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Newspaper Page TextEDITOR’S MUTTO “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 21 Army Private Andrew M. Lee, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Lee, Nahunta, Ga., completed eight weeks of mil itary police training at the Anny Training Center, Ft. Gordon, Ga. He was trained in civil and military law, traffic control, map reading, prisoner-of-war control and self-defense. (U. S. ARMY PHOTO) Philadelphia Church Plans Homecoming Day Philadelphia Wesleyan Church, known as “Saw Grass,” near Hortense will ob serve Homecoming Day Sun day, May 25. Rev. W. L. Snellgrove, a former pastor, will be the speaker. A basket dinner will be served on the church grounds at noon. Everyone is invited to attend. Yearbooks Are Presented to School People In a recent school-wide as sembly of Brantley County High School, the dedication of the 1969 annual, the Heron, was presented. Sandra Melton, Editor of the yearbook, pre c»nt°d the dedication to Mr. Pat Thornton, school custodian. The dedication was the means of thanking Mr. Thornton for his outstanding work and con tributions to the school system. Also, in addition to the dedi cation award, yearbooks were nresented to Mrs. Mable R. Moody, County School Super intendent; Mr. A. L. Sutton, Prinicpal; the three Senior sponsors. Miss Hallie Blair, Mr. Gordon Wright and Mr. Eugene Wiley; and to the school li brary. These presentations were made by Kathy Fowler, Co-Editor of the Heron. Mr. Pat Thornton, School Custodian Presented Award for Loyal Service BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive Peop’e. J. T. Royster Died Thursday As the Enterprise goes to press, funeral arrangements are incomplete for Mr. Jesse Thomas (Jock) Royster, 71, of Nahunta, who passed away early Thursday morning, May 22, at the Glynn-Brunswick Memorial Hospital. The Chambless Funeral Home of Nahunta is in charge of arrangements. Summer Work Provided for Brantley Youth A summer program of part time work for 500 high school youths in Brantley and eight area counties has been approv ed by the U. S. Training and Emnloyment Service. $187,300 has been approved tn administer the summer Neighborhood Youth Corps project. Previously youths 16 years old and older who were still in high school could apnly. This year the age requirement has been dropped to 14. The youth must also be unemploy ed and come from a low in come level family. The enrollees will work 24 hours per week and will be employed 10 weeks. They will earn $1.30 per hour. All enrollees will work with pubic, non-profit making a gencies. Youths wanting to make ap plication for an NYC job should contact the teacher in their school handling the NYC program. in Memoriam TENA L. CREWS In loving memory of our dear Mother who left us 3 years ago, May 22, 1966. Your memory is our treasure throughout our remaining days. We will love and cherish it forever, and miss you in a thousand ways. You will for ever live in our hearts. The Master looking over his flower garden wanted another lovely rose for his bouquet, so he chose you. Time takes away the edge of grief, but memorv turns back every leaf. Signed. Your Loving Children Knox Cemetery to Be Cleaned Saturday Knox Cemetery will be cleaned Saturday, May 24. All who are interested are request ed to be on hand with tools for working. MISS LAVERNE MIDDLETON Engagement Is Announced Middleton-Batten Mr. and Mrs. Julian B. Mid dleton of Atkinson announce the engagement of their daughter, Laverne to James Lynn Batten, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Batten of Hickox. The bride-elect will gradu ate in June from Georgia Col lege at Middledgeville where she is a member of the Phi Upsilon Omicron, National Honorary Society for Home Economics .majors. The groom-elect graduated from Georgia Southern College and is presently teaching at Camden County High School. The wedding will be June 8, at three o’clock at the Waynes ville Baptist Church. All friends and relatives are in vited to attend. Legal Notices NOTICE Pursuant to Section 59-319 of the Georgia Code, as amend ed notice is hereby given that