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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. Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. VOLUME 39 — NUMBEI Mass Meeting of Citizens Plans for Medical Clinic By BILLY JACKSON A Brantley county dream of a community medical clinic and doctor came a little nearer real ity last Thursday night, as a drive spearheaded by the Na hunta Lions Club brought to gether a representative of the Medical Association of Georgia, two representatives of the Found ation, and 94 county citizens. This meeting was a first effort for progress in getting the much needed clinic and doctor, and Mr. Pete J. Gibson, along with the other members of the Lions club did a marvelous job of boosting community spirit for the resulting success of this meeting. Dr. Lee Howard, president Georgia 7 Medical Association, was present. Mr. Gibson, who presid ed over the meeting, introduced Mr. Clyde Ware of the Found ation, Atlanta office; Mr. Ware, in turn introduced Mr. Norman H. Davis, Director, Medical Pro grams for the foundation from Chicago. Mr. Davis first explain ed, through the use of locally taken statistical data, the immed iate need for clinical services in Nahunta and Brantley county. He then went on to point out the help given local drives of this type by the Foundation. The foundation operates on a theory of helping those whor are willing to help themselves, a theory that underlines the success of drives of this type throughout the United States. Following the very thorough discussion period by Mr. Davis, a question and answer period was conducted with local citizens do ing the questioning, and with Mr. Davis, himself providing answers. After Mr. Davis had answered the desired questions from the group a vote was taken with a unamimous result in favor of proceeding with plans for the clinic. The task now, before the citizens of the county is to build up interest to the point that every person will be willing to pledge a sum toward making this long anticipated dream, a welcomed reality. Specifications of the program call for a clinic built for the services of one or two doctors, Mr. Davis recommended that for this city and county, the two doctor clinic be planned. The clinic would be of the type con struction that would allow for expansion if necessary, would be compact without any loss of space, would accommodate all the most modern equipment nec essary, and would be the proper ty of a non-profit organization which would direct the activity of construction and financing. The Foundation will aid in secur ing a doctor, and, if in any case the doctor should leave, would again be instrumental in securing another to take his place. Any doctor who accepts the clinic for practice would have the assis tance of the foundation in buy ing equipment for the building, and making adjustments that would be necessary. This does not have to be a dream for long, for if the citizens are behind the program to the extent that their pledges are substantial for back ing it, the foundation could as sure Brantley county and Nahun ta of a clinic and doctor by June or July of this year. Religious Rally Set for Waycross A religious rally will be held at the Waycross City auditorium next Sunday, Feb. 1, it is an nounced by Mr. A. R. Adams of Hortense. R. G. LeTourneau will speak at three o’clock in the afternoon. Byron Crouse, noted sont leader, will be in charge of the music. Births Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Phillips of West Palm Beach, Fla., an nounce the birth of a son born Feb. 21. He has been named Shawn Maverick. Mrs. Phillips will be remembered as the for mer Miss Ruth Johns. • ♦ • Mr. and Mrs. Don Kick, an nounce the arrival of a baby girl born Jan. 27 in Memorial Hospital, Waycross. The paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kick of Rochester, N. Y. The maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. George Willis of Nahunta. Coach Harold Scott Describes Regional Basketball Setup By HAROLD SCOTT Region 1-B extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Alabama line. It covers such a vast terri tory that it is divided into two sub-regions, east and west. Each sub-region is controlled under one head, but each works as a separate unit. Nahunta is in region 1-B East along with Camden County, Folkston, Patterson, Nicholls, Broxton, Atkinson County,. Clinch County, Lakeland, Hahira, and Quitman. All of these are the old eighth district teams with the exception of