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EDITOR’S MOTTO
Be not diverted from your
duty by any idle reflections
the silly world may make
upon you, for their censures
are not in your power and
should not be at all your con
cern”—Epictetus,Roman philo
sopher.
VOLUME 46 — NUMBER 33
Mays Appoints Charles Majors As
Chairman "Young People for Mays"
Sixth District Senatorial
Candidate Jack Mays this
week named the young peo
ple of the district as its most
important natural resource.
While naming a law student
to head his youth campaign,
Mays took the opportunity to
emphasize the importance of
the young people in the devel
opment of the district.
Mays, who is bidding to
dump Roscoe Dean in the
Sixth District race, named
Charles H. Majors of Folkston
as chairman of the “Young
People for Mays”. Majors, 22,
is a graduate of Auburn Uni
versity and is now a student
at the Law School of the Uni
versity of Virginia.
In announcing the appoint
ment, Mays commented on the
vital role which today’s
young people must play in
the civic affairs of the nation.
“These young men and women
will soon be the leaders of
our cities, our state, and our
nation,” stated the Folkston
Mayor. “We have given them
the right to vote at the age
of eighteen and we must en
courage their active and full
participation in the electoral
process.”
Mays stated that the people
of the Sixth District should be
proud of the calibre of their
youth and must work to keep
these young people in the dis
trict. “They are well-educat
ed, hard-working young citi
zens and have much to offer
the district,” he continue^.
“We must take full advantage
of their enthusiasm and eager
ness for the betterment of
our area.”
Majors stated that his pri
mary objective was to involve
as many young people in the
campaign as possible in order
to create interest among the
younger voters. “The desire of
college students to participate
in politics has been shown by
the recent presidential pri
maries,” said Majors. “We
hope to bring this down to the
local level where desires can
be put into action and results
can be seen.” (Adv.)
Layton Johns
Asks Election
As Sheriff
TO THE CITIZENS
OF BRANTLEY COUNTY
Let me take this opportunity
to Express my Sincere appre
ciation to the people of
Brantley County for showing
so much interest and support
in the last Election. I deeply
appreciate everything each of
you have done for me.
I am again asking you for
your Support in the upcoming
Election. Your Vote and Sup
port will be greatly appreci
ated.
Sincerely,
Layton Johns B|ls
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Subscriptions
To Enterprise
Cash in Advance
Subscriptions to The Brant
ley Enterprise are ALL PAY
ABLE IN ADVANCE.
It is not that we don’t trust
people. We have some very
good reasons for requiring
cash in advance for subscrip
tions. The very good reasons
are:
1. To get second-class mail
ing rates our subscriptions
■must be PAID. This is a pos
tal regulation.
2. We do not have time and
strength to keep books on
subscriptions in arrears.
3. We do not make enough
money to pay a bookkeeper to
keep books on subscriptions
in arrears.
4. We need the money to
pay our printer for printing
the paper.
5. Most of our subscribers
feel better to know that they
are not in debt to us.
Please note this: when your
subscription runs out, we send
you a card notifying of ex
piration. Then we let the
paper go to you TWO weeks
after expiration. Then we re
mind you again by stopping
the paper.
This system has worked fine
for the 30 years we have pub
lished the Enterprise. We now
have twice as many subscrib
ers as when we bought the
paper. And they are all PAID
IN ADVANCE.
We greatly appreciate every
one of our subscribers. Some
of them are pestered by their
neighbors borrowing their pa
per each week but they are
too polite to complain.
In other words, our sub
scribers are the CREAM OF
THE CROP, all wool and three
yards wide. We really like
them. We really care.
Pierce Chapel
Revival Begins
Monday Night
Pierce Chapel Methodist
Church will begin a revival
meeting Monday night, August
19, with services each evening
at 8:30.
Rev. J. S. Wetzel will
preach Monday and Thursday,
Rev. F. J. Beverly, Tuesday
and Friday, and Rev. L. E.
Williams on Wednesday.
The pastor, Rev. Clary, will
preach Saturday evening and
Sunday morning for Home
coming Day.
Everyone is invited to at
tend.
Elect Layton Johns Sheriff
Let us have the opportunity to serve you.
ITuJi* ri^r POimt
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
Mrs. John W. Barry and
daughters, Lisa, Judy and Su
san of Miami are visiting their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. E.
Raulerson.
Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Wildes
and children of Bonaire, Ga.,
visited friends and relatives in
Brantley County the past
weekend. They have one son
in Vietnam.
