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Official Organ Bryan County and City of Pembroke
Contributions to
Baptist Financial
Program Increased
A marked increase in Georgia
Baptist gifts to the Cooperative
Program and other causes was
revealed today by Dr. Searcy S.
Garrison, Atlanta, Executive Sec
retary-Treasurer of the Georgia
Baptist Convention.
Total gifts to the Co-operative
Program during May, 1957, were
$231,736.34, an increase of 17.9
per cent over May, 1956, and to
tal gifts to the Co-operative Pro
gram from January though May
(1957) were $1,085,784.87, for a
10.5 per cent increase over the
same period last year, Garrison
said.
The total amount of gifts re
ported through the treasurer’s of
fice for May, including the Co
operative Program and other des
ignated and miscellaneous gifts
reached $378,777.13, and from Jan
uary through May, total gifts re
ported for all causes reached
$1,862,570.00, for an increase of
nearly $200,000.00 over the same
period last year.
Gifts to the Co-operative Pro
gram through the state office have
increased 33 per cent over the
total for the first five months of
1955, it was noted. At this time,
a program was inaugurated by
the Georgia Baptist Convention to
increase giving to meet capital im
provements needs at six Georgia
Baptist colleges, and to continue
an advance in the world mission
program of the denomination.
First Aid Course
Gets Under Way
Tuesday Night
The first aid course got off to
a good start Tuesday night with
18 people enrolling for the series
of studies. Several more have indi
cated their interest and will re
port at the next meeting on Tues
day night, June 25, at 8 o’clock.
Instructor for the course is
Harry Bruen of Savannah. Mr.
Bruen is connected with the Sa
vannah Electric and Power Com
pany and has gained the reputa
tion of being an excellent instruc
tor in First Aid. He has a wide
experience in First Aid work.
The class is limited and only a
few more applications can be ac
cepted, according to Eugene Mock,
Red Cross representative for Bry
an County, and D. E. Medders,
Civil Derense director, who ar
ranged the program.
Enrolling Tuesday night at the
first meeting at the Methodist
Church, where all the meetings will
be held, were Mrs. Ray Kushner,
Jackie Wseter, Mr. and Mrs. W.
T. Holton, Mrs. D. E. Medders,
Mrs. R. L. Morgan, Mrs. Dewey
Bazemore, Mr. and Mrs. Lamar
Wester, Caldwell Morrison, Noel
Osteen, Donald Dye, Mrs. Gerald
L. Dye, Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Bran
nen, Eugene Mock, Tommy Rogers
and Eugene Barnard.
BAPTIST CIRCLES
ANNOUNCE MEETING
PLACE
The three circles of the Wo
man’s Missionary Society of the
Pembroke Baptist Church have an
nounced meeting places for this
.month. The regular meeting date
is the Tuesday after the fourth
Sunday and is on June 25.
The Mattie Parrish Circle will
meet on that afternoon at 4 o’-
clock at the home of Mrs. D. B.
Edwards, with Mrs. Edwards and
Mrs. Ben Brewton as hostesses.
The Amelia Burgess Circle will
meet at the same time with Mrs.
J. O. Strickland, Sr.
Eight o’clock Tuesday night is
the time for the meeting of the
Ann Judson Circle, at the home
of Mrs. E. W. Miles.
Members of all three groups are
invited to attend as interesting
programs have been planned at
each circle.
Carolyn Wester will leave Thurs
day morning for Ridgecrest, N.
C., to spend a week. She will ac
company her grandmother, Mrs.
W. T. Mims, of Savannah, who is
a delegate from the Bull Street
Church in Savannah. Carolyn is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Lamar Wester.
Gljc jJcmbrohe
Bryan Tobacco
Growers to Be •
At Alma Meet
Tobacco producers of Bryan
County have been invited to a
meeting at Alma which will serve
a two-fold purpose. Sponsoring
the two-hour session on Friday,
June 21, is the Georgia Farm
Bureau Federation.
