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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME 49 - NUMBER 11 PASTOR'S PEN “THE OTHER THIEF” “They crucified him, and two others with him, on either side one. and Jesus in the midst (John 19: 18).” Jesus, as you know, died between two criminals. Both were outlaws; both were apprehended ; and both were, now dying. On the surface, they seemed to be well matched, yet the cross revealed them to be perfectly opposite. The cross draws some people to Christ; others, it drives away. Such was its effect on the two outlaws. Let us take a look at the outlaw who hardened his heart in the face of the cross and rejected the only Saviour of mankind. The first conclusion we must draw is that the unre pentant outlaw did not believe that the “man” on the middle cross was God. Hence his contemptuous attitude toward Christ. He did not fear the dying Sa viour. It did not cross his mind that he was in the presence of one who could rescue him from sin and death. He reviled Jesus to his face, derided the thought of His being the Messiah, and considered outrageously ridiculous the idea that a man could save him who could not even save Himself. “If thou be Christ, save thyself and us” (Luke 23:39). In a word this outlaw was a notable fool, emptied of all true wisdom and understanding because he did not fear God. “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” (Ps. 111:10). In the second place, the unrepentant criminal felt no need of a Saviour because he felt no sense of sin. Brute like, he knew he was caught. He charged it to “tough luck,” He never thought he had sinned a gainst God and must one day answer for it. He was, no doubt, sorry, not because of his sin, but because he was caught. He was like a murderer in Texas, who, when asked if he were sorry, replied, “I am not sorry I murdered the man, but I am sorry I got caught.” Such were the emotions that filled the heart of this doomed criminal. His only thought seemed to be how he might escape to commit some more sin. Let us not be misled by this mean, little prayer. When he asked, “If thou be the Christ, save thyself and us,” he was not asking for forgiveness or salva tion from sin. He was asking rather to be set free so he could go his ungodly way. In effect, he was say ing, “I do not mind being a sinner, but I do not want to suffer for my sins. I do not care about my charac ter, but I do care about my comfort. I do not mind being what I am, but I hate to be where I am.” How tragic for people to reach such a state, but, alas, what a multitude has reached it. Finally, the tragic termination of the whole story was this: Jesus did not answer the outlaw at all. The Saviour’s silence meant He had left him to his own choices. He had elected to die rather than to live, and Christ could not reverse the verdict of his free will. He went to hell while in the presence of Jesus because, feeling no sense of sin, he felt no need of a Saviour. “Today if ye will hear His voice, Harden not your hearts” (Heb. 3:7,8). Veterans Corner Q — How long am I entitled to receive payment from VA while pursuing my education? A— You are entitled to 1- I|2 months of schooling for every month of active duty af ter January 31, 1955, with a maximum allowance of 36 months. However, no educa tional assistance may be paid after eight years from the date of your last discharge. Q— I have alO per cent rating and am in a VA hospi tal because of a service-con nected disability. Will I re ceive a permanent increase in my compensation? A— Only if there is a per manent increase in the degree of your service-connected dis ability. However, if you are hospitalized more than 21 days, a temporary 100 per cent rating will be assigned for the whole period of your hospitalization. q is it true that World War II veterans may apply for a GI loan without regard to the length of time they have been out of service? A— Yes, a recent law re stored unused expired loan guaranty entitlement to all veterans who were previously eligible. There is no longer a time limit on applying for a GI loan. q _ My 59-year-old father is a veteran of World War 11, and he is receiving a pension because he is unable to work. Ernest Purcell Pastor, Nahunta Baptist Church Can he be treated in a VA hos pital even though his condi tion is not related to his military service? A— Yes, if a VA examina tion confirms that he needs hospitalization and a bed is available. Because he receives a pension, it. will not be nec essary for him to 'sign a state ment of inability to pay. Q — I wish to apply for a certificate of eligibility for a GI loan, but I lost my DD -214, Armed Forces Report of Transfer or Discharge. What should I do? A — The VA will accept a legible copy of an original dis charge or release from active duty. If a copy is not availa ble, apply at any VA office for an application form for a replacement. Q — When will I receive my dividend check on my GI in surance? A— If all premiums due have been received, checks are mailed by the policy anni versary date, and should be received shortly thereafter. Q — Can a veteran go to