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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 46 - NUMBER 44 General Election to Be Held on Tuesday Summary of Constitutional Amendments On November 5 Ballot Summary of ths Twenty fhree Proposed General A mendments to the Constitutio’ to be voted upon at the No vember 5, 1968 General Elec tion: Number 1 This proposal provides that in case of the death, resigna tion or disability of the Gov ernor-Elect, the Lieutenant Governor-Elect, upon becom ing Lieutenant Governor, shall exercise the executive power and receive the compensation of the Governor until the next general election, at which a successor shall be elected for the unexpired term. Number 2 This proposal removes the present provision of the Con stitution which authorizes the General Assembly to elect the Governor in the event no can didate receives a majority of the votes in the general elec tion. In the event no candidate receives a majority, the person receiving the highest number of votes in the run-off election shall be declared the duly e lected Governor of the State. Number 3 This proposal provides that the Senate shall consist of not less than 54 and not more than 56 members. In view of the fact that the General Assembly has passed legislation providing for 56 Senators, in the event this amendment is ratified, the Senate will automatically con sist of 56 members beginning with the 1969 session. Number 4 This proposal adds an addi tional item to the list of pur poses for which State taxes may be levied. This addition would authorize the expendi ture of State funds for school lunch purposes. One of the purposes for which State funds may presently be expended is for educational purposes. The Supreme Court has held that school lunches do not fall with in the phrase “educational pur poses.” Consequently, before State funds may be expended for school lunch purposes it will be necessary to change the Constitution as provided in this proposal. Number 5 The ballot will state that this is an amendment: . to provide that the Secretary of State, Attorney General, State School Superintendent, Comptroller General, Treasur er, Commissioner of Agricul ture, and Commissioner of Labor shall be elected in the same manner as the Governor and the procedures relating to the election of the Governor shall apply to said officers and to provide that in the event of the death or with drawal of any person elected to any such office prior to his taking office the Governor shall be authorized to fill such office.” Number 6 This proposal, while rather lengthy, merely changes the name and designation of the office of solicitor general to district attorney. It provides that whenever the words “so licitor general” are used in any statute they shall be held to mean “district attorney.” Number 7 This proposal authorizes the General Assembly to provide for a program of scholarships or other assistance to the children of law enforcement officers, firemen and prison guards who are permanently disabled or killed in the line of duty. It states that the pur nose of any such program will be to enable such children to acquire an education beyond the twelfth grade or to enable them to attend e vocational t°chnical school. Number 8 This proposal authorizes the General Assembly to provide bv law for the issuance of re vemm bonds for the purpose of making direct loans to stu dents for the purpose of ac quiring an education beyond BRAN TLE Y ENl' ERPR IS E Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. the twelfth grade. The General Assembly is authorized to pro vide the amount of bonds which may be outstanding at any one time, the interest ratefe, the terms and conditions relative to the issuance of such bonds and for all other matters in connection there with. The bonds are to be re tired from the proceeds deriv ed from the repayment of thr loans, plus whatever interest is prescribed by the General Assembly. Number 9 This proposal adds an addi tional class of disabled veter ans to those who presently are granted a homestead exemp tion of SIO,OOO. The disability must have resulted from ser vice in the armed forces and the veterans aided by this a mendment are those who have lost, or have lost the use of. both lower extremities so as to preclude locomotion without the aid of braces, crutches, canes or a wheelchair. Number 10 This proposal makes several changes in the lengthy con stitutional provision relating to the State Medical Educa tion Board. This is the Board which administers the schol arship and loan program for medical students. The proposal authorizes an increase in the maximum loan which may be granted to an applicant from $5,000 to SIO,OOO. Recipients of the loans are presently au thorized to repay the funds received by practicing medi cine in a community of 5,000 population or less. This pro posal increases this population figure to 