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Newspaper Page TextNotify this newspaper when your address changes. VOLUME 44 - NUMBER 5 PUBLIC NOTICES GEORGIA, BRANTLEY COUNTY. On March 9, 1965, Mrs. Carrie Marie Griffin Morgan, also known as Marie G. Morgan, also known as Carrie Marie Griffin, also known as Carrie Marie G. Mor gan, and Loy W. Morgan execut ed a note for $8,190.00, payable to Wendell V. Harris, which note was payable in monthly install ments of $136.50 each, beginning April 1, 1965, and continuing thereafter on the same day of each succeeding month, with a final payment on March 1, 1970, which note contained a provision for the payment of 15% of the principal and interest as attor ney’s fees, if collected by law or through an attorney at law. In order to secure the payment of said note, Mrs. Carrie Marie Griffin Morgan, also known as Marie G. Morgan, also known as Carrie Marie Griffin, also known as Carrie Marie G. Morgan, and Loy W. Morgan executed and de livered to Wendell V. Harris a deed to secure debt, conveying the following described land: TRACT I: All of that tract or parcel of land in the Second Dis trict of Brantley County, Georgia, being one contiguous body of land containing 1758 acres, more or less, in the aggregate and con sisting of all of Land Lot. No. 213 containing 490 acres, more or less; 462 acres, more or less, in Land Lot. No. 212 being all of said land lot except 25.1 acres in the West ern Central portion thereof own ed by G. W. Wainwright; 408 acres, more or less, in Land Lot 172, and being all of said land lot except 21.9 acres which form erly belonged to H. J. Stewart but now belongs to Mrs. Marie G. Morgan, and a tract of land own ed by J. M. Herrin, both tracts being in the Northwestern corner of said Lot 172, and 5.4 acres in the Eastern Central portion of said lot owned by Little Buffalo Baptist Church; 398 acres, more or less, in Land Lot No. 173 and being all of said land lot lying Northeast of Big Buffalo Creek. Reference is hereby expressly made to a plat of survey made by J. J. Porter, Registered Surveyor No. 363, dated July 27, 1953, re corded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Brantley County in Plat Book 2, page 101, for a complete and particular des cription and for all purposes, said land is bounded as follows: North by original land lot lines and lands now, or formerly own ed by George Steedley and St. Mary’s Kraft and J. M. Herrin; East by original lot lines and lands now, or formerly owned by Timberlands and the E. B. Wain wright Estate; South by original lot lines and lands now, or former ly owned by Lucy Kaney, W. S. Wildes, 0. Lewis, L. Batten and Joe Herrin; West by original lot Unes and lands now or formerly owned by E. Middleton, D. L. Ly ons Estate, lands formerly owned by H. J. Stewart, now owned by Mrs. Marie G. Morgan, grantor herein, and lands of J. M. Herrin, now or formerly. TRACT II: All that certain tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the Second Land District of Brantley County, Geor gia, and being 21.3 acres, more »r less, located on the west side of Land Lot No. 172 and 63.5 acres, more or less, located and being on the east side of Land Lot No. 149, being one contiguous tract containing 84.8 acres, more or less, in the aggregate, and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the Public Road to Nahunta, and on the original West Lot Line of Land Lot No. 172, which point is 581 feet southerly from the north west comer of said Land Lot No. 172, and from said beginning point running thence north 76 de grees 30 minutes west for a dis tance of 1096.3 feet to a stake corner; thence running south 44 degrees 45 minutes west for a distance of 307.9 feet to a stake; running thence south 31 degrees 15 minutes west for a distance of 1029.2 feet to a 12 inch lightwood pine tree comer; thence running south 3 degrees 00 minutes east, 936 feet, more or less, to a stake; thence running south 76 degrees 30 minutes east for a distance of 1296.0 feet, more or less, to a stake on the original lot line be tween Land Lots 149 and 172; thence northerly along said ori ginal Land Lot line for a distance of 224 feet to a stake; thence south 76 degrees 30 minutes east for a distance of 516 feet to a stake and other lands of the grantor herein: running thence north 13 degrees 30 minutes east BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. for a distance of 1820 feet to a stake; running thence north 76 degrees 30 minutes west for a distance of 516 feet, to the ori ginal lot line between Land Lots Nos. 172 and 149, the point of be ginning. As shown by plat of re cord in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Brantley County, Georgia, in Plat Book 2, page 213, to which