any school, or pursue any ed ucational program he de sires? A— Yes, if the course or program leads to a recognized educational, vocational or pro fessionad objective, and is ap proved by a state approving agency. BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Representative Carl Drury Presented Special Plaque State Representative Carl Drury of St. Marys was pre sented a special plaque from the Georgia Rehabilitation As sociation in recognition of the 50th anniversary of rehabili tation services in Georgia. The plaques were presented to each member of Georgia’s legislature by Nathan B. No lan, director, Division of Re habilitation Facilities, Office of Rehabilitation Services, Georgia Department of Educa tion, and were given “in ap preciation of legislative sup port.” They were made by re habilitation clients in facilities throughout the state operated by the Georgia rehabilitation agency. The walnut plaques are il lustrated with the figure of a person on crutches, symboliz ing the .many Georgians who have been helped through the rehabilitation agency. Since the rehabilitation pro grams were first initiated in 1920, over 150,000 Georgians have been rehabilitated and over half a million have been provided rehabilitation serv ices. ASC Measurements Available To Farmers Acreage .measurement serv ice is now available from the County Agricultural Stabiliza tion and Conservation Service (ASCS) Office at a charge which covers only the cost of the service. Farmers signing up for the feed grain program—through April 9 — are encouraged to request the measurement ser vice at the time they sign up. “When a farmer obtains measurement service from his County ASCS office, he is guaranteed he will be in com pliance with the acreage re quirements of the farm pro gram he has signed up for, if he stays within the measured and staked acreage,” said George Dykes Chairman of the Brantley County ASCS Office. Friendship Homemakers Club Met The Friendship Homemakers Club met at the home of Mrs. A. J. Hickox on Tuesday, March 16. Mrs. Richard Jackson presid ed over the meeting. Mrs. Vir ginia Raulerson gave out year books and discussion was the year’s program. Mrs. C. F. Dukes gave a demonstration on crocheting and knitting. Others attending were: Miss Paula Jackson, Mrs. Carlton Lee, Mrs. Bobby Hickox, Mrs. Glynn Hickox, Mrs. Bernice Griffin, Mrs. Olive Griffin and Mrs. Jimmy Lee. “All American:’The 82nd Airborne Division. _ Their home is Fort Bragg. | Carolina. And vou can . withthe “AHAmerican" guaranteed a share in ns history— Army’s un it-of-choice See your Mb* Arnn RcCnnfer Tell him you W#wan? to serve with the "All American/' The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, March 13, 1971 Personals i Mr. Conway Rogers, form ery of Nahunta, is a patient in Glynn Memorial Hospital in Brunswick. He now resides in Birmingham, Ala., but is mak ing plans to move back to Na hunta. Mr. Rogers would be happy to hear from 'his home town friends while he is a shut in. His address is Room 318, Glynn Memorial Hospital, Brunswick, Ga. 31520. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lubkie are visiting Rev. and Mrs. Round this week. Pfc. .and Mrs. Randy Turner will be visiting relatives and friends in Nahunta for the next few days. Randy graduated from N.- A.S. in the field of Mechanics, Memphis, Tenn., on Tuesday of this week. Aihman James F. Jones Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. James F. Jones of Rt. 1, Waynesville,, Ga„ has graduated at Keesler AFB, Miss., from the U.S. Air Force administrative special ist course. The airman is now profici ent in the preparation of Air Force correspondence and re port. Airman Jones is a 1969 grad uate of Brantley County High School, Nahunta, Ga. Boy Scouts Plan Exposition Heading for Jekyll Island on March 27, will be thousands of Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Explorers from the Oke fenokee Area Council, to par ticipate in the annual Exposi tion of the Boy Scouts of A merica, according to Robert W. Toning Jr. Council Presi dent. The annual Exposition is designed to open to the public the tremendous impact of the advancement program of the Boy Scouts of America. Major activities will include booth demonstrations on all Boy Scout subject mamtter, indoors and out. Camping skills, pine wood derby, rocket race, aqu atic events, and pioneering skills will be part of the “Scouting in Action” show. The exposition will officially open at 12:30 P. M. March 27, and will conclude with a pa triotic show in the Aquarama beginning at 7:00 P. M. Harris T. Remley, Seaboard Coast line Railroad, Jacksonville, will be the keynote speaker at the awards program in the Aquarama that evening. Tickets are SI.OO each and may be purchased from any Cub Scout, Boy Scout or Ex plorer in your community. John Laws, Baxley, is the Exposition chairman. Let The Brantley Enter prise handle your next job printing order. San Antonio—Airman Gary M. Johns, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Johns of Rt. 2, Nahunta, Ga., has completed basic train ing at Lackland AFB, Tex. He has been assigned to