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Newspaper Page TextGot Anything to Sell? Want to Buy Anything? Put a Want - Ad in the Brantley Enterprise 75 Cent* or 3 Time* $2.00. VOLUME 41 — NUMBER 20 32 Hoboken High Graduates To Receive Diplomas Tuesday The Hoboken High School will hold its Baccalaureate Services on Sunday, May 21 at 9:00 A. M. The Graduation Exercises will be held on Tuesday, May 23 at 8:15 P. M. The 32 seniors who will receive diplomas are as follows: Barbara Aldridge Carolyn Altman Ray Dean Altman Patricia Ammons Jimmy Bell Edward Carter Elna Carter Elaine Crews Linda Crews Warren Crews Margaret Davis Benny Dean Stanley Dowling Lonnie Dußose Mary Easterling Linda Fowler Avery Griffin Roy Griffin Vannie Griffin Linda Gunter Mary Ann Guy Ronald Herrin Noah Hutchison Georgia Lee Jones Carolyn Lee Estelle Lewis Margaret Miles Loretta Milton Pearl Redding Rogers Stone Derrell Strickland Elaine Strickalnd The Senior Class Sponsor is Mr. E. J. Lee. We are extending a very cordial invitation for the pub lic to attend. Campbell-Lewis The betrothal of Miss Shirley Gail Campbell and Newbern Lewis is announced by Miss Campbell’s parents, Mrs. Corean Campbell and Kenneth L. Camp- bell of Waycross. The bridegroom-elect is the son of the late Mr. L. Cary Lewis and late Mrs. Verdie Herrin Lewis of Nahunta. Miss Campbell's and Mr. Lewis’ marriage will be an event of June 22. Vows will be exchanged at six o’clock in the evening at the Gilchrist Park Methodist Church. Formal invitations will not be issued, but all friends and rela tives are cordially invited. Miss Campbell, attractive bride elect, was graduated from Way cross High School. Bethlehem Cemetery Will Be Cleaned Mr. C. E. Highsmith announces that the Bethlehem Church Ce metery will have a day of work ing on Tuesday, May 23. Everyone who has an interest in the cemetery is asked to come in the morning and bring lawn mower and other tools to help with the work. Want Ads tool sharpening For saw filing and sharpening all edged tools, leave them at Brooker Hardware, Nahunta, Ga., and I will be there every Tues day, starting May 23. I will put your saw or other tools in first class shape. All work guaranteed. D. DePratter, Nahunta, Ga. 6-1. recital time specials Beautiful Spinet Pianos reduced to $495. Used and Practice Pianos $95. Up. Easiest Terms. Don’t Miss this Opportunity To Give Your Child A Chance To Learn To Play The Piano. TAYLOR PIANO STORE, BALDWIN DEALER, DOUGLAS, GA. 6-1 HELP WANTED SALESMEN OR AGENTS Want to make $2.50 or more per hour in pleasant route work? Can use man or woman part or full time. Write P. Q- Todd, Prescott St. Ext., Waycross, Ga. 5 18 WATER COOLER BARGAIN Slightly used GE water cooler, pressure type. Nothing down just take up Payments^ Moody Bros* Furniture Co., Nahunta, Ga. 5-18 MORGAN TRIM AND REPAIR SHOP Bo dy and fender work, auto nainting $35. seat covers tailored Knd up. Located at 824 Glen more Ave.. Waycross, Ga. on Valdosta Highway. Special all work guaranteed. Phone AT 3- 2948. 6 ' l Brantley County Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Raulerson Family Reunion Held On Sunday, May 14, 1961, the kin and friends, gathered from far and near, at the home of Mrs. Rilla Raulerson Youmans, for a family reunion. The delightful affair was held in the spacious yard of Mrs. Youmans farm home in Brantley, which is the old home place of her father, the late Jim Raulerson. Guests, relatives and friends were welcomed on the wide front porch by Mrs. Youmans, her daughters, Mrs. Bob Childress and Mrs. W. T. Bozeman, and her son, Henry Youmans, also wel coming was another of the Raul erson Clan, Mrs. Lola Johns, a sister to Mrs. Youmans. The large house was opened in its entirety for the comfort and convenience of the group and much admirations was expressed for the unusual wood trim work in the entry hall and living room. This woodwork was all cut and sawed by hand when the house was originally built about the turn of the century by “Uncle Jim Raulerson” as he was and still is known. At the noon hour a bountiful dinner was spread under the large oak trees with their streamers of Spanish Moss. Invo cation was given by the Rev. Les ter Dixon, a lifelong friend and neighbor to the Raulerson Family. After the dinner a short busi ness session was held at which time it was decided to hold an Annual Raulerson Reunion. Nol an L. Raulerson of Patterson, Ga., was elected President and Mrs. Bob Childress was elected Secretary-Treasurer. Special at tention is called to the fact that in the future the reunion will be held on tbe fy£t Sunday in May of each year, and the 1962 re union will be held at the Rauler son Community Center in Pierce County. Information Given On Child Labor Laws Birmingham, Ala.