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Brantley County
Rescue Unit
462—5007
VOLUME 50 - NUMBER 40
Stay
A Notion
Ahead
Practical Revenue Sharing (4)
Our consolidated tax plan is pure revenue sharing, and
genuine tax reform, in contrast to the sticky mess of patching,
mending and leaky law that Congress has been puttying
together in Washington. Our plan is coldly practical, and it is
away that revenue sharing can be worked responsibly.
The plan calls for the collection of all revenue by the
federal government, and for the distribution of roughly 1/3
to the state and local governments on a population basis, no
strings attached. All governments must forego all other taxes,
with the single exception we have noted.
Such revenues are close to the amounts our governments
now receive, less 5 per cent, except that the local share is in
creased by S4B/person to finance the child subsidy. The
amount going to the federal government pays its bills in full,
no deficit.
Our beleaguered legislators are freed from their eternal
quest for more tax revenues, to explore more exciting plans
for allocating and spending the funds in hand. Our
democratic governmental triad, instead of slowly and
ominously grinding toward a halt in a tangle of chains forged
by our chaotic tax “system,” shakes free to emerge into a new
expression of freedom.
Likewise our business men are weaned away from their
perennial worry concerning the effects of indeterminate taxes
to come. Computers are stripped of their humdrum pon
dering of the taxable years, past, present,and next; their nurse
maid attendants are liberated to look into fresh fields for
our benefit.
Under our plan the harrying of farm land, submerged
beneath a pall of taxes arising from creeping development,
vanishes with the taxes. This leaves that land free for what it
can do best, supplying food for suburbanites and urbanites, as
well as the farmers. Also, the hard pressed home owner is
relieved of the millstone of property tax.
The cost of groceries as delivered to the grocer, no longer
loaded down with countless transportation taxes and other
levies, contributes even more to a lessened grocery bill. The
tab at the supermarket comes down by about 20 per cent, ac
cording to the sales taxes abrogated, the “free stamps”
foregone (optional), and the endless bookkeeping eliminated,
to say nothing of the payments required. The loaf of bread
that carries the marks of over a thousand taxes from seed to
sandwich is a prime candidate for a splendid bargain; it might
astonish us.
Telephone bills have been winding up over half in tax cof
fers; helped by the paper work cut out, our plan shrinks them
by 1/3. Gas and electric bills come in for similar cuts,
although not quite as much. Rents come down by 10 or 20
per cent, depending on factors and circumstances. Motor fuel
costs shrivel as much as 1/2, and tires by 1/6, at least. A new
car offers a cut that may run 25 per cent, according to how
the government has felt about the excise tax and to how much
other load the automakers have been carrying.
These are large size discounts possible in the prices of a few
items. Others may not be so spectacular, but on the whole, the
average cut in the cost of living promises to run about the 20
per cent cited before, and even a shade more. (More next
time).
* 1972 F. B. Anderson
OUR ADVERTISERS.
THEY MAKE THIS
NEWSPAPER POSSIBLE.
WASHINGTON, GA. (PRN) - Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox cut a straight furrow with a mule and a
ceremonial star-spangled plow late this week to officially break ground for a new $330,000,
44,000 square foot plant facility in Washington, Ga. (1-r) Lt. Gov. Maddox, Jabco president James
B. Gilmore, Russ Everett of the Wilkes County Chamber of Commerce, and Mary the mule. (PRN)
Brantley County -- Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People.
THIB WE BELIEVE ! IF YOU FIRST SUBMIT, YOU will LATER SURRENDER. ” . . and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore. 3’ Ephesians6,l3,l4
By F. B. Anderson
SUPPORT
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
The newly - formed Exchange
Club of Brantley County, Ga.,
will receive its charter from
the National Exchange Club on
October 21, 1972, it was ann
ounced today by Lee Wells,
executive secretary at the To
ledo, Ohio national headquar
ters.
The charter will be present
ed during an informal meeting
at 7:30 p.m. at the Brantley
County High School Cafetorium,
in Nahunta, Georgia. The cere
monies will be followed by
entertainment. Members of the
other Exchange Clubs in the
area and their wives have been
invited to attend. George F.
