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Brantley County
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VOLUME 50 - NUMBER 23
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A Notion
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Peace & Goodwill
But our marvelous computer brain is a miraculous
device that God has labored through the eternity of ten
billion years, and more, to perfect into the divine
masterpiece of miniaturization we enjoy today. He has
intended to enjoy life with us as bearers of His Spirit, to
inspire us to His greater glory, and not to rush pell mell
down the path to destruction in nuclear holocaust.
To avert such catastrophe, God has tried to get man to
fulfill Jeremiah 31:34 in many ingenious attempts, mostly
of indifferent success. Failing soon a breakthrough, He
may have to introduce a calamitous monkey wrench, such
as a well hurled asteroidal mass splashing an ocean, or
perhaps a continent, over a target world. An oceanic
landing is several times more likely, and" hugely more
destructive, with soaring mountains of tidal waves, affti aft
engulfing crown of monster storm clouds, dumping a
downpour that would render the flood of Noah a small
drop in the bucket in comparison.
More we cannot tell you here, without going into the
controversial. But think on it, ponder well; if all men
should come to know God, His Spirit within them, as He
has promised in Jeremiah’s writings, why should we not
enjoy peace? Not peace of mind so much, but peace from
our eternal wars.
Such a solution will be futile until most of the world
gets to accept it. Meanwhile it is useless for a few
objectors to lie down as lambs for the lions to gorge on.
But we have available to us an application that can carry
the world with it, at least enough of a majority to ensure
success. Best of all it is well within our means to set up
and accomplish, so what is wrong with doing it?
Suppose we garrison Viet Nam with a network of free
press, newspapers run by dedicated editors and staffed
with alert, discerning reporters. Let them disseminate to
the populace, and to the world at large, exactly what life
is like in that country, whether under socialism, or
capitalism, or both, If any of the people can’t read, a
corps of Laubach teachers can bring about complete
literacy in short order. And the Mekong river valley
development, now in its incipient stages, will provide a
show place for all to watch intently.
The Communists won’t dare to turn down such a plan,
neither will they dare to conduct life in the straitjacket of
a police state, if they do try to take over. In effect, we can
be accomplishing exactly what we set out to do in the
early fifties, in a far more skillful and sophisticated
manner. Costs less, too, far and away much less!
L. to R. - Mrs. Mable Moody, Mrs. Eva Kate Ellis, Mrs. Edna Strickland, Mrs. El?
eanorEdgy, Mr. Lester Edgy, Miss Daisy Neal, Mrs. Bertha Jacobs and Assistant
Principal, James A. Ferguson.
The Brantley County Faculty Members held a retirement Cere
mony for Six of Brantley County's most esteemed School Teachers
at the Brantley County High School Tuesday morning, June 6.
Brantley County School Superintendent, Mrs. Mable R. Moody
presented the Fauclty members with a Plaque of appreciation for
over 221 years of service to Education.
The Brantley School Teachers also received awards for service
from the Brantley County Association of Educators.
Card Os Thanks
We wish to express our
thanks and appreciation to our
many friends and neighbors
who were so kind, thoughtful,
and understanding to us during
the death of our loved one,
Also we thank you for the
food, flowers, and especially
' your prayers.
May the Lord bless each of
you always.
The Family of Mrs. Ruby
Strickland Wainright
Personals
Miss Lynell Griffin is Visi
ting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Alton Griffin, of Hoboken.
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest 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
By F. B. Anderson
CONTINUED
The Brantley County Food
Processing Center will begin
this summers operation On
Monday June, 12 and will op
erate on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday through July 28th.
The Plant will open at' 8:00
A.M. and receive vegetables
until 12:00 noon. Due to the
length of time in processing,
no vegetables will be taken after
noon.
The ever popular 303 and 401
sizes of can will be available
this year. The 303 cans are
10 cents and the 401 cans are
12 cents.
PUBLIC CANNING
PLANT TO OPEN
98 BRANTLEY SENIORS
RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
Graduation Ceremonies were
conducted at the Brantley
County High School for Ninety
eight Seniors. Ceremonies be
gan at 7:00 P.M. June 2, 1972
with the Rev. Ernest S. Pur
cell giving the Invocation. Sal
utatory and Valedictory speech
es were delivered by Bedell
Johns and Mary Robinson.
