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VOLUME 37 — NUMBER 38
Phil Campbell Will Address
Brantley County Farm Bureau
At Nahunta Meeting Saturday
Agricultural Commissio n e r
Phil Compbell and Congresswo
man Iris Blitch will-be the main
speakers at a county-wide farm
bureau rally to be held at the
courthouse in Nahunta Saturday,
Sept. 21, it is announced by Jno.
1. Lee, president of the Brantley
County Farm Bureau.
The program will begin at 11
in the morning, with a free fish
fry dinner served on the court
house grounds at 12:30.
Cards have been mailed to
farm bureau members notifying
them of the meeting. The general
public is urged to attend the
meeting and hear the problems
of the farmers discussed and
plans made to strengthen the
Farm Bureau organization in
Brantley County.
William H. Prescott
Funeral Services
Held Wednesday
William Henry (Willie) Pres
cott, 59, a lifelong resident of
Charlton County, died unexpect
edly while attending a funeral
Monday afternoon. He was the
son of the late Benjamin Simon
and Anna Gibson Prescott.
Graveside funeral services
were held Wednesday afternoon
at 4 o’clock at Corinth Cemetery
by Rev. Felix Sikes and Rev. Ar
lington Barnard of Woodbine.
Burial was in the church ce
metery.
He is survived by his wife,
Geneva Wainright Prescott; two
daughters, Mrs. Irene Brasington,
Cheraw, S. C„ and Mrs. Iris
Thrift of Parris Island, S. C 4
five sons, Theodore Prescott of
Waycross, Troy Prescott of Tur
ner Air Sorce Base, Albany, Es
ton, J. W. and W. R. Prescott,
all of Folkston; three sisters, Mrs.
Hazel Rowell, Hortense, Mrs. Eva
Harris, Folkston and Mrs. Nellie
Johns of Nahunta; two brothers,
Ben N. and J. Ellis Prescott, both
. of Folkston.
LIGHT FOR DECORATION
Agricultural engineers at the
Agricultural Extension Service
suggest using light for decora
tion. Two or three small flodd
lights will greatly enhance the
beauty of a home, patio, or flow
er garden, they state. Be sure to
use weatherproof wiring to all
outside lighting fixtures.
South Georgia Legislators to Seek
Probe of Big Timberland Purchases
Give Views at
Farm Bureau
Forum Meeting
Four members of the State
legislature Friday night said they
will continue to press for an in-
vestigation into the acquisition of
large tracts of South Georgia
land by pulp and paper corpora
tions.
“ The legislators, participating
in a panel forum sponsored by
the Blackshear Chapter of the
Pierce County Farm Bureau, said
the matter will be brought up
again when the General Assem
bly convenes in January.
Voted Down
An investigation was proposed
at the last session but was voted
down when the Griffin adminis
tration opposed it.
Rep. C. J. Broome Jr. of Ba
con county, a panel member, said
he plans to introduce a bill which
would provide a severance tax
on the cutting of timber by large
corporations on their own land.
The measure is designed, he
said, to encourage fanners to
grow their own timber and sell
it to the big pulp and paper
companies.
Broome said he thought it
would be better for the economy
of this section if farmers would
keep their timberland instead of
selling it in huge chunks to big
corporations.
Buy From Fanners
He pointed out that cotton mills
do not grow their own cotton but
buy it from farmers and that
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
Supreme Court
Gets Law School
Tase Appeal
Georgia’s Supreme Court was
asked last Wednesday to over
rule a Superior Court judge and
deny a certificate to a proposed
Columbus law school.
Asst. State Atty. Gen. Robert
Hall argued a Board of Educa
tion appeal from an order of
Judge Cecil M- Roddenberry at
Waycross July 8 for the board
to issue the certificate.
Also opposing issuance of the
certificate was Howell Hollis of
Columbus, a former .member of
the Legislature. Representing the
bar association of Georgia and
the Chattahoochee Judicial Cir
cuit, Hollis maintained that the
proposed school is not needed
and would not serve any useful
purpose.
Arguing for certification was
Atty. A. L. Haden of Columbus.
Representing sponsors of the
school, Haden told the court the
education board acted capricious
ly in twice denying a certificate.
Its pretext, Haden argued, was
an arbitrary requirement that re
quests for such a certificate be
attended by a financial statement.
