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Newspaper Page TextVolume 49-Number 28 A Voice in the Wilderness Before we get into a long sermon on the difference between LIBER ALISM and CON SERVATISM, we had better define our terms. Webster states liberalism as the quality of being generous, broad-minded , unwilling to restrict your self to liberal me- anings, and favoring reform and progress. Conservatism is defined as the practice of resisting any changes in established instit utions and ways of doing things. Now, compare these definitions with the way most people in these parts see these ideas. Most people around here think of a Liberal, as someone who is against God, the Flag, poor people, and Mom and apple pie. People thind of conservatism as pat riotic defenders of God, the country, law and order, people over thirty, and mother hood. There appears to be a big gap bet ween these ideas and their interpretation around here, at least. It appears that the basic ideas of liberal ism have been stretched and altered to fit a new framework of ideas, in the fight be tween conservatives and liberals around here. The new ideas on the subject contain a lot less rationality, and a lot more emot ional appeal, than the old. It looks, plain ly, like an attempt to scare people into the conservative camp. It alsoappears to have had some degree of sucess, with some pe ople. TOBACCO NUMBER ONE CROP IN COUNTY For several years tobacco has been and still remains the coun ty’s most valuable agricultural crop. Last year Brantley County farmers received approximate ly one and one-half million dollars for this tobacco crop. When the amount of money the receivedwas spent for labor, fertilizer, insecticides, fuel and other production cost, a long with what was spent on family living, taxes and other expenses it stimulated business enough to equal that or more than the value of the crop itself. Brantley County soil produces some of the finest quality flue cured tobacco produced any where in the world. In most years, one has little trouble i dentifying Brantley County to bacco on any of the markets. Because of this excellent qual ity, it is always in good dem and by buyers, especially those of export trade, who want good leaf to blend with the poorer quality tobacco obtained from other areas. Not only do Brantley County producers grow high quality leaf but high yeilds also. By having taken advantage of the latest research information, yields have almost been doubled in the past twenty years. In 1950 the average yields in the county was only 1100 lbs. per acre. In 1970 it was 1964 lbs. per acre. This increase in yield didn't happen by accident, but rather from a need created by several factors. Some of these factors were reduced acreage due to government control, increased cost per acre of production, in creased need for more income Personals L/Cpl. Phillip R. (Randy) Turner, son of Mrs. Leila H. Turner ofNahunta, is now Stat ioned at Futema Airfield, Ok inawawhere he arrived July 26. After leaving Travis Air Force Base, Calif, on July 19, stops were made at Anchorage, Alas ka, Yokote and Iwakuni, Japan before he arrived in Okinawa where he will be with a ground support equipment unit. L/Cpl. Turner is married to the former Miss Jan Strickland of Hortense. BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey. Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. on the farm and the availibility of technical knowledge. The technical knowledge has been developed through re search carried on at experiment stations and tested under field conditions on individual farms through the Cooperative Exten sion Service, newspaper, farm magazines, and other mass med- ia communications. Plant breeders have also made a contribution to increased yie lds by developing and promot ing better varieties. Also ch emicalsand promoting the use of their products; machinery companies for designing and manufacturing equipment de signed to do a better job from time of transplanting until the leaf is cured. Georgia and Florida producers are in an envious position to other producing areas in that their leaf is in greater demand by export buyers. If they hold this position, it means that they have got to continue to produce this high quality leaf. This means to keep planting what is know as the Hicks, White Gold, Golden Harvest, ect. There are also a few new varieties that has many of the characteristics of the Hicks type, such as N.C. 23-26, McNair 20, and which has more disease resistance than the old line varieties and has good market acceptance. Farmers should also follow closely experiment station and manufacturers recommendat ions on use of insecticides and sucker control form more econ omical and to reduce the a mount of chemical residue on the tobacco. Card of Thanks We would like to take this means of expressing our sin cere ihanks and grateful ap preciation