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VOLUME 39 — NUMBER 9
Hi-Y and Tri-Y Members to
Take Part in Youth Assembley
March 5,6, and 7, are “Red
Letter” days for all Hi-Y and
Tri-Hi-Y members, because this
is the time when all young peo
ple from oil over the state will
assemble in Atlanta to attend
Youth Assembly.
These young people meet to
make laws, assume the duties of
the State Officers, and elect a
new slate of Officers for the com
ing year. Students learn much
from their texts and classes about
law and government, but when
they present bills, become State
Officers themselves, and make
and enforce laws, and become an
actual part of the government,
they learn much more than at
any other time.
Nahunta Tri-Hi-Y Club has
presented a Bill for the Youth
Assembly entitled, “To Promote
and Maintain Facilities For The
Mentally Advanced Child”. The
2 delegates who will present the
Bill and argue for its passage
are Arlene Strickland and Gloria
Popwell.
The Hi-Y Club has 2 delegates,
George Willie Thomas and Gene
Crews, who will lend all the
support they can for the passage
of the Bill.
While these young people are
in Atlanta, they will attend a
special breakfast given in honor
of all the State Officers Senators,
and Representatives. They will
also attend the ball given in hon
or of the newly elected Gover
nor. There is to be a guided tour
s>f the city of Atlanta, too. We
are very proud of these outstand
ing young people and of the work
they are doing.
We would like for our parents
and friends to attend the “Teen
Talks” each Tuesday at 8:20 in
the gym. We have some wonder
ful speakers and messages of
great inspiration and challenge.
The remaining topics, dates, and
speakers are as follows: March
4, Mrs. H. W. Herrin “How Re
sponsible Are You?”; March 10,
Rev. L. H. Dixon “Can You Say
No”? (Alcohol problems); March
17, Mr. Robert Smith “Are Your
Friends Assets?” (Good and Bad
Influences); March 24, Mr. Bob
Henderson District Sec. for Y
Clubs from Vidalia, “Guide Posts
For Dating” (Boy and Girl Re
lationships); We would like for
all of you to come and share in
these talks with us.
Singers to
Meet at
Mt. Calvary
The Ware County Singing Con
vention will meet at Mt. Calvary
Baptist Church near Hoboken
next Sunday, March 8, at 2:30 in
the afternoon, it is announced by
Harvey Hurst.
The singing will continue un
til five o’clock in the afternoon,
with many noted singers from
southeast Georgia taking part in
the program. All lovers of good
singing are invited to attend.
INVITING THE UNDERTAKER-
Nahunta Garden Club
Met Tuesday with
Mrs. Edna Adams
The Nahunta Garden Club met
at the home of Mrs. Edna Adams
on Tuesday, March 3, with Miss
Mary Knox as co-hostess with
Mrs. Adams. Mrs. Herschell Her
rin, the president, presided.
Mrs. J. B. Lewis was in charge
of the program and talked on
“Pyracantha, and the Culture.”
She also discussed winter and
spring pruning.
Present were: Mrs. A. S. Mi
zell, Mrs. J. B. Graham, Mrs. J.
R. James, Mrs. Elroy Strickland,
Mrs. J. J. Lee, Mrs. A. B. Brook
er, Mrs. Allen Barnard, Mrs.
Parker Dodge, Mrs. E. A. Moody,
Mrs. D. S. Moody, Mrs. Jos. B.
Strickland, Mrs. J. A. Wiggins,
Mrs. Virgil Strickland, Mrs. J.
C. Allen and Mrs. Joe Siegel.
The hostesses served congealed
salad, open face sandwiches,
toasted nuts, mints and coffee.
Layton Johns
Signs Up
With Auburn
Layton Johns, Nahunta’s 6 foot
7 inch center, has signed a bas
ketball grant-in-aid scholarphip
to Auburn.
The widely-sought court per
former signed with Auburn Mon
day night. In Nahunta to get
John’s name on the dotted line
was Auburn Freshman Coach
Bill Lynn.
