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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 48
County Commissioners
Adopt 1968
Brantley County, Georgia,
Tax Levy for the Year 1968.
Resolution and order of the
Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues, of Brant
ley County, Georgia, levying
taxes for the year Nineteen
Hundred and Sixty-eight
(1968).
It is hereby ordered and re
solved, by the Board of Com
missioners of Roads and Rev
enues of Brantley County,
Georgia, sitting for County
purposes on this the Bth day
of November, 1968, that there
be and is hereby levied and
assessed for the year 1968, up
on all taxable property of said
County of Brantley, State of
Georgia, subject to taxation,
same to provide the necessary
revenues and requirements of
said County, the following
taxes for the following pur
poses, to-wit:
1. To pay the expenses of
the administration of the
County Government — 61 10th
Mills.
2. To pay the principal and
interest of any debts of the
County and to provide a sink
ing fund therefore, — 810th
Mill.
3. To build and repair the
public buildings and bridges —
3 64|100th Mills.
4. To pay the expenses of
the Courts, and maintenance
and support of prisoners and
to pay sheriffs and coroners
and for expense of litigation—
6110th Mill.
5. To build and maintain a
system of Roads (County) —
1 6|loth Mills.
6. For public health pur
noses in said County, and for
the collection and preservation
of records of vital statistics, 1-
2[loth Mills.
7. To support paupers —
4|loth Mill.
8. To pay County Agricultur
uonej;suouiua auroji pun je
Agents — 161100th Mill.
9. To provide for the pay
ment of old age assistance to
aged persons in need, and for
the payment of assistance of
the needy, blind and to de
pendant children and other
welfare benefits, provided
that no person shall be entitled
to the assistance herein author
ized who does not qualify for
such assistance in every re
spect, in accordance with the
enactments of the General As
sembly which may be of force
and effect prescribing the qua
lifications for beneficiaries
hereunder; provided that no
indebtedness of liability a
gainst the County shall ever
be created for the purpose
herein stated, in excess of the
taxes lawfully levied each fis
cal year under the acts of the
General Assembly authorized
hereunder for such purposes—
-B|loth Mill.
10. To provide for the crea
tion of a fund to be used for
assisting, promoting and en
couraging the location of new
industries in said County, and
for the development of Agri
culture, in Brantlev County,
Georgia — 4|loth Mill.
11. To provide for Fire Pro
tection. for Forest Lands and
to further conservation of na
tural resources —1 Mill.
12. To provide Medical Care
and Hospitalization for the in
digent sick people of Brantley
County. Georgia — 4|loth Mill.
13. Tc provide for payment
of workmen’s compensation,
insurance for the employees of
said County as provided for
by law — B|loth Mill.
14. Making a total in the
aggregate of Twelve and 401100
Dollars ($12.40) on the One
Thousand Dollars, of taxable
property of said Brantley
County, Georgia, exclusive of
the levy to pay charges for
educational purposes and to
pay school bonds.
15. To pay charges for edu
cational purposes and to pay
levied only in strict compli
ance of law, and under and
bv virtue of the recommenda
tions of The Board of Educa
tion. of Brantley County,
Georgia, at a meeting held on
the Bth day of November, 1968,
a certified copy of said resolu
tion being hereto annexed im
mediately following this para
graph. and being the page im
mediately following this page.
Recommendation of the
Board of Education of Brant
ley County, Georgia,
To the Board of Commission
er-; of Roads and Revenues, of
said County, for the levy of
taxes for the support and
maintenance of education for
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive Peo»>!e.
Tax Levy
the year 1968.
At a meeting of the Board
of Education of Brantley
County, Georgia, held on the
Bth day of November 1968, the
following resolution was pre
sented to said Board, and
after motion being duly made,
seconded and unanimously
carried, said resolution was
regularly adopted.
RESOLVED that the Board
of Education of Brantley
County, Georgia, recommend
ed and it is hereby recommend
ed to the Board of Commission
ers of Roads and Revenues, of
Brantley County, Georgia, that
a tax for support and main
tenance of education for the
year 1968 A. D. of 9 Mills or
9 Dollars on the One Thou
sand Dollars to be levied on all
taxable property in said
County of Brantley (save that
exempted by the Constitution
and the Laws of the State of
Georgia, as to personal and
homestead exemption), and 1
Mills be levied on taxable
property in said County of
Brantley as provided by the
Constitution and the Laws of
the State of Georgia to retire
the Bond indebtedness.
