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Newspaper Page TextNOTIFY THIS NEWSPAPER WHEN YOUR ADDRESS CHANGES. VOLUME 45 - NUMBER 50 Proceedings of Brantley County Commissioners The Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue of Brantley County, Georgia met in regular session Tuesday, December 5, at 8:30 A. M. with four members present for the meeting. The Board of Com missioners of Pierce County met with them and other businessmen of that County the purpose of the joint meet ing was the discussion of a proposed road to be built from Yeomans Chapel Church in! Pierce County to Route 84 in Brantley County. Mr. Bowen of the Pierce County Group called the Gov ernor Office in Atlanta and made an 1 appointment for the group to go to Atlanta to see if they could get the project approved and both groups a greed to have representation at the meeting. Mr. Charles Dowling, James Dowling and their mother met the Board and discussed the possibility of getting some re lief on back taxes charged the Dowling land which had never been turned in, in this county and they had owned it since the County was created and the deeds had never been re corded in this county until it was found by the Appraisal group. They were charged back seven years which is State Law. The Board declined to take any action in the mat ter and advised the Dowlings they felt they should pay all taxes, legally assessed against them. Mr. J. B. Middleton and Mr. Raymond D- Smith of the Lu laton-Atkinson District met the Board and presented them with a petition signed by citi zens of the two Districts re questing the Board to appoint a Commissioner from Lulaton- Atkinson District to represent them on the Board or discon tinue doing business until they could be represented. So the Board in response by Resolu tion. which is on file in the Clerk of the Boards Office, appointed Mr. James H. Ham as a member of the Board to serve the unexpired term of the late Mr. S. B. Highsmith. The Board agreed to raise the pay of the Road Dept. SI.OO per day to meet the cost of living, this way done by agreement and not by resolu tion after finishing the above business they paid the follow ing bills. GENERAL: Archie A. Johns 89 RO Salary, John M. Wilson 89.19 Salary, R. B. Brooker 76.00 Salary, Owen Griffin 68.45 Salary, W. E. Eldridge 47.80 Salary, Major Riggins 47.80 Salary, Lloyd E. Grimes 65.00 Salary, D- W. Lee 95.60 Janitor. SHERIFF DEPT.: Robert W. Johns 370.68 Salary, J. Walter Crews 548.87 Salary, J. W. Crews 103.50 Prisoners Board, Sherman D. Tomlinson 9.50 Drue's for Sheriff Dept. SUPERIOR COURT: W. J. Summerall 46.00 Salary, Dew ev Haves 113.34 Salary. EXTENSION SER VICE: George A. Loyd 200.00 Salary and travel, Virginia N. Rauler son 139 82 Salary and travel. GEORGIA STATE FOREST RY COMMISSION: Georgia State Forestry Commission 810.93 Budget. DEPT. OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICE: Dept, of Familv and Children Ser vice 982.31 Budget, Pierce County Hospital 112.05 for Mary Beth Crews, Waycross Memorial Hospital 124.50 for Elton Dowlin'g, Waycross Memorial Hospital 150.00 for Rose S. Crews, Sherman D. Tomlinson 107.65 Drugs. BRANTLEY COUNTY HEALTH DEPT.: Brantley County Health Dept. 226.79 Budget. ROAD DEPT.: Weita Herrin 234.96 Salary, Banner J- Wainright 391.24 Salary, Cecil Harris 333.84 Salary, Archie J. Daniels 229.44 Salary, Ward Turner 205.00 Salary. E. R. Johns 223.19 Salary, Robert S. Harris 236 96 Salary, Lankford Blocker 228.76 Salary, Kermit Crews 212.71 Salary, Mitchell F Hulett 215.16 Salary, Julius O. Smith 222.76 Salarv. Jasper Moore 223 41 Salary, Talmadge Gunter 229.56 Salary, Richard Harris 240 70 Salary. INVOICES: U- S. Post Office 100.00 Postage stamps General, Brantlev Telephone Co. Inc. 177 77 Phones and calls, Stan dard Oil Co. 168.14 Fuel for Road Dept., Standard Oil Co. BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. 