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Newspaper Page TextEDITOR’S MOTTO ‘Be not diverted from youi 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 3 “GOING TO CHURCH” “As was His custom, Jesus was in the Synagogue (Church) on the Sabbath,” says the Bible. When we joined the church we promised among other things to support it with our presence. Church attendance is one of the finest parts of being a Christian. Most people go to Church out of sheer love for it. Some go through force of habit. Others because they believe it is the best thing to do. We all go for different reasons as well. Most of us go be cause we receive an uplift there that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. There is abso lutely no substitute for the worship of God. But this greatest of all blessings is being sadly neglec ted by scores upon scores of people. In the average church if ever more than fifty percent of the mem bers are present we believe we are doing well. But the greatest challenge facing us today is the Sunday evening services in most congregations. With only a very few exceptions there is less than half the a verage morning group who worship at all in the eve ning. This presents a serious problem to the pro gram of the church. In a vast majority of cases we have lost the Wednesday evening service altogether. We are in grave danger of losing the Sunday evening service. In some cases we have almost lost it already. For a good many people it is already lost. If we al low the Sunday evening service to go like the Wed nesday evening service something will happen to Protestantism that will almost be disastrous. We appeal to all of you who are officials in your church to begin now to worship at all the services of your church. Go and take the whole family. We believe the slogan that was very prominent in religious cir cles a short time ago: “The family that prays to gether stays together longer and fares better.” We would like to add that the family that worships to gether somehow will get something worthwhile out of life. We plead with you if you haven’t been at tending Sunday evening services regularly that you do so now. The uplift will do you good. The whole- some effect it will have on the whole church will be gratifying. It will serve as a source of real en couragement to your preacher. It will help him a great deal. Your presence will serve as good influence upon others. We need the Sunday evening services in Methodism. Your multitude of blessings will be ours for having done it. Georgia Heads List in Increase Os Motor Fuel Georgia, already spotlighted as the nation’s leader in in crease of motor vehicle regis trations for 1969, also heads the list in increase in .motor fuel consumption, according to estimates released by the U. S. Department of Transpor tation. By-state estimates of the nation’s motor vehicle “pop ulation” issued by DOT in September showed a 6.4 per cent increase in vehicle regis trations in Georgia for 1969 compared to a 3.6% increase nationwide. The latest DOT report, just received by the Highway De partment, shows that motor fuel use increased an estima ted 8.5% in Georgia for 1969, compared to a 5.5% increase nationwide. The motor fuel report shows further that 2,324,620,000 gallons of gas oline and special fuels (diesel, etc.) were used on Georgia’s highways, roads and streets in 1969. This amounts to 940 gallons per vehicle. Nationally, 87,490,698.000 gallons of fuel were consumed in “highway” use, or some 836 gallons per vehicle. Non-high way uses (boats, etc.) increas ed Georgia’s motor fuel con sumption to 2,379,832,000 gal lons, the nation’s to 91,758,158,- 000 gallons. Looking for away to keep cupboards orderly? Home e conomists with the University of Georgia Cooperative Ex tension Service suggest that you store dry soup and salad dressing mixes in plastic nap kins holders. It’s neat. The Implications of the Scriptures By Rev. J. Loy Scott Pastor, First United Methodist Church Future Homemakers Met on Tuesday Brantley County Future Homemakers met Jan. 13, with Sammy Drury, chapter Sweet heart providing the entrance music, piano selection. Cathy Wynn, president call ed the meeting to order. Kay Smith, Karen Hendris, Debbie Patten and Latrell Hickox presented the color guard. The devotional was given by Lynell Griffin and the min utes were read by Judy Davis. The March of Dimes report was given by Donna Bell and JoAnn Huling. Plans were made for a Valentine social to be held February 14. Rev. Ernest Purcell, Nahun ta Baptist Pastor, was the guest speaker. He gave a talk on “Decisions That Count.” The closing ritual was given by members and officers. Nancy Middleton, Public Relations Chairman Friendship Home Economics Club The Friendship Home Eco nomics Club met at the home of Mrs. J. D. Griffin, January 