The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014, April 19, 1956, Image 1

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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 16 Patterson and Hoboken Are Winners In Bth District B, C Track Meets Nahunta Takes 2nd Place In B Class Patterson High School won the Eighth District Class B track meet and Hoboken captured the eight-C event in the annual meet held at Nahunta Friday and Sat urday. Nahunta was runner-up in the Class B meet. Patterson tallied five first plac es, one second, two thirds and one fourth for 34^ points with Nahunta getting 28^- Wacona 21, Nichols 171^, Broxton 14, Clinch County 12, Camden County 11% and Atkinson County six in the 8B meet. Hoboken had only two first places and ties for two others but six seconds, two third and three fourth places were good for 47 points by the Brantley coun ty team. Mcßae was second in 8C with 28 points followed by Clyattville with 27, Odum with 22, Surrenty with 12 and Lake Park with seven. All district B and C first and second place winners will enter the state meet. Dennis Simmons and James Smith of Patterson, and Bill Schupp of Wacona were the only cindermen to win two first plac es. Simmons took the 100-yard dash in 11.1 seconds and the 220-yard dash in 24.9. Smith won both the high and low' hurdles, winning the first in 23.0 and the latter in 17.8. Schupp hurled the discus 111’ 4” for one of his first places while he took the half-mile run in 2:24. Other firsts were Kelly Peo ples, Camden County, in the 440- yard dash at 60.6; Lonzo Griffin, Nahunta, with a leap of 5’6” in the high jump; Terry Allen, Na hunta, pole vault of 100 feet e ven; Buddy Cole, Nichols, in the shotput with a heave of 41’1 3 /4”; Bobby Holton, Nichols, mile run in 5:18; Anderson, Camden, broad jump at 18’ 7%” and the Patter son relay team. Cleve Jones, secretary of the Bth district, presented trophies to the first and second place teams and medals to the winners of each event. Eugene Hardee, Surrency, and Larry Poole, Clyatteville, were the only two first place winners in the class C portion of the meet. Hardee won the 100 and the 220. The former in 11.1 and the latter in 23.2. Poole excelled in the shot put and discus, heaving the shot 43’ 8%” and the discus 128’6”. Other “C” winners were Ho ward Jernigan, Odum, 440 in 58.1; Ray Strickland, Hoboken, 120 hurdles in 16.5; Pete McDuffie, Mcßae, 180 low hurdles in 22.6; Ray Herrin, Hoboken, and John ny Kelly, Mcßae, tied in the high jump at 5’5”; Norman Asbell, of Clyattville, broad jump 18’7%”; Dickie Hagan, Hoboken, and Eu gene Robinson, Mcßae, tied in the pole vault at 9’10”; Wenton Westberry, Odum, half-mile run in 2:28.4; Edwin Barfield, Lake Park, and Wesley Crews, Hobo ken, tied for mile run at 5:31.7, and the Hoboken relay team. 8B summary: 100 yard aash — Simmons (Patterson), Wood (Clinch Co.), Sweat (Wacona), Griffis (Atkin son Co.), T 11.1. 220 yard dash — Simmons (Patterson), Wood (Clinch Co.), Ricketson (Broxton), Griffin (Patterson), T. 24.9. 440 yard dash — Peoples (Cam den), Jacobs, R. (Nahunta), Mil hollin (Broxton), T. Jacobs (Na hunta), T. 60.6. 120 high hurdles — Smith (Pat terson), Jordan (Wacona), Chan cey (Patterson), McLemore (Nic hols), T. 17.8. 180 low hurdles — Smith (Pat terson), Jordan (Wacona), Hor ton (Nichols), Griffis (Clinch Co.) T. 23.0. High jump — Griffin (Nahun ta), Allen (Nahunta), Ricketson (Broxton), Harper (Nichols), H. 5’ 6”. Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Broad jump — Anderson, Cam den), Ricketson (Broxton), Grif fin (Nahunta), Cleland (Nahunta) distance 18’ 3 Vault — Allen (Nahunta), Thompson (Broxton), Chaplaus ke (Camden), Hallman (Nahun ta), Ht. 10’. Shot put — Cole (Nichols), James (Clinch Co.), Bryson (Wa cona), Clark (Wacona) D. 41’ 1 Discus — Schupp (Wacona), Simmons (Patterson), Robinson (Patterson), Atchley (Clinch Co.) D. Ill’ 4”. 880 yard run — Schupp (Wa cona), Joyce (Atkinson Co.), Royster (Nahunta), Tomen (Nic hols \ T. 2:224. Mile run — Holton (Nichols), Johnson (Broxton), Morris (At kinson Co.), James (Clinch Co.), T. 5:18. 880 relay — Patterson (Griffin, Smith, Youmans, Simmons), Na hunta (L. Griffin, Cleland, M. Griffin, R. Jacobs), Nahunta (Al len, Edgy, Wilson, Littles), Brox ton (Johnson, Day, Shivers, Ric ketson), T. 1:44.5. Class C summary: 100 yard dash — Hardee (Sur rency), Strickland (Hoboken), McDuffie (Mcßae), Jdrnigan (O dum), T. 11.1. 220 yard dash — Hardee (Sur rency), Carter (Lake Park), Standley (Clyattville), Kelly (Mcßae), T. 23.2. 