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Newspaper Page TextEDITOR’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 4 A Voice in the Wilderness Ask Any Sheriff, D. A. or Judge The problem of law enforcement yearly grows more difficult and complicated all over this land of ours. Law enforcement officers, judges and district at torneys are baffled and frustrated by many abuses that have crept into our legal proceedings. Mean time, the crime rate grows and grows and grows. Sheriffs make arrests and summon witnesses and many times think they have an open and shut case, but then grand juries refuse to indict. Ask any sher riff. If indictments are returned, the accused and his lawyer use every trick and artifice and loophole in the law, first to delay trial, or if brought to trial to get an acquittal. If the accused is convicted, he is soon paroled and often returns to civil life to com mit other crimes. Ask any district attorney or cir cuit judge. It may come to the point where no one will seek the office of sheriff or district attorney or judge, so frustrating is the course of so-called “justice.” The grand jury system in many counties has be come almost a farce, with politics and cronyism too often prevailing over law and justice. Ask any sher riff, district attorney or judge. Some of our people complain about crime in high places, in state or national problems. The real truth is that CRIME has its TAPROOTS right down at the grassroots in the small towns and counties of this country. The great trouble is that so many otherwise good citizens want the law enforced ’way over yonder but will do little to enforce the law in their own backyard. Georgia Rescinds Residence Rules For Welfare Aid State Welfare Director Bill Burson has announced that residence of one year no long er will be an eligibility re quirement for welfare aid in any category of public assis tance in Georgia. Burson made his announce ment following issuance by the U. S. District Court of the Northern District of Geor gia of a permanent injunction prohibiting the further en forcement of the Georgia law requiring aged, blind or dis abled applicants for public as sistance to have been resi dents of the State for one year as a condition of eligibility for welfare benefits and di recting that payments be made retroactive to July 1969 to persons who had applied for assistance during the per iod July 29, 1968, to July 29, 1969 but were denied solely because of residency. The injunction grew out of the case of Bryson v. Burson in which the plantiffs attack ed the constitutionality of Georgia staatues and regula tions which banned them from receiving aid under Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disab led. The action was based on the U. S. Supreme Court decision of April 21, 1969, in Shaprio v. Thompson that du rational residency require ments for welfare assistance are unconstitutional. Georgia was placed under a temporary restraining order by the District Court on Au gust 1, 1969, and at that time Burson notified all Directors of County Departments of Family and Children Services to begin accepting and proces sing applications for public assistance according to the following residence definition: “A resident of a State is one who is living in the State voluntarily and not for a temporary purpose, that is, with no intention of present ly removing therefrom. A child is ‘residing in the State’ if he is making his home in the State. Temporary absence from the State, with subse quent returns to the State, or intent to return when the purposes of the absence have been accomplished, shall not interrupt continuity of resi dence.” The adult categories of pub lic assistance — Aid to the Aged, Blind and Disabled — are the welfare areas affec ted by the dicision. Georgia law never has required du rational residence as a con dition of eligibility for re ceiving Aid to Families with By Carl Broome Dependent Children or assis tance under the Medicaid Program. “All persons who believe themselves to be eligible for public assistance or retroactive payments under the terms of this court decree and the new definition of residence are urged to communicate with their local County Department of Family and Children Serv ices before the close of busi ness on Monday, February, 23, 1970,” the State Welfare Di rector stated. “I particularly urge all per sons who have moved to Geor gia and who were receiving public assistance in another State prior to their relocation to inquire as to their eligibil ity for continued benefits in Georgia.” Burson said the address and telephone number of the lo cal Department of Family and Children Services can be found in the County Govern ment listings of the local tel ephone directory. Hortense News Mrs. Alma Brauda will en ted Waycross Memorial Hos pital on Sunday Jan. 25th. She will undergo surgery Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. (Jerry) Rowell of Hotense announce the arrival of a baby boy born Jan. 16. The baby weighed 71bs. Boz. and has been named Kelly The mother is the former Dale Rowell of Hortense. CARD OF THANKS We would like to take this means of expressing our sin cere thanks and deepenst ap preciation to all those who have