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VOLUME XXXXIII
Superior Court
Was Busy Session
On Monday the Bryan Super
ior Court met in Pembroke with
Judge J. T. Grice presiding and
S -lie.tor General R L Dawson
look ng after the states interest
Judge Grice delivered a strong
chaige to the grand jury and im
mediately set about trying di
vorce cases etc The most of
Monday was taken up with petty
divorce cases. Tuesday was a
bout taken up with a damage
suit against A L. DeLoach lor
damages sustained in an au omo
bile accident near Jenks bridge
in 1938. The suit asked for $6Bl
35 and they got a verdict for
$l4O.
Then the criminal docket was
taken up and Willie Harn, a
young white man of Bryan couuty
entered a plea to having robbed
Colon Rahn while he was asleep,
then he and his companion, a
young man by the name of Byrd,
who hails from Thunderbolt en
tered pleas of guilty of stealing an
automobile, and then the two
went to trial for the burglarizing
of B . B. Brewtons store at Lanier.
There was only circumstantial
evidence against them and the
jury made a mistrial. Then the
judge sentenced them to serve
three years in the penitentiary for
stealing the automobile and gave
Willie Harn an additional year for
robbing Mr Rahn
On Wednesday morning the
case of murder against J. T. Mid
diebrooks was taken up. This
charge grew out of the lata!
accident on route 80 directly in
front of the old J. Q. Edwards
home and where Mrs. Lula K.
Smith was injured and died about
a month later as the result of the
injuries.
There was two men in the car
driven bp Middlebrooks, but the
other man, Ambrose Erwin, was
never arrested.
It was charged by the state
that Middlebrooks was driving
the car at an excessive rate of
speed, that he was drunk and
that he ran over to the wrong
side of the road and ran into the
car which Mrs. Smith was riding
in, and that had left the pavement
to try and keep out of the way of
Why The Pembroke State Bank?
There Is A Reason:
By pursuing a liberal policy within established
rules of sound banking.
By tireless devotion to every interest of every
patron of the bank.
By intelligent, courteous and prompt service to
every one.
With sound resources and
With strong liquid cash position.
It takes its proper place with the creative forces
of the community.
It has no favorites. Its doors are open to all.
It has and now is satisfying the financial needs of
those who labor.
Every merchant and every one engaged in trade
and commerce who has come to this bank with
a sound legitimate request for financial assis
tance has and is receiving it.
There Is A Reason:
The Pembroke State Bank
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Joutn
$1.50 Per Year In Advance
the M ddlebrooks car. The de
fendant had strong legai - ounsel,
John Kennedy of Savannah, A.
M. Deal of Statesboro aqd C. L.
Purvis and W. R. Deal of Pem
broke. The state was represen
ted by Solictor General R. L.
Dawson and W. I l '. Slater.
The jury returned a vitdict a
gainst Middlebrooks of involun
tary manslaughter through the
commission of a lawiu act but
due to neglect orcarelesness which
made the crime that ol a misde
meanor. A number of letters
testifying to the good character
of Middlebrooks was introduced
from prominent officials and
preachers of Barnesvi le Judge
Grice sentenced Middlebrooks to
pay a tine of $250 or serve twelve
months on the chain gang and al
so a thirty day sentence in jail.
An appeal for a new trial was
made, but it is understood tha>
this is merely a play for time and
it is predicted that he will pay
the fine and serve the jail sen
tence.
W. D. (Willie Wag) Lamer en
tered lwo pleas of guilty to in
diet merits for simple larcency
and was given twelve months sen
tence on the public works camp
on one charge and it was said
that after six months service he
could pay a fine of one hundred
dollars and eliminate the last six
months service, he was given
twelve months on the other
charge but it was paroled.
Edward Brinson, a little fif
teen year old negro boy was con
victed of involuntary manslaugh
ter and received a twelve
months sentence on the Bryan
public works camp with the pro
vision that aiter serving six
months he could pay a fine of
one hundred dollars and be re
leased, He killed a cousin of his
with a rifle several weeks ago.
HUTHBERT SIMS ILL
The many friends of Mr Huch
bert Sims will regret to learn
that he is ill in one of Savannah
Hospitals, having been taken ill
the first of the week and carried
there for treatment. Just what
ails Mr. Sims is not known, but
it is hoped that the doctors will
locate the trouble and soon give
him relief.
Oflical Organ, County of Bryan and City of Pembroke
PEMBROKE. GEORGIA. MARCH 22. 1940
CONFUCIUS SAY —
MAN IN WEk is LUCK/—
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baptist Church IN^otcs
Arthur Harrison
Interest in the Revival meeting
is growing, and attendance at the
services is increasing. We urge
everybody to make an effort to
come and get the benefit of the
strong and helpful messages that
Brother Latimer is bringing. He
is a fine preaeher, and makes the
Bible a new Book to many who
hear him The astounding thing
is that more people are not in
terested in spiritual thing s
May have been caught in the
tide of indifference that is sweep
ing the world; but notwithstand
ing this, the Gospel is still the
power of God unto salvation One
cannot be present at these services
without being impressed with a
sense of his need of something to
change his life, something to make
God real, something to give him
power over sin.
Some of the messages bring a
sense of emberrassment to list
eners who feel guilty of compro
mise; Oh that they might bring
also a surrender of the things that
are stand ng in the way of com
plete consecration. Brother Lati
mer makes it plain that there can
be no useful service, and indeed
no desire for useful service to
Christ where people are trying to
do two things, serve the world
aad serve Christ. We are pray
ing that our people will “Prepare
the way of the Lord" God can
not pour out the blessings into
choked hearts; they must first be
cleansed, and they cannot be
cleansed against the will.
