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VOLUME 44 — NUMBER 49
Editor Broome Petitions Supreme
Court for Redress of Grievance
Carl Broome, editor of The
Brantley Enterprise, has peti
tioned the United States Su
preme Court for redress of
grievance under the First
Amendment to the U. S. Con
stitution.
The petition was addessed
to Chief Justice Earl Warren
and concerned the decision of
the panel of federal judges
who ruled that the Georgia
legislature could not elect a
governor when no candidate
got a majority of the popular
votes.
Editor Broome cited the fact
that the U. S. House of Re
presenative was empowered
by the U. S. Constitution to
elect a President when no can
didate got a majority of the
electoral vote.
Mr. Broome added to his
petition a copy of the editorial
published in the Enterprise
Thursday, Nov. 24, which edi
toral showed the basic simil
larity of the federal and state
provisions in election when no
candidate gets a majority of
the votes.
A reply to Mr. Broome’s
petition was received from
John F. Davis, U. S. Supreme
Court Clerk, as follows:
“Dear Mr. Broome:
“In reply to your letter of
November 25, a case involving
the issues in which you are
interested will be brought be
fore the Court next week, and
the Court will give due con
sideration' to all of the argu
ments presented by counsel.
Very truly yours,
John F. Davis,
Clerk”
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Moody Home Is
Destroyed by
Fire at Hortense
The five-room home of Mr.
and Mrs. Lester (Grouch)
Moody burned down Monday
night, Dec. 5, with loss of all
furniture, clothing and kitchen
equipment. The home was lo
cated on l Route 1, Hortense.
The family was away at the
time and the cause of the fire
is unknown.
The people of the Hortense
community will give the
Moody family a house warm
ing shower Monday, Dec. 12,
at the Community Center.
Donations of articles of
furniture, clothing and kit
chen utensils will be wel
comed by the committee in
charge.
Be Sure the Oven
Is Spic and Span
If you’re having roast turkey
or beef for Christmas dinner,
make sure your oven is clear of
grease before you start cooking,
reminds the American Insurance
Association.
Scour the oven thoroughly, and
you will avoid the possibility of
an oven fire which could wreck
your dinner plans, the Association
declares.
The Citizens Bank MEMBER
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FOLKSTON AND NAHUNTA, GA.
Federal Deposit Insurance Now $15,000
On Deposits in This Bank
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
Robert Bernice Herrin, 72,
died early Wednesday in a Way
cross hospital after a long illness.
The native of Brantley County
was a retired employe of the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad car
department. He was a member
of the Brunell Street Church of
God.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Pearl Johns Herrin of Waycross;
four daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Hill
of Lake City, Fla., Mrs. Patsy
Mooney and Misses Leacelle and
Neita Herrin of Pasadena, Calif.;
five sons, Estus Herrin of Way
cross, Jerry E. Herrin of Gaines
ville, Fla., Alton Herrin of Pasa
dena, Reginal Herrin of Azusa,
Calif., and Lewis Herrin o fthe
Army at Ft. Huachuca, Ariz.; a
sister, Mrs. W. R. Batten of Hic
kox; two brothers, G. W. Herrin
of Hickox and O. K. Herrin of
Folkston; 12 grandchildren, and
a great-grandchild.
Funeral services for Mr. Robert
Bernice Herrin, age 72 were held
Thursday afternoon at 4:30 at the
Brunell Street Church of God.
Burial was at Greenlawn ceme
tery.
DESTROY STALKS
Get rid if old tobacco stalks
and roots as soon as posible.
That is the recommendation of
Samuel S. Thompson, plant
pathologist with the Coopera
tive Extension Service. He
says this simple and inexpen
sive practice can kill 60 to 79
percent of the nematodes pre
sently living in the roots of
old tobacco plants.
Robert Herrin
Died Wednesday
In Waycross
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Dec. 8, 1966
Walter Eunice
Funeral Service
Held Wednesday
Mr. Walter L. Eunice, 51,
passed away early Monday
morning, December 5, at his
residence in Hortense follow
ing a sudden illness.
Mr. Eunice had returned
home Saturday, December 3,
following a brief stay as a
medical patient at Memorial
Hospital in Waycross and his
unexpected passing brought
sorrow to a large circle of re
latives and friends in this
section.
