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"COASTAL GEORGIA’S LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER"
Bryan County
Faculties Are
Named By Board
The faculties for the education
al system of Bryan county for the
1953-54 term were released Tues
day by the Bryan County Board
of Education through J. R. De-
Loach, county school superinten
dent. There are three white and
three negro schools in the county,
with one each in the Coastal sec
tion.
R. M. Monts, a native of Bul
loch county, has been named as
principal of the Bryan County
High School and will move to Pem
broke within the next few weeks
to assume his duties, according to
Mr. DeLoach.
Mr. Monts comes to Pembroke
from Sandersville where he has
been principal for the past five
years. He has also served in the
same capacity in the Millen school
for five years, prior to going to
Sandersville. The new principal
has been president of the Wash
ington county and Jenkins county
units of the Georgia Educational
Association. Last year he was
the Sixth District delegate to the
National Educational Association
in Detroit and has served as pres
ident of the First District High
School Association.
Mr. Monts comes to Pembroke
highly recommended by State
Department personnel who have
had the opportunity of working
with him from a threefold stand
point, namely, educational, admin
istrative, and executive.
Mr. Monts’ father, who was
principal of the Statesboro city
schools from 1917 to 1936, is well
known by many Bryan county res
idents. He is now retired and his
former acquaintances take pleas
ure in welcoming his son to Pem
broke.
Mr. Monts is a graduate of
Newbenry College in Newberry, S.
C., and received his master’s de
gree from the University of Geor
gia. He is a member of the Meth
odist church, the Lions club and
is a Mason. Mr. and Mrs. Monts
have two sons who are presently
wit hthe Air Force and are sta
tioned in the States. They will
occupy the house owned by Mrs.
W. A. Warnell from which the
Tom Watson family recently
moved.
Mr. Monts declares that he
“will operate the type of school
that will fit the needs of the com
munity.”
Other members of the B. C. H.
S. faculty besides Mr. Monts are
Mrs. Forest Leon Johnson, first
grade; Mrs. Louise Denmark, first
grade; Mrs. J. T. Shaw, second
grade; Mrs. E. O. Bacon, second
grade; Mrs. Dan Hart, third
grade; Miss Blanche Lanier, fourth
grade; Mrs. I-awton Downs, fifth
grade; Mrs. Ethel Morrison, sixth
grade; Mrs. J. D. Harn, seventh
grade. The high school faculty
will consist of Mrs. S. M. Morgan,
Mrs. W. W. Curl, Mrs. K. D. Smith,
Mrs, R. M. onts, E. 0. Bacon,
Robert Bowers, C. N. McGee, F. M,
Meeks, Mrs. H. M. Sanders, music,
and R. V. Durden, veteran instruc
tor.
The Black Creek faculty will be
headed by J. 0. Hurst, and will in
clude Miss Johnnie Mae Edwards,
M<rs. Hamp Gardner, Mrs. E. P.
Smith, Mrs. Lee Williamson, Miss
Gail Croom, Mrs. Nugent Griffin,
and Miss Mildred Mattox.
W. J. Tyre will again be the
principal of the Richmond Hill
school and his teachers will be
Miss Myrtice Stevens, Mrs. Grace
Rimes, Mrs. Annie Herrington,
Miss Annie Tom Sowell, Ronald
E. Weitman, Kenneth Wommack,
Miss Martha Brooks, Miss Wy
nette Deen, and Mrs. Lucy Long.
Dietician for the B. C. H. S. will
be Mrs. W. R. Deal and for the
Richmond Hill school will be Mrs.
Glenn Harrison.
The Negro faculties are: Pem
broke High School, Leon Dingle,
principal; Thelma Garrison, Lu
cinda Brown, Estella E. Crim,
Mable Y. Gamble, Jane N. Dingle,
Lollie D. Orr, Gertrude D. John
son, and Alberta D. Manz; Mill
Creek, Minnie H. McMoore, prin
cipal, Thelma D. Bryant, Edna B.
