The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014, October 21, 1965, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextThe Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Oct. 21, 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 Farmers Home Administration Reports on Year's Activities The number of Georgia fami lies benefiting from Farmers Home Administration loan ser vices during fiscal year 1965, totaled 9500, S. L. VanLanding ham, the agency’s state director has announced. Loans made or insured by Farmers Home Administration during fiscal 1965 preserved its long-standing record for keeping its various lending programs in a sound position. Repayments of principal and interest by Georgia borrowers totaled $20,225,560, (the largest volume collected in the agency’s 30-year history). Loans outstanding totaled $96,- 658,061. In programs currently active, the amounts written off are less than one percent of the principal advanced. “This good credit record signi fies the initiative and integrity display by the people of rural Georgia in their vast self-help effort which these loans repre sent,” director VanLandingham said. Director VanLandingham em phasized that loans to strengthen family-farms and build new ru ral homes — made under the farm ownership, rural housing and operating loan authorities — continued as the agency's largest programs in fiscal 1965. Total for the fiscal year were: Family farm operating loans — $11,830,000 advanced to 2445 Georgia families. Family farm ownership loans — $5,392,364 advanced to 435 fami lies. Rural housing loans — $7,288,- 130 to 750 families and rural groups including $232,400 for hous ing adapted to the needs of senior citizens living in rural areas and $45,250 for rental housing pro jects for senior citizens and farm laborers. The agency provided $2,150,000 in emergency credit to help 510 family farmers restore operations A simple turn "tends the furnace!" - with flameless electric heat! Flameless electricity . . . Convenient, dean, economical . . . and safe. Lets you select from many combinations of heating systems, for both new and existing homes . • • to get just what suits you best. In our area, both farm and non-farm homes are en- joying the advantages of electric heating and cooling, which low-cost electric power helps make possible . . . We're pioneers in the bringing of modern electric liv- ing to rural areas . • . and everyone benefits when our Members live better — electrically! MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION COMMUNITY OWNED • COMMUNITY BUILT • COMMUNITY BUILDS* • NMGb in areas stricken by floods, drought and other disasters. In the rural community de velopment field, the construction of modern, urban-style water dis tribution systems were financed through Farmers Home Adminis tration during fiscal 1965. Loans for rural water systems totaled $211,200. This credit made possible 5 projects in 5 counties, bringing piped-in fresh water to the homes, businesses and com munity institutions of 246 farm families and other rural resi dents. Approximately $4,200,410 of the farm ownership, water system and other community loans em ployed the money of private lend ers with payments insured by the Farmers Home Administra tion during fiscal 1965. Loans for rural water systems totaled $211,200. This credit made possible 5 projects in 5 counties, bringing piped-in fresh water to the homes, businesses and com munity institutions of 246 farm families and other rural resi dents. Approximately $4,200,410 of the farm ownership, water system and other community loans em ployed the money of private lend ers with payments insured by the Farmers Home Administra tion. The Georgia director also re ported that the Farmers Home Administration has made $915,000 in economic opportunity loans for individual and group pro jects to increase rural income since January when these loans were initiated under the Econo mic Opportunity Act. Other Farmers Home Adminis tration lending totals for the past year include $400,000 for water shed protection and flood pro jects. OKEFENOKE RURAL ELECTRIC UNDER MINIMUM WAGE PROPOSAL Farm Workers Would Earn More Than Farm Owners, GFBF Says Macon, Ga. — The Congress is proposing to establish hired farm labor wage rates above the wage rate level realized by the farm owner for his own labor, the Georgia Farm Bureau reports. Proposals have already been drawn up in Congress to bring farm labor under the Minimum Wage Law. Georgia Farm Bureau President William L. Lanier said in letters to Georgia Congressmen “Farm Bureau is not opposed to working people securing a fair wage for work accomplished. We do not be lieve farm hired labor should be paid $1.15 per hour and later $1.25 per hour when the farmer him self, with a tremendous invest ment, is not receiving but approxi mately 90 cents per hour for his wage efforts with nothing for his management, and investment.” Lanier said such a move by Congress “could result only in lowering the farm family income still further.” FARM INCOME DOWN Comparing 1964 with 1947, net farm operators’ income dropped from $19.5 billion to $12.6 billion, or 35.3 percent. During the same period total U. S. personal income rose from $262 billion to $484 bil lion, or 84.7 percent. Non-farm personal income rose from $235.6 billion to $464.2 billion, or 97 per cent in uniform 1963 dollars. Lanier said that for the Federal Government to make farmers pay hired farm workers more than farmers make themselves on a per hour basis would not be in the best interest of the private enter prise system. Another Congressional labor proposal would bring farm labor under unemployment compensa tion benefits, again lowering the farm family wage rates lower than the current level. Congress is also proposing that minimum wage rates for industrial work ers be raised to $1.75. Some re ports predict added labor costs resulting from these and other labor bills would