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VOLUME 39 — NUMBER 26
Draft Law Is
Extended for
Four Years
The draft has been extended for
four years, until July 1, 1963.
This means that the young men
of the country must continue to
expect to serve in the military
forces. This series of articles out
outlines the basic responsibilities
and rights of young men under
the draft law.
This is the second article of
the series.
Some time after he has register
ed, each man will receive from
his local board a questionaire.
The answere provide the basic
information which the local board
will use to decide whether a man
should be deferred or exempt, or
whether he should be considered
as available for induction for two
years of service.
The local board also considers
information from other sources
such as employers, dependents,
government agencies and other
legitimate sources. But funda
mentally, the law imposes on the
registrant the responsibility for
keeping the local board informed
of anything in his personal situa
tion which might affect his class
ification.
Every classification must be
made on the basis of individual
status. There are no group class
ifications.
No classification is permanent,
and in some cases, expiration da
tes are set. A man classified as
available for service may find
his individual situation so chang
ed that the local board may de
fer him. And a man who is de
ferred or exemp may not remain
in that class after the conditions
on which the exemption or defer
ment is based cease to exist.
Tae classification assigned by
the local board determines, basi
cally, whether a man will enter
service in his turn or remain tem
porarily in civilian life. The local
boards are made up of unpaid,
volunteer citizens of the commun
ity. They may not be members of
the military service.
The local board may require
a registrant to appear before it
and has the authority to subpoe
na witnesses. Every registrant is
required to submit to the board
any information requested of
him.
HERMAN TALMADGE
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THE OBSERVANCE OF In
dependence Day is a good time
to reflect upon the present-day
parallels to the grievances enu
merated by our founding fathers
in the Declaration of Independ
ence.
ce. Today we
have a federal establishment so
large that an organization manual
of 791 pages is required to list
the functions of its various
agencies.
Then they charged the King
of England "kept among us, in
times of peace, standing armies,
without the consent of our legis
latures.” Less than two years
ago, our President sent elite para
troopers into a sovereign state to
force a new social order upon its
people.
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THEN THEY CHARGED the
King of England had subjected
the people “to a jurisdiction for
eign to our Constitution, and
unacknowledged by our laws."
Since May 17, 1954, the Supreme
Court has deprived the states and
their eitizers of their constitu
tional right to manage their own
institutions and run their own
affairs as they see fit.
Then they charged the King of
England with "cutting off our
trade with all parts of the world.”
Today we are burdened with a
|9-billion agricultural surplus be
cause world planners in the State
<«►< frefared or printed st seeenuneat saftme)
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progr
Leaf Market
Opening Asked
For July 16
Thursday, July 16, was recom
mended Saturday by the Georgia
Tobacco Advisory Board as the
opening date for the Georgia-
Florida flue-cured tobacco mar
kets. The recommended 1959 date
was set by a 5-3 vote of the nine
member board after nearly two
hours of spirited discussion.
Auction markets in the Georgia-
Florida belt opened on Tuesday,
July 29, last year.
Ed Perry of Claxton, a tobacco
producer member, made the mo
tion setting the July 16 date and
warehouseman Albert Brannon of
Statesboro seconded it.
Others voting for that date
were State Sen. James F. Dar
by, Vidalia warehouseman and
grower; Rep. David Newton of
Colquitt county, also a tobacco
producer; and Rep. Bill Lanier of
Candler county
Voting against the July 16
motion and favoring July 23 as
the opening date were:
Georgia Farm Bureau President
John Duncan of Quitman, a vet
eran tobacco grower; State Sen.
Ed Lindsay of Lenox; and Rep.
William Parker of Appling coun
ty, also a leaf grower.
The board of governors of the
Georgia-Florida Warehouse
Assn., meeting at Morehead
City, N. C„ approved the July
16 tobacco market opening date.
However, Georgia Agricult
ure Commissioner Phil Camp
bell, who officially sets the
opening date, has called another
meeting of the Tobacco Advis
ory Board for Friday to discuss
possible opening dates.
The July 16 opening appears
likely to stand, but Campbell
could set another date after
the meeting Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Riggins an
nounce the arrival of a baby
girl born June 22, in the Black
shear Hospital. She has been nam
ed Lisa Rose.
Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge Dixon
announce the birth of a baby
girl, born Wednesday, July 1, in
an Atlanta hospital. Mr. Dixon
is the son of Rev. and Mrs. E. J.
Dixon of Nahunta.
Department contend that to sell
those commodities competitively
on the world markets might make
some neutralist or Communist na
tion mad with us.
