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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
BCHS Top Honor Graduates
Kyle Smith, Jr
SCHOLASTIC HONORS were bestowed on Kyle Smith, Jr. and
Lavon Kangeter Wednesday night at the Bryan County High School
graduation exercises. Young Smith was declared first honor grad
uate from the school and Miss Kangeter, second honor gradutae.
Smith is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kyle D. Smith, and Miss Kangeter s
mother is Mrs. Mable Kangeter. Both students are from Pembroke.
Faculty for Me.
Bible School is
Announced
Plans for the Daily Vacation
Bible School to be held by the
Ellabelle and Pembroke Methodist
churches have been completed and
announced by the director, Mis. J.
Dixie Harn.
The five-day school combines
the two churches again and is ex
pected to be one of the most suc
cessful yet held. Beginning on
Monday, June 10, the hours will
be from 9-12 o’clock, through Fri
day. Each day the students and
faculty members will be served
refreshments with Mrs. H. D.
Griner as chairman of the hos
pitality committee to make ar
rangements for serving.
The faculty is Mrs. W. E. Smith,
Mrs. G. C. Martin and Mrs. Hu
bert. Lee, leaders in the Beginner
Department; Mrs. Warren Miller,
Mrs. Harry Owens and Mrs. Elton
Butler, leaders in the Primary De
partment; ML- Blanche Lanier
and Mrs. W. L. Hursey, Junior De
partment leaders; and Mrs. J. A.
Stewart, J. T. Shaw and Mrs. Wil
lard Burnsed, Intermediate De
partment leaders.
In charge of music will be Mrs.
H. M. Sanders, Mrs. J. T. Shaw
and Sonny Owens.
Young people assisting will be
Shirley Strickland, Elizabeth An
derson, Doris Hendrix and Vir
ginia Smith.
All children in the various age
groups are invited to attend the
Bible School.
Miss Anne Bedenbaugh and Miss
Mary Ethel Bedenbaugh of Willis
ton, S. C., are spending this week
with the Rev. and Mrs. John R.
Joyner. Spending the day here
Sunday, besides the young guests,
were their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Alton Bedenbaugh.
Citizens of Tomorrow
Pictured first in the Pembroke Journal feature of “Citizens of
TAmornw" are the two attractive daughters of Mr. and Mrs. M. E.
n^^of Pembroke and the son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
O L^e of Springfield At the top are Bea 6 and Flo 2. Below
are Frank Lee, 3 and Susan Lee, 6 months, of Springfield.
Pembroke Journal
Lavon Kangeter
Mrs. Bertie Bacon
I To Represent HDC
In Dress Revue
Mrs. Bertie L. Bacon of the
' Westside Ho m e Demonstration
| Club, won the Bryan County dress
I revue last week when the finals
I were held at the second quarterly
: meeting of the Bryan County
j Home Demonstration Council, held
at the Youth Center of the Pem
i broke Christian Church. Mrs. W.
। T. Holton of the Carrie Bell Club
[ won second place and Mrs. Willard
I Burnsed of the Ellabelle Club won
' third.
Guests and judges were Mrs.
| Stoy Edwards, home demonstration
agent of Wayne County, and Mrs.
Lona Mae Dean, home demonstra
| tion agent of Mclntosh.
Mrs. Bacon, with four other
representatives from the council,
I and Mrs. Ora C. Payne, Bryan
i County home demonstration agent,
j and Mrs. Charles F. Warnell, dis
trict chairman, leave this week'for
I Rock Eagle, where they will at
। tend the state convention of the
I home demonstration council.
Mrs. Jack Edwards, council
j president, presided over the busi
ness session, following a luncheon
| provided by members of the Ash
Branch Club, hostesses for the oc
casion. Gifts were presented Mrs.
j W. L. Kersey of the Ellabe^e Club,
i who sold the largest number of
books of tickets* for the savings
bond, which was the project of
the finance committee of the coun
cil. Gifts were also presented to
the judges.
Representatives to the state con
vention include Mrs. J. H. Eden
’ field, Richmond Hill, home indus
tries chairman; Mrs. Warren Mil
ler, home improvement chairman;
I Mrs. L. M. Harvey, Westside club,
delegate at large, with the dress
' revue winner and the council
I president, Mrs. Jack Edwards.
Richard B. Cates
YOUTH DIRECTOR — The new
youth director of the Pembroke
ißaptist Church arrived Monday
and has begun work. Richard B.
Cates is a licensed minister and
a graduate of Georgia Teachefs
College.
Youth Director to
Meet Members at
Reception Wed.
