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VOLUME 38 - NUMBER 19
Governor Griffin Proclaims
Annual Soil Stewardship Week
SOIL STEWARDSHIP WEEK
BY THE GOVERNOR:
WHEREAS: Soil is one of our most important natural
resources, producing foods, fibers and innumerable pro
ducts necessary to life and happiness; and
WHEREAS: Good soil is the first requisite for success
ful farming and it is essential that soil conservation be
emphasized and practiced if we are to continue to main
tain and improve good land; and
WHEREAS: We realize the need of cooperation in
movements to improve and protect our farm land and to
support the program of the State Soil Conservation Com
mittee and other groups engaged in this activity; now
THEREFORE: I, Marvin Griffin, Governor of Georgia,
do hereby proclaim Mal 11-18, 1958 as SOIL STEWARD
SHIP WEEK in Georgia and urge our citizens to coop
erate in every possible way to aid this worthy movement
which means so much to all our people.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the Seal of the Executive Department to be
affixed. This 13th day of, March, 1958.
MARVIN GRIFFIN, GOVERNOR
Debut of Atlanta Magazine
(From The Waycross Journal-Herald)
Congratulations and best wishes to management and
staff of the Atlantan Magazine, a new publication which
came out with its first issue this week.
While designed primarily for the Atlanta area, the mag
azine, if the initial issue is any indication, will carry many
items of interest to all Georgians.
Featured story of the April issue is on the Stone Moun
tain project. The magazine also carried a good assortment
of news and feature items, photography and humor dis
played very attractively.
Publisher of The Atlantan Magazine is C. J. Broome Jr.
of Alma, the outstanding young South Georgian who heads
the Georgia Press Association and edits the Alma Times.
His brother Sherwood Broome, veteran newspaperman,
is editor of the publication and another brother, Linton
Broome, in an officer of the publishing firm. A capable
news, advertising and art staff has been assembled.
Eventual weekly publication is being considered for
the magazine, according to an announcement by Publish
er Broome.
The Broome family is well-known in Georgia news
paper circles. Members of the family, publish several pa
pers, all of which do a good job in promoting their com
munities.
We wish them success in their new and ambitious ven
ture.
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MANY FARMERS HAVE urged
me to offer a bold new national
farm program to rescue this na
tion’s agricultural economy and,
after much study, I have formu
lated what I consider to be such
a program.
ricultnral commodities and the re
sponsibility for marketing farm
produce is returned to the farmer
md private enterprise where it
belongs. It is in that light that I
propose to let the farmer plant
what he wants to plant and sell
his crops for the best prices he can
>et with the Federal Government
naying him the difference between
he prices he receives for com
modities sold for domestic con
sumption and 100 per cent of
parity.
MY PROPOSED FARM pro
ram has five points which are as
allows:
1. Eliminate all acreage con
trols and government loans.
2. Assign each farmer grow
ing basic commodities a Domes
tic Production Quota to be ex
pressed in terms of unit meas
urements (pounds, bushels, bales,
etc.) which would be the same
percentage of the national con
sumption of basic commodities
that the farmer’s historic acre
age base bears to the total
national acreage base.
3. Guarantee and pay to each
farmer a Sales Price Sapport of
the difference between the price
he receives for his Domestic
(not pr«jw«4 er printed fovtmmtnt mjmsm)
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
Production Quota and 100 per
cent of parity.
4. Require each farmer to sub
mit a bill of sale with his appli
cation for Sales Price Support
payments.
5. Impose a maximum of $25,-
000 on the amount of Sales Price
Support Payments which any in
dividual farmer could receive.
Such a program would eliminate
red tape, end the accumulation of
surpluses, cost the taxpayers less
and once more let the farmer be
the master of his own destiny. It
would give consumers a price
break and would serve to put both
raw and manufactured farm prod
ucts back on the world market at
competitive prices. Because it is
geared to domestic production, it
would amount to no more than
giving the farmer the same pro
tection which labor gets with the
minimum wage and industry with
the tariff.
• • •
ALTHOUGH IT IS generally
agreed that any new farm plan to
be successful must be one which
lets the farmer farm and guaran
tees him his proportionate share
of the national income, there is no
such consensus as to how those
objectives should be achieved.
