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Newspaper Page TextBrantley County Re»cue Unit 462—5007 VOLUME SO - NUMBER 17 A Voice in the Wilderness GOVERNMENT OUT OF DEBT? ? ? Many of those in the age group of this writer were born in debt, raised in debt, married in debt, and are still in debt. We are told that we are continuing to heap more indebtedness on ourselves and our children each day than we or they can hope to ever get out of. The general idea appears to be, how can we get deeper into debt to see how much more frills or glitter we can have to make ourselves look louder, younger, or appear to have more than our neighbors have? The Federal Government is seeking more ways with programs to spend more money which will increase our debts. A Federal Department has a policy of spending all their allotted funds by or before the end of the year to show justification for a bigger budget next year, resulting in more taxes heaped on us. BAD NEWS All the above is bad news. More taxes is bad news. A report of a theft is bad news while the arrest of a theft is good news. Air plane highjacking is bad news while inditement for fraud is good news. Drug addiction is bad news and the arrest of a drug pusher is good news. GOOD NEWS Appearing in this newspaper recently was a certified report of good news. The report caused some discussion and comment. In a related article, facts and figures were ex plained on the fact that our county is out of debt, for the first time since about 1945 or 46. That in one step of government, we got out of debt. Now that is good news. THIS WE BELIEVE! IF YOU FIRST SUBMIT, YOU WILL LATER SURRENDER. and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore. . . Ephesians 6:13, 14 Cathy Griffin Wins Governor’s Honor Miss Cathy Griffin, a sophomore at Brantley County High School’ has been selected as one of four hundred Georgia students to participate in the Governor’s Honor Program to be held this summer. Cathy, whose area of study is in soc ial studies, will attend school for eight weeks at Wesleyan College in Macon. Participants in the program were first nom. inated by a teacher in their Brantley County Food Stamp Program Atlanta, Ga. ~ There were 710 low-Income Brantley County pe ople on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Stamp pro gram as compared to 628 the previous month, according to Russell H. James, Southeast regional administrator of USDA’s Food and Nutrition Se rvice. Taking the state as a whole, James noted, the totals for both the food stamp and distribution programs were up togiveasm. area of study and were req uired to take a battery of tests. Those chosen as semi-finalists were then interviewed by a comm ittee for the program, and the final participants were se lected from over one thousand semi-finalists. Cathy is the first Brantley County student to be selected for the pro gram on the state-wide level. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Griffin of Hoboken. Report all statewide increase 0f7,820. In the food stamp program, operating in 115 Georgia count ies, 258,049 people were issued $6.2 million in food coupons. Os this amount, over $3.6 mil lion was in the form of free or bonus stamps. The remaining counties, which provides food assistance for the needy through the food distrib ution program, 135,685 people were given over 4.6 million po unds of USDA-donated food. BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People. Tobacco Program Reinstated The discount variety program for flue-cured tobacco has been reinstated for the 1972 crop. Under the program, farmers will certify to the County ASCS Office whether or not they plan ted a discount variety of tob acco during the current year. Such certification must be filed with the local ASCS Of fice prior to Issuing a mar- keting cars for the farm, said, George Dykes, Chairman of the Brantley County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee. Discounted varities are Coker 139, coker 140, coker 316, Dix ie Bright 244, Reams 64, 187 Golden Wilt and any other br eeding line having the chara cteristics of the discount var ieties. Tobacco produced from these varities will be supported at one-half the loan rate for varieties. Discount varieties are named in accordance with recommendations by the to bacco industry and Federal and State research agencies. The aim of the discount variety program is to discourage pro duction of certain flue-cured varieties which tend to produce tobacco that is generally low in flavor and aroma. The tobacco industry faced a serious th reat a few years ago when the tobacco now labeled "discount” were found unacceptable to the trade. Except for the 1971 crop, discount variety program has been in effect for each flue cured tobacco crop since 1957. Mr. Dykes urged farmers to get plants from reputable sup pliers as a protection against the planting of mixed or in ferior varieties. Judge Praises v.s. State Me-map ATLANTA (PRN) - The Georgia House of Representatives Reapportionment Committee drew praise from a federal judge on the panel that ruled against the multi-member districts proposed in the House’s March 1972 reapportionment plan. U.S. fifth circuit court of appeals Judge Griffin Bell addressed his compliments to Representative Bill Williams of Gainesville, chairman of the House Committee. Judge Bell told Representative Williams not to be “downcast” at the federal court’s order to redraw fourteen districts. “When you take on a job as big as the reapportionment of the state of Georgia, with the second largest number of counties, and you only get objections on fifteen districts, you did a good job,” Judge Bell said. Cloverleaf 4H Win Honors At Jesup Meet Cloverleaf 4-H’ers returned to Brantley County after part, icipating in district project ach ievement competition at Jesup. The local delegation joined other 4-H champions from Sou theast Georgia counties for the 1972 meeting. The one-day ev ent gave Brantley County sth and 6th grade 4-H members an opportunity to offer their educational demonstrations in competition with other county champions in various projects. Those who earned district honors for the 4-H are: Mel inda Highsmith, between meal snacks, 2nd place; and plac ing 3rd. were: Wade Lee. beef demonstration; Patricia Todd, girls safety; and Jeffery Th^ omas, boy’s electric. In addition to the places, awards are given on merit of blue, red and white. Those pl acing in the blue award group were: Steve Joiner, woodwork- Editors Note: Letters to the editor that are signed, in good taste and of general public interest may be published in this news paper. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SECTION will not in elude letters or copies of letters sent to others. Unsigned gibberish is not acceptable. The editor may withhold names if requested by the writer. Matters printed in other newspapers are at the discre e ‘ ?, nn of oth' ,r editors. THE BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE, NAHUNTA, GEORGIA, APRIL 27, 1972 a Wk /JIBI r i Is she or isn’t she? Panel The federal judges called for the splitting of fourteen multi-member districts into forty-one single member districts on the basis of a lawsuit by the U.S. Justice Department. The Justice Department’s suit also sought the splitting of one other multi-member district, but the judges ruled that it could stand because it has traditionally been a multi-member district. House Speaker George L. Smith II of Swainsboro told the court panel that every effort would be made by the House to redraw the districts for approval on May 3. A special session of the General Assembly has been called by the Governor to begin April 24. The session will be limited to the dividing of multi-member House districts, the reapportionment of the Senate and to propose constitutional amendments concerning judicial reform. ing; Douglas Brand, swine; Ja mes Johns, poultry; David Roy ster, wildlife; Arlene Altman, clothing demonstration; Ellen Strickland, dress revue; Debra Brantley, home furnishingsand art; and Brenda Herrin, human development. Winning red awards were: Teresa Broughton, frozen Wildlife Marion SchmittßE creation; Donna Bradshaw, da iry foods; Roger Joiner, land scaping; Mitchel Hendrix, dog care and training; Randy Kir kland, fruit and vegetable pro duction; and Bennie Harris, ag ronomy. Many parents of the boys and girls, along with Jr. le adres, accompanied the deleg ation. The 4-H club leaders are Mrs. Virginia Raulerson, Co. Extension Home Economist and Paul Thompson, Jr., Cou nty Agent. Is Justice blind? Not to the problems in our country. Although she blindfolds herself for the sake of perfect objectivity toward those who come before her, she sees the problems. And through her legal system, she is taking action. In 1972, Law Day U.S.A, focuses upon the role of law in improving our society and strengthening the legal process. To improve the quality of life for all Americans, the legal profession is engaged in a variety of programs which include environmental and social reforms. To increase the efficiency and fairness of the legal system itself, there are programs to stream line its machinery and expand its effectiveness. There are dynamic new programs. Some fresh thinking on old problems. And genuine commit ment. But the nation needs the commitment of all citizens, exercising their rights and responsibilities of citizenship. On May 1, join Americans everywhere in commemorating Law Day U.S.A. See for yourself the role of law in our land. High School Students Tour Nuclear A group of 59 members of Brantley County High School recently toured the Edwin I, Hatch Visitors Center. Leaders of the group were Mrs. Ann Lawson and Mr. Greg Loyd. One of the highlights of the tour was presentation, via a closed . circuit TV system, of construction activities at the adjoining Edwin I. Hatch Nu clear Plant. The plant will be Georgia’s first nuclear gene rating station. Construction wo rk has been underway since 1969, and the first of the pl ant’s two 800,000-kilowatt units is scheduled for operation in 1973. Food Store D isqualif ied Atlanta, Ga. • Williamson Gro cery, a Perry. Ga., food store, has been disqualified from the federal food stamp program for six months for violations, the U.S. Department of Agricultur e’s Food and Nutrition Ser vice reports. Owned by John Williamson, the grocery was disqualified from the food stamp program for six months starting April 15, after being charged with sell- Ing Ineligible items for USDA food coupons, Including a fry inf pan, coffee pot, cake pan, steak knives and cleaners. An FNS regional offlcal here said the owner may apply for reinstatement in the food stamp program to take effect at or after the disqualification period. Until the store is rein stated Food coupons, by law, can be used only to buy food, he added. BULLETIN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN By unanimous vote of the City Council of the City of Nahunta at its regular meet ing on April 3, 1972 the City Council instructed the police Department of Nahunta to strictly enforce the traffic laws of the city. All persons dri ving upon the streets of Na hunta are here-by notified th at violators of the traffic laws may receive a warning ticket on the first offense and sub sequent offenses will be bro ught before the Mayor’s Court. Plant The group also viewed au. dience-participation and an imated presentations explain ing the use of nuclear energy as a power source. Also des cribed were Georgia Power Co mpany’s environmental, prot ection programs. The tour Included showing of a environmental film pro ducted exclusively for the vis itors center. The film recent, ly received a national award of merit from the Electric Companies Public Information Program. Entitled “Altamaha Dairy,*’ the movie traces the story of the nuclear plant and its relationship to the adjacent Altamaha River. mo YOUTH TRISECTS ARC His work proves up arithmet ically and geometric proof will be worked with teachers assist ance. Lynn, Mass.