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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 41 — NUMBER 2 Baptists of Georgia Show Big Gain in Membership in 1960 ATLANTA, Jan 9 — Member ship in Georgia Baptist churches increased 20,178 during 1960 for a total membership of 885,376 in 2940 churches, Dr. Searcy S. Garrison, Atlanta, Georgia Con vention Executive Secretary- Treasurer, revealed today in a summary report. The 2940 churches in 94 asso ciations reflected a net gain of 33 churches during the year. There were 33,287 baptisms re ported for the calender year, and as of Jan. 1, there were 2375 Bap tist ministers in Georgia. Calvary Temple, Savannah, reported 186 baptisms, the most for any single church, with Warner Robins Se cond reporting 180. Sunday School enrollment stands at a record 620,015, an in crease of 6098 for the year with Training Union reporting enroll ment of 211,360, for a gain of 8165. Birthday Party For Ann Keene A birthday party was held for little Miss Ann Keene Tuesday evening, Jan. 3, celebrating her fourth birthday. Those attending the party were Dana, Dalton and Diedra Brand; Allyson and Denise White; Ma rian Davis, Kymer and Kerin Mathie and Art Keene. Mrs. Edward Brand, Mrs. Don Mathie and Mrs. Arthur Keene served birthday cake and other refreshments. Ann received many nice gifts. Food Faddism Is Confusing Many People ATLANTA — The food fad dists are befuddling Americans, a nutrition expert warns. Dr. R. W. Engel, head of the Department of Diochemistry at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, told a statewide Health Educa tion meeting in Atlanta during the weekend that it is conserva tively estimated that “10 million Americans annually spend about SSOO million on vitamin pills, fad diets and the like.” Actually, he said, food faddism has left perhaps a third of this nation confused as to what con stitutes an adequate diet that will maintain good health over a long life span. Dr. Engel delivered the key note address at a program during which Mrs. Jerome Butler, science and health teacher at Claxton High School, was given a scholarship for advanced edu cation by the Florida Citrus Commission, which sponsored the program to focus greater atten tion on health education needs among teen-agers. The award, presented by James S. Peters, Manchester, chairman of the State Board of Education, was in honor of all health education teachers in the state. Dr. Claude Purcell, State Superintendent of Education, presided over the meeting, climaxed by a forum during which authorities discuss ed specific aspects of health edu cation. Dr. L. G. MacDowell, Lakeland, Fla., research director of the Florida Citrus Commission, said the commission’s educational pro gram is designed to create great er understanding of the teen-age nutrition problem. Dr. Engel agreed with members of the American Medical Asso ciation that the current weight reducing fad is a “national neu rosis.” He said it was induced by over-eating as a result of in creased incomes after World War IP the repeated use of slender fashion models in advertising; and a well-publicized relationship between over-weight and life ex pectancy. Declaring that faddists cannot be legislated out of existence, Dr. Engel called for a strong program of dissemination of knowledge in the science of nu trition, adding: . “The proven principle is that, despite the weird preachings of the faddists, sound nutrition is still based on the idea of variety and balance in the selection of what we choose to eat.’ Nahunta Teams Split Games With Nicholls The Nahunta High school bas ketball teams traveled to Nicholls last Friday night and split a dou ble-header with the host teams. The girls lost the opener by a score of 52-30. Nicholls, display ing three of the finest scoring forwards in South Georgia, led all the way. Sherry Hendrix was high scorer for Nahunta with 16 points. In the final contest the “Wild cats” bounced back after a de feat by Folkston to defeat the Nicholls boys 44-39. Ronald Drury with 14 points and David King with 12 points led the Na hunta attack. Steve Adams flay ed a fine floor game for the win ning team. Wayne County High school basketeers visited Nahunta Tues day night and divided a pair of games with the home team. The girls from Wayne County soundly defeated the Nahunta lassies 42-21 as the home town girls were unable to muster any type of offensive attack. Sherry Hendrix was again high scorer for Nahunta with 14 points. The Nahunta boys won their 16th game of the season by de feating the visitors 59-48. David King led the “Wildcats” with 22 points. Ronald Drury and Ned Hendrix tallied 14 and 10 points respectively. The Nahunta teams travel to Woodbine Saturday night. Next home game is January 17 with Hoboken. Legal Notices NOTICE OF SALE GEORGIA, BRANTLEY COUNTY: By virtue of power of sale con tained in that certain security deed executed and delivered by JULIAN B. MIDDLETON to JIM WALTER CORPORATION by deed dated May 12, 1958, and re corded in Mortgage Book 40, Pages 215-16, in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court, Brant ley County, Georgia, and subse quently assigned to the under signed by virtue of an assign ment dated the 16th day of July, 1958, and recorded in Mortgage Book 41, Page 314, in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court, Brantley County, Georgia, there will be sold at public outcry be fore the courthouse door in said state and county by the under signed, during the legal hours of sale, on the 7th day of Febru ary, 1961 to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property, to-wit: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Brantley County, to-wit: Begin at the Southwest corner of the land now owned by Louis Prescott and which was formerly owned by Jesse Jacobs in the town of At kinson, Georgia, and lying and being on the North right of way line of U. S. Highway 84 for a point of beginning; thence run North 1 degree 45’ East 388.3 feet to the South right of way line of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad to a point; thence run South 80 degrees 10’ West 209.7 feet to a point; thence run South 8 de grees 15’ East 379.8 feet to a point on the North right of way line of U. S. Highway 84; thence run North 80 degrees 10’ East 142.2 feet along the North right of way line of U. S. Highway 84 and lying in the County of Brantley, Georgia. Said property will be sold for the purpose of paying the indebt edness secured by said deed; and the proceeds of the sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness and interest and all charges and expenses in con nection with this foreclosure as provided in said deed and the ba lance, if any, will be turned over to the said Julian B. Middleton. This 7th day of January, 1961. MID-STATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION As Attorney in Fact for Julian B. Middleton Perry, Walters & Langstaff Attorneys at Law Albany, Georgia 2-2. Keep candles used for decora tion away from tree branches, curtains and other flammable ob jects, urge Extension engineers. Brantley Enterprise Brantley Enterprise P. O. Box 128, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday,, January 12, 1961 Sterling C Moore Funeral Services Held at Hoboken Sterling C. Moore, 61, of Ho boken, died Tuesday Jan. 3 *in a Waycross hospital. He was a native of Brantley County, and was a boiler operator and elec trician. He was a member of Ho boken Baptist Church and the Masonic lodge of Nahunta. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Edith Davis Moore, Hoboken; three daughters, Mrs. J. E. La mar, Gretna, La., Mrs. Robert Brannen, Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs. Richard Marsh, Statesboro; four sisters, Mrs. Tom Ellis and Mrs. Eula Druehl, Hoboken, Mrs. Fred Mathis, Jacksonville, Mrs. Leta Aldrich, Charleston, S. C., and five grandchildren. Funeral services were conduct ed Friday in Hoboken Baptist Church by the Rev. W. C. Rice and the Rev. R. C. Kale. Burial was in Green Lawn Cemetery near Waycross. Robert Smith Appointed to 3 Committees J. Robert Smith, Brantley County’s new representative in the state legislature, has been appointed to three important com mittees by House Speaker George L. Smith. Representative J. Robert