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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME 48 - NUMBER 13 A Voice in the Wilderness COUNTY HISTORY While doing research for the articles on the his tory of Brantley County, I discovered that our area is rich in historical locations and interesting places. Os course General George Washington didn’t cross the Delaware here and neither did the Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock in Brantley County. However while Washington was crossing the river, we had settlers walking around in our area. We have cemeteries that the original settlers are buried in. The graves are of our forefathers and our kin. There is a cemetery where soldiers of the Civil War are buried right here in our area. The cemetery has a monument erected in honor of the dead and was donated by a historical society about seventy years ago. The monument is located about one hun dred feet off a well traveled public road and few people that live nearby and many others that travel the road daily do not know of it’s existence. A possi ble reason for this is because this cemetery as well as many others are grown over with vegetation, head stones knocked down, pulpwood drug through them and in some cases they are used as trash dumps. We have some of the old original plantation homes still standing in our area today and many of the peo ple that lived here for years know little of them and the school children are taught not about our planta tion homes, but about plantation homes in Virginia or some other state. The children should be taught something of our heritage even if it is only a tour to familiarize them with places of historical interest. Who knows of a group of people or a book that can give authoritative information on our area ? Who is going to record and document things of a histori cal nature? Who knows if the tourist trade would increase if our historical area was publicized ? Who knows how much money tourist would spend here, if they toured our area? Could not a group of interested citizens form a historical society and dedicate itself to preserving our heritage ? PASTOR'S PEN “AN ACROSTIC OF EASTER” All of the events surrounding the Passion of Christ occured for you. It was for you that Christ suffered, died and rose again. Look with me for a moment at Easter. E The Triumphal Entry. Easter begins with Jesus entering Jerusalem. He came on an ass, the symbol of service and humility. A great multitude met Him. They spread palm branches before Him. All the city was moved by His coming and cried, “Hosanna to the Son of David; Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord.” A The Angry Mob. It wasn’t long before this multitude which ran to greet Him were crying, “Crucify Him, Crucify Him.” S The Suffering Savior. He suffered the shame and disgrace of the mockery, the lash, the thorns, the vinegar, the nails and the sword. Above all this we hear Him say, “Father forgive them for they know not what they do.” He is indeed the Son of God and the Saviour of Men. T The Tree. The shame of the cross is the sin of man. It was our sin that put Him there. Jesus said, “and I, if I be lifted up shall draw all men unto me.” He was crucified on a hill that all may be drawn to Him. His crucifixion is no secret. He died on the Tree of Calvary. E The Entombment. Christ never asked any thing for Himself. He was always concerned about the occupied with the needs of others. He came to minister. He was buried in a borrowed tomb. j> The Resurrection. Death couldn’t hold Him. The tomb couldn’t retain Him. The Lord resurrected Him. Thank God today that Christ is risen. Praise God, He Lives. He lives today in your heart and mine. Personals Lt. Col. and Mrs. Malcolm R. Strickland visited his moth er, Mrs. Gertie Strickland last week. They have recently re turned from Hawaii where Lt. Col. Strickland has been sta tioned. The regularly meeting of the Nahunta Elementary School P. T. A. will be held Thursday night, March 26 at 7:30. Par- Ernest S. Purcell Pastor, Nahunta Baptist Church ents are urged to attend. Mr. and Mrs. I. V. Howard are patients in Wayne Me morial Hospital. Spc. 4 Michael Lee visited with his parents Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Lee of Nahunta last week. Michael returned to Ro mulus, N. Y. on Sunday where he is stationed. Find lost articles with want ads. BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. SIGN-UP FOR MEDICAL INSURANCE March 31 is not only the last day of the .month, but it will be the last day ever for some older people to sign up for the “doctor bill insurance” of Medicare, O. L.. Pope. Way cross Social Security District Manager said today. Pope explained that under Medicare law an individual may enroll for this supple mentary medical insurance (that helps pay doctor bills and certain other medical bills) during an enrollment period that begins no later than three years after the close of the period in which he had his first opportunity to sign up. Under this rule March is the last month for people who were born “after October 1, 1901 and before October 2, 1902” to sign up for this protection. Moreover, anyone who has enrolled and later dropped out may en-roll just once; and the re-enrollment must take place within three years after the month of first enrollment per iod ended. “Under this rule March is the last chance for anyone who had this coverage but let it ‘lapse’ in 1967,” Pope