13. Mrs. Griffin presided over the meeting. During the business session, hostesses for the year were decided on and dues paid. Mrs. Virginia N. Raulerson gave a program on Easy Care Fabrics. Others present were Mrs. Willis Lee, Mrs. Bobby Hickox, Mrs. Jinmmy Lee, Mrs. John ny Lee, Mrs. Richard Jackson, Mrs. A. J. Hickox and Mrs. Carolyn Carter. BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Sid Hulett Is Highly Commended By Northern Tourist in Trouble The following letter has been received from Thomas W. Co letti of Parlin, N. J., concern ing the fine treatment receiv ed by him from one of Na hunta citizens, Sid Hulett: Dear Editor, Enclosed is a true account of what happened to me and my family on our way home from a vacation. My wife who is a reporter for our local newspaper wrote the story. Since the story concerns one of your local citizens, I thought you might wish to print it in your newspaper so I am sending you a copy. Yours truly, Thomas W. Coletti Jr. By Vivian Coletti There are “Good Guys” and “Bad Guys”. The trouble is, the stories about the “Bad Guys” are more often told. The stories about the “Good Guys” are often left where we find them. I a.m a firm be liever that there is much more good in this world of ours than there is evil; and we will always try to find what we seek. The following is a true story about a “Good” Guy” we were lucky enough to find when we were pretty desperate. While my family and I were driving back from a Thanks giving vacation in Florida last month, we heard a terri ble sounding noise in the car. It started suddenly, like trou ble usually does. The first thought was, pull into the first Service Station we see. All we could see for miles a head, was barren land. This was Sunday evening, about 5 P. M. and we had to be home in Sayreville, New Jersey by Monday night because my husband had to get to his job on Tuesday morning. We found ourselves in a town I never knew existed, Nahunta, Georgia. We were really desperate. ; When we find a Service Sta i tion, how do we get someone to fix a car on a Sunday night? What will they charge us? “Any price they ask, we’ll have to pay” my husband an swered. After having a “ball” on vacation, now we were down in the dumps plus frightened half to death be cause the noise was getting louder and practically pierc ing our eardrums. I never re alized my three sons could be so quiet. What an experience! Finally, land ho, we saw a Chevron Gas Station. Our “lucky” for us “Good Guy” was owner, Sid Hulett. He informed us the noise was our water pump. We would need a new one. He also told us if we had driven a few miles further our radiator and । motor could have gone. At that point, we consider ed ourselves very fortunate. Things could certainly be much worse. Hulett then told us he could not fix the car until Monday morning be cause he did not have a cer tain part. When we explain ed the fix we were in about getting back home on time for work, he quickly dialed a few telephone numbers. Within an hour a man drove down to the station with the needed part. After that it was close to three hours steady, he worked on the car. He worked right through his sup per hour, we found out later. Sid Hulett was also fair with the price he charged us. How lucky can you get! We were strangers, far away from home, in distress and we re ceived service “A la Carte” from a man whom we feel really went out of his way to be accomodating. It’s “Happenings” like this that really make the world go round. Raybon Church Revival Services Begin Sunday The Raybon Church of God of Prophecy will begin a revival meeting Sunday, Jan. 18, to run through the week. The evangelist will be Rev. Eugene Dixon. Services will begin each night at 7:30. Special singing will feature each service. Everyone is invited to at tend services. The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, January 15, 1970 Hortense News By Mrs. Billy Wainright The Hortense community has recently organized a volunteer fire department with the assistance of the Brantley Forestry Department, the aid of Mr. Eber Rhoden and Mr. George Stewart. The fire department has an army surplus 450 gallon water trailer, a 10 gallon per min ute pump with a 9-horse pow er motor. The fire wagon is located in the garage of Mr. W. E. Eldridge until a fire house can be built. The fire chief is Mack Car ver. His assistant is Kenny Sellers and secretary Junior Knight. Anyone wishing to report a fire in the Hortense area should call 473-2523 or 473-2355. Anyone wishing to use the Hortense Community Center should call Mrs. Willie Joe Rowell or Mrs. Jimmy Rowell. Sp|4 Charles Davis (Chuck ie), son of Mrs. John Hall of Brunswick and grandson of Mrs. Mary Lee Crews of Hor tense, will leave Saturday, Jan. 17, for Vietnam. He is with the 4th infantry division. Bromley Strickland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Strickland, left Thursday, Jan. 15, for Vietnam, after spending a 30-day leave from Vietnam. Personals Andrew Michael Lee has recently been promoted to Sp|4 in rank at Seneca Army Depot at Romulus, N. Y. He has been in the Army a year. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Lee of Nahunta. Marine Private First Class James R. Walker, son of Robert M. Walker of Hobo ken, is serving with the First Battalion, 26th Marine Regi ment, First Marine Division in Vietnam. Mrs. Minnie Mae Knight and cousin Conway Highsmith of Pompano Beach, Fla., visit ed the Dollings, the Allens, the Blounts and Highsmiths in Nahunta over the weekend. They had a family get-toge ther and hog killing at the home of Glenwood Dowling Saturday. Miss Barbara Elen Dryden and Miss Deea Evelyn Walker, both of Hoboken, have been named on the dean’s list at Georgia College at Milledge ville for the fall quarter. The list is attained by high scho lastic achievement. Jeremiah K. House, 21, whose mother, Mrs. Isla House, lives in Nahunta, was promoted to Army specialist four Nov. 11, while assigned to the 97th Military Police Battalion in Vietnam. Spec. 4 House is a member of the bat talion’s 630th Military Police Company near Cam Rahn Bay, Vietnam. LjCPL James T. Herrin and L|CPL Joseph J. Herrin, twins of Mr. and Mrs. Jim R. Herrin of Rt. 1 Nahunta, are back from Vietnam. Terrell is stationed in Hawaii and Jer rell is in Okinowa but both are to return to U. S. some time the last of January. They are in the Marine Corp. Nahunta Couple Had New Year's First Child (From Wayne County Press) Wayne County’s first baby of 1970 arrived just 16 minu tes into the new year Janu ary 1 . . . and was the first child of a Nahunta couple. Born at 12:16 A. M. was Bobby Joe Crews, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Crews of Box 101, Nahunta. Delivering physician was Dr. R. E. Miller. The child weighed eight pounds, 4% ounces. The child and mother were released from the hospital on Sunday. As a result of the just-after midnight birth, Bobby Jo Crews and his family will be awarded prizes from Jesup merchants. Included in the list of prizes are baby cloth ing, a $5 gift certificate, feed ing set, oil change and lubri cation for the parent’s car, a savings account, book of theater tickets and color por trait. Gknn Condit Funeral Service Held Wednesday Mr. Glenn L. Condit, 80, a former resident of Nahunta, passed away early Monday morning, January 12, at Glynn-Brunswick Memorial Hospital following an extend ed illness and his death brings personal sorrow to many throughout this section. A native of Nineveh, Penn sylvania, Mr. Condit was the son of the late Smith and Ja nie Jewell Condit. He received his early education in the pub lic schools of his native Penn sylvania and in Ohio. He later attended Ohio State Uni versity and taught school for many years. During World War I, he served in the Army and spent sometime overseas with the Army of Occupation in Ger many. Following his discharge, he moved with his brother to Brantley County and for a number of years was engaged as an automobile mechanic with the late Morris High smith and Fulton Newton. In 1931, he was appointed a ru ral letter carrier and served in this capacity until his re tirement in 1959. He was a member of and served on the Board of Ste wards of the Nahunta United Methodist Church. He was also a member of Nahunta Lodge No. 391, F. & A. M. For the past eighteen months he had resided in Brunswick. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Gerelda H. Condit of Brunswick; one son, James B. Condit, also of Brunswick; one sister, Mrs. Myrtle McVay of Rushsylvania, Ohio; two brothers, James Kennedy of Rushsylvania, Ohio and Les lie Kennedy of Bell Center, Ohio. Also surviving are several nieces, nephews and other rel atives. Funeral services were held at three o’clock Wednesday af ternoon, January 14, from the Nahunta United Methodist Church with the Rev. Cecil F. Thomas officiating, assisted by the Rev. Robert S. Round and the Rev. J. S. Wetzel. The body lay in state in the Church for one hour prior to services. Committal services were con ducted from the graveside in Oak Cemetery by Nahunta Lodge No. 391, F. & A. M. Active pallbearers were ccm posed of Masons. The many beautiful floral tributes attested to the esteem felt for the deceased. The family has the sympa thy of their many friends in their bereavement. The Chambless Funeral Home of Nahunta was in charge of arrangements. 