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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 Times $2.00. Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. VOLUME 38 — NO. 48 Sweeping the Country Vandiver Making Good Appointments Governor-elect Vandiver is making a good beginning in his appointments for state jobs for his forthconjing ad ministration. He has named Dixon Oxford as revenue commission, Jim Gillis as chairman of the state highway board and Lonnie Pope as executive secretary to the highway board. These men have the confidence of the people of the state and they will help clean up the mess that has been made of two main departments of state government dur ing the Griffin administration. If Vandiver will continue to appoint such men to the top jobs, then these men can in turn appoint capable and honest men to the jobs under them, and so on down the line to the smallest state job. Vandiver is already under great pressure from the political hangers-on, the grafters and the loafers to give them state jobs. He will have to maintain a stiff back bone to keep the state payroll from being loaded with people who want a big salary for little or no work. Vandiver said during his campaign that the job would seek the man. This will be a hard promise to keep be cause many able and honest men refuse to enter the scramble for state jobs and the other kind never hestitate to exert every possible pressure to get their feet in the feed trough. I believe that Vandiver will come the nearest to giving the state a clean, efficient administration than has been done in many years. The howls of anguish from the grafting politicians will sound over the state as Vandiver cleans house and demands a day’s work for a day’s pay and cuts off the luscious teats the papsuckers have been mouthing these many years. The stealing of state funds will be stopped. Many of the publications sent out by state agencies to puff the office holder and to provide jobs for supporters will be abolished. Any business man of average ability knows that the business of the state of Georgia could be run at a saving of at least $50,000,000 annually if business principles and methods are applied to state affairs. But the business principles and methods will have to be applied all the way down the line in every depart ment of state government regardless of the howls of pro test from those who are fattening at the state trough. It’s an awfully big and difficult job that Vandiver has cut out for himself, but I am convinced that he will make the best effort to do it that has been made in many years. He will do all that is humanly possible for a gover nor to do to give Georgia" good government at the lowest cost. 311 Preachers Soft on Segregation The 311 preachers in Atlanta who issued their “mani festo” on race relations have shown themselves soft on segregation. It is my opinion that these 311 preachers have not only shown they are “soft” but they have shown signs of being sappy. The members of the churches of these 311 preachers have a right to expect leadership that will take into ac count the awful tragedy to the South if ever the races are mixed in the schools. These 311 preachers should realize that mixing the races in the schools means eventual social mixing and the resultant intermarriage of the white and black races. They should realize that this would result in the destruc tion of white civilization, as well as the destruction of the Negro race as such. Anyone with an ounce of brains knows you cant have a little mixing of the races in the schools. You can’t have “local option” in one city or county and allow a little mixing without eventually breaking down all the race barrier as to mixing socially and intermarrying. It is the thin edge of the rail that starts the train off the mainline onto the sidetrack. It is the “little mixing that starts the whole white race off the mainline to the sidetrack of a mongrel race. Personally I am ashamed of those preachers who have not the vision to see what racial mixing wi 00 the South. I believe they are spiritually blind and mentally stupid. Panel Discussion on Child Discipline I had the opportunity to be one of a six-membei panel to discuss the problems of discipline in the school and in the home at a PT A forum held at the grammar school auditorium Monday night. The opinions expressed by the panel members an by the participating audience revealed that old fogies; ii e myself and young progressives were m substantial ag - ment that we need a return to the old-fashioned fir but loving discipline in vogue 25 to 50 years ago. It was-also substantially agreed that discipline must start in the home at the mother’s knee and that with proper discipline in the home the gchoo can o i instill the principles of self-control into the children. The old-fashioned father and mothers told the child, “If you get a licking at school, you will get another licking when you get home.” Consequently the child tried ha to avoid the paddle or the switch at school. By Carl Broome Sraniky Enterprise Mrs. Janie Crews Funeral Service Held Wednesday Mrs. Janie Walker Crews, 39, of Hoboken died unexpectedly Monday afternoon at a Folkston hospital. A native of Brantley County, she was the daughter of Hamp and Laura Crews Walker. Besides her parents, she is sur vived by her husband, Randall B. Crews of Hoboken; one daugh ter, Miss Jeanett Crews of Ho boken; four sons, Talmadge, Wayne, Billy and Thomas, all of Hoboken; four sisters, Mrs. Er nest Williams, Mrs. Louise Johns, and Mrs. Wadell Crews all of Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs. Ha zel Annis of Harmony, Me.; five brothers, James