BRANTLEY County Georgia Newspaper Clippings Nahunta newspaper in early 1940's. Misc 1 MORGAN BROTHERS MEET IN IRELAND. PVT ALLEN MORGAN and PFC LEROY A MORGAN, sons of MR and MRS L A MORGAN, of Nahunta, recently had the good fortune to meet in Ireland, where they both are stationed on military duty. The two brothers had not seen each other for 2 1/2 years. Allen learned of his brothers where about and got a furlough and visited him. Both brothers have been in service about 3 years. NAHUNTA SOCIAL NEWS: J W WILLIS, a former citizen of Nahunta, who now lives in Hinesville, was a visitor in Nahunta on Monday. WILLIAM RAULERSON, son of MR and MRS. B T RAULERSON of HORTENSE was at home on a furlough Wednesday and Thursday. He is stationed at Jacksonville, FL Naval Aviation Technical Training. C W DOWLING and his friend RONALD PRICE, of the UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINES, are spending their vacation with C M'S father and mother, MR and MRS CHARLIE DOWLING . C M has been IN The Merchant Marines two years, and has traveled over the world considerably. PVT MORRIS HIGHSMITH, from Camp Wheeler is visiting his parents, MR and MRS CECIL HIGHSMITH. MRS ELLIE HAM returned to Miami after spending a few days with relatives. MRS H C PRICE spent the weekend with friends in Nahunta. MR and MRS HUGH LEWIS, JOYCE MORGAN, GERTIE HARTWIG, JEWEL MORGAN, and WEITA HERRIN attended the midnight show in Waycross Friday night. EULA JONES is visiting relatives in Miami, FL. SGT CHARLIE O'NEAL has returned to CAMP rucker after spending Christmas Holidays with his parents. PVT MONCIE WILSON from Virginia is spending his furlough with his parents, MR and MRS JOE WILSON. PVT THOMAS LYNN KNOX from Missouri was called home on short leave to attend the funeral of his grandmother, MRS E E JONES. BENNIE JOHNS of the U S ARMY, has returned to his duties after spending his furlong with relatives in Nahunta. PVT JESSIE MORGAN from Missouri is visiting his parents, MR AND MRS EUGENE MORGAN. CPL EDWARD KNOX from Fort Benning spent Christmas Holidays with relatives in Lulaton. PVT IVEY WALKER from Salt Lake City, Utah has arrived to spend a few days with relatives. MRS JAMES HERRIN has returned to her home in Mcrae, GA after spending the Christmas Holidays with her parents, MR and MRS G C ROGERS; BERNICE ROGERS and DOROTHY ROGERS of Brunswick. Also visited their parent G LIMPSE of Brantley. BRANTLEY MEN GO TO FORT MCPHERSON FOR MILITARY DUTY. Brantley men go to Fort Mcpherson, Tuesday 04 Jan 1944, for examination and possible induction into the armed forces of the United States. Four of these men were transferred to this county from other draft boards. The men going to Ft. Mcpherson were: *JERRY ELKINS DORMINY * DAVIS LEROY STRICKLAND * NOLAN MOODY * RICHARD DANIELS * JAMES CARLTON ROWELL * GORDON SAMMIE CREWS * HOWARD ADAMS MIDDLETON * THOMAS JAMES DOWLING * RAZZIE LEE HOWELL * JAMES BROWN BROOKER * SYLVESTER JOHNS * JAMES LEON SCOTT * JAMES MARION GIBSON * CLYDE DUBOSE * MEEKS EVERETT O'NEAL * RAYMOND THOMAS * DEVON DASHER * DAVID LAYTON CREWS * BARNEY MCCOY LEE * JOHN PAUL JONES * JAMES EDWARD DUBBERLY * MARSHALL WILDER MIDDLETON * ELLIS WOOTEN BROOKER * JAMES ARTHUR THRIFT * ROBERT BENNETT ROGERS * PAUL EPHRIAM GRIFFIN * THOMAS OREN KISER * Transferr ed from other boards were: JOHN WESLEY KEITH * JIM FAY BROOKS * HARLEY DAVIS SAPP * DOCK DEPLATTER. SUPERIOR COURT WILL CONVENE AT NAHUNTA ON MONDAY JANUARY 1944. Jury list: are drawn by JUDGE WALKER THOMAS. The January term of Brantley County Superior Court will meet on third Monday, 17 Jan 1944. The SMITH case will be tried at the coming term, it is believed that WILL C PARKER will serve as Solicitor Protem, in the absence of Solicitor, DAVE M PARKER, who is ill. The jury list is as follows: W H O SMITH * RILEY JOHNS * A W LANCASTER * W R JOHNSTON * C C ADAMS * L C COLVIN * JOHN L DIXON * J W COURSON * OWEN GRIFFIN * A W CREWS E L