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VOLUME 43 — NUMBER 32
PASTOR'S PEN
“THE HIGH COST OF GODLY LIVING”
“By faith Moses, when he was come to years, re
fused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter;
Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people
of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a sea
son ; Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches
than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto
the recompence of the reward. Hebrews 11:24-26
In the Bible, God has set before us the characters
of many persons — righteous and wicked. He has
set forth the righteous that we might pattern our
lives after them; He has set forth the wicked that we
might shun their destructive ways.
I can think of no Bible character who teaches us
how to live for Christ as superbly as Moses. He knew
what was eternally important in life, and he chose
it no matter what the cost. His life, great in faith, is
described in Hebrews 11:24-26.
This brief yet complete spiritual biography de
clares that Moses gave up or refused three things
for the sake of his soul: position, pleasure, riches.
Moses, as “the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,” might
have ascended to the highest office in Egypt. Rank,
power, money, prestige, honor, titles — those things
for which people constantly give their lives were all
within his grasp. Yet he refused all of them. Moses
also had access to every pleasure known to man —
sensual, social, intellectual. Egypt was the devil’s
headquarters in those days, a civilization built upon
fleshly desires and sensual excitements. Still Moses
refused to contaminate himself with these debauch
eries.
In refusing these things, Moses automatically chose
some strange things: suffering and affliction, the
company of despised people, reproach and scorn. He
left the ease of Pharaoh’s court and joined himself
to a band of slaves; he left the society of the great
and wise and cast his lot with the ignorant and the
outcast. No doubt he was called a fool for leaving
the “best” and going to the “worst.” Yet, this was his
choice, “for he kept his eye upon the reward” (Heb.
11:26, Williams).
Now, you ask, what moved Moses to do as he did?
We have the answer in our text, in one little power
ful word. It was by “faith.” He believed God and he
chose God before the world. You must do the same
if you would be saved and live for Jesus Christ. You
must choose God before the world. And nothing ex
cept faith will cause you to choose God before the
world. Do you have such faith?
Hortense Camp Meeting
Association To Convene August 6
Mrs, Josephine
Hickox Funeral
Services Held
August 5
Mrs. Josephine Hickox, 69,
of the Hickox Community,
died Monday, August 3, in the
Gilman Hospital in St. Marys
following an extended illness.
A native and lifelong res
dent of Brantley County she
was the former Miss Martha
Josephine Griffin, daughter of
the late Noah N. Griffin and
Rosella Fulton Griffin.
She was the widow of Char
lie Jonathan Hickox, Sr.
Mrs. Hickox was a member
of the Oak Grove Primitive
Baptist Church.
Survivors include five
daughters. Mrs. Juanita Her
rin. and Mrs. Eyvonne Herrin,
both of Hickox, Mrs. Grace
Dekle and Mrs. Doris Wilson,
both of Jacksonville, Fla, Mrs.
Darrell Martin, Pensacola,
Fla.; seven sons, Charlie J.
Hickox Jr., Folkston, Virgil S.
Hickox. Miami, Fla., Marvin
W. Hickox. Franklin D. Hic
kox. Julian J. Hickox, Robert
G. Hickox, all of Jacksonville,
Fla., Eugene E. Hickox, Na
hunta; three sisters, Mrs. Gol
die Hickox, Mrs. Ella Strick
land, both of Waycross. Mrs.
Mary James Altman, Hoboken;
40 grandchildren; 22 great
grandchildren; a number of
nieces and nephews.
Graveside services were held
Wednesday, August 5, at H
A. M. in the High Bluff Ceme
tery.
Ernest S. Purcell, Pastor
Nahunta Baptist Church
The 66th annual meeting of
the Hortense Camp Meeting
Association will convene Au
gust 6th at the Hortense Camp
Meeting Grounds in Hortense,
Ga. The meeting will run
through August 16th.
The guest speaker will be
Rev. Burl O. Crowe of Clear
water, Fla. Rev. Crowe is a
general evangelist of the Wes
leyan Church.
He has been a pastor for
more than a decade, and one
of the conference officials for
three years, and is now devot
ing full time to evangelism.
He has worked from coast
to coast and from Michigan to
the Gulf of Mexico, in revivals
and camp meetings.
Mr. Crowe has been sent by
his denomination to Jamaica
twice and has visited denomi
national work in Puerto Rico.
The association extends a
hearty welcome to you and
your friends. Each and every
service will be filled with
good things. Spiritual songs,
choruses, special music, a dy
namic gospel message, and,
best of all presence of God.
Be sure to be with us in our
opening service. You will en
joy friendly hospitality and
will be a regular attendant at
these special services.
