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Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People*
VOLUME 46 — NUMBER 47
Dallas Woman Writes of
City's Shock at Murder
Os the Nation's President
A citizen of Dallas, Texas, Mrs.
Ruby Crandall, a cousin of editor
Carl Broome, has written him a let
ter telling of the shock and sorrow
experienced by the people of Dallas
at the assassination of President
John F. Kennedy.
Her letter, received Wednesday
morning, was as follows:
“Dear Carl:
“I tried to call you Friday but
was unable to get a line. Os course
I realized that you were getting news
as rapidly as I was, and ours was
very confused.
“I had watched television at home,
since I was not brave enough to
battle the traffic to the airport when
the President arrived. His reception
was enthusiastic. The crowds cheer
ed and not a single anti-Kermedy
sign was in evidence. I have never
seen him so exuberant and appar
ently happy.
“As the motorcade neared the end
of the route, a regular television
program had come on the air, and a
disheveled, breathless announcer
came on the air. For a minute or
so he did not speak, and then with
difficulty he said, ‘The President has
been shot!’
“This was how the nightmare be
gan. My husband, Olin, awoke me
the next morning with the words ‘lf
you think it was a dream, it is still
true.’
“In Dallas we have a small core
of extreme Rightists. I have met
one of their leaders and talked with
him a few moments, and I felt then
he was mentally unbalanced. He is
a nationally known figure and I’m
sure you would know his name.
“As a librarian, I had had to con
tend with some of the “soldiers” of
this group at several encounters.
They came into our branch library
to demand removal of books of which
they disapproved. At this time I hap
pened to be in charge of the library.
“They also attempted to pass out
literature of some organization, the
name of which I do not remmeber,
but which preached hatred of all
non-white, non-Protestant people.
Most of these workers were emotion
ally and probably mentally unbal
anced women, and very pathetic. I
am sure every city in the country
has its quota of this kind of citizen.
“I suppose that at the assassina
tion the first thought that occurred
to all of us was the activity of this
group. And then as time passed it
seems almost certain that the plot
was conceived and carried out by
the one man who was arrested.
“Olin and I were watching televi
sion today at the moment of the
shooting of Oswald as he was being
removed from the City to the Coun
ty jail. Now we are confused again.
Was it a conspiracy or plot? And
was Oswald shot to shut him up? It
was probably intended to be an act
of revenge (a mistaken one) for the
murder of the President.
“The people of this city feel numb
with horror. Some feel disgraced
and even want to move away, but
perhaps in time they may realize
that an assassin can choose any
place in the country, either by de
sign or coincidence. A man of this
type can call no place his home.
And yet we feel a heavy responsibi
lity, that he was given a job and
shelter here.
“It is sad that Oswald has just
died. Again, we will never know with
certainty, and I feel sure if he had
lived we might have had a confes
sion.
“I don’t know if you ever got a
Dallas paper, at any rate I will send
you one of our papers for the next
month or two. Perhaps a local paper
might give you some additional in-
Methodists Will Open 2 Million Dollar
Retirement Home at Americus Monday
AMERICUS — A $2 million retire
ment home will open in this South
Georgia city Monday, Dec. 2.
Operated by the South Georgia
Conference of The Methodist Church,
the residence houses 217 persons in
133 single and 42 double units. Con
structed in Georgian Colonial de
sign on a 392 acre tract, it is called
Magnolia Manor. Magnolia Manor
is located on South Lee Street across
from Americus Country Club. It is
centrally located near the downtown
shopping district, churches, and en
tertainment facilities.
The sprawling retirement home is
part of a $3.5 million retirement
complex being built on the large
tract. A health center and nursing
home is being constructed adjacent
to the retirement residence. Nursing
carp will be provided in the health
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
sight the national presses might nol
carry.
“Give our warmest regards to Lur
line and the rest of the family.
Sincerely,
Ruby Crandell”
381,000 Veterans
Os All Wars
Now in Georgia
Today, 45 years after the close of
World War I, and approximately 18
years after World War II and eight
years after the Korean Conflict,
there are 381,000 veterans of all
wars in Georgia, according to the
most recent estimate by the Veter
ans Administration.
Over the entire United States,
there are 22,127,000 living veterans.
