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VOLUME 46 - NUMBER 2
Mrs. Lola Johns
Funeral Rites
Held Monday
Mrs. Lola Raulerson Johns,
86, beloved Nahunta matron,
passed away early Saturday
morning, January 6, at Memo
rial Hospital in Waycross fol
lowing a short illness and her
death removes one of Brant
ley county’s oldest and most
highly esteemed residents and
brings personal sorrow to
many throughout this section.
Mrs. Johns was bom in Pat
terson and attended school in l
Pierce county. She was a de
voted member of the Mars
Hill Primitive Baptist Church
and had resided in the Nahun
ta community since 1938. She
was the daughter of the late
James Russell and Rachel Ben
nett Raulerson 1 and the widow
of the late O. B. (Pete) Johns.
Survivors include three
daughters, Mrs. George Dykes
and Mrs. J. R. Proctor, both
of Nahunta and Mrs. Pat
Crawford of Antiock, Tenn.;
four sons. James R. Johns of
Orlando, Fla., Thomas E. Johns
of Keansburg, N. J., R. E.
(Rep) Johns of Nahunta and
M/Sgt. Bennie Johns, U. S.
Army, Vietnam; one sister,
Mrs. Rilla Youmans of Way
cross; one brother, James F.
Raulerson' of Jacksonville,
Fla.
23 grandchildren, 29 great
grandchildren, 2 great great
grandchildren, several nieces,
nephews and other relatives
also survive.
Funeral services were held
at three o’clock Monday after
noon', January 8, from the Na
hunta Baptist Church with the
Elder Lyman Hughes, assist
ed by the Rev. Cecil F.
Thomas, officiating.
The body lay in state in the
church for one hour prior to
services.
Interment followed in the
family plot in the Mars Hill
Cemetery near Hoboken'.
Serving as pallbearers were
the Messrs. Hubert Proctor,
Lamar Proctor, Oswald Proc
tor, Roger Johns, I. H. Cow
man, Jr. and Larry Johns.
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
charge of arrangements.
Social Security
Benefits Will
Be Increased
By O. L. Pope,
District Manager
The changes in the social
security law will mean a bene
fit increase of at least 13 per
cent in the social security
checks of about 865 men,
women, and children in' the
Brantley County area.
The Social Security Admin
istration’s high speed electron
ic computers are figuring the
increases for all 23,700,000 so
cial security beneficiaries a
round the country and will
finish the task in time to in
clude the increases in the
checks delivered early in
March.
Beneficiaries need not take
any action to get the increase.
It will be sent to them auto
matically.
Residents of Brantley Coun
ty can expect the first increas
ed check Saturday, March 2,
one day earlier than the usual
3rd of the month delivery of
social security checks. Under
a recent arrangement with the
Treasury Department and the
Post Office, social security
checks are delivered a day
early instead of a day late
when the 3rd of the month
falls on a Sunday or holiday.
Some social security bene
ficiaries will receive more than
a 13c^ increase. The minimum
benefit for workers retiring
at 65 is increased from $44 to
$55. The average benefit pay
able to a retired worker, a
bout SB6, will be raised to S9B,
an increase of sl2 a month.
The average couple’s benefit,
now $145, will go up to $165.
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
Robert Johns
Thanks Voters
TO THE CITIZENS
OF BRANTLEY COUNTY:
I take this opportunity in
expressing my appreciation for
your support in the past elec
tion for county sheriff. I am
also at this time asking your
continued support in' the forth
coming runoff election to be
held on January 23rd .
Respectfully yours,
Robert W. Johns
Home Economics
Schedule Given
The regular monthly schedu
le of the Brantley County
Extension Home Economics
club meetings for the month
of January is announced this
week by Mrs. Virginia Rauler
son, Extension Home Econo
mist.
Calvary, Thurs. Jan. 4, 6:30
P. M., Calvary Community
Center.
Raybon. Thurs. Jan'. 11,
7:30 P. M., Raybon Advent
Church.
Waynesville, Monday Jan.
22. 2:00 P. M., Waynesville
Baptist Church.
Nahunta, Tues. Jan. 23,
9:30 A. M., Mrs. Avery Strick
land.
