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Newspaper Page TextNotify this newspaper when your address changes. VOLUME 42 — NUMBER 30 New Bridges Soon to Be Built Across Satilla at Atkinson Resurfacing Set For Route 84 Nahunta to Waycross The State Highway Department is asking for bids to build new bridges across the Satilla River at Atkinson, it is revealed in a legal advertisement in this week’s issue of The Enterprise. The Highway Department is also asking for bids on widening and resurfacing Route 84 from Nahun ta to Waycross. The latter project is outlined in another legal ad vertisement in this issue of the Enterprise. The bridge project at Atkinson includes several bridges to take care of the overflow in flood times and also about a mile of re surfacing the fill adjacent to the river. Details of the projects are re vealed in the two legal advertise ments which will be run for two weeks in this newspaper. FARM ELECTRICITY USE Farmers in the United States use 27 billion kilowatt hours of electricity each year, more than Washington, D. C., Baltimore, Chicago, Boston, Detroit and Houston combined, according to Extension Farm Management Specialist Edward Brown. THE CITIZENS BANK OF FOLKSTON IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA at the close of business on June 30, 1962. ASSETS Cash, balances with other banks, and cash items in proess of collection — 642,573.65 United States Government obligations, direct and guaranteed 1,319,783.74 Obligations of States and political subdivisions — 637,024.33 Other bonds, notes, and debentures (including $436,205.40 securities of Federal agencies and corporations not guaranteed by U. S.) 436,205.40 Loans and discounts (including $1,298.77 overdrafts) 1,809,792.73 Bank premises owned SI.OO, furniture and fixtures $14,161.08 — 14,162.08 Other assets 1,225.42 TOTAL ASSETS 4,860,767.35 LIABILITIES Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations 1,599,371.50 Time and savings deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations 2,044,707.66 Deposits of United States Government ‘ (including postal savings) 5,592.48 Deposits of States and political subdivisions 495,741.76 Certified and officers, checks, etc. 7,900.22 TOTAL DEPOSITS $4,153,313.62 (a) Total demand deposits $2,011,154.89 (b) Total time and savings deposits $2,142,158.73 Other liabilities T 174,547.77 TOTAL LIABILITIES 4,327,861.39 CAPITAL ACCOUNTS Capital: (a) common stock, total par value $50,000.00 50,000.00 Surplus 50,000.00 Undivided profits — 300,000.00 Reserves (and retirement account for preferred capital) 132,905.96 TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 532,905.96 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 4,860,767.35 MEMORANDA Assets pledged or assigned to secure liabilites and for other purposes (including notes and bills rediscounted and securities sold with agreement to repurchase) 151,752.75 I, C. E. Glenn, Vice-President & Cashier, of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that this report of condition is true and correct, to the best of my knowledge and belief. State of Georgia, County of Charlton, ss: Sworn to and subscribed before me this 13th day of July, 1962, and I hereby certify that I am not an officer or director of this bank. Colleen T. Crews, Notary Public, State at Large, Folkston, Ga. My Commission Expires January 10, 1965. Brantley County — Land of Forest Product*, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper O. Lewis, Jr., announce the birth of a baby girl, born Sunday, July 22, at the Brantley County Medical Build ing. The baby weighed seven pounds eight ounces and has been named Cindy Noreen. Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Smith announce the arrival of a baby boy, born Saturday, July 21, at the Brantley Medical Building. The baby weighed seven pounds five ounces and was named Jose ph Byron. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zittrauer of Savannah announce the birth of a girl on July 21 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Jesup. She weighed five pounds and nine ounces. The mother is the former Sandra Kay Raulerson of Horten se. Charles is in the Army in Ger many. His wife is staying with her mother, Mrs. Ernest Rauler son Hortense while her husband is overseas. The baby has been named Kimberly Kay. Mr. and Mrs. James T. Alt man announce the birth of a baby girl born Saturday, July 21 at McCoy-Jackson Hospital in Folkston. The baby weighed six pounds four ounces and has been named Alisa. REPORT OF CONDITION OF Correct—Attest: C. E. Glenn, W. C. Hopkins, J. V. Gowen, Jr., William Mizell, Brantley Enterprise Births Directors. Brantley Enterprise P. O. Box 128, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, luly 26, 1952 OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Mrs. Hattie Batten Os Blackshear Died Saturday Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Altman Batten, 66, who died Sat urday afternoon after an extend ed illness, were held Monday at the First Baptist Church in Black shear at 2 P. M. with the Rev. R. C. Johnson officiating. Inter ment was in High Bluff Cemetery Brantley County. Mrs. Batten was a native of Pierce County where she had lived her entire life. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Blackshear. Survivors include five daugh ters, Mrs. Harrison Lee, Mrs. Robert Batten, and Mrs. Mae Howell, all of Blackshear, Mrs. Goldie Enlaw, Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs. Martha Chancey, West Hollywood, Fla.; four sons, Ber nard Batten and Vernon Batten, West Hollywood, Fla. Mackom Batten, and Lewis Batten, Jack sonville, Fla.; seven sisters, Mrs. Julia Hendrix, Blackshear, Mrs. Nora Blackwelder and Mrs. Mac ie Griffin, Jacksonville, Mrs. Jessie Lee, Nahunta, Mrs. Pearly Craven and Mrs. Mattie Hendrix, Brunswick, Mrs. Ela Shumans, Hazlehurst; two brothers, Riley Altman and Harvey Altman, Ho boken; 44 grandchildren. Bernard Meyers Writes Os FFA Convention By Bernard Meyers The Georgia Future Farmer Convention was held at the State FFA-FHA Camp on Lake Jackson the week of July 16-21. One of the highlights of the Convention w'as the tri-State Pub lic'Speaking "Contest. The winner gets a chance to compete with other state' winners at Kansas City this fall. I served on the State Commit tee whose purpose was to revise the rules concerning the Georgia Planter Degree which is the high est degree an FFA member can be awarded by the State Asso ciation of FFA. Also I participat ed in group discussions concern ing problems of FFA Chapters throughout the state. Another highlight of the con vention was a challenging ad dress by Victor Butler, National President of FFA. Among other guests of the convention were two representatives of the Future Farmers of the Philipines. The climax to the Convention was the ceremony conferring up on the fathers of the newly elect ed state officers the Honary Georgia Planter Degree. Also the candlelight service installing the new state officers. Black Cat Damages Car on Friday 13 Black cats and Friday the 13th proved unlucky for Mr. and Mrs. Noah Warner, formerly of Brant ley County but now living in Fort Pierce, Fla. On a trip here to visit relatives this week they told of how a black cat was trapped under the hood of their car on Friday, July 13. When the car was started, the cat was killed by the flying fan and the fan and radiator were damaged to the tune of $82.75. Mr. and Mrs. Warner and their children will return to Fort Pierce Saturday. Nahunta FFA Committee Plans Program for Next School Term The Executive Committee of the Nahunta High School FFA Chapter held a special meeting on Monday Night, July 23, for the purpose of evaluating and planning the program of activities for the 1962-63 school year. Preceding the meeting the members enjoyed a barbecue hamburger supper at the home of their advisor, Carter Morton, Jr. The basis of existence for an FFA Chapter is a well planned and well conducted program of activities. These activities should be boy activities, planned and carried out by the boys themsel ves. These activities should contri bute to the social and moral character of the members, to the betterment of the total school program and in some ways pro vide services to the people of the school community. The program o f activities should provide an opportunity for the boys to develop their leadership ability, to learn to work together to coordinate their efforts and provide opportunity ASC Committee Elections to Be Held in August County and Community Com mitteemen who will administer ASCS Programs in 1963 will be elected by farmers in August, ac cording to an announcement by W. H. Booth, Chairman of the Georgia Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation State Commit tee. This years elections will be held by mail. August 24 has been set as the final date by which bal lots must be postmarked or per sonally