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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 44 - NUMBER 40 Nahunta Baptist Church Elects 68-69 Officers Officers and Teachers for the year 1968-69 will begin their work in Nahunta Baptist Church next Sunday, October 6th. They are as follows: General Church Officers Lawson Dußose, church clerk, with Mrs. R. D. Thomas, pro-tem clerk. J. T. Morgan, church treasurer and Jesse Lee, assistant. Elroy Strick land, chairman ushers board. Forrest Thomas, music direc tor, Mrs. Carolyn Thomas, Associate Director and instru mental music, Kaye Allen as organist. J. T. Morgan and D. F. Herrin, trustees. Board of Deacons Term ending 1969: J. D. Or ser, Ira F. Brown, Clayton P. Riggins. Term ending 1970: Elroy Strickland, Andrews Johns, Culbert Johns, Lester Wain right. Term ending 1971: Lawson Dußose, Ray Johns, J. T. Mor gan, Ray DePratter. Board of Ushers First Sunday: Avery Strick land, J. D. Orser, George A. Loyd, George T. Brantley, and Glen Strickland. Second Sunday: Ray Johns, J. T. Morgan, Andrew Johns, Edward Chancey, Jackie Tum lin. Third Sunday: C. P. Ria gins, Culbert Johns, O. S. Moody, Harry DePratter, Jim my Herrin. Fourth Sunday: Jesse Lee Lawson Dußose, Lester Wain right, Ira F. Brown, Marvin Peeples, Dick Allen. Sunday School Culbert Johns, superinten dent; Andrew Johns, associate, Mrs. Dorothy Graham, general secretary and order clerk, Jas. H. Highsmith, assistant clerk. Mrs. Lula Brown, adult sup erintendent, James Mason, as sociate, Mrs. R. D. Thomas, pianist, Mrs. Dorothy Graham, assistant pianist. K. D. Thomas, teacher men’s Bible class; Ray Johns, presi dent; Andrew Johns, vice-pre sident; Lawson Dußose, secre tary; Avery Strickland, assis tant; Mrs. R. D. Thomas, teach er Mary - Martha Class; Mrs. Jesse Lee, president; Mrs. Beulah Hickox, secretary; Mrs. Maude Highsmith, assis tant; Mrs. Jaunita Strickland and Mrs. Mary Mason, teacher Crusader class; Mrs. Vernon Nichols, secretary; Mrs. Rhoda Strickland, teacher, Gleaners Class; Mrs. Leila Turner, pres ident; Mrs. Letha Tucker, vice president; Mrs. Collis Highsmith, secretary. Forrest Thomas, teacher of Young Peoples class; Mrs. Ber tha Jacobs, assistant and teacher Young Married Peoples class; Martha Thomas, presi dent young people class. Mrs. Mable Moody, superin tendent Intermediate Depart ment; Mrs. Cecil F. Thomas, associate; Mrs. Rachel Burden, Miss Ann H. Thomas, Hymer ick Thomas, Mrs. Lena Strick land, teachers. Mrs. Effie Strickland, sup erintendent Junior Depart ment; Mrs. Mary Harris, sec retary, Miss Mary Knox, Mrs. Lawson Dußose, Mrs. Malva A. Brown, Mrs. Beulah Johns, Larry Stallings, teachers. Mrs. Glenwood Dowling, superintendent Primary De partment, Mrs. Lila Crews, as sistant. Mrs. Betty Dykes, Mrs. Norma Nichols, teachers. Mrs. Culbert Johns, super intendent Beginner Depart ment; Mrs. Willene Ham Mrs. Jean Thomas, Mrs. Joyce Johns. Mrs. Forrest Thomas, sup erintendent Nursery Depart ment: Mrs. O. S. Moody and Mrs. Arthur Keen, workers. Baptist Training Union James (Jimmy) Thomas di rector; Jesse J. Lee, secretary, Hymerick, associate director, Mrs. Betty Dykes, pianist, Mrs. Vernease Dowling, audio visual director. Mrs Cecil Thomas, adult director: Mrs. Ira F. associate; Mrs. Beulah Hickox, secretary; Mrs. Betty Dykes, young people sponsor. . Mrs. George Loyd. Miss Ann H Thomas. Intermediate Un ions leaders: Mrs. Margaret Thomas. Mrs. Mercedes Dowl ing. Mrs. Mattie Warren, Jun ior Department leaders; Mrs. Louise Drury and Mrs. Leila Turner. Primary leaders; Mrs. Culbert Johns, and Mrs. O . Moody Beginner leaders, Mrs Willene Ham, Nursery leader. w'"nan’s Missionary Union Mrs. Lila Crews, director; BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Mrs. Effie Strickland, secre tary and treasurer; Mrs. Cecil F. Thomas, G. A. Director; Mrs. Culbert Johns, Sunbeam director; Mrs. George Dowl ing, president Night W. M. S.; and Mrs. E. L. Sears, presi dent Day W. M. S. Shrubbery Committee — Mrs. Mary Knox, Mrs. Rachel Strickland, Mrs. Bertha Ja cobs and Mrs. Mable Moody, with Mrs. Elizabeth Brooker, chairman of Floral Arrange ments for church each Sun day. Baptist Brotherhood (Men’s Work) J. D. Orser, president, with Elroy Strickland, Virgil (Dick) Allen, and Edward Chancey, serving as assisting committee on Men’s Work. Nominating Committee Lawson Dußose, chairman, Jesse Lee, Mrs. Bertha Jacobs, Mrs. Mercedes Dowling, Av ery Strickland, Elroy Strick land, Mrs. Willene Ham and Mrs. Lila Crews. LEGAL NOTICES GEORGIA BRANTLEY COUNTY: To All