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eern”—Epictetus,Roman philo
sopher.
VOLUME 47 - NUMBER 48
A Voice in the Wilderness
President Nixon Deserves Support
In Plans to Bring Our Boys Home
It is my opinion that President Nixon is doing all
he can to bring the war in Vietnam to an end, or
at least to “Vietnamese” the war and bring our com
bat troops home.
Some extremist in this country do not seem to re
alize that we cannot abruptly take our forces out of
Vietnam and leave the population there to be mas
sacred by North Vietnam’s cruel hordes.
In my opinion the war was a terrible mistake from
the beginning. But previous administrations having
begged us down in the conflict, we must now extri
cate ourselves in away not to dishonor our country
or to allow South Vietnam to be crushed under a des
pot’s heel.
I think President Nixon deserves our full support
in his efforts to bring our boys home at the earliest
possible moment, consistent with honor to our coun
try and justice to South Vietnam.
The Veteran's
Q — Can a veteran vo *o
any school or take up any
program he desires?
A— Yes, if th“ school or
program is approved by the
proper state education ap
proving agency.
Q — A vet°ran’s former
wife received his G. I. life in
surance payment ast p r he died
while his widow and children
received nothing. How can
this happen?
A— The veteran evidently
named his first wife as the
beneficiary, perhaps neglect
ing to change the designation
when he re-married. The law
requires VA to pay insur
ance benefits to the beneficiary
named by the insured. Re
sponsibility for naming the
correct beneficiary rests with
the policy holder.
“CLOSE THE DOOR ’
Jesus said: “Do not act like the Scribes and Phari
sees they think they can be heard by loud and much
speaking in prayer. They stand on the street corners
and (yell-that’s my word) pray where they can
be seen and heard of men: that’s the only reward
they’ll get” (the attraction they generate in pub
lic). “When you pray, enter your closet and shut
the door. You’ll be praying in secret as far as man
knows, but your heavenly Father sees in secret and
He will reward you openly.”
As per always, that’s good advice. Jesus is al
ways right! This is not a condemnation of public
prayer, but Jesus is condemning the motive, behind
the prayers of the hyprocrits.
Reverend Robert Padgett said: “Any pastor who
moves among his people with a well trained ear
and the heart of a shepherd must know that many
people are bent beneath burdens which are almost
overwhelming. Some of these could be listed m a
pastor’s day s activities . _
The house of mourning where death has visited.
To hear a young person’s confession of dislike for
himself, and his fears that nobody else likes him.
To hear a dark confession of sin and futility.
To a family where heart is set against heart, where
harmony has given way to the grind of hatred.
To hear a parent’s tearful concern for a child he
has not been able to reach.
To hear someone who has lost his zest for living.
To the bedside of another who is afraid of dying.
And on and on he goes.
All of the spiritual and intellectual muscle, power
and energy are required of the pastor in almost any
day’s work. The pastor will do his best in under
standing. love, and compassion. But church members
must do their part. One great part is for every per
son EVERY DAY to enter his closet, shut the door
and PRAY! One trouble with us is that the road to
that door is filled with WEEDS for not having been
travelled enough.
CLOSE THE DOOR, PLEASE — sometime today
— and pray!
By Carl Broome
Corner
The Implications
of the Scriptures
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
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the Certificate of Eli
"hli'v wm received from the
V A tn the pron°r school of.-
ficial for completion. Make
"m-tain h” returns it to VA ns
soon as possib’o. Upon receipt
of this certificate, the VA
starts your allowance checks.
Q _ Mv husband has be
come permanently and totally
disabled as the result of in
juries sustained in an automo
bile accident. He was in the
service from 1959 to 1961. Is
he eligible for a nonservice
connected pension from the
Veterans Administration?
A —No. To be eligible for
a pension for a nonservice
connected disability, a veteran
must have service during a
period oT rt war.” Service after
Tan. 31. 1955 and prior to
Aug. 5, 1964, is called peace
time — not “war” — service.
By Rev. J. Loy Scott
Pastor, First United
Methodist Church
Henry McVeigh
Os Waynesville
Died Thursday
Funeral services for James
Henry McVeigh, 74, of Way
nesville, who died at the
Brunswick Nursing Home on
Thanksgiving morning, after
an extended illness, were held
Saturday afternoon at the
grave side in Highsmith Ceme
tery in Waynesville.
