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Newspaper Page TextNotify this newspaper when your address changes. VOLUME 47 — NUMBER 19 Jim Herrin Shows How Fertilizer Aids Tobacco From Atlanta Journal-Constitution Jim Herrin made 50% more tobacco in 1963 than he did when he first started planting in 1945 and he ties some of this to more efficient use of fertili zer. The Brantley County farmer said he used 1,400 pounds of fertilizer back in 1945 for a yield of 1,600 lbs. per acre. Last year he used 2,300 pounds of fertilizer and had a yield of nearly 2,400 pounds of tobacco per acre. “I find I get just about one pound of tobacco for one pound of fertilizer,” he said. “I know that is contrary to rec ommendations, but it works about that way for me.” Mr. Herrin had nine acres of tobacco last year, but will have 14 acres this year. His own al lotment is just under 4 acres, but he has rented two other allotments. Over the past several years, he has averaged about 2,100 pounds of tobacco, but had the higher yield last year. He grows his own plants, Hix broadleaf variety, and gives his neighbors any sur plus that he might have after finishing his own planting. While Mr. Herrin increased his tobacco acreage this year, his real interest at the mo ment is pastures and increased cattle production. He has 17 acres of establish ed pastures and is going to add to that rapidly. He has coastal bermuda and bahai, mostly around a pond on the farm. He is expecting to cut back on his com production as he leans heavily toward pasture improvement. “As the grass grows I’ll add to the 18 cows that I now have,” he explained. “I may buy some yearlings to take care of any excess grass I have.” He added that he never ex pects to get completely out of tobacco production, but he is excited about the prospects in beef production. He has not settled on a goal for the number of cattle, but the most would be 50, he said. It will depend on the market at the time whether he would feed any cattle to a finish. His production of 1,500 bush els of corn would be adequate to feed in a feed lot if neces sary, he thinks. Mr. Herrin’s farm acreage totals 187 with 80 acres in cul tivation. County Agent Loyd Cites Forestry Potential in County and Section Expanded and improved forest industries can add to the econo my of Brantley County and the Slash Pine Area according to George Loyd County Agent. Brant ley County has 253 thousand a cres of forest land and the for est land in the nine counties of the Slash Pine Area totals up to more than 2% million acres. Loyd stated that there are now more than 4 billion board feet of saw timber standing in the forests of the nine-county Area. This great volume of sawtimber is divided as follows: Pine 67 per cent, o ther softwoods 16 per cent, soft hardwoods 15 per cent and hard hardwoods 2 per cent. Loyd added that the farmers and other landowners of the Slash Pine Area have proven that they are good timber producers. The need now seems to be an ex panded utilization and marketing program. The County Agent point ed out that each time a land owner sells one dollars worth of standing timber $ll.OO are added up as the wood products make their way through the various manufacturing and processing steps. Loyd stated that many more dollars could be added by increasing the amount of manu- WE TURN OUR EYES TO THE FUTURE BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Library Club Met Wednesday The Library Club met in the library Wednesday afternoon. After the regular business meeting the following accom plishments were reported and discussed: Francis Ellis, beauty contes tant sponsored by the library, was crowned Miss Nahunta High. Mrs. Lee Herrin acknowled ged the flowers of welcome which greeted her upon her re turn to the school, and ex pressed gratitude to the club. Books have been contributed since last report from Mrs. ’Dorothy Graham, Mrs. Louise Lee, Rev. Duane Partin, Rev. Clarence Roland, Hon. Russell Tuten, Mrs. Mary Lou Gibson and Harry Edgy. Other items were from Mrs. R. L. Bernard, Mrs. Lula Brown, Dr. J. L. Walker and Mrs. T. S. Good ner, magazines, and from Mrs. J. B. Lewis pictures from a 1937 calendar. Any former student or teach er who has not contributed is invited to do so at any time. New books are coming in from our spring order. We al so have the Georgia Traveling Library which consists of 25 books. This is done to acquaint people more with their home state. Letters will soon be out to former students, new teachers and members of the gradua tion class inviting them to au tograph a book and give it to the library. Refreshments were served by Frances Ellis and Oliver Highsmith. Window Hours Announced for Post Office The Nahunta post office will observe the following office hours, beginning May 4, 1964. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 8:30 A. M. to 5:00 P. M. Wednesday, Saturday, 8:30 A. M. to 12:30 P. M. We cannot write money or ders on Saturdays, but can ac cept packages. Louise D. Drury, Postmaster. facturing. There is a need and an opportunity to make more fin ished products out of our timber. Much of the lumber and other material is made into finished products in other communities and in other states. Loyd pre dicted that “in the future our forest industries will be making more finished products and more of the forest income will be a vailable in our own county and area”. The County Agent invites all in terested persons to attend a for estry seminar in Waycross on Thursday, May 14. The seminar is sponsored by the Slash Pine Area Planning and Development Commission and the Cooperative Extension Service. The program of the seminar will point out nu merous ways of increasing income from our forest resources. Any one planning to attend the semi nar should notify the County A gent so that proper arrangements for lunch can be made in ad vance. Observe traffic laws and live longer. Political Announcement This is to announce that I have qualified as a candidate for representative from Brantley County in the General Assembly, subject to the State Democratic primary election to be held Wed nesday, Sept. 9. If elected as your representa tive, I pledge myself to do my best to represent you in a wor thy manner. I will be active and diligent in serving the best in terests of our county and state. It would be my aim to carry out the policies best calculated to serve all our citizens. I would consult with you in matters of critical interests to our county and state. For those of our citizens who do not know much about me and my career I submit a brief out line of my history, as follows: I was born in Carroll County, Georgia, and worked as a farm boy until the age of 13 years. Then I worked in a factory for seven years. At age 21 I went to school in the academic department of Young Harris College. Later I graduated from Chattahoochee High School, Clermont, Georgia. For five years I taught school and preached to country churches. In the meantime I married Exie Lurline Cunard of Jasper County, Georgia, and began to raise a family. At age 29 I entered Mercer University. While in college I ser ved Bellevue Baptist Church in Macon as pastor. In my senior year at Mercer I was editor of the college weekly newspaper. I also engaged in intercollegiate de bating, representing Mercer Uni versity in debates against How ard College and Furman Uni versity. After graduating at Mercer in 1922 I served churches in Geor gia and Florida for 15 years be fore moving to Nahunta in the fall of 1937. My 26 years in Brantley Coun ty has caused me and my family to deeply love our adopted coun ty and its people. We bought our first real home here and we ex pect to live here until we die. I would consider it a great hon or and a high privilege to serve Brantley County as representa tive. I w’ould also consider it a great responsibility and would dis charge that responsibility to the best of my ability. Your active support and your vote on election day will be ap preciated more than I can say. Your vote is your scepter of sov ereign citizenship. Every voter is king in our country. I believe you will use your vote and in fluence for good government and for the highest interest of our county and country. Your state government is now a four-hundred-million dollar busi ness, and I know you will weigh the capabilities of the candidates with careful and thoughtful minds. I will gladly abide by your val ued judgment on the issues and personalities in the race for rep resentative. Yours sincerely, Carl Broome. 