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VOLUME 48 - NUMBER 45
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PASTOR'S PEN
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In John 14-13, We read “And whatsoever ye shall
ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may
be glorified in the Son.” Now there are many prom
ises in the Bibile that God has given. First one was
to give Adam and Eve, the promise of redemption
and on down thru the Bibile. Yet, they are given on
conditions.
Getting ready to claim them.
Psalms “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and
lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy
ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy path.”
11 Chronicles 7:14. “ If my people which are call
ed by name, shall humble themselves and pray and
seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways:
then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their
sin, and will heal their land.” We are to humble our
selves and pray, pray in faith doubting not. James 1 :-
6. Walk humble is required of us by God. Isaiah 55:-
6 & 7. “Seek ye the Lord while he may be found.
Call ye upon him while he is near.” Let the wicked
forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts
and let him return unto the Lord and he will have
mercy upon him and to our God, for he will abun
dantly pardon.” Oh if I do this, he will not receive
me. John 6:37. “He that cometh to me I will in no
way cast out.”
Lets sum up the things he will do
He will direct our paths, protect us and lead us in
the right, the way of happiness, peace and service.
He will heal the land, our land is sick and full of
pest to destroy our crops. Malachi 3:11. “And I will
rebuke the devourer for your sake and he shall not
destroy the fruits of your ground. Neither shall your
vine cast her fruit before the vine in the field, saith
the Lord of Host.”
We are to do as David did in 51st Psalm and when
we do our part, God will do for us. We trust too
much in man and God said not to put your trust in
man. There are many more Scriptures we could quote
but time and space will not permit now.
God Bless and keep you is my prayer. '
Filed Against Suspected
Peddler In Atlanta
Tax Lien
Narcotics
The Internal Revenue Ser
vice confirmed today that four
Atlantans recently arrested
by Georgia Bureau of Inves
tigation for possession of over
3,300 pounds of marijuana
have now had Federal tax liens
filed against them amounting
to $5,290,000.
Based on information furn
ished by the GBI, IRS filed
liens against Richard F.'Dimar
zo, 4253 Kimball Avenue, At
lanta; Fred C. Hornsby, 1309
Lakewood Avenue, Atlanta;
Lawrence Allen Register, 43-
53 Kimball Avenue, Atlanta;
and Howard William Sherman,
1684 Snapfinger Road, Deca
tur.
The Marijuana Tax Act of
1937 imposed an excise levy of
SIOO for the illegal possession
of each ounce or, fraction of an
ounce of marijuana. This is
perhaps the highest levy in ex
istence. Each possessor is li
able to Uncle Sam for this tax
in addition to whatever pen
alty and find the judge may
give.
The collection of marijuana
tax is stringently enforced. If
the possessor is a person with
out funds or job, the tax bill
will remain dormant but col
lectible for as long as six
years during which time close,
periodic checks are made as
to a change in ability to pay.
If judgment is secured in a
federal court of law, the six
year limitaton for collection
BRANTLEY COUNTY MEDICAL CLINIC
WILL BE CLOSED NOVEMBER 5. THE CLIN-
IC WILL BE OPEN FRIDAY MORNING, NO-
VEMBER 6, FROM 9:00 A. M. UNTIL 1:00
P. M.
GOD’S PROMISES
Rev. Walter D. Vickery
Rt. 2, Box 151
Grady, Alabama 36036
is removed and there is no lim
it in the length of time collec
tion of the tax can be enforced.
Gospel Sing
at Mt. Calvary
There will be a gospel sing
Saturday night at 7:30 at the
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
near Hoboken, Ga.
Featured singers will be the
Cross Family of Brunswick,
Ga. and the Gleaners Trio
from Douglas, Ga. The supply
pastor, Rev. Frank Murray
and the members of the church
invites the public to come and
en joy good gospel singing.
Waynesville
News
Tom Gibson and Jimbo
Jones of Waynesville left
Wednesday for the Air Force.
They will be stationed in
Texas. They were honored
with a going-away-party, Sat
urday night by Mrs. Sarah
Anne Stokes and Miss Freddye
Lou Gibson.
