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VOLUME 40 — NUMBER 31
County Democratic Committee
To Consider Court Decision
Meeting Called
At Nahunta for
Saturday Morning
The Brantley County Democra
tic Committee will meet at the
courthouse in Nahunta Saturday
morning, Aug. 6, at 10 o’clock
for the purpose of considering the
decision and opinion of the Geor
gia Supreme Court in the con
test between Mrs. Mable Moody
and Herschel W. Herrin concern
ing the primary election for
county school superintendent.
The summons to each of the
16-man committee is as follows:
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE OF BRANTLEY
COUNTY, GEORGIA:
You are hereby notified that
on'the 6th day of August, 1960,
at 10 o’clock A. M., there will be
a meeting of the Democratic Exe
cutive Committee of Brantley
County, Georgia, in the County
Commissioners’ Office in the
cotirthouse in Nahunta, Georgia,
for the purpose of considering the
decision and opinion of the Su
preme Court of Georgia rendered
on July 7, 1960, which affirmed
the judgement of the Judge of
thb Superior Court of Brantley
Coiinty on April 2, 1960. The pur
pose of the meeting is to decide
whether or not the Democratic
Executive Committee of Brantley
County shall comply with the
order of the Judge of the Super
ior Court as approved by the
Supreme Court of Georgia,
thereby recognizing Mrs. Mable
Moody as the official nominee of
the Democratic Party for the
office of superintendent of
Schools.
You are urgently. requested to
attend the meeting.
This 2 day of August, 1960.
J. B. Middleton
Chairman, Democratic
Executive Committee of
Brantley County, Georgia.
Card of Thanks
We wish to express our deep
est appreciation to the many
friends who were so kind and
thoughtful to us on the occasion
of the death of our mother and
sister, Mrs. Nona Saddler.
We shall always remember
your kind words of sympathy and
your every act of helpfulness in
our sorrow and bereavement.
The family of
None Harris Saddler.
Judge Roddenberry Commended
(From The Waycross Journal-Herald)
Many times in recent months our attention has
been directed to the dignity and the fairness that mark
court sessions in the Waycross Judicial Circuit of Super-
ior Court.
Comments from lawyers and laymen alike reflect
the highest credit on Judge Cecil M. Roddenberry of Na
hunta, who has held the judicial post since 1955.
A superior court judge wields great power. Before
him come the rich and the poor, big corporations, small
businesses, people of all races, colors and creeds.
Since he is an elected official, the judge is also some
times subjected to various direct and indirect political
pressures.
Obviously the man on the superior court bench does
not have an easy task. The elected judge is subject
to charges that his decisions are designed to produce
favorable political reaction.
Or, from time to time, he may be accused of favoring
big corporations over less affluent and influential in
torests
It is a matter of great pride to the people of the six
counties of the Waycross Judicial Circuit that Judge
Roddenberry measures up to the highest stan ar s
our American judicial system.
His court is conducted with scrupulous fairness and
impartiality. Sessions are characterized y *^ nl y w ®
has earned the respect of lawyers, litigants, jurors an
the importancei it is our observation that Judge
Roddenberry’s decisions are based
case at hand and are not influenced } P
“““"He has shown uncommon courage and ^pendence
in administering the j“ d,c,al Tour democratic
Freedom under law is the bedrock^ t
way of life Today became the administra .
at home and abroad, it « and nob | est concepts
tion of justice reflect the n g
judge Koddenhe^elp^up-l^and
preserve respect for our >“ hout th e world,
the American way is on trial
Brantley County Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
Keith B. Lewis
Heads Industrial
Firms Association
Manager Keith B. Lewis of the
Government Sales Office has been
elected president of the Washing
ton Chapter of the Armed Forces
Communications and Electronics
Association.
The association is comprised of
industrial firms working closely
with the Army, Navy and Air
Force in the fields of communi
cations, electronics and photo
graphy. It has more than 185
sustaining and group members.
The Washington Chapter, lo
cated at AFCEA headquarters, is
the largest of the association’s
chapters, with better than 800
members.
Lewis will serve as president
for 1960-61, assuming duties in
the fall.
Mr. Lewis is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Lewis of Nahunta.
Knox Cemetery
Will Be Cleaned
The Knox Cemetery and ad
jacent parking lot will be cleaned
off Saturday, Aug. 6, it is an
nounced by Mrs. Turner High
smith.
