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The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga. t March 22i 1973
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 Thursday. 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.
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prise, P.O. Box 454, Nahunta , Georgia 31553.
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A voice
” MY CONSCIOUS is both,
ering me,” said a true friend
and brother. “ I felt that in
your editorial week before
last, you were talking about
me and it has been bothering
me quite a bit”, he added.
MY FRIEND referred to
an editorial concerning the
Brantley County Commission
using the Road Department
men and equipment to improve
private property. He said that
he had requested and receiv.
ed such work and admits th
at he is wrong and that he is
now sorry about it.
AT LEAST two of the pre
sent Commissioners were
taken to a community to see
first hand where the work
has been going on. They both
denied any prior knowledge
of it.
LETTER EDITOR/
Brantley Enterprise
Naiiunta, Georgia.
Dear Edito' - :
As a sul criber to th^ B"-
antley Enterprise 1 just ai>
to tell you how disappointed
I w*s when I received my
paper this past week and two
of my favorite articles were
News & views
o f
Hunt’n & fishing
I told the editor that I
couldn’t do it. I am sure’er
of it now. Now if he had told
me to write a fishing story
and describe how a big bass
feels on my line when hefirst
strikes, or how he looks die
first time he leaps out of die
water, I could do it. Shoot
that is easy. But to write
about how a place looks is
just too much. I don’t know
where to start it at, and, I
know 1 can’t.
I asked the editor if a
good photograph wouldn’t do
just as well and that I would
take it for him if he wouldn’t
ask me to write about how
that place looks. You know
what he said to me ? Well,
I’m not going to tell all of it
but it ended ” — and have
it finished by Tuesday noon”!!
He had told me about visi
ting Robinson’s Hammock last
week-end for the first time.
I’ve never heard a grown
man carry on about a place
on the river so much. He
called it beautiful - alluring
- breathtaking and enchant
ing. He said some more words
that I haven’t even heard be
fore, and all to describe Rob
inson Hammock. All those
words he said, I thought, were
supposed to be said to your
girlfriend-but I never got up
the nerve to do it though.
As soon as I got off work
Thursday, I drove on down to
the Hammock as I’ve done
many times in the past. Or.
dinarily if I go to the river
I take my tackle or the gun.
This time I took a durn pen
cil and paper. It would have
been mighty embarrassing if
somebody had walked up and
caught me sitting there under
that live oak trying to write
while that pile of wadded up
in the w
TO SEE what action the
whole board takes if any, and
to see if the two Commiss
loners oppose the matter will
be interesting.
I WAS wondering if anyone
has wondered about the min
utes of the Board of Com
missioners not appearing
in the ENTERPRISE ? They
were printed for the January
Meeting. Since that time none
has been received for print,
ing.
THE ENTERPRISE appre
elated reader interest in the
paper and we here at the
paper, strive to make im
provements every week. Kne
e Knocker and Glad both send
their apologies for last week.
It is felt that they like to
write and receive comm ent on
their stories.
not in the paper.
Gabbin with Glad and Knee-
Knocker Jim. I don’t get to
fish much but sure do like
to read about it, sure hope
won’t be overlooked this week.
Roberta Dowling.
BY: KNEE KNOCKER JIM
paper kept getting higher and
higher.
I sat there under that big
old live oak just behind the
bluff and looked around to see
if I could figure out what
the fellow had seen. Now folks,
everything seemed to be in
it’s right place and it looked
just about like it has always
looked to me. What I am say
ing is that I couldn’t” seem to
see the same things that the
editor said that he had seen.
All of you know that the Ham
mock is on a high bluff over
looking two bends of the Sa
tilla. The bluff is about 50
or 60 feet above the water
and you can see a good long
way along the run of the
river.
You folks will remember
that last Thursday was a
nice warm spring like day
and after I sat around under
that oak for awhile, I began
sleepy. I laid back and pro
pped my head on a root and
got to watching what was hap
pening.
Some type of oak was just
budding out and there must
have been a whole swarm of
bees around those buds all
over the top of the tree. Th
ose bees sounded just about
like being at a bee tree. Back
further away from the bluff
were several real big mag.
nolia trees that had new light
green buds that really showed
up against the darker leav
es. I noticed that all the
huckleberry bushes werecov.
ered with blooms also.
