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Newspaper Page TextNotify this newspaper when your address changes. Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. VOLUME 42 — NUMBER 49 Christian Index Hits Gambling And Lists Georgia Stamp Buyers Immediate grand jury action against nearly 800 persons and organizations holding federal gambling stamps in Georgia, in cluding 14 in Waycross and about 30 others in this area, was called for yesterday by the Christian Index, official organ of the Geor gia Baptist Convention. In a sharp blast against gamb ling, the publication said veterans organizations and other social units “disgrace themselves by in stalling coin operated machines that can be used for gambling.” The Christian Index printed more than eight pages of names and addresses of the 702 Geor gians who bought federal tax stamps for coin-operated ma chines and 76 others who hold federal wagering tax stamps. The Index called Macon the gambling capital with 102 ma chines licensed to Macon post of fice addresses. The Baptist publication said the 702 tax stamps issued for ma chines was 35 more than were listed last year. According to the publication, each stamp costs $250. In addition to the 14 listed for Way cross, Douglas had 10 report ed, Blackshear six, Jesup and Folkston four each, Fargo two, Alma and Nahunta one. Waycross individuals and or ganizations reported by the In dex as owning the federal wager ing stamps for machines were: John Sutton Post 517 American Legion; Post 119 American Le gion; BPOE Lodge No. 369; Oke fenokee Golf Club; IBPO Elks of the World, Utopia Lodge No. 650; The Glacier Club, 202 Lindsay St.; Esau Johnson, Glacier Club; George E. Mardany, 2401 Plant Ave.; Rainbow Lounge, 600 Dres den St.; M. M. Steedley, Happy Hour Club; Amvets Post 23; Am vets, 773 State St.; Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4382. Blackshear listings were A merican Legion Post 181; W. N. Bridges, Satilla Package Store; James V. Proctor, Five Points Tavern; P. E. Taylor, Avant’s Barbecue; R. O. Turner, Ronnie’s; N. L. Williamson, Williamson’s Tavern. Douglas listings were American Legion Post 515; Douglas Golf Club; BPOE Lodge No. 1286; BPOE Lodge No. 1461; Frank Hanna, 20th Century Pool Room; Jimmy Pharr, Moose Lodge No. 1579; Mrs. Jim Nahra, Jim’s Pool Room; Amvets Post No. 34; DAV Post No. 23. Jesup listings were Cellulose Employees Club, Inc.; BPOE Lodge No. 2133; Leslie Spray, Friday’s Truck Stop; VFW Post 4583. Folkston listings included Champ Cisco, Cisco Restaurant; Maude Kight, Bud’s Restaurant; Ralph N. Lloyd, Lloyd’s Place; Leola McLoyd, Harlem Club. At Fargo, listings were Ruth Barton, Suwannee Snack Shoppe, and L. W. Sirmans, Swap Service Station. Nahunta had one listed, F. W. Light, Ranch House Truck Stop, and the Alma listing was VFW Post 4625. CHURCH, SCHOOL ARCHITECTURE TURNS TO WOOD The latest thing in church and school construction is a new style of architecture utilizing colossal wood arches and beams made of glued laminated South ern Pine lumber. Byway of coincidence, Southern Pine was the first building material used by American settlers in the mid seventeenth century, according to Harold O. Baxter, Extension forestry marketing specialist. Singing Planned At Lulaton Sunday The Brantley County Junior Sing will be held at the Lulaton Baptist Church Sunday, Dec. 16, it is announced by J. R. Proctor, president. The meeting will start at 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon and con tinue for two hours. Everyone is invited to attend. FLOWERING CRABAPPLE FOR LANDSCAPING One of the most colorful trees for landscaping is the flowering crabapple. It features a wide range of color in flowers and fruit and offers a variety of heights and shapes. Almost all flowering crabapple trees pro duce large quantities of fruit, most of which can be used for jelly, says Extension Landscape Specialist T. G. Williams. Nahunta FHA Meets The Nahunta F. F. A. met Tuesday, Dec. 11. The meeting was called to order by the presi dent, Wylene Manor, and the minutes were read and approved by the secretary, Johnny Faye Eldridge. Cordell Wainwright was select ed as our F. H. A. Beau. It was also announced that the F. F. A. boys were going