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VOLUME 43 — NUMBER 43
KENNETH JOHNS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Riley Johns, who
was named STAR Farmer of the Southeast District at a State
FFA meeting in Atlanta recenly.
County Commissioners and Tax
Assessors Hold Special Meeting
Nahunta, Brantley County,
Georgia
October 21, 1965
The Boards of County Commis
sioners and Tax Assessors met
in a special session on Thursday,
October 21, 1965 at 2:30 P. M.
Representing the Board of
Commissioners of Roads and Re
venue were Banner J. Wainright,
R. B. Brooker, Major Riggins
and W. E. Eldridge.
Representing the Board of Tax
Assessors were G. W. Herrin,
Henry G. Lee and Raymond D.
Smith.
This special meeting was call
ed by Chairman Wainright for
the purpose of executing a con
tract with the Georgia Appraisal
Co. of Augusta, Ga. to do a Tax
Revaluation of all property in
Brantley County.
After a short session of ques
tions and answers with the ap
praisal officials, which consisted
of R. R. Miller, Pres., Paul R.
Lilly, Vice-Pres., Sidney Carter,
Sec. and Treas., the Board en
tered into an agreement with the
company to do a complete tax
revaluation under the State speci
fications of all property in Brant
ley County, Ga. for the amount
of (42,850.00) Forty-Two Thou
sand Eight Hundred and Fifty
Dollars.
After the joint meeting was
completed the Board of Com
missioners of Roads and Reve
nue considered other county
business, which consisted of ap
pointing a County Director for
Surplus Food Commodities which
will be distributed in Brantley
County in the near future.
A motion was made by R. B.
Brooker and seconded by W. E.
Eldridge and carried unanimous
ly to apoint T. E. Raulerson of
Nahunta to this position. Mr.
Raulerson’s appointment will be
come effective when the program
is put in operation.
There being no further business
the meeting adjourned.
John M. Wilson,
Sec. Board of
Commissioners of
Brantley County
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Marine Privates Bennie A. Jacobs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Jacobs; Eddie M. Bell, son of
Mr and Mrs. Mitchell Bell; and Talmadge S. Edwards, son of Mr. and Mrs. Silas Edwards, all
of Hoboken. The three Marines recently graduated from Marine recruit training at Parris Island,
S. C.
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
James Griner
Thanks Voters
DEAR FRIENDS:
I wish to express my appre
ciation to the voters of Nahun
ta for electing me to serve on
the city council.
The efficient operation of
your city government is a mat
ter that should be of concern
to every citizen. I pledge to
you that I will do everything
in my power to justify your
faith and confidence in ,me. I
will try to conduct myself in
office in such a manner as to
reflect credit upon your city
government at all times.
Your advice and suggestions
will always be welcomed, but
your elected officials alone
cannot make a good commun
ity nor a good government.
We can provide the leadership
but we must have the help
and support of the citizens if
we are to accomplish the many
things that need to be done.
We sincerely ask you for
that help and support.
Yours respectfully,
James Griner.
Car Overturns
On Route 121
C. N. Jacobs of Fernandina
was slightly injured when his
Cadillac coupe overturned on
Route 121 four miles south of
Hoboken about 4:00 A. M.
Tuesday, Oct. 26, it is report
ed by deputy sheriff Robert
Johns who investigated the ac
cident.
Mrs. Mary A. Eickhom and
two children of Way cross,
who were also in the car, suf
fered only minor bruises. The
car was damaged about SISOO.
Brantley Boys
Get Awards at
State FFA Rally
Nahunta FFA Chapter had 25
boys to attend the State FFA
Rally held in Macon Saturday,
Oct. 23 in the Municipal Auditor
ium.
Two boys received Georgia De
grees and One Star Georgia
Planter Degree.
Ronald Morgan, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clifton Morgan; and Mikel
Crews, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliv
er Crews received these awards.
Kenny Johns son of Mr. and
Mrs. Riley Johns received the
Star Farmers degree from the
Southeastern District in Georgia.
Mr. Johns was awarded Honor
ary Planter Degree for his out
standing leadership given to his
son. Mrs. Johns received a Ci
tation for her outstanding ser
vice.
