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VOLUME 47 — NUMBER 53
Sanders Proclaims Robert Page Day Jan. 6
NOW—in Georgias Public Schools
BY BERNICE McCULLAR
Director of Information, State Department of Education
Part 6 of a Series
WHO'S TEACHING NOW?
Georgia has almost forty thou
sand teachers for its million
children in the public schools.
Most of them - 49 percent - have
college degrees. There are some,
either nearing retirement or work
ing on their degrees, who have
not. in 1964, only 411 had as lit
tle as 2 years of college.
The state board of education de
creed sometime ago that when
schools opened in September, 19-
64, ninety-four per cent of the
teachers must be teaching in the
field for which they prepared in
college to teach. By September
1965, 98 percent must be in field.
The state provides summer
grants to help teachers who can
qualify for them to go back to
college. These were started sev
eral years ago, but the money
ran out. About $400,000 is being
budgeted for it now. The grants
are S3OO for six weeks and $450
for a full summer. They are paid
through the local system when
the teacher goes back to work the
next year.
The sixth year certificate has
helped Georgia teachers. Set up
by the state department of edu
cation under the guidance of the
state superintendent, it carries a
thousand dollar state raise in sal
ary. The teacher who holds this
certificate and is now in her four
th year of teaching, gets a state
salary of $5656 this year; if she
is beginning her 15th year and
has this 6th year certificate, she
gets $6296.
About half of the state’s 196 lo
cal school systems pay their
teachers local supplements. They
have the least trouble getting
teachers.
A highly successful move to get
bright young teachers into Geor
gia classrooms is the future
teacher scholarship program set
up in 1959. The state already had
scholarships for future doctors.
The need for good teachers was
equally urgent. Now a bright
young high school graduate who
is in the upper 20 percent of his
class, makes a high score on his
college board exams, and has a
talent for teaching, can get up to
SIOOO a year for 4 years to go
to college. He does not have to
pay a dime of it back if he
teaches in Georgia. He must agree
to teach at least 3 years in this
state. The program was guided
in its first years by Mrs. S. C.
Patterson of Homerville, a former
county school superintendent,
then with the education depart
ment and now with Shorter Col
lege. Ray Cleere is now in charge
of the program. The current bud
get for this is $600,000. It has
paid rich dividends. Already it
has helped put nearly 500 of the
state’s ablest young men and wo
men into Georgia classrooms, and
there will be 800 more in colleges
on this program before this year
is over.
Teacher institutes and teacher
guides have deme much for the
upgrading of Georgia teachers.
With the new educational televi
sion network, they are getting
help, too. A television series on
how to teach reading, taped by
Dr. Ira Aaron of the University
of Georgia, now has more than
14,000 Georgia teachers enrolled.
This grew out of the reading pro
gram held last summer to stem
Georgia’s dropouts. Dr. Claude
Purcell, state superintendent of
schools, set up and got money
for a program to hire 400 teach
ers to work with 6,000 first grad
ers in small groups.
Research shows that the thing
most dropouts have in common
is reading difficulty. They can’t
read, they get frustrated, fail and
drop out. Many local systems
were enthusiastic about it, and
hired more teachers locally. A
bout 9,000 children learned to
read Dr. Purcell pointed out that
this could be done for S4O a child,
whereas it would cost the state
over S3OO if he had to repeat a
grade because he couldn’t read,
and cost society more if he drop
ped out because of it
The state’s educational televi
sion teachers currently are these:
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
WHO'S TEACHING NOW?
State employees
Miss Gween Miles, Mathema
tics
Mrs. Clara Howell, Science
Mrs. Yvonne Wright, Spanish
Mr. Max Wilson, Science
Supervisor of Music, DeKalb
County
Mrs. Rosemary Kolpatski, Mus
ic
Atlanta, WETV
Miss Annie Frances Flanigan,
Science
Lee Franks, formerly with na
tional educational television in
New York, joined the education
department in June to head this
program. With him are associa
ted Ed Crudup, who supervises
the operation and construction of
stations and classroom utilization;
and Harvey Aderhold, chief en
gineer. Stations already on the
air are WXGA at Waycross, WG
TV at Athens, WVAN at Pem
broke and WJSP at Pine Moun
tain. The next three built will be
at Chatsworth, Wrens and Coch
ran.
The teacher’s job is more de
manding today than ever, a s
knowledge doubles every decade,
and they must keep up with new
developments in their teaching
field. A recent decree of the state
board of education that teachers
must be on the job at the school
house 8 hours a day, and in ac
tive teaching or professional jobs
200 days a year, created a com
motion. It has not yet subsided,
but there are varying views on
the issues.
