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VOLUME 36 — NUMBER 24
Conservation League in
Brantley County Formed
A Brantley County Conservation League was or
ganized at Nahunta Thursday night, May 30, with J. C.
Allen elected president and George Loyd, secretary.
Col. C. H. s. Russell, secretary
manager of the Blackshear -
Pierce County Chamber of Com
merce, and O. D. Johnson, ex
ecutive director of the Pierce
County Conservation League,
were present at the organization
meeting and outlined the plan
and purpose of the league.
R. B. Brooker was elected vice
president of the Brantley County
League and a board of directors
were also elected.
Directors of the Brantley Coun
ty Conservation League are D.
S. Moody, J. R. Herrin, T. W.
Lastinger, Avery Strickland and
A. J. Stokes.
The purpose of the Conserva
tion League is to work for con
servation of all natural resources,
with special attention to getting
action toward elimination of ri
ver pollution.
The problem of pollution of
the Satilla River and the Alta
maha River were discussed at
the meeting. Long range plans of
the Conservation League in
Georgia and in the several coun
ties is to take legal action to
stop river pollution on the part
of a number of towns, cities and
industries.
It was brought out at the con
servation meeting that laws now
on the statute books in Georgia
prohibit river pollution but these
laws are not being enforced.
The total membership of Con
servation Leagues in the several
Georgia counties is growing ra
pidly and now has reached ap
proximately 30,000 members, it
was revealed.
New School Building
Will Be Erected
For Negro Children
A new grammar school build
ing for colored children will be
built this summer on the same
site as the present colored school
in Nahunta, it is announced by
Herschel Herrin,’ county superin
tendent.
The building will be started a
bout June 15 and J. R. Royster
will be in charge of construction.
The new building will have Jive
rooms besides rest rooms, office
space and storage space.
Social & Personal
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Bowers and
children, David, Marcia, and Ga
ry, of Toledo, Ohio, were visitors
in Nahunta on Wednesday of this
week.
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Miss Josephine Warren receiv
ed her degree in Bachelor of
Science in Business Administra
tion at commencement exercises
at Georgia State College for Wo
men in Milledgeville, Ga., on
June 3. Miss Warren plans to
seek employment in Jacksonville
after spending a week with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos
Warren.
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T. R. Braddock, E.M.C., USN,
his wife and son, spent the past
weekend visiting their grand
mother, Mrs. Alice Highsmith.
Chief and Mrs. Braddock recent
ly returned from two and one
half years duty in Panama Canal
Zone. They are returning to his
parents’ home in Jacksonville un
til reporting for duty in Key
West, Fla.
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Mrs. W. P. Fais and son,
Francis, attended graduation at
Crawford W. Long Hospital on
June 1 where Miss Eula Jean
Fais was among the graduates
who received degrees in nursing.
After the commencement exer
cises Eula Jan joined her mo
ther and they made a trip to
Gatlinburg, Tenn., for the week
end.
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Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Steph
ens and son, Mark, of Atlanta,
are spending this week with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Broome.
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
Andrew Tuten
Is Candidate
For Solicitor
Andrew Tuten of Alma has
qualified to run for the office of
Solicitor General of the Way
cross Judicial Circuit, he an
nounces.
Col. Tuten was appointed by
Governor Marvin Griffin to
serve the unexpired term of the
late J. R. Walker. He was an
aide to Governor Herman Tal
madge during his administration
and was formerly an assistant
State’s Attorney-General.
Col. Tuten is opposed by Col.
John Gibson, a former Solicitor
General, of Douglas.
Hickox Mission
Society Met Monday
The W.M.S. of the Hickox
Baptist Church met at the church
on Monday, June 4.
Mrs. R. E. Lee presented the
program on the topic “Thy
Word — A Lamp, A Light”.
Others present were: Mrs. U.
O. Stokes, Mrs. Sadye Thornton,
Mrs. Fred Lewis, Mrs. W. L. Bo
hanon and Mrs. Ronald Hendrix.
Mrs. R. E. Lee was hostess
serving pound cake and soft
drinks.
Delma F. Herrin, clerk Super
ior Court of Brantley County,
was taken to the Ware County
Hospital Tuesday night after an
attack of acute indigestion. His
condition was improved Wednes
day.
Sidney Highsmith of New
York visited his father, J. Mor
ris Highsmith, in Nahunta from
May 30 to June 2. He returned
to New York Saturday, where he
is employed.
Little Gloria Dale Wilson, six
year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Omie Wilson of Nahunta, is
still unconscious in a Jesup Hos
pital. She is suffering from en
cephelitis and has been uncon
scious since May 6.
Mrs. A. F. Whittaker returned
Monday from a four weeks vaca
tion in Honolulu, Los Angeles,
San Francisco and other places in
the West. She was accompanied
by sister-in-law of Durham, N.