2 Candidates Qualify for Representative Two candidates have qualified for the office of representative 'rom Brantley County, according o J. D. Orser, secretary of the County Democratic Committee. The two candidates for the low er house of the general assembly are Hoke S. Wilson, the incum bent, and Carl Broome. Mr. Wilson is local distributor ’or the Sinclair Oil Company and Mr. Broome is editor of The Brantley Enterprise. Two candidates have also quali ’ied to make the race for State -’enator in the eight-county dis rict. They are both from Jesup, he incumbent, William A. Zorn, nd Roscoe Dean. The primary election will be the econd Wednesday in September. Masonic Lodge to Meet Saturday For EA Degree The Masonic Lodge at Nahunta will meet Saturday night. May 9, in a called communication to con fer the Entered Apprentice de gree. The members are requested to attend this special meeting and assist in the degree work. The meeting will be at 8:30 P. M. The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, May 7, 1964 BEAUTY PAGEANT WINNERS — In the beauty pageant sponsored by the Nahunta High School senior class Miss Frances Ellis, center, was the winner of the beauty crown. At left is Dale Hulett, second runner-up and at right is Laßee Valie, first runner-up. Funeral Service For Mrs. Walker Held Saturday Funeral services for Mrs. Lau ra Crews Walker, 65, who passed away on Wednesday, April 29, in a Jacksonville nursing home, were held from the Hickox Baptist Church Saturday afternoon, May 2, at three o’clock with the Rev. E. J. Dixon, assisted by the Rev. James K. Miller, conducting the rites in the presence of a large number of sorrowing relatives and friends. Interment followed in the Hic kox Cemetery. Survivors include four daugh ters, Mrs. Ernest Williams, Mrs. Louise Johns and Mrs. Waudell Crews, all of Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs. Hazel Annis of Har mony, Maine; four sons, Lester Walker of Jacksonville, Fla., Clyde Walker of Opelika, Ala., Elton Walker of Baxley, and Mor ris Walker of Harmony, Maine; one brother, Ben Crews of Na hunta. 29 Grandchildren, 4 great grand children, several nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive. The many beautiful floral offer ings attested to the high esteem felt for the deceased. The family has the sympathy of their many friends in their be reavement. The Chambless Funeral Home of Nahunta was in charge of ar rangements. Personals Pvt. El Rosine Morgan, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Mor gan of Nahunta, is visiting her parents. She completed basic re cently as a WAC. She will report to her new station at Fort George D. Mead, Maryland, May 15. Michael S. Dowling has been nominated for postmaster at Ho boken by President Johnson. His nomination was sent to the Se nate this week. Mrs. Ottis Morgan and Peggy O’Neal visited Mrs. Mor gan’s son, James, at Fort Eus tis, Va., the past weekend. They flew from Jacksonville, the flight being their first experience tra veling by air. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Roberson are at home from Germany af ter more than three years of ser vice. They are visiting their par ents Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Rober son of Nahunta. They wil be sta tioned at Fort Jackson, Colum bia, S. C. in about two weeks. Tommy L. Jacobs, son of Mr. Lewis F. Jacobs of Route 1, Ho boken, is scheduled to complete basic training May 1 at the Nav al Training Center, San Diego, Calif. GEA Leaders Met Friday at Rock Eagle The annual planning confer ence for the Georgia Education Association was held May 1, and 2 at Rock Eagle. A group of 400 leaders of the various educational organizations of the state spent the two days in planning and organizing the overall conferences and conven tions for the year 1964-65. Representing the eighth district from Brantley County were Miss Pollyanne Middleton, chairman of Eighth District Librarians, and Mrs. Ruth Davis, chairman of Eighth District A. S. C. D. Grammar School PT A Meeting Held Monday The last meeting of this year for the Nahunta Grammar School P. T. A. met Monday May 4, at 7:30 P. M. Mr. Matthieson, band instruc tor, presented a short program by his elementary pupils from Hoboken, Hortense and Nahunta, after the inspirational which was given by Rev. Cecil Thomas. During the business meeting a report was given on result of the supper Friday May 1 to raise funds for repairing library books. The following officers were e lected for the coming year; Mr. John I. Lee, president; Mrs. Joe Walker, vice president; Mrs. Arthur Keene, secretary-treasur er. Mrs. W. C. Long, Sr., was in charge of the installation of of ficers. Mrs. Guy Chambless was in charge of small children who were entertained in the TV room. Punch and crackers were ser ved in the lunch room by Mrs. Joe Walker and Mrs. Wilder Brooker. Charles Cox Is Pastor of Satilla Church Rev. Charles Cox, formerly of Jacksonville, has accepted the call as pastor of Satilla Baptist Church at Hortense and has mov ed into the pastorium with his wife and five children. The new pastor took up his