to give us a social Saturday night, December 15. Diane Howard, Reporter. Standard Oil Opens New Service Station A newly remodeled Standard Oil Company Service Station will open in Nahunta Saturday, Dec. 15, it is announced by W. B. Willis, Brantley County agent for Standard Oil of Kentucky. The remodeled service station, located at the junction of High ways 301 and 84 at “Five Points,” is commodious and modern in every respect. It will be known as “Chan cey’s Service Station” and will offer service in gas, oil, tires, greasing and car washing, as well as other services. Mr. Edward Chancey, the man ager, recently completed the course at Standard Retail Train ing Center at Columbus, Ga., and received further training in Way cross and Brunswick. Mr. Chancey’s wife is the for mer Barbara Harris. They have two children, Phyllis, age 5, and Phillip, age 2. He is a member of Nahunta Baptist Church and Na hunta Junior Chamber of Com merce. Balanced Ration Put Profitable Gains on Pigs With feeds costs amounting to 80 to 85 percent of the total cost of producing a market hog, im proving efficiency in this area is bound to pay off, says Extension Animal Husbandman James A. Christian of the University of Georgia College of Agriculture. One necessary requirement for efficient feed conversion, of cour se, is the hog itself. Although some are better than others in this respect, most of the good meat type hogs in Georgia are efficient converters of feed into pork, he said. Efficient gains are not being made in many cases because rations fed are not balanced for the size of pigs, he declared. Mr. Christian made the follow ing suggestions for feeding pigs of different sizes: Young pigs under 75 pounds require less feed per pound of gain than when they grow larg er. Early gains put on a pig are mostly protein or meat and very little fat. As a pig gets heavier it is inclined to put on more fat and less lean, especially from 200 to 240 pounds. Feed pigs from weaning to ap proximately 75 pounds a 16 per cent fortified ration of com and fortified supplement. To get this feed, mix in the ratio of 26 pounds of ground corn. Plain tankage or meat scraps are not a fortified supplement, and they are deficient in several elements necessary for fast grow th, he emphasized. From 75 to 125 pounds, feed com and fortified protein sup plement in the ratio of 18 pounds of the supplement to 82 pounds of ground com. From 125 pounds to market weight, feed a 12 percent ration consisting of 12 pounds of the fortified supplement and 88 pounds of ground com. When a pig weighs 50 to 60 pounds, it will put on a pound of gain on about 2.5 pounds of feed. By the time it weighs 225 to 230 pounds, it will take 4.5 to 5 pounds of feed for one pound of gain. “Young pigs being fed a feed low in quality and quantity of protein stay little pigs too long. Feed cost per pound of gain is much higher than when the feed is properly balanced,” he conclud ed. Want ads may took insignifi cant. but they do a BIG job of selling. Brantley Enterprise Methodist Christmas Plans Are Announced Three Sunday School Christ mas parties will be held on the Nahunta Charge during the com ing week. At Nahunta Methodist Church, a program and party will be held in the new Sunday School build ing at 7:00 P. M., December 15. The program will consist of Carol singing and a filmstrip showing the nativity story. Fol lowing the program there will be a sharing of gifts under the Christmas tree. Preceding the program, at 6:00 P. M„ those who come may join in a wiener roast. On Tuesday, December 18, Pierce Chapel and Hoboken Methodist Churches will combine for a program and gift sharing. It will begin at 7:30 at Pierce Chapel. On Wednesday, December 19, Atkinson Methodist Church will have their Christmas program and party. The Woman’s Society of Christ ian Service of Nahunta Methodist Church will have a special meet ing on December 18, which will include a Christmas party. IRRIGATION GIVEN CREDIT FOR HIGH YIELD OF TOBACCO Marvin Kirkland, Coffee County tobacco grower who lives on Route 1, Douglas, gives irrigation credit for his 2,800 pound-per-acre tobacco yield this year. Beeman C. Keen, county agent, says that although Mr. Kirkland has only two