The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014, June 04, 1970, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME 48 - NUMBER 23 MISS KATHY CREWS Engagement announced A Voice in the Wilderness Brantley County Population Preliminary figures indicate that our County popu lation is continuing to decline. An informal report by the Census Bureau states that our population in Brantley County now stands at 5,776. In the 1960 cen sus our population was 5,891 while in the 1950 cen sus our population was 6,387. Estimates by both the state and federal governments recently placed our population at 6,200, an increase of 200 people. After an actual count showing a decline of 115 people in the last ten years and a decline in the last twenty years of 611 people, it is time or past time for the leaders of our county to show more concern over the matter. Steps have been taken in the last year and a half to provide for places of employment, those steps will certainly help in the future. The trend that has been in effect for the last twenty years and supported by the leaders must be stopped.. When a county leader does not take steps to encourage businesses, he is in effect harming each and every tax paying citizen and harming the economy of the county. Reasons for needing to keep the population on the incline rather than on the decline are obvious. It is also obvious why some wanted to keep things as they were. To the average citigen, to the business man, and to the majority of the people of our coun ty, an increase in the economy would be profitable for everyone. With encouraging progress in the steps that are being taken, our children graduating from high school will have an opportunity to find employment. Until recently, they had no choice. Births Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Smith are proud to announce the birth of twin girls born May -31, at the Brunswick Memor ial Hospital. The girls weigh ed 4 lbs. 11 ozs. and 5 lbs. and 14 ozs., they have been named Maria and Marlene Smith. Both mother and daughters are doing fine. FFA Officers for 1970-71, left to right are Jerry- Crews, President; Dalton Brand, Reporter; Thomas Herrin, Sentinel; Gary Bohanon, Chaplain; and Miles Moody, Chairman of Program of Work. Declines TALKING PARAKEET Want to teach your parakeet or parrot to talk? Veterinar ians wih the University of Georgia Cooperative Exten sion Service say the learning process of these birds is by repetition. Take a few min utes several times a day and repeat simple words over and over to your parakeet or par rot. BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Crews-Deloach Mr. and Mrs. Plen Crews of Nahunta, announces the en gagement of their daughter, Miss Kathy Crews to Windell DeLoach, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph DeLoach of Rt. 3, Glennville, Ga. The wedding Will take place Saturday, June 6, at the home of the bride. Miss Crews is a 1970 gradu ate of Brantley County High. Mr. DeLoach is employed with the Mascot Pecan Company of Glennville, Ga. No invitations are being sent, but all friends and rela tives are invited. City of Nahunta Adopts Zoning Ordinance The Nahunta City Council adopted a Zoning Ordinance at the regular city council meeting held on June 1, 1970. Attending the meeting was Mayor Raulerson, Councilmen Willis, Johns, Griner and Middleton. Also attending were; Mrs. Higginbotham, clerk to the council and Mr. Minchew, City Attorney. There was a general discus sion of the recent public hear ing of the Proposed Ordinance. A motion was made to adopt the ordinance by Councilman Middleton and seconded by Councilman Griner. The Or dinance was adopted to be ef fective on July 1, 1970. In other matters, the council discussed the proposed with holding of a portion of the city’s allication of Gasoline Tax Rebate by the state. A resolution was adopted to be submitted to the Georgia Mu nicipal Association Meeting to be held in the latter part of his month. The councilmen ap proved payment of registration fees for any councilmen who attended the G. M. A. meeting only. A general discussion tion for a Sewer System Grant. Basketball Cheerleaders VS Senior Girls During the last few days of the 69-70 school year at BCH- S exciting things are happen ing continuously. Friday, the 29th, the cheer leaders played a ball game a gainst the senior girls. The game proved to be a very interesting and comical one. This game, as every event ful game needs, had cheer leaders. The senior boys cheer ed for senior girls and the un derclassmen cheered for the cheerleaders. The game was a very big success. The seniors won the games 11 to 2. There was $Bl.