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VOLUME 44 - NUMBER 18
Discrimination in
Ordered Stopped
By Tom Greene
in The Atlanta Journal
A federal district judge has or
dered the Savannah-Chatham
County School System to stop
“discrimination” against white
teachers in hiring and salary prac
tices.
In an order amending that sys
tem’s desegregation plan, Judge
Frank M. Scarlett of Brunswick,
judge of the Southern District of
Georgia, U. S. District Court, also
ordered that pupils be assigned to
schools based on age, mental a
chievement rather than by race.
Judge Scarlett’s order said that
hearings on the desegregation suit
which lead to the plan evolved
the information that white teach
ers hired by the system must a
chieve a minimum score of 500
on the National Teachers Examin
ation, while Negro teachers may
score a minimum of 400.
Testimony also showed, he said,
that after they are hired, “the
mean yearly salary of Negro
teachers markedly exceeded that
of the white teachers” and “Ne
gro principals assigned relative
ly lower competence ratings to the
Negro teachers under their super
vision than the white principals
assigned to the white teachers un
der their supervision.”
Judge Scarlett cited a compre
hensive study made for the U. S.
Office of Education, which he said
showed that scholastic achieve
ment went down as the rate of
Negro enrollment in a school went
up, in ordering students assigned
on the basis of intelligence.
“No evidence has been present
ed to this court to justify any con
clusion or assumption that child
ren with average IQs of 80 can
be equalized with children with
average IQs of 100,” he said.
“All of the evidence points to
injury to the brighter children
and psychological shock to the
slower children.
He therefore ordered that the
superintendent assign children to
schools based on the results of
nationally recognized achievement
tests and “no student shall have
the right to be assigned or trans
ferred to any school or class the
mean IQ of which exceeds the IQ
of the student, nor shall a student
be assigned or transferred to any
school or class, the mean IQ of
which is less than that of the stu
dent, without the consent of the
parent or guardian.”
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ST. GEORGE SCHOOL PAYS TRIBUTE
Lonnie E. Sweat Is Honored for
Service on Board
Lonnie E. Sweat of Blackshear,
a member of the State Board of
Education from the Bth Congres
sional District, was honored Sun
day at the Bth annual Homecom
ing of St. George School at St.
George, Ga.
Mr. Sweat was paid special
tribute for his services to edu
cation during 17 years on the
state school board.
An attractive plaque was pre
sented to him, as well as a copy
of the 1966 St. George High
School annual, The Growler. The
annual was dedicated to Mr.
Sweat by the 1966 graduating class
of the school.
The plaque included the follow
ing inscription:
“Lonnie E. Sweat — For his
interest, devotion and loyalty to
the school children of Georgia.
May 1, 1966.”
The annual dedication stated:
“We, the Class of 1966, do most
humbly and gratefully dedicate
this yearbook to an individual re
markable for his whole-hearted
devotion to his God and his coun
try, and to the great cause of
education.
“We are honored, indeed, in
honoring this truly great Georgian,
this kindly Southern gentleman,
this distinguished American, the
honorable Lonnie E. Sweat, Eigh
th District Member of the State
Board of Education.
We appreciate his constant vigi
lance to the needs of our schools,
his careful attention to the pro
gress of our students, and his
willing assistance to provide bet
ter opportunities for our teachers
in carrying on the challenging
task of preparing us for all that
lies ahead in the momentous days
to come.
We are therefore proud and hap-
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
Teacher Pay Is
by Judge Scarlett
SOYBEANS OFFER
STATE FARMERS
GOOD POTENTIAL
Georgia farmers have an oppor
tunity to make soybeans a big
cash crop in the state by expand
ing the acreage grown, reports
J. R. Johnson, head of the agro
nomy department of the Univer
sity of Georgia Extension Service.
He pointed out that feed manu
facturers use more than 20 mil
lion bushels of soybeans each
year in producing feed for the
state’s broiler industry. The
Georgia production of beans is
only about 3 million bushels, leav
ing 17 million to be imported from
other areas.
Georgia farmers are making
progress with the crop, he report
ed, in terms of both acreage and
yields. Last year they grew an
all-time high of 168,000 acres with
a record yield of 20.5 bushels per
acre. Total value of the crop was
In excess of $8 million.
The agronomist said, however,
that many farmers are producing
well above the state average and
he predicted that the state aver
age will trend upward as farmers
become more familiar with varie
ties and cultural practices.