Therefore, in announcing my ideas
about what a new farm program
ought to embrace, I am asking
Georgia farmers to write me what
they think about them.
I want to hear from every farm
er in Georgia and hope each will
drop me a line at the Senate Office
Building in Washington. A tabu
lation of the replies I receive will
determine whether I offer legis
lation to write the Talmadge Farm
Plan into law.
It is my con
clusion that our
farm problems
cannot be solved
until the Feder
al Government
is removed from
the business of
buying, storing
and selling ag-
Brantley Enterprta
Pack 221 of Cub
Scouts Held
First Meeting
Cub Scout Pack 221 met May
1 for its first meeting. The meet
ing was called to order by Cub
master Harry Smith. Den one
had the opening. The Flag was
presented by Pryce and Jack
Brooker and Pledge of Alle
gience given by all. America the
Beautiful was sung, led by Mrs.
Charles Harden, one of the
Mothers of Den one.
Cubmaster Smith welcomed
everyone and then called the
roll. As their names were called
the boys of Den one answered
with the name of a Park, Den
two with a Bird, and Den three
with a flower.
The theme for the month was
“Keep America Beautiful” and
each den presented a skit. Den
two had a Litterbug Parade, Den
three Litterbugs on Trial, and
Den one The Story of Apple-
Seed John.
After the skits there was a
split meeting. The boys went out
side and enjoyed playing games
with our Activity Man, Howard
Hursey, while the parents and
officers discussed plans for the
next meeting.
When the boys rejoined the
group, Cubmaster Smith asked
the boys who were to receive
their Bobcat Badges to come
forward with their parents. The
badges were presented to the
parents. The Advancement Cere
mony was very impressive after
which the parents pinned the
badges on their sons.
Nineteen boys received their
badges. They were Den one Jack
Pryce Brooker, Jimmy Condit,
Tommy Graham, and Clifford
Harden. Den two Lacount Smith,
Wendell Herrin, Wayne Patten,
William Hursey, David Saddler,
Sharon Jacobs, and Lamar Wain
right. Den three Gary Willis,
Johnny Walker, Tony Tolbert,
Keith Middleton, Mike Purdom,
Danny Thornton and Otis Bo
hannon.
Den two closed the meeting
with The Outdoor Code, and
everyone sang Good-Night Cub
Scouts.
Each den had an exhibit of the
Handicraft the boys had made
during the month. Some of the
items were litterbags, pick-up
sticks, planters, wastebaskets,
games, coasters and posters about
“Keeping America Beautiful’”
The parents and den mothers
were proud of the boys and their
accomplishments, and all feel it
is time well spent.
Broome Boys'
Magazine
Makes Hit
ATLANTA — A 65 per cent
newsstand sale was scored by The
Atlantan Magazine across Geor
gia in the first week of sale of
copies of the initial issue dated
April 26, Publisher C. J. Broome
announced today.
“Subscriptions are pouring in
from as far away as Louisiana,
Texas and North Carolina,” the
publisher said. “In other words,
the public response to The At
lantan Magazine has been ter
rific.”
The magazine carried an article
by Sen. Herman Talmadge of
Georgia exploring the question of
whether a Southerner could be
elected President. In addition, the
magazine editorially endorsed
Talmadge for the Democratic
nomination in 1960, as a means of
unifying the South.
Initial circulation of the maga
zine, calling itself “a new voice
for Atlanta and the South,” was
50,000 copies. The next issue is
planned for May 24.
Sherwood Broome is editor of
The Alanta Magazine and Linton
Broome is secretary-treasurer of
the corporation.
Weather Report
For Past Week
U.S. Weather Bureau report oj
temperature and rainfall at Nah
unta for each 24 hour period of
week.
Nahunta Sta. High Low Rain
Thursday 89 65 0.00
Friday 85 62 0.00
Saturday 85 60 0.00
Sunday 89 61 0.00
Monday 89 61 0.00
Tuesday ' 81 65 0.06
Wednesday 73 54 0.00
Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, May 8, 1958
By J. A. ROSS
Rowell Finds
Body of
Drowned Man
Ranger A. M. Rowell of the
State Game and Fish Commission
Monday found the body of a man
who was drowned in the Satilla
River near Woodbine Saturday,
May 3.
