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VOLUME 48 — NUMBER 38
A Voice in the Wilderness
As indicated in this place last week, law enforce
ment officers, district attorneys and judges are baf
fled and frustrated by many abuses that have crept
into our legal proceedings. Thieves, crooks and rob
bers and their lawyers attempt to use every loophole
and devise in our so called modem day criminal law,
to make motions for delay or acquital.
A case in the current superior court term is a good
example of what has been pointed out. Judge Ben
Hodges is to be commended for “keeping his cool”
and for the decorum he kept in the courtroom while
hounded and contrived at by two lawyers making
motions for postponement. The two court appointed
defense councils stated that they had insufficient time
to prepare and that they had not been able to con
tact their client. An argument was made that the ac
cused could not contact their council, apparently be
cause they could not find the lawyers name in the
telephone book.
Being qualified to find an animal at night in the wild
woods should also be qualified to find a name in the
yellow pages.
A pregnant woman has nine months to prepare for
a trip to the maternity ward, prepare to receive a
new baby and make plans to pay the doctor.
An arrested criminal has until the next term of
superior cburfto get out of jail on bail and wait un
til the court term starts, then he merely states that
he cannot afford a lawyer, every thing is provided
for him. If he waits a sufficient length of time to ask
for a lawyer, the judge will postpone his case for six
months or maybe a year. By that time there has been
an election, witnesses have died or moved away or
the, public interest is leaning another way. Eventual
ly he will either not be tried or will receive a minor
sentence. ■
When the judge appoints a lawyer for the indigent
accused, the court does not pay the lawyer, neither
does the lawyer work for free. The taxpayers of this
county pay. If the accused is charged with stealing an
animal, the taxpayer that owned the animal actually
must help pay the thief’s lawyer for him.
Who is being oppressed, the accused or the taxpay
er?
PASTOR'S PEN
I King 10:2 says, and she came to Jerusalem with
a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and
very much gold, and precious stones: All I want to
bring to mind at this time is that there was a very
great train. In our time of today, our great trains run
on tracks, and our tracks hot only have to be kept
clear, but in good repair ; so each of us must leave
the track in good condition for others that follow be
hind him.
You have seen the long freight trains that have 100
to 150 cars in them and you have also seen some of
the freight trains cars that are so heavy loaded that
you wonder whether they can stand the load. Did
you ever wonder what would happen if one of the
wheels in one of those cars were cracked with a lit
tle piece out of it? Well, there was one once, and it
was a heavily loaded car, and whenever that break
in the wheel came down on the rail, it came with a
big thump. If it hit on a tie, the chances were that it
was alright; but if it hit between the ties there was
a big chance that it would break the rail. This hap
pened one time and that wheel did break the twenty
rails. Yet that car pulled its own load alright and
delivered its freight unharmed to the next station
which happened to be as far as it was going. It was
there they discovered the damaged wheel and sent
the section-gang back to repair the rails and to stop
the next train from coming through. The car that did
the damage did not go into the ditch, as it might have
done, or even break the rest of the wheel to pieces,
but it did leave behind it 20 different places where
it could wreck lives.
And there are lives like that train, they live and
go merrily on and land at the station and seem to be
alright. But I think the main lesson in this, or in this
life is that every man should, not only in fairness to
himself, but to his family and community around
him, leave the tracks or his tracks in good condition
for the others who are bound to follow him.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Rev. Robert Round
Pastor, Methodist Church
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
Kingsland Lions Club president, Martin Gillette, * wards runner-up trophy to .Nahunta team follow
ing the finals of the 4th Annual Kingsland Lions Softball Tournament. Nahunta was defeated by de-
fending champions Woodbine 9 to 5, Thursday night after the semi-finals and finals were rained out
on Labor Day. Nahunta gained the finals by defeating the Folkston Independents 9 to 2 in the first
round game, Labor Day, and host Kingsland 9 to 6 ip the semi-finals. A portion of the team is pictured.
