The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014, May 02, 1963, Image 1

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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 46 - NUMBER 18 Dianne Colvin, a senior, is crowned Miss Hoboken High School by Shirley Jones, the winner of last year’s event. Miss Colvin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Col vin of Hoboken, was chosen from among 44 contestants in the beauty contest held in the school auditorium Fri day night. Miss Jones is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jones of Hoboken. Brantley County Forestry Unit Was First Organized As TPO in 1925 The Brantley County Forestry Unit, which started out as a Tim ber Protection Organization, was organized by a small group o f landowners in 1925. These men included R. L. Ber nard, W. H. Brown, Roy Harper, B. G. Middleton, D. T. Middleton, J. L. Miles, G. C. Rogers, K. S. Varn, and N. G. Wade. They be gan their operation with the pur chasing of hand tools, volunteered help and an automobile as trans portation. In 1933, three steel lookout towers were erected with the co operation of the CCC. They were located at Hoboken, Waynesville and Schlatterville. During this period E. G. Strick land was appointed secretary treasurer of the T.P.O. succeeding J. R. James, the T.P.O.’s first se cretary-treasurer. Through the ef forts of the CCC, 150 miles of telephone lines were constructed. By assessing landowners one cent per acre, two plows, a trac tor and a pickup were purchased for the T.P.O. Avery Strickland was ap pointed ranger and secretary in 1939. Three pickups were pur chased and equipped with water tanks and pumps during the year. A new headquarters was built in 1940 on the present site of the unit. Prior to 1940, the unit was located in the courthouse at Na hunta. Fire protection was given another boost in 1940 with the erection of a fire lookout tower in Findig. This brought to four the number of lookout towers in the unit. The unit had 300 fires that first year burning some 6,000 acres. In 1962 there were 64 fires that burned some 291 acres. Brantley County has 247,600 forest acres under protection. In 1941, three one-way radios were put into operation. One plow and two pickup trucks were also added. In 1948 the T.P.O. became a county unit. In addition to Rang er Strickland the unit has two tractor operators, E. J. Rhoden and J. E. Willis; one towerman, Ellis Chancey and one dispatcher, W. G. McCellan. The equipment includes two tractor-trailers, two trucks and pickups and one water wagon. Air patrol is also available to the county. Members of the Forestry Board are R. L. Bernard, Waynesville; W. H. Brown, Hortense; C. Frank Dukes, Hoboken; S. B. High smith, Nahunta; and J. L. Miles, Way cross. O'Neal Couple Celebrates Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. D. W. O’Neal of Waycross celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary Sunday, April 28. at the Laura Walker Park. A dinner was served in their hon or by their eight children, six daugh ters and two sons. They are natives of Brantley County and have many friends in the county. Many of their friends and rela tives visited them Sunday and con gratulated them on the sCth wed ing anniversary. BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE PERSONALS Miss Janice Higginbotham brought home a friend, Miss Ruth Smith of Ashburn, Ga., for the weekend visit with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Hig ginbotham. The two young wo men are enrolled at Georgia Wo mans College, Milledgeville. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Higgin botham and daughter, Janice, and her friend, Miss Ruth Smith, at tended the Drury reunion at Providence Church Sunday, April 28. Mrs. Lucile Johns was a visitor in Atlanta the past weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Barnard spent Sunday in Augusta, Ga., with Mr. Barnard’s brother, Lawton Barnard who is to under go surgery this week at Talmadge Memorial Hospital. Roy T. Jefferies, seaman, USN son of Mr. and Mrs. Plas Jefferies of Nahunta, is serving aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Ran ger, currently operating with the Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific. Jimmy Monk, Gail Cason, Caro lyn Rose Larkins and Mrs. Polly anne Middleton attended the Georgia Association Library As sistants at Camp Jackson, April 26-28. Carolyn Rose is vice-presi dent of the Eighth District SLA and Rosslyn Herrin is historian. The Frances Goldfinch Circle of the Nahunta Baptist Church met Thursday night at the home of Mrs. James Stone with the program topic “Enlistment for Missions.” Present were Mrs. Ed ward Chancey, Mrs. Johnny Tripp, Mrs. George Dowling, Mrs. Tim Hickox, Mrs. Johnny Cleland, Mrs. Perry Rhoden, Mrs. J. V. Nichols and Mrs. Ver non Nichols. Mrs. Stone served refreshments. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Strick land and children of Gainesville, Fla., and Mr. James Hansen and Mr. Roy Kaney of Jacksonville visited Mrs. Alice Highsmith last weekend. Recital Given V G-arnmar School Students of Mrs. Hugh Bel cher gave a piano recital at the Nahunta Grammar School on Monday nieht, Aoril 29 with thirty students participating. Ap proximately 200 people attend ed. The sudents taking part were Lynette Jones. Linda Harden, Lula Gale Hendrix, Jana Jones, Kathy Middleton. Melanie Stall ings. Joy Brown. Ray Smith, Syl via Schmitt, Debra Johns, Mar gin Brooker. Patsv Batten. Cindy Raulerson, Pat Rowell, Johnnie Ruth Burden, Gwendolyn Marr, Debra Harris. Harriett Thornton Janice Drury, Sandy Brooker, Henry Strickland. Kaye Allen, Marv Beth Lloyd. Sue Wilson, Paul Foerman, Reba Montague, Allyson White and Jack Brook er. Kmx Cemetery Will Be Cleaned The Knox Cemetery near Lula ton will be cleaned off on Wed nesday, May 8. it is announced. All people who are interested in the Knox Cemetery will please be on hand Wednesday to help improve the burial grounds. The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, May 2, 1963 J, Lsnnie Riggins Funeral Servke Was Held Tuesday Mr. James Lonnie Riggins, 70, of Nahunta passed away early Sunday morning, April 28, at his residence in the Raybon com munity following a short illness. Mr. Riggins was born in Pierce county and was the son of the late Charlie and Ella Raulerson Riggins. He received his educa tion in the schools of Pierce county and was a member of the Phoebe Primitive Baptist church. Until ill health forced his retire ment, he had been engaged as a carpenter and farmer. He had been a resident of this section for the past fifty years. He was twice married. His first marriage was to the form er Miss Lucretia Morgan. Follow ing her death, he was married to the former Miss Annie Phillips, who survives. Possessed of an affable man ner and genial disposition, he en joyed a wide circle of friends and his death brought personal sor row to many throughout this section. Survivors include his wife Mrs. Annie P. Riggins of Nahun ta; two sisters, Mrs. Lovie Hamp ton of Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs. Walter Hiers of Waycross; three half-sisters, Mrs. J. C. Barnhill of Fort Myers, Fla., Mrs. Ernest Hickox and Mrs. Frank Haynes, both of Nahunta; four half-brothers, Elias Riggins of Daisy, Tenn., Oscar Riggins and Nathan Riggins, both of Jackson ville, Fla., and Charlie Riggins of Brunswick; three step-daughters, Miss Thelma Middleton of Na hunta, Mrs. Harris Phillips of Or lando, Fla., and Mrs. Felton Crum of Little Rock, Ark.; five step-sons, Emory Middleton of Nahunta, Claude Middleton and David Haney, both of Ports mouth, Va., Bennie Middleton of Jacksonville, Fla., and Donald Haney of Eureka, Calif. Several nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive. Funeral services were held at three o’clock Tuesday afternoon, April 30, from the Raybon Ad vent Christian church with the Elder J. A. Barnard, assisted by the Elder Thomas Lee, officiat ing. Interment followed in the Rob Lewis cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Messrs. Clayton Riggins, Grady Riggins, Horace Morgan, Ottis Morgan, J. S. Phillips and Mc- Coy Hiers. The many beautiful floral of ferings attested to the esteem felt for the deceased. The family has the sympathy of their many friends in their bereavement. The Chambless Funeral Home of Nahunta was in charge of ar rangements. Benjamin Rozier Funeral Service Held Wednesday Funeral services were held Wed nesday, April 24, for Benjamin B. Rozier, 67, who died at his Waynes ville residence. The service was conducted by Rev. Cecil Thomas at Pilgrim’s Rest, Waynesville. He was a life long resi dent of Waynesville, a veteran of World War I, serving with the