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VOLUME 35 — NUMBER 50
VOTE BY PRECINCT IN
Ordinary's Election
Wednesday, Dec. 14
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W. W. Hendrix 2 68 602 302 83
Dan Herrin 0 29 69 3 7 62 98 1 269
E. A. Hunter 10 4 0 4 14 15 0 53 100
Hilton Morgan 10 24 1 3 8 52 1 10 109
T. H. Purdom 00104 24 70 36
Perry Rozier 34 6 1 127 3 31 4 28 234
Claude Smith 8 56 19 57 11 174 1 13 339
Harley Stewart 3 12 11 9 15 0 0 41
Everett Strickland 19 5 36 15 28 107 42 9 261
Albert Thomas 2 6 62 0 8 464 0146
Gadis White 3 23 0 0 1 24 29 3 83
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Evaluation Committee's Report
On Program Os School Studies
Your committee has reviewed
the evaluative criteria, the over
all objective of the Nahunta High
School, has made one or more
observations of each teacher in
action and has weighed its obser
vations in the light of the philo
sophy and purposes set forth by
the administration and faculty.
Our report dealing with the
school program has been formul
ated on the basis of these ob
servations and understandings as
we have been able to generalize
them in the short period of this
study.
We believe the program, includ
ing subject matter areas and the
extra-curricular activities, reflect
the medium through which teach
ers and students meet in a learn
ing and developing experience
and represents more than any
other feature the quality of a
school. Young people may accom
plish much in an environment
lacking in the refinements of its
physical facilities and may con
ceivably attain their goals in a
place devoid of much that we
have come to regard as standard
equipment, provided they are as
sociated with patient, stimulating
teachers who guide their students
toward high standards of person
al attainment. We are convinced
that with the finest facilities that
can be devised and lacking in the
strength of program and person
nel, the final result would be
mediocre. We are therefore in
clined to weigh each aspect cf
the school as it appears to con
tribute to the central purpose and
make no apology for the extent
of emphasis which is given to this
part of the report.
The program of the Nahunta
High School is comprehended in
the following: thirteen constants;
three in English, five in mathe
matics and science, three in social
studies, one in health, and one
in Home economics; the follow
ing subject areas from which e
lectives may be chosen, home
economics, agriculture, commer
cial, shop, speech, music and
Spanish; and informal activities
in the areas of art, music, recrea
tion, subject and life related
clubs, athletics and dramatics.
In terms of present enrollment
and staff allotment the school is
offering a wide range of activi
ties making possible many sourc
es of adaption to individual in
terests and needs. Generally
speaking classes are medium in
size offering some opportunity for
dealing with individual problems.
Classrooms are ample in size,
well lighted and heated and sup
plied with substantial movable
desks and the essential minimum
equipment such as shelving, tack
boards, black boards and racks
for maps and charts, or other e-
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
quipment suited to the subject
taught.
Although treated more exten
sively in another section of the
report your committee would
like to express its satisfaction and
approval for the excellent plant
and the well planned facilities
needed to carry on a modern
school program. It is fortunate
that program planning and plant
planning could have been carried
on simultaneously.
On the whole the committee
was favorably impressed with the
conduct of the school program
and the high level of activity wit
nessed in the observations. Now
that a high degree of academic
respectability has been achieved
among the schools of this section
of the state, it is to be hoped that
more and more attention can be
given to making the program
functional for all groups that
must be served. This should be
come a matter of continuous ef
fort on the part of the faculty
and administration to study the
personal needs of the students
and the adoption of curriculum
innovations and techniques that
will make possible the full reali
zation of the educational oppor
tunity for each boy and girl.
Deadline for Taxes
Comes Dec. 20,
Says Commissioner
John M. Wilson, tax commis
sioner of Brantley County, is
notifying taxpayers that Dec. 20
is the last date for payment of
1955 taxes without penalty and
interest.
Mr. Wilson also calls attention
to the fact that car and truck
owners must pay the taxes on
their machines before 1956 li
cense tags can be secured.
The 1956 auto and truck tags
will be sold at the courthouse
beginning about Jan. 4, at the of
fice of the clerk of the court, but
taxes on the cars or trucks must
be paid before tags are issued.
