The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014, November 08, 1962, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextNotify this newspaper when your address changes. VOLUME 42 — NUMBER 44 Okefenoke Co-op Starts Paying Taxes to Georgia Area Counties BRUNSWICK — The Okefeno ke Rural Electric Membership of Nahunta which serves about half of Glynn County geographically this year becomes one of its major taxpayers. A Georgia law passed in years back to assist cooperatives such as the REA group by exempting their facilities from property tax es expired by its terms effective January 1,1962. The five counties in Georgia, Glynn, Camden, Brantley, Ware and Wayne which are served by Okefenoke Corp, lines are this year billing it for taxes in sim ilar manner to private utilities long one of the major sources of tax revenues. The Cooperative already had been paying property taxes in Florida which did not give the exemption granted by Georgia. The Okefenoke lines serve Nas sau Baker and part of the big metropolitan county of Duval. “Our business is doubling in volume every six to seven years” R. L. Bernard of Waynesville, who has been Okefenokee presi dent since its inception comment ed. He said the growth rate is almost unbelievable in retro spect. When established the coopera tive built lines in areas of a den sity of two customers per mile too few for private utilities- Now the average on the system has climed to over three per mile. But the big difference Ber- IMIB B|SaK||jSgjgS|iSgasg|g»aß|||a§|Mw ’ ■ THE SUN MOBILE—WATCH IT GO!!—The amazing Sunmobile, a car that runs on sunshine, is shown in action in this time exposure. The button-like photovoltaic cells on the hood turn light energy into electrical energy to move the model car. A 300-watt lamp simulates the sun. The Sunmobile is one of the demonstrations in the General Motors science show Previews of Progress. The 40-minute, admission-free, stage show dramatizes the wonders of science before two mutton American students and adults each year. Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. MISS ERMA JEAN SMITH Engagement Is Announced nard said is the increase in con sumption which has made rural areas worthwhile to serve by pri vate utilities as well as cooper atives. He sees no letup in this use of electricity by the indivi dual and its increase every year. The Nahunta - headquartered operation has proven economical ly successful to the point that it pays capital credits — dividends — to its patrons. These amount to rebates and are paid in ratio to consumption. Nahunta Baptist WMS To Hold Study Course The W. M. S. of the Nahunta Baptist Church will have a study course on Foreign Missions at the church on Thursday evening, Nov. 15 from 6:00 P. M. to 9:00 P. M. The topic for study will be “Southeast Asia.” Mrs. E L. Sears is mission study chairman. Supper will be served at 7:00 o’clock consisting of a menu of southeastern foods. Mrs. Lila Crews is president of W. M. S. and urges members of all circles to attend. Subscribe to the BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley Enterprise Smith-Thomas Mrs W. C. Smith of Nahunta announces the engagement and approaching marriage of her daughter, Erma Jean Smith, to Arthur W. Thomas, Jr., ADJ Third Class Petty Officer, United States Navy, of Glynco Naval Air Base, Brunswick. Daughter of the late W. Char lie Smith, the bride-elect is a graduate of Nahunta High School She completed a secretarial course in a business college. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Milan La lich of McKeesport, Penna., the bridegroom-elect was graduated from the Vocational High School in McKeesport. The wedding, followed by a reception, will be an event of Sat urday, Dec. 1, at the home of the bride’s mother at 6:30 in the e vening. Formal invitations will not be issued, but all relatives and friends of the couple are cordially invited to attend Shipment of Tree Seedlings Begins Nov. 19 Macon . . . The initial shipment of Georgia Forestry Commission custom growth, disease free seedlings is tentatively set for November 19 from the Hightower Nursery, Dawsonville. Commission Director Ray Shir ley said that seedling shipping is scheduled to get into full swing the following week with initial shipments being made from State nurseries at Byron, Davisboro, Lyons and Reidsville. Shirley added that this scedule is ap proximately one week later this year in an effort to harden the trees-off making them more dor mant. Reforestation Chief Sanford Darby announced that 250,000 Eastern Red Cedar seedlings are available to Georgia landowners at $lO per thousand. Other species being grown and cost per thous and are slash, loblolly, lungleaf, shortleaf, and Virginia pine, $4; eastern white pine, $6; and Ari zona cypress, yellow poplar, and cotton wood, $lO. Darby added that order blanks may be obtain ed from the County Forest Rang er, County Agent, ASC and ACP personnel. Shirley pointed out that over one-third of the Commission’s seedling crop, 60,000,000 has been sold. He urges landowners to put in their orders now to ensure re ceiving their seedlings when de sired. Seedling orders may be placed without payment until Dec- 1. However, payment must be