The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014, September 13, 1962, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textnewspaper when your VOLUME 42 — NUMBER 37 Superior Court to Convene At Nahunta Monday, Sept. 17 Brantley County Superior Court will meet at Nahunta Monday, Sept. 17, for the fall term, with Judge Ben Hodges of Waycross presiding and Dewey Hayes of Douglas as solicitor. The jury lists as drawn by Judge Hodges are as follows: GRAND JURY Raymond D. Smith, Chess Her rin, Glenwood Dowling, E. B. Herrin, Sr., Robert Hunter, J. Q. Smith, Jr., J. W. Brooker, L. M. Gunter, Jr., J. L. Miles, Harry Middleton, Edward Brand, W. M. Bell, Henry G. Lee, Troy Harper. C. E. Crews, J. W. Eldridge, J. Fulton Jacobs, W. B. Harris, Calvin Crews, Homer Crews, Arthur C. Altman, Bobby Lucas, R. I. McDuffie, E. J. Wilson, R. E. Austin, Sam Chesser, L. M. Manning. TRAVERSE JURY Bryant Davison, J. V. Strick land, Hugh L. Belcher, S. L. Rowell, Kennon Altman, Harvey Carver, Virgil Rowell, Jesse J. Lee, J. L. Aldridge, Leon W Wilson, C. W. Easterling, Junior Carter, S. D. Altman, E. R. Tuck er, W. L. Montigue, H. C. Mor gan. Bobby Harris, J. C. Hickox, Melvin Howell, Henry C. Rooks, Issac Thrift, H. B. Green, R. P. Aldridge, Ira Thomas, Harry Raulerson, C. E. Strickland, Al fred Johns, Lonnie Wilson, Ray Thomas, Eustice C. Griffin, Ef fie Middleton, A. J. Hickox, Omie Wilson, J. R. Herrin, Albert Purdom, H. H. Colvin. A. J. Stokes, Woodrow J. Wain right, L. C. Batten, Howard Mid dleton, D. F. Rozier, J. R. Proctor, W. J. Steedley, J. E. Johns, Ly man Rowell, W. H. Brown, W. P. Strickland, Ewell V. Herrin, Ivy Harrison, Ira E. Johns, Banner Thomas, L. L. Gunter, Leon A. Jacobs. C. W. Riggins, Lewis Thrift, Monsie I. Wilson, Howard L. Da- Georgia Farm Bureau Sponsors State Highway Safety Program Georgia youth can help save lives and property while helping to improve highway safety for all citizens. The young people’s con tribution will be awarded by thousands of dollars in cash prizes. Dr. Harry L. Brown, President of the Georgia Farm Bureau Fed eration of Mountain City, announ ced today that the statewide Georgia Youth Highway Safety program is sponsored by 43,000 Farm Bureau member families. “We want Georgia’s young people to help create among the state’s citizenry an awareness of the importance of highway safe ty,” Brown said. “We want the help of Georgia youth in determining ways and means of improving highway safety,” he added. The Farm Bureau young peo ple’s highway safety program will award $1,500 to participating youth on district and state levels. It happened 100 YEARS ago Notify this address changes Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. The oldest incorporated trade association in the country the United States Brewers Association, was organized in 1862 ... the same year that IN GEORGIA, the “Great Locomotive Chaae" took place. Federate seized a train in Marietta, reduced it to 3 cars and raced for Chattanooga with a plan to burn all bridges beh nd them. In another engine, running In reverse, Capt. W. A. Fuller of Atlanta overtook them near Ringgold and thwarted the plan. Then, as now, beer was the traditional beverage of moderation. But beer means more than en joyment to our state. The brewing industry con tributes more than 12 million tax dollars to Georgia each year — money that helps support our hospitals, schools, and highways. TODAY, in its centennial year, the United States Brewers Association still works constantly to as sure maintenance of high standards of quality and propriety wherever beer and ale are server. vis, Joel Herrin, Glynn L. Condit, James M. Kelly, B. J. Crews, L. T. Woods, A. M. Griffin, Calvin E. Jacobs, Archie Crews, Leroy Aldridge, Bennie F. Harris, R. E. Johns, H. L. Gunter, Culbert Johns, James H. Highsmith, J. L. Curry. Alvin Shuman, Roy Harper, T. V. Rhoden, C. C. Dixon, E. V. Hagan, Cecil Moody, Alfred Hale, C. J. Easterling, Norman Lewis, Mitchell Bell, Carl Driskell, Zibe King, Carol Moody, R. L. Am mons. H. S. Highsmith, J. B. Thorn ton, Lee Prescott, Noah Griffin, Quitman Lewis, Silas Edwards, J. C. Dußose, Rev. L. C. Allen, Rev. J. D. Bowen, Alex B. Lee, N. M. Herrin, Paul V. Morgan. Smyrna Cemetery Will Be Cleaned The Smyrna Cemetery near Lulaton will be cleaned off on Wednesday, Sept. 19, it is an nounced by Lewis Warner. All who will help clean the burial grounds are requested to be on hand with suitable tools. Brantley H. D. Council To Meet Wednesday The Brantley County Home Demonstration Council will meet Wednesday, Sept. 19, at the Oke fenoke Co-op at 