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The Bran Hay Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Jan. 25, 1968
Brantley Enterprise
k üblished weekly on Thursday at Nahunta, Georgia
Official Organ of Brantley County
Carl Broome Editor and Publisher
Mrs. Carl Broome Associate Editor
Second class postage paid at Nahunta, Ga.
Address all mail to Nahunta, Georgia 31553
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ern electric washer. And you put an end to the
vicious laundry cycle.
You can forget the tons of toting and hours
of stooping and straining. Forget rain, soot and
whipping wind. Clothes dry in an electric dryer
in less time, with less trouble, day or night.
There’s no fading, no streaking. And without
harsh weathering, clothes stay softer. Towels
tumble out thick and thirsty. Everything from
sheets to shirts has a fresh, clean smell that
only flameless electric drying can give.
A modern electric dryer costs less to buy, less
to maintain than any other dryer. Os course,
there’s the sun. But you know what a fair
weather friend the sun can be.
You can buy a modern electric dryer from Georgia
Power Company for just $3.57 a month paid over a 5-
year period—with a 5-year warranty on parts and labor.
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
AT WORK
250 Attend
A crowd of 250 farmers met
at the Pierce County court
house on Monday evening,
Jan. 15, to accept the charter
for the newly organized Pierce
County National Farmers Or
ganization (NFO).
Wendell Waters, prominent
Pierce County farmer, was e
lected president of the group.
Elected to serve with him for
the coming year were:
Ward Peacock, vice-presi
dent; Cleve Henderson, secre
tary; L. A .Dixon, Jr., treasur
er; and trustees Ben Walker
(3 years), J. Charlie Waters
(2 years), and William Dixon
(1 year).
Named as a grain board
were R. D. Griffis, T. J.
Boyett, J. E. Strickland, Jr.,
G. A. Smith, and Mack Parr.
Named to the meat board
were: M. J. Jordan, Ward Pea
cock, Ed Hyers, M. C. Thorn
ton and J. R. Bvrd.
guest speakers
Guest speakers at the meet
ing were C. K. Robinson of
Brooks County, assistant re
gional supervisor of the NFO;
Charles Paulk of Irwin Coun
ty, district supervisor; and
Herschel Collins of Wavne
County, president of the NFO
chapter there.
NFO chapters have been set
up in 80 Georgia counties.
“Farmers, as individuals, can
neither get nor maintain fair
prices for their production,”
chapter president Waters said.
“Only by bargaining together
and selling together can this
be done.”
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Chances are...
• • . that you can’t remember what it was like to
be without electricity . . . and chances are you enjoy
the convenience of electric appliances and equipment
today without a thought of ever being without them.
Well, the dependable supply of low-cost electric power
which our Members enjoy didn't come about by "chance"
. . . Rather, it's the result of a generation of effort on
the part of the Member-owners who organized, own
and operate this business to provide this necessity for
themselves.
When you understand that the electric cooperatives
exist for service only . . . help raise the standard of
living in rural areas ... create a big market for goods
and services . . . chances are you'll agree they're good
to have around. How about it?
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RURAL ELECTRIC
MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION
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OFFICERS OF PIERCE N. F. O. CHAPTER — Officers of the Pierce County chapter of the National
Farmers Organization, elected Jan. 15 are, left to right: Wendell Waters, president; Cleve Henderson,
secretary; Allen Dixon, Jr., treasurer; Ben Walker, J. Charlie Waters and William Dixon, trustees.
Ward Peacock, vice-president, was not present for the picture. (Hendry Studio.)
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GEORGIA LEGISLATURE
1968
The. 1968 Georgia General Assembly will be making im
portant news as it meets to decide Reapportionment,
Teacher Pay Raise, School Consolidation and Pardons
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SENATOR DEAN REPORTS
TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
One hundred and ninety-two years ago, on July 4th, our
forefathers ignited a spark of independence that blazed into a
torch of freedom.
The basic idea that brought about this fight was taxation
without representation. The American Colonies were paying taxes
to the British government, but the colonies had no voice in how
their tax money was spent in the government-
Today, we see history repeating itself. The Federal Courts
are reducing the number of representatives we have in the Geor
gia Legislature; however, we are still paying the same amount
of taxes. The situation is simply this: we pay the same amount
of taxes, but we have fewer representatives and thereby less
voice in how our tax money is spent in government.
.Reapportionment is the biggest power grab in a hundred years.
The issue is not simply “one man-one vote”. It is fair representa
tion.
Roscoe Dean’s argument is that people are not just numbers
in a federal computer machine- The interests of the people of
South Georgia are just as important as those of Atlanta. The
people of South Georgia pay their share of taxes and are entitled
to fair representation.
I firmly believe that each county should have one representa
tive. Unfortunately, this is not possible under the present Federal
Court’s rulings. Until we can change this trend by a National
Constitutional Amendment, we must seek other remedies.
One of the ways in which we might get back some fair repre
sentation is by applying the principle set forth in the Case of
Dusch vs. Davis, in the U. S- Supreme Court on May 22, 1967.
The Court ruled in this case that it is legal to establish residency
qualifications in a representative district where there is more
than one representative elected by the people in the district.
For example, Appling, Jeff Davis, Bacon and Pierce Counties
are now presently combined into one representative district with
two representatives elected at large. Under the present set up,
both representatives could come from one county.
Under the principle established in the Dusch vs- Davis Case,
it might be possible to change the present law to require that
one representative would have to live in anyone of two counties,
and the other representative would have to live in either of the
remaining two counties, but be voted on by all four counties- The
idea is to insure that at least two counties together would keep
a representative from their area. Under the present set-up, both
representatives could come from one county.
I am not pushing this idea, but merely bringing it to the
attention of you, the people, in our district. YOU, THE PEOPLE,
are the Court of Last Resort. Your request is my command!
Consider the matter and let me hear from you.
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