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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 44 - NUMBER 39
MRS. DAVID MINTON THARP
The former Lynda Sue Broome
Broome-Tharp
Mr. and Mrs. David Min
ton Tharp are making their
home at 1308 11th Avenue, Al
bany, Ga., following their
marriage which took place
recently at the home of the
bride’s uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. I. H.. Dickerson in
Albany.
The bride is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Broome
of Alma and Waycross. The
groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. M. Tharp, Jr., of Fitz
gerald.
The Rev. Clayton Silas of
ficiated at the double-ring
ceremony.
The new Mrs. David Tharp
is a graduate of Bacon County
High School of Alma and she
has attended South Georgia
College for one year.
The bridegroom is a 1966
graduate of Fitzgerald High
School and has attended South
Georgia College for two years.
Mr. Tharp plans to transfer
to the University of Georgia
in January where he will
work toward a degree in
pharmacy.
The new Mrs. Tharp is the
granddaughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Broome of Nahunta
and a niece of Mr. and Mrs.
Dean Broome and Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Broome of Black
shear.
Guy Chambless
Thanks Citizens
TO THE CITIZENS
OF BRANTLEY COUNTY:
It is with a sense of pride
and deep devotion to the peo
ple of Brantley County that
I express my sincerest thanks
for their overwhelming sup
port in the September 11th
primary election whereby I
was elected as Coroner.
I wish also to commend my
opponent, Mr. Sidney Hulett,
for waging a clean campaign
and of assuring him of our
continued friendship.
It will be my purpose to
constantly strive to merit the
trust and confidence you have
placed in me.
Sincerely,
Guy Chambless
Winokur Baptist
Church to
Hold Revival
Winokur Baptist Church
will begin a revival meeting
Monday night, Sept. 30, with
Rev. Charles Cox of Surrency
as the evangelist.
The meeting will continue
through Sunday, Oct. 6, with
Homecoming Day services.
Rev. M. D. Thrift is pastor of
the church.
Services will be held each
night at 8 o’clock. Everyone is
invited to attend.
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
George Stewart
Thanks Citizens
For Support
TO THE CITIZENS OF
BRANTLEY COUNTY:
To my many friends, sup
porters and fellow citizens, I
wish to sincerely thank you
for the overwhelming support
that was given me in the Pri
mary election, Wednesday,
September 11.
To both my opponents, I
would like to congratulate you
on your fine spirited cam
paigns and especially for leav
ing the political mud slinging
aside, and sticking to the true
facts. ,
I wish to state that there is
no shame in losing when you
have fought a hard political
battle. My h,eart and hand
goes out to all with no ill
will toward anyone.
I also wish to state again
that I will abide by the CODE
OF ETHICS that I proposed
and in particular item number
six of the code, to employ on
ly persons found to be prop
erly qualified, trained or ex
perienced for county jobs,
without regard to their politi
cal leaning.
Sincerely,
George F. Stewart '
Government
Drops Hoke
Wilson Case
The government on Wednes
day, Sept. 18, withdrew and
dismissed charges of federal
liquor law violations against
former Brantley County Rep.
Hoke S. Wilson, according to
the Waycross Journal-Herald.
The action came at a hear
ing before U. S. Commission
er Carolyn Rowland.
Wilson had been arrested on
Sept. 10 by federal agents on a
charge of transporting non
tax-paid whiskey.
Federal revenue agent
Frank Lee said at the time
of the arrest one gallon of
whiskey was seized and a
1968 model automobile was
confiscated from Wilson.
Wilson’s attorneys said As
sistant U. S. District Attorney
Richard Chadwick asked dis
missal of the charge at the
hearing.
Fish Fry to
Honor Dean
A free fish fry in honor of
State Senator Roscoe Dean, Jr.,
will be held at the Nahunta
Recreation Center next Wed
nesday, Oct. 2, from 5 until
7 P. M.
Brantley County friends of
the senator are giving the
fish fry. Everyone is invited,
according to the announce
ment in an advertisement in
this newspaper.
Officer Beaten
And Man Shot
Tuesday Night
A fight and shooting scrape
that put Nahunta city police
man in the Waycross Hospital
occurred Tuesday night about
midnight at the home of
Wayne Davis in Nahunta, ac
cording to sheriff Robert
Johns.
Policeman W. M. Burden
suffered a severe beating and
Wayne Davis was shot in the
upper arm by Nahunta police
man Mack Crews, sheriff Johns
said.