Let us have done with sin and
compromise; let us know the joy
and the power of wholehearted
Christian living. Come to the
services.
Give them your support; turn
to God anew in this season of
privilege and opportunity, and
your life will be sweeter, stronger
worth more in every way. Do not
make excuses for being absent, but
come; we urge this in your own
interests. It is you who stand to
gain or lose through your altitude
toward this season of offered
blessing
Fertilizer Notice
Anyone in the counties of Effi
ngham Bryan or Chatham that
have fertilizer they wish inspec
ted can obtain this service, which
is free by writing to the under
signed.
W. O. Griner
Fertilizer Inspector
Pembroke, Ga.
Methodist Notes
(Rev. A. C. Prickette)
Greetings to everyone in the
name of the^^eu Christ. The
discip.es who witnessed His death
and burial were overcome with
grief. They had been hoping for
deliverence through Him;”but he
was dead and hope died with
Him. They went about with
slow steps and downcast face
Un that Easter morning there
came a sudden change. There
wfas running to and fro. John
rim; Peter ran ; the women came
tjthining down the slopes of Oli
vet. One to another cried, ‘‘The
Lord is risen !” This meant
everything to them; it means
everything to us.
Death does not alright us now.
Men have called Death the ‘King
of Terror.’’ They have seen
Hi m stalking through palace
gates and bowing low at cottage
dears. They have known that
the time was coming when they—
everyone must bow before Him
The story of the bursting of the
sepulhre in Joseph's garden was
like a bugle blast on the distant
hills, the footialls of any army for
deliverence; the waving of batters
to tell that One mightier than
death drew nigh.
It means that life and immor
tality are brought to light.
“Because He liveth we shall live
also.” Our loved one who have
passed on before us are alive and
well. We shall meet them a
gain O happy day!
It means that Christ is what
He claimed to be. “He showed
Himself to be the son of God
with power by His resurrection
from the dead.” His credentials
are verified at the open sepulchre;
and by this we art- able to say, "I
know Whom 1 have believed and
am persuaded that He is able to
keep that which r have committed
unto Him against that day.”
He comes to us today as He
entered the upper chamber, with
the glory of the resurrection in
His face, saying "Peace ba unto
you.” It is this greeting of the
Easter morning.
R E. LEE STILL ILL
The continued illness of Mr. R,
E. Lee is causing his family and
friends concern. He has been ill
for the past nine months and at
the present time is a patient in
the Candler Hospital and every
thing is being done for him that
is possible, but so far they have
been unable to accomplish verry
little.
Help Us To Serve
Grice May Run
For Congress
There is a movement on foot
to draft Judge J. T. Grice as a
candidate for Congress this year.
His name has been mentioned
in connection with the race many
times and so far he has never
given the sligtest jndieatisn that
he would make the race. On Mon
day the editor of The- Journal
asked Judge Grice about the pos
sibilities of his making the race
and he replied as follows:
“For some time I have been
asked by this one and that one if I
intended running for Congress,
and I have always answered that
at the present time 1 could not
answer the question, however the
demand has become so great un
til I am forced toadmil that I am
considering the congressional race
and it may' be that 1 will d > so
but at the present time 1 can on
ly say that it is under cousideia
lion.
He went further and lated
that naturally he would lik to i
serve the First-District in Con
gress were it possible, and state i I
that with the assurances of sup
port he was being given from i
throughout the district was the'
cause of his eonsitering the race
at this time.
There is no better citizen in
Georgia t han Joe Grice, he has
ability to make the First District
one of best Congressmen in its
history and we predict a winning
race lor him should he decide to
toss his hat in the ring.
Judges Visits
With Editor
Following our usual custom at
each term of our Superior Court
we invited Judge J. T. Grice and
Judge W. F. Slater to go home
with us and break bread with us.
This is ari event that the editor
; and his family look forward to, i
and one that we always enjoy.
We count both of these gentle
men among our closest iriends
and think that both of them are j
"the salt of the earth”.
They seem to enjoy themselves!
on these visits and it is alwa.s
after the meal is finished that we
all sit around the dinner talik [
discuss various things of in: erest j
to all of us. That is the time it
appears that you get closer to one
another, know one another better.
It was a pleasure to have had
them with us this week, and next
November when they return we
will do the same thing over again
if it is possible.
Bryan Selects
Festival Pair
After a spirited contest to se
lect Bryans representatives as
Prince and Princess at the Paper
Festival in Savannah next month
Miss Harriett Clark and Mr.
Mack German wa selected a
Prince and Princess. They were
sopnsored by Richmond Hill Plan
tation. Miss Maty Croom and
Mr. E. \ Jlinely were the runner
ups and they will also go to the
Festival. They were sponsored
by the Lions Club of Pembroke
Bryan county will be well rep
resented at the Paper Festival
and we are looking forward to
our representatives taking further
honors at the Festival.
There was quite a bit of rivalry
for this honored selection and we
congratulate the couple from
Ways on having won.
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Membi rship cup was won^or
the greatest increase in member
ships, and the other cup for the
study course activities. The pub
licity book enteredtby the publi
cations Committee was one of
the three sent to the state confer
ence to be held at Brunswick in
April.
Those attending the district
Conference in Guyton were: Miss
Frances Odum, Secretary; Miss
Lucile Hodges, Vice-President;
Mrs. Roscoff Deal. Mrs Douglas
Purcell and Mrs, U. J. Bacon.
I wish to noiity the general
public that 1 will have f ; sale at
my place on the Clyde Road;
The Savannah Morning News
each Sunday.
Rowan Lightfoot.
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