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Volume XLVII.
CITY COURT
TERM HELD
HERE MONDAY
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The City Court of Pebroke held
court Monday of this week with
Judge J. P. Dukes presiding.
This was a jury term of the court
and several cases were disposed
of during the day. C. L. Purvis,
solicitor of the court, handled the
cases for the state.
During the trial of one case
during the day it was brought
out in testimony that a 14 year
old white girl was working at an
establishment in the county, that
sells beer and wine, until late
hours of the night. When the
jury hearing the case retired
from the court room Judge
Dukes called the proprietor of
this place and the girl before him
and sternly lectured the proprie
tor for having this girl at his
place of business. The proprietor
was told that unless this was
stopped at once his license to do
business would be revoked and
other measures necessary would
be taken. Judge Dukes made it
clear to all present that he would
not allow this kind of thing to
be done in this county. Many
people present at the court high
ly commended the judge for the
quick action that he took in this
matter.
The following cases were
handled by the court:
The State vs. W. H. Wise, Jack
Shuman and Edgar Shuman for
illegal hunting. Guilty.
The State vs. Millard Strick
land, driving under the influence
of intoxicants; guilty.
The State vs. J. W. McCaller,
cruelty to animals; not guilty.
The State vs. Mittie Shuman,
traffic violation; guilty.
The State vs. James L. Sapp,
traffic violation; guilty.
The State vs. Phillip Bashlor,
assault and battery; guilty.
The State vs. Carmen F. Bacon
colored, traffic violation, guilty.
* The State vs. Lloyd Sapp, traf
sic violation, guilty.
The State vs. David Boles,
colored, traffic violation, guilty.
The State vs. Glenn Proman,
Cecil Rushing and G. H. Rush
ing, illegal hunting, guilty.
The State vs. Roosevelt Shell
man, traffic violation, not guilty.
A Proclamation
By the authority invested in
me as Mayor of the City of Pem
broke, I hereby proclaim the pe
riod from October 6, 1946 thru
October 12, 1946 as “Employ the
Physically Handicapped Week
for October 6-12.”
This specific period is ’set aside
in conjunction with a proclama
tion by President Truman of a
“National Employ the Physical
ly Handicapped Week,’ for this
same week, and is in co-operation
with the United States Employ
ment Service in their efforts to
place handicapped workers on
jobs.
The majority of the handi
capped workers now seeking jobs
are veterans of World War 11,
and it is the responsibility, not
only of the United States Em
ployment Service, but of all of
us, to find suitable jobs for these
workers.
Therefore, as your Mayor, 1;
appeal to each employer in Pern
broke to study his organization,
to see if there are any jobs which
can be done by handicapped
workers; if not, if there are any
jobs which handicapped workers
can be trained to do. Contact the
United States Employment Serv
ice in Savannah, or call on their
representative who will be at our
Court House at 10 a. m. on Oc
tober Ist and 15th. Let them fill
your jobs with qualified handi
capped workers.
F. 0. MILLER, Mayor.
ATTEND FOOTBALL GAME
Rev. V. P. Bowers and Supt.
Thomas Edwards of the Pem
broke school attended a football
game at Metter last Friday aft
ernoon. They went at this time
to see Mcßae high school boys
play, a team coached by Robert
Bowers, Rev. Bowers’ son. It
was learned that the Metter
team won the game after a close
contest.
£1)1 Pembroke Journal
State Leg-ion Officers
At Richmond Hill
The American Legion State
Commander, John Williams, and
other state officers met with the
Jonathan Bryan Post No. 27, at
Richmond Hill recently.
Other officials at the meeting
were:
Past Commander, Judson An
derson; State Adjutant, Stanley
Jones; state field representative,
Clifford Clark; State Service Of
ficer, James Green; District
Commander, William (Bill) Kil
roy; Post Commander No. 36,
Sanford Butler, Savannah, Ga.;
Post Commander, No. 135, Mike
Reed, Savannah, Ga.
Talks about the Legion and its
activities were given by several
of the guests.
After meeting closed the
Women’s Auxiliary served a bar
becue dinner.
Pembroke Motor Co.
Installs Paint Dept.
L. C. “Buck” Lane, president
of the Pembroke Motor Co., the
local agency for Dodge and Ply
mouth cars, has announced that
they have installed a new depart
ment to the business. They are
now equipped to handle aiilo
body repairs and paint jobs. Mr. \
Lane stated that his company
has obtained the finest equip
ment available for this work and
that they are ready to handle
any job in this line of work. ,
The Pembroke Motor Company
is located next to the ice plant
in Pembroke and Mr. Lane says
that they will be glad to give «
free estimate of the cost on any
job. They also carry in stock for
sale a full line of auto paint of
all colors and are able to mix
colors to any desired shade.
