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VOLUME 46 - NUMBER 28
A Voice in the Wilderness
Federal Tax Increase to
Cause Greater Inflation
Federal financial advisers have claimed that the
10 percent income tax increase will tend to put the
brakes on inflation and help to stabilize prices.
Such a claim is spurious, even ridiculous.
Such financial brainstorms seem typical of the
alleged reasoning of the impractical visionaries who
are manipulating this country’s finances into chaos
and probably eventual collapse.
An increase in tax on any level tends to increase
inflation because it means everyone must get more
for his product or for his labor in order to pay the
added cost for taxes. This increase, to pay the added
taxes, is passed on down the line to every consumer
and means that everything must cost more.
Thus any tax increase causes more inflation, that
is, a tax increase tends to cheapen the dollar and
cause it to buy less.
The federal tax increase of 10 percent means that
every business man must charge a bit more for his
goods in order to pay the increased tax.
It means that every worker must get a bit more
for his labor in order to pay the increased tax.
A second reason why the federal tax increase
means more inflation is that the business man and
the worker, everyone, that is, will spend money more
carefully, more economically than the government
will spend it.
In short, the 10 percent tax increase, if left in the
hands of the citizens, would be spent more judiciously
than the government will spend it.
The government is a more reckless spender than
the average citizens and will cause more inflation
by more wasteful spending. Big government spend
ing is now the greatest cause of inflation and this
cannot be cured by giving the government more
money to spend.
Yes, the federal tax increase means more and
more inflation and you will gradually pay more and
more for less and less.
George Stewart Proposes Code of
Ethics for County Commissioners
TO THE CITIZENS
OF BRANTLEY COUNTY:
I wish to make a statement
in addition to the one publish
ed previously. I feel the
County Commissioners obvi
ously need a Code Os Ethics
which, in addition to their
oath of office would be ever
mindful of the ethics required
of the highest offices in the
county form of government.
The Code Os Ethics should
be signed by each and every
duly elected Commissioner
and placed in the public re
cords entitled Minutes of
Meetings of County Commis
sioners, and made available
as the public’s record, as pre
scribed by law. A citizen could
by examining the minutes of
the Commissioners meetings
tell obviously which Com
missioner had violated the
Code Os Ethics and trust of
the people.
I propose the Code be as
follows and entitled Brantley
County Commissioners Code
Os Ethics.
BRANTLEY COUNTY COM
MISSIONERS CODE OF
ETHICS
1. To make honesty the
keystone of our efforts, by
being always mindful of our
oath of office and by practic
ing honesty and impartiality
in all our actions.
2. To keep the public in
formed on county operations
and activities since we be
lieve that county business is
ever public business.
3. To expend all county
income economically for the
greatest good of all county
residents.
4. To provide a certified
annual audit of all county in
come, expenditures, and in
vestments.
5. To set up and follow a
budget for county income and
expenditures.
6. To enploy only persons
found to be properly quali
fied, trained, or experienced
for county jobs.
7. To appraise all real
and personal property impar
tially for tax purpose.
8. To encourage the com
mercial, cultural, and indus
trial development of our
county through sound plan-
By Carl Broome
GEORGE F. STEWART
Announces Candidacy for
County Commission Chairman
ning and practical co-operation
with other local governments,
institutions, state and Federal
agencies.
9. To remember “In God
We Trust” is the pursuit of
the American way of free
enterprise and independence
through local government, of
the people and for the people,
the Bullwark of Democracy.
The Code Os Ethics as out
lined is not new and certainly
not orginal. It is a guideline
that should be followed zea
lously by the commissioners
because, the least infraction
would be a violation of trust
placed in the commissioners by
the people.
I ask each citizen to reread
the outlined code and, after
each proposal, ask yourself
three questions, Are the re
quirements reasonable? Would
you, if elected as commission
er pledge to abide by the code?
And of most importance would
my opponents pledge to abide
by the code?