Sanders, and Frances B. Amer
son; George Washington Carver
School, Calantha Louise Johnson,
Jewell McDew, Jemima Mullino,
Larcenia Myles, Texanna Hender
son, Dorothy Geter, Juli* Bacon,
Pembroke Journal
Methodist, Baptist,
Bible Schools Have
Good Attendance
Daily aVcation Bible Schools are
in full swing this week in two
Pembroke churches. To date the
Methodist church has an average
attendance of 83, with the Baptist
church having 85 present for the
first three days, with indications
that the enrollment will increase
each day.
The director of the Methodist
Bible School is Mrs. H. D. Griner,
who accepted the place when Mrs.
J. Dixie Harn withdrew because
of illness in her family. The Rev.
Tom Watson, pastor of the church,
has been assisting in the school
and the other teachers have been
announced previously. The week
will end Friday at noon with a
picnic and the “commencement”
exercises are scheduled for Sun
day morning.
Mrs. Rufus Lane, Americus, is
the director of the Baptist Daily
Vacation Bible School. She is a
trained specialist in Bible school
work and was obtained through
the State Sunday School depart
ment in Atlanta.
Classes will end Friday with a
picnic and the closing exercises
will probably be held Friday night,
with each group displaying their
accomplishments.
The faculty, besides Mrs. Lane,
consists of Mrs. D. E. Medders,
Mrs. E. 0. Bacon, Mrs. Floyd
Meeks, Mrs. W. A. Warnell, and
Mrs. Puirvis Brannen, with the Be
ginners; Mrs. W. W. Curl, Mrs.
Bascom Williams, Mrs. W. L. Hum
phries, and Mrs. Major Boyette,
with the Primaries; Mrs. J. 0.
Strickland, Jr. and Mrs. Frank
Hendricks, the Juniors; Mrs. Sigo
Morgan, Mrs. John R. Joyner, Mrs.
W. T. Holton, and C. C. Spinks, the
Intermediates. The handicraft is
being handled by Mrs. Robert
Bowers, Mrs. J. P. Dukes, Mrs.
Gordon Bacon, Mrs. L. M. Ander
son, C. N. McGee and D. E. Med
ders. Mrs. J. 0. Bacon is pianist
and E. O. Bacon is the secretary.
Local Boy Gets
Basic Training
At Texas Base
Edward B. Williamson, 17, son
of Mrs. Susie Williamson, Pem
broke, is at Lackland Air Force
Base in San Antonio, Texas, where
he is receiving his basic training.
He left Pembroke on April 15 af
ter having enlisted a few days
previously.
The young soldier attended the
Bryan County High School and
while in the service will complete
his high school education.
Williamson-Wyatt
Announcements have been sent
to relatives of Mrs. Susie Wil
liamson, Pembroke, and J. L.
Wyatt, of Savannah, inviting them
to their wedding which will take
place Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock
at the bride’s home in Pembroke.
Friends of the couple are also in
vited to the wedding and to the re
ception which will follow immedi
ately.
Mrs. A. P. Anderson has return
ed to her home near Pembroke af
ter several months visit with her
son, A. V. Anderson, while con
valescing from a broken leg and
during Mrs. Anderson’s stay in the
hospital. With the aid of crutches,
Mrs. Anderson has resumed a
large portion of her normal ac
tivity.
The Rev. and Mrs. Tom Watson
and daughters will leave Monday
for Albany where they will visit
Mr. Watson’s sister, Mrs. W. S.
Clanton, and Mr. Clanton, while
Mr. Watson attends the annual
conference of the South Georgia
Methodist churches which convenes
Monday and ends Friday at noon
when the appointments will be
read.
Mamie Moore, and Marian Hill.
Etna Hines will be the Pembroke
High School dietician and Julia
Bacon will be dietician at the Car
ver school.
Members of the Bryan County
Board of Education are V. P.
Stubbs, Lanier, chairman; J. E.
Wilson and B. G. Brewton, Rich
mond Hill; M. F. Sims, Pembroke,
and C. F. Warnell, Groveland,
Pembroke Boys
Are Promoted To
Cadet Sergeants
Milledgeville, Ga.—Cadets Wil
liam Graham Sims and Clinton
Morton Slims have been promot
ed to the grade of Cadet Sergeants
in Company “A” at Georgia Mili
tary College for next year. They
are sons of Mr. and Mrs. C. M.
