The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014, October 11, 1956, Image 1

The Brantley enterprise., October 11, 1956, Image 1

About The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1956)

Page of 4

Prev Issue Next Issue

Text PDF JP2 (4.9 MB) Clip/Print Image

Page of 4

Prev Issue Next Issue

Return to Top

Newspaper Page TextAll of the People in Most of the Homes in Brantley County Read The Brantley Enterprise, Their Home Newspaper. VOLUME 36 — NUMBER 41 Voters Face 58 Georgia Amendments Georgia voters on November 6 will be faced with 58 constitu tional amendments ranging from a mosquito control district to a new method of amending the Constitution. Eight of the proposed state amendments are general in nature and must be voted on statewide. The amendment on amend ments is perhaps the most far reaching issue to be decided in the November election. The pro posal would let the governor, attorney general and secretary of state determine whether a pro posed amendment is general in nature. - If if is not general, then the group would decide what politi cal subdivisions would be affect ed. Each of the affected counties or municipalities would have to give a majority approval before the amendment could go into effect. At present, only a majority of the total vote in an area is needed. Another provision of the amen dment on amendments (No. 2 on the ballot) is that a proposed change in the Constitution must be advertised only three weeks instead of nine as at present. General amendments would also have to be published in only one newspaper in each Congressional district instead of in every county. Local amendments would have to be advertised in the area af-' fected, but the proposed law does not not say how many times. Another proposed general amendment would give jurisdic tion to the Supreme Court and court of appeals to review by writ of error all final judgments of juvenile courts. Still another would change the Constitution so the General As sembly could raise the salaries of incumbent constitutional of ficers, such as the governor, but could not lower them. At pre sent no changes in salaries of in? cumbents can be made. Two of the “general” amend ments concern only Atlanta or Fulton county. One would author ize a long-debated city traffic court. The other would extend the terms of office of Superior Court judges in the Atlanta circuit from four to eight years. The other general proposals are; 1. To allow any General As sembly to take up as old business any business pending at the close of an earlier session of the same General Assembly. At present left-over business can be taken up again only in the same year. 2. Allow judges emeritus of the court of appeals or superior courts, or Justices emeritus of the Supreme Court to preside overs their old courts in emer gencies. . , . 3. Grant $250,000 to the com pany bringing in the first com merically successful oil well in Georgia. Herrin-Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Elias B. Herrin announce the engagement of their daughter, Barbara Ann, to Char les Johnson of Fernandina Beaph, Fla. Has Your Subscription Please look at the address label on your Brantley Enterprise to see if your subscription has ex pired. If the address label reads 8- 56”, your subscription expired at the end of August. If the address label reads “9-56’’, your subscription expires at the end of September. This newspaper sends out let ters at the end of each month to all subscribers whose sub scriptions expired at the end of the month. From this date subscriptions will be kept going for two weeks after the letter of notification is sent Then the names of sub scribers more than two weeks in Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Waynesville Baptist Church Installs Officers Installation services were held at the Waynesville Baptist Church Sunday night, Oct. 7, for Sunday School officers and Train ing School officers. The Sunday School officers are: C. D. Gibson, superintendent; L. W. Robinson, associate super intendent; Norma Sue Moody, general secretary; Teachers, Be ginners, Mrs. Vivian Drury; Pri mary, Mrs. Julia Gibson; Junior Boys, Mrs. Frank Walker; Junior Girls, Mrs. Robert Edgy; Inter mediate Department, Mrs. Jerry Walker and Mrs. E. A. Hunter; Departmental Teacher, Mrs. Fred Gibson; Substitute teacher, Mrs. B. A. Lightsey; Pianist, Charlene Gibson and Mrs. L. Edgy. Training Union officers; Direc tor, Mrs. C. D. Gibson; Associate Director, Mrs. P. J. Gibson; Sec retary; Mrs. B. A. Lightsey; Sto ry Hour, Mrs. E. A. Hunter; Jun ior Leader, Mrs. Fred Gibson; Intermediate Leader, Miss Fran ces Walker. Hoboken Juniors Plan Hobo Day The Hoboken High School Junior Class met Monday night at the home of their sponsor, Mrs. Walter J. Moore, to establish