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VOLUME 36 — NUMBER 18
Carl Highsmith
Honored at College
Carl Highsmith
Named Freshman
Boy of Month
South Georgia Colleges’s
Freshman Boy of the Month is
Carl Highsmith.
He is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
S. B. Highsmith of Lulaton.
Carl attended grammar school
and high school in Nahunta, and
was graduated in June, 1955-
Carl was very active in various
school clubs and activities. He
was president of the Student
Council, editor of the school pa
per for two. years, and a member
of the Beta Club. He was also
listed in Who’s Who. He repre
sented the school in one act plays
and the school quartet. Carl was
very active in school sports, and
lettered in basketball and track.
He was on the basketball team
and track team three years.
Carl entered South Georgia
College in the fall of 1955, and
he has been very active in var
ious college activities. He is chair
man of publicity committee for
the Student Christian Association,
a member of the Glee Club, and
Vocabulary Club and co-captain
of the basketball team.
When asked for a comment on
South Georgia College, Carl re
plied; “I think it is one of the
finest institutions a person could
go to for a junior college educa
tion. Especially do I like the
beautiful campus with its mild
climate and the time and interest
given by the faculty to the stu
dents.”
Carl’s ambition is to major in
engineering, and he is undecided
at the present time where he will
attend school after leaving Jun
ior College.
Some of his favorites are as
follows: hobby, swimming; sport,
basketball and track; food, fried
shrimp; and color, blue and
orange.
Mrs. Kaney Honored
With Birthday Dinner
Mrs. T. J. Kaney was honored
with a birthday dinner at the
home of her daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Gibson at Waynesville
on Sunday celebrating her 68th
birthday.
Her children present were: Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. Kaney and child
ren of Glennville; Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Kaney and family of
Fernandina; Mr. and Mrs. Owen
Herrin and Herbert Kaney of
Nahunta; Mr. and Mrs. H. D.
Wiggins and son of Jacksonville;
and Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Gibson
and children of Waynesville.
Grandchildren present were:
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Herrin of
Jacksonville and Mrs. Isla House
and children and Owen K. Her
rin of Nahunta.
Mrs. Kaney’s sisters present
were: Mrs. E. D. O’Quinn, Jack
sonville; Mrs. Carl Jones, Folks
ton; Mrs. Owen Jones and child
ren of Hickox.
Others attending the dinner
were: Mrs. E. D. Hendrix, Hick
ox; Mrs. Lewis Prescott and
Mary Lou, Atkinson; Mrs. W. R.
Gibson, Mrs. Pete Gibson, Mr.
and Mrs. Dewitt King of Waynes
ville •and Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Brown and daughter of Jackson
ville.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Harris an
nounce the birth of a baby girl
on March 30. She has been nam
ed Pamela Elaine.
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
Land Brings
$lO6 an Acre
At Auction
A record price of $106.66 an
acre was paid for a tract of 165
acres of the land of the A. J. B.
Shuman estate in the western
part of Brantley County at an
auction sale held before the court
house at Nahunta Tuesday morn
ing. May 1.
The 165 acres of land was
bought by Dinkins & Moore Co.,
Inc., of Folkston, a prominent
firm dealing in lumber, crossties
and other forest products. The
total price paid was $17,600.00.
The land was auctioned off by
C. Winton Adams, attorney for
Mrs. Mellisa Shuman, adminis
tratrix of the Shuman estate. A
number of companies and indi
viduals bid on the land.
Khilling - Campbell
Miss Dorothy Khilling, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Khilling
of San Diego, Calif., became the
bride of Waver W. Campbell, son
of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Campbell
of Hortense, Ga., on April 7 in
the Little Chapel of the Roses
in San Diego, with the Rev. R.
D. Richardson officiating at the
evening ceremony.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her father. She wore a
gown of chantilly lace and tulle
over satin. Her fingertip veil
fell from a small tiara of seed
pearls and lace. Her flowers were
white orchids and stephanotis.
Delores Khilling, twin sister of
the bride, was maid of honor.
She wore rose taffeta and carried
sweetheart roses and carnations.
Miss Terry Khilling, the bride’s
younger sister, was junior brides
maid and wore rose taffeta.
Donald Simpson, soloist, sang
several selections. Donald Knott
was best man and Donald Groene
and Frank Dent served as ushers.
