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Newspaper Page TextNotify this newspaper when your address changes. VOLUME 47 - NUMBER 28 MRS. BLITCH QUITTING EIGHTH DISTRICT RACE HOMERVILLE, Ga. - Former Georgia Congresswoman Iris Blitch Tuesday bowed out of the eighth district Congressional race. She cited her husband’s illness as the reason for her decision. Mrs. Blitch, who served eight years in Congress before step ping down in 1932, said financial considerations also played a part in her decision. Mrs. Blich’s withdrawal leaves incumbent Russell Tuten and Dr. Harold Gulliver of Valdosta in the race. Tuten won the seat in 1962 af ter Mrs. Blich stepped down be cause of bad health. She decided two months ago to run again, saying she had completely recovered her health. But her husband, B. E. Blitch, a druggist here, was stricken with a heart attack recently. This touched off reports that she might withdraw. Mrs. Blitch’s political career spans 16 years. The 52-year-old grandmother served in both houses of the Georgia General ' Assembly and as Democratic na tional committeewoman from Georgia before moving to Con gress. Mrs. Sheppard Honored with Stork Shower A stork shower was given by Mrs. Ella Sheppard and Mrs. An nie Grace Johns for Mrs. Walter Sheppard at the home of Mrs. Loretta McGowen, Tuesday, July 7. Many gifts were given the hon oree. Among those present were Mrs. Gertrude Smith, Mrs. Nell Wilder, Mrs. Evelyn King, Mrs. Dot Young and Mrs. Betty Jo Thompson, all of Waynesville; Mrs. Ella Sheppard and Mrs. Sue Sheppard of Hortense; Mrs. Maude Stewart, Mrs. Loretta Mc- Gowen, Mrs. Eloise Hulett, Mrs. Wanda Cleland, Mrs. Annie Grace Johns, Mrs. Lizzie Williams, Mrs. Ann Morgan and Mrs. Jean Carol Cleland of Nahunta; and Mrs. Pearl Mills of Kingsland. Kenneth Johns Attends Leadership Conference Kenney Johns, president of the Nahunta F. F. A. Chapter attend ed Leadership Conference, June 22-26 at the F. F. A.- F. H. A. Camp in Covington. This Conference is to develop leadership abilities in club activi ties and responsibilities of being a community leader in Future Farmers of America. Future Farmers Club Meeting Thursday The Nahunta F. F. A. Chapter will hold its first regular sum mer meeting Thursday night, Ju ly 9, at 8:00 P. M. in the Agri culture Building. State Future Farmers Convention To Meet at Camp Jackson July 13 COVINGTON, Ga. — The State Convention of Future Farmers of America will convene here next week at the State FFA-FHA Camp. Opening the four-day meeting Monday night will be State FFA President, John Parks of Jeffer son. First on the convention pro gram will be the State String Band contest. Eight bands from the four vocational districts will vie for the state championship. These bands are from Unadilla, Perry, Appling County, Truetlen County, Gilmer County, Ogle thorpe County, Jonesboro and Dallas. Besides the transaction of FFA business, a big part of the con vention will be devoted to the recognition of Future Farmers who have excelled in various pha ses of the FFA program. Awards will be given for home improve ment. dairying, forestry, roadside beautification, leadership, farm electrification, safety and farm mechanics. A number of distinguished per sons will be keynote speakers during the meeting. On Wednes day. Hon. George T. Smith, Speaker, Georgia House of Rep resentatives will address the group. Special guests at this ses- BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Personals Mrs. Lydia Johns and daughter Shirley and Sarah Jane Dryden graduated from the Manpower Training and Development School at Waycross June 30. * ♦ * Mr. and Mrs. Bill Johns and family spent the past weekend visiting relatives at Okechobee, Fla. Their daughters, Shirley and Brenda, remained to spend an other week at Okechobee. * * * Weekend holiday guests of Mrs. Maggie Middleton were Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Middleton and son Bill of Miami, Fla.; Mr. Charles R. Middleton and Miss Sandy Paulson of Florida State University, Tallahassee; Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Jones of Adel, Ga.; and Mr. Sammy Middleton and sons, Douglas and Sandy of St. Simons. * * * Friends of Mrs. Nolan C. Da vis, Jr. of Hoboken will regret to learn of her automobile acci dent while in route to work on Wednesday night of last week. She is a patient in McCoy-Jack son Hospital in Folkston. ♦ * ♦ Mr. J. R. Braddock and fam ily have returned to their home