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Volume XLVII.
P.-T. A. Membership
Names Officers
For Ensuing Year
The Pembroke Parent-Teacher
Association held its first meet
ing of the year with a social at
the community house. New fac
ulty members were introduced.
A v.ry interesting “sketch
game” was given by Mr. J. T.
Shaw. Songs were sung and then
very attractive and delicious re
freshments were served by the
hospitality committee.
At the short business meet
ing the officers and committees
for the new year were presented
to the association. They are:
President, Mrs. F. 0. Miller.
Vice President, Mrs. J. C.
Vann.
Secretary, Maggie Vann.
Treasurer, Mrs. Ralph Hen
derson.
Program committee:
Mrs. C. L. Purvis, chairman.
Mrs. R«lph Henderson, Mrs.
J. T. Shaw, Mr. Dan Hart.
Membership:
Miss Daisy Averitt, chairman.
Miss Hazel Cowart, Mrs. Roy
Lewis, Mrs. D. C. McGahee.
Publicity:
Mrs. Marguerite Bacon.
Hospitality:
Mrs. Gordon Bacon, Chair
man. Mrs. Ivey Kennedy, Mrs
Vernon Anderson, Mrs. Roy Wil
liamson, Mrs. Elmer Miles, Mrs.
Perry Parrish, Miss Dorothy
Huie.
Finance and Budget:
Mrs. Sigo Morgan, Chairman.
Mrs. T. H. Edwards, Mrs. W. R.
Deal, Mrs. Eddie Owens, Mrs.
Bill Humphries, Miss Maggie
Vann.
Parent-Teacher Magazine:
Mrs. K. D. Smith, chairman.
Mrs. G. M. Hope, Miss Juanita
Wyatt.
Healh Committee:
Mrs. J. K. Morrison, Chair
man. Miss Clara Dukes.
By-Laws:
Mrs. Perry Parrish, Chairman.
Mrs. Gordon Bacon.
Grounds Commitee:
Mrs. Ethel Morrison.
Lunch Room:
Mrs. W. R. Deal, Mr. Thomas
Edwards.
The next meeting will be Oc
tober 9 at the school house at
3 o’clock. It is particularly im
portant that all committee chair
men be present.
Mrs. Speir Announces
Next Spelling Contest
Mrs. S. E. Speir, Bryan coun
ty school superintendent has an
nounced that she is making
preparations for the spelling
contests to be held in the coun
ty schools again this year. Ac
cording to Mrs. Speir this an
nual contest is sponsored by the
Atlanta Journal who offers valu
able prizes to the winners of this
event.
Last year Reecy Lewis of the
Black creek school was the win
ner in this county and received
a $25 Savings Bond.
Mrs. Speir has asked that all
students in the county who are
interested in this contest to get
out their spelling books and be
gin work. More details on the
contest will be given later.
REA Members Asked
To Vote For Claxton
Rural Electrification Mem
bers of this area are being ask
ed to vote for the removal of the
REA offices from their present
location to the city of Claxton.
The'elect ion will be held next
Tuesday at the time and place
stated in the letter of notifica
tion to members. If you can’t go
and vote for yourself you can
vote by proxy, according to per
sons who know the details of the
election.
If the vote favors removal to
Claxton it will mean that the
headquarters of the REA will be
more conveniently located to the
members of this area. It is said
that Claxton is more centrally
located in the area, therefore
better situated to serve the ter
ritory. See the ad sponsored by
Evans County and civic organi
zations of Claxton on the back
page of this issue.
Pembroke loioar
Christian Church Speaker
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REV. OLIN FOX. DUBLIN, GA.
The Christian Church revival begins with a joint service of
the Meihodist and Christian churches this Sunday night. Rev. Olin
Fox of Dublin will arrive Monday and do the preaching through
Sunday night, October 13th, when the meeting will close. Special
services for the young people begin at 7:15 each everting and the
preaching service a! 7:30 o’clock. Mr. Edward Kicklight rof Hil
tonia will lead the singing.
Personal News Items
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John Shuptrine of Odom, and
J. C. Smiley of Hinesville were
visitors in Pembroke on Tues
day of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. White,
Jr., of Savannah spent several
days last week as the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Spell, who is
Mrs. White’s parents, at the
Spell home near Pembroke.
Mrs. L. C. Lane and Mrs. Ger
ald Bacon were shoppe, s in Sa
vannah on Tuesday of this week.
Mrs. Otis Goodson of Savan
nah is visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Ryals Morgan this week.