delivered by farmers. Ballots will be mailed to all vot ers on record by the ASCS Coun ty Office on or before Augnst 14. Complete instructions will ac company the ballots which will describe how they are to be marked and returned in pre-ad dressed envelopes requiring no postage. The county committees now serving will be responsible for seeing that all phases of the elect ion process are properly perform ed. This year, the slate of nomi nees will include the names of all persons nominated by proper petition who are found willing to serve and are eligible. The pres ent community committees now serving will make additional nom inations necessary to complete the slate for voting. Persons who are elected chair ,men of the community commit tees will serve as delegates to the county convention to be held between August 27 and 29 for the purpose of electing the county committees. Newly elected county and community committees will ‘assume office on September 1, 1962. ; Methodist Youth Week Ends Friday Youth Week at the Nahunta Methodist Church will be con cluded Friday evening. The group has participated in a variety of activities with the emphasis on Christian Vocations, thinking of vocation as the total use of ones life and abilities. There have been 11 visiting young people from the Dillard Methodist Youth Fellowship in Dillard Georgia, and their pastor and his family. These young people have been visiting in the homes in the Community. Rev. and Mrs. Burchard B. Berry and their little daughter, Malivia, have been visiting in the home of Rev. and Mrs. W. M. Whipple. Mrs. Berry is the first cousin of Mrs. Whipple. Joe Rickman and Tommy Kel ly are visiting in the home of Mrs. Robert Griner. Johnnie Grist and Faye Kelly are visiting with Mrs. James Griner. Rachel Brown and Lillian Scruggs are in the home of Mrs. Robert Smith. David Grist is staying with Mrs. Emory Middleton. Rebecca Brown is in the home of Mrs. Cecil Moody. Kenneth Drake is the guest of Mrs. Lee Walker. Nancy Rickman and Wanda Ledford are guests of Mrs. Wild er Brooker. for every boy in the chapter to take part in carrying out the program. The development of this pro gram of FFA activities begin with the Agricultural Advisory Committee for the school. These men recommend activities that would benefit the chapter mem bers in many ways. Then the chapter Executive Committee, which is composed of all officers, meets and eval uates the previous year’s pro gram and prepares a new pro gram to be presented to the chapter members for approval at their last regular meeting before school starts. The last step to development ends with the chapter Executive Committee presenting the pro gram of activities to the school principal for his approval soon after school starts. Those present at this impor tant meeting were: President, Cordell Wainright; Vice Presi dent, Don Hendrix; Secretary, Jackie Knox; Treasurer, H. C. Morgan; Reporter, Alton De- Pratter; Lamar Thrift; and Car ter Morton, Jr., Advisor. Bidding Brisk as Tobacco Auction Sales Get Underway Moody-Berger Mr. and Mrs. Osborne Moody of Nahunta announce the engage ment and approaching marriage of their daughter, Anita Kay Moody to Brian Wesley Berger, AOJ 3rd Class Petty Officer U. S. Navy who is stationed at Glynco Air Force Base at Brunswick. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elvin E. Berger of West Allis, Wiscon sin. The wedding will take place on Friday August 10 at 8:00 P. M. in the First Baptist Church in Nahunta. No invitations Will be sent but all friends and relatives of the couple are invited. Little Chris Popwell Has Birthday Party Mrs. C. O. Popwell entertained with a birthday party for her little daugher, Chris, on the oc casion of her fifth birthday Sun day, July 22. Cake and ice cream were serv ed and party favors presented each guest. Present were Jan, Karen and David Strickland, Karen, Sally and Ricky Warner, Carol Sue, Barbara Ann, Margie, Pat and Leslie Patten, baby Denise Sears, Donna and Chris Powell. There Is Poison In Your Home How are you fixed for poisons in your home? That is far from an idle ques tion. For, says the American Medi cal Association, there are 250,000 products in home use which con tain some form of poison. These serve necessary and desirable functions. But, on the debit side, 600,000 children manage to poison themselves each year, about 500 fatally. These poisons include cleaning and polishing agents, detergents, cosmetics, paint, and a