—(Special)— “Child Labor laws permit high school students a wide choice of jobs during the ummer vaca tion,” Sterling F Williams, re gional director ji the Wage-and- Hour and Public Contracts Divi sions, said here. His office admin isters the Fair Labor Standards Act, including child-labor pro visions, in five Southeastern states. “Parents should consider Fed eral and State regulations as a safeguard to their child’s safety and health,” Williams pointed out. With the exception of a few jobs which have been declared “haz ardous occupations,” boys and girls who have passed their 16th birthday may apply for almost any vacation-time job. Children in the 14-and-15 year old class may seek jobs in office, clerical or sales work. They may accept most jobs in vegetable and fruit-packing sheds, but their work must be performed between 7 A. M. and 7 P. M. and is limited to eight hours any day or 40 hours any week. Williams emphasized that em ployers should determine what jobs in their plants can be filled by youngsters this summer. If they require further information about Federal Child-Labor laws, Williams invited employers to contact Harold W. Glenn, super visor of the Wage-Hour field of fice in the U. S. Post Office Building, Jacksonville, Florida. Where a job comes under both Federal and state laws, the standards set by both laws must be observed. If there is a differ ence in the laws, Williams said that the higher standards will prevail. 4W7 t । aYouVe w jackrabbit.; [SW IN VOIR UNE/1 DAXTINCr IN MD OUT Os TKAFFIC THf W AtCIDfKTS Brantley Enterprise Robert Strickland Is Speaker at Hortense PT A Meet Hortense Parent Teacher Asso ciation held their last meeting Wednesday May 10. Opening the meeting with Merle Mills, presi dent, presiding. Secretary Lot tie Strickland read the minutes. The treasurer, Robert Strickland, gave his report. Iris Smith gave the devo tional. She spoke on how we need to serve God to prevent the threat of communism in our free land. She spoke on the freedom of worship we have in this coun try. Mrs. Smith gave a spiritual talk. Mrs. Mills spoke of the meet ing of School of Instruction of Parents and Teachers Association. She told of the by-laws and the duties of the new officers for the new year of 1961-62. The vice-president, Lilly Mae Brauda, read the names of new committees that the excutive committee appointed. Program, Iris Smith; hospitality, Mary Harper; Year Book, Dorothy Brauda; publicity, Beverly Row ell; membership, Ida Strick land; Health, Louise O’Berry. The room representatives are the following: Grades 1,2, 3, are Merle Mills, Mary Herrin, Lottie Strickland and Dorothy Brauda. 4th grade Irlene Strickland, Fronnie Moody. sth grade, Selma Rowell, Louise Carver, 6th grade Louise O’Berry and Josephine Gibson, 7th grade Hazel Rowell, Betty Chowning and the Bth grade Verdie Mae Rowell and Lilly Mae Brauda. Robert Strickland had charge of the program and he spoke of a new system for the first three grades. He stated that Miss Janis Herrin and Mrs. Lucille Parks will be the teachers for the com ing year. Eugene Drury the seventh grade teacher will be .missed greatly at Hortense School. Mr. Drury has been teaching at Hor tense for three ..years. He has been a great asset to Hortense. The first grade won the picture for the month with the most par ents present. The refreshments were served by Lilly Mae Brauda, Verdie Mae Rowell, Stella Loper and Mrs. Alvia Williamson. Mrs. Dorothy Brauda has been elected for the publicity in the district. Dorothy Brauda, reporter. Nahunta Negro Killed in Shooting Affray A 34-year-old Nahunta Negro is dead and another Negro is be ing held for murder following a shooting at 9:30 P. M. Sunday, May 14. Willie Tootle had his heart shot out following a fight at a saw mill one mile east of Nahun ta on U. S. Highway 84, Brantley County Sheriff Walter Crews stated. Crews said that he was holding Luther Bryant, .about 35, who got into a fight with Tootle during a card game at Satilla Lumber Co. Both men were employed by the saw .mill. Sheriff Crews gave the follow ing account of the shooting. Af ter the fight Bryant ran to his house about a quarter of a mile away and Tootle ran after him. Getting his 12-gauge singe-bar rel shotgun Bryant came back up the road about 100 yards where he met Tootle and shot him. The sheriff stated that the shot lit erally blew Tootle’s heart out of his chest. Both men had been drinking, Crews said. Beauty Contests Winners Announced On Friday, May 12, the senior of Nahunta High School, spon sored by Mrs. Herschel Herrin and Mr. C. R. Huffman, scored a great success with the beauty pa geant. There were 100 contestants in the beauty pageant. The winners were Little Miss Nahunta, Susan Smith; first runner up, Jana Jones; second runner up, Cathy Middleton. Miss