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VOLUME 37 — NUMBER 24
Georgia Rural
Population to
Brantley Loses
200 Families
In Last 16 Years
Georgia’s strictly rural count
ies are gradually losing popula
tion to the larger towns and
cities, according to a recent sur
vey by the Atlanta Constitution’s
business editor, Jim Montgom
ery.
The drift of population from
the farm areas toward the indus
trial centers has weakened the
economy of the smaller counties
and created a problem for county
and village governments as well
as for schools.
Brantley County, for instance,
is shown to have lost 800 people
in 16 years or about 200 families.
Pierce County has lost approxi
mately 1000 people or 250 famil
ies in the last 16 years.
Charlton County in 16 years
has been reduced in population
by ^SO or about 175 families.
Glynn, Ware and Camden
counties have made gains in
population because of the in
crease in factories and other in
dustries, such as pulp and paper
mills.
Wayne County has also made
gains in population because of
the incoming of industrial plants.
The cause of loss of population
in the smaller rural counties is
attributed to many factors, among
them is the buying up of large
tracts of land by corporations,
the seeking of jobs in industry
by rural people, also the low
prices for farm products.
In his survey of the situation
Mr. Montgomery in his rural
population survey said, “At least
100,000 Georgians have left more
than 85 of the state’s rural coun
ties since 1940, with a majority
of the moves apparently made
since World War II.”
The survey reveals that most
of the Georgia counties that have
lost population since 1940 are in
the Ist, 3rd, 6th and 10th con
gressional districts of Georgia,
with the 2nd and Bth districts
next in line of population loss.
One county, Taliaferro, has
lost more than 45 percent of its
population since 1940. A number
of other rural Georgia counties
have lost from 30 to 40 percent
of population.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Brunson of
Jacksonville Beach and Mrs. Rosa
Blocker of Waycross were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Hickey on
Tuesday. Mrs. Brunson is a
daughter of Mrs. Hickey.
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THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT
of every American to own property
and to dispose of it as he sees fit
has been placed in grave jeopardy
by the decision of the United
States Supreme Court that Girard
College in Philadelphia cannot be
operated according to the terms of
the will which created and finances
it
a school for “poor white male
orphans” and has been operated
since that time solely on the pro
ceeds from that bequest which now
has accrued into an endowment of
more than JIOO million. Notwith
standing the fact that not one cent
of public funds ever has been spent
on the institution, the Supreme
Court held that since it is ad
ministered by the state-created
Board of Directors of City Trusts,
that board is “an agency of the
State” and, under the Court’s inter
pretation of the Fourteenth
Amendment, cannot exclude any
student on the grounds of race.
HERETOFORE IT WAS basic
legal doctrine that a man had the
right to will his property in any
manner he might choose and that
the trustees of his estate acted as
private persons in carrying out his
wishes. This decision now raises
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Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
Counties Lose
City Centers
William F. Warner
Funeral Services
Held Friday
Funeral services were held
from the graveside a Ammons
Cemetery Friday afternoon at
3:30 o’clock for Mr. William
Franklin Warner with the Rev.
Cecil F. Thomas, pastor of the
Nahunta Baptist Church, officiat
ing.
Survivors include two daugh
ters, Mrs. Roy Massey of Char
lotte, N. C., and Mrs. J. B. Nor
man Jr. of Ocala, Fla.; two sons,
Noah Warner of Atkinson, and
Will Hardy Warner of Wichita
Kansas; one sister, Mrs. Gertie
Arnett of Jesup; two brothers,
Louis and Jim Warner, both of
Atkinson; 13 grandchildren and
several nieces and nephews also
survive.
Serving as pallbearers were
Cleveland Arnett, Marvin Arnett,
Floyd Warner, Phillip Warner,
Wesley Drury, and Owen Clary.
The Chambless Funeral Home
of Nahunta was in charge of ar
rangements.
Who's Afraid
Os Polio?
All of us are; if we knew we
had to have it.
There is nothing that touches
our hearts as much as a crippled
child.
What do you think it would
mean to your child to see YOU
crippled?
Your best insurance against
Polio need cost you only $3 and
three trips to the Health Depart
ment.
We are open for business Wed
nesdays 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and
Saturdays 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
Purcell Catches
Large Catfish
M. N. Purcell caught a 30-
pound catfish in Buffalo Creek
Friday morning, June 7.
