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VOLUME 36 — NUMBER 30
Tobacco Prices Average 51.54 First Day
Community Development
Planned by Power Company
Georgia Power and Light Com
pany President, John W. Lastin
ger, announced today that his
Company now has a community
development department to assist
communities throughout its ser
vice area to become more pro
gressive and attractive.
Growth of South Georgia dur
ing the past several years and the
southward movement of industry
has indicated a need for com
munity planning, the utility head
said. For this reason, he continu
ed, the possibility of offering
such a service has been under ad
visement for some time.
Concerning Georgia Power and
Light’s interest in community de
velopment, Lastinger had this to
say: “I believe our interest in
community growth and prosperity
is readily understandable. As a
town becomes a more-desirable
place in which to live, new resi
dents, new business and, in some
instances, new industry are at
tracted to the community. As the
area served prospers, so prospers
our Company.”
Robert B. Symonette, Valdosta,
will be the representative in
charge of community develop
ment operations. The genial de
velopment specialist has made a
study of programs used success
fully by other agencies in adja
cent areas and will use his train
ing and experience to assist towns
desiring a program of better
ment.
Symonette has been active in
civic affairs in Valdosta for seve
ral years, having served as Presi
dent of both the Rotary and the
Jr. Chamber of Commerce. He is
now serving as Council Commis
sioner for the Boy Scouts of
America. He is married to the
former Ernestine Girardin of Val
dosta.
Any group, civic club or other
wise, interested in hearing the
story of community development
and what it has accomplished for
many Southern towns should
contact Symonette at the Georgia
Power and Light office in Val
dosta.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Knox are
the proud parents of a baby girl,
born July 19 at a Brunswick hos
pital. She has been named Edith
Dianna.
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Eggplant “Lays”
4 Pound “Egg”
Mrs. Gilbert Highsmith brought
a huge eggplant to The Enter
prise office this week.
The big fruit weighed four
pounds and was 22 inches in cir
cumference. The big eggplant is
on display at The Enterprise of
fice.
The egg is really big enough
for the plant to cackle about.
We don’t know what kind of lay
ing mash was used to fertilize
the eggplant.
Palmetto News
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Oglesby of
Waycross were Sunday visitors of
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Gibson.
Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt Gibson
and children of Brunswick visited
relatives here over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Drury
and children and Mrs. S. C. M.
Drury spent the week end in
Jacksonville visiting relatives.
Mrs. Douglas Church, Barbara
and Dougie, left on Friday for
their home in Alexandria, Va.,
after an extended visit to her
mother, Mrs. S. C. M.-Drury and
other relatives.
Choir practice will be held at
the Waynesville Baptist Church
on Wednesday of each week at
7:00 PM. All interested are in
vited to attend.
Choir practice at Palmetto Out
post will be held each Tuesday
P.M. at eight o’clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Kabe of
Crescent City, Fla., are spending
some time here this summer.
Mr. Buddy Eunice and his
daughter, Faye, were honored
with a birthday party on Saturday
night. Thoe attending were; Mr.
and Mrs. Hewitt Gibson and
children; Mrs. Kate Harrison, Mr.
Orsborn Johnson, Jimmy Wain
right, Mrs. W. H. Jacobs, William
Jacobs, Billy, Junior and Bobby
Freeman, Mrs. A. F. Gibson and
Diane Gibson, Steve, Walter and
Franklin Gibson. Cake, drinks
and ice cream were served.
Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Pro;
By Mrs. W. H. Jacobs
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Brantley Enterprise
Funeral Held for
Elbert O. White,
Drowning Victim
Funeral services for Elbert
Owens White, 23, who drowned
Sunday in the Satilla River, were
held Tuesday afternoon at the
Rosebud Church on Rosebud
Avenue in Waycross. Burial was
in Oakland Cemtery.
White, a refrigerator mechanic
of Charleston, S. C., was home on
a visit. He was a former member
of the U. S. Air Force and a mem
ber of the Baptist Churh. He
was a former resident of Way
cross, where he was employed
by the Waycross Journald Herald.
He is a graduate of Waycross
High School.
Survivors include his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. White; three
sisters, Mrs.. H. L. Harris and
Mrs. Robert L. Duke Jr. of Black
shear, and Mrs. A. C. Franklin of
Charleston, S. C.; one brother,
Aaron L. White of Blackshear;
his grandmother, Mrs. Zelphia
Champion of Palatka. Fla., and
his grandfather, W. J. White of
Palatka.
Active pallbearers, cousins of
the deceased, were Connie White,
Bernice Boatright, Wayland
White, Winfred Harrell, Ed Pope
and Talmadge Dixon.
