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VOLUME 50 - NUMBER 12
PASTOR S PEN
" WHEN GOD HIDES "
Issiah 45:15-17
In the days when Issiah was prophesying
God seemed to be hidden. That is what
prompted Isaiah to say, "Verily thou art a
God that hideth thyself, Oh God of Israel,
the Savior. " You see, something had happ
ened to the people that caused them to think
they could get along without God. We tend
to forget what God has done for us and what
He is to us just as the people did when Isa
iah lived and worked. It is indeed a dark
day when God is hidden from the life of the
person, the society, the business world,
the legal world and the religious world.
When is God hidden? When people have a
low estimate of Him. When people in their
own thinking become the high and mighty,
God becomes small in power and wisdom.
There is not much need for God when man
becomes his own God. He also hides when
menbecome skeptical of Him and his inten
tions and question His actions as the Israe
lites did in Isaiah 45:9. You know, we get
into some impossible situations when we
leave God out. We can't afford to be with
out Him. Our personal life, our family life
and our business life get's all fouled up
when we live without Him. But God can take
an impossible situation and turn it around
and make it possible. When it was imposs
ible for Abraham and Sarah to have children
in their old age, God gave them a child.
The Hebrew children were slaves in Egypt
and the Egyptians would not free them, but
with only one man God delivered them. Now
death has the ring of finality as we think
about it, until we realize that God in Christ
brought life out of death.
—God is also hidden when people, Christian
people, lock Him up in their hearts and lips,
and won't talk about Him to these who don't
know Him. God is never hidden by His own
will, but by the unwillingness of men to let
God be Lord of their lives. The world need
ing God so desperately cannot see God in
those who have a Sunday morning respect
ability and then on Monday blend in with the
crowd. As Isaiah called the people of Israel
to put themselves in God's hands as clay in
the hands of a potter, so comes the call to
us today. I hope the invitation will be better
received now than then when no one answer
ed His call ( Isa. 50:2 ).
Isaiah could just as well have said, "The
people are blind and walk in darkness, " as
to have said, "Verily thou art a God that
hides thy self. " With all of the drug scene,
the political and social chaos, the killings,
bombings, riots, burnings, rapes, wars
and other forms of violence. Men and wom
en have quit going to church to worship God.
Where is God today? You won't find him in
such things. How then shall I find God? We
must find Him on His terms.
The patience of God shines forth in verse
20 when He says, "Assemble yourselves
and come; draw near together. "In verse
22, He says, "Lookunto me and be ye saved
all the ends of the earth. " The tendency of
man is to try to avoid looking into the face
of God, for there he stands condemed. So,
a man will try other avenues to salvation.
There is no other way, not through any club
or lodge. There stands Christ and no man
gets to the Father except by Him. Don't
follow these who go after Geds that can not
save. They are following a shadow.
Rev. Ernest S. Purcell, pastor
First Baptist Church
Nahunta, Georgia
Weeks Chuckle
Big Bad Dan was seen out
on the Satilla River checking
for a fishing license Saturday
at High Noon.
The High-up City Official said
that he forgot to bring them but
he knew the number.
The City Official said if it
hadn’t been for a big-cat-fish
hanging me in the tree tops
I might have found the License.
It is hard to understand what
the man who is happy wants—
in order to be happier.
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
“REWARD OFFERED ”
There appeared in the
“ GAZETTE " a picture of
the Fort Mclntosh sign over
by the river at Atkinson. The
accompanying article indicated
that the sign may be lost and
offered a reward(?)
The BRANTLEY ENTER
PRISE has been looking for the
Old Trail Ridge sign that has
been lost. The ENTERPRISE
has found it and will give $lO.
00 to any person or group
that will repair and put it up
again.
FACTS ON GOVERNMENT
REPORT TO
PROPERTY OWNERS
This is a continuation of
last weeks remarks regard
ing the duties, responsibilities
and limitations of your county
board of tax assessors.
As westated, theboardswere
created by State Law for the
counties in 1913. They were
made appointive so as to re
lieve them from political pre
ssure in fixing the assess
ments.
The six year term was pro
vided so that the assessor’s
term would extend beyond the
four-year term of the appoint
ing authority, thus making them
an independent body; and to fur
ther their removal from out
side influence, the terms of the
individual members are stag,
gered, expiring every two years
and when a member vacates
his post a new member is app
ointed to fill his unexpired
term.
