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Official Organ Bryan County and City of Pembrek*
Services Held for
Brother-in-law of
Journal Editor
Funeral services for Carter Bev
erly Harrison, Sr., 66, who died
Friday at his home, 2304 Fleet
street in Savannah, after a long
illness, were held Monday morn
ing at 11 o’clock at the Epworth
Methodist Church. The Rev. David
Cripps, pastor, and the Rev. Jul
ian P. Dell, former pastor, con
ducted the rites. Burial was in
the Greenwich section of Bona
venture Cemetery.
Mr. Harrison was the husband
of the late Mrs. Bessie Miller Har
rison, sister of Frank 0. Miller,
editor and publisher of the Pem
broke Journal, and the city’s
mayor.
Mr. Harrison was a conductor
for the Seaboard Air Line Rail
way. He was a member of Ep
worth church and was a teacher
of the Joy Class, and a member
of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Conductors.
He is survived by a son, Car
ter B. Harrison, Jr., Savannah; a
daughter, Mrs. James R. Rogers,
Jr., Raleigh, N. C.; a sister, Mrs.
W. L. Parker, Norfolk, Va.; a
half-sister, Mrs. John Monie,
Raleigh, N. C.; a grandson and
several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Marvin A.
Grimm, Charles E. Solomons, A.
W. Buck, H. A. Matthews, W. P.
Dryman and H. A. McGrady.
Honorary pallbearers were Dr.
T. A. Peterson, Dr. H. W. Righ
ton, T. B. Sanders, J. L. Bow
man, husbands of members of the
Joy Class, a women’s church group
which Mr. Harrison taught, and
trainmen, conductors and en
gineers of the Seaboard Air Line
Railway.
J. D. CASON IS
IN BULLOCH COUNTY
HOSPITAL
J. D. Cason, one of Pembroke’s
most prominent young business
men, was admitted to the Bulloch
County Hospital on Monday for
examination. -
A recurrence of a chronic ill
ness caused Mr. Cason to decide
to go to the doctor, who immedi
ately put him in the hospital for
X-ray. He is expected to return
home this week.
Mr. Cason was recently named
vice-commander of the John Dug
gar Post No. 164, aftef being
adjutant for the past year. He is
one of the most active members of
the post and, along with Mrs.
Cason, plans on attending the de
partment convention in Augusta.
His many friends hope the
X-ray will show nothing that can
not be remedied with ease and
that he will soon return home.
Mrs. J. T. Stubbs, Mrs. John
Story and John Stubbs spent a
few days recently in Worth County
near Sylvester attending the gold
en wedding anniversary of rela
tives.
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THREE BELLES AND A BEAU—Looking for all the world like they
are all set to enjoy the Fourth of July are Sharon Brannen and Norma
Bacon, both six years old. They are the daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
P. E. Brannen'and Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Bacon, Pembroke. On-the bot
tom row Cathy Strickland, 4, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland
Strickland, of Pembroke, and Billy Downs, 5, son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. S. Downs, Lanier, appear ready to fall right in line.
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Pembroke
Pembroke Man
Goes to Nahunta as
School Principal
T. H. Edwards, Jr., who re
signed several months ago as prin
cipal of the Camden County High
School in Woodbine, has accepted
a position as principal of the Na
hunta High School in Brantley
County.
Edwards was reared in Pem
broke and is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. T. H. Edwards, Sr. For sev
eral yea s he held the post of
principal of the Bryan County
High School, from which he grad
uated.
During the seven years Edwards
was principal at the Camden Coun
ty High School, the enrollment
increased from 140 to 410 and
the teaching staff was raised from
10 to 19.
Two additional buildings, plus
a gymnasium and shop, and a foot
ball field were added to the school
facilities. The curriculum was
also greatly expanded and foot
ball was started in the high school.
He also aided in having the
school accredited for the first time
by the Southern Association. The
Camden High School is one of the
few schools in that district to
hold this rating.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwards and their
two children will move to Nahunta
in August.