Dr. M. D. Collins, who was
state superintendent of schools for
25 years (from 1933 until his re
tirement in 1958) thinks Georgia
teachers are better qualified, as
well as better paid. He can re
member when teachers got $12.50
a week, and even when there was
no money at all in the treasury
to pay them. Dr. Collins himself,
started his half century career
in education in a one-room school
near Choestoe (“where the rabbit
danced’’ said the Indians.) He
taught 81 pupils in a one-room
school. One of them was Chief
Justice W. H. Dickworth of the
Georgia Supreme Court. Dr. Col
lins once taught 13 school months
in one year. They were school
months of 20 days. School terms
were short in 1905, about 2 or 3
months a year. When he finished
at one school, he went to another.
Besides teaching on Saturdays, he
preached on Sundays.
Many Georgia teachers have at
tended the institute set up with
funds provided by the National
Defense Education Act. This us
ually provides $75. a week, plus
sls for each dependent, and col
lege fees paid to the institution.
Dr. Purcell has suggested that an
excellent way to enrich teaching
all over the nation - and to a
void the Congressional difficulties
that prevent passing a general
education bill - would be to pro
vide for more institutes for teach
ers in all subjects, in both the
public and the private schools.
A curious situation existing in
the Georgia teacher situation is
the insistence of prospective
teachers in preparing to teach in
high school, when the acute need
is for elementary teachers - and
the pay is the same. Ted Owens,
supervisor of teacher certification
points out that an example of
this is to be seen among the 19-
64 graduates of the state’s 18 col
leges that graduated 1,611 teach
ers last year, of whom 618 were
elementary grade teachers and
993 high school teachers.
Georgia’s classroom teachers do
a great deal for themselves. They
have weekend work sessions; they
hold professional conferences, and
they take an active interest in
educational organizations like the
Georgia Education Association.
Jim Williams of Jonesboro i s
their president this year. One of
their number, Mrs. Thelma Davis
a first grade teacher from Grif
fin, heads the national classroom
teacher department of the NEA
and is traveling all over the land
this year talking about education.
She also, telling of the pheno
menal educational progress that
is being made in Georgia.
The state’s classroom teachers
are now using more and more of
the state’s educational television
facilities. They can help with mu
sic, art, foreign languages, Geor
gia history, science, through the
state’s educational television sta
tions. Eventually, there will be
10 of these, and every classroom
in the state will be covered by
them. Asked if she feared tele
vision might replace her, one of
the state’s best classroom teach
ers scoffed, “Any teacher who
can be replaced by television
should have been replaced long
ago.”
Mrs. Minnie
Dowling Died
Sat., Dec. 26
Mrs. Minnie Harris Dowling, 70,
of Route 2, Nahunta passed a
way Saturday morning, Decem
ber 26, at Memorial Hospital in
Waycross following a short ill
ness and her death brought per
sonal sorrow to a large host of
relatives and friends throughout
this section.
Mrs. Dowling was born in
Wayne, now Brantley, county and
was the daughter of the late Evan
B. and Julia Wainright Harris.
She received her education in the
schools of the county and was a
devoted member of the Nahunta
Baptist Church.
She was twice married, first to
the late Audrey Johns. Follow
ing his death, she was married to
Willard M. (Bob) Dowling, who
preceded her in death some years
ago.
Survivors include one daugh
ter, Mrs. S. K. Allen of Nahunta;
one son, Glynwood Dowling, of
Nahunta; one sister, Mrs. A. T.
Rowell of Nahunta; two step
daughters, Mrs. B. F. Stone and
Mrs. B. G. Knight, both of Pom
pano Beach, Fla.
Nine grandchildren, several
nieces, nephews and other rela
tives also survive.
Funeral services were held at
three o’clock Monday afternoon,
December 28, from the Nahunta
Baptist Church with the pastor,
the Rev. Cecil F. Thomas, con
ducting the rites in the presence
of a large number of sorrowing
relatives and friends.
The body lay in state in the
church for one hour prior to ser
vices.
Interment followed in the Hic
kox Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers were the
Messrs. Cecil Moody, Virgil Al
len, Roy Ham, Jesse Lee, John
Wilson and D. F. Herrin.
The many beautiful floral of
ferings attested to the 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.
Farmers Asked to
Sign up for ACP
Cost-Sharing
The period for filing requests
for cost-sharing for 1965 practices
is from January 4, 1965 to Janu
ary 29, 1965, according to George
Dykes, Chairman of the Brant
ley County ASC Committee. Re
quests should be filed at the ASCS
County Office.