years of experience in us ing his own irrigation system, he has worked out a very satisfactory sche dule for applying water to tobacco. This year Mr. Kirkland set his 7.65 acre allotment with the Hicks variety the first week in April. The field had been previously treated with a material to control root knot nema tode. Mr. Kirkland feels that this is very important especially where to bacco is irrigated. Prior to ptanting, he applied 500 pounds of 3-9-9 tobacco fertilizer. At the first plowing, he used 700 ad ditional 300 pounds of 6-3-24 and 200 pounds of 3-9-13 at subsequent cul tivations. He planted the tobacco in 48 inch rows, 21 inches in the drill. This spacing gave the tobacco enough room to receive ample sunlight at the bottom of the stalk. Mr. Kirkland did not irrigate his tobacco until the average night temperature was above 60 de grees, but it was necessary for him to irrigate five times. He used only three-fourths to one inch of water per application, and applied the wa ter slowly so that it would be ab sorbed into his Tifton sandy loam soil. Without irrigation, Mr. Kirkland believes, the market value of this crop would have been considerably lower and that his yield per acre would not have exceeded 1,800 pounds. Fall and early winter are the best seasons for taking soil tests, whether from a farm field or a city garden or yard. Taking soil tests now will avoid the rush at laboratories later and allow plen ty time for planning purchase of fertilizer. Also, if lime is needed it must be applied in the winter to be of full benefit to plants next spring, says P. J. Bergeaux, Extension agronomist. Reforestation of Idle Land Is an Important Step in Forest Program By George A. Loyd County Agent We can’t produce pulpwood and lumber without trees any more than we can produce eggs without hens. Reforestation of idle land is an important step in any forest management program. The land owners in Brantley County are fortunate in that much of our land reforests itself naturally through reseeding. There are some areas however, that need to be planted by hand or by mechanical means. During the 1961 - 62 tree plant ing season, there were approxi mately 562 thousand seedlings planted in Brantley County from nursery stock of the Georgia Forestry Commission. We are now in the early stages of the 1962- 63 planting season. Let’s make every effort to put more of our idle land to work. If you have not yet placed an order for seedlings, you may wish to do so at an early date. Sometimes we hear that we may be planting too many trees. I doubt this, Our planted stands make up a very small percentage of our total woodland area. Most folks who have planted stands of Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Dec. 13, 1962 Grammar School Plans Christmas Party Nahunta Grammar School stu dents are anxiously awaiting their Christmas parties which will be held Friday, Dec. 21 at 1:00 P. M. Names have been drawn in each room and the question, “Who’s name did you get?” is heard quite frequently. Students are exchanging presents which cost no more than 50 cents each. All students have been asked not to purchase gifts for the fac ulty since this may place a hard ship on some families. Parents are encouraged to at tend the Christmas parties and to help make this a merry Christmas for all our children. School closes for the Christmas holidays at 3:00 P. M. on Friday, Dec. 21 and starts back on Wed nesday, Jan. 2. James A. Stone, Principal. SANITATION IS KEY TO CONTROL OF TOBACCO MOSAIC By practicing good sanitation measures Georgia tobacco grow ers this season can prevent out breaks of tobacco mosaic disease similar to those which occurred in several parts of the state last season. Tobacco mosaic is a virus di sease which is spread by contact. It is one of several tobacco di seases on which the University of Georgia College of Agriculture has declared war. During the past year Research Pathologists S. F. Jenkins, Jr. and P. D. Dukes and Extension Pathologist S. S. Thompson, Jr., all located at the Coastal Plain Experiment Station at Tifton, began a program of re search and education to help Georgia growers wipe out this and other tobacco diseases. These pathologists say that mosaic should not be a problem to Geor gia growers if the following mea sures are taken: 1. Plant only thoroughly clean, preferably certified seed. 2. Use good weed control mea sures. 