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Brantley Enterprise. Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, September 7, 1961
Brantley Enterprise
Published weekly on Thursday at Nahunta, Georgia
Carl Broome —Editor and Publisher
Mrs, Carl Broome Associate Editor
Second class postage paid at Nahunta, Ga.
Official Organ of Brantley County
Address all mail to Nahunta, Georgia.
TALES OUT OF SCHOOL
State Department of Education
DOES YOUR TEACHER HAVE
-SOCIAL SECURITY? There are
29 local school systems in Geor
gia that do not yet provide social
security benefits for their teach
ers. The State Board of Educa
tion deplores this. In fact, they
wrote a letter this week urging
those systems to provide social se
curity. “Many good teachers are
leaving these systems, and the
children are suffering from this,”
says the letter. Here are the So
cial Security facts: 98 systems
provide it for both professional
and non-professional staff; 69
provide it for non-professional
employees but not for their
teachers; and 29 do not provide
it for any. Two systems are now
in the process of setting up so
cial security benefits for their
professional people.
IS THE EIGHTH GRADE
LOST? The eighth grade is a
“k>st grade,” said a letter from
an educator recently. It has no
anchor, and does not belong to
the elementary or to the high
Smokey Says:
Every man has a right to his own
thinking—but forest fires start
by not thinking!
A bargain
she can't resist
EVER SEE A WOMAN who could pass up a
good bargain? Not when it’s as tempting as
Georgia Power’s generous wiring plan.
Under the plan, the company will pay from
SSO to S2OO toward adequate home wiring.
Here’s why you may need it:
In the past two decades, scientific advances
have transformed our world into a veritable
wonderland of electrical conveniences. Today
there are more than 60 electric appliances
on the market and more are on the way,
This increase in the variety and number
of appliances has meant added burdens to
household circuits. Wiring which was ade
quate four or five years ago no longer will
do the job.
By taking advantage of the plan, you will
be assured that your home will have the
main service wiring and circuits needed for
full electric living.
Want more information? Simply contact
your nearest electric appliance dealer, elec
trical contractor or Georgia Power Company
representative. There’s no obligation.
TAX-PAYING • INVESTOR-OWNID
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
A CITI 2f N WHEREVER W > 111 VI
By Bernice McCullar
school. Some parents say it is
only a review of the seventh. All
these things came up at a State
Board meeting. Chairman James
S. Peters thinks we ought to
prescribe a strong course of
study for this grade. More about
this at the November meetings.
The State Board has already de
creed that a year’s good solid
study of Georgia history must go
into the eighth grade.
WHAT DOES YOUR BUS
DRIVER MAKE? There is now
a minimum wage scale for bus
drivers: SI2OO for 12 months;
your local board can pay them
more, but can’t pay them less.
This new rule does not apply to
students or teachers who drive
buses.
NEW CHAIRMAN: Mrs. Wil
liam Shelfer of Atlanta is the
new PTA education chairman.
She succeeds Mrs. Robert Harley
of Brunswick.
MAKES A BRAVE MAN
SHUDDER! — Teaching is the
biggest and most important job
in the world today except the
job of being a parent. In fact, it
is such a responsible job that
Dean Francis Keppel, who directs
teacher education at Harvard,
said, “The very idea of teaching
is enough to make a brave man
shudder!"
WELCOME TO 20 NICE PEO
PLE — We have 20 new curri
culum directors (formerly known
as instructional supervisors) who
will be working in Georgia
school systems this fall. These
people work with the local sys
tems to build up vital, dynamic
programs of study for your child.
Welcome them!
Georgia’s 1961 calf crop is ex
pected to total 593,000 head, a
drop of one percent from last
year’s crop. However, this is a
3,000-head increase over the 10-
year average for 1950-59, accord
ing to the Georgia Crop Report
ing Service.
Construction to Begin Soon on
$4 Million Archives Building
ATLANTA — The new $4 mil
lion State Archives and Records
Building recommended by Gov-
ernor Ernest Vandiver to pre
serve Georgia’s priceless histori
cal documents, and to institute a
money-saving records manage
ment programs should be under
construction in November.
