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Newspaper Page TextBOHTOR’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 48 - NUMBER 1 A Voice in the Wilderness By Carl Broome An Idea Whose Time Has Come With Uncle Sam’s currency being so cheap and being scattered around in big bundles to Tom, Dick and Hari Kari, it seems to me that some improve ment might be made in manufacturing the stuff. Everyone knows how paper money tends to curl up and fold at the corners, causing the bills to wear out and have to be replaced often by the Treasury Department. Just take that stack of one dollar bills out of your pocket and see how the corners of most of the bills are turned in, folded and wrinkled. You’ll see that they will soon be torn, mutilated, and have to be sent back to be replaced by new paper. Now, with this suggestion and information at your disposal, consider my bright idea to remedy such a deplorable situation: It is this: let the Treasury Department round-corner all paper money. Make the corners of all bills rounded so the corners will not fold back and disfigure the currency. Just why all paper money was not round-cornered long ago is a mystery to me. With so much paper money being handled by banks, welfare agencies and tax payers, it seems such an improvement would have been made long ago. It may just be possible that no one had arrived on the scene to think of such a great idea, until I had the brainstorm that gave birth to the idea. There’s nothing greater than ap idea whose time has come, Is Radio and TV Addling Our Brains? Another profound but fearful thought has invaded my mind from time to time in the last few years. It is the question as to whether rajiip and TV waves bombarding the ether throughout the earth may be tjie brain cells of pH humanity and causing §qch a great increase in the crazy antics of human kind all pver the world. If radio and TV impulses, jarring of the ether to carry the impulses to the tubes of your radio or TV, can affect these tubes so a? to make them spill put squnfl and sight into your home, might not these fadig an 4 TV iippujses affect your brain cells and, pver a period of time, so addle your brain tissue as to cause your thinking to get a bit off center? Now I am not saying that radio and TV waves actually do affect man’s brain cells. I am merely asking the question as to whether this could be possible. What is causing so many people in high places to do so many crazy things? Start wars, become Hippies, start riots, high-jack planes, give away the taxpayers money, enact unenfprcable Jaws, shopt wives or hugbands, buy ipud ties, drink and ^jivp, read Playbpy, kiss babies to get elected to gffice, ad nauseam, ad infinitunj. If we cpuld find that radio and TV impulse? in the ether are causing so much wqrld confusion, we then Would be greatly relieved, because we would not have to blame ourselves for all the devilment rife in the world. Construction Underway On 30-Bed Expansion at Pierce County Hospital Construction on the 60-bed addition to the Pierce County Hospital is underway with the ^aycrosj firm of Barnard and Sewell as contractor. The architect is Gregson and As sociates of Atlanta. The SBOO,OOO expansion pro ject will include a 30-bed add ition to the present 28-bed capacity. Administrator John Joyner said completition is scheduled in approximately 12 months. The expansion will be fin anced by Hospital Authority Certificates and general obli gation bonds. Gourtesey of the highway is infectious, especially dur ing the holiday season. If in doubt, give the other guy a break at an intersection, sug gests Liberty Mutual Insur ance Campanies. It just may save YOUR life. BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Qranges and Grapefruit Top January Plentifuls If your New Year’s resolu tions include trimming your food budget, and perhaps your waistline, here’s some good news from USDA’s Con-. sumer and Marketing Service. Fresh grapefruit, granges and orange products will be in especially good supply dur ing January, so you'll prob ably find them featured at attractive prices. And citrus fruits are vitamin-rich and ealorie-poor —a perfect choice for the djeter. What other foods will be in good supply at southeastern markets during January? MISS PRISCILLA SMART Engagement Is Announced