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Newspaper Page TextA new twist — not the kind that affects the sacroiliac — but one that affects travelers and their impression of Georgia — will be ready for use late this month. And the oldest form of Georgia hospitality —a barbe cue — will herald the newest form of Georgia warmth and cor diality — the first Tourist In formation Center. The primary of the Center, which will be manned by four employees of the Georgia De partment of Commerce, will be to offer every sort of hospitality to tourist who stop there. In ad dition to dispensing courtesy and helpfulness, maps and travel in formation, gifts and literature concerning Georgia’s scenic at tractions will be available to the visitors. Located on a four acre tract of land about fourteen miles north of Sylvania on U. S. Highway 301, the Center is less than a mile south of the Savannah River Bridge connecting South Caro lina. The route is one of Geor gia’s heaviest traveled tourist thoroughfares and is often refer red to as the “short route to Florida.” The $46,000 Center is one - story, rectangular - shaped, 2200 square foot structure built of concrete and steel. It houses a lounge, information room, pro ducts, display room, rest rooms and two overhead protected pa tios. There is a parking area for forty cars and a spacious wooded area for ten picnic tables out side. Governor Ernest Vandiver will dedicate this new facility on Jan uary 20. The city officials of Syl vania and the county commission ers of Screven County are co host at a barbeque the day of the dedication. All Georgians are in vited to attend and if you plan on being there for the barbeque, just notify the Georgia Depart ment of Commerce that you will attend. Cecil Drury, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil F. Drury of Route 1, Hortense, won a place on the Dean’s List at South Georgia Col lege for the fall quarter, 1961. Mrs. Leila H. Turner, Brantley County Heart Fund Chairman for 1961, announces that Mrs. J. D. Orser has been appointed chairman for 1962 by the Medical Heart Association, Atlanta. Miss Jane Strickland, a Nahun ta physical education major at Georgia Southern College, has been assigned to student teaching responsibilities for the winter quarter. Jane is teaching at Mar vin Pittman High School in Statesboro. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Avery Strickland of Nahunta. Mrs. C. B. Keen is visiting her son. Colonel Keen and Mrs. Keen in Jacksonville, who have a new baby daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Broome of Atlanta spent the weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Broome. Mr. Fred Strickland is very ill in a hospital in Huntsville, Ala., following the surgery of am putation of both legs below the knees. Mrs. Virgil Strickland left Monday to be there for the op eration on Tuesday. Mr. Fred is making his home with his daugh ter, Mrs. Edna M. Fletcher in Huntsville. Mr. and Mrs. James Dowling Celebrate Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. James N. Dowl ing of Hoboken celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at their home Saturday, Jan. 6, with members of their immediate family at home. Their children presented them with golden wedding bands. Re freshments were served from three in the afternoon until five. James N. Dowling and Caroline Hanchey were married on Janu ary 7, 1912, in what was then Pierce County but now Brantley County. They had 11 children and eight of them are still living. They are Willie Newton Dowling and Floyd Eugene Dowling of Ho boken; Edward Leroy Dowling. Jacksonville, Fla.; Walter Cecil Dowling of Savannah; Mrs. Eva Lyons, Eau Gallie, Fla.; Mrs. Mabel Kagan. Deland, Fla.; Mrs. Ruby Roberts, Lake Helen, Fla.; and Miss Mayo Dowling, Hoboken- They have 20 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. If you are a subscriber to The Brantley Enterprise, you don’t have to borrow your nsighbor’s paper to see what is going on in your county. Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. VOLUME 42 NUMBER 2 Tourist Information Center to Open Near Sylvania on Jan. 20 By Charles E. Hooper Personals Julian Hunnicutt Is Selected As Outstanding Airman Mr. and Mrs. James F. Hunni cutt of Waynesville have receiv ed a letter from Commander Ralph L. Seely of the U. S. Air Force informing them that their son Julian has been selected as the “outstanding airman for the period 1 Jul. 61 to 31 Dec. 61”. The letter is 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 for the per iod 1 Jul 61 to 31 Dec. 61. Your son’s selection was based upon his efficiency, his devotion to duty, appearance, attitude toward the service and those he serves with, and loyalty to his supervi sors 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 and attri butes that your son possesses are a direct result of his excellent teachings 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, RALPH L. SEELY Major, USAF Commander Science Workshop Set for Waycross Saturday, Jan. 13 Science educators from Wash ington, D. C. and Atlanta, Ga. will participate in an Bth Dis trict Science Workshop to be held at Ware County High Schoo] Saturday, Jan. 13. This is a pre paratory activity for the Eighth District Science Fair to be held this spring. The nationally recognized edu cators and State officials will bring the latest information on science projects and fairs to the more than 100 district schools ex pected to be represented at the workshop. Visitors from the national capi tol will be Joseph H. Kraus, co ordinator of National Science Fair-International, and Miss Les lie V. Watkins, excutive secre tary of Science Clubs of Ameri ca. Participants from the Georgia State Department of Education will be H. V. Bulloch, Coordina tor, Science Education; Mrs. Clara Howell, TV, Biology teach er and president of Georgia Jun ior Academy of consultants parti cipating will be Charles Coleman, Savannah area science coordina tor; and Dallas Stewart, president of the Georgia Science Teachers Association. The Workshop will be held from 9 A. M. until 12 noon. We are expecting over 200 teachers to attend. Donna Popwell Given Birthday Party Mrs. C. O. Popwell entertain ed with a party for her daughter, Donna, on tht occasion of her sixth birthday. The party was held at the home of Mrs. Pop well on Sunday, Jan. 6. Mrs. Popwell served punch and the birthday cake, candies and other goodies and presented fa vors to each one. Present were Jan and Beth Strickland, Karen, Ricky and Sal ly Warner, Linda, Wanda Gail and Phyllis Dubberly, Karen and Gwendolyn Marr. Beverly Ro berts, Dianne Chapman, Alva Kaye Arnnett, Pat, Carol Sue and Leslie Patten, Barbara and Randy Wainright and Chris and Donna Popwell. Brantley Enterprise Carolyn Rose Larkins of Hoboken High School paints posters as her project when working for the Future Homemakers chapter degree. She earned the junior home making degree last year and now plans to work for the State Homemakers degree. Mrs. Macie J. Colvin is her advisor. Layton Johns is Basketball Ace For Auburn University Quintet By Gene Asher in The Atlanta Journal Within a 60-mile radius in southeast Georgia, Auburn Uni versity found three varsity bas ketball players. It happened four years ago when Plainsmen assistant coach Billy Lynn went to Nahunta to sign Layton Johns, the state’s most touted eager. Johns not only signed, but put Lynn on the trail of another prospect. He advised Lynn to take a 40-mile trip to Ludowici. “There’s a real outstanding prospect there,” Johns said. “I know. I played against him in two tournaments and he’s just a bout the best boy I’ve seen.” Lynn went to Ludowici where the team had just won the region championship — and the town had became better known for its star player, Larry Chapman, than it had been for its traffic light. Lynn missed seeing Chapman play in the region meet. But he followed him to the state tourna ment in Macon where Chapman gave one of the outstanding per formances in the tournament. While at the tournament, Lynn also saw John Salter, who had sparked Bradwell Institute of Hinesville into the quarterfinals. Hinesville is a mere 20 miles from Ludowici, on the road to Savan nah. The south Georgia trio has paid Auburn handsome dividends. Johns, now a 6-7 junior, is Au burn’s leading scorer with a 16.1- point-per-game average. Chap man is fourth high man with an 8.2 mark and Salter, who started slowly, is now beginning to come into his own. “Johns,” Eaves said, “is our most improved player. He has worked extremely