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VOLUME 46 — NUMBER 42
DR. CECIL D. CASON
To Practice in Waycross
Dr. Cecil Cason
Will Practice
In Waycross
Waycross’ newest physician, a
native Pierce Countian, began prac
tice this week, there.
Dr. Cecil David Cason of Black
shear is now associated in the
general practice of medicine with
Dr. H. K. Heath Jr. and Dr. Tim
Ray Heath at offices located at 701
Elizabeth St.
Dr. Cason goes to Waycross from
service as a general medical officer
in the U. S. Air Force at Eglin Air
Force Base, Fla.
While on a surgical residency at
Duval Medical Center, Dr. Cason
was drafted into service and served
two years in the Air Force with
the rank of captain.
He was released from service
Monday and will serve as a member
of the Air Force Reserve for the
next four years.
Dr. Cason is a graduate of Black
shear High School. He received his
B. S. degree from the University of
Georgia in 1956 and his medical de
gree from the Medical College of
Georgia in 1960.
He served an internship of one
year at the Duval Medical Center in
Jacksonville, Fla.
Dr. Cason is a member of Alpha
Epsilon Delta National honorary
pre-medical fraternity, and Alpha
Kappa Kappa fraternity.
He is a member of the staff of
Memorial Hospital and he holds
membership in Rehobeth Bap
tist Church in Pierce County.
The son of Mrs. Quitman L. Cas
on and the late Quitman L. Cason,
he is the grandson of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Dave Cason of Blackshear
and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
Russell W. Bennett of Haywood. He
is a brother of Mrs. Alvin Sweat and
Mrs. James F. Bennett of Waycross.
Dr. Cason is at home at 900 Satilla
Blvd.
Fund Drive for
Boys Estate to
Begin Oct. 28
The annual drive for funds for
Boys Estate at Brunswick will be
held in Brantley County beginning
Monday Oct. 28, and continue thru
Saturday, Nov. 2, it is announced
by Mrs. Maggie Middleton, state
representative.
Chairmen have been appointed in
the various communities as follows:
Nahunta, Mrs. Talmadge Griner,
chairman; Mrs. J. L. Walker, co
chairman.
Hoboken, Nolan Davis, Jr., chair
man; Mrs. J. L. Miles, co-chairman.
Hickox, Mrs. Woodrow Hendrix,
chairman.
Hortense, Mrs. Sandy Pearson,
chairman; Miss Shirley Harper,
co-chairman.
Rambler Adds Luxury Hardtops for ’64
Luxury keynotes the entire 1964 Rambler line,
which goes on showroom display October 3. The
new Ambassador 990-H two-door hardtop in
cludes as standard equipment bucket seats with
folding center armrests and a center console,
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Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and I regressive People.
Walker Couple
Killed in Auto
Accident Oct. 12
James Walker, 39, of Jacksonville
died Saturday night from injuries
received in an automobile accident
in Wheeler County. His wife, Mrs.
Mottie Lola Smith Walker, died
Monday from injuries received in
the same accident.
A native of Brantley County, he
had lived in Jacksonville for the
past 20 years. He was a crane oper
ator and a member of Temple Ma
sonic Lodge No. 23, F & AM, and
a member of Riverview Baptist
Temple.
Survivors are a son, Jimmy Wal
ker of Jacksonville; three daughters,
Misses Gail, Anna and Megina Wal
ker of Jacksonville; his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Hamp Walker of Nahun
ta; four sisters, Mrs. Waudell
Crews, Mrs. Lillar Williams and
Mrs. Banner Johns of Jacksonville,
Mrs. R. F. Annis of Harmony,
Maine; and four brothers, Clyde
Walker of Opelika, Ala., Lester
Walker of Jacksonville, Elton and
Morris Walker of Harmony, Maine.
Double graveside funeral services
were held Wednesday afternoon.
Vandiver Is
State Chairman
March of Dimes
Former Governor Ernest Van
diver will serve as state chair
man of the 1964 March of Dimes
in Georgia, according to Basil
O’Connor, President of the Nati
onal Foundation.
As state chairman, Governor
Vandiver will direct and support
the activities of March of Dimes
leaders in the 159 County Cam
paign organizations throughout
the state.
In accepting the post, Gover
nor Vandiver said that he con
sidered it an honor and a privi
lege to have a part in guarding
and bettering the health of Geor
gia citizens.
“The National Foundation —
March of Dimes has won its
first great battle in the war a
gainst crippling disease,” he said.