All people interested in the
Knox Cemetery are requested to
come to the burial grounds on
that date and help clean it off.
Brantley EnterpffOe
KEITH B. LEWIS
President of AFCEA
Brantley Enterprise P. O. Box 128, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, August 4, 1960
Mrs. Irene Roberson
Funeral Services
Held Last Friday
Mrs. Irene Aldridge Roberson,
52, of Route 2, Nahunta, passed
away Wednesday night, July 27,
following a long illness.
Although in ill health for quite
sometime, Mrs. Roberson had
borne her suffering with forti
tude and her death brought sor
row to many throughout this sec
tion.
Mrs. Roberson was born in
Wayne, now Brantley, county and
was the daughter of Mrs. Vivie
Woodard Aldridge and the late
Charlie Aldridge. She received
her education in the schools of
this county. She was a devoted
member of the New Hope Advent
Christian Church.
In addition to her mother, sur
vivors include her husband,
Carlie Roberson of Nahunta; two
daughters, Mrs. Jim Boatwright
of Brunswick and Mrs. L. J.
Brogdon of Nahunta; four sons.
Dodge Roberson and Elmer Rob
erson, both of Brunswick, C. M.
Roberson and Dan Roberson, both
of Nahunta; five sisters, Mrs.
Newbern Roberson and Mrs.
T. C. Burris, both of Nahun
ta, Mrs. Lonnie Griffin of
Brunswick, Mrs. R. L. Fulton
of Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs.
P. W. Bacon of Riceboro; two
brothers, J. M. Aldridge of Ho
boken and T. J. Aldridge of
Brunswick.
Ten grandchildren, several
nieces, nephews, and other rela
tives also survive.
Funeral services were held
Friday afternoon, July 29, from
the New Hope Advent Christian
Church at three o’clock with the
Rev. Elbert Aldridge, assisted by
the Rev. Harold Aldridge, con
ducting the rites in the presence
of a large number of sorrowing
relatives and friends.
Interment followed in Thomas
cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers were
Messrs. Kenneth Willis, Carl
Smith, Ray Roberson, Terrell
Crews, Mack Strickland, and
W. C. Roberson.
The many beautiful floral offer
ings attested to the esteem felt
for the deceased.
The family have the sympathy
of their many friends in their
bereavement.
The Chambless Funeral Home
of Nahunta was in charge of ar
rangements.
Home Demonstration
Schedule Announced
The following is a schedule
of Meetings and activities for the
Brantley County Home Demon
stration Program.
Aug. 1-5: Brantley County 4-H
Club Camp.
Aug. 9, Tuesday, 9:40 A. M.:
Alice Sue DePratter to appear on
“Open House” WJXT (Channel
4.)
Aug. 10, Wednesday: Hoboken
H. Dem. Club Family Picnic.
Aug. 11, Thursday: Calvary
Home Dem. Club Family Picnic.
Aug. 12, Friday: Nahunta H.
Dem. Club Family Picnic.
Aug. 15, Monday: Waynesville
H. Dem. Club Family Picnic.
Aug. 16, Tuesday: Executive
Board Meeting of the Brantley
Co. Home Dem. Council. Lunch
eon at home of Mrs. Raulerson,
Home Demonstration Agent.
Aug. 18, Thursday, 6:00: Ray
bon H. Dem. Club Family Pic
nic.
Aug. 19, Friday: Hickox H.
Dem. Club Family Night. Fish
Fry at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Bill White.
Aug. 23-26: State 4-H Club
Congress in Atlanta.
One of the main interests’ of
Home Dem. Clubs is the close
ness of family unity. The month
before school begins is the time
set aside in Brantley Cunty as
the time for these families to
“Play together.” Picnics or Fish
Fries are scheduled rather than
a formal meeting so that the en
tire family may participate. Also
families who are prevented from
taking active parts in the Home
Demonstration program may also
attend to have a good time with
their friends.
Bookmobile Schedule
Announced for County
Brantley County Bookmobile
schedule has been announced as
follows:
Monday, August 8, Hoboken,
Schlatterville, Pleasant Valley.
Tuesday, August 9, Hortense,
Twin River, Raybon.
Wednesday, August 10, Riggins
Community, Hickox, Nahunta.
Thursday, August 11, Waynes
ville, Atkinson, Lulaton.
Money spent at home will come
back to you to be spent again.
