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VOLUME 40 — NUMBER 30
Sweeping The Country
LEFT-WING RADICALS TAKE OVER
BOTH MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES
The Southern states are “orphans of the storm” politi
cally, as the radical left-wingers take over control of both
the Democratic and the Republican Parties.
Neither of the major political Parties seem to have any
respect or regard for the South. They are both too busy
vying with one another in trying to win the votes of the
radical masses in the big Eastern cities.
INDEPENDENT ELECTORS MIGHT HELP.
It might be a good idea for the South to throw a
monkey wrench into the plans of both political Parties by
electing independent electors in November.
The framers of our United States constitution intended
that presidential electors be independent. They had in
mind and drew up a plan for independent electors from
each state to meet and vote for the man they considered
the best man for president.
The South might do well to re-instate the constitutional
plan by naming slates of unfettered electors from each
state instead of making the electors rubber stamps for
radical candidates for president.
LEADERS MAY NOT BE WILLING
TO MAKE THE SACRIFICE.
Southern political leaders may not be willing to make
the sacrifice necessary to the South’s political salvation.
If such political leaders as senators Talmadge and
Russell would be willing to sacrifice their senatorial com
mitteeships and be willing to fight to the finish for the
Southern cause, then we might make progress in restoring
the South as a political power in the nation.
A big block of independent electors from the South
could probably give us a bargaining power that would
set the radical political Parties back on their heels.
The South will never get anywhere turning up its nether
end every four years to the political kicking the radical
politicians of both Parties are accustommed to adminis
tering.
What we need to do is to use our heads rather than to
let the radical politicians use our nether ends for kicking
exhibitions.
2 Men Charged With Series
Os Burglaries in Brantley
Two men have been placed in
jail at Nahunta, charged with
burglary of two places in Brant
ley County, according to sheriff
J. Walter Crews.
The men gave their names as
Leonard Powell, 53, and Lamar
Powell, 35, both of Jacksonville,
Fla. They are accused of two
burglaries. One accusation is that
on Saturday, July 23, they en
tered the home of Mrs. Ernie
Prescott near Hickox and stole a
rifle, an electric iron and elec
tric clock.
A second charge against the
two men is that they stole about
200 pounds of cured tobacco from
Oscar Lyons Monday night.
The two men were accompani
ed on the trip to steal the tobac
co by a woman who gave her
name as Mrs. Annie Grizzard of
Jacksonville, according to her
own admission to sheriff Crews
and to the Enterprise editor.
The three were living at At
kinson temporarily and claimed
they were gathering deer tongue,
according to sheriff Crews.
The thieves made the mistake
of pawning the rifle to Bob Wain
right at Raybon and Mr. Wain
right reported the matter to the
sheriff. They are reported also
to have pawned a watch to
George Ernst.
When sheriff Crews got a des
cription of the men, he put out a
“pick up” alarm over the radio.
The two men and the woman, in
a 51 Buick car, were spotted near
Fendig by wildlife rangers Avery
Rowell and Floyd Rowell about
11 o’clock Tuesday night and
were arrested by the two ran
gers.
The woman, Mrs. Annie Griz
zard, claimed that she knew no
thing of the burglary of the Pres
cott home Saturday but that she
was in the car when the tobacco
was stolen from Oscar Lyons
Monday night.
She also claimed she did not
know what the two men did with
the stolen tobacco. Sheriff Crews
stated that the two men had a
bout S2B when they were brought
in from near Fendig.
The trio may be connected with
other petty thefts and burglaries
in this section, according to
sheriff Crews.
The two men denied the
glaries but the woman talked
freely about being with the men
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
By Carl Broome
when they drove to the spot near
the tobacco storage place Mon
day night.
Mrs. C. I. Rhoden is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Eber Rhoden and
children. She arrived by plane
from Detroit where she visited
her brother Joe Saxon. Mrs. Rho
den will spend a few days here
and then visit relatives in Flori
da. ..
Mr. and Mrs. Micky Martinez
and children Michael, Terry,
Rose and Laura Jean, visited Mr.
and Mrs. Tommy Tucker last
Sunday. Michael is spending the
entire week with Tommy Tuck
er. J r -
Mr and Mrs. Robert W. Coe
and Mr. and Mrs. Al Newmans
and son Bobby of Jacksonville,
Fla., spent Tuesday with Mrs.