Nahunta Junior High, Dale Huelett, first runner up, Sharon Strickland; second runner up. Chyrle Purdom. Miss Nahunta Senior High, Jan Hurst; first runner up, Lynn Herrin; Second runner up, Lorna Harden. Brantley Enterprise P. O. Box 12S, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, May 1«, 1961 OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA By Janelle Lane George W. Lyons Funeral Service Held Tuesday Mr. George Wesley Lyons, 86. a lifelong resident of Brantley county, passed away Sunday af ternoon, May 14, at the home of his son, Oscar Lyons, in the Ray bon community following a lengthy illness. Mr. Lyons was the son of the late Sam and Mary Hickox Lyons. He received his education in the schools of the county and was a longtime member of the Oak Grove Primitive Baptist Church. Possessed of an affable manner and a genial dispostion, he had a host of friends thruout this sec tion who were saddened to learn of his death. During his active working years, Mr. Lyons was engaged in farming operations, having re tired only a few years ago due to declining health. Survivors include two daugh ters, Mrs. Martha Morgan and Mrs. Eugene Morgan, both of Na hunta; four sons, Oscar Lyons and Archie Lyons, both of Nahunta, I Calvin Lyons and Lester Lyons, I both of Brunswick; one sister, Mrs. Molly Morgan of Blackshear; three brothers, Bob Lyons of Waycross, Tom Lyons of Darien, and Amos Lyons of Nahunta. Forty-three grandchildren, six ty-six great grandchildren, six great great grandchildren, sever al nieces, nephews and other re latives also survive. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon, May 16, at two-thirty o’ clo c k from the graveside in Rob Lewis Cemetery with Elder Oliver Lewis con ducting the rites in the presence of a large number of sorrowing relatives and friends. Pallbearers, all grandsons, were Messrs. Roy Lyons, David C. Lyons, Calvin E. Lyons, William O. Lyons, LaVerne Lyons, and Marlon Lyons. The family have the sympathy of their many 'friends in their bereavement. The Chambless Funeral Home of Nahunta was in charge of ar rangements. Soil Practices at Children's Home to Be Shown June 7th A Field Day and Conservation Farm Tour at the Odum Branch, Georgia Baptist Children’s Home, on June 7 will give Georgians an opportunity to see results of up to-date soil conservation prac tices. The Home has applied .most of the conservation practices plan ned for the farm several years ago, according to K. C. Mayers, Baxley, chairman, Board of Sup ervisors, Altamaha Soil Conser vation District. The Board of Supervisors and the Home, of which John C. Warr, Hapeville, is general manager, are co-sponsors of the event. They have invited the public to a special program beginning at 10:30 A. M., a free barbecue luncheon, and the tour. The Home practices mulch farming of soybeans and grain soybeans. Several acres of wild life food have been planted and wild turkeys, released in 1959, are thriving and reproducing. About two miles of drainage ditches have been added in recent years for cropland and pasture land improvement. A modern dairy barn and broiler and lay ing houses have been built. A. D. Garner, farm superinten dent, said the Home uses artifi cial breeding and the Dairy Herd Improvement Association’s test ing program in the dairy herd. Sheep are grown on the farm, and meat type hogs are bred on the 2400-acre farm. The Baxley campus is using all the land on the farm “within its capability and is continuously improving it in production,” ac cordng to L. W. Drennan, work unit conservationist, Baxley. Lee-Dixon Mr. and Mrs. John E. Lee of Nahunta announce the forthcom ing marriage of their daughter Sandra Marie to Mr. Eugene Dixon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alton Dixon of Blackshear. The wedding will take place Friday, June 2, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Herrin of Na hunta.* No invitations will be sent but friends and relatives are invited. In the sizing of thread, the lar ger the number, the finer the thread, says MJss Peggy Ott, Ex tension clothing specialist. Rufus F. Crews Funeral Service Was Held Friday Mr. Rufus Franklin Crews, 66, of St. Marys passed away early Wednesday morning, May 10, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. W. Lane of Route 2, Hortense, following an extended illness. Mr. Crews was born in Wayne, now Brantley, county and was the son of the late Samuel David and Martha Knight Crews. He received his education in the schools of the county and until ill health forced his retirement had engaged in farming. For the past 12 years, he had been a resi dent of St. Marys. Survivors include his wife, Mi's. Mary Jacob Crews of St. Marys; three daughters, Mrs. J. W. Lane of Hortense, Mrs. Vernon Lane of St. Marys, and