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VOLUME 41 — NUMBER 10
Brantley County
Showed Increase
Retail sales in Georgia totaled
$5,073,122,877 in 1960 as com
pared to $4,913,665,852 in 1959, a
State Chamber of Commerce re
port showed today.
Fourth quarter sales last year
registered $1,332,936,875 as a
gainst $1,301,175,423 during the
same period in 1959, the report
showed.
Twenty-seven counties record
ed a decline in sales in 1960 over
the previous year, the report re
vealed.
Fourth quarter business volume
in Brantley County totaled sl,-
064,183 in 1960, compared with
the $934,877 for the same period
in 1959.
Year-end totals were; $3,916,-
511 in 1959, and $4,149,865 in
1960.
Feed Grain
Acreages Are
Being Recorded
Farmers in Brantley County
who may be interested in a pos
sible feed grain production ad
justment program in 1961 are
urged to call at the Agricultural
Stablization and Conservation
County Office, according to
George Dykes, Chairman of the
ASC County Committee. The re
quest is made to farmers at this
time because farm feed grain
and other crop acreage informa
tion will be needed for any feed
grain program that may be au
thorized for the coming crop sea
son.
Farmers who suppy feed grain
and other acreage figures at this
time will not be obligated to
participate in a feed grain pro
gram if one becomes available,
but will be eligible to participate.
However, Mr. Dykes points out
that a p-ogram can be quickly
put into operation if the neces
sary farm acreage information is
on file at the county office. He
asks farmers’ cooperation in pro
viding information that will be
needed before a program can be
put into effect.
Interested farmers are asked
to bring to the ASC county of
fice their records of the acreage
of cropland used for field com,
grain sorghums, oats, barley, and
other crops for the two crop
years 1659 and 1960. The report
should be on the basis of the a
creage planted and the use made
of the crop produced. Accurate
information must be obtained im
mediately for possible establish
ment of farm feed grain base
acreages.
Since Brantley County is class
ed as a minor feed grain produc
ing area, only interested farm
ers are being asked to make re
ports. In counties classed as major
feed grain producing areas, a
creage reports are being obtain
ed for all farms.
THREE FERTILIZERS NEEDED
Only three basic fertilizers are
needed to correct any fertility
problem, says Extension Agrono
mist J. R. Johnson. The first of
these ratios is one with an even
amount of phosphate and potash
content; the second would be one
with a high phosphate and low
potash content, and the third
would be one with a low phos
phate and high potash ratio.
4,000 Chicks Being Fed in
Broiler Project at Boys Estate
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Broiler
raising is moving into Coastal
Georgia via a project also aimed
to make Boys Estate more self
supporting.
An initial flock of 4,000 chicks
is progressing rapidly toward
market weight under the en
couragement of some of the
young citizens at Boys Estate,
center for homeless boys near
here.
‘'We have light-type soil down
here and our farming has lagged.
But we can raise broilers,” in
sists Don Grinstead, vocational
agriculture teacher at Darien
High School who is “coaching”
the undertaking.
The coastal climate is right for
farming but there is no tradition
of agriculture and the people are
not educated in farming, Grin
stead says.
James Bonds, 15 year-old
youth from Rome, Ga., who hap
pens to be mayor of Boys Estate
and is one of Grinstead’s star
students, shares enthusiasm for
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
Donna Henderson returned
home on Monday from a Baxley
hospital where she recently un
derwent an appendix operation.
She is the daughter of Mrs. Daisy
Harper.
Mrs. Hoke Wilson has been a
patient in Memorial Hospital,
Waycross for several days and
submitted to an operation on
Tuesday of this week.
Carl Broome is a patient in
Memorial Hospital in Waycross
following an operation on Tues
day of this week.
Mrs. R. D. Thomas has return
ed from Americus, Ga., where
she was called at the death of
her father, T. W. Upton, on Feb.
23.
Johnny Sowell Jr., six year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Johnny So
well Sr., has been a patient in
Memorial Hospital in Waycross
since Sunday. He returned home
on Tuesday of this week.