ELLABELLE COUPLE
TO WED JULY 27
AT CHURCH
Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Hendrix
of Ellabelle announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Joan, to
William Kenneth Miller, son of Mr.
and Mrs. F. J. Miller.
Miss Hendrix is a graduate of
the Bryan County High School.
Mr. Miller also attended Bryan
County High School and is now in
business with his father in Ella
belle.
The wedding will take place in
the Ellabelle Methodist Chinch on
July 27, at 3 o’clock. Friends
and relatives are invited.
THREE BRYAN COUNTY
YOUTHS ENLIST IN
U. S. MARINES
Three Bryan County youths
have enlisted in the U. S. Ma
rines this month, according to
S-Sgt. James M. Pridgen, Jr., re
cruiter from the Savannah office.
They are Franklin Pierce Shu
man and Leamon Wallace Page,
both from Pembroke, and Quinton
Eugene Shuman, Ellabelle. All
three are graduates of the Bryan
County High School and Shuman
has been attending school in
Clarksville.
Mr. and Mrs. E. 0. Bacon and
young son, Kerry, spent the week
end at their home in Pembroke.
Mr. Bacon is enrolled for the sum
mer session at Auburn University
and the family is living at near
by Opelika, Alabama.
Bryan Farm Bureau
Leaders Invited
To Regional Meet
County and chapter officers of
the Farm Bureau here are slated
to attend the 1957 annual South
ern Regional Farm Bureau Train
ing School. Georgia will be the
host state for an estimated 400
Farm Bureau folks from 13 south
ern states and Puerto Rico.
The conference will get under
way on Sunday, July 7 and end
at noon on Wednesday, July 10.
The Training School will be held
in the new Continuing Education
Center in Athens.
Although it has not been deter
mined just who will represent the
Bryan County Farm Bureau and
the Pembroke and Black Creek
chapters, the delegates will hear
Charles B. Shuman, president of
the 1,000,000 farm family member.
The address by the national chief
is scheduled for Monday night,
July 8.
H. L. Wingate, Georgia Farm
Bureau president, and chairman
of the Training School Planning
Committee, will extend a “Wel
come” to the 13 state delegates.
Outstanding officials from many
of the 13 states represented will be
at the Southern Regional Confer
ence, which will end at 1 o’clock
Wednesday.
LAST RITES HELD
SAT. FOR SISTER
OF PEMBROKE MAN
Funeral services were held Sat
urday in Savannah for Mrs. Olvie
H. Hodges of Nevils who died
Friday.
Mrs. Hodges was the half-sister
of J. H. Williams of Pembroke.
Other survivors are her husband,
Olvie H. Hodges, Nevils; a daugh
ter, Mrs. Opal Bagwell, Savan
nah; four sons, Herbert Hodges,
Nevils, Julian F. Hodges, Savan
nah ; Malcolmn Hodges, Savannah,
and Daniel Hodges, Atlanta; eight
grandchildren, nine great-grand
children; three sisters, Mrs. J. L.
Klotz, Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs. A.
B. Crussell, Atlanta, and Mrs.
Maybell Foster, Atlanta; her step
mother, Mrs. B. J. Williams; three
half sisters, Mrs. Weyman Lee
and Mrs. E. A. Crawford, both of
Savannah, and Mrs. Sara Lanier,
Atlanta; and four other half
brothers, J. W. Williams, Macon,
Roger Williams, Garden Cith, Wil
lis Williams, Brooklet, and J. A.
Bobbitt, Savannah.
Last rites were held at De-
Loach’s Primitive Baptist Church,
conducted by Elder Harris Cribbs
and Elder W. C. Chandler. Grave
side services and burial were at
Hillcrest Abbey Memorial Park in
Savannah.
Mrs. Hodges was a lifelong resi
dent of the Nevils community and
a member of DeLoach’s Primitive
Baptist Church.