The State Tobacco Advisory
Committee will be present and at
the meeting it will be decided
what date to recommend for the
opening of the Tobacco Markets in
Georgia for the 1957 season.
Governor Griffin has enacted
the Agricultural Commodity Au
thority Act and the Farm Bureau
has been requested to discuss this
at the meeting to decide what the
tobacco producers of Georgia
would like to do concerning this
program.
The Authority gives producers
the right to decide by referendum
if they would like to contribute to
a promotional program of their
commodity. In the case of tobacco
the Authority gives the right for
tobacco producers to assess them
selves 10c per acre for the pur
pose of promotion, research, and
expanding markets.
The Alma meeting will be held
at the Bacon County High School
at 10 o’clock Friday morning,
June 21.
New Garden Club
Slate Accepts
Office Wednesday
A new slate was installed
Wednesday afternoon at the final
meeting of the summer of the Pem
broke Garden Club. Mrs. W. W.
Curl, Jr. was installing officer at
the brief but impressive ceremony.
Taking over the helm of the
women’s civic group for two years
was Mrs. N. L. Ham. Other of
ficers installed were Mrs. C. L.
Purvis, treasurer, Mrs. Alton El
rick, first vice-president, and Mrs.
J. Dixie Harn, second vice-presi
dent. Serving for another year |
are Mrs. H. D. Griner, recording
secretary, Miss Lula McGahee,
third vice-president, and Mrs. D.
E. Medders, corresponding secre
tary.
Mrs. W. T. Holton, immediate
past president, served at the meet
ing until after the installation
ceremony when Mrs. Ham ac
cepted the gavel.
Mrs. U. J. Bacon won the ar
rangement exhibit with an attrac
tive vase of summer flowers.
Hostesses were Mrs. J. R. De-
Loach and Mrs. H. L. Speir, Jr.
The next meeting of the Garden
Club will be in September. Dur
ing the summer Mrs. Ham will
call a meeting of the club execu
tives to formulate plans for next
year.
METHODIST YOUTH
PLAN RETREAT ON
SATURDAY, JUNE 22
At the meeting of the senior'
Youth Fellowship group of the
Pembroke Methodist Church Sun
day night plans were made for
the sub-district retreat to be held
at Smith’s Pond on Saturday,
June 22.
Thomas Davis led the recreation
period and, as president, also pre
sided at the business session. The
program was directed by Eliza
beth Anderson. Assisting her were
Hortense Owens, Charles Cowart,
Shirley Strickland and Thomas
Davis.
After the recreation delicious
refreshments were served by Mrs.
A. V. Anderson and Mrs. E. L.
The three nembers welcomed to
the group were Paul Ward, Ma
rian Ward and Mary Joyce Ward.
Members present were Elizabeth
Anderson, Clark Anderson,
Charles Cowart, Thomas Davis,
Lavon Hodges, Hortense Owens,
Jimmy Hendrix, Jane Purvis and
the three new members.
M’rs. JI. T. Shaw and Miss
Shearer Shaw left Tuesday for
Neptune Beach, Fla., for a visit
with Mrs. Shaw’s sister, Mrs. E.
E. Hilliard. They went by Doug
las for Mrs. Hilliard, the trio
then continuing their journey to
Neptune Beach where Mr. and
Mrs. Hilliard have a cottage.
Mrs. Deloach Has
Program at E'belle
WSCS Meeting
Mrs. Cooper DeLoach was in
charge of the program Monday
night, June 17, at the meeting of
the Woman’s Society of Christian
Service of the EUabelle Methodist
Church.
The meeting was presided over
by Mrs. G. C. Martin, president.
During the business session the
budget was presented by Mrs. W.
L. Hursey, treasurer and chair
man of the finance committee, and
adopted by the group. Mrs. Wil
lard Burnsed is secretary of the
society.
Assisting Mrs. DeLoach with
the program, which was a mission
study of the Philippines in the
form of a radio broadcast, were
Mrs. Henry Lewis, Mrs. Hughlyn
Page, Mrs. Jack Edwards, Mrs.