Tobacco Prices
With Average
Electric Fans
Stolen from
Riverside Church
Two 10-inch electric fans were
stolen from the Riverside Bap
tist Church sometime during the
past week, according to the pas
tor, Rev. Eddie Dixon.
Two large fans and other
small fans were not taken, the
pastor stated. The stealing of the
two electric fans is one of a series
of petty thefts committed in
Brantley County during the past
few weeks.
A pulpit Bible was stolen from
another church recently, also a
bout 200 pounds of tobacco
stolen from Oscar Lyons and a
rifle and other articles from the
home of Mrs. Ernie Prescott.
Two men and a woman have
been arrested and charged with
a number of the thefts.
85th Birthday Is
Celebrated by
Mrs. Charlotte Griffin
Mrs. Charlotte Griffin observed
her 85th birthday with a reunion
of members of her family at her
home near Hoboken on Sunday,
July 31. She was 85 on July 30.
Present were the two daugh
ters who live with her, Miss Katie
Griffin and Miss Julia Griffin;
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Griffin and
Amelia of Waycross; Mr. and
Mrs. Everett Griffin and child
ren, Mr. and Mrs. Darling Grif
fin and Carolyn, Mr. Bert Grif
fin, and Mr. and Mrs. L. C.
Fletchers and children all of Ho
boken; Mrs. Rhoda Jacobs, Mr.
and Mrs. Noah Griffin and sons,
Mrs. Moultrie Purdom and child
ren and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Johns of Nahunta; Miss Joann
Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Grif
fin, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Alt
man, and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson
Taylor of Jacksonville, Fla.
A basket dinner was served at
the noon hour.
Mail Voting in
ASC Election
Is Explained
County and Community ASC
Committeemen will be elected
during August to one-year terms
beginning September 1. These are
annual elections and this year the
voting will be done by mail, ac
cording to Brantley ASC County
Office Manager. On or before
August 5, the county office will
mail ballots to all eligible voters
of record. Any farmer who does
not receive his ballot promptly
should contact the county office
and obtain a ballot.
Full instructions will be furn
ished voters along with the bal
lot. Voters will be informed to
vote for 5 persons from a list of
10 nominees selected by the no
minating committee. After voting,
the ballot will first be sealed in
a blank, enclosed envelope bear
ing no identification, and then
placed in another pre-addressed
envelope (which requires no
postage) for mailing, or personal
delivery. Write-in votes will be
permitted. However, the overall
total of persons voted for, includ
ing write-ins, .must not exceed 5
or the ballot will be void.
In addition to the selected 10
nominees, the names of additional
persons may be included in ad
vance on the ballot, provided a
petition is signed and presented
to the Community Election Board
by 10 or more eligible voters by
July 29.
An official County Election
Tabulation Board, consisting of
persons outside the ASC organi
zation will count the votes on
August 17 and announce the re
sults. The person receiving the
most votes will be Community
Committee Chairman and dele
gate to the County Convention,
the second highest will be vice
Chairman, and third highest Re
gular Member. The first and se
cond alternates will likewise be
chosen by the number of votes
received.
The elected Community Chair
men, as delegates, will meet in
a County Convention on August
30 to elect a County Committee.
All committeemen will take of
fice on September 1, 1960. All
persons who are participating, or
eligible to participate, in any
of the ASC programs are eligible
to vote.
Continue Good
Around 56c
The quality of tobacco and
prices paid on the Blackshear to
bacco market was up the first
of this week over last Thursday
and Friday’s opening sales.
Monday’s average price of
$59.12 per hundred, followed by
Tuesday’s average of $58.77, gave
promise of a higher average
as demands for better tobacco
grew.
A better leaf on the market
was reported by Osborne S. Wil
liams, Blackshear sales super
visor. He stated 66 cents appear
ed to be tops thus far though he
has seen a few baskets sell as
high as 70 cents.
Blackshear’s average for the
first four days is $56.80 per hun
dred with 2,118,168 pounds being
sold. Total price paid was $1,203,-
142.63.
Continued harvesting of the
golden leaf and rainy conditions
have kept farmers from bring
ing their crop to market.
Thursday’s and Monday’s sales
were some 200 sheets short of a
full day. Sales Wednesday was
not expected to hold buyers all
day.
Sales each day were as fol
lows:
Thursday, July 28 — 610,808
pounds for $327,931.95; average,
53.67.
