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Brantley County
Rescue Unit
462—5007
VOLUMN 50 - NUMBER 6
A Voice in the Wilderness
"MUCKRAKERS AND DEBS"
Theodore Roosevelt the 26th President of
the United States coined the phrase "MUCK
RAKERS". Roosevelt with his gift of vivid
phraseology came upon the phrase because
it appealed to the publics conscience while
catering to the publics love of scandie and
sensation.
In Roosevelt's era, many newspapers and
authors were active reformers while some
newspapers reporters were cynical hacks
capitalizing on current facts. Much of it
was lurid, distored, designed to titillate
and scandalize rather than inform.
Eugene V. Debs during the same era was
a radical of the worst type who ran unsuc
essfully for president of this nation five ti
mes on the Socialist Party ticket
Serious students of history may determine
some good in Eugene V. Debs, while unt
ill today, "MUCKRAKERS" continues with
us in some newspapers.
DEBS and MUCKRAKER types might cause
Brantley County some good, the bad will de
finately out-weigh the good. Scandal and
sensation will not help Brantley Countians,
tho it may provide laughs and humor till a
bout the end of the year .
SIGN-UP OPENED FOR
GRAIN PRODUCERS
As sign • up opened in the
1972 voluntary programs for
feed grain, wheat and cotton
producers, a new set • aside
option was offered to corn and
grain sorghum producers by the
U.S. Department of Agri,
culture.
A higher set-aside payment
rate can be earned by pro
ducers who agree to reduce
their farm’s corn • sorghum
acreage below last year’s pl
anting.
At the same time, all pre
viously • announced options re
main open to feed grain pro
ducers, according to George
Dykes, Chairman of The Br
antley County ASC Committee.
Producer sign-up in the 1972
FARM set-aside programs op
ened February 3, and will con
tinue through March 10, at
Heart Disease Top’s
State’s Killer List
Heart disease remained the
leading killer in Georgia dur
ing 1970, the latest year for
which actual statistics are av.
ailable, claiming 21,480 of the
total 41,830 lives lost.
Figures released by the Ge
orgla Heart Association show
this to be a rise of 1.3 per
cent over the previous year.
More than half of the heart dis
ease deaths were caused by he
art attack which took 12,326 liv
es.
National estimates, made by
the American Heart Ass
oc iat ion, np red let that 23.500
Georgians will die due to heart
disease during the current year
bringing the percentage of total
deaths to 53 percent.
White County recorded the
highest percentage of heart dis
percent and Baker the lowest
with 35 percent. Most counties
were close to 50 percent.
" The 1970 statistics are al
arming,” said Harold W. White
man, M.D., President of the
" and we are once again made
NURSES TO TRAIN
IN WAYCROSS
ATLANTA- Commissioner
of Labor Sam Caldwell has ann
ounced that a $66,857 program
to train 20 licensed practical
nurses in Waycross has been
approved and funded.
The classes, Sponsored by
the Georgia Department of
Labor and the Division of Voc
ational Education of the State
Education Department, will run
49 weeks. Training will begin
within the next several weeks.
There Is no charge to -jnroll
ees in the course, which is
funded under the provisions of
the Manpower Dev elopement
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
ASCS county offices through
out the Nation.
Under the new option for
feed grain producers with corn
sorghum bases, the payment
rate for up to at least 10 per
cent and possibly 15 percent
voluntary additional set-aside
will be the same as the quail,
fylng set-aside rate - 80 cents
a bushel for corn and 76 cents
a bushel for grain sorghum.
USDA will accept up to 10 per.
cent of this voluntary set-aside
when offered by the option of
the Secretary of Agriculture,
with a later announcement on
whether it will be accepted.
If he chooses this new op
tion, a producer will hold his
1972 corn-sorghum acreage at
not more than last year’s acre-
age minus twice the additional
set-aside acreage.
aware of how many lives, many
in their prime, are lost each
year from this one killer dis
ease.”
" Heart disease has reached
epidemic proportions. We must
double and redouble our efforts
made possible by public support
if we are to reduce this wanton
loss.”
