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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 5 A Voice in the Wilderness Bootle Rules for Freedom Federal Judge Bootle of Macon has ruled that children should be allowed “freedom of choice’’ as to the school they attend, thus eliminating bussing and other extraneous means of arbitrary integra tion. The U. S. Congress in enacting the school civil rights law expressly provided that the law was not to be interpreted as authorizing bussing as a means to achieve integration. I take a sort of pride in Judge Bootle’s judicial decision because he was one of my best friends at Mercer University. He and I were intercollegiate de baters against Furman University debaters in my senior year at Mercer. Judge Bootle was a sophomore teamed up with a senior. He and I worked out our speeches together on the negative of the minimum wage question. We met the Furman debaters in the auditorium of Brenau College at Gainesville, Ga., and won the decision of three judges by a two to one vote. The now “Judge Bootle” was then a brilliant and clear-thinking young man. It is gratifying to me that he has made a splendid record as a federal judge and that he makes his decisions on the basis of the law and the constitution rather than on what some far-out “liberals” think the law ought to be. Carswell Named to Supreme Court Speaking of federal judges, the father of Judge Carswell, recently nominated to the Supreme Court, was a good friend of mine. In 1924 I went over the state with George H. Carswell and Dr. Rufus Weav er, president of Mercer University, on a speaking tour to help raise money for much-needed new build ,ings at Mercer. In my Model T Ford we went into South Georgia, then into North Georgia, speaking to groups of Mer cer alumni about the needs of Mercer. My last contact with George Carswell was in his home at Irwinton. His wife, a victim of tuberculosis, was resting on a cot on the front porch. She died eome months later. Her husband George Carswell, the father of the present federal Judge Carswell, died in 1935. The boy who was then only about five years old is now nominated to sit as a judge on the highest court in the land. I only wish that Mr. and Mrs. George Carswell could have known that their son would be so highly honored. Grand Jury Presentments January Superior Court Georgia, Brantley County: We, the grand jury of Brantley County, Georgia, for the January term 1970 of the Superior Court of the said County beg leave of the court to submit the following presentments: We wish to commend and thank the Honorable Ben Hodges, Judge of said Court for his able charge to our body and express to him our appreciation for the efficient manner in which he has con ducted the court for this term. We wish to commend the Honorable Dewey Hayes, Dis trict Attorney for his able as sistance rendered our body during this term. We wish to thank our Ba liff Mr. T. V. Rhoden for his faithful service rendered. We the Grand Jury, recom mend to Representative Rob ert Harrison and Senator Ros coe Dean, that the present form of a three man County Commission for of govern ment be abolished. We further recommend that the present form of government be re placed with a five man Com missioner form of government elected from the several dis tricts of the county. We fur ther recommend that the elect ed commissioners hire a quali fied county administrator re sponsible to the county com- By Carl Broome missioners of said county with the county commissioners be ing elected by the people. We the Grand Jury in the interest of the protection of the people and property of the county recammed that a nother deputy be employed in the office of the Sheriff, so that the remote areas of the county may have police pro tection. We the Grand Jury also recommend that the Sheriff of Brantley County enforce the laws concerning trash dump ing on private and public lands. We recommend that the Brantley Enterprise be paid $15.00 for the publishing of these presentments. We recommend that a copy of these presentments be sent to Representative Robert W. Harrison and to State Senator Roscoe E. Dean. We recommend that Mrs. Joe T. Crews be paid SIO.OO for typing these presentments. Alfred Thomas, Foreman Jimmy Thornton Clerk Read considered and ordered filed the 20th. day of Jan uary, 1970. Ben Hodges Judge Superior Court Brantley County, Ga. Dewey Hayes (District Attorney) BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. MR. AND MRS. WAYNE LEE Marriage Recently Solemnized Steedley-Lee Miss Mary Sue Steedley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Steedley, Folkston wed Mr. Wayne Lee son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lee of Hoboken, in the home of the bride’s parents. Rev. Hilton Morgan perform ed the double ring ceremony. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore an A-Line floor length gown, empire bo dice of White Peau deSoie covered with Re-embroidered lace. The gown featured a high neck line with long sleeves. The elbow length veil of white illusion with a cluster of sequins and crystals in the shape of a wedding bell was attached to a white velvet bow. Following the ceremony a reception honoring the couple was held in the home. The three tiered wedding cake was adorned by pink roses, carrying out the pink and white theme, and topped by the traditional bride and groom ornament. Ann Lee and Shirleen Lee, sisters of the groom, served the cake and punch to the guests. Out of town guests were, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Eunice of Waycross, Mrs. Evon and Sharon Woodard of Way cross, Mrs. Hilton Morgan of Na hunta, and Mr. and Mrs. Lar ry Lee, Harry Lee, George Lee, Mike Lee, all of Hoboken, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Michaels and sons of Hilliard Fla. Miss Steedley is a gradu ate of Charlton County High School. Mr. Lee is a graduate of Hoboken High School. The couple are making their home in Hoboken. Mr. Lee is employed as a special in vestigator with the State Re venue Department. Bookmobile Schedule Given For February Wednesday, February 4, Waynesville, Lulaton, Atkin son, Hickox, Nahunta, Old Post Road. Wednesday, February 11, Brantley County Schools. Wednesday, February 18, Schlattervile, Hoboken, Ra bon, Hortense. JUMP ON APHIDS Apple growers should make plans now to get the jump on aphids, mites and scale insects early in the season. C. D. Spi vey, Extension Service horti culturist, says the grower can do this by getting spray ma terial now and having it ready for application before buds of apple trees break in the spring. The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, January 29, 1970 Fund Dinner Planned Feb. 9 By Democrats ATLANTA — The Demo cratic Party of Georgia will host its annual Jefferson- Jackson Day Dinner in At lanta Monday right, Febru ary 9th, with Governor Robert McNair of South Carolina as guest speaker. U. S. Senators Richard Rus sell and Herman Talmadge and Governor Lester Maddox will also appear on the pro gram. State Democratic Party Chairman James H. Gray said that one thousand persons are expected to attend the SSO per plate dinner at the Mar riott, beginning at 8 P. M Lt. Governor George T. Smith and House Speaker George L. Smith, Labor Com missioner Sam Caldwell, Sec retary of State Ben Fortson, Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin, At torney General Ar thur Bolton, Superinten dent of Schools Jack Nix, and Public Service Commissioners Walter McDonald, Ben T. Wiggins and William H. Kim brough will also be spotlight ed during the evening. State Party Executive Direc tor Joe Sports is arrangement chairman for the annual din ner. Persons desiring tickets may call or write the De mocratic Party Headquarters Governor McNair has been a leading spokesman for the Democratic Party and is a former chairman of the South ern Governors’ Conference and the National Democratic Gov ernors’ Conference. CARD OF THANKS We would like to take this means of expressing our sin cerest thanks and deepest gratitude to those friends who were so kind and thoughtful of us during the recent ill ness and at the time of death of our loved one. We are especially grateful for the beautiful floral tributes, covered dishes, messages of sympathy and other acts of kindness shown. May the Lord’s blessings a bide with each of you. The Family of William E. Bryant Subscribe to the BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Minutes of Brantley County Commissioners The regular .monthly meet ing of Commissioners of Brantley Co. was called to older by the Chairman at 9:00 A. M., Tuesday, Jan. 6, 1970, with all members pres ent. The minutes were read and approved. 