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Newspaper Page TextNotify this newspaper when your address changes. VOLUME 48 - NUMBER 10 Nahunta Baptist Church Youth Week Will Begin Sunday Night, March 14 Youth Week, a week in which special training for the work of the church is given our young people, will be sponsored by the Training Union of the Baptist Church of Nahunta. Mrs. Ira F. Brown, Jr., is chairman of this work, assisted by Mr. Albert Kennington, Mrs. Dan Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. Jim my Dubberly and Miss Lillie Ruth Thomas. The young people will have active parts in the program, be ginning Sunday night, March 14, to continue through Sunday night, March 21, are General Officers: Hymerick Thomas, youth pastor; Wayne Dußose, clerk; Estelle Highsmith, treasurer; Jack Brooker, music director; Wayne Patten, associate song leader; Martha Thomas, organist; and Judy Thrift, pianist. Deacons for youth week are Pryce Brooker, Wayne Patten, Hilton Dowling, William Hersey, Dennis Raulerson, Wayne Moody and Oliver Highsmith. Ushers who will serve for three services are Bobby Warren, Doug las Purcell, Tommy Tucker, Dan ny Moody, William Hersey, Den nis Raulerson, Donnie Sasser and Wayne Dußose. Pryce Brooker, Michael Dowling, Gregg Stewart, Danny Thornton, with Wendell Herrin and Gregg Loyd assisting. Tommy Graham is Sunday school superintendent; Bob Long training union director, Linda Riggins, secretary, and Linda Burden, song leader. Barbara Al len, W. M. U. president, and, Pryce Brooker, Brotherhood president. Choral and organizational work will include Linda Hersey, Anne Long, Dianne Morgan, Judy Highsmith, Linda Dowling, Bren da and Barbara Allen, Martha Burden, Gail Riggins, Sharon Griffin, Beth Herrin, Sandra Rig gins, Deborah Ham, Deborah Johns, Patsy Patten, Kaye and Faye Allen, Linda Hardin, Mary Beth Loyd, Lynette Jones, John nie Ruth Burden. Soloists will be Linda Burden and Donna Tucker. The public is invited to come and join with this Youth Week for Christ, March 14 thru 21, es pecially, Sunday night, the 14th, and both services on March 21. The spring revival will be held April 4 through 11. Chapters Elect Girl and Boy Os the Month Cheryl Piirdom and Benny Thomas have been selected by the Nahunta FFA-FHA Chapters as the girl and boy of the month for March. Cheryl has been a member of the F. H. A. for three years, serving as first vice-president this year. Cheryl was a member of the Tri-Hi-Y in her Sophomore year and served as social chair man for the club. She is a seven year member of the 4-H Club and a two-year member of the Glee Club. Cheryl was voted the “Most Courteous” girl in the Senior Superlatives. Cheryl is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Moultrie Purdom of Raybon. Benny has been in the F. F. A. for four years. He has achieved the Green Hand, Junior Farmer, and Georgia Planter’s degree in F. F. A. He has been on the livestock judging team for the past three years. Benny is an ac tive 4-H Club member and is cur rently serving as vice-president for the 4-H County Council. He is a three year member of the Hi- Y. Benny served as manager for the boys’ basketball team this season. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Thomas of Hickox. Reporter, Linda Riggins Births Mr. and Mrs. George Randall Lee of Nahunta announce the birth of a daughter on March 5 at The Brantley Medical Clinic. She weighed seven pounds and five ounces and has been named Kathy Ger trude. Mrs. Lee is the former Miss Gertrude Warner of Waynesville. BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Big Basketball Game Between Young and Old The Methodist Youth Choir has challenged the Methodist parents to a basketball game Monday evening, March 15, at 7:30 at the high school gym nasium. The warm-up session begins at 7:00 P. M. The older youth will serve as time keepers, score keepers and cheer leaders. Standing by in case of any emergency by the rusty par ents will be nurse, Mrs. Becky Griner and Dr. J. L. Walker. The youth team is coached by James Harris and Robert Griner. The parents will be coached by their fellow team mates from the bench. The same official will be Lee K. Ramsey. There is no admission charge. All interested persons are in vited to attend. Too Close Many timberland owners may be spacing their newly planted pine seedlings too close, according to Extension foresters at the Uni versity of Georgia. They say a spacing of 6 by 10 feet or 8 by 8 feet seems to be about as close as needed for good production. Senator Dean Announces State Aid for 3 Cities ATLANTA — State Senator Ros coe Dean of Jesup has announced that the “state aid to towns and cities” section of the Appropria tions Act has now passed