With your vote and support
in the forth-coming election
I assure each and every voter
in Brantley County that I will
dedicate my self to fullfilling
all nine items.
Sincerely
George E. Stewart
(Paid Political
Advertisement)
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
Miss Vickie Sue Riggins,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Clayton Riggins, became the
bride of Danny Lee Thornton,
son of Mrs. T. J. Thornton, at
the home of the bride on
Thursday evening, July 4th.
Rev. Cecil F. Thomas per
formed the marriage in the
presence of relatives and a
few close friends.
Brantley County
Woman Drowns
In Satilla River
A Brantley County woman,
Mrs. Helen Rowan Queen, 30,
drowned Thursday, July 4, in
the Satilla River north of the
Old Steel Bridge at a point
known as The Rocks.
Investigating officers from
Pierce and Brantley Counties
said she apparently waded in
and went under in 15 feet of
water. Her body, fully clothed,
was found later floating on
the water downstream.
An autopsy showed that
death was due to drowning.
An acquaintance had
brought her to the river
Thursday afternoon at her own
request, and left her there,
officers reported.
She was a native of Atkin
son County.
Survivors are her husband,
E. C. Queen of Way cross; a
son, Rickie Thompson of
Douglas; her father, Charlie
Rowan of Valdosta; a sister,
Eleneta Osborne of East St.
Louis, HL; and a brother, Her
bert Mills of Greenwood, S. C.
Interment was in Guthrie
Cemetery in Berrien County
on Monday, with Darling Fu
neral Home of Blackshear and
Lovin Funeral Home of Nash
ville in charge.
Riggins-Thornton
After the ceremony the
young couple left for a short
wedding trip. They are mak
ing their home in Nahunta.
Silas Lee Is
Candidate for
Commissioner
To the People
Os Brantley County:
I hereby announce my can
didacy for post number 2 of
the county commission, sub
ject to the Democratic Pri
mary Election in September.
Having already served 12
years on the Board of Com
missioners from 1952 to 1964,
I feel fully qualified to serve
you capably in the post I am
seeking.
If elected, I will give you
the best of my ability. I will
see as many of you as possi
ble.
I thank you, the people Os
Brantley County, for your vote
and support in the coming e
lection.
Sincerely,
SILAS D. LEE 7]ll
Guy Chambless
Is Candidate
?ar Coroner
With the incumbent declin
ing to offer for re-election,
and possessing the necessary
technical training to fulfill the
duties of the office in a com
petent manner, I hereby for
mally announce my candidacy
for the office of Coroner of
Brantley County in the Demo
cratic primary to be held on
September 11, 1968.
It will be my purpose, if e
lected, to faithfully and con
scientiously perform the duties
of this office to the best of my
ability.
I earnestly seek your vote
and influence.
Respectfully,
Guy Chambless
(Paid Political Advertisement)
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our ap
preciation to all our many
friends for their great kind
ness to us during our recent
bereavement. We are deeply
grateful for the words of sym
pathy, the many visits, the
cards as sympathy, the covered
dishes and the floral tributes.
We will always remember
your friendship and kindness.
May the Lord bless you is
our prayer.
The family of
Mr. Wilbur Roberson.
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, July 11, 1968
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Attend Forestry Camp at Waycross
JACK WARREN, Timber Harvesting Specialist, discusses tree
growth with local 4-H'ers. From left to right they are Karen Hen
drix, Susan Chambless, and Douglas Purcell. While attending the
week-long camp Karen, Susan, and Douglas will participate in
classes on how to measure trees, logs, pulpwood and lumber;
control fires in the woods; keep down insects and diseases, and
improve timber stands. They will tour the Union Camp Corporation
in Savannah, the Okefenokee Swamp Park and see a paper dress
revue in which 18 girls will be modeling dresses they have made
of paper.
