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Newspaper Page TextNotify this newspaper when your address changes. VOLUME 47 — NUMBER 22 Riding Contest Trophies Awarded by Saddle Club Many trophies and special a wards were given to winning ri ders at the annual frolic of the Brantley County Saddle Club Sa turday and Sunday, May 15-16. Trophies and awards were as follows: High Point Trophy, W. E. Mc- Donald of the Diamond Bar D Saddle Club, Brunswick. Cow Pony race, Lamar Thom as, Brantley County. Best Club representation, Pier ce County, First Place winners in program events as follows: Senior Basket Weave, Robert Jacobs, Brantley County. Junior Basket Weave, James Harris, Brantley County. Small Fry Basket Weave, Ste phen McDonald, Brunswick. Jack Benny Basket Weave, W. C. McDonald, Brunswick. Senior Clover Leaf, Edward Brand, Brantley County. Junior, Ronnie Music, Ware County. Small Fry, Stephen McDonald, Brunswick. Jack Benny, J. Fulton Jacobs, Brantley County. Senior Arena Race, Dewey Gas ter, Pierce County. Junior, Joyce Hobbs, Bruns wick. Small Fry, Chid Bright, Bruns wick. Jack Benny, J. A. Byrd, Pierce County. About 150 horses were entered in the parade and races Satur day and Sunday, The biggest crowd assembled in Nahunta in many years viewed the various features put on by the Brantley County Saddle Club. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sin cere appreciation to our many friends and neighbors for every word and act of kind ness and for the beautiful flowers and covered dishes during the illness and death of our loved one, Elder Frank Hickox. We are indeed grateful for the kind and willing services of our minister, Elder George Cole, and our funeral director, Mr. Guy Chambless of Cham bless Funeral Home in Nahun ta. Your assistance will always be remembered. May God bless each of you. The Elder Hickox Family. CARD OF THANKS Let me express my heartfelt thanks to everyone who dona ted to the fund for the new fence which was recently put around the Smyrna Cemetery. This is a project that all of us who contributed to can feel justly proud. Mrs. Everett Roberson. Rayonier to Spend *500,000 More Improving Process Water Disposal JESUP, GA. May 21, 1964 - A $500,000 program to further perfect its mill’s system for treating and disposing of process water was started here this week by Rayonier Incorporated. Focal point of the project, which will require almost a year to complete, is the installation of a waste water clarifier, described by Mill Manager, B. W. Haskell, as a device for removing solid materials from process water. Scheduled to be in operation by early next year, the clarifier is designed to collect nearly all of the stray fiber, bits of wood and other substances picked up daily by the 43 million gallons of water discharged by the mill. The program will include the construction of a new lagoon to store materials removed by the clarifier. Existing lagoons are al so scheduled to be enlarged. Mr. Haskell said the new fa cilities will greatly incijease the efficiency and flexibility of the mill's water - treating system. These additions will represent the latest in a series of major steps taken by Rayonier to as sure river water quality control. When completed the clarifier will resemble a huge, circular bowl. It will measure 100 yards in diameter and 20 feet in depth. Rayonier engineers explained its operation this way: As water flows through, solids settle to the bottom, are mechanically raked to an outlet at the center of the basin and then pumped to per manent storage. Foam and other floating materials are removed by a skimmer which revolves o- BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobtcco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Hoboken Athletes To Be Honored With Banquet The annual Hoboken High School sports banquet will be held Friday night in the cafe teria. The outstanding athletes of the school will be cited at the banquet at which Journal Her ald Sports Editor Paul Robin son will be the speaker. Boys and girls basketball players and members of the track team of the school will be honored along with Coach es Hugh Belcher and Gene Wylie. Basketball awards will go to the Most Outstanding boys and eirls, Best