Mr. and Mrs. John Van Arvin,
uncle and aunt of the bride, of
National City, entertained with
a reception at the Sweetwater
Women’s Clubhouse immediately
after the ceremony. Miss Olivia
Figveira was in charge of the
bride’s book.
The bride is a graduate of
Sweetwater High School and is
employed in National City. The
groom attended University of
Georgia, Athens, Ga., and Geor
gia Teachers College at States
boro.
The young couple spent their
honeymoon at Palm Springs.
They will reside in San Diego,
Calif.
Film on Martin
Luther to Be
Shown at Hoboken
A film on the Life of Martin
Luther will be shown in two
parts at the Hoboken Baptist
Church with the first part shown
at the prayer service on Wed
nesday evening, at 8:00 p.m., on
May 2, and the second part to
be shown on the following Wed
nesday, May 9, at prayer service,
it is announced by pastor, Rev.
J. S. Meeks.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend and see the film.
Miss Gail Lipscomb from G. S.
C. W, spent the weekend with
Miss Frances Walker.
Mrs Marvin Robinson and Mrs
Roland Davis were visitors in
Brunswick on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Robinson
spent Friday afternoon in Val
dosta with Mr. and Mrs. Morris
Drury and Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Strickland.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Gibson visit
ed friends in Way cross on Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Davis
spent Sunday in Kingsland with
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Prescott. _
Waynesville
News
By MRS. PETE GIBSON
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Brantlrg Btirrprt®
OUT OF FOCUS? No, there are really two Marines in the
picture, Privates Eugene and HermAn Sloan, twin .mem
bers of the Jacksonville, Florida-based Marine Air Reserve
Squadron VMF-144. Learning how to salute properly is
all part of their recruit training undergone during month
ly meetings. The Marine twins are sons of Mr. and Mrs.
William A. Sloan, P. O. Box 301, Hortense. The Sloan
twins will receive their high school diplomas at Nahunta
High School in May. (Official Marine Corps photo.)
Flower Show
To Be Held
On May 12
The annual Flower Show of'
the Nahunta Garden Club and
the Oleander Garden Club will
be held in the Nahunta High
School building on Saturday, May
12.
Mrs. R. B. Brooker is chair
man of the flower show. Mrs.
J. B. Lewis is president of the
Nahunta Garden Club and Mrs.
Earl May, president of Oleander
Garden Club.
Everyone, whether members of
the garden clubs or not, is in
vited to enter flowers for display.
All entrys must be placed by
12:00 o’clock noon.
The show will be open from
2:00 pm. to 9:00 pm. to the
public for observation.
Business Women’s
Circle Holds
Mission Program
The Business Women’s Circle
of the Nahunta Baptist Church
held their Community Mission
program Thursday night, April
26, with “Go and Pray” as the
theme of the meeting.
Mrs. Lois Williams led the
devotional service. Taking part
on the program were Mrs. Rhoda
Strickland, Mrs. Loiuse Drury,
Miss Karol Kitchings, Miss Mal
va Alice Keene and Mrs. Gay
nelle Keene.
Others present were Mrs. Lil
lian Baxter, Mrs. Cecil Thomar
and Mrs. Effie Strickland, mak
ing nine members present.
Two visitors, Mrs. Ocie Keene
and Rev. Cecil Thomas, were pre
sent. Mrs. Lillian Baxter, com
munity mission chairman was in
charge of the program.
An offering was taken to pro
vide Bibles for new converts of
the church.
TO LEAD OBSERVANCE OF NATIONAL HOME DEMONSTRATION WEEK
These women—officers of the State Home Demonstration Council—wfll lead Georgia’s observance
of National HD Week, April 30 - May 5. Seated, left to right, are: Mrs. Rufus Slaughter, Putnam
county, first vice president; Mrs. Harry Dumas, Houston, president, and Mrs. E. S.. Cown, Jr., De-
Kalb, second vice president. Standing: Mrs. Nolan Davis, Jr., Brantley, treasurer; Mrs. J. M. Chris
tian, Laurens, secretary, and Mrs. Hinton Logan, Chattooga, third vice president According to
Miss Eddye Ross, state home demonstration leader for the College of Agriculture Extension Serv
ice, approximately 50,000 homemakers are members of 1.728 Home Demonstration Clubs in Georgia.
Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, May 3, 1956
Edmond F. Jacobs
Funeral Services
Held Wednesday
Edmond Franklin Jacobs, 78, of
Route One, Nahunta, died Mon
day night in a Waycross hospital
after a short illness.