next-to endless list of other items. The best of all safety precautions is to keep them under lock and key. But that is not practical in many cases — so the AMA offers a number of precautions that should be kept eternally in mind: If your child takes something that is possibly poisonous, call a doctor at once — don’t wait for developments. Never transfer poisons from their original, mark ed containers. Never leave a child alone when you’re working with cleaners, polishes and other poi sons — and wash contaminated utensils immediately. Give medi cines only in a lighted room and discard old medicines no longer in use. When you get rid of haz ardous materials, put them where children can’t reach and rummage into them. Farm Machinery, Vehicle Accidents Lead in Injuries Preventing rural highway and farm machinery accident injuries is the emphasis for National Farm Safety Week, July 22-28 Vehicle accidents on rural high ways and accidents when work ing with farm machines are two of the largest causes of death and disabling injury to rural residents, according to Willis E. Huston, agricultural engineer for the University of Georgia Coop erative Extension Service and chairman of the Georgia Farm and Home Safety Association. Traffic accidents account for nearly one-half of the accidental deaths to farm residents. In 1960, out of 11,300 fatalities to farm people 5,100 were motor vehi cle deaths. Work accidents on the farm were responsible for 3,300 deaths, many of them connected with farm machinery. In addition to the 11,300 acci dental deaths to farm residents in 1960, accidents accounted for another 950,000 disabling injuries to farm residents. When it comes to actual on-the job accidents, the only occupation gioups that suffer more accidents than farmers are workers in min ing and other extractive indus tries and construction. Farming is naturally a danger ous occupation, but still nearly every serious accident can be traced back to carelessness on somebody’s part, Mr. Huston said. Loose Dogs Kill More Deer Than Hunters Do More deer are killed in Georgia by free-running dogs than are killed by hunters. The State Game and Fish Com mission says the problem of dogs is the biggest faced by its deer herd managers. “We are constantly faced with the problem of dealing with loose dogs,” said Commission director Fulton Lovell. “In some areas of the state, packs of wild dogs seriously damage deer popula tions. “It appears that these loose dogs multiply as fast as deer, even though our management program includes protection of deer both in and out of the sea son,” Lovell said. The director said February, March and April are especially dangerous months for deer, since does are carrying fawns that will be born in May. Georgia has no law requiring dogs to be penned or leashed. The Game and Fish Commission feels that this contributes to the number of dogs roaming free' in the forests. Since it lacks authority except on its game management areas, the Commission is powerless to combat roaming dogs. Personals S|Sgt. and Mrs. Lawton F. Strickland of Amarillo, Texas, are visiting relatives and friends in Brantley County. They are ac companied by the children David and Karen. They arrived Satur day and will be here several weeks. Mrs. Cecilie Jones of Panama City, Fla.; Mrs. Eula Ropp, Shel by, N. C.; Mrs. Faye Jones, Jacksonville and Mrs. Verdie Dotson of Brunswick arrived Monday to spend a few days as guests of Misses Mary and Lera Knox, Mrs. Mamie Knox and Mrs. Emmie Newton. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ham and little son, Kippy Lee, of Byron, Ga., spent the weekend visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ham and Mr. and Mrs. Hoke Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dixon have returned to their home in Dub lin, Ohio, after spending a week with his mother, Mrs. Belle Dix on and other relatives in Brantley County. Mrs. Emmie Newton, Mrs. Ce cilie Jones, Mrs. Eula Ropp, Mrs. Verdie Dotson and Mrs. Faye Jones returned Wednesday from Howell, Ga., where they visited Mr. and Mrs. Staten Davis Tues day and Wednesday. Young Men Should Register for Selective Service on Time The following statement by Colonel Mike Y. Hendrix, State Director, Selective Service Sys tem of Georgia, pertaining to the problem of late registration is published as a service to the young men of Georgia: “The continuing Selective Ser vice problem of late registration has become more evident within the past