A SPECIAL NOTE OF THANKS
The good people of Brantley
County have stood together
and have become the most po
tent political force in the 66th
District. In the recent race for
the State Representative of
fice Brantley County was the
pivoted factor in deciding
the election. This county,
which was incorporated into
the 66th as a stepchild, was
the key to electing a State
Brantley County Manufacturing ;
Company Is Burglarized §
The new Brantley County
Manufacturing Company
cently opened at Nahunta was
robbed by burglars Thursday
night, September lO.To gain
entrance the burglars pried
off the lock and hasp on the
front door of the building. Ac
cording to Hugh Faircloth,
Plant Manager, the robbers
were well versed in their bus
iness and certainly were not
amatuers. He added that they
must have known what they
were looking for because ap
parently they went directly to
the large silver collection on
hand in the plant. Stolen was
about two hundred dollars in
silver coins and approximate
ly S4O in currency.
According to Brantley Coun
ty Sheriff Robert W. Johns
the case in under investigation.
Palmetto 4-H
Club News
A meeting of the Palmetto
4-H Club was held on Sept.
15 in the Brantley Co. High
Cafetorium. Acting chairman,
Cindy Raulerson, called the
meeting to order. Then our
pledges were given.
Officers for the year were
voted on and project cards
were filled out. Sissy Smith
gave a report on the monthly
4-H newsletter she is in charge
of. A report on our 4-H Field
Day Rally plans were given
by Cindy Raulerson.
Jerry Crews and Thomas
Herrin were recognized as
being .members of a Georgia
Poultry Judging team to com
pete in a 4-H Poultry Judging
Contest, Sept 26-30 in Rich
mond, Va.
Mrs. Virginia Raulerson and
Mr. George Loyd showed a
4-H project film.
Tht meeting was adjourned.
Sissy Smith, reporter
Sloan Hill Plans
Gospel Sing
And Fish Fry
Sloan Hill Church of God of
Prophecy will hold a gospel
sing and fish fry Saturday
night, September 19. The fish
fry will begin at 5:00 and fol
lowed by the gospel sing at
8:00.
The Gospel Echo’s of Jack
sonville. Fla. will be the fea
tured singers.
Rev. Vernon Turner in
vites the public to attend.
INDISTINCT PRINT
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, September 17, 1970
Representative who is a nature
of Brantley County.
We can all be glad that pot
all areas of our district can
have its needs fairly and im
partically represented. Thapk
you for your help and prayers
and konw that my door is (al
ways open to you. »
Sincerely, t
Carl Druury
riMr^twy
In Raybon
Robbed
Ruthie's Grocery Store of
the Raybon Community war
robbed of several hundred
dollars of merchandise Sun
day, September 12. According
to the store owners, Mr. and
Mrs. Strickland about fifteen
to seventeen hundred worth
was taken from the store af
ter they had closed for the
night, and departed for a visit
with friends in Florida. The
Stricklands while in Florida*
reported they received a phone
call from relatives stating that
their store had been robbed.
On returning, they found 10
to 15 cases of whiskey, 5 cases
of beer, several cartons of
cigarettes and about three hun
dred dollars worth of meat
and groceries stolen from the
store.
Entrance was gained through
a door-after the glass was
broken and the lock opened
from the inside. According to
Strickland there was little or
no damage to the store other
than the broken glass.
A neighbor reportedly call
ed Brantley County Sheriff
Robert W. Johns during the
time of the robbery, which oc
cured at 3:00 A. M. on Sun
day morning.
Deputy Sheriff Cordell
Wainright went to the scene
of the crime at 8:00 A. M. and
conducted a preliminary in
vestigation and was later join
ed by a member of the Georgia
Bureal of Investigation, accor
ding to reports.
According to Sheriff Robert
W. Johns, three suspects were
arrested on September 14 and
all are charged with burglary.
Arrested were Alfred Perry
Thomas, Billie Sue Thomas
and a juvenile whose
name is not published in ac
cordance with Georgia law.
According to Sheriff Johns,
about four hundred dollars
worth of whiskey was recover
ed.
The suspects have been in
dicted by the Grand Jury of
the current term and are in
the Brantley County jail with
out bond. Sheriff Johns stated
that the suspects are to be ar
raigned Friday, September 18
at 4:00 P. M.
Find lost articles with want
ads.
Qlass Broken To
inter School
, The new ultra modem
. Brantley County High School
c waaibroken into and robbed
s Thursday night, Sept. 10.
The ; office of the principal
was ramshackled by the bur
glars who broke a large plate
glass window to gain entrance
tp the office. The robbers took
approximately $2.00 in silver.