This requirement, he emphasiz
ed, was added after board mem
bers were served with sum
monses in action initiated by his
clients.
Hall maintained that the board
exercised its discretionary pow
ers and was well within its rights
in denying the application. He
said that while there was no
written requirement that finan
cial responsibility be shown at
the time the application was re
jected such a requirement was
implied.
The court took the arguments
under consideration for a ruling
later.
The Columbus school proposes
to offer bachelor of law and
master of law degrees. Its dean
would be Edwin A. McPhail; re
gistrar, Louise Boland; and as
sistant dean, Jesse Dußose.
The three obtained the Rod
denberry ruling on a mandamus
petition. They pressed the ac
tion before Roddenberry because
board member Lonnie Sweat of
Blackshear lives in his judicial
circuit.
cigarette companies buy their
leaf from farmers.
His position was supported by
Ware Reps. Tom Parker and Ben
Hodges, and Pierce County Rep.
\V. H. (Bill) Kimmons, the other
legislators on the panel.
Broome also said he plans to
introduce a bill to reduce the
state tax on cigarettes. He said
the measure should increase the
sale of cigarettes and help South
Georgia tobacco farmers.
At the present time, he said,
the farmers profit is only about
one twenty-fifth the amount the
government receives in taxes
from a pound of tobacco made
into cigarettes.
Rep. Hodges called for the
support of Farm Bureau chapters
in Georgia and Florida in the
movement now underway to re
store the 20 per cent slash in to
bacco acreage.
Ware Resolution
He pointed out that such a re
solution has been passed by the
Ware County Farm Bureau.
Rep. Parker called attention to
a bill that was presented before
the legislature during the clos
ing days of the January, 1957 ses
sion, which, if passed, would give
aid to communities to build se
werage disposal plants. The bill
was authored by C. J. Broome Jr.
Parker told the Farm Bureau
gathering that today it is diffi
cult to pick out a problem that
is entirely rural in scope.
“Ninety-nine per cent of all
farm problems are the problems
of everyone,” he said.
Other conclusions reached by
the panel Friday night included:
(1) An agricultural experiment
station is needed for this area due
to different soil conditions and
types.
Brantley Enterprise
Schedule of
Off-Campus
Center Given
The schedule tor the fall quar
ter of the University of Georgia
Way cross Center has been an
nounced. Registration will be held
on September 26 from 9 a.m. to
6 p.m., with classes scheduled to
begin on September 30.
Classes are held on Monday
and Thursday night from 6:00 to
10:35 p.m.
Courses being offered for this
quarter are:
Biology 1, human biology.
Business Administration 11,
principles of accounting.
Business Administration 370,
first course in business law.
Economics 5, principles of eco
nomics.
English 102, English composi
eion.
English 121, European litera
ture.
English 314, children’s litera
ture.
Math 100, college algebra.
Music 302, methods of teaching
public school music.
Physical Science 1, American
government.
Psychology 1, elementary phy
chology.
U. S. History 351, American
history.
Business Administration 371,
second course in business law.
Economics 6, problems of eco
nomics.
Economics 386, labor economics.
English 101, English composi
tion.
English 102, English composi
tion.
English 122, European litera
ture.
History 111, history of western
civilization.
Math 101', college trigonometry.
Math 99, remedial math.
Music 312, public school music
for elementary grades.
Physical Science 2, physical
science.
Political Science 202, American
government
Social Science 4, contemporary
Georgia.
Sociology 5, introductory soc
iology.
All fees are payable at the
time of registration. The basic
charge for five hours is $26.00;
for 10 hours, $51.00.
A late registration fee of $5.00
will be charged to students who
fail to register by 6 p.m. on
September 26, plus $2.00 for each
additional day.
Dr. C. R. Jordan, entomologist,
Agricultural Extension Service,
says dutch elm disease is carried
from tree to tree by bark beetles.
(2) South Georgia counties
should forget about county lines
and work together on farm and
community problems.
No Federal Aid
(3) Georgia should continue to
finance its own schools and re
ject federal aid to education and
federal control of education.
(4) Biggest problem of farmers
is on national level where farm
policies are set which often dis
criminate against the South or
ignore the difficulties of South
ern farmers.