A native of Waycross, he
was the son of Mrs. Sally
Smith Eunice of Brunswick
and the late Reppard Eunice.
He received his education in
the public schools of Bruns
wick and until declining health
forced his retirement had been
engaged in construction work.
He was a veteran of World
War 11, where he saw service
overseas while serving with
the Army.
He had resided in the Hor
tense community for the past
six years.
In addition to his mother,
survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Daisy Richardson Eunice
of Hortense; four daughters.
Mrs. Walter Gibson of
Waynesville, Mrs. Jimmy Toz
zo of Montvale, New Jersey,
Mrs. Harvey Flowers and Miss
Barbara Eunice, both of Hor
tense; two sons, Walter R.
Eunice and Richard Eunice,
both of Hortense; one brother,
G. L. Eunice of Brunswick.
Seven grandchildren, sever
al nieces, nephews and other
relatives also survive.
Funeral services were held
at two o’clock Wednesday af
ternoon, December 7, from
the Satilla Baptist Church
with the Rev. Charles Cox
officiating.
The body lay in state in the
Church for one hour prior to
services.
Interment followed in the
Satilla Cemetery,
Serving as active pallbearers
were the Messrs Harvey Car
ver, Carroll Moody, M. L. Car
ver, Billy Wainright, Estues
Anderson and A. C. Carver.
The Honorary Escort was
composed of the Messrs C. O.
Popwell. Franklin Gibson,
Boots Harrison, Lester Harri
son, Tom Sumner, Tom Hor
ton, D. T. Middleton, A. S.
Rowell, W. E. Eldridge, G. W.
Freeman, Fred Dowling, Les
ter Moody, Johnny Eldridge
and Charlie Anderson.
The many beautiful floral
offerings attested to the esteem
felt for the deceased.
The family has the sym
pathy of their many friends
in their bereavement.
The Chambless Funeral
Home of Nahunta was in
charge of arrangements.
Nahunta High
Cage Schedule
HOME GAMES
Dec. 9 Patterson
Jan. 3 Camden Co.
Jan. 7 Waycross
Jan. 17 Charlton Co.
Jan. 20 Ludowici
Jan. 24 Blackshear
Feb. 3 Hoboken
Varsity Game Time 7:00
Coach: Forrest Thomas
AWAY GAMES
Dec. 13 Clinch Co.
Dec. 16 Charlton Co.
Jan. 6 Darien
Jan. 10 Manor
Jan. 27 Ludowici
Jan. 31 Hilliard
Feb. 10 Patterson
Feb. 11 Waycross
Colors: Black and White
B-Team Beginning at 5:30 P. M.
Dedication of
State Patrol
Building Set
A dedication ceremony of
the new Georgia State Patrol
Building in Waycross will be
held on Tuesday, December
13, at 2:00 P. M.
The new building is located
two miles south of the city
limits of Waycross on the
Jacksonville Highway, U. S. 1.
Governor Carl Sanders will
be present to dedicate the new
building.
Local city and county offic
ials and the general public
are invited to attend.
Fort Stewart
Woman Killed
In Accident
A Fort Steward woman was
killed in a car accident near
Nahunta Friday morning, ac
cording to the Brantley Coun
ty Sheriff’s department.
Deputy Sheriff Robert Johns
said that Mrs. Mary Agnes
Hoover, of Hinesville, was pro
nounced dead on l arrival at
Wayne Memorial hospital in
Jesup.
Deputy Johns said that Mrs.
Hoover was traveling south on
U. S. 301 and had turned off
the main highway onto the old
U. S. 301 which runs parallel
with the new highway.
Her car struck a barricade
on the left hand side of the
highway and went over the
embankment and into the Sa
tilla River.
The native of Glennville had
lived in Fort Stewart for the
past two years where she was
employed and she was a mem
ber of the Westside Baptist
Church in Hinesville.
