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Georgia, Brantley County.
To the Superior Court of Brant
ley County, Georgia:
The petition of Okefenoke Ru
ral Electric Membership Corpo
ration respectfully shows the fol
lowing:
1. Petitioner was incorporated
by the Superior Court of Brant
ley County, Georgia, under the
provisions of the Acts of Georgia
of 1937, page 644, as amended,
(Georgia Annotated Code, Title
34a-101 et. seq). Said petition for
charter and order of court is re
corded in the office of the Clerk
Superior Court of Brantley Coun
ty, Georgia, Book 1, page 21, a
copy of the original charter be
ing attached hereto and made a
HEAR
Dewey Hayes
Speak in Behalf
Os His Candidacy
For
Solicitor General
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Free, to go places
if you Set electricity
do things at hemo
CWICES ARE that most homemakers occasionally
” If it happens to you, break
the routine by getting out. Modern electrical living
will help you find the time.
get “house weary
Let electricity lend a hand with the family laun-
It will wash, rinse and dry at the turn of a
d.ul. Whisk the rugs tidy with a vacuum cleaner.
Cook wonderful meals with an automatic electric
range. Save food shopping trips with a home
freezer. Scrape food waste into a garbage dis
poser. Stow all the dishes in an electric dishwasher.
Put low-cost electricity to work at all the hard
jobs of homemaking. "Youll biess the day you
really begin to live — electrically! Why not hasten
the day?
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
_ - w r o W E SCK V t
A CITIZEN WHEREVER
part hereof and marked exhibit
“A”.
2. The original charter granted
by the Superior Court of Brant
ley County, Georgia, was dated
September 5, 1939 and was for a
period of twenty years, said char
ter expiring September 5, 1959.
3. Petitioner shows that it de
sires to renew its charter for a
period of thirty-live years as
provided under the Acts of Geor
gia, 1957, page 604 (Georgia An
notated Code Title 34a-118) and
as otherwise provided generally
respecting the renewal of char
ters of electric membership cor
porations under the acts of Geor
gia of 1937 as hereinbefore re
ferred to and to have all powers,
rights and obligations as set forth
in the original charter and as
given by Georgia law.
4. Petitioners shows that it
serves electricity to rural users
as provided by law in the coun
ties of Brantley, Charlton, Cam
den, Glynn, Ware and Wayne,
Georgia, and Baker, Duval and
Nassau, Florida, and petitioner
has .an office and manager in
the City of Nahunta, Georgia,
upon whom process or notice
may be served.
5. In accord with the by-laws
of the Okefenoke Rural Electric
Membership Corporation the an
nual meeting of the members was
held at Nahunta, Georgia, Sep
tember 14, 1957, notice of this
meeting being given to the entire
membership and said meeting be
ing otherwise legally convened
and held. At said meeting of
members aforesaid a resolution
was unanimously adopted author
izing the renewal of the charter
of Okefenoke Rural Electric
Membership Corporation, as
shown by certified copy attached
hereto and made a part hereof
and marked exhibit “B”.
WHEREFORE, petitioner prays
that its charter be renewed for
a period of thirty-five years from
the date of expiration of its orig
inal charter as shown by the copy
of the original charter which is
hereto attached as exhibit “A”
and that petitioner have full
power and authority to operate
within the counties named above
for a period of thirty five years
and that petitioner have all pow
ers, rights .and obligations as pro
vided by law generally for elec
tric membership corporations.
At Nahunta, Georgia, June 14,
1958.
R. L. Bernard, President.
J. C. Allen, Secretary.
F. Kontz Bennett, Attorney
Okefenokee Rural Electric
Membership Corporation.
(Excerpt from annual meeting
minutes)
Motion made, seconded, and
carried that the Charter of “The
Okefenokee Rural Electric Mem
bership Corporation”, granted by
order of the Superior Court of
Brantley County, Georgia, in 19-
39, and recorded in Book 1, page
21 of the Corporate Records of
the Clerk of the Superior Court
of Brantley County, Georgia, be
renewed in accord with the law
of the State of Georgia.
Motion further made, seconded,
and carried that R. L. Bernard,
President, and J. C. Allen, Secre
tary, be authorized and directed
to take steps to have the Charter
renewed and to sign all papers
and take all other steps necessary
in renewing said Charter.
