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VOLUME 49 - NUMBER 22
PASTOR'S PEN
JESUS RAISED THE DEAD
Verily, Verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming and now is,
when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they
that hear shall live. (John 5:25).
In the fifth chapter of John, we find Jesus
threatened with murder by His Jewish en
emies. His offense consists of healing a
man on the Sabbeth day who has been para
lyzed for thirty-eight years. In His defense
Jesus doesn't help thefeelings of His "would
be-murders" a bit. He declares that the
Father has given His power to perform far
greater works than healing a sick body-and
this power He is going to use. This power.
He goes on to explain, is actually the power
to raise the dead. Jesus speaks of two kinds
of dead people-those who are alive in the
flesh, yet dead, because their souls are
dead, and those who have lived and died and
are in their graves. The first class we call
the spiritually dead "in trespasses and sin,"
the lost; and the second, the physically dead.
How does Jesus break the spell of death?
In each case He does it by His voice, oy
speaking the word of life (John 5:24). Listen
to His words, "Verily, verily, I say unto
you, The hour is coming, and now is, when
the dead (the lost in sin) shall hear the
voice of the Son of God: and they that hear
shall live" (v. 25). Jesus can speak life to
a dead soul. But His power acts upon the
dead soul only if one "hears" His voice,
This means one must "hear" in his heart
and receive Christ. He will not speak life
to a dead soul against one's will.
Listen to His words again, "Marvel not at
this: for the hour is coming, in which all
\that are in the graves (physically dead) shall
hear His voice, and shall come forth; they
that have done good, unto the resurrection
of life; and they that have done evil, unto
the resurrection of damnation" (28, 29).
Jesus' voice will call forth the dead body
of every person who has ever lived, saved
and unsaved. Those who have received
Christ (heard and heeded His voice on earth,
v. 25) will be raised unto "life. " This life
will be life with God, in which the saved
will have glorified bodies to correspond
with their redeemed souls. Those who die
without Christ will be raised as well as the
saved, but unto "damnation. " This damna
tion will be a life in hell, apart from God,
with a body marred by sin to correspond
with the lost soul.
Jesus speaks today with the voice of Life.
Will you hear Him? Will you let Him raise
you from tl i spiritually dead? Will you
receive Him so He can save you and give
you eternal life, with a glorified body, in
the world to come?
Ernest S. Purcell,’ Pastor
Ist Baptist Church
Nahunta, Georgia 31553
NOTICE
The Citizens Banks of Na
hunta and Hoboken will be
closed Monday, July sth.
dean makes
TOBACCO
SURVEY
State Senator Roscoe mean,
Jr., a member of the Georgia
Tobacco Advisory Board, is
in the process of making a
survey in six counties to de
termine the date the tobacco
farmers want the tobacco
markets to open this year. The
senator encourages all tobacco
farmers to let him know by
mail before Friday, July 9th,
what date they prefer the mar
ket tq'open this year. Dean is
making the survey in Appling,
Bacon, Brantley, Charlton,
Pierce and Wayne Counties.
Senator Dean stated that he
believed we will have an ex
cellent tobacco crop this year,
with good quality and high
prices. It is my desire to help
the tobacco farmer all I can
with the marketing of his to
bacco.
The Commissioner of Agri
culture, bylaw, sets the open
ing date for tiie tobacco mar
kets in Georgia after review
ing the survey made by the
Tobacco Advisory Board.
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honev. Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
Services Held
For Mr. James
V. Raulerson
Mr. James Victor Raulerson,
58, M/Sgt. U. S. Army (Re
tired) of the Twin Rivers
Community passed away early
Tuesday morning in the Vet
erans Hospital in Dublin fol
lowing a long illness.
A native of Pierce County,
he was the son of the late
Daniel Hillman Raulerson am
Martha Jane Herrin Raulerson.
A veteran of World War 11,
he retired in 1955.
Survivors are two brothers,
Ralph Raulerson and Theo
Raulerson, both of the Twin
Rivers Community, There are
a number of other relatives.
Services fa Mr. Raulerson
will be held at 5:00 o’clock
Thursday afternoon from die
graveside in the Raulerson
Cemeterv,
otnciating will be Rev.
Clyde Thomas, pastor of the
Hacklebarney Baptist Church.
Military Rites will be con
ducted at die graveside by
personel from Ft. Stewart.
Mr. Raulerson will remain
at the Clough-Pearson Funeral
Home in Blackshear until time
for the Service.
MISS WINNIE KAYE ALLEI'
Kaye Allen Engaged
To Wed Hymerick Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Allen of Nahunta announce the engage
ment and approaching marriage of their daughter, Winnie Kaye,
to Hymerick Meeks Thomas, son of Rev, and Mrs. Cecil F.
