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VOLUME 48 - NUMBER 19
PASTOR'S PEN
WHY NOT FAMILY PRAYER?
Are you missing something? Have you allowed a
very precious family resource to get away from you ?
Could it be that if you totaled your family belongings
at this late date you would not even notice that
something of great value has been left out? Think
for a moment aboulj family prayer. This can be your
greatest God-given treasure.
A family is never so united as it is in prayer. In
our every day world everything we see and hear
seems to be just for individuals. Each one is tempted
to go his own way. The world seems to encourage us
to think only of me and mine. In prayer though, the
members of a family are concerned with one another,
with us and ours.
Children now-a-days learn about, and even take
for granted, whole areas of science and knowledge
that were unknown a few years ago. But there are
some things that do not change. When a family
prays together, each one senses that underneath all
that we are, all that we have, all that we study, is
the eternal God and his sustaining power.
We must learn to pray, just as a busy nurse did, to
pray during our busy day. She knew that the great
masters of the spiritual life had a method in their
praying and she needed a method in her busy day
that she could use. We might all follow her example.
She saw in her hand a reminder of a method of pray
er.
The Thumb was closest to her and would stand
for those closest to her kinship and affection- First
she would pray for her own dear ones, members of
her family circle and her close friends.
Then the First Finger, she remembered her teacher
pointing to her and other students when she went to
school. She would pray for all who teach and all
who learn, that the spirit of wisdom, truth, persua
siveness and patience might be hers.
The middle Finger is the most prominent and the
greatest. This would remind her of the world leaders
and the leaders in our nation and of the United Na
tions. She would pray for all who make important
decisions and all in authority.
The Fourth Finger is the weakest finger, everyone
knows this who has ever tried to use the touch sys
tem in learning to use the typewriter. She would
say a prayer for all the sick and wounded, those who
are easily hurt in body or mind or spirit; the little
ones, babies, defenseless people and the handicapped
Then the Little Finger. This little finger seemed to
ths nurse to be the least important of the fingers.
She said this one stood for herself. She praved that
she might have God’s grace to be an instrument of
the divine love and healing encouragement to others.
You and I should be to God what our hands are
to us. Not only a reminder but a doer of all the things
necessary to further his kingdom. Our hands are to
us instruments of action, the best kind of action for
our own good and so we should be in our actions
the best kind of actions to each and every one that
we meet.
Psalms 102 ends with these few words, “Hear
my prayer, O Lord.”
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The City of Nahunta announces its intent to
hold a public hearing on May 22nd, 1970 at 8:00
P. M. at the Brantley County Court House Na-
hunta, Georgia to consider adoption of a zoning
ordinance for Nahunta.
The public is invited.
Mrs. E. T. Higginbotham
City Clerk
Rev. Robert S. Round
NOTICE
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
Miss Patricia Ann Hansen
became the bride of Charles
Edwin Orser, Jr. in an after
noon ceremony Saturday at
Twitty Chapel, First Baptist
Church.
The bride is the daughter
of Mr, and Mrs. James Oliver
Hansen. The groom’s parents
are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ed
win Orser, Sr. of Nahunta.
The Rev. Harry Chafin, for
mer pastor at First Baptist
and now pastor of the Second
Baptist Church in LaGrange,
Ga. officiated at the ceremony.
Phil Newton, Jr. was organ
ist and Carl Sheppard soloist.
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride wore a for
mal gown of all silk ivory or
ganza over taffeta featuring a
high-rise bodice with deep
yoke of alencon lace, with
scalloped Victorian neckline
and long lace cuffed bishop
sleeves. The A-line skirt fell
from a matching satin band
which was repeated above a
deep lace bordered hemline. A
detachable back panel termi
nated into a full chapel train.
Her cathedral length mantilla
was bordered with matching
lace and was attached to a
lace halo.
Her flowers were a nosegay
of white violets and white
roses tied with white silk
streamers.
Mrs. James Michael Hansen,
of Athens, Ga., sister-in-law
of the bride was matron of
honor and only attendant.
She wore a floor length dress
Hahsen-Orser
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MRS. CHARLES EDWIN ORSER, JR.
