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The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, July 1, 1965
Brantley Enterprise
Published weekly on Thursday at Nahunta, Georgia
Official Organ of Brantley County
Carl Broome Editor and Publisher
Mrs. Carl Broome Associate Editor
Second class postage paid at Nahunta, Ga.
Address all mail to Nahunta, Georgia
Independence Day
Independence Day will soon be with us. And Many
a person will wistfully and nostalgically wonder,
“Whatever became of the old-time Fourth of July?”
There are various answers. The urbanization of the
country is one. Mobility which, whatever its attrac
tions, makes for family rootlessness is another. The
enormous distractions of the present age are still
another. And so is a preoccupation with material
things which tends to obscure simpler and often more
profound virtues.
At any rate, the Fourth our fathers knew was a
special and unique observance. It was a happy com
bination of fun and reverence for the men and prin
ciples that make up our rich history. The flag flew
everywhere. The speakers’ stands in the town squares
blazed with bunting, and the bands tirelessly played
patriotic airs. Fireworks exploded endlessly, ranging
from the übiquitous firecracker to stunning set pieces
celebrating great events of the past. It was a wonder
ful day for young and old.
Not the least of its attractions were the fiery ad
dresses, made by well-known public figures of the
time. Some of these, needless to say, were of a low
oratorical level. But all of them had one thing in
common. They paid tribute to freedom, and how it
was won, and what was needed to maintain and de
fend it. The theme was patroitism — dedicated, una
bashed. And every listerner went away with a little
better knowledge of our inheritance as a people and
a little more determination to keep the spirit of the
founders alive.
The old-time celebrations will be few and far be
tween this year. But, whatever we do, wherever we
go on that day, let us take a moment to think what
freedom and independence, in the fullest sense of
those words, mean — and let us determine that our
heritage shall never be lost.
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Tuten Calls for Amendment on
Apportionment of Legislatures
Congressman J. Russell Tuten
has introduced a joint resolution
in this session of the Congress
calling for a constitutional amend
ment which will allow one house
of state legislatures to be appor
tioned on a geographical basis.
Specifically Mr. Tuten’s resolu
tion, H. J. Res. 386, calls for an
amendment which would allow
any state with a bicameral legis
lature to apportion one house of
the legislature on factors other
than population, provided that the
plan of apportionment shall have
been submitted to and approved
Large Vegetable Freezing Plant
Will Be Constructed at Jesup
The plan for construction at
Jesup of a vegetable freezing
plant expected to give a multi
million-dollar boost to the econo
my of southeast Georgia is a di
rect result of research conducted
by an agricultural economist of
the University of Georgia.
An economic analysis of the
vegetable production potential of
the Wayne County area by Prof.
Boyd B. Rose of the University’s
College Experiment Station at
Athens convinced a group of
Wayne County civic and business
leaders that they should go ahead
with the freezing plant, according
to a group spokesman.
"The study by itself sold the
project,” declared Marvin G. Da
vis, vice president of Mid-South
Frozen Foods Inc., which will es
tablish the plant in cooperation
with the Wayne County Develop
ment Board. “It was by far the
most comprehensive, knowledge
able and carefully prepared study
I have ever seen.”
The vegetable freezing plant,
as proposed on the basis of Prof.
Rose’s study, will have the capa
city to process 33 million pounds
of finished frozen vegetable pro
ducts annually and will require
the purchase of $2,200,000 worth
of raw vegetables each year.
The proposed plant will employ
600 people during a 10-month pro
cessing period each year and
most employees will work the full
year. A minimum of three super
visors plus management and of
fice personnel will also be em
ployed full time. The direct la
bor payroll will amount to $2,-
400,000 a year. An additional
$628,000 will be paid out in wages
for harvesting and hauling the
raw vegetables to the plant.
Operation of the plant also is
expected to involve quite a num
ber of farmers and farm suppliers
in Jesup and the general area.
Prof. Rose said that, with good
per-acre yields, the plant will re
quire annually the vegetable pro
duction of some 19,000 acres of
land. Producing these vegetables
will require 125,000 hours of farm
machinery use, 142,000 hours of
farm labor for production, 183,000
pounds of seed, 6,200 tons of mix
ed fertilizer, 126 tons of ammon
ium nitrate or equivalent, 5,700
tons of agricultural limestone,
405 tons of insecticides, and 31,-
000 pounds of soil fumigant.
In his report to members of the
Wayne County Development
Board which requested the study,
Prof. Rose emphasized the ex
pected impact of the proposed ve
getable freezing plant upon the
total economy of Jesup and the
general area above and beyond
these direct benefits.