Four warrants were issued
as a result of the affray. The
warrants were for Wayne
Davis, Mrs. Wayne Davis,
Charlie Davis and Raymond
Highsmith, according to sheriff
Johns.
Advent Church
At Raybon Has
New Pastor
Rev. Ronnie Robertson of
Augusta has accepted a call
to be pastor of the Raybon
Advent Christian Church, it is
announced by Albert Purdom,
church clerk.
Rev. Mr. Robertson as
sumed his duties as pastor
Sunday, Sept. 22. The church
is located five miles north of
Nahunta at the Rob Lewis
Cemetery.
Services are held each Sun
day, except fifth Sundys. Ev
eryone is invited to attend the
services and hear the young
pastor preach the Gospel.
Personals
The first meeting of the
Brantley County High P. T. A.
in the 1968-69 school year will
be held on Monday, Sept. 29,
8:00 p. m. All parents of high
school children in the county
are urged to attend this meet
ing.
Mrs. Mable R. Moody, Su
perintendent of Brantley
County Schools, is attending a
Superintendent’s Conference
at Lake Jeckson, Wednesday
through Friday of this week.
Kenneth N. Lewis, son of
Mrs. Bennie Harris, Route 2,
Nahunta, was recently pro
moted to First Lieutenant in
the army. He has been in
Okinawa since December,
serving with the Bth Missile
Battalion, 3rd artillery. Lt.
Lewis is a 1967 graduate of
Presbyterian College, Clinton,
S. C.
Beta Club
Elects Officers
The Brantley County High
Senior Beta Club held its first
monthly meeting Tuesday,
Sept. 24. At this meeting our
new 1968-1969 officers were e
lected.
They are as follows:
President, Kathy Fowler;
vice - president, Margaret
Jones; secretary, Ruby Ches
ser; treasurer, Scott Lewis;
reporter, Sandra Melton.
The club also made plans
for the induction and initiation
of new members. We hope to
send members who are seniors
to the state convention and
we plan to have money-mak
ing projects throughout the
year to pay for their trip to
the convention.
Our new Senior Beta Club
advisor is Mrs. Jimmy Thomas.
Sandra Melton,
Reporter.
Senior Class
Elects Officers
The Brantley County High
School Senior Class of 1968-69
has elected officers.
They are:
President, Dan Moody; vice
president, Claude Dryden; sec
retary, Lulu Hendrix; treasur
er, Jonnie Ruth Burden.
Also on Friday. Sept. 20,
the Annual staff members
were appointed.
They are as follows:
Editor, Sandra Melton; co
editor, Kathv Fowler; business
managers. Patsy Patten and
Michael Dowling.
Debora Strickland,
Reporter.
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Sept. 26, 1968
M. M. Manor
Honored by
Draft Officials
At the regular meeting of
Selective Service Local Board
No. 13, Monday, Sept. 23, Mr.
M. M. Manor, member of local
board no. 13, was presented a
fifteen year certificate of ap
preciation for uncompensated
personnel.
This certificate was signed
by Gov. Lester Mattox, Gen.
Louis B. Hersey, Director of
Selective Service, Gen. Mike
Y. Hendrix, State Director of
Selective Service and Presi
dent Lyndon B. Johnson, Pres
ident of United States.
Mr. Manor was also pre
sented a lapel pin which indi
cates fifteen years service. The
certificate and pin was pre
sented to Mr. Manor by Field
Supervisor, H. B. Lee Jr., of
State Headquarters.
The local board of Brantley
County consists of the follow
ing personnel: Moultrie Pur
dom, chairman; Donald F.
Stevens and Mr. Manor, mem
bers.
Mrs. Nellie Griffin is the
Executive Secretary of the
local board.
Mr. Lee praised the local
board and Mrs. Griffin for
their excellent manner in
handling the affairs of Selec
tive Service in this county.
Open House Program
At Methodist Parsonage
An Open House program
will be held at the Nahunta
Methodist parsonage Sunday,
Sept. 29, from three to five
o’clock in the afternoon.
The public is invited to at
tend and see the new im
provements recently made on
the parsonage. Rev. Mr. Cla
ry, pastor of the Nahunta
Charge, will be host, along
with officials and members of
his charge.
Bethlehem Cemetery
Will Be Cleaned off
The Bethlehem Cemetery
will be cleaned off Tuesday,
Oct. 2, it is announced by T.