Mrs. W. E. Flanagan and son
Wesley of Miami, Fla., visited
Mrs. Flanagan’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Perry Parrish last
Tuesday.
Hazel Dußois, Jr., and G. C.
Futch, students at Teachers
College at Statesboro, were
visitors in Pembroke last week
end.
Mrs. Lena Boyette, of Pem
broke, spent the past, several
days in Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New York. Mrs. Boyette
went to Baltimore to meet her
brother, Jesse Purcell, who has
been released from the army.
Misses Evelyn and Faye
Owens of Savannah visited their
mother, Mrs. R. L. Morgan and
family last week-end.
Mr. Ralph Bacon, student at
Mercer University, is spending
the week-end here with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. U. J. Bacon.
Lamar Adams, son of Dr. »nd
Mrs. L. R. Adams was a visitor
with his parents on Tuesday of
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Spell and
son A. G., Jr., attended the
church services at Groveland
Baptist Church last Sunday.
This was a special day for this
church. Rev. J. C. DeLoach did
the preaching and dinner was
served on the grounds. In the
afternoon singing services was
held, led by Prof. Westberry.
Robert Bowers, teacher in the
Mcßae schools visited his par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. V. P. Bow
ers last week-end.
Miss Joy Coffee of Jackson
ville, Fla., was the guest of her
grandmother, Mr s. Maggie
Lanier, last week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Moyd of
Americus, Ga., were the guests
of Mr. Moyd’s mother, Mrs. J.
B. Moyd at her home here, last
week-end.
Pembroke, Georgia, Thursday, October 3, 1946.
The many friends of Mrs. H.
H. Dukes will be glad to learn
that her condition has improved
satisfactorily enough to permit
her return to her home in Pern
broke. Mrs. Dukes was serious
ly injured in an automobile ac
cident several weeks ago.
Dr. and Mrs. J. O. Strickland
and Miss Daisy Averitt were
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs
Percy Averitt in Statesboro 01.
Monday of, this week.
Mr. J. F. Gill of Fleming was
a business visitor in Pembroke
on Thursday of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Gilbert and
Jim Copeland were business
visitors to Savannah on Wednes
day of this week.
L. C. Lane was a business
visitor to Savannah on Wednes
day of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Peavy and
children of Savannah were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. C.
i Futch last Sunday.
Cleveland Strickland left this
week to enter school at Teachers
College at Statesboro.
Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Gibson.
Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Elarbee
Burnsed and children attended
the birthday dinner of Mr. and
I Mrs. Lewis Aiken in Bulloch
I county last week-end. Mr. and
Mrs. O. B. Gibson, Jr., also at
tended the dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. Kick Downs of
Claxton were the guests of Mrs.
Jennie Moody at her home last
Sunday.
Mr. Elbert Norman, son-in
। law of Mrs. Jennie Moody was
[ a visitor in the home of Mrs.
Moody last week-end.
Mr. Billie Purcell of Miami,
Fla., was a guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Perry Parrish at their
home last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Buckner
I and family visited Mr. Buckner’s
parents in Savannah last week
, end.
Mr. and Mrs. Holmes McGahee
and H. E. Askew of Savannah
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. D.
C. McGahee last week-end.
NEW SCHOOL TEACHER
T. H. Edwards, Jr., superin
tendent of the Pembroke school
' has announced the arrival of a
new school teacher for the Pem
broke high school. She is Mrs.
Aletha Deloach Adams of Clax
jton. Mrs. Adams will teach
1 mathematics and science.
Talmadge Delegates
Go To Macon Next
Week For Meeting
Delegates representing Bryan
county at the State Democratic
convention to be held in Macon
will leave this coming week to
be ready for the convention
opening on Wednesday morn
ing, October 9.
Those expecting to attend are
Dr. W. K. Smith, J. P. Dukes
of Pembroke; W.. 0. Stubbs,
Lanier; J. F. Gregory, Richmond
Hill, all regular delegates. Al
ternates to attend are: T. L. Wa
lers and 1. G. Lanier, Pembroke;
F. C. Drexel. Ellabelle and L. C.
Gill of Richmond Hill.
These delegates and alter
nates will take part in the con
vention which will nominate
Hon. Eugene Talmadge as the
Democratic candidate for gover
nor and other candidates that
will run on the Democratic
ticket in the general election to
be held in November.
Church Services At
Pembroke Churches
According to reports from of
ficials of the Baptist church
there will be no preaching serv
ices at that church Sunday.
