THE BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE • SEPTEMBER 29 2010 • PAGE 1
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
Vol 37 No 39
agenda
GLORY DAYS
Fish caught in Satilla River is a relative of the piranha
But this one doesn’t eat people
Gasoline prices fall 2.8 cents
Average retail gasoline prices in Georgia have
fallen 2.8 cents per gallon in the past week, aver-
aging $2.56/g yesterday. This com-
pares with
the national average that
has fallen 2.3 cents per
gallon in the last week to
$2.70/g, according to gaso-
line
price website GeorgiaGasPrices.com.
Including the change in gas prices
Homecoming
Nahunta First Baptist
Church will hold home-
coming Sunday at 10:30
a.m. Guest speaker will
be Brantley County na-
tive Ed Hurst.
Homecoming
Hickox Christian Faith
Chapel will hold home-
coming Sunday at 10:45
a.m. Featuring “The
Chosen”. Lunch will be
served after the service.
Revival
Under His Wings will
hold revival beginning
on Monday through
Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Nightly. The speaker
will be Stacey Mullis.
For more information
call 552-4293.
Seminar
The University of
Georgia’s International
Trade Center will hold
a three hour seminar
on Website Globaliza-
tion on Wednesday at
the Coastal Georgia
Center, 305 Fahm
Street, Savannah.
Registration will begin
at 8:30 a.m. and the
seminar from 9 a.m.
Until 12 p.m. Advance
registration is $98 or
$125 at the door. To
pre-register and pay by
credit card go to www.
savannahsbdc.org or
for more information
contact The University
of Georgia SBDC at
912-651-3200.
Wilson reunion
The descendants of
Robert and Mary Ellen
Lewis Wilson will hold
their annual family
reunion on Saturday
at Twin Rivers Baptist
Church social hall.
Lunch will be served
at 1 p.m. Please bring
your favorite main dish,
side dish, or dessert.
For more information
call 462-7988.
Walker reunion
The descendants of the
late Hamp and Laura
Walker will hold their
reunion on Saturday
at 1 p.m. at the home of
By Chris Buchanan
News editor
Swimmers in the Satil-
la River may hope that
the fish aren’t biting
after one local angler
caught a piranha-like
fish in the murky wa-
ters a little over a week
ago.The Red Bellied
Pacu caught by J.L.
Sapp has very pro-
nounced teeth and
dwells in fresh water
much like its toothy
cousin the piranha.
However, the
Pacu’s teeth are built
for crushing shells and
not for tearing flesh
according to Brantley
County forestry offi-
cials.
The fish is one of
three caught in the Sa-
tilla a forestry official
told the Enterprise this
By Chris Buchanan
News editor
The Brantley County Development Authority
is moving ahead
with plans to fa-
cilitate Magnolia
BioEnergy after
Monday’s regular
meeting.
“[I] asked
them to give me
permission to
proceed with the
grant process as
we are getting
close to time to
submit,” Direc-
tor Jeanie Boland
said.
Grant funds will be sought for road construc-
tion, a new water tower and railroad spur into
the complex.
According to Boland, the project is being
worked on hand-in-hand with the new “Green
Industrial Park” partly because the land was
DA to proceed
with Magnolia
grant process
By Chris Buchanan
News editor
As the patrons rode the small
passenger train deep into the moon-
lit swamp last Thursday, it became
difficult to tell whether the people
were enjoying the swamp, or the
swamp was enjoying them.
This was the scene at the Okefe-
nokee Swamp Park last week as over
50 people and numerous members
of the local wildlife participated in
the first “Full Moon Swamp Adven-
ture” to celebrate the first night of
Fall.
The event, hosted by expert
guide Don Berryhill, began with an
outdoor class on Cow House Island
— the swamps largest landmass
— about the 5,000 year old swamp
itself and the fall equinox that oc-
curred at 11:59 a.m. that day.
From the natural gas that erupts
from deep within the swamp to the
owls and alligators that a few lucky
tourists would spot during the tour,
Berryhill covered a wide range of
topics.
