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Newspaper Page TextNOTIFY THIS NEWSPAPER WHEN YOUR ADDRESS CHANGES. VOLUME 45 - NUMBER 30 Poverty Called Phony Excuse for Race Riots (Excerpts from a speech by Democratic Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia on the floor of the U. S. Senate July 17) “We hear the usual excuses for the riots. They are the same excuses that were trot ted out in the wake of the Watts riot. The ghettos are blamed; yet, people of all races have lived in ghettos in the past, but they have not rioted. “Poverty is blamed for the riots; yet poverty-stricken whites outnumber poverty stricken Negroes in America, but they are not rioting. More over, there are millions of poor but upstanding Negro citizens who deplore violence and disorder and who do not subscribe to riots. “If living in poverty reposes in one a duty or a right to riot, then Abraham Lincoln 1 would have been the Stokely Carmichael of his day. HOW SOME MINORITIES REACT “Discrimination, we hear, is back of the riots; yet millions of lowly immigrants have come to this country, immi grants who could not even speak the English language and who were thus placed at an additional great disadvan tage. The Lebanese, the Ger mans, the Italians, the Poles, the Greeks, the Jews and oth ers — they too were discrim inated against, but they did not react with violence in the streets. “They also lived in ghettos, but they kept their ghettos clean. Their ghettos did not become slums. “The immigrants reacted to the discrimination against them in a totally different way. When they could not find work, they created it by setting up their .own little shops. Their ghettos did not become slums. They became homes where they gave thanks for what they had earned. These immigrants did not believe that they had a right to demand handouts . . . to plunder or to bum or to destroy or to kill. “Eradicate the slums, we are told, and this will prevent riots. Yet, Watts was not a slum. Slums are not built. They develop as a result of the careless living of people people who throw their trash in the hallways and on the stairways, into the yards and onto the streets. If people are irresponsible and dirty in their way of living, and have no desire to put forth the ef fort to improve their sur roundings, then we will have slums with slovenly people residing in them. “For years I lived in the coal-mining communities of West Virginia. I recall the de pression of the 19305. Poverty was everywhere. It was every one’s companion. Yet, West Virginians, whether white or Negro, did not riot. They were law-abiding citizens, as they are today. One may ex plain, “But there were no large urban ghettos.” True. But there was poverty — grinding poverty. That was before the day of collective bargaining, Social Security and welfare checks, or even unemployment compensation. Questions and Answers About Draft Deferment Question: In regard to col lege student deferments, is a junior college considered an institution of higher learning? Answer: Yes, if the credits given by the junior college are acceptable toward the granting of a baccalaureate degree by a college, univer sity, or similar institution of learning. Question: What are the lim itations, if any, on how long a person can be deferred as an undergraduate college stu dent? Answer: A registrant can be deferred in class 2-S as an undergraduate college student until he satisfied the require ment for his baccalaureate de gree if completed within the normal and specified time, fail to pursue satisfactorily a full time course of instruction, or becomes 24 years of age. BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. “Yet those people did not bum and plunder and loot and engage in mass anarchy. They believed in an orderly society. And even though they were poor, most of them, Negro and white, were not willing to leave their floors unscrub bed or a step unrepaired. Os course, there were no plumb ing fixtures to worry about. Many of those poor people . . . . took pride in their sur roundings. Their floors were clean, their yards were clean. Here and there they planted a flower or a piece of shrub bery. “And best of all, white and Negro, they got along well to gether. If a Negro became un able to work, whites and Ne groes would try to help. If a white miner became ill or was injured in the mines, Negroes and whites would try to help. There were many times when I, as a meatcutter or produce clerk in the company store, placed a large flour barrel at the end of the meat counter and started a “pounding” for a sick Negro miner or a sick white miner. At the end of the day, the barrel would be fill ed with flour, meal, bacon, pinto beans and other provi sions and ready to deliver to the stricken family. “So, Mr. President, people may be poor and yet consid erate of others. They may live in poverty and yet take pride in their humble surroundings. Poverty neither provides a license for laziness nor for lawlessness. "We can take the people out of the slums, but we cannot