R. D. Nunn, Auburn alumni
from Waycross accompanied
Lynn to Nahunta to sign Johns.
Nunn was accrediated with be
ing very instrumental in Johns’
selection of Auburn.
Johns, All-State Class B per
former in 1958, was sought by
many colleges in the Southeast.
Southern Conference, Atlantic
Coast Conference and South
eastern Conference schools all
were seeking the outstanding
young athlete.
During the 1958-59 season,
Johns averaged better than 20-
points per game in leading Na
hunta to a 24-2 regular season
record. Besides being an out
standing offensive performer,
Johns was a sterling defensive
cavorter and led his team in re
bounding throughout the season.
LIMB ROT ON PEARS
Avoid buying pears that have
a blemish known as “limb rot,”
caused by a limb rubbing again
st the green fruit, urges Mrs.
Betty Alexander, consumer infor
mation specialist, Agricultural
Extension Service. The blemish is
detected by the presence of a
rough spot on the skin and the
flesh under the spot will be hard
and woody.
Branitep Enterprise
Oak Grove Church
To Start Revival
Wednesday Night
Revival services at Oak Grove
Missionary Baptist Church, near
Atkinson, next week, beginning
Wednesday Night, March 2, to
continue each night through Sat
urday night, March 14, at 7:30.
There will also be services on
Sunday afternoon, March 15, at
3:00 p. m. Preaching will be done
by the pastor, Cecil F. Thomas,
with the music in charge of vol
unteer and visiting groups. All
friends of this old church, are
invited to worship with us in
this special revival season.
Raybon Church
To Hold Revival
Revival services will begin at
the Raybon Church of God of
Phophecy on Sunday March 8.
The evangelists will be the
Rev. Mrs. Macie McDaniel and
Rev. Kyser Cravey both of
Brunswick. Rev. Stanford Rob
ertson of Brunswick is the pas
tor.
Services will be held each
evening. Everyone is cordially
invited to come to church.
Mass Meeting Planned for
Churches of Association
The Mass Meeting of all
churches of Piedmont Associa
tion in the interest of the Simul
taneous Revivals to be held
March 15 — 29, this month, is
to be held at the Nahunta Bap
tist Church, Monday night, March
9, beginning at 7:30 p. m.
There will be an outstanding
program of song, sermon and
fellowship for all those interest
ed in seeing a great revival come
in our midst.
The song program will be in
charge of James A. Shillings,
Music Director of Norwich Street
Baptist Church, Brunswick. Dr.
R. H. (Bob) Willetts, pastor of
the Central Church, Waycross,
will bring the sermon.
Elroy Strickland of Nahunta
is chairman of this special rally
and will have charge of the pro
gram. Others on the program in
clude: Rev. Marcus R. Jowers, of
Crawford St. Church, Waycross,
and Hugh P. Garner, of Emman
uel Church, Blackshear.
It is hoped that all 29 churches
of old Piedmont Association will
be represented, and it is espec
ially urged that all members of
Spare the
And Spoil
A rousing cheer seems in order for the Tennessee
principal who paddled seven high school students for try
ing to organize a “boycott” of the school cafeteria.
The judge and the school board chairman who sup
ported him when some parents protested are also due a
pat on the back.
As we understand the situation, the trouble arose
when the principal shut down the soft drink machine in
the school cafeteria after it became clogged with lead
slugs.
In reprisal, several boys organized a boycott of the
cafeteria. When that didn’t work, they left the grounds
without permission.
Then the principal administered his brand of justice—
some good lusty paddlings.
Although paddlings were a common practice only
a few years ago, with both teachers and parents heart
ily in favor of them, today’s so-called “enlightened” par
ents invariably cry “bloody murder” when the rod is ad
ministered.
They quote the “progressive” thinkers of the day
who contend, among other things, that paddling a child
might tend to damage his personality and make him' a
misfit in society.