Thomas of Nahunta.
The couple will marry August 7, 1971, at 7:30 P.M. at the
Nahunta First Baptist Church. A reception will be held follow
ing the ceremony in the church social halL
Miss Allen, attractive bride-elect, is die grandaughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Dred Allen of Nahunta, and the late Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Dowling of Nahunta.
The fiiture bride is a 1969 graduate of Brantley County High
School, and also received a degree in Secretarial Science from
Waycross-Ware Tech in 1970. She is presently employed with
the Brantley County Department of Family and Children Ser
vices.
Mr. Thomas is the grandson of the late Mr. George W. Tur
ner and Mrs. George W. Turner of Baxley, and the late Elijah
Madison Thomas and the late Harriet Thomas Bratcher of Alma.
The future bridegroom is a 1965 graduate of Nahunta High
SchooL He also attended Brewton Parker Junior College. In
June, 1971, he graduated from Georgia Saithern College where
he majored in Social Science and received a B. S. in Educa
tion. Mr. Thomas is presently employed by the Charlton
County Board of Education.
All friends and relatives of the couple are cordially invited to
attend.
MISS ANNETTE ROWELL
ROWELL-DePRATTER
WEDDING PLANNED
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Rowell, of Nahunta, Geagia, announce
the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter,
Evelyn Annette Rowell, to David Lamar DePratter, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry DePratter, of Nahunta, Georgia.
The bride-elect is a 1971 graduate of Brantley County HigJ
School.
The bridegroom is a 1966 graduate of Nahunta High School
He is presently employed by the Gilman Paper Company of St,
Marys, Geagia.
The wedding is planned for Friday, August 20th, at the Hickox
Baptist Church, of Hickox, Georgia. No formal invitations will
be sent, but all friends and relatives are invited to attend.
THE BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE, NAHUNTA, GEORGIA, JULY 1,1971
Mr. Owen Levi
Jacobs Funeral
Services Held
Mr. Owen Levi Jacobs, 78,
of Rt. 1, Hoboken died sud
denly early Wednesday morn
ing at his residence. He had
been in declining health for
some time.
A native of Pierce County, he
had lived in Brantley County a
number of years and was the
son of the late John Samuel
Jacobs and Annie Strickland
Jacobs.
A retired farmer, he attend
ed the primitive baptist
church.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Evie Sapp Jacobs of Hoboken;
a daughter, Mrs, Fred Chesser
of Nahunta: six sons, Burie
Lester, Gibson, and Talmadge
Jacobs, all of Jacksonville,
Fla., Frank Jacobs of Nahun
ta, and Eldon Jacobs of Black
shear; two brothers, H. L.
"Lige" Jacobs of Hoboken and
Estes Jacobs of Nahunta, There
are fifty grandchildren,
thirty-nine great grandchild
ren and a number of other
relatives.
Services for Mr. Jacobs will
be held at 2:00 o’clock Friday
afternoon from the Qak Grove
Primitive Baptist Church near
Hoboken.
Officiating will be Elder Elton
Dowling.
Internment will be in the
Spring Hill Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be
Johnny Jacobs, Cleve Jacobs,
Johnny S. Jacobs, Wayne
Chesser, Donnie Jacobs, and
Wayne Jacobs.
Mr. Jacobs will remain at the
funeral home until time for
the service.
Clough-Pearson Funeral
Home of Blackshear is in
charge.
Alleged Tax
fraud In
Camden
In a letter from State Repre -
sentative Carl M. Drury, the
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
learned of an alleged Tax
Fraud in Camden County. In
part, the letter is as follows:
Dear Mr. Blackamn: This
is to urge you to refuse to
validate the Camden County
Tax Digest After careful re
view of Camden Tax Returns,
glaring errors exist which are
in violation of State Tax Laws
on Advalorem Taxation.
With the understanding that
real property is assessed at its
fair market value and 40% of
that figure used to compute
die actual tax figure, I make
this request for you to order
your own surveys here to in
sure compliance with law and
perhaps institute legal pro
ceedings in instances where
actual fraud exist.
Gilman Paper Co. is return
ed a value of less than 14 mil
lion. A trade journal listed
this company’s value as 260
million dollars and since that
time they have undergone a
60 million dollar expansion.
Other error in Camden Re
turn include properties of
George Brumley (manager of
Gilman Paper) and Robert
Harrison, Jr. (attorney for
Gilman Paper) to sight just
one of several specific in-
Gilman Paper). To sight just
one of several specific in
stances, Brumley purchased
16.95 acres of land on a pro
posed interchange on I 95 (the
interstate highway construct
ed through Camden County).
