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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 — NUFBER 37 11th District Masons Hold Annual Meet at Blackshear More than 400 Masons were in Blackshear Wednesday, Sept. 16, for the Annual Communication of the Eleventh Masonic District of Georgia. Blackshear Lodge No. 270, F. & A. M. was serving as host. Sam Owens of Blackshear has served as worshipful master of the 11th Masonic District for the past year. It consists of 37 lodges in 34 South Georgia cities. The district is made up of some 5,000 members. The meeting got underway with registration at 8:30 A. M. and was to adjourn at 4:15 P. M. after this issue went to press. Lunch was served in Blackshear’s City Park at noon. Principal speaker for the day was R. M. Vandergriff Sr., Grand Master. The presentation of 50- year pins and the memorial peq oqM asoqj Suuouoq aotAJas died during the past year was also a part of the day’s program. Delegates from the following cities were expected to attend: Abba, Adel, Statenville, Am brose, Valdosta, Alma, Black shear, Brunswick, Kingsland, Homerville, Douglas, Nashville, Folkston, Waycross, St. Simons Island, Hahira, Hazlehurst, Bax ley, Howell, Irvinville, Jesup, Lakeland, Moody Field, Morvin, Nahunta, Ocilla, Odum, Patterson, St. Marys, Pearson, Screven, Quitman, Willachoochee, and Woodbine. A number of members of the Nahunta Masonic Lodge attended the Eighth District annual com munication at Blackshear Wed nesday. Personals Miss Janice Herrin returned Sunday to Central, S. C., where she is a senior in Wesleyan Meth odist College. Mrs. Texas Barnhart of Jack sonville, Fla., visited Mrs. Lizzie Keen and Mrs. Charlie Willis last week. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Strickland and daughter of Athens, Ga. visit ed Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Strickland last weedend. i ÜBDUAiI TAIMAIIfB AIB IA Lol A 810 ft iGSfe From gg |iH||V : p| . ilfl : ■ iBlsH/NGrON ■UhIIII IF HiF COUNTRY of Laos falls to Communism, American foreign aid will have been a sig nificant contributing factor. V : Report of the House Committee on Government Operations re leased last June 15 and has been substantiated and amplified by on the-spot accounts by respected correspondents for the Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press. It can be succinctly sum marized as a bald attempt to buy that country as an allv with an outpouring of American dollars whicn have lined the pockets of a few hundred favored government officials and merchants, corrupted American personnel administer ing the program and left un touched and embittered the re mainder of the nation’s backward and impoverished two million in habitants. • • LAOS HAS A generally non monetary economy with a per capita gross national product of only SSO and an annual national income of barely $13.5 million. The average Laotian lives in a flimsy shack built on stilts, grows rice and raises a few chickens and trades by barter. Into that type of at. economy the United States has pumped or committed $225 million since Laos obtained its independence in 1955 and has thus, to quote the House Report, been virtually supporting the entire economy.” American aid to Laos has been spent primarily in three ways: (1) to support an ineffective 25,- 000-man army against the advice (net prepared or printed Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Ladies Night Is Observed by Brantley Lions The Brantley County Lions and their ladies met for a chicken dinner Monday night at the high school lunchroom for “Ladies Night”. The highlight of the program was the presentation by George Loyd, past president, of 15 year charter member chevrons and certificates to Elroy Strickland, Avery Strickland, J. W. Crews, and J. C. Allen; and 10 year Old Monarch chevrons and certificates to Herschel Herrin and Pete Gibson. A “perfect attendance” pin was presented to Claude Smith for not having missed a meeting since becoming a member in January, 1957. Lions, in attendance with their wives, were: J. C. Allen, Parker Dodge, Herschel Herrin, Elroy Strickland, Avery Strickland, George Loyd, Claude Smith, Guy Chambless, W. C. Long, Rev. Cecil Thomas, Bill Willis, John Calhoun, Hoke Wilson, Harry De- Pratter, Wilder Brooker, Bill Har ris, and Pete Gibson. Attending as guest was Mrs. Lois Williams. President Herschel Herrin pre sided. Missionary to Speak at Mt. Calvary Church Mt. Calvary Baptist Church will have a returned missionary as speaker at services Sunday Sept. 20. The Rev. Travis McDonald, missionary from Africa will speak to the Brantley Church group. The speaker will show colored slides of his work in Africa. The Rev. Marvin Guy, pastor, invites the interested public to at tend the service which will be held at 8 P. M. Sunday. of military experts