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Newspaper Page TextPage 2 • The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Georgia, June 22, Brantley Enterprise THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BRANTLEY COUNTY AND THE CITY OF NAHUNTA, GEORGIA. Established September 1920 Published by the Enterprise Printing Co. NAHUNTA, GEORGIA 31553 TELEPHONE 462-5610 GEORGE F. STEWART Editor and Publisher Established in 1920 published every Thrusday, Official organ of Brantley County and the City of Nahunta. Entered at the Nahunta, Georgia, Post Office for trans mission through the mails as second class matter under act of March 3,1869 Member of Georgia Press Association and National News paper Association, Address all mail to: Brantley Enter prise, P.O. Box 454, Nahunta, Georgia 31553. Reception Planned A reception honoring the Rev. Ernest S. Purcell family will be held in the First Baptist Church Social Hall, in Nahunta immediately following the eve. ning services Sunday, June 25, an invitation is extended to their many friends in this area. Need a better job? I lie /\rmy Reserve has many career Nobody likes to pay more for anything But you know what inflation’s done to the price of a hamburger. A new car or home. Even a postage stamp. Inflation has affected us, too. For ex ample, since 1960 finished steel has gone up 30 percent; utility poles, 48 percent; labor costs, about 60 percent. Yet, while the price of almost every thing you buy was going up, the price of electricity was coming down. During the '6os, Georgia Power’s average price per residential kilowatt-hour dropped nearly 16 percent. Since 1927, when the com pany was founded, the average price has decreased by 77 percent. But such low prices just aren’t realistic in today's economy. Our present earnings cannot offset the sharp rise in business costs brought on by inflation, the growing demand for electricity and the added ex pense of environmental protection. So, we’ve had to ask for an increase in electric rates. We can find no alter native if we are to continue providing the quality of service you've come to expect. Your energy needs keep climbing. So do those of your neighbors, and those of many people working to improve their standard of living. Several thousand new customers come on our lines each year. And we must supply electric service to all who request it. To fulfill all these obligations, we’ve had to undertake a massive construction program. It will cost $457!4 million this year, and a total of $1.5 billion over the next three years. The revenue from cus tomer bills doesn't come near supporting such capital expenditures. Rev. Purcell has been ser. ving the Nahunta First Bap tist Church for the past three years, completing his Pas torate duties Sunday, July 2, he will assume his duties as Pastor of the College Avenue Baptist Church in Douglas, Ga, July 3rd. training programs. Two reasons for an electric rate increase: You want dependable electric service. We want to supply it. Costs Keep Rising Construction Vital Pamela Ann Higginbotham Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs. L,E. Higgin botham of Brunswick announce the engagement of their daugh ter, Miss Pamela Ann Higgin botham to L/Cpl, Linton Na than Barnett, USMC, son of Mr. and Mrs. L.L. Barnett of Brunswick. The bride - elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.S. McDonald of Brunswick and of Mr. and Mrs. A.L, Higginbotham of Nahunta. A 1971 graduate of Glynn- Academy, Miss Higginbotham is also a graduate of North Florida College of Medical and Subscribe for Your Home Newspaper Percent Change from 192 1 15( J— 10( LIVING COSTS (U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) (1957-59=100.0) — c \ PRICE OF ELECTRICITY % (Average per residential kwh, X Georgia Power Company) 1927 1937 1947 1957 1967 1971 The major part of our construction funds must be borrowed. And the interest runs into millions of dollars. Unless we can finance construction of the necessary generating plants, we can't guarantee that we’ll be able to continue supplying all the electricity you need and want. This construction program is import ant in other ways, too. It employs more than 5,000 people, with an annual payroll of $73 million. About one out of every 16 Georgians working in construction jobs works for us. That’s a lot of men and money geared into the state's economy. Should this building program be cut back it also would seriously affect the power supply of other businesses and in dustries that employ many additional thousands of Georgia workers. Georgia