Sims, of Pembroke.
Promotions for the school year
1953-54 were announced by Col
onel Ren A. Thorne, President, at
the last Sunday parade, May 31.
Also Company Crack Squad
Competition was held, and a saber
was presented to the Cadet Com
manding Officer of the Best GMC
Company for 1953. That company
will be known as the Saber Com
pany throughout next year.
Following the Company Crack
Squad Competition, a review pa
rade was staged for Major Gen
eral Charles Cahan, Deputy Com
mander of the Third Army.
The Inspector General’s Report
of the Annual General Inspection
of the Reverse Officers Training
Corps at Georgia Military College
for this year, gave the military
school a Superior rating, accord
ing to an announcement by Major
James N. Lunsford, Jr., Professor
of Military Science and Tactics.
Since 1916, Georgia Military
College has had a unit of the Re
serve Officers Training Corps.
GMC offers training in the Seni
or (MJC) Unit of the Reserve Of
ficers Training Corps which leads
to a commission in the U. S. Army.
Richmond Hill Club
Is Winner of Bryan
County Dress Revue
Mrs. A. F. Drawdy of the Rich
mond Hill Home Demonstration
Club modeled her dress to victory
at the dress revue held during the
recent meeting of the Bryan Coun
ty Home Demonstration Council.
Mrs. J. L. Story, of Lanier, rep
resenting the Black Creek club,
and Mrs. B. D. Burpitt, Ellabelle,
of the Ellabelle club, placed sec
ond and third.
Mrs. Drawdy’s plaid chambray
was made along shirtwaist lines
and its perfection of the minutest
detail was one of the determining
factors in the judges’ decision.
With it she wore perfectly match
ing sandals and bag. Mrs. Story’s
dress was a brown cotton crash
with a becoming print also fash
ioned on shirtwaist lines. The
faille suit modeled by Mrs. Bur
pitt was two piece, and with it she
wore a matching hat and other ac
cessories.
Others modeling dresses were
Mrs. B. Z. Cowart, Ash Branch
club, with a printed voile trimmed
in lace and Mrs. W. T. Holton,
Pembroke club, in a white Indian
head, with a polkadot broadcloth
sash. There was no entry from
the Westside club and Mrs. L. N.
Smith, from Keller, did not attend
the dress revue.
Mrs. Drawdy will go to Athens
to the State Home Demonstration
Council which convenes June 9 for
the rest of the week as the Bry
an county dress revue winner to
compete against the other counties
for the state winner.
The council, with Mrs. John
Edwards, president, presiding,
voted to have an expert on china
painting at the next council meet
ing. Mrs. R. D. Johnson is secre
tary of the organization and Mrs.
D. E. Medders is treasurer.
The Pembroke Home Demonstra
tion club was hostess to the group
which met in the home economics
room of the vocational agricultur
al building in Pembroke.
Gene Cowart, son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Cowart, of Pembroke,
has recently accepted a job with
the Savannah Typesetting Com
pany in Savannah, which is owned
by Clark Lanier, a native of Bry
an county and son of Mr. and Mrs.
R. E. Lanier.
Mrs. A. V. Anderson has return
ed to her home in Pembroke after
several weeks stay in the Bulloch
County Hospital in Statesboro. Al
though she is confined to her bed,
her condition, which a few weeks
ago was a matter of much concern
to her friends, is improved.
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 4th, 1953
Brother-In-Law
Os F. 0. Miller
Died Suddenly
Mr. and Mrs. F. 0. Miller left
Monday afternoon for Bethesda,
Maryland, after being notified of
the sudden death of William H.
Smith of that place. Mr. Smith
was the husband of the former
Miss Sara Miller, youngest sister
of Mr. Miller, and his death came
as a distinct shock to his friends
and relatives. He suffered a heart
attack and died before medical aid
could be summoned.
Mr. Smith had made a. name for
himself in the real estate business
and had recently purchased a hand
some new home. He was well
known in Pembroke and Bryan
county where he had visited within
the past few years. Details of the
funeral, other than it was held
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
and are not availabue butt will be
printed next week.
Going to Maryland with Mr.
and Mrs. Miller were Mrs. R. E.
