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Official Organ Bryan County and City of Pembroke
Bd. of Education
Elects Teachers
1955-56 Session
The Bryan County Board of
Education at its regular meeting
last Tuesday elected teachers for
the 1955-56 school session to be
gin this fall, and accepted with
regret resignations of eight teach
ers in the three white schools.
By schools, the faculties, as re
leased by J. R. DeLoach, county
schooj superintendent, are: Black
Creek Elementary School, J. O.
Hurst, principal, Mrs. Maggie V.
Downs, Miss Pauline Morgan, Mrs.
Elaine B. Gardner, Mrs. Flaudie
Smith, Mrs. Frances A. William
son; Bryan County High: R. M.
Monts, Jr., principal, E. 0. Bacon,
Robert Bowers, Mrs. Margaret D.
Curl, Mrs. Belle J. Downs, Mrs.
Elizabeth W. Harn, Miss Lois
Hodges, Miss Blanche Lanier,
Charles N. McGee, Floyd M.
Meeks, Mrs. Pauline S. Monts,
Mrs. Ethel L. Morrison, Mrs.
Wynelle H. Purcell, Mrs. Mar
tha J. Quick, Mrs. Ale n e
S. Shaw, Mrs. Sophie D. Smith,
Mrs. Mary P. Williams; Richmond
Hill High School: William J. Tyre,
principal, Glynn L. Harrison, Mrs.
Annie Herrington, Mrs. Walter
Meeks, Mrs. Constance Morgan,
Miss Susie Mixon, Arthur R. Mor
gan, Mrs. Grace Rimes and Miss
Myrtice L. Stevens.
Teachers who have resigned are
Miss Patty Deal, Mrs. Anniezue
Bacon, Mrs. Jean Jarvis, J. L.
Jarvis, Mrs. Annie Lamond, Miss
Julia St. John, Ronald Weitman
and Mrs. Louis Brannen.
The Negro school faculties are,
Pembroke High School: Leon Din
gle, principal, Thelma D. Garri
son, Lucinda G. Brown, Estelle
E. Crim, Mabel Y. Gamble, Doro
thy W. Geter, Alberta D. Manzo,
Lollie 0. Cook, Gertrude D. John' l
son, Jane M. Dingle; Mill Creek
School: Minnie H. McMoore, prior
cipal, Frances B. Amerson, Edi. x
E. Sanders, Thelma A. Deveaux;
George Washington Carver School:
E. W. Lash, principal, Texanna
Henderson, Alma J. Mullino, Je
mima Mullino, Mamie S. Moore,
Jewell S. McDew, Larcenia C.
Myles, Earl W. Deveaux, Julia S.
Bacon, Dorothy F. Smith, Girlean
Lash.
Bernice G. Macon, Jeanes super
visor, will not serve the county
during the next school term be
cause of a state ruling which re
quires that a system must have
60 teachers if a Jeanes supervisor
is employed. The Bryan and Evans
counties Negro system, in which
the supervisor also worked this
year, do not measure up to that
requisite, Mr. DeLoach said.
LAWN PARTY FETES
BETTY JEAN MOCK
ON sth BIRTHDAY
The birthday cake was the fea
tured attraction Tuesday after
noon at the party for Betty Jean
Mock given by her parents, Mr
and Mrs. Eugene Mock, who were
assisted by her grandmother, Mrs.
L. M. Harvey. The affair honored
the little girl’s fifth birthday.
The table was laid under the
pines in the backyard of the home,
where the young guests also play
ed games before the delicious re
freshments were served. During
the afternoon favors were distrib
uted and Betty Jean received many
lovely gifts.
Guests present were Betty Jean
Mock, Gwendolyn Waters, Cyn
thia Waters, Martha McKinney,
Howell Medders, Michael Owens,
Norma Bacon and David Owens.