Suburban, Tues. Jan. 23,
3:30 P. M., Mrs. Joe Sears.
Hickox, Wed. Jan'. 24, 2:00
P. M., Mrs. J. E. Harris.
Garden Club
Met Tuesday
The Nahunta Garden Club
met Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Jesse Allen with
Mrs. C. F. Allen as co-hostess.
After the business meeting
Mrs. Jos. B. Strickland was in
charge of the program on
“Garden Theraphy”. She show
ed pictures of flowers in' Hol
land, Brusels and Paris where
she visited a few months ago.
Others present were Mrs.
Jesse Lee, Mrs. Dick Schmitt,
Mrs. Elizabeth Brooker, Mrs.
Brown Brooker and Mrs. H.
K. Persons.
The hostesses served re
freshments at the close of the
meeting.
LEGAL ADVERTISING
Georgia Brantley County
Legal Notice
WHEREAS no candidate
received a majority of the
votes cast in the Special Elec
tion held on January 9th. to
fill the unexpired term of J.
Walter Crews deceased Sheriff
of Brantley County the Geor
gia Election Law requires a
Run-Off where no-one receiv
ed a majority. Therefore the
2 candidates named in this
Run-Off are Layton Johns and
Robert W. Johns to determine
the winner to fill this vacancy.
Said Run-Off Election will be
held at the regular voting
places in’ the County on Janu
ary 23, 1968.
Perry U. Rozier,
Ordinary. 1-11
Sportsmans Club to
Meet Friday Night
The Brantley County Sports
mans Club will meet at the
courthouse Friday night, Jan.
12, it is announced by Loyd
Grimes, secretary .
Purpose of the meeting is
to enroll charter members and
discuss some important de
velopments for sportsmen. All
interested persons are invited.
Arlie Griffin
Died Thursday
In Birmingham
Mr. Arlie Pleasant Griffin,
48, a former resident of Brant
ley County, passed away ear
ly Thursday morning, January
4, at the University of Alaba
ma Hospital in Birmingham
following a sudden illness and
his death brings personal sor
row to many throughout this
section.
Mr. Griffin was born near
Hoboken and was the son of
the late Pleasant U. and Julie
Gibson Griffin. He received
his education in' the public
schools of Brantley county and
was a member of the Baptist
Church. He resided in Jack
sonville, Fla. for a number of
years where he was emnloyed
by an insurance company. He
was later transferred to Ala
bama and had resided in
Hueytown, Alabama for the
past 13 years. At the time of
his death, he was associated
with a dairy concern.
Survivors include his wife.
Mrs. Pearl Hickox Griffin of
Hueytown, Ala.; three daugh
ters, Mrs. Billy Phillips of
Birmingham, Ala.; Mrs. Larry
E. Fay of Key West, Fla., and
Miss Angela Griffin of Huey
town. Ala.: one son', Roland
Griffin of Hueytown. Ala.; one
sister, Mrs. Lena Cooper of
Jacksonville, Fla.; two broth
ers, Leland Griffin of Way
cross and Eustace Griffin of
Hoboken.
Three grandchildren, several
nieces, nephews and other
relatives also survive.
Funeral services were held
a t three o’clock Saturday
afternoon, January 6, from the
Hickox Baptist Church with
the Rev. E. J. Dixon conduct
ing the rites in the presence
of a large number of sorrow
ing relatives and friends.
Interment followed in the
Hickox cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers were
the Messrs. Rov Cooper, Hu
bert Cooper. Wavne Griffin,
Coleman Griffin. David Griffin
and Carroll Johns.
Th" many beautiful floral
offerings attested to the esteem
feR for the deceased.
The family has the sympa
thy of their many friends in'
their bereavement.
The Chambless Funeral
Home of Nahunta was in
charge of arrangements.
Bschlott Church
Fellowship Meeting
A fellowship meeting will be
held at Bachlott Church of
God Friday night, Jan. 12, and
a singing will be held Satur
day night.
The services will begin' at
7:00 o’clock. Rev. Riley Gill is
pastor of the church. Every
one is invited.
