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COASTAL GEORGIA’S LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER"
Presentation Os
Awards Made To
Seniors, Others
June Calloway was awarded the '
Pembroke Journal trophy at the |
graduation exercises of the Bryan '
County High School Monday night
by virtue of being chosen the most
outstanding student in the twelfth
grade. The choice was made by
members of the faculty and was
a unanimous one. She is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Callo
way, of Pembroke.
Sharing honors were Carolyn
Dußois, veledictorian, and Marie
Newman, salutatorian. Marie San
ders was chosen the most out
standing girl scholastically in the
class and was awarded a medal, as
were Miss Dußois and Miss New
man. Miss Sanders transferred to
the local school around the first
of the year from the Richmond
Hill High School where she would
have been valedictorian had she
stayed on to graduate there. Miss
Dußois is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. H, Dußois, and Miss New
man is the daughter of Mrs. Ella
Newman, while Miss Sanders’ par
ents are Mr. and Mrs. Lawton
Sanders.
Robert Burpitt was presented
the Bauch and Lob Science award
because of the outstanding work
he has done in physics. His par
ents are Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Bur
pitt of Ellabelle.
Medals were given to John
Harvey as the best all-round boy
in the senior class, and to June
Calloway as the best all-round girl
in the class.
F. 0. Miller, editor of the Pem
broke Journal and mayor of Pem
broke, acted as master of cere
monies during the presentation of
the awards. This is the third year
that the editor has offered the
Pembroke Journal trophy for the
most outstanding student in the
graduating class, the selection to
be made by the faculty and to be
secret until the award is made on
the night of graduation.
Robert Bowers, coach of ath
letics, presented the basketball
trophies to J. B. Hussey, who ac
cepted them on behalf of the
school. They included the trophy
for the First Area High School
association in girls’ basketball, and
the First District trophy for girls’
basketball. Following the presen
tations Mr. Bowers introduced
members of the winning team.
The First District literary
trophy for second place was pre
sented to the school by Mr. Hus
se(y who introduced the students
responsible for winning it. They
include Dorothy Payne, typing,
who also placed third in the state
literary meet; the boys’ quartet,
composed of Gene Sanders, Way
man Cowart, Willie Butler, and
David Spinks; Robert Burpitt in
boys’ essay; girls’ trio, made up
of Janice Deal, Carolyn Dußois,
and Carolyn Owens; senior spell
ing; Margatene Holland, girl’s
reading; one-act play; Willie But
ler, boys’ solo; and Robert Hughes
in declamation.
Mr. Bowers introduced Gene
Sanders and Wendell Dußois be
cause of their prowess in the track
meet. The former won the 100-
yard dash in the First District, but
because of a conflict was prevent
ed from participating in the state
meet, and Wendell won third place
in the broad jump in the First Dis
trict and third place in the half
mile.
The delivery of diplomas was
made by J. B. Hussey, who asked
that the parents stand as their son
or daughter received the proof of
their satisfactory completion of
the twelfth grade. In a brief ad
dress he charged each graduate
that the final decision they made
as to the road they would take
now was up to them, and, in spite
of all the advice, they must choose
their own path. "The high soul
will seek the high road,” he said,
“and the low soul will seek the
low road.”
Receiving diplomas were Nor
man D. Nubern, John Harvey,
Marie Newman, Charles Gay, June
Calloway, Willie Butler, Marie
Sanders, Albert Bacon, Nan Wat
ers, Bonita Kennedy, Jackie Thom
as, June Lee, Laverne Lewis, Mar
gie Shuman, Ann Sims, Delmus
Benton, Grace Williamson, Homer
Miller, Lila Jarriel, Carolyn Du-
Bois, Frances Smith, and Bobby
Duggar. Don Abbott received his
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The Rev. Bruce Wilson, pastor
of the Second Street Methodist
Church in Macon, and former pas
tor of the churches of the Pem
broke charge, who has accepted an
invitation to preach the homecom
ing seirmon at the Ellabelle Meth
odist church Sunday morning.
Rev. Wilson To
Preach Sunday
At Ellabelle
Plans are completed for an all
day program in observance of
homecoming at the Ellabelle Meth
odist church Sunday, according to
the pastor, the Rev. Tom Watson.
The Rev. Bruce Wilson, a former
pastor of the chufch, now serving
the Second Street Methodist
church in Macon, has accepted an
invitation to bring the sermon at
the morning preaching service. A
basket dinner will be an enjoy
able feature of the day, and the
pastor has issued a cordial invita
tion to attend.