Smart-Popwell Mrs. John C. Nix of Way nesville announces the en gagement of her daughter Pris cilla Smart to Kenneth W. Popwell of Browntown. The wedding will take place at the Waynesville Baptist Church Saturday, Jan. 24, at 4:30 in the afternoon, with Rev. J. C. Sheppard perform ing the ceremony, No formal invitations will he sent, but all friends and relatives are Invited. A recep tion will be held at the church after the ceremony. Personals Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Nolin and daughter Dianne of Mer ritt Island, Fla. visited Misses Mary and Lara Knox on Fri day last week, Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Stephens and son Mark recent ly returning from an eighteen month tour of employments in Turkey, Greece and Rome, left Saturday for their home in Atlanta after spending a few days with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Broome. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Mon tague and children, Dallas, Reha, Beverly and Michael, spent the Christmas holidays with Mrs. J. A. Willoughby and Mrs. Clyde Montague in Goldberg, N. C. and Princeton, N- C, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Herrin of Jacksonville, Fla., visited Mr. Herrin’s sister Mrs. John I. Lee and family Friday and Saturday. He is a native of Brantley County but has resid ed in Jacksonville since 1945. M|Sgt. David Highsmith has returned to Grand Forks, AFB, N. D. after spending Christmas holidays with his mother, Mrs. Georgiabel Highsmith of Jack sonville. Sergeant Highsmith bas been awarded a number of honors and commendations during his 14 years military service. He is in charge of personel specialist. Mt. Calvary Baptist Church To Hold Sing A Gospel Sing will be held at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church near Hoboken Saturday night, Jan. 3, it is announced by the pastor Rev. J. A. Fergunson. Among the visiting singers will be W. H. Cross and fami ly of Brunswick, Gospel Ech oes of Jacksonville and Gospel Ears of Jesup. The public is invited. Before you buy a pecan tree for transplanting, Coopera tive Extension Service horti culturists suggest that you dig a hole for the tree. They suggest a large hole —two feet wide and three feet deep. The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, January 1, 1970 Workshop Set On Farm Management A Farm Management work shop consisting of three class es will be held at the Brant ley County High School, be ginning at 6:30 P. M, on January 6, 13, and 20. Twenty farmers have been enrolled in the class, and others interested in attending are invited to enroll with county agent, George Loyd, or vocational agricultural instruc tor, Huey Ham, Anyone who has not already enrolled or find it inconven ient to do so between now and the date of the first meeting .may feel free to come and enroll there. Georgia Power Pays $13,549 in Brantley County The Georgia Power Com pany this- week presented to the Cities of Hoboken and Nahunta and Brantley Coun ty checks totaling $13,549.92, representing the utility’s lo cal property taxes for 1969. Os the total, Brantley County received $13,113.91; the City of Hoboken $136.54, and the Ci ty of Nahunta $299.47. In presenting the tax pay ments E. E. Pritch ard, Blackshear Local Manager, said this was part of approximately $13,900,000 in property taxes that will be paid by the company for the year 1969 to state, municiple and county governments through Georgia. Earlier in the year, muni cipal partnership tax pay ments totaling more than $5,- 250,000 were made by the com pany to the 400 cities, towns and communities with which its partnership franchise a greement was in effect. Under this agreement, the company pays each municipality in which it operates a percent age of its gross revenue de rived from the sale of electrici ty for residential and com mercial uses. These munici pal partnership tax payments are in addition to property taxes. The Company’s total tax bill for 1969, including federal, state, county and municipal payment, will exceed $64,- 000,000. Bookmobile Schedule Given for January Wednesday Jan. 7, Way nesville, Hickox, Nahunta, Old Post Road. Wednesday, Jan. 14, Brant ley County Schools. Wednesday, Jan. 21, Schlat terville, Hoboken, Rabon, Hortense. Donald Morgan Loses Life in House Fire