The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014, September 01, 1960, Image 1

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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. Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. VOLUME 40 — NUMBER 35 Information on 25-Year-Old Social Security Program Given The social security office in Waycross was 25 years old in August, and Manager O. L. Pope came up with some impressive figures to mark the occasion. Actually, the 25th anniversary noted this month points back to August 14, 1935, when the Presi dent signed the Social Security Act into Law. The Waycross Dis trict Social Security Office didn’t open its doors until Octob er 4, 1937. At that time the office was lo cated in the Bunn Building and then moved to its present loca tion, 704 Jane Street, Ferrell Building, in Waycross. Mr. Pope said that the Way cross District Office is but one of 580 throughout the country which altogether process more than one .million benefit claims each year. And today more than 13,750,000 beneficiaries receive a social security check each month. Looking back over the first 25 years of the program, social se curity has paid out in excess of SSO billion in benefits since Jan uary 1, 1940. Actually, the first social security deductions from payrolls began in January, 1937, but it was three years after this before monthly benefits began. Mr. Pope recalled that in 1940 the maximum payment to retir ing workers was $41.20 per month compared with the maximum of sll9 now payable to workers re tiring with a record of maximum creditable earnings over the last few years. A recent change in the law raising the taxable earn ings base to $4,800 is going to raise top retirement benefits even higher over the next few years— eventually to as much as $127. Mr. Pope said that 136 workers are now receiving monthly re tirement checks from social se curity in Brantley county. Nation ally, over seven and one-half mil lion Americans are receiving re tirement checks. And in more than two million of these cases, the wife of the retired worker is also receiving an additional check. The additional amount she re ceives will be one-half of the benefit payable to her husband if she is 65 when application is made. She will receive slightly less than one-half if application is made between the ages of 62 and 65. In Brantley county some 47 wives are receiving this type of benefit. There are now 14 million peo ple in the United States over the age of 65. And of these who have retired, 60 percent are receiv ing monthly social security checks. In additional to retirement, so cial security also provides bene fits to surviving families upon the death of a worker insured un der social security. Regardless of how young the worker and his widow may be, if there are minor children surviving, then both the widow and the children may re ceive monthly survivor benefits from social security. Over a million and a half child ren under 18 today throughout the country are receiving month ly checks from the social securi ty insurance of their deceased parent — mother or father — who had worked and was insured by this work under social securi ty. In Brantley county there are 110 minor children receiving these monthly survivor checks. The survivor benefit program has another important aspect. In addition to paying benefits to minor children of the deceased insured worker, some 1,300,000 unremarried widows nationwide are receiving monthly benefits based on their husbands socia security. In Brantley county, 21 monthly checks go to widows age 62 or older. A third category of income protection under social security is the disability provision whic makes it possible for a worker to start collecting social secur ity checks as early as age 50 if ae is totally disabled and unable to do any further substancial ga in ' ful work of any kind. Disabled workers under age 50, upon freezing” their social securi y work record are protected agams a possible loss of future benefits Today in Brantley county H disabled workers between a£ e and 65 are receiving this disabi lity benefit. In addition, 11 wives and children of these disabled workers are receiving farm y benefits. Throughout the country today, there are 450,000 disab e workers receiving month y checks in this age 50 to 65 a ? group. Wright-Manning Miss Barbara Gail Wright, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Wright of White Oak, became the bride of D. Hubert Manning, son of Mrs. Ida H. Strickland and the late T. J. Manning, Sr., in a candlelight ceremony solemnized on August 14 at seven o’clock at the White Oak Methodist Church. The Reverend John G. Ivey and the Reverend Irvin M. McDuffie officiated at the double-ring ser vice. The church was decorated with huge baskets of white gladioli and chrysanthemums. Southern smilax draped the altar, and the family pews were .marked with white gladioli, fern, and satin ribbons. Seven branched cande labra dimly lighted the lovely scene. Nuptial music was presented by Miss Lucia Nelson, organist, and the soloist, Mrs. Sarmon Drury who sang, “O Promise Me” and “The Lord’s Prayer.” Mr. Manning chose as his best man, his brother, Tyrus Manning of Nahunta. Serving as ushers were Ted Tucker of Statesboro, Carlton Gill of Richmond Hill and a cousin of the groom, Jimmy Tomlinson of Savannah. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, chose a floor-length gown of white lace and silk. It featured a lace bodice with a sabrina neckline embel lished with irridescent sequins and tiny seed pearls. The bouf fant skirt was fashioned of bom bazine silk accented with a lace panel in front and terminating in a chapel train. Her finger-tip il lusion veil was caught to a tiara of lace and seed pearls. She car ried a lovely bouquet of white stephanotis and satin ribbons cen tered with a white orchid. The bride’s sister, Miss . Joan. Wright was maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Miss Jacklin Wilder, and two cousins of the bride, Miss Joy Buie, and Miss Betty Jean Bryant. The bridal attendans were at tired in identical street-length gowns of pink tulle and white lace. Each wore a small pink tulle and pearl cap with chin-length veils. They all carried pink glit tered chrysanthemum nosegays. Two cousins of the bride, Miss Lisa Sirmans, and Miss Debbie Sirmans served as flower girls. They chose long gowns of white embroidered organdy over pink taffeta. Each wore a halo of pink mums and carried white lace bas kets of rose petals. Mrs. Wright chose for her daughter’s wedding an electric blue lace and chiffon gown with matching accessories. She wore white cymbidium orchids. The groom’s mother, Mrs. Ida Strickland, was attired in a gown of azure blue silk with catching accessories. She also wore white cymbidium orchids. Immediately following the cere mony, a reception was held in the church annex which was de corated with large baskets of white gladioli and chrysanthe mums, smilax, and standards of green palms. _ Alice Sue DePratter Wins Award at 4-H Club Congress Miss Alice Sue DePratter, daughter of Mr and Mrs* Ray DePratter, Rte. 1, Nahunta re ceived the third place awareUn the Beautification of Home Grounds Project at the State 4- rinh Congress last weeK. Alice Sue was one ol six com- “ 11C ^'“l X4H Clubs during the State Congress. Nahunta Stores to Be Closed Monday The stores and bank^a^^ business Places Mon . St. 5. « it announced by “ ay ’ t T Thornton. Mayor T. J Brantley Enterprise Brantley Enterprise P. O. Box 128, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday. September 1, 1980 Mt Calvary Baptist Church Revival To Start Sunday Revival services will start at the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Sunday, Sept. 4, it is announced by Harvey Hurst, a deacon in the church. The church is located near Ho boken, Rev. John S. Meeks will be the revival preacher. The ser vices will be held each night at 7:45 and the meeting will con tinue through Sunday, Sept. 11. Rev. M. M. Guy is pastor of the church. The public is cordial ly invited to attend all he ser vices. Negro Woman Charged with Stealing SIOO A pocketbook containing SIOO in cash was stolen from Lorena Herrin’s Gift Shop in Nahunta Tuesday and a Negro woman was arrested by city policeman Friel Rhoden and charged with lar ceny in the case. The woman gave her name as Geneva Howard and said she re sided in Folkston and Jackson ville, Fla., stating that she lived part time in each place. Sheriff Crews who, with GBI agents, is investigating the case give this account. The woman entered the Herrin’s Shop and requested seven hotdogs. Mrs. Lo rena Herrin, the proprietor, was preparing the hotdogs at the back of the store when the woman said she would go get her car and come back for the food and for other articles she had bought. Mrs. Herrin immediately miss ed her pocketbook which had been left on the counter near the woman. The Negro woman was traced about towu. From one business place her tracks were found on a dirt street and the empty pocketbook was found near the city dump heap. The woman went to the home of a white woman and asked to be allowed to change her clothes. At the back of the house she put another dress over her yellow dress, then went to the Negro section of town where she ap peared at the home of David Raines. Policeman Rroden arrested her at the Raines place but she denied getting the pocketbook and the money. Thursday morning she was still denying the larceny and the SIOO had not been found. Crews Family Reunion Will Be Held Sunday The Crews family will hold a reunion at the Randee Crews home Sunday, Sept. 4, it is an nounced by Mrs. Elizabeth Barn ard. Everyone is invited to attend and bring a basket dinner and en joy the family fellowship. Singing Announced For Hortense Church The singing convention will be held at the Hortense Methodist Church next Sunday, Sept. 4, it is announced by