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VOLUME 49 — NUMBER 5
PASTOR'S PEN
. One day a little girl went outside and stood watch
ing John the old gardener raking off the lawn. The
lawn was large, the leaves were many, and John
was a good workman so that it was a long and hard
job.
John, said the little girl, “wouldn’t it be splendid
if you could just make a wish and all those leaves
would be on the pile?”
“I can,” commanded the old man, and then he
went calmly on raking till the task of raking was
finished.
“You see?” he said, “That’s the way to make
wishes come true. Make your wish and then go a
head and do it‘”
» There is a lot of sense in that. Certainly no great
things have been done in this world just by wishing.
Men have wished to make great discoveries and do
other difficult things, but they didn’t set still with
folded hands waiting for them to happen. No, they
set forth to work to make their wshes come true.
This helps us to understand that form of wishing
that we call prayer. In part of our prayers, we are
making our wishes made known to God, are we not?
We tell him what we wish for ourselves and what
we wish for other people. But what is the use of ask
ing God to make us kind and good if we do not take
the chances he gives us of being kind and good ? We
mustn’t leave it all to God, as if he were a kind of
wishing well. No, God helps us, he works with us,
but we must be ready to do our share.
I like this little poem on not so much wishing as
it is on will power.
If you think you are beaten, you are.
If you think you dare not, you won’t.
If you’d like to win, but you think you can’t,
It’s almost a cinch you won’t.
If you think you’ll lose, you will
For out in the world we find
Success begins with a fellow’s will
It’s all in the. state of mind.
THE NAHUNTA ELEMENTARY P. T. A.
WILL MEET ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
11 TH. AT 3:45 P.M.
MRS. GRINER FROM THE BRANTLEY
COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL BE
IN CHARGE OF THE PROGRAM.
Perhaps the most pressing need in any com
munity today is the need for proper and ade
quate water and sewer systems. This item more
than anything else, is needed if maximum
health and welfare is going to be the lot of local
residents. It is also the primary need for e
conomic development and expansion. Nahunta
is no exception to this rule. The Mayor and
Council of Nahunta have studies and find feasi
ble a waste disposal system for the town. In or
der that each citizen might be advised of this
undertaking and might have the opportunity to
comment on same, a meeting will be held in the
Brantley County Courthouse on February 18,
1971 at 7:30 p. m. At this time, the Mayor and
Council invite those interested citizens to attend
a meeting on the proposed system. In addition
to government officials, technical personnel will
be available to explain the system to the public.
Public participation in this event is encouraged.
SUPPORT
OUR ADVERTISERS.
THEY MAKE THIS
NEWSPAPER POSSIBLE.
WISHING
Rev. Robert S. Round
Box 126
Nahunta, Ga. 31553
NOTICE
T. E. RAULERSON
Mayor & Aidermen
City of Nahunta
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
MR. & MRS. VAN STRICKLAND, JR.
Johns-Strickland Ij
Miss Deborah Johns and :
Van Strickland Jr. spoke their
wedding vows Jan. 9 at 6
p. m. at the First Baptist
Church in Nahunta. The cou-,
pie was united by the Rev. 1
Bobby Brinkley, Gumbranch
Baptist Church, Walthour
ville.
The bride is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Colonel Ray
Johns, Nahunta, and the bride
groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Van Strickland Sr., Hot- :
tense.
I
The couple spoke their vows
before an altar decorated with
three arches of candles. The
focal point of the wedding was (
the white satin — covered prie
dieu. Greenery backed the en-'
tire altar decor, and a memory ,
candle completed the nuptial j
setting.
Miss Kaye Allen, organist :
accompanied Van Strickland ,
Sr. as he sang “Let it Be Me” ।
and “The Wedding Prayer.” ■
Pianist was Mrs. Helen Dow-:'
hng. I j
Given in marriage by her (
father, the bride wore an em- |
pire gown of brocade satin.'
Pearly white mink and glist
ening jewel banded lace adorn-I
ed the gown at the cuffs to the i
tapered sleeves and the bord-1 •
er at the hem. Her mandarin;
collar enhanced the bodice.
