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VOLUME 48 — NUMBER 44
PASTOR'S PEN
Did you ever stop and think about the story of the
caterpillar or the story of the butterfly ? Did you ever
look at the long hairy wormlike thing and see it
creeping along the ground, how ugly it is to our eyes
so that we can hardly handle it without shuddering?
When this wormlike thing finds itself growing with
age, it starts looking for a place to die and then
starts spinning and weaving its own coffin and
grave, all in one. It prepares in fact for its resurrec
tion because it is for the sake of its own resurrec
tion that it has lived thru its short ugly life.
It patiently spins out its last days and then folds it
self up decently so that its body may rest in peace and
quiet till its new body is formed within itself, and at
length when the appointed hour has arrived, out of
the ugly body of this crawling thing comes forth the
splended thing of beauty that is a butterfly. A new
body built out of the ruins of the old body, just as
Paul tells us that it is not the same body which we
have in the resurrection, but a nobler body with all
the imperfect and evil things taken away.
There is no more creeping for the butterfly, it has
wings of splendor now. It has not lost all its feet, it
has feet to land on that is lovely and sweet and good,
feet that can keep it up out of all the imperfect and
evil things. Think of it, it can
travel in the high and beautiful that
God has provided for it, it is not now ex-
posed to the toilsome journey over the low evil ground
of its birth, exposed to the feet and the evil of every
passer-by. It does not now destroy, like man, the
things upon which it feeds. It travels at will the path
thru the air and feed on food which hurts not the
source, a food which comes from the loveliness of
the flowers where no harm is done. So it should be
with man when his time is come. We should say, the
dead do not die, the body is the cottage of the soul.
We should never say, So and so has departed, we
should say, So and so has arrived.
When David Livingston died away in the deep of
Africa, the natives said “He sleepeth”, and so should
we say of own departed, “He sleepeth.” How a babe
grows into a man, how the man dies and what his
life is after death, we can not know. But the facts of
life and death we do know, also the facts of life after
death because Jesus proclaimed in these words, the
most precious words to ever believing heart when he
said, “I am the resurrection and the life.” Do you be
lieve ?
ANNE HARRIET THOMAS
WILL EXCHANGE VOWS NOVEMBER 27.
Food Stamp
Purchase
Schedule
The Departmment of Family
and Children Services an
nounce the following schedule
Rev. Robert S. Round
Box 126
Nahunta, Georgia 31.553
for purchase of food stamps
for the month of November,
1970. Sale of food stamps for
November will begin on No
vember 2, and will extend
through the 25th, except for
legal holiday on November 11.
The hours will be from 9 a. m.
to 12 a. m. and 1 p. m. to 3 p.
m.
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
Charlton Shatters Brantley's
Region Hopes
Julia Hendrix
Funeral Services
Held Oct. 28
Mrs. Julia Altman Hendrix,
76, of Rt. 2, Blackshear, passed
away Monday night in the
Pierce County Hospital follow
ing a long illness.
A native of Brantley County,
she was a daughter of the
late James B. Altman and
Martha Rhoden Altman. She
had lived all her life in Brant
ley and Pierce Counties. She
was the widow of the late
John Herchell Hendrix and
was a .member of the First
Baptist Church of Blackshear.
Survivors are two daugh
ters, Mrs. Andy Justice and
Mrs. Leaston Williams, both
of Blackshear; three step
daughters, Mrs. Dave Bever
ly and Mrs. Clera Pittman,
both of Waycross, and Mrs.
Dolphin Pittman of Clearwa
ter, Fla.; a son, Johnny Hen
drix of Jefferson City, Tenn.,
a step-son, Fred Hendrix of
Charleston, S. C.; five sisters,
Mrs. Nora Blackwelder and
Mrs. Macie Griffin, both of
Jacksonville, Mrs. Edna Lee
of Nahunta, and Mrs. Pearl
Craven and Mrs. Mattie Hen
drix, both of Brunswick; a
brother, Harvey Altman of
Hoboken; there are 28 grand
children and a number of great
grandchildren.
Services for Mrs. Hendrix
were held at 2:00 o’clock
Wednesday afternoon from
the Blackshear First Baptist
Church with the pastor, Rev.
Brooks Hampton, officiating.
Interment was in the Green
lawn Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Ed
gar Waters, Wesley Walker,
Bradley Waters, L. D. Pear
son, Harold Haines, and Cal
vin Williams.
Clough-Pearson Funeral
Home of Blackshear was in
charge.
THOMAS
STRICKLAND
The Rev. and Mrs. Cecil For
rest Thomas announce the en
gagement of their daughter,
Anne Harriett, to the Rev. Bil
ly Strickland of Orlando, Fla.