Old Timers Game in Atlanta Will
Feature Dixie Baseball Heroes
Think the Deep South hasn’t
produced its share of big lea
gue baseball players? If you
do, you’re wrong, as evidenced
by the rosters for the second
annual Old-Timers Game
July 13th at Atlanta Stadium.
Thirty of the 44 players,
including such greats as Luke
Appling, Rudy York, Marty
Marion, Johnny Mize, Enos
Slaughter and Dixie Walker,
are native Southerners.
Some of Baseball’s best re
membered stars from the past
will travel to Atlanta from all
across the Souuthland to ap
pear in this second annual
game, before the Atlanta
Braves and Los Angeles Dod
gers play at 2:15 p.m.
Mize, for instance, will tra
vel from his home in Deland,
Florida, to play first base for
the National League. The Dem
orest, Georgia, native played
first for 15 years at St. Louis
and in New York for the Gi
ants and Yankees, batting over
the .300 mark for an amazing
nine consecutive seasons.
Marion, born in Richburg, S.
C., will travel from St. Louis
to appear at shortstop for the
National League, forming a
terrific 6-3 combination for the
Nationals. ‘Slats’ was the NL’s
‘Most Valuable Player’ in 19-
44 and managed the Cardinals,
Browns and White Sox after
his playing career ended.
Slaughter, from Roxboro,
N. C., will be in the outfield
for the National League. Geor
gians Cecil Travis of River
dale, Spud Chandler (born in
Commerce, now living in St.
Petersburg, Fla.), Bob Hasty
of Canton, Walter Wilson of
Glenn, and Sam Byrd of Brem
en (now living in Huntsville,
Alabama) are to appear in the
game, as is Lindale’s Willard
Nixon.
Appling, now a Sandy
Springs, Georgia, resident and
Hall of Fame member who
was born in High Point, N. C.,
will be a familiar face at
shortstop for the American
League. Appling played there
20 years for the White Socks.
Semi-Annual
Dividend Paid
By Citizens Bank
A semi-annual dividend to
taling $20,000 was mailed to
stockholders of The Citizens
Bank July 1, according to J.
H. Lester, Jr., President.
Also, Mr. Lester stated that
the Bank had increased its
surplus account from $250,000
to $300,000 during the past
six months, making the total
capital accounts more than
$689,000.
The continued growth of
The Citizens Bank indicates
faith and confidence by local
and surrounding area citizens
in their Full Service Banking
institute, Mr. Lester stated.
(Adv.)
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Thomas
and Tina and Tamma of A
mericus spent the weekend
with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. D. Thomas. Mrs. Ann
Wilder of Douglas, sister of
Mrs. Thomas, visited them on
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Searcy Hice
and sons, Thomas and Joey, of
Atlanta, visited Mr. and Mrs.
George Brantley on Thursday
of last week.
Mrs. Harold Calhoun left
Wednesday to return to her
home in Terrytown, Ga. after
spending several days with
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilson.
CARD OF THANKS
Words can never express our
sincerest thanks and heartfelt
appreciation for the floral of
ferings, messages of sympathy,
covered dishes and other acts
of love and kindness shown
us during our recent bereave
ment.
We will always be deeply
appreciative for every kind
ness shown to us this time, and
pray the Lord will bless each
and everyone of you.
The family of:
Julian E. Steedley
Wife Linda, Twins,
and family.
Legal Advertising
State of Georgia
Brantley Court of Ordinary
Woodrow Wildes and Pearl
Wildes Wasdin as executors of
the estate of Mark F. Wildes,
deceased, having filed in this
Court in due form their peti
tion for letters of dismission as
such executors of said estate
and alleging that they have
fully performed all of their du
ties as such executors, this is
to cite all persons to be and
appear at the August Term,
1968, of the Court of Ordinary
of said County, to show cause
if any they have or can, why
the prayers of said petition
should not be allowed and the
said executors receive letters
of dismission as prayed.
Perry U. Rozier, Ordinary
Ordinary Brantley
County, Georgia
Griffin & Houston
Blackshear, Ga. 8-1
Citation—Year’s Support.