The Georgia Heart Associa
tion last year spent more than
$237,000 to support cardiovas
cular research, $212,000 for
public education and $236,000
for community programs such
as courses in the life saving
technique of cardiopulmonary
resuscitation ( CPR) and the
Georgia Heart Clinic System
for indigent patients.
Cancer was the second higlw
est cause of death in the state
claiming 5,960 lives; accidents
( including traffic fatalities )
took 3,344 lives and influenza
and pneumonia caused 1,741
deaths.
Brantley County had a total
of 48 deaths and 22 came from
heart disease.
and Training Act Those who
qualify may be paid a weekly
training allowance.
Pointing out that the large
majority of Georgia’s MD TA
graduates have been placed on
training related jobs, Caldwell
urged all persons in the Way
cross area who are unemploy
ed and interested in such train,
ing to contact the Georgia Dep
artment of Labor’s Waycross
office.
M This type of training has
proven again and again to be a
worthwhile expenditure of our
tax dollars,” Caldwell said.
RODGERS
NAMED STATE
OEO HEAD
Clint Rodgers, veteran pov.
erty fighter, has been appoin
ted Director of the State Opp*
ortunity Office by State Wei*
fare Director Jim Parham.
February 21.
“ Rodgers, who has been De*
puty Administrator of Eco*
nomic opportunity Atlanta, is
an expert in overcoming the
economic and social problems
of the Georgia poor. His EOA
metrowide VISTA and man*
power experience has given
him valuable insight into the
problems of the rural as well
as the urban poor. We are
fortunate to have him,” Par*
ham said.
The State Economic Oppor*
yunity Office was transferred
by Executive Order of the Gov*
ernor to the Georgia Depart*
ment of Family and Children
Services from the Bureau of
Planning and Community Aff
airs in December. The office
plans, supervises, and reviews
cooperative projects designed
to help economically, cultur*
I ally and educationally depriv
ed Georgians^ improve their
physical and social well being.
The office professional staff
act as technical advisors to the
21 Community Action Program
BRANTLEY
RECEIVES MORE
ROAD
The State Highway Depart.,
ment received bids today on 37
road improvement projects for
work in 52 counties.
State Highway Director Burt
Lance reported the apparent
low bids for the work totaled
$10,401,383.21. The projects
included only five federal - aid
contracts following the cutback
in federal highway funds for
this quarter.
One of these projects is for
installation of raised reflective
markers on almost all of the In
terstate freeways in and includ.
ing the 1.285 perimeter around
Atlanta. Ilie raised markers
will also be insalled in Macon.
Another federal • aid Inter,
state project for grading on 1.95
at the state line north ofSavan-
THE CARTER BOYS
FROM PLAINS
ATLANTA,—( GPS ) The Car.
ter boys from Plains-.jimmy.
the governor, and Hugh, the Sen
ator-suffered major defeats in
the senate shortly before die
General Assembly recessed for
two weeks.
This made them mad-real
mad. In fact, they became so
upset that they lost their cool.
This led to strong accutations
they made against some in the
Senate who opposed their pet
After the Senate dealt Gov.
Carter a crushing defeat by r»
fusing to adopt his proposal for
consolidating the state’s print,
ing and computer operation’s
the Governor charged that his
governmental reorganization
plan is bogged down due to "an
almost complete breakdown of
the legislative process in the
Senate."
He specifically accused Lt.
Gov. Lester G. Maddox and
Sen. Stanley Smith, chairman
of the Economy, Reorganization
and Efficiency in Government
( EREG ) Committee, of hold,
ing some bills in committee
and passing others to the floor
by action at secret meetings.
Upon hearing of these acc
usations, Maddox, who presides
over the Senate, left the /loot
of the Senate to Issue a sting*
ing reply to Carter.
Said Maddox:" Tbe Governor
is not honest. He has told a
Senior Beta Club
to Present Play
The Brantley County Senior
Beta Club will present a three,
act drama, ” The Girl in the
Rain”. Monday, February 14
at 7:30 p.m. In the Brantley
County High School cafetorium.