in Santiago, Calif, after visiting their grandmother, Mrs. Alice Highsmith of Nahunta and his parents in Jacksonville. ♦ « » Ronald E. O’Neal, airman ap prentice, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Landon O. Margan of Na ta, recently visited Naples, Italy aboard the Navy attack aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roose velt, operating with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. * * * Mrs. Mabel Moody was called to Washington, Ga., this week on account of the illness of her fa ther, J. T. Rocker, who resides in Crawfordville, Ga. He is in a Washington, Ga., hospital after suffering a stroke last Sunday. ♦ * * Mr. R. C. Harrel, Jr., Brant ley County Commissioner, has re turned home from a Brunswick hospital after undergoing treat ment for a broken collar bone and Other injuries" suffered in an auto collision with a truck. Misses Dianne Colvin, Marian Morgan, Carolyn Rose Larkins, Patsy Carter ' and ; Betty Jacobs were chaperoned by Mrs. Floyd Larkiris for'a vacation at Fernan dina Beach last week. They re turned home Sunday night. A BIG EATER In one year, according to Ex tension Dairy Department Head H. K. Welch, Jr., an average dairy cow weighing 1,000 pounds will eat, in addition to pasture, 1,700 pounds of grain, 2,700 pounds of hay, and 6,3 0 0 pounds of silage. She will drink enough water to fill a tank six feet in diameter and 15 feet high. sion will be donors to the Na tional FFA Foundation, members of the State Board of Education and members of the Atlanta Chapter, Public Relations Society of America. National FFA President, Nels Ackerson of Indiana will be in at tendance during the convention and will speak to the delegates on Thursday. The final day of the convention. Thursday, will be devoted to the election and installation of new state officers, and the honoring of the parents of the present of ficers. Honorary membership in the FFA will be presented to the fathers of the officers, and cer tificates of merit will go to the mothers. State officers serving with President John Parks are Vice- Presidents, Harris Lancaster, Putnam Co.; Willis Collins, Turn er Co.: Lendon Tottle. Toombs Co.; Henry Gnann, Effingham Co.; Mike Ridgeway, Cedartown. Tony Garrett, Carrollton: and Secretary, David Carlson, Ter rell County. There are nearly 18,000 Future Farmers in Georgia. This state has the third largest member^hio in the National Association, which has 400,000 members. Hegro Shot at d^boken at Service Station A Hoboken Negro is reported in a serious condition at a Way cross hospital from wounds suf fered in a gun battle with a Ho boken man Saturday night. Brantley County Sheriff J. Wal ter Crews said James Merris, a bout 30-years of age, was wound ed in an exchange of gun, fire with A. J. Lee at the latter’s service station Saturday night. A second Negro, Eddie Mattox is being held as a witness in the case, Crews said. A warrant charging Merris with assault with intent to murder has been taken out, Crews said. According to the Brantley she riff, the shooting broke out short ly after midnight Saturday. Crews said Lee had gone to the service station after hours to get gas for another customer. The sheriff said while Lee was in the station, Merris and Mattox came in and made a purchase then began arguing about the change. The two Negroes left the station and opened fire on Lee as the owner walked out, Crews said. The station owner grabbed a shotgun and fired at the Negroes who fled behind the building, the sheriff related. Crews said the Negroes fired several more times at the station owner before Lee shot Merris down. According to the sheriff, Mer ris was using a .25 caliber auto matic pistol. Be On Lookout For Bark Beetles Forester Warns This is the time of year to be on the lookout for insect damage to pine trees, a Cooperative Ex tension Service forester remind ed homeowners this week. Dorsey Dyer of the University of Georgia said it’s important to remember that pines are not us ually damaged by any great num ber of different insects. “Most in sect damage,” he explained, “will be done by the bark beetles and the Nantucket pine tip moth.” There are three kinds of bark beetles — turpentine, Ips, and Southern pine. All three are small, and are dark brown to black in- color. Often called borers, they are not borers at all, according to Mr. Dyer. “They do not bore in to the wood, but rather do their damage just under the bark,” he explained. - • .