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VOLUME 46 - NUMBER 23
Warrant Issued Against
Georgia State Patrolman
By John Carroll
In Savannah Morning
News
Nahunta — A warrant has
been issued for a Georgia
State Patrolman who alleged
ly used his fists and a black
jack on a 16-year-old Brantley
County youth during a driv
er’s license check Saturday.
The warrant charging as
sault and battery was signed
by Mrs. Ruth Johns, mother
of the boy, Herman Johns. The
warrant was to be served
Tuesday against Trooper Sid
ney Fuwell of the Highway
Patrol Station at Waycross.
Brantley County Sheriff
Robert Johns reportedly was
in Way cross for the purpose
of serving the warrant, but
could not be reached. The
warrant was signed by Justice
of the Peace E. H- Morgan of
Nahunta.
Mrs. Johns said X-rays
made at Wayne Memorial Hos
pital in Jesup revealed that
her son had been struck on the
head at least five times with
the blackjack. She said his
face was swollen >ad bruised.
He was also treated for a
shoulder and a hand injury
and nine stitches were requir
ed to close his head cuts, his
mother said.
Proceedings of Brantley
County Commissioners
The Board of Commission
ers of Roads and Revenues of
Brantley County, Georgia, met
in regular session on Tuesday,
May 7, 1968, at 9:00 A. M. with
all members present.
They discussed various
County business and approved
a twenty-five ($25.00) dollar
pay raise for Mr. George A.
Loyd, County Agent, which
was the first salary adjustment
he had received in 5 years.
They discussed other business
affairs but did not take any
voting action on any other
subject.
They paid the following
bills for the month of April:
General: R. B. Brooker 76.80
salary, W. E. Eldridge 47.80
salary, Owen Griffin 68-45 sal
ary, James H. Ham 47.80 sal
ary, Major Riggins 47.80 sal
ary, Archie A. Johns 89.60 sal
ary, John M. Wilson 89-19 sal
ary, Lloyd E. Grimes 65.00
salary, D. W. Lee 95.60 salary.
Sheriff Dept-: Robert W.
Johns 562.89, salary; James R.
Herrin, 359.00, salary; Gulf Oil
Corp., $54.40, Credit Card Ac-,
count; Standard Oil Co, $8.03,
Credit Card Account; Dents
Buick Co., $15.50, repair Sher
iff car; Robert W. Johns, $142.-
50, prisoners board; W. B.
Willis, $16.48, car tire; Stan
dard Oil Co., $32.05 Credit
Card Account; Ed. Waterhouse
Business Forms, $167.20, traf
fic record book; Smiths Auto
Parts, $32.10, parts for Sheriff
car.
Extension Service: George
A. Loyd, $200.00, salary and
travel; Virginia N. Raulerson,
salary and travel, $139.82.
Superior Court: Dewey
Hayes, $113.34, salary; W. J.
Summerall, $46 00, salary; D.
F. Herrin, $152.00, Court Cost.
Dept, of Family and Child
ren Service: Dept, of Family
and Children Service, $770.95,
budget; Tomlinson Drug Store,
$125.40, drugs; Wayne Memor
ial Hospital, $150.00, for Mrs.
Mary Howard.
Brantley County Health
Dept.: Brantley County Health
Dept., $708.15, budget.
Georgia State Forestry Com
mission: Georgia State Fores
try Comm., $810.93. budget.
Invoices: Brantley Tele
phone Co. Inc., $124-77, phones
and call; Georgia Power Co.,
$50.20. light bills; R.E.A. Co
op, $17.99. voting booths and
caution light; The Welding
Supply Co., $24.96, welding
supplies; Florida Equipment
Co., $70.17, parts; Professional
Insurance Corp, $143.10, em
ployees premium: Tri-State
Tractor Co., $364.55, parts; R.
J. Thomas Business Machine
Co.. $2.80. machine ribbon for
tax office; Bacon County
Board of Commissioners, SBO.-
00. free food distribution;
Southern States Printing Co .
