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Newspaper Page TextNotify this newspaper when your address changes. VOLUME 45 - NUMBER 17 South Georgia Jaycees Meet in Nahunta Friday Jaycees of southeast Georgia will meet at Nahunta Friday night for their Region 4 con vention, with their president Billy Eason of Baxley in charge. The meeting will be held at the Recreation Center, begin ning with speaking contests at 6:20 P. M. Supper will be served at 7:00 and the busi ness meeting will start at 8:00. Region 4 officers will be elected for the coming year and plans made for the State Convention at Jekyll Island in May. New officers for the Brant ley County Jaycees will be in stalled. They are Bobby Chancey, president: Lamar King and Gene Callahan, vice president; Edward Chancey, treasurer; Carroll Chancey, secretary; and Joe Walker and Ben Huling, directors. A number of prominent Jaycees from over Georgia will be present. 4-H Boys Win Honors in Poultry Judging Glen Lee and Glenn Hen drix have been awarded the honors of representing the Southeats Georgia Extension District in the State Poultry Judging contest to be held in Athens on May 6. The two boys were mem bers of the Brantley County 4-H Judging team that went to Tifton, Ga., Saturday, April 22, and judged in the contest held for the three South Georgia Districts. Others on the Brantley County team were Mike Hendrix and Keith Thomas. The Ware County team was the winning team, and the two Brantley County boys have been selected from the district at large and will rep resent a 6 member team to judge in the state contest. The four highest scoring members from the district winning the state contest will be awarded a trip to Chicago to represent Georgia in the National 4-H Club Poultry Judging Contest. If You Subscribe To The Enterprise, You Don't Have to Hunt All Over for A Copy to Read Weekly Meditation By Rev. J. O. Bramblett, Pastor Blackshear Church of God JESUS ANSWERS Luke 10:41 — “And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art care ful and troubled about many things: “But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.” At the home of Martha and Mary, the Lord had a wel come at all times, and this should be in every home. But as Martha was thinking of the help she needed in the kit chen, she came in and said, to Jesus. “Lord, doest Thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? Ask her if she will come and help me.” ~ Jesus answered and said, “Martha you are thinking of the serving of a fine meal, but Mary hath chosen the good part, or, the things of value and the one thing that is need ful.” Just as Mary was ready for the teachings of Christ, so should we be ready, at all times, to hear his voice and to obey his word. the rich man In Luke 12: 18-21 — There was a rich farmer who was BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. One Killed and Three Injured In Auto Crash One man was killed and three persons injured in a headon auto crash near Lula ton on 1 Route 84 early Satur day morning, April 22, it is reported by deputy sheriff Robert Johns who investigated the accident. The man killed was Ernest Nipper of Cordele, Ga., and the injured trio were Mrs. Ernest Nipper, Thomas Leg gett and Lovon Leggett, all also of Cordele. The Nipper car was report ed to have suddenly crossed over the center line and crashed into a car driven by Thomas Lewis of Route 1, Na hunta. Revival Continues At Methodist Church, Hoboken Revival services commenced last Sunday morning in the Hoboken Methodist Church and will continue throughout the week. One service daily, will be held, at 7:30 P. M. The clos ing service will come next Sunday .morning. Rev. Leland Moore, pastor of the Nahunta Circuit, will preach in the evening services. The pastor and members of the Hoboken Methodist Church desire to have the members of other churches of the community and their friends attend this meeting. CARD OF THANKS I wish to express my sin cere thanks to every one who was so thoughtful of me while I was in the hospital and since I have been home recupera ting. I receiving so many get well cards and some sent flowers and since I have been home some brought good things to eat which encouraged my ap petite. And good friends have come to my rescue financially, which I appreciate so much. Make you feel might good when people treat you so well. My thanks to every one. Sincerely, George Dykes. blessed with the greatest of crop increase of his day, He said, “I will pull down my barns and build greater and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years take thine ease, eat, drink and be merry.” But this was not the an swer for in Luke 12: 20 God said unto him, “Thou fool, this night I am calling you to stand before the judgment, and I ask you a question: the thing you worked so hard to get, who shall they go to?” Then he goes a step further and says in Verse 21, “So is every one that layeth up treas ures for himself.” What will your answer be to the Lord? About your life, will you live a life like Martha, or will you travel the road by yourself as the rich man did? Stop and think for a moment. Let Jesus answer your question and learn of Him as Mary did. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Rauler son, Mrs. Lannie Raulerson, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hamilton and Mr. and Mrs. Travis Car ter and sons enjoyed a fish supper with the Lambert Car ters Monday night. BRANTLEY COUNTY WINNERS in the 4-H Club Cloverleaf District Project Achievement recently held in Jesup. Mary Lee Griner, Sth grade dress revue, Mrs. Virginia N. Raulerson, County Extension Home Economist, and Deidra Brand winner in the Girls Fruit and Vegetable Production project. MISS GLENDA PRESCOTT To Wed John Wainright Prescott- Wainright Mrs. and Mrs. Lee Prescott of Jacksonville, Fla, announce the engagement and forthcom ing marriage of their daugh ter, Glenda, to John Wain right, son of Mrs. Allie Wain right, of Nahunta. The wedding will be at the home of Rev. Eddie Dixon on' Saturday, May 6 at 6:00 P. M. No invitations will be sent but all friends and relatives are invited. The couple are both grad uates of Nahunta High School. Glenda is now employed with Equitable Life Insurance and John is now with Southern Railway. They plan to reside in Jacksonville. Baptist Revival Starts Sunday At Waynesville Waynesville Baptist Church will begin a revival meeting Sunday, April 30, with Rev. Duane Partin, a former pastor, as the evangelist. The meeting will continue through Friday night, May 5, with services each night at 8:00 o’clock. The church will observe Homecoming Day Sunday, May 7, with dinner on the church grounds at noon. Rev. Mr. Partin' will bring the homecoming mesage. Welcome is extended to everyone to attend all the services. Hickox Home Ec. Club Met Wednesday The Hickox Extension Home Economics Club met Wednes day, April 19, at the home of Mrs. J. C. Allen. Mrs. C. W. Wainright, pre sided over the meeting. Mrs. J. C. Allen gave the devotional. Mrs. J. E. Harris, Home Management project chairman, gave the demonstra tion on Antiquing. Other present were Mrs. Conway Howard, Mrs. Earnest Steedley. Mrs. Edward Brand, Mrs. Bill Johns, Mrs. Wood row Hendrix, Mrs. Neil Hen drix, Mrs. David Hickox and Mrs. Joseph Hickox. IT* Jis ri** 7 The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, April 27, IM7 Personals Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bailey of Pittsfield, Mass, and Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Tomlinson and Miss Martha Tomlinson of Homerville were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Tom linson and family last week end. Mrs. Mollie Patterson and J. B. Patterson of Fort Lau derdale, Fla. have returned home after visiting Mrs. Alice Highsmith and family. Mr. and Mrs. Connie Har rison and Mrs. B- Highsmith attended the funeral of H. J. Braddock of Jacksonville last week. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Strick land had as guests during the past weekend their son Ad dison of Sparta, Sarah Jane of Brunswick; also Mr. Roger Hein and daughter Coral of Athens, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Purdom and Woodrow Pur dom of Baxley, Mrs. Junita Dixon and children of Nahun ta, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Grice and daughter Judy of Savan nah. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Miles and son Frank of Pembroke, Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge Pur dom and sons of Folkston. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. East of Colum bia, S. C. Ernest Stephen Purdom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pur dom of Baxley, attained the dean’s list at Emory Univer sity for the winter quarter. He has made the dean’s list for five successive Quarters. He is a neohew of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Strickland of Nahunta. Ministers of the churches of Nahunta have announced that the regular union service that would have been held next Sunday evening, in accordance with the custom each fifth Sunday evening, Will be omitt ed, and the regular services in l the several churches will be held as usual. A|2 Kenneth Ponwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Pop well of Route 1. Hortense, is at home on leave for 30 days. He is serving at Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls. Texas, and arrived home last Sunday. Seaman Ronald E. Drury, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ce cil F. Drury of Route 1, Hor tense. is attending the basic Electronics Technician School at the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, 111. Pine Cone 4-H Club Plans Rock Eagle Trip The Pine Cone 4-H Club met in the Nahunta High School cafeteria. The meeting was called to order by the president, Jerry Crews, who ied us in the pledges. Denise Smith gave the devotional. The secretary, Debra Harris, read the minutes. We talked about going to camp. This year the 4-H’ers will attend 4-H camp at Rock Eagle. Mrs. Raulerson gave to the participants of County Project Achievement their awards. The 4-H’ers who went to Jesup with the Cloverleafs were recognized by Mr. Loyd. Dona Tucker cave us slides on her trip to Washington. Ann Rowell, reporter Mrs. Jordan Died In Tampa, Fla. Funeral Friday Mrs. Minnie Lewis Jordan, 78, a former resident of Brant ley county, passed away Mon day, April 24, in Tampa, Flor ida following an extended ill ness and her death brings per sonal sorrow to many through out this section. A native of Pierce County, Mrs. Jordan was the daughter of the late John Wesley and Louise Dixon Harrison 1 , pio neer residents of this area. She received her education in the Pierce County schools and was a devoted member of the Baptist Church. Twice married, her first husband was the late Perry Lewis and during their resid ency in Brantley County, they resided in the Raybon com munity. Following his death, she was married to Robert Lee Jordan, who also preceded her in death. She had been a Florida resident for the past 40 years. Survivors include two daughters. Mrs. J. B. Creigh ton and Mrs. Harris Colding, both of Tampa, Fla; two sons. Robert Jordan and Lloyd Jordan, both of Tampa; one Step-daughter, Mrs. Louise Health of Atlanta; two sisters, Mrs. Lilia Cooner and Mrs. Janie Byrd, both of West Palm Beach, Fla; four broth ers, Jim L. Harrison of Sav annah, Gilbert Harrison of Waycross, R. Ward Harrison of Folkston and Ray Harrison of Atlanta. 18 grandchildren, and 15 great grandchildren, several nieces, nephews and other re latives also survive. Funeral services will be held at two o’clock Friday afternoon, April 28, from the Raybon Advent Christian Church with the Rev. Cecil F. Thomas officiating. The body will lay in state in the Church for one hour prior to services. Interment will follow in the Rob Lewis Cemetery. Serving as palbearers will be the Messrs W. B. Willis, Moultrie Purdom, Riley Crews, Emory Morgan, John Wilson and Harley Lewis. The Chambless Funeral Home of Nahunta is in charge of arrangements. Once there was a mountain. At the top lived a giant, half way up the mountain lived a rabbi, and at the bottom lived an Indian tribe, the Tridds. Each morning the giant would come down, say good morning to the rabbi and then go kick the Indians. Finally the In dians could stand it no longer, so the chief of the Tridds went to the rabbi and asked him to make the giant stop. So the next day when the giant came to say good morning to the rabbi, the rabbi asked why the giant always kicked the Indians. The giant replied. “Silly rabbi, kicks are for Tridds.” Clarence Allen Died Suddenly Os Heart Attack Brantley countians were saddened to learn of the death early Wednesday morning, April 26, of Mr. Clarence F. Allen, 54, of Route 1, Nahun ta. Mr. Allen suffered an ap parent coronary seizure short ly after reporting for work at the Nahunta post office and despite valiant efforts on the part of Larry Stallings to re vive him, death occurred be fore medical aid could reach him. Possessed of an affable man ner and genial disposition, Mr. Allen was well known throughout this area and his death brings personal sorrow to a large circle of relatives and friends. A lifelong resident of this community, Mr. Allen was the son of the late Dred and Charity Mae Kelly Allen. He received his education in the county school system and was a deacon and member of the Hickox Baptist Church. A Navy veteran of World War 11, he was a member of Ware County Post No. 10 of the American Legion and Post No. 9559 