Stewart is publicity chairman.
Tony Ham, president of the
new Exchange Club, will re
ceive the charter from Dis
trict President Malcom C. Mc-
Alpin.
Randall C. Vonier, District
President . elect, will present
the Club Sponsorship Awards
School Board
Given Resignation
At a called meeting of the
Brantley County School Board,
Football Coach Hilton Culbreth
submitted his resignation. His
resignation is reportedly to be
effective at the end of this cur.
rent school year. Coach Cul
breth has been employed by
the Brantley County School sys
tem since 1968.
Coach Culbreth said “ I have
no comment to make ” when
asked why he submitted his
resignation.
Coach Culbreth made a sta
tement to the ENTERPRISE
concerning his ideas of the
value of football to boys of
Brantley County. Culbreth
said , “ I come here five years
ago to be the Coach of the
football team. We have won a
lot of games and we have lost
a few. However, it’s not so
much the winning or losing
that is important. I have been
teaching the boys that it’s how
you play the game - no matter
how good you may think you
are, there is another boy acr
oss that line that might be bet
ter than your challenge.”
Culbreth added, “ Brantley
County has been good to me
and I will not do anything that
will harm this good thing that
has been built up here in the
last five years.
A reported ” hot exchange
of words ” were made at a
meeting of the Brantley County
Four candidates have qualif
ied for County Commission
posts 4 and 5. Paying their
$30.00 fee were J.B. Hickox,
Exchange Club to
Receive Charter
Four Qualify to
Fill Two Posts
THE BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE, NAHUNTA, GEORGIA, OCTOBER 5, 1972
to the sponsoring Exchange Cl
ub of Waycross, Georgia, and
to committeemen Ellie Royal
and William J. McVeigh, Jr.
Other officers are: Roger
Davis, Vice President; David
W. Murphy, Secretary; Eugene
Crews, Treasurer; and Direc
tors George T. Brantley, Andy
L. Sutton, Sr., James McCall,
Ira w. crews, Harry Hauler
son, and E. H. Kelly.
Exchange is an entirely A
m erican service organization.
Its hundreds of community cL
übs in the United states and
Puerto Rico sponsor the Free,
dom Shrine Program, National
Crime Prevention Week ( Feb
ruary ), " one Nation Uhder
God ” Month ( November ),
and a variety of youth, citi
zenship, and community ser
vice programs. The national
organization is observing its
55th year of " Unity For Ser.
vice.”
Boosters Club. Indications are
that the exchange began when
Larry O. Stallings reported a
request of equipment and sup-
Iles that had been requested
by a teacher. The requested
equipment was for the Bth grade
football team.
The Brantley County Boos,
ters Club formed the same year
Brantley High entered the
sports arena playing football.
The Boosters Club was organ!,
zed to boost athletics and in
particular football.
A member of the Boosters
Club reported that after Mr.
Stallings made the equipment
request at the September 21,
meeting, Mrs. Moody, school
Superintendent, took the floor
and said that too much money
had already been spent on foot
ball. Mr. Stallings reportedly
said that part of the money
spent by the Board of Educat
ion has been used for athlet
ics other than football.
Larry Stallings told the
ENTERPRISE , “ Football has
done more to draw Brantley
County together ~ the adults
and children as well as both
sides of the County, than any.
thing else.”
At the special meeting of
the County School Board, Mrs.
Moody said “ Mr. Culbreth,
you brought all this on your,
self.”
Cont. Page 4 - Col. 5
J.F. Jacobs and Roy Harper
for post 5. W.W. Hendrix was
the only candidate qualifying
for post 4.
Jacobs is
Candidate
Post No. 5
I am a candidate for county
Commission Post No. 5 In the
November General Elecion.
I will appreciate your vote
and influence.
J.F. ( Jake ) Jacobs.
( PoL Adv.)
NOTICE
Hunting on the ITT Rayo,
nier’s lands in Brantley Coun
ty, South of Ga. Highway 32
will be allowed on Wednesdays
and Saturdays only by permit
during the regular 1972 - 73
season. Contact E. B. Camp
bell in Hortense for permit to
hunt.