Survivors are a daughter,
Miss Mary Ann Rogers Fort
Stewart; two sons, Gene
Anthony Rogers of Fort Ste
wart and James Clinton Hoo
ver of Fort Stewart; her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Odum, of Glennville; two sis
ters, Mrs. Charles Swindell of
Glennville, and Mrs. D. A. De-
Loach of Jacksonville, Fla.,
two brothers, Leon Odum of
Augusta and her paternal
grandmother, Mrs. Herschel
Odum of Savannah.
LEGAL ADVERTISING
BRANTLEY COUNTY.
GEORGIA,
WHEREAS, on the 12th day
of September, 1964, W. C.
LANE did execute and deliver
to VILLION LANE GEORGE
SMITH her successors and as
signs, a certain promissory
note in the principal amount
of $2,400.00, and a certain
deed to secure debt, securing
the paymnet of said note, con
veying the following describ
ed tract of land, to wit:
All that tract or parcel of
land lying and being in the
3rd Land District of Brantley
County, Georgia, in lot 68 and
containing Onie (1) acre, par
ticularly a square acre, bound
ed as follows: North by lands
of Mrs. Geneva Raulerson,
bounded East by land of W.
C. Land, and fixed line, South
by lands of Milton Hursey and
fixed line, and West by Route
23 State Highway U. S. 301.
For further description and
for all purposes see deed from
W. C. Lane to Villion Lane
George, which is of record in
Deed Book 15, at page 47-8,
which deed is incorporated and
makes this description, which
deed to secure debt is record
ed in Mortgage Book 54, at
page 538, in the office of the
Clerk of Brantley Superior
Court; and,
WHEREAS, defaults having
occurred in l the payment of
installments due pursuant to
such note, such defaults not
having been made good prior
to the due dates of the next
succeeding installments, the
undersigned has pursuant to
the provisions of said note
and deed to secure debt, elect
ed that the entire unpaid ba
lance become due and payable
immediately:
Now, THEREFORE, in ac
cordance with, and in the ex
ercise of. the power of sale
contained in said deed to se
curt debt, the undersigned
will, during the legal hours
of sale on the first Tuesday
in January, 1967, before the
Courthouse door in Brantley
Countv, Georgia, sell the above
described property at public
outcry to the highest bidder
for cash.
VILLION LAND
GEORGE SMITH, as
Attorney in Fact for
W. C. LANE, JR.
GIBSON. McGEE AND
BLOUNT Attorneys
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Personals
Bill Harris who has been a
patient in Memorial Hospital in
Waycross since Monday is now
improving.
Mrs. T. V. Rhoden is a patient
in Waycross hospital.
W. H. 0. Smith
Passed Away in
Dublin Hospital
Brantley countians were sad
dened to learn of the passing
of Mr. William Henry Owen
Smith, 77, of Nahunta, whose
death occured early Saturday
morning, December 3, at the
Veterans Administration Hos
pital in Dublin following an
extended illness and his pass
ing removed one of Brantley
County’s most prominent citi
zens and brought personal sor
row to many throughout this
section.
A native of Roberson Coun
ty, Mr. Smith was the son of
the Late John H. and Cor
nelia Fisher Smith. He re
ceived his education in the
schools of North Carolina and
moved with his family to this
section forty-eight years ago.
For a number of years, he
served as postmaster in Hic
kox and later became a rural
letter carrier and worked
from the Nahunta postoffice.
Upon his retirement due to de
clining health, he had com
pleted nearly 30 years in the
Postal service.
During his residency in
Brantley county, Mr. Smith
was also engaged in extensive
farming operations and was
active in all phases of social,
cultural and religious activi
ties. He was a member of the
Nahunta Methodist Church for
many years and had served as
a Trustee and a member of the
Board of Stewards. He was
also Sunday School Superin
tendent for a number of years.
He was instrumental in the
organization of the Okefenoke
Rural Electric Membership Co
operative and served as Sec
retary & Treasurer of its
Board of Directors for 10
years.
He was an army veteran of
World War I and a member of
Nahunta Lodge No. 391, F. &
A. M.
Survivors include his wife,
the former Miss Hester Her
rin, of Nahunta; two daugh
ters, Mrs. Emory Middleton
and Mrs. Norman Lewis, both
of Nahunta; two sons. W. R.
Smith of Hollywood, Fla., and
Capt. James L. Smith, USAF,
North Africa: two sisters, Mrs.