Senator Dean
Will Inform
District People
State Senator, Roscoe Dean,
Jr., announced today that he
will keep the people informed
each week during the legisla
ture starting Monday, January
15, by a column in the local
newspaper and a five minute
radio program on radio Sta
tion WGIG of Brunswick, Ga.
at 6:55 A. M. each Monday
morning.
Senator Dean will also be
on radio Station WACL of
Wavcross, Ga. at 10:35 A. M.
each Monday morning. He will
also be on WQFK Radio,
Jacksonville, each Sunday at
12 noon. (Adv.)
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Jan. 11, 1968
MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM R. JOHNS
Miss Higginbotham is bride.
Miss Higginbotham Becomes
Bride of William R. Johns
Miss Janice Higginbotham be
came the bride of William R.
Johns, of Jacksonville, Fla., in a
simple ceremony at the home of
the groom’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ira E. Johns of the Hickox
Community in Brantley County.
The ceremony, an event of Sat
urday, January 6, at 3:00 P. M.,
was performed by P. U. Rozier,
Ordinary.
Hie bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Higginbotham
of Waynesville, Ga. She is a grad
uate of Nahunta High School and
the Georgia College at Milledge
ville and was employed by the De
partment of Family and Children
service in Pierce County.
Mr. Johns is a graduate of Na
hunta High School and Abraham
Baldwin College of Tifton, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. Johns will make
their home in Jacksonville.
Sloans Hill Church
Revival Begins Sunday
Sloans Hill Church of God
of Prophecy will begin a re
vival meeting Sunday, Jan. 14.
with Rev. Mrs. Inman as the
evangelist.
Services will be held each
night at 7:30. Rev. J. K. Pitt
man is pastor. Everyone is in
vited to attend the services
throughout the week.
LEGAL ADVERTISING
NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO
INTRODUCE LOCAL
LEGISLATION
Notice is hereby given that
there will be introduced at the
regular 1368 Session of the
General Assembly of Georgia,
a bill to place the Clerk of the
Superior Court, Ordinary and
Tax Commissioner of Brant
ley County on an annual sal
ary ; to provide for the employ
ees within said offices: to pro
vide the procedure connected
therewith; and for other pur
poses.
This 26 dav of Dec., 1967.
S. D. Nimmer
Representative,
84 District 1-11
NOTICE OF INTENTION
TO INTRODUCE
LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is hereby given that
there will be introduced at the
regular 1968 session' of the
General Assembly of Georgia,
a bill to provide for a three
member board of commission
ers of roads and revenues of
Brantley County; to provide
for the method of their elec
tion, compensation, powers and
duties; to change the compen
sation' of the clerk of the
board; to provide the prece
dures connected with the fore
going; and for other purposes.
This 6 day of January, 1968.
S. D. Nimmer
Renresentative,
84th District. 1-25
NOTICE OF INTENTION
TO INTRODUCE
LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is hereby given that
there will be introduced at the
regular 1968 session 1 of the
General Assembly of Georgia,
a bill to abolish the office of
the county treasurer of Brant
ley County; and for other pur
poses.
This 6 day of January, 1968.
S. D. Nimmer
Renresentative,
84th District. 1-25
Personals
Sp/4 Richard L. Rhoden,
son of Mrs. Gretchen Harrell
of Nahunta, has returned home
from Vietnam after a year’s
service in the war area. He is
home on leave for 30 days and
will return to duty at Fort
Lewis, Wash, about Feb. 5.
Mrs. Florrie Turner of Jack
sonville spent last week with
her niece, Mrs. Harry Knox
of Nahunta.
Brantley County Community
Action Committee will hold its
regular monthly meeting
Thursday, Jan. 18, at 3:00 P.
M. in the Okefenoke REMC
building in Nahunta, it is an
nounced by George Loyd,
chairman. Sites will be select
ed for election of new repre
sentatives to serve during
1968.
Gary Jacobs, son' of Mr. and
Mrs. Olen Jacobs of Hoboken,
returned to U. S. Naval Train
ing Center at Great Lakes,
111., Jan. 1 after 15 days fur
lough at home. Gary enlisted
June 24. He is a graduate of
Hoboken High School and at
tended South Georgia College
and Waycross Ware Tech
where he studied electronics.
Kenneth (Bozo) Willis will
direct the March of Dimes
fund drive in Brantley County
during January. Mrs. Willis
will be chairman of the Moth
ers’ March.
