The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014, August 06, 1959, Image 1

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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 31 Laura Walker Park Badly Neglected, Reporter Says By PAUL BOBINSON in Way cross Journal-Herald ■‘Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.” This old maxim is apparently the way State Parks Department officials feel about Laura S. Walker State Park. For, in comparison with other state-owned parks in South Geor gia, Laura S. Walker Park, lo cated about 10 miles East of this city seem to be an unwanted step child. While facilities at Little Ocmul gee State Park near Mcßae and at Crooked River State Park in Camden County have been ex panded and modernized those at Laura S. Walker State Park re main inadequate and deteriorated. This lack of development at Laura S. Walker Park plus the deterioration of existing facilities is robbing the state of thousands of dollars annually in potential income. Because groups seeking camp sites have to be turned a way and some of those using the present facilities don’t return. Initially developed as a WPA project in the 1930’5, the 287,000 acre tract of timberland with its 160-acre lake and facilities were turned over to the State of Geor gia 22-years ago. Georgia named it for the late beloved historian of Ware County, Miss Laura Sing leton Walker. The present conditions of the facilities at the park indicate to even the casual observer that only minimum funds have been expended by the state in main taining the recreation site. Camping facilities are very lim ited. There are only 16 cabins with maximum accomodations for 128 persons. A building housing the kitchen and dining room must be shared when more than one group is using the camping area. Cabins are of frame construc tion with wood shingle roofs and shutter-type windows. Meager furnishings include bunk-type beds. Compared to facilities at Little Ocmulgee and Crooked River Park is second rate. At Crooked River, cabins are more modern and many have kitchenettes for individual use. Modem furnished cabins at Lit tle Ocmulgee State Park with air condition make it more desirable as a camp site. For, despite the “roughing-it” atmosphere, naod ern-day campers appreciate the comfort of such sites. There are large picnic sheds and excellent barbecue pits there. The lack of facilities and the condition of existing ones at Lau ra S. Walker State Park make it a poor second to many private camps in South Georgia. And these sites offer stiff competition to the state-owned park. Camp Waycross at the local airbase, Twin Lakes near Valdos ta and a park near Brunswick now get many camping groups that previously used Laura Wal ker Park. Private-owned lakes are also competing with Laura Walker Park from a boating, water ski ing and fishing standpoint. A mong these are Johnson’s Lake in Bacon County, Lake Lure in Alma and Dunn’s Lake in Appl ing County. In addition to the need for ex panding camping facilities at Lau ra S. Walker Park, one of the major needs is for large picnic sheds such as now stands at Little Ocmulgee Park. BRANTLEY BRICK OPENS SALES — Crowds gather in the Brantley Brick Ware house where Leo J. Allen and Paul Morgan, operators, opened their 1959 season on Thursday, July 23. Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. The local state park has a num ber of small picnic sheds which accomodate about 20 persons each. Company and church pic nics and family reunions attract crowds of from 300 to 1,000 per sons and one or two large sheds to accomodate this size crowd is needed. Only recently, family reunions were forced to move to the Way cross stadium and National Guard Armory when rain began shortly after the crowd gathered at Lau ra S. Walker Park. A much larger concession and recreation building is another ne cessity at Laura S. Walker Park. Quarters for games and dancing are very cramped in the present building. The pier at Laura Walker Park is poorly located, jutting out into the lake in such manner that it is considered a hazard for boating and water skiing. It should be removed and, if replaced, put in a location so as to benefit fish ermen. The state owned park has long been a favorite spot for boating, fishing, water skiing and dancing. Facilities have been widely used by 4-H forestry groups, Girl Scouts, Campfire Girls and other groups. High school football teams use the camp for pre-school drills and high school bands hold sessions there. Three football teams have reserved facilities there for this year but others will probably be turned away because of the lack of facilities. Supt. Clay Morgan and his staff of assistants do a tremendous job with what they have. The park staff includes Morgan, one life guard, two clerks, one ranger and two others. Morgan’s report for the month of June shows 9,415 persons visit ed the park. There were 2.872 cars registered as visiting the park during the month, 396 of these being from out of the state. A total of 230 groups used the park for picnic purposes in June with 1,792 persons using the swimming facilities. Campers from out of the state included 348 in tents and 71 in trailers. The cabins at the park were used by 2,064 persons in June. Boating attracted 559 persons. This is said to be an increase but at the same time the swim ming figure is down. Despite the lack of facilities and the deterioration of existing ones, the park probably attracts more people than any other