Army Air Corps, and a member of the American Legion, Survivors are two daughters, Mrs Mary C. Millis and Mrs. Peggy Jo Chancey both of Jacksonville, Fla.; four sisters, Mrs. Josephine Aldridge of Jacksonville: Mrs. T. J. Peek, Brunswick; Miss Minnie Barnett, Jekyll Island; Mrs. Lloyd Robinson, Waynesville; two brothers, J. Mack Rozier, Jesup and Ward Rozier, Brunswick. Pallbearers were F. C. Rozier, Jans Rozier, Perry Rozier, Franklin Roz ier, Eddie Rozier and Vernon Hodges. Military honors were given by a unit of the Glynco Naval Air Station According to the American Cancer Society, cancer costs American business and industry many millions of dollars through the loss of valuable executives at the peak of their efficiency and the loss of trained workers at the height of their productivity, and the general loss of efficiency that occurs when cancer strikes an employee’s family. In an ef fort to reduce this loss, the American Cancer Society, as a part of Cancer progress Year, is urging all adults to have a health checkup. This is the best protection ’against high costs from cancer. GLENN THOMAS, Jesup Junior Chamber of Com merce, who is being urged for the office of president of the newly created 14th region of Georgia Jaycees. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Thomas Sr. He is un animously endorsed by his home Jaycees organization. 4-H Club Contest Winners Are Announced The County 4-H Contest win ners are announced this week by George A. Loyd, County Agent and Mrs. Virginia Raulerson, county Home Demonstration A gent. The winners in the county con test will represent Brantley County at the District Project Achievement meeting to be held at Rock Eagle 4-H Club Center Tune 12, 13 ,and 14. For Cloverleaf grades 5 and 6 names and projects are: Deborah Johns, home furnishings and art; Linda Harden, between-meal snacks; Patsy Patten, recreation; Diane Dowling, corn meal muf fins; Lucy Johns, clothing; Sue Wilson, canning; Jesse Walker, health; Stacy Ci;ews, entomology; and Glenn Hendrix, livestock. Junior Projects include grades 7 and 8 and are: Susan Smith, recreation, Edith Middleton, bet ter breakfast; Carolyn Middle ton, biscuits; Evangaline Smith, clothing; Donna Tucker, health; Jewell Wilson, canning; Melinda Wilson, frozen foods; Reggie O’- Berry .entomology, Bill Middle ton. garden; James Williamson, public speaking; and Bob Long, recreation. The seniors and their projects are: Joan Johns, teen fare; San dra Jacobs, recreation; Nora Faye Johns, clothing; Jane Wilson, canning; Barbara Allen, yeast bread. Johnny Walker, poultry; and Benny Thomas, tractor. Taking first place at the Coun ty Project Achievement in the senior clothing was Joan Johns and in the Cloverleaf clothing was Lannell Griffin. Burglars Get $1287 from Safe Os Nahunta Firm The safe of Blackshear Manu facturing Company in Nahunta was cracked Friday night, April 26, and $1287.07 was stolen, it is reported by Brantley County sheriff J. Walter Crews. The burglars first entered the Forestry Department garage and stole two crowbars. They then entered the Blackshear Manufac- turing Company’s store through a window, drilled around the outer shell of the iron safe and pried it open with crowbars. All the notes and checks were left, only cash being taken, ac cording to the company’s man ager Elroy Strickland. Sheriff Crews stated that some leads were being followed and that GBI detectives were help ing him on the case. The burg lars evidently wore gloves, as no fingerprints could be found, only broad smears of the burg lars’ gloved hands. Card of Thanks We wish to express our thanks to our friends and neighbors who sympathized with us during the illness and death of our brother, Ben Rozier, and for the many floral tributes and the covered dishes. We will always remember you with heartfelt gratitude. May the Lord bless you The children, brothers and sisters of Ben Rozier Honor Roll for Hoboken School Is Announced Wilbur C. Stanley, principal of Hoboken School, announces the honor students for the fifth six weeks. A. student must have a 90 average with an A in deport ment to be eligible. 12th: Jean Bennett. Diane Col vin, Sara Jane Dryden, Rosslyn Herrin, Junafae Hickox, Richard Hickox, Deloris Hut c h iso n, Elaine Jacobs, Shirley Jones, Faye King, Dorothy Milton, and Caroil Walker. 