10,000. The per diem and mileage for members of the Board for attending meetings is fixed at S2O per day and 10c per mile. The Board is authorized to fix the compensation of the secretary of the Board. Number 11 This proposal changes the provision relative to home stead exemption for persons over 65 in several respects. The present provision grants a $4,000 exemption to any such person who does not have an income from all sources exceeding $3,000 per annum. This proposal states that any such person shall receive the exemption if his net income together with the net income of his spouse who also occu pies and resides at such home stead. from all sources, in cluding any federal old-age, survivor or disability insurance benefits or benefits received from any retirement or pen sion fund when such benefits are based on contributions made thereto by such person or his spouse, does not exceed $4,000.00 for the immediately preceding taxable year for in come tax purposes. The term “net income” is to be constru ed in the same manner as such term is defined by Geor gia law. The owner of the homestead or his agent must file an affidavit with the tax commissioner or tax receiver and furnish such information as will enable the tax official to determine whether the own er is entitled to the exemption. Applications for the homestead exemption shall be processed in the same manner as all other applications for such exemption. The General As sembly is authorized to pro vide by law for the proper ad ministration of this exemption, including penalties necessary therefor. This proposal, if rati fied, will be effective as to all taxable years beginning after December 31. 1968. Number 12 This proposal changes the terms of the .members of the General Assembly from two years to four years. It pro vides that elections shall be held auadrenniallv and that candidates elected to mem bership in the General As s-mbiv at the November elec tion in 1968 shall take office 'mn th° convening of the General Assembly in regular session in 1969 for the term provided above. Number 13 This proposal increases the jurisdiction of justices of the peace in civil cases from S2OO to SSOO. Number 14 This proposal creates a new State Game and Fish Commis sion to be composed of thir teen members as follows: One from each of the ten Con gressional Districts; one from the territory composed of Chatham, Bryan, Liberty, Mc- Intosh, Glynn and Camden Counties; and two from the State at large. The Governor is empowered to appoint all members, but each member representing a Congressional District shall be appointed by the Governor from a list of three names submitted by the State Senators and Representa tives from that Congressional District. The members shall serve for staggered terms of four years. Number 15 This proposal authorizes the General Assembly to provide for the reimbursement of cer tain employees of the State Game and Fish Commission who were granted a pay raise in 1966. It was later held that since this pay raise was ret roactive in nature it was il legal and the employees were matured to refund the retro active amounts to the State. The reimbursement would be limited to those amounts. Number 16 The ballot will state that this is an amendment: “. . . to authorize the Department of Industry and Trade, in order to make Georgia competive with other states in securing new business, industry and tourism, to expend available funds for the business meals and incidental expenses of bona fide industrial prospects and other persons who attend any meeting at the request of the Department to discuss the location or development of new business, industry or tour ism within the State and pro vide that all such expenditures shall be verified by vouchers showing the date, place, pur pose and persons for whom such expenditures were made, and further provide that the State Auditor shall conduct an audit of such expenditures at least every six months.” Number 17 This proposal authorizes the General Assembly to propose a new Constitution in its en tirety to the people for rati fication or rejection. There has been a difference of opin ion as to whether, under the present Constitution. this would be legal. Ratification of this amendment would re move that doubt. Number 18 The ballot will state that this is an amendment: “ . . . to provide that the marketing of milk and milk substitutes is in the public interest and may be regulated by the Gen eral Assembly.” Number 19 This proposal provides for replacing a provision presently in the Constitution very simi lar to the language sought to be inserted by this amendment. The General Assembly is au thorized to provide for the promotion of the production, marketing, sale, use, utiliza tion, processing and improve ment of agricultural products. Authorization is provided for the financing of such promo tion by the imposition of as sessments, fees and other