plat reference is herein expressly made for all purposes. Said land is bounded as follows: North by lands now or formerly owned by J. M. Herrin and H. J. Stewart; Northwest by lands now or formerly owned by H. J. Stewart; southwest by lands now or formerly owned by D. L. Ly ons Estate; south by lands now or formerly owned by H. J. Stewart, and other lands of the first party, Mrs. Marie G. Morgan, east by lands described in Tract I above belonging to Mrs. Marie G. Mor gan, first party. Said deed is recorded in Mort gage Book 55, pages 421-425, Clerk's Office, Superior Court, Brantley County, Georgia. Because the said Mrs. Carrie Marie Griffin Morgan, also known as aforesaid, and Loy W. Morgan defaulted in making payment of the monthly installments as they matured, the said Wendell V. Harris, pursuant to the provisions of said note and the deed afore said securing the same has exer cised his option and declared the entire balance due and collectible. Notice fixing the liability for at torney’s fees has been given ac cording to law. There is a balance due as of the date hereof of SB,- 190.00. principal, besides interest and attorney’s fees thereon. The said deed contains a power of sale, authorizing the grantee, as attorney in fact for grantors therein to sell the property con veyed thereby in order to satisfy said note after advertising the same once a week for four weeks in the official gazette of said County, and in accordance with said power of sale and by virtue thereof the said Wendell V. Har ris will sell the property above described at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, on the first Tuesday in March, 1966, at the place of public sales before the courthouse door in Brantley County, Georgia, and within the legal hours of sale. The proceeds of the sale will be used as follows: (1) To pay the expenses of said sale; (2) To pay the sums secured by said deed; (3) The balance to Mrs. Carrie Marie Grfifin Morgan, also known as aforesaid, and Loy W. Morgan. The said deed and this sale thereunder are made subject to a prior deed to secure debt in favor of Georgia Development Authori ty, dated September 3, 1963, re corded in Mortgage Book 53, pages 73-76, Clerk’s Office, Sup erior Court, Brantley County, Georgia, for the principal sum of $66,000.00. This 2nd day of February, 1966. Mrs. Carrie Marie Griffin Morgan, also known as Marie G. Morgan, Carrie Marie Griffin and Carrie Marie G. Morgan, and Loy W. Morgan. By Wendell V. Harris As Attorney in Fact Leon A. Wilson II Waycross, Georgia Attorney at Law 2-24 Medicare Alert Funds Granted to Slash Pine Area Georgia is to receive five fed eral anti-poverty grants to es tablish a Medicare Alert Program in the state, according to U. S. Senators Herman E. Talmadge and Richard B. Russell. Medicare Alert is a joint effort by the Office of Economic Oppor tunity and the Social Security Ad ministration to help advise needy elderly persons of their rights un der the new Social Security pro gram with emphasis on Medicare provisions. $14,185 was granted to the Slash Pine Area Planning and Develop ment Commission which includes Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Brant ley, Clinch, Charlton, Coffee, Pierce and Ware Counties. The Medicare Alert Program staff in this area will include 30 volunteers and 10 aides, it was stated. Your Home Newspaper Reflects the History Os Your County— Help Make History "Operation Medicare Alert" Started In Brantley County Tuesday, Feb. 1 “Operation Medicare Alert,” a project designed to tell all eligible citizens in Brantley County about the various provisions of the new medicare law got underway Tues day. The project, being sponsored by Slash Pine Area Planning and Development Commission in it’s nine-county area, calls for a 12 week campaign designed to in form citizens of medical benefits being offered under the Social Security Amendments of 1965. James B. Harley, Sr. of Way cross has been named project di rector. He will work closely with William S. Smith, Slash Pine’s Economic Opportunity Act pro gram director. A University of Georgia gradu ate, Harley has been in the re tail hardware and building ma terials business for the past 40 years. He is a member and past president of the Kiwanis Club, First Methodist Church, and a former member and president of the Waycross Board of Education. Harley will be assisted by three team captains who will be re sponsible for three counties each. Each team captain will have three aides who will be assigned to one county each. The project plan also calls for the assistance of 30 or more vol unteers for six weeks during the major contact effort period. The OMA project director said numerous schools, clubs, churches, and other organizations will be asked to