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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 8 Future Farmers Their National Locally, members of the Na hunta F. F. A. Chapter plan to have a F. H. A., F. F. A. social, have charge of school bulletin board and Window displays. Membership in the F. F. A. is made up of farm boys who are students of vocational agriculture in high school. The organization activities are designed primarily to help develop rural leadership and good citizenship, and to stimulate the boys to better a chievement in their study and work toward successful establish ments in farming or other agri cultural occupations. The Nahunta F- F. A. Chapter has 65 members. The officers are: President: Floyd Johns, Vice President: Johnnie Crews, Secre tary; Bivian Rowell, Treasurer: Ned Hendrix, Reporter: John Wainright, Sentinel: Lamar Thrift. W. Carter Morton Jr., vocation al agriculture instructor in Na hunta High School, serves as Ad visor of the F. F. A. Chapter. The Georgia Future Farmer Or ganization has 17,384 members with 244 chapters. Georgia has the third largest membership in the National Association. Last year Georgia F. F. A. Members had $3,395,156 invested in farming and had a total labor income of $2,525,900.55. 1,874 boys grew out 3,244 head of beef cat tle last year. 2,842 boys grew out 5,906 head of dairy cattle. 9,765 boys grew out 25,568 head of hogs. 806 boys grew 1,665,702 broilers. 8,649 boys grew 23,856 acres of corn. A total of 407 persons qualified for membership in the 100 bushel club. The average yield for those hundred bushel producers was 117.4 bushels. This yield was achieved at an average cost of 47c per bushel. Johnnie Increased Appropriation for Forestry Commission Sought The Appropriation Committee of the House of Representatives was recently asked to seriously consider an increase in the Geor gia Forestry Commission’s ap propriation for the coming year. The request was based on a recent six-day inspection tour of Commission facilities by the Forestry Sub-Committee of the Natural Resources Committee of the House of Representatives. Representative W. H. “B i 11’’’ Kimmons of Pierce County, Chairman, stated that the in crease is needed to strengthen fire protection in areas where thousands of acres have been planted in trees and to speed up control of undesirable and cull specie program on productive forest acreage. The Committee also urged that funds be made available to bring under forest fire protection eight counties not under the program and for those counties to take advantage of the service. The counties con tribute one-third of the cost of each fire unit. Representative Kimmons point ed out that the Commission, under the direction of Ray Shirley, is saving state and county governments thousands of dollars each year by obtain ing and making usable surplus equipment from the federal governments. The Commission is eligible for equipments suitable for forest fire protection through a cooperative agreement with the Forest Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The report showed that equip ment is in excellent condition in all county or area fire protection units. The forest fire records were complete and indicated the degree of supervision and train ing of the personnel, Represen tative Kimmons added. Five of the six forest tree seed ling nurseries are using state prisoners from the Board of Cor rection for their common labor requirements. Represent a tive Kimmons said this is an ex cellent program and is assisting greatly the Board of Corrections financially. Georgia’s reforestation pr o gram exceeds that of any other state, emphasized Representa tive Kimmons. We were impress ed by the vast amount of forest area in the state and recognize that timber is a major natural re source of the state and in it lies a great potential for fur ther industrial expansion of Georgia. In the past four years, more than 1,500.000 acres have been planted to trees that were formerly in agricultural crops. Almost one million acres have been planted under the Soil Bank Program. Some counties have planted 35-40,000 acres to Now Observing FFA Week Crews of the Nahunta Chapter has achieved the membership in to this club. 1,070 boys grew cotton on 3,108 acres. 557 boys planted 13,544 pine seedlings. 