to our relatives and friends whose ever kind ness ment so much to us during our recent bereave ment. We are especially grateful for the messages of sympathy, floral tributes, covereddishes and other acts of kindness shown. May the Lord bless each of you is our prayer. The Family of Alex Keene Corn Blight Hearings Completed JESUP — State Senator Ros coe Dean, Chairman of Senate Corn Blight Study Committee, has completed public hearings on the corn blight situation in Georgia. Dean stated that farmers have asked for a Federal investiga tion of certain seed companies who may have used the blight condition to up the price of resistant seed corn to farmers to thirty dollars a bushel. “This is the highest price farmers have ever had to pay for seed corn and it will hurt not only him but the consumer public as well. The farmer can not break even because of this and I am calling for a Federal investigation into the price sit uation,’’ Dean stated. THE SIXTH district senator also said that “farmers are very upset becuase there was a lack of first generation resistant seed corn available for planting. It appears that not only was the' price pushed up but there was a shortage of resistant seed corn available for farmers. Ir regular sizing of corn was an other complaint of farmers,” the senator stated. Dean said that “the corn sit uation in Georgia could effect prices tc the consumer public on other commodities and items. My responsibility is to protect the farmer and consumer pub lic. I shall do everything in my nower to carry out this respons ibility.” WAYNESVILLE COMMUNITY CLUB MET The Waynesville Neighbor hood Service Club met August 4,1971 in the Waynesville Bap tist Church. Mrs. Virginia Raulerson, Co unty Extension Home Econom ist, introduced Miss Sonja Bass, Senior 4-H district winner to the group. Sonja gave a demonst ration on "Painting as Recreat ion." Sonja showed the various strokes in creating a painting. She concluded her demonstrat- ion with a display of her paint ings. Present were Mrs. Emm er Belle Harrison, Mrs. Louise Harrison, Mrs. Virginia Raul erson, Miss Sonja Bass, Mrs. Lois Hulett, and Mrs. Gaymelle Keene. Hoboken Building Club Held Meeting The Hoboken Building Club met August 4,1971 at the A. B. Baptist Church in Hoboken. President Peter Bowens called the meeting to order. Deacon Bowen lead the group in prayer. Ella Lee Bacon, Slash Pine C.A.A. Work Study Student gave a demonstration on the Basic 4 food groups. Joyce Hightower and loretta White, N.Y.C. students, assisted Miss Bacon. Rev. L. Perry McNeal, organ izational Specialist, from Slash Pine C.A.A. gave a talk on "What Poverty Is". Rev. Mc- Neal gave the purpose of the Neighborhood Service Clubs in connection with Community Action. Rev. McNeal told a bout the programs that come outofSlashPine C.A.A, office. Approximately 50 people at tended the club meeting. A delicious supper of fried chick en and trimmings was served.- Nahunta Baptist To Present Program The choir of the Ist Baptist Church in Nahunta will present a program of Sacred Music on Sunday evening August 15th at 8:00 p. m. The congretation will participate in the service. Come andbringyour family and friends. THE BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE, NAHUNTA, GA. AUGUST 12, 1971 Members Attend Camp Some 300 Georgia 4-H Club Members, including two from Brantley County, will be in Atlanta next week to see whowill move on to Chicago and National competition and who will come back home and start over again. August 16-19 is State 4-H Congress time. This is the event that gives district project champions an opportunity to attempt the next step up the 4-H ladder. Local 4-H'ers whowill attend and their projects are: Sonja Bass in Recreation and Cindy Raulerson in Home Furnishings and Art, George Loyd, county agent, and Mrs. Virginia Raulerson, County Extension home exonomist, explained that most pro jects will have six participants —one from each Extension dist rict in the state. The 4-H'er will be judged on their records (these have al ready been scored by committees of county Extension workers ) and their illustrated lectures or educational demonstrations which they will present in Atlanta before panels of experts in various project fields. Becoming a state winner is what 4-H Congress is all about. Mr. Loyd and Mrs. Raulerson pointed out that this has been a a goal of the delegates since they joined 4-H at the age of 10. Inmost cases the award to state champions is an expense-paid trip to National 4-H Congress in Chicago. And this year the trip is especially attractive. This will be the 50thanniversary meeting, and the National 4-H Service Committee and the Extension Service are going all out to make it a memorable occasion. Os course, state winners also have an opportunity to try for national honors and educational scholarships valued at S6OO-sl,ooo. But the Atlanta event next