The river had been dragged
constantly since Saturday and a
number of people were still
searching for the body when it
was discovered Monday after
noon by Ranger Rowell.
The drowning victim was Ray
mond Rowland of Brunswick who
drowned when his boat capsized
in the river. A companion of
Mr. Rowland clung to the over
turned boat and managed to
reach the shore.
The body was found about a
mile and a half west of the Sa
tilla River bridge at Woodbine.
Mr. Rowell was aiding in the
search for the body when he
saw it suddenly rise to the sur
face of the water.
Churches to
Observe
Mothers Day
Mother’s Day will be observ
ed in many of our churches, Sun
day May 11. Among these church
es, Nahunta Baptist Church plans
special services.
Besides the song service and
the sermon which will explain
Christ’s teachings concerning
Motherhood and her great influ
ence, there will be recognition
given to three mothers who will
be present. First, for the mother
who is present and has the lar
gest number of children in-laws,
grandchildren, and great grand
children present with her; sec
ond for the oldest mother present
and third, for the youngest mo
ther present.
Suitable love presents will be
given each of these. It is under
stood that no perosn will be giv
en more than one present, but,
will be recognized as the leader
in each field. “Honor thy father
and thy mother”.
Sunday School will be at 10:-
00 a. m. with the worship service
at 11:00, and a hearty welcome
awaits all who will attend.
Be sure to attend church some
where this Mother’s Day.
Personals
Owen K. Herrin, Jr., has been
authorized to wear the Navy Unit
Commendation Ribbon for his
Korean War service aboard the
aircraft carrier USS Philippine
Sea.
Miss Geraldine Harper, grand
daughter of Mrs. Mamie Orser
of Nahunta, was awarded a key
as runner-up to the Best All-
Around Award at South Georgia
College’s Honor Day banquet
May 1.
Terry Allen of Nahunta, a stu
dent at South Georgia College,
Douglas, set a new state record
for Junior College athletics in
the pole vault event at Macon
Saturday, May 2.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Willis of
Atlanta spent the weekend at
home with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Willis of Nahunta.
Soil Stewardship Week to Be
Observed from May 11 to 18
Soil Stewardship Week is be
ing observed the week of May 11
to 18 it is announced by James
A Ross, Work Unit Conservation
ist.
Soil Stewardship Week is a
time when the importance of soil
conservation is stressed. Many
ministers in their pulpits stress
the stewardship of man in re
gard to the soil and its impor
tance to the welfare of man
physically and spiritually.
It is a week to promote the
conservation of the soil by pro
per usage of crop rotation, cover
crops, pasture planting, wildlife
planting, tree planting, thinning
timber, harvest cutting, fire pro
tection, adequate fertlization of
crops.
The soil is our basic natural
resources. All life depends on
what is grown from the soil of
the earth. We here in Brantley
County are blessed with a fine
Nahunta Garden Club
Plans Program
To Beautify Town
The Nahunta Garden Club met
at the home of Mrs. A. S. Mizell
on Tuesday afternoon, May 6.
Mrs. Lee Herrin was co-hostess
with Mrs. Mizell.
Mrs. J. B. Lewis presided. Mrs.
Edna Adams was in charge of
the program and gave a com
plete review of the Flower Show.
Mrs. Adams escorted the judges
and heard their comments and
criticisms and gave an informa
tive talk.
Mrs. Mabel Moody and Mrs.
E. P. Dodge were appointed as
committee to work with Mrs. W.
C. Long Jr. and Mrs. Claude
Smith, the committee of Olean
der Garden Club, to co-operate
with Nahunta City officials in
beautifying the railroad right-of
way going through the city.
Others present were: Mrs.
Grace Wakely, Mrs. Mollie High
smith, Mrs. Jesse Lee, Mrs. El
roy Strickland, Mrs. Cecil Thom
as, Mrs. Allan Barnard, Mrs. J.
B. Graham, Mrs. T. H. Edwards
and Mrs. Mayrne Davis of Beav
ers Dam, New York and Mrs.
H. L. Wolpert of St. Petersburg,
Fla.
Chicken and mushroom salad,
ritz crackers and iced tea were
served for refreshments.
