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VOLUME 45 - NUMBER 4
Labor Registration Survey Will Be
Made by Brantley County Jaycees
Brantley County Jaycees in
cooperation with The Slash
Pine Area Planning & Devel
opment Commisison will be
holding a labor registration
survey on Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday, January 26, 27
& 28.
The purpose of this labor
registration is to find out the
type of labor available in the
area. It is important for the
future development of Brant
ley County and the Slash Pine
Area to be aware of the types
of skills presently being uti
lized in the area as well as the
skills of the unemployed, or
the underemployed.
So often in cases in which
either local industry, or new
prospective industry are look
ing at a county, they want to
know not only the number of
workers available, but also the
types of skills these workers
have. Also from the informa
tion obtained companies are
able to ascertain the types of
industry already located in the
county, and whether those
companies will offer undue
competition in the availabilty
and supply of labor. An' under
standing of the availability,
qualifications, needs and po
tentials of Brantley County’s
manpower resources is critical
to area and community devel
opment efforts, in the location
of new industry, and to the
expansion and diversification
Sheriff Receives Letter Praising
Deputy Johns for Aid to Tourists
Sheriff Walter Crews of
Brantley County has received
a letter from a Pennsylvania
woman highly praising Deputy
Sheriff Robert Johns for his
assistance and “exemplary
handling” of an accident in
which the woman and her hus
band were involved near Na
hunta.
The letter speaks for itself
and is as follows:
Belle Vernon, Pa.
January 13, 1967
Sheriff J. Walter Crews
Brantley County
Nahunta, Georgia
Dear Sir:
My husband and I are taking
this opportunity to express our
sincere appreciation to the de
tail working out of the sheriff’s
office in Brantley County,
Georgia, for their exemplary
handling of an accident in
which we were recently in
volved near Nahunta.
We have driven across the
United States from east to
SENATOR DEAN REPORTS
TO THE PEOPLE
The red numbers on Georgia’s tags this year aren’t written
in blood from the owners, but there are many who say the hard
ships caused by this unfair tag tax is almost as bad.
Your senator didn’t vote to make you pay your taxes when
you bought your car or truck tags. I was only one of two sena
tors who voted against this tag tax last year. I still say some
thing must be done to relieve the problem.
If you have suggestions on changes in the law, please con
tact me at the State Capitol in Atlanta.
Money, money, money. That’s about the only word folks
around this capitol are thinking about these days. You would
think the gold dome is a mine and we would just reach down and
get all the money some people say they wanted.
Last week the General Assembly was asked to raise the pay
of the state patrol chief. I figured that SIB,OOO was enough
money for this job and so when it came time to vote, I said “no
sir”. My vote again was lost, but I voted against higher salaries
that could cost you money back home.
There are plenty folks back home who would be willing to
go to work for SIB,OOO a year and I said if SIB,OOO was not
enough for the new patrol director, then let someone else have the
job.
Speaking of spending money, I’m going to try to give prop
erty owners a chance to have more say-so about bond issues. I
will offer legislation soon that would set limits on just who
could vote in a bond election.
If I am successful, only persons who actually own property
would be allowed to vote on a bond issue. I believe this would
hold taxes down because not too many people would vote to
increase taxes on themselves.
This is the year when we set up the spending for the next
two years. 1 am on the Appropriations Committee and I promise
you I will go through every figure with a fine tooth comb. I’ll
try to give you the most for your tax dollar.
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BRANTLEY EIN TERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products,- Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
of existing business and in
dustrial firms.
Labor registration forms will
be available at all of the regis
tration stations and it is an
ticipated that members of the
Brantley County Jaycees and
other interested organizations
will have people available at
these desks to answer any
questions which any registrant
will have.
We urge all people inter
ested in employment, or who
are presently working in the
county or outside the county,
to register. We are asking that
all male and female workers
cooperate in this survey.
Listed here are the registra
tion stations throughout the
county area. These stations
will be open from 9 A.
M. until 6 P. M. The
following Jaycees can be
contacted if there are any
questions regarding this parti
cular survey. They are: Gene
Callahan, Treasurer of the
Jaycees, Joe Walker, Secretary
of the Jaycees, Kenneth Wil
lis, President of the Jaycees.
