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Newspaper Page TextNotify this newspaper when your address changes. VOLUME 44 — NUMBER 8 Brantley County to Get $40,000 for 4 Projects By Mershon Aspinwall, Jr. Brantley County will receive $40,000 in federal funds during 19- 60 under a $719,000 Economic Op portunity Act allotment to Slash Pine Area Planning and Develop ment Commission for its nine counties. Four projects for the county have already been approved by the Brantley County Community Action Committee and have been submitted for federal approval. Brantley’s projects include home management service to needy low income families, food distribution of surplus government commodities to the needy, adult secondary education for high school dropouts, and a rehabilita tion workshop for physically or mentally handicapped persons. The projects, along with those from the other eight counties, call for use of $499,954 of the al lotment total. George Lloyd, CAC chairman for Brantley County, and Wiliam S. Smith, program director for all Slash Pine EOA projects .said this week they expect government aproval within eight weeks. Plans to begin the projects as soon as federal funds are avail able are already underway. Max W. Harral, Slash Pine's executive director, said the staff will also begin working with the various county CAC groups in planning additional projects in or der to take advantage of all of the multi-county organization’s 19- 66 allotment. The application for the commun ity action programs calls for a total expenditure of $558,301. Os this amount, Slash Pine and the counties will furnish $58,347 in cash or in-kind services. KENNY JOHNS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Riley Johns of Rt. 1, Na hunta, who won second place in the District Com Contest. He made 169.09 bushels per acre. Kenny furnished all the fertilizer and labor. The com was planted in 24 inch rows 12 inches in the drill. He is a member of the Na hunta Chapter Future Farmers of America. W. C. James Jr. Conservationist Is Transferred W. C. James, Jr., soil conser vationist with USDA Soil Conser vation Servcie, has been trans ferred to Louisville, Ga., effective Feb. 28. He will become work unit con servationist in Jefferson County. He will be replaced in Brantley County at an early date. Mean while for any services needed con tact W. T. Holton, Work Unit Conservationist, at Waycross, Ga., phone 283-2450. GLEN LEE with the prix* bull belonging to the Nahunta Future Farmers. The animal was raised by Glen who cares for him for the FFA Chapter. BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Hoboken FFA to Hold Father And Son Banquet The highlight of the Hoboken Chapter, Future Farmers of A merica this year will be te 27th annual Father-Son Banquet Fri day night, Feb. 25, at the high school cafeteria. Delmus Hale president of the local chapter will be master of ceremonies and he also will in troduce the guest speaker. The invocation will be by Ter ry Altman, chaplain of the chap ter. Larry Bell, Harry Lee, and Warren Johnston will welcome guests to the banquet which will be served by Mrs. Colvin’s F.H.- A. girls and prepared by school cafeteria personnel. Entertain ment will be by Diane Davis, F. F.A. Sweetheart, and the F.F.A. Quartet. An important part of the pro gram will be the awarding of hon ors for achievement during the past year. Larry Crews Reporter Medicare Meet Will Be Held Monday at 3:30 A meeting of citizens of Brant ley County who are interested in the Medicare Program will be held at the Nahunta High School cafeteria Monday afternoon, Feb. 28, at 3:30. Representatives from the Social Security office in Waycross will be present and will explain the Medicare program and take appli cations from those who wish to participate in the program. All elderly people 65 years or older are urged to attend and get information about Medicare. Future Farmers Trim Hooves of Chapter Bull The FFA bull was brought to school by Glen Lee, who has raised and cared for the bull for the Chapter. The bull was used as a guinea pig in a demonstration on trim ming the hooves of cattle. The demonstration was given by Mr. Clyo Brennen, state livestock spe cialist, and Mr. Jack Moore, dis trict livestock teacher. The importance of this was stressed to all boys in the FFA. According to Mr. Dubberly, dam age can become very serious if a cow’s hooves are not trimmed. As the hoof becomes longer, the cow tends to walk on the back part of the foot and thus ruins the pasterns of the lower part of the leg. Eventually, the cow be comes crippled because of the great pain it suffers. The purpose of the bull owned by the FFA is to improve the quality of beef cattle in Brantley County. Anyone who wishes to use the services of the bull should get in contact with the Nahunta FFA chapter. |T ill ' .. a Eugene Drury Is STAR Teacher STAR Student and Teachers Named At Hoboken and Nahunta Schools Charles Brauda has been named the 1966 STAR Student for the Brantley County schools, the Brantley County Jaycees announ ced this week. The STAR Student is a senior at Nahunta High School. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brauda. The STAR Student then select ed Mr. Eugene Drury, science teacher at Nahunta High School, as his STAR Teacher, the teacher who made the greatest contribu tion to the student’s scholastic a chievement. The STAR Student of Hoboken High School is Gail Cason. She choose Mrs. Pollyanne Middleton as her STAR Teacher. Gail is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Cason. The announcements were made as a part of the Student Achieve ment Recognition (STAR) pro gram, sponsored statewide by the Georgia State Chamber of Com merce and in the Brantley Coun ty School System by the Brant ley County Jaycees. Designation of STAR Students was based on top ranking scores they made on the December 4, 1965 College Board Scholastic Ap titude fest (SAT) and scholastic averages during the first semes ter senior year. To be eligible for consideration, scores for each part of the SAT must be at least equal to the latest national average. The SAT national averages are Verbal 374 and Math 412 giving a total score of 786. The Brantley County Students SAT scores are follows: Charles scored 512 on Verbal and on Math he scored 671 giving him a total score of 1183; Gail’s scores were Verbal 460, Math 500 giving her a total score of 960. Winners at the School System Area level and their STAR Teach ers will be honored at a special Georgia State Chamber of Com merce STAR banquet in Atlanta on April 15, and given a tour of the city. Immediately thereafter, district area STAR Students and STAR Teachers and the first run ner-up system STAR Student in each district will be given free, a week-long educational star tour of the State. Contract Let For Paving of Needmore Road The contract for the completion of paving the Atkinson-Needmore road was let by the State High way Department Friday, Feb. 18, in Atlanta. Coffee Construction Company of Eastman, Ga., was the success ful bidder for grading and pav ing 3.853 miles of road. The bid was $216,544.57. The work will start about five miles north of Atkinson, beginning at the existing pavement, and thus completing the paving from Atkinson to Needmore. Twin Rivers to Hold Fellowship Meeting Friday A general fellowship meeting will be held at the Twin Rivers Baptist Church Friday night, Feb. 25, it is announced by the pas tor Rev. Walter Vickery. A number of visiting preachers will attend, along with members of many surrounding Baptist churches. Everyone is invited to attend the meeting which begins at 8:00 p. m. The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Feb. 24, 1966 JBL ' Charles Brauda Is STAR Student Personals At home with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Albert Purdom are Sgt. Hartwell Purdom and wife and two children who have been in Japan for three years. After his leave he will be stationed in Tam pa. First Class Storekeeper David Haney and Mrs. Haney of Anna polis, Maryland. He has been in the service eleven years. Cleduth Purdom of Dunn, N. C. is at home with the family this week. Mrs. Lula Brown is a patient in Jesup hospital. She is now im proving. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Strickland returned home Tuesday from Alexandria, Va. where they have been visiting for a week. Robert D. Vickery, son of Rev. and Mrs. Walter D. Vickery, visit ed his parents the past weekend. He is employed in Miami and re cently returned from service in the navy at Vietnam. He won three citations for heroism in ser vice, one a presidential citation. 