assist in getting the word to the elderly who are eli gible. Working closely with the pro ject will be Social Security offi cials. It was planned in cooper ation with O. L. Pope, Social Se curity district manager, Way cross. Federal authorities have esti mated that there are 8,000 elder ly persons living in the Slash Pine area who are eligible for medicare services and that some 2,000 do not know of the services available or that they are eligible. “It’s the job of Operation Medi care Alert to see that they are told the full story so that they can sign up if they so desire by March 31st deadline,” Harley said. He said April will be used to evaluate the project and make reports. A federal grant of $14,185 was approved for the Slash Pine spon sored project last week. The plan had been submitted on Jan. 14. Slash Pine and the various a gencies involved will supply $9,800 in-kind services. The main effort of contacting the eligible elderly will begin Feb. 14 after a week of instruction for workers and organizational plan ning, Harley said. An effort is being made to em ploy qualified elderly citizens to work with the project and to serve as volunteers. Personals The Nahunta Garden Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Del ma Herrin Tuesday, Feb. 8 at 4:00 P. M. Co-hostesses with Mrs. Herrin will be Mrs. Jesse Allen, Mrs. Sherman Tomlinson and Mrs. Lee Ramsey. • * • Mrs. I. J. Crews attended the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Jack Rowland at Polk City, Fla. last Thursday. • * * Greg Stewart has been a pa tient at Brunswick hospital since Friday of last week. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Stewart. He is expected to return home Thursday. • • • Piedmont and Okefenokee Bap tist Association will hold a Train ing Union study couurse at the Central Baptist Church in Way cross beginning Monday night, Feb. 7, at 7:30. ♦ * * Pvt. William J. Harris, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe E. Harris, Route 2, Nahunta, completed ad vanced artillery training as a cannoneer at the Army Artillery and Missile School, Fort Sill, Ok la., Jan. 27. Harris was trained to serve as a crewman in field artillery gun or howitzer units. « • • Freddie Warren, son of Mrs. Amos Warren of Nahunta, left Saturday to return to his station in at the navy at San Diego, Calif. He spent 15 days at home. ♦ • * Mrs. Verdie Bell of Waycross is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. Amos Warren of Na hunta. The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Feb. 3, 1966 Mrs. Rowland Died in Florida Mrs. Jack Rowland, age 61, died in a hospital at Bartow, Fla. She was a former Brantley Countian. Burial was in Greenpond Ceme tery near Polk City, Fla. She was a member of Greenpond Baptist Church. Survivors are her husband, Jack Rowland, Polk City, Fla. a daughter, Mrs. Melvin Hughs, Winter Haven, Fla.; three sons, Rev. Jack Rowland, Jr., Lees burg; Edward Rowland, Arburn dale, Fla.; Bob Rowland, Dallas, Texas; four sisters, Mrs. A. J. Carter, Hoboken; Mrs. I. J. Crews, Nahunta; Mrs. H. E. Crews, Brunswick; Mrs. J. S. Horvath, and a brother, D. B. Walker, Jacksonville. 12 grand children, several nieces and nep hews. Mothers March Collects Total Sum of *295.50 The Mothers March of Dimes was held Monday night, Jan. 31, even though the weather was cold and the roads icy. The mothers collected a total of $295.50 for Brantley County. Mothers taking part in the march were mesdames R. H. Sch mitt, George Brantley, Osborn Smith, Culbert Johns, Paul Thrift, James Altman, Kay Allen, John ny Tripp, Gloria James, Jean Thomas, Ruth Smith, Bob King, Pat Ridings, T. E. Edgy, Mary Prescott, Edward Townsend, La cy Strickland, J. R. Strickland, Dorothy Brauda, Josephine Gib son, June Faye Lee, E. V. Her rin, Linton Herrin, O. B. Proctor, Jesse Walker, H. A. Strickland, Julian Strickland, C. W. Riggins, Joe Bass, Florence Wainright, Ar ris Lee, Alfred Thomas, W. L. Bohannon, Dick Allen, Virgil Ro well, Carolyn Guinn. Also Misses Diane Edwards, Lawanna Carter and Clarice Herrin. Schedule Given For County 4-H Club Meetings The regular monthly schedule of 4-H clubs meetings for Brant ley County for February was an nounced by Mrs. Virginia N. Raul erson, County Home Economist, and George A. Loyd, County A gent. The programs for the club meetings during February will feature a demonstration on “Your Home Garden." The demonstra tion will be given by Mr. Loyd. The schedule for the various clubs in the county will be as follows: Nahunta Grammar School, Thursday, Feb. 10 at 8:30 A. M. Nahunta Jr. High School, Mon day, Feb. 14 at 8:30 A. M. Hoboken School, Monday, Feb. 21 at 8:30 A. M. Nahunta High School, Monday, Feb. 28 at 8:30 A. M. Special Programs! Saturday, Feb. 12, 4-H