201 chapters had pig chains through which 1,965 members received pigs. The Nahunta Chapter is beginning participation in the Sears Pig Chain, and 6 boys will receive pigs. Future Farmers choose the week of George Washington’s birthday each year for the ob servance of National F. F. A. week. Although usually recogniz ed as a Revolutionary War Gen eral and our first President, Washington’s first love was the farm he called Mount Vernon. There, he was one of the first in the nation to practice contour planting, crop rotations, fertiliza tion and other soil conservation and improvement methods. It was more than a century after Wash ington’s death before general use was made of many of the sound agriculture practices that he ad vocated. Card of Thanks We wish to express our thanks for the kindness and sympathy shown us on the occasion of the death of our loved one, Robert White. We deeply appreciate the floral tributes and every act and word of kindness in our bereave ment. We will aways remember you with heartfelt gratitude for your friendship. The White family and Fred Mcßee and family. trees under this program in ad dition to what is normally plant ed. The report revealed that Geor gia has between seven and seven and one-half million acres of forest land on which cull trees make up a considerable part of the area. The Commission is rendering outstanding service to timberland owners on these lands reported Representative Kimmons. A hardwood control program is converting 5,000 acres per year to pine timber o f valuable hardwoods. The Waycross State Forest was visited and was observed as be ing a well managed forest area growing all types of forest pro ducts. The Forest also serves as a demonstration area for forest landowners and for training state and county personnel. The Commission is eligible for equipment suitable for forest fire protection through a coop erative agreement with the Forest Service of the U. S. De partment of Agriculture. Areas included in the six-day tour were the state headquarters at Macon, Page, Walker, and Hightower Nurseries, Mcßae District Office, Telfair County Forestry Unit and hardwood control areas in that county. The Morgan-Walton, Gilmer and Bar tow Forestry Units were also in spected. The inspecting team included, in addition to Representative Kimmons, Representative Hubert H. Wells, Oconee County, vice chairman; W. C. Parker, Ap pling County, secretary; Byrom M. Fitzgerald, Long County; Roy R. Kelly, Jasper County; J. Floyd Larkins, Brantley County; W. T. McCown, Polk County; and W. G. Todd, Glas cock County. This program is saving the state and county governments thousands of dollars, and without it the state and county govern ment would have to provide a much larger budget for the op eration of this vital public pro gram. The counties contribute one third of the cost of each fire unit. A forestry advisory board in each county work with the Commission, and this Committee strongly feels that the state and counties are receiving more for their money through this pro gram of the state government of which we have any knowledge. Representative Kimmons con cluded his report stating that he wished it was possible for every member of the House of Repre sentatives to see for themselves the work of the Commission and realize the importance of forestry to Georgia’s economy. Brantley Enterprise Brantley Enterprise P. O. Box 128, Nahunta, Ga.. Thursday, February 23, 1961 Mrs. Jane Davis Is Appointed Leader of Heart Fund Drive Mrs. Jane Davis has been ap pointed vice-chairman of the 1961 Brantley County Heart Fund drive, announces Mrs. Leila H Turner, county Heart Fund Chair man. The campaign will be con ducted here during Heart Month, Feb. 1-28, and will reach its high point on Heart Sunday, Feb. 26. Ten other residents of the county have agreed to seiv t as community and division chair man for the 1961 Heart Fund, Mrs. Turner said. These leaders include: Mrs. Joe Walker, Mrs. Banner Thomas, Mrs. J. R. Drigger, Mrs. E. G. Fowler, Mrs. E. A. Hunter, Mrs. W. I. Highsmith, Mrs. Mag gie Middleton, Mrs. Bill White, Mrs. Albert Purdom. Other campaign leaders are: Mrs. Robert Smith, Treasurer; Mrs. Dick Purcell, Publicity Chairman; Mrs. Norman C. Lewis, Special Fund Chairman. Rosa Lee Hall has been ap pointed leader among the colored people. Support of the Heart Fund will enable the Georgia Heart Asso ciation to continue its fight a gainst heart and blood vessel diseases through an intensive pro gram of research, community service and education. Personals Mr. Neil Hendrix returned from the Waycross Memorial Hos pital Saturday, Feb. 18, after five days of illness. She is rapidly re cuperating from her illness. James K. Proctor, seaman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Proctor, of Route 1, Nahunta, serving aboard the attack cargo ship USS Seminole, operating in the Western Pacific, is schedul ed to take part in ceremonies, Feb. 20, marking the 19th Anni versary of the Pacific Fleet Am phibious Force. Fred Mcßee of Fort Washing ton, N. Y., returned to Nahunta last week to attend the funeral of Robert White. He is a native of Brantley County and has many relatives here. Army PFC David S. Stewart, 18, son of Alfred H. Stewart, Na hunta, Ga., is participating with other personnel from the 178th Signal Company in Exercise Long Pass, a mobility training exer cise, at the Clark Air Base- Stotsenberg training area in the Philippines. George D. Williams, boat swain’s mate third class, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mathie F. Williams of Route 1, Nahunta, serving aboard the dock landing ship USS Oakhill operating in the Western Pacific, is scheduled to take part in