50.92. office supplies: General
Office Supplies Co., $35.70, of
fice supplies for County Agent
office: Cecil Moody Furniture
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
She quoted her son as say
ing that he had just had his
license checked by two other
troopers at the scene on U. S.
84 near Nahunta when Fuwell
halted him again. He said the
trooper insisted on seeing his
license and when he started
to hand them to the trooper he
was struck with the blackjack
•and dropped his wallet to the
ground.
Tommy Whaley, 17, and
Gary Willis, 15, were passen
gers in the vehicle.
Mrs. Johns said her son was
handcuffed and brought to Na
hunta in the trooper’s car
where he was turned over to
Sheriff Robert Johns. She said
the sheriff released the boy
and he then drove to Hortense
to his sister’s home and from
there he was driven by the
sister and his mother to Jesup.
SOAK DOWN
When applying water to
your shrubs, apply enough
water to soak the soil down
to the bottom of the planting
hole. According to Gerald E.
Smith, horticulturist with the
University of Georgia Coop
erative Extension Service, wa
tering just the surface of the
soil is of little benefit.
Co., $2.14, paint for Clerk of
Court office; Universal Manu
facturing & Supply Co., $498.-
55, steam cleaner and clean
ing compound; Standard Oil
Company, $955.23, gas and oil
for road dept.; Georgia Hospi
tal Association, $108.20, em
ployees premium; City of Na
hunta, $98.00, water bills; John
King Ford, $34.51, parts for
road dept.; Del Chemical Cor
poration, $28.70, janitor sup
plies; Bennett Brothers, Inc.,
$3.98, adding machine paper
for Ordinary office; C. L. King,
$53.60, repair on County Agent
office; Reid, Inc., s3ll 85, parts
road dept.; Georgia Chemical
Supply Co., $20.00, janitor sup
plies; Dr. J. A. Fernandez,
$14.00, treating Micky Walker
and Woodrow Williams;
Brantley Gas & Appliance Co.,
$25.80, fuel; Mrs. J. A. Camp
bell est., $15.95, C.O.D. Bus
Charges; Neil Hendrix, $11.50,
repair on county jail; Carlton
Company, $244.86, parts for
road dept-; The Brantley En
terprise, $20.00, advertising;
Florida Steel Corporation,
$2582.18, metal pipe; R. B.
Brooker Hardware, $406.17,
supplies; R. B. Brooker, $45.00,
trip to Atlanta on County Bu
siness; R. B. Brooker, $50.00,
rent Homemaker Aids office;
Hilton Morgan, $160.00, for
eighty hours of secretary to
Board of Tax Assessors; De-
Pratter Service Station, $24.-
98, ice and repairs; Lloyd E.
Grimes, $20.00, preparing deed
to C. P. Riggins; Smith Auto
Parts, $251.75, parts road dept.;
Camp Safety Patrol, $200.00,
for boys to attend safety camp;
Kenneth Willis, $l5O 00, court
cost and inquest; Clint Robin
son Insurance Agent, $1174.00,
insurance on sheriff cars;
court house and jail and old
grammar school building; Wil
son and Sons Oil Co., $113.50,
for oil and grease for road
dept.; L. C. Allen, $30.00, re
pair on truck seat; Echoe En
terprise, $9250.00, for building
bridge for county; Dußose &
Company, SIOO.OO, part pay
ment on audit.
Road Dept.: Lankford Block
er, $561.89, salary; Kermit
Crews, $524.06. salary; Archie
J. Daniels, $479.17, salary;
Talmadge Gunter, $521.77, sal
ary; Cecil Harris, $699.54. sal
ary; Richard Harris, $595.59,
salary; Weita Herrin, $547.50,
salary; Mitchell Hulett, $448-
56, salary; E R. Johns, $478.92,
salary; Jasper Moore, $515.07,
salary; Julius O. Smith, $510.-
84, salary; Banner J. Wain
right. $820.72, salary; Terry
Lee Herrin, $461.59, salary;
Wayne Eldon Knox, $401.72,
salary.
This included four paydays
from 4-12-1968 to 5-24-68.
There being no further bu
siness the meeting adjourned.