Mr. McVeigh was a lifetime
resident of Waynesville. He
was a retired turpentine and
timber operator, also, at one
time he worked for Seaboard
Railroad. He was a veteran of
World War I. having served in
the U. S. Navy.
Survivors include three
sisters, Mrs. Mamie McVeigh
Harrison of Brunswick, Mrs.
Ora McVeigh Johnson of
Florence, S. C. and Mrs. Ju
lia McVeigh Wiggins of
Waym’sviVo several nie
ces and nephews.
Active pallbearers w°re Vir
"il Knox. Marvin Kelly. Bob
bv King. James King. J. Q.
Smith and Eddie Rozier.
Serving as honorarv pall
bearers were Buster Walker,
L. W. Robinson, C. D. Gib
son, Clayton Harrison, Cars
well Moody, Bud Hunter. R.
M. Strickland. Wilmer Drury
and P. U. Rozier.
Following the graveside
services, which were conduc
ted by Rev. J. S. Wetzel of
McKendree Methodist Church.
Arco, assisted by Rev. J. C.
Shepard, of the Waynesville
Baptist Church, Mr. McVeigh
was afforded full military
honors by the National Guard,
including presentation of the
flag.
Scores of beautiful floral ar
rangements attested high es
teem and respect held for Mr.
McVeigh, aSTTTong time phil
anthropist and civic leader,
including serving his county
as Democratic Committeeman
and Poll Supervisor for a
number of years.
Edo Miller and Sons Funer
al Home was in charge of
the arrangements.
Strickland-
Strickland
Mr. and Mrs. John R.
Strickland announce the ap
proaching marriage of their
daughter, Debra, to Jim
Strickland, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Van W. Strickland.
The wedding will be at 6:-
00 o’clock P. M. December 5,
in the Twin Rivers Baptist
Church, Twin Rivers Com
munity.
All friends and relatives
are invited to attend.
Tobacco Harvest Time Reduced
By 50% with Ripening Chemical
Tom Dalton
Special Correspondant
Tifton — If you are one of
the tobacco farmers about to
b? forced out of the tobacco
business because of increas
ing labor costs or a plain lack
of labor, Some relief may be
in sight.
In recent completed field
tests. J. D. Miles and Dr. H.
G. Cutler. USDA and Georgia
Agricultural Exoerimont Sta
tion scientists have reduced the
time reauired for harvesting
ard curing a tobacco crop by
50% with the application of
a- selected fruit ripening chem
ical, which is used in con
mnetion with a chemical top-
Qi^e agent.
Nev°r b°fore used in this
way, the ripening chemical
has been applied by Miles
end Cutler on tobacco at the
Coastal Plain Experiment Sta
tion, Tifton, Georgia, in an at
tempt to develop a cost reduc
tion mogram for tobacco grow
ers. Their objective is to re
duce soaring production costs
currently staring the tobacco
farmer in the face.
A chemical topping agent,
which is a fatty alcohol. is
first applied to the tobacco
when the flower is in the but
ton stage. This application de
stroys the flower buds and
suckers, which sometimes cost
the farmer 600 to 700 pounds
of tobacco per acre. Because
the topping chemical is ap-
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Dec. 4, 1969
Miss Debbie Crews Chosen Brantley
County High School Queen of Beauty
Miss Debbie Crews, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Fleming
Crews of Route 1, Hoboken,
was chosen Miss B. C. H. S.
on Nov. 22, at the annual
Beauty Revue.
The runners-up were as fol
lows: first runner-up Miss
Pam Patten, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Patten of
Nahunta, second runner-up
Miss Deloyce Carter, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Manning
Carter of Hoboken, and third
runner-up Miss Sarita Deal,
daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
Doyle Deal of Hortense.
Miss Rebecca Wainright
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Woodrow Wainright of Hic
kox was crowned B. C. H. S.
Jr. Miss.
The runners-up were as
follows: first runner-up Miss
Kathryn Schmitt, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Schmitt of
Nahunta, second runner-up
Miss Jan Purcell, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Purcell of
Nahunta, and third runner-up
Miss Judith Johns, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Johns of
Nahunta.
Major Lee Is
Again Recipient
Os Air Medals
Topeka, Kan. — U.S. Air
Force Major Everette I. Lee,
son of Mr. and Mrs. James
E. Lee, Rt. 1, Blackshear,
has received his second
through eighth awards of the
Air Medal at Forbes AFB,
Kan.