The big fish was caught on a
sethook and gave Mr. Purcell and
his fishing companion, Hubert
Sasser, quite a tussle before it
was landed.
The catfish weighed exactly
30% pounds and was viewed by
a number of people when it was
brought to Nahunta Friday. It
was said to be one of the biggest
catfish ever caught in this sec
tion.
the question of whether, under its
terms, any conditions whatsoever
can be imposed upon the benefici
ary of a bequest. It further casts
doubt as to whether a state
appointed administrator or execu
tor legally can abide by the stipula
tions of a will if they are chal
lenged on the grounds of dis
crimination.
Additionally, since virtually all
private schools, institutions, organ
izations and clubs—and all incor
porated private business firms —
operate under corporation charters
issued by state governments, this
ruling also raises the question of
whether in the future the Court
will declare them, too, to be “agen
cies of the state” subject to its
decrees.
* • •
Girard Col
lege was found
ed in 1848 under
a $2 million be
quest made by
Stephen Girard
to the City of
Philadelphia in
1831 to be used
in establishing
THIS EXTENSION OF the Su
preme Court’s concept of sociolo
gical jurisprudence, carried to its
ultimate conclusion, robs a man of
the one means by which he can
project his wishes and influence
beyond the day of his death; that
is, by the disposition of his prop
erty through the terms of his last
will and testament
Even more ominous is the fact
that it is another alarming evi
dence that the Justices of the
United States Supreme Court have
set themselves up as a law-making
body superior to the Constitution
of the United States, Anglo-Saxon
common law and the teachings of
the Holy Writ.
Srantky Ettirrprtar
Mrs. Ollia Johns
Funeral Services
Held Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs. Ollia
Harris Johns, 69, who passed
away at her residence on Route
1, Nahunta, Saturday night after
an extended illnesss, were held
from the Bethlehem Primitive
Baptist Church Sunday afternoon
at 3:00 o’clock with Elder P. D.
Mercer officiating.
Interment followed in the
churchyard cemetery. Mrs. Johns
was born in Pierce county, the
daughter of the late Mart and
Sarah Dowling Harris. She recei
ved her education in the schools
of the county and was married
on August 9, 1903, to Mr. G. J.
Johns, who preceded her in death.
To this union wore born eleven
children, of whom survive.
Survivors include three daugh
ters, Mrs. Mattie Seals, Kings
land, Ga.; Mrs. J. D. Manning,
Waycross; and Mrs. J. C. Herrin
of Jacksonville, Fla.; four sons,
Archie A. Johns, Nahunta; Mar
vin Johns, Odum; Winton Johns,
Nahunta; and Edwin L. Johns of
Jacksonville, Fla.; four sisters,
Mrs. R. B. Farr, Ft. Myers, Fla.;
Mrs. Sallie Hickox, Folkston; Mrs.
Lee O’Berry, Hortense; and Mrs.
Emma Person, Long Beach, Calif.;
four brothers, Calvin and Mart
Harris, both of Blackshear; Jim
Harris, Jacksonville, Fla.; and
John H. Harris of Ft. Myers, Fla.
28 grandchildren, 10 great grand
children, and several nieces and
nephews also survive.
Serving as pallbearers were
Richard Johns, Carol Johns, A. J.
Johns, Robert Johns, J. W. Over
street, and Cecil Hodge.
The Chambless Funeral Home
of Nahunta was in charge of ar
rangements.
Nahunta Methodist
Charge Pastoral
Change Announced
Rev. J. A. Wiggins of Black
shear is the new pastor of the
Nahunta Methodist Charge, with
Rev-Horace Williams, the form
er pastor going to West Green,
Ga., as pastor there.
The change in pastors of the
Nahunta charge was made at the
recent South Georgia Conference.
Rev. Mr. Williams and his wife
have made many friends in this
section, who will regret to see
them move, but they are going to
a larger opportunity for service
at West Green.
The Nahunta Charge consists
of Nahunta, Hoboken and Atkin
son Methodist churches.
Rev. Ashley Hobbs
Accepts Atkinson
Church Pastorate
The Atkinson Community
Church has extended a call to
Rev. Ashley Hobbs of Waycross
to become pastor of the church
and he has accepted.
