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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 24 Brantley 4-H Club Delegation Attends Rock Eagle Project Achievement Meet The Brantley County 4-H Club members who were Community and County winners in their re spective projects left Wednesday morning, June 12, for Rock Ea gle 4-H Club Center, and the Southeast Georgia District Pro ject Achievement meeting. They are expected back Friday after noon, June 14. The boys and girls will be judged up to 60 percent on their demonstrations and up to 40 percent on their record books. The boys going are Stacy Crews, Jesse Walker, Glenn Hen drix, Reggie O’Berry, Bill Mid dleton, James Williamson, Bob Long, Benny Thomas and John ny Walker. The girls going are Lucy Johns, Lynette Jones, Linda Harden, Diane Dowling, Sue Wilson, Deb orah Johns, Pasy Patten, Evang- Legal Advertising GEORGIA, BRANTLEY COUNTY TO THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAID STATE AND COUNTY: The petition of D. R. DINKINS, P. F. HARRELL, AND CHARLES M. QUATTLEBAUM respectfully shows: 1. Petitioners desire for them selves, their associates and succes sors to be incorporated under the name of “NAHUNTA PARTS AND SUPPLY, INCORPORATED.” 2. The object of said corporation is pecuniary gain and profit. 3. The general nature of the busi ness to be transacted is: (a) The right to own, lease, control, buy, sell, deal in and operate a general automobile, industrial, appliance and equipment parts business, which shall include the right to purchase and sell new and used automobiles, industrial, appliance and equipment parts of every kind, char acter and description, accessories, tires and any and all appliances and fixtures incidental to the operation of an automobile, industrial, appli ance and equipment parts business, to conduct and operate a machine repair and service shop wherein au tomobiles and all types of motor ve hicles and equipment may be repair ed, overhauled and serviced; to maintain show rooms, parts rooms and conduct sales both wholesale and retail; to deal in all kinds of machinery, implements, tools, ap pliances and other goods, wares and merchandise of all kinds, at wholesale and retail, and all re pair parts, attachments, devices and materials used in and intended for use in connection with any of the foregoing articles and all imple ments, machines and tools incident thereto. (b) To operate any one or all or any combination of the above businesses at any one or more loca tions. (c) To buy, sell, own and lease real estate and buildings to be used for and in connection with the op eration of the corporate business. 4. Petitioners desire to have all of the corporate powers and privi leges enumerated in Section 22-1827 and 22-1870 of the Annotated Code of Georgia and all other powers and privileges enumerated in Title 22- 18 and Title 22-19 of said Code and such other powers as may hereafter be provided by law. 5. The maximum number of shares of stock of the corporation shall be 300 shares of common stock of a par value of SIOO.OO per share. The amount of capital with which the corporation shall begin business shall not be less than $2,000.00, or 20 shares of common stock, either in cash or other assets. The corpora tion shall be authorized to issue ad ditional shares up to the maximum stated above, and thereafter, from time to time, to reduce the amount of capital outstanding, but not be low the minimum stated above, up on a majority vote of the Board of Directors, approved by a 2-3 ma jority vote of the stockholders. 6. The corporation shall have the right to receive in payment for its capital stock, both real and personal property and personal or profession al services at a fair and reasonable valuation to be fixed by the Board of Directors. 7. The corporation shall have ex istence for a period of 35 years with the privilege of renewal of its chart er from time to time as it expires. 8. The principal office of the cor poration shall be located in the City of Nahunta, Brantley County, Geor gia, with the privilege of establish ing branch offices and places of business in other counties within and without the State of Georgia. 