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon. The Raybon H. D. Club will be hostess. The speaker will be James B. Hart, business man of Way cross. Other awards will go to county highway safety winners at local unit levels. All Georgia High School stu dents who are holders of drivers license or learners license may participate in the statewide high way safety program by preparing an essay on “The Role of Youth in Highway Safety.” Maximum length of the essay should be 1,- 200 words. Details of the program may be obtained from local County Farm Bureau chapters. Entries for district and state com petition must be submitted through the County Farm Bureau Chapter. Sons and daughters of employees of the Georgia Farm Bureau and its affiliates are not eligible to enter. The contest essay period is September 15 to October 15. County Farm Bureaus will be responsible for judging essays to select one or more winners at the county level. GEORGIA DIVISION 1 UNITEQ STATES BREWERS ASSOCIATION. INC ATLANTA Brantley Enterprise 2 Brantley Men Accused of Making Moonshine Liquor Two men were arrested in Brant ley County on charges of man ufacturing untax-paid whiskey. Fred Williams, state revenue agent of Way cross, identified the men as Leon Shuman, Rte. 2, Ho boken, and Gerald Altman, Rte. 1, Waycross. Williams said the two men were caught Wednesday night Sept. 5, 15 miles southeast of Way cross in Brantley County near Fort Mudge. The still was in operation Wil liams said and agents seized the 1,000 gallon still, 600 gallons of mash and 43 gallons of moonshine whiskey. The revenue agent said the men were placed in the custody of Brantley County Sheriff Walter Crews. They will be tried in Su perior Court in Brantley County at the Fall term. Agent Williams said that he and State Revenue Agent Frank Bennett were assisted by Federal Agents Herman Higginbotham and A. Griffin. Brantley School Enrollment Totals 1468 The Brantley County Schools began the 1962-63 term on Aug ust 31, with a large enrollment. The figures indicate the enroll ment to date for each school in the county: Hoboken Elementary 340; Hoboken High 147; Hortense Elementary 130; Nahunta Grammar 389; Nahunta Junior High 157. Nahunta High 305. Nahunta Colored Elementary 172 with 53 attending high school in Waycross. This gives a total enrollment of 1468 white students and 225 colored students. There are 61 white teachers and 8 colored teachers employed by the County Board of Educa tion. Personals Mrs. W. E. Morgan and two daughters, Carolyn and Trellis, attended General Assembly of the Church of God of Prophecy at Cleveland, Tenn., the past week. They also visited Fields of the Woods, Cherokee County, N. C., Tuesday, Sept. 4. They returned home Sunday, Sept. 9. Mrs. Macie McDaniel of Bruns wick, who is pastor of Sloan Hill Church of God at Hortense, and Rev. Virgil Fullard of Waycross accompanied the Morgans on their trip. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wilson of Palatka, Fla. spent last week with her mother, Mrs. Nancy Lewis and sister, Mrs. B. B. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson of Palatka visited here Sunday on route to Atlanta where he will attend Ga. Tech for his third year. His parents accom panied them to Atlanta. D. Hubert Manning of Nahun ta has enrolled in the 1962 first year class at the Medical College of Ga. at Augusta. He is the son of Mrs. Ida H. Strickland of Pat terson, Ga. He is a graduate of Nahunta High School and receiv ed his BS degree at Georgia Southern College in 1960. Those from Nahunta attending, the Dykes family reunion at the home of Mrs. Betsy Dykes in Waycross on Sunday, Sept. 9, were Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Mor gan, and Marian, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Morgan and Ophelia, Mr. and Mrs. George Dykes and sons, Mrs. Ocie Keen, Mr. and- Mrs. T. B. Hickox and children, Mrs. Ira F. Brown, Jr. and Mr. Dan Jones. A basket lunch was served in buffet style in the dining room. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Braddock have returned to their home in Jacksonville after spending the week end with Mrs. Alice High smith. Attending the WMU leadership course held at Rock Eagle on Friday and Saturday of last week were from Nahunta, Mrs. J. W. Crews, Mrs. Lula Brown, Mrs. Beaulah Johns, Mrs. Jos. B. Strickland and Mrs. Irven Crews. From Hoboken were Miss Geor gia Dubose, Mrs. Chester Walker and Mrs. Nadine Prescott. Brantley Enterprise P. O. Box 128, Nahunta, Ga^ Thursday, September 13, 1962OFFIC1AL ORGAN BJELANTLKY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA (From Waycross Journal-Herald) • * * • • * • • • Ronald Josef Walker Funeral Service Was Held Wednesday Funeral services were held Wednesday morning, Sept. 12, at eleven o’clock from the graveside in Hickox Cemetery for little Ronald Josef Walker, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. James I. Walker, with the Rev. Hilton Morgan con ducting the rites in the presence of a large unmber of sorrowing relatives and freinds. In addition to the parents, sur vivors include one brother, Mich ael Walker of Nahunta; the ma ternal grandmother, Mrs. Josef Fritz of Munich, Germany; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ottis Morgan of Nahunta; the paternal great grandmother, Mrs. Mattie Dowling of Nahunta. Several aunts, uncles and oth er relatives also survive. The family has the sympathy of their many friends in their be reavement. The Chambless Funeral Home of Nahunta was in charge of ar rangements. Farm Bureau to Hold Chicken Supper There will be a Farm Bureau Chicken supper for all members and prospective members of the Brantley County Farm Bureau on Saturday, Sept. 15, at 6:00 P. M., at the Hoboken lunchroom. Ladies are requested to bring a bowl of salad or a cake. P. U. Rozier Farm Bureau President 1962 Tobacco Crop Brought Record Value A record high gross value was received for sjles of the 1962 crop of Georgia-Florida flue cured tobacco. The U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture reports gross value for the crop was 115,456,335 dollars and exceeded the previous record high of last year by 2.6 million dollars. Gross sales this year totaled 204,067,848 pounds and averaged $56.58 per hundred. This average was only $2.30 under last Year’s all time high of $58.88. Volume was up 12.4 million pounds from last year and was the second largest ever sold — surpassed only by the 212.7 million gross pounds sold in 1955. Quality of offerings this year was noticeably lower than in 1961. Average prices by grades Nearly half of the grade avera ges were higher than for the previous year, while around one fourth declined and about the same number showed no change. All nondescript and most leaf grades were higher. Increases ranged chiefly from SI.OO to $3.00 per hundred pounds, although a few grades were up $6.00 to SB.OO. Most grades of smoking leaf and cutters remained at last year’s levels, while offerings of prim ings and lugs generally declined. Decreases ranged chiefly from SI.OO to $2.00 per hundred pounds. The practical top price was $68.00, with selected baskets sell ing for $69.00. ANNOUNCEMENT Dr. W. B. Pennington, Dentist at Brantley Medical Center, wish eses to announce a change in of fice hours as follows: Monday afternoon 1 o’clock to 5 o’clock, Tuesday morning nine to twelve, Thursday morning 9 to 12 and Friday afternoon 1 to 5. Mother-Daughter Special Beginning Monday, Sept. 10, through Saturday, Oct. 6: Mother Gets $lO Wave, Daughter Gets Wave for Half-price $5. Shirley Hendrix, Qualified Beautician, Is Now with Lorraine. Lanolin Cold Wave $5 Shampoo and Set $1.50 Lorraine's Beauty Shop Near Nahunta, Georgia Sanders Wins for Governor, Runoff Set in Some Races Bentley Beats Cravey And Edwards Carl Sanders was nominated for governor by a big majority in the Democratic primary elec tion Wednesday, Sept. 12, lead ing his chief opponent, former governor Marvin Griffin, from the first precinct reporting. Sanders’ majority is believed to be more than 100,000 votes, but official returns from many rural precincts were yet to be reported when this paper went to press. In the race for lieutenant gov ernor, it appeared Thursday at 11 o’clock that a runoff would be required between Peter Zack Geer and Lester Maddox, botsl staunch segregationists. Country Johnston of Valdosta was leading in the race for con gress in the Eighth District and Russell Tut^n appeared to be second and in the runoff to be held Sept. 26. In the race for representative in Brantley County Hoke S. Wil son won over J. Robert Smith by a vote of 1166 to 858. Total Brantley County vote in the contested races was as fol lows: FOR U. S. SENATOR: Henderson 198 Talmadge 1713 FOR GOVERNOR: Griffin 1401 Sanders 503 FOR LT. GOVERNOR: Barfield 112 Burdine 84 Geer 669 Grayson 110 Hawes 38 Kidd 246 Maddox 83 Sheffield 11l Wilson 106 FOR COMPTROLLER: Bentley 949 Cravey 352 Edwards 233 FOR ATTORNEY-GENERAL: Andrews 546 Cook 1136 FOR TREASURER: Foster 771 Ray 939 FOR LABOR COM.: Huiet 1411 Schnall 304 FOR AG. COM.: Campbell 1288 Gibson 471 FOR CONGRESS: Jernigan 361 Johnston 557 Smith 314 Tuten 288 Walker 209 Wheeler 137 FOR JUDGE: Hodges 1571 Waldroup 318 FOR REPRESENTATIVE: Smith 658 ’ Wilson 