Mrs. Mable R. Moody, Coun
ty School Superintendent, de
livered the Diplomas to the
Seniors.
Mrs. Moody said, “ I was
very impressed with the
speeches the Graduates gave.
They gave good advice to young
and old, and she was also
pleased with the efficient man
ner in which the Graduation
Exercises were conducted.”
Brantley County High School
Principal Andrew Sutton said,
“ They were an exceptional gr
oup, and like any other schools
had outstanding Students and
Athletes. The students have
made several accomplishments
and we have several students
that will go on to College.”
Receiving Diplomas were:
Dewaine Aldridge, Ruby Lee
Bacon, Patricia Baker, Garry
Bohannon, Willie Bohannon ,
Stanley Carter, Susan Cham
bless, Barry Chesser, Mike
Chumley, Zelta Mae Davis ,
Danny Dowling, Robert Dow
ling, George Dryden, Claudia
Dußose, Richard Dykes, Mar-
Wesleyan Church
In Hortense
To Hold Supper
The Hortense Wesleyan
Youth Group will sponsor a
fish supper Friday, June 9, at
the Hortense Community Cen.
ter beginning at 5:30 p.m. Do.
nations will be appreciated.
The “ Glynn Echoes” of Bruns,
wick will be singing at the sup.
r.
Pea and Bean hulling is a
vailable at 1 cent a pound.,
if you do the work. Plant
employees will do your hul
ling for 2 cents a pound.
Blanching of vegetables for
your home freezer is availa
ble at 1 cent a pound.
Tomato juicers are availa
ble free of charge as long as
you wash the utensils that you
use.
For further information
come by the plant on Monday,
Wednesday, or Friday and see
us in action.
Huey R. Ham
Vo. Ag. Teacher
THE BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE, NAHUNTA, GEORGIA, JUNE 8, 1972
shall Edgy, Randy Edwards ,
Ross Flowers, Kenneth Gas
kin, Denise Harper, Janice Har
ris, Karen Hendrix, Wallace
Herrin, Barbara Hickox, La
trell Hickox, Eddie Highsmith,
Virginia Highsmith, Joyce
Hightower, Thomas Lanier, De
loise McFadden, Kathy Middle
ton, Lillie Mitchell, Carol Ad
dy, Patsy Altman, Danny Bat
ten, Ralph Bell, Frances Blue,
Rayford Blue, Ronnie Brauda,
Allan Brooks, David Carter,
Robert Clem, Ricky Cook ,
Clara Crews, Danny Crews,
Timmy Crews, Joe Guinn ,
Judy Hanner, Steve Hayes, Wa.
de Howard, Joyce Howe, Da
vid Jacobs, Albert Johns, Be
dell Johns, Huey Johns, Brenda
Johns, Judith Johns, Judy
Johns, Lanis Lane, Larry Lane,
Rex Lanier, Anthony Lee, Da
vid Lee, Marilyn Lee, Clark
Lyons, Mike Mercier, Miles
Moody, Sandra Nichols, Jack
ie O’ Berry, Debbie Patten,
Glen Prescott, Ernie Purcell,
Philip Purdom, Darc el Rober
son, Earl Roberson, Mary Rob
inson, Davey Roddenberry ,
Sissy Smith, Wynel Smith,
Johnny Sowell, Melanie Stal
lings, Annbelle Strickland ,
Betty Anne Strickland, Gwen
Strickland, Cherry Thomas ,
Judy Thomas, Larry Thomas,
Cathy Thrift, Patricia Wain
right, Jackie Waits, Mike Was
din, Jack Whisenant, Archie
Lee White, Loretta White ,
Willie Charles Whitfield, Steve
Rowell and Geraldine Wilson.
Moonshine
Still
Destroyed
Brantley Sheriff Robert
Johns reported to the ENTER
PRISE that an illicit whiskey
still was destroyed Wednesday.
