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Brantley county
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VOLUME 51 NUMBER 11
The driver of the log truck
was speeding along--making
his first of what he hoped eight
loads to the mill. He knew
the road--every bend, bump,
hole and hill. He knew his
load—logs for the mill.
The Auto-train was headed
south, loaded with people and
automobiles. The train, new
and siney, with the Engineer
being pushed along in front
of the newer Amtrack Train.
The Log truck and the Auto
train met;
Hortense was the scene of
a violent truck-train wreck at
about 7;30 p.m. Tuesday. The
accident occurred at the in
tersection of the Seaboard
Coastline Railroad and Geor
gia 32 Highway in Hortense.
Driver of the truck was
Charles Wilson of Hazlehurst.
Band receives "good”
and "excellent” rating
The Festival program spon
sored by the Georgia Music
Educators Association was
implemented in terms of
evaluations of Musical per
formance and sight-reading
abilities of performing
groups. The reason of this
evalution was given in the
belief that a musical per
formance is the most crucial
of learning situations in
music.
Last Friday the Brantley
County High School attended
the Eighth District Music Fes
tival held in Waycross and
sponsored by the Georgia
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." Ephesians 6:13,14
THE BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE, NAHUNTA, GEORGIA, MARCH 15, 1973
Auto-train wreck —here
Residents of Hortense said
that Wilson has been seen
driving through the community
for some time. The residents
say that Wilson had made
eight loads of logs in one
day. Wilson died as a re
sult of the accident.
The Auto-train was in
volved in another accident
that killed Sandra Brooker
about two months ago. That
accident occurred at the
accident occurred at the
Trudy crossing in the Twin
Rivers area, south oftheHr
tense wreck.
Four of the passengers car
remained upright while the
other cars were rolled or
pushed off the tracks. The
lead 10 or 12 cars of the
train jacknifed and came to
rest about 250 yards down
Music Educators Association.
In this festival the band was
required to play three pre
pared pieces, one of which
was a March. After playing
the three pieces before judges
the band then sightread two
selections. The band was
given ratings for the Class
of music it played. The music
was classed A through J. The
B. C. H. S. Band played class
D music. The ratings given
by the judges were: Superior,
excellent, good, fair andpoor.
The band received a rating
of “good” on its prepared
music and received a rating
the track. The remaining
cars did not jacknife and most
remained on the tracks.
Passengers were riding on
the rearmost cars and only
one of these rolled off the
tracks. Two of the other pas
senger cars remained up
right but some of their wheels
were thrown off the iron rails.
The Brantley County Re
scue Unit took 12 passengers
to area hospitals. The county
unit was assisted by several
adjoining county rescue units.
A total of 32 patients were
carried to hospitals.
Several fire trucks from
Brantley and adjoining coun-
ties arrived at the scene to
assist as did the State High
way Department and the Geor-
of “excellent” in sight-read
ing.
The adjudicators for the
prepared pieces were: Jim
Clark from Berry College in
Mt. Berry, Georgia; Rush
Gavin from Selma High
School, Selma, Alabama and
Dr. Ronald Wain from the
University of Georgia. The
sight-reading adjudicator was
Dr. William Robinson from
Berry College in Mt. Berry,
Ga.
In st ur mental music in
Brantley County is growing
more each year, along with
our physical grwoth, our
gia Forestry Commission.
The log truck was traveling
east on Georgia 32 with a
load of logs and collided with
the train that was traveling
south. From the damage, it
appeared that the truck col
lided with the lead or second
engine of the train. The se
cond engine and first car
caught on fire and burned with
in a short time after the wreck.
Brantley Sheriff Cordell
Wainright and State Trooper
W.M. Manninginvestigatedthe
accident.
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monetary needs also increase.
Your as a concerned citizen
and interested parent can help
to make the Brantley County
High School Band the finest
organization in this county
and district by contributing
to the financial welfare of the
band.
During the month of March,
the Band Boosters Club is
actively involved in selling
the community irthday calen
dars. If you have not been
approached about buying a ca
lendar and would like to have
one, please contact any band
booster club member.
SB 296 provides random selection
no favoritism picking jurors
Senator Roscoe Dean, 6th
District , is sponsor of Sen
ate Bill 296 and Senate Re
solution 9 which relate to
the selection of grand and
traverse jurors. The legis
lation changes the methods
for the selection of jurors
Superintendents hear reports
of funds— situation unpredictable
Approximately 150 local sc
hool superintendents heard a
report on expected cuts in fed
eral funding and the status
of educational .legislation now
being considered in the Geor
gia General Assembly.