This Bth day of November,
1968.
C. D. Gibson, Chairman,
Board of Education,
Brantley County, Ga.
ATTEST:
Mable R. Moody,
Board Secretary.
I, Mable R. Moody, Secre
tary of the Board of Educa
tion, of Brantley County,
Georgia, do certify that the a
bove and foregoing is a true
and correct copy of a Resolu
tion and Recommendation of
the Board of Education of
Brantley County, Georgia, reg
ularly passed by the Board on
November 8. 1968. and do
hereby certify said resolution
and recommendation, to the
Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues, of
Brantley County, Georgia, as
such.
This Bth day of November,
1968.
Mable R. Moody,
Secretary,
Board of Education,
Brantley County, Ga.
WHEREUPON, in full com
nliance with the above and
foregoing resolution, of the
Brantley County, Georgia,
Board of Education it is here
by ordered and resolved by the
Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues in and
for Brantley County, Georgia,
that for the support and main
tenance of Public Education
for 1968 of Nine Mills, or Nine
Dollars ($9.00) on the One
Thousand Dollars be levied on
all taxable property in said
County of Brantley and the
State of Georgia, (save and
except that exempted by the
Constitution and laws of the
State of Georgia, as to exemp
tions as to personality and
Homestead).
And. in further full compli
ance the resolution of the
Board of Education aforesaid,
there hereby levied one (1)
Mills on the taxable property
in said State and County, as
provided by the Constitution,
and the laws of the State
of Georgia, to
retire the bonded indebtedness
incurred by said Brantley
County, Georgia Board of Edu
cation.
It is further ordered and re
solved that all taxes be col
lected by the Tax Commission
er of said County, as provided
by law.
Done and Ordered by the
Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues of Brant
ley County, Georgia, after mo
tion duly made, seconded and
carried, on this the Bth day
of November, 1968.
R. B. Brooker, Chairman
Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues of
Brantley County, Georgia.
ATTEST:
Owen Griffin. Clerk.
I, Owen Griffin, Clerk of the
Commissioners of Roads and
Revenues of Brantley County,
Georgia, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing pages
is a true and correct copy of
the original order and resolu
tion levying taxes, for Brant
ley County, Georgia, for the
year 1968. as the same appears
on the minutes of said Board.
Owen Griffin, Clerk.
Board of Commissioners of
Brantley County, Georgia.
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Jn Washington
Two Post Offices in our Bth
District have been selected
over thousands of others
across the country to receive
the Citation of Merit Award
presented by the United States
Post Office Department.
On October lltL the General
Services Administration em
ployees in Brunswick and the
Brunswick Postal Officials were
presented the award for their
outstanding cooperation in the
Natural Beauty Program.
Announcement was made last
week that the Postal Officials
of the Woodbine Post Office
have been selected for the
award and it will be presented
in the near future.
The people of our District
and especially Brunswick and
Woodbine should be very proud
of these achievements. In any
city or town the Post Office is
the building most used by the
public. And, the condition of
the Post Office building and its
grounds tells at a glance how
concerned the community is
about the image it presents to
the rest of the world.
The pride of the citizens of
Poverty Problems Discussed
At Slash Pine Agency Meeting
Waycross — Area citizens
attending the first annual
meeting of Slash Pine Com
munity Action Agency here
Monday were told that Ameri
ca has a mandate to become
involved in the problems of
the poor and disadvantaged.
William H. Suttle, director
of the Office of Economic Op
portunity for six southern
states, was the principal
speaker at the Thanksgiving
Season Supper held at Nation
al Guard Armory.
He told the more than 300
attending that the war on
poverty will be won by means
of single movements such as
those being carried out in the
Slash Pine area.
“Poverty can infact be eli
minated when we convince
ourselves that there are no
untouchables in America,”
Suttle said.
He said the reason for car
ring out his poverty effort
could be found in a quotation
from Thomas Wolfe, who some
30 years ago wrote:
“To every man his chance,
to every man, regardless of
his birth, his shining golden
opportunity. To every man the
right to live, to work, to be
himself and to become what
ever things his manhood and
his vision can make him. ...
