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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 39 — NUMBER 19 Sweeping the Country Do Not Mourn for Me When my time shall come to “shuffle off this mortal coil”, do not mourn for me. For, as I lie cold in death, you must remember the joys I have had in life and the evils I am now at last forever free from. Do not mourn for me. For I have lived, have been aware, in a world of a billion wonders. My eyes have beheld the glories of the world and of all the vast creation, from miscrospoic life to far-flung galaxies of stars and suns and spiral nebulae. I have known the friendship of compassionate and understanding fellow-humans, as well as the cruel barbs of the dumb and thoughtless onea. Do not mourn for me. I have known the love of woman, a love that passes understanding. Do not mourn for me. I have looked into the loving, trusting eyes of little children. I have been honored by the Creator with the power of procreation and in my children I have the pio mise of endless generations. Do not mourn for me. I am now beyond the pangs of any earthly sorrow. Never will I know again the be trayal and rejection of any pretended friend. 1 will never again know hunger or thirst or mortal need. I will not again crave any worldly honor or emolument. Do not mourn for me. Never again will I be disappointed by the failure of frail and struggling people. The weakness of many and the strength of many will no longer amaze me. Do not mourn for me. I have stood beside thp shore of the sounding sea, awed by the mighty sweep of it’s limitless waters, and wondered at the mysteries of life teeming in its fathom less depths. Do not mourn for me. j I have stood upon the mountain and thrilled at the fiery sunrise, watched rolling cloudbanks bathe the world in misty tears. Do not mourn for me. I have finally escaped all the ills and pains and heartaches that all flesh is heir to. I have known moments of triumphs and hours of frustration and failure. 1 have been unique in God’s creation, Realise there never has been one exactly like me, nor never shall be another. I have lived alone, yet have had the warm com panionship of thousands who lived within themselves alone. Do not mourn for me. _ . Mourn only for those who were never born, who never knew the breath of existence, who remain forever nothing in the shadowed void of the uncreated. Mv soul has been as a spark from the anvil of God, as He forges forever the future of His own creative pur pose. Do not mourn for me. - Nahunta Wins Regional Baseball Title Nahunta High School pushed across a run in the final inning to beat Broxton, 5-4, and win the Region 18-East baseball champ ionship Thursday afternoon at Waycross. The subregion champs will play Sylvester Thursday, May 14, for the IB crown. Cecil Drury got out of his sick bed to pitch a three-hitter and started the rally in the seventh which produced Nahunta s vic tory. After singling to lead off the inning, Drury was forced at second by Robert Sloan, who moved down on an overthrow to first and scored from second with two out when J. B. Nichols lined a single to center field. Layton Johns and Edward Da vis got two hits apiece to lead the Nahunta stickmen. BROXTON 200 020 o—4 3 1 NAHUNTA 101 011 1-5 9 2 Graham and Floyd; Drury and Davis. Old Cemetery at Bethlehem Will Be Cleaned May 23 Mrs. Tena Crews announces that there will be a cemetery cleaning at the old cemetery at Bethlehem on Saturday, May 23. Those wishing to help are ask ed to come in the morning and bring tools to be used. Bethlehem Cemetery Will Be Cleaned Off On May 26 Mr. E. C. Highsmith announces that everyone interested in the Bethlehem Church cemetery is asked to come in the morning of Tuesday after fourth Sunday in May, 26, to help in cleaning the cemetery. Please bring tools to help in the work. C. E. Highsmith. By Carl Broome Nahunta Junior Womans Club Met With Mrs. Schmitt The Nahunta Junior Womans Club held its regular meeting on Tuesday, May 12, at the home of Mrs. Dick Schmitt. The president, Mrs. Keith Strickland, presided. Department chairmen were appointed as fol lows: Fine Arts Department, Mrs. Bob Smith; Home Depart ment, Mrs. Emory Middleton; Education, Mrs. Dick Purcell, Community Affairs, Mrs. Nor man Lewis. After the business session the hostess served lime loaf, cookies and lemonade. Those present were Mrs. Keith Strickland, Mrs. Dick Purcell, Mrs. W. C. Long, Mrs. Ben Jones, Mrs. Norman Lewis, Mrs. Claude Smith, Mrs. Bob Smith, Mrs. Emory Middleton and Mrs. Dick Schmitt. , Waynesville Mrs. J. M. Sigman of Macon and Rome is visiting relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Paschal Harrison of Glennville visited his brother, Mr. W. S. Harrison on Sunday. Mr. J. F. Richbourg of Savan nah visited relatives in Waynes ville on Sunday. Mr. P. J. Gibson made a busi ness trip to Washington, D. C., on Thursday. Walter Bladen, who has been in the U. S. Navy for the past three and a half years is home again. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Gibson and son, William, visited Mrs. W. R. Gibson over the weekend. Mr. George Gibson of Rome, Ga. is visiting his mother, Mrs. W. R. Gibson. A tried and proven ad vertising medium —the col umns of your hometown newspaper. Srantky thiterprtSE » * * • • • » • • * • • • • • Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, May 14, 1959 ^ls ■ J MISS JANE KATHERINE JACKSON Engagement to Aubrey Highsmith Announced Small Tornado Hit Saturday At Parse Home A small tornado did consider able damage at the farm of Andy Parse about four miles northwest of Nahunta Saturday, May 9. The top of a chimney was blown off, a chicken house blown away and a number of trees twisted off or blown down. Con siderable hail accompanied the small twister that hit the Parse home. The tornado apparently was a small, localized one, as it did not hit any other area in that section. The Parse farm is own ed by Brantley County Sheriff, J. Walter Crews. Cotton Price Program Is Announced Premiums and discounts to be used for upland cotton have been expanded under the 1959 price support program to include both full grades and split grades, ac cording to George Dykes, chair man, Brantley Agricultural Sta bilization and Conservation Com mittee. The premiums and dis counts are applicable both to purchases and loans. As announced earlier in the year, cotton grown in compliance with a farm’s Choice (A) allot ment will be eligible for pur chase under the 1959 price-sup poit program at 30.40 cents per pound, gross weight, basis Mid ling 7|B-inch, at average location. Choice (B) allotment cotton will be eligible for loans at 24.70 cents per pound, same basis. Converting to a Middling 1- inch basis — the base quality to be used by the spot and futures market in 1959-60, the schedul ed purchase rate for 1959-crop Choice (A) cotton at average lo cation is 34.10 cents per pound, and the loan rate for Choice (B) cotton, same quality and location is 28.40 cents per pound. Schedules showing premiums and discounts for eligible quali ties of 1959-crop upland cotton are available for inspection at County ASC offices. Schedules showing base support rates at each approved warehouse will be issued about June 1. Persons or firms who desire to act as purchasing agencies for the Commodity Credit Corpora tion under the price-support pro gram, or as sales agencies for local sales of loan cotton, should apply to the New Orleans CSS Commodity Office, 120 Marias Street, New Orleans 16, La. Dollars spent at home event ually come back to you to be spent again. Jackson-Highsmith Mr. and Mrs. George M. Jack son of Crawfordville, announce the engagement of their daughter Jane Katherine Jackson to Au brey Purvis Highsmith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Seaborn B. High smith of Nahunta. The wedding will take place on Sunday, June 14, at the Craw fordville Baptist Church. Miss Jackson will receive her B. S- degree in Education from Georgia Teachers College in June. She was selected to appear in the 1958-59 edition of Who’s Who among Students in Ameri can Universities and Colleges. She served as president of the Baptist Student Union, twice pre sident of her dormitory council, treasurer of the Student Council, editor of the student handbook, and feature editor of the college newspaper. Mr. Highsmith received his B. S. degree in Education from Georgia Teachers College, where he served as president of the Baptist Student Union, vice-pre sident of the Student Council and secretary-treasurer of the Indus trial Arts Club for two years. For the past year he has been employed as industrial arts in structor at Glennville High School. Personals A3c Richard T. Howard, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. V. Howard of Route 2, Nahunta, arrived home May 7 from Lackland Air Force Base where he completed basic training and Air Police Technical School. He will join the 49th Air Police Squadron for a three-year tour of duty. • • • Miss Rose Mary Smith wi participate in the annual tour of the Madrigal Singers of GSCW this week. They will hold con certs at Abraham Baldwin at Tifton, Norman College in Nor man Park, appear on “Ten Tee Vee Street” in Albany, Vashti High School in Thomasville and Valdosta State College. • ♦ • The W.S.C.S. of the Nahunta Methodist Church will meet on Friday night, May 22, at 7:30 p.m. at the parsonage. Mrs. W. C. Long will have charge of the program. • ♦ * M|Sgt. Earl Cleland and 'Mrs. Cleland and son, Tommie, have