He also addressed what may
‘Full Moon Adventure’
reveals swamp by starlight
Tour guide Don Berryhill points to the globe as he explains the vernal equinox to swamp visi-
tors
Photo by Chris Buchanan
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Daycare
Melissa’s Little
Friends Daycare has
openings for children
of all ages, accepts
DFCS subsidies. Only
$75 per week. Quality
childcare that’s afford-
able. Call 473-2688.
Football workout
Football workouts
will be held for 9/10
and 11/12 boys at the
field next to Bennett’s
Pharmacy on Mon-
day’s, Tuesday’s, and
Thursday’s at 6 p.m.
For more information
call Stetson Bennett at
462-3784.
Forestry tour
A Field Tour and
Seminar will be held
on Thursday, Octo-
ber 7 from 3:45-8:30
p.m. At the Brantley
County High School
Cafeteria. A catered
meal will be provided
for registered attend-
ees free of charge. For
more information and
to pre-register please
RSVP to the Natural
Resource Conserva-
tion Service by calling
Shanda at 912-427-2502
ext. 3. Deadline to pre-
register is Thursday,
September 30.
Plant sale
OTC will hold a plant
sale on Thursday,
October 7 from 8 a.m.
Until 4 p.m. At the OTC
Environmental Hor-
ticulture Greenhouse
across the road from
the main campus, 1701
Carswell Ave., Way-
cross.
Dixon
Descendants of Bar-
ney Clinton Dixon and
Isabelle Jones Dixon
will hold thier an-
nual family reunion
on Saturday, October 9
at the old home place,
located 3 miles south
of Nahunta at the old
home place. A covered
dish dinner will be
held at 12:30 p.m. For
more information call
912 462-5294 and ask for
Edward or Janie Brand.
Homecoming
Ivory Palace Church
will hold homecoming
on Sunday, October 10
at 11 a.m. with lunch to
follow. Special singing
and special service af-
ter lunch, also singing
group at 6 p.m., Naomi
and Sego’s. Church is
located at 110 N. Main
Street, Nahunta.
Reunion
The Brantley County
High School class of
‘75 will hold their 35th
class reunion will be
held on Saturday, Octo-
ber 16 at Bonefish Grill
on St. Simons Island
beginning at 5:30 p.m.
The cost of dinner will
be $25. If you plan to
attend, please contact
Karen Lewis Harrell at
462-8483 or klhbasket@
hotmail.com before
Friday, October 1. The
group would like to
invite the graduating
classes of 1974 and
1976 to join them on
a cruise aboard the
Emerald Princess on
Friday, October 15.
Please call the cruise
line at 800-842-0115 to
make your reservation.
($10).
Pre-hunt
Hickox Baptist Church
will hold their 2nd
annual pre-hunt on
Thursday, October 14
with dinner begin-
ning at 6 p.m. and the
pre-hunt talk from 7-8
p.m. The speaker will
be Hank Hough, for
more information on
Hank you can visit
www.kingdomdog.com.
Tickets are $10 dona-
tion which covers your
meal and speaker. For
more information or to
buy tickets call Justin
at 286-3865 or Hickox
Baptist Church at 462-
6310.
1985 reunion
The Brantley County
High School Class of
1985 will hold their
25th class reunion on
Saturday, October 16
from 6-11 p.m. at Kds
in Waycross. RSVP on
Facebook or call 912-
285-3300.
Cutest baby
The Miss Golden Isles
Board of Directors
will hold a cutest baby,
cutest kid, cutest youth,
and cutest teen photo
contest to benefit the
Miss Golden Isles
Scholarship Fund. Pho-
tos may either be color
or black and white.
They may be head and
shoulders or candid
photos no larger than
an 8x10. The contest
is open to newborn
through 16 years old.
Deadline for entry is
Saturday, October 9.
For more information
or entry form please
contact Ann Harrell at
912-261-7940.
Old fashion day
The 3rd annual Hobo-
ken Old Fashion Day
will be held on Satur-
day, October 23 from
11 a.m. until 8 p.m. In
front of Hoboken City
Hall. A street dance
will begin at 5 p.m.
Bring your lawn chairs.
For booth rental call
458-2171 or 288-4318. All
proceeds go to help
Southeast Cancer
patients in Brantley,
Pierce and Ware coun-
ties.
