The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014, May 24, 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 21 MR. AND MRS. FRANK HICKOX Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hickox To Celebrate Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hickox will observe their fiftieth wedd ing anniversary at their home in Hickox on Sunday, June 3. They were married on Sunday, June 3, 1906 and moved into their newly built home four miles west of Hickox. All the years of their married life have been spent on the same farm land. Mr. and Mrs. Hickox are the parents of 12 children. They are: Mrs. Archie Johns, Mrs. Luther Griffin, Mrs. Plen Crews, Mrs. Oliver Crews, Mrs. J. D. Crews, all of Nahunta; Mrs. Odis Crews, Taft, Fla.; J. D. Hickox, Folks ton; Mrs. Arlie Griffin, Gadsden, Ala’.; Mrs. Parnell Douglas, Pear son; Mrs. Clyde Walker, Opelika, Ala.; Mrs. Leola Walker and Mrs. Charles Flynn of Jacksonville. There are 44 grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Hickox will be at home all day on Sunday to receive friends and relatives who wish to call. A picnic style din ner will be served under the pines at the noon hour. Open house will be held from two o’- clock until five and the wedding cake will be cut and served dur ing this time.' No invitations have been is sued but everyone is invited to call at any time during the day. Music Pupils of Mrs. Sarvis Gave Recital Thursday The music pupils of Mrs. S. S. Sarvis presented a recital at the Grammar School auditorium on Thursday evening, May 17, with 17. members participating. On the program were: Sandra Williams, Evelyn Howell, Jim mie Harrison, Janis Willis, Janis Higginbotham, Patsey Walker, Charlene Gibson, Wylene Manor, Myra Thrift, Norma Jean Herrin, Linda Rook, Linda Williams, Barbara Wiggins, Lynn Jones, John Jones, Grace Middleton, Mary Lou Prescott. Nancy Moody and Lorna Harden presented se veral dance numbers. The pupils of Mrs. Sarvis pre sented her with an orchid for the evening. Mrs. E. A. Moody and Mrs. J. B. Lewis decorated the stage using baskets of spring flowers and candelabra. Baptist Business Women Met Monday The Business Woman’s Circle of the Nahunta Baptist Church met at the church Monday, May 17. The theme of the program was “Onward Christian Sol diers.” Among those taking part on the program were mesdames Verona Crews, Nellie Griffin, Rhoda Strickland and Gaynelle Keene. Others present were Miss Mal va Alice Keene, Mrs. Ruby Her rin and Mrs. Ocie Keene. Mrs. Louise Drury was in charge of the program. Mrs. Rhoda Strickland served toffee and cake for refreshments. Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Recent Changes in Selective Service Rules Are Given Recently a considerable num ber of changes were made in the Selective Service Regulations and as a result the selective service local boards and headquarters have had numerous inquiries from registrants and their famil ies. One of the changes which has caused a considerable amount of concern is the reclassification from class 1-C to class 4-A. Class 4-A denotes that a registrant has completed the required amount of service for the time being and will not be subject to call until a change in world affairs re sults in a change in regulations. Another change involves the induction of fathers. The defini tion of a father under the Uni versal Military Training and Ser vice Act is one who maintains a bona fide family relationship with his child or children in his home. The definition of a child includes an unborn child. Al though a father may not be plac ed in a deferred classification as a result of fatherhood, he will, if he is classified into a class a vailable for service, be placed in sequence No. 4 which means that he will not be subject to call for service until after the supply of manpower has been exhausted from delinquents, volunteers, and non-fathers between the ages of 19 and 20. It is urged that all fa thers that qualify under the de finition given above report promptly such facts to their lo cal board of registration. The regulations provide that certain information received by the local board after the mailing of an order to report for induction will not be considered by the local board as evidence which would change the registrant’s classifica tion. Evidence of fatherhood is included in this certain informa tion which necessitates the ur gency in reporting fatherhood prior to being mailed an order to report for induction. The Selective Service System of Georgia is greatly concerned a bout the laxity in registering with Selective Service. There has been no change in the Law which lends this laxity in the matter of registering. The Law requires that all male citizens and certain aliens bom on or after August 30, 1922, present themselves