The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014, September 14, 1972, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextPage 2 The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Georgia, September 14, 1972 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. Subscription Rates Brantley County Subscribers $ 3.09 Subscribers In Georgia outside Brantley — — $4.12 Subscribers outside State of Georgia -—• $ 4.00 Counter Sales . Copy .10 Sales Tax included. Jreedom is... k “ I place economy among the most important virtues, &nd public debt as the greatest of danger to be feared. Card Os Thanks » , Personals We would like to express our sincerest thanks and deepest gratitude for the many cour. •tesies extended to us during The time of our recent bere avement. A We are especially grateful :for the messages of sympathy, floral tributes, covered dishes <nd other kindnesses shown. May the Lord’s richest bles sings abide with each of you. ' , Mrs, Lula McSweeney. GOSPEL SING FEATURING THE BYRD FAMILY FROM AUGUSTA, GA. WILL APPEAR AT CHURCH OF GOD NAHUNTA, GA. SEPT. 15 FRI. NIGHT 7:30P.M. "THE BYRD FAMILY" STARS OF TELEVISION, RADIO AND STAGE FEATURING RANDY BYRD, ONE OF THE MOST VERSATILE MUSICIANS TODAY EVERYONE WELCOME Local Druggist Sherman D. Tomlinson made a flying trip to Atlanta last week where he is attending Pharmic Ist School. Subscribe to The be safe—never put unused milk Brantley Enterprise batk In the or 'g |nal container. C.E.C. Meeting Announced The Okefenoke Chapter Coun ell of Exceptional Childrenwlll hold its first monthly meeting of the year on Thursday, Sep tember 13, at 4:00 P.M. The meeting will be in the library Organizing Underway For New Exchange Club Plans got under way for or ganizing the new Brantley Coun ty Exchange Club at a meeting last Thursday night in Nahunta with 34 persons attending the dinner meeting. President of the Waycross Ckib, Bob Childres announced that his club was very anxious to help the neighbor club in every way possible. Mr. Ohildres named Ellis Roy al and Bill McVeigh as sponsor ing committeemen. MR. ROYAL conducted the meeting, introducing various members of the Waycross Club who spoke briefly on what the Exchange Program means to them. Local meml>ers recognized in clude George Brantley, Gene Crews, Tony Ham, George Lloyd, all of whom met earlier with the sponsoring committee men to establish a meaningful need for an Exchange Program in Brantley County. District President M.C. Me- OFF THE HOOF If you see a beef animal on the hoof, it is not all meat that meets your eye according to the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Would you believe that about thirty-nine percent of the animal is all you’ll get for “table ready” meats? An 885 pound steer produces 345 pounds of waste material, 180 pounds of fat and 86 pounds of bone. That leaves 346 pounds of “fit to eat” meat. OLD AND NEW MILK A word to the wise home maker from University of Georgia Extension Home economists: Don’t mix new milk with old unless you plan to use it immediately. Just to at Bailey Street School. Mrs. Llska Weatherington, State C.E.C. President, will be present. All C.E.C. members and other Interested persons are cordially invited to attend. Alpin, extended congratualtions to the group commenting upon executing such programs as One Nation Under God, Youth Pro grams, Boy-Girl of the Month, Sunshine Special, Talen Contest, Crime Prevention, Book of Gold en Deeds, and many others in cluding the Freedom Shrine. DISTRICT President - Elect, Randall Vonier, also extended a hearty welcome and stated the citizens of Brantley County will benefit by the organization of an Exchange Club. The new Exchange Club was organized with 27 members, of ficers elected were Tony Ham, President; Rodger Davis, Vice President; Gene Crews, Secre tary-Treasurer. President Ham annouced that the next meeting will be held tonight at 7:30 at the Red Pig Restaurant in Nahunta. He encourages all members to be present and invites others who are interested to attend. FFA members are Youth With Purpose FFA LIMNING • DOING • BAR NING • SOWING Jesse Lees Honored The golden wedding anniver sary of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse J. Lee of Nahunta was celebrated last Saturday. About 200 friends and rela tives shared the anniversary with the couple. In the presence of guests, Mr. and Mrs. Lee renewed their wedding vows. The Rev. Cecil Thomas offi ciated at the vows with music provided by Miss Jan Purcell. Smith — Lewis The wedding vows of Miss Wynell Smith and Mr. Charles Lewis will be solemnized Sat- urday, September 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the Hortense Wesleyan ' NOTICE fl The wedding of Miss Shirley L Lee and Mr. Ronnie Wainright | will be solemnized Friday, Sep , tember 15, at the home of f the Rev. Eddie Dixon’s. The 9 wadding will not be held at f the Riverside Baptist Church 4 as was planned. ' The reception will also be held at Rev. Dixon’s home. U.S. Bonds Growth Kises Mr. S.K. Allen, Chairman