Offensive Player boy and girl. The Most Outstanding track performer will receive a tro phy and sportsmanship awards will go to boys and girls. The sports banquet will cli max a successful year for Ho boken High School athletes. School officials urge all boosters of the athletic teams to attend the banquet Friday nieht and join in paying tri bute to the coaches and play ers. Cloverleaf 4-H Club Met Thursday The Cloverleaf 4-H Club meet ing was held May 14 in the grammar school auditorium. The president, Ann Rowell, call ed the meeting to order. Robert Ham led the devotional. Jerry Crews led us in singing. We sang “America” and “Oh Susanna”. We had our pledges to the Uni ted States flag and our 4-H flag. Martin Brooker read the minutes of the last meeting. Mrs. Raulerson said that we would have a tea for Teachers, Friday May 22. Mrs. Raulerson asked Sandy Brooker to tell us about going to Sylvia Schmitts’ River House April 25. Mrs. Rau lerson had the children who at tended the Club picnic at Laura Walker Park report on it. We were given a report about 4-H Club Camp at Rock Eagle, Aug. 3-7. She encouraged the Club members to send their deposits in as soon as possible since on ly the first 40 would be accepted. Mrs. Raulerson gave us a dem onstration on Foods Around the Clock, and handed out pamphlets for us to study. She told us to make out some menus and give them to her to check on eating habits. Cindy Raulerson, reporter ver the surface of the clarifier. After most solids are removed by the clarifier, the water flows to lagoons where it is held for a period of time to allow further cleansing. Virtually all solid sub stances will be removed by this process before the water is al lowed to enter the river. Even without a clarifier, Ray onier’s current system effective ly removes solids from waste water, it was pointed out, but the process requires a long per iod of storage in lagoons to al low materials to settle out. Most of this job will be accomplish ed almost instantly by the new clarifier, greatly reducing the a mount of time water must be held before it is clean enough to enter the river. “When the clarifier and other additions to our system are com pleted,” said Mr. Haskell, “the plant will have one of the best water treatment and disposal sys tems that can be engineered for a pulp mill.” This program closely follows an other major improvement in the mill’s water - treating system. In January, an 80-acre lagoon costing $240,000 to build, was put into service to help control a trou blesome bacterial growth in the Altamaha River, Rayonier found that the bacteria, called Sphae rotilus Natans, fed on wood sugars discharged by the mill and cau sed difficulties for commercial shad fishermen. By withholding this sugar-containing water in the new lagoon, company technicians believe they have virtually elimi nated the Sphaerotilus problem. Mrs. Aldridge Died Tuesday At Lulaton Mrs. Vivie Woodard Aldrid ge, la, of Route 2, Nahunta, passed away shortly after noon, Tuesday, May 19, at the home of Mrs. Newbern Rober son in the Lulaton community. Mrs. Aldridge had just re turned home the previous day from the Brunswick Hospital and was taken ill while sitting in the dining room. She com plained of feeling ill and pas sed away before medical aid could reach her. A native of Pierce, now Brantley, county, she was the daughter of the late Jeff and Sallie Thomas Woodard. She received her education in the schools of Pierce county and was a devoted member of the New Hope Advent Christian Church. She had resided in the Lulaton community for the past 15 years and was the widow of the late Charlie Lee Aldridge. Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Newbern Rob erson and Mrs. T. C. Burris, both of Nahunta, Mrs. Lon nie Griffin of Brunswick, Mrs. P. W. Bacon of Riceboro and Mrs. R. L. Fulton of Jackson ville, Fla; one son, T. J. Ald ridge of Brunswick; one sister, Mrs. Ethel Hewitt of Hoboken. 