RESTAURANT OWNER
IS PATIENT IN
SAV'H HOSPITAL
The popular owner of the U. S.
Highway 280 Restaurant was car
ried to a Savannah hospital
Wednesday night, June 26, by
Morrison’s Ambulance and is ex
pected to be there for some time.
Al Buhler’s condition is im
proved, members of his family said,
although he is still in serious con
dition from complications result
ing from a virus infection. He had
been ill for several days before
being admitted to Warren Candler
Hospital but was taken there
when his condition became increas
ingly worse.
Mr. Buhler may receive a limited
number of visitors until he shows
more improvement when he will be
delighted to see all of his friends.
Mrs. Buhler said her husband’s
physicians indicated they could
not tell now when he would be
dismissed from the hospital.
WILLIAMS FAMILY
TO MEET SUNDAY
FOR REUNION
The annual reunion of the family
of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Williams will meet Sunday, July
7, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E.
S. Denmark in Bulloch County.
The Denmark home was selected
previously as a permanent meeting
site for the yearly get-together.
All family connections are in
vited to attend Sunday and to
bring a picnic 'lunch which will
be spread in the spacious yard.
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1957
President Names
Committees for
Lions Club
Committees w ere appointed
Monday night for the Pembroke
Lions Club by the president, G. C.
Martin. The meeting took place
at the Highway 280 Restaurant
and followed a delicious' supper.
Following are the committees as
designated by President Martin:
attendance and membership, C. N.
McGee, H. B. Brewton, Sr., Ray
Kushner; finance, H. L. Speir, Jr.,
Al Buhler, R. M. Monts, Jr.; pro
gram, Robert Bowers, J. S. Wil
liamson; information, W. R. Deal,
J. 0. Hurst; publicity, D. E. Med
ders, E. B. Miles; civic improve
ment and community betterment,
R. V. Durden, Lloyd Geyer, J.
Dixie Harn; sight conservation
and blind, Gerald L. Dye, W. J.
Ham, Jr.
The club will sponsor a cer
tain amount of equipment for the
ball park in Pembroke and will
erect a Lions Club road sign at
the entrance to the city on the
Statesboro highway.
Members present at Monday
night’s meeting were G. C. Mar
tin, H. B. Brewton, Sr., W. J.
Ham, Jr., W. T. Holton, D. E.
Medders, J. S. Williamson, E. B.
Miles, Ray Kushner, W. R. Deal,
C. N. McGee and J. O. Hurst.
Baptist Ball Club
Bests Calvary Team
In First Game
The Baptist Church Ball Club,
composed of junior and intermedi
ate youths, made a successful jour
ney to Statesboro last Saurday,
coming out with the big end of
the score in a tilt with Calvary
Baptist Church Ball Club. The
score was 19-0.
The club has been organized by
the Rev. Richard Cater, recrea
tional director for the Baptist
Church during the summer months.
Mr. Cates took over his duties on
June 1. after being recommended
by a committee from the church.
A summer recreational program
is being outlined by Mr. Cates and
the Rev. John R. Joyner for the
rest of the summer. Some equip
ment has been purchased for the
use of the young people and at
least one organization is contrib
uting to the program. Other
youths besides those in the Bap
tist Church are included in the
ball club and will have advantage
of the equipment at the ball field.
Adults accompanying the team
to Statesboro Saturday were Mr.
Cates, Ben Hodges and Willie
Butler. Members of the team were
Harry Griner, Jere Stokes, Donald
Smith, Everett Cowart, Sidney
Bradley, Roddy Lane, Danny War
nell, Kelly Smith, Roy Jacobs,
Ronnie Speir, Eric Brannen, Billy
Bazemore, Lanny Graham, Jimmy
Murphy, Freddie Winters, Joey
Sikes and Larry Lane.
GEORGIA HIGHWAY
PATROL PREPARES
HOLIDAY DRIVE
Col. W. C. Dominy, director of
the Georgia Highway Patrol, says
the July 4 weekend will bring the
“most intensive enforcement drive
in the department’s 20-year his
tory.”