1166 For application of heptachlor granules is the best way to pro tect next spring’s alfalfa crop a gainst the alfalfa weevil, says Dr. C. R. Jordan, Extension en tomologist. The granules may be broadcast with a fertilizer spreader or with a cyclone seed er. The application should be made between October 15 and November 15. Haircut $1 Motor Vehicle Title Procedure Explained Application for a Georgia Motor Vehicle Certificate of Tit le must be made on all 1963 year model vehicles and all year mod el vehicles that have been issued a Certificate of Title by another Title State that comes into Geor gia after July 1,1962, it is an nounced by Murray A. Chappell, director of the Statesboro Vehicle License Unit. Application wll be made at the County Tag Agent’s office when applying for a vehicle license plate that is required to be pur chased at the County Tag Agent’s office. Methodist Church to Present Program on Children's Home 8-62 Last Call This is the last call to 24 sub scribers whose subscriptions ex pired Aug. 31. We sent out 55 cards notifying subscribers their subscriptions had expired, but thus far only 31 of them have renewed their subscriptions. This leaves 24 subscribers whose names will be removed from our list after this week, un less they renew promptly. THE MAGIC NUMBER IS 862. If your address label has the number 8-62, then you are one of the 24 subscribers who will not get a paper next week, unless you renew at once. REGRET IS OUR MIDDLE NAME when we have to remove any subscriber’s name from our List. But our name will be MUD if we give away our paper very long, because our creditors would soon have us surrounded. And besides, Uncle Sam says subscriptions must be paid if our paper is to travel at second class mailing rates. SO — make us happy, make yourself and your family happy, keep Uncle Sam happy, by send ing in your renewal subscription. Is your number up? Is it 8-62? Waycross Livestock Market SOUTHEAST GEORGIA’S LEADING LIVESTOCK MARKET HONEST WEIGHTS AND COURTEOUS SERVICE. At our sale Monday, September 10, 840 head of hogs and 239 head of cattle were offered for a total volume of $42,989.94. Regular No. 1 hogs sold at $19.88, Li’s at $19.71, No. 2’s at $18.53, No. 3’s at $17.55, No. 4’s at $18.49 and No. s’s at $19.00. Rough sows sold up to $17.40 and feeder pigs up to $30.25. Calves sold up to $27.75 with steers and heifers up to $24.75, cows up to $23.70 and cows and calves in pairs up to $19.20. Tune in on WAYX Radio Station at 3:30 P. M. and WACL Radio Sta tion at 4:00 P. M. each Monday for hog prices. For pick-up or contact for sales please call Woodrow Wainright Phone HO 2-3471 Nahunta, Georgia. Waycross Livestock Market W. H. Inman and O. A. Thompson Operators and Managers Sub*cription Price •nd Tax Inside county $2.58 Outside county, in state .... $3.09 Outside state . $3.00 John H. Calhoun Is Secretary for District Principals John H. Calhoun, now in his fourth year as principal of the Nahunta High School, is serving as secretary of the Eighth Dist rict Principals Association. Mr. Calhoun has been an offi cer in this group previously, hav ing served last year as vice president of the organization. At the spring meeting in 1962, he was elected to the position of secretary. Brantley County is justly proud of the leadership its teachers and other school per sonnel provide for the various organizations of the District and the State. A special program about the Methodist Children’s Home will be presented at the Sunday Even ing worship service of Nahunta Methodist Church on Sept. 16, at 7:30 P. M. Rev. J. B. Smith, director of the Methodist Home in Macon Georgia will be the guest preach er, Rev. W. M. Whipple, pastor of the Church, announced. Rev. Smith will present a pro gram using picture slides to ac quaint Georgia Methodists with the work that ir being done there. He gives a comprehensive report that has created widespread in terest throughout the South Geor gia Conference. His pictures en liven the interest of congrega tions while he demonstrates the effectiveness of the work at the institution. The director’s visit will coin cide with the special day set a side for all Methodists as Work Day for the Children's Home. The Home serves approximately 125 children of school age, and is o pen to children of any religious background. The home depends entirely up on voluntary contributions from friends and Methodist Churches in South Georgia. Members of Atkinson, Hoboken and Pierce Chapel Methodist Churches are also invited to at tend the worship. It’s pretty hard to convince the kids that the shortage of teachers is a calamity.