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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. VOLUME 39 — NUMBER 6 Hoboken High Host to Class Hoboken High School will be host to the Class C south regio nal basketball tournament Feb. 17-18-19. Hoboken, Ludowici, St. George, Odum, Darien and Screven teams will take part in the tournament. The Hoboken team will take on the Screven quintet Tuesday night, Feb. 17. The winner of this game will meet the winner of the Surrency-Darien contest Wednesday night. Ludowici and Surrency are doped to win in their respective brackets and fight it out for the district championship, but the Hoboken team figures to make a big effort to upset the dope and be in the fight all the way. Officials for the tournament are: referees, Cooper Bryant and Hubert Kimbrell; timer, Gene Wiley; scorer, Harry Welch. Alfred Thomas Honored by Jaycee Club One of the projects of the Brunswick Jaycee Club each year is to honor an outstanding young man in the field of agri culture. At our annual banquet we had the privilege of honoring a young man from Brantley County, who is well known to local farm people because of his activities in our local fair each year. Alfred Thomas Jr. was the man selected and he was presented to the club members, their wives, and friends by W. C. Long, Teacher of Agriculture in the Nahunta High School. In presenting Mr. Thomas, Mr. Long told of his modern farm ing methods. He has averaged more than a ton of tobacco per acre for several years. He uses modern type farming houses for his fine duroc swine. He is a County Commissioner and an ac tive member of the Farm Bu reau. Included in the honors was his wife, who has done her part to - make a home and a success for Mr. Thomas and those fine boys of theirs. The entire family has done a good job and we of Glynn Coun ty are glad to have them as our neighbor. In accepting the gold plaque, both Mr. and Mrs. Thomas ex pressed thanks and a desire to do even a better job in the fu ture. Also in the group of visitors from Nahunta was Mrs. W. C. Long. Bill Rayburn. Spelling and By RUSSEL HUFFMAN Over one third of college fresh men misspell these simple words: losing, writing and dropped. Two of each 600 frosh put two o’s in losing, two i’s in writing but delet one “p” from dropped. Don’t be amused, the misspell ing is common from coast to coast, Some professors overlook them, excusing the errors as in advertant ones, as making believe they don’t exist. But Cratis Williams of Appal achian State Teachers College, Boone, N. C., conducts a formal eight-week spelling class for col legians below par. This is most likely the only spelling course on a campus in the nation. Backbone of it is words and rule drilling, just like march and arms drill in the Army. Few college officials like to ad mit the necessity of teaching spelling. It should be learned in the grades. Nevertheless, the problem is there. Something should be done about it. Williams’ remedial course is required for those below level at A. S. T. C. Students must pass it before moving forward. Only exceptions, a few non-spellers. A non-speller is defined as “one who just can’t spell, no mat ter how hard he tries.” This a lone doesn’t wash a student out of college however. If the non-speller shows abili ty in other subjects and makes a dictionary his constant com panion, chances are he can pass. Spelling is not related to in telligence. Therefore, a poor spel ler might actually do well in college. The brilliant American author Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. School to Be C Tournament Engineer Cites Problems Facing Georgia Farmers Adapting yesterday’s building to today’s agriculture is a prob lem facing thousands of Georgia farmers, declares Agricultural Engineer Paul Crawford, Agri cultural Extension Service, Uni versity of Georgia College of Ag riculture. “Where service buildings are out of date, it means labor re quirements are higher,” Craw ford explained. “Recent surveys highlight the urgent need for more efficient and economical farm service buildings and .more liveable farm homes.” Crawford reported that in 1958 farmers requesting building plans numbered 18,391 —a 30 percent increase over the previous year. Almost half of the requests are for hog housing and equipment. Pole type structures for lower costs were in demand, particular ly for poultry buildings, hog feeding floors, hay storage machinery sheds and feeding barns. Over 12,000 farm famil ies received assistance from Ex tension county and home demon stration agents in remodeling or repairing the farm home. The engineer cited seven chief problems which the survey brought to light. 1. Farms are larger now and existing buildings are too small and scattered. 2. There is an increase in size and in specialization of livestock operations. 3. Feed-crop handling methods are changing. 4. Wages are rising and there is a scarcity of dependable la bor. 5. Santitation and code regula tions are more strict. 