two, Ha hira and Quitman, who were included in 1-B East when the regidn was separated. This year the Region 1-B East boys basketball tournament will be held on February 19th, 20th, 21st and 23rd, at the Atkinson County High School Gym in Pearson, Georgia. The pairings for this tournament will be made on February the 4th. The four teams with the best season rec ords will be seeded and the other pairings will be filled by draw ing out of a hat. The first and fourth seeded teams will be in the same bracket and the second and third teams in the other bracket. In basketball there must be a first and second place team from each region sent to the state tournament. In our region each sub-region'sends one team to the state and the first place is ro tated between east and west each year. Last year the east was the first place team, so this year the east will send the second place team to the state to meet a first place team from another region, pre-selected by the state. The pairings in the state pair the first against the second place teams on the first day of play. Honor Roll Announced for Hoboken School The honor roll for Hoboken High School for the last six week’s term has been announced as follows: Grade 12: Susie Bell, Yevonne Gunter, Betty Ruth Hough, Ed mond Jacobs, Betty Johns, Shir ley Lee, Dorothy Lucas, Roy McClain, David Pearson. Grade 11: Cynthia Dowling, Jennie Johnson, Louise Jones, Herbert Pearson. Grade 10: Barbara Aldridge, Patricia Ammons, Elna Carter, Linda Crews, Linda Fowler, La trelle Griffin, Georgia Lee Jones, Judy Smith, Elaine Strickland. Grade 9: Edith Aldridge, Pat Dell, Ann Hickox, Sylvia Kelly, Willis Lee, Annette Lucas, Rob ert Page, Marvis Roberts, Dor othy Sue Stone. Grade 8: Connie Aldridge, Shirlean Boatright, Diane Colvin, Sarah Jane Dryden, Rosslyn Her rin, Deloris Hutchinson, Shirley Jacobs, Faye King, Lynda Mc- Kay, Dorothy Milton, Barbara Tatum. Grade 7: Linda Altman, Hamp ton Ammons, Jerrell Crawford, Reginald Driggers, John R. Dry den, Ruby Johns, Nancy Ann Morgan, Curtis Strickland, Bobby Stone, Janeth Waldron. Grade 6: Eddie Bell, Venita Crawford, Geraldine Crews, Helen Crews, Norman Fred Dowling, Talmadge Edwards, Rita Fowler, Charles Gillis, Diane Griffin, Barry Hickox, Patricia Hickox, Linda Hickox, Loretta Johns, Cheryl Kelly, Ed na Carol Lee, Johnny Lucas, Ronnie Lynn, Barbara McClain, Tommie Sapp, Ralph Shephard, Mary Lou Todd. Grade 5: Betty Jo Ammons, Gail Cason, Kathryn Crews, Diane Davis, Jesse Johns, Susie Jones, Annette Lane, Dana Lit tlefield, Mary Page. Grade 4: Janice Altman, Elaine Bryant, Larry Crews, Michael Dowling, Carolyn Jacobs, Janice Johns, Peggy Justice, Gail Stev ens, Dale Littlefield. NEWS OF YOUR HOME COUNTY EVERY WEEK IN THE BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Srantky Bttaprte Mrs. Strickland Funeral Service Held Monday Afternoon Mrs. Rachel Manning Strick land, 84, of Route 2, Patterson, passed away Saturday morning, Jan. 24, at the Jesup Hospital. Mrs. Strickland was born in Wayne, now Brantley county, and was the daughter of the late Martin and Martha Knight Man ning. She received her education in the schools of the county and was a charter member of the Satilla Baptist Church. She was .the widow of James W. (Uncle Jim) Strickland, who preceded her in death by 39 days. Survivors include five daugh ters, Mrs. J. C. Lynn of Brun swick, Mrs. B. J. Moody of Nich ols, Mrs. Ike Moody of Hortense, Mrs. George Echols of Patterson, and Mrs. T. N. Davis of Jack sonville, Fla.; four sons, M. E. Strickland of Birmingham, Ala., B. D., Lacy, and J. E. Strickland, all of Patterson; 42 grandchild ren, 61 great grandchildren, 5 great great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon, Jan. 26, at three o’clock from the Satilla Baptist Church with the Rev. J. D. Strader, the Rev. H. L. Dixon, and the Rev. Clyde Thomas con ducting the rites in the presence of a large number of sorrowing relatives and. friends. Interment followed in Hortense Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers, all nephews, were Messrs. Dalton Rooks, Tommy Brown, Ernest Manning, W. E. Woodcock, El don Woodcock, and W. L. Wood cock. The beautiful floral offerings attested to the high esteem felt for Mrs. Strickland and she will be sadly missed and fondly re membered by all those who had the privilege of knowing her. The family have the sympathy of their friends in their bereave ment. The Chambless Funeral Home of Nahunta was in charge of ar rangements. Card of Thanks We wish to