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Newspaper Page TextNOTIFY THIS NEWSPAPER WHEN YOUR ADDRESS CHANGES. VOLUME 46 - NUMBER 1 Superior Court Starts On Monday January 15 Brantley County Superior Court will convene at Nahunta Monday, Jan. 15, with Judge Ben Hodges presiding and Dewey Hayes as solicitor. D. F. Herrin’ is Court Clerk. Judge Hodges has drawn the juries for the January term, as follows: GRAND jury Donald Shuman 1 , Edward Townsend, Ben T. Huling, Ros coe Murray, Charlie H. Har din, C. C. Dixon, Raleigh Sloan, Richard D. Rowell, J. C. Allen, Glenn Strickland, Wil liam Strickland. Hardie Ro well, William S. Rowell, Lester Wainright, Lester Moody, E well V. Herrin, Eugene Hickox. C. P. Riggins, Eustus Grif fin, Fleming Melton, Fleming Crews, Edward Sowell, Van W. Strickland, Sr., Edwin Herrin, Ellis Altman, Willie D. Easton, G. H. Fowler, A. M. Griffin, John D. Easton’, Harvey Altman, G. W. Herrin, A. L. Higginbotham. TRAVERSE JURY David S. Page, John S. Ches ser, J. D. Orser, Sam Life, W. V. Strickland, Pete Crosby, Mrs. W. A. Brooker, Jesse Williams, Richard Cobb, Ho ward Hursey, Ira F. Brown, Gilford Strickland, Mrs. Al vin Drury, Alvin Arnette, Mi chael S. Dowling, Floyd Ro well, Donald Stevens, W. B. Rowell. Frank Crews. Mrs. Pearl Waits, J. L. Wainright, Alvin Shuman, Troy Harper, Mrs. Avery Strickland, Robert Griner, Mrs. Troy Harper, Gordon Howard, Jr., Peter Bowens, Owen Prescott, Jr., Mrs. Dorothy Highsmith, C. J. Broome, Mrs. H. K. Persons, Eldon Crews, W. M. Bell, Max ine Adams, Mrs. L. P. Carter. Perry Johns, F. C. Foreman, Bill White. J. M. Walker. Owen Shuman 1 . Everette Highsmith, Dewey Hickox, Mrs. Hilton Morgan. Vernon Carter, Mrs. Joe Strickland, H. A- Strick land. Cager Crews. Silas Ed wards, George W. Cleland. W. F. Allen, Omie Wilson, Bobbie D. Lucus, W. E. Eldridge. Hoke Wilson, Taiford High smith, Neubem Raulerson 1 , Harrell Strickland, Owen Pres cott, Sr., Vomie Crews, Leon W. Wilson, Wendol Rozier, David Lee. Norris Strickland, Mrs. Woodrow Wainright, El vin Thomas, G. T. Brantley, Jr., J. Q. Hall, Frank Riggins, Milton Highsmith, Willie T. Norton, Mitchell Bell. Charles Moore, A- L. John son, J. J. Davison. Mrs. Harry Smith, Sam McAfee, Mrs. J. T. Royster, Harry DePratter, Mrs. Herbert Colvin, Raleigh Griffin, I. J. Davis. Marvin Kelly, Billy Riggins, Mrs. Clifton Strickland, Mrs. Wil lie L. White, L. J. Woods, L. C. Batten. Mrs. Jeanette Allen, H. C. Taylor. Ellis Highsmith, Monsie Wil son, L. L. Gunter, J. C. Dry den, C. K. Roundtree, Felton Lynn, Vernon Johns, Alvin Drury, A. J. Stokes, Whitmer Crews. W. L. Carter, Billy Lane, Mrs. O. S. Moody, Riley Walker, Floyd Johns, Mrs. George Steedley. Ralph Sheppard. Harry Knox, Wilson Wainright, M. M. Manor, N. L. Griffin, L. P. Carter. Emory Middleton, Mrs. J. E. Harris. J. T. Royster, Robert Medlock. Hoover Light sey. Edward Chancey, Jimmy Dukes, Daniel L. Ramge, Mark Johns, C. O. Powell, Mrs. Melva A. Brown. New Postal Be Effective Increase rates for all classes of mail except parcel post and international mail will go into effect January 7, Postmaster Mrs. Louise Drury reminded postal customers today. Under the new rate struc ture letters will cost 6 cents and airmail letters will cost 10 cents. Mrs. Drury pointed out that the new rate for post cards will be five cents and for all mail post cards eight cents. She said the added cent in the letter rate is a 20 per cent increase compared to a 24 per BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Personals Mrs. H. B. Green returned home last Thursday from Long Beach, Calif, where she spent two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Roger Freese and family. While there she visited many points of interest in California. Commander Thomas Vainos ky, Mrs. Vainosky and chil dren, Wain and Diane of Pen sacola, Fla., spent the week end with their .mother, Mrs. H. B. Green. Mrs. T. H. Purdom is a pa tient in Memorial Hospital in Waycross. Mrs. Elizabeth Brooker is a patient in the Blackshear Hos pital. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Pierce of Warner Robins, Ga. and daughter Dena, visited Mr. Pierce’s parents Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Pierce of Atkinson during the Christmas holidays. The Parent-Teachers Asso ciation of the Nahunta Ele mentary School will meet at the schoolhouse Monday night, Jan. 8, at 7:30, it is announced by Mrs. Gerald Johns, PTA president. Robert Page visited his .mother Mrs Maggie Page of Hoboken during the Christ mas holidays. He is in the ar my taking basic training at Fort Benning, Ga. He was named Soldier of the Week the first week of his training because of his aptitude in learning the basic training. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Prescott and family of Cull man, Ala., visited Mrs. Pres cott’s father, John E- Lee, and other relatives during the Christmas holidays. Their children are Karen, Jimmy and Lois. Heart Fund Committee Met Tuesday The Brantley County Heart Fund Committee met Tuesday, Jan. 2. Mrs. Henrietta Mason of At lanta was present to discuss the heart fund campaign for 1968. Mr. Virgil Allen is county chairman. Others present were Rev. Al Ferguson, Gene Wiley, Mrs. Leila Turner, Mrs. Robert Johns, Mrs. J. E. Harris, Miss Debra Harris, Billy Rowell, and Mrs. Neil Hendrix. The heart fund drive for funds will be held in’ Feb ruary, it is announced by Mrs. Neil Hendrix, publicity chair man. YOUTH PACKAGE A package of education, in spiration and fun — that’s 4-H. Georgia 4-H Clubs are offer ing it all. The state has the highest 4-H enrollment of any state in the nation. According to Dr. T. L. Walton, state 4-H leader with the Cooperative Extension Service at the Uni versity of Georgia, almost 151,- 000 Georgia young people are getting the benefit of this youth program. The total area of Georgia is 37,680,640 acres of which 25,- 772,200 acres are in forests, ac cording to foresters with the University of Georgia Cooper ative Extension Service. Rates Will January 7 cent boost in the rates for mailing newspapers and mag azines and a 34 per cent hike for advertising circulars, “oc cupant” mail, and other ma terial in the third-class cate gory. The new rate of six cents per ounce for first-class mail applies up to 13 ounces and the new rate of 10 cents per Ounce for air mail applies up to 7 ounces. Under the new rate structure all first-class mail over 13 ounces and all air mail over 7 ounces will be merged into a single cate gory. Harley Lewis Funeral Service Held Sunday Mr. Harley Lewis, 65, of Route 2, Nahunta passed away at his residence in the Raybon community early Friday morn ing, December 29, following a sudden illness and his death brings personal sorrow to a large circle of relatives and friends throughout this section. Although in declining health for quite some time, Mr. Lew is retained his sense of humor and never let the condition of his health interfere with the joy he derived in bringing cheerfulness into the lives of those around him. He was a person of affable manner and genial disposition and will be sorely missed in l his communi ty. A lifelong resident of this area, he was the son of the late James Jonathan and Elizabeth Woods Lewis. He received his education in the public schools of this county and was a 1 mem ber of the Nahunta Baptist Church. Prior to his retirement, he was engaged in farming and turpentine operations. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Eliza Herrin Lewis of Na hunta; two daughters, Mrs. El ma Willis and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, both of Nahunta; one son, Herman Lewis of Nahun ta; two sisters, Mrs. Vera Car ter of Waycross and Mrs. Gladys Herrin of Nahunta; one half-sister. Mrs. Mollie Knox of Brunswick. Fifteen grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, several nieces, nephews and other rel atives also survive. Funeral services were held at three o’clock Sunday after noon, December 31, from the Raybon Advent Christian Church with the Rev. Cecil F. Thomas, pastor of the Nahunta Baptist Church, officiating. The body lay in state in the Church for one hour prior to services. Interment followed in the family plot in the Rob Lewis Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were the Messrs Grady Lewis, W ay ne Lewis, Evan Lewis, Jr., Lin ton Herrin, Dennis Lewis and Frank Jacobs, all nephews. The beautiful floral tributes attested to the esteem felt for the deceased. The family has the sympathy of their many friends in their bereavement. The Chambless Funeral Home was in charge of ar rangements. Tobacco Discount Program Will Be Continued Mr. Dykes, Chairman of the Brantley ASC County Commit tee, said that the Department of Agriculture has announced that the flue-cured tobacco discount variety program will be continued for the 1968 crop. Under this program, price supports for discount varieties are one-half the support rates of comparable grades of ac ceptable varieties. The dis count varieties include Coker, 139, Coker 140, Coker 316, Reams 64. Dixie Bright 244, 187-Golden Wilt (also desig nated as No-Name, XYZ, Mor tage Lifter, Super XYZ), and any breeding line having the quality and chemical charac teristics of the discount varie ties. Mr. Dykes urged tobacco growers to obtain’ seed or plants from reliable sources. By doing this, they will be protected against the planting of mixed or inferior seed. A thorough check of tobacco be ing grown in 1968 