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VOLUME 48 - NUMBER 25
PASTOR'S PEN
“In the Beginning God”
Without any intention of overwhelming his read
ers, the writer of Genesis gives to the world God’s
account of the creation. The word “Genesis” means
origin or birth thus beginning. This title given to the
first book of the Bible was no accident. The author
paints for us an unequaled picture of the beginnings
of the universe.
As a literary production Genesis 1-3 is a classic.
The literary form in which it is presented is imptort
ant. For conciseness, contreteness, picturesqueness
and beauty, and for naturalness of method the story
of the creation is not excelled in literature. In six
shtort paragraphs it shows how God, acting as a cre
ative spirit, acting throughout successive periods
prepared the world for habitation by man and plac
ed him in it.
You will note by careful reading of the first chapter
that periodically during the time of creation God
would review what He had just created and saw
that it was good (cf. vvs. 10, 12, 18, 21). Then in v.
31 he reviewed everything he had created up to that
time “and, behold, it was good.”
God is especially concerned with and about the
creation of man. He is more concerned about man
than any other of His creations So He returns, in
chapter two, to the creation of man giving much inde
tail and facts concerning his creation, condition,
duties and blessings along with the danger to which
he was exposed.
There seems to be something different about man,
in fact, he is unique. God has a special place for man
to fill. As he returns to God’s crowning creation in
Chapter two we find amplification of v. 26 of chap
ter one, “Let us make man in lour image, after our
likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish
of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over
the cattle, and over all the earth.” Then in Chapter
2 :7 “man became a living soul.”
Created as we are, in the image of God, we are in
deed unique. Animated by the breath of life and
becoming a living soul we are at once mortal and im
mortal. We alsb, by virtue of God’s plan for man,
have the ability to reason and understand (ch. 2:15-
17, 19b, 20, 23, 24). There is within every person
that divine spark, reason and understanding, which
demands spiritual satisfaction. Until man sinned he
was satisifed. He has not been satisified since he sin
ned except as his sins are forgiven through Jesus
Christ our Lord.
Tri-County
N.F.O. Hog
Prices June 15
170-180 lbs. 23.35; 180-190
lbs. 24.75; 190-200 lbs. 25.25;
200-240 lbs. 25.75 to 26.00;
240-270 lbs. 25.00; 270-300 lbs.
24.50; 300-350 lbs. 22.75; sows
15.50; boars 15.50.
Cattle will be moved June
23 from Tri-County N.F.O.
Collection Point in Black
shear.
Personals
June 5 — Marine Private
First Class Russell Lee, son
of Mr. and Mrs. V. M. Lee of
Route 2, Nahunta, Ga., parti
cipated in the training exer
cise “Beagle House” with the
Fifth Marine Expeditionary
Brigade at Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
The exercise was a test of
Navy-Marine Corps amphibi
ous conditions on various
types of terrain.
Jack Brooker Receives Degree
From Auburn University
Auburn University award- |
ed 1,327 degrees at spring,
commencement exercises on.
Tuesday, June 9, at 2:30 p. m.
in Memorial Colisem.
This brings the total num-1
ber of degrees awarded at;
Auburn since last June to 3,-
733.
Among the degrees conferr- 1
ed were 39 doctorates, 89 mas- j
ter’s and 89 Doctors of Veter-'
inary Medicine.
President Harry M. Phil- ।
pott awarded the degrees. He
also addressed the seniors re-
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
Ernest S. Purcell, Pastor
Nahunta Baptist Church
Reunion of
Jones Family
Held June 14
The annual Jones family
reunion was held at the home
of Mrs. Maggie Salter in Hor
tense, Georgia Sunday, June
14.
At noon lunch was served
in the summer cook out cot
tage. After dinner Sammy
Middleton and his Moonglow
Orchestra furnished the music
for the occasion.
There were 78 friends and
members of the family in
attendance.
The Bureau of Labor Statis
tics estimates that 3.7 million
young people will have enter
ed the labor force between A
pril and July of this year. A
bout 2.7 million of these peo
ple will be students looking
for summer jobs and one mil
lion will be high school and
college graduates looking for
permanent employment.
ceiving commissions in the
three branches of military
service at 9:30 a. m. in the
Coliseum.
Because of the time requir
ed to present the diplomas in
dividually, Auburn had no
speaker for its June com-
mencement.
Candidates for the degree
from this area:
Jack Dennis Brooker, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Brook
i er of Nahunta, Georgia. J ack
' received his degree in Bach
elor in Electrical Engineering.