31 grandchildren, 41 great grandchildren, 20 great great grandchildren, several nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon, May 21, at three o’clock from the New Hope Advent Christian Church with the Rev. Silas Aldridge, the Rev. Harold Aldridge and the Rev. John Carpenter con ducting the rites in the pres ence of a large number of sorrowing relatives and friends. Interment followed in the Thomas Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers, all grandsons, were Messrs. W. C. Roberson, Ray Roberson, El mer Roberson, C. M. Roberson, Charles Burris and Wendell Burris. The many beautiful flowers attested to the esteem felt for the deceased. The family has the sympa thy of their many friends in their bereavement. The Chambless Funeral Home of Nahunta was in charge of arrangements. Personals Mrs. Gertrude Maddox and four children of Callahan, Fla. spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Martha Morgan and other relatives in Nahunta. Mrs. Myrtis Harris has been a patient in Jesup Hospital since last Saturday night. Mrs. Lois Williams of Key stone Heights, Fla., was a guest of Misses Mary and Lera Knox over the weekend. Visitors of Mrs. Alice High smith and family last week end were Mrs. Mary E. Patter son and J. B. Patterson of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Mr. and Mrs. Connie Harrison o f Brunswick, Ga. Mrs. Eva Mae Riner of Tifton -pent last week with her daugh ter Mrs. George Loyd. She left Wednesday to visit her two sons >n Orlando and Ocala, Fla. Steve Raulerson of Ponca City, Okla., nephew of T. E. Rauler son of Nahunta and son of Wil liam Raulerson, has been appoint ed to the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. The William Rau lersen family formerly resided in Brantley County. Mr. George Brown killed a lar ge rattlesnake on the farm of Mrs. Wanell Brooker, Friday af ternoon. The rattler had 14 rat tles and a button. He killed a smaller rattlesnake near the same spot last Sunday afternoon. Charlene Gibson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Gibson of Waynesville, is a member of the 28-voice Brewton Parker College choir which will give concerts in five Georgia towns and two Flo rida cities May 17-21. Charles Highsmith To Go to Key West Charles Highsmith having com pleted the Navy Basic Training Course at Great Lakes, Illinois is now at home in Savannah with his mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Grice and sister Judy Highsmith. Charles graduated from Savan nah High School in June 1963. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. H. Highsmith of Nahun ta and also the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Purdom of Nahunta. Charles is to report to the Na vy Base at Key West, Florida, May 29 for a 24 week sonar in struction course. The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, May 21, 1964 Editor Broome Criticizes Proposed Constitution The editor of The Brantley En terprise has received a letter from State Senator William A. Zorn requesting suggestions con cerning the proposed new State Constitution. The editor replied to Senator Zorn as follows: May 19, 1964 Mr. William A. Zorn Senator Sixth District Atlanta, Ga. Dear Senator Zorn: Thank you for sending me copy of the proposed new State Consti tution and asking for suggestions. First, the proposed Constitu tion is entirely too long, dealing in detail with matters that should be left for possible statute laws, if at all necessary. If the 20,000-word document passes the two-thirds assembly majority, it will cost around $200,- 000.00 to publicize it before the general election. The proposed do cument is about twice as long as the federal Constitution. Its win dy verbiage, in some places, sounds like a sophmoric effort to explain away some of its defici encies. There are too many objection able parts to discuss in detail, but I would like to point out one glaring example of its weakness, namely paragraph 6 of section 1. The paragraph says, “No person shall be compelled to give EVI DENCE tending in any manner to criminate himself”. (The capi tals are my own). The present State Constitution makes the word “TESTIMONY” which is verbal evidence. But the proposed Constitution says “EVIDENCE” which would prohibit an officer not only from making any fingerprints of an ac cused person but would also pro hibit the officer from taking a knife, gun or any other EVIDEN CE from the accused. The dictionary says that evi dence is “That which makes evi dent or manifest; that