J. R. Proctor. The singing will begin at two o’clock in the afternoon. A num ber of Ware and Charlton county singers will be present to help in the good Gospel singing. Everyone is invited. Births Mr. and Mrs. Wannis Cleland of Nahunta announce the birth of twins, a boy and a girl, bom Thursday, Aug. 25, at Memorial Hospital in Waycross. The boy weighed five pounds nine ounces and the girl five pounds. The twins have been named Timothy and Tamara. NAVAL STORES PRODUCTION There are two species of trees valuable .for naval stores produc tion in Georgia, the slash pine and the longleaf pine. Slash pine is the more important for naval stores production because it us ually grows on better sites and hence gives higher yields. Slash gum also forms less scrape, say foresters for the Agricultural Ex tension Service. James Harris Funeral Service Was Held Sunday Funeral services for Mr. James Kenneth Harris, 29, of Route 2, Nahunta, who was killed late Fri day afternoon, August 26, in an auto-truck collision at the inter section of US Highway 84 and State Route 303 near Brunswick, were held at three o’clock Sun day afternoon, August 28, from the graveside at Rob Lewis Ceme tery, with the Rev. Cecil F. Tho mas and the Rev. Lester J. Sdgy conducting the rites in the pres ence of a host of sorrowing rela tives and friends. Mr. Harris was born in Brant ley county and was the son of Mrs. Evelyn Knox Harris and the late George Harris. He was edu cated in the schools of the county and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Brantley County Post 210 of the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and of the Interna tional Brotherhood of Boilermak ers. At the time of his death, he was employed at Babcock and Wilcox in Brunswick. In addition to his mother, sur vivors include his wife, Mrs. Gretchen Hartwig Harris of Na hunta; three daughters, Misses Deborah, Janice, and Kathy Har ris, all of Nahunta; one son, Rich ard Harris of Nahunta; two sis ters, Mrs. Mack Strickland and Mrs. C. E. Smith, both of Nahun ta; one half-sister, Mrs. Harry Knox of Nahunta; three brothers, George W. Harris of Brunswick, Bobby Harris of Nahunta and Carroll Harris of Folkston; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Nel lie Knox of Nahunta. Several nieces, nephews, and other relatives also survive. Serving as active pallbearers were Messrs. Charles Crosby, Wallsteen Aldridge, George Dow ling, Clyde Dowling, Johnny Tripp and Glynwood Dowling. The honorary escort was com • posed of fellow workers from the Babcock and Wilcox plant in Brunswick. The many beautiful floral of ferings attested to the high es teem felt for the deceased. The family have the sympathy of their many friends in their be reavement. The Chambless Funeral Home of Nahunta was in charge of ar rangements. Personals Mrs. Betty Williams of New York City visited Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Smith and family of Route 2, Nahunta during the past week. She left Friday to visit relatives and friends at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Queen of Niceville, Fla., visited her moth er, Mrs. Harvey Howell for a few days last week. Mrs Lawrence Howard of Mia mi and Mrs. Emma Corbett of Tampa visied friends and rela tives in Nahunta and Hickox last week. Captain Arthur B. Sloan, USAF, of Hortense, has been participat ing in the “Congo Airlift” with the Military Air Transport Ser vice Provisional Wing at Chat eauroux Air Station in central France. Capt. Sloan is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Sloan of Hor tense. He has served with MATS for 8 years. Mrs. Leila H. Turner, 1960 Heart Fund chairman for Brant ley County, has been named re cipient of an award for out standing service by the Georgia Heart Association and has been invited to a special awards cere mony at the association’s 12th annual meeting in Savannah on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 9-10. Members of the family of Mrs. J. H. Lewis were all home with her on Sunday, Aug. 27. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Noel D. Lewis and children, Elizabeth, Susan and Douglas of St Marys, Ga.; Rev. and Mrs. Eldon J. Lewis, Vernice, Charlie, Sophia and Jeffie of Palatka, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. Harry DePratter and Lamar, Franklin; Mr. and Mrs James I. Altman and Anita, Mrs. Olita Strickland and Karen and David, Mr. Hugh D. Lewis and Thomas, Miss Alice Sue De- Pratter and Miss Molly Grace Sadler all of Nahunta. The Nahunta Garden Club will meet at the Home Economics Room of the High School on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 6, at 4:00 P. M. Mrs. Lee Herrin is president of the club. Mr. Arthur Keen is a patient in Memorial Hospital in Waycross. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Dodge have returned from North Georgia where they visited relatives and spent ten days at Lake Lanier. Baptist Revival To Start on September 11 Revival Services are planned by the Nahunta Baptist Church beginning Sunday, Sept. 2, to continue through Sunday Night, Sept. 18. Thb messages in sermon will be brought by Dr. Rufus D Hodges, of Dublin, Ga., while the song program will be led by the youth of the church and community. There will be two services daily, at 9:00 A. M. and 8:00 P. M. Dr. Hodges, the visiting preach er, is one of the best known preachers of our state, having pastored and preached in revivals for many years throughout all our section. We feel that each person attending will be greatly helped, and will want to come back again. Therefore, we urge you to start early In the meeting and continue throughout, until the last night. The children, Intermediates, Juniors and Primaries, will meet each night with Miss Carolyn Higginbotham and George Tho mas working with them, begin ning at 7:00. The same leadership will then meet with the regular choir. All who attend will enjoy this part of the service. Pastor Cecil F. Thomas and the entire church cordially invite each person in all this community to attend. Cecil F. Thomas, pasor. Bond Sales for Medical Center Still Goes on The campaign to build the Brantley County Medical Center is still under way, according to Mrs. Maggie Middleton who is busy selling bonds for the pro ject. Mrs. Middleton expressed her appreciation for the cooperation of the people of Brantley County, who have helped to make the drive for funds thus far success ful. She stated that more funds are yet necessary for this worthwhile and much-needed building. She will greatly appreciate it if still other citizens will buy bonds for helping to finance the project. Mrs. Middleton’s phone number is HO 2-3222. If you are interest ed in aiding this project, please call her and she will discuss the matter with you. Remember this is an investment and interest will be paid to all bondholders who invest in the Medical Center. Census Bureau Can Furnish Proof of Age Last year, 12,187 residents of Georgia turned to the U. S. Bu reau of the Census for help in proving they were born. These persons were among an estimat ed 30 million United States resi dents who are without proof of age or birth. The historical re cords of the Census Bureau pro vide the only source of this in formation for most of these 30 million people. Proof of age or birth is needed today to collect social security and other retirement benefits. It is needed to obtain passports. It is needed to qualify for jobs car rying certain age or citizenship requirements. It is needed for some forms of insurance. Since 1920, the Census Bureau has provided more than three and one-half million persons with copies of their Census records on age, place of birth, citizenship, or kinship. Persons seeking such re cords of facts about themselves should write to the Personal Cen sus Service Branch, Bureau of the Census, Pittsburg, Kansas, for a Census Records Search Appli cation Form. A fee of $3.00 is charged for a search of not more than two censuses for one per son and for one copy of the in formation found. Additional copies cost SI.OO each. An ex pedited search costs $4.00. Ex pedited searches are usually com pleted within a few days while the routine $3.00 search may take up to 30 days, depending upon the backlog of requests and the ease or difficulty in locating the information. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Loyd Urges Farmers To Destroy Tobacco Stalks The destroying of tobacco stalks as soon as possible after harvest is completed will aid in the control of disease for future crops, says George A. Loyd, Brantley County Agent. Loyd says that root-knot is re ported to have been worse this year in many of the tobacco growing counties than in many past years. The Agent stated that although rotation and fumigation are good practices, that they alone should not be depended upon to control root-knot in tobacco, and that other good practices should also be used. . When old stalks are destroyed an dthe roots ripped out of the ground early and exposed to sun light and die, may of the nema todes that cause root-knot will be destroyed, therefore lessening the amount of soil infestation. Loyd also stated that this would help control some leaf spot di seases, root-knot and other di seases which may live over the winter on old stalks and stub bles. Home Demonstration Schedule Announced September Activities of the Brantley County Home Demon stration Program are: Sept. 1, Thursday, 8:00, Cal- Home Dem. Club, at the Comm. Center. Sept. 2, Friday, 3:30, Nahunta Home Dem. Club at Mrs. Joe Walker’s. Sept. 6-9, Annual Conference, Rock Eagle. Sept. 14, Wednesday, 8:25 A. M., Hoboken 4-H Club, 2 groups, 3:30, Home Dem. Club Meeting. Sept. 15, Thursday, 8:30 A. M., Nahunta Grammar School 4-H Club Meetings, 2 groups; 2:00, Raybon Home Dem. Club Meet ing at the home of Mrs. Varnie Crews. Sept. 16, Friday 10:20, Hortense 4-H Club meeting Sept. 19, Monday 2:00, Waynes ville Home Dem. Club Meeting at