The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014, March 07, 1968, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextNOTIFY THIS NEWSPAPER WHEN YOUR ADDRESS CHANGES. VOLUME 44 - NUMBER 10 NEXT TUESDAY, MARCH 12 Ga. Power Sets Open House at New Waycross District Office The Georgia Power Com pany will celebrate formal o pening of its new all-electric Waycross district office with open-house festivities starting Tuesday, March 12, R. E. Moore, the utility’s Waycross district manager, announced today. “Open-house hours will be 8:30 a. m. to 6p. m.,” Mr. Moore said. “We are inviting the public to join us in cele brating the opening of our new facility here in Waycross. Our customers throughout the entire district are invited to visit us and see the complete line of new electrical merchan dise we will have on display.” The Waycross district man ager noted that refreshments and souvenirs will be offered everyone attending the special event. All customers visiting the new office during the week will have the opportunity to register for door prizes. Names for prizes will be drawn at 4:00 p. m., Friday, March 15. The prizes are a 10-speed blender, an electric fry pan. an electric slicing knife, an elec tric caw opener and a steam and dry iron. The new 5,700-square-foot facility, located at 1102 Plant Ave., replaces the power com panv’s district office at 201 Parker St. This one-story, structural steel, concrete and masonry structure with an aluminum and glass front, has tile floor ing and acoustical ceiling. The new office is heated and cooled electrically. Recessed ceiling fluorescent lighting, meeting the Illuminating En gjnoormg Socjotv r< snor".mevd ed levds. provides illumination throughout the building. Ceil ing sootlights add accent light ing for merchandise displays. A ni"ht depository for the con venience of customers wishing to nav their electric b’lls aft er regular office hours is lo cated near the entrance. Sp°cial store hours from Tuesday, March 12 thru Fri dav, March 15. will be from 8:30 a. m. to 6 p. m. Before Maroh 12 and after March 15, regular stare hours will be from 8:30 a. m. to 5 P- rn. Mon day — Friday. The new building provides office space for the district manager, district auditor, and comm»’-cial, rural, residential and heme service personnel. It also has an all-electric dem onstration 1 kitchen, and audj and storage area. ’ r he auditorium will be available to the public for civic meet ings and similar functions. A narking lot, adjacent to the office, provides parking for customers and employees. Georgia Power Company owne S the building and J. P. Barnard & Son of Wavcross was th r ' ven Aral contractor. The district office serves as headcuarters for all the utili ty’s opera+'ons in the Waycross district. The power company’s local offices in the Wavcross district are Jesup, Blackshear, Folkston, Homerville and Pearson. At new district custom ers will be able to arrange for assistance offered to the power comnanv’s residential, rural, commercial and industrial customers. Soecial attention will be given to aopliance service activities, with facili ties for serving both large and small annliances, according to Mr Moore. “Tho rap'd residential, com mercial and industrial growth o f Wor“ Coimtv. our district service area made this now facility necessary,” Mr. Moore said. Ten-county Meeting of NFO Planned There will be a 10-county meetme of the National Farm ers Organization at 7:30 P. M. this Thursday, March 7. in the W«re County Courthouse at Waycross, it is announced. Classified ads bring re- suits. Put NT BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Charles O'Neal Funeral Service Held Tuesday Mr. Charlie Gilbert O'Neal Jr., 54, of Route 2. N^hu^a passed away late Sunday aft ernoon, March 3, at the Veter ans Administration Hospital in Lake City, Fla., following an extended illness and his death brings personal sorrow to a large circle of relatives and friends throughout this sec tion. Possessed of a quiet and un assuming manner, Mr. O’Neal enjoyed the acquaintance and friendship of many people throughout the county in which he made his residence and he was well-liked by those who knew him. A native