hard in and out of season. He has a good attitude. He is particularly strong under the boards. In fact, he is the first boy who has been able to help us beneath the boards in some time.” Wesley Lee Killed in Auto Accident Funeral services for Billy Wes ley Lee, 23, of Route 1, Hoboken, who was killed instantly Friday night in a car accident four miles west of Hoboken on U. S. 84, were held Sunday afternoon at 2:00 P. M. at the High Bluff Primitive Baptist Church in Brantley county. Burial was in the church ce metery. He was a native and life-long resident of the Hoboken com munity. He was educated in Brantley county schools and graduated from Hoboken High School in 1956. For the past two years, he had been a fireman for the ACL rail road and was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire men and Engineers. Survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Adam Lee, Ho boken; three sisters, Mrs. Bobby Smith and Mrs. Hugh McDonald, both of Nahunta, and Miss Debra Lee of Hoboken; three brothers. Gaines Lee, Johnny Lee and Franklin Lee, all of Hoboken; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Eli zabeth Cravey, Waycross; his pa ternal grandmother, Mrs. Annie Dixon, Hoboken; and several aunts and uncles. Brantley Enterprise P. O. Box 128, Nahunta. Ga.. Thursday, Jan. 11, 1961 OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Satilla Chapter 365 of Nahunta and Okefenokee Chapter 474 of Waycross met in the Knights of Pythias hall in Waycross on Fri day night, Jan. 5 for the official visit of the Worthy Grand Ma tron OES of Georgia. Mrs. Doro thy King is Worthy Grand Ma tron. Mr. Farris Davies, Worthy Grand Patron was also present. The Worthy Grand Matron and Worthy Grand Patron both ad dressed the two chapters. Mrs. Effie Strickland is Worthy Matron of Satilla Chapter. Mrs. Eva Curtis is Worthy Matron of Okefenokee Chapter. Appointments made by WGW from Satilla Chapter to attend Grand Chapter in June were Ef fie Strickland, Grand Usher; T. H. Purdom, Gr^nd Guard and Lurline Broome, Grand Usher. Attending from Satilla Chap ter were Effie Strickland, Delma Herrin, Elizabeth Robinson, Wal ter Crews, Malva Alice Brown, Lurline Broome, Lila Crews, Ag nes Purdom, Willie Brooker, Louise Drury, Elma Crews, Ve rona Crews, Ruby Herrin, Inez Popwell, Edith Moore and Nadine Prescott. Grammar School PTA Will Meet Wednesday The Nahunta Grammar School P. T. A. will meet in the lunch room on Wednesday, Jan. 17 at 3:00 P. M. Combining the regular meeting and an informal study course, the leader of the program will be Mrs. Bertha Jacobs, sth grade teacher. Mrs. Wilder Brooker is chairman of the refreshment committee for this meeting. Members are requested to take special note of the date since it is a change from the regularly scheduled meeting date. High School PTA Met Monday Jan. 8 The Nahunta High School P. T. A. held its regular meeting Mon day, Jan. 8 at the High School with President John I. Lee pre siding. The program for the meeting was “Do you know how your Teenager spends his leisure time?” As leader, Dr. J. L. Walk er discussed the necessity for a recreation program for our youth and pointed out the value of par ents not only helping to provide wholesome leisure time activities but also spending a portion of that time with them. As an example of family fun, square dancing was demonstrat ed with Dr. and Mrs. Walker par ticipating, along with sons Tom my, Ken and Jessie. Also included were Ollie and Estelle Highsmith, a brother and sister team, and Marion and Cheryl Davis, sisters. After the program, copies of the Nahunta High School Re evaluation visiting committee re port were passed out to the members by Mrs. Mable Moody, Superintendent. Satilla Chapter Eastern Star Visits Waycross •xAax • x HURRAY OR BOOKS book WEEK • .. & ■ • Gene Carswell Kills Rattlesnake A rattlesnake measuring five feet and having 12 rattles was killed by Gene Carswell, forest Ranger, Friday afternoon, Jan. 5, on the land of Mrs. Emmie New ton near Oak Grove Church. The rattlesnake was killed near a gopher hole, where it had evidently been hibernating. Joe Highsmith Funeral Service Held Thursday The entire Nahunta community was saddened Thursday morning when it was learned that Mr. Joseph Oliver Highsmith, 72, had died