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, May 7, 1970
MOTHER-DAUGHTER BANQUET HELD BY F. H. A.
of vanilla chiffon with em
pire bodice outlined with a
band of embroidered velvet
ribbon which was repeated at
neckline and the cuff of the
bishop sleeves. She wore a
matching picture hat and her
nosegay was of mixed pastel
spring flowers tied in rose
silk.
Michael DeVito of North
port, Long Island, New York,
was his brother-in-law’s best
man. Ushers were James Han
sen, brother of the bride;
George Horton, Bob Robert
son and Robert Baran, the
groom’s brother-in-law of
Jacksonville, Fla.
A reception was given in the
church dining room following
the ceremony. Assisting the
bride’s parents in entertaining
were her aunts, Mrs. Calvin
Allen, Mrs. Durant Beard,
Mrs. Warren Hansen and Mrs.
W. W. Parkerson, and Mrs.
J. N. Parham.
Miss Julia Curry kept the
bride’s book.
For her wedding trip to
North Georgia, Mrs. Orser
wore a lavender and white
linen dress and white coat
and white accessories.
SAFETY REMINDER
Candy and medication look
too much alike to children.
Home management specialists
with the University of Geor
gia Cooperative Extension
Service remind homemakers
to keep them separated and
teach children not to pick up
candy in someone else’s
home.
BCHS-FHA Holds
Annual Mother
Daughter
Banquet
Brantley County FHA held
their annual Mother-Daugh
ter Banquet, Thursday, 7:30
p. m., in the Brantley County
Cafetorium.
A delicious meal was served
by the Brantley County FFA
and their advisor Huey R.
Ham. Meal was prepared by
Mrs. Banner Thomas and oth
er lunchroom workers.
Toastmistress for the eve
ning was Cathy Wynn, FHA
President for 1969-70.
Lynnell Griffin gave the
grace.
Nancy Middleton welcomed
each person to the event.
Mr. A. L. Sutton welcomed
each to Brantley County
High School.
Debra Carroll sang “Mother
Machree”, a real tribute to
every mother.
Sammy Drury, Chapter
Beau, rendered several piano
selections during the meal.
The program consisted of
many FHA members giving
projects that had been carried
out by our local FHA chapter
during the year.
Entertainment was provided
by the Brantley County FFA
Band. A real treat! They were
ranked 2nd in the District
Contest.
Ruby Chesser, Donna Bell,
and Kathy Jones presented 41
Junior Degrees, 26 Chapter
Degrees, and 20 State Degrees.
Cindy Raulerson was pre
sented the State Literary A
ward in Home Economics and
a free trip to FHA and FFA
Camp in August.
Mr. Huey R. Ham was pre
sented an FHA Honorary A
ward for outstanding services
given the organization in the
past few years.
Sandy Brooker repeated a
poem in tribute to mothers
and had each to stand for rec
ognition.
Mrs. Barbara Wynn, moth
er of Cathy Wynn, gave
thanks in behalf of all moth
ers.
Mes. Dorothy Ham and Mrs.
Elwanda McCall, advisors,
wore lovely white carnation
corsages given by Cindy Raul
erson. They also received a
beautiful serving dish from
the FHA members.
Among the guests were:
Mrs, Mable Moody, Superin
tendent, Brantley County
Schools: Brantley County
Board Members and wives,
Mr. and Mrs. Goldwire Fow
ler, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Gib
son, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hun-
OUR ADVERTISERS.
THEY MAKE THIS
NEWSPAPER POSSIBLE,
er, Mr. and Mrs. John I. Lee.
Members of the Brantley
County High School; Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Womble, represen
tative from J. C. Penney in
Waycross, and Mrs. Mae Scho
field of the Nahunta Florist
attended. They have held out
standing meetings for the
FHA during the year.
FHA and FFA
Sponsor Annual
Beauty Contest
Lovely Miss Tara Smith
is now reigning as the Little
Miss Nahunta. Tara is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
“Pic” Smith of Nahunta, Ga.
Tara was sponsored by the Na
hunta Florist.
First runner up was Pame
la Sheppard, sponsored by
Brantley Enterprise of Nahun
ta. Second runner up was
Debbie Hendrix, sponsored by
McCall’s Texaco of Nahunta.