6. Contract farming is on the increase® 7. Few farmers and rural builders are skilled in applying new developments in building de signs and in modern methods of handling materials. Card of Thanks I wish to express my deep ap preciation to every one who was so kind to the family at the time of the death of our loved one, Ray Flowers. We thank you for the kind words of sympathy, the lovely floral offerings, the covered dish es and every act of kindness. We shall always remember those deeds. Your Children Nathaniel Hawthorne was a high IQer who couldn’t spell but got along. The same is said of Abra ham Lincoln, but there has been only one Hawthorne and one Lin coln. Experts find this one rule helps a poor speller more than any other: “If a word ends in silent ‘e’ drp the *e’ to add ‘ing.” After twelve years in school why are there college students not knowing such .a simple rule? Experts say that spelling is taught incidentally rather than formally in most schools. This is adequate for one-third of the students, but the other two-thirds should be taught formally in or der to learn. By “formally” they mean the drill method, writing words over and over again until they become second nature with one. A good speller should be able to dash off words without think ing how to spell them. Most experts ridicule oral spel ling. To stick in the mind, words must be mastered through writ ing. Bright kids spelling aloud on TV shows can’t correctly write half of the words. Here are a few sample words often misspelled. Check your wife or husband and children and see how well they can do. To pass, nine out of ten must be spelled correctly: Whose, whether, valleys, vill ian, similar, familiar, possible, operate, grammar, legible, rec ommend, privilege, proceed, res taurant, rhythm, politician, rec ognize, weather, weekend, sin cerely, terrible, tragedy, tries, studying, surprise, striking and respectfully. Sincerely, His Mother, Mrs. W. E. Bennett. Br ant Iru Sttr rpra? Roy Flowers Funeral Service Held Wednesday Funeral services for Roy Flow ers, age 39, were held Wednes day, Feb. 4, at Hortense Memor ial Church with Rev. Hinton Johnson of Hortense and Rev. Earl Gray of Brunswick conduc ting the services. Mr. Flowers died at the home of his aunt, Mrs. C. L. Middleton, with whom he was residing, on Tuesday. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Effie Bennett of Hortense; and a brother, Ross Flowers of Hortense and a number of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were George Flow ers, Bill Flowers, Terry Flow ers, Downing ' Flowers, Sammy Middleton and Arvel Lane. Personals Mrs. Sweat Davis returned to her home in Hortense last week after being a patient in the Jesup hospital for seve'ral days. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brady and David and Diann have returned to their home in Statesville, N. C. after a visit to their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Irven Crews. Stanley Edgy has been confin ed at home with measles and pneumonia but is now improv ing. Doug Edgy has also had measles. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edgy of Waynesville. Mrs. Henry Edgy underwent surgery in a Brunswick hospital last week and is now at the home of her sister, Mrs. Mable Will iamson in Brunswick. Mrs. Dan Atkinson and Denise and David of Kingsland spent Monday of this week with Mrs. Allan Barnard. Mrs. C. B. Keen returned from Memorial Hospital in Waycross last Wednesday after being a patient there for a week follow ing an operation. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Herrin of Tuscola,- 111., are visiting Mr. Herrin’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Herrin this week. They are moving to New York City. Newsom Gives Suggestions on Marketing Tree Farm Products By ERLE T. NEWSOM, JR. Chairman Georgia Tree Farm Marketing Tree Farm products is like selling livestock products. A hog is all pork, but it also produces ham, pork chops, lard sausage, and “chitlings.” A Tree Farm is all timber, but it yields fence posts, fire wood, pulpwood, saw timber, utility poles and pilings, and logs for veneer, plywood and crossties. Each item has a price tag, and picking the best market for your trees can make the differ ence between a good income and the highest dollar. The goal of tree farming is to make the for est land yield the- most income possible in the long run. Os coure, there are times when we need extra money for a hos pital bill, or to pay off debts in a bad crop year. But when you think of selling your timber, keep in mind that years of good forestry and planning can be thrown away by a single poor or destructive cutting. Best results take planning, and to do that, you must know what you have. Go over your woods — with a forester, if possible—and determine the condition of your stand. See what needs to be taken out, and what should be left to