Her silk illusion veil flow-1 •
ed to the cathedral length and ;,
was attached by a matching
fur and lace pillbox hat. She
carried a cascade bouquet of
white chrysanthemums inter
spersed with a bridal wreath
and tied with pink satin
streamers.
She carried a handkerchief,
a gift of her grandmother,
which was attached to her
bouquet.
Miss Jeri Murray, St. Sim
on’s Island, served as maid of
honor. Her gown was designed
of rose pink printed crepe giv
ing the prismatic effect of tap
estry. The honor attendant
wore a headpiece designed of
three small rosettes designed
of satin with rose pink stream
ers. Pastel pink net adorned
with seed pearls was inter
spersed in the bouquet.
Mrs. Terry Holt, Statesbo
ro, cousin of the bride, and
Mrs. Russell Murray, Folk
ston, cousin of the bride,
served as bridesmaids. They
were attired in gowns design
ed identically to the honor at
tendant but fashioned of rose
pink satin.
Miss Tracy Smith, Nahunta
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John V. Smith, served as
flowergirl. Her pastel pink
gown was designed with long
tapered sleeves and featured
ruffles at the cuffs and neck
line. She carried a basket of
rose petals.
Rocky Johns, brother of the
bride, served as ringbearer.
Carroll Chancey, served as
best man, and groomsmen
were Jerry Johns, Nahunta,
and Michael Johns, Nahunta,
The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, February 4, 1971
brothers of the bride; Roger
Johns, Nahunta, cousin of the
bride, and Harry Strickland,
Hortense, brother of the
bridegroom.
A reception was given in
the church social hall by the
bride’s parents. Assisting in
entertaining were Mrs. Van
Strickland, Mrs. Stetson Ben
nett Jr., Jesup. Miss Carol
Robison and Miss Gail Ben
nett cut the wedding cake.
Miss Judith Johns and Miss
Blanche Johns served punch.
For her daughters wedding,
Mrs. Johns chose a pastel pink
long-sleeved wool dress. Her
corsage was designed of white
carnations, and she wore
matchching accessories.
Mrs. Strickland’s attired an
off-white coat dress featuring
a print scarf and matching ac
cessories. Her corsage was
designed of white carnations.
For their honeymoon, the
newlywed Mrs. Strickland
wore a violet pants suit. She
chose matching accessories.
The couple will reside in
Hortense, where the bride
groom is employed in farm
ing. The bride is a hairdress
er for Village Hair Styles.
Card of Thanks
We take this means of
thanking our friends for their
kindness and words of sym
pathy, the food and beautiful
flowers sent to us during our
recent bereavement.
May God bless each of you.
The family of Mrs.
Mamie M. McVeigh
Harrison
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Carroll Johns
Funeral Services
Held January 29
Funeral services for Mr. Er
nest Carroll Johns, 39, of
Route 1, Waynesville, whose
tragic death occurred Wednes
day night, January 27, were
held at three o’clock Friday
afternoon, January 29, from
the Waynesville Baptist
Church with the Rev. J. C.
Shepard officiating.
The body lay in state in the
church for one hour prior to
services.
Interment followed in the
Highsmith Cemetery in Way
nesville.
Mr. Johns was born in
Brantley County and was the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Archie
A. Johns of Nahunta. He re
ceived his education in the pu
blic schools of the county and
was a member of the Waynes
ville Baptist Church, and
served on the Board of Dea-
cons. He was a member of
the Brantley County Lions
Club, the Farm Bureau, and
the Brantley Boosters Club,
He was a veteran of the Ko
rean Conflict and at the time
of his death was employed as
Sales Manager for the Okefe
noke Rural Electric Member
ship Corporation.
In addition to his parents,
survivors include his wife, the
former Miss Agnes Jacobs; one
daughter, Miss Pamela Johns
of Waynesville; four sons,
Ernest Carroll Johns Jr.. Kyle
Johns, Craig Johns and Byron
Johns, all of Waynesville; his
maternal grandmother, Mrs.
Hattie Hickox of Nahunta;
five sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Mae
Spivey and Mrs. Marie John
son, both of Jacksonville, Fla.,
Mrs. lona Proctor of St. Ma
rys, Mrs. Virginia Sikes of
Louisville, Ky. and Mrs. Nora
Faye Johnson of Waynesville:
three brothers, Richard H.