Paunee Norris and Mrs. A. B.
Byrd, both of Lillington, N.
C.; four brothers, Frank Smith
of Jacksonville. Fla., Coke
Smith of Fort Walton Beach,
Fla.. Loren Smith of St. Paul.
N. C., and D. Claude Smith of
Nahunta.
Nine grandchildren, several
nieces, nephews and other re
latives also survive.
Funeral services were held
at two o’clock Wednesday
afternoon, December 7. from
the Nahunta Methodist Church
with the Rev. J. S. Wetzel,
assisted by the Rev. Leland
Moore, officiating.
The body lay in state in the
Church for one hour prior to
services.
Masonic honors were ren
dered at the graveside by Na
hunta Lodge No. 391, F. &
A. M.
Interment followed in the
Hickox Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers were
the Messrs J. D. Orser, Clint
Roberson. Claude A. Smith,
Alfred Thomas, Jr., Clarence
Allen and Edward Brand.
The Honorary Escort was
composed of members of Na
hunta Lodge No. 391 F. & A.
M. and the Messrs. R. B.
Brooker, Pete Condit, S. K.
Allen, J. C. Allen, E. J. Dixon,
R. L. Bernard, Avery Strick
land, Elroy Strickland, D. F.
Herrin, and D. S. Moody.
The many beautiful floral
tributes attested to the esteem
felt for the deceased.
The family has the sympathy
of their .many friends in their
bereavement.
The Chambless Funeral
Home of Nahunta was in
charge of arrangements.
Personals
Recent guests of Mrs. Jos.
B. Strickland were Mr. and
Mrs. Myron Hempy, Mr. and
Mrs. L. Y. Shafer of Rush
sylvania, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs.
Roger Strickland of Houston,
Texas and Rev. and Mrs. Mar
shall B. Strickland and Edith
of Pembroke, Ga. These met
with Dr. and Mrs. Van B.
Saye, Jr., Susan, Sandra and
John at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Strickland in At
lanta for a reunion.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Nahunta Methodists to
Hold Christmas Program
Mrs. Little Died
Saturday at
Browntown Home
Mrs. Queenie Crosby Little
of Rt. I,* Hortense, died Satur
day night at her residence af
ter a long illness.
She was a native and life
long resident of Wayne Coun
ty and a member of New Hope
Primitive Baptist Church.
Surviving are five daugh
ters Mrs. Ethel Gill of Black
shear, Mrs. Ruth King of Vero
Beach, Fla., and Mrs. Lavina
Patten, Mrs. Agnes Arnett and
Mrs. Evelyn Dubberly, all of
Hortense; three sons, the Rev.
D. E. Little, R. R. Little and
Earnest Little, all of Hortense;
50 grandchildren, 113 great
grandchildren, eight great
great-grandchildren and sev
eral nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
for Mrs. Little Tuesday morn #
ing at the New Hope Primitive
Baptist Church with Elder
Elton Dowling officiating. In
terment was in the Little
Cemetery at Browntown, Ga.
Christmas Decorations
Workshop to Be Held
By Mrs. Dorothy Ham
A “Christmas Decorations
Workshop” for adults and high
school students will be held
Saturday, Dec. 10, at the
homemaking department, Na
hunta High School, from 9:00
to 12:00 and 1:00 to 5:00.
I will have books and cur
rent magazines showing differ
ent designs used for doors and
inside decorations. There will
be a supply of picks, scrap
styrofoam, pine cones, paint,
and greenery, mistletoe, holly,
cedar, magnolia leaves.
Enjoy the company of others
while you arrange decorations
for your home. There will be
some students and of course
myself to help you.
Refreshments will be serv
ed.
Mrs. Dorothy Ham
Nahunta High School
Nahunta Postmaster Gives Hints
For Mailing Your Christmas Mail
Christmas Mailing Hints
From Mr. Zip
1. Airman cards and parcels
should be mailed to Service
men overseas no later than
December 10 to assure before
Christmas delivery.
2. Don’t forget to use ZIP
Codes on all your Christmas
mail ... in both the address
and the return address . . .
only you can put ZIP into
your postal system.