'Medicare Alert' Meetings Planned For the Elderly Waycross — The facts about government health insurance will be told over and over again as “Operation Medicare Alert” offi cials meet with eligible elderly citizens in the nine county area of Slash Pine Area Planning and De velopment Commission. Meetings are being planned by project captains and their aides and will be announced in a few days. Civic clubs and other com munity organizations are being asked to assist in getting word to all who are eligible. James B. Harley, Sr., said two meeting sites and dates have al ready been announced. On Thurs day, Feb. 24, a meeting will be held at Alma Methodist Church at 2 P. M. Next Monday, Feb. 28, another meeting will be held at Nahunta High School at 3:30 P. M. All who are eligible or interest ed in learning the facts about the government’s health insurance plans are invited, Harley said. The plan has two basic protec tion provisions. One is hospital in surance which will be provided for all who are over 65 if they sign up for the plan by March 31. Basi cally it gives coverage up to 90 days in each spell of illness. Pa tient pays first $40.00, plus SIO.OO a day after 60 days. The second provision is medi cal insurance which will cost each person $3.00 monthly. It will pay 80 percent of doctors bills after the first $50.00 in a calendar year. The individual selects his own doctor who makes his usual char ges. These and numerous other facts about Medicare will be ex plained by Social Security offi cials at the meetings, Harley said. The “Operation Medicare Alert” project got underway Feb. 1. After a week of instruction for workers actual contact efforts began. Schools throughout the 9-county area cooperated in getting out a questionnaire designed to help lo cate the elderly not covered by Social Security. Hie survey was evaluated earlier this week and tiie three area captains and their aides met with Social Security officials yesterday to make future meeting plans. Subscribe to the ENTERPRISE Nahunta Is Host to Meeting of Slash Pine Development Commission NAHUNTA — Winning the Stay And See Georgia contest last year was worth a SIOO,OOO in free publi city for the City of Fitzgerald, area leaders were told in meeting here Tuesday night. Clifton McDuffie, manager of Fitzgerald’s Chamber of Com merce, told members of the Slash Pine Area Planning and Develop ment Commission that every com munity that enters the contest “will certainly see an increase in tourist dollars.” This year’s contest is now get ting underway and MsDuffie and others at the meeting urged every community in the Slash Pine Area to enter. The deadline for entering is April 1. “Regardless of whether you win first place or not you will come out a winner,” the Ben Hill Coun ty speaker said. Also giving strong support to the State Chamber of Commerce spon sored event was Robert E. Lee, Eighth District chairman of the contest. Lee, who is a public re lations officer for a group of Jekyll Island hotels, said the con test can bring about “a rebirth of interest and enthusiasm in a community.” Max W. Harral, executive di rector, said the contest this year will also recognize the planning and development organization which does the best job of promot ing its area through its communi ties. The meeting of Okefenoke REA headquarters was hosteed by Pete Gibson and T. E. Raulerson, Brantley County’s Slash Pine commissioners. Harral and Roy Butner, senior Proceedings of Brantley County Commissioners The Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue of Brantley County, Ga. met in regular session on Tuesday, February 1, 1966. All members were present and the following business was transacted. GENERAL: Archie A. Johns 86.80 Salary, W. E. Eldridge 95.80 Salary, R. B. Brooker 52.25 Salary, John M. Wilson 94.22 Salary, C. Winton Ad ams 59.75 Salary, Major Rig gins 47.90 Salary, Banner J. Wainright 34.50 Salary, Owen Griffin 37.95 Salary. SUPERIOR COURT: Dewey Hayes 113.34 Salary, W. J. Summerall 46.00 Salary. EXTENSION SERVICE: George A. Loyd 207.63 Salary and Travel, Virginia N. Rau lerson 139.82 Salary and Tra vel. HEALTH DEPT.: Dr. Hart S. Odum 62.00 Travel, Alvin M. Powell Jr. 18.00 Travel, Mary Hipp 18.00 Travel, Vax ter G. Hammond 135.30 Travel and Salary, Rebecca D. Grin er 444.51 Salary, Travel and Contigent Fund, Charlotte O. Willis 216.46 Salary. Romona Stallings 10.00 Part time nurse, Dr. J. A. Fernandez 30.00 Two sessions of M. C. H. Clinician. FORESTRY DEPT.: Brant ley County Div. State Forest ry Commission 884.00 Budget. DEPT. OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICE: Dept, of family and Children Service 1.328.91 Budget, Nora Bell Ham 10.00 Pauper, Willie Tay lor 10.00 Pauper. SHERIFF DEPT.: J. W. Crews 552.91 Salary, 126.00 Board for Prisoners, Standard Oil Co. 24.69 Gas. American Oil Company 5.55 Gas. Robert A. Johns 362.50 Salary. ROAD DEPT.: Perry Crews 395.13 Salary, Cecil Harris 513.11 Salary, vacation Kermit Crews 270.30 Salary, Talmadge Gunter 286.14 Salary, Weita Herrin 278.40 Salary, Mitchell Hulett 266.40 Salary, E. R. Johns 277.82 Salary, Jasper Moore 265.84 Salary, Elisha Little 242.72 Salary. Roscoe