Lee Warren, Mrs. W. L. Hursey,
Mrs. J. A. Stewart, Mrs. G. C.
Martin, Mrs. Hubert Lee and Mrs.
G. D. Hendrix. Guests from the
Pembroke W. S. C. S. were Mrs.
H. D. Griner and Mrs. J. C. M.
Ward.
The meeting was held at the
church at 8 o’clock with delicious
refreshments being served by Mrs.
Willard Burnsed and Mrs. W. L.
Hursey.
Others at the meeting besides
those on the program were Miss
Pauline Morgan, Mrs. Warren
Miller, Mrs. Willard Burnsed and
Mrs. Tommy Canady.
LOCAL 4-H GROUP
TO ATTEND MEET
AT ROCK EAGLE
Four members of the Bryan
County 4-H Clubs and two Ex
tension agents left Monday morn
nig to attend the annual Georgia
4-H Club Council meeting which
will last through June 21. More
than 1,000 members will attend
the meeting serving as delegates
from almost every county in the
state.
Boys attending- the Council meet
from the county are Ray High
smith, Richmond Hill, and Billy
Wolfe, Pembroke. Two girls are
also at the meeting, along with
Mrs. Ora C. Payne and D. E.
Medders.
The theme for the week is
“Strengthening Your County 4-H
Council.” State and district coun
cil officers will conduct special
programs, vespers, recreation and
work during the four-day event.
Thursday all members who have
had an 18th birthday since the
last state council meeting will
hear Mr. Donaldson speak on their
responsibilities as voting citizens.
Preceding a farewell party on
Friday, a high cloverleaf will be
formed as members hold lighted
candles and pledge to live up to
the 4-H motto, “To Make the Best
Better.’’
HUGHLYN PAGE LEADS
PROGRAM AT E'BELLE
YOUTH FELLOWSHIP
The Youth Fellowship of the
EUabelle Methodist Church held
its regular meeting on Sunday
night, June 16, The business ses
sion was presided over by Janet
Edwards, president. There was
much discussion and enthusiasm
about the Youth Activities Week
which the local organizatoin is
conducting this week.
The lesson in the senior M.Y.F.
department was “What Is a Chris
tion Calling.” Leading the discus
sion was Hughlyn Page, director
of the class.
The Junior department enjoyed
a dramatization of some vacation
activities. The unit the members
are studying now is “Summer Ac
tivities.” Their leader is Mrs. J.
A. Stewart.
Members present Sunday night
were Robert DeLoach, Janet Ed
wards, Mabel Edwards, Nancy Ed
wards, Doris Hendrix, John Sam
my Hilliard, Lance Hilliard, Mar
ion Hilliard, Eddie Lu Miller, Har
old Miller, Marian Page, Janie
Strickland, Ruby Shuman, Jerome
Jones, Monroe Strickland, Charles
Hamilton, Jimmy Jones, and Gene
Davis.
Donald Dye, brother of the Rev.
Gerald L. Dye, of Scottdale, Pa.,
is spending the summer here with
Mr. and Mrs. Dye. This fall the
young man will be a senior in the
East Huntington, Pa., High
School.
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1957
Girls State Pair
To Leave Sunday
For Rally Site
Sponsored by the Auxiliary unit
of the John Duggar Post and the
Pembroke Methodist Church, two
delegates will leave Sunday to at
tend the Girls State rally at Wes
leyan College.
Miss Shirley Strickland and
Miss Elizabeth Anderson will
board a bus Sunday morning for
Macon where they will be until
Saturday on the campus of Wes
leyan College. Transportation for
Miss Strickland is being furnished
by Ray Kushner of Kushner’s De
partment Store and the Auxiliary
is furnishing Miss Anderson’s bus
fare.
The two girls were selected to
go to the citizenship rally by vir
tue of being outstanding members
of the Bryan County High School
junior class. Only top students in
the junior class Are eligible to at
tend Girls State which is spon
sored annually by the Auxiliary
Department of Georgia.
