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The Pembroke State Bank
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Large Enough To Serve You
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Official Organ Bryan County and City of Pembroke
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Sunday May 8
Humphries Super Market Has
Outgrown It's Large Store
Work Has Begun On A 25-Foot Extension On Their
Large Building Housing Pembroke's
Super-Market
Some time ago Mr. W. L. (Bill
Humphries realized that his large
store was entirely too small for
his business, and he has worried
about what could be done to rem
edy the situation, realizing that it
would take thousands of dollars
to enlarge this present store, but
knowing that if he was to continue
to serve the thousands of people
who patronize his super market
that it would be necessary, so he
continued to dream dreams and
make plans.
Last week Mr. B. B. Smith
bought additional ground from Mr.
Jack Shuman to enlarge the store
building, as he owns the large
modern building that Mr. Hum
phries has his super market in.
This will cost Mr. Smith several
thousand dollars, but he has seen
the business grow and realizes
that more space is needed.
It is hoped to have the roof on
the new building extension in
about ten days, then work on the
in side will start, this will consist
of moving his meat counters, dis-’
play cases, coolers and what not
back for a distance of twenty-five
feet, it will mean the buying of
additional display cases, shelves,
counters, etc., and this item will
run into thousands of dollars.
Bill Humphries is happy, he is
enjoying a fine business, which
has grown consistently since open
ing up. Only on Saturday, April
23, he did the largest amount of
business that he has done since
opening his new store here 17
months ago.
We are proud of the store that
Mr. Humphries has, and we know
that we will be even prouder of
his new store, and we wish to con
gratulate not only Mr. Humphries
but Mr. B. B. Smith for having a
part in giving to Pembroke a larg
er and finer store in which to buy
your groceries, meats, vegetables,
etc., at prices second to none
throughout this section of Georgia.
Rock Eagle to Be
Scene of Summer
Four-H Camp
This summer, for the first time
in their several years of holding
summer camps, Bryan County 4-H
members will go to Rock Eagle
near Eatonton. The huge state
4-H club center has been opened
to the camping program this
summer.
Bryan county has been tempo
rarily alloted 35 campers to spend
from Monday, August 8 to Friday,
August 12, at the recently com
pleted camp. Other counties going
at the same time will be Banks,
Barrow, Chatooga, Dade, Bryan,
Candler, Evans, Tattnall, Truet
len, Newton, Pike, Butts and
Washington.
The camp fee for the local group
has been set at $10.50 which will
include transportation, camp ma
terials and insurance en route
and while at the camp.
A brief schedule of activities
worked out so far are flag cere
monies, worship services, organ
ized instruction, swimming and
recreation, a two-hour evening
program and three meals in the
Center’s 900-capacity dining hall.
Four-H members desiring other
information may contact Mrs. Ora
C. Payne or D. E. Medders, ex
tension agents.
Bobby Payne, student at Abra
ham Baldwin College in Tifton,
spent the past weekend at home
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
C. Payne.
Pembroke Journal
Mrs. White
Dies Suddenly
On Wednesday morning the sad
news of the sudden death of Mrs.
Eloise Bowers White at Pinehurst,
N. C., was a shock to her many
friends and relatives in Pembroke.
She was the daughter of Rev. and
Mrs. V. P. Bowers of Pembroke,
and a sister of Robert Bowers of
Pembroke. Her home was in Kan
napolis, N. C., where her husband
is a prominent physician.
Mrs. White had not been in too
good health for some time, but
her death was a surprise and a
shock to the family. She is sur
vived by her husband, Dr. Estus
White, of Kannapolis, N. C., a son,
Estus White, Jr., a student at
Wake Forest College, and one
grandchild.
Mr. Robert Bowers went to Kan
napolis late Wednesday, and to
day (Thursday) Rev. and Mrs. V.
P. Bowers, Mrs. Ethel Morrison,
Mrs. Blanche Morrison and Mrs.
Robert Bowers left by auto for
Kannapolis, and J. K. Mor
rison plans on flying up early
Friday morning; as he has a fun
eral here Thursday afternoon.