will be made by tobacco variety i dentification specialists to in sure that the provisions of the discount variety program are carried out. Any tobacco having growth characteristics and chemical properties similar to a discount variety will be supported at one-half the support rate for acceptable varieties. Therefore, it is most important that farm ers be sure of the variety of tobacco they plant. The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Jan. 4, 1968 PROVINCE CHIEF FOR VILLAGE War Correspondent Writes of Lt. Janies Schrock in Vietnam 'Adopts' Orphan; Hit by Rock as Viet Namese Riot (Editor’s Note: Helen Mus grove is one of the few women war correspondents in Viet Nam. A portion of one of her recent articles concerned Lt. James Schrock, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Schrock of Black shear.) BY HELEN MUSGROVE Chu Lai, Vietnam — At the American camp at Song Tra Bong, I met a young first lieu tenant, James Schrock of Blackshear, Ga. He is a very young officer and a very dedicated person. He is the Village Province Chief on the American staff for the resettle ment area. He has rather “adopted” a young boy, Tron Vau Nheua, who is thought to be 13 years old. Lt. Schrock found him two weeks ago. His mother and father had been ambush ed by the Viet Cong near his village one night. His mother was 45 and his father 50. Both were killed and their bodies left beside their decapitated heads. “Henry,” as the Americans have named him, speaks fairly good English. He is now being employed by them as their official interpreter. I met young Henry and he is seemingly a very intelligent kid. He is also a personality kid. He has no brothers or sisters. He now hates the Viet Cong and the National Vietna mese with a passion. He knows his father and mother cannot go to be with Buddha. This has worried Henry very much. Lt. Schrock and his men have been telling Henry of our own Christian beliefs. Vau, or Henry, thinks maybe his father and mother will go t 0 be with the Americans’ God, since it has been explain ed to him that the Americans’ God can be for all people. Henry asked one of our young negro soldiers if he be lieved that the Americans’ God loved him, since he was black. The colored sergeant gently patted the boy on the head and said, “You bet he does, Henry. God ain’t n 0 believer in segregation. He says in his good book that all men are brothers and sisters under the skin.” The boy accepted the negro’s belief. Os course, the fact that Henry or Vau has a need to believe, as we do, because of his folks, has also helped in spire him towards believing in our God. We proceeded to drive down into Song Tra Bong Village. Here, there are from 4,500 to 5,000 resettled Vietnamese. Their hootches are straw covered shacks with cement floors. They sweep the floors every day with an 1 oriental broom of brush. All cooking is done in an oriental pot out side each shack. Their diet consists of rice, fish and some greens. AID is giving them medicine, vitamins and rice. Young “Henry,” the adopt ed Vietnamese “son” of the Gl’s, jumped out of the jeep and led us down to the village. It is here that Henry lives by himself in the tiny school. The village gives him rice. He catches his own fish. He thinks he is living “Numbuh One” because he does not have to share the school at night with anyone else. Lt. Schrock has hired two Vietnamese women' as teach ers of first aid, nursing and the rules of sanitation and cleanliness. The villagers are also taught English. There are two GI carpenters showing them how to build more ade quate living facilities. An AID man and a Gl are teaching some of the people masonry. They are learning to make bricks for building better buildings. Lt. Schrock told me he really needed more Civil Officers but would hang on as best he could until he was able to get more men. As we started walking through the village compound the kids, adults and old wom en and men came out. The compound was primarily popu lated by women and old peo ple. The younger men were out at war with the ARVNS. It appeared that if the younger women were not pregnant they had just been delivered. The kids and babies were all over the place. I’d say the Vietnamese soldier husband gets home quite often; per haps too often from the looks of the younger population. We were suddenly engulfed with the population. It was then that a mob scene started. One little girl, about 7 years old, started the riot. She was from a newly admitted family. It was obvious that an interogation of her family would take place upon my departure from camp. It was also quite plain to see why this was mandatory. Ob viously she was from either a VC family or a VC sympa thizing family. It was also most