All hunting North of Highway
32 Is closed until further not.
ice.
Not as Predicted
Herons Unable to
Stop Jackets
The Brantley County Herons
were unable to generate an
offensive drive against the str
ong Yellow Jackets of Jeff
Davis. The Jacket offense was
much like the U.S. Infantry as
it relentlesly kept hammering
against the Heron defense and
rolled up 20 first downs and
19 points. The Jackets were
never able to make the big
on the ground for short gains.
The Heron offense was limited
to a total of 72 yards while
the Jackets rolled up 248. Hie
Herons controlled the ball a
small amount of time and the
defensive unit saw much action.
Gary Strickland had 13 tackles
and assist, Larry Knight 8,
Curtis Rainge 7, Paul Lang,
ford 7, and Roger Stallings
6. Paul Langford and Curtis
Rainge recovered Jacket fum
bles for the Herons but were
unable to capitalize on them.
Robert Thomas managed to
gain 41 yards, Frank Lee 16,
and Nathaniel Gaskins was held
to 11. Paul Langford com
pleted passes to John Middle
ton and Ernest Cobb for 15
yards.
The Jackets scored in the
first quarter on aSB yard
Special Meeting
Sportsmen Club
Meeting Held
The newly elected President
of the Brantley County Sports
man Club, Jim R. Herrin an
nounces the membership dues
for the up - coming hunting
season in Brantley County will
be $ 10.00 for County residents,
$ 25.00 for out of County hun
ters and $ 35.00 for out of
state hunters.
One • day permits will be
sold at the rate of $ 2.00
for county resident, and $ 5.00
for out of county and state hun
ters.
Officers were elected tor the
coming year during the meeting
and they are as follows: Jim
R, Herrin was elected Presl-
50 YEARS
AGO TODAY
HORTENSE NEWS
Mr. Earl Raulerson visited
his uncle, Allen S. Moody in
Douglas, Sunday, also his tea.
chers and friends of the G. N.
C. and B. I. A fine time re.
ported.
Dr. C. M, Kirkland and Wal.
Ue Strickland called at the
home of S. Manning Saturday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs, Zade Lanier
of Brunswick are visiting her
parents Mr. and Mrs. M. Str.
ickland.
Conductor Ivy was out here
last week fishing. GoM luck
reported.
DID YOU KNOW ?
The Sep in September is out.
Every mothers child is the
sweetest.
Come tell us please why the
hole was left in the O.
Since the cat squirrel season
Is in, tne guns are banging.
Sometime real soon , a cer
tain gent has gotta ride a long
eared mule to Nahunta.
drive. Sammy Beecher carried
the ball In from 6 yards out
and Mike Thompson kicked the
extra point to make the score
7-0, Jeff Davis. In the
made a 69 yard drive and
Vince Bennett scored on a 1
yard run to make the score
13- 0.
The Jackets scored again
in the third quarter on a 4
yard run by Ronnie Stone to
make the score 19 • 0. The
Jackets were blanked in the
final quarter.
Game Statlsitcs
Brantley County Jeff Davis
First Downs
4 20
Rushing Yards
57 241
Passing Yards
15 7
Total Yards
72 248
Penalties
2 . 15 1-1
Fumbles Lost
0 2
Punts
7- 25.6 2 - 43.7
The Herons travel to Atkin
son County for their second
region contest this Friday
night.
dent to succeed past President
W. W. Hendrix, Noah Griffin was
re-elected Vice - President ,
Jimmy Ham was elected Secre
tary to succeed George F. Stew
art and Edward Brand was
elected Treasurer to succeed
Harry Knox.
Other officers of the club
were elected to fill a two year
term as directors.
Harry Raulerson, Clayton
Carter, Taiford Highsmith and
Cletis Purdom.
Directors already serving a
two year term are Elias B.
Herrin, David L. Kmox, Noah
Altman and Moultrie Purdom.
County Ranger will be David
The buz of the fllver is
gona be heard in F. O.’s pl
ace of business sometime soon.