helped in so many ways during the illness of and death of our loved one. We are especially grateful for the floral tributes, covered dishes, messages of sympathy and other acts of kindness shown during these times. May the Lord’s blessings a bide with each of you. The Family of Glenn Condit Scott to Speak On Channel 12 Beginning Sunday, January 24, the Rev. J. Loy Scott, pas tor of First United Methodist Church, Blackshear, will speak each morning on the program, “Living Words,” pro duced by WFGA-TV, channel 12. Jacksonville. The series, which lasts for a week, begins Sunday A. M. at 7:25. Monday through Fri day the broadcast is at 6:25 A. M„ on Saturday at 6:55. He will also do the sign-off pray er at 1:00 A. M. BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Os quiet and unassuming nature, Mr. Bryant took an interest in people and in things that would benefit his com munity. He was a person of high moral convictions and throughout his lifetime always set examples which others would do well to follow. He never spoke ill of anyone and his friends were legion. A native of Lake City, Florida, he was the son of the late Henry and Ethel Melton Bryant. He received his edu cation in the public schools of Columbia County and until his retirement due to declin ing health was employed as an Equipment Superinten dent by the State of Georgia. He was a member of the Woodmen of the World and a veteran of World War 11. He had resided in the Wi nokur community of Charlton County for the past four and one-half years. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ernie Lee Johns Bry ant of Folkston; five sisters, Mrs. Maude Langdale and Mrs. Pearlie Mixon, both of Plant City, Fla, Mrs. Bonnie Hood of Bradenton, Fla., Mrs. Lucille Higgins of Columbia, S. C. and Miss Nadine Bryant of Chattahoochee. Fla , one brother, John H. Bryant of Alexandria, Virginia. Also surviving are several nieces, nephews and other rel atives. Funeral services were held at two o’clock Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 20, from the chapel of the Chambless Funeral Home with the Rev. L. C. Allen of ficiating. Internment followed in the family plot in the Bachlott Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were the Messrs. Ray Johnson, El wood Langdale, Arris Lee, Thomas Patrick, J. T. Ander son and James Langdale. The 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 arangements. William Bryant Funeral Service Held Tuesday Mr. William Edward (Buck) Bryant, 55, of Route 3, Folk ston passed away early Sun day night, January 18, at the Glynn-Brunswick Memorial Hospital following a short ill ness and his death brings per sonal sorrow to a wide circle of relatives and friends throughout this and other sec tions of the state. Subscribe to the BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE GEORGIANS HELP LEUKEMIA VICTIMS - Atlanta ALSAC Chairman Joe Sports, left, hands a $20,000 check to Danny Thomas for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at Memphis. The money was raised by 2,000 Georgia teenagers in a march for Aiding Leukemia Stricken American Children (ALSAC). Danny Thomas came to Atlanta for a special dinner honoring teenagers working in thejecent/ campaign. THAT GIRL Marlo Thomas is honorary teenage ALSAC March Chairman. The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, January 22, 1970 MISS PATRICIA JANETTE COE Engagement Is Announced Coe-Rowell Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Coe of St. Marys, Ga. announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Patricia Janette to Michael A. Rowell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Silas Rowell of Hortense, Ga. Mr. Rowell is a graduate of Brantley County High School in 1968. He is presently em ployed by Gilman Paper Co. Miss Coe is presently attend ing Camden County High School in Woodbine, Ga. The wedding will be Friday, Feb. 6, at 7:00 P. M. at the St. Marys Baptist Church in St. Marys. All friends and relatives are invited to attend. Personals Two Brantley County girls who are attending Georgia College at Milledgeville have been assigned practice teach ing in Georgia schools. Miss Carolyn Batten of Nahunta has been assigned to O’Neal Elementary School at Cordele and Miss Barbara Dryden of Hoboken has been assigned to Pate Elementary School at Cordele. Dean Wants His Position on Tag Fee Known State Senator Roscoe Dean announced to the Enterprise this week that he was one of the few senators who voted a gainst raising the price of car and truck tags fifty cents for 1970. “It is unfair to impose this new burden on the people. Un fortunately, it is now law, but not by my vote or appro val,” the senator said. Harley Jones Suffers Stroke, Is in Hospital Harley Jones, former state representative and senator is in the Veterans Hospital at Miami, Fla., paralyzed from the waist down, after suffer ing a stroke. Mr. Jones was in the lumber business in Nicaragua for several years. He spent several days in the hospital there and arrived in Miami Jan. 17. He is reported to be in good spir its and resting comfortably. His nenhew, Ben Jones and wife Blanche, visited him at Miami. His daughter, Mrs. Bet ty Nolin, also visits him and notified this newspaper of his condition. Mr. Jones served several terms as representative in the General Assembly from Brant ley County. He was also state senator for several years. He is the son of the late Elder Frank Jones of Lulaton and a brother of Dan Jones of Na hunta. Mr. Jones was in the lum ber business in Brantley Coun ty before going to Nicaragua about 20 years ago. He would like to hear from any of his friends who care to write to him. His address is William Harley Jones, Room 8922, Veterans Hospital, 1201 N. W. 16th St., Miami, Fla., 33125. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Terry Griffin announce the birth of a boy on Saturday morning Jan. 18 weighing ten pounds and one and half ounces. He has been named Lance Wesley Griffin. The mother will be remem bered as Johnnie Ruth Burden before her marriage. Tyrus Manning Wins Citation And Medal Captain Tyrus Manning has received citation and medal for his fine service in the ar my, as follows: Headquarters 2D Infantry Division APO San Francisco 96224. Citation, Army Commenda tion Medal. By direction of the Secre tary of the Army, the Army Commendation Medal has been awarded to CAPTAIN TYRUS J. MANNING, 260-60-8163, Field Artillery, United States Army, for meritorious service in Korea during the period 10 May 1968 to 19 June 1969 while serving as Battery Com mander, Battery A, Ist Bat talion, 15th Artillary, 2d In fantry Division. Throughout his tenure, Cap tain Manning demonstrated an outstanding degree of lead ership ability and effective, conscientious application of his extensive technical knowledge. As Commanding Officer of Battery A. Captain Manning was continually faced with a shortage of ex perienced personnell. However an intensive training program coupled with close and con stant supervision, enabled him to achieve and maintain a consistently high level of op erational readiness in support of his battalion’s combat mis sion. During his period of serv ice, he successfully completed the Commanding General’s In spection, Annual General In spection, Command Mainten ance Management Inspection and the battery portion of the Battalion Operational Readi ness Test. Captain Manning’s initiative, zeal, sound judgement and re sourceful management of per sonnel and material resources were in the highest traditions of the military service and re flect great credit upon him self, the 2d Infantry Division and the United States Army. Brantley County Future Teachers Held Meeting Brantley County Future Teachers of America held its regular monthly meeting Tues day. Sixteen members and two advisors are attending State Convention held at Rock E gle January 29-31. Those attending are: Offi cers of local Club, Ruby Ches ser, president and Bth District Vice-Director, Cathy Wynn, Vice president; Gail Wain right, secretary; Lynnell Grif fin, Treasurer; Arlene Chesser reporter; Myra Fain, Historian, Sheila Bennett Bth District Vice-Director. Members attending are Lucy Johns, Pam Patten, Jo Ann Huling, Wanda Morgan, Law rence Melton and David Rig gins. Students participating in talent are Paul Foreman, Ma ry Robinson, Cathy Wynn. Angela Strickland. Cathy Wynn is also seeking the office of State Secretary of Future Teachers. Advisor attending are Mrs. Marie Sutton and Miss Vir leen Strickland. Reporter, Arlene Chesser School Holiday Friday Jan. 30 Brantley County school chil dren will have a holiday on Friday, January 30. This is | a day set aside for parents and teachers to discuss mutual problems of interests concern ing the students. Parents are welcomed and urged to come to school on this day to discuss any problem । that concerns them. We hope this will be a ■ profitable day spent at the . beginning of the second semes ter. Ever wonder when your magazine subscriptions will expire? One sure way to keep up with them is to keep a card file on each one. Home economists with the Extension Service suggest that you list amount paid and expiration date. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA This Week with the A 66 * 11 11 Wmb A- JM ~ Bl iSh bK/Bk '"!* *' 'l mriiliFti 1 By ROBERT W. HARRISON, JR. Representative, 66th Legislative District Comprising Brantley,, Camden & Charlton Counties Atlanta, January 12. The Georgia State House of Rep resentatives convened Mon day with an atmosphere of determination rarely seen. The entire membership seemed resolved to commence deliberation and to continue in session, without recess, for the 40 day period so that adjourn ment would take place Febru ary 20. Convening of the Assembly in a crisis situation has be came the rule and not the exception. Monday was no different. Major items on the agenda included a supplement al appropriation for fiscal year ’7O of 262 million; new appropriation’s for fiscal ’7l of One billion 82 million; tax increase and a new Constitution. ORGANIZATION. After or ganization a caucus was held and at least part of a legis lative program approved which includes activation of a Peace Officer’s Training and Standards Council, transfer of the GBI to Department of Law jurisdiction, appropria tions for immediate action on clean air and pure water as a supplement to existing laws on pollution, creation of a State Housing Administration and a position of no