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Newspaper Page TextNOTIFY THIS NEWSPAPER WHEN YOUR ADDRESS CHANGES. VOLUME 45 - NUMBER 32 Foster Homes Needed For Deprived Children There were four children whose parents left them at a neighbor’s home for the week end while they went to an other state supposedly for a weekend visit with a sick re lative. They have not been heard from since. The neigh bors did not have enough room in their home and were not physically and financially able to care for the four chil dren. These children needed a home. A sick mother of two chil dren had to have a serious operation. The ’ father had abandoned his family leaving the mother without an income. There were no relatives who were able to keep the chil dren while the mother was in the hospital and at home re cuperating. The children needed a home. These are just a couple of the many family situations in which children need to be separated from their own family temporarily or on a long-term basis. One wonders what happens to children in situations like those mention ed above. They need homes. Who provides for them? Usu ally family problem situa tions involving children are brought to the attention of the local county Department of Family and Children Ser vices. The county department has a foster home program in operation, and the children are placed in foster homes un til permanent plans can be made for them. A foster home is a home that is approved by the State Department of Fam ily and Children Services for the care of children on a tem porary or a long-term basis. This type of care is designed to provide substitute family care for children' during the period of separation from their families or until permanent plans can be made for them. The children, both white and Negro, for whom foster homes are needed, include tiny in fants, toddlers, school age children, teenagers, single children and large family groups. What would happen if a sit uation such as those mention ed above were to occur in Brantlev County? There would be no homes available for the children in this coun ty. Yes, that is right. There are no foster homes available in Brantley County, but the residents of this county who are interested in providing homes for children can help eleviate this problem. For interested persons the question arises concerning the requirements a couple must meet in order to become fos ter parents. They must be warm, patient, and tender peo ple who can love and accept a child without trying to replace his or her natural parents. They should have a standard of living that is in keeping with the community. Both fos ter parents should be in the home — each with an active interest in the child they are boarding. The foster mother shall not be employed outside the home. The foster parents shall not be over 60 years of age or under 25 years of age, and their general mental and physical health shall be good. The number of children that foster parents may board is determined by the size of the foster family’s own family and the space available in the home. Every effort is made to Blackshear Tobacco Market Report of Sales and Prices LBS. SOLD AMT. AVERAGE Wednesday, July 24 611,244 $403,499.46 $66.01 Thursday, July 27 585,634 $381,178.26 $65.09 Friday, July 28 403,796 $264,823.17 $65.58 Monday, July 31 623,160 $422,027.54 $67.72 Tuesday, August 1 549,578 $371,009.42 $67.51 Wednesday, Aug. 2 533,686 $362,074.00 $67.84 Thursday, Aug. 3 493,810 $340,304.00 $68.91 Friday, Aug. 4 383,498 $240,202.00 $70.20 Monday, Aug. 7 632,736 $433,686.00 $68.54 Tuesday, Aug. 8 590,792 $392,120.84 $66.37 TOTAL 5,407,950 $3,630,923.67 $67.14 BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. place children from the same family in the same home; however, it is the policy of the agency to have no more than six children in the same home and this would include the foster parents’ own chil dren. For foster parents inter ested in boarding infants the agency does not place more than two infants in the same home. There must be adequate sleeping arrangements for fos ter children being boarded in the home. The agency expects a foster child to have his own bedroom or share a room with another child of the same sex’and near his own age. Not more than 1 two children shall sleep in one bed, and they shall be of the same sex and siblings. Children of different sex over five years of age shall not sleep in the same bedroom. The care of a child is paid at a rate set by the State De partment of Family and Chil dren Services. Foster parents are paid $1.85 per day per child for children up through 12 years of age; $2.15 per day per child for children 13 years of age and over. The State De partment of Family and Chil dren Services also pays for hospital care of a child if the need arises. The Brantley County Department of Family and Children Services will furnish clothing for foster children as well as provide funds for school