I noticed all over the bluff
that the trees were big and
there was a lot of moss hang,
ing from them. The under
brush was pretty thick and
must not have been burned in a
long time. Thefew pines were
ilderness
Gabbing
with Glad
Do hope you missed me
last week as much as I mis
sed you. When the editor
called to find out what was
wrong I was so busy gabb
ing and entertaining gabbers
that I had let the deadline
slip by, but remember that
old adage, ' a bad penny keeps
com Ing back’.
We live in a lovely old
home that might be con
sidered a landmark in Br
antley County because ev
eryone knows exactly where
we live when we say ‘ The
Dr. Moody house Not hav-
Ing had the privilege of kn.
owing Dr. and Mrs. Moody
in their lifetime and now to
live in their earthly home I
like to believe that they know
I love and cherish every nook
and corner of this house.
This is the time of year that
I enjoy sitting on the screen
ed porch early in the morn
ing, enjoying my first cup of
coffee and the morning
papers, while everything is
still and quiet with only the
birds chirping and squirrels
playing. The azaleas are at
their peak - planted many ye
ars ago by someone who lov-
Please Give
Arlene returns to
burn center
Over $l,lOO has been rais
ed so far in behalf of the
family of the Arlene Harris
fund. Arlene is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Har
* ris of Rt. 2, Nahunta.
Arlene returned home from
the Burn Center in Galveston,
Texas about four weeks ago.
Arlene will have to go back
HONOR ROLL
Hoboken Elementary School
4th 6 weeks honor roll. These
students have a 93 or above
average for the 4th 6 weeks.
Mrs. Dowling’s 4th grade :
Sonya Lee, Deborah Hickox.
Miss Parnell’s 4th grade :
Kathy Peterson, Tim Rowell,
James Carter, Tommy cr
ews, Gina Dowling, Neal Ste-
vens, Sylvia Hickox, and Jeff
ery Thomas.
Mrs. Larkin’s sth grade :
ftOMSSTOOIS
OPINION
EVERETT, WASH., HER.
ALD: “ Among the people
who must have a special in
terest in a specific vanishing
species are certain citizens
in New York City — those
who pay taxes. A decade ago
the city had 9.7 taxpayers
to each person on welfare.
Today the ratio is one wel
fare recipient to each 2.6
taxpayers, and the day is
in sight when the persons
who pay for the costs of
public assistance, law enfor
cement, streets, water ser
vices and so forth will be out
numbered by those who do not,
Perhaps they could then de
clare themselves a minority
and ask for a tax break.”
COLFAX , IOWA , TRI
BUNE: “ I have now lived long
enough to see the consequen
ces of permissive parents on
their children. Even when one
real big as compared to what
you see standing today in the
woods and I didn’t see any
sign that they had ever been
cupped.
At about this time I got to
wondering if the editor had
seen the same that I was
looking at. Other than the
trash and garbage all over
the ground, I would guess,
this place looked like it must
have been a hundred or so
years ago. Actually, in that
respect, everything was
pretty around there.
Yep, I think that’s right.
The fellow must have been
talking about nature., so I
got to wondering about that
word. Nature means several
things to me. I know the na
ture of a deer or about a lot
of animals around here. I
have wondered about the male
deer-is it the nature of a buck
deer to send a doe across
a road or clearing in front
of him ? I’ve seen it a many
BY GLADYS CUIBRETH
ed beauty. A stroll through
the yards reveals a bed of
violets and bulbs pushing their
way upward in all their sp
lendor. What a sadness todis
cover a rose, planted by lov
ing hands years ago, choked
by weeds, but what joy to
pull away the weeds, prune,
add a little plant food, alittle
love and care and watch a rose
bloom again.
Now that I’ve been 39 for
several years I recently read
an article that mademeproud
to admit that I am now 40.
Dr. John Kangas, a psycho
logist, has gathered some sta
tistics that should give the
middle • aged a lift and the
youth a jolt. These statistics
indicate a person gets smar
ter as he grows older. Dr.
Kangas said it can be as
sumed that the IQ continues
to rise after age 44. It may
be that you CAN teach an old
dog new tricks, but when we
don’t want to learn a new trick
what excuse can we hide be
hind.