The mushrooming rate of juvenile crimes, however,
seems to indicate that the sparing of the rod has “warped”
some personalities tha't the hickory stick might have
straightened out.
The courts in Tennessee have held that school teach
ers have, to a reasonable degree, the disciplinary rights
of parents while a child is in their care.
There is little doubt in the case cited that the princi
pal had grounds for his action. Even some of the parents
of the youths involved agree that the paddlings were de
served. •
Indeed there is a growing body of opinion that a re
turn to the old-fashioned way of maintaining discipline
might not be such a bad idea.
Under the paddling system, at least, there is some
target to aim for in this battle to curb juvenile delinquen
cy.
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, March 5, 1959
Paddle
'the Child
From The Waycross Journal-Herald
Judge Thomas
To Address
Hortense PT A
Judge Douglas F. Thomas,
Brunswick Circuit Judge, will be
the speaker at a special program
at Hortense Parent Teacher As
sociation meeting at one of their
regular meetings at the Hortense
school on Wednesday, March 11,
at 7:30 p. m. He will speak on
“Juvenile Delinquency”.
The Hortense P. T. A., is in
viting the people throughout the
county including the teenagers
to come to hear this talk. The
Hortense Methodist Church and
Hortense Baptist Church are call
ing off their prayer hour in or
der for their people to attend.
The meeting will include devo
tionals.
Mrs. Edna Adams is president
of the Hortense P. T. A.
The hostesses for the evening
are Mrs. Jesse Eldridge, Mrs. Ida
Strickland, Mrs. Bernice Drury
and Mrs. Ruby Strickland who
will serve light refreshments.
churches in Brantley county come
and receive the inspiration of
this great service.
Methodist Women
Met Wednesday
The W. S. C. S. of the Nahun
ta Methodist Church met at the
home of Mrs. R. H. Schmitt on
Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. J. A. Wiggins led the de
votional.
Mrs. R. S. Schmitt was in
charge of the program on the
topic on “Literacy in Literature”.
Mrs. Grace Wakeley and Mrs. J.
B. Lewis took part on the pro
gram. Mrs. Russell Huffman was
present.
The hostess served ribbon sal
ad sandwiches, nut cookies and
coffee.
A dollar spent at home will
come back to you to be spent
again.
Morris Johns
Funeral Service
Was Held Friday
Mr. Morris (Monk) Johns, 39,
of Route 1, Nahunta, passed a
way unexpectedly at his home
Thursday afternoon, February 26.
Mr. Johns was born in Charl
ton, now Brantley, county and
was the son of Mrs. Icey Jones
Johns and the late Morton Johns.
He received his education in the
schools of Brantley county, and
at the time of his death was en
gaged in farming and pulpwood
work.
In addition to his mother, he
is survived by three sisters, Mrs.
R. M. McCollough of Kingsland;
Mrs. L. C. Elkins of Folkston;
and Mrs. Archie Crews of Na
hunta. A number of other rela
tives also survive.
Funeral services were held
Friday afternoon, Feb. 27, at 3:30
o’clock from the Bachelot Church
of God with the Rev. Pete Thrift
and the Rev. Loyd Davis offic
iating, in the presence of a large
number of sorrowing relatives
and friends.
Interment followed in Bethle
hem Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers were
Messrs. Vernon Johns, Kermit
Crews, Cager Crews, Major Rig
gins, Woodrow Hendrix, and
George Johns.
The many floral offerings at
tested to the esteem felt for the
deceased and the family has the
sympathy of their nfany friends
in their bereavement.
The Chambless Funeral Home
of Nahunta was in charge of ar
rangements.
‘Open Records’ Bill
Is Signed Into Law
The “open records” bill,
guaranteeing citizens of Georgia
the right to inspect their own
public records, was signed into
law last Friday by Governor Er
nest Vandiver.
The right of anyone to inspect
public records in Georgia was
specified already in other laws
and the state constitution, but
the new bill broadened previous
laws and provided that any pub
lic records may be photographed
by any citizen.