work that would be done on Hobo Day, Saturday, October 8. The purpose of Hobo Day is to raise money for the Junior Class which would be used to help meet the expense of the Junior- Senior Banquet. Members of the Junior Class for the year 1956-5.7 are: Lucille Hickox, Carolyn Ald ridge, Alpha Strickland, Patsy Dean, Alice Jean Lee, Iris Griffin, Betty Lane, Ocie Edwards, Linda Dowling, Jeanetta Dubose, Azalee Griffin, Annelle Crews, Ruby Lee King, Mildred Crews, Sondra Amons, Elizabeth Lee, Peggy Herrin, Jimmy Cochran, Jimmy Carter, Joseph Riggins, Wallis Larkins, Darrel Lee,, Darrel Ald ridge, D. A. Hutchison, Dickie Hagin, Billy Lee, Billy Stone, Rudolph Crews; Whitnqer Crews, Stanley Counce, Edgar Howell, Annette Sapp. Weather Report For Past Week Nahunta,, Ga. Oct. 10 Weather Bureau report of temperature and rainfall for each 24 hour period ending at 5 P- m., Oct. 3 through Oct. 10. Nahunta Sta. High Low Rain Wednesday 85 64 0.07 Thursday 83 65 0.04 Friday 90 64 0.00 Saturday 76 67 2.20 Sunday 86 67 0.13 Monday 84 59 0.00 Tuesday 84 60 0.00 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brand announce the birth of a girl born on Oct. 2, weighing nine pounds. She has been named Dreda Eli zabeth. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Smith of Patterson announce the birth of a son, born on Oct. 8. He weigh ed nine pounds, five and one half ounces. Expired? arrears will be removed from the mailing list. The cost of publication had risen to such a high degree that we are forced to remove all sub scriptions which are in arrears. We do hate to remove anyone’s name from our list, but circum stances force us to cut down the time expenses of sending sub scriptions with payment in adv ance. Also, our bookkeeping system requires that all subscriptions be paid in advance. We are sort of a “one-horse” newspaper and we just don’t have the time to keep books on subscriptions in arrears. Thanks you very much for your cooperation. SrantUy Bitaprtsu Births ♦ • » Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Oct. 11, 1956 Melvin A. Hiller Receives Diploma / Social & Personal Larry C. Stewart, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. William P. Stewart, Route 1, 139, Nahunta, George S. Willis, 17, son of Mrs. Verdie Willis, Route 1, Nahunta, are completing their Air Force basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. ♦ ♦ ♦ Sgt. l|c E. M. Warner of Air Borne Division and Mrs. Warner recently visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Highsmith of Hickox, and have returned to his post in Ft. Bragg, N. C. Before their visit he was stationed at Ft. Rucker, Ala. ♦ ♦ ♦ Mr. and Mrs. Bill Harris re ceived a telegram from their daughter, Mrs. Edward Chancey saying she arrived on Monday in Germany where she joined her husband, Cpl. Chancey, who has been there four months. Mrs. Chancey left Nahunta on Satur day for New York from where she flew to Germany. * ♦ ♦ The Nahunta High School Parent-Teachers Association will hold its regular meeting Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 16, at three o’clock. All members and patrons are urged to attend. Hoboken News By Mrs. Nolan C. Davis, Jr. At special services last Sunday evening the Hoboken Baptist Church paid tribute to Mr. Ban ner Thomas and honored him by presenting him with a framed citation for faithfully serving as Church Treasurer for the past fifteen years. Mr. Thomas re signed at the end of this church year and will be succeeded by Mr. Ray Thomas. Certificates were also presented to the Dea cons by Nolan Davis, Jr. the Church Clerk. Those receiving certificates were, R. R. Kelly, L. C. Colvin, Jim Thomas, Banner Thomas, Ira Thomas, J. F. Lar kins, H. H. Colvin, S. D. Kelly, Fred Dowling, G. R. Stone, O lin Dußose, and Eldon Crews. Mr. R. R. Kelly has served as Deacon for the longest period which is 44 years. Having been ordained on September 19th, 19- 12. Mr. L. C. Colvin and Mr. Jim Thomas have served 38 years. The youngest Deacon from point of service is Eldon Crews who was ordained on August 20th, 19- 54. Rev. John S. Meeks tendered his resignation to become affec tive Oct. 15, 1956 so he may con tinue his studies at Mercer Uni versity and that the Church may call a full time pastor to carry out the building program which is now being launched to build a new church sanctuary. e « c Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Thomas, Brenda and Karen were recent weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Thomas. Mrs. Banner Thomas fell last week and broke her left arm. She is now able to be out but the arm will be in a cast for sev eral weeks. Friends will be glad to hear that Mr. Lloyd Gunter returned to his home Wednesday of this week after being a patient at Memorial Hospital in Waycross