express our thanks to all our friends and relatives for their kindness to us during the illness and death of our loved one, Mrs. Myrtie Griffin.. We deeply appreciate the words of sympathy and the act of kindness you expressed to.ward us during bereavement. We will always re member you with heartfelt grat itude for your rallying around us to strengthen us in our sor row. May the Lord bless you all. The Family of Mrs. Myrtie Griffin. Personals The Nahunta Garden Club will meet Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 3 at the home of Mrs. J. B. Lewis with Mrs. Elroy Strickland as co-hostess. New officers for the year will be installed at the meeting. YOUR HELP NEEDED The Brantley Enterprise, like most newspapers, oper ates on a rather tight sche dule which is built around deadlines that must be met. This statement is made to call attention to the fact that all news copy, in order to be assured of publication must be in the Brantley En terprise office not later than Wednesday noon. Sorry, we just can’t guar antee that it’ll be printed if it is received later than Wednesday noon! Hardly a week goes by but that some news items are received later than this. In most cases extra effort is made and the item gets in Bargain hunters gunning for low prices can bag their limit by watching the advertisements in this newspaper. A good motto — “trade at home.” 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, Jan. 29, 1959 Brotherhoods Will Meet at Nahunta Feb. 2 The Baptist Brotherhoods, men and boys, of Southeast Geor gia, Okefenokee and Piedmont Associations will meet at Nahun ta Baptist Church Monday night, Feb. 2, beginning at 7:00 p. m. A goal has been set by the presi dents of the three associational brotherhoods at 400 in atten dance. The principal address will be brought by Dr. Rufus D. Hodges, of Dublin, Georgia, who is rec oognized as one of the outstand ing speakers of Georgia Baptist life. A special invitation is exten ded to all the churches of Brant ley county to come in large num bers to this great meeting. You will meet and worship with men and boys from Glynn, Camden, Charlton, Ware, and Pierce counties. Remember every man and boy in this county has an invitation to come to this meeting in the interest of a great revival in March. Grammar School PT A Held Meeting Monday Night The Nahunta Grammar School P. T. A. met Monday night, Jan. 26th. Mrs. Virginia Raulerson gave the devotional “Stepping Stones To Happy Family Life” based on Proverbs ch. 12. Mrs. Leila Turner gave a talk on how the Welfare operates, state and local. Mrs. Winnie Highsmith and Mrs.' Clara High smith won room count. The Hickox ladies were hos tesses and refreshments were en joyed by all. Paragraph Omitted From Presentments Os Grand Jury A paragraph of the Grand Jury presentments was omitted from last week’s Enterprise. The omitted paragraph was as follows: “The book committee consist ing of Fred Lee, Ernest Thrift, and J. L. Riggins, having in spected the county books, find them well kept and in neat or der. However, we find some un paid taxes that are past due and we recommend that these taxes be collected.” Grand Jury Meets Again On April 6 The Grand Jury of Brantley County Superior Court will con vene again on Monday, April 6, it is announced. The main item to be consider ed by the Grand Jury in April will be that some citizens are reported to have signed false statements that all taxes have been paid on their automobiles in order to secure car tags. The state law provides that all taxes must be paid on autos be fore a license tag is issued. In buying a license tag the appli cant signs a statement that all taxes have been paid on the car. The signing of such a false af fidavit is a misdemeanor. Three Points to Consider in Buying Fertilizer By GEORGE A. LOYD County Agent Pretty soon now you farmers will be buying fertilizer for your spring-planted crops. Naturally you hope for a good return on such a big and important invest ment. Three steps that will help you get the most from your fer tilizer dollar, according to our Extension agronomists, are; 1. Have your soil tested and buy the recommended kind and amount of lime • and fertilizer. 2. Buy fertilizer on the basis of cost per pound of plant nu trients rather than cost per ton alone. 