late Wednesday night, Jan uary 3, as a result of suffocation by smoke following a fire at the residence of his nephew, Mr. T. H. Highsmith, with whom he made his home. “Uncle Joe,” as he was af fectionately known, apparently went to sleep with a lighted ci garette in his hand and the en suing fire developed, thus caus ing his death. Mrs. Clara High smith smelled smoke and she and her husband suffered burns about the hands in their attempt to res cue Mr. Highsmith from his burn ing bed. Mr. Highsmith was born in Wayne, now Brantley, county and was the son of the late Burwell and Hamie Knox Highsmith. He received his education in the schools of the county and for many years was employed as a Telegraph Dispatcher. Following this employment, he was engaged as a carpenter until declining health forced his retirement. He was a member of the Nahunta Baptist Church. Survivors include a number of nieces and nephews and other re- latives. Funeral services were held from the graveside at Knox ce metery Thursday afternoon, Jan uary 4, at 3:30 o’clock with the Rev. Cecil F. Thomas conducting the rites in the presence of a large number of sorrowing rela tives and friends. Interment followed in the family plot. Serving as pallbearers, all nep hews, were Messrs. Clyde Dowl ing, George Dowling, Don Mathie, Herbert Lyons, Arthur Keene, and Alfred Todd. The families have the sym pathy of their many friends in their bereavement. The Chambless Funeral Home of Nahunta was in charge of ar rangements. Slash Pine 4-H Club Meeting We started our meeting Tues day, Jan. 9 with the devotion by Johnny Walker, then we said the 4-H Pledge. There was no business so Lynn Herrin turned the meeting over to Mrs. Raulerson, County Home Demonstration Agent, and she told us about the Senior Dress Show to be held in the latter part of February. Mr. Loyd, County Agricultural Agent, gave a demonstration on the pruning of plants. Tommy Walker, reporter. Brantley County Superior Court Will Convene at Nahunta Monday Mrs. Bill Gibson Is Honored with Bridal Shower Mrs. Bill Gibson, recent bride, was honored with a miscellane ous shower at the home of Mrs. Daisy Hunter Thursday evening, Jan. 11. Misses Charlene, Freddye Lou and Sarah Anne Gibson, hostesses, presented the bride with a cor sage of yellow chrysanthemums. They then presented Linda to the many friends and led the group in a number of games. Many lovely gifts were receiv ed. Refreshments were served. Those present were: Mrs. Jer ry Walker, Mrs. Keene, Mrs. Frank Walker, Mrs. Marlene Thompson, Mrs. William Belle, Mrs. C. D. Gibson, Mrs. Pete Gib son, Mrs. F. W. Gibson, Mrs. Elizabeth Pearson, Mrs. Carrol Johns, Mrs. Lester Harrison, Mrs. Daisy Hunter, Mrs. Sarah Gibson, Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson, Mrs. Lee Herrin, Mrs. Grady Boyd, Mrs. Inez Popwell, Misses Patsy Wal ker, Blanche Thompson, Naomi Moody, Francis Harrison, Becky Omick, Freddye Lou, Sarah Anne and Charlene Gibson, Beth Hun ter, Patsy Herrin, Elaine Knox. Mrs. Gibson was formerly Miss Linda Hopper of Fitzgerald, Georgia, before her marriage to Bill in Portsmouth, Va., on Dec ember 6, where Bill is a Marine and she a WAVE. This was her first visit to Waynesville. They are being transferred to Califor nia January 25. Burglars Take S7O from High School Safe Brantley County Sheriff’s of ficers and the GBI are investigat ing a safe burglary at Nahunta High School. Sheriff Walter Crews said a bout S7O was taken from the safe and a typewriter from the princi pal’s office in the Friday night burglary. The break-in was dis covered Saturday afternoon. Crews said entry was gained to the office through a window. Ac cording to Crews, the safe door was ripped off in what appeared to be a job by professionals. The safe was located in the principal’s office, Crews said. GBI Lt. Johnny Dixon is as sisting Sheriff Crews in the in vestigation. Premeasurement Service Is Now Available to Farmers Farmers who want their 1962 allotment crops or other land use acreages premeasured should file their applications at the ASC of fice as promptly as possible. George Dykes, Chairman of the Brantley ASC County Committee, says that early application for premeasurement will enable the county office to better coordinate the work. The premeasurement