SEARS * A A STRICKLAND * LEE DUBOSE * J C ALLEN * J E WILDES * T V RHODEN * J R JAMES * HARVEY ALTMAN * W E MORGAN * D S MOODY * ALBERT THOMAS * A B BROOKER * W T HENDERSON * G W HERRIN * W H ROBERSON * J M HERRIN * W L LANE * F A LEWIS * C J BROOME. TRANSVERSE JURY: HERBERT COLVIN * D L LYNES * J A GUNTER * JEPTHA GRIFFIN * J J JACOBS * KANEY C CREWS * N B ALTMAN * J G GRANTHAM * HOMER E CREWS * LONNIE WILSON * FLOYD SHUMAN, * CHARLIE C CREWS * B F STRICKLAND * WILL KING * J A BURNEY * W R ALDRIDGE * W E READING * C T LYONS * J D HIGHSMITH * O J HICKOX * IVEY JONES * C F ROWELL * F M ALLEN * L M DAVIS * C D BURNEY * R D BROOKER * M I HAGIN W W WOODARD * D E RODDENBERRY * J D LEWIS * JAMES H HIGHSMITH * TALFORD HIGHSMITH * I J DAVIS * JOSEPH GRIFFIN * NATHAN SMITH * LEON ALLEN * ERNEST B CAMPBELL* MRS ELLY LANG of Waverly and her daughter, MATILDA LANG of Brunswick, was the guests of MRS I F BROWN last weekend. BUTLER GRAHAM left last week for Fort Mcpherson where he was called for examination for induction into the military service. SIBERT JONES, CADET in the Merchant Marines arrived in Nahunta on Saturday to spend his leave with HIS father, DAN JONES, and brothers, DAN JONES and JOE JONES. MRS F R NEWTON returned on Friday from Savannah where she spent several days with her sister, MRS I F JONES. FREDDIE BROOKER, U S ARMY arrived for a visit with home folks. ALVIS HERRIN has returned to her studies at Mt Berry after spending Christmas Holidays with MR AND MRS J R JAMES, here in Nahunta, and with her Aunt, ALVIS HERRIN, in Atlanta, GA. ------------------------------------------Misc. 2 ------- -------------------------------------------------------- WAYNESVILLE NEWS: MR & MRS R H THOMAS and children spent Christmas with relatives in Fitzgerald, GA J W PEARSON left Friday for an extended through the west to California. NORMAN SHAW MCVEIGH JR, who has been stationed at the Marine Base in San Diego, California was home for Christmas Holidays, NORMAN left Monday night for Chicago where he will report for duty. JUNIOR ANDERSON of Camp Stewart spent the Christmas Holidays with his brothers, PETE ANDERSON and FRED ANDERSON. MRS FRANK OMICK and little daughter, LERA MAE OMICK of Atkinson spent Monday with her daughter, MRS STEWART WIGGINS. MR & MRS FRED GIBSON were welcoming a little daughter. she was born Monday 27 December 1943, in Brunswick Hospital. She will be called FREDDIE LEE GIBSON. MR & MRS JOE DIXON of Blackshear, visited his sister, MRS J C PROCTOR. MR EUGENE GIBSON of Brunswick spent several days here with his brother, B A GIBSON. RENE BARNARD of The University Of NC is spending the holidays with his parents, MR & MRS R L BERNARD. MRS W O BEACH is visiting her daughter, MRS ROBERT HARTMAN in Macon. BRADDOCK - HANSONHILDA: M BRADDOCK, daughter of H T BRADDOCK of Jacksonville, formerly of Nahunta, and JAMES R HANSON, Aviation Machinist Mate 1-C U S Navy, son of R A HANSON of Albert Lea, Minnesota was united in marriage 21 December 1943. The couple will live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where MR HANSON is attached to The Philadelphia Naval Yard. EWELL HERRIN'S UNIT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: The entire company of EWELL HERRIN in Unity has been highly recommended for heroism and devotion to duty in fighting off German attacks at critical points in the battles.in the company for six days it was impossible for the men to sleep or to leave their tanks except for a few minutes at a time. The commanding officer in his order commending the entire company said among other things "The superior courage and devotion to duty displayed by the officers and enlisted men of the company will always be worthy the emulation".EWELL HERRIN holds the rank of Sargent. He is the son of JIM HERRIN of Brantley County. 