Georgia, Brantley County.
The return of the appraisers
setting apart twelve month’s
support to the family of Len
on P. Carter deceased having
been filed in my office, all
persons concerned are cited to
show cause by the sth day of
August 1968, why said appli
cation for twelve month’s sup
port should not be granted.
This sth day of July, 1968.
Perry U. Rozier, Ordinary
Special Summer
Educational
Program Begins
The Brantley County Board
of Education is providing a
summer program with funds
and project approved under
Title I of Elementary and Sec
ondary Education Act, it is
announced by County School
Superintendent, Mrs. Mable
Moody.
The six-weeks program pro
vides activities in remedial
reading and mathematics, for
boys and girls in grades 4-7.
Also, there is a kindergarten
program for those who will
begin first grade work in Sep
tember.
Music and physical educa
tion are included in each day’s
schedule. The kindergarten
group makes trips each Tues
day to visit such places as
fire stations, county court
house, Okefenokee Swamp, O
cean, Airport, Jacksonville
Zoo, dairy, etc.
147 students have enrolled
at Hoboken and Nahunta Ele
mentary Schools for these ac
tivities.
JACK MAYS
Candidate for State Senate
Jack Mays Seeks
Senate Seat on
Proven Record
A $760,000 sanitary SEWER
SYSTEM; an $846,000 LOW
RENT PUBLIC HOUSING
project; $600,000 federal ap
propriation for SUWANNEE
CANAL RECREATION AREA
at the nearby Okefenokee Na
tional Wildlife Refuge; PAV
ING of virtually every city
street; HOME MAIL DELIV
ERY for the city; an all mer
cury-vapor STREET LIGHT
SYSTEM; a BALANCED
BUDGET for four consecutive
years; NO TAX INCREASE
for four straight years; an IN
DUSTRIAL PARK; a NEW
INDUSTRY which will hire
180 employees with annual
payroll of $700,000; an AC
TIVE CHAMBER OF COM
MERCE: a RECREATION
COMMISSION; THIS is
JUST a PART OF THE PRO
GRESS made by JACK MAYS
as MAYOR of his home town
of FOLKSTON, GA. for the
past FOUR YEARS.
JACK MAYS is seeking the
6th District SENATE post
where he will apply the same
vigorous representation for
each of the seven counties of
the district as he has for his
home town as mayor if elected
YOUR STATE SENATOR.
JACK MAYS says the 6th
District has fallen behind in
the past four years—taxes
have skyrocketed—industry
has lagged four-laning of
highways has not moved—the
federal government has con
tinued to oppress GEORGI
ANS—JACK MAYS pleads for
the opportunity as a “Man. of
Action” to do something about
these problems.
JACK MAYS has proven his
Effectiveness—JACK MAYS
has proven his Leadership
Ability—JACK MAYS has
proved his Ability to Work
with Other People to GET
THE JOB DONE.
JACK MAYS is MAYOR of
FoIkston—CHAIRMAN of
Democratic Executive Com
mittee of his county—DEA
CON in First Baptist Church,
Folkston; a Sunday School
Department SUPERINTEN
DENT—a VETERAN, a MA
SON & SHRINER, a DIREC
TOR of Retarded Children’s
School; a HUSBAND and a
FATHER of three daughters.
JACK MAYS pledges that
the 6th District will move
ahead if he is elected YOUR
1 STATE SENATOR. (Adv.)
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Proceedings of Brantley
County Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners
of Roads and Revenue of
Brantley County, Ga. met in
regular session Tuesday, June
4, at 9:00 A. M. with all mem
bers present.
The first order of business
was the opening and inspect
ing bids for a Tractor and
Mower for the Road Dept.
After discussing the machines
and the advantages of each
one, they passed a Resolution,
to accept the one offered by
the Miller Ford Tractor Co. of
Waycross, Ga., in the amount
of $4026.00. A resolution is
on file in the County Com
missioners Office of this trans
action. The following bills
were paid for the month of
May.