Donations
Scotty McCarty was in
a four wheeler acci-
dent on June 13. He is
currently recovering
at home. Any dona-
tions to help with the
family’s needs at this
time would be greatly
appreciated. Donations
may be made at The
Heritage Bank to the
Scotty McCarty Medi-
cal Fund.
Pool tournament
Cedar Lounge will hold
a pool tournament
every Saturday at 3:30
p.m. For more informa-
tion call 462-5741.
Hispanic church
The Atkinson Church
of God of Prophecy is
starting an Hispanic
Church. For more
information call Javier
Rosales at 912-269-0733,
Rowdy Eunice at 912-
223-0464, or the church
at 778-3226. The church
is located in Atkinson
Community next to
Atkinson Pawn.
BBQ cookoff
Lake Ware will hold a
BBQ cookoff on Friday,
October 15 and Satur-
day, October 16 at 5425
Jamestown Rd., Way-
cross. Brunswick stew
competition on Friday
night and cookoff on
Saturday. Vendor fees
will be $60 for two
days and an additional
$20 for electricity. For
more information, sug-
gestions or questions
call 912-283-3865 or 912-
816-7295. Vendor forms
and fees are available
upon request.
Donations
An account has been
set-up at the Heritage
Bank in Nahunta
for Amy Schultze for
donations to help with
her medical bills and
expenses. Amy had a
stroke on December
9 and is recovering at
home.
Narcotics meeting
The Much Love Com-
munity Project located
at the Market Place
Cafe 26710 Hwy 82 in
Waynesville will hold a
Narcotics Anonymous
meeting on Sundays
and Wednesdays from
7-8 p.m. For more infor-
mation contact Mame
Gamboa at 778-5574.
Co-dependents
The Much Love Com-
munity Project located
at the Market Place
Cafe 26710 Hwy 82 in
Waynesville will hold a
Co-Dependents Anony-
mous meeting on Mon-
days from 6:30-8 p.m.
For more information
contact Mame Gamboa
at 778-5574.
Healing meeting
The Much Love Com-
munity Project located
at the Market Place
Cafe 26710 Hwy 82 in
Waynesville will hold
a Healing through Pot-
tery and art on Tues-
days from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
For more information
contact Mame Gamboa
at 778-5574.
Womens Bible study
The Much Love Com-
munity Project located
at the Market Place
Cafe 26710 Hwy 82 in
Waynesville will hold a
Womens Bible Study on
Fridays from 8-9:30 a.m.
with parenting classes
to follow from 10-11:30
a.m. For more infor-
mation contact Mame
Gamboa at 778-5574.
Chamber meeting
The Brantley County
Chamber of Com-
merce will hold their
meetings on the third
Wednesday at 12 p.m.
of every month. For
more information call
Tim Sawyer at 462-6282
or visit bchamber@
btconline.net.
Writing workshops
The Brantley County
Historical & Preserva-
tion Society, Inc. will
hold writing work-
shops at the Confeder-
ate Park Library each
Wednesday from 10 a.m.
-2 p.m., until further
notice, to help those
who are writing stories
for the books, Story of
Brantley County, Vol.
2 and the Confederate
book. For more infor-
mation contact Dorothy
J. Thomas at Djt1927@
aol.com.
Trivia
Southeast Singles will
hold trivia Tuesdays
at Applebees at 9 p.m.
For more information
call Nancy at 281-6026,
Beverly at 387-5142 or
Marva at 281-0535.
Cookbooks
The hardback cook-
books published by
the local chapter of
the United Daughters
of the Confederacy
are now available at
the Brantley County
library at a cost of $12.
For more information,
contact Karen Harrell
at 462-8483.
Walking
Southeast singles will
walk every Monday
and Wednesday at
the YMCA track in
Waycross at 6:30 p.m.
For more information
call Nancy at 281-6026,
Beverly at 387-5142 or
Marva at 281-0535.
