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VOLUME 49-NUMBER 1
PASTOR'S PEN
"The Door of Opportunity"
I Corinthians 16:1-9
The poet Parkington has spoken for most
of us when he said,
"I wish that there were some wonderful place
Called .the land of beginning again
Where all our mistakes and all of our heartaches
And all of our poor, selfish grief
Could be dropped like a shabby coat at the door,
And never put on again."
This is a part of the nature of man, and it
is part of our nature as the children of God
to desire to do better in the future than we
have in the past.
In this new year we do have the opport
unity of finding the land of "beginning a
gain. 11 There will be new challenges and
new responsibilities. The new year will
not, however, be completely different from
the old year. Many of the things which
were in the old will follow us into the new.
We have a tendency to wish for a fantasy
land. Paul, no doubt, had such thoughts,
but instead of fleeing we hear him saying,
"But I will stay here at Ephesus until the
feast of Pentecost for there is a great op
portunity of doing useful work, and there
are many people against me. " At times we
all have unrealistic ideas about the golden
door of opportunity that will open for us to
morrow. We must confess that we are
looking for the goose that will lay the gold
en eggs. In fact, we face the peril of di
viding time into two periods--the past and
the future. The past has gone into the tomb
of time. The future is yet in the womb of
time. The only time we have is today.
I. Today is our opportunity for effective
service. Our Lord saw this for we hear
him say, "I must work the works of him that
sent me, while it is day. .. " (John 9:4). It
is foolish for us to spend our time weeping
over lost opportunities for they are now
history. It is foolish to wait for the future.
It is just a dream, a mirage. The only
thing we can be certain of is the present.
11. There will be many adversaries. In
this weare no different than Paul and Jesus.
They both had their adversaries. Paul
preaching Jesus Christ, was confronted
with opposition that led to his imprison
ment. Jesus was opposed by the religious
leaders, tempted by the devel, and even His
family and disciples tried to dissuade Him
from His course in life.
111. Seize the opportunities for service.
It is a great day to be alive, and great op
portunities will offer themselves, doors
will open. God will open some for us.
There is the door of divine sonship. I'm
not talking about the sonship of Christ, but
your sonship offered by God in Christ (John
1;12). Some have aiready come through this
door. It is still open that you may come.
Then there is the door of faith. We do not
have to walk by sight but by faith (Prov. 3:
5-6). We can walk in the very presence of
God as did Abraham, Enoch and others.
Rev. Ernest S. Purcell, pastor
First Baptist Chruch
Nahunta, Georgia
Robbery in Nahunta
The Brooker Hardware Store
in Nahunta was robbed by per
sons unknown during the night
of December 29, 1971.
The store operator, Brown
Brooker, discovered the forced
entry when opening up for bus
iness the following morning.
Agent Thompson
to be Honored
at Open House
Tuesday, January 11, 1972,
the people of Hoboken are in
vited to attend an Open House
at the Hoboken Elementary
School for the purpose of meet-
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
Brooker found that weapons
and a considerable amount of
cash had been taken from the
store.
Nahunta Police and the Brant
ley County Sheriffs Depart
mentwere called to investigate
the robbery.
ing the new County Agent, Mr.
Paul E. Thompson, Jr.
This Open House is sponsored
by the Friendship Homemakers
Club.
Refreshmentswill be served.
Two B.C.H.S. Herons Selected
for Honorable Mention
Recently two Seniors, Larry
Lane and Marshall Edgy, were
selected for Honorable mention
on the All State Team. These
two players contributed a great
deal to help the Herons compile
an 8-2 season record under the
direction of Coach Hilton Cui
breth.
Larry Lane was selected as
an All-State Back. Larry has
competed in varsity action for
the past two years as an outst
anding offensive and defensive
half back. He stands 5 feet 11
inches and weighs only 170 lbs.
On defense, Larry intercepted
seven passes and prevented the
completion of many others.
When the opposing team punted,
Larry served as punt return
Prayer Services
to be Established
Prayer Services will be re
established at the Nahunta
United Methodist Church Jan
12, at 7:30 p.m.
Under the Direction of Mrs.
Vivian Lloyd of Hoboken Ga.
THE Choir will be reorgan
ized.
Front row, Left to right: Ray Colson, Milton Bradshaw, Lavon Crews, A.J. Stokes, I.V. Howard. Backrow, left to right:
Larry Stallings, Curtiss Patten, Byran Highsmith, Johnny Jones, Earnest Purcell and George F.-Stewart.
NAHUNTA LODGE NO. 391 HELD
Members of the Nahunta lodge #391 elected officers for the year 1972 at ceremonies during their last meeting in December.
Lavon Crews, Rt. 1 Hoboken, was elected Master, Larry Stallings, Rt. 2 Nahunta, was elected Senior Warden and George
F. Stewart of Nahunta, was elected Junior Warden, Johnny Jones, Rt. 1 Hoboken, was elected Secretary, A.J. Stokes, Rt. 2
Nahunta, was elected Treasurer, Earnest Purcell of Nahunta was elected Chaplin and I.V, Howard, Rt. 2 Nahunta, was e
lected Assistant Chaplin. ,
County wide membership of the Nahunta Masonic Lodge, that is operating under a charter granted in 1891, attended the cer
emonies. Members of the Masonic Order from joining counties attended the meeting and participated in the installation of
officers. Other officers for the year 1972 are: Ray Colson, SD, Milton Bradshaw, JD, Bryan Highsmith,SS, Curtiss Patten,
JS, George Dykes, Tylor, and J.L. Stevens, Director of Works.