13 JANUARY 1944, S F MEMORY TO BE CHIEF COUNSEL IN SMITH CASE: One of the main cases to be tried in the January term of Brantley County Superior Court beginning Monday 17 January 1944 is the W T Smith Case. Smith a former guard at The Hortense Work Camp, is being tried for killing of the white convict PETE THOMAS. Attorney S F MEMORY of Blackshear will be chief counsel for the defense. In the case, it is reported with C WINSTON ADAMS and H F RAWLS as associate counsel. WILL C PARKER will be acting solicitor in place of his brother, DAVE M PARKER, it is understood. NAHUNTA SOCIAL NEWS: CLYDE STRICKLAND U S Navy is home on furlong. he is spending the time with his parents, MR & MRS FRED STRICKLAND. PVT FARLEY M CREWS has returned to camp at McCain, Mississippi after a few days furlong with his parents, MR & MRS IRA CREWS OF Hoboken. While at home he had as guest, PVT HINN DIXON of Fort Benning, PVT CECIL MCCOOL of CAMP GORDON and JOHNSTON, FL. HARRY DIXON of the Merchant Marines, First Class Petty Officer, JAMES THOMAS of Norfolk Virginia, Sargent BILLIE HIGHSMITH of Camp Shelby, Mississippi; also, MR & MRS M O MARTIN and FAMILY, MR & MRS REPPARD JORDAN and children STANLEY JORDAN and PARMITA ALINE JORDAN of Jacksonville. CLYDE DOWLING U S Navy is spending his furlong with his wife and his mother, MRS NANCY DOWLING. MRS FRANK MANSFIELD and daughters BARBER MANSFIELD, BETTY MANSFIELD, and JEAN MANSFIELD of SAN ANTONIO, TX , have joined their husband and father here and will spend sometime with him. SGT FLOYD MORGAN of camp Breckinridge, KY has arrived to spend his furlong with his parents, MR & MRS L A MORGAN. The friends of MRS MICHAEL JONES regret to learn that she is ill, in the hospital. MRS MARY HOWELL from Jacksonville, Florida is visiting relatives and friends in Nahunta. She has recently been to visit her husband, who is in the U S Army In South Carolina. JEWEL MORGAN has recently returned home after spending a few days with relatives at Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, Florida. Word has been received by his parents that Sergeant BROOKER MORGAN has been transferred from Tallahassee, Fl To Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. PRESENTMENTS OF GRAND JURY ARE OF GENERAL INTEREST: General presentments of the Grand Jury at the regular term January 1944, of Brantley County Superior Court, GA, Brantley Co: we, the Grand Jury serving at the regular term of 1944 of the Superior Court of Brantley County, Georgia beg leave to present these general presentments: we commend the honorable WALKER THOMAS for his efficient conduct of the court of our county. We also commend honorable WILL C PARKER who served as substitute for our regular Solicitor General, honorable DAVE M PARKER, who is ill BOOK COMMITTEE: We, the Book Committee appointed to inspect the books of the Tax Commissioner, Ordinary, Sheriff, Clerk of Court, and Supervisor of Schools wish to commend them for their services and co-operation with this committee. W H ROBINSON * D S MOODY * C J BROOME PUBLIC BUILDING AND ROADS COMMITTEE: We, as members of the Grand Jury, appointed as a committee to inspect buildings, grounds, and roads leave the following report to make: we find the roads in fair condition considering the rain and present condition of the county machines. We find the conditions of public buildings as follows: jail -good, courthouse-good, canning plant good, public toilets -bad and we recommend that four broken windows in the courthouse be replaced . J E WILDES * G W HERRIN * A A STRICKLAND WE RECOMMEND THAT THE FOLLOWING NAMES BE PLACED ON THE PAUPER LIST: *LIZZIE JACOBS at $8.00 per month; *ARCHIE JOHNS at $8.00 per month; *the allotment to KATIE STONE be raised to $10.00 per month; *allotment to CALLIE HERRIN be raised to $8.00 per month;* we recommend that the stores of our county be closed all day every Sunday; that no punch boards be allowed in the county since it is a form of gambling. We recommend that these records be published in the Brantley County Enterprise and that $10.00 be