The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014, December 04, 1969, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextThe Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, Dec. 4, 1969 Brantley Enterprise Published weekly on Thursday at Nahunta, Georgia Official Organ of Brantley County Carl Broome Editor and Publisher Mrs. Carl Broome Associate Ed tor Second class postage paid at Nahunta Ga Address all mail to Nahunta, Georgia 31553 State Chairman of ASC Says Farmers Grow Enough for All “Many folks seem to think Federal farm programs are responsible somehow for people going hungry, but this just isn’t so,” said Ross P. Bowen, chairman of the Geor gia Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation (ASC) Com mittee. “American farmers grow an ample supply of food for the nation. The food industry am ply stocks the grocery shelves with enough for everyone,” Mrs. Bowen said. The ASC Committee Chair man expressed concern about the situation and drew atten tion to a recent speech by Secretary of Agriculture Clif ford M. Hardin describing the true reason for the problem of malnutrition. Mr. Hardin said: “The para dox of malnutrition in the U nited States is that it exists in the midst of plenty. Our farmers produce — and the food industry channels into the Nation’s retail outlets — more than enough food to sup ply a good diet for all our people. The problem is that millions of Americans do not have purchasing power to buy enough food to satisfy their nutritional needs. “In addition, millions lack the knowledge of food buy ing, food preparation, and nu tritional requirements which would enable them to im prove their diets.” Secretary Hardin explained that the proposed revision of the food stamp program would provide enough food stamps to poor families so they could buy a nutritionally complete diet. Food stamps would be provid ed at no cost to those in the lowest income brackets and at a cost no greater than 30 percent of income for others. The intent is to gradually phase out direct distribution of food to the poor and pro vide food stamps instead — which would enable low-in come families to buy food of their choice. Besides lack of money, lack of knowledge about good nu trition is a major cause of malnutrition, Mr. Hardin said. The U. S. Department of Agriculture has some 5,000 nutrition aides working in a bout 700 counties and cities to help low - income families with food buying, budgeting, food nreparation and nutri tion education. In addition to a positive pol icy for improving nutrition, other major USDA goals are improved farm income, ex panded markets for agricul tural products, and greater freedom for farmers in mak ing their own decisions. The development of sound effective, and acceptable pro grams for agriculture in the 1970’s requires understanding on the part of the American public of agriculture’s prob lems. needs and contributions to the economy, Mr. Hardin said. Let Us Custom Treat Your TOBACCO BEDS We apply GAS & PLASTIC COMPLETE LINE OF McNAIR TOBACCO SEED MC-2 BED GAS PLASTIC COVERS 3, 4 and 5 yard widths 4-9-3 PLANT BED FERTILIZER See Us Today For Your LIMING NEEDS 40% HOG SUPPLEMENT C. C. O'Neal & Co. Phone 449-5361 Blackshear, Georgia Mary Lou Dixon Attends Workshop On Apparel Fabrics New York — Miss Mary Lou Dixon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Dixon, was here recently to receive first hand information on what’s new in apparel fabrics. Miss Dixon is a clothinng specialist with the University of Georgia Cooperative Ex tension Service in Athens. A special feature of the week-long national workshop was a reception sponsored by the American Textile Manu facturers Institute. More th»n 40 industry stylists, designers, technical and marketing peo ple were on hand to honor the workshop participants. “The Consumer in Today’s Society” was the theme of the workshop. Miss Dixon and Miss Margie Mclntyre, a nother Extension clothing specialist, represented Georgia at the event. The workshop was sponsored by the Federal Extension Service of the U nited States Department of Agriculture. Miss Dixon has been a member of the state Extension staff since 1968. From June 30, 1963 to September 1. 1967, she served as county Exten sion home economist in Bacon County. In her present position, Miss Dixon provides County Ex tension home economics with information designed to keep Georgia homemakers and 4-H Girls up-to-date on fash ion trends and clothing con struction know-how. A 1959 graduate of Black shear high school, Miss Dixon attended ABAC for two years before transferring to the U niversity of Georgia. She re ceived her Bachelor of Science degree in home economics ed ucation in 1963. She earned her master’s degree in home economics at the University of Tennessee. Charles Aldrdge, Now in Germany, Gets Promoton 4th Armored Div., Germany — Charles R. Aldridge, son of B. A. Aldridge, Route 1, Blackshear, was promoted Oct. 12 to Army staff ser geant in Germany, where he is serving with the 4th Ar mored Division. A section chief in Head quarters Battery, Ist Battal ion of the division’s 22nd Ar tillery, S. Sgt. Aldridge en tered the Army in June 1966 and was last stationed near Xuan Loc, Vietnam. The 21-year old sergeant graduated from Glynn Acada my Brunswick, in 1966. His wife, Cynthia, is with him in Germany. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD WINNER — Mrs. F. L. Walker of Blackshear is shown receiving the Farm Bureau Distinguished Service Award from William L. Lanier, president of the Georgia Farm Bureau Federation, at the recent GFBF convention at Jek yll Island. Funeral Servces Held Sunday for Mrs. Willhite, 81 Mrs. Lillie Bell West Will hite, 81, of Blackshear, died early last Friday .morning in the Pierce County Hospital after an extended illness. A native of Yellow Bush County, Mississippi, she had lived in Pierce County for the past ten years. She is survived by her hus band, Auther Willhite of Blackshear, four daughters,, Miss Mary Mae Willhite and Mrs. Luther Johnson, both of Blackshear. Mrs. Irene Wil liams of Helena and Mrs. Do lie Self of Dublin; two sons, Berly Willhite of Aberdeen. Miss, and James Willhite of Gleenwood; one brother, Claude West of Smithville, Miss.; 21 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o’- clock at the Beulah Baptist Church in Wheeler County, with Rev. J. E. Wood and Rev. Daniel Mims officiating. Burial was in the church cem etery. Active pallbearers were Jimmy Willhite, Jessie Will hite, Jack Willhite, Verlon Willhite, Dennis Willhite and Leon Johnson. Darling and Fussell Funeral Home was in charge of ar rangements. Funeral Services Held Wednesday For H. C. Tuten Horace Cecil Tuten, 47, of Rt. 2, Blackshear, died sud denly late Monday evening while visiting in Douglas. A native of Pierce County, he was a son of the late James and Ernie Peacock Tuten. A veteran of world War 11. he was retired because of ill health. Survivors are his wife. Mrs Fannie Carter Tuten of Blackshear; A daughter, Mrs. Delaine Varnadore of Augs burg, Germany: a son, De wayne Tuten of Blackshear; a sister Mrs. Mary Kate Doug las of Atlanta; six brothers, Arthur Tuten, Leroy Tuten, Eldridge Tuten, and Julius Tu ten, all of Blackshear. Eugene Tuten and Donald H. Tuten, both of Waycross. Services for Mr. Tuten were held at 3:30 o’clock Wednes day afternoon from the Ben James Primitive Baptist Church with Rev. J. B. Wynn nd Rev. Eva Carver offici ating. Interment was in the Ben James Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Larrv Tuten. Derone Spivey, Buddv Hersey, Wilton E. Tu ten. Jr.. James O. Tuten, and Ronald L. Tuten. Honorary Pallbearers were Clyde Powers F. C. Lairsey, A. E Dixon, H“rman Carter, J. W. Parr. Willard Dixon. R^nh Ramey, and Archie Bennett Clough-Pearson Funeral Home was in charge of ar rangements. Patronize Our Advertisers Babcock and Wilcox Names Cox as VP And Division Head New York — The Babcock & Wilcox Company has an nounced the election of El lis T. Cox as vice-president and head of the company’s power generation division. Cox will assume his new du ties September 22. He suc ceeds George G. Zips, B & W president, who is currently acting division head. Cox has been general man ager of the Westinghouse E lectric Corporation’s new pow er transformer operation at South Boston, Va., since 1967. Prior to that he was general manager of the Westinghouse tranfor.mer plant in Munice, Ind. From 1955 to 1966, Cox served in various engineering and mamagerial capacities in the Westinghouse nuclear na vy program and for six years headed the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory surface ship project. B & W’s power generation division has more than 17,000 employes at facilities in ten states. The division is a major supplier of convention al and nuclear steam gener ating systems and components for electric utilities and for industry. Cox is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire. During World War II service with the Navy he studied at M. I. T., the University of Houston and the Navy Re search Laboratory in Wash ington, D. C. He is a native of Portsmouth, N. H. Cox will make his head quarters in Barberton, Ohio. Butch Shoemaker, 10, Kills a Deer Butch Shoemaker, 10-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Shoemaker of Palm Beach, Fla., killed his first deer Sat urday while on a hunt with his grandfather, T. M. Colley, Jr. Butch and other members of the family were visiting here over the Thanksgiving holi days. LETS KEEP THE RECORDS STRAIGHT Electronic Farm Records -EFR- provide you with up-to-date, accurate, farm records at the push of a button. How? The EFR Computer. Now availa ble as an exclusive service to PCA member-bor rowers. You’ll have complete year-end reports at tax time, tighter control over your operations all year long with monthly reports all at nominal cost. Ask your PCA representative about EFR compu terized services today. And keep your records straight. Funeral Services Held Monday for John G. Thrift John Gordon Thrift, 58, of Rt. 1, Bilackshear, passed a way Saturday evening in the Memorial Hospital in Way cross following an illness of several weeks. A native of Charlton Coun ty, he had lived in Pierce County most of his life. He was a son of the late John L«rov Thrift and Lou Johns Thrift. A