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Brantley County
Rescue Unit
462—5007
VOLUME 51 - NUMBER 1
A Voice in the Wilderness
THE NEW CROWD in the
Courthouse took office with a
good outlook. All indicate their
willingness to work with other
elected officials in harmony and
in the best interest of thepeop.
le.
THE PEOPLE had several
observers about the Courthouse
and were overheard to make
many optimistic comments a.
bout our new officers.
NEPOTISM DEFINED in our
dictionary is, “ favoritism sh
own to relatives, especially
in appointment to desirable po
sitions.” We can accept it,
live with it as away of po
litical life here in Brantley
County by making excuses for
those that practice it, or we
can stop it. We know of no
private citizen willing to st
and up against it and very
County officials
take office
“ I have a plan ” said E. H.
Morgan, new clerk of Super,
lor Court upon taking office.
“ I will write the ENTER
PRISE a letter inviting the
newspaper and the general pub.
lie to the revising of the jury
list.” I believe the jury list
is the public’s business and the
public should observe, if they
want to, he said.
Morgan said that he under,
stands the Jury Revisors will
meet in August of this year
to revise the Jury List Mor
gan added that the Grand Jury
and Petit Jury has already been
drawn for the next Superior
Court term by the previous
administration.
When asked about the amount
of names in the jury box Mor.
gan said, I.m not sure how many
are there but the book is avial.
Juveniles arrested on
burglary charge
Nahunta City Police Chief
Mack Crews and Policeman
N.M. Henry arrested a Juve
nile for burglarizing a home
in Nahunta belonging to Mr.
Frank C. Foerman.
The juvenile was arrested
during the afternoon of Dec
ember 23, 1972, after being
accused of entering Mr. Foer
man’s home and confiscating
several items.
Among the items reported
missing was a box containing
Possum invades
Hendrix home
Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Hendrix
reported that they were invad
ed by an over grown possum
Monday night of this week.
Mr. Hendrix said they were
sitting around and all of a sud.
den they heard the awfulest
commotion. Mrs. Hendrix pro
ceded to check on the racket
she found to her amazement
the animal was hanging by his
tail from a lamp that was in
the room. She called for her
husband to come get him. He
went over to the animal and
NOTICE
Attention To All Hunters:
If you hunt on lands of the
Brantley County Sportsmen
Club you are required to have
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. Epheslans6:l3,l4
few that speak out against it.
We believe those that do speak
out tend to get things CHUNKED
at them. However, HO • HUM.
OTHER THAN the heavy pr
inting equipment, the EN
TERPRISE has moved to its
new home in the old bank build
ing. We hope to have “ Open
House ” with goodies for all
in the near future.
WE FOUND one nickel in the
old bamk building while clean
ing up. Mrs. Bill Johns laid
claim to it by saying she had
dropped the money inside the
old tellers window.
ANOTHER NICKEL was fo
und in the vault of the old bank.
After reporting the fact to a few
old friends, one commented,
“ Albert must have worn 50
cents worth of cloth off his
knees looking for that nickel.”
able for public inspection.
” The important thing is ”
said Morgan, “ I want the citi
zens of Brantley County to
know that this is their office
and they are entitled to see
the records here.
Across the hall of the Court
house, ordinary Perry U. Ro
zier made a comment to the
ENTERPRISE that he hopes
everyone will work in peace
and harmony and that Brant
ley County will prosper and
move forward.
Incoming Tax Commissioner
C.L. King on his first day in
office said, “ I will work with
the other elected people and
for the people of Brantley Coun
ty for the betterment of our
County.
a comb • brush combination,
a set of Kitchen utensils, a
set of bone handle steak kniv.
es, a pink infants dress and
18 Silver dollars.
All of the items were re
covered except seven of the
eighteen silver dollars.
There were also two other
juveniles arrested accused of
receiving stolen property.
The juveniles had previously
been accused of committing
other acts of burglary.
picked him up by his tail. Mrs.
Hendrix said “ Look out that
thing might catch you,” Mr.