Smith has been appointed to the Natur al Resources Committee, The Uni versity of Georgia Committee and the Education Committee. The committees on Natural Re sources and Education are con sidered especially important and much sought-after by members of the lower house. J. Robert Smith is a close per sonal friend of Governor Vandiv er’s secretary, Peter Zack Geer. In fact, Mr. Smith was once a law partner of Mr. Geer. It is believed that Brantley County influence in legislative affairs will be very effective, with J. Robert Smith in the lower house and W. C Long in the upper house of the legislature. Legal Notice Georgia, Brantley County. Under the powers in a deed from G. W. Freeman Jr. and Minnie I. Freeman to Jim Wal ter Corporation, dated April 21, i 960 recorded in Deed Book 44, Folio 391-2, Clerk’s Office, Brant ley Superior Court, the same having been duly transferred and assigned to the undersigned transferee, there will be sold dur ing the legal hours of sale on February 7, 1961, before the courthouse door in said County, at public outcry, to the highest bidder for cash, the following property: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Brantley County, Georgia, to-wit: From a concrete monument locat ed at NE corner of said Bell tract, which concrete monument marks boundary between said Bell tract and lands of Bruns wick Pulp and Paper Company, said concrete monument being on right-of-way line of Old Post Road, running SI degree 30’ E for a distance of 1046 feet to a stake; thence turning and run ning Sil degrees 30’ W for a distance of 54 feet to a stake and point of beginning; from said point of beginning, running SBB degrees 30’ W for a distance of 290 feet to another stake; thence turning and running S 4 degrees 45’ for a distance of 150 feet to another stake, thence turning and running NBB degrees 30’ E for .a distance of 290 feet to another stake; thence turning and run ning Nil degrees 30’ E for a dis tance of 150 feet to point of be ginning; all the bearings being magnetic and the parcel being one acre more or less; said par cel being bounded on the N by lands of Cindy Diana Richardson and bounded on the W and S by lands of Pete J. Gibson and bounded on the E by Old Post Road. Default having occurred under the terms of the note secured by said deed in the monthly, install ments due September 15, Octo ber 15, November 15, and Decem ber 15. 1960, the entire debt was declared due and payable and the power of sale contained in said deed became operative. Sale will be held, deed made and proceeds thereof distributed in strict compliance with the terms of said deed. Mid-State Homes, Inc. Transferee William K. Buffington, Attorney MACON, GEORGIA 2-2 Eastern Star Members Meet In Blackshear Thursday night, January 5, members of the Blackshear Chapter No. 447 O. E. S. and Sa tilla Chapter No. 365 O. E. S. of Nahunta gave honor to their Worthy Grand Matron, Mrs. Jo anna Walter of Eastpoint, Ga., and Worthy Grand Patron, Nor man Hawley of Valdosta. During the business, the Worthy Grand Matron appointed several chapter members to the Grand Chapter of Georgia, they were as follows. From Black shear’s Chapter, Evelyn Thomp son, Worthy Matron, was appoint ed Grand Page, Dan Taylor, Worthy Patron, was appointed Grand Guard, Joyce Crawford, Conductress, was appointed Grand Usher and Norma Jean Thomas, Associate Conductress, was appointed Grand Choir mem ber. From the Satilla Chapter, T. H. Purdom, Worthy Patron, was appointed Grand Guard, Malva Aline Keen, Secretary, was ap pointed Grand Page and Martha Louise Drury was appointed Grand Usher. Lila Crews is Worthy Matron of the Satilla Chapter. Approximately 100 people at tended this meeting, same of them being Grand Chapter mem bers. During the presenting of gifts from the chapters to the Worthy Grand Matron and Worthy Grand Patron, Norma Jean Thomas sang “My God And I” which is one of the Worthy Grand Matron’s songs. Mrs. Walters was presented checks for her special fund ESTARL. They were both also given honorary membership. Officers of Satilla Chapter 365 present were Malva Alice Keen, Effie Strickland, Joyce Johns, Louise