Demonstration Club
Meets At Mrs. Payne’s
The Pembroke Home Dem
onstration club met Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs.
W. C. Payne with eight mem
bers and four visitors present.
Mrs. Lillian Fennell led the
devotional, being followed by
little Miss Dorothy Payne at
the piano with a musical num
ber entitled “On A Visit.” A
very amusing game was played,
that of pinning a tail on the
donkey. The contestants being
Blindfolded, the result was tails
pinned anywhere from Mr.
Hee-Haw’s ears to his hindmost
heels. The nearest to reach the
goal being Mrs. John Scott who
received as a prize a lovely pot
ted plant.
Mrs. Perry Parrish presided
over the business session which
was full of interest to the mem
bership. It was voted that slip
covering be the project for the
October meeting provided aid
of a state specialist can be se
cured.
At the close of the business
session another game was en
joyed, after which Mrs. Payne
served delightful refreshments.
Fish Caught Within
Limits Os Pembroke
Maybe it is hard to believe but
it actually happened right here
in town. A perch fish was caught
within the city limits. We don’t
mean out on the edge of town
either. It was within the residen
; tial section of the town.
“Doc” Lane’s small daughter
■ was fishing in the pond of water
; that almost surrounded the new
home that he recently purchased
and caught the fish. The pond
of water accumulate d there dur
ing the recent heavy rains.
“It’s possible that some of our
j residential sections needs some
। drainage work done,” says Doc
in giving his reasons for the fish
being in the section where it was
caught.
LOVES HER PIPE
Fitchburg, Mass.—Mrs. Mary
Morin, 102, hospitalized for the
! first time in her life when she
fractured her hip, puffs away
on her briar pipe as she plans to
celebrate her 103rd birthday on
November 8. “Been smoking
ever since I got a toothache 25
years ago,” declares.
Pembroke, Georgia, Thursday, September 26, 1946.
LET’S DO IT HERE!
The Claxton Enterprise at Claxton, Ga., has started a
movement to get something done about having that city bet
ter lighted and decorated this coming Christmas season. We
think this is a worthy project and would like to see something
along the same line done in Pembroke. Let’s not wait too late
to start this. Let’s begin now to make Pembroke a more beau
tiful city during the Christmas season.
In the past many of the homes of our city have decorated
and adorned their places with beautiful lights and figures at
Christmas time, but the city’s business district has never been
dressed up for this season as it should be. We realize that
many difficulties will be met and have to be overcome to do
this, but our city officials and business houses are as com
petent to do these things as are the other places that do them,
therefore we think it can be done here.
We need an organized effort on the part of the city of
ficials and business men to do this. Also, residents of the town
can cooperate in this concerted effort and much in the way
of beautifying our city can be accomplished.
LET’S DO IT! NOW IS THE TIME TO START'
Personal News Items
Mrs. Byrd Smith is visiting
at the home of her parents in
Glennville this week.
Mrs. A. J. Miles and son Roy
Miles visited Sheriff Miles and
other relatives heer on Thurs
day of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mikell and
Mr. and Mrs. E. M Gilbert are
spending a few days this week
at Crescent.
Miss Evelyn Arnold left on
Wednesday of this week for
college at Statesboro. She was
accompanied over to Statesboro
by her mother, Mrs. J. L. Ar
nold.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bacon of Sa
vannah were guests of Mrs. T.
J. Bacon on Sunday.
Thomas Bacon of Camp Lee
has been spending a few day*
with Mrs. T. J. Bacon.
Mr. and Mrs. Hayward Any
Person and children ot Savan
nah visited in the home of the'^
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. M An
derson this week.
Mrs. Jack Corry and daughl
ter Marcia, and Mrs. J. M. CorrvJ
of Augusta were visitors with!
friends here on Tuesday of this
week.
Mr. R. M. Surfs of Savannah
was a business visitor to this!
city on Wednesday of this week. ■
Mr. Carlos Mock of Kingsland !
was here visiting with relativist
on Thursday of this week.
Bobby Purcell And
James Strickland
Leave For Service
Bobby Purcell and James
Lee Strickland of this city, two
of Pembroke’s best known boys,
left on Wednesday of this week
for Fort McPherson at Atlanta
to be inducted into the armed
forces of the United States. It
is not known yet what branch
of service the two young men
will be put into. However, as
soon as they have been sent to
a camp for basic training their
friends here will hear from the
boys as to what department
they have been assigned.
