
With RANDOLPH SCOTT
SATURDAY, OCT. 29
“Khyber Patrol”
With RICHARD EGAN