Rev. Hobbs will begin his
pastorate next Sunday, June 16.
He will preach at the Atkinson
Community Church the first and
third Sunday in each month.
The new church building is
rapidly being completed. It is
located on the south side of Route
84 at Atkinson.
Card of Thanks
I wish to take this method of
expressing the thank of Mrs. Wil
liams and myself for all the kind
nes shown us during our stay as
pastor of the Nahunta Charge.
I also am deeply grateful for
the patronage given me at the
Brooker Service Station. Burnett
Dubose will operate the service
for me during my absence and
I will appreciate the continued
patronage of our customers.
Rev. Horace Williams
PROGRESS AT BAPTIST VILLAGE — Construction of Baptist Village, Home
for Retired People, is progressing rapidly. This recent photograph shows work
being done on a portion of the first cluster of buildings to house 28 people. This
unit is scheduled for opening on Nov. 14. This Sunday, June 16, is being observed
as “Baptist Village Day” by Baptists throughout Georgia.
Nahunta Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, June 13, 1957
The Annual Homecoming Ser
vices at the Nahunta Baptist
Church have been announced for
next Sunday, June 16.
According to the pastor, Cecil
F. Thomas, the services will be
gin wit i Sunday School at 10:09,
to be followed with regular ser
vices with the pastor bringing
the message. He will be assisted
by any pastors who may be able
to attend. There will also be a
a good song service.
Dinner on the grounds will be
served at 1:00, to which all
friends of the church are invited
to attend. You can come on after
services at your own church.
The afternoon program will
consist of the recognition of
friends and former members and
testimonials from them. Elroy
Strickland will serve as chair
man of this service. A special
part of the afternoon program
will be special singing by the
choir, directed by Bowman Barr.
You are invited to come.
Nahunta Baptists
Hold Vacation
Bible School
Vacation Bible School for the
boys and girls from four thru
16 years of age, of all the com
munity, is to be held at Nahunta
Baptist Church Monday, June 17,
thru Friday, June 21.
The days’ program will begin
at 8:00 a.m. and will last until
11:00, with the superintendents of
each department leading with
the help of the other teachers
and other helpers who may be
able to give time to this great
work.
If your church does not have a
Vacation Bible School, we invite
each family to come and take
part with us. We hope to have
over 100 boys and girls each and
every day. The pastor will serve
as principal of the school and
commencement exercises will be
reld Sunday night, June 23.
LOCAL MERCHANT RECEIVES AWARD— Messers
DeWitt and Cecil Moody of Moody Brothers is shown
being presented THE DISTINQUISHED SERVICE
AWARD PLAQUE by Mr. R. N. Mcßee, District
^Manager for Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. This plaque
was awarded to recognize five years of Dealership
in Pittsburgh Paints.
Baptist Church
Homecoming
Next Sunday
Tax Assessors
Value Land
At $6 Acre
The Board of Tax Assessores
of Brantley County voted un
animously to increase land valua
tions for tax purposes from $5 an
acre to $6 an acre at a meeting
of the board Tuesday, June 11.
A number of citizens and the
representatives of four corpora
tion holding land in Brantley
County were present at the meet
ing of the assessors and voiced i
opposition to the increase in land
valuations.
The petition of the opposing
group is published in this news
paper, along with the names
signed to the petition.
The Brantley County Board of
Tax Assessors is composed of the
following three citizens: G. W.
Herrin, chairman; Fred Lee and
W. E. Johns.
Annie Grace Williams
Makes Fine Record
During School Year
Annie Grace Williams, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wil
liams, won a double distinction
during the past school year.
She made all A’s in her fifth
grade work and did not miss a
single day in school during the
entire term. Annie Grace is 11
years old and has made a wonder
ful record during her five years
in school.
Moore - Crews
Miss Eliza Jane Moore, daugh
ter of Mrs. Annie L. Johns be
came the bride of Newton Crews,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Crews
of Folkston in a ceremony per
formed by Rev. E. J. Dixon on
Friday evening, May 31 at the
home of the bride’s mother, Mrs.
Johns.
Immediately after the ceremony
the young couple left for a honey
moon trip to Florida.