increase in taxes because of hugh a mounts of surplus and lapsed funds. PROPOSED NEW CONSTI TUTION. First Bill on the calendar was the proposed new State Constitution which will be debated at length. First draft was prepared by the State Constitution Revis sion Commission established in ’69 and was deemed to be a reasonable substitute for the 1945 Constitution which has been amended 647 times. The Commission version was referred by the Speaker to the Judiciary Committee in December for study and ac tion so it could be placed on the House calendar as a first order of business in ’7O. The urban-liberal crowd, which has a comfortable majority on the Judiciary Committee, re wrote the measure so as to render it totally unacceptable to rural-conservative Geor gia by changing most articles in a manner beneficial to the large urban areas and deter imental to the smaller rural areas. Space will not pemit com plete analysis of the re-writ ten version of State organic law, however, some of the most glaring included: 1. Violation of the basic principal of constitutional government by completely ig noring the inherent sepera tion of powers historically as signed to the legislative, ju dicial and executive branches The result of committee action on this article would be to remove most appointments from the Governor to the leg islature, changing all boards from a constitutional status to a statutory status and subject to the will of the legislature. This would create a very strong form ' of legislative government and a very weak form nf executive government. 2. Removing the appellate courts and judges from the hands of the people and es tablishing a procedure of appointment the result of which would render appellate judges totally under the Con troll of the Bar Association and the Legislature. The existing ’45 Constitution had established judicial in dependence by providing for popular election of the judges of appellate courts and plac ing their existance in the hands of the people. 3. Elimination of the elec tion of two State Executive Officers, the State School Su- SUBSCRIPTION PRICE AND TAX Inside county $3.09 Outside county, in state $4.12 Outside state $4.00 perintendent and State Com missioner of Labor from the hands of the people and make them subject to the Legisla tive appointment. 4. Abolishing the present constitutional provisions for automatic allocation of motor fuel taxes to the State High way Department. The ’45 Constitution also contains a provision for a self-executing appropriation requiring gas tax funds to be set aside for road construction and main tenance. The committee version pro vides that “no money shall be drawn from the Treasury ex cept by appropriation —.” Although the above listed actions, and others just as drastic, were taken by the Judiciary Committee in De cember ’69, no mention was made at that time, or since, in the press. The newspaper did not even make mention that the Committee was meet ing in December. Why did they not want you to know? Because the urban-liberal forces had performed major intestinal surgery not only on rural Georgia but the peo ple of the entire state. CHANGED BY FLOOR. Fortunately, floor action on this measure has resulted in a correction of most of the radical proposals. The House membership by an unbelieve able vote of 105 to 44 restored the constiutional allocation of gas tax funds direct to the State Highway Department thereby guaranteeing rural Georgia a fair share of high way construction. This solid vote did not hold on other propositions favor able to the people. For exam ple, the new document pro vides for a minimum House membership of 150 and a maximum of 190. An amdend ment to ‘peg’ House member ship at 190 assuring rural Georgia of at least as many seats as it now has was lost by a vote of 91 to 54. CONTINUED WORK Granted, many battles will be lost. Regardless, the con titutional war can and should be won by continued hard work and maneuver on the part of rural forces. At this point it is in excellent shap by comparison with the com mittee version. The Bill of Rights is one of the best ever written and other general pro visions, at this point, are ac ceptable. It is urgent for us to con tinue to work for the change of other articles so they will be reasonably acceptable be cause it is imperative that a new constitution be approved by this Assembly for submis sion to the people in Novem ber this year. A new census will be taken this year and Congressional dishtricts will be drastically changed and both the House and Senate reapportioned be cause of shifts in population. Without question, a new con stitution written by an As sembly composed of more members from urban Georgia and less members from rural Georgia will almost assuredly — be totally unacceptable and certainly would not contain provisions guaranteeing con stitutional allocation of gas tax funds to the Highway De partment maintains the princi ple of separation of powers and leaving the ju dicial system in the hands of the people — where it so rightfully belongs. (Adv.) State Senator Roscoe Dean announces that he voted a gainst the price of car and truck tags 50 cents for 1970. and states that he considered the raise unfair to the tax payers.