charges upon the sale or pro cessing of such products. The General Assembly is authoriz ed to create agencies to ad minister th^se promotional programs and to collect the a mounts imposed after approval bv a vote of the producers of th’ effected product in a ref erendum. The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Oct. 31, 1968 Number 20 This proposal declares the development of trade, com merce, industry and employ ment opportunities to be a pub'ic purpose vital to the welfare of the people of this State. The General Assembly is authorized to create devel opment authorities to promote and further such purpose, or the General Assembly may authorize the creation of such an authority by any county or municipal corporation or combination thereof. The Gen eral Assembly may exempt from taxation the obligations, properties, activities and in come of such development au thorities. The General As sembly may authorize the is suance of revenue obligations by any such authority. Number 21 This proposal authorizes the General Assembly to provide for preference in any civil service program of the State or any political subdivision to be granted to honorably dis charged veterans. Regardless Os any action by the General Assembly, any veteran who has served as a member of the armed forces of the United States during the period of any war or during the Korean conflict and who was honor ably discharged shall receive preference in taking a com petitive examination for any nolitical subdivision as fol lows: (1) Any veteran who has at least a ten per cent service connected disability shall have ten points added to his passing score on such examination; and (2) Any other such veteran shall have five points added to his passing score on such examination. Number 22 The General Assembly is authorized to create a retire ment system for all public school employees who are not covered bv the Teachers’ Re tirement System. This would include such personnel as bus drivers, lunchroom em ployees, maintenance em ployees, and custodial em ployees. State funds and the funds of county and indepen dent boards of education mav be expended in support of such system. Number 23 This proposal authorizes the General Assembly to create a new court or svstem of courts in each city of the State having a population of more than 300.000 according to the United States Decennial Census of 19- 60 and any future such census. Any such court shall have jurisdiction to issue warrants, try cases, and impose sen tences in: (1) All misdemeanor cases arising under the State Patrol Act and other traffic laws of the State; (2) All misdemeanor cases arising under any law regu lating the ownership and op eration of motor vehicles within the territorial jurisdic tion of the municipality; (3) All cases arising under any charter provision or or dinances of any such city reg ulating traffic or the owner ship or operation of motor vehicles. In the event a new court or system of courts is created by the General Assembly pursu ant to this amendment, it mav abolish the jurisdiction of other courts to issue warrants, try cases and impose sentences in the cases referred to above. Deborah Ann Wilson Has Birthday Party Mrs. Bobby Wilson enter tained with a birthday party for fyer daughter, Deborah Ann Wilson, Friday Oct. 25 on the occasion of her sixth birthday. Debbie is in the first grade this year. The twenty-one children attending were Mickel and Sheryle Sowell, Phyllis Ja cobs. Robert Wilson. Pam and Stanley Nichols, Kippy and Jav Ham, Phillip Prescott, Mike Wilson, Jeffery. Sherrie, Heidia Nichols, Rita Wainright, Marlene, Arlene and Ann Crews, Kurt and Teresa Broughton, and Darlene and Ivalvn Willis. The children enjoyed the birthday cake, games and prizes. Keith Thomas Produces 135 Bushels Corn per Acre to lead in Contest Thirty-two members of the Brantley County FFA Chapter entered the chapter corn pro duction contest this fall. Many other members had corn for a project but did not enter because of low yields due to dry weather this past Spring and Summer. The top yield went to Keith Thomas in the county-wide contest with a yield of 135 bushels per acre. Glenn Hen drix was second with a yield of 131 bushels per acre, and Dalton Brand took third with a yield of 120 bushels per acre. Other members making over 100 bushels per acre were Steve Altman, Jerry Crews, Stacy Crews, Jerry Davison, Calvin Herrin, Ronald Hickox, Micheal Johns and James Pur dom. The three top boys will re ceive trophies and cash awards at the Annual Father-Son Ban quet to be held next February. EH die Walker, FFA Reporter Future Farmers Compete in Stock Judging The Junior and Senior Live stock Judging team of Brant ley County FFA participated in the Okefenokee Fair in Waycross held Thursday, Octo ber 24. The chapter placed second among 12 counties rep resented and brought home $25 in prize money. The members of