The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014, September 06, 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 36 Superior Court Will Convene At Nahunta Monday, Sept. 17 Jury Lists Announced By Court Clerk The September term of Brant ley County Superior Court will convene at Nahunta Monday, Sept. 17, it is announced by Del ma F. Herrin, court clerk. Judge Cecil Roddenberry will preside and Col. Andrew Tuten is solicitor general. The clerk has announced the lists of the grand and petit juries as follows: GRAND JURY N. H. Gibson, R. F. Hagin, Thomas P. Herrin, Farley O’Ber ry, R. M. Herrin, G. R. Stone, Albert Thomas, Ike Moody, C. J. Altman, Clifton Strickland, Luther Dickerson, P. D. Griffin, Leon Jacobs, James A. Herrin, Sr., Perry Johns, Merrick Herrin, Vergil Allen, Horace Jacobs, Al vin Shuman, J. C. Thomas, W. H. Lewis, Monsie Wilson, T. W. Lastinger, C. O. Popwell, E. H. Kelly, J. H. Jones, J. C. Allen. PETIT JURY D. E. Waldron, G. W. Herrin, Julian Midddleton, A. G. Thorn ton, D. S. Page, W. E. Johns, Carrol Johns, Joe McDonald, L. C. Batten, Mrs. Eula J. Powers, W. J. Steedley, Ray Depratter, E. A. Hunter, John W. Davis, A. C. Herrin, Harry Smith, W. R. Batten, Mrs.. Mary Raulerson, M. E. Strickland, H. S. High smith, W. L. Bohanon, Mrs. C. E, Highsmith. Owen Griffin, Owen Shuman, A. L. Johnson, S. L. Rowell, J. G. Moody, Dolph F. Herrin, H. A. Strickland, Herbert C. Colvin, R. I. McDuffie, W. H. Brown, D. T. Middleton, J. A. Smith, Frank Moore, L. J. Cason, Harold Keen, C. P. Davis, S. L. Bryson, Mar vin H. Robinson, M. F. Wildes, G. W. Wainwright, J. O. Wain right, O. A. Jones, Mrs. Geneva Raulerson. Warren Moody, Roy Harper, Leon V. Johns, Cecil F. Altman, R. E. Johns, J. L. Riggins, Wood row Pierce, Calvin Crews, J. A. Allen, L. H. Lanier, Fred Lewis, Lee Wyatt, Neil Hendrix, C. Wil son Wainright, J. J. Crews, John Chesser, E. J. Dixon, Riley Johns, Oddus W. Branch, Glyn wood Dowling, R. E. Lee, Ellis Highsmith, W. L. White, Ira E. Johns. Waterers Needed For Efficient Hog Production Watering hogs accounts for a bout one-fifth of the work in volved in raising swine on the average Georgia farm, an Agri cultural Extension Service swine specialist reported this week. Bill Hays of the University of Georgia College of Agriculture cited the high price of labor, and suggested that farmers install au tomatic watering devices as an excellent way to reduce hog pro duction costs. “Automatic waterers are as important as self-feeders in the efficient production of pork,” he declared. The Extension swine specialist said poor gains result when too little water is consumed by the hogs. This often happens, he added, when water has to be transported to pastures and to fields. Hays continued that many farmers allow their hogs to tra vel long distances through con taminated lanes to sources of water. * It was pointed out that there is no feed nutrient that affects the rate of gain of growing pigs or the flow of milk of lactating sows any more than watter. “Wa ter enters into practically every phase of food digestion and as simulation, and plays a major role in controlling body tempe rature in hogs,” Hays stated. “In fact,” he declared, “over 50 percent of the weight of a hog is water.” The specialist said it has been estimated that a hog can lose practically all of its fat and 50 Percent of its protein and still survive. "But if a hog loses over 10 percent of its moisture, the animal will die.” Hays recommended that auto matic waterers be made station ary by attaching them to a post °r concrete. Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Mrs. Levy Strickland Died Friday, Aug. 31 Mrs. Levy Strickland, 22, died Friday, Aug. 31, at her residence on Route 3, Waycross. She is the former Miss Virginia Redding of Hoboken and a native of Brantley County. She is survived by her hus band, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Redding of Hoboken; seven sisters, Mrs. I. J. Strickland of Waycross, Mrs. D. C. O’Berry of Savannah, Mrs. Elvin Griffin, Mrs. Connie Crews, Miss Louise Redding, Miss Pearl Redding and Miss Bunita Redding, all of Ho boken; three brothers, Eugene Redding, J. E. .Redding and Dur wood Redding, all of Hoboken; and several nieces and nephews. Methodist Hold Conference At Atkinson