Johns and A. J. Johns, both
of Jacksonville, Fla. and Floyd
Johns of Nahunta.
Also surviving are several
nieces, nephews and other rel-
HIGHSMITH
DRIGGERS
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis High
smith of Route 1, Nahunta, an
nounce the engagement and
approaching .marriage of
their daughter, Evelyn La
fane to Craig Ross Driggers,
son of Mrs. Lorine Driggers
Sapp of Hoboken, Ga. and the
i late John Henry Driggers of
Waycross, Ga.
The couple will take their
vows February 12th at 8:00
p. m. in the Nahunta Church
' of God.
The bride-elect is a 1970
graduate of Brantley County
High School.
The future bridegroom is al
so a 1970 graduate of Brantley
County High School and is
' presently employed with John
King Ford in Waycross, Ga.
No invitations will be sent
but all friends and relatives
are cordially invited.
atives.
Serving as active pallbear
ers were the Messrs. Larry
Johns, Michael Tinley, Rob
ert Johns, Michael Crews, Ker
mit Crews, Kenny Johns and
Gerald Johns.
The honorary escort was
composed of the Messrs. L.
W. Robinson, W. M. Bell,
Brigham Holcomb, C. D. Gib
son, Fred Gibson, Franklin
Gibson, Jimmy Jones, D. F.
Walker, Spencer Drury, Pete
Gibson, Eddie Hunter, Bill
Gibson, Emory Middleton, Joe
Walker, Edgar Morgan, Ray
Johns, Culbert Johns and Au
zle Thrower.
The many beautiful floral
tributes attested to the esteem
felt for the deceased. The fam
ily has the sympathy of their
many friends in their bereave
ment.
The Chambless Funeral
Home of Nahunta was in
charge of arrangements.
BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Strick
land of Valdosta announce the
birth of a baby boy born
January 27. He weighed 8
lbs. 12-3|4 ozs. and has been
named James Shannon.
Paternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Shot Strickland
of Hortense. Maternal grand
parents are Mr. and Mrs.
John R. Strickland of Rt. 2,
Patterson. The mother is the
former Debora Strickland.
BEAUTY
PAGEANT
The annual Brantley County
High School Pageant of beau
ties was held Saturday night
at Brantley County High
School. Inspired by the theme
“Southern Belles Ring Out,”
70 young ladies composed a
symphony of colors, smiles,
and gracefulness.
Os the 31 girls in the Jun
ior Miss division, five were
selected as most melodius.
The winner of the quest for
this most coveted title was
Miss Ann Murray, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Murray
of Hoboken, Ga. She was
sponsord by Elliston’s Drug
Store and was crowned by
Rebecca Wainwright, the out
going Jr. Miss. Ann is active
in F.H.A., Library Club, F.T.-
A., 4-H Club and is a B-team
football cheerleader.
First runner up in the Jun
ior Miss was Miss Gail Cor
bitt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
F. C. Corbitt of Waycross, Ga.;
second runner up, Miss Joan
Carter, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. O. V. Carter of
Hoboken, Ga.; third runner
up, Miss Sandra Thrift, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Thrift of Nahunta, Ga.;
and the fourth runner up,
Miss Kathryn Schmitt, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.
H. Schmitt of Nahunta, Ga.
Again the “belles” rang out
in the Senior Miss competi
tion. From a bevy of 39
belles, five were selected. A
tally of the judges’ score
sheets awarded the coveted ti
tle of Miss Brantley County
High School to Miss Mary
Robinson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. Robinson, of
Nahunta, Ga. Miss Robinson
was sponsored by the Clint
Robinson Insurance Agency.
She is a member of FTA, Be
ta Club, FHA. Letter Club
and Drama Club. She has been
in two school plays and is a
state officer of the Future
Homemakers of America or
ganization.
The first runner up was
Miss Marcia Thrift, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Thrift
of Nahunta, Ga.; second run
ner up, Miss Debbie Patten,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Culbert Johns, Nahunta. Ga.;
third runner, Miss Cathy
Wynn, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. D. C. Wynn of Waycross,
Ga.; and the fourth runner un,
Miss Rachel Davis, the daugh
ter of Mr. Nolan C. Davis, Jr.,
of Hoboken, Ga.