Preliminary plans for the 14-
story building to be built in the
Capitol Square area have been
completed by architects and the
plans are now in the final stages
of drafting.
Mrs. Mary Givens Bryan, Direc
tor of the Department of Archives
and History, said the architec
tual firm of A. Thomas Bradbury
is working to complete the plans
so a construction contract can be
let by November.
The new building will be con
structed with funds of the State
Office Building Authority, of
which State Auditor B. E.
Thrasher Jr. is Chairman. It will
have four stories below ground,
including parking facilities and
microfilming and records storage,
and 10 stories above ground, top
ped by a penthouse to house
heating and ventilation equip
ment. It will have 568,000 square
feet of floor space.
Completion of the building will
give Georgia, for the first time
in its history, a central, modern
state archives. Georgia is the only
one of 13 Original Colonies which
has not yet established a central
historical archival structure, Mrs.
Byran said.
The completion of the archives
building, expected late in 1962,
will also give Georgia —for the
first time — facilities for an ef
ficient and workable records
.management program similar to
that recommended by the Gover
nor’s Commission on Economy
and Reorganization in its report
dated August 13, 1959.
The commission, appointed by
Governor Vandiver, reported that
“Georgia does not have a formal
ized systematic program in re
cords management. There can be
little doubt of the need for such
a program.”
In addition, the commission
said that the “almost negligible
use” of the State Records Center
at 116 Mitchell Street, S. W., in
Atlanta, “leads to the conclusion
that considerable economies in
costly office space could be ef
fected” through the establish
ment of the records program.
Mrs. Bryan said construction of
the new building means Georgia
is “heading for good records
management for its agencies of
government.” This means all State
departments will now be able to
store or destroy many outdated
useless records and at the same
time preserve documents of his
torical significance, she emphasiz
ed.
The economy commission report
declared that a records manage
ment system — dealing in both
the effective handling, storage
and retention of valuable records
and the disposal of useless ones —
will doubtlessly result in savings
through the immediate release of
filing equipment and additional
office space where records are
now kept.
The commission said savings ef
fected by the state governments
of Illinois and Missouri are in
dicative of economies which such
a program could bring in Geor
gia. Illinois reported savings of
more than $850,000 in two years
after its program was instituted
and Missouri’s estimated annual
savings of more than SIOO,OOO.
Mrs. Byran explained that
many departments are now un
able to go into records manage
ment systems because of lack of
storage space. Thus, many are
forced to use expensive micro
filming processes to duplicate re
cords which now take up large
amounts of filing cabinet space,
she said.
The new facility would allow
the state to take full advantage
of laws which allow the destruc
tion of certain records after a
specified period of time, and
would allow the removal from
crowded offices of “inactive” re
cords which are only used oc
casionally, Mrs. Bryan added.
Without the facility recom
mended by Governor Vandiver,
Mrs. Bryan said, the state has
been unable to have any suc
cessful records management pro
gram.
In addition, she added, a re
cords disposal committee estab
lished under a law enacted on a
recommendation of the economy
commission has been unable to
function effectively because of
the lack of proper storage space.
The committee-composed of the
director of the Department of
Archives and History, the Secre
tary of State and the custodian
of the records involved — deter
mines which records should be
destroyed, stored in their present
state, microfilmed or preserved
for historical use.
Mrs. Bryan, as did the eco
nomy commission, emphasized
that many state departments have
taken steps to meet the records
management problem. Among
these are the Secretary of State,
Department of Public Health
State Highway Department. Wel
fare Department and Department
of Education.
But both emphasized that the
lack of an established set of pro
cedures has handicapped the a-
gencies in their attempts to deal
with the situation.
At the outset of its report, the
economy commission stated that
any governmental unit produces
a myriad of documents and with
the passage of time accumulates
such a volume of records that
they create a serious problem.
Eventually a considerable amount
of funds are expended solely on
the maintenance of these records,
the commission said.
State Patrol
To Crack Down
On Litterbugs
Atlanta — the Georgia State
Highway Patrol has announced a
crackdown on highway “litter
bugs.” All posts have been order
ed to “be alert and vigilant” for
violations of the State’s anti-lit
tering Laws.