Moderator for the forum, held
at the Main Street Grammar
School, was Lee Broome, editor
of The Blackshear Times.
Questioning the legislators
were O. W. Raulerson, former
state senator; F. L. Waters, ex
ecutive vice president of the
Pierce County Farm Bureau;
Mrs. Son Thomas, co-chairman of
the Patterson Civic Improvement
Program, and Jim Pinson, assoc
iate editor of the Waycross
Journal-Herald.
The program was arranged by
J. Mack Murray, president of the
Blackshear Farm Bureau Chapter
and is the first in a series of
public meetings which will com
memorate the 100th anniversary
of Pierce county.
Chapter Officers
Other officers of the Black
shear Chapter are T. M. Colley,
secretary - treasurer and Mrs.
W. T. DeLoach, chairman of the
Women’s Auxiliary.
Also participating in last night’s
program was J. O. (Buddy) Ech
ols, president of the Pierce Coun
ty Farm Bureau.
Music was by the Blackshear
High School Glee Club composed
of 35 voices. A reading entitled,
“My Farm” was presented by
Mrs. G. M. Entrekin.
Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Sept. 19, 1957
Committeemen
Nominated
For ASC Posts
George Dykes, chairman of the
Brantley County ASC committee
announced that ten nominees
from each community in the
county have been nominated by
the County Election Board for
ASC Community Committeemen.
Official ballots will be mailed
to all known eligible voters by
the county ASC office on or be
fore Sept. 27. All ballots must
be postmarked or personally de
livered to the County ASC office
on or before Oct. 9, 1957.
Communities and nominees are
as follows:
Hickox, Bo Batten, J. W. Da
vis, J. F. Jacobs, Elias B. Her
rin, R. M. Herrin, G. R. Lee,
Fred Lewis, M. M. Manor, Major
Riggins and Louis Thrift.
Hoboken, J. H. Altman, Reu
ben Crews, L. E. Dickerson, Eus
tis Griffin, Rawleigh Griffin, Ro
bert Hunter, H. L. Jacobs, Floyd
Lee, L. C. Lee and Clarence
Pearson.
Hortense, J. W. Eldridge, E. B.
Campbell, Roy Harper, E. A.
Hunter, A. L. Johnson, L. H.
Lanier, J. G. Moody, Eugene
Roberson, Edwin Strickland and
Van Strickland.
Nahunta, Fred Chesser, S. B.
Highsmith, N. M. Herrin, C. L.
King, R. B. Lynn, Milton Mor
gan, George Steedley, Perry Ste
wart, H. A. Strickland and B.
J. Wainright.
Schlatterville, R. J. Douglas,
Leon Griffin, Dolph Herrin, R.
F. Hagin, Leon Hickox, Donald
Shuman, Owen Shuman, Donald
Stevens, R. C. Strickland and
Earnest Thrift.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO ALL
VOTERS: In addition to the
names listed above as selected
by the Community Election
Boards, other names may be
placed on the official ballots if
a PETITION signed by 10 or
more eligible voters is presented
to the community election board
in care of the County ASC of
fice not later than Sept. 24, 1957.
This provision applies only to the
placement of additional persons
on the ballots in advance and
does not prevent individual vot
ers from writing in candidates of
their own choice.
4 Charged
With Illegal
Deer Hunting
Four Jacksonville men were
arrested in Charlton County this
week by Waycross district wild
life rangers and charged with
violating state laws pertaining to
deer hunting.
Chief District Ranger Mallory
Hatchett identified the men as
James Herrington, Cliff Herring
ton, Earl Stewart and James C.
Horne, all of Jacksonville.
He said the men were charged
with hunting deer at night, hunt
ing deer out of season and hunt
ing without a license.
Arrests were made by Rangers
A. M. Rowell, R. B. Parker and
R. A. Tuten.
The four men were turned
over to Charlton County Sheriff
Jim Sikes and lodged in jail at
Folkston pending bond.
Reminder Given
On Pine Seedlings
Landowners have until Octo
ber 1 to take advantage of the
Georgia Forestry Commission’s
seedling distribution program.
No orders will be accepted after
that date.
“Minimum acceptable order is
for 500 seedlings and a transport
ation charge of 25 cents will be
payable for seedlings delivered
by the state truck.”