The history of the Ellabelle
church dates back to the early be
ginnings of Georgia and of organ
ized Methodism, according to rec
ords. The first name on one old
church record is Allen Brown and
the date 1854 is written opposite.
Other family names outstanding
throughout the old records are
Brown, Williams, Slaters, Shuman,
Davis, Duggar, English, Jones,
Smiths, and others. An old deed
of record to the church lot is dated
1860 but it is possible that the
actual purchase was made earlier
as the custom then was to erect
whatever structure was being built
and then, perhaps years later, at
their convenience, have the pap
ers “signed up,” and even after
that have them recorded.
The present church was com
pleted in 1904, and was built by
a former pastor, the Rev. J. H.
Frisbee. Although the church has
made rap'id advancement in late
years, the interior of the building
has not been changed because of
the beauty of the woodwork. Dur
ing the four-year tenure of Mr.
Wilson the church progressed both
spiritually and physically.
Revival services at the church,
which have been conducted by the
Rev. L. C. Harvard will end to
night (Friday) following a very
successful week.
A basket dinner will be served
immediately after the morning
service Sunday. Following dinner
A. C. Down, Claxton, will lead the
community sing which will get un
derway immediately. During the
afternoon the history of the Ella
belle church will be read by Mrs.
Grace Rimes.
diploma on completion of the
twelfth grade taken by correspond
ence from the University of Flor
ida. Young Abobtt is now in his
first year at Teacher’s College in
Statesboro.
Hrior to the presentation of di
plomas love gifts were given Mr.
Miller, Mr. Hussey, and Mrs. W.
W. Curl by members of the class.
Carolyn Dußois presented Mr.
Miller a gift on behalf of the class
because of his efforts in helping
them raise enough money to fi
nance the senior trip. Mr. Hussey
accepted a gift from June Callo
way, who commented on his untir
ing efforts in training, coaching,
and helping them in various liter
ary and dramatic events through
out the year. Mrs. W. W. Curl
was given a gift by Frances Smith
because, as home-room teacher,
she has offered the class as a
whole and individually encourage
ment, sympathy and love, and has
inspired them through her charm,
patience, and graciousness.
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Mrs. Tom Watson, wife of the pastor, is shown accepting the keys to the new Methodist parson
age on the Pembroke charge from N. L. Ham, Pembroke, chairman of the Building Committee. Others
shown are, I. to r. E. W. Strickland, Daisy, and G. C. Martin, Ellabelle, both members of the Building
Committee, and the pastor, the Rev. Tom Watson.
June Calloway Wins Journal
Award For Best All Round Senior
The annual award offered to the student of the Bryan
County High School, for the best all round student of the
graduating class wont to Miss June Cal
loway this year. The award this year was
a sterling silver plate, appropriately en
graved. The selection was made by the
high school teachers, and this years deci
sion was unanimous. We congratulate
the high school teachers for their selec
tion, and feel that their decision was a
wise one. For the past few years we
could not help but notice and admire June
Calloway. She puts her “all” in to what
ever she undertakes to do. She made good
on the basketball team and her work there
helped assure many of the victories that our girls won. Yes
we are indeed happy to have the honor to give June Callo
way a small trophy, in recogniiton of her outstanding work
as a student in the 1953 Graduating Class of Bryan County
High School.
Futch's Give
Ye Editor Some
Mighty Fine Fish
Our good friends Jim and Dan
Futch went a fishing last week
with some friends down in Florida,
and in order to “show” Ye Editor
that they had good luck and had
fish to spare presented us with a
fine bunch of extra fine fish.
Which we enjoyed to the fullest
extent,
These good friends of ours live
in the Bay District of Bulloch
county, but make Pembroke their
headquarters for all their business
affairs. They have as many friends
in and around Pembroke as any
one else and Ee Yditor is proud to
claim them as among our best
friends.
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1953
Mrs. Cason
In Hospital
The many friends of Mrs. J. H.
Cason will regret to learn that
her health is not up to par, and
as a result she entered the Bul
loch County hospital at Statesboro
for some x-rays and a complete
physical check up. The Journal
joins her many other friends in
wishing for her a speedy recov
ery and an early return to her
home in Pembroke.
