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VOLUME 48 - NUMBER 34
Proceedings of Brantley
County Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenue of Brantley
County, Ga., met in regular ses
sion on Tuesday, August 3, 1965
with all members present and
paid the following bills.
GENERAL: Banner J. Wain
right 83.00 Salary, R. B. Brook
er 33.41 Salary, W. E. Eldridge
48.19 Salary, Major Riggins 48.-
19 Salary, Owen Griffin 48.19 Sal
ary, John M. Wilson 94.88 Salary,
C. Winton Adams 59.75 Salary,
Archie A. Johns 93.13 Salary.
SUPERIOR COURT: W. J. Sum
merall 46.00 Salary, Dewey Hayes
113.34 Salary.
SHERIFF DEPT.: J. W. Crews
552.10 Salary, J. W. Crews 174.65
Board for prisoners, Robert W.
Johns 355.85 Salary.
EXTENSION SERVICE: George
A. Loyd 207.63 Salary and Travel,
Virginia N. Raulerson 139.82 Sal
ary and travel.
HEALTH DEPT.: Dr. Hart S.
Odum 62.00 Travel, Alvin M. Po
well 18.00 Travel, Mary Hipp 18.-
00 Travel, Vaxter G. Hammond
149.81 Salary and travel, Rebecca
D. Griner 430.05 Salary, Travel
and Contigent Fund, Charlette O.
Willis 218.07 Salary, Dr. J. L.
Walker 30.00 Two sessions of M.
C. H.
FORESTRY DEPT.: Georgia
State Forestry Commission 884.-
00 Budget.
DEPT. OF FAMILY AND
CHILDREN SERVICE: Dept, of
Family and Children Service
1,225.42 Budget, Nora Bell Ham
10.00 Pauper, Mamie J. O’Neal
10.00 Pauper, T. D. Warner 10.00
Pauper, Lizzie K. Williams 10.00
Pauper, Willie Taylor 10.00 Pau
per.
ROAD DEPT.: Woodrow Wilson
224.12 Salary, Fred Willis 288.71
Salary, Julious Smith 258.84 Sal
ary, Roscoe Murray 303.43 Sal
ary, Jasper Moore 235.93 Salary,
James White 309.23 Salary, Cecil
Harris 425.13 Salary, Hermon Le
wis 311.78 Salary, E. R. Johns
289.14 Salary, Mitchell Hulett
267.73 Salary, Talmadge Gunter
256.22 Salary, Kermit Crews 276.-
10 Salary, Perry Crews 397.92
Salary, Elisha Littles 251.24 Sal
ary, Homer Ramer 323.31 Salary,
Weida Herrin 290.83 Salary, B. O.
Smith 144.57 Salary.
INVOICES: B. & W. Construc
tion Co. 500.00 Advance on Road
work, J. E. Wilson Transportation
to Augusta, 12.50, L & M Truck
& Tractor Co. 271.13 Parts, East
man Kodak Stores Inc. 58.09 Sup
plies for Clerk of Court, Georgia
Power Co. 56.93 Light bill, Sam
McAfee 20.00 Two day service as
Registrar, South Ga. Radio Ser
vice 9.30 Repair on Sheriff Radio,
The Brantley Enterprise 129.50
Supplies and Advertising, Stand
ard Oil Co. 217.41 Gas & Fuel,
Rogers Brothers Body Shop 340.-
81 Repair body on International
Truck, Dr. J. L. Walker 5.00
Treating prisoners, Bennett Bro
thers Inc. 9.73 J. P. Supplies,
Dents Buick Co. 12.00 Repair on
Sheriff Car, Jax Uniforms 54.77
Uniforms for Sheriff Dept., D. F.
Herrin 71.00 Court cost and
stamps, Motor Parts Co. 138.06
Parts, Florida Steel Corporation
2,663.72 Steel Pipe, Professional
Ins. Corp. 122.25 Employee’s Pre
mium, J. W. Brooker 50.40 Sup
plies, Standard Oil Co. 148.95 Fuel
for Sheriff Dept. Texas Refining
Corp. 55.75 Grease, Carlton Com
pany Inc. 843.09 Parts and Re
pair, Seaboard Construction Co.
