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Newspaper Page TextNotify this newspaper when your address changes. Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobatco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. VOLUME 47 — NUMBER 13 Board of Education Panel Discusses School Problems on PTA Program A panel composed of the members of the Brantley County Board of Edu cation was on the March program for the Nahunta Grammar School P. T. A. Monday night, the 23. The panel was composed of Mrs. Mable Moody, County School Super intendent and three board members, Nolan Davis, Elroy Strickland, and Virgil Allen. Mr. Bob Strickland was the mod erator. He presented some questions that were turned in, and then open ed the floor to questions. Several points of significance were brought out during the discussion. The Board told how they were or ganized. They noted that they were following specifications set up by Georgia law. They noted that there might be some changes coming in the legal requirements for a Board. Mrs. Moody showed the audience a copy of the new Georgia laws per taining to the schools. She said that the copy was available at her of fice for anyone to see. Mrs. Moody pointed out that the new regulations would put a finan cial strain on the Board of Educa tion, and that quite likely we would receive less money in the coming year rather than more. The Board showed how pressures would be on the County for changes in the present school and tax struc ture. This pressure would be coming in the matter of a few months. Discussion between the Board and the P. T. A. resulted in a request that there be a County wide meet ing in the near future to make the citizens aware of the new demands upon the schools. Mrs. Moody sug gested that someone from the State Board of Education could explain the requirements of the new laws. Mr. Davis noted that the Board of Education has open meetings, but that hardly ever does anyone come to express an opinion. He said that the meetings were closed only when they involved personnel. Mrs. G. A. Loyd presided at the business meeting. The membership voted to spend S2O for a book re pair kit to start repairing books for the school library. Mrs. Clara High smith and Mrs. Ruth Chambless at tended a book repair clinic in Bruns wick in March. The P. T. A. is en gaged in a project to repair 400 li brary books. Mrs. Loyd requested that volunteers contact Mr. Strick land or Mrs. Chambless if they can help with the repair. 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 countv. i TALMADM Ihl torts From HINGToU I THE RIGHT to petition for a lawful redress of grievances is enjoyed by all American citizens, and in fact is guaranteed them by the First Amendment to the Constitution. This right is very dear to all of us and very important and | necessary to our represent ative form of government. It should be pro tected and pre served, and used when nec essary, but not nhnsed. Whenever anyone feels he is being deprived of any of his rights as an American citizen, he can and should seek to have the situation corrected. Every court in the land, both federal and State, are open to him and of late the courts have acted expeditiously and firmly when ever there have been clear-cut deprivations of rights. . This is the lawful way to right a wrong. It is acting within the framework of the law. So long as we are a nation of laws and not of men, this will be the American way. • ’ • :• ■ • HOWEVER, the constitutional right to protest and seek a redress of grievances does not mean that the people can take to the streets with total disre gard for law and order and the rights of other citizens. It does not mean that private property can be invaded and anmaged and defiled. It does not mean that one can lie down in the public street and obstruct traffic. Jt does not mean that prtpvtd * prinUd ut gwrnmtnt up*™) BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Batten Infant Funeral Service Was Held Friday Funeral services were held from the graveside in Bethlehem cemetery Saturday aftrnoon, March 21, at three o’clock for little George Bat ten, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Batten, who passed away in Memorial Hospital in Waycross on Friday, March 20. Rev. Hilton Morgan conducted the service. In addition to the parents, survi vors include three sisters, Misses Carolyn, Linda and Bonnie Batten, all of Nahunta; one brother, Lynn Batten of Nahunta; maternal grand