Mrs. Irven Crews has returned
from Winter Haven, Fla., where
she was called because of the
serious illness of her sister, Mrs.
Jac Rowland.
Twelve students at the Hobo
ken High School took the Na
tional Merit Scholarship Qualify
ing Tests Tuesday, March 7, it
is announced by Principal L. W.
Blanchard. The tests were given
by Hugh L. Belcher, Science in
structor. All students who wish to
be considered for Merit Scholar
ships to be awarded in 1962 took
the test at that time.
Bth District
Science Fair
This Weekend
On March 10-11, the Eighth
District Science Fair will be held
at Ware County High School
gymnasium. Approximately 117
schools have been invited to par
ticipate and from 150 to 200 pro
jects are expected to be entered.
The Science Club of Ware
County High School, Waycross, is
host for this event. Jimmy Cow
art is president of the science
Club and Warren Beagle is Fair
coordinator. A. L. Woodard and
Herb Hanley, teachers at Ware
County High and Glynn Aca
demy are co-sponsors for the
event.
The displays will be open to
the public on Saturday, March 11,
from 8 A. M. to 4 P. M.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Howard
announce the birth of a little
girl on Sunday, Feb. 26, weighing
five pounds and fourteen and
one-half ounces. She has been
named Angela Denise.
S|Sgt. and Mrs. David J.
Nicholls of Niagara Falls, N. Y.,
announced the arrival of a baby
girl on Feb. 23, weighing seven
pounds and ten ounces. She has
been named Sherri Michelle. The
baby is the granddaughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George Dykes of Na
hunta.
the broiler project.
The boys tend the flock in the
morning and evening, assisted by
equipment such as automatic wat
ering devices that simplify chores.
A Blackshear firm, South
Georgia Broiler Co., furnished
the chicks and also provides all
feed, medicine and a guaranteed
market when the flock finished
out in nine weeks.
At competitive prices ruling
the broiler industry there is not
much money in a flock of only
4,000 hens. But J. Ardell Nation,
executive director of the estate,
said 25,000 to 30,000 chicks may
be taken in future contracts and
the return would be appreciable.
He said the boys seem to en
joy the challenge and it falls in
with their school work.
Lannis Thomas, manager of
the Blackshear broiler firm,
said the midway record in the
initial flock was excellent, based
on reports of mortality and
weight gain.
Brantley Enterprise
Retail Sales
for 1960
Personals
By Kenny Wilson
Births
Brantley Enterprise P. O. Box 128, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, March 9, 1961 OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
REV. JOHNSTON LOOKS OVER NEW BOOK
Granddaughter Carol Johnston Also Interested.
'My Fifty Years in the Ministry'
Is Published by Rev. Johnston
The Rev. H. J. Johnston, Bap
tist Minister of Alma, is distri
buting copies of his latest book
this week, an autobiography en
titled “My Fifty Years In The
Ministry.” 'Hie 135 page book is
handsomely bound in leatherette
cover, with gold lettering and in
cludes a section of 16 pages of
pictures.
One of South East Georgia’s
best known Baptist Ministers,
Rev. Johnston has served scores
of churches throughout South
Georgia, and the autobiography
gives brief discriptions of
churches served.
In his fifty years in the minis
try, he served more churches in
Coffee County than any other
county, while he has made his
home in Alma within recent
years.
He may be remembered by
many as the Editor and Publisher
of Bible Flashes from 1943 until
1960 when he discontinued it to
complete his book.
Other books of Rev. Johnston
include Beulah Church History,
The Wiregrass Apostle, life and
works of Rev. Cecil Thomas, and
Phophet of the Pinelands, bio
graphy of Rev. A. M. McCool.
Published at the Twice-A-Week
Coffee County Progress, the
booklets, nearly a 1000 of them,
are now on sale, and are being
distributed by the author to those
who purchased copies in advance.
Autographed copies are avail
able at the Progress and at the
ministers home in Alma.