of the Brantley County U.S. Savings Bonds Committee re ports that the citizens of Br antley County placed $ 2,610 in Savings Bonds during July and a total of $ 17,078 for the seven month period. Marvin L. Summers, State Director for Georgia, announ ced that Georgians continued their strong purchases by plac ing $6,774,852 in Savings Bonds during July for a total of $ 48, 511,503 for the first seven months • a 19 percent increase over 1971. July sales reflect an increase of 20 percent com. pared with those of a year ago. Nationally, sales of E& H Bonds ( at issue price ) am ounted to $ 493 million during July. During the seven months ( January-July 1972 ) citizens ( at issue price ) in Savings Bonds —a 15 percent increase over the same period for 1971. Americans now hold in escrow in Savings Bonds $ 56.7 bil lion. County Chairman Allen r^ minds the citizens that unlike most things in our world to day, U.S. Savings Bonds if lost, stolen, or damaged, will be replaced at no cost to the owner by your Department of the Treasury. NEWS FIT TO EAT A steer at the Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland, feeds daily on a mixture of one part ground newspaper and nine parts con centrate, such as molasses, soybean meal, and cracked corn. Newspapers, a readily available source of wood by-products, is served as roughage in studies by USDA. Researchers claim it has no adverse effects on animals—but does serve as a roughage substitute. On 50th Anniversary Serving as hostesses were Mrs. Pearl Vizthum, daughter of the couple, Mrs. Hazel Lee, Mrs. A line Lee, Mrs. Marilyn Lee, Mrs. Claudia Lee and Mrs. Barbara Lee, daughters-in-law of t h e couple; and Mrs. Janice Harde man, granddaughter of the cou ple. Mrs. Lee wore a pink crepe floor . length gown designed with a V-neckline and short sleeves. She wore triple white Church. No formal invitations are being sent, but all friends and relatives of the couple are in vited. TRY WANT ADS MODERN AUTO LOANS... We couldn't call them "modern" auto loans if they were the same as they used to be. But they're not. Times have changed. So now The Citizens Bank can give you quick approval on your auto loan plus flexible monthly payments. And we can get terms to fit your budget, not ours. That way you can put the extras on your car, not on your Financing. We're The Citizens Bank. With modern auto loans. THE CITIZENS BANK FOLKSTON, NAHUNTA. AND HOBOKEN, GEORGIA carnations. The hostesses and granddau ghters also wore floor - length gowns. Refreshments of cake, punch, tea, mixed nuts and mints were served by the couple’s grand daughters. Immediately following the reception, a buffet supper was served. Church Speaker Announced Hugh Arnold, pastor of 'Sand Hill Baptist Chuk-cii, Sand Hill, Mississippi, will be the guest speaker at the prayer service, Wednesday evening, September 20, 1972, at 8:00 P.M,, at the Nahunta First Baptist Church. Everyone is invited to attend. We urge everyone to be pre sent and welcome this young man in service for our Lord. READ THE CLASSIFIEDS Food Storel Disqualified A Montrose, Ga., grocery store has been disqualified from the federal food stamp program for violations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service reJ ports. Harrison’s grocery, owned by Marvin Harrison of Mon trose in Laurens County, was disqualified from the food stamp program for six months starting Aug. 25, after being charged with selling ineligible items for USDA food coupons. Among the ineligible items the store was charged with selling were cigarettes, shoe polish, snuff, household clean ing goods, motor oil and hair spray. An FNS regional official in Atlanta explained that the own er may apply for reinstatement of the store in the food stamp program to take effect at or after the end of the disquali fication period. Until the st ore is reinstated, however, he said it may not accept food coupons. Food stamps, by law, can be used only to buy food, he added. Game &: Fish News WILDLIFE RANGER COMPLETES SECOND PHASE J. Larry Farist, Wildlife Ranger in Brantley County for the Game and Fish Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, recently completed the second phase of law enforce ment training for the Division personnel. Farist is assigned to the Waycross District of the Division under the supervision of Chief Hatchett. The training school, held August 28 • September 1 at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Athens, provided the Rangers an in-depth knowledge of laws, rules and regulations govern ing the operations of the Game and Fish Division. This training school was one part of the continuing program of the Division to provide two weeks of professional training yearly for field personnel and is one of the expanded efforts of the Division resulting from increased hunting and fishing license fees. NOTICE Monday, September 18, we need all worn en of the comm uni ty to meet at the Nahunta Bap tist Church to complete our project of making Cancer Pads to use in our County.