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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME 48 - NUMBER 39 PASTOR'S PEN Ephesians 5:1 says “Therefore be imitators of God as beloved children of God Phillips translation says the same thing. As children copy their father, you, as God’s children should copy him. Now, an imitator is someone who looks at someone else and tries to be like him. Little boys like to imi tate their fathers. They watch and whatever their fathers do, they try to do the same. Little girls love to imitate their mothers. Not only do we imitate when we are little, but we are imitators all our lives. If there is some one whom we admire very much, we are sure to try to do as he does. It is very important what sort of people we im itate. If they are good, we too will be good; if they are bad, we will be like them. Paul tells us in Ephesians 5: to be imitators of God. That is the best advice that was ever given to anyone, it is the best advice that can be given to chil dren, to imitate Jesus, and your life will be like his. Le me say how you can do this. What did Jesus do that you can imitate? For one thing, he kept him self unspotted from sin. Let me tell you what this means. One day, when you were very small, if you were a girl, your mother put a clean dress on you and told you not to get spots on it. But there was a nice mud puddle in front of the house, and you for got all about the clean dress; and the first thing you knew, it was spotted with mud. Every time we do a mean thing, or tell a lie, or lose our tempers, our souls are spotted like that dress with mud on it. Jesus wants us to keep our characters spotless. That is what he did; and if we are imitators of him, we will try very hard to be like him. There was another thing that Jesus did'that we ought to imitate. He went about doing good. Some one was telling me of a little boy she knew. She said, “He goes around trying to see what mischief he can get into.” Jesus went about trying what good he could do. Suppose we try that, especially the boys and girls. See how much good we can do in one day. It is more fun than trying to see how much mischief we can get into. If we will try to do a little good each day, and then be a little better each day than yester day we will be on the road to be imitators of Jesus, and that is the best way that I know of to be an im itator. Farm Bureau Opposed to Direct Method Os Electing President The Georgia Farm Bureau Federation is strongly oppos ed to a national move under way to change the method of electing the President of the United States to that of “di rect method”, W. J. McKem ie, Jr., President of the 57,- 000 farm family member feder ation said today. The United States Senate is expected to consider the “di rect election” proposal follow ing the Labor Day weekend. McKemie said the direct method would basically alter and result in a most profound change of our Constitution with broad effects upon our whole political system. McKemie said the direct method proposal could result in the election of the President of the United States by the people of nine of fifty states if the entire population of the remaining 41 states voted op positely. The direct method proposal would increase federalization by removing the States as States from the electoral pro cess, remove an indispensable institutional support for separ ation of powers, create an ir resistible temptation to elec toral fraud, lead to intermina ble electoral recounts and challenges, necessitate nation al direction and control of ev ery aspect of the electoral Brantley County High School P.T.A. To Meet The Brantley County High School P.T.A. will hold their first meeting of the 1970-71 school year Monday night, September 28th. The meeting will be held at the high school at 8:00. Mr. Sherman Tomlinson will present a program on drugs. Rev. Robert S. Round Nahunta Methodist Church process, encourage formation of splinter parties such as has promulgated the evils which has resulted in the instabilities of governmental situations such as exist in France and I taly. The direct election plan has passed already the House with the required two-thirds major ity, McKemie noted. HERRIN-HEWETT Mrs. Merrick Herrin an nounces the engagement and approaching marriage of her daughter, Miss Juanita Herrin, to Hubert E. Hewett, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Hewett of Jemison, Alabama. The bride-elect is employed by Dr. T. A. Roberts of Bruns wick. Mr. Hewett is stationed at the NAS Glynco. The wedding is planned for November 7 at 7:30 P. M. in the Raybon Advent Christian Church. Reception will follow in the church social hall. All friends and relatives are in vited. EAT SNACKS Good snacks help teenagers meet daily nutritive require ments of vitamins, minerals and protein. Home economists with the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service