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was also a member of the United Federation of Postal Clerks and of the Brantley County Farm Bureau. For a number of years he was postmaster at Hickox and following the consolidation of that office with that of Na hunta, he was appointed a postal clerk and he had been associated with the postal ser vice for more than twenty years. Survivors include his wife, the former Miss Jeannette Herrin of Nahunta; one daughter, Miss Virginia Allen of Nahunta; three sisters, Mrs. P. F. Chapman’ of Waycross, Mrs. Elizabeth Faucher of Sarasota, Fla., and Mrs. Fran cis E. Phelps of Jacksonville, Fla., four brothers, J. C. Al len, S. K. Allen, John A. Al len and Virgil H. Allen, all of Nahunta. Serveral nieces, nephews and other relatives also sur vive. Funeral services will be held at three o’clock Friday afternoon, April 28, from the Hickox Baptist Church with the Rev. Marvin Smith, as sisted by the Rev. Elbert Ho well and the Rev. Cecil F. Thomas, officiating. The body will lay in state in the Church for one hour prior to services. Interment will follow in the Hickox cemetery. Active pallbearers, all neph ews, will be the Messrs. Jim mie Highsmith. John A. Smith, Terry Allen, Bobby Allen, Billy Allen and Fred die Chapman. The Honorary Escort will be composed of the Deacons of the Hickox Baptist Church and the Messrs. Larry Stall ings, Glenn Condit, Alvin Drury, George Loyd, George Carr, George Brantley, Mi chael Dowling, R. B. Brooker, Allen Rowell. Elroy Strick land, Avery Strickland, Per ry Rozier, D. F. Herrin, Clay ton Riggins and J. Walter Crews. The family has the sym pathy of their many friends in their bereavement. The Chambless Funeral Home of Nahunta is in charge of arrangements.. Appling County To Construct New Hospital Washington, D C. — Con gressman W. S. (Bill) Stuc key. Jr., todav notified Mr. D. L. Altman 1 , Vice- Chairman of the Baxley-Appling County Hospital Authority, that a Hill-Burton grant of $527,007 had been authorized to be used to finance construction of the new Appling County Hospital. A total of 1.292.361 will be utilized to build the new 40- bed general hospital, and con vert the present hospital facility into a nursing home. In announcing the grant Congressman Stuckey praised the coordinated efforts of Ap pling County Commissioners, hospital board members, and other local officials in obtain ing these funds. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Soil Stewardship Week to May 7 Is April 30 The Georgia Association of Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors has an nounced that the week of April 30 - May 7 will be ob served as Soil Stewardship Week. This will make 13 years that Soil Conservation Districts have called upon the public to consider the moral respon sibility of caring for our na tural resources. The 1967 theme is “Three Fourths of Our Land”, Today close to three quarters of all the land making up our 48 states is owned by private citizens. Os about 2,000,000,000 (two billion) acres in 48 states, nearly one and a Half billion acres constitute “Pub lic” land owned by Federal and State Government. Virtu ally all of Alaska is Federally owned, about 57% of Hawaii’s land is in private ownership. The meaning of this is clear. Individual citizens control most of the American coun tryside and natural resources. On this privately owned land, is where the biggest and most difficult job of stewardship and conservation is being per formed, and where by neces sity, it will need to be per formed in the future. The population of the Unit ed States, already growing at a rate of about 3 million per sons each year, will require twice as much production from its agricultural lands by 1980. Yet in the face of these prospects, there are disturb- Bill Stuckey In Wmhingfon For some time now I have been gravely concerned with the war in Vietnam, and I promised the people of the Bth District of Georgia that when The question in all our I came to Washington, I was going to drag out the facts and present them to the folks back home. minds seems to be, “Do we plunge into war head first. Or, do we retreat and leave the defense of South Vietnam to the devices of its people?” At least, these have been the only two alternatives we have heard of up until now, with the exception, of course, of the present method which we have been pursuing and which the supporters of the other alternatives have found un acceptable. And, up until now the divi sion between the 2 schools of thought on Vietnam has