The bridegroom-elect is the
son of Mrs. Janie T. Strickland
of Jacksonville, Fla. and the
late Wilbur W. Strickland.
The bride-to-be is the grand
daughter of Mrs. G. W. Turner
of Baxley and the late Mr.
Turner, and the late Harriett
Thomas Bratcher and Elijah
Madison Thomas' of Alma.
Grandparents of the bride
groom-to-be are Mrs. W. M.
Tuten and the late Mr. Tuten
of Blackshear, and the late
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Strickland
of Brunswick.
Miss Thomas attended Na
hunta High School where she
was a graduate, Brewton-
Parker Jr. College at Mt.
Vernon, and Shorter College
at Rome. She received her B.
A. in Elementary Education
from Shorter College. She
is presently employed by the
Glynn County Board of Edu
cation.
The Rev. Mr. Strickland is
a graduate of Blackshear High
School and attended South
Georgia College in Douglas
and Nor.man College in Nor
man Park. He is now serving
as a Baptist Minister in Orlan
do, Fla.
The wedding will be No
vember 27 at 7 p. m. in , the
Nahunta Baptist Church. A
reception will follow in the
church social hall. All friends
and relatives are invited to the
ceremony and reception.
Attention To All
Hunters That
Kills A Deer
Georgia Law states that all
deer killed in Georgia must be
reported to the State Game i
and Fish Commission within '
five (5) days after killing.
Any person failing to re- j
port the killing of a deer shall |
be guilty of a misdemeanor
and punished as provided by
law. Georgia Law Acts 1955,
pp. 483-520.
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, October 29, 1970
Charlton County ruined
Brantley County’s hopes for
the Region Championship this
year by a score of 14-8. The
Heron’s hopes were high in
the waning moments of the
game, but a completed pass
was fumbled out of bounds
and the officials ruled the ball
last in control of the Charl
ton Indians. The Herons’
hopes died as the Indians ran
out the clock with the ball on
their own 10 yard line. The,
Herons will remain our cham
pions as this young team con
tinues to amaze the varsity
world in their first year.
The Herons first drive was
ended by a fumble, but they
allowed Charlton only one play
as the Edgy Brothers com
bined to force a Charlton
fumble and Brantley recover
ed on the Charlton 28 yard
line. In four plays they moved
21 yards behind the running
of Larry Johnson and Larry
Lane. A three yard penalty
put the ball on the four yard
line where Paul Langford took
advantage of the offensive line
and plowed into the end-zone.
The PAT was unsucccessful
but the Herons moved out
front 6-0.
Charlton County came
charging back from their own
40 yard line and on the sixth
play, Jimbo Mincey threw a
19 yard strike to Robert Pas
sieu for a touchdown and the
score became 6-6 as Charlton
missed the PAT. The score
was to remain tied until the
fourth quarter.
Half time action saw the
Charlton County band take the
field, but the real hit was the
B.C.H.S. Band which took the
field for the first in the his
tory of Brantley County. The
38 member band, 6 majorettes
and 1 soloist received a real o
vation as they left the field
after three selections and one
drill formation. A fine job
has been done by Mr. Wayne
Braswell and the students af
ter one year.
In the fourth quarter Charl
ton County took the ball on
the Heron 41 yard line and
scored a touchdown by Ro
land Bailey with a 7 yard run
on their sixth play of the ser
ies. Jimbo Mincey found his
favorite target, Robert Pas
sieu, and hit him with a pass
to make the PAT and the
score then stood 14-6 with a
bout five minutes remaining
in the game.
Brantley County took the
ball on their own 35 yard line
and came roaring back only to
be stopped on a fourth down
attempt about six inches short
of a touchdown. Most every
one except the officials
thought the Herons had scor
ed, but then had to give up
the ball to Charlton County.
The angry Herons then pro
ceeded to stop the Indians and
Archie Lee White caught the
Indians back in his own end
zone for a safety and 2 points.
Charlton then had to'kick to
the Herons from their own 20
yard line and the Herons took
the ball on the Charlton 42
yard line. A fumble was call
ed and Charlton ran out the
clock with the ball on their
own 10 yard line and a 14-8
victory.
Larry Lane led the offense
with 87 totals yards, 44 rush
ing and 43 passing. Larry John
son rushed for 31 yards as Le
on Able, Paul Langford and
Davy Able also made yardage
contributions. Paul Langford
made 6 completions for 9 at
tempted passes to Larry Lane,
Benjie Walker, Jerol Drawdy,
and Leon Able. Larry Johnson
added 1 completed pass for 1
attempt. Total rushing yardage
for Brantley County was 97
yards, while Charlton pushed
for 65 yards. Total passing
yardage was 78 for Brantley
and 29 for Charlton.