“The foundation’s development
of two polio vaccines has virtual
ly eradicated new cases of polio.
Now, we face an even greater
fight in the conquest of birth de
fects and arthritis, two of the
nation’s greatest unmet health
needs.”
The 1964 state Chairman ask
ed that all Georgians join in mak
ing the January March of Dimes
drive the most successful ever
held.
District PTA
Conference to
Meet in Baxley
The fall conference of the 3rd dis
trict PTA will be held in Baxley on
Tuesday, Oct. 22. Registration will
begin at 9:30 and the meeting will
open at 10 o’clock.
The place will be the Rock House
on U. S. 1 South.
An outstanding speaker, Dr. G.
Ross Freeman, Assistant to the Dean
and Director of Field Education,
Candler School of Theology, Emory
University, will bring our message
on the theme “Our Challenge - Mo
ral and Spiritual Growth.”
A number of Brantley County PTA
officers will attend.
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
chrome ceiling bows, a full wraparound safety
pad plus wood-grain inserts on the instrument
panels and doors, and a 270-horsepower V-8
engine as standard equipment. Sedans and station
wagons also are available.
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Oct. 17, 1963
TV Schedule
WXGA
Channel 8, Waycross
Friday, October 18, 1963
6:30 — “What’s New,” “Backyard
Safari”, “How It Began”, and “Tell
Me Why”.
7:00 — “Growing South,” “Appli
ances in the News” - Doris Oglesby,
Extension Home Improvement Spe
cialist.
7:30 — “Driver Education,” Infor
mation about driving at night and
what to do in emergency situations.
8:00 — “Comparisons: Four
Teachers,” Filmed in Japan, Poland,
Puerto Rico, and Canada, this pro
gram takes an incisive look at edu
cation around the world.
9:00 — “Net Drama Festival
‘Twelfth Night’,” Shakespeare’s clas
sic comedy revolving around the
confused identity of a set of twins
and a girl who masquerades as a
boy.
Monday, October 21
6:30 What’s New, Living
World, The Quiet Man; National
Parks.
7:00 Growing South, Contem
porary Trends in Landscape De
sign.
7:30 Miklos Schwalb Plays
Brahms.
8:00 Basic Issues of Man, Step
by Step, A probe of social chan
ge. A series produced by WGTV,
University of Georgia, for Nat
ional Educational Television.
8:30 Lotus Island, Between
Buddha and Marx, Politica and
spiritual problems confronting
Ceylon.
9:30 Georgia Football, Georgia
battles Miami.
Tuesday, October 22
6:30 What’s New, Living
World; The Quiet Man; National
Parks.
7:00 Growing South, Poultry
Show.
7:30 The Seekers, The Proper
Study, research in the field of
mental health.
8:00 Crossroads of the World,
The Middle East and North Af
rica.
8:30 What in the World, Ar
chaeology quiz game.
9:00 Tempest in a Test Tube,
Chemistry
9:30 The Story of Money.
10:00 Old MacDonald Farm
Life.
Wednesday, October 23
6:30 What’s New, Living
World; The Quiet Man; National
Parks.
7:00 Growing South, BCIA.
7:30 Picture Window on Fam
ily Recreation, Georgia football.
8:00 University News.
8:15 UN Review.
8:30 The Open Mind, A current
controversial issue is examined.
9:30 Eastern Wisdom and Mod
em Life.
10:00 The Planet Earth, Arti
ficial space probes and satellites
— last program of the series.
Thursday, October 24
6:30 What’s New, Living
World; The Quiet Man; National
Parks.
7:00 Growing South, Wildlife
Conservation.
7:30 Great Music, The Hi-Lo’s
and Elaine Dunn join Bill Hayes
and Florence Henderson for a
program of popular music from
over the years.
8:30 Kaleidoscope, James Day
interviews Henry Steel Comma
ger.
9:00 Science Reporter.
9:30 In My Opinion.
10:00 At Issue, A series of pro
grams designed to stimulate
thought and discussion on issues
that are controversial and still
unresolved.
Proceedings of
Brantley County
Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners
of Roads and Revenue of Brant
ley County met in regular sess
ion on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 10:00
A. M. with all members present.
They ordered the following bills
paid:
GENERAL EXPENSE: Major
Riggins 48.19 Salary, Louis
Prescott 36.34 Salary, Silas D.