This is the promise of Ameri
ca.”
Suttle said America has the
obligation to give every citi
zen this opportunity.
The speaker was introduced
by T. Malone Sharpe. Gov
Lester Maddox’s chief of staff.
During the evening event.
Max Harral. executive director
of Slash Pine Area Planning
and Development Commission,
was presented a plaque bv
Tom Rafferty, Georgia OEO
supervisor, in appreciation for
the role played bv the com
mission during the time it
sponsored OEO programs in
the Slash Pine area.
In the afternoon session at
City Auditorium state and lo
cal level speakers brought re
ports on programs underway
in the area and plans for the
future.
Bill Burson, director. State
Department of Family and
Children Services, commended
OEO for being instrumental in
starting such programs as
Head Start, Service Centers
and Home Management pro
grams.
He said the impact of such
programs have made far off
sets the few failings along the
way. , _
C. J. Broome. Slash Pme
CA A community action di
rector served as master of
ceremonies during the two
sessions.
Bookmobile Schedule
Set For December
Wednesday, December 4,
Waynesville, Hickox, Nahunta.
Wednesday, December 11,
Hoboken School. Brantley
County High, Nahunta Ele
mentary.
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Nov. 28, 1968
Brunswick and Woodbine has
been demonstrated by the
many hours of hard work and
loving care given to the
grounds of their Post Offices.
Because of their dedication
to a more beautiful Georgia
and a more beautiful America,
everyone who visits their Post
Offices enters and leaves with
a greater appreciation for
what can be done to improve
our environment by working
together.
The award, of course, is a
community award and every
citizen in these communities is
entitled to feel pride. Although
very few of these awards are
made across the country, I
know that citizens throughout
our district in every county
takes pride in the progress we
are making in the Bth District.
And, 1 would like to see more
Post Offices in our District win
similar recognition as tangible
proof of our pride.
High School
Parent-Teachers
Hear Glee Club
The Brantley County High
School P. T. A. met Monday,
Nov. 25, 7:30 p. m. in the
school cafetorium.
Mrs. Carolyn Thomas pre
sented a program of Thanks
giving songs by the Glee Club,
which was enjoyed by all pres
ent. This followed an inspira
tional penned by S. H. Payer,
encouraging people to live
each day to the fullest, given
by Mrs. Louise Jones.
The officers for this year
are: president, Mrs. Louise
Jones; vice-president, Mrs.
Eugene Wiley; secretary, Mrs.
Ernest Thrift and treasurer,
Mrs. Moina Purcell.
Committee chairmen were
appointed as following: bud
get and finance, Mrs. Zilphia
Montague; membership, Mrs.
Moina Purcell; P. T. A. maga
zine, Mrs. Jo Cason; publicity,
Mrs. George Loyd.
At this time there is a mem
bership of 74. Those interes
ted in knowing and helping in
school.activities are invited to
join the P. T. A. to make this
one of the best school terms
for Brantley County Students.
You may contact one in your
respective area of the follow
ing for membership: Calvary,
Mrs. Joyce Roundtree; High
Bluff, Mrs. Myrtice Griffin;
Hoboken. Mrs. Margaret Ste
vens; Hickox. Mrs. Idell Her
rin; Hortense, Mrs. Nora
Carver; Hoboken, Mrs. Geral
dine White; Waynesville, Mrs.
Agnes Johns; Nahunta. Mrs.
Martha Rainge and Mrs. Moina
Purcell.
James Hagin
Is Promoted to
Master Sergeant
Tripoli, Libya — James E.
Hagin, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.
V. Hagin, Rt. 2, Waycross, has
been promoted to master ser
geant in the U. S. Air Force.
Sergeant Hagin, a weather
technician at Wheelus AB
Libya, is a 1948 graduate of
Hoboken High School. He has
studied at South Georgia Juni
or College, American Univer
sity, Washington, D. C., and
the University of Maryland.
His wife, Opal, is the daugh
ter of Joel Lee, Hoboken.
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John O'Berry
Funeral Service
Held Sunday
Mr. John Cleveland O’Berry,
86, of Route 3, Folkston passed
away early Saturday morning,
November 23, in a Savannah
nursing home following a
short illness and his death
brings personal sorrow to a
large number of relatives and
friends throughout this sec
tion.
