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VOLUME 38 — NO. 52
The Wonder of Christmas
“And they brought young children to Him, that He
should touch them; and His disciples rebuked those
that brought them.
“But when Jesus saw it, He was. much displeased, and
said unto them, Suffer the little children to come un
to me, and forbid them not; for of such is the King
dom of God.
“Verily I s&y unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the
Kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter
therein.”
MARK 10: 13 - 15
The excitement of realizing that there is a powerful
and good force concerned with our lives and working
beyond human knowledge first came to many of us as
children at Christmas time.
Santa Claus and gifts, the tinsel and Christmas trees,
the dinner and fun with friends and family all set the
stage.
With these things gradually came an awareness ot the
story of Christmas, brought to
a vivid reality in the manger
scenes depicting the birth of Je
sus, in stories of the wise men
who came to see Him, following
the star of Bethlehem and bear
ing their gifts, and in countless
other ways. Perhaps this aware
ness was brought most sharply
to some by the powerful and
beautiful Christmas carols which
tell the story as nothing else can
of what happened on that night
and of the new hope and joy
which the birth of our Lord
brought to the world, and to each
one of us.
Fortunate is the person who
had this experience as a child.
The years can only deepen his
understanding and increase the
strength which he draws from
the Kingdom of God which has
entered his heart. Such strength
can mean survival for millions
of oppressed people throughout
the world and for our own coun
try where more subtle threats
are made against the integrity
and freedom of the individual.
The wonder of Christmas is the
power which it gives each one
among us to part the swirling
mists of daily distractions and
look again into the serenity,
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■|■||| CHBISTJUS |
It's traditional for friends and good
& neighbors to wish each other well at
this time of year. We like that tradi-
SgpJaHS tion, and w e re of this opportun
ity to wish you a Happy Holiday Sea
son, and the best in the coming year
. and all the years that follow.
We'd like to give you more than just
wishes, though. We'd like to give you ya
our pledge that whatever we can pos
sibly do to make the New Year a bet
ter one for you will be done. Our goal Bg
is to bring to the member-owners of
our electric system the best possible
electric service at s h e ,owest possible
cost. We pledge ourselves to work
unceasingly in your best interests.
Looking ahead, there is still much to
3^ be done to bring the full benefits of
electrical living to all our people. With
your strong support, your cooperative
will meet the challenges of the future
as we have in this past quarter-century
of progress! g
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BUILT • COMMUNITY BUIWER
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
strength and meaning of the
Kingdom of God that lies deep
within our hearts and souls. The
Kingdom of God can come to
anyone, but only when it is ac
cepted in simple trust and faith
as by a little child, perhaps in
the wonder of this Christmas
season.
Mrs. Rebecca Griner, PHN, of
Nahunta has been named Chair
man for the 1959 Heart Fund
Drive, according to an announce
ment by Brunswick Bagdon and
Carter Redd, State Campaign
Co-Chairmen.
Army PFC Roger Thrift, 24,
whose wife, Annie, lives on
Route 3, Folkston, Ga., recently
completed the five-week demoli
tions, mines and booby traps
course at the Army European
Engineer-Ordnance School in
Murnau, Germany.
Army Recruit Huey R. Ham,
21, whose wife, Dorothy, lives in
Nahunta, recently completed
eight weeks of basic combat
training at Fort Jackson, S. C.'
Personals
Erantkn BtterprifiF
Card of Thanks
The family of Mrs. Bethoney
Crosby Hickox wish to express
their heartfelt thanks and sincere
appreciation to their friends and
neighbors for the many kind
words and the food that was
furnished during the illness and
at the death of our loved one.
We will long remember those
kind expressions. May the Lord
bless and keep you.
Sincerely,
The family of Mrs. Hickox
POSTED SIGNS
We have a supply of “Posted”
signs for posting your land again
st trespassers, 10 cents each, $1
a dozen. The Brantley Enterprise,
Nahunta, Ga.
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Dec. 25, 1958
EXPLOSION LAST WEDNESDAY LEFT BLACKSHEAR BUILDING IN RUINS
Blast at 2:15 A. M., Followed by Fire, Completely Destroyed Brick Structure Owned by Dr. L. H. Oden.
Nahunta Loses
Final Game
At Savannah
Nahunta High School basket
ball team dropped the final
game of the Savannah tourna
ment Monday night, losing to
Ludowici by the score of 60 to
58.
Nahunta took the first game
against Benedictine Friday night
by a score of 61 to 30. The Wild
cats also won their second game
Saturday night against Bryan
County, 74 to 52.
