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Brantley County
Rescue Unit
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VOLUME 50 - NUMBER 28
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I By F. B. Anderson
Part 2
TALENTS
Both of the presidents in the 1930’s lacked the insight
and the inspired wisdom to use constructive taxation as
a catalyst and a lever to move investors into employing
people. Even today we have not learned this lesson. We
moulder, hypnotized by unemployment and poverty, much
as the mouse sits frozen by the beady eyed snake about
to devour it.
In the story the first two servants got to manage large
establishments, and the third suffered harsh punishment
for not thinking to allow somebody else to have a try at
managing his funds. The modern parallel carries a some
what different ending for our third servant, who has not
been punished as drastically as his prototype in the story.
Rather the real punishment has been widespread, and
extended to include much of the populace, both working
and not working, who shared in varying degrees the rigors
of depressed employment. This catastrophe was a
consequence of allowing such a situation to develop. We
ever learn the hard way, for we don’t give much credence
to the prophets of forethought.
The reaction has been to turn to government to guarantee
employment. In the vacuum left by the default of private
enterprise, in failure to provide enough work for all.
taxes have emerged as the prime pump of the economy.
They keep money in circulation.
Every dollar put to work in taxes generates two more
in secondary jobs, for the people paid by tax funds require
food, shelter, clothing, transportation, education, amuse
ment, luxuries. Thus a dollar of tax money paid to one
man provides jobs for him and two more men, who all
together collect three dollars in wages, including that
tax dollar. Now taxes run one third of income, so the
three men pay a total of one dollar in tax, and so keep
themselves at work, swapping the goods and services they
produce
Taxes thus cannot exceed one third of income, without
requiring an extension of the work week, for we won’t
have available enough people to man the jobs they create.
Our present discrepancy between this neat theory and our
deficient practice comes about from an absence of co -
ordination, which stems from our myopic, parochial lack
of vision and comprehension of what it is all about.
Our concepts of government have become outmoded, with
loosely coupled local, state and federal complexes too
cumbersome to act quickly and effectively and coopera
tively. We need to modernize our fettering checks and
balances into a corporation structure, designed to cope
with the needs of the day; we can still retain the control
exercised by the electorate. Such advance can regain for
us the responsiveness to people that was the selling point
for early democracy. In submerging that responsiveness
in the name of independence we are failing democracy.
(c)1972 F. B. Anderson
Hoboken Donates to Rescue Unit
The Hoboken Community Action Club held a special meeting
to donate funds to the Brantley County Rescue Unit, Monday
evening. The meeting was held at Hoboken in the City Hall.
$133.88 was presented to David Jacobs, Rescue Unitroember,
by Mrs. Virginia Hanchey of the Community Club. Mr. Jacobs
told the club members and visitors that he “ accepted the
donation in behalf of the Rescue Unit and that it would be
well used.”
The Brantley County Rescue Unit is made up of interested
volunteers of the county and are dedicated to helping their
fellow man in any emergency. The all volunteer unit oper
ates without charge to anyone and use equipment purchased
through donations to the unit.
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
THIS WB BELIEVE! IF you FIRST SUBMIT, YOU WILL LATER SURRENDER. ”, . . and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore. /’ Ephesians6:l3.l4
Lee Announces
for Post 3
In announcing my candidacy
for Commissioner of Brantley
County, Post No. 3, I offer the
following information as my
introduction to those of you
who may not already know me.
Also, to share with you my
principles of the responsibility
and duty to be performed as
Commissioner.
L. Carlton Lee, lam 39years
old, and was born and raised
in Brantley County. I am the
son of the late Owen G. Lee,
Sr. who was Road Superintend,
ent of Brantley County for 11
years, and the late Thelma
Griffin. I was raised by my
father and step mother, Mrs.
Emmie Nelson Lee.
I am married to Lucy Con.
ner. We have one daughter,
Karen, who is in the 11th grade
at Brantley County High School.