C., on the trip.
Mrs. Ella Brown, Mrs. Dorothy
Brown and daughter, Cecelia and
friend of Brunswick and Mrs. B.
W. Brown and son, Robin, and
grandchildren, Richard and Jan
et of Nahunta were dinner guests
of Mrs. Alice Highsmith on Sun
day.
Gregory Ladner Bernard, son
of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bernard
of Waynesville was among those
awarded Freshman Scholarship
for the 1956-57 school term by
the University of Georgia.
ANDREW TUTEN
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Sraniky tntrrprtfip
Lloyd William Crews
Os Hoboken
Died in Way cross
Lloyd William Crews, 55, of
Hoboken, died in a Waycross hos
pital Wednesday morning, June 6.
Mr. Crews was born and lived
his entire life in Brantley County,
engaging in farming and naval
stores operations. He is survived
by his wife, the former Miss
Eula Brooks; seven daughters,
Mrs. J. W. Jacobs, Mrs. Paul R.
Sapp, Miss Myra Crews, Miss
Reba Crews and Miss Helen
Crews, all of Hoboken, and Mrs.
Fred Davis, of Waycross, and
Mrs. Lonnie McKinney, TaAipa,
Fla.; two sons, Eldon Crews and
Eugene Crews, both of Hoboken;
four brothers, Reppard Crews and
Raymond Crews, both of Hobo
ken, Charlie Crews of Nahunta
and Nolan Crews of Nichols; and
15 grandchildren.
Funeral services are to be held
Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock at
New Hope Baptist Church at Hic
kox. Burial will be in Hickox
cemetery.
The body will be at the resi-
dence from Thursday afternoon
until time for services.
Dance Revue to
Be Held at
Grammar School
Maureen’s School of Dancing
from Waycross will hold its an
nual revue Saturday, June 9, at
8:15 P. M. in the grammar school
auditorium at Nahunta.
Students from Hoboken and
Nahunta taking part in the
Dance Revue will be Carol Ro
binson, Beth Herrin, Joan Nich
ols, Rosanne May, Barbara Allen,
Virginia Allen, Jack Brooker,
Dennis Raulerson, Nancy Moody
and Loma Harden.
Legion Post to
Elect Officers
The annual election of Post
Officers for the coming year will
be held Tuesday night, June 12,
at 8 o’clock in the Post Home.
Commander Clarence Allen has
appointed the following to act as
nominating committee: Herschel
W. Herrin, chairman, Claude A.
Smith, Delma F. Herrin, John
Wilson, and Wilder Brooker.
The committee invites sugges
tions from all post members and
it is hoped all will make a special
effort to attend this meeting and
assure a good program for the
coming year.
Inspections to
Be Made of
Eating Places
On June 18, the District Health
Program will have assigned to
Glynn County the beginning of
a survey of every eating estab
lishment including hotels, res
taurants, drug stores and all
other eating places that serve
food to the general public.
This survey will be headed by
two food sanitarians of the En
gineering Department of the
State Board of Health, Mr. Mil
ton H. Trippe and Mr. Garnet
DeHart. These men have made
numerous surveys throughout the
State of Georgia.
A thorough check will be made
on eating establishments. This
Health District consists of Glynn,
Mclntosh, Camden, Brantley and
Charlton counties.
Early News
Helps Editor
Do Good Job
A weekly newspaper must rely
upon the help of its readers to
obtain much of the news it prints
— particularly social and per
sonal items.
It is of tremendous help to the
editors and mechanical staff
when news is turned in EARLY.
Your newspaper can give bet
ter coverage and handle mort
accurately news which comes in
early in the week.
We solicit the cooperation of
our readers and correspondents
in this matter, that we may give
all of your news the best pos
sible coverage.
THE EDITORS.
Rotating small grains with row
crops and planting weed free
seed will help control weeds.
Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, June 7, 1956
JUDGE CECIL RODDENBERRY
Roddenberry
Is Candidate
For Judgeship
Judge Cecil Roddenberry of
Nahunta has qualified with the
secretary of the State Democra
tic Committee to become a can
didate for re-election as judge
of the Waycross Judicial Circuit.
Judge Roddenberry has served
by appointment of Governor
Marvin Griffin since the death
of the late Judge Walter Thomas.
The Waycross Judicial Circuit
comprises the six counties of
Brantley, Charlton, Ware, Pierce,
Bacon and Coffee.
Many citizens have expressed
the opinion that Judge Rodden
berry will not have opposition
for office because of his splen
did record for the time he has
served the present appointive
part-term.
Most of the newspapers of the
six-county judicial circuit have
published items highly laudatory
of Judge Roddenberry since he
has been in office.