They returned early this week
and are making their home with
Mrs. Annie L. Johns.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Citizens Oppose Increase in
Land Valuations in Brantley
Mr. and Mrs. Rowell
Married 58 Years
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Rowell have
been married 58 years, celebrat
ing their 58th wedding anniver
sary on May 28.
They were married 58 years ago
by Ordinary Jim Crawford of
then Wayne County. Mrs. Rowell
was the former Miss Vashti Lynn.
Mr. and Mrs. Rowell have many
friends who rejoice with them
on their long years of happily
married life. They are among the
most loved and respected citizens
of Brantley County.
Proceedings
Os County
Commissioners
The Brantley County Commis
sioners of Roads and Revenue
met in regular Session June 4,
1957, Present were R. B. Brooker,
Chairman; R. C. Harrell, Jr.,
Clerk; C. H. Penland; Alfred
Thomas; and Silas D. Lee.
The following Commissioners
were paid for six days services
each. R. B. Brooker, $30.00; R. C.
Harrell, Jr., $22.28; C. H. Pen
land, $22.28; Alfred Thomas, $30.-
00; and Silas D. Lee, $30.00.
The following pauper list was
approved and paid, Ocie Moody,
$10.00; Dora C. Merritt, $10.00;
and Thelma Sapp, SIO.OO.
; The following road hands were
- paid for the .month of May, 1957.
- Perry Crews, $181.85; Woodrow
i Wilson, $181.85; I. C. Harris,
’ $222.85; J. F. Willis, $231.85; Mon
sie Wilson, $214.28; Talmadge
B Gunter. $J 65.85; Elvin Griffin,
. $213.90; Roscoe Murray, $204,85;
, O. G. Lyons, $192.00; and O. G.
. Lee, $250.00.
I The following General Bills
1 were paid, S. E. Blount, $75.00,
Janitor; C. Winton Adams, $50.00,
! Salary; Dewey Hayes, $63.34,
Salary; Cecil Roddenberry, $50.00,
Salary; Archie A. Johns, SBO.OO,
Salary; D. F. Herrin, SIIB.OO,
Salary & Fees; Georgia State
Forestry Comm., $525.00, Budget;
George A. Loyd, $190.00, Salary;
Sarah Dot Simpson, $106.05,
Salary; Washington National Ins.,
Co., $59.93, Insurance; Marshall
& Bruce Co., $61.12, Office Sup
plies; J. W. Crews, $267.93, Feed
& Turnkeys, & Services Render
ed; The Brantley Enterprise,
$36.50, Advertising & Supplies;
Okefenokee R.E.A., $4.80, Caution
Light; Lastinger’s Garage, $9.43;
H. S. Wilson, $509.53, Parts &
Repair; Brantley Telephone Co.,
$78.90, Phones & Calls; Foote &
Davis Inc., $199.15, Office Sup
plies; South-East Sales Co., $475.-
52, Parts for Repair; Burns Elec
trical Cont., $14.00, Repair on ■
Bldg; Standard Oil Co., $10.58,
Gas & Oil; Saddlers Plumbing, '
$72.13, Repair on Bldg.; J. W. :
Brooker, $29.50, Supplies; City of
Nahunta, $22.50, Water; Wilson 1
& Wainright Oil Co., $400.10. Gas *
& Oil; Kerby Concrete Co., $257.- 1
25; M. E. Winchester, $62.00,
Salary; Alvin M. Powell Jr., sl2.- !
00, Travel; Rebeca D. Griner, J
$292.30, Salary; Annice L. Carter,
$146.85, Salary; Dr. E. A. Moody,
$30.00, Salary; R. R. Kramer, *
sls-00, Dental Clinic; Edna J. 1
Kramer, $4.00, Dental Clinic; *
Elvin F. Cooper, $93.29, Salary; 1
O. G. Lee, SIO.OO, Bags; DePrat
ters Service Station, $41.15, Re- {
pair;Marshall & Bruce Co., $50.00, 1
Office Supplies; John M. Wilson,
$94.66, Refund Fees Due Him;
Kice Stone, $500.00, for Auditing; (
County Records; A. B. Brooker, ,
$14.17, Supplies; Department of 1
Public Welfare, $733.28, Budget; ’
J. B. Middleton, $200.00, Moving
Building off R/W.