The new educational and youth
director of the Pembroke Baptist
Church will be introduced to the
young church members Wednes
day night at an informal reception.
The get-together will be held in
the educational building following
prayer meeting and young people
and adults are invited.
Richard B. Cates will make his
initial appearance to the church
members at the Wednesday night
prayer service which he will con
duct in the absence of the pastor,
the Rev. John R. Joyner. He will
also preach at both services Sun
day. Mr. Joyner said it was likely
the young licensed minister would
conduct Sunday night services reg
ularly.
Mr. Cates will be in Pembroke
during June, July and August to
assist with the spiritual and
recreational development of the
young people. For that period he
is expected to fill a long-felt need
and be a definite addition to the
church program.
Although he was a resident of
Lovejoy, Mr. Cates graduated from
the Roosevelt High School in At
lanta. He received his degree
from Georgia Teachers College in
Statesboro and reported for work
at his summer job on the same
day. While in Statesboro Mr.
Cates held pastorates at Pulaski
and Excelsior Baptist churches in
Candler County. This fall he ex
pects to enter the Southeastern
Seminary at Wake Forest, N. C.
During high school Mr. Cates
excelled in track and originally
came to Teachers College with the
idea of majoring in physical edu
cation. He later turned his
thoughts more seriously to the
ministry.
Mr. Cates is located at the Pern
broke Hotel and has expressed
himself as being unusually pleased
with the church setup. He will
welcome all visitors, he said, either
socially or those seeking a service
from him. To make it easier, he
wishes the phone number, 3-2601,
to be given. In case he should be
out, he said, any message left with
Mrs. Tindol will be delivered to
him.
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COUPLE TO LIVE
IN FLORIDA FOR
SUMMER
The many friends of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Williams and their
attractive daughters, Jane and
Lynn, will be interested in learn
ing that they will live in Florida
for the summer months.
Mr. Williams is connected with
a large contracting firm now
working near Juno Beach where
the family will live. He has a
home for his wife and daughters
to move into and will come up
this weekend to take them back.
Mrs. Williams has been a mem
ber of the Bryan County High
School faculty for two years and
Mr. Williams is one of the town’s
prominent young businessmen. Be
fore going to Florida he was a
member of the Pembroke Lions
Club, the John Duggar Post No.
164 and director of the Training
Union at the Baptist Church.
Miss Judy Mock of Statesboro
spent several days here last week
with relatives. She is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Mock.
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1957
"Miss and Mr. Black Creek School
Gail Smith
ELECTED BY CLASS— GaiI Smith and Joe Thomas were honored
by members of the seventh grade of the Black Creek School by
being chosen “Miss and Mr. Black Creek School.” Both students re
ceived their certificates from the school and will enter the Bryan
County High School in the fall. t
Richmond Hill High
School Closes
Good Year
By Mrs. F. W. Hughes
Tuesday, the last day of post
planning week, brought to a close
a most successful school year in
the Richmond Hill High School.
The parent-teacher relationship,
the pupil-teacher relationship and
the parent-teacher-pupil relation
ship—all add up, resulting in a
happy climax.
The high school participated in
a number of literary events in the
District Meet-sixteen counties-and
came out fourth place in honor
points.
In the athletic program the
school ranked fourth place in boys
basketball.
J. R. DeLoach, Bryan County
School superintendent, and his ef
ficient board members have had
the school’s interest at heart.
W. J. Tyre, for five years prin
cipal of the school, is recognized
as “tops” in school administration.
He will attend University of Geor
gia this summer and receive an ad
ditional administrative certificate.
In the extra-curricula activities,
the 4-H clubs, under the direction
of D. E. Medders and Mrs. Ora
C. Payne of Pembroke, together
with the faculty sponsors, Mrs. F.
W. Hughes, Mrs. Betty Tyre and
Mrs. Annie Lamond, have done
outstanding work. The monthly
meetings and recreational evenings
have been good.
The library is the lighthouse of
the school. According to a report
of Mrs. F. W. Hughes, the librar
ian, the school charge cards show
only five books lost during the
year. The. circulation in fjetion
and reference books was very good.
The Parent-Teachers Associa
tion has held its meetings at
night. The programs have been
very good and well attended.
The Richmond Hill Garden Club
chose as its year’s project, “Beau
tification of School Campus.” The
campus speaks for itself.
Thus closes a happy year. Pre
planning for 1957-58 will be the
latter part of August.
JOURNAL TO FEATURE
CHILDREN'S PHOTOS
FOR SEVERAL WEEKS
Beginning with this issue the
Pembroke Journal will feature a
series of children’s pictures which
will run for several weeks.