Harrison Grocery, Waynes
ville; Ed’s Grocery, Hickox;
Allen Rowell’s Grocery, Hor
tense; Nolan Davis, Hoboken;
Harris Grocery, The Citizen
Bank, Brantley County Court
House, Smith Garage, Na
hunta.
west eighteen times and from
northeast to southeast ten
times without incident. In all
our travelling we have never
met finer police officers than
those of Brantley County. We
realize that our contacts with
other policemen have not been
many, but we also realize that
when we needed assitance, a
time of crisis when one can
rate police assistance, your
men came through to merit
the highest praise we can of
fer. To Deputy Robert W.
Johns, who personally took
charge of us in our need and
gave himself to our problem
with a service beyond the
bounds of the duty of any
officer, goes our eternal grati
tude.
Please let all of the person
nel of your office know how
sincerely we appreciate their
kindness to us.
Respectfully yours,
Helen M. Connolly
Arthur Futch
Funeral Service
Held Sunday
Mr. Arthur Elmer Futch, 46,
of Route 1, Hoboken passed
away early Friday night, Jan
uary 20, at Memorial Hospital
in Waycross following an ill
ness of 12 days.
A native of Ben Hill County,
he was the son of Mrs. Belle
Tucker Futch Holms of Jack
sonville, Fla. and the late
James Futch. He received his
education in the Ben Hill
County schools and was an
Army veteran of World War
11.
From early manhood until
his death, he had engaged in
farming and had been’ a res
ident of the Hoboken com
munity for the past five years.
In addition to his mother,
survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Inez Johns Futch of Ho
boken; four daughters, Miss
Diane Futch, Miss Linda Futch,
Miss Melissa Futch and Miss
Wanda Kay Futch, all of Bax
ley; four sons, Vernon Futch,
Stephen Futch, Jimmy Futch,
all of Baxley and Arthur E.
Futch, Jr. of Hoboken; three
sisters, Mrs. Viola Sapp of Pat
terson, Mrs. Edie Tucker of
Broxton and Mr. Annie Kirk
land of Fort Valley.
Several nieces, nephews and
other relatives also survive.
Funeral services were held
at three o’clock Sunday after
noon, January 22, from the
Hoboken Baptist Church with
the Rev. A. W. Thomas, as
sisted by the Rev. Chesley
Walker, conducting the rites
in the presence of a large num
ber 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 Arris Lee, Lester
Hickox, Albert Revels, Alvin
Shuman, L. A. Joiner and
Henry Thomas.
The beautiful floral offer
ings attested to the esteem
felt for the deceased.
The family has the sym
pathy of their many friends in
their bereavement.
Chambless Funeral Home of
Nahunta was in charge of
arrangements.
Adult Education
Courses Now
Being Taught
Clyde O’Quinn, coordinator,
Basic Adult Education, an
nounces that classes in adult
basic education are now in
session. All interested adults
in the area are urged to attend
these classes.
This program is for adults
who have not completed their
eighth grade education and are
over 18 years of age. This in
struction is offered free to all
adults.
Katie H. Griffin teaches one
class at Nahunta High School,
Tuesday and Thursday at 7:00
P. M. til 10:00 P. M„ and Vi
vian Sheffield teaches one
class at the Nahunta Colored
School, Tuesday and Thursday
at 7:00 P. M. til 10:00 P. M.
Those interested are invited
to contact the teachers of the
classes to be enrolled.
Rev. Reynolds Greene, Jr., Will
Speak at Venture in Faith Rally
Dr. Aubrey Alsobrook, Dis
trict Superintendent of the
Waycross District, announces
that Rev. Reynolds Greene, Jr.,
of LaGrange will speak at the
district Venture in Faith Youth
Rally on Feb. 4.
The rally will be held at the
First Methodist Church in
Waycross at 7:30 P. M. Rev.
John Deas, District Director
of Youth Work will be in
charge.
Mr. Greene is a graduate of
Emory University with the A.