obvious from her choice of her colorful four lettered english word that the Gl’s had been in the camp for awhile. Her profanity was descrip tively attached to “numbuh ten American”. The kids started pinching me on the back side and on my arms. Then they openly started hitting both the lieutenant and me. The sergeant stood by shooting pictures for me. He was show ing grave concern and alarm. He was not interested in latrines, sanitation or pacifi cation. He was interested only in r getting us out of the camp alive. Lt. Schrock could not under stand what had incited the riot. Suddenly a rock went flying through the air. The lieutenant was struck on the head. His steel helmet saved him from perhaps serious in jury. I was then the recipient of a hand full of dirt, stones and the riot chant: Numbuh ten American”. I was carrying an old beaten up Vietnamese cloth camoflage hat on my arm. I use it as a sun hat when I don’t need the protection of my steel helmet. The kids sudden ly pulled and jerked the string on' the hat and yelled some thing in Vietnamese to me. Young Henry said excited ly: “Ba, Ba, they no like GI helmet . . . want you wear Vietnamese hat.” I looked around, still being socked, pinched and cursed, “Yeh,” I said more to myself than anyone else, “I’ll bet they do. Then me get No. 10 rock on’ numer ten American head.” But I complied with his sug gestion. I removed my steel helmet, thought a quick prayer, and placed the cloth thin sun hat on my head. Cheers decended all around me. I was no Num buh One American. Yes sir, one big quavering mass of “numbuh ten scarred Ameri can”. I now know how our riots at home gain momentum. It only takes one or two to start a mass frustration to get peo ple excited. I had just seen one starting to errupt just 15,000 miles away from the United States of America, in the vil lage of Song Tra Bong, S. Viet Nam. The young lieutenant apolo gized to me for the language they had used. I looked at him and said “Lieutenant, my ears have been well tainted with the GI profanity through three wars.” That is not what bother ed me, I told the lieutenant. I am only allergic to mortars, grenades, bullets, a snake or rioting kids. We left the village and need less to say I was glad to cross that beautiful river on the ferry en route back to the A merican headquarters. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our thanks to all our relatives and friends for thier great kind ness to us during our recent bereavement. For every ex pression of smypathy and act of helpfulness we are deeply grateful. We are especially grateful for the floral tributes and the covered dishes. May the Lord bless you all. The family of Homer W. Herrin'. Branch Infant Funeral Service Held Sunday John Robert Branch, Jr., in fant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Robert Branch, Sr., died early Sunday morning in’ Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services were held at 2 P. M. Sunday in the Satilla Cemetery, with Rev. Jimmie Strader officiat ing. Besides his parents, he is survived by his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Moody of Hortense, his pa ternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Artis Branch of Screven, and his maternal great-grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Moody of Hortense. Burial was in the Satilla Cemetery under the direction of NeSmith-Harrison Funeral Home. Counterfeit 20 Passed at Ingle Grocery A counterfeit S2O bill was passed at Ingle’s Grocery Store at Hickox Tuesday, Jan. 2, ac cording to Mr. Ingle who sold a woman some goods and re ceived the bogus bill as pay ment. Mr. Ingle suspected the bill was counterfeit because the woman bought a few items at random. She got change in good money and took off. Mr. Ingle said he got the car tag number and notified the law. Bank officials at Nahunta quickly identified the S2O bill as counterfeit. Business people in' this area should be on the alert for bo gus money, as counterfeits of several denominations are re ported as being circulated in South Georgia as well as in other states. County Officials To Be Put on Fixed Salaries Three more Brantley County officials will be put on fixed salaries, according to a pro posed law advertised in The Brantley Enterprise by Steve Nimmer, state representative. The three officials are Or dinary, Court Clerk and Tax Commissioner. The law, if passed, would become effec tive Jan. 1, 1969, or at the be ginning of the next four-year term. Officials now in' office must run for reelection in the Sep tember state primary election. The office of sheriff is already on salary basis. We Do AH Kinds of Job Printing. Gl's in Viet Nam 'Adopt' Orphan Boy Lt. James Schrock, left, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Schrock of Blackshear, poses with the "adopted" Viet Namese boy Henry (Tron Vau Nheua) who acts as a resettlement camp interpreter for American soldiers in charge of the camp in Viet Nam. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Brantley Voters Will Elect Sheriff Tuesday Citizens Bank Assets Show Big Increase The assets of The Citizens Bank of Nahunta and Folkston totaled $8,283,884.10 at the end of December, 1967, according to a statement of condition published in this issue of the Enterprise. The increase over six months ago was $716,313.47, or nearly three-quarters of a million dollars in six months. This remarkable increase in assets of the local bank evi dences both the growth of the economy in southeast Georgia and the efficient management and promotion’ of the bank of ficials. J. H. Lester is president of The Citizens Bank and George Brantley is cashier of the Na hunta Branch. Brown-Mott Mrs. Joe Brown of Jackson ville, Fla., announce the mar riage of her daughter Cecelia to Willard Kenneth Mott Jr. The wedding was solemnized at Kingsland, Ga., Friday, Dec. 22. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Joe Brown and the late Joe Brown, who formerly re sided in Nahunta. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sin cere thanks to all our relatives friends for their great kind ness shown us during our re cent bereavement. We are es pecially grateful for the floral tributes and the covered dish es. The family of Mrs. Minnie Wilson Information On Hunting Seasons Given The season for hunting deer, turkey, and bear ended at sundown Tuesday January 2, 1968. Duck season ended January 6, 1968. Dove season will end January 15, 1968. Quail, rabbit and squirrel will end Febru ary 29, 1968. Persons killing a deer in Georgia are required by law to report same to the State Game and Fish Commission. SERVING CHEESE Most cheese should be serv ed at room temperature for their best flavor and texture. Hard varieties should be taken from the refrigerator at least an hour before serving, accord ing to Miss Nellie C. Boyd, home economist with the Uni versity of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service. ■ SUBSCRIPTION PRICE AND TAX Inside county $3.09 Outside county, in state $4.12 Outside state $4.00 An election to name a sheriff for Brantley County will be held next Tuesday, Jan. 9, to fill the vacancy left by the death of J. Walter Crews. Four men are candidates for the unexpired term which runs until Dec. 31, 1968. They are Calvin Jacobs, Hoboken policeman; Layton Johns, re cently assistant cashier of The Citizens Bank; Robert Johns, acting sheriff; and Clayton Riggins, Nahunta barber. 'Hie election will require a majority vote. If no candidate receives a majority of the votes, a runoff election will be held Tuesday, Jan. 23- All four candidates are well known in Brantley County and much interest has been arous ed among the voters. A big turnout of voters is expected Tuesday, with a runoff en tirely possible before a ma jority is finally obtained by the winner. Jim Gillis, Jr., Is Man of Year In Agriculture The Progressive Farmer has selected Jim Gillis, Jr., as 1967 Man of the Year in Service to Georgia Agriculture. An nouncement of the award is made in the magazine’s Janu ary issue. Jim Gillis is a bank officer, businessman, former state senator, and a county official. But above all, he is a farmer. He and his brother, Hugh, manage 20,000 Treutlen 1 County, Ga., acres. Major en terprises are beef cattle, for estry, peanuts, soybeans, cot ton, corn, and tobacco. Their commercial herd is one of the best in the state. Like most outstanding farm ers, Gillis is a believer in hard work for the betterment of all agriculture. He has served as chairman of the State Soil Conservation Committee since it was formed nearly 30 years ago. As such, he has made a tremendous contribution in the organization l and conduct of soil conservation districts in the state, and Georgia has pioneered in development of small watersheds. As a forestry graduate of the University of Georgia, Gill is takes special interest in the family’s timber operations and is president of the American Turpentine Association as well as an active member of the Georgia Forestry Commission. He also played a major role in organizing the Georgia Beef Cattle Improvement Associa tion six years ago and served as the group’s president for the first three years. He is now On' the BCIA Board of Direc tors. Food canned in a glass jar should be stored in a dark place. Light fades out the color of the canned food, ac cording to Extension 1 Service home economists. It should also be stored in a dry place to prevent rust and corrosion.