The Chapter entered their re
gistered Polled Hereford bull 14
months old in the show at the
State Fair and placed number
seven in the statewide competi
tion of Herefords and won S3O
prize money. The bull was show
ed by Glen Lee, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John I. Lee. He cares for
the bull and trains him on his
farm.
Methodists to
Start Revival
Monday Night
Nahunta Methodist Church
will begin a series of revival
services Monday night, Nov. 1,
with Rev. James T. Pennell,
pastor of Emanuel Methodist
Church, Brunswick, as the e
vangelist, it is announced by
the pastor, Rev. Lee K. Ram
sey.
Services will continue th
rough Friday night, Nov. 5,
with hours of meeting set at
7:30 P. M. The theme of the
week will be “A Week of Spi
ritual Renewal.”
A special invitation is ex
tended to all the people of
Nahunta and surrounding sec
tion, the pastor said.
Personals
A|2c Evan J. Lewis and his
wife, Patsy, will leave Satur
day to return to Forbes Air
Force Base in Topeka, Kansas
after spending a week at home
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Walker and his mother,
Mrs. Evan Lewis.
Officers of the sixth grade
Pine Cone 4-H club are: presi
ident, Mary Robinson; girls
vice-president, Karen Hendrix;
boys vice-president, Steve
Rowell; secretary, Denise
Smith; reporter, Phillip Pur
dom; and parliamentarian,
Mike Wasdin.
Mrs. C. E. Highsmith has
returned home from a visit
with her son Ruel and family
in Sheridan, Ark. Her son Mor
ris made the trip with her.
Seaman Apprentice Lloyd D.
Wainright, USCG, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd H. Wainright
of Route 1, Nahunta, is part
of the Coast Guard’s force in
the Straits of Florida, rescue
ing and assisting Cuban refu
gees trying to reach America.
He is a crewman aboard the
Coast Guard Cutter Ariadne.
Sps Edward B. Jones Jr. of
Hoboken left Saturday for
Viet Nam after spending 30
days leave with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Jones.
He had completed a service of
24 months in Berlin, Germany.
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Oct. 28, 1965
MRS. MABLE MOODY, Brantley County School Superintendent,
who was awarded the Honorary State Farmers Degree at a recent
state rally of Future Farmers of America in Atlanta.
"Blueprint for Progress" Meeting
Announced for Nahunta Nov. 3
Senator Roscoe E. Dean Jr. an
nounced today that an economic
development tour called a “Blue
print for Progress” in the Sixth
Senatorial District will be in
Nahunta on Wednesday, Novem
ber 3, at 7:30 P. M.
The meeting in Nahunta will
be at Okefenokee R. E. A. Con
ference Room under the sponsor
ship of the Brantley County In
dustrial Development Authority
with Pete Gibson as coordinator.
“This is an effort to wipe out
poverty in the Sixth District and
a chance for citizens of the area
to provide the bold and vigorous
leadership needed in accomplish
ing it,” Sen. Dean said in an in
terveiw at which the tour was an
nounced.
Dean expressed grave concern
over unemployment in his district
as he listed plans for the econo
mic development tour.
Dean said the program tour
will cover three phases. The first
phase will cover industrial de
velopment. The Sixth District
solon said Steve Thomason of
the Industrial Development De
partment of the Georgia Depart
ment of Industry and Trade, Tom
Payne, executive assistant to
James Nutter of the Department
of Industry and Trade and L. A.
Wilson, of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Co. Department of In
dustrial Development would as
sist in this phase. (Dean said the
industrial development phase of
the tour would include a report
of the survey made last April.)
The second phase will be a
tourism clinic and discussion of
highway development. Bill T.
Hardman, Director of the Tour
ism Division of the State De
partment of Industry and Trade
and Larry Pinson of the Bureau
of Business and Economic Re
search of the University of Geor
gia, will assist in this phase.
The third phase of the program
tour will cover the mineral and
phosphate development in the area
with John Husted, project direc
tor of the South Georgia Mineral
Development study now being
done by Georgia Tech.