• The turpentine beetle, largest if the three, is about ’ one-fourtjj nch long. It usually is the first ’o attack. It' nearly always strikes near the ground, seldom over sight or ten feet high. The at ’ack can be recognized by pitch tubes or small patches of gum. The turpentine beetle can be ather easily controlled by spray ng with BHC one percent gam ma in fuel oil or water. Mr. Dy sr said fuel oil is a little more effective, but he added it is us nally a little safer to mix the BHC in water when spraying a round grass or shrubs. Ips betties often come in after the tree is weakened by turpen tine beetle attacks. Ips work in all areas of the tree, and conse quently are difficult to control by spraying. “This makes it highly important to check the turpentine beetle infestation as quickly as possible,” Mr. Dyer warned. Midget Softball Teams Begin Season Play Midget and junior league soft ball teams from Nahunta Baptist Church chalked up victories as the Brantley Recreation Commis sion Leagues opened play. The Baptist Midgets defeated Waynesville 10-7 and the Baptist juniors won 24-8 over Waynes ville. Robert Ham and Greg Stewart each had three safeties to lead the Baptist midget nine to vic tory. Tom Gibson and Steve Gib son rapped a pair of hits each to pace Waynesville. In the junior contest, Dee Moo dy and Hamrick Thomas got five hits each to spark Nahunta Baptist to victory. Dennis Raulerson, E. Hickox, W. Hersey and W. Moody added four safeties apiece for the win ners. Pacing Waynesville batters were Terry Griffin and Ricky Ammons with three hits each. The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, July 9, 1964 Mrs. Julia Gibson Returns from World's Fair Mrs. Julia Gibson of Waynes ville has returned from the New York World’s Fair after winning the trip from a paper company and an airline company. Three years ago she won a four-day trip as an award from the same companies. Mrs. Gibson taught school 32 years in Clinch, Appling, Wayne and Brantley counties. She re tired at the end of the past school term. She was Justice of the Peace for the Waynesville district for 21 years, also a member of the Brantley County Democratic Committee for many years. Slash Pine Area Group Met June 30 The Slash Pine Area Planning and Development Commission held its regular monthly meet ing at the Elks Home in Waycross on June 30. The meeting combined a dinner to which wives and guests were invited. Mr. George Bazemore the Vice chairman, welcomed the commissioners and their guests to Waycross for this social event. The invocation was said by Mr. Liston Elkins. Chairman Jardine presided at the dinner and explained to the guests the purpose and history of the Commission. A film de picting the Coosa Valley Area of Georgia was shown and narrated by Mr. George Kirkland of an Atlanta film company. Chairman Jardine pointed out that July first would mark the beginning of full-time staff op eration of the Commission. Mr. Max W. Harral, previously ap pointed executive director, has been serving on a part-time basis and will now continue in a full time capacity with the Commis sion. It has taken a number of months to lay the proper ground work for staff operation, and the Commission is indeed pleased to announce this milestone in its history. Prior to the dinner, the Com mission held a short business meeting, at which four studies were given official approval as part of the current work pro gram. An application for Federal assistance on these studies will soon be submitted to the Georgia Department of Industry and Trade. The studies are: (1) Popu lation, Labor Force, and Employ ment, (2) Analysis of Manufac turing Activity, (3) Economic De velopment in Agriculture and Forestry, and (4) a Resource Au dit. The Commission’s staff will col lect the data to be used in study number (4) and’ Will begin this task immediately. Staff members will visit each county to collect this data in the very near fu ture. A nominating committee report ed its recommendations for Chair man and Vice-chairman for the ensuing year. Dr. Dan Jardine and Mr. George Bazemore were reelected to the offices of Chair man and Vice-chairman respec tively in accordance with the committee’s recommendations. A representative of an Atlanta film company explained the busi ness arrangements necessary to produce a film about the assets of the Slash Pine region. Com missioners expressed interest in the film, stating that they would take the representative’s