The cast Includes:
Mary Robinson, Scott Fer
guson, Melanie Stallings, Steve
THE BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE, NAHUNTA, GEORGIA, FEBRUARY 10, 1972
(CAP) agencies over the State.
More than $ 40 million dollars
in OEO funds are directed to
Georgia each year.
Rodgers rose through the
ranks erf EOA during his seven
years there. He worked In a
Neighborhood Service Center in
South Fulton County and then
became director of the Man.
power Services Program. Whi*
le directing the VISTA program
in 1965, he used his ability to
speak fluent Spanish to help re
settle Cuban refugee fam Ilies in
the Atlanta area. He was plac
ed ” on loan” to the National
Alliance of Businessmen in
1968 to help the business sec
tor find jobs for the hard core
unemployed. He became De
puty Administrator in 1969. For
eight years he served in the U.S.
Air Force and completed his
active service with the rank of
Captain.
The thirty*eight*year old
Waycross, Georgia, native
earned his AB degree at Em
ory University and did post
graduate study at the Univers
ity of Alaska. He and his wife,
the former Susan Russel of At
lanta and their four children
live in DeKalb County.
WORK
nah was withdrawnfrom the let
ting for further study of dredg.
ing procedures.
Today’s contract letting also
included construction of a total
of nine passinf lanes in Carrol,
Coweta and Troup Counties, as
well as approximately 300
miles of resurfacing on state
highways.
A project let in Brantley
County is 3.584 miles of grad
ing and paving and also a new
bridge on Stagecoach Road, be
gins at US 84 west of Hoboken
and extends northwest to a
point approximately 0.8 miles
northwest of Big Creek at Sch
latterville. 200 available days.
Apparent low bid: $410,643.40.
Dixie Concrete Service, Inc.,
Waycross, Ga.
bald faced 1ie...1 don’t know
whether the man is sick
or not.”
Said Smith: “ I regret that
the Governor feels like he has
to be the General Assembly as
well as the Governor. He seems
to want to indicate exactly how
the business of the Senate sh
ould be conducted in it’s comm
ittees.
" I also regretted to see his
statements that the Senate had
killed the consolidation of the
state’s printing services. He
knows this is an outright lie.”
Now for the defeat handed
Sen. Carter, the governor’s
first cousin. After two hours
of heated debate, the Senate
gave a resounding defeat to
Carter’s bill to permit 14.f00t
•wide trailers on Georgia’s Hi.
ghways.
Carter and SenJ Bobby Rowan of
Enigma, who spoke out strongly
against the bill. Carter poin.
ting a finger at Rowan who stood
at the podium, declared in an
emotional voice:
" You’re saying to this in
dustry, * just stand still old
boy, ’ cause we’re going to cut
your head off.’”
Rowan shot back: " No, what
I ’m saying is don’t put your
head on the track ’ cause the
people of Georgia will cut your
head off.”
Rowell, Patricia Wainright,
thy Griffin, Judy Thomas, Wy.
nell Smith and David Carter.
The Admission price is SI.OO
for adults. $.50 for high school
students, and $.25 for element
ary and preschool children.
Don’t miss the ACTION! Co
me and see die play.
COUNTY COMMISSION TO
CONSIDER MEDICAL CENTER
Pete J. Gibson, President of
the Brantley County Medical
Center, announced his desire of
turning the Medical Centerover
to the county government. Gib
son made the announcement at
a meeting of the county com
missioners on Feb. 1. In his
statement , Gibson said that the
Medical Center was started
several years ago by interest
ed citizens that wanted to pro
vide a facility in Brantley Cou
nty for Medical treatment.
The elected Board of Direc
tors of the Medical Center are
Pete J. Gibson President, Bro
wn Brooker Vice President,
Julian Middleton, Mrs. Frank
Dukes, and Mrs. Woodrow Hen.
drix. Emory Middleton is the
appointed clerk of the non-pro
fit organization.
The facility was constructed
to provide space for two doc
tors offices with each having
two examining rooms. There
is sitting space for vlsitingpat
ients and an administrative
area. Since the facility was
constructed , there has been
added a complete dental
Harrison
Reports
Activities
The final week of full Hou
se of Representatives action
before a two-week recess of
the General Assembly was per
haps the busiest of the 1972
session thus far.