During the week the delegates
learn various phases of town,
county and state government,
hearing talks by prominent politi
cal leaders throughout the state.
Miss Strickland’s parents are
Mr. and E. L. Strickland and
Miss Anderson’s parents are Mr.
and Mrs. A. V. Anderson. Both
girls are from Pembroke. They
will return, to their homes on
Saturday.
LIONS CLUB SLATE
IS INSTALLED AT
MEETING
Officers were installed Monday
night at the regular meeting of
the Pembroke Lions Club held at
the Highway 280 Restaurant.
Zone chairman Thomas Glass of
Cordele was the installing officer
and made an inspiring talk on
the responsibilities of the officers
to the organization and the other
members. ( s
New officers of the club are
G. C. Martin, president; H. L.
Speir, Jr., first vice-president;
Charles McGee, second vice-presi
dent; R. M. Monts, Jr., third vice
president; W. T. Holton, secre
tary-treasurer; James Richie, Lion
tamer; H. B. Brewton, Sr., tail
twister.
Present were W. R. Deal, H. L.
Speir, Jr., Rev. Gerald L. Dye,
C. N. McGee, D. E. Medders, Rob
ert Bowers, W. T. Holton, Rev. J.
M. C. Ward, J. Dixie Harn, G. C.
Martin, Ray Kushner, W. L. Ham,
Jr., L. M. Geyer, R. V. Durden
and Al Buhler.
LAST RITES HELD
FOR SISTER OF
ELLABELLE MAN
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at 4 o’clock at the First
Baptist Church iu .Pooler for Mrs.
Rosa Shuman Helmey, 73, who
died Monday at her residence at
303 Morgan street in Pooler. Last
rites were conducted by the Rev.
C. E. Smith, pastor of the church,
and the Rev. John S. Wilder, pas
tor of Calvary Baptist Temple in
Savannah. Burial was in Newton I
Hill Cemetery in Pooler.
Among Mrs. Helmey’s survivors
are two brothers, B. F. Shuman
and R. W. Shuman, both of Ella
belle. Other survivors are her hus
band, S. IL Helmey; a son, W. S.
Helmey; and two grandchildren.
Mrs. Helmey was a member of
the First Baptist Church in Pool
er.
Pallbearers were B. W. Shuman,
Alison Shuman, B. L. Helmey,
George Helmey, Eugene Helmey
and Billy Helmey. Fox and Weeks
Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
LEGION, AUXILIARY
MEETS TO BE
FRIDAY NIGHT
Members of the John Duggar
Post, No. 164, and the Auxiliary
unit will meet Friday night at she
post home.
The installation of officers will
highlight the Legion meeting and
the nominating committee for the
Auxiliary will report its recom
mendations for a new slate. The
Auxiliary will also name delegates
to attend the annual convention of
the Department of Georgia.
Supper will be served Legion
and Auxiliary members at 8
o’clock.
Shelly Shuma^ofs
Forestry Degree
From U. of Ga.
Shelly Earl Shuman, formerly
of Pambroke, was awarded the de
gree of bachelor of science in for
estry from the University of Geor
gia College of Agriculture at cere
monies held in Athens recently.
The young man is a graduate of
the Bryan County High School and
is the son of Mrs. G. N. Wilbanks
of Pembroke.
Going to the graduation exer
cises in Athens were Mrs. Wil
banks and Mrs. Shuman, the for
mer Miss Mary Ann Spinks.
Some 1,100 men and women
were conferred degrees from the
state university in its 154th com
mencement program. They were
presented by Dr. O. C. Aderhold,
University of Georgia president.
The baccalaureate sermon was
in the Fine Arts Auditorium and
was delivered by the Rev. Henry
Edward Russell of Montgomery’s
Trinity Presbyterian Church. He
is the brother of Senator Richard
B. Russell. The graduation service
itself was held in Sanford Sta
dium. Members of the graduating
class were honored at a receptoin
Sunday night at the home of
President Aderhold.