of Wayne, now Brantley County, he was the son of the late Charlie G. and Annie McClellan O’Neal. He received his education in the public schools of Brantley County and during early man hood was engaged in farming operations. He was an army veteran o* World War II and since his return: to civilian life, he had been employed as a boiler maker in Brunswick until de clining health forced his re tirement. At the time of his death, he had be^n hospital ized for two months. Survivors include h ; s wife. M^s. Marjorie Byrd O’Neal of Nahunta; two sons, James C. O’Neal, U. S. Army, Gardner, Kansas and Jack F. O’Neal of Nahunta; one sister, Mrs. Vi ola Batten of Nahunta; two brothers, Ivey O’Neal of Brunswick and Jesse W. O’- Neal of Nahunta. One grandchild, several nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive. Funeral services were held at three o’clock Tuesday after noon, March 5. from the Na hunta Baptist Church with the Rev. E. J. Dixon, assisted bv the Rev. Cecil F. Thomas, of ficiating. The body lay in state in the Church for one hour prior to services. Interment followed in the family plot in the Knox Ceme tery. Serving as pallbearers were the Messrs. Thomas Lewis, Ernie O’Neal, Hugh Lewis, Terry Strickland, Gilbert O’- Neal and Charles Strickland. The beautiful floral tributes attested to the esteem felt for th° deceased. The family has the sym pathy of their many friends in their bereavement. The Chambless Funeral Home of Nahunta was in charge of arrangements. CARD OF THANKS We would like to take this means of expressing our sincere thanks and deepest appreciation to all those who have helped in so many ways during the illness of and at the death of our loved one. We are especially grateful for the floral tributes, cover ed dishes, messages of sym pathy and other kindnesses shown us during these times. May the Lord’s blessings a bide with each of you. The Family of W. J. Wainright Nahunta Garden Club Held Program Tuesday The Nahunta Garden Club met Tuesday, March 5, at the home of Mrs. Avery Strick land. Mrs. Brown Brooker pre sided. Mrs. Virginia Raulersonhad charge of the program, “Hol lies for Georgia Homes,” ex olaining varieties, planting, pruning, fertilization, insects and soil. Others present were Mrs. J. T. Lee, Miss Mary Knox, Mrs H. K. Persons, Mrs. Rhode Strickland, Mrs. Jackie Tum lin, Mrs. William Hinsley. Refreshments were served by the hostess. 1 r 1• "f . -1 wEK'" J TB. Ai K -W- ■ Qrrfi- THE PULPWOOD PRODUCTION CLASS of Brantley County High School visited the Charlton County High School Pulpwood Class last Thursday, February 29, 1968. The purpose of this visit was for the boys to practice operating some pulpwood equipment at Charlton County High. The equipment used was a Skidder with a gasoline engine which develops 38 horsepower. And a Logger with a diesel engine which developes 97 horsepower. Each boy operated this equipment several different times and became familiar with the operation of the machines. Reporter, Bicknell Manor. Farmers Should Know About Farm Problems BY J. F. JACOBS The U. S. News and World Report recently predicted that by the year 2000, a haircut may cost $lO, an SBO man’s suit may cost $270, a $4,000 car may be as much as $9,900, and a day’s stay in the hospital which may cost up to $75 now may cost $630. Some other predictions viewed on farm commodity prices in the field of agricul ture, however, predict lower prices for a bushel of com and other commodities by the year 1980 or the year 2000. Someone should ask “What’s going on here?” The nation is already experiencing a living performance. No where is this more evident than in the field of agriculture as related to the remaining spectrum of the American scene. Price of farm commodities have a record of going down; while the cost of things farm ers must buy go up. The parity ratio for the farmer is about 74%, the lowest ratio level existing for the fanner since the depression years of the 1930’5. The consumer and urban dweller need not feel so smug about what is hanppening on the farm. While the consumer has been getting food for a record low of spendable in come, (18.3% in 1966) the consumer got this for 17.7% in 1967. Many authorities