Achieve ment Banquet. Wednesday, Feb. 23, Cloverleaf Community Project Achievement. Bids Asked for Paving Project In Brantley The State Highway Department is asking for bids on nearly four miles of grading and paving on the Atkinson-Needmore road, it is revealed in a legal advertise ment in this issue of the Enter prise. The new Brantley County road project will begin about five miles north of Atkinson and extend to Needmore, completing the paving from Atkinson to Needmore. The bids will be received by the Highway Department until Friday, Feb. 18, for the construc tion of 3.853 miles of grading and paving. Details of the project are given in the legal advertisement in this newspaper. PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS FEDERAL AID PROJECT NO. S-1836 (2) COUNTY OF BRANTLEY Sealed proposals will be receiv ed by the State Highway Depart ment of Georgia at the General Office at No. 2 Capitol Square, Atlanta, Ga., until 11 A. M., East ern Standard time, February 18, 1966 and publicly opened for furnishing all labor, material, e quipment and other things neces sary for the construction of 3.853 pules of grading and paving on the Atkinson-Needmore road, FAS Route 1836, beginning at the end of the existing pavement approxi tnately 5 miles north of Atkinson, and extending northwesterly to Needmore. APPROXIMATE QUANTITIES 46.914 Acres Clearing and Grub bing Roadway — Lump Sum 12.000 Acres Clearing and Grub bing — Per Acre 35800 Cu. Yds. Unclassified Ex cavation, Including Haul 37500 Cu. Yds. Borrow Excava tion, Including Material and Haul 18200 Cu. Yds. Selected Borrow, Including Material and Haul 5400 Cu. Yds. Stripping Excava tion 200 Cu. Yds. Channel Excava tion 2000 Cu. Yds. Subgrade Treat ment Material, Including Material and Haul 3.847 Miles Special Subgrade Compaction and Test Rolling 920 Cu. Yds. Structure Excava tion 400 Cu. Yds. Foundation Back fill Material, Type I 100 Cu. Yds. Foundation Back fill Material, Type II 298 Cu. Yds. Class “A” Concrete Culverts 12 Cu. Yds. Class “B” Concrete Headwalls 23672 Lbs. Bar Reinforcing Steel 750 Lin. Ft. 18” Pipe SD 270 Lin. Ft. 24” Pipe SD 480 Lin. Ft. 18” Class 111 Con crete Pipe CD 380 Lin. Ft. 24” Class 111 Con crete Pipe CD 180 Lin. Ft. 36” Class 111 Con crete Pipe CD 500 Lin. Ft. 6” Perforated Pipe Underdrain 340 Lin. Ft. Culvert Pipe Re moved, SD or CD 40 Lin. Ft. Culvert Pipe Relaid, SD or CD 153 Sq. Yds. Sand Cement Bag Rip Rap 48 Each Concrete Right of Way Markers 74600 Sq. Yds. Seeding 75 Tons Agricultural Lime 34 Tons First Application Ferti lizer 5210 Lbs. Second Application Fertilizer 181 M. Gals. Water for Grassing 104000 Sq. Yds. Sprigging with Overseeding 950 Sq. Yds. Loose Sod with Overseeding 50 Sq. Yds. Block Sod 190 Sq. Yds. Sod Ditch Checks 1 Each Remove FAP Marker 1 Each Reset FAP Marker 2570 Sq. Yds. 4” Concrete Paved Ditches 50300 Sq. Yds. 6” Soil Bitumi nous Stabilized Base 213800 Gals. Emulsified Asphalt, AE-5 48100 Sq. Yds. Bituminous Sur face Treatment Stone Size M-6, Type II 67 Sq. Ft. Highway Signs, Type I Material 80 Lin. Ft. Galvanized Steel Posts, Type I 40 Lin. Ft. Galvanized Steel Posts, Type II The State Highway Depart ment, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252) and the Regulations of the Department of Com merce (15 C.F.R., Part 8), is sued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively in sure that the contract enter ed into pursuant to this adver tisement will be awarded to the lowest resoonsible bidder without discrimination on the ground of race, color, or nat ional origin. Said work shall begin with in ten (10) days after formal execution of contract and shall ■ be completed within 300 cal ; endar days. When contract has | been executed, written notice i shall be given the Contractor, at which time, and not before, work may be started. Contract executed pursuant to this Notice is binding on the State Highway Department, as such. Said contract will not create liability, expressed or implied, against the undersign ed Director of the State High- way Dept., as an individual nor against any employee of the State Highway Department, in his or her individual capacity. The minimum wage to be paid under this contract shaH be the amount set out in the Labor Provisions included in the Proposal. The attention of bidders is directed to the Special Provisions covering employment of labor, methods of construction, subletting or assigning the contract and to the use of domestic materials. Plans and specifications are on file at the office of the undersigned at Atlanta, and at Jesup, Georgia, and at the office of the Board of County Commissioners of Brantley County at Nahunta Georgia, where they may be inspected free of charge. Copies of the plans may be obtained upon