Seven out of ten veterans served
in World War 11. One out of every
five served during the Korean Con
flict while one out of nine had ser
vice in World War I. The total num
ber of living Spanish-American War
veterans is estimated at 21,000 and
there are only 23 veterans of the
Indian Wars.
Average age for all veterans is
44.2. Indian Wars veterans are in
their 90’s; veterans of the Spanish-
American War average 85.3 years,
and World War I veterans average
69.1 years.
World War II veterans average 44
with the youngest in their 30’s and
the oldest over 80. Korean Conflict
veterans are just under the 32 year
average with some of them still in
their 20’s.
California leads the nation in vet
eran’s population with 2,361,000 ser
vicemen and women. New York is
second with 2,173,000 and Illinois
third with 1,335,000 Alaska, with 24,-
000 is the state with the least num
ber of veterans.
LEAVES FALLING,
SMOKE RISING
FORESTS BURNING
“The leaves are falling and the
smoke is rising.”
That was the lament this week oi
a Cooperative Extension Service for
ester.
George D. Walker, University of
Georgia, said many homeowners
rake and burn their leaves each
fall. He urged them to think twice
before burning this year, and if the
decision after the second thought is
still to burn—then burn with care.
Mr. Walker gave two reasons why
he believes leaves should not be
burned.
“Debris burning — which includes
leaves — is Georgia’s No. 1 cause
of forest fires,” he explained. “Piles
of burning leaves are often left un
attended, and a small breeze can
spread the fire to nearby grass and
other leaves.”
Another reason for not burning?
Mr. Walker says leaves make an ex
cellent mulch and should be used
for that purpose.
He added that some people like to
make compost piles of their leaves.
“This organic matter will do a lot
to enrich the soil once it has decay
ed,” the Extension forester explain
ed.
THE FLAVOR OF APPLES
A Cooperative Extension Service
nutritionist suggests trying flavor
combinations to fully enjoy the fla
vor of apples. Mrs. Rita Waters says
spices and flavorings are a natural
for apples. She adds that the nat
ural apple flavor can be increased
with cinnamon, nutmeg, orange
juice and rind, and lemon juice and
rind.
center for persons who are not am
bulatory.
All persons admitted to the re
tirement residence must be 62 years
of age or older and must be am
bulatory. The center is open to per
sons of all faiths and denominations.
Bishop John Owen Smith and a
number of other Georgia Methodist
leaders will participate in special
services on December 2 and 3 in
commemoration of the opening.
Some 35 persons will be admitted
to Magnolia Manor as “charter
quests” of the home. Mr. Gerald
Bishop, administrator of the center,
said small groups of residents are
being admitted for several weeks
"because this allows retired persons
more room and time for adjust
ment.”
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Nov. 28, 1963
Jacobs to Take
Office As Mayor
Wednesday Night
A new city administration will take
office in Nahunta Wednesday, Dec.
4, with Alvin Jacobs being installed
as mayor for a two-year term.
Mr. Jacobs was elected mayor at
the city election held Oct. 2, to suc
ceed T. E. Raulerson.
Aidermen elected to take office
next Wednesday night were J. T.
(Dick) Morgan, W. A. (Bill) Brook
er, Harry DePratter and George
Dowling.
The mayor and city council of the
present administration will hold
their last meeting Monday night,
Dec. 2.
Cost Analysis
Is Being Made
On Ga. Pecans
Renewed interest in the pecan,
which for many years has been a
popular “money tree’” in Georgia,
has prompted an analysis by agri
cultural economists of the Georgia
Experiment Station at Experiment of
the practices and costs in establish
ing and maintaining pecan groves in
the state.
The analysis, made by Drs. J.
C. Purcell and J. C. Elrod, is based
on a survey of commercial pecan
producers in 15 southwest Georgia
counties, the major pecan producing
area of the state. Counties in which
pecan growers were viewed are Col
quitt, Crawford, Crisp, Dougherty,
Dooly, Grady, Houston, Lee, Macon,
Mitchell, Peach, Sumter, Taylor,
Thomas, and Worth.
The report entitled, “Practices and
Costs in Establishing and Maintain
ing Pecan Groves in Georgia,” was
issued by the University of Georgia
College of Agriculture Experiment
Stations as Minmeo Series N. S. 180.
Persons who wish to obtain a copy
should write to Director W. T. FuUi
love, Georgia Experiment Station,
Experiment, Ga.