Black of Valdosta, Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Edenfield of Savannah, Mrs.
Edenfield and Mrs. Black being
sisters of Mrs. Smith.
The following is taken from the
Tuesday, June 2 issue of the Sar
vannah Morning News: “William
Harris Smith, former Savannahian,
died Sunday in Bethesda, Mary
land, where he had made his home
for the past 16 years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Sara Miller Smith; one daughter,
Mrs. William J. Polling; one son,
Lt. William T. Smith, U. S. Army;
two sisters, Mrs. Glenn E. Meyers
and Mrs. Martin L. Statler; two
brothers, Henry T. Smith and
Irvin Smith; two uncles and three
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held in
Bethesda.”
Seniors Having
Wonderful Time
In Washington
The senior class of the Bryan
County High School arrived safe
ly in Washington, D. C., according
to a communication from F. 0.
Miller, who went to Bethesda,
Maryland, to attend the funeral
of his brother-in-law, W. H. Smith.
Mr. Miller reported that he had
just seen the group and that they
were having a wonderful time. A
card received in Pembroke from a
member of the class had the in
formation that “we are having lots
of fun but my feet are killing me."
The plans were changed some
what and they now are to come
directly home from the Capital
city rather than going by Natural
Bridge to spend the night. This
will mean one additional night in
Washington seeing the many
points of interest.
Brotherhood Group,
Wives Hear Talk On
Church Financing
Visitors from the Emanuel Bap
tist church in Savannah were guests
at the May meeting of the Brother
howl of the Pembroke Baptist
church held recently.
The Rev. H. E. Gaddy, pastor
of the church, discussed the method
of church financing and was as
sisted by H. J. Miller and J. H.
Ramsey. Following the program
a roundtable discussion was held
during which Mr. Gaddy and his
two deacons answered questions
concerning church financing. They
were introduced by the Rev. John
R. Joyner, pastor of the Pembroke
Baptist church.
E. W. Miles, president, presided
at the meting, which began with a
covered dish supper and was en
joyed by approximately 45 mem
bers and their wives.
Miss Hurst Is
Honored At Dance
By Sister
Miss Lois Hurst, Waycross, who
is visiting her sister, Mrs. John
Bacon, was the guest of honor
Tuesday night at a dance at which
Mrs. Bacon was hostess.
The affair was held at the Amer
ican Legion building and approxi
mately 35 jguests from Pembroke,
Savannah, Claxton, and the sur
rounding communities were invit
ed.
Assisting Mrs. Bacon in enter
taining her guests were Mr. and
Mrs, Julian Buckner,
Silver Tray Given
Pembroke Man For
Outstanding Essay
A Pembroke man was one of
three students receiving awards
at the annual honors day services
held Monday at Georgia Teacher’s
College for outstanding work in
various fields, with the other 21
students who were also honored
receiving certificates for the ex
cellence of their contributions.
Thomas Bacon, grandson of
Mrs. T. J. Bacon, was presented
the James Allen Bunce award for
the best essay on Georgia history
and was given a silver tray in fur
ther recognition. Mr. Bacon is tak
ing pre-medical work at the col
lege and plans to enter a medical
school on completion of these pre
liminacies. He is a graduate of
the Bryan County High School in
Pembroke and the Georgia Mili
tary Academy in College Park.^
Mr. Bacon’s essay is of especial
interest to Bryan countians be
cause of its local significance as
it deals with Fort Arygle built
on a site three and one-half miles
below Morgan’s Bridge in this
county. The considerable research
done by Mr. Bacon revealed that
the fort was the second white set
tlement in Georgia and was built
by General James Oglethorpe in
1733 for the protection of Savan
nah against the Indians. It was
in existence for thirty years. The
pit and excavations are practical
ly all that remains of the mute
evidence revealing the white in
vaders stand against the native
redskins.
Bryan County To
Be Represented
At Forestry Camp
One local 4-H club boy will rep
resent Bryan county at the ninth
annual South Georgia 4-H Club
forestry camp, scheduled for June
8-13 at Laura Walker Park near
Waycross.
Attending the event from this
county will be Kenneth Owens
from Pembroke.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. O. H.
Owens was chosen to go to the
camp on a basis of outstanding
woirk already done in forestry
projects on their home farm.
