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VOLUME 37 — NUMBER 19
USDA Announces 1957
Tobacco Loan Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced
a 1957-crop price support loan program and the minimum
cents-per-pound average loan levels at which specified
kinds of tobacco will be supported.
Loans will be available on 1957 crop Burley, flue
cured, Maryland, and cigar filler and cigar binder tob
acco at 90 percent of parity. Price support at these
levels is mandatory under existing law.
The minimum cents-per-pound average loan levels
at which certain types of tobacco will be supported are
listed below. These average loan levels are based on
parity prices as of March 15, 1957. The actual support
level will be the minimum shown or the level computed
as of the beginning of the marketing year (July 1, 1957,
in the case of flue-cured; October 1, 1957, for all other
types), whichever is higher.
Minimum support levels are not being announced
at this time for fire-cured, dark air-cured and Virginia
sun-cured tobacco because of pending legislation. The
percent of parity and the cents-per-pound average loan
level of support for Puerto Rican tobacco will be an
nounced prior to the planting season which commences
after October 1, 1957.
Prices support will be made available to growers of
eligible tobacco through grower associations on the basis
of official standard grades at a specified rate for each
grade. However, price support will not be made available
on tobacco produced on any farm where more than one
kind of tobacco is produced unless the acreage harvested
of each kind of tobacco is within the applicable acreage
allotment established for the farm.
Price support on Virginia sun-cured tobacco will be
available only through the auction market in Richmond,
Va., which is the traditional market for such tobacco.
In accordance with the USDA announcement on
December 18, 1956, 1957 crop flue-cured tobacco of
Coker 139, Coker 140, and Dixie Bright 244 varieties
will be supported at one-half the support rates for com
parable grades of other varieties. These three varieties
have been classified by Federal and State scientists as
tobacco “low to lacking in flavor and aroma, generally
of light body and'or currently with poor acceptance in
the trade.”
The market demand form mild tobacco traditionally
used in non-filter cigarettes has declined sharply, while
the demand has increased for tobacco high in flavor and
aroma for use in filter-tip cigarettes. Further, the export
market on flue-cured tobacco has been based on the
superior flavor and aroma traditionally found in U.S.
tobacco and foreign buyers have expressed great concern
about the increasing production of tobacco lacking in
flavor and aroma.
Growers of Pennsylvania Seedleaf tobacco will not
receive price support since they disapproved marketing
quotas on the 1957 crop.
Minimum average loan levels for 1957 and the 1956
levels are as follows:
1956 Av. 1957 Min. Av.
Loan Level Loan Level
(Cents per lb.) (Cents per lb.)
Flue-cured, Types 11-44 48.9 50.7
Burley, Type 31 48.1 51.5
Maryland, Type 32 47.0 47.8
Cigar binder:
Conn. Broadleaf, Type 51 52.5 53.3
Conn. Havana Seed, Type 52 49.0 48.5
Cigar filler and binder:
Ohio filler, Types 42-44 23.4 23.2
N.Y.&Pa. Havana Seed, Type 53 23.6 23.3
Southern Wisconsin, Type 54 22.8 23.3
Northern Wisconsin, Type 55 29.6 29.9
Background Information
CCC has operated tobacco loan or purchase pro
grams each year since 1936. Since that time, about 5.2
billion pounds of tobacco have been pledged by growers
as collateral for non-recourse loans or purchased by the
Commodity Credit Corporation. Dollar value of these
transactions has been about $2.2 billion.
As of February 28, 1957, tobacco held under CCC
loan totaled 1,024 million pounds on a packed weight
basis. No tobacco was held in CCC inventory. The loan
stocks included 600 million pounds of flue-cured, 306
million pounds of Burley, 49 million pounds of fire-cured
and dark air-cured, 7 million pounds of Maryland, and
22 million pounds of cigar tobaccos.
Methodist Women
Met Wednesday
The W.S.C.S. of the Nahunta
Methodist Church met at the
Parsonage, with Mrs. Horace Wil
liams as hostess, on Wednesday
night, May 1.
Mrs. E. A. Moody had charge
of the program on the theme
“Airplane Island Tour”. Mrs.
Grace Wakeley and Mrs. R- H.
Schmitt were on the program.
Mrs. S. S. Sarvis was at the piano
for the singing of hymns.