Funeral Services
Held For
Sarah Keene
Mrs. Sarah Parrott Keene,
78, of Route 2, Nahunta
passed away Friday morning,
June 12, at the Glynn-Bruns
wick Memorial Hospital fol
lowing a short illness and her
death brings personal sorrow
to a wide circle of relatives
and friends throughout this
and other sections.
Mrs. Keene was bom in
Wayne, now Brantley County,
and was the daughter of the
late G. W. and Emmaline
Smith Parrott. She received
her education in the public
schools of the county and was
a devoted member of the
Palmetto Church of God.
For a number of years, she
resided with her family in
Jacksonville, Florida, but upon
the retirement of her husband
the family returned to Bruns
wick and later Waynesville to
make their home. For the past
two years, she had resided in
the Lulaton community.
Possessed of a quiet manner
and unassuming disposition,
she was a kind and true friend,
devoted to her family, always
thoughtful and unselfish. She
loved and served her church
well and her devotion to
Christian principles had a tre
mendous influence for good.
Survivors include her hus
band, Oscar A. Keene of
Nahunta, her companion for
more than 59 years; six daugh
ters, Mrs. J. M. Walker and
Mrs. R. L. Pierce, both of
Waynesville, Mrs, W. I. High
smith of Nahunta, Mrs. N. W.
Lee of St. Marys, Mrs. Wanell
Mosley of Brunswick and Mrs.
Johnny Sills of Way cross; two
sons, Harold D. Keene of
Waynesville and Oscar Alvin
Keene of Montgomery, Ala;
two sisters, Mrs. J. A. Wain
right of Hortense and Mrs.
Tivie Smith of Hawkinsville.
Also surviving are 23 grand
children, 24 great grandchil
dren, several nieces, nephews
and other relatives.
Funeral services for Mrs.
Keene were held at 3:00 Sun
day afternoon, June 14, from
the chapel of the Chambless
Funeral Home with the Rev.
James Woods and the Rev.
Lloyd Davis officiating.
Interment followed in the
family plot in Smyrna Ceme
tery.
Serving as casketbearers
were the Messrs, Mack
Strickland, Alvin Rowell, Bud
Pierce, Grady Boyd, Pete Ry
kard and Chess Herrin.
The honorary escort was
composed of the Messrs. S. O.
Jenkins, Raymond Jacobs,
Avery Strickland, Harrell
Strickland, Harold Highsmith,
Curtis Burch, Leon Sikes,
C. D. Gibson, Rufus Smith
and David Knox, Jr.
The many 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.
Veterans Benefit
From University
Courses
Veterans of the Armed
Forces are eligible under the
G I Bill to receive monthly
payments for attending class
es at the Waycross Center,
University of Georgia. Full
time students (those taking 3
courses per quarter) are eligi
ble for up to $230.00 per
month. Students taking two
courses per quarter may earn
up to $177.00 per month. Vet
erans planning to begin their
college training in the Sum
mer should obtain a Certifi
cate of Eligibility from their
local V. A. office and submit
this at the time of registration
Registration for the summer
quarter will be held the week
of June 8-15 from 9a. m. to
5 p. m. each day at the Way
cross Center, 1007 Mary Street,
phone 283-9222.
Service to older workers is
an important part of the work
of the Federal-State employ
ment security system. During
the past two years, 2.3 mil
lion workers aged 45 or older
were placed in jobs. Os these,
more than 135,000 were 65 or
more.
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, June 18, 1970
Nahunta
Sunbeam Club
Met June 10
The Nahunta Sunbeam Club
met Wednesday afternoon.
June 10, in the Neighborhood
Service Center.
Mrs. Ira Lee Roundtree,
president, presided over the
meeting. Mrs. Rebecca White
was acting secretary.
The club is formally organ
izing a cleanup campaign for
all to join and help clean up
their neighborhood. The club,
as a group, are buying trash
barrels to place in convenient
places for all to use.
The club wants Mrs. Leila
Turner and Mrs. Rebecca Gri
ner to speak to them and
their neighbors at different
times.
Present were Mesdames:
Rebecca White, Ira Lee Round
tree, Frankie Mae Medlock,
Martha Rainge, Rena Bennett,
Isabella Highsmith, Lois Hu
lett, Geraldine White and Gay
nejle Keene.
Gaynelle Keene,
Reporter
Drury Announces
For 66th District
Dr. Carl Drury has qualified
to oppose Robert Harrison,
St. Marys Attorney, for the
post of State Representative
of the 66th District. The 66th
District is composed of Brant
ley, Charlton and Camden
counties.
Dr. Drury is a native of
Brantley county, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Drury.