11th: Patsy Carter, Jerrell Crawford, John Robert Dryden, Teresa Gunter, Ruby Johns. Carolyn Larkins, Nancy Morgan, Diane Pierce, Bobby Stone, and Janeth Waldron. JR., of 10th: Laverne Clark, Venita Crawford, Tanual Dean, Rita Fowler, Diane Griffin, Linda Hic kox, Linda Howell, Loretta Johns, Cherly Kelley, Pam Kelley, Mar gie Lewis, Sheila Stanley, Creig Thrift, and Chelsa Walker. 9th. Diane Davis, Barbara Dry den, Frances Givens, Susie Jones, Annette Lane, and Hilda Mur ray. Bth: Janice Altman, Janice Crews, Joyce Crews, Sarah Jus tice, Elaine Pierce, Mary Ethel Roundtree, Eddie Sapp, and Leea Walker. 7th: Jessolene Crawford, Philip Gillis, Johnnie Griffin, David Justice, Danny Pierce, Ann Rig gins, Carole Ruehlen, and Betty Stone. 6th. Kathy Fowler, Ronald Ja cobs, Terry Jacobs, Jimmy Lane, Sandra Melton, and Tony Thrift. sth: Gary Cason, Ruby Ches ser, Lanny Courson, Darlene Crews, Lydane Dickerson, Glynn Griffin, Lynell Griffin, Sandra Griffin, Glenda Hickox, Alec Ja cobs, Nancy Justice, I^arry Ko vac, Marilyn Lee, Sharon Pres cott, and Johnny Thomas. Deloris Hutchison, Beta Club Reporter Entire State to Make War on Hig Cholera County agent George Loyd has received a letter from the Geor gia Department of Agriculture concerning the state-wide Cho lera Eradication Program. The letter was as follows: Dear Mr. Loyd: Effective April 25, 1963, the en tire state of Georgia was offici ally declared a Hog Cholera Era dication Area. This was made possible due to the low incidence of cholera and the excellent co operation received from you, your associates, and the people in your county. Although your county did not reach the qualified level requir ed by the Program in its earl iest stages, the Georgia Depart ment of Agriculture is, neverthe less, grateful for your time and effort. All farmers in your county are now eligible for benefits in ac cordance with the provisions of the Hog Cholera Eradication Pro gram as proposed about a year ago. Again, let me express my per sonal appreciation to you, along with that of Commissioner of Agriculture Campbell, and Mr L W. Eberhardt, Chairman of the State Swine Committee. If at any time the Georgia De partment of Agriculture can be of assistance to you in the Hog Cholera Eradication Program or any other phase of agriculture, please do not hesitate to call on us. Very truly yours, O. D. Dye, DVM Saddle Club to Meet Saturday The Brantley County Saddle Club will meet at the stock yard in Nahunta on Saturday after noon, May 4 at 2:00 P. M. Thi" meeting will be for the purpose of running fence, and preparing the grounds for club events. Al are urged to attend ready to work. Bring tools, such as ham mers axes, weed cutters, etc. Births Mr. and Mrs. Elbert James Wilsor announce the birth of a baby boy on April 28, at the Brantley Medica Center. The baby weighed 11 pound* eight ounces, and has been namd Emory Ailey. Mrs. Wilson is the former Miss Nora Belle Altman OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTa Family Life Conference to Begin Study Series at Methodist Church Rev. James Reese, pastor Trin ity Methodist Church, Waycross, who will be the main speaker at a series of Family Life confer ences at the Nahunta Methodist Church next week. Baptists Plan Homecoming Day At Waynesville The Waynesville Baptist Church will observe Homecom ing Day Sunday, May 5, with services at both the morning and evening hours and dinner on the church grounds at noon, it is an nounced by the Pastor Rev. Clar ence H. Roland. Sunday school meets at 10:00 a. m. and preaching services at 11:00. A song service will beheld in the afternoon. The night preaching service will start at 7:30. All friends of the church, form er members, absent members, and the general public are cor dially urged to attend he Home coming Day services. Card of Thanks We wish to express our thanks to our many friends for their many acts of kindnesses to us during our recent bereavement in the loss of our husband and father, Joe Brown. We are deeply grateful for the floral tributes and the expressions of sympathy and will always remember you with sincere gratitude. El TALMADGE torts From ■ ' I HINGTONt 9 TRADE LANES between the United States and the Atlantic community—especially the Eu ropean Common Market—must be kept open if the free world is to remain economically secure. In the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, the United