state owned site in South Georgia. Crowds like the 2,500 on July 5, lead area citizens tb believe that if the facilities at Laura S. Walker State Park were improved and expanded, attendance figures would double or triple. Moss to Preach At Nahunta Baptist Church Sunday Rev. Charles H. Moss, beloved former pastor of the Norwich Street Baptist Church, Bruns wick, will preach at both services at Nahunta Baptist Church, next Sunday, Aug. 9. Morning service at 11:00, and evening Service at 8:00. All friends of Bro. Moss and the church are invited to be present. ißraniUp tntprprw Brantley Enterprise P. O. Box 128, Nahunta. Ga., Thursday, August 6, 1959 A STATE-WIDE OBSERVANCE of GEORGIA INDUSTRY WEEK has been proclaimed for Septem ber 20-26. Georgia towns and cities are expected to participate in this “Salute to Industry" with spe cial programs of activities. Shown above with Governor Vandiver are Clifford M. Clarke, Jr., Executive Vice-President of Associated Industries of Georgia and Abit Massey, Director of the Georgia Department of Commerce, co-sponsora of thia year’s observance*. Two Negroes Arrested in Cutting Affrays Two Negroes involved in cut ting scrapes have been placed un der bond pending trial in Super ior Court, according to sheriff J. Walter Crews of Brantley County. The first cutting affray occurr ed Thursday near Hoboken when William Chester is alleged to have cut his wife with a paring knife while riding on the high way. The woman was cut in four places but it is believed she will recover, the sheriff stated. The alleged weilder of the knife was arrested Saturday and charged with assault and attempt to .mur der. The second cutting affray oc curred Sunday at Waynesville at a Negro house when Hizer Cooper is alleged to have cut another Negro in the stomach with a huge pocket knife. Cooper ran into the woods but was caught Sunday afternoon, sheriff Crews stated. He also was charged with assault and attempt to murder. Troy Harper Sells His Tobacco For Good Price Troy Harper of Hortense has had a record sales of tobacco during the present season. He has sold 13,940 pounds for a total of $8,156.00. The average price was around 61 cents, Mr. Harper stated. On Tuesday, July 28, he sold 9,000 pounds for an average of about 62 cents a pound. Soil Conservation Stamps to Be On Sale Aug. 27 Supporters of the Satilla River soil conservation district and per sons interested in commemora tive stamps will be able to pur chase a 4-cent soil conservation ^tamp locaL^ starting August 27, James A. Ross said today, (check with postmaster.) Although the Post Office De partment is printing 120 million copies of the 3-color soil conser vation stamp, which portrays a modern conservation farm, the edition won’t last long, Mr. Ross predicted. The stamp is being issued at Rapid City, S. D., on August 26 as a tribute to conservation farm ers and ranchers, their local soil conservation districts, and the professional conservationists of State and Federal agencies who assist them. “I’m sure that most everyone in Brantley county will want to buy these colorful and historical stamps when they go on sale here,” Mr. Ross said. Those who are interested in a “first-day cover,” a. souvenir en- velope, can mail addressed en velopes plus a remittance for postage, to the postmaster at Rapid City, S. D., who will place the soil conservation stamp on the envelopes', cancel with a special cancellation mark used only on that day and at that place, and mail as addressed any where in the country, Mr. Ross pointed out. Tree Seedlings Now Scheduled For Shipment The Reforestration Department of the Georgia Forestry Commiss ion has begun scheduling tree seedlings for shipment, according to Reforestration Chief Sanford P. Darby. Darby stated that the shipments are being scheduled on a “first come, first served” basis. Orders received now stand a much better chance of being set up for de livery on the requested date than those received later in the season. Darby added that orders receiv ed after October Ist will be scheduled only as nursery work loads permit. Approximately 1,000 orders, for a total of 37,492,500 seedlings, have been received since June Ist by the Reforestation Department. Ranger Avery Strickland of the Brantley County Forestry Unit said 2 orders for 150,000 seedlings have been received in Brantley County. Ranger Avery Strickland add ed that shipment of loblolly and slash seedlings will start about November 15, and shipment of other species will begin about a month later. COIN PURSE LOST Coin purse lost Wednesday, July 29, in Nahunta. Bills and change. Reward for return to Mrs. Mollie Highsmith, Phone HO 2- 3395, Nahunta. Ga. 8 6 Church Page Series To Start Again Next Week Another 12-weeks series of church pages will start in this newspaper next week, Aug. 13. The series will extend through August, September and October. The series of church pages is sponsored by various firms and individuals. Anyone who wishes to help sponsor the 12-weeks series is requested to call The Brantley Enterprise, Phone 2- 2531. Be careful on the highways — the life you save may be your own. Something to sell? Try an ad vertisement in this newspaper. Prices Hit $63.65 Average Tuesday Prices on the Blackshear tobac co market continued to climb through Tuesday of this week with Tuesday’s average being $63.65, a new high for a single day’s sale on the local market. Monday’s average was $63.37. Sales through Tuesday brought the total pounds sold during this