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Newspaper Page TextNOTIFY THIS NEWSPAPER WHEN YOUR ADDRESS CHANGES. VOLUME 46 - NUMBER 4 A Voice in the Wilderness The agitation in Florida and Georgia for higher teachers’ salaries reminds me of my last year of teaching in 1932-33 in Jasper County, Ga., at Pros pect High School. It was a nine-months 10-grade school, with only four teachers, including me as principal. I was sup posed to get sll3 a month salary. We taught the whole nine months without get ting a dime in payment. At the end of the nine months the Board of Education gave us certificates, I. O. U’s, bearing 7% interest from date of issue, not from date owed. In the meantime I had credit from the grocery store in Monticello, which took a chance on the salary being paid at some future date. When the certificates were received in June, my bills were paid with the I. 0. U’s. I suppose the store eventually got its money. Some of the certificates I sold at a discount, to people who were also willing to take a chance on payment. Another interesting feature of that last year of school teaching was that school officials made me attend summer school six weeks before they would give me the job of principal because I had not taught for several years although I was a college graduate. This was interesting because the principal I replaced was a lady who had only seventh grade teaching license but had taught eighth, ninth and tenth grades, and had never attended college. At the six-weeks summer school in college they taught "methodology”, that is, “how to teach.” “Content courses” seemed to be taboo. They seemed to presume that all the would-be teachers in summer school already well knew the subjects to be taught. Most of the summer school courses were what was called “crip” courses, easy on the students and easy on the faculty. Some of the students, teachers in summer school, cut classes much of the time. Others seemed to struggle hard over the insipid methodology courses, finding even “crip courses” too difficult. I asked one of the faculty members what they did about the students who failed to attend class so much of the time. “I will give them passes in the course,” he said. “They paid their money, didn’t they?” I have often wondered if that summer school for teachers was typical of other schools for teachers. I hope not. One thing I strongly believe. Summer schools for teachers should bear down on “content courses , the studies the teachers will teach, instead of on “methodology” or how to teach. Any teacher who really knows his or her subject matter can teach that matter to grade students. And it should be axiomatic that you can’t teach what you don’t know yourself. As to salaries of teachers, I believe we should pay teachers top salaries in order to attract our best brains into the teaching profession. Business and government are now paying high salaries to attract the best talent into their jobs. To compete with in dustry and government in securing good teachers we must be willing to pay adequate salaries to teachers. In the long run we will “get what we pay for in our teaching jobs. Securing the best brains to teach our children is a task to be taken very seriously by all our citizens. By paying good salaries to teachers we can gradually weed out the misfits and install capable, dedicated people to help mold the lives of our children. Our future depends upon the character and the ability of our children. And their future depends largely upon the kind of teachers who help to mold and shape their lives. Be and Early Bird - Get News in on Time By 10 A. M. Wednesday The deadline for getting new s and advertising in The Brant ley Enterprise is 10 o’clock Wednesday morning. Please don’t ask us to ac cept your news after 10 A. M. each week. Reporters for various organ izations should take note of the deadline and get their stories to the paper as early as possible. Get your news to the paper Monday if possible. If not pos sible Monday, get it to the paper Tuesday. If not possible Tuesday, get it to the paper by 10 A. M. Wednesday at the latest. By Carl Broome Our good friends keep bringing news to the paper past the deadline and we are not to blame if it does not get published . We want to cooperate. But we need YOUR cooperation in getting the news in early. BE AN EARLY BIRD. Georgia’s wildlife resources, according to Dave Almand, Ex tension Service wildlife spe cialist, provide the base for one of our greatest industries. This resource is responsible for a bout SSOO million in the state’s economy each year. BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. A jury in Brantley County Superior Court awarded $65,- 000 to Meredith Lee Grover for the death of his mother, Mrs. Eva Roberta Grover, in a train-auto crash near Twin Rivers April 2, 1967. Three people were killed when the Grover automobile was hit by the Champion pas senger train of the Atlantic Coast Line at a railway cross ing. The two others killed in the same accident were Marion E. Grover and Jesse S. Pope. All those killed were of Alma, Ga. Suits concerning the death of Marion E. Grover and Jesse S. Pope are still pending in Superior Court. Approval for a new post of fice at Hortense was announ ced by Congressman W. S. Stuckey Jr. Stuckey said the site selec tion will begin soon for the new building which will have an 865-square-foot