3. Buy fertilizer with as high a total percentage of plant nu trients as possible under local conditions. For example, a 4-12- 12 is better than a 4-8-6 per pound of plant nutrients. Mrs. O. M. Gay, Waycross Civic Leader, Passes WAYCROSS - Mrs. Augus tus O. M. Gay, Waycross civic leader, former educator and Red Cross leader, died in a local hos pital early Tuesday, Jan. 27. Mr. Gay was a former direc tor of the Way cross chapter of the American Red Cross; a for mer state supervisor of adult education in Atlanta; and a for mer high school and college teacher. She was a former offi cer of the DAR and the WSCS of the First Methodist Church, of which she was a member. She was also active in garden circles and was a member of the Way cross Woman’s Club. Mrs. Gay made her home with her brother, John H. King Jr. Other survivors are a second brother, R. E. King, Jacksonville, Fla., two sisters, Mrs. Mamie Orser, Nahunta, and Mrs. H. M Daniels, Atlanta; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. Mrs. Gay was a native of Franklin County, daughter of the late John Henry and Jannag Jane Dixon King and widow of Augustus O. M. King. She first came to Waycross in 1927, and had resided with her brother since 1953. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 3 P- m. at the First Methodist Church, burial was in Oakland Cemetery. Nahunta Boys Top Darien And Waycross By BILLY JACKSON Basketball this past week proved a profitable sport for the local cage teams, as they took a double-header from Darien, and split a decision with Way cross. Both games were played away from the home court. Last Friday night the “Fight ing Kittens” defeated the home standing Darien crew by a 37- 26 score. Alice Sue DePratter was the leading scorer for the winners, with 17 points. Follow ing closely was Sylvia Rowell with 15 points. Mary Grace Edgy scored 5 points to wrap up the scoring. The losers were paced by Sherri Waters, the games high scorer, with 22 points Sherry Chambers followed with 4 points. With second-stringers playing the complete second half, the male “Cats” romped over a game Darien team 63-34. Layton Johns, the sharpshooting, re bounding center, led the victors with 31 points. Marvin Griffin, George Thomas, Cecil Drury, Al vin Mobley, Julian Willis, and Charles Wilson wound out the scoring with 32 points between them. Darien was paced by Rob ert Chambers with 13 points. Tuesday night of this week, the “Kittens” found Waycross too tall and too “trigger-happy” as they lost to the home-stand ing sextet 56-33. Christine Mc- Quaig led Waycross with 23 points, while Mollie Grace Sad ler and Mary Grace Edgy shared honors for the losers 'with 12 points each. School classifications seemed a bit misplaced as class B Na hunta soundly whiped class AA Waycross 66-44. There was nev er a shadow of doubt as the visiting “Cats” took an 18-4 lead in the first quarter. Both teams scored 12 points in the second quarter, Waycross edged Nahunta in the third quarter 18 points to 15 points, but the final period was a continuation of the tale begun earlier with the “Cats” outdriving Waycross 21 points to 8 points. Marvin Griffin led the visit ing quintet with 24 points, fol lowed by Layton Johns with 17, Julian Willis with 11, and Car roll Allen and George Thomas, each with 7 points. The taller, more skilled Nahuntians pulled 51 rebounds off the boards, to only 18 by the losing five. There are only five remaining games in this the 1959 season, three in the local gymnasium and two on the road. The next game will be Friday night, when the Camden county teams come to Nahunta for a pair. Patterson will be here Feb. 3. Nahunta will be on the road at Glynn Acad emy Feb. 6 and at Jesup on Feb. 10, and the locals will be host to the Folkston squads for the season’s finale on Feb. 13. If you have news for your local newspaper, get it in early for best handling. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA 20 Colleges Want Johns on Their Basketball Teams LAYTON JOHNS 20 Colleges Want Him Okefenoke Co-op Gives City of Nahunta $352.86 A check in the amount of $352.86 has been given to the City of Nahunta as a contribu tion to it’s operating expenses for the year of 1958 by Okefe noke Rural Electric Membership Corporation. The payment rep resents 4% of revenue received from members of the co-op liv ing within the city limits of Na hunta for the year of 1958. In presenting the check to J. W. Brooker, Manager Pete J. Gib son said, “We are happy to be able to make this contribution to the city which is the home of our headquarters.” The co-op serves only a small part of the fringe area around Nahunta which was taken in by expanded city limits. Raybon Women Organize HD Club Mrs. Virginia