In the final game of the tour
nament Chapman of Ludowici
scored 20 points. Johns for Na
hunta scored 19 points. It was
only the second loss for the Na
hunta team this season.
Careful Planning
Needed in Buying
Farm Machinery
An unexpected breakdown of
a piece of farm machinery can
ruin a carefully laid financial
plan, says Paul C. Bunce, out
look information specialist, Ag
ricultural Extension Service, Uni
versity of Georgia College of Ag
riculture.
“One production season has
just passed and as another one
gets underway farmers will face
the question of whether a par
ticular machine will last for an
other season,” Bunce explained.
“That unexpected breakdown
may cause a need for a replace
ment that wasn’t planned for
and so cause a financial hard
ship.”
Pointing out that, eventually,
each* machine will have to be
replaced, the Extension special
ist recommended a study be made
of the need for a piece of mach
inery before any replacement is
bought. He cited four alternatives
that should be considered, along
with the cost of each: buying a
new machine; buying a used
machine; buying one on share
with a neighbor, or hiring the
work done by a custom operator.
Other changes taking place on
the farm also should be studied,
Bunce said. The condition and
cost of operation of the old mach
ine, changing labor situation, out
look for price of the product
produced with the aid of the
machine, what the new machine
will cost, and the general finan
cial condition of the farmer —
all of these things enter into any
decision.
Irrigation Equipment
Equipment not in use during
the fall months should be stored,
say engineers at the Agricultural
Extension Service. Gasoline en
gines should be placed under a
shelter and water either drained
or anti-freeze put in the radia
tor to keep it from freezing. Pipes
should be stored under a shelter
off the ground; sprinklers on a
rack so threads will not be dama
ged, and rubber gaskets and suc
tion hose in a damp place so
they will not dry out.
Boost your home county.
Mrs. Bethoney Hickox
Passed Away
Wednesday Night
Mrs. Bethoney Crosby Hickox,
age 87, passed away on Wednes
day night, Dec. 17, after an ex
tended illness. Sammy Hendrix
conducted the funeral service at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
Harris. Burial was in the Moore
Cemetery.
She is survived by seven chil
dren, Mrs. J. S. Harris, of Na
hunta with whom she had made
her home for eighteen years; Er
nest Hickox, Rabon; E. H. Hick
ox, Deland, Fla.; Raymond Hick
ox, Joseph Hickox and Jess
Hickox all of Hoboken; and Mrs.
George Arnold of Jesup.
She is also survived by 27
grandchildren and 57 great
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Howard
Beckom, Roy Lyons, Phillip War
ner, Joe Highsmith, Regie Alt
man and Gillus Hickox.
R. D. Merritt •
Observes Birthday
With Family Reunion
R. D. Merritt observed’ his
birthday with a reunion of mem
bers of his family at the home
of his daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
C. F. Higginbotham at Waynes
ville on Sunday, Dec. 21. He was
84 years old.
Present for the occasion were:
Tom Merritt of Vidalia; Mr. and
Mrs. I. J. Merritt and family,
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Merritt
and family, Mr. and Mrs. E. W.
Merritt and family, Mr. and Mrs,
N. E. Fulton and Becky, Mr.
and Mrs. Theron Womack and
Frankie and Lester all of Bruns
wick, Ga., Mrs C. L. Moseley and
Robert and Hiram Denison of
Jesup; Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Pur
dom of Nahunta were also call
ers.
A basket dinner was served at
the noon hour.
An English king with a sense
of humor gave us the name for
sirloin steak. Charles II once
compared his affection for his
friends gathered at a Christmas
dinner to his fondness for a loin
of good beef. Touching the roast
with his sword, he declared, “I
knight thee Sir Loin.”
Scandinavians serve a rich
rice pudding containing one al
mond at their Christmas dinner.
They believe that the person who
gets the almond will be married
within a year.
The World Book Encyclopedia
reports that the cat gets special
treatment during the Christmas
season in the French sections of
Canada. Tabby is well fed, be-
The custom of making New
Year’s resolutions can be traced
to a peacock. The colorful bird
was a favorite Christmas dish in
early England, according to re
search experts with The World
Book Encyclopedia. It was cus
tomary for knights to take the
“vow of the peacock” by making
their pledge for the new year
with their right hand on the
peacock.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Pierce Man Is Charged with
Arson in Building Explosion
A charge of arson has been placed against a Pierce
county man in connection with the explosion that shook
Blackshear early last Wednesday morning, Dec. 17. K. L.
