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Newspaper Page TextAll of the People in Most of the Homes in Brantley County Read The Brantley Enterprise, Their Home Newspaper. VOLUME 36 — NUMBER 7 Luke Makes As Coach At Develops District Championship Team First Coaching Job Ronald Luke, basketball coach of Nahunta High School, has put himself on the Georgia basket ball map by developing a dis trict championship team from a squad that, with one exception, had little experience and no giants in height. Coach Luke came to Nahunta last fall after graduating at Georgia Teachers College in the spring of 1955, with no coaching experience, although he had been an all-state basketball star when he attended Abraham Baldwin Junior College for two years. The new coach found only one player at Nahunta High School with much experience. The one exception was Lonzo Griffin who had already gained experience for three years on the Nahunta bas ketball squad. The first two games of the 1955-56 season saw the Nahunta team go down to defeat each time. Then the gradually deve loping team won two games, then began to lose again. As the season wore on, the results of good coaching began to bring results and the team began to win again. The end of the regular season saw a record of 18 wins and 10 losses for the Nahunta team. When the tournament for the eastern division of the Eighth District started at Way cross the Nahunta squad had hit top form under the team-work coaching of Ronald Luke and they beat Folkston and Wacona to win the Eastern Division championship and enter the district play-offs at Hoboken. At Hoboken the Nahunta team downed Nichols Friday night by a score of 99 to 74, then took the measure of Broxton Saturday night by a score of 49 to 42 to win the district class B champ- ionship. Coach Luke attributes his suc cess with an inexperienced team to his constant emphasis on team play and on his success in in stilling in the boys an intense desire to win. Special attention to weak points and extra practice to eli minate these weaknesses also contributed a great deal to coach Luke’s success with the Nahunta squad. Coach Luke is married and has one child, seven months old boy, Richard. He is a native of Ber rien County and attended high school at Enigma. He served three and a half years in the U. S. Coast Guard before attend ing college, two years at Abra ham Baldwin and two years at Georgia State Teachers College, Statesboro. Coach Luke’s Nahunta boys, Eighth District Class B Champ ions, enter the Class B tourna ment at Macon next week and will play the fast Hephzibah team Thursday night, March 1. Whether the Nahunta boys win or lose in the state tournament, it is conceded by basketball ex perts in this section that Coach Luke and the Nahunta basket ball squad have already won dis tintive laurels in winning the district championship. HD Council Met Wednesday, Feb. 15 The Home Demonstration County Council met Wednesday, Feb. 15, at the home of Mrs. N. C. Davis Jr. with the Hoboken Club as hostess. Mrs. Frank Dukes gave the devotional. Mrs. Neil Hendrix, the president, was in charge of the business meeting. Mrs. De- Shazo of Way cross gave a very interesting demonstration on flo ral arrangements. The following clubs were pre sent: Calvary, with eight mem bers; Hickox with three mem bers; Waynesville, two; Hoboken, eight; and three visitors from Hoboken. Refreshments were served by the Hoboken Club. Mrs. Elery Kelley, Reporter^ Georgia’s cash income from dairy products, which totaled $24,000,000 ten years ago, had climbed to $44,573,000 by 1954. Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Great Record Nahunta High Mrs. Nancy Batten Died Thursday, Funeral Friday Mrs. Nancy S. Batten, wife of the late J. R. Batten of Hickox, died early Thursday morning, Feb. 16, at the home of her son, J. A. Batten, after an extended illness. Mrs. Batten was a native of Pierce county but had lived in Brantley most of her life. Funeral services were held at 10 o’clock Friday morning at Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church of which she was a mem ber for over 53 years, with Elder Samuel Hendrix officiating. Bur ial was in the church cemetery. Survivors include three daugh ters, Mrs. Zona