John M. Wilson,
Sec. to Board of
County Commissioners
MISS JOAN JOHNS
Engagement Is Announced
Johns-Crews
The engagement of Miss
Joan Johns, daughter of Mr.
Carlys Johns and the late Mrs.
Leona Chesser Johns, is an
nounced to Mr. Burnice Crews,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Crews of Nahunta.
The bride-elect will receive
her B. S. Degree in June from
Georgia College at Milledge
ville, where she is a member
of Phi Upsilon Omicron.
The bridegroom attended
Hoboken High School. He is
now currently employed in
Rock Hill, South Carolina.
The wedding will be June
29 at 7:00 P. M. at the Church
of God in Nahunta. Reception
will follow in the dining room
at the church.
No invitations are being sent
but all friends and relatives
are invited-
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Hickox Family
Holds Reunion
The family of Mrs. Hattie
A. Hickox and the late Elder
Frank Hickox met Sunday,
June 2, for their family re
union and to celebrate the
62nd marriage anniversary of
Mr. and Mrs. Hickox.
Dinner was served outdoors
at noon. Rev. L. D. Berthaunie
said grace at the table.
Present at the occasion
were many friends and neigh
bors who joined the children,
grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
Children present were Mrs.
Katie Griffin, Mrs. E. B. Her
rin, Mrs. A. A. Johns, Mrs.
Plen Crews, all of Route 1,
Nahunta; Mrs. Obbie Crews of
Patterson; Mrs- Charles Flynn
of Jacksonville; Mrs. Pearl
Griffin of Birmingham; and
Mrs. Parnell Douglas of Pear
son.
FIVE GENERATIONS — From left to right Mrs. Joey Collins and
son, Mrs. Hattie Hickox and Mrs. A. A. Johns; standing, Richard
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, June 6, 1968
Personals
Derwin Wesley Drury and
Herschell Wendell Herrin will
be awarded Associate in Scien
ce degrees at commencement
exercises at South Georgia
College, Douglas, Saturday,
June 8.
Four Brantley County stu
dents at Georgia Southern Col
lege at Statesboro will receive
diplomas Sunday, June 9.
They are Beatrice Lynn Her
rin, James Lynn Batten, Ela
ine Abrams and Annie Ruth
Johns.
Four Brantley County girls
will graduate from Georgia
College at Milledgeville June
7. They are Lena Joan Johns,
Carolyn Rose Larkins, Patri
cia Eliza Carter and Sandra
Jacobs Shockley.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Jones
and Margaret of Hoboken, Mr.
and Mrs. Eddy Jones, Jr., of
Waycross, and Mrs. Hobson
Chancey, Anna Lee and Marie
Shriver of Offerman attended
the graduation exercises at
Darien May 30 where David
Justice, grandson of Mr. and
Mrs. E. B. Jones received his
diploma-
George T. Brantley, vice
president, The Citizens Bank,
Nahunta, is among the 882
bankers attending the 19th an
nual two-week session of the
School of Banking of the
South being held at Louisiana
State University in Baton
Rouge.
CARD OF THANKS
The kindnesses shown us
and the many offers of as
sistance at the time of our re
cent loss cause us to be thank
ful that we live in this com
munity.
While words can never ade
quately express our sentiments
we would like to say that we
are deeply appreciative and
grateful for the words of sym
pathy, floral tributes, covered
dishes and other kindnesses
shown to us during this time.
May the Lord bless each of
you is our prayer.
The Family of
Mrs. Emma D. Kizer.
Farm Bureau
Policy Beliefs
The three out of four or
ganized farmers across the
nation that are in Farm Bur
eau, in the preamble to their
policy beliefs have stated
thusly:
‘'We. as Farm Bureau mem
bers, believe: In our Constitu
tional form of government and
its division of powers.
In freedom of speech, press,
and peaceful assembly.
In separation of church and
state and in the right of each
individual to worship accord
ing to the dictates of his own
conscience.
That self-government is a
precious heritage which can
be preserved only by the ac
tive, intelligent assumption of
basic citizenship responsibili
ties of all people.