across A merica are predicting that more agricultural production will go under the contract hammer. In brief, production from the farm by contract be fore it’s planted. Farmers across the nation are looking for bargaining power. Who will control that power is important. Farm Bureau has a plan. Farmers should understand the ma neuvering on this one issue. Safety Rules For Flying of Kites Listed It’s kite-flying time in Brantley County. With the advent of the tra ditional kite-flying season, E. E. Pritchard, of Blackshear, Georgia Power Company local manager, issued an appeal to boys and girls who fly kites and to parents. “We are strongly urging,” he said, “that all boys and girls follow basic kite safety rules.” The Georgia Power official listed the following rules: 1. Don’t fly kites in rainy weather or thunderstorms. 2. Don’t fly kites near pow er lines. 3. If a kite becomes entan gled in power lines, leave it a ’one. Do NOT attempt to get it down. 4. Don’t use metal on kites, kite strings or kite tails. 5. Instead, use dry cotton and dry cloth in the tails. 6. Don't dash across streets ar highways while flying kites. The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, March 7, 1968 Georgia Power Pays $3,169 to 2 Municipalities Checks for $2,331.78 and $837.80 were delivered to the cities of Nahunta and Hobo ken by E. E. Pritchard, Local Manager, Georgia Power Com pany. These checks represent a percentage of the gross re ceipts received in 1967 by the company from the sale of elec tric power to commercial and residential customers in the city. The payments are made under the Municipal Partner ship Plan. It is in addition to the company’s property taxes, which on a statewide basis last year totaled $10,643,592.34. More than $4,795,000 in 1967 gross receipts taxes is being paid this year to the communi ties of Georgia. This is an in crease of approximately $122,- 000 over the amount paid last year. The company’s total tax bill for 1967 was $47,248,938.32. This does not include the sales tax the company collects from its customers for the State of Georgia, nor does it include the sales tax the company pays on materials used in its opera tion. Brantley Retail Sales Increase In Year 1967 Retail sales in Georgia dur ing 1967 totaled $7,827,797,000. an increase of 9.09 percent over 1966, a Georgia State Chamber of Commerce survey showed this week. Sales during the 1966 per iod totaled $7,175,433,000 ac cording to the survey. “The increase of $652,364,- 000 over 1966 is indicative ot the economic prosperity that Georgia continues to enjoy,” sa ; d Harold Clotfelter, Presi dent of the State Chamber “We are optimistic that this economic growth will continue throughout the current year,” he stated. Brantley County retail sales increased by $394,000 in 1967 over 1966. It is estimated that more than half Brantley Coun. ty retail sales is traded in other counties, such as Ware. Glynn, Wayne and Charlton. 100 Brantley Farmers Start NFO in County About 100 farmers of Brantley County met at the Courthouse Wednesday night Feb. 28, for the purpose of organizing a unit of the Na tional Farmers Organization. Julian Bennett, president of the Ware County NFO, was the main speaker. Wendell Waters, president of the Pierce County NFO, also spoke. The purpose of the NFO is to get farmers organized in away to help them secure adequate prices for their farm products. The farmers are striving to find some way to keep from always selling at a buyers market and buying supplies at a sellers market. Brantley Future Farmers Met Thursday Night The officers of the Brantley County Chapter of Future Farmers of America held a meeting Thursday night, Feb. 29. This meeting began at 7:30 and was held at the Brantley County High School Ag. De partment. The purpose of this meeting was to make plans for the Father and Son Ban quet. Numerous awards of various sort will be presented at the banquet. The officers decided to have a Tractor Driving Contest, Monday, March 11, at 3:00 p. m. This contest will be held behind the Brantley County High School Ag. Department. Also, a public speaking con test will be held on the same date at 7:30 p.m. This contest will be held in