Aldon Donald Morgan, 47, of Rt. 2, Nahunta burned to death late Saturday night when his residence was de stroyed by fire. A native of Nahunta, he was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Morgan and was a welder. Survivors besides his pa rents, are his wife, Mrs. Thea Dowling Morgan of Nahunta; a son, David Morgan of Na hunta; two sisters, Mrs. Hes ter Mae Dowling and Mrs. Rita Lewis, both of Bruns wick; six brothers, Gerald Morgan and Glendon Morgan, both of Warner Robins, Ga., Hugh, Eldon, Arnie, and Ken ny Morgan, all of Nahunta two grandchildren and a num ber of other relatives. Services for Mr. Morgan were held at 2:00 o’clock Mon day afternoon from the Graveside in the Rob Lewis Cemetery. Officiating was Rev. Onie Kemp. Clough-Pearson Funeral Home of Blackshear was in charge. March of Dimes Campaign Starts In January The annual January fund raising appeal for the preven tion and treatment of birth defects will take place in Georgia January 2 through 31, according to Jimmy Carter, 1970 March of Dimes cam paign director. “Science is uncovering more and more ways to prevent birth defects,” the director pointed out. “Only an enthu siastic public response can continue these gains.” In discussing the goals of the campaign Mr. Carter noted that when the March of Dimes turned its energies and re sources toward the prevention of birth defects in 1958, the challenge was electrifying. It was the first major attack on these diseases that affect a quarter of a million of new born annually. “During the intervening years The National Foundation March of Dimes has concen trated top flight research, out standing medical talent and the most modern equipment and rehabilitation techniques into a nationwide network of HI Birth Defects Centers, he said. Contributions aid the pro gress in research, education, patient care and community services conducted at these centers. The two in Georgia are located at the Emory Uni versity School of Medicine, 69 Butler Street, S. E., At lanta, and at the Medical Col lege of Georgia, in Augusta. Campaign contributions direct ly benefit the Georgia centers. After centuries of neglect and indifference, the fight a gainst birth defects is tak ing a new deminsion. The campaign director explained that a new vaccine can elimi nate the tragedies of RH di sease. The rubella vaccine had the potential to mark the be ginning of the end for afflic tions traced to German meas les when contracted during pregnancy. Pediatric surgery is another weapon in treating birth handicaps. “During January we are seeking funds to insure that this vital work continues,” Mr. Carter said. “For the sake of our children and their chil dren, each of us has a stake in the success of this cam paign, BIRTHS Corporal and Mrs. Vernon Wayne Cox announce the birth of a son. He was nam ed Vernon Wayne Cox Jr. The mother is the former Dona Lyn Tucker, daughter of Mrs. Letha Tucker of Nahunta and Elton R. Tucker of Warner Robins, Ga. Corporal Cox is now stationed in Japan. Dona is at home with her mother. Mass Meeting Called for Next Thursday Thursday, January 8, at 2 o’clock P. M. a county-wide meeting of community and business leaders and anyone interested in learning how to promote Brantley County will be held at the Okefenokee Rural Electric Coop building. Jim Watson, from the Uni versity of Georgia will be the speaker. Mr. Watson is an authority on teaching people how to work together to pro mote economic growth. It is a recognized fact that in counties where a lot of e conomic growth and develop ment has taken place, the pro grams have had the backing of the people who live in the county. In nearby counties where this has happened, state and federal assistance has been easily obtained. Youth Killed in Pierce Wreck A 17-year-old Way cross youth was killed and two others seriously injured last Tuesday night in Pierce Coun ty, when the car in which they were riding plunged into a creek over which a bridge was under construction. The State Patrol said Rich ard Glynn Kirkland 17, son of a Way cross policeman, was fatally injured in the one-car crash at the bridge site, which had been left unmarked by con struction workers. Seriously injured in the ac cident were Lester Wayne Mc- Quaig, 16,- and Garry Fort, both of Waycross. Troopers D. E. Harwood and