Third runner up was sponsor
ed by Gold House Motor
Lodge of Nahunta which was
Myra Lee. Fourth runner up
Sarah Lane sponsored by
Chambless Funeral Home of
Nahunta.
In our Secondary Division
reigning for the Junior Miss
Nahunta is charming Miss
Ginger Johns. Ginger is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Johns of Nahunta, Ga. She
was sponsored by Buddy’s
Discount Hardware of Black
shear, Ga.
Cindy Velie, sponsored by
Miller Tractor Co. of Way
cross was first runner up. Sec
ond runner up was Phyllis
Douberly, sponsored by Dixon
Tractor Co. of Blackshear
Ga. Third runner up was
sponsored by Choo Choo Sup
ply Company of Waycross,
was Myra Tripp. Fourth run
ner up, sponsored by Ralph
Raulerson Station was Lynn
Raulerson.
Pictures were taken by
Hendry Studio in Blackshear.
We would like to take this
opportunity to thank each of
you for helping our Little
Miss be a great success.
This contest was sponsored
by the Brantley County FHA
and FFA. It is our largest
money making project for the
year.
Forty-five percent of all pa
tients treated in Georgia Eas
ter Seal facilities during 19-
69 suffered from crippling
caused by accidents, strokes,
and speech-hearing impair
ments. Age range of patients
varied from one year to nine
ty years of age.
SUPPORT
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Request For Clothing
For Children in Vietnam
Capt. Billy Smith of the 20th
Engineer Battalion has appeal
ed to Mrs. Mable Moody, Su
perintendent of Schools, for
clothing for children in Viet
nam.
He states that the need is
great for clothing ages 1-10
years. If you are interested in
helping this cause, will you
bring or send your clothing to
any of the schools or to Mrs.
Moody’s office.
Please have this clothing in
to one of the above designated
places by May 15.
German Measles
Vaccinatien
Clinic To Be
Held May 15
A mass immunization cam
paign designed to eradicate
Rubella (German Measles) in
Brantley County is scheduled
for next Friday May 15; Mrs.
Rebecca Griner, Public Health
Nurse has reported.
Parents should know there
are two kinds of Measles and
children need to be vaccina
ted against both. Vaccination
against “Big Red” or “7-Day”
Measles has been available
for six years and has been
given in the schools the past
two years.
The vaccine for Rubella,
“German Measles” or “3-Day”
Measles was licensed in June
1969; and has never before
been given in Brantley Coun
ty.
After the last epidemic, a
bout 50.000 expectant mothers
miscarried or gave birth to
severely handicapped children.
Inevitable then — preventa
ble now.
The vaccine will be offered
free to all children from one
through eleven years of age,
by the Brantley County
Health Department in cooper
ation with the Georgia Depart
ment of Public Health.
Parents may take their pre
school children to the school
nearest them.
Clinic sites and hours will
be:
Nahunta Elementary School,
9-11:00 a. m.
Hoboken Elementary School,
1-3:00 p. m.
Miss Tara Smith "Little Miss Nahunta"
Miss Ginger Johns — Junior Miss Nahunta
Country Music
Jamboree to be
Held May 8
At BCHS
A Big Country-Music Jam
boree will be held at Brantley
County High School on May
8. The Jamboree, being
sponsored by the Annual
Staff, will begin at 8 p. m.
All types of country music
will be presented, including
blue-grass, folk, and gospel.
The admission is asl for
adults, and 50 cents for stu
dents. Children under 6 will
be admitted free.
Everyone is invited, so Ya’ll
come!
State Patrol
Report on
County for April
Sergeant D. L. Waldron of
the Waycross State Patrol
Post announced today that
his post has investigated 6
traffic accidents, made 35 ar
rests and issued 108 warnings
in Brantley county during A
pril 1970.
Commenting further Sgt.
Waldron said 3 persons were
injured in the 6 accidents a
long with 0 others killed.
Estimated property damage
amounted to $2450.00.
Card of Thanks
We would like to take this
means of expressing our sin
cere thanks and grateful ap
preciation to those relatives
and friends whose every kind
ness meant so much to us
during our recent bereave
ment.
We are especially grateful
for the messages of sympathy,
floral tributes, covered dishes
and other acts of kindness
shown.
May the Lord bless each of
you is our prayer.
The Family of
Dale Lee Scott
