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Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
VOLUME 42 - NUMBER 35
Brantley County children who were delegates to the Junior Fire Marshal Confer
ence at Lake Jackson — left to right, Gary Parse, Pryce Brooker, Mary Parse,
Greg Loyd and Ken Walker, all of Nahunta.
Community Recreation Building
Is Being Planned for Nahunta
Representatives from the Lions
Club, Garden Club, Tobacco
Trail Squares, and the Jaycees
met as a committee Tuesday
night, Aug. 21 at the office of
Okefenokee Rural Electric Mem
bership Corporation to discuss
plans for constructing a commu
nity recreational building at the
Lions Club Park.
The building is to be used for
the various club activities and
special community activities in
cluding skating.
The committee elected Dr. J.
L. Walker as chairman of the
committee and Carroll Johns as
seccretary.
The committee decided the
building should be a minimum
of 50’ x 120’ in size with hard
wood floor to best serve the
community needs. A steel build
ing or a concrete block structure
was discussed but no decision
was reached.
Dr. Walker, Carroll Johns and
J. W. Brooker were elected as
a committee to compare the cost
of using each material and make
a recommendation at the next
meeting.
Present at the meeting were
Dr. J. L. Walker, J. W. Brooker,
Cecil Moody, Mr. and Mrs. Emory
Middleton, Mrs. Raymond Smith,
Mrs. Norman Lewis, Don Ma
thie, R. H. Schmitt, and Carroll
Johns.
Herrin-Morgan
Mrs. Ivy Herrin announces the
engagement of her daughter Pau
ette Herrin to Conway Morgan,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Mor
gan. Miss Herrin is the daughter
of the late Mr. Ivy Herrin.
The wedding is planned f or
Friday evening, Aug. 31 at the
Advent Christian Church at Ray
bon at 8:00 o’clock P. M.
No invitations are being sent
but friends and relatives are in
vited to attend.
Prayer for the Golden Years
Lord, thou knowest better than I know myself that I
am growing older, and will some day be old.
Keep me from getting talkative and particularly from
the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on every
subject and on every occasion.
Release me from craving to try to straighten out every
body’s affairs.
Make me thoughtful, but not moody; helpful, but not
bossy. With my vast store of wisdom, it seems a pity not
to use it all — but Thou knowest, Lord, that I want a
few friends at the end.
Keep my mind free from the recital of endless details —
give me wings to get to the point.
Seal my lips on my many aches and pains — they are
increasing, and my love of rehearsing them is becoming
sweeter as the years go by.
1 ask for grace enough to listen to the tales of others’
pains. Help me to endure them with patience.
Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally it is
possible that I may be mistaken.
Keep me reasonably sweet; I do not want to be a saint
some of them are so hard to live with, but a sour old
woman is one of the crowning works of the devil.
Help me to extract all possible fun out of life. There
are so many funny things around us, and I don’t want to
miss any of them.
(This article, written by a Catholic Mother Superior,
appeared in the Southern California Dental Journal of
October 1961.)
ASC Community
Committeemen
Are Elected
Election returns from three
Brantley County agricultural
communities have been tabulat
ed and approved by the county
committee, Mr. George Dykes,
Chairman of the Brantley ASC
County Committee announced.
The following were elected to
serve on the ASC community
committees for the following
year:
Hickox Community: George M.
Johns, Chairman, re-elected, W.
M. Batten, Vice-chairman, re
elcted, Riley Johns, Regular
member, new, Joe Herrin, First
Alternate, re-elected, J. R. Her
rin, Second Alternate, new.
Hoboken Community: J. B.
Carter, Chairman, re-elected, A.
J. Hickox, Vice-chairman, new,
Donald Shuman, Regular mem
ber, new, L. E. Dickerson, First
Alternate, new, Eustis Griffin,
Second Alternate, new.
Nahunta Community: Moul
trie Purdom. Chairman, re-elect
ed, A. L. Johnson, Vice-chair
man, re-elected, Charles P. Da
vis, Regular Member, re-elected,
James A. Herrin, First Alternate,
re-elected, Lonnie Wilson, Sec
ond Alternate, new.