total some $9 billion annually in the nation. ADDED COSTS Lanier said “These added costs in farm tractors, equipment, in secticides and other items would again be passed on to the farmer in higher production costs there by again lowering farmers’ net income.” Car Inspection Sticker Needed By November 1 ATLANTA — If you are one of the nearly one million Georgia automobile and truck owners who has not yet obtained a windshield safety sticker, you’d better get yours right away. Reason: Oct. 31 is the dead line for complying with Georgia’s new motor vehicle inspection law. “And the deadline absolutely WILL NOT be extended,” declar ed Col. H. Lowell Conner, direc tor of the State Department of Public Safety. “Special orders have been issued from our head quarters to all members of the State Patrol to begin enforcing the law Nov. 1.” This means, Col. Conner ex plained, that after midnight Oct. 31 state troopers will stop ve hicles bearing Georgia license tags that do not have official state safety stickers displayed on the windshield. They will be treated like any other traffic law violator — put under arrest. “Georgians have had nine months in which to get their ve hicles inspected and approved, yet nearly one million of them are still putting it off,” the di rector observed. “Now time is fast running out. “However, if they hurry they can get it done before the dead line. In many instances, it doesn’t take any longer or cost any more than getting a tank filled up with gas. There are 2,000 state ap proved inspection stations con veniently located throughout Georgia to serve them.” Through August only 775,530 of Georgia’s 1,861,368 registered ve hicles had been inspected, re ported Capt. E. D. Mink, super visor of the Motor Vehicle Inspec tion Division. Os those inspected only two per cent were rejected because of defective equipment. Faulty headlights accounted for 39 per cent of the rejections. Brakes were second with eight per cent, and steering third with six per cent. Average cost per vehicle, in cluding the $1.25 inspection fee, was $4.15. Subscribe to the BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Bruising of Beef Carcasses Is Investigated Atlanta — The Georgia Depart ment of Agriculture has announc ed a new procedure designed to trace the cause of bruises on carcasses in meat packing houses. The action comes as a result of complaints from Georgia packers who say they have been receiving an increasing number of bruised carcasses from animals they pur chased at auction markets. The department will ask the packers to report all evidence of rough handling of livestock on a form that will show where the animal was purchased. The reports will be studied and compared to determine the ori gin of the bruises, Agriculture Commissioner Phil Campbell ex plained. “Whenever a number of reports casts suspicion on a cer tain auction market we will in vestigate," the commissioner said. Georgia law gives the depart ment authority to regulate the treatment of livestock at auction markets. Only one person may use a stick, cane or other instrument capable of bruising livestock while they are being sorted and graded or in the auction ring. Even then the person may not use it in such a manner as to bruise an animal. Other persons may use only electric prods or canvas flaps. When loading livestock work ers may use electric prods or canvas flaps only. Violations of the department’s regulations can result in loss of license. Free Lessons In News Writing From time to time this newspaper will publish a short lesson in news writing, for the benefit of people who may want to send news items to newspapers. Practically everyone will at sometime or other have oc casion to want to “put some thing in the paper.” These news writing lessons will help you, if you will read them carefully. LESSON ONE Typewrite your news item on typewriter paper if possi ble. Double space your lines so the editor will have space in which to edit your copy. Start your news story at least two inches from the top of the paper and leave at least one inch of space at the left of your page of paper. Don’t try to write in “fancy style,” just tell the main facts of your news. Tell what happened, who was involved, what day and date it happened. Give names correctly or the editor will catch fits for mis spelling someone’s name. Watch this newspaper for another FREE LESSON in news writing. We Can't Use Stories Over Eight Days Old Again we wish to remind everyone that this newspaper cannot use news stories more than eight days old. Because of our deadline of Wednesday noon each week, we sometimes use stories the next week that happen on Wednesday. But PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE don’t ask us to use stories more than eight days old. This includes marriages, births, funerals and any and all other stories. To be news it must be NEW, that is relatively NEW for a weekly newspaper. And so if your story is more than eight days old, it is HISTORY but NOT NEWS to us. If you FORGET to give us your story on time, PLEASE forget it entirely. If it is worth publishing, it is worth getting in ON TIME. Thank you for helping us help you get your news to the public while it is still NEWS. The Editor. Your Home Newspaper Reflects the History Os Your County— Help Make History GENE CALLAHAN SAYS ■S K | ( K '■ I would like to take this means of clearing up some misunderstandings about me and my business in Nahunta. 