The acreage will also increase,
he said, because soybeans can be
mechanized and large acreages
ean be grown by only one man.
‘This will mean a great deal in
areas where labor is short.”
The Extension Service agrono
mist cited the example of Neal
Peterson, a Coffee County farmer,
as to yields which are possible.
Last year he averaged 50 bushels
to the acre, two and a half times
the state average.
Mr. Peterson planted Bragg
soybeans, a variety recommended
for his area, and used 500 pounds
of 5-10-15 fertilizer per acre.
He planted his crop May 17 us
ing one bushel per acre of seed
that had been treated with moly
bdenum. He used 38-inch rows
with a stand of 10 plants per foot
of row.
FLOWERING TREES
Flowering trees have a place
in the home landscape plan, ac
cording to T. G. Williams, head
of the Extension Service lands
cape department. Low mainten
ance is one important attribute of
flowering trees. And they fill a
definite need for color and form
that can’t be achieved with an
nuals and perennials.
of Education
py to bring him this tribute of
our affection and our esteem.”
In addition, a letter from Jack
P. Hix, State School Superinten
dent, was read, citing the out
standing contribution made by
Mr. Sweat during his service on
the state school board since Janu
ary, 1949.
Mr. and Mrs. Sweat were es
corted to the stage of the school
for the presentation and Mr.
Sweat accepted a copy of the an
nual and the plaque with remarks
of appreciation.
A number of Pierce County
school officials and other local
citizens were present as guests
of the St. George School for the
ceremonies honoring Mr. Sweat.
Congressman J. Russell Tuten
was speaker for the Homecoming
celebration. He based his talk on
two quotations from the Bible,
“A good name is better to be
chosen than great riches,” and
“They stood everyone in his
place.”
Mr. Tuten cited the qualities of
independence, self reliance, char
acter and dedication as vital to
preserving the American way of
life.
Two local citizens of St. George
also received special honor at the
Homecoming celebration. They
were Mrs. Vera Roberts, a long
time postmaster of St. George,
and Mrs. Agnes Dean Gowen, re
tired teacher of St. George
School.
Following the presentations and
a memorial service for deceased
alumni and teachers, a basket
dinner was enjoyed. Approximate
ly 300 persons, including a num
ber of distinguished state and
county officials, were present for
the Homecoming.
Junior-Senior
Banquet Held
At Brunswick
Cabana Inn in Brunswick, near
the famous Marshes of Glynn,
was the site of the Junior-Senior
Banquet of Nahunta High School
Saturday evening, April 30.
Dona Tucker, president of the
Junior Class gave the welcome;
Derwin Drury, president of the
Senior Class, the response; and
Carrol Johns the invocation. This
was followed by a French dinner
served in buffet style.
The following program was giv
en:
Class Prophecy Part I, Marshall
Allen.
The Senior Class Song, “I’ll
Walk With God,” The Girl’s Trio.
Class Prophecy Part 11, Hilda
Manning.
The Junior Class Song, “You’ll
Never Walk Alone,” Greg Velie.
Marshall Allen accompanied at
the piano.
Dancing was enjoyed for the re
mainder of the evening.
A one o’clock breakfast, chap
eroned by Mrs. Letha Tucker, Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. Harden, Lizzie
Mae Hendrix and teachers at the
St. Illa Restaurant, climaxed the
occasion.
Mrs. Mabel Moody, school sup
erintendent, was honorary guest.
Other guests included Messrs. Ty
Raulerson, Fred Gibson, Carrol
Johns, Andy Sutton, Harold Ho
well, Jimmy Douberly and Mes
dames Gloria Sears, Latrelle
Douberly, Inez Sasser, Mary Lou
Gibson and Ann Raulerson.
The Senior Class sponsors are
Mrs. Agnes Johns and Mr. Joe
Sears.
The Junior Class sponsors, Mrs.
Marie Sutton and Miss Nancy
Brown were responsible for the
evening of entertainment.
Hilda Manning,
Junior Class Reporter.
Six Steps Given
To Reduce Risk
Os Heart Attack
Miss Lucile Higginbotham, Ex
tension home economist-health,
University of Georgia, recently
outlined six simple steps which
she says will reduce the risk of
a heart attack.
She added that many heart at
tacks can be prevented, and the
six steps they recommend for do
ing this are as follows:
(1) Take regular exercise. In
dividuals who follow this step
have fewer heart attacks than
those who take very little or no
regular exercise.
(2) Control high blood pressure.