Georgia Code Section 92-6913
states that in cases where un
returned property is assessed
by the board after the time
provided by law for making
the tax return has expired, the
board shall add to the amount
of State and county taxes due
a penalty of 10 percent, which
percentage shall be collected
and paid into the county treas
ury and remain the property of
the county. This section is in
addition to the duty Imposed
upon tax receivers to double
tax defaulting taxpayers.
Section 92-6015 states that
the board may, by rules con
sistent with the provisions of
this chapter, provide the man
ner of ascertaining the value
for taxation of any property
any year within the period of
the statute of limitations (se
ven years). The purpose
and intent of this law is to
confer upon the board the aut
hority to have placed upon the
digest an assessment for all
property which is subject to
taxation and for which either
state or county taxes may not
have been paid. ( What prop
erty is subject to taxation will
be discussed at a later time.
11 should be emphasized that
in all of our remarks we are
speaking strictly about county
assessment and taxation and not
city and that the laws govern,
ing the two are completely un.
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE IN SESSION -- E.J. Chancey, Chairman of the committee, L to R Roy Harper, Bobby
Sheppard, Andrew Johns, Bobby Chancey, Jimmy Lee, Joan Sweat, Elrich Wiggins, John Sikes, Owen Griffen, back
to camera, J.B. Carter, not shown Hazel Lee, John I. Lee and J.B. Middleton.
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE SETS
QUALIFYING DATE FOR 1972
The Brantley County Execu
tive Committee set the quail,
fying date for the 1972 Demo,
cratic Primary at a meeting
in the Court House at 7:00
p.m., March 20.
The Executivecommitteees.
tablished 9:00 a.m. May 31, as
the beginning qualifying period
and qualifying ends 12 noon on
June 14.
The Democratic Primary el
ection will be held this year on
August Bth and a runoff election
THE BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE, NAHUNTA, GEORGIA, MARCH 23, 1972
By Emory Middleton
related and dissimilar.
Many persons are confused
as to what is meant by “city
property” and “ county prop
erty”. All like property is
valued by the same method
whether located within the city
limits or without. Only the
method of taxation is differ
ent in that property located
within the city limits is not
subject to county school and
county school bond tax.
Prior to 1966 property could
be assessed at any percentage
of value determined by the par
ticular county and the trend
was toward low value with
a correspondingly higher tax
rate. However, in 1965 the
court ordered the Revenue Co
rn issioner to equalize assess,
ments between counties beg
inning with the year 1966. The
Revenue Commissioner ann
ounced that he would use the
40 per cent ratio for 1966
digests. The General Assem,
bly then repealed in full Code
Section 92-7002 and renacted
a law ( Ga. Law 1966, page
45 ) to be effective beginning
with the digest prepared for
the calendar year 1967.
The digest of this law is that
the State Revenue Comm
issioner is to see that the val
uation of the various classes
of property is reasonably uni.
form as between the various
counties and if found not to be
uniform to equalize them by
adding or deducting by a fix.
ed percentum.
After making such adjust •
ments, the State Revenue
Commissioner shall notify the
chairman of the county board
of tax assessors that the val.
uation on the classes of prop
erty specified shall be raised
or lowered by the percentum
fixed by the Commissioner, and
he will return the county digest
for correction.
Upon receipt of such notice
from the Revenue Comm
issioner, it shall be the duty of
the chairman of board of ass
essors to cause the board to
meet immediately and to
correct the county valuations
of the classes of property spec
ified by applying the fixed per
centum s to all of the individ
ual tax returns which list the
specified classes of property.
as required , will be held three
weeks later on August 29.
Chairman of the Executive
Committee is Edward Chancey
of Nahunta and there are 17
other members representing
each precinct of the county.
Members of the Committee are
elected to their posts the same
as other county officers are
elected. The term of the cur.
rent Committee members ex.
plre in 1974.
Attending the meeting to es.
HO MBS
Interesting Places in Brantley
Sylvester Mumford was born
in New York in 1810. He came
to Georgia and married The
resa E. Tison, daughter of Job
Tison.
The couple built the Mumford
Home at Waynesville in 1848,
and there a daughter was born
to them named Goertner. Syl
jvester Mumford was a man of
considerable wealth and his
wife was an heir to both money
and property.
( EDITORS NOTE: Sylvester
Mumford was the Postmaster
of the Waynesville Post Office
in 1850.)