Murray 288.94 Salary. Homer Ramer 326.68 Salary, Ju lius Smith 297.90 Salary, James White 143.11 Salary, Fred Willis 285.33 Salary, Woodrow Wilson 338.52 Salary, B. O. Smith 143.70. INVOICES: District Director of Internal Revenue 685.20 Income Tax Withheld, Employee’s Re tirement System 1016.72 Social Security Tax, Mrs. J. A. Camp bell 1.90 Bus Charges for parts for Road Dept. State of Georgia Revenue Dept. Income Tax Div. 23.94 Income tax withheld. Gold House Restaurant 23.06 Meals for Jurors, C. F. Rowell 30.00 For 3 planner, reported on progress on Overall Economic Development Programs in Pierce and Atkinson counties. Butner said Atkinson’s plan should be ready to submit to the Georgia Department of Indus try and Trade for approval within a month. Harral said Pierce coun ty’s plan is now being drafted by subcommittees. Bacon and Coffee counties are also eligible for benefits under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and are expected to move forward with planning in the near future. An invitation from Blackshear to hold an area Urban Renewal Workshop there on March 29 was accepted. City and county officials and other public leaders will be among those invited to participate in the morning session. Butner discussed the lack of topographic mapping throughout South Georgia and the in|portance, in terms of mineral and industrial development, if initiating a state program to overcome this defi ciency. He said Slash Pine should work with state legislators in this regard. William S. Smith, program di rector, reported on Economic Op portunity Act activities. He re viewed projects underway, those applied for, and those in the ,plan- PRUNING CAMELLIAS Camellias may need to be prun ed from time to time, but the degree will vary with japonica and sasanqua varieties. Gerald E. Smith, Extension Service horticul turist, said japonicas require lit tle pruning. If the plant is mis shapen or too large, he suggests removing undesirable limbs at a point inside the plant. days Baliff Service, C. Winton Adams 213.00 to pay George Keene Est. Reward for Right-of- Way Condemnation, L & M Truck and Tractor Co. 247.06 Parts, C. L. King 49.50 Repair light to Court Room, South East Sales Co. 292.68 Road and General, Motor Grader Blades and Janitor Sup plies, Carlton Company 1458.49 Parts and Labor, Neil Hendrix 24.- 50 Repair Rest Rooms at Court House, Dr. J. A. Fernandez 90.00 For Two Autopsys Mary E. Sing leton and Eddie Jones, St. Illa Restaurant 13.55 Jurors Meals, Strickland Plumbing Co. 13.00 Re pairs, Cotton States Life & Health Ins. Co. 12.44 Employee’s Pre mium, Office Machines & Equip rrjent Co. 4.25 Repair, The Weld ing & Supply Co. 22.62 Welding Equipment, R. E. A. Coop. 142.94 One Beacon Light, Professional Insurance Co. 134.70 Employee’s Premium, The Brantley Telephone Co. 160.62 Phones and Calls, D. F. Herrin 195.05 Court Cost and Fees, R. E. A. Coop 4.61 Caution Light, J. W. Brooker Hardware 6.10 Sup plies, B. E. Thomas 30.00 3 days Baliff Service, O. O. Johns 30.00 3 days Baliff Service, W. M. Bur den 20.00 2 days Baliff Service, Standard Oil Co. 604.95 Gas, Oil and Fuel, Motor Parts Company 144.50 Parts, Florida Equipment Co. 71.03 Parts, Georgia Power Company 46.05 Light Bill, The Southern States Printing Co. 492- 46 Verifax Copier And Supplies for Clerk of Court, Wilson Gar age 23.56 Parts and Service, Wil son & Sons Oil Co. 966.64 Gas, Oil and Fuel, Tomlinson Drug Store 350.37 Drugs, Dr. J. A. Fer nandez 44.00 Treating Patients, Waycross Memorial Hospital 118.- 05 for Lillie G. Moore, Kenneth Willis 50.00 for Two Inquest, U. S. Post Office 10.00 Stamps, J. C. Allen 15.00 General Service on Condemnation Procedures of the George Keene Est., Mrs. J. A. Campbell 1.55 Bus charges for Road Dept., The Brantley Enter prise 115.00 Supplies and Adver tising, Rogers Brothers Body Shop 254.20 Repair on car for damage by a County Truck, City of Na hunta 24.00. Sid’s Service 6.75 Re pair, Brantley Gas & Appliance Co. 164.16 Fuel, Moody Bros. Furn iture Co. 59.90 Two Electric Heat ers for Clerks and Ordinary Of fices, Hilton Morgan 5.00 Postage Stamps for J. P. Office, Dept, of Family and Children Service Ware County 25.00 for Mary Bell Thom as Clothes. There being no further business the meeting adjourned. John M. Wilson Secretary Board of OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Future Farmers Observe National FFA Week To Promote Teenage Diets Tested at Nahunta High School By Nancy Brown Home Economics Teacher America’s teenagers are notor iously the worst-fed people in the world. The freshman class of home makers of Nahunta