2,206.86 Paving Street in City of
Nahunta, Cotton States Life &
Health Ins. Co. 12.44 Employee’s
Premium, Branley Telephone Co.
141.25 Phones and Calls, King
Brothers Motor Co. 25.84 Parts,
Reid Incorporated 76.78 Parts,
Florida Ribbon & Carbon Co. 2.91
Adding Machine Ribbon for Tax
Comm., General Office Supplies
61.95 Office supplies, Wilson &
Sons Oil Co. 136.00 Gas for Sher
iff Dept., Wilson & Sons Oil Co.
1,320.81 Gas, OU and Tires, Wil
son Garage 61.14 Parts and Ser
vice, J. C. Allen 15.00 Condemna
tion’ service, DePratter Service
Station 115.80 Service and Parts,
Glynn-Brunswick Memorial Hospi
tal 38 15 for Luther Bryant, Tom
linson Drug Store 334.00 Drugs,
David S. Page 45.00 Plat for
County, Georgia Hospital Service
Association 259.80 Employee’s
Premium, Container Corporation
112 60 Condemnation, Smiths Auto
Parts Inc. 279.64 Parts, R. B.
Brooker 30.00 Transportation to
Atlanta, Banner J. Wainright 30-
00 Transportation to Atlanta, B. &
W. Co. Inc. 1,555.00 Balance on
construction work, G. W. Herrin
12.00 Tax Assessors Service, Ray
mond D. Smith 12.00 Tax Asses
sors Service, Henry G. Lee 12.00
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
Tax Assessors Service, Smiths
Garage 150.01 Sheriff Dept. Car
Repaired, Mrs. Viola Young 16.00
Transportation to M. S. H. Pas
sieu Chevrolet Co. 1,288.00 A 1965
car for Sheriff dept.
John M. Wilson
Sec. Os County
Commissioners
Two Children
Drown in
Shallow Pond
Brantley countians were sad
den to learn of the accidental
drowning of two small sons of
Mr. and Mrs. Bennie F. Harris of
the Raybon community on Thurs
day, August 19, in a pond near
their home. The two little boys
were Dennie Lee Harris, 3, and
Donnie Gene Harris, 2.
In addition to the parents, sur
vivors include one brother, Ben
nie Ray Harris of Nahunta; two
sisters, Miss Patsy Mae Harris
and Miss Ruby Ann Harris, both
of Nahunta; three Half-sisters,
Mrs. Kenny Harris, Miss Jo Nell
Roberson and Miss Darcell Rob
erson, all of Nahunta; five Half
brothers, Kenneth Lewis of Clin
ton, S. C„ Dwain Lewis, Randy
Roberson, Lacy Lewis and Tom
my Harris, all of Nahunta; the
paternal grandmother, Mrs. Gen
ie Riggins of Nahunta; the ma
ternal grandfather, S. A. Lane of
Jesup; the maternal great grand
father, A. M. Campbell of Hor
tense.
Several aunts, uncles and other
relatives also survive.
Double funeral services were
held Saturday afternoon, August
21, at three o'clock from the Ray
bon Advent Christian Church with
the Rev. Hilton Morgan conduct
ing the rites in the presence of a
large number of sorrowing rela
tives and friends.
Interments followed in the Rob
Lewis Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers were the
Messrs. Terry Lee Herrin, Wil
liam Harris, Robert Willis, Car
roll Herrin, Kenneth Willis, Deryl
Davison, Lawrence O’Berry and
Lamar Wainright.
The many beautiful floral of
ferings attested to the love felt
for the little boys and heir fami
ly.
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.