Eula Druehl of Hoboken.
Veterans Loan
Program Is
Extended
Atlanta - The GI home loan
program orginally scheduled to
end July 25 for World War II vet
erans has been extended for two
more ye3rs. . .
Georgia Veterans Service Di
rector Pete Wheeler says the
President recently signed a bill
allowing the program to continue
for the additional time.
“Some 1,200 Georgia veterans
are currently on the waiting list
with loan applications and un
doubtedly loan assistance for
many World War II veterans
would not have been approved
on time without the extension,
Wheeler said.
in the 14 years the program
has been in effect, veterans of
this state have been granted 102,-
000 guaranteed and 7,000 direct
from the VA itself - loans.
The bill also continues for an
other two years the appropria
tion of $l5O million annually for
direct loans to veterans unable
to get private loans at the gov
eXent-guaranteed interest rate
of 5 I'4 per cent.
Brantley Enterprise
Personals
Brantley Enterprise P. O. Box 128. Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, July 28, 1960
Tobacco Market Opens Strong
With Prices up to 66 Cents
Mrs. Ethel Bohne
Passed Away
From Heart Attack
Mrs. Ethel Barlow Bohne, 53,
of Maspeth, N. Y., passed away
at Memorial Hospital in Waycross
Wednesday .morning, July 20,
shortly after being admitted fol
lowing a heart seizure at a Na
hunta motel.
Mrs. Bohne was born in Brook
lyn, N. Y., and was the daughter
of Richard D. Barlow and the late
Mrs. Catherine Cusick Barlow.
She received her education in
New York and was a member of
the Catholic faith.
She and her husband were re
turning home following a vaca
tion to Florida.
Survivors include her husband,
John J. Bohne of Maspeth, N. Y.;
two daughters, Mrs. Dewey Fish
er and Miss Mary Alice Bohne,
both of Maspeth, N. Y.; her
father, Richard D. Barlow of
Miami, Fla.
Two grandchildren, several
nieces, nephews, and other rela
tives also survive.
The remains were placed a
board the West Coast Champion
Thursday night, July 21, and
were carried to Middle Village,
N. Y., where funeral services and
interment were to take place
Monday, July 25.
The Chambless Funeral Home
of Nahunta was in charge of
local arrangements.
Nahunta Canning
Plant to Close
The Nahunta canning plant will
close Friday, July 29, it is an
nounced by W. C. Morton Jr.,
Nahunta agricultural teacher.
Anyone who has canning to
do after the close of the plant
should contact either Mr. Morton
of Mrs. H. W. Herrin and they
will arrange to open the plant for
the late canning.
The canning plant will be open
Friday, July 29, from 7.00 A. M.
until 3:00 P. M. and it will be
greatly appreciated if those hav
ing canned goods in the plant
would pick them up at this time.
Election Time
Near for ASC
Committees
Voting time for ASC commit
teemen to serve during the com
ing year is nearing and will be
held during the period August
5 through August 15, Dan H.
Jacobs of the Brantley ASC coun
ty office stated.
Ballots will be mailed all eli
gible voters of record on or be
fore August 5. Voters will be in
formed to vote for 5 persons from
the 10 listed nominees who were
selected by the Community Elec
tion Board and placed on the bal
lot.
The person found to receive the
most votes will be elected Com
munity Committee Chairman and
delegate to the County Conven
tion, Jacobs said. The person re
ceiving the second highest num
ber of votes will be both vice
chairman of the Community Com
mittee and alternate delegate to
the County Convention. The re
gular member and first and se
cond alternates will be chosen
likewise by the number of votes
which are received by the nomi
nees.
Following the Community Elec
tions, Jacobs continued, the chair
men of the Community Commit
tees will meet in the County Con
vention on August 30 to elect the
County Committee for the com
ing year.
The County Committee, which
also consists of three members
and two alternates, serves as a
Board of Directors for the county
office and has general responsi
bility for administering the vari
ous agricultural programs enact
ed by Congress. These include
the Agricultural Conservation
Program, the Production Adjust
ment, Price Support, and Soil
Bank Programs. Since the com
mitteemen will assume important
responsibilities, close considera
tion should be given in the mat
ter of voting.
The tobacco market opened
strong Thursday morning, with
prices ranging from 57 to 66
cents a pound on the Blackshear
market.