mother, Mrs. Lynn Knight of Cam eron, N. C.; the paternal grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Batten of Nahunta. Several aunts, uncles and other relatives also survive. The family has the sympathy of their many friends in their bereave ment. The Chambless Funeral Home of Nahunta was in charge of arrange ments. Delma F. Herrin Extends Thanks to Brantley Citizens TO THE VOTERS OF BRANTLEY COUNTY: I wish to express my appreciation to all the people who supported me in my race for reelection as your Clerk of Superior Court. I will en deavor to show you my appreciation by giving you the service you de serve from, this office. I would like to thank you for being so kind to me while visiting in your homes, and sorry that I was unable to visit in every home in the county, due to the bad weather and the short time that I had before the election. I am anxious to serve you in any way that I can, so please feel free to call on me at any time that I can be of service to you. I again promise to give you hon est and efficient service to the best of my ability. Sincerely Yours, Delma F. Herrin. established authority can be defied, that police officers trying to keep the peace can be stoned. It does not mean inciting to riot by inflammatory statements. It does not mean threats, coercion and insults. Or to put it another way, as did Abraham Lincoln: “There is no grievance that is a fit ob ject of redress by mob rule.” MOB ACTION and violence are abhorrent to the principles of a free society, whatever form it takes and regardless of who are its instigators. Anarchy re sults from men taking the law into their own hands, and the life, liberty and property of all the people are no longer safe. It is sadly ironic that violent demonstrations such as we have witnessed across the country are being carried out in the name of freedom and goodwill- The fact of the matter is that arrogant conduct such as this does more to undermine freedom and destroy goodwill than ad vance these causes. Reason falls victim to bitterness. There is no better evidence of this than the so-called civil rights bill now pending before the Senate. This vicious and punitive legislation is an out growth of riotous and unreason able demands of the past year. Instead of preserving free dom, in whose name it was de manded, this bill if enacted will take from every American citi zen the right to live and work as a free man. r~--.:w rs ' Pki"T The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ge., Thursday, March 26, 1964 4-H Banquet Will Be Held Friday Night The Annual 4-H Club Banquet will be held at the Nahunta High School Lunch Room Friday night, March 27, at 7:30. “The County Home Demonstra tion Council gives this Banquet each year as a special project to recog nize the splendid work which the boys and girls achieved during the previous year”, stated Mrs. Margue rite Jacobs, president of the Coun cil. The 4-H Club members plan their program under the leadership of their Council president, Sandra Ja cobs. The guest speaker this year will be Mr. Roger Carr, who is the southeast Georgia 4-H Club Leader. His subject is “4-H Club Work - A Challenge to Youth.” Mrs. Nancy Smith Died March 19 Mrs. Nancy Carver Smith, 76, of Brunswick died March 19, after a long illness. She was the mother of Mrs. Clif ton Morgan of Nahunta. Funeral services were held?t the Church of God in Brunswick and burial was in Palmetto Cemetery. Mrs. Smith is survived by four sons and four daughters, 25 grand children and 22 great-grandchildren. Claude A. Smith Thanks Citizens Os Brantley County TO THE CITIZENS OF BRANTLEY COUNTY: I wish to express my appreciation to all the citizens for their kindness to me in my race for reelection for Ordinary. Although I lost by a small majority, I feel grateful to the peo ple of this county, not only for their kindness in the recent race but al so for their electing me Ordinary in my former races. I have enjoyed serving you as Or dinary and have formed many new and lasting friendships during my several terms in office. May we all cooperate with our new Ordinary when he takes office and may we all work to make Brantley County a greater county. Yours sincerely, Claude A. Smith. Georgia Farm Income Increases By $ 59 Million Total farm income in Georgia in 1963 was $889,903,000, almost $59 mil lion more than in 1962, a Coopera tive Extension Service market infor mation and outlook specialist report ed this week. Livestock income of $454,987,000, combined with record yields of the state’s major crops, pushed total farm income to the record high, said Paul C. Bunce of the University of Georgia. Mr. Bunce added that livestock ac counted for 57 percent of Georgia’s total farm income last year. “This is livestock’s greatest share since 1958 when it was 57.5 percent of the total and exceeded crop income for the first time,” he stated. Mr. Bunce continued that realized net income per farm also showed an increase last year. It was $3,257, up 13 percent over 1962. Georgia Crop Reporting Service figures show there were large in creases in receipts from peanuts, eggs, pecans, and corn. Hog, tobac co, and broiler receipts declined slightly. Again in 1963 the Georgia farmer was faced with increased expenses for all major production items. Sharpest increases, Mr. Bunce said, were for purchased feed and hired labor. Lulaton Baptist Church Revival To Start Monday Revival services will start at the Lulaton Baptist Church Monday night March 30, with the pastor W. O. Britt as the evangelist, it is announ ced by Avery Rowell. Services will begin each night at 7:30. Prayer and song services will precede the revival messages. Spe cial songs will be on the program from time to time. Everyone is invited and will be welcomed by the pastor and the con gregation. Churches to Hold Eastlt Sunrise Servite Sunday Easter sunrae services will be held in Naniinta at 6:15 a. m. on March 29. If the weather is good, the lot by the telephone Cottipany will be used. This lot offers a spectacular view of the risihg sun Rev. Jack tO Barber, pastor of the Nahunta phurih of God, will bring the message of the morning. Rev. Cecil THrimas. pastor of Nahun ta First Baptist Church, will conduct the order of Worship. Rev. Bill Whipple, pastor of Na hunta Methodist Church will lead the singing and is in charge of arrange ments. Jack Brottker will operate the sound equipment. Emory Middleton is in charge bf the grounds. An Eas ter cross has been constructed by Glen Condit. A brief Easter pageant is planned to go with the Scripture reading. The public is cordially invited to attend. w Ernest Hagin Funeral Held At High Bluff Graveside services for Ernest J. Hagin, who died Sunday, was held Tuesday afternoon in High Bluff Ce metery, conducted by the Rev. Bax ter James. Active pallbearers were Fulton Ha gin, Kicie Hagin, Everett Hagin, Donald Stevens, Ernest Thrift and Rufus Douglas. Hagin is survived by his widow, the former Miss Ora Nazworthy, Sa vannah; one son, Earnest J. Hagin Jr., Miami, Fla.; six grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Irene Beverly, Black shear; several nieces and nephews. Polio Vaccine To Be Available All Next Week A windup of the Polio Oral Vac cine drive will be conducted at the Brantley County Health Clinic next week. AH three types of vaccine will be available from Monday through Friday, March 30 - April 3, at the office. The purpose of this clinic is to provide the vaccine to any per son who may have missed one of the previous Sabin-on-Sunday days. Enough time has elapsed since January 19 for any one of the vaccines to be taken. In case of con fusion over which vaccine has not been taken, the dates on which they were received indicates the type. There are three types of vaccine for three types of polio. Each vac cine immunizes against a particular strain, but does not immunize again st the other. All three are needed to have complete immunization. No matter what stage a person may have gone through the regular program, he should come if he did not complete it. Since many older persons do not fear polio because it is predominant ly a disease for the young, their co-operation is still needed. The county is striving for a total vic tory over the disease. Officials deem that 80 percent of the population needs to be immunized to eradicate the disease. Good Varieties Os Hybrid Corn Best for Planting By George A. Loyd, County Agt. Time for you to plant com is right around the corner. You need to plant the correct variety, and ma;l we urge you to use hybrid varieties that are recommended for Brantley County. These varieties are good here: Yel low varieties are: Cokers 67, Cokers 71 and Dixie 18; a good White va riety is Cokers 811. , * Back about fifteen years ago only 20 percent of the corn in Georgia was in hybrids. In 1963, 95 percent was used. As you know, Georgia had a record yield per acre last year. That record yield per acre just didn’t happen, it