lunches and a physician’s care. The Brantley County De partment of Family and Chil dren Services needs foster homes and is eager to begin the program in this county. Will you share your home with them? For persons interested in becoming foster parents, please contact the Brantley County Depart ment of Family and Children Services on August 14th and 15th. The office hours are from 8 A. M. to 5 P. M. and the phone number is 462-5738. CARD OF THANKS Words can never adequate ly express our sincerest thanks and deepest appreciation for the many kindnesses shown us during our recent bereave ment. We are especially grate ful for the messages of sym pathy, floral tributes, cover ed dishes and other things done for us during this time. May the Lord bless each of you is our prayer. The Family of Mrs. Emmie J. Newton CARD OF THANKS Words can never express our sincerest thanks and deep est gratitude to all the people who have been so kind to us in so many ways at the time of the death of our loved one, Mr. Cecil F. Drury. It is with grateful hearts that we acknowledge the mes sages of sympathy, floral trib utes, covered dishes and ev ery act of kindness shown us during these times. May the Lord bless each of you is our prayer. The Family of Cecil F. Drury Open weather the past sev eral weeks allowed rapid pro gress with spring planting which is well ahead of last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Mrs. Stella S. James, 76, Dies In Jacksonville Mrs. Stella Smith James, 76, passed away Sunday night in a Jacksonville, Fla., hospital after an extended illness. She was a native of Pierce County, the daughter of the late Mr .and Mrs. John Smith and the widow of the late Benjamin A. James. Mrs. James is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Leonard Bates of Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs. Marion 1 T. Johnson of Aransas Pass, Texas; two sisters, Mrs. Eugene Davis of Blackshear and Mrs. Nathan iel Thrift of Vidalia, Ga.; six grandchildren, several great grandchildren, and a number of neices and nephews. Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 11:00 in Jacksonville with graveside services following at 3:00 Wednesday afternoon in Blackshear Cemetery. Adult Program Continues at Patterson High Misses Rosa Ann Smith, De borah Thornton and Beryl Youmans, N. Y. C. students working at the Home Econom ics Department at the Patter son School are assisting Mrs. Oswell Smith, teacher, with the summer adult program. During the month of June, 48 pairs of draperies and cur tains were made and during July the women have been making dressy shift dresses and pocketed, zipper down the front work dresses. Twenty-one women have participated in summer activi ties in the department. During the month of Au gust, women will be re-ticking pillows and finding ways to utilize and repair “hand-me down” furniture and home accessories which have been passed on 1 to them by ances tors. The department is open to adults on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 8:00 A. M. until 4:00 P. M. J. F. Strickland Family to Hold Reunion Sunday The family of the late James F. Strickland will hold its an nual reunion 1 at Laura S. Walker State Park, Sunday, August 13, under Shelter 100. Dinner will be served at 1:00 P. M. REV. DUANE PARTIN Blackshear Church Calls Partin The Rev. Duane B. Partin has assumed the pastorate of the First Baptist Church in Blackshear, effective August 6. Mr. Partin comes to the First Baptist Church from Shady Grove Baptist Church in Pierce County. He has also served pastorates at Patterson and several other Baptist churches in Southeast Geor gia. Mr. Partin is a native of Valdosta and graduated from high school there. He attend ed Norman College at Norman Park, Ga., and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree at Valdosta State College. He al so attended New Orleans Bap tist Theological Seminary. The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, August 10, 1967 .■Kite i ' IL wk' Left to right. State Senator Roscoe Dean Jr., Chairman of Senate Sub-Committee on Tobacco, with George Deen, Baxley tobacco farmer. Senator Dean's committee is investigating problems of tobacco farmers and the tobacco industry. Senator Dean Ask Quarantine on Out-of-State Tobacco in Georgia JESUP Fears of a flooded tobacco market and sentiment for a quarrantine against out-of-state tobacco being sold at Georgia Flue Cured Belt auctions are being expressed by farmers, accord ing to the chairman of the Georgia Senate Sub-committee on Tobacco. Sixth District Senator Ros coe E. Dean Jr., of Jesup, chairman of the sub-commit tee, said visits to markets in his eight-county district find sentiment strong for a quar rantine on out-of-state tobac co and strong expressions of objects to continued “tax on tax” in Georgia. These were two of the items Dean said he had been con tacted about during his visits to the markets. “Tobacco growers