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VOLUME 40 — NUMBER 17
Ellis Strickland
Shot 3 Tinies by
Everett Moody
Ellis Strickland was shot
three times by Everett (Jake)
Moody at a Hortense service sta
tion Friday night, April 22, it is
reported by sheriff J. Walter
Crews.
Strickland is in the hospital in
a serious condition. He was shot
three times with a 38 automatic
pistol, the sheriff stated. He was
hit twice in the chest near the
heart and once in the side.
An emergency operation show
ed his intestines were punctured,
it is reported.
Moody was placed in jail at
Nahunta, charged with assult
with attempt to murder. The
cause of the shooting affair is
not known.
Were You Counted
By Census Taker?
With the 1960 Census of Popu
lation and Housing virtually
completed locally, District Super
visor Mrs. Madge Sewell today
announced the beginning of a
‘‘Were You Counted?” campaign
to insure that no resident of the
aiea has been overlooked.
Persons who believe they have
been missed by the census tak
ers are urged to notify the cen
sus district office by means of
“Were You Counted?” forms.
Area newspapers are printing
these forms in their current edi
tions as a public service. A copy
is in this issue of The Brantley
Enterprise. Prompt mailing of the
"Were You Counted?” forms will
speed up the compilation of
preliminary population figures
for the area.
Preliminary figures presenting
the total population of incorpor
ated places of 10,000 or more
population, and for counties, will
be issued as soon as the district
supervisor is convinced that a
complete count has been made.
Final, detailed population
figures will be issued in Wash
ington later this year after the
returns have been tabulated on
the Census Bureau’s electronic
computers.
The importance of a complete
count was stressed by the district
supervisor. She pointed out that
the population figures compiled
in the current census must stand
as official until the next Federal
Census.
“Federal aid funds are allotted
to States and State funds, in turn,
are allotted to counties and muni
cipalities on a per capita basis. So
a short count means a short allot
ment. Thus, it is imperative that
we have a complete count. The
help of every resident of the
area is needed to reach this
goal,” she said.
Dairying produces 19 percent
of the gross national income from
agriculture — more than any
other productive enterprise, re
ports John Conner, dairy market
ing specialist, Agricultural Ex
tension Service.
May 1 through May 7 is Men
tal Health Week.
GA. STATE PATROL
DONS NEW GARB
Georgia’s state troopers have
donned their new summer uni
forms. It consists of a short
sleeved, open-collar cotton shirt
and a lightweight felt hat. The
hat, replacing the old straw, will
be worn the year-round. The new
summer outfit has a dual purpose:
It’s more comfortable and more
economical. The model here is Sgt.
J. H. Cofer, Commander of the
Atlanta Headquarters Post.
Riverside Church
Revival to Start
On Sunday Night
Revival services will start at
the Riverside Baptist Church in
the Thrift community Sunday
night, May 1, with Rev. Sam
Watson, pastor of Pleasant Valley
Church, doing the preaching, it
is announced by R. I. McDuffie,
one of the deacons.
Services will be held at 7:45
each night. The meeting will con
tinue through the week.
The meeting will end Sunday,
May 8, with a homecoming day
dinner on the church grounds.
The public is cordially invited to
attend all the services.
Rev. James Bacon
To Preach at
Baptist Church
Rev. James E- Bacon, pastor in
Wayne County and also principal
of Jesup Junior High School,
will preach at both services at
the Nahunta Baptist Church,
Sunday, May 1. The public is in
vited to hear these messages.
The pastor, Cecil F. Thomas,
will be in closing of revival at
Crawford Street, Waycross.
Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
Will Be Cleaned
The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
will be cleaned off on Thursday,
May 5, is is announced by Frank
Wilson.
All people who are interested
in the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
are requested to come to the
burial grounds on that date and
bring tools for cleaning it off.
Bachlott Revival
Continues This Week
The revival at Bachlott Church
continues this week, with ser
vices at eight o’clock each night.
Rev. T. N. Thrift is the pastor
and Rev. Shumans of Waresboro
is the evangelist. Good Crowds
are attending the meeting, it is
reported, with much interest be
ing shown.