grow. Then, before you cut, deter mine your own best markets. Fortunately, Georgia has enough wood using industries to provide cash markets in almost every county. The industry fplks you know, or your county agent or state forestry organization can help you, too. See what the market condi tions are. The law of supply and demand governs the forest indus tries, too, and there are times when waiting a few months can increase your income. The lumber and paper indus tries offer the widest markets for timber crops. The size, quali ty, and quantity of the trees you plan to cut will determine your best market. Very likely, you will have some of both. Generally, saw mills pay more The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Feb. 12, 1959 * * * » ♦ * ♦ ♦ ♦ • ♦ • ♦ ♦ ♦ » * * Committee Mattress Fire Inflicts Burns On D. S. Lewis D. S. Lewis, father of Mrs. Virgil Strickland, suffered burns on his hands and head when a mattress at the Strickland home caught fire Friday night, Feb. 6. Mr. Lewis was asleep and a lone in the Virgil Strickland home when the mattress on which he lay caught fire, probably from a partially smoked cigar et. Mrs. Strickland went home a bout eight o’clock and found the house filled with smoke. She ghve the alarm and city police man Stephens rushed to the scene. He broke a side window and directed a stream of water from a garden hose into the room where Mr. Lewis lay. In the meantime Virgil Strick land reached the house and went through the dense smoke and rescued Mr. Lewis. He reported that he held his breath for the time he was inside the smoke filled house. The Nahunta fire department promptly responded to the alarm and quickly put out the fire, which was confined to the burn ing mattress. The house was somewhat damaged by smoke and water. Mr. Strickland expressed his appreciation for the prompt ac tion of the Nahunta fire depart ment, also for the help of police man Stephens and others. Birthday Dinner A birthday dinner honoring Mrs. Beulah Hickox of Nahunta and Mr. Gordon Crews of Dud ley, Ga. was held Sunday at the home of Mrs. Leila Mae Turner. ' Present were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brady and David and Di ann of Statesville, N. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Crews and Son ny, David and Cliff of Dudley; Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Hickox and and Ann and Ronnie of Waycross; Mrs. Rex Griffin and children and Reuben Crews of Hoboken; Mrs. Mattie Lord, Waycross; and Mr. and Mrs. Irven Crews and Gene, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hickox and Johnny. for the larger, clear logs, and the others bring more for pulp wood. From some trees, you will get both saw logs and pulpwood. Wood preservers offer an ex cellent market for your best trees, for poles and pilings. It is a good idea to contact one of these and let them select the few trees that meet their standards. Because of changing markets, it may be several weeks before they want those trees but the money will be good when you do sell. Don’t overlook your hard woods. On good sites, some hard wood species grow as fast as pines and the prices might be just as good or better. Veneer and plywood mills are always in the market for the best hard woods, particularly the butt sec tions of the logs. Some trees will produce both veneer and lumber logs, and maybe «ome pulpwood. The use of hardwoods by the paper industry is rapidly increas ing. When it comes to money, you usually will do better to sell on a lump sum based on your tree scale, rather than on a per unit basis. If more than one buyer for a particular product is avail able, get bids. It is always advisable to have sales contracts written. The hu man mind is faulty, and some times forgotten details can lead to misunderstandings and un necessary hard feelings. This need not be a fancy document, just so the details are clear and posi tive. Finally, mark and estimate the timber before you cut it. Never clear-cut a tract unless you plan |o replant it immediately, or to convert it to pasture or row crops. What comes back natur ally may be worthless scrub oak, for which no known market ex ists. Timber is a crop, and selling it is just like selling your other crops. Know what you have; plan ahead; know what you are selling and where you can sell it for the best price; agree on the terms of the sale and write them down; and select carefully. Choral Members Attend Music Clinic Twenty three choral members of Hoboken High School attend ed the Eighth District Music Clinic at Epworth-By-The-Sea on St. Simons Island Jan. 22, 23, and at the meeting were 292. There were chorus rehearsals twice each day in Lane Chapel. The group enjoyed a dance in the auditorium on Thursday night. The performance was Saturday night with Mrs. Bob Easkels of Columbus, Ga. directing the chorus. Shirley Lee, Reporter. Proceedings Os County Commissioners The Brantley County Commis sioners of Roads and Revenue met in regular session February 3, 1959. Present were R. B. Brook er chairman, R. C. Harrell Jr. clerk, Alfred Thomas, Louis Prescott, and Silas D. Lee. The following Commissioners were paid for six days service each, R. B. Brooker, $21.05; R. C. Harrell Jr. $21.05; Alfred Thomas, $30.00, Louis Prescott, $30.00, and Silas D. Lee, $30.00. The following Pauper List was approved and ordered paid. Ocie Moody, SIO.OO, Thelma Sapp, $10.00; and Robert R. Riggins, SIO.OO. The following Road Hands were paid for the month of Jan uary, 1959; Perry Crews, $218.24; Woodrow Wilson, $198.24; J. F. Willis, $228.24; Monsie Wilson, $208.24; Talmadge Gunter, $208.