Nahunta Methodist Church
will hold morning services at
9:30 Sunday, August 18 and
August 25, so that the pastor
can be at Pierce Chapel for
services at 11:00 on these two
Sundays.
A record $48,160 was paid
out in social security cash
benefits to 877 residents of
Brantley County for February,
according to O. L. Pope, Way
cross Social Security District
Manager, an increase of $lO,-
859 over the amount paid out
for December 1966.
Mr. and Mrs. Riley (Coot)
Crews will observe their 50th
wedding anniversary Sunday,
August 18, between the hours
of 3:00 and 5:00 in the after
noon at the home of Mrs.
Emory Morgan. All friends
and relatives are invited.
Five students from Brantley
County are candidates for de
grees at the 1968 August
graduation at Georgia South
ern College. They are James
D. Allen, Bachelor of Business
Administration; Peggy Ann
Raulerson and James E. Thom
as. Bachelor of Science in
Education; Charlotte Diane
Colvin, and Lillie Ruth Thom
as, Master of Education.
Keith Thomas
To Represent
Brantley County
Keith Thomas, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Thomas, will
represent Brantley County and
the Southeast Georgia Exten
sion District at the State 4-H
Congress to be held in Atlanta
next week.
Having won first place in
the district 4-H club Poultry
Science project, Keith will be
competing against winners of
the other five Extension dis
tricts for State honors and a
trip to National 4-H Congress
in Chicago.
Keith is the third one of
the Thomas boys to have been
selected district winners in
4-H club project work. His
older brothers, Terry and
Benny, were winners when
they were in 4-H a few years
ago.
Personals
Mrs. Wesley Burden, Mrs.
Avery Strickland, Mrs. Hoke
Wilson, Mrs. Edward Chancey,
Mrs. James Mason and Mrs.
Owen Griffin were hostesses
to a bridal shower for Miss
Gail Riggins at the REA
building on Friday evening,
August 9. Miss Riggins is to
be married in September to
Mr. Wendell Herrin.
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, August 15, 1968
Lulaton Baptist
Church Revival
To Start Monday
Lulaton Baptist Church will
begin a revival meeting Mon
day night, August 19, with
Rev. James Wood, pastor of
Satilla Baptist Church, as the
evangelist.
The meeting will continue
through Saturday, August 24,
with services each night at
8 o’clock.
Rev. W. R. Croft is pastor
of the church. Everyone is in
vited to attend the services.
Legal Notices
BRANTLEY COUNTY
COMMUNITY
ACTION MEETING
Notice of
PUBLIC HEARING
A public hearing will be
held Thursday, August 22,
1968, for the purpose of con
sidering the designation of a
Community Action Agency.
This hearing is made neces
sary by virtue of a name
change and reorganization un
der wav in the presently de
signated agency.
Actual change to a new or
eanization is not contemplated,
but this notice and public hear
ing is scheduled to fulfil] legal
requirements for the name
change of the present organi
zation.
Interested persons are invit
ed to be present at the REA
Building at 3:30 P. M. on Aug.
22. 1968, for the purpose of
effecting the changes that are
now required.
This notice is published by
the Brantley County Com
munity Action Committee.
R. B. Brooker,
Chairman. B|ls
In Memoriam
In memory of Rev. T. B.
Hall, my husband, who de
parted this life August 17,
1954.
Beyond the gentle break of
day,
Beyond the setting sun,
Beyond, above this that we
see
Is Home, when day is done.
Beyond to God’s eternal light,
To His eternal dawn;
In perfect peace my loved
one’s life
Goes ever on and on.
Sadly missed,
Wife.
Forth-Green
The marriage of Miss Alice
Mae Forth to Mr. Garfield
Green Jr. took place July 8
at the home of her .mother,
Mrs. Florence Davis, in the
presence of relatives and a
few close friends. The Rev.
Hines performed the cere
mony. (Adv.)
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Hortense Camp
Meeting Is Now
In Progress
Camp Meeting is now in
progress at Hortense Camp
Ground, with Rev. Paul Eger
of Portland, Ind., as evange
list.
Services begin each day
with a sunrise prayer meeting.
A children’s service and song
and prayer service before the
evangelist preaches at 11:00
a. ,m.
A local pastor will preach
at 3:30 p.m. each day and a
young peoples’ service at 7:00.
The evengelist preaches again
at 8:00 p. m.
This is the 64th annual ses
sion of the Camp Meeting.
The camp grounds is at Hor
tense 9 miles north of Na
hunta.