week is expected to be a memor able event too —even for the approximately 260 4-Her's who don't capture state titles. Donors and sponsors of 4-H awards have planned more than a dozen special meal events and entertainment functions that are sure to help 4-H'ers feel welcome and have a good time in the capital city. While some of these events are for boys and girls in certain projects, others are being planned for the entire del egation. The4-H'erswill leave Monday morning for Atlanta and begin registering at the Marriott Motor Hotel that afternoon. Project demonstrationswill be held throughout Tuesday and Wednesday, with announcements of winners scheduled at various times both days. The 4-H'ers will return home on Thursday. Accompanying them will be Mrs. Virginia Raulerson. DR. WADE STRICKLAND Dr. A. W. Strickland joined Dr. Hurley Jones in Brunswick, Ga. on July 1,1971 and will be engaged in the practice of car diology (heart disease). Dr. Strickland completed medical school in 1964 and served his internship at the Macon Hospit al, Macon, Ga. He then serv ed as a Captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corp. Following his Army tour, Dr. Strickland returned to the Medical College of Georgia where he completed 2 years of training in internal SONJA BASS CINDY RAULERSON Brantley County 4-H OPENS OFFICE IN BRUNSWICK medicine and 2 years in card iology. Dr. Strickland is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Avery Strickland of Nahunta, Ga. He is married to the former Rosemary Smith, daughterof the late Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Smith. Dr. and Mrs. Stricland have four children, Donovan,B, Ava Rose, 6, Darr in, 5, and Leah, 6 months. Dr. Strickland stated that he feels very close to Brantley Co unty people and looks forward to serving them. Clinics Set For Vaccine According to information received this week from George A. Loyd, county a gent of Brantley County, all equine type animals, which includes horses, ponies, mu les and donkeys, will be gi ven the V. E. E. vaccine the week of August 16-20. V. E. E. stands for Venezu elan Equine Encephalomyeli tis, which is a highly fatal desease of horses and mules, and has killed thousia ds of horses in Mexico and Texas. The county agent sats that a schedule has been worked out for holding clinics and all horse owners are being notifi ed when and where they can take their animals to be treat ed. Loyd also cited a section of theFederaland State regula tions pertaining to the vaccin ation which is as follows: This vaccination will be done at no cost to the horse owner. The Federal Government will su pply the vaccine and pay for professional services rendered, Whenever the vaccination is started, the entire state will be placed under a quarantine that will prohibit the move ment of horses within the state until 14 days after the horse has been vaccinated--except for horses moving to vaccination clinics or for medical treat ment. In case some owners do not want to vaccinate, their an imals will remain under quar antine on their farm and can not be moved. The county agent does not know how ling unvaccinated animals will remain under quarantine, but says he feels it will be for an indefinate period of time and therefore urges all owners to have an imals vaccinated. The schedule for holding clinics is as follows: Monday, August 16; Hoboken Elementary School 8:00 A. M. - 12:00 NOON Schlatterville Voting House 2:00 P. M. - 6:00 P. M. Tuesday, August 17; Raybon - Ruthie's Grocery 8:00 A.M. -10:00 A.M. Hickox - Ingle's Grocery 10:30 A. M. - 12:30 P. M. Atkinson - Pierce Grocery 2:00 P. M. - 4:00 P. M. Waynesville Postoffice 4:30 P. M. - 6:00 P. M. Wednesday, August 18; Brantley County Saddle Club Arena; 2:00 P.M. -6:00P. M. STRICKLAND REUNION The annual Albert Strick land family reunion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Strickland. Those attending brought covered dishes and a delicious meal was enjoyed by all. Fortysev en members and guests were present. Those who come were Mr. and Mrs. Tom Whisnant, two children, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Meteka, one child, Daytona Beach, Fla. Mrs. Jimmie Jocobsen, three children, Or lando, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Grice, Judy and Frances Highsmith, Savannah, Ga. Claude Highsmith, Puerto Rico, Mr. and Mrs. Dan W. Wainright, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Christian and Mrs. Nes bitChritian, Waycross, Ga., Mrs. Cora Roberson, Dr, and Mrs. Wade Strickland, four children, Brunswick, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bass, one child, Dublin, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. Don H. Smith and two children, St. Simons Island, Ga., Rev, and Mrs. Ernest Purcell, one child, Mrs. Levi Strickland, Mr. and Mrs. El roy Strickland, Mr. and Mrs. Avery Strickland, Nahunta. Those absent were