1. The Chairman gave a report on Commodity Distri bution as follows: Fifteen tons 12.171 items with a cash value of $7,500. delivered in Brant ley County. 2. The Chairman gave a report of 75 traffic tickets turned in since Dec. 2, 1969. 3. A letter of resignation from Mr. Francis Houston was read by Mr. Stewart. Motion was made by Mr. Strickland to accept resignation and se conded by Mr. Eldridge. Mo tion was also made by Mr. Strickland to employ the firm of Memory and Thomas as County Attorney and sec onded by Mr. Eldridge. 4. A motion was made by Mr. Strickland to buy rat poison requested by the Brant ley County Health Dept, and seconded by Mr. Eldridge. 5. As result of a request for financial assistance on funer al bill for baby of Eddie Holms Mr. Strickland made a motion to pay $25. Motion seconded by Mr. Eldridge. 6. Request for repair of jail made by Sheriff Johns. Motion made by Mr. Strickland to em ploy someone to do the repair work. Mr. Eldridge seconded the motion. 7. Mr. M. C. Prichard, At torney for Sheriff Johns re quested one extra Deputy, one clerk, and office equipment through Slash Pine Area Plan ning & Development Commis sion (involving a Federal Government Cost Shareing System). No action taken at this time. Mr. Prichard also asked if the Commission in tended paying Mr. Alton De- Pratter, former Deputy, as the the Judge recommended. The Commission elected not to do so. 8. Motion made by Mr. Strickland to approve payment of bills, seconded by Mr. El dridge. Income and Expindi tures are as follows: GENERAL GOVERNMENT: Salary and travel of Commis sioners: Stewart $476.30; El dridge $53; Strickland $56.60; Salary of Clerk Wiley $192.33; Salary of Attorney Houston $100; advertising and printing $81.40; office supplies and equipment $181.09; telephone $29.18; auditing sls; insurance $771.55; dues $368.19; postage S3O; TOTAL: $2,354.64. MAINTENANCE OF COURT HOUSE: Salary of Janitor Griffin $410.10; cleaning sup plies $18.45; lights, water and fuel $174.40; repairs $457.73: lights water and fuel (old school building) $14.06; TO TAL: $1,074.74. MAINTENANCE OF JAIL: Lights & fuel $113.35; repairs $154.54; telephone $6.50; TO t>at . 4974 OFFICE OR ORDINARY: Income: Licenses s9l; certifi cates S3B; wills letters, sup port and etc. S4O; miscellan neous $89.50; Sheriff’s Dept. (52 cases) $520; State Patrol (69 cases) $690; less marriage license $11; TOTAL: $1,457.- 50. Expenditures: Salary of Ordinary Rozier $594.52; sal ary of Clerk Crews $124.85; Lunacy trials & expense S2O; Vital Statistics $11.50; tele phone $12.48; office supplies $4.30; TOTAL: $767.65. SUPERIOR COURT: Salary of Court Reporter Summerall $46; salary of Solicitor Hayes $113.34; Jurors Per Diem & Witness Pay $5,000; TOTAL: $5,159.34. OFFICE OF CLERK OF SU PERIOR COURT: Recording $249.25; Court $45.50; copies $6.25; cancellations $.50: TOTAL INCOME: $301.50. Expenditures: Salary of Clerk of Superior Court D. Herrin $413.68; salary of Clerk R. Herrin $124.48; office supplies and equipment $421.07; tele phone sl2; TOTAL: $971.23. OFFICE OF SHERIFF: Or dinary reported that Sheriff Johns turned into his office $3,604. Expenditures: Salary of Sheriff Johns, $552.80; sal ary of Deputy Wainright $296.55; prisoners diet $lO6. 50; expense outside territoral limits $59.81; telephone $32.48; car repair and parts $55.14; gasoline and oil $141.88; TO TAL: $1,245.16. OFFICE OF TAX COMMIS SIONER: Income: Taxes and Auto Tags $15,709.59. Expen ditures: Salary of Tax Com missioner Wilson $624.92; sal ary of Clerk H. Wilson $161.- 26; office supplies and equip ment $116.50; telephone $lO.- 20; TOTAL: $912.88. OFFICE OF COUNTY AND HOME DEMONSTRATION A GENTS: Salary and travel of County Agent Loyd $200; sal ary and Travel of Home Dem monstration Agent Raulerson $144.22; telephone $13.71; TO TAL: $357.93. OFFICE OF PUBLIC WEL FARE: Budget Dept. Family and Children Services $1,234.- 91. OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH: Budget Brantley County Health Dept. $809.39. ROAD DEPARTMENT: Sal aries: Daniels 441.22; E. Herrin $146.32; T. Herrin $435.65; W. Herrin $508.56; Hulett $373.14; Johns $409.95; Knox $423.49; C. Moore 479.- 10; J. Moore $430.99; Norton $560.76; Smith $408.66; War ner $410.62; Rozier $402.88; Other: Motor Fuel Tax $125. 