DAY OF PRAYER FOR
COMMUNITY MISSIONS
OBSERVED BY WMS
The leader for the prograin at
the meeting of the Woman’s Mis
sionary Society of the Pembroke
Baptist Church on Tuesday after
noon was Mrs. M. F. Sims. The
program for the Day of Prayer
for Community Missions was bas
ed on the title “What Is That In
Thine Hand,” and was given by
Mrs. Sims.
Mrs. J. 0. Bacon’s program title
was “Up and Down the City
Streets,” and was given most in
terestingly using a map of Pem
broke streets.
Mrs. W. W. Curl, president, pre
sided at the business meeting.
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Rev; John R. Joyner
THE REV. JOHN R. JOYNER,
pastor of the Pembroke Baptist
Church, who will preach the bac
calaureate sermon on Sunday
morning, May 29, to members of
the Bryan County High School
graduating class.
Baptismal Services
For New Members
To Be Sun. Night
Twenty men, women and chil
dren who joined the Pembroke
Baptist Church during the ten-day
revival that ended last Sunday
night will be baptized this Sun
day night, according to the Rev.
John R. Joyner, pastor of the
church.
The revival was one of the most
successful in the history of the
local Baptist Church, with Dr.
Walter B. Feagins of Clearwather,
Fla., preaching at the evening
services to standing-room-only
congregations. The morning serv
ices were also well attended.
Besides the splendid preaching
by Dr. Feagins, Mr. and Mrs. Al
Walsh of Atlanta, musicians, were
also drawing cards. The couple’s
beautiful singing, along with Mrs.
Walsh’s accordian accompaniment,
was of widespread interest.
Candidates for baptism are Mrs.
Charles N. McGee, Jessie Hughes,
Joan Norris, Marvin Medders,
Janie Mae Beckworth, Joey Sikes,
Harry Jernigan, Alton Hodges,
Howard Hill, Robert Purvis, Frank
Purvis, Tommy Hughes, Jimmy
Purvis, Donnie Purvis, Vernon
Jernigan, Evelyn Fuller, Dorothy
Fuller, Richard Fuller, Eugene
Fuller and Sharon Colley.
, Moving their letter from other
Baptist churches to the Pembroke
church are W. C. Payne, Charlotte
Norris, Charlene Stanley, D. N.
Alford, Pearl Alford, Jessie Al
ford, Lora Alford, Charles N. Mc-
Gee, E. L. Bowers and Mrs. Sally
Perkins.
JIMMY MOCK HAS
WIENER ROAST ON
13th BIRTHDAY
A wiener roast given by his par
ents, M-. and Mrs. Eugene Mock,
honored Jimmy Mock on his thir
teenth birthday Wednesday night.
An open fire lighted the scene
located in the spacious backyard
of the Mock home where tables
and chairs had been arranged for
the guests.
After a delicious supper and
dessert games were played in the
lighted yard.
Attending the party were Jim
my Mock, Danny Warnell, Larry
Foxworth, Randall Baemore, Mar
vin Medders, Harry Griner, Doug
las Shuman, J. W. Hendrix, Jim
my Hendrix, Judy Strickland, Bet
ty Graham, Gwendolyn Wester,
Lanelle Hagan and Carolyn
Strickland.
CAMPBELL TO ATTEND
GLENNVILLE FARM
MARKET MEETING
Commissioner of Agriculture
Phil Campbell will attend the
meeting in Glennville on Monday
afternoon, May 16, on state mar
kets. A discussion of the Farm
i ers’ Markets will be gone into
’ from several angles, and farmers
interested in marketing their prod
> ucts through this medium should
' attend.
Also scheduled to be at Glenn
■ ville for the meeting are Dr. C. C.
Murray of the University of Geor
gia and other outstanding men in
the Extension field.