say well selected snacks can help teenagers have clear com plexions, shiny hair and vigor. Poor snacks are those with empty calories. These often add extra pounds. Teens who snack on soft drinks, candy, cake and potato chips get very little nutritive value from the snack. Canned or cold meats, dairy foods, peanut butter, instant pudding and fruit make nutritive snacks. Nearly everybody reads want ads. BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS SEPTEMBER TE^M 1970 Georgia, Brantley County: We, the Grand Jury of Brantley County, Georgia, for the September term 1970 of the Superior Court of the said County beg leave of the court to submit the following pre sentments: We wish to commend and thank the Honorable Ben Hod ges, Judge of said Court for his able charge to our body and express to him our appre ciation for the efficient man ner in which he has conduct ed the court for this term. We wish to commend the Honorable Dewey Hayes, Dis trict Attorney for his able as sistance rendered our body during this term. We wish to thank our Bailiff Mr. T. V. Rhoden for his faith ful service rendered. We the Grand Jury appoint Mr. John I. Lee to serve on the Board of Education for next term. We recommend Jessie J. Lee and W. B. Willis for one to be appointed on Registrar Board. We recommend that a Coun ty Police be hired, that the children might be protected more in getting on and off school bus on road and at school, as well as help and protection county wide. We recommend that the County and State Game Offi cials along with all law en forcement officers of our County to make a stronger ef fort to stop the Fire Hunting in our County. We recommend the Game and Fish Commission investi gate our rivers and lakes for pollution occuring in our coun ty. We also recommend the Fish and Game Commission to continue its efforts to restock our lakes and streams with fish and other game native to the County. We the Grand Jury recom mend that Brantley County Courts be changed from 4 terms to 2 terms — Namely Is^Monday in February and Ist Monday in September. We the Road and Building Committee, after inspecting Courthouse and Jail find the Courthouse in fair condition. We recommend that the Jail be sprayed periodically to keep down ants, roaches and other rodents. We also recommend that new mattresses be bought. We find the County Health Office and the County Agricul tural Extension offices in ex cellent condition. We also fnd the A.S.C.S. of fice in excellent condition. We find the Neighborhood Service Center (the old Gram mar School) in need of bush es and weeds being cut and cleaned up, also repairs on east side of building. We find in our examinaton of the Grammar School at Na hunta that repairs on roof and windows being replaced at present will make it in fair condition. After examination of the Brantley County High School we find it clean and in excel lent condition. We find in checking school grounds, that due to rain the foundations un der edges of walk-ways and Driveways has washed out, causing pavement to brake off; also mud holes that should be taken care of at once. We find Hoboken Grammar School building in fair condi tion. We find the County Road Department Barn in good condition. We find and ask that bushes be cut to give view and not scrape School busses on nar row roads. One example of this being at Clint Robersons’ at Hortense. We find that bushes need and should be cut on many corners and ask that same be done at once. We the Book Committee found Books and Records in the various offices in the Court House kept in a neat and ac ceptable manner. We found the transfer of funds and reports of same from one office to an other is made in accordance with the law. The One Item we are alarm ed about is the amount of un paid taxes, and we are more a larmed that no apparent effort is being made to collect those taxes. The examination reveal ed approximately $29,300.00 in Ad Valorem taxes are delin quent and still unpaid for the years 1963 through 1969. A The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, September 24, 1970 break-down by years follows: 1963 Digest shows Un-col lected — $2,289.00. 1964 Digest shows Un-col lected — $2,078.00. . 1965 Digest shows Un-col lected — $2,290.00. 1966 Digest shows Un-col lected — $3,068.00. 1967 Digest shows Un-col lected — $3,070.00. 1968 Digest shows Un-col lected — $4,126.00. 1969 Digest shows Un-col lected $12,280.00. These taxes are still in force and at least part can and should be collected. If, how ever the past is an indication of the future, if the same method of operation is contin ued within a few months the 1963 digest will be out of date and no longer collectible. A very disturbing fact is that during the period 1958 through 1962 the Audit report as of Dec. 31. 