and Lester Walk er of Jacksonville; Clyde Walk er of Opelika, Ala., Elton Walker, USMC, Portsmouth, Va., and Morris Walker of Nahunta; sev eral nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 3 p. m. Wednesday at High Bluff Cemetery in Brantley County, conducted by the Rev. Pete Thrift, pastor of Bachelot Church of God of which she was a mem ber. Pallbearers were Virgil Row ell, Neal Hendrix, Major Riggins, Jasper Johnson, Virgil Allen and B. R. Hayes. Chambless Funeral Home of Nahunta was in charge. Mrs. Drury Gives Brief History Os Thanksgiving By MRS. ROBERT DRURY With Thanksgiving Day here again, we, with thankful hearts reflect with reverence along the line of the Why of Thanksgiving. In 1621 Governor Bradford ap pointed several men to search for food in the forest for the first feast. At that time the day was not called Thanksgiving. In 1623 Thanksgiving was observed in the Plymouth Colony, and the Massachusetts Bay Colony, cele brating the arrival of much need ed food from Holland. On this day they gave special thanks to God for their new freedom, and new homes. During the course of time var ious presidents have set aside dif ferent days of observance. In 1939 President Roosevelt set a side the 4th Thursday in Novem ber in the District of Columbia, but not in the states. Most states observed a day set aside by their governor. In 1940 Roosevelt proclaimed the third Thursday and in 1941 Congress passed a law setting a side the fourth Thursday in No vember. In 1944 all but seven states observed the fourth. These were Florida, Idaho, Nebraska, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, and Tennessee. Georgia then observ ed both days. An act of Congress in 1945 proclaimed the fourth Thursday in November. As we observe this Thanksgiv ing Day may we with grateful hearts thank Him for the many blessings He has bestowed upon us. Let us try to be thankful not only one day, but every day for our homes, our friends, and lov ed ones, our schools, and our churches. Card of Thanks We wish to express our heart felt thanks to all our friends and relatives for their great kindness to us during the death of our be loved husband and father, J. W. (Bill) Thrift. We deeply appreciate every act and word of kindness and sympathy extended to us. We especially appreciate the floral offerings and the covered dishes. May the Lord’s blessings be up on you for your kindness and friendship. The Bill Thrift Family. Hickox Baptist Church to Hold Special Program The Hickox Baptist Church will hold a special program Sunday night at 7:30 for the ben efit of the church building fund, jt is announced by Mrs. Horace Jacobs. Rev. John Futch of Homerville will preach and the Pine View Quartet will sing. The public is invited to attend the service. A good motto — “trade at home.” Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, November 27, 1958 Fire Ants Are Spreading In 10 States The dreaded fire ant contin ues to spread throughout the South, with many areas in 10 states already infested with the poisonous creatures. The fire ant seems to have in vaded this country at Gulfport, Ala., in 1918, probably by ship from some port in South Ameri ca. Since that time, they have spread gradually into Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Florida, Geor gia, Arkansas, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee. Georgia at present has fire ants in the southwestern part of the state and also in several areas in Middle Georgia. The fire ant has a poisonous sting. It bites into its victim, then turns and stings in a circle. Its sting kills small animals, birds and sometimes even kills human beings. The fire ants form huge hills which become hardened and make land hard to till. They sometimes form hundreds of hills to the acre. The fire ant is brown and clos ely resembles some native ants that are not poisonous. Unlike the bee, the fire ant can sting again and again, keeping its stinger intact as it deposits its poison. Only an expert can distinguish the fire ant from some other species of ant. If you are in doubt about whether you have fire ants on your land, be sure to consult your county farm agent. Riverside Baptist Church to Start Revival Monday The Riverside Baptist Church will start a revival meeting Mon day night, Dec. 1, it is announc ed by deacon R. I. McDuffie. The evangelist preacher will be Rev. Elzie Carter of Baxley. Services will start at 7:30 each night and the meeting will con tinue through Saturday night, Dec. 6. The church will also hold ser vices Sunday, Dec. 7, with Rev. E. J. Dixon, the pastor, doing the preaching. The Sunday program will last all day, with dinner on the church grounds at the noon hour. The public is invited to attend all the services. Personals Marine Lt. Col. John D. Wig gins, son of Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Wiggins of Nahunta, and husband of the former Miss Helen P. Bar ker of Vidalia, is serving with the 9th Regiment of the Third Marine Division at Camp Suki ran, Okinawa. * * • G. A. Loyd, Horace Jacobs, Owen Prescott and W. A. John ston were those from Brantley County attending the State Con vention of the Farm Bureau in Albany, Ga., on, Monday, Tues day and Wednesday of last week. * * • Week of Prayer for Foreign Missions will be observed next week at the Nahunta Baptist Church with Mrs. Myrtle Hick ox as general chairman. * • • The groups will meet on Mon day, Thursday and Friday at the church at 9:00 a. m. each day. The B. W. C. will have charge on Wednesday night at 7:30 P- m. The Rebecca Circle will have charge and meet at 3:30 p. m. on Tuesday. » * • Mrs. Nelta Tindall of Atlanta spent the weekend with