Mrs. W. A. Long, Sr. is presi
dent and presided.
The hostess served pear salad,
crackers and lemonade.
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
Hoboken Sophomores
Hold Beach Party
The sophomore class of Hob
oken High School held a beach
party at St. Simons Friday, May
3.
Chaperones for the party were
Mrs. Doris Driggers, Mrs. Cleo
Shuman and Miss Doris Stone, the
sophomore home room teacher.
Everyone had a wonderful time.
The sophomore girls are mak
ing their dresses and aprons for
the junior and senior banquet.
The sophomores are selecting
their courses for their junior and
senior years.
By Gwendolyn Driggers
Sraniky Bttaprta
Nahunta City Council Adopts
Fire Department Ordinance
Agrees to Purchase
Needed Fire Hose
And New Siren
The Nahunta City fire depart
ment was put on a legal basis
Monday night, May 6, by the ado
ption of a city ordinance creating
the department and setting up
the organization.
The fire department is under
the direction of fire chief Clint
Robinson who has enlisted about
40 volunteer fireman.
Chief Robinson is gradually
getting the fire department into
condition to meet the require
ments of the Underwriters Asso
ciation so that Nahunta may in
time get a reduction, in insurance
rates.
The Nahunta City council gave
impetus toward the success of the
fire department Monday night by
adopting the ordinance making
the fire department a legal de
partment of the city and also
agreeing to purchase 500 feet of
additional hose and fire siren
to meet the specifications of the
Underwriters Association.
Chief Clint Robinson has re
ceived a letter from the chief
engineer of the Association stat
ing that they were listing Na
hunta for inspection by one of
their municipal engineers.
It will take the full coopera
tion of all citizens to organize the
fire department adequately to
meet the specification of the
Underwriters Association, accord
ing to chief Robinson. A substan
tial reduction in insurance rates
in Nahunta is possible if the fire
department meets the specifica
tions of the Underwriters Asso
ciation.
Nahunta at present is in class
10, the lowest Insurance class,
which means that insurance rates
are in the highest bracket. An
approved fire department would
put the city in class 9 and possi
bly class 8 and would save Na
hunta property owners much
money in reduced insurance rates.
Department Meetings
The Nahunta Fire Department
will meet twice a month, every
second and fourth Friday night,
according to chief Robinson.
Interested citizens are urged to
attend the meetings and help
perfect the fire-fighting organiza
tion.
The recent $150,000 fire in
Blackshear has served as a tragic
warning as to what can happen
when fire breaks out in a city.
Blackshear has a good fire de
partment but in spite of this fact,
property owners took a big loss
in their disastrous fire.
Every citizen in Nahunta is
urgently requested to give full
cooperation to the fire depart
ment and to the city council in
putting Nahunta in position to
cope with any possible fire.
Sheriff and
Patrol Nab
Liquor Car
A Chrysler car carrying 200
gallons of moonshine whiskey was
confiscated by sheriff J. Walter
Crews when the car was aban
doned on Route 121 south of
Hoboken Tuesday morning, May
7.
The liquor car was being
chased by state trooper Griffin
when the trooper radioed sheriff
Crews. The sheriff sped to
Route 121 to try to intercept the
car and its driver.
The driver, however, abandon
ed his car and took to the woods
before the sheriff arrived. The car
was ditched just south of Hob
oken. ,
Card of Thanks
We take this means to express
our thanks and appreciation to
the many people who helped
make our chicken supper such
a wonderful financial success.
May God bless you each and
everyone, as He has blessed our
efforts in building our house of
worship.
Sincerely,
The Atkinson Methodist
Church.
Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, May 9, 1957
Piedmont Baptist*
Women to Meet
At Nahunta Monday
A Piedmont Association Baptist
Women’s Circle rally will be held
at the Nahunta Baptist Church
beginning Monday night, May 13,
at seven o’clock, according to
Mrs. F. M. Thompson, publicity
chairman.
The rally will begin with a
banquet which will be followed
by a message from Miss Helen
Connor, a missionary.
Jones Resigns
Hoboken to Go
To Florida
Cleve Jones, Principal of Hob
oken High School, resigned his
position in Brantley County to
accept a position in Duval Coun
ty, Florida. Mr. Jones submitted
his resignation to the Brantley
County Board of Education Aug
ust 7, 1956, to become effective
at the end of this school year.