The pictures are those made by
Woltz Studios of Des Moines,
lowa, some weeks ago, through ar
rangement with the Pembroke
Journal.
These young citizens of tomor
row are children of some of our
prominent people and the Journal
staff takes special pride in being
able to publish each and every one
of them. We hope their parents
and others will enjoy seeing them
as much as we enjoy seeing that
they get in the paper each week.
Going to Augusta for the kin
dergarten graduation of .Sheila
Parrish were her grandmothers,
Mrs. W. F. Quattlebaum and Mrs.
Perry Parrish, and her aunts, Miss
Anne Parrish and Mrs. Ruby
Croom. They spent Wednesday
and Thursday of last week with
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Parrish in Au
gusta.
Joe Thomas
7th Graders Name
2 As Representative
Os B. C. Class
Two members of the graduating
class of the Black Creek Elemen
tary School were singled out by
their classmates recently to receive
an unusual honor.
Gail Smith was chosen as “Miss
Black Creek” and Joe Thomas as
“Mr. Black Creek,” thus designat
ing the young pair as representa
tive of Bryan County’s only white
elementary school.
Both students are twelve years
old and during their school career
have always been active in proj
ects sponsored by the school. They
are both long-time members of the
4-H Club and have carried on proj
ects under the supervision of their
extension agents and 4-H Club
leaders.
Gail was president of the 7th
grade and program chairman of
the Black Creek 4 H Club. She
assists in various ways at meet
ings of the Black Creek Farm
Bureau, of which her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ivy Smith, are members.
She is from Ellabelle.
The son of Mrs. Walter Thomas
and the late Mr. Thomas, Joe’s 4-H
projects have been connected with
the farm. He was third in line
in the Black Creek honor grad
uates and gave the “Who's Who”
at the graduation exercises Thurs
day night. He was an outstand
ing member of the school patrol
during his final year at the ele
mentary school. He lives in the
Ellabelle community.
Gail and Joe will enter the Bth
grade of the Bryan County High
School in the fall.
PARENTS ATTEND
GSCW GRADUATION
OF DAUGHTER
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Lee spent
Sunday in Milledgeville attending
the graduation exercises of their
daughter from Georgia State Col
lege for Women.
Miss June Lee received her di
ploma at the exercises, signifying
her completion of a degree in busi
ness administration. During her
senior year she was a member of
Beta Alpha, business administra
tion club, and the organization’s
senior representative. She was on
the staff of Colonnade, the college
newspaper, being copy editor, as
well as holding other places.
Also going to Milledgeville for
the program were Miss Lee’s
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Cannady, Ellabelle, Gerald Lee and
Linda Lee, Pembroke, and Mr. and
Mrs. W. 0. Lee, Springfield.
BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Cowart
of Savannah, announce the birth
of a daughter, Elizabeth Dianne,
on Sunday, June 2, at the Warren
Candler Hospital. The baby
weighed six pounds, nine ounces.
Mrs. Cowart is the former Miss
Montne Smith, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Grady Smith of Pem
broke. Paternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cowart, also
of Pembroke.
Mrs. Rex Stubbs and children,
Jane, Rex, Jr., and Debbie, were
with Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Sims for
the weekend. They returned to
Augusta Sunday afternoon.
BE A GOOD CITIZEN AND
VOTE FOR BONDS ON JUNE
11th For New GYMNASIUMS
Good people of Bryan County, you have a golden op
portunity to go to the polls and vote for the improvements
panies, that is the Seaboard Railway, The Atlantic Coast
Line, Southern Bell, Western Union, Georgia Power and
REA. Which means that it will cost the average little voter
a very small amount each year.
If we are to ever have these buildings they must be
provided by the local people, because the State Board of
Education does not provide any funds for these buildings.
They will not interfere with us getting the additional school
buildings, which the state must and will eventually build
for us. We could have already secured some additional
rooms, but the Supt. of Education along with the Board of
Education know that we need more and are entitled to more,
therefore have not accepted the measly little offer that has
been given us, but are demanding our rights, and we are sure
that soon we will have a building program that will take
care of our needs.
Ye Editor is no longer a parent of a school kid, all of our
"yunguns” have grown up and got married, but we have
grand “yunguns” all over the “universe,” and we are inter
ested in them having the best. We want our own Bryan
County children, both white and colored to enjoy the good
things of life, and for that reason we are ONE HUNDRED
PER CENT for these bonds, we are going to vote for them,
ask all of our friends to go out and vote for them, and will
have three cars at the service of the people in bring the
voters out to the polls and voting for Bonds, next Tuesday,
June 11th. It is the most important day in our life, that
we can look forward to. Please, good friends, go out and
urge all of your friends to go out and vote for Bonds. You
will be glad you did.