See you Friday night at the
Senior - varsity Football
Game in the Heron’s Nest.
to the Burn Center in Texas
April 3, for her check-up.
We will need more money
for the Arlene Fund.
Contributions may be br
ought to Wilson’s Gulf Ser
vice in Nahunta to Ronnie
Jacobs or mailed to Ronn
ie Jacobs, P.O. Box 4, Na.
hunta, Ga. 31553.
Jacqueline Cobb and Donnie
Gibbs.
Mrs. Kelley’s sth grade :
Dee Highsipith, Steven Sims,
Sharon Woodard, Sue Bailey,
Art Lee and Curtis stone.
Mrs. Brooker’s 6th grade :
Byron Thomas, Nick Wiley,
Mike Carter and Lisa Brid
ges.
Mrs. Carter’s 7th grade :
Ginger Thomas, Roger Join-
er, Carol Gunter, Beth Grif
fin and Deborah Barnard.
says yes and the other no.,
the result is the same, but
liability for such is not eq
ually felt. A child who is in
dulged assumes an attitude of
excessive liberty called li
cense, and an impression of
being not in accordance with
reality called vanity. Every
action tends to a habit and
undisciplined habits do not ♦
make for continuity in action
or reasoning.”
ABILENE, KANS., REFL
ECTOR-CHRONICLE:
“ What is sometimes billed
as the new Am erican dream —
getting away from it all and
moving to the country — is
turning out to be a mislead
ing picture. Few people are
actually moving to isolated
rural areas. They are shift
ing around ~ but staying with
in easy commuting distance
of town.”
of times, factually believe the
buck knows that he may be
shot and that the doe prob
ably won’t be. Now is that
nature too ?
Back to this place — if
the editor was talking about
nature, and I believe he was,
nature is beautiful. I think
I have acquired a different
way of looking at the woods
around here.
When I got back to the house,
I looked up the word and found
that it means, ” natural sc
enery, including the plants
and animals that are a part
of it ”. So next I looked up
natural which said, “ in sta
state provided by nature, with
out man made changes; wild;
uncultivated.
By golly, I’m sureofitnow,
that must have been what it
was all about. Anyway, if the
fellow prints this I’ll know
that I’m right, so we will see.
Dean s List
announced
Twenty-eight students at the
University of South Carolina
Beaufort campus were placed
on the Dean’s List. The list
indicates the students attained
a ” B ” or higher in 12 or
more semester hours during
the term.
Among those listed was Ed
ward Stewart, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Perry Stewart of
Nahunta.
Mrs. Arlene A. DePratter
has been named to the Dean’s
List for the Winter Quarter
at Brunswick Junior College.
The announcement was made
by Dean Douglad McD. Mon
roe, Jr.
The Dean’s List Is compos
ed of the students who main
tain a 3.50 average for the
quarter and carry a full cour
se load. Arlene had a 3.67
average and carried a load
of eighteen hours.
Arlene is the wife of Alton
DePratter and the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Aldridge
of Rt. 1, Nahunta.
Trot line regulations _
First Baptist T opics
announced by Farist
A trot line is defined as
comm ercial fishing gear and a
commercial license will be
required whenever more than
fifty ( 50 ) hooks in any
combination are used on one
line or whenever any person
uses more than fifty ( 50 )
hooks in any combination of
lines for commercial fishing.
If fifty ( 50 ) hooks or less
are used in any combination
the operator will be consid
ered sport fishing, and a
sport fishing , FISHING LI
CENSE, is required.
Commercial andsportstrot
OFF CAMPUS CENTER SCHEDULES
FORMAL REGISTRATION FOR
SPRING QUARTER.
The University of Georgia
Off-Campus Center in Way
cross' will hold formal reg
istration for the Spring Quar
ter on March 21 from 9:00
A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Both day
and night students should re
gister at this time.
A full day and night sched
ule is planned for the spring.
Day classes, held every day,
are one-hour in duration and
begin at 8:30 A.M. Students
may take a full course load,
usually three classes, dur
ing the day. Two night cl
asses meet on Monday and
Thursday nights from 6:00
to 8:15 P.M. and 8:25 P.M.
to 10:40 P.M. A student may
PASTOR'S PEN
LET'S FACE FACTS
Without a new nature, sinners must spend eternity in out
er darkness. ( John 3:3 ) Verily, Verily I say unto thee,
“ Except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom
of God”. Jesus says that you will know a tree by the fruit
it bears. Tis is directed to the individual. Let us begin by
checking self.