Mr. Jacobs was a member of a
pioneer family of Brantley coun
ty. A retired farmer, he had been
a member of the Hickox Primi
tive Baptist Church for 50 years.
Survivors include five daugh
ters, Mrs. Mary Harrison, Jesup,
Mrs. Nora Highsmith, Lakeland,
Fla., Mrs. Gladys Higginbotham,
and Mrs. Lena Strickland, both
of Nahunta, and Mrs. Macie Col
vin, Hoboken; five sons, Alvin
Jacobs, Dan Jacobs and Horace
Jacobs, all of Nahunta, Leon Ja
cots, Hoboken, and Dr. Ivey Ja
cobs of Waycross; one brother,
A. B. Jacobs, Nahunta, 27 grand
children and seven great-grand
children.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at three o’-
clock at the Hickox Primitive
Baptist Church in Brantley Coun
ty. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Delma F. Herrin
Thanks Voters
To the Citizens
Os Brantley County:
I wish to express my apprec
iation of your vote of confidehce
in re-electing me Clerk of Su
perior Court of Brantley County.
I have served you to the best
of my ability and shall continue
to do my best to serve you for
another four-year term as I have
in the past.
My services are always avail
able to any citizen of our county.
Please come by to see me and
let me know if I can be of ser
vice to you at any time.
Thank you again for your sup
port and confidence.
Yours sincerely,
Delma F. Herrin.
Crews Wins Run-off Race
For Sheriff by 21 Votes
Nahunta Man
Injured in
Auto Crash
James Owen Wainright, 50, of
Nahunta, was admitted to the
Ware Cbunty Hospital with back
injuries as a result of an accident
in which his pick-up truck turn
ed over on U. S. Highway 84
Tuesday night near Waycross.
Cpl. G. L. Sims of the Way
cross post of the Georgia State
Patrol said. Wednesday morning
that Wainright swerved his truck
to the right to prevent a collision
with a car which was meeting
and turning left without suffic
ient clearance, and turned over.
In other accidents reported by
Sims a car driven by Frank M.
Turner of Route One, Blackshear,
went out of control and turned
over on Georgia 38 near Way
cross. There were no injuries.
The third accident involved a
car driven by Mary Jean Fenker
of Way cross and one driven by
William Music, also of Wayqposs.
Sims said the Music car pulled
out from Comets store four miles
north of Waycross and into the
path of the Fenker car. Miss
Fenker told authorities that she
applied her brakes and the car
pulled to the right and hit the
side of the other par.
There were no injuries but an
estimated SI,OOO damage was re
ported to MiSs Fenker’s auto and
SIOO to the other auto.
Hortense Memorial
Church Revival
Begins Sunday
Revival services will begin at
Hortense Memorial Church on
Sunday night, with services be
ginning at 7:30 p.m.
Rev. Wallace Jernigan of Way
cross will be the evangelist. Rev.
Robert Varnedore is pastor.
There will be services each
evening through the week. Spec
ial music will be provided by
quartets and trio from Waycross
and Brunswick.
Everyone is invited to attend
the services.
Knox Cemetery
To Be Cleaned
Tuesday, May 8
Mr. M. F. Wildes announces
that a new date has been set for
the cleaning of the Knox Ceme
tery. Because of the rain on April
25, - there'*’could be no working.
Tuesday May 8 is the new date
for the cleaning.
All people who are interested
in the Knox Cemetery are re
quested 'to come to the cleaning
with tools suitable for cleaning
off the burial grounds.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Official Vote
In Sheriff’s Race
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O K
Nahunta ..
Hoboken
Atkinson
Hortense .
Schlatterville
Lulaton ....
Hickox
Waynesville .
TOTALS 1053 1032
16 Democratic
Commiteemen
Are Elected
Democratic committeemen for
Brantley County for the next
four-year term were elected at
the recent county primary.
Two committeemen are elected
from each of the eight precincts
making a total of 16 committee
men from the entire county.
Committeemen elected at the
recent election from the eight
precincts were as follows:
Atkinson, Cecil Drury and Jul
ian Middleton.
Hoboken, Floyd Larkins and
Fred Lee..
Hortense, Ted Strickland and
Ike Moody.
Hickox, Woodrow Hendrix and
Joseph Johnson.
Lulaton, J. H. Highsmith and
Clifton Strickland.
Nahunta, J. D. Orser and Carl
Broome.