service in Brantley County is offered on to bacco, peanuts, cotton, feed grains, and diverted acreages to farmers who file their applica tions with ASCS not later than March 5. Ferguson-Broome The marriage of Mrs. Mary Ann Ferguson to Sherwood Mercer Broome was solemnized by Dr. Robert W. Burns at the chapel of Peachtree Christian Church, At lanta, on Tuesday Jan. 2. Mrs. Broome is a native of St. Augustine Fla. and is the daugh ter of William L. and Louise Doyle Deßracy, both deceased. Mr. Broome is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Broome of Na hunta. They will make their home in Atlanta where both are employ ed in newspaper work. Posted Signs for Sale At Brantley Enterprise One woman said eight fami lies borrowed her Enterprise each week. I didn't know there were that many spong ers in Brantley County. Brantley County Superior Court will convene at Nahunta next Monday, Jan. 15, with Judge Cecil Roddenberry presiding and Hon. Dewey Hayes as solicitor. The jury lists, as drawn by Judge Roddenberry, are as fol lows: GRAND JURY John I. Lee, Elmer Aldridge, Mitchell Rell, R. D. Thomas, George M. Johns, Perry Crews, Banner Wainright, Riley Johns, Lyman Rowell, Harry DePratter, C. H. Jones, E. H. Kelly, Eugene (Bill) Lee. D. A. Cason, Ray Thomas, R. E. Sloan, M. E. Strickland, Alvin Drury, D. F. Herrin, Paul Har rell, C. C. Adams, J, H. Jones, George Dowling, Ray Johns, Don ald Shumans, Rufus Cox, George Dykes. TRAVERSE JURY Lester Wainright, Wannace Cleland, George Steedley, Harvey Hurst, John R. King, W. L. Bo hannon, O. A. Jones, B. B. Bryant, Albert Thomas, Joe McDonald, Keith Strickland, J. D. Lane, A. C. Herrin, Jesse Moore, I. C. Har ris, H. D. Edgy, W. E. Eldridge. R. E. Ammnns, William D. Griffin, N. A. Brauda, Leon Lee, Ellis Altman, L. E. Aldridge, George Lee, T. E. Raulerson, E. C. Carter, W. J. Rowell, Kenneth Smith, J. B. Hanchey, J. Q. Smith Jr., Spencer G. Drury, J. L. Stevens, Chess Herrin, Richard Harris. A. W. Turner, Ralfird High smith, W. V. Strickland, Joe T. Crews, Glenwood Dowling, Ste wart Wiggins, Frank Riggins, Johnnie Lee Tripp, Earl Lee, Wallace Griffin, J. K. Hagin, Ray mond Smith, Ray Strickland, J. T. Morgan, J. W. Brooker, E. J. Wilson, Frank Harris. Jame« Thomas. Lige Jacobs, J. A. Batten, Clyde Dowling, Floyd Talmadge, Fred Lewis, J. I. Riggins, T. F. Dowl ing, L. C. Batten, Jasper Johnson, Everett Griffin, C. D. Burney, J. W. Walker, J. D. Orser, N. W. Hendrix, Eugene Lee, Harley Strickland. Olen Dußose, R. H. Schmitt, J. C. Allen, A. F. Gibson, E. C. Hickox, J. B. Carter, L. R. Har rison, Odis Lewis, Owen Shu mans, Henry E. Thomas, Emory Middleton, C. P. Davis, Edward Brand, Lee Godwin, W. R. Batten, Julian Griffin, A. L. Johnson, Joe Walker, Cecil Lynn, Vernon Car ter, Donald Davis, Theodore Griffin, Harvey Lewis, Ben O. Jones, Glynn Hickox. Births Mr. and Mrs. Colonel Keen of Jacksonville announce the birth of a baby girl on Jan. 4. She has been named Jackie Lee. Mr. and Mrs. Randal Lee and Mrs. Ocie Keen of Nahunta are grandpar ents of the new baby. CARD OF THANKS I would like to take this oppor tunity to thank all the relatives, friends and neighbors we have in Waynesville and Nahunta for their lovely expression of wel come: a surprise bridal shower in my honor, Mrs. Linda (W. R.) Gibson. We extend humble grati tude for the many beautiful and useful gifts. In sincere apprecia tion, we’d like to acknowledge Miss Charlene Gibson, Miss Sarah Ann Gibson and Miss Freddy Lou Gibson for giving this delightful affair which was held January 4, in Waynesville, at the home of Mrs. E. A. Hunter. Mrs. William R. Gibson Card of Thanks We wish to express our thanks to all our friends and relatives for their kindness to us on the occasion of the death of our un cle, Joe Highsmith. We deeply appreciate all the kind words of sympathy, the covered dishes and the floral tributes. We will al ways remember you with heart felt gratitude. May God bless and keep you all. Taiford Highsmith and family. LAWN TERRACES Steep terraces are a problem when lawn mowing is necessary. Long, gentle slopes look more na tural and allow free movement of lawn mowing equipment. A retaining wall often is the more economical solution in the long run, says Extension Landscape Specialist T. G. Williams.