7.79 Shertff Dept. Credit Card, R. B. Brooker 50 00 Office rent for Home makers Aids, R. B. Brooker 1167.99 Supplies, Cur tis Industries Inc. 61 02 Clean ing fluid, Motor Parts Co. 194.00 Parts, Nina Harden' 38.38 Lumber for Road Dept. Sargent-Sowell Inc. 121.00 Sheriff Dept. Mrs. J. A. Camp bell Est. 8.65 C. O. D. Bus charges, Brantley Gas and Appliance Co. Inc. 136.04 Fuel, Reid Inc. 311.85 Parts, The Brantley Enterprise 166.05 Adv. and supplies, Ike Hursey 24.05 Sheriff Dept., R. E. A. Co-op 6.45 Caution light, Cle land Plumbing & Electric 4.00 Repair on l Jail, Carlton Co. 492.57 Parts. Dußose and Co. 206.26 supplies for Tax Com missioner, Florida Eauipment Co. 96.82 Parts, D. F. Herrin 35.00 Deeds and Court Cost. Harrison Uniforms Co. 17.95 Hat for Sheriff Dept. Profes sional Insurance Corp. 137.05 Employees Premium, Georgia Hospital Service Association Inc. 189.50 Employees Pre mium, Association of County Commissioners of Georgia 156.25 1968 Membership Dues, Charlton County 46.00 Sup plies for Clerk of Court. Vau ghn Radiator Shop 20.00 Road Dept. The Blackshear Mfg. Co. 394.49 Fence post, Road dept, B & W Construction Co. 96.00 Six hours D-C Tractor Work, Bonell Lane 25.00 damaging car on Road, Wilson & Son Oil Co. 1024.90 Gas, Oil & Fuel. Marshall & Bruce Co. 15.78 Supplies for Clerk of Court, Cecil Harrts 50.00 Expense ac count, Smiths Garage 58.50 Parts, DePratter Service Sta tion 1 93.40 Parts and service. Georgia Power Co. 74.32 light bills. Smiths Auto Parts Co. 148.52 Sheriff Dept., Smiths Auto Parts Co. 191.82 Parts for Road Dept., Hilton Morgan 306.00 153 hours as secretary to Tax Assessors, E. L. Sears 120.00 Tax Assessors Service. There being no further busi ness the meeting adjourned. John M. Wilson, Sec. to Board of Commissioners. Purdom-Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Moultrie Pur dom announce the marriage of their daughter, Cheryl Ma rie, to Alton’ L. Morgan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Morgan of Nahunta, Georgia. Friday afternoon December 8, at the home of the bride’s parents. The couple exchanged vows before an archway which was entwined with ivy, magnolia leaves and evergreen holly in a double-ring ceremony per formed by Rev. E. J. Dixon in the presence of many rela tives and friends. The bride was lovely in a street-length gown of bridal satin' with a scalloped neck and bell scalloped sleeves. Her shoulder-length veil was ac cented by a head band of bri dal satin. She carried a bouquet of white carnations nestled in a bow of white satin ribbon with long streamers accented by butterflies of tulle. Hilda Manning, the tnaid-of honor, wore a mint green sheath with matching acces sories. She wore a corsage of white carnations. The mother of the bride wore a turquoise A line sheath, and the mother of the groom was dressed in a burgandy sheath. Both wore matching acces sories. The bride wore a navy blue ensemble for her “going-away” outfit. Th" eouple are at home to their friends on Route 2, Nahunta in the Raybon Com munity. Glee Club to Present Concert The Brantley County High School Glee Club willl present its first annual Christmas Concert on Tuesday, December 19, at 8:00 P.- M. in the school cafetorium. The theme for the program is “Sing We Now of Christmas”. Fa vorite Christmas songs old and new will be featured. The Glee Club of 52 members is directed by Mrs. Carolyn Tho mas. There is no charge for ad mission, and the public is cordial ly invited to attend. Raulerson Takes Office As Nahunta Mayor T. E. Raulerson was sworn in as mayor of Nahunta at a meeting Wednesday night, Dec. 6 along with the four aidermen elected in October. The aidermen taking office for two years were Robert Griner, Harry DePratter, Kenneth (Bozo) Willis and Bobby Wilson. Griner, Willis and Wilson succeed Don Ma thie, Bobby Chancey and Andrew Johns. The city officials installed Wed nesday night will serve two years. Mr. Raulerson previously served two years as mayor and is also former sheriff oi Brantley County. LEGAL ADVERTISING Notice of Election FOR Sheriff Brantley County, Georgia to Fill Unexpired Term of Sheriff STATE OF GEORGIA BRANTLEY COUNTY Whereas a vacancy has occured in the office of the Sheriff of Brantley County caused by the death of J. Walter Crews, Sheriff. Whereas the law provides that the Ordinary shall call an Elec tion for the purpose of filling said vacancy for the unexpired term. (Code sec. 24-2803 & 24-704) NOW THEREFORE by virtue of the authority vested in me by law I hereby call an election to be held in and for Brantley County, Ga., for the unexpired term of J. Walter Crews, Sheriff. Said elec tion