H. R. Lloyd said the car, driven by Kirkland, of 1702 Stephenson St., ran off the end of the bridge span and hit the other enbankment. Ac cording to the report, the car traveled about 45 feet before coming to rest in the creek, which was about a 15 to 20 foot drop. No directional or warning signs were located at the bridge, the report said. Troopers said the auto was demolished. The accident oc curred about 10:00 P. M. and the three boys were returning home from a ball game in Blackshear on a dirt road near the Youmans Chapel Road. A native and life-long resi dent of Waycross, young Kirkland was a member of the 11th grade class at Waycross High School and the Distribu tive Education Clubs of A merica. He attended the Crawford Street Baptist Church. Survivors include his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Kirkland of Waycross; one sis ter, Miss Deborah Kirkland of Waycross; one brother. Car roll Kirkland of Waycross; and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bowen of Blackshear; paternal grand mother, Mrs. Irene Kirkland of Waycross; maternal great grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Willie M. Bowen of Black shear; one niece and several aunts and uncles. Funeral services were held last Thuursday afternoon at 4:00 P. M. at the Crawford Street Baptist Church in Way cross. Burial was in the Oak land Cemetery, Brother of Waynesville Man Is War Victim Pfc. James A. Cooper, brother of Johnny Cooper of Waynesville, was killed in Vietnam recently, according to a news item in the Savannah Morning News Saturday. The Vietnam war victim a young Negro soldier, was from Folkston where his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hirer Cooper reside. COLLECTING HOLLIES Are you thinking about col lecting a few holly seedlings from the woods to put in your yard? G. E. Smith, horticul turist with the Cooperative Extension Service, says to be prepared for disappointment. You run the risk of obtaining a male, nonfruiting plant. On ly the female plants produce the berries. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Jury Lists Drawn for Brantley Superior Court Brantley County Superior Court will convene on January 19th, at 10 A. M. The Jury was drawn in open Court by the Honorable Judge Ben Hodges, December 29th, at 11 A. M. and assisted by the Honorable Robert W. Johns, Sheriff and Delma F. Her rin, Clerk for said term. Grand Jury List for Jan uaury Term 1970 for Brant ley County Ga. Superior Court. Alfred Thomas, Edwin Her rin, A. S. Rowell, Joe McDon ald, Charles Dean, Mrs. Tom Pin Herrin, Sandra R. Mitch ell, W. B. Johns, Mrs. Allison Lee, C. A. Robinson, Paul Lew is, Fleming Crews, J. V. Mid dleton, Samuel Chesser. Also Jimmy Thorton, Roger D. Altman, Tom Pin Herrin, Sam Life, Roger Chancey, Ru by Hall, Alton Griffin, M. M. Manning, D. A. Cason, Frank lin Gibson, Riley Johns, Mar vin Kelly, William D. Easton, H. L. Gunter, Noah Altman, Bill White, Monsie Wilson, Johnny Cleland. Traverse Jury List for January Term 1970 Brantley County Superior Court: Andrew Johns, James Mu chison, Horace Jacobs, Rufus Douglas, Jasper Johnson, W. E. Johns, J. O. Strickland, J. W. Davis, Mrs. Joe Smith, John W. Brooker, M. M. Carter, Mrs. Hoke Wilson, Horace Morgan, Johnny M. Jones, Mrs. Macie Edwards, Willie Barr, Venice E. Brooks, Mrs. J. B .Carter, Mrs. Nora Bell Wilson, Mrs. Arlene Howard, Mrs. C. O. Popwell, W. R. Johns. Also, J. J. Davison, Mrs. T. J. Thornton, Cilas Altman, Ray Johns, Agnes Johns, Mrs. Van W. Strickland, Pierce Al dridge, Leon Jacobs, Eugene Doubberly, Lois Lee, Dewey Hickox, W. E. Aldridge, Fred die Brooker, Frances C. Edgy, S. J. Steedley, Roy Jordan, Ronnie Carter, G. T. Brantley, G. H. McConago, Glynn Strick land, Mrs. Claude Smith Mrs. Silas Edwards, J. R. Lewis, Donald Shumans, Sa rah Bridges. Also, Richard Cobb, Mrs. Florrie Crews, Sidney Hulett, Mrs. Zoie Crosby, Linda J. Johns, Robert Ammons, John D. Easton, J. B. Middleton, Mrs. J. D. Lee, A. L. John son, Mary Lou Smith, Wil liam Thrift, Mrs. E. V. Herrin, Charles B. Thom es, Troy Harper, Mrs. Taiford Stuckey Disagrees with Interior on Okefenokee Congressman Stuckey has expressed his disappointment with the Department of The Interior in not supporting his proposal from bringing the Okefenokee Swamp into the Wilderness System. Stuckey