D. E. Medders, county agent,
said the six-day forestry camp will
feature a program of instruction
that is expected to help the boys
make an even better record in 4-H
forestry work.
Young Owens will join one of
five groups, and each group will
make the rounds of classes in fire
control and tree identification, re
forestation, thinning, conditions
acceting tree growth, mensura
tion, and harvesting and market
ing before the camp closes with
a final examination Friday night,
June 12.
In addition to these class peri
ods, the boys will see two educa
tional demonstrations and will par
ticipate in a third. Dorsey Dyer,
forester for the Univerjity of
Georgia Agricultural Extension
Service, and the man who planned
the camp program, will team up
with Charles T. Shea, area for
ester for the Naval Stores Con
servation Program, to show the
4-H’ers how to work trees for
naval stores. C. O. rßown of the
Sandvik Saw and Tool Co., Tif
ton, and J. F. Spiers, forester for
the Central of Georgia Railroad,
will give a demonstration on the
use and care of saws.
The local 4-H’er will join nearly
100 others Tuesday morning, June
9, in studying about fire control,
then that afternoon they will ac
tually go out and fight fires previ
ously set for the purpose.
The campers are looking for
ward to visiting the Savannah
plant of a paper corporation on
Wednesday, June 10, and also to
esters and speakers who will ap
meeting more than a score of for
pear on the program.
SALESMEN WANTED
WRITE OR WIRE
Rawleigh’s Dept. GAF-1170-216-
A, Memphis, Tennessee, regard
ing opportunity in Bryan County
for man with car as Rawleigh
Dealer. No capital needed.
Box Rents Are
Raised By Post-
Master General
Mrs. Jessie N. Hope, Pembroke
postmaster, is relaying to the pub
lic the announcement made by the
postmaster general in the Postal
Bulletin, dated May 26, 1953, that
the Irent on post office boxes will
increase effective July 1, 1953.
Box rents are determined by
the class of post office, which, in
turn, is determined by the postal
receipts. Pembroke rates as a
third class post office, and the
following rates apply here: No. 1
boxes, formerly 45c for three
months will advance to 65c; No. 2
boxes, formerly 60c will advance
to 90c; and No. 3 boxes, formerly
75c will advance to sl.lO.
The raise in rates is out of the
hands of the local postmasters
since such a move is determined
by the postmaster general in
Washington, who advises the heads
of the various post offices who
are expected to inform the public
and see that the rent is collected.
Although postmasters of third
class post offices are required to
furnish all the equipment in the
offices, as well as the boxes, the
rent from the boxes must be for
warded to the postmaster general.
The new boxes in the local post
office and some of the equipment
recently installed were obtained
free from the government by the
alertness of Mrs. Hope who noticed
in the Postal Bulletin that such
equipment was surplus and would
be sent to the post offices request
ing it as long as it lasted on a first
come first serve basis. The ex
pense of the installation of the
boxes, however, and their upkeep,
is bome by the postmasters.
In the event of a change in post
masters, the incoming one is re
quired to buy or rent all the equip
ment from the outgoing head, or
else buy all new equipment.
Mrs. Hope earnestly requests
the cooperation of the patrons of
the Pembroke office in the matter
of the raise in box rent and as
sures them that she will continue
to improve the local post office.
Rev. Watson Goes
To Albany Monday
For SG Conference
The Rev. Tom Watson, pastor of
the recently formed Men’s Bible
will preach his last sermon here
Sunday before goin^ to the annual
South Georgia conference which
convenes Monday in Albany. Mr.
Watson has been pastor of the
Pembroke Charge for the past
three years and says that the con
ference may or may not send him
back for his fourth year.
Sunday morning at the 11:30
worship service Mr. Watson will
preach on “Shattered Dreams.”
Immediately after the morning ser
vice a group picture will be made
of all those who have come into the
church under his ministry. There
fore, Mr. Watson urges all those
who have come into the membership
of the Methodist church during
the past three year® by certificate
or baptism to be present for the
morning service and to stay for
the picture taking.
Sunday night is Steward’s Night
at the church and all the members
of the official board will be intro
duced. Therefore, all the Stew
ards and other officers of the
church are urged to be present for
the evening service which begins at
8 o’clock.