Uncles of the deceased who ser
ved as honorary pallbearers were
Melvin White, Edward White, Er
nest White, Eddie Dixon, Robert
Staefler, Eldon Lewis and James
Fullard.
Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun Colvin,
Mary Connie, and Tommy of
Brunswick were guests of Mrs.
J. H. Sikes and Mr. and Mrs. L.
C. Colvin on Sunday. Dinner
guests of Mrs. Sikes on Sunday
were Miss Raye Osborn, Mrs.
F. B. Osborn, and Mr. and Mrs.
Calhoun Colvin and children.
Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Spell and
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Strickland
of Nahunta are spending this
week at St. Simons.
Pat Williams of Ocilla is visit
ing her grandparents Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Lastinger for the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dowling,
Cynthia, Norman, and Mike were
guests of Mr. and iMrs. W. L.
Dowling on Sunday, at their
home in Douglas.
Miss Joan Bailey of Douglas is
the houseguest of Miss Cynthia
Rose Dowling for the week.
Mrs. Banner Thomas and Mrs.
Otis Jones spent several days in
Brandford, Florida, last week as
the guests of Mrs. D. G. Borum.
The Home Demonstration Club
held its July meeting at the home
of Mrs. L. C. Colvin. Mrs. Colvin
served sandwiches, cookies and
cold drinks to the members.
Mr. R. R. Kelley and Sylvia
and Mr. Herbert Colvin and
Diane spent part of last week
visiting relatives in North Caro
lina.
Miss Helen Pharis of Savan
nah was a visitor in Hoboken
Tuesday and was the luncheon
guest of Miss Vida Mae Kelley
and Mrs. R. R. Kelley.
The business and program
meeting of the Ho'ooken WMU
was held on Monday night with
Mrs. N. C. Davis, Sr. in charge
of the program. Mrs. Wilbur
Dowling, president, presided over
the business session.
Miss Raye Osborn and Mrs. F.
B. Osborn who have been guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Davis, Jr.
for some time left on Wednesday
for Camilla and then on to their
home in Monroe. Mrs. Sue Cro
martie of Columbus visited the
Davises on Tuesday and drove
the Osborns to Camilla. Mrs. Cro
martie is a cousin of Miss Osborn.
Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, July 26, 1956
Hoboken News
By Mrs. Nolan C. Davis, Jr.
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Jekyll Island 'White Elephant'
Denied State 'Hay' by Griffin
Rainfall Heavy
In Some Sections
The Patterson weather station
recorded 1.80 inches of rain dur
ing the past week; however, more
rain has been in other sections
of the county.
Recordings at the Patterson
station are as follows; July 18,
.12 inches; July 20, .71; July 21,
.21; July 22, .76.
In ..Blackshear the weather
gauge at the Chamber of Com
merce recorded 2.15 inches on
Saturday, July 21. Over three and
one-half inches was reported to
have fallen in the Youmans Chap
el section of the county the same
afternoon, washing out ditches
and running across the road in
some sections.
The hottest weather recorded
during the past week was 95 de
grees.
Three Brantley County Educa
tors are attending the high
school principal’s conference and
workshop at Athens this week.
They are professors Herschel
Herrin, county school superin
tendent; Earl May, Nahunta High
School principal and Cleve Jones
Hoboken High School principal.
A family reunion of the New
ton family was held at the Laura
S. Walker Park on Sunday, July
22nd in honor of the 85th birth
day of Mr. E. B. (Uncle Ed) New
ton. Many lovely gifts were pre
sented to the guest of honor and
a basket dinner was spread at
the noon hour. Among those pre
sent were Mr. and Mrs. Newton,
Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Davis, Sr.,
Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Davis, Jr.,
Margaret, Diane, and Judy Raye,
and Mr. and Mrs. Flint Nichols
and Joan of Hoboken; Mrs. Bill
Thomas, Joy and Andy of Fort
Lauderdale, Florida; Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Abell of Starke,
Florida, Rev. and Mrs. Jimmy
Newton of Lake City, Florida;
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Jordan and
children, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Newton and Vicki, and Mr. and
Mrs. Roger Newton -end Cindy
all of Jacksonville; and Mr. and
Mrs. Cleve Thomas of Waycross;
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Lastinger of
Hoboken and Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Williams and Miss Pat Williams
of Ocilla.
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Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ellis have
made a lovely new addition to
their home by enlarging and re
decorating the living room. Mrs.
Ellis is now at home after being
a patient at the Memorial Hos
pital and is doing nicely.