shall be held on the 9th day of Jan. 1968, at all the regular voting precincts in Brantley County, Ga. from 7 A. M. to 7 P. M. under the Law Governing such Elections. IT IS ORDERED that all per sons desiring to enter as candidat es in said Elestion do so by filing n^'ce of their candidacy with the Ordinary of Brantley County, Georgia on or before 21st day of Dec. 1967, at 12 o'clock noon. it is FURTHER ORDERED thai this noice be published in the Brantley Enterprise on Dec. 14 1967, and be posted at the Brant ley Courthouse and three other public places in said County. Said Election is called in pur suance and in compliance with the Laws of this State of Georgia re lating to the filling of a vacancy in said office. Witness my hand and official seal, the 11th day of Dec., 1967. Perry U. Rozier, Ordinary Brantley County, Georgia 12-14 A RESOLUTION OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSION ERS BRANTLEY COUNTY WHEREAS, Georgia Election Code, Act No. 26 Extra Session, approved June 24th, 1964 General Assembly as Amended through Regular Session, 1966, and WHEREAS Code Section 34-1004 authorized the governing officials to prescribe a reasonable quali fication fee for certain candidates m Special Elections and WHEREAS, this act required that said fee shall be set, at least 20 days prior to the said special Election; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLV ED that the fees referred to in this Act Title 34; Chapter 34-1004, Act No. 26 for Sheriff shall be 250.- 00. It was agreed that any money left above expenses of holding the election would be paid back to the candidates, pro rata. This the 11th day of Dec., 1967. BRANTLEY COUNTY COMMIS SIONERS OF ROADS AND REV ENUES. R. B. Brooker, Chairman & Member Major Riggins, Member Owen Griffin, Member W. E. Eldridge. Member James H. Ham, Member ATTEST: Owen Griffin Clerk, County Board of Commissioners 12-14 Nahunta High School Basketball Schedule HOME GAMES Fri., Dec. 15 Waycross Tues., Jan. 16 . Camden County Fri., Jan. 19 Patterson Tues., Jan. 23 Blackshear Sat., Jan. 27 Bacon County Fri., Feb. 2 . Ludowici Fri., Feb. 9 Ware County AWAY GAMES Fri., Jan. 5 Darien Fri., Jan. 12 .... Bacon County Fri., Jan. 26 Ware County Tues., Feb. 6 .... Camden County Tues., Feb. 13 Charlton County The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Dec. 14, 1967 J. WALTER CREWS Was Brantley Sheriff for 19 Years Walter Crews Funeral Service Held Sunday Brantley County suffered a great loss early Friday morning, December 8, and a law enforcement career span ning a period of nearly twenty years came to an end when Sheriff J. Walter Crews, 68, succumbed at Baptist Memo rial Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida from complications re sulting from major surgery performed earlier in the week. His death brings personal sor row to a large family circle and a host of friends and ac quaintances throughout the county and other sections of the state. Widely known as a peace of ficer, Sheriff Crews was a per son of quiet and unassuming manner and was possessed of a kind gentle nature in the performance of his duties. He believed in humane treatment of those persons in l his care who ran afoul of the law and during their confinement he personally saw to it that they received decent treatment. In many instances, youngsters were directed in the right channel by his wise advise and counsel and his fondness for children and young people was evident by the people througr out the state who knew him as a true friend. He was a firm believer in his county and did much to pro mote its progress and to fur ther its advancement. He took an active interest and partici pated in the religious, civic and cultural activities of his community and served the people of Brantley County to the best of his ability until his untimely death. Sheriff Crews was born near Hoboken on October 16, 1899. and was the son of the late Caney C. and Laura Dußose Crews. He received his edu cation in the public schools and for a number of years was en gaged in the drug business in Hoboken. Later he was asso ciated with an oil distributing concern and during World War 11, he was a guard at the ship yards in Brunswick. He was first elected Sheriff of Brantley County in 1944 and served