both the House and Senate. The bill, which Senator Dean supported, provides money for improvements of city road and streets, and in no way takes a way any state aid from mainten ance and repair of county roads as provided by the county road contract system. * State grants in the amounts of $6 million for 1955 and $9.3 for 1966 have been earmarked for towns and cities under this bill. The City of Nahunta in Brant ley County will receive $3,000 in 1965 and $4,659 in 1966. Hoboken will receive $3,000 in 1965 and $4,659 in 1966; Hickox, $426 in 1965 and $662 in 1966. Senator Dearr, who has pin pointed his activities to statewide economy and tax-saving meas ures, has asked two of his House colleagues to introduce tax-reduc ing measures of special interest to Dean. Any revenue measures must be introduced in the House of Representatives, and at Sena tor Dean’s urging bills have been introduced to remove the state sales tax from prescription medi cines and to remove the state to bacco tax of 3? placed on cigar ettes last year. Dean says, “we are meeting some opposition on these bills from administration sources, but the bills are pending and we hope to have them passed through the Legislature by the 1966 session.” Senator Dean said he “was pleased by passage in both houses of the sales tax rebate to mer chants.” A bill that Dean sup ported, this will help defray the cost to the merchants of the state of collecting the state sales tax. A bill introduced by Senator Dean, which would provide that child abandonment be made a felony instead of a misdeamean or and punishable by imprison ment instead of a fine, was pass ed by the Senate this week un animously. On this score. Dean said, “I am pleased to have got ten this bill through. It will, J feel sure, reduce the number of *ragic cases of abandonment in our state. It will also reduce the a'ready overwhelming load on our taxpavers, since last year over $1 million was spent in state and county funds for support of these unfortunate children.” Another tax saving bill, which Senator Dean supported and spoke for, passed the Senate this week and is now being consider ed by the Governor. This repre sents a $4 million tax break, and provides that “personal clothing and effects, household furniture, furnishings, equipment and other personal property used within the home, tools and implements of Hortense Citizens Organize for Improvement Citizens of the Hortense community have organized a Civic Improvement Commit tee for the purpose of general improvement of conditions in the community. One object of the committee is to try to provide some means of fighting fires. A number of houses have burned down in the Hortense community dur ing the last few years. Officers of the committee Mack Carver, chairman; Billy Wainright, co-chairman; Ven ice Brooks, secretary-treasurer; Billy Wainright, publicity chairman. The maintenance committee is Rev. Charles Cox, Floyd Moody and Robert Smith. Rep. Tuten Asks Continuation of Fire Ant Program Representative J. Russell Tuten, Eighth Congressional District of Georgia, has urged the Secretary of Agriculture and the Chairman of the Ag riculture Subcommittee, Com mittee on Appropriations to give serious consideration to the restoration of funds for the Fire Ant Control Project. Congressman Tuten noted that fire ants are a real hazard in the State of Georgia and stated that continuation of the program is greatly needed. trade of manual laborers, and do mestic animals be exempt from all ad valorem taxation for state, county and municipal pur poses.” Such items are now ex empt from ad valorem taxation only up to S3OO. TTie Jesup senator said he is “strongly opposed” to a bill now being considered that would in crease the cost of hunting and fishing licenses. Said Dean about this bill: “I absolutely can not support a bill of this type which would increase the cost of one of the. few low-priced recreations 'eft to the average man and wo man of Georgia. They say these increased fees will go toward im provement of the State Game and Fish Department and imnroved wildlife facilities — both of them certainly worthy goals. I certain ly am for improvement for the Game and Fish Department; per haps even an investigation of it. But I cannot in good conscience vote to increase license fees- to accomplish it.” Bills have been introduced to increase the pay of legislators by $5,000 to SIO,OOO a year. Unalterably opposed to these measures. Senator Dean said: “I will never vote for a bill that would raise my own pay. I knew what my pay would be when I ran for this office, and I am not going to say now that I should get more money. I ran on an economy platform and I am still firmly standing on that idea. The taxpayers of this