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BIG REVIVAL BEGINS SUNDAY
Fifte;n Cottage Prayc;r Meeii;gs Dra\;ing Large‘st cro:nds In I*listory O*f The"*‘cl;(urch
Post 164 Group
Goes to Poppy
Dedication
The John Duggar Post No. 164
of the American Legion and the
Auxiliary unit were represented
Sunday at the dedication of the
poppy anchor which honored the
defenders of America, who have
given their lives at sea.
Going to Savannah for the oc
casion were Commander and Mrs.
G. C. Martin and Mrs. Purvis E.
Brannen, auxiliary president, and
Mr. Brannen. Mrs, Brannen as
sisted in receiving at a reception
honoring those attending the dedi
cation. The services and reception
were held at Post 135 in Savan
nah.
The occasion was the 36th an
nual dedication of the blood-red
memorial anchor, which was a re
plica of the original made in 1919
by the late Miss Moina Michael
of Athens, founder of the tradi
tion. It was fashioned from thou
sands of the paper “Buddy” pop
pis Miss Michael made famous,
An estimated 200 people attend
ed the ceremonies, which were con
ducted by the First District Auxi
liary of the Georgia Legion. An
honor guard of sailors and Ma
rines flanked the anchor and ‘a
bugler from Hunter Air Force
Base sounded taps over it as the
crowd stood with bowed heads.
The poppy anchor will be car
ried te the Navy at Anmapolis by
Department Auxiliary President,
Mrs, R. T. Ragan, of Eastman, In
appropriate ceremonies the Navy
will cast it in the sea on national
Memorial Day.
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Outlines for Garden
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Club Meet in May
Given by Chairman
y Chai
A brief outline of the exhibits
to be entered at the May meeting
of the Pembroke Garden Club has
been released by the chairman,
Mrs. Robert Bowers,
It was -decided at the April
meeting to cance] the usual for
mal flower show and hold a small
show in connection with the May
meeting on Wednesday, May 18,
The theme of the exhibits is
“Flowers Everywhere,” and ar
rangements entered will be de
signed for the living room, dining
room, bedroom, outdoor living
room or “you place it.” Flowers in
these groups may be bought, hor
rowed or grown by the exhibitors,
In the horticultural division, the
entry must be grown by the exhib
itor. Specimens will be exhibited
in milk or soft-drink bottles.
Children are invited to submit
arrangements but they must be
made by the child in whose name
the exhibit is entered and not by
parents or other people.
Mrs. Bowers said that the com
mittee will accept entries from
1 o’clock to 2:30, except for teach
er entries, which will not be ac
cepted after 3:15. The committee
has requested that all members of
the club comply with this request
and not ask that late entries be
accepted.
From 3:30 to 4 o’clock members
of the club will vote on the ar
rangements and horticultural spec
imens. At 4 o’clock the club will
hold a brief meeting and from 4:30
to 5:30 the exhibits will be open
to the public.
NOTICE—I have accepted the
position as representative of Avon
Products in Pembroke and sur
rounding counties, I will contact
those who are using Avon cos
metics and toilet articles as soon
as possible. In the meantime, 1
will appreciate my friends calling
me at 3-2961. Delivery of order
will be made two weeks after
being placed—Mrs. M. N. Star
ling. :
@The Pembroke Jonrnal
Miss Rachel Buckner
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Miss Rachel Buckner, who
made a typing speed of 70.5 words
a minute in the state literary meet
in Macon thus winning the crown
of best typist in the A, B, and C
high schools of the state.
BCHS Srs. Scores
Highest In Girls’
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State Typing Test
After being tops in the First|
District in Girls’ typing, a Bryan
County High School senior went on
to score as the fastest girl typist
in the state Saturday in the state
literary meet held in Macon at
Mercer University.
Miss Rache] Buckner made high
score, not only in her own Clasg C
group, but also in classes A and
B. she typed 70.5 words per min
ute to win the crown.