The funeral will be held in Kan
napolis, N. C., on Friday after
noon and interment will follow
there "in the family lot.
Relative of Local
People Promoted
Bv Central of Ga.
The Central of Georgia Railway
Tuesday announced the promotion
of the son of Mrs. D. H. Horne
and the late Mr. Horne to land and
tax commissioner.
D. C. Horne of Bloomingdale
succeeds Charles B. Niehaus who
has retired after nearly a half
century in railroading. Mr. Horne
has been with the Central since
November, 1943, serving as assist
ant engineer and since June 1,
1950, as assistant land and tax
agent. Prior to joining the Cen
tral, he spent six years in various
engineering capacities with the
Georgia and Florida state highway
departments.
Mr. Horne is land and tax com
missioner and a director of the
Central’s Empire Land Company,
a member of the Southeastern
Railroad Tax Conference, and on
the official board and secretary
treasurer of the Bloomingdale
Methodist Church. A native of
Claxton, he is married to the for
mer Miss Myrtle Wood of Clax
ton and their three children are
Nancy, 16; Judy, 15; and David
5. Mr. Horn’s sister is Mrs. Sigo
M. Morgan of Pembroke.
Mrs. Horne’s and Mrs. Morgan’s
many friends here are congratu
lating them on their son’s and
brother’s promotion and are pre
dicting that he will be in line for
others in the future.
BCHS PRINCIPAL
TO GIVE PROGRAM AT
FARM BUREAU MAY 12
R. M. Monts, Jr., principal of
the Bryan County High School,
will lead the program Thursday
night, May 12, at the meeting of
the Pembroke Farm Bureau chap
ter.
0. F. Lanier, president, will pre
side at the business session.
Supper will be served at 8 o’-
clock by a committee of Farm
Bureau members.
Bob Watford of
Ludowici Plans
For The Future
Some ten days ago we received
a telephone call from our good
friend R. L. (Bob) Watford of
Ludowici, who told us that he was
giving to the churches of the New
Sunbury Association, which in
cludes Pembroke and Lanier a
recreation center at his estate in
Mclntosh counties, near Shellman
Bluff, where it would be possible
for the young people to go and
spend a few days in planned vaca
tion.
He stated that all the material
was bought and paid for, that he
did not ask for any money, but
that he did want some volunteer
workers to go down on Saturday,
May 7th, and give a days work,
and asked that Ye Editor see that
Pembroke was represented. We
agreed to do so and next Saturday
the new church bus of the Pem
broke Baptist Church will leave
from the City Hall at 6:30 for a
trip to the coast and we invite
anyone that will go down :md give
a days work for the benefit of the
young people of the churches of
the New Sunbury Association to
be present and go.
It will not be necessary to
carry lunch, for Ye Editor will
furnish the “grub” and Lloyd
Geyer says that he will prepare
same, so that there will be a cold
drink and a good warm meal at
noon time.
It will be a big day for every
one. Those that can carpenter are
asked to carry a saw and a ham
mer, others can do the labor work
and we are sure that next Satur
day, May 7th, will see Pembroke
and Lanier well represented in
Mclntosh county.
Bank Official
Is Named on GBA
Education Group
An official of the Pembroke
State Bank has accepted an ap
pointment to serve as a member
ofthe Bank Employees Education
committee of the Georgia Bankers
Association for a two-year term.
The appointment was offered E.
B. Miles, cashier of the bank, by
W. C. Clary, Jr., Wadley, presi
dent of the GBA. In a letter to
Mr. Miles, William H. Bosch, At
lanta, GBA secretary, expressed
the president’s wish that the local
man accept the place and said,
"Your service along with that of
the incoming committee members
will mean much to another pro
gressive year in the Georgia Bank
ers Association.” Olin F. Fulmer,
Jr., Savannah, is chairman of the
committee.
An early meeting of the Bank
Employees Education committee
has been scheduled for nevt month
at Radium Springs near Albany
along with other committee meet
ings and the meeting of the exec
utive council.
