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The Pembroke State Bonk
Small Enough To Know You
Large Enough To Serve You
Member FDIC
Official Organ Bryan County and City of Pembroke
Editor-Mayor .
Entertains at
Birthday Party
By ELISABETH M. MEDDERS
Sunday* was an enjojyable day
for those attending the birthday
celebration of Pembroke’s mayor
and editor of the Pembroke Journ
al.
Some two bundled to three hun
dred guests came to congratulate
the host at his “Needmore Farm”
home, which has become synonom
ous with hospitality.
Frank O. Miller’s many friends
throughout the Coastal section look
forward to the party which he has
held annually fdr the past several
years. The gathering is also oc
casion for the home-coming of
many relatives of the genial host.
Among those coming for the day,
if they live nearby, or staying on
as house guests were Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Edenfield, Savannah, Mr. and
Mrs. R. E. Black, Valdosta, Mrs.
Grace Moody, Mr. and Mrs. B. 0.
McClifford and Mrs. Bessie D.
Boatwright, all of Arlington, Va.
Another out-of-state visitor was
Mr. and Mrs. Miller’s son, Cmdr.
W. 0. Miller, of Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Mittie Barnes, Statesboro,
was introduced as a special guest,
being the host’s only aupt. An
other guest receiving special atten
tion was the Rev. B. E. Whitting
ton of Springfield. Assisting, in
entertaining along with Mrs. Mill
er were other members of th*
family.
A delicious barbecue dinner was
served followed by the traditional
Southern watermelon cutting.
And the 64th birthday of one of
the Coastal section’s most promin
ent and best known personalities
fell in line as a happy memory
along with the others held down
through the years.
6 BAPTIST YOUTHS
GO TO RIDGECREST
THIS WEEK
Several young people R>f the
Pembroke Baptist Church leave
this week for Ridgecrest to spend
a week at the Training Union con
ference.
While at the North Carolina
mountain retreat which is near
Asheville the group will hear
speeches by outstanding church
and lay leaders. A major part of
the program will be the recreation
for which the Baptist camp is
famous.
Leaving this week for the camp
are Ben Hodges, Sue Hodges, Rich
ard Cates, Sue Brewton, Judy
Strickland and Lavon Kangeter.
They will return home next Tues
day. Accompanying them will b«
Mrs. R. L. I^organ.
Mis. Jack D. Brown and Jack,
Jr. of Riverdale, Maryland, spent
a week erecently with Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Lewis in Ellabelle.
Mrs. Brown is the former Miss
Irene Lewis. Also visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis' from Savannah was
Mrs. J. E. Parker.
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LEADING OFF this week’s Journal feature is Janelyn Wester, one
year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Wester, who appears
amazed at finding herself alohe with three very young representa
tives of the opposite sex. They are Kerry, 14 months, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Eddie O. Bacon, and bottom row, George, 18 months, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Hagin, and Don, 10 months old, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Owens. Mr. and Mrs. Hagin are from Lanier and the
others are from Pembroke.
Pembroke
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MARRIED 67 YEARS— Mr. and
Mrs. G. S. Sikes of Savannah are
pictured on Mr. Sikes’ 85th birth
day’which was July 11. The cou
ple, formerly of Bryan County,
has been married 67 years.
Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Sikes ■
Former Bryan
Couple Is Wed
For 67 Years
A former Bryan County couple
recently observed their 67th wed
ding anniversary. Although Mr.
and Mrs. G. S. Sikes lived in
Bryan County for half a century,
their home has been in Savannah
for the past 30 years.
Mrs. Sikes, the former Miss
Elizabeth Newman, will be 80
years old on October 2, and Mr.
Sikes was 85 on July 11. Mrs.
Sikes’ parents were the late Ebene
zer and Fannie Newman of Bul
loch and Bryan counties.
Os the couple’s 11 children, nine
are now living. A son is stationed
in Germany with the Army with
which he has been connected for
21 years.
It was 67 years ago that Mr.
Sikes saw the young girl who was
to be his wife ride by his home in
a wagon with her parents. He re
calls the day well and, comment
ing on it, said, “I thought she was
the prettiest thing I’d ever seen
in my life.” He made it his busi
ness to see who the young beauty
was and, after a brief courtship,
they were married.