High decided to test themselves to see if their meals were better than the na tional average of mal-nourished teenagers in the United States. This is how they scored them selves: For 4 cups of milk (the daily requirement) 20 points were scored; 15 points for 3 servings of bread and cereal; yellow vegeta ble 15 points were scored (5 points were scored for any other vegetable and 5 for a potato); citrus fruits and tomatoes re ceived 15 points (any other fruit ■pceived 5 points); 5 points for eggs; 5 points for 3 tablespoons of butter or enriched margarine; and 10 points for lean meat. One hundred points daily were possi ble. The tests were graded like this: A score from 85 to 100 was scored as adequate, from 84 to 70 was near adequate and from 69 and below was inadequate. The results of the test are these: Only one in the group of thirty nine scored an 85 or above. Her score was 85. Six in the group scored from 70 to 84. Thirty-two of the group scored 69 or below. Their meals for the week were inadequate. Whose fault is this? It was also observed that as the week progressed, few, if any of the meals of the class mem bers improved. As a matter of fact, almost all of the meals dropped in value. Whose fault is this? Cottage Prayer Meetings to Begin At Twin Rivers The Twin Rivers Baptist Church will begin a series of cottage prayer meeting Monday night, Feb. 28, in preparation for the re vival to begin March 3, it is an nounced by the pastor Rev. Wal ter Vickery. Rev. Guyton Carter of Jackson ville will do the preaching during the revival. , Charming Miss Beverly Marbut, an Emory University stu dent in the School of Nursing has been chosen Miss Printing Week—Atlanta 1966. She was crowned at the annual Christmas party of the Atlanta Club of Printing House Craftsmen held jointly with the Atlanta Litho Club. Three semifinalists were chosen by the judges at a luncheon from nine contestants. The other two attractive runners-up in the contest were Miss Marjorie Veal, 20, a student also at Emory in Radiology, and Miss Linda Lewis, 19, who is in secre tarial work with the Ruraliet Press. Twinkling-eyed Beverly, 18, is a member of Alpha Delta Pi and the Southern Ballet Company. Her father, Clarence H. Marbut, is president and owner of the J. M. Marbut Company, binders. Miss Marbut will participate in the Printing Week Banquet program. The featured speaker will be United States Senator William Proxmire from Wisconsin, a former printer himself. u Subscription Price and Tax Inside county $2.51 Outside county, in state $3.09 Outside state $3.00 Agriculture Vocational agriculture students and Future Farmers of America throughout the patipn in activities to focus attentipn on the impor tance of agriculture during Na tional FFA Wepk, February 19- 26. “Agriculture is more than Far ming” is this yeafs FFA Week theme. The farm boys will under take a campaign tb inform the general public about the impor tance of the agricultural industry to America, the growing need for farming, and of the numerous and wide variety of opportunities that exist in the broad field of agri culture for young men who have a background of farm experi ence and training. “We have such an abundance of food in America that people are taking farmers for granted,” said Mr. Jimmy Dubberly, agri culture teacher and FFA advisor. “Actually, farming is now and al ways has been our largest and most vital industry, and it is be coming increasingly important with our expanding population. In our area, particularly, most of the businesses, and most of the jobs, are basically dependent upon sur rounding farms for their exis tence. Take away the farms, and for all practical purposes, you would destroy the entire commun ity.” Membership in the FFA is made up of students of vocational agri culture in high school. The organ ization’s activities are designed to help develop rural leadership and good citizenship, and to stimulate the students to better achieve ment in their study and work to ward successful establishment i n farming or other agricultural oc cupations. The Nahunta FFA Chapter has about 70 members. Officers are Lamar DePratter, president; Cor bet Wilson, vice-president; E. C. Crews, secretary; Otis Bohannon, treasurer; Gregg Wilson, reporter, Edward Lee, sentinel. GROWING LIKE TOPSY Small shrubs have away of growing big and becoming out of place in the home landscape. T. G. Williams, Jr., bead of the Ex tension Service landscape depart ment, urges homeowners to know the growing habits Os the plant they are about to set out, and to consider the size of the plant a few years from now.