Immediately after graduating
Mr. Shuman returned to Starke,
Fla., where he is connected with
St. Mary’s Kraft Corporaton.
While at the University he was
a member of Alpha Gamma Rho
fraternity. He was also a member
of Alpha Zeta and Zi Sigma Pi,
honorary fraternities.
VISITORS ENTERTAIN
MONDAY NIGHT AT
SUMMER PARTY
A delightful affair was the sum
mer party given Monday night by
Miss Beverly Bacon of Atlanta
and Miss Trudy Eldridge of Co
lumbia, S. C., who are spending
several weeks in Pembroke with
their grandmother, Mrs. T. J.
Bacon.
The party was held at the Com
munity House, wjth dancing and
games being enjoyed during the
evening. Assisting the young host
esses were Mrs. J. O. Bacon, of
Atlanta, and Mrs. N. L. Ham. De
licious refreshments were served
throughout the party.
Attending the party were Bever
ly Bacon, Trudy Eldridge, Betty
Graham, Judy Strickland, Caro
lyn Strickland, Sharon Stokes of
Macon, Mary Frances Stricklartd,
Sue Brewton, Beth Griffin, Fay
Smith, Malinda Bland and Larry
Foxworth, Randall Bazemore,
Ronal Aiken, Ray Aiken, Danny
Warnell, Harry Griner, Jimmy
Mock, Phillip Bacon, Sidney Brad
ley, John Stubbs, Bill Summer
ford, Earl Bazemore and Jere
Stokes of Macon.
PASTOR'S WIFE IS
INTRODUCED TO
CIRCLE MEMBERS
Mr.s J. C. M. Ward, wife of the
new pastor of the Pembroke Meth
odist charge, was introduced to the
members of the Mary Carter Cir
cle of the Woman’s Society of
Christian Service of the Pembroke
Methodist Church Monday after
noon at the first meeting since the
Rev. and Mrs. Ward came to Pem
broke.
The meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. Joe Morgan who
served a delicious salad plate dur
ing the social hour following the
program.
The World Federation of Meth
odist Women was the background
for the program given, by Mrs.
J. Dixie Harn, with Mrs. H. D.
Griner, W. S. C. S. president, giv
ing the devotional. Circle leader
is Mrs. H. Lee Burkhalter.
Members present were Mrs.
Burkhalter, Mrs. Joe Morgan, Mrs.
J. C. M. Ward, Mrs. H. D. Griner,
Mrs. R. Roscoff Deal, Mrs. C. L.
Purvis and Mrs. J. C. Haymans.
COLLEGE STUDENT
HAS SUMMER WORK
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burpitt re
turned to Athens Sunday after
spending two weeks visiting their
parents in EUabelle and Harde
ville, S. C.
Mr. Burpitt has accepted a po
sition as analyst in the Agronomy
Department at the University of
Georgia for the summer and will
resume his senior work at the be
ginning of the fall quarter.
Revival Begins on
June 24 at Lanier
Baptist Church
A summer revival has been
scheduled by the Lanier Baptist
Church and will begin on Monday,
June 24, and close with the Sat
urday night service.
Services will be held both morn
ing and night, at 11 a. m. and 8
p. m., according to the Rev. Bill
Price, pastor. Assisting Mr. Price
in conducting the revival is the
Rev. Luke Smith of Macon. Mr.
Smith is pastor of the Highland
Hills Baptist Church and has ac
quired a reputation as an evangel
ist. The church is fortunate in
having him accept the invitation.
The Rev. Charles Tanner of
Alma will lead the singing. Mr.
Tanner is a senior in the theologi
cal seminary at Mercer University
and his being at the revival in
sures the song service to be a
major part of the week’s program.
There will be no Saturday morn
ing service and the revival will
come to a close with the Saturday
night sermon which will be pre
ceded by supper served in the
recreation building at 6:45.
While at the revival Mr. Smith
will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
V. P. Stubbs, and Mr. Price and
Mr. Tanner will be guests of Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Stubbs.