Drury, Verona Crews, Ocie Keen, Lurline Broome, Eli zabeth Robinson, Agnes Purdom, T. H. Purdom, and J. W. Crews. Restaurant Damaged by Kitchen Fire The St. Illa Restaurant was damaged by fire 4 when cooking utensils caught ffre Wednesday morning about 6:30. The fire was confined to the kitchen of the restaurant when the Nahunta Fire Department rushed to the scene and put out the blaze. The kitchen was dam aged by fire and smoke to a con siderable degree. Card of Thanks We wish to express our sincere thanks to every one who was so thoughtful of the family at the recent death of our loved one, James P. Jacobs of Orlando, Fla. We wish to thank each zme for the lovely floral offerings and for the kind words of sympathy by our many friends. Sincerely, The family of James P. Jacobs Births Girl triplets were born to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Tucker on Jan. 5 in a Statesville, N. C. hospital. Only one of the girls survives. Cecilia Ann and Cheryl Lynn lived until Jan. 8. Jean Patric weighs three and one-half pounds and is doing nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker reside in Statesville, N. C. Mrs. Tucker is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walker of Waynesville. Mr. and Mrs. Donald John Kick of Atlanta announce the birth of a baby boy on Dec. 19. He has been named Donald John Kick Jr. Mrs. Kick and two daughters, Susan and Virginia have been with her mother, Mrs. George Willis for several weeks. They will leave in a few days for Atlanta. Drivers Licenses Troopers of the state patrol will be in Nahunta Tuesday, Jan. 17, for the purpose of validating drivers’ licenses. The hours will be from 1:00 P. M until 5:00 P. M. at the courthouse. Securing drivers’ li censes on that date will save the applicant the trouble of ordering by mail. Personals Gene Crews, son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell J. Crews of Hor tense; Cynthia Dowling, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Dowl ing of Hoboken; and Cecil Drury, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil F. Drury of Route 1, Hortense, won places on the Dean’s List at South Georgia College, Douglas, for the fall quarter, 1960. Terry Allen, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Allen; Hubert Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hoke Wil son and Clinton Lee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Lee all in the Army have returned to their post at Fort Riley, Kansas after spend ing two weeks with their parents in Nahunta. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Driggers and daughters, Vickie and Juday, have returned to their home in Stanton, Texas after visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Mizell. Mrs. Drig gers is a sister of Mrs. Mizell. Student teaching assignments have been approved for Brantley County students at the Georgia State College for Women for the quarter. They are Rose Mary Smith, to Cliftondale school in Fulton county and Virl ee n Strickland to Cliftondale school in Fulton county. Joseph DeLeon Wainright, son of Mrs. Allie Wainright of Route 1, Nahunta, has reenlisted in the army for a term of six years. He entered the Army in 1958 and completed his high school educa tion by taking study courses and the Educational Development Test. Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Turner of Brunswick spent the Christ mas holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Keene and Mr. and Mrs. Monsie Herrin and families. George Thomas, son of Rev. and Mrs. Cecil Thomas of Nahun ta, attained the dean’s list at Brewton Parker College for the fall term for his high scholastic rating. Forest Forum Is Held on Tree Genetics ATHENS, Jan. 9 — A forest forum on tree genetics was held here last week to review re-> search accomplishments and plot a course in future work which will eventually result in a "su perior” pine tree for Georgia. Discussion leader for the two day forum, which was concluded Thursday at the Center of Con tinuing Education, was Keith W. Dorman, research forester of the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station at Asheville, N. C. Dorman