Mission
The Satilla Community
Mission in Hortense is
open every Wednesday
from 5-7 p.m., or in
case of an emergency
call any of the three
names listed below, and
they will meet you at
the mission. The mis-
sion does take money,
but we would prefer
a check made out to
Satilla Baptist Church,
and on the memo put
for Satilla Community
Mission. If you have
any questions please
feel free to call Pas-
tor Daniel Harris at
912-237-1000, Bud Jones
at 912-462-6397 or John
Terwilleger at 912-579-
9926.
Mercy mission
Liberty’s Mercy Mis-
sion be open for service
every other Thursday,
serving a different
variety of food at 12
p.m. The clothes closet
will open from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. on the same
day. Liberty Light-
house Worship Center
sponsors the mission
located in the social
hall of the church, lo-
cated three miles south
of Nahunta off US 301.
For more information
or donations, please
call 462-8488.
GeorgiaCares
GeorgiaCares, a lo-
cal partnership with
the Division of Aging
Services, is designed
to educate and help
seniors and disabled
persons under age
65 sort through the
complexities of Medi-
care and related health
insurance concerns.
Their counselors are
non-biased and our ser-
vices are free. For help,
call 1-800-669-8387.
Child restraints
The Waynesville VFD
has been awarded Mini
Grant and has avail-
able technical assis-
tance and educational
materials to reduce the
Local
THE BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE • SEPTEMBER 29 2010 • PAGE 3
Obituaries
DEMARUS JOHNS
PAINTING
Nahunta
www.richardspaint.com
Owner
Demarus Johns
Bus. (912)496-7961
Cell (912) 222-2122
People
Raulerson followed
his dreams to state
baseball hall of fame
Thank You
From the family of Marie Altman
Thank you to everyone that helped with the Ma-
rie Altman benefit. A special thanks to Ms. Fran-
ces Edgy and the Sundown Bank. May God Bless.
Alma Highsmith
Alma Johns Highsmith, 87, of Nahunta died early
Sunday morning (Sept. 19, 2010) at her residence
following a lengthy illness. Born in Nahunta, GA,
her parents were Robert Jesse Johns and Niccie
Sylvester Moore Johns. She is also preceded in
death by her husband, Ellis Hilton Highsmith,
2 sons, Edgar “Buddy” Highsmith and James
Highsmith, a granddaughter, Jennifer Crews, a
sister, Estelle Griffin, 2 brothers, Ira Johns and
Roscoe Johns, and 7 half brothers and sisters,
Barney Harris, T.J. Johns, James Johns, Juanita
Crews, Gladys Griffin, Geneva Johns and Pearlie
Mae Johns. She was a homemaker who loved
her family, and she loved fishing and working in
her yards. She is survived by her 7 Children and
spouses, Pauline and David Carter of Hilliard,
FL; Joyce and Mario Valdez of Jacksonville, FL;
Reba and James Crews of Nahunta; Lafane and
Craig Driggers of Waycross; Virginia and Ernest
Frye of Nahunta; Charles and Aline Highsmith
of Nahunta; and Diane and Joe Lake of Nahunta;
18 Grandchildren and 35 Great Grandchildren;
a sister, Evelyn Taylor of Alma; a special prayer
warrior and called daughter, Joan Crews, of
Hoboken; also, several nieces, nephews and other
relatives. Visitation will be Monday evening
starting at 6 p.m. at Frye Funeral Home, Nahunta.
Funeral services will be Tuesday afternoon (Sept.
21, 2010) at 2 p.m. at Frye Funeral Home Chapel
Florence Hyderkhan
Florence Angela Hyderkhan, 74, of Waynesville,
GA died Saturday afternoon (Sept. 18, 2010) At
Southeast Georgia Health System, Brunswick.
Born in Georgetown, Guiana, her parents were
George and Bella Validum. She was also preceded
in death by her husband, Lloyd A. Hyderkhan.
She was a housewife and was a past member of
St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Greenfield, IN.