Blood pressure that is too high
increases the risk of a heart at
tack four times.
(3) Decrease the amount of fat
in the diet. A diet high in satur
ated fats increases the chances
of heart trouble. Miss Higginbo
tham suggests substituting a rea
sonable amount of unsaturated
fat for saturated fat in the diet.
(4) Lose excess weight or avoid
overweight. Excess weight places
an extra amount of work on the
heart.
(5) Stop smoking, or better
still, don’t start smoking. The
two-pack per day ciragette smok
er runs five times the risk of a
heart attack as the non-smoker,
according to Miss Higginbotham.
(6) Have regular medical check
ups. Through certain tests, the
Extension home economist stated,
your physician can detect and
correct several factors associated
with heart attacks.
Litter on the Highways
(From The Griffin Daily News)
FOR YEARS now, the Georgia State Highway De
partment has been fighting litterbugs, and the Geor
gia state taxpayers have been paying the bill.
Jim Gillis, head of the department, deplores the
careless tossing of all manner of debris out automo
bile windows and has pointed out that it costs us tax
payers plenty.
As far as we know, Georgia never has figured the
cost of picking up a single beer can. But Michigan
has. They say it costs 34 cents each for highway
maintenance crews to retrieve discarded cans and
bottles ....
One way to combat litterbugging would be to stop
the offenders and have them collect their own mess,
plus a little extra. They could do this or face trial
for the offense, conviction of which should be a stiff
fine.
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, May 5, 1966
Woman Killed,
Man Injured in
301 Accident
Mrs. Ola Mae Ball, age 66, of
Lexington, N. C., was killed Mon
day morning May 2, 1966 when the
car in which she was riding went
off the road and flipped 4 times 6
miles south of Nahunta on U. S.
301.
The trooper investigating the
accident said Wilford W. Ball ap
parently lost control of the car
when he drove off the highway on
the right side and when he tried
to get back on the highway he
flipped the car over four times
before it came to rest on the left
side of 301.
Both the husband and wife were
carried to the Brantley Medical
Building by ambulance where
Mrs. Ball was pronounced dead
on arrival. Mr. Ball suffered lar
erations of the head, arms and
legs. He received treatment at
the medical building and later
transferred to Memorial Hospital
in Waycross.
Mrs. Ball was a native of
Wilks County, N. C., and a daugh
ter of the late Leander Hubbard
and Sira Hubbard. She was a
member of the Wayside Baptist
Church of Lexington, N. C.
Mrs. Ball is survived by her
husband, Wilfred Woodrow Ball,
Lexington, N. C.; three daughters,
Mrs. Ralph Hardin, High Point,
N. C., Mrs. Harold Shehan, Mer
ritt Island, Florida, and Mrs.
George Benfield, Tampa, Fla.;
three sons, Winfred Ball, Lexing
ton, N. C. Sonny Ball, St. Peters
burg, Fla., and Bobby Ball, High
Point, N. C.; one sister, Mrs. Del
la Goodman, China Grove, N. C.;
Two brothers, Lester Hubbard,
Charlotte, N. C., and Bob Hub
bard, Kannapolis, N. C.; 13
grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
The body was shipped to Lex
ington, N. C. Tuesday night for
Funeral services and burial there
Thursday.
Callahan Funeral Home of Na
hunta was in charge of local ar
rangements.
Dr. W. G. Lee
Visits Nahunta
Dr. W. G. Lee, one of the great
benefactors of Mercer University,
visited the editor of the Enter
prise Wednesday morning, on his
way back from Florida where he
visited his daughter and her
family.
Dr. Lee is 91 years old and still
drives his car anywhere he
wants to go. He is active, spry and
optomistic, still looking ahead and
making plans for Mercer Univer
sity.
Dr. Lee has invested probably
more than a million dollars to
Mercer. For many years, when
they needed a new building, Dr.
Lee would put up half the cost
if the alumni would raise the
other half of the cost.
Dr. Lee started his career in
Macon as a physician. He prac
ticed medicine for 10 years, then
went into business and became
a rich man. But his wealth has
always been dedicated to benevo
lent enterprises, especially to
Christian education at Mercer
University.
Dr. Lee is indeed leaving his
footprints on the sands of time.
Georgia probably has no greater
citizen.
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State Society
Plans Workshop
On Geneaology
Atlanta, Ga. — A training
course open to the public on how
to do your own family history re
search will be offered in Atlanta
on Saturday and Sunday, May 14
and 15.