Major Lee, a navigator, was
decorated for meritorious a
chievement while assigned to
Naha AB. Okinawa. He was
cited for his outstanding air
manship and courage on suc
cessful and important mis
sions completed under hazard
ous conditions in support of
U. S. operations in South
east Asia.
He is now at Forbes with
the 47th Tactical Airlift
Squadron, a unit of the Tac
tical Air Command which
provides combat air support
for U. S. ground forces.
The Major was commission
ed in 1957 through the avia
tion cadet program, and par
ticipated with expeditionary
forces to the Republic of Ko
rea. He has served 36 months
in Vietnam and holds an
aeronautical rating of senior
pilot. ,
Major Lee. a graduate of
Blackshear High School, at
tended Abraham Baldwin Ag
ricultural College, Tifton, Ga.
- His wife, Katherine, is the
daughter of Mrs. Weldon Ire
land of 104 Durant Ave., Sa
vannah.
plied early, it has proven to
be effective in reducing suck
er growth for about 30 days
with only one application.
The second stage of the cost
reduction program calls far
the application of the experi
mental ripening chemical at
the time the tobacco leaves be
come mature, but not ripened.
Three to four days later the
entire tobacco crop can be
harvested at one time. When
combined with the usual har
vest to reduce sand lugs, this
wind up harvest reduces gath
ering time fox the entire crop
from the currently required
six trios to only three.
Curing time for the chemi
cal’v rinened tobacco is also
reduced about 40%; therefore,
in about s°ven days after ap
plication of the ripening chem
ical. a tobacco crop can b"
harvested and cured.
Although the topping and
ripening chemicals are being
used experimentally on tobac
co, thev are not yet approved
by USDA for this use. How
ever, preliminary analysis of
the research data indicates
that no harmful changes oc
cur in the chemical properties
of the tobacco leaf and that
immature leaves are unaffec
ted.
“The impact of the use of
this ripening chemical is ob
vious and the cost savings po
tential is tremendous,” said
Miles.
Cager Crews
Funeral Service
Held Sunday
Brantley Countains were
saddened to learn of the un
expected passing of Mr. Ca
ger Crews, 50, of Route 1,
Nahunta whose death occured
while en route to the McCoy-
Jackson Hospital in Folkston
November 26, following a sud
den seziure.
Mr. Crews was a life long
resident of Brantley County
and was the son of the late
Benjamin J. and Emmie C.
Crews. He received his edu
cation in the public schools
of the county and at the time
of his deatn was engaged in
farming.
Os affable manner and gen
ial disposition, he enjoyed the
acquaintance and friend
ship of many throughout this
section and was known as
a good neighbor to all those
who had the privilege of
knowing him.
Survivors include his wife.
Mrs. Laveta Rozier Crews of
Nahunta; three daughters,
Mrs. lon Johns of Okeecho
bee, Fla., Mrs. Dan Ramer of
Orlando, Fla., and Mrs. Ray
Griffin of Jacksonville, Fla.;
two sons, Benjamin B. Crews
of Nahunta and Sp. 4 E. C.
Crews,- U. S. Army, South
Vietnam; one sister, Mrs. Roy
Crews of Fernandina Beach
Fla.; four brothers, Plen
Crews, J. D. Crews.
Archie Crews, all of
Nahunta and Willie Crews of
Orlando, Fla.; his step-mother
Mrs. Ethel Crews of Nahunta
Four grandchildren, several
nieces, nephews and other
relatives also survive.
Funeral services were held
at three o’clock Sunday after
noon, November 30- from the
Riverside Baptist Church with
the Rev. E. J. Dixon officia
ting.
The body lay in state in the
Church for one hour prior to
services.
Interment followed in the
family plot in Bethlehem Cem
etery.
Serving as pallbearers, all
nephews, were the Messrs.
Johnny Crews, Charles Crews.
John V. Smith. Gary Crews
and Ellison Payton Rozier.
The many beautiful for’ l
tributes attested to the esteem
felt for the deceased.
The family has the svmp r ’
thy of their many friends in
their bereavement.
The Chambless Funeral
Home of Nahunta was in
charge of arrangements.
Willis Thanks
Customers for
Their Patronage
Thanks to the people of
Brantley County for your pa
tronage and good will dur
ing the twenty five years I
have served you through the
Standard Oil Company.
This is to announce that
I retired from the Standard
Oil Company December 1.
1969. I have been in the serv
ice of the company for 25
years and have been distribu
tion agent since 1958.
I have enjoyed serving you
and think of the privilege of
doing business with you dur
ing these years.
