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VOLUME 43 - NUMBER 48
Hortense Was Part of Old Wayne,
Retains a Thinning Relationship
The following story about the
town of Hortense in the northern
part of Brantley County was tak
en from the 100th anniversary e
dition of The Jesup Sentinel pub
lished last week in its 150-page
issue:
Some residents of Hortense are
Wayne Countians who acquired a
new address without leaving
home.
When the present southern
boundary of Wayne was drawn
in 1920 a portion of the Hortense
community scarcely got into
Brantley County, and a measure
of the kinship existing between
the Wayne County of 100 years
ago and the present Wayne is re
tained even now.
A strong thread in the thinning
fabric of life binding Brantley
to Wayne is James Cauley Strick
land now living about a quarter
mile west of Highway 301, and
approximately an equal distance
north of State Route 32.
West of the Strickland home
the Short Line branch of the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
built in 1902, crossed AB&A that
extended westward from Bruns
wick, nourishing a number of
towns. Among these were Brown
town and Hortense in Old Wayne,
and Zirkle, the lost town, which
stood on the westside of the Lit
tle Satilla River in Pierce County.
Mr. Strickland, a native of the
present area of Wayne, is 90
years old.
A noteworthy distinction held
by Mr. Strickland is the same
facial features that would have
identified him more than 50 years
ago. Even when he confesses that
he is “forgetful," he smiles
cheerfully, and it is then that a
stranger can see the features of
a young man who cut and milled
virgin pine standing along the
Little Satilla at the turn of the
century.
Mr. Strickland joins with Al
vak R. Adams, neighbor and
brother-in-law, in relating that
Hortense was the site of a pio
neer success in the turpentine
business in the Seventies, and al
so was once the site of many
dwellings occupied by workers
maintaining the tracks of the two
railways.
The full identity of the girl for
whom Hortense was named is un
known, but a member of the firm
of Covington & Hutcheson, or an
employee of the turpentine firm
moving southward from North
Carolina, was devoted to a lass
having the name of Hortense.
The members of the turpentine
company, later in business in
Jacksonville and owners of an en
terprise identified as Churchwell’s
are credited with developing the
turpentine industry in Southeast
Georgia. One member of the
firm was R. L. Covington who
bought considerable land near
the present Brantley-Wayne line
in the Seventies.
In the Hortense Cemetery lo
cated on the Screven and Way
nesville Old Road and approxi
mately a mile east of Highway
301 there is a marker for “Achash
Covington, daughter of T. J. and
S. E. Covington.” The child was
born December 30, 1882, and died
June 26, 1886. There is another
marker for “Charles Othnile,”
an infant son of the Covingtons.
Close by the cemetery there is
a Congregational Methodist
Church. Both rest serenely on a
sandy elevation a short distance
from the slope that falls toward
the racing waters of historic Lit
tle Satilla.
Near the burial ground, a
member of the Wayne County
branch of the Middleton clan of
Liberty County erected a dwell
ing from the materials he ob
tained from the Waynesville
courthouse abandoned in 1874
when Jesup became the seat of
Wayne County government, and,
thus, illustrated the economy and
wisdom of utilizing the indestruc
tible virtues of the old to create
the new.
Mr. Adams identified a mark
er that was established in the ce
metery for a child approximate
ly 70 years after burial. He said
that concerned relatives came
from Mississippi, and that the lo
cation of the grave could be de
fined only by measuring a pres
cribed distance from the obscure
site of the original church build
ing that stood in the cemetery
enclosure and was torn down
years ago.
Visiting the cemetery with Mr.
Adams, now 79 years old, recalls
Thomas Burke’s comparison of
human memory to the ancient
music-box that needs only a lit-
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
tie polishing to play its finest
notes.
Mr. Adam’s parents were buri
ed in the cemetery. They were
Benjamin Luther Adams who
was born in 1854 and died in
1936, and Mary Martha Adams
Mickler who also was born in
1864 and died in 1921.
The Micklers were of sturdy
Germanic origin. They settled at
St. Marys in its early years and
moved into Florida following the
close of the Seminole Seven Years
War. Mr. Adams was born in the
fertile region of Suwannee Coun
ty.
The ancestry of Mrs. Adams in
the Wayne County period of her
family is represented in the ce
metery.