Mr. Miles is planning on being
in Albany on. Thursday, May 19,
to attend the committee meeting.
Other meetings will also be held
Friday and Saturday.
An outstanding young business
man of Pembroke, Mr. Miles has
been connected with the Pembroke
State Bank for several years. He
is a member of the Baptist Church
and is assistant superintendent of
the Sunday School as well as a
member of the board of deacons.
He is also active in all worth
while community affairs.
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Widenmier
and son, Gregory, 8 months old,
will leave this week for their home
in Midland, Michigan, after spend
ing two weeks visiting relatives
in this section. They spent some
time with Mrs. Widenmier’s sister,
Mrs. W. C. Burnsed, and Mr. Burn
aed of Ellabelle.
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAYS, 1955
Local WSCS
Member Is V.-P.
Os District WSCS
A member of the Pembroke
Woman’s Society of Christian
Service was named vice president
of the Savannah District W. S. C.
S„ Thursday at the annual confer
ence of the societies in the Savan
nah District. Mrs. H. D. Griner
is now secretary of youth work in
the district and has been active in
the district organization for sev
eral years. She is president of the
local W. S. C. S.
The feature of the meeting,
which had as its theme “Where
Your Treasure Is,” was a short
talk by Miss Mary Culler White,
returned missionary to China. A
dynamic personality that belies
her tiny stature and more than SO
years, Miss White captivated her
audience by the forceful message
she brought on the conference
theme. Iler long service in the for
eign mission fields serves as a
background for her lectures, pam
phlets and books.
Ones treasure, said “Miss Mary
Culler,” ns she is affectionately
known, is where ones chief interest
is. Treasures may be of a tem
poral nature, based on sentiment
or may be people. All of these
treasures may be fleeting, Miss
White explained, but if Christ is
ones treasure he will last for
eternity. To be 'p Christ as a
treasure, the Missionary advised
developing and strengthening ones
prayer life, and Christ as a treas
use is increased by sharing Him,
she said.
Miss White's brief talk was
packed with repartee and stories
that might well become legend
and the rapt attention given by the
audience was proof enough of its
interest.
Mrs. W. H. Saffold, Savannah,
president of the district, presided.
During the dinner hour a delici
ous meal was served by the Pem
broke society. The meeting ended
Thursday afternoon with the in
stallation of officers.
The beautiful flowers in the
church were arranged for by
Commander Otis Stafford in mem
ory of his mother, the late Mrs.
Ella Stafford, who was a faith
ful member of the church for
many years.
Last Rites Held
For Kin of Former
Residents Here
Funeral services for Mrs. Della
I. DeLoach, who died Saturday
night at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Robert Hamilton of Port
Wentworth, were held Monday
afternoon at 4 o’clock. The rites
were held at the Red Hill Primi
tive Baptist Church near Pem
broke and were conducted by Elder
Roy Sims and Elder J. M. Tidwell.
Burial was in the church ceme
tery.
Mrs. DeLoach died after a long
illness. She was an aunt of How
ell DeLoach of Portal, formerly
of Pembroke. Robert Hamilton,
her daughter’s husband, and his
parents lived in Pembroke a good
many years ago.
Mrs. DeLoach had been a mem
ber of the Primitive Baptist
Church for more than 50 years
and had lived with Mrs. Hamilton
for the past five years.
Other survivors include two
sons, Lloyd DeLoach and Danny
DeLoach; four grandchildren, five
great-grandchildren and several
nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Delmas Lanier,
Odell Iler, Roy Allen, Adler Allen,
John Henry Peavy and Leroy
Hamilton.
FOR SALE — Singer sewing
machine, used very little. Bargain
for someone. See MRS. G. N.
WILBANKS, Pembroke, Ga.
Payne Accepts Job
Os Field Man with
Agricultural Dept.
W. C. Payne, prominent Pem
broke man, has accepted a position
with the state Department of Ag
riculture as field man, according
to an announcement released this
week by Phil Campbell, commis
sioner of agriculture.