4-H Club Mews CLOVERLEAF CLUB The Nahunta Cloverleaf 4- H Club met January 8. We filled out 4-H TV enrollment cards. After that we were given our 4-H TV Science books. Mrs. Raulerson and Mr. Loyd asked everyone in the sth grade to fill out a card if they were a member or not. So the ones who were not a 4-H mem ber got a book also. Beverly Ann Hendrix, Reporter WHITE OAK CLUB The White Oak 4-H Club met January 12 in the Brant ley County High School cafe teria. The president, Deidra Brand, called the meeting to order. Minutes of the last meeting were read by Donna Popwell. Denise White led the devotional. Franklin Lee led the pledges to the flags. The meeting was turned o ver to Mrs. Raulerson and Mr. Loyd. The program was on watching weight and count ing calories. Denise White, reporter. The Veterans Administration’s loan guaranty service guaran teed nearly one-quarter mil lion home loans for veterans in 1969. March of Dimes Starts in County March of Dimes activities get underway this week in Brant ley County. The Future Homemakers and the Neighborhood Youth Council of Brantley County High School will aid in the campaign. Mrs. Huey R. Ham is Sponsor of the Future Home makers. Herbert Colvin is County Coordinator of the Youth Council. A Mothers March will be held the latter part of the month. March of Dimes funds are used to combat birth defects, termed the greatest unmet health need of children More than 250,000 babies are born with one or more significant birth defects annually in this country. Twenty-five per cent of Brantley County March of Dimes funds go directly into research. Thirty-seven per cent remains in the Brantley County Chapter to assist lo cal patients and help support the two Birth Defect Centers in Georgia. Brantley County Superior Court Meets Monday Brantley County Superior Court: will convene at Nahun ta Monday, Jan. 19, with Judge Ben Hodges presiding and Col. Dewey Hayes as District Attorney. Civil cases will be taken up Monday. A number of crim inal cases are on the docket and the court session is ex pected to continue for several days. Two Brantley Girls Honored Kathy Jones, and Lynell Griffin, Brantley County High School have joined FHA State Degree recipients, girls who, like themselves, are outstand ing Home Economics students in ther senior year. They have made outstanding achievement in their sewing and clothing projects both at home and at school. Through their accomplishments they have met standards for this honorary organization. They received a membership pin, card and certificate in the school assembly last Friday. The nominations were made by the Homes Economics teachers, Mrs. Dorothy Ham, and Mrs. Elwanda McCall. Nahunta Garden Club Met Tuesday The Nahunta Garden Club met Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 13. at the home of Mrs. Jesse Lee. A program in “City Beau tification” was given by Mrs. Guv Chambless, Jr. Members present were Mes dames Elroy Strickland, Jo seph B. Strickland, R. H. Schmitt, Harry Raulerson and Miss Mary Knox. Mrs. Guy Chambless, 111 was welcomed as a visitor. Refreshments were served by the hostess at the conclu sion of the program. Brantley Radio Club Now Has 46 Members The Brantley County Citi zens Band Radio Club, orga nized last spring, now has 46 members, with a number of women members. The club will undertake va rious civic projects this year, such as promoting historic points of interest in the coun try and maintaining confeder ate memorials. The main purpose of the club is to give aid to anyone in emergencies by having two way radio communication a vailable. The club is affiliated with Civic Defense in time of na tional disaster. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Brantley Boy in Vietnam Proud to Be American Details Given On 1970 Feed Grain Program Producers in Brantley Coun ty will receive notice of their feed grain bases and an ex planatory leaflet on the 1970 feed grain program in Janu ary, according to George Dy kes, Chairman of the Brant ley County Agricultural Sta bilization and Conservation (ASC) Committee. Sign-up period for the vol untary farm programs — in cluding wheat and cotton as well as feed grains — will be February 2 through March 20. The 1970 feed grain pro gram will be much like the 1969 program, the ASC Com mittee Chairman said. Pro visions of the 1970 wheat and cotton programs were an nounced earlier. Mr. Dykes gave the following details on the feed grain program; 1. Acreage diversion and diversion payments. Minimum diversion at 20 percent of a farm’s feed grain base acreage will be required for program participation. No payment will be made for this first 20 percent diversion, except for small farms. 2. Price-support loans and payments. National average price-sup port loan rates on all feed grains will be the same as in 1969. However, corn loan rates, while unchanged, will be at SI.OB per bushel, “No. 2” basis — which is equal to the 1969 level of $1.05 for aver age quality. 