pro posal under advisement. The next meeting of the Com mission is scheduled for July 28, in the Chamber of Commerce Building in Waycross. Civic Lead ers and other interested citizens are cordially invited to attend. Deadline for Registering Is Extended The deadline for registering tc vote in the September primary e'ection has been extended unti' Monday, July 20. according to th< new election code. Deadline for registering to the November general election is ex tended to Sept 14. Any citizen who is not regis tered to vote may register through Monday, July 20, and vote in the Sept. 9 primary elec tion. Tobacco Markets to Open On Wednesday, July 29th 1964 County Tax Levy BRANTLEY COUNTY, GEOR-T.ION OF BRANTLEY COUN GIA TAX LEVY FOR THETY GEORGIA, to the Board YEAR 1964. o f Commissioners of Roads Resolution and order of the Board of Commissioners o f Roads and Revenues, of Brant ley County, Georgia, levying taxes for the year Nineteen Hundred and Sixty-Four (19- 64). IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND RESOLVED, b y the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues, of Brant ley County, Georgia sitting for County purposes on this the 7th day of July, 1964 that there be and is hereby levied and assessed for the year 1964 upon all taxable property of. said County of Brantley, State of Ga., subject to taxation, same to provide the necessary revenue and requirements of said County, the following taxes for the following pur poses, to-wit: 1. To pay the expenses of the administration of the County Government One and 5/10ths Mills. 2. To pay the principal and interest of any debts of the County and to provide a sink ing fund therefor Two Mills. 3. To Build and repair the public buildings and bridges Nine and l/10th Mills. 4. To pay the expense of the Courts, the maintenance and support of prisoners and to pay sheriffs and coroners and for expense of litigation. One and 5/10th Mills. 5. To build and maintain a system of Roads (County) Four Mills. 6. For public health pur poses in said County, and for the collection and preserva tion of records of vital statis tics, Three Mills. 7. To support paupers One Mill. 8. To pay County Agricul tural and Home Demonstra tion Agents 4/10th Mills. 9. To provide for the pay ment of old age assistance to aged persons in need, and for the payment of assistance to the needy, blind and to de pendant children and other welfare benefits, provided that no person shall be entitled 1;o the assistance herein autho rized who does not qualify fqr such assistance in everv re spect, in accordance with the enactments of the General As sembly which may be Qf force and effect prescribing the qualifications for benefici aries hereunder; provided that no indebtedness of liability a gainst the County shall ever be created for the purpose herein stated, in excess of the taxes lawfully levied each fiscal year under the acts of the General Assembly author ized hereunder for such pur noses. Two Mills. 10. To provide for the cre ation of a fund to be used for assisting, promoting and en couraging the location of new industries in said County, and for the development of A g r i culture, in Brantley County, Georgia. One Mill. 11. To provide for Fire Pro tection, for Forest lands and to further conservation of natur al rtesources. Two and 5/1 Oth Mills. 12. Making the aggregate of Two and 80/100ths Dollars on the One Hundred Dollars of taxable property, of said County of Brantley Exclu sive of the iew to pay the '■barges for educational pur poses. 13. To pay charges of edu cational purposes, to be levi ed under strict compliance with law. and under and by virtue of the Recommenda tions of the Board of Educa tion. of Brantley County. Georgia, (which recommenda tions are binding unon the commissioners of Roads and Revenues of this County.) at a meeting held on the 15th dav of June. 1964. a certified cony of said resolution beinc hereto attached and annexed immediately following this pare. recommendation O F THE BOARD OF EDUCA- and Revenues, of said County, for the levy of taxes for the support and maintenance of education for the year 1964. AT REGULAR MEETING, of the Board of Education of Brantley County, Georgia, held the 15 of June, 1964, the fol lowing resolution was present ed to said Board, and after motion being duly made, sec onded and unanimously car ried, said resolution was re gularly adopted. RESOLVED that the Board of Education of Brantley