Payne is one of five men in dif
ferent sections throughout the
state assigned to the newly cre
ated job which is designed to im
prove service and quality of pro
duce in the state markts. He will
work with the farmers of the Sa
vannah Farmers Market for the
promotion of the growing of truck
crops. His territory will cover
any county from svhich produce
is brought in to the Savannah
market.
Mr. Payne recently returned
from, four weeks’ study in Atlanta.
While there he underwent an in
tensive training course in the
duties and opportunities of a field
man in aiding the farmer.
Mr. Payne is a native of Tat
tnall county but has lived in Pem
broke for several years. A truck
farmer himself, he is well quali
fied from the standpoint of experi
ence to handle a field man’s job.
He plans on taking advantage of
the short courses offered in Ath
ens at the University of Georgia
and at Abraham Baldwin .Agricul
tural College in Tifton on tfuck,
crops, livestock, seeds, fertiliza
tion and other related subjects.
In his work, which he has already
started, Mr. Payne said he wants
to be in a position to advise the.
farmers on their problems when
called upon to do so.
Payne is a member of the Pem
broke Baptist Church and is an ac
tive Farm Bureau member, being
at one time president of the Bryan
County Farm Bureau.
4-H Members Are
Approved for
Summer Camps
Three members of the Bryan
County High School 4-H Club have
been approved for camps this
summer. The notice that the trio’s
applications have been accepted is
a distinct honor for the members
involved as well as their leaders.
Going to the South Georgia For
estry Camp for the week of June 6
are Jeff Floyd and Jack Sims. The
11th annual camp is again being
held at Laura Walker Park near
Waycross. The two boys will leave
Pembroke Monday morning and
return Saturday.
Young Sims is a ninth grade
student and has been in club work
for five years. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Sims of near
Pembroke. An eighth grade stu
dent, Jeff Floyd has also been in
4-H Club work for five years. He
is 14 years old and is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Leola White.
On May 30, Doris Hendrix will
leave to spend a week at the state
4-H Wildlife Conservation Camp
held this year at the Rock Eagle
4-H Club Center near Eatonton.
Te be eligible for the camp the 4-TT
member must be carrying a wild
life project and must not have
attended a previous wildlife camp.
Only one girl from Bryan county
could attend. The camp was not
offered to boys in Bryan county.
Doris is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. G. D. Hendrix. She is
14 years old and has worked in
4-H dubs for five years.
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, Statesboro, or write Raw
leig’h’s, Dept GAD-1170-206, Mem
phis, Tenn.
Baptist Revival
Invites YOU!
Sunday Will Bring To A Close
City’s Biggest Revival Services
PREACHES GOSPEL THAT
WAS GOOD FOR PAUL AND
SILAS—IT’S GOOD FOR YOU
Mr \
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REV. W. B. FEAGIN
500 Members and
Visitors Attend
Homecomina Sun.
The hotp.^oming at the Pem
broke Baptist Church Sunday was
attended by approximately 500
members, former members, and
visitors. During the morning serv
ice the church was packed to ca
pacity to hear Dr. Walter B. Fea
gin, guest evangelist, and Al and
Ivy Walsh, song leaders. At both
Sunday morning and night serv
ices, even standing room was at
a premium. At least 50 people
heard the sermon and:songs Sun
day morning from seats placed
outside in the yard.
After the 11:30 services, the
most bountiful meal that has ever
graced the tables at a Baptist out
ing was produced from baskets
and served. When the time came
for the baskets to he repacked,
practically the same number could
have been served supper, so gen
erously had those attending re
sponded to the event.
The homecoming was the cli
max of a series of pre-revival
plans which included thirteen
prayer meetings held in various
sections of the city, a Brotherhood
supper meeting with the ladies in
vited and Henry Durrence, Clax
ton, as the guest speaker, and a
program of visitation by the pas
tot, the Rev. John R. Joyner, and
members of the Woman’s Mission
ary Union and the Brotherhood.
Among those present Sunday
at the homecoming were Earl
Bacon, Mr. and Mrs. Layton Ba
con, Mr. and Mrs. Purcell, Mrs.