Whom It May Concern: Notice is hereby given that Mrs. Clarence F. Allen, the widow of Clarence F. Allen, late of said county deceased, has made application to con vey the property which was set aside as a year’s support for the benefit of said widow and her 1 (one) minor child of said Clarence F. Allen deceas ed, by the Court of said Or dinary of said County as re corded in Year’s Support book 3 page 43, the purpose of said conveyance being that — To educate and take care of Vir ginia Allen — minor child of Clarence F. Allen. Said application will be heard before the Ordinary of said county at the Courthouse in said county at 10 ;00 o’clock A. M. on the 10th day of Oct ober 1968, at which time ob jections, if any, to the grant ing of said application will be heard. The 30th day of September 1968. Perry U. Rozier Ordinary of Brantley County Georgia 10j3 Senator Talmadge Will Investigate Complaint of Waynesville Soldier The office of Sen. Herman Talmadge promised to launch a full-scale investigation into a complaint by a Waynesville soldier that his commanding officer in Vietnam keeps the unit’s rifles and ammunition under lock and key. A spokesman in the Georgia senator’s office said the com plaint was the third from war zone soldiers in recent weeks and that all the incidents will be investigated. The local soldier, Spec. 5 Ar vin N. Young, a seven-year veteran, is stationed at Qui Nhon, South Vietnam, with the sth Maintenance Battalion, Main Support Company. Young, in a letter to his wife who lives at Rte. 1, Box 77, in this Brantley County community, asked that she de liver the comolaint to Sixth Dist. Senator Roscoe Dean Jr. of Jesup. Sen. Dean contacted Tal madge’s office Wednesday and learned that the complaint was the third made by Georgians in Vietnam in recent weeks. Sen. Dean asked that the com plaint be “fully investigated” and was assured by a Mrs. Tisdale, Talmadge’s assistant in charge of military affairs, that all of the complaints will be immediately aired. Young’s Sept. 17 letter to his wife contained these re marks: “Honey, there is something I’d like you to do for me. Con tact our senator and let him know what they are doing to us over here. Maybe he can do something about it. “They are taking our weap ons and ammo away from us and locking them up so we can’t get to them until some one says o. k. They did the same thing at 526th (another company) and about three days after they locked up their ammo, Charlie (the Viet Cong) hit them and practically Pleasant Valley Revival and Homecoming Day Homecoming services at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church on Sunday, October 6, will begin the Fall revival. Rev. Edward Hurst, former member of Pleasant Valley, presently pastor of Lake Park Baptist Church, Lake Park, Ga., will be the guest speaker for both the homecoming and revival. The pastor, Rev. Ralph Smith, and members, invite the public to attend these ser vices. C. E. Proctor, 69, Passes Away Charles Edwin “Ed” Proc tor, 69, passed away Monday evening in the Pierce County Hospital following a short ill ness. A native of Pierce County, he had lived in Nahunta and Folkston a number of years. A son of the late Charles and Martha Crawford Proctor, he was a member of the Metho dist Church and was retired. Survivors are three sons, Walter G. Proctor and Jimmy Proctor, both of Alexandria, Va., and Larry Proctor, sta tioned with the U. S. Army in Vietman; five sisters, Miss Mae Proctor of Blackshear, Mrs. Bess Hoffman of Kings land, Texas, Mrs. Madeline Rang of Austin, Texas, Mrs. Rena Evans of Houston, Tex as and Mrs. Ruth Steward of Marietta; two brothers, J. W. Proctor of Valdosta and Mar ion M. Proctor of Blackshear. There is one grandchild. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 3:00 o’- clock at the Ward’s Chapel Methodist Churuch with the pastor. Rev. Jack Arnold, and Rev. H. Lester Dixon officiat ing. Interment will be in the Shiloh Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Archie Dixon, Ephriam Dixon, T. R. Proctor, Vasco Proctor, Andrew Proctor, Dudley Proctor and Buddy Dixon. Clough - Pearson Funeral Home is in charge of ar rangements. Georgia forests grow more than 100 species of commer cially valuable trees. wiped out the compound. “You can see why we are worried. I’m afraid they will hit here anytime and we won’t have our weapons to defend ourselves. The VC is sure to find out about it for they have some way of finding out everything. I feel fine as long as I have my ‘old trusty’ M -14 rifle by my side, but