The elected chairman of the
committee will serve as delegates
to the County Convention to be
held on Aug. 29, to elect an ASC
County Committee Chairman,
Vice Chairman, a third member
and two alternates. Both County
and Community Committeemen
will take office on Sept. 1.
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Brantley Enterprise
Sandra Jacobs Wins
Honors in 4-H Club
Recreation Contest
Miss Sandra Jacobs, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Jacobs, Rt.
1 Nahunta, Ga. attended the
State 4-H Club Congress in At
lanta where she competed in the
Recreation contest. She receiv
ed 3rd place in the State.
Sandra received the top score
for the demonstration part of
her contest, however the record
book score brought her total
score down to the 3rd. highest.
Sandra recently received addi
tional honors when she was se
lected as one of the four in the
State of Georgia to be on the
“Teen Board” of a leading farm
magazine.
Sandra works hard and tries
to be a better 4-H Club member
each year.
Older Citizens May
Get Health Benefits
From Public Welfare
The State Department of Pub
lic Welfare announced a major
expansion of hospital benefits to
become effective September 1,
for the health care of Georgia’s
needy senior citizens. Approxi
mately 94,000 persons over sixty
five years of age and receiving
Old Age Assistance are eligible
for this program under the pro
visions of the federal Keer-Mills
law.
The passage of Public Welfare
Amendments of 1962— Public
Law 87-543 (H. R. 10606) sign
ed by the President July 25,
1962 liberalizes the matching
formula for the adult categories
of the Public Assistance Pro
gram, thereby releasing some
State funds which makes it pos
sible to expand Georgia’s Medi
cal Care Program.
The program, covering one out
of three persons over age 65 in
Georgia, was initiated January
1 and these new benefits mark
the second expansion within the
past eight months.
Alan Kemper, Director, De
partment of Public Welfare,
stated that two other categories
of assistance cases would be in
cluded in this new medicare pro
gram. He said that the Aid t
the Blind and Aid to the Per
manently and Totally Disabled
Programs would receive the
benefits as the expanded Keer-
Mills medicare program. Doctors
are not paid by the Welfare De
partment for their services in
any of these programs.
Hospitalization benefits have
been extended to provide a maxi
mum of thirty (30) days’ hospi
talization per admission, when
necessary, instead of the fifteen
(15) days previously permitted.
The number of days’ hospitaliza
tion per calendar year has been
increased from thirty (30) days
to sixty (60) days.
Rob Lewis Cemetery
Will Be Cleaned
Wednesday, Sept. 5
The Rob Lewis Cemetery will
be cleaned off on Wednesday,
Sept. 5, it is announced. All
people who are interested in the
cemetery are requested to be on
hand with tools for helping to
clean off the burial grounds.
Brantley Enterprise P. O. Box 128, Nahunta. Ga.. Thursday. August 30, 1962 OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNIA
Strickland-Smith
The Nahunta Baptist Church
was the scene of the double ring
ceremony uniting Miss Janis
Colleen Strickland, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Julian C. Strick
land to Donald Henry Smith, son
of Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Ted Smith
on August 24 at 8:00 P. M. with
Rev. Cecil F. Thomas performing
the double ring ceremony.
The church decorations consist
ed of baskets of white and laven
der glads which stood in front
of choir rail draped with white
cloth and topped with magnolia
leaves with a background of
pines, arranged by Mrs. Herschel
Herrin.
Three candelabra with seven
white tapers flanked the altar.
The white carpet for the bride
led to the prie dieu.
Mrs. Jean Esther Peeples sang
“Because” and the “Lord’s Pray
er” with Miss Helen Strickland
accompanying. Miss Anne Thom
as was the organist for the nup
tial marches.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her father. Her floor
length gown was chantilly lace
over net and satin styled with a
scalloped neck line designed in
sequins and pearls and a long
train. Her shoulder length veil
was held with a shaped headpiece
of pearls and rhinestones. She
carried a white Bible which was
presented to her by the church
when she was baptised. The Bible
was topped with a white throat
ed purple orchid with streamers
of white ribbons and lilies of the
valley cascading. She wore el
bow length lace mits that match
ed her gown.