to a local board for registration with in 5 days after attaining the age of 18. Failure to do so could re sult in the registrant being re ported to the United States At- Marine T|Sgt. Caryl A. Tanner, husband of the former Miss Rhea T. Harrell of Hortense, is serv ing in charge of an aircraft squadron post office in Korea. Georgia landowners cut ap proximately 2.2 billion board feet of sawtimber in 1954, and the 1955 cut was estimated at about the same. Brantley Suiterprisp Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, May 24, 1956 Negro Youth Drowns in Satilla River A 22-year-old Negro man drowned in the Satilla River just north of the river bridge on Highway 121, Friday afternoon, May 18. The body of the man was recovered Saturday morning about 100 feet from where he was last seen. The drowned man was identi fied as James Taylor of Hoboken. Taylor and his three brothers were swimming and also target practicing with .22 rifles. He attempted to swim the river with a rifle strapped to his back and went down about mid-stream. He was swimming from the Brantley county side of the river and the case was investigated by Brantley county officials. Wilson Home Damaged by Fire Last Thursday A fire that threatened the home of Mrs. Joe Wilson Thurs day night, May 17, was put out immediately by the quick re sponse of the Nahunta volunteer fire department. The fire was discovered in a room of the Wilson home about midnight Thursday night. Mrs. Wilson gave the alarm and the fire department found the fire confined to only one room. The fire was extinguished with water on the fire truck. Two mattresses were burned and a portion of the wall burned through. The cause of the fire is unknown. The Nahunta fire department has added some equipment in recent weeks, such as hats, boots and coats. The fire department is developing rapidly under the leadership of chief Clint Robin son. Bookmobile to Sponsor Summer Reading Program The Bookmobile Service of the Brunswick Regional Library will sponsor a Summer Reading Pro gram for the boys and girls of Brantley County again this year. The Vacation Reading Club is a regular part of the Bookmobile program and every boy and girl who attended school this year is eligible to participate. Certificates will be awarded to everyone reading as many as ten books during the summer. A certificate with a gold seal will be awarded to those reading more than 25 books. The Bookmobile will visit each community in the county three times during the summer months. Boys and girls are urged to re gister and borrow part of their books when the Bookmobile be gins jts summer trips next week. The schedule for the first trip is: Monday, Pleasant Valley, 10:- 30 till 12:00; Schlatterville 1:00 till 2:00; Hoboken 2:30 till 3:00; Tuesday- Hortense 10:30 till 12:00; Twin River 1:00 till 2:00; Raybon 2:30 till 3:00; Wednesday — Major Riggins Community 10:30 till 12:00; Hickox 1:00 till 2:00; Nahunta 2:15 till 3:15; and Thursday - Waynesville 10:00 till 12:00; Atkinson 1:00 till 2:00; Lulaton 2:30 till 3:00. Adult readers are always wel come to borrow books from the Bookmobile. Miss Iris Barr In Atlanta Light Opera Chorus Iris Barr, president of College Government Association at Geor gia State College for Women, has been selected as a member of the ensemble chorus of the Munici pal Theater for the light opera series in Atlanta this summer. Miss Barr is a mezzo-soprano. She is a member of the Milledge ville College Choir and Choir Ensemble. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Barr, Nahunta. The light operas this summer includes “Naughty Marietta”, “Brigadoon”, “South Pacific” “Kismet”, and “The King And I.” Brantley County Schools to Close Successful Term with Graduations 84 Graduate At Nahunta And Hoboken Brantley County public schools will close a successful term with commencement exercises at Ho boken and Nahunta Monday and Tuesday night, May 28 and 29. A total of 84 seniors will re ceive diplomas at the two high schools, with 27 graduating at Hoboken and 57 at Nahunta. The senior class at Nahunta will start a trip to New York early Wednesday morning, May 29. The Nahunta commencement sermon will be preached by Wil liam S. Brace, rector of Grace Episcopal Church, Waycross, on Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Hoboken’s commencement ser mon will be preached by Rev. F. J. Beverly, pastor of the Kings land Methodist Church, at eight o’clock p.m. Sunday. Graduation exercises at Hobo ken will be held Monday night at 7:30, with an address by Joyce Griffin, a member of the senior class. Nahunta graduation exercises will be held Tuesday night, with the address being delivered by Frank Hughes, executive secre tary of the Georgia Education Association. The Nahunta senior class play