Major R. H. Burson, command
ing officer of the Patrol, said the
decision to intensify “litterbug”
enforcement was an outgrowth
of a recent meeting with a Task
Force of the Georgia State Cham
ber of Commerce Industrial De
velopment Council, State High
way Deparment officials and the
State Department of Education.
“The empty drink cans, dis
carded paper, articles, etc., along
our roadways have become so
pronounced as to draw criticism
not only from our own people, but
from tourists traveling within the
State as well,” Burson said in a
memorandum to all patrol units.
“We are informed by the In
dustrial Development Council of
Georgia State Chamber of Com
merce that the existence of litter
and unsightly areas along our
highways and public grounds can
influence industrialists consider
ing plant location in Georgia,”
Burson said.
Burson instructed post com
manders to see “that members of
their command apply themselves
to this phase of activity, and
thus insure better housekeeping
along our highways.” Patrol
safety talks before high school
audiences will also point up haz
ards of littering and possible
threat to job opportunities.
State Highway Board Chair
man Jim Gillis said recently that
“litterbugs” cost the State at
least $500,000 a year to keep the
highways cleared of the litter
so that work crews can maintain
roadsides.
Booklet on Cutting
Truck Costs Available
A new reference handbooks of
helpful hints to truck owners has
been published by Ford Motor
Company.
“Guide to Cutting Truck Costs”
contains 96 pages of information
that will assist a truck owner in
obtaining improved service and
performance from his truck re
gardless of make or model.
Top automotive writers have
contributed to this digest-size
publication which has been two
years in preparation.
It covers a broad range of to
pics, such as insurance, tire care,
getting the most miles per gal
lon of gas, special equipment to
meet individual needs, etc. The
pages are liberally illustrated
with photographs and drawings.
This reference handbook is
published as a service to truck
owners by Ford Division’s Truck
Marketing Department and is a
vailable from Ford dealers.
DON'T BREAK THE CHAIN
When someone stops advertising,
Someone stops buying.
When someone stops buying,
Someone stops selling.
When someone stops selling,
Someone stops making.
When someone stops making,
Someone stops earning.
When someone stops earning,
No one can buy, sell or
Make, or even advertise!
So advertising greases the wheels in the chain of
events that enable our making a living and that
spells out the progress of this community. Don’t
break the chain. ADVERTISE! And do it regular
ly in —
The Brantley Enterprise
Doc MAG Says
A HEALTH COLUMN
By The Medical Association of Georgia
SOME EMOTIONS
MASQUERADE
AS GRIEF
Grief is a quite normal reac
tion to the loss of some beloved
person or object. It’s something
most of us have to deal with all
too often in a lifetime. Our
friends and loved ones are taken
away by death. Circumstances
separate us from those we would
be with. We may have to move
from a beloved home or town.
We may lose money, prestige,
property. None of us can escape
change. And some changes bring
grief.
It takes time to get over this
quite normal reaction to a loss.
But, gradually, the grieving per
son cuts the emotional ties that
bind him and again perceives the
past, present and future realisti
cally. He concludes that he can
survive the emotional injury of
the loss — that life must go on.
How much time this takes
varies with the emotional make
up of the person, what the loss
means to him, circumstances sur
rounding the loss and other fac
tors which differ with each case.
Grief as just described is ex
pected and normal but there are
other emotions which we may
mistake for grief when actually
they are something quite differ
ent. Authorities are agreed that
these differences exist. They’re
also agreed that it is often very
difficult to tell them from the
real emotion.
Depression is probably the e
motion that most often mas
querades as grief. A person gets
depressed when he has the idea —
either in his conscious mind or
tucked away in his subconscious
mind — that what happened to
him will continue to happen or
that the condition he’s in will
never change.
To illustrate, here are examples
of grief and depression;
A young, happily married busi
ness man with three children is
notified that his wife has been
killed in an automobile accident.
At first he is stunned, shocked
and overwhelmingly saddened by
his loss. But after several weeks
his grief lessens. He returns to
work and starts making realistic
plans for his family’s future.