her sis ter, Mrs. Carl Broome. » » * Mrs. Annie Lizzie Wilder of Washington, D. C. is visiting her sister, Mrs. R. D. Thomas and Mr. Thomas. Other guests last weekend were; Chason Upton of Jacksonville and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Upton of Douglas, Ga. * * * Mrs. C. P. Johnson and Miss Betty Geiger of Hilliard, Fla. were guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Ham on Thursday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Ham and their guests visited Mr. and Mrs. Elmer K. Ham and Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Miller in Jesup. Philip Strickland Takes Part in Army Maneuvers Army Pvt. Philip G. Strick land, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Strickland, Nahunta, re cently participated with the 504th Military Police Battalion in “Ex ercise Rocky Shoals”, a joint Army-Navy maneuver held on the California coast. Strickland is regularly station ed at Fort Gordon as a supply clerk in the battalion’s Head quarters Detachment. He enter ed the Army in April of this year and completed basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S. C. Strickland is a 1955 graduate of Nahunta High School and a 1957 graduate of South Georgia Junior College. Cotton Vote Scheduled for December 15 Cotton growers make an im portant decision on Monday, Dec ember 15, John F. Bradley, State Administrative Officer of the Agricultural Stablization and Conservation Committee, reminds farmers. On that day, growers will vote in a referendum to decide whe ther marketing quotas will be in effect for their 1959 upland cot ton crop. All farmers who en gaged in the production of up land cotton in 1958 will be eligi ble to vote in the referendum. “If at least two-thirds of the growers voting approve the quo tas,” Mr. Bradley explains, “mar keting quotas will be in effect on all farms growing upland cot ton in 1959, penalties will apply on ‘excess’ cotton, and growers will have an opportunity to elect a choice between complying with their ‘regular’ — Choice (A) — farm allotments or increasing their cotton acreage by as much as 40 percent; this second choice is called Choice (B). “By complying with Choice (A) allotment, a grower will be eli gible for price support at the full level available — not less than 80 percent of parity in 1959; by complying with the Choice (B) allotment, a grower will be eli gible for price support at a level 15 percent of parity lower than under the Choice (A) program. “If more than one-third of the growers disapprove quotas, there will be no marketing quotas er penalties, only ‘regular’ — Choice (A) —allotments will be in effect, and price supports to eligible growers (those who comply with their ‘regular’ allotments) will be available at 50 percent of parity. “In either case, acreage allot ments of some kind will continue in effect for the 1959 cotton crop as a means of determining eli gibility for the available price support.” Mr. Bradley pointed out that legislation directs the Secretary of Agriculture to proclaim mar keting quotas for the next upland cotton crop when the cotton sup ply exceeds normal. Quotas are not put into operation, however, unless they are approved by at least two-thirds of the growers voting in a referendum on the auestion. Hay Harvesting Seventy-five percent of the hay crop in Georgia is now baled, compared to 25 percent ten years ago, according to agricultural en gineers at the Agricultural Ex tension Service. Baling hay takes about two mjn hours of labor per ton. It takes five to seven man hours of labor per ton by the old method. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Parents and Problems of One of the most interesting and enlightening P. T. A. study courses ever conducted* by the local organizations was held jointly by the Nahunta High and Nahunta Elementary Schools on Monday evening. It was held in the elementary school auditor ium. The subject of the evening was “Discipline". The panel con sisted of Herschel W. Herrin, the county school superentendent; Elroy Strickland, a member of the Board of Education; Carl Broome, editor of The Brantley Enterprise; Pete Gibson, mana ger of the Okefenokee Co-op; Mrs. J. T. Royster, Clerk,of the Board of Education; and Mrs. N. W. Hendrix, secretary of the Na hunta High P. T. A. T. H. Edwards, Jr., principal of Nahunta High School, was panel moderator. Mrs. Lois Will iams and Mrs. Winton Adams are the Study Course Chairmen for the year. The panel used nine questions as a basis for their discussion and members of the audience were generous in their discussion of the program during yie even ing. An outline of the responses follows: 1. What are some factors that create discipline problems: A. At home? B. At school? Some factors creating disci pline problems at home and at school -were fussing among chil dren, jealousy of children, bick ering, needs not being fulfilled, not having as nice clothing as other children, lack of discipline at home or at school, the immat urity of children in that they are not ready to share, make their own decisions or show con sideration for others; parents at titudes crossing school attitudes; too much freedom allowed chil dren, especially teen-agers at home; children sent to school hungry and without sufficient breakfast; too much pressure at home for social prestige and high grades; attitudes children come to school with; personality clash es between teacher and pupil; and lack of interest in subjects they are taking. It was the think ing of the group that a large per cent of discipline problems be gin in the home. Few children from homes with firm, loving discipline give trouble at school. 