paid for same. * J R JAMES, Foreman * E L SEARS, Clerk* further information on any of these. Hortense News: WILLIAM STRICKLAND, son of Mr and Mrs WILLIE STRICKLAND is seriously ill in the Wayne County Hospital. Mrs. CARRIE DAVIS is seriously ill at the home of her brother, A M CAMPBELL. Mrs. RUBY BRANCH and children has returned from Ocilla, GA. Mr and Mrs GEORGE LEE announced the arrival of a daughter on 8 January. she will be called ALENE LEE. Superior Court Adjourns: Wednesday 19 January, Brantley County Superior Court adjourned 18 January, at noon, with a number of important cases disposed of. Judge THOMAS WALKER presided and Solicitor Protem, WILL C PARKER, Prosecutor . In the W T SMITH Case the defendant plead guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the killing of PETE THAMES, and was sentenced to twelve months or a fine of $150.00. J D MANNING was tried on two indictments: one- for assault and battery in which he was fined $50.00 or twelve months sentence ; in the case of accusing manning of driving a car while intoxicated the defendant was fined $25.00 and given a suspended sentence. LESTER LYONS was fined $250.00 and given a suspended sentence for cutting BEN GRIFFIN. RALPH RAULERSON was fined $250.00 and given a suspended sentence for selling liquor . The Grand Jury returned a number of other indictments, it is reported, but the cases will be tried at a future term of court. Nahunta Social News: Tech 5, JAMES E KNOX has been promoted to Technician 4th Grade. It was announced today by his commanding officer, LT. COL ROBERT C ERTIENBURCH. JAMES is the son of Mr. & Mrs. WILLIAM KNOX of Nahunta. JULIUS SMITH of the U S Army, is visiting friends and relatives in Nahunta and vicinity this week. Mr and Mrs. JAMES HARRIS of Mcrae, Mr & Mrs RUFUS LOWDER of Homerville, BERNIE ROGERS, and DOROTHY ROGERS of Brunswick were guests at the home of Mr and Mrs G C ROGERS last weekend. WILLIE STRICKLAND of Pensacola, Florida left on Tuesday after a visit with his brother, JOSEPH E STRICKLAND. Mr and Mrs JOHN I LEE announce the birth of a baby boy, born Thursday 13 January. the baby was named EVERETT MORRIS LEE. Both baby and mother are getting along well. EULA JONES has resumed her duties as a member of the faculty of Nahunta School, after spending two weeks with her brother and sister in Miami, FL. Her brother: J E JONES her sister ELIZABETH HARRIS JOHN THURMAN of Brunswick was a guest of EDWARD NEWTON on Sunday CLAUDE SMITH is spending his furlong with his parents, Mr and Mrs CHARLIE SMITH. EDWINA COX spent the week with her parents, Mr and Mrs A E COX. MISS COX is employed as a temporary assistant in the Home Demonstration Agent in Pierce County, GA. Mr and Mrs ELMER K HAM has moved to Nahunta from Savannah. Mr HAM was transferred to the Nahunta A C L Depot and Mrs HAM is teaching school in Hoboken. Mr and Mrs HARLEY JONES entertained with a turkey supper for SIBERT JONES on Friday evening of last week, those present were: DAN JONES and sons BEN JONES and JOE JONES, and Mrs MAMIE KNOX. SIBERT left later in the evening for his post where he is in training as a cadet in the Merchant Marines. He has been home for two weeks. 27 January 1944 the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Brantley County, Georgia, met at the courthouse in Nahunta on the 7 December In 1943, for the transaction of county business. Present: JOSEPH B STRICKLAND, Chairman; R C HOWELL JR, M L ANDERSON, ROBERT DRURY, and T W LASTINGER, Commisioners On motion duly made, seconded, and carried the following pauper bills were ordered paid: LULA MCSWEENEY $4.00, NETTIE STONE $4.00, Mrs. DOCK GRIFFIN, $10.00, Mrs. BEN F PIERCE $5.00, Mrs. LESTER MCDONALD $8.00, THELMA THOMPSON $6.00, S A HARRELL $6.00, CALLIE HERRIN $6.00, A L JOHNS $10.00, MARY MCCALL $3.00, and Mrs. JESSE LEE $12.00. On motion duly made, seconded, and carried the following general bills was ordered paid: Department