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VOLUME 36 — NUMBER 15
Eighth District Track Teams
To Compete at Nahunta School
The Eighth District Track meet
will be held at Nahunta
High School Friday and Satur
day, April 13 and 14, with eight
Class B schools and seven Class
C schools being represented.
Class B. schools competing in
the tract events will be Nahun
ta, Camden County, Lanier
County, Patterson, Nicholls, Cl
inch County, Atkinson County
and Broxton.
Class C schools contesting in
track events will be Odum, Cly
attville, Lake Park, Waresboro,
Hoboken, Mcßae and Surrency.
Contests will be held in races
for various distances, high and
broad jumps, relays, shot put
and other athletic events.
The track meet is free to the
public and a large crowd is
expected from the various
schools and from local track fans.
Palmetto News
By Mrs. W. H. Jacobs
Mr. and Mrs. Eunice and fam
ily of St. Petersburg have mov
ed into Palmetto community to
live.
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Mrs. Ruth Wainright and child
ren of Spring Bluff visited Mr.
and Mrs. Arshorn Johnson on
Saturday night.
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Mrs. Carroll Johns, Mrs. W. H.
Jacobs and Ruth Jacobs have
been almost constant visitors at
the Ware County Hospital where
Carroll Johns is recuperating
from a broken leg suffered last
Wednesday.
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Mr. and Mrs. Morris Drury of
Vidalia were Sunday visitors at
the home of their mother, Mrs.
S. C. M. Drury.
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Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Drury
and children of Brunswick were
visitors in our community last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Chapman
Jr. and children of Fancy Bluff
were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Edgy on Sunday.
SELF-EMPLOYED TURPENTINE PRODUCERS
ARE NOW COVERED BY SOCIAL SECURITY
O. L. Pope, District Manager of
the Waycross Social Security Of
fice, announced today that the
self-employed turpentine produ
cer is covered as a farm operator
effective as of January 1, 1955.
The turpentine laborer still is
not covered for social security
purposes.
Section 210 (a)(1)(A) of the
Social Security Act excluded
from covered employment (labor)
services performed in connection
with the production or harvest
ing of any commodity defined as
an agricultural commodity in Sec
tion 15 (g) of the Agricultural
Marketing Act as amended. These
services constitute' agricultural
labor under Section 219 (f)(3) of
the Act. Section 15(g) of the Ag
ricultural Marketing Act defines
agricultural commodity as in
cluding “crude gum (oleoresin)
from a living tree and the fol
lowing products if processed by
the original producer of the
crude gum (oleoresin) from
which it is derived: gum spirits
of turpentine and gum rosin”.
Therefore, under the present
law services in connection with
the production or harvesting of
crude gum from a living tree,
the planting of seedlings, tapp
ing the trees, sales and delivery
service, removing and processing
the crude gum into gum spirits
of turpentine or gum rosin
(known collectively as gum na
val store) etc. constitutes agricul
tural labor and specifically ex
cludes from social security cov
erage the turpentine laborer. Os
course, processing services are
excluded only if done for the
original producer of the crude
gum.
Crude gum producers, how
ever, have the same status as
farm operators for purposes of
self-employment coverage under
the Social Security Amendments
of 1954. They are engaged in an
agricultural enterprise because all
services in connection with the
production, harvesting, etc., of
crude gum constitutes agricultu
ral labor. Therefore, crude gum
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
Waycross Man
Shot in Fuss
About Ramp
Earl Ragland of Waycross was
shot with a 22-rifle alleged to
have been fired by Talmadge
Bagley, also of Waycross, Tues
day morning, April 10, at a pe
can ramp near the Charlton
County line.
The shooting occurred in
Brantley County and was said
to be the results of a dispute a
bout the pecan ramp.
Ragland was reported to be in
a dying condition in a Way cross
hospital. Bagley is in jail at
Nahunta, charged with the shoot
ing.
Ragland was shot twice, once
in the right arm and once in the
right breast. He was brought to
Nahunta first and given first aid
by Dr. E. A. Moody, then carried
to Way cross in an ambulance.
Ragland was reported to have
been selling pecans for a Mr.
Tuten of Way cross. Ragland and
Bagley got into a dispute con
cerning who would sell pecans
from the ramp near the Charlton
County line, it is reported.
After the shooting Bagley
drove toward Waycross. In the
meantime county police Ben
Jones phoned the Ware County
sheriff and Bagley was appre
hended when he reached Way
cross.
Bagley claimed he shot Rag
land in self-defepse, sheriff T.
E. Raulerson stated. J. W. Tuten,
son of Ragland employer, and a
Negro, Arthur Searcy, are re
ported to have witnessed the
shooting.