Goertner Mumford married
a Parkhurst and moved to Wash
ington D.C. later, in her will
she set up three Trust Funds
tablish the qualifying period
and other election matters we
re:
Nahunta District, Edward Ch
ancey, Bobby Chancey, Bobby
Sheppard and Andrew Johns.
Hoboken District, Mrs. Hazel
Lee and Jimmy Lee, Waynes
ville istrict Mrs. Joan Swe
anc..... 3. Stewart Wiggins, Hic
kox District John I. Lee, Hor
tense District, Roy Harper,
Atkinson District, J. B. Middle
ton, Schlatterville District,
for education, one of the Fu
nds known as the Sylvester
Mumford Fund, another the Th
eresa Mumford Fund and the
other was known as the Syl
vester Mumford. Each was
for a different purpose for ed
ucation, but covered poor white
girls and orphan children. The
will stipulated that if they could
not be carried out singulary, the
total proceeds would be used to
educate the poor white girls of
Brantley County.
Goertner Mumford died in
1936 In Washington , D.C. and
is buried there while her mot
her and Father are buried on
their Old Home Place which
is today owned by N.S. Mc-
Veigh.
Owen Griffin, and J. B. Carter,
Lulaton District John Sikes.
The Committee appointed the
Citizens Bank in Nahunta as the
place Candidates will pay their
qualifying fee and the Com
mittee elected to not return any
fee to qualified Candidates. In
other matters the Committee
required ' :'t no candidate may
act as a poll holder for the
Primary election.
Notify The Enterprise when
your address changes.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Mrs. Geo. A Loyd
Heads Crusade
M rs. George A. Loyd of Nah.
unta has been named chairman
of the Brantley County Uhit of
the American Cancer Society’s
1972 educational and fund-rais
ing crusade which begins April
1.
The appointment wasannoun
ced by Dr. Robert C. Smith,
Regional Director of the Amerl.
can Cancer Society In Waycross
who declared that Mrs. Loyd
had accepted the position be
cause of her “ deep concern
about the urgent need for can.
cer control and the necessity
to help win the battle through
widespread public education.”
The 1972 Crusade Is under the
national chairmanship of Joan
Crawford, the celebrated mov.
Ie actress who is also a sue.
cessful business woman.
” Our theme is, ’ We want
to wipe out cancer in your life,
time,’ ” declared Mrs. Loyd
“ and we will be calling on
our friends and neighbors to
make a generous gift to the
Society as well as to bring
them a life-saving message ab.
out cancer.”
Mrs. Loyd brings to the post
a dedicated commitment to help
win the war against cancer. She
was born In Toombs County and
came to Brantley County In 1950
and has resided in Brantley
Cour’v since that time. She
was educated in the Tift County
Schools. She was previously
employed with Southern Bell
Telephone Co. and the Armour
Company In Tifton. Mrs. Loyd
is a member of Nahunta Bap.
tist Church and Nahunta Garden
FIFTY YEARS AGO
INSIDE
MEMBER
NHWA™
Anoclatlon - Founded 1885
Club. Recently being elected
to serve as the new president
of the Club. She is married
to George A. Loyd, Sr, retlr.
ed Brantley County Agent and
has five children: George, Jr.
of Atlanta, Mrs. Carrol Deen of
Waycross, Gregg, who teaches
at Brantley County Highschool,
Blake, a junior at Brantley
County High and Stewart, seven,
th grade student at Nahunta
Elementary. “ During the past
year the war against cancer be
gan to receive National priori*
ty ” declared Mrs. Loyd.
“ Let us back up the scientists
with a vigorous effort to get
all Americans to have a regu
lar health checkup, Including
cancer tests.” The theme of
“ We want to wipe out cancer
in your lifetime” grows out
of the great advances that
science has made in recent
years In combating cancer with
new drugs, and more advanced
methods of surgery and radi
ation. Also it reflects the jud.
gem ent of many eminent phys-
Iclans that we may be appro,
aching the staging area for a
major assault on these dread
diseases, Mrs. Loyd said.
“ Every dollar that is given
to the American Cancer
Society, helps supportvltalpro.
grams of public education, re
search, and local aid to our
own patients who suffer with
this dldease,” declared Mrs.
Loyd. “ A total of nine pat
ients received assistance from
the American Cancer Society
last year. This year already
five have received assistance,
Mrs. Loyd said.