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MIGHTY TREES FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW—The above
picture shows the beginning of “Camp Watford,” the new Recreation
Center of the New Sunbury Association of Baptist Churches. It is
located at Contentment Bluff and is being given, built and sponsored
by R. L. Watford of Ludowici. Mr. Watford had asked that the vari
ous churches send down some laboj- to build these buildings, and in
the above picture will be seen Mr. Watford shaking hands with the
delegation from Pembroke, Mr. D. E. Medders, Mr. Thomas Williams,
and Mr. Lloyd Geyer. Ye Editor made the picture with his new
Poloroid Camera. Pembroke sent 12 workers and the Lanier church
sent one. Other churches were represented, but the Pembroke church
hail the largest delegation. They completed this building by 2 o’clock
Saturday afternoon.
Senior Class Day I
At BCHS Is Set
For Fri. May 20
The senior class of the Bryan
County High Schol will present
its class day program on Friday
morning, May 20, at 8:40 o’clock
at chapel exercises. Parents and
friends of them members of the
class are invited to attend.
The class song, composed by the
seniors, will be* sting in a group
and Carolyn Owens will give the
history of the class when the mem
bers started out twelve years ago.
The class poem will be given by
its writer, Jo Ann Hodges, while
Frederick Fagnant will be gifto
rian. Waymon Cowart will turn
seer for the occasion and predict
the destiny of the individual mem
bers and Beth Henderson will read
the seniors’ bequests to lower
classmen. Virginia Dowd will an
nounce the class superlatives as
determined by secret ballot be
tween the members.
Members of the class are Pat
Williams, Beth Henderson, Caro
lyn Owens, Ruth Bazemore, Mar
gie Hendrix, Mary Belva Smith,
Irene Lewis, Virginia Dowd, Joe
Ann Hodges, Dorothy Payne, Ra
chel Buckner, Thurmond Kick
lighter, James Floyd, Frederick
Fagnant, Wendell Dußois, Way
mon Cowart, Mather Walker, Fel
ton Bacon, Bobbie Lanier and
George Polk.
PASTOR'S MOTHER
IS AT HOME AFTER
SERIOUS ILLNESS
The many friends of the Rev.
John R. Joyner, pastor of the Pem
broke Baptist Church, are pleased
to learn that his mother’s condi
tion has improved and that she has
returned to her home at Richmond
Hill.
Mrs. J. R. Joyner was a patient
in a Savannah hospital during a
serious illness which was made
worse by other complications. She
went to the home of her daugh
ter. Mrs. Alton Woodcock, in Sa
vannah the first of the week and
went to her own home on Friday.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Joyner are
well known here having visited
their son and Mrs. Joyner often.
WARNING
Some children have been using
: Northside Cemetery as a play
’ ground and have been doing con
siderable damage there. This is
notice that parents of any chil
i dren who allow them to go in the
f cemetery and desecrate same will
■ be brought up in Mayor’s Court
I for trial. Children have no busi
ness in the cemetery at any time
• unless they are paying a visit to
. the grave of some of their loved
- ones, and the police have been giv
i en instructions to make arrests.
F. 0. MILLER, Mayor,
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1955
I Auto-Truck Crash
Fractures Leg of
D. C. Barnard
D. C. Barnard, popular Pem
broke barber, received a broken
leg in a head-on collision between
a truck and a sedan Sunday after
noon on U. S. Route 80 near the
intersection of the Travis F.ield
road. Mr. Barnard is in a Savan
nah hospital.
James B. Overstreet, also of
Pembroke, was driver of the car
that collided head-on with a truck
driven by Lemuel Batts of 411
York Street, west, Savannah, but
escaped with minor injuries. Mrs.
Overstreet received a head cut
that required several stitches and
she suffered severe bruises. After
receiving emergency treamtent at
a hospital she was released.
Also receiving minor cuts and
bruises were Patricia Ann Over
street, 4; Debra Jean Overstreet,
15 months; Danny Barnard, Jr.,
18 months; Elaine Barnard, 3; and
Mrs. Barnard.
Batts and his wife, Sequel, were
not injured. Batts told the police
officer who investigated that the
wheels of his truck started to
“shimmy," causing him to swerve
into the path of the ear.