Order of service is as fol
lows:
Sunrise prayer meeting:
Children services, 9:30 A. M.
Song and prayer, 10:30 A.M.
Preaching (Evangelist), 11:-
00 A. M.
Preaching (local pastor), 3:-
00 P. M.
Young people’s service, 6:-
45 P. M.
Preaching (Evangelist), 7:-
45 P. M.
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
Rozier-Summers
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ham of
Lulaton wish to announce the
engagement of their daughter
Margaret Louise Rozier to
Mr. Ronald Paul Summers,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E.
Summers of Northfield, Min
nesota. Miss Rozier is a senioi
at Brantley County High
School. Mr. Summers is pres
ently stationed at NAS Glyn
co, Brunswick, Georgia. Wed
ding plans will be announced
at a later date.
Farmers Urged
To Vote In
ASC Elections
Brantley officials of the Ag
riculture Stabilization and
Conservation Service are en
couraging all eligible farmers
to vote later this summer in
ASC committee elections.
“Decisions made by farmer
elected ASC committees can
be important to almost all
farming operations in the area.
That’s why we want to be
sure every farmer who is eligi
ble to vote in ASC elections is
on the list to get a ballot,”
Mr. Dykes, Chairman of the
Brantley County ASC Com
mittee, said.
“We urge any farmer who
has not perviously participated
in an ASC election, has chang
ed the locations of his farm
ing operation, or who has any
other reason to believe that
his name may not bei listed in
ASCS records to contact his
County ASCS Office as soon
as possible. In this way, he
will be assured of receiving a
ballot enabling him to vote in
the upcoming election.”
The ASC election this year
will be held September 11.
Ballots will be mailed to vot
ers about September 1. Farm
er voters will elect three com
munity committeemen and two
alternates in each ASC com
munity in the county.
The ASC Committee Chair
man said that in addition to
trying to be sure that every
eligible voter will get a ballot,
ASCS officials are urging
farmers to nominate candi
dates for Community commit
tee posts by petition. “Any
sheet of paper listing one can
didate and having signatures
of at least six eligible voters
will serve as a nominating pe
tition. And voters may sign as
many petitions as they want,”
he said.
The nominating-by-petition
period for ASC community e
lections opens July 28 and
continues through August 17.
Farmer-elected ASC com
mittes—community and coun
ty — are responsible for local
administration of farm pro
grams. These responsibilities
include setting individual
farm acreage allotments and
bases, approving applications
for conservation cost-share
funds, providing information
to farm program participants
and similar duties.
“Through the ASC commit
tee election system, farmers
can nominate and elect people
of their own choice for these
important responsibilities,”
Mr. Dykes said.
He explained that after the
community committees are e
lected, the newly-elected mem
bers hold a convention to fill
vacancies on the County ASC
Committee. The county com
mittee makes all local farm
program decisions, with the
assistance of community com
mittees.
A list of known eligible vot
ers in the county is open for
inspection at the County ASC
Office.
Slate Patrol
Report On
Brantley County
Sor July
Sergeant P. W. Colwell of
the Waycross State Patrcl
Post announced today that his
post has investigated 12 traf
fic accidents, made 63 arrests
and issued 91 warnings in
Brantley County during July
1970.
Commenting further Sgt.
Colwell said 11 persons were
injured in the 12 accidents.
Estimated property damage
amounted to $11545.00.
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, August 6, 1970
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Senator Dean Requested Hearing
On Power Rate Increase
Sixth District State Senator j
Roscoe E. Dean, Jr., said to-1
day that he has requested a |
। hearing before the Federal
Power Commission in Wash
ington in order to present the
| views of Georgia’s farmers,
। working people and the aver
age consumer in opposing ai
rate increase on Rural Elec-1
trie Association cooperatives ‘
'as requested by the Georgia
Power Company.
The power company has ap
plied to the Federal Power
Commission for a 37 percent
increase in their wholesale
rates to the rural electrics and
city owned power systems.
In a telegram to Gordon M.
Grant, secretary of the Feder
al Power Commission in Wash
ington, Dean said:
“I urgently request that the
Federal Power Commission
not grant an increase in rates
on REA cooperatives as re
quested by the Georgia Power
Company. A rate increase may
very well increase the cost of
electricity to the farmers and
consumer public. At this time
in our history, our people are
in need of a rate reduction
and not a rate increase. I re
quest a public hearing on the
rate increase application be
fore any decision is made.
Please notify me and I will
plan to attend such a hearing
and fight against any rate in
crease.”
Dean, a member of the Sen
ate Agriculture Committee,
said he was alarmed that the
proposed rate increase, if
granted, will cost the consum
ers of Georgia more than $lO
million the first year.
