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Brantley County
Rescue Unit
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VOLUME 50 - NUMBER 19
Stay
A Notion
Ahead
By F. B. Anderson
Law And Order
One salient theme in our recent election campaigns has been
law and order. We may well ask how have we drifted into such
a mess. If a child turns out to be an unruly adult, we blame the
parents, especially for the example they set in their own lives,
yet don’t want their children to follow, not exactly.
In the case of the nation as a whole, it is the federal
government that sets an example for us. If it is forthright and
active, we say it represents us, and we are proud of it. But if it
has given up paying its bills in full, we bemusedly accept its
halting explanation that we cannot “afford” to pay all those
taxes, so let’s spend now, and pay later.
This enervating philosophy has been going on ever since War
I began. We have been accepting from Congress a discount on
our taxes that has averaged 14 per cent, for the past 53 years.
This accounts for very nearly all of the national debt we have
piled up, more than $360 billion, and headed for S4OO billion.
This debt represents a half year’s national income, and it is
paralleled by our private indulgence in credit of over SIOOO
billion, close to Vh years’ income. But this latter we expect to
pay, and most of it within one, two, three years; mortgages on
homes, though, run as many decades.
But that national debt we incurred during Wars I and II for
starters. We financed the wars in part with taxes. Then, instead
of collecting more money, which actually was available, as
taxes, we gave bonds in return, to be redeemed later with
deferred taxes.
Along the way our resolve has slipped. We have run out on
our promises to pay such deferred taxes, and we have been
reaping a scandalous harvest. We have so much money tied up
in the national debt, business can’t find all the funds it needs
for expansion, and for even day to day operation. The
nation has been noticeably stagnating, in a morass of
unemployment, poverty and inflation.
If we had the gumption to retire that national debt
systematically, the funds freed from stagnation would provide
employment, and in private enterprise, too. Ironically, the
employment so generated would return in taxes a total equal
to -the down payment, A dollar in taxes spent makes three
dollars in wages. Three dollars in wages yield one dollar in
taxes. We could have that national debt amortizing itself; no
increase in tax would be required. In the process it would
absorb our unemployment more than completely, along with
poverty. If inflation results, it will be only because of crying
ineptness on the part of legislators and the financial
community. We are seeing right now what such ineptness has
led to, we can do better.
What has all this to do with law and order? Attitude! If Big
Brother can sweep his bills under the rug, why should we try
to live lives of rectitude? We have become sloppy; we have
yielded more and more to the game of paying less taxes than
Congress should !.u«c called for. We have paid a tragic price, in
unemployment, poverty, inflation.
Along with this we have lost our self-confidence and our
self-respect, and our willingness to work for all we expect out
of life. We have insisted on 44 hours’ pay for only 40 hours’
work. We have tried all along to cadge the extra 4 hours’ pay
from the other fellow; we have even gone on strike to get it.
This is a hopeless and futile go round, for that other fellow
reciprocates in his turn; then it is our turn again.
We have not faced up with complete honesty to giving full
service in return for our daily bread of life. Law and order will
continue to be an empty phrase until we get down to that
fundamental precept: Earn it, every bit of it!
Purdom Retires
After 22 Years
Moultrie Purdom of Route 1,
Nahunta was honored at re
tirement ceremonies May 8,
in the Selective Service Office.
Mr. Purdom retires from the
Selective Service after more th.
an 22 years service.
H.B. Lee, Jr., Area Ad min
istrator and Supervisor of the
System presented the cert
ificate to Mr. Purdom at the
request of General Mike Y.
Hendrix, State Director of Se
lective Service. Mr. Lee pr
aised Purdom for his ex
cellent service over the past
years. Members of the Board
work in the system.
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Foreat Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey. Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
THIS WE BELIEVE ! IF YOU FIRST SUBMIT, YOU WILL LATER SURRENDER. ”, . . and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore. .” Ephesians6:l3,l4
Donald Stevens, M.M. Man
or, and Clinton Sweat are the
other members of the local
board. Sweat is the incoming
member that replaces Purdom.
At the ceremony, Mr. Lee
presented Stevens with a 10
year certificate and M.M. Man
or with a 15 year certificate
of service. Sweat was given
his certificate to serve. i. Lee
said, "this board is one of the
most outstanding boards in the
State of Georgia.
Nellie Griffin is the Ex
ecutive Secretary of the Se
lective Service Board located
in Nahunta.
Vandiver
To Visit
Former Gov. Ernest Van
diver and his Wife, Betty, will
bring their “ Vandiver Van-
Wagon ” to Nahunta on Thurs
day, May 18, at noon.
The couple will be shaking
hands and talking to folks in
the downtown area, renewing
old acquaintances and making
new ones as Vandiver cam
paigns for the United States
Senate.