Eastern Star
Lodge Installs
New Officers
Mrs. Lila Crews was installed
as Worthy Matron of Satilla
Chapter 365 of Eastern Star in
the Lodge Hall at Nahunta on
Tuesday evening, April 26, in an
open installation.
R. Loyd Scott, Past Grand Pa
tron of Waycross was the in
stalling officer. He was assisted
by Mrs. Bertha Scott, Grand
Marshal; Miss Ernestine Rey
nolds, Grand Secretary; Mrs.
Thelma Taylor, Grand Organist;
Mrs. Lucille James, Grand Chap
lain; all of Areme Chapter of
Waycross and Mrs. Elizabeth
Robinson, Grand Conductress of
Satilla Chapter.
Other officers installed were:
T. H. Purdom, Worthy Patron;
Mrs. Lucille Robinson, Associate
Matron; J. Walter Crews, Asso
ciate Patron; Miss Malva Alice
Keen, Secretary; Mrs. Mamie
Orser, treasurer; Miss Jourelle
Drury, Conductress; Mrs. Joyce
Johns, Associate Conductress;
Mrs. Agnes Purdom, Marshal;
Mrs. Lurline Broome, chaplain;
Mrs. Effie Strickland, organist;
Mrs. Nona Sadler, Adah; Mrs.
Verona Crews, Ruth; Mrs. Ruby
Herrin, Esther; Mrs. Bertha Mil
ler, Electra; and Mrs. Ocie Keen,
Warder. W. V. Strickland, ap
pointed sentinel and Mrs. Louise
Drury, Martha were not present
to be installed.
Little Judy Johns was installed
as Sweetheart and Eddie High
smith as mascot.
Visitors from other chapters
at the installation were: Areme,
Mrs. Audrey Hughen and Mrs.
Mattie Thomas. Golden Isles, Mrs.
Sallie Harrison, Mrs. George
Granthem, Mrs. Bessie Benton,
Mrs. Ethel Camp and S. B. Rich
ard, District Grand Deputy of
District 14.
At the conclusion of the pro
gram the Satilla Chapter served
punch, sandwiches and cake.
Brantley Enterprise
Brantley Enterprise P. O. Box 128, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, April 28, 1960
DEDICATION OF OKEFENOKEE PERIMETER RO AD PROJECT — Congress
woman Iris Blitch, second from left, officially dedicated the now completed $728,-
500 Okefenokee Swamp Conservation Project during a special program near Way
cross, April 19. Shown above with Mrs. Blitch are officials and special guests of the
dedication, left to right: Walt Kelly, creator of the comic strip, “Pogo”; Kelly’s son,
Peter; Miss Susan Pafford, who represented the Pine Festival held following the
dedication; and George Bazemore of the Ware County Chamber of Commerce. In
the dedication address, Congresswoman Biitch said, “Completion of this project is
just the beginning of development of vast water and land resources throughout the
Eighth District.” (Special Photo)
Nahunta Baseball Team
To Play Hinesville
Sunday Afternoon
The Nahunta league baseball
team will play Hinesville on the
Nahunta diamond next Sunday
afternoon, May 1, at 2:00 o’clock,
it is announced by manager Ben
Jones.
The Nahunta team played a
doubleheader against Jesup last
Sunday, They won one game 7
to 4 and lost one game 12 to 1.
Personals
David C. Haney, storekeeper
third class, USN, son of Mr. and
Mrs. James L. Riggins of Route
2, Nahunta, is serving aboard the
attack aircraft carrier USS In
dependence operating out of Nor
folk, Va.
Dr. and Mrs. Van Bibb Saye
and children of New Orleans
spent several days with Mrs. Jos.
B. Strickland. Dr. Saye, after re
ceiving his special degree in in
ternal medicine, will be located
in Baton Rouge, La., after July 1.
Mr. Pratt Roberson of Atlanta
spent last week with his sister,
Mrs. Pearl Waits at Hortense.