1969 shows that $5,111.69 was written off as un collectible. These taxes could still be in force had the pro visions of the law and respon sibilities of the Tax Commis sioner been carried out. Also, it is disturbing in that on examination of the break down, it revealed that a por tion of the delinquent tax is that of some of the leading citizens, and it shows up on each digest. In other words these certain ones are paying no Ad Valorem Taxes. We, the Grand Jury recom mend that the Tax Commis sioner and Sheriff make a stronger effort to collect un paid taxes, with Fi Fas if nec essary, that they might be collected and might not be written off the Books as un collectible. We recommend that a copy of these Presentments be pre sented to the next Grand Jury Foreman, that they might fol low through with seeing if these matters has been taken care of, and if not, to take stronger action. We recommend that the County and City Govern ments of Brantley County, make a study of the Ambu lance Service Situation in the County and make an effort to provide this service. We recommend that our rep resentative-elect and State Senator be sent copies of these presentments. We recommend that the Ju rors be paid SIO.OO per day. We recommend that the Foreman, Clerk and Bailiffs be paid $15.00 per day. We recommend that the Brantley Enterprise be paid $15.00 for publishing these presentments. We recommend that Mrs. Joe T. Crews be paid SIO.OO for typing these presentments. Respectively submitted this 17th day of September 1970. Van W. Strickland Foreman J. W. Eldridge Clerk Read, considered and order ed filed this 17th day of Sep tember 1970. Ben Hodges Judge, Superior Court Brantley Co. Ga. Dewey Hayes District Attorney Meritorious Service Medal Awarded Lt. Col. Strickland Lt. Colonel Malcolm R. Strickland, U. S. Army recent ly was awarded through the office of the Presidency, the Meritorious Service Medal for distinguished service in the South Pacific Area during the period from December 1967 to March 1970. Col. Strickland is the son of Mrs. Gertie Strickland, Rt. 2, Nahunta,, Ga. Col. Strickland is now attached to the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Saigon, Viet nam. His wife, Grace Strick land lives on Jekyll Island. Andersons To Celebrate Golden Wedding Their Golden Wedding An niversary will be celebrated by Mr. and Mrs. Charlie An derson Sunday, October 4th, at their home in Hortense. Hours 3 till 5 o’cclock. All friends and relatives are in vited. Nahunta Senior Citizens Held First Meeting The Nahunta Senior Citizens met September 21, 1970, in the Methodist Church for the pur pose of discussing their needs, as well as needs of Brantley County. This group of citizens was organized as a part of Brantley County Committee on Aging to formulate ideas of their needs which will be sub mitted to the Governors White House Conference. Mrs. Joseph B. Strickland was elected as chairman of this committee, and lead them in a discussion of the present needs and recommendations to be made to the State Confer ence. There were 23 people present, and they were very helpful in discussing their i deas of the needs for Brantley County in the areas of medi cal service, better housing, and closer contact with each other. At the close of the meeting it was recommended and ap proved that this group meet a gain on November 5, 1970, at 7:30 p. m. at the Methodist Church to form a Senior Citi zens Club. They plan to have a representative from the So cial Security Office to discuss the Social Security programs at this meeting. Fall Revival Slated For Waynesville Baptist Church Waynesville Baptist Church will begin its fall revival Mon day evening, September 28th at 7:30 P. M. and will contin ue through Saturday evening, October 3rd. The evangelist will be Rev. James E. Woods of Southside Baptist Church in Brunswick, Ga. Cottage prayer meetings are in progress this week. Rev. J. C. Sheppard, pastor of Waynesville Baptist Church extends a very welcome to ev eryone to attend and enjoy the good Christian fellowship with them. Winokur Baptist Church Announces Revival and Homecoming Revival services will begin September 28 and run through October 4 at the Winokur Bap tist Church, in Winokur, Ga. Services will start at 7:45 P. M. each evening, with the Rev. W. C. Lang of Screven, Ga., as guest speaker. Homecoming will be held Sunday, October 4at the close of the revival services. Dinner will be served at 1 o’clock. Rev. Dave Thrift, pastor of Winokur Baptist Church in vites the public to attend. Lulaton Baptist Church Plans Supper & Talk A supper is planned for the Lulaton Baptist Church Satur day night, September 26th at 6:30 P. M. The supper will be followed by a talk on drugs by Mr. Sherman Tomlinson of Na hunta. The public is invited to attend. NOTICE Bethlehem Cemetery and Church grounds will be clean ed Thursday, October 1. Every one is encouraged to attend and bring their tools. s| T. V. Rhoden