“In my opinion, the average
family is already at the break
ing point because of ever in
creasing rises in the cost of
living. The average breadwin
ner has his back against the
wall and can stand no more.
It is high time that a rate re
duction and not a rate in
crease comes his way.
“I am aware that the costs
of labor and material has in
creased, but it must be re
membered that the cost to pro
duce a kilowatt hour of ener
gy generate and transmitted
Mary Robinson Returns from
N. Y., Attends FHA Convention
in Athens
Mary Robinson was a pro
gram participant at National
Future Homemaker Conven
tion in New York July 11-17.
She was a member of the
group which role-played
“Family Communications.” In
addition to the Future Home
makers Convention, Mary a-
long with Georgia delegation
had special tours which in
cluded a boat ride to the Stat
ue of Liberty, United Nations,
Empire State Building and Up
per and Lower New York.
After returning from New
INDISTINCT PRINT
t*
।by the Georgia Power Com-
I pany has decreased and should
| be less than in the ,mid-1930’5”,
Dean stated.
“According to the financial
statement of the Georgia Pow
er Company as of May 31, 19-
70, the firm reported a net in
crease, after dividends on pre
: ferred stocks, of 13.7 percent.
’ “The financial statement of
the Southern Company, which
is the holding company under
which Georgia Power operates,
showed a rise in net income af
ter dividends on preferred
stock, of 7.2 percent from
last year.
“With the Georgia Power
Company and its holding com
pany’s statements revealing
such a rosy increase in profits,
it is hard to understand why
they have requested a rate in
crease on the REA coopera
tives which would work a
hardship and place a burden
on the people of Georgia”,
Dean said.
The 34 percent annual in
crease in Georgia Power’s
wholesale electric rate would
bring in to the company $12.2
million.
“I realize, Dean said, “that
the Federal Power Commis
sion will not schedule a pub
lic defense hearing immediate
ly. But in order to prepare a
strong public defense against
an electric rate hike, we must
draw the battle lines now.”
Bachlott Church
Os God
Announces
Revival Services
The Bachlott Church of God
will hold a revival starting
August 4th and run through
August 11th. Services will be
gin each evening at 8:00.
Sonny Hickox, (6 years
old), son of Mr. and Mrs. Mor
ris Hickox will be the speak
er. Rev. Allen invites the pub
lic to come hear Sonny speak.
I York, Mary attended Future
I Homemakers of America Exe-
I cutive Council Meeting in
। Athens, Georgia, July 22-24.
, Mary gave a 10-minute speech
“Future Homemakers-Dare,
, Care and Prepare,” served as
। hostess at Friday .morning
breakfast, reported on Dis
trict Meeting plans and served
ion the committee to help e
valuate officers’ speeches.
Mary was accompanied by
Home Economics teacher, Mrs.
Elwanda McCall.
Junior Class
io Sponsor
Dance Aug. 8
The Junior Class is sponsor
ing a dance featuring the ‘Ul
timate Reason’ from Bruns
wick Saturday, Aug. Bth at
the Nahunta Elementary Gym.
Admission will be $1.50 pei
person. All adults are invited
to help chaperone.
Services For
Mrs. Julia Davis
Held August 5
Mrs. Julia Herrin Davis, 45,
drowned in the Satilla River
north of Nahunta Sunday
morning, August 2. Her body
was recovered by rangers of
the Game & Fish Commission
shortly before noon on Monday
August 3.
Her death brings personal
sorrow to a wide circle of rel
atives and friends throughout
this section.
Mrs. Davis was a lifelong
resident of Brantley County
and was the daughter of Mrs.
Julia Thrift Herrin of Nahun
ta and the late Joseph Madi
son Herrin. She received her
education in the public schools
of this county and at the time
of her death was a valued em
ployee of the Nahunta Manu
facturing Co.
In addition to her mother,
survivors include her husband,
Wayne L. Davis of Nahunta;
two daughters, Mrs. David
Morgan of Nahunta and Mrs.
William C. Allen of Waycross;
three sons, Kenneth Davis, Jer
ry Davis and Charlie Davis,
all of Nahunta; four sisters,
Mrs. Isabelle Highsmith, Mrs.
M. M. Manor, Mrs. W. L. White
and Mrs. Edward Brand, all
of Nahunta; five brothers, E
lias B. Herrin and Jim R. Her
rin, both of Nahunta, Alfred
Herrin of Houston, Texas,
Johnny Herrin of Sanford,
Fla. and Jerry Herrin of Bry
ceville, Fla.
Also surviving are 6 grand
children, several nieces, neph
ews and other relatives.
Funeral services were held
at three o’clock Wednesday af
ternoon, August 5, from the
chapel of the Chambless Fun
eral Home with Rev. E. J. Dix
on officiating.
