The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014, March 22, 1973, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextBrantley county rescue unit 462-5007 VOLUME SO - NUMBER 12 Spring herons The Varsity Herons close down a four week spring pr. actice this Friday, March 23 in a game against the highly praised Seniors of 73’ The Seniors feel very confident of victory since they have many standouts closing out their high school football career. The Varsity team has a good neuclus of lettermen and are confident they shall be the victor. Talmadge speaks to president on drugs Mr. President there is a vicous and unprincipled pre. dator stalking our society, and it is long past time that we took forceful action to eradicate him. For years, this vulture has been preying on our most priceless asset •• our young people. I refer, Mr. President , to the drug pusher. One of the marks of a civilized society is its ability to temper justice with mer. cy. But these people repre sent the lowest and most vile form of human life, and they deserve neither sympathy nor compassion. They do not de. serve it because they never exhibit it to another human being. I am introducing legisla tion today that will treat th ese vicious predators the way they should be treated — as public menaces. I refer sp ecifically to the man who is not, himself, caught in the iron grip of drug addiction, but who lines his pocket with the money of the desparate individuals whose lives he is destroying. He moves among our youth like a silent, deadly disease, mercilessly seeking out the gullible and the ignorant, tak ing them by the hand, and le ading them into the most wr etched and bleak form of hu man existence. Mr. President, there is much that we can lay at the door of this public menace. First, there are the young lives which he has enslaved. He has led them from youth ful innocence into the des perate hell of drug addic - tion. The young man or woman who is ravaged by drugs can not think of his or her fam- BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE m. 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 LA TER SURRENDER " practice finished play herons Friday The Senior team is made up of several outstanding ba cks and linemen. The probable starting line-up will include Backs, Paul Langford, Rob ert Thomas and John Middle ton. The linemen are Gary Strickland, Ricky Carrecker, Ernest Cobb, Curtis Rainge, Albert Hall, Mike Stone, Cur tis Patten, Gary White, and Bobby Finney. The varsity team had about ily or job. Their entire liv es are dominated by the dr iving need to secure more drugs to feed their habit — and this is a need which can only increase. Rapidly, their habit becomes so expensive that they cannot support it through legal means — so they turn to a life of crime. Everytime this public men ace makes another conquest, it is as though a pebble were dropped into a pond. The first ripple represents the addict himself, and all other ripples are the innocent victims that he robs, beats, and evenmur ders to feed his habit. While I have pity for the addict, he, at least, made a voluntary decision to become involved in this vicious cir cle. But the law-abiding citizens whose property and lives are snatched from them to be laid at the feet of this public menace by the unfortunate people he has enslaved have been involved entirely against their will. The legislation which I pro pose today represents a dir ect effort to remove this pub lic menace. It provides that any person who is convicted of distributing more than four ounces of so-called “ hard drugs ”, and who is not an addict himself, will be found by the sentencing court to be a “ public menace ”. Such a finding would be manda tory on the part of the court if the circumstances I sta ted before were found to be present. Upon such a finding, the ac cused would be sentenced to an additional term of not less than ten nor more than thrity Cont. Page 2 - Col 7 by Gene Wiley fifty to show up for spring practice. Only two dropped out as the others complete the rough requirements of forty days of drills and fun damentals. The varsity boys have shown a better spirit and have gotten a great deal acc omplished. The fifteen return ing lettermen make their fu ture potential look good. The returning players incl ude Franklin Lee, Larry Kni- Carter proclaims "wildlife week in Georgia” National Wildlife Week got underway this week and ele mentary school children ac ross the state will be “ Dis- Brantley lions to hear Grantham Georgia State Representa tive Simon Grantham of Doug las will address the regular noon meeting of the Brantley County Lions Club on Monday, All March 26. Mr. Grantham was » guest THE BRANTIEY ENTERPRISE, NAHUNTA, GEORGIA, MARCH 22,1973 ght, Roger Stallings, Na thaniel Gaskins, Ernie Johns, Ricky Gibson, Micky Rowell, Terry Thompson, Johnson Wiggins, Franklin Thomas, Terry Lee, Adrian Carter, Jeff Walker, and Mike Car ter. This group will be minus the activity of Tony Cleland who suffered an injury in pr actice. CONT. PAGE S SEE PHOTOS: covering Wildlife.” They will be using classroom materials distributed to some 500 tea chers who were selected by elected last year to Post 1, District 127 which includes the Western portion of Br antley County. members and their are urged to attend. .. . and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore." Ephesians 6:13,14 Hoboken scene of serious