reviewed a step-by step problem analysis in tree genetics which he had prepared during the past .months especial ly for presentation at the forum here. After a lengthy discussion of the problem was held and re search reports were given by re presentatives of industries and forestry agencies, the group ac cepted Dorman’s problem as a cooperative program and various work asignments were made. Ed Ruark, director of the Georgia Forest Research Council which sponsored the forum, said Dorman’s exhaustive study would “serve as a guide” in tree gene tics throughout this area of the South. “We are attempting to develop a tree which will grow much faster and produce wood super ior to anything we have today,” Ruark said. “This forum — one in a series we are conducting on forestry topics was an important milestone in that program.” Also on the forum program was John Cooper, project leader of the Macon Research Center. Other organizations represent ed at the meeting were ten of the state’s leading wood-using in dustries, the Georgia Forestry Commission School of Foestry of the University of Georgia, and the Lake City Research Center. 4-H Club News The 7th and Bth grade 4-H Club of the Nahunta School met on Monday, January 9th. Johnny Walker called the meeting to order and Dale Hul lett read the minutes of the last meeting. Judy Highsmith gave the devotional. A committee was selected to work up a stunt for Stunt Night. Mrs. Raulerson gave us a test on plant identification. There being no further busi ness the meeting adjourned. Tommy Graham, Reporter. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Brantley County Superior Court to Convene Monday New Telephone Directory to Be Produced A new telephone directory for the Brantley Telephone Company, Inc., will be produced in the next few weeks. The new telephone directory will be produced by The Brantley Enterprise. Anyone desiring to advertise in the new directory is requested to contact the Enter prise concerning space for busi ness messages to the phone-us ing public. The advertisements will run for at least a year at a flat annual price. In other words, your ad vertisement will stand in the telephone directory for one year at one price for the entire year. The list of phone subscribers has greatly increased during the past year and will still further increase during the coming months as the telephone expan sion program is carried out. Present plans call for more than 200 new phones to be in stalled during the next six to twelve months. This means that advertisers will gain extra cov erage but prices for advertise ments have not been increased over 1959. Mrs. Rachel Lucas Funeral Services Held in Waycross Final rites for Mrs. Rachel Lucas, who died Sunday after noon, at the residence of her son, Linton R. Lucas on Rte. 2, Waycross, were held Tuesday, Jan. 4 at the Whitehall Free Will Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Emory Corbitt, the Rev. T. Wyndell Long and the Rev. Hughie Dixon. Interment was in Thomas Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Ernest Thrift, Henry Aldridge, Johnny Hickox, Raymond Sanders, Al vin Steedley and Franklin Jus tice. Honorary pallbearers were Ernie Carter, Junior Carter, Clint Thomas and the Rev. J. E. Al dridge. A native of Brantley County, she had made her home in the Calvary Community most all of her life. She was the daughter of the late Robert G. O’Berry and was the wife of the late William Frederick Lucas. She is survived by one step daughter, Mrs. J. C. Thomas, Waycross; five sons, Linton R. Lucas, Jim S. Lucas, Bobby D. Lucas, Troy C. Lucas and Ottis A. Lucas, all of Waycross; two step sons, Miles F. Lucas, Charleston, S. C., and John H. Lucas of Lit tle Rock, Ark.; one sister, Mrs. A. L. Sapp, Waycross; 48 grand children, 49 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Premeasurement of Tobacco and Cotton Brantley County farmers can arrange for official premeasure ment of their 1961 allotted acre age of cotton and tobacco the County Agricultural Stablization and Conservation announced this week. To get the premeasurement ser vice, which is being provided on a