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Newspaper Page TextNotify this newspaper when your address changes. VOLUME 44 — NUMBER 51 Four Injured When Fire Destroys Home Four Brantley County per sons were burned, one critical ly, when fire destroyed a home on Highway 84 near Colgans Still. Mrs. Carolyn Crews was in the intensive care unit at Memorial Hospital with bums suffered in the fire at the B. H. McClelland home Sunday at noon. B. H. McClelland and Don Todd were listed in good con dition. A fourth person, Mrs. B. H. McClelland, was treated and released. A member of the family said that a can of kerosene near the fireplace overturned and exploded, enveloping the house in flames. The family lost all clothing and furniture in the blaze and an appeal was issued for as sistance. Anyone with furniture, clothing or cash they wish to donate may contact G. B. Mc- Clelland. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sin cere thanks to all our friends and relatives for all their kind ness to us on the occasion of the death of our infant son’. We have no words to express our gratitude for the words of sympathy, the floral tributes and the covered dishes. May the Lord bless you for your friendship and kindness. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Thrift Births Mr. and Mrs. Donald Cle land of Nahunta announce the birth of a baby boy born Tues day, Dec. 13, at Pierce County Hospital. He weighed seven pounds three ounces and was named Robert Kelly. The mother is the former Miss Wanda Turner. I \ A STORK/*/ I \Xrco..'*>T MAZOLA BLUE PLATE No. 2% Can Powhatan I OIL Mayonnaise PEACHES I I Quart 69* Quart 49* 2 For 39 c I I S & S RICE, 3 Pounds 35* I I FLOWING GOLD SYRUP, %-Gallon 49‘ I I Maxwell House Coffee,l With Order, Lb. Can 69* I I ALCOA WRAP, 18 Inches 59* | I Pocahontas Cranberry Sauce, 2 no. 303 cans 39* I SILVER COW GIANT AJAX CRISCO I MILK DETERGENT I I 15* Giant 69* 79* I I Pocahontas Fruit Cocktail, 2 No. 303 Cans.. 39* I I Hawaiian Punch, 46 Ounces, 3 For SI.OO K I Hawaiian Punch, 12 Ounces, 12 For ..SI.OO I I See Us For CHRISTMAS Fruit and Turkeys I I Brooks County Picnics, Whole, Pound...3s* I large roasting mixed cuts fresh I HENS Pork Chops Pork Butts I I Lb. 35* Lb. 49* Lb. 49* I I Morgan Grocery I PHONE 462-5720 NAHUNTA, GEORGIA BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. If You Charge, Then We Charge Many people forget that a newspaper has to make most of its expenses by selling space in the paper. The subscribers pay about 15 percent of a paper’s ex penses. The biggest part of a paper’s expenses, about 85 percent, must be derived from the sale of space, such as adver tising, personal messages, cards of thanks, and other matters that are not strictly news. If you have something to sell, then we charge for ad vertising it. If you have a program where admission is charged, then we charge for advertising it. If you wish to send a person al message to the people of Brantley County, then we charge for it, because it is not NEWS but is a PERSON AL MESSAGE. We have to take in about SIOO a week to pay actual ex penses for publishing the pa per, before we get one thin dime for our wages, our liv ing expenses. This means that we must sell our “stock in trade” which is paid advertising of various kinds. We do give away a lot of space to promote various causes, such as Red Cross, Cancer Drive; March of Dimes, and other public causes, but we must SELL enough spaced to keep the paper alive and to keep ourselves alive. CARD OF THANKS Words can never adequately express our sincerest thanks and deepest appreciation for the many acts of kindness shown us during our recent bereavement. We are especially grateful for the messages of sympathy, floral tributes, covered dishes and other things done for us during this time. May the Lord bless each of you is our prayer. The Family of Mrs. Leona C. Johns GROCERY SPECIALS I I Get More For Your Money At Morgan's Friday and Saturday, December 23-24 QUANTITY LIMITED H Adolph Harris Funeral Service Was Held Tuesday Mr. Ellis Adolph Harris, 42, passed away late Sunday night, December 18, at the Wayne Memorial Hospital in Jesup following a short illness. A native of Brantley Coun ty, Mr. Harris was the son of Mrs. Genie Riggins of Nahunta and