interior, an 80-foot platform and 3,000 square feet of floor space. He noted that present Hortense facilities consist of 800 square feet net interior space with poor heating con ditions. The National Farmers’ Or ganization, popularly known as the NFO, stands committed to support full parity prices for farmers. The NFO has made a very extensive study of those things which influ ence the business of farming, looking into the evils associ ated therewith as well as the good and have arrived at the conclusion that the institution of farming and the allied busi ness economy associated with it, cannot survive under cir cumstances wherein the farmer is forced to do business receiv ing prices for the things he produces at below cost of pro duction. This situation surrounds the conditions that have driven thousands off their farms. It is the direct cause of a migra tion from farm to metropoli tan centers. It is the direct cause of those circumstances under which the entire state was forced to reapportion and as a result of that situation, many counties including our own 1 , have been merged with other counties, thereby de priving us of our own voice in the State Legislature to such an extent that we no longer have much to say as concerns the making of our state laws. This situation, al lowed to continue means that counties will eventually be compelled to merge and that towns that exist now will eventually pass out of exist ence. Many vears ago one of the large milling corporations put hundreds of flour mills out of business that were doing a good business in as many towns. The slogan of that firm was “Eventually, Why Not Now?” The same slogan an plies to conditions that exist today unless business men wake un. ioin with the ranks of the NEO in their honest ef fort to return prosperity to the rural areas of the state as well as the several other states wherein Agriculture is a dominant way of life. The NFO stands committed to work for parity for farm produce as follows: Wheat $ 2.81 Corn 2.15 Oats ... 1.12 Barley 1.82 Soybeans 3.58 Hogs 32.20 Beef Cattle (Choice) 41.80 The above prices represent what is considered to be full paritv for farm produce. Re cently farmers were netting 77 per cent parity. Parity means a price that is comparable to the prices received by other maior businesses in' the nation. When a farmer receives only 77 per $65,000 Award Made by Jury In Crash Death New Post Office Is Approved For Hortense Why the NFO Is Right From The Kittson County Mich. Enterprise The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Jan. 25, 1968 TABULATED ELECTION RETURNS UI -J d J <sZ£ > 2 z Z X 2 w h uu § O tn I * * 00 X <yoO□ S H D o Z I I X in £ < -i F Layton Johns 518 174 137 166 43 107 79 57 1281 Robert W. Johns 395 142 147 166 279 73 21 59 1282 Total 2563 CARD OF THANKS Words can never express our sincerest thanks and deepest gratitude to all the people who were so kind to us in so many ways during the illness of and at the death of our loved one, Mrs. Lola: Johns. It is with grateful hearts that we acknowledge the mes sages of sympathy, floral tri butes, covered dishes, cards, and every act of kindness shown us during these times. May the Lord bless each of you is our prayer. The Johns Family cent of what is a fair price for what he produces it is impos sible for him to stay in bush ness, except, perhaps, in an instance where small farms are merged into gigantic oper ations, a condition that has as serted itself in all of “Farm ing America” now to such an extent that rural areas have lost population, as a result of that, were have lost represen tation in State Legislature while the metropolitan areas govern over us, with we, noth ing to say in the premises of making our laws. If we could net parity prices for what our soil produces we would see a gigantic movement take place wherein thousands would return to the land to live and prosperity would a gain flourish in the rural areas. Recently the Enterprise made inquiry as to the costs of machinery on an average size farm. The figures were given to us by one of the Im plement dealers in this county and they were as follows: Tractor $ 8.400.00 Combine 10.000 00 2-Ton Truck ........ 5.400.00 Tandem Truck .... 8 400.00 Automobile 3.100.00 Pickup Truck 2.500.00 Drill 2.800 00 Plow 1.200.00 Cultivator 1,000.00 Total investment on average farm $52,800.00. Also to be considered in connection with farm opera tion are such factors as inter est rate, taxes, repairs, wages, investment in land, etc. Farmers cannot meet these demands with below-cost of production for what the land produces. The NFO needs help, not on ly from farmers but from a veritable army of business men who yet exist in rural areas and who know that their livelihood depends en tirely unon the prices farmers are paid for what they pro duce. Fair paritv for the farms means prosperous farms, bright, up-to-the-minute bus iness places with ample stocks to choose from. It would mean growing schools, in our midst. It would mean': better hospi tals, more doctors and sur geons to safeguard our lives, modernized cities and towns everywhere. The alternative is to gradually see one busi ness after another wither on the vin° and pass out of exist ence. What are we waiting for— destruction and the wrecking crew? — or do we want to do those things for ourselves that will give us our place in the sun, a