with it gone I don’t have much of a chance. “We have talked to the colo nel but he doesn’t agree with us and sticks to his decision. I think it is pretty stupid since we are in a combat zone and the weapons are the only defense we have. Do you think the senator could help us get our weapons back? “I am really worried. I want to make it home to my wife and daughter in one piece, and now I sit here day and night worried that I’ll get shot at and won’t be able to shoot back. Then all Charlie will have to do is just walk in and take over.” Young is the son of N. G. I Young, of Waynesville, who | lost a leg in the Normandy in vasion in 1944. Three other sons have or are still in ser vice. One son served 5% years, another 1% years and a third, stationed in Turkey, has been in the Army for 17 years. Another Waynesville ser viceman, Marine Staff Sgt. Donald E. Gibson, won his battle with his commanding office in Vietnam last April after complaining that he was ordered to remove a Georgia state flag from above his bed. Gov. Lester Maddox wrote to President Johnson of the matter, and Sen. Talmadge and Rep. W. S. (Bill) Stuckey Jr. took up the flight and the Georgian and other Southern fighting men were thereafter able to display their respective state flags in their barracks. The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Oct. 3, 1968 National 4-H Club Week Proclaimed by Mayor WHEREAS, the 4-H Club program since its beginning 55 years ago has contributed much to the health and wel fare of the nation and has en couraged many young people to choose careers which help improve family and communi ty living; and WHEREAS, during this week 4-H Club members will honor all 4-H families for their accomplishments and their devotion to the high i deals of 4-H; and WHEREAS, 4-H members put into practice the skills and science they learn as they de velop their talents through 4-H projects and strive to make the 4-H theme really “A World of Opportunity”. WHEREAS, in these chang ing times young people, who are the citizens of tomorrow, must discover and acquire the virtues of responsibility, thoughtfulness, morality and understanding; and WHEREAS, the 153,000 boys and girls now enrolled in 4-H Clubs in Georgia soon will be taking their places in society by establishing homes of their own and joining the ranks of community and state leaders: NOW. THEREFORE, I, T. E. Raulerson, Mayor of Nahunta, Georgia, in recognition of the fine achievements of 4-H mem bers and their families, join with National, State and local officials to proclaim the week of October 6-12 National 4-H Club Week. T. E. Raulerson, Mayor of Nahunta, Ga. Carol Robinson Receives Award For Scholarship Carol Robinson has been a warded a certificate of Com mendation for her high score on the 1968 National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Her score on the test rank ed her in the upper two per cent of students who will graduate from high school in 1969. Carol was in the top 39,000 students out of 793,000 in the nation who took the test. This means that 754,000 students scored lower on the test than she did. This is the first time that a student in Brantley County has scored high enough to be recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Carol is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clint Robinson of Nahunta. ASC Committee Elections Held The following committeemen were elected in September to serve during th 1969 term ac cording to George Dykes, chairman of the Brantley County ASC Committee. Hickox Community, John I Lee. Alfred Thomas and W L. Bohanon. Hoboken Community, L. E. Dickerson, A. J. Hickox and R. J. Douglas. Nahunta Community. Moul trie Purdom, James A. Her rin and Charles P. Davis. The County Committeemen who will serve for the 1969 term are George Dykes, Neil W. Hendrix and Donald F. Stevens. Due to the staggered terms for County Committeeman on ly Mr. Hendrix’s term expired in 1968 and he was reelected. The 1969 term begins October 1, 1968. Ernest Campbell Extends Thanks TO the voters OF BRANTLEY COUNTY: I wish to express my sin cere thanks to the voters of Brantley County who sup ported me in my race for county commissioner Post No. 2. I hope I can still continue to be friends with those who did not see fit to support me. Sincerely, Ernest Campbell. Bobby Wilson Thanks Nahunta District Voters TO THE VOTERS OF NAHUNTA DISTRICT: I wish to take this oppor tunity to express my apprecia tion to everyone for your vote and support for the office of Justice of the Peace. Sincerely, Bobby