Sheriff Johns said that he
was assisted by Federal and
State Agents in destroying the
still that had been in operation
approximately one week. Johns
added that the still had been
under surveillance for several
days.
The “ Moonshine ” still was
a 100 gallon pot and at the
scene was eight barrels of
mash.
Assisting Johns were state
agents Lee, Holly Hardy and
Tillman. The Federal Agent
was Mr. Lee.
The still was located about
one mile West of Hoboken.
Stewart Announces
For Re-Election
TO THE CITIZENS OF BRANTLEY COUNTY:
I hereby announce that I have qualified as candidate for
Office of Chairman, County Commission, Post No. 1.
During these next few weeks, you may hear many things,
good and bad, that the current Board of Commissioners
has done or that it has failed to do.
I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER:
Each year during my term in ’’office, this Board
has set the tax levy at 12.4 mills. ( This is the same
as set by the previous Board during their last year
in office).
When I took office with this Board in January, 1969,
there was $4,924.00 in the bank and according to the
Tax Collector, more than 80 percent of the tax money
had been paid in and turned over to the previous Board.
On January 1, 1969, this County owed $91,378 in
liabilities.
The Road Department heavy equipment was virtually
worn out, many machines were 20 years old or older.
Today the County is completely out of debt and has
cash money in the bank that will hopefully see us thr
ough the end of this year.
Today this county has one new motor grader, one
new dump truck and another new truck that tows the
low bed trailer. Cash money was used to pay for this
equipment.
Only through proper management could the above had been
done. I take credit for a good part of the above as well as
for any failure of this Board.
As a taxpayer myself and the interest that I know every
taxpayer here in Brantley County has in taxes, all the above
is good. It has been many years since this county has been
in a position to begin to give the service that it should have
been doing for years but could not, due to poor management.
I hereby ask for your continued support and confidence
in the Democratic Primary Election.
Sincerely
George F. Stewart
Standard Oil Dealers throughout Georgia are giving litter
bags to motorists and providing barrels in station drive
ways to help keep Georgia clean. Edward J. Chancey left
presents a litter bag to Dick Purcell, Mayor of the City of
Nahunta. Mayor Purcell commends onlooker Mr. Tracy
Everett, Agent tor Standard Oil from Waycross, Ga., for
his and the Company’s interest shown in the Beautification
Rhoden House Burned
Emergency Units Reacted
In Record Time
The Friel Rhoden home near
Nahunta burned early Tuesday
night. The fire started from
unknown origin and consumed
the home in approximately 15
m inutes.
The report of the fire was
made to the Fire Department
by Mrs. Aria Truett, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs; Horace Mor.
gan. Mrs. Truett stated,
“ the Nahunta Fire Department
responded very fast to the e
mergencey”. Mrs. Truett is
NOTICE
The Malachi c. Jones •
Mary Ida Westbury reunion will
be held Sunday, June 11, at
the home of Mrs. Maggie M.
Salter. The reunion will get
underway at 10:00 a.m. and
last until...
A basket lunch will be ser
ved at 12:30 p.m.
an employee at the Baptist
Hospital in Houston, Texas.
At the time of the fire Mr.
and Mrs. Rhoden was at a
local Restaurant where Mrs.
Rhoden is the manager.
There was no one home at
the time of the fire.
The fire apparently started
in a bedroom of the home and
spread rapidly throughout the
house. One section of the
house was down at the arri
val of the emergency vehicles.
50 TEARS
TODAY
WAYNESVILLE ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Wiggins
and his mother. Mrs. Wm. M.
Wiggins, spent several days in
Jesup last week.
Little Georgia Gordon of Jes
up is visiting her grandparents
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. M. Wiggins.
Misses Julia Robinson and
Daisy Gibson attended the Sun
day School Convention in Ho
boken last Sunday.
Mr. Wm. M. Wiggins and son
Johnson, are attending court in
Hoboken this week.
Mr. Norman McVeigh has re
turned from a trip to Charles
ton , S. C.
