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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 47 - NUMBER 13
Schools Have Come a Long Way
In 1916 the Georgia Department of Education
made an “Educational Survey of Wayne County,
Georgia” showing the many small schools of the
county, with pictures of the schoolhouses.
The Enterprise has secured a reprint of the
“Survey” and will each week carry a picture of a
(now) Brantley County schoolhouse of 1916, with
description provided in the original “survey”.
It should be noted that Wayne and Brantley
counties have “come a long way” since 1916.
Brantley County has now in 1969 only three
schoolhouses the splendid new Brantley County High
School building, with all modern equipment and
facilities, Nahunta Elementary School and Hoboken
Elementary School. Yes, the educational system of
Brantley County has “come a long way” since 1916.
BUFFALO SCHOOL IN 1916
Teacher: Miss Verner Rogers, Hickox, Ga.
Location: One and one-half miles southeast to
Hickox; 2% miles south to Burnt Bay.
Grounds: Area, 1 acre; titles in county board; pine
grove in rear; open front; unimproved, except setting
of a few trees; playgrounds ample; no school
gardens; 2 toilets, in average condition.
Building: Value, $400; 1 class room; no’ cloak
rooms; ceiled, but unpainted; not fully lighted; in
good condition, and well kept.
Equipment: Single patent desksf first-class black
boards; 1 U. S. history map; no charts; no globes;
no pictures; no reference dictionary; no library; a
few flowers in pots and boxes; well on lot; common
pipper at well.
Organization: One teacher; 6 grades; 25 pupils;
program posted; 24 periods; no school or community
clubs; 27 weeks’ school year. Canning clubs, 2 mem
bers.
Maintenance: $240.
Bus Drivers and Students Given
Mental and Physical Driving Tests
Mental and physical driving I
tests were given all bus drivers
and driver training students
for the Brantley County Board ।
of Education Tuesday, March'
25, by the Mobile Driver Test
ing Laboratory sponsored by
the Georgia Motor Trucking
Association, Inc
The test were given by co- ;
ordinators Carl Roddam, lab
supervisor of the State Dept,
of Education, and Sgt. R. T.
Crouch of the Safety Educa
tion Division of the Georgia
State Patrol.
In operation since 1949, the
Driver Testing Lab has tested,
approximately 200,000 persons
over the state — mostly truck
and school bus drivers, but a
great number of high school
Brantley County Junior and Senior 4 H Club Poultry Judging teams, who recently attended the Southeast
District Poultry Judging contest held in Tifton, Georgia. Left to right: George A. Loyd, county agent,
Deidra Brand, Jackie Stewart, Denise White, Glenn Hendrix, Leonard Harris, Keith Thomas, Terry
Thompson, Thomas Herrin, Jerry Crews and Mrs. Virginia Raulerson, county Extension home economist.
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products. Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People
I students and others —for
such factors as vision, color
perception, visual speed and
। accuracy, reaction time, side
' and night vision, distance
judgement, glare resistance,
steadiness, hearing and driv
ing knowledge.
Some of the same equipment
! used by the Air Force in test
ing prospective pilots is used
in the laboratory tests.
Mr. Roddam said the lab,
housed in a van trailer, was
established with the aim of
reducing highway accidents in
Georgia by enabling incompe
, tent drivers to discover their
deficiencies and by acquaint
ing capable drivers with their
handicaps so they may make
allowances for them.
E. L Dowling
Funeral Service
Held Wednesday
Elbert Lee Dowling, 49, died
Monday in the Pierce County
Hospital.
The Pierce County native
was a member of the Satilla
Baptist Church.
Survivors are his wife, Essie
Mae Strickland Dowling of
Hortense; two daughters, Mrs.
Barbara William of Hortense
and Mrs. Betty Jean Stephens
of Birmingham, Ala.; three
sons, Willie Joe Dowling of
Chelsea, Mass.. Jack S. Dow
ling of Patterson and Lloyd
Dowling of Milledgeville; his
mother, Mrs. Hattie Dowling
of Blackshear; four sisters,
Mrs. Fronie Moody of Hor
tense, Mrs. Mattie Banks of
Waycross. Mrs. Azalle Roberts
and Mrs. Alta Aldridge of
Blackshear; two brothers, Les
ter Dowling of Jacksonville
and Ivey Dowling of Black
shear.
Funeral services were held
at 2 P. M. Wednesday in the
Satilla Baptist Church, with
Rev. Dowie Deal, Rev. Bobby
Brinkley and Rev. Charles Cox
officiating.