This study emphasizes that the
production of pecans is an agricul
tural enterprise required a long-term
capital investment and is one which
should be approached with caution.
No harvesting was reported from
trees less than six years old and
nuts were harvested from only 58 per
cent of the 10-year-old groves. By the
10th year after planting, groves in
the study were producing less than
five pounds of nuts per tree.
Because of this relatively slow de
velopment of a producing grove, all
costs for the first 11 years are class
ified in this study as establishment
costs. Total net costs through the
11 years, based on 1961 prices, were
estimated at $172 per acre. These
costs, accumulated over the 11 years
of establishment at four percent in
terest compounded annually, amount
ed to an investment of $224 per acre.
The highest usual annual cost for
the 11-year establishment period
came in the first year and was about
$42 per acre. This included costs pre
paring land, trees, and setting trees.
Usual costs for the 2nd through the
Uth year ranged from sls to S2O per
acre. These costs were largely for
fertilizing and cultivating.
In terms of inputs, a land charge of
$8.50 per acre per year accounted
for about 40 percent of the estab
lishment cost. Other inputs were fer
ilizer material — 16 percent, equip
ment charge — 12 percent, trees —
11 percent, and labor — 10 percent.
The annual cost for maintaining
producing groves — from the 11th
year throughout the bearing life of
the trees — was estimated to be $45
per acre. This cost included interest
on the investment in establishing the
groves but did not allow for either
liquidation of the investment nor for
salvage value of the trees.
Authors Purcell and Elrod point
out that costs of establishing and
maintaining pecan groves and re
turns from producing groves vary
widely due to differences in varieties
of trees, grove management prac
tices, the bearing life of particular
groves, and other factors. They em
phasize that, although actual costs
establishing particular groves will
vary, their study should be a useful
guide for estimating costs for per
sons interested in establishing new
pecan groves in Georgia.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Cameron
of Hortense announce the birth of
a baby boy at the Brantley County
Medical Center on Tuesday, Nov. 26
weighing seven pounds and four
and one-half ounces. He has been
named Kenny Lee. The mother be
fore her marriage was Miss Flor
ence Mobley.
Calcium Vital
To Production
Os Pastures
Lime is of primary importance in
the establishment and improvement
of pastures. County Agent George
A. Loyd says.
By liming pasture lands according
to soil test reccommendations far
mers can make their pasture
plants more efficient in gathering
various plants nutrients from the
soil, particularly nitrogen, phosphor
us and potassium, he explains.
In Brantley County’s Big M Pas
ture Program, current attention by
beef cattle growers needs for cal
cium and other fertility elements in
their pasture soils will provide bet
ter nutrition and health for every
one in the county, the county agent
adds.
Calcium is the foremost element
in the Big M Pasture program, he
continues. Supplying this basic need
along with fuller appreciation of our
county’s soils as the basis for good
health will enrich all phases of com
munity as well as farm life.
Although a large number of far
mers have had soil tests made, and
have applied lime to correct the
acidity of their pasture land, it is
felt that many more farmers need
to have this done.
There is still time for farmers to
have a soil test made, and apply
lime which will benefit them on
next years pasture. Bags and infor
mation blanks are available in the
County Agents office, and farmers
are urged to come by and pick
them up, along with recommenda
tions for taking and mailing soil
samples.
Clubs Can Purchase
Seedling Packets
For Beautification
Macon — Conservation, civic and
garden clubs can purchase small
packets of seedlings for beautifica
tion projects and planting wind
breaks.
Georgia Forestry Commission Di
rector Ray Shirley, in announcing
the new seedling order policy, stated
that three types of packets are a
vailable. They are the 15-cents, 50-
cents and one dollar packets.
The 15-cents packet consist of
three trees of any one specie.
The 50-cents packet contains ten
trees. This is a mixed package of
species available at the time of or
der.
The one dollar packet contains
trees of a mixed variety.
Shirley added that there will be
a different packet for North and
South Georgia. The North Georgia
packet primarily will consist of lob
lolly, Virginia and shortleaf pine and
Arizona cypress.
Slash, longleaf and loblolly pine
and Arizona cypress will comprise
the South Georgia package. Either
dogwook, yellow poplar or catalpa
will be included in both sections de
pending upon availability.