All farmers who need 1965 ACP
cost-sharing are urged to file their
request during the sign-up in or
der that their request will be con
sidered by the County Committee
before the funds are exhausted.
Paint a Face
At Halloween many children
wear face masks which may block
their vision in traffic. An alterna
tive, says Miss Lucile Higginbo
tham, head of the Cooperative Ex
tension Service health department,
would be to paint disguises on
their faces with rouge, lipstick,
eyebrow pencil, and eyeshadow.
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Dec. 31, 1964
ROBERT PAGE
National Vice-President of
Future Farmers of America
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Herrin and
children, Ernie and Lisa, of Jack
son Heights, N. Y„ visited Mr.
Herrin’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Herrin of Nahunta a week
during the Christmas holidays.
They left for home Saturday, Dec.
26.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Barnard
had as their dinner guests Christ
mas day, Friday, Mr. and Mrs.
Dan Atkinson and children Dana
and Danny, Denise and David, of
Kingsland; Mr. and Mrs. Lin
ton Brooker and children Tim,
Ronnie and Michael of Brunswick;
Mr. and Mrs. Wilder Brooker and
children Jack, Sandra, Derwin
and Terry of Nahunta; and Mr.
Otis Boone of Nahunta.
• • •
Guy Chambless 111 has returned
to school in Cincinnati, Ohio, after
spending the Christmas holidays
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Guy Chambless, Jr.
• * *
Brantley County Ordinary
Claude Smith is in the Waycross
Hospital recuperating from sur
gery from gall bladder trouble.
* ♦ »
Rev. and Mrs. L. J. Edgy had
as their visitors for Christmas
their daughter, Jane, of Due
West, S. C. their son, Jim of
Alexandria, Va., and other mem
bers of Mrs. Edgy's family; Mr.
and Mrs. D. L. Humphries, Sr.
and Dwight Humphries of West
Palm Beach, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs.
J. J. Lambert, Merritt Island,
Fla.; Mrs. Cary Bass, Augusta,
Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hunt and
sons, Macon; Mr. and Mrs. O. L.
Ware and children, Augusta; and
other guests over the weekend
were Mr. and Mrs. Charles May
berry of Haines City, Fla.
Visitors of Mrs. Alice High
smith for the holidays were Mr.
and Mrs. Connie Harrison and
family, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. High
smith and family, Mr. and Mrs.
John B. Highsmith, all of Bruns
wick; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Spell
and family of Indiantown, Fla.;
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Craven and
son, Warner Robins, Ga.; and Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Spell and son and
Mrs. Spell’s parents of Hazlehurst.
♦ ♦ ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilson
and son, Mike, spent the holidays
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Calhoun at Terrytown, Ga.
Boilermaker First Class Owen
K. Herrin Jr., USN, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Owen K. Herrin Sr. of
Route 1, Nahunta, is serving a
board the attack aircraft carrier
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, op
erating as a unit of the Sixth
Fleet in the Mediterranean.
• • »
On Friday, January 1 and Sat
urday, Jan 2 at 7:30 p. m. the
senior class of Nahunta High
School will present a beauty pag
eant. Friday night Little Miss
Nahunta Junior High will be
chosen. Saturday night Miss Na
hunta High will be chosen.
Rooting Cuttings?
If you are rooting cuttings from
shrubbery, don’t use cuttings
which are too long. This a com
mon error of many gardners, ac
cording to Gerald E. Smith, Ex
tension Service horticulturist.
Generally, a four- to six-inch cut
ting is desirable. Longer stems
are more difficult to root.
Executive Department
The State of Georgia
Robert Page Day
BY THE GOVERNOR:
WHEREAS: A native of Georgia, Robert Page of
Hoboken, Brantley County, has been elected National
Vice-President of the Future Farmers of America, an
organization of more than 400,000 farm youth
throughout the Nation, at their National Future
Farmers of America Convention in Kansas City, Mis
souri, and
WHEREAS: This young man has brought nation
wide attention toGeorgia and his home community,
and will continue, during his term in office, through
national tours and speaking engagements, to bring
honor and attention to his State and
WHEREAS: The character and personality of
Robert Page exemplifies the finest of Georgia’s youth
and his traits and deeds, as shown by his actions and
accomplishments at the age of twenty are most com
mendable, and
WHEREAS: He is widely recognized in Georgia
agricultural and educational circles, as well as by
the Georgia press, for his past accomplishments, in
cluding State FFA President in 1961-62; Valedictori
an of his graduating class of Hoboken High; Presi
dent of his local FFA Chapter; outstanding agricul
tural student; the raising of 100 bushels of corn per
acre for four consecutive years; and
WHEREAS: The splendid record and accomplish
ments of this Georgia youth deserves the recognition
and acclaim of his fellow Georgians, now
THEREFORE: I, Carl E. Sanders, Governor of
Georgia, do hereby proclaim January 6, 1965, as
“ROBERT PAGE DAY” in Georgia, and urge all
citizens to observe this day in recognition of Robert
Page and youth like him, who, even now, are making
Georgia a better State in which to live.