General: R. B. Brooker, $76.-
80, salary; W. E. Eldridge,
$47.80, salary; Owen Griffin,
$68.45, salary; James H. Ham,
$47.80, salary; Major Riggins,
$47.80, salary; John M. Wilson,
$89.19, salary; Archie A. Johns,
$89.60, salary; Lloyd E. Grimes,
$65.00, salary.
Sheriff Dept.: Robert W.
Johns. $558.51, salary; James
R. Herrin, $359.00, salary;
John King Ford. $682.27, Ser
iff Dept. Car; Franks Uni
forms, $33.22, Uniforms for
Sheriff Dept.; Robert W.
Johns, $82.50, prisoners board;
DePratter Service Station,
sll.lO, repair on Sheriff Car;
Gulf Oil Corp. $6.38, Credit
Card Account for Sheriff
Dept.; Smiths Auto Parts Inc.,
$27.21, parts for Sheriff^Car.
Extension Service: George A.
Loyd, $215.00, Salary and Tra
vel; Virginia N. Raulerson,
$139.82, Salary and Travel.
Superior Court: Dewey
Hayes, $113.34, salary; W. J.
Summerall, $46.00, Salary.
Georgia State Forestry Com
mission: Georgia State Fores
try Commission, $810.93, bud
get.
Brantley County Health
Dept.: The Brantley County
Health Dept., $772.84, budget.
Dept, of Family and Child
ren Service: Dept, of Family
and Children Service, $1291.51,
budget.
Road Dept.: Lankford Block
er, $270.19, salary; Kermit
Crews, $262.18, salary; Archie
J. Daniels, $245.25, salary; Tal
madge Gunter, $247.23, salary;
Cecil Harris, $349.76, salary;
Richard Harris, $267.68, salary;
Weita Herrin, $254.88, salary;
Mitchell Hulett, $224.68, sal
ary; E. R. Johns, $239.61, sal
ary; Jasper Moore, $243.48,
salary; Julius O. Smith, $239.-
48, salary; Banner J. Wain
right, $410.36, salary; Wayne
Eldon Knox, $217.96; Terry
Lee Herrin, $228.76, salary;
D. W. Lee, $95.60, salary.
Invoices: Florida Steel Corp.
$26.32, Supplies Road Dept.;
The Brantley Enterprise, $29.-
00, supplies; Carlton Company,
road supplies; Bennett Broth
ers, Inc., $5.00, supplies for
Tax Assessors; Seaboard Con
struction Co., $117.60, Road
Dept.; Professional Ins. Corp.,
$143.10, Employee’s Premium;
Georgia Hospital Service As
soc., $108.20, Employees Pre
ium; Marshall and Bruce Co..
$148.32, supplies for Clerk of
Court; The Brantley Tele
phone Co., Inc., $118.86, phones
and calls; R.E.A.. Co-op. $17.-
99, Caution Light and Voting
Booths; Georgia Power Com
pany, $39.64, light bill; C. L.
Georgia Future Farmers
To Convene in Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga. — Future
Farmers of America from over
the State will be in Atlanta
next week for their 40th an
nual State Convention. The
three-day meeting will con
vene July 17.
State FFA President, Albert
Wildes of Jeff Davis County,
will bring his gavel down on
the first session at 1:00 p. m.