Mrs. Barnard is the former Miss
Virgie Sutton. The two Pembroke
families live in adjoining apart
ments in a duplex. Mrs. Barnard
and the two children are staying
in Savannah with Mr. Barnard’s
mother.
Mr. Overstreet is employed by
A. V. Anderson.
YOUNG SOLDIER IS
IN TRAINING AT
FORT JACKSON
Cpl. Bobby Ray Foxworth, Pem
broke man, is at Fort Jackspn, S.
C., receiving his basic training
with the U. S. Army. He is con
nected with the infantry.
Foxworth went into the army as
a corporal since he has been doing
National Guard duty for three
years' as a member of the 230th
Battalion in Savannah. He enter
ed the service on April 25.
Corporal Foxworth graduated
from Nevils High School in Bul
loch County. He is the son of Mrs.
H. J. Foxworth of Pembroke and
the late Mr. Foxworth of •Bulloch
County. His brother is G. W. Fox
worth, also of Pembroke. Before
entering the army Cpl. Foxworth
was connected with Union Bag and
Paper Corporation in Savannah.
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Bacon,
Miss Tommy Bacon and Martha
Bacon of Charleston were guests
of Mr. Bacon’s mother, Mrs. T. J.
Bacon, for the past weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Ham had as
their guests last weekend Mrs.
Bartowe Gibson and Mrs. Cecil
Bolton, both of Donaldsonville.
Sims Plant Co.
Is Reviewed by
Farm Editor
Bryan County farmers have re
ceived recognition this week in the
Atlanta papers, albeit the opera
tions of M. F. and C. M. Sims that
were presented are carried on in
Evans County. Along with the sto
ry is a picture of M. F. Sims imd
Spence Phelps examining plants
that have been pulled for ship
ment. Mr. Phelps is a broker who
has- been handling plants from this
area for more than 20 years.
The story is written by Elmo
Hester, Atlanta -Journal Farm
Editor, and was in the issue of
Sunday, May 8. Mr. Hester said
that the tomato plant season, ex
pected to be in full swing in the
Evans-Bryan-Tattnall County area
next week, is geared to the fast
est pitch of any Georgia harvest
ing activity.
Part of the story, entitled “To
mato Plants Moving by Millions,”
“Sims Brothers, operators of Sims
Plant Company here and in Flor
ida, grow about 30,006,000 plants
a year. They built their business
from only seven pounds of seed
up to three-quarters of a million
plants using home-made boxes.
Now veneer baskets made specific
ally for the plant shipments pro
tect the plants during their north
ward trip. The Sims plans go to
Delaware and Illinois canneries
and sometimes New Jersey.
“Capacity of the Sims operation
in two and a half million plants
in a single day. But this year they
may not reach this volume, though
a week ago, Mr. Sims already had
consigned five million plants. But
he expects his peak volume to be
early next week.”
“Workers in the fields ‘pull’ the
plants by the thousand after the
broker and grower agree that they
are large enough. They’re banded
in bunches of 50 and taken to a
truck for stacking in layers. The
truck load of plants goes to (he
warehouse where scores of wrap
pers put water-retaining moss
around the roots before the plants
are placed in the baskets. They’re
taged with the Georgia Bureau
of Entomology labe and moved by
conveyer into the truck trailer.
“Improved seed and plant cul
ture, the Sims’ and Mr. Phelps
believe, have helped tomato grow
ers during the nearly 15 years
which Evans County has been
growing the plants on a large
scale. Yields now are 10 to 20
tons per acre instead of 8 to 10
tons.”
Last Rites Held
For Brother of
J. W. Sikes
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon at 3 o’clock at the
Claxton Church of God of Prophecy
for Thomas Sikes, 54, brother of
J. W. Sikes of Pembroke, and
were conducted by the Rev. Louis
Conner. Interment was in Anti
och Cemetery near Daisy.
Mr. Sikes, who lived at Claxton,
died at noon on Saturday, May 7,
in a Claxton hospital.