Sincerely,
W. B. Willis
Dates Changed
For Securing
Drivers License
Dates for drivers license ex
aminer to be in Nahunta has
been changed from the first
■and third Mondays to the
first and third Tuesdays in
each month, it is announced
by the Public Safety Depart
ment.
Anyone desiring examina
tion for drivers licenses should
be on hand between the hours
of 9 A. M. and 4 P. M. on
the first or third Tuesday.
Pat Wainright
Killed in
Auto Accident
The sudden and untimely
death of Mr. Patrick Hender
son Wainright, 22, of St.
Marys early Thursday morn
ing, November 27, near Lu
laton following an automobile
accident, occasions- much per
sonal sorrow throughout this
and other sections by a wide
circle of relatives and friends.
Mr. Wainright was born in
Glynn County and was the
son of Mr. and Mrs. James
Owen Wainright of Nahunta.
He was a 1984 graduate of
Nahunta High School and a
member of the United Paper
makers and Paperworkers. He
was also a member of the
Brantley County Sportsmen’s
Club.
He had been a resident of
St. Marys for the past three
months.
In addition to his parents,
survivors include his wife,
the former Miss Colletta High
smith; one daughter, Wendy
Wainright of St. Mary’s; one
son, Patrick H. Wainright, Jr.,
also of St. Marys; one broth
er, James O. Wainright, Jr
of Brunswick.
Also surviving are several
aunts, uncles and other rel
atives.
Funeral services were held
at three o’clock Saturday af
ternoon, November 29. from
the chapel of the Chambless
Funeral Home with the Rev
Cecil F. Thomas and the Rev.
E. Hilton Morgan conducting
the rites in the presence of
a large numb°r of sorrowing
relatives and friends.
Interment followed in the
family plot in the Pilgrims
Rest Cemetery near Waynes
ville.
Serving as pallbearers w°re
the Messers. Terry Griff’n
Clifford Harden, John Jacobs.
Merrill Lake, Jerry Davis and
Bicknell Manor.
The manv beautiful floral
offerings attested to the es
teem felt for the deceased.
The family has th* sympa
thy of their many friends in
their bereavement.
The Chambless Funera 1
Home was in charge of ar
rangements.
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Willis
and Tommy. Jimmy and Cher
yl, of Chester, Va. left Fri
with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Willis. Gary Willis
of South Georgia College at
Douglas was also home for
the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Z. Davis
and children Barbara. Jean
and Debra and Sarah Parrot
of Oswega, S. C.. spent the
Thanksgiving holidays with
Mr. and Mrs. Sweat Davis of
Hortense.
Supper guests of Mr. and
c-’r-at D^vis of Vitense
nir-R 1 and
of
Mt- — Mr"
Olan Roberson and family of
Woodbine, Mr. and Mrs. Tab
Rob°rson and Gavin, and Mr.
and Mrs B. Z. Davis and fami
ly.
A onsn" l S’tttt wPI h" h" 7 d
at the Mt. Calvary Bap'is 1
Church on Saturday Dec. 6
with Dropram bepinnin? at
7:30 P. M. Special sinking
groups, including the Chan
man family. Gosnel Tones and
Davis family, will be present.
Rev. J. A. Fergerson, pastor
of church, invites the sur
rounding communities to at
tend.
Rev. and Mrs. Marshall
Strickland and children Barry
and Edith visited Mrs. Str>ok
land’s mother Mrs. Gladys Hig
ginbotham the past weekend.
Rev. Mr. Strickland is pastor
of the Wingham-Climax M°tb
odist Church in southwest
Georgia, near Cairo.
Card of Thanks
We would like to take this
opoortunity to thank those
who were so kind and
thoughtful of us during our
recent bereavement.
We are especially grateful
for the messages of sympa
thy, floral tributes, covered
dishes and other kindnesses
shown to us at this time.
May the Lord’s blessings a
bide with each of you.
The Family of
Robert D. Fowler
OFFICIAL CRGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Volunteers Asked to Aid
Brantley Welfare Work
MISS ANN LYONS
Engagement Announced
Lyons-Sapp
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar G. Ly
ons of Nahunta announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Ann, to Darrell Sapp, son of
Mr, and Mrs. Paul R. Sapp
of Hoboken.
The wedding will be solem
nized at the Raybon Church
of God of Prophecy on Sat
urday, December 6 at six o’-
clock P. M. The ceremony
will be performed by the
Rev. O. M. Kemp of the
Church.