His parents are former resi
dents of Hoboken, Georgia,
and his mother now resides in
Vidalia, Georgia where she
now operates the retail furni
ture business of her late hus
band. Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Dowling, formerly of Hoboken
and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Drury
of Waynesville, Georgia are
the doctor’s grandparents.
Dr. Drury graduated from
Vidalia High in 1957. He was
a Beta Club and Jr. Kiwanis
member. He was an outstand
ing athlete in high school
and later was a member of
the University of Georgia
baseball team. He was on the
Dean’s list, a member of
Alpha Gamma Rho Agricul
tural Fraternity, played in the
ROTC Air Force Band and
sang in the Men’s Glee Club.
Upon graduating from the
University of Georgia in 1961,
he entered the Medical Col
lege of Georgia at Augusta,
Georgia. He is a member of
the Alpha Kappa Kappa Med
ical Fraternity. He performed
special studies in hematology,
urinology and dermatology
while at the Medical College.
For extra training he en
gaged in an internship in
Siken, S. C. and after gradu
ating from the Medical Col
lege in 1965 entered a rotating
internship at the University
Hospital in Augusta, Georgia.
Following completion of
post graduate studies, Dr.
Drury established a medical
practice of general practice
and surgery in St. Marys,
Georgia. In addition to his St.
Marys practice, Dr. Drury
opened an office in Nahunta,
Georgia on a part time basis
in April, 1969. At present he is
the only doctor of medicine
providing service in Brantley
county.
He is a member of the
first Baptist Church, past
president of the Charlton,
Camden County Medical So
ciety, he is married and has
4 children, 3 boys and one
girl.
See a political announce
ment by Dr. Drury at another
place in this paper.
Is breakfastville on your
morning stop list? Home econ
omist with the University of
Georgia Cooperative Exten
sion Service say it should be.
Breakfast is just what the
word says, it’s a meal to
break the fast.
OUR ADVERTISERS.
THEY MAKE THIS
NEWSPAPER POSSIBLE.
Ada Mae Chrisler
Funeral Services
Held Monday
Mrs. Ada Mae Chrisler, 61,
passed away Friday morning,
June 12, while visiting rela
tives in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Ada Mae was born in Wayne,
now Brantley County, and was
the daughter of the late Wil
liam Riley Stewart and A
manda Lyons Stewart. She
received her education in the
schools of Brantley County
and may be remembered as
being a member of the first
graduation class of public
high school in this county.
She has resided for the last
several years with her hus
band at their home in Albany,
Georgia. At the time of her
death, she and her husband
were visiting his sisters in
Alpharetta, Georgia, after an
extended visit to California.
Survivors include her hus
band. Mr. Thomas N. Chrisler
of Albany, Georgia, one daugh
ter. Mrs. J. M. Driskell of
California; one sister, Mrs.
Amanda Collins of Nahunta;
four brothers, Mr. Alfred Ste
wart, Mr. Harley Stewart, and
Mr. Perry Stewart all of Na
hunta, Georgia, and Mr.
Charley Stewart of Hilliard,
Florida.
Also surviving are many
nieces, nephews and other rel
atives.
Funeral services were held
at 2:00 P. M. Monday after
noon, June 15 at the First
United Methodist Church in
Alpharetta, with the Rev.
Marcus Martin Officiating. In
terment was the Alpharetta
Cemetery.
Pallbearers from this area
were Wesley Pittman and
Clyde Pittman of Brunswick
and George Stewart of Na
hunta. Other pallbearers were
of the Chrisler family.
Warrant Officer
James D. Griffin
Funeral Services
Held June 12
Warrant Officer James Don
ald Griffin, Sr.. 24, of Offer
man was killed May 31, when
the helicopter he was flying
crashed in Vietnam.
A member of the 120th Ar
my Helicopter Company, he
had been in Vietnam since
January.
A. native of Wayne County,
he had resided in Pierce Coun
ty a number of years. Pr : or
to his entry into service, he
was employed as a carman
apprentice with the Seaboard
Coastline Railroad.
.Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Mary Ann Sapp Griffin of
Jacksonville; two sons, James
Donald Griffin, Jr. and Mich
ael Sheldon Griffin, both of
Jacksonville; his narents. Mr.
and Mrs. Aaron W. Griffin of
Offerman: his paternal grand
mother. Mrs. Mary Griffin of
Waycross; his maternal grand
mother, Mrs. Barney Crosby
of Patterson; two sisters, Mrs.