Miss Murial Dean Crews of St. Marys; five sons, Cauley Crews, Julian Crews, Ma son Crews, J. C. Crews, and J. L. Crews, all of St. Marys; three sis ters, Mrs. W. B. Crews of Black shear, Mrs. W. P. Rowell of Hor tense, and Mrs. G. B. Madden of Houston, Texas; two brothers, Jack Crews of Gardi, and Charlie Crews of Hortense. Twenty-four grandchildren, two great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and other re latives also survive. Funeral services were hejd from the graveside at Raulerson Cemetery Friday morning, May 12, at eleven o’clock with the Rev. Alvin Williamson officiating. Serving as pallbearers were Messrs. Silas Rowell, Roy Rowell, Pete Crews, Russell Crews, Pete Moody, and Alfred Smith. 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. 2 Boys Make Nahunta High Track Record As one enters the front lobby of the Nahunta High School these days, it wil be noticed that on the trophy case stands another majestic trophy that has been won in sports, that of second place in the state in track, in Class B competition. A remarkable note in the winning of this honor, is, that the track team that Coach Ronald Luke carried to these accomplish ments was composed of only two boys, J. V. Nichols, and Roger Chancey. In the sub-region track meet, J. V. Nichols won three first places: one hundred yard dash; two-twenty yard dash; and, broad jump. Roger Chancey finished second, but qualified for the re gional contest. Next came the regional meet, in which, J. V. again won three first places as in the sub-regional, set ting a region record in the broad jump of 21 feet and 6 inches. Roger won the pole vault jump at 10 feet and 11 inches. This sent both of them to the state contest. In the state meet at Macon, competing with the winners of the regions of all Georgia, J. V. Nichols won the 100 yard dash in 10.2 seconds; also, the broad jump at 21 feet, four and 114 inches; and, finished second in the 220-yard dash in 23.3 se conds, only one second behind the winner. Roger Chancey then won the state championship in pole vaulting, jumping 11 feet high. This gave Nahunta High School second place in the state. J. V. Nichols also was on the boys basketball squad of this past season; was one of the outstand ing baseball players with a bat ting record of .526. Roger Chan cey was also on the basketball squad in the 1960-61 season Both boys have another year of ele gibility to help make more re cords for school and county. Births Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Willis of Decatur, Ga., announce the birth of a fine baby boy on Sunday, May 14. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Willis. Mr. and Mrs. Zibe King an nounce the birth of a baby boy on Tuesday May 9, weighing eleven and three-fourths pounds. He has been named Zibe King Jr Mr. King is the father of seventeen children, nine boys and eight girls. Nahunta Graduation Exercises Will Be Held Monday Night Pamela Ann White Funeral Service Held Thursday Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at three o'clock from the graveside in Smyrna Cemetery for little Pam ela Ann White, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gadis M. White Jr., of Nahunta, who passed away Tuesday night, May 9, at the Pierce County Hospital, with the Rev. Cecil F. Thomas officiating. In addition to the parents, sur vivors include the maternal grandparents, Mr. .and Mrs. J. W. Chancey of Nahunta; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Gadis M. White Sr., of Nahunta; ma ternal great grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Smith of Nahun ta; paternal great grandmother, Mrs. Nora White of Nahunta. Several aunts, uncles and other relatives also survive. The family have the sympathy of heir many friends in their be reavement. The Chambless Funeral Home of Nahunta was in charge of ar rangements. Personals Mr. and Mrs. Billy Thomas left Saturday to return to their home in Brownsville, Texas after spending a week with their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Thom as. Home for the weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Thomas were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Thomas and Tina of Americus, Ga., and Mrs. R. B. Ham and children of Waycross. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Willis and Tommy and Jimmy of Decatur and Ralph Willis of Atlanta were home with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Willis for the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Milner of Macon visited Mr. and Mrs. Carl Broome Wednesday and Thurs day of last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Johns of Atlanta visited relatives in Na hunta for a few days this week. Capt. and Mrs. Franklin C. Fisher and son, Larry, arrived this week for four weeks fur lough and are visiting their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B Brook er and other relatives in the area. Captain Fisher is in the Service stationed at Omaha, Neb. Elroy Strickland was among Brantley County citizens who went to Atlanta last week to the hearing concerning the proposed Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Railroad merger. Ben. T. Huiet, State Commis sioner of Labor, was a visitor at the Brantley Enterprise office Thursday, May 11. Carlie D. James, Caretaker for Swamp Park, Dies Funeral services for Carlie Da vid James, caretaker for the Oke fenokee Swamp Park, who died Wednesday, May 10, were held Friday at 1:00 P. M. at Mincy’s Funeral Home Chapel in Way cross, with the Rev. Carlton Shepard officiating. Burial was in Oakland ceme tery with the Cassie Masonic Lodge 224 of Homerville conduct ing the graveside services. Pallbearers were nephews and included A. P. Henderson Sr., Bill Hendry, Howard Henderson, Aubrey James, Wood row James and Richard Henderson. James was a native of Ware county and was a veteran of World War L He was a member of the Zenith Baptist Church and the Cassie Masonic Lodge 224 of Homerville. He is survived by his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Kathleen Price, Miami; a granddaughter. Miss Jacqueline Carol Price, Miami; two sisters, Mrs. Wilma Carter, Chattanooga, Tenn., and Mrs. Elma Guthrie, Jacksonville; a half-sister, Mrs. Vera Hendry, Blackshear, a half-brother, Tom James of Albany, and several nieces and nephews. HOME FREEZERS Authorities predict that over one million food freezers will be sold in 1961. With around 13 mil lion freezers in use. freezers are getting to be an accepted home appliance, says Miss Nelle Thrash, Extension food preserva tion specialist. 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) Graduating exercises for Na hunta High School will be held Monday night, May 22, at eight o’clock, with 52 seniors receiv ing diplomas. Mrs. Mable Moody, county sup erintendent of schools will pre sent the diplomas. The various awards to seniors will be present ed by principal John H. Calhoun. The salutatory will be given by Jean Esther Peeples and the vale dictory by Anne Harriett Thom as. Lamar King and Linda Ro well will speak on problems of the Age of Space. The commencement sermon will be preached Sunday morning, May 21, at eleven o’clock, by Rev. Cecil Thomas, pastor of Na hunta Baptist Church. Rev. R. C. Kale, pastor of Nahunta Metho dist Church, will read the Scrip ture and give the invocation. Honor students in the 1961 class are Charles Lamar King, Jean Esther Peeples, Linda Marie Rowell and Anne Harriett Thom as. The senior class roll is as fol lows: Betty Louise Allen Edward Wayne Boyd Carroll William Chancey Bonnie Jean Crews Norma Kay Crews James Edward Douberly Jack Stanley Dowling Claude Lamar Edgy Lafaine Henrietta Foerman Duane Gibson John Pete Gibson Corene Griffin Jack Arnold Griffin James Carl Harris Frances Harrison Edmund (Ned) Hendrix Sherrill Neilene Hendrix Carroll Herrin David A. Herrin Stanley Allison Herrin Hilda Juanita Herrin David William Hickox Mary Pauline Highsmith Melvin Floyd Johfw 1 Charles Lamar King Janelle Lane Everett Morris Lee Shelba Jean Loper Tyrus Jerald Manning Jean Esther Peeples William James Purdom Harry Riggins Bivian B Rowell Bobby Rowell Linda Marie Rowell Myrtis Marie Rowell Steve Israel Ryals Donald Boyd Smith Don L. Smith Erma Jean Smith Carolyn Jean Steedley Marion Jeanette Steedley Lena Arlene Strickland Anne Harriett Thomas Lucy Lavina Thornton Betty Jean Turner James Owen Wainright James Larry Wainright Sandra Ruth Wiggins Dorothy Lucille Wilson Iralene Williamson Una Leanita Wilson Order Revoked On Rural Route Consolidation The order for the consolidation of the Hoboken rural mail route with Nahunta routes has been revoked by the post office de partment, according to a letter received by postmaster Parker Dodge of Nahunta. Plans had been made to con solidate the Hoboken rural route with the Nahunta rural routes and announcement was made to this effect. But now the order has come to abandon the consoli dation plans. No reason was given in the letter for the revocation of the consolidation order. The people of the Hoboken area had strongly opposed the proposed consolida tion and many people in the Na hunta area were also opposed to the plans, according to expres sions of opinion heard from many citizens. Hoboken Junior Class Elected Officers The Junior Class of Hoboken High School met recently and elected officers for the next year which will be their Senior year. They are as follows: President, Wayne Lee; Vice-President, Gene Jacobs; Secretary, Robert Page; Treasurer, Dorothy Stone; Report er, Wayne Altman. Wayne Altman, Reporter.