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Official Organ Bryan County and City of Pembroke
Program for BCHS
Graduation Is
Announced
R. M. Monts, principal of the
Bryan County High School, has
announced the program for the
graduation exercises of the 1956-
57 senior class.
The exercises will be held
Wednesday night, May 29, at 8
o’clock in the school auditorium.
Besides the delivery of the diplo
mas, which will be by J. R. De-
Loach, county school superinten
dent, the seniors will conduct the
entire program.
The invocation will be given by
Clark Anderson and the devotional
by members of the class. Just prior
to the recessional, the senior will
sing their “Alma Mater.”
The six honor graduates of the
class will speak, using as their
theme, “The Tree—The Strength
of America.” Speakers and their
subjects are Mary Ann Hoard, in
troduction; Irene Sikes, The Ele
ments ; Lavon Kangeter, The
Roots; Doris Brewton, The Soil;
Kyle Smith, Jr., The Leaves;
James Strickland, The Trunk.
An announcement always eager
ly anticipated at the graduation
exercises will be the first and sec
ond honor graduates.
Receiving diplomas will be
Clark Anderson, Hazel Baze
more, Raymond Boyette,
James Cowart, Hermon Butler,
Fay' Griffin, Mary Ann Hoard,
Joan Hendrix, Lavon Kangeter,
Jesse Kelehar, Carlene Lane,
Faith Lewis, Gerald Lee, Joyce
Mason, Leamon Page, Fred Pevey,
Tifton Sanders, Irene Sikes,
Shearer Shaw, Franklin Shuman,
Kyle Smith, Jr., and Toledo Sum
merford.
ENGAGEMENT OF CECIL
WILSON IS ANNOUNCED
The many friends here of the
Rev. and Mrs. Bruce Wilson of
Decatur, are interested to learn
of the engagement of their son,
Cecil Bruce Wilson, to Betty Jane
Webb of Macon. The wedding
will take place on August 25 at the
First Presbyterian Church in Ma
con.
Mr. Wilson will receive a B. A.
degree in history in June from
Emory University, where he was
president of Phi Delta Theta fra
ternity, president of Alpha Phi
Omega, a member of ODK and
treasurer of the student body. He
will enter Emory University
School of Medicine in the fall.
Miss Margie Hendrix
SPORTS EDlTOß—Appointed on
the staff of Town and County,
student newspaper at Wesleyan
College, Miss Margie Hendrix will
be sports editor for the 1957-58
term.
PEMBROKE GIRL IS
SPORTS EDITOR OF
COLLEGE PAPER
Miss Margie Hendrix of Pem
broke has recently been appointed
on the staff of the student news
paper at Wesleyan College in Ma
con. She will serve as sports
editor for the 1957-58 term.
The daughter of the Rev. and
Mrs. J. L. Hendrix of Pembroke,
Miss Hendrix is a sophomore at
the Methodist college. She is an
honor graduate of the Bryan Coun
ty High School where she was an
outstanding player of the basket
ball team.
Before leaving for college Miss
Hendrix took a prominent part in
Youth Fellowship activities in the
Pembroke Methodist Church and
has been counselor at youth camps
during the summer months.
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Rev. Gerald L. Dye
COMMENCEMENT PREACHER
—Sunday night. May 26, the Rev.
Gerald L. Dye of the Pembroke
Christian Church, will deliver his
first sermon to a graduating class
of the Bryan County High School.
Rev. Dye to Give
Baccalaureate
Sermon Sun. Night
The pastor of the Pembroke
Christian Church will deliver the
baccalaureate sermon to members
of the Bryan County High School
graduating class on Sunday night,
May 26, at 8 o’clock. The pro
gram will be held in the school
auditorium.
This is the first time the Rev.
Gerald L. Dye has given a com
mencement sermon as the rotation
plan has not reached the Christian
Church before since he became its
pastor. The Rev. John R. Joyner,
pastor of the Baptist Church, will
give the invocation and the bene
diction will be pronounced by the
Rev. V. P. Bowers, retired pastor
of the Christian Church.
Mr. Dye will be introduced by
R. M. Months, Jr., principal of
I the school. t
Special music will be given by
a chorus under the direction of
Mrs. R. M. Months, Jr. Pianist
for the program will be Mrs. H.