The price level at the opening
indicated that prices would prob
ably be as high as last year, al
though the crop in South Geor
gia is much better this year and
a larger volume of tobacco will
be sold.
Reports from markets other
than Blackshear were not avail
able at time of going to press.
Ranger Rowell
Urges Safety
Rules in Water
COMMON SENSE MAY SAVE A
LIFE AS RANGER A. M. RO
WELL OF NAHUNTA, GEOR
GIA SEES IT:
It has been estimated that a
bouu 90 percent of the people of
the U. S. are poor swimmers or
cannot swim at all with each
year bringing an increase in the
number of boat owners and boat
users. It is more important now
than ever before to use common
sense when boating.
I have read, in one State the
deaths from water accidents over
a single weekend were more than
on all the highways in the State.
When you leave your worries
behind for a days fun on the
lakes or rivers, do not leave your
common sense behind too.
Realize that water can be a
friend that provides fun. It also
can be an enemy, a deadly
enemy.
A little forethought is much
better than regrets.
Always respect it with good
old Horse sense. Suppose you get
in trouble or see some one in
trouble, don’t panic, be calm. Do
not fight the water; you are cer
tain to lose. Instead, relax, allow
ing yourself to float, your body
will float by a little movement
of your hands and feet.
The poor swimmer who tries to
save a drowning person will most
likely fail, and lose his own life
as well. By the time he reaches
the person in trouble he may be
so tired that he is unable to fight
the victims struggles, much less
bring him back to safety. The
would-be hero may be the fool.
Use a boat, if possible, or a life
preserver.
Never go in swimming right
after eating a meal. If you intend
to do some diving in strange wa
ters, always investigate them
first, and for boating, operating a
boat is not the same as operating
an automobile, because water is
constantly changing and a boat is
subject to the wave and wind.
Many experts contend that
boating is more difficult than car
driving.
Never leave shore in a leaky
or poorly constructed boat. If you
do you are inviting trouble.
Check your life preservers,
and the non-swimmers, always
wear your life preservers, and
never overload your boat.
At times, it is difficult to
leave some friends behind, but
that is far better than leaving
them on the bottom of some lake
or stream, overpowering a boat
is not good sense. It makes it
hard to control.
Never pass a fishing boat or
small craft without cutting your
speed. The wake from your mo
tor boat could swamp it or cause
someone to fall out, over board.
If so, you would be held respon
sible.
Before leaving shore always let
someone know where you are
going.
Whether swimming or boating
always respect the water, taking
every precaution to avoid acci
dents.
Never forget that while it will
bring you a great amount of en
joyment, it can also bring death.
So use Common Sense. It will
save somebody’s life, it may be
your own.
SPORTSMEN
If you want to get in the tak
ing,
Get you a Dabbler and go
shaking.
You can dabble up and down
Or use the Hula twist.
Which ever one you use,
You are bound not to miss.
The small ones hit
And the large ones too,
I would get a Dabbler
If I were you.
A. M. ROWELL
Forest Conservation Rally
At Nahunta Draws Big Crowd
Approximately 200 Brantley
County citizens and visitors from
over the state attended an en
thusiastic forestry meeting at
Nahunta High School Tuesday
evening where a barbecue supper
was served and a number of
speeches made to promote forest
conservation in this section.
J. Robert Smith, Nahunta at
torney, was master of ceremonies.
Judge Cecil Roddenberry, editor
Carl Broome, and A. R. Shirley,
Director of the Georgia Forestry
Commission, spoke and empha
sized the value and importance of
a continuing progressive forestry
program to meet the needs of the
South and the nation for the fu
ture.
It was brought out that the
Brantley County forestry unit is
the oldest in Georgia.
Presentation of awards and
talks emphasizing the promin
ence of forestry highlighted cere
monies commemorating the
founding of the Brantley Forestry
Unit at Nahunta in 1922.
Avery Strickland, Brantley
County Ranger, received the
State’s Faithful Service Award
and a 20-year service pin. The
award was presented by R. L.
Bernard.
The unit’s forestry board mem
bers were presented awards in
recognition of their loyal and
faithful service in forestry con
servation. Members of the board
and length of service are; R. L.