This is a new law passed at
the last session of the Georgia
legislature.
New Polio Priority
For Vaccine
Is Announced
Effective immediately all child
ren one through 14 years of age
are eligible for polio vaccine.
All parents with children in
this age group are urged to take
advantage of this service.
It takes several months for the
body to build up an effective im
munity.
Now is the time to give the
vaccine. Next polio season may be
too late.
Srantky kutFrprtfiv
Perry E. Murray
Killed in
Florida Accident
Perry E. Murray, one of Fiori- D^._.
da’s outstanding legislators since IvdllUlHd DUy 3
1940, and who was an attorney "
at Nahunta about 28 years ago, l^U|gA 11 JI IHA C
was killed when his jeep was hit V w 111 “T wdlllw3
by a car at Frostproof, Fla., Mon- _
day, Dec. 12. Hy* Qf t.yg
Col. Murray was 56. He was a WHW Wl ■IW
former Speaker of the House of Nahunta Hi h School b ,
the Florida legislature. He was basketball team had won four
born at Vienna, Ga., and was . ~ . , . .. .
, , . ’ , ’ . of their last five games up to
graduated from Mercer Umver- Tuesd Dec it , g announc .
Sl * O W ^ a X ed bv coach Ronald Luke,
of Carl Broome, editor of The
Brantley Enterprise, and was out
standing in leadership while in
college.
Murray’s wife taught school at
Nahunta. She was the former
Miss Lois Johnston of Honea
Path, S. C.
The Florida Times-Union car
ried a full account of the tragic
accident that took Col. Murray’s
life. That newspaper said in
part:
He came to Florida and opened
a law practice here from which
he retired only last April. He
was elected to the Florida House
of Representatives in 1940 and
had served since.
Murray was distinguished in
the Legislature for his efforts to
ward constitutional reform. He
received the Allen Morris award
as the most effective legislator
in committee in the 1945, 1947,
1951, and 1953 sessions. He was
elected speaker of the House in
1949.
“This is an awful loss to the
state as well as to his loved ones
and friends,” Gov. Leßoy Collins
said. “We just must find away
to stop these highway accidents.”
Murray was currently chairman
of the Legislature’s interim com
mittee investigating the effect of
industrial fumes on agriculture
and was a member of the Con
stitution Advisory Commission.
Moody Bros. Sale
Continues Through
Saturday, Dec. 24
Moody Bros. Furniture Com
pany’s big Christmas sale contin
ues this week and will extend
through Saturday, Dec. 24.
Drawing for door prizes will be
held at eight P. M., Saturday,
Dec. 14. Santa Claus will also be
present at that time.
The store is doing a fine busi
ness in household furnishings and
also in Christmas tops and gift
goods of all kinds.
The many bargains offered in
Moody Bros, sale are attracting
the attention of thrifty buyers
throughout this section.
Jimmie Godwin of Valdosta
visited his father Lee Godwin
and his brother Connie Godwin
at Nahunta last week.
Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Dec. 15, 1955
Claude Smith
Wins Race
For Ordinary
Claude A. Smith, a veteran of
World War 11, won his race for
Ordinary of Brantley County o
ver 11 other candidates in the
special election held Wednesday,
Dec. 14, to fill the unexpired term
of the late James N. Stewart.
Smith’s vote was 339 for the
entire county and the runner-up
was Dan W. Herrin with 269
votes. In third place' was A.
Everett Strickland with 261 votes
and fourth was Perry U. Rozier
with 234 votes.
Claude A. Smith, the winner,
had long service in the European
Theater during World War 11. He
has five battle stars. He has three
brothers who also fought in
World War 11.
The present term for Ordinary
runs until Dec. 31, 1956. The e
lection for the full term of four
years will be in the county pri
mary sometime next year.
Volunteer Fire Department Organized
By Nahunta City Council And Citizens
The Nahunta Wildcats lost
only to Blackshear during the
five-game streak and Blackshear
is beating all comers this year.
Nahunta won from Screven 55
to 30, from Patterson 53 to 38,
over Glynn Academy 59 to 38 and
over Douglas 69 to 67 where
coach Bob Alexander’s team gave
the local boys a hard fight.
