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Volume 67, Number 29-The Pembroke Journal, Pembroke, Georgia 31321
Oleander District Receives Honors
At State Garden Club Convention
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The forty-first Annual Convention of the Garden Club of Georgia opened Tuesday, April 15,
with the State Board Luncheon at the Colonial Dames House in Savannah. Pictured from left to
right is Mrs. George W. Ray, state first vice-president; Mrs. Norman L. Ham of Pembroke,
retiring Oleander District Director: and Mrs. Shelbv Mvrick, past state president. (
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Mrs. Norham L. Ham of Pem
broke, retiring Oleander Dis
trict Director, presided over the
District Breakfast entitled
“From Far and Near,” April 16,
at the DeSoto Hilton, where
the Forty-first Annual Conven
tion of The Garden Club of
Georgia, Inc., was in its second
day of progress.
The featured speaker at the
breakfast was Vernon Martin
of Brunswick, director of the
Coastal Area Planning and De
velopment Commission. The'
topic of his discussion was ap
plications for federal grants to
small communities. Martin ex
plained how the clubs can seek
to obtain 50 per cent matching
fund grants through federal
agencies.
Oleander Report
At the Breakfast Mrs. Ham
presented the Oleander District
Report to the 121 clubs which
make up the district, comprised
at 3,040 members. Activities re
ported by club presidents
throughout the Oleander Dis
trict included the following,
Mrs. Ham reported. Programs
included birds, 39, with 63
sanctuaries; conservation, 29;
horticulture, 142, with 95 pro
jects; television, 102; world
gardening, 17, with 24 clubs;
anti-litter, 37, with 29 cam-
paigns contributing.
Activities under projects in
cluded 90 civic and 17 historic;
Three Lovely Children
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Shown above are three children of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sim
mons of Statesboro. Mr. Simmons is President of the Fed
eral Land Bank Association of Statesboro, and has been a
lifelong friend of Ye Editor who was raised in Statesboro.
The little fellow on the left is Frank Simmons, 111, the little
fellow on the right is Jeff Simmons, and the little lady in
the center is Rebecca Foy Simmons. We are sure that the
parents of these fine children will be surprised to see their
picture in The Pembroke Journal, but we could resist putting
them in our paper.
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68 garden therapy activities;
30 roadside parkways—B new
ones; 36 standard flower shows;
high school gardeners; 5 junior
high school gardeners; 170 na
tional gardeners, with 2 clubs
100 G 1,461 calendars, 36 yard
groomers, and 100 Ware books;
104 news articles by Mrs. Shel
by Myrick, Sr.; “The Home
Gardeners Note Book” in the
Savannah Evening Press; and
“The Garden Corner” in the Sa
vannah Morning News.
Other activities included the
decoration of the Savannah
Welcome Center in December
by Mrs. N. L. Ham and Mrs.
Danny Warnell of Pembroke, at
the request of Tourist Division
of Industry and Trade. “A
Christmas Away from Home”
atmosphere was the decorating
theme.
Also reported was a most en
joyable tour of 22 members of
the Oleander District to the
Southern Living Show in At
lanta, March 6-7, conducted by
Mrs. Shelby Myrick.
Oleander Awards
The activities, projects, and
programs listed above and car
ried out during the last year
of Mrs. Ham’s two year direc
torship, earned the Oleander
District number of state awards
at the “Visions in Expression”
Banquet Wednesday night, as
well as awards presented at
other events of the convention.
•JOURNAL
; Listed below are the various
■ clubs of the Oleander District
; which received state awards.
In the award division for
• producing outstanding gifts
> and services for the state ment-
I al hospitals the Federated Gar
; den Clubs of Waycross was
• awarded second place. The
; Folkston Garden Club, Folk
: ston, received second place in
I the Civic or Historic Improve
■ merit Award division.
Scrapbook Awards for the
‘ most outstanding scrapbook are
1 given in the five different
• classes. In class 2, the Annie
. J. Postell Garden Club, St.
; Simons, received honorable
1 mention. In class 5, the Fed
erated Garden Clubs of Way
’ cross received first place hon
: ors for their scrapbooks.
Also judged on a five class
basis are the Yearbook Awards.