- 24; Roscoe Murray, $208.24; El lis Altman, $198.24; J. H. Mercer, $166.74; Weita Herrin, $195.50; Joe Lewis, $195.50; Lonie Wilson, $187.00; Mitchell Hullett, $203.24; O. G. Lee, $271.35. The following General Bills were paid, D. F. Herrin, $22.70, Postage; S. E. Blount, SIOO.OO, Janitor; Carlton Company, $55.- 59, Interest; Cotton States Life & Health Ins. Co. $31.10, Insur ance; C. F. Rowell, $20.00, Baliff; Southern Bell Telephone & Tele graph Co. $1990.00, R ; W Expense, Ga. Power Co. $52.72, Lights and Power; Teachers Retirement Sys tem, $119.79, Retirement; C. Win ton Adams, $41.05, Salary; Ar chie A. Johns, SBO.OO, Salary; D. F. Herrin, $256.00, Salary & Fees; George A. Lloyd, $201.87, Salary; Virginia N. Raulerson, $lO6 05; Salary; R. C. Crews, $30.00, Baliff; B. E. Thomas, $20.- 00; J. W. Crews, $443.24, Fees & Services Rendered; M. E. Win chester, $62.00, Salary; Elvin F. Cooper, $101.82, Salary; Alvin M. Powell Jr. $12.00, Travel; Rebec ca D. Griner, $334.55, Salary & Expenses; Annice L. Carter, $176.- 65, Salary; Dr. E. A. Moody, $37.50, Salary, & Treating, Pris oners; R. R. Kramer, $15.00, Den tal Clinic; Edna J. Kramer, $5.00, Dental Clinic; Wilson & Wainright Oil Co. $531.86, Gas & Oil & Tires; H. S. Wilson, $460.63, Repairs; Brantley Gas & Appliance Co. $204.75; Fuel; C. S. Kizer, $129.00, Inquest; Falconer Co. $81.97, Office Supplies; The Citizen Bank, $4.78, Office Sup plies; I. J. Crews, $3.00, Repairs; C. L. King, SIB.OO, Repairs; Way cross, Tractor Co. $3.62, Repairs; Dr. Fred M. Harper, $35.00, Wit ness; Yarbrough Brothers, $5.50, Office Supplies; Chambless Fune ral Home, $36.05, wreath; Farm er Mutual Warehouse, $15.00, Supplies; Carlton Company, $108.77, Repairs; Standard Oil Co. $202.45; Gas & Oil; Okefeno kee R E. A. $4.61; Caution Light; Dixie Concrete Service Inc. $94.05, Concrete, The Brantlev Enterprise, $67.00, Printing & Supplies; Harry DePratter, $381.- 65, Repairs; Mrs. J. A. Campbell, $13.00, Jury Meals; J. W. Brook er, $144.92, Supplies; City of Na hunta, $22.50, Water; N. C. Davis & Son, $24.95, Supplies; Brantley Telephone Co. $105.10; Phones & Calls; Dept, of Public Welfare, $775.51, Budget; Ga. Forestry Commission, $525.00, Forest Bud get; Stone & Quinney, $500.00, Auditing; Cecil Roddenberry, $50.00, Salary; Dewey Hayes, $63.34, Salary; W. J. Sumerall, $46.00, Salary; Dan Morgan, $25.00, Medical care; Blue Cross & Blue Sheild; $152.15; Insuran ce. i Motion was made and passed that the following names be placed on the Welfare Board, as follows, Mr. Albert Thomas, Mr. Charlie Anderson, Mr. Jasper Johnson, Mr. A. L. Johnson and Mr. T. H. Purdom. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned. R. B. Brooker, Chairman. R. C. Harrell, Jr. Clerk. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Nahunta Meets Clinch County In First Tournament Contest Nahunta Garden Club Met With Mrs. Lewis The Nahunta Garden Club met Tues. Feb. 3 at the home of Mrs. J. B. Lewis with Mrs. El roy Strickland as co-hostess. Mrs. Lewis presided with Mrs. Mollie Highsmith leading the prayer. Mrs. Parker Dodge made a re port of the beautification com mittee with Miss Mary Knox reporting on the Roadside Park. Mrs. Lewis, retiring president, expressed her appreciation for the splendid cooperation of the club during the three years she has acted as president. Mrs. Edna Adams was the in stalling officer. Installed were Mrs. Lee Herrin, President; Mrs. A. S. Mizell, Vice-President; Mrs. Elroy Strickland, Secretary; Mrs. Dorothy Graham, Treasur er; Mrs. T. H. Edwards, publicity. Dues were paid for the year and Mrs. Joe Siegel joined as a new member. Others present were; Mrs. E. A. Moody, Mrs. Allen Barnard, Mrs. Grace Wakely, Mrs. Joe B. Strickland and Mrs. Collie High smith. The hostesses served open finger sandwiches of chicken and walnut cheese, pickles, pear salad, fruit cookies and coffee. Hortense PT A Met Wednesday The Hortense Parent Teacher Association met Wednesday after noon Feb. 11 at the school. The meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs. Edna Adams. Mrs. Blanch Dubberly led the devotional. Mrs. Edna Adams was the speaker on the topic “School and Community, “Hand in Hand”. The attendance was good. The teachers of the Hortense School were the refreshment committee. They