Miss Debra Carroll of Na
hunta was the dinner guest of
the Fred Gibsons’ Tuesday
evening.
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
Mr. Leon Norris Johns of
6002 Covington Highway, Li
thonia, Ga. passed away on
Wednesday, October 28, 1970
following a lengthy illness.
A native of Brantley County,
he had lived in Lithonia for
the past several years. He
was the son of the late Leon
Otis Johns and Mary Herrin
Johns.
Survivors include his wife,
Helen Webb Johns; two
daughters, Miss Nancy Johns
and Miss Sheron Johns of Li
thonia; three sisters, Mrs. Re
ba Mcßee of Hickory, N. C.,
Mrs. Lillie Belle Queen of At
lanta, Ga. and Mrs. Chloe J.
Jacobs of Nahunta, Ga.; two
brothers, Banner Johns of
Jacksonville, Fla., Moncie
Johns of Nahunta, Ga.
Graveside services were'
held Saturday at 1:30 P. M.'
with Rev. E. J. Dixon officia-1
ting. Burial was in New Hope
Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were
Estus Herrin, Weita Herrin, J
Russell Herrin, Gerald Johns,
William Johns and W. M. Bat-,
ten.
Ward Funeral Home of De-i
catur, Ga. was in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Julia
Wilson O z ßerry
Services Held
November 5
Mrs. Julia Wilson O’Berry,
75, passed away early Tuesday
morning at the home of her
son, Tom O’Berry, in Bruns
wick. She had made her home
there for several years.
A native of Pierce County,
she had lived most of her life
in Brantley County. A daugh
ter of the late Rueben and
Martha Johnson Wilson, she
was the widow of the late Jo
seph Allen O’Berry. She was a
member of the Sloan’s Hill
Church of God.
Survivors are a daughter,
Mrs. Martha Hale of Daytona
Beach; two sons, Tom O’-
Berry of Brunswick and Far
ley O’Berry of Hortense; a
sister, Mrs. C. L. Thornton of
Wellborn, Fla. There are nine
grandchildren, seven great
grandchildren and a number of
other relatives.
Services for Mrs. O’Berry
were held at 11:00 o’clock
Thursday morning from the
Sloan’s Hill Church of God
with the pastor, Rev. Vernon
Turner officiating.
Interment will be in the
Hortense Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Bill
Rozier, Paul O’Berry, Law
rence O’Berry, Reggie O’Berry,
C. B. Rowell and Bill Sutton.
Clough-Pearson Funeral
Home of Blackshear is in
charge.
Leun Harris
Johns Funeral
Services
To Exchange Vows December 18.
MISS LARETHA HERRIN
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, November 5, 1970
Is This A Record?
Mr. Frank Walker of the Waynesville Community
has grown a tremendous size pumpkin in his yard.
The pumpkin weighed 105 pounds and according to
Walker, this was one of two which grew on the vine.
The other pumpkin developed a blemish and was
picked earlier in the season and cooked.
A member of the family visiting Walker in
Waynesville, reportedly threw some pumpkin seeds
out in the yard earlier this year. The seeds took root
and grew and produced two oversized pumpkins.
DALTON BRAND WINS GRAND
CHAMPION WITH CHESTER WHITE
Members of the Brantley
Co. FFA showed livestock in
the Baxley fair Tuesday night
November 3. Dalton Brand
won Grand Champion over
mixed breeds with a Chester
white gilt receiving a rosette.
He also won a fii;st place rib
bon with $15.00 for his Ches
terwhite gilt in her class and
2nd place and $20.00 for his
Hampshire boar. Others show
ing were: Andy Harris winning
2nd place with $20.00 for his
Duroc boar and sth place and
$5.00 for his Duroc gilt. Leon-
Herrin-Lee
Mr. Earnest C. Herrin of
Nahunta, announces the en
engagement and approaching
marriage of his daughter, Miss
Leßetha Jean Herrin to SSg.
Billy Michael Lee, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene (Bill) Lee of
Hoboken.
The bride-elect is a 1969
graduate of Brantley County
High School and attended
Tomlinson College in Cleve
land, Tenn. She is employed
by Southern Bell Telephone
and Telegraph Co. in Bruns
wick.