Power Company A citizen wherever we serve® Dental Assistants. She is pre sently employed with Dr. R.M. Buntin. Her fiance is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. U.S. Rogers and of Mrs. Cleo Bar nett and the late Mr. J.S. Bar nett, all of Smyrna, Ga. L/Cpl. Barnett is a 1969 graduate of Glynn - Academy and is currently in the U.S. Marine Corps aboard the USS Coral Sea, in the Gulf of Ton kin. Plans are being made for a late summer wedding. The generating plants we’re building are needed now, to supply demands that already exist. And to assure reliable ser vice for the future. Price Below Nation's Average It is important that we maintain a sound financial position in order to continue borrowing money for construction. Such a position enables us to borrow at lower interest rates, which in turn helps to keep the price of electricity low. That's why it’s necessary to ask for a rate increase, averaging about 12.3 per cent. For a residential customer using 760 kwh a month, this would add about $1.70 to the monthly bill, or 5.7 cents a day. Our average residential price is 20.6 percent below the nation’s average, and it has been lower for 43 years. Even with the requested increase it would still be well below national average. All over the country, electric companies face economic difficulties. Fuel, wages and materials have skyrocketed in price. Environmental protection measures are an extremely expensive factor in new plant construction, adding many millions of dol lars. Just this year, for example, such equipment will cost us about $45 million, yet add nothing to the power supply. We’ve already cut expenses in every way we know in an effort to avoid asking for a rate increase. But we’ve reached a point where we’re no longer able to ab sorb the higher prices through further efficiencies and cutbacks. We don’t like asking you to pay more for your electric service, but we do ap preciate your taking time to read about the problems we face in serving you. USDA Buys Chickens The U.S. Dept, of Agrlcul ture has purchased 408,000 cans of boned chicken from Douglas Foods, Inc., of Doug, las, Ga. Officials of USDA’s Agricul tural Marketing Service said this was part of nearly 2.53 million cans of chicken bought at a total cost of $ 2.88 mill ion. The chicken will be used in direct food assistance pro grams throughout the South . east and across the nation, AMS officials said. Correction In this paper there appeared an article on the week of June 1, 1972 which may have app eared to discredit FBI agent Tom Moore and might have discredited his department. Ordinarily this paper strives to present both sides. Only a quote of one side was pub lished. This newspaper would like to point out that the FBI has no responsibility for the area reported. Agent Tom Moore and the FBI both continue to do a good job within their area of responsible any discredit brought upon the FBI or Mr. Moore is apologized for. Homecoming The annual Home Coming will be Sunday, June 25, 1972, an interesting program is plan ned. Every body is invited to attend. Dinner will be ser ved at 1:00 p.m. RFTFRN OF THE PRESS As fast, you’ll see the return of the dress, the casual wear to-work. everyday dress. Shir! drosses have made the hiegest '’omeback. Smock dresses are nonular with the younser groun. And the two- niece dressand rnmner dress are hath h^onr :, m become ponuiar favorites. The length? Mid-knee. Environmental Costs Allen Reunion Planned The Allen Family reunion will be held at Laura S. Wal ker Park Sunday, June 25. A cordial invitation is ex tended to all friends and re latives to come out and enjoy the fellowship and good food. Basket lunch will be spread at the noon hour. Personals Mrs. K. A. Parks of AU kinson, Ga., has returned from a week - long visit with Mr. and Mrs. Max Anderson of Dothan, Alabama., and while there she also visited Mr. and Mrs. Bob Knowles of Marianna Florida. Correction Larry D. Johns, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Johns of the Hickox Community received a grade of 3. 