been broadening everyday, and everyday, the demands to “win the war in l Vietnam,” become louder on the one hand. And, the demands to “stop the bombing in Viet nam,” become equally as loud on the other hand. There now seems to be available to us another pos sible choice. Heretofore, the United States has stopped bombings of the North and told Hanoi and the world that we stopped to prove our in tention to negotiate peace. And, we asked for some in dication on their part to prove that they too wanted to ne gotiate peace. However, here tofore, Hanoi’s conditions to talk peace were totally unac ceptable. The demand’s have been that we completely pull out of South Vietnam. The United States has not met these demands. We have not budged. On the other hand the communists have appar ently become convinced that they were mistaken in believ ing that if the war dragged on the United States would event ually pull out as a result of the demands here at home and abroad. Because we have remained firm, we now hear statements from Mr. Kosygin and Hanoi that do not mention the condi tions for peace that they de manded a year ago. No long er are they saying that the United States must completely pull out of Vietnam before they will consider getting to gether at the Conference table. Instead, Mr. Kosygin, for ex- Subscription Price and Tax Inside county 12.51 Outside county, in stele s4*l2 Outside state _ M-OB ing signs. As a nation, we are losing 500,000 acres of soil a year as result of erosion and other forms of land damage. The polluted stream, the junkyard, or the eroded and gulley field has consequences affecting every citizen. Every one, whether he lives in a farm - house or a city apart ment, has a stake in our na tural resources. Our land is a storehouse of natural wealth and outdoor beauty. From the land comes our food, fiber and water. “I can think of no more im portant task than to be good and active stewards for that part of the earth entrusted to our care.” These are the words of President Lyndon B. John son, in support of Soil Ste wardship week. Get involved with conserva tion lend your support to Soil Stewardship week,' April 30 through May 7. safety management Safety in the home doesn’t just happen — accidents do. A well organized home safety program will include prevent ative measures to avoid ac cidents and unnecessary ill ness as well as the positive approach of good health prac tices, according to Miss An nette Ray, Extension Service home economist. TRY WANT ADS IN THE ENTERPRISE ample, has said that the first step towards peace, and I quote, “Should be the uncondi tional cessation of bombing of, and all other aggressive acts toward, North Vietnam.” Also, Ho Chi Minh sent a message to the Vatican to the Pope, must unconditionally and def stating that the United States initively stop the bombing. Not one word was mentioned by either that we must also stop our buildup or that we must pull out of South Viet nam. A similar statement was made by the North Vietnam Ambassador to France, Mai- Van 80, according to a New York Times report of Febru ary 23. Now, the key question is, were these statements meaningless or were they sin cere? Certainly, we do not want to be guilty of basing our mili tary strategy on statements made by the enemy. Such an assumption could cost us heav ily in American lives and ma terial. However, on the other hand, if there is good reason to believe that Hanoi is ready to talk peace, then we must be ready to prove once again that we still desire an honorable peace. In; any event, I believe that the people of Georgia’s Bth District, of the United States, and of the world are waiting to know what the United States plan to do. Therefore, I have asked the members of the United States House of Representatives to join me in calling on the President of the United States and the Sec retary of State to try to deter mine through diplomatic chan nels if peace talks can be initi ated should the bombing of North Vietnam be stopped for as long as substantial progress for peace is made should negotiations begin. I believe that the members of both House of Congress and the people of the United States want to be certain that every avenue towards peace is being explored anew. And, if we find that the Communists are not sincere in their obvious invitations to the Conference Table on what have previously been our grounds, then I say that we should pursue this war until they are ready to come to terms and negotiate an hon orable peace or until we have won the war.