Mrs. Vada Roberson accompanied
her son home and will spend a
few days with him and his fami
ly.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION’S EVALUATION COMMITTEE — Members of the
committee are shown above in the Blackshear High School cafeteria following the
Monday, April 18, dinner in their honor. They are, left to right, seated, Miss
Lillian Rocker, dean of girls, Waycross High School; Miss Margaret Roper, area
supervisor school lunch program; Miss Louise Bennett, instructor of English, Charl
ton County High School; Miss Grace Hightower, library consultant, State Depart
ment of Education.
Standing, Earl May, principal, Camden County High School; J. N. Baker, assist
ant supervisor of agricultural education; T. H. Wall, principal, Lowndes County
High School; William S. Smith, superintendent, Charlton county schools; John Mor
rison, area representative, State Department of Education ; A. L. Woodard, assistant
principal, Ware County High School; Dr. David P. Mason, coordinator of instruc
tion, Waycross city schools; Dr. Doyle Smith, director of the Bureau of Educational
Field Service, University of Georgia.
Army Sgt. James E. Herrin,
29, whose wife, Maude, and
mother, Mrs. Stella Herrin,
live on Route 1, Nahunta, Ga.,
recently was assigned to the
U. S. Army Garrison at Fort
Stewart, Ga. Herrin, a supply
sergeant in Headquarters De
tachment, entered the Army in
June 1948 and was last station
ed in Korea. A 1947 graduate
of Nahunta High School, he
attended Abraham Baldwin
Agriculture College, Tifton.
(U. S. Army Photo)
Mrs. Dowling
100 Years Old
Last Sunday
Mrs. Sarah Dowling, who was
100 years old Sunday, April 24,
attended the annual meeting of
Prospect Primitive Baptist
Church near Nahunta on her
birthday.
Mrs. Dowling, a member of
Prospect Church for 44 years,
spent the entire church day
with fellow members. She parti
cipated in the church’s washing
of the feet and took communion.
At the noon hour, Mrs. Dowl
ing enjoyed dinner at the home
of Rev. Mart Harris near Black
shear.
Card of Thanks
Our recent sad loss leaves us
with grateful hearts toward
neighbors and friends.
The many beautiful floral of
ferings and food were especially
appreciated.
Their comforting expressions
of sympathy and thoughtful
ness will always be remembered.
MR. AND MRS. E. FRANK
MORGAN AND FAMILY.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Mrs. Eunice Lightsey
Gives Version of
Not Being Reelected
I don’t know why I was no
longer needed to teach in this
county and neither have I heard
why. I received a letter saying,
“I regret the Board of Education
didn’t reelect you.” If it were
because I hadn’t helped children,
then it was a good thing, for I
didn’t need to be in the school.
It took about nine years of
teaching in this county for the
Board of Education to find out
I hadn’t taught the children any
thing. Then, on the other hand if
it were because of rotten politics,
I can’t appreciate it. I never take
any part in politics other than
go to the polls and vote and that
should not involve anybody, be
cause this is suppose to be a free
country and people should have
the priviledge of voting for
whom they see fit, and I don’t
think it belongs in the school, but
as I see it, it has gotten into the
school and has brought about dis
sension among teachers and as
a result a general .mess.
Throughout the years 1 have
been teaching in the county sev
eral teacher-parents have asked
me to teach their children and
when the year was up, they
would tell me they did appreciate
my teaching their children. Even
some of the high school teachers
said that they could tell the ones
that I had taught, because they
seem to do better work.
When politics get into schools
and churches and bring about
hurt feelings and dissension, it
is a bad thing. It is making hy
procrites out of church members
and non-professional teachers,
and there isn’t much Christianity
in it.
The deed has been done to sev
eral, and as for me, I hope the
Board of Education, Superinten
dent, Principal, and all concern
ed, much happiness and success,
and 1 ioid no ill will toward
you. If I can be of service to any
of the school patrons and child
ren, don’t mind calling on me.
Mrs. Eunice Lightsey.
Economists, Agricultural Ex
tension Service, report in 1949
Americans ate 63.9 pounds of
beef per person. In 1959 the aver
age was 81.5 pounds per person.
HERMAN TALMADGE
Reports From J
IBiSH/NGrON
77 J JPX JB
THE SUCCESS OF 18 Southern
Senators in reducing the obnox
ious and unconstitutional “civil
rights” bill to a pale shadow of
what its advocates wanted proves
once again the value of freedom
of debate in the United States
Senate.