9. The Post Office Address of pe titioners is: D. R. Dinkins, 1805 Os borne Road, St. Marys, Ga.; P. F. Harrell, 2101 Starling Street, Bruns wick, Ga.; Charles M. Quattlebaum, Nahunta, Ga. 10. The By-Laws of the corpora tion shall be adopted by the com mon stock holders and shall provide BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE eline Smith, Carolyn Middleton, Edith Middleton, Jewel Wilson, Melinda Wilson, Donna Tucker, Dale Jacobs, Beth Herrin, Susan Smith, Nora Faye Johns, Joan Johns, Barbara Allen, Jane Wil son and Sandra Jacobs. Accompanying the boys and girls are Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Allen, Mrs. Lorraine Jacobs, Mrs. Letha Tucker, Mrs. Effie Middleton, Mrs. Virginia Rauler son and Mr. George A. Loyd. TO PACK A LUNCH Extension Service nutritionists of fer this advice to homemakers who have to pack lunches for members of the family: “If you have a few extra minutes, set up an assembly line and make and wrap sandwiches for the freezer. This is a time-saver in lunch packing.” for the officers, their selection, and such other rules and regulations ap oropriate for the control and man agement of the corporation, includ ing provisions for amending the by laws. 11. Attached hereto is a certificate of the Secretary of the State of Georgia as provided by Section 22- 1803 of the Annotated Code of Geor gia. WHEREFORE, PETITION ERS PRAY to be incorporated as a foresaid with all the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities herein set forth, and such other rights, powers and privileges as may be necessary and incidental to the con duct of said business as provided by the laws of the State of Georgia. -s- J. Robert Smith P. 0. Box 116 Nahunta, Georgia Attorney For Petitioners GEORGIA, BRANTLEY COUNTY The foregoing petition of D. R. Dinkins, P. F. Harrell, and Charles M. Quattlebaum to be incorporated under the name of “NAHUNTA PART AND SUPPLY, INCOR PORATED,” having been presented, read and considered, and it appear ing that said petition is within the purview and intention of the laws of the State of Georgia; and it further appearing that all of said laws have been fully complied with; It is thereupon considered, order ed and adjudged that said petition be and the same is hereby granted and petitioners, their associates, successors, and assigns are hereby incorporated under the name of “NAHUNTA PART AND SUPPLY, INCORPORATED,” for a period of 35 years with the privilege of re newal, and with all the rights, pri vileges and immunities set forth in said petition and as provided by the laws of the State of Georgia. So ordered this sth day of June, 1963. -s- Ben Hodges Judge Superior Court Brantley County, Ga. Filed in Office, this sth day of June, 1963 -s- D. F. Herrin Clerk Brantley Superior Court 6-27. STATE OF GEORGIA, ~ COUNTY OF BRANTLEY. By virtue of an order granted by the Ordinary, of said State and County, there will be sold at public outcry, on the first Tuesday in July next at the Northern Courthouse door, in sa id County, between the legal hours of sale, to the highest and best bidder for cash, the follow ing described lands in said County to wit: Two (2) acres more or less of land, in the village of Atkinson, Brantley County, Georgia, with the buildings thereon erected, bounded as follows: North by the run of “Fish Pond Branch;” East, by lands of Mrs. Thelma Jones; South, by the right of way of the A. C. L. RR CO. (Old B. & W. Railroad) and West by an unpaved Public road leading from Atkinson to Hortense, Ge orgia. This is the same lands known as “The Blake Smith” old place, and is where the late John Taylor, and the late Mrs. Lucy Taylor long resided. And, is all of the lands owmed by the late Mrs. Lucy Taylor, at the time of her death. The sale will continyit from day to day between the same hours of sale, until all of said property is sold. This the 4th day of June, 1963. s/g Thelma Jones Thelma Jones, as Ad ministratrix, estate of the late Mrs. Lucy Taylor. C. Winton Adams, Attny., For said Administratrix 6-27. The Brantley Enterprise, Nehuata, Ga., Thursday, June 13, 1963 MISS JUNE FAYE SLOAN Engagement to Kenneth Lamar Lee Announced Sloan-Lee Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Sloan of Hortense announce the engage ment of their daughter, June Faye, to Mr. Kenneth Lamar Lee, son of Mr. John E. Lee of Na hunta. The bride-elect was graduated from Nahunta High School and attended business college. The bridegroom-elect was graduated from Nahunta High School and is now employed by a Brunswick business firm. A July wedding is planned. J. T. Strickland Died Saturday At Daytona Beach The Rev. J. T. Strickland, fa ther of Mrs. A. C. Harvey Sr., of Way cross, died Saturday at Day tona Beach, Fla., after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2:00 P. M. at the Hortense Cemetery in Brantley County. Mary Ruth Jacobs and Bobby Chancey Are Wed in Impressive Home Ceremony Miss Mary Ruth Jacobs became the bride of Mr. Bobby Chancey in a beautiful candlelight ceremony solemnized at the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Jacobs on Saturday evening, June 8, with the Reverend Cecil Thomas officiating at the double-ring ceremony. The groom is the son of Joe Chan cey of Ocala, Fla. and Mrs. Pearl Chancey of Nahunta. The bride entered the living room on the arm of her father who gave her in marriage before an improvis ed altar standing before the white prie-dieu draped with ivy with