I, J. C. Allen, Secretary of the
Okefenoke Rural Electric Mem
bership Corporation, do certify
that the above and foregoing is
a true and correct copy of a mo
tion duly made, seconded and un
animously carried at the annual
membership meeting of the Oke
fenoke Rural Electric Member
ship Corporation which was held
September 14, 1957, as said min
utes appear on the Minute Book
of said corporation.
I further certify that the notice
of said meetings was given to all
members according to the by
laws of said corporation and that
a quorum was present and that
said meeting w.as otherwise le
gally called and held.
At Nahunta, Georgia, this 14
day of June, 1958.
J. C. Allen, Secretary of the
Okefenoke Rural Electric
Membership Corporation
In the Superior Court of Brant
ley County, Georgia.
At Chambers.
The petition of Okefenoke Ru
ral Electric Membership Corpor
ation being read, and it .appear
ing that said petition is an ap
plication to renew the charter
of the Okefenokee Rural Elec
tric Membership Corporation of
Nahunta, Georgia, and that said
petition is in order and that the
relief prayed for should be gran
ted.
It is ordered, considered and
adjudged that the charter of
Okefenoke Rural Electric Mem
bership Corporation is hereby re
newed for a period of thirty-five
years from the date granting the
original charter, to-wit: Septem
ber 5, 1939. Petitioners shall have
all powers, rights and obligations
hertofore enjoyed in the original
charter and any amendments
therto and all powers, rights and
obligations as allowed electric
membership corporations by law
and as set forth in Georgia Laws
of 1937 page 644 and all amend
ments thereto to which laws re
ference is hereby .made for the
purpose of incorporation.
It is ordered that this petition
and order be filed in the office
of the Clerk of the Superior
Court, Brantley County, Georgia,
and that certified copies be filed
with the Secretary of State in
Atlanta, Georgia, as required by
law and tha| the application and
order, but not the exhibits at
tached, be published in the
Brantley Enterprise once a w^k
for four weeks said publication
to begin within thirty days from
the date of this order.
This July 28, 1958.
Cecil Roddenberry, Judge
Superior Court, Brantley
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IT IS IMPORTANT TO GEORGIA'S FUTURE
^ERNEST VANDIVER
be ELECTED GOVERNOR
I A VANDIVER
I PROGRAM
I Assures a
I PROGRESSIVE STATE
The platform which Vandiver offers
the people of Georgia is positive,
constructive and straight-forward.
It calls for:
maintenance of segregation
at all costs;
preservation of the county unit
* system inviolate;
3. economy and efficiency in
government; and
honesty and decency in the
administration of the State's
affairs.
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County, Georgia.
Filed in office this 16th day of
August, 1958
D. F. Herrin, Clerk Superior
Court of Brantley County, Geor
gia. 9-18
B. H. C. in No. 2 fuel oil will
control black turpentine beetle
attacks, says George D. Walker,
Extension forester.
Washing Machines, Electric Ranges, Electric Wiring.
ASSOCIATE STORE
The industry-operated Ameri
can Tree Farm System of grow-
ing timber as a crop on tax-.
paying lands, through which
small landowners are encouraged
to reap steady income from, their
woodlots, is now active in 46
states with more than 45 million
acres of timberlands enrolled. I
ANNOUNCING
Western Auto Service Department
At Western Auto Associate Store in Nahunta.
Servicing Outboard Motors, Lawn Mowers,
We Have Employed O. A. Jones As Service Man.
He is Expert and Capable of Giving You Prompt and
Efficient Service on Any of the Above Named Applian-
ces.
WESTERN AUTO
W. B. (Bill) Harris, Phone 2-3668, Nahunta, Ga.
Be sure to go
to the polls and
Vote
for
Ernest Vandiver
Democratic Primary
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Sept. 4 1958
The Tree Farm program of
growing timber as a crop on tax-1
paying lands, sponsored by the
forest industries, is helping thou
sands of small landowners to rea
lize regular income from tree
, crops.
September 10
Despite tremendous increases in
i timber demand, no acute timber
shortages are likely, says the U. S.
Forest Service. This favorable
| condition in the nation’s timber
\ resources is due largely to the
। voluntary American Tree Farm
System.