PERSONAL ITEMS
Mesdames Gatsy Harris of
Hickox and Daisy Dowling of
Hoboken spent Wednesday night
in our City. Guests of Mr.
and Mrs. T. H. Purdom.
Dr. Henry Knox, proprietor
of Gordon’s Drug Store, att
ended the Chatauqua in Jesup
Wednesday evening.
Mr. Herman Meadows of
Screven was the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Lewis Sunday.
Our citizens have been busy
this weekl entertaining people
going to and from court at
Hoboken.
B. Y. P. U. ORGANIZED
Our young people met at the
Baptist Church Sunday evening
and reorganized the B.Y.P. U.
with 26 members. Much in-
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
and clean - up project to the Motorists and the general pub
lic of the City of Nahunta.
Mr. Edward Chancey is the Standard Oil dealer in the
City of Nahunta, and is also the Mayor Pro-Tern of the City
of Nahunta., he also Commended the Standard Oil Company
and Mr. Everett.
“ The local Fire Department
reacted in record time said an
eye witness at the scene”.
Members of the volunteer fire
fighting unit got the equipment
into operation rapidly while the
members of the Rescue Uhit
responded to the call. A sec.
ond unit came to the scene
and assisted in the efforts to
save the house. The local
Forestry Unit fire fighters un
der command of Mr. Eber Rho
den responded to the call.
Mr. Rhoden was quoted as
terest was manifested and we
are expecting much good from
the meetings, which will be
each Sunday evening. Come
and be with us.
The following officers were
elected: President, Lula Mi
zell, Vice- President, T.J.
Peek; Secretary, Mrs. Dill
ishaw; Treasurer, Mrs. J.B.
Lewis; Chorister, R.M. Bro
wn; Organist, Mrs. Dillishaw;
group captains, lone Lewis,
Ocie Dykes; Membership Co
mmittee, Mrs. W.F. Kane, Gl
en Condit and Mrs. D.L. Jones;
Social Committee, Dr. Henry
Knox, Keith Lewis and Miss
Flaurie Highsmith.
HICKOX ITEMS
Several of the folks from
here attended the yearly me
eting at Bethlehem Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. Nora White of Arco,
visited relatives here last
week.
Mr. Joe Knox, who has been
ill for some time, is conval
escing.
Mr. Bud Knox, who is work
ing at Colon, is spending this
week with home folks here.
“ Going fishing ”
Now’s the time for everyone
with the bug to go fishin*. The
game hog goes for fish — ■ the
real sport goes for fishing.
The one chap would clean, the
streams and pickle the pro-
MEMBER
N^A L pe.<
Association • Founded 1885
saying “ not a thing was sav
ed”, but I’m very thankful that
my wife and little grandchildren
were not inside of the house”,
and said I’m very thankful for
that”.
Mr. E. J. Chancey, driver of
the fire truck said, “ the fire
was so hot it almost peeled
the paint on the truck before
they could get it moved back.
Every effort was made to
save the house but It was just
not possible , because of it
being so hot, said Chancey.
duct for personal use if he
could. The other would stock
the streams with the gamiest
fish to increase the joys of
fishing.
There is more than one way
of showing you have been fish
ing. The increased health,
vigor and tan give evidence
of the out of doors. Flshin*
for fishin* pits pep into your
thinking and punch into your
performance. Fish in the pan
and the odor of frying calling
loud enough to call the cat from
the barn or your friend from
the next block is the evidence
of fishing.
LOST - Suit case June 18th
between Atkinson and Jesup
contains Ladles clothes. Finder
please notify C.S. Claxton, At
klnson, Ga., and get reward.
NEW RAYBON ITEMS
Misses Virgie Morgan and
Emily Herrin spent Sunday at
Mrs. N.N. Morgan.
Messrs. Britt of Hickox and
Brown of Brunswick passed
through our little town Thurs
day.
Mr. Edd Lewis and family
spent Friday evening at Mr,
G. F. Morgan’s.
Misses Nancy and Ruth Mor
gan spent Saturday night in Na.
hunta with their brother and
Uhcle C.B. Morgan where they
attended Church.
Miss Marhta Lyons made a
flying trip to Hickox Saturday.