This workshop, sponsored by
the Georgia Genealogical Society,
will be led by Leon S. Hollings
worth of Decatur, nationally
known professional genealogist. It
will be held at the Holiday Inn,
Downtown, 175 Piedmont Avenue,
N. E.
The two-year-old Society whose
members range in age from col
lege to retirement, does not re
quire that workshop registrants
be members of the Society, ac
cording to Bates Block, Atlanta
attorney, who is president.
Mr. Block says that simple
techniques learned in this course
can save a person hundreds of
dollars in professional research
fees and years of time that might
otherwise be wasted in hit-or-miss
searching. “The methods to be
taught in these two days of in
tensive, yet inexpensive, training
might be likened to a map put in
the hands of a searcher for bur
ied treasure!” chuckled Mr.
Block.
“Family history research isn’t
so complicated as it might ap
pear,” Mr. Hollingsworth states,
reassuringly, pointing out that all
of the state archives of the South
east in the original 13 colonies
have their colonial records and
most of their pre-Civil War coun
ty records preserved on easily
accessible microfilm. He adds
that the Georgia, North Carolina,
and Virginia colonial records
have also been published and are
will-indexed for the easy location
of family names.
The Saturday program will pre
sent Mr. Hollingsworth speaking
on: “Do’s and Den’t’s rtf Family
History Research,” “Using Books,
Manuscripts, Letters, Traditions,
Church and Cemetery Records as
Source Material,” “Evaluating U.
S. Census Data,” and “Helpful
Material in Estate Records —
Wills, Distributions, Appraise
ments, Inventories, and Guard
ianships.”
Also on Saturday, Dr. John H.
Goff, retired Emory University
dean and authority on pioneer
settlements, early roads and land
marks, will talk on “Opening the
Frontiers to White Settlements.”
The scheduled speaker at the
Saturday dinner will be Folks
Huxford, of Homerville, Ga., edi
tor of the nationally-circulated
Georgia Genealogical Magazine
and former superior court judge,
whose topic will be “The Heritage
that is Ours."
On Sunday. Mrs. Henry Neill
Segrest, president of the Auburn,
Alabama, Genealogical Society of
East Alabama, will address the
croup on “The Rewards of Search
ing for Ancestors,” while Mr. Hol
lingsworth will take up “Mar
riage Records,” and “Tax Re
cords, Valuable Information
Sources.”
After the 3:30 p. m. adjourn
ment Sunday, the registrants will
be invited to tour the handsome
new Georgia Archives building.
Detailed information on the pro
gram schedule and on overnight
lodging may be obtained from
Miss Florence Crook, treasurer,
Georgia Genealogical Society, 172
Peachtree Battle Avenue, N. W.,
Atlanta, Ga. 30305, whose tele
phone number is: 355-3698.
Brantley 4-H
Club Meetings
Set for May
The regular monthly schedule
of 4-H Club meetings for Brant
ley County for the month of May
was announced this week by Mrs.
Virginia N. Raulerson, County
Home Economist, and George A.
Loyd, County Agent.
The topic “Freezer or Hay
stack” is the program for the
4-H club meetings for May. The
program will be presented by
Mrs. Raulerson and Mr. Loyd.
The schedule for the various
clubs in the county will be as
follows:
Nahunta Jr. High School Mon
day, May 9, at 8:30 A. M.
Nahunta Sr. High School Tues
day, May 10 at 8:30 A. M.
Hoboken School Monday, May
16 at 8:30 A. M.
Nahunta Grammar School
Thursday, May 19 at 8:30 A. M.
Lions Club to
Sponsor Georgia
"Stay and See"
Nahunta has officially entered
the 1966 Stay & See Georgia Pro
gram sponsored statewide by the
Travel Council of the Georgia
State Chamber of Commerce, it
was announced by Robert E. Lee,
Asst. Mgr., Jekyll Motels, Inc.,
Jekyll Island, Bth District Stay &
See Georgia Chairman.
In Nahunta, the Brantley County
Lions Club will spearhead the
program.
Stay & See Georgia is a state
wide do-it-yourself travel pro
gram designed to help communi
ties promote tourism, the busi
nes of attracting, serving and en
tertaining travelers. Tourism al
ready is a S4OO million plus in
dustry in Georga.