Her fiance is the grandson
of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Mercer
of Waycross. He is a 1968
graduate of Brantley County
High School and is presently
stationed at Fort Bragg, N. C.
The wedding is planned De
cember 18, 1970 at 5:00 P. M.
at the Raybon Church of God
of Prophecy. All friends and
relatives of the couple are in
vited to attend the ceremony
and the reception immediately
following at the church social
hall.
ard Harris won 4th place and
SIO.OO for his Duroc gilt and
3rd place and $15.00 for his
Duroc boar. Jerry Crews re
ceived a ribbon for credible
showing with his Duroc boar.
They were accompanied by
their FFA advisor Mr. Huey R.
Ham.
Dalton Brand
Reporter
Sam Peeples
Funeral Services
To Be Held
November 6
Mr. Sam Peeples, 56, of
8614 Crest Hill Avenue, Sav
annah, passed away early
Wednesday morning, Nov. 4,
following a coronary seizure
while visiting in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Peeples in
Waynesville.
Mr. Peeples was born in
Lulaton and was the son of E.
J. Peeples of Savannah and
the late Willie Saxton Peeples.
He received his education in
the public schools of Brantley
County and had been a resi
dent of Savannah for the past
30 years. For many years he
had been engaged as an auto
body repainnan..
In addition to his father,
survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Anne Dial Peeples of
Savannah; Two daughters,
Mrs. Jo Ann Shaw and Mrs.
Patricia Oliver, both of Sav
annah; three sisters, Mrs. A. C.
Lucree of Kingsland, Mrs. T.
S. Aiderman and Mrs. Mollie
Mesaros, both of Savannah.
Also surviving are three
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be
held at two o’clock Friday af
ternoon, Nov. 6, from the cha
pel of Chambless Funeral
Home with the Rev. J. C. She
pard officiating.
Interment will follow in the
Smyrna Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers will
be the Messrs. Lloyd Peeples,
C. D. Gibson, J. Q. Smith, Jr.,
Lester Harrison, Porter Hun
ter and Marvin Peeples.
The honorary escort will be
composed of the Messrs. Lea
vy Thornton, Frank Walker,
R. L. Pierce, J. Cecil Moody,
Howard Middleton, D. S. Moo
dy, Bud Hunter and Carswell
Moody.
The family has the sympa
thy of their many friends in
their bereavement.
The Chambless Funeral
Home of Nahunta is in charge
of arrangements.
Card of Thanks
We would like to express our
sincere appreciation for the
kindness shown us during the
time of the loss of our brother,
Leon Norris Johns.
May the Lord bless each of
you is our prayer.
Brothers and Sisters of
Leon Norris Johns.
GIBSON
REUNION
The family of Mrs. Sarah
Gibson held its annual famiily
reunion last weekend. The
immediate family enjoyed a
shrimp supper in Brunswick
Saturday night. This event was
followed with a barbeque
dinner on the lawn at the
home of C. D. Gibson, Waynes
ville, where the family and
many friends gathered for the
lovely occasion.
Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Bell and Gretchen,
Milledgeville, Ga., Mrs. Marie
Mitchell and Mary, Lake Hel
en, Fla., Mrs. Marie Louise
Chenowth, Andy and Larry,
Deland, Fla., Mr. and Mrs.
Terry Thomas, Timmy, Tracy
of Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs. Beth
Roberson, Mrs. R. I. Roberson
and Will of Ludowici, Ga.,
Mrs. Mary Manning, McKin
non, Fla., Mrs. Rubye Lee
1 Howe, Mrs. Louise Harrison,
Mr. and Mrs. Osborne Moody,
Misses Debra Carroll and Jan
ice Murray, Mr. and Mrs.