Waynesville, Hehry McVeigh
and Mrs. Julia Gibson.
Schlatterville, Robert Ammons
and Owen Griffin.
Moncie I. Wilson
Thanks Voters
To the Citizens
Os Brantley County:
I take this method of express
ing my thanks to all the voters
who supported me in my race for
sheriff of Brantley County in the
April 18 primary election.
Also I greatly appreciate the
courtesy and friendship of all
who voted for other candidates.
They were all very kind to me
during the campaign and I have
only good will and friendship for
all Brantley County citizens.
Thanking you again for your
every favor and kindness, I am,
Yours sincerely,
Moncie I. Wilson.
R. C. Harrell Thanks
District Voters
To the Citizens of
Hortense - Waynesville District:
I
My deepest gratitude goes out
to those friends who so loyally
supported me in my race for re
election as county commissioner.
I will continue to do my best
to give you the best possible ser
vice as your commissioner for
another four-year term. Thank
ing you again for your confidence
in me, I am
Yours sincerely,
R. C. Harrell, Jr.
Coach Childs
Going to Alma
Coach Wallace (Country)
Childs, who has mentored Black
shear High School teams for the
past five years, will be head
basketball coach at Bacon Coun
ty High School next year.
Morris Johnson, chairman of
the Bacon County Board of Edu
cation, confirmed that Childs had
been hired at Alma.
Coach Childs is expected to
have an opportunity to produce
a formidable squad at Alma as
all of this year’s starting five on
the Bacon County team return
again next season. Cn the other
hand, all of the BHS starting
five of this year are being kst
by graduation.
The Home Newspaper is
Read Like a Letter From
Home. If They Don't
Subscribe, They Borrow The
• Enterprise.
Former Sheriff
Nominated
In Close Race
J. Walter Crews, a former
sheriff of Brantley County, won
nomination for sheriff by a vote
of 1053 to 1032 over T. E. Raul
erson, the present sheriff of
Brantley County in the run-off
primary election Wednesday,
May 2.
339 265
. 144 125
... 86 36
... 101 168
. 134 136
62 66
. 114 143
... 73 93
The run-off race was hotly
contested and the results were in
doubt until the returns from the
last precinct were received. Ap
proximately 2100 votes were cast
in the run-off election, as con
trasted with approximately 2600
cast in the first election when
six candidates contested for
sheriff.
Mr. Raulerson was “high man”
in the first election but was nos
ed out by the narrow margin of
21 votes in the run-off election.
The term is for four years and
begins January 1, 1957. The next
election in Brantley County will
be the state primary to be held
on the second Wednesday 'in
September.
At that time a Congressman,
a U. S. Senator, a circuit court
judge, a solicitor general and
judges of the Court of Appeals
and the Public Service Commis
sion will be nominated.
Poultrymen
Open Drive
For Members
A membership drive for the
South Georgia Poultry Produc
ers Association got underway
Friday night at a meeting held
at the Chamber of Commerce
building in Blackshear. Member
ship in the association can be
obtained from C. G. Clough R.
P. Leckie or John R. Joyner or
any member of the association.
Membership is open to any
interested person in Southeast
Georgia.
C. G. Clough, president, pre
sided at the meeting. All persons
interested in poultry production
are urged to attend the meetings
of the group and to cooperate
for the benefit of the poultry
industry in South Georgia.
Laws Outlined
On Shipping Fish
Into Georgia
All Rangers should remind
dealers within their areas of the
new law, effective April 1, which
states that commercial fish deal
ers will be required to have each
shipment of fish inspected before
entering the state. The law states
that no minnows, live fish, or
fish eggs shall be shipped into
the state unless the following re
quirements are met:
(1) Notice shall be given to
the State Game and Fish Com
mission at least 3 days prior to
the date such shipment is to en
ter the state.
(2) A certificate of inspection
from some recognized laboratory
in the state of origin shall ac
company said notice, and shall
disclose the quantity, species, and.
diseases present.
(3) All imported live fish shall
be treated with formaldehyde or
other recognized chemical for
control of protozoan parasites and
said fish shall be in,water con
taining recognized chemicals to
prevent the spread of diseases
while in transit.
(4) The person receiving the
shipment in this state shall hold
game in special facilities for not
less than two days, unless sooner
inspected, for inspection of dis
eases, parasites or obnoxious spe
cies by agents of the Game and
Fish Commission, before release
for sale or into the waters of
this state.