Lions to Install
New Slate at
Next Meeting
At the next meeting of the Pem
broke Lions Club the new slate
of officers will be installed. The
bi-monthly meeting of the group
was held Monday night at the
Highway 280 Restaurant and ten
tative installation plans were
made. Presiding was Robert Bow
ers.
The group heard J. R. DeLoach,
county school superintendent,
speak on the school system’s phy
sical education program in relation
to the bond election to be voted
on June 11. W. T. Holton made a
report on the broom sale which he
termed successful.
Before the program and business
meeting a delicious dutch supper
was enjoyed.
Present at the meeting were the
speaker, Mr. DeLoach, Robert
Bowers, W. T. Holton, H. B. Brew
ton, Sr., Al Buhler, W. R. Deal,
R. V. Durden, W. J. Ham, Ray
Kushner, G. C. Martin, D. E. Med
ders, C. N. McGee, E. B. Miles, J.
W. Richie and R. M. Monts, Jr.
MRS. EDWARDS IS
HOSTESS TO ANNE
JUDSON CIRCLE
On Tuesday night, May 28, Mrs.
T. H. Edwards was hostess to
members of the Anne Judson Circle
of the Woman’s Missionary Union
of the Pembroke Baptist Church.
A review of the book, “To
Whom Much Is Given,” was con
tinued by Mrs. John R. Joyner,
who interestingly discussed the
chapters on ^he stewardship of
prayer, money and truth.
The devotional was given by
Mrs. Edwards and the business
session presided over by Miss
Dorothy Warnell, circle leader.
The members enjoyed the deli
cious refreshments served by Mrs.
Edwards. Present were Mrs. Ed
wards, Miss Dorothy Warnell, Mrs.
John R. Joyner, Mrs. P. E. Bran
nen, Mrs. Joseph Lane, Mrs. W. W.
Curl, Jr., Mrs. E. W. Miles and
Mrs. Charles F. Warnell.
Spending a day recently in Au
gusta were Mrs. M. F. Sims, Mrs.
Bennett Aycock and Mrs. H. A.
Geyer of Pembroke, and Mrs. Mary
Prosser of Brooklet.
280 RESTAURANT
Mr. and Mrs. Al Buhler
2 Miles West of Pembroke
Next To Home—
The Best Place To Eat
Volume No. 56
of our school conditions, and
the better facilities for our
children to enjoy during their
school years. The people of
Bryan County will vote on
next Tuesday, June 11th, on
a bond issue to build Physical
Educational building in Pem
broke, for both white and col
ored schools, and in the 20th
District for the colored
school, George Washington
Carver. It is an opportunity
that we will never again have,
if we fail to go out and put
over the bond issue by a big
majority.
Forty per cent of the cost
of these bonds will be paid
for by the public utility com-
Students from B.C.
6th and 7th Grades
Tour Savannah
The following story was taken
from a recent issue of the the Sa
vannah Evening Press,
About 40 boys and .girls com
prising the fifth and sixth grades
of the Black Creek School, near
Ellabell in Bryan county, visited
Savannah today, escorted by teach
ers and parents.
Oneof the interesting points of
their tour was the building of the
Morning News and Evening Press
where circulation department em
ployes showed them the depart
ments of the newspapers and ex
plained the functions of the dif
ferent departments.
Among other places on the
itinerary of the tour were the City
Hall to view the model of the S. S.
Savannah, first steamship to cross
an ocean, the riverfront, and
Travis field. Their first stop was
at Deßenne avenue and Bull
street to get a close-up of the
world globe of the Savannah Gas
Company.
Jeanette Hurst was listed as
president of the sixth grade graup
and Hilda Hays as president of
the fifth grade.
Escorts included Miss Pauline
Morgan, sixth grade teacher; Mrs.
Frances Williamson, fifth grade
teacher; James Lewis, school bus
driver; and Mrs. Lewis and Mrs.
Wallace Burnsed.
MRS. LANIER'S
FATHER VISITS
H. M. Hobbs of Cataula recently
spent several days with his daugh
ter, Mrs. J. E. Lanier.
Mr. Hobbs’ visits are always a
matter of much interest since he
is well known from his visits
throughout the years. A short
time back he celebrated his 87th
birthday at his home, Mrs. Lanier
and several of his grandchildren
and great-grandchildren being
with him on the occasion.
Mr. Hobbs is unusually active,
both mentally and physically, and
enjoys very good health.
David Spinks, freshman at
Brewton-Parker Junior College,
returned home during the weekend
and will be with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. C. Spinks, during the
Rummer.
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