440 yard dash — Jernigan (O dum), Lastinger (Clyattville), McLaughlin (Mcßae), M. Herrin Hoboken), T. 58.1. 120 high hurdles — Strickland (Hoboken), R. Herrin (Hoboken), Popwell (Odum), Pitts (Mcßae), T. 16.5. 180 low hurdles — McDuffie (Mcßae), Lee (Hoboken), Grif fin (Hoboken), Williams (Odum), T. 22.6. High jump — Ray Herrin (Hoboken) and Kelly (Mcßae), tie, Asbell (Clyattville), Welch (Clyattville) tie, H. 5’5”. Broad jump — Asbell (Clyatt ville), R. Herrin (Hoboken), Grif fin (Hoboken), Hudgins (Surren cy), D. 18’ 7%”. Pole vault — Tie between Ha gen (Hoboken) Robinson (Mc- Rae), 3rd Dennard (Clyattville), Keeber (Odum), fiercer (Hobo ken), 9’ 10”. Shot put — Poole (Clyattville), Jones (Hoboken), Brackin (O dum), Griffis (Hoboken), D. 43’ 8%”. Discus — Poole (Clyattville), Jones (Hoboken), Williams, (O dum), Pitts (Mcßae), D. 128’6”. 880 yard run — Westberry (Odum), Majors (Mcßae), Mc- Duffie (Mcßae), Keeber (Odum), T. 2:28-4. Mile — Barfield (Lakepark), and Crews (Hoboken) tie. Aspin wall (Odum), Welch (Clyatt ville), T. 5:31.7. 880 relay — Hoboken (Strick land, Lee, Griffin, Herrin), Mc- Rae (McDuffie, McLaughlin, Pitts, Kelly), Clyattville (Poole, Lastinger, Standley, Welch), Sur rency (Fowler, Carter, Hudgins, Hardee), T. 2:28.4. New Program Announced by Regular Army A revolutionary new and un equaled enlistment offer is being made to eligible men of ages 17 through 34 by the Regular Army, it is announced this week by the local Army Recruiter, Sgt. Sul livan. This program, which is offered only by the Regular Army, is designed to give each applicant a complete choice of available duty assignments and is limited only by the individual qualifica tions of the applicant. In addition to the above, Sgt. Sullivan continued, there are over 175 occupational courses now available to high school graduates and accepted applicants are given a written guarantee for their choice before they enlist. For complete information about this new offer, the Sergeant ur ges all men of draft age to con tact him at Army Recruiting Station, 310 Pendleton St., which will be kept open daily until 9:00 p m. during the introduction of this program. fcanttey tutprpnsi Hortense Memorial Church Observes Homecoming Day The Hortense Memorial Church observed its annual Homecoming Day last Sunday, April 15, with an all-day program of singing, preaching and talks by members and visitors. The welcome speech was made by Miss Sybil Strickland and the response by C. B. Middleton. The sermon was by Rev. Ro bert Varnadore at 11:00 in the morning. Dinner was served on the church grounds at the noon hour. Special music and congrega tional hymns featured the after noon session, also a message by Rev. Horace Williams, pastor of the Nahunta Methodist Charge. The last feature was a singing convention led by Roy Harper. Ushers were Herbert Raulerson and Sonny Moody. Brantley Sales Over 3 Million In Year 1955 Sales in Brantley County reached a total of $3,488,509.00 in 1955, it is announced by the Georgia State Chamber of Com merce. Total sales in Georgia reached $3,901,423,999.00, the state com merce chamber revealed. This was a gain of eight percent for the entire state over the year 1954. The greatest sales for 1955 of any county in the state was in Fulton County with a total of $1,056,071,422.00, which was approximately one-fourth the sales for the enure state. Smallest sales was in Quitman county with a total of $478,- 254.00. Knox Cemetery To Be Cleaned Next Wednesday The Knox Cemetery will be cleaned off on Wednesday, April 25, it is announced by M. F. Wildes. All people, who are in terested in the Knox Cemetery are requested to come to the cleaning on that date with tools suitable for cleaning off the burial grounds. Waynesville By MRS. PETE GIBSON Mrs. J. A. Aldridge of Jack sonville and Mrs. Minnie Bar nett of Brunswick were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ro binson and Sunday they went to a birthday dinner for Mrs. W. A. Rozier in Blackshear. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Davis had Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Beal of Darien as guests on Sunday, and they visited Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Westberry in Blackshear on Sunday. Mrs. Marvin Robinson visited friends in Waycross on Satur day. Friends of Carroll Johns are happy that he is now home from a Waycross hospital. Mr. Pete Gibson will leave Wednesday for a few days in Atlanta. Mrs. Mattie Benjamin has re turned to her home in Tampa, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edgy, Stanley and Doug and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Edgy spent the week end in Athens, Ga., visiting Mr. and Mrs. Roy Evans and family. Neville Herrin of Lake Worth, Fla., visited relatives and friends in Nahunta during the past weekend. Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, April 19, 1956 News « * * • * * * V « • * • ♦ * * • « « Herschel Herrin, Delma Herrin And Claude Smith Win Races Consolidated Returns of County-Wide Contested Races in Primary Election (Totals include precincts and absentee ballots.) v — « *siil x § c j x -O — U £ J 2 J H FOR SHERIFF ARCHIE CREWS 32 17 12 3 4 106 2 17 199 J. WALTER CREWS 217 59 88 64 37 41 30 30 574 CALVIN E. JACOBS 12 39 16 3 10 1 6 0 88 BEN JONES 201 13 17 15 34 68 22 23 404 T. E. RAULERSON 141 108 80 174 90 50 31 35 732 MONSIE WILSON 160 55 124 34 16 56 31 35 521 FOR SCHOOLSUPT HERSCHEL W. HERRIN 534 155 161 173 73 157 38 89 1416 P. D. GRIFFIN 237 142 179 127 120 167 90 51 1135 * i FOR COURT CLERK DELMA F. HERRIN 530 229 241 244 117 121 87 99 1700 VIRGIL (Dick) ALLEN 228 65 92 52 75 205 39 40 816 FOR ORDINARY THOMAS P. HERRIN 95 61 102 40 35 110 43 27 531 CLAUDE A. SMITH 673 235 237 260 161 219 85 114 2028 FOR CORONER C. S. KIZER 513 132 112 211 148 262 65 90 1567 EVERETT STRICKLAND 226 148 178 71 41 51 53 50 840 FOR SURVEYOR DAVID S. PAGE 432 151 109 147 151 144 109 96 1376 JAMES V. RAULERSON 303 121 159 146 42 166 13 41 1013 Hoboken News By Mrs. Nolan C. Davis, Jr. The Piedmont Associational Sunday School Conference was held at the Hoboken Baptist Church on Monday evening, April 16th. ♦ ♦ ♦ Airman Terrell Hickox has re turned to his base jn Limestone, Maine, after visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hickox. » * • A community sing was the highlight of the Hoboken P.T.A. program for April which was held Monday night. Mr. Spencer Bentley’s ninth grade won the grade count. • • * Mrs. Alton Cason, president of the Hoboken PTA, is attending the Georgia PTA Convention in Augusta this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Abell of Starke, Fla., visited Mrs. Abell’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Davis Sr. on Sunday. » » ♦ Circle Three of the Hoboken Baptist Church met at the home of 'Mrs. Banner Thomas for their April meeting. Ten members were present and Mrs. J. S. Meeks, Mrs. Russell Thomas and Mrs. Cleve Jones were visitors. Mrs. Thomas served a frozen fruit salad, sandwiches, and cof fee. ♦ ♦ ♦ Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Davis Jr. on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Wyatt and David and Mr. and Mrs. Powell Jones and Butch and Marvin of Savannah. • * * Mr. and Mrs. Bob Smith of Nahunta were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Larkins on Sunday. * • • Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Brooker and Bobby, of Fort Bragg, N. C., visited Mr. and Mrs. Ira Thomas this week. They only recently returned from a tour of duty in Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dukes at tended the ATFA Convention in Valdosta on Tuesday and Wed nesday.* • * • Mrs. Keith Strickland of Na hunta is ill at the home of her mother, Mrs. Arthur Dukes. * * * Mr. Lee Roy Parm was taken back to the hospital at St. Peters burg, Fla., Sunday, April 15, af ter a brief stay with his family. He was being transferred from the Kennedy Hospital of Mem phis, Tenn. Mrs. Parm, the for mer Miss Cynthia Herrington, continues to make her home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earnie Hickox of Route Two, Waycross. Palmetto News By Mrs. W. H. Jacobs Mr. Carroll Johns has return ed from the Ware County Hospi tal where he has been recuperat ing from a broken leg. • • • Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arsborn Johnson dur ing the weekend were Mr. and Mrs. Alex Head and son of Wa verly, Jimmy and Billy Wain right of Spring Bluff, and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Knight and baby of Atlanta. • * « Mrs. Shirleen Thornton and children spent Friday night and Saturday here with her mother, Mrs. W. H. Jacobs. • • I Mr. and Mrs. Archie Westberry and sons of Blackshear spent Tuesday of this week visiting Mrs. S. C. M. Drury and Mrs. W. H. Jacobs. • • • Mrs. Mattie Benjamin of Tam pa, Fla., has been visiting her sister, Mrs. W. R. Gibson for several days. On Saturday they visited Mrs. S. C. M. Drury. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA B.W.C. of Baptist Church Meeting Held Thursday Night The B. W. C. of the Nahunta Baptist Church met Thursday night, April 12, at the church. Miss Karroll Kitchings was in charge of the program on “Tell Them of Jesus, the Mighty to Save.” Eleven members were present: Mrs. Effie Strickland, Mrs. Leila Turner, Mrs. Lois Williams, Mrs. Verona Crews, Mrs. Louise Dru ry, Mrs. Gladys Higginbotham, Miss Malva Alice Keen, Mrs. Rhoda Strickland, Mrs. Cecil Thomas and Mrs. Gaynelle Keene. Mrs. Cecil Thomas and Miss Malva Alice Keen served small cookies and hot coffee for re freshments. Waycross Meeting On Unemployment Program Planned Charles H. Peacock, field de puty of the Georgia Department of Labor, will be at the First National Bank in Waycross next Tuesday, April 24, to discuss with employers the amendment to the Employment Security Law, which brings under the law employers who employ four or more work ers. The meeting will last from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and will be especially for employers from Pierce and Ware counties. The law covering employers of four or more became effective January 1 of this year. Commissioner of Labor Ben T. Huiet said the field deputy was being sent to Waycross not only to assist employers of four or more workers in respect to the amended law, but to furnish any other information related to the Employment Security Program. Mr. and Mrs. Von ice Sikes of Norfolk, Va., recently visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Johns of Nahunta and Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Sikes of Folkston. Mrs. Sikes is the former Miss Viriginia Johns. Mr. Sikes is in the Navy and is stationed at Norfolk. The Home Newspaper is Read Like a Letter From Home. If They Don’t Subscribe, They Borrow The Enterprise. Run-off Race For Sheriff Set for May 2 A run-off primary election for sheriff of Brantley County will be held Wednesday, May 2, ac cording to the rules of the coun ty Democratic Committee. In the run-off election J. Wal ter Crews and T. E. Raulerson, the present sheriff, will compete for the four-year term begin ning Jan. 1, 1957. Sheriff Raulerson received 732 votes in the primary Wednesday, April 18, and J. Walter Crews received 574 votes. Four other candidates received votes as fol lows: Monsie Wilson 521, Ben Jones 404, Archie Crews 199 and Calvin E. Jacobs 88. In the race for county school superintendent Herschel W. Her- • rin won over P. D. Griffin by a vote of 1416 to 1135. Delma F. Herrin won re-nom ination for clerk of Superior Court over Virgil (Dick) Allen by a vote of 1700 to 816. In a run-away race for Ordin ary Claude A. Smith won over Thomas P. Herrin by a vote of 2028 to 531. C. S. Kizer won renomination tor coroner over Everett Strick land by a vote of 1567 to 840. In the race for county surveyor David S. Page won over James V. Raulerson by a vote of 1376 to 1013. Results in the four races for county commissioner were as follows: Nahunta district: R. B. Brook er 474, E. J. Lewis 295. Hickox district: Alfred Thomas 176, George M. Johns 170. Hortense - Waynesville district: R. C. Harrell Jr., 294, W. E. Eld ridge 212. Hoboken - Schlatterville dis trict; Silas Lee 333, Ed E. Her rin 312. C. H. Penland had no opposi tion in the Atkinson-Lulaton dis trict and received a total of 277 votes. More than 2,500 votes were cast in the entire county, which is a greater primary vote than ever cast before in Brantley County. John Wilson, tax commissioner, Archie Johns, county treasurer and J. Floyd Larkins, represen tative, had no opposition and re ceived the entire vote of the county. Conservation League for Pierce Formed The Pierce County Conserva tion League, an affiliate of the Georgia Conservation League, was organized Saturday, April 14, at the Chamber of Commerce with approximately 15 interest ed persons present. The purpose of the county con servation league to to work lo cally and with the state organiza tion toward conservation of our natural resources including for est, wildlife and streams. Also the League will work to have state and national laws enacted to protect these natural resources. Lannis Thomas was elected president of the League. Other oficers are as follows: O. D. Johnson, executive ‘ vice-presi dent; Leon Riggins, vice-presi dent; R. P. Leckie, secretary - treasurer. Directors are Lee Broome, George Cauthen, R. A. Johnson, Kenneth Henley and W. G. Brown. A meeting will be held soon to plan a membership campaign to be held at an early date. Since 1945 the American Can cer Society has invested more than $40,000,000 in cancer re search. ASC grants support the work of more than 1,000 top flight U. S. scientists.