Miss Ann Strickland, sister of
the bride, was maid of honor.
She wore a street length laven
der embroidered nylon dress o
ver taffeta. She carried a cas
cade of yellow and white carna
tions.
Sharon Flowers, niece of the
bridegroom, was flower girl
whose dress was lavender taffe
ta with net overskirt caught up
in scallops with tiny purple
bows.
Parnell Bennett was best man
to the groom. Donald Bloomfield
was ring bearer. The Ushers were
brothers of the groom, Billy
Smith and Marvin Smith.
The mother of the bride wore
an orlon dress with a white car
nation corsage. Mrs. Smith, the
groom’s mother wore a dark
blue orlon dress and white car
nation corsage.
Immediately following the
wedding a reception was held in
the social hall of the church. As
sisting hostesses were Mrs. Avery
Strickland, Mrs. Elroy Strick
land, Mrs. Myrtle Dußose and
Mrs. Aubrey Bennett. The bride’s
book was kept by Miss Shirley
Ann Wainright. After the bride
cut the cake Miss Arlene Strick
land served cake and Miss Bar
bara Bohanon served punch.
They were assisted by Miss Gale
Strickland and Miss Toni Jane
Bloomfield.
The bride’s traveling attire
was a cotton sheath of heavy
texture, white gloves, and white
shoes and bag and wore the or
chid corsage from her Bible. They
honeymooned on Jekyll Island.
The young couple will make
their home in Jesup where Mr.
Smith is employed.
Out of town guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Wade Strickland, Au
gusta; Mr. Glen Strickland, At
lanta; Mr. and Mrs. Auvelle
Raulerson, Valdosta; Mr. and
Mrs. M. J. Bloomfield and child
ren and Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Futch and children, Middleburg,
Fla.; Parnell Bennett, Miss Lola
Miller, Mrs. Aubrey Bennett and
Mrs. P. L. Neighbors of St. Au
gustine, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Kelly and Denise, Waverly; Mr.
and Mrs. George Flowers and
children, Jesup; Mr. Curtis Sin
clair, Patterson; and Cynthia
Highsmith, Panama City, Fla.
CLEAN WASHER
Give your washing machine an
occasional thorough cleaning to
remove film that collects on tub
walls and under the agitator. To
clean the washer, set controls for
a four-minute wash with hot
water. Add a cupful of water
conditioner and one-half cup of
household ammonia. Let washer
proceed through rinse and spin
cycles, suggests Miss Lora Laine,
Extension home management
specialist.
PINE BEETLES ATTACKS
CROWDED STANDS
Most stands of pines that have
attached by the southern pine
beetle have been in a crowded
condition. Thin pines regularly
for greater resistance to insect
attack and faster growth rate,
suggests Extension Forester Geor
ge D. Walker.
List of Teachers and Other School
Personnel Given by Superintendent
Leadership Needed, Tuten
Says at Patterson Rally
PATTERSON — A lack of posi
tive, aggressive leadership was
cited here Friday night as the
reason why Eighth District citi
zens are not already enjoying the
rewards of river basin develop
ment.
Russell Tuten told a large
crowd gathered at Patterson
Lions Park that “it is pathetic
when you think of the wonderful
possibilities of this area.”
Pointing out that industry is
not interested in areas where riv
ers are undeveloped, Tuten said
that it is a historical fact that
water has a magical effect on
the growth of an area.
The Brunswick mayor also re
viewed other planks in his plat
form and said that he was re
garded a front-runner in the Con
gressional campaign.
He told listeners that “smear
tactics are being used against
me.”
He said that he is being ac
cused of being a labor-sponsored
candidate, as well as a Negro
candidate.
Speaking out on the first
charge, Tuten said that he was
not being sponsored by labor, any
special group, or any political
faction.