The hardest wood anywhere in the world is Desert Iron wood, reports the Southern Forest Institute. The wood is almost as heavy as stone. It blunts tools and can hardly be cut with a saw. Desert Iron wood is native to the South west part of the United States. Personals Navy Master Chief Petty Of ficer Johnnie Q. Herrin, son of Mrs. Julia Herrin, and hus band of Mrs. Grace Herrin, all of Route 2, Nahunta, Ga., re tired from the Navy after 22 years during ceremonies at the Naval Air Station, Sanford. Since his enlistment in April 1948, Chief Herrin has served in several aviation units. He joined the “Salvage Sons” of Reconnaissance Squadron Five in April 1968. During his assignment with RVAH-5, he had served as Leading Chief Petty Officer of the squadron. Mr. and Mrs. Garland Lewis, Mrs. Joe McDonald and Mrs. Martha Morgan attended the funeral of Mr. W. B. (Pete) Chandler in Jacksonville, Fla. on Wednesday last week. Mr. Chandler was the husband of the fonmer Miss Edna Lyons of Nahunta, and brother-in-law of Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Mc- Donald. • Mr. Dick Morgan remains a patient in the Waycross Mem orial Hospital. Sandra Stewart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Ste wart of Nahunta, is a student at Georgia Southern College in Statesboro, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Parks of Greeley, Col., Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sharpe and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Collins of Jesup, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Royal and Mr. and Mrs. Woodie Parks and son of Brunswick, Ga. vis ited with Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Parks this past week. Brantley County High F. T. A. Met Sept. 14 The first regular meeting of the F.T.A. w.as held Septem ber 14. The sponsor, Mrs. Sut ton talked on the topic of “The purpose of the club.” The purpose of the club was thor oughly discussed in order to obtain members who were ser iously interested in a future career somewhere along the teaching line. The F.T.A. offi cers were introduced which are: President, Sheila Bennett, Vice-President, Lawrence Melton; Secretary, Margie Brauda; Treasurer, Wanda Morgan; and Reporter, Pam Patten. Previously, we had discuss ed our District Meeting which will be held November 7 in Douglas. Our State Conven tion will be held January 27- 30 at Rock Tagle. Such topics were discussed as helping to publish a year book for the Nahunta Elementary ' School, the giving of our opinions on restrictions for joining clubs, and beng allowed to sit in on a School Board meeting. The topic of trying to organ ize a midget football team was also discussed. We mainly fo cused our attention on our F.T.A. project, Which will be a Barbecue Chicken Supper held Friday, September 18 from 5:00-7:00 P. M. right be fore our first home game a gainst Blackshear at 8:00 that night. The ticckets sell for 75c for children and $1.25 for adults, which may be pur- chased from any F.T.A. mem ber. All are urged to come, Reporter Pam Patten 12 Brantley County Graduates From Waycross-Ware Tech Way cross-Ware Tech offi cials anounced that students were presented graduation cer tificates on September 4 in exercises at the school. The graduating class repre sented students from 12 coun ties in 14 different occupation al areas. The largest number of graduates completed train ing in business education and the second largest number in Forest Harvesting Technology. Included in the class are 11 Licensed Practical Nurses. According to school director, Don Winters, this is one of the largest graduating classes in the school’s history. “We are extremely proud of this class,” he said. “Eighty percent of our students have already found employment in their areas of training. Members of the graduating class from Brantley County OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Carter Wins Brantley Countians must have ’ “worked harder for Carter.” । According to Brantley Coun ty Ordinary, Perry U. Rozier, initial election returns from all precincts indicated that the Brantley County voters went | for Carter by a landslide. Un official returns show Carter; received 1099 votes to 270 for । Sanders. Brantley County To Hold Annual Membership Drive Donna Lynn Thrift Funeral Services Held Sept. 20 Brantley countians and oth ers throughout this section were saddened late Friday af ternoon, Sept. 18, to learn of the passing of little Donna Lynn Thrift, 6, whose death occurred at the family resi dence on Route 1, Nahunta, following a lengthy illness. Although beset by illness for the major portion of her short life and unable to be as active as others, her winsome charms and captivating manner en deared her to those whose lives touched on hers in any way. Not yet old enough to be a member of any church, she nevertheless knew about Jesus and his love for little