The major bill approved was
an open meeting bill-often re
ferred to as " the Sunshine
Bill.”
The measure, which requires
virtually all governmental ag
encies in Georgia to hold open
meetings and no closed, or
executive sessions, was app
roved 185-1 on Tuesday.
On Tuesday the House also
approved a supplemental app
ropriations bill for the current
fiscal year. We approved SSOO,
000 to begin an early childhood
dev elopement program.
To help prepare underprivil
edged-and other young child
ren-.for school.
On Wednesday the House app
roved a bill speeding up the
payment of sales tax by mer
chants and thus providing the
state with a one-time " Wind,
fall” of approximately $9 mil
lion. This I opposed.
We in the House also voted
to give public school teachers
a health insurance program
On Thursday the House
passed another major piece of
legislation prohibiting home
subdivision developers from
making promises they cannot
fulfil.
The House wound up its week
Friday by approving a number
of bills and then voted to re
cess for two weeks. Among
measures passed Friday were
biUs to allow third year law
students to take the Georgia
Bar Examination and to clarify
the definition of " school bus”
in Georgia.
office.
Gibson said, '* This medical
facility has enabled Brantley
County to have a doctor from
1960 to 1969 when Dr. Fer
nandez left in May. It is on.
ly because of the facility that
we now have Dr. Drury two
days each week.”
Gibson told the commissioners
that bonds were sold to county
residents amounting to $20,200.
and that a loan of $3,800 from
a bank in Waycross together
with a note of $782.00 from the
Okefenoke REMC were the tot.
al funds utilized for construct
ion. He said that the total va.
lue of the facility is about
$45,000.
$20,000.00 DONATION
When asked about a reported
" donation of $20,000.” Gibson
said that the officers of the Med.
ical Center had been offered su
ch a donation by county comm,
issioner J.E. "Ebb” Strickland
some time ago. Gibson said,
" he was overwhelmed by the
offer of such generosity from
Strickland.” On a follow up
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EDITORS NOTE:
There has been several com.
ments as to who was the first
Editor of the paper, dates etc.
From the records in the
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE J.N.
Atkinson was the first Editor
and remained until Sept. 1,
1921.
Listed below are the names of
the other Editors:
E. A. Tippins—Nov. 8, 1923 un.
til March 29, 1928.
G. H. Brooker--April 5, 1928.
until Dec. 3,1931.
Joseph Camp-Dec. 3, 1931.
until Feb. 4, 1932.
J. W. Hargraves Feb. 4, 1932.
until Mar. 17, 1935.
Wrench and Son-Mar. 17,1935.
until June 5, 1936.
M, Z. Clark Jr.—June 5, 1935.
until June 4, 1937.
Roy Harper— June 4, 1937. un
til Aug. 5, 1937.
Roy Harper and C. Winton
Adams—June 4, 1937 until Aug.
5, 1937.
Roy Harper Aug. 5, 1937 until
Feb. 3, 1938.
C. J. Broome-- Feb. 3, 1938.
until Jan. 1, 1970.
George F. Stewart—Jan. 1,1970
until now.
ATKINSON
PARAGRAPHS
Mrs. Henry Harrison of
Waynesville spent last Monday
with friends here.
*****
Misses Essie Newsome and
Grace Pierce have been elec
ted delegates to the Brantley
Co. S.S. Convention which be
gins at Hoboken next Sunday.
*****
Mr. 8.0. Middleton was el
ected Justice of the Peace and
Messers. Lee Pierce and Owen
Barnard, constables, last Sat
urday.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA 1
meeting with Strickland, Gibson
stated that the " offer of gener.
osity” had changed completely.
Gibson reported that Strickland
demanded the bonds be paid off
and voting stock be Issued in.
stead. He said there were other
demands which were equally un
acceptable.