J. C. Blalock of Yulee. Fla.
and Miss Janice Griffin of
Waycross: eight brothers, S-
Sgt. Clinton B. Griffin. sta
tioned in Tiawan, Kenneth
Griffin, West Palm
Beach, Morris
Griffin, Waycross. Glen Grif
fin, Jacksonville, Ronnie Grif
fin, Hortense, Jerry Griffin,
Brunswick, Lannis Griffin
and Larry Griffin, both of Of
ferman; There are a number
of other relatives.
Services for Mr. Griffin
were held at 2:00 o’clock Fri
day afternoon from the New
Home Primitive Baptist
Church with Elder Elton
Dowling officiating.
Internment was in the
Spring Hill Cemetery near
Hoboken with full Military
rites being conducted at the
graveside by personnel from
Fort Stewart.
Clough-Pearson Funeral
Home of Blackshear was in
charge.
SUPPORT
Roberson-Gibson
Mrs. Callie Roberson of Hor
tense announces the forthcom
ing marriage of her daughter,
Miss Wilma Jean Roberson, to
James David Gibson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gibson of
Hortense.
The wedding will be an e
vent of Friday, June 19, at
7:30 at the Satilla Baptist
Church in Hortense.
Miss Roberson is a 1970
graduate of Brantley County
High School. She is the daugh
ter of the late Wilber Rober
son, and the granddaughter of
Mrs. J. D. Roberson of Hor
tense and the late J. D.Rober
son. She is also the grand
daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. John Dolinger of Rugby,
Virginia.
Mr. Gibson is a 1968 gradu
ate of Brantley County High
School. He is employed by
Babcock and Wilcox in Bruns
wick. He is the grandson of
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gibson of
Hortense and the late Mrs.
Moore.
No invitations are being
sent, but all friends and rela
tives of the couple are invited
to attend the wedding.
Randall Walker
To Seek 6th
District
Senatorial Seat
Randall Walker, mayor of
the City of Jesup and owner
of Walker Chevrolet Com
pany, announced this week
that he would seek the Sixth
District Senatorial Seat now
held by Roscoe Dean, Jr.
Mayor Walker is a graduate
of Jesup High School, and
Auburn University, where he
received a degree in Mechani
cal Engineering. While attend
ing Auburn University he
earned membership in the Pi
Tau Sigma and Tau Beta Pi
Honorary Engineering Frater
nities.
He is an active member of
the First United Methodist
Church, where he holds posi
tions as Lay Speaker, member
of the Board of Trustees,
Superintendent of the Sunday
School and membership on va
rious Commissions.
Mr. Walker has been active
in the political scene of Jesup
and Wayne county for many
years. He was one of four
young men who organized the
Jesup Jaycees in 1953, and
served as the third president
of the club. He is a past com
mander of the American Le
gion, and a past president of
the Jesup Kiwanis Club and
the Wayne County Chamber
of Commerce. He is a member
of the Jesup VFW and Elks
Club. He has served as a mem
ber of the City Commission of
Jesup for eight years, seven
of these as Mayor, the position
he now holds.
In announcing his candidacy
for the office of State Sena
tor from the Sixth District,
Mr. Walker stated that he
would wage an active cam
paign for the office.
Proctor Family
Reunion To Be
Held June 21
The family reunion of Da
vid C. Proctor and Lizzie
Clark Proctor will be held
Sunday, June 21.
The reunion will be held at
the home of J. A. Proctor, lo
cated 5 miles east of Nahunta
on highway 84.
All relatives and friends
are invited to attend. A bas
ket lunch will be spread at
12:30 P. M.
Revival Slated
For Bachlott
Church of God
Revival services will be
gin at the Bachlott Church of
God, Sunday, June 21. Ser
vices will start at 8:00 each
evening.
The guest speaker will be
evangelist A. S. Peacock of
Waycross, Georgia. There will
be a special singing each
evening.
Rev. W. F. Allen, pastor of
Bachlott Church of God in
vites the public to attend.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Neighborhood Service System
To Sponsor Summer Program
Special Meeting
Called For New
Hope Committee
A special meeting of the
New Hope Cemetery Organ
ization Committee has been
called for Friday night, June
19. The meeting will start at
7:30. All members of the com
mittee please make plans tp
attend. ,
The meeting will be held in
the conference room of the
REA Building.
Brantley County
Social Security
Benefit Statistics
Social security benefits paid
to residents of Brantley Coun
ty totaled $51,000.00 a month
as 1969 ended, O. L. Pope, so
cial security district manager,
Waycross, Georgia, reported
today.
A benefit increase, signed
into law by President Nixon
on December 30, 1969, has
since raised the monthly rate
of payment by 15 percent for
the 892 social security benefi
ciaries in Brantley County,
Pope noted.