“I offer no apology for the fact
that it was necessary for me to
work for a living most of my life.
I believe most laboring people
will vote for me simply because
they feel that 1 will represent
them in a fair and impartial man
ner,” he said.
He said that upon being ques
tioned further concerning a racial
question he told the group that
he was a believer in segregated
schools and felt the best interest
of both races would be best serv
ed by our present system of se
gregated schools.
Citing another incident, Tuten
told of efforts of an unnamed
candidate to use a photograph
against him.
The Appling County native said
that the picture was made at the
time he, as mayor of Brunswick,
congratulated Glynn County’s
Negro Mother of the Year.
The picture of the Negro
woman and also another of the
white Mother of the Year were
among a group his workers put
on his Brunswick headquarters
window.
Tuten said that a few weeks a
go after midnight two men were
confronted by a Brunswick po
liceman while they were making
a picture with a flash camera of
him congratulating the Negro
woman. Their driver’s licenses
were checked.
He said that after they assured
the officer they meant no harm
they were released.
“Now, “Tuten said, “Reproduc
tions of this picture have been
spread all over the district in an
effort to brand me a Negro candi
date.”
Tuten cited the accomplish
ments of the Negro mother and
said that her service to Glynn
County justified her selection.
“As the mayor of the City of
Brunswick I congratulated her.
For this I offer no apology. What
would you have done? Yes, you
would have congratulated her,”
he declared.
While Patterson Police Chief
Leo King estimated the crowd
who gathered to hear Tuten and
enjoy free barbecue and country
music at 3,500 other estimates
ranged upward to 5,000.
Motorcades from Brunswick
and Appling County were met by
local supporters who sponsored
the event.
Tuten was introduced by Jim
Thomas of Patterson and Enoch
Walker, city council member,
served as master of ceremonies.
Others making brief talks includ
ed John Kaufman of Brunswick,
Lambric Miles of Baxley, and Bill
Kimmons of Blackshear.
Patterson’s former mayor, Nes
bert Thomas, was in charge of
the barbecue.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Willis of
Nahunta announce the birth of
a son, Terry Wayne, on Aug.
24 at Brantley County Medical
Center. The baby weighed 7 lbs.
and 4 ounces.
Proceedings of
Brantley County
Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners
of Roads and Revenues of Brant
ley County met in regular session
on Tuesday August 7,1962. All
members were present and they
ordered the following bills paid
for the month of July.
GENERAL EXPENSE: R. B.
Brooker sl7 21 Salary, R. C. Har
rell, Jr. $16.06 Salary, Silas D.
Lee $29.06 Salary, Louis Pres
cott $17.21 Salary, Major Riggins
$29.06 Salary, C. Winton Adams
$53.15 Salary, John M. Wilson
$83.94 Salary, Archie A. Johns
$77.50 Salary.
SUPERIOR COURT: W. J.
Summerall $46.00 Salary, Dewey
Hayes $113.34 Salary.
EXTENSION DEPT: George A.
Loyd $207.63 Salary and Travel,
Virginia N. Raulerson $139.82
Salary and Travel.
HEALTH DEPT: Dr. Hart S.
Odum $62.00 Travel, Alvin M.
Powell Jr. $12.00 Travel, Bax
ter G. Hammond $106.49 Salary
and Travel, Rebecca D. Griner
$367.26 Salary Travel and Con
tingent Fund, Charlotte O. Wil
son $2Ol 49 Salary, Dr. E. A.
Moody $30.00 Salary.
WELFARE DEPT: Department
of Public Welfare $324.38 Budget,
Robert R. Riggins SIO.OO Pauper,
Daniel Roberson SIO.OO Pauper,
Mammie O’Neal $10:00 Pauper.
FORESTRY DEPT: Georgia
Forestry Commission $600.00
Budget.