78; caution light $7.84. lights shop $13.92; repair and main tenance — machinery and equipment $993.67; fence post $60.80; telephone $12.83; oil and gasoline $283.97; culverts $1,117.80; paving — City of Nahunta $11,024.27; small tools and hardware $39.75; right of way expense $77.50; TOTAL: $19,189.47. OFFICE OF CORONER: One inquest $25. GEORGIA FORESTRY COMISSION: Budget $825.26. RETIREMENT AND TAX ES WITHHELD OF ELECTED OFFICIALS AND COUNTY EMPLOYEES: Federal With holding Tax $1,421.96; Teach ers Retirement $147.41; Em ployees Retirement (Social Se curity) $3,026.38; Georgia State Withholding Tax $125.- 06; TOTAL: $4,720.81. SPECIAL FUND: Drugs S4O 25 MISCELLANEOUS: Dept. Soil Conservation Telephone $7.20; Homemaker Aide’s tele phone $10.84, $8,570; Inkind Contribution S3O; Tax Asses - ors Clerk salary, Morgan $226; Fire Protection $94.77. TO TAL: $368.81. COMPLETE TOTAL OF ALL EXPENDITURES: $40,- 331.86. Group Organizes For New Hope Cemetery Work Last Friday night at 7:30 P. M. Mr. Jesse Allen, Mr. Ar nold Higginbotham, Mr. Dan Jacobs, Mrs. Katie Hickox De- Berry, Mrs. Rachel Strickland, Mrs. Hester Smith, Mr. Vir gil Allen, Mr. George Stewart, Mrs. Juanita Allen and Mr. Lyman Rowell organized a, cleanup committee for the New Hope Cemetery at Hick ox. The citizens group elected the following officers, Mr. Jesse Allen, president, Mrs. Katie Hickox Deßerry, Sec- Treas. A round table discussion was made over topics concerning problems in maintaining the cemetery. The fact that many people cannot take time off from work to attend to ceme tery cleaning and that there are many who have grown too old and feeble to help with the clean up. It was decided that most families would rather pay or donate yearly a minor fee and hire someone to clean the cemetery by working on an hourly or monthly basis. The group decided to ask for a yearly fee of at least $lO. from each family who have people buried in the cemetery. It was decided to name the committee the “New Hope Cemetery Organization.” BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Simon Rowell of Jacksonville announce the birth of a daughter, Joy Ann, born Jan. 8- The mother is the former Patricia Turner of Baxley. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA This Week with the By ROBERT W. HARRISON, JR. Representative, 66th Legislative District Comprising Brantley,, Camden & Charlton Counties CONSTITUTION Atlanta, January 23. The Georgia House Thursday ap proved a proposed new State Constitution by a surprising vote of 150 to 34 with little ob jection and only token oppo sition after numerous amend ments had been adopted changing many committee provisions. Certainly, the new charter is not 100% satisfactory (nor would one ever be), however, it does contain changes and corrections of most of the pro visions of the Judiciary Com mittee version, many of which departed drastically from standard organic law. The House membership wast ed no time in changing the committee version so as to: (1) require constitutional alloca tion of State gasoline taxes direct to the State Highway Department for road build ing and maintenance, (2) pro vide for the election by the people of the State Commis sion of Labor and State School Superintendent, both of whom would have been appointed un der the committee version; (3) keep the Georgia Court of Appeals and Georgia Su preme Court intact as sep erate courts. The judges and justices will continue to be e lected by the people in state wide elections and not ‘selec ted’ or ‘appointed’; (4) create a reasonable balance of power between the legislative and executive branches; (5) sim plify the constitution by re ducing 16 articles to 9 with correct subject matter under each article. The present con stitution has reference to a given subject matter through out most of the articles. This means the constitution can be amended in the future article by article one at a time; (7) provide Home Rule for Geor gia cities and counties under which the people can govern themselves through local ref erendum eliminating the ne cessity of local bills and coun ties and cities having to ob tain whatever authority they desire to exercise from the state. This document now appar ently faces rough sledding in the State Senate. The presid ing officer of the Senate has been quoted in the Atlanta newspaper as having said that this is not the proper time to consider