3. Destroy all tobacco i-efuse, both on the plant bed site and in the field, as soon as harvesting is completed. 4. Avoid use of previously mosaic-infested land for at least two years. Tobacco land may be rotated with cotton, corn, peanuts, and small grain crops which are not susceptible to mosiac. 5. Avoid use of manufactured tobacco products while working in the plant bed. 6. To control mosaic in the plant bed, spray transplants with milk 24 hours before pulling and dip hands in milk while pulling. The pathologists pointed out that the outgoing symptom of tobacco mosaic is a light and dark green mottling of the leaves. In some instances mosaic may be confused with other diseases or physiological conditions of the plant. Therefore, care should be taken to correctly diagnose and control this disease. Growers who think they have a mosaic prob lem should consult their county agent. Hoboken Alumni Games The Hoboken Alumni basket ball games will be played Friday night, Dec. 21, at 7:00 o’clock. Both boys and girls games will be played. trees are mighty proud of them. When planting your trees be certain to keep the roots moist at all times and do not plant unless there is plenty of mois ture in the fields. Plant the seed lings at about the same depth they were growing in the nursery bed or perhaps a little deeper. I believe we lose more trees from shallow planting than from any other cause. Do not leave any of the root system above the ground. To do so means certain death for the seedling. We recommend a spacing of a bout 8’ x 8’ or perhaps 6’ x 10’. Each of these spacings will give us approximately 700 trees per acre, a desirable number for most land. A recent survey of Georgia’s forest areas revealed that there are more than million acres of idle land that is not in posi tion to reseed naturally. Some of these idle acres are in Brantley County. Some of them may be on your farm. Remember that the second step of our six-step man agement program is reforesting idle land. Our next forestry article will treat step three — Timber Stand Improvement. Brantley Man Killed in Tree Accident A Brantley County man was found dead Monday afternoon near the spot where he had cut down a tree with a chain saw. Brantley Sheriff J. W. Crews said that Allen Edward Driggers Jr., Rte. 2, Waycross, died of in juries received when the chain saw apparently jumped back as the tree fell and struck him in the neck. Driggers’ body was found 25 steps from the tree, Crews said. Coroner C. S. Kaiser of Na hunta held an inquest Monday night and a verdict of accidental death was rendered. Nahunta Splits Games With Ludowici Teams Nahunta played host to Ludo wici in a double-header here Tuesday night Dec. 11. The Na hunta girls defeated Ludowici 46-34, with Annie Ruth Johns and Shirley Drury scoring 32 and 8, respectively. The Nahunta girls took an ear ly lead and never relinquished it, although Ludowici threatened a time or two. Cheryl Theus scored 15, and Janet Watford 14, for Ludowici. The Nahunta boys, losing by a narrow margin, played a much improved ball game. Ronald Patton and Cullas Wilson shared scoring honors with 14 each. The high scorer for Ludo wici boys was Freddy Goode, with 23 points. The final score was 52-47, in favor of Ludowici. Friday night, Dec. 7, Nahunta girls defeated Clinch 56-36, and the Clinch boys defeated our boys 63-39. Our next game will be on Friday, December 14, when At kinson County will meet Nahunta here. Methodists Get Use of New Building Nahunta Methodist Church has acquired the use of a building which will add several class rooms to the Sunday School. Mr. and Mrs. Parker Dodge have donated the use of the residential dwelling in the lot immediately adjoining the Church property, by agreement with the Church for the next six months. This building will provide a place for a church nursery and two ar three additional class rooms. A rest room and a kitchen are added facilities long needed by the church. The nursery and kindergarten, the Methodist Youth Fellowship, and one Sun day School class will begin