This tour, Dean points out,
follows a tour made last April
at which time the district was
surveyed from an industrial
standpoint.
Dean said the industrial de
velopment phase of the tour
would include a report of the sur
vey made last April. “The Geor
gia Department of Industry and
Trade has printed a report of
their findings in each of the coun
ties in the district and these will
be distributed and discussed at
each meeting,” the Jesup sena
tor reveals.
This report stresses the needs
of each county and what each has
to offer potential industry, what
must be done on a local basis to
attract industry and what help is
available, Dean said.
“This can be a major step in
stopping the population decrease
which six of the eight counties in
the district has experienced in the
past 10-years,” Dean stated.
The tourism and roads phase of
the tour will discuss four-laning
of primary roads in the district.
Including U. S. Highways 301,
341, 17, 1 and 121 as well as other
primary roads. It will also dis
cuss development of possible
tourist attractions in the district.
“We have learned the state
has used up all available funds
from the highway bonds,” Dean
said in speaking of the four-lan
ing of the highways, but added
“That this still can be accom
plished by having additional
bonding authority approved by
the legislature.”
Dean said he did not and would
never advocate additional taxes
but Florida, Tennessee and North
Carolina had accomplished much
through highway bonds. “If a
farmer borrows money from a
crop, he knows he must pay
back that loan and highway bonds
could be paid off through increas
ed revenues brought into the state
by improved highways, and
thereby no new taxes,” Dean
said.
He pointed out that industry
follows good highways and addi
tional tourist income would more
than offset the cost of highway
bonds.
Dean also pointed to the need
for every county to develop tour
ist attractions from a sectional
or historical standpoint.
“Something must be done to
attract tourists into our area off
the interstate highways,” Dean
declared.
He said if the legislature ap
proved highway bonds that other
roads in other districts would
also be improved but the inter
state would make ghost trails of
primary roads if something
wasn’t done immediately.
The phosphate and mineral re
sources phase of the tour will
discuss the findings of the sur
vey conducted in south Georgia
and results of test drillings being
conducted. “Mr. Husted will also
have information on further test
drillings planned,” Dean said.
Husted has headed the mineral
resources study since I^ewis Dix
on, who launched the program,
resigned.
“This tour can help provide
jobs for the hungry in the district
and it behooves every interested
person to attend the meetings
when we come to their county,”
Dean said.
The Sixth District senator said
“America is the land of plenty
and I want something done to
help small counties grow.” He
pointed out that the state is not
stable when only the large cities
and counties are growing.
(Adv.)
Halloween
Carnival at
Nahunta School
The Halloween carnival
sponsored by the Nahunta
PTA will be held Friday, Oct.
29, beginning at five o’clock,
in the afternoon with a chick
en and dressing supper.
The carnival program will
get underway at 6:00 P. M.
and continues until 8:00 P. M.
The proceeds will be for the
benefit of the school.
Brantley to Get
Surplus Food
Surplus commodities suppli
ed by the federal government
will become available for
needy families in Brantley
County about the first of the
coming year, according to the
action of Brantley County
Commissioners in a special
meeting Friday, Oct. 22.
The commissioners voted to
begin the surplus commodity
program in Brantley County
and named T. E. Raulerson as
director of the project.
Details of the program as to
who will be eligible to get sur
plus commodities has not been
announced. The federal gov
ernment will supply the com
modities and will also pay 90
percent of the expenses of dis
tribution, such as the director’s
salary, transportation of goods
and warehouse storage char
ges. The county will pay only
10 percent of the cost of ad
ministering the program.
Nahunta High
Cage Schedule
HOME GAMES
Darien Nov. 5
Hoboken Nov. 12
Blackshear Dec. 3
Camden Co Dec. 7
Clinch Co Dec. 14
Charlton Co Dec. 17
Bacon Co. Dec. 18
Atkinson Co Jan. 8
Manor Jan. 11
Screven Jan. 18
Ludowici Jan. 28
Patterson Feb. 8
AWAY GAMES
Screven Nov. 2
Manor Nov. 16
Atkinson Co Nov. 19
Ludowici Nov. 23
Clinch Co Nov. 30
Patterson Dec. 10
Camden Co Jan. 4
Darien Jan. 7
Bacon Co Jan. 14
Blacksheaf '“..Z ~ Jan. 25
Charlton Co Feb. 1
Hoboken Feb. 4
Varsity Game Time 7:00.