Friday, July 29 — 259,360
pounds for $139,834.95; average,
5391.
Monday, August 1 — 687,286
pounds for $406,336.01; average,
59.12.
Tuesday, August 2 — 560,714
pounds for $329,039.72; average,
58.77.
Blackshear’s average tops the
Georgia-Florida average of 55.-
69 as reported by the U. S. De
partment of Agricultural. A to
tal of 22,983,074 pounds had been
sold on the Georgia-Florida mar
ket through Monday of this week.
The Department reported that
receipts of the Stablization Cor
poration under th^ government
loan program for the first two
days amounted to 2.4 percent of
gross sales.
The placing of blue and white
tags to distinguish Georgia and
Florida tobacco from that of
other states was brought to a halt
Monday following a federal
court order prohibiting their use.
Judge Frank M. Scarlett issued
a temporary restraining order
last Saturday enjoining enforce
ment of the new Georgia tagging
law. Attorneys, representing
warehousemen in Statesboro and
Swainsboro, had petitioned that
tagging be stopped with the ar
gument that out-of-state tobacco
was being discriminated against.
A hearing on the state’s mo
tion to lift the court order will
be held in Brunswick next Wed
nesday, August 10.
Lulaton Baptist
Church Revival
Begins Monday
Revival services will start at
the Lulaton Baptist Church Mon
day night, Aug. 8, it is an
nounced by Avery Rowell.
Rev. W. C. Rice, pastor of the
Hoboken Baptist Church, will be
the revival preacher. Song ser
vices will start each night at
7:30, with special songs every
night.
Grady Boyd will have charge
of the song services. Rev. L. J.
Edgy is pastor of the Lulaton
church.
“Come and be with us and hear
some good old Gospel preaching
and singing,” Mr. Rowell invited.
Cadillac Won't Run
On Stolen Chemical
Formula No. 2
Two men were arrested Thurs
day morning, July 28, charged
with stealing a 5-gallon can of
chemicals from a truck near the
home of Arnold Morgan Wednes
day night.
The two men gave their names
as Earl Debiew and Marvin Dib
ble of New York. The men
thought the chemicals was a can
of gasoline, sheriff Crews said.
Thev poured it into the tank of
their 1952 Cadillac but the
“Formula No. 2,” a chemical used
for killing oak trees, caused their
car to quit running and they a
bandoned it just south of Nahun
ta and were picked up while
walking on the road.
Produce brings better prices
when it is fresh. Want ads will
bring buyers to your garden
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Avery Strickland, Brantley County Forest Ranger
and R. L. Bernard, forestry board member. Mr. Strick
land received the State’s Faithful Service Award and
a 20-year service pin, and Mr. Bernard received a
plaque for 28 years of service. The awards were made
Tuesday night, July 26, at a meeting celebrating the
38th anniversary of the Brantley County Forestry Or
ganization.
Pretty Girls Galore to Be
Seen in Pageant August 5
Pretty girls, the likes of which
hasn’t been seen in these parts
since last year’s contest, will do
minate the events on “Blackshear
Day" Friday.
Fifty-seven young ladies from
eight southeast Georgia counties
will compete for the “Miss South
east Georgia” bathing beauty
junior and senior titles begin
ning at 6:30 P. M.
Special honored guest of Black
shear and Pierce county is last
year’s senior division winner,
Miss Sandy Tally of Homerville
who walked off with the “Miss
Georgia” title in May of this
year.
On Wednesday morning of this
week' a large * banner reading,
"Welcome Miss Georgia 1960,”
stretched across the Carter Motor
Company building.
Across the center of Main
street near the railroad crossing
hung a huge banner which stat
ed that “The Blackshear Rotary
Club and Blackshear Jaycees Are
Proud Sponsors of Miss Sandy
Tally, Miss Georgia of 1960.”
The two sponsoring organiza
tions were busy making pre
parations for what is expected
to be one of the most colorful
events in Blackshear’s history.
This year’s lucky winner will
receive all the acclaim an official
preliminary to the “Miss Ameri
ca” contest can provide.
She will receive an official Miss
America Pageant 1960 trophy
which proclaims her the “Miss
Southeast Georgia” swim suit
division winner.
On her head will be placed an
official preliminary contest crown
made of sterling silver and cov
ered with rhinestones.
Around her shoulders will be
draped a velvet robe of scarlet
and white. With its 3-foot train,
it is as lovely as is seen in
beauty competition.