Raulerson, Coun ty Home Demonstration Agent, and Mrs. W. W. Hendrix, presi dent of County H. D. Council, met with a group of ladies at the home of Mrs. John Wilson, Mon day, Jan. 26 at 2 o’clock p. m. The meeting was to point out the values of the Home Demon stration club and to organize in the Raybon district. Eleven ladies were present and it was unanim ously voted to organize a club. Mrs. Raulerson acted as chair man and officers were elected. Mrs. John Wilson, president; Mrs. Conway Morgan, vice-presi dent; Mrs. Bill Willis, Sec. and treas.; Mrs. Lawson Dubose, re porter. Others present were: Mrs. Al bert Purdom, Mrs. Hamer Crews, Mrs. Elroy Strickland, Mrs. Var nie Crews, Mrs. Harley Lewis, Mrs. Pearl Chancey, Mrs. Cindy Morgan. Mrs. Lawson Dubose, Reporter. Home town businesses ap preciate your patronage. 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) By GENE ASHER Journal-Constitution Layton Johns, Nahunta’s 6-7 south Georgia basketball rage, is receiving so many scholarship offers these days he is filing them by conference. Schools from the Southeastern, Atlantic Coast and Eastern In tercollegiate circuits have ex pressed definite interest in Johns, who has been a scoring and re bounding leader for the past two years. “He’s been contacted by ap proximately 20 schools,” Nahyn ta coach Harold Scott said, “and some of them are as much as 1,000 miles from here. “But I’m not surprised. Col leges find out about the real good prospects and this boy Johns is as good as you see in high school.” Johns, who Scott says does everything well, paced Nahunta to the State Class B champion ship last year and is leading the team to a perfect record this season. He is averaging 23 points per game. But this Nahunta club is no one-man team as Region 1-B foes have discovered. With Johns shelved by injuries two weeks ago. “Governor” Marvin Griffin produced 23 points in one game and George Thomas came on with 20 in another. Nahunta has a 17-2 mark, in cluding a win over expected re gion contender Folkston. Only team losses were to nonleague opponents Ludowici (by two points) and Wheelwright, Ky., (by four points). “This team has developed a bout as we expected,” Scott said. “I think it is equal to our state championship team. It might be better. But that doesn’t necessarily n>ean we are going to win another crown. “We will probably have to beat Broxton in the region eli minations and Broxton has not lost a game. It will take a. good effort to whip that club.” The good effort is precisely what Nahunta players have been giving. Griffin is posting an 18- point-per-game scoring mark, Thomas is averaging 12, and Julian Willis and Carol Allen eight apiece. Allen, a 6-2 senior, pushes Johns for rebounding honors. The names of Allen and Grif fin are not new to state prep scoring books. Terry Allen, Car- * ol’s brother, and Melvin Griffin, Marvin’s brother, were standouts on the 1957 Nahunta team which reached the state finals. “Allen and Griffin have pro gressed splendidly,” Scott said “They handle the ball well and have been big helps defensive ly.” Nahunta has beaten all the teams in its subregion, and only one, Patterson, stayed within vic tory range. It lost by nine points. It is becoming increasingly ap parent that Scott may have a case fdr which the state has no defense. Farmers Can Get Premeasurement Os Allotted Acreage Brantley County farmers can arrange for official premeasure ment of their 1959 allotted acre age of cotton, tobacco and per mitted acregae of soil bank base crops on C. R. farms the County Agricultural Stablization and Concervation Committee announ ced this week. To get the premeasurement service, which is being provided on a cost basis, a farmer ipust file a written request with the County ASC Office prior to March 5, 1959, says Mr. Dykes, Comittee Chairman. The rate to be charged for the service in Brantley County has been estab lished at $5.00 per farm plus 50c per acre, and payment based on this rate must be made at the time the request for measurement is filed. “The premeasurement is purely optional,” says Mr. Dykes, “and is offered as a service to farm ers who prefer to have an offic ial measurement to use as a plant ing guide.” The chairman explains that all of these acreages in the county will be measured as soon as poss ible after crops are planted to determine compliance with the programs. When compliance is checked, the official acreage shall be the acreage premeasured if the crop or land use is limit ed to the premeasured area.