Coach: Forrest Thomas.
Managers: Barbara Allen,
Nancy Moody, Greg Loyd.
Darby Is Named
University TV
Representative
Van B. Darby has been named
University of Georgia represen
tative for WXGA-TV, Channel
8, in Waycross. WXGA-TV is one
of Georgia’s four educational tele
vision stations.
Born in Parkersburg, West
Virginia, Mr. Darby received
his Bachelor of Arts degree from
Kent State University, Kent,
Ohio, and did additional study in
theology at the Candler School of
Theology, Emory University.
Before coming with the Univer
sity of Georgia, Mr. Darby man
aged a radio station in West Vir
ginia; served as director of world
trade activities of the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce; and was
southern director of the American
Leprosy Missions an interdenom
inational religious organization
He is married and has one son.
As the University’s station re
presentative, Mr. Darby will meet
with civic and professional or
ganizations, schools and anyone
interested in learning more about
WXGA-TV and educational tele
vision. He is assuming the posi
tion formerly held by Nelson
Hitchcock.
WXGA-TV, Channel 8, is own
ed and operated by the State
Department of Education. Even
ing programming on the station
is furnished by the University of
Georgia as a service to the peo
ple living in the Waycross-South
Georgia area. Mr. Darby invites
opportunities to acquaint indivi
duals and groups with educa
tional television. He may be
reached at WXGA-TV, Box 61,
Waycross, Georgia or by tele
phoning Waycross, 283-5473.
Deborah Ann Wilson
Given Birthday Party
Little Miss Deborah Ann
Wilson was given a birthday
party on her third birthday
Monday, Oct. 25, by her par
ents Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Wil
son.
14 children and parents at
tended the party. Deborah re
ceived a number of nice gifts.
Refreshments were served to
all the tots present.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY ANO CITY OF NAHUNTA
Commissioners Contract
To Revalue All Property
NEW SOIL TEST
PUTS FARMER BACK
IN CORN BUSINESS
What will be my next limiting
factor? That’s the question being
asked by Wayne County farmer
Chris W. Nichols.
Mr. Nichols has been trying for
top yields on his corn crop for
many years, says W. H. Gurley,
Extension agronomist of the Uni
versity of Georgia College of
Agriculture.
He has used recommended hy
brids. He has made soil tests to
determine the recommended a
mounts of lime, phosphorus and
potash to use. He has applied
even more nitrogen than the a
mount recommended for average
conditions.
Despite this application of
scientific knowledge to his farm
his corn yields began to drop three
or four years ago. He tried using
even more mixed fertilizer with
no results. In 1964 his corn yield
was down to 25 bushels per acre.
Early this year Mr. Nichols
talked with County Agent Harry
Hutcheson about his problem.
They decided to have a special
soil test run on the farm and the
results came back indicating the
field was low in magnesium and
zinc.
Armed with this information,
Mr. Nichols went to his fertilizer
dealer and they made a special
mix to supply the needed amounts
of the two elements. This year,
thanks to the special testing, the
field will produce from 80 to 100
bushels of corn per acre, Coun
ty Agent Hutcheson said.
Mr. Nichols says he’s planning
to have his field back to normal
production next year and that he’s
going to keep a sharp eye out in
the future for limiting factors. If
another one shows up he’s plan
ning to move in a hurry to cor
rect it.
Hickox HD Club Met
The Hickox Home Demon
stration Club met at the home
of Mrs. W. W. Hendrix Wed
nesday afternoon of last week.
Mrs. W. W. Hendrix presi
dent, presided.
Mrs. Virginia N. Raulerson,
County Extension Home Eco
nomist, gave a program on
budgeting.
Others attending were Mrs.
N. W. Hendrix, Mrs. John I.
Lee, Mrs. Wilson Wainright,
Mrs. C. F. Allen, Mrs. J. C.
Allen, Mrs. Arthur Keene, Mrs.
