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VOLUME 44 — NUMBER 50
Nahunta Baptist Church Plans
Special Christmas Services
Services that the congrega
tion of the Nahunta Baptist
Church will take part in dur
ing the Christmas Season of
1966 are announced by Rev.
Cecil F. Thomas, pastor.
White Christmas will be ob
served for the two Sundays,
Dec. 18 and 25, with the spe
cial Love Offering placed on
the tree, going to “Others”, in
cluding: Foreign Missions;
Children’s Homes; and Local
Missions. All friends of the
church are invited to take part
in this offering at either Sun
day.
On Sunday night, December
18, Student Night at Christ
mas will be observed with all
members who are students at
any college, invited to take
part.
Wednesday Night, Dec. 21st.
will be Sunday School Christ
mas worship and party night,
All the departments that do
not plan at another time, will
have their Christmas trees and
parties a that time.
Sunday, Dec. 25, Christmas
Day, will offer the regular
services at Sunday School
10:00, and worship at 11:00.
Then 1 , the Christmas season
will climax with the church
and community Cantata with
song, carols, scriptures, and
pageantry. All the community
is cordially invited.
Mrs. Leona Johns
Funeral Rites
Held Saturday
Mrs. Leona Chesser Johns,
46, of Route 1, Nahunta pass
ed away early Wednesday
night, December 7, following
an extended illness.
Although in declining
health, Mrs. Johns had borne
her suffering with a fortitude
which had made her life a
blessing to the entire com
munity, and her death brought
personal sorrow to many and
removes one of Brantley Coun
ty’s most beloved residents.
Mrs. Johns was a native of
Brantley county and was the
daughter of the late William
Charlie and Lucy Aldridge
Chesser. She received her ed
ucation in the Hoboken school
system and was a devoted
member of the Nahunta
Church of God.
Survivors include her hus
band, Carlys E. Johns of Na
hunta; three daughters, Miss
Joan Johns, Miss Lucy Johns
and Miss Judy Johns, all of
Nahunta; four sons, Curtis
Johns, Mikel Johns, Ronnie
Johns and Tony Johns, all of
Nahunta; two sisters, Mrs.
Stella Johnson and Mrs. Willie
Prosser both of Jacksonville,
Fla; five brothers, Fred Ches
ser, Sam Chesser and John
Chesser, all of Nahunta, Virgil
Chesser of Hoboken and Frank
Chesser of Jacksonville, Fla.
Several nieces, nephews and
other relatives also survive.
Funeral services were held
at three o’clock Saturday as-
ternoon, December 10, from
the Nahunta Baptist Church
with the Rev. Jack E- Barber,
assisted by the Rev. Cecil F.
Thomas, conducting the rites
in the presence of a large
number of sorrowing relatives
and friends.
The body lay in state in the
Church for one hour prior to
services.
Interment followed in the
Hickox Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers were
the Messrs James Chesser,
Marvin Chesser, James Johns,
Johnny Chesser, Jesse Johns
and Harry Chesser.
The many beautiful floral
tributes attested to the es
teem felt for the deceased.
The f*nily has the sympathy
of their many friends in their
bereavement.
The Chambless Funeral
Home of Nahunta was in
charge of arrangements.
CARD OF THANKS
The Nahunta Library Club
sponsored a rummage sale Satur
day December 10.
The members of the club would
like to express their appreciation
to all the people of Nahunta who
help make this project a success.
Reporter,
Colletta Highsmith
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
Pfc. Kenneth L. Griffin, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Loran Griffin
of Claxton, Ga., is now in Viet
Nam. He is a graduate of Na
hunta High School and took boot
training at Fort Jackson, S. C.
His parents are now residing at
Claxton.
Hoboken Honor
Roll Announced
These students made 90 or
above average.
Mrs. Kelly’s fifth: Scott Fer
guson, Sandra Hickox, Cathy
Griffin, Charles Harris.