Rules Set for
Bth District
Congress Race
HOMERVILLE, Ga. — The
Eighth District Congressional
Executive Committee Monday
established rules for the Sept. 12
Democratic primary in which
Rep. Iris F. Blitch (D-Ga) will
seek re-election.
The executive committee vot
ed to have entries in the con
gressional race close at noon
June 23 and set the qualifying
fee at $350.
The committee also adopted the
county unit system for counting
the votes. Last year the plurali
ty system was used. Montgomery
Preston of Douglas, eighth dis
trict chairman, presided at the
session.
Delegates from the 20 counties
in the Eighth District attended.
Smith - Garrett
Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Smith
of Bedford, Va., announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Barbara Allen, to Benjamin Gar
rett, grandson of Mr. and Mrs
L. W. Hall of Nahunta.
Mr. Garrett is now in the Air
Force, stationed on Apple Or
chard Mountain, at Bedford.
The wedding will take place in
Bedford, on July 28, at the Main
Street Methodist Church, Bed
ford, Va.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Parkes of
Nahunta announce the birth of a
baby girl born Sunday, June 3,
at the Pierce County Hospital in
Blackshear. The baby weighed
six pounds 12 ounces. Mrs. Parkes
is a third grade teacher in the
Nahunta school.
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Mr. and Mrs. Grover Rowell
of Hickox are the proud parents
of a baby girl born Tuesday, May
29, at the McCoy-Jackson Hospi
tal in Folkston. The baby weigh
ed seven pounds four ounces and
was named Pamela Diane.
When driving, watch out
for speed too fast for con
ditions.
Negotiations on Factory Proposal
Strike Snag of Prohibitive Costs
District Legion
Convention
At Brunswick
The Eighth District American
Legion Convention will be held
at St. Simons Island Saturday
and Sunday, June 9 - 10, spon
sored by Gaule Post 166.
Registration will begin at 9
a.m. Saturday, June 9, at the post
home on St. Simons. There will
be NO registration fee.
The St. Simons Junior Cham
ber of Commerce will hold a
street dance and festival Satur
day night and there will be a
dance at the King and Prince
Hotel Saturday night. There will
be no charge for the dance.
The business session will con
vene promptly at 2 pm. Sunday,
June 10, at the Post Home. There
will be an election of officers
for the 1956-57 term. A buffet
supper will be served after the
business session.
Several members of Brantley
County Post 210 are planning to
attend. Any others interested in
going should contact Commander
Clarence Allen and transporta
tion will be arranged.
Mrs. Blitch Halts
Move to Reduce
Leaf Acreages
WASHINGTON, D. C. — Quick
and vigorous action on the part
of Congresswoman Iris Blitch
this week saved many Georgia
tobacco farmers from virtual
ruin. With a threat to fight them
on the floor of the House, Mrs.
Blitch forced the Department of
Agriculture to rescind a restric
tive order which would have
crippled all tobacco farmers who
practice terrace farming.
Here is the story. On or about
May 1, after most tobacco plants
were well underway, the Depart
ment of Agriculture killed a pre
vious order which they had is
sued on April 1 on planting to
bacco in terraces. The new order
stated that terraces not planted
to tobacco must be at least 13.2
feet wide before it can be de
ducted from acreage allotments.
Otherwise, the entire area would
be classified as tobacco.
“The first I knew of the change
in the regulation,” Congresswom
an Blitch said, “was when some
of the farmers in Lowndes coun
ty called on me for help. Know
ing that those who practice ter
race farming would be ruined, I
immediately talked to officials of
the Department of Agriculture. I
was told that this was the regu
lation, and that they were going
to make it stick.
“I at once took the problem
to the chairman of the Tobacco
Subcommittee,” she said, “and
exposed the efforts of the Agri
culture Department to stifle the
small farmer. Together, the chair
man and I made plans to bring
the matter before the entire Con
gress and link this action with
further efforts to cut the small
tobacco farmers’ tobacco acreage.
“That action was killed by the
House this year, and the Depart
ment of Agriculture knew they
would be in for a lot of trouble
if this fight ever reached the
Floor,” Mrs. Blitch said.
“As soon as word reached the
Department of Agriculture, they
set about to correct their pre
vious unfair regulation. A new
order was issued saying that any
tobacco plots separated by ter
races would be counted as a sep
arate field of tobacco. “This of
course,” explained the Congress
woman, “eliminates the farmer
having to have that land planted
in terraces included in his tobac
co allotment, one which I must
say, is already much too small.”
Mrs. Blitch said that although
corrective measures on this issue
have been taken by the Depart
ment of Agriculture, something
must be done to prevent the De
partment of Agriculture from
“continually trying to complete
ly plow under the small farmers
of the Southeast.”