Leon Able led the defense
with 7 tackles and Archie Lee
White had 6 tackles. Larry
Lane and Paul Langford each
made one pass interception.
Others contributing tackles
were Clayton Edgy, Henry
Strickland, Larry Lane, Paul
Langford. Marshall Edgy, Jerol
Drawdy, Benjie Walker, Thom
as Herrin, Davy Able, and
Jerry Crews.
Brantley Couhty had 10
first downs to 8 for Charlton.
The Herons received 3 penal
ties for 30 yards and the In
dians suffered 6 for 30.5 yards.
The Herons gave up 3 fum
bles to 1 for Charlton.
Home-coming festivities this
Friday night will find our Her
ons taking on Treutlen County.
All fans and Alumni are en
couraged to attend.
Brantley County,
Georgia Tax Levy
For The Year 1970
Resolution and order of the
Board of Commissioners of
Brantley County, Georgia, le
vying taxes for the year Nine
teen Hundred and Seventy
(1970).
IT IS HEREBY ORDEREI
AND RESOLVED, by th
Board of Commissioners o
Brantley County, Georgia
sitting for County purposes oi
this the 20th day of October
1970, that there be and is here
by levied and assessed forth
year 1970, upon all taxabl
property of said County o
Brantley, State of Georgia
subject to taxation, same t<
provide the necessary reven
ues and requirements of saic
County, the following pur
poses, to-wit:
1. To pay the expense o:
the administration of th<
County Government 1 9|l(
mills.
2. To pay the principal anc
interest of any debts of the
County and to provide a sink
ing fund therefore 1 2|lo mills
3. To build and repair the
public buildings and bridges
3|lo mills.
4. To pay the expenses ol
the Courts, and maintenances
and support of prisoners and
to pay sheriffs and coroners
and for expense of litigation
1 3110 mills.
5. To build and maintain a
system of Roads (County) 3
B|lo mills.
6. For public health pur
poses in said County, and for
the collection and preservation
of records of vital statistics
7|lo mills.
7. To support paupers 0
mills.
8. To pay County Agricul
tural and Home Demonstra
tion Agents 4110 mills.
9. To provide for the pay
ment of old age assistance to
aged persons in need, and for
the payment of assistance of
the needy, blind and to de
pendent children and other
welfare benefits, provided that
no person shall be entitled to
the assistance herein author
ized who does not qualify for
such assistance in every res
pect, in accordance with the
enactments of the General As
sembly which may be of force
and affect prescribing the
qualifications for beneficiaries
hereunder; provided that no
indebtedness of liability a- :
gainst the County shall ever'
be created for the purpose I
herein stated, in excess of the
taxes lawfully levied each
fiscal year under the acts of ;
the General Assembly author
ized hereunder for such pur
poses 9|lo mills.
10. To provide for the crea- ;
ation of a fund to be used for
assisting, promoting and en-!
couraging the location of new ।
industries in said county, and
for the development of agricul- ■
ture in Brantley County, Geor
gia s|lo mills.
11. To provide for Fire Pro- (
tection, for Forest lands and
to further conservation for
natural resources 3|lo mills.
12. To provide for payment
of Workmen’s Compensation,
insurance for the employees
of said County as provided for |
by law 2|lo mills.
13. To provide medical care .
and hospitalization for the 1
indigent sick people of
Brantley County, Georgia 9|lo i
mills.
14. Making a total in the
aggregate to twelve and 40|100
dollars ($12.40) on the one
thousand dollars, of taxable
property of said Brantley
County Georgia, exclusive of
the levy to pay charges for
educational purposes and to
pay school bonds.
15. To pay charges for edu
cational purposes and to pay
levied only in strict compli
ance of law, and under and by
virtue of the recommendation
of The Board of Education, of
Brantley County, Georgia, at
a meeting held on the 19th day
of October, 1970, a certified
copy of said resolution being
hereto annexed immediately
following this paragraph, and
being the page immediately
following this page.
Recommendation of the
Board of Education of Brant
ley County, Georgia, To the
Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues, of said
County, for the levying of
taxes for the support and
maintenance of education for
J the year 1970.
E At a meeting of the Board
‘ of Education of Brantley
■ County, Georgia, held on the
' 20 day of October, 1970, the
following resolution was pre-
1 sented to said Board, and as
;, ter motion being duly made,
: । seconded and unanimously
• carried, said resolution was
1 regularly adopted.
