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Newspaper Page TextNotify this newspaper when your address changes. VOLUME 47 - NUMBER 50 Postmaster Asks Cooperation Os All Mailers The Christmas “rush” is here again. The cooperation of all mail ers will be greatly appreciated. We expect the biggest volume of mail in history this year and we need the cooperation of every one to deliver this mail before Christ mas. Through the Christmas season we will resume the normal win dow service that was curtailed May 4. We will be opened every day Monday through Saturday from 8:30 in the morning until 5:00 that afternoon. We will write money orders on Saturday, but beginning on Saturday, Dec. 26, the curtailment of money orders will be in effect again. Rural patrons please affix post age to your letters and cards. Christmas cards can still be mailed for 40 unsealed with just your name, but by putting a 50 stamp on cards with your return address, they can be forwarded or returned to you. Please use ZIP CODE on all your mail. (Zip Code for Nahunta 31553). Louise Drury, postmaster. Brantley Retail Sales Show Small Decrease Retail sales in Georgia during the third quarter increased by 11 per cent over the same period in 1963, a Georgia State Chamber of Commerce survey showed to day. Sales during the third quarter totaled $1,723,272,257 as compared to $1,561,212,581 during the same period last year. Chamber Research Director Morris Ward said that 131 coun ties recorded increases during the new period. “This increase,” Ward added, “is indicative of the growth and prosperity that the State is enjoying.” The business volume in Brant ley County totaled $1,282,249 in the third quarter of 1964 as compared to $1,297,763 in the same period in 1963. Brantley Jaycees Win State Award On Attendance The Brantley County Jaycees have won the state Jaycee mem bership award and an expense paid trip for two to Callaway Gar dens. This award is based on the per centage of membership increase for the first half of the current Jaycee year and was won over the 168 other clubs in Georgia. The club voted for President and Mrs. Edward Chancey to be re cipients of the trip. Thursday night Dec. 17 at 8:00, the Jaycees will have a turkey supper for members and wives at the St. Illa Restaurant. 14th Re gion President Ashley Hobbs will be on hand to present local a w'ards. FLUE-CURED TOBACCO Yields Per Acre LBS. PER ACRE 2,200 / 2,180 2,000 Actual Yield i,Boo — 1,600 y 1,400 J J _ _ 1959 1961 1963 1965 YEARLY 1959-64 INCLUSIVE. NOV. 1964 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Th* overoja yield par ocr * o( Sua-carad tobacco for 1964 it 2,180 pound)—a whopping 621 pound* more per ocre than in 1959. Incraacad yield! hove helped build up a lurplui. BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Maddox Infant Funeral Service Was Heid Friday Committal services for the in fant son of Mr. and Mrs. Troy A. Maddox of Callahan, Fla., were held Friday morning at eleven o’- clock from the graveside in Rob Lewis Cemetery. In addition to the parents sur vivors include three sisters, Misses Dale, Brenda and Sybrana Mad dox, all of Callahan; one brother, Lannis Maddox of Callahan; the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Mar tha Morgan of Nahunta; the ma ternal grandfather, Ottis Morgan of Nahunta; the paternal grand mother, Mrs. Ruby Maddox of Callahan, Fla. Several aunts, uncles and other relatives also survive. 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. Junior Womans Club Met Tues. The Junior Woman’s Club met Tuesday evening, Dec. 8, at the Red Pig for their regu lar meeting. Mrs. Claude Smi th is president. Mrs. A. B. Brooker and Mrs. Elroy Strickland talked on the criticisms of the judges on ar rangements at the flower show which was held on Sat urday and Sunday of last week. They gave pointers on some of the blue ribbon winners. Others present were Mrs. Dick Purcell, Mrs. Joe Walk er, Mrs. Lant Pearson, Mrs. J. D. Order, Mrs. Wilder Brook er, Mrs. Ben Jones, Mrs. Nor man Lewis, Mrs. Emory Mid dleton, Mrs. Harry Raulerson, Mrs. Cecil Moody and Mrs. Clint Robinson. Personals - Mrs. Mable R. Moedy, -and Messrs. Ted Strickland, Nolan Davis, Jr., and Virgil Allen were guests of an architect firm in Savannah on Monday and Tuesday to visit some of their new school buildings. They were very impressed with the schools they visited. Army Sgt. Vincent E. Brooks, 37, whose wife, Vonice, lives on Route 1, Hortense, Ga., and other members of the Ist Battalion, 30th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division, participated in ceremonies Nov. 22 in Strasbourg, France, com memorating the 20th anniversary of the liberation of the town from