The boys were entertained at
several parties prior to their
going-away, as both have a host
of friends who regret seeing
them leave.
On Tuesday night of this
week Mr. and Mrs. Bill Humph
ries gave a supper at Dashers
Lodge in their honor. A num
ber of friends were present for
an enjoyable evening and a de
licious supper.
Miss Bitty Crooms also gave
i a farewell party in.honor of the
boys. A number of their young
friends were invited to this af
fair, which was given at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Gene
Crooms.
Our Own Advice: Nobody is
I interested in your excuses, re
gardless of how convincing they
sound to you.
One reason why so much of
the world is not Christianized is
that there is confusion among
I the Christians.
Among the county officials
from Richmond Hill attending
court here on Monday of this
week were R. D. Davis, Carlos
Jones, Tom Darien and Enos
Dukes.
M. B. Dukes of Groveland was
a business visitor in Pembroke
on Monday of this week.
Mrs. Marguerite Bacon was a
business visitor to Savannah on
Monday of this week.
Mayor F. O. Miller and Julius
Morgan were business visitors to
Atlanta early this week.
, Mrs. J. L. Hayman is visiting
her son, G. L. Hayman, in Sa
vannah.
Mr. and Mrs. Purvis Brannen
of Statesboro were visitors in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
Bacon on Tuesday of this week.
Miss Gloria Anderson of Dur
ham, N. C., daughter of Mr. and
c.s. u. M. Anuersoli, is expect
ed home for a visit this week
end.
Mrs. J. Gordon Bacon has
gone to Galveston, Texas, to
spend some time with her
daughter, Mrs. W. Prickett.
Miss Stoy Walker and Mrs.
Ora C. Payne have returned to
Pembroke after a week’s stay
at Athens, Ga.
Mrs. T. L .Waters and daugh
ter Miss Catherine, and Mrs. F.
0. Miller, were shoppers in Sa
vannah on Wednesday.
Tattnall-Evans-
Bryan Subdistrict
Holds Meet
The Tattnall - Evans - Bryan
subdistrict of the M thodist
Youth Fellowship met Tuesday
night, September 17, at the Bell
ville Methodist Church.
Rev. William Nelson, who was
formerly a Methodist missionary
to Africa, made a short talk and
displayed some of his African
souvenirs.
After the discussion the busi
ness program was begun, pre
sided over by Billy Cox, presi
dent. Betty Plyler was secretary.
The main business was the elec
tion of officers for the coming
year. Those elected were: Presi
dent, Joe Richey; vice president,
Helen Daniel; secretary, Betty
Plyler; treasurer, Billy Phillips.
It was decided that the officers
elected would meet at some con
venient place and name the chair
men of the various commissions
and the editor of the subdistrict
paper.
The newly elected officers
were called to the altar and the
sentences of installation were
read by the retiring president,
Billy Cox.
Afterwards, the group assem
bled on the lawn and was served
refreshments by the Bellville
Methodist Youth Fellowship.
Later a friendship circle was
formed and the group dismissed.
Forty-eight young people were
present. The churches represent
ed were Glennville, Midway,
Pembroke, Claxton and Bellville.
The next meeting will be in Pem
broke. s - -
Christian Church
Revival To Begin
October Sixth
The fall recival meet ing at the
Pembroke Christian Church will
begin with the evening service
on Sunday, October 6 and con
tinue through Sunday, October
13. During the week, there will
be only night services which will
begin at 7:30 for the children,
the preaching service being at 8
o’clock.
Rev. Olin E. Fox of Dublin,
Ga., will do the preaching and
Mr. Edward Kicklighter of Hil
tonia, Ga., will lead the singing.
There will be special ntu^ic at
each service. In addition to local
talent, the always expected
Glennville group will be on hand
and the Friendly Four Quartet
will be out from Savannah for
one or more services.
This is a fine time of year for
a meeting and the church should
be running over from the very
first service.
Extension Workers
Return To County
Bryan County’s three exten
sion workers have returned to
the county after spending a
week in Athens with the State
Extension Staff and other spec
ialist in intensive study, demon
strations and discussion confer
ences in preparation for a better
County Extension Program of
work for 1947.
This program planning confer
ence was held this year in Sep
tember so that county extension
workers would have-time to meet
with county committees and get
the program for the year plan
ned in time to begin it at the be
ginning of the new year.