Mr. Jones’ resignation follows
five years of successful work in
the Hoboken High School. During
these five years the Hoboken
High School has been accepted
as a member of the Southern
Association of Secondary Schools
and Colleges.
The curriculum requirements
for students have been increased
and additional courses have been
added to the course of study. A
testing and guidance program to
aid the student has been set up
and administered.
The Hoboken Elementary
School has gone through an eva
luation study climaxed by a visit
ing committee to put it into a
higher accrediting standard. A
public school music program
serving grades one through twel
ve has been added.
Mr. Jones is completing five
years as Executive Secretary and
Treasurer of the Eighth District
High School Association. He is a
member of the State Executive
Committee and a .member of the
Sportsmanship Committee.
Mrs. Jones has been Librarian
and English teacher in the Hob
oken High School for the past
5 years. Both Mr. and Mrs. Jones
have made many friends in the
Hoboken School community.
Their friends are invited to visit
them at their new home, 951
Mikael Street, Jacksonville, Flor
ida. The Joneses will move the
early part of the summer.
Lulaton Plans
Homecoming
Day Sunday
Homecoming Day will be cele
brated by Lulaton Baptist Church
next Sunday, May 12, it is an
nounced by A. M. Rowell.
Sunday school will meet at
10:30 and at 11:15 a session of
Gospel singing will be held.
Preaching services will be held
at 11:30, with a number of good
speakers scheduled to talk dur
ing the day.
Dinner will be served on the
church grounds at 1:00 P.M. A
service of songs, talks and prayers
will be held in the afternoon.
Everyone is invited to attend
the Lulaton homecoming. Many
former members and pastors as
well as many friends of the
church are expected to attend.
Raybon Church to
Begin Revival
Monday, May 13
Revival services will begin at
the Raybon Church of God of
Prophecy on Monday, May 13, it
is announced by Mrs. Mamie
Smith.
Rev. J. L. White of Brunswick
will be the evangelist. Service
will be held each evening begin
ning at 8:00 o’clock P.M.
The public is given a cordial
invitation to attend.
Miss Lenora Lee
Is Honored With
Gift Shower
Miss Lenora Lee, bride elect,
was honored with a shower at
the REA Building on Thursday,
May 2. The hostesses were Mrs.
Winnie Pearson, Miss Dorothy
Wainright, Mrs. Peggy McAfee,
Mrs. Hester Smith, Miss Mayo
Dowling and Mrs. Marion Gibson.
The color scheme of pink and
green was carried out in the
flower arrangements and in the
favors of tiny umbrellas. A large
pink umbrella centered the table
where the gifts were displayed.
Miss Lee received many lovely
gifts including many pieces of
her chosen patterns of china and
crystal.
The hostesses served congealed
salad, salted crackers, cake and
punch.
Present were: Mrs. W. T. Miller,
Mrs. Clarence Allen, Mrs. Roy
Ham, Mrs. Norman Lewis, Mrs.
Dick Schmitt, Mrs. Claude Smith,
Mrs. Marshall Strickland, Mrs.
Allison Lee, Mrs. Auvell Raul
erson, Mrs. Joe Walker, Mrs. Ben
Jones, Mrs. J. T. Royster, Mrs.
Clinton Robinson, Mrs. J. D.
Orser, Mrs. Avery Strickland,
Mrs. Mamie Orser, Mrs. Ray
Johns, Mrs. Frank whson, Mrs.
C. E. Morgan, Mrs. J. P. Lewis,
Mrs. Jesse Lee, Mrs. Cecil Moody,
Mrs. Colbert Johns, Mrs. Emory
Middleton, Mrs. Cecil Tillman,
Mrs. Harry Smith. Out of town
guests were Mrs. Odis Thrift and
Mrs. Tommy Butts of Folkston;
Miss Jane Clifton of Nashville,
Ga.; Mrs. Agnes Strickland of
Hortense and Mrs. Marvin Rob
inson of Waynesville.
Man Attempts
Suicide in
Nahunta Jail
A man jailed at Nahunta for
speeding and driving “under the
influence” made an attempt at
suicide by hanging Saturday,
May 4, according to police chief
C. T. Stephens.
The man give his name as Ray
mond M. Peters of Lakeland,
Fla. Chief Stephens said that
Peters was speeding and passing
in a “no passing” zone through
Nahunta. The chief gave £hase
and caught up with the Pontiac
car at the roadside park north of
Nahunta.