are be coming alarmed over the in flux of tobacco from out of the state, an increase of 185 per cent in the last two years, and farmers are concerned over the possibility of flooding the market,” Dean stated. The Sixth District solon said the out-of-state tobacco along with increased produc tion by Georgia farmers may overburden state auctions which are geared to handle about 150-million pounds of leaf. Dean cited recent action of the Georgia-Florida Ware housemen’s Association' urging buyers to remain on the mar ket in all areas until all leaf is sold and urging that Type 14 tobacco be given preference over other types carried to flue-cured markets in the two states. The Sixth District senator said many farmers have voiced objections to the sales tax being levied on excise tax on tobacco, gasoline and other items. “This is causing hard ships for many farmers and in some instances has caused a drop in sales on tobacco products,” Dean pointed out. He referred to the gover nor’s refusal to suspend the collection of sales tax on ex cise tax. Most farmers want the tax removed. Dean said. Dean said he has also found much sentiment in favor of the bill introduced in Congress bv Georgia Representative Maston O’Neal which would permit the transfer of tobac co allotments across county lines. “Farmers believe they should be allowed to transfer allotments across county lines for health reasons or for rea sons of growing a better grade of tobacco when weather con ditions warrant it,” Dean stat ed. He said the income of the farmer depends on the grade and quality of tobacco and the growers believe allotments should be transferred when ever transfer would improve the leaf and increase the in come. Dean states his sub-commit tee is “tremendously interest ed in Georgia farmers” and will listen to their problems. Dean said he and his col leagues will be visiting mar kets and talking to farmers throughout the belt. “If in our visits to markets, we should miss contact with any farmer who has a nroblem to discuss, we want them to feel free to contact us by phone or letter.” Dean said. After the tobacco markets close, the committee will meet to consolidate their findings and to make recommendations on the state and national lev els for proposed legislation to solve the problems that exist in the tobacco industry. Members of the sub-commit tee with Dean are Senators Frank Eldridge of Way cross, Ford Spinks of Tifton and Bobby Rowan of Enigma. (Adv.) Funeral Services Held Monday for Mrs. Dixon, 46 Mrs. Jessie Adel Robson Dixon, 46, of Route 2, Black shear died late Saturday eve ning at her residence follow ing a brief illness. A native and life-long resi dent of Pierce County, she was a daughter of Mrs. Irene Bowen Robson and the late Linton J. Robson. She was a member of the Midway Primi tive Baptist Church. Survivors besides her moth er are her husband, Floyd Dixon; three daughters, Mrs. Bonnie Linette Lewis of Jack sonville, Fla., Mrs. Juanita Irene O’Neal of Blackshear, and Mrs. Brenda Claudette Scott of St. Marys, Ga.; two sons, Floyd Travis Dixon of Waycross, and Billy Dixon of Blackshear: a sister, Mrs. Inez Jones. Brunswick; a half sister, Mrs. Clyde Wells, Glennville; three brothers, Bruce Robson and Lewis Rob son, both of Blackshear, and Clinton Robson of California; a half-brother, Walker Brown Herrin of St. Marys, Ga.; and five grandchildren. Services for Mrs. Dixon were held at 3:00 Monday aft ernoon from the Midway Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Ashley Griffin offici ating. Interment was in the Enon Cemtery. Active pallbearers were J. C. Wildes, Jack Bowen, Julian Dean, Alfred Powers, Gene Bacon, and Fleming Howell. Honorary pallbearers were the members of the Midway Primitive Baptist Church and J. G. Moore and John Bowen. Clough-P ear so n Funeral Home of Blackshear was in charge. John Dowling Family Reunion August 13 The family of John R. Dowling will hold a reunion at Laura Walker Park Sun day, Aug. 13. All relatives and friends are invited. A basket dinner will be served. Mrs. Eustace Griffin. CARD OF THANKS We would like to thank our many relatives and friends for the many kindnesses shown us during our recent time of sorrow, the death of our loved one, Mrs. Geneva A. Stahl. We are especially grateful for the messages of sympathy, floral tributes, covered dishes and, other acts of kindness shoWn us during this time. May God’s richest blessings ab’de with each of you. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Raulerson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Billups Looking for an inexpensive way to brighten your home? Miss Ava D. Rodgers, Exten sion Service home economist, points out that a bucket of paint will go a long way with little cost. Winton Adams Funeral Service Held Thursday C. Winton Adams, attorney, died Tuesday afternoon in the Wayne Memorial Hospital in Jesup following a fatal heart attack. A native and lifelong resi dent of Brantley County, he was reared in the Hortense community, educated in the Brantley County public schools, and attended Douglas A & M College. He was a former member of the General Assembly of Georgia and a former assistant attorney gen eral of Georgia. At the time of his death, he was serving as county attorney for Brantley County. He was a former member of the De mocratic Executive Committee from Brantley County and is also listed in Southeastern Who’s Who and is a member of the State Bar of Georgia. Surviving are a son, Stephen Adams of Adel; his parents. A. R. Adams and Nora Middle ton Adams of Hortense; four sisters, Mrs. Claire Adams O’Quinn of Atlanta, Mrs. Guy W. Brown of Brunswick, Miss Maxine Adams of Hortense and Mrs. Randall M. Walker of Jesup; three brothers, Col. L. Dow Adams (U. S. Army. Ret.) of Reston, Va., Ronald F. Adams, a state senator from Brunswick and Grayson R. Adams of Washington, D. C.; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services were held Thursday Aug: 10, at 10 A. M. in the Hortense Ceme tery. Miles-Odum Funeral Home of Waycross was in charge. Personals Berry Stokes and Mr. and Mrs. Connie Harrison of Brunswick visited Mrs. Alice Highsmith on Sunday. • • • Melvin Griffin and Robert Page of Brantley County will graduate at University of Georgia Friday, Aug. 18. Griffin will receive Bachelor of Business Administration degree and Page will receive Bachelor of Science in Agri culture degree. • • • Army Private First Class Don L. Smith, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Q. Smith, Route 1, Waynesville, was as signed to the Ist Infantry Di vision in Vietnam, July 22. He is a 1961 graduate of Nahunta High School. Army Private Clarence A. Douberly, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Douberly, Route 1, Hortense, fired expert with the M-14 rifle near the com pletion of basic combat train ing at Ft. Benning, Ga. The expert rating is the highest mark a soldier can achieve on his weapons qualification test. • • • Army Private William P. Lane, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Lane, Route 1, Hor tense, fired expert with the M-14 rifle near the completion 1 of basic combat training at Ft. Benning, Ga. The expert rat ing is the highest mark a sold ier can achieve on his wea pons qualification test. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sin cere thanks and appreciation to everyone who was so con siderate of us during the ill ness and death of our beloved aunt, Mrs. Julia Harris. We deeply appreciate those who visited us at the hospital dur ing her surgery, those who sent covered dishes, and every word of kindness and sym pathy. May God’s richest blessings be yours. Mrs. Woodrow Hendrix, For the Neices and Nephews of Mrs. Julian Harris New Hope Cemetery Cleaning Next Thursday Cemetery working will be held at New Hope Cemetery on Thursday August 17, it is announced by Mr. Archie Johns. Everyone who is interested in the cemetery is asked to come early in the morning of that date and bring tools to help cleaning. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA County Superintendent Announces Teachers for 1967-68 Brantley County Schools will open for registration Au gust 30. This will be the first day of school. < ' 1 We will observe Labor Day as a holiday and the second day of school will be Septem ber 5. Classes will begin at this time. Pre-Planning begins August 28. The Elementary Schools are. being painted throughout ( >and other things being done to make the facilities better. Ev ery child in the county will have newer or better physical plant facilities. Teachers are as follows: Hoboken Elementary School: James S. Thornton, Principal, Mrs. Bessie T. Carter, Mrs. Eva Kate Ellis, Mrs. Mary Phillips, Mrs. Carolyn R. Kel ly, Mrs. Bertha M. Jones, Mrs. Jennie B. Larkins, Miss Letha Faye Parnell, Mrs. Edna T. Strickland, Mrs. Lois C. Ja cobs, Mrs. Mabel B. Morning, Mrs. Clara L. Minchew and Mrs. Morine G. Easton, Li brarian. Nahunta Grammar School: William R. (Bob) Strickland, Principal, Mrs. Carribel A. Akin, Mrs. Rachel R. Burden, Mrs. Jonnie I. Campbell, Mrs. Carolyn Lewis, Mrs. Eula J. Ellis, Mrs. Clara W. High smith, Mrs. Katie H. Griffin, Mrs. Bertha S. Jacobs, Mrs. Edna H. Man or, Mrs. Mary D. Mason, Mr. Wayman L. Montague, Mrs. Zilphia W. Montague, Mrs. Bettye S. Rowell, Mrs. Mary 155 Million Lbs. of Leaf Brought Producers $lO9 Million Last Year Auction sales of the 1967 flue-cured tobacco crop will start on Wednesday, July 26 with the opening of the twen ty-three Georgia and five Florida markets. The Federal- State Market News Service reports a record high general average price for an opening day on Georgia-Florida mar kets was paid last year when 10,520,363 gross pounds brought $67.84 per hundred. Total 1966 crop sales in this belt returned producers $lO9 million for 155 million pounds. This averaged $70.01 per hundred — the highest level in