B. and B. D. degrees. He is
the executive secretary of the
North Georgia Conference
Board of Evangelism. His
writings include columns in
the Wesleyan Christian Advo
cate, Pulpit Preaching Maga
zine and others. He is the
author of the book “Between
An Atom and A Star”. In 1966
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Jan. 26, 1967
Three Churches to Hold
Union Service Sunday
A union service in which
all the churches of Nahunta
community are invited to take
a part, is planned for Sunday
night, Jan. 29, with the meet
ing being held in the Baptist
church, with the Church of
God serving as host church.
Rev. Jack Barber, pastor of
the Church of God, will serve
as director of service, assisted
by Rev. Leland Moore, the
local Methodist pastor. The
song program will be under
the direction of Forrest Tho
mas, with all choirs and mem
bers being invited to partici
pate.
This service will be the third
fifth Sunday night union ser
vice that has been held. The
first was held in the Baptist
church, and the second in the
Methodist church, with Pastor
Moore preaching the first ser
mon and Pastor Barber the
second.
This Sunday night will have
the meeting at the Baptist
church building, in cooperation
with the Church of God, as
they are in building program
at their church building, and
asked that all meet at the
Baptist church. Pastor Cecil F.
Thomas, will bring the mes
sage Sunday night, at 7:30.
All people of the entire com
munity are invited to attend
and take part in this union
service of Christian' fellowship.
Jack Barber, Pastor Host,
Leland Moore,
Devotional chairman
Cecil Thomas, Preacher,
Mrs. Schmitt to
Head Heart
Fund Campaign
Mrs. Dick Schmitt will serve
as Campaign Chairman of the
1967 Heart Fund Campaign' in
Brantley County, it was an
nounced today by Mr. Ashton
Albert, Georgia State Heart
Fund Chairman. The campaign
will be conducted throughout
February and will have a goal
of $685.
The Annual Campaign’ which
supports the Education, Re
search, and Community acti
vities of the Georgia Heart
Association will be conducted
during February which is de
signated as Heart month.
In accepting the appoint
ment, Mrs. Schmitt said, “A
job worthy as the Heart Fund
drive deserves the support of
everyone. After all, we each
have a stake in this campaign
for we all have a heart. I
urge every member of this
community to join me in this
effort.”
The Georgia Heart Associa
tion is the only orgainizaton
in the state devoting full time
to the fight against diseases of
the heart and blood vessels.
It sponsors a system of clinics
for indigent patients in Geor
gia, supports its own program
of research in Georgia institu
tions and conducts intensive
programs of professional and
public education', all of which
depend on the HEART FUND
drive for their support.
Mrs. Schmitt, a native of this
state, is active in the Nahunta
Garden Club, Nahunta Home
Economics Club, PTA, and is
an active member of the Na
hunta Methodist Church. She
is a graduate of Andrew Col
lege and Womans College of
Georgia in' Milledgeville.
he attended the World Con
gress on Evangelism in Berlin
as an official Methodist obser
ver.
Rev. John Deas stated that
the Youth Rally will climax
the Christian Witness Mission
of the Methodist youth in the
Waycross area. Hundreds of
young people are expected to
attend from the eleven coun
ties of the Waycross District.
Dr. Alsobrook said, “The
statewide Venture in Faith
preaching mission will be
launched in the seventy-two
churches of his district on Feb.
5. The visiting ministers from
the LaGrange District will ar
rive on Feb. 4 for a fellowship
supper and orientation at the
First Methodist Church in
Waycross. Services will beheld
daily in the churches through
Feb. 9th.”
Mothers March
Os Dimes Goes
Monday Night
The Mothers March of Dimes
will be Monday night January
30. Please leave your porch
lights on and welcome these
volunteer Mothers.
We hope you will make this
Mothers March of Dimes most
successful. Thank you.
Brantley County March
of Dimes Chapter
Don E. Mathie, Director
Blanche Riggins,
Chairman.
CARD OF THANKS
Words can never adequately
express our sincerest thanks
and deepest appreciation for
the many kindneses shown us
during our recent bereave
ment. We are especially grate
ful for the messages of sym
pathy, floral tributes, covered
dishes and other acts of kind
ness shown us during this time.