Lee 48.19 Salary, R. C. Harrell,
Jr. 35.16 Salary, R. B. Brooker
78.53 Salary, C. Winton Adams
60.45 Salary, Archie A. Johns
77.10 Salary, John M. Wilson 94.-
88 Salary.
EXTENSION SERVICE: Vir
ginia N. Raulerson 139.82 Salary
and Travel, George A.. Loyd 207.-
63 Salary and Travel.
SUPERIOR COURT: W. J.
Summerall 46.00 Salary, Dewey
Hayes 113.34 Salary.
FORESTRY DEPT.: Georgia
State Forestry Commission 600.00
Budget.
HEALTH DEPT.: Dr. Hart S.
Odum 62.00 Travel, Alvin M.
Powell, Jr., 12.00 Travel, Vaxter
G. Hammond 108.82 Travel and
Salary, Rebecca D. Griner 373.-
44 Salary, Travel and Contigent
Fund, Charlotte O. Wilson 207.31
Salary, T. A. Roberts D. D. S.
15.00 Dental Clinic, Janice Brant
ley 5.00 Dental Assistant, Dr. J.
L. Walker 30.00 Salary.
DEPT. OF FAMILY AND
CHILDREN SERVICE: Depart
ment of Family and Children
Service 736.75 Budget, Nora Bell
Ham 10.00 Pauper, Riley Crews
10.00 for Junior Dale Morgan,
Mamie J. O’Neal 10.00 Pauper,
Robert R. Riggins 10.00 Pauper,
Daniel Roberson 10.00 Pauper.
ROAD DEPARTMENT: Morty
Griffin 88.00 Salary, Roscoe Mur
ray 174.62 Salary, Dave Rowell
86.64 Salary John H. Mercer
163.12 Salary, Weita Herrin 200.-
17 Salary, Talmadge Gunter 192.-
44 Salary, Vernon Morgan 202.39
Salary, Hermon Lewis 202.39
Salary, Perry Crews 260.01 Sal
ary, Mitchell Hulett 188.41 Sal
ary, Woodrow Wilson 177.80 Sal
ary, Fred Willis 206.70 Salary,
Zade Harrell 202.39 Salary,
Jasper Moore 202.07 Salary.
INVOICES: General Business
Service 115.63 Office supplies,
Marshall & Bruce Co. 158.66 Of
fice Supplies, Florida Steel
Corporation 1447.12 metal pipes,
Commercial Metals Company
2000.00 Five tank car tanks, The
Harrison Company 12.00 Law
Book, C. S. Kizer 25.00 Inquest
for Parker Dodge, Getz Exter
minators 5.00 Spraying Jail, Ring
Power Co. 317.07 parts and repair,
Dr. J. L. Walker 15.00 for in
quest Helen Ruke, City of Na
hunta 24.50 Water bill, Strick
land Plumbing Co. 6.70 Repair
on Jasper Johnson water line
broke by County crew, Brantley
Telephone Co. 99.45 Phones and
calls, Standard Oil Co. 267.53
Gas and Oil, Carlton Company
492.00 Parts and repair, The
Brantley Enterprise 17.00 Adver
tising and supplies, Ira Thomas
10.00 Revising Jury list, W. P.
Strickland 10.00 Revising Jury
list, Stewart Wiggins 10.00 Re
vising Jury list, E. V. Herrin
10.00 Revising Jury list, Perry
Rozier 10.00 Revising Jury list,
Jasper Johnson 10.00 Revising
Jury list, City of Nahunta, 87.90
Pipe, T. E. Raulerson 18.56 Civil
Defense Cost, David S. Page 15.00
Proposed Road near Hoboken,
Georgia Chemical Co. Inc. 15.70
Janitor supplies, R. E. A. Corp
oration, 2.56 Caution light at Hor
tense, DePratter Service Station
203.75 Repairs, Professional In
surance Co. 109.05 Employee’s
Premium, Sherman D. Tomlin
son 5.70 Drugs, American Decal
comania Co. 66.00 Alcohol
Stamps, B. E. Thomas 20.00 Two
days bailiff service, J. R. Proctor
20.00 Two days bailiff service, O.
O. Johns 10.00 One day service!
as bailiff, Roswell Proctor 10.00
One day bailiff service, J. W.
Crews 271.40 Service Rendered,
Charles Service Station 47.06
Service and repair, Wilson &.
Sons Oil Co. 956.34 Gas, Oil and
tires, C. L. King 620.50 Wiring
Court House, J. W. Brooker 29.39
Supplies, Ellis Drugs 144.85
Drugs, D. F. Herrin 133.05 Court
cost, Chambless Funeral Home
50.00 Ambulance service to Au
gusta for Ernest Harper, Wayne
Memorial Hospital 100.00 Rogers
Herrin, Ernest Herrin 150.00 for
CleVe Herrin Hospital* bill in
Canada.