M. W. Harvey, Guy Harvey, Mrs.
Marie Flint, Mrs. Minnie Lacopa,
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Bacon and H.
E. Burkhalter, Jr., all of Savan
nah: Mr. and Mrs. Ross Daniels,
Bellville; J. Perry Taylor and
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Elkins, Pooler;
Lt. W. O. Lee, Anchorage, Alas
ka; Mrs. J. R. Miller, Vidalia; Miss,
Willa Dene NeSmith, Bulloch
County; Mrs. Frank Knight, Gar
den City; Mrs. D. T. Phillips,
Reidsville; and Mr. and Mrs.
Haynes Fuller, Dublin.
MAY DAY IS SET
FOR MAY 6 AT
PEMBROKE HIGH
On Friday, May 6, beginning at
10 o’clock a. m. the students of the
Pembroke High School and Mill
Creek School will hold their annual
May Day exercises, according to
Leon Dingle, principal.
The program will consist of folk
dancing, singing, stunts, maypole
plaiting and many other activities.
The public is invited to attend
the program.
280 RESTAURANT
2 Miles West of Pembroke
Next To Home—
The Best Place To Eat
Mr. and Mrs. Al Buhler
Volume No. 55
Enthusiasm and
Reverence Mingle
At Baptist Revival
The forceful sermons of Dr.
Walter B. Feagin and the stir
ring song service led by Al and
Ivy Walsh of Atlanta are instru
mental in creating this week one
of the greatest revivals held in
the history of the Pembroke Bap
tist Church.
Capacity crowds have heard Dr.
Feagin and Mr. and Mrs. Walsh
and, on some nights, even the
porch has been filled. Mrs. Walsh’s
beautiful voice,- accompanied by
her accordian, holds the congre
gation spellbound and helps put
them in a receptive mood for Dr.
Feagin’s interesting and dynamic
sermons. A speaker of no mean
ability, the Clearwater, Florida,
evangelist plans his sermons to
touch people of all ages and of
nil walks of life. He is not averse
to a bit of humor to carry his
point, to the delight of his entire
congregation.
This is not the first time that
Dr. Feagin has been heard by
Pembroke- Baptists, but durinp*the
revival the members of other local
churches are also taking' advan
tage of the splendid messages.
Al Walsh is captivating the con
gregation with his delightfully in
formal manner of leading the song
services anil his bits of repartee,
which he aims mostly at his beau
tiful wife and partner. This
charming and talented couple were
in Pembroke during last year’s re
vival and have been cordially wel
comed back. They are guests dur
ing the week of Mrs. J. O. Strick
land, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Feagin are
guests of the Rev. and Mrs. John
R. Joyner for the revival. Mrs.
Feagin is being enjoyed very much
by those fortunate enough to know
her and it was with pleasure that
the people learned she would ac
company her husband to Pem
broke.
The morning services are being
well attended with a maximum
high for Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday of 74. The Bible les
sons taught at the 10 o’clock hour
are both interesting and instruc
tive and those attending leave the
church with an increased devout
ness.
Through Wednesday night nine
people had joined the Pembroke
Church by moving their member
ship or on profession of their
faith. The revival will continue
through Sunday night and indica
tions are that many more will
enter the church. A feeling of re
birth is also being felt by- the
members of the church who are
hearing Dr. Feagin and Mr .and
Mrs. Walsh.
SON'S ARRIVAL FROM
ALASKA IS SIGNAL
FOR FAMILY REUNION
A family reunion resulted from
the surprise, arrival of Lt. W. O.
Lee of Anchorage, Alaska, last
week at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Lee.
After hearing of their brother’s
visit home, Miss June Lee of Geor
gia State College for Women in
Milledgeville, and Jack Lee of Dal
ton spent the weekend at home
also and Saturday night a barbe
cue supper was held. Others at
tending besides the immediate
family were grandparents, aunts,
uncles and cousins.
Miss Lee and Jack Lee spent
from Friday until Sunday at home
and Lt. Lee left for Elmendroff
Air Base in Anchorage on Tue»-
day.
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