Wednesday. He will be assist
ed with convention proceed
ings by his fellow State offi
cers Lee Ivey, Lanier County;
Jerry Bowman, Ringgold; Clay
Marlow, Heard County; Ben
nett Whitfield, Emanuel Coun
ty; Travis Reed, Lincolnton;
Charles Johns, Charlton Coun
ty; Alphonsa Minnifield,
Heard County; Isaac Johnson,
Jr., Candler County; Paul
Booze, Jeffersonville; Alfred
Ford, Lumpkin; Emory Jones,
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
AND TAX
Inside county $3.09
Outside county, in state $4-12
Outside state $4.00
King, $10.00; Electric Work at
Health Office; Edith Middle
ton, $23.75, Typing 4-H Record
Books; Standard Oil Co., sl4-
41.43, gas; Florida Equipment
Co. of Jacksonville, $285.22,
supplies; The Southern States
Printing Co., $30.15, supplies
for Clerk of Court; Tri-State
Tractor Co., $239.86, repairs
and supplies; Wilson and Son
Oil Co., $986.92, gas, oil; Mrs.
J. A. Campbell Est., $13.90, C.
O. D. Bus Charges; D. F. Her
rin, $33.50, Court Cost; DePrat
ter Service Station, $21.39, ice
for Road Dept.; R. B. Brooker
$50.00, rent for Homemakers
Aids Office; Brantley Gas &
Appliance Co., SIO.OO, fuel;
Blackshear Mfg. Co., $44.03,
post for Road Dept.; Snap-On
Tool Corp., $50.03, tools for
County; Hilton Morgan, 131
hours Sec. to Tax Assessors,
$262.00; Smiths Auto Parts,
Inc., $325.11, parts for Road
Dept.; Tomlinson Drug Store,
$130.43, drugs; Smith Garage,
$538.88, tires and tubes for
Road Dept.; Nina Harden, $26.-
83, Lumber; Universal Mfg.
Co., $173.55, cleaning material;
City of Nahunta, $49.00, water
bill; The Welding Supply Co.,
$85.21, supplies for Road Dept.;
Dr. J. A. Fernandez, $20.00,
Post Mortem on Ellis Strick
land; Brantley County Jaycees,
$450.00, donation; Rock Eagle
4-H Club Center, $21.00, 3
boys D. P. A.; Rock Eagle 4-H
Center, $84.00, 12 girls D.P.A.;
Rock Eagle 4-H Club Center,
$30.00, 2 Boys S. C. M.; Rock
Eagle 4-H Club Center, $30.00.
2 Girls S. C. M.; Miller Ford
Tractor Co., $4026.00, one
Tractor and Mower; U. S. Post
Office, $23.60, box rent for
Clerk of Court; Tax Commis
sioner, Ordinary, Sheriff,
County Agent; Del. Chemical
Corp. $137.34, Janitor Sup
plies.
There being no further bu
siness the meeting adjourned.
John M. Wilson, Secretary
to Board of Comm.
C. L King Asks
Election As
Tax Commissioner
To the Citizens
Os Brantley County:
This is to announce that I
am a candidate for Tax Com
missioner of Brantley County,
subject to die rules and regu
lations of the Democratic Pri
mary of Sept. 11, 1968.
I am a life-long resident of
the county and am deeply con
cerned as to its progress.
I am a World War II Veter
an. If elected I pledge my ear
nest efforts to perform the
duties of the office in a fair
and impartial manner. I shall
be grateful for your support
and influence in the coming e
lection.
Sincerely,
C. L. KING
(Adv.) 9-5
Dairy distributors and proc
essois contribute over sll3
million annually to Georgia’s
economy, according to dairy
scientists with the University
of Georgia Cooperative Exten
sion Service.
White County.
Governor Lester Mattox will
speak to the Future Farmers
Thursday at the 11:00 session.
Other outstanding speakers
scheduled are Robert Rish, Na
tional FFA Vice-President
from Pelion, South Carolina;
Jackie Williams, a former
State FFA Officer who is now
reported to be Georgia’s
youngest millionaire and Ed
Hiles, Executive Director,
Georgia Savings and Loan
League, Atlanta.
Music, country style, will
dominate the first general ses
sion on Wednesday as six
string bands vie for the State
String Band championship.
Area winners to compete in
the State finals are Unadilla
FFA, Sardis FFA, Towns
County FFA Murray County
FFA, Ocilla FFA and Hazle
hurst FFA.