ceremonies, Feb. 20, marking the 19th Anniversary of the Pacific Fleet Amphibious Force. The regular meeting of the Grammar School PTA will be held Monday, Feb. 27th at 8:00 P. M. Norman W. Stevens, dis trict scout executive, will be on the program. Biddie League Basketball Teams Continue Play The Leopards won the Cousy Division championship Saturday night by defeating the Rattlers 18-8. Eddie Rowell led the Leo pards by scoring 8 points. Law rence Flowers scored 4 points for the Rattlers. The Panthers, led by Carvella King, defeated the Bobcats 19-14 Carvella scored 10 points while Gene Crews scored 6 points for the Bobcats. The Eagles won the Pettit divi sion championship by nipping the Hawks 13-12 in a low scoring contest. J. L. Jacobs led the scor ers with 5 points. The Bulldogs took over second place by defeating the Tigers from Hortense 18-14. John Jones scored 8 points for the Bulldogs and Ashley Henderson scored 9 points for the Tigers. If the Nahunta High School “Wildcats” are in the finals in the region tournament at Ware County Saturday night, there will be no Biddie games, how ever, if the local team is not playing in the finals, the schedule for this Saturday night will be: 7:00, Rattlers vs Panthers. 7:40, Tigers vs Hawks. 8:20, Tigers vs Leopards. 9:00, Bulldogs vs Eagles. Oremco Refund Will Total $37,308.06 Okefenoke Rural Electric Membership Corporation an nounces that $37,308.06 in capital credits will be refunded about March 1 to those member-con sumers receiving electric service during 1954. This is the second consecutive year that refunds will have been made. As a non-profit corporation, Okefenoke Co-op at the close of each year sets aside on its books all funds received for service, over and above the actual cost of such service, in the name of each member-consumer receiving service in that year, on a pro rata basis. Actual cash refunds are then made from time to time at the discretion of the Board of Directors, based on the financial condition of the co-op. Upon making the announce ment the Board of Directors and management of Okefenoke Co-op are delighted that the financial condition of the co-operative is such that refunds can be .made again this year. It is hoped through continued efficient man agement and through the increas ed acceptance of electric energy for all practical purposes refunds can be made each year. The refund checks will vary in size from a few cents to over $400.00 depending upon the a mount paid in by each member consumer for electric energy. They go to member-consumers residing in Brantley, Glynn, Cam den, Charlton, Wayne, and Ware Counties, Georgia and Duval, Nassau, and Baker Counties, Florida in 1954. Sheriff Offers SSO Reward in Burglary Case An attempt was made to bur glarize Joe’s Place on Route 301 north of Nahunta Friday night, Feb. 17, it is reported by sheriff J. Walter Crews. The door was crashed in but nothing was missed from the store. It is believed that the would-be burglars were scared off by the approach of a police car or other passersby, accord ing to the sheriff. The same place was burglariz ed about three weeks ago, the sheriff said. Sheriff Crews is offering SSO reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the guilty parties. Zinc Sulfate Needed For Pecan Trees County Agent Says By George A. Loyd, County Agent Almost all pecan trees in Georgia need an application of zinc sulfate and now is the time to make the application of this material. If zinc sulfate is deficient in the soil, a condition called rosette develops on pecan trees. Some symptoms of this condition such as numerous dead twigs and leaves, leaf petioles, and nut shucks remaining on trees may still be apparent. Last fall before frost came there would have been other symptoms — dead wood in tree tops, defoliation, discoloration, mottling of leaves, young leaves that were too small, yellow and ripple-shaped, and many under sized pecans. Zinc sulfate should be applied at the rate of one-half pound for each year of the tree’s age or for each inch in the trunk diaimeter. If rosette is severe on older trees, apply 10 to 15 pounds of zinc sulfate per tree. Begin the follow ing year with a maintenance rate of three to five pounds per tree. The University of Georgia at Athens, chartered in 1785, was the first State-chartered Univer sity in America. Grass and shrubbery trimmings can be turned into excellent soil builders with little expense or effort, Extension Horticulturist Gerald Smith says. Trimmings are cheaper than buying other organic matter such as peat moss, and they make soils that are black with humus. County Farm Bureau Presidents Met in Macon This Week Macon, Ga., Feb. 17: A state wide meeting of County Farm Bureau Presidents was held in Macon, February 22-23, with Perry Rozier, president of the Brantley County Farm Bureau, and George Loyd, county agent, attending. The purpose of the conference was to enable strengthening of County Farm Bureau operations and Georgia Farm Bureau Fed eration. The