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VOLUME L
WE HAVE BEEN
CALLED WORSE
THAN MOUTHPIECE
On M^iday there was scatter
ed over the city some handbills
in which a reference was made
to ye editor as “Mouthpiece
Miller,” and some of our friends
have asked if we were going to
handle the incident in our paper.
We are going to pass it lightly
by. For we believe that Judge
Price said all that was needed
being said.
Any one with one eye and halt
sense knows that ye editor, or
“Mouthpice Miller” did not do
rhe things charged, for we have
not the power, neither are.we
big enough to do them, if we
had a desire to do them, and we
have never had any desire to do
the things charged.
And last, but by no means the
least, in the years past we have
been called everything from “one
of them things” on down, and to
now be referred to as “Mouth
piece Miler,’’ doesn’t worry us
one particle, and if anyone got
any pleasure out of this little
affair, well and good, for we
sorter fell like we are improv
ing to be referred to by those
that hate our “innards” merely
as “Mouthpiece Miller is ce’-
tainly improving with old age.
JOURNAL EDITOR
ATTENDS COURT
IN BEAUFORT, S. C.
During our past years we
have been in the courts of Geor
gia from the little J. P. Courts
to the mighty Federal Court in
Savannah, and we thougnt that
we had learned about all there
was to know about courts-
But on Wednesday we went
to Beaufort, S. C. to attend the
trial of a friend of ours, Vic
tor F. Strojney, who was on trial
for murder, and who we believ
ed to be innocent.
Strojney was charged in the
death of William Swain with
murder. The case never show
ed at any time any motive or
reason for Strojney killing
Swain, for the evidence all was
that they were the best of
friends, both of them being
“yankees,’’ that is from un
North, and for that reason had
many things in common.
It seemed that the Sheriff
of Beaufort County was the
moving factor in the case a
gainst Strojney, he like some
sheriffs we have known in
Georgia, bordered on the perse
cution of the defendant, instead
of just doing his duty as an
officero f the law. But many
sheriffs get the idea it is their
job to get a conviction when
they get behind a case. When
as a matter of fact it is the
states duty through its Solici
tor' to do the prosecuting, and
the sheriff’s duty to present
any evidence he might secure m
an unbiased and fair manner to
the court.
When the state had presented
all of its evidence, and the de
fense attorney, Col. Brantley
Harvey was going after the
sheriff and his testimony, Solic
itor Randolph Murdaugh asked
for a few minutes time to con
with the sheriff, after
Nhe came back and put
>w of the dead man on
■ d and asked her if she
e an investigation o f
H Rances surrounding
B i’s ideath, and sb
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O^icial Organ Prgan Countg
First Real Drainage Experiment
Starts To Work In Georgia
Fleming, Ga., — Farmers
and sportsmen of the Carolina
Low Country will be interest
ed in what has been termed I
what is "probably the first '
real drainage eyperimeut [
station we have ever had eny- ;
where.”
That’s the way Cheif H. IL '
Bennett of the U. S. Soil Con- .
servation Service describes
the Southeastern Tibewatm'
Soil Conservation Experi
ment Station on the Ogeechee
River in Chatham County,
Georgia.
The station, located near
Savannah takes in 180 acres
of cut-over, gumbo land, and
500 acres of old rice fields,
abandoned long ago-
The purpose of the station
is to offer a means for learn
ing more about drainage,
water management, preserva
tion of the soil and diking.
This information will directly
benefit the farmers living in
some 10 million acres of lower
coastal plain country from
Virginia to Flordia.
Project supervisor Charles
B. Gay added, “On some of the
marches we hope to learn to
how to grow much more food
on less land for ducks and
other watertow. We feel lige
those areas properly managed
will mean a great increase in
game.’’
Work at the experiment
station will include detailed
conservation surveys to show
the best long-time uses of the
land and the use of drainage
ditches, dikes, tidegates Anil
' pumps for water management,
vegetable crop growing and
livestock grazing will be under
taken experimentally.