Bernard, Waynesville, 28 years;
W. H. Brown, Hortense, 25 years;
C. F. Dukes, Hoboken, 2 years;
S. B. Highsmith, Nahunta, 8
years; and J. L. Miles, Waycross,
25 years; A. R. Shirley, Director
of the Georgia Forestry Commis
sion.
Approximately 200 Brantley
countains attended the forestry
meeting honoring the state’s old
est fire protection unit.
The Brantley unit, which start
ed out as a T. P. 0., was or
ganized by a small group of land
owners in 1922.
They began their operation
with the purchasing of hand tools,
volunteered help and an automo
bile as transportation. In 1933
three steel lookout towers were
erected with the cooperation of
the CCC. They were located at
Hoboken, Waynesville, and
Schlattersville.
During this period E. G. Strick
land was appointed Secretary and
Treasurer of the T. P. O. suc
ceeding J. R. James, the T. P. O.’s
first Secretary-T reasurer.
Through the efforts of the CCC
150 miles of telephone lines were
constructed. By assessing land
owners one cent per acre, two
plows, a tractor and a pickup
were purchased for the T. P. O.
Avery Strickland was appoint
ed ranger and secretary in 1939.
Prior to coming with the state,
he taught in the Nahunta School
for four years. He graduated from
Nahunta High School in 1930. His
college education included two
years at Mount Berry College,
Rome, and summer sessions at
South Georgia Teachers College,
Statesboro, and the University of
Georgia, Athens.
Strickland is actively engaged
in civic work. He is a member of
the Baptist Church, the Nahunta
Lion’s Club, and Farm Bureau.
Three pickups were purchased
and equipped with water tanks
and pumps in 1939. A new head
quarters building was built in
1940 on the present site of the
unit. Prior to 1940 the unit was
located in the courthouse at Na
hunta. Fire protection was given
another boost in 1940 with the
erection of a fire lookout tower
in Findig. This brought to four
the number of lookout towers in
the unit.
Strickland recalls that the unit
had 300 fires that first year burn
ing some 6,000 acres. During
1951-52 the unit had onlv 51
fires burning less than 350 acres.
Brantlev County now has 254.039
acres of forest land under fire
protection.
In 1941 three one-way radios
were put into operation. One
plow and two pickup trucks were
also added.
In 1948 the T. P. O. became a
countv unit. In addition to Ran
ger Strickland the unit has two
tractor operators, E. J. Rhoden
and J. E. Willis; one towerman.
Ellis Chancev and one dispatch
er W. G. McClellan. The equip
ment includes two tractor-trail
ers, two trucks, two pick-ups, and
one water wagon truck.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Higginbotham and
Griffin Family
Reunion Planned
The Higginbotham and Griffin
family reunion will be held on
Sunday, July 31 at Little Buffa
lo Church. All relatives and
friends are invited to come.
Song and church services will
begin at 10:00 o’clock. A basket
dinner - will be served at 1:00
P. M.
Mrs. Mamie G. Byrd and
daughters of Abilene, Texas are
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. A. Griffin this week and will
be present for the reunion.
Raulerson Cemetery
Will Be Cleaned
The Raulerson Cemetery near
Twin Rivers will be cleaned off
Saturday, Aug. 6, it is announced
by Mrs. Elizabeth Pearson.
All persons who are interested
in the Raulerson Cemetery are
requested to come and help clean
off the burial grounds.
Mysterious and Colorful
Auctioneer’s Chant Rings
Through South Georgia
“Who’ll give me sixty one? I’ve got sixty . . .
sixty .. . sixty. Ho, one .. . one ... one . .
One buyer furtively scratches an ear. Another
winks. A third signs quickly with a finger. And the
auctioneer chants on, a peer in
the mystic art of tobacco sell
ing.
Some call it “Christmas in
July.” Others, "the mardi gras
of South Georgia.”
However described, the South
ern tobacco market adds up to
perhaps the most unique and
colorful drama left over in this
age of push buttons and gad
getry. The curtain goes up July
28 in the 22 Georgia towns hold
ing sales this year.
For months now, hundreds of
farm families have been prepar
ing for the big day. The plant
ings, though late, were good.
The tediously delicate task of
curing out the green tobacco in
to bright golden leaves has been
acomplished.
And now it is here: payday
for a half year’s work and
preparation.
A carnival atmosphere takes
over as the farmers, the wives
and the children come to town
to see their tobacco sold. They
come in expensive automobiles,
old pickup trucks and by wagon.