We can’t to save our necks,
even tho we are married, turn
our head in the opposite dir
ection, when we see a fair
one coming.
WAYNESVILLE NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Wig
gins spent Thursday night and
Friday in Brunswick.
Miss Minnie Rozier has been
elected assistant teacher in
the Waynesville School.
Messrs. Connie and Ward
Harrison and Tom Blount, of
Thalman took dinner Sunday
with Mr. W. M. Wiggins.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. King
announce the birth of a boy
on October Ist.
RIVERSIDE DOTS
A sing at Mr. Dank Herrin
was well attended Saturday ni
ght.
Miss Verdie Lee is the guest
of Miss Mary Thrift today.
Brantley Man Gets
State Post
Ernie O’Neal 37, a native of
Brantley County was appointed
by Gov. Jimmy Carter to head
a newly organized Department
of Administrative Services.
This department is a new
branch of the State Government.
Mr. O’Neal was reared in
Brantley County and graduated
from Nahunta High School in
1953.
He received a degree in Ac
counting at Georgia State in
Atlanta.
He is the son of the late
Mr. Thomas K. and Myzetta
L. Knox, Jr., the Ranger will
not sell permits in the woods
as has been done in previous
years.
The Club is asking every,
one interested to pitch in and
help with the club to make it
even better than in the past.
The Brantley County Sports
men Club Officers held a call
ed meeting Tuesday night, Oct
ober 3, to discuss the prob-
Mr. Jim Wainright has fish
ed two days this week and has
caught two fish. We suppose
he is fat on fish by now.
Miss Winnie Hall spent Sat.
urday night with the Thrift girls
and Miss Allie Thrift spent
Sunday with the Hall girls.
ATKINSON NEWS
Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Moody
and children., of Odum spent
the week -end with their father,
Mr. Lee Pierce.
The W. F.C. S. S. Class
will meet at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. C. P. Minchew.
Mr. Lee Pierce went fishing
Monday, and caught a trout
weighing 9 pounds.
Mr. D. R. Johnson made a
business to Blackshear last
Friday.
LULATON ITEMS
The Misses Rosa Mae Cour,
son and Emmie Strickland sp
ent Saturday night with Miss
Faye Johns.
Miss Kathleen Knox spent
Saturday and Sunday with home
folks.
MEMBM
Auoclatlon - Found'd 1999
Ernie O'Neal
Steedley O’Neal of Nahunta.
He is married to the former
Miss Jimmie Nell Bailey of
Winder, Ga. Thgy have three
children, Sharon age 12, Shiela
9, and Tommy 1.
They presently reside in
Tucker, Ga.
Mr. O’Neal has one sister,
Mrs. Roy Highsmith of Rt 2
Nahunta. Mr. and Mrs. High
smith will fly to Atlanta on
Thursday to attend the cer*
mony in the office of the Gov.,
where Mr. O’Neal will be sworn
in Friday morningOctober6, at
9:30 a.m.
lems of the meeting held Sat.
urday September 30.
The Officers voted that all
hunting in the County will be
by membership only, regard,
less of what you may be hunt
ing.
Hunters caught in the act of
killing Doe Deer will be fined
$ 50.00 and suspended for 12
' months. A second violation
cont. page 4- col. 5
Miss Minnie Courson of Al
bany is spending a few days
with friends and relatives in
Lulaton.
BACHLOTT DOTS
Mr. Henry Mixon called at
the home of W.H. Howard Safe
urday forenoon.
Miss Verona Howard of
Bachlott be’gan teaching at Ba
iley’s Branch September sth.
Look Out ! girls -two batch
lers at Bachlott looking for a
cook.
Mr. Willie O’Quinn attended
church at Sardas Sunday.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS OF
GENERAL INTEREST
Mr. and Mrs. Pahram Puc
ket and children, of Jesup spent
the week - end as guest of
Miss Lula Mizell.
Dr. Henry Knox of Jesup
was visiting friends in town
Sunday.
Mrs. U. W, Mackey left Sun
day for Piney Grove, where
she will begin teaching.
Mr. W.M. Roberson has as
his guest this week Mr. Wiley
Roberson of Sampson, Fla,