John Wilson Asks
Re-election As
Tax Commissioner
TO the citizens
OF BRANTLEY COUNTY
This is to announce my can
didacy for re-election to the
office of Tax Commissioner of
Brantley County, Georgia, in
the General Primary to be
held September 11, 1968.
First, let me express rnv
sincere appreciation to each
and every one of you for your
past support and the confid
ence you have shown me in
the past. I consider it a privi
lege and honor to have been
allowed to serve as your Tax
Commissioner over the years
and if it be the will of the
.majority of the voters of our
county for me to serve you for
another four year term, you
can rest assured that it
will be deeply appreciated as
the past has been.
I do not have any new
promises to make to any one,
only a renewal of the ones
that I .made when I first
took office as your Tax Com
missioner. That was to give
you fair, honest and impar
tial service. This we have
strived to do at all times and
it is on my record that I so
list your vote and influence in
the forth coming Primary.
As most of you know this
is a very busy season in the
tax office, trying to get all
taxes consolidated and calcu
lated for collection and the
duties of the office may keep
me from seeing many of you
in person. So I wish you would
consider this as my personal
appeal to you for your vote
on September 11, 1968.
Sincerely,
John M. Wilson 9|5
Riggins Is
Candidate for
Commissioner
TO THE CITIZENS
OF BRANTLEY COUNTY:
After due consideration, I
have decided to run for re
election to the Board of Coun
ty Commissioners.
My bid is for the No. 3 post.
I have already served two
terms as your commissioner
and feel that I am well aware
of the problems facing our
county.
I have always tried to ful
fill my duties and responsibili
ties to the best of my ability
and to be fair and honest with
each decision to be .made.
If re-elected, I will continue
to do the best I can to bene
fit the voters that I represent,
and to put their best interest
before all else.
Sincerely,
MAJOR RIGGINS. 95
CARD OF THANKS
We would like to take this
means of expressing our sin
cere thanks and deepest ap
preciation to all those who
were so kind and thoughtful
to us during our recent loss.
We are especially grateful
for the financial assistance,
floral tributes, covered dishes
and other kindnesses shown to
all of us.
May God bless each of you
is our prayer.
The Family of
Bob B6ker
Gordon Jacobs
Funeral Service
Held Friday
Gordon Jacobs, 63, died
Wednesday July io in the Ap
pling General Hospital in Bax
ley.
The Brantley County native
was a retired employee of Her
cules Inc. and a member of Sa
tilla Baptist Church.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Hattie Jones Jacobs of St. Pe
tersburg, Fla., a son, Gordon
W. Jacobs of Hortense; two sis
ters, Mrs. Lena Pearson of
Hoboken and Mrs. Mattie Try
on of Bainbridge and a grand
son.
Funeral services were held
at 5 p. m. Friday at the Hor
tense Congregational Metho
dist Church with the Rev. R.
C. Mathis and Rev. James E.
Woods officiating. Burial was
in the Hortense Cemetery.
Delma Herrin
Is Candidate
For Re-election
TO THE CITIZENS
OF BRANTLEY COUNTY.
I am happy that .my health
will permit me to make my
formal announcement as a
candidate for the office of
Clerk of Superior Court of
the County of Brantley. This
is an important office, and
therefore the qualifications of
the person who serves in it
are most important.
I feel that experience is the
greatest teacher in life and
in this area I feel that I am
most qualified. Integrity of
character and attention to
duty is always an important
qualification for the person
who serves you as Clerk of
Superior Court. My past rec
ord on both of these matters
is according to the old saying
“a good index of the future”.
When reelected as your
Clerk, I promise to continue
to serve all of the people of
our county to the best of my
ability and to operate this
office for the benefit of all
of Brantley County.
I will deeply appreciate
your support and influence in
the coming Democratic Pri
mary.
Sincerely
Delma F. Herrin 9|5
Page Announces
To Run for
Commissioner
TO THE VOTERS
OF BRANTLEY COUNTY:
This is to announce that I
am a candidate for County
Commissioner Post No. 2.
If you the people, believe in
better county government,
economy being the corner
stone, sealed bids on all pur
chases exceeding SIOO, a com
plete and certified audit of the
financial affairs of Brantley
County, then cast your vote
for David S. Page.
I believe that as your next
commissioner that we together
can and must excerise all
strength and efforts in obtain
ing some type of industrial
development for the employ
ment of our people.
I pledge, if elected, to work
with the cities of Nahunta and
Hoboken to promote better
conditions for all concerned.
If elected, as of the first
meeting, your business will be
conducted in a business like
manner. Your presence will
be most welcome.