Burial was in the Raulerson
Cemetery.
Dorothyßrooker
Elected Matron
Eastern Star
Mrs. Dorothy Brooker was
elected Worthy Matron of Sa
tilla Chapter 365 Order of
Eastern Star at a regular, .meet
ing on Tuesday evening, March
25. Sherman Tomlinson , v{as
elected Worthy Patron.
Other officers elected at the
meeting were Mrs. Malva Al
ice Brown, associate matron;,
Howard Crews, associate pa
tron; Mrs. Evelyn C.rews, sec
retary; Mrs. Eleanor Tomlin
son, treasurer; Mrs. Mae Schoe
field. conductress and Mrs.
Lurline Broome, associate con
ductress.
Refreshments were served
by the hospitality committee.
Mrs. Dean Honored
With Stork Shower
Mrs. Charles Dean was hon
ored with a stork shower on
Tuesday afternoon at the St.
Illa Restaurant. The hostesses
were Mrs. Charles Wilson, Mrs.
Edward Sowell, Mrs. Tom
Penn Herrin and Mrs. Clay
ton Riggins.
Attending were Mrs. Wain
Brooker, Mrs. Neil Hendrix,
Mrs. Linda Moody, Mrs. Dew
ey Hickox, Mrs. Pete Thrift,
Mrs. Josie Mae Jones, Mrs.
Lois Herrin, Mrs. Jackie Tum
lin, Mrs. Danny Thornton, Mrs.
John Jones, Mrs. Jones Sweat,
Mrs. Marvin Kelly and Bever
ly Hendrix.
Refreshments were served
by the hostess.
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, March 27, 1969
Derrell Allen
Loses Life in
Tragx Accident
A tragic night-time accident
in Titusville, Fla. late Monday,
March 24, claimed the life of
little Robert Derrell Allen,
five-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert F. Allen, former
residents of Brantley County,
and brings personal sorrow to
a host of relatives and friends
throughout this section.
According to reports receiv
ed here, the accident occurred
when an automobile on a sel
dom used street swerved to a
void hitting one child and
struck his older brother. Mr.
Allen rushed his son to the J ess
Parish Memorial Hospital for
treatment, where his death oc
curred moments later from in
juries received.
In addition to his parents,
the youngster is survived by
one brother, James Russell
Allen of Titusville; his mater
nal grandmother, Mrs. Ethel
Phillips of Ludowici; his ma<
ternal grandfather. Otis Jones
of Santa Monica, Calif; his pa
ternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Virgil H. Allen of Na
hunta.
Also surviving are several
aunts, uncles and other rela
tives.
Funeral services were held
at two o’clock Thursday after
noon, March 27, from the Na
hunta Baptist Church with the
Rev. Marvin Smith officiating,
assisted by the Rev. Cecil pF.
Thomas and the Rev. Ossie iJ.
Boone. c ‘
The body lay in state in the
Church for one hour prior to
services.
Interment followed in the
family plot in Hickox ceme
tery.
Serving as pallbearers were
Cary Dykes, Glynn Hickox,
Patrick Rowell and Eddie
Highsmith.
The many beautiful floral
tributes expressed the love and
affection felt for the little boy
and his family.
The family has the sympa
thy of their many friends in
their bereavement.
The Chambless Funeral
Home of Nahunta was in char
ge of arrangements.
Hickox Baptist
Revival Starts
Monday Night
Revival services will begin
at Hickox Baptist Church Mon
day, March 31, with Rev. Mar
vin Smith of Homerville as the
evangelist.
Services will be held each
night at 7:30. The meeting will
continue through Sunday, A
pril 6, when Homecoming Day
will be observed.
Dinner will be served on the
church grounds on Homecom
ing Day April 6.
Everyone is cordially invi
ted to attend all the services.
Senator Adams
wngs at
Senator Dean
Atlanta — Sen. Roscoe Dean
of Jesup was attacked outside
the Senate chamber Monday
by Sen. Ronald F. Adams of
Brunswick.
The normally courtly and
calm Sen. Adams removed his
glasses and took a swing at
Sen. Dean. The swing missed —
Sen. Adams has impared vision
and the white-haired solon
then clubbed at Dean with his
silver handled cane.