69 instead 0f2.35 for his term in College at the University of Georgia. Acting Academic Dean Chris Sizemore announced that Mar tin Brooker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brooker of Nahunta, Ga., along with 155 other stu dents attending South Georgia College were placed on the Dean’s List for Outstanding academic achievement during the spring quarter . Sizemore stated that for a student to achieve Dean’s List status he must attain at least a 3.0 point average on a 4.0 point grading scale with no grade less than a B ( 3.0 ), and he must be taking at least 15 quarter hours. Martin Brooker is a graduate of Brantley County High School. Marine Cpl. Buddy R, Lynn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie L, Lynn of Route 1, Hortense, Ga., has reported for duty at the Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan. A former student of Bruns wick High School, Brunswick, Ga., he joined the Marine Corps in September 1970. When touring country overseas, avoid drinking directly from “sparkling” streams, lakes or rivers. No matter how fresh and sparkling they look, they may be polluted with sewage or agricultural chemicals. /X ARE YOU USING ALL OF OUR SERVICES? There's no need to hunt around for banking services when they're all in one convenient location! — Whether you're opening a sav ings account or setting up a trust fund, you'll find us ready to handle your banking needs . . . come in and get acquainted today! the Bank Members Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FOLKSTON, NAHUNTA AND HOBOKEN, GEORGIA EDITORIAL OBJECTIVES To promote the improvement of economic conditions in Brantley County. To foster a spiritual awakening. To support our youth and education of our young To promote our historical and cultural heritage. Political advertisement without regard to party or affilia tion, whether state, county, or city will be accepted and published. Standard editing practices will apply in all cases. Political advertisement appearing herein does not necessari ly constitute this newspapers’ endorsement nor support. Rate cards available upon request. ++ + + LETTERS TO THE EDITOR+ ++ + Letters to the editor will be printed that are signed, in good taste, and of general public interest. Letters that are critical to this newspaper, to local, state or federal govern ments or in support of any of the above will be published. Letter to the Editor section will not include copies of letters sent to others. Unsigned gibberish is not acceptable. The editor may withhold names if requested by the writer. LETTER EDITOR/ Editor, Brantley Enterprise Dear Editor: First of all I want to take this opportunity to thank you for the cooperation you have shown in printing articles about the school you felt were of interest to your readers. With out folks like you, the school could not hope to serve as it should. Next I would like to explain just a little about our pro grams and in this way perhaps you will understand just why we need your continued assistance. In general, Waycross. Ware Tech offers two kinds of programs: full time and short term. Full-time are just that and are offered only on campus. Short-term can run any time of day or night and can be held anywhere. We have offered courses in every county in our eleven county area this past year. Enclosed is a questionaire which will let the prospective students tell Us just when and what they would like to take. You can help by printing this form in your next two Issues. Hopefully you will be able to photograph the enclosed copy and save setting time. It is important to all of the people in our service area to be able to voice their opinions. You can help us meet our goal. Our New Year begins July 5, and I am looking forward to working with you to make 1972 - 73, the best year yet. A.A. Announces Birthday Celebration The Nahunta- Folkston Group of Alcoholics Anonymous will celebrate 5 birthday’s for Cot ton H, 2 Yrs., Dick B, 2 Yrs., Jimmy D. 1 Yr., James W. 1 Yr., and Carl H. 1 Yr. Saturday , June 24 1972 , at the Brantley County High School. There will be present an interesting A. A. Speaker. Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, st. rength and hope witheachother In order to solve their common problem and to help others re cover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees and A. A. is not allied with any other organization. The primary purpose of its mem bers is to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sob riety. The Nahunta Group, organ ized on October sth, 1971, me- Sincerely, Don E. Winters Director ets each Monday evening at 8:30 at the OREMC Building. The meetings are open to all those who may have a prob lem with alcohol, as well as to their relatives and friends. Further information may be obtained by calling ( phone) 462-5606 or 462-5455. S BEADS - PEARLS H “New Shipment” 9 • Crocheting Supplies ■ • Free Instructions E MONEY ■ FINDERS from 39 95 ■ “We Buy & Sell Old Coins” BALLENTINE’S I | 528 Plant Ave. - 285-3250 ■ Napoleon made the balloon corps a part of the French ar my, but it did not see much ser vice.