I trust that you will accept
this as my request for your
vote and support September
11, 1968.
Sincerely yours.
David S. Page
Preacher Fellowship
Meeting at Hickox
The Hickox Baptist Church
will hold a Preacher Fellow
ship meeting Friday night,
August 16.
The services will begin at
8:00 and the social hour at
10:00.
There will be special sing
ing groups to take part in the
worship service.
Everyone is invited to at
tend.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Wanda Morgan of Brantley County and Instructor Mary Francis
White discussing how to refinish furniture, at the Naval Stores
Camp attended by 100 other 4-H boys and girls.
Strickland Is
Candidate for
Commissioner
TO THE CITIZENS
OF BRANTLEY COUNTY
This is to announce that I
am a candidate for Post No.
3 County Commissioner of
Brantley County in the Demo
cratic Primary Election of
Sept. 11, 1968.
If elected I will support the
following policy:
1. All purchases of supplies
or services by bid (lowest
bid).
2. Pay off county debt as
early as possible.
3. Reduce taxes.
Your vote and support will
be appreciated.
Sincerely,
J. E. “Ebb” Strickland.
Smokey Says:
Use lire safely—-follow
local regulations!
Morgan Rebuts Report of
County Commissioners
TO THE CITIZENS
OF BRANTLEY COUNTY:
In a special called meeting
of the Brantley County Board
of Commissioners on July 23,
1968, it was reported as fol
lows concerning records in
the office of Justice of Peace,
Nahunta District:
“There were no records in
the Sheriff’s office or the of
fice of the Justice of Peace
in the Nahunta District.”
“Mr. Jimmy Lamb of the
firm of Dubose and Company,
auditors for Brantley County,
stated in the working papers
for the 1967 audit as follows.”
“Mr. Morgan has a receipt
book and the warrants issued
by his office.” .
The Brantley County Board
of Commissioners had the
letter containing the above
statement from Dubose and
Company at the time of the
above mentioned meeting, and
had every reason to know that
receipt and warrant records
were in the office of the Jus
tice of Peace.
I stated, and Mr. Lamb
ackowledged in his letter to
the Board of Commissioners,
that although I had the rec
ords it would be difficult to
follow these warrants through
the sheriff’s office and into
the clerk’s office to determine
what dispositions were made
of the warrants, and it was
not my business to make such
inquiries of the sheriff.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
AND TAX
Inside county $3.09
Outside county, in state $4.12
Outside state $4.06
Baptist Church
Seeks Bids on
Old Pastorium
The Nahunta Baptist
Church, in regular conference,
has voted to offer for sale, the
building used first for pas
torium, and for the last years
used for a children’s build
ing. The vote was further
made, that sealed bids be ac
cepted by the Board of Dea
cons of Nahunta Baptist
Church, for the next five
weeks, July 5 through August
9, 1968.
Anyone interested in mak
ing a bid on this building,
with the understanding that
it be moved off the property
in a reasonable time, will
please make the sealed bid to
Mr. Avery Strickland, chair
man house and grounds com
mittee, of Nahunta Baptist
Church, Nahunta, Ga.
It is further understood
that the deacons reserve the
right to reject the bids made,
if not thought to be to the
best interest of the church.
This motion was made and
passed, June 6, 1968. 8-8
PICNIC TIP
To keep those ants from get
ting on your picnic table set
the legs of the table inside
cans filled with water. Accord
ing to specialists with the Uni
versity of Georgia Cooperative
Extension Service, you can al
so keep ants away with several
of the commercial sprays now
on the market. <
We Do All Kinds
of Job Printing.
Whatever the motive be
hind the statement of the
Commissioners, it appears that
it had the element of
politics in it, because the
county audit for 1967 clearly
shows the amount due from
the Clerk of Superior Court
of $978.47, and this was known
to the Board of Commissioners
at the time of the above meet
ing, but nothing was said a
bout it in the minutes of that
meeting as published in the
Brantley Enterprise, August
1, 1968.
I am willing and eager to
stand upon my record. I am
for clean and honest govern
ment. I want all official rec
ords of Brantley County to be
open to the public at all times.
I have nothing to hide from
the public and will always
keep my records open to the
public in whatever capacity I
may serve the people of
Brantley County.
I welcome and will be glad
to have any citizen of Brant
ley County come by my of
fice any time and make any
inquiries they wish to make
about my records and activi
ties. I have no way of know
ing anything about records in
any other office in the court
house, and feel that I have
been imposed upon by the
Brantley County commission
by inferring otherwise.
Faithfully yours,
E. H. Morgan