New USDA Bulletin
Gives Fishing Tips
For Pond Owners
Valuable tips on improving the
quality of fishing in “warm wat
er” ponds are now available in a
new publication, according to Ce
cil W. Chapman, state conserva
tionist, USDA, Soil Conservation
Service.
The bulletin, Warm Water
Ponds For Fishing, just released
by the U. S. Department of Agri
culture can be obtained from any
office of the Soil Conservation
Service.
“Warm water” ponds are those
in which the temperature of the
top six to twelve inches of water
in the spring from 50 to 70 de
grees F. and in the summer from
80 to 90 degrees F.
“Although many Georgia ponds
furnish good fishing, a great
many more do not,” Mr. Chap
man said. “When you consider
that landowners in this state a
lone have constructed over 40,000
farm ponds, that means there is
a lot of poor fishing.
“Many people dream of top
notch fishing when they first
build and stock their ponds,”
Mr. Chapman continued. “Then
after waiting a year for the fish
to reproduce, they are disappoint
ed when fishing isn’t what they
expected.”
Authorities point out that good
pond fishing results from pro
per pond management. Poor re
sults can usually be traced back
to faulty construction of the pond
or lack of good management as
ter construction.
CONVENIENT CHICKEN
Chicken cooks quickly, and thus
fits in well with today’s “meal-in
minutes” schedule, say nutrition
specialists with the University of
Georgia Extension Service.
BIG STILL IS RAIDED —- Shown at the site of a large liquor still destroyed in Pierce County last
Friday are, left to right, S. L. Pittman, Deputy Sheriff Noah Strickland and Sheriff J. H. Pittman.
Two men were arrested at the scene and a 1956 pickup truck was confiscated. (Hendry Studio photo.)
LARGEST EVER FOUND IN COUNTY
Liquor Still Destroyed in Pierce;
Contained 12,000 Gallons of Mash
Sheriff John Henry Pittman,
Deputy Sheriff Noah Strickland
and state revenue agents raided
the largest still ever found in
Pierce County Friday.
Arrested operating the still se
ven miles south of here on the old
Hoboken road were J. W. Wheel
er, 27, and Roy Campbell, 24, both
of Vidalia.
The two men were being held
in the Pierce County jail with
bonds set at $1,500 each.
Found at the scene of the still
were six 2,000 gallon pots con
taining 12,000 gallons of mash,
and 16 gallons of liquor already
made.
Also confiscated was a 1956
pickup truck.
State revenue agents participat
ing in the raid were A. H. Holly
and E. C. Hardee of Screven; W.
D. Gillis and Jimmy Rouse of
Pearson; J. H. Touchspon of Val
dosta, and Kay Devane of Lake
land.
The still had been under obser
vation by the sheriff and agents
for several days.
•••••••••••••••••••••«
PRACTICAL
FAMILY
LIVING
for family meals and snacks to
provide two of the essential nu
trients which are often found to
be lacking in our diets. These
two nutrients are vitamin C and
calcium.
One medium-size raw tomato
or one cup of cabbage slaw will
furnish about half of the daily
requirement for vitamin C. If
these vegetables are cooked and
cooked correctly, using a serving
of one cup cabbage and tomatoes.
Cold beverages are welcome in
the summer. Here one has a wide
choice. For vitamin C, try cold
juices, especially citrus or toma
to juice, to quench your thirst.
One-half cup orange or grape
fruit juice will give you at least
half your vitamin C. Lemonade
and limeade provide some of this
vitamin, too.
Chilled milk, ice cream and
other frozen desserts offer delight
ful ways for including an ade
quate supply of calcium at meal
time and at snacktime.
See that children get three
glasses of milk, teen-agers four
glasses and adults two glasses to
insure meeting all the calcium
needs of each family member.
You may drink it or get part of
it in ice cream, ice milk or sher
bets.
Summertime is an easy time to
get all the calcium and vitamin C
you need. There are plenty of
fruits and vegetables and good,
refreshing dairy products to make
it so easy! — By Nellie C. Boyd,
Home Economist-Nutrition, Coop
erative Extension Service, Uni
versity of Georgia.