history. Nearly one-fourth of the sales consisted of tobac co grown out of the belt. In all flue-cured types last sea son growers sold 1,106 mil lion pounds for a $66.90 aver age. Production this year in Type 14 is estimated as 173,648,000 pounds as of con ditions on July 1. This would top last season’s harvest by 55 million pounds and would be the largest crop in the belt since 1962. Total flue-cured production is expected to reach 1,217,136,000 pounds — 109 million pounds, or 10 per cent more than the 1966 out put. Farmers could sell with out penalty 110 per cent of their poundage quota of 1,126 million pounds plus 90 mil lion pounds which were net undermarketings in 1966. Flue-cured stocks on July 1 are estimated as 2,267 million pounds — down 172 million pounds from a year earlier. These stocks include 547 mil lion pounds held under Gov ernment loan, or a substantial reduction 1 from the 753 million pounds of a year ago. Pro duction this year plus July 1 inventories would give an estimated 1967-68 supply of 3,484 million pounds. This would be 63 million pounds below the 1966-67 level. Domestic disappearance in dicated a decline during the July 1966-June 1967 period but this was more than 1 offset by the largest exports on re cord. Loan rates by grades for the 1967 crop have been set to reflect an average support price level of 59.9 cents a pound if the composition of the crop is equal to the aver age of the crops for the recent 10 years. This is 1.1 cents a pound above the 1966 crop level. Individual grade rates have been raised chiefly 1 cent a pound. Some grades, SUBSCRIPTION PRICE AND TAX Inside county $2.58 Outside county, in state $4.12 Outside state $4.00 School Term Lou Smith, Mrs. Mary L. Burch, Mr. Eugene Drury, Mrs. Coyla Drury, Miss Daisy Neal, Miss Teretha Hicks, Mrs. Rosa Hall, Mrs. Mary Ruth Chancey, Mrs. Ann Raulerson, and Mrs. Mary Lou Gibson, Librarian. Brantley County High School: Andrew L. Sutton, Principal, Mrs. Dorothy Ham, Mrs. Ruby T. King, Mr. Jim my J. Dubberly, Mrs. Eleanor W. Edgy, Mr. Lester J. Edgy, Mrs. Dorothy M. Ferguson, Mrs. Marie B. Sutton, Mrs. Agnes J. Johns, Miss Shirley Conner, Mr. Claude G. Sears, Mr. Cecil F. Thomas, Jr.. Mr. Gordon D. Wright, Miss Hallie Blair, Mr. Herbert Colvin, Mrs. Macie J. Colvin, Mr. Ernest A. Drury, Mr. James Allen Ferguson, Mrs. Elwan da McCall, Mrs. Carolyn Thomas, Mr. Eugene Wiley, Mr. Huey Ham, Miss Vivian Sheffield, Mr. Sidney D. Mc- Donald, Mr. Frank Smith, Mrs. Winell D. Easterling, Librar ian and Miss Virleen Strick land, Guidance Counselor. LEAF SERVICE Georgia pecan producers now have a new tool in de termining fertilizer needs for pecan trees. For the third year a leaf analysis service will be available to Georgia pecan growers. This analysis service is available at the Coastal Plain Experiment Sta tion at Tifton. mostly lower qualities, are in creased by 2 cents and a few nondescript grades are 3 to 4 cents higher. Rates for untied tobacco, which is the only way flue-cured tobacco is sold in Georgia and Florida, will be 3 cents per pound below tied tobacco. The Stabilization Corpora tion received .2 per cent of gross sales in l the Georgia- Florida belt in 1966. Growers in all flue-cured areas deliver ed 74.6 million pounds, or 6.2 per cent of gross sales, to the Corporation last season. The acreage-poundage con trol program through 1970 re ceived overwhelming approval by flue-cured growers in a referendum on July 18. Pre liminary return showed a vote of 154,564 to 5,616, with the 96.5 per cent favorable major ity far in excess of the neces sary two-thirds. As a result, the next three crops will be eligible for price support. Marketing regulations this season as adopted by the new industrywide Fluecured To bacco Marketing Committee specify that markets will be allowed to sell 5 hours per day, 5 days per week for the first 10 selling days. The sell ing schedule after that time will be decided later by the Committee. The rate of sales will be 400 baskets per hour with a maximum weight of 200 pounds per basket. Federal Grading and Market News Services will be pro vided for the Georgia and Florida markets by the USDA’s Consumer and Mar keting Service through its seasonal office at Room 209, 108% W. Central Ave., Val dosta, Georgia. The Georgia and Florida graders, stationed on all markets in the belt, will grade each basket of tobacco prior to sale. Market price re ports, furnished by the Mar ket News Service, will be available in all warehouses having sales. These reports are to assist support prices. Market News also will issue daily and weekly releases covering price trends, volume of sales, quality of offerings, Government loan receipts, etc. These reports are furnished to the wire services, radio and television stations, the tobacco trade, and others. The reports may be obtained by writing to Tobacco Market News, P. O. Box 1038, Valdosta, Ga. 31601 or by telephoning 912 244-6775.