Besides J. W. Sikes, Mr. Sikes
is survived by another brother,
George Sikes of Savannah; his
wife, Mrs. Pearl Groover Sikes;
three daughter, Mrs. Doyle De-
Loach, Glennville, and Mrs. C. J.
Barrow and Mrs. Billy Barrow,
both of Claxton; one sister, Mrs.
Luther Babbett, Guyton; and seven
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Bill Colson, J.
I P. Ryles, I^iwton Sikes, Marvin
Sikes, Harry Sikes and Jack
. Groover.
I Honorary pallbearers were Carl
- ton Durrence, Clayton Durrence,
■ Foley Durrence, Darvin Durrence,
■ Harry DeLoach and C. W. Blocker,
i Tillman Funeral Home of Clax-
I ton, was in charge of arrange
ments.
, Karen Sims, 4, returned to Sa
-1 vannah Sunday after spendng sev
-3 eral days here with her grandpar
. ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Sims.
While she was here the attractive
little girl had the mumps. Now
s Harold, who is in the third grade
I. in Savannah, is recuperating from
il the mumps at his grandparents’
home.
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RECEIVES PROMOTION — D.
C. Horne, son of Mrs. D. H. Horne
and the late Mr. Horne of Pem
broke was promoted this week by
the Central of Georgia Railway to
land and tax commissioner.
Writer Tells Story
Os Bryan Farmer's
Naval Stores Plan
Elmo Hester, Atlanta Journal
Editor, has written an interesting
story on the naval stores plan of
Charles F. Warnell, Groveland
farmer and naval stores operator.
Along with the story, which ap
peared in the Atlanta Journal on
Monday, May 9, was a picture of
Mr. Warnell and 1). E. Medders,
county agent, showing a new
method of tapping for naval
stores.
The story follows: “Spiral gut
ters and acid stimulation for na
val stores production has more
advantages for the cropper than
for the owner, a Bryan County op
erator believes.
“But Charles Warnell -who lives
at Groveland likes the naval stores
conservation program. It’s in use
on 70,000 cups being worked and
dipped in his woodlands now.
“With dry weather increasing
chances of ‘bug’ damage to the
weakened trees, Mr. Warnell
thinks there will be less loss fol
lowing the NSC program. The
trees are left round (hence neces- [
sitation the spiral gutter) rather
than flattened out on the gum na
val stores face.
“Mr. Warnell now is working
out the older trees in his stands.
The trees with two or more work
ed out faces will be cut out leav
ing more space for the younger
trees.
“No ‘virgin’ tree is worked un
less it is at least 10 inches in
diameter. The croppers work and
dip the gum by the barre] under
and agreement with Mr. Warnell,
prominent timber owner.
“During the past few years,
Mr. Wamtll has done a ‘fairly
good’ job of thinning this pine
timber, County Agent D. E. Med
ders says. Last winter he set out
about 200,000 pine seedlings —
more tha nin sme years.
“Mr. Warnell was one of the
first turpentine operators of this
area to begin using the acid stim
ulation technique. The few crop
pers who were afraid to use it
soon saw its advantages—increas
ed gum yield and time saved in
making rounds bi-weekly instead
of weekly.
“Goal of the timberman is to
use all his lands not suited to
crops or pasture in timber. Where
necessary, he’s stocking some of
the areas.
“Mr. Medders said the Warnell
fire control program is ‘one of the
best’ in the county.
“He’s already cleared 200 acres
to be set in pines—or already set.
Where he cleared about 40 acres
of oak land last winter, the seed
lings have started off badly this
year. Mr. Warnell blames the dry
weather.”
Miss Shirley Dukes of Mercer
University in Macon was the guest
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.
H. Dukes, fer the Mother’s Day
weekend. Also visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Dukes wast Ist Lt. John
Linder of Portland, Ore., now of
Fort Benning.
Mrs. Askew returned to Pem
broke with her adaughter and is
being welcomed by her many
friends here.