Mrs. Phillips, fifth: Greta
Hickox, Ann Murray, Beverly
Roundtree.
Mrs. Larkin's’ sixth: Billy
Wyatt, Susan Riggins, Richard
Stevens, Barbara Gunter, Rosa
Edwards, Tony Flnvd, Barbara
Gunter, Sandra Sapp, Jimmy
Walker, Melba Riggins.
Mrs. Carter’s 7th: Annette
Carter, Clara Crews. Cherry
Thomas. Judy Thomas, Bon
nie Walker, David Carter,
Ricky Cook. Miles Moody.
Mr. Colvin’s Bth: Steve Alt
man, Gary Hickox, David Rig
gins. Lawrence Melton, Donna
BeH, Marie Stevens, Bobby
Stokes, Debbie Crews, Sheila
Bennett. Donna Pierce, Judy
Davis. Marilyn Thornton 1 , Bes
sie Faulk, Linda Waldron,
Phyllis Pearson.
Mr. Ham’s 9th: Barbara Alt
man. Lynell Griffin. Charlene
Jacobs. Sandra Griffin, Johnny
Guy, Alec Jacobs.
Mr. Drury 9th: Ruby Ches
ser, Glynn Griffin, Darlene
Crews, Gary Cason 1 , Marilyn
Lee, Myra Fain.
Mrs. McCall 10th: Terry
Jacobs, Janice Lucas, Tony
Trift.
Mr. Tuten’s 10th: Ronald Ja
cobs, Margaret Jones, Kathy
Fowler, Sandra Melton.
Mr. Wiley’s 11th: Betty
Stone, Minnette Sutton, John
ny B. Griffin, Danny Pierce.
Mrs. Colvin's 12th: Janice
Altman, Lawanna Carter, Jan
ice Crews, Leea Walker, Mary
Roundtree.
Mr. Ferguson’s 12th grade:
Roger Rowell, Melissia Ches
ses, Marcia Fain, Elaine Pierce.
Womans Club
Met Tuesday at
Robinson Home
The Nahunta Womans Club
met Tuesday evening Dec. 13,
at the home of Mrs. Clint Rob
inson. Mrs. J. D. Orser served
as co-hostess.
Mr. Edward Sowell, pres
ident, president over the bus
iness meeting.
Other members present were
Mrs. Larry Stallings, Mrs. Ce
cil Moody, Mrs. Emory Mid
dleton. Mrs. George Brantley,
Mrs. Wain Brooker, Mrs. Bob
by Chancey, Mrs. Marlin Ru
pert, Mrs. Joe Walker, Mrs.
Lant Pearson, Mrs. Bill Dud
n'ey. Mrs. Claude Smith, Mrs.
Wilder Brooker, Mrs. Dick
Purcell and Mrs. Harry Raul
erson.
For the program the club
members gave a surprise baby
shower for Mrs. Bobby Chan
cey and an exchange of Chist
mas gifts was made by all
members.
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Mrs. Strickland
Funeral Service
Was Held Sunday
Brantley countians were
saddened to learn of the pass
ing of Mrs. Annie Roberson
Strickland, 73, of the Lulaton
community whose death oc
curred early Friday afternoon,
December 9, at Memorial Hos
pital in Way cross following a
short illness, and her death
removes one of Brantley coun
ty’s most beloved residents.
Possessed of a quiet manner
and unassuming disposition,
she was a kind and true friend,
devoted to her family, always,
always thoughful and unself
ish. She loved and served her
church well and her dedica
tion to Christian principals
had a tremendous influence
for good.
Mrs. Strickland was born in
Wayne, now Brantley, county
and was the daughter of the
late Matthew and Mary Dowl
ing Roberson. She attended the
schools of Wayne county and
was a member of the Mount
Zion Advent Christian Church.
In October of this year, she
and Mr. Strickland celebrated
their 56th Wedding Anniver
sary.