will be presented Friday night, May 25. The Nahunta High School Senior Class Roll is as follows: Charles Allen Verlie Allen Loretta Altman Sonja Batten Leland Brooks Sally Bryan Betty Chesser Roy Crews Geneva Cross Marcia Davison Deloris Drury, Bemicestine Dubberly Ronald Flowers Lonzo Griffin Robert Lee Hallman Huey Ham Jerry Harper Myrtice Hickox Barbara Ann Herrin Iris Herrin Janice Herrin Linton Herrin Marilyn Herrin Carolyn Higginbotham David Hiller Mary Ruth Jacobs Robert Jacobs Betty Johns Gerald Johns Claude Johns Linda Johns Bud Jones Margie Faye Johns Hubert Manning Mary Frances Manning Willene Manning John Allen Moody Mary Grace Moody Dorothy Morgan Wade Morgan Hartwell Purdom Loretta Rooks Pearl Rowell Eugene Sloan Herman Sloan Helen Smith Ronald Smith Geneva Steedley Mildred Steedley Larry Stewart Marva June Thrift Pauline Thrift Jimmy Thornton Richard Thornton Jimmy Thomas Christine Walker Steve Willis GOOD STANDS ARE ESSENTIAL Extension horticulturist Cecil Blackwell says a good stand of plants is essential for maximum production of most vegetable crops. To insure a good stand, many farmers usually plant more seed than are needed and expect to thin the planting after ger mination is completed. Hoboken Grads The Hoboken High School Senior Class Roll is as follows: Clyde Aldridge Patricia Aldridge Waunice Ammons Annice Carter Runell Carter Alma Chauncy Patricia Cochran Reba Crews Cathryn Griffin Joyce Griffin Maurice Herrin Ray Herrin Annette Hickox Grace Hickox _ Donnie Hugh Hurst Janell Hutchison Davis Jacobs Mary Johns Albritton Robert Jones David Lee Jimmy Lee Wesley Lee Ralph Mercer Yvona Milton Betty Stone Wesley Crews Florrie Lee Personals The W.S.C.S. of Nahunta Me thodist Church will meet at the home of Mrs. Lee Godwin on Wednesday evening, May 30, at 7:30 p m. • » • The Nahunta Garden Club will meet at the home of Mrs. R. B. Brooker on Tuesday afternoon, May 29, at four o’clock p.m. Mrs. Edna Adams will present the program. * * * Mrs. Augusta Spivy, Mrs. Lu cille Underwood, Mrs. Ralph Dawson and Miss Young of Lu dowici visited Mrs. J. B. Lewis and Mrs. H. K. Persons last week. * • • Miss Margaret Crews, who has been in college at Martha Berry, returned home on Tuesday to spend the summer months with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Crews. • • • Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Brooker and little son, Allen, have mov ed to Fernandina Beach, Fla., where Mr. Brooker is employed. * • • Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Lee are buildnig a new home in Nahunta on Brantley Street near the Joe Chancey home. It has four rooms and bath. • * • John N. Howard, BT3, of the U. S. Navy, who is serving on the USS F. E. Evans, is expected to return home in August. He is the son of Mrs. Pauline Ho ward of Nahunta. Palmetto News By Mrs. W. H. Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Coleman of Jacksonville and Mr. A. L. Coleman of River Junction, Fla., were visitors here on Sunday. * • * Vernon Drury of Vidalia spent Thursday at the home of his mo ther, Mrs. S. C. M. Drury. Mr. Walter Eunice and daugh ter, Mary Alice, have returned from St. Petersburg, where they have been staying for several weeks with relatives. ♦ ♦ * Bobby Santoro of Stamford, Conn., is returning to his home after spending all. winter with his aunt, Mrs. C. S. Jacobs of Raybon and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Lane of Brown town. Bobby attended school at Nahunta. • ♦ • Among those from around Waynesville attending open house on Shipboard and at Glynco on Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. Al bert Gibson and Steve. Mrs. Ro salie Peeples and daughter and Mrs. W. H. Jacobs and William. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Elder George Fowler Died at Waycross Wednesday, May 16 Funeral services for Elder George H. Fowler, retired elder of the Mars Hill Primitive Bap tist Church in Brantley County, who died Wednesday, were held at 3:30 at the Ben James Primi tive Baptist Church in Pierce County, with Elders Lyman Hughes and J. A. O’Neal officiat ing. Burial was in the church ceme tery. Survivors include three daugh ters, Mrs. Emily Johnson and Mrs. Vera Howell, both of Way cross and Mrs. Evie Sykes, of Folkston; four sons, W. A. Fow ler Sr., Alma, H. D. Fowler Sr., Alma, H. D. Fowler, Blackshear, James C. Fowler, Warner Robins and E. G. Fowler, Waycross; two brothers, M. L. Fowler, Gaines ville, Fla., and Cleve Fowler, Tampa, Fla.; three sisters, Mrs. Ophelia Nelson and Mrs. Alice Davis, both of Jacksonville, and Mrs. Sue Lamphy, Waycross; 31 grandchildren and 39 great grand children. Active pallbearers were the Rev. Claude Thornton, Tommy Jordan, Estelle Grayson, Aaron Roberson, Mark Harris and Ran Jordan. Honorary pallbearers