State Superintendent of sc
hools Jack P. Nix and As
sistant State Superintendent
Joe N. Edwards reported to
Cemetery
to be
cleaned
The annual cemetery clean.
Ing at Maras Hill Cemetery
will be March 17, the third
Saturday. Interested parties
are ask to come and bring
tools to work with.
Sing is
announced
at church
There will be a Gospel
Sing at the Grace Missionary
Baptist Church of Nahunta,
Ga., on U.S. 301, south, SaU
urday, March 17th beginning
at 8:00.
Featured singers will be
the * Chapman Family,”
,The Witnesses , and the
" Apostles ’.along with other
local talent.
The Pastor, Edwin Dillard
and members of the church
cordially invite everyone to
come and enjoy the singing.
Refreshments will be ser.
ved.
and provides for the com
pilation, maintenance, and re
vision of jury lists around
the State. Both Senate Bill
296 and senate Resolution 94
are now under consideration
by the Judiciary Committee.
In commenting on the Im-
the superintendents Tuesday
at Macon Junior College.
Nix told the group that the
federal funds situation in Wa
shington is still unpredic
table. He said the Continw
Ing Resolution ( which allows
funding at FY 1972 levels to
continue without a formal ap
propriations act ) will prob
ably remain in effect for the
rest of FY 1973 and through
FIFTY r
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WAYNESVILLE
Mr. and Mrs. U.D. Harring
ton went to Savannah Thur-
sday to spend a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. L.W. Rob
inson, Messrs. H.F. Warren,
and T. P. Gibson attended the
Good Road Meeting at Na
hunta Friday.
Miss Florence Rozier visi
ted her relatives , a few
days last week.
Mr. J.M. Rush .telegraph
operator of Helena, visited
his wife the past week.
Quite a crowd from here
attended the play, given at
Atkinson , Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Miller
entertained with a dance ,
Monday evening.
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
portance of this legislation,
Senator Dean stated that it
calls for the random select
ion of jurors from the list
of registered voters and would
t help begin a new era in
the judicial process in our
State*’. This legislation ,
the beginning of FY 1974.
Nix also pointed out, however,
that despite the Continuing
Resolution there is no guar
antee President Nixon will
spend all monies which have
been allocated. Nix conclud
ed by advising the local sup
erintendents to prepare tor
severe cutbacks in all edu
cational areas, even though
developments in the U.S. Con-
HICKOX HAS
LARGE FIRE
The home of Mr. E.L. Hen
drix was destroyed by fire,
Tuesday afternoon at four th
irty. Efforts to extinguish
the flames were unsuccess
ful. The house and most of
Its contents were lost. It is
not known if Insurance was
carried.
LULA TON NEWS
Mrs. J.M. Rogers of Owens
Ferry is spending a few days
with friends and relatives.
Mr. Conaway Rogers of
Owens Ferry spent Thursday
and Friday at home.
Mrs. Ella Leggett is spend.
Inga few days in Baxley
this week.
Mr. Owen Jones of Bruns-
MEMBER
NeMApep
Association • Founded 188 S
if adopted, would •* help in
sure that there will be no
discrimination or favor!
tism in the selection of ju
rors and will insure the right
of each man to equal treat
ment under the law ",
gress may restore some of
the Impounded funds.
Edwards updated the super
intendents on the status of
approximately 35 pieces of ed
ucational legislation now be
fore the General Assembly.
Ben Christie, presidept of
the Georgia Association of
School Superintendents, was
coordinator and moderator
tor the meeting.
wick speht last week-end with
home folks.
Mr. George Collins has re
turned home after a stay at
Fruitland.
LOCALS
Mrs. P.H. Dillashaw called
on Mrs. F.O. Knox Saturday
night.
Mrs. E.A. Tippins and son,
and Misses Clara White, Lera
Knox and Helen Dlrr called
Sunday afternoon on Mrs. P.B.
Rogers.
Mrs. E.A. Tippins, Mrs.
T. H. Purdom and Mrs. P.B.
Rogers spent Monday after,
noon with Mrs. Mary Shue.
The Bible Study Course of
the B.Y.P. U. is being held
at the Baptist Church, this
week.