M. Sanders.
H. L. BURKHALTER
RETURNS FROM
HOSPITAL
The return of H. Lee Burkhalter
from a Savannah hospital is an in
dication, his friends hope, that he
is much improved and will be
able to continue his recuperation
at his home here.
Mr. Burkhalter, popular Pem
broke man, was carried to the
Candler Hospital last week, re
turning home the first of this
week. He has been in ill health for
home time but since his condition
has recently become worse it was
thought wise to have additional
tests and examinations.
A deacon in the Pembroke Bap
tist Church, he has been connected
with Smith Furniture Company.
BLACK CREEK OPEN
HOUSE SET FOR FRI.
NIGHT, MAY 23
Open House will be held at the
Black Creek Elementary School on
Friday night, May 24, from 7:30
to 9 o’clock.
Highlight of the occasion will
be a showing of 80 colored slides
made during the, school year. The
slides will be shown at 8:15 and
will include scenes taken on the
playground, in the classroom, in
the library, in the lunchroom, in
the auditorium, the kindergarten
group, 4-H club demonstration of
muffin making, Farm Bureau
meeting and bulletin boards.
All parents and friends of the
school are invited to visit on this
occasion.
DRIVERS' LICENSES
MAY BE RENEWED
SATURDAY, MAY 25
t An official from the State De
. partment of Public Safety will be
, in Pembroke on Saturday, May 25,
. for the purpose of renewing
drivers’ licenses. The office will
j be open from 9 a. m. until 5
i p. m.
* Those who have not yet renewed
1 drivers’ licenses are urged to take
3 advantage of this opportunity to
do so. The deadline is May 31.
Me. Church, Aux.
To Sponsor Girls
State Delegates
The Pembroke Methodist Church
and the American Legion Auxili
ary unit of the John Duggar Post
No. 164 will sponsor two out
standing members of the Bryan
County High School junior class to
Girls State at Wesleyan College,
according to Mrs. D. E. Medders,
Auxiliary president.
Miss Shirley Strickland and
Miss Elizabeth Anderson were
selected by the corps of high
school teachers as possessing quali
ties required by Girls State dele
gates which include leadership,
character, courage, honesty,
scholarship, cooperativeness and
physical fitness.
Miss Stricklaiid is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Strick
land, and Miss Anderson’s parents
are Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Anderson.
Both are unusually active in the
Pembroke Methodist Church of
which they are members.
Miss Strickland is secretary in
the sub-district TEBC organiza
tion of the Youth Fellowship
which includes four counties. She
is treasurer of the junior class and
holds the same office in the local
Methodist Youth Fellowship. She
is a member of the Future Home
makers club and was on the bas
ketball team during the past sea
son. Miss Strickland assists at
most of the meetings of the Pem
broke Farm Bureau chapter. She
is secretary-treasurer of her Sun
day School class.
Miss Anderson holds thq office
of reporter in the Methodist
Youth Fellowship and has been
active in the organization for a
long period. She also assists in
many of the Farm Bureau meet
ings. Last year she was treasurer
of her class and program chair
man of her 4-H group. She is an
assistant pianist at Sunday school.
Girls State will be held at Wes
leyan College in Macon from June
23-29. This is the third year the
American Legion Auxiliary has
sponsored delegates to the rally,
at which attendance is sought
after by girls in the junior class.
Previous delegates have been Jane
Purvis, Faye Griffin and Shearer
Shaw.
The purpose of the Girls State
rally is to provide citizenship
training for girls of high school
age; to afford them an opportun
ity to live together as self-govern
ing citizens; to inform them about
the duties, privileges, rights and
responsibilities of American citi
zenship, in order that they may
understand and participate in the
functioning of their government;
and to help them grasp the mean
ing of some of the responsibilities
which they must assume when they
become adults. All delegates are
trained during the week in Geor
gia government and stimulated to
take a deeper interest in commun
ity life.
MRS. MORGAN IS
HOSTESS TO MARY
CARTER CIRCLE
The Mary Carter Circle of the
Woman’s Society of Christian
Service of the Pembroke Methodist
Church met Monday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. R. L. Morgan,
who also gave the program.
Assisting Mrs. Morgan with the
impressive pledge service were
Mrs. J. L. Hendrix, Mrs. H. D.
Griner, Mrs. Joe Morgan and Mrs.