Survivors include her hus
band, J. Levi Strickland of
Nahunta; a daughter, Mrs.
Dorothy Highsmith of Na
hunta; three sons. G. L. Strick
land of Brunswick, Leo Strick
land and Mack Strickland,
both of Nahunta; three broth
ers, Ban Roberson and Wiley
Roberson, both of Waycross
and Newborn Roberson of Na
hunta.
Eleven grandchildren, five
great grandchildren, several
nieces, nephews and other re
latives also survive.
Funeral services were held
at two o’clock Sunday after
noon, December 11, from the
graveside in Smyrna Ceme
ery with the Rev. John Car
penter officiating.
Serving as pallbearers, were
the Messrs W. C. Roberson,
Norris Strickland, Floyd King,
J. L. Stevenson, Donald Ste
venson and Virgil Roberson.
The many beautiful floral
offerings attested to the es
teem 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.
Must Pay Tax
On Car When
Tag Is Bought
State Revenue Commission
er Hiram K. Undercofler has
cautioned all Georgians that
beginning January 1, 1967,
they must pay their ad valor
em taxes due on their motor
vehicles at the time that they
purchase their 1967 tags.
Tax payments with tag pur
chases are required by a new
law passed by the 1966 Gener
al Assembly which was de
signed to assure that everyone
who owns a motor vehicle pays
the tax due on 1 that vehicle
every year.
It has been estimated that
between five and ten million
dollars in ad valorem tax pay
ments has been lost to the
counties each year because
motor vehicle owners have
failed to make ad valorem tax
payments.
Commenting on the new
law, Commissioner Undercof
ler said, “This law’s intent is
to assure that everybody pays
the required tax due to the
counties at the time they pur
chase the tag. The only differ
ence in the procedure required
by the law and the old pro
cedure is that whereas the
tax on a vehicle has been paid
towards the end of the year,
it now must be paid at the be
ginning of the year when a
new tag is purchased.”
Responsibility for paying the
tax on a motor vehicle in 1967
is determined by answering
the question, “Who owned the
motor vehicle on January 1st?”
Anvone purchasing an auto
mobile during the early part
of 1967 should determine
whether or not the tax has
been paid, or the new owner
may be liable for the tax pay
ment himself when he applies
for the tag.
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Dec. 15, 1966
Brantley Among Counties
Eligible for EDA Funds
Eleven additional counties
in eight states are qualified
for Federal financial assistance
under the Public Works and
Economic Development Act,
the Economic Development
Administration, U. S. Depart
ment of Commerce, announced
today.
Seven of the counties are
qualified under Title IV of
the Act for all EDA programs
— public works grants and
loans, business loans and tech
nical assistance. The other four
counties are qualified for pub
lic works grants only under
Title I.
Title IV areas qualify on the
basis of persistent high unem
ployment over a period of
years or on the basis of med
ian family incomes of not more
than 40 percent of the nation
al median. Title I areas qualify
on the basis of an unemploy
ment rate of 6 percent or more
in the previous calendar year.
The new Title IV areas are
Rabun and Brantley Counties,
Georgia; Blaine County. Ida
ho, Alger County, Michigan;
Brunswick County, North Car
olina; Somerset County, Penn
sylvania; and San’ Juan Coun
ty, Utah. Title I areas are
Passaic County, New Jersey;
and Herkimer, Saratoga and
Warren Counties in New York.
These new areas are qualifi
ed on the basis of special em
ployment surveys by the De
partment of Labor.
EDA was established in Sep
tember, 1965. to help economic
ally lagging areas to attract
business and industry and
create new jobs. Qualification
is based on high unemploy
ment rates or low family in
comes.
Moody-Rowell
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Moody
of Hortense announce the en
gagement and forthcoming
marriage of their daughter,
Annette Moody, to Mark Ro
well, son of Mrs. Eva Rowell
and the late Math Rowell of
Hortense.