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The many friends of Mr. and
Mrs. Wilbur Dowling will regret
to hear they will be leaving
Brantley’County in the near fu
ture to live on the farm they
have purchased near Kingsland.
Miss Betty Lasinger of Jack
sonville and Mrs. Cal Colvin of
Brunswick were visitors of Miss
Raye Osborn at Noelda Farm on
Saturday.
Tractor Accidents
Take Heavy Toll
CHICAGO — Tractor accidents
kill about 1,000 farmers every
year, according to the 1956 edi
tion of “Accident Facts,” the
statistical yearbook of the Nation
al Safety Council, which is just
off the press.
One-third of the tractor deaths
occur in highway accidents while
the tractor is being moved from
one place to another.
lower back teeth, brushing vigor
ously.
Gov. Marvin Griffin has tied
up SIBO,OOO in funds to Jekyll Is
land improvements with an order
halting further spending on the
state-owned island.
At the same time, three mem
bers of the Jekyll Island State
Park Authority expressed opposi
tion to Griffin’s proposal to sell
the island.
The island, former playground
for millionarires, is being improv
ed as a resort. Earlier this year
Griffin made about $397,000 avai
lable for improvements to hotel
properties on the island, which
are under lease to state Sen. Jim
my Cochran.
The SIBO,OOO tied up by Grif
fin’s new order is the balance of
that fund.
Griffin also ordered state reve
nue agents to investigate sales of
beer on the island. He told the
National Postal Transport Assn.’s
4th District convention in Atlanta
that “We want you to go down
to Jekyll but take your own beer.
There won’t be any when you
get there."
Following a meeting of the
Jekyll Island Authority in Atl
anta yesterday, Chairman Fred
Aldred, Vice Chairman Mike Ben
ton and member Gould Barrett
said they were against selling the
island.
Aldred said yesterday’s closed
meeting was “to see where we
stand in finance; sort of taking
an inventory of what the Author
ity’s done and what we have got
to do.”
Some leading politicians of
Georgia have called Jekyll Is
land a “White Elephant”. They
claim its purchase and its mana
gement have been too political
and wasteful ever since it was
bought by Acting Governor M.
E. Thompson.
Personals
Hoke Wilson is a patient in a
Waycross hospital.
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Little Gloria Wilson has been
moved from the hospital to the.
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Omie Wilson. There has
been very slight improvement in
her condition.
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Mrs. C. L. Bourne and chil
dren, Lee, Jenni and Debra of
Richmond, Va. are spending this
week with her mother, Mrs. Ben
Brown.
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Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Infinger
and Jean and Paul, left on Tues
day for their home in Charleston,
S. C. after visiting Mrs. Neil Hen
drix of Hickox, Mrs. J. B. Kelly
of Atkinson and Mrs. Ben Brown
of Nahunta.
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Visitors with Mrs. Alice High
smith and family last week were
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Richardson
and son, Jimmie of Bellglade,
Fla.
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Mr. and Mrs. James D. Stewart
and son Gregg and daughter Ka
ren, of Hutchinson, Kan., are
visiting their parents Mr. and
Mrs. I. J. Crews and Mr. and Mrs.
Perry Stewart of Natunta. They
will return home next Monday.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Horvath and
daughter Linda of Jacksonville
visited Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Crews
last Sunday.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Johns two
children, Annette and Neil, of
Naples, Fla., have been visiting
relatives and friends in Brantley
County for the past week. Mr.
Johns is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Elbert Johns of Nahunta. Mr. W.
O. Johns has been city foreman
of Naples, Fla., for about eight
years.
Beef cattle specialists at the
Agricultural Extension Service
say it takes around 450 pounds
of concentrate to creep feed one
calf to weaning age.
OFFICIAL ORGAN
Joel McDuffie Is
Commended by His
Commanding Officer
Joel Marion McDuffie, son of
Mrs. Elizabeth McDuffie, has
been highly commended by his
commanding officer, Lieut. C. C.
Brooks, U.S. Navy, in a letter to
Mrs. McDuffie:
The letter and message of com
mendation follows;
Mrs. Elizabeth McDuffie
Nahunta, Georgia
Dear Mrs. McDuffie:
I have had command of the Ta
kelma for one year. During this
time your son has served under
me.
It is with sincere pleasure that I
report the very laudatory conduct
of your son. He is an excellent
shipmate and is held in esteem
by all members of the ship’s com
pany.
Your son is clean living, and con
tinues the principles you have
taught him. The navy is proud
to have men such as McDuffie as
a member.
Enclosed is a copy of a letter
presented to your son for ’out
standing performance of duty.