In class 4, composed of clubs of
100 or more members, the Gar
den Club of Savannah received
first place.
The Savannah Area Council
of Garden Clubs, of which Pem
broke and Richmond Hill Gard
en Clubs are members, receiv
ed the Anti-Litter Trophy giv
en for the most effective work
in litter prevention. The Jesup
Garden Club, with the three
garden clubs of Jesup partici-
pating, received second place in
the anti-litter awards.
The Junior Garden Club, Sa
vannah, received second place
honors in the 1? earbook Awards
of the Junior Gardener Awards
division.
Oleander District clubs re
ceived first and second place
honors in the “Sears Civic Im
provement Contest.” Jesup and
Ruby Riggens Camillia Clubs,
Jesup, received the first place
award of $400.00. Folkston Gar
den Club, Folkston, received the
$200.00 second place award.
Radio-TV Award
For its “Garden Club of the
Air” the Oleander District re
ceived the Radio-TV Award for
the best use of radio and tele
vision in the promotion of gar
den Club objects. As district
director, Mrs. N. L. Ham was
presented with the award, The
DuPre Trophy, a beautiful sil
ver bowl valued at $2,500.00.
Mrs. Ham in turn appeared
on “Garden Club of the Air,”
WTOC, Wednesday, April 16 at.
9:45 a.m. She presented the Du-
Pree Memorial Award to Mrs.
Walter B. Franklin, Jr., Olean
der District T.V. Chairman who
had conducted 51 television
programs during the year. Ap
pearing with Mrs. Ham and
THE PEMBROKE JOURNAL, THURSDAY, April 23, 1969
Mrs. Franklin were Mrs.
Charles O. Dean, National
Garden Club President, Mrs. J.
T. Anderson, newly elected
State President, and Mrs. Percy
Bland of Statesboro, who will
replace Mrs. Ham as Oleander
director.
Continue Service
Under the directorship of
Mrs. Ham the Oleander District
has received many awards and
honors for the progress made in
obtaining the objectives of the
garden club. Although retiring
as Oleander District Director
1 after two years, Mrs. Ham will
continue to serve the Garden
! Clubs of Georgia in a new ca
pacity.
Mrs. J. T. Anderson, state
president, has requested that
Mrs. Ham remain on the State
’ Board of Garden Clubs of
■ Georgia, Inc., as State Radio
: and TV Chairman.
I
Mrs. Margie Davis of Blitch*
1 ton has been a patient in the
. Memorial Hospital in Savannah
. for the past three weeks where
. she has undergone tests and
■ treatment. Her many friends
hope that sh*e will soon be
1 much improved and may return
• home at an early date.
Augustan Chosen To Train
For Foreign Mission Work
The daughter of an Augusta
Baptist minister is one of 76
young adults who have been
selected to train as mission
ary journeymen for the South
ern Baptist Foreign Mission
Board.
Marcia Corry, daughter of
the Rev. and Mrs. Jack M.
Corry, has been employed by
the board to teach at Korea
Christian Academy in Taejon,
Korea. She is expected to ar
rive in Korea by Sept. 1, after
completion of an eight-week
training program to begin in
June.
The training program for
the journeymen missionaries
will be held at Virginia Inter
ment College in Bristol, Va.
'Die curriculum will include
languages, histories, and cul-
YE EDITOR’S NOTE —This story will be of interest to many of our people, for Pembroke is
1 where this little lady was born. Her father was pastor of the Pembroke Baptist Church, and
Marcia, their first child was born while they were here. The Millers have been guest in the
Corry Home in Augusta where he went from here to start the church, from scratch, of winch
he is pastor and is one of the leading churches of Augusta.—F.O.M.
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Richmond Hill
Methodist Church
Homecoming Set
The date for the Homecoming
and Dedication services of the
Richmond Hill Methodist
Church has been set for Sun
day, April 27, church officials
announed Monday.
Homecoming activities will
begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday
School, followed by the morn
ing worship service at 11:00
a.m. under the direction of the
pastor, Rev. Claude Cook. Im
mediately after the worship
hour a Dedication Service will
be led by the pastor, dedicating
the new Ivey Anex.
Dinner on the grounds will
follow the dedication service,
with members and visitors en
joying basket lunches.