In a " MUCK RAKER” type
newspaper there appeared last
week an article headlined,
" OFFER OF $20,000.00 RE
JECTED BY MEDICAL CEN
TER.” The small county
weekly presented a somewhat
biased and definately one sided
view of only part of the facts,
it quoted Strickland as saying
"I am very disappointed that
the Board of Directors of the
Brantley County Medical Cen.
ter saw fit to refuse my offer
$20,000.00 cash for voting stock
in the center.”
Gibson said, "we the officers
of the Corporation, had no
voting stock to sell. The
Corporation sold bonds several
years ago through provision and
by authority of the Charter. The
Charter made no provisions for
Miss Ama Baxter of Hor.
tense is teaching the Drury
school.
NEWS FROM OUR
SISTER CITIES
WAYNESVILLE
ITEMS
Mr, W. R. Rozier made a bus
iness trip to Nahunta Monday.
*****
Mr. Henry Edgy spent the
week-end with parents.
*****
Mr. Cage Crews gave a candy
pulling at his home Saturday
night Jan. 29 there was a large
crowd there and all reported
a nice time.
siok*Mok
Mr. Luther Chapman made a
flying trip to Mr. Thos. Edgy
Sunday afternoon.
*****
Mr. and Mrs. John Cox spent
the week-end with her brother
Mr. M.L. Parrot Sunday.
*****
Mr. Ransom Roberson and
Mr. Thomas Manning chased a
large wildcat Saturday.
*****
Mr. T.G. Pearson is expect
ing to load a car of potatoes
at Giles siding in a few days.
SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL ITEMS
Mrs. A.B. Brooker is spend
ing the week with home folks.
*****
Miss Fannie Young and
Grandmother Mrs. Harris call
ed at Mr. Ebner Morgans Sun
day evening.
*****
Mrs. Graham Rodgers and
little daughter Mary Virginia
of Alabama are visiting her
parents Mr. and Mrs. David
Shue.
MEMBER
MNA
Association - Founded 1885
voting stock.”
CONTROL OF CENTER
Gibson indicated that if Str
ickland wanted to donate S2O,
000.00. the gift would be acc
epted. That if Strickland wan
ted to Invest $20,000.00. there
was a method of buying up the
bonds. Gibson added that Stric
kland could not and would not
get voting stock control of the
Center.
After presenting his pro
posal to the Board of Comm
issioners, Gibson ask forques
tions, the commissioners dis
cussed the matter atlengthcon
cerning laws covering taxation
for support of the facility.
The commissioners would
require the public support in
such a move. Gibson said he
felt many of the bond holders
would gladly donate for the bet
terment of Brantley County.
Commissioner Stricklandvo
iced his opposition to accept,
ance of the facility. Stewart
and Eldridge stated that many
Legal questions must first be
answered before making any
decision.
Uncle John Knox has been on
the sick list for a few days.
*****
Miss Eula Brooker enter,
tained Mr. Earnest Kelly Sun
day evening.
*****
Mr. and Mrs. George Har
ris of Lulaton are now resi.
dents of Nahunta, Mrs. Harris
who was Miss Satilla Highsmith
will feel at home among her
old friends.
^ck^c:k>k
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stokes
and family of Lulaton have mov
ed to Nahunta, Mr. Stokes be
ing transferred to section 49.
we are glad to have them res.
Idents of our town.
jkjkjkslck
Mr. Nolan Morgan and Miss
Lovie Morgan of Raybon were
quietly married at the bride’s
sister, Saturday afternoon Rev.
L.E. Little performing the
ceremony, their many friends
extend to them congratulations
and best wishes.
*****
Mrs. J.B. Strickland whose
condition does not improvewas
moved to Lulaton on Tuesday,
where Dr. Moore hopes for a
decided Improvement, which is
sometimes brought about by
moving a patient. Her friends
hope for a speedy recivery.
NOTICE
There will be a special ex
amination for teachers at Hob
oken, on the 12th. of February
1921.
NEEDMORE ITEMS
Mrs. Charlie Rodgers was on
her way Slntilla church Satur
day and was taken very ill and
stopped at Mr. Georgia Har
per’s and is still very ill.
^t^ck^ck
Mr. W. R. Wainright made a
business trip to Brunswick Sat.
CON'T PACS 3 Col. 8