Of Public Works, budget for month $169.00 . Cityof Nahunta, Water, Courthouse and Jail $554.OO; Standard Oil Co, Gasoline and Oil $192.36; Sinclair Refining Company $43.67; Brantley Enterprise, Printing, for Tax Commissioner, Commissioners Proceedings, printing for Sheriff, printing for Ordinary, and warrants for the County Commissions, $85.95. JAMES N STEWART for repairing the courthouse toilets $28.000. Miller Telephone Company for telephone bill $8.76; Way Machine Shop for county repairs on dump truck. $42.00; Atlantic Company for 4000 pounds of coal; Waycross Battery and Electric, repairs $24.80. R C HARRELL JR, for four days as commission service $20.00; Lewis And Harrell Lumber #44.63; ROBERT DRURY, for fours days commission service $20.00; Lastinger Garage, repairs and parts on county trucks $90.85; M L ANDERSON for four days commission service $20.00; T W LASTINGER for four days as commission service $20.00. JOSEPH B STRICKLAND, for four days as commission service $20.00; Express bill $10.96; ROY HAM, Treasurer, salary lights for jail, and courthouse exchange $73.67; J C ALLEN services as deputy sheriff out of the county $17.50; J K LARKINS rent for November; D M PARKER, Sol Gen November salary $25.81; Brantley County Library November approp $15.00; Mrs MAMIE E KING, home demonstration agent November salary $25.00; Southern Industrial Orphans Home Novemberallotment #8.00; department of forestry November appropriation $150.00; J A E COX agent, $50.00; W A WORD county agent $50.00; W A WORD clerk and attorney $35.00; MORT GRIFFIN, balance of wages or October $520.00; T E RAULERSON, sheriff service out of county, board prisoners $129.60; Waycross Machine Shop for county repairs on dump truck $14.00; CHARLIE SMITH, road work $89.90; E B MORGAN, road work $77.30; PERRY CREWS, road work $70.80; JOHN LEWIS, road work $46.75; J A HENDRIX, road work $66.85; GLENWOOD DOWLING, road work $60.40; J W JORDAN, road work, supervisor $98.30; AMOS WARREN, road work $65.60; J E HERRIN, road work; JUNIOR RHODEN, road work $57.15. Personal Mention: THOMAS CLYDE STRICKLAND, 31, son of Mr. and Mrs. F F STRICKLAND of Nahunta has earned an early promotion in the U S Navy because he had sufficient experience in the trade essential in the Navy. THOMAS was advanced to the rank of Fireman First Class . He is here on leave and will report back to the training station at Great Lakes, Illinois for reassignment to active duty. Atkinson News: HAZEL MIDDLETON and IRIS MIDDLETON spent the afternoon in Hortense with their uncle, CECIL ADAMS. REV and Mrs. C I MORGAN of Nahunta visited Mr and Mrs. H E CREWS last Wednesday evening. Mrs. H E CREWS, DEWEY CREWS and RUTH CREWS spent Sunday evening with Mrs. J J JACOBS. Mrs. CECIL SHAW and son HAYWOOD SHAW of Nicholls visited Mrs. H E CREWS last Tuesday also TOM BARLOW of HOMERVILLE was a visitor of the H E CREWS family last week. 03 FEBRUARY 1944, JAMES LYNN [stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas] In a letter from JAMES LYNN to his folks in Brantley reveals that he likes the U S Army and is getting along well. JAMES has had a varied experience since entering the military service about a year ago. He went to Fort Eustis, Virginia for a period of training and was given a 12 week course in electricity. After being transferred to Fort Bliss, Texas, he has completed a course in radio with high ratings. He is now on duty in wire communications and well pleased with his setup. Before going into service he lived with his grandparents, Mr & Mrs. H L LYNN at Waynesville. MR and MRS TREULENT WALLER, and young son, of Soperton, Georgia visited MR And MRS J B STRICKLAND last week BETH MIDDLETON of GSCW inValdosta, Georgia spent last week end with her PARENTS, MR and MRS D T MIDDLETON. MRS TRUDIE JACOBS of Jacksonville visited friends here Sunday. RAYFORD CAMPBELL and MR and MRS W W PLUMMER of Brunswick, visited friends near Hortense on Sunday. FRED