Wilson. David Page Extends Thanks To Citizens TO THE CITIZENS OF BRANTLEY COUNTY: I wish to express my ap preciation to all the citizens of Brantley County for their kind consideration of my candidacy for County Commissioner. To those who supported me, I will be always deeply grate ful. To those who opposed me I have only high regards and friendship. Let us all work together for the good of Brantley County. Yours sincerely, David S. Page. Major Riggins Thanks Citizens TO THE CITIZENS OF BRANTLEY COUNTY: I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the fine people of Brantley Coun ty who gave me their vote and support in the recent pri mary and run off elections. Let me also say that it has been a privilege and a plea sure to serve as your commis sioner for the past eight years. Again I say, thank you. Sincerely, Major Riggins. Brantley Man Plays Big Part Against Viet Cong With the Mobile Riverine Force in the Mekong Delta — A U. S. Navyman from Na hunta, Ga., is playing a large role in the battle against Viet Cong aggression in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta while serving as a member of River Assault Flotilla One, the Naval Com ponent of the joint Army - Navy Mobile Riverine Force, (MRF). Chief Boatswain’s Mate Her man Richardson, 33, husband of the former Elease Muchi- son of Waynesville, Ga., and son of Willie R. Richardson of Nahunta, is the boat cap tain of Armored Troop Carrier 131-11. a heavily armed gun boat that can carry a platoon of fully equipped infantrymen into virtually any of the ri vers, streams and canals which interlace the Delta. In a typical operation, the Navy assault boats lift Army troops from a mobile base composed of Navy ships to a landing site deep in Viet Cong territory where the troops are beached to search for the elu sive enemy. In so doing, the boats are frequently ambush ed from well concealed bunk ers along the tree-lined banks, sometimes at a distance of less than 20 yards. Although he is a relative new comer to the force, Ric hardson has already seen ac tion in two firefights. Rich ardson recalls an ambush on July 13 as the most intensive he has seen. “We were on our way out of the Rach Ba Rai Canal in Dinh Tuong Province after having conducted search and sweep operations for two days without any contact with the enemy,” explains Richardson. “My boat had moved about 175 yards downstream when the entire column was hit with B-40 rocket, automatic weapons and small arms fire Church of God At Raybon to Hold Revival The Church of God of Prophecy at Raybon will be gin a revival meeting Sunday, Oct. 6. Services will be held each night at 7 ;30. The evangelist will be Rev. Shely H. Hug gins of Brunswick. Special singing will feature each service. The public in invited to attend. The pastor of the church is Rev. Onie M. Kemp. Youth Corps Elects Officers The Brantley County Neigh borhood Youth Corps met Sept. 24. Officers elected are as follows: Ruby Chesser, president; Clayton Turner, vice president; LaFane High smith, secretary and treasurer; and Kathy Jones, reporter. Goals set for the 1968-69 school term are: 1. Assist in march of dimes drive. 2. Encourage better scholas tic averages. 3. Beautification of school. 4. School spirit. 5. Study of industrial growth for our community. There will be 12 students working for N.Y.C. this school term. Mr. Colvin, co-ordina tor, discussed the N.Y.C. and the years’ program of work. Kathy Jones, Reporter. Personals Little Phyllis Chancey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward Chancey, is home from Memorial Hospital after two weeks following injuries when she ran into the lawn mower her father was backing up. She had multiple injuries and lost a toe. Her parents ex press their thanks to everyone for their kindness and their prayers. Mrs. Betty Williams and granddaughter, Mary Beth Williams, of New York City left Friday to return home after spending several days visiting her sister, Mrs. M. F. Smith, her neice, Mrs. J. W. Chancey and other rela tives. from bunkers on both banks of the canal. We opened up on Charlie with everything we had and were able to suppress the enemy fire after about eight minutes.” “The column continued to ward the entrance to the My Tho River,” Richardson con tinued, “and we were hit again with rocket, automatic wea pons and small arms fire. This attack wasn’t as severe and lasted only about three minu tes.” Once the column of craft was clear of the ambush area, all of the ATCs regrouped and beached their embarked troops to