Being no further business the
meeting adjourned.
John M. Wilson
Clerk of County
Commissioners.
Methodists to
Observe Laymans
Day Sunday
The Nahunta Methodist Church
will observe Layman’s Day Sunday,
Oct. 20, Rev. W. M. Whipple an
nounced.
This is the Sunday that the pastor
sits in the pew and the laymen con
duct the morning worship service
at 11:00. Emory Middleton will bring
a message entitled “I’ve Done My
Part,” challenging laymen to in
crease their willingness to serve the
church.
Singing will be led by Robert Gri
ner, and other laymen will take
various parts of the service. A lay
man’s breakfast at 8:00 A. M. will
begin the Layman’s Day observ
ance.
On Sunday evening, at 7:00 P. M.
the pastor will begin a series on
“The Meaning of Church Member
ship.” This will be a message fol
lowed by a discussion after the
church hour. All who are interested
in knowing what it means to be a
member of the church are extended
a special invitation to attend.
Jimmy Goodner Wins
Scholarship Honors
Jimmy Goodner of Morgan County
High School was among 13,000 sen
iors throughout the country who at
tained semifinalist status in the na
tional scholarship merit contest.
The Semifinalist group is com
posed of the highest scoring students
in each state and in United States
territories.
Each Semifinalist now moves a
step closer to winning a four-year
merit scholarship to the college of
his choice. Semifinalists must sub
stantiate their qualifying test per
formance on a second examination,
be endorsed by their schools, and
fulfill certain routine requirements
to become Finalists.
All merit scholars are selected
from the finalist group.
Jimmy is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Vance Goodner of Madison, and the
grandson of Mrs. T. S. Goodner of
Nahunta.
Personals
The Nahunta Junior Woman’s
Club has been designated by the
Georgia State Chamber of Commerce
to be the official sponsor of the STAR
(Student Teacher Achievement Re
cognition) Program for the Brantley
County School System.
Mrs. S. B. Highsmith of Lula
ton spent the past week visiting
with Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey High
smith of Augusta.
Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Berger and
daughter, Anita of Westby, Wis.
spent last week visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Osborne Moody and Mrs.
Brian W. Berger and little daugh
ter, Chirlynn. They are the
grandparents of little Chirlynn.
County Welfare
Boards to Hold
District Workshops
District workshops of members
of county welfare boards will
be held over the state during
the next few weeks, it is an
nounced by Mrs. Bruce Schaefer
who heads the Department of
Family Life and Children Ser
vices.
The workshop for Brantley
County Welfare Board members
and others of the District 8 will
be held at Waycross Thursday,
Oct. 31, under the leadership of
C. A. Jones, State Member from
the Eighth District.
King-Highsmith
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Davis King
of Tampa, Forida, announce the mar
riage of their daughter Anita Pen
nell, to Carl Benny Highsmith, son
of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Highsmith of
Nahunta.
The wedding took place at the
First Baptist Church in Decatur,
Georgia. After the ceremony, the
couple went to the Great Smoky
Mountains for their wedding trip.
They now reside at 1515 O’Neal
Place in Decatur. Both are employ
ed at the Communicable Disease
Center in Atlanta.
The bride is a graduate of Howard
College, Birmingham, Ala.
The groom is a graduate of Geor
gia Southern College, Statesboro.
Abandoned Refrigerators
Dangerous to Children
Miss Audrey Morgan, head of
the Extension Service family life
department, reminds parents that
abandoned refrigerators are still
a threat to young children. Vic
tims usually are three to six
years of age, she said.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BKANTLKY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Plans Made tor
4-H Club Leaders
Training Course
First of seven classes to train vol
unteer adult leaders for 4-H Club
work will be held at the Nahunta
High School lunch room Tuesday
night, Oct. 29, George A. Loyd,
chairman of the Brantley County 4-
H advisory committee said.
He said that 30 Brantley County
volunteer leaders are expected to at
tend the series of instructional ses
sions designed to help them to be
come more effective in assisting
with 4-H work.
The classes will be conducted by
the county Extension agents and
members of the state 4-H Club staff.
The first session, to be held Oct.
29, Tuesday night, will be devoted
to a study of objectives and philo
sophy of 4-H. Roger Carr will lead
the discussion, assisted by J. C.