took planning, and now is the time for you to check your plans to see if you will fol low recommendations this year. These recommendations include spacing that will give approximately 10,000 plants per acre, 400 - 600 lbs. of 5-10-15 fertilizer and 90 - 100 lbs. of Nitrogen as side dressing, which can be obtained from applying 250 - 300 lbs. of Ammonium Nitrate, along with good weed control. Florida Child Hit and Killed By Automobile A four-year-old child of a former resident of Brantley County was struck by an automobile and killed instantly Saturday, March 21. Patty Jo Wainwright, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Wainwright, of Greencove Springs, Fla., was cross ing the street in front of her own home when she was hit. Mrs. Wainwright was the former Miss Thelma Rowell, and the child is the granddaughter of Mrs. Ruth Rowell, of Hickox. Attending the funeral from Brant ley County were Mrs. Rowell, Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Bell, Mrs. J. E. Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Rowell, and Ms. and Mrs. Troy Harper. Bobby Chancey Is Candidate For Aiderman I wish to announce that I am a candidate for aiderman of the City of Nahunta in the special election to be held Wednesday, April 22. If elected as your city aiderman, I will do my best to carry out the duties of the office in an economical and business-like way. I will do all I can to help our city and section to grow and prosper. I will greatly appreciate your vote and influence in getting elected to this important office. Yours sincerely, Bobby Chancey. Personals Miss Dollie Warren to Delta Phi Beta, an honor society in science at Womans College, Milledgeville. Miss Warren, a sophomore, is majoring in Business Administration. She is a daughter of Mrs. Amos Warren of Nahunta and the late Amos B. War ren. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Wainright and daughter have returned to then home in Warner Robins, Ga. after spending a few days with his mother, Mrs. H. K. Persons and sister, Mrs. Brown Brooker. Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson of North Branch, N. J. visited Mrs. J. B. Lewis on Thursday of last week. Mrs. Harriet Holmes of Knoxville, Pa. and Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Hol mes of Edincott, N. Y., were guests of Mrs. J. B. Lewis Monday and Tuesday. PAVED LOTS UP PROFITS A concrete paved dairy lot will contribute to the dairyman’s net pro fit the head of the Cooperative Ex tension Service engineering depart ment said this week. And in time, added Paul A. Craw ford, Jr., of the University of Geor gia, such pavement virtually will pay for itself in saved time and effort, not to mention easily salvaged man ure for use as fertilizer. This pavement, which can be plac ed with farm labor, will help the farmer meet essential sanitary re quirements while at the same time reducing labor costs and the possi bility of such diseases as mastitis and foot rot. Mr. Crawford recommend paving the entire lot with concrete, prefer ably at one time. He added, however, that the job can be done in install ments, with the first pavement being placed in the holding area. Other areas that should be paved early are around the hay manger, water troughs, and silage area. Mr. Crawford explains that pav ing the holding area will speed up and make easier the pre-milking cleanup of the animals. A slab four inches thick is ade quate for the average operation. If loaded trucks are to be driven over any of the paved area, that part should be six inches thick. Mr. Crawford stresses the need for quality concrete in all barnyard pav ing Such concrete will resist hoof abrasion and barnyard acids. In plac ing the order with a ready-mix deal er Mr. Crawford suggests that a six bag mix be specified. All loose soil and extraneous mat erial should be removed from the area to be paved. The subbase should be tamped thoroughly, then moist ened just before the plastic ready mix is placed. The concrete should be struck off level (screeded) and air pockets e liminated with a wood float. The floating will give a nonskid surface, and this can be improved on by scor ing the surface with a stiff-bristled broom or wire brush. Forms may be made of 2x4’s. Freshly placed concrete should be cured for six or seven days. Simply keep it moist for such a period and the strength will be increased up to double. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Future Farmers to Compete In Area Forestry Contests Hickox Baptist Church Revival To Start Sunday The Hickox Baptist Church will be gin a series of revival services Sun day night, March 29, it is announ ced by Mrs. Norris Strickland. The pastor is Rev. Marvin Smith. Rev. V. C. Bailey of Waycross will be the revival preacher. Services will start each night at 7:30. The meeting will continue through Sunday, April 5, with Homecoming Day being observed. Dinner will be served on the church grounds on Homecoming Day. Everyone is invited to attend the services. Eastman Firm Gets Contract For New Paving An Eastman firm, Coffee Construc tion Company, is the apparent low bidder on the new paving project in Brantley County, it is announced by the State Highway Board. The new paving will cost $176,336.- 80. It consists of 5.145 miles of grad ing and paving on the road north of Atkinson toward Needmore, be ginning at Atkinson and extending to the Church House Branch road. Methodists to Hold Easter Services Sunday Worship services will be held at all the churches of the Nahunta Charge on Easter Sunday morning, the pastor Rev. William M. Whipple announced. Rev. W. H. Fletcher, pastor of Gilchrist Park Methodist Church in Waycross, will preach at 9:30 a. m. at Pierce Chapel. The pastor will preach at Atkinson at 9:45 a. m. and at Nahunta at the regular 11:00 hour. Loyd Appears on TV Channel 12 Tuesday Morning County agent George Loyd and a group of 4-H students will appear on WFGA TV Channel 12 Tuesday morning, March 31, at 6:45 a. m., it is announced by the station. The group of young people and the county agent will be a part of an agriculture program concerned with recreation. The first step is yours— your gift to Easter Seats 255,000 CRIPPLEDCHILDRENAND ADULTS WERE TREATED LAST YEAR AT EASTER SEAL CENTERS Subscription Price and Tax Inside county $2.58 Outside county, in state .... $3.09 Outside state $3.00 Ten members of the Nahunta Chapter of the Future Farmers of America will match forestry skills with other Future Farmers in the area at a Forestry Field Day on March 31 at Broadhurst. Representing their chapter at this forestry meet will be Clinton Davis, Crews, Ronald Norton and William Hursey. Their advisor and coach is Mr. Carter Morton. Sponsors of the local area field day will be Brunswick Pulp & Pa per Company and coordinating the activities of the day will be Richard H. Schmitt and William C. Kirby, Jr. There will be 10 events on the field day agenda, and cash prizes will go to individuals placing first or second in each event. In addition, the chapter totaling the highest num ber of points for the day will not only receive a cash prize and a pla que, but will earn the right to com pete on a state level on May 1. Fifteen area winners will vie for the state championship on this date at the State FFA-FHA Camp. The forestry skills these Future Farmers will use in this field day program were learned in their class es of vocational agriculture. E. A. Kreis, Jr., vocational forester for the State Department of Edu tion, says these forestry field days have proved to be excellent educa tional as well as competitive pro grams. The ten events in which the young foresters will compete are: (1) Tree planting, (2) Selective marking, (3) Estimating pulpwood volume fron} standing trees, (4) Estimating saw timber volume from standing trees, (5) Tree identification, (6) Ocular estimation of height and diameter, (7) Land measurement, (8) Log scaling, (9) Scaling stacked pulp wood, and (10) Sawing. Eastern Star Elects Officers Officers for the coming year were elected at a regular meeting of Sa tilla Cahpter 365 Order of Eastern Star Tuesday evening, March 24. Elected were Mrs. Lurline Broome, Worthy Matron; Sherman Tomlinson, Worthy Patron; Mrs. Willie Brooker, Associate Matron; Alvin Drury, As sociate Patron; Mrs. Dorothy Brook er, secretary; Mrs. Louise Drury, treasurer; Mrs. Malva Alice Brown, conductress; Mrs. Agnes Purdom, associate conductress. Open installation of the officers will be held after toe regular meet ing April 28. Births Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Strickland announce the arrival of a baby boy, born in Memorial Hospital, Way cross. He weighed eight pounds se ven ounces and was named Dale Robert. The mother is the former Janie Warner. Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Johns of Au gusta announce the birth of a new baby girl on March 18. The mother will be remembered as Miss Joyce Morgan of Nahunta.