Gadis White of Nahunta will
enter Talmadge Memorial Hos
pital in l Augusta Monday, Jan.
15, for surgery.
J. A. E. Cox, a former
Brantley County Agent, died
Jan. 2 in Jacksonville. He was
buried Jan. 6 at College Park,
Ga.
Master Sergeant David J.
Nicholls, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Nicholls of Rt. 2.Nahun
ta, is on duty at Bien' Hoa AB,
Vietnam. His wife. Norma, is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George Dykes of Rt. 2 Nahun
ta.
Army Private First Class
Ray E- Jacobs, 24, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Calvin Jacobs. Hobo
ken 1 , was assigned to Head
auarters and Service Battalion,
6th Battalion of the 25th In
fantry Division’s 77th Artil
lery near Cu Chi, Vietnam,
Dec. 15.
Charles Thomas Graham,
son of Mrs. Dorothy Graham
of Nahunta, attained the
dean’s list at Abraham Bald
win' College duimg the fall
quarter. The list is attained by
high scholastic achievement.
Mrs. Ida Mae Porter of Wav
cross, and Mrs. Molb'e Patter
son and J. B. Patterson of
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. were
visitors of Mrs. Alice High
smith last weekend.
When storing pecans in the
home. Extension Service home
economists at the University
of Georgia point out that un
shelled pecans resist insects,
molding and ranciditv much
longer than shelled nuts.
Georgia is blessed with a
bundant water resources, ac
cording to Wavne O’Stean. Ex
tension resource development
specialist at the University of
Georgia. However, pollution
in rivers, streams and lakes is
becoming a major problem.
Morris Highsmith
Funeral Service
Held Saturday
Brantley countians were
saddened to learn of the pass
ing of Mr. J. Morris High
smith, 77, of Nahunta whose
death occurred early Thurs
day morning, January 4, at his
residence following a sudden
illness.
A native of Wayne, now
Brantley County, Mr. High
smith was the son of the late
Samuel Newton and Dora Rig
gins Highsmith. He received
his education in the public
schools and was a member of
the Primitive Baptist Church.
In early manhood he was
engaged in farming and later
operated an automobile agen
cy and service station in' Na
hunta. He was Brantley Coun
ty’s second Clerk of Superior
Court and served in this capa
city for three terms. He also
served on the State Democrat
ic Executive Committee
and as chairman of the
Brantley County Demo
cratic Executive committee.
He was an army veteran of
World J^ar I and was among
the first from this area to en
list upon the declaration of
war in 1917.
He was a person of many
talents and had a particular
fondness for those less fortu
nate than himself and on
numerous occasions befriended
those in need with financial
assistance as well as with oth
er means without anyone hav
ing any knowledge of his kind
ness other than the recipient.
Possessed of a jovial man
ner and genial disposition, he
enjoyed the acquaintance and
friendship of many throughout
this and other sections of the
state and his death brings per
sonal sorrow to a wide circle
of relatives and friends.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Laurie Porter Highsmith
of Jacksonville, Fla.; two sons,
William N. Highsmith of
Jacksonville, Fla. and Sidney
M. Highsmith of New York,
N. Y.
Two grandchildren, several
nieces, nephews and other
relatives also survive.
Funeral services were held
at eleven o’clock Saturday
morning, January 6, from the
graveside in the Rob Lewis
Cemetery with the Elder El
tonl Dowling officiating.
Serving as pallbearers were
the Messrs. E. A. Morgan, Ot
tis Morgan, Emory Middleton,
Wendell Herrin, Leroy Ham
and Horace Morgan, all neph
ews.
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
charge of arrangements.
QUAIL FOOD
Landowners wishing to in
crease the quail population on
their property should plant
some type of material for food
and cover. According to Dave
Almand, Georgia Cooperative
Extension Service wildlife
specialist, bicolor seedlings will
fill the bill in both instances.
This winter is a good time to
plant bicolor seedlings.