Miss Buckner, who admitted she
was “scared to death,” is the
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Julian
Buckner, She has had typing for
two years and said she feelg that
her suecess in both events was due
largely to the splendid instruc
tion in typing she has had from
E. O. Bacon, commercial tedcher.
She insisted that Mr. Bacon “is a
pretty good teacher, believe me.”
Miss Buckner was a member of
the Beta Club last year and would
be eligible this year if the club
were active, An accomplished
pianist, she plays for the Pem
broke Christian Church, and was
in the school glee club, now dis
organized, last year., For the past
two years she has been in the cast
of the one-act play that won first
place both years in the First Dis
trict. She is a genior class officer,
Miss Buckner says that she
plans to enter vocational school in
Vavagnnah in September, but ad
mits that she has earlier plans
that “are much more interesting.”
BAPTIST PASTOR’S
MOTHER IS ILL IN
TELFAIR HOSPITAL
Mrs. J. R. Joyner, mother of
the Rev. John R. Joyner, pastor
of the Pembroke Baptist Church,
is a patient in the Telfair Hos
pita] in Savannah, Mrs. Joyner
has been in the hospital about a
week and her condition, aggra
vated by complications, is a mat
ter of much concern to her many
friends.
Both Mr, and Mrs. Joyner are
well known here where they have‘
visited their son and Mrs. Joyner|
often., The many friends through
out this section of Mr. and Mrs.
IJnyner and Rev. Joyner hope that
she will goon be well enough to
return to her home at Richmond
Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Waxer and
children, Judy and Jerry, of Chi
cago, Illinois, left Thursday morn
ing to return to their home after
visiting Mrs. Waxer’s mother,
Mrs. J. L. Arnold. En route to
Chicago they will stay ‘a few days
with Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Pros
ger in Bremen. Mrs, Prosser is
Mrs. Wazxer’s sister,
Birthday Dinner |
Honors E. W.
.
Miles Sunday
The home of Mr., and Mrs. E.
W. Miles was the scene of a de
lightful occasion Sunday when Mr,
Miles was honored at a birthday
dinner. All of the honor guest’s
brothers, sisters and children were
present except a son, Jimmy Miles,
of Port Deposit, Maryland.
Guests at the dinner were Mr.
and Mrvs. Elmer Miles, Ann Miles,
Golda Kay Miles, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Truk, Vivian Turk, Paulette
Turk, Nita Turk, Allenhurst; Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Miles, Michael Miles,
Mrs. Woods, Flemington; Mr, and
Mrs. Herman Stafford, Gary Staf
ford, Cecil Stafford, Becky Staf
ford, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Cole
man, Al Coleman, Ludowici; Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Miles, Renny
Miles, Edward Miles, Savannah;
Mr. and Mrs, Casper Long, Shel
ton Long, Sue Nell Long, Hines
ville; Miss Martha Walters, Vi
enna; Miss Bobbie Ryon, States
boro; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Miles,
Tommy Miles, Dale Miles Patty
Miles, Dublin; W. C. Strickland,
Wendell Dußois, E. B. Miles, Miss
Ella Miles, Miss Lila Miles, Frank
Miles and Glynn Miles.
A delicious basket dinner was
spread in the yard during the din
ner hour. »
Cloud-Seeder to
.
Be Stationed at
Richmond Hill
A cloud-seeding generator will
be placed at Richmond Hill by
the Water Resources Development
Asgociation of Denver, Colorado,
which is doing work in several
counties over southeast Georgia in
an effort to alleviate the severe
drough that has hit the section
for the past several years.
Seven machines were brought
into the section for the beginning
of operations on Apri| 5 and 25
more are being placed in areas
surrounding the project area. Two
more will be stationed within the
area, at ‘Baxley and Richmond
Hill, Other sites include Wayeross,
Nahunta, Homerville, Glennwood,
Sea Island, Golkston, Fernandina
Beach, Tifton, Fitzgerald and
Ridgeland, S. C.