The Tidewater Experiment
Station was autorizea by the
81st Congress after South
Carolina and Georgia coastal
groups presented the need for
more research information in
connection with the work
being done by locally-organiz
ed soil conservation districts-
“What we expect to learn
also will be applicable, in
principle to the sandy flat
woods with a high water table
thMt lie farther from the
coast.
The specialists said this
work without a doubt win
mean the agricultural develop
ment of the coastal section
and result in a new economy
for the region. They said the
soil in the area is some of the
best and the climate offers
opportunity for use through
out ehe year.
replied ehat they were the best
of friends, then she was asked
if she beleived that Strojny
had killed her husband, she re
plied that she did not and that
she had tired to stand Strojnys
bond.
Then Solicitor Murdaugh ad
dressed the court and asked
that the case be nolle prossed,
stating that regardles of how
ne and the sheriff felt, that
They had failed to present suf
ficient evidence to warrant a
verdict of guilty, then the pre
siding Judge repled to the So
licitor that if he were a membei
of the jury he would vote for
an acquittal, and that if the de
fense were to ask for a directed
verdict of not guilty that he
would be forced to order it under
the testimony submitted.
The Judge further stated that
;he testimony of the Sheriff
served a perfect defense for the
defendant and he was going to
order the case nolle prossed but
' that the record would show that
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA NOVEMBER 11,1948
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that this was done after the
state had presented their evid
ence to the jury and that it was
insufficient to warrant a trial.
Strojny lives on an island near
Bluffton and the people of that
section vjhich was referred to as
low country stood back of Stroj
ny and had a great part in his
acquittal in court. They believed
in him and let the world know
that they did-
Ye editor thoroughly enjoyed
his visit to the Beaufort court
room, and we compliment the
Judge, the Solicitor and all the
officials on the way they carry
on their affairs.
It would be good for some of
cur people to visit their neigh
boring state and see how they
grind out justice.
FOR SALE
New portable Westinghouse
Sewing Machine, for sale at a
bargain. Call or See, Mrs. G. N-
Wilbanks, Pembroke, Ga.
[LITTLE PHILLIP
BACON IN BULLOCH
COUNTY HOSPITAL
Little Phillip Bacon, young
son of Mr. and Mrs. Merrill E.
Bacon is a patient at the Bui
loech County Hospital in States
boro. The doctors has pronounc
ed his trouble as pneumonia.
Reports from the hosiptal to
day are that the young fellow
s doing as well as could be ex
pected- The Journal joins the
many other friends of the
Bacon family in wishing for a
speedy recovery and an early
return home.
The many friends of Dr. J.
0. Strickland will be interested
to learn that he is a patient at
Savannah where has been for
the past few days. He has under
gone an operation and the re
ports from the hospital are that
।he is getting along nicely and
will soon be able to return to
' his home in Pembroke-
OHicial Organ Citg o/ /Pembroke
Mrs Weeks To
Be Postmaster
At Ellabelle
We have just received notice
from Congressman Prince li
Preston that he has recomended
the appointment of Mrs. Marg
arite Weeks of Ellabelle to be
the postmaster there, to fill the
vacancy caused by the retiring
of Mrs. Nina Story.
An examination was called
several months ago and five
stood the examination, and when
the results were announced by
the Civil Service Commission,
Mrs. Weeks was Nunber One on
the list of eligibles-
Mrs. Weeks is well known
throughout Brayn county, where
she has lived all of her life, she
was a daughter of the late Dowse
Duggar, and has a large number
of relatives and friends through
out this section of Georgia.
It will be only a matter of a
short time before Mrs. Weeks
will recieve her appointment
from the Postoffice Department,
now that she has got on the el
igible list and has heen re
commended by her Congressman
We congratulat to Mrs. Weeks
on having gotten the place and
also Congressman Preston for
naming her.