County. Georgia, recommend, and it is hereby recommended to the Board of Commission ers of Roads and Revenues, of Brantley County, Georgia, that a tax for support and maintenance of education for the year 1964 A. D. of twen ty (20) mills or twenty dol lars on the one thousand dol lars be levied on all taxable property in said County of Brantley (save that exempted hv the Constitution and the Laws of the State of Georgia, as to personalty and home stead exemptions). This the 15 day of June, 1964. SIG Elroy Strickland Chairman Board of Education. Brantley County, Ga. ATTEST; Mable R. Moody It’s Secretary I. Mable R. Moody. Secre tary of the Board of Educa tion of Brantley County, Geor gia. do certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of a Resolution and Recommendation of the Board of Education of Brant ley County. Georgia, regular- Iv passed by the Board of Education of June 15, 1964. and do hereby certify said Reso lution and Recommendation to the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue, of Brantley County, Georgia, as such. This the -15 day of June, 1964. SIG Mable R. Moody Secretary Board of Education. Brantley County, Ga- WHEREUPON, in complia nce with the foregoing resolu tion it is ordered and resolved by the Board of Commission ers of Roads and Revenues of Brantley County, Georgia, that a tax for the support and maintenance of Education, for the year of 1964, of Twenty Mills. (20) or Twenty Dollars on the One Thousand Dollars be levied on all taxable prop erty in said County of Brant ley and the State of Georgia (save that exempted by the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia, as to person alty and Homestead Exemp tion). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED AND RESOLVED THAT, all taxes be collected by the Tax Commissioner of said Coun ty, as provided by law. DONE AND ORDERER, by the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues, of Brantley County, Georgia, after motion duly made, sec onded and carried, on this the 7 day of July, 1964. |sl R. B. Brooker Chairman Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues, of Brantley County, Georgia ATTEST: Louis Prescott acting Clerk I, Louis Prescott, acting Clerk of The Commissioners of Roads and Revenues, of Brantley County, Georgia do hereby certify that the above and foregoing pages is a true and correct copy of the or iginal order and resolution levying taxes, for Brantley County, Georgia, for the year 1964, as the same appears on the minutes of said Board. Isl G. Louis Prescott, acting Clerk Board of Commissioners of Brantley County, Georgia. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA State Receipts Increase by $43,083,074 State Revenue Commissioner Hiram K. Undercofler reported year-end receipts by the Revenue Department were $457,462,805, an increase of $43,083,074 over re ceipts for fiscal 1963. These fi gures represent a 10.4 percent in crease in revenue receipts over those received last year. Receipts for the month of June were $44,192,972, up $4,125,734 or 10.3 percent over the receipts for June a year ago. Commissioner Undercofler, pointing to the revenue receipts, remarked, “It appears that Geor gia’s economy is running better than 50 percent above the nation al average in percentage gains. “It is also interesting to note, from the Department’s stand point, that cost of collections has been reduced about 8 percent re versing a trend of increasing costs of collections over the past few years — so that the present cost of collections is only one and three-quarters cents per dollar collected. “Looking ahead. I’d say that business is good everywhere, but it is better in Georgia, and if I know Georgians, it’s going to keep on getting better and bet ter.” In addition to regular receipts, the Department reported a total of $10,820,255 in “windfall’ col lections for the year. Receipts within each Unit of the Revenue Dept, for the month of June were: Cigar and Cig arettes - $3,865,175, up $1,321,- 747, Malt Beverages - $1,511,094, up $7,958, Liquor - $1,082,088, up $177,384, Wine - $94,270, down $17,- 704, Sales and Use Tax - $16,974,- 346, up $1,788,885, Motor Fuel - $8,744,533, up $339,998, Income Tax - $11,154,602, up $714,322, Es tate Taxes - $127,271, up $24,844, Property Tax - $238,370, up $48,- 935, and Motor Vehicle Tag Unit - $445,757, down.. . We Do All Kinds of Job Printing. Warning Given by Brantley Health Department about Rabid Raccoons LEGAL NOTICE