rightful claim to a fair profit for our labor and our investment. It is just that simple. FOR SHERIFF OF BRANTLEY COUNTY Robert Johns Wins by One Vote But Layton Johns May Ask Recount A one-vote margin in the election for sheriff of Brant ley County may result in a re count of votes. Robert Johns, acting sheriff, won over Layton Johns by 1282 votes to 1281 votes, according to the official tabulation which was certified to Secre tary of State Ben Fortson by Ordinary Perry Rozier Thurs day. It was understood that Lay ton Johns, one vote behind in’ -the official count, would se cure a recount which would be held before a Superior Court judge. Layton Johns has five days to file his request for a re count. The election for sheriff Tuesday, Jan. 23, was a run off between the two men can didates who led in the first special election of Jan'. 9. Methodists to Hold Services At Waynesville The regular services, held twice each month for the Waynesville Methodists and their friends continue as here tofore, except for changes re cently made, according to an nouncement by Rev. Leland Moore, of Nahunta, pastor of Brantley County Methodist Churches. All services between now and Easter Sunday will be held at the residence in Way nesville of M’x. Julia Gibson, due to the difficulty of having the church building suitably heated during the winter davs. These services are to be held at 3:80 P. M. on' each 2nd and 4th Sunday. The general public is invited to attend. Personals Private Clarence A Douber ly. 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Douberly, Route 1, Hortense, completed a Little John rocket crewman course Jan l . 18 at the Army Artillery and Missile School, Ft. Sill, Okla. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Moody and son, Dan, are spending this week in Atlanta. Miss Beatrice Lynn Herrin of Nahunta has been assigned her student teaching activities bv Georgia Southern College, for the winter quarter. Miss Herrin has been assigned dut ies in the social science pro gram at Groves High School in Savannah. Miss Herrin is the daughter of Mrs. Hershel Herrin of Nahunta. WHY PRUNE Almost all schrubs in your yard reauire pruning. Gerald E. Smith, horticulturist with the University of Georgia Co operative Extension Service, points out that pruning helps produce attractive, well- form ed, compact plants. Atkinson Sheriff Made $12,865 Profit for County Atkinson County sheriff Bryant Taft has produced $12,- 865.28 profit to his county in the two-year period of 1966-67, according to his statements published last week in The Atkinson News. Sheriff Taft’s office pro duced $8,574.18 extra profit to his county in 1966 and $4,291.- 10 profit in 1967. This profit shown by the Atkinson County sheriff’s office was money re ceived above all expenses of the office. The sheriff of Atkinson County is paid on salary basis, together with his deputies. CARD OF THANKS We would like to express our sincere thanks and deep est appreciation for the mes sages of sympathy, floral tri butes, covered dishes and other acts of kindness shown us during our recent bereave ment. We shall always hold these kindnesses in fond remem brance. May God’s richest blessings abide with each of you. The Family of Harley Lewis 24-Hour Race At Daytona Set Feb. 3-4 Daytona Beach, Fla .... The 65-car field in the 24 Hours of Daytona on Feb. 3-4 will be sent winging across the starting line at Daytona Inter national Speedway by a pace car driven by a man who, in’ the movies, anyway, outdrove Jim Clark, Chris Amon, Graham Hill and Dan Gurney. The pacesetter for America’s longest race is James Garner, movie and television star, who did his own driving in his smash hit “Grand Prix”. Gar ner is certain to try for a per fect start for two 7-liter Cor vettes from a racing team of which he is director will be roaring behind him. Garner’s cars, an entry of American Racing Corporation, will have first class chauffeurs. The No. 1 car will be co-driven by Ed Leslie and Scooter Pa trick. and No. 2 racer by Dick Guldstrand and Dave Jordan, with Herb Caplan in reserve. The entry list for the 24 Hours of Daytona now num bers more than 60 and includes many of the fastest sports, sports prototype, grand tour ing and touring cars of the U nited States and the Conti nent. With the entrv deadline days away, track officials are sure that 75-80 cars will be en tered, with the Qualifying trials on Feb. 2, cutting the field to the prescribed 65. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Grand Jury Presentments January Superior Court Georgia, Brantley County. We, the Grand Jury of Brantley County, Georgia, for the January Term, 1968, of the Superior Court of said Coun ty, beg leave of the Court to submit the following present ments. We, wish to commend and thank the Honorable Ben Hodges, Judge of said Court, for his able charge to our body and express to him our appre ciation for the efficient man ner in which he has conduct ed the court for this term. We, wish to commend the Honorable Dewey Hayes, So licitor General, for his able assistance rendered our body during this term. We, wish to thank our Bail iff. T. V. Rhoden for his faith ful service rendered. We, recommend that the Brantley Enterprise be paid sls for publishing these pre sentments. We, recommend that Ruby Herrin, be paid $lO, for typing these presentments. We, wish to commend our local