Species available and cost per
thousand are slash, longleaf, short
leaf, loblolly and Virginia pine, $4;
bi-color lespedeza plants, $5; eastern
white pine, $8; cotton wood and Ari
zona cypress, $10; catalpa, sls. A
transportation charge of 25-cents per
thousand trees will be made on de
liveries by State truck.
Shirley said that landowners may
place their seedling orders without
payment. However, payment must
be made prior to shipping. Only
checks, money orders, or givernment
purchase orders for the correct a
mount, made payable to the Georgia
Forestry Commission, will be ac
cepted. Orders paid by a govern
ment purchase order should have a
vendor’s copy with the order.
Packet and tree orders are being
taken at the office of your county
forest ranger.
Shirley urges landowners to make
out their seedling order now while
there is a wide selection from which
to choose.
VALUE OF LIME
In addition to correcting soil acid
ity, Extension Service agronomists
say lime also supplies plant nutri
ents more available, and promotes
bacterial activity in the soil.
Georgians Must Pay Sales Tax on
Bought in Florida, Says Revenue
Georgians going into Florida to
buy automobiles must pay Georgia’s
3 percent tax upon return even
though they may have paid a Flor
ida tax, Georgia Revenue Commis
sioner Hiram K. Undercofler advis
ed.
The Commissioner stated: “State
ments by automobile dealers in
Florida or Florida officials to the
effect that there is a sales and use
tax reciprocity agreement between
Georgia and Florida on motor ve
hicles are not correct.”
“The Georgia law will grand cre
dits for payments of like taxes le
gally imposed and paid to another
Nahunta Splits
With Ludowici
And Homerville
LUDOWICI — Wendell Stuart rip
ped the nets for 20 points to lead
Ludowici to a 70-55 victory over Na
hunta here Tuesday night after An
nie Ruth Johns had scored 45 points
to give Nahunta’s girls a 56-36 de
cision.
John Jones had 14 for Nahunta's
boys, and Janet Watford led Ludo
wici’s girls with 17.
HOMERVILLE — Clinch County
High and Nahunta divided a cage
twin bill Friday night. Nahunta girls
rolled up a 66-47 margin on the
brilliant performance of Annie Ruth
Johns. Clinch boys led all the way
to take the nightcap 66-42.
Nahunta’s Johns was sensational
in leading her team to a victory.
She racked up 45 points as the
Brantley county sextet moved into
an early lead and was never headed.
Other scorers for Nahunta were
Frances Ellis 15, and Brenda Allen
6.
Linda James paced the Clinch
County girls with 20 points. Linda
Fulford had 15, Mary Alice King 5,
Patsy Whaley 4 and Betty Sue
Christopher 3.
In the boys game, Cecil Bateman
connected for 18 points to lead Clin
ch County to its second victory of
the young season.
Wayne Lassister and Jack Hart
had 13 points for the home team,
Howard Peagler scored 10, Leroy
Arnold 7, Robert Strickland 4 and
James Lang 1.
John Jones was high scorer for
Nahunta with 14. Joey Strickland hit
for 10, J. L. Jacobs 9, Dennis Rau
lerson 4, Bill Rowell 3 and Wendell
Herrin 2.
Senator Talmadge
Issues Statement
On Kennedy's Death
ATLANTA — Immediately fol
lowing official confirmation of
the news that President John F.
Kennedy /had been assassinated
in Dallas, Texas, Georgia’s U. S.
Senator Herman Talmadge issued
the following statement from his
office in Washington:
“All America and the Free
World are shocked and deeply
saddened by the dastardly assas
sination of the President.
“I extend to Mrs. Kennedy and
members of the family my deep
est sympathy.
“Despite the fact that the Presi
dent was struck down in the
prime of life, his place in the
history of our republic will for
ever be enshrined.
“We pray God’s guidance over
our nation and the Free World
in this tragic period in our his
tory.”
State to Grant
Brantley $54,278
For Road Funds
Brantley County will receive $54,-
278 from the State of Georgia dur
ing fiscal 1963-64 for use in helping
to maintain public roads in the coun
ty.
Each fiscal year, in monthly pay
ments, the State Treasurer pays a
total of approximately $9 million to
the 159 counties for road mainte
nance use. During fiscal 1963-64, the
total will be $9,317,013. Total amount
and proportionate share to each
county vary with the public road
mileage in each county.
