The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014, September 19, 1968, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEDITOR’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 Ai - NUMBER 38 Nahunta Baptist Church Plans Homecoming Day The annual Homecoming Day in Nahunta Baptist Church is to be next Sunday, Sept. 22, starting off with Sunday School at 10:00 A. M. There will be a full day of music, testimony, history, and climaxed with the sermon by Rev. Carl E. Milton of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, Mt. Vernon, Ga. Rev. Milton is a former pastor of the church, and this will be the closing sermon of the revival that has been in progress this week. Another feature will come Saturday night, Sept. 21, at 8:00 when “Youth for Christ” service will be observed. A special night of music, testi mony and sermon will be held. Dinner for all guests and friends will be served Sunday at 1:00 so that there will be time for those who serve in their own churches to get here for dinner. All are invited and welcome. Closing service for the week will be held Sunday night at 8:00, with the pastor closing out the meeting, it is announced by Pastor Cecil F. Thomas. C. L King Asks Support in Runoff Race TO THE CITIZENS OF BRANTLEY COUNTY: As you know, I am in the runoff race for the office of Tax Commissioner for Brant ley County and now request your vote and support in the election of Sept. 25. If elected, it will be my constant aim to serve you honestly and efficiently. I will strive to run the office with the greatest economy and give the best service to all the peo ple. Your government is your biggest business and in order to look after this important business every voter should go to the polls on election day and vote for the candidate of his or her choice. Elect me as your Tax Com missioner and I will be the active servant of all our peo ple. Yours sincerely, C. L. KING. David Page Led Ticket and Now in Runoff TO the citizens OF BRANTLEY COUNTY: I wish to express my grati tude to all who helped me to get into the run-off race for County Commissioner Post No. 2. By your help I led the ticket among the five candi dates for the Post. Now I am seeking the help of all Brantley County citizens in the run-off election of Sept. 25. If elected as your County Commissioner, it will be my aim to carry out the duties of the office in a dedicated and conscientious way. Economy in government and adequate service to all the people will be my motto. Your vote and support will be much appreciated. Yours sincerely, DAVID S. PAGE. Left to right, C. D. Sims, work unit soil conservationist; George Loyd, county agent; and Fleming Crews of Schlatterville com munity. BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Delma Herrin Thanks Voters TO THE VOTERS OF BRANTLEY COUNTY: I, would like to say thank you for your votes and support in the election of September Uth, I am confident that we will win in the run off election of September 25th, with your help and support. Go to the polls on September 25th, and cast your vote for a qualified man, one of truth and honesty, a trustworthy man, who will serve all people in a fair and impartial man ner, this office effects all the people of the county and should have a man in office of which the public can de pend upon at all times. Time is short therefore I will not be able to see all of you before the 25th. I so licit your vote and influence in the run off. I will ever be humble and greatful for your support. Sincerely Delma F. Herrin Hilton Morgan Thanks Voters, Seeks Support TO THE CITIZENS OF BRANTLEY COUNTY: I wish to express my heart ful thanks to all of you who shared my convictions concerning the real is sues in the race for Clerk of Superior Court September 11, 1968. I want to congratulate Mr. Conway Howard and his many friends for their hard work and the clean campaign they engaged in. The job is not complete. I urge you to let nothing keep you from returning to the polls September 25, and join ing with me to complete the task of setting the office of Clerk in order, under a new administration. Progress and time requires a change. Sincerely yours, Hilton Morgan Ebb Strickland Asks Support in Runoff Election TO THE CITIZENS OF BRANTLEY COUNTY: This is to express my thanks to all who helped me in my race for County Commissioner Post No. 3- I am now in a run-off race for the Post and will deeply appreciate the vote and sup port of everyone in the elec tion of Sept. 25. If elected, it will be my firm purpose to serve all the county fairly and without fa voritism. It will be my pur pose to help get our county out of debt and put it on a cash basis, thus saving the taxpayers money. Your active interest in my race and your vote will be greatly appreciated. Yours sincerely, J. E. “Ebb” Strickland. Grand Matron Eastern Star Visits Nahunta Mrs. Helen Roquemore of Forest Park, worthy grand matron of The Grand Chapter of Georgia, Order of the East ern Star, made her official visit to District 28 last week. She met Friday night, Sept. 13, with Okefenoke Chapter of Waycross, Homerville Chapter and Satilla Chapter 365 in the lodge hall of the Nahunta chapter. About 200 members of the Order from surround ing counties were present. Mr. James NeSmith of Jes up, associate grand patron and Miss Ernestine Reynolds, grand warder, of Waycross; Mrs. Ouida NeSmith of Jesup and Howard Crews of Nahun ta Chapter were the