Hendrix replied, " You think
I have never seen a possum.”
Mr. Hendrix said the animal
probably entered the ceiling by
climbing a plum tree that is
located next to the house, and
while rambling around fell th
rough the ceiling.
Mr. Hendrix said “ it’s get
ting bad when people don’t make
enough racket around the house
to keep the possum’s away.”
a membership card regardless
to what you hunt.
Brantley County
Sportsman Ranger
David Knox, Jr.
L. to R. Perry U. Rozier, Ordinary. C.L. King , Tax Commissioner. Mable R. Moody, School Superintendent,
The following Jury was drawn
by the Honorable Judge Ben
Hodges, Judge of Waycross Ju
dicial Circuit, for the February
Term Superior Court, of Br
antley County, Georgia, and as
sisted by Sheriff Robert w.
Johns , and Delma F. Herrin,
Superior Court clerk, Court
will convene in February of
Petit jury named for
February term
The Traverse Jury for the
February Term, 1973, of the
Superior court in and for the
County of Brantley was drawn
by the Honorable Ben Hodges,
Judge thereof December 19,
1972, in the Court Room of
the County Court House. Assis
ted by Honorable Robert W.
Johns, Sheriff and Honorable
D.F. Herrin, Clerk thereof.
This Jury will report for duty
February 6, 1973, at 9:00 A.M.
1. Mrs. J.E. Aldridge. 2.
Earl Lee. 3. Wilma Lee Mil
ler. 4. Jarry J. Knox. 5. Ar
chie crews.
6. Noah G. Altman. 7. Leon
Smith. 8. Patricia Crews. 9.
Beatrice Carter. 10. Mrs. Da
vid Rowell.
11. Claude Smith. 12. Wood
row Wilson. 13. W. R. Hickox.
14. J.W. Brooker. 15. Mrs.
W. R. Griffin.
Indigent Defendants
Courts’ Credibility Suffers
When Defense Is Inadequate
ATLANTA (PRN) - “When
a poor person goes to jail
without having had the benefit
of adequate legal counsel,
both the credibility of the
judicial system and respect for
law suffer.”
That conclusion was
reached by speakers in Macon
at a recent meeting of the
State Bar of Georgia in a panel
discussion on “The Bar’s
Continuing Challenge:
Providing Legal Representa
tion to Indigents Accused of
THE BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE, NAHUNTA, GEORGIA, JANUARY 4, 1973
County officials 73-76
Judge Hodges names jury
1973.
Grand Jury is as follows:
1. Mrs. Robert Hunter. 2.
Nazarene Taylor. 3. Mrs. Fl
eming Crews. 4. J.W. Harris.
5. Perry Johns.
6. Tom P. Herrin. 7. Claude
A. Smith. 8. Artis Brunch. 9.
Barry Wainright. 10. Lula Mae
16. Mrs. Willie Joe Rowell.
17. Mrs. Ruby Dowling. 18.
Ramona Stallings. 19. Oliver
Crews. 20. A.S. Rowell.
21. Mrs. N.C. Lewis. 22.
Clifton Strickland. 23. Daisy
L. Eunice. 24. Eugene Lee.
25. Mulford Manor.
26. L.E, Dickerson. 27. El
ex Daniels. 28. Rayford Pierce.
29. Clifford Easterling. 30.
Mrs. J.L. Sellers.
31. R.B. Brooker. 32. Hugh
Hodge. 33. Nancy Harris. 34.
Norman Dowling. 35. Mrs. Si
las Rowell.
36. Narcie Fain. 37. Albert
Purdom. 38. Ellis Life. 39.
Sheryn L. Flowers. 40. Faye
DePratter. 41. Leon Griffin.
42. Cleve Herrin. 43. Marvin
Peeples. 44. Mattie Seymore.