I operate my own farm south
of Hoboken. I was in the pulp,
wood business several years
ago. I also worked several
years with the Brantley County
road dept, where I operated
all types of the road building
and maintenance equipment.
Therefore, I understand these
problems from the ground up.
I have been a taxpayer in
Brantley County for 21 years
and understand their burden
Visiting the ceremony were several political candidates
seeking election and re-election in the coming primary, can
didates for Sheriff’s office attending were Robert Johns, in.
cumbent, Wesley Burden and Cordell Wainright. A candidate
for clerk of Superior Court, Hilton Morgan, and candidate
for Chairman of County Commissioners George F. Stewart,
incumbent, and candidate Mrs. Delma Herrin.
Following Community Club members were present; Mesdames,
Maxine Moore, Virginia Hanchey, Pauline Mercier, Mary Baker,
Nora Bell Smith, Luwanna Buie, OnieMae Batten, Jeanette Lake,
Dorcas H’ggs, Elvira Thornton, Lily Moore, Brookie Thornton,
and Mr. John Henry Batten, Mayor of the City of Hoboken was
also present
THE BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE, NAHUNTA, GEORGIA, JULY 13, 1972
and need.
I am not making promises
to lower taxes and bring in
dustry into our county. A pro
mise is nothing unless it is
fulfilled and one man cannot
work alone. However, Ido
pledge to “ Do my best at
all times ” with the welfare
of our county and its citizens
in mind. I will endeavor to
work in harmony with all other
county officials and citizens.
The office of County Commiss
ioner is not a once in four
years job. It is a job for all
four years.
I am seeking the County
Commissioner post No. 3 be
cause of my personal interest
in our county and by responsi.
ble citizens from over our
county urging me torunforthis
post. I will appreciate your
vote and help.
Thank you Sincerely,
( Pd. Adv. ) L. Carlton Lee
NOTICE
All Future Teachers will
meet Thursday night, July
13, at 8:00 P.M. , at the Brant?
ley County High School.
City — State —RR Works
“ We are certainly working well together”, said Frank
Foerman, Section Foreman of the Seaboard Coastline R.R.
The Railroad Company, the State Highway Department and
City of Nahunta are working together to rebuild the R.R.
crossing of U.S. 301 in Nahunta.
Roadway sections 6761, 6162, 91205 and 6203 supervised
by Higginbotham, Foreman Hilton and D. H. Keen consisting
of about 40 men and equipment are participating.
Maintenance forces of the State Highway Dept, of Brantley
Brantley Farmers
Approximately 150 farmers
in Brantley County are sched
uled to receive farm set?aside
program payments totaling $32,
164.00 during the first two
weeks in July, according to Dan
H. Jacobs County Executive
Director for the Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
Service ( ASCS).
By the end of the month,
the total will be about $54,
000 to 280 farmers.
Nationwide, approximately
750,000 cotton, feed grain and
wheat producers were mailed
a total of SBSO million in ex.
Johns is
Candidate
for
Re-election
TO THE CITIZENS OF
BRANTLEY COUNTY:
I hereby announce ny can
didacy for re-election to the
office of Sheriff.
I appreciate the opportunity
of serving you as your Sheriff
for the past 4^2 years. I feel
that the experience I have
gained while serving as your
Sheriff, will enable me to ser
ve you better now, than ever.
I am now serving my first
full term, and I respectfully
request your consideration for
an endorsement term as your
Sheriff.
Please accept this as my
request for your vote and sup.
port in the August 8, Primary.
Respectfully,
Robert W. Johns.
( Pd. Adv.)
Together to Improve X — ing
Receive Payments
pedited preliminary payments
in time for the checks to arr.
ive in producer’s hands on
July 1.
Payments under the set-aside
programs are made to farmers
who agree to set aside part of
their land from production In
order to meet a national ob.
jectlve of balancing supply and
modities.