V. Rhoden.
All people interested in the
Bethlehem Cemetery are re
quested to be on hand with
tools.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. John V (Pic)
Smith announce the birth of
a baby boy on Monday, Sep
tember 23, weighing nine
pounds and nine ounces. He
has been named John V.
Smith, Jr.
NahuntaChurches
To Hold Union
Service Sunday
The fifth Sunday union ser
vice of all the churches of the
Nahunta community will be
held Sunday night, Sept. 29
at 8:00 P.M. It will be held in
the Baptist Church with pas
tor George Clary of the Metho
dist Church, bringing the mes
sage.
Pastor Jack Barber of the
Church of God, will bring the
Scripture reading and the op
ening prayer, while pastor Ce
cil Thomas, of the Baptist
Church will serve as chairman
of the service. The Baptist
choir will direct and lead the
song program in the service.
All people of the community
not already involved in ser
vices in your own church are
cordially invited.
Remember the time, 8:00 P.
M., Sunday night, Sept. 29.
Bookmobile Schedule
Announced for October
Wednesday, October 2 —
Waynesville, Hickox, Nahunta.
Wednesday, October 16 —
Schlatterville, Hoboken and
Hortense.
Notify This
Newspaper When
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Changes.
and King Win by
Herrin
Unofficial Vote Count
Eldridge and
Strickland
Also Winners
Brantley County see.ms des
tined to have more cliff-hanger
political races than any other
county in Georgia, as eviden
ced by the close vote for Tax
Commissioner in the race bet
ween the incumbent John Wil
son and his opponet C. L. King.
The unofficial vote was King
1241, Wilson 1240. The official
tabulation Thursday might
change this result.
In the runoff election Wed
nesday Delma Herrin won for
Clerk of Court over Hilton
Morgan by a vote of 1260 to
1219, unofficial count.
In the runoff race for Post
No. 2 County Commissioner
W. E. Eldridge, incumbent,
won over David Page 1272 to
1219, unofficial count.
For Post No. 3 County Com
missioner Ebb Strickland won
over Major Riggins 1310 to
1130, unofficial count.
For Justice of Peace Na
hunta District Bobby Wilson
won over attorney Grimes 364
to 322.
Frozen eggs may be used in
the same manner as fresh
ones, according to Miss Nelle
Thrash, Extension Service
home economist — food pres
ervation. It is best to place
them in the refrigerator to
thaw the night before you
plan to use them.
Timber is Georgia’s most
valuable renewable resource.
More than $1.5 billion worth
of timber is growing on the
state’s 26 million acres of
forestland, according to C.
Dorsey Dyer, head of the Co
operative Extension Service
forestry department.
When a summer suit is
damp with perspiration, it’s
important to get it on a shap
ed hanger as soon as possible
after taking it off, according
to specialists with the Univer
sity of Georgia Cooperative
Extension Service.
American sportsmen spend
about $4 billion a year to fish
and hunt, according to Dave
Almand, wildlife specialist
with the University of Geor
gia Cooperative Extension Ser
vice.
Highway Week Is Being Observed;
Field Engineer Outlines Projects
Jesup, Ga. — The opening
of Highway Week, 1968,
throughout Georgia and the
nation finds a total of $73,-
005,779.00 in road construc
tion and improvement projects
now underway in the Jesup
highway field division, accord
ing to Field Division Engineer
A. d’Antignac.
Mr. d’Antignac said that the
purpose of National Highway
Week is to focus attention on
the importance of highways
and highway construction to
the state and nation, and to
spotlight the road builders’ ef
forts to provide increased sav
ings in lives, time and money
for the motoring public
through highway construction,
improvements and mainten
ance.
“Perhaps the highway en
gineer realizes better than
anyone else the continuing and
growing need for such im
provements. We also realize
that public understanding and
support is essential if we are
to continue a road building ef
fort that has cut driving time
and costs and made each mile
driven three times as safe,
statistically, in less than 30
years,” Mr. d’Antignac said.
He summarized some of the
road projects now underway
in the Jesup division, includ
ing: 45.52 miles of grading,
paving and bridges on Inter
state 16 in Chatham, Effing
ham, Bryan, Laurens, Bleck
ley, Bibb and Twiggs Counties
between Savannah and Macon
at a contract cost of $26,113,-
591.00
32.29 miles of grading, pav
ing and bridges on Interstate
95 in Chatham, Bryan, Liber
ty, Mclntosh and Glynn coun
ties between Savannah and
Brunswick at a contract cost
of $16,469,454.00.