W. R. Deal.
The business session, during
which routine reports were heard,
was presided over by Mrs. C. L.
Purvis in the absence of the chair
man, Mrs. H. Lee Burkhalter.
Mrs. Morgan served delicious
refreshments following the pro
gram and brief business session.
MRS. ELRICK IS IN
BULLOCH HOSPITAL
The many friends of Mrs. Alton
Elrick regret to learn that she
was carried to the Bulloch County
Hospital in Statesboro last Sat
urday. She had still not returned
home the first of the week and
members of her family said she
would probably be in the hospital
a while longer.
' Mrs. Elrick is a school bus
driver for the Bryan County High
School and is active in many civic
: projects. Her friends hope she
' will soon be able to return to
her work and other activities.
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1957
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G. C. Martin
■ ANNOUNCES STEWARDSHIP
' WEEK — May 26 to June 2 has
been announced as Soil Steward
ship Week by G. C. Martin, Coas
tal Soil Conservation District su-
: pervisor. Special services will be
held in two Pembroke churches in
• observance of the week.
Soil Stewardship
Week
By G. C. MARTIN
G. C. Martin, Coastal Soil Con
servation District supervisor, an
nounces that Soil Stewardship
Week is to be observed from May
26 to June 2.
This is a week set aside every
year by the National Association
of Soil Conservation Districts and
national church organizations in
observance of soil and water con
servation, Mr. Martin explained.
Such observance, he said, is
especially heartening to the De
partment of Agriculture which is
charged with helping farmers use
the soil wisely and, at the same
time, conserve it for continued
production for rhe generations to
come. Our future food supply de
pends on the intelligence with
which we use our productive re
sources, such • soil and water.
Not only food but many raw ma
terials for industry come from the
soil. While solving today’s prob
lems, we must not neglect tomor
row’s needs.
The Rev. John R. Joyner, of
the Pembroke Baptist Church, and
the Rev. Gerald L. Dye of the
Christian Church, will give special
sermons during Soil Stewardship
Week.
Lanier WMU Is
Hostess to
Ass'l Rally
Thursday, May 16, the Woman’s
Missionary Union of the Lanier
Baptist Church was hostess to the
district W. M. U. rally of the New
Sunbury Association, with Mrs. J.
T. Stubbs, district secretary, pre
siding and planning the program.
Besides members of the Pem
broke and Lanier W. M. U., two
associational officers were pres
ent. Mrs. Mel Price and Mrs.
Lloyd Chapman, Ludowici, both
gave interesting and inspirational
talks at the meeting.
Mrs. Bertha Harvey, president
of the Lanier W. M. U. welcomed
the visitors to the meeting, the re
sponse being made by Mrs. J. Gor
don Bacon, Pembroke W. M. U.
president. Others on the program
were Miss Lula McGahee, Mrs. J.
O. Strickland, Sr., Mrs. D. E.
Medders, Mrs. W. S. Downs, Miss
Wilma Edwards, and Mrs. Charles
F. Warnell. Pianist for the meet
ing was Mrs. J. R. DeLoach.
Following the meeting the La
nier W. M. U. entertained at a
delicious luncheon.
1 Attending the meeting or assist
ing at the luncheon were Mrs. J.
T. Stubbs, Mrs. V. P. Stubbs, Mrs.
Bertha Harvey, Mrs. John Story,
Miss Wilma Edwards, Mrs. W. S.
Downs and Mrs. Mack Hagin,
from the Lanier church. From
i the Pembroke W. M. U. were Mrs.
> J. Gordon Bacon, Mrs. D. C. Gar
' rick, Mrs. D. E. Medders, Miss
. Lula McGahee, Mrs. J. O. Strick-
I land, Sr., Mrs. J. W. Brewton,
I Mrs. Ben Brewton, Mrs. Effie
. Johnson, Mrs. J. R. DeLoach and
I Mrs. Charles F. Warnell.
j Jimmy Mock was the guest of
i Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Mock in
: Statesboro during the weekend,
i The Bryan County High School
> 9th grade student is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Mock.
Pembroke Man Is
Re-elected Red
Cross Director
The election of a new slate of
officers for the Savannah chapter
of the American Red Cross was
held recently at the chapter house
in Savannah and highlighted the
second day’s meeting of the chap
ter.