German forces. The senior class of Hoboken High School has postponed their senior play “Bolts and Nuts.” The play, which was to be held Thursday, December 10, will be held Friday, January 15. Judy Thrift Chosen The Nahunta F. F. A. Chap ter held its Chapter Sweet heart Contest Friday Dec. 4. There were 7 girls in the contest. They were Joan Kelly, Linda Riggins, Judy Thrift, Laree Vellie, Marlene Hickox, Dale Hulet, and Peggy Rowell. Out of the seven girls Judy Thrift was selected to be the Chapter Sweetheart. Baptists Attend "M" Night in Record Numbers Piedmont Baptist Association set a new attendance record at their annual “M” Night program at the Brantley County Communi ty Center in Nahunta Monday, Dec. 7. A total of 927 attended from 20 churches in the association Principal speaker was the Rev. Virion Griner, pastor of Emman uel Baptist Church of Blackshear. In the two “M” Night Okefe nokee Baptist Association meet ings held in Waycross and Black shear a total of 557 attended. The Piedmont Baptist Associa tion presented two awards at the Nahunta meeting which set goals and made plans for 1965. Mt. Calvary Baptist Church near Hoboken received a trophy for the highest attendance with 165 from the church present. Twin Rivers Baptist Church of Hortense was the other trophy winner with the highest percent age of attendance. Garden Club Flower Show He'd Saturday The Flower Show sponsored by by the Nahunta Garden Club was held at the High School Cafeteria on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 5 and 6. Members of the club and many who were not members of the club entered arrangements. The children’s classes were well represented. Visitors came from all over the county and also many visitors from out of county. The judges were Mrs. Carlos Greenway, Alma; Mrs. R. D. Welch and Mrs. W. M. Barron of Baxley. Mrs. Dorothy Brooker is presi dent of the Garden Club. Mrs. J. B. Lewis was chairman of the Flower Show. The club expresses appreciation to those citizens who contributed to the expenses of the show. The Nahunta Garden Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Avery Strickland on Tuesday night, Dec. 15 for their annual Christmas party at 7:30 P. M. There will be exchange of gifts. Mrs. Dorothy Graham and Mrs. J. B. Lewis will be co-hostesses with Mrs. Strickland. Fcrest Fire Season Requires Extra Caution The dangerous forest fire sea son is here, and a Cooperative Extension Service forester de clared this week that everyone — farmer and non-farmer alike — can play an important part in preventing woods burning this winter. George D. Walker of the Uni versity of Georgia pointed out that this is usually a dry season of the year. Leaves have fallen and with hunting season under way the effect is to compound the fire hazard. Already this year there have been more than 5,000 forest fires that burned approximately 22,000 acres in the state. Only prevention, Mr. Walker said, can keep the number of fires and their damage under the 1933 record. Last year there were about 10,500 fires that affected more than 50,000 acres. Citing the outstanding fire-fight ing record of Georgia Forestry Commission personnel, Mr. Wal ker said the average fire in 19 >3 burned less than five acres He also cited Forestry Com mission figures showing debris burning as the most common cause of forest fires. Careless smoking is the second most com mon cause. Mr. Walker explained that many homeowners, both rural and ur ban, set matches to trash and leaf piles, then go away and leave the small fires unattended. Often times the wind gets up, and forest rangers have another size able forest fire on their hands. The Extension forester contin ued that most counties now come under the law requiring 24-hour advance notice of intent to burn brush piles and fields. He said the law requires that the county forest ranger and all adjoining property owners most be notified. The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Dec. 10, 1964 Questions and Answers on the Bible BY MRS. GLADYS B. JOHNSON Readers are invited to submit questions they would like dis cussed to Mrs. Gladys B. Johnson, Blackshear, Ga. WAS CHRIST ACTUALLY BORN ON DECEMBER 25? The SHsle is silent concern ing the exact date of our Lord’s birth and ancient authorities are not agreed on a particular date. Clement of Alexandria says that some scholars set the time as April 20th and others May 20th. In Egypt Jesus was thought to have been born on January 6th. Many believe that Christ’s birth must have occur red some time between March and September or October sin ce the shepherds probably would not have been in the fields tending their flocks by night during the winter. Christmas is the Christian