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Newspaper Page TextIf you are a subscriber to The Brantley Enterprise, you don’t have to borrow your neighbor’s paper to see what is going on in your county. VOLUME 42 — NUMBER 4 Federal Budget Includes Funds For Southeast Georgia Projects The proposed federal budget for the fiscal year 1962-63 in cludes proposals for a number of projects in southeast Georgia, ac cording to a telegram received by this newspaper from U. S. Senator Herman Talmadge. One of the projects is an allot ment of $7,400 for the Altamaha- Oconee-Ochmulgee investigations, $250,000 for operating and main taining Savannah district Atlan tic coastal waterways, $340,000 for operation and maintenance of Brunswick harbor, $39,400 for Sa tilla-St. Marys - Suwannee inves tigations, $1,700,000 for operation and maintenance of Savannah harbor and $115,000 for opera tion and .maintenance of the Sa vannah River below Augusta. The investigations of the Sa tilla, St. Marys and Suwannee rivers will determine whether these rivers lend themselves to feasible plans for dams and wat er conservation projects. Fountain Hendrix Died Thursday at Homestead, Fla. Mr. Fountain Daniel Hendrix, 74, of Homestead, Fla., passed a way Thursday, January 18, fol lowing a brief illness. Hr. Hendrix was born in Charl ton county and was the son of the late Jimmy and Nancy Hurst Hendrix. He received his educa tion in the schools of that county and was a resident of Brantley county for many years. During his residency in Brantley county, he was engaged as a farmer and carpenter and at the time of his death was a retired Prison Guard. He was a member of the Oak Grove Primitive Baptist church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Nora Strickland Hendrix of Homestead, Fla.; six daughters, Miss Bonnie Belle Hendrix, Mrs. Bill Brown, and Mrs. Alvin Thompson, all of Homestead, Fla., Mrs. Burnell Sands and Mrs. Johnny Fich, both of Key West, Fla., and Mrs. Robert Lowe of Miami, Fla.; three sons, Jimmy and Harvey Hendrix, both of Homestead, Fla., and Johnny Hendrix of Miami, Fla.; three sisters, Mrs. Minnie Wilson and Mrs. Nancy Lewis, both of Na hunta, and Mrs. Lester Gunter of Waycross; one brother, Mose Hen drix of Winokur. Twenty-two grandchildren, sev eral nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive. Funeral services were held Sunday morning, January 21, at 11 o’clock from the Oak Grove Primitive Baptist church with the Elder Elton Dowling conduct ing the rites in the presence of a large number of sorrowing re latives and friends. Interment followed in Oak Grove Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Messrs. Monsie Wilson, John Wil son, Woodrow Wilson, Lonnie Wilson, Norman Wilson, and L. M. Gunter. The many beautiful floral of ferings attested to the esteem felt for the deceased. 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. Youths Arrested Charged with Car Stealing C. T. Stephens of the Nahunta police force arrested two young men Tuesday, who were charg ed with stealing an Oldsmobile car on St. Simons Island. One of the youths gave his name as Larry Callahan of Miami, 20 years old. His com panion was a teen-ager. Officer Stephens received a re port by patrol radio that the two youths had stolen the car. Less than an hour after the car was stolen officer Stephens saw them passing through Nahunta and gave chase. They were stopped at Caney Bay about three miles west of Nahunta on Route 84 and arrest ed. The two youths were turned over to Glynn County authorities. They were service men from Glynco Air Base but were on leave and not in uniform, ac cording to officer Stephens. Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Charley Lewis Died Sunday At Jacksonville Mr. Charley Rollins Lewis, 61, of Jacksonville, Fla., passed a way in a Jacksonville hospital Sunday morning, January 21, following a brief illness. Mr. Lewis was a native of Na hunta and was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Riley Lewis. He received his education in the local schools. He had been a re sident of Jacksonville for the past 6 years. At the time of his death, he was a retired mechanic. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lula Lewis of Jacksonville, Fla.; one daughter, Mrs. Josie Mae Herrin of Nahunta; one son, Daniel Lamar Lewis of Jackson ville, Fla,; two sisters, Mrs. Ver die Willis and Mrs. Jeanie Har ris, both of Nahunta; two broth ers, Henry Lewis and Elder Oliver Lewis, both of Nahunta. Eleven grandchildren, 1 great grandchild, several nieces, ne phews and other relatives also survive. Funeral services were held from the graveside in Rob Lewis Cemetery Tuesday afternoon, January 23, at three o’clock with the Rev. Hilton Morgan conduct ing the rites in the presence of a large number of sorrowing rela tives and friends. Serving as pallbearers were Messrs. Kenneth Willis, Benny Harris, Issiah Lewis, James Lewis, J. C. McClellan, Oliver Lewis Jr., Joe Harris, and Ar nold Morgan. The many beautiful floral of ferings attested to the high es teem felt for the deceased. 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. Posted Signs for Sale At Brantley Enterprise Hdre We Take Our Stand . This is still a great, powerful, vibrant, able, opti mistic nation. Americans — our readers — do believe in themselves and in their country. But there is rot and there is blight and there is cutting out and filling to be done if we, as the leader of free men, are to survive the hammer blows which quite plainly are in store for us all. “We have reached the stomach-turning point. We have reached the point where we should re-examine the debilitating philosophy of permissiveness. Let this not be confused with the philosophy of liberty. The school system that permits our children to develop only a quar ter of their natural talents is not a champion of our liberties. The healthy man who chooses to loaf on unemployment compensation is not a defender of human freedom. The playwright who would degrade us, the author who would profit from pandering to the worst that’s in us, are no friends of ours. “It is time we hit the sawdust trail. It is time we revived the idea that there is such a thing as sin — just plain old willful sin. It is time we brought self-discipline back into style. And who has a greater responsibility at this hour than we, the gentlemen of the press? “So I suggest: Let’s look to our educational institutions at the local level, and if Johnny can’t read by the time he’s ready to get married let’s find out why. “Let’s look at the distribution of public largesse and if, from alleviating human misery, it is producing the sloth and irresponsibility that intensifies it, let’s get it fixed. “Let’s quit being bulldozed and bedazzled by self-ap pointed longhairs. Let’s have the guts to say that a book is dirt if that’s what we think of it, or that a painting may well be a daub if you can’t figure out which way to hang it. And if some beatnik welds together a collec tion of rusty cog-wheels and old corset stays and claims it’s a greater sculpture than Michelangelo’s ‘David,’ let’s have the courage to say that it looks like junk and probably is. “Let’s blow the whistle on plays that would bring blushes to a stag party. Let’s not be awed by movie characters with barnyard morals even if some of them have been photographed climbing aboard the Presidential yacht. Let us pay more attention in our news columns to the decent people everywhere who are trying to do something for the good of others. “In short, gentlemen, let’s cover up the cesspool and start planting some flowers.” —Jenkin Lloyd Jones, speaking before Inland Daily Press Association, Published in Tulsa (Oklahoma) Tribune. Brantley Enterprise Dorothy Sue Stone Wins D. A. R. Award Dorothy Sue Stone, senior at Hoboken High School, was win ner of the D. A. R. award from the Lyman Hall Chapter. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Preston L. Stone of Route 2, Way cross. She is treasurer of the senior class, assistant editor of the yearbook, a member of the Beta Club, F. H. A., and has been a member of the F. T. A. Club. Dorothy was voted best manner ed in her class, and is a member of the F. H. A. Ensemble com posed of seniors. She participat ed in the junior play last year and will be in the senior play this year. She was also co-win ner of the Halloween Masquer ade. The Stones’ have another daughter, Jo Ann, who was also a winner of the D. A. R. award in 1957. She is now Mrs. Gerald Johns and lives at Nahunta, Ga. Mrs. Lane, 75, of Brantley County Dies Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Lane, 75, of Brantley county, died Monday night in the Wayne Memorial Hospital after an extended ill ness. Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Annie Lou Harris, Raybon, Mrs. Henry Smith, Patterson, Mrs. R. C. Davis, Jacksonville, Fla.; seven sons, D. C. Lane, Ray bon, Vinson, J. W., and W. C. Lane, Hortense, Vernon Lane, St. Marys, Elison Lane, Live Oak, Fla., Milton Lane, Brunswick; a brother, Raymond Richardson, Jesup; 48 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Basketball Game With Jesup Is Called Off The ball game with Jesup which was to be played at Na hunta Friday night, Jan. 26, has been called off. Nahunta will not have a ball game at all Friday night. The game with Jesup Feb. 6 will be in Nahunta rather than in Jesup. Brantley Enterprise P. O. Box 128, Nahunta. Ga., Thursday. Jan. 25, 1962 OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLBT COUNIT AND CHY OF NAHUNTA W. R. Johns, Jr. Funeral Service Held Tuesday Brantley countians were sad dened to learn of the sudden death of Mr. William Riley (Bud dy) Johns Jr., 25, Saturday, January 20. Mr. Johns died from injuries received in an automo bile accident in Okeechobee, Fla. late Saturday afternoon. According to reports of the ac cident, an automobile had been stopped near the bottom of an overpass and as Mr. Johns pass ed the crest of the overpass, an other vehicle backed onto the highway. Realizing that he could not pass the stopped vehicle in time to avoid a collision, Mr. Johns swerved his vehicle onto the left shoulder of the highway and collided with several con crete posts. His companion at the time of the accident was unin jured. Mr. Johns was born in Brant ley county and was the son of W. R. Johns Sr. and the late Martha Virginia Allen. He re ceived his education in the schools of this county and later attended school in Avon Park, Fla. He was a member of the Church of God, and had been a resident of Okeechobee, Fla. for the past seven years. At the time of his death, he was em ployed as a bulldozer operator. In addition to his father, sur vivors include two sons, Charles William Johns and Dennis Leon Johns, both of Avon Park, Fla.; five sisters, Mrs. W. R. Jones of Ludowici, Mrs. Troy Griffin of Claxton, Miss Shirley Ann Johns, Miss Brenda Sue Johns, and Miss Mary Virginia Johns, all of Okeechobee, Fla.; four brothers, Bobby Johns, U. S. Army, Ft. Jackson, S. C., lon Johns of Na hunta, Edgar Johns and Larry Johns, both of Okeechobee, Fla.; his step-mother, Mrs. Lydia C. Johns of Okeechobee, Fla.; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Leon Allen of Deland, Fla. Several aunts, uncles and other relatives also survive. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon, January 23, at two o’clock from the Bach lott Church of God with the Rev. E. J. Dixon conducting the rites in the presence of a large num ber of sorrowing relatives, and friends. The body lay in state at the church for one hour prior to services. Interment followed in the Bachlott Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Messrs. Alton Padgett, Arthur Zipper, Fred Wilcox, Murray Ful ford, Leonard Hayes, and Jack Johns. The many beautiful floral of ferings attested to the high es teem felt for the deceased. The family have the sympathy of their many friends in their bereavement. The Chambless Funeral Home of Nahunta was in charge of ar rangements. Card of Thanks We wish to express our deep est appreciation to our many friends for the expressions of sympathy, floral offerings, cov ered dishes, and other acts of kindness shown us during our recent bereavement. May God bless each of you The Family of W. R. (Buddy) Johns Jr CARD OF THANKS The family of Mrs. Sallie Lee wish to express their thanks to everyone for their kind expres sions of sympathy to us during the illness and at the death of our loved one. We appreciate the kind words of sympathy, the covered dishes, the beautiful floral offerings and every consideration shown to us. May God bless each and every one of you. Sincerely, The Lee family Tales out of School GEORGIA AND ITS FILMS — With the world’s largest educa tional film library in our Depart ment, we naturally get many let ters from people in other states and lands about the films that help Georgia’s children learn more. Our new film catalogue (dedicated to the state school su perintendent and presented at the October board meeting) was sent