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Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Dec. 5, 1957
Brantley Enterprise
Published weekly on Thursday at Nahunta, Georgia
CARL BROOME EDITOR and PUBLISHER
Entered at the Post Office at Nahunta, Georgia as
second class matter under the act of March 3, 1879.
Official Organ.of Brantley County
GAME V
ana
FISH‘D
By FULTON LOVELL
Director, Georgia Game and Fish Commission
GUN SAFETY EVERYONE'S DUTY
ALTHOUGH this hunting season is still in its infancy,
there is a strong united movement throughout the
country for the safe handling of firearms.
The Georgia Game and Fish Commis
sion, through its education division and
wildlife rangers, is happy to join in the
effort of bringing safety tips and sugges
tions to the public.
Several states, with Colorado near the
top, have already reported several gun
accidents. In a national wire service
story, Colorado was reported to have al
ready had a dozen deaths due to shooting
accidents.
nA </ a s j n d eor gj a> the number is far low-
Fuiton ove er Thus far, only one death has been
reported to us. There have been several accidents but
only one has been fatal. That’s one too many.
As more and more people join the ranks of hunters, it
becomes necessary to stop every now and then to look over
our safety legislation and see if we can improve it. I don’t
think anyone will deny that steps toward making hunting
a safer sport are badly needed, not only here but country
wise.
Safety tips sometimes fail to impress sportsmen, the
reason being that they get tiring. But lessons in the safe
handling of guns can be beneficial to veterans as well as
beginners—if they take heed and practice common sense
in the woods and fields.
Ten Commandments of Safety
With due credit to everyone involved, here are the
Ten Commandments of Safety, some basic rules we all
can benefit by if we practice them and use plain, old com
mon sense:
1. Treat every gun with the respect due a loaded
gun. This is the first rule of gun safety.
2. Guns carried into cainp or home, or when other
wise not in use, must always be unloaded and taken
down or have actions open; guns always should be
carried in cases to the shooting area.
3. Always be sure barrel and action are clear of ob
struction and that you have only ammunition of the
proper size for the gun you are carrying. Remove oil
and grease from chamber before firing.
4. Always carry your gun so that you can control
the direction of the muzzle, even if you stumble; keep
the safety on until you are ready to shoot.
5. Be sure of your target before you pull the trigger;
know the identifying features of the game you intend
to hunt.
6. Never point a gun at anything you do not want
to shoot; avoid all horseplay while handling a gun.
7. Unattended guns should be unloaded; guns and
ammunition should be stored separately beyond reach
of children and careless adults.
8. Never climb a tree or fence or jump a ditch with
a loaded gun; never pull a gun toward you by the
muzzle.
9. Never shoot a bullet at a flat, hard surface or the
surface of water; when at target practice, be sure your
backstop is adequate.
10. Avoid alcoholic beverages before or during
shooting.
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Elton Tucker and
children, Tommy, Dona Lynn and
DeLon, visited relatives in Na
hunta the past weekend, includ
ing Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Johns
and Mr. and Mrs. Delma Herrin.
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WORTEN & BLOUNT, INC.
WAYCROSS, GEORGIA
Pvt. Cecil M. Loper, son of
Solomon Loper of Hortense, has
been assigned to the 3rd Infan
try Division at Fort Benning, Ga.,
where he will undergo military
training and accompany the
"Marne” Division to Germany
next spring.
Pierce Agricultural History
Published by Georgia Agency
A Pierce county agricultural
history, covering the year 1900
through 1955, and giving vital
farm statistics on all of Pierce
county’s agricultural activities,
was published by the State De
partment of Agriculture recently.
The report is based on infor
mation made available by the
United States Department of Ag
riculture, the Georgia Crop Re
porting Service and the Agricul
tural Extension Service of the
University of Georgia. It is pri
marily presented in the form of
reports, charts and graphs.
For the next two or three
weeks this newspaper will pub
lish informaton of interest to
Pierce countians found in this
report.
The following facts are of both
historical and current interest:
“Pierce county was created by
Legislative Act of December 18,
1857, from parts of Appling and
Ware counties and was 119th in
order of counties organized in
Georgia. It was named for Gen
eral Franklin Pierce of New
Hampshire who became the 14th
President of the United States.
“According to the 1954 Census
of Agriculture Pierce ranked 81st
in order of county size with a
total land area of 218,880 acres.
Approximately three-fourths of
the total lapd area was in 1,287
farms which averaged 128 acres
in size. The trends in number of
farms, average size of farms and
total land in farms have been
relatively constant since 1935.
Value of all farm land buildings
increased approximately 45 per
cent during the five years prior
to 1955 and average farm values
rose almost 63 percent during
that period.
The number of tractors on
farms was almost doubled during
those five years indicating a
greater degree of farm mechani
zation. .
Almost two-thirds of the farm
land was in woodland and slight
ly over one-fourth in harvested
cropland. Approximately three
fifths of the cropland was utiliz
ed for the production of corn
and slightly over one-tenth for
tobacco.