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THE BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE, NAHUNTA, GEORGIA, JANUARY 6, 1972
LARRY LANE AND MARSHALL EDGY
man. On offense, he complet
ed five passes for touchdowns,
ran for 647 yards and scored
7 2 points. He further served
the team as center when they
punted. Larry is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Levaniel Hicks.
Marshall Edgy, the son of
Mrs. Ruby Edgy, was selected
as an All-State Lineman. Mar
shall has played in varsity act
ion for two years. He is five
feet eight inches tall and
weights 150 lbs. Marshall has
averaged 45 yards on kick-offs
and 30 yards as punter. On de
fense and offense, Marshall pl
ayed the Guard position. On
offense he did an excellent job
as a blocker for the backs. On
defense, he averaged 8 individ-
Church Services will be as
follows:
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
M.Y.F. 6:00 a.m.
Evening Worship 7:00 a.m.
You are Cordially invited to
Worship with us.
INSTALLATION CEREMONIES
ual tackles per game with nu
merous assists. He managed to
get the quarter-back for a loss
in every game except one. Once
during the season, Marshall
was selected as area lineman of
the week by the Flordia Times
Union.
Larry and Marshall were
both members of the first foot
ball team at Brantley County
High. They attribute their
success this past season to a
well balanced team. They have
high praise for their team
mates and have been unwilling
to take personal credit for their
achievements.
Congratulations to these boys
and their team mates.
Nahunta
Elementary ]
Burglarized
Reported by the Nahunta Ele
mentary School Principal Mr.
W. R ( Bob) Strickland that on
the Morning of Jan. 4 the office
of the Principal was broken into
and $24.87 was stolen, entry of
the building was not determined
HOBOKEN
Micheal Dowling , Postmast,
or of the Hoboken Postal Ser
vice, reported a breakin of the
Post Office.
Dowling stated that approx,
imately $250 in cash and st
amps were taken from the build-
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
POST OFFICE ROBBED
ing.
Law enforcement officials of
the Postal Service, Georgia
Bureau of Investigation and the
County Sheriff’s Department
were called in to investigate.
According to Dowling the th-
READY ...SET... QUIT!
Millions of Americans will
be seriously considering kick
ing the cigarette habit this
week as voluntary and official
health agencies and related
groups combine to observe the
second annual National Edu
cation Week on Smoking spon
sored by the National Inter
agency Council on Smoking
and Health.
Mr, Flay Sellers, of the
Georgia Tuberculosis and Res
piratory Disease Association
said the January 9-15 observ
ance will be aimed at both
smokers and non-smokers. Al
through people have different
reasons for wanting to stop
smoking, and find different
methods successful, all share
one common experience:
making the decision to quit.
"Ready.. .set(a date).. .Quit!"
the theme of the nationwide
Mall to be Constructed
in Waycross
Ground breaking ceremonies
were held today in Waycross
for a modern air>conditioned
mall to be constructed, follow
ed by a luncheon at the Holiday
Inn.
On hand for the groundbreak
ing was Mr. E. H. Burke, South,
easterm Regional Vice-Presi-
President of Piggly-Wiggly
Southern, and numerous may
ors and officials from sur
rounding towns and counties.
The shopping center is
reported to be the largest
shopping center to be con
structed in the southeast.
One of the largest Woolworth
stores to be constructed In the
sougheastern region, contains
some 70,385 square feet. The
Woolworth Store alone will
employ over 100 people. The
largest Piggly-Wiggly Southern
Supermarket in the entire,
chain, comprising some 25,844
square feet, will also be a part
of the center. A mall drug
store, owned and operated by
MEMBER
N^Aper
Association - Founded 1885
leves entered thebuildingprior
to 6:20 A.M. January 4th. The
theives did considerable dam.
age to the building and safe
to get the money and stamps.
Dowling stated that the Hoboken
Post Office has been broken in.
to twice in a years period.
effort, is designed to focus
attention on that decision mak-
ing process.
The whole purpose of the
National Education Week on
Smoking is to call attention to
the health hazards of smoking.
The idea is to start people
thinking seriously about quitt
ing, help them make the de
cision to stop, and then help
them to decide upon the met
hod that will be most effective
for them.
"We know it can be done,"
Mr. Sellers said. "Twenty
nine million Americans have
given up cigarettes since the
'U.S. Surgeon General issued,
'Smoking and Health,' the
first official report of the con
nection between smoking and
disease, in 1964.
Fred Steedly and Fred Barber
of Waycross, comprising some
6,095 square feet, would be
located In the air-conditioned
mall. Pic N* Pay Shoes of
Matthews, North Carolina, has
leased 4,000 square feet.
Other tenants Include a
Lary’s Hallmark Card, a th
eater, Barfield Shoes, aqd nu
merous other specialty shops.
The air-conditioned mall will
contain some 26 businesses.
74 percent of the mall has al
ready been leased.
The shopping center is pur
some 5,000 square feet and are
to be located in the mall.
Owners and developers of the
center are Al Hatcher of Mill
edgeville, and Dixon Oxford of
Albany, Ga. Schlosser &
Miller, Inc., d Brunswick, are
the architects. The Hayes Con
struction Company of Bruns
is the prime contractor. The
anticipated opening is February
1973.