1. Have I been reborn ? Have I accepted Jesus Christ
as Lord and Saviour ?
2. Have I studied God’s word to see what His plan for my
life would be ?
3. Have I prayed daily and thanked God for His many Bl
essings ?
4. Hve I been concerned for lost souls on the broad road
to destruction ?
5. How about missions; am I concerned ?
6. Is my faith sufficient, and my actions and work pleasing
to God ?
7. Am I supporting God’s church with my money, time and
talents ?
8. Am I really putting God first place in my life ?
9. Have I withdrawn from the Church ?
10. Is worship once a week, once a month, or twice a year
pleasing to God ?
After checking this list, have you passed the test ? On
ly you and God know the answer.
It is a fact that there are only two routes and we must
choose one to settle our final destiny. We may choose the
straight and narrow way and have eternal life or we may
choose the broad road and have eternal destruction, and
forever be lost Which will it be, Heaven or Hell ?
There are two types of sinners - The saved sinner, and
the lost sinner. The saved sinner will have a home in Hea
ven and the lost sinner will spend eternity in hell. So it is a
definite fact that there are only two choices. You have a God
given choice. Which will it be ?
Many people are striving to go to Heaven while many more
are striving to go to hell and carry others with them. In most
cases, it is the ones they love best such as mother, father,
son, daughter or a dear friend.
This day , choose whom you will serve - The Lord Jesus
Christ or Satan the Devil.
W.B. Glosson
Hickox Baptist Church.
It was a busy street in
a bustling city. Traffic was
heavy and as usual, I was
driving carefully. I am aware
of the fact that the life I
save could be my own. Sud
denly, like a missile blast
ing off into the wild blue yon
der, one of those pug nose,
swaed off, hammered down,
moise making, foreign auto
mobiles, dashed out of that
long, tight line of traffic ,
shot by me with death de
fying speed, quickly cut In
front of me and squeezed
back in line. He hadn’t more
than settled down with the tr
affic pace when again he pul
led out, tires screeching, sw
aying like he was doing the
Spanish Tango. When he drove
away, I managed to see a
sticker on the back of the
thing he was driving and with
these words on it; “ GOD
lines must be marked with
visible buoys at least 5” x
10” or equivalent. Sport trot
lines must be marked with
owner’s name and address.
Trot lines must be attended
regularly and removed after
the completed fishing trip.
Unmarked or abandoned lines
will be confiscated by Game
and Fish Commission per
sonnel and owner subject to
prosecution.
J.L. Farist.
Dept. Natural Resources .
Game and Fish Division.
Waycross District.
take all day classes, all ni
ght classes or enroll in both
day and night programs.
Colleges will accept up to
one-fourth of a student’s de
gree requirements from the
University Center. The cour
ses offered are those gen
erally required in the first
two years of college. Sub
ject areas include: English,
History, Biology, Math, Lib
eral Arts, Business Admin
istration and Economics.
The Cneter also offers a
two-year Business Certificate
program for interested stu
dents. The requirements are
built around a core program
Cont. Page 3 - col. 5
‘The Lamp Lighter’
By Mark Bryant, TH.D., PH.D.
LOVES YOU”. As I drove
out of town, I thought, God
surely does love me to pro
tect me from a nut like that.
Perhaps you have seen a
bumper sticker that says ,
“ HONK, IF YOU LOVE JE
SUS”. The best way to let
some one know we love Je
sus, is not the honk of a
horn, but to drive courteous
ly and carefully, always o
beying the laws. You may
paste all sorts of childish
religious stickers on your ve
hicle, but when you violate
the law, Jesus jumps out.
I have heard great names
in history and the name of
Jesus, all referred to in the
same breath, reducing Christ
Jesus to the common role
of man. Our Blessed Lord
is not common man, political
party, race, creed, color, re
ligious denomination, horn
honker, bumper sticker. He
is ‘the Almighty One, and when
we attempt to make HIM dust
BROTHERS SERVING THE LORD
Last Sunday the First Bap
tist Church was honored to
have 3 brothers filling ma
jor leadership positions th
roughout the Lord’s Day. The
three were : Hymerick Thom-
BUS BIG SUCCESS ON
FIRST SUNDAY
Last Sunday was the first
Sunday that the bus of the
First Baptist Church was in
operation for Sunday School
and worship. Including the
bus staff, 28 rode the bus.