However, Sunday School and the
other regular church meetings
will be held. This church is with
out a regular pastor at this time
and were unable to secure a
preacher for this Sunday.
Rev. M. M. Pierce of the
Methodist church has extended
an invitation to the Baptist peo
ple to worship with them at the
Methodist Church this comihg
Sunday morning. Services will
be held at 11 o'clock at this
church.
On Sunday evening all are in
vited to attend the opening of
the revival services at the Chris
tian church. Rev. Bowers has ex
tended to all a cordial invitation
to attend all these services. Rev.
Olin Fox of Dublin jvHl be the
visiting preacher for these meet
ings. Mr. Edward Kicklighter of
Hiltonia will lead the singing.
Two Local Boys Get
Release From Service
Jesse Purcell, son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Purcell, of
Pembroke, has recently received
his discharge from the United
States army and is now at home
for a period of rest before re
turning to his job with the Sea
board railroad. Jesse reecived
his temporary release in Balti
more, Maryland last week. He
was met at that city by his sis
ter, Mrs. Lena Boyette who
joined him and they together
visited New York, Philadelphia,
and Washington before return
ing to Pembroke.
Another popular young man
to receive his discharge during
the past week was Bobby Miller,
son of Mr. and Mrs. F. 0. Mil
ler. Bobby has served quite a'
while in the U. S. Navy, and was
stationed at Jacksonville, Fla,
at the Naval Air Station prior
to being discharged.
The many friends of these two
young men are glad that they
are back in civilian life safe and
sound. Both of these boys served
in the armed forces when the
shooting war was going on.
Postal Employes Hold
Meeting In Claxton
The postmasters, rural car
riers and clerks in the First
congressional district of Geor
gia, held a district meeting in
Claxton on Wednesday after
noon, September 25th, beginning
at 3 o’clock.
The presidents of both the
state and national postal organ
izations were present and deliv
ered talks and several other
talks of interest to employees
of the postal service were made.
An experienced postal inspec
tor was present and conducted
a school of instruction that was
of much interest to postal em
ployees.
Attending from Pembroke
were Mrs. Jesse N. Hope, acting
postmaster.
James P. Thompson
Dies From Stroke
At Richmond Hill
One of Bryan county’s best
known citizens, James Perry
Thompson, died at his home at
Richmond Hill of a heart attack
early this week. Mr. Thompson
who wa s familiarly known
among friends as “Buckshot”
Thompson lived in the Clyde
area of the county before Camp
,ewart took over that area.
Since that time he has lived at
Richmond Hill.
Survivors include hi s wife,
Mrs. Josephine Lee Thompson;
two sons, Bige Clayton Thomp
son and Peter James Thompson;
a sister, Mrs. Bessie Sikes, all
of Richmond Hill.
Graveside services were held
Wednesday afternoon at the
Clyde cemetery, by the Rev. Wil
liam L. Ellen wood, pastor of
the Richmond Hill Methodist
Church.
Active pallbearers were C. H.
Hobbs, D. E. Sutton, Bailey Car
ltenter, Earl Sheppard, Spencer
Carpenter and D. A. Defoe.
Honorary pallbearers were T.
B. Daring, R. D. Davis, E. M.
Dukes, Boyd Brewton, B. Ma
haffey, and Boyd Harvey.
Three Sisters Visit
Pembroke After Being
Away For 43 Years
How many residents of Pem
broke and this area remember
the family of Mr. and Mrs. W.
T. McGlashan. If you do you
are probably getting along in
years. Also, if you do, you re
member the three little McGlas
han girls. These three little girls
were left orphans when their
parents died some 43 years ago
in 1903. These three girls were
placed in an orphanage in Sa
vannah after they lost their par
ents.
After spending about a year
in the orphanage these little
girls were adopted by relatives
who lived in different parts of
the country. Time passed by
and the girls grew up. Being
separated the girls saw each
other only on rare occasions.
Eah later married and became
even farther separated. One
became Mrs. E. W. Harrier of
Redlands, Cal.; another Mrs. L.
V. Graham of Savannah, and
the other Mrs. June Brogdon of
Nashville.
These three sisters have nev
er spent as much as a week to
gether since they were sepa
rated until recently. However,
when Mrs. Harrier came from
California to visit her sisters re
cently they decided to visit some
of their old friends and relatives
in this section.
On Sunday of last week they
came to visit Mr. and Mrs. Perry
Parrish at their home near Pern
broke. They spent a full day in
recollection and looking up
friends of long ago.