This county grant money is taken
from state fuel tax revenue.
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Children who are privileged to
grow up in a family that values
human worth and dignity, says Miss
Audrey Morgan of the Extension
Service family life department, have
the opportunity to develop security,
inner strength, and real citizenship.
state, provided that state grants
credits for taxes paid to Georgia.
However, there is no credit for such
payments because the Florida Leg
islature in 1961 struck the recipro
city provisions from their sales and
use tax statute,” the commissioner
explained.
He issued the statement because
numerous complaints have been re
ceived from South Georgia residents
who purchased automobiles in Flor
ida, and he wanted to protect these
residents from duplicate payments of
tax and Georgia auto dealers from
unfair competition.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLIY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
JOIN IN MOURNING FOR LATE PRESIDENT
Brantley County Citizens
Stunned by Assassination
Os President
President John F. Kennedy
Assassinated Friday, Nov. 22
Mayors Planning
'Motorcade' for
Mental Patients
Georgia mayors will join in a
“Mayors’ Motorcade” to Milledge
ville and Gracewood again this year
to present Christmas gifts to mental
patients.
The Motorcade will visit the Grace
wood State School and Hospital near
Augusta December 11 and Milledge
ville State Hospital December 12.
The Gracewood program will be
held in conjunction with the dedica
tion of a new outpatient center.
Governor Carl Sanders, State
Health Department Director Dr.
John Venable, and Mental Health Di
vision Director Dr. Addison Duval
will participate in the programs at
both institutions.
This will be the fifth year the
state’s mayors have collected gifts
for Milledgeville patients, and the
second year Gracewood has been in
cluded. The event is sponsored by
the Georgia Municipal Association.
In an appeal for support of the
program, the Motorcade chairman,
Mayor Charles Cowan of Carters
ville, said, “It has come to be the
one statewide event which symbo
lizes the Christmas spirit in the
hearts of Georgians.” Cowan urged
each mayor to organize a gift-collec
tion drive in his city and to bring
gifts to the institutions in person.
Patients at both hospitals will par
ticipate in Christmas programs dur
ing which the gifts will be present
ed. These will begin at 11 a. m. at
Gracewood and 10 a. m. at Milledge
ville.
THE MEAT EATERS
In 1962, each person in the United
States consumed an average of 164
pounds of red meat. The average
person also ate 37 pounds of chicken
and turkey, 324 eggs, 136 pounds of
fruits, 191 pounds of vegetables, and
637 pounds of milk and dairy pro
ducts.
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J. F. Kennedy
। Brantley County citizens joined
'the rest of the nation in mourning
the death of President John F.
Kennedy during the past week
end.
The tragic events leading to the
death of President Kennedy, left
the people of the county and
surrounding areas shocked and
with deep remorse.
Monday was declared a nation
al day of mourning for the late
president. Schools, banks, state
offices, including the Post Office
and most Nahunta businesses
were closed all day Monday,
while some businesses were clos
ed several hours during noon, to
pay tribute to the deceased presi
dent.
Many stayed close to their ra
dios or television sets to follow
as closely as possible the dram
atic series of events which took
place.
Personals
Army Pvt. Robert W. Griner,
whose mother, Mrs. Eva Marie Bur
ke, lives in Sparks, Ga., was as
signed for duty with the 3d Armored
Division in Germany late in Octo
ber. The 23-year-old soldier, son of
Robert W. Griner, Nahunta, entered
the Army last April and completed
basic training at Fort Gordon, Ga.
Nahunta Methodist Church has
scheduled a play to be presented
on Sunday evening, Dec. 15, at 8:00
p .m. The drama is entitled “The
Christmas Candle,” and will include
a manger scene and candlelight ser
vice. The cast for the play includes
Debbie Harris, Ken Walker, Wanda
Herrin, Johnny Walker, Linda Hur
sey, Carolyn Middleton, Bill Middle
ton and Nancy Moody. Rev. and
Mrs. William Whipple are directing
the performance.
ORGANIC MATTER FOR SOIL
Decomposed leaves and other or
ganic matter is important in build
ing top soil around ornamental
plants, says a Cooperative Exten
sion Service horticulturist. Gerald E.
Smith explains that the added organ
ic matter changes the soil structure
so it is aerated better and has
better water-holding capacity.
Smokey Saya:
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