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Newspaper Page TextNotify this newspaper when your address changes VOLUME 46 — NUMBER 17 Side Dressing is Impcrtant Step in Master Corn F reduction Program Nitrogen is so important in corn production that side dressing with nitrogen is emphasized as a separate major step in Brantley County’s Master Corn Program, County Agent George A. Loyd said this week. “Side dressing, with nitrogen, is the sixth and final step of six important steps which must be taken to produce highest pos sible yields of corn at lowest possible costs,” he declared. Nitrogen is most important in corn production, the county a gent explained, because nitrogen enters into the composition of many organic compounds with in the corn plant. As an essential element in protein, nitrogen is needed for the growth and de velopment of all living tissues of the corn plant. Nitrogen is most important in corn production, too, he continu ed, because the corn plant uses more nitrogen than any other element. Nitrogen is needed by the corn plant throughout the growing season. But it is used in the grestest quantity during the “grand” period of growth which extends from about two weeks before until three weeks after tasseling. “About half of the ni trogen used by a corn plant is absorbed during this period. This is why side dressing corn with nitrogen 35 to 40 days after planting is a key step in corn production,” he pointed out. "Time t® Get Hew School Beeks" Full text of a column by Jen kin Lloyd Jones in the Washing ton “Evening Star” of March 11, 1963, reprinted by permission: If we can ever cure the asinin ities of the “look-say” method of teaching reading, which has con demned many hundreds of thou sands of young Americans to word-guessing, it will be time to start in on the content of grade school textbooks. These beautifully printed and illustrated books include texts so remarkable for their dullness that it is little wonder young America can hardly wait to get back to the TV. Most of them have been steam cleaned of every vestige of excitement, of inspir ation and romance. There is no reference to God or religion. This is regarded as controversial. There is no story of war. If we don’t think about it, maybe it will go away. There is nothing that would give rise to patriotism. How old-fashioned! I have before me a fifth-grade reader, “Days and Deeds,” pub lished last year by Scott, Fores man Company and standard in many hundreds of American s<^iool systems. With a puerile vocabulary, it discusses such things as Uncle Lem’s new outboard motor, John’s lawn-mowing business, and how Wally, the bloodhound, helped Jerry, the police dog, find his missing bone. I have also before me a reprint of McGuffey’s Fifth Eclectic Reader published in 1879. Let’s skip through the list of contents: “The Relief of Lucknow,” Lon don “Times”; “Battle of Blen heim” by Southey; “Sands of Dee” by Charles Kingsley; “An Old-Fashioned Girl” by Louisa May Alcott; an account of a riot in the Massachusetts State Prison; supposed speech of John Adams by Daniel Webster; ex cerpts from “The Virginian” by Thackeray and from Hamlet; “Dissertation on Roast Pig” by Charles Lamb; “A Frigate Chase in the English Channel” by James Fenimore Cooper; “The Boston Massacre” by Bancroft; “No Excellence Without Labor” by William Wirt; “Religion, the Only Basis of Society” by Willi-, am Channing. ! Blood and thunder? Plenty of it. Heroism? Os course. Moral ho milies? In profusion. Religious preachments? Unashamed. Pa triotism? With pride. And, in addition, tough words and in volved sentences that would flab bergast the fifth-grader who has been brought up on the thin con somme of today’s “Days and Deeds” series. On June 20, 1961, Dr. Max Rafferty, school superintendent of La Canada, Calif., made a speech that caused a sensation and resulted in his election last fall as California superintendent of public instruction over the dead bodies of the progressive educators. He asked: “What hap pened to patriotism?” and I quote: “We have been so busy edu cating for ‘life adjustment’ that we forgot to educate for survival. Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. McElroy-Smith Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. McElroy of Columbus, Ohio, are announc ing the engagement of their daughter, Molly Ann, to Captain James LeVerne Smith, son of Mr. ! and Mrs. W. H. O. Smith of Na hunta, Georgia. Miss McElroy attended Mexico City College and Ohio State Uni | versify, where she became a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority. She is a stewardess with an air line. Captain Smith attended South western College in Americus, Georgia, and South Georgia Col lege in Douglas .He is stationed at Elgin Air Force Base, Florida, with the 48th Air Rescue Squad. The wedding will be an event of May the fourth at Homestead Air Force Base in Florida. Saddle Club Is Being Organized The Brantley County Saddle Club is being formed, anl all horse lovers and riders are in vited to join. Plans are being made to have such events as races, basket weave, relay races and other western type events. The club will have it’s first meeting at the stockyard in Nahunta on Sat urday, April 27 at 8:00 a. m. Words that America had treasur ed as a rich legacy, that had sounded like trumpet calls above the clash of arms and the fury of debate, we allowed to fade from the classrooms. “ ‘Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable.’ “ ‘We have met the enemy and hey are ours.’ “ ‘Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute.’ ” Search for these towering phrases in vain today in many of our schools. The golden words are gone. Patriotism feeds on he ro worship and we decided to ab ’ish heroes. The quest for the Golden Fleece has been crowded out by the visit of Tom and Susan to ♦he zoo. The deeds of the heroes before Troy are now passe, and the peregrinations of the local milkman as he wends his way among the stodgy streets of Blah City have taken over. Bobby and Betty pursue this insipid goal of a ride in the district garbage truck while the deathless ride of Paul Revere goes unsung. For Roland at Roncesvalles we have substituted MukMuk the Eskimo boy. It is, I think, signifi cant that education during the past three decades has deliber ately debunked the hero to make room for the jerk! No wonder these heroless American kids often broke down before the Red brainwashers in the Korean prison camps. They had no points of reference. They had no understanding of the tra ditions of liberty. In many cases, the Communists were delighted that there was so little to erase. It was a cinch to unteach those who had never been taught. In commenting on a modern sixth reader, “Bright Peaks,” nut out by Houghton Mifflin, Dr. Russell Kirk says: “With the ex ception of a poem by Sara Teasdale, another short poem by Robert Frost, and an autobiogra phical piece by John Muir, every selection is by a fourth or fifth grade writer.” Whv? Could it be that the fifth and sixth-graders can’t read the classics as they did in the days of McGuffey? Could it be that the bankruptcy of the “look-say” method and the stubborn refusal of many school administrations to admit the error have required them to pretend that there is special virtue in extending kin dergarten-style reading to the upper grades? It’s time America got a new set of textbooks. It’s time we ouit boring bright students to death with the banalities of John and Jane visiting the henhouse. It’s time we put romance and courage and excitement and some frank moral indoctrination before our children in their most impressionable year#. We don’t have to go back to McGuffey. There’s plenty of good writing. But let’s give our children some literary taste, some ethical calories and patriotic vitamins. To hell with these sawdust sandwiches! BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, April 25, 1963 Joe Brown Died At Atkinson Os Heart Attack Joe Brown, age 66, was stricken with a heart attack a his home near Atkinson Tuesday, April 23 and died at 3:30 A. M. Wednes day at Lake City where he had been rushed to the hospital. Funeral services will be held at Hardage Funeral Home in Jack sonville on Saturday P. M. at 2:00 o’clock. Burial will be in Jacksonville. Besides his wife, Mrs. Bertha Brown, he is survived by two sons, Wayne and Willard of At kinson; three brothers, Ray, Lionel and Theodore of Defiance, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Pearl Dangler, Paulding, Ohio and Mrs. Barbara Keezer, Defiance, Ohio. Mr. Brown had resided in Brantley County for 11 years. Garden Club to Spenser Spring Fl®wer Shew The annual spring flower show of the Nahunta Garden Club will be held Saturday, May 4 in the recreation room of the Nahunta Baptist Church. Everyone is invited to display arrangements, horticultural speci mens or any flowers though they may not be members of the club. High school and grammar school