The Quarterly Conference of the Nahunta Charge was held at Atkinson on Sunday, Sept. 2. Rev. Monroe Yarbrough, of Way cross, who is superintendent of the Conference was present. Rev. Yarbrough was pastor of the Nahunta Methodist Church thirty years ago, serving his first past erate there. Dinner on the grounds was served at the noon hour. Rev. Horace Williams is pastor of the Atkinson Church, with preaching each first and third Sunday in the month. Os New and Renewal Subscriptions The Brantley Enterprise ex presses its thanks to the follow ing subscribers for their NEW or RENEWAL subscriptions which have been recently re ceived: A. F. Gibson Route 1 Hortense, Ga. Clifton Strickland Route 2 Nahunta, Ga. Floyd Warner Route 1 Hortense, Ga. E. K. Ham Nahunta, Ga. Edward Brand Route 2, Nahunta, Ga. Icy Johns, Route 1 Nahunta, Ga. E. A. Morgan, Route 2 Nahunta, Ga. W. W. Raulerson Nahunta, Ga. Leo Pember Nahunta, Ga. Roy Bowen 1246 Market St. Jacksonville, Fla. A|B David H. Purdoin 3422 Sturon, Box 4536 Lowry AFB, Colo. Pfs. Reginald Highsmith Naval Comm. Facility 830 Box 3, FPO • San Francisco. Mrs. Nora Lee Folkston, Ga. Mayo Dowling Hoboken, Ga. Estes Jacobs Route 1 Nahunta, Ga. Joe C. Crews Route 2 Nahunta, Ga. C. S. Anderson Hortense, Ga. Mrs. Janie Wainright Route 2 Nahunta, Ga. Mrs. Ward Lee Box 544 Mt. Morris, Mich. Honor Roll Brantley ^Enterprise Lee Family Reunion Was Held Sunday At Nahunta Home The reunion of the John E. Lee family was held at his home in Nahunta on Sunday, Sept. 2. All the children and 19 grand children were home for the oc casion. Including Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Lee and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Jenkins and Mr. Earl Lee of Jacksonville; Mr. and Mrs. Ward Lee and sons of Flint, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Sibert Carm ichael and daughters of Albany, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Dean Lee, Mrs. Sallie Martin and family of Brunswick;; Mr. and Mrs. Theo dore Prescott and children, Mr. and Mrs. Eughen Lee and Mar vin Lee of Waycross; Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Lee and family of St. Marys; Sandra and Kenneth Lee and Mr. and Mrs. Ewell Herrin and daughters of Nahunta. Others attending during the day were; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Lee and son of Hoboken; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lee and daughter of Waycross; Mr. and Mrs. James Lee and daughter of Blackshear; and Mr.and Mrs. P. M. Lee and daughters of Hilliard, Fla. Baptist Church At Hoboken Incorporates By REV. JOHN S. MEEKS Last Sunday night the Hoboken Baptist Church formed a corpo ration under the name of The Hoboken Missionary Baptist Church, Inc. In an hour long meeting the Church took action on the various items of business necessary to convey the property of the Church to the corporation and adopted by-laws for its con trol. Col. Lamar Gibson served as attorney for the church in this action. He was given a rising vote of commendation and thanks by the Church for the able and interesting manner in which he presented the steps of action to the Church. Plans will be announced soon concerning the building of a new church sanctuary. At this conference the follow ing church officers were elected to serve for the following year: Clerk, N. C. Davis, Jr.; Pianist, Mrs. Mildred Moore; Sunday School Superintendent, Olin Du bose; Sunday School Secretary, R. R. Kelly; Treasurer, Ray Tho mas. The former treasurer, Banner Thomas, has retired from this po sition after serving faithfully and well for many years. The Church adopted the Hobo ken cemetery upkeep as a pro ject. Several of the members spent the better part of Labor Day at this work. Post Office Now Has Ballpoint Pens The Nahunta post office now has a supply a ball point pens for the use of patrons. Postmaster Dodge announce that the ball point pens were in stalled Tuesday, Sept. 4, at the outside counter and in the money order window. The ball point pens are said to be much more economical for the post office department than the old type of pen. Also, the ’ball points are said to give better and cleaner service to the pat rons. The ball point pens are being installed in post offices through out' the country, it is reported. W. E. Morgan Is New Pastor at Raybon Church Rev. W. E. Morgan of Bruns wick has been elected pastor of the Church of God of Prophecy at’Raybon for the coming year. Mrs. Mamie Smith is superin tendent of Sunday School. The services of the church are as follows: Sunday School every Sunday morning at ten o’clock; Worship service every Sunday at 11:00 A. M.; Young Peoples meet ing every Sunday at 6:30 P. M.; evangelistic service every Sunday at 7:30 P. M.: W. M. B. meeting every Wednesday at 7:30 P. M. The pastor and members invite everyone to come and worship with them. Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Sept. 6, 1956 Judge Orders 2 Roadhouses To Be Closed Two roadhouses in Brantley County have been closed and padlocked recently by officers and court officials who alleged that the two places were public “nuisances”. The two places closed were the Blue Top, operating about three miles north of Nahunta on high way 301, and a place commonly known as “The Goose”, operated on highway 84 between Lulaton and Atkinson. The Blue Top was closed Fri day, Aug. 24, by order of Judge Cecil Roddenberry, after being padlocked by sheriff Raulerson on Aug. 20. “The Goose” was padlocked Aug. 20 and ordered closed by court order on Aug. 24. The Blue Top was operated by Claude Turner of Alma and “The Goose” by H. H. Hilliard, according to Brantley Ccunty sheriff T. E. Raulerson. Judge Roddenberry ordered the two places closed until another hearing is held at the September term of Superior Court, the sher iff stated. Petitions to close the two places were brought by solicitor general Andrew Tuten, after an extensive investigation by sheriff Rauler son, deputy Harry Raulerson and an FBI agent, John Ambler. Mr. Ambler spent about four weeks investigating the roadhouses, sheriff Raulerson said. Revival Starts At Hoboken Next Sunday Revival services will begin Sunday, Sept. 9 at the Hoboken Baptist Church. They will bo at 8:00 each evening through the following week, concluding on Sunday, Sept. 16. An invitation to attend is ex tended to the people of Brantley County to attend. Rev. Clyde Jones, pastor of the Folkston Baptist Church, is to be visiting speaker for this meeting. Bro. Jones has been in the Piedmont Baptist Association for two years.. He has served ably and energetically as Asso ciational Sunday School Superin tendent for the last year. Mrs. Mildred Moore will play for the services. The pastor, Rev. John S. Meeks, Will be in charge of the singing. Music Students Have Outing at Jekyll Island A group of thirty young people, consisting of high school and college music students who are rehearsing for an operetta, had an evening of fellowhip at Jekyll Island Beach Tuesday evening, enjoying a weiner and marshm allow roast. Present were; Mr. Bowman Barr, Iris Barr, Lois Chapman, Milton Gardner, Carolyn Higgin botham, Myra Strickland, Jane Strickland, Wade Strickland, Mel vin Griffin, Arlene Strickland, Lillie Ruth Thomas, Ann Thomas, George Thomas, Jimmy Thomas, Carl Highsmith, Aubrey High smith, Virleen Strickland, Alice Sue Depratter, Estelle Lyons, Mary Ruth Jacobs, Eugene Crews, William Royster, Auvell Rauler son, Jerrie Harper, Jerry Fender, Aria Deen Wilson. 3.71 Inches Os Rain Recorded The Pierce county weather sta tion at Patterson has recorded 3.71 inches of rainfall during the past week. The heaviest rain was recorded on September 1, with 3.63 inches. Other rainfall recorded was on Wednesday, August 29, .03 in ches; and on Thursday, August 30, .05 inches of rainfall. Highest winds recorded during the week were five mile's an hour. One small lightning fire was reported Saturday near Walker ville. Okefenoke REA Annual Meeting to Be Held on Belt Average For Season . Was $48.02 The 1956 marketing season in the Georgia - Florida flue-cured belt came to an end August 31 with final sales at Statesboro, Ga. Other markets closing last week were Claxton, Metter, Titton and Vidalia. Deliveries to the Flue - Cured Stabilization Corporation for the season were 7.4 per cent. Gross sales for the Georgia- Florida belt amounted to 183,076 pounds for an average of $48.02 per hundred. Georgia markets sold 162,598,886 pounds for a $47.95 average. ’ Palmetto News By Mrs. W. H. Jacobs Some of the week end visitors in our community to