She is survived by 9 Children and their spouses;
Mary and Kenneth Smith of Waynesville, GA;
Yuri Hyderkhan of Waynesville, GA; Scott
Hyderkhan of Mercier Island, WA; Stewart and
Karen Hyderkhan of Chesterfield, VA; Lloyd
Hyderkhan of Cumberland, IN; Donna Marshall
of Manhattan, NY; Gabrielle Swartz of Monterey,
CA; Christian and Margie Hyderkhan of Hender-
son, Utah and Sasha Hyderkhan of Baton Rouge,
LA; a Brother, Desmond Validum of Georgetown,
Carter
Armstrong Atlantic State University extends
their sincere congratulations to Betsy Carter for
her academic achievement for the summer quar-
ter of 2010 which earned her a place on the deans
list. This honor is awarded to a student who has
earned a GPA of 3.6 or higher while enrolled for
at least 9 hours of study. Betsy is the daughter
of Clayton and Joanne Carter of Nahunta and a
graduate of Brantley County High School.
CCGA gets
grant for rst
gen students
The College of
Coastal Georgia has
been awarded a five-
year federal grant
from the TRiO Stu-
dent Support Services
(SSS) Program for
first-generation col-
lege students. The
grant will amount to
$238,496.00 annually,
beginning Sept. 1, 2010
for five years. The total
award is $1.19 million.
Senator Johnny Isak-
son and Congressman
Jack Kingston helped
the College secure the
highly competitive
funding.
≥Iπm pleased that
College of Coastal
Georgia was successful
in securing this fund-
ing,≤ U.S. Sen. Johnny
Isakson, R-Ga., said.
≥The TRiO SSS pro-
gram provides students
with resources they
need to succeed.≤
≥This is great
news for the College
of Coastal Georgia
and its students,≤ U.S.
Congressman Jack
Kingston, R-Ga., said.
≥Under the leadership
of Dr. Hepburn I am
confident the college
will continue to be
an example to other
schools throughout the
state.≤
The funds support
professional advising,
counseling support
and student mentors/
By Chris Buchanan
News editor
From swinging at pine cones in
his yard to taking down team after
team in a 17 game winning stretch
and setting a league pitching re-
cord, Harry Raulerson had quite a
journey to the mantle of one of the
south’s most fabled baseball leagues.
Raulerson recently received
statewide recognition in Moultrie
when he was inducted into the Mi-
nor Leage Hall of Fame at the final
Georgia-Florida-Alabama Class-D
Minor League Reunion for his time
— and records — as a pitcher for the
Waycross Bears in the late ‘40s and
early ‘50s.
During his time with the lo-
cal Georgia-Florida League team,
Raulerson set the unmatched league
pitching record at 31 complete
games. During the same 1951 season
he also averaged an Earned Run
Average (ERA) of 1.99 or less than
two runs a game making him a force
to be reckoned with and the highest
ranked pitcher in the league that
year.
However, like any top-notch
baseball player, Raulerson was just
as fierce with a bat in hand as he
was with the ball and glove.
In 1949, he had the best batting
average on his team and second best
in the entire league. In another stel-
lar season in 1951 he was also third
best batter in the league.
Yet one milestone in Raulerson’s
career - though he may not have
realized it at the time - was being
the opening game pitcher on the
mound at Memorial Stadium after
its construction.
The same year, he would play
in front of a crowd of nearly 7,000
people at that same stadium as he
beat Brunswick 4-3.
More recently, he has also been
touted as a roll model to the congre-
gation of Southside Baptist when
Pastor Jerry Mercer spoke of his
career and his character.
Despite all the recognition he
has received in recent years be-
cause of his time with the Bears,
the Hortense native and longtime
Nahunta resident will be the first to
tell you that fame and money were
far from his mind as he pitched his
winning seasons on those hot south
Georgia afternoons and nights.
The money he made from games
wasn’t a huge amount even at that
time, he explained.
Raulerson worked hard just to
play the sport, making what little
money he could on the side - even
driving the bus to games to make a
little extra money.
“After I won 15 ball games I got
a bonus back then,” he said. “They
gave me $25 a game bonus.”
However, even before his time
with the league, Raulerson had a
love for the sport.
“We didn’t have anything, you
know, when I was coming up to re-
ally help us with it; we just had to do
it ourself,” he said laughing. “Our
batin’ practice was with pine burs.”
With a smile on his face, he
reminisced over the many times he
crossed the railroad tracks just in
front of present-day Nahunta City
Hall as a kid so that he could pick up
the Waycross radio station to listen
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