The incident was quickly
over, without injury, but it
caused considerable stir on the
Senate floor when reports of
the fracas seeped inside. Re
portedly Adams was unhappy
over Dean’s proposed amend
ment to a bjll ,Adams is spon
soring. The bill would give the
Brunswick Judicial Circuit
Superior Court judges the
right to raise the pay of the
secretaries. Dean’s amendment
would forbid the judges to give
the raise unless they deducted
the amount from their own sal
aries.
Adams was not available for
comment on the happening.
Dean said, “if it happened it’s
beneath the dignity of a sena
tor. I made no hits toward any
one. I avoided the situation —
if such a situation existed.”
Personals
Mrs. Ira Johns and Mrs. Mae
Schoefield ware called to New
Smyrna Beach on Tuesday be
cause of the death of their sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Earl Howard.
The funeral was held,J^ere at
New Smyrna on Wednesday
afternoon.
** * v
Miss June Goodner Os Bir
mingham, Ala. who is a stu
dent at Auburn University
visited her grandmother, Mrs.
T. S. Goodner and aunt, Mrs.
Dorothy Graham. Tommy Gra
ham. who is a student at Geor
gia University at Athens, was
also at home.
* * »
Miss Lou Jena Broome of
Waycross spent the weekend
with her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Broome.
Army specialist 4 William H.
Herrin, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Herrin and grandson
of Mrs. Eva W. Herrin, was
awarded the Bronze Star Mjed
al for heroism in Vietnam;
Sp/4 Herrin is a former fssi\
dent of Brantley County and
his home is now at Immokalee,
Fla.
* • •
Air Force Master Sergeant
David Nichols, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Nichols of Route 2,
Nahunta, has been awarded
the Bronze Star Medal at Pa
trick AFB, Fla., for meritori
ous service in military opera
tions against V. C. forces in Vi
etnam. His wife, Norma is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George Dykes of Nahunta.
• • •
Nahunta High School Par
ent-Teachers Association will
meet Monday night, March 31,
at 7:30, at the schoolhouse. The
Science Department will have
charge of the program, it is
announced by Mrs. George
Loyd.
* • »
Yeoman Second Class James
W. Raulerson, USN, son of Mr.
and Mrs. James L. Raulerson
of Nahunta, and husband of
the former Miss Martha L.
King of Route 1. Blackshear,
is serving with Training
Squadron 21 at the Naval Air
Station Chase Field, Beeville,
Tex.
Specialist Four Clinton Moo
dy, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. A.
Moody, Route 2, Hortense, re
ceived the Army Commenda
tion Medal Feb. 22 while ser
ving with the 101st Airborne
Division at Camp Eagle, Viet
nam.
* * •
Mr. Joe Siegel of Nahunta
was called to Phoenix, Ariz.
on account of the death of his
brother Sam Siegel. The body
was flown to San Francisco.
Calif, and funeral services held
Thursday.
• * •
The Rev. Mrs. Zilphin White
Champion, 79, of Waycross
died Tuesday morning in a
Waycross hosnital. She was a
retired Church of God minister
and was the mother of Mrs.
E. J. Dixon of Brantley Coun
ty.
Perry Crews
Funeral Service
Held Wednesday
Mr. Perry Brinson Crews, 54,
passed away late Monday
night, March 24, at Memorial
Hospital in Way cross follow
ing an extended illness.
A lifelong resident of the
Raybon community, Mr.
Crews was the son of the late
Allen M. and Nancy Herrin
Crews. He received his educa
tion in the public schools of
the county and from early
manhood until his death had
been engaged in farming. For
a number of years, he was a
valued employee of the Brant
ley County Road Dept, and
served for several years as
foreman until his retirement
due to declining health.
Os affable manner and gen
ial disposition, Mr. Crews was
wellknown throughout this
section and his passing brings
personal sorrow, >to a large
number of , relatives and
friehus. ML
Survivors include his wifi,
Mrs. 'Verona Mofgan Crews;
two daughters, Mrs. W. H.
Cone of Greenville, 'Fla. and
Mrs. F. H. Bropker of /IJarhpn
ta; two sons, Sgt. J. R. Crews,
U. S. M. C., Jacksonville, Fla.
and Danny Crews of Nahunta;
three brothers, Joe Crews, I.
W. Crews and Rilpy Crews,
all of Nahunta. *
Also surviving are 5 granct
children, several nieces, net
phews and other relatives, r
Funeral services were held
at eleven o’clock Wednesday
morning, March 26, from the
graveside in Oak Grove ceme
tery with the Rev. Hilton Mor
gan officiating.