We shall remember your
kindnesses with grateful
hearts.
Mrs. Albert S. Mizell
and Marvine Mizell
Simpson
1967 Feed Grain
Signup Announced
George Dykes, Chairman of
the Brantley County ASC
Committee announced the
sign-up period started January
23 and ends March 3.
Mr. Dykes advises all Feed
farmers who wish to partici
pate to file their requests at
the County ASCS Office.
Proceedings of Brantley
County Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners
of Roads and Revenue of
Brantley County, Ga. met in
regular session on Tuesday,
January 3, 1967. With all mem
bers present and transacted the
following business.
GENERAL: C. Winton A
dams 59.75 Salary, John M.
Wilson 94.22 Salary, Archie A.
Johns 86.80 Salary, R. B.
Brooker 52.25 Salary, Banner
J. Wainright 34.50 Salary, Ma
jor Riggins 47.90 Salary, Owen
Griffin 44.65 Salary, W. E. Eld
ridge 95.80 Salary.
SUPERIOR COURT: W. J.
Summerall 46.00 Salray, De
wey Hayes 113.34 Salary.
EXTENSION SERVICE:
Georgia A. Loyd 207.63 Salary
and Travel, Virginia N. Raul
erson 139.82 Salary.
GEORGIA STATE FORES
TRY COMMISSION: Ga. State
Forestry Commission 884.00
Budget.
DEPARTMENT OF FAM
ILY AND CHILDREN SER
VICE: Dept, of Family and
Children Service 634.11 Bud
get.
HEALTH DEPT: Dr. Hart S.
Odum 62.00 Travel, Alvin M.
Powell Jr. 18.00 Travel, Mary
Hipp 18.00 Travel, Vaxter G.
Hammond 145.23 Salary and
travel, Rebecca D. Griner
496.63 Salary, travel and conti
gent fund, Charlotte O. Willis
249.81 Salary, Dr. J. A. Fer
nandez 30.00 Two Sessions At
Clinic.
SHERIFF DEPT: Robert W.
Johns 366.29 Salary, J. W.
Crews 550.21 Salary, J. W.
Crews 211.50 Prisoners Board.
ROAD DEPT: Kermit Crews
353.08 Salary, Perry Crews
492.14 Salary, Talmadge Gun
ter 292.29 Salary. Cecil Harris
412.02 Salary, Weita Herrin
297.49 Salary, Mitchell Hulett
278.89 Salary, E. R. Johns
289.75 Salary, Jasper Moore
298.40 Salary, Roscoe Murray
297.49 Salary. Julius Smith
289.04 Salarv. Lankford Block
er 276.09 Salary, Joe Lewis
231 66 Salary, B. O. Smith
119 65 Salarv.
INVOICES: R. E. A. Corpor
ation 8.28 Caution Light, Mo-
Mrs. Godwin, 64,
Funeral Service
Held Sunday
Mrs. Mary Grace Godwin,
64, of Route 2, Nahunta, died
last Thursday night at her
home following an extended
illness.
A native of Pierce County,
Mrs. Godwin had lived in the
Nahunta area since 1908. She
was a member of the River
side Chapel Baptist Church
in 1 Nahunta and had been ac
tive in both church and civic
activities before retirement.
Survivors include her hus
band, Lee “Champ” Godwin;
her mother, Mrs. Isabelle Dix
on; a son, Edward Brand, all
of Nahunta; a daughter, Mrs.
Mary Lee Faranda, New York,
N. ¥.; two sisters, Mrs. Blanche
DePratter and Mrs. Myrtice
Smith, both of Nahunta; two
brothers, Joe Dixon of Colum
bus, Ohio, and the Rev. Eddy
Dixon of Nahunta; four grand
children and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Graveside services were held
Sunday afternoon at 3:00
o’clock in the Hortense Ceme
tery with the Rev. H. Lester
Dixon officiating.
Personals
Mrs. Harriett Whitner of
Brunswick visited Mrs. Alice
Highsmith last weekend.