cost basis, a farmer must file a written request with the Coun ty ASC office prior to March 5, 1961, says Mr. George Dykes, Committee Chairman. The rate to be charged for the service in Brantley County has been estab lished at $5.00 per farm plus 50 cents per acre, and payment bas ed on this rate must be made at the time the request for measure ment is filed. “The premeasurement is purely optional,” says Mr. Dykes, “and is offered as a service to farmers who prefer to have an official measurement to use as a planting guide.” The chairman explains that all of these acreages in the county will be measured as soon as pos sible after crops are planted to determine compliance with the programs. When compliance is checked, the official acreage shall be the acreage premeasured if the crop is not planted closer than one-half row width to the staked lines. Keep up with the Newt About Your Home County Subscribe for the Brantley Enterprise, $2.50 a Year, $3.00 Outside the County. (Plus Sales Tax) Brantley County Superior Court will convene at Nahunta next Monday, Jan. 16, with Judge Cecil Roddenberry presid ing and Dewey Hayes as solicitor. A number of important cases are to be tried. The lists of Grand Jurors and Traverse Jur ors have been drawn by Judge Roddenberry. They are as fol lows: GRAND JURY Kenneth Argo, C. J. Easterling, Ellis Altman, J. B. Carter, Cul bert Johns, Harry Middleton, T. W. Lastinger, I. J. Crews, Wan nace Clealand, Tom Penn Her rin, D. S. Griffin Jr., Seward Steedley, J. L. Miles. Emory Middleton, J. O. Strick land, W. B. Harris, 1. V. Howard, W. V. Strickland, Taiford High smith, J Everett Johns, L. A. Batten, Everett E. Hickox, J. W. Walker, Joe McDonald, Ted Strickland, Harvey Altman. TRAVERSE JURY H. S. Highsmith, T. M. Rauler son, E. B. Herrin Sr., Wallace Griffin, Lankford Blocker, Har rell D. Keene, O. O. Johns, John W Davis, C. E. Crews, Kennan Altman, A. J. Stokes, J. D. Or ser, Frank Riggins, W. E Mor gan, E. B. Campbell, James Griner, E. C. Edgy. Clifton Strickland, G. W. Her rin, Edward Brand, H. C. Mor gan, Fred Lewis, Banner Wain right, C. A. Thomas, Spencer Drury, W. B. Willis, H. F. Lee, Ray Johns, S. B. Highsmith, L. H. Lanier, Edgar Morgan, J. T. Crews, James T. Altman, I M. Morgan, J. C. Allen, D. T. Ro well. N. G. Altman, A- B. Crews, Ira F. Brown, Junior Carter, Lee Godwin, W. F. Allen, M. L. Hop kins, Hugh L. Belcher, J. E. Willis, D. T. Middleton, J. Milton Highsmith, Perry Wainright, John I. Lee, R. E. Strickland. Joe T. Crews, Vernon Carter, W. L. Bohannon, Glen Newton Hickox, E. B. Jones, Glenwood Dowling, H. T. Jacobs, Moultrie Purdom, Lonzo Griffin, John V. Smith, L? L. Woods, R. D. Tho mas, James M. Kelly, W. P. Strickland, D. F. Herrin. Biddie Basketball Teams Played 3rd Round Saturday In the Saturday night Biddie Basketball league action the Pan thers defeated the Bobcats in the opening game by a score of 11-2. Carvella King was high scorer for the winners with 4 points. In the other Bob Cousy Lea gue game, the Leopards handed the Rattlers from Hortense their first defeat by a 23-16 score. Ed die Rowell was high scorer for the winners with 15 points. Shel ton Rowell had 7 points to pace the Rattlers. In the Bob Pettit League, the Tigers from Hortense remained undefeated by slipping past the Bulldogs 19-13. Joey Strickland tallied 13 points for the Tigers. The Eagles, led by J. L. Ja cobs, edged the Hawks 22-18. J. L. scored 12 points for the Eagles. Hymerick Thojnas and Bernard Ham scored 6 points each for the Hawks. STANDINGS Bob Cousy League Team Won Lost Rattlers 2 1 Bobcats 2 1 Panthers 1 2 Leopards 1 2 Bob Pettit League Team Won Lost Tigers 3 0 Eagles 2 1 Bulldogs 1 *2 Hawks 0 3 Saturday night schedule: 7:00, Rattlers vs Panthers. 7:40, Hawks vs Tigers. 8:20, Bobcats ,vs Leopards. 9:00, Bulldogs vs Eagles. Dove Season to Close January 14 The season for shooting doves will close next Saturday, Jan. 14, it is stated by Ranger A. M. Rowell, instead of Feb, 14 as was erroneously announced in this newspaper last week. In other words, Saturday will be the last dove shooting day. Also, the season for shooting ducks ended last Saturday, Jan. 7.