Mr. O’Berry was born in
Charlton County and was the
son of the late Solomon and
Sarah Howard O’Berry. He re
ceived his education in the
public schools of the county
and was a member of the
Corinth Primitive Baptist
Church.
During his active working
years, Mr. O’Berry was engag
ed in farming operations, hav
ing retired only a few years
ago due to declining health.
Survivors include three
daughters, Mrs. Alma Googe of
Hazlehurst, Mrs. Margaret
Dowling of Green Cove
Springs, Fla. and Mrs. Elma
Hale of Hoboken; five sons,
Roy O’Berry and Frank O’-
Berry, both of Folkston, Cleve
O’Berry of Jacksonville, Fla.,
Lester O’Berry of Savannah
and David O’Berry of Nahun
ta.
33 grandchildren, 18 great
grandchildren, several nieces,
nephews and other relatives
also survive.
Funeral services were held
at two o’clock Sunday after
noon, November 24, from the
graveside in the
Allen cemetery with the
Elder S. J. Hendrix officiating.
Serving as pallbearers, all
grandsons, were the Messrs.
Jimmy O’Berry, Edmund O’-
Berry, Leroy O’Berry; Thomas
Dowling. Ralph Googe and
Donald Hale.
The many beautiful floral
tributes attested to the es
teem felt for the deceased.
The family has the sympa
thy of their many friends in
their bereavement.
The Chambless Funeral
Home of Nahunta was in
charge of arrangements.
Homecoming Day
To Be Observed
At Riverside
Riverside Baptist Church
will observe Homecoming Day
Sunday, Dec. 1, with preaching
service, dinner on the church
grounds at noon and a sing
ing service in the afternoon.
The church is holding a re
vival meeting this week, with
Rev. Harper of St. George as
evangelist. Rev. E, J. Dixon
is pastor.
Brantley High
Basketball
Game Dates
HOME GAMES
Tues., Dec. 3 Camden Co.
Fri., Dec. 13 Atkinson Co.
Tues., Dec. 17 Waycross
Fri., Jan. 3 Darien
Fri., Jan. 10 Bacon Co.
Tues., Jan. 21 Blackshear
Sat., Jan. 25 - Patterson
Fri., Feb. 7 Clinch Co.
Tues., Feb. 11 .... Charlton Co.
AWAY GAMES
Fri., Dec. 6 Patterson
Tues., Dec. 10 ... Clinch Co.
Fri., Dec. 20 Bacon Co
Tues., Jan. 7.— Waycross
Tues., Jan. 14 .... Charlton Co.
Tues., Jan. 28 . .. Atkinson Co.
Fri., Jan. 31 Ludowici
Tues., Feb. 4 Camden Co.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to take this means
to express our sincere thanks
and appreciation to our many
friends and neighbors for the
many kindnesses shown us
during the loss of our loved
one. We are deeply apprecia
tive and grateful for the words
of sympathy, the covered dish
es and the floral tributes.
May God bless each and
everyone of you is our prayer.
The family of
Bobby White.
Charlie Hickox
Died Wednesday
In Lake City
Charlie J. Hickox. 7“* of
Route 2, Nahunta, died Wed
nesday, Nov. 20, at the
VA Hospital in Lake City,
Fla. following an extended ill
ness. A native and lifelong
resident of Brantley County,
he was the son of the late
James J. Hickox and Mary
Strickland Hickox, and a
member of the Primitive Bap
tist Church.
He was a veteran of World
War 11, having volunteered at
48 years of age, and was a re
tired watchmaker.
Survivors include his wife,
the former Martha Josephine
Griffin of Brantley County;
five daughters, Mrs. Juanita
Herrin and Mrs. Evvonne Her
rin, both of Hickox, Mrs.
Grace Deple and Mrs. Doris E.
Wilson, both of Jacksonville.
Fla., and Mrs. Derrell Martin
of French Morroeco; seven
sons, Charlie J. Hickox Jr. of
Folkston. Vireil S. Hickox.
Marvin W. Hickox. Franklin
D. Hickox and Julian J. Hic
kox, all of Jacksonville. Fla.,
Eugene E- Hickox of Nahunta
and Robert G. Hickox of New
Orleans. La.; three sisters. Dr.