Beginning with his early life
in South Georgia, Rev. Johnston
tells his life story simply, relat
ing through the years of youth,
how he had come to enter the
ministry.
He entered Piedmont Institute
in Waycross at the age of 25, and
later attended Mercer University
while serving rural churches on
the weekends.
Introductions to the book were
written by Rev. Cecil Thomas, R.
D. Hodges and former Congress
man Braswell Deen of Alma.
New Hope, near Ambrose and
Sand Hill church near Douglas
came for some very fine com
pliments from the former pastor,
and the new church and pastor
ium at New Hope appear in the
picture pages.
The book should be of special
interest to people of Coffee Coun
ty where the author served more
churches and is perhaps ac
quainted with more people than
any other county.
The nation’s first county-owned
hydro-electric plant was built in
Crisp County, Georgia.
The steamship, The Savannah,
was the first steamship to cross
the Atlantic Ocean, leaving Sa
vannah on May 20, 1819 en route
to Liverpool, England.
Contributions to Easter Seals
help finance a national research
program seeking out clues to
prevention and treatment of
crippling conditions and rehibi
litation of the physically handi
capped.
WILLIAM C. NORTON
Completes Training
Airman Norton
Completes AF
Basic Training
LACKLAND AFB, Tex. — Air
man William C. Norton, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Norton of
Hortense, has completed his ini
tial course of Air Force basic
military training here. He has
been selected to attend the tech
nical training course for Muni
tions and Weapons Maintenance
at Lowry AFB, Colorado.
Airman Norton is a graduate
of Nahunta High School, Nahun
ta.
Mark Wildes
Honored on
82nd Birthday
Mr. Mark Wildes was honored
with a birthday dinner on Sun
day March 5 at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Lonnie Wasdin.
The occasion was his 82nd birth
day. ,
Among those attending the
dinner were his sons and their
families, Mr. and Mrs. Lacy
Wildes and children, Bonaire,
Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Wood row
Wildes. Two daughters, Miss Mat
tie Lou Wildes of Atlanta and
Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Wasdin
and Linda. And Rev. and Mrs.
Eddie Dixon.
Card of Thanks
The family of Rufus Shuman
wish to take this means to ex
press our thanks to everyone for
their kindnesses to us at his
death.
We want to thank everyone
for their sympathy, for the floral
offerings and the covered dishes
and for every consideration.
May God bless you every one.
THE FAMILY.
New Truck Law
To Be Explained
Here March 20th
Murray A. Chappell, Director,
Motor Vehicle License Unit, an
nounced that a representative of
the Tag Department will be in
the Brantley County tag agent's
office on Tuesday, March 21, at
nine o'clock A. M. for the pur
pose of explaining the new truck
registrating law to all truck own
ers of this county.
Mr. Delma F. Herrin, tag agent,
asked that all truck owners see
this representative since the new
bill is based on the total gross
weight, including the weight of
truck plus load, instead of the
old method of the pulling ton
nage of the truck.
Cotton and Peanut
Varieties for 61
Are Recommended
Recommended cotton and pea
nut varieties for 1961, based on
tests by Georgia Experiment Sta
tions, were announced this week
by J. R. Johnson, head of the Ex
tension department at the Uni
versity of Georgia College of
Agriculture.
These have been tested under
controlled experimental condi
tions and have proved to be su
perior, Mr. Johnson said.
Cotton varieties recommended
for planting this year are Coker
100-A (W. R), Empire (W. R.),
Plains, Auburn 56 and Dixie
King.
Peanut varities are Dixie Span
ish, Spanette, Argentine, S. E.
Runner 56-15, Dixie Runner,
Early Runner, Virginia Bunch 67,
Virginia Runner G-26, Virginia
Bunch G-2, Georgia 119-20 and
NC 2.
Good seed play a very impor
tant part in making high, econo
mical yields, according to Mr.
Johnson. A farmer who plants
poor seed of inferior varieties can
not compete with one who plants
recommended varieties of proven
high germination, he continued.