car truck Hoboken was the scene of a serious auto • truck wreck Saturday afternoon. The ac cident occured at the inter section of U.S. 84 and Ga. 121 in Hoboken at about 3:00 P.M. The true] operated by Mel vin K. Bates was traveling west through Hoboken, towing a trailer with a stock car Tag deadline not Gov. jimmy carter said today that he will not extend the April Ist deadline for the purchase of 1973 motor ve hicle license validation de cals. their superintendents to con duct wildlife sessions during this special week. Gov. Jimmy Carter has pro claimed the March 18-24 per iod as “ Wildlife Week in Georgia,” a time to gain new awareness of the importance of wildlife in everyday life. Gov. carter feels that each person can make a positive contribution to environment al appreciation by discovering the world of wildlife and sh aring the discovery with oth ers. According to Earl Martin of Tucker, Wildlife Week Ch airman for the Georgia Wild life Federation, materials in clude posters, classroom ac tivity books, iron-on-badges and wildlife stamps. Teach ers have been encouraged to draw on the school library and the outdoors world for additional materials aboutwi- Idlife and its environment. " This was our first time to involve the school child ren, Martin said, and the re sponse has been simply over whelming. Our supplies were limited and are now exhaus ted, but next year we’ll be prepared to meet the de mand.” Sing is announced A Gospel Sing will be held at Winokur Baptist Church Saturday, March 24, 1973 at 7:30 P.M. Featured singers will be the Pendleton Gospel Singers and other local talent. Every one is invited to attend. Re freshments will be served. collision aboard. The Bates vehicle struck a late model vehicle operated by John Dudek of Massachusetts at the inter section of the two roads. Witnesses at the scene sta ted that the Dudek vehicle failed to stop and collided with the truck. Traffic on Ga. 121 are required to stop for U.S 84 traffic. *' I don’t feel that it is fair ”, said the Gov., “ to allow those who have waited until the last minute to get by without paying a fine when most citizens planned ahead and purchased their decals within the well-known time limit. If I extend the limit IT*® CB \ O } MOo OR! /iw'TPS' zWrT cw iWI cff) 9k LULA TON NEWS Master Rogers and J.L. Strickalnd spent Friday at Nahunta with their father. A crowd from here attend ed the bazaar at Nahunta Sab urday night and report a nice time. Miss Willie Mae Bennett is spending sometime with friends and relatives in Way cross and Millwood. Mrs. E.K. Ham and child ren, Manita, R.B. and Elmer K. were the guests of Mrs. B.F. Jones Tuesday after noon. Mr. J.B. Strickland spent Saturday night with his little sons, Rogers and J.L. WAYNESVILLE Mr. L.D. Wilkes of Bruns wick was in our vicinity Sat urday. Miss Daisy Gibson spent Sunday with Miss Gussie Cr- OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA According to the witnesses, the truck struck the car at the left front wheel. The truck overturned as the trailer broke loose and continued along the highway for some distance then crossed the ditch and into the woods. The trailer came to rest about 150 feet away from the scene of the impact. Policemen Durr and Smith to be extended by one day this year, next year I will have to extend it by two days, and soon the time limit will be mean ingless.” The Gov. urged all vehicle owners to make their tag re newal purchase as soon as possible to avoid the long andall. Mr. Tom Peek of Nahunta, spent a few days the past week with friends here. Mrs. W.D. Harrington spent one day in Brunswick shopping. EDITORIALS According to Dr. Moore’s statement, the Stork has vis. ited five homes in the past five weeks. This helps in crease the population some. We heartily endorse all the things that Joe Lambert has said in regard to Brunswick’s latest Ordinance, which pro hibits jay walking. Brunswick is a grand place, but not large enough to have a jay walking Ordinance. THE CRITICS Just listen to what'the cri tics say about the short skirts: “ Eve made her debut with a fig leaf.” “ The 1923 skirt is sure to Association - Founded 1885 died one of the Hoboken Police Depart ment, Brantley County Sheriff Cordell Wainright and Tr ooper R. L. Holton were at the scene to investigate. The Brantley County Res cue Unit took Mr. Dudek to a hospital in Waycross with a suspected broken ai> kle. At last report Mr. Dudek had died as a result of in juries received at the wreck. lines on the last few days and to avoid the monetary penalties of a late purchase. Revenue Commissioner John Blackmon added thatsin ce the deadline falls on aSun day this year, all vehicle own ers eligible to purchase by Cont. Page 2 - Col 8 be higher.” “ There is not enough skirt to be discussed”. A lady said: “ It’s none of the men’s business, if we do wear them short.” While an old grouch said: “ The short skirts are not as visible as the limbs.” And thus, the subject, be comes a cloudy one, and we’d like to see it clear. ATKINSON DOTS Mrs. A.D. Good has or ganized a Sewing Circle for the younger girls of Atkin son. We hope her much suc cess. Mr. and Mrs. J.w. Popwell of Brunswick were in town Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James Rogers are spending the week here. We are very glad to have them. Mr. Arch Newsome spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Prescott and had a very nice time.