There are imposing markers for
her grandparents, Dr. W. S. Mid
dleton, born in 1824, and Mary
Ann Drawdy Middleton, born in
1828. Likewise, there is a con
spicious monument to her par
ents, William Dilworth Middle
ton and Martha Matilda Horton
Middleton, the latter being a des
cendant of George Washington
Horton, stage coach driver be
tween Darien and St. Marys in
1836.
Others remembered in the
Midleton section of the cemetery
are B. O. Middleton, another son
of Dr. W. S. Middleton, who mar
ried Mary Jane Manning, and also
A. G. Middleton who was bom in
1826 and died in 1886.
The Hortense Cemetery, one of
the largest in the rural area of
the Old Wayne or the present
Wayne, is also the burial ground
of Joyners, Andersons, Sloans,
Raulersons, Rowels, Stricklands,
Stewarts, Mannings and many
others.
James Causey Strickland, now
the oldest citizen of Hortense
community, has successfully de
fied an old superstition: He was
born on Friday, March 13, 1875,
and he has lived happily. Mrs.
Strickland still by his side, was
Winnie Viola Adams before mar
riage. She is a sister of Alvah R.
Adams.
Mr. Strickland is a son of
Joseph Henry Strickland, born in
Wayne in 1850, and Margaret
Elizabeth (Peggy) Causey Strick
land, who also was born in 1844.
He was named for his grand
father, James Causey, who was
born in 1813, and was sent to the
State Senate by Wayne County in
1855 and 1856.
The relationship of Hortense
community to other sections of
Wayne from a distant past is
shown by the identifications of
the Hatcher family. Mr. Strick
land’s grandmother was Martha
Hatcher Causey who was born
in 1825. Further, there is a mark
er in the Hortense Cemetery for
William P. Hatcher, who was
born in 1826. He was the father
of James C. Hatcher, and grand
father of George A. and J. Col
quitt Hatcher, who lived at Scre
ven.
Mr. Strickland was born at a
home on the westside at Phin
Holloway Creek about ten miles
south of Jesup, and one of his
childhood memories related, with
pleasant animation, is that his
father went hunting on the creek
after supper and returned home
with three deer. He served on
the Old Wayne County board of
education in 1911 and 1912, and
served in the State Legislature
as representative of Brantley
County in the period of 1927 to
1930.
Binding Mr. and Mrs. Adams
to Jesup, which was their county
seat before they went to the Na
hunta courthouse, is their daugh
ter, Mrs. Randall M. Walker, and
their son, Ronald Adams, who
lived in Jesup before moving to
Brunswick.
Finally, Mrs. Addie Scott Lew
is, a resident of the old Sawgrass
community east of Hortense and
a devoted supporter of the Phila
delphia Church and the Wesleyan
Methodist Church Camp Meeting
held annually at Hortense, is a
niece of L. Walter Scott who lives
in Jesup.
QUAIL POPULATION
Normal controlled shooting has
little effect on the year-in, year
out quail population, says David
Almand, special agent — wild
life management. Cooperative
Extension Service. The reason
for this, he adds, is because near
ly 80 of every 100 birds alive in
the summer will die before the
next spring, regardless of wheth
er they are hunted.
Funeral Held for
Robert Hardin,
Vietnam Victim
Militarv service for Robert
Wesley Hardin, a Ware Coun
ty soldier killed in Viet Nam,
were held Saturday, Nov. 27
at Brunel Street Church of
God in Waycross. Burial was
in Oakland Cemetery.
Mr. Hardin is survived by
his widow, one daughter, his
parents, one brother; Mrs. Jack
Barber, wife of the pastor of
Nahunta Church of God, is
one of four surviving sisters.
Brantley Had 31
Cancer Deaths
In Last 5 Years
Georgia’s cancer death rate
per 100,000 population dropped
slightly in 1964 to 117.0 while the
national rate continued on the
general increase that has come
from 112.0 in 1950 up to 127.0 last
year.
The American Cancer Society
has announced that except for
lung cancer, bladder-kidney, can
cer of the pancreas and leuke
mia, death rates from other can
cers are in general leveling and
in some cases dropping off. Uter
ine cancer death rates which have
been on the decline since 1950,
unexpectedly jumped to 18.1 from
16.4 in 1963.
Based on national reports, the
Society also estimated that the
number of persons alive now and
cured of cancer — 5-year-survival
without recurrence — in Georgia
increased to 29,000 during 1964.
Since 1960 there have been 31
cancer deaths in Brantley County.
Cancer of the colon-rectum,
breast, and uterus, three of the
more curable forms when detect
ed and treated early, caused 7
of this five-year total.