Richardson.
Other sessions will take up the
following subjects: Organizing a 4-H
Club; 4-H Projects; Understanding
Boys and Girls; Program Planning
and Special Events; Showing and
Telling others, and a Graduation
Banquet.
Other discussion leaders who
will help with the courses are: Miss
Rhonwyn Lowery, Miss Sue Stan
ford, Jerry Cox and Reese Dunson.
Stewart-Herrin
Mr. and Mrs. Kimsey Stewart of
Griffin announce the engagement of
their "daughter, Miss Diane Stewart,
to Mr. David A. Herrin, son of Mr.
and Mrs. William K. Herrin of Na
hunta, Ga.
Miss Stewart graduated from Grif
fin High School in 1961 and attended
South Georgia Technical School in
Americus.
Mr. Herrin graduated from Na
hunta High School in 1961 and at
tended South Georgia Technical
School in Americus for two years.
The wedding will take place Oct.
18, at the First Baptist Church in
Griffin. Following the wedding they
will make their home in Griffin.
Deer Hunting
Season Began
Tuesday Oct. 15
The deer hunting season start
ed in southeast Georgia last
Tuesday, Oct. 15, and will con
tinue through Jan. 6, according
to Ranger A. M. Rowell.
The squirrel hunting season
will start Nov. 1 and continue
until Jan. 6.
The wild turkey season does
not begin until Dec. 1 and will
continue through Jan. 6.
TIP ON SOAPS
Light-duty or mild soaps are
intended for laundering fine
fabrics and lightly soiled gar
ments such as lingerie, hose and
blouses, says Miss Lora Laine, Ex
tension Service home manage
ment specialist.
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WINNERS IN SWIM SUIT CONTESTS — Miss Genelda Odum, right,
of Odum, was named “Miss Southeast Georgia Bathing Beauty” and
Miss Pam Meeks, left, of Alma, won the “Junior Miss Southeast Georgia”
title.
Subscription Price
। and Tax
Inside county $2.58
Outside county, in state .... $3.09
Outside state $3.00
Baptist Church
Plans Mission
Study Program ,
“Our Mission Work in All the
World,” a special week of study
and inspiration, is to be observed by
all the churches of Piedmont and
Okefenokee Associations, beginning
Sunday, Oct. 27, to continue through
out the 'week following, October 28
through November 1.
The Baptist Church at Nahunta is
planning to cooperate with the other
churches in this undertaking. Class
es in Mission Study of Israel, and
the nations about it, will be held at
7:00 P. M. each day, Monday,
through Friday, Oct. 28 - Nov. 1.
Teachers from the church will lead
in these classes, which will be for
every age.
At 8:00 P. M. each evening, there
will be a missionary speaker to bring
a message fresh from the mission
fields, where they have worked. Sun
day morning service will have Rev.
T. S. Roote, associational missionary
in Georgia, as speaker. That night,
Oct. 27, Dr. Jeffrey Jones, City Mis
sions, of Augusta, will bring the
message. Foreign missionary McMil
lan, formerly of China, will speak
Monday night; M. G. White, foreign
missionary, will speak Tuesday
night. Home missionary Nazance will
speak Wednesday night. And, Foreign
missionary Randall will bring the
final message on Friday night, Nov.
1.
Missionary films will be shown,
Monday night, Oct. 21, Wednesday
night, Oct. 23, and Thursday night,
Oct. 31.
If any church people near enough
to our church do not plan to take
part in this week, of Mission Em
phasis, an invitation is extended to
attend the Nahunta church each eve
ning at 8:00.
Pine Cone 4-H Club
Elected Officers
The Pine Cone 4-H Club met
Thursday, Oct. 10.
Officers elected were as follows:
Harriet Thornton, president; Bever
ly Smith, girls vice president; An
thony Ham, boys vice president;
Nancy Middleton, secretary; Ron
nie Herrin, program chairman; Ran
dy Turner, parliamentarian and
Sue Wilson, reporter.
Mrs. Raulerson talked about small
appliances around the house.
There being no further business
the meeting was adjourned.
Sue Wilson, reporter.
Minchew-O'Quinn Family
Reunion Sunday Oct. 20
The annual reunion of the Min
chew — O’Quinn clan will be held
next Sunday, Oct. 20, at Laura S.
Walker Lake, ten miles south of
Waycross, Ga.
All relatives and friends of the
and Mary J. (O’Quinn) Minchew,
are cordially invited to attend.
A basket lunch will be served
at one o’clock.