take the slums out of the peo ple. Wherever some people go, the ratholes will follow. Wherever some people go, the slums will follow. All the housing, and all the welfare programs conceivable will not stop the riots or do away with the slums. People first have to clean up inside themselves. They must stop tearing off the wallpaper, breaking the windows, ripping up the bannisters and stairs, and destroying the plumbing fixtures of rented properties before they can properly take care of their own’. The rats will not be kept away as long as the garbage is tossed into the yard instead of into the garbage can. “JUDGED BY THEIR CONDUCT” “Moreover, men will not de serve or enjoy the respect and approbation of their fellows except by earning it. It can not be acquired in any other way. They will be largely judged by their conduct. If they conduct themselves in an orderly way, they will not have to worry about police brutality. If they obey the laws, the laws will protect them. But a Government of laws cannot tolerate disre spect for, and violation of, its laws. To do so would herald the first evidence of society’s decay . . . “We cannot stand idly by and tolerate the shameful rape of democracy in our republic. Those who choose to step out side the law must be punish ed. And those who insist upon force must be met with a greater force. Mobs must not be permitted to prevail . . .” whichever occurs first. Question: Will registrants who became fathers after the new Selective Service Law became effective be deferred in class 3-A? Answer: Every case is con sidered on an individual basis hence an all-inclusive answer cannot be given. The only change made in eligibility re quirements for deferment as a father (class 3-A) under the Military Selective Service Act of 1967, as compared with the former Universal Military Training and Service Act, is the addition of a restriction that registrants who are classified in class 2-S after the new Selective Service Law went into effect (June 30. 1967) shall not be eligible for classification in class 3-A as fathers but may qualify on the basis of hardship to de pendents. Edith Middleton Attends National 4-H Conference Edith Middleton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Julian Mid dleton, was one of the 36 dele gates chosen to attend the 4-H Citizenship Shortcourse at the National 4-H Center in Wash ington, D. C., July 16-22. The delegates toured his torical sights such as the Washington l National Cathe dral, Arlington National Ceme tery, including the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Custis- Lee Mansion, and President Kennedy’s Grave, Iwo Jima Marine Memorial, Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials and Mt. Vernon. While touring Capitol Hill the Georgia delegates were honored with a tea given by Senators Russell and Tal madge. The delegates were met by their congressman and had the opportunity of visit ing their office. Edith and the eighth district were met by Congressman Stuckey. They visited his office and attended the committee meeting in which Congressman Stuckey was serving. While attending the Citizen ship Shortcourse Edith had the privilege of being on two committees. One was the As sembly Committee in which she was Master of Ceremonies one night. The other was the “Citizenship Quiz Time”. Four delegates were chosen to rep resent their state in this citi zenship quiz. The theme of the shortcourse being “Eyes to See and Ears to Hear”, these four delegates against four dele gates from another state were quizzed about what they had seen and heard during the week. The Georgia team came out high score. On their free night the Georgia Delegation attended the Broadway play, "Half A Sixpence”. Personals Joe Thornton, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Thornton, is stationed in Great Lakes, 111. where he is in training for the Navy. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Middle ton and family visited in At lanta last weekend and are vacationing at Lake Juna Luska, N. C. this week. Mrs. S. J. Bryant is a pa tient in Memorial Hospital in Waycross since Tuesday of this week. Mrs. John Travis of Cleve land, Ohio is spending about two weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Kizer. Mrs. Mollie Patterson, J. B. Patterson of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and Mr .and Mrs. H. B. Highsmith of Brunswick were visitors of Mrs. Alice High smith last weekend. Mrs. Ida Moore and chil dren visited her mother, Mrs. Fred Willis of Nahunta the past week. The Hoboken Canning plant will close for the season this Thursday and the Nahun ta plant will close Friday. Ev eryone that has not picked up your vegetables, please do on these days. Army Private First Class James B. Willis, whose moth er, Mrs. Elma L. Willis, lives on Route 2. Nahunta, partici pated in’ “Operation Billings” in Vietnam with the Ist In fantry Division. The operation, centered about 40 miles north of Saigon, accounted for .more than 340 Viet Cong killed. Pvt. Willis is