attend the Homecoming Services at Waynes ville Baptist Church on Sunday, Aug. 26 were; Mrs. Lloyd Blocker of Snowdown, Ala.; Mr.and Mrs. Bill Brizandine and daughters, Gail and June of Augusta; Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Drury and Ann and Harriett of Vidalia; Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Yancy and son, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Yancy and Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Coleman all of Jacksonville. • • * The revival at Palmetto Out post was well attended and fol lowed by Homecoming on Sunday Sept. 2. Captain C. L. Butler of Salvation Army was guest preacher. • * ♦ Everyone was glad to welcome Capt. and. Mrs. C. L. Butler and Betty, Sarah, Leroy and John from Harlan, Ky. when they ar rived last week. They are mov ing from Kentuckey to Hunting ton, West Va. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Drury, Janice and Stanley attended a family reunion of Pierce family at Frank Walker Camp near Waynesville on Sunday, Sept. 2. ■• • • Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Drury and children of Brunswick visited at the home of Mrs. S. C. M. Drury on Saturday. • • • Mr. and Mrs. Caroll Johns of Jacksonville visited relatives here and at Hickox over the week end. • * * .Mrs. Redick Thornton and chil dren spent several days here with her mother, Mrs. W. H. Jacobs. • ♦ • Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Smith, Mrs. Carrie Drowdy and Mrs. Minnie Freeman visited Mr. Cal vin Drury in Memorial Hospital in Waycross where he is a patient. Among the out of town visit ors attending the Homecoming at Palmetto Outpost on Sunday, Sept. 2 were; Mr. and Mrs. Bud Sellers, Jerry and Janice; Mr. and Mrs. James Hale and chil dren, Mr. and Mrs. Gene‘Sellers, Rev. and Mrs. W. G. Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. Aiken Drowdy, Lt. James Hondley, Mrs. Agnes Ush er and sons, Miss Alfreda Stone, Miss Betty Summers, Mr. and Mrs. Berdie Robinson and Patsy and Mrs. Mattie Keen all of Brunswick. Mrs. Bennie Standard and Sandra of Savannah. • ft ft Mr. and Mrs. Don Smith of Savannah Beach announce tfie birth of a daughter on Aug. 24. She weighed six pounds and eleven and half ounces. She has been named Donna Ruth. • ft ft Mr. and Mrs. Redick Thornton of Waycross announce the birth of a son on August 25 weighing five pounds and nine ounces. He has been named Joel Anthony. The old Jenkins home still maintains its stately dignity among the moss-covered trees with informal gardens of native shrubs. OFFICIAL ORGAN Farmers Reminded To Apply For Gas Tax Refund County Agent, George A. Loyd said this week, that for farmers to get Federal Tax refund on gasoline, that they must make application not later than Oct. 1, 1956. The law which was passed by Congress this year, entitles far mers to be reimbursed by the Federal Government for all Fed eral taxes paid on all gasoline used for farm purposes, which includes plowing, discing, ferti lizing, planting, weeding, mow ing, cultivating and harvesting of crops or pastures. The first period of time for which claims will be paid is from Jan. 1, this year through June 30, and annually thereaf ter. The date for filing claims is from July 1, to Oct. 1, each year. The refund for the first 6 months of this year will be 2 cents per gallon, but will in crease to 3 cents for that used after July 1, on which date an extra 1 cent federal tax per gal lon on gasoline went into effect. Mr. Loyd further stated that many farmers are losing money by failing to make application for the 5 cents per gallon, state tax that they are entitled to, and by letting many of their in voices get out of date before making application. These applications may be sent in at anytime, providing they are accompanied by invoices, which can’t be more than 6 months old. However, the State Revenue De partment prefers them to be filed once each quarter or every three months. The tax refund both State and Federal which farmers are en titled to amounted to 7 cents per gallon up through June 30, and 8 cents per gallon thereafter, which is nearly 1-3 of the whole sale price of gasoline. Mr. Loyd says that he has both State and Federal applica tion blanks in his office, and that he or Mrs. Cox will be glad to assist