The patrol will throw its full
strength of 400 troopers, including
50 new recruits, into the life-sav
ing effort, he said.
Dominy said he hopes to be able
to reduce the predicted toll of 500
accidents, 200 personal injuries
and 25 deaths in Georgia.
The patrol’s July 4 weekend
watch will extend from 5 p.m.
Wednesday, July 3, through mid
night Sunday, July 7.
METHODISTS TO HAVE
FELLOWSHIP SUPPER
WED., JULY 10 *
A Fellowship supper has been
planned for members of the Pem
broke Methodist Church for
Wednesday night, July 10. The
suppers, a project of the Commis
sion on Membership and Evangel
ism are being held regularly
throughout the summer.
Those attending will bring a
covered dish. The get-together will
be held in the church social hall
and will begin at 8 o’clock.
Bryan Cty. People
Believed to Have
Been in La. Storm
Two Bryan County people who
left here some ten years ago are
believed to have been in the Cam
eron, Louisiana, area when the
storm struck there and at nearby
communities several days ago.
Victor Thornton and his sister,
the former Marie Thornton, have
been living there, according to Mrs.
Emory Floyd, who was reared in
the Reka community above Pem
broke, where the Thornton’s also
lived. Mrs. Floyd has kept in touch
with them through the years and
! said that Thornton operated a fer
ry across a river in the Cameron
section.
Thornton was in the army for
Mrs. Floyd was very concerned
about them and learned through
the Red Cross that neither Thorn
ton nor his sister were on the cas
ualty lists.
Thornton was in he army for
several years and was located,
among other places, in the South
Sea Islands. He went to Cameron,
where he met and married a local
girl. The couple now have three
children. He was a member of the
Christian Church here.
His sister is now Mrs. William
Joyner and lives in the same sec
tion. Joyner is from Brunswick,
Mrs. Floyd said.
After last Thursday’s storm, the
only building left in CanierOn, a
town of some 3,000, was the court
house. The death toll of tthe en
tire stricken area is expected to
reach 500, newspaper stories about
the devastation say. Not until
Monday was a road open to t h e
stricken Cameron area of south
western Louisiana, according to
Associated Press Reports, so that
a mass removal of the victims
could begin. Public health authori
ties declared the Cameron area un
inhabitable, probably for three
weeks at least, the news source
explained. It added, “They said the
very air was contaminated.’’
MRS. JOYNER IS
HOSTESS TO ANNE
JUDSON CIRCLE
Mrs. J. R. Joyner was hostess
on Tuesday night, June 25, to the
members of the Anne Judson Circle
of the Woman’s Missionary Union
of the Pembroke Baptist Church
at her home.
A review of additional chapters
of the book being studied by the
circle was interestingly presented
by Mrs. Pt E. Brannen. The de
votional was given by Mrs. Joy
ner, who served delicious refresh
ments during the social hour fol
lowing the program.
Miss Dorothy Warnell, circle
chairman, presided at the brief
business session.
Members present were Miss
Dorothy Warnell, Mrs. John R.
Joyner, Mrs. W. W. Curl, Jr.,
Mrs. Leona Hodges, Mrs. Charles
F. Warnell and Mrs. P. E. Bran
nen.
BAZEMORE REUNION
IS SLATED FOR
SUNDAY, JULY 7
The descendants of Mr. and Mrs.
J. S. Bazemore are invited to the
annual reunion which will be held
on Sunday, July 7, at Dasher’s
Lodge near Blitchton.
All relatives and friends are in
vited to be present and to bring
a basket lunch.
Officers of the reunion are D. H.
Bazemore, Pembroke, president; J.
R. Bazemore, Sylvania, vice-presi
dent; Mrs. W. H. Gailey, Cornelia,
treasurer; and Mrs. W. L. Weath
ers, Cornelia, secretary.