served sand wiches, cookies, potato chips and soft drinks. Cotton Farmers To Choose Allotments The next important date for upland cotton producers is the March 16 deadline for making a choice between the (A) allotment and the (B) allotment for their farms, according to George Dykes, Chairman of the County Agricultural Stablization and Conservation Committee. All cot ton farm operators have been sent a notice of the price sup port levels and a reminder of the (A) and (B) allotments for their farms. Mr. Dykes urged all cotton farmers to make their choice of cotton allotment by the dead line on March 16. After that date all farms on which the operator has not made a choice will have the (A) allotment in effect for 1959. This is a requirement of the law and cannot be changed by the County ASC Committee. Choice (A) farm allotments are regular aloltments. Choice (B) farm cotton allotments are 40 percent larger than the Choice (A) allotments. Another require ment is that a farm operator who has more than one farm must choose either the (A) cotton al lotment for all the farms he ope rates or the (B) allotment for all his farms. Mr. Dykes suggests that an operator who has an in terest in other farms because of leasing, corporate, partnership, estate, or other operating ar rangements should check with the county ASC office to determine his status on all the farms. HEART FUNDUS) < ) I/ i n uhi 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) Nahunta High School basket ball team will enter the Class B Regional basketball tourna ment at Pearson by meeting the Clinch County basketeers Thurs day night, Feb. 19. If the Nahunta Wildcats beat Clinch County, they will face the Hahira quintet Friday night. Nahunta is expected to win from both these teams and meet either Folkston, Nicholls or Atkinson county in the semi-finals. Nahunta is top seeded team in the lower bracket and Broxton is the favored team in the top bracket. These two teams are doped to win in their respective brackets and play in the district final Monday, Feb. 25. Along the line somewhere one or both of these teams might be upset by a “hot” opposition, as anything can happen in basket ball as well as in baseball. Coach Harold Scott’s team has won all its regular season games but has not played Broxton, which team is regarded as the one which will give Nahunta a real tussle. Nahunta Boys Beat Glynn And Jesup Friday night in Brunswick, the Nahunta eagers played two close contests with a couple of spirit ed Glynn Academy teams. In the evening's initial contest the ‘Academy” 6 out-paced the female “Cats" 22-17. Mary Grace Edgy paced the losing squad with 8 points. The more exper ienced Glynn sextette was led by All Stater, Lana Byran with 10 points. In the game, the Nahunta boys raced ahead of the Academy 52-37. Although the game was close most of the way, the taller more experienced “Cats” kept control of the affair. The “Cats” were led by Layton Johns with 33 points. George Rose contribu ted 9 points to the losing cause. Tuesday night in Jesup, the Na hunta girls played perhaps their best game to date in barely los ing a tough one 38-37. Sylvia Rowell and Mary Grace Edgy paced the losing cause with 17 and 15 points respectively. The winning Jesup sextette was paced by Kay Hires with 23 points. Marvin Griffin,, playing a new position, led the “Wildcats” to a easy 62-31 victory against the “Yellow Jackets.” Griffin assumed a new role as game play maker, guiding well places throughout the contest; he also took scoring honors with 17 points. Dan Wherry led the losers with 9 points. The final games of the season are Friday night at 7:30. The lo cal teams will then go to Doug las and Pearson to compete in re gion tournament play. County Agent Loyd .. Gives Advice on Blue Mold Treatment The damp condition in which tobacco beds are in, which has been caused by rain and fogs the past few days, makes conditions ideal for blue mold to attack young tobacco plants, says George A. Loyd, County Agent. Loyd says that there has not been any cases of the disease reported to his office yet this year, but that farmers should be constantly on the lookout for the disease on their beds. They should keep a good cover of fer mate spray or dust on the young plants. The County Agent stated that the only times it is recommen ded that streptomycin sprays be used is when blue mold attacks so severely that regular fermate spray or dust schedule fails to give control. He further stated that two sprayings with streptomycin, be ginning a week or ten days be fore plants are to be set in the field, will help to prevent an gular leaf spot, or wild fire as it is commonly called, from de veloping in the field when it is present in the bed. Making sure there is some dis tinctive feature about your gar ment — fabric, color or design— is one guide to personal style, de clares Miss Avola Whitesell, clothing specialist, Agricultural Extension Service.