made before delivery. Shirley empha sized that no cash will be accept ed. Only checks, money orders and ASC purchase orders are ac ceptable. The minimum order for each specie is 500 seedlings. A transportation charge of 25 cents per thousand trees will be made on deliveries by State truck. However, any purchaser may pick up his seedlings at the designated nursery. A classified ad can sell house- hold items you don’t need so ready cash. Try one. Brantley Enterprise P. O. Box 128, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, November 8,1962 OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLKT COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Negro Truck Driver Slugged And Robbed A lug wrench with blood on it appears to have been the tool used to crush the skull of a Florida Negro found beside his truck on U. S. 301 nine miles north of Nahunta early Satur day, Brantley Sheriff J. W. Crews said today The Negro, Lewis Spears Jr., Belle View, is in critical condi tion in a Savannah hospital after being transferred from Wayne Memorial Hospital in Jesup over the weekend. Crews said that Spears was found lying by the open door of his 2-ton truck loaded with house furniture by a passing tourist who reported it to a truck stop at Jesup shortly before 5 A. M. Saturday. He was taken to the Jesup hos pital after Vernon Royals, a truck stop employe, went to the scene. Crews said. He described the truck as being pulled off the highway at Swan Grill and Ser vice Station which was closed. Crews said that he was the first officer to arrive at the scene after Spears was rushed to the hospital. A large quality of blood was found on the driver’s side of the seat and the wrench had blood on it. The Sheriff quoted doctors as saying the Florida man’s head was crushed in two places and that his wallet was missing. While robbery is suspected as a motive, Crews said that a com plete investigation is underway. Assisting the Brantley Sheriff’s Department is GBI Agent Lt. Johnny Dixon and Belle View, Fla officials. Dixon said that it is very like ly that the assailant was riding in the truck with Spears at the time. He stated that information sup plied by Florida officials reveal that Spears was a transit farm laborer. The vehicle belonged to Spears and carried a Florida tag. UNICEF Collections Totaled $48.83 The threat of hunger and dis ease will bear less heavily on many of the world’s needy child ren next year, thanks to the selfless and enthusiastic partici pation of some forty children and young people in the UNICEF Trick or Treat program on Hal loween night. In an hour’s time the group, divided into six teams and col lected $48.83 by visiting homes for money for others rather than candy and treats for themselves. This effort is sponsored by in terested persons from the Metho dist and Baptist Churches. The leaders are deeply grateful to all the parents who allowed their children to take part in the pro gram. The response from the homes visited was encouraging. A substantial part of the total came from tourists who were staying in the motels. The per mission of operators made the visits possible, and the response shows the nationwide interest in this project. Following the Trick or Treat for UNICEF outing, the Metho dist Youth Fellowship entertain ed the group with a Halloween party at the legion Hall. Notice to Brantley County Tax Payers THE TAX BOOKS ARE NOW OPEN FOR PAYMENT OF 1962 TAXES. YOUR COOPERATION BY PROMPT PAYMENT OF TAXES WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIAT ED. John M. Wilson Tax Commissioner Brantley County Nahunta High School Basketball Schedule HOME GAMES Nov. 21 — Surrency Dec. 1 — Camden Co. Dec 8 — Blackshear Dec 12 — Odum Jan. 9 — Folkston Jan. 16 — Atkinson Co. Jan. 19 — Nicholls Jan. 23 — St. George Jan. 26 — Jesup Feb. 2 — Manor AWAY GAMES Nov. 10 — St. George Nov. 17 — Atkinson Co- Nov. 28 — Odum Dec. 5 — Manor Dec. 15 — Hoboken Dec. 19 Camden Co. Jan. 5 — Darien Jan. 12 — Surrency Jan. 30 — Blackshear Feb. 6 — Jesup Feb. 9 — Nicholls Feb. 13 — Folkston Hoboken Basketball Schedule Announced Coach Hugh Belcher of Hobo ken High School is beginning his fifth year as girls’ basketball coach. He is a 1958 graduate of Georgia Teachers College. Hoboken boys’ basketball team has a new coach, George New man, who is a graduate of Flori da State University. He has coached in Kentucky and Ohio the past several years. HOBOKEN HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Screven — There Fri. Nov. 9 Nahunta Here Tues. Nov. 20 Patterson Here Tues. Nov 27 Odum — Here Fri. Nov. 30 Folkston There Tues. Dec. 4 Screven — Here Fri. Dec. 7 Surrency There Tues. Dec. 11 Ware Co. — Here Fri. Dec. 14 Way cross — Here Tues- Dec. 18 Blackshear — There Fri Jan. 4 Nahunta — There Tues. Jan. 8 Camden Co. — Here Fri. Jan. 11 St. George — There Fri. Jan. 18 Ludowici — Here Sat. Jan. 19 Waycross There Tues- Jan. 22 Surrency — Here Fri. Jan. 25 Ware Co. — There Tues. Jan. 29 Hilliard, Fla. — There Fri. Feb. 1 Folkston — Here Tues Feb. 5 Blackshear — Here Fri. Feb. 8 Odum — There Tues Feb. 12 PERSONALS Among the Brantley County college students home for the past weekend were Mary Lou Ellis and Travis Jacobs from Dell School of