Then they charged the King
of England with "depriving us, in
many cases, of the benefits of
trial by jury.” In 1957 the 85th
Congress passed a misnamed
“Civil Rights Act” which em
powered federal judges appointed
for life to fine American citizens
up to S3OO and put them in jail
up to 45 days without benefit of
trial by jury.
It was 183
years ago that
they charged
the King of
England with
erecting “a
multitude of
new offices . . .
to harass our
people, and eat
IN THOSE AS in other com
parable situations which could
be cited, the facts today support
the same accusation against our
governing authorities as those of
1776 supported against the King
of England; that is, "abolishing
our most valuable la: s and alter
ing fundamentally the forms of
our governments.’'
Now, as in 1776, the "long train
of abuses and usurpations” can
be traced to the failure or re
fusal of the Central Government
to be limited in authority to de
riving—again in the words of
the Declaration of Independence
—its "just powers from the con
sent of the governed.”
July 4th celebrations should
serve to remind us anew that
that is the anchor which we must
let down if we are to prevent
our ship of state from being
wrecked on the rocks of bank
ruptcy and totalitarianism or
engulfed by the waves of infla
tion and anarchy
Brantley Enterprise
Births
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Brantley Enterprise P. O. Box 128, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, July 2, 1959
SAIPAN, Marianas Island (FHTNC) — Promoted to
Warrant Officer in the Civil Engineer Corps, USN, June
6, James E. Stewart, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Stewart
of Route 1, Box 5.5, Nahunta, Ga., has his new rank in
signia pinned on by his wife, the former Miss Kathryn E.
Crews of Nahunta, as their son James, looks on.
Mr. Stewart, formerly a chief construction electrician,
is serving at the U. S. Naval Administration Unit at Sai
pan, Marianas Island.
Before entering the service in November 1946, he
graduated from Nahunta H
James B. Kelley
Funeral Service
Held Sunday
Mr. James Breckenridge Kelly,
77, passed away Friday night,
June 26, at a Keysville nursing
home after a short illness.
Mr. Kelly was born in Wayne,
now Brantley county, on Oct
ober 20, 1881 and was the son of
the late A. B. and Elizabeth Wil
lis Kelly. He received his edu
cation in the schools f the county
and was a member of the Bap
tist church. For many years, he
was a member of the Board of
Trustees of the Atkinson school.
Uutil declining health forced his
retirement, he operated a black
smith shop in Waynesville.
He was widely known throu
ghout this section, and from early
manhood, because of his outstand
ing ability to play the fiddle, was
often called upon for various
musical entertainment.
He was married on July 13,
1902 to the former Miss Hattie
Drury and they would have soon
celebrated their fifty-seventh
wedding anniversary.
In addition to his wife, surviv
ors include six daughters, Mrs.
Neil W. Hendrix and Mrs. H. B.
Green, both of Nahunta, Mrs.
Claudie Pullman of Reddick, Fla.,
Mrs. Leroy Bigham and Mrs.
Gordon Infinger, both of Charles-
ton, S. C., and Mrs. T. V. Clark
of Brunswick; two sons, Marvin
Kelly of Waynesville, and Ellis
Kelly of Hortense; two sisters,
Mrs. Kate Parrott of Nahunta,
and Mrs. Mary Presnell of New
port News, Va. Twenty-one gr
andchildren, twelve great grand
children and several nieces and
nephews also survive.
Funeral services were held
from the graveside at Smyrna
cemetery Sunday afternoon, June
28, at four o’clock with the Rev.
Dalton Little, assisted by the
Rev. J. A. Wiggins and the Rev.
R. C. Kale, conducting the rites
in the presence of a large num
ber of sorrowing relatives and
friends.
Serving as pallbearers were
Messrs Robin Brown, Kelly Bro
wn, Bill Pulliam, Horace Jacobs,
Eddie Rozier, and Ernest Hun
ter.
The Honorary Escort was com
posed of Messrs. M. M. Manning,
Fred Gibson, Jim Smith, Trudie
Thornton, Earl Raulerson, J. W.
Walker, C. D. Gibson, Carswell
Moody, and Connie Peoples.
The may beautiful floral off
erings atesed o he high esteem
felt for Mr. Kelly.
The family has the sympathy
of their many friends in their
bereavement.
The Chambless Funeral Home
of Nahunta was in charge of ar
arangements.
Smokey Says:
Growing time rune out, when fire
ruehce in. Keep fire away.
gh School.
Gillis Approves
Vandiver's
Economy Drive
ATLANTA, GA., June 30, —
State Highway Chairman Jim L.
Gillis today commended Gover
nor Vandiver’s economy program,
which he said made possible the
additional 8 million dollars allot
ted the Highway Department dpr
in the next fiscal year.
