The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014, August 14, 1958, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextGot Anything to Sell? Want to Buy Anything? Put a Want-Ad in the Brantley Enterprise. 75 Cents or 3 Tinies $2.00. olume 38 — Number 33 'Miss South Pageant Set The Blackshear Swimming Pool area will sparkle with lovely young ladies next Wednesday, August 20, when the Miss South Georgia Beauty Pageant gets underway. Be ginning at 4 p. m., the contest will feature contestants from seven South Georgia counties. The winner will be crowned “Miss South Georgia Beauty” and she and the top nine runners up will have an opportunity to participate in the Miss Georgia Talent Revue to be held in Pat terson on September 9. The contestant who scores the most points in the beauty and talent contests will be crowned “Miss South Georgia”. In addition she will be given her county’s title and will be entered in the Miss Georgia Pageant to be held in Columbus next May. The affair in Blackshear is ex pected to draw a large crowd. There is no admission charge to the pageant and the public is cordially invited by both the Blackshear Rotary Club and Pat terson Lions Club, who have spon sored the beauty contests in Pierce county for the past four years. Plans are being made to hold the pageant around the pool area, with bleachers being set up for the spectators. Immediately following the pag eant a barbecue chicken supper will be served at the picnic pav ilion nearby. Pierce countians and visitors are invited to enjoy the good food before returning home. For the past four years the con test has been an all-Pierce county affair. This year the two clubs decieded to expand the contest, inviting neighboring counties to send representatives. The Blackshear-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce holds a franchise agreement with the Columbus Junior Chamber of Commerce who sponsors the Miss Georgia Pageant each year in cooperation with the Miss Ameri ca Pageant.. This year’s agreement permits Pierce county to draw contest tants from neighboring counties not planning to participate in the state contest. Counties expected to send contestants to next Wednes day’s affair, are Appling, Brant ley, Clinch, Camden, Atkinson, and Long, . , In this year’s contest the rules and regulations used in the Miss Georgia and Miss . America con tests, will be in effect. One such rule ,is that contestants must be 17 years, old by September 1, in order to be eligible to partici pate. .. In last year’s county-wide con- New Hope Cemetery Will Be Cleaned There will be a cemetery work ing at New Hope Church at Hickox on Thursday August 21 it is announced by Mrs. Archie Johns. Every one who has an interest in the cemetery is asked to come on that day and bring tools to help clean the cemetery. Blackshear Market Passes Last Year's Sales of tobacco on the Blackshear market Tuesday had reached a gross of 6,967,274 pounds already surpass ing last year’s gross for the season. Waynesville News Mr. Clarence Loyd and son, Mr. Wilmer Loyd and family have returned to their home in Lake City, Fla. after visiting his daugh ter. Mrs. Marvin Kelly. Misses Freddye Lqu and Sarah Anne Gibson have returned to their home after spending some time with relatives in Tampa. Mrs. Alma Omick of St. Marys ls visiting her daughter, Mrs. S. J Wiggins. Mr. and Mrs. N. S. McVeigh, Omick and daughter, Becky Ann Omick and Miss Sandra Wiggins are spending this week in the fountains of Virginia. hisses Ethel and Joyce Pearce Lake City, Fla. have been ^siting their cousin, Mrs. Marvin Kelly. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Gibson and Tom, spent the weekend in tampa. Brantley County - Land of Forest Product,, Naval Store,, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing - and Progressive People. Cub Scouts Enjoy Taking Swim Lessons The program for Cub Scout Pack 221 during July was “Every Cub Scout a Swimmer.” The Cubs and pack members are deeply grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon of Paloma Court, who so gracious ly let us use their pool free and to Wain Brooker, who so ably and patiently instructed the boys. The boys who knew how to swim improved their strokes and learned proper rescue techniques, also how to remain afloat without use of hands or feet and to im provise buoys from their clothing if they should be in trouble them selves. The boys who knew noth ing about swimming soon learn ed and before the end of the les sons many of them joined the ad vanced group. The Pack met Friday night August 8 at Patterson Lions Club Park where they could have