Mr. and Mrs. Sikes said they
keep up with their relatives and
friends here though the Pembroke
Journal which they have taken for
several years. They called by the
Journal office recently to renew
their subscription and to receive,
as it happened, warm congratula
tions from the Journal staff on
their 67 years of married life and
on Mr. Sikes’ attaining his 85th
year. He is unusually active and in
no way gives the appearance of
reaching such an advanced age.
Janet Edwards of Ellabelle is
visiting with her grandparents in
Jacksonville, Florida for three
weeks.
Services Are Held
Tues, at Antioch
For Dewey Futch
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at 3 o’clock at Anti
och Baptist Church for Dewey
Futch, 57, who died in a Claxton
hospital Monday. Officiating were
the Rev. W. C. DeLoach, the Rev.
P. L. Strickland and Elder Har
ris Cribbs. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Mr. Futch had lived in Pem
broke for the past 12 years and
was a native of Tattnall County.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Maggie Lee Kicklighter Futch;
two son, Charles E. Futch and
Jimmie Futch of Pembroke; five
daughters, Mrs. R. J. Hendrix,
Mrs. J. E. Smith and Mrs. David
H. Strickland, all of Claxton, Mrs.
J. C. Brown of Pembroke and Miss
Louise Futch of Pembroke; eight
grandchildren; six brothers, Coy
Futch, Jim Futch, Kelly Futch
and Charlie Futch, all of Pem
broke; A. J. Futch of Belleville,
and Henry Futch of Nevils; four
sisters, Mrs. B. H. Futch, Pem
broke, Mrs. Charlie Crosby, Brook
let, Mrs. D. L. Gibson, Gloveland,
and Mrs. Dolly Rogers, Claxton.
Pallbearers were Alton Cannon,
Lewis Ward, Elvin Futch, Ed
win Futch, Junior Futch, Clanton
Futch, Harry Gibson and John
Futch. Honorary pallbearers were
J. Dixie Harn, J. E. Kicklighter,
Evon Kicklighter, W. L. Humph
ries, E. W. Miles and B. B. Smith.
Tillman Funeral Home of Clax
ton was in charge of arrange
ments.
Methodist Church
To Have Stained
Glass Windows
The refinishing of the sanctu
ary of the Pembroke Methodist
Church scheduled to begin soon
will include the installation of
stained glass windows at all of
the windows in the auditorium.
The two windows nearest the
altar will have special significance
in their design, while the other,
eight, while no less beautiful, will
be somewhat less elaborate. Four
smaller windows will follow the
same pattern of the eight larger
ones.
In line with the redecoration
program the new paint scheme will
be worked out to blend with the
beautiful colors of the stained
glass. When completed the sanc
tuary is expected to be one of the
most impressive in this section.
Also to be installed are vwo
5-ton air conditioners.
The stained glass windows will
be subscribed to by members of the
church and dedicated, in appropri
ate ceremonies, to the memories of
their loved ones.
TWO FROM PEMBROKE
ATTEND NAT'L ASSN.
OF CTY. OFFICIALS
Two Pembroke men were in At
lanta for the opening day of the
21st Annual Conference of the Na
tional Association of County Of
ficials.
Chairman of Bryan County
Commissioners J. H. Cason repre
sented the commissioners at the
national meeting, with W. C.
Payne also attending.
The two heard the welcome ad
dress by Governor Marvin Grif
fin. Other speeches Monday were
made by Atlanta Mayor William
B. Hartsfield and James H. Al
dredge, president of the Associa
tion of County Commissioners of
Georgia. <<
An estimated 2,000 county of
ficials from throughout the na
tion gathered at the Dinkler-
Plaza Hotel for the four-day meet
ing. Theme of the gathering this
year is “Moving Forward in Inter
governmental Relations.”
Mr. Payne and Mr. Cason went
.to Atlanta Sunday and returned
to Pembroke Monday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sims of
Brookline, Mass., are dividing
their time during their visit of
several weeks between their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Dußois
of Pembroke and Mrs. Maggie
Sims of Ellabelle.
Karen Sims of Savannah,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Sims, is with her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Sims, this
week.
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1957
Mrs. Cason Is
Installed as
Aux. President
At an