R. B. Brooker
Thanks Voters
Os Brantley
TO THE VOTERS
OF BRANTLEY COUNTY:
I wish to take this .means
of thanking the voters in
Brantley County who gave me
their support in the Septem
ber 11th primary in my bid
for Chairman of Brantley
County Commission.
I thank you for the privi
lege of serving you the citi
zens of our fine county for
20 years. I was elected com
missioner from the Nahunta
District, and the years I was
chairman I tried to do the
best to serve each and every
one in an impartial manner.
Even though you had a com
missioner in your district to
contact, .most of you called on
me. .
I know if any of you wish
to check the records, you will
find honesty, fairness and im
partiality have truly been my
motto.
I have always been your
friend and I truly hope I shall
continue to be.
Thank you.
R. B. Brooker.
FALL COLORS
What causes leaves to
change their color in the fall?
According to Dorsey Dyer,
head of the University of
Georgia Extension Service
forestry department, it isn’t
“Ole Jack Frost.” The change
in coloring is the result of
chemical processes which take
place in the tree during its
preparation for winter.
Men looking for a change in
coat style for spring may want
to consider the double-breated
jacket. Miss Margie Mclntyre,
Extension Service home econo
mist - clothing, points out
these coats come in several
colors.
Most of the insect problems
that the homeowner has with
his pine trees can be prevent
ed or minimized if detected in
time, according to foresters
with the University of Geor
gia Cooperative Extension Ser
vice.
In addition to the Interstate
Projects, Mr. d’Antignac re
ports that the Jesup Division
has a combined total of 616
miles of other types of pro
jects under contract through
out the 28 Southeast Georgia
counties comprising the Jesup
Field Division. These addition
al projects have a total con
tract cost of $30,422,734.00.
In addition to work under
commercial and county con
tract, State Highway Depart
ment Maintenance Forces
have the following projects
now underway, including:
98.70 miles of grading,
draining, base, surfacing, re
surfacing and widening on
projects throughout the divi
sion with a total estimated
cost of $662,423.00.
Noting that the nationwide
theme of Highway Week this
year is “Highways are for
People” and Georgia’s High
way Week poster proclaims
“At Your Service” with a
highway forming the “S”, Mr.
d’Antignac said:
“Some of these projects will
benefit thousands of PEOPLE
each day. Some will SERVE
only a relative few by com
parison. But the need is e
qually important to the indi
viduals involved in each case.
“The dollar volume of work
now underway in the 28 coun
ties of the Jesup division gives
an idea of the size of today’s
highway program. It also
points up the fact that high
way building is in itself a
major industry as well as an
asset to other business activi
ty. For example, the State
Highway Maintenance Barns
and Residencies located
throughout the Division make
a sizable contribution to the
area’s economy,” Mr. d’Antig
nac concluded.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
MISS DONNA CREWS
To Marry Mr. Carroll Herrin
Crews-Herrin
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Crews
of Route 2, Patterson, an
nounce the engagement and
approaching marriage of their
daughter, Donna, to Carroll
(Jinx) Herrin, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Chess Herrin of Raybon.
The couple will marry Fri
day, Oct. 11, at the home of
the bride’s parents.
The bride-elect was a 1968
graduate of Brantley County
High School. The future bride
groom was a 1961 graduate of
Nahunta High School.
No invitations are being
sent, but all friends and rela
tives are invited to attend the
wedding.
Proceedings of Brantley
County Commissioners
The Board of Commission
ers of Roads and Revenues
met in regular session on Tues
day, September 3, 1968 in their
office at the County Court
House at 9:00 a.m. with all
members present and payed
the bills for the month of
August.
General: R. B. Brooker, $76.-
80, salary; W. E. Eldridge,
$47.80, salary; Owen Griffin,
$63.90, salary; James H. Ham,
$47.80, salary; Major Riggins,
$47.80, salary; Archie A. Johns,
$89.60, salary; John M. Wil
son, $89.19, salary; Lloyd E.
Grimes, $65.00, salary.
Sheriff Dept.: Robert W.
Johns, $558.51, salary; James
R. Herrin, $359.00, salary;
Standard Oil Company, $389.-
59, gas for Sheriff Dept.; John
King Ford, Inc., $40.84, re
pair on Sheriff Car; Smith’s
Garage, $9.50, parts for sheriff
dept.; Robert W. Johns, $169.-
50, prisoners board; Smith’s
Auto Parts, $10.33, auto parts
for sheriff car.