The affair has been held an
nually for the past several years.
BAPTIST PASTOR IS
CONDUCTING REVIVAL
IN JENKINS COUNTY
The Rev. John R. Joyner, pas
tor of the Pembroke Baptist
Church, is conducting a revival this
week at Big Horse Creek in Jen
kins County near Millen. The
church is in the Middle Associa
tion and the Rev. Carl Anderson,
Statesboro, is pastor.
Wednesday night prayer serv
ices at the local Baptist Church
will be conducted by the Rev. Rich
ard Cates, recreational director for
the summer. The young pastor is
also scheduled to deliver the ser
mon Sunday morning.
lice Co. Intruder
Is Nabbed by Pair
Reporting to Work
Monday morning when two men
connected with the Pembroke Ice
Company reported for work they
nabbed a Negro youth who, it
was surmised, had taken a nap
after getting his loot stacked up
for a get-away.
P. E. Brannen and Hawley Baze
more entered the front door of
the establishment shortly before
seven o’clock and immediately no
ticed the counter underneath the
front desk had been ransacked.
Investigation revealed a broken
window near the ceiling at the
back of ti e store which was how
the intruder gained entrance.
While passing the office of L.
C. Lane, owner of the store, Baze
more saw the top of the man’s
head behind the desk. As he yelled
to Brannen that he had found the
man, the Negro raised up, his
hands filled with bills from money
boxes he had pried open. He had
used pocket knives, it later de
veloping that he had confiscated
some 25 or 30 of them.
Brannen forced the young Ne
gro, who later said he was Roger
Williams of Groveland, to get on
the floor, full-length, with his
hands extended, while Bazemore
called Deputy R. I. Raulerson.
Mr. Bazemore said Williams had
at least S2OO he had taken from
the cash register and money boxes,
cartons of chewing gum, razor
blades, knives and other articles.
He appears to be about 18 or 19
years old.
An open Coco-Cola was found
on the desk near where the Negro
was seen as he evidently had been
doing a leisurely job when he
either lost track of the time or
went to sleep. The Negro was re
ported to have said he entered the
place around two o’clock Monday
morning.
Legal Hurdle for
New Gymnasiums
Is Cleared
One of the legal hurdles toward
the erection of new gymnasiums
for Bryan County schools was
cleared Monday when the bonds
were validated by Judge Mel
Price of the Atlantic Judicial Cir
cuit.
The hearing at the courthouse
in Pembroke was a routine pro
cedure before the bonds could be
sold by the Bryan County Board
of Education.
The board is now in the process
of considering plans, location,
types of buildings and other de
tails which must be considered be
fore construction can be started.
The bonds are in the amount of
$125,000, which amount will be
used to “build, construct and equip
new school physicial educational
facilities such as gymnasiums, ath
letic fields and buildings and struc
tures useful in connection there
with or a combination of such fa
cilities, adding to, improving and
equipping existing properties and
facilities of the Bryan County
School system and acquiring the
necessary property therefor and
paying expenses incident to accom
plishing the foregoing.”
JUNIOR CAMPERS ARE
SPENDING WEEK AT
TATTNALL
Several Pembroke children of
junior age are spending this week
at Tattnall Camp Ground, Meth
odist-conducted summer camp.
Last week the senior and interme
diate youths enjoyed the camp.
At the camp for both sessions
is Miss Mary Joyce Ward, Pem
broke, who is serving as councilor
for the two weeks. The children
have advantage of the recreational
facilities and Bible classes arrang
ed for the sessions.
Those from Pembroke at Tatt
nall this week are Wesley Ward,
Jim Harn, David Owens, Richie
Owens, Mary Anna Beardslee and
Jean Beardslee.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Lee of
Hinesville announce the birth of a
daughter, Laura Gayle, on Thurs
day, June 13, 1957, in the Bulloch
County Hospital. The couple also
have a son who is two years old.