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
JOHN S. GIBSON
For
Solicitor General
Waycross Judicial
Circuit
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
WAYCROSS JUDICIAL CIR
CUIT:
I wish to announce to each of
you that I am a candidate for
the office of Solicitor General of
the Waycross Judicial Circuit,
subject to the rules of the Demo
cratic Executive Committee, in
Primary to be held on Septem
ber 12th, 1956.
I am standing on my record
in this office as evidenced dur
ing the, six years I served as
your Solicitor General. When I
am elected I shall, as before, vi
gorously and fearlessly prosecute
the guilty and vigorously and
fearlessly defend the innocent
and your homes and children.
I am not being sponsored by
any clique or special group or
any one campaign MANAGER,
nor will I be controlled by any
when elected.
I seek the vote and support of
every citizen whether he lives in
a humble home in the valley or
a mansion on the hill top, and
each one that supports me will
be one of my campaign mana
gers. I have nothing to offer but
efficient service, which will re
duce the great expense of your
courts, improve your law en
forcement, all for less of your
tax dollars.
I humbly and sincerely re
quest your vote and active sup
port.
Sincerely and cordially,
Your friend,
JOHN S. GIBSON.
Summer School for
Nahunta Students
Starts Monday
Summer school for high school
students of Nahunta will begin
June 11 at 8:00 o’clock. The
school is being offered for all
students who need to do make
up work from the last school
term.
All those students desiring to
attend the classes should meet at
the high school building at the
above stated time.
Mr. Bowman Barr will be the
instructor for the summer school.
Hickox H.D. Club
Met Monday
The May meeting of the Hic
kox Home Demonstration Club
was held at the home of Mrs.
C. F. Allen with Mrs. Allen, pre
sident, presiding.
Miss Sara Simpson gave a
demonstration on “Home Im
provement” by showing slides
on interior decorations.
Mrs. U. 0.-Stokes and Mrs.
Bill White were honored with a
birthday party during the social
hour.
Others present were; Mrs. W.
W. Hendrix, Mrs. T. P. Herrin,
Mrs. J. C. Allen, Mrs. Edward
Brand and Mrs. M. L. Anderson.
The hostess served chicken sa
lad, chocolate pie, crackers and
tea.
The Home Newspaper is
Read Like a Letter From
Home. If They Don’t
Subscribe, They Borrow The
Enterprise.
Air-Condition
Costs Cause
Halt in Plans
The Brantley County Indust
rial Development Corporation de
clined to accept the proposal of
garment factory officials to build
and air-condition a building at
Nahunta.
The local corporation felt that
the expenses of erecting the
building, installing the air-con
ditioning system and keep up re
pairs on all of it for 21 years
would be prohibitive in cost.
It was brought out in discus
sion of the proposal that the air
conditioning equipment would
probably have to be replaced,
possibly two or more times, dur
ing the 21 years.
The corporation members ex
pressed a willingness to erect a
suitable building for the gar
ment factory but not to be re
sponsible for the installation and
upkeep of the air-conditioning e
quipment.
Officials of another garment
factory have expressed an in
terest in coming to Nahunta and
their requirements are said to be
more moderate than the demands
of the others as to building and
air-conditioning equipment.
The Brantley County Indust
rial Development Corporation is
making every effort to secure a
factory, but it is felt that the
corporation must not be too rash
in committing itself to any one
sided contract.
Child Must Have
Birth Certificate
To Enter School
Children entering school for
the first time next fall must
bring birth certificates showing
they will be six years old before
Jan. 1, 1957, it is announced by
Herschel Herrin, county super
intendent.
The Brantley County board of
education has passed a rule that
each child must have a birth
certificate which must show that
the child entering school in the
fall will have attained the age
of six years prior to Jan. 1 next.
Waynesville
News
By MRS. PETE GIBSON
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Robinson
visited Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Young in Jacksonville on Sun
day.
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Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Craven
of Miami were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. E. A. Hunter on Thursday.
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Dennard McCool of Augusta,
Ga., Milton McCool of Atlanta
and Lois Dryden and daughter,
Eloise of Waycross, visited
friends in Waynesville last week.
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Miss Inez Driscoll is home for
the summer. She has been at
tending school at G.S.C.W. in
Valdosta.
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George Gibson of Rome was
home for the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Robinson
attended a houseparty at the
Dowling - Drury cottage at Do
vers Bluff on Tuesday evening.
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The Intermediate Sunday
School class of the Waynesville
Baptist Church spent Saturday
in Jacksonville visiting the zoo,
the air port and were taken on
a tour of one of the largest pas
senger planes made. Those mak
ing the trip were: Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry Walker, Mrs. Carswell
Moody, Mrs. Marvin Kelly, Nor
ma Sue Moody, Dorothy Davis,
Jimmy Walker, Gerald Kelly,
James Stewart, Joan Kelly, Nel
da Dowling, Helen Reynolds and
Eddy Walker.