States has the means for ’ keeping them ‘ open and for promoting eeo- , nomic progress ' and trade co operation be tween all na- 1 tions. | T * S - —- — I It is my ■■■ if ■■■■ honor to have been appointed a member of the team which at a later date will negotiate the provisions of the Act at Geneva. This is a responsibility that I rank as the most important as signment I have had in public life. Here is an opportunity to have a voice in the trade rela tions of not only Georgia, but that of the United States and the entire free world as well. THE POSITION taken by the nember countries oi the Com mon Market (EEC) will be most important to the outcome of the negotiations. The importance of these nations as markets for our goods is reflected in export fig ures of the United States. The Common Market annu ally buys about 25 per cent of our agriculture products, includ ing about 42 per cent of U. S. poultry exports (worth about SSO million a year) 27 per cent of U. S. cotton exports, 36 per Mrs. Joe Brown and family. Cj In p a • • • 'not prepared or pnnltd Subscription Price and Tax Inside county $2.58 Outside county, in state 1 ..T. $3.09 Outside state _ $3.00 A Family Life Conference is being sponsored for the communi ty by the Nahunta Methodist Church, the pastor, Rev. W. M. Whipple announces. It will begin with a worship service Sunday evening, May 5, at 7:30, and include four even ings of panel discussions for dif ferent groups. The panels each evening will include men from the various professions interested in family life. Dr. J. L. Walker will view marriage from the medical point of view. Mr. Robert Smith will consider marriage as a legal con tract, and the pastor will view marriage as a spiritual bond. Rev. Clarence Roland will discuss courtship and marriage in rela tion to a young person’s educa tion. Highlight of the week will be when Rev. James Reese, Confer ence Director of Family Life and pastor of Trinity Methodist Church in Waycross, will be the main speaker. Each evening will include a visitor from the area who has attended the National Family Life Conference in Chica go. Mr. Jimmy Burgess of Way cross and Mr. and Mrs. Barney Shaw of St. Mary’s have been in vited to come. On Monday, May 6, there will be a panel for Junior High Young people, grades six through nine, on "Friendship and Dating.” Dr. Walker, Rev. Whipple, Rev. Ro land, and Mr. Burgess will be the panelists. The emphasis will be on helping youth to under stand their friendships at a time when dating is still in the future. The conferences will continue through Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, with discussions on Courtship and Mai Luge and Family Life in 1963. Layton Johns Is Outstanding Auburn Cager AUBURN, Ala. Auburn Bas ketball senior Layton Johns of Nahunta, Ga., was awarded the Cliff Hare Trophy at the half time of the annual Auburn A- Day football game here Satur*- day I The trophy is presented annu ally to the outstanding athlete student-leader at Auburn. Johns, who was voted the Most Valu able Player in the Southeastern Conference the past season, is only the second basketball play er to win the trophy. Henry Hart won it in 1960. cent feed grains, 25 per cent tobacco and 14 per cent of wheat. More than 20 per cent of all U. S. exports to the Common Market, coming to a total of about $3.5 billion a year, are farm products worth about sl.l billion a year. ♦ • • EVERYONE INTERESTED in a general expansion of free world trade, particularly vital to the United States because of a $2 billion deficit in its in ternational balance of payments and the drain on U. S. gold, has been alarmed at the protec tionist stand being taken by the Common Market. The situation concerning agri cultural products such as poul try, feed grains and wheat is becoming increasingly critical because of discriminatory tariffs and other trade barriers of the EEC. Economic security is just as important in the Cold War against Communism as military readiness, and this is no time for a rift in the Atlantic com munity or for the free world to be divided into warring, com petitive trade blocs. These nations should be work ing together instead of at cross purposes. As a member of the negotiating team, I will work to create a liberal framework for world trade and keep the interests of the United States foremost. at government expense)