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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 Tinies $2.00. VOLUME 39 — NUMBER 36 Superior Court to Convene At Nahunta Monday Sept 21 Brantley County Superior | Court will convene at Nahunta ; Monday, Sept. 21, with Judge ( Cecil Roddenberry presiding and ; solicitor Dewey Hayes as prose- i cutor. A number of important cases are scheduled to be tried at this fall term of court, among a mur- ' dec case and cases of burglary - and larceny. J The jury list as drawn by 1 Judge Roddenberry are as fol- 1 lows: 4 GRAND JURY ] Troy Harper, Lee Godwin, L. L. Woods, N. G. Altman, C. P. Riggins, Roy Rowell, Henry G. Lee, P. D. Griffin, A. J. Stokes, J. R. Driggers, Arthur Altman, Woodrow Wainright. George Steedley, N. M. Herrin, S. B. Highsmith, Jasper Johnson, J. Fulton Jacobs, J. O. Dußose, G. R. Stone, James A. Ross, L. E. Dickerson, C. J. Altman, J. L. Aldridge, J. R. Herrin, W. V. Strickland, Sam McAfee TRAVERSE JURY Andrew Johns, Harry M. Strickland, R. E. Austin, James K. Thomas, Silas Harris, D. S. Griffin, George Dykes, Herbert H. Colvin, Major Riggins, C. O. Popwell, Homer K. Thomas, Mil ton Manning, C. E. Higginbotham, R. L. Dußose, J. C. Thomas, Perry Crews, J. H. Jones. Raymond Smith, Kenneth Argo, Culvert Johns, Z. K. Herrin, An drew Turner, H. Roberson, R. F. cITiCI tiwj- FISH ■>, , By FULTON LOVELL Director, Georgia Game and Fish Commission MAMMA TURTLE EKYLL ISLAND — In the background the juke box is offering rock and roll music. As I sit here on the beach, the faint roll of the incoming tide adds a familiar sound to the primitive beat of the music. But neither the juke nor the surf is the center of attraction. The dancers have quit be-bopping and the bathers are not swimming. Everybody is watching one of nature’s most interesting spectacles. Mamma sea turtle is coming from the craggy depths of Davey Jones’ locker to lay her eggs on the white sands of the beach. The Sleepy-Eyed Boy Scouts The appealing recreational facilities here al ways give way to Mamma turtle during this time of year. She has the stage all to herself, you might say. Just down the beach is a troop of boy scouts who came many miles to watch her. Further down, there are many spectators. In a few moments they will be heading this way. One will probably wipe Mr. Sandman’s work from his eyes and say, “Hey, mister, seen any turtles?” If I reply affirmatively. He will wander off in search of one and watch her until she has completed her job and returned to the ocean. If I reply negatively, he will crawl back into his sleeping bag and catch forty more winks before he tries again. Tears .... And Then It's All Over I have often wondered what goes on in the mind of mamma turtle when she crawls out of her world into a brand new one to do a thing that nature demands she do. It’s like sending a man to the moon, or Jupiter. And one big question that will never be answered is why does mamma turtle cry when she lays her eggs. Is it pain? Or is it the atmosphere in Man’s world ? Whichever it is, it causes her to cry large, salty tears while she is laying her eggs. When she finishes, she goes back into her world to face the many hazards. Fulton Lovell Maybe Research Will Tell Us More There are many things yet unknown about sea turtles. How old do they get? What happens to them after they visit the beach to lay eggs? Do they travel together or do they face the cruel underwater world alone ? These things may never be known but we’re still trying to get the answers. This year the Game and Fish Commission is working with the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service on a project which may give us that information. After mamman turtle has done her job, fishery biologists are putting an identification tag on her and attaching a helium-filled balloon with approximately 75 yards of line. When she returns to the water, they will be able to follow her until she fades out of sight. By doing this, it can determined exactly where they go after leaving here. Predators Take Big Toll Mamma turtle usually deposits from 85 to 150 eggs in her sand nest. Many of these eggs will never hatch. Many will be taken by pre dators such as raccoons. Many will be taken by predators called man. Nature will prevent many others from hatching. Others will become miniture copies of the real McCoy. Sea turtles and their eggs are protected. There is no season on sea turtles. It is against the law to tamper with the nests. But regardless of the regulations against it, mankind is still the biggest predator of all. The Hungry One Baffles A Waitress A waitress here said she was startled last year when she was eleaning off a table in a local eatery and felt a cold pressure gainst her ankle. When she looked down, there was a baby turtle munching on some bread crumbs. The tyke had crawled up the beach, up the sandy walk way and into the restaurant Even turtles have an appetite. Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Hagin, J. P. Morgan, I. J. Crews, Carl L. Aldridge, H. W. Brauda, Everett Highsmith, D. F. Stevens, Neal Crews, James A. Herrin Sr., Estes Jacobs. Norris Strickland, J. T. Ellis, C. E. Strickland, J. H. Ham, R. E. Ammons, Paul A. Lewis, John A. Allen, Edward Hurst, M. M. Car ter, J. E. Strickland, Eugene Lee, Roy Strickland, Everett Moody, Wannace Cleland, W. H. McDon ald, J. M. Williams, Rev. W. C. Rice. J. W. Harris, Harry Knox, Morris Griffin, A. M. Campbell, L. L. Rhoden, Jr., Gerald P. Lee, C. P. Davis, L. C. Lee, Gaddis M. White, Glenn Condit, H. F. Crews, W. B. Willis, Homer Grif fin, Dan Jacobs, E. J. Dixon. Lester M. Lee, Carroll Moody, J. E. Brown, R. A. Griffin, Riley Crews, L. C. Batten, Robert No land, W. M. Batten, J. D. Lane, O. G. Lyons, James H. Highsmith, E. H. Kelly, William S. Rowell, Leon L. Hickox, J. B. Hanchey, Dewey Hickox, Cecil V. Herrin, Bobby Lucas. Charles H. Gilles, A. E. Strick land, Bernard Pearson, Perry Rozier, J. M. Walker, Frank Har ris, J. T. Aldridge, W. D. Spell, Silas D. Altman, B. B. Bryan, Rufus Shuman, Bobby Harris, Floyd Warner, W. R. Griffin, W. P. Sloan, Lester S. Hickox, R. N. Herrin. Srantky Entrrprtnj Brantley Enterprise P. O. Box 128, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, September 10, 1959 Joseph Guy Funeral Service Held Thursday Funeral services for Joseph Guy a former resident of Way cross, who died Tuesday, were held Thursday, Sept. 3, 3 P. M. at the Hinson Miles Chapel, con ducted by the Rev. E. E. Golden. Burial was in High Bluff cem etery in Brantley County. Pallbearers were Roy Edward Guy, Troy P. Guy, W. M. Guy, Lester Parker, James Guy and Cecil McCloud. Mr. Guy was a native of Brant ley County and was a retired Atlantic Coast Line section fore man. Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. F. E. Gurr, Jacksonville; one son, Luther Guy, Orlando, Fla.; one sister, Mrs. Verdie Mc- Cloud of Hoboken; several grand children, and a number of nieces and nephews. Mrs. Annie Carter Dies in Way cross Mrs. Annie May Carter, 84, died Tuesday afternoon in Way cross. She was a native of Pierce county but made her home in Waycross for the past 17 years. She was the wife of the late John Riley Carter and a member of the Zion Primitive Baptist Church. Survivors are one son, Darrel P. Carter, Waycross; five daugh ters, Mrs. Welthie Ward, West Green, Mrs. Anna May Merrit, Mrs. W. J. Wolf, and Mrs. B. H. Howell, all of Waycross, and Mrs. Estelle Cooler, Savannah; one brother, John Crews of Hoboken, Ga.; several nieces and nephews and several grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were in complete at press time. Funeral Service* Held Saturday for Mrs. Georgia Miller Mrs. Georgia Cason Miller, 49, died Thursday in Chattahoochee, Fla., following a long illness. Funeral services were held Satur day at 2:00 o’clock at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church near Patter son with Rev. H. Lester Dixon officiating. Burial was in the Foster cemetery. She was a native of Pierce county but had made her home in Jacksonville for many years. Survivors are her husband, R. G. Miller, Jacksonville, Fla.; two daughters, Misses Judy Ann and Joy Miller, both of Jacksonville, Fla.; one son, Jerry Miller, Jack sonville, Fla.; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Cason, Patterson; five sisters, Mrs. J. L. Strickland, Brunswick, Mrs. N. C. Boyett, Patterson, Mrs. L. W. Miller, Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs. J. W. Johnson, Odum, Mrs. J. T. Miller, Jacksonville; seven brothers, S. S. Cason, S. R. Cason, J. A. Cason, J. R. Cason, L. M. Cason, E. L. Cason, all of Patterson, and F. S. Cason of Jesup. Pallbearers were Nevion Strick land, Elliott Strickland, James Robert Thornton, Clinton Denni son, Junior Dennison, Raymond Cason, R. A. Thornton, and Ernest Johnson. Smyrna Cemetery Will Be Cleaned Wednesday Sept. 23 The Smyrna Cemetery will be cleaned off Wednesday, Sept 23, it is announced by J. L. Cox. People