Technology, Asheville, N. C Molly Lou Ziberlin, a fellow-student, accompanied them home. Mrs. Fred M. Parse who has been in Memorial Hospital in Waycross for three weeks re turned to her home Wednesday. Mrs. Maude Strom of Kokomo, Ind. arrived Tuesday to spend some time with her sister, Mrs. Fred M. Parse. HONEY PRODUCTION RISES Honey production in Georgia for 1962 is estimated at 7,740,000 pounds, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This represents an increase of about 16 percent over 1961 production, and was produced in some 215,- 000 colonies. Only 320 Votes Cast in Brantley County General Election Tuesday Less than one out of ten regis tered voters of Brantley County took the trouble to go to the polls and vote in the general election Tuesday, Nov 6. Only 320 votes were counted out of a total registration of ap proximately 3,700. The highest vote was cast in the Nahunta precinct, where 81 votes were cast of a total of 100 registered. All the Democratic nominees on the ballot were endorsed by Brantley County voters. The bal lot was voted by merely marking an “X” in the blank at the top of the sheet-sized ballot. Brantley County voters turned down six of the 16 constitutional amendments. Numbers 5,6, 8,9, 10, and 11 were not approved lo cally. Many voters failed to mark the constitutional amendments. Rambler Sales Climb to Alltime Record JACKSONVILLE — Rambler retail sales in the Jacksonville Zone of American Motors climbed to an alltime record in the 1962 model year, according to F. S. Johnson, zone manager. Early sales reports on the 1963 models indicates that another record is in the making, Johnson added. The Jacksonville Zone covers Rambler dealers throughout Florida and portions of Georgia and South Carolina. Zone sales rose to 16,154 Ram blers, a 19.4 per cent gain over the 13,518 sold in the 1961 model year. Nationally, dealers sold 431,397 new Ramblers in the 1962 mode! year, setting a new alltime rec ord. The company’s 1963 model year sales goal is 550,000 Ram blers. Johnsen said the 1963 Ramblers have received an “unprecedented custom acceptance.” Dealers re port that the all-new styling has received especially favorable comments, with high praise also going to the quality of workman ship. To meet the record demand, A merican Motors is building Ram blers on a two-shift six-day basis. Over 10,500 members partici pated in educational, recreational and inspirational activities at Georgia 4-H Club camps during 196 1, reports Dr. Tommy L. Walton, state 4-H Club leader. B OWE TO THE ■ | MARCH OF I DIMES f K _ , iIVWwmB MARCH OF DIMES DRIVE PLANNED — March of Dimes volunteers, Mrs. D. Cameron O’Neal, Vice Chairman and Mrs. J. C. Wildes Jr., Co-campaign Di rector shown with Jimmy Boggess, 5, Coy, Ark., 1963 National March of Dimes Boy who was born with an open spjne and water on the brain. They recently at tended a planning meeting at Atlanta for the 25th ! Anniversary campaign to be held January 31. The voluntary health organization, using the theme, “Give for the Life of a Child,” will raise funds for aid to vic tims of birth defects, arthritis and polio, and for resear ch into those crippling diseases. Subscription Price •nd Tax Inside connty _ |2J> Outside county, in state .... 53.89 Outside state S3.M Winter Grazing Demonstrations Being Set Up Small-plot fertilizer demonstra tions on temporary winter graz ing are being set up in several 1962-63 Big M Pasture Program counties to give comparisons of results obtained from different fertilization practices. Each farmer’s normal fertiliza tion practices will determine the way each demonstration will be conducted, according to D. L. Branyon, Extension agronomist, University of Georgia College of Agriculture, who is supervising the demonstrations in cooperation with county agents. Three plans will be followed: On farms where soil tests have been made and fertilizer recom mendations are being followed, fertilization rates will be doubled on the demonstration plots. Where soil tests have been made and the farmer is using less fertilizer than recommended, the recommended amounts will be applied to demonstration plots. On fields where soil tests have not been made, twice the amount of plant nutrients in general fer tilizer recommendations for the area will be used on the plots. Wire cages four-by-four feet are being installed on the demon stration plots and adjoining a reas. Clippings of plant growth will be taken from these sections to obtain comparative data on yields and nutritive values. Oats, rye, ryegrass and crimson clover, grown singly or in com bi' ation, are temporary winter grazing crops being used. County agents provide the pas ture demonstration farmers with latest information on varieties, seed treatments, seeding rates, fertilization, weed control and utilization, based on Experiment Station results. The small-plot fertilizer dem onstration on winter grazing crops are being set up by county agents and Mr. Branyon in the following North Georgia counties: Banks, Jackson, Barrow, Gwin nett, Fulton, Cobb, Bartow, Jas per and Baldwin. South Georgia counties partici pating are Crisp, Turner, Ben Hill, Irwin, Appling, Bacon, Pierce, Ware, Baker, Seminole, Decatur, Brooks and Lowndes.