been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Cleland and other relatives in Nahunta. They left on Friday of last week to return to Orlando, Fla., where he is stationed in the Anny. • • * Pvt. Donald Cleland spent Mo thers Day weekend at home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Cleland. He is stationed at Fort Bragg, N. C. A small advertisement in The Brantley Enterprise will be read like news. One time 75 cents, three times $2.00. Rowell - Crews Miss Claryce Rowell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Rowell of Hortense, became the bride of Mr. Donahue Crews, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Crews of Blackshear at 6:00 pm. May 1, at the Hor tense Wesleyan Methodist Church. Rev. Robert Wagnon, pastor of the church, performed the ceremony. Mrs. Joe Smith, pianist, and Mr. Eugene Crews, soloist, presented the wedding music. The church was decorated with pine, magnolia, vines, vases of white flowers and candelabra. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a ballerina length gown of lace over taffe ta. Her veil of tulle was attached to a spray of orange blossoms. She carried a white Bible top ped with a purple orchid and white satin streamers decorated with stephenotis. Miss Martha Nell Rowell, cou sin of the bride, was maid of honor. She wore a cream gown and carried a bouquet of pink carnations and mums. Little Wynelle Smith was flo wer girl. She wore a white floor length gown and carried a white basket with flower petals. Mr. Tom Crews of Blackshear, brother of the groom, was best man. Wayne Rowell and Bivion Rowell, brothers of the bride, were ushers. The bride’s mother, Mrs. Ro well, wore a blue lace dress with white accessories. Her corsage was white carnations. Mrs. Crews, mother of the groom, wore a pink lace dress with beige acces sories. She wore a white carna tion corsage. Immediately after the wedding a reception was held at the par sonage. The bride’s table was covered with a lace cloth, cen tered with a four-tiered wedding cake topped with a miniature bride and groom. Mrs. William Strickland, sister of the groom, kept the bride’s book. For the trip to Florida, the bride wore a shrimp organdy dress with white accessories and the orchid from her Bible. The young couple are now at home to their many friends in St. Marys, Ga., where he is em ployed. HERMAN TALMADGE ft Reports From 1 U KH ’i« || >' ** WASHINGTON ■uJIIiHm ALMOST FIVE YEARS to the day after the Supreme Court usurped the constitutional right of Xhe people of the South to run their public schools as they see fit, the South this week was ac corded its first opportunity to make an affirmative presentation of its viewpoint before a commit tee of Congress. <• IQgj ings on the proposed constitu tional amendment which eight of my colleagues and I are sponsor ing to restore state and local con trol over public education. The chance to be heard for a change as proponents instead of oppon ents of a measure pointed up the many possibilities offered by tak ing a positive and realistic ap proach to seeking a solution to the grave crisis with which we of the South have been confronted as the result of the Supreme Court’s illegal school desegrega tion decision. • • • SOME 20 PERSONS, including the Governors of Georgia and Alabama and the Attorney Gen eral of Louisiana testified in favor of the proposal. Among the wit nesses were some of the nation’s foremost lawyers and the organi zations represented included the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Committee for Constitutional Government, the U. S. Daughters of 1812, the American Taxpayers Association, the Defenders of the American Constitution and the Sons Os Confederate Veterans. fiw< ar arMri at OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Clubs Hold Combined Dress Revue and Talent Contest TERRY ALLEN Set New Pole Vault Record Terry Allen Sets New Pole Vault Record Terry Allen, son of S. K. Allen of Nahunta, who is a sophomore at South Georgia College and a graduate of Nahunta High Schdol set a new state record in the Junior College Track Meet re cently. An interesting turn in the track events was the fact that Terry broke his own record of 1958 in Pole Vaulting. He vault ed 12 feet and six inches to do this. In addition to setting a state record, he finished in second place in the Broad Jump event by jumping 22 feet and 2 inches. He also tied for second place in the High Jump event when he jumped 5 feet and 8 inches. If you have news for your local newspaper, get it in early for best handling. In addition to those who ap peared in person, a number of other individuals and groups sub mitted statements for inclusion in the record of proceedings. The fact that many of the partic ipants and statements came from states