ROAD DEPT: Ellis Altman
$178.79 Salary, Perry Crews
$265.51 Salary, Talmadge Gunter
$106.30 Salary, Mitchell Hulett
$189.96 Salary, John H. Mercer
$179.83 Salary, Gillis Hickox
$155.99 Salary, Weita Herrin
$162.52 Salary, Fred Willis $178.-
78 Salary, Woodrow Wilson $183.-
63 Salary, Roscoe Murray $147.-
99 Salary, Alex B. Lee $118.43
Salary, Morty Griffin $89.28
Janitor Salary.
INVOICES: Sid’s Service Sta
tion $40.00 Truck Axles, Ryder
Truck Lines Inc. $7.70 Freight,
Georgia Power Co. $70.84 Light
bill, Camp Safety Patrol Camp
$200.00 Boys Patrol Camp, N. S.
McVeigh $250.00 Easement for
Right of Way. Georgia Hospital
Service Association Inc. $226.40
Employee’s Premium, Cotton
States Life and Health Insurance
Co. $15.55 Employee's Premium,
L. & M. Truck & Tractor Co.
$544.38 Repairs, Bennett Brothers
$107.62 Supplies, Georgia Creo
soting Corp. $526.90 Piling, City
of Nahunta Ga. $49.00 Two mon
ths water bill, Walkers Office
Machine Co. $1.75 Supplies,
Brantley Telephone Co. Inc.
$98.60 Phones and Calls, J. W.
Brooker $78.89 Supplies, Smith
Hardware Company $14.00
Spikes, Na-Hunter Electric Co. j
$46.00. Lights for Sheriffs and
County Commissioners Offices,
REA. Corp. $3.00 Caution
Light,. O. A Jones $69.50 Repair
on Lawn Mower, The Brantley
Enterprise $83.15 Advertising
sjojeuiuiJa;x3 nag ‘sanddng pue
$5.00 Spraying Jail, Morty Griffin
$9.00 Cleaning Health Dept.
Grounds, Charlton Company
$135.86 Parts and Repairs, Spi
veys Gift & Flower Shop $20.60
Flowers for j. B. Lewis Funeral,
Foote‘and Davis, Inc. $77.17 Off
ice Supplies, Pierce County Hos
pital $95.25 for Delto Morgan,
Pierce County Hospital $124.45
Gwendolyn Murphy, Pierce
County Hospital $190.00 Balance
of Willis Hayes bill, Dr. Arthur
M. Knight $45 00 for Hosie Fields,
Ernest M. Knight Druggist $6.44
Drugs for Delto Morgan, Ellis
Drug Store $64.00 Drugs, A. S.
Mizell $1,197.78 Travelers In
surance Premium, Satilla Lum
ber Co. $12.47 Lumber, Standard
Oil Co. $334.09 Gas and Oil, De-
Pratter Service Station $279.43
Repairs, Sids, Service Station
sllß.Bl Repairs Wilson- Wainright
Oil Co. $592.12 Gas, Oil and
Greast.Dr. E. A Moody SIO.OO
Joe Milton Drugs, Dr. E. A.
Moody $8.50 Treating Prisoners
J. N. Crews $137.05 Service Ren
dered, Charles Service Station
$247.31 Parts and Repairs, Arm
co Metal Product $1,023.88 Metal
Pipe, Fleet Tire Market $475.92
Subscription Price
and Tax
Inside county $2.58
Outside county, in state .... $3.09
Outside state $3.00
The complete list of teachers
and other personnel for Brant
ley County schools has been an
nounced by Mrs. Mable Moody,
county school superintendent.
The list of school employees,
as announced, is as follows:
Ruth D. Davis, visiting teach
er; Ann R. Long, county office
secretary; Dorothy G. Graham,
secretary Nahunta High School;
Geneva Melton, secretary Hobo
ken High School.
HOBOKEN FACULTY: Wil
bur C. Stanley, principal; Hugh
L. Belcher, Verla L. Garrett,
Eugene Wiley. Jennie Larkins,
Eva K. Ellis, Bertha Jones, Hal
lie Blair, Walter J. Moore, Jr.