du ties Sunday, May 3. He succeeds Rev. Alvin Williamson who re signed to accept the pastorate of the Mershon Baptist Church. Lulaton Baptist Church to Hold Homecoming Day Lulaton Baptist Church will ob serve its annual Homecoming Day Sunday, May 10, with preaching services at eleven o’clock by the pastor, Rev. W. 0. Britt and din ner on the church grounds at one o’clock. Special songs and talks by var ious members and visitors will feature the afternoon session. The people of the entire section are invited to attend. Births Mr. and Mrs. Linton Todd an nounce the birth of a son, Mi chael Linton, at Memorial Hospi tal. The baby is to be called Mi chael. The mother is the former Miss Georgia Lee Jones of Hobo ken. Dr. and Mrs. Van Bibb Saye of Baton Rouge, La., announce the birth of a son born Thurs day, April 30. He was named John Bibb Saye. Mrs. Saye is the former Miss Mattie Lois Strick land, daughter of the late Jos. B. Strickland and Mrs. Jos. B. Strickland of Nahunta. Highway accidents in the U. S. took a record number of lives in 1963. Some 42,700 persons died on the nation’s highways last year and more than 3,460,000 were in jured. Teachers Honor Society Met On Jekyll Island The last meeting of the school year for Delta Kappa Gamma, in ternational honor society for wo men teachers, was held on Jekyll Island Wednesday, April 22. The special feature of the meet ing was the installation of offi cers for the next year. They are president, Mrs. Betty Scarboro, vice - president, Mrs. Mable Moody; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Helen Hood; recording se cretary, Miss Mary Lee Clark, and treasurer, Miss Lila Stallings. After the installation and din ner Dr. Pope Duncan, dean of Brunswick Junior College, spoke the group on “Some New Trends in Education”. Other members from Brantley County attending the meeting in Addition to Mrs. Moody were Mrs. Jennie Larkins, Miss Hallie Blair and Mrs. Ruth Davis. New Church Organizes at Twin Rivers Services will be held at Twin Rivers Sunday afternoon, May 10, at 2:30 to complete the organi zation of a new Missionary Bap tist Church. The chairman of the meeting will be Rev. Walter D. Vickery. The devotional will be led by Rev. Lester Dixon and prayer will be offered by I. T. Sweat. Other items on the program will be: Prayer by Dwayne Partin. Reading the charter by Clyde Thomas. Reading church covenant Rev Cecil Thomas. Articles of faith ready by Rev. Lester Edgy. Sermon by Rev. A. J. Harper. Prayer by Chesley Walker. The public is invited to attend. Bachlott Church Os God to Hold Revival The Bachlott Church of God will hold a weekend revival be ginning Thursday night, May 7, with Rev. Riley Gill preaching each night at 7:30. Rev. Loyd Davis is pastor of the church. He invites the people of the community to attend all the services which will continue through Sunday May 9. Special singing will feature each service. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sin cere thanks to every one for their consideration of us du ring the illness and the death of our loved one, Mrs. Mamie Knox. We appreciate the kind words of sympathy, the many floral offerings and the cover ed dishes. We want to express our grat itude to the Eastern Star for the use of the hospital bed which was so helpful during her illness. May God’s blessings rest with each of you. Sincerely, The Family of Mrs. Mamie Knox OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA "We All Have a Share" Is Theme Os Soil Conservation Week By W. C. James, Jr. “WE ALL HAVE A SHARE” is the theme for Soil Stewardship Week this year. What does this mean about us all having a share? Let me give you a few examples to explain this mean ing. The earth’s population will dou ble in the next fifty years; alrea dy there is not enough land to feed the three billion people up on the earth. We are still losing 500 thousand acres a year as a result of eros ion and other forms of land that change in the United States. After a quarter century of con servation effort, more than two thirds of the conservation job on the land remains to be done. Nine ty percent of the development work for watershed protection and flood prevention is yet to be started. About a million acres are going out of agriculture every year, primarily to urban uses. By 1975 we will need two hun dred million more acres of crop land, if present yields continue, to provide food and fiber for our growing population — but we do not have 200 million acres. Faster than any nation in his tory, we have destroyed our top