The vows will be exchanged
Friday, Dec. 30, at Satilla Bap
tist Church in Hortense, at
6 P. M„ with the Rev. Charles
Cox officiating.
The reception will be at the
church immediately after the
ceremony. No invitation will
be sent but all friends and re
latives of the couple are cordi
ally invited to attend.
Junior Beta Club
Met Monday Dec. 12
The Junior Beta Club meet
ing was held in the Nahunta
High School, Dec. 12-
The president, Scott Lewis,
called the meeting to order.
Nancy Middleton, secretary,
read the minutes of the last
meeting.
We are planning to play
Christmas records at lunch
period before Christmas.
The new members paid their
dues and they are Bedell
John’s, Sandra Nichols, Judy
Johns, Melanie Stallings, Bon
nie Batten, Debra Harris, Gail
Wainright, Wanda Morgan,
Denise Smith, Karen Hendrix,
Kathy Middleton, Mary Rob
inson, Margie Brauda, Char
lene Gamble, Steve Rowell,
Philip Purdom, Leon Able,
James Purdom and Marilyn
Lee.
Cindy Raulerson
reporter
Twin Rivers Baptist
Christmas Program
A Christmas program will
be presented at the Twin Ri
vers Baptist Church Saturday,
Dec. 17, at 7 o’clock. Everyone
is invited to the program.
A watchnight service will
be held at the church Dec. 31.
All churches are cordially in
vited.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Moody
of Nahunta announce the birth
of a baby girl on Friday,
Dec. 9, at the Jesup Hospital.
She will be called Amanad
Gail. She weighed seven
pounds three ounces. Mrs.
Moody is the former Linda
Hickox. The father is in the
army, stationed in Germany.
Nahunta Art Club
Met Monday Dec.l2
The newly-formed Art Club
met in the Home Ec. Dept.
Monday, Dec. 12, with Miss
Ann Harvey as its sponsor.
The meeting was called to
order by the president, Caro
lyn Middleton. Dues were set
and school and club projects
were discussed. A work day
was set for Tuesday, Dec. 13,
to make decoration for the
lunchroom tables.
Mrs. Dorothy Ham gave a
demonstration on how to make
Christmas candles and gave
tips on Christmas wrappings.
The officer of the Art Club
are as follows:
Carolyn Middleton, pres
ident; Deborah .Tones, vice
president; Virginia Allen,
secretary and treasurer; and
Carol Robinson, reporter.
Reporter,
Carol Robinson.
31 Handicapped
People Helped in
Brantley County
Approximately $13,857 was spent
towards the rehabilitation of the
31 handicapped citizens of Brant
ley County for the fiscal year,
1965-66.
Vocational Rehabilitation is a
public service provided jointly by
the Federal and State govern
ments to restore physically and
mentally impaired people to the
maximum physical, vocational,
social, and economical usefulness
of which they are capable.
Couple from England
Moves to Nahunta
A wartime acquaintance result
ed in a former London, England,
funeral director coming to the
United States and becoming a new
resident of Nahunta.
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Me
Lean arrived in Nahunta last Wed
nesday night, Dec. 7, and Mr.
Me Lean will be associated with
the Chambless Funeral Home in
Nahunta.
At the present, they are resid
ing with Mr. and Mrs. Chambless.
but will soon move into the Orser
property near the grammar
school.
CARD OF THANKS
Words can never adequately ex
press our sincerest thanks and
deepest appreciation to those who
were so kind and thoughtful of
us during our recent bereavement.
We are especially grateful and
appreciative for the messages of
sympathy, floral offerings, cover
ed dishes and other acts of kind
ness shown us.
May the Lord’s blessings abide
with each of you always is our
prayer.
The Family of
Walter L. Eunice
Hortense Memorial
Church to Hold
Special Services
Special services will be held
at the Hortense Memorial
Church on Sunday Dec. 18 at
3:00 P. M.