for a force of less than half that size and into which we have sanctioned the in tegration of Communists; (2) to make dollars availaole to Laotian merchants at one-third the going world exchange rate in an abor tive attempt to stimulate trade and (3) to undertake grandiose public works projects which the simple society of Laos does not need and cannot support. The whole ugly story, which the Fed eral Govern ment has tried to cover up un der the label of military secre cy, is contained in the Seventh As a result mountains of mili tary equipment unsuited to a trop ical climate and too complex for the Laotian soldier to operate lie, according to the Associated Press, “abandoned and rusting on the roadsides.” Merchants have made fantastically-profitable kickback arrangements with exporters in Thailand, Hong Kong and even Communist China for the pur chase of such things as 4.5 tons of feather dusters which the Lao tians would not buy even if they had the money. Evidence of wide spread collusion between Ameri can aid officials and American con tractors has been uncovered. WHEN CONFRONTED with these facts, the State Department and the International Cooperation Administration argued that the expenditures, while perhaps un wise, have contained Communism. Now that events are giving the lie to that contention, they are calling for a massive new pro gram of the same kind. It is not difficult to understand why the average Laotian has no stomach for fighting to protect the riches and big automobiles of the favored few. The American Government could not have con tributed more effectively toward driving that country to Commu nism if it had handed its foreign aid dollars directly to Communist China. at expense) SrantUy Enterprise Brantley Enterprise P. O. Box 128, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, September 17, 1959 Hoboken PT A Plans Projects for The Coming Year The Hoboken Parent-Teachers Association met recently and made plans for the program for the coming year. Mrs. Jack Moore, program chairman, announced that pro grams for the year were being planned around the theme, “Strenghthening the Home-Source of our Nations Greatness.” Projects for the year were dis cussed and it was decided that members will take as projects for the year, the installation of water coolers in all the buildings and lavatories in the rooms of the primary building. Officers and committee chair men were introduced as follows: Mrs. Cleo Shumans, president; Mr. Fleming Melton, vice-presi dent; Mrs. L. T. Woods, secre tary; Mrs. Floyd Larkins, treas urer; Mrs. Tom Ellis, parliamen tarian; Mrs. Jack Moore, pro gram chairman; Mr. Herbert Col vin, finance; Mrs. Alton Cason, membership; Mrs. Fleming Mel ton, hospitality; Mrs. Olen Jacobs, room representative; Mrs. T. R. Driggers, luncheon; Mrs. Homer Griffin, health; Mr. J. K. Hagen, inspiration; Mr. Jack Moore, re creation; Mrs. Fred Dowling, mu sic; Mrs. Thelma Gillis, study group; Mrs. Clyde Easterling, door prize; Mrs. J. L. Miles, by laws; Mrs. Bertha M. Jones, publicity. Dykes Family Reunion Was Held Friday The James Dykes family re union was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Dykes on Friday evening, Sept. 11, which was the birthday of James Dykes who passed away eighteen years ago. A. covered dish supper was served. Present were: Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McCloud, Patsy, Jo Ann and Randy of Hoboken; Mr. and Mrs. Everett Roberson of Screven; Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Pittman and Su san of Baldwin, Fla.; Mrs. Verdie McCloud, Hoboken. From Nahun ta were: Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Mor gan and Ophelia; Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Morgan and Marion; Mr. and Mrs. Colonel Keen and Eph riam, Sabra and Robert; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nolan; Mrs. Betsy Dykes; Dan Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Dykes, Stevie, Carey Roger and Joey; Mrs. Ocie and Miss Malva Keen. Nope—this isn’t a visitor from outer space, but “Tracto,” a me chanical man fashioned from different parts of an International Harvester farm tractor. Eight-foot robot moves hand up and down, turns its head and is wired to talk back. Apparently, it likes children, too. Harvester is exhibiting "Tracto” at various state fairs through out the country. Man From Mars? Mrs. Pratt Is Speaker at HD Council Meet The Brantley County Home Demonstration Council met Tues day, Sept. 15, at the Okefenoke REMC, with the Nahunta Home Demonstration Club as hostess. Mrs. Elroy Strickland gave a timely devotional. Much business was conducted, officers installed and a covered dish luncheon was served. Mrs. Mana T. Pratt, State Nu trition Specialist, was the guest speaker and gave a informative demonstration on Nutrition. Mrs. Pratt brought home the importance of good diets for the homemakers family. Among those present were: Mrs. E. A. Hunter, Mrs. Pete Gibson, Mrs. J. C. Allen, Mrs. Marguriete Jaeobs, Mrs. Elroy Strickland, Mrs. Albert Purdom, Mrs. Avery Strickland, Mrs. Ben Jones, Mrs. Cecil Moody, Mrs. M. H. Robinson, Mrs. Thelma Thompson, Mrs. W. W. Hendrix, Mrs. N. W. Hendrix, Mrs. W. C. Long, Mrs. Virginia N. Raulerson, County Home Demonstration A gent and Mrs. Mana T. Pratt, State Nutrition Specialist. Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Davis to Be Honored with Tea The County Home Demonstra tion Council invites all friends of Mrs. M. H. Robinson and Mrs. Nolan Davis, Jr. to a tea in their honor on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 22, at the Nahunta High School Library. Mrs. M. H. Robinson of Way nesville brought honor to Brant ley County by winning first place in the Party Dress division of the State Home Demonstration Dress Revue. Mrs. Nolan Davis, Jr. of Hobok en was installed as first vice- President of the State Home Dem onstration Council. Dykes-Nichols Mr. and Mrs. George Dykes announce the wedding of their daughter, Norma to S|Sgt. David Nichols, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Nichols of Hortense, Ga. The wedding took place on Saturday, Sept. 5 at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Lester Edgy with Rev. Edgy performing the cere mony. Only close relatives and friends attended the wedding. After the ceremony the young couple left for their honeymoon trip to points of interest in Flori da. Upon their return they will make their home in Niagara Falls, N. Y. where S Sgt. Nichols is stationed with the U. S. Air Force. 1500 Members Attended Co-op Meeting In disregard of bad weather an estimated crowd of 1500 members and visitors attended the annual membership .meeting of Okefeno ke Co-op last Saturday at the Nahunta high school gym in an ticipation of hearing Georgia's Lt. Governor Garland T. Byrd. However, his plane was grounded, and he was unable to make the meeting. Senator Charles C. Smith of Camden County, who was to have introduced the Lt. Governor, stepped in to pinch-hit. At the business session of the meeting M. C. Crenshaw, Glenn County; W. W. Wright, Camden County; and Henry F. Smith, Nassau County, Florida were all re-elected to the board of di rectors for a three year term. Reports were made by R. L. Bernard, president; J. C. Allen, sec.-treas.; and Pete J. Gibson, manager. Approximately 35 prizes, con sisting mostly of small electric appliances, were given to mem bers by drawings. The grand prize of a 1l/ 2 ton four-seasons heat pump air conditioner was won by Mrs. Beulah Hickey of Rt. 1, Nahunta, and the reserve grand prize of a water pump was won by Mrs. Josie Mae Wilson of Rt. 2, Nahunta. A lighting demonstration was given by Joan and Jean Holland of Wayne County, 14 year old twin nieces of Mrs. Virginia Rau lerson, Brantley County Home Agent. Joan was third place winner in state 4-H Club Con gress and first place winner in southeast district in lighting, and Jean was southeast first place winner in poultry. Music was furnished during re gistration by Prof. Norras and his Nahunta high school band. Nahunta Womans Club Met Tuesday The Womans Club met at the home of Mrs. Carolyn Lewis on Tuesday night, Sept. 15, for thir first meeting after suspending the meetings for the summer months. The officers of the club are; Mrs. Gladys Strickland, president; Mrs. Blanche Jones, Ist vice president; Mrs. Letha Tucker, 2nd vice-president; Mrs. Sidney Wal ker, secretary and Mrs. Ruth Moody, treasurer; Mrs. Iris Smith, reporter. Mrs. Carolyn Lewis, chairman of blood bank contributions re ported that fifty one donors gave blood for the blood bank. Others present were; Mrs. Mo ina Purcell, Mrs. Helen Orser, Mrs. lone Smith, Mrs. Effie Middleton, Mrs. Lizzie Mae Brooker, Mrs. Betty Jane Rigdon, and Mrs. Virginia Raulerson. Mrs. Lewis was assisted by Mrs. Ruth Moody is serving re freshments of frozen salad, plain cake, nuts, coffee and tea. Help boost your home town FINALISTS IN TALENT REVIEW — The five finalists in the Pierce County Talent Review, held Sept. 1, were, left to right, Ann Tanner, Alma; Diana Smith, Baxley; Kay Middleton, Baxley; Sandy Tally, Homerville; and Maxine Bryant, Blackshear. Miss Tally won both the talent and the “Miss Pierce County” title and will repre sent the county in the “Miss Georgia” pajeant next May in Columbus, Ga. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Election Notice City of Nahunta Notice is hereby given that the regular city election for the City of Nahunta will be held on the first Wednesday in Oct ober, which is Oct. 7, for the pur pose of electing a mayor and four aidermen. Candidates for mayor and aid erman must qualify with the city clerk. The last qualifying date will be Wednesday, Sept. 30, 1959, at 12 noon. J. W. Brooker, Mayor. Yellow School Bus Means All Traffic Must Come to Halt Schools are open in Georgia, and children are again riding yellow school buses. Each day there will be approximately 442,000 pupils transported on bus es, and it is predicted that this figure will soon reach the half million mark. Joe T. DeFoor, assistant direc tor, Pupil Transportation Serv ices, State Department of Educat ion, reminds all drivers-including school bus drivers-of the laws reg ulating school bus travel. Keep these in mind when you see one of these brightly painted vehicles: 1. A yellow school bus is a big stop command to all drivers. The motorist must come to a complete stop, whether approach ing or following a bus. The< only exception is on a four-lane divid ed highway, where stopping would apply only to motorists following the bus. 2. The motorist must stop and wait until school bus passengers disembark and safely cross the street. 3. The motorist, on resuming travel, should drive slowly and cautiously in the event of any unexpected behaviour by the children, remembering that oc casionally they will suddenly dart out of a bus and into the road without warning. Just as those driving cars are expected to exercise judgment and skill in passing or following school buses, so the bus drivers are expected to play a .major role in maintaining safety of the passengers. All bus drivers have passed the health standards set by the State Department of Education. They have further passed tests by specialists in highway safety on quickness of perception, reaction time, perception of distance, depth, and certain spatial dimen sions. They have had a rigid physical examination, including vision and laboratory tests as pre scribed by a medical advisory group. ‘Safe, careful driving and rigid adherence ta traffic rules by bus drivers alone cannot insure ade quate safety for school children. It requires thoughtful, careful and courteous obedience to traffic rules by every person who drives,” Mr, DeFoor said. “Let’s resolve to have no school bus accidents in Georgia to mar the happiness and joy of this school year.” Keep up with the News About Your Home County Subscribe for the Brantley Enterprise, $2.50 a Year, $3.00 Outside the County. Baptists Will Hold County Meeting All the Baptists Churches of Brantley County, together with any others who are interested in preparing for Sunday School work for the year, 1959-60, are invited to be in a Preparation Week for Sunday Schools next week, September 22 thru 25, at Nahunta Baptist Church. Each night, Tuesday— Friday, the program will begin with Rev. W C. Rice, of Hoboken, as direct or. He will be assisted by Cecil F. Thomas, pastor at Nahunta, and the other pastors of Baptist Churches in Brantley County. The program will begin with a devotional by Pastors Sam Wat son of Pleasant Valley, Marvin Guy of Mt. Calvary, L. A. Savage of Waynesville, and Marvin Smith of Hickox. Also, L. J. Edgy of Lulaton, J. D. Strader of Satilla, and Eddie Dixon of Riverside will assist. There will be department meet ings for all the workers, Cradle Roll thru Adult work, led by workers there. Bro. Rice will bring closing message each night on the subject of “A Church Us ing Its Sunday School.” REMEMBER! Tuesday Night, September 22nd., at Nahunta Baptist Church, beginning at 7:30. The programs will last until 9:00 each night thru Friday Night, September 25. All workers are urged to come. Columbia Lady Commends Deputy Sheriff Stalling Mrs. J. W. Pope of Columbia, S. C., has highly commended deputy sheriff Larry O. Stalling of Brantley County for his assist ance in a “near wreck” while driving through the county. Mrs. Pope's letter, written to sheriff J. Walter Crews, was as follows: Dear Sir: Really don’t know how to write what I would like to put into words. Just wanted you and your co-workers to know what a fine officer and man you have on your staff in the person of deputy sheriff L. O. Stalling, Jr. While on my 'way from Miami, Fla., to Columbia, S. C., Saturday, Aug. 8, with my two daughters and three grand-children, we came so near having a nasty wreck. I shudder now to think of it, all because of a careless truck driver. Deputy sheriff Stalling happen ed to be near and saw it. He stopped the driver, maybe saved someone’s life. I’ve met and seen lots of officers but in our opinion he certainly is a fine officer and man. His manner, his technique and the way he handled every thing was wonderful. If our states had more well mannered, polite, matter-of-fact officers like him, our country would be better, with less wrecks. We appreciate what he did for us, and others. We feel the steps he took saved some lives. Mrs. J. W. Pope. V .. X* * (Plus Sales Tax) • :