Serving as pallbearers were
the Messrs. Monise Wilson,
Woodrow Wilson, Jasper
M^ore, Weita HerrMrTalmad
ge Gunter and yqrn|e Crews
The many beautiful floral
tributes attested to the esteem
felt for the deceased.
The family has the sympathy
of their many friends in their
bereavement.
The Chambless Funeral Home
of Nahunta was in charge of
arrangements.
Seminar on
Manpower Set
For April 2
Alma will be the scene of a
day-long community man
power resources seminar, Wed
nesday, April 2.
Jointly sponsored by the
Slash Pine Area* Planning and
Development Commission and
the Industrial Development
Division of Georgia Tech, the
seminar will acquaint com
munity leaders with existing
manpower resource informa
tion on the many .manpower
questions that industrial de
velopers and expansion plan
ners want answered on a
community before making
their final location recom
mendations; and to provide as
sistance in developing a plan
of action for determining man
power information on their
community.
The seminar is scheduled
to start at 9:30 A. M. in the
Civic Room of the Satilla
Rural Electric Membership
Corporation building in Alma,
and will adjourn at 3:30 P. M.
Max W. Harral, Executive
Director of Slash Pine, and
William Howard, Head of the
Manpower Resources Branch
of Georgia Tech’s Industrial
Development Division, will
conduct the seminar assisted
bv Richard M. Kinne, Chief
of Industrial Development for
Slash Pine.
Slash Pine Country chamber
of commerce industrial com
mittees,
LAB ON WHEELS-Sponsored as a public service by the Georgia Motor Trucking Associa
tion this mobile Driver Testing Laboratory travels the state to give scientific tests which
acquaint drivers with their physical and informational capabilities.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNT*
Color as it applies to home furnishings will be taught to
15 Brantley County homemakers at 10:00 on Thursday and
Friday, April 3 & 4, at the Okefenoke Rural Electric Coop.
Miss Mary Frances White, home furnishings and art special
ist with the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension
Service, will teach the special course. She is shown here
with some of the visuals she will be using in the class.
According to> Mrs. Virginia N. Raulerson, Brantley County
home economist, Miss White’s presentation is part of a pilot
■ I.
study being conducted in two Georgia counties. The two
sessions in which Brantley County ladies will participate
will serve as part of a national evaluation for an educational
program on color. Special emphasis will be placed on color
value, intensity and hue, Mrs. Raulerson said.
IRS Takes Five
To Six Weeks to
Process Refunds
Waycross — If a tax return
is properly made out, it takes
five to six weeks to issue a re
fund, C. F. Jackson, Local Rep
resentative of Internal Reven
ue Service, said this week.
He advised taxpayers who do
not receive their refunds with
in this period to wait at least
ten weeks before writing a
bout them. To write earlier
Will only delay processing, he
said.
To avoid delays. Mr. Jackson
said, taxpayers Should be sure
their return is accurate and
complete. They should
check to see if the return is
signed (two signatures if a
joint return), all W-2 Forms
are attached and the Social
Security number shown on the
name label is correct.
If you do not have a name
label, or use the card Form
1040-A, double check your
Social Security number to
make sure it’s accurate.
Bookmobile Schedule
Announced for April
Wednesday, AoriT 2, Wavnes
ville, Hickox, Nahunta Court
house, Post Road.
Wednesday, April 9, Brant
ley County Schools.
Wednesday, April 16,
Schatterville, Hoboken, Ray
bon, Hortense.
SUBSCRIPTION PRiCfc
AND TAX
Inside county $3.09
Outside county, in state $4.12
Outside state $4.00
Churches Plan
Union Service
Sunday Night
The churches of Nahunta
will hold a union service Sun
day night,. March 30, as has
been the custom on fifth Sun
day for years.
Baptists, Methodists and
Church of God members will
meet at the Church of God
house of worship Sunday
night. Rev. Cecil Thomas,
Baptist pastor, will preach at
7:30.
Everyone is invited to at
tend the union service.
Births
Sgt. and Mrs. W. D. (Billy)
Rowell, who are stationed at
Mildenhall Air Force Base in
England, announce the birth
of a daughter, Anita Ann, on' .
March 12. Mrs. Rowell is the
former Miss Wanda Steedley.
Georgia has 154,810 bovs and
girls enrolled in the 4-H Club.
Dr. T. L. Walton, state 4-H
leader with the University of
Georgia Cooperative Extension
Service, says this is the larg
est enrollment of any state
in the nation.