280 RESTAURANT
2 Miles West of Pembroke
Next To Home—
The Best Place To Eat
Mr. and Mrs. Al Buhler
Volume No. 55 Number 30
Music Students
Are Presented in
Evening Recital
Mrs. H. M. Sanders will present
her piano students in a recital on
Friday night, May 20, in Bryan
County High School auditorium.
The presentation will be the an
nual spring performance of the
pupils.
During intermission David
Spinks will sing a solo and songs
will be sung by “The McGuire
Sisters” and the Bryan County
High School quartet.
Ushers for the recital will be
Carolyn Strickland and Lanelle
Hagan.
The program for the recital is
as follows:
Part I
Are You Sleeping? (Michael
Aaron) —Mary Anna Faulk and
Mrs. Sanders.
The Music Hour (Michael
Aaron) —Janie Jean Smith.
The Long Trail—The Juggler
(Thompson)—Jean Faulk.
Dance of the Wooden Soldiers
(Ella Ketterer) —Carole Williams
and Mrs. Sanders.
Steamboat ’Round the Bend
—From a Wigwam (Thompson)—
Marcelle McKinney.
Soldiers All (Kathleen Armour)
—Richie Owens.
The Muffin Man (Mildred Hop
stad) —Janie Jean Smith and Mrs.
Sanders.
The Tennessee Waltz (Henri
Klickmann) —Kelly Smith.
The Busy Mill—Prayer (Mi
chael Aaron) —Mary Anna Faulk.
Coinin’ ’Round the Mountain
(Thompson) — Jean Faulk and
Mrs. Sanders.
Danube Waves (J. Ivanovici) —
Carole Williamson.
Home On the Range (Thomp
son) — Marcelle McKinney and
Mrs. Sanders.
The Fairies’ Harp (Thompson)
—Carolyn Wester.
Bugles and Drums (Shura
Dvorine) —Kelly Smith and Richie
Owens.
Part II
Vocal Solo—David Spinks.
Songs—“ The McGuire Sisters.”
Songs—B.C.H.S. Quartet.
Commencement Day March
1 (Crammond) —Margie and Jimmy
Hendrix.
The • Frog Chorus (Thompson)
—Barbra Jean Taylor.
Blue Danube Waltz (Strauss-
Streabbog)—Betty Graham.
Under the Double Eagle (Wag
ner) —Carlene Lane and Trey
Curl.
An Old Miniature (William
Baines) —Margie Hendrix.
Wayside Chapel (Wilson) —
Anne Lane.
Lily Pads (Harold Locke) —
Doris Hendrix and Mrs. San
ders. ,
Petite Waltz (Joe Heyne)—Trey
Curl.
Fantasia in D minor (Mozart)
—Rachel Buckner.
Valse in E flat (Durand) —
Carlene Lane.
Trot de Cavalerie (Rubenstein)
—Olivia Speir and Anne Lane.
By a Blue Lagoon (Eckstein)
—Doris Hendrix.
Sabre Dance (Khacatourin) —
Faye Lane.
Hawaiian Echoes (John Tie
man) —Jimmy Hendrix.
Melody of Love (Engelmann) —
Olivia Sjeir.
Deep Purple (arr. Louise Mer
kur) —Rachel Buckner and Mrs.
Sanders.
COUNCILMAN IS
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
DURING SEIZURE
J. W. Brewton, popular mem
ber of the Pembroke City Council
and well known business man here,
was carried to the Bulloch County
Hospital in Statesboro early Tues
day morning during an attack of
allness which caused him great
pain.
After emergency treatment
which continued through the day,
Mr. Brewton improved and he re-
I turned to his home Wednesday.
i Mr. Brewton’s many friends
' hope that he will not have a re
currence of the trouble.
Miss Ramona Sims returned to
i Metter Sunday after spending the
r [ weekend with her parents, Mr. and
I Mrs. C. M. Sims.