Both Governor Vandiver and
Lieut-Gov. Garland Byrd gave
the bill their backing in the Gen
eral Assembly. Senate Floor
Leader Carl Sanders of Augusta
and House Floor Leader Frank
Twitty of Camilla also gave the
legislation support.
The "open records” bill passed
the Senate without a dissenting
vote and the House with only
five dissenting votes.
Following are provisions of the
new law:
“To provide for the inspection
of public records; to provide for
photographing public records; to
repeal conflicting laws; and for
other purposes.
“All state, county and munici
pal records, except those, which
by order of a court of this State
or by law, are prohibited from
being open to inspection by the
general public, shall be open for
a personal inspection of any citi
zen of Georgia at a reasonable
time and place, and those in
charge of such records shall not
refuse this privilege to any citif
zen.
“In all cases where a member
of the public interested has right
to inspect or take extracts or
make copies from any public
records, instruments or docu
ments, any such person shall
hereafter have the right to ac
cess to said records, documents
or instruments for the purpose of
making photographs of the same
while in the possession, custody
and control of the lawful custo
dian thereof, or his authorized
deputy.
Such work shall be done un
der the supervision of the law
ful custodian of said records, who
shall have the right to adopt and
enforce reasonable rules govern
ing the said work. Said work
shall be done in the room where
the said records, documents or
instruments are by law kept.
While the said work hereinbe
fore mentioned is in progress, the
lawful custodian of said records
may charge the person desiring
to make the said photographs for
the services of a deputy of the
lawful custodian of said records,
documents or instruments to su
pervise the same, or for the ser
vices of the said lawful custod
ian of the same in so doing at a
rate of compensation to be a
greed up by the person desiring
to make the said photographs and
the custodian of the said records,
documents or instruments.”
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Hoboken Girls Basketball
Team Enters State Tourney
Hoboken High School girls’
basketball team will go to Ma
con, Wednesday, March 12, to
play in the state Class C tour
nament.
They will play Pitts High
School at 1:20 Wednesday after
noon. The Hoboken girls were
runners-up in the Class C dis
trict tournament and won the
right to go into the state tourna
ment.
They defeated Toombs County
last Friday night 71 to ^7. Betty
Ruth Welch made the phenom
enal record of shooting 55 points
in this game. Other players giv
ing great help in the contest were
Carol Hagin, Pearl Redding, Cyn
thia DOwling, Majorie Joiner,
Carolyn Herrin, Edith Aldridge
and Carolyn Sapp.
The Hoboken girls lost to
Byran County 46 to 38 Saturday
night. They received a second
place trophy for Region 3-C.
Miss Hoboken to
Be Chosen
Friday Night
A Miss Hoboken contest will
be held in the school auditor
ium Friday night, March 6, to
choose two queens.
Little Miss Hoboken will be
selected from grades one to six.
Miss Hoboken 'will be chosen
from grades seven to twelve.
The contest will be for the
benefit of the girls’ basketball
team to send them to the state
tournament in Macon. A loving
cup will be given each of the
winners.
Before the contest a chicken
supper will be held for the same
purpose. Everyone is invited to
attend.
Legion Post 210
Will Meet
Next Thursday
The American Legion Post 210
will hold their regular meeting
at the Legion Hall on Thursday,
March 12, at 8:00 p. m.
We urge all members to be
present at this meeting.
Mrs. Rebecca Griner, Brantley
County Public Health Nurse and
Mrs. Leila Turner f director of
Brantley County Welfare Depart
ment will be present to discuss
the need of Blood donors for
people of Brantley County who
are sent to Eugene Talmadge
Memorial Hospital for free medi
cal treatment.
HERMAN TALMADGE
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OF ALL THE rights enumerated
in the Constitution of the United
States, only one is specified more
than once.
the strong feeling of our founding
fathers that jury trials are funda
mental to the preservation of indi
vidual liberty and the maintenance
of constitutional government. In
that light it obviously is more than
coincidental that those who cry the
loudest for the enactment of force
legislation are also those who are
most active in seeking to weaken,
circumscribe and destroy the right
of trial by jury.