“Miss Georgia” will do the
honors and southeast Georgians
can be sure the Winner tfiir be
a strong contender for next year’s
Miss Georgia title.
Participating in the event will
also be “Miss Savannah,” Linda
Inez Tyre, first runner-up in the
Miss Georgia pageant; “Miss
Waycross,” Lou Ellen Tyre, nam
ed “Miss dongeniality” at the
Miss Georgia pageant; and “Miss
Douglas” 1960, Elaine Burrough.
Among the judges announced
are Miss Virginia Atter of WJXT,
Jacksonville, and General L. S.
Bork, commander of Fort Ste
wart.
Contestants in the senior divi
sion are:
Suzanne Fortier, . and Ahn
Hughs of St. Marys; Frances Har
rison, Rose Mary Smith, Blanche
Thompson, Wanda Purcell, Gay
Hillar, and Mary Lou Ellis of
Nahunta; Faith Polk and Yvonne
Douglas of Homerville; Ann Tan
ner, Amelia Ann Anderson, and
Marsha Ahl of Alma; Bettye
Davis, Dianne Bailey, Eloise
Turner, Lovie O’Quinn, and Nona
Cason of Baxley.
Also, Betty Dow Majors and
Carole Lee of Folkston; Kathryn
Swain, Gail Wynn, and Marlene
Jones of Hazlehurst; Tommie Lee
Aspinwall of Offerman; Patsy As
pinwall and Ann Whitfield of
Patterson; Mary Lou Minchew,
Brownie Allen, Rose Ann Tay
lor, Glynda DeLoach, Fiona Gra
ham, Linda Jordan and Susie
Carter of Blackshear.
Contestants in the junior divi
sion are:
Sue Kinstel of St. Marys; San-
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dra Wiggins, Becky Ann Omick,
Linda Guy, Dale Hullet, and
Frances Saddler of Nahunta;
Sara Ann Studdard, Roselyn Wal
ker, and Bebe Robbins of Hom
erville; Helen Hogg and Mary
Alice Persons of Hazlehwst;
Claudia Hyers of Patterson.
Also, Ginger Nimmer, Carolyn
Lairsey, Laura Hobbs, Vera Si»
Wall, Delene Tuten, Jo Carter,
Jeanne Brown, Vickie Dowling,
Linda Tuten, Marilyn Dowling,
and Karen Leckie of Blackshear.
Alice Sue DePratter
To Appear on TV
Tuesday, Aug. 9
Miss Alice Sue DePratter,
Brantley County 4-H Club girl
who is the Southeast Georgia
District winner in the Beautifi
cation of Home Grounds Project,
will .make a TV appearance on
the “Open House” program at
9:40 A. M., Tuesday, August 9,
over WJXT, Channel 4, in Jack
sonville, Fla.
Alice Sue is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ray DePratter,
Route 1 Nahunta. She has held
offices in her Community 4-H
Club and her County 4-H Coun
cil.
She has completed 33 4-H pro
jects and won medals in food pre
paration, home economics, lead
ership, achievement, and beauti
fication of home grounds. Last
year Alice Sue placed third in
the state in the Beautification
of Home Grounds Project at the
State 4-H Congress. She will a
gain attend the State Congress in
Atlanta, on Aug. 23 to Aug. 26.
Branco Cleaners Sold
To Universal Laundry
And Dry Cleaners
Universal Laundry and Dry
Cleaners have purchased the
Branco Cleaners business in Na
hunta and will operate it at the
same place, it is announced by
Charlie Stikle.
Mrs. Rhoda Jacobs will con
tinue to serve the patrons in the
front office and Gadis White will
continue to serve the customers
on the routes, it is announced.
Mr. White has been with the
Branco Cleaners more than 12
years.
The dry cleaning business at
Nahunta will stay open on Wed
nesday afternoons and close on
Thursday afternoons, it is an
nounced.
Escaped Convict
Caught by
Sheriff Crews
A convict who had escaped at
Jacksonville, Fla., was caught by
Sheriff J. Walter Crews in the
Schlatterville area Sunday, July
31.
The escaped convice was Wil
liam DeCraft. He had secured a
job working with tobacco near
Echlatterville. Sheriff Crews re
ceived a tip that the escapee was
in that area and picked him up.
Dairy cows are individuals and
should be handled as such, say
dairymen with the Agricultural
Extension Service.