In Witness Whereof, I have set my hand and caus
ed the Seal of the Executive Department to be affix
ed. This 18th day of December, 1964.
Carl E. Sanders,
Governor of Georgia
Dance and Music
Show Postponed
The Square Dance and Coun
try Music Show scheduled for
New Years Eve, Dec. 31 at
Brantley Recreation Center has
been postponed until Friday, Jan.
22.
There will be a dance New
Years Night, Friday, Jan. 1.
from 9:30 p. m. to midnight.
Music by THE SPARKLES.
75? each for high school stu
dents and $1.25 each for adults.
There will also be a dance Fri
day, Jan. 8 from 9.30 until 12:00
o’clock with THE ROYALS from
Waycross. 75? each for high
school students and $1.25 each for
adults. (Adv.)
Kindergarten to
Start at Methodist
Church Monday Jan. 4
Mrs. Janet Brooker will start a
kindergarten class at the Metho
dist Church Monday, Jan. 4, with
children four and five years old.
The hours will be from 8:30 a.
m. until 11:30 a. m. The kinder
garten is for children of all de
nominations. Registration begins
at the church Tuesday, Dec. 29, at
two until five o’clock in the af
ternoon.
Bank to Close
Thursday and
Friday This Week
The Citizens Bank at Nahunta
will be closed Thursday and Fri
day, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, it is
announced by G. T. Brantley.
The bank will remain open
Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 30,
but will close Thursday and Fri
day because of end-of-year book
keeping reports. The bank will
reopen Saturday, Jan. 2, until
noon.
Proclamation
Foerman Family
Holds Reunion
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Foerman
of Nahunta were honored with a
family reunion on Christmas day,
with all their children present and
all the inlaws except one who is
serving in the U. S. Navy.
All grandchildren were present
also. Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. R. C. Crews and children
Cindy, Carroll, Jr., David and
Mark, of Palatka, Fla.; Mrs. J. J.
Ross and sons Keith, Michel and
Kevin, of Jacksonville; Mr. and
Mrs. Marvin Chesser and son
Greg of Jacksonville; and Mr.
and Mrs. Woody Mancil and
children Debby and Lynn of Na
tional City, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Foerman, Jr., of Jackson
ville; Mr. and Mrs. David Wat
ers «nd son Davie of Savannah
also Odetha and Paul.
Nahunta High School
Basketball Schedule
HOME GAMES
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
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
Hoboken High School
Basketball Schedule
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
Tues., Feb. 16, Patterson Here
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
National Vice-President
Os FFA to Be Honored at
Big Program at Hoboken
Walker-Lewis
Miss Patricia Walker, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walker of
Waynesville, became the bride of
Mr. Evan J. Lewis, Jr., son of
Mrs. Evan Lewis and the late
Evan J. Lewis, on Thursday even
ing, Dec. 24, at the Waynesville
Baptist Church with the Rev. L.
J. Edgy, uncle of the bride, per
forming the ceremony.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore an ankle
length dress of white lace over
satin. Her short veil was attach
ed to a tiara of seed pearls.
She carried a white Bible topped
with white carnations.
Mrs. Terry Thomas, the brides
maid, wore a street length dress
of aqua blue taffeta with match
ing accessories. She carried a
bouquet of white carnations.
The rites were performed be
fore a background of magnolia
leaves with arrangements of white
carnations and gladioli.
Carroll Chancey of Nahunta was
best man. The ushers were David
Edgy, Eddy Rowe, Johnny Walk
er and Robert Chancey.
The mother of the bride wore a
blue textured suit with co-ordin
ated blouse and a corsage of
white carnations. The mother of
the groom was attired in a wine
wool knit suit with a corsage of
white carnations.
After receiving the guests in
the vestibule of the church the
young couple left for a brief wed
ding trip. For the trip the bride
wore a red wool suit.
Mr. Lewis will return to his
post in Topeka, Kansas Jan. 1,
where he is stationed in the Air
Force. His wife will join him
there later in the month.