— Author Rogers a senior at Lynn Classic high school, eighteen years old, has solved three methods of tri secting an arc or angle, using only a streight edge and com. pass, professors at the school announced. The feat of Rogers has never been accomplished except with measuring instru ments, and those who examined the youngsters work could find no flaw with it. Although he has proved his work arithmetically, no proof has yet been discovered geo atics teachers at the school will help rogers to solve this. Edwin Hoadley, teacher, bel ieves the key will be found in the Pythagoras theorem; the square of the hypotheneuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides. In addition to tri secting an arc, Rogers has gone further by proving that he can devlde the arc into any number of equal parts. Rogers demonstrated his discovery at the weekly meeting of the Math ematics club, and Instructor Arthur Lord, a Phi Delta Kappa man at Dartmouth,could find no error in the work. Rogers’ method simply and briefly outlined as follows:Sta- OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA Governor Proclaims Law Day 1972 For 15 years now, lawyers in Georgia and the rest of the U.S. have observed May 1 as Law Day. In many respects it’s been a familiar type of observance. There are proclamations, speeches, special programs in schools, and other activities aimed at reminding citizens of the many ways they are affected by the law, and of the need to respect the law and to support legislation and other measures designed to protect and strengthen our legal system. Although Law Day was not conceived as a day to honor lawyers, Law Day ’72 in Georgia does remind us of some remarkable accomplishments of the Georgia legal profession during the past year. One such accomplishment has been the completion of a statewide network of legal assistance to the poor. Leaders of the State Bar of Georgia and of the Bar’s Younger Lawyers Section have been especially creative in taking advantage of federal and state funds available for such purposes. The Georgia program, which was further expanded in recent weeks thanks to a larger appropriation by the General Assembly, is held up as a model for other states to follow. Another major achievement was in the establishment of a new system of selecting judges for the State’s high courts. For years, responsible Georgians, including lawyers and the press, have advocated a selection process that would stress judicial abilities rather than political loyalties. Governor Carter, by executive order, established the Governor’s Commission on Appellate Judicial Selection. He has relied on this Commission to review the qualifications of candidates when vacancies have occurred, and he has made his appointments from among individuals rated as most highly qualified. The result has been a succession of widely-acclaimed appointments. In composition, the Commission includes the incumbent eight members of the executive committee of the State Bar and eight other outstanding citizens, three of whom are also lawyers. Making adequate legal representation available to all citizens, especially to the poor; and having judges with the highest possible qualifications to administer justice are both essential to maintaining respect for the law. Happily, Law Day ’72 finds Georgia moving positively in both these areas. The State Bar, which was established in 1963 in order to involve all members of the legal profession in programs of service to the public, has our good wishes and support as it works to make f urther improvements in the legal system. TO THE CITIZENS OF NAHUNTA The Mayor and City Alderman of the City of Nahunta has proclaimed May Ist. thru May 13th. as clean-up weeks for the City. The-Mayor asked that everyone cooperate in an effort to improve the looks of our City. The City will provide extra trash pick-up on Saturday, May 6th. and Saturday, May 16th. r if ( rting with any arc, draw a cho rd. Using the chord as a dia meter, describe a semicircle Using half the chord as a rad ius, describe arcs from each end, cutting the semicircle into ter of the circle of which the origlonal arc is a sector, draw lines cutting the three tri sectors of the second arc and the origional arc is trisected The whole theorem is based on ’’diamlc symmetry” a com ardlng arcs and angles. PERSONAL ITEMS Mesdames D.L. Jones and C.L. Broyles made a business trip to Brunswick Thursday. Messrs Harley Jones and Kirby Turner attended the yea rly meeting at Prospect Sunday. HICKOX ITEMS Mrs. J.A, Campbell returned home Thursday after spending a few days with her mother Mrs. J.M. Long, at Ludowici. There was a good many peo ple in our town tast Wednes day Election Day. Miss Mozelle Highsmith left Saturday afternoon to attend the Y.M. at Prospect. Miss Ethelyn Davis who is attending school in Brunswick is spending several days with her mother who has been very ill. /AEMBER Auoelttlon * FoundMf fCM TO FLY WITH 50 PASSENGERS Airship Will Be Experimented With for Service Between Great Britain and Egypt. London, England • British aviation authorities have ann ounced that the R. 36, one of the four airships to be used for experiments incommerical work, will have a passenger saloon, with capacity for 50 persons. This will be the first British airship to be fully eq uipped for passenger service. The 1^36 is now nearing comp letion at Glasgow. Four airships will be used in the experiments. The others are the British R. 37 and the German L-71 and L-64. The first tests are expect ed to take place on the route If the experiments prove the parcticablllty of using airships for carriage of goods and pass, engers the service may be st arted fairly soon. THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS You must keep well if you wish to be happy. When constipated take one or two of Chamberlain’s Ta blets immediately after supper. They cause a gentle movement of the bow els.