payment in advance of the sum of $7.00. Copies of the General Specifications may be obtained upon payment in ad vance of the sum of $3.00, which sums will not be re funded. Proposals must be submitted on regular forms, which will be supplied by the undersign ed, and may be obtained by a payment, in advance of $5.00 for each proposal issued. When the proposal is submit ted, it must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier’s check, negotiable United Sta tes Bonds, or other acceptable security in the amount of $4500.00, and must be plainly marked “Proposal for Road Construction,” County and Number, and show the time of opening as advertised. Check of the low bidder will be cashed and all other checks will be returned as soon as the contract is awarded, unless it is deemed advisable by the State Highway Department to hold one or more checks. If an unusual condition arises, the State Highway Department reserves the right to cash all checks. Bidders Bond will not be accepted. Bond will be re quired of the successful bid der as required by law. Contracts will not be a warded to contractors who have not been placed on the list of qualified Contractors prior to the date of award. No proposal will be issued to any bidder later than 9 AM East ern Standard Time of the date of opening bids. All bids must show totals for each item and total amount of bid. Right is reserved in the undersigned to delay the a ward of the contract for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days from the date of opening bids, during which period bids shall remain open and not subject to withdrawal. Right is also reserved in the undersigned to reject any and all bids and to waive all for malities. Upon compliance with the requirements of the Standard Specifications, Ninety (90) per cent of the amount of work done in any calendar month will be paid for by the 25th. day of the succeeding month, provided that payrolls have been submitted as required and the remainder within thirty (30) days after the Fin al Statement is approved by the Engineer. This the 28 day of January, 1966. STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT OF GEORGIA JIM L. GILLIS, SR., DIRECTOR 2-10 OFFERED BY USDA PECAN PIE RECIPE Pecan pie is always a popular dessert with family and friends, and now — when pecans are plentiful — is a good time to pre pare and serve this dessert. The U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Consumer and Mar keting Service offers the follow ing recipe: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Then fashion an unbaked 9-inch pie shell. Spread a cup of broken pecan meats evenly in bottom of shell. For filling, beat 3 eggs, then combine with % cup sugar, a cup of dark com syrup, ¥4 tea spoon salt, a teaspoon vanilla, and ¥4 cup melted butter. Pour filling over nut meats. Bake 25 to 30 minutes at 400 degrees. Serve. Subscribe to the BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA County Commissioners Ask Cooperation of All Property Owners County HD Club Meetings Set For February The regular monthly schedule of Home Economics Club meet ings for Brantley County for Feb ruary was announced by Mrs. Virginia N. Raulerson, Home E conomist for Brantley County. The programs for meetings dur ing February will feature demon strations on "How to get the Most out of House Plants.” The programs will be presented by Mrs. Raulerson. The schedule for the various chibs in the county will be as follows: Calvary Club at Calvary Com munity Center Thursday, Feb. 3, at 7:00 P. M. Raybon Club at Raybon A. C. Church Thursday, Feb. 10, at 7:30 P. M. Nahunta Club at Mrs. Dick Schmitt’s Tuesday, Feb. 15, at 9:30 A. M. Suburban Club at Mrs. Layton Johns’ Tuesday, Feb. 15, at 3:- 00 P. M. Waynesville Club at Waynes ville Baptist Church Monday, Feb. 21, at 2:00 P. M. Hickox Club at Mrs. Wilson Wainright’s Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 2:00 P. M. Mrs. Raulerson urged all mem bers of the local clubs to attend the meeting of their club. Special Program: Wednesday, Feb. 9. Tour of the Glynn St. Marys Nursery. Will leave from the county Extension office at 9:00 A. M. Remove the Fuel Fuel should be removed from the tank of small engines that are to be stored for several months. H. B. Goolsby, Extension Service engineer, points out that fuel left in the tank causes rust and clogged carburetors. He says the carburetor bowl should also be removed and thoroughly clean ed before storage. "PAP" TEST EVERY YEAR Uterine cancer took the lives of 391 Georgia women in 1964. It could be virtually eliminated as a cause of death, if every woman had a “Pap” test every year. This test should be a part of every woman’s annual physical. Legislative Comment BY FRANCIS HOUSTON State Representative, 