The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014, April 17, 1969, Image 1

The Brantley enterprise., April 17, 1969, Image 1

About The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014 | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1969)

Page of 4

Prev Issue Next Issue

Text PDF JP2 (4.3 MB) Clip/Print Image

Page of 4

Prev Issue Next Issue

Return to Top

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 47 - NUMBER 16 Brantley County Airport Dedicated on Saturday Several hundred persons braved threatening skies Sat urday to attend ceremonies dedicating the new $94,000 Brantley County Airport. Honored guests included Gov. Lester Maddox, Lt. Gov. George T. Smith, Sixth Dist. Sen. Roscoe E. Dean Jr. of Je sup, Rep. Robert W. Harrison of St. Marys, and Chester M. Wells, area .manager of the Federal Aviation Administra tion in Atlanta. In a brief talk, Gov. Maddox praised efforts of the Brantley County Airport Committee, headed by Pete J. Gibson, and others for their part in getting the airport constructed at low cost. “It is just such wide-awake groups as yours all across Georgia who are making us into a state of progress and prosperity. The citizens of this county have shown they wish to join in this progress by their approval of a development au thority at the polls. “It is my understanding that several industries are interest ed in Brantley County due to the planning and foresight of your city and county leaders, and those who serve on your authority. Our Department of Industry and Trade will coop erate one hundred per cent with you in your efforts to land new industry and job op portunities.” Following the ceremony those attending dined on bar becued chicken, baked beans, slaw and cola drinks. A highlight was a Gyrocop ter demonstration by Jerry Pless, trophy winning Gyro copter pilot from Tifton. He thrilled the crowd by taking the 250 pound single seat craft aloft while seated in the open cockpit. Another attraction was a parachute jump. Maddox was introduced by 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. HICKOX SCHOOL IN 1916 Teacher: A. B. Dotson, Principal, Hickox, Ga. Location: One and one-half miles southwest to Burnt Bay ; IV2 miles northwest to Buffalo ; 2^2 miles east to Knox. Grounds: Area, 1 acre ; titles in county board ; a well-selectefl lot, level, open, bare; unimproved, ex cept well fenced; very small playgrounds; no school gardens ; two toilets, in good condition. Building: Value, $1,500; 2 class rooms; hall and cloak rooms; a well-planned building; perfectly light ed ;in good condition; painted inside and outside; well kept. Equipment: Single patent desks and teachers’ desks; first-class blackboards; 1 U. S. history map, only; charts; large globe; no framed pictures; a ref erence dictionary; library of 25 vols.; flowers in box es. etc.; water brought from home by the pupils in individual bottles. Organization: Two teachers; 7 grades; 85 pupils; program posted; 25 periods; literary and debating clubs; no organized community clubs; 27 weeks school year. Canning club, 2. Maintenance: $550. BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Brantley Ordinary Perry U. Rozier. Lt. Gov. Smith was in troduced by Sen. Dean. The U. S Army Band from Ft. Stewart played for the occasion. Others on hand were the Brantley County Commission ers including chairman George F. Stewart, W. E. Eldridge and J. E. Strickland; the county airport committee, including Gibson, who was master of ceremonies, and R. D. Smith, Ted Strickland and L. D. Stallings Jr. Philadelphia Church Revival Begins Monday Philadelphia Wesleyan Church known as (Sawgrass) will begin a revival meeting Monday night, April 21, with Rev. M. J. Wood as the evange list. Rev. R. C. Mathis is pastor of the church. Services will be held each night at 7:30 through Sunday, April 27. The church is located two miles east of Hortense on high way 32. Everyone is invited to attend the services. NEW VARIETIES New vegetable varieties are constantly being released with claims of superior quality. James Barber, horticulturist with the Georgia Cooperative Extension Service, says the grower who wishes to try new varieties which have not been tested should do so on a limited scale to be sure they fit his needs. Brantley County 4-H Clubs Win High Honors Brantley County cloverleaf 4-H’ers returned from the Southeast district project a chievement meeting at Wayne County high school, Saturday April 12, with one first place honor. The delegation joined more than 575 other 4-H champions from some 25 area counties for