Pvt. Kenneth B. Smith, son
of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Smith of
Nahunta, is scheduled to leave
the U. S. for Germany next
month. -
producers (Self-Employed Tur
pentine Producers) are covered
beginning January 1, 1955, pro
vided they have annual net earn
ings of $400.00 or more Up to
$4200. They can take advantage
of the optional method of report
ing by reporting 50 percent of
their gross earnings between
SBOO.OO and SIBOO.OO if they so
desire, or on all over SIBOO.OO
they can report on a net of
$900.00 if their actual net am
ounts to less than $900.00.
Malichi C. Jones
Funeral Services
Were Held Monday
Malichi C. Jones, 86, of Hor
tense, died Sunday morning after
a brief illness.
Surviving are seven daughters,
Mrs. Jeannie Flowers of Jesup,
Mrs. Willie Pittman of Jackson
ville, Fla., Mrs. Effie Bennett
and Mrs. Maggie Middleton, both
of Hortense, Mrs. Lula Loper of
Hattiesburg, Miss., Mrs. Nina
Sloan of Hortense, and Mrs. Hat
tie Jacobs of Lake Wales, Fla.;
one son, Johnny V. Jones of Hor
tense; one sister, Mrs. E. S.
Strickland of Waycross; one bro
ther, Joe Jones of Folkston; 40
grandchildren, 49 great grand
children and 6 great great grand
children.
Funeral services were held at
4 o’clock Monday afternoon at
the Hortense Methodist Church,
conducted by the Rev. Stetson
Bennett. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Pallbearers were grandsons,
Perry Flowers, Sammy Middle
ton, Benja Jones, Ross Flowers,
Edward Townsend and Archie
Lane.
Honorary pallbearers were Dr.
E. A. Moody, Talmadge Middle
ton, Leo King, Herscheli Herrin,
Warren Eldridge, J. C. Strick
land, Barney Rowell, Johnny
Braggs, B. B. Bryant and Arthur
Sloan.
Urantky Entpryite
Riverside Church
Starts Revival
Monday Night
Revival services will start at
the Riverside Baptist Church
next Monday night, April 16, it
is announced by R I. McDuffie,
one of the deacons.
Rev. J. D. Bowen of Way
cross will do the preaching. Ser
vices will be held each night
during the week through Sunday,
April 22.
On Sunday, April 22, the
church wil serve dinner on the
church grounds.
The public is cordially invited
to attend all the services.
PROCEEDINGS
OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
The Brantley County Commis
sioners of Roads and Revenue
met in regular session April 3rd,
1956. Present were R. B. Brooker,
Chairman, R. C. Harrell Jr.,
Clerk, C. H. Penland, T. V. Rho
den and Silas D. Lee.
The following Commissioners
were paid for six days services,
each: R. B. Brooker, $30.00; R.
C. Harrell Jr., $22.28; C. H. Pen
land, $22.28; T. V. Rhoden, $30.-
00; Silas D. Lee, $30.00.
The following Pauper List was
approved and ordered paid: Ocie
Moody, $10.00; Dora Merritt,
$10.00; Rosa Rainge, $10.00; Thel
ma Sapp, SIO.OO.
The following Road Hands
were ordered paid: Perry Crews,
$171.85; I. C. Harris, $179.95; J.
F. Willis, $195.85; Monsie Wilson,
$132.28; Otis Morgan, $171.85;
Talmadge Gunter, $171.85; Ros
coe Murray, $179.85; Elvin Grif
fin, $170.30; Woodrow Wilson,
$171.85; W. A. Lyons, $120.00;
Barney Harris, $136.00; O. G.
Lee, $225.00.
The following General Bills
were ordered paid: Mrs. S. E.
Blount, $75.00, salary, for Janitor
service; Georgia Power & Light
Co., $37.21, lights and power; C.
Winton Adams, $25.00, salary;
Archie A. Johns, SBO.OO, salary;
D. F. Herrin, $92.75, salary and
recording fees; B. O. Jones, $150.-
00, salary; B. O. Jones, $46.90,
feed and turnkeys; George A.
Loyd, $190.00, salary; Sarah D.