Using certified seed of these
varieties is a sure way to know
that the seed is of known origin
and performance, the agronomist
said. Certified seed growers pro
duce seed under supervision of
the Georgia Crop Improvement
Association.
Social Security Law
On Household Workers
Explained by Official
A recent change in the social
security law now makes it more
important that people who hire
baby sitters, maids, cleaning wo
men, or other household help re
port the earnings of these work
ers if they .are paid SSO in cash
wages in any calender quarter,
stated O. L. Pope, .manager of
the Waycross district office.
The new law reduces by about
one-third the length of time a
person must work in order to re
ceive social security benefits
when they retire. Pope added.
Most household workers do not
have regular full-time employ
ment, or they work only during
part of the year. Often we find
that they do not have enough
social security credit to qualify
for social benefits at retirement
age. Failure to get credit for one
or two quarters can mean the
loss of hundrds of dollars in re
tirement or survivors benefits.
Pope concluded by reminding
employers that these reports are
mandatory and not optional. The
earnings of any household work
er who was paid as much as SSO
cash wages by an employer dur
ing January, February, March, or
during any prior quarter, must
be reported.
For additional information,
write or telephone your local dis
trict office, 704 Jane Sreet, Way
cross, Georgia.
The Georgia Society for Crip
pled Children and Adults, your
Easter Seal Society, is one of
1,655 affiliates of the National
Society for Crippled Children and
Adults in all 50 states, District
of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Wherever there are crippled
children there are Easter Seals at
work.
Posted Signs for Sale
At Brantley Enterprise
Brantley County FFA Youth
Named Area Corn Champion
Donald E. Cleland
Participates in
Mobility Exercise
U. s. Forces, Okinawa — Army
Specialist Four Donald E. Cle
land, son of Mrs. Maude H. Cle
land, Nahunta, recently partici
pated with other personnel from
the 2d Airborne Battle Group,
503 d Infantry in Exercise Long
Pass, a mobility training exer
cise, at the Clark Air Base-Stot
senberg training area in the Phil
ippines. The exercise, which in
volved almost 6,000 U. S. Army
and Air Force personnel from
the continental U. S., Hawaii,
Okinawa and the Philippines,
ended Feb. 22.
Long Pass was designed to test
the flexibility and airlift cap
ability of U. S. fighting forces on
a global scope.
Upon conclusion of the exer
cise, Specialist Cleland returned
to Okinawa where he is an as
sistant gunner in the 503 d’s Mor
tar Battery.
He entered the Army in 1958
and arrived overseas in June
1960.
Cleland is a 1958 graduate of
Nahunta High School.
Mrs. Griner Attends
Seminar on Strokes
The Ware County Health De
partment has been a training
center for the past three days for
a Stroke Rehabilitation Semi
nar. Nurses from 23 counties in
the Southeastern Region attend
ed. Representing Brantley County
was Mrs. Rebecca Griner, Brant
ley County Health Department
Nurse.
The seminar featured demons
trations of the activities of daily
living, discussions on “What Is
A Stroke?,” the "Psychiatric
Problems of the Stroke Patient,”
the “Definition and Management
of Aphasia” and a patient demon
stration.
A NEW BRAND of anti-free
enterprise economic thought mas
querading under the enigmatic
title of “pragmatic liberalism"
has gained a foothold in the high
est councils of the Executive
Branch of the Federal Govern
ment.
The term is that used to de
scribe the philosophy of at least
I ? two of the top
'jMßh | economic ad-
A | visers who
. 1 ’ have the ear
a 1 President
J Kennedy—Dr.
■ Walter W.
Heller who
has
Ik AHI lice as Chair
man of the Council of Economic
Advisers and Dr. John Kenneth
Galbraith who is slated to be Am
bassador to India. Defined by
Webster as "liberal principles and
theories ... of or pertaining to
the affairs of a community or
state,” it can best be explained as
the ultimate extension of the
theory that government can do
more for the people than the peo
ple can do for themselves. Its
basis is that individuals spend
too much money on themselves
and too little on governmental
programs and its aim is to re
verse that order through taxation
and economic controls and manip
ulation.