45. Seward Steedley.
46. David J. Lee. . Owen
M. Lee. 48. L.O. Stallings.
Crime”
Irwin W. Stolz, Jr., judge of
the Court of Appeals of
Georgia, told the lawyers that
only by providing competent
legal counsel at the pre-trial
and trial stages, can the
“endless appeals which are
creating a problem of
credibility be stopped”.
“These appeals,” he said,
“rarely have to do with the
guilt or innocence of the
accused, but instead point to
errors in procedure which may
have violated the defendant’s
Roberson.
11. N.A. Stevens, Jr.^.Les
ter Hickox. 13. H.C. Daniels.
14. Mrs. Collis Highsmith. 15.
Annie Griffin.
16. Dorothy Ham. 17. Olive
L. Griffin. 18. Marvin Lee.
19. Robert Hendrix. 20. Jim
Gibson.
49. J.C. Dryden. 50. Mary Da
vis.
51. Ernest Herrin. 52. Ronnie
D. Lee. 53. David Thrift. 54.
John Dell. 55. Ike Moody.
56. H.C. Morgan, Jr. 57.
Ruth Smith. 58. D.W, Herrin.
59. Mrs. Elize Jacobs. 60.
Edward D. Lee.
61. Lester Moody. 62. W.F.
( Buck ) Miller. 63. R.F. Hag
en. 64. Ronnie E. Wainright.
65. Herbert Howard.
66. Ethel Higginbotham. 67.
Hazel Cobb. 68. Alvin Howell.
69. Charlie Crews, Jr. 70.
Earl Powell.
71. A. U. Griffin. 72. Ellis
Parks. 73. Talmadge Floyd.
74. Fred Gibson. 75. Vernon
Carter.
76. Foster Sapp. 77. Mrs.
Edward Sowell. 78. Miss Vida
Mae Kelly. 79. Lavon Sellers.
80. O. R. Lanier.
Constitutional rights.”
Judge Stolz said that in
1962, the U.S. Supreme Court
said for the first time that an
accused person in a state court
had to have a lawyer at his
trial.
“Since that time,” he
declared, “that principle has
been extended so as to require
that legal counsel be made
available from the time of
arrest for any person who
could be subject to any form
Cont'd on Page 2
21. Jonnie E. Crews. 22.
Douglas Morgan. 23. Morris
Ammons. 24. James B. Car
ter. 25. Elias Herrin.
26. Mrs. Bobby Lucas. 27.
H.S. Wilson. 28. David W. Lee.
29. W.E. Bohannon. 30. Mar.
gie Morgan.
31. Kenneth Johns. 32. Mrs.
Barbara B. Winn.
Lee and Ham
on dean’s list
Andrew Michael Lee, son of
Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Lee of Na.
hunta made the Dean’s List
for the fall quarter at South
Georgia College in Douglas,Ga.
Michael maintained a 3.0 gr
ade average for the fall quarter
and was taking 15 quarter
50 YEARS
AGO TODAY
ATKINSON DOTS
Mr. Charlie Hancock, of Cut
tings, Ga., returned home Sat.
urday to spend the holidays
with home folks.
Mr. C.C. Crum and son,
Charlie, of Orlando, Fla., sp
ent the weekend with wife and
children.
Mr. King of Cuttings, gave
Miss Grace Pierce a very pl
easant call during the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Riley Griffin
are all smiles - it’s a girl.
LULATON NEWS
Mr. Fred Rogerscamehome,
got married and left. Congra
tulations, old Top !
Charlie Craven spent Fri.
day night in our town.
Mr. N. Rogers left Friday
for Montgomery.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
Deputy Robinson
arrested- charged
Brantley County Deputy Sh
eriff R.O. Robinson was placed
under arrest by Constable Mack
Crews and County coroner Guy
Chambless. Robinson was ch.
arged with theft by taking.
Deputy Robinson was employ
ed by then Sheriff Robert Johns
as his deputy. Robinson had
served in that capacity for ap
proximately one year.