children are urged to enter. All entries must be in by 12:00 o’clock noon. The judges will be Mrs. An thony Alaimo, St. Simons; Mrs. W. D. Tollertoh and Mrs. Eu gene Cettert of Waycross and Mrs. L S. Grennon of Jesup. The show will be open to the public from 2:00 P. M. to 5:00 p. m. Nahunta Students Are Winners in District Contests Laverne Middleton and Pat Wainright went to Macon on Sat urday, April 20, to represent the Eighth District and Nahunta High School in the State Literary Meet. Laverne won first place in the district in Home Economics, with a project on textiles. Her teacher is Mrs. Herschel Herrin. Pat Wainwright won the boys' typing in the district with 45- plus words per minute. Mr. Gor don Wright is Pat’s teacher. The two students were accom panied to Macon by Mr. and Mrs. John Calhoun and daughter, Beth. Gospeleers to Sing at PTA Meeting Monday The Nahunta Grammar School PTA will hold its last meeting for this schol year at 8 P. M. Mon day, April 29. The PTA program will begin with a gospel singing devotion presented by the “Gospeleers” of Waycross. The Gospeleers are bettter known to most of us as the Rowell family. They are well known throughout this area for their gospel singing. Another event of the evenng will be the piano recital which will be presented by Mrs. Jan elle Belcher’s piano students. The piano recital will be follow ed by additional songs by the Gospeleers. We expect this to be one of our most interesting PTA meetings and we invite everyone to at tend. There is no admission fee and refreshmens will be served. TAKES EFFORT, BUT . It is not possible to have an at tractive and functional garden with out some effort, say Cooperative Ex tension Service landscape special ists. But there are many things that can be done to cut down bother some jobs that often take much of the pleasure out of gardening. One of the most important steps is to have a development plan. No other medium brings such consistent, profitable results as newspaper adver- tising. Nahunta Chapter Eastern Ster Installs OHkars Satilla Chrp'er 365 O. E. S. in stalled officers for the ensuing vear in the Lodge Hall at Na hunta Tuesday night, April 23. R. Loyd Scott, Past Grand Pa tron was the installing officer. Other members of AREME chap ter of Waycross assisting in in stallation were Mrs. Bertha Scott. Grand Marshal; Ernestine Rey nolds, Grand Secretary; Mrs. James, Grand Chaplain and Mrs. Goss, Grand Organist. Mrs. Mat tie Thomas of Waycross was a visitor. Mrs. Louise Drury was install ed worthy matron and Alvin Drury as worthy patron. Other officers installed were Mrs. Eliz abeth Robinson, associate matron; T. Walter Crews .associate pa tron; Mrs. Dorothy Brooker, se cretary; Mrs. Lurline Broome, treasurer; Mrs. Malva Alice Brown, conductress; Mrs. Ruby Herrin, associate conductress, Mrs. Ocie Keen, marshal; Mrs. Lorena Spivey, organist; Mrs. Lila Crews .chaplain; Mrs. Alene Page, warder; Delma Herrin, sentinel; Mrs. Effie Strickland, Adah; Mrs. Verona Crews, Ruth; Mrs. Willie Brooker, Martha and Mrs. Bertha Moiller, Electa. Mrs. Lucille Roberson who has been appointed Estha was not pre sent to be installed. The program was open to the public and many friends and re latives of the members attended. Following the program refresh ments of sandwiches, cake and punch were served . CARD OF THANKS I wish to express my thanks to all my friends and relatives who sympathized with me dur ing the illness and death of my daughter, Lillian Rowell. I deep ly appreciate every word of sym pathy, the floral tributes and the covered dishes. I will always re member you all with heartfelt gratitude. May the Lord bless you all. Mrs. Vertie Rowell ' o - NR^uwTeu \ \\®2 \ * $ \ Wtfil Fo\\ \\ ?l % * & P \\ G * LoM t RRI I— p 9 , *v. of l—-J kT / / BrRHIIEY County The Above is the layout of the plans for the Brantley C>unty Recreation Park. It is located near the Nahunta High School in south Nahunta. A recreation building, a swimming pool and other recreational facilities will be erected in the park. James E. Causey Funeral Service Hei Wednesday James Eunice Causey. 