Rev. B. W. Ray of Alma will
be the speaker. Special music
will be provided by groups
from Brunswick and Jesup.
Garden Club to Hold
Christmas Party
The annual Christmas party
of the Nahunta Garden Club
will be held at the home of
Mrs. R. B. Brooker on' Monday
night, Dec. 19, with an ex
change of gifts.
Mrs. Sherman Tomlinson
and Mrs. H. K. Persons will be
co-hostesses with Mrs. Brook
er.
Mr. Emmie Newton is pres
ident of the Nahunta Garden
Club.
Schedule Is Announced
For Delivery of
Surplus Commodities
Nahunta: December 20th from
9:00 to 12:00 at old Stock Market.
Hoboken: December 23rd from
9:00 to 12:00 in down town area.
Waynesville: December 23rd
from 1:30 to 3:00 at Baptist
church.
Mrs. Lauraßlocker
Passed Away on
Saturday Dec. 10
Mrs. Laura Crews Blocker,
70, beloved resident of the
Hickox community, passed a
way early Saturday morning,
December 10, at Memorial Hos
pital in Waycross following an
illness of 13 days and her
death removes one of Brant
ley county’s most esteemed
persons.
Mrs. Blocker was born in
Wayne, now Brantley, county
and was the daughter of the
late Cage and Lizzie Hale
Crews. She attended school
at the Burnt Bay School and
was the widow of the late
Martin' Luther Blocker.
Survivors include five sons,
John C. Blocker and Louie M.
Blocker, both of Fernandina
Beach, Fla., Lester H. Block
er, J. Wesley Blocker and
Lankford Blocker, all of Na
hunta; three sisters, Mrs. Mary
Johns of Nahunta, Mrs. Lovie
Allen of Deland, Fla., and
Mrs. Versie Wainright of Ma
con.
Twelve grandchildren, nine
great grandchildren, several
nieces, nephews and other rel
atives also survive.
Funeral services were held
at two o’clock Monday after
noon, December 12, from the
New Hope Primitive Baptist
Church with the Elder R. G.
Myers conducting the rites in
the presence of a large num
ber of sorrowing relatives and
friends.
Interment followed in the
Hickox Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers were
the Messrs James White, Bob
Williams, Woodrow Hendrix,
Hugh Lewis, Clinton Williams
and Jackie Steedley.
The many beautiful floral
tributes attested to the es
teem 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.
Personals
Visitors of Mrs. Alice High
smith last week were her sis
ter, Mrs. Mary E. Patterson
and Mrs. J. B. Patterson both
of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Other
guests were Mr. and Mrs. Con
nie Harrison of Thalman.
Army Private First Class
Gaines L. Lee, 20, son’ of Mr.
and Mrs. John A. Lee, 20,
Route L Hoboken, graduated
December 3 from the Non
commissioned Officer Academy
at Ft. Riley, Kan. Lee is a
1964 graduate of Hoboken
High School.
Mrs. Mary Lee Faranda,
daughter of Mrs. Mary God
win, has returned to her home
in New York after visiting her
mother for 10 days.
Freddie Lamar Young, son
of Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Young
of Atkinson, is taking boot
training at Fort Jackson, S. C.
He is the fourth son of Mr.
and Mrs. Young to enter mili
tary service. The others are
Horace, Henry and Arvin
Young.
Nahunta Library
Club Election
The Library club met to
elect officers for the ’66 ’67
school year.
The officers are as follows:
President, Pam Allen; Vice-
President, Allyson White; Sec.
— Treasurer, Freida Manning;
Reporter, Colletta Highsmith;
Historians, Beth Herrin &
Marshall Allen.
Reporter,
Golletta Highsmith
CARD OF THANKS
We wsh to express our sin
cere thank for all the kind
nesses shown us on the occa
sion of the death of our loved
one, W. H. O. Smith. We are
deeply grateful for the many
words of sympathy, the floral
tributes and the covered
dishes.