Cost to repair the damage of
the building, is undetermined
at this time. According to
Brantley County Sheriff Rob
ert W. Johns the case is under
investigation.
'HItVIIViICS /■ r
Anonymous
To Be
Organized
Alcoholics Anonymous Or
। ganization Meeting will be
held Monday night, October
j 5, 1979, at the R.E.M.C. build
। ing jn Nahunta. Would like to
, have all adult family members
, who: have problem drinkers
attend. This is an organization
, al meeting.
[ s| Woodrow Hendrix
5' ’ *
<AKE SALE
1 The B.C.H.S. Basketball
Cheerleaders will sponsor a
) cake, sale, Saturday, Sept. 19,
s staining at 9:00 a. m. in front
tof Harris’ Grocery. All pro
- ceqds will be spent on uni
t forms, and all donations will
: be appreciated.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
LOYD-DEEN
Mr. and Mrs. George Loyd of
Nahunta announce the ap
proaching marriage of their
daughter, Mary Beth Loyd to
Carroll Deen of Baxley, Ga.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl (Kid)
Deen of Baxley, Ga.
Miss Loyd’s maternal grand
parents are Mrs. Eva Mae Rin
er of Tifton, Ga. and the late
Rufus Deen Riner. Paternal
grandparents were the late
Andrew Loyd and Ophelia
Green Loyd of Kite, Ga.
The bride-elect is a gradu
ate of Brantley County High
School*. and graduated from
Waycross-Ware County Tech
nical School on September 4,
1970.
The grqoip-elect is the
grandson qfMr. and Mrs. Hen
ry W. Turner of the Bickley
Community of Ware County,
and Mr. and Mrs. Willie W.
Deen of Alma, Ga. He is the
great grandson of Mr. Claude
Wolfe of Waycross and the
late Mrs. Wolfe.
The groom-elect is a 1964
graduate of Appling 'County
High School and graduated
from Waycross-Ware Techni
cal School on September 4,
1970.
Mr. Deen has served 2 years
in the military service, during
1 which time he spent one year
in Vietnam. He is presently
1 employed by S.C.L. Railroad
in Waycross, Ga.
I ’The wedding ceremony will
be performed by the Rev. Er-
Purcell, at the Nahunta
Baptist Church on Saturday,
October 3 at 7:00 P. M. A re
ception will follow the wed
ding in the social hall-of the
churchs,
No invitations will be sent.
All friends and relatives of
the couple are invited to at
tend.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Unemployed Brantley County
Youths May Apply for
Week Jobs With NYC
Drury Thanks
Brantley Voters
With a grateful heart I thank
all the many people who sup
ported my candidacy for
State Representative of the
66th District. The victory pro
perly belongs to the people of
Brantley, Charlton and Cam
den counties, for it is the peo
ple of our district who have
stood and spoken by your bal
lots to have a full share of par
ticipation in our government.
Many voted despite the
strongest kinds of economic,'
political and social pressure
designed to intimidate voters
and despite many open and
subtle efforts to falsely dis
credit my candidacy. Perhaps
this election will signal an
end to such maneuvering and
tactics. Thankfully, I found
that when I stood up for our
people I did not stand alone.
Regardless of any citizen’s
stand during the campaign, I
will give any appropriate help
to anyone where. 'tßat' help is
in the best interest of all.
I pledge a new to take all
appropriate steps to insure the
economic well-being of our ex
isting industries and business
es. I also pledge again to do all
possible to equalize the tax
burden on our citizens so that
established industry pays its
fair share of taxes and I will
continue the vitally urgent
fight to end pollution.
Now is the time to end the
divisiveness of the campaign
and begin the programs which
will lead to improvements for
all segments of the population
in our area. We can now com
mence on a path of attracting
new industries, improving ed
ucation, and promoting our
trade. . . v ■
Now that the campaign ir
over and our victory is won, I
humbly ask your prayers and
the help of Creator in fulfill
ing the duties of this office,
my profession and the needs of
our people.
Brantley County
Community
Action
Committee
To Meet
The Brantley County Com
munity Action Committee will
meet Thursday, September 24
at 3:00 p. m. in the R.E.A.
meeting room. Everyone is in
vited to attend and find out
what’s going on in our county.
Visitors are Welcome.