Gillis said although 8 million
dollars was far short of the needs
of the Highway Department, it
was more than he expected be
cause of the many other financial
obligations confronting the Gov
ernor.
“Increased revenue collections,
savings in the Purchasing Depart
ment, and the Governor’s de
mands for strict adherence to
economy and efficiency in the op
eration of all departments of
state government has made poss
ible the .additional money which
the Highway Department so ur
gently needs,” the Highway Ch
airman said.
Gillis said the Highway Depart
ment would spend the 8 million
dollars where it was most need
ed. He indicated that 4 million
dollars which was earmarked for
maintainance would be used on
highways which have deteriorated
to the extent that they have be
come traffic hazards. The other
million will be used for emer
gencies.
The Highway Chairman said
that county contracts would be
issued only in case of emergency
and if the counties were able to
do the work without subletting
the contract.
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State Board
Tight Rules
ATLANTA — The State
Board of Education has moved to
clamp stricter requirements on
school bus driving in Georgia,
following a school year blighted
with 115 bus accidents that caus
ed 11 deaths and more than 60
injuries.
The Board adopted recommend
ations of its own transportation
committee (and made the comm
ittee permanent) at a meeting in
Atlanta recently. Henry Stewart
of Cedartown, a member of the
Board, was chairman of the com
mittee.
Rigid requirements for bus
drivers will eliminate all those
over 65 years of age, those who
have lost a hand, foot or eye, or
whose hearing is impaired. No
new bus drivers may be hired in
the future who are more than 59
years old.
Joe T. DeFoor, state supervisor
of transportation in the Depart
ment of Education was authori
zed to make a statewide study of
transportation routes, and help
local school systems to work out
the most economical and efficient
local plans to transport children
who live more than 1 and one
half miles from school. State law
provides that counties can get
state money for children who live
that far. Some county systems
haul at local expense children
who live within 1 % mile area.
Records show that is a wide
variation in the per child expen
diture throughout Georgia for
transporting children to school.
Some compact little counties have
a surprisingly high per pupil cost.
Some counties have lost popula
tion but still run half empty
school buses to and from school.
The Board took a dim view of
buses being used to haul singers
to singing conventions, pea pick
ers to the fields, and Saturday
crowds to picnics. One Board
members reported that he had
encountered school buses hauling
Georgians to political rallies.
‘ The promiscuous use of school
bust's for other purposes than
hauling children to school and
back is one of our chief troubles
in this program” said Board
Chairman James S. Peters of
Manchester. ‘‘The public will lose
its respect for buses, and no lon
ger be care ful about stopping for
them on the road if they const
antly see school buses that are not
hauling children to school”.
The Board took steps to eli
minate the overloading that is
thought to have caused some of
the accidents. Committee Chair
man Stewart, who had crusaded
for a tight ruling that would pro
vide a seat for every child, was
outvoted on- this, but said he
would continue to work for it.
The Board actually kept its pre
sent ruling that no bus may haul
as standees more than 20% more
than its seating capacity. Many
buses have gone far beyond this.
The Board stipulated that in the
future, any driver whose load is
more than this, is required to
report it to the local school
board, which has 60 days to reme
dy the situation.
Most drivers keep their buses
clean, the committee chairman
said, but some buses are filthy,
and the new regulations will
tighten up on sanitary require
ments. Speed also came in for at
tention, and bus drivers who vio
late limits will be subject to dis
missal.
Georgia operators, through its
local school systems, 4721 school
buses, at an operating cost of $2,-
638.55 per bus. Some counties get
more state money than they need
for buses, and some spend more
than they get from the state.
Mr. DeFoor said that 108 cunties
that are losing population are
still running the same number of
school buses. They have 278 more
buses than they need for white
children, but not enough for Ne
gro children. He pointed out
also that there are 2266 buses
with chassis more than 5 years
old.
The report showed that 83
counties spent $763,356.30 more
than they needed to spend on bus
travel as calculated by the for
mula in the Minimum Foundat
ion Law. The Board authorized
competent and sufficient staff
help for Mr. DeFoor to make his
statewide study. It is believed
that the cost of the salary and
travel for the staff members
would be saved several times over
by the economy effected by
more efficient bus routings. The
report showed that many drivers
live too far from the beginnings
of their bus routes, that there is
much duplication of travel, too
many spur routes, and little or-
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
of Education Clamps
on School Bus Driving
ganized planning of routes.
The committee said that its stu
dy of the bus routes in the 159
counties “points up many ineq
uities, much inadequacy, and in
efficiency in the planning and
organization of the programs at
the county level.” This they mov
ed to correct.