Lonzo Griffin was high scorer
for the Wildcats in the Douglas
game with 39 points.
Members of the Nahunta team
are Lonzo Griffin, Hartwell Pur
dom, Melvin Griffin, Terry Al
len, Wayne Brooker, Donald Cle
land, Burnett Dubose and Wil
liam Royster.
The Nahunta boys will go to
Pearson for an invitation bas
ketball tournament during Christ
mas week, where 16 teams are
expected to compete.
The Wildcats are doing a good
job of team work during the last
few weeks. What they lack in
height they make up in speed
and team work.
Waynesville
News
By MRS. PETE GIBSON
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Lee of
St. Marys, Ga., spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Lightsey.
♦ * ♦
Mrs. Janie Reddish is spending
a few days visiting in Waycross.
♦ • ♦
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Courson of
Brunswick were guests of Mrs.
Raymond Jacobs during the week
end.
Mr. J. W. McGilwray and Mrs.
A. T. Harrison Sr., of Brunswick;
Mrs. C. B. Glair and son, Buff,
of Lexington Park, Md.; and Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. Williams of Lake
City, Fla., were visitors of Mrs.
J. E. Thornton last weekend.
♦ ♦ •
Rev. Freeman Johnson, Mrs.
Minnie Barnett and Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry McDonald of Brunswick;
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Strickland
of Blythes Island were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Robinson on
Sunday.
Robinson Is
Appointed
Fire Chief
A volunteer fire department for
the City of Nahunta has been
organized by members of the city
council and a number of citizens
of the city.
A meeting of citizens was held
at the courthouse Wednesday
night, Dec. 7, and plans were
made to form a fire department.
The organization has been com
pleted and the new fire depart
ment will begin practice runs as
soon as the fire truck can be put
in condition.
Clint Robinson has been made
chief of the Nahunta fire depart
ment, with R. E. Johns as assis
tant fire chief.
Other members of the volun
teer fire department are as fol
lows:
Truck drivers: W. V. Strick
land, J. W. Brooker, Hoke Wilson
and Cecil Moody.
Pump men and helpers: Wayne
Davis and Dewey Lee.
Plug men: Rev. Horace Wil
liams, J. D. Hughes and W. M.
Burden.
Hose men: L. Gaudet, J. L.
Gunter, L. T. Brooker, George
Dykes, James Ross, Ira Brown,
Bernard Pearson, Roy Dowling,
T. J. Thornton and H. T. Jacobs.
Special traffic officers: Rev.
Cecil Thomas, A. S. Mizell, Dan
Jacobs, Harry Raulerson, J. W.
Crews, R. B. Brooker, C. P. Rig
gins and Ben Jones.
Phone men: Parker Dodge, W.
W. Raulerson, Earl May and H.
W. Herrin.
Ladder men; Claude Smith,
Dick Purcell, H. C. Morgan, Fred
Dubose, Norman Lewis and Dick
Schmitt.
H. D. Council Met
At Piney Bluff
The Brantley County Home
Demonstration Council met with
the Waynesville Club for their
Christmas Party on Thursday,
Dec. 8. The party was held at the
cabin of Mrs. Marvin Robinson
at Piney Bluff.
A luncheon of chicken salad,
sugar peas, cranberry bells, hot
rolls, cake, fruit salad and coffee
was enjoyed.
Those present were: Mrs. H. S.
Bentley and daughter, Mrs. C. F.
Dukes, Mrs. E. H. Kelly of the
Hoboken Club; Mrs. Marvin Ro
binson, Mrs. Marvin Kelly, Mrs.
Johnny Jones and son, Mrs. Myr
tle Davis, Mrs. Pete Gibson of
Waynesville Club and Miss Sara
Simpson of Nahunta.
4-H Clubs Met
Tuesday, Dec. 13
The Nahunta Junior High 4-H
Club, Nahunta Elementary Club
and the Hortense Club held their
meetings Tuesday, Dec. 13.
Ned Hendrix, president of the
Junior High Club, presided and
Linda Beth Manor, secretary,
read the minutes and called the
roll.