Gaynelle Keene,
Reporter
Tea for New
Teachers
Given by FHA
The FHA also gave a tea for
the new teachers at BCHS. We
take pleasure in welcoming
them, they are; Evelyn Merk,
Nancy Stafford, Glenda Mc-
Pherson, Mary Jane Langford,
and John Herndon.
Deb Carroll,
FHa Public Relations
Co-chairman
Chief Warrant
Officer Johns
Receives Award
U. S. Army, Vietnam (AHT
NC) Aug. 24 — Army Chief
Warrant Officer Jerry D.
Johns, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Alex S. Johns, Route 1, Nahun
ta, Ga., received the Distin
guished Flying Cross recently
near Bien Hoa, Vietnam.
Warrant Officer Johns re
ceived the award for heroism
in action while engaged in aer
ial flight in connection With
military operations against a
hostile force in Vietnam.
Unemployed youths in
Brantley County who are
school dropouts for three
months or more and whose
family incmes are low may ap
ply for 24-hour per week jobs
through the Neighborhood
YOuth Corps project in opera
tion in the county.
Marion Blount, NYC work
training coordinator, said this
week that jobs for youths 16
and 17 years old, and for a
few youths 18 and 19 years old,
are open in the county.
Interested youths should
contact the Brantley County
Neighborhood Service Center
in Nahunta. The telephone
number is 462-5163. Applica
tions are available at the cen
ter and an appointment with
Blount can be arranged. Those
wanting to correspond should
write him at P. O. Box 11^1,
Waycross, Georgia 31501.
The outof-school NYC pro
gram is sponsored in Brantley
and area counties by Slash
Pine Community Action Agen- -
cy, Inc. It is administered by
the Manpower Administration
of the IT. S. Department of
Labor.
In addition to working 24
hours per week, eligible youths
accepted will be required to
continue their education at
least six hours per week
through the area adult educa
tion or vocational-technical
school program. They will also
be paid for these hours.
Blount said requirements do
not exclude married youths,
nor youths who have part
time jobs of 20 hours or less
per week.
mA of BCHS
Held Meeting
Tuesday, Sept. 15, FHA held
its first meeting for the 1970-
71 school year. The meeting
turned out to be 1 a very inter
esting one. ? » ■ H
A program was presented by
FHA officers. Devotion was
read by Jackie Waits, FHA
Emblem explained by Jo Ann
Haling, FHA Colors by Karen
Hendrix, Motto by Susan
Chambless, Flower by Bonnie
Brauda, FHA Purpose by E
laine Murray and the FHA
Creed by Cathy Wynn.
The new 1979-71 officers
were introduced by Sandy
Brooker, and Mary Robinson
told of her busy summer which
revolved around FHA.
'A 'i ‘ . •
A few other matters of bus
iness were discussed and the
meeting was closed by the
president, Sandy Brooker.
The color guards were: De
nise White, Marilyn Crews,
Mary Mason, and Pamela
Smith. Our hostesses were
Nancy Altman, Sylvia Man
ders, Cindy Lee and Kathryn
Schmitt.
After the meeting was closed
Mr. Strickler met with the of
ficers to set final plans for the
candy sale which will begin
Oct. 5.
Last Friday, Mary Robinson,
our District II program chair
man attended the State FHA
program planning committee
in Perry, Ga. Tentative plans
were made for the April meet
ing to be held at the Mariott
Hotel.
Sunbeam Club
Os Nahunta
Held Meeting
The Nahunta Sunbeam Club
met Wednesday afternoon,
September 9 in the Neighbor
hood Service Center. Mrs. Ira
Lee Roundtree, President, pre
sided over the meeting.
The club decided to have a
general clean up day October
3rd in their neighborhoods.
Mrs. Lois Hulett, N.S.S. Sup
visor, introduced Mrs. Rebecca
Griner, Public Health Nurse,
who gave a most enlightning
talk on the services of the
Health Dept.
Present were: Mr. and Mrs.
Prentiss Medlock, Mrs. Ira Lee
Roundtree, Mrs. Martha
Rainge, Mrs. Rebecca White,
Mrs. Rebecca Griner, Miss Ka
tie Mae Medlock, Mrs. Lois
Hulett. Mrs. Geraldine White,
and Mrs. Gaynelle Keene.
Gaynelle Keene,
Reporter