According to the American Can
cer Society, one in four persons
at present incidence rates will
some day have cancer, or 1,450 of
the present population. Early de
tection and proper treatment with
present day medical knowledge
and techniques can save at least
725 of these lives.
Lung cancer is Georgia’s lead
ing cancer killer and also the
most rapidly increasing. Since
1950 the death rate for lung can
cer has jumped from 8.9 to 18.9,
and between the ages of 65-69 it
causes 131.2 deaths per 100,000
population. Age 45 is the turning
point in increased danger — par
ticularly for heavy smokers.
Crews Family
Held Thursday
The Crews family reunion
was held at the Recreation
Center at Nahunta Thanks
giving day, Nov. 25.
Attending were Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Crews and James; Mr.
and Mrs. Larry Stallings and
Melaine, Roger and Colt; Mr.
and Mrs. Irvin Crews and Gene;
Mr. and Mrs. Edwart Stewart
and Greg, Karen and Kathy;
Mr. and Mrs. Forest Thomas,
Laura and Sybil; Mrs. Betty
Dykes, Steve, Gary, Roger,
Joey and Walt; Mrs. Beaulah
Hickox, Mrs. Leila Mae Turn
er and Randy all of Nahunta.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brady,
David, Diane and Donnie,
Statesville, N. C.: Mr. and
Mrs. John Henry Hickox and
Scottie, Brunswick; Mrs. Mat
tie Lloyd, Jack, Pat, Tommie
and Susan, Waycross; Mr. and
Mrs. Gus Koler, Carolyn and
Charlotte, DeLand, Fla.; Mrs.
Reuben Crews, Mrs. R. J. Grif
fin, Roy and Shirley Hoboken;
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Crews,
Sonny, David and Cliff of
Dudley; Mr. and Mrs. B. M.
Hinson, Columbia, S. C.
FIELD GRADE POTATOES
Field grading sweet potatoes to
remove culls, cuts, and diseased
roots can pay big dividends to
growers, says Horticulturist J.
M. Barber of the Extension Ser
vice. Field grading, he adds,
takes a little more effort at har
vest time, but it is worth it.
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Dec. 2, 1965
Postmasters of Brantley County
Urge Early Mailing to Overseas
Window Service
Hours Announced
For Post Office
Beginning Saturday, Dec.
4, normal window service will
be resumed through Christ
mas. Money orders will be
sold on Saturdays. Rural
customers wishing to purchase
money orders may buy them
from their carriers just for
the month of December.
Just a few tips on Christmas
mailing. Last Christmas the
post office handled more mail
than ever before, yet the op
eration was the most efficient
in history, by the use of Zip
Code and the cooperation of
the public in mailing early
were the main reasons for our
success. We are asking the
same cooperation from each of
you this year.
Here are a few tips to help
both you and us.
A. Up date last year’s ad
dress list and include Zip
Codes.
B. Prepare a gift list as soon
as possible. Shop early to
take advantage of full stocks.
Be sure to have on hand e
nough shipping materials;
boxes, tape wrapping paper,
etc.
C. Use first class postage
on greeting cards. This as
sures their being forwarded if
the recipient has moved or that
undeliverable cards will be re
turned if a return address is
on the envelope.
During the Christmas rush
the post office will remain o
pen all day on Saturday, Dec.
18 and on Wednesday, Decem
ber 22.
Louise D. Drury,
Postmaster.
Piedmont
Association
M Night Set
The annual “M” Night for
the Piedmont Association will
be held on Monday evening,
December 6, at the Brantley
County Community Center in
Nahunta, Ga., at 7:30 o’clock.
Dr. J. Vernon Brown, pastor
of the Tabernacle Baptist
Church in Macon, will be the
speaker for the evening.
A nursery will be provided
for those who need it.
Loving cups will again be
awarded to the church with
the highest attendance present,
also to the church with the
highest percentage of its en
rollment present.
The Piedmont Association is
composed of 3 0 churches,
which are located in Charlton,
Brantley, Pierce and Ware
counties.
Clarence C. Woodall, Jr. of
Blackshear, is Training Union
director of the association.
Flower Show
Will Be Held
Saturday, Dec. 11
The fall flower show spon
sored by the Nahunta Garden
Club will be held at the Na
hunta High School Saturday
Dec. 11 and 12, it is announced
by J. B. Lewis chairman of the
show.
Other committee chairmen
are Mrs. J. B. Strickland, Mrs.