Official STAY & SEE GEORGIA
participants will form five com
mittees: “Clean-up and Beautifi
cation,” “Courtesy and Hospitali
ty,” “New Attractions,” “Points
of Interest,” and “Accommoda
tions and Facilities.” Projects
will be undertaken in these areas
and results will be judged by out
of-state travel editors. Prizes will
be awarded to the communities
judged to have done the finest
job of developing their overall
tourist potential through the
STAY & SEE GEORGIA Program.
Revival Now
In Progress
At Riverside
Revival services are in progress
this week at Riverside Baptist
Church, with Rev. W. C. Lane,
pastor of Little Memorial Church,
as the evangelist.
Services are being held each
evening at eight o’clock. The
meeting will continue through
Sunday night, May 8.
The church will observe Home
coming Day Sunday, with a bas
ket dinner on the church grounds.
All the people of this section are
invited to attend the revival ser
vices and the homecoming Sun
day.
Rev. Eddie Dixon is pastor of
the Riverside Church.
Nahunta High School
Held Library Party
The Nahunta High School Lib
rary Club members, their guests
and Mrs. Mary Lou Gibson, spon
sor and librarian, held their an
nual birthday party in the lib
rary Friday evening.
Misses Hilda Manning and Ally
son White furnished the birthday
cakes.
The tables were arranged in an
“L” shape and held floral ar
rangements of pyracanthes bloom
and greenery. The center table
held an arrangement of pyracan
thes bloom and greenery and the
birthday gifts.
The club members exchanged
gifts while they enjoyed mints,
nuts, cake, candy and soft drinks.
Allyson White,
Greg Wilson,
Reporters.
Warren of Jesup
Is Candidate for
State Senator
James E. (Nig) Warren,
businessman and civic leader
of Jesup and Wayne County,
announced this week that he
will be a candidate for State
Senator from the 6th Senator
ial District, the position now
held by Roscoe Dean, Jr.
Mr. Warren served one term
as representative from Wayne
County, and then withdrew to
devote full time to his business
interests.
In making his announce
ment Mr. Warren stated, “In
seeking the Senatorial Seat
from this district, I do so with
a firm pledge to all the peo
ple of the district, that while
working closely with all mem
bers of the General Assembly
and other elected officials, I
shall devote this effort and
this time to this district and its
people and not to every county
and district in the state.”
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OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Nahunta High
Class of 1930
Had 23 Members
Hie senior class roll of Nahun
ta High School for the year 1930,
listed in the invitation to the
graduating exercises, has been
supplied to the Enterprise by
Preston W. Stamps of Eastman,
a member of the 1930 class.
The class roll for 1930 was as
follows:
Elroy Strickland, president; Lo
renzo Dow Adams, vice-president;
Muriel Bennett, secretary-treas
urer.
Others in the class were Pres
ton W. Stamps, Willie Virgil
Strickland, Fannie Lucile Thom
as, Dorinda Lee Browne, Mildred
Floreta Johns, Edna Marie Thom
as, Manita Opal Ham, Ruby Lee
Griffin, Mildred H. Highsmith,
Julian Claude Hickox, William
Oliver Highsmith, Eunice Louise
Knox, Jonnie Inez Harrell, Idell
Johns, Julia Ann Rozier, Mary
Louise Kaney, Pearl Ham, Liz
zie Mae Brewer, Pauline L. Epps
and Isabelle Herrin.
E. Benton was principal of Na
hunta High School at the time and
R. D. Thomas was county superin
tendent.
The motto of the 1930 class was
“We Came, We Studied, We Con
quered.” Class colors were White
and Sky Blue. Class flower was
Red Rose.
Personals
Airman John A. Jones, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Owen A. Jones of
Rt. 1, Nahunta, has been selected
for training at Sheppard AFB,
Tex., as an Air Force aircraft
maintenance specialist. The air
man, a 1965 graduate of Nahunta
High School, recently completed
basic training at Lackland AFB,
Tex.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrell Highsmith
were visitors of Mrs. Alice High
smith and family on Monday.
Mrs. Emmie Newton was call
ed to Belglade, Fla., last week
because of the illness of a brother,
Joe Jones.
Marine Private James D.
Crews, son of Mr. and Mrs. Per
ry B. Crews of Route 2, Nahunta,
was graduated from Marine re
cruit training at the Marine Corps
Recruit Depot at Parris Island,
S. C.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
thanks to all friends and rela
tives for their help and sympathy
in our recent bereavement. We
deeply appreciate all the favors
done us, including the words of
comfort, the covered dishes and
the floral tributes. May the Lord
bless and keep you. We will al
ways remember your great kind
ness.