im mediately to use the facilities. BROWN NEEDLES ON PINES PROBABLY NATURAL SHEDDING Just because a pine is ever green doesn’t mean its needles last forever. About this time every year county agents and foresters get calls from people who become a larmed because some of the need les on their pines begin to turn brown and drop off. It’s well to keep a close watch on the trees, but the appearance of a few brown needles isn’t nec essarily cause for alarm, says Extension Forester George D. Walker of the University of Geor gia College of Agriculture. He explained that pines retain needles for two to four years. The older needles usually brown and fall off in the fall. If the needles that turn brown are those fartherest from the branch tip, or in other words closest to the trunk, and the ones nearer the tip remain green, most likely the cause is natural shedding. The time to become concerned is when all the needles on a bran ch turn brown, but even this doesn’t necessarily indicate insect or disease damage. If the branch is one of the lower ones on the tree, the condition may still be the work of mother nature. Pines, he continued, like plenty of sunshine. Branches that are shaded too much will eventually die. This is shown by the few low branches in crowded timber stands. If too many lower limbs die while those higher up remain healthy, it probably indicates a need for thinning. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Two New Varieties Os Tobacco Discounted Two new varieties of flu-cured tobacco known as Coker 316 and Reams 64 have been added to the list of discount varieties, accord ing to Mr. George Dykes, Chair man of the Brantley ASC County Committee. For the 1963 crop, these two varieties will be sup ported at one-half of the support rates for comparable grades of the acceptable varieties. The varieties of flue-cured to bacco known as Coker 139, Coker 140, and Dixie Bright 244 have been discounted since 1957 and a variety known as 187-Golden Wilt was added to the list in 1962. 187-Golden Wilt is also referred to by other names, such as No- Name, XYZ, and Mortgage Lift er. Coker 316 and Reams 64 have the same characteristics and are nearly identical to the other four discount varieties which are con sidered by the trade to be un desirable and, therefore, of low commercial value. Although these varieties have many desirable qualities, they have a low nico tine content and unbalanced chemical properties. Hickox HD Club Met Monday The Hickox Home Demonstra tion Club met Monday Dec. 10, at 10:00 A. M. at the home of Mrs. Bill White. The program of the month was Christmas deco rations. Attending were: Mrs. W. R. Johns, Mrs. N. W. Hendrix, Mrs. Ronald Hendrix, Mrs. W. W. Hendrix, Mrs. J. C. Allen, Mrs. Arthur Keene, Mrs. Janie Brand, Mrs. Bud Jones, Mrs. O. / Jones, Mrs. Wayne Brooker, Mrs. Lavelle Bohanon, and Mrs. Virginia N. Raulerson. A covered dish luncheon was enjoyed by all, the program end ing with gift exchanging. Personals Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Crews of Rocky Mount, S. C., spent Friday and Saturday of last week with Mr. and Mrs. Allen Barnard. Mr. Crews is Mrs. Barnard’s nephew. ♦ ♦ • Mr. and Mrs. Joe Siegel of Na hunta are leaving this week for Aberdeen, S. D., where they will spend the holidays with their son and daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Stan Siegel. Hoboken School Honor Roll The following Hoboken stu dents have become tops in grades and conduct for the past 6 weeks. To be included in this group, the student must have an average of 90 or above with an A in de portment. 12th: Connie Aldridge, Diane Colvin, Sara Jane Dryden, Ross lyn Herrin, Junafae Hickox, Richard Hickox, Deloris Hutchin son, Elaine Jacobs, Shirley Jones, Faye King, Dorothy Milton and Caroll tyalker. 11th: Patsy Carter, Jerrell Crawford, Teresa Gunter, Ruby Johns, Carolyn Larkins, Nancy Morgan, Diane Pierce, Bobby Stone, Sammy Stone and Janeth Waldron. 10th: Laverne Clark, Venita Crawford, Rita Fowler, Linda Hickox, Loretta Johns, Cheryl Kelley, Ann Lee, Sheila Stanley and Chelsa Walker. 9th: Betty Jo Ammons, Gail Cason, Barbara Dryden, Susie Jones, Annetta Lane, Robert Lane and Helda Murray. Bth: Janice Altman, Sara Jus tice, Elaine Pierce and Leea Walker. 