serving as a can noneer in Battery A, 2nd Bat talion of the division’s 33rd Artillery. CARD OF .THANKS We wish to express our thanks for the many acts of kindness shown to us during the passing of our mother, Mrs. E. A. Moody. Especially we want to ac knowledge the beautiful floral offerings, the cards of consola tion, the covered dishes and the comforting words of sym pathy from everyone. May God bless all of you Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Moody Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Moody, Nancy and Dan The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, July 27, 1967 To All Georgia Tobacco Growers In February of this year a meeting of tobacco growers representing twelve Georgia counties and five Florida counties met in Waycross Georgia and unanimously passed a resolution urging the Georgia-Florida Warehouse men’s Association to abstain from encouraging out-of-belt tobacco into the Georgia mar kets. This resolution was in keeping with the expressed wishes of many of the major tobacco companies. On July 10, 1967 our Com missioner of Agriculture, the Honorable J. Phil Campbell addressed a letter to each warehouseman in the Georgia tobacco belt, and urged him to give priority to Georgia to bacco growers in' the sale of their tobacco. This letter in essence was an invitation to all Georgia warehousemen to join hands with him in an effort to reach a much greater objective; that of maintaining the purity and the reputation of Georgia grown flue cured tobacco. Commissioner Campbell has made two strong public state ments lately regarding the above, and has justified his statements with factual sta tistics on the increase of out of-belt tobacco coming into Georgia markets the past three years, as well as figures on the prospective size of the current Georgia crop. The first obligation of Geor gia tobacco growers is to the buyers of their tobacco. Geor gia growers should make ev ery effort to produce and pre pare their tobacco in the man ner approved by the one’s who spend their money with them. At a Congressional public hearing on 1 Loose Leaf and Acreage Allotments, held in Raleigh, N. C. last October 14th, most of the large tobac co companies, including Im perial, Export, Universal stat ed that they preferred all to bacco to be sold in the belts in which they were produced. We want them to be able to buy Georgia grown tobacco in Georgia warehouses. We Georgia growers owe no obligation to any warehouse man but all Georgia ware housemen are dependent upon us for their business, and owe their loyalty to us. Georgia warehousemen, un less they are Georgia tobacco growers also, can take no credit for the quality or sala bility of Georgia tobacco. The reputation of Georgia tobacco comes from the fine soils and climate which is so well suited to tobacco, and to the attention to detail Geor gia growers have learned is so essential in the production of good tobacco. Warehousemen have a joint obligation, first, to their local growers, and then to the com panies who follow their sales. Warehousemen’ should be loyal to Georgia growers when operating in Georgia, loyal to other belt growers when operating in other belts. Georgia growers need not patronize a warehouseman whose is not loyal to Georgia growers. A number of Georgia markets will give priority to Type 14 tobacco so that both the grower and the buyer can’ operate in confidence. We urge all Georgia tobac co growers to be loyal to themselves, and to look after their own best interests. Let your warehouseman know he deserves your business only if he truly serves Georgia to bacco growers. Don’t let anyone tell you the way a warehouse is oper ated is none of your business. It is, and should be of serious concern to all Georgia tobac co growers. We want the re putation and demand for Georgia tobacco to remain not only in its present pro minent position, but to im prove with the future. WARE COUNTY GEORGIA FARM BUREAU CHAPTER, DONALD DAVIS, PRESIDENT (Adv.) MELONS FROM AFRICA Watermelons first grew in Africa and then spread to Southern Asia, according to specialists with the University of Georgia Cooperative Ex tension Service. David Living ton, a famous Scottish explor er, found the melon growing in the deserts of Africa. Tornado Ruins Negro Home At Waynesville A small tornado struck and almost demolished the new house of Credell Murphy, col ored, near Waynesville Satur day night, July 22. No one was in the house at the time, as Murphy and his wife and two children were at their old house in Waynes ville preparing to move the rest of their household goods into the new house, located about a mile from the Old Post Road. About half their household goods were already in the new house and these items were blown away, along with the roof of the house. The Murphy’s had worked hard for several weeks to complete their new house, then had it practically des troyed while moving into it. The small twister apparently did no damage to other houses in the vicinity, dipping down only upon the Murphy