The Colorful red, white and
blue vehicle was christened
the - “ Vandiver Vanwagon ”
by Betty March 7 in ceremon
ies at the State Capitol. She
used water from Rabun Gap
and Tybee Light, instead of
the traditional champagne, to
emphasize that she and her
husband will be traveling from
one end of the state to the other
in the campaign.
INTERSECTION AT U. S. 84 AND GA. 259.
INTERSECTION AT GA.
S.H.D. To Improve
* George F. Stewart, Chairman
of the County Commission re
ported that he has received let
ters from the State Highway
Department indicating that the
Department will take steps to
improve dangerous intersections
in Brantley County. Stewart
said that he had requested a
safety study of the intersections
at Atkinson several weeks ago.
In letters from T. S. McKen
zie, Acting Field Division En
gineer, Stewart said that he was
told the Highway Department will
install several safety devices at
Food Store Reinstated
ATLANTA, Ga— Williamson
Grocery, a Perry, Ga., food
store owned by John William,
son, has been reinstated in the
Houston County food stamp pro
gram, according to the U. S.
Department of Agriculture’s
Food and Nutrition Service.
THE BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE, NAHUNTA, GEORGIA, MAY 11, 1972
And Wife
Nahunta
“ It is good to be on the cam
paign trail again,” said Van
diver, who has also served
as Mayor of Lavonia, Georgia
adjutant general and lieutenant
gov., as well as gov.
” This is the way I like to
campaign, meeting our people
person-to-person and talking to
them,” he added. “ Some of
the happiest moments in my
life have been spent this way
among the greatest people on
Earth.”
Vandiver has promised to do
all he can after he is elected
to outlaw forced busing and the
destruction of neighborhood
schools.
He is also for maintaining
a strong America to preserve
peace and is against amnesty
for draft dodgers. He wants
to stem the tide of federal
interference in private lives.
110 AND U. S. 84.
Roads For Safety
the intersections of U.S. 84 and
Ga. 259 and at the Ga. 110 in
tersection.
There has been several acci
dents at the two intersections
in the past few weeks. Several
people were killed or hospital
ized as result of crashes.
McKenzie did not say the date
that the safety devices would be
installed at the two intersections
but did indicate that Maintenance
Department were authorized to
implement the work.
A safety Engineer visited with
a group of residents in the ares
Regional officials said USDA
granted a stay of their adminis
trative action disqualifying the
store from participation in the
trative review of the disquali
fication.
The USDA order which was
effective April 15, 1972, it
He said he will introduce
legislation to make the killing
of a policeman a federal as
well as a state crime and is
supporting President Nixon in
his battle against drug pushers
in the streets where they’re
peddling it.
He’s also for “ more work
fare and less welfare ” and
for dispersing the population
to help both rural and urban
areas.
He has pledged to fight for
a balanced budget and to di
vert much of our foreign aid
to help our own economy.
“ We cannot be the banker,
big brother and bodyguard for
every nation on Earth,” the
Lavonia attorney said. “We
must concentrate our energies
to solve the problems of
America.”
to discuss with them the safety
problem. He told Stewart after
the meeting that he appreciated
their interest in the matter and
steps would be taken to help.
Stewart said that Rumble Str
ips, Additional Signs, some as
far back from the intersection
as 750 feet will be installed,
erect DeLineators, remove sand
and gravel and slope the shoul
ders. These safety corrections
are expected to improve the in
tersections and Stewart said "
hopefully will prevent anymore
accidents here”.
was noted, called for a six
months* disqualification of the
st in the grounds that the
store sold ineligible items for
USDA food coupons and fail,
ed to give food stamp cus.
tom ers proper change.
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L. to R. Sandra Steedley • Junior Division ( Grades 6- 7 ) M eLind a Highsmith Secon
dary Division . Denise Rooks - Primary Division ( Grades 1.2) Photo. By Hendry
"Storyland Beauties”
The Sixth Annual Little Miss
Nahunta Pageant was held May
5 at 7;30 p.m. in the Brantley
County High School cafetorium.
The local F. H. A. and F. F. A.
The Theme “Storyland Beau
ties ” certainly described the
83 young ladles who entered
the pageant.
There were three divldlons:
The Primary Division, consis
ting of grades 1-2; The Secon
dary division, grades 3-5; and
the Junior Division, grades 6-
7.
Miss Donna Popwell, F.H.A
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AGO TODAY
HICKOX ITEMS
Church was well attended
here Sunday. Rev. Rouse, of
Jesup, filled his regular ap
pointment.
Clerk and Mrs. John R. Ja
mes of Hoboken are visiting
Mrs. James* mother Mrs. O.