missed and we hope they can come next year. Unable to a trend because of illness is Mr. Jas H. High smith. We wish for him a speedy recovery. Ann and Albert Lawson was called to Savannah because of the sudden death of Al's brother-in-law. Albert has the sympathy of the Strick land Family. OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Drury Levels Charge At Revenue Department ST. MARYS-A “double stand ard” in investigations of al leged tax frauds in the state has been leveled at the Georgia Revenue Department by Camden County Rep. Carl Drury. The charge , came after Rev enue Commissioner John Black mon said his department has no authority to investigate the tax returns of individual tax payers or businesses in Camd en County. “Blackmon will investigate Long County individuals and no individual in Camden Coun ty because Long does not have the accumulation of wealth that can keep the pro bers away from Camden," Drury said. THE ST. Marys physician said “we have more at stake here and the tax violations that can be found at Gilman Paper Co. extend to other paper companies in Georgia. The situation here makes Long County look like a Sunday School.” On June 25, Drury asked PASTOR'S PEN "Jesus Breaks Up A Religious Service" Take these things out of here! (John 2:16, Williams) If Jesus were to visit the earth today, where would He go? The very first places He would visit would be his churches. Mal achi had prophesied that Jesus would "sudd enly come to his temple for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fuller's soap. ..and He shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness" (Mal. 3: 1-3). Jesus fulfilled this prophetic word two thousand years ago, descending upon the temple to purge it of its corruption (John 2:13-21). Why did Jesus begin with the "House of God" in setting matters stra ightin Israel? Why did He not clean out the beer joints, the dance halls, brothels, and hotels of sin and other places of devilish activities? The answer is that "judgment mustbegin at the house of God. (I Pet. 4; 17). God has always sought to set his own peop le straightbefore trying to convert the world. "If the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?" Judaism had lost its savor, had become a dead husk of ritual and pride. It was actually leading men to hell rather than to heaven (Matt. 23; 15). Men were hiding behind their empty religious professions to commit terrible sins, all in the name of the Holy God and even in the house of God. Cattle dealers and money changers had set up their quarters in the Temple itself-all on the pretense of helping the people worship God. The worshipers needed sacrificial animals, and they had to exchange their foreign money into Jewish coinage to pay their Temple dues. Tut the sanctimonious dealers were cheating the people and charging ourrageous prices. Even the priests of the alter had sold their souls for "filthy lucre, " for they were in league with these religious thiefs, chiseling the prro people, too. Jesus could not tolerate what he saw. His righteous anger was aroused, and He began His spiritual revolution in God's House. He knotted together a good whip and proceeded to drive out the animals, pour out the ch- angers' money and overthrow the tables . "Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise" (John 2; 16). Jesus has not changed a bit in two thous and years. To the modern churches, He still comes in the person of the Holy Spirit and says, "Take away those things which are making my house a house of worldliness and sin rather than a place of holy worship er s and worship. " "Take away you dances J' He says. "Take away your selling, takeaway your selling, takeaway you worldly amuse - ments, take away your dead programs, take away your forms and rituals, take away your worldly pride, take away your social resp - ectability, takeaway your professiorrwithout performance. Make my house a house of God, not a house of this world. " Ernest S. Purcell, Pastor First Baptist Church, Nahunta the revenue department tc refuse to validate the Camd en County tax digest because “glaring errors exist which are in violation of state laws on ad valorum taxation.” Drury accused the Gilman Paper Co., its general manag er George Brumley, and Cam den County attorney Robert Harrison Jr., of tax violations which are “costing cur county and state hugh sums of mon ey each year and are impos ing a staggering burden on home owners and small busin esses.” On Thursday, Blackmon said his decision “will come as an unacceptable answer t o Dru ry’s letter; it would be un acceptable to me.” THE PROPER authorities to investigate the charges would be the local board of tax as sessors or the local courts, Blackmon said. Drury said he wants Black mon “to spell out to us ord inary folks in clear language whether Georgia tax laws al so apply to wealthy and po werful interests of Georgia.”