■ Resolved that the Board of
Education of Brantley Coun-
1 ty, Georgia, recommend and it
; is hereby reccommended to the
Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues, of Brant
ley County, Georgia that a
tax for support and mainten
ance of education for the year
1970 A. D. of 11 mills or $ll.OO
Dollars on the One Thousand
Dollars be levied on all taxa
ble property in said County of
Brantley (save that exempted
by the Constitution and the
Laws of the State of Georgia,
as to personal and homestead
exemption), and 1 Mills be
levied on taxable property in
said County of Brantley as
provided by the Constitution
and the Laws of the State of
Georgia to retire the Bond in
debtedness.
This 20 day of October 1970.
C. D. Gibson, Chairman,
Board of Education,
Brantley Co., Ga.
ATTEST:
Mable R. Moody, Board Sec
retary
I, Mable R. Moody, Secre
tary of the Board of Education,
of Brantley County, Georgia
do certify that the above and
I foregoing is a true and correct
copy of a Resolution and Rec
ommendation of the Board of
Education of Brantley County,
Georgia, regularly passes by
the Board on October 20, 1970,
and do hereby certify said res
olution and recommendation,
to the Board of Commissioners
of Roads and Revenues, of
Brantley County, Georgia, as
such.
This 20 day of October 1970.
Mable R. Moody, Secre
tary, Board of Education,
Brantley Co., Ga.
WHEREUPON, in full com
pliance with the above and
foregoing resolution, of the
Brantley County, Georgia 1
Board of Education it is here
by ordered and resolved by
the Board of Commissioner s of 1
Brantley County, Georgia, that 1
for the support and mainten- i
ance, of Public Education for ’
1970 of 11 mills or ($11.00) i
dollars on the one thousand i
dollars be levied on all taxa- 1
ble property in said County of ]
Brantley and the State of i
Georgia, (save and except that <
exempted by the constitution 1
and laws of the State of Geor- 1
gia, as to exemptions as to 1
personality and homestead.) i
And, in further full compli- t
ance the resolution of the ;
Board of Education aforesaid, <
there hereby levied one (1) c
Mills on the taxable property
in said State and County as (
provided by the Constitution, (
and the laws of the State of I
Georgia, to retire the bonded s
indebtedness incurred, by said r
Board of Education. t
It is further ordered and t
resolved that, all taxes be r
collected by the Tax Commis
sioner of said County, as I
provided by law. a
Done and ordered, by the t
Board of Commissioners of i
Brantley County, Georgia, af
ter motion duly made, second- .
ed and carried, on this the 20th j
day of September, 1970.
George F. Stewart,
Chairman, Board of
Commissioners of Brant
ley County, Georgia
ATTEST:
Mary Lee Wiley, Clerk.
I, Mary Lee Wiley, Clerk
of the Board of Commissioners
of Brantley County, Georgia,
do hereby certify that the a
bove and foregoing pages is
a true and correct copy of the
original order and resolution
levying taxes, for Brantley
County, Georgia, for the year
1970, as the same appears on
the minutes of said Board.
Mary Lee Wiley, Clerk,
Board of Commissioners
of Brantley County,
Georgia ,
Let The Brantley Enter
prise handle your next
job printing order.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Hoboken
Service Club
Held Meeting
October 21
The Hoboken Community
Building Neighborhood Ser
vice Club met Wednesday
evening, October 21, 1970 at
the Hoboken A. B. Baptist
Church. The president, Pete
Bowens called the meeting to
order and presided over the
meeting.
Mrs. Lois Hulett, Supervisor
of the Brantley County Neigh
borhood Service Center, intro
duced Mr. Clyde Simpson. Mr.
Simpson works with the U. S.
Treasury Department of the
Internal Revenue Service, Al
cohol, and Gun Division. He
presented a program on Moon
shine and showed a firm, “One
Time Too Often.”
There were twenty-seven
people present.
Gaynelle Keene
Reporter
Homecoming
Slated For BCHS
This Friday night, October
30, Brantley County High
School will present its first an
nual Homecoming. The BCHS
Herons will meet the Truetlen
County Panthers on the Heron
Field at 8 o’clock.
The half-time ceremonies
during the game will include
the recognition of the Senior
members of the Heron squad
and also a presentation of the
Homecoming Court, which
consists of five girls. From
these five girls, one girl has
been selected by the student
body to represent BCHS as
Homecoming Queen 1970-71.
The queen wlil not be an
nounced until half-time on
Friday night. Members of the
Homecoming Court are: Miss
Debbie Altman, Miss Ella Lee
Bacon, Miss Rachael Davis,
Miss Marcia Thrift and Miss
Cathy Wynn.