1 was not brought to this community by any one. I came on my own free will, not for spite or to run anyone out of busi- 1 was asked by numer ous people from Brantley county to come to Nahun ta and establish a Fune ral Home. I intend to re main here in Nahunta and to treat everyone as I would like to be treated. I feel that competition is good in any business. The people in the com munity profit from good, clean, honest competition ind the funeral profession is no exception. I am capable of taking care of any situation as a mortician. I have been in the funeral profession ten years and am well known for my ability in this work. These truthful matters I have explained to you, I hope will clarify why I came to Nahunta, how I came to Nahunta and that I intend to stay in Nahun ta. I appreciate your help and support and I will be available to you, the people of this county, night or day no matter what your needs might be. Thanking you, Sincerely Gene Callahan Mincy-Callahan Funeral Home Phone HO 2-4944 Nahunta, Georgia PLANTING MUMS Clumps of hardy mums can be transplanted almost any time, according to Gerald E. Smith, Extension Service hor ticulturist. It can even be done, he said, when the flower buds are present. Care should be taken to obtain a ball of soil when lifting the clump of plants. And he suggests keeping plants well watered for at least two weeks after transplanting. DID YOU KNOW? “Make Georgia Beautiful,” will be observed again in January 1966 as a time for special em phasis on fix-up, clean-up and work to improve the grounds a round the homes, schools, civic and public buildings, business es tablishments, roads and high ways, and parks over the State. What are you planning to do to make your home grounds more attractive? Basic landscaping principles are important. Take a look at your home. What kind oi picture do you see? Would you invite or allow an artist to paint a picture of your home and grounds? Why? Basic landscaping includes plants around the edge of the house and the trees that are for shades, flowering, color or all three. Most of us work in the yard periodically and some work a little each week or month. Either is fine if you have a plan and follow it. Basic shrubbery when set out should be three feet from the edge of the house. This looks like too much distance if plants are small, but basic shrubbery is rather permanent therefore us ually it will be years before it is moved or replaced. The three feet gives the plants room to grow and develop into a beauti fully shaped plant. It gives room for you to work around and be hind the plant. In the basic plantings, place low growing plants under win dows and to emphasize the door ways of the home. Taller plants can be used at the coroners with medium size plans or small plants added in groupings to add a dif ference in height, texture and of ten times color. Along large areas of wall space (without windows and doors) medium size plant are good. How about training a plant to grow to the wall. This is called espolier. Making the basic shrubbery plans and setting the plants does not end the project. Plants need loving care, such as periodic watering, plant food, mulching and trimming. There is a right time of year for all of this for best results. NOW! A WHOLE NEW SERIES OF ULTRA-LUXURIOUS CHEVROLETS ’66 CAPRICE - - ■' ’■ ■ : ‘A Caprice Custom Coupe—with exclusive formal roof line that comes on no other Chevrolet ■ 1 ! -LA, Caprice Custom Sedan —with superb new Body by Fisher elegance inside and out Caprice Custom Wagon-with fine new look of hardwood paneling on sides and tailgate. Everything it takes to create a dis tinguished luxury car has gone into these new Caprices. Beneath the formal styling elegance that sets the Custom Coupe apart, for instance, you’ll find thick wall-to-wall carpeting, comfort-contoured seats and the look of hand-rubbed walnut on the instrument panel, glove compartment (Adv.) and inside door panels. You can order a finely instrumented console, together with new Strato-bucket front seats. In the Custom Sedan, a new Strato back front seat is available with bucket* type contours separated by a fold-down State mi 16 Chevrolet, CheveHe, Chevy n,Corvair S Corvette at your Chevrolet dealer's R. L Walker Chevrolet Co. Phone ATlas 3-4250, 515 Tebeau Street, It is time now to get most plants ready for winer and late for some such as azaleas. In planning ahead, how would you like to add some of the following trees to your basic landscaping plans: dogwood, redbud, Arizona cypress, cedar, live oak, poplar or ash? These can be ordered now from the Georgia Fo estry Commission Nurseries. PECAN STORAGE Unbroken pecan halves have a longer shelf life than the ones which have been broken. Miss Nelle Thrash, Extension home e conomist - food preservation, Uni versity of Georgia, says the shelf life of broken pecans is about one half that of unbroken nuts. J 7 ** In Georgia, after golf beer’s the one... for good taste, fl 1 1 \ good fun | f After a hard-played 18 holes, it’s good to settle down on a soft chair in the dub house and add up the score with friends. What better time for the drink that scores with almost every golfer—cool, thirst-quenching beer? Yes, beer’s great to relax with, great for refresh ment, great for taste. So whatever your sport boating or baseball-swimming or tennis—relax afterwards with the zestful taste of beer. /’TX UNITED STATES BREWERS ASSOCIATION, INC. 3390 PEACHTREE RD., ATLANTA, GA 30326 armrest. And in the equally opulent Custom Wagons, offered in 2- or 3-seat models, you can even order carpeting for the cargo area. Each model rides super Jet-smooth. And for incomparably smooth power, you can specify Chevrolet’s advanced Turbo-Jet V 8 in either a 396- or 427- cubic-inch version. The price of it all? Somewhat more than you’re used to paying for a Chevrolet. But less, as your dealer will happily con- firm—than the select class of fine cars these new Caprices invite com- parison with in every detail. “Mr 3 * COVERED PLANTS In the wintertime, many gar dens are cluttered with tender plants covered with blankets, sheets, burlap and other mater ial. Thomas G. Williams, Jr., head of the Extension Service landscape department, says if many of the plants have to be covered during the cold months, it is a good indication of a poor choice of plants. If You Subscribe To The Enterprise, You Don't Have to Hunt All Over for A Copy to Read BY CHEVROLET WeiycroM, Ga.