The purchase price is listed as
$75,000 to SBO,OOO. 7/10 of
one acre of the property was
sold to a corp, for a profit
then resold to Humble Oil for
SIIO,OOO, Humble returned
their 7/10 acre for $2500.00.
Brumley returned his remain
ing 16+ acres for a similiar
amount.
Brumley and Harrison both
own properties in residential
areas of St. Marys and re
turned them as woodland.
These frauds are costing our
county and state hugh sums
of money each year and are
imposing a stagering burden
on home owners and small
businesses to pay die tax bur
den this corp, and these in
dividuals have unlawfully es
caped. I employ you to as
sist us in correcting these and
other inequities that exist.
/S/ Carl M. Drury, M. D.
CARROLL
GIBSON
The Thallman Baptist Church
was the setting for the lovely,
wedding of Miss Debra Carroll
of Nahunta, Ga. and Airman
Thomas F. Gibson of Waynes
ville, Ga. Saturday afternoon,
June 19, at 4:00 p. m. Rev. E.
B. Peacock, pastor of Faith
Tabernacle Baptist Church,
Ellis Point, Brunswick officiat
ed at the double ring ceremony.
Sammie Drury of Waynesville
presented the wedding music
and Mrs. Brenda Leatherwood
of Atlanta, soloist sang "More",
"I Do Take You", and "The
Lords Prayer".
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Carroll of
Nahunta, and the groom is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred W.
Gibson of Waynesville.
The church was decorated with
lighted candles sit in greenery
in each window and an arrange
ment of a large silver bell cen
tered in greenery accented with
pink lace flowers was on the
piano. The altar was accent
uated with a white arch en
twined in greenery and flowers,
a profile prayer bench and two
arrangements of white gladi
ola, mums and fern.
The bride entered on the arm
of her father who eave her in
marriage. Her A-line gown
was of white satin, with an
empire waist covered in lace,
and a scooped neck line. Her
wrist-length sleeves were of
lace and had six seed pearl
buttons. The shoulder length
veil and the five yard train of
tulle were attached to a tiara
of seed pearls. Flowers from
the matching lace were ap
pliqued on both sides and two
rows across the bottom of the
train. She carried her white
Bible topped with a cascade of
white and pink sweetheart
roses with matching satin rib
bons.
Little Miss Paula Sue William-
son, cousin of the bride, of
Brunswick and Miss Charlanne
Stokes, neice of the groom, of
Waynesville were the flower
girls. They were dressed in
floor length dresses of pink
satin with a white double lace
ruffle around the skirt, and
white satin ribbon dress-length
sashes. Each wore a multi -
flowered bandeau with a high
"hair do," Jimmie William
son, Jr., cousin of the bride,
of Brunswick, was the ring
bearer.
Miss Marcia Thrift of Nahun
ta, Matron of Honor, wore a
white dotted swiss with pink
dots and a pink satin ribbon
sash with bow and floor length
streamers. Mrs. Sarah Anne
Stokes, sister of the groom,
Waynesville, and Miss Cindy
Raulerson of Nahunta were
bridesmaids. 1 hey, too,
wore floor length, A-line
dresses of pink dotted swiss
with empire waist, short puff
sleeves and pink satin floor
length sashes. Each had a
corsage of white carnations
and varigated ribbons and a
single shrysanthemum.
DonL. Smith of Waynesville
was the best man, and Layton
Smith of Brunswick and Eddie
Walker of Waynesville, ushers.
A reception followed in the
Church Social Hall by the par-
ents under die direction of
Mrs. Arleen Williamson, Aunt
of the bride.
Miss Wanda Magan of Na-
hunta kept die bride’s book.
Assisting in serving were:
Mrs. Iris Wainright, sister of
the groom, of Brunswick and
Miss Linda McLean Thallman,
the wedding cake; Misses
Freddye Lou Gibson, sister of
the groom, Waynesville, cof
fee, and Miss Linda Arnette,
cousin of the bride, of Im
mokalee, Fla., and Miss
Marcia Carroll, sister of the
bride, punch. They were
dressed of pastel colors and
casages of white carnations
and varigated ribbons.
The mother of the bride wore
a green bonded knit dress with
full length lace coat with
white accessories, and the
mother of the groom a tur
quoise bonded knit lace with
beige accessories. Both wore
corsages of white carnations
and varigated ribbons.
The bride chose for her going
away a pink knit pants suit—
a gift from her grandmother.
Airman and Mrs. Gibson will
be at home to their friends at
833 Oak Ridge Rd.
Wright Community
Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Lt. and Mrs. Dennis Glen
Miss Carolyn Chesser became
the bride of Lt. Dennis Glen
Raulerson on Sunday, June 13,
in tLe First Baptist Church in
Nahunta. Miss Chesser is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Chesser. Lt. Raulerson is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry E.