out, and we have had many more. Barry Morris, Florida’s audio visual head, says, “Your instruc tional film service is the envy of every state in the nation.” Dr. Triana To Practice At Patterson PATTERSON — A Cuban na tive who came to the United States for his medical training be gins a general practice of medi cine in Patterson this week. Dr. Carlos R. Triana, who re signed as Acting Chief of Sur gery at Milledgeville State Hos pital, is expected to arrive on Thursday with his family. He will occupy the Patterson Clinic, especially built for medi cal practice and owned by a group of local citizens. Prior to going to the Milledge ville hospital in July 1958, Dr. Triana was on the staff of Atlan ta’s Crawford W. Long Hospital as a resident in surgery for three years. Board qualified in surgery, he was chief resident in surgery during his last year there. Dr. Triana came to the United States in 1954 after receiving his medical degree from the Univer sity of Havana, Before becoming associated with the Atlanta hos pital he served a year’s rotating internship at the Ohio Valley State Hospital in Steubenville, Ohio. The 31-year old physician and his wife, Evelyn, have two child ren, a daughter, Chuckie, age 3, and a son, Rusty, age 2. The Trianas will reside in the Lewis Stanfield home. Personals Reverend C. F. Thomas, Pas tor of the First Baptist Church, Nahunta, Georgia has been ap pointed chaplain of the State Senate for Tuesday, January 30. He will be the guest of Senator W. C. Long, who represents the third Senatorial District of Geor gia in the 1961-62 legislature. Mrs. Ruth Davis will head the county as chairman for the 1962 Easter Seal Campaign and A. S. Mizell will serve as treasurer for the annual drive which begins in the county on March 15. Judge Cecil Roddenberry of the Waycross Judicial Circuit, who resides in Nahunta, is in the Waycross hospital undergoing treatment for a coronary condi tion. He is rapidly recuperating, it is reported. Mr. and Mrs. Don Kick and children Susie, Ginny and Don nie visited her mother Mrs. Verdie Willis during the past weekend. They have just return ed from Oklahoma City where they have been attending school since July. Ale James I. White who has been stationed at Conley AFB in Waco, Texas arrived Thursday of last week for a leave of absence with his mother, Mrs. Flossie White. He will be here until Feb. 7 when he will leave to go on tour to France. A. C. Lee came home on Sat urday of last week from a hos pital in Waycross where he has been a patient following an op eration. Myth Truth Capitalist Exploits n' total national The U L ' » / U ^■W^^personal income in the U.S.A.* Workers^?/ 11 PWg IXhcMi: ALMANAC. U t' r GEORGIA STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Grand Jury Presentments for January Term Superior Court Douglas Fowler Killed by Falling Tree A logging accident shortly after 2:00 o’clock Wednesday after noon, January 24, took the life of a 19 year old youth approxi mately two miles south of Waynesville. According to reports, Douglas MacArthur Fowler had cut down a tree and it fell into another one, causing the butt to jump off the stump and strike hum on the arms and chest and pinning him to the ground. It was necessary to cut the log several time in or der to free the youth. The victim died while en route to the Brantley Medical Building for at tention. The young man was born in Toombs county and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Fowl er of Uvalda. He received his education in the schools of that county and was engaged in log ging with his uncle at the time of the accident. In addition to his parents, sur vivors include two sisters, Mrs. Larry Adams of Vidalia, and Miss Sandra Fowler of Uvalda; two brothers, H. J. Fowler and Bobby Gene Fowler, both of Uvalda; maternal grandmother, Mr. and Mrs. H. V. NeSmith of Uvalda; fatemal grandmother, Mrs. John Fowler of Uvalda. Several aunts, uncles and other relatives also survive. The body was carried to Lyons Wednesday night and funeral services and interment wjll take place later this week. The Chambless Funeral Home of Nahunta was in charge of lo cal arrangements. Employers of Farm Workers Must Make Annual Reports Employers of farm workers are required to file annual re ports with the District Director of Internal Revenue by January 31, 1962, and pay the