nearly two weeks where he un derwent major surgery. Ray. Dean Altman is still con- Mrs. Eva Mcßae of Tampa, Fla., and Mrs. T. J. Hodges of Bruns wick visited Mrs. Mattie Dowling on Friday of last week. * * * Specialist Third Class Albert D. Crews, son of Mr. and Mrs. Al bert L. Crews of Hoboken, re cently was awarded the Good Conduct Medal in France while serving with the 29th Base Post Office. Crews entered the Army in September, 1953, and complet ed basic training at Fort Jack son, S. C. ♦ » ♦ Lt. jg Glenn F. Thomas and Mrs. Thomas and little daughter, Carol, left on Tuesday to return to Oak Harbor, Washington, where he is stationed. They have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Thomas and Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Kizer in Nahunta and Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Parks in Brunswick. ♦ » * Beth Herrin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Herrin, return ed home on Tuesday of this week from University Hospital in Augusta where she has been a patient since Wednesday of last week, and where she underwent major surgery. fined to his home from injuries received in an accident while driving a tractor. ♦ ♦ ♦ Miss Shirley Ann Griffin has been moved from the Way cross hospital to the hospital in Jack sonville where she is getting a long as well as can be expected with the severe injuries she re ceived in an automobile accident. She will have to be confined to bed many months. » * » Mrs. J. W. Jacobs has returned to her home after undergoing surgery at the Pierce County Hospital in Blackshear. » * * Mrs. Nolan Davis, Jr., Margar et, Diane and Judy spent the weekend in Savannah with Mrs. Davis’ mother, Mrs. C. C. Con nor. * » * Calhoun Colvin of Brunswick spent last weekend with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Colvin while Mrs. Calhoun Colvin and children were in Macon visiting her mother. Moore Cemetery Will Be Cleaned The Moore Cemetery will be cleaned off on Saturday, Oct. 13, it is announced by J. H. Hickox. All people who are interested in the Moore Cemetery are urged to come and bring tools for clean ing off the burial grounds. The Moore Cemetery is located three miles north of Hoboken near the Harley Hickox place. MILK COW POPULATION DOWN There were fewer milk cows on U. S. farms in June this year than at any time since records were started back in 1930. The number of animals in June was 20,998,000 compared with 21,220,- 00 a year ago. This is a drop of one percent from last year, and is 18 percent below the all-time high of 25,600,000 cows in June, 1944. Melvin A. Hiller Completes Course At Sonar School KEY WEST, Fla, (FHTNC) — Melvin A. Hiller, sonarman sea man, USN, received his diploma upon successfully completing a course in underwater object loca tion at the Fleet Sonar School, Key West, Fla. Hiller is the son of Mrs. Doro thy N. Hiller of Nahunta, Ga., and husband of the former Miss Reba G. Raulerson also of Nah unta. Navy Cdr. J. W. Guidry, Train ing Officer at the school made the presentation Sept. 14. He has been transferred to Charleston, S. C. Before entering the service, he attended the University of Geor gia. Honor Roll 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: Ellis Highsmith Nahunta, Ga. Mrs. Mollie Highsmith Nahunta, Ga. W. R. Johns Route 2 Nahunta, Ga. R. B. Brooker Nahunta, Ga. Mrs. J. M. Herrin , Route 2 Nahunta, Ga. W. S. Bird Waynesville, Ga. Mrs. James A. Harris Route 2 Nahunta, Ga. Mrs. J. B. Harris Florida City, Fla. T. J. Hodges Brunswick, Ga. John Paul Jones Route 2 Nahunta, Ga. Mrs. Sarah Wainright Route 2 Nahunta, Ga. Mrs. W. C. Scott Bordentown, N. J. Mrs. Molly Lyons Route 2 Patterson, Ga. Norris Strickland Nahunta, Ga. R. B. Ham Fort Riley, Kan. Mrs. A. J. Harper Route 2 Nahunta, Ga. R. J. Wainright Route 2 Nahunta, Ga. W. E. Eldridge Hortense, Ga. Herschel Herrin Nahunta, Ga. Huby S. Bentley. Hoboken, Ga. Miss Sarah Simpson Nahunta, Ga. C. F. Allen Nahunta, Ga. Wesleyan Methodist Church to Hold Rally Day Sunday The Wesleyan Methodist Church at Hortense will hold a Rally Day next Sunday, Oct. 14, it is an nounced by the pastor, Rev. D. E. Alexander. The Rally Day program will start at ten o’clock and the preaching services will be held at eleven o’clock but the rally day program will start at ten o’clock. Preaching services will also be held Sunday night. The pastor will preach at both the morning and evening hours. The public is cordially invited to attend the services. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Piedmont Baptists to Hold Annual Meeting This Week Gun Wound Fatal to H. K. Persons Jr. Harvey K. Persons Jr., 32, died Tuesday night in Waycross of gunshot wounds, apparently self-inflicted. Survivors are his wife; two sons, Harvey K. Persons 111, and Berry Persons; a daughter, Pam; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Persons of Nahunta; and two sisters, Mrs. P. W. Winn of Grif fin and Mrs. Aubrey ' Sikes of Glennville. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the First Baptist Church, Waycross. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery. Mincy Funeral Home has charge of arrangements which are as yet incomplete. Hoboken Beta Club Activities Announced The Hoboken Beta Club got into full swing Tuesday as new officers assumed their duties. These officers are: President, Billy Stone; Vice-President, Jim my Carter; Secretary, Sue Moore; Treasurer, Sondra Ammons; Re porter, Alice Jean Lee; Sponsors, Mrs. Cleve Jones and Mrs. W. J. Moore, Jr. Invitations are being issued to twenty-four prospective members who are outstanding in leader ship, character and scholastic achievement. Plans are being made to go to the Beta Club Convention in Atlanta in March. In working to ward this goal, projects include selling hosiery and flavoring, pro ducing two one-act plays and a Hobo Day. A “clean-up the classroom” campaign has been launched and the club plans to start a costume wardrobe for the school. The club has tulip, daffodil and crocus bulbs to plant in front of the school. Hickox HD Club Met Wednesday The Hickox Home Demonstra tion Club met at the home of Mrs. W. W. Hendrix on Wednes day afternoon, Oct. 10. Mrs. C. F. Allen, president, presided during the business ses sion. Plans were discussed for the Brantley County booth which is planned for the Faij in Way cross. Miss Sara Simpson discuss ed Recreation. Mrs. U. O. Stokes, Mrs. O. A. Jones and Mrs. M. L. Anderson were named on the nominating committee. The birthdays honored during the social hour were; Mrs. Char lotte Thomas, Mrs. Louise Hen drix and Mrs. Betty Hendrix. Present other than those nam ed were: Mrs. J. C. Allen, Mrs. Julia Smith, Mrs. George Loyd and Mrs. Bill White. The hostess served cake and soft drinks for refreshments. INVITING THE UNDERTAKER- 8 , «l Hong yaw ar„, Ov ^ of the Car Ml niow • and COnfi/M th< driver ( behind you fem gvt« v/iat yowt • ICM k* Mm Imdlcau Oft. Im. J Covrtoey of ft. F. Goodrich Safe Drivor Loogu* The Home Newspaper is Read Like a Letter From Home. If They Don’t Subscribe, They Borrow The Enterprise. The 142nd annual .meeting of the Piedmont Baptist Association will be held this week at the Rehoboth Baptist Church in Blackshear and the Lulaton Bap tist Church in Brantley County. More than 500 people repre senting churches in the seven counties of the association are expected to attend the two ses sions. The Rev. Howard D. Bla lock of Blackshear is moderator. The opening session will be held Thursday at Rehobeth Church near Blackshear and the closing session Friday at Lulaton Church near Nahunta. Sermon at the Thursday ses sion will be preached by the Rev. Clyde P. Jones of Folkston. The Rev. Carlton Shepard, host pastor, will give scripture read ing and lead the opening prayer. Committee reports will be made by the Rev. C. H. Moss of Brunswick for the associational executive committee; the Rev. H. F. Gadden of Brunswick, Bap tist Foundation; Maiburn Coffee of Waycross, student work; W. L. Barber, Jr., of Waycross, Georgia Baptist Hospital; Elroy Strick land, of Nahunta, stewardship and the Rev. Marcus R. Jowers of Waycross, evangelism. Other reports will be by the Rev. Cecil P. Thomas of Na hunta, associational camp; the Rev. John Meeks of Hoboken, ministerial retirement;; the Rev. H. O. Wainright of Blackshear, American Bible Society; Rupert Jones of Waycross, temperance; the Rev. J. D. Bowen of Way cross, Christian Education and the Rev. A. J. Harper of Way cross, Christian Index. The sermon at Friday’s ses sion will be preached by the Rev. Cecil F. Thomas of Nahun ta. The Rev. Lester J. Edgy will be host pastor. Committee reports will be by the Rev. Clyde P. Jones of Folks ton, Sunday School; the Rev. Ce cil F. Thomas, Baptist Training Union; Mrs. Robert Walling of Brunswick, Women’s Missionary Union; Hugh Langford of Way cross, Brotherhood; Robert Scott, Jr., of Blackshear, music; the Rev. H. L. Guinn of Folkston, state missions; the Rev. J. C. Shepard, home missions; the Rev. Lidge Taylor of Blackshear, foreign mission; and the Rev. J. L. Anderson of Brunswick, co operative program. Other reports will be .made by the Rev. I. T. Sweat of Way cross, Children’s Home; the Rev. A. J. Harper, treasurer’s report and the Rev. Marshall B. Strick land of Nahunta, deceased mem bers. BLACKHEAD IN TURKEYS Blackhead in turkeys is caused by an organism similar to the type that causes coccidiosis, Jack Palmer, Agricultural Extension Service veterinarian, says. Losses from this disease are greatest in poults up to 12 weeks of age, but | may occur in birds of all ages.