Prof. Rose said that upon com
pletion of the proposed plant the
area could expect 1,776 more peo
ple, 1,044 more workers employ
ed, $1,620,000 more bank deposits,
24 additional retail establish
ments, 642 more automobiles re
gistered, an increase in retail
sales of $2,160,000 annually, and
additional personal income of $3,-
540,000 per year.
The research economist said
that currently each dollar of ad
ditional income resulting from the
plant would be multiplied approxi
mately seven times as it worked
its way into the economy. On
this basis, establishment and op
eration of the plant will mean a
bout 18 million dollars to the
area’s economy. He said that
three-fourths of the economic ef
fect of the additional income
probably will remain within a 75-
mile radius of the plant.
Success of the plant will largely
depend upon the willingness of
farmers in Wayne and other coun
ties of the Jesup area to produce
the volume of raw vegetables op
eration of the plant will require.
Prof. Rose said that results of a
recent survey indicate that farm
ers in the area are ready and
willing to participate. In recent in
terviews of five percent of all
farmers in 21 southeast Georgia
counties, two-thirds of the farm
ers interviewed said that they
would produce vegetables under
contract for such a freezing plant.
The Rural Delivery system
of the United States is tha
evolution of a plan of a Geor
gian, proposed in Congress by
Thomas E. Watson.
by a vote of the electorate of that
state.
Mr. Tuten declared that some
thing must be done to protect the
economic and political interests of
small towns and rural areas
which will be subjected to the
tyranny of the majority under the
“one man, one vote” decision of
the U. S. Supreme Court.
Mr. Tuten also stated that the
proposed amendment would pro
hibit the Federal Judiciary from
intruding into the political affairs
of the states, a prospect that most
Americans do not relish.
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ON
Social Security
Do you check your bank state
ment each month to be sure it’s
correct? Your credit card pur
chases against your monthly
statements? Sure you do. But,
have you checked everything?
How about your social security
account?
Ask at your social security dis
trict office for a postcard form
if you would like to check your
record. Fill it out, sign it, and
send it in — you will receive a
statement of total earnings re
ported to your social security ac
count. It may not include all
earnings you had during the last
calendar year because of the time
it takes to bring the records up to
date.
If your records do not agree
with the earnings statement you
get from the Social Security Ad
ministration, write to or visit your
local social security office as soon
as you can. Your social security
district office is located at 704
Jane Street in Waycross.
Check your account from time
to time. Keeping your record up
to date means you will receive
the correct amount of benefits
when you file your application for
social security benefits.
Ronald C. Luke
Gets LaGrange
College Post
LaGRANGE, GA. - A form
er south Georgia star athlete and
coach has been named assistant
professor of health and physical
education at LaGrange College.
The appointment of Ronald C.
Luke was announced by Dr. C.
Lee Harwell, academic dean. The
appointment becomes effective
Sept. 1.
Luke will also serve as head of
the Department of Health and
Physical Education, director of
men’s intramural athletics and
coach of minor sports, including
tennis and track.
The new LC professor succeeds
Dr. Judson B. Harris Jr., asso
ciate professor of health and phy
sical education. Dr. Harris has
resigned to assume the chair
manship of the graduate program
in health, physical education and
recreation at Northwestern State
College of Louisiana.
Luke, a native of Berrien
County, is presently engaged in
study for his doctoral degree at
Peabody College, Nashville, Tenn.,
and has completed the residency
requirements. He also holds a
master's degree in physical edu
cation from Peabody.
A graduate of Enigma High, he
studied for two years at Abraham
Baldwin College and graduated in
1955 with a bachelor’s degree
from Georgia Southern College.
Luke was a star athlete in both
high school and college. At Abra
ham Baldwin he was a regular
starter on the basketball team
two years and was selected on
the 1954 all-state junior college
team.
The new professor has taught
and coached at high schools in
Nahunta. Pineview, Ocilla and
Patterson.
At Nahunta he served as athle
tic director, coached the boys
basketball team to regional and
district championships and to the
state tournament semi-finals; and
coached the track team to second
place in the state meet.
Luke was head baskeball coach
Blossom-end Rot
Tomatoes grown on land which
has not been limed adequately
may develop blossom-end rot. The
condition is caused by a calcium
deficiency, says Extension Ser
vice Horticulturist J. M. Barber.
It can be corrected by applying a
foliar spray of calcium chloride
as frequently as twice a week.
Use four pounds of calcium chlo
ride to 100 gallons of water.
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