the pool and as the boys put it “show off.” Many of the parents were surprised that their child ren had learned so much in so short a time. The boys receiving badges at this meeting were Clifford Har den and LaCount Smith, Wolf badges: Those receiving arrow points were Pryce Brooker, silver; Jack Brooker, silver; Clifford Harden, gold and silver; Otis Bo hannon, gold. Plans were made for the Cubs to visit the Pulp mill at Bruns wick ,on Wednesday afternoon August 13. • After the meeting a picnic lunch was enjoyed by all. Hurley - Lewis Miss Sara Jo Hurley daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George D. Hur ley of Gray Court, was married to Mr. John Robert Lewis on Sat urday, August 2, at Warrior Creek Baptist Church at Gray Court. The groom is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Cary Lewis of Brantley county. A reception honoring the young couple followed immediately after the wedding in the church social hall. The young couple will make their home in Augusta, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Lee and son Michael, of Nahunta atten ded the wedding. Tobacco sold during the first 12 days of the local market’s operation brought $4,237,473 !an average of $60.82 per hun dred pounds so far this season. Last year’s gross sales for Che season amounted to 6,859,228 pounds, bringing $3,951,307 or an average of $57.61. It appeared Wednesday that the bulk of the 1958 tobacco crop in this area will have been sold by this weekend. Wednesday was expected to be the last day of heavy volume. Some buyers may leave the market this weeknd but sales will continue on the Blackshear market until all tobacco is sold, [which will probably be into next week. Farmers have been pleased with this year’s tobacco crop, which i has brought the highest average price on record. Also, there has been no block ing of the market or waiting long i periods for tobacco to be sold. Under a new arrangement, there have been sales at all three ware houses every day during the sea son. Georgia' Aug. 20th Brantley iEnterprw Lehman Johns Funeral Service Held Saturday Funeral Services for Lehman W. Johns 43, was held at 11 a m. Saturday in the Key-McCabe Funeral Home Chapel, 4747 Main Street Jacksonville, Fla. with the Rev. C. E. Saunders, Pastor Edge woods Heights Baptist Church officiating. Burial was in the Riverside Memorial Park Cemetery, under the direction of Key-McCabe Funeral Home. Mr. Johns, of 3133 Gilmore Street, died Thursday in a Jack sonville Hospital. He was born in Nahunta, Ga., and lived in Jack sonville since 1941. He was a member of the Edgewood Heights Baptist Church. He was employ ed by Henley-Beckley Construc tion Company of Jacksonville, Fla. Survivors include his wife the former Miss Martha Bell Lee, of Hoboken, Ga., His Parents Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Johns of Nahunta, Ga., four daughters, Mrs. Lee Thomas of New York, Miss Joy ce E. Johns, Miss Joan W. Johns and Miss Susan Johns, all of Jack sonville. Four sisters, Mrs. Delma Herrin and Miss Mae Johns of Nahunta, Ga., Mrs. Jaunita Blair and Mrs. Letha Tucker of Jack sonville; two brothers, Oden Johns of Naples Fla., and James Otto Johns of Jacksonville. Pallbearers were Junior Acosta, Bud Drury, Ed Harold, Uziel Johnston, Harold Elderman, and Ben Dixon; Honorary pallbearers were members of Local Lodge No. 234 of the Labor Union. Pierce Chapel Revival Services To Start Sunday Revival services will begin at Pierce Chapel Methodist Church Sunday, Aug. 17, it is announced by the pastor Rev. J. A. Wiggins. Services will start Sunday morning at 11 and night services will be at eight o’clock through the week. The pastor will do the preaching. The pastor says, “Every lover of God is urgently invited to come over and help us.” Births Mr. and Mrs. Larry Brown of Brunswick announce the arrival of a little giri op Saturday, Au gust 0, in a Brunswick hospital. She has been named Cheryl Lynn. The mother will be re membered as Miss Aiene Johns. • Mr .and Mrs. Doyle Justice, of Waycross, Route 2, announce the birth of a baby boy born July 26. He was given the name Roger Fulton. Paternal grandparents are Mr.' and Mrs. Riley Justice of Waycross arid Mrs. R. F. John, Hoboken. Mrs. Justice will be re membered as the former Miss Minnie Johns of Hoboken. If starch sticks to the soleplate of an iron it should be cleaned with a mild, non-scratchy house hold cleanser, says Miss Doris Oglesby, housing-equipment spe cialist, Agricultural Extension Service. Volume Gross Dowling Reunion Held at Laura Walker Park The children and grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Dowling met at Laura S. Walker Park on Sunday for a dinner celebrating the occasion of the birthday of C. M. Dowling and for a going away get-together for Mr. and Mrs. Marion Dowling who are leaving soon to enter Bible School in Springfield, Missouri. Those attending besides Mr. and Mrs. Dowling were; Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Dowling and Mr. and Mrs. Boles and sons, Gerald and Paul of Fernandina, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Rogers and sons, David and Daryle Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Luke and children, Gail, Dewain, Brenda and Karen of Jacksonville. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Gribble of Tallahassee; Mr. and Mrs. Audie Dowling of Nahunta; Mr. and Mrs. Matie Allen and daughter, Peggy of Waycross; Mrs. G. F. Dowling and son Marcus and Morris Chesser of Alma. The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta. Ga., Thursday, August 14, 1958 George Dykes, Chairman of the Brantley ASC County Committee, reminds Tobacco Growers to re turn their Tobacco Marketing cards to the ASC- Office .when ever Marketings from the farm are completed. । ■ •, . ,The regulations issued by : the Secretary of Agriculture requires that marketing cards be returned to the ASC Office whenever mar ketings from the farm are com pleted and in no event later than 30 days after the markets close according to Mr. Dykes. Odom Charges Convict Food Used at Rally Gov. Griffin dispatched Chief Investigator Roger Lawson Tues day to investigate charges that Ware County prisoners had been used to prepare food for a politi cal rally. The allegation was leveled by Rep. John Odom of Kingsland, a candidate for lieutenant governor. Odom told Griffin in a letter that Ware Branch Supt. Arthur W. Clay had ordered convicts to barbecue meat for a dinner in honor of Garland T. Byrd, another candidate for the number two spot. STATE STORES Odom claimed he w’as “told by prisioners’’ the meat came from state stores but that “I do not have proof.” The Kingsland candidate fur ther charged that one prisoner was “brutally beaten . . .(and) thrown in solitary confinement without medical aid” because he refused to help in barbecue prep arations. Clay, however, said there was “not a word of truth” in Odom’s statement. AT LEGION POST Clarence Blount of Waycross chairman of the Ware County Byrd organization, said the bar becue was held July 30 at the American Legion Post. He said the club bought and prepared the food and it was served by “hired negroes.” The warden stated that “none of us went up there and no food was prepared by the prisoners.” Byrd was not available for comment. i Camp Meeting At Hortense Is in Progress Camp meeting at the Hortense Camp Ground starts Thursday, Aug. 14, with Rev. Virgil S. Vard aman of Jonesboro, Ind., as the evangelist. Rev. and Mrs. W. L. Snellgrove of Waycross are song leaders for the camp meeting. Young Peo ple’s Worker is Mrs. Fred Hughes of Melbourne, Fla. Brantley 4-H Club Members Attend Meet Thirteen 4-H Club members from Brantley County are attend ing the Southeast Georgia 4-H Club District Achievement meet ing this week The meeting is being held at Rock Eagle 4-H Center, and is being attended by 4-H Club mem bers from all Counties that make up the Southeast Georgia Exten sion District. At this meeting, the winners in the various projects are being selected to represent the district at the State 4-H Club Congress this fall. Boys from Brantley County at tending are, Aley Lee, and George Loyd from Nahunta, Hubert Pear son from Hoboken; Girls are: Evelyn Howell, Shirley High smith, Aria Dean Wilson, Alice Sue DePratter, Gail Strickland, Marian Morgan, Sandra Jacobs, Linda Beth Manor, Shirley Wain right and Una Wilson. The boys and girls from here are accompanied on this trip by Mrs. Virginia Raulerson, Home Dem. Agent, and Mr. George A. Loyd, County Agent. Tobacco Growers Asked to Return Marketing Cards Isaiah J. Woodard Funeral Service Held Sunday Funeral services for Isaiah Jere miah (Jeff) Woodard, of Ho boken, who died Friday Aug. 8, were held Sunday at 3 p. m. at the Hoboken Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Carlton Shepard and the Rev. Sam Wat son. Burial was in Greenlawn ceme tery. Active pallbearers were J. Floyd Larkins, Luther Dickerson, H. H. Colvin, J. C. Hickox, J. C. Dryden, and Silas Edwards. Honorary pallbearers were Ira Thomas, L. C. Colvin, C. F. Dukes, T. W. Lastinger, A. L. Dukes, Olin Dußose, and D. D. Spell. A native of Jasper Fla., Mr. Woodard had ben a resident of Hoboken for 65 years and was a retired farmer. He was a member