Edward Brand, Mrs. J. E. Har
ris, Mrs. Alfred Thomas, Mrs.
Ronald Hendrix, Mrs. Conway
Howard and Mrs. Bill White.
MAN fAirXASGEJ
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^geports from
(Editor's Note: The following is Senator Talmadge’s final
column for 1965. He will resume writing his weekly reports
from Washington when the Second Session of the 89th
Congress convenes in January.)
IN LOOKING back over the
past year it appears that the
Congress reacted more to out
side pressures than it acted on
its own initiative.
In so doing, this Congress has
compiled a dubious record of
acquiescence to
the executive
branch that is
second to none
in modern his-
tory. Not since
the early days
of the Roose-
ve 11 adminis
tration, and
perhaps even further back than
that, has a Congress shown less
independence in the exercise of
its legislative responsibilities.
It is sad indeed when the Con
gress cannot think for itself and
act independently of executive
influence, pressure and demands.
Over the years, the Congress and
the people it represents have al
lowed the separation of powers
between the legislative, execu
tive, and judicial branches of our
government to become less and
less distinct. The time is long
overdue for reversing this trend.
GRANTED, THE first session
of the 89th Congress enacted
much far-reaching legislation,
and although some things would
have beta better left undone, a
fttpwH tr prinM fovfmmtnt uptw) y
Subscription Price
and Tax
Inside county $2.58
Outside county, in state $3.09
Outside state $3.00
Brantley County Commissioners
contracted with Georgia Apprai
sal Company of Augusta for a pro
gram of property revaluation at
a called meeting of the Commis
sioners and tax assessors Friday,
Oct. 22.
The Augusta firm was low bid
der for the job of revaluing
Brantley County property, with a
bid of $42,850. The contract calls
for the jobs to be completed in 17
months or by May 1, 1967.
Present at the meeting Friday
for the Georgia Appraisal Co.
were Richard K. Miller, Paul R.
Lilly Jr., and Sydney Carter.
They will carry out the property
appraisal work for Brantley
County from the company’s Val
dosta office.
One of the features of the pro
perty survey and appraisal will
be a series of aerial photographs,
showing details of the topography
of Brantley County.
It was brought out at the meet
ing Friday that the State of Geor
gia will lend the money, without
interest, for a period of three
years for the cost of the property
revaluation, or the county can
borrow the money elsewhere and
the state will pay the interest on
it free.
Present at the Friday meeting
were Commissioners Banner
Wainright, W. E. Eldridge, Ma
jor Riggins and Brown Brooker,
also John Wilson, clerk of the
Commission.
The three tax assessors pre
sent were G. W. Herrin, Henry
G. Lee and Raymond D. Smith.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of Mr. Newbern
L. Morgan wish to take this
means of expressing their sin
cere thanks to everyone who
showed us kindness and sym
pathy at his death. We appre
ciate the many floral tributes,
the helpful covered dishes and
every word of kindness and
sympathy.
May God bless each of you.
Sincerely,
His son and daughter
and his brothers and
sisters.
Little Buffalo Church
Announces Services
Fifth Saturday and Sunday
meetings will be held at Little
Buffalo Primitive Baptist
Church this week, it is an
nounced by the pastor Elder
W. L. Carter.
Several visiting preachers
are expected to attend the
meetings. Everyone is invited
to attend.
great deal of what has been
accomplished will be beneficial,
particularly in the area of edu
cation and health.
At a time when education in
the United States is of para
mount importance, it is gratify
ing indeed to see the Congress
place it high in legislative prior
ity.
However, this does not alle
viate the fact that the Congress
has permitted itself to be domi
nated, and under no conditions
should it be a rubber stamp for
the executive branch.
THE CONGRESS needs very
much to assert its authority and
demonstrate by word and deed
that it is a separate and co
equal branch of the American
government.
Abdication by the legislative
branch of its constitutional re
sponsibilities by acquiescing to
each and every demand of the
executive and by allowing the
judiciary to usurp its authority
is not good for the Congress, for
the federal government, or for
the individual citizens of the
United States.
Congress should be a legisla
tive leader instead of follower.
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