Mrs. Lee is the former Miss
Gayle Croom, daughter of Mrs. A.
H. Croom and the late Mr. Croom.
280 RESTAURANT
Mr. and Mrs. Al Buhler
2 Miles West of Pembroke
Next To Home—
The Best Place To Eat
Volume No. 56 No. 41
Record Number to
Attend 4-H Camp
At Rock Eagle
A record number of 4-H mem
bers have signed up to attend the
summer 4-eamp at Rock Eagle.
This will be the twelfth year the
members have taken off during
the summer for several days of
recreation and training under the
direction of D. E. Medders and
Mrs. Ora C. Payne, county exten
sion agents.
Adults accompanying the young
people besides the extension
agents will be Mrs. Willard Burn
sed, J. O. Hurst and D. B. Smith,
all from Ellabelle.
Four-H members going are
Joyce Bashlor, Miriam Bashlor,
Carl Cox, Sammy Davis, Shirley
Davis, Berna Dixon, Cynthia Gill,
Linda Gill, Patricia Gill, Ma r y
Lois Haymans, Billy Hennessee,
Caroline Kicklighter, Rebecca
Kicklighter, Carla McDaniel, Butch
Parker, Greg Parker, Janie Rush
ing, Johnnie. Scott, Sue Sharpe,
Randy Skinner, Bill Smith, Donald
Smith, Linda Smith, Dwain Tid
well, Eileen Wilson, Betsy Mar
tin and Robert Sharpe, all from
Richmond Hill; Jay Ann Cason,
Lou Joy eCason, Harry Griner,
Chary! Hughes, Roddy Lane, Lin
da Lee, Marvin Medders, Jimmy
Mock, Mary Frances Strickland,
Carol Williamson, Billy Wolfe,
Gwendolyn Wolfe, Nathan Wolfe
and Phyllis Wolfe from Pem
broke; and Sheria Lynn Butler,
Ben Brewton, Jeanette Hurst, Roy
Smith, and Brooks Warnell from
Ellabelle.
Local Man Takes
Ag Teaching Post
In Swainsboro
A young Pembroke man has ac
cepted an agricultural teaching
place on the faculty of the high
school in Swainsboro.
Bobby Payne reported for work
on Monday, July 1, as one of two
teachers of vocational agriculture
in the school.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Payne, the local man graduated
from the University of Georgia
in Athens. He also attended
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural
College in Tifton. He holds a de
gree in agricultural education.
This is his first teaching experi
ence other than in connection with
his school work.
Payne is a graduate of the
Bryan County High School where
he was active in the Future Farm
ers of America organization.
COUNTY ASC MANAGER
ENTERS HOSPITAL IN
DUBLIN MONDAY
R. V. Durden was carried to the
Veterans’ Hospital in Dublin Mon
day morning where he is expected
to stay for about 10 days. He was
accompanied to Dublin by his wife
and Mrs. J. E. Lanier, both com
ing back home Monday night.
Mr. Durden is manager of the
Bryan County A.S.C. office and
has lived in Pembroke for several
years. He is a former teacher of
veteran classes.
Mr. Durden has not been in the
best of health for several months
and during his stay in the hospi
tal will undergo X-ray and treat
ment which it is hoped will im
prove his condition so that he will
be able to return home much im
proved.
HOLIDAY WEEKEND
BRINGS ON EARLY
PEMBROKE JOURNAL
The Fourth of July brought
on an early paper this week so
Ye Editor and the staff could
enjoy the holiday weekend.
Readers of The Pembroke
Journal are urged to pay special
attention to the grocery ads
this week and to stock their
larders with the many valises
advertised.
An enjoyable way to spend
the Fourth, in case one is inter
ested, would be to attend the
boat races at Lake Haar spon
sored by the Savannah Boat
Club.
In any event, whatever our
subscribers choose to do on the
great American holiday, do it
safe, sane and sober, which,
though not to say gramatically
put, is sensible advice.