We ask that the residents
of Brantley County support
their team and their school
this Friday night.
Loans Available
To Veterans On
GI Insurance
Atlanta — Veterans holding
GI Life Insurance Policies may
use those policies to secure
loans. Georgia Veterans Ser
vice Director Pete Wheeler
said. “Veterans may borrow
up to 94 per cent of the cash
value of their GI insurance
policies. Even though borrow
ing on the insurance will re
duce the total amount of pro
tection due the policy-holder,
the policy will remain in
force.” Wheeler did add a
word of caution. He said,
that protection ceases once
a policy is surrendered for
cash, and it cannot be renew
ed nor reinstated.”
Interest on loans made on
GI insurance policies is 4 per
cent on the unpaid balance.
Payments on the principal
sum may be made in the a
mount of $5.00 or any multiple
thereof, and at any time prior
to the expiration date for pay
ment of premiums.
Any office of the Georgia
Department of Veterans Ser
vice can supply more informa
tion concerning loans in GI
insurance.
Mr. and Mrs.
Morgan To
Celebrate
Birthdays
Mr. and Mrs. Ebb Morgan of
Nahunta will celebrate their
birthdays on October 25th, 19-
70. Both having birthdays in
October, this has been an e
vent for the past several years
on the fourth Sunday in Oc
tober.
A basket lunch will be serv
ed at 1 o’clock.
All friends and relatives are
invited to attend.
This year’s Neighborhood
Youth Corps Summer Program
was the biggest ever with S
-181 million provided for 414,-
000 slots in all states and a
reas.
CLIP JOINT
CLIPPED
IN
BRANTLEY
The late summer serenity of
Brantley County was disturb
ed by a band of outsiders ar
riving during the afternoon of
a warm, sunny day. Below the
sleepy community of Hickox
on U.S. 301, a newly opened
business was flourishing
with customers when the
group arrived with long an
tennas on their cars swishing
in the wind. Without causing
h ruckus or commotion, the
group of outsiders arrested
the businessmen, closed up
the newly opened business es
tablishment, that was so fresh
ly painted and cleaned and
returned with them north a
long the highway that has so
many new and freshly painted
signs of PECANS FOR SALE.
Elements of the Georgia
Bureau of Investigation and
the Georgia State Highway
Patrol operating under an or
der or paper signed by another
outsider, Superior Court
Judge, Ben Hodges, conducted
the raid on the 25th of Octo
ber.
Only one local businessman
was arrested, four others from
outside the county were also
arrested. Os the five arrested,
four were charged with pos
session of gambling equip
ment and one was charged
with operating a gambling
house. Two gambling devices
consisting of dice and boards
were confiscated, also confis
cated was a considerable a
mount of money.
Charged with operating a
gambling house was Jackie E.
Knippenberg of Ludowici, Ga.
Others arrested for possession
of gambling equipment were
John Carl Owens, Nahunta,
Ga., Thomas S. Anastase, Fay
etteville, N. C., Secnore R.
Kline, Ludowici, Ga., and Lew
is F. DelGrosso, Miami, Fla.
The business establishment
that was raided is locally
known as “The Ranch House”
and is located about half way
between the Hickox and
Bashlot Communities, adja
cent to the Grace Baptist
Church.
A one thousand dollar ap
pearance bond was signed for
all except Knippenberg whose
bond was set at two thousand
dollars.
Hoboken-School
Plans Halloween
Carnival
The Hoboken Elementary
School P.T.A. is having a Hal
loween carnival and steak sup
per Saturday, October 31, 1970.
The steak supper will be
from 5 o’clock — until. Ad
mission is $1.25 for adults and
75c for children under 12.
The Halloween Carnival will
begin at 6:30 P. M. There will
be a country store, dart throw,
basketball throw, haunted
house, fish pond, grab bag, cot
ton candy, pony rides, cookies
and candy, drinks, and several
other games.
Everyone come and join in
the fun.
Brantley County
Bookmobile
Schedule *
Wednesday, November 4,
No bookmobile service on this
date.
Wednesday, November 11,
Brantley County Schools.
Wednesday, November 18,
Schlatterville, Hoboken, Ray
bon, Hortense. ~ •
Card Os Thanks |
We would like to express
our sincere appreciation for ®
the kindness shown us during
Camille’s illness and opera
tion. We especially want to
thank you for your kind mes
sages, donations and most of
all, your prayers.
May God Bless You. «
Brenda Crews, Ecnory
and Ruby Morgan