The payments help to off-set
the loss of returns from crop
land that otherwise would be
used for income-yellding pro.
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LITTLE CREEK
ITEMS
Church was well attended
here Saturday and Sunday. Pr.
eaching by the Rev. E. L. Lit.
Ue.
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Har.
per attended church at Gardi
Sunday night.
Rev. E. L. Little left Mon.
day for Surrency where he
will spend this week in a Pro.
traded meeting.
WAYNESVILLE
ITEMS
Quite a number of folks from
here attended the Darien - Brun,
swick Bridge opening Saturday.
The annual picnic of the Bap.
tist Sunday School was held on
church and school grounds on
the 4th of July. Quite a crowd
attended.
Mrs. J. C. Robinson and son,
Ollie and niece, Miss MyrUe
Seals, all of Waycross attended
the picnic here.
The Misses Crofton’s , Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Pettigrew and
Mr. Arthur Harrison all of
Brunswick attended the picnic
here, the latter was the guest
of Miss Sylvia Miller.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
County with their equipment are working on the project under
the supervision of Horace Lee, Foreman. City Engineer
“ Rep ” Johns Is assisting In the operation by ripping out
the old crossing material.
The crossing will be interrupted for about two days while
the repair work Is underway.
Traffic Is being routed around the crossing with North
bound traffic crossing the railroad one block east and the
South bound one block west of the 301 crossing.
duction, and on which the far.
mer is obliged to continue to
pay taxes and apply needed con
servation steps, according to
officials of the U.S. Depart
ment of Agriculture. Payments
to producers are limited to
$55,000 per person for each of
three crops-feed grain, wheat,
and cotton •• under the Agri
cultural Act of 1970.
The expedited farm program
payments are made possible by
streamlined procedures inaug
urated in 1970 by ASCS. The
KELLY NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Barnes
of Blackshear visited the lat.
ters sister, Mrs. J, L. Wood,
cock, last Sunday.
Mr. J. A. Barnes of Black,
shear Is spending some time
with his old friends of this
neighborhood.
Miss Sophronle Kelly of Jes
up spent the week . end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.
B. KeUy.
Dr. A. C. Colson of Waycross
was a pleasant caller at Mr.
Stephen Moody’s Sunday.
HICKOX ITEMS
Mrs. Lary entertained the
younger set at her home last
Wednesday . About fifty chll.
dren were present. They pl.
ayed a number of games and
had a good time generally ,
later refreshments were ser
ved.
Mrs. Lary closed her school
last Friday after a very suc
cessful term.
Misses Berta Lou and Lizzie
Allen entertained the Normal
Students Wednesday evening ,
with a delightful party.
Mr. Albert DePratter enter.
MEMBER
N^Aper
Association - Foundad 1888
action enabled farmers to re
celve the entire payment due
them in the 1970 and 1971
programs six to eight weeks
earlier than ever before.
These early payments help
many producers reduce their
need for long-term credit and
cut the amount of interest paid.
The flow od cash at this time
will again be of major sig.
nlflcance to rural communities
and the U. S. Agricultural
Economy, USDA officials said.
talned his friends at his home
last Tuesday evening. The hap.
py occasion being his birthday.
A robber entered the store
of Courson and Rogers Satur
day night through the rear win
dow, a few pennies were the
only things taken.
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FOR SALE - One dark bay
mare, named nellie, 9 years
old. Weight about nine hun
dred pounds. Works gentle at
anything. Selling at a bar
gain. D. A. Highsmith.
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HICKOX RT. 2
Mr. Jeff MorganmadeabusU
ness trip to Nahunta Thursday.
Mr. Evan Lewis who has been
to Florida on a vacation re
turned a few days ago.
Mr. Milton Morgan was the
guest of Miss Annie Bell Ja
cobs Sunday night.
for sale-- Two, one year old
Dlroc Jersey gilts, Subject to
registration, price right.
Come and see me.
Dr. D.L. More
Lulaton, Ga.