Also I might add, he is a mem
ber of our gun crew which re
ceived the “Navy E” for out
standing shooting.
I am with kindest regards,
Very sincerely yours,
C. C. BROOKS
From: Commanding Officer,
USS TAKELMA (ATT-113))
To: McDUFFIE, Joel Marion,
769 86 79, BM3, USN
Subj: Commendation: .
1. On 14 Jaunary 1956 this ves
sel was engaged in dumping
chemical gas filled bombs at sea.
During the process a gale blew
up, and one of the ship’s boats
used in the dumping inadvertant
ly became derelict. By maneuver
ing close alongside the boat a
grapnel was hooked in. You with
out hesitation and with complete
disregard for personal safety
jumped into the the boat. After
considerable arduous effort on
your part, you facilitated the suc
cessful recovery of the boat.
2. You are hereby officially
commended for your conduct and
devotion to duty. Your actions
are in keeping with the high tra
dition of the Navy.
3. A copy of this letter will be
placed in your service record.
Polio Season
Is Here, Says
County Nurse
For the past three weeks there
has been a steady increase in
cases of Polio.
We have never had an epidem
ic of polio in Brantley County
but we could have one this year.
It is estimated that we have
2500 children eligible for the Pol
io Vaccine. 704 of these have had
at least two shots. Approximately
175 more have had one shot.
We are proud of this record, as
far as it goes, but what of the
large number left who are com
pletely unprotected?
There are two cc injections of
Salk Polio Vaccine one month
apart. Seven months later a third
or booster injection.
All children white and colored
between the ages of six months
through 19 years are eligible.
The vaccine is furnished by the
Federal Government and admin
istered at your local Health De
partment, free of charge, each
Wednesday 9 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.,
and each Saturday 9 A.M. to 12
Noon.
Let’s protect them now. - Next
month may be too late.
Lieutenant, U. S. Navy
Commanding Officer
C. C. BROOKS
The Home Newspaper is
Read Like a Letter From
Home. If They Don’t
Subscribe, They Borrow The
Enterprise.
e People.
COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Top Prices
Range up to
62 Cents Lb.
Top prices for tobacco at Black
shear and Waycross warehouses
at the opening day Wednesday
reached 60 to 62 cents a pound.
Blackshear reported a top price
of 62 cents and Waycross 60
cents for the morning sales.
Prices ranged downward for the
lower grades but the average
price for the day was 51.54 for
the Blackshear market.
Much of Brantley County to
bacco was still in the field, due
to the lateness of the crop. Cur
ing houses were being rapidly
filled as the pickers assembled
the green leaves for curing.
The average price at the ware
houses in this section was well
above the government support
price. As a result very little of
the first day’s went into the
government pool.
Waynesville
By MRS. PETE GIBSON
Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Lloyd and
family of Lake City, Fla., are
spending two weeks with Mr.
and Mrs. Marvin Kelly.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Rozier of
Blackshear, Mrs. J. R. Aldridge
of Jacksonville and Mrs. M. Bar
nett of Brunswick were dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Robinson on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. McKenney moved
to Pooler, Ga., on Saturday of
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Gibson
and son of Tampa, Fla., spent the
weekend visiting in Waynesville.
Mrs. Mattie Benjamin of Tam
pa is spending two weeks with
her sister, Mrs. W. R. Gibson.
Mrs. Marie Anderson, Mrs. May
Peak of Tampa spent a few days
with Mrs. W. R. Gibson last week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Thornton
of Long Beach, Calif., Mrs. E. E.
Thornton of Waycross, Mrs. W. E.
Donn of Brunswick were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Thornton
on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Alf Rozier were
patients in a Brunswick hospital
for several days last week.
Mr. Marvin Robinson is a pa
tient in the Waycross hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Infinger
of Charleston, S, C, are spending
some time with Mrs. Hattie Kelly.
William Gibson of Tampa, Fla.
is spending a few days with Mr.
and Mrs. Pete Gibson.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Gibson spent
Sunday with Mrs. Gibson’s pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Persons
in Way cross.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Prescott
of Kingsland; Mr. and Mrs. Jer
ry Walker and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Carswell Moody and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Davis and
family were all visitors to Jekyll
Island on Sunday.
Miss Patsy Walker has spent a
week in Woodbine visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Parrott.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Edgy of
Brunswick were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Walker on Sun
day.
“One answer to the highway
accident problem is for each mo
torist to drive within the posted
speed limit and with regard for
the condition of his automobile,
the road, the weather, and his
own physical condition. - Slow
Down and Live.”
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