Michael J. Shields of New
Hampshire reported to Nahunta
Police that he had been stopped
about three miles south of Na
hunta on U.S. 301. Sheilds
said that he was given a ci
tation for reckless driving. Sh
ields said that he gave a $50.00
cash bond and was released
at the scene. Shields proceded
on north to the city of Nahunta
where he showed the arrest
Commission meet in
chairman office
“ I voted against nepotism
at our first Commission meet
ing”, said Commissioner Billy
Lee.
The Board voted to allow the
Chairman of the body to hire
a person of his choosing as
the Clerk of the Commission.
Mr. Delma Herrin, Chairman
of the County Commission ask
that his wife be hired as his
clerk and she was elected by
a vote of three to two. Comm
issioner Carlton Lee made the
motion to hire Mr. Herrins
wife as clerk, Commissioner
Joel Herrin seconded the mo
tion. Commissioners Billy Lee
and J.F. Jacobs opposed.
Chairman D.F. Herrin broke
the tie by casting his vote in
hours.
Michael will enter West
Georgia College in Carrollton,
Ga., January 3, 1973.
Also achieving the same hon
ors was Robert D. Ham of
Nahunta.
Mr. Sam Murry was in our
town Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. F.R. Newton,
Mrs. A.B. Dotson and son,
Penrhyn and Mrs. D.L. Jones
were the guests of Mrs. B.F.
Jones Wednesday.
DID YOU KNOW ?
The New Year arrived and
• fetched ’ along a cold at.
mosphere.
Corn by the bushel is now
worth about forty cents, but
of course by the jug its worth
that much for a smell.
Cordele was visited recent
ly by a SIOO,OOO fire. Bruns,
wick was visited the same day
by a $40,000 fire.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS OF
GENERAL INTEREST
Mr. N.N. Crews of Bruns
wick took supper with Mr. Tip
pins Monday night.
MIMBa
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Auoclttlon - FoumM fMS
ticket to city policemen. The
ticket had been signed by de
puty Wallace.
Auditors for the Brantley
County Government looked at
the traffic ticket given to Mr.
Shields and Reported that the
ticket was a part of the 175
tickets still unaccounted for in
their audit report of the Sher
iff’s Office.
Deputy Robinson released on
SIO,OOO bond and a preliminary
hearing set for Tuesday, Jan
uary 2, at 4 p.m. Justice of
the Peace Huey Ham reduced
the bond to SI,OOO after Mr.
Robinson waivered his right
to the hearing. Justice of
the Peace Ham bound Robin
son over to the next term of
Superior Court.
favor of his wife.
Other than the hiring of a
clerk to the Board, everything
went smooth and we got a
lot done, said another of the
Commissioners. He added,
“ we hope to work close with
other office holders and to get
a lot done for our county.”
Commissioner Billy Lee was
ask ” are the Board meetings
going to be open to the pub
lic and at a place where the
public can sit in ?" Lee an
swered, ” definately". Lee was
then ask, " what about your
first meeting, was it conducted
in the public’s eye ? ” Lee
responded, «< W hy yes, it was
held in a 12 x 12 room with the
door open’.
Senior Citizens
Club Meeting
The Senior Citizens Club will
meet at the O. R.E.M.C, build
ing on Thursday, January 11,
at 7:00 p.m.
Program on “ The year that
was - 1972”.
The Misses Kathaleen and
Leira Knox visited Mrs. P.O.
Knox during the holidays.
Mr. Harley Jones, of Madi
son, Fla., and Mesdames Jones,
Dotson, Broyles, Rogers and
daughter and Miss Mary Knox
visited Mrs. F.O. Knox Fri
day evening.
Mrs. J.B. Lewis was a pl
easant visitor at the F.O. Knox
home Sunday evening.
WAYNESVILLE NEWS
Misses Gussie and Ruby Cr
andle spent the week in Way
cross with relatives.
Mrs. O.L. Johnson and Mrs.
S.J. Wiggins spent Saturday
in Brunswick.
Little Miss Theo Rozier vis
ited relatives at New Lacy
last week.
Miss Lou Rhea Ward visk
ted friends in Americus the
past week.