two months. It is my desire to avoid delinquency in every respect and particularly that caused by failure to register at the proper time. “The Universal Military Train ing and Service Act requires every male citizen to be register ed with a local board upon at taining the age of 18 or within five days thereafter. Failure to register as required could result in the early induction of the of fender with his papers marked Delinquent, or he could be re ported to the United States Attor ney for prosecution. This is a serious matter and I urge all par ents, teachers, and young men affected, as well as others of the citizenry to help me to eliminate all delinquency resulting from late registration. “Registration may be accom panied at any local board. There fore, one should not wait until he returns to his home to regis ter. A word of caution when reg istering outside of your home county — inform the registrar of Subscription Price and Tax Inside county $2.58 Outside county, in state $3.09 Outside state $3.00 Brisk bidding on nearly all grades marked the opening of the 1962 flue-cured tobacco auction season Thursday. Brantley county farmers selling on nearby auction markets found prices averaging in the high fif ties, with good quality tobacco bringing as much as 66 cents per pound from companies bidding. The first row of 82 piles in one warehouse at Blackshear Thursday brought $56.40 per hundred pounds. Lowest price paid was $26.00 per hundred and much of the better quality leaf sold for $64.00 to $66.00. All the principal buying com panies were bidding actively for the leaf. Warehouses at Blackshear and Waycross expect full sales each day during the coming week, as the opening date of July 26 found most farmers ready to place at least a part of their leaf on the market. Curing operations in this area are estimated to be approxi mately 75 per cent completed. Conference of Nahunta Charge Meets Sunday First Quarterly Conference for the Nahunta Charge will be held at Nahunta Methodist Church on Sunday, July 29, at 7:30 P. M. Dr. Henry Brooks, District Superintendent of the Waycross District, will preach the evening sermon and conduct the business of the conference. At this confer ence each of the churches will set their anticipated goals for the coming year. The churches involved are Atkinson, Hoboken, Nahunta and Pierce Chapel. The Charge is one of the few in Georgia which is participating in the new enlarged Charge, or larger Parish plan. This means that a Charge is organized in a natural grouping, such as all the churches within a county. Then the necessary number of pastors are appointed to serve the Char ge. Rev. W. M. Whipple is pastor of the Charge, and Rev. Carroll Taylor, pastor of Atkinson, is as sociate pastor on the Nahunta Charge. The public is invited to attend the worship and the conference. TREE SEEDLINGS Since 1931, 1,556,000,000 trees have been planted from seedlings produced in Georgia state nurser ies. During the 1961-62 season, total seedling production in state nurseries amounted to 56,000,000 —a number sufficient to plant a bout 80,000 acres. Pulp mill nur series also produce several mil lion more seedlings for planting in Georgia, according to Exten sion Forester C. Dorsey Dyer. your permanent home address for such information will estab lish your local board of juris diction and it can not be changed. A local board is located in each county of Georgia. “Many school officials are co operating in this matter by re porting the names of students and former students who have reached age 18 to the Selective Service local board. Such infor mation is very valuable for it affords the local board an op portunity to contact those who have reached age 18 and have failed to register. Under such circumstances, it becomes neces sary sometimes for the local board to solicit the aid of the FBI through the United States At torney to accomplish a registra tion. However, I sincerely hope that such action can be avoided. “Although some young men have been misinformed that mem bers of the National Guard or Reserve are not required to be registered, such membership does not prevent the local board de claring the young man a delin quent for being late in register ing. “I am certain that most of our delinquency stems from a lack of knowledge of the requirements, but it is a shame for a young man who is otherwise completely law abiding to have a delinquency label placed upon him because of carelessness.