Hoboken School
Chorus Takes Part
In Folk Festival
Brantley Countians played an
active role in the sixth annual
Florida Folk Festival sponsored
by the Stephen Foster Memorial
Commission and the Florida Fed
eration of Music Clubs.
The three day festival was held
on the Stephen Foster Memorial
Grounds at White Springs, Flori
da, May 2,3, and 4.
On Saturday May 3, the Ho
boken High School Chorus, con
ducted by Mrs. John Griffin, pre
sented the following program of
folk songs.
“In the Valley of the Moon”
and “O Mary, Don’t You Weep"
were done in barber shop har
mony by the boys quartet.
The girls ensemble did a pop
ular , old English ballad called
“Green Sleeves”.
The boys ensemble gave the
old spiritual “Somebody Calling
My Name”.
The mixed chorus sang “An
nie Laurie” an English Folk Song
“One Quiet Night" by Brhams,
and the spiritual “Jacobs Lad
der by Harry Wilson.
On Sunday afternoon, Mr. Sil
as Lee and his Sacred Harp
Choir presented a program of
hymns and athems. Mr. Lee’s
singing group consisted of voices
from Brantley, Pierce, and Wayne
Counties in Georgia, and Jack
sonville, Floridaa.
Methodist Charge
To Hold Quarterly
Conference Sunday
The fourth quarterly confer
ence of the Nahunta Methodist
Charge will be held at the Na
hunta Methodist Church next
Sunday, May 11, it is announced
by the pastor, Rev. J. A. Wig
gins.
Rev. J. M. Yarbrough, superin
tendent of the Waycross District
will preach Sunday night at
8:00. After the sermon the con
ference will be held, with Rev.
Mr. Yarbrough presiding.
The pastor urges all depart
mental heads to have their re
ports ready.
type of soil for growing every
thing from trees to tobacco and
food crops.
The growing realization of the
need for conservation of the soil
has led many farmers to improve
methods of soil usage. The soil
is the “bank” from which is
drawn the greatest part of .man’s
needs as well as the needs of all
animal life.
The soil combined with air and
water, is man’s greatest asset.
The soil can either be built up
or ruined. With proper usage the
soil will go on producing bless
ings for mankind for many thou
sands of years. But if our soil is
depleted or washed away, then
mankind suffers increasing pov
erty and need.
All Brantley County people
are urged to adopt every possible
means of conserving our soil and
building it up for the present
generation and for the future of
mankind throughout the ages.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
176 Brantley County Farmers
Apply Conservation Practices
Funeral Services
Held Sunday For
Berry H. Tanner
Funeral services were held
Sunday at 10 a. m. for Berry
Hampton Tanner, 51, who died
suddenly Friday in the Pierce
County Hospital. Rites were held
at the Bachelot Church of God
in Brantley county. The Rev.
Lloyd Davis and Rev. Peter
Thrift officiated.
Mr. Tanner was a native of
Coffee county and a former Way
crossan. He had been farming in
Pierce county for a number of
years.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Agnes Mancil Tanner; three
sisters, Mrs. Rosalie Kool, Colum
bia, S. C., Mrs. Eula Lee Ritter,
Milledgeville, and Mrs. Ruby
Warner, Jackson, La.; a brother,
Bill Tanner, Jackson, La.; four
foster daughters, Betty and Faye
Acord, Genevieve and Virginia
Scott, all of Blackshear; and a
foster son, Don Scott, Black
shear.
Pallbearers were John Davis,
Allen Clark, Eddie DePratter,
J. E. Barber, Eugene Howell, and
Pete Murray.
Darling Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Royal Theater
Will Present
Peyton Place
One of the most controversial
movies ever made will be shown
at the Royal Theatre next Sun
day afternoon and Monday night,
May 11 and 12, when “Peyton
Place” will be presented to local
audiences.
The play is from the book
“Peyton Place” which was bann
ed in certain sections of the coun
try as being too strong for gen
eral consumption.
The movie version of "Peyton
Place” has been toned down a
bit in order to pass the censors,
but it is still a very rambunc
tious portrayal of love and in
trigue in a town where “anything
goes.”
A lot of people have been wait
ing to see “Peyton Place”, for
the picture has created a nation
wide sensation because of its
frankness in dealing with the sec
ret passions of “the leading peo
ple” in a typical small-town com
munity.