The cost for slash pine seed
lings are $4.00 per thousand plus
the 25 cents transportation
charge.
Watch the label on your
paper. It indicates the date
your subscription will ex
pire.
Okefenoke Membership Meeting
Hears Vandiver Make Vigorous
Attack on U. S. Supreme Court
Big Crowd
Attends Co-op
Program
Ernest Vandiver, Lieutenant
Governor of Georgia, was the
main speaker at the annual meet
ing of the Okefenoke Rural E
lectric Membership Corporation
held at Nahunta Saturday, Sept.
14.
Mr. Vandiver was introduced
by Judge Cecil Roddenberry of
the Waycross Judicial Circuit.
Judge Roddenberry praised Mr.
Vandiver as one of the outstand
ing young officials of Georgia
and then gave an outline of Mr.
Vandiver’s public life as legisla
tor, adjutant-general, Civil De
fense Director and Lieutenant
Governor.
Lieutenant Governor Vandiver
paid high tribute to the promot
ers, officials and members of the
rural electric Co-ops and out
lined some of the benefits the
organizations have brought to
our rural areas.
The speaker then showed the
necessity of maintaining the
Southern way of life and told
of the attempts being made to
break down the pattern of seg
regation in the South. He show
ed that the fourteenth amend
mend to the U. S. constitution
was ratified by carpetbag legis
latures in the South when bay
onet rule prevailed in this sec
tion.
Attorney E. Kontz Bennett of
Waycross presided at the meet
ing. A number of valuable prizes
were awarded members during
the meeting.
The day’s program in detail
was as follows:
Registration 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Music by Robert Cox and the
Sons of the South, 9:00 to 10:00.
Call to order, 10:00 a.m., Atty.
E. Kontz Bennett, Master of Ce
remonies.
Invocation, Rev. Cecil Thomas,
Nahunta Baptist Church.
Song, “America”, group.
Welcome, Herschel Herrin,
Brantley County School Supt.
Introduction of Guests and
Directors, E. Kontz Bennett.
Reading of Notice of Annual
Meeting and proof -of mailing,
J. C.. Allen.
Reading of Minutes of Sept. 8,
1956 Meeting, J. C. Allen, secre
tary and treasurer.
Treasurer’s Report, J. C. Allen.
President’s report, R. L. Ber
nard, president.
Manager’s report, Pete J. Gib
son, manager.
Prize drawing.
Unfinished business.
New business.
Short intermission, music.
Introduction of main speaker,
Judge Cecil Roddenberry, Judi
cial Circuit, Waycross.
Address, Hon. S. Ernest Van
diver, Lieutenant Governor of
the State of Georgia.
Report of nominating commit
tee, J. C. Allen, secretary.
Election of directors.
Reserve and Grand Prize draw
ing.
Ajousn.
Weather Report
For Past. Week
By J. A. ROSS
U.S. Weather Bureau report of
temperature and rainfall at Nah
unta for each 24 hour period of
week ending.
Nahunta Sta. High Low Rain
Thursday 90 67 0.00
Friday 91 67 0.00
Saturday 0.00
Sunday 0.06
Monday 83 71 0.03
Tuesday 90 70 0.20
Wednesday 92 70 0.66
Firm avocados will not ripen in
the refrigerator, says Mrs. Betty
Alexander, consumer information
specialist, Agricultural Extension
Service.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Mayor
TO THE CITIZENS
OF NAHUNTA:
This is to announce that I am
a candidate for the office of
mayor of the City of Nahunta,
Georgia, subject to the regular
city election to be held Wednes
day, Oct. 2, 1957.
I promise, that if you, my
fellow citizens, honor me with
the office, to give every cause
for the betterment of our town
my careful consideration and to
do as I see best in all situations.
Also to give of my time as the
needs arise.
Thanking you in advance for
your vote and influence, I am,
Very respectfully,
LULA M. BROWN.
For Alderman
TO THE CITIZENS
OF NAHUNTA:
This is to announce that I
have qualified as a candidate for
aiderman of the City of Nahun
ta, subject to the election to be
held Wednesday, Oct. 2.
If elected as your aiderman,
I will do all I can to serve the
best interests of all the people
of Nahunta. I especially believe
in an economical and business
like administration of city af
fairs. “The most service for the
least money 1 * whl be my motto
in handling city business.