religious festival or Mass cele brating the birth of Christ. It begins with the evening of December 24th and continues until Epiphany, January 6th, the whole period being called Christmastide. The traditional date for Christmas, however, rests upon an ancient heathen festival, and the 25th of Dec ember was celebrated by the Greeks as the birthday of Apol lo. Before the sth century there was no common acknow ledgement of December 25th as Christmas and no agreement on a date for Christ’s birth. However, as paganism died out and before the Gospel was firmly established, some of these old heathenish festivals were taken over by the Christ ians of that day and have in the years that followed become a vital part of the church life. an v non - Christian ele ments have crept into the ob servance of Christmas. The use of lighted candles reminds us of the Jewish feast of pur ification. The giving of gifts was a Roman custom; while the yule tree and the yule log are remnants of old Teutonic nature worship. Gradually the festival became merely a time of revelry. In 1555 the Christ mas observance was forbidden by Act of the English parlia ment but Charles II revived it and the reformation brought in a refinement in the cele bration by emphasizing its Christian aspects. When the Bible itself does not give us the facts on a spe cific subject we can be sure that God has a reason for with drawing such information. As human beings we have a ten dency to worship the Day rather than the Person of the Day. Since it is not His will that His Church should ob serve sacred days or festivals to the neglecting of Christ Himself, we have not been told the date. This need not keep us, how ever, from observing the Christmas season as a time of friendly greetings and giving of help to those in need, for Christ did as much while upon earth — “He went about doing good.” And above all, it can be a time of thanksgiving that God not only sent His Son to be born as the Babe of Beth lehem but that He lived among men, finally went to the cross to die for our sins and is now seated on the right hand of God ever living to make in tercession for you and for me. Nahunta High School Basketball Schedule HOME GAMES Tues, Dec. 15 Darien Tues., Jan. 5 Clinch Co. Fri., Jan 8 Atkinson Co. Fri., Jan. 22 Charlton Co. Tues., Jan. 26 Blackshear Tues., Feb. 2 . Camden Co. Fri., Feb. 5 Hoboken Fri.. Feb. 12 Odum AWAY GAMES ’’’ri., Dec. 11 Clinch Co. Fri., Dec. 18 Charlton Co. Tues., Jan. 12 Manor Sat., Jan. 16 Screven Tues., Jan. 19 Camden Co. Fri., Jan. 29 Ludowici Tues., Feb. 9 Patterson Coach: Forrest Thomas Managers: Dale Hulett, Wayne Patton. Colors: Black and White NO MORE CHESTNUTS American chestnuts are a thing of the past due to chestnut blight, according to Extension Service horticulturists. They say Chinese chestnuts are now being recom mended. I Mitchell-Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Hulsey Mitchell of Decatur, Ga. announce the marriage of their daughter, Judy Elizabeth to Pfc. Donald Edward Gibson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Gibson of Waynesville. It was solemnized at the Marine Corps Chapel in San Diego, Calif. The bride wore a chantilly lace and satin dress. The bodice came to a point at the waist as well as the sleeves. The skirt was of satin and was accented by a cha pel train. The veil was elbow length and was crowned of pearls and organza leaves. The groom wore dress blues. The best man was Pfc. Ronnie G. Ashley of Lakeland, Fla. Pfc. Asley also kept the bride’s book in military honor. The bride was given in mar riage by a friend, Richard J. Small, retired Master Sergeant U. S. M. C. of San Diego, Calif. The couple entertained at a small party after the wedding. They are residing at 1928 San Diego Ave., where Pfc. Gibson is in electronics school with the United States Marine Corps. LEGAL NOTICE GEORGIA, BRANTLEY COUNTY Stella W. Proctor and Joel Her rin, Administrators of Lillian Baxter Estate, represents to the Court in their petition duly filed that they have fully administered said Estate. All persons concern ed are hereby cited to show cause why said Administrators should not be discharged on the first Monday in January, 1965. This 7th day of December, 1964. /s/ Claude A. Smith, Ordinary GRIFFIN & SMITH 302 Main Street Blackshear, Georgia Attorneys for Applicants 12-31 CITATION GEORGIA, BRANLTEY COUNTY: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: JOEL LEE, as GUARDIAN of LARRY LEE and LINDA LEE, minors, has filed his petition ask ing for an order allowing him to encumber the one-sixth interest, each, of his said wards in cer tain property described in his pe tition for the purpose of support ing, maintaining and educating said wards. All interested persons are hereby cited to show cause before the Court of Ordinary of Brantley County, Georgia, on the First Monday in January, 1965, why said order should not be granted as prayed. /s/ Claude A. Smith Ordinary of Brantley County, Georgia 12-31 GEORGIA, BRANTLEY COUNTY. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: MRS. LINNIE GRIFFIN, as guardian of KAREN GRIFFIN having filed her petition asking for an order allowing her to sell the interest of her ward in cer tain property, all interested per sons are hereby Cited to show cause before the Court of Or dinary on the first Monday in January, 1965, why said order should not be granted as prayed. CLAUDE SMITH, Ordinary, Brantley County, Georgia GIBSON AND McGEE Attorneys 12-31 Hoboken High School Basketball Schedule Fri., Dec. 11, St. George Here Tues., Dec. 15, Camden Here Fri., Dec. 18, Ware Co. There Tues., Jan. 5, Blackshear There Fri., Jan. 8, Ludowici Here Fri., Jan. 15, Waycross There Tues., Jan. 19, Folkston There Fri., Jan. 22, Screven Here Fri., Jan. 29, Darien Here Fri., Feb. 5, Nahunta There Tues., Feb. 9, Odum There Fri., Feb., 12, Nicholls There I Tues., Feb. 16, Patterson Here Citizens Council Plans Christmas Party Dec. 18 The Brantley County Citi zens Council will hold a Christmas party at the Brant ley Recreation Center Friday night, Dec. 18, at 7:30. The entire family of each member is invited to attend and bring a covered dish. The men will bring gifts for men, the women gifts for women and the children gifts for children. All gifts limited to $1 value. Members are requested to call Mrs. J. C. Clubb at HO 2-3323 and let her know what kind of covered dish you plan to bring. Nahunta Loses Two Games To Blackshear The Nahunta Wildcats and Wild cattets traveled to Blackshear Fri day Dec. 4. The final score of the girl’s game was Blackshear 52, Nahunta 43. The final score for the boy’s game was Blackshear 60, Nahunta 33. The girls playing for Nahunta were Martha Thomas with 13 points, Catherine Johns 25 points, Brenda Allen 3 points, Dale Sloan 2 points, Evelyn Wainright, Iris Proctor, Gail Riggins, Barbara Wiggins, Sharon Griffin, Linda Burden, and Melinda Wilson. Playing for the Nahunta boy's were Jeff Morgan with 14 points, Joey Strickland 9 points, John Jones 7 points, Billy Rowell 2 points, Dennis Raulerson 1 point, Hymerick Thomas, William Hur sey, Gene Crews, Michael Lee, and Gary Willis. The Nahunta “B” Team beat Blackshear 28-20 in the opening game. Larry Proctor scored 7 points, Gene Crews 8 points, Car vella King 6 points, Gary Willis 5 points, and Michael Lee 2 points. Danny Thornton, Greg Middleton, and Mike Rowell also played. Cloverleaf 4-H Food Class Met Tuesday The Cloverleaf Foods and Nu trition Class held its first meet ing Tuesday, Dec. 8 at the home of Barbara Allen. This first meeting was mainly to divide the large group into smaller groups, so that they could work better. Projects which the groups will be working on were discussed. Those present were Jana Jones, Karen Hendrix, Mary Robinson, Kathy Middleton, Joyce Murray, Janice Middleton, Jessie Clubb, Melanie Stallings, Sylvia Schmitt, Barbara Hickox, Judy Johns, Sandy Brooker, Wanda Morgan, Andelyn Parse, Marcia Thrift, Jo Nell Roberson, Cindy Raulerson Ann Rowell, Debbie Patten, Cla rice Smith, Brenda Johns, Denise Smith and Rebra Montague. Barbara Allen furnished refresh ments for the group. Their next meetings will be Tuesday, Dec. 15, and Thursday, Dec. 17. Barbara Allen, leader. Brantley 4-H Club Council Met Thursday The Brantley County Council met Thursday, December 3, at the Hortense School Auditorium. Refreshments were served by the Hortense and Live Oak 4-H Clubs. The meeting was called to or der by our girl’s vice-president. Jane Wilson. Ae report of the 4-H rally was given by Barbara Allen. Jesse Walker gave a report of the fair. Minutes were read by our secre tary-treasurer, Melinda Wilson Our treasurer’s report was also given by Melinda Wilson. The group was divided into three sections with Jane Wilson Melinda Wilson and Barbara Al len in charge of each. 'Die group' discussed and listed things which would improve our County Coun cil. The group again assembled and discussed each of the sug gestions listed. Barbara Allen, reporter. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Polling Places Fixed for Farmers To Vote on Tobacco Sales Quotas Ellis Reelected Hoboken Mayor Veteran Mayor Tom Ellis was re-elected by voters in the city election Wednesday Dec. 2. Ellis was top vote-getter in the three-man race at Hoboken. He polled 83 votes to 41 for C. W. Easterling and 33 for L. E. Dickerson. Hoboken voters also chose six aidermen. Ira Thomas and Nolan Davis were re-elected to the Board of Aidermen in a field of seven can didates. Other aidermen elected and their vote totals were Huey R. Ham, 137; Eugene Wylie, 137; P. L. Buie, 126; Olen Jacobs, 88. Acie Hutchinson, seventh min in the aldermanic race, received 74 votes. The mayor and aiderman will be sworn into office Jan. 1, 1965. Births Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Bat ten announce the birth of a little boy on Dec. 3 weighing eight pounds and fifteen oun ces. He has been named Wil liam Bradford. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Albrit ton announce the arrival of a little girl on Dec. 7 weighing seven pounds and nine ounces. She will be called Eugenia Elizabeth. Mr. and Mrs. Don Mathie an nounce the birth of a baby girl on Tuesday, Dec. 8. The little girl weighed six pounds and fourteen ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crews an nounce the arrival of a baby girl on Dec. 9. She weighed seven pounds and five and one-half ounces. Nahuuta Wins Three Games From Patterson Nahunta won three games here Tues., Dec. 8. The boy’s “B” Team score was 41-29, the Varsity Girl’s game was won 36-25, and the Varsity Boy’s game was won 80-40. In the girl’s game Martha Thomas scored 14 points, Brenda Allen scored 12 points, and Cathe rine Johns scored 10 points. Iris Proctor, Gail Riggins, Dale Sloan, and Barbara Wiggins did an ex cellent job of defensing. The for wards iso had good team work. In the boy’s game Jeff Mor gan scored 20 points, John Jones 16 points, Joey Strickland 14 points. Billy Rowell 10 points, and Dennis Raulerson. Also playing were William Hur sey 7 points, Freddie Hendrix 4 points, Carvella King 4 points, Hy merick Thomas 2 points. Michae ! Lee 2 points, Derwin Drury 1 point, Gary Willis and Mike Ro well. The boys did good defensive and offensive work. Our next game is Dec. 15 with Darien. FLUE-CURED TOBACCO Acreage and Production 1954 and 1964 Acres Production LBS. i 044 10c 1,042,200 1,314 (Mi | ) (Mil.) ■■■ Him 1954 1964 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE la 1964 Ihara wot anly 60 ocrai al Saa-curad tobacco for aoch 100 mm Im yaan ega, teal Iba yradadlaa w SO ■UUm yound« bighar./ Subscription Price and Tax Inside county $2.58 Outside county, in state $3.09 Outside state $3.00 Polling places for the Decem ber 15 referendum on marketing quotas for the next three crops of flue-cured tobacco have been designated by the Brantley Coun ty Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee as fol lows: Polling places will be the same for county elections at Na hunta, Hickox, Hortense, Hoboken and Schlatterville. The polls will be open from 8:00 A. M. until 6:00 P. M. Committee Chairman George Dykes points out that notices of farm acreage allotments have been mailed to all flue-cured to bacco farm operators so that they may know what their 1965 allotments are in advance of the referendum. Under a quota pro gram, the allotments are annou nced annually, for one year at a time. If at least two-thirds of the growers voting in the referendum vote YES, quotas and allotments will be in effect for the 1965, 1966, and 1967 crops of flue-cured to bacco. Penalties for marketing ex cess tobacco will also be in effect, and price support will be avail able to growers who do not ex ceed their farm allotments. If marketing quotas are not ap proved, that is, if more than one third of those voting vote NO, there will be no quotas or penal ties, and no price support on the 1965 crop of flue-cured tobacco. In that event, another referendum would be held next year on quotas for the following three crops. Chairman Dykes urges all flue cured tobacco growers to vote on this important question. Roscoe Dean to Speak at Nahunta Monday Night Roscoe Dean, state senator el e c t, announces that he will speak at the Brantley County courthouse Monday night, Decem ber 14, at 7.30 on problems of leg islation at the January session of the legislature. The citizens are invited to hear him and are urged by him to ex press opinions and give sugges tions on what they want done in the way of legislation. Dean says he will place a sug gestion box at the courthouse, at the city hall and at every voting precinct in the county. Nahunta Men Win Cage Tilt Against Darien Nahunta men’s basketball team took a game from Darien by a score of 83 to 72, with Layton Johns as the high scor er with 34 points. Leroy Ham hit with 22 points and Terry Allen made 20 points. Lee Ramsey added seven points for the total of 83 for Nahunta. Other players were Claude Smith, Bobby Chancey, John ny Cleland, Wain Brooker and Wayne Rowell. Nahunta will play Darien again on the Nahunta court Monday night, Dec. 14.