Another young, happily married
business man with three child
ren is given the same distressing
news. But he’s a passive sort of
fellow. He’s been emotionally de
pendent on his wife. He’s allowed
her to be the dominant member
of the family. Her loss produces
extreme pessimism and hopeless
ness — in other words, depres
sion. It mixes with his sadness. He
can’t eat or sleep. He’s irritable
and restless. He sees his wife’s
death inflicting irreparable dam
age to him. He may even consid
er suicide. He tells his friends
that he can’t live without his
wife. It’s six months before he is
emotionally able to return to his
business and begin picking up
the threads of his life.
Guilt may also masquerade as
grief. It can do this in the ini
ital reaction to a loss but often
shows up in a person who at the
moment of loss appeared unaf
fected, then later starts grieving
uncontrollably. The person usual
ly has strong positive and nega
tive feelings toward the loss. The
delayed reaction comes when
guilt over the negative feelings
begins to surge up.
Doc MAG says:
1. Change is part of life and
so is grieving. When we are in
the throes of grief we should
try to keep our bearings. Cicero
said, “There is no grief which
time does not lessen and soften.”
That’s a good thing to remember.
Keeping busy will also help.
2. If seeming grief is actually
depression or guilt, professional
help .may be needed to deal with
the underlying emotional prob
lems.
PREVENT ACCIDENTS
Courtesy makes friends and
prevents accidents. When driving
slow-moving tractors and other
farnj machinery down a highway,
pull off the pavement to let fast
er traffic pass, suggests Willis
Huston, Extension agricultural
engineer at the University of
Georgia.
HOME COLOR SCHEMES
One color scheme used through
out a small house will make it
seem larger, according to Miss
Ava Rodgers, home furnishings
and art specialist for the Georgia
Cooperative Extension Service.
The colors may be used in differ
ent proportions in different
rooms, but if the same colors are
used the eye doesn’t stop often
due to a change in color, she says.
Potent Pickup
Powered by the only truck V-8 in the
light-duty class, these new pickups
from International are the only ones
offering job-decided frames and front ends.
Box section frame and independent
torsion-bar front suspension for light loads.
A channel frame with I-beam front axle
and leaf springs for heavier duty. Get all
the facts from us.
WILSON S GARAGE
Phone HO 2-2721
INTERN ATI O N AL’ TRUCKS KJ
world’s most complete line ShUs
I Stock Yard I
I News I
At our sale last Friday, hog prices
S were as follows: RI, $19.25; LI, sl9.- i
10; Hl, $18.00; EHI, $16.60; No. 2,
$18.12; and No. 3, $17.01.
U Cows sold up to $17.30, cows and
calves up to $lB.lO, heavy stocker
steers up to $18.25, light steers and
heifers up to $21.10 and bulls up to
$19.00.
I Station WBSG in Blackshear will I
broadcast hog prices Friday afternoon
at 3:30 from the Pierce County Stock
Yard.
We invite you to sell with us each
Friday. Our good line of buyers as
| sures you of the top dollar.
We appreciate your selling with the
Pierce County Stock Yard.
| PIERCE COUNTY I
I STOCK YARD I
g O. R. Peacock, Phone Hl 9-2172.
For Hauling, contact O. J. AMMONS, |
R Hoboken, Ga., phone GL 8-3122. S
Donald Bennett, Auctioneer.
Blackshear, Georgia
■ Stock Yard Phones HI 9-9023 and HI 9-3041
18 Rattlesnakes
Killed by Davis
And Campbell
Edward Davis and Ernest
Campbell of Hortense found a
rattlesnake nest in the woods a
bout seven miles from Hortense
and killed the mother snake and
17 young snakes about 18 inches
long.
The two men were working on
a woods road in what is known
as Satilla Forest when they
found the mother rattlesnake
which hed eight rattles. Several
small rattlers, each with one rat
tle, were found nearby and when
the two men overturned an old
stump they found a total of 17
young rattlesnakes.
All of the snakes were killed.
Smokey Says:
* A HANDS
f^^^^SPREADS!
?& J PREVENT
MT FOREST
f FIRES!
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Nahunta, Ga.