7th: Jessolene Crawford, Vicki Easterling, Philip Gillis, Johnnie Griffin, David Justice, Danny Pierce, Ann Riggins, Carole Rueblen and Betty Stone. 6th: Jerry Alexander, Jane Am mons, Elaine Chesser, Daniel Cox, Janice Lucas, Claude Dry den, Kathy Fowler, Mack Her rin, Charlene Jacobs, Ronald Ja cobs, Terry Jacobs, Margaret Jones, James Lane, Sandra Mel ton and Lillie Pearson. sth: Darlene Carter, Gary Cason, Lanny Courson, Ruby Chesser, Darlene Griffin, Glynn Griffin, Lynell Griffin, Alec Ja cobs, Nancy Justice, Larry Ko vach, Marilyn Lee, Sharon Pres cott, Stan Stanley, and Johnny Thomas. A good school year has been reported this year by Mr. Stan ley; Principal of Hoboken High Deloris Hutchinson, Reporter. Subscription Price and Tax Inside county *2.5* Outside county, in state .... *3.®* Outside state _ *3.00 A. J Jacobs Missing 3 Days, Found Dead Mr. Andrew Jackson Jacobs, 70, a resident of Route 1, Horten se, who had been missing from his home since Saturday after noon, Dec. 8, was found dead a longside the old Jesup highway in Wayne Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 11. Mr. Jacobs was a native of Ap pling county and was the son of the late Elijah and Matilda Har per Jacobs. He had been engaged as a carpenter until declining health forced his retirement. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Bessie Taylor Jacobs; four daughters, Mrs. Milton Lane of Brunswick, Mrs. J. J. Davis of Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs. Robert Yeomans of Waycross, and Mrs. Francis Roberson of Screven; four sons, R. L. Jacobs of Stock ton, J. H. Jacobs of Gardi, Junior Jacobs of Folkston and James Jacobs of Hortense; two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Ammons of Nahunta and Mrs. Gertrude Smith of Waynesville. 16 Grandchildren, several nie ces, nephews and other relatives also survive. Funeral services were held Thursday, Dec. 13 at two o’clock in the afternoon from the Hor tense Congregational Methodist Church with the Rev. Wilbur V. Hartley officiating. The body lay in state in the church for one hour prior to ser vices. Interment followed in Hortense Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Messrs. Farley O’Berry, Josh Davidson. A Hon Carver, Albert Roberst Harper and Mil- ton Roberson. The family has the sympathy of their many friends in their be reavement. The Chambless Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Nahunta Hi-Y Club to Put Up Welcome Signs Nahunta Hi-Y Club met Wed nesday Dec. 12. The president called the meeting to order and membership cards were passed out. A committee was appointed to put up welcome signs on north 301, south 301 and both sides of Nahunta on 84. The officers of the Nahunta Hi-Y Club are as follows: Pres., David Jacobs; V-pres., Kenny Powell; Sec.-Treas., Pat Wain right; Reporter, Billy Smith and Chaplain, Bernard Ham. Its other members are: Marvin Smith, Ed gar Highsmith, Dennis Rauler son, George Brown, Wayne Moody, Oliver Highsmith, Barry Wainright, Clifford Harden, Lynn Batten, Hymerick Thomas, Donny Griner, Wendell Herrin, Lawren ce O’Berry, Buddy Allen, Kenny Batten, Jessie Lee, John Coker. Ronald Patten, Billy Rowell, Robert Griffin, Stanley Sloan, Tommy Graham, Curtis Johns, and George Gaudett. Post Office News “MAIL EARLY, AND OFTEN” The window hours at the NA HUNTA POST OFFICE will be open an additional hour on the following days, for the sale of stamps, mailing packages, etc. NO money orders will be issued, during these special hours. SUNDAY DECEMBER 16 3:30 to 4:30 P. M. WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19 — 3:30 to 4:30 P. M. SUNDAY DECEMBER 23 — 3:30 to 4:30 P. M. Rural routes will run and win dow hours as usual on December 24. Parker Dodge, Postmaster. Brantley Retail Sales Increased In 3rd Quarter Georgia retail sales volume for the third quarter of 1962 totaled $1,445,923,999 as compared with $1,294,020,291 for the same period during 1961, a State Chamber of Commerce report showed. In creases were registered in 148 counties. Third quarter business volume in Brantley County totaled $1,283,280 in 1962 as compared with $1,124,106 for the same period in 1961. This is an increase of $159,174.