Raulerson.
A laree natural straw fireside
basket ueiu a ar-
rangement featuring daisies,,
chrysanthemum, gladoli, car
nations and summer flowers.
The arrangement placed at the
choir rail and flanked oy sim
ply palm fronds formed the
background for the bridal altar,
a satin covered prayer bench.
The family pews were marked
with white and pink satin bows.
The wedding music was pre
sented by Mrs. Jimmy Thomas,
organist and Miss Debra Car
roll, soloist. Miss Carroll sang
"More", Rev, Ernest Purcell
officiated at the ceremony.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a bridal
gown of light ivory silk organ
za posed over taffeta. The fit
ted bodice featured a scoop
neckline and elbow sleeves.
Motifs of Alencon lace were
appliqued on the bodice and
encircled the waistline. The
skirt was fashioned with an A
line silhouette. The extra full
chapel length train fell from
the shoulders and was adorned
with appliques of lace. Her
bouffant veil of tiered import
ed silk illusion was caught to a
cluster of Alencon lace petals
trimmed with tiny seed pearls.
She carried a cascade bouquet
of daisies tied with candlelight
bridal satin.
Miss Mary Jane Langfad ser
ved as the bride’s maid of hon
a. She wore a floa length
gown of light pink dotted swiss.
The fitted bodice was fashion
ed with a scoop neckline and
short puffed sleeves. The em
pire waistline was accented
with wide pink lace. The pan
el skirt gave an A line effect.
She wore a aochet hat of straw
designed with a high round
crown and soft brim in a deep
er pink than her dress. Her
gloves were lighter pink than
her dress. She carried a natural
straw basket of mixed summer
flowers, a repetition in design
of the altar background ar
rangement. The honor attend
ant had a bow of pink satin
ribbon tied on the side of her
basket.
The birdesmaids were Miss
Cathv Chesser of Nahunta. Miss
Myra Dowling of Alma, miss
Cinuy deLanaye of Jackson
ville, Fla., all neices of the
bride and Miss Cindy Rauler
son of Nahunta sister of the
groom. Their dresses were
identical to that of the maid
of hona with each carrying a
straw basket of mixed summer
flowers.
Miss Rita Wainright, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Barry Wain-
Raulerson
right, was the flower girl. Her
dress matched the other at
tendants but she wore pink
flowers in her hair. Her basket
was a miniture of those carried
by the bridesmaids. Mitchell
Dowling of Alma, nephew of
the bride, was ring bearer. He
wore a light cranberry red suit
which had a jacket in deeper
color contrasting as the Army
uniforms but blending in color
with the bridal attendants
dresses. He carried the rings
on a white satin and lace heart
shaped pillow.
The groom chose as his best
man, his First Sgt. Kenneth
White. Capt. John Douglas, Lt.
William R. Steel, Lt, Jack
Micheal Williams and Lt,
Michael Claire all all of
Fort Jackson, S. C, were
groomsmen.
The ceremony concluded with
the bride and groom kneeling
at the altar while Miss Carroll
sang "The Lord’s Prayer,"
Mrs. Chesser, the bride’s
mother, wore a mint green
crepe dress with long chiffon
sleeves and matching hat. Her
accessories were bone. Her
corsage was pink and green.
Mrs. Raulerson, the groom’s
mother, wore a beige silk eye
let embroidery dress with pink
accessories. A pink corsage
completed her outfit.
After the ceremony, the
bride’s family entertained with
the wedding reception in Ihe
church social hall. The room
was decorated with baskets of
mixed summer flowers. Guests
were greeted and introduced
to the receiving line by Mrs,
Dewitt Moody. Miss Elaine
Chesser of Jacksonville, Fla.
cousin of the bride, kept the
bride’s book.
The bride’s table was cover
ed with a white damask cloth
linen, a wedding gift to the
couple. The bride’s bouquet
was placed beside the large
white four-tiered wedding cake
featuring light pink roses and
wedding bells. The two top
tiers were supported with col
umns. Pink carnations em
bedded in white lace over pink
satin surrounded the cake. Mrs.
Herbert Colvin of Hoboken de
igned and made the wedding
cake. Serving the cake were
sisters of the bride, Mrs. Grady
Dowling of Alma and Mrs. Neil
Womble of Jacksonville, Fla.
The refreshment able was
also covered with a white da
mask linen cloth and held a
basket of mixed summer flow
ers. The crystal punch bowl
contained a deep pink punch
which carried out the color
scheme. Presiding at the re
freshment table was Mrs. J. C.
deLahaye, sister of the bride.
Also assisting in serving and
entertaining were Mrs. Bumice
Crews, Miss Judy Johns, Miss
Lucy Johns and Miss Arlene
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