The Board voted to make the
committee permanent, and to
keep a tighter rein on bus opera
tions, up to the point of with
holdings state money when the
regulations are violated. Mr. St
ewart continues as chairman of
the committee. Members who
worked on the report were Lon
nie E. Sweat, of Blackshear,
member of the Board; Joe De-
Foor, who acted as secretary; A.
J. Benson, Marion county sch
ool superintendent, and Paul Sp
rayberry, Cobb county school su
perintendent. Two local board of
education chairmen will be add
ed to the committee, Mr. Peters
said.
The State Board emphasized
in its rulings that the local
boards of education have complete
control of their bus routes and
the hiring of the drivers. They
simply propose to make and en
force state regulations that will
give the local boards a frame
work of greater safety and eff
iciency within which to plan, and
to offer help to them in working
out the best routes for their own
local school areas.
3 Brantley Teachers
Attending Workshop
At Teachers College
Three Brantley County teachers
are attending the Elementary Sci
ence Workshop at Georgia Teach
ers College this silftrtner.
GTC is cooperating with the
State Department of Education
science scholarship program by
sponsoring a workshop for ele
mentary teachers. It is being dir
ected by Mr. Tully Pennington,
associate professor of biology,
and by Miss Virginia Parker of
the Marvin Pittman School.
Course credit of 10 quarter
hours is offered and may be a
pplied toward the undergraduate
or graduate degree in elementary
education.
Those from Brantley County
and their regular teaching assign
ments include: Mrs. Bertha M.
Jones, Mrs. Lois C. Jacobs, Ho
boken Elementary School; and
Mrs. Mary Lou Gibson, Nahunta
High School.
Penalty Rates for
Cotton Announced
The marketing quota penalty
rates for excess 1959-crop cotton
have been fixed at 19.1 cents per
pound on upland cotton and 40.9
cents per pound on extra long
staple, Chairman Dykes of the
Brantley County Agriculture St
abilization and Conservation com
mittee announced today. Both of
these figures represent 50 per
cent of the parity price as of
June 15.
Growers approved marketing
quotas for the 1959 crops of up
land and extra long staple cotton
in referendums on December 15,
1958. When cotton marketing
quotas are in effect, a farmer who
does not comply with the cotton
acreage allotment established for
the kind of cotton grown on his
farm is subject to a penalty on
his farm marketing excess. The
cotton crop from such a farm is
also ineligible for price support.
Each type of cotton is treated in
dependently.
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51 Pints of
Blood Donated
In Brantley
A total of 51 pints of blood was
donated to a Brantley County
blood bank Friday, June 26, at
Nahunta High Schol.
Dr. Walter L. Shepeard of Tal
madge Memorial Hospital, with a
staff of assistants, took the blood
from the 51 volunteer donors.
The blood goes to the Talmadge
Memorial Hospital for the use of
Brantley County citizens who
may need blood transfusions. The
county was already behind in its
blood donations but the 51 pints
enabled the county to catch up
and have some blood extra for
future use.
Those who donated blood have
the thanks of the committee and
of all Brantley County.
Card of Thanks
The family of Mrs. Zona Johns
Wildes wish to express their sin
cere appreciation to all their
friends and relatives for the
sympathy extended to them in
their recent bereavement in the
death of Mrs. Wildes. Also for
the many covered dishes and
beautiful floral tributes. May
God richly bless each one of you.
The Wildes Family.
Surprise Supper
Given Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Morgan
A surprise supper was given to
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morgan of
Blackshear by a number of their
relatives Wednesday, June 24.
Among those present at the sup
per were Mr. and Mrs. George
Trhlik of Balto, Md.; Mr. and Mrs.
Woodrow Wildes of Brunswick;
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Brooker
and baby of Brunswick; Mrs.
Mitchell Bell and children of
Hoboken; Mrs. Billy Stuart and
children of Waycross; Mr. and
Mrs. Ivey Roberson of Patterson;
Mrs. Robert Lee and son of Pat
terson; Mrs. Cindy Morgan, Mrs.
Robin Brown and baby, Mrs. Ebb
Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Mor
gan and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Chancey and baby, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Chancey and son
Roger, all of Nahunta.
Name of Survivor
Omitted from News
The name of one of the super
vivors of Mrs. Zona Johns Wildes
was left out of the information
furnished this newspaper last
week.
Mrs. Janie Stuckey is a sister
of Mrs. Wildes and her name was
inadvertently omitted from the
list of survivors.
The predator is probably a
mink when several chickens are
killed and have very small bites
around the head or neck, declares
Dewey McNiece, poultryman, Ag
ricultural Extension Service.
Big businesses are usually
small businesses which kept on
advertising.
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