Included among those named as
directors for a three year term
was Eugene Mock, prominent
Pembroke businessman. Others
who will serve for three years are
Earl Bidez, Waldo Bradley, H. B.
Cammack, Harrell C. Murray, Jr.,
Mrs. Carl Oelschig and Maj. Gen.
Henry B. Sayler.
Mr. Mock, owner of the Mer
cury Cleaners in Pembroke, has
just completed a three-year term
as director of the chapter. For
many years he has served as co
ordinator from Bryan County with
the Savannah chapter. Bryan
County is affiliated with the Red
Cross in Savannah, having never
had a unit of its own. Because
of Mr. Mock’s outstanding work as
co-ordinator over a period of years
he was honored with re-election
to the new slate.
For several years, the Pem
broke director conducted the an
nual Red Cross drive for funds in
the county. The current chair
man is J. Dixie Harn, who is now
waging a campaign in behalf of
the Red Cross program.
The core of the Red Cross pro
gram is the volunteers and during
Mr. Mock’s connection with the or
ganization he has demonstrated his
interest to a marked degree many
times over.
Two Students Are
Chosen for Fire
Marshall Camp
Two Bryan County students
have been selected to attend the
Fire Marshalls’ camp during, the
summer at Lake Jackson, near
Covington.
Jeanette Hurst and' James Curl
were recommended for the camp
by J. R. DeLoach, county school
superintendent, since they have
served as fire marshalls for their
school during the 1956-57 term.
They will have the distinction of
attending the first camp sponsored
by this group, although plans are
now being worked out for it to be
an annual affair.
Zack Cravey, State Fire Mar
shall, has written the Bryan Coun
ty pair giving them details of
the camp and verifying their selec
tion. The camp will be held in
Augusta.
Jeanette, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. 0. Hurst of Ellabelle,
is a sixth grade student. She has
taken several honors in 4-H club
work and is active in school and
community projects.
A student in the Bryan County
High School seventh grade, James’
parents are Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Curl, Jr. Singing is included in
his talents and a quartet of which
he was a member won first place
in the county 4-H elimination for
1956. He is a past president of
his class Citizenship Club and
takes part in school and commun
ity activities.
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’ TO REPRESENT LEGION AUXILIARY— Chosen from the Junior
class of the Bryan County High School, Miss Shirley Strickland and
■ Miss Elizabeth Anderson will represent the American Legion Aux
' iliary unit of the John Duggar Post at Girls State at Wesleyan
■ College, They are sponsored by the auxiliary and the Pembroke
Methodist Church,
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LEGION COMMANDER—Rm L.
Waters, prominent Pembroke busi
nessman, was elected recently to
serve as commander of the John
Duggar Post No. 164 of the Amer
ican Legion.
New Legion Slate
To Take Office
In July
The new slate of the John
Duggar Post No. 164 of the Amer
ican Legion will take over its
duties at the July meeting.
The officers were elected at the
May meeting on Friday night fol
lowing a delicious barbecued
chicken supper. Rex L. Waters,
owner of Waters’ Lumber Yard
and Sawmill, will assume the
duties of commander of the post
at the July session. He has ap
pointed Ray Kushner to serve as
adjutant.
Mr. Kushner is owner of Kush
ner’s Department Store and since
coming here a few years ago has
, taken an active part in all com
■ munity enterprises.
j Vice-commander is J. D. Cason,
' who is the present adjutant, and
service officer is J. K. Morrison.
I Mr. Morrison is going into his 25th
i year - in this office, having been
elected to the place when the post
: was first organized.
Donald Johnson, a newcomer to
■ the post, was elected as sergeant
at-arms. He was released from
I service a few months ago and re
turned to his farming interests
I here. He is also attending night
classes at Armstrong College.
COUPLE RETURNS
FROM FUNERAL OF
MOTHER
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Mauney re
turned recently to their home in
Pembroke after attending the fun
eral of Mrs. R. R. Mauney in
Bessemer City, N. C. The mother
of Mr. Mauney, she died on May
17. Funeral services were held
on Saturday, May 19, at Concord
Methodist Church in Bessemer,
with interment at the same place.
Besides her Pembroke son, Mrs.
Mauney, 82 year old, is survived
by five other children, ten grand
children and five great-grandchil
dren, including Douglas Shuman
and Jack Shuman, Jr., sons of Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Shuman.