social se curity tax on cash wages which were paid to hired farm workers in 1961. This also applies to farm crew leaders if they are the employer. Cash wages paid to a farm worker must be reported if he is paid $l5O or more during the year, or worked on a time ba sis on some part of 20 or more days. A worker’s insured status and the amount of his benefit are based on the wages credited to his account. Therefore, it is im portant that annual reports be complete and accurate. They should show each worker’s name and number as shown on his so cial security card and the exact amount of wages paid him. A complete and accurate report will assure the employer that each worker receives the proper credit to his account. Farmers are also required to list crew leaders on the tax forms. Employers of farm workers are only required to file reports once a year and the deadline for fil ing them is the last day of the month after the end of the pre vious year. Reports for 1961 are due by January 31, 1962. Failure to file timely returns could re sult in penalties and interest charges being assessed on the employer. If you have any questions a bout filing reports for your farm workers, contact the Dis trict Director of Internal Reve nue in your area or contact your Waycross Social Security Office. One woman Mid eight fami lies borrowed her Enterprise each week. I didn’t know there were that many spong ers in Brantley County. Georgia, Brantley County, We, the Grand Jury of Brant ley County, for the January Term 1962, of the Superior Court of said county, beg leave of the Court to submit the following presentments. We wish to commend and thank the Hon. Cecil Rodden berry, judge of said court for his able charge to our body, and ex press to him our appreciation for the efficient manner in which he has conducted the Court for this Term. We wish to commend the Hon. Dewey Hayes, Solicitor General for his able assistance rendered our body during this Term. We would like to thank our bailiff, Frank Rowell, for his faithful service. We wish to commend our county officers for their faith ful service rendered to the vari ous offices. We recommend that the Brant ley Enterprise be paid SIO.OO for publishing these presentments. We recommend that Ruby Her rin be paid SIO.OO for typing these presentments. We, the book committee ap pointed by the Grand Jury or the January Term of 1962, beg to submit the following report: We Inspected the books of Mrs. Mable Moody, county school su perintendent, and find the books kept in a neat and efficient sys tem showing the proper account ing of state and county funds. We note the refinishing and beauti fication of office. We also discussed and examin ed the books, Ordinary, Clerk of Court, Treasurer, and Tax Com missioner and find proper entry of records and neatness of books. We note lack of space for work and filing in office of clerk of Court and Ordinary. Respectively Submitted, R. D. Thomas, Chairman, George Dowling D. A. Cason. We the Grand Jury of January Term 1962, of the Superior Court of Brantley County, Georgia, have discussed the crowded con dition which we have in our Court House offices, especially in the office of the Clerk of Court and the office of Ordinary. We are appointing a Jury Com mittee of 5 Grand Jurors, to meet with our county commis sioners on the first Tuesday in February, 1962, for the purpose of trying to provide more office space. This committee consist of E. H. Kelly, R. E. Sloan, John I. Lee, R. D. Thomas and George Dykes. We the, road committee of the Grand Jury, find the county roads in fair condition. Respectively submitted, Ray Johns, Chairman Donald Shuman, Paul Harrell. We, the committee on public buildings, find all county build ings in fair condition. Respectively submitted, Alvin Drury, Chairman R. E. Sloan, E. H. Kelly. We recommend that the Sher iff Department work closely with the game and fish commission in protecting our game and fish. We recommend that the fore man, clerk and bailiff be paid SIO.OO per day for their services. Respectively submitted, this January 16th, 1962. George Dykes, Foreman John I. Lee, Clerk Approved and ordered filed this 16th day of January 1962. Cecil Roddenberry Judge Superior Court Brantley County, Georgia. Dewey Hayes Solicitor General. Want ads may look insignifi- cant, but they do a BIG job of selling.