Simpson, $106.05, salary; Geor
gia State Forestry Comm., $475.-
00, budget; Dr. E. A. Moody,
$30.00, salary; Rebecca D. Griner,
$273.60, salary; Lorena R. Strick
land, $153.30, salary; Wayne
County Health Dept. $30.00, Den
tal Clinic; Andrew J. Tuten,
$63.34, salary; H. S. Wilson,
$508.05, parts and repairs; Dept,
of Public Welfare, $616.38, bud
get; Recordak Corp., $171.45, of
fice supplies; Foote and Davies,
$4.79, office supplies; Dept, of
Public Welfare, $53.19, budget;
Tapley Walker, Inc., $299.50;
concrete; Labrano Machine Co.,
$102.96, parts and repair; Satilla
Lumber Co., $13.06, lumber; The
Brantley Enterprise, $96.25,
printing and supplies; J. W.
Brooker, $209.15, supplies; Oke
fenokee REA Corp., $2.56, lights;
Burns Electric Cont. $33.33, re
pair; F. H. Brooker, $5.00, labor;
Brantley Telephone Co., $55.27,
phone and calls; Standard Oil
Co., $410.44, gas and oil; City of
Nahunta, $22.50, water; T. E.
Raulerson, $133.72, services ren
dered; Brantley Gas & Appliance
Co., $57.00, fuel; South-East
Sales Co., $175.24, grader blade;
Sinclair Refining Co., $241.99, gas
and fuel; The Falconer Co., $113.-
66, office supplies; Washington
National Insurance Co., $59.93,
insurance.
Their being no further busi
ness the meeting adjourned in
regular order.
R. B. Brooker, Chairman.
R. C. Harrell Jr., Clerk.
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Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga„ Thursday, April 12, U>s6
Brantley County Democratic Primary
Election Will Be Held Wednesday
Six County
Offices Are
Contested
Four Contests for
Commissioner
Brantley County’s Democratic
primary election will be held
next Wednesday, April 18, with
most of the offices contested by
two or more candidates.
For sheriff six candidates are
offering, including incumbent
sheriff T. E. Raulerson. The five
other candidates for sheriff are
Archie Crews, J. Walter Crews,
Calvin E. Jacobs, Ben Jones and
Monsie Wilson.
Herschel W. Herrin, candidate
for reelection for county school
superintendent, is opposed by P.
D. Griffin for the second time.
In the race for clerk of Sup
erior Court the present clerk,
Delma F. Herrin, is opposed by
Virgil (Dick) Allen.
The present Ordinary Claude
A. Smith is being opposed by
Thomas P. Herrin.
Charles S. Kiz<, incumbent
coroner, is opposed by A. Everett
Strickland. David S. Page and
James V. Raulerson are contest
ing for the office of county sur
veyor.
Unopposed county officials are
John M. Wilson, tax commission
er; Archie A. Johns, county
treasurer; and J. Floyd Larkins,
county representative.
In the five county commission
ers’ districts four have contests
and one unopposed. C. H. Pen
land is unopposed in the Atkin
son-Lulaton district.
In the Nahunta district R. B.
Brooker, present chairman, is
opposed by E. J. Lewis.
In the Hoboken district Silas
D. Lee, the incumbent, is op
posed by Ed E. Herrin.
In the Hickox district T. V.
Rhoden, the present commission
er, did not offer for reelection.
Geprge M. Johns and Alfred
(Junior) Thomas are candidates
for the place.
In the Hortense-Waynesville
district the present commissioner
R. C. Harrell, Jr., is opposed by
W. E. Eldridge.
Each of eight, precincts will
also elect two Democratic conf
mitteemen each. Blanks are on
the ballot forms and the voters
will write in the names they
wish for county committeemen.
The polls will open at seven in
the morning and close at six in
the afternoon, at all eight pre
cincts.
Personals
Mrs. Art Hiller of Key West,
Fla. arrived on Saturday of last
week to spend two weeks with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. E.
Raulerson. Miss Freida Rauler
son of Waycross spent the week
end at home with her parents.
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Miss Marion Laverne Strick
land and Miss Iris Barr, both
of Nahunta, and Miss Mattie
Grace Strickland of Hoboken
have been placed on the dean’s
list for the winter quarter at
Georgia State College for Wo
men.
Nahunta Takes Second Place
In District Literary Meet
Nahunta High School captured
the runner-up trophy in the Bth
District Literary Meet last Fri
day held in Douglas at South
Georgia College.
Excepting two events the Na
hunta team placed in every con
test. The school did not place in
the one-act play held in the fall.