the late William Patrick Harris. He received his educa tion in the schools of Brantley County and had been a lifelong resident of the Raybon com munity. Although an invalid for most of his life, he was a person of affable manner and genial dis position and bore his infirma tes with fortitude. In addition to his mother, survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Alice Herrin of Nahunta and Mrs. Elsie Moody of Al bany; two brothers, Joseph Harris of Albany and Bennie F. Harris of Nahunta. Several nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive. Funeral services were held at eleven o’clock Tuesday morning, December 20, from the graveside in the Oak Grove Cemetery with the Rev. Cecil F. Thomas officiating. Serving as pallbearers were the Messrs. Kenneth Willis, Bobby Harris, Stony Moody, Johnny Rowell, Terry Lee Herrin and Dwayne Lewis. The family has the sym pathy of their many friends in their bereavement. The Chambless Funeral Home of Nahunta was in charge of arrangemtns. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our thanks to all the people who assisted us during the illness and hospitalization of our small daughter Donna Lynn. We deeply appreciate every thing done for us and will al ways remember your friend ship and help in time of trou ble and need. May the Lord bless you all. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Thrift The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Dec. 22, 1966 J " ■ ar ' ' iv M rx I \ Hilda Manning Wins Good Citizen Award Hilda Manning Is Selected As "Good Citizen" Hilda Manning, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Manning of Hickox has been selected the 1966-67 DAR Good Citizen of Nahunta High School. Each year a student from the senior class is selected for their outstanding leader ship, loyalty, dependability, courtesy, ability to assume re sponsibility, unselfish interest in school, community and na tion. Hilda is active in many school activities. She is a member of the Future Teach ers of America Chapter, the 4-H senior class reporter, cir culation manager for the school newspaper, the “Pine Cone” and the senior class elected her Senior Superlative “Most Likely to Succeed.” Georgia Leads South in Pulpwood Growth ATLANTA, GA. — Pur chases of pulpwood grown in Georgia and delivered to pulp and paper mills in 1965 total ed $123,192,000, marking the eighteeth consecutive year that the state led the South in pro? duction of wood raw material for the pulp and paper indus try. H. J. Malsberger of Atlanta, general manager of the South ern Pulpwood Conservation Association, in reporting these facts said Georgia’s total for last year was 5 percen great er than the amount recorded for 1964 deliveries. Pulpwood was produced in 158 of Georgia’s 159 counties. The three leading counties, and the value of pulpwood shipped from each, were: Wayne, $3,482,540; Clinch, $3,450,080; and Camden, $3,135, 200. Georgia’s share in the 1965 production of pulpwood was part of another all-time high for the South as a whole. The region’s total for last year was $615,816,000, a gain of 7 per cent over 1964, the previous high. Georgia Power Pays $14,030 to 2 Cities, County The Georgia Power Com pany this week presented to Nahunta, Hoboken and Brant ley County checks totaling $14,030.53, representing the utility’s local property taxes for 1966. Os the total, Brantly Coun ty received $13,650.33; the City of Nahunta, $254.18, and the City of Hoboken, $126.02. In presenting the tax pay ments, E. E. Pritchard, Local Manager, said this was part of approximately $9,750,000 in property taxes being paid by the company this week to mu nicipal and county govern ments throughout Georgia. Some $4,359,000 of that sum goes into general county funds, $3,686,000 to school districts, $1,656.00 to cities and towns, and $49,000 to the State of Georgia. The company’s total tax bill for 1966, including federal, state, countv and municinal payments will exceed $45,000, 000. This is more than 18.4 per cent of the company’s total operating revenue. Thrift Infant Funeral Service Held Saturday Wade Arlie Thrift, two month old infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Thrift died suddenly at his residence early Friday morning, Dec. 16, on' Route 2, Nahunta, Ga. Survivors are his parents; a brother, Warren Jesse Thrift of Nahunta; his matenal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Cleland of Nahunta; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Thrift of Na hunta; and the maternal great grandmother, Mrs. Maggie Pittman 1 of Nahunta; and sev eral aunts and uncles. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon, Dec. 17, graveside at Bethlehem Ceme tery conducted by the Rev. Eddie Dixon. Active pallbearers were B. R. Hayes, Jr., Steve Hayes, Joe Guinn and Calvin Herrin. Callahan Funeral Home of Nahunta was in charge of ar rangements. County Teachers To Meet in Special Session A called session of the Brantley County G. E. A. unit will be held December 29, at the Hoboken High School auditorium, it is announced by Mrs. Zilphia Montague, presi dent of the county unit. The purpose of the meeting is to develop a plan to sup port the necessary legislation to advance the educational program adopted by the Geor gia State Department of Ed ucation and by the Georgia State Board of Education. Mrs. W. R. Strickland, mem ber of the ynit’s legislative committee, returned recently from an' important meeting of G.E.A. leaders in Atlanta. He will report on his trip at the unit’s meeting. All mem bers are urged to be present. CARD OF THANKS We would like to take this means of expressing our sin cerest thanks and deepest gratitude to our many friends for their messages of sym pathy, floral offerings, covered dishes and other acts of kind ness shown us during our re cent bereavement. We are grateful also for the many things done for us dur ing the illness of our loved one and shall always remember every kindness shown. May God’s richest blessings abide with each of you. The Family of Mrs. Laura C. Blocker Smith Announces For Aiderman TO THE CITIZENS OF NAHUNTA: I hereby announce that I am a candidate for Nahunta City Aiderman, subject to the city election of January 6. If elected as your alderman; I will do my best to help run our city efficiently and econo mically, and to make all pos sible progress toward a better and more prosperous town. Your vote and support will be greatly appreciated. Yours sincerely, Denny Ray Smith, 'Merry Christmas' In Any Language A Joyful Greeting If you were living in Denmark instead of the United States, you’d say “Glaedelig Jul” rather than “Merry Christmas.” Spaniards say “Feliz Navidad”; Italians, “Buone Feste Natalizie.” In Germany, they say, “Froe liche Winenachten”; in Ireland, “Nodlaig Mhaith Chugnat.” And everyone knows the tradi tional French greeting . . . “Joyeux Noel!” Christ's Birthdate The present date acknowledged by the modem world as the birth date of Christ is December 25th. This was established as late as the sixth century. Nahunta Garden Club Holds Christmas Party The Nahunta Garden Club held its annual Christinas par ty and exchange of gifts at the home of Mrs. Brown Brooker, with Mrs. Sherman Tomlinson and Mrs. H. K. Per sons as Co-hostesses. Decoration in keeping with the Christmas season prevail ed throughout the house. Present were Mrs. Jesse J. Lee, Mrs. Guy Chambless, Mrs. Elroy Strickland, Mrs. A. B. Brooker, Mrs. J. B. Lewis, Mrs. Jos. B. Strickland, Mrs. Harry Raulerson, Mrs. Dick Schmitt, Mrs. Elizabeth Brook er, Mrs. Emmie J. Newton, Miss Maru Knox, Mrs. Avery Strickland and Mrs. Delma Herrin. Mrs. J. S. Mclean was a guest. A salad course was served by the hostesses. Personals Visitors of Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Smith last week end were Mrs. Jack Smith, Angela and Junior and Mrs. Allen Bailey of Mt. Airy, Ga. and Mrs. Har ry Fergerson of Commerce, Ga. Army Warrant Officer Jerry D. Johns, son of Mrs. Alex S. Johns, Route 1, Nahunta, was assigned to the 155th Assault Helicopter Company in Viet nam last month. Johns, a heli copter pilot, entered the Army in December 1962 and was last stationed at Ft. Hood, Tex. His wife, Wilma, lives in La Cygne, Kan. Army Pritvate Wayne E. Du- Bose, 19, son’ of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Dußose, Route 2, Nahunta, completed a radio operator course Dec. 16 at Ft. Huachuca, Ariz. Neal Johns, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oden Johns of Naples, Fla., is visiting his uncle, aunt and grandparents in Nahunta during