which fur nishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof”, etc. Thus we see that law enforce ment officers would be greatly handicapped in securing evidence against any accused person, no matter how heinous the crime. There are many other objec tionable features in the proposed new State Constitution, but you should be able to ferret them out for yourself. It is my considered opinion that if the proposed new State Consti tution were adopted by the peo ple in November, which I doubt, it would create a veritable mias ma of legal entanglements that would torment the state for many years. Thank you for the opportunity to put in my criticism of the pro posed document. Yours sincerely, Carl Broome. Bass Fisherman Gives Some Advice In the art of Bass fishing, sleep is very important. Don’t jump up at 5 A. M. in the morning and expect to catch a bass: They sleep also. And the Angler needs his right amount too. Tackle is very important. Get a fine rod and reel, such as a Zebco 202 spin cast reel. Don’t ever oil it, as it makes casting too easy! Get a fine landing net and leave it hanging under the shelter. Very important: Don’t take it with you! Get a fine plywood boat and a gallon slop jar to keep water dipped out of the boat with. By now you should have all the necessary plugs in your tac kle box, so when you take one out, all of them come out. Af ter fussing for five minutes, you should have them untangled. Secure your favorite plug on the line and throw for two or three years and with any luck at all you should be completely disguested! If when and where you do catch a fine one, brag to everyone and then pass this piece of literature on to a struggling fisherman in need. Professional Bass fish Cat chers. “Tex” Bradshaw President Births Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilson announce the birth of a son on Saturday, May 16, weighing seven pounds and ten ounces. He has been named Michael Charles Wilson. Highway 84 to Be Resurfaced And Widened High 84 from Nahunta to La nier Bridge at Brunswick will be videned and resurfaced in the lear future, according to an an nouncement by the State Highway Department. Bids will be asked on June 4 •or widening and resurfacing a ong Highway 84 for about 31 miles, beginning at 301 in Nahun -a and thence to Brunswick. A legal advertisement is being run in this and next week’s is sues of the Enterprise, detailing the work to be done and asking for bids from contractors. Grammar School Gets Lunchroom Award of Merit The Nahunta Grammar School lunchroom has received an award of merit and a congratulatory let ter from Miss Josephine Martin, State Supervisor of the School Lunch Program, for serving 99 percent of the children each day. This achievement is the result of careful planning and continu ous effort on the part of the Principal W. R. Strickland and the Lunchroom Supervisor Mrs. Irene Crews to give the children the best meal possible at a low cost. Mrs. Crews has completed the three courses in “Foundations of School Lunch Operation” provid ed by the “Training in Depth” Program for School Lunch Per sonnel by the State Department of Education. As a result of this training Mrs. Crews has been in vited to participate in a course in "Menu Planning” at South Georgia College from June 29 to July 10. In addition to the training of its workers the school has added a steam table, serving table, milk cooler, cook table and baker’s ta ble, all equipped with stainless steel tops as specified by the State Health Department. These improvements are lead ing toward reaching the honor roll status which requires a 90 percent or above rating in physi cal facilities and participation. The enrollment of the school is W 9 students in grades 1 through 6. Pine Cone 4-H Club Meeting The Pine Cone 4-H Club had its regular meeting on May 14. The meeting was called to or der by our president, Harriett Thornton. We said the pledge to the flags. Ronnie Herrin led in the devotional and in the singing of our 4-H song. Our secretary, Nancy Middle ton, read the minutes of our last meeting. They were approved as read. Our president asked for old business and new business, and Mrs. Raulerson told us that we would go to the park one day after school if we could get e nough mothers and leaders to go with us. Mrs. Raulerson then gave us a program on Meals Around the Clock. Sue Wilson, reporter Oak Grove to Hold Annual Homecoming Day The annual Homecoming ser vices at Oak Grove Baptist Chur ch just over in Camden County, will be held next Sunday, May 24, with song and fellowship begin ning at 11:30, with dinner served at 1:00. There will be special services held in the afternoon, beginning at 2:00, with the pastor, Cecil F. Thomas, in charge. All fri ends are invited to come and fellowship back at this old chur ch. Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson Died Saturday Hearts were saddened late Saturday afternoon, May 16, when it was learned that Mrs. Elizabeth Merritt Robinson, 60, had suffered a sudden ill ness and passed away at her residence in Nahunta. Just prior to her illness, she had been uptown attending to her usual duties and had returned home shortly before being ta ken ill. Always active in church, social and civic activities, Mrs. Robinson had a host of friends and relatives and her passing leaves a void in our midst. She was well known throughout this section and her death removes one of Brantley County’s most es teemed residents. A native of Atkinson Coun ty, she was the daughter of the late Alex and Elizabeth Trowell Merritt. She received her education in the schools of Atkinson County and was a member of the Union Hill Congregational Methodist Church. She was also a mem ber of the Waynesville Home Demonstration Club, the Na hunta Garden Club and Satilla Chapter No. 365 Order of the Eastern Star. She was the wid ow of the late Marvin H. Rob inson, who preceded her in death in 1959. She and Mr. Robinson mov ed to Brantley county in 1945 and operated a general mer cantile establishment in Waynesville. Following hi s death, she operated a store in Nahunta until declining health forced her retirement. She had been a resident of Nahunta for the past four years. Survivors include a daugh ter, Mrs. Cecil Moody of Na hunta; one son, Clinton Rob inson of Nahunta ;two brothers, John A. Merritt and Willie Merritt, both of Warwick. Four grandchildren, several nieces, nephews and other rel atives also survive. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon, May 18, at three o’clock from the Nahun ta Baptist Church with the Rev. Cecil F. Thomas, assis ted by the Rev. William Whip ple and the Rev. Yancey Sears, conducting the rites in the presence of a large num ber of sorrowing relatives and friends. The body lay in state in the church for one hour prior to services. Interment followed in Camp Branch Cemetery near Manor, Ga., with Eastern Star rites conducted at the graveside. Serving as pallbearers were Messrs. Bob H. Lee, Cecil Bar ber. L. W. Robinson. Gordon McKenzie, Julius Robinson and Norman Gillis. The manv beautiful floral offerings attested to the high esteem felt for the deceased. The family has the svmpa thv of their many friends in their bereavement. The Chamb l ess Funeral Home of Nahunta was in charge of arrangements. Kindergarten Closes At Methodist Church The Nahunta Methodist day kin dergarten completed its spring session on Friday, May 15. Mrs. W. M. Whipple, teacher, and Mrs. Freddie Brooker, assistant teach er, led the children in a sharing program for the parents and Fri ends who gathered. Guests were shown the work and play areas and some of the activities the children had enjoyed. Ten five-year-olds completed the 14-week course and will en ter school this fall. They are Scott Brooker, Johnny Davis, Di ane Herrin, Pam Johns, Kimmie Sasser, Andy Schmitt, Tamara Smith, Sherman Tomlinson, Jr., Boyce Tucker and Warren Whip ple. Four-year-olds who also attend ed are Anita Altman, Beverly Hendrix, Richie Jones, Elizabeth Tomlinson and Karen Whipple. Suburban HD Club Met With Mrs. Cleland The Suburban Home Dem onstration Club held its regu lar monthly meeting Tuesday, May 19, at the home of Mrs. Johnny Cleland. Mrs. Raulerson showed some slides on planning storage and the members discussed differ ent storage problems. After the meeting was ad iourned. the hostess served re freshments. Those attending were Mes dames Johnnv Cleland. Mar vin Peeples. George Brantley, and Mrs. Virginia Raulerson. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Hoboken Commencement Exercises Begin Sunday Teachers and Seniors Feted At Moody Home The Senior classes of the two high schools of Brantley County, the faculty of all the schools and the retired teachers were honor ed at a tea, Sunday, May 17, by Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Moody at their home. Guests were greeted at the door by Miss Joan Kelly and Miss Dale Hulett. They were welcomed in the living room by the Moodys and members of the Board of Education and their wives who composed the receiving line. Refreshments consisting of as sorted sandwiches, cookies and cake squares in the schools' col ors were served in the dining room by Mrs. Dorothy Graham and Mrs. Ruth Davis. The refreshment table was at tractively decorated in a May pole theme with minature senior figures twining the Maypole in ribbons of red, black and white, the schools’ colors. Adding color were dainty nosegays of red ros es with black, red and white streamers. On the breezway Mrs. Betty Rowell and Mrs. Lavern Thomas served fruit punch while Mrs. Ann Long circulated among the guests with trays of sandwiches and cookies. Approximately 100 guests called between the hours of four and six. James Griner Begins Duties As Policeman James Griner has been appoint ed night policeman of the City of Nahunta. Mr, Griner began his duties Friday night. May 15. He joins Mr. Kenneth Argo on the city po lice force and will alternate the day and night shifts of police work. Georgia Hunters Kill Millions of Game Animals and Birds Each Year More than half-a-million hunt ers killed more than ten-million game animals and birds during the 1962-63 hunting season, accor ding to figures recently released by the State Game and Fish De partment. The listings of game animals and birds killed was as follows: Quail hunters 135,000, killed 4,- 058,000. Squirrel hunters 131,000, killed 1,593,000. Rabbit hunters 116,000, killed 1,457,000. Mourning dove hunters 103,000, killed 2,968,000. Deer hunters 86,000, killed 13,- HOOTENANNY FEATURING ★ The Balladiers Two (Jerry Connell and Winston Robinson of Adel) ★ The New Day Singers (Ann Bennett, Bonnie Bridges, Sallie Tillman & Brenda Hankinson of Valdosta) ★ The Villagers (Grady Pedrick, Ricky McCreary & Flora Dußose of Waycross) FRIDAY, MAY 22ND AT 8:00 O'CLOCK P.M. AT THE BRANTLEY COUNTY RECREATION CENTER NAHUNTA, GEORGIA ADMISSION: 75c — SI.OO Subscription Price and Tax Inside county $2.58 Outside county, in state $3.09 Outside state $3.00 Hoboken High School com mencement exercises will begin Sunday, May 24, with the bac calaureate program at 8:00 P. M. Graduating exercises will be held Friday night at 8:00 o’clock, with 31 seniors receiving dip lomas. The baccalaureate sermon will be preached Sunday morning by Rev. E. C. Lastinger. The program for the graduating exercises Friday night is as fol lows: Prelude, Mrs. Hugh Belcher. Processional, Pomp and Circum stance, Mrs. Hugh Belcher. Invocation, Rev. Baxter James. Class Song, Seniors. Graduation Day, Carolyn Lar kins. Welcome. Ruby Johns. Students Address, David Page. Presentation of Awards, Mr. W. C. Stanley. . , Presentation of Diplomas, Mrs. Mable Moody. Presentation of Oscar, David Page. Alma Mater, AU. Benediction, Rev. C. W. Walker. Recessional, War March of the Priests, Mrs. Hugh Belcher. Linda Altman Ronald Altman Hampy Ammons Dennis Basile Tony Basile Patsy Carter Jerrell Crawford Janice Crews John R. Dryden Patricia Howell Larry Gunter Teresa Gunter Billy Guy Jeanette Jacobs Ruby Johns Peggy Lane Carolyn Rose Larkins Gaines Lee J. H. Lee Sammy Lee Nancy Morgan Linda Faye O’Neal David Page Diane Pierce Florence Queen Durwood Redding Bobby Stone Sammy Stone Curtis Strickland Janeth Waldron Connie Wilson Duck hunters 22,000, killed 116,- 000. Turkey hunters, fall season, 11,900, killed 4,140. Turkey hunters, spring season, 8,100, killed 2,640. Geese hunters 1,100, killed 1,- 100. The total number of days hunt ed by hunters for all kinds of game was 4,174,000. The above figures were sup plied to this newspaper by Ran ger Avery M. Rowell of Brantley County. The figures do not include the many game animals and birds killed and not reported.