Macie J. Colvin, Carolyn Kelly,
Edna Strickland, Lois Jacobs, Ag
nes J. Johns, Polly Middleton,
Herbert Colvin, Bessie T. Carter,
Faye Parnell, Doris Strickland.
HOBOKEN LUNCHROOM
PERSONNEL: Mrs. Banner
Thomas, manager; Grace Dryden,
Mamie Edwards, Lannie Shuman.
HOBOKEN BUS DRIVERS:
Richard P. Aldridge, Lester M.
Gunter, Henry Elvis Thomas,
Clifford J. Easterling, John M.
Howell, Eustace Griffin, George
F. Lee.
HOBOKEN CUSTODIAN: I. B.
Thornton.
HORTENSE FACULTY: Wil
liam R. Strickland, principal;
Johnnie I. Campbell, Lucille
Parks, John S. DuPree, Janice
H. Lewis, Glenda Morton.
HORTENSE LUNCHROOM
PERSONNEL: Mrs. Illene Strick
la< manager; Maggie Eldridge,
Eva Rowell.
HORTENSE CUSTODIAN:
John Buckley.
NAHUNTA GRAMMAR
SCHOOL FACULTY: James A.
Stone, principal; Rachel R. Bur
den, Eula J* Ellis, Clara High
smith. Nellie S. Long, Wayman
Montague, Janice E. Calhoun,
Julia M. Gibson, Bertha S. Ja
cobs, Edna H. Manor, Zilphia
Montague, Mary S. Calhoun, Ka
tie H. Griffin, Eunice Lightsey,
Mary D. Mason, Winnie J.
Moore.
NAHUNTA GRAMMAR
LUNCHROOM PERSONNEL:
Mrs. Plen Crews, manager; Gla
dys Herrin, Pearl Chancey, Doris
Lake, Nora Bell Allen.
NAHUNTA GRAMMAR
SCHOOL CUSTODIAN: Mrs.
Dewey Harrington.
NAHUNTA HIGH SCHOOL
FACULTY: John H. Calhoun,
principal; Coyla R. Drury, Ann
Raulerson, Mary L. Gibson, Wel
lborn Morton, Cecil Forrest
Thomas, Jr., Miriam B. Murray,
Eleanor Edgy, Van C. Woodard,
Oma Lee Herrin, Joseph Murray,
James Thornton, Lillian Jones,
Lester J. Edgy, Eugene V. Drury,
Carolyn Higginbotham, Virleen
Strickland, Gordon D. Wright,
Winell Easterling, Chester Poole,
county band instructor.
NAHUNTA HIGH SCHOOL
LUNCHROOM PERSONNEL:
Mrs. Juanita Allen, manager;
Gertie Lynn, Florie Crews, La
vita Crews.
NAHUNTA HIGH SCHOOL
CUSTODIAN: Clayton Turner.
NAHUNTA BUS DRIVERS:
Charles P. Davis, Joseph H. Her
rin, Ethel Higginbotham, Gerald
Johns, Elisha Little. Silas L.
Rowell, Arness L. Johnson, Em
ory H. Morgan, Virgil Rowell,
Willie Arris Lee, Hilton Morgan
NAHUNTA COLORED ELE
MENTARY: William D. Eason,
principal; Morine G. Easton, Ma
bel Morning, Sarah E. Gibbs,
Rosa Lee Hall.
NAHUNTA COLORED BUS
DRIVERS: Jesse Williams, John
Easton, Charles White, Jr.
Nahunta Business
Places Will Close
For Labor Day
The business places in Nahun
ta, including the bank, grocery,
hardware, dry goods and furni
ture stores, will be closed Labor
Day, Monday Sept. 3, it is an
nounced.
Citizens of the Nahunta area
are advised to make their pur
chases and transact their business
Friday and Saturday of this week
in order for the business places
to observe the national holiday,
Labor Day.
Grader Tires, Professional In
surance Co. SBI.OO Employee's
Premium, Blackbum Repair Shop
$4.33 Chain Saw Repair.
Being no further business the
meeting adjourned.
John M. Wilson