Linda Jean Robinson, vice pre
sident of the Hortense Club, pre
sided in the absence of the pre
sident. Freida Manning, secre
tary, gave the minutes.
Demonstrations on wrapping
packages were given in all the
clubs.
Hoboken School to
Present Christmas
Song Festival
Hoboken High School will pre
sent a Christmas Song Festival
Dec. 20, at 7:30 P. M. in the
school gymnasium. Participating
in the Mass Festival Choir are
pupils from the first through the
eighth grades, the High School
Girls’ Ensemble, and the High
School Glee Club.
The business meeting of the
Parent - Teacher Association will
follow the musical program.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
PROCEEDINGS
OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
The Brantley County Commis
sioners of Roads and Revenues
met in regular session December
6, 1955. Present were R. B.
Brooker, Chairman, R. C. Harrell
Jr., Clerk, C. H. Penland, T. V.
Rhoden and Silas D. Lee. The
following pauper list was ap
proved and ordered paid: Ocie
Moody, $10.00; Thelma Sapp,
$10.00; Rosa Rainge, $10.00; and
Dora Merritt, SIO.OO.
The following Commissioners
were paid for six days service
each: R. B. Brooker, $30.00; R.
C. Harrell Jr., $22.28; C. H. Pen
land, $22.28; T. V. Rhoden, $30.00;
and Silas D. Lee, $30.00.
The following Road Hands were
paid for the month of November,
1955: Perry Crews, $174.85; Wood
row Wilson, $166.85; I. C. Har
ris, $174.85; J. F. Willis, $174.85;
Monsie Wilson, $214.28; Elvin
Griffin, $176.00; Edwin Herrin,
$166.85; Ottis Morgan, $174.85;
Talmadge Gunter, $174.85; Walter
Lollie, $177.84; Roscoe Murray,
$176.00; and O. G. Lee, $225.00.
The following General Bills
were paid: Georgia Power &
Light Co., $34.01, power and
lights; The Weston & Brooker
Co., $479.68, paving highway No.
32; American Oil Co., $1,631.84,
material paving highway 32; At
lantic Ing. & Construction Co.,
$1,308.23, paving 32; Mrs. S. E.
Blount, $75.00; C. Winton Adams,
$25.00; salary, D. F. Herrin,
$137.50, salary and services; Geo.
A. Loyd, $190.00, salary; Sarah
Dot Simpson, $106.05, salary;
Georgia State Forestry Commis
sion, $475.00, budget; Archie A.
Johns, SBO.OO, salary; B. O.
Jones, $368.80, salary, board and
turnkeys; Dr. E. A. Moody, $38.-
150, salary, treating prisoners;
Smith Electric Co., $46.08, hang
ing caution light on 32; Rebecca
D. Griner, $266.20, salary; Lorena
R. Strickland, $148.10, salary;
Wayne County Health Dept.,
$213.50, salary, head nurse and
supervisor; Dept, of Public Wel
fare, $712.00, budget; Washington
National Ins. Co., $59.93, Road
Hands Ins.; Sinclair Refining Co.,
$297.10, gas and oil; Georgia Cre
osoting Co., $70.90, piling; Brant
ley Gas & Appliance Co., fuel
for heat; Sadlers Plumbing, $7.00,
repairs; R. L. Walker Chevrolet
Co., $159.93, repairing truck, that
fell through bridge; Marshall &
Bruce Co., $31.24, office supplies;
Carlton Co., $275.63, parts for
repair; County Commissioners
Association, $50.00, dues; Satilla
Lumber Co., $26.23, lumber; De
partment of Revenue, $549.42,
fuel tax; South-East Sales Co.,
$307.44, parts for repair; Lange
Radio Service, $15.13, repairing
sheriff’s radio; Brantley Tele-
I phone Co., $48.44, phones and
• calls; The Brantley Enterprise,
' $85.50, adv. and supplies; Alma
Omick, $6.00, heater; J. W. Brook-
I er, $65.95, supplies; Owen Griffin,
$ll.OO, table; City of Nahunta,
$27.00, water; H. H. Burnett and
Co., $75.53, sheriffs bonds; Stan
! dard Oil Co., $233.05, gas and
oil; The Leaphart Hospital, $182.-
50, treating prisoner; T. E. Raul
erson, $49.60, services; The Ci
tizens & Southern Bank of Ga.,
$11,871.74, bulldozer; J. R. Walk
er, $64.34, salary; L. C. Clinch,
$20.00, hauling piling; H. S. Wil
son, $517.39, parts and repair.