The project area, at the present
time, includes some three mijlion
acres, The Souteast Georgia
Weather Modification Association,
which includes Bryan, Candler,
Bulloch, Evans, Tattnall, Toombs,
Wayne, Appling, Berrien, Coffee
and Bacon counties, has extended
the deadline for joining so that
other countics who are considering
the move may enter,
Union Bag and Paper Corpora
tion has turned over a check to
the association to cover part of
the cost of “cloud seeding opera
tions.” The corporation has ex
‘tensive holdings in several of the
counties in the asgociation, includ- |
ing Bryan. According to reports,
the check was for approximately
$1,540.
BROTHERHOOD TO
ENTERTAIN LADIES
THURSDAY NIGHT
On Thursday night of this week
the Men’s Brotherhood of the
Pembroke Baptist Clurch will
have Ladies’ Night at which a
covered dish supper wiil be serv
ed. J. ©. Mikell, I:embzy-cf the
Brotherhood, ig in charge of the
supper.
Henry Durrence, Claxton attor
ney, has been invited to speak to
the members and their ladies. F.
0. Miller is in charge of this
phase of the meeting.
D. E. Medders, president, will
preside at the brief business meet
ing,
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1955
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Final Plans Are
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Set for Baptist
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Revival May 1-8
Last minute details have been
smoothed out for the revival to be
held the first week in May at the
Pembroke Baptist Church. Each
night during the week has been
designated as attendance night for
the members of the different or
ganizations of the chureh,
Monday night is Brotherhood
night, Tuesday Yight, Woman's
Missionary I{;‘V.'i', Wednesday
night, Sunday' ischool, Thursday
night, Training Union, and Friday
family night.
Prayer meetings are being held
this week in many homes through
out the city in preparation for the
revival. The circles of the Wom
an’s Missionary Society are con
centrating on visiting and person
al contact during the time preced
ing the series of sermons,
Dr. Waiter B. Feagins, Clear
water, Fla.,, will be the guest
preacher, and Al and Ivy Walsh,
professiona] evangelistic singers,
will lead the singing. Dr. Feagins
and Mr. and Mrs. Walsh were in
Pembroke last year during the re
vival and proved drawing cards
bhecause of the impresive sermons
and singing and playing.
Night services throughout the
week will start at 8 o’clock and
morning services at 10 o’clock.
There will be no sermons on Sat
urday. The nursery will be open
morning and night and parents are
invited to take advantage of leav
ing youngsters under six with the
competent volunteers who will be
there,
COMMISSIONERS
ATTEND STATE
MEET IN AUGUSTA
Members of the Bryan County
Board of Commissioners turned
out en masse for the 41st annual
convention of the Association of
County Commissioners of Georgia
held Monday and Tuesday in Au
eusta,
Hearing Governor Marvin Grif
fin and Paul Butler, chairman of
the national Democratic party,
were H. B. Warnell, chairman; J.
H. Cason, Raleigh Davis of Rich
mond Hill, M. E. Bacon and W, C.
Purnced, Accompanying their hus
hands to Augusta were Mrs, War
}uti], Mre, Burnsed and Mrs, Ca
.on. The group had reservatjons
);11 the Bon Air Hotel.
‘ The Bryan County delegation
attended the meetings at the twn-‘
|,|;._\- gession, gathering informa
' tion on how to continue and im
!;,uuu the already efficient man
agement of the county’s affairs.
Mr, and Mrs, Harold Starling
and Barbara Anne and Sue Star
ling of Savannah returned home
Tuesday night after vigiting Mr.
Starling’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
M. N. Starling. The two children
had been spending two weeks with
their grandparents,
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Dr. Lundquist
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Heads Ga. Public
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Health Ass’n
Bryan County’s commissioner of
health was installed Wednesday
as president of the Georgia Public
Health Association. Installation of
officers came on the last day of
the three-day convention of the
public health group which con
vened Monday in Savannah. Head
quarters for the convention was
the Hotel DeSoto.
Also attending the convention
from Bryan County were Mrs,
Blanche Morrison, nurse; Miss
Anne Parrish, clerk; J. L. Har
ding sanitarian; and J, D. Whel
chel, sanitation engineer.