any farmer who wishes to fill out these applications. Hickox Baptists To Start Revival On Monday Night Revival servies will begin at Hickox Baptist Church on Mon day night, Sept. 10 with Rev. J. D. Brown of Waycross as guest preacher. Services will continue through the week each evening at 7:15 P. M. through Sunday. Rev. R. B. Persell of Glenn ville is pastor. State Primary Election Will Be Held Wednesday, Sept. 12 Mrs. Mary Keene Died Monday In Jesup Hospital Mrs. Mary Agnes Taylor Keene, 80, of Hortense, died Monday, Sept. 3, after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Isham Manning and Janie Crosby Manning. She was a na tive of Wayne County. Survivors include her husband, Tom Keene; two sons, H. R. Tay lor of Newport News, Va., B. G. Taylor of Jacksonville; one dau ghter, Miss Bessie Taylor of Hor tense; five stepchildren, J. W. Keene of Jacksonville, Worth Keene, Mrs. Lettie Warner of Hortense, Mrs. Marjorie Miller of Callahan, Fla., Mrs. Ebin Clark of Jacksonville; two sisters, Mrs. Rachel Drawdy, of Blackshear and Mrs. Esma Crosby of Pat terson; one brother, R. J. Man ning of Miami;; three grandchil dren and several nieces and ne phews. The Home Newspaper is Read Like a Letter From Home. If They Don’t Subscribe, They Borrow The Enterprise. COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Membership Saturday Free Prizes For Members Attending George P. Donaldson, president, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton, will be the main speaker at the Annual Member ship Meeting of Okefenokee Elec tric Co-op to be held at the new high school gym in Nahunta, on Sept. Bth at 10:00 A. M. Mr. Donaldson is recognized as one of the most outstanding speak ers of this area. The program will include re ports of officers and directors, and election of directors from Glynn and Camden Counties, Ge orgia, and Nassau County, Flor ida. The incumbent directors are: M. C. Crenshaw, W. W. Wright and Henry F. Smith, res pectively. The same three men have been nominated to succeed themselves. R. L. Bernard of Waynesville is president of the Co-op. The many friends of Okefeno kee are invited to attend. Many fine gifts will be given to mem bers and free drinks, candy and movies will be provided for the children. Okefenokee Co-op is owned and controlled entirely by it’s 4,- 000 rural members in Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Glynn, Ware and Wayne counties, Georgia and Baker, Duval and Nassau Coun ties, Florida. Retail Sales On Increase In Brantley Brantley County’s second quar ter sales for 1956 were 1,036,419 as compared to 897,014 for the same period in 1955, according to the Georgia Business Barometer report released through the Ge orgia State Chamber of Com merce today. For the State as a whole, sec ond quarter sales were up some SB4 million, 8.6 percent over sec ond quarter of ’55. These re sults are based on sales-use tax collection data obtained from the Georgia Department of Revenue, and include all purchases subject to the tax. The State Chamber’s Business Barometer, outlining economic conditions of the State at mid year, pointed out that 29,500 more Georgians have non-farm em ployment than at the 1955 mid year mark. Industries contribu ting to this 3 .percent increase in cluded paper, machinery, leather and food. The state primary election will be held next Wednesday, Sept. 12, with the congress race and the race fo£ solicitor general being the nearest to local races for Brantley County voters. No county races are scheduled this time, as the county repre sentative was nominated in the county primary in the spring. Os statewide interest is the race between Former Governor Herman E. Talmadge and Former Acting Governor M. E. Thompson for the U. S. Senate post now held by Sen. Walter. F. George. In the only other contested state race, Hugh C. Head Jr. is opposing the incumbent, B. C. Gardner, for Judge of the Court of Appeals. A hotly-contested race is be ing waged between Mrs. Iris F. Biitch, incumbent, and Braswell Deen Jr. for the Congressional seat now held by Mrs. Blitch. A three-cornered race for the office of Solicitor General of the Way cross Judicial Circuit is be ing held, with the high man to win. Candidates are Incumbent Andrew J. Tuten, Dewey Hayes and John S. Gibson.