the Grand Jury for the Sep tember Term, 1969 of Brant ley Superior Court will ap point One member to the Brantley County Board of Health whose term and quali fications shall be in accord ance with Section 88-202 of the Georgia Code Annotated (Georgia Health Code, act 936, aporoved March 18, 1964.) Said member must have ex perience in Civil affairs, be One Member — Term two years to run concurrent with the term of the governing head of the largest .municipali ty. This 14th day of May, 1969. D. F. Herrin, Clerk Superior Court Brantley County, Geor gia. 5-29 Court of Ordinary, Brantley County To any Creditors and All Parties at Interest Regarding Estate of Harley Lewis, deceased, formerly of Brantlev County, Georgia, no tice is hereby given that Mrs. Eliza H. Lewis an heir at law, has filed application to de clare No Administration Nec essary. Said application will be heard at my office Monday, June 2nd. 1969 at 10:00 A. M. and if no objection is .made an order will be passed saying No Administration is neces sarv. This sth. day of May 1969. P. U. Rozier Ordinary 5-29 Citation - Year’s Support Georgia, Brantley County. The return of the apprais ers setting apart twelve month’s support to the family of Elbert Lee Dowling deceas ed having been filed in my of fice, all persons concerned are cited to show cause by the 2nd. day of June 1969. why said application for twelve month’s support should not be granted. This sth. May 1969. Perry U. Rozier, Ordinary 5-29 The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, May 22, 1969 Plans Made to Re-open Center For Recreation Fifteen community leaders were on hand at a meeting held this week to discuss the possibility of reopening the Brantley County Recreation Center in Nahunta. The center has been closed for almost a year. Taking part in the discussion were George Stewart, C. D Gibson, Earl Raulerson, Eu gene Crews, Mrs. Ruth Wainright, Mrs. Nancy Brooker, G. T. Brantley. Mrs. Virginia Raulerson, George Loyd, Jack Tumlin. Mrs. Janie Brand, Mrs. Middleton, Car roll Johns, Mrs. Dorothy Ham, Huey Ham. Past problems of the center were discussed and plans for this summer begun. George Stewart was asked to investi gate the possibility of obtain ing a summer recreational di rector through the Slash Pine Commission. An election will be held this week to create a Junior Recreation Commis sion made up of teen-agers to make recommendation to the adult commission as to activi ties manner of dress, conduct, operation schedule, chaperones, etc. Cox Couple Is Honored at Ist Anniversary Mjrs. Letha Tucker enter tained at her home in Nahunta Saturday night honoring Ma rine Lance Corporal and Mrs. Vernon W. Cox on the occasion of their first wedding anniver sary. The couple are home on leave but Lance Corporal Cox left Wednesday for a 13 months tour of duty in Viet nam. Mrs. Cox the former Dona Lynn Tucker will stay with her mother, Mrs. Letha Tucker, during her husband’s tour of duty. He will leave from Camp Pendleton, Calif. About 35 guest were pres ent. Among the out of town guests were; Mrs. Clyde V. Cox, Miss Gwen Cox. Miss Paula Cox. Mr. and Mrs. Markus Ledford and Mrs. Kathryn Abercrombie all of Jackson ville. Fla.: Mr. and Mrs. Ar chie Tucker and Miss Susanne Tucker of East Point Ga. and Spec. 4 Tommy E. Tucker who is stationed at Ft. Dix, N. J. w- Do All KinrV of Job Printing. Mrs. Mary Les Funeral Service Held Saturday Mrs. Raymond (Mary) Lee, 77, died Thursday night at her residence after an extended illness. Born on Cowhouse Island in the Okefenokee Swamp, she was the daughter of the late David Hickox and Mrs. Sina Thrift Hickox. She had lived most of her life in Brantley County, except for the last 18 years in Waycross. She was the wife of the late W. R. Lee and a member of the High Bluff Primitive Bap tist Church for 42 years. She is survived by 10 daugh ters, Mrs. Rufus Shuman of Hoboken, Mrs. Manning Car ter of Waycross, Mrs. E. R. Dowling of Hoboken, Mrs. T. J. Mclntosh of Hilliard, Fla., Mrs. Farley Crews and Mrs. Fred Meadows of Jacksonville, Fla . Mrs. Woodrow Wain right of Nahunta, Mrs. E. M. Fitzhugh of Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs. Walter