84th District Pierce and Brantley Counties Last week’s session of the Gen eral Assembly was somewhat un eventful, except for the weather. Several pieces of legislation were passed however, which will be of interest to different groups. One Bill passed by the House which will be of interest to school bus drivers in Pierce and Brant ley Counties raised the base pay of school bus drivers Twenty Five Dollars per month. I know that you have heard of movements to use student drivers in the school buses, but in my opinion we need stable, qualified and capable driv ers in our school buses as they are entrusted with our most valuable possessions; our child ren. I hope that in time to come it will be possible to give the bus drivers another raise. The Senate has passed a con stitutional amendment which will exempt standing timber from ad valorem taxes. This measure has the support of the Georgia For estry Association and other groups throughout the state. It has al ready been before the Ways and Means Committee which gave it favorable support. This is one matter about which I certainly would like to hear some comments from my constituents in my dis trict. One school of thought is of the opinion that by taking taxes away from standing timber, it would be necessary to place addi tional taxes on real estate. The others says it is not fair to tax standing timber, except as a growing crop. I want to be in the Subscription Price and Tax Inside county $2-5* Outside county, in state s3.o* Outside state $3.00 Recent Court decisions in Georgia and in other states have created an urgent Equali zation problem for most of the counties in the state. Due to these Court decisions every county in Georgia has receiv ed, or will receive, a letter from the State Dept, of Re venues notifying them that their digests turned in to the state each year, must in 1966, reflect 40% of the fair value of all property in each county. Since these digests present ly range down to less than 10% of this value, a simple mathematical computation in dicates that, to comply with this court order, some counties will have to multiply their present digests by four or five times. In other words, if the digest of the county in which you live represents 10% of the value of the property in your county. An, across the board increase in the digest to 40% would increase your pay ments four times. This ap proach would obviously cause many hardships. Another approach to this problem is an up to date in ventory and valuation by trained people, checking each parcel of property in a county, and assigning a current value. This equalization problem wiH solve the problem of a 40% digest and assure equal treat ment for each taxpayer. Your county officials have decided that an equalization is most fair and equitable and have assigned this job of ex amination and valuation to the Georgia Appraisal Co. This firm will train and hire local personnel in every possible capacity. To do this job well, and fair ly, they will need the cooper ation of every property own er, as they are required to map, measure and examine every property in the county. In the next few months a crew representing this firm will knock on your door and ask permission to examine your property. Please cooper ate with them and answer their questions, for in the fi nal analysis their interests are the same as yours. Banner J. Wainright R. B. Brooker W. E. Eldridge Major Riggins Owen Griffin. position of reflecting the thoughts of a majority of the people in my district, and I can do this only if you will let me know your views on this most important matter. At this time, the three judge Federal Court impanelled to hear the petition filed by Julian Bond against the House of Representa has not given a ruling. I am en couraged to learn that the Court found that Bond was not denied his seat because of his race. Shortly after Bond’s ouster by the House of Representa tives, I had occasion to write a citizen of Pierce County who is presently serving in Viet Nam. In my letter to him, I asked him to find out the feelings of our ser vicemen relative to the action of the House of Representatives ous ter of Bond. With your indulgence, I will now quote a portion of his reply to my letter. “I did read in the paper about the General Assembly’s refusal to seat Julian Bond. I am with the General Assembly one hun dred percent. I don’t see how a district can elect a man with such a low character. I talked with several boys from Georgia about this and they agree with me. I think the General Assembly did a great thing for men that are fighting over here. Let me tell you, these people in Viet Nam need all the help they can get. Communism should be stopped here. Let me close by saying, GOD BLESS AMERICA.”