Miss Robinson was crowned
by the out-going queen, Miss
Pam Patten.
The queens and runners-up
were chosen by a panel of
three judges: (1) Mrs. Mur
ray A. Parks, (2) Mrs. Daniel
W. Young, (3) Mr. Phil Laz
zerus. Entertainment was pro
vided by Mr. Kenneth Haw
kins of Ware County High,
who was accompanied by Miss
Linda Hawkins. Master and
Mistress of Ceremonies were
David Riggins and Sheila
Bennett. Pinky Gunter was
pageant chairman.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
EXPLOSION
ROCKS
THIOKOL
Services For
Emory H.
Morgan Held
Wednesday
Mr. Emory Holton Morgan,
62, of Route 2, Nahunta pass
ed away Monday afternoon,
February 1, at Memorial Hos
pital in Waycross following a
brief illness. His death brings
personal sorrow to a host of
relatives and friends through
out this section.
A lifelong resident of
Brantley County, Mr. Morgan
was the son of the late Eph
riam H. and Daisy Gertrude
Highsmith Morgan. He receiv
ed his education in the public
schools of the county and from
early manhood until his death
had engaged in farming
Survivors include his wife.
Mrs. Ruby Crews Morgan of
Nahunta; two daughters, Mrs.
Richard Howard and Mrs.
Brenda Crews, both of Nahun
ta; one sister, Mrs. Roy Ham
of Nahunta; two brothers,
Willie Morgan of Nahunta and
Alvin Morgan of Jesup.
Also surviving are two
grandchildren, several nieces,
nephews and other relatives.
Funeral services were held
at two o’clock Wednesday af
ternoon, February 3, from
the chapel of the Chambless
Funeral Home with the Rev.
George R. Lee officiating, as
sisted by the Rev. E. J. Dixon
and the Rev. Ernest S. Pur
cell.
Interment followed in the
family plot in Oak Grove Cem
etery.
Serving as casketbearers
wree the Messrs. Bayne Mor
gan, Eulee Morgan, Leroy
Ham, Conway Morgan, Claude
A. Smith and Allison Lee.
The many beautiful floral
tributes attested to the es
teem 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.
Nearly everybody reads
want ads.
WINNERS OF BEAUTY PAGEANT
L-R MISS MARY ROBINSON
AND MISS ANN MURRAY
A violent explosion rocked
i the Thiokol Chemical Plant
; February 3 at about 11 A.. M.
The chemical plant is located
between St. Marys and Bruns
wick, Georgia in Camden
i County. According to unoffi
cial sources 24 workers were
killed and another 43 injured
I in the devasting blast.
j Os the .many people from
Brantley County employed at
■ Thiokol, reports indicate that
one has been killed and infor
mation is unavailable as to
; how many were injured. As
the Brantley Enterprise goes
to press, names of those kill
ed and injured are not availa-
i ble but, will be published in
next weeks edition.
i The site where the explo
j sion occured, reportedly man
ufactured magnesium flares
' of the type used in Viet-Nam.
। Injured' were transported
by both ambulance and mili-
' tary helicopters to hospitals
.in Brunswick, St. Marys and
j Jacksonville, Fla.
Law enforcement officials
I from several counties and
' municipalities assisted the
। State Highway Patrol in traf
fic control and ambulance es-
: cort.
The Brantley County Citi
zens Band Radio Club offered
assistance to the Camden
County Sheriff Department.
Club officials were told that
adequate communications were
available in the area.
The blast that ripped apart
the reinforced concrete build
ing, was described by an wit
ness as compared to “a hand
gernade in a cracker. box.”
Residents as far away as Na
hunta reported feeling blast
effects on their homes at a
bout 11 A. M. which was'the
approximately the time of the
explosion.
Brantley County
Bookmobile
Schedule
Wednesday, February 3rd —
Waynesville, Hickox, Nahunta.
Lulaton, Atkinson, Old Post
Road.
Wednesday, February 10th—
Hoboken School, Brantley
County High School, Nahun
ta Elementary.
Wednesday, February 17th
— Hoboken, Schlatterville^
Raybon, Hortense.