3. All gifts should be packed
in sturdy boxes. Cardboard
boxes should be wrapped in
heavy paper and tied with
strong cord.
4. Don’t let any gifts rattle
around in your Christmas mail
packages. Sufficient cushion
ing is important to give the
box strength. There may be a
set of the encyclopedia ship
ped in the box on top of yours.
5. Each package you mail
should include a slip showing
the person receiving your
Christmas gift and listing the
contents. In case outer wrap
ping of package comes loose
your gift will still be deliver
ed.
6. In addition to articles
normally prohibited in l the
mails, matches and lighter
fluid may be mailed to over
seas .military addresses.
7. Make sure your addresses
are written or printed clearly
and that they are complete.
Don’t let your mail end up in
the Dead Letter office because
your handwriting can’t be
read.
8. Gift parcels to distant
States should be mailed by
early December, and those for
local delivery by December
15.
9. Don’t forget that under
normal conditions there is no
delivery of cards and letters
on Christmas Day other than
Special Delivery.
10. Put ZIP in your Christ-
Subscription Price
and Tax
Inside county $2.58
Outside county, in state $4.12
Outside state — — $4.00
The Nahunta Methodist
Church announces an unusual
Christmas Program to be pre
sented during the approaching
Christmas holidays. It will be
one of the most unique, beauti
ful, colorful, enjoyable and
spiritually impressive occa
sions of this sort ever seen in'
this part of Georgia according
to pastor Leland Moore.
This program will be pre
sented at the church at 7:00
P. M., Tuesday, Dec. 20, and
will actually be, as it will be
called — A Birthday Party
for Jesus Christ.
The pastor and members of
the church desire the pre
sence of the people of Nahunta
and Brantley County, without
regard to religious affiliation.
Two of the main features
of this program will be an
enormous birthday cake, with
may shining candles, and a
Christmas tree. The cake will
stand more than six feet in
height, and the diameter of
its bottom tier will be nearly
five feet. The tree will be
beautifully decorated and will
be flooded with light.
A brief informal program
of about twenty minutes, will
consist of popular Christmas
carols, special music, Scrip
ture, Christmas reading,
prayer and a message by the
pastor.
There will be servings of
refreshments for every one
present.
The Nahunta Methodist
Church anticipates a grand oc
casion of wonderful fellowship
and Christian inspiration as
members, friends, neighbors
and others of this section gath
er together at this time.
Leland Moore, Pasor,
Andrew Johns
For Aiderman
This is to announce my candi
dacy for Nahunta City aiderman
in the special election to be held
Friday, Jan. 6.
If elected as your aiderman, I
will serve you to the best of my
ability. Your vote and support
will be deeply appreciated.
Yours truly,
Andrew Johns. 1-6
mas mail . . . add ZIP Codes
to the address and return ad
dress.
11. Greeting cards with a
five-cent stamp may be sealed
and contain written messages.
They are given priority in de-
Jivery and forwarding.
12. Remember to mark all
mail for which you have paid
special charges with the type
of handling it should get (air
mail, Special Delivery, Spe
cial Handling, ets.)
13. You can write DO NOT
OPEN UNTIL CHRISTMAS
on the outside of a Christ
mas package that goes through
the mails. If a letter is en
closed it must be noted out
side the package and first
class postage should be paid
for the letter, in addition to
the parcel post rate.
14. During the week just be
fore Christmas long distance
gifts and greetings should be
sent by airmail to assure on
time delivery.
15. You can help the post
office by separating greeting
cards into local and out-of
town bundles.
16. Check the return ad
dresses of the people who
send you gifts and greeting
cards and add their ZIP Codes
to your mailing list. ZIP Codes
your responses to them for
better mail service.
17. Special Christmas hours
are in effect at the post office.
They are: Normal work-day
Monday, Tuesday, Th”rc^av,
and Friday: 8:30 to s'oo Wed
nesday and Saturdr "30 to
12:30 and 3:00 to 5:00. Money
orders will be sold on Satur
days during the month of De
cember.
18. Using the new Christmas
stamp as postage for your
greeting cards assures first
class service and decorates the
envelope too.
Louise D. Drury,
Postmaster