“He was going at about 100
miles an hour part of the time
and on a wet slick road,” the
chief said.
When finally stopped, Peters
was found to be “ under influ
ence”, according to chief Step
hens. Peters gave the chief a sad
story about “losing his family”.
He was then brought to the Na
hunta jail and placed under SIOO
bond.
About 7:00 other prisoners in
the jail gave the alarm that
Peters was trying to hang him
self with his belt. L. O. Stalling
and Andrew Parse, son-in-law of
sheriff J. Walter Crews, rushed
to Peters’ jail cell and found
him trying to hang himself from
a water pipe with his belt.
Peters feet could touch the
floor but he would jump up and
swing by his neck with feet off
the floor.
Peters was restrained from his
suicide attempt and a physician
was called. The physician found
Peters in good condition.
Peters was bailed out of jail
Sunday morning and forfeited
the SIOO bond, according to police
chief Stephens.
Hickox W. M. S.
Met Monday
The W.M.S. of the Hickox
Baptist Church met at the church
on Monday afternoon with Mrs.
Sadye Thornton in charge of the
program. The topic of the pro
gram was “Broken Cistern”.
Present were Mrs. Florrie
Crews, Mrs. Loraine Jacobs, Mrs.
Betty Hendrix, Mrs. Lizzie Mae
Hendrix, Mrs. Julia Bohanon and
Mrs. M. L. Anderson.
Mrs. Thornton was hostess dur
ing social hour and served cake,
sandwiches and soft drinks.
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OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Thomas and Townsend to Be
Speakers at Commencement
Exercises at Nahunta High
Hortense PTA
Officers Elected
Officers were elected for the
coming year at the regular meet
ing of the Hortense Parent Teach
er Association on Wednesday
afternoon, May 8 at the Hortense
School.
Elected were: Mrs. Mary Raul
erson, president; Mrs. Ilene
Strickland, Vice-president; Mrs.
Iris Smith, Secretary; Josephine
Gibson, Treasurer.
Mrs. Mary Raulerson presided
during the program hour. Mrs.
J. T. Royster was the speaker
on the topic “Are we prolonging
our youth dependence”.
Lime sherbet punch and pound
cake was served by the faculty
of the Hortense School.
There was a good attendance
for this last meeting of the school
year.
Personals
Rev. and Mrs. Graves of At
lanta visited Mr. and Mrs. E. K.
Ham on Wednesday and Thursday
of last week.
• • •
Miss Maryse Anderson, who is
now employed in Savannah, Ga.
spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Ander
son.
• • ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Schwalls and
David Schwalls of Savannah were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ottis
Morgan last weekend.
*• • .
Connie Lavell Morgan has re
turned to his home in Callahan,
Fla. after spending several days
with his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ottjs Morgan.
• ♦ •
Mrs. Carl Broome returned
Sunday from Atlanta where she
visited her mother, Mrs. John
Cunard and other relatives for a
few days.
Contracts Let
For Bridges
And Paving
Contracts have been let by the
State Highway Department for
erecting six bridges on 301 on
the new graded section through
the Satilla River swamp north of
Nahunta, also for about 1314
miles of grading and paving on
the Atkinson-Waverley road,
State Route 110.
The contracts for the six
bridges went to Scott Construc
tion Company, Inc., of Thomas
ville, Ga., as the low bidder.
The contract for grading and
paving the Atkinson-Waverley
road went to H. M. Pafford, Jr.,
of Waycross.
2 Garden Clubs Hold Flower
Show at Nahunta High School
The Annual Flower Show of
the Nahunta Garden Club and
the Oleander Garden Club was
held at the Nahunta High School
on May 5.
There were many beautiful ar
rangements and compositions. In
cluded were Horticulture, peren
nials, roses, gladoili, cannas hemo
rocallis, shrubs and vines, potted
plants, wild flowers, and vege
tables.
The judges were Mrs. John
Peterson, Mrs. James Peterson
and Mrs. Louis Robinson all of
Ailey, Ga.
Mrs. Collis Highsmith was
awarded the tri-color ribbon for
most outstanding display in
horticulture. Mrs. Cecil Moody
won tri-color ribbon in most out
standing arrangement. Mrs. Cecil
Moody and Mrs. Herschel Herrin
tied for sweepstakes, having won
same number of ribbons.