agenda included over-all Farm Bureau operations and re commendations from the assembl ed County Presidents. Emphasis project discussions included membership acquisition, main tenance, Pd and PX, County Farm Bureau office operation, in volvement of individual members and Service to Members. Municipal Group Seeks State Aid On Through Roads The Georgia Municipal Asso ciation is beginning a fight to re quire the State Highway Depart ment to maintain all state-aid routes through municipalities. The fight was begun as a re sult of two bills which the High way Department introduced in the Georgia General Assembly before recessing two weeks ago. These bills are House Bill 321 and 401. House Bill No. 321 would re peal a 1958 Act which provides for the State Highway Depart ment to spend on maintaining state routes through municipali ties, the average amount spent on maintenance for highways out side. Under House Bill No. 401, the 1958 Act would be repealed and the state would assume reponsi bility for maintaining state-aid routes in cities of 30,000 popula tion and under, without relieving the affected municipalities of public liability. Mayor Carl E. Pruett of Grif fin, President of the Georgia Municipal Association, reports that "the towns and cities of Georgia are stirred up over the two bills the Highway Depart ment has introduced in the State Legislature. This action is a breach of faith and confidence and something we cannot under stand," Pruett said. “It is ridiculous, if not down right immoral, for the Highway Department to so discriminate a gainst our towns and cities,” said Mayor Pruett. “In every other state which borders on Georgia, the state is responsible for main taining all state-aid routes, both inside and outside municipalties. With Amendment to the State Constitution, last year, which pro vides all motor fuel taxes to the Highway Department, and with approval in this session of the legislature of a hundred million dollar highway maintenance bond issue, the Highway Department is in position to take over full maintenance of all state-aid routles. Elmer George, Executive Direc tor of the Municipal Association says he is concerned over the atti tude of the Highway Department with respect to the Act unani mously passed by the Georgia Genera] Assembly in 1958. “Ap parently, the Highway Depart ment does not feel responsible for carrying out Acts of the Gen eral Assembly,” George said. “When we have inquired of ad ministrative and professional per sonnel in the department as to procedures for implementing the 1958 Act to provide minimum maintenance on state-aid routes through municipalities, all we get are evasions and excuses.” "At no time in history has the past so rushed away from us, and our future destiny is rushing upon us at an alarming rate of speed,” George said. “Yet, we find attitudes toward our towns and cities which are archaic, un sound and unfair. Our immediate hope for economic progress rests upon our .municipalities, and however intelligently we deal with their problems, to that ex tent will we progress as a state.” “We will not voluntarily take and objectives, as long as they are in the best interest of our municipalities and the state as a whole,” the GMA Executive Di rector said, and “House bills No. 321 and 401 would be steps back ward.” OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY >F NAHUNTA Test Drilling for Oil Begins Shortly in Brantley County Hendrix-Brooker Mr. and Mrs. Neil Hendrix of Nahunta announce the forthcom ing marriage of their daughter Nancy Hendrix to Wain Brook er, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Brown Brooker of Nahunta. The marriage will take place Friday, March 17, in the Nahunta Methodist Church at 6:30 P. M. Friends and relatives are invited to witness the ceremony. Purdom-Haney Mr. and Mrs. Albert Purdam of Nahunta announce the engage ment of their daughter Miss Shelba Jean Purdom to Mr. David C. Haney, son of Mrs. J. L. Riggins. The date of the wedding will be announced later. Hickox HD Club Met with Mrs. Brand The Hickox Home Demonstra tion Club met with Mrs. Janie Brand on Thursday, Feb. 16, with Mrs. Brand as hostess. Mrs. Don Mathie gave the de votional. Mrs. Janie Brand, Vice- President, presided. Those present at the meeting were Mrs. Don Mathie, Mrs. Janie Brand, Mrs. Thelma Strick land, Mrs. Ruth Wainright, Mrs. John I. Lee, Mrs. Leona Allen, Mrs. Gaynelle Keene, Mrs. Bill White, Mrs. Mary Godwin, Miss Mary Lee Godwin and Mrs. Vir ginia N. Raulerson, Home Dem. iAgt. Our demonstration this month w»s on the Identification of Plants, which was very interest ing. Tobacco Growers to Meet in Moultrie Tobacco growers from Georgia- Alabama, members of the Flue cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabi lization Corporation, will hold their 3rd annual district meeting in Moultrie on Tuesday, Febru ary 28. Georgia Farm Bureau officials urged each tobacco producing county Farm Bureau chapter to have delegations present for the important