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August Wolpert of Eldorajvener
able emigrant of Bryan county to
day celebrated his 85th birthday
in typical fashon—in his little
workshop surrounded by intrigu
ing implements which still earn
him a livelihood.
Reachimg for one cf these, . saw
108 years old, Mr. Wolpert at the
same time launched into a con
versation about his life-eventful
almost from the day he was born
at Cologne.
“Feel good? Yes sir,” he declared,
“and I will keep on feeling good
for a long time yet. I will live el
even years longer, until I am 96.
My mother livied to be 95 and
my father 97, so I will live to
be 96”
Finished with the saw Mr. Wol
pet turned to a rustic foot-pro
pelled grind stone, an integral
part of his somewhat improvised
“industrial” surroundings which
include a snail saw mill.
Working with precision, though
mindful of a visitor who was tak
ing down some of the things he
said, Mr. Wolpert reminisced:
“I came to Bryan county in
1880, from Savannah, where I
drove a beer wagon for two years.
I like it here. I was not strong
when I left Germany, but here it
is good for me. I am healthy”.
Mr. Wolpert left his native
country in 1884 and went to New
York. There he established ~Wolb
ert & Company, Furnishing
Undertakers.”
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Here striking pensive note, he
explained:
“It was there I had an educ
ated partner. We went into bus
. sness together. My educated part
ner got all the money.
| Shifting the scene to hisaniary,
where some of the state’s best ho
ney is made Mr. Wolbert likewise
shifted the conversation-to his
own country
“I have a sister there, Jose
' phine,” he said, “whom I haven’t
seen for 56 years. I hear from her
1 often. She has just sent me a new
picture of Herr Hitler. She still
lives at Cologne.”
From the apiary Mr Wol
pert went into his home, where
he has countless things of interest.
He likes his neighbors and gets
along well with them. One of the
group is Judge W. F. Slater,
judge of the City Court of Pem
broke, the county seat. The Slater
home is very near that of the
Wolperts.
Mr. Wolpert was twice married,
first in 1880 to a Miss Campbell,
and again in 1916 to Mrs. Jessie
Glisson of Bryan county’ He has
two children, a daughter, Jose
phine, and a son, A. J.
‘,Mr. Wolpert is active and in
teligent. He is one of Bryan
county’s best citizens.”
Turkey Shoot
There will be a Turkey Shoot
ing Match at Genevas Place, on
; Thursday, and Friday evenings
and all day Saturday Christmas
Eve. There will be plenty of fine
turkeys to shoot for.
This place is located just west of
Pembroke on the road to Claxton
and the general public is given a
cordial invitation to attend.
Official Organ County of Bryan and City of Pembroke
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 23rd 1938
| We wish for all our
\ friends health, happi
ness and prosberity.
FRANK 0. MILLER
“Needmore Farm”
Baptist Church Wews
Arthur Harrison
Again we are celebrating the
coming of the Prince of peace, the
Saviour Christ Jesus. How do
you and I propose to conduct our
Celebration? The answer to that
question depends on whether we
are Christians or not. To those
are His followers, Christmas
comes with a sense of inward
peace, and with a gladness of
heart because of what His coming
has meant to them; reconciliation
with God, pardon for sin, a glor
ious hope for the future, a con
sciousness of st urity for the pre
sent, a Compat onship with Jesus
day by day which brings strength
and encouragement to live the life
for Him. To those who as yet
have not tasted of His great sal
vation, Christmas is just another
holiday, to be spent in any way
that they may please. Strange
scenes will mark the coming of
His anniversary while church bells
ring and prople flock to the
House of God to do reverence to
the Saviour King, others will
ignore the church services and
seek for ways of satisfying world
ly longings and appetites. How
many so called Christians will be
come intoxicated or overeat just
because it is Christmas? A strange
way indeed to celebrate the com
ing of God’s own Son to a sinful
world to redeem it. Let us draw
verv near to God this Christmas
tide, and honor Him in ourfestivi;
ties; let us put Jesus in the
central place in all our activities
and so may Christmas mean more
to us this year than ever before.
“By a beautiful road our Christ
mas comes
A road full twelve months long,
And every mile is warm as a smile,
And every hour is a song.
Flower and flake and cloud and
sun,
And the wind that riot and sigh,
Have their work to do ere the
dreams come true
And Christmas glows in the sky.
‘Tis a beautiful time when Christ
mas comes
All np the street and down,
For hearts alight make faces
bright
When Christmas comes to town.
Neighbor and friend in gladness
meet,
And all are neighbors dear,
When the Christmas peace bids
evil cease
In the holiest day of the year.”
May your Chistmas be a most
happy time.
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Another Christmas!
With this issue of The Journal
we close another year and come
to another Christmas.
This Chtistmas, like all the
others, find us as always, no mo
ney and plenty of demands.
This one wanting this and the
; other one wanting that, and most
of them getting nothing'
But we have a great deal to be
thankful for, we have our usual
good health, the family is well
and we manage to go to the table
three times a day at Needmore
Farm, so far we have managed
to keep plenty of wood for the
wife to keep the fire going with.
We have had a good year, and
beleive that we have accomplished
something for ourselves and fami
ly during the year 1938. We
hate to see the good old year pass
out, but looking for brighter days
in 1939.
v ’e for one intend putting our
shoulder to the wheel and work
for better conditions in our county
and hope to in some small way
contribute something to the beni
fit of ou r fellow citizens.
You are invited to co-operate
with us in this, we ask the whole
hearted co-operation of all the
people and pledge our best efforts
during 1939 for our county of
Bryan, the City of Pembroke and
State of Georgia.
LAND SALE
At The Court House In
Pembroke at 11 o’clock
Jan. 3, 1939
Ledford Place
4060 Acres
J. W. Spier Place
940 Acres
TO HIGHEST BIDDER TOR CASH
Or Equivalent
Right Reserved To Reject Any Or All S
Bids Submitted.
Waldo Bradley
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Help Us To Serve Better
I Know Your Timber
I The Christmas season is just a
. head — Christmas, with its good
cheer and good will. This year, it
is hoped hat Georgians Will extend
the spirit of good will beyond the
human field to the field of nature.
In the past, Georgia’s beautful
holly trees have been sacrificed
extravagantly for Yuletide fes
tivities. Nature works tediously
over a long period of years to pro
duce the lovely red berried trees
that glorify Georgia s forests and
woodland. Man, heedless of Nat
ure's investment of time and
patience, applies the axe, and with
a few quick strokes, destinys
these treasures in the wilds.
The holly trees has long been
associated with the holiday season
and nothing lends itself more
pleasingly to the Yirletide decor- I
ative scheme. However, the price
for such decorations is too high I
for Georgians to pay. We cannot I
afford, even for festive an occasion
as Christmas, to use
cannot be replaced in a quarter
century of time. Fortunately, man
has found away devise very
clever imitations of the holly tree.
Georgians can make merry juac
as well this season with these
man-made decorations. If we
must have a living tree, at least
let us choose a quick-growing one.
Please, Mr., Mrs., or Miss
Georgian, spare the holly tree
this year. J
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