Crump was released on SIO,OO bond Friday night follow
ing an investigation by the Sheriff's office, Georgia Bureau
Albert Dean Haynes
Funeral Service
Held Saturday
Graveside services were held
Saturday afternoon, December
20, at .two o’clock from Yeardy
Cemetery in Dodge County, for
Albert Dean Haynes, 2, little
son of Mr. and Mrs. Vance
Haynes of Nahunta, who passed
away while en route to Talmadge
Hospital in Augusta, after acci
dently dringing potash. Elder A.
M. Bates officiated. #
In addition to his parents, sur
vivors include 4 sisters; Vodice,
Nettie, Thelma, and Barbara
Haynes, all of Nahunta; 10 bro
thers, Dothel, and Marion Hay
nes, both of Atlanta, Dearl Hay
nes, U. S. Navy, Seattle, Wash.,
Charles Haynes, U. S. Army, Fort
Benning, Ga., Boljby, Early, Lon
nie, Byron, Earl, and David
Haynes, all of Nahunta; his ma
ternal grandmother, Mrs. R. L.
Fordham of Empire, Ga.
The family has the sympathy
of their friends in their bereave
ment.
The Chambless Funeral Home
of Nahunta was in charge of ar
rangements.
Importance of
Naval Stores
Practices Cited
VALDOSTA, Ga. — Hundreds
of farmers and other landowners
are making plans at this time
for hanging virgin Naval Stores
cups for working in 1959. The
practice used at the time of in
itial hanging will to a Large de
gree determine the future quali
ty of their timber management
program, as well as gum yields.
All landowners anticipating
hanging Naval Stores cups .on
new tracts are urged to contact
the Naval Stores Conservation
Program Area Forester, who ser
ves their territory, a Consultant
Forester, Extension, or State For
estry personnel to advise them on
the best management program
and the best cupping practice to
use.
Some landowners ahd new pro
ducers may need assistance in
getting started with the latest
types of hardware and the new
chipping techniques. The new
techniques of working with the
formed aprons and gutters at
tached outside the face with
double-headed nails combined
with the bark hack and acid
method have been shown by Re
search to give a 22 percent in
crease in yields over the former
methods of working and at a
lower production cost.
The new type of hardware per
mits easy removal and leaves the
entire tree clear of hardware to
be used all the way to the ground
for poles, piling, sawtimber, pulp
wood, or other forest products.
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of Investigation, and the State
Fire Marshall.
Sheriff J. H. Pittman stated
that the case will be presented
to the May term grand jury of
Pierce County Superior Court.
Witnesses are reported to have
identified Crump at the scene of
the explosion, according to the
sheriff. He stated that Crump
says he was out of town at the
time of the explosion.
Crump was taken into custody
Wednesday afternoon and was
held for questioning until charges
were placed and he was released
on bond. Sheriff Pittman stated
that no other arrests have been
made in connection with the case.
The 2:15 A M. explosion, which
completely destroyed the 25 x 50
foot building on the southeast
corner of Main street and High
way avenue, did minor damage
to other buildings in the imme
diate area in addition to breaking
some 45 plate glass windows in
the uptown area. Numerous
smaller windows were also
broken.
The terrific noise is reported
to have awakened sleepers as far
away as three miles. A large
crowd gathered at the scene.
The building which was own
ed by Dr. L. H. Oden, had been
closed for several weeks. Bill
Miles, formerly of Blackshear,
had operated a pool room there
and was the owner of the pool
hall equipment in the building.
Miles had been planning to re
open the business in the near
future.
According to investigating of
ficials, it is believed that dyna
mite was not used to set off the
explosion, but rather that fumes
from the fuel used to set the
building afire caused the ex
plosion.
Value of the destroyed building
and damages inflicted on 19 other
businesses have been variously
estimated from $20,000 to $35,-
000.
Two eyewitnesses were stand
ing approximately 50 feet from
the building when the blast.went
off. H. D. Knowlton, Pierce coun
ty farmer and .member of the
Board of Commissioners, and Bil
ly Thomas, service station atten
dant, were at Jeff’s Service Sta
tion putting gas in the Knowlton
car. Neither was injured.
Card of Thanks
We wish to express our heart
felt thanks and appreciation for
the floral offerings and sympathy
so lovingly extended to us in
our bereavement, and for the
kindnesses which have been giv
en in such large measure.
May God’s richest blessings
abide with you always.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Chambless
Miss Barbara Chambless
Home town businesses ap
preciate your patronage.