Through full and dispassionate
discussion on the Senate floor, the
W W nori t y was
| 1 able to expose
| t* lo dangers
“ an< l illegalities
contained in
many of the
provisions and
i amen d merits
Z-W MM and to con
vince a majority of Senators to
strike down the most vicious and
punitive of them. Without the
searching scrutiny given the mea
sure during almost two months of
Senate debate, the American
people probably would have con
tinued to entertain the delusion
that it was simply a voting bill
and Congress likely would have
passed a sweeping force bill es
tablishing federal control over
every facet of American life with
out realizing what it had done.
THE EISENHOWER Admin
istration sent Congress a seven
part bill which ran the gamut
from seizure of public schools to
federal control of elections. The
Senate passed a six-part bill
which eliminated two of the orig
inal provisions and substantially
modified the remainder.
The Senate voted down the
President’s proposals that the
school desegregation decision be
declared to be the “supreme law
of the land,” federal funds be ap
propriated to bribe state and local
school officials to comply with
that decision, the Commissioner
of Education be authorized to
seize schools built with any de-
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Hoboken School
To Give Atomic
World Program
There will be a presentation of
the “This Atomic World” pro
gram in the Hoboken High
School on May 3, at 9:20 A. M.
Following the assembly pre
sentation, the specially trained
Exhibits Manager will be avail
able for detailed discussions in
the science classes of the school.
The program is planned to con
sist of two distinct parts. The
first in the demonstration lecture
which will be given to the entire
student body and other interest
ed persons. It generally covers
the following topics: Atomic
Structure, Isotopes, Particle Ac
celeration, Radioactivity, Fission,
Chain Reaction, Control of Chain
Reaction, Reactor Parts, Uses of
Reactors, and Radioisotopes and
Their Uses.
Hugh Bc«:her, science teach
er in the Hoboken High School,
has included a unit of atomic
energy in his teaching to pre
pare his students for the second
part of the program. They are
preparing questions in areas of
special interest to present to the
Exhibits Manager. During the re
gular class periods, he will
answer these questions and dis
cuss the following topics: Nu
clear Fuels, Reactors, Radioacti
vity, and Radioisotopes. Interest
ed groups may have the peace
time applications of atomic ener
gy discussed.
The “Atomic World” program
is sponsored by the Museum
Division of the Oak Ridge In
stitute of Nuclear Studies which
operates the Traveling Exhibits
Programs for the United States
Atomic Energy Commission.
Revival Starts Monday
At Church of God
Revival services will begin at
the Nahunta Church of God Mon
day, May 2, it is announced by
the pastor, Rev. Newton H. Ho
ward.
Rev. J. O. Allen and Mrs. Al
len of Macon will assist in the
revival. The public is invited to
attend.
gree of federal assistance and
operate them on an integrated
basis and a FEPC-type commis
sion be established to tell firms
doing business with the Federal
Government whom they could and
could not hire and fire.
In addition, the Upper Chamber
again rejected the so-called “Part
III” Amendment which would
have given the Attorney General
unlimited authority to enforce or
deny the constitutional rights of
Americans as he saw fit and
broadened two sections aimed
solely at the South to include all
parts of the country. The latter
were the provisions making ob
struction of court orders and
flight to avoid prosecution for
bombing federal crimes.
• * •
EVEN WITH THE substantial
changes and modifications made
by the Senate, the bill as passed
still contained grave constitution
al defects in five of its six titles.
Its most objectionable feature is
its provision for the appointment
of federal voting referees em
powered to register and supervise
the voting of persons claiming
they have been denied the right to
vote on account of race or color.
Although the determination of
voter qualifications clearly is left
to the states by the Constitution,
that section of the measure would
transfer that function to a federal
officer and make any state official
who interfered subject to impris
onment for contempt of court.
However, the South can take *
consolation in two facts—(l) the ••
bill is a far cry from what it
might have been and (2) any
judge who rules on it on the basis
of the Constitution rather than in
the light of political considera
tions will have to declare it un
constitutional.