meeting. Dorsey Matthews, Colquitt County tobacco grower, Chair man of the Georgia Farm Bureau Federation tobacco committee and Georgia-Alabama director of the Flue-Cured Tobacco Stabliza tion Cooperative, said the pro gram will include first-hand re ports on the overall tobacco situation, with particular empha sis on Stablization’s current con dition. Any more delay in getting soil samples into the laboratory now could cost money at harvest time, declares Extension Agronomist P J. Bergeaux at the University of Georgia College of Agriculture. Mr. Bergeaux says laboratories are flooded with samples in Feb ruary and March, so it may take longer to get recommendations. Get samples in before the middle of February, he urges. FORD TRACTOR, has been in pulpwood operation, cheap for cash. Lee Broome, Broome Ser vice Center, Blackshear, Ga. 3-2 Meeting Planned to Cancel Recent Changes in Deer Hunting Season The State Game and Fish Com mission will hold a special meet ing March 1 to reconsider a re cent decision to change hunting seasons in the Eighth Congres sional District. Commission director Fulton Lovell said the meeting was re quested by newly appointed com missioner Harley Langdale, who pushed the new seasons through the February meeting of the Commission. Langdale’s regulations set deer season in all Eighth District counties but Glynn and Camden from October 1 through Decem ber 1, with a second period open ing December 24 and closing Jan uary 1. Both Glynn and Camden will keep the same deer seasons they have had for many years, Nov. 1 Keep up with the New* About Your Home County Subscribe for the Brantley Enterprise, $2.50 a Year, $3.00 Outside the County. (Plus Sales Tax) The first real test to try to find oil in Brantley County is about to be carried out by Hum ble Oil Company at a site six miles north of Nahunta near U. S. 301 in the Satilla River Swamp. The test site is on the land of M. F. Helemn and the rig for drilling is being put into shape for beginning of drilling in a few days. Rumor has it that the plans are to drill at least 4,500 feet. The findings at that depth would det ermine whether deeper drilling would be made. A test well to the depth of a bout 4,300 feet was drilled re cently in Wayne County on the Altamaha River east of Gardi. Granite was struck and the test abandoned there. About 20 years ago a test well was drilled in Pierce County to a depth of 4,300 feet where granite was found. Many hundreds of acres of land in Brantley County are under lease by various oil companies, indicate that hopes of finding oil in this section in commercial quantities are still held by major oil companies. Bob Ezell is the foreman in charge of the oil drilling rig in Brantley County. The site is just off the 301 right-of-way near Twin Rivers. J. C Hunnicutt Is Commended by Commanding Officer Mr. and Mrs. James F. Sunni cutt of Waynesville have receiv ed a letter from Lt. Colonel John M. Torbet of the Air Force, com mending their son 2|c Julian Car roll Hunnicutt and stating that Julian had been selected as the outstanding airman of the month in his squadron. The letter was as follows: Dear Mr. and Mrs. Hunnicutt I would like to take this op portunity to inform you that your son, Julian, was selected as the outstanding Airman of this organization for the month of January 1961. Your son’s selec tion was based upon his effici ency, his devotion to duty, ap pearance, attitude toward the service and those he serves with, and loyalty to his supervisors and to the organization. I would like to say that it is an honor to have an Airman such as your son in my organization. I am certain that many of these commendable qualities attributes that your son possesses are a di rect result of his excellent teach ings during his younger years at home. I sincerely wish to congratulate you, Mr. and Mrs. Hunnicutt, for having a son who has attained these commendable accomplish ments on duty with the United States Air Force. Sincerely, JOHN M TORBET LtCol, USAF Commander High School PT A Meets Tuesday Night The February meeting of the Nahunta High School Parent Teacher Association will meet at the High School on Tuesday evening, Feb. 28 at 7:30 P. M. A Founders Day program will be the theme with Mrs. J. H. Calhoun in charge. The meeting was postponed from last week because of the death of Mr. Hers chel Herrin. through Jan. 5. The Commission also passed Langdale’s motion to establish a December 1 through February 5 turkey season in all Eighth Dis trict counties except Glynn, Cam den, Echols and Clinch. Glynn and Camden will keep turkey seasons of November 1 through January 5. Echols and Clinch will be closed entirely. Lovell said there is a possibili ty the Commission may reset the seasons in the affected counties, since many sportsmen have voic ed opposition to the new seasons. State senator W. C. Long of Brantley County wired The Brantley Enterprise Tuesday as follows: “Action has been start ed to repeal the new changes in the hunting season.”