FOREST FIRE CAUSE
The most common cause of
forest fires in Georgia? It is
debris burning, according to
Cooperative Extension Service
foresters.
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, August 26, 1965
Second Mortgage
Racket Can Trap
Unwary Borrower
The classified ad reads like an
invitation to financial paradise:
HOME OWNER LOANS
Need S2OOO or More? ,
Repay Only $35 Monthly
Including Interest
Consolidate Debts
Reduce Monthly Payments
by 50 percent
Pay Off Everything You Owe
At a Rate Up to 50 percent Lower
But no matter how good it
sounds, watch out. Chances are
it’s an invitation to sign up for
what has come to be called "the
second mortgage racket.”
To discover just how this rac
ket works, let’s see what happens
when a prospective borrower falls
for the bait.
First, he is told that the in
terest rate is a fair one — 6 or
8 percent, depending on what is
legal in his state. Terms are three
to five years and the lender mere
ly takes a second mortgage on
the borrower’s home as security
for the loan.
So far, so good. To the poten
tial borrower now paying off a
car, a refrigerator and a TV
set, the idea of consolidating
these debts and lowering the mon
thly payment sounds good. It
sounds so good, in fact, that the
borrower may sign the contract
then and there — without bother
ing to read all the fine print.
it is so easy
And that’s when the trouble be
gins, because hidden in the fine
print is a list of the fees to be
paid by the borrower. Add these
to the standard charges, and the
“real” interest rate can approach
36 percent.
For example, one woman in
Ohio borrowed $3,000 on a sec
ond mortgage and found she had
to pay back $5,850 over five
years at the rate of $97.50 each
month.
Many Honest Lenders
Adding to the confusion of such
borrowing is the fact that the
second mortgage is a perfectly
legitimate form of security for
loans.
How to tell the legitimate len
der from the crook? Here are a
few pointers:
—Check with your local Better
Business Bureau on the reputa
tion of the advertiser.
—Be skeptical of ads that prom
ise an easy way out of your mon
ey problems.
—Contact your bank or the hold
er of the first mortgage on your
house and ask for advice.
—Never sign a contract until
you read, and understand, the fine
print. Better yet, ask a lawyer
to check it for you.
PEACHY PEACHES
Counting calories? Okay, but
be sure to count other nutrients
too. One peach, according to Ex
tension nutritionists at the Uni
versity of Georgia, has approxi
mately 100 calories. But it also
provides about 25 percent of the
vitamin A and 10 percent of the
vitamin C needed daily.
Waynesville
News
By Mrs. Julia Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. Carswell
Moody and Naomi have re
turned after visiting their
daughter Sue in Tennessee.
Mrs. Betty Jo Thompson
was honored with a surprise
stork shower Tuesday even
ing.
Lige Smith of Fernandina
visited his parents Mr. and
Mrs. J. Q. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Smith of Glendale visited the
Fred Gibsons Thursday even
ing.
Mrs. Grady Boyd and son
Wayne have returned from
Eatonton.
Misses Elsie Dotter of Patt
erson, N. J., Iris Arnette and
Freddye Lou Gibson of Bruns
wick were visitors in Waynes
ville Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Jones
and family spent the weekend
in South Carolina and Ten
nessee.
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Willis
and little daugher Kim of
Brunswick, Mrs. Julia Gibson
and Mrs. Virginia Omick vis
ited N. S. McVeigh in Tal
madge Memorial Hospital in
Augusta Sunday. Mr. Mc-
Veigh is very ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gibson
and Tom left Monday for a
trip to Portsmouth, Va. They
will visit Mr. Elliot Collins
and family.
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Purdom
and Mrs. Gertie Lynn have
returned home after a trip to
Annapolis, Md. and Washing
ton, D. C., where they visited
their daughter and family Mr.
and Mrs. David Haney.