Mr. Caswell Changes
Dates For Pembroke
Paul E. Caswell, district
sentative for the counties of
Bryan, Liberty, Long and Wayne
of the Veterans Service Office
of Georgia, and who has been
meeting with the veterans of
Bryan county every Tuesday for
the past seevral months, states
that he will meet any veteran
who desires assistance of any
nature on Tuesday, October 1,
1946. After that date he w 11 be
here every two weeks on Tues
day, which will be on the same
day that the unemployment rep
resentative visits Pembroke. This
change was due to the heavy
work load in other offices of the
district and the expansion of
services rendered by the State
Depart ment of Veterans Sei vice.
Mr. Caswell has all blank forms
that are needed by a veteran or
family in filing a claim for ter
minal leave pay, pensions, edu
cation, hospitalization, burial al
lowance or any other benefit to
which he or they might be en
titled. He will assist the veteran
or family in completing these
forms and filing them with the
proper office. Mr. Caswell will
be at the Bryan county court
house between the hours of 9:30
a. m. to 4 p. m. of each of these
days.
Groveland Home Dem
Club Meets This Week
The Groveland Home Demon
stration Club met on Wednes
day of this week at the home
of Mrs. Roy Williamson. Mrs.
Howell DeLoach, president of
the club, presided over the
meeting. After the club was
called to order Mrs. Payne, as
sistant home demonstration
agent, gave an interesting dem
onstration on slips, showing
their good and bad points.
After the business session re
freshments were served by Mrs.
Williamson to 24 members of
the club that were present. The
next meeting of the club will be
held at the home of Mrs. John
Bacon.
Spends Friday L3th In Bed
Hillsboro, Tex.—True to his
custom of spending every Friday
the 13th in bed, Jimmy Spear,
local farmer, refused to move
from his bed on Friday, Septem
ber 13th.
Number 44.
City Council Hears
Tax Complaints On
Wednesday Night
The City Council met on Wed
nesday night of this week to
hear from the people of the city
who thought that their taxes
had been raised too high at a
previous meeting of the council.
They came upon the invitation
of the council who had asked
that all who had any complaint
to make to meet with them at
this time.
Mayor F. O. Miller presided at
the session and all memb rs of
the council were present. A num
ber of property owners were
present to seek a revision of
their assessment, but in practic
ally all cases the council ruled
that the increase would stand.
It seemed that due to the in
creased cost of operation of the
city it was necessary that the
tax assessments be raised so that
the city could operate efficient
ly. According to some of those
present the Mayor always had
an answer ready for them when
they asked questions. Evident
ly his answers were sufficient as
it was learned that very few
were successful in their efforts
for a downward revision.
The city has recently pur
chased new equipment for the
hauling of garbage and for
street claning purposes and it
is reasonable to assume that
the city’s cost of operation has
risen along with the rise in the
individual’s cost of living.
After the facts were pre
sented to those present all
seemed satisfied that a raise in
the assessments were necessary
at this time. A number of peo
ple were heard to remark that
they thought the City Council
had done a very good job and
were to be congratulated upon
the fair and impartial manner
in which they performed Ihe
unpleasant job of having to
—lse th,
saia uy as^t£- rOKt
was fortunate in saving men
of such high :alibre'W! sound
business judgment to handle
the affairs of the city at a time
like this when the expenses of
op ration have advanced so
much and all affairs med such
careful consideration.
Besides the Mayor the City
Council is composed of the fol
lowing men: A. H. Croom* 3 , C.
L. Gruver, W. A. Warm 11, T. L.
Waters and M. F. Sims. L. M.
Anderson is clerk to the city
council.
“Rally Day” Sunday
At Methodist Church
Sunday, September 29th is
rally day at the Me hodist
Church. Dean Henderson of Col
legeboro will be the speaker and
his wife, who is a splendid mus
ician, will render several num
bers.
The time is 10:30 a. m. Every
one is cordially invited.
At the close of this service
there will be a stewards meet
ing. They are anxious to have
every steward present.
Next Sunday evening at 7:30
o’clock the Methodist revival will
begin at Daisy. The Rev. 0. C.
Cooper, pastor at Sylvester, will
be the preacher. These services
will run through Friday evening.
Everyone is invited to attend.
Arnold’s Dress Shop
Has Anniversary
Mrs. J. L. Arnold, manager of
Arnold’s Dress Shop, located
here, announces this week the
celebration of the first anniver
sary of her business here. Mrs.
Arnold stated that she opened
her business here one year ago
this week, and would like this
occasion to thank the people of
this section for their business
during the past year.
Mrs. Arnold further stated
that it would be the policy of
her store to continue to give the
best possible values and service
to the people. She announced
that they have received new Fall
goods that are now on sale and
invites all to visit the store and
look over the new things for this
season.