AIC J. V. Herrin, stationed
at Craig Air Force Base in'
Selma, Ala. arrived on Satur
day of last week to be at home
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Cecil V. Herrin until Feb. 8.
when he returns to his base he
will be stationed in Viet Nam.
Bookmobile Schedule
Announced for Brantley
The bookmobile will be at
the following places on Wed
nesday, February 1.
Waynesville, 9:30-10:00.
Hickox, 10:30-11:00.
Nahunta, 11:30-1:30.
tor Parts Co. 116.66 Parts,
Standard Oil Co. 695.76 Gas
& Fuel, Florida Steel Corp.
Atlanta Div. 1984.94 Metal
pipe, Electrolux Corporation
154.25 Vacumn Cleaner for
State Patrol Office, Gulf Oil
Corp. 10.43 Sheriff Dept., Dents
Buick Co. Inc. 13.50 Sheriff
Dept. R. L. Walker Chevrolet
Co. 36.30 Sheriff Dept., Clint
Robinson 185.50 Bonds for
County Officers, The Brantley
Enterprise 101.50 Advertising
and supplies, Carlton Company
917.62 Parts, Georgia Hospital
Service Association 208.35 Em
ployee’s Premium, Professional
Insurance Co. 122.00 Em
ployee’s Premium, J. W. Eld
ridge Garage 19-25 Battery &
Car Inspection. Standard Oil
Co. 31.70 Sheriff Dept. Amer
ican Oil Co. 22.50 Sheriff
Dept. The Harrison Co. 50.00
Law Books, Georgia Power Co.
49.45 Light bill, Brantley Tele
phone Co. Inc. 178.88 Phones
and calls, Kenneth Willis 25.00
Inquest, R. D. Brooker Hard
ware 182.29 Supplies, Smith
Auto Parts Inc. 568.92 Parts.
Dixie Concrete Co. 71.10 Ready
mix cement, DePratter Ser
vice Station 200.00 Wrecker
Service, Tomlinson Drug Store
93.95 Drugs, Seaboard Con
struction Co. 4995.65 Hoboken
Street Paving, Una Allen 50.00
Typing Voters List, for Gen
eral Election 1 , Waycross Me
morial Hospital 175.49 For De
mory and Vadie McClellan
Wilson and Sons Oil Co. 227.89
Gas and Fuel, U. S. Post Office
25.00 Starnes, C. Winton A
dams 300.00 Condemnation on
Middleton and Jansik land for
right of wav. Mrs. J. A. Camp
bell 46.70 C.O.D. Charges Bus
for Road Dent. Emnlovee’s Re
tirement System 1396.76 Social
Security Tax. District Director
of Internal Revenue 1199.50
Income Tax Withheld, State
Revenue Dent, of Income Tax
Division 37.62 State Income
Tax withheld.
There being no further busi
ness the meeting adjourned.
John M. Wilson
Sec. of County
Commissioners
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Dr. Wright Will Speak Sunday
At Nahunta Methodist Church
By Rev. Leland Moore
Dr. Georga A. Wright, of
Tifton, will be the guest speak
er at 11:00 A. M. this next
Sunday at the Nahunta Meth
odist Church.
This very gifted faithful and
useful Christian laymen will
come with an excellent, inter
esting and inspirational mess
age, and the membership of
all Methodist Churches of
Brantley County, particularly
the men of these churches and
other men of this section
would do well to hear him.
He is the Conference Lay
Leader of the Whole South
Georgia Annual Conference at
present and is being heard
throughout the entire confer
ence.
Next Sunday is also the
Quarterly Brantley County
Methodist Rally Day for all
churches of the Nahunta Cir
cuit. Such a day is set apart
each quarter for bringing the
Methodists of Brantley County
together for a time of high
fellowship, instruction, genuine
worship and closer acquain
tance. This quarterly meeting is
held at the local Methodist
Church each fifth Sunday
morning. The general public
is most cordially invited to
these services.
This will be the third meet
ing of Brantley County Meth
odist Churches for an hour
once every three months for
fellowship, worship and spiri
tual preparation for their
Christian endeavors. Good at
tendance Sunday is expected
from all sections of the county.