In the American competitive
enterprise system, in which
property is privately owned,
privately managed, and oper
ated for profit and individual
satisfaction, and in which sup
ply and demand are the ulti
mate determinants of market
price.
That efficiency of produc
tion and maximum per capita
production are primary ele
ments in determining stand
ards of living.
That property rights cannot
be separated from human
rights and are essential to the
preservation of individual
rights guaranteed by the Con
stitution.
That the exercise of free
will, rather than force, is con
sistent with the maintenance
of liberty.
In the right of every man
to choose his own occupation;
to be rewarded according to
his productive contribution to
society; and to save, invest,
and spend, or convey to his
heirs, his earnings as he
chooses”.
The preamble says much
more. But as American goes
through the summer of 1968,
perhaps with some confusion,
may each American under
stand what America really is
—the citadel of liberty—and
know the alternative that a
waits all if the precepts fall.
Lake-Dußose
Miss Sue Lake, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Teon Lake of
Hickox, became the bride of
Wayne Dubose, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lawson Dubose of Na
hunta, June 1 at Riverside
Baptist Church with the Rev.
Eddie Dixon performing the
ceremony.
Sue was beautiful in a gown
of chiffon over satin skirt, and
the long-sleeve bodice was lace
over satin. Her shoulder leng
th veil was fastened to a bead
ed tiara. She carried a corsage
of white mums with small
sweetheart roses attached to
a white Bible.
Sue was given in marriage
by her brother, Joe Lake, and
her attendant was her cousin
Miss Ginger Thrift of River
side Community.
The groom’s best man was
Ronald Morgan and the
groomsmen were Burnet Du
bose, brother of the bride and
Lawrence O’Berry of Nahunta.
Mrs. Helen Dowling was
pianist and Mrs. Linda Steed
ley sang two numbers, “I Love
You Truly” and “The Wedding
Prayer”.
A reception followed the
ceremony. Those assisting
were Miss June Herrin, Mrs.
Johnnie Gentry, Mrs. Myra
Dale Johns, Mrs. Neil Hendrix
and Mrs Ronald Hendrix,
Mrs. Shirley Strickland.
After the ceremony the cou
ple left on a wedding trip to
Fort Sill, Okla., where Wayne
is serving in the U. S. Army.
Retail Sales
Show Increase
In Brantley
Retail sales in Georgia dur
ing the first quarter of 1968
totaled $2,008,456,000 as com
pared to $1,730,128,000 during
the same period last year, an
increase of 16.1 per cent, a
Georgia State Chamber of
Commerce survey showed
Monday.
Retail sales in Brantley
County increased from $936.-
000 in the first quarter of
1967 to $1,108,000 in the first
quarter of 1968. This is an
increase of 18 percent.
LEGAL ADVERTISING
Georgia, Brantley County.
In the Matter of Adoption
cf Joseph Cary Burris, Jr., a
Minor.
File No. 2430 Brantley Co.
Superior Court, State of Geor
gia. Petition Filed 27th of
May, 1968. Order for’ Service
by Publication dated 27th of
May 1968.
To: Joseph Cary Burris,
father of Joseph Cary Burris,
Jr., minor.
You are hereby notified that
a petition to adopt said minor
child has been filed in said
Court by the petitioner and
that a final decree of adoption
will be rendered not less than
90 days from the date of fil
ing of the petition. You are
directed to show cause why
said adoption should not be
made final.
Witness the Hon. Ben A.
Hodges. Judge of said Court,
this 27th day of May, 1968.
|s| Ruby Lee Herrin,
Deputy Clerk,
Brantley Superior Court
Ben Smith, Jr.
Attorney for Petitioner
Waycross, Georgia. 620
Georgia, Brantley County.
To All Whom It May Concern:
Mrs. Blanche G. Rupley and
Mrs. Elizabeth Middleton hav
ing in due form applied to me
for permanent letters of ad
ministration upon the estate
of Mr. R. L. Middleton, de
ceased, this is to notify the
next of kin and creditors of
the said Mrs. R. L. Middleton,
deceased, that said application
will be heard before me at the
regular July Term, 1968, of the
Court of Ordinary of said
County.