member of the Walk erville Baptist Church, he was a farmer. Survivors are his wife. Mrs. Thelma Johnson Thrift of Blackshear: four daughters Mrs. Shirley Farrell of Way cross, Mrs. Mary Lou Robin son, Miss Terri Thrift. and Miss Linda Thrift, all of Jacksonville: three sisters. Mrs. Pearl Todd of Folkston. Mrs. Nancy Barber of Black shear. and Mrs. Julia Chancy of Jacksonville; a brother Carlos Fleming Thrift of Blackshear; and three grand children. Services for Mr. Thrift were h°ld at 4:90 o’clock Mondav afternoon frcm the chapel of the Clou CT h-Pearson Funeral Home with Rev. Luther Pea coek. nastor of th° Walker ville Baptist Church, offici nticv. Interment was in the Blackshear cemetery. Active pallbearers were Jesse Crawford, Osborn Dix on, Oran Dixon. Gene Craw ford. C. C. Boyett, and Frank lin Rozier. Honorary pallbearers were Alvin Dixon, Elmer Dixon Charlie Waters, Carl Hodges. Vernon Hodges. Quinton Boy ett, Tracy Dixon, Jimmy Sauls, and Herman Todd. Clough-Pearson Funera' Home was in charge. AS-4 M. F. Crews Assigned in Vietnam U. S. Army, Vietnam — Ar my Specialist Four Michael F. Crews, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Crews. Route 2. Pat terson, was assigned Oct. 24 to the 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile) in Vietnam, as a radio repairman. Mobile Homes Industry Planned in Blackshear A corporation is being formed in Blackshear to estab lish a mobile homes manufac turing plant on an industrial site near the city water works The corporation is being chartered as Kineswcod Mo bile Homes, Inc. Plans are be ing developed to construct a 30.000 square foot building, 100 by 300 feet in size, with capacity to produce one mo bile home a day. The plant will employ ap proximately 24 persons at the beginning. Plans are to ex pand the production to three and possibly five to eight mobile homes per day and employ in the neighborhood of 100 persons. Several meetings have been held in recent weeks to or ganize the new corporation. Approximately $45,000 in stock has been sold or pledg ed. The goal for beginning of production is SIOO,OOO. The plant will be managed by Howard Hunter of Way cross, who has had long exper ience in the mobile homes manufacturing business. Temporary president of the new corporation is William Wall of Blackshear. Irvin Gilmore is temporary secre tary- treasurer. Directors at present are Gilmore, Wall, Hunter. J. A. McDuffie, Dr. Leonard C. Durrence, and Dean Broome. The new corporation will be largely locally owned and financial participation is be ing sought from local citizens. TWO IN ONE DAY — Cla rence Chancey of Route 1, Patterson, is shown with two large turkey gobblers he bagged on the morning of December 2 while hunting in Nassau County, Fla., and using a turkey call. WE ANNOUNCE WITH PLEASURE... PASS BOOK SAVINGS NOW COMPOUNDED QUARTERLY. Beginning immediately^ your Citizens Bank of Folkston and Nahunta will compound interest quarterly on Pass Book Savings. In the past we compounded interest only twice a year May 30 and November 30. Now, in order to provide you with the best Past Book Savings' service possible, we will compound interest every quarter. MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER - Deposits made by the 10th of the month will receive interest for the entire month. YOUR SAVINGS MEAN MORE AT CITIZENS! THE CITIZENS RANK FOLKSTON AND NAHUNTA, GEORGIA Members Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Cost of Keeping Congress in High Style ts Which It Is Accustomed A revealing article in the magazine Businness We'k of N,v 15 shows haw members -f th? U. S. Congress have. feathered their financial nests in the face of calls for elimi- , nation of waste and control of inflation. That congress and senators do not mind spending the tax payers money, on themselves, is shown bv the higher salar ies they recently voted for themselves. U. S. House members voted to hire themselves one more helper, making 12 aides for most congressmen and 13 for some of them. Members of Congress rais ed their own salaries from $30,- 000, a year to $42,000 a year. A senator is allowed $31,000 for his top aid and $30,000 for two others. A congressman is allowed $25,000 for his best man. There is a restaurant for the Senate and another restaurant Earn 5^ SAVINGS CERTIFICATES 6 Mos./SI,OOO Min./SI,OOO Mults. at FIRSToSw °f BRUNSWICK A © 1969, F.A.A. for the House. Last year the Senate restaurant cDirated with a loss of $493 509 and the House restaurant ran a deficit of $211,000, all paid for bv U. S taxpayers. The doorkeeper for the house gets $40,000 a year. The sergeant-at-arms and the clerk get the same, but this vear the thre° will $lO,- 500 raises, making $50,500. ac cording to the article in Bus iness Week, Many members of Congress go on “junkets” abroad, os tensibly to “inspect” someth ing overseas. Those junkets cost the taxpayers, overall, millions of dollars every ye?r. and many of them merely needless waste of tax money. Capitol Hill in Washington has a police force of 616 men. enough for a city of 300 000 population. Many of the “po licemen” are students who get the jobs by political patron age.