Homecoming services will
continue with MYF at 6 p.m.,
and the evening worship serv
ice at 7:30 p.m. will complete
the annual homecoming day.
MethodistWSCS
Meeting Held
The night circle of the Wom
en’s Society Service of the Pem
broke Methodist Church met at
the home of Mrs. Rex Smith,
Thursday, April 17.
Mrs. Cooper DeLoach pre
sented the program “Jaime
Bravo’s Problem.” Mrs. Harry
Owens assisted Mrs. DeLoach in
the program, and all members
participated in the discus JoY
which followed.
During the business session,
Mrs. J. T. Shaw, circle leader,
presided. Only routine matters
were discussed.
Those present were Miss
Blanche Lanier, Mrs. Elton
Butler, Mrs. W. E. Smith, Mrs.
J. T. Shaw, Mrs. Rex Smith,
Mrs. Harry Owens, Mrs. Wil
son Exley, and Mrs. Cooper De-
Loach.
White-Brawley
Wedding Set
The wedding of Miss Judy
Brawley to Wallace White will
take place Saturday, April 26,
1969, at 3 p.m. at the Beulah
Baptist Church.
No invitations will be sent
but all friends and relatives are
invited to attend the ceremony.
Arriving Sunday to visit with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Hendry, were Mr. and
Mrs. William B. Shaw of Mc-
Alester, Oklahoma. They will
return home May 1. Also visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. Hendry this
week is their granddaughter,
Miss Sandra Patat of Rome, Ga.
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To Teach in Korea
Celebrate Golden' Wedding May 4
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MR. AND MRS. FRANK O. MILLER
Plans are being completed for the Golden Wedding
Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Frank O. Miller at their home
“Needmore Farm” in the City of Pembroke on Sunday after
noon, May 4th from 3 to six o’clock." They have lived in
Pembroke since 1927 and are the parents of four children,
W. O. (Bill) Miller of Seattle, Washington, Mrs. S. C. (Betty)
Elkins of Pooler, Mrs. W. O. (Ruth) Lee of Springfield and
Homer F. Miller of Statesboro, they have 12 grandchildren,
and many other relatives from Key West, Florida to Seattle,
; Washington. Mrs. Miller has been in Memorial Medical Center
for the past three weeks, but has recovered and will be back
home on Thursday or Friday of this week. Invitations are
just being mailed out, and the Millers are looking forward
to a large gathering of relatives, and friends on Sunday after
। noon for their celebration of their Golden Wedding, which
will be exactly 50 years on May 4th, which will be Sunday
. as it was on the date they got married.
Progress Os
Cancer Crusade
Progress has been made in
the crusade against cancer.
More helpers have been added.
Some of these are Mrs. Joe
Winters, Mrs. Clara Garrison,
Mrs. Marian Bush, Mrs. Eloise
Hamilton, Mrs. Lizzie Haynes,
Mrs. Elbertha Smoakes, and
Mrs. Winnie Geiger.
Plans are being made to send
an envelope home with school
children asking for 27c to buy
a mouse for a cancer research
lab. It’s called “Send a Mouse
to College.” Scientists need
thousands of mice to help save
lives from cancer.
State Employment Office.
Some 141,000 hours were giv
en by broadcasting and enter
tainment personalities (Bed
side Network volunteers) at
Veterans Administration hos
pitals last year.
tural studies of the various
countries in addition to evan
gelism, Christian doctrine,
physical education, and health
and personal development.
A 1966 graduate of Georgia
Southern College, Miss Corry
is currently teaching in the
Richmond County public
school system. Her father is
pastor of Lake Park Baptist
Church.
The journeyman missionary
program is designed for col
lege graduates, under 27
years of age, who will use
their skills in working along
side career missionaries over
seas for two years. Partici
pating in the program are
young teachers, nurses, medi
ca technologists, student work
leaders, journalists, social
wekers and others.
The Millers Are
Planning A Big
Golden Wedding
Ye Editor believes that any
man that has lived with one
and the same woman for 50
years is entitled to have a
party, much less the little lady
who has had a much harder
trip along Life’s Highway with
Ye Editor as her husband for
the last 50 years, so the two
of us are looking forward to
having all the “yunguns”, as
well as grand “yunguns”, cou
sins by the hundreds and
friends from all over several
states at our “big affair” on
Sunday, May 4th at “Need
more Farm”.