Praise the Lord! We are ex-
THIS SUNDAY BIG SUNDAY
SCHOOL PICNIC
Following the worship ser
vice this Sunday, March 25,
the Sunday School department
will be sponsoring a BIGSUN
DAY SCHOOL PICNIC. Come
and bring a friend. Expect
CHREVOIST
The Chrevoist movement
will be at Mr. and Mrs.
Jimmy Herrin’s this Thurs
day night at 7:30 P.M. Youth
PASTOR IN REVIVAL
The Pastor, Hugh Arnold,
is away in Revival this week
in Patterson, Georgia. Ser-
Card of
Thanks
We want to express our
deepest appreciation to ev
eryone for the beautiful fl
owers food, cards and pray
ers th our behalf and the
many acts of kindness shown
to us at the loss of our loved
one.
Thank you and may God’s
richest blessings abide with
each and everyone of you.
FAMILY OF
MRS. BEULAH HICKOX
CONT. FROM PAGE 1
TALMADGE SPEAKS
ON DRUGS
years, with no provision for
probation or parole. This
sentence would have to be
served separately.
Any person convicted, for
the second time, of such an
offense would be sentenced
to life imprisonment, with a
m inim um s entenc e of 30 years
This sentence would also be
served separately.
Mr. President, I hope the
Senate will act with dispatch
to approve '^s legislation.
Any man who can, in a cold
and calculated manner, en
tice another human into an
existence of quiet desperation
and offer him a one way tic
ket to despair, is not fit to
breathe the same air as de
cent people.
He is not even worthy to
wear the label of a human
being, and I want him off the
streets before he destroys
another life. I think all A
mericans want the same thing.
of the earth we are guilty
of sacrilege.
To some people, Jesus is
like the spare tire in the
trunk of an automobile, used
only in an emergency. You
cannot turn Jesus on and off
like a light switch. We cannot
keep Him neatly tucked away
and drag Him out when we
need His help or when we want
to make a big splash. We
cannot “HONK” the love of
God into the hearts of a gen
eration that stand in despar
ate need of spiritual help.
Our day must begin and end
with Him, and in every hour
of the day , we must know
that He is our Lord.
Don’t HONK if you love
Jesus, share your treasure
with those around you, for
witnessing to others by your
life and testimony, will live
on after the sound of the
honk has faded. Some people’s
religion is like the old hoot
owl — all fuss and feathers.
as-preached in morning ser
vice, Forrest Thomas • led
the evening worship service,
and Jimmy Thomas - director
of a fast growing Sunday Sc
hool. God bless you brother’s I
pecting the bus to be packed
soon. Get your reservations
in quick. You may call the
church office, or see one of
the First Baptist members
and they will relay the mess,
age.
to have a great time this
Lord’s Day. We are expect
ing to have 256 in Sunday
School this Sunday. We’ll be
looking for you.
ages 12 and up are invited
to come and have a great
time with other young peo
ple.
vices begin each evening at
7:30 P.M.
Post Office
announces
openi n g
The United States Postal
Service has announced the
opening of a Clerk • Carrier
position at the Post Office
in Nahunta.
Interested persons may ob
tain form No, J 479 AB for
application. Opening date is
3-21-73 and the closing date
is 4-2-73.
CONT. FROM PAGE 1
CAR TAGS EXTENSION
mail must have orders post
marked not later than mid
night of the Ist. Others sh
ould check to determine if
their local tax office will be
open during that final week
end.
Personals
Mrs. Rita McWetheyofMc-
Kinaw Michigan, and Mrs.
Rose Gemmel of Bay City,
Michigan, sisters of Mr. Earl
Austin are house guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Austin.
A A &
Nahunta Lodge No. 391,
F. & A.M. meets each first
and third Tuesday at 8:00
PM. AU regular mefnbers and
visiting brothers are enco
uraged to attend.
£. H. Morgan
SSct.
L. O. Stallings Jr.
A M.
£ £