the Christmas holidays. Giving Thanks Dates Back \ In ancient Biblical times the Israelites set aside a period of great rejoicing and solemn cere monies to give thanks to God. It is called the Feast of Tabernacles, or Succoth, and is observed each fall by the Jews. The ancient Greeks also had a day of thanksgiving known as the Feast of Demeter, in honor of the goddess of the harvest. The Ro mans had a similar celebration called Cerialia. In England, and many of the countries of Europe, it was cus tomary from earliest times to hold feasts and celebrations when there was plenty of food and no ravaging diseases which often plagued the land. A day of thanksgiving was also celebrated in various countries of Asia. The Siamese had a “Swing Festival” that is very similar to our day of thanksgiving. The Chinese and Japanese both cele brate harvest or moon festivals. Give of Yourself -It Costs Little Try these ways of giving of one’s self: — It can be as little as a smile and sympathy so ra saleswoman who’s been receiv ing nothing but complaints. — It is offering thanks and a cup of coffee to a delivery man whose rounds are keep ing him out late. —lt is giving your maid or secretary a few free mornings for her shopping rather than letting her battle the evening crowds. It is seeking out the less noticed service people — the librarians, choir master, answ ering-service girls — with a card or token gft or even just a few words with a smile. — It is being patient and po lite in traffic. —ln short, it is Itttng fel lowship and good cheer be all inclusive. COTTON DECREASES Georgia’s cotton productiofc is forecast at 335.000 bales, compared with 563,000 last year. The sharp drop in acre age accounts for most of the decrease, but yields are also estimated below last year’s le vels, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Christmas More Than Tinsel, Toys Getting ready for Christ mas can be a hectic and busy affair. Is it any wonder, then that oft-times the true mean ing of Christmas is lost com pletely . . . buried under the tinsel, tissue paper and tur moil. This year, why not try to make your holidays different by going back to the funda mental reason for Christmas: to celebrate the birthday of the Infant Jesus, who came down to earth to save men’s souls. Why not think of Him this year and plan your cele bration to include family wor ship and attendance at church. And if you have children, there is no present you could give more lasting and vital, than to resolve to offer then the gif of faith this year. Start by pointing out to tht family that Christmas btgan as a religious feast. It is liter ally Christ’s mass, when all the Christian world celebrates the stable at Bethlehem. You the birth of the Saviour in might get one of the beauti fully illustrated children's books about the Infant Jesus and read it aloud to the family. It’s a story that one never grows tired of hearing. You might tell the children, that in the same way that the Magi brought gifts and adored the Lord, you will all go to church and bestow your gifts of prayers and hymns at His feet on Christmas morning. St. Nicholas Was a Turk? St. Nicholas, the Bishop of Myra, bom in the fifth cen tury in Patara, Turkey, was a living legend during his lifetime because of his love of people and his charities. Nicknamed fondly Neol Ba ba, he was known as the saint of virgins, for helping poor and unmarried girls to secure dowries for mariage. He was also the favoite of seamen. Even pirates respect ed him because of his uncanny sixth sense about weather. His bones, believed to have curative powers, were stolen from his tomb here and car ried to Bari, Italy, 1087, where they still rest. Why is St. Nicholas associ ated with Christmas? Festivities of St. Nicholas Day, which falls on Dec. 6, used to extend until Christmas time, and were so popular that finally the two were incor porated into one — making St. Nicholas the symbol of Christmas. The St. Nicholas Festival found its way into the United States with Dutch emigrants and St. Nicholas’ name gradu ally became Santa Claus. Story of The Stockings “The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there . . .” It’s not known how this tradition got its start, but there is a lovely legend about the custom’s