We will always remember
your friendship and your kind
ness during our bereavement.
May the Lord bless you each
and everyone.
Mrs. W. H. O. Smith
and Family
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Pastor Moore Says Interest in
Christmas Program Increases
Nahunta FFA Chapter
Met Monday Dec. 12
The Nahunta chapter of F.
F. A. held its regular meeting
Monday December 12. The
president called the meeting
to order.
We elected a chapter sweet
heart. Johnnie Ruth Burden,
Dianne Belle, Harriet Thorn
ton and Judy Thrift were the
contestants. Miss Judy Thrift
was elected by a majority of
the votes.
We were privileged to have
as our guests Mr. Rohden, our
county forestry commissioner,
and Mr. Underwood, a mem
ber of the state forestry com
mission. They spoke to us on
Prescribed Burning of wood
ed areas. A short film was
shown.
Reporter,
David Griffin
Future Homemakers
Plan Christmas Party
The Nahunta Chapter of
Future Homemakers met Mon
day, Dec. 12, in the Home Ec.
Department of Nahunta High.
The meeting was called to
order by Melinda Wilson, pres
ident. The schedule for De
cember was passed out and
discussed.
Plans were made for a White
Christmas for children of a
needy family. Plans were also
made for a Christmas party
on December 19 at Mrs. Huey
Ham’s house. It was decided
to ask the FFA boys to the
party, also.
There is a bake sale at
school scheduled for December
30. Nancy Middleton and Clip
per Smith, were tlected boy
and girl of the month from
the freshman class.
Reporter,
Carol Robinson
Santa, please note! When your gift
is a dishwasher, it provides an
Escape Clause
You know the feeling. It’s not that you love your
wife less, but after dinner you love your armchair
more. Still, you can’t quite bring yourself to let
her struggle alone with the dishes. So off you go
to the kitchen sink.
Don’t you think it’s time you put an end to all
that? This Christmas, be benevolent. (Be foxy!)
Give her a dishwasher and get you both out of
the kitchen.
There’s a great deal more than your leisure at
stake. An electric dishwasher uses water hotter
than hands can stand. Gets dishes, pots and pans
hygienically clean. Does more in minutes than you
and your wife can do in hours. The operating cost ?
Thought you’d never ask. It’s about a penny a da .
Ready to make the great escape from after
dinner drudgery in the kitchen? A modern electric
dishwasher will be your willing accomplice!
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
Subscription Price
and Tax
Inside county $2.50
Outside county, in state $4.12
Outside state $4.00
Rev. Leland Moore, pastor
of the Nahunta Methodist
Church, says that interest in
the very unusual celebration 1 of
Christmas in this church, on
Tuesday, Dec. 20, 7:30 P. M.,
is increasing.
“Inquiries concerning the
features of this occasion keep
coming in”, says Reverend
Moore, and it appears certain 1
that it will attract quite an
attendance.
The plan for this event, to
be known as “A Birthday
Party for Jesus Chirst”, will
be found to be unique in a
number of ways. The pastor
says it will be a real "Party,”
the effect of which will be rev
erential.
The pastor and members of
this church wish to be known
that a Cordial Invitation 1 is ex
tended to the General Public.
It will be open and free to all,
being a time when the church
will rejoice in having their
friends and neighbors with
them for about an hour of the
finest and most wholesome as
sociation. Arrangements are
being worked out to comfort
ably accomodate a very large
gathering.
Live Oak 4-H Club
Will Plant Shrubs
The Live Oak 4-H Club met
in the High School library
Tuesday morning, Dec. 13.
Our president, Jerry Crews,
presided over the meeting.
We plan to work in the
Make Georgia Beautiful pro
ject by each club member
planting an ornamental shrub
during January. Our program
was on the planting of shrubs
by our County Extension
Agents, Mr. George Loyd and
Mrs. Virginia Raulerson.
Ann Rowell,
Reporter