the Brantley County High School Ag. De partment. Reporter, Bicknell Manor CHEAP SEED Stay away from bargain seed. This is the advice of Dr. Donald Hegwood, horti culturist with the University of Georgia Cooperative Exten sion Service. Cheap seed may prove to be a costly invest ment. Make certain that you are getting good seed that are clean, disease free and true to variety and type. BUCKLE UP-fOR Lift! SEAT PEaS MONT PREVENT ACCIPENTS BUT THEY INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF AWWK6 CRITICAL OR FATAL IN JURIES. a MAKES SENSE — BUCKLE UP— EVERY TUiE! fgoil Fertility Facts- JI JrvJMßßieAfe repwreg imoucyrv iff L-. MOR& THAN 100 Y6AR6 OLD. I 1 Fl _ jR/”’ In THAT TIME COMMERCIAL PLANT FOOD ’ Aur|J fl r HAS BECOME- RECOGNIZED AC ESSENTIAL. V FOR AN EFFICIENT AMERICAN AGRICULTURE, ||| p■ m f kXtgt 3s>4 KUA«s \ \ / 1 < PROFIT BY i \ \ C \\-Szn nnZ> * L4_/hen ts an fipense am investment 2 vIIQ, department or AamotnTUßß e«eDn< When fertilizer * uccpow commcbcial crop^ MOOS THAN HALF THE iWCRfcACC IN TM6NATIOWS . rADUCR4 HFALtZE <3t»<4 Mrs. Vannie Sikes Funeral Will Be Held Friday Mrs. Vannie Allen Sikes, 79, of Hoboken 1 passed away late Wednesday afternoon, March 6, at a nursing home in Brunswick following an ex tended illness and her death brings personal sorrow to many throughout this section where she had resided for the past forty-five years. A Charlton County native, Mrs. Sikes was the daughter of the late George Washing ton and Julia Ann Ammons Allen. She received her edu cation in the public schools of Charlton County and for many years was engaged as a teacher in the Hoboken school system. She was a devoted member of the Hoboken Baptist Church and was also a member of the Women’s Missionary Union. She was the widow of the late James H. Sikes. Survivors include two sis ters, Mrs. J. C. Howard of Waycross and Mrs. O. M. Alt man of Folkston; two step daughters, Mrs. A. A. Allen 1 of Macon and Mrs. O. M. Dunne of Milledgeville; a step-son, W. T. Sikes of Miami, Fla.; two nieces, Mrs. J. C. Colvin of Brunswick and Mrs. Ted Strickland of Hortense. Funeral services will be held at two o’clock Friday after noon, March 8. from the Hobo ken Baptist Church with the Rev. Chesley Walker officia ing. The body will lie in state in the Church for one hour prior to services. Interment will follow in the Hoboken Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be the Messrs. Ellery Kelly, S. D. Kelly, Ray Thomas, Fred Dowling, Olin Dußose and N. C. Davis, Jr. The family has the sympa thy of their many friends in their bereavement. The Chambless Funeral Home of Nahunta is in charge of arrangements. Planning to toast some pe cans? Then dust them with curry powder first. Extension Service home economists at the University of Georgia points out that this will give them a delightful taste. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Judge O'Connor to Hear Sheriff Election Case State Patrol Reports Traffic Cases in February Trooners of the Georgia State Patrol investigated two accidents and made 58 arrests and issued 79 warnings in Brantley and apprehended two stolen cars also during the month of February. A breakdown of the acci dents and arrests reveal the following: In the two accidents there were no fatalities, with three injuries and property damage estimated at $2,300. These ac cidents were caused by the following violations: Failure to grant right of way and speed ing. । A breakdown on the 58 ar rests follows: 22, Speeding; 2, passing on hill; 5, improper passing; 9, D.U.1.; 1, public drunk; 1, drunk on* highway; 4, auto theft; 3, expired inspection sticker; 3, permitting unlicens ed person to drive; 2, without drivers license; 2, too fast for condition of road; 1, failed to grant right of way; 1, driving while license revoked; 1, ran stop sign; and 1, ran red light. Sgt. J. C. Pope Post Comdr. Post 22, Georgia State Patrol Waycross, Georgia Deadline Nears for 1968 Feed Grain Program Signup for Farmers Growers were reminded that March 15 is the last day for filing applications to take part in the 1968 feed grain program. George Dykes, chairman, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Commit tee, points out