soil. Below the s.'x inches which there is desert, despair, and death. The United States popula tion, already growing at a rate of approximately 3 million each year, will require twice as much production from its agricultural lands by 1980. There is a direct relationship between the fertility of the soil, the availability of the water, and the condition of life. Another generation said, “If our children are to eat fruit to morrow, trees must be planted to- Everyone Shares in Benefits of Our Land and Water Resources By Donald A. Williams Administrator, U. S. Soil Conservation Service Never is there a moment in our lives when we are not shar ing in some way in the benefits from our land and water resour ces. Our Nation, from its beginning, has drawn its strength from these gifts which God put at our dis posal. Their bountiful supply has enabled our people to thrive. And there is no reason why this should not continue to be so. God gave us authority over His gifts. We are His stewards. In the Divine plan, we have much to do with what happens to His gifts. We can destroy their use fulness, or we can bring about for ourselves manifold blessings from their use. Tillers of the soil many years ago recognized the need for soil and water conservation on their land. They recognized also that some soil and water problems did not end at the fence line — that they and their neighbors shared a problem. And so they worked together to find a solution. They were quick to realize the inter dependence of adjoining tracts of land. The adoption of soil and water conservation systems has become a community event — the respon sibility for which is shared by all. As populations increase and cities fan out into the country, we become less of individuals and more a part of a community. We build our community to provide ’FARMERS WHO FOLLOW SOIL CONSERVATION PRACTICES ARE ’ON THE BEAM'/* Subscription Price and Tax Inside county . $2.58 Outside county, in state $3.09 Outside state $3.00 day,” In a real sense, if our children are to eat at all tomor row we must become better ste wards of the natural resources today. This is what we mean when we say, “WE ALL HAVE A SHARE.” City of Nahunta Returns sls to Czech Diplomat The Nahunta City council a greed Monday night to return the sls bond received from Dr. Fran tiseck Telicka, first secretary of the Czech embassy in Washing ton, for an alleged traffic viola tion in Nahunta on last March 14. Mayor Alvin Jacobs stated that the policeman, Ivey Potter who made the case against Telicka, was no longer in the employ of the city. The mayor also stated that the officer’s severance from city duties was not because of the complaint of the Czech diplo mat but because of other mat ters. The Czech diplomat claimed “diplomatic immunity” from ar rest and entered a complaint with the U. S. State Department. The State Department in turn took the mater up with Governor Sanders who advised that the sls bond be returned. The city returned the sls bond upon the advice of city attorney C. Winton Adams, Mayor Jacobs stated. The attorney pointed out that the United States has recipro cal agreements with foreign coun tries providing that diplomats not be arrested except for felony charges. opportunities to be shared by all. We recognize the interdependence between rural and urban and be tween farm and nonfarm, just as between one farm and another. To accept stewardship brings great fulfillment. It brings a sense of well being when our land and waters are protected and productive, and sharing the job brings the brotherhood of man closer to reality. Despite their common interest and purpose the people in a com munity may see the land and streams with different eyes. The farmer looks to the land for his livelihood. Industry looks to the land for a factory site and for raw products to keep its ma chinery in motion. Those who live within the limits of the city look to the open land for relaza tion and for a chance to commune with nature. The builder looks to the land for sites on which to de velop new houses. The town fa thers look to the land for a re servoir site which is so sorely needed to supply water for their rapidly growing city’s needs. Yes, we share our interests in the land, though our interests may vary. Yet, in the nature of the land, God has provided of all these uses, but only under cer tain conditions. Each use can be fitted into an orderly pattern when planned ahead according to the capability of the land and the needs of the people. Most of the land can serve more than one purpose.