sweep through the guerrilla held area. By morning, a total of seven Viet Cong had been killed. “Although a number of our boats were hit that day, we came through the battle with out any injuries to the crew or damage to the boat,” said Richardson. “This ambush was typical of what we have to expect every time we go up a nar row stream or canal,” says Richardson. “Charlie picks the time and place for our battles, and he usually has the advantage of surprise. Once we open up, however, we can lay down such heavy cannon, machinegun, and grenade fire that any VC who sticks his head up long enough to aim is a dead one.” Between operations, Ric hardson and his fellow crew men live aboard shallow-draft U. S. Navy barracks ships which move up and down the major Delta rivers to the var ious operating areas. All of the boats and most of the ships of River Assault Flotilla One are part of the Pacific Fleet Amphibious Force and are homeported in San Diego. California. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Wilson Asks Recount of Tax Commissioner Vote Eddie Walker Wins Tractor Driving Test BRANTLEY YOUTH WINS IN TRACTOR DRIVING Eddie Walker, a member and reporter of the Brantley County FFA Chapter, repre sented his chapter in the Dis trict II Tractor-Driving Con test held in Swainsboro on Sept. 26. Eddie placed fifth in the second vocational agricultural district, which is made up of 59 schools in southeast Geor gia. Eddie received a $lO cash prize award. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Walker of Waynes ville and a senior at Brantley County High School. He was accompanied to the contest by Julian Floyd, ad visor. FFA Reporter, Eddie Walker. Raymond Smith Thanks Citizens TO THE CITIZENS OF BRANTLEY COUNTY: I wish to take this opportun ity to thank the citizens who supported me in my race for County Commission Post No. 3. Sincerely, Raymond D. Smith. Ebb Strickland Thanks Voters TO THE VOTERS OF BRANTLEY COUNTY: I wish to express my ap preciation for your vote and confidence in electing me county commissioner. To my opponents my high est resnects for your fine con duct throughout the race. Sincerely, J. E. “Ebb” Strickland. Oak Grove Cemetery To Be Cleaned The Oak Grove Cemetery will be cleaned off Wednes day, October 9. All people in terested in this working please come, bring tools and lawn mowers to help get the ceme tery clean. BIG KILL — Bobby and Joey Walker are shown with the diamond back rattlesnake they killed recently on the H. S. Baxter farm in Pierce County. The snake was 5-14 feet long had 10 rattlers. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE AND TAX Inside county — $3.09 Outside county, in state $4-12 Outside state $4.00 John M. Wilson, Brantley County Tax Commissioner, has petitioned for a recount of the votes of the Sept. 25 runoff primary election, according to papers filed in the office of Superior Court Clerk D. F. Herrin. The vote, as officially tabu lated by the County Democra tic Committee, was King 1241 and Wilson 1240. Petition for recount was filed Monday Sept. 30. C. L. King, the defendant, has five days in which to re ply to the petition. If a re count is granted, it will be scheduled within 20 days of date of granting. If a recount is granted, a judge from a district border ing the Waycross Judicial Dis trict will be appointed to pre side at the recount. The present one-vote mar gin for Tax Commissioner is the third one-vote majority results in Brantley County in the last few years. J. B. McGee of Waycross is attorney for Mr. Wilson in the case. Farm Problems Here Studied by French Visitor Miss Josette Buchou of Paris, France, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Wat ers from Thursday to Satur day of last week. Miss Buchou, a representa tive of IFOCAP, Institute of Education for Farm Leaders, a farmers organization in France, and has been in the United States for seven months seeking information about farm problems. She has visit ed several northern states and three southern states. Her main interest in Georgia was poultry. On Friday. Miss Buchou and Mr. and Mrs. Waters visited the National Farmer’s Organi zation (NFO) office in Doug las. On Saturday morning they attended a coffee in Dixie Union and toured farms in Ware County. Saturday after noon they toured the farms of Wendell Waters, A. W. James and J. W. Peacock. Saturday night, they attended an NFO meeting at the Pierce County Agricultural Building. Miss Bouchou left on Sun day morning for Florida for a week’s vacation and from there back to France.