The world has been good to
us during the past 50 years,
and while we have had our
“ups and downs”, still we both
feel that we are among those
that have been well treated as
we made the journey from the
cradle to the grave.
When Ye Editor’s wife more
or less gives us a “skinning”
for our short comings, we al- .
ways tell her, well there is
one thing certain and another .
one sure, we are the best hus
band you have ever had, .
and she usually replies, yes
because I never had another
one.
It is going to be a big day (
for us, and we hope to see all
of our friends and relatives
on Sunday afternoon, May 4.
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The average age of the na
tion’s 26.6 million veterans is ’
44.2 years.
Baptist Church Plans Reception
To Welcome Pastoral Family
Rev. and Mrs. Gordon A. Hunter and family will be offi
cially welcomed to the First Baptist Church of Pembroke at a
reception in the church social hall planned by the Women’s Mis
sionary Union Director, and Mrs. Grover Denmark, Komen’s Mis
sionary Society on Sunday, April 27, from 4 to 6 p.m.
All members and friends of the church are invited to attend
the reception. Mrs. Charles Warnell, Weinert's Missionary Union
Director, and Mrs. Grover Denmark, Women’s Missionary So
ciety President, will introduce th«'guests to the pastoral family
Mrs. Dorothy Reed, Church Chairman, will serve refreshments
with the assistance of several other WMS members.
Rev. and Mrs. Hunter, with their family, will move into the
First Baptist Church pastorium Friday, April 25. The new pastor
will begin his ministry on Sunday, April 27. The church welcomes
Rev. Hunter and his family to Pembroke.
Official Organ City el Pamtank*
Athletes, Scholars,
Speakers And
Actors Honored
By Jim Hite
Last Friday evening, the an
nual appreciation dinner for
Bryan County High School
students who took part
in the various extra-curricular
activities was held at the school
lunch room. Those attending in
fcluded members of the Basket
ball and Track teams, Debaters,
members of the One Act Play
cast, and others who put in
much extra time in order to
bring home the honors to
Bryan County High. In his re
marks, Coach Rick Van Brunt
touched on the records of both
the boys and girls teams, and
thanked each of the athletes for
their part in the successful sea
son just past. Mrs. W. W. Curl,
Jr., honored those who brought
back y>e Literary Meet trophy
for the fifth consecutive year.
Highlight of the evening was
the talk given by Mr. Chester
W. Williams, present Principal
of Metter High School, and
former basketball coach at Bry
an County High. His remarks
included a plea for continued
clean living on the part of the
students attending, as a means
of truly living out a life of
dedication. Mr. Williams as
tounded the younger members
of his audience by naming their
families just by looking at
them, thus showing a real
knowledge of Bryan County and
its residents. Moreover, his
humor and outlook on life left a
wonderful impression on all in
attendance. Among the adults
in attendance were four mem
bers of a quite famous team
coached by Mr. Williams back
in the 30’s — Mr. Carlos Lane,
Mr. Marion Morgan, Mr. Jim De-
Locah and Mr. Robert Bowers.
And their presence topped off a
very enjoyable evening for
everyone.
F.H.A. Honor
Roll Chapter
By Wanda Gaines
The Bryan County F.H.A.
again received the recognition
of being one of the chapters in
the Georgia Association of Fu
ture Homemakers to make the
Honor Roll.
This achievement is complet
ed by meeting deadlines
throughout the year, by plan
ning and carrying out local
projects, and by participating
in the national and state pro
jects.
During the state convention
in Atlanta, all the Honor Roll
Chapters were honored with a
Tea and Fashion Show at
Rich’s on Saturday afternoon.
The members of Honor Roll
Chapters received a star to
wear on their name tag which
signified this recognition.
The Honor Roll Chapters
were also honored at a break
fast Saturday morning at the
Swap Shop.
The members are proud of
the club’s acknowledgments
and the girls who have worked
to receive this honor.
Veterans and nonveterans
alike can purchase from the
Veterans Administration houses
originally financed with G. I.
loans.