3. Small farm provisions. A farm with a feed grain base of 25 acres or less will be able to qualify for pay ment of the first 20 percent of its diverted acreage, with the payments rates based on 20 percent of the total county support rate times projected yield. For the remaining di verted acreage on small farms, the diversion payment will be based on the 40 percent pay ment rate, subject to the max imum limitation. Bachlott Church Weekend Revival Bachelott Church of God will hold a weekend revival Friday, Saturday and Sunday, it is ananounced by the pas to Rev. W. F. Allen. Rev. Sylvester Williams will be the evengelist and his wife will give special music. The regular services will be held Sunday morning and a singing will be held in the afternoon from one until three. Everyone is invited to at tend the services. $500,000 New Investment in Rrantlev Count* In 1969, Industry invested almost $10.9 million in the nine counties served by the Slash Pine Area Planning and De velopment Commission, Max W. Harral, Executive Director, announced. Even more important than the total new investment dur ing this past year was the 2,180 new jobs created by the industrial growth. Harral said all nine counties experienced some new growth. In addition to the announced expenditures and new jobs, there were some developments which for various reasons were not publicly released. Brantley County had new investment of $500,000 and 20 new jobs. MULCHING SCHRUBS Some gardeners remove the old mulch from around their shrubs each year. Horticul turist with the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service say this time-consum ing practice is usually unnec essary. Usually you can just add new material on top of old mulch without detrimental effect. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: AND TAX Inside county $3.09 Outside county, in state $4.12 Outside state $4.00 (From Way cross Journal Herald) Patriotism still rings true a mong the younger generation according to a letter recent ly received by Mrs. Letha J. Tucker from her son, Sgt. Thomas E. Tucker, now sta tioned in Vietnam. “I Guess that we are very lucky in the fact that we are a free nation and have all our rights to help us in our life,” Sgt. Tucker wrote. “All I can say is, Mama, I’m proud to be an American.” “If it weren’t for us, South east Asia would really deter iorate,” he wrote. “We are building up there their econ omy like it has been before. We give them jobs and the best medical service that can be offered in the U. S.” he said. “The main thing we’re try ing to do over here is estab lish self respect in a nation that has none,” he wrote. “Al so, we are trying to estab lish a free government in a na tion that has never seen it face to face.” Sgt. Tucker, 21, went on to say that the people in Viet nam don’t want the Americans to leave, “because we are bringing them out of their ‘self destruction’ inflicted on them by communism and poor economy." Sgt. Tucker closed his let ter with a post script: “Thanks, Mama for helping me to become an American, something that I am proud of and will always cherish throughout my life. No one can know how wonderful life is in a free nation as ours is until he is far away from home in a war zone,” he wrote. Sgt. Tucker, has served in Vietnam since the first of De cember. While enroute, he kept a dairy of his trip over and in this wrote of his arri val. “We were taken to a shelter for all incoming and out-go ing troopers,” he said. “There were lots of guys who were waiting to go home and when we unloaded and were walk ing toward this shelter, they all started clapping and yell ing because we were there to take their place. “I know how happy they must have been to see us.” Sgt. Tucker wrote. “I’ll prob ably be doing the same thing next year when it is my time to go home.” The sergeant is stationed at Phu Bai. about 50 miles north of Da Nang. He entered the Army Aug. 6, 1968, receiving his basic training at Ft. Ben ning. and was stationed at Ft. Dix, N. J., before going to Vietnam. Sgt. Tucker is a 1966 grad uate of Nahunta High School. He attended Georgia Military Academy and Brewton Park er College. Nahunta Masons Elected Officers Nahunta Masonic Lodge re cently elected officers as fol lows: Johnny Jones, Worshipful Master; J. L. Stevens, Senior Warden; Lavon Crews, Jun ior Warden; A. J. Stokes, treasurer; George F. Stewart, Secretary; Larry Stalling Jr., Senior Steward; J. F. Jacobs, Junior Steward; Franklin Gib son, Seanior Deacon; W. J. Norton, Junior Deacon; Rev. Walter Vickery Chaplain; George Dykes, Tiler. Ray Johns was appointed director of works. Date Correction From Last Week In last week’s Enterprise it was stated that Carl Broome came to Nahunta in 1947. This was a typographical er ror. Mr. Broome came to Na hunta in December of 1937 as pastor of the Nahunta Baptist Church. He brought the En terprise from Roy Harper in January, 1938. Thus, he has owned and edited the paper for 32 years.