said. Pope further explained that individuals who were born af ter October 1, 1902 and have never enrolled for this doc tor bill insurance — or who had the coverage but dropped it in 1968 and have not re enrolled — should sign up be fore March 31. While they may have one more sign-up chance next year, should they wait and sign up when they would not have the protection until July 1971. “The regular premium costs for this voluntary medical in surance under Medicare will be $5.30 starting in July. How ever, late signer-uppers must pay 10 percent more for each full year they could have en rolled but failed to do so. Con sequently anyone who waits until next year to enroll will have to pay premiums perm anently higher by 10 per cent than if they enrolled this month,” he said. “So anyone who believes he may be eligible now for this valuable protection should contact the Social Security Of fice right away, and safely before March 31,” Pope con cluded. The Waycross Social Securi ty Office hours are 8:30 A. M to 4:45 P. M., Monday through Friday. Boy Scouts Hike And Cook Out Boy Scout pack 420 had a hike on Friday March 20th after school. They hiked to Teston Lake. They cooked steak and potatoes over a camp fire. Boys taking part were Art Keene, Kevin Ma thie, Tony Morgan, and Mark Middleton. Two younger boys enjoyed the hike also, they were Bruce Morgan and John Middleton. Scout Master Em ory Mittleton and assistant Scout Master Valdease Mor gan were there. Art Keene, Reporter In Memoriam In memory of Elbert Dow ling who departed this life March 24, 1969. One year has gone by, but you are not for gotten. We miss you, oh we miss you and we are so lone ly without you. The days and nights are so lonely and can never be the same. But sweet precious memo ries cling tenderly to your name, how you worked so hard to make our home so happy. No one knows the sad ness for the one we love so well. But God loved you best, so happy angles came and took you home to rest from this world of sin, pain, and sorrow. He took you to a home where all are happy and sorrow is unknown. But we shall never lose sweet memo ry of the one we loved so much. Sadly missed by Wife, Essie Mae Dowling and Daughter, Barbara The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, March 26, 1970 Patty Ivey Winner of Talent Show PATTY IVEY won the elementary division of talent show, held at the Brantley County High School Tuesday March 17th. Patty is a 4th grade student at the Hoboken Elemen tary School and has won many trophies, Patty is the grand daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Stevens. Fly Control Meeting Held A series of meetings design ed to assist the people of Brantley County in control ling house flies around the home and in poultry opera tions was held last week. County Agent, George A. Loyd, and County Extension Home Economist, Mrs. Vir ginia Raulerson, were assist ed by Maxey Nolan, Extension Entomologist, Cooperative Ex tension Service, University of Georgia. Mr. Nolan showed slides and made talks at eight 4-H club meetings, two a dult meetings and put on three method demonstrations at poultry farms. The entomologist pointed out a combination of three things are needed for control ling flies around the home They are: to keep garbage cans clean and tightly closed and to empty them at least twice a week during the sum mer months. Keep screens on doors and windows tightly fitted and in good repair, and for door screens to open to the outside. Using longlasting residual insecticides to spray areas where flies raise or con gregate. The use of poison baits were also recommended for use in areas outside the house where the flies congre gate, and where they would not ceate any danger to small children or pets. Poultry producers were told that the key to fly control in cage layer onerations is to keep the droppings dry. Also that sprays can be used to kill larva and sugar baits to kill the adult flies. The dem onstration included the proper application of spray materials, and the mixing of home made baits for more economical con trol. The high amount of interest shown by some seventy adults who attended the meetings showed that they are vitally concerned about the fly prob lem and are willing to do something about it. Card of Thanks We would like to take this means of expressing our sin cerest thanks and deepest grat itude to those friends who were so kind and thoughtful of us at the time of death of our loved one. We are especiall 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 Stella Chesser Johnson Symposium Set April 1 A symposium will be con ducted by Mr. Joe Weldy, Chief Drug Inspector, Georgia State Board of Pharmacists, on Wednesday, April 1, from 7:00 to 8:00 at the Waycross High School auditorium. This program is for adults only. Subjects will include drug i dentification, laws concerning drug abuse, the physical and mental effects of drugs, and dealing with teens who are potential drug abusers. Brantley County is not im mune to the problem of drug abuse, and parents of school age children can prevent fu ture drug problems through self-education. Can you re serve one hour of your time to get the facts on marijuana, heroin, LSD, and other drugs potentially dangerous to your children? Truthfully, you cannot afford to miss this pro gram. Registration fee is one dol lar (to cover the cost of In structional materials). To re serve your place at the Drug Abuse symposium, please