B. Johns, Nahun ta; Mrs. Macie Bamford, Mrs. Lila' Crawford, both of Jackson ville, Fla.; five sons, L. A. Bat ten, J. A. Batten and.J. C. Batten all of Nahunta; A. M. Batten, Brunswick; W. M. Batten of Jacksonville, Fla.; two brothers, Owen Strickland of Glennville, Ga.; and Nichols Strickland of Tampa, Fla; 44 grandchildren and 41 great grandchildren. Pallbearers were her grand sons: Jimmie Batten, Charlie Batten, J. R. Johns, Samuel Bat ten, Robert E. Batten, and Carol Batten. Patterson And Wacona In Bth District Play Patterson High School girls were scheduled to play Wacona Wednesday night in the finals of the Eastern division, class B bas ketball tournament being held in Patterson. Patterson advanced to the di visional finals by defeating Na hunta Monday night, 63-46, as Strickland tossed in 25 points and Thornton 26. King with 22 and Moody with 12 were high for Nahunta. On Tuesday night, Wacona had defeated Camden county by a 65-40 score. Hersey with 19 led Wacona and Mills got 16 points for Camden. Patterson and Wacona thus both won a chance to compete in the Bth District girls tourna ment, to be held Friday and Sat urday nights of this week at a site yet to be designated. Atkinson Church Plans Fish Supper Saturday Night The Atkinson Methodist Church will hold a fish supper at the church Saturday night, Feb. 25, from 5:30 until 8:30, it is an nounced by Mrs. B. G. Middle ton. The proceeds of the supper will go for the benefit of the building fund of the new At kinson Methodist Church. The people of the entire section are cordially invited to attend and thus aid in the church work. RONALD LUKE Nahunta Basketball Coach Srmtfky Ettkrprwr Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, February 23, 1956 Mrs. Alton Campbell Passed Away Tues., Funeral Thursday Mrs. Alton Campbell, 63, of Hortense, the former Lillie M. Davis of Jeff Davis County, died Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 21, at her home after an extended ill ness. She is survived by her hus band, A. M. Campbell, her mo ther, Mrs. Carrie Davis, one son, Rayford Campbell, Brunswick; three daughters, Mrs. Bryant Davison, of Hortense, Mrs. Olin Jacobs, Hoboken; and Mrs. Her man Lewis, Nahunta; eleven grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. J. C. Goolsby of Atlanta, and se veral neices and nephews. Funeral services will be con ducted by Rev. Gilbert and Rev. Peeks at Hortense Memorial Me thodist Church at 3 o’clock p.m. Thursday. Pallbearers: Johnnie Eldridge, Josh Davison, Ellis Strickland, Cecil Drury, M. L. Hopkins and Clinton Popwell. Honorary Pallbearers: B. M. Murray, Joe O’Berry, Delma Her rin, C. H. Truten, F. M. Hill, A. R. Adams, W. H. Brown, Dr. E. A. Moody, Dr. R. H. Thompson, Roy Harper, L. J. Strickland, Barney Rowell, S. O. Jenkins, R. C. Harrell Jr., Alvin Drury, Charlie Kizer, W. E. Eldridge, Allen Carter, and Alton Carver. Gibson and Hart of Brunswick were in charge of arrangements. Griffin Names Andrew Tuten As Solicitor ATLANTA — Governor Mar vin Griffin Tuesday appointed Andrew J. Tuten of Alma as solicitor general of the Waycross Judicial Circuit. Tuten succeeds J. R. Walker Jr. of Blackshear, who died re cently. He has been assistant attorney general for several years and re cently has been assigned to the Highway Department. His pre vious assignment was as legal aide to former Governor Herman Talmadge. Hickox HD Club Met Thursday With Mrs. Stokes The Hickox HD Club met on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 16, at the home of Mrs. U. O. Stokes. Mrs. W. L. Bohannon led the devotional. Mrs. C. F. Allen, pre sident, presided during the busi ness session. Reports were made by the various chairmen. Miss Sarah Simpson gave a demonstration on clothing with the Dress Revue in mind. A work day for making straw hats and bags was planned for Wednesday, Feb. 29, to meet at one o’clock p.m. Mrs. Julia Smith, Mrs. Ed ward Brand, Mrs. W. W. Hen drix and Mrs. W. H. O. Smith, whose birthdays come in the month of February, were honor ed with a party during the social hour. Mrs. Effie Middleton was en rolled as a new member. Present other than those men tioned were: Mrs. Alfred Thomas Jr., Mrs. Neil Hendrix and Mrs. M. L. Anderson. The hostess served pound