Miss Parrish spent the three
days in Savannah. She and Miss
Nell Brewton, Evang County Pub
lic Health clerk, were guests of
Miss Brewton’s brother, Calvin
Brewton, and Mrs. Brewton. Other
members of the Bryan County of
fice commuted from their homes
to the various meetings and en
tertainments.
Dr. Lundquist is commissioner
of the Bulloch Health Distriet
with headquarters in Statesboro.
He serves Bulloch, Bryan, Effing
ham and Evans counties, He has
been in public health work for
nearly fifteen years.
Dr. Lundquist is a native of
Kansas but graduated from high
school in San Jose, California, and
received his early medical and
clinieal education in that state, In
1939 *he served his internship at
the Georgia Baptist Hospital in
Atlanta and entered public health
work in Burke County in 1940.
After years of service with local
public health work in Burke and
with the Bulloch Health District,
Dr. Lundquist became medical di
rector in 1950 of the East Cen
tral Region of Georgia, serving
26 counties for one year. He then
returned to the district which in
cludes Bryan County and has
heen here since except for the
1953-54 school term when he at
tended the University of North
Carolina School of Public Health
and received his degree,
Pre-School Clinics |
Off to Good S’rur'r,l
Supt. Reports
The pre-school clinics being held
this week in the Richmond Hill,
Black Creek and Bryan County
schools are off to a good start,
according to J. R. DelLoach, coun
ty school superintendent, who vis
isted all three on Monday.
Mr. Deloach said he feels that
the week of orientation spent by
the children is worth a good deal
to them and that he believes next
year’s first grade teachers wil|
find the going easier because of
the week’s training now,
An average of 35 youngsters
was reported at the Bryan County
High School for the first three
days. Principal R. M. Monts, Jr.
reported, He said that he was
“more than pleased” with the set
up. Working with the children
in Pembroke are Miss Daisy Av
eritt and Mrs. C. F. Warnell and
five high school students, Beth
'Henderson, Pat Williams, Rachel
Buckner, Dorothy Payne and Vir
ginia Dowd.
The Black Creek faculty is Mrs.
J. O. Hurst and Mrs. D. B, Smith.
While the names of the Richmond
Hil] faculty could not be learned,
in the past the clinic has been
held by competent workers and it
stands to reason that those this
year are living up to the stand
ards previously set, v
Cowarts’ Case in City of Pem
broke completely equipped to
serve. Buyer can gel immediate
possession. For further details
see me,
C. ¢, COWART
FAMOUS NAME ON NAVY ROLL—Today the navy’s roll once
again carries the name of John Paul Jones, He is now a recruit
receiving his basic training at the Navy's Training Center at Great
Lakes, 111. Jones is the son of Mr, and Mrs. Remer Jones of Pem
broke, and is a former student of Bryan County High School. Chief
Yoeman S. F. Roberts (left) of the Navy recruiting station in Co
lumbia, 8. C., presents Mr. Jones with a copy of the history of the
U. S. Navy entitled “Your Navy,” and is shown calling the new
recruit’s attention to the section of the book which is devoled to
the service of John Paul Jones in early American history, Mr. Jones
entered the naval service through the U, S. Navy recruiting station
in Savannah. (Official Navy photo.)
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Mrs. Brewton’s
Talkls Forerunner
Os Program
The talk made by Mrs. Alethia
C. Brewton, Bryan county welfare
director, at a previous meeting
was the forerunner of the pro
gram given Monday night by the
Sallie G. Purvis Circle of the
Woman’s Society of Christian
Service of the Pembroke Meth
odist Church,
Mrs. Brewton’s very interest
ing talk at the March meeting was
hased on the article, “Could You
Adopt Your Child?” She stressed
the standards required by welfare
and adoption agencies in homes
hefore would-be parents were al
lowed to adopt children,
The two programs were part of
a series by the circle on “Respon
sibilities of Christian Parents.”
Monday night’s program was
given by Mrs. W. E. Smith, Mrs,
J. T. Shaw and Mrs. Helen Gra
ham.