Interment followed in the
family plot in Bethlehem Cem
etery.
Serving as casketbearers
were the Messrs. Joe Sears,
Virgil Johns, Carswell Roy
ster, E. L. Sears, Jr., Hoke S.
Wilson and Johnny Cleland.
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 arrangements.
Mrs. Raulersun
To Teach
Upholstery Class
Monday, August 10 and
Tuesday August 11, at the
County Extension Office, Mrs
Virginia Raulerson will teach
a course in Upholstery Tech
niques. 1:00 through 5:00. Any
one interested is invited.
baseball News
The Brantley County Braves
played the Brunswick Jets on
August 2nd and defeated the
Jets by a score of 3 to 2.
The Braves will play the
Sterling Hawks at the local
ball field on August 9th. Gar
field Green will be the start
ing pitcher. Your support of
the Brantley County Braves
will be appreciated.
Peeples-Altman
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Peeples
of Waynesville announce the
forthcoming marriage of their
granddaghter, Debra Ann Pee
ples to Larry David Altman,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Silas Alt
man of Hoboken.
The wedding will take place
on August 14 at 8:30 P. M. in
the Waynesville Baptist
Church. The wedding will be
followed by a reception in the
social hall of the church.
All friends and relatives of
the couple are invited to at
tend.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Senator Dean Requests Inquiry
Into Government Grade On
Some Tobacco
State Senator Roscoe Dean,
Jr., Chairman of the Senate
sub-committee on tobacco, has
urgently requested U. S. Sen
ator Herman Talmadge and
the U. S. Department of Agri
culture, to make an immediate
inquiry into why it appears
that the government grade on
some Georgia tobacco is drop
ping while the quality of the
leaf is improving. The Georgia
tobacco farmer is placing
some of his best tobacco on the
markets now but the govern
ment grade appears to be off.
This is hurting the farmer’s
pocketbook. A farmer expects
to get a good government
grade on his best tobacco.
When he f<?ils to receive it, this
affects the price the tobacco
companies pay him for his to
bacco, Senator Dean stated.
Nahunta Church
Os God Currently
Holding Revival
The Nahunta Church of God
is curently in revival with
Rev. and Mrs. Billy Wilson of
Douglas, Ga. Sunday evening
at 6:30 there will be a special
program presented for chil
dren, using pupets. The public
has a cordial invitation to come
and bring your children.
Now is a good time of the
year to defrost and clean your
food freezer. This is the ad
vice of Miss Nelle Thrash,
food preservation specialist
with the University of Geor
gia Extension Service.
A Public Announcement from
the Office of Ors. Jordan,
Drury and Oliveira
To properly inform the public and dispel any mis
conception that may arise, we the undersigned make
the following announcement.
Beginning Aug. 1, 1970, Drs. Jordan, Drury, and
Oliveira will engage in separate medical practices in
St. Mary’s, Ga. This decision has been mutually a
greed to for purly personal and individual consider
ations. For the present we will continue to occupy the
office we have occupied in the past.
Because of the possible misinterpretation which
could arise from Dr. Drury’s candidacy for the of
fice of State Representative, we wish to categorical
ly affirm that a mutual respect for the personal and
professional abilities and integrity of each of the
three members of our group has and does exist. We
further state that in the future we intend to consult
freely with each other to continue to provide the best
medical care for our patients.
Engagement and Wedding announced
Deputy Crews
Captures Robbers
Nahunta Deputy Policeman
Mack Crews, arrested two sus
pects of armed robbery at a
bout 9 A- M. July 28. Crews re
ceived a mesage directed to
law enforcement officials in
Brantley County to assist in
establishing,a road-block to
intercept the suspects traveling
south on U. S. Highway 301.
Deputy Crews single hand
edly established the road
block and on the approach of
the suspect’s car arrested two
“hippy type” individuals that
were later identified as H. J.
Hanigan, 24, of New Jersey
and Down Behl, 21, of Wiscon
sin.
The suspects allegedly rob
bed the 3 Way Restaurant in
Ludowici of a sum of cash.
The suspects were followed by
the Ludowici Police until the
road-block could be establish
ed.
It should be noted that Dep
uty Crews has on several ocas
sions made arests of lawbreak
ers traveling through Brantley
County at Nahunta. This news
paper compliments Crews on
his devotion to duty and his
alertness in bringing law
breakers to task in Nahunta.
The number of employed
persons in the labor force in
March 1970 was 77,957,000.
This was an increase of 1,437,-
000 people over the same per
iod a year ago.
Dr. Charles Jordan
Dr. Carl Drury
Dr. Eduardo Oliveira