The following named are those
winning awards. The blue ribbon
is first, red ribbon is second,
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Honor Graduates
Are Announced
The Nahunta High School
Commencement Sermon for the
1957 graduating class will be
held Sunday, June 2 at 11:00
A.M. in the high school gymn
asium. Reverend Cecil Thomas
of the First Baptist Church in
Nahunta will preach the sermon.
On Monday night, June 3, 8:00
P.M. the Seniors of the 1956-57
class will receive their diplomas.
The Honorable J. M. C. Town
send, Judge Court of Appeals
of Atlanta will bring the prin
cipal address.
HONOR ROLL
The following students of the
Nahunta High School have made
the honor roll for four years:
Sybil Strickland, 96.48; Wade
Strickland, 96.29; Wain Brooker,
96.04; Gay Hiller, 95.48; Myrtice
Sloan, 94.0; Wilma Rowell, 93.6;
Estell Lyons, 93.6; Jenny Stew
art, 92.3;; Celinda Batten, 91.1;
Virleen Strickland, 90.92; Glen
Campbell, 90.91; Polly Moody,
90.38.
Sybil Strickland will give the
Valedictory address at commen
cement and Wade Strickland the
Salutatory address, Wain Brooker
the class history. Three students
were declared Co-Salutatorians
because of their four year aver
age being so near the same. Wade
Strickland, Wain Brooker, and
Gay Hiller.
The seniors class has fifty
three .members. They are as fol
lows: Celin.da Batten, Glen Camp
bell, $ F. Ja : wile Drury, .
Francis Fais, Joanne Griffin, Mar-
garet Harrell, Mada Dean Harris,
Nancy Hendrix, E. B. Herrin, Pat
Herrin, Gay Hiller, A. J. Hiller,
A. J. Johns, Lutrelle Johnson,
Kenneth Lee, Nellie Joe Lee,
Margie Lewis, C. M. Loper, Polly
Moody, Lancewell O’Neal, Eve
lyn Saddler, Merle Steedly, Sybil
Strickland, Norman Thompson,
Virleen Strickland, Billy Wain
right, Harvey Flowers, Terry
Allen, Dewitt Branch, W ain
Brooker, Mildred Carter, Nelda
Dowling, Carl Edgy, Melvin Grif
fin, Bob Hendrix, Audrey Faye
Herrin, Mae Ila Highsmith, Warn
er Hinton, Travis Jacobs, B. S.
Johns, Marie King, Velma Lee
King, Odis Lewis, Estelle Lyons,
Sonny Moody, J. L. Rhoden,
Wilma Rowell, Myrtice Sloan,
Rose Mary Smith, Jenny Stewart,
Wade Strickland, Lee Thornton,
Bobby Wilson.
CALF MORTALITY
RATE IN GEORGIA
It is estimated that at least 10
percent of the dairy calves born
in Georgia die of sickness and
disease before they reach milking
age, states Frank Fitch, dairy
man, Agricultural Extension Ser
vice. In some herds the percent
age is even higher, the dairyman
says. Internal parasites cause
much of the loss.
white is third with green as
honorable mention. Mrs. Collis
Highsmith was awarded three
blue ribbons; Mrs. G. C. Rogers,
three red ribbons; Mrs. M. H.
Robinson, one blue, two red, two
white and one green; Mrs. Iris
Schmitt, one blue and one green;
Mrs. Jos. B. Strickland, one red;
Mrs. J. J. Lee, five blue, eight
red and five white; Mrs. Allan
Barnard, two blue; Mrs. J. B.
Lewis, three blue and one red;
Mrs. A. B. Brooker, one white
and one green; Mrs. D. S. Moody,
one red; Mrs. B. A. Moody, one
blue; Mrs. Earl May, one blue;
Mrs. Lester Edgy, one red; Mrs.
Cecil Thomas, one white; Mrs.
Lester Williamson, one white;
Mrs. Clarence Allen, one red;
Rev. Lester Edgy, one blue; Dick
Schmitt, two blue and one red.
The children’s entires were:
Nancy Moody, one red and one
white; Roseanne May, one red;
Dan Moody, one blue; Judy High
smith, one white; Jack Brooker,
one blue; Sandy Brooker, one red.