CITATION Georgia, Brantley County. Whereas, Harvey Hurst, as guardian of the property of Clara C. Lewis, an incompe tent, who has subsequently died intestate, has filed his petition for discharge as said guardian as provided by law. This is to notify all creditors, debtors, and heirs at law of the deceased, to show cause on the first Monday in Aug ust, 1964, at 10 A. M. at the Brantley Court of Ordinary why said discharge should not be granted. This 2nd day of July, 1964. Claude A. Smith Ordinary Brantley County Memory, Barnes & Memory P. O. Box 98 Waycross, Georgia Attorneys for Guardian 7-30 Georgia, Brantley County Brantley Court of Ordinary Mrs. Vemease Dowling, having made application for twelve mon ths’ support out of the Estate of George P. Dowling, and apprais ers duly appointed to set apart the same having filed their re turns, all persons concerned are hereby required to show cause before the Court of Ordinary of said county on the first Monday in August, 1964, why said appli cation should not be granted. This 6th day of July 1964. Claude A. Smith, Ordinary. C. Winton Adams, Atty. 7-30. Subscription Price and Tax Inside county $2.58 Outside county, in state $3.09 Outside state — $3.00 JEKYLL ISLAND - Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Phil Campbell Tuesday set Wednes day, July 29, as the date for op ening sales of tobacco in the state’s auction warehouses. The Wednesday date is a de parture from the tradition of op ening the sales on a Thursday. Campbell set the date in ac cepting the recommendation of the Georgia Tobacco Advisory Board. The vote on the date was announced as 5 to 2. Frank Pidcock of Moultrie, president of the Georgia-Florida Warehouse Association, said the two dissenters favored July 30. The warehouses in Florida are expected to follow the Georgia date with their opening sales. The seven-member tobacco ad visory board also considered an opening date about a week later in August but finally decided on the July 29 date, a spokesman said. The advisory board to Camp bell is composed of state legisla tors who are tobacco growers, individual tobacco farmers and the president of the Georgia- Florida Warehouse Association. The date they chose is about a week later than the opening dates for sales in the past. Their recommendations on the opening date for sales is made after a survey of the crop in all tobacco growing counties of Georgia to determine when most of the crop will be ready. Late plantings caused by rains which prevent land preparation got this year’s crop off to a late start. A spokesman for tobacco warehousemen meeting here at a convention of the Bright Belt Warehouse Association of leaf handlers in the Southeast said he expects no difficulty with the Wednesday opening date. The Thursday date had been traditional and was settled upon (several decades ago to allow warehouses to sell for a couple of days, then have a weekend in which to straighten out any dif ficulties in their tobacco-handling organizations. A spokesman for the Bright Belt Warehouse Association said that group expects' to make some announcements on tobacco mat ters after a Wednesday session. Subscribe to the BRANTLEY J ENTERPRISE Everyone is urged to be ex tremely careful if any animal acting unnaturally is seen. For several years an epidemic of raccoon rabies has been mov ing steadily northward from Cen tral Florida. Several cases were reported in border counties last year. Now Brantley County adds another. Jimmy Brooks of Hoboken kill ed a raccoon last week. Exami nation of the head at the State Laboratory in Waycross proved it to be rabid. Due to the large raccoon popu lation trapping and hunting has proved of little value. Everyone should be on the a iert for unusual behavior in all animals. A rabid animal will at tack without cause. Wild ones may come in your yard in the daytime. All dogs and cats should be vaccinated or destroyed. Any person or pet bitten or scratched by any animal should report to their doctor or the Health Department immediate ly- Do not kill the animal if it can be captured and penned or chain ed for one week. If it is necessary to kill the animal, care should be taken not to damage the head. Aim for the heart. Call your local Health De partment for arrangements for laboratory examination. As this goes to press we are reasonably sure of a second posi tive case. Another queer-acting raccoon was killed by two boys on the creek west of Hoboken this week.