write the Waycross Center, University of Georgia, Way cross, Georgia, or call 283-9222. Who Can Claim Child Os Divorced Parents Waycross, Ga. — Divorced or separated parents should decide now which parent is entitled to claim a child on their Federal individual in come tax return according to C- F. Jackson, Local Represen tative of Internal Revenue Service. Generally, the parent with custody of the child for the greater part of the year is entitled to the dependency de duction because he provides more than fifty percent df the child’s support. However, there may be exceptions to this rule depending on the terms of the divorce decree and the amount contributed to the child’s support by the pa rent not having custody. Like wise. the rule would not ap ply if someone other than the parents provides over half the child’s support for the year. Taxpayers needing more de tailed explanation may obtain a free copy of Publication 501, “Your Exemptions and Exemp tions for Dependents,” from their local Internal Revenue Service office. Loggins Killed In Collision Honie Williams (Bill) Log gins brother of Mrs. Ernest S. Purcell of Nahunta was killed in a head-on collision north of Athens on Tuesday after noon, March 17. Mr. Loggins 51, was pro nounced dead on arrival at Athens General Hospital fol lowing the mishap on the Commerce Athens road. Funeral Services were held Thursday, March 19, from the Tommy Conn Memorial Chap el at 4 P. M. with Dr. J. W. Chidsey and Rev. Ray Aus tin officiating. Interment followed in Jackson Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Loggins was a retired veteran, a member of the Commerce First Baptist Church, and was a florist in Commerce. He was born in Hall County, October 25, 19- 18, the son of Rev. L. Duncan and Julia Harrison Loggins. Revival Set Next Week At Hickox Hickox Baptist Church an nounces revival services to begin Monday, March 30 for one week. Rev. Dave Medieros of Deanwood Baptist Church of Waycross will be the guest evangelist. Prayer band will begin at 7:30 and Revival Services at 7:45. Rev. Gerald Harper, pastor of Hickox Baptist Church ex tends an invitation to the pub lic to “Come hear the word of the Lord.” The Veteran's Corner Q — I received a pension from the VA for nonservice connected disabilities under the old or protected pension law. When I die, will my wife also be paid under the old law? A— No. The surviving wid ow will have to apply for pen sin at the time of your death under the pension law in ef fect at that time. Q — I inlisted in the Air Force in 1964 and served four years. I was separated honorable in October 1968. Am I entitled to 48 months of educational assistance? A— No, unless you are, or were, also entitled to educa tional assistance under \an other VA law. In that case, you may receive a combined total of up to 48 months. Oth erwise your maximum enti tlement is 36 months of edu cational assistance. Q — I am a World War I veteran. Am I eligible for a GI loan? A— No, but any person who served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the U nited States for not less than 90 days and was released or discharged under conditions other than dishonorable is eli igible for a special type loan insured by FHA. Ask the VA about a “Certificate of Vet eran’s Status.” Block Home Just Stack Add Cement Low income families may soon be able to build their own homes with a construc tion method almost as simple as stacking building blocks. In fact, two U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture engineers working at the University of Georgia have already built small dwellings for the bar gain price of $950. They’re not mansions, but they do tes tify to the possibility of in expensive housing for mi grants and indigents. The method uses a cement and water mix developed by the Georgia researchers as a surface bonding agent. Con crete blocks are stacked like building blocks, then plastered with the bonding coat. Mor taring of individual blocks is eliminated. The mix con tains fiber glass filaments for strength and chemical addi tives for waterproofing, re duced setting time and col oring. It can be applied in about the same time it takes to paint a concrete wall. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Revival Set at Nahunta Church Os God Youth to conduct revival at Nahunta Church of God. Serv ices to begin each evening at 7:30, March 30th through A pril sth. Guest speaker will be 17 year old Larry Gurter of Homerville, Georgia Come and enjoy Holy Ghost revival, special music and singing. Prayer for the sick each evening. Rev. Bill Mor ton Pastor. 1970 Census Questionnaires Distributed Questionnaires for the 1970 Census of Population and Housing will be distributed by the Post Office beginning March 28 to all households in this area. District Manager Mrs. Ruth B. Crichton an nounced today. Distribution of this form be fore the start of the house-to house canvass gives the family a chance to assemble informa tion about each member and about the house in advance of the census taker’s visit. The District Manager urges all residents to fill out the forms and have them ready for the census takers when they start their rounds on April i. The form contains 7 ques tions about every person in the household and 13 questions about the dwelling. The per sonal information asked for is: name, address, sex', color or race, month and year of birth, whether married or single, and relationship to head of