state simnly should not be asked to provide more money for their elected representatives who are suppos ed to be trying to save money.” Senator Dean had strong words about a recently enacted pension plan for a few state officials. Dean said, “This pension plan will cost the taxpayers of Geor gia at least $300,000 to provide in creased pension benefits for a few officials. These officials themselves will only have to pay a few thousand dollars into the olan. To my m : nd, this is no thing but pork-barreling legisla tion. We need all available funds for the betterment of the state and the people of the state. This money would be put to far bet ter use in such things as help for the mentally retarded, increased mental health measures, and ju venile delinquency problems than : n such a nonsensical, uncalled for item as a better pension plan for a few privileged state offi cials. The Jesup senator also stated that he had received word from Jim Gillis of the Highway De partment that several U. S. High ways in the Sixth Senatorial Dis trict would be four-laned as soon as funds were available. Senator Dean had requested the Highway Department to take action on these matters. (Adv.) The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, March 11, 1965 Pierce and Brantley in Reapportioned District ATLANTA — The Georgia Sen ate has approved 47-6 a House reapportionment bill which would place Pierce and Brantley Coun ties in a district for election of a state representative. Two amendments to the bill were offered in the Senate — both affecting counties which will get more seats. A vote on the final bill was expected Wednes day of this week. Gov. Carl Sanders hopes to sign the bill as quickly as possible so he can take it before the federal court which ordered the reap portionment while the legislature is still in session. Final adjourn ment is scheduled for Friday. Still at issue is the portion of the bill setting dates for the special election necessary to ac complish House reseating before next January. As the bill now reads, the Democratic primary would be held April 21, the Republican pri mary April 28 and the general election May 26. Signup Totals Reported for Grain Program As of March 4, 135 farms in Brantley County had been signed up for participation in the 1965 feed grain program, George Dykes, Chairman, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee has announc ed. County farms eligible to take part in the program total 457. Eligible farms are those which grew one or more of the three feed grains, corn, grain sorg hum, or barley during the pro gram’s base years, 1959 and 1960. County feed grain acreage sign ed up for diversion through the program now totals 2,057 acres of corn. The diversion will be from base acreages of 2,791 acres or 74 percent of the base, on the signed farms. Base acreage for all eligible feed grain farms in Brantley County totals 7,211 acres. The chairman explained that the 1965 feed grain program in general is similar to that for 1964. Growers may participate by diverting at least 20 percent of their feed grain base acreage and devoting it to conserving use. In return, they become eligible for acreage diversion payments, price-support payments, and loans on their entire 1965 pro duction of corn, grain sorghum, and barley. Mr. Dykes reminds farmers that the program signup now un derway at the county office will extend through March 26. He urges an early signup as the best way to avoid the delays and crowded office conditions which could develop as the deadline nears. FHA Members to Attend District Meet Saturday Six members of the Nahunta High School Chapter of Fu ture Hcinemakers will attend the semi-annual meeting of Future Homemakers in south- east Georgia on Saturday, March 13, at Washington County High School in Sand ersville. Those attending will be Me linda Wilson, Gail Bennett, Deborah Rhoden, Beth Herrin. Sandra Riggins, and Edith Middleton. Accompanying the groun will be Miss Nancy Brown, high school home eco nomics teacher. The program, highlighting the theme, “We The Future Homemakers,” will emphasize the purposes of the organiza tion and values resulting from participation. Sponsored by the Vocational Home Economics of the State Department of Education. The Georgia Asso ciation of Future Homemakers is composed of over twenty three thousand Georgia high school home economics stu dents from more than 320 high schools. Mrs. J. Mac Barber serves as adviser for the pro gram. Senator Dean Requests 301 Be Two-laned State senator Roscoe Dean his written to the Georgia Highway Department the fol lowing letter: Mr. Jim Gillis Members of the State Highway Board Highway Department Capitol Square Atlanta, Georgia Gentlemen: This letter