Mr. and Mrs. Alois Buhler had
as their guests Monday night Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Grinder and daugh
ter, Paula, of New Kensington,
Pennsylvania. The visitors were
en route to Orlando, Florida, and
came by Pembroke to see the Buh
lers whom they knew in New York.
Baptist Church
W. M. U. Holds
Circle Meetings
Mrs. Joe Brewton was hostess
to the Amelia Burgess Circle of
the Woman’s Missionary Union of
the Pembroke Baptist church and
Mrs. T. J. Bacon entertained the
Mattie Parrish Circle Tuesday af
ternoon at their homes.
Mrs. J. P. Dukes, chairman of
the Mattie Parrish Circle, ted the
devotional and taught the chapter
in the mission study book. The
group is planning to serve the
Daily Vacation Bible School on
Monday morning, with Mrs. Dukes,
Mrs. J. G. Bacon, and Mrs. J. C.
Mikell as the committee.
Members present were Mrs.
Dukes, Mrs. Bacon, Mrs. R. D.
Johnson, Mrs. G. B. Williams, Mrs.
J. 0. Strickland, Jr., Mrs. J. C.
Mikell, and Mrs. M. F. Sims.
The last chapter in the mission
study hook was taught by Mrs. T.
H. Edwards at the Amelia Bur
gess Circle, with Mrs. Joe Brew
ton giving the devotional, The
circle chose Tuesday as their day
to serve the students of the Daily
Vacation Bible School and Miss
Lula McGahee, circle leader,
named Mrs. Joe Brewton as chair
man of the serving committee.
Members and guests present
were Mrs. Joe Brewton, Miss Lula
McGahee, Mrs. T. L. Waters, Mrs.
L. M. Anderson, Mrs. T. H. Ed
wards, Mrs. W. C. Lanier, Mrs.
P. P. Parrish, and Miss Ann Par
rish.
Both Mrs. Bacon and Mrs.
Brewton served delicious refresh
ments after the programs.
Progress of Daisy,
E'belle, Pembroke
Methodists Noted
In today’s issue of the Pembroke
Journal two views are shown of
the recently completed Methodist
parsonage of the Pembroke charge
which was built by members of the
Daisy, Ellabelle, and Pembroke
churches. It is now occupied by
the Rev. Tom Watson, pastor of
these churches, Mrs. Watson, and
their four daughters.
J. Dixie Harn, chairman of the
Finance Commitee, headed the
vigorous campaign to raise funds
for the erection of the parsonage.
The kick-off supper was held last
fall, with various projects to raise
money coming as the outgrowth
and each member contributing
through donations and pledges.
The completion of the parson
age has culminated an amazing
program of progress and advance
ment for the Pembroke charge.
The Methodist church in Pembroke
was completed four years ago un
der the leadership of the Rev.
Bruce Wilson, who will deliver the
homecoming sermon Sunday morn
ing at the Ellabelle Methodist
church, Further progress has
been made by a substantial in
crease in membership, as well as
by other physical and spiritual
growth. The present status of the
Pembroke charge makes it one of
the most desirable places in the
South Georgia conference of the
Methodist church.
Progress in membership build
ing has also been accomplished in
the Daisy and Ellabelle churches.
Mrs. Strickland,
"Miss Daisy" Are
Honored in Macon
A group of Millen, Statesboro,
and Pembroke relatives and friends
went to Macon Saturday to honor
Mrs. J. O. Strickland, Sr., who is
visiting her daughter, Mirs. Henry
Stokes, and the Rev. Stokes, for
several weeks.
The occasion was a surprise
celebration of Mrs. Strickland's
birthday and of the birthday of
Miss Daisy Averitt, although the
lattur was “in” on the secret.
When the group reached the
Stokes’ home, they crept up onto
a secluded spot of the porch, and
when Mrs. Stokes led her mother
out, ostensibly to go to the car
for a ride, they made themselves
known with a chorus of “happy
birthday.”
Mrs. Strickland is one of Pem
broke’s most beloved citizens, as
is also her sister, “Miss Daisy,”
who is retiring this year from her
teaching career.
Pembroke, as a whole, joins
with those who attended the cele
bration in wishing for Mrs. Strick
land and Miss Averitt “many hap
py returns of the day.”
Those going to Macon were Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Averitt, Millen;
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Averitt, States
boro; Mr. and Mrs. Percy Averitt,
and daughter, Mary Jane, States
boro; Mrs. W. A. Warnell, and
son, Danny; Mr. and Mrs. J. 0.