Kice Stone presented the audit ®
to the Commisioners, and it was 1
approved, and was agreed to put 1
a copy in the Brantley Enterprise
so as the citizen of the county J
may know where their money r
was coming from and what it was '
being spent for. 1
The following named men were j
selected for the Georgia Forestry y
Commission to choose one from
each District to serve on the „
Board of Forestry Commission
from Brantley County. From c
Nahunta District, S. B. High- j
smith, and Louis Prescott; from
Hortense District W. H. Brown j
and Roy Harper; from Hoboken s
District was J. L. Miles and C. F. -
Dukes.
There being no further busi
ness the meeting was adjounred
in regular order.
R. B. Brooker, Chaiman,
R. C. Harrell, Jr., Clerk.
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Open Letter Is
Addressed to
County Officials
A number of Brantley County
citizens & representatives of four
corporations have addressed an
open letter to Brantley County
commissioners and to the Bran
tley County Board of Tax As
sessors petitioning against an in
crease in land valuations in the
county.
The petition submitted to the
Brantley Enterprise for publica
tion and signed by representa
tives of the four corporations is
as follows:
OPEN LETTER
June 11, 1957
To: The Commissioners of Roads
and* Revenues and the Board of
Tax Assesors of Brantley County,
Georgia.
Gentlemen:
It is the petition and unanimous
opinion of this citizen’s group
assembled in the County Court
house in Nahunta, Brantley
County, Georgia this Tuesday,
June 11, 1957, that insufficient in
formation has been given them to
support an increase in taxes in
this county.
Further, that we are definitely
not in favor of any increase in
valuation even of strict need can
be shown for need of more tax
money. But rather, that if we
need more tax money we would
favor an increase in millage.
We wish to thank Mr. R. C.
Harrell Jr. for his courtsey in
attending this meeting and dis
cussing the matter with us.
Respectfully yours,
By: Roy Harper, Chairman
N. G. Wade, 3rd, Secretary
Roll of attendance:
K. S. Yarn.
Union Bag-Camp Paper Corp.
By. S. E. KiUne, Jr.
R. C. Harrell, Jr.
E. M. Wainright.
E. B. Campbell.
Rufus Shuman.
Alton J. Carter.
Mattie May.
S. V. Strickland. By: J. E.
Strickland.
W. P. Strickland.
A. L. Higginbotham.
J. R. Higginbotham.
Brunswick Pulp and Paper Co.
By: Henry Williams.
R. A Griffin. z-* i
Francis G. Thomas
J. E. Yarn.
Albert Thomas.
Roy Harper.
J. H. McVeigh.
N. G. Wade, 3rd.
J. Malcolm Wade.
Brantley People
Attend State Rally
Os H. D. Council
Attending the State Home
Demonstration Council meeting
at Rock Eagle near Eatonton, Ga.,
last week from Brantley County
were Mrs. Nolan C. Davis Jr.,
Mrs. Frank Dukes, Mrs. John
Driggers and Mrs. Goldwire Fow
ler of Hoboken and Calvary H.D.
Clubs. Mrs. Woodrow Hendrix
and Mrs. Neil Hendrix from the
Hickox Club and Miss Sara
Simpson, Brantley County H D
Agent.
Mrs. Nolan Davis Jr. is now
Third Vice President on the
States slate of officers. She spoke
in. the Herman Talmadge audit
orium at Rock Eagle represent
ing Brantley County.
Mrs. Frank Dukes has served
as State H. D. Chairman of Civil
Defense.
Mrs. Neil Hendrix, Reporter.
Okefenokee Camp
Meeting Starts
Thursday, June 20
Okefenokee Camp meeting will
start Thursday, June 20, and con
tinue through Sunday, June 30
it is announced by A. R. Adams’
The camp ground is located
near the Waycross - Blackshear
highway. Rev. Virgil Vardaman
will be the evangelist for the
Camp Meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Rollins will
be the singers. Services will be
held daily at 10:30 a.m. and 7:<5
p.m. Sunday services at 3:00 p m
and 7:45 p.m.
A youth service will be held
daily at 7:00 p.m. The public is
invited to attend all the services
“You are invited to enjoy this
feast of good things,” Mr. Adams
says. “Bring your friends.”
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Thomas of
Nahunta and Danny Thomas of
Way cross returned on Saturday
from Americus, Ga. where they
spent three days with Mrs
Thomas’ father, T. W. Upton