the 1969 achievement meeting. Demonstrations earned dis trict honors for five Brantley County 4-H’ers. First place district cloverleaf winner from Brantley County was Debbie Colvin in Home Furnishings and Art. Four Brantley Countians came home with second and third place honors. Second place district winner and her project is Jill Lee, Housing and Equipment. Third place honors went to Pam Moody, clothing demon stration; Timothy Jones, elec tric and Terry Jones, photo graphy. Blue awards were received by Penny Gunter, 6th grade dress revue; Cheryl Gunter, canning; and Mark Middleton forestry. The red award group in cluded Tamara Smith, family life; Myra Tripp, between meal snacks; Ann Keene, dairy foods demonstration; Kymer Mathie, health; Bobby Howell, small engines; Ernie Johns, swine; Tony Morgan, dog care; Kevin Mathie, wood working; Pat Dowling, frozen foods; and Art Keene, safety. Junior 4-H club members who served as leaders includ ed Blake Loyd, Jan Purcell, Deidra Brand, Denise White, Sonya Bass, Sabra Keen, Don na Popwell, Katheryn Schmitt and Jacquelyn Stewart. Parents who attended were Mrs. A. L. Keene, Mrs. W. F. Howell, Mrs. Emory Middleton, Mrs. Don Mathie, Mrs. L. M. Gunter and Mrs. Eugene Moo dy- Floyd Rowell Is Candidate For Constable TO THE VOTERS OF THE LULATON DISTRICT: This is to announce that I am a candidate for constable of the Lulaton District, sub ject to the special election to be held Tuesday, April 22. I will greatly appreciate the vote of every citizen in the district. If elected, I will carry out the duties of the office to the best of my ability. Yours sincerely, Floyd Rowell. News Staff of Brantley High To Hold Banquet The newspaper and year book staffs of Brantley Coun ty High School will hold their first annual banquet April 19 at seven o’clock in the school cafetorium. The guest speaker will be Jim Pinson, associate editor of the Waycross Journal-Her ald. Entertainment will be pro vided by Carlton Rainge, Bruce Roundtree, Robert Gas kins, Mrs. Louise Jones and Sammy Drury. One of the highlights of the evening will be the initiation and induction ceremony of the Sidney Lanier Chapter of Quill and Scroll, International Hon orary Society for High School Journalists. Sixteen candidates have been approved for chanter member ship by the Society. Those who will be initiated will be Jon nie Ruth Burden. Elaine Ches ser, Janice Drury, Rita Fain, Irene Foster, Kathy Fowler, Lulu Hendrix, Cathy Herrin, Ronnie Herrin, Deborah Johns, Mary Beth Loyd. Sandra Mel ton, David O’Berry, Carol Robinson, Deborah Strickland and Tony Thrift. The United States has about 7 per cent of the world’s land area; 6 per cent of population; 38 per cent of trucks; 53 per cent of passenger cars. The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, April 17, 1969 MISS GRACE CORDELIA MIDDLETON Engagement Is Announced Grand Jury Presentments Brantley Superior Court Georgia, Brantley County We, the Grand Jury of Brantley County, Georgia, for the April Term 1969, of the Superior Court of said County, beg leave of the Court to sub mit the following present ments. We wish to commend and thank the Honorable Ben Hodges, Judge of said Court, for his able charge to our body and express to him our appreciation for the efficient manner in which he has con ducted the court for this term. We wish to commend the Honorable Dewey Hayes, Soli citor General, for his able as sistance rendered our body during this term. We wish to thank our Bailiff, T. V. Rhoden, for his faithful service rendered. We wish to commend our local Officers for the efficient manner in which they have carried out the duties of their offices. We wish to commend our County Commission on their effort that they contributed to the action that has been taken on 13 of the 15 recommenda tions of the past Grand Jury. Although some action has been taken with this problem, we further recommend that the County Commission enforce the violation of timbermen cutting trees and leaving tops and brush in county roads. We recommend that the County Commission see if a fire truck can be bought through the Education Dept, for the use of schools and any emergency needed in the County. We submit the following 6 Rayonier Offers Scholarship to Outstanding High School Student Fernandina Beach, Florida — A SSOO scholarship available to an outstanding graduate of a high school in a Georgia county in which ITT Rayonier Inc. owns a substantial amount of timberlands has been estab lished, according to an an nouncement made bv Earnest P. Davis, Resident Manager. The company