Strickland, Jr., Jimmy, Judy, and
Mary Frances Strickland; Miss
Daisy Averitt; and Mr. and Mrs.
WL C. Lanier. Dr. and Mrs. Wood
fin Vanßrackle of Macon, joined
the group for lunch. Dr. Van-
Brackle is a native of Bryan
County.
Also present besides the Rev.
and Mrs. Stokes were Gail, Beth
Jere, and Sharon Stokes.
Uncle John Harn
In The Hospital
We regret to say that our good
friend John D. Ham, father of our
Clerk and Treasurer of Pembroke,
J. Dixie Harn is a patient at the
Bulloch County Hospital, where he
was carried last Sunday morning,
following an attack he had. Uncle
John has been confined to his bed
at the home of his son here for
months, but apparently was doing
nicely, enjoying visitors and tak
ing an interest in everything go
ing on around him. We hope that
he will soon be able to return to
his home here. We have known
Uncle John as long as any one
here, and have always counted him
our friend.
Plans For Next
Year Given By
Supt. At Meeting
A closer welded county-wide
teacher organization, resulting in
better teaching, closer student
teacher relationship, and a more
co-ordinated educational system
throughout Bryan county, is the
aim for the 1953-54 school year,
according to J. R. DeLoach, coun
ty school superintendent, at a
meeting of the three white schools
of the county Wednesday at Black
Creek.
The meeting, which began at 10
o’clock, was opened with a devo
tional by Miss Johnnie Mae Ed
wards of the host faculty and by
group singing led by Mrs. J. T.
Shaw of Bryan County High
School.
A dance routine from her recent
recital was given by Miss Mildred
Mattox of Black Creek, and pre
sented Charlotte Burnsed, Joan
Bailey, Virginia Smith, and Fay
Griffin. In the intermission that
followed the Black Creek faculty
served refreshments to the group.
Mrs. Gladys McLoach, consult
ant from Georgia Teachers Col
lege at Statesboro, was a guest at
the meeting and spoke on the use
of the school library. She im
pressed her listeners with the in
formation as well as with her pre
sentation of it, and left no doubt
in their minds as to her knowledge
of the subject.
Mr. DeLoach, in his discussion
of a closer knit county education
al unit both from organizational
and curriculum standpoints, touch
ed on teacher certification and ex
plained how this might be obtain
ed.
During his talk on plans for the
coming school year, he made three
suggestions, which he emphasized
as such, and not requirements.
They were (1) all* teachers who
have been in the local county sys
tem for five years or longer and
have not attended summer school
in this time to attend this summer,
(2) teachers in the Bryan county
schools who have less than the
minimum teaching certificate,
four-year professional, to attend
summer school this summer, and
(3) that all teachers in Bryan
county have physical examinations.
In commenting on the last sugges
tion, Mr. DeLoach said that the
Health Department requires all
lunchroom personnel to have phy
sical examinations, as well as re
quiring certain examinations and
innoculations of the students, and
that it appeared to him to the ad
vantage of the classroom teacher
to follow suit.
Mr. DeLoach assured the teach
ers of his support of the proposed
pay increase for next year and
offered his cooperation in any way
possible. He said that next fall a
counby-wide teacher’s meeting
would be called every six weeks
and that more teacher-student visi
tation would be urged.
Mrs. Holton Is
Winner in Local
Club Dress Review
Mrs. W. T. Holton’s dress won
first place in the dress revue of
the Pembroke Home Demonstra
tion club which was held Monday.
Mirs. C. C. Spinks won second place
and Mrs. C. L. Strickland, Jr., won
third. Mrs. Holton will compete
against the winners throughout the
county Thursday at the Home
Demonstration Council.
The Pembroke Club will act as
hostess to the Council Thursday,
and Mrs. C. L. Strickland, Jr.,
president, named Mrs. D. E. Med
ders as chairman of the planning
group. Serving with her are Mrs.
U. J. Bacon, Mrs. R. D. Johnson,
and Mrs. W. T. Holton.
Nutrition—We Are What We
Eat was the theme adopted by the
club for emphasis in the county
Fair in the fall.
Mrs. Joseph Lane was hostess
to the group and gave the devo
tional. Prior to the adjournment
Mrs. Lane served delicious refresh
ments.
Paula and Mary Lynn Watson
are convalescing at their home fol
lowing tonsil operations at Dr.
Hames’ Clinic in Claxton. They
are daughters of the Rev. and Mrs.
Tom Watson.
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