Witness my hand and offi
cial signature, this 4th day of
June, 1968.
|s| Perry U. Rozier,
Ordinary. 6|27
Advertisement of
Judicial Sale
Georgia, Brantley County.
In pursuance of an order
signed by the Honorable Ben
Hodges, Judge of the Super
ior Court of Brantley County,
Georgia, on the 4th day of
June, 1968, there will be sold
on the 2nd day of July, 1968,
before the courthouse door of
Brantley County, Georgia, be
tween the legal hours of sale,
to the highest and best bidder
for cash, the following de
scribed property, to-wit:
1968 Chevrolet Two-Door,
Bel Air, Serial No. F58A136539.
Said vehicle being seized for
transporting non tax paid in
toxicating liquors.
Witness, the Honorable Ben
Hodges, Judge of the Superior
Court of Brantley County,
Georgia.
This 4th day of June, 1968.
Robert W- Johns,
Sheriff. 6|13
Application for Dismission
Georgia, Brantley County.
To All Whom It May Concern:
Whereas, W. B. Willis, Ad
ministrator of the estate of
Rufus W. Pearson, represents
to the Court of Ordinary in
his petition, duly filed and
entered on record, that he has
fully administered Rufus W.
Pearson estate; this is, there
fore, to cite all persons con
cerned, kindred and creditors,
to show cause, if any they
can, why said administrator
should not be discharged from
his administration, and receive
Letters of Dismission on the
first Monday in July, 1968.
Witness my hand and offi
cial signature, this 4th day of
June, 1968.
Perry U. Rozier,
Ordinary,
Brantley County, Georgia.
6|27
CITATION—Year’s Support
Georgia, Brantley County.
The return of the appraisers
setting apart twelve month’s
support to the family of Nor
man M. Herrin, deceased, hav
ing been filed in my office,
all persons concerned are cit
ed to show cause by the Ist
day of July, 1968, why said
application for twelve month’s
support should not be granted.
This June 3, 1968.
Perry U- Rozier,
Ordinary. 6-27
REFREEZE FOOD?
You may safely refreeze
frozen foods that have been
thawed if they still contain ice
crystals or if the internal
temperature is below 40 de
grees Fahrenheit, according to
Miss Nelle Thrash, home eco
nomist - food preservation,
with the University of Georgia
Cooperative Extension Ser
vice.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
George Stewart is Candidate for
Chairman of County Commissioners
I George F- Stewart here
by announce my candidacy for
Chairman of the County Com
missioners.
lam a native of Brantley
County, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Perry Stewart of Rt. 1,
Nahunta.
I entered the military a pri
vate in 1947 and retired as a
major last July. During my
military service I attended 11
service schools. I have 12 dec
orations or awards. During
the Korean War I was in com
bat with the 17th Regt, for 13
months. The last seven years
of my military service were in
the Army Special Forces
(Green Berets) with missions
to Laos in South East
Asia, Peru. Chile and
the Republic of Panama
in Central America. I held
two of the highest security
clearances obtainable the last
eight years. I am a senior Par
atrooper with about 100 jumps.
I am a topographical surveyer
and was surveying officer with
the Corps of Engineers for
one year surveying missile
sites, airport runways, radar
sites, for roads, and for bridge
construction.
I am a school trained light
and heavy vehicle mechanic
and maintenance supervisor.
I have an operators license for
heavy equipment including
bulldoziers and 20 ton crane-
During my enlisted service I
supervised up to 35 men and,
as a commanding officer 350
men, as a staff officer I was
responsible for planning, bud
geting, supplying, and main
taining logistics for an organi
zation of 1480 men.
In making my announce
ment for Chairman of the
County Commissioners I feel
a need to state my qualifica
tions for that position due to
its increased importance since
the last General Assembly.
The new law does not specifi
cally state the Chairman of
the Commissioners is a full
time job. However not only do
I feel it is a full time job but,
the Chairman should and
could supervise the Cqunty
Roads Department at a sav
ings to the county.
All Taxpayers of the county
should realize that the Chair
man of the Commissioners is
now required to run for his
post county-wide and, will be
their direct representative in
the County Government. As
a servant to all the people all
the time he should be fully
qualified, have no conflict of
interest between the elected
position and, his business or
business partnership with a
nother.