says, “I had work ed with Interior officials for many months in drafting leg islation which would be mu tually acceptable. I did not introduce my bill until we had reached agreement on the provisions. Now the Depart met has taken a stand in opposition to my bill and re commended its own version of a bill to the House Interior Committee. “The proposal which The Department of The Interior is recommending would give the Secretary of The Interior com plete say as to which trails would be maintained; whether fishing would be allowed; and the right to prevent the use of motor powered boats in the swamp if he saw fit to do this; as well as the power to close the road which we finally convinced interior to open to the sill at the south end of the Suwannee River Canal last year,” Stuckey stat ed. “I simply will not go along with this. I firmly believe that the provisions in my bill should be written into law,” said Stuckey. “Interior of ficials say they agree with the provisions of my bill, and yet, they do not want these provisions written into law where they would be binding. They want the Secretary of the Interior to have total say.” “It seems to me that many SUBSCRIPTION PRICE AND TAX Imide county $3.09 Outside county, in state $4.12 Outside state $4,00 Highsmith, Dewey Lee, Har vey Carver, Mrs. Mack Carv er, Lavon Lyons, Malva A. Brown, William Chorba, Don al T. Davis, Fred Ammons, Mae Schofield, Mrs. W. A. Brooker. Also, Mrs. Cager Crews, Al vin Drury, Ewell Herrin, Mrs. Lillian Batten, Edward Brand Frank Harris, L. C. Batten, Mrs. Emory Middleton, J. R. Hickox, Calvin Crews, Joel Lee, Mrs. Virginia Omick, Mrs. Sam McAfee, Billy T. Wainright, G. W. Herrin, I. H. Harrison, Jerry W. Rowell, Mrs. Neil Hendrix, Gerald Johns, Revis Edwards, G. H. Fowler, Alson, Herman Sloan, Al vin Arnette, Oliver Crews, Wilton Herrin, Mrs. E. L. Sears, Mrs. R. E. Johns. The Veteran's Corner EDITOR’S NOTE: Below are authoritative answers by the Veterans Administration to some of the many current questions from former serv icemen and their families. Fur ther information on veterans benefits may be obtained at any VA office. Q — Last year I attended the state university under the G. I. Bill. I want to enroll there again. Must I have au thorization papers from the VA to do so? A— Assuming you have not attended school anywhere else under the G. I. Bill during the intervening period an providing you are taking the same course, you do not need further approval from the VA. Simply inform the registrar that you are re-enrolling as a veteran. The university will inform VA of your re-enroll ment and assuming you have remaining eligibility, you will be paid from the date of re admission. If you have a questions, however, contact your nearest VA office. Welfare Office Moves To New Location The office of the Depart ment of Family and Children Services has moved to new location. West of traffic light on Highway 84, 3rd building on left. of the problems we are having today are caused by the lack of Congress to be more spe cific in drawing legislative proposals and in leaving so much to the interpretation of the department officials,” Stuckey says. The Bth District Congress man stated that — “If Interior officials truly believe what they have been saying re garding the preservation of the Okefenokee Swamp I certainly see no reason for their objection to my legis lation. “Legislation should be drawn by the members of the Congress, not by the a gencies who are to administer the legislation. “My bill would give the Secretary of the Interior the power to make all administra tive decisions as provided in the National Wilderness Act,” Stuckey says, “However, it is specific in naming the trail which the Secretary would maintain; providing that boats of 10 horsepower or less be allowed in the swamp; and that the road to the sill be maintained. “I have called on other members of the Congress to work with me for passage of the legislation which I have introduced and to help block passage of the bill which the Interior Department has re commended for passage. “I want to see to it that the Okefenokee Swamp is preserv ed for the enjoyment of gen erations of Georgians to come according to the law and not subiect to the administrative whim of some future bureau cratic official,” Stuckey said.