Superior Court: Dewey
Hayes, $113.34, salary; W. J.
Summerall, $46.00, salary.
Extension Service: George
A. Loyd, $215.00, salary and
travel; Virginia N. Raulerson,
$139.82, salary and travel.
Georgia State Forestry Com
mission: $826.00 budget.
Brantley County Health
Dept.: $897.52, budget.
Family and Children Ser
vice: $964.58, budget.
Road Dept.: Kermit Crews,
$386.86, salary; Archie J. Dan
iels, $391.92, salary; Talmadge
Gunter, $392.48, salary; Cecil
Harris, $601.11, salary; Richard
Harris, $430.20, salary; Weita
Herrin, $420.74, salary; Mitch
ell Hulett, $354.57, salary; E.
R. Johns, $385.94, salary; Jas
per Moore, $381.80, salary;
Julius O. Smith, $391.44, sal
ary; Banner J. Wainright,
$608.84, salary; Carlton Moore,
$371.42, salary; Terry Lee Her
rin. $372.04, salary; D. W. Lee,
$143.40, salary; Lankford
Blocker, $482.45, salary.
Invoices: U. S. Post Office,
$6.00, stamps; I. C. Morgan,
$5.00, installing curtains; J. R.
Hunter, $465.00, rightway and
tobacco barn; Dr. R. E. Miller,
$135.00, for Rex Lanier; Mrs.
J. A. Campbell est. $12.65,
COD bus charges for Road
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
AND TAX
Inside county $3.09
Outside county, in state $4.12
Outside state S4.OC
Little Buffalo
Church to Hold
All-day Meeting
The Little Buffalo Primitive
Baptist Church will hold an
all-day sth Sunday meeting
Sept. 29, it is announced by
the pastor, Elder W. L. Car
ter.
Services will begin at 10
a.m. Dinner will be served on
the church grounds at noon. A
number of elders will preach
during the day.
The public is invited to at
tend the meeting.
Dept.; Maud Harris, $12.50,
trip to Augusta; Hilton Mor
gan, $150.00 for 75 hours on
Tax Assessors Board Service;
The Southern States Printing
Co., $50.86, for Absentee bal
lot sets; Florida Equipment
Co., $471.61, Road Dept.; Hobbs
Auto Supply Inc., $324.08, sup
plies; Standard Oil Company,
$984.52, fuel for Road Dept.;
Florida Steel Corp., $1,490.62,
metal pipe; Humphrys Mining
Co., $406.00, used pipe; South
land Envelope Co., Inc., sll.lß,
supplies for Ordinary; Bacon
County Commissioners, $40.00,
dues for free food distribution;
Georgia Power Co., $97.38,
light bill; Reid Inc., $67.23,
supplies; John King Ford Inc.,
$126.41, parts for Road Dept.;
Gaynor Iron Works Inc., $103.-
63, road dept.; Orkin Exter
minating Co., Inc., SB.OO,
spraying jail; Lee’s Service
Station, $3.00, tire repair; Pit
ney-Bowes, Inc., $90.00, copier
Dewey Lee, $32.37, painting
rest rooms; R. E. A. Corp.,
$10.36, voting booths and cau
tion light; The Carlton Com
pany, $330.61, parts; Brantley
Telephone Co., Inc., $162.91,
phones and calls; Professional
Insurance Corp., $147.65, em
ployee’s premium; Woodard
Parts and Machine Shop. $83.-
28, parts; Marshall Bruce
Co., $373.69, supplies for Or
dinary and Clerk of Court;
The Brantley Enterprise, $177.-
40, adv. and supplies; Smith’s
Garage, $88.49, parts for road
dept.: The Harrison Co., $12.00,
law book: J. C. Allen, $315.00,
chief registrar; Smith’s Auto
Parts, Inc., $160.75, parts for
road dept; H. L. Jacobs, $161.-
09, doctor bill; DePrafter Ser
vice Station. $33.00, road dept.;
Wilson & Sons Oil Co. Inc.,
$188.47, road dept
fuel and grease;
Tomlinson Drug Store, $103.25,
drugs; Motor Parts Co., $32.89,
parts; City of Nahunta, $49.-
00. water bill; Georgia Chemi
cal Co., Inc., $148.45, janitor
supplies; The Welding Supply
Co., $11.50, road dept, repairs:
Miller Ford Tractor Co., $41.-
28. road parts.
There being no further bu
siness the meeting adjourned.
John M. Wilson,
Secretary to County
Commissioners.