owns substan- I tial acreage in eleven counties in Southeast Georgia, including Brantley County. Mr. Davis said that a candi date for the scholarship must be a senior and a resident of the county in which he attends high school. All candidates will be judged on scholastic achievements, personal be havior, extracurricular activi ! ties, and to some extent the ; question of need. ) A screening committee will I be formed in Brantley County ■'ames to Honorable Ben Hod ges for selection of 3 to the office of County Registrars. V. H. (Dick) Allen, Everett Waldron. J. L. Miles, Eddie Dixon, Sam McAfee, Lewis Prescott. We recommend a change in electing the Board of Educa tion and School Supt. to the Representative and Senator of Brantley County, that they institute legislation for Brant ley County, whereby the Board of Education Members be elected by the people and the County School Supt. be em ployed by the Board Members with a referendum for appro val by the people at the next General Election. We recommend that the Brantley Enterprise be paid sls for publishing these pre sentments. We recommend in the future that jurymen be paid $lO per day for jury duty. We recommend that sls per day be paid to Foreman, Clerk and Bailiff for future jury duty. We recommend that a copy of these presentments be sent to Representative Robert W. Harrison, and to State Senator Roscoe E. Dean. Respectfully submitted this Bth day of April 1969. Troy Harper, Foreman Willie Joe Rowell Clerk Read and ordered filed this Bth dav of April 1969. Ben Hodges, Judge Superior Court Brantley County, Ga. Dewey Hayes, District Attorney in the near future. Its m<'mber ship will include the County School Superintendent, the Area Supervisor of ITT Rayo nier’s Southeast Timber Divi sion, and a distinguished citi zen of the county. This com mittee will screen eligible ap plicants and select a county candidate to be recommended to a central screening com mittee which will make the final selection. All high school seniors in Brantley County interested in the scholarshio should contact their principal or the County Superintendent for details. Your Home Newspaper Reflects the History Os Your County- Middleton-Ward Mr. and Mrs. Julian B. Mid dleton announce the engage ment of their daughter, Grace Cordelia Middleton to Chief Warrent Officer Clark H. Ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ar thur C. Ward of Rockville, Maryland. The wedding will be May 3, at Ft. Stewart Chap el, Ft. Stewart, Ga. Miss Middleton attended Georgia Southern College at Statesboro, Ga. She is cur rently employed by Civil Ser vice at Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, Ga. The groom elect is a gradu ate of Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, Mary land and attended the Univer sity of Maryland. He is pre sently stationed at Ft. Stewart. Star Eastern Officers Installs Mrs. Dorothy Brooker was installed as worthy matron of Satilla Chapter 365 O. E. S. in ceremonies at the Nahunta Lodge Hall on Sunday P. M. April 13 with James Nesmith, Associate Grand Patron of State of Georgia as installing officer. He was assisted by Ouida Nesmith, marshall; E lisabeth Martin, secretary: Walteen Carter, chaplin and Lillie Pharr, organist. Sherman Tomlinson was in stalled as worthy patron. Oth er officers for the year are Malva Alice Brown, as sociate matron; Howard Crews, associate patron; Evelyn Crews, secretary; Eleanor Tomlinson, treasurer; Mae Schoefield, conductress; Lur line Broome, associate conduc tress; Lila Crews, chaplin; Jones, organist; Effie Strick land, Adah; Joyce Johns, Ruth; Elma Crews, Esther; Lydia Johns, Martha; Mattie Seals, Electa; Aleene Page, Warder and Andrew Johns, sentinel. Sherron Brooker and Ellie Tomlinson are the chapter sweethearts. The chapter .mas cots are Matt Brooker and Richard Tomlinson. Mrs. Ocie Keene is chapter mother. Mrs. Anne Jones sang a song to the worthy matron, and a song to the worthy patron. A buffet luncheon was served at the conclusion of the program. Latimer Will Be Interim Baptist Pastor Rev. Gower Latimer, pastor of First Baptist Church, Folk ston, until his retirement seme months ago, began as Interim Pastor of Nahunta Baptist Church Sunday night, April 13. He will continue to live in Folkston, but will serve the church as the pastor Wednes day nights, and at both Sun day Services until a pastor for the church is called. Rev. and Mrs. Latimer will serve the church and community in any way possible. Retiring Nahunta Baptist pastor and wife, Rev. and Mrs. Cecil Thomas, receive plaque of appreciation