As the individuals who es
tablish the millage and spend
the tax money, I feel the
County Commissioners should
prepare a County Plan that
would accurately describe all
planned activities and expendi
tures of the County Roads
Department for the forthcom
ing year to include the amount
of times the roads will be
graded, ditches pulled, cul
verts replaced, bridges to be
replaced or rebuilt, and fill to
be moved. All expenditures for
salaries, new rolling equip
ment, equipment, supplies, and
services and, rebuild of pre
sent county equipment.
A contengency fund should
be established and put in the
bank to draw interest until
needed for emergencies such
as storms, hurricanes or other
disaster that the Federal
Government would not pro
vide funds for.
All items to be purchased
or services provided should
be put on a bid system. The
Taxpayers should be told who
won the low bid, cost and, the
next low bid. Preference on
all bids should be given to
county businesses in an at
tempt to keep county money
in Brantley County.
After the County Plan is
prepared it should be brought
before the people for airing
and to allow the Taxpayers to
have a say how his dollar is
spent. After the plan is ap
proved by the people it should
be budgeted and reported to
the people. As an example, if
the public roads are to be
graded 15 times and, the dit
ches pulled 3 times the com
missioners could compute the
costs by figuring the total
milage of roads, times the cost
per mile, times the amount of
grading per year equals the
amount of money programmed
for that activity. After all ac
tivities and expenditures are
itemized and funded, the total
on the budget is the amount
the millage is set on, less the
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
AND TAX
Inside county 53-09
Outside county, in state $4.12
Outside state $4.00
GEORGE E. STEWART
Announces Candidacy for
County Commission Chairrqan
other county income such as
funds from the Federal and
State Government, the ordi
nary’s office and the sale of
beer and liquor licenses.
With the Commissioners fol
lowing this outline, the people
will have a sayso in how their
money is spent and, how
much of their money is spent.
A regular Business Finan
cial Statement should be pub
lished for the people every
quarter (three months) and a
general Financial Statement at
the end of the year. These
statements would state in de
tail the cost of purchases, who
it was bought from, the next
low bid and the total amount
of money left in the treasury
at the end of the year or, the
amount that had to be borrow
ed to run the county on until
the end of the year and WHY.
I feel that I am qualified to
hold the office of Chairman
of the County Commissioners, )
that I can implement the a
bove plan and that I will give
the Taxpayers a dollars return
on each dollar paid in tax.
I would be glad to discuss
my outlined program with any
citizen of the county or, to
present it to any group of citi
zens or compare it with the
system that has been in effect
for the last 20 years-
I intend to speak with each
and every Taxpayer prior to
the election however; if I fail
to contact anyone I ask that
he accept this as my plea for
his support.
Yours sincerely,
George E. Stewart.
(Paid Political Advertisement)
Harrison Is
Candidate for
Representative
Robert W. Harrison, Jr.. St-
Marys attorney and State
Representative, has qualified
as a candidate for the office
of State Representative of the
66th Legislative District.
Mr. Harrison now repre
sents Camden and Charlton
Counties which make up the
98th Legislative District to
which Brantley County has
been added as the new 66th
District by the 1968 Legisla
tive Reapportionment Act.
Neighborhood Youth
Corps for Brantley
A summer Neighborhood
Youth Corps project for
Brantley and eight area coun
ties will begin June 10 with
youths from low income fam
ilies being employed part-time
with local school and com
munity agencies.
In Brantley 25 youths 16
through 21-years-old and still
in high school will be employ
ed 24 hours per week. They
will work under the supervi
sion of an employee of the
work site agency. Job classi
fications include clerical aide,
custodian aide, forestry aide,
library aide, mechanic aide,
nurse aide, recreation aide,
painter aide and teacher aide.
Personals
James Scott, Jr was gradu
ated from Tuskeegee Institute
in Alabama on Sunday, June
2. He majored in business ad
ministration. His grandmother,
Rebecca White and sister, Liz
zie White attended the pro
gram.