of the Hoboken Baptist Church and the Masonic Lodge 391 of Nahunta. He was also a shriner and was a member of the Alee Temple in Savannah. Survivors include his wife two sisters, Mrs. J. D. Crews and Miss Vella Woodard, both of Ho boken, and several nieces and nephews. Legion Post To Install New Officers New officers for American Legion Post 210, will be installed Thursday night, Aug. 14 at the Legion Hall at Nahunta, it is an nounced by C. F. Allen, acting Commander. New officers to be installed are Sidney Hulett, Commander; Dick Purcell, Vice-Commander; Harry M. Smith, Junior Vice-Comman der, Claude A. Smith, Adjutant; Wilder Brooker, Historian; J. v’ (Pick) Smith, Sergeant-at-arms; U. O. Stokes, Chaplain; and E. Parker Dodge, Finance Officer. Personals Miss Norma Kay Crews has re turned home after visiting re latives in Florida for several days. She joined Mr. and Mrs. Joe Riggins and family of St. Marys on the trip to Aster, Fla., where they visited. . > -. • . . • • •: Mrs. H. V. Carver returned to her home in Hortense op Friday of last week after being a patient in a Waycross hospital sos seve ral days. » * ' * . Mr .and Mrs. Grady F. Ddwlirig and little son, Marcus Grady of Alma spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ches ser. * * • Mrs. Eloise Saye and daughter Pat and Mrs. Estelle Partain and children, Strick and Kaye of Jacksonville spent Tuesday at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Strickland at Hortense. ♦ ♦ ♦ Mrs. Daisy Dickerson of Mia mi; Mrs. A. N. Gertrand and Lau ra, Jim and Suzan of Hialeah, Fla.; Mrs. W. D. Vieker and son Robert of Selma, Ala.; and Mrs. M. B. Tallevast and children, Talitha, Bennie and Johnnie of Hoboken are spending this week with their .mother, Mrs. J. D. Brooker near Hortense. Rev. W. D. Vickery of Selma will be here for the weekend. • • • Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Austin and Mrs. Alma Edmunds are visiting Mr .Austin’s relatives in Bay City and Mackinaw City, Michi gan. They plan to return byway of Butler, Ala., to visit Mr .and Mrs. I. E. Austin who have re cently moved there. * ♦ ♦ Pvt. William C. Norton, son of Mrs. Wilma Norton of Route 1, Hortense, has ben assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion, First Training Regiment at Fort Jack son, S. C. for basic infantry train ing. * « * Pvt. Jimmy M. Walker, son of Jerry Walker of Route 1, Waynes ville, has been assignd to the same company and regiment as Pvt. William C. Norton, for basic training. Miss Dona Atkinson and Miss Betty Parish of Kingsland, Ga., are visiting their grandmother, Mrs. Allen Barnard this week. Airman First Class David J. Nicholls, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Lee Nichols of Route 1, Hortense, reported this week to the 15th "pighter Group at Niaga ra Falls, N. Y., where he was assigned duties as a supply rec ords specialist. He has recently been on a tour of duty in Ger-1 nany. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Brantley County Schools to Begin on Monday, Sept. 1 Donald Cleland Played in State Game Wednesday Donald Cleland, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Cleland of Nahunta, played in the all-star basketball game between North and South Georgia in Atlanta Wednesday night, Aug. 13. Donald was one of the stars on the Nahunta High School bas ketball team and was named an all-state star for the North-South game played each year. He is also pole vault champion in Class B schools in Georgia. Vandiver to Win By a Landslide, JP Poll Claims ATLANTA — Normally by this time of an election year in Geor gia, the gubernatorial campaign has reached the Donnybrook stage with the putcome in grave doubt. But this year things seem to be quite different. There just doesn’t appear to be any contest at all. At least, that’s what the jus tice of the Peace poll, a well Re spected barometer of Georgia elections, now indicates. Results of the poll, just released, show Lieut. Gov. Ernest Vandivdr holding a commanding lead his two opponents, Tift County Rep. William T. Bodephamer, of Ty Ty, and Lee Roy Abernathy, of Canton.’ ' The JP score: Vandivdr, 148 counties; Bodenhamer, three counties; Abernathy, no counties. The remaining eight counties are listed as “doubtful,” with explan ations ranging from lack of -an adequate reporting service to “could go either way.” The JP’s have a high batting average for calling the turn in state-wide elections. In fact, their pre-election prediction has hit the final result within a county or two in almost every race since 1946 when they miss ed out on the three-man contest between the late Gov. Eugene Tal madge, James V. Carmichael and former Gov. E. D. Rivers. Four Broome Managers of ATLANTA — The four bro thers of Representative C. J. Broome of Alma, candidate for Lieutenant Governor, have been named as his campaign managers, Broome announced this week. The Broome brothers, Linton, Lee, Sherwood and Dean, all are Georgia publishers or editors. Lee Broome of Blackshear will work out of the Atlanta campaign office of the candidate for lieu tenant Governor. He will be as sisted by Dean Broome, publish er of The Blackshear Times, Sher wood Broome, Atlanta newspap erman, and Linton Broome, editor of The Hahira Times. It is unusual in Georgia poli tics for a candidate to name four campaign managers, particularly publisher - memben of a single family. However, Candidate Broome said, “My four orothers are Li close touch with Georgians and Georgia problems. They are well acquainted with the issues in this campaign, including the need to elect a Lieutenant Gover nor who is free of all obligations au<i entanglements w’th special pressure groups.’’ At the same time, Representa tive Broome lasned out at op ponents who are spv.t,^ ru . mors that Broome is quitting the race for Lieutenant Governor. 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 schools will open for classes on Monday, Sept. 1, it is announced by superin tendent Herschel W. Herrin. Teachers will begin pre-school work Monday, Aug. 25, and pu pils will begin registration Thurs day, Aug. 28. County-wide employees of The Brantley County school system are as follows: Mrs. Bertha Jacobs-, visiting teacner; Mrs. Edna L. Adams, in structional supervisor; Milton Norris, band; William B. Hamer, piano; Mrs. Eula J. Powers, ex ceptional children. County school bus drivers for white schools are Harrell Strick land, Emory Morgan, Joe Mc- Donald, Ray DePratter, Hoke Highsmith, Ralph Herrin, Joe H. Herrin, Bill Thrift, Aress John son, Lewis Prescott, Elisha Little, Charlie Davis, Charlie Anderson, Edwin Strickland, R. T. Lee, Floyd Lee, Clifford Easterling’ Clyde Easterling, Eustice Griffin, Lester Gunter, Melvie Howell and Pierce Aldridge. Bus drivers for colored schools are Mitchel J. Life and William Easton. Ranger Rowell Recovers Body Os Drowned Boy A. M. Rowell, Ranger for the Game and Fish Commission, re covered the body of a youth who drowned in a lake near Waycros Monday, Aug. 11. Ranger Rowell found the boy’s body in about 15 minutes after entering the water with boat and drag lines. The recovery of the body by Game and Fish employe es made seven bodies of drowned persons recovered in this district in the last six months, under the supervision of Chief Mallary Hat chett. The ciownbd boy was Jackie Pittman, 14, of Ware County. Ranger Rowell and others work ed over the boy with a respirator, trying to revive him, but he had been in the water about an hour and was pronounced dead. He is the son of Mr .and Mrs. Floyd Rttman.'Tfte drowningoc £ur*edi in >what is* known asHall’s The^ body ,was recovered from about eight feet of water. Lulatori Revival Will Begin on Monday Night The Lulaton Baptist Church will begin 'a ‘revival meeting Monday night, Aug. 18, it is an nounced by the pastor, Rev. Les ter Edgy. . . ' Services will, begin each night at 7:30, with-, a, song service. Preaching will start at 8:00 p. m. The visiting preacher will be Rev. Oliver Wainright of Blackshear. The pastor stated that every one will be welcbme to the meet ing. “Be sure to come and hear the good Gospel preaching,” he said. “Also, we wish to welcome all you singing folks. Come out and help us.” Brothers Made His Campaign I am in this raca to the finish I tm in the race to wm,” Rep. Broome declared. “These rumors are being pro moted and spread by those who want me out of the race so that a particular candidate can win. It has been said that I ao not have the ‘Big money’ to make a political race. ‘We have evaluated this cam paign from a financial standpeu t, and do not believe that the vot ers of Georgia will be bought in their choice for Lieutenant Gov ernor. “It is true that I do not have unlimited finiancial resources. But the many small contribu tions from Georgians all over the State will enable us to continue to carry this campaign to the people.” “I do not believe that the citi zens of Georgia will vote tor a candidate merely on the basic of his wealth or spending during the campaign. “I do not have the funds for $20.0G apiece posters to soread around the state. But I will con tinue to make a vigorous cam ■ paign and I intend to be in the ra^e until the end. “I will appreciate the vote a’.d support of all Georgians.”