outside the South indicates the strong latent feeling through out the country that schools should be controlled by the states and the parents of the children who attend them. I The Sub committee on I Constitutional ■ Amendments ; of the Senate I Committee on : the Judiciary । on Tuesday I opened three I days of hear- THE SUPREME COURT has held that states may no longer classify students by color in the public schools and, even though this is contrary to the Constitu tion of the United States and a long line of decisions interpreting the Constitution prior to May 17, 1954, the decision has been handed down and there are only three ways by which it can be overturned — amendment of the Constitution, removal of the juris diction of federal courts over school questions or reversal by the Court itself. Georgians have amended their State Constitution to authorize tuition grants for children to at tend private schools and Georgia can, of course, get around the ruling by abolishing its public school system and subsidizing all children to attend private schools of their choice. In order that every other ave nue short of that course of last resort might be fully explored, I have introduced my proposed con stitutional amendment and juris diction bill. If those measures serve no other purpose, they al ready have afforded us a valuable national forum for an effective presentation of our viewpoint be fore the rest of the country. 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) • • • “For the first time in Brantley County we are having a county wide dress revue for Home Demonstration Club Women and 4-H Club girls combined with the 4-H Talent Contest,” announc ed Mrs. W. W. Hendrix, presi dent of the Brantley County Home Demonstration Council. She continued, "we are having this in the Nahunta Grammar School auditorium so that the public can attend too.” There will be skirts modeled by 10 and 11 year old girls; skirts and blouses or simple dresses by 12 and 13 year olds and dresses by the 14 and up group. The ladies are modeling outfits in any of the following seven groups: House dresses, play clothes, tailored or street dress es, party dresses, church dresses, stylish stouts, and coats and suits. Modeled but not in competition will be the suits made in the tailoring school held last Decem ber. All garments modeled are made by the person modeling and have been blue ribbon winners in the community to be eligible for the county contest. Each of the talent entries have also won in the community clubs. The Hickox Home Demonstra tion Club is hostess for the coun ty wide event and will serve re freshments. The show will begin at 8 o’clock p-m. Thursday, May 21, at the Nahunta Grammar School auditorium. Nahunta High Names Five Honor Grads The five honor students of this year’s graduating class of Na hunta High School, based on their scholastic averages during four years of high school, are: First honor, George Thomas, son of Rev. and Mrs. C. F. Thomas of Nahunta; second honor, Gene Crews, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Crews of Hortense; third ho nor, Norma Manning, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Strickland of Hortense. Others averaging ninety or a bove are Norma Dykes, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. George Dykes of Nahunta; and Joe Sears, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Sears of Nahunta. These students will be speak ers at the graduation exercises to be held Monday, May 25, at 8:00 p.m. in the school gymna torium. They have chosen “ser vice” as the theme for the pro gram and will speak in this or der. Salutatory address, Gene Crews; “Service to Country,” Norma Dykes; “Service to Oth ers”, Norma Manning; “Service to the Church”, Joe Sears; and Valedictory address, George Tho mas. Commencement At Nahunta Starts Sunday The Nahunta High School commencement exercises will be gin Sunday, May 24, with the baccalaureate sermon at the gym nasium at 11:00 in the morning. Graduation exercises will be held Monday night, May 25, at the same place. Details and names of the graduates will be given in next week’s paper. Hortense PT A Met Tuesday Afternoon The Hortense Parent Teacher Association met at the school on Tuesday evening at 7:30 P-m. The meeting was called to or der by the president, Mrs. Edna , Adams. Mr. W. R. Strickland led the devotional. The officers elected for the ensuing year are as follows: Mrs. Edna Adams, president; Mrs. Jessie Eldridge, vice-presi dent; Mrs. Betty Rowell, secre tary; Mrs. Johnnie Campbell, treasurer. The officers will be installed at a later date. The program was a film, “A Desk for Billie”. Mrs. Iris Smith, Mrs. Zubie Woverton, Mrs. Juanita Sloan and Mrs. Hazel Rowell were the hostesses serving refreshments.