IN PASSING THE Civil Rights
Act of 1957, Congress placed an un
constitutional qualification upon
the right of trial by jury in that
it authorized federal judges to im
pose jail sentences up to 45 days
and fines up to S3OO without jury
trials in contempt cases. That pro
vision was enacted in violation of
the constitutionai prohibition of
legislative infringement upon the
enjoyment »f rights enumerated in
the Bill of Rights.
Out of the conviction that the
right of trial by jury must be re
stored unconditionally, I have this
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and the Bill of
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Personals
Mrs. Wayne Phillips and baby,
Shawn, of West Palm Beach, Fla.
are visiting her mother, Mrs. Lo
la Johns and Mr. and Mrs. Rep
Johns.
The High School Parent-Teach
ers Association will meet next
Monday afternoon, March 9, at
3:15 in the high school library.
All members are urged to attend.
Mrs. R. S. Sawyer of Rosemont,
Pa., has arrived for a week’s vis
it with Mr. and Mrs. J. Siegel
of Nahunta. Mrs. Sawyer and
Mrs. Siegel are sisters.
S. G. Drury, of Waynesville,
and D. O. Roberson, of Route
2, Nahunta, attended a dinner
held in Brunswick Tuesday
night by the Brunswick Pulp
and Paper Company honoring
employees who last year com
pleted 5, 10, 15 or 20 years of
service with the company.
Army Recruit Gerald J. Johns,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Riley Johns,
Route 1, Nahunta, Ga., recently
completed basic engineer train
ing at Fort Belvoir, Va.
Brantley County was represen
ted at Guest Assembly at the
Georgia State College for Women
by Carolyn Rowell, Betty Cole
and Martha Ann Crews.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Horvath
and daughter, Lynda, of Jack
sonville visited Mr. and Mrs.
Irven Crews and family on Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Brunson
of Jacksonville Beach visited
Mrs. Brunson’s mother, Mrs. Beu
lah Hickey on Saturday.
Mrs. A. S. Mizell and Mrs.
Edna Adams, delegates from the
Nahunta Garden Club, and Mrs.
J. B. Lewis, chairman of Road
side Parks, attended the Spring
Board Meeting of the Southeast
Georgia Associated Garden Clubs
held in Glennville, Ga. on Wed
nesday, Mar. 4.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Dykes
announce the birth of a little boy
on Feb. 21, weighing eight
pounds and four ounces. He has
been named Joseph Alan.
Machinery For
Pelleting Feed
Results of pelleting of live
stock feed are encouraging, ac
cording to engineers at the Ag
ricultural Extension Service, but
the cost is too high. The need,
the engineers say, is for cheap
er equipment that will handle
large amounts of hay and rough
age. Several major manufactur
ers have experimental .models in
field trials.
week introduced a bill to guarantee
that all individuals cited for con
tempt in federal courts, except in
cases of direct contempt in the
presence of the judge, shall have
“a speedy and public trial by an
impartial jury of the state and
district wherein the contempt shall
have been committed.”
My measure would further pro
vide that no person could be bound
by a federal court injunction unless
he is a party to the proceeding, is
named in the injunction and served
with a true copy of it or has the
injunction read and explained tc
him by a judge in open court.
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THE BASIS OF American juris
prudence is that the accused is
presumed to be innocent until
proved gjiilty and, to my mind, it
would be far better for 100 guilty'
men to go free than for one in
nocent person to be punished. No
free man should be forced by his
government to place his life, free
dom or property in jeopardy ex
cept upon the judgment of a jury
of 12 of his equals.
The enactment of such a law as
1 have proposed would protect all
Americans from abuses arising
through misuse of the judicial pow
er of contempt and would consti
tute the most significant civil
rights legislation to come out of
Congress since the adoption of the
Bill of Rights.
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