cake, coffee and peaches with ice cream. Parks - Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Kermit A. Parks of Brunswick, formerly of Na hunta, announce the engagement of their daughter, Mada Lucile, to Max Avon Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Anderson of Dothan, Ala. Miss Parks is a graduate of Glynn Academy and is employed in Brunswick. Mr. Anderson is a graduate of Ashford High School, Ashford, Ala., and is as sistant manager of Brunswick business firm. Wedding plans will be an nounced later. Rainfall Report The Patterson weather station reported rainfall of 1.96 inches on Feb. 16 and .26 inches on Feb. 20. Nahunta Boys Win District Basketball Miss Iris Barr Elected to High Honors at GSCW Miss Iris Barr, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Barr of Nahunta and a former student of Nahunta High School, has recent ly been elected president of the College Government Association of Georgia State College for Wo men. This is the highest honor that can be bestowed on a stu dent by her fellow students. Miss Barr is now vice-presi dent of A Capella Choir, Vice president of S. A. I. Chapter at Milledgeville, an honorary music society. Miss Barr will be a sen ior next year and will become the president of the two above organizations she’s now the vice president. Miss Barr will tour the eastern states with the GSCW A Capella Choir group in the spring. They will leave Milledgeville March 16. New York City will be one of the places visited. Miss Barr has made the dean’s list a number of times. She » now a junior advisor to the freshman class and to Sigma Alpha lota. Miss Barr made an outstand ing record as a student of Na hunta High School. She won first place in the literary meet in girls solo, reading, and was a member of the girls’ trio that won in 1953. Harrell - Travis Mrs. Lilia Bell Kizer Harrell, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Kizer of Nahunta, and John H. Travis, of Talbotts, Tenn., were married Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock in Arco Methodist Church. The Rev. J. Schley Willis per formed the ceremony against a back-ground formed by standard baskets of white gladioli, palms, and lighted tapers. Miss Joann Williamson, pianist, and William Silva, soloist, presented a pro gram of nuptial music. Emory D. Kizer gave his sister in marriage. She chose a costume suit of ice blue flannel with jew eled accents. She wore a white satin hat and used navy blue ac cessories. She carried a white Bible marked with a white or chid. Mrs. Kermit A. Parks was her sister’s matron of honor. She was dressed in navy blue and white faille with which she used match ing accessories. Her corsage was of white carnations. Mr. Parks, the brother-in-law of the bride, served the bridge groom as best man. The bride’s sons, Ray and Bobby Harrell, were the ushers. For her daughter’s wedding Mrs. Kizer chose a Dior blue suit with which she wore a white carnation corsage. Following the ceremony a re ception was held in the church annex. The bride’s table featur ed a three-tiered wedding cake. Assisting in serving the guests were Miss Elaine Cason, Miss Jo Royal, Miss Janice McLain and Mr. R. F. Ward. Miss Made Parks, a niece of the bride, kept the bride’s book. Following a wedding trip thru New England and to Niagara Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Travis will reside at Springfield Gardens, L. 1., N. Y. Mr. Travis is a con struction engineer with the H. K. Ferguson Company and is pre sently supervising construction at the Telephone Distribution Cen ter for Western Electric and New York Telephone Company. Out-of-town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Emory D. Kizer and daughters Elizabeth and De borah of Georgetown, S. C.; Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Royal, Miss Joc elyn Royal and Mrs. G. M. Parks of Jesup; R. C. Harrell Jr., of Hortense; Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Hart of Sea Island; Mr. and Mrs. Julius H. Wiggins, Mrs. D. M. Minchew and Miss Billie Taylor of St. Simons; and Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Kizer of Nahunta. County Polio Chapter Met Mon., Feb. 20 The Brantley County Chapter National Polio Chapter met Mon