the Waynesville Baptist Church. Sept. 20, Wednesday, Hickox Home Dem. Club. Sept. 21, Wednesday, County Home Dem. Council Meeting, Calvary Club as hostess. Miss Doris Oglesby, Home improve ment Specialist, special guest. The demonstration this month is on Handicrafts, featuring pic ture making and artificial flower arrangements. Hoboken Women Attend HD Council In Wisconsin Mrs. Nolan Davis Jr. and Mrs. C. F- Dukes of Hoboken are at tending the National Home Dem. Council Meeting this week in Madison, Wisconsin. Mrs. Davis who is President of the Ga. Home Dem. Council heads the Ga. Delegation and will ap pear on the program to give the Georgia report on the State Coun cil Activities. Mrs. Dukes is President of the Hoboken Home Dem. Club. This meeting is the outstanding event in Home Dem. Club Activi ties. Women from all 50 states and Porto Rica will attend. The 35 Georgia delegates will wear miniature “Georgia Peaches” to let women from other states know where they are from. Mrs. Cecil Shaw, Past South east Ga. Dist. Chairman of Ware County, and her Home Dem. Agt., Miss Nan Flanders, are other de legates who are from this section. Rev. Frank Nalls Spoke on Leadership At Okefenoke Co-op Okefenoke Rural Electric Mem bership Corp, was host to a num ber of business and civic leaders from Nahunta and Waycross Tuesday night at a barbecue din ner held at the electric co-op of fice. The occasion was to hear a talk on “Leadership Giving” by Rev. Frank Nalls, President Oke fenokee Area Council, Boy Scouts of America. Among those attending locally were Sheriff J. Walter Crews, J. Wilder Brooker, R. Brown Brook er, Elroy Strickland and Pete J. Gibson. 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) James Harris Killed in Traffic Crash James Kenneth Harris, age 29, of Route 2, Nahunta, was killed in a traffic accident Friday after noon when a truck collided with a car carrying Mr. Harris and five other men at the junction of Highways 84 and 17 near Bruns wick. Mr. Harris was pronounced dead on arrival at the Brunswick hospital. The other five passeng ers were treated at the hospital. They were Seward Steedly, who suffred chest injuries; Jessie Wal ker, concusions; J. T- Mason, con cusions; W. E. Morgan, hip in juries; and Newbern Roberson, driver of the car, chest injuries. 2%-ton truck driven by Evedge M. Moore, Negro, struck the car broadside. The Negro was charg ed with manslaughter and failing to yield the right of way. The six Nahunta men had just got off from work at the B&W plant at Brunswick and were headed home when the accident occurred. New Paving Project Set For Brantley Brantley County will soon get more than two and a half miles of new paving for rural roads, ac cording to a legal advertisement in this week’s Enterprise. The new paving will be in the Schlatterville area, beginning at U. S. 84 an dextending 2.576 miles southeast toward State Route 121. Bids for the project will be received by the Highway Board Friday, Sept. 9, the announcement said. The Brantley County pro ject will include grading, drain age, base and surface and one bridge. ACP Sign-Up Period Announced by Dykes George Dykes, Chairman of the Brantley County ASC Committee, announced that the sign-up period for the Fall phase of the 1960 ACP Program would be from August 29, through Septem ber 16. Mr. Dykes advises all farmers who are planning on carrying out approved ACP practices in the Fall and need cost-share as sistance to file their requests at the ASC Office during this period. Hortense PTA Holds Pre-Planning Meet Wednesday, August 24, Hor tense PTA held a pre-planning meeting with 19 present. The past-president, Mrs. Edna Adams, installed the 1960-61 president, Mrs. Myrles Mills. The officers for the new year are president, Mrs. Myrles Mills; vice-president, Lilly Mae Brauda; secretary, Lottie Strickland; and treasurer, Robert Strickland. Mrs. Mills called the meeting to order. The minutes were read and approved. The treasurer’s re port was also read and approved. The following committees were appointed: "Program and Year Book” chairman, Lilly Mae Brau da, also on the committee are Lucille Parks, Edna Adams, Ro bert Strickland and Eugene Drury. “Hospitality,” Iris Smith and Selma Rowell; “Grade Moth ers,” Mary Herrin, Lottie Strick land; “Health,” Joesphine Gibson; “Membership and Publicity,” Dorothy Brauda; and Finance, Robert Strickland. It was voted to have the meet ings the second Wednesday of each month and two night meet ings. The theme for this year is "STRENGTHENING THE HOME, SOURCE OF OUR NATION.” A picture which will be donat ed by Mrs. Edna Adams is to be presented to the classroom with the most parents present at PTA The picture will stay in the room for one month, also a prize is to be given to the room who has the largest percentage of parents as paid members. Our next PTA meeting will be September 14 at 3:30 P. M. in the school lunchroom. Refreshments were served by Dorothy Brauda and Lottie Strickland.