from Elroy Strickland, chairman of Board of Deacons OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Special County Election To Be Held on Tuesday Kelley-Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Kelley of Hoboken, announce the en gagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Cheryl Ann, to Norman Kent Lawrence, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Lawrence of Central S. C. Miss Kelley and her fiance have selected June 22 as their wedding date. Vows will be exchanged at the Hoboken Baptist Church at 3:00 P. M. Only out-of-town invitations are being issued, but all rela tives and friends of the couple are invited to attend the cere mony and the reception which will follow at the home of the bride. The bride-elect was graduat ed from Hoboken High School, and will graduate from the University of Georgia, in June. She will receive a B. S. degree in Home Economics. Cheryl is an active member of the BSU, having served as State Secre tary and as a Summer Mission ary in North Carolina and Israel. Mr. Lawrence graduated from Daniel High School, Cen tral, S. C. He will also receive his B. S. degree in Physical Education from the University of Georgia, and is presently doing graduate work in this field. Mr. Lawrence was an out standing football player for the Georgia Bulldog Football team. He has been drafted to play pro-football for the Phila delphia Eagles this fall. Retirement Service Held for Rev. And Mrs. Cecil Thomas Sunday ‘ Services were held for Rev. and Mrs. Cecil F. Thomas, who are retiring after over fourteen years as pastor and wife of the Nahunta Baptist Church, were held Sunday, April 13, at the morning service. The program, with Mr. El roy Strickland, chairman of deacons, serving as director of the meeting, and the regular choir, led by Mr. Forrest Thomas was begun with a proclamation of April 13, be ing Cecil Thomas Day. This was followed by Mr. R. D. Thomas bringing greet ings as one who taught Rev. Thomas, when he took summer work at Georgia Normal, at Douglas, and Mr. D. C. Ander son, principal of Nicholls High School, greetings from 17 former churches pastored. Rev. J. Omer Jones, of At lanta, brought greetings as a former schoolmate in Piedmont Institute at Waycross and at Mercer University, Macon. Rev. Carl E. Milton, also a former pastor of Nahunta Baptist Church, brought remembran- SUBSCRIPTION PRICE AND TAX Inside county 53.09 Outside county, in state $4.12 Outside state $4.00 A special election to elect a county surveyor and a number of Justices of the Peace and Constables will be held in Brantley County Tuesday, April 22, with the polls open’ in all eight precincts. J. A. White is an unopposed candidate for county surveyor. J. H. Mercer is unopposed for Justice of the Peace in the Schlatterville District and Charlie Roundtree is unoppos ed for Constable. L. D. Thompson is unopposed for Constable in the Waynes ville District, as is Jack D. Sheppard in the Atkinson Dis trict. H. E. Sloan and Clyde J. Waits are both candidates for Constable in the Hortense District. Also, Floyd Rowell and David Knox are running for Constable in the Lulaton District. In the Hickox District Mack Crews is unopposed for Con stable. In the Hoboken and Nahunta Districts only the name of the candidate for surveyor, J. A. White, is on the ballot. Neighborhood Youth Corps Meets Brantley County Neighbor hood Youth Corps met Tues day, April 15. The meeting was called to order by the Vice-President, Clayton Tur ner. Lafane Highsmith, Sec retary, read the minutes. Mr. Colvin, our co-ordinator, discussed our field trip which we are planning to take April 29. Students who are planning to work for the summer filled out forms. Cathy Herrin, Reporter ces as the one who preached the ordination sermon when Rev. Thomas was ordained in 1924, and the officiating .minis ter at the wedding of Rev. and Mrs. Thomas in 1931. Dr. Searcy Garrison, Execu tive Secretary of Georgia Bap tist Convention, a classmate at Mercer, brought the closing message of the service on “The Place of God Called Men”. Following were presentations of books of letters and other presents. From 3:00 to 5:00 in the afternoon a reception was held with Mrs. Mabel Moody serv ing as chairman of a large committee of the ladies of the church. A • large number of members and friends of the churches formerly served joined with some two hundred Nahunta friends of all the churches. Rev. and Mrs. Thomas will soon move from the pastorium to a house, (the house former ly used as pastorium) settled On the road between Nahunta and Hoboken.