A devotional on the general
theme was given by Mrs. W. E.
Smith. Mrs. Graham discussed
how parents should and could take
advantage of available literature
on parent education which would
help them in developing well
rounded children. Mrs. Shaw's
subject was “Parent-Child Rela
tionship in the Home.”
During the businesg session, pre
gided over by the president, Mrs.
Jessic Hope, Mrs. H. D. Griner,
president of the W. S. C. S. dis
cussed the district W. S. C. 8.
meet‘ng to be held on Thursday.
It was decided to buy new equip
ment for the nursery, which is a
project of the cirele, and Mrs, L.
F. Rogers, Mrs. Harry Owens, and
Mrs, C. E. Taylor were named to
make recommendations.
The meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. Jessie Hope and
Mrs. Hope and Mrs. Bruce Bishop,
hostesses, served delicious refresh
ments.
Those present were Mrs, C. E.
Taylor, Mrs. Guy Webster, Mrs,
W. E. Smith, Mrs. J. V. McKin
ney, Mrs, J. T. Shaw, Mrs. H. D,
Griner, Miss Blance Lanier, Mrs,
Elton Butler, Miss Charlene Stan
ley, Mrs. Bruce Bishop, Mrs. Jes
gie Hope, Mrs. Helen Graham,
Mrs. J. T. Roach, Mrs. Kyle D.
Smith and Mrs. Harry Owens,
FOR SALE - Singer sewing
machine, used very little, Bargain
for someone, See MRS. G, N.
WILBANKS, Pembroke, Ga,
280 RESTAURANT
2 Miies West of Pembroke
Next To Home—
The Best Place To Eat
Mr. and Mrs. Al Buhler
Velume No. 55
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OES Installation
Is Scheduled for
Friday Night
Pembroke Chapter No. 401, Or
der Eastern Star, will have instal
lation of officers on Friday night,
April 29, at the Pembroke Masonic
Lodge. The installation is public
and all who are interested are in
vited to attend at 8 o’clock.
Installing officers will be Mrs.
Minnie Bronson, installing officer;
Mrs. Dorothy Harrison, installing
marshall; Amos Thompson, in
stalling chaplain; Mrs. Louise
Lennon, installing organist, and
Mrs, Lillian Bacon, installing sec
retary.
The local officers to be installed
are Mrs. Eula Fagnant, worthy
‘matron; Oliver Fagnant, worthy
patron; Mrs. Elise Bacon, associ
ate matron; Gerald Bacon, associ
ate patron; Mrs. Lillian Bacon,
secretary; W. M. Porterfield,
treasurer; Mrs. Mamie Lee Porter
field, conductress; Mrs. Mary Me-
Gahee, associate conductress; Mrs.
Bessic Bazemore, chaplain; Mrs.
Alethia Brewton, organist; Mrs.
Ivy Faulk, marshall; Mrs. Betty
Mock, Adah; Mrs. Elizabeth Blitch,
Ruth; Mrs., Georgia Hughes,
Esther; Mrs. Lorene Bishop, Mar
tha; Mrs, Jessie Weaver, Electa;
Mrs. Mae Carruthers, warder; and
I. B. Brewton, sentinel.
Little Betty Jean Mock is the
chapter sweetheart and Julian
Harvey is the chapter mascot.
Betty Jean is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Mock, and
Julian is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
N. C. Hatvey,
Rachel Buckner and Carolyn
Owens will give several vocal se
lections,
The retiving officers are Mrs.
Mae Smith, past worthy matron,
and U, J. Bacon, past worthy pa
tron.
~ Mrs. Lee Knott of Denver, Col
orado, spent several days last
week in Pembroke with her cou
sin, G. D. Martin, and Mrs. Mar
tin, Mrs. Knott is spending some
time in the gouth visiting rela
tives.
WANTED: Man who wants out
side work, better health, pleasant
and independent business of your
own. Pays better than most occu
pations. Opening now in Bryan
Co. See Mrs. G. Williams, Box
611, Stateshoro, or write Raw
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