• * •
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Mizell
returned home on Saturday
from Buford, Ga. where they
visited ten days in greeting
their new grandson, James
White Simpson, Jr. The little
boy arrived August 10 and
weighed eight pounds and
fourteen ounces. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. James
W. Simpson, of Buford.
Blackshear
Market Closed
On Wednesday
Auction sales ended Wednesday
on the Blackshear tobacco market
with the season’s volume, money
paid and average price higher
than last year.
Through Tuesday, 10,928,222
pounds had been sold in Black
shear, bringing $7,331,099.24 — or
an average of 67.08 cents per
pound.
Sales figures for Wednesday
were not available at press time.
The 1965 totals through Tues
day, however, compared with 10,-
500,90 pounds sold during the 1964
season, bringing $6,198,638, or an
average of 59.03 cents per pound.
Farmers to Vote
By Mail for
ASC Committee
The election of Community
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Committeemen
in Georgia will be held by
mail this year, Rufus Adams,
Chairman Georgia ASC State
Committee, stated. The period
for voting in the community
election will be from Sept. 13
through Sept. 24 in each
county.
Farmers in each community
will elect a committee of a
Chairman, Vice-chairman, and
a regular .member. First and
Second alternates will also be
elected. All three members of
the elected community com
mittees will be delegates to
county conventions to be held
Sept. 28-30 when a County
ASC Committee for each
county will be elected. The
County Committee also con
sists of a Chairman, Vic e-
Chairman, regular member
and two alternates.
County ASCS Offices will
send out ballots and a return
envelope to every eligible vo
ter on record. “Ballots will be
mailed to farmers by Septem
ber 13,” Adams said. Any far
mer who does not receive a
ballot may get one at the
county office. Votes may be
cast by mail or in person at
the county office.
The current County Com
mittees will be responsible
for seeing that all phases of
the election processes are per
formed in accordance with
regulations issued by the Sec
retary of Agriculture. The
present Community and Coun
ty Committees will select a
slate of 6 or more eligible
nominees for each community.
Such nominees will include
the names of all eligible per
sons who may be nominated
by petition.
The deadline for nomination
by petition is September 4.
Voters may also write in the
names of candidates of their
own choice on the ballots.
Any owner, operator or share
cropper may vote in the com
munity elections if he is now
participating or is eligible to
participate in any of the pro
grams administered by the
County ASC Committees.
Requirements for
Safe and Healthful
Living Are Listed
Does your house meet minimum
requirements for health and safe
ty?
A house which meets minimum
requirements for safe and health
ful living usually has these fea
tures:
(1) Exterior walls weather tight
and water proof
(2) Roof weather tight and wat
er proof
(3) Floors sturdy, weather tight
(4) Adequate light and ventila
tion
(5) Adequate sanitary facilities:
kitchen sink, water closet, bath
tub, or shower
(6) Hot water
(7) Adequate heating facilities
(8) Adequate electrical outlets
(9) Adequate floor space
(10) Adequately screened
(11) Premises free of trash,
rubbish, garbage
(12) Free frctn accident haz
ards
Check the items your house
lacks!
OBESITY LINKED
TO FAMILY STATUS
Philadelphia — When a family
moves up or down the status
ladder, a woman’s weight reflects
the move. With a step up, she
gets thinner. With a decline, she
puts on weight. This is the finding
of University of Pennsylvania re
searchers who studied 1,660 New
Yorkers aged 20 to 59.
Among women in the lowest
socio-economic group, one in
three was obese as against one in
six of the middle group and only
one in 20 of those on the highest
income rung.
The investigtors found obesity
among 17 per cent of women who
remained in the group in which
they were born. Among those who
had moved down, 22 per cent were
grossly overweight. But obesity
fell to 12 per cent among those
who had moved upward. More
over, the researchers found, the
longer a woman’s family had been
in this country, the less likely she
was to be obese.