The public is invited to attend
the services.
FORMER BCHS PUPIL
HAS EMERGENCY
APPENDECTOMY
Waldo Meeks, former Bryan
County High School student, has
returned to his home following an
appendicitis operation.
The lad, who will be in the Bth
grade of the Marlow school this
fall, had a narrow escape when
his appendix ruptured about two
hours before the condition was
discovered. He was rushed to the
hospital where an operation was
performed immediately and his
many friends, here are delighted
to learn that he is getting along
fine.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. F.
M. Meeks, are on the faculty of
the Marlow School, Mr. Meeks be
ing principal. During the summer
the family is in Statesboro while
Mrs. Meeks is attending summer
school at Georgia Teachers Col
lege.
Recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs.
A. C. Turner were Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Gibbs of Arcadia, Florida,
and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jordan
and three children of Atlanta. Mrs.
Gibbs is Mrs. Turner’s sister and
Mrs. Jordan is her niece.
Mrs. L. M. Anderson and Mrs.
Marion Sanders spent two days
this week in Atlanta. They went
to the capital city on Tuesday
and returned Wednesday.
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A FOURSOME OF VERY YOUNG MEN, all caught by the camera
in a light mood, are shown this week in the special feature carried
by The Pembroke Journal.
Top row: Wayne Purcell, 10 months old, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Bobby Purcell, and Spencer, Jr., 7 months old, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Spencer Moore, all of Pembroke. At the bottom are Radford, 11
months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Johnson of Pembroke, and Ron
nie, 10 months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Williamson of Pem
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Mr. and Mrs. Al Buhler
2 Miles West of Pembroke
Next To Home—
The Best Place To Eat
Volume No. 56
New Leaders Are
Added to Training
Union Work
Several new leaders have been
added to the faculty of the Train
ing Union of the Pembroke Bap
tist Church.
D. E. Medders, the Rev. John
R. Joyner and the Rev. Richard
Cates were instrumental in secur
ing the new members, some of
whom will not begin their work
for a few weeks, because of sum
mer school or for other reasons.
Mrs. Mary Ellison will be the
new leader in the Junior Depart
ment of the Training Union. She
will work with Mrs. E. W. Miles,
who is also in that department.
Mrs. Harvey Carruthers has
been added to the primary depart
ment. Mrs. Carruthers has re
cently become a member of the
Pembroke Baptist Church and the
Training Union feels fortunate in
having her help with the work.
New Intermediate leaders are
Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Strick
land. Young people themselves,
they are expected to draw a good
number, of that age group to
Training Union.
Mrs. Hazel Collins has accepted
the responsibility of the Nursery
and Mr. and Mrs. Donald John
son will help in the Young Peo
ple's Department when the first
six weeks of summer school is
over.
C. N. McGee is assistant Train
ing Union director, with D. E.
Medders as director. College stu
dents who will help during the
summer months are Miss Caroline
Owens, David Spinks and Noel Os
teen. Also assisting with the
Young People’s Department, as
well as elsewhere, will be Mr.
Cates, educational director for
the church during the summer.
SISTERS VISIT
I. G. LANIER
Two sisters, one from Macon
and one from Florida, spent the
weekend with I. G. Lanier and
Mrs. Lanier.
Mrs. 'Jennie Murrow, Macon,
and Miss Ada Lanier, Gainesville,
Florida, were guests of their
brother, along with Mrs. Murrow’s
Ison, Joe Murrow. Their visits in
this section, where they all have
many friends, as well as relatives,
are always looked forward to by
their hosts and others.
Recent visitors of Mrs. J. C.
Stubbs at her home in Lanier
have been Lt. and Mrs. Roy Dun
away and young daughter, Ruth
Ann, of Fort Benning, and Mrs.
Homer Kerr and children of Sa
vannah.
Mrs. Helen Brown of Savan
nah, was the guest of Mrs. Mar
guerite Abbott at the latter’s
home near Pembroke for a few
days this week.
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