back ground of fern and ivy draped a round the picture window. Ivy en twined the two seven taper candela bra containing white tapers. The green and white color scheme was carried out with two large white urns containing white glads on each side of prie-dieu. Carrol Chancey lit the tapers before the ceremony. Mrs. William Hinsley was matron of honor. Edward Chancey was his brother’s best man. The nuptial mu sic was played by Mrs. J. E. Thom as. Miss Linda Burden sang “Seal Us” as the couple kneeled in pray er. The bride’s gown was white or ganza and net posed over taffeta in a regular dress length. Her veil was caught to a bandeau of tiny seed pearls. Her bouquet was a cascade of white rose buds with a white or chid. Mrs. Jacobs, the bride’s mother, wore a lime green dress with a cym bidium orchid corsage. Mrs. Chan cey, the groom’s mother, chose pink with a white orchid corsage. Following the wedding . rites the bride’s parents entertained with a reception on the lawn. Mrs. Her bert Colvin greeted the guests. Mrs. Jim Sanders kept the bride’s book where an anniversary candle ar ranged with grapes and greenery Sasser Elected Principal of Nahunta High Hubert Sasser of Reynolds. Ga., was elected principal of Nahunta High School at the regular monthly meeting of the Brantley County Board of Education Mon day, June 10, it is announced by Mrs. Mable Moody, county school superintendent. Professor Sasser and his wife have three sons. Mrs. Sasser is the former Miss Inez McDuffie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. I. McDuffie of Route 1, Nahunta. Professor Sasser is a graduate of Troy State University at Troy, Ala., with a Bachelor of Science degree. He is also a Master of Arts graduate of the University of Georgia. He comes to Nahunta from Reynolds, where he served as principal of the Elementary and High School there. He succeeds Professor John C. Calhoun who resigned at Nahunta to accept the position of principal of the Jeff ersonville, Ga., High School. with a tall stand of bufordi holly background. The three-tiered wed ding cake centered the arrangement of the bride’s table covered with, white embroidered linencloth. Two silver candelabra holding three white tapers each and an epergne grape arrangement accented the green and white color scheme. Green and white mints were placed on tables. Miss Elain Jacobs and Miss Dianne Colvin served cake. Miss Gail Strickland and Miss Sandra Jacobs served lime sherbet on the breeze way. Bufordi holly was also used in this area. The guests passed to the patio and gar den where Miss Patricia Williams and Miss Dale Jacobs passed minia ture sandwiches from large trays with tiny bouquets as ornaments. Mrs. D. S. Moody directed arrange ments. The bride’s going away dress was a delicate green with matching jac ket with the orchid from her bou quet as her corsage. They are mak ing a trip to points of interest in Florida and Alabama. Out-of-town guests included were Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Stubbs, Glenn ville, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. W. R Wil liams and Miss Patricia Williams. Mrs. R. D. Highsmith of Lakeland, Fla.; Miss Helen Highsmith, Day tona, Fla.: Mrs. Ruth Bacon and Mr. and Mrs. G G. Bacoh and son, Wil liam, of Orange Park, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. P H. Stubbs, Mr and Mrs E. K. Stubbs, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Gordon, and Mr. John Sermons, Jacksonville; Mrs. H. W. Stubbs, Maxwell, Fla.; Mrs. W. E. Stubbs, Orange Park, Fla.; Mrs. Jim Sand i ers, Albuqueque, New Mexico; Mrs I Mary Ragland, Brunswick and Mr. land Mrs. Leon Jacobs and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Colvin, Hoboken. The young couple will make their home in Nahunta. Leon Griffin Funeral Service Was Held Tuesday Leon Griffin, 50, died Sunday morning in a Waycross hospital fol lowing a short illness. He was a native and life-long re sident of Brantley County. Griffin was the son of the late Burnis A. Griffin and Myrtie Altman Griffin. He was a life-long farmer and a former employee of ACL Railroad Co Griffin was a member of Pierce Chapel Methodist Church. He is survived by his widow, the former Miss A. Z. Walker, Brantley County; five sons, Carswell Griffin, Ronnie Griffin, Johnny Griffin, all of rte. 1, Hoboken, Monroe Griffin and Rubin Griffin, both of Marietta; rive sisters, Mrs. Dan Henderson and Mrs. Tommy Minchew, both of Manor, Mrs. Vinnie Hill, Onanock. Va., Mrs. Robert Drayton, Jones ville, Mich., and Mrs. Avant Strick land, Waycross; one brother, Owen Griffin, Hoboken; two granddaugh ters and one grandson, sevebal nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Tues day at 3 p. m. at Pierce Chapel Methodist Church, with Rev. W. M. Whipple conducting the rites. Bur ial was in the church