The following students parti
cipated in the play: Lee Thorn
ton, Wade Strickland, Carolyn
Higginbotham, Virleen Strick
land, William Royster and Mel
vin Griffin. Wain Brooker rep
resented the school in “Boys
Essay” but did not place this
year but he won third place last
year. The following students
placed in the following events:
Girls Eassy, Sybil Strickland,
fourth; Shorthand, Janice Herrin,
fourth; Reading, Jerrie Harper,
fourth; Home Economics, Wil
lene Rowell, fourth; Delamation,
Aurvell Raulerson, fourth; Senior
Spelling (all Seniors take this),
third ; Boys Solo, Melvin Grif
fin, third; Girl’s typing, Mary
Grace Moody; second debating,
affirmative team, Wade Strick
land and William Royster. Nega
tive team, Virleen Strickland and
Aurvell Raulerson, second place.
Boy’s Quartet, Melvin Griffin,
Wade Strickland, George Thomas
and Marvin Griffin, second place;
Girl’s Trio, Dorothy Morgan,
Rosemary Smith and Sonja Bat
ten, first place; Girl's Solo, Rose
mary Smith, first; Piano Solo,
Carolyn Higginbotham, first;
Parks - Anderson
Miss Mada Lucile Parks, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kermit
A Parks of Brunswick, formerly
of Nahunta, became the bride of
Max Avon Anderson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl A. Anderson of
Dothan, Ala., on April 1, at Arco
Methodist Church. The Rev. J.
Schley Willis performed the im
pressive high noon ceremony a
gainst a background formed by
Easter arrangements and palms.
Miss Joan Williamson, pianist
and Larry Collins of Jesup, solo
ist, presented a program of nup
tial music.
Mr. Parks gave his daughter
in marriage. She was gowned in
white crystal lace, designed with
a fitted bodice which featured a
sweetheart neck line. The very
full street length skirt was made
with insert panel of accordian
pleated nylon net at the front.
She carried a white prayer book
marked with white carnations
and seed pearls
Miss Jo Royal of Jesup, a cou
sin of the bride, was the maid
of honor. She wore a mint green
faille taffeta dress fashioned like
the bride’s gown. Her accessories
were pink and she wore a cor
sage of white carnations.
Hugh D. Lee served the groom
as best man. The ushers were
Bevolyn Strickland and Edwin
Enfinger.
The bride’s mother chose a
printed silk dress with which she
used matching accessories and
wore a corsage of white carna
tions. The bridegroom’s mother
wore a petal pink moire ensem
ble. Her accessories were white
and her corsage was white car
nations.
After the ceremony the young
couple left for a wedding trip
to Florida. The bride’s going a
way dress was a pastel blue li
nen suit with white accessories.
Her corsage was from her prayer
book.
Upon return from their honey
moon the young couple will re
side in Brunswick.
Out of town guests included:
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Kizer of Na
hunta; Mrs. G. M. Parks, of El
lijay; Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. An
derson of Dothan, Ala.; Miss
Faye Anderson and Larry Silcox
of Ashford, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs.
W. J. Royal, Misses Jo, Judy and
Karen Royal, Mr. and Mrs. R. R.
Collins, Larry Collins and Mrs.
W. H. Sharpe, all of Jesup.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Boy’s Typing, John Allen Moody,
first.
Nahunta won the first place
trophy last year and Patterson
took runner-up place.
Mr. Bowman Barr, Mr. and
Mrs. May accompanied the liter
ary team to Douglas.
Personals
Mrs. G. C. Rogers spent the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
James Harris and family in Mc-
Rae.
Carol Johns suffered a brok
en leg on Wednesday of last
week when a ladder slipped as
he was installing an aerial on
the house of Mrs. E. C. Moore.
He continues in a Waycross hos
pital but is doing fine.
The W. S. C. S. of the Nahun
ta Methodist Church met at the
home of Mrs. W. H. Cohan on
March 28. Mrs. W. A. Long di
rected the program on “The
Reach for Life”. Present were;
Mrs. Grace Wakely, Mrs. A.
S. Mizell, Mrs. Glenn Conditt,
Mrs. E. A. Moody, Mrs. Hor
ace Williams, Mrs. J. B. Lewis,
and Mrs. lone Hoffman. Angel
food cake, ambrosia and coffee
were served.
Cpl. Talmadge Dixon, station
ed at Camp LeJune, N. C., spent
the weekend at home with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Dix
on.
Section State Highway No. 32
Is Named for R. C Harrell, Jr.
Marine Recruiter
To Be at Waycross
And Brunswick
A veteran Marine recruiter,
Master Sergeant Harlan W. Me
serve will visit the Navy re
cruiting office in Waycross every
Tuesday to interview local ap
plicants for the Marine Corps.
A former criminal investiga
tor with the Marines during the
Korean campaign, Sergeant Me
serve cordially invites young
men and women of the Greater
Waycross area to drop around
for a friendly chat with him dur
ing his visit here. His office
hours at Waycross are from 9:00
a. m. to 2:30 p. m.