John Gibson, Shannon, Don
and Mrs. W. N. Persons of
Nahunta, Ga 1 ., Mr. Lyde Thom
as of Woodbine, Ga., Mrs. Hat
tie Kelly of Atkinson, Ga.,
Mrs. Lilly Mae Young of Ev
erette City, Mrs. Elsa Chal
fant of Brunswick, Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Gibson of Tampa,
Fla., Mr. George Gibson and
Bill of Rome, Ga., Rev. and
Mrs. Sheppard of Waycross,
Ga., Mr. and Mrs. Carroll
Johns, Ernie, Pam, Craig, Klye
and Byron; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Robinson, Mr. R. L. Bernard,
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Drury, I
Mr. and Mrs. Carswell Moody,
Mr. and Mrs. William Bell,
Mrs. Joan Sweat, Mrs. Bessie
Harrison, Messrs. Clayton and
Boots Harrison, Mr. and Mrs.
Jimmie Jones, Jimbo and
John, Sammie Drury, Mrs.
Lester Harrison, Michael
Prescott, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Junior
Lewis, Cheryl and Karen, Mr.
and Mrs. Franklin Gibson and
Marcia Lynn, Mr. and Mrs. C.
D. Gibson and Wylene, Mrs.
Bonnie Gibson and Bondy
Shay, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gibson
Ginger, Richard, and Tony, Mr.
and Mrs. Pete Gibson, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Gibson, Freddy Lou
and Tom, Mrs. Sarah Anne 1
Stokes and Charlanne, Mrs. i
Daisy Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. i
Eddie Hunter and Lori Anne, 1
Mrs. Bessie Smith of Waynes- 1
ville, Ga.
Wilson-Dowling
Mrs. Jose Mae Herrin of Na
hunta announce the engage
ment and approaching mar
riage of her daughter, Helen
Marie Wilson to Hilton De
wayne Dowling. Hilton is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Dowling of Route 2, Nahunta,
Ga.
Marie is a 1970 graduate of
Brantley County High School
and Hilton graduated from Na
hunta High School in 1965.
The wedding has been set
for Sunday, November Bth
following the morning wroship
service at the Nahunta Baptist
Church.
All friends and relatives are
invited.
TO WED NOVEMBER BTH.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Truetlen Holds Brantley To
6-6 Tie In Homecoming Game
BY GENE WILEY
Approximately 450 determ
ined fans sat through the rain
last Friday night to see the
Brantley County Herons and
Truetlen County Vikings bat
tle to a 6-6 tie. The game was
marred by penalties and fum
bles as both teams found the
ball and turf to be quite slip
pery. All scoring action came
in the second quarter.
Leon Able took the opening
kick-off and returned it 15
yards to the Heron 35 yard
line. The Herons were unable
to move and a 12 yard loss on
the punt attempt put the Vi-
kings in good field position at
the Heron 23 yard line. The
Heron defense and two pen
alties stopped the Vikings, who
then failed on an attempted
32 yard field goal attempt
from the Heron 22 yard line..
The Heron offense failed to
move and Larry Johnson’s
punt moved the Vikings back
to the Heron 41 yard line. The
Vikings moved down to the
Heron 12 yard line where
Marshall Edgy recovered a
fumble for the Herons. Five
plays later the first quarter
ended. The third play of the
second quarter was a pass
from Larry Johnson to Larry
Lane for a 58 yard touchdown,
but an illegal procedure penal
ty nullified the play. Brantley
was then forced to punt 36
yards to Truetlen on their own
27 yard line. Two plays and a
penalty moved the ball to
their own 45 yard line where
Gary Brooks took a hand off
and galloped 55 yards for a
touchdown with 9:18 remain
ing in the second quarter. The
PAT was wide but the Vikings
■moved out front 6-0.
Larry Lane took the 43
yard kick for a 20 yard return
but a jarring tackle caused
the slick ball to slide into the
hands of a Viking on the Her
on 37 yard line. The tough
Heron defense refused to
yield a first down and the
Heron offense took over on
downs at their own 28 yard
line. Once again the Heron of
fense stalled due to a penalty
and Larry Johnson got off a
39 yard punt to the Viking 32
yard line. Archie Lee White
claimed a fumble for the Her
ons two plays later.
Larry Johnson threw a 40
yard strike from the Heron 47
yard line to Larry Lane which
moved the ball to the Viking
13 yard line. On fourth down
Larry Johnson again threw the
ball and hit Leon Able in the
end-zone for a touchdown. The
PAT attempt was no good and
the score stood 6-6 with 3:06
remaining in the first half.