Relative of Bryan
County People Dies
Mrs. B. F. Burnsed, 72, died
early this week at her home in
Bulloch county.
Funeral services were held at
Ashes Branch Primitive Bap
tist Church Wednesday at 4 p.
m. with Elder V. Y. Spivey and
Elder J. 0. Boyette officiating.
Mrs. Burnsed is survived by
four sons, Norwood Burnsed, Sa
vannah, Henry Burnsed, Grove
land, Charlie Burnsed, Savan
nah, George Milledge Burnsed,
Groveland; one daughter, Mrs.
0. R. Powell, Savannah; four
sisters, Mrs. B. L. Newman, Sa
vannah; Mrs. Clara Glisson, Sa
vannah; Mrs. Mamie Waller, El
labelle; Mrs. Anna Stephenson,
Savannah; four brothers, F. W.
Burnsed, Savannah; H. W. Burn
sed, Ellabelle; E. J. Burnsed,
Claxton.
Active pallbearers were her
grandsons, Franklin Burnsed,
Harold Burnsed, Clayton Burn
sed, Clayton Powell, Charles
Burnsed, Jr., Leon Burnsed and
Raymond Powell. Honorary pall
earbers were E. W. Parrish, M.
P. Fordham, J. I* Martin, B. W.
Clayton, W. E. Cannady and
Erastus Bird.
Number 45.
Farm Bureau And
Associated Women
To Hold Meeting
The Bryan County Farm Bu
reau and the Associated Women
will hold their regular monthly
meeting in the county court
house, Tuesday night, October
8, at 7:30 p. m.
Each member of the chapter
and Associated Women are
urged to come out as this is the
time to elect another year’s of
ficers, each person should have
a voice in this election.
At this meeting we will dis
cuss the building of a farmers
market in or near Savannah, as
the old farmers market in Sa
vannah has been sold. Mr. W. C.
Payne was named on a commit
tee to study' this problem and ask
the farm bureau members their
opinion.
A good farmers market in
this section would mean several
thousand more dollars worth of
fruits and vegetables grown and
shipped from here. Since we
farmers grow what we sell, we
farriers will be the ones to build
our own market. Give this ques
tion your earnest and sincere
consideration and let us hear
from you at the meeting.
Recreation Night Is
Popular At Hi School
“Recreation Night,” spon
sored and supervised by Supt.
Edwards and other teachers of
the Pembroke high school
proved to be a popular event
with the high school students.
Last Friday night about 90
students and ten adults were
present for the opening of these
weekly affairs. Miss Stoy Wal
ker, county home demonstration
agent, was present and helped
teach new games to those pres
ent. Miss Walker introduced sev
eral games that fascinated those
participating and proved to be
popular with the students.
According to Supt. Edwards
a “Recreation Night” program
will be held each Friday night
from 8 to 10:30 o’clock. All
high school students and their
parents are invited to attend.
High school teachers will act as
supervisors for the me tings.
Local Merchants
Respond To 4-H
Clubs Fine Work
The Farm Bureau represented
by A. 0. Smith, secretary and
treasurer, solicited donations
from several Pembroke stores.
Practically all asked responded
with the realization that in so
doing they were contributing to
the welfare of the rural youth
of the county who make up the
4-H Club membership.
The Tos Theater, under the
management of Mrs. Jennie
Moody, agreed to contribute 40
per cent of the proceeds from
sale of tickets for three show
ings of the picture on last
Thursday and Friday. The Pem
broke and Black Creek Clubs
sold 99 tickets, the larger num
ber being sodl by the Pembroke
members.
The business firms who made
contributions in addition to the
Tos theater are: Bryan Motor
Co., Carruther’s Service Sta.,
Smith’s Cleaners, Edwards store
Pembroke Hardward Co., Tay
lor’s Barber Shop, A. S. Bacons
Case and Dußois Grocery.
The farm bureau, as well as
the 4-H Clubs expressed their
appreciation to these firms for
their splendid co-operation and
to Mr. Smith for arranging the
drive. The 4-H Clubs, under the
supervision of the county exten
sion workers, are devoted to bet
terment of rural living.
G. C. FUTCH, JR., HONORED
AT FISH FRY LAST WEEK
The family of G. C. Futch, Sr.,
and a few close friends gave a
fish fry on September 22 at
Morgan’s Bridge in honor of G.
C. Futch, Jr. Young Mr. Futch
left on the following Monday
to enter college at Statesboro.
All report a fine day with plenty
of fish and other good things to
eat.