Relatives and friends of the
couple are invited to attend.
Allen Promoted
To Specialist 4
James D. Allen, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Virgil Allen, Na
hunta, was promoted Oct. 6
to Army specialist four while
assigned to the 51st Engineer
Battalion at Fort Campbell,
Ky.
Spec. 4 Allen is a combat
engineer in the battalion’s
Company A. He entered the
Army in February 1969 and
completed basic training at
Fort Dix, N. J. He was last
stationed at Fort Leonard
Wood, Mo.
The 22-year-old soldier was
graduated from Nahunta High
School in 1964 and attended
Georgia Southern College at
Stattsboro, where he received
a B. B. A. in 1968.
WANTED BY THE FBI
CAMERON DAVID BISHOP
Cameron David Bishop, a violence-minded college revolutionary
who is charged with the sabotage of war utilities in the dynamiting
of Colorado power transmission towers, is on the FBI s list of len
Most Wanted Fugitives.” „ ... .
Between January 20 and 28, 1969, he allegedly was responsible for
dynamiting four transmission line towers in Colorado supplying power
to defense plants. Wreckage from one blast damaged property nearly
a mile away and dozens of square miles near Golden, Colorado, were
partially blacked out. A Federal warrant issued at Denver, Colorado,
on February 14, 1969, charges Bishop with the destruction of war
Bishop, who is reputedly an active member of the Students for a
Democratic Society, a loudly militant “New Left group opposed to
U.S. involvement in Vietnam and existing government policies, has
reportedly voiced a desire to live in Cuba. . .
He is known to associates as a revolutionist or anarchist who be
lieves in violence to secure social reforms and was given a
from the Army for unsuitability after being located, while a deserter,
as a mental patient in a hospital. He reportedly has a violent temper,
has reputedly bragged of using drugs, including LSD, and was con
victed of assault and battery in Colorado in 1965. He has allegedly
stated his willingness to kill a police officer and has reportedly pos
sessed hand guns, including a .357 magnum, in addition to rifles and
^white American, born at Pueblo, Colorado, on November 7, 1942,
he is s'B" to 5'9" tall, weighs 155 to 165 pounds, has brown eyes,
dark brown hair, a stocky build and a medium complexion He has
worn a beard, long hair and long sideburns in the past. A tattoo or a
skunk holding a mirror appears on his right forearm. He has worked
as an assistant credit manager, auto parts manager, coffee house
operator, laborer, mine worker and truck driver. Consider Bishop
armed and extremely dangerous. ,
Should you receive any information concerning the whereabouL
of Cameron David Bishop, yon are requested to immediately notify
the nearest office of the FBI, the telephone number of which may be
found on the first page of local telephone directories.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICb
AND TAX
Inside county $3.09
Outside county, in state $4.12
Outside state $4.00
The Brantley County De
partment of Family and Chil
dren Services will begin an
intensive campaign to recruit
volunteers to help solve wel
fare problems on December 1.
Mrs. Leila H. Turner, asks
all interested Brantley Coun
ty Citizens to offer their serv
ices in this effort.
“There are many people
who are interested in solving
the problems of welfare de
pendency. I hope they will
volunteer their time and tal
ents to help the less fortun
ate,” she said.
Part of the statewide Volun
teer Services Program of the
Department of Family and
Children Services, the Brant-
Ie County Program will fo
cus its volunteer services on
three major areas of need:
Transportation of welfare cli
ents to receive medical serv
ices under the Medical Pro
gram and to get food help
under the Commdity Distri
bution Program; home coun
seling in nutrition, money
managements, home manage
ment, personal hygeine and
grooming and family plann
ing; and tutorial services for
dependent children who need
“catch-up” help in school sub
jects. Other services will be
added as the Program ex
pands
Individuals and groups
wishing to participate in this
Program are asked by Mrs.
Turner to contact her at the
County Welfare office in per
son or by Telephone. The
office is located at Highway
301. The telephone number is
462-5738.
Allotment Cut
For Tobacco
Acreage in '7O
The U. S. Department of ag
riculture today announced a
national marketing quota of
1.071 million pounds for the
1970 crop of flue-cured to
bacco, 5 percent less than the
quota set for the 1969 crop.
With the national average
yield goal for 1970 remaining
unchanged at 1,854 pounds per
acre, the resulting 1970 na
tional acreage allotment is
577,670 acres. This is also 5
percent below the allotment
announced for 1969.