Shep pard AFB, Tex., for training in aircraft maintenance. Air man Johns is a 1 1970 graduate of Brantley County High School. Ware Tech Begins Night Classes March 22 Evening classes will begin March 22 at Waycross-Ware Tech with a variety of class es being offered in different areas. The evening classes usually meet from 7:00-10:00 p. m., two nights each week for ten weeks. The particular class scheduled will determine which nights a person attends School. Courses to be offered and the meeting nigths are as fol lows: Monday: Gregg Short hand (Refresher), and Secre tarial Procedures and Practi ces. Monday and Wednesday: Wiring and Printing (Data • Processing), Acetylene Weld i ing, Clutch and Drive Lines j (Auto Mechanics), Woodwork ing, Brick Laying, and Hair i Coloring Techniques. Tuesday and Thursday: Principals of Accounting, Nurses’ Aide, Arc Welding, Trouble Shooting (Auto Mechanics), Drafting, and Woodworking. For more information call 283-1866, or visit the school on Carswell Avenue. Hoboken Church Os God To Hold Revival Services The Community Church of God of Hoboken will begin re vival services March 21st at 7:30 p. m. Rev. Ivey Dowling of DeLe on Springs, Fla. will be the evangelist. Rev. Dowling is a former resident of Hoboken and is now returning home for a week with the Gospel. The pastor, Rev. L. C. Allen, members and friends, extends a cordial welcome to everyone to come out and be in revival services with them March 21st through 28th. There will be special music and singing nightly. Robbery In Brantley County Jail BCHS Miss Wins 2nd Place In District Skills Meet Robbery In Hortense Burglars attempted to two stores in Hortense succeeded in the robbry another business. Thieves attempted to enter Talmadge Middleton store, but failed in the attempt. Slight damage was sustained to the front door of the store. The robbery attempt was made during the night hours Sun day, March 14. Burglars attempted to rob the Rowell’s Grocery Monday, March 15 and apparently were scared away after setting off the alarm. He was seen going to a parked car that was some distance from the store. Mr. Rowell commented, “I did not feel there was any need in calling the law.” Chapmans Service Station located west of Hortense on Ga. 32 was robbed on both Friday night, March 12 and Tuesday night, March 16. A vending machine was robbed on both nights. On both occa sions thieves took the change box. Chapman said the thieves must have had keys because there was no damage to the machine and the cash box could only be removed with a key. Chapman reported the Friday robbery to Sheriff Johns who investigated the in cident. Chapman added there was an undetermined amount of cash taken. Hoboken School Honor Roll Hoboken Elementary School 4th 6 weeks honor roll. To be on the honor roll these stu dents have maintained a 93 average for the 4th 6 weeks. 4th Grade: Mike Carter, Ann Johnson, Terri Jones, By ron Thomas, Karen Hickox and Nick Wiley. sth Grade: Carol Gunter, Roger Joiner, Ginger Thomas, Tammy Cook, Beth Griffin, Belree Lee, Wade Lee, Patty Ivey and Ricky Floyd. 6th Grade: Paula Lee, Shar on Crews, Delda Lee and Fele cia Thomas. 7th Grade: Soyna Thomas and Cheryl Gunter. Records To Be Destroyed By Draft Board Records of registrants, class ed 4A and SA, are being des troyed according to Mrs. Nel lie Griffin, Clerk of the Brant ley County Selective Service Board. D.D. forms 53 and 214 may be given to registrants upon request. This applies to men over twenty six years of age. Contact Mrs. Griffin for fur ther information concerning your service classification. Grace Baptist To Hold Gospel Sing A gospel sing is slated for the Grace Baptist Church in the Bachlott Community Sat urady night, March 20. Serv ices will begin at 7:30. Featured singers will be the Chapman Family of Brunswick and the Sacred Harp Singers. The pastor and members in vites the public to attend. Refreshmtnts will be served. SUCCESSFUL TOY The key to a successful toy is a combination of what it does through the involvement of the child. Toys that only entertain will soon be dis carded. The real favorites put the child in the action, chal lenge his young and develop ing mind and body. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Six members of the local chapter of the FBLA Club par ticipated in the District con tests in Statesboro, Saturday, March 13. The club proudly announces that JoNell Roberson placed second in the shorthand and transcription contest. Fifteen schools were repersented in the contest. This means that JoNell is eligible to compete on the state level at the F.B.L.A. convention to be held in At lanta on April 16. rob and of Murray-Hicks Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Murray of Nahunta, Georgia, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Jeris Murray to Mr. Henry S. Hicks of St. Simons Island, Georgia. She is a 1969 graduate of Brantley County High School and is now employed by Sea Island Company on Sea Island, Geor gia. Mr. Hicks is the son of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Hicks of St. Simons Island, Georgia. He attended Brunswick Junior College and is now employed at Babcock and Wilcox Com pany in Brunswick, Georgia. The wedding will be held April 10, 1971, at 4 p. m. The ceremony will take place at Lovely Lane Chapel at Ep worth By The Sea, on St. Si mons Island, Georgia. All friends and relatives are in vited to attend. Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Revival Set There will be a revival at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Hoboken March 22-28. Services will be held each night at 7:30 o’clock. Rev. W. C. Lane will be the guest speaker. Pastor, Rev. Jack M. Wright and the congregation cordially invite the public to attend these services. Working Slated For Satilla Baptist Church Satilla Baptist at Hortense has arranged for a communi ty working on the new church building Saturday, March 20, beginning at 8 o’clock a. m. Any one willing to work is urged to come out and take part. Ladies of the community will serve dinner at the noon hour at the church. Gospel Sing Scheduled For Hickox Church The Flat Top Travelers will be the featured singers at a gospel sing slated for the Hic kox Baptist Church in Hic kox Community Saturday evening, March 20. Song serv ices will begin at 7:30. W. B. Glosson, pastor of Hickox Baptist extends a wel come to the public. PHOTOGRAPHY TO BEGIN AT UNIVERSITY CENTER The purpose of this pro gram is to expose the student to the elements which make for good photographs. Particu lar emphasis will be placed up on the fundamentals of ex posure, design, color harmony, scene settings, and the devel opment of films. To further ensure an increase in the skill of photographing, students will examine photos with various strengths and weaknesses and will be given professional in structions in how to emphasize or correct these strengths and weaknesses. Nahunta Police reported that George N. Barber of Rt. 1, Blackshear, Georgia, was rob bed by inmates of the Brant ley County Jail during the night of March 11. Chief of Police Wesley Bur den reported that, Barber and Joseph M. Riggins of Rt. 1, Hoboken, Georgia were arrest ed and locked in the county jail on charges of drunkness by Deputy Policeman Robin son. According to Chief Burden the prisoners, Barber and Riggins were released at about 9a. m. March 12 at which time Barber reported that he had been robbed of between $350.00 and $400.00 dollars by inmates in the jail. In an interview with this newspaper, both Barber and Riggins stated, “after they were locked up, the other in mates held a kangaroo court and required them to pay four dollars each for the re turn of a pair of boots that belonged to Riggins.” Riggins stated that after he and Bar ber were locked in a cell by Deputy Robinson, the other in mates opened the cell door and removed Barber. Riggins added that the inmates also took his boots that he had re moved and placed under his bunk. Barber said that he was allowed to return to the cell with Riggins after pay ing the four dollars tribute required by the kangaroo court. After returning to the cell, Barber said that he pvj his wallet containing $350.00 to $400.00 in his boots and tied the laces in several knots. When he awoke, Barber said that his wallet was in his poc ket, his money gone, and his boots tied in a neat bow knot. Chief of Police Wesley Bur den reported the theft to Sheriff Johns who got back SBO.OO from the inmates and returned the money to Barber. Burden stated that he “had talked, to Superior Court Judge Ben Hodges and was told by the judge the senten ced prisoners would be moved by the state and that he would call the Clerk of Superior Court and Sheriff to insure that the proper papers were sent in. Barber is a former resident of Brantley County and was recently discharged from the active military ser vice. Tax Tables Cover Income / To SIO,OOO Way cross, Georgia—Federal income tax now cover in comes up to SIO,OOO for tax payers who do not itemize de ductions, Carlton Q. Holland, local Representative for IRS said today. In prior years, only taxpay ers who did not itemize and had incomes under SSOOO were ( required to use the tables. However the Tax Reform Act of 1969 requires tax'tables to cover incomes up to $lO,- 000 of those not itemizing. The new tables reflect the increased exemption deduc tions of $625 (up from s6oo> and the low-income allowance, Mr. Holland said. Persons who itemize deduc tions or who have incomes of SIO,OOO or more compute their own tax by using the tax rate schedules. Mr. Holland alerted taxpay ers who are filing estimated tax declarations for 1971 to use the tax tables for that year since personal and dependency exemptions are $650 instead of $625 and the low-income al lowance is limited to SIOSO. The program will begin on March 23, 1971 and will end April 20, 1971. Classes will meet on Tuesday nights be ginning at 7:30 P. M. and end ing at 9:30 P. M. A registra tion fee of SIO.OO will be char ged to each participant. Persons who wish to register for this course may do so by telephoning 283-9222 or by appearing in person at the University Center. Registra tion for this course should be completed by Friday, March 19, 1971.