No Damages
Awarded in
Eaton Suit
A Pierce County Superior
Court jury Tuesday afternoon
returned a verdict “in favor of
the defendant”, Alfred D. Pow
ers, in a suit for damages by
Carl Eaton.
Powers was being sued for
$20,000.00 alleged damages to
Dorsey Eaton, teenage son of
Mr. Eaton, after Eaton was in
jured in a wreck in November
1956 while riding in a car which
Marvin Powers, son of Alfred
D. Powers, was driving-
Young Mr. Powers and Dorsey
Eaton, along with four other
young people of this section were
in a car which struck a cow and
overturned, injuring several of
the youths. The accident occured
in Brantley county just south of
the Satilla River Bridge on High
way 121.
The plaintiff, Mr. Eaton, was
represented by Lee S. Purdom
and the defendant, Mr. Alfred
D. Powers, was represented by
S. F Memory, Jr.
Girls Auxiliary
Will Observe
Focus Week
The Intermediate Girls Auxil
iary of the Nahunta Baptist
Church will observe focus week
beginning Sunday with recogni
tion of mothers by pinning on a
flower.
The service will continue
through the week with programs
each day.
Miss Malva Alice Keen is di
rector and Miss Christine Miles
is counselor, of the girls Auxil
iary.
Keep up with the News
About Your Home County.
Subscribe for the Brantley
Enterprise, $2.50 a Year,
$3.00 Outside the County.
(Plus Sales Tax)
Brantley County farmers used
Agricultural Conservation Pro
gram cost-sharing assistance to
establish conservation practices
on 176 farms in 1957, according
to Dan H. Jacobs, County Office
Manager for the Brantley ASC
Committee.
Total assistance received
through the 1957 ACP by farmers
in the county amounted to $15,-
549. Federal assistance amounted
to about 50 percent of the cost
of performing the approved con
servation practices. The farmers
contributed the remainder of the
cost and used their own labor
and equipment in carrying out the
practices.
Mr. Jacobs said that the farms
in the county on which conser
vation practices were carried out
with 1957 ACP cost-sharing con
tained 28 percent of the farm
land and 50 percent of the crop
land in the county.
Major conservation established
on Brantley County farms un
der the 1957 ACP included:
Permanent grasses and legumes
established for soil protection,
pasture and hay 120 acres.
Dams and wells to permit bet
ter livestock management and
protect established pastures 11
acres.
Trees planted or forest stands
improved 41 acres.
Permanent pasture improved
for better soil protection 74 acres.
Winter Cover Crops 699 acres.
Summer Cover Crops 185 acres.
ASC Office Manager Jacobs
said that Brantley County was
allocated $13,726 for cost-sharing
assistance under the 1958 ACP
and that a substantial portion
of the 1958 funds have already
been taken up by farmers who
are participating this year.
He added that any farmer who
desires to receive 1958 program
cost-sharing to carry out needed
conservatios practices should file
his request with the county ASC
office and the county commit
tee will give the request full con
sideration in the light of what
ever program funds that are a
vailable.
Lulaton Church
Will Observe
Homecoming Day
The Lulaton Baptist Church
will observe their annual home
cominng day next Sunday, May
11, it is announced by Avery Ro
well.
Preaching service will be held
at 11:00 and dinner will be ser
ved on the church grounds at one
p. m. A program of songs and
talks by members and visitors
will be held in the afternoon.
The pastor, Rev. Lester Edgy,
will preach at the morning hour.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the homecoming services.
Royal Theater
Program
All Pictures in Cinemascope or
wide screen.
Show Time: 8:00 p. m. Weekdays;
Saturdays 7:00 P. M.
Sundays 3:30 P. M.
Admission adults, .45;
children .20
THURSDAY & FRIDAY
MAY 8 and 9
“FORT DOBBS”
Starring CLENT WALKER
and VIRGINIA MAYO
SATURDAY ONLY
MAY 10
“THE QUIET GUN”
Starring FOREST TUCKER
and MARA CORDAY
SUNDAY and MONDAY
MAY 11 and 12
“PEYTON PLACE”
With Many Favorite Stars
All Tickets 75 Cents
No Children Under 12 Admitted
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