Nolan Crews and
family and
Pearly Lewis.
Questions and Answers
on the Bible
BY MRS. GLADYS C. JOHNSON
Will we have the same kind of
body in Heaven as we have on
earth?
Tlie Christians in the early
church at Corinth were asking
Paul the same question for they,
too, were concerned about their
future state in heaven.
In the 15th chapter of I Corin
thians they asked, “How are the
dead brought back to life again
and what kind of bodies will they
have?” Paul said for them not to
ask such questions for if they
would but think about it they
would find the answer in their
own gardens.
We all know that the grain of
wheat which we plant in the
ground must die before it can
come forth into new life and al
though that beautiful, new shoot
of green does not look like the
original little seed, yet we are
sure that it is wheat.
So our earthly bodies also must
die and decay before they come
forth in heaven’s glory as beauti
ful and glorious bodies like unto
Christ’s own.
The bodies which we have here
upon earth become sick and die
— they are full of disease and
weakness — they die as human
bodies, but in the resurrection
they will be superhuman or spiri
tual bodies.
We are told that flesh and blood
cannot inherit the kingdom of
heaven, but we do know from the
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Outside stale $3.00
County H. E. Club
May Meetings
Are Announced
The regular monthly schedule
of the Home Economics club
meetings for Brantley County for
the month of May was announced
by Mrs. Virginia N. Raulerson,
the Home Economist for Brantley
County.
The topic “A Closet With Room
to Spare” is the program for the
club meetings for May. The pro
gram wlil be presented by the
Clothing Chairman of each club.
The schedule for the various
clubs in the county will be as fol
lows:
Calvary Club at Calvary Com
munity Center Thursday, May 5,
at 7:30 P. M.
Raybon Club at Raybon A. C.
Church Thursday, May 12, at 7:30
P. M.
Nahunta Club at Mrs. Tom Pur
dom’s Tuesday, May 17, at 9:30
A. M.
Suburban Club at Mrs. Vriginia
Raulerson's on Tuesday, May 24
at 3:15 P. M.
Waynesville Club at Waynes
ville Baptist Church Monday, May
16, at 2:00 P. M.
Hickox Club at Mrs. W. W. Hen
drix’s Wednesday, May 25, at 2:00
P. M.
A special county program is
scheduled for May 18, at 10:00
A. M. at Okefenokee R. E. M. C.
The program is “Gather and Pre
pare for Dried Arrangements.”
Anyone interested in this program
is invited to attend.
Garden Club Met
With Mrs. Lewis
Miss Mary Knox was co-hostess
with Mrs. J. B. Lewis to the Na
hunta Garden Club at the home
of Mrs. Lewis on Tuesday after
noon, May 3.
Mrs. Jos. B. Strickland opened
with a prayer. Mrs. Dorothy
Brooker, vice-president, presided
in the absence of Mrs. Emmie
Newton, the president.
Mrs. Dick Schmitt read and ex
plained the rules for the flower
show which is to be held May 21
and 22.
Members displayed trays of
daylillies. Though it was early
season for the lillies many beauti
ful blossoms were displayed.
Present other than mentioned
were Mrs. H. K. Persons, Mrs.
Jesse Lee, Mrs. Lena Strickland,
Mrs. Rhoda Strickland, Mrs. DeL
ma Herrin and Mrs. Clarence Al
len was a new member.
were served by
the hostesses.
incident in Luke 24:39 that this
new body will have flesh and
bones. Jesus, as He met the dis
ciples after His resurrection, said,
“Behold my hands and my feet,
that it is I myself; handle me and
see for a spirit hath not flesh and
bones, as ye see me have.”
We are children of Adam and
now have bodies like his but when
we become children of the living
God, we will have a body like
His —a body from heaven.
These mortal bodies are not the
kind to live forever so we must
exchange them for heavenly
bodies that cannot die. These
heavenly bodies will never be
come tired or sick. We will be
able to do for the Lord every
thing which our heart desires and
not weary in the doing.
The greatest difference be
tween the eartly and resurrection
body is that the corruption and
mortality which belongs to the
mortal body as a result of sin will
be removed. It will become an im
mortal, incorruptible, perfect body
without any of the limitations
caused by the Fall. It will be as
far superior to the mortal body
as the ripened wheat plant is to
the seed from which it grew.
Be assured that whatever the
heavenly body may be like, you
and I will be able to recognize
the individual soul within that
body.