day, February 20 at 3:30 in the office of the County School Su perintendent. Mrs. Bob Sanders, State Repre sentative, and Mrs. J. Marvin Strickland, State advisor of Wo men’s Activity Program, were present with Mr. Earl W. May, County Director, Mrs. Edna Ad ams, County Chairman, Mrs. Ce cil Moody, Secretary - Treasurer, Mrs. Lovell Bohannon, Chairman of Woman’s Activities Committee, Mrs. Robert Griner, County Nurse, and Mrs. Dan Jacobs. Mr. Earl W. May reported on the amount of money contributed in Brantley County, which was an increase over 1955. Mr. Sand ers reported that with the excep tion of a few counties there was an increase throughout the state. Mr. Sanders asked for a rising vote of thanks for Mr. May for the good work done under his guidance. Mrs. Marvin Strickland also complimented the women on the excellent work through the Mother’s Drive. A committee of three, Mr. Earl W. May, Mr. Cleve Jones, and Mrs. Edna Adams, was appointed to select the director for 1957. The committee was asked to function within 60 days in order that plans could get underway for summer work as well as the work in 1957. Mrs. Cecil Moody served as Secretary and Treasurer for the past year, but Mr. Sanders said it was necessary to have both a secretary and a treasurer. He said that Mrs. Moody had proven to be a very capable bookkeeper and asked her to continue to act' in that capacity. Mrs. Norman Lewis was elected secretary. Freeman Garrett Assigned to Aircraft Control Squadron Bedford Air Force Station, Feb. 10 — Airman Second Class Freeman B. Garrett, 20 year old grandson of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Hall of Nahunta, has been as signed to the 649th Aircraft Con trol and Warning Squadron, Bed ford, Va. Airman Garrett enlisted in the Air Force in September, 1954, and completed basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Airman Garrett completed cen tral office Mechanic School at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Cheyenne, Wyoming, in August, 1955. Before entering the Air Force he was a student at the Nahunta High School, Nahunta. At Bedford he will work in the maintenance of telephone system. Airman Garrett visited his grandparents at Nahunta this week, returning to his post Wed nesday, Feb. 22. He spent a week here. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA The Nahunta High School Wildcats won the Eighth District Class B basketball championship last Saturday night, February 18, in Hoboken, by defeating Broxton in the finals by a score of 49 to 42. The sensational playing of the Nahunta boys was amazing from the very beginning of the tour nament. No one boy can be pick ed out and declared the hero. It was truly the accomplishment of the entire team that made it possible for these boys to win. The high scoring of Lonzo Grif fin, the offensive and defensive play of Hartwell Purdom, Terry Allen, Wain Brooker, and Mel vin Griffin made it possible for Nahunta to win its first basket ball championship. At the beginning of the season it looked rather dismal when the team was losing. But as the season progressed these boys be gan to improve. The boys began to realize that team cooperation and hard playing was the answer to winning games. When the Wildcats entered the tournament in Way cross they were thought of as being just a bove the average basketball team. These boys were often times reminded that Nahunta had never won a basketball champ ionship. The Nahunta boys had only one place in mind that they were going and that was the state tournament in Macon. The team that had given them so much trouble in last years tournament was again the team they had to face in the opening game. Nahunta barely defeated Folkston in the tournament last year. This tournament Nahunta defeated Folkston by the score of 72 to 46. This brought Nahunta into the finals of the Eastern Division of the eighth district with Wacona, a team that had defeated a very good Patterson team and had given the Wildcats a sound trouncing on the small court in Wacona. Wacona was favored to win but the excellent playing of the Nahunta boys won them the di vision trophy. Nahunta won this game 62-61. Nahunta play Nich olls Friday night in the semi finals and defeated this fine ball