is to inform you that I endorse and strongly support a move by citizens of my district to ask the High way Department to four-lane U. S. 301. I will deeply appreciate any cooperation and consideration you may give to this project in order that it may become a reality. With kindest personal re gards, I am Sincerely, ROSCOE DEAN, JR. Senator, District 6 RD /rj (Adv.) U. S. Flag Is Presented to High School An outstanding event of the season for Nahunta High was the presentation of a new United States flag for the school. The Faculty and student body marched out and formed a semi circle around the flag pole for the exercises. Mr. E. E. McNeal of Waycross presented the flag. The flag was presented to Mr. Sasser, Princi pal. Mr. McNeal spoke on the value of the home, the school, and the church in our lives and stressed the importance of our country. He challenged each student to be a good citizen and love and appre ciate America. The body sang “America,” and Rev. Cecil Thom as lead in prayer. Mr. Sasser, the principal, gratefully received the flag and responded with remarks of thanks. Two Outhouses Burn at Home Os Robersons Two outhouses near the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Roberson on route 2, Nahunta, were burned down Saturday, March 6. Mr. and Mrs. Roberson were not at home at the time. The fast help of neighbors saved the dwelling from burning. The outbuildings were in a few feet of the home. Eber Rhoden of the county forestry unit and people from Nahunta also assisted in pre venting the home from burn ing. It's National Peanut Week ATLANTA, GA. — Peanuts have long been honored in song, bace ball parks, nicknames — even comic strips — and from March 7 to the 13. they enjoy an entire week of their own. It’s National Peanut Week, and everybody should at least take r oeanut butter and jelly sandwich to lunch. Roasted, salted or in the ponu lar form of peanut butter. thR simple offering of the pea familv is used in a varety of wavs an' 1 comes in a varietv of forms. It’s been said that if a man has enough will power to eat on'v one salted peanut, he can do any thing — even stop smoking. So, test your will power — buv a peanut during National Peanut Week, March 7-13. Larry — Be careful with that gun. You just missed shooting me. Harry — Did I? I’m very sorry. CHERYL ANN KELLEY STAR Student Ct Brantley County MRS. CAROLYN KELLEY STAR Teacher Os Brantley County Personals Mrs. Nelle Sloan left Wed nesday for her home in Belle Fountaine, Ohio after spending a week with Mrs. Jos. B. trickland. * » * Mr. and Mrs. Roger Strick land of Houston, Texas have returned home after a visit wi h their mother, Mrs. Jos. B. Strickland. • * • Miss Carla Jean Bennett of Jacksonville spent the week end with her grandmother, Mrs. A. B. Brooker and sister, Miss Gail Bennett. Mr. Clifton Strickland is at home recuperating from an operation which he underwent in an Albany, Ga. hospital. He has been sick several weeks. He invites his friends to come by to see him. Cotton Pickers The number of mechanical cot ton pickers in Georgia increased from 204 in 1959 to 2,104 in 1963. The 2,104 mechanical harvesters, according to engineers with the University of Georgia Coopera tive Extension Service, were valu ed at s2l million. Atlanta's $ lB Million Stadium to Open with Games on April 9 Atlanta’s new $lB million stad ium, future “home of the Braves,” will be open for play for the first time with exhibition games between the Milwaukee Braves and the Detroit Tigers April 9, 10 and 11. Hailing record-time completion of this three-tiered circular struc ture on the city’s downtown peri meter, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution Magazine will pub lish Sunday, April 4, a special section devoted exclusively to the stadium. With a seating capacity of 51,- 500 for baseball, 57,100 for foot ball, the Atlanta stadium is wel comed as a recreational and eco nomic boon to the state. Its strategic location just south of a six-lane, three interstate highway connector and only six miles from the Atlanta Airport will draw sports fans from throughout the Southeast. Variety of sports offerings ranging from Major League baseball and pro fessional football to college games and rodeo will attract more than a million fans each year. Vacationers will include Georgia in their itineraries. In the special stadium section of The Atlanta Journal and Con stitution Magazine will be spec- OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA STAR Students, Teachers Named For Brantley County Schools Cheryl Ann Kelly has been named the 1965 STAR Student for the Brantley County school system area, the Nahunta Woman’s Club announced this week. The STAR Student is a senior at Hoboken High school. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Kelley of Hoboken. I The STAR Student then se lected her mother, Mrs. Caro , lyn Kelley, sth grade teacher at Hoboken School, as her STAR Teacher, the teacher who made the greatest contri bution to the student’s scholas tic achievement. Others in the Brantley County school system area named STAR Students for their individual high schools, and the STAR Teachers they named are Laverne Middleton of Nahunta High School and Mrs. Clara Highsmith, 6th grade teacher at Nahunta Grammar School. Laverne is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Middleton. Avoid Rush, Buy Auto Tags Now A log jam awaits those who delay until the midnight April 1 deadline to buy their 1965 motor vehicle license plates. Approximately 700,000 1965 li cense tags, less than half the number expected to be sold by midnight, April 1, have been sold in Georgia at this time. Those who fail to purchase a tag by the April 1 deadline are charged a penalty of SI.OO plus 20% of the price of the tag. All motor vehicle tags, except those for large trucks, are pur chased from the county tag a gent in ea;h county. License plates for large trucks are sold by the Motor Vehicle Unit, State Department of Revenue, State Of fice Building, Atlanta. Mr. Chappell urges those who have not purchased their 1965 license plates to avoid the last minute rush by buying their tags now.' Brantley Retail Sales Increase Retail sales in Georgia dur ing 1964 totaled $6,807,215,187 as compared to $6,103,313,383 during 1963, a Georgia State Chamber of Commerce survey showed today. Chamber Research Director James R. Blankenship noted that all but nine of the State’s 159 counties recorded increases over 1963. The business volume in Brantley County totaled $4,- 947,734 during 1964 as compar ed to $4,770,037 in 1963. tacular color photographs and ar ticles written especially for the section, including: “What the Stadium Will Mean.” to the city, Georgia and South east, by Mayor Ivan Allen; “Ma jor League All the Way,” by Jack Spalding, editor of The Atlanta Journal; “The Big Three,” about the men whe made it go, by Eu gene Patterson, editor of The At lanta Constitution; “The 1955 Braves,” by Jesse Outlar, sports editor of The Constitution; “High Times,” in the life of the Braves,” by Furman Bisher, Journal sports editor; “Georgia’s New Golden Sports Era,” by Jim Minter, executive sports editor of The Journal; “How the Stadium was Built,” by Bill Clark, Con stitution sports staff writer; “Highway Network and Parking Facilities,” by Journal staff writ er John Pennington: “Economic Impact” of Major League base ball, by Lee Walburn, Journal sports staff writer; “Will We Have a Pro Football Team?”, by Francis Tarkenton, former Uni versity of Georgia All-SEC Star and now quarterback in the Na tional Football League; “What Are the Plans” for college and high school football in the stad ium?,” by Charlie Roberts, Cons titution sports staff writer. Subscription Price and Tax Inside county $2.58 Outside county, in state $3.09 Outside state $3.00 LAVERNE MIDDLETON STAR Student Os Nahunta High School MRS. CLARA HIGHSMITH STAR Teecher At Nahunta Grammar School Nahunta Garden Club Met with Mrs. Strickland Mrs. Emmie Newton and Mrs. Jos. B. Strickland were hostesses to the Nahunta Garden Club at the home of Mrs. Strickland on Tuesday afternoon, March 9. Mrs. Dorothy Brooker presided during the business session. Mrs. Carl Broome was in charge of the program on the topic “Day Lillies,” giving in structions on planting, care and propagation of lillies. Others present were Mrs. J. B. Lewis, Mrs. Avery Strickland, Mrs. Allen Barnard, Mrs. Jesse Allen, Mrs. Elroy Strickland, Mrs. A. S. Mizell, Mrs. Jesse Lee, Mrs. H. K. Persons, Mrs. Charles Wilson and Miss Mary Knox. The hostesses served a con gealed salad, cake and coffee. Mrs. Nelle Sloan of Belle Foun tain, Ohio was a visitor. Stanley Brothers And the Clinch Mountain Boys Brantley County Recreation Center will present a Country Music Show including gospel songs, Sunday March 14th 2:30 P. M. by The Stanley Brothers and The Clinch Mountain Boys. Children 50c, Adults SI.OO. Special family rate $3.00 (Adv.) Ize-I.ee Mr. and Mrs. Silas D. Lee an nounce the engagement and ap proaching marriage of their daughter, Sandra Ella, to Norman Willis Lee, son of Mrs. Elsie Lee and the late Mr. Norman Lee of Hoboken. The wedding will be solemnized April 4, at the bride’s parent’s home, Route two. Waycross. Vows will be exchanged at 3 P. M. Friends and relatives are in vited to attend the ceremony and reception following. Miss Lee, attractive bride-e --lect, was graduated from Hobo ken High School. The bridegroom-elect was gra duated from Hoboken High School.