for two terms. Declin ing a third term, he devoted most of his time to his farm ing interest and served also as a City Councilman in Na hunta. He again entered the politi cal arena in 1956 and was e lected SheriH anc served con tinously since that time. His present term would have ex pired on December 31, 1968. He was a member of the Na hunta Baptist Church and at the time of his death was on its Board of Deacons. He was also a member of the Brant ley County Lions Club, the Farm Bureau, Georgia Peace Officers Assn.. Georgia Sher iffs Assn, and the National Sheriffs Assn. Fraternally he was a mem ber of Nahunta Lodge No. 391. F. & A. M., Savannah Alee 'Temple of the Shrine and was Past Patron of Satilla Chanter No. 365, Order of the Eastern Star. * Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Verona Howard Crews of Nahunta; two daughters, Mrs. M. A. Parse of Statesville, N.- C. and Mrs. L. O. Stallings, Jr. of Nahunta; one son, James C. Crews of Nahunta; four sis ters, Mrs. Beulah Hickox of Nahunta, Mrs. Mattie Lloyd of Waycross, Mrs. Maggie Strick land of Swainsboro and Mrs. B. M. Hinson of Columbia, S.- C.; one brother Gordon Crews of Dudley. Six grandchildren, one great grandchild, several nieces, ne phews and other relation also survive. Funeral services were held at 2:30 P. M. Sunday, Decem ber 10, from the Nahunta Bap tist Church with the Rev. Ce cil F. Thomas, assisted by the Rev. Lester J. Edgy, the Rev. Carl E. Milton' and the Rev. Leland Moore, conducting the rites in the presence of a host of sorrowing relatives and friends. The body lay in state in the church for one hour prior to services. Masonic rites were conduc ted from the graveside by the Nahunta Lodge and interment followed in the family plot at Greenlawn Cemetery near Waycross. Masons served as active pallbearers. The Honorary Escorts com posed of .members of the Geor gia Peace Officers Assn., Geor gia State Patrolmen and Brant ley County officials. The many beautiful floral tributes attested to the esteem felt for the deceased. The family has the sympa thy of their many friends in their bereavement. The Chambless Funeral Home of Nahunta was in char ge of arrangements. CRANBERRIES These plump red berries can bring color and excitement to your winter time meals. Why not try some new ways of pre paring cranberries? They are delightful served, not only in' the traditional sauce, but in salads, hot breads, relishes and desserts, according to Miss Nellie C. Boyd, Extension home economist - nutrition. Nahunta Methodists Plan Special Christmas Service Next Sunday The Nahunta Methodist Church will present a Christ mas program at 7:30 P. M. next Sunday, Dec. 17. It will be impressive and worshipful similar to the pro gram presented in this church one year ago. Main features of the pro gram will be worshipful read ings, singing of Christmas carols by children, a dialogue concerning birthdays by young people, Christmas gifts in the forms of money or checks for Christ only, dedicatory prayer, fellowship, colorful decora tions, and refreshments. The decorations will include a massive cake, six feet tall, a beautifully decorated Christ mas tree, a manger scene, beautiful flowers and candles. Every member of the church is invited and urged to attend and to narticipate in this pro gram. Friends of the church, New Paper Mill at Riceboro William M. Bates Brunswick — The new paper mill now under construction at Riceboro in' Liberty County will provide a new market for pulpwood from a 40 to 50 county area of Coastal Georgia and South Car olina, according to a mill of ficial. Hillard S. Dura, adminis tration manager of Interstate Paper Corp., said the entire wood supply for the new mill would be purchased from cost al area timberland owners through a dealer network. He said the wood supply would come from more than a thou sand individual woodland own ers in a given year. Dura, in a speech to the Brunswick Exchange Club, said that Interstate will pur chase all of its wood instead of relying in part on company owned woodlands. He noted that this is a departure from customary industry practice. He said the mill’s 22,000 cord per-year wood requirement would be purchased primarly from coastal areas of Georgia and South Carolina within 100 to 125 