Office hours at Brunswick
Mondays 9:00 to 5:00.
The recruiter pointed up the
Marine Corps’ present two-year
active duty prograin and urged
young men to consider this op
portunity when deciding how
best to meet their military ob
ligation. Sergeant Meserve will
be glad to answer questions a
bout draft liability under the
existing law and explain the ad
vantages of a Marine Corps
enlistment.
“I am not here just to re
cruit men,’’ he said, “but to of
fer a service to the community
as well.”
He said that there are also
opening for qualified young wo
men in the Marine Corps to
day. The role of the Woman Ma
rine is one of responsibility and
opportunity with rapid promo
tion and increased pay and allow
ances for those willing to as
sume positions of leadership, he
added.
Rowell - Herrin
Miss Delane Rowell and Mr.
Reginald Herrin were united in
marriage at Folkston, April 7,
it is announced.
Those present at the marriage
were the groom’s mother, Mrs.
O. K. Herrin, Margie Faye Johns
and Josephine Rowel).
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The Home Newspaper is
Read Like a Letter From
Home. If They Don’t
Subscribe, They Borrow The
Enterprise.
Cancer Unit
Plans Drive
For Funds
The Brantley County Cancer
Unit met on April 6 at Nahunta
High School Library and mace
plans for the neighborhood drive
to be held this month in the
Cancer Society educational and
fund raising campaign. The na
tional slogan is “Fight Cancer
with a check-up and a check.”
The date for the drive in
Brantley County is the week of
April 20.
The following are volunteer
workers for the Brantley Coun
ty Cancer Drive: Nahunta, Mrs.
Harry Raulerson, Mrs. Earl May,
Mrs. Butler Graham, Mrs. Win
nie Moore, Mrs. Allison Lee, Mrs.
Leia Turner, Mrs. Oliver Pear
son and Mrs. Emory Middleton.
Hickox: Mrs. Clarence Allen,
Mrs. Neil Hendrix, Mrs. Claude
Smith, Mrs. Woodrow Hendrix.
Waynesville: Mrs. Agnes Johns,
Mrs. Eunice K. Lightsey, Mrs.
Marvin Robinson.
Hortense: Mrs. W. W. Eldridge,
Mrs. Perry Rozier, Mrs. Winton
Adams, Mrs. J. W. Eldridge.
Hoboken; Mrs. Frank Dukes, »
Mrs. Fred Dowling, Mrs. Cleve
Jones.
Laura Walker Park: Pearlie
Griffin.
Pleasant Valley, Dot Hickox.
Lulaton: Mrs. Grady Boyd, Mrs.
Sebe Highsmith.
Atkinson, Mrs. Hazel Crews,
Mrs. Julian Middleton.
Mrs. Dewitt Moody is presi
dent and Mrs. Brown Brooker
and Mrs. Frank Dukes are fund
co-chairmen.
The sectioh of State Route 32
through Brantley County and
Glynn County has been named
the “Harrell Highway” in hon
or of R. C. Harrell, Jr., one of
the commissioners of Brantley
County.
Mr. Harrell is county commiss
ioner from the Hortense-Way
nesville district. He worked un
tiringly for many years to have
the paved Route 32 completed.
The General Assembly of
Georgia, at the last session,
passed a resolution naming the
Brantley and Glynn County sec
tion after Mr. Harrell. The res
olution was introduced by repre
sentatives Killian and Nightin
gale of Glynn County.
The resolution reads as fol
lows:
“To designate a portion of
State Route 32 as the Harrell
Highway; and for other pur
poses.
“WHEREAS, Honorable R. C.
Harrell, Jr., of Brantley Coun
ty worked diligently to achieve
the completion of State Route
32; and
“WHEREAS, it is the desire of
this body to acknowledge the
untiring efforts of Honorable R.
C.’Harrell; and
“WHEREAS, it is fitting and
proper that a portion of State
Route 32 be designated as the
“Harrell Highway”.
“Now, therefore, be is resolv
ed by the General Assembly of
Georgia that the portion of State
Route 32 beginning at the west
line of Brantley County to the
terminal of State Route 32 in
Glynn County be designate as
the “Harrell Highway”.
“Be it further resolved, that
the State Highway Department
is hereby authorized and di
rected to so designate such high
way by appropriate markers.
“Be It Further Resolved,
that a copy of this Resolution
be transmitted to the State High
way Department, the Georgia
Historical Commission and to
the Honorable R. C. Harrell, Jr.,
of Browntown, Georgia.
(Signed) Joe Boone, clerk.
(Seal of Georgia Affixed)