the household. This information required about the dwelling is: number of rooms, cooking facilities, plumbing, if rented or owned. Most of the questions are answered by filling in the proper tiny circle with a common lead pencil, making a tiny black dot which can be “read” by Census Bureau ma chines. Residents should read the instruction sheet which will come with the question naire before filling it out. The census taker will check the questionnaire to see that all questions have been an swered and will give any as sistance needed in filling out a questionnaire that is in complete. At every fifth house hold, the census taker will seek answers to additional tion and housing characteris tics that are being asked of a2O percent sample of the Nation's population. The sam ple questions include inquir ies on county of birth, school ing, employment, income, and related items. The addition al housing questions related to rent or value of dwelling, heating equipment, water sup ply, and other facilities and equipment. The District Manager point ed out that information about individuals and their homes furnished to the Census Bu reau is kept confidential under Federal law. Only statistical totals and averages are pub lished. No individual person can be identified in published reports and census information cannot be given to any other Government agency, local of ficials, tax collectors, police, health, welfare, or school of ficers, nor to anyone else. Brantley County 1970 Census Workers Listed By now everyone is aware that the 1970 Census will be gin April 1. Advanced questionnaires will be mailed to everyone. Please complete and have ready when an enumerator calls on you. Listed below are the ones that will be working in Brant ley County. Gaynell Keene, Marty Morgan, Blanche Rig gins and Marvine Altman of Nahunta. Betty Anderson of Hortense and Helen Griffin of Hoboken. What makes good design in home decorating? Home eco nomists with the Cooperative Extension Service say good design is honest, economical, beautiful and individual. Sim plicity is the best policy if there is any doubt. Egg Hunt Set At Lulaton Church There will be an Easter Egg Hunt at Lulaton Baptist Church, Easter Sunday March 29th. Church services will be gin at 9 A. M. and Sunday School at 10 A. M. The egg hunt will begin after Sunday School. Everyone is invited to come and bring a basket of eggs. There will be coffee and donuts served. Our regular services are: Sunday School 9:45, Church Services 11:00 A. M. Hortense News By Mrs. Billy Wainright The Hortense volunteer fire department will meet Satur day night at 7:30 P. M. at the Hortense Community Center, all men are urged to attend this very important meeting. Mrs. Beatrice Strickland was 'guest of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Wainright and Mrs. Ann Hersey last week. Mrs. Strick land formerly of Hortense is now staying with her daugh ter La Verne Whittington in Omega, Ga. We are proud of Susan Townsend, Pat and Frances Flowers who make up the “Gleaners Trio” for winning first runner up in the talent show held last week. Ajso winning first runner up in the older division was Serta Deal of Hortense. We appreciate these girls very much. Mrs. Frances Mathis re mains a patient in the Jesup Hospital. There will be a chicken sup per buffet style at the Sloan’s Hill Church of God of Pro phecy, Friday March 27th. Serving will begin at 5:00 P. M. Following the supper at 8:- 00 P. M. will begin a Gospel sing featuring the Gospel Echoes of Jacksonville, Flori da and local talent. Everyone is invited to attend. Broiler Seminar Set March 26th At Gainesville Latest developments in Geor gia’s broiler industry will be aired Thursday, Mar. 26. when the annual broiler seminar is held at Gainesville Junior Col lege. Disease control, poultry housing, cage rearing of broil ers, poultry waste and poul try by-products are among subjects to be covered during the day-long meeting. Seven speakers are scheduled to ap pear on the program. The seminar is sponsored by the Georgia Poultry Federa tion and poultry science de partment of the University of Georgia and the Cooperative Extension Service. Registration will begin at 8:45 A. M., with the program to get under way at 9:30 with a welcome by O. L. Butler, Hall County Ex tension agent. The first papers will be pre sented by Harry Yoder, USDA research veterinarian at the Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, and David Ander son, director of the Georgia Poultry Disease Research Cen ter, both in Athens. They will discuss, respectively, “Current Airsacculitis Problems: Cause and Control” and Marek’s Di sease Vaccine: Possibilities and Probabilities.” Other morning speakers are R. H. Brown, chairman of the agricultural engineering divi sion, University of Georgia, and Edward J. Fier Jr., pro duct manager for U. S. S. Chemicals, Chicago. They will cite latest trends in poultry housing and cage rearing for broilers. Robert R. Dince, professor of banking and finance at the University of Georgia, will kick off the afternoon part of the program by answering the question. “How far will integration take us into the prepared foods business?” A 2:30 P. M. topic expected to attract wide attention is “Poultry Waste and Poultry By-Products: Public Concern ” This will be discussed by W. L. Norton Jr. or Norton, Coo per, Lang, Stowers & Deal, Gainesville. The seminar will adjourn at 3:45 following an open discus sion.