MOODY of the U S Navy is visiting his parents, MR and MRS J G MOODY. WILLIAM STRICKLAND has returned to school after a very serious illness. MRS WARD TURNER has joined her husband who is stationed in Texas. MR and MRS J C ROWELL of Montgomery, Alabama are visiting friends and relatives here. MRS WILLIE BROWN has returned home from a short visit with friends and relatives in Miami, Florida. SERGEANT GEORGE JOHNSTON ends mechanics course SGT GEORGE L JOHNSTON, son of MR and MRS W R JOHNSTON of HOBOKEN has recently completed a course in airplane mechanics at Sheppards Field, Texas. SGT JOHNSTON says, "This is a wonderful course and I'm sure that the training will be put to the best practical use in the near future" MOORE - HENDRIX CPL: DELMUS MOORE and ETHEL HENDRIX were quietly married at the home of ordinary JAMES N STEWART on 30 January 1944. S LEWIS OF BLACKSHEAR, EVA LEWIS of Savannah, and SGT OMER WARD of NY, have returned to their respective homes aft visiting MR and MRS VIRGIL STRICKLAND last week. A new recruit at the U S Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, IL is BENJAMIN THOMAS LEE, 20, of Nahunta. 03 FEBRUARY 1944, JAMES AMMONS WRITES FROM INDIA. On the other side of the world some where in India, 07 Jan 1944, Dear Editor: I am glad to inform you that I have been receiving your paper for some time now and I enjoy reading it very much. I'm sorry that I haven't been able to thank you before now, I have been overseas now for 22 months and its sure nice to read a paper from home, although home town is Atkinson, Ga., But we have always called it our home town paper, so don't let anyone kid you, for there is no place like the good old USA. I've traveled quite a bit since I left America and Ive never found another place like home. I wish to thank you once again for the newspaper. Yours sincerely, JAMES V AMMONS MRS MOLLIE HIGHSMITH, MRS R C ROGERS, MRS JOSEPH STRICKLAND, MRS LULA BROWN, and MRS R D THOMAS attended the Association Meeting at the Piedmont Baptist Woman's Missionary Union at the Norwich Street Baptist Church in Brunswick on 26 January. MRS AUDREY BROOKER has returned from Savannah where she spent several days with her daughter, MRS DORSEY PARTAIN. MR and MRS DEWEY LEE announce the birth of a son, CAROL WALTER LEE. MR and MRS JOHN WILSON announce the arrival of a little daughter. she has been named UNA LEANITA WILSON. MR and MRS G C ROGERS was visiting in Blackshear on Saturday. HAYDEN COX, U S Navy, is home on furlough with his wife and parents. MARSHALL R DRYDEN, U S Marine, is visiting his father, B J DRYDEN, at Hoboken while on a 17 day leave. MR and MRS H B PERSONS of Hinesville spent the weekend of the 3RD with MR and MRS BROWN BROOKER. MR and MRS ALVIN MORGAN announce the arrival of a little daughter, LINDA NELL MORGAN MRS H MORGAN MILNER and little son MORGAN MILNER JR of Atlanta and Reidsville spent several days as guests of MR and MRS CARL J BROOME. MR MILNER came Wednesday. They left on Thursday for Reidsville where MR MILNER is Director of Corrections. MRS MILNER is the sister of MR BROOME. BILL HAYES, U S Navy, son of R J W HAYES of Hickox met CARROLL LEE, U S Army, son of MRS CAREY LEE, in London. CARROLL told BILL to give all his friends and relatives his best regards and that he was getting along well The friends of MRS MICHAEL JONES are glad to know that she has returned home from Homerville Hospital and is getting along fine. MRS O K JONES of Miami, Florida visited her mother, MRS MAMIE ORSER last week, also J D ORSER of the U S Merchant Marines arrived last saturday to visit his mother. VICTOR HAM, U S Navy has arrived to spend his leave with his father, JESS HAM. S\SGT JESSIE O'NEAL has arrived safely in Northern Ireland according to a letter received by his parents, MR and MRS CHARLIE O'NEAL. MRS J A THOMAS and children, BETTY THOMAS and RAYMOND LEE THOMAS left last Monday for their home in Bearden, Tennessee, after