Similar links between status and
obesity were found among men,
but the effects were less marked.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Nahunta City Election to
Be Held On October 6th
Jack Brooker
Is 4-H Club
District Winner
Jack Brooker, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wilder Brooker of Nahunta,
was named district winner in 4-H
Club Leadership at state 4-H Con
gress held in Atlanta, Aug. 17-20.
Jack, along with two state and
eleven other boys and girls, also
district winners, was presented
a silver bowl by Eugene Patter
son, editor of the Atlanta Consti
tution. The awards were made at
a banquet held in their honor
Wednesday night, Aug. 18.
Jack was accompanied on his
trip by his mother and father, and
county agent, George Loyd.
Rowell-Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Rowell
of Hortense announce the en
gagement and approaching
marriage of their daughter
Carolyn Rowell to Johnny L.
Hall, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
O. Hall of Jacksonville, Fla.
The marriage will take place
at Satilla Baptist Church on
Friday, Sept. 3, at 8:00 p. m.
An invitation is extended to
all relatives and friends to
attend the wedding.
Lions Broom
Sale Set for
Friday Night
The Brantley County Lions
Club will hold their annual
broom sale Friday night, Aug.
27, from 7:00 p. m. until 9:00
p. m.
Proceeds from the broom
sale will be for the benefit of
the Lions’ eyeglass fund. The
club aids people who need
glasses or other help with
their eyes.
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2nd Annual Celebration
Brantley Recreation Center
Saturday, Aug. 28, All Day
George Smith, Speaker of Georgia House,
Will Be Featured Speaker.
9:00 A. M. Ping Pong, Horseshoes, Checkers.
12:30 P. M. Barbecue Dinner.
3:00 P. M. Rifle Contest.
4:00 Brantley Saddle Club.
5:15 P. M. Softball Champions.
5:30 P. M. Speech, George T. Smith.
6:00 P. M. Barbecue Supper.
7:00 P. M. Softball Game.
8:15 to 11:00 P. M. Country Music Show, Ken
Clark and Merry Mountain Boys.
Subscription Price
and Tax
Inside county $154
Outside county, in state $3.09
Outside state $3.00
The Nahunta City election
to elect a mayor and four
aidermen will be held on the
first Wednesday in October,
according to a legal advertise
ment run in this newspaper
Aug. 12.
All candidates for mayor
and councilmen must qualify
with the city clerk 15 days
prior to the election. Which
means the candidates must
qualify on or before Monday,
Sept. 20.
The present mayor is Abner
Jacobs. The four incumbent
aldermen are J. T. Morgan,
Bill Brooker, Harry DePratter
and Bobby Chancey.
The city election is held
every two years on the first
Wednesday in October.
Deadline Is
Nearing on
Gl Insurance
Less than ten months re
main for eligible veterans to
take advantage of the new
GI insurance which will re
main on sale until midnight
May 2, 1966, VA insurance
officials pointed out.
As of July 19, 1965, the sec
ond full month in which the
insurance has been on sale,
more than 369 Georgia veter
ans have applied for and been
issued some form of the new
policies.
The insurance is open to
those veterans originally eli
gible for GI insurance between
October 8, 1940, and January
1, 1957, and who failed to take
it out, or having purchased it,
let all or part of it lapse.
To secure this new GI in
surance the veteran must have
a service-connected disability
or else a nonservice-connected
disability so severe that com
mercial insurance cannot be
purchased at the highest price.
VA insurance officials at the
Atlanta VA Regional Office
point out that while a full
SIO,OOO policy may be taken
out the veteran may take out
as little as SI,OOO or $2,000 in
coverage and thus provide pro
tection for his family for only
a few cents a week.
Rob Lewis Cemetery
Will Be Cleaned
Saturday, Aug. 28
There will be a working at
the Rob Lewis Cemetery on
Saturday, Aug. 28. All who
are interested in cleaning the
burial grounds will please
come with tools for the work
ing.
A Georgian, William Long
street, in 1780, was the first
to apply the steam principle
to navigation.