Your vote and influence in
my race for aiderman will be
greatly appreciated.
Yours sincerely,
HOKE WILSON.
4 Candidates Run for Mayor,
8 for Alderman in Nahunta
City Election for October 2
Four candidates for mayor of
Nahunta and eight candidates for
aidermen qualified with the city
clerk for the regular election to
be held Wednesday, Oct. 2, it
is announced by Mrs. E. T. Hig
ginbotham, city clerk.
The four candidates for mayor
are Wilder Broower, Lula M.
Brown, Sybert Jones and T. J.
Thornton.
The eight candidates for the
four places as aiderman are W.
M. Burden, Sidney Hulett, Jr.,
R. E. Johns, Dewey Lee, J. T.
Morgan, Harry Depratter, Gadis
M. White and Hoke Wilson.
The person who gets the high
est vote for mayor will be elect
ed, as there will be no run-off
election. The four high men for
aiderman will be elected.
The salary of the mayor is
fixed by the aiderman and can
be any amount from one cent
to $l5O a month. The salary of
an aiderman is $lO a month.
The present mayor, Fred
Strickland, did not offer for re
election on account of the state
of his health.
Ingalsbe - Graves
Miss Connie Ingalsbe, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ingalsbe
of Atlanta, was married to
Raphael Graves, son of Rev. and
Mrs. Omer Graves of Lawrence
ville, Ga., and grandson of Mr.
and Mrs. E. K. Ham of Nahunta,
on Saturday, September 14.
The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Graves at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. Graves with only
the immediate members of both
families present.
•Immediately following the
wedding, Mrs. Graves entertain
ed with a reception.
The bride is a graduate nurse
of Crawford Long Hospital in
Atlanta. The groom is studying
medicine at Emory University.
The young couple will reside
in Atlanta.
Keep up with the News
About Your Home County.
Subscribe for the Brantley
Enterprise, $2.50 a Year,
$3.00 Outside the Count
(Plus Sales Tax)
Nahunta High
Enrollment
Totals 420
Total enrollment for the Na
hunta High School has reached
420, it is announced by principal
Edwards.
This is the enrollment of the
high school and does not include
enrollment in the Nahunta Ele
mentary School.
The high school enrollment by
classes and sections and their
teachers are as follows:
12A, Mrs. Herrin, 29.
128, Mr. Scott, 29.
HA, Mr. Huffman, 30.
118, Mrs. Raulerson, 30.
10A, Mr. Long, 25.
108, Mr. Kelly, 21.
9A, Mr. Merritt, 26.
98, Mr. Rawlins, 25.
9C, Mr. Mann, 22.
BA, Mrs. Drury, 35.
88, Mr. Edgy, 36.
7A, Mrs. Smith, 28.
78, Mrs. Lightsey, 30.
7C, Miss Kitchens, 30.
Sophomore Class
Elected Officers
The sophomore class of the
Nahunta High School met Mon
day, Sept. 16, te elect class of-
ficers to: the school term, of
1057-53. _
Those elected are as follows:
President, Cecil Drury; vice pre
sident, Tommy Jacobs; secretary
and treasurer, Judy Faye Crews;
and reporter, Paunee Smith.
Royal Theater
Program
All Pictures in Cinemascope or
wide screen.
Show time: 7:30 P.M. week days;
On Saturday two shows,
7 P.M. and S:3O P.M.
Sunday 3:30 P.M. only.
Closed on Tuesday.
Admission adults, .45;
children .20
FRIDAY A SATURDAY
SEPT. 20-21
“THE BURNING
HILLS”
With TAB HUNTER
and NATALIE WOOD
CINAMASCOPE A COLOR
SUNDAY A MONDAY
SEPTEMBER 22 - 23
“TOP SECRET
AFFAIR”
With SUSAN HAYWARD
and KIRK DOUGLAS
CLOSED ON TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY A THURSDAY
SEPTEMBER 25 - 26
‘BLOOD ALLEY”
With JOHN WAYNE
and LAUREN BACALL
Color and Cinamascope
FRIDAY A SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 27 - 2g
“RED MOUNTAIN”
, With ALAN LADD
and LIZABETH SCOTT
In Technicolor