- 96 taken up from the game. The cheerleaders plan to have a bake sale Monday and Tuesday at school. They are also planning an “End of School” dance. The name of the band and the date will be announced later. All proceeds from the events scheduled will go into the treasury and be divided among the girls to help them pay their way to cheerleading camp this summer. The Captain of the team is Debra Harris and the co-cap tain is Debbie Patten. Debra Carroll Secretary BCHS FFA Elects Officers for Coming Year On May 12, the Brantley County Chapter of Future Farmers of America elected their officers for the coming year. There was a number of outstanding students nominat ed for each office. They were voted on by secret ballot and were elected as the following: President—Jerry Crews, Vice- President—Lanis Lane, Secre tary—Richard Dykes, Treas urer—Calvin Herirn, Senti nel —Thcmas Herrin, Report er —Dalton Brand, Chaplain— Gary Bohanon, Program of Work—Miles Moody. The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, June 4, 1970 82 BRANTLEY SENIORS RECEIVE DIPLOMAS Graduation ceremonies were conducted at the ultra mod ern Brantley County High School for eighty-two sen iors. Ceremonies began at 7:- 30 P. M. June 3, 1970 with the Rev. Eddie Dixon asking the Invocation. Salutatory and Valedictory speeches were de livered by Seniors Gloria Smith and Scott Lewis. The main guest speaker was introduced by Mr. A. L. Sutton, Principal of Brantley County High School. The speaker, Dr. John Teel, Presi dent of Brunswick Junior College, admonished the Sen iors, Parents and others to “Beware of Extremities.” Mrs. Mable Moody, County Superintendent, assisted by Mr. Sutton awarded diplomas to the Seniors. Receiving di plomas were: Jesse Allen Barbara Altman Deloyce Carter Ricky Carter Gary Cason Arlene Chesser *Ruby Chesser *Beth Crews Darlene Crews Kathy Crews Stacy Crews Barbara Daniels Ellis Daniels Jerry Davis Ronald Davis Sarita Deal Ladane Dickerson Craig Driggers Steve Dykes Myra Fain Howard Flowers Tom Gibson *Glynn Griffin *Lynell Griffin *Sandra Griffin Johnny Guy Annie Mae Hall Tony Ham Ronald Hampton J. R. Herrin Martha Herrin Ronnie Herrin Glenda Hickox Ronald Hickox David Hicks Lafane Highsmith Tom Howard Alec Jacobs Rony Jacobs *Lucy Johns Michael Johns Kathy Jones Ben Lane Jimmy Lee Marilyn Lee *Scott Lewis Gary Middleton Nancy Middleton Dallas Montague Jerry Moody Terry Moody Sherry Morgan Ruth Muchison Eddie Musgrove Edward Nichols Leslie Patten Patsy Patten Sharon Prescott Diane Roberson Wilma Jean Roberson John Rooks Kay Sellers OUR ADVERTISERS. THEY MAKE THIS NEWSPAPER POSSIBLE. Nanette Shuman Betty Smith *Beverly Smith Clipper Smith *Gloria Smith Layton Smith Sandra Stewart Harry Strickland Kathy Strickland Johnny Tallevast Johnny Thomas Keith Thomas Jesse Thrift Randy Turner *Kay Wainwright Rudolph Wainwright Hattie Wilson Jack Wilson Marie Wilson Tommy Whaley * Honor Graduates After the Seniors received their diplomas, they sang their Alma Mater, “To Brant ley High We Give.” Bethlehem Cemetery Working Set For June 13 On June 13, there will be a working at the Bethlehem Church in Hickox for the pur pose of cleaning the cemetery and church grounds. Please come early and bring your tools to work with. Personals Mr. John A. Allen of Rt. 1, Nahunta, has returned home after spending several days in the Waycross Memorial Hospi tal. Mr. Dick Morgan of Nahun ta, is still a patient in the Waycross Memorial Hospital. May 25 — Army Sergeant Wayne M. Chesser, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Chesser, Route 2, Nahunta, Ga., is currently serving as a driver in support of the summer Re serve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) summer camp at Ft. Sill, Okla. The sergeant and some 800 other men from the 2nd Bat talion of the 2nd Armored Di vision’s 41st Infantry from Ft. Hood, Tex., are aiding in the training of the ROTC ca dets in such areas as weapons qualification, patrolling, recon naissance missions, field tac tics, chemical warfare, and map reading. This temporary duty as signment began in early May and will continue into July. Mrs. K. A. Parks retured home recently after visiting several days with her daugh ter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Max Anderson of Dothan, Ala bama. While there she attend ed a piano recital given by her granddaughter, Dawn Ander son. SUPPORT GRADUATION CLASS 1969-70 Gospel Sing Slated For Mt. Calvary Baptist Church There will be a Gospel Sing at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church near Hoboken, Ga. Saturday night, June 6th at 8:00. Featured singers will be The Gospel Echoes from Jack sonville, Fla. and Whitmer Crews and his group from Ho boken. Rev. J. A. Ferguson invites the public. Did you ever notice any of the signs on the high ways when you are driving, I hope you do. Many of them are placed there for our safety. Sometimes people are amused by some sensible sign such as “Danger-Men Working.’’ Is it dangerbus to have men working? I think that when men are not working the devil or some other demon finds mischief for them to do. Someone told of a sign he saw near a school while he was driving. It said “Slow-School, You may kill one of our children.’’ Under it in childish writing was “Wait for a Teacher!” One time, a tourist that had driven thru Wales in the United Kingdom said he saw more signs mark ed “Caution” than he had ever seen in his life. Cau tion is the British way of saying Danger. He said there were signs “Caution School,” “Caution Hos pital”, “Caution Farm Entrance,” “Caution Cross roads.” He actually saw a sign said “Caution Pea cocks.” Sure enough as he drove around a corner he saw a great old house with a beautiful lawn and garden. There was a beautiful peacock parading down the road and seem to be deliberately halting every car that came along. Lots of cars had stopped and the camera bugs were sure clicking their cam eras. This Started our thoughtful tourist thinking a bout preciouus things. Peacocks are precious and valuable just as our children are. A teacher or pa rent has to be careful how he handles the mind, e motions and spirit of a child. Remember, there was one who spoke stern words of warning about any one who would hurt a child. Next cur thoughtful tourist figured how necessary it was to use caution in a really dangerous situation in life. Road signs warn us to drive carefully. Do you remember the story of the woman who adver tised for a chauffer. Three men applied and she asked them all .how close they could drive to the edge of a cliff. The first two answered, “Within an inch of the edge.” The third man said he couldn’t tell because he always stayed as far as possible from danger and he got the job. Os course God wants us to run risks, to stick our necks out, to live daringly but only for the sake of great causes, only for the sake of helping others, but God, to whom every life is precious, does not w r ant to deliberately or recklessly be blind to danger to our health and usefulness. Philippians 1:27 says, “only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, “I think he is speaking for Jesus.” s OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Direct Distance Dialing Ser vice (DDD), which enables telephone users to dial many of their own long distance calls will become a reality for Nahunta, Hoboken and Hor tense on June 7, 1970, accord ing to an announcement made today by Jack Tumlin, Mana ger for Brantley Telephone Company in Nahunta and Har ry Stephens, Southern Bell’s Manager in Waycross. This service has many ad vantages for telephone users Tumlin pointed out. “It is PASTOR'S PEN Rev. Robert S. Round Methodist Church Nahunta, Georgia Direct Distant Dialing Service Reality For Brantley County faster and more convenient. It’s low' cost, too, because you get low station-to-station rate to cities all over the na tion. And with this new ser vice, dialing long distance is almost as easy as dialing a cross the street! To dial anywhere in the con tinental United States, sub scribers should follow these easy instructions: (1) Dial “1” (2) Then the area code if different from yours (Your a rea code is 912.) (3) Then the 7-digit number of the telephone you are call ing. Give the operator the number of the telephone you are calling from, if she asks for it. If you don’t know the num ber in a .distant city, you may call information free of charge by dialing “1”, the appropri ate area code, followed by the number 555-1212. No charge will be made, even though the operator may ask you for the number you are using. Dial carefully, but if you should reach a wrong number, ask what city you have reach ed. Then, to avoid being billed for the call, dial “Operator” immediately and tell her what happened. She will see that no charge is made. State Patrol Releases Report On Brantley Co. For Month of May Sergeant P. W. Colwell of the Waycross State Patrol Post announced todav that his post had investigated 4 traffic accidents, made 24 arrests and issued 47 warnings in Brant ley county during May 1970. Commenting further Sgt. Colwell said 4 persons were injured in the 4 accidents a long with 0 others killed. Estimated property damage amounted to $3,145.00. WATER BERRIES Water your strawberry plants! Horticulturists with the University of Georgia Cooper ative Extension Service remind home gardeners that straw berry plants cannot tolerate prolonged drought conditions. An ample amount of water is especially needed for new plants to establish a good root system. Smokey Says: \ -v-^oniy one good one- ; V V™ //K^— n’ wtw' I —■ —j “An ounce of prevention '□ a pound of cu'c!’