They come dressed in city suits,
khaki and clean bib overalls; the
wives wear their prettiest and
the children come barefoot.
First stop for the whole fam
ily is the cavernous tobacco
warehouses, where they watch
closely as the auctioneers chant
prices and the buyers answer
with their secret signals that
only tobaccomen know.
Commonly, each family sta
tions itself by its own sheets of
tobacco until the price has been
set.
The auctioneer moves rapidly
down the line, the buyers keep
ing pace across the piles, feel
ing, rubbing and occasionally
tasting. They pass on by and
the sheets are tagged with the
price and buyer.
Satisfied, the family breaks
up; the men collecting into
groups of their own to trade
stories and gossip, the women to
the stores and the children to
al) the places they have set
bark in their minds to explore.
Merchant - sponsored street
dances, chance drawings and
carnivals highlight the tobacco
sale in many South Georgia
communities. Highly popular,
these activities draw many “out
siders” for their clean, whole
some fun. Everybody is wel
come.
For one of the best and most
unique vacations ever, here is
a tip: see a tobacco sale.
Most of the 22 market towns
in Georgia have at least one
good mote) or hotel. They all
have two or three decent res
taurants. Prices are extremely
reasonable.
Older tourists who don’t need
a motel for the convenience of
children may want to seek out
a local “boarding house” for
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Liquor Still
Is Destroyed
Near Lulaton
A small liquor still was de
stroyed about five miles north of
Lulaton when deputy sheriff
C. T. Stephens and two state re
venue agents located it Saturday,
July 23.
The agents aiding deputy Ste
phens were Bennett and Williams
of the state revenue force. The
still was reported to be of the
“coffee pot’’ variety, being only
about 75 gallons capacity.
The operators of the still had
already vanished from the scene
when the officers arrived, ac
cording to deputy Stephens.
If a tire blows out, steer —
don’t brake, advise engineers.
Agricultural Extension Service,
University of Georgia College of
Agriculture.
Avoid stopping at the scene of
an accident unless you can ren
der aid advise engineers, Agri
cultural Extension Service.
their stay. It’s less expensive
and the food, much of it home
grown, is excellent. It also pro
vides an opportunity for more
personal contact with the towns
people.
The Georgia Dept, of Com
merce contacted this year's
marketing towns by telephone
last week. These said they are
planning special activities:
Alma—a one-day festival
sponsored by the Alma Lions
Club. A queen will be selected.
Contact the “Alma Times” for
details.
Douglas —a street dance,
prizes and selection of a queen.
For information, the Douglas-
Coffee County Chamber of Com
merce.
Fitzgerald — cash drawings
each Saturday during the 19-
day market. Other informal ac
tivities. The Fitzgerald Chamber
of Commerce or the local paper,
the Fitzgerald Herald, can fill
in the details.
Hahira —a large motorcade
opens the sale. An American
Legion-sponsored tobacco ball
will be scheduled later. For in
formation, the Hahira City Hall.
Nashville —a parade on the
opening day, followed by “hos
pitality day” each Tuesday.
Other activities. Some 2,000
people are expected for the pa
rade. The Berrien County
Chamber of Commerce at Nash
ville would be happy to advise.
Waycross — “Tobacco Jubi
lee Day” will be held the first
day of the season. Prizes, a
program and singing. About
1,000 expected. The Waycross
and Ware County Chamber of
Commerce for details.
Tifton — the Junior Woman’s
Club usually sponsors a tobacco
dance at the warehouse. For in
formation, the Tift County
Chamber of Commerce.
Ade) —a Jaycee-gponsored
festival at the end of the sea
son. The Cook County Chamber
of Commerce at Adel for de
tails.
Pelham —a barbecue spon
sored by the tobacco merchants.
For information, the Pelham
Chamber of Commerce.
The Commerce Department
also listed these towns among
this year’s tobacco markets:
Claxton, Hazelhurst, Met»“r.
Moultrie, Pearson, Valdosta, Vi
dalia, Quitman. Thomasville,
Baxley, Sylvester, Statesboro
and Swainsboro.
The department said many
are planning activities in con
nection with their markets but
plans were indifinite at the time
they were contacted.
For an unusual vacation this
year, try the tobacco market.
It’s colorful and guaranteed to
be different and entertaining
for the whole family.
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