club by a score of 99-74- Broxton defeated Wacona in the other semi-final game on Friday night. This Broxton team is now be ing coached by Ernie Grubb, a former Coach of Nahunta. He was here from 1953-55. He coach ed the girls two years and the boys one year. Coach Grubb had an excellent ball club, but again the superb ball playing on the part of the Nahunta boys won the final championship game by the score of 49 - 42 over the Broxton boys. The Nahunta Wildcats are heading for Macon on February 29. They will play Hephibah, the tenth district champions, Thurs day, March 1, 7:15 o’clock. The entire squad made up of the following boys will go to Macon with Coach Luke: Auvell Raulerson, William Roy ster, Kenny Lee, Lonzo Griffin, Wain Brooker, Melvin Griffin, Terry Allen, Hartwell Purdom, Burnett Dubose, George Thomas, Donald Cleland, Gordon Howard, and Marvin Griffin. Royce Mor gan will go as the Manager. Nahunta Girls Team Loses To Patterson The girls basketball team of Nahunta High School lost to the Patterson girls team at Patter son Monday night in the eastern division girls Class B tournament. The score was Patterson 63, Nahunta 46. Lineups and box scores were as follows: Patterson (63) Nahunta (46) Strickland (25) J. Strickland, 8 Thornton, 26 King, 22 Byrd, 10 Dubose, 4 Boatright, 2 Moody, 12 Wasdin Thornton Dubberly M. Strickland Anderson Herrin V. Strickland Hiller Chancey Score at half; 37-26 (Patterson). The Home Newspaper is Read Like a Letter From Home. If They Don’t Subscribe, They Borrow The Enterprise. Eighth Crown Regular Season Record of Nahunta High Wildcats Regular season record of Na hunta High School boys basket ball team; Nahunta, 40 Odum, 47 Nahunta, 61 Nicholls, 70 Nahunta, 42 Waresboro, 23 Nahunta, 65 * Hoboken, 44 Nahunta, 42 Darien, 56 Nahunta, 37 Blackshear, 92 Nahunta, 55 Screven, 30 Nahunta, 53 Patterson, 42 Nahunta, 59 Brunswick, 38 Nahunta, 56 Blackshear, 92 Nahunta, 69 Douglas, 67 Nahunta, 52 Brunswick, 59 Nahunta, 48 Jesup, 70 Nahunta, 78 Nicholls, 61 Nahunta, 52 Wacona, 51 Nahunta, 41 Folkston, 39 Nahunta, 80 Screven, 42 Nahunta, 89 Patterson, 51 Nahunta, 41 Wacona, 68 Nahunta, 39 Jesup, 72 Nahunta, 60 Odum, 42 Nahunta, 59 Camden, 43 Nahunta, 59 Darien, 67 Nahunta, 49 Waresboro, 48 Nahunta, 77 Hoboken, 52 Nahunta, 73 Douglas, 53 Nahunta, 67 Camden, 34 Nahunta, 76 Folkston, 43 Tournament record: Nahunta, 72 Folkston, 46 Nahunta, 62 Wacona, 61 Nahunta, 99 Nicholls, 74 Nahunta, 49 Broxton, 42 The Nahunta Wildcats will play the Tenth District Champions of Hephzibah High near Augusta on Thursday, March 1, 7:15 in the City Auditorium in Macon. Housewarming Party Given to Long’s by Friends A party of about 60 friends from the Nahunta area gave Mr. arid Mrs. W. C. Long a surprise housewarming party Saturday night, Feb. 11, at the Long home in Nahunta. The friends brought food and refreshments for the party which was given to express apprecia tion of Mr. and Mrs. Long. Mr. Long is vocational agriculture teacher in Nahunta High School. The Longs expressed their ap- * predation as follows: “Since we shall probably miss some, we want to take this means to thank our friends for the nice gifts and pleasant surprise Sat urday night. “We felt undeserving when we drove up and found so many of you present to help us enjoy our new house. “We are glad that you came, we want you to come back, and those of you who could not come, we want you to visit us at your con venience. “We are enjoying the chairs and looking forward to using the other gifts. Thank you for your kindness. “THE LONGS”. Smiths Move to Nahunta This Week Attorney J. Robert Smith and his family have moved to Na hunta and are living in the house formerly owned by Mrs. Willie Pearl Fais on the Bruns wick Highway. The Smiths have one child, a daughter, Cynthia. They former ly lived in Colquitt. Attorney Smith has an office in the Har per Building. 2nd Armored Div., Germany— Army Sgt. Willie Pearson, 29, son of Henry R. Pearson, Hortense, recently arrived in Germany and is now a member of the 2nd Armored Division. Sgt. Pearson, a squad leader in the division’s 94th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Bat talion, entered the Army in Au gust 1944 and completed basic training at Fort Bragg, N. C.