a new charter. In .my judgment, delay can be neither helpful nor beneficial to anyone other than the large urban areas and I sincerely hope that the people will be given an opportunity to ap prove or disapprove this con stitution at the General Elec tion in November. PORNOGRAPHY Separate bills were passed by the House aimed at stem ing the tidal wave of filth flowing not only in Atlanta but other cities and areas of the State. Although both Atlanta daily newspapers published editori als about the proposals all were passed without difficul ty and little opposition. One bill imposes a tax of $5,000 on each individual film, book, magazine, photograph or other object of obscene ma terial. The law specificies the term “obscene material” shall apply to each copy of each film, book, magazine, photo graph or other object. The ob vious purpose being to tax filth out of existence. (If le gally possible.) Under other bills counties and cities will be authorized to impose and collect an a musement tax on motion pic tures by using a graduated rate assessment in accordance with the rating applied to each motion picture by the Motion Picture Coding Asso- SUBSCRIPTION PRICE AND TAX Inside county $3.09 Outside county, in state $4.12 Outside state — $4.00 i 66 th w rim,, il» mSm— if IZJZ M ciation. In the event these measures are enacted into law they surely will be tested legally and the courts will be called upon to rule as to whether or not they are reasonable and constitutional. The showing of restricted pictures and distribution of obscene material must be stopped and this is a begin ning toward that end. LOCAL LEGISLATION The notice of local legisla tion now being published in the Enterprise is designed to to clarify an existing county charter provision pertaining to the employment and dis charge of a deputy sheriff. This local legislation has been prepared in compliance with a presentment of the Sep tember 1969 Brantley County Grand Jury. Its provisions are satisfactory to the Board of County Commissioners which will retain authority to issue a show cause order in the e vent of negligence resulting in damage to or destruction of county owned property. Other than this the Sheriff will have authority to employ and discharge his own deputy. This legislation does not pro vide for any salary increases, as some people apparently thought, and is in accordance with the request of the Grand Jury and agreed to between the Board and the office of the Sheriff. In the judgment of the Grand Jury, the Coun ty, the Sheriff and myself it is needed to clarify the exis ting law out of which a law suit was filed in Superior Court last year. Personals Airman First Class Carolyn D. Middleton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emory A. Middleton of Nahunta, Ga. has graduate at Keesler AFB, Miss., frorp the U. S. Air Force air -traffic controller course. The airman, who was trained in airport traffic con trol, is being assigned to March AFB, Calif., for duty with the Air Force Conmuni cations Service which pro vides global commur.ications and air traffic control for the USAF. Airman Middleton is a 1967 graduate of Nahun ta High School and attended Georgia Southern College. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Highsmith and Irene Hae nel of last week were Mrs. W. A. Fraser of Brunswick; Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Lyons of Gainesville, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hoppi and children, Chucky and Billy of Charleston, S. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Connie Harrison of Thalman and Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Patterson of Ft. Lauder dale, Fla. Hortense News By Mrs. Billy Wainright Mrs. Dave Rowell returned home Saturday from Jack sonville after assisting in the care of her sick granddaugh ter Joy Ann. Mrs. Carol Moody is a pa tient in the Blackshear Hos pital. Mrs. Becky Rowell and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Rowell and children visited relatives in Jacksonville on Sunday. Mrs. Ike Moody remains in the Jesup Hospital. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Car ter announce the arrival of a baby girl on Jan. 19 weigh ing six pounds and eight and one half ounces. She has been named Sheila Lynn. The moth er will be remembered as Joann Aspinwall of Patterson.