beginning. It seems that in the town where the “first” Saint Nicho las lived, there was a mer chant who had three daugh ters who were not married. In those days, the 4th century, a maiden had to have a dowry before she could marry. And the merchant was bankrupt. Nicholas, who was then a boy, heard of their plight. He went to the house late one night and dropped three bags of gold down the chimney. They fell into the girls’ stock ings which were hanging by the fireplace to dry. The gold was enough for the girls’ dowry so they were married and lived happily ev er after taking care of their poor father as well. HOLIDAY TOAST We wish you Health, and good Fires; Victuals, Drink and good Stomachs, innocent Div ersion, and good Company; honest Trading, and good Suc cess; loving Courtship, and good Wives, and lastly a merry CHRISTMAS and a happy NEW YEAR. — Virginia Almanack (1776) Subscription Price and Tax Inside county $2.56 Outside county, in state $4.12 Outside state $4.00 Simple Rules Can Prevent Fires Don’t become a fire statistic during this coming holiday sea son, the American Insurance As sociation warned today. During the three-day Christ mas holiday season last year 61 persons lost their lives in fires, a sharp increase over the 47 fire fatalities in the like 1964 period, according to the National Safety Council. The three days were those beginning at six o’clock on Christmas Eve. In the three-day New Year period the record was better. Last year, 58 persons lost their lives in New Year fires, con siderably below the 74 fire fatali ties in the same holiday ending 1964. There are simple fire safety precautions that anyone can take to prevent fires during the holi day season, the Association said: (1) If you are a smoker, use ash trays and be sure cigarettes are extinguished. (2) Never smoke near the Christmas tree, which can burst into a flaming torch in a moment if a spark comes in contact with it. (3) Be careful in the kitchen when holiday meals are being prepared. Wherever there are o pen flames, as on a gas range, there is always the danger of a fire if combustible material comes in contact with cooking flames. Watch out, too, for grease fires. ON CHRISTMAS ... the crowing of the cock. Some say that ever ’gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour’s birth is celebrated. The bird of drawning singeth all night long; And then, they say, no spirit can walk abroad; The nighta are wholesome; then no planets strike No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm, so hallow’d and so gracious is the time. —William Shakespeare, Hamlet (1600) Pigs Have Been Abound Nearly 40 Million Years One of the most primitive forms of domestic mammals, the pig, dates back nearly 40 million years. But it wasn’t until sometime between 3000 and 700 B. C. that man began to adapt the wild hog to fit his needs. The pig has been serving man ever since! Hogs were considered sacred in ancient Egypt and Syria and were kept for the sole purpose of sacrifice on certain feast days. Our ham for Eas ter dates back to pagan cus toms of celebrating the advent of spring with feasts. Supplies of meats were low at this time of year, so choice pork cuts had to be stored through the winter in anticipation of the feasts. HOW TO MAKE A YORKSHIRE CHRISTMAS PIE Make a crust with sides and bottom thick and large enough to hold a turkey, goose, fowl, partridge, and pigeon, all bon ed. Season well and place the meat as close together as pos sible in the crust. Fill the spaces with woodcock, moor game, and any other wild fowl at hand. Add four pounds of butter, lay on a top layer of crust, and bake for at least four hours. — From an 18th Cen tury cookbook. Football at Georgia Tech Requires Brains and Brawn ATLANTA — Aspirants for the Georgit Tech football team had better limber up their brains if they expect te get on the team. The overall average of the 22 men on hte starting lines for the Orange Bowl game is a 2.6 standing on a 4.0 system — considerably hiph— than the all-student aver? -f 2.2. Tax management is a year round part of the total manage ment of the business. According to Cooperative Extension Service economists, the amount of the tax payment at filing time will largely depend on the level of tax management practiced during the year.