Weekly Meditation
By Jack Arnold, Pastor
Pierce Circuit Methodist Charge
ANGRY CHRISTIANS
"And he was angry and
would not go in...” Luke 15:28.
One of the plagues of the
church is angry Christians. The
parable of the prodigal son
helps us to understand this
problem.
Our text identifies the situa
tion. Because of his anger the
elder son would not go in the
house to the banquet being
given in honor of his younger
brother who had returned
home after throwing his mon
ey away on “riotous living.”
Why was the elder son an
gry? He felt that he was being
slighted. The younger son had
been unfaithful and wasteful
He had done nothing to de
serve a feast. But he was being
feasted anyway. Never had the
elder brother been treated so
special and he had been faith
ful and loyal. So he was angry.
With whom was he angry?
He felt most angry with his
brother who had had the auda
city to come back home after
doing so badly. But he was al
so angry with his father for
receiving the prodigal back
with such happiness and gener
osity.
Was he right to be angry?
No. The family was incomplete
and unfulfilled so long as one
got yourself
out on a limb?
It wasn’t too hard reaching that precarious perch. It was
just a matter of tuning-out the danger signals... turning
off the fears of risk and consequence involved. But now
that you've branched out from the^turdy trunk of your
faith, you’re having second thoughts. You're all alone on
a spindly limb that’s ready to crack under the weight of
your growing insecurity. For the able help you need to
get back, look around you. You'll find the long arm of
Methodism waiting to give you a hand. And the best time
to take this hand of spiritual rescue is during a VENTURE
IN FAITH as described below. Take it
i
IN FAITH
Two weeks of spiritual involvement at e Methodist Church near you
FEB. 5-9, South Georgia / MARCH 5-9, North Georgia
Subscription Price
and Tax
Inside county $2.51
Outside county, in state s4*l2
Outside state $4.00
Rev. Leland Moore, pastor
of the Nahunta Methodist
Church, believes these occa
sions have been helpful here
tofore, and that the continu
ance of them will result in an
increasing effectiveness in re
ligious activity on the part of
all who attend.
There will be no evening
service at the Nahunta Meth
odist Church next Sunday,
for members of this church
will join with those of the
other churches of Nahunta in
the union l service at 7:30 P.
M. at the Nahunta Church of
God.
Hickox Home Economics
Club Met Wednerday
The Hickox Extension Home
Economics Club met Wednes
day, Jan. 18, at the County
Extension office for their reg
ular meeting.
The new officers for the
year are Mrs. C. W. Wainright,
president, Mrs. C. F. Allen 1 ,
Ist vice-president, Mrs. Con
way Howard, 2nd vice-pres
ident., Mrs. J. E- Harris, 3rd
vice-pres., and Mrs. John I.
Lee, secretary-treas.
Others attending were: Mrs.
Arthur Keene, Mrs. David
Hickox, Mrs. Edward Brand,
Mrs. W. W. Hendrix, Mrs. N.
W. Hendrix and Mrs. Bill
White.
Mrs. Virginia Raulerson,
gave a demonstration on Sew
and Press.
The club extends an invita
tion to the ladies in the com
munity to attend these meet
ings each month.
of its members was separated
from the fellowship. The wise
father knew this. He had long
prayed for the time when his
family would be whole again.
He was bound to be overjoyed
when his prayers were an
swered.
It is the same way in the
church family. The principal
business for the church is to
reclaim the lost to full fellow
ship with God the Father and
the Christian family and to
point the congregation’s
thoughts and praise upward
toward God.
The angry Christian doesn’t
care much about completing
the fellowship. He only is in
terested in receiving the praise
and rewards that he believes
he deserves. So when he feels
slighted, his first thought is
like the elder brother’s atti
tude: “I will not go in . . .” He
takes his anger out on the
congregation but he is really
most angry with God for not
making things the way the
angry Christian' wants them.
This pitiful problem is too
prevalent. It’s past time that
angry Christians, as well as
lazy ones, wake up and put
their strength behind the task
of being God’s servant in the
work of saving sinful and sep
arated humanity.