spending a few days with DR and MRS E A MOODY. SGT. OSCAR HAM has arrived safely "somewhere" in Great Britain. B T LEE, S-2C and C G PEEPLES, S-2C, from Great Lakes., Illinois are spending their leave with relatives. PVT OMIE WILSON has arrived safely overseas "somewhere" in the Pacific according to the letter received from his brother, JOHN WILSON. HORTENSE NEWS: GLENNIE ROWELL, U S Army, spent the weekend with her parents, MR and MRS B W ROWELL. MARVIN BOHANNON is spending a few days with his parents, MR and MRS W B BOHANNON MR and MRS B E PEARSON of Waycross visited friends and relatives near Hortense on Sunday. EDWIN STRICKLAND, of the U S Merchant Marines is spending a few days with his parents, MR and MRS B F STRICKLAND. Winners of the Hortense High School Whos Who Contest Are as follows: Best All Around Boy: WILLIAM STRICKLAND Best All Around Girl: MAMIE REDDICK Most Courteous: R T ROWELL Jolliest: RONALD BOHANNON Most Sincere: DAVID RAULERSON Most Talented: CHESTER MIDDLETON Most Cooperative: LUCILLE LYONS Wittiest: RONALD BOHANNON Most Likely To Succeed: DAVID RAULERSON Prettiest Girl: MAMIE REDDICK Handsomest Guy: R T ROWELL Most Popular Girl: MAMIE REDDICK Most Popular Boy: IGNATIUS RAULERSON Most Studious: WILLIAM STRICKLAND RICHARD D LAKE, son of MRS NELLIE LAKE of Hickox has been appointed Warrant Officer Junior Grade according to Army officials here. He is the Chief Clerk to a Staff Officer of the Panama Canal Department. MR LAKE formally held the grade of Master Sargent of which he was promoted a year after he became Corporal. After Graduating from high school, he enlisted in the Army in 1936 and was a member of the Eighth Infantry at Fort Shriver, Georgia for nearly three years. He came to the Panama Zone in June 1939 with an infantry organization. A Poland - China Sow belonging to W R JOHNSTON of Hoboken had 16 pigs in one litter but only 12 pigs lived. MR JOHNSTON says that the sow has a record now., it seems that 16 pigs in one litter is a record for Brantley County. 10 FEBRUARY 1944: New recruits at The U S Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, IL are three Hoboken men. Upon completing their recruit training these men will be home on a nine day leave. They are: JERRY ELKINS DORMINY, GORDON SAMMIE CREWS, BARNEY MCCOY LEE. FRANK A KNOX, who taught in the Nahunta school system 1931-1935 has been promoted from LT to Captain in the U S Army Air Forces. CAPTAIN KNOX is in charge of the officers section personnel division at the Redistribution Section, Personnel Division at Redistribution Station # 2 Where AAF Returns >From theater of an operation are processed for reassignment in The United States. MRS G C ROGERS, MRS MOLLIE HIGHSMITH, and JOSEPH B STRICKLAND attended the garden school of instruction in Brunswick on Tuesday of last week. BETTY JONES, who is a student at GSTC at Statesboro spent the weekend with her parents, MR and MRS HARLEY JONES. LULA MAE HARRISON, a student at Douglas College visited MRS G W HARRISON last week. LT. IVEY JACOBS left on Wednesday for his post after spending several days with his father, E F JACOBS. PVT. ELTON R TUCKER has returned to duty after spending his military leave with his wife and relatives. MR and MRS TUCKER visited in Tampa, FL while he was home. BESSIE JACOBS who is teaching at Waresboro spent the weekend at the home of her father, A B JACOBS. MRS E K KING is visiting relatives in Hilliard FL The children of E F JACOBS enjoyed a homecoming at his home on Sunday, with all his children there. those present were: MR and MRS E T HIGGINBOTHAM and FAMILY of Waycross; MR and MRS HORACE JACOBS of Hoboken; MRS R D HIGHSMITH of Lakeland, FL; LT IVEY JACOBS, Fort Mammoth, NY; MRS G W HARRISON and CHILDREN; MR and MRS AVERY STRICKLAND and CHILDREN; MR and MRS DAN JACOBS and DAUGHTER; MR and MRS ALVIN JACOBS and FAMILY of Nahunta. ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============