Della Hickox Willis of Way
cross, Mrs. Molly Prescott of
Waynesville and Mrs. Rubv
Phelps, of Hayward, Calif.; 38
grandchildren and 21 great
grandchildren.
Johns-Middleton
Mr. and Mrs. George M.
Johns announce the engege
ment and approaching marri
age of their daughter, Cather
ine Joan, to Benjamin Greg
gory Middleton, son of Mr. H.
A. Middleton and the late
Daisy Middleton of Atkinson.
Miss Johns and Mr. Middle
ton will marry December 6 at
7:30 p. m. at the home of the
bride.
Friends and relatives are in
vited to the ceremony. A re
ception will be held after
wards.
Ruby Chesser Elected
Future Teacher Officer
The Bth district F. T. A.
convention was held in Doug
las at South Georgia College.
The keynote speaker was
Mr. Ronald Lackey. Mrs Carl
ton, Georgia’s F. T. A. super
visor also gave a speech.
The primary purpose of the
meeting was to elect new of
ficers. Ruby Chesser was
elected Vice Director of the
Bth district. Ruby attends
Brantley County High where
she is an active member of
her Junior class. She plans to
enter the teaching career after
graduation from college.
and Mrs. John Chesser of
and Mrs. John Classer of
Route 2, Nahunta.
Arlene Aldridge,
Reporter
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. David Bott of
Oklahoma and Mrs. Finny and
son, Jack and Woody Dupree
of Jacksonville were visitors
of Mrs. Alice Hichsmith and
family last weekend.
Sp. 4 Robert C. Willis of
Fort Benning viited his
mother Mrs. Verdie Willis
during the past weekend.
Game and Fish
Amendment Is
Defeated 2 to 1
Georgia wildlife conserva
tionist leaders are jubliant
over defeat of a constitutional
amendment that would have
"hanged the way members of
the State Game and Fish Com
mission are selected.
With returns counted from
157 of Georgia’s 159 counties,
Amendment Number 14 was
defeated almost two to one,
with 448,412 Georgians voting
no compared to 271,964 yes
votes.
“We are delighted that the
voters of our state expressed
their confidence in the present
Game and Fish Commission,”
said Atlanta lawyer James L.
Adams, president of the Geor
gia Sportsman's Federation.
“The vote was a clear ex
pression of opinion that the
public did not want more pol
itics injected into the opera
tions of the Game and Fish
Commission. It’s a great
victory for the sportsmen of
our state,” Adams said.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Big M Qualify Forage
Program Meetings Set
Hickox Home
Destroyed by
Fire Monday
The home of Mr. and Mrs.
T. B. Hickox near the Nahunta
city limit burned down Mon
day night, with the loss of its
entire contents of household
furnishings.
The house was a large
frame dwelling near the home
of George Dykes, located at
the city limits northwest of
Nahunta.
The Hickox family of four,
parents and two children, es
caped with only their night
clothes, as they had retired
and the house was enveloped
in flame and smoke when they
awakened.
The Nahunta fire depart
ment rushed their fire truck
to the scene but could do no
more than save the outbuild
ings. A Chevrolet truck was
also destroyed by the fire.
The Hickox family suffered
the loss of all their belongings,
including clothing and person
al items.
Card of Thanks
I wish to send my sincere
thanks and appreciation to our
friends and neighbors of our
community. We are very
grateful and appreciative for
the many words of sympathy,
the floral tributes, the covered
dishes and other many kind
nesses shown us at this time.
Most of all we wish to thank
you for your prayers and love
during this time. May God
richly bless every one of you.
His wife,
Mrs. Johnny H. High
smith.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Edgy
of Yulee, Fla., are the proud
parents of a baby boy, born
Nov. 19. He weighed eight
pounds one ounce and was
named Lester. The mother is
the former Rose Roberts of
Yulee and the father is the
son of Mrs. E. C. Edgy and the
late E. C. Edgy of Brantley
County.
Thanksgiving in Georgia to
Be Marred by Traffic Deaths
Atlanta — “26 KILLED.
435 INJURED IN 855 AUTO
WRECKS.”
That well could be the grim
Monday morning headline in
Georgia newspapers following
this year’s Thanksgiving holi
day weekend. And it likely
will be, too, for this is the
State Patrol’s prediction for
the 102-hour period from 6
p. m. Wednesday, Nov. 27
through midnight Sunday,
Dec. 1.