district grand deputies of district 28 were present. Mrs. Nell Yates is worthy matron of Magnolia Chapter and Charles Yates, worthy patron. Mrs. Lecell Shepard, worthy matron and Byron Curtis, worthy patron of Oke fenokee chapter. Mrs. Evelyn Crews, worthy ^natron and Howard Crews, worthy patron of Satilla Chapter. Each chapter made presen tations of toys to the Worthy Grand Matron toward her pro ject to give them to Grace wood Institution. Following the address on “Light” by the Worthy Grand Matron, Mrs. Anne Jones sang a special song to her. Appointees by the WGM to attend Grand Chapter are Eve lyn Crews, special grand page to the milage and per diem committee; Mae Schoegield, grand usher; Eleanor Tomlin son to serve as a golden key; Lydia Johns, to serve Martha. A reception followed the meeting. Perry Rozier Thanks Voters To each of you, I deeply appreciate your untiring ef forts in my behalf in the race for Ordinary. I still feel that the best people on earth live in Brant lev County. Now since the election for this office is over for this time lets all put our shoulders to the wheel to .make and work for a better Brantley County. ’ I am sure a lot can be accomplished if we will do this, and if I can be of ser vice to any of you please feel free to call on me. Again, let me say “THANKS TO ALL”. PERRY U. ROZIER. Fleming Crews First to Plant Coastcross J. Fleming Crews Route 1 Hoboken, was the first farmer in Brantley County to plant certified Coastcross 1 Ber muda grass. This grass was made available from certified growers for the first time in the spring of 1968. Mr. Crews is a cooperator of the Satilla River Soil and Water Conservation district and also cooperates with the Brantley County ASCS Office for ACP Payments. The Coastcross was plant ed on class 111 W land May 27 and 28, 1968. The hot dry summer wasn’t good for the new planted grass, the first of its kind planted in Brantley County. Hay was cut on or about August first. On September 6 the day the picture was ta ken the grass was ready for the second cutting. A third cutting is possible before frost. A tobacco transplanter was used to plant the grass in rows. Nitrate of soda was applied at the rate of 100 pounds per acre after grass had started growth. An ap plication of chicken .manure was broadcasted after first cutting of hay. According to research Coastcross 1 Bermuda will yield abopt as well as Coas tal, it spreads faster and makes more growth in the fall than Coastal. It has al so shown high resistant to foliage disease and the sting nematode. It has consistent ly been 11 to 12 per cent more digestible. The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Sept. 19, 1968 Grand Jury Presentments September Court Term Georgia, Brantley County. We, the Grand Jury of Brantley County, Georgia, for the September Term, 1968, of the Superior Court of said County, beg leave of the Court to submit the following presentments: We wish to commend and thank the Honorable Ben Hodges, Judge of said Court, for his able charge to our body and express to him our appreciation for the efficient manner in which he has con ducted the court for this term. We wish to commend the Honorable Dewey Hayes, So licitor General, for his able assistance rendered our body during this term. We wish to thank our Bail iff, T. V. Rhoden, for his faith ful service rendered. We wish to commend our lo cal Officers for the efficient manner in which they have carried out the duties of their offices. We recommend that the County Commission take nec essary action to have no-pass ing zone established on High way 301 in front of Twin Riv ers Church in view of traffic accidents that have occurred there in the recent past. We recommend that the County Commission have cen ter lines painted on all paved roads maintained by the coun ty. We recommend that the County Commission provide adequate trash and garbage dumps in all districts of the county. We take note of the fact that this was recommend ed by the last previous grand jury but apparently no action has been taken. We suggest the sheriff diligently enforce the violation of dumping garbage and trash on private land. We recommend that the sheriff diligently enforce re strictions against violations of timbermen cutting trees and leaving tops and brush in county roads. We recommend that the County Commission have the road department trim and cut brush on blind corners of all county roads. We note that this recommendation has been made many times previously. We note that recommenda tions were .made by previous grand jury that the drain spouts and eaves of court house be repaired and plumb ing repairs be made to county jail, but our inspection reveals that neither of these have been done. We recommend repairs be made to floor of north bal cony of court house immediate ly and living quarters of sheriff in the jail be plastered. We recommend that the County Commission authorize the sheriff to hire one addi tional deputy. We recommend that the County Commission cause a certified audit of the county records of every department of county government be made each year. We recommend that the County Commission, as the governing body of Brantley County, take the necessary ac tion to have each department of the county government es tablish adequate records, in accordance with the recom mendations of the auditor, in order that such a detailed audit can be made with a minimum of time and expense. We