miles of the mill, with some additional wood coming from northeast Florida. “Negotiations with timber owners and pulpwood dealers in our supply area assure us that we can log the mill at full production 1 bv the time it begins operation,” Dura said. “We forsee no difficulty in the years ahead in buying enough wood to keep the mill operat ing at capacity.” He said the $25 million In terstate mill is approximately two-thirds completed and is now scheduled to begin pro duction next March. The fa cility will produce 400 tons a day of unbleached Kraft liner board — used in the manufac ture of corrugated boxes and cartons. Dura said Interstate is now recruiting personel for the operation of the mill and said hiring of hourly employees will come in January and Feb uary. He said it is “the firm policy and plan of Interstate from top management down to make the maximum possible use of qualified people from our area in the operation of the mill.” Some 300 persons will be employed in production, main tenance, administrative and management capacities to op erate the .mill. Dura said Interstate had worked with the Savannah Area Vocational Technical School in the development of a series of training courses re lated to the pulp and paper in dustry for local persons in terested in seeking employ ment in the industry. “Several of our applicants are currently enrolled in these courses, and we are encourag ing others to do so,” Dura said. “These people are attending the courses on their own time. I think this says a great deal a bout their initiative and their determination to improve themselves.” You can save shopping trips by buying a quantity of beef and storing it in the food freez er. Miss Nellie Thrash, Exten sion Service home economist food preservation, suggests that you package the beef in family-size packages. and general public, are all al so invited to be present. Church members are asked to bring, in forms of .money or personal checks, birthday gifts for Christ. No one else but Christ will receive gifts. Every one present will be invited to remain throughout the pro gram, and to share in the en joyment of the refreshments to be served. Sunday morning worship service at 11:00 A. M. will also pertain directly to Christmas. The theme of the pastor’s mes sage will be, “What Do You Want For Christmas?” The pastor and members of this church announce that oth er services planned for the 24th of December will be of such nature as to prepare all who attend for an appropriate observance of the approaching anniversary of the birth of the Savior. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Brantley Voters Will Elect Sheriff Jan. 9 New Voters to Register by Saturday Noon notice of REGISTRATION TO VOTE IN SPECIAL, ELECTION All persons interested in voting in the Special Election for Sheriff are to register with the Tax Commissioner by Saturday December 16, 12:00 Noon. (Code Sec. 34-462) This notice is only for those not already registered. J. C. Allen Cheif Registrar. Wiggins- Douberly Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Wig gins announce the engagement of their daughter, Barbara to Clarence Douberly, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Douberly of Browntown. Miss Wiggins is a graduate of Nahunta High School and is presently employed by the Brantley County Board of Education. Mr. Douberly is a graduate of Wayne County High School and is stationed at Fort Sill, Okla. Owen Morgan Family Plans Sunday Reunion The family of Owen and Co ra Morgan will hold a reunion at Laura Walker Park Sunday, Dec. 17. Among those expected to at tend are 10 children, Tom and J. A. Morgan of Lake Worth, Fla., Harold of Miami, Edgar and Andy of Waycross, Ma deline Watts of Oxnard, Calif., Josephine Herndon of Miami, Sybil Marrat of Jacksonville, and Mae Porter of Waycross. BETTER MIXING Lightness and moisture of homemade yeast breads are very dependent upon proper mixing. If you have been hav ing trouble with your yeast breads being dry or low vol ume, Mrs. Rita Waters, Uni versity of Georgia Extension home economist - nutrition, says better mixing could be the answer. Minutes of Board of Education December 8 The Brantley Co. Board of Education met in regular ses sion Friday, Dec. 8, 1967 with all members