GARDNER OPENS
MODREN DAIRY
AT BLITCHTON
Oh Thursday ye editor visited
the 'modern new dairy that has
just been completed and began
operations at Blitchton and
•vhich is owned and operated by
teh Gardner family, with Jack ]
being more or less the manager, i
We were surprised and d- ;
lighted to find that we had such
an outfit in our county. It is ;
modren to the ‘nth degree, and i
has every device for taking care
of the milk, so that it will reach
the public as pure as possible. 1
We were told by Mr. Gardner 1
that his milk is distributed in
Bryan and Evans County by the !
Starland Qairy, and that they 1
can only take as much milk from 1
him as they sell in Bryan and
Evans counties, therefore it is
to our advantage to drink milk
distributed in Pembroke by the
Starland dairy, this is Bryar
county milk and todays test
showed that the butter fat was ,
■l.B when the government only (
requires that it be a 4 percent ,
butter fat to rate as Grade A
milk. j
Mr. Gardner has about fortv
head of fine Guernsey and Jer- (
sey cows, and is now milking
23 head-
The state inspector rated h's
place as one of the most modern,
scientific and up to date dairies (
In the state. Mr. Gardner in- <
sisted that the inspector visit
his place when passing this way,
whether there was any one there
oy not, for he wants his dairy (
to be just right at all times,
and he likewise invites the peo
pie of Bryan county to stop and
tee his dairy when passing that
way.
Mr. Gardner hopes to build
up his herd of dairy cows and
enlarge his dairy, and the only
vay that this can be done is for
the people of Bryan county to
give his dairy the support that
it deserves, and that is by buy
ing the milk that is delivered
here daily by the Starland Dairy.
Game Tonight
With Hinesville
* The Bryan County High Sshool
Boys and Grils went over to
Rincon and defeated Marlow by
a big majority.
This being our first game for
the season we are happy to have
a good beginning we’d like very
much to urge that every person
interested in the school come
out and give us your good wishes
and best sportmanship in our
games to follow as we have a
•determination to go to the state
finals ehis season- Give us your
co-operation and we’ll give you
a winning team.
We play Hinesville here, Fri
day night at 7:30 on Tuesday
night we play Nevils here. We
ask that you come out and back
your school.
We will attend ball games a
way from home on the bus, but
no one except, ball players will
be allowed on the bus.
Please do not ask to ride bus.
Chaperons will go with the
players on the bus and all play
ers must ride the bus regardless.
DR EMORY P. SMITH
TO OPEN OFFICE
IN CLAXTON
Dr. Emory P. Smith Jr., 0.
D. successfully passed the state
board examination on Opome
try given by the state board of
examinars in Atlanta, Ga., on
Sept. 27th-
He received his degree from
Northern Illinois college in
Chicago, 111-, on Maj 7 and has '
recently been associated with
Dr. F. B. Rayburn, Savannah.
Ga.
Dr- Smith graduated from
Pembroke high school in 1944
with first honor and later served
2 years in the Navy.
He plans to open an office for
practice in Claxton, in the near
future.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Scheflen,
Camden, N. J. announce the
birth of a son on October 23. He
has been named Richard Oaig.
to be called “Ricky”. Mrs. Schef
len will be remembered as Miss
Carolyn Smith daughter of Mr.
and Mrs- Emory Smith.
VISITING MINISTER TO
BE AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
In the absence of the pastor
who is to be at Glennville for a
Home Comming Service Sunday,
the pulpit at the Christian Chur
ch will be filled by Rev. Julius
Sack of Savannah.
Mr. Sack is no stranger in
Pembroke and his many friends
will welcome the opportunity to
hear him again-
HEAR THE >
FRIENDLY TOUR!
In connection with the regular
service at the Chrisian Crurch
Sunday night, the Friendly Tour
Quartette, will put on one of
their short, programs.
They have always been greet
ed by large audiences in Pem
broke and we predict a full house
Sunday night.
Mrs. N. L. Ham left on Tues
day for Atlanta where she was
to enter Emory University Hos
pital for further examination
and possibly an operation- The
Journal joins her many friends
throughout Bryan County in
wishing her well at the hospital
and trusting that she will soon
be able to return to her home
in Pembroke. ,4
NUMBER 49