Officers for the efficient manner in which they have carried out the duties of their officies. We, recommend that the plumbing be repaired in the county jail. We, recommend that the rest rooms at the Nahunta Elementary School be thor oughly cleaned and that all necessary repainting and min or repairs to the school be ac complished as soon as possible, including replacement of winl - in the first grade wing. We wish to commend the principal of the Hoboken Ele mentary School, James S. Thornton, and the custodial personnel, for the excellent manner in which the school and grounds are .maintained. We. wish tn commend the principal of Nahunta High School, and the custodial per sonnel for the manner in whirh the building and grounds are maintained, and recommend to all the citizens of the county that they visit the school when possible, as we feel it is a credit to the county. We, recommend that the drain spouts of the court house be cleaned and that the eves be replaced as needed. We re commend that the courthouse rest rooms be cleaned and re painted as soon as possible, and that, the roof of the same be repaired or replaced. With these exceptions we find the countv pronertv and buildings in good condition. We, recommend that the road department continue to trim bushes from blind corn ers. We recommend that th° Humpback Bridge in the Hor tense Community be repaired or replaced. We recommend that the bridge on the Johnny Thomas road, between the Johnny Thomas place and the Eueene Moody place be re placed as soon as possible. We recommend that the approach es and rieht of wav be trim med at the railroad crossing at Trudie and Ravbon. We recom mend that the Road Depart ment make every effort to im prove the general condition of all the countv dirt roads. We recommend to the Coun tv Board of Education and to the County Commissioners that the old Nahunta Ele mentary School building and propertv not be sold and fur ther that said property be turned to the county for use by various countv agencies to avoid the present situation of paving rent for office space. We, recommend that the county commissioners .make an effort to secure tra^h dumps in the various communities of the county to avoid the un sightly dumping of trash on private property as at present. We. recommend that our law enforcement officers patrol our countv maintained paved roads, and make every effort to hault drag racing and speed ing on same. We, recommend that the Georgia State Patrol and our local officers escourt our Countv School Buses when ever possible and stricklv en force the law pertaining to all traffic stooping while loading or unloading. This is especially needed in the afternoon. We. recommend that the Road Department keep a more SUBSCRIPTION PRICE AND TAX Inside county $3.09 Outside county, in state $4.12 Outside state $4.00 accurate record of the use of all gas, parts, and materials. We, find the books of the county offices to be in good condition to the best of our knowledge. We commend the school officials on l the excel lent records kept by them. We, wish to commend that State Game and Fish Commis sion and pur local officers for the good job they are doing to secure better hunting and fish ing for all the citizens of Geor gia. We, recommend that Satilla River be stocked with fish which are very much needed. We, recommend that the proper authority take the nec essary action to stop pollu tion of our rivers and streams. We, recommend that Brant ley County be stocked with wild turkeys, and that the sea son be closed in the county for at least two years. We, recom mend that wild hogs be con sidered as wild game and that there be a season on the same to run concurrent with the deer season. We, recommend that the deer season be shortened and that the seasons on squirrel and turkey begin and end with deer season. We, recommend that a cer tified copy of these present ments be sent to the Honor able George T. Bagby, Director of Georgia Game and Fish Commission. We, appoint Eugene Wiley to the Brantley County Board of Health. Respectfully submitted this 17th day of January 1968. J. E. Allen Foreman Philip G. Strickland Clerk Read and ordered filed this 17th day of January, 1968. Ben Hodges Judge Superior Court Brantley County, Ga. Dewev Havs Solicitor General LEGAL ADVERTISING NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1968 session l 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 1 , compensation, powers and duties; to change the compen sation 1 of the clerk of the board; to provide the proce dures connected with the fore going; and for other purposes. This 6 day of January, 1968. S. D. Nimmer Representative, 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 l 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 Representative, 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 of the General Assembly of Georgia, a bill to provide for the creation of the Brantley County Development Authori ty; to provide for the powers, duties and responsibilities of the Authority; to provide all procedures connected there with; and for other purposes. This 13th day of January, 1968. S. D. Nimmer Representative, 84th District 2-1 The total raw value of forest products sold by Georgia’s timberland owners is approx imately $207 .million annually, according to foresters with the University of Georgia Cooper ative Extension Service.