Methodist's To Have
First Meeting of
Men's Bible Class
The organizational meeting of
of the recently formed Men’s Bible
Class of the Pembroke Methodist
church will be held Sunday morn
ing at 10:30 at the Methodist
church.
C. L. Purvis, attorney and long
time member of the Methodist
church, has accepted the place as
teacher of the class. Mr. Purvis
is a Bible scholar besides being a
capable and interesting teacher
and the prospective members are
fortunate in his acceptance.
All men of the church, as well as
others who are interested, are cor
dially invited to come to Church
School Sunday morning <and enroll
in this group. Much interest has
been manifested over the beginning
of the class and a large group is
expected to attend.
NUMBER 35
City Recreation
Program To Begin
Monday, June 8
On Monday, June 8, the Pem
broke Recreation Center will be
opened on the Bryan County High
School playground, according to
E. O. Bacon, director. The center
is to be used by all groups in the
community from the age of 6 and
those within the age group are not
only cordially invited but urged
to participate in this program.
The recreation program is spon
sored by the Pembroke City Coun
cil and will be open Monday
through Friday throughout the
summer months. On Tuesday and
Friday night the gymnasium will
be open from Buntil 10 o’clock.
Softball, dodgeball, kick ball,
horseshoes, badminton, tennis, deck
tennis, volley ball, shuffleboard,
and table tennis are some of the
activities that will be enjoyed in
the gymnasium or at the ball park.
Besides the organized games, sev
eral of the latest magazines, in
cluding sports magazines, Satur
day Evening Post, Readers Digest,
Life, and others, will be available.
A committee named by the City
Council and made up of leading
business men of the city will, with
the help of Mr. Bacon, plan the
activities and a new schedule will
be announced each week as the
needs and wishes of the children
and adults participating are
known. The schedule for the first
week is published in this issue of
the Pembroke Journal.
The proggam is a new project
recently adopted by the city coun
cil whose members have realized
the need for supervised play for
young people during the summer
months and for a means of relaxa
tion for adults. Additional activi
ties and facilities will be added as
the program progresses.
Recreation
Schedule
Monday
1:30- 2:15 Horseshoes
2:15- 3:00 Kickball, Ages 6-11.
3:00- 3:45 Horseshoes
3:45- 4:30 Kickball, Ages 12-14.
4:30- 6:00 Badminton
6:00- 7:00 Table Tennis, Ages
Ages 15-up
Monday Night
8:00-10:00 Softball Practice
Ages 9-13
Tuesday
1:30- 2:15 Modeling clay or Table
tennis
2:15- 3:00 Softball, Ages 6-11
3:00- 3:45 Softball
3:45- 4:30 Table Tennis,
Ages 12-14
4:30- 6:00 Shuffleboard
6:00- 7:00 Volley ball or table
tennis 15-up
Tuesday Night
8:00-10:00 General Recreation —
table tennis, shuffle
board, volley ball, bad
minton, deck tennis,
etc.
Wednesday
1:30- 2:15 Table tennis
2:15- 3:00 Shuffleboard,
Ages 6-11
3:00- 3:45 Volley Ball
3:45- 4:30 Deck Tennis,
Ages 12-14
4:30- 6:00 Badminton
6:00- 7:00 Table Tennis
Ages 15-up
Thursday
1:30- 2:15 Genera! Games
2:15- 3:00 Dodge ball
Ages 6-11
3:00- 3:45 Table tennis
3:45- 4:30 Badminton
Ages 12-14
4:30- 6:00 Volley ball
6:00- 7:00 Horseshoes
Ages 15-up
Friday
1:30- 2:15 Badminton
2:15- 3:00 Kickball, Ages 6-11
3:00- 3:45 Kickball
3:45- 4:30 Deck Tennis,
Ages 12-14
4:30- 6:00 Table Tennis «
6:00- 7:00 Volley Ball,
Ages 15-up
Thursday Night
Softball Game
Pembroke vs. Claxton
Friday Night
8:00-10:00 General Recreation —
table tennis, shuffle
board, volley ball, bad
minton, deck tennis,
etc.