How to Plant Dogwoods
An important part of "Make
Georgia Beautiful Week,” sche
duled for January 24-30, will be
the planting of over 300,000 dog
wood seedlings throughout the
state.
How the young trees are planted
will have a lot to do with their
survival, and how well they grow
and flower in the future.
Gerald E. Smith, Extension
Service horticulturist — floricul
ture and nursery, offers the fol
lowing tips on dogwood planting,
including everything from when
and where to fertilization.
When To Plant
The best time to plant dog
woods is during the dormant per
iod of the winter months. In Geor
gia this is from November
through February.
Where To Plant
Avoid areas where there is poor
water drainage. The root system
will not tolerate poor aeration.
Dogwoods will grow in full sun,
but they have a better chance of
survival if they receive some
shade during part of the day.
However, the trees will not flow
er as heavily if they are located
in full summer shade.
Soil Preparation
Dogwoods can be grown best
by duplicating the conditions un
der which they thrive in nature.
They are usually found in a well
drained, acid soil which is high
in organic matter.
In the woods the root system
is located close to the surface of
the ground, but it is amply pro
tected by a natural mulch of
leaves.
Seldom is the soil in Georgia
yards in the best physical condi
tion for dogwoods. It can be a
mended, however, by the addition
of some form of organic matter.
Peat moss is an excellent source
of organic matter. Others are de
composed leaf mold from the
woods and composted leaves from
the yard. If the dogwoods are fer
tilized with enough nitrogen,
sawdust can be used successfully
as a soil amendment.
Generally speaking, one-third
organic matter to two-thirds soil
is a good ratio. The organic ma
terial should be mixed with the
soil thoroughly for best results.
Subscription Price
and Tax
Inside county $2.58
Outside county, in state $3.09
Outside state $3.00
Speaking and
Barbecue to
Feature Affair
“Robert Page Day” has been
proclaimed by Governor Carl
Sanders for Wednesday, Jan. 6,
and Brantley County and all Geor
gia will honor the young man
from Hoboken with a big speak
ing program and barbecue be
cause of his election as vice
president of the National Future
Farmers of America.
Robert was elected National
Vice-president of the FFA at the
recent national convention at
Chicago. He is a past-president of
the Georgia State FFA.
Walter Harrison, manager of
the Georgia Rural Electric Mem
bership Corp., will be the main
speaker for the Robert Page Day
program, which will be held at
the Hoboken High School gymnas
ium at 3:00 o’clock in the after
noon, Jan. 6.
Others to take part in the pro
gram will include leaders of the
FFA in Georgia, representatives
of the State Department of Educa
tion and other state and national
figures.
A barbecue dinner will be serv
ed following the speaking pro
gram.
Governor Sanders’ proclamation
on the Robert Page Day stated
that: “The splendid record and
accomplishments of this young
man have brought national pub
licity to his community; therefore
he deserves the recognition and
acclaim of his fellow Georgians.”
Planting Depth
To have the desirable soil mix
ture in the area around the root
system, it is necessary to dig a
large hole. This is true even when
a very small dogwood (seedling)
is planted. A hole 18 inches wide
and 12 inches deep is a good size.
Care should be taken to plant
dogwoods the proper depth. They
often are planted too deep. This
can retard growth or even kill
the plant. Do not plant any deep
er than the tree grew in the nur
sery.
Planting
Place enough of the new soil
mixture in the bottom of the
hole to obtain the proper depth
for the dogwood. Cover the root
system, then firm or settle the
soil with a foot.
Mound a ring of soil two feet
out from the trunk of the young
tree. This will act as a reservoir
for water when it is added later.
Mulch the plant with pine straw,
wood chips, sawdust, old leaves,
or a similar mulching material.
This will insure a more even soil
moisture around the root system.
The mulch should be one to two
inches deep after settling, and
should extend at least two feet
out from the trunk. After mulch
ing, water thoroughly.
Staking
Place three stakes a few inches
from the trunk of the tree to pro
vide protection from lawn mow
ers. Skinned areas on the trunk
provide an entrance for dogwood
borers which can later kill the
tree.
Summer Care
Survival of dogwoods will de
pend on enough water being pro
vided during the first growing
season. During dry periods the
trees should be watered at least
once a week. And give them a
thorough soaking — not just a
surface application.
Fertilization
It is not necessary to add fer
tilizer at planting time. Fertilize
lightly after growth has begun
in the spring. Apply not over one
half cup of a balanced fertilizer,
such as 6-12-12, 5-12-12 or 5-10-15,
for each inch in diameter of the
trunk at ground level.