50, died Monday afternoon in the Way cross Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Irene Craig Causey, Hortense; ‘a daughter, Mrs. Juanita Sloan, a son, John Henry Causey, a broth er, Inell Causey, and his mother, Mrs. Lillie Causey all of Hor tense; seven grandchildren. Funeral services we're held at 11 a. m. Wednesday from the Sa tilla Baptist Church, with the Rev. Alvin Williamson and the Rev. Jimmy Strader officiating. Burial was in the Hortense ce metery. Nahunta Junior Class Presented Stunt Night The Junior Class of Nahunta High School held their Annual Stunt Night at the Elementary School on Friday night, April 19. Nineteen stunts from the high school and elementary schools were presented. Lamar Thrift. Myra Nell Thrift ,and Jimmy Allen entertained with several popular “hit tunes” with Friel Thrift at the piano, Wayne Du bose, drum, and Lamar Thrift playing the guitar. Jo Anne Young and Jimmie Allen enter tained with the Twist dance. The remainder of stunts fol lowed intermission. The follow ing stunts were winners: The Fabulous 63’s, Library Club, first place; Old Dead Joe, Fifth Grade 4-H Club, second place; F. F. A. and F. H. A. Wedding won third place. Mrs. Nell Easterling and Rev. Bill Whipple were the judges. Myra Nell Thrift, Reporter Buying a Home? When buying a home, accord ing to home management speci alists with the Cooperative Ex tension Service, sacrificing quali ty construction for features of less importance can be very ex pensive in the long run, and heartbreaking as well. *p OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA tfernard Meyers Wins Contes! in Public Speaking Monday night Bernard Meyers of Nahunta High School won first place in the Area I and II F. F. A. Public Speaking elimination held at Baxley. The Nahunta Chapter partici pated in Public Speaking, the Chapter Sweetheart by Miss Jo Ann Young, and the Chapter Quartet which included Lamar Thrift, Kenny Batten, Cordell Wainright, and John Jones. Only the first place winner is eligible to go to the district eli mination which will be held at Savannah Beach in the near fu ture. Bernard will speak there on “Soil and Water Conserva tion.” Miss Young and the quartet came in with a third place. Other schools were Toombs, Central, Hoboken, Jesup, Black shear and Montgomery County. Those accompanying the group to Baxley were Mr. and Mrs. Carter Morton, Mrs. Jimmy Thomas, Mrs. Lee Herrin, and Tommy Graham. Tommy Graham, Reporter 17 New Industries Located on Georgia Power Company Lincs in First Quarter Seventeen new industries, with a capital investment of $8,190,- 000, located on lines of the Geor gia Power Company during the first quarter of 1963, E. A. Yates Jr., vice president and manager of the company’s area develop ment department, announced this week. This compares with 13 new firms, representing a capital in vestment of $9,274,000, that lo cated on company lines during the first three months of 1962. AH facilities as reported by the power company are manufac turing or processing plants, each with a minimum capital invest ment of $50,000 and employing at least 10 workers. In addition to the new plants located in Georgia during the first quarter of 1963, a total of 19 existing industries construct- Subscription Price and Tax Inside county $2.58 Outside county, in state .... $3.09 Outside state $3 00 Highway 301 Averages 6558 Cars Each Day U. S. Highway 301 through Brantley County now has a total of 6558 cars a day traveling on it, according to a report made re cently by D. S. Strickland, vice president of 301 Highway Assoc iation. There are approximately 1000 more cars day on Highway 301 than on Highway 17. Highway 1, through Waycross, has only 2660 cars a day .The figures in clude only through traffic. The report showed that there were fewer arrests made for traf fic violations in two counties, Bullock and Long on 301, than in one county Mclntosh on Route 17. The traffic cases made on Route 301 seems to have more publicity than those on Route 17. Total arrests made in Mclntosh County on Route 17 were 1098 and total for both Bullock and Long counties were only 928, ac cording to the Strickland report. ed new facilities to expand their operations. These expansions re present an investment of $3,993,- 000. During the first quarter of 1962, eight industries increased their productive capacity at a cost of $1,520,000. The new and expanded indus tries of 1963 have created addi tional jobs for 1,661 Georgians at annual wages of <4,569,400. Manufacturing plants and addi tions established durir ' the first quarter of 1962 pr ded 1,658 jobs at annual wages of $5,500,- 040. The chemical 2,4-D is the most widely used chemical in weed con trol. At the same time it is the most difficult to remove from spraying equipment, say Cooperative Exten sion Service agronomists at the Uni versity of Georgia.