the Junior Livestock Judging team are Dalton Brand, Garry Bohan non, Ross Flowers and Glen Prescott. The Senior team members are Terrv Griffm. Glenn Hendrix John Jacobs and Eddie Walker. These members studied Livestock Judging in their Vo cational Agriculture Classes at school. Eddie Walker FFA Reporter Personals Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wil lis and Mrs. Verdie Willis visited Pvt. Frank J. Willis on Parris Island, S. C. last week. Pvt. Willis graduated at the Marine Training Center Oct. 21 wearing a badge he receiv ed for excellent markmanship on the rifle range. John Dale Strickland is tak ing his boot training at Lack land Air Force Base in Texas. Having enlisted Oct. 4. It is reported by his grandmother, Mrs. R. I. McDuffie. Mr. Jesse Crews of Savan nah is spending four weeks va cationing wtih his brother, Jimmy Crews of Winokur and other relatives and friends in Brantley County and Na hunta. Georgia broilers consumed 1,800,000 tons of feed last year, according to Milton Y. Dendy, Cooperative Extension Service poultry scientist. What this amounted to was almost 38 million bushels of corn and al most 20 million bushels of soybeans. Farm Bureau Urges Vote For Amendment 19 and 4 The Georgia Farm Bureau Federation urged a “yes” vote on proposed Constitutional a mendments 19, and 4 in the general election November 5. Proposed Amendment No. 19 would amend the Georgia Constitution to permit farmers the right to engage in self help programs of research, promotion and education of their commodities if they so desire. Producers of peanuts, apples, eggs, milk, sweet potatoes, to bacco, cotton and peaches are conducting such programs. Proposed amendment No. 19 would permit farmers to con tinue conducting such pro- Pleasant Valley Church Observes Royal A. Week Members of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church will join thou sands of other Baptist churches throughout the Southern Bap tist Convention, November 3- 9, in observance of Royal Am bassador Week. This special week will spot light boys 9 through 17 years of age who participate in the Royal Ambassador missionary education program. At Pleasant Valley, boys will enjoy the following activities: Monday. Family Mission Al tar. Tuesday, Mission Action Night. Wednesday, Chapter Open House. Thursday, Foreign Missions Banquet. Friday. Father - Son Sports Nieht. Saturday, Rehearsal for Rec ognition Service. Sunday, Recognition Service. About 15 boys are enrolled in three RA chapters at Plea sant Valley. Approximately 200,000 boys are members of Royal Ambassadors in the 50 states served by the Southern Baptist Convention. Rev. Ralph Smith, pastor and Royal Ambassador Leader, is chairman of the church’s Royal Ambassador Committee. Wiggins Family Reunion Was Held Saturday The Wiggins family met for a reunion at the home of Ste wart Wiggins at Waynesville Saturday, Oct. 26. It was the first time in many years. One lady said it was her first visit to Waynes ville since 1907. Among those attending the reunion were Rev. T. C. Smith and Mrs. Nita Edwards of Waynesville; Clay Corwin of Brunswick; Mrs. Morton Wig gins, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Morton Wiggins, Jr., Morton Wiggins 111, John Wiggins, Sturat Wig gins, James Wiggins, Mrs. Margaret Wiggins Romeo, James Romeo, Alee Tidmore and Billy Tidmore, all of Al bany, Ga. Mrs. Joseph Wiggins of Sa vannah, Miss Jane Macon and Miss Sophie Robinson of Brunswick, Mrs. Julia Wig gins, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Wig gins Jr. and son Stewart John son Wiggins 111, Mrs. Virginia Wiggins Omick, Mrs. Becky Stokes and daughter Kim, Mrs. Barbara Douberly, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Mitchell Jr. and sons Gordon 111 and Vance, all of Waynesville. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Clark and children Lorin and Julia of Waverly. grams on behalf of their com modities if they desire. Amendment No. 4 would permit State Department of Education funds to be spent to supplement existing funds in the operation of school lunch room program. Studies have shown that school children cannot learn and remain alert when they are hungry and nutritionally starved. Yet the nation today is one of a com plex specialized society with premium on knowledge. Farm Bureau feels that the youth of today should not be penalized for not having adequate lunch es in the school. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Presidential Race and 24 Amendments on Big Ballot for November 5 David S. Page Dies Suddenly David S. Page, prominent ; Brantley County citizen anda; surveyor by profession, died; suddenly about eight o’clock Thursday morning, Oct. 31. Mr. Page was in the woods' northwest of Nahunta survey- | ing land with his assistants ■ when he suddenly fell down and was dead before an ambu lance could reach him. Chambless Funeral Home is | in charge of arrangements for ' the funeral. Nahunta Voters To Cast Ballots At Schoolhouse The place for voting in the General Election Tuesday has been changed from the court house in Nahunta to the old Grammar school building, it is announced by Ordinary Perry Rozier. The change was made be cause the ballot is so long and two voting places are needed at the Nahunta precinct. The voters’ list will be split into two sections. Voters whose names start with any letter from A to L will vote in one room and voters whose names start with letters from M through Z will vote in another room at the old schoolhouse. Voters will find slates o f electors for three presidential candidates on the big ballot also nominees for the Demo cratic Party and a long list of Constitutional amendments. In other words, it is another “bed sheet” ballot that will face the voters next Tuesday. Bookmobile Schedule Given for November Wednesday, November 6 Waynesville, Hickox, Nahunta Wednesday, November 13, Brantley County Schools. Wednesday, November 20. Schlatterville, Hoboken, Ra bon, Hortense. Brantley Voters Urged to Support Proposed School Lunch Amendment Voters in Brantley County are urged by school officials to preserve the local school lunch program by voting “Yes” for Amendment No. 4 on Election Day Nov. 5. “Passage of Amendment No. 4 is necessary to insure con tinued low cost school lunches here as well as those through out the state,” according to a statement issued by local leaders in the statewide effort to pass the amendment by an overwhelming majority. Georgia’s school lunch sys tem for years has ranked a mong the top three out of all 50 states, the statement point ed out. “However, a legal interpre tation last year now jeopar dizes the continuation of school lunch in Georgia. A mendment No. 4 will over come that legal technicality by making it clear that school lunch is just as much a part of the school system as the books, buses, gyms and audi toriums. “Last year, the Legislature willingly and overwhelmingly appropriated funds for school lunch to meet rising costs of operations and to maintain the program at its usual level. The subsequent legal interpreta- SUBSCRIPTION PRICe AND TAX Inside county S3.OT Outside county, in state $4.12 Outside state $4.06 Approximately' 4,000 Brant leyCountians will be eligible to vote in the general election to be held next' Tuesday, Nov. 5, with the Presidential race and a local Amendment ques tion as the major local issues of interest. '' The Presidential candidates and their running mates on the ballot are: Vice-president Hubert Hum phrey and Edmund S. Muskie, Democratic. ’ Former Vice-president Ric hard Nixon and Spiro T. Ag new, Republican. Former Alabama Governor George Wallace and S. Marvin Griffin, former Governor of Georgia, American Party. Griffin’s name will ap pear on the ballot for Vice president in Georgia, al though General Curtis Le- May is the Vice-presiden tial candidate of the American Party in most other states. U. S. Senator Herman Tal madge heads the Georgia state Democratic slate, which includes Brantley County nominees. The only state Republican candidates on the ballot are E. Earl Patton, Jr., for U. S. Sen ate and Al Stakely for Public Service Commissioner. Twenty-three proposed Con stitutional Amendments are al so on the ballot throughout the state. The Amendments are summarized in an article elsewhere in this issue of The Enterprise. The ballot itself will be the largest ever used in Brantley County, 23 by 35 inches in size. Polls will open Tuesday at 7:00 A. M. and plose at 7:00 P. M. at the eieht Voting pre cincts in Brantley/ County. POWER TO BE OFF SUNDAY FOR 1 HOUR Electric power will be off in this area on Sunday morn ing, Nov. 3, from 7:00 to 8;00 o’clock so that additions and improvements to Georgia Power Company facilities can be made. We Do All Kinds of Job Printings tion has prevented the use of those funds. “The success of the school lunch system throughout Geor gia up to now rests on the fact that efficient, lunchroom staffs have managed to serve at tractive, low-cost meals at prices within the means of the vast majority of Georgia fam ilies. More than 740,000 Geor gia children on an average day eat the nutritionally balanced school meal. “The current participation by 73 percent of all Georgia children in the school lunch program is far ahead of many states which have much great er resources and higher in come averages. “It would be a pity if Geor gia’s recognized leadership in nutrition for growing children is lost through failure to pass Amendment No. 4. But much more important, the greatest losers would be Georgia’s school children. “The price of school lunch determines whether some children can have lunch or not,” said Mrs. Anne McDon ald, President. Georgia School Food Service Association. Inc. State aid is needed to keep prices low in the face of ris ing food and labor costs.”