Marshall Edgy then kicked
the ball 45 yards and the Vi
kings returned it 22 yards to
the Viking 37 yard line. On the
first play, the Vikings fumbled
the ball and it was recovered
on the Viking 47 yard line by
an unidentified Heron. The
Heron offense moved down
to the Viking 13 yard line and
was forced to give up the ball
on downs. The Vikings ran one
play and the first half came to
an end.
The rain let up as half time
activities saw Miss Kathy
Wynn crowned Homecoming
Queen by Mr. A. L. Sutton,
Principal. The Queen’s court
was composed of Misses Deb
bie Altman, Ella Lee Bacon,
Rachel Davis, and Marcia
Thrift.
As the game resumed the
rain resumed, and the Vikings
took the kick and moved to
the 50 yard line where they
were thrown for an 11 yard
loss on an attempted punt, so
the Herons took over on the
Viking 39 yard line. Brantley
County then moved the ball to
the Truetlen 18 yard line be
fore being stopped and forced
to give up the ball. Truetlen
gained 16 yards and was forced
to punt. The punt was sum-
bled and Truetlen recovered
on the Brantley 34 yard line.
Two plays and a penalty put
Truetlen on the Brantley 5
yard line, but the Heron de
fense held at the 2 yard line
and took the ball on downs.
Larry Johnson punted the
Herons out of the hole with a
43 yard punt.
Jerol Drawdy claimed a
fumble for Brantley on the
Brantley 42 yard line but once
again the offense stalled. Tru
etlen’s offense had no better
punt which put the Herons
back in the hole at their own
9 yard line. The Herons had
a punt partially blocked
which put the Viking in good
field position on the Heron 16
yard line. The Vikings could
not penetrate the strong Her
on defense and attempted an
other field goal from the Her
on 11 yard line, but it was no
good. The Herons took the ball
and moved to the Truetlen 48
yard line where time caught
them and the game ended 6-6.
Tackles for Brantley County
were Leon Able 7, Clayton
Edgy 7, Henry Strickland 6,
Benjie Walker 5, and Larry
Johnson 4. Others making three
or less tackles were Marshall
Rainge, Thomas Herrin, Jerry
Crews, Jerol Drawdy, Davy A
ble, Marshall Edgy,
and Phrenoy Sum
ner. Some tackles were
unidentified due to difficult
in reading numbers.
On offense Larry Lane had
141 yards rushing and 40 yards
on pass receptions. Leon Able
had 15 yards rushing and 13
yards pasing. Benjie Walker
had 22 yards passing and Jer
al Drawdy had 18 yards pass
ing. Marshall Rainge and Lar
ry Johnson also contributed
yardage. Larry Johnson com
pleted 4 for 13 passes with 1
interception for a total of 93
yards. Brantley had 46 yards
rushing for a total of 139 yards
to 150 yards, all rushing, for
Truetlen County.
Both teams had 7 first downs
each and Brantley lost 3
fumbles to 4 for Truetlen.
Brantley was penalized 7
times for 33 yards to 3 for 15
yards against Truetlen. The
Herons will be idle this week
but resume action next week
in Lakeland, Ga. against a
strong Berrien County team
for their last game of this sea
son.
Farm Bureau
Elects Officers
The Brantley County Farm
Bureau elected their officers
for the coming year at the
courthouse Monday night, Nov.
2. Delegates for the Farm Bur
eau state convention were
also elected.
John I. Lee of the Hickox
Community was re-elected as
President and Horace Jacobs
of the Hickox Community
was re-elected as Vice Presi
dent of the county organiza
tion. Mrs. Lois H. Lee was e
lected as President of the
Farm Bureau Women of
Brantley County.
Nahunta Senior
Citizens Club
Slates Meeting
The Senior Citizens Club of
Nahunta will meet on Thurs
day, November sth in the
Methodist Church at 7:30 P.
M. *
A speaker from the Social
Security Office will address
the group.
Anyone of retirement age
or near so is urged to attend.