2. To what extent is the school responsible for discipline? The extent to which the school is responsible for the discipline was summed up by the agree ment of the group that the school staff is responsible from the time the children leave home un til they return home. The teach er’s main job is to teach and not to discipline and a teacher should try many means of creat ing a desire in the students to learn. 3. Should high school students receive grades in deportment? An overwhelming “Yes” was the response. The reasons given were the importance of parents knowing what their children are doing and how children rate with other children. A suggestion that the deportment grade could be considered as citizenship was made. The necessity of carefully planning the deportment grading of high school students by com petent high school teachers was stressed. 4. Does the proverb “Spare the rod and spoil the child” work today? There was a concensus of opin ion that in some cases paddling is the only solution to discipline problems. This should be done in private. At school a witness should be present. In working with children we learn other meaningful ways of punishment. Individual differences in child ren have to be considered in dis cipline. Any punishment is use less if the child does not under stand why he is being punished. The tendency of many parents and teachers to threaten often and punish seldom creates more serious problems. Many times the “rod” is used only when the parent is angry. This is definite ly bad. 5. What punishment other than corporal would you recommend? Some punishments recommend ed were the placing of demerits on report cards, depriving chil dren of certain privileges and in forming parents by mail of be havior. Discipline begins when action crosses with others ac tions. We need to find the reason for the action, then help them to see our way by talking, reas 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) Teachers Study Child Discipline oning, talking with parents and perhaps paddling. It is important for the parents and teacher of a child to know each other. 6. How should we foster self discipline in our children? Parents and teachers should counsel with children about their wrong doing. From earliest child hood children need to be disci plined firmly but with love. They should be rewarded when they do the right thing and commen ded for good behavior. Parents and teachers should be disciplin ed themselves and set a proper example for children to follow. 7. What part should the com munity assume in curbing delin quency? The community should sponsor worthwhile activities for children. Law enforcement officers should maintain a favorable climate and the proper atmosphere for good discipline. There should be parks, playgrounds, a swim ming pool, ball fields and other wholesome places of entertain ment supervised by responsible adults. Parents should not allow under age children to drive cars, and officers should not let them get away with it. The bad con duct of children should be call ed to the attention of parents and outside agencies called in for aid when necessary to squelch de linquency. 8. How .much delinquency should the school tolerate? If the school has high stand ards, if after the rules are made they are explained and under stood, then no delinquency should be tolerated. High standards must be maintained in our schools if we are to train people for life. If the school standards are high er than home standards the child must learn at school that he must conform to school standards while in school. There should be one set of rules that applies to all and all should comply. If every means possible is tried in getting a student to conform and he fails, then he should be suspended or expelled. 9. Has too much responsibility of discipline been shifted from home to school? The first six or seven years of a child’s life are the important formative years. Much disciplin ing that will be meaningful throughout life should be done during this time. One thing lack ing today is parents letting chil dren know they are loved and wanted. Parents should back up a teacher 100%. All of us make mistakes and when parents think a teacher is wrong, they should go to the teacher and discuss the problem. Many times greater dis cipline troubles arise through misunderstanding among teach ers and parents. It was noted that most discipline problems at school might be caused by the teacher having such a heavy teaching load and so many chil dren that there is not enough time for personal attention with each pupil. It was concluded that if pa rents and teachers know one another, if they are each doing their job adequately at home and at school, and if there is tighter discipline in school our discipline problems will be few er. Knox Cemetery Will Be Cleaned Next Wednesday The Knox Cemetery will be cleaned off Wednesday, Dec. 3, it is announced. All people who are interested in the Knox Cemetery are requested to come to the cemetery on that date with tools for helping to clean off the bur ial grounds. Legal Advertising Georgia, Brantley County. To All Whom It May Concern: Mrs. Rosabell Lewis having fil ed her petition seeking leave to encumber real estate set aside to herself and her minor children out of the estate of John W. Lew is, deceased, as a year’s support, this is to cite all and singular the persons who may be interested therein, to be and appear before me, on the 2nd day of December, 1958, at 10:90 o’clock, a. m. and show cause, if any they can, why the prayers of said petition should not be granted. Witness my official signature, this 21 day of November, 1958. Claude A. Smith Ordinary. 11-27.