home. Friends and neighbors are trying to help the Murphys start housekeeping again and any donations of money or goods will be of great benefit. Churches Hold Union Service Sunday Night The union service for all the churches of the Nahunta com munity will be held Sunday night, July 30, at the Baptist Church, at 8:00 P. M. Rev. Deland Moore, pastor of the Methodist Church, and Rev. Jack Barber, pastor of the Church of God, will have charge of the services and bring the sermon. The Baptist church choir will direct the song service. This meeting of churches has met with all three of the local churches as host church, and now starts another three fifth Sunday union meetings. Pastor Cecil F. Thomas, of the Baptist Church extends a cordial wlecome to all who will come and worship at this time. The three churchts will have Sunday morning wor ship, each in its own church house, and Sunday night there will be only one service in Nahunta as the churches meet together at 8:00. Escaped Convict Is Captured Near Hortense An escaped convict from Aiken County, S. C., was cap tured by deput sheriff Robert Johns, city policeman Floyd Cramer and two deputies from Wayne County Thursday, July 20. The convict, Jesse Lee Woods Jr., was captured near Hortense, while hiding in an outbuilding. The two Wayne deputies were C. G. Ellis and David Conner. The escapee refused to re turn to South Carolina volun tarily and extradtion proceed ings were started to return him to prison there. Little Marian Schmitt Given Birthday Party Little Miss Marian’ Schmitt celebrated her sixth birthday Saturday with a circus party given by her sister Sylvia Schmitt. The children played circus games and were treated with a variety of goodies to eat. Present were Anita, Arlene and Alisa Altman; Debra, Donna and Wanda Brantley; Douglas Brand, William Har ris, Angela Keene. Tara and Tracy Smith, Barbara, Sissy and Elly Thompson, and Rose Ann Austin. Births Mr. and Mrs. William C. Al len announce the arrival of a baby girl, born July 18. The baby weighed eight pounds 10 ounces and was named Connie Jean. The mother is the form er Miss Marion Davis. Buyers Bid High As Market Opens 1 Million Acres Os Soybeans Set As State Goal Soybean production is on the move in Georgia, accord ing to W. H. Gurley, Exten sion Service agronomist at the University of Georgia Col lege of Agriculture, who pointed out that growers such as Harold J. Scott, Screven County, have helped stimulate interest in the crop. In 1966 Mr. Scott produced 54.9 bushels of soybeans per acre on 28.5 acres. According to Mr. Scott’s records he made this yield by using the Hamp ton 266 variety and fertilizing with 500 pounds of 5-10-20. One ton of lime was applied per acre. Many other farmers over the state are looking at the potentials in soybean produc tion, Mr. Gurley stated. For example, in 1963, Georgia grew 91,000 acres of soybeans with a state average yield of 16.5 bushels per acre for a total production of one-half million bushels. In 1966, 301,000 acres were harvested with an average yield of 32 bushels per acre for a total production of almost seven million bushels valued at al most S2O million. This is a 230 percent in acresage and 40 per cent increase in yield. Georgia is a heavy user of soybeans, the agronomist said. The poultry industry in Geor gia uses 25,500,000 bushels of soybeans annually in feeds. Around 4,000,000 bushels are used annually by the livestock industry. "Georgia has a long way to go in meeting the needs for this important crop,” Mr. Gur ley said, “but as farmers reach goals demonstrated by Mr. Scott soybeans will be come an important cash crop for the state.” The Cooperative Extension Service goal is one million acres by 1970 with a state average yield of 28 bushels per acre. Indications are that around 500,000 acres are being planted to soybeans in 1967. Selective Service May Aid Vets with Birth Certificate Atlanta — Many veterans who need a birth certificate or some other proof of age for certain veterans’ benefits or other federal benefits may get this proof through the Selec tive Service System, Pete Wheeler, Director of the Geor gia Department of Veterans Service reports. Mr. Wheeler said Selective Service records are of great importance for veterans and may be used to obtain a de layed birth certificate when applying for VA, Social Se curity, or Medicare benefits. Registration cards on 55 million men bom' on or after April 28, 1877 and on or be fore March 31, 1929 were pre pared under the Selective Training and Services Act of 1940. These registration cards are still in existence. Any veteran who was re gistered in' World War II and who needs proof of his age, may obtain, without charge, information from his Registra tion Card by writing to the State Director of Selective Service for the State in which he was registered. Some 24 million other cards were prepared for those men bon between Septmber 12, 1873 and September 12, 1900 (those men now between 67 and 94 years of age). Proof of age may be estab lished for veterans who regis tered in World War I by con tacting the General Services Administration at the Federal Records Center, 1557 St. Joseph Street, East Point, Georgia 30044. No fee is charged for verifying the age of the veteran but there is a charge for copies of the regis tration card. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Pierce County Defeat School Bond Proposal Pierce County voters de feated a proposed $500,000 school bond issue by a vote of about two to one Wednes day, July 26. The bond issue, if approved, would have paid the county’s share for building a new con solidated high school near Blackshear, combining the Patterson and Blackshear high schools. Patterson voters voted over whelmingly against bonds and other areas of Pierce County gave strong vote against bonds. McCracken-Lee Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Morgan of Nahunta announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Nancy Flo McCrac ken, to Everett M. Lee, son of Mr. and Mrs. John I. Lee of Nahunta. The wedding will take place Saturday evening, July 29. at eight o’clock at the Hickox Baptist Church, with the pas tor, Rev. Elbert Howell, of ficiating. A reception will follow the ceremony. Friends and rela tives are invited to attend. Hickox Economics Club Meeting The Hickox Extension Home Economics Club met for the July meeting at the Co. Ex tension office. After the devotional and the pledge to the flag, Mrs. C. W. Wainright presided over the meeting. Mrs. John I. Lee read the minutes. It was decided to have the annual family night picnic, Sept. 1, 8:00 P. M. at Teston Lake. Mrs. Raulerson, Co. Exten sion Home Economist, gave a demonstration on food ad ditives. Other present were Mrs. Conway Howard, Mrs. Edward Brand. Mrs. Arthur Keene and Mrs. Bill White. Subscription Increase To Be Effective Sept.l Subscription price for The Brantley Enterprise in side the county will be increased from $2-50 plus tax to $3 plus tax, effective September 1. Two-years sub scription $5, plus tax. The price outside the county will remain at $4 plus tax inside the state and $4 without tax outside the state. (No tax can be charged citizens in other states). The increase in price to $3 a year inside the county is caused by constantly increasing expenses for pro ducing the paper. Wages for printers have been greatly increased in the last 10 years. Prices on paper and other printing supplies have greatly increased. Rates of postage have increased year by year and another big increase is in the works in congress. Cost of living has steadily increased yearly. Congress plans to increase income taxes this year. The editor’s Social Security pension will not cover all these increased costs. We feel that our good friends, the subscribers, will want us to continue producing a weekly “home grown’’ newspaper and that they are willing to pay a reasonable price for it. Dear friends, it hurts us to have to raise the sub scription price, but the price squeeze is on us and we hope you will understand and cooperate accordingly. Thank you one and all. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE AND TAX Inside county $2.58 Outside county, in state $4.12 Outside state $4.00 Prices as high as 75 cents per pound were recorded dur ing the first hour of sales on the Blackshear tobacco mar ket as the 1967 auction season opened Wednesday. Company buyers bid brisk ly from the start and most to bacco sold in the high sixties and above. The practical top price Wednesday morning seemed to be 74 cents a pound. On two rows sold at one warehouse Wednesday the lowest price paid was 59 cents and the high 75. One sample row averaged 67.60 cents. The opening day average last year was 67.05 cents. Willis-Metcalf Janice Kay Willis, daughter Os Mr. and Mrs. William Brantley Willis of Nahunta, became the bride of Ens. Rich ard Michael Metcalf, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jack son Metcalf of Groves, Tex., July 22, at the chapel of the Peachtree Christian Church, in Atlanta. Dr. Robert Bums officiated. The bride was given in mar riage by her father. Mrs. Hen en Dowling of Nahunta was matron of honor. Cheryl Wil lis, niece of the bride, was flower girl; Bradley Willis, nephew of the bride, was ring bearer. Corwin M. Metcalf, of Hous ton, Tex., was his brother’s best man. Groomsmen were Ralph Willis and Teddy G. Harris. The reception was given by the bride’s parent’s at the Druid Hills Golf Club. Assist ing in serving were Jackie Benefield, Paulette Cook, Mar garet Waters, Mrs. Suzi Harris and Mrs. Patsy Johnson. Mary Robinson kept the bride’s book. After a wedding trip to Port Arthur. Tex.. Ens. and Mrs. Metcalf will live in Norfolk, Virginia. Those from Nahunta at tending the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dowling. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Strickland. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Middleton and children, Carolyn, Bill, John and Mark, and Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Willis and Gary. THE EDITORS.