who are interested in the Smyrna Cemetery are requested to bring tools and assist in the clean-up day at the burial grounds. Nahunta Garden Club Met with Mrs. Strickland The Nahunta Garden Club met at the home of Mrs. Jos. B. Strick land on Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Mollie Highsmith as co-hos tess with Mrs. Strickland. Mrs. Lee Herrin presided with Mrs. J. B. Lewis giving the open ing prayer. Mrs. Edna Adams was in charge of the program and gave a talk on “Individual the rapy in every day life.” The club voted to invite the spring bead meeting of the Fed erated Garden Club of Southeast Georgia to meet at Nahunta on Sept. 25, with Nahunta Garden Club as hostess. Present were: Mrs. Jesse Lee, Mrs. Parker Dodge, Mrs. Elroy Strickland, Mrs. Mary Knox, Mrs. Alan Barnard, Mrs. Grace Wake ly, Mrs. Virgil Strickland, Mrs. Mable Moody and Mrs. Cecil Thomas. Frozen salad, crackers, nuts and iced tea were served. Methodist Pastor To Preach on “What Is Man?” Preaching services will be held at the Nahunta Methodist Church next Sunday, Sept. 13, with the pastor. Rev. R. C. Kale preaching at both hours. The morning service will start with Sunday School at 10:00 and the preaching service will start at 11:00. The night service will start at 8:00. Sunday morning the subject of the sermon will be “What Is Man?”. The public is invited to attend all the services. Farm Bureau Will Aid in Getting Gas Tax Refund Mrs. Nellie Griffin, office secretary, of Brantley County Farm Bureau says that the Coun ty Farm Bureau office is anxious to assist its members in getting permits and making applications for State and Federal Gas Tax refund, which Farmers are en titled to. All members who do not have a refund permit number are in vited to come by the Farm Bu reau office on days, which is Mondays and Thursdays, and make application for permit number. It will be necessary to bring with them such information as to size of farm, number of acres in cultivation, and the make, year model, and serial number of all cars, truck, and tractors on the farm. E. A. Morgan Is Champion in Killing Rattlesnakes E. A. Morgan of Nahunta seems to be the champion rattlesnake killer of this section. Mr. Morgan recently killed 11 small rattle snakes and one big rattler at one “shooting”. He has. killed a total of 31 rat tlesnakes since Jan. 1. The killing of the 12 snakes in one group occurred near the road between Lulaton and Raybon while Mr. Morgan was patrolling the woods. The 11 small rattlers were a bout 18 inches long. Nahunta FFA Met To Elect Officers The Nahunta Chapter of the Future Farmers of America held a meeting Wednesday, Sept. 2, for the purpose of electing offi cers for the 1959-60 school year. The following officers were elected: President, David Lyons. Vice President, Terry Thomas. Secretary, Johnny Crews. Treasurer, Donald Lewis. Sentinel, Curtis Riggins. Reporter, John Calhoun. Advisor, W. C. Long. We are looking forward to a good year. John Calhoun, reporter. Calvary HD Club Met Thursday Calvary Home Demonstration Club met Sept. 3rd, at 8:00 P. M. We discussed making alumi num trays as one of our projects. All members who were not pres ent and would like to make a tray please contact Mrs. E. G Fowler. Alice Sue DePratter gave a demonstration on landscaping. Wq wish her luck on her trip to Atlanta. We are glad our President, Mrs. L. E. Aldridge, is home from the hospital. Mrs. J. E. Aldridge, Reporter. Patterson People Pledge $50,000 for Development From The Way cross Journal-Herald Bob Tyre as Patterson told of some of the things this fine com munity is doing at the recent area wide development meeting held here for a 10-county area. For one thing, Patterson has pledged $50,000 to a Development Corp oration. Patterson’s citizens rea lize farming is not employing as many formerly and is laying plans to industrialize. One of the more individualistic projects of Patterson it was re called was to “get a doctor”. Pat terson had none. They got a line on a graduate from Grady Hos pital internship. It was announced in church when the young doctor would arrive. The doctor had visited other towns in the area and met some Byrd Will Address Co-op Meeting Here Saturday Mrs. Cleland, 78, Dies After Illness Mrs. Mina Hogarth Cleland, 78, died Friday in a Milledge ville hospital following a long illness. She was a native of Pierce county and a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 4:00 o’clock at Midway Primitive Baptist Church. Burial was in the Ben James cemetery. Rev. A. S. Hurst of Waycross and Elder O. J. Rives of Valdosta officiated. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. John Audy Dixon, Black shear, Mrs. Ray DePratter, Na hunta; two sons, George Cleland, Waycross, Leon Cleland, Boynton Beach, Fla.; four sisters, Mrs. Rena Hurst, Mrs. G. W. Waters, Waycross, Mrs. L. B. Clough, Blackshear, Mrs. Annie Howard, Beaumont, Texas; two brothers, J. W. Hogarth, Augusta, John Hogarth, Miami, Fla.; 18 grand children, 15 great grandchildren. Pallbearers were men of the Zion Rest Primitive Baptist Church of Waycross of which Mrs. Cleland was a member. Darling Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. ASC Office Manager Outlines Conservation Reserve Signup Farmers should bring along the necessary information when they file a request for a basic Con servation rate aS the County Ag ricultural Stabilization and Con servation Office, according to Dan H. Jacobs, Manager of the County ASC Office. The deadline for requesting that a basic annual rate per acre be established for land offered under the 1960 pro gram is September 30. The county office has regular forms to be filled out when farm ers apply for a basic rate. In formation needed to complete the form includes a description of the acreage for which the basic rate is requested and the crop pro duction history of the land. For each field, details will be needed as to the kind of crop and the yield peracre for the 5-year period 1955 through 1959. After the basic rate for a farm is established, the farmer will have an opportunity to file an application for a Conservation Reserve contract. Mr. Jacobs also reminded farm ers that land for which a basic rate is requested must be "eli gible” land. To be eligible, land must have had a crop harvested from it or must have been in a regular rotation during 1959. In addition, tame hay land may be placed in the Conservation Re serve provided it has a stand of perennial grasses or legumes nor mally established by land pre paration and seeding. Tame hay land must also have had hay or silage harvested from it in 3 of the 4 years 1956-1959. Farmers who have questions about the Conservation Reserve can get the answers at the County ASC Office. people. He said he chose Patter son because there was a welcom ing committee out to meet him and he liked the people there. Now they have built a $15,000 clinic and Patterson Lions have furnished it. The Negroes of that community also assisted in the project. Among the concessions they gave the new doctor was six months free rent. This just shows what a small community can do. Patterson is literally pulling itself up by its bootstraps and there are plenty of South Georgia communities which could profit by its exam ple. It is being watched with interest and here’s hoping that community accomplishes what it it sets out to do because it is headed upward. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Lieutenant-Governor Garland T. Byrd To Address Co-op Bond Sales to Begin for New Medical Center Carroll Johns, president of Brantley County Junior Cham ber of Commerce, announces that committees have been assigned to each district in the county to begin bond sales for building the Medical Center, beginning on Thursday, Sept. 10 The Junior Chamber of Com merce is co-operating and work ing with the Medical Center. R. B. Brooker is chairman of Finance committee for the Cen ter. E. L. Sears is assistant. Hoboken “H” Club Elected Officers The Hoboken High “H Club” met Tuesday September 8. The Requirements for being a member of the H Club is to have earned a letter in sports. The officers were elected at this meeting. They were as follows: Presi dent, Earl Woods; Vice President, Ladon Dickerson; Secretary and Treasurer, Cynthia Rose Dowl-< ing; Reporter. Carol Hagin. The H Club has 21 members, they are Carolyn Sapp, Roy Grif fin, Ladon Dickerson, Cynthia Rose Dowling, Earl Woods, Carol Hagin, Betty Jacobs, Henry Ald ridge, Douglas Prescott, Stanley Aldridge, Marvin Kimbrell, Tol lie Lee, Richard Rowell, Roy Jordon, Pearl Redding, Avery Griffin, Edith Aldridge, Morris Roberts, Wayne Altman, Willis Lee. Sponsors are Coaches Dudley Spell and Hugh Belcher. Strickland-Strickland Miss Sybil Clair Strickland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Strickland of Hortense, became the bride of Mr. Elkin Ellis Strickland, of Jesup, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Strickland, of Jesup, at 7 P. M., September the fifth, at the Hortense Memorial Methodist Church. The Rev. Rob ert Varnadore, of Alma, perform ed the candlelight ceremony. Miss Carolyn Higginbotham and Miss Rosemary Smith, of Nahunta, presented the wedding music. The church was decorated with Southern Magnolias and pines. The candelabra, holding white tapers, were twined with ivy. Standards of white gladioli, chry santhemums, and Queen Anne’s Lace completed the decoration. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a waltz length wedding dress of imported lace over taffeta featuring a back panel of tulle and lace. Her shoulder length veil was attached to a Juliet cap of Lace and pearls. She carried a white satin Bible centered with a white orchid and showered with white lilies and satin streamers. Mrs. Gordon Howard, of Na hunta, was the matron of honor. She wore a blue taffeta waltz gown with matching accessories. 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) Georgia’s Lt. Governor, Garland T. Byrd, will address the annual membership meeting of Okefeno ke Rural Electric Membership Corporation at the Nahunta High School Gym in Nahunta, Georgia at 10:00 A. M., September 12th, announced R. L. Bernard, presi dent of the co-op. “Mr. Byrd is one of the out standing young leaders of the state of Georgia,” said Mr. Ber nard, “and we feel particularly honored to have him address our members and friends on this important occasion.” Okefenoke REMC is a rural e lectric co-operative, with head quarters in Nahunta, Georgia, serving the electrical needs of 4,400 rural homes and establish ments in Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Glynn, Wayne, and Ware counties, Georgia, and Ba ker, Nassau, and Duval coun ties, Florida. All members of the co-opera tive and the general public is invited to attend this meeting. Free refreshments will be served and many valuable gifts will go to members. Music will bo furnished by the Nahunta High School Band. New Varieties of Oats Developed By Experimenters Plant breeders have an endless task in developing new varieties and hybrids that will out-perform those now in existence. Since new races and strains of diseases develop, a variety that is disease resistant today may be suscepti ble tomorrow, and when they become susceptible the plant breeder must have a new one to take its place. Varieties Radar-1 and Radar-2 were developed jointly by the Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton, Georgia, and the Crops Research Division, U. S. D. A. They are dual purposes pasture and grain varieties. Yields of forage and grain are good. Head ing occurs a week to 10 days earlier than in Civitorgrain 48-93. They are resistant to most known diseases and are recommended for the Coastal Plain section of Georgia. Moregrain was developed by Coker’s Pedigreed Seed Company, Hartsville, South Carolina. More grain is a dual purpose oat with multiple disease resistance. The plant is semi-winter type, has leafy, vigorous, early growth, moderately stiff straw, and is well suited for combining. It matures 5-6 days earlier than Victorgrain. This variety is a dapted to the Piedmont and Coastal Plain Areas. Certified seed of all these vari eties are being produced under the supervision of the Georgia Crop Improvement Association, Athens, Georgia. Growers inter ested in obtaining seed of these varieties should contact their local seed dealer. George A. Loyd. A nosegay of lilies, lace and tulle completed her costume. Edgar Joiner, of Jesup, broth er-in-law of the groom, served as best man. Usher-groomsmen were Gordon Howard, of Nahun ta, and Billy Wainright, of Hor tense. Mrs. Strickland chose for her daughter’s wedding a lilac sheath of embroidered cotton with matching accessories and a cor sage of white and lilac mums. The mother of the groom wore a pink; sheath with white access ories and white carnations. Following the ceremony a re ception was held in the church annex. Arrangements of pink gladioli and white tapers were used for decoration. Mrs. H. C. Murphy of Bristol registered the guests. The three-tiered wedding cake was encircled with ivy and pink pompoms. The table was over laid with white organdy over pink taffeta. Ivy and pink pom poms were used as decorations around the crystal punch service. Mrs. Sam McAfee of Hortense and Mrs. Truetlen Waller of So perton, aunts of the bride, and Mrs. Roy Wainright of Hortense presided at the refreshment table. After a wedding trip the couple will reside in Jesup.