year’s first nine days to 6,456,570. The total in dollars is $3,946,535, for an average of $61.11. The market thus far has con tinued to hold up strong with more than enough tobacco in each warehouse for full sales every day. Warehouses have re ported that at times there have been as much as three days sales on hand at one time. Warehouse men say that full sales are assur ed for the balance of this week. The tobacco has moved to the AUCTION AT FARMERS WAREHOUSE —Warehousemen Dan and Bill Currin and Dan Currin Jr. conduct opening day sale at the Fanners Warehouse No. 1 in Black (Hendry Studio photos.) shear OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Camp Meeting at Hortense To Start Thursday Aug. 13 The 55th annual session of the Hortense Camp Meeting will start Thursday, Aug. 13 and continue through Sunday, Aug. 23, it is announced by R. C. Harrell, Jr., secretary of the Camp Meeting Association. Rev. George Sundstrom of Shel byville, Ind., will be the camp meeting evangelist. Song leaders will be Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Mc- Call of North Charleston, S. C. The pianist will be Miss Bar bara Smith of Covington, Ga. Young People and Children's worker will be Mrs. Emory Smith, Covington, Ga. A sunrise prayer meeting will be held each day. Children’s service starts at 9.30 A. M Order of services for the rest of each day is as follows: Song and prayer service 10:30; preaching by the evangelist 11:30; preaching by a local pastor 3:00 P. M.; young people’s service 7:00 P M.; preaching by the evan gelist 8:00 P. M. All the people of Brantley County are invited to attend the camp meeting services. Benjamin F. Boyce Died from Heart Attack Near Nahunta Mr. Benjamin Franklin Boyce, 57, a resident of Palm Beach, Fla., suffered a fatal heart attack Monday afternoon, August 3, ap proximately three miles north of Nahunta on US Highway 301. Mr. Boyce was a native of Morrisville, Vermont and a chef by occupation. He was returning to his home in Palm Beach after at the time of the fatal seizure. Survivors include two daugh ters, Mrs. Edna Apiek and Mrs. Blanche McKinstry, both of Bris tol, Conn.; four sisters, Mrs. Vel ma Dqval and Mrs. Carla Wheel er, both of Bristol, Conn., Mrs. Carrie Brooks of Saugerties, N Y., and Mrs. Nettie Bixby of East Hadwick, Vermont. 4 grandchild ren also survive. The body was sent to Bristol, Conn., Tuesday night via rail road and funeral services and in terment will be held later this week in Bristol. The Chambless Funeral Home of Nahunta was in charge of local arrangements. market at a much faster pace than last year and it is estimated that from 75 per cent to 90 per cent of the farmers in this section have brought their Last loads to market. Local warehousemen stated Wednesday morning of this week that, though volume was expect ed to drop off considerably next week, they believed the ware houses would remain open th rough Friday, August 21. How ever, a definite closing date has not as yet been set. Last year a total of 8,720,024 pounds were sold on the Black shear market and estimates are that this year’s crop will total about the same. Thus far this season the ware- 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) Souvenir Items Will Be Needed For Centennial The Georgia State Chamber of Commerce has been asked to lo cate Georgia manufacturers in terested in producing souvenir items for the Georgia Civil War Centennial observance, according to John Dent, State Chamber president. Peter Zack Geer, chairman of Georgia’s Civil War Centennial Commission requested the Cham ber’s assistance in securing firms or individuals to produce official souvenirs for sale throughout the State during the centennial years 1961-1965. Some of the items in which the Centennial Commission is inter ested are: Selected books and documents of the period, repro duction of uniforms, buttons and insignia, military equipment, re productions of weapons, period dolls, banks and other toys, jewelry, and many other similar items. “We are going all out to make the Centennial a suitable and proper commemoration of Geor gia’s role in the events of the War Between the States, "Mr. Geer said in his request to the State Chamber, “and we want the millions of tourists visiting Georgia for the first time to be able to carry home with them souvenirs of sufficient historical and|or artistic value to properly represent our State, its history and its people. “We also would like for most of these souvenirs to be Georgia made,” Mr. Geer continued. Mr. Dent said all inquiries re lative to the manufacture of these souvenir items should be directed to the Georgia Chamber of Commerce office, 900 Forsyth Building, Atlanta 3, Georgia. Subscribe to the BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE NEWS OF YOUR HOME COUNTY EVERY WEEK IN THE BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE houses have averaged selling o ver 700,000 pounds a day. With Wednesday’s, Thursday’s and Friday’s sales expected to average this much, the Blackshear market should have over 8,000,000 pounds sold by Friday. The U. S. Department of Ag riculture reported through Mon day of this week that 98,350,356 gross pounds have been sold on Georgia-Florida markets for a average of $58.97. The report showed that grow ers were still placing between one and two per cent of gross sales under government loan, and that a narrow price range ex isted between the poor and better qualities of the straight lemon and orange colors.