“Our prediction of 855 traf
fic accidents which will claim
the lives of 26 persons and
cause injury to 435 others is
based on past Thanksgiving
holiday experiences and pres
ent trends,” explained Col.
R. H. Burson, director of the
Georgia Department of Public
Safety.
“It is simply a projection of
statistics which, unfortunately,
are usually pretty accurate.
But this doesn’t necessarily
have to hold true. For in
stance, the drivers themselves,
who actually cause such trage
dies through carelessness and
reckless driving, could reverse
the trend and thus repudiate
our predication of only they
will drive carefully, sensibly
and obey all traffic laws. We
strongly appeal to them to do
that.”
While the safety director
hopes motorists will heed his
appeal, the State Patrol is
leaving nothing to chance. It
will carry out a .massive traf
fic enforcement operation
throughout the 102-hour per
iod. similar to others staged
during long holiday weekends.
Col. Burson said the patrol
will be at ton strength with
some 600 members of the uni
form division working around
SUBSCRIPTION PRiCb
AND TAX
Inside county $3.09
Outside county, in state $4-12
Outside state $4.00
County Agent George Loyd
announced this week that
Ralph Johnson, head of the
Extension Agronomy Depart
ment, University of Georgia,
will be in Brantley County a
gain next week.
The occasion this time is to
present the program at two
kick-off meetings for the 19-
69 Big M Quality Forage pro
gram. The meetings will be
held in the conference room of
the Okefenokee Rural Elec
tric Coop building, Nahunta, at
7:30 P. M. on Tuesday and
Thursday, Dec. 3 and 5.
The Quality Forage pro
gram is another of the intensi
fied agronomy programs that
have been sponsored by the
Georgia Agricultural Exten
sion Service, and promoted on
the couunty level by i county
agents, in cooperation with
other agricultural agencies and
local leaders.
Some of the previous pro
grams that have been given
special emphasis in Eirantley
County have been Soil Fer
tility, Master Corn. Big M
Grazing and Clean ’ Acres
Weed Control. i < r-m
County agent Loyd says .that
since these programs have
been sponsored in the various
counties in the state that
Georgia’s agricultural income
has risen above the billion
dollar mark.
Traffic Arrests
Up as Patrolmen
Work More Hours
Atlanta — State patrolmen
continue working longer and
harder and they’re getting bet
ter results in their effort to
ferret out traffic law viola
tors.
Evidence of this is seen in
a 9-month State Patrol re
port released by Col. R. H.
Burson, director of the Georgia
Department of Public Safety.
Here are some of the high
lights of the report:
A total of 54,291 patrols
(up 7 per cent over a year
ago) spent 427,042 hours (up
8 percent) patrolling 9,236,100
miles (up 9 pet cent). In the
course of this operation, state
troopers made a total of 89,
459 arrests, a 17 per cent in
crease over last year, and is
sued 145,590 warning tickets,
14 per cent more than in the
same period a year ago.
the clock. They will be aug
mented by GBI agents, radio
operators, license examiners.
State Revenue agents and
Game and Fish Department
enforcement officers who will
serve largely as spotters. In
all, the task force will com
prise about 1,000 men.
In addition to regular re
cognizable patrol cars, un
marked cars, airplane spotters
and roving “tactial squads”
will be used in seeking out
violators. Radar and other
speed-timing devices will be
extensively employed.
Col. Burson, Lt. Col. L. G.
Bell, deputy director, and Maj.
Porter Weaver, the patrol’s
commanding officer, will di
rect the gigantic enforce
ment operation from strate
gic points over the state.
Road checks will be made at
unannaunced places on a 24-
hour basis.
In outlining his strategy in
the upcoming life-verus-death
contest on Georgia’s roads
j (football coaches call it a
game plan). Col. Burson calls
on the public, all local and
•county law enforcement of
j ficers, the press, radio and
j television stations and various
safety organizations through
j out Georgia for wholehearted
cooperation in carrying out
(this safety drive.
i Last year 25 persons were
killed in Thanksgiving week
; end traffic mishaps, the sec
■ ond highest in Georgia’s his
; tory. The worst was in 1966
! when 27 fatalities were re-
I corded. The lowest was in 19-
49 when only four persons
ceased to exist because of
I somebody’s mistake in driv
ing a car.