• • •
THE ULTRA-LIBERAL Wash
ington Post recently quoted Hel
ler as believing that “much of our
affluence is being frittered away
in indulgences, luxuries and friv
olities” and stated that he “wants
to redistribute the economic pie,
channeling relatively more re
sources to the public and less to
the private sector.” Columnist
Arthur Krock has noted that Hel
ler is unconcerned about the na
tional debt, pointing out that he
testified in 1959 that while the
.’net pr«par«4 or oxponn)
Keep up with the New*
About Your Home County
Subscribe for the Brantley
Enterprise, $2.50 a Year,
$3.00 Outside the County.
(Plus Sale* Tax)
A Brantley County FFA youth
is South Georgia’s com champ
ion.
Nineteen-year-old Roy Jordan
of Hoboken walked away with
top Southeast Georgia corn pro
duction honors for 1960 a
banquet held Monday night for
area Chapters of the Future
Farmers of America in States
boro.
Jordan produced a record -
breaking yield of 220.04 bushels
of com per acre to cop the first
place award in a contest that in
cluded 2,144 Future Farmer par
ticipants from this area.
His vocational agriculture in
structor is W. J. Moore.
Honored along with Jordan
was the Surrency High School
FFA Chapter for producing the
highest chapter yield of corn per
acre in last year’s contest.
Other FFA Chapters placing
were Hoboken, second; Glenn
ville, third; Effingham County,
fourth; Screven County, fifth;
and Jenkins County High, sixth.
Fifty-seven Area FFA chapters
took part in the contest which is
sponsored annually by Green
wood Farms of Thomasville. The
57 Chapters produced an average
yield of 51.71 bushels of corn per
acre.
Ninety-six of the Future Farm
ers from this area produced more
than 100 bushels of corn per
acre and will be honored at the
100 Bushel Corn Club luncheon
at Atlanta on March 22.
Speaking at the banquet group
Monday night was Dr. Pete Don
aldson, President of Abraham
Baldwin Agricultural College.
Others taking part on the pro
gram were J. N. Baker, Assistant
Supervisor of Agricultural Edu
cation, Swainsboro Mayor Ralph
Smith, E. V. Kemarek, manager
of the sponsoring Greenwood
Farms, Lynn Reddick, state-vice
president of the FFA, Corbitt
Hunter, state secretary of the
FFA, John R. Roundtree, super
intendent of Emanuel Schools,
and the Rev. Otis Brooks, pastor
of the First Baptist Church of
Swainsboro. ■
Have you remembered? Your
dollars through Easter Seals give
care and hope to crippled child
ren and adults.
American people may be said to
owe the debt they also "own the
debt.” *
Galbraith, in his controversial
book, "The Affluent Society,” ex
pressed complete contempt for in
dividual aspirations for a better
life, referring sneeringly to them
as “the craving for more elegant
automobiles, more exotic food,
more erotic clothing, more elab
orate entertainment . . . the en
tire modern range of sensuous,
edifying and lethal desires.” He
deplored the influence of adver
tising upon individual wants and
called for "a system of taxation
which automatically makes a pro
rata share of increasing income
available to public authority for
public purposes.”
• • •
WHETHER ADMITTED or
not, such a philosophy is nothing
less than a restatement of the
Marxian dialectic of each indi
vidual working according to his
ability and receiving according to
his need. It represents a total
rejection not only of the law of
supply and demand but also of
the fundamental principle of our
system of free enterprise—that
work is desirable and that the in
centive for work is the enjoyment
of the fruits of labor by the indi
viduals who earn them.
The fatal flaw of any scheme
to provide private needs through
public means is that it runs count
er to the economic realities that
what is bought must be paid for
and that only through the genera
tion and investment of working
capital can a stable monetary sys
tem be maintained. Not even
"pragmatic liberalism” ean an
swer the question of who provides
the living if everyone decides the
government owes him one.