Justice of Way cross, M)rs. Wiley Sims of Quincey, Fla.; six sons, Frank Lee and Silas Lee of Waycross, John Lee of Hoboken, Bar ney Lee of Waycross, Raymond Lee of Fernandina Beach. Fla., and Jerome Lee of Tallahassee, Fla.; four sis ters,. Mrs. Omer Dowling of Yulee, Fla., Mrs. Carlos Leg get of Tampa, Fla.; Mrs. Fred Howell of Bayard, Fla., and Mrs. Millard Butts of San Francisco, Calif.; six brothers, Tom Hickox of Hoboken, Ever ett Hickox of Way cross, Ri ley Hickox of McClenny, Fla., Dock Hickox of Fernandina Beach, Fla., Moses Hickox of San Francisco. Calif, and Mar tin Hickox of Casper, Wy.; 71 grandchildren, a number of great - grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, and other relatives. Funeral services were held Saturday at High Bluff Prim itive Baptist Church in Brant ley County. Interment was in the Church cemetery. Personals The Leon Bell arid P. U. Griffin family reunion will be held at Laura Walker Park Sunday, May 25. Friends and relatives are invited. A basket lunch will be served. Sweat Davis celebrated his birthday Saturday evening at his home in Hortense with a barbecue supper. About 100 guests attended. Mrs. Joe Siegel leaves Thurs day for Aberdeen, S. D., to attend the graduation of her grandaughter Sue. She will at tend the University of Georgia this fall. Construction on Nuclear Plant In Appling County on Schedule Construction on Georgia Power Company’s Edwin I. Hatch Plant near Baxley is continuing essentially on schedule. Contracts are being completed on a number of preliminary construction phas es in anticipation of an initial operation date early in 1973 for the $l5O-million gen erating facility. Since the awarding of the major contract for the reactor to General Electric Company late in 1967, contracts have been placed for allied equip ment such as cooling water circulation pumps, condenser, heat exchangers and cooling towers. At the plant site on the Altamaha River, clearing and grading are complete and the excavation for the reactor foundation will soon be ready to receive the first pouring of concrete, scheduled for July. Construction on the drywell and torus section of the reactor building is scheduled for Sep tember and should begin ap pearing above ground level in early 1970. There are now approximate ly 180 persons working at the site with two construction companies and Georgia Power. Work is continuing on a 10- mile railroad spur from Bax ley to the plant site. In add ition to providing transporta tion for the quantities of con struction materials being brought into the site, the rail road spur will serve the Edwin Mrs. Highsmith Spall Died in Pohokee, Fla. Mrs. Bertha Lee Highsmith Spell 55, daughter of Mrs. Al ice Highsmith of Brantley County, died Sunday, May 18. in Pohokee, Fla., after a short illness. She is survived by her hus band, Jack Spell; her mother Mrs. Alice Highsmith; a daugh ter, Donna Gail; a brother, Harold Highsmith of Thalman, Ga.; four sisters, Mrs. Irene Hanel of Nahunta. Mrs. Con- nie Harrison of Thalman, Mrs. Ethel Braddock of Jackson ville and Mrs. Mildred Brown, Belleglade, Fla. McVeigh Family Reunion Was Held Sunday The McVeigh Family of Waynesville held a reunion Mhy 18 at the home of Stewart Wiggins. The get-together was held on Leland U. McVeigh’s birthday, so both were cele brated together. Those attending the reunion were as follows: Mrs. Julia McVeigh Wiggins. Mr. and Mrs. Leland U. Mc- Veigh, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Bristol, Dennis and Denise, Mr. and Mrs. James Walker, Lee and Melinda, Mr. and Mrs. Ru fus McVeigh, Mr. Willie J. Mc- Veigh, Mrs. N. S. McVeigh, Jr., Miss Teresa McVeigh, Mr. Shaw McVeigh, Mr. Tony Mc- Veigh. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dan son, Mr. and Mrs. Jay P. Lund, Mrs. Virginia Omick, Mrs. W. S. Harrison, Mr. J. H. Mc- Veigh, Mr. Pinky Pearson, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Wiggins and Johnson, Mrs. Barbara Douber ly and Clarissa, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Mitchell, Gordon and Vance, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Clark, Lorin and Julie, Mr. and Mrs. Norman S. McVeigh, Mrs. Daisy Hunter, Mr. C. D. Gib son, Mr and Mrs, Fred Gibson. Mr. Bill McVeigh, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. McVeigh. Rev. and Mrs. G. E. Clary, Mr. Orin L. Sampson, Miss Pat Strick land, Mr. and Mrs. John A. McVeigh, Mr. James E. Mc- Veigh, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. King, Miss Kristie King, Miss Debra Henderson, Miss Jane Henderson, Miss Judy Hen derson, Miss Susan Henderson, Miss Rosilyn McVeigh, Mr. Michael McVeigh, Mr. and Mrs. Earl McVeigh, Mr. Lloyd Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Hen ry Wiggins, Roy and Terry. I. Hatch Plant after plant com pletition. A concrete mixing facility is now being erected to provide on-site the neces sary huge quantities of con crete. Both the spur and con crete plant will be completed in June. In March the members of the AEC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) inspected the site. Following ACRS approval, a public hear ing will be held, probably in July, at the Appling County courthouse. The AEC’s Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will conduct the hearing. Fi nal licensing for the plant construction will probably be approved shortly after that time. Officials, Newsmen Tour Plant Site Some 60 city and county officials, legislators and news men of this area joined a number of senior executives of the Georgia Power Com pany for a progress report tour of the plant last Friday. They heard talks on the power firm; C. W. Wallace, executive vice-president; Geor ge Head, nuclear project co ordinator; and R. E. (Dick) Conway, plant construction superintendent. The four spoke at a barbecue dinner following the tour of the plant site. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA 1968 winners present trophies to this years winners in Little Miss Beauty Pageant. Miss Kathy Herrin presents trophie to Denise Sears in the Primary Division and Miss Debra Thrift presents trophy to Deidra Brand in Secondary Division. Five Brantley Students in Honors Program The Eighth Congressional District Honors Progrrm an nounced the names of 225 se lect high school students who will be invited to attend the eight week residential pro gram this summer. The following students will represent Brantley County at the program, which will be conducted from June 15 to August 9 on the South Geor gia College campus. Scott Lewis, Marie Stevens, Al Strickland, Glynn Griffin, 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. PINE BLOOM SCHOOL IN 1916 Teacher: Miss Sarah Gauter, Hickox, Ga. Location : Three miles southwest to Hickox; 3 miles southeast to Wainwright; 3% miles northwest to Nahunta. Grounds: Area, 1 acre; titles in county board; located in a very beautiful pine grove, palmetto palms, and live oaks; fenced, and yards well kept; playgrounds small; no school gardens; 2 toilets, in good condition. Building: Value, $700; well-planned building; 1 class room; cloak rooms; properly and sufficiently lighted; painted outside; ceiled, but unpainted in side; in good condition, and well kept. Equipment: Home-made desks (poor) ; very poor blackboards; 1 U. S. history map; no charts; no globe; no pictures; no reference dictionary; no library; water supplied at pump on the lot; common dipper. Organization: One teacher; 5 grades; 35 pupils; program posted; 26 recitation periods; no organized community clubs; 27 weeks’ school year. Canning club. 6. Maintenance: $220. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE AND TAX Inside county $3.09 Outside county, in state $4.12 Outside state $4.00 Gloria Smith Students attending the hon ors Program will be exposed to eight weeks of intellectual stimulation and challenge and cultural enrichment in addi tion to physical, recreational, and social activities in a set ting of educational inovation. Personals Mrs. Cindy Morgan is now home from Waycross Memorial Hospital in Waycross after un dergoing surgery there on May 9. Mrs. Terrell Crews is a pa tient at St. Marys hospital. Mrs. Ethel Braddock has re turned to her home in Jack sonville after spending a week with her .mother, Mrs. Alice Highsmith.