that only growers who sign up and then participate in the program will be eligible for price sup port and for diversion pay ments on 1968-crop com and grain sorghum. In 1968, diversion! payments will be available to all parti cipants in the feed grain pro gram. For the larger farms, nc diversion payments will bs made on the diversion of thr minimum 20 percent of th' farm’s feed grain base acre age, but such payments may be earned on 1 additional acre age which is diverted — up to a total of 50 percent of the base or 25 acres, whichever is larger. The acreage diversion rate for this voluntary diversior will be 45 percent of the tota’ price support (the local coun ty loan rate plus the price support payment) times the farm’s established yield. Ir the 1967 program, there was no payment for diversion ex cept on "small farms” (with bases of 25 acres or less) and on some larger farms where no feed grains were planted. For small farms in 1968, a diversion payment will be a vailable at 20 percent of the total support rate times the farm yield for the first 20 percent acreage diversion, and 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 lev 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 ♦he deadline and get their stories to the paper as early as possible. Get your news to the paper Monday if possible. If not pos- SUBSCRIPTION PRICE AND TAX Inside county $3.09 Outside county, in state $4.12 Outside state $4.00 Judge James B. O’Connor of the Oconee Judicial Circuit, Mcßae, Ga., has agreed to hear the case of Brantley County’s contested sheriff’s election, it is announced by D. F. Herrin, clerk Brantley County Superior Court. A number of judges had al ready declined to serve on the case, disqualifying them selves for various reasons, it was revealed in l a letter re ceived by Mr. Herrin from the office of the State Attorney General. The contest arose when Robert Johns was declared e lected sheriff by one vote in a run-off election held Jan uary 23. The vote was Robert Johns 1282 to 1281 for Layton Johns. Layton Johns filed a. pro test, charging various irregu larities in the election. CARD OF THANKS I would like to say “Thank you” to the many friends and neighbors who exnressed concern for me through pray ers, telephone calls, cards, visits and gifts during my re cent illness. May God bless each of you is mv prayer. Agnes H. Purdom DECEPTIVE LOOKS Remember when buying fresh fruits and vegetables that surface blemishes such as odd-shaped or rough skin low er the price but not the wholesomeness. According to Extension Service home econ omists at the University of Georgia, these are good buys for cooking purposes and to be used in salads. at the regular 45 percent pay ment rate on the remaining base acreage diverted to a conserving use. As in 1967, producers with i, corn-sorghum base acreages 1 up to 125 acres will have the - option of temporarily reducing 7 this base down to 25 acres n and being eligible for the a .'mall-farm provision provided - that no com or grain sorghum - is planted for harvest on the 3 farm and the 25 acres are diverted to a conserving use. f Price-support loan jevels under the 1968 program will - be available to program par r ticipants at a national aver r age of $1.05 per bushel for r corn and a national average r of $1.61 per hundredweight -for sorghum. r Price-support payments will - be 30 cents per bushel for o corn and 29.68 cents per bush r el for sorghum, based on the f planted acreage up to one half the farm base times the e projected yield. ? If the grower wi'hes, he ’ may request —at the time - he signs up —an advance - payment of up to one-half of p the estimated diversion pay r ment to be earned. Advances s will not be made on price - support payments. 5 The chairman urges farmers 1 who are interested in taking e part in this year’s feed gr^in 1 I. program to call at the ASCS a county office as soon as pos sible since there are only six e working days left before the e March 15 signup deadline, and 0 signing up is a necessary first d step in program participation. 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. 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 n^s in early. BE AN EARLY BIRD.