Rhoda Strickland, Mrs. Iris
Schmitt and Mrs. Harry Rau
lerson.
The theme of the flower
show is “Autumn Inspiration”.
Everyone is invited to enter
arrangements. All entries must
be placed by 12:00 o’clock noon
Dec. 11. The public is invited
to view the show from 3:00 to
5:00 P. M.
Mrs. Brown Brooker is
president of the Nahunta Gar
den Club.
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Your Address
Changes.
Christmas gifts and cards
for servicemen in Viet Nam
must be mailed by December
1 for guaranteed delivery by
Christmas Day, the postmaster
of Brantley County, Louise D.
Drury, Nahunta, Alien Rowell,
Hortense, Michael Dowling,
Hoboken and Louise D. Jones
Waynesville, announced.
The postmasters of Brantley
County joined Postmaster Gen
eral Lawrence F. O’Brien in
calling on the public to send
all remaining holiday mail to
Viet Nam now and he em
phasized that no firm assuran
ce of delivery in time for
Christmas can be given for
parcels and greetings dispatch
ed later than the first day of
December.
The local postmaster stated
that they had been advised by
the Postmaster General that a
response “beyond all expec
tations” to the President’s ap
peal for Christmas packages
and communications to A
merica fighting men in Viet
Nam has resulted in the Post
Office Department receiving
more than 130,000 pounds of
such mail daily and that total
is increasing by thousands of
pounds daily.
“The Postmaster General has
announced that December 1
is the final mailing date for
which we can give any firm
assurance of delivery. If mail
is deposited beyond that date,
Mr. O’Brien promises the Post
Office Department will make
every possible effort to have
it available at the San Fran
cisco military dispatch points
in time for delivery on Christ
mas but he stressed the fact
that we cannot offer any as
surances at all beyond Dec
ember 5.”
The recommended December
1 deadline applies to all mail
for servicemen in Viet Nam.
Even if it is sent as air mail,
the critical factor is air space
from the West Coast to Viet
Nam and it must reach San
Francisco in time to allow ade
quate time to arrange air
transport across the Pacific.
For servicemen in other
areas overseas, the surface
letter and parcel deadline has
passed, but the previously-an
nounced deadline of December
1 to 10 for air mail still pre
vails.
Tree Seedlings
Now Available
For Landowners
Georgia landowners are urged
to take advantage of this year’s
tree seedling crop produced by
the Georgia Forestry Commis
sion.
Ray Shirley, director, Georgia
Forestry Commission, points out
that many landowners have idle
acres which are producing no
thing of value but still taxes
must be paid on the land. It is
now tree planting time in Geor
gia and this presents a wonder
ful opportunity to put idle land
into production.
Foresters of the Georgia For
estry Commission are available
to assist landowners in determin
ing what species should be plant
ed in certain areas as well as
how many. Services of these for
esters can be obtained through
the local county forestry unit.
The supply of many species
has already been completely
sold out, according to Director
Shirley. Species still available
are slash, loblolly, longleaf, and
shortleaf; bicolor lespedeza; Ari
zona cypress, Eastern red cedar,
yellow poplar, white oak, cherry
bark oak, live oak, bald cypress
and cottonwood.
Shirley stressed that seedling
sales are running ahead of last
year, so orders should be plac
ed, immediately, to insure de
livery of the number needed.
CARD OF THANKS
We would like to take this
means to express our sincere
thanks and deep appreciation
for the many acts of kindness
shown us during the recent
illness and death of our loved
one. We especially appreciate
the messages of sympathy,
covered dishes and floral offer
ings.
May the Lord bless each of
you.
The Family of
Mrs. Avie M. Lewis
Dr. Fernandez Brought 9 Relatives
From Cuba after Hazardous Journey
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hice
and two sons of Greenville,
S. C. visited Mr. and Mrs.
George Brantley Thursday
through Saturday. Mrs. Hice
is a sister of Mr. Brantley.
They left Saturday to spend
the night with his sister, Mrs.
Dean Broome in Blackshear.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brady
and family of Statesville, N. C.
and Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Hinson
of Columbia, S. C. have re
turned to their homes after
spending the holiday weekend
with relatives in Nahunta.
Mrs. J. B. Lewis visited her
sister, Mrs. J. Y. Chambers
in Valdosta last week. Mr. and
Mrs. Chambers returned home
with her and spent several
days.
Mrs. Harold Calhoun of
Terrytown, Ga. spent last
weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Wilson. They accom
panied her home Sunday.