were El ders Walter Bennett, John Cole and Aubrey Thomas and Deacons Ben Dryden, Jasper Crawford, W. M. Tuten, Ollie Knox, Lester Bo yette, Odell Thornton, J. I. Thornton, John L. Walker, Lem Hyers, Warren Thomas, A. C. Cauley, L. S. Cole and H. A. Courson. Waynesville By MRS. PETE GIBSON Mrs. Ethel Wilson of Monticel lo, Ga., visited her niece, Mrs. C. D. Gibson on Friday. Members of the B. F. Rozier family held a reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ro binson on Sunday. About 50 members of the family were pre sent including Mr. and Mrs. Tom Peek Rozier of Gulf Hammock, Fla. and Mrs. V. Lacraw from Atlanta. The Waynesville Baptist Church had a baptismal service on Sunday afternoon at the Sa tilla River. Those baptized were Miss Charlene Gibson, Miss Sa rah Ann Gibson and John Pete Gibson. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Robinson are spending several days in Crescent City, Fla., on a fishing trip. * • Miss Annett Dowling and Mrs. Raymond Jacobs visited Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Proctor in Brunswick on Monday. Mrs. E. W. Sloan and Mrs Ophelia surprised Mrs. Truby Thornton with a fish supper on Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Miller and family of Brunswick, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Thornton of Waycross were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Truby Thornton. Miss Frances Walker has mov ed to Brunswick where she is now employed. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Rogers of Jacksonville, Fla., spent the week end with their sister and family. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edgy. Mrs. Robert Edgy returned home on Tuesday of last week from Atlanta where she visited her sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Oxford. Mrs. Oxford was in the hospital. News • ♦ • • • » • • • • * * • * « • • * • • • • • • • • • The Home Newspaper is Read Like a Letter From Home. If They Don’t Subscribe, They Borrow The Enterprise. Conservation League to Be Organized A Brantley County conserva tion league will be organized at the courthouse Thursday night. May 31, when a number of citi zens will meet to form the or ganization. J. C. Allen, R. B. Brooker, Carl Broome and George Loyd went to Blackshear Tuesday, May 23, to confer with leaders in the Pierce County Conservation Lea gue. The aims of the conservation league will be to conserve our natural resources. One of the main objectives will be to stop pollution of our rivers such as the Satilla River and to promote the interests of conservation in its various phases. Isaac Johns Home In Michigan Razed by Tornado The home of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Johns of Mt. Morris, Michi gan, was destroyed by a tornado recently, also their house trailer was demolished. Mr. and Mrs. Johns escaped injury by going to the cellar. A letter from Mrs. Ward Lee tells the story of the disaster to the Johns home and trailer house. The letter is as follows: “Dear Mr. Broome: “I am sending you these pic tures of the house and house trailer of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Johns after a tornado came through last weekend and com pletely demolished both the house and the trailer. “I know you remember Mrs. Johns as the girl from Belgium. “They had their new house almost completed but were still living in the trailer house when they saw the tornado coming. They ran to the basement of their home. “When the tornado was over, they came out without a scratch. "Though you would like to have the pictures. A friend, Mrs. Ward Lee. “P. S. We look forward every week for the Brantley Enterprise. We really enjoy it. Oak Grove Church To Observe Homecoming Day Homecoming Day will be ob served at the Oak Grove Mis sionary Baptist Church in Cam den County next Sunday, May 27. The program will start at 11 a.m. and continue through the day. Dinner will be served on the church grounds at noon. Preaching services will be held at three in the afternoon, with the pastor, Rev. Cecil Thomas, preaching. The Oak Grove Church is a bout 10 miles south of Atkinson. The public is invited to attend. GEORGIA RANKS THIRD Georgia ranks third in the United States in tonnage of pork slaughtered on the farm for home consumption. Weather conditions during recent winters have made home-curing of pork without ar tificial refrigeration increasingly" difficult. Extension Service work ers have assisted farm families in learning methods of properly freezing pork in deep freezers or meat curing plants. BEETLE DAMAGE Bark beetles alone cause S2O million damage each year to for est products, says Dr. C. R. Jor dan, Extension Service entomolo gist. Damage to forest products each year by beetles and other insects amounts to S6O million.