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1-1-58 Ar. and Mrs. Al Buhldr
- Miles West of Pembroke
Next To Home—
The Best Place To Eat
Volume No. 56 No. 35
Mrs. Elrick, Mrs.
i Holton Win Flower
Show Tri-Colors
Mrs. Alton Elrick and Mrs. W.
T. Holton were winners of the tri
color awards presented by the Gar
den Club of Georgia in the local
flower show sponsored on Wednes
day of last week by the Pembroke
Garden Club.
The tri-color award carries with
it the distinction of the most out-
I standing entry in the show. Mrs.
: Holton’s yellow bearded iris was
j declared by the judges to be the
best horticulture entry. The attrac
tive line arrangement made by
Mrs. Elrick was judged the most
outstanding entry in the arrange
ment class.
Mrs. Holton is serving hei’ sec
ond year as president of the Pem
broke Garden Club. She is also
active in other community nter
prises.
Mrs. Elrick was chairman of
the flower show, is vice-president
of the Garden Club and partici
pates in all community activities.
The theme of the flower show
was “Cinderella’s Spring Fan
tasy,” and was presented in four
divisions.
Judges were Mrs. R. L. Greene
of Richmond Hill, and Mrs. H. L.
Backus and Mrs. 11. B. Coolidge of
Savannah. Mrs. Asa Meddin of
Savannah was a student judge.
Flower' show winners and their
points, besides the tri-color win
ners, are: horticulture, Ist, Mrs.
U. J. Bacon, 67 points; 2nd, Mrs.
C. L. Purvis, 40 points; 3rd, Mrs.
L. M. Anderson, 36 points.
Arrangements: Ist, Mrs. Alton
Elrick, 26 points; 2nd, Mrs. A. V.
Anderson, 12 points; 3rd, Mrs. W.
T. Holton, 11 points.
Junior Division, 1,2, 3 grades:
Ist, Gayle Martin, 8 points; 2nd,
Herbert Anderson, 6 points; 3rd,
Glenn Martin, 5 points.
4,5, 6 grades: Ist, Jean Beards
lee, Jim Harn, Gary Martin, 5
points; 2nd, Eric Brannen, 3
points; 3rd, Howard Hill, 1 point.
7,8, 9 grades: Ist, Lanell Hag
an, Malinda Bland, 5 points; 2nd,
Mary Frances .Strickland, Judy
Strickland, 3 points; 3rd, Jay Ann
Cason, 1 point.
10, 11, 12 grades: Ist, Eliza
beth Anderson, 15 points.
Hostesses for the show were
Mrs. J. Gordon Bacon, Mrs. T. L.
Waters, and Mrs. Robert Bowers.
Delicious punch and cookies were
served during the afternoon.
G. D. MARTIN
REMAINS IN
HOSPITAL
The condition of G. D. Martin
remains such that he is unable to
return to his home in Pembroke,
much to the regret of his many
friends. >
Mr. Martin was carried to the
Bulloch County Hospital in States
boro about 10 days ago and has
remained there under treatment.
Mr. Martin has been an invalid
for several years, suffering from
arthritis. Formerly from Bulloch
Cbunty, he and Mrs. Martin
moved to Pembroke some years
ago and are among the city’s most
respected citizens.
Mr. Martin’s many friends here
hope he will soon be able to re
turn home.
DRAFT CLERK IS
AT WORK AFTER
ILLNESS
The many friends of Mrs. J. S.
Williamson will be delighted to
learn that she has returned to her
work as clerk of the Bryan Coun
ty Draft Board office after being
out because of illness.
Mrs. Williamson spent a few
days in the Bulloch County Hos
pital on two different occasions
causing her friends and relatives
much concern. A member of the
Pembroke Christian Church, she is
active in its enterprises as well as
in other organizations.
PEMBROKE MYF HAS
PLEDGE SERVICE
The Rev. J. L. Hendrix, pastor
of the Pembroke Methodist Church,
assisted a group of members in
conducting the pledge service Sun
day night at the meeting of the
Youth Fellowship. Conducting the
. impressive service were Kyle
[ Smith, Jr., Shirley Strickland,
Elizabeth Anderson, Carolyn
, Strickland and J. W. Hendrix.
. | Twenty-five members attended
the meeting.