Visitors of Mrs. Alice High
smith and family last weekend
were Mr. and Mrs. John Ad
riane of Johnstown, Fla., and
Mrs. Connie Harrison o f
Brunswick.
Mrs. Mable Moody, Brantley
County school superintendent,
was a member of the Com
mittee for evaluating the
Pierce County schools and to
make recommendations for
future needs of the school
system.
The Rebecca Circle met at
the home of Mrs. Bill Harris.
Seven members were present.
The topic of the program was
“My Church — Hearing and
Obeying”. Mrs. Harris served
refreshments.
Schedule Given
For County 4-H
Club Meetings
The regular monthly sche
dule of 4-H clubs meetings for
Brantley County for the month
of December was announced
this week by Mrs. Virginia N.
Raulerson, Home Economist for
Brantley County, and George
A. Loyd, County Agent.
The programs for the club
meetings during December
will feature a illustrated lec
ture on “How To Make Christ
mas More Meaningful”, by the
Home Economist.
The schedule for the various
clubs in the County will be
as follws:
Nahunta Grammar School.
Friday, December 10 at 8:30
A. M.
Hoboken School, Monday,
December 13 at 8:30 A. M.
Nahunta High School, Fri
day, December 17 at 8:30 A. M.
Study Set on
Problems of
Solid Waste
A study of the solid waste prob
lems and needs are planned to be
made next week by the Pierce
County Health Department and
the Georgia Department of Pub
lic Health.
The growing volume of solid
waste such as garbage, trash,
and refuse is receiving nation
wide attention due to the health
problems involved. Uncontrolled
dumping of garbage provides
ideal breeding places of disease
producing flies and rats.
In addition, where burning is
practiced, it has added to the
nation’s air pollution problems.
It is estimated that a communi
ty has to dispose of from one to
two tons of garbage and refuse
per person per year. For proper
disposal of this large volume of
garbage and refuse, it is neces
sary to have adequate land and
equipment to operate a sanitary
land fill, health officials point out.
This method provides for the
coverage of garbage with earth
which prevents the breeding of
insects and rats.
Your Home Newspaper
Reflects the History
Os Your County—
Help Make History
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Lesson No. 3
In News Writing
Our lesson No. 1 on news writ
ing was concerned mainly with
the mechanics of its preparation,
such as getting your news item
typewritten if possible, starting
about two inches from the top
of the paper, leaving a good mar
gin at the left side of the page,
double-spacing the lines, etc.
Our second lesson told the im
portance of giving dates and all
facts, getting names correct,
and sending or bringing the news
in ON TIME.
This, our third lesson in news
writing, deals with some of the
things we DON’T WANT in news
stories.
Don’t put THANKS in news
stories. Anyone’s thanks is a per
sonal message and not news.
Thanks cards or messages are
CHARGED FOR. Thanks and ex
pressions of appreciation are
PERSONAL messages and the
paper makes a reasonable charge
for your message of thanks or
appreciation.
Don't put the names of com
mercial firms in your news item.
The paper’s STOCK IN TRADE
is its space. The paper must make
85 percent of its income from
selling SPACE. And if the paper
gives away its space to commer
cial firms, then it would have to
go out of business, as only about
15 percent of income is derived
from subscriptions.
There are exceptions to the a
bove rule, such as feature stories
about business firms, or names
of firms that support the paper
with regular advertising.
USDA to Begin
Buying Pecans
The U. S. Department of Agri
culture’s Consumer and Market
ing Service will begin accepting
offers this month from firms to
sell shelled pecans packed from
the 1965 crop.
Offers to sell may be submit
ted by noon EST November 16 for
acceptance by November 23, and
then offers will continue to be
taken until November 30 for ac
ceptance by December 7.
The purchase of pecans will be
made on an offer and acceptance
basis as a surplus removal acti
vity, the Consumer and Market
ing Service says. The shelled pe
cans will be distributed to schools
with lunch programs and to other
eligible outlets.
ATTENTION
ALL HIGH SCHOOL
AND GRAMMAR SCHOOL
STUDENTS
Special discount to all Brantley
County high school and grammar
school students. Shop with us for
your Christmas gifts and get a
special discount of 10 per cent
from CECIL MOODY’S. We have
quality watches, billfolds, jewelry
and many other quality gifts at
low, low prices. Remember your
girl friends, boy friends and par
ents at Christmas by buying and
saving at CECIL MOODY’S. 12-23
Mrs. Raulerson Announces Dec.