P. Herrin.
If you want good Ice Cream
go to Mrs. Mattox’s drug store
near the Post Office.
Mrs. T.V. Rhoden and Child
ren spent Monday with Mrs.
Everett Knox.
Miss Mae Womble returned
home Saturday after spending
several days with friends in
Blackshear.
PROCEEDINGS OF
COUNTY BOARD
OF EDUCATION
The Board of Education of
Brantley County, Georgia, met
in regular session In the Off
ice of the County Superinten
dent Tuesday, May 3rd, with
the following members present.
W.T. Strickland, Walter
Thomas, D.T, Middleton, and
M.E. Dowling, with W.T. Stri.
ckland acting as president, In
the absence of our president
J.H. Mattox.
The Minutes of the regular
meeting held in April were
read and approved. Complaint
having been made by patrons
of the Waynesville School a.
gainst trustees now holding off-
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Selected a At Meet
Chapter Vice-President and
Mr. George Dryden, F.F.A.
Chapter Vice-President Joint,
ly emceed the pageant.
Entertainment was provided
between each of the three di
visions, by the Beginner
Belle group and all of the
following girls; Dara Sears,
Shannon Aldridge, Donna High
smith, Lisa Aldridge, Hinger
Thomas, Dee Highsmith and
Tara Smith.
The First Place winner in
the Primary Division was Miss
Denise Rooks; First Runner
up, Miss Cara Thomas; and
ice, the board decided for the
same trustees to hold office
until sufficient charges were
brought against them to justi
fy the removal of same.
A resolution was passed by
the board securing a loan from
Brunswick Bank and Trust Co
mpany, of Brunswick, Ga. for
$3500.00.
The Board agreed to pay the
sum of ten cents per day for
each child to J.H. Highsmith,
Hickox, Ga., R. F. D. 1, for
transportation.
Adjourned to meet again on
the first Tuesday In June.
W.T. Strickland
Acting President
Everett Knox
Secretary
TRUDIE ITEMS
Mr. Barney Rowell was the
gut^t of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Rowell, Sunday.
Mr. Morris Highsmith vlsl
tes his parents Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr. Isam Rook passed
through Trudle Sunday.
Mr. Chas. Kelly of Camden
ccunty spent the week-end with
his wife, Mrs. Rena Kelly.
JURORS DRAWN
1 RM
FOR JUNE TERM
List of grand jurors drawn
for June term Brantley Sup
erior Court, 1921:
J.D. Highsmith. W.G. Higgin-
MEMBER
Assoc/af/on - Founded 1885
Second Runner-up, Miss Jack
ie Crews.
In the Secondary Division
the First Place Winner was
Miss MeLlnda Highsmith. The
First Runner-up, Miss Patty
Wainright; and Second Runner
up Miss Olivia Pearson.
The Third and final was the
Junior Division. Its First pl.
ace winner was Miss Sandra
Steedley; First Runner-up ,
Miss Virginia White; and Sec
ond Runner-up, Miss Kathy Pat
ten.
The event was enjoyed by
everyone present.
botham, Thomas Edgy, M.M.
Strickland, W.R. Lewis, B.G,
Middleton, E.K. Ham.F.E. Rod
gers, V.E. Rozier, E.E. Jones,
S.M. Drury, B.F. Rozier, Lee
Dubose, James Dykes, T.P.
Gibson, H. Pierce, R.L. Cole
man, W.G. Sloan, D.W. High,
smith, J.B. Highsmith, Mat -
hew Strickland, J.L. Courson,
F.A. Kenney, Raybon Johns,
D. R. Parrott, J.B. Wainright,
W.D. Harrington, R.J. Wain
right, M.L Hagins and A, R.
Adams.
LIST OF TRAVERSE
JURORS DRAWN
FOR JUNE TERM
BRANTLEY COUNTY
SUPERIOR COURT
1921
A.J. Petty, J.W. Drury, J.F.
Lee, J.C. Thomas, James L.
Riggins, J.^. Johns, H.T.
Thornton, W.M. Ammons, J.L.
Purdom, W.B. Thomas, D.L.
Lane, A. H. Davis, W.F. War
ner, Lonnie Gunter, E.L.
Brown, W.R. Gibson, J.R. Lew
is, Sr., J.S. Rowell, J.G. Her*
rln, W.A. Stokes, P.F. n owllng,
J.C. Lynn, Cary Edgy, Allen
Rlbron, D.A. Dowling, J.W.
Teston, J.R. Sloan, J.S. Dukes,
Noah T. Harris, J.E. Wilson,
Leonard Bell, Mitchell Mann
ing, F.E. Hickox, M.E. Dow
ling, C.H. Rogers and B.T.
Raulerson.