children. From her childlike questions about Bible stories read and told to her, adults drew added strength each time they visited her for her short life was a blessing to the entire commun ity. Survivors include her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell T. Thrift; one brother, Russell Al an Thrift; her maternal grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Allen; her paternal grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Thrift. Also surviving are several aunts, uncles and other rela tives. Funeral services were held at three o’clock Sunday after noon, Sept. 20, from the Hic kox Baptist Church with the Rev. Gerald Harper officia ting, assisted by the Rev. E. J. Dixon, the Rev. Cecil F. Thom as and the Rev. Ernest S. Pur cell. The body lay in state in the church for one hour prior to services. Interment followed in the family plot in Bethlehem Cemetery. Serving as casketbearers were Mike Peeples, Randy Rowell, Jeffrey Thomas, Bri an Peeples, Harry Rhoden and Allan Strickland. The many beautiful floral pieces were mute testimonials of the love felt for the child and her family. The family has the sympathy of their many friends in their bereavement. The Chambless Funeral Home of Nahunta was in charge of arrangements. and the courses they studied are: Peggy Wilson, Data Pro cessing, Nahunta; Danny Moo dy, Data Processing, Nahun ta; Glynn Thrift, Data Process ing, Nahunta; Arlene DePrat ter, Child Development, Na hunta; Kaye Allen, Secretarial, Nahunta; Faye Allen, Secre tarial, Nahunta; Mary Beth Loyd, Accounting, Nahunta; David O’Berry, Accounting, Nahunta; Wayne Ammons, Au to Mechanics, Hoboken; Willi am Middleton, Air Condition ing, Nahunta; Fred Murphy, Welding, Waynesville; Greg ory Murphy, Welding, Waynes ville. Winters added that applica tions are now being accepted for the fall term which begins on September 18. Prospective students should contact the school’s admission office for further information. : Only one-third (approxi mately) of the registered vot ers in Brantley County turn ed out to the polls to vote in the Democratic Party Primary Election. I In another race, Caldwell out run his opponent, Barber, in the run-off election for Comptroller, Caldwell, 704 To Barber, 581. Sportsman Club Supper And The Brantley County Sports man Club will hold their an nual supper and membership drive on October 2 at 7:00 P. M. The supper will be held at the Nahunta Elementary School Gym. Membership tickets will be on sale during the meeting. All sportsmen and hunters are encouraged to attend. s| Harry Knox Water & Soil Conservation News The Georgia Elective Mem bership Corporation and the Georgia Association of Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors are again spon soring the • “Beautification Through Conservation” A wards Program. This awards program is de signed to recognize individual counties carrying on out standing conservation pro grams and thereby impproving the appearance of rural land scape. This is the third year this award program has been sponsored. The closing date for this year’s awards program is Sep tember 30. Brantley County will submit an entry. Mr. Jim R. Herrin, district supervisor from Brantley County and Able T. Minchew Jr. district supervisor from Atkinson County were ap pointed to judge the contest in the Satilla River Soil and Wa ter Conservation District. There are eight counties in the Satilla District. There are 27 soil and water conservation districts in Georgia. These are divided into fiVe groups. The winning county in each district will compete with those in that group. A group winner will be selected from the winning district entries. The state winner will be selec ted from among the five group winners. A $500.00 first prize will be awarded by the Electric Membership Corporation to the Soil Conservation District Supervisor from the winning county. A check for SIOO.OO and a certificate of recogni tion will also be given the win ning county in each of the five Georgia Association Con servation District (GACD) Groups in the state. All counties in the state are eligible except Walton, 1968 winner, and Pickens, 1969 winner. The state winner each year will not be eligible to compete for the next three years. Conservation provides beau tification as well as protect ing and improving our heri tage of soil, water, forest and wildlife. Conservation Dis tricts are helping make Geor gia more beautiful. Notice of New Hope Cemetery Committee Meeting The New Hope Cemetery Or ganization will hold regular meeting Friday night, Sep tember 25th at 7:30 in the R.- E.A. Building in Nahunta. All members are urged to attend. Homeowners having prob lems with their fig trees may need to check the plants for rust or leafspot disease. C. D. Spivey, Extension Service horticulturist, says contact your local county agent for recommended control meas ures.