Schedule for Meetings of HD Clubs
The regular monthly sche
dule of Home Demonstration
Club Meetings for Brantley
County for the month of De
cember was announced this
week by Mrs. Virginia N.
Raulerson, the Home Econo
mist for Brantley County.
The programs for the meet
ings during December will
feature demonstrations and
information on “How To Make
Christmas More Meaningful”
the agent said. The programs
will be presented by Mrs. Rau
lerson.
The schedule for the var
ious clubs in the County will
be as follows:
Calvary Club at Calvary
Comm. Center, Thursday,
Dec. 2 at 7:00 P. M.
Nahunta Club at Mrs.
George A. Loyd, Tuesday, De
cember 7 at 9:30 A. M.
Raybon Club at Raybon A.
C. Church, Thursday, Decem-
Subscription Price
and Tax
Inside county $2.51
Outside county, in state $3.09
Outside state $3.00
Dr. J. A. Fernandez, Nahunta
physician, succeeded in getting
nine of his and his wife’s relatives
out of Cuba after weeks of delay
on account of high seas in the
90-mile distance between Cuba
and Key West, Fla.
Dr. Fernandez left Nahunta Oct.
19 to try to bring his relatives
out of Cuba, after Castro had an
nounced he would allow people
to leave his Communist-dominat
ed island.
The Nahunta physician secured
a small boat, about 26-feet long,
at Key West, and with two crew
men crossed the channel to Cuba.
The size of the boat was sharply
contrary to reports here that Dr.
Fernandez had charted a big
boat of 200-passenger capacity
for SSOOO.
The small boat was too small
to bring back the nine relatives
and himself and the two crew
men. After staying in Cuba for
days on account of the high seas,
Dr. Fernandez arranged for his
relatives to be brought to Key
West by a larger boat.
He returned to Key West ahead
of his relatives and awaited them
at Key West. Those brought over
were his father, 80, his mother,
75, his sister and her husband,
his wife’s mother and brother
and wife and daughter. They ar
rived at Key West Nov. 24.
The nine refugees are now in
Miami where they had relatives.
Exactly where they will finally
locate in the U. S. Dr. Fernandez
does not yet know.
Dr. Fernandez’s family former
ly owned a prosperous cheese
and butter factory in Cuba. The
factory was confiscated by Cas
tro’s regime years ago. It was
estimated to be worth a million
dollars.
When Dr. Fernandez’s father
and mother left Cuba they had to
give away a $50,000 home, their
automobile and all their house
furnishings. A sister had with
drawn SIOOO from the bank and
spent it. Before being allowed to
leave, the sister had to put the
money back in the bank. Friends
raised the money for her and it
was replaced in the bank to satis
fy Cuban officials.
On his return to Key West in
the small boat Dr. Fernandez
brought over a Gideon mission
ary, Orlando Pena Alba. He said
that two Chinamen came across
the 90-mile channel in a small
rowboat.
Dr. Fernandez requested this
newspaper to express his appre
ciation of the patience and for
bearance of the people of Brant
ley County on his being away
from his duties here for so long.
He is extremely appreciative of
the kindness shown him in Na
hunta and over the county.
He declares he will stay and
give his best service as a physi
cian to the people of this section.
“I just had to get our people
out of Cuba when I could,” he
said. “I feel that the good citi
zens here will understand.”
WHAT VITAMINS DO
Vitamins, by themselves, don’t
build tissue or provide heat and
energy. But they are essential
for other food substances to carry
out important body functions, ac
cording to Mrs. Rita Waters, Ex
tension home economist — nutri
tion. She says vitamins can be
thought of as keys that open
pathways of body processes.
ber 9 at 7:30 P. M.
Suburban Club on Tuesday,
December 14 at 3:15 P. M. The
place will be announced later.
Hickox Club at Mrs. Bill
White, Thursday, December 16
at 2:00 P. M.
Waynesville Club at Way
nesville Baptist Church, Mon
day. December 20 at 2:00 P. M.
Wednesday, December 15 at
10:00 A. M. the Nahunta Club
will be hostess for the Home
Demonstration Council meet
ing to be held at the Recrea
tion Center.
Mrs. Raulerson urged all
members of the local clubs to
attend the meeting of their
club. She pointed out that the
Home Dem. Club provides an
opportunity for members to
learn improved practices
which will enable them to be
come better homemakers and
better informed citizens.