present: V. H. Allen, Chr., E. G. Fowler, C. D. Gibson, Edward Brand and Robert Hunter. The meeting was called to order and minutes of previous meetings approved. Item 1: David Page, Co. Sur veyor, met with the Board to discuss final drafting of a plat for the old white Grammar School property. At a previous meeting the Board voted to offer this property for sale and employed Mr. Page to draw necessary plat and veri fy deeds. Advertisement for bids will be ready in the near future. Also, the Board will advertise used school buses to be sold on bid. Electric and gas water heaters, gas heaters and electric stoves are for sale. If interested contact the su perintendent for these iems. Item 2: The Supt. recom mended that a gas heater ob tained by the Browntown Baptist Church from the school surplus be given to the church. All five members a greed for this to be done. Item 3: All churches in the County had been contacted previously concerning the pos sibility of their need for audi torium seats. The Board had such available and wanted to dispose of them in that way. A number of churches and SUBSCRIPTION PRICE AND TAX Inside county $3.05 Outside county, in state $4.12 Outside state $4.00 A special election to elect a suc cessor to the late sheriff J. Wal ter Crews has been calld by Or dinary Perry Rozier for Janu ary 9, according to a legal adver tisement in this issue of the En terprise. Candidates for the unexpired term of sheriff must qualify by noon Thursday, Dec. 21 The qual ifying fee was set at $250, with the proviso that any excess funds, after expenses of the e lection have been paid, be re funded to the candidates pro rata. The names of a number of pos sible candidates for the unexpired term have been mentioned. The person elected would serve until Jan. 1, 1969. Robert Johns was named as acting sheriff until the special election is held and a sheriff duly elected. Slash Pine 4-H Club Met Monday The Slash Pine 4-H Club met Monday, Dec. 11, at the Brantley County High School lunchroom. The president, Sheila Ben nett, called the meeting to or der. We said the pledges to the flags. The minutes were read by Jack Wilson, secretary. It was decided to take up money for our 4-H pictures in the school annual. We were given calendars for keeping records on our 4-H activities. Mrs. Raulerson gave us cookbooks and showed us slid es on how to make biscuits. Harriet Thornton, reporter NYC Club Met Tuesday, Dec. 12 The meeting of the Brantley County Chapter NYC Club was called to order Tuesday, Dec. 12, by president, Sue Wainright. After discussion of old ond new business the program was turned over to our guest speaker, Mr. M.- A. Blount who is the Assistant Co ordinator of the Slash Pine Pro gram for Brantley County. Mr. Blount gave a talk about high school Dropouts and the im portance of continuing our edu cation. He also showed an inter esting film entitled, “Dropout, The Road to Nowhere.” The film also dealt with the pro’s and con’s of a high school education and how it effects our future. Marlene Smith, reporter, Your Home Newspaper Reflects the History Os Your County— some individuals made request. The days set aside to obtain the seats is Jan’. 8,9, 1968. Item 4: The supt. reported that the system was fortunate to obtain the eaching services of Mrs. Pat Lee to replace Mrs. Ann Raulerson who is moving very soon to another state. Item 5: Mr. Fowler request ed that the Highway Dept, be contacted to ask for necessray traffic signs to slow traffic down in the area of the BCHS. Item 6: The supt. talked about the drop-out situation. All members were equally concerned. A plan was devised where by dropouts and poten tial drop-outs, if they and their parents are interested, may obatin credit from the area vocational school, thereby learning a trade and credit towards a diploma simultane ously. The board would fur nish a bus to transport these students to attend afternoon classes. Parents and students were to be contacted at an early date to ascertain their interest in such a plan. Item 7: Mr. Robert Hunter was asked to investigate a bus problem in the Hoboken area. After the meeting adjourned the supt. and four Board members visited the old Grammar School site to check on saleable materials. Mable R. Moody, Secretary.