recommend that the County Commission cause each department of the county gov ernment to prepare a budget of its proposed operations for the following year and submit it to the County Commission in sufficient time for the County Commission to prepare a mastei- county budget, and that the County Commission then require each department of the county government to operate within its budget. We recommend that the County Commission cause an audit to be made of any de partment at any time the of fice changes hands. We recommend that the County Commission operate its affairs in strict accordance with the law, particularly in the matter of purchasing. Pur chasing is referred to specifi cally because there is evidence that purchasing procedures have been lax and not always in accordance with the law in the past. We recommend that the County Commission provide housing for operations such as | Home Management Aids, etc., f which are presently housed in ' rented quarters, in one of the E unused school buildings. I We recommend that the ■ County Commission, before ; next election, make provisions for a new polling place in the Nahunta precinct, possibly in one of the unused school build ings, so as to in the future a void the conflict of the polls and the grand jury needing the present room at the same time. Based on the congestion and delay experienced at almost all polling places in the coun ty at the election held Sep tember 11, 1968, we recom mend that the County Com mission take the necessary ac tion to enlarge existing poll ing places or provide adequate new places wherever needed before next election. We strongly urge the next succeeding grand jury to fol low up these recommendations in detail and determine if any effort has been put forth to ward improving the efficiency and financial condition of our county. We make these rec ommendations with the frus trating realization that all too often in the past good citizens have given freely of their time and intelligence to sit on a grand jury and make sound recommendations for the bet terment of their county only to have those recommendations ignored and soon forgotten. It has been noted in the press that Governor Maddox, as a result of a petition sub mitted to him by some citizens of Brantley County, has order ed state observers into Brant ley County for the September 11th primary election. It is the considered opinion of this grand jury, composed of a representative group of the good law abiding citizens of Brantley County that this action was unwarranted and unnecessary and the governor was ill-advised to take such action. In our opinion, most of the citizens of Brantley Coun ty resent the implication that they, through their duly elect ed law enforcement officials, are unable to maintain law and order. If any citizen had knowledge of law violations or misfeasance of office on the part of local law enforcement officers they had ample oppor tunity to present their com plaint to this grand jury which was in session two days preceding the election. The mere fact that elections in Brantley County are always spirited and results are some times contested in the courts are insufficient reasons to as sume that they are unfair or illegal. This grand jury believes that the citizens of Brantley County want honest and fair elections and that we are quite capable of holding them with out outside interference. We appoint J. R. Hunter to serve on the Board of Educa tion from the Hoboken Dis trict. We appoint John I. Lee to serve on the Board of Edu cation from the Hickox Dis trict to replace V. H. Allen who has moved out of the Hickox District and is, there fore, no longer eligible to serve. We recommend that the Brantley Enterprise be paid sls for publishing these pre sentments. We recommend in the fu ture that jurymen be paid $lO per day for jury duty. We recommend that sls per day be paid to Foreman, Clerk and Bailiff for future jury duty. We recommend that a copy of these presentments be mail ed to Governor Lester Mad dox. Respectfully submitted this 12th day of September, 1968. Pete J. Gibson, Foreman Ted Strickland, Clerk Read and ordered filed this 12th day of September, 1968. Ben Hodges. Judge Superior Court Brantley County, Georgia. Dewey Hayes, Solicitor General. Runoff Election Set for Wednesday in Five Races SHERIFF ROBERT W. JOHNS Winner in Pri Sheriff Johns Thanks Voters DEAR CITIZENS AND VOTERS: I wish to express my deep est appreciation to you, the citizens and voters of Brant ley County, for your support in the September 11th Demo cratic Primary. Your interest and support gave me a victory of 372 over my opponent. Also, I wish to thank each poll holder for a job well done. I feel that the polls in each precinct were conducted in an orderly manner. Thank you again for your support and interest. Respectfully yours, Robert W. Johns. Oliver Prescott Funeral Service Held Wednesday Oliver Prescott, a native of Brantley County, died at Grif fin, Ga., Sunday, Sept. 15. Mr. Prescott and family moved to Griffin in 1942. He operated a service station in Griffin. His wife is the former Edna Rozier, sister of Perry U. Rozier, Brantley County Ordinary. Besides his wife, he is sur vived by two brothers, Louis Prescott of Atkinson and Hack Prescott of Toledo, Ohio, and several children. Funeral services were held at Griffin Wednesday, Sept. 18. Burial was also in Grif fin. Conway Howard Thanks Voters TO THE CITIZENS OF BRANTLEY COUNTY: I would like to take this opportunity to express my sin cere appreciation to each one who supported me in my race for Clerk of Superior Court. To those who did not see fit to support me I hope we can continue to be friends. Respectfully, Conway Howard Hickox Baptist Church To Hold Gospel Sing There will be a gospel sing Friday night, Sept. 20, at 8:- 00 P. M. at the Hickox Bap tist Church. The Gospel Tones from Jacksonville. Fla. will be here. We extend a cordial invita tion to all singers to come and take part in this singing. Everyone is cordially invited. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA imary Election J. J. Aspinwall Died Wednesday Jessie Jackson Aspinwall, 58, died late Wednesday night in the Wayne Memorial Hospital. The native of Pierce County, was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Allen Aspin wall. He is survived by three sis ters, Mrs. Vicie Boyette of Blackshear, Mrs. Alice Turner of Nahunta, and Mrs. Addie Morgan of Patterson; one brother, Leon Aspinwall of Patterson; and several nieces and nephews. Arrangements are incom plete and will be announced later by Darling and Fussell Funeral Home. Personals Ward R. Lee of Pensacola, Fla., visited his father John E. Lee all last week. Fertilizer Said Critical Factor In Tobacco Crop Fertilization has a greater effect on the kind of tobacco produced than any other one controllable factor, says Ro bert L. Miles, an agronomist of the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Ser vice. In determining the amount and kind of fertilizer to use, he said, there are a number of factors which should be con sidered. Among these are the rotation system, with special attention being given to the fertilization and growth of the crop planted the year before tobacco. Rainfall during the fall and winter months should also be considered since it will have much to do with res idual nitrogen. Knowing the fertility of the soil can help in determining the rate and analysis of fer tilizer to use, Mr. Miles said, and he recommended that every tobacco grower take a soil test every fall. Soil test ing will also tell the tobacco grower the soil pH. The i deal pH for tobacco, the agron omist said, 5.3 to 5.8. If growers select a root knot resistant variety, Mr. Miles recommended that they adjust fertilizer rates to com pensate for a healthier root system. Sucker control can call for a downward adjust ment in fertilizer rates. When most suckers are controlled, less fertilizer will be needed. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE AND TAX Inside county $3.09 Outside county, in state $4.12 Outside state $4.00 Five contests for Brantley county offices will be decid ed in a run off election to be held Wednesday, Sept. 25. The run off races are as follows: For Superior Court Clerk, Delma Herrin and Hilton Morgan. For Tax Commissioner, C. L. King and John Wilson. For County Commissioner Post No. 2, W. E. Eldridge and David Page. For County Commissioner Post No. 3, Major Riggins and Ebb Strickland. For Justice of Peace Nahun ta District, Loyd Grimes and Bobby Wilson. Robert Johns won the race for sheriff by a vote of 1659 to 1289 for Layton Johns. Perry Rozier won for Or dinary over Claude Smith by a vote of 1600 to 1297. George Stewart won the chairmanship of the County Commission over two oppon ents. The vote was Stewart 1443, Brooker 1172, Griffin 259. In the five-man race for Post No. 2 County Commis sion the vote, in order of to tals, was David Page, 731, Eldridge 550, Lee 515, Ham 495 and Campbell 449. In the four-man race for Post No. 3 County Commission the vote was Riggins 893. Strickland 806, Lee 572 and Smith 531. In the contest for coroner the vote was Chambless 1876, Hulett 911. John Wilson Thanks Voters, Asks Support To the voters AND CITIZENS OF BRANTLEY COUNTY: This is to express my ap preciation to you for the ma jority vote you gave me in the three man race for Tax Commissioner on September 11. This I will always be grate ful for and as most of you know I had to have an opera tion before the election and did not get to contact many of you personally. I just re lied oh you my friends and I want to say thank you again for a job well done in giving me a majority of 284 votes over my nearest opponent. But the job is not complete and we must work hard and encourage everyone to return to the polls and vote on Sep tember 25. Only by your help can we achieve victory. I am much improved from my operation but my activi ties are still limited and will be for some time. Therefore I will not be able to contact everyone in person due to the short period of time. So please accept this as my personal ap peal to you for your vote and support on Wednesday, Sep tember 25. Your Tax Commissioner John M. Wilson. Don't Forget To Remember - Renew at Once Don’t forget to remember. If you have received a card notifying that your subscrip tion has expired, the paper will be discontinued after this week, if ybu do not renew be fore noon Wednesday, Sept. 25. We regret to take any name off our list, but we MUST have subscriptions paid in ad vance. So, don’t forget to remember to renew at ONCE. Middleton-Salter Mrs. Maggie Middleton and Chester Salter were united in marriage Sunday, Sept. 15, with Rev. B. W. Ray officiat ing in the presence of a few close friends. The wedding took place in Hortense Memorial Church at Hortense. The couple left Sun day for a wedding trip.