Pierce ranked fifth in the pro
duction of tobacco based on es
timates made by the Georgia
A. S. MIZELL
INSURANCE AGENCY
FIRE, THEFT, COLLISION AND LIABILITY
INSURANCE. FIRE INSURANCE FOR YOUR HOME
OR BUSINESS. HAIL INSURANCE FOR YOUR
CROPS.
Phone 2-2171 Nahunta, Ga.
TIRE SALE
BIG REDUCTIONS IN NEW TIRES
THAT HAVE SLIGHT BLEMISHES,
WHILE THEY LAST.
Nylon, White Sidewall, Tubeless
and Tube Types.
Texaco Service Center
301 Highway North Nahunta, Ga.
Dial 2-3899
Posted Signs
TO POST YOUR LAND, GET
POSTED SIGNS TO KEEP OFF
HUNTERS AND OTHER
•
TRESPASSERS.
SIGNS 5 CENTS EACH
Brantley Enterprise
Crop Reporting Service in 1955.
All farm products sold in 1954
were valued at $4,226,058, of
which three-fourths was derived
from field crops and one-fifth
from all livestock enterprises.
Since 1940 the relatives im
portance of crops to the total
income has declined slightly from
80.1 to 77.0 percent and livestock
receipts rose from 17.1 to 20.3
percent of the total.
In 1950 there was a total pop
ulation of 11,112 in Pierce county
with 7,223 on farms, of which
5,928 were whites and 1,295 non
whites.
Hoboken High School
Basketball Schedule
The basketball schedule of Ho
boken High School has been an
nounced as follows:
Folkston, there, Dec. 6.
Coffee County, there, Dec. 7.
Patterson, here, Dec. 13.
Waycross, here, Dec. 14.
Waresboro, there, Dec. 17.
Folkston, here, Jan. 10.
Odum, there, Jan. 17.
, Waycross, there, Jan. 18.
Screven, here, Jan. 21.
Camden, there, Jan. 24.
Blackshear, there, Jan. 28.
Nahunta, here, Jan. 31.
Patterson, there, Feb. 4.
Wacona, here, Feb. 8.
Wacona, there, Feb. 11.
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Tornado Hits
Farmhouse in
Bacon County
A small tornado dipped down
near Alma Friday and struck a
farmhouse in which 12 to 15
persons had gathered on the eve
of a funeral.
The house and outbuildings
were demolished, and automobiles
destroyed, but no one was ser
iously injured.
The tornado hit the Gordon
Carter farm, which is located at
the fork of Little and Big Hur
ricane Creeks about ten miles
south of Alma. Funeral services
for Mrs. Carter’s father, Joe
Ottis Davis, were to be held Sat
urday and a number of mourners
had gathered at the house.
“It was a miracle that nobody
was killed,” said Monroe Cutrer,
chief of the Alma Fire Depart
ment.
Several children were among
those in the Carter house, which
was lifted from its foundations
by the big wind. About 12 per
sons were taken to the Bacon
County Hospital but authorities
said all but one were released
immediately. This one did not
appear seriously injured but was
retained for observation.
Negro Shot
And Killed
In Blackshear
Elsworth Tillman, colored, a
bout 32, was shot and killed
with a .22 calibre pistol Satur
day night on Cherry street in
Blackshear.
County officers arrested George
Monroe, also colored, about 32,
in connection with the slaying.
Monroe was indicted for murder
this week by a Pierce county
grand jury.
The shooting took place in
front of a small store on Cherry
street and was reportedly the
outgrowth of an argument be
tween the two men.
Monroe was being held in the
Pierce county jail.
Dr. Charles H. Little
OPTOMETRIST
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Isabella & Remshart Phone 5
WAYCROSS, GEORGIA
TAX BOOKS I
NOW OPEN
Dear Friends: |
The 1957 County Tax Books are now open. If
anyone wishes to pay their 1957 taxes now, we are
ready to receive the payments.
All delinquent taxpayers will please come in and
see about your back taxes as the County needs the
money. The longer the fifas stay here the more it runs
into extra money and costs to you. So, please come
in and take care of back taxes.
Those of you who have a back tax on your car or
truck will have to have these paid by Jan. 1, 1958, in I
order to be able to get a tag.
- Please don’t wait until the last minute to pay
these as you will have to have your tax receipt before
you get your tag.
So, please come in and get these at once.
H| H
Your Friend,
I JOHN M. WILSON I
I TAX COLLECTOR OF BRANTLEY COUNTY I
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to us!
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GREYHOUND TERMINAL
CAMPBELL DRUG STORE
Phone 2-2191 Nahunta, Ga.
TREES...
a cash crop J||
America has many kinds of land
—some best suited for cultivated
crops like corn or cotton, some
best for growing trees. Both kinds
can produce regular cash crops
year after year. If protected from
fire, insects and disease and har
vested wisely, America’s 461 mil
lion acres of commercial forest VwWti
land will always produce the
wood this nation needs.
DIXIE PULP & HARDWOOD CORP.
PATTERSON, GA.
SHIPPING PULPWOOD TO —
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PAPER O COMPANY
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