TABULATED ELECTION RETURNS
FOR SHERIFF OF BRANTLEY COUNTY
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Calvin Jacobs 15 0 2 67 14 2 4 1 105
Layton Johns 290 109 49 74 30 51 42 30 675
Robert W. Johns 256 126 115 133 226 62 21 50 989
Clayton Riggins 244 66 94 39 13 62 27 39 584
Total 2353
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Robert and Layton Johns
In Runoff Election for
Sheriff Tuesday Jan. 23
Eastern Star
Entertains
Grand Matron
The official visit of Mrs.
Henley Miller, Worthy Grand
Matron of State of Georgia
was concluded in' District 28
with her visit with Okefenokee
Chapter 474 and Satilla Chap
ter 365 held at Nahunta Satur
day evening Jan. 6.
Mrs. Alice McDonald is
Worthy Matron of Satilla
Chapter and LeVon Crews is
Worthy Patron. Mrs. Minnie
Prine, Worthy Matron and W.
L. Sweant Worthy Patron of
Okefenokee. The two chapters
were hostesses to about 150
members of the Order in the
surrounding area, including
Brunswick, Jesup, Waycross,
Alma, Odum, Screven and
Ludowici.
Guests present were: Grand
Chapter officers, Jewill Phil
lips, Ulma Spells, James Ne-
Smith, Ethel Camp and Ar
thur Morrison Past Grand Ma
tron and Patron. District Grand
Deputies, Ernestine Reynolds,
David Dukes, Theo Franklin
and Bro. Hammond Alexan
der. Session appointees to
General Grand Chapter, Lilly
Pharr, Grand organist and
Bro. Howard Coleman, Assist
ant Grand Drill director.
Those appointed by Mrs.
Miller to attend Grand Chap
ter in June are Alice McDon
ald, Grand Page: Levon’ Crews,
Grand Guard; Evelyn Crews,
Grand Usher; Anne Jones,
Grand Choir and Verona
Crews honor station appoint
ment.
Anne Jones sang a solo dur
ing the good of the order.
The hostess chapters served
refreshments during the social
hour at the conclusion of the
meeting.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our
sincere thanks and apprecia
tion to our many friends in
Brantley and Ware counties
for their numerous acts of
kindness during our recent
bereavement and loss of our
wife and mother.
The abundance of prepared
food and floral tributes made
us feel very humble. Yet, we
know it was a tribute to one
who had been ill for several
years and was remembered
for what her life had been to
all who knew her.
The family of
Mrs. O. L. Morgan
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SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
AND TAX
Inside county S3.OT
Outside county, in state $4.12
Outside state $4.00
Robert Johns and Layton
Johns will be the candidates
in a runoff election for sheriff
of Brantley County Jan. 23.
Robert Johns led the ticket
in the special election to fill
the unexpired term of J. Wal
ter Crews, deceased. Robert
received 989 votes to 675 for
his nearest opponent, Layton
Johns.
Clayton Riggins, third man
in' the race, received 584 votes
and Calvin Jacobs 105 votes.
Pierce County
Negro Woman
Is Hit by Car
A Pierce County Negro
woman was hit by ai car Sun
day afternoon about four and
one-tenth miles west of Black
shear on Highway 82.
Lena May James, 53, of
Route 2, Blackshear, was hit
as she stepped into the path
of an on-coming car driven by
William Burford Joyner, 5925
Sixth Street, Jesup, Ga., ac
cording to State Trooper W.
E. Peacock and Pierce County
Deputy Sheriff Noah Strick
land, investigating officers.
Peacock said the 19-year
old white youth was traveling
west in a 1966 Pontiac when
the accident occurred around
5:10 P. M.
The James woman and an
other woman, Johnnie Mae
Brown, were coming from the
ramp of a' nearby residence.
The Brown woman walked a
head and had cleared the high
way, according to Peacock.
The James woman was car
ried to the Pierce County Hos
pital where she was treated
for injuries of the right leg,
according to officers.
No charges were made a
gainst Joyner.
Nahunta High School
Basketball Schedule
HOME GAMES
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
COTTON REPORT
Cotton production in Geor
gia in 1967 amounted to 230,-
000 bales according to the
Georgia Crop Reporting Ser
vice. The indicated lint yield
per acre of 409 pounds is 11
pounds above last year. This
year’s production is 86,000
bales below the 1966 crop and
the decrease is due largely to
the decline in acreage.