There being no further busi
ness the meeting adjourned in
regular order.
R. B. Brooker, Chairman.
R. C. Harrell Jr., Clerk.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Carter of
Jacksonville announce the birth
of a baby boy born in the U. S.
Naval Hospital in Jacksonville on
Dec. sth. He has been named
Tommy Dean. Mrs. Carter is the
former Miss Nada Strickland.
Births
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Your Home People
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New Nahunta
City Council
Takes Office
The new Nahunta city admin
istration, elected at the October
election, took office Wednesday
night, Dec. 7, with mayor Fred
Strickland and aiderman J. Wal
ter Crews holding over from the
previous administration.
New aidermen sworn in were
J. W. Brooker, R. E. Johns and
T. J. Thornton. Routine business
was transacted and all the city
workers were reemployed, includ
ing Mrs. Gladys Higginbotham as
city clerk and Norman Mosely as
chief of police and night patrol
man Stephens.
Wilder Brooker was named
mayor protem. The council in
creased the water deposit fee
from $3 to $6.75 and cut-in fees
were increased from $5 to sls.
The license taxes and ad valo
rem taxes were set the same as
last year, with the exception that
the license fee for distributing
circulars was raised from SSO to'
$l5O.
Horace L. Jacobs
Funeral Services
Held Saturday
Funeral services for Horace L.
Jacobs, of Port Wentworth, were
^eld Saturday afternoon at three
o’clock at Central Baptist Church,
with Dr. Julian Pipkin and the
Rev. Jake Hillis officiating.
Burial was in Oakland ceme
tery, with Masonic services be
ing conducted at the graveside by
Waycross Lodge 305 F. & A. M.
A native of Nahunta, Mr. Ja
cobs died Thursday in an At
lanta hospital. He had been a
resident of Port Wentworth for
six years and was foreman for
the Southern Paper Board. He
was a member of the Port Went
worth Baptist Church and was a
Mason.
Survivors include his wife, the
former Wylena Dowling; two sons
Dowe Jacobs and Jerry Jacobs,
both of Port Wentworth; a daugh
ter, Paulette Jacobs, Port Went
worth; his father, A. B. Jacobs,
Nahunta; three brothers, J. Ful
ton Jacobs, Nahunta, Henry Ja
cobs, Jesup and Paul Jacobs,
Jacksonville, Fla. and eight sis
ters Mrs. Mable Carter and Miss
Bessie Jacobs, both of Waycross,
Mrs. E. C. Moore, Miss Chloe Ja
cobs and Miss Undyne Jacobs, all
of Nahunta, Mrs. J. C. Jones, Je
sup, Mrs. F. A. Argenbright, Ma
dison, Fla., and Mrs. D. A. Lane,
Portsmouth, Va.
Pallbearers were Jim Sackell
ares, J. E. Hilton, Dan Jacobs,
Horace Jacobs, Leon Jacobs and
Dr. Ivey Jacobs.
Mincy Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Dodge Expresses
Appreciation
For Cooperation
Postmaster Dodge expressed his
appreciation for the fine response
from individuals and business
firms to his “Mail Early for
Christmas” pleas.
He said, “I know the time has
passed to talk about mailing ear
ly. For the inevitable last-minute
mailers, he suggests that they use
air mail for every Christmas card
or gift going out-of-town and by
all means to get them in the mail
today! Even one day’s delay at
this critical time may mean dis
appointment for a loved one on
Christmas.”
There is still time for local de
liveries but all Christmas cards
should be sent first-class mail to
insure prompt delivery.
To take care of the last-minute
rush, which always begins when
the incoming Christmas mail is
greatest, the Post Office will re
main open from 7:30 A. M. until
5:30 P. M., including Saturday.