Os the social security bene
ficiaries living in Brantley
County, 464 are retired work
ers and their dependents. An
other 244 are receiving bene
fits as the survivors of work
ers who have died, and 176
are getting benefits as disa
bled workers.
Pope pointed out that al
though the majority of social
security beneficiaries are old
er people, about one out of ev
ery four is under age 60.
In the State of Georgia,l69,-
746 people under age 60 are
collecting social security pay
ments each month. The 97,816
who are under 18 are receiving
payments because a working
father or mother has died or is
getting social security dis
ability or retirement benefits.
A Message
Os Importance
To Persons
Approaching 65
Never put off until tomor
row what you can do today.”
This well-worn statement is
especially applicable to people
approaching age 65. Almost
everyone nearing age 65
starts thinking about filing
for Medicare at that time and
most of them do so. However,
according to O. L. Pope, dis
trict manager of the Waycross
Social Security Office, some
peopple in this area do “put
off’ filing for Medicare and as
a result lose the valuable pro
tection offered through the
medical insurance part of
Medicare.
A person may enroll in the
Medical insurance or doctor
bill part of Medicare in any of
the three months before reach
ing age 65 and the insurance
is effective with the first day
of the month of his 65thbirth
day. If he fails to enroll at
this time he may do so in the
birthday month or any of the
three following months but the
insurance is not effective un
til some months later.
The people who are already
receiving social security bene
fits will receive a medical in
surance enrollment card two
or three months before they’re
65.
Pope urged that this card be
completed and returned
promptly. Don’t “put off until
tomorrow” doing this. Those
people who have not yet sign
ed up for social security
should be sure to call .at the
social security office two or
three months before age 65 so
that they are sure to be en
rolled for Medicare before
their 65th birthday. The Way
cross Social Security Office is
located at 704 Jane Street,
phone number 283-3404.
Want ads are inexpen
sive and bring quick re
sults.
The Neighborhood Service
System will have an Educa
tional Recreational program
for the summer. All interested
children between the ages of
5 through 9 years are invited
to attend. The program in
Nahunta will be held at the
Neighborhood Service Center
on Tuesday and Friday after
noons from 1:30 until 4:30 P.
M. The program in Hoboken
will be at the Hoboken Ele
mentary School on Monday
and Thursday afternoons
from 1:30 until 4:30 P. M.
The program starts June 15
in Hoboken and June 16 in
Nahunta. Schedules on the
program are filmstrips, rec
ords, story-telling, art &
crafts, and games.
Gaynelle Keene,
Reporteh
20 QUALIFY
FOR POSTS
Twenty persons qualified to
seek office with the Brantley
County Democratic Executive
Committee through the quali
fying period ending noon,
June 13, 1970.
There will be elected two
members from each district of
the county except the Nahunta
District which will have four.
Elected members will serve on
the committee for two years.
Those persons qualifying for
the Brantley County Democra
tic Executive Committee are
as follows: J. B. Middleton,
Keith Middleton for the At
kinson district; Mrs. C. F.
Smith, L. E. Sikes, David
Knox, Jr., H. A. Strickland
for the Lulaton district; John
I. Lee, Alfred Thomas for the
Hickox district; J. B. Carter
for the Schlatterville district;
Joan Sweat, Elrich Wiggins,
John C. Nix for the Waynes
ville district; Howard Davis,
E. J. Chancey, Ward Crews,
Bobby Chancey, Robert W.
Hendrix for Nahunta, ward
one; Andrew Johns, Bobby
Sheppard ,for Nahunta, ward
two; Roy Harper for Hortense;
and none for Hoboken.
Smith-Lyles
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie E.
Smith of Rt. 2, Nahunta an
nounce the engagement and
approaching marriage of their
daughter, Beverley Smith, to
Buddy Lyles, son of Mr. and
Mrs. B. E. Lyles of Rt. 3 Al
ma.
The wedding will take
place at the Lulaton Baptist
Church on Friday, June 26, at
7:30.
A reception will be held
immediately following the ce
remony at the home of the
bride’s parents.
No formal invitations will
be issued. All friends and rel
atives are cordially invited to
attend.
Johns Family
Reunion Set
For June 21
The Emory A. Johns and
Elizabeth Lee Johns family’
reunion will be held Sunday,
June 21 at Laura S. Walker ,
Park. Table No. 300 has been
reserved for the Johns family.
All friends and relatives of
the family are invited to
attend.
Job Corps enrollments at the
52 centers currently operating
totaled 20,363 as of March 4,
1970. The Centers are serving
400 more youth than called
for in the original contracts.
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