cemetery. Huey Ham Will Teach Agriculture At Hoboken High Huey Ham was elected Teach er of Agriculture of Hoboken High School at the meeting of the Brantley County Board of Edu cation Monday, it is announced by Mrs. Mable Moody, superin tendent of schools. Mr. Ham is a graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree of Bachelor of Scjence in Agriculture. At Hoboken he suc ceeds W. J. Moore who goes to Adrian, Ga., as agriculture teacher. W. R. Strickland Elected Grammar School Principal W. R. “Bobby” Strickland was elected principal of Nahunta Grammar School at the meeting of the Brantley County Board of Education Monday, Mrs. Mable Moody announces. Prof. Strickland comes to the Nahunta Grammar School from the principalship of Hortense El ementary School. He succeeds Prof. James A. Stone who re signed to enter business at Way cross. Prof. James Thornton, former teacher of social sciences at Na hunta High School, was elected principal of the Hortense School, to succeed Prof. Strickland. Canning Plants to Open at Nahunta And Hoboken It is announced this week by Carter Morton, Jr., and W. J. Moore, Jr., that the food process ing center at Nahunta will open for business on Monday, June 17, and the Hoboken plant will open Thursday, June 20. Food at both centers will be received from 8:00 A. M. until 3:00 P. M. No corn will be re ceived after 12:00 noon. After the opening week, the Nahunta plant will operate only on Mondays and the Hoboken plant will operate only on Thurs days. Patrons are reminded that they are to prepare their own food for processing and that the cost for canning is 9 cents for 401 cans and 7 cents for 303 cans All shelling is 50 cents per wash tub full. A flat charge of sl. per person is charged on all persons preparing food for freezing. Both plants will assist you in prepar ing your food for freezing. It is expected that this will be a large canning and freezing season due to the good season we have had. If you are a subscriber to The Brantley Enterprise, you don't have to borrow your neighbor’s paper to see what is going on in your county. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTUKY COUNTY AND CITY OF NABUNTA Whipple Reappointed Nahunta Pastor Strickland Goes to Ludowici Pastorate PVT. ALTON L. MORGAN who completed a 15-week course in radio teletype at Southeastern Signal School, Fort Gordon, Ga., recently. He is now stationed in Germany. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Morgan of Na hunta. Personals Melvin Griffin, son of Mrs. Al ma Griffin of Nahunta, received his Associate in Science degree from South Georgia College, Douglas. Mr. and Mrs. Ray McMonigle and three children have return ed to their home in Franklin, Ohio, after visiting Mrs. Mc- Monigle’s mother, Mrs. Charlie Smith, and family for the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Thomas of Brunswick visited Mrs. Thom as’ mother, Mrs. Charlie Smith, the past weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Wade Strickland of Augusta visited Mrs. Strick land’s mother, Mrs. Charlie Smith, the past weekend. Emile A. Bernard, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bernard of Waynesville, received the degree of Master of Science in Nuclear Science at Georgia Institute of Technology at commencement exercises Saturday, June 8. Mrs. C. M. Methvin, editor of The Vienna News, and sister, Mrs. Smith, and Miss Emily Woodward, all of Vienna, Ga., spent Wednesday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Broome. Miss Woodward is the only woman ever elected presi dent of the Georgia Press Asso ciation. Captain and Mrs. Larry Fisher and son, Gary, arrived last Wed nesday for a visit with Mrs. Audrey Brooker and other rel atives. He has been stationed at Omaha, Nebraska and is now re tired. They plan to make their home in Jacksonville, Fla. The Nahunta Garden Club held its annual family picnic on Jekyll Island on Wednesday, June 5. The families of members of the Garden Club attended. After a picnic of a basket dinner the group enjoyed a social hour. Misses Mary and Lera Knox, Mrs. J. B. Lewis and Mrs. Jesse Lee visited Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Robinson on Jekyll Island on Wednesday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Joel S. Stokes and children, Stevie, Billy, Harold, Burnie Dean and A. J., of Daugherty, Va., left Thursday, June 13, to return home after spending a week with Mrs. W. A. Stokes. Carl Broome will preach at the Satilla Baptist Church, Hortense, Sunday morning, June 16, in the absence of the pastor, Rev. Will iamson. Larry W. Turner, seaman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ward Turner of Nahunta, Ga., took part in a joint United States-French mili tary exercise in the Mediterrane an early this month while ser ving aboard the destroyer USS Borie. Ronnie T. Carter, fireman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Carter of Route 1, Hoboken, took part in a joint United States French military exercise in the Mediterranean early this month while serving aboard the fleet oiler USs Sabine. Janice Willis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Willis of Nahun ta, won a place on the Dean’s List at South Georgia College, Douglas, for the spring quarter, 1963. The Dean’s List is the high est scholastic recognition award ed at South Georgia College. Susie Lee Bell of Hoboken at tained the Dean’s List at Geor gia Woman’s College, Milledge ville, for the spring puarter. Stu dents must make high scholastic grades to make the list. Subscription Price and Tax Inside county . $2.51 Outside county, in state .... $3.09 Outside state $3.00 At the ninety-eighth session of the South Georgia Conference at Mul berry Methodist Church in Macon this past week, a Nahunta man was ordained and several former Na hunta Methodist ministers received new appointments. Rev. Marshall B. Strickland was ordained a Deacon and admitted on trial to the South Georgia Confer ence by Bishop John Owen Smith. Rev. Strickland met all the educa tional requirements for admittance. He will be received in full connec tion after two years if he fulfills all the requirements of his minis try. Then he will also be eligible for ordination as Elder. He has been serving the North Baxley circuit as a supply pastor, and has now been appointed as pastor of Ludowici Methodist Church. Rev. William M. Whipple was re appointed pastor of the Nahunta Methodist Church and Charge. This year he will be pastor of Atkinson Methodist Church in addition to Nahunta, Hoboken, and Pierce Cha pel. This change will not alter the schedule at the Nahunta Methodist Church. Rev. Carroll Taylor, who has been serving as local preacher in Atkinson Methodist Church, has gone into the fill-time ministry. He has been appointed pastor of the Folkston circuit. Dr. H. S. Brooks was reappointed for his sixth year on the Waycross District. Rev. R. C. Kale, a former minister at Nahunta, left retire ment to serve the Fairview Metho dist Church in Thomasville. Rev. J. S. Wetsel was appointed to fettv wood Methodist Church in Cotambus from Centenary in Dublin. Rev. T. C. Scott Os Brantley County Dies After Illness The Rev. Toliver C. Scott, 62, died Monday, June 10, at his home fol lowing a short illness. A native of Alabama, he had liv ed in Brantley and Wayne counties most of his life. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Mag gie Sweat Scott of Blackshear; two sons, J. Garfield Scott of Jesup and S. Sgt. John L. Scott of the Air Force in Okinawa; a sister, Mrs. Bessie Wimpey of Screven; three brothers, Oliver, Arthur and Herbert Scott of Jesup; seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Brantley County Conservationist Receives Award Cash awards and Certificates of Merit for job performance were presented to thirty-four em ployees of the U. S. Soil Conser vation Service at an Annual A wards Banquet held in Athens on Thursday night, June 6. C. W. Chapman, State Conser vationist, made the awards pres entations during the banquet ceremonies attended by Soil Con servation Service employees and their families. Mr. Chapman em phasized that the SCS Incentive Awards Program encourages im proved work performance which results in work being completed more efficiently, faster and at financial savings to the Govern ment. Hollis Williams, Assistant Ad ministrator of th Soil Conservat ion Service, Washington D. C., was the principal speaker at the banquet. Outstanding Performance Ra tings and cash awards were pre sented to James W< Harwell, Gainesville; Arthur B. Walden, Madison; John W. Calhoun, Tif ton; and Daniel D. Bacon, Baxley. Certificates of Merit and cash awards for Sustained Above Average Performance were pre sented to Herschel J. Grist, Elli jay; Clay M. Bennett, Dawson ville; H. C. Seaton, Carrollton; Scott C. Chamblee, Alpharetta; Lloyd Harris and Brooks Smith, Cochran; John T. Early and Mil ton P. Minchew, Jeffersonville; Otis J. Cliett, Jr., George W. Mc- Gowan and Roscoe Sapp, Metter; David T. Smith, Ft. Gaines; John ny M. Eubanks and Douglas T. Hicks, Thomasville; Charles D. Batchelor, Jr., Douglas; William C. James, Jr., Nahunta; and W. B. Henderson and B. A. Skelton, Athens. Employees receiving cash a wards and Certificates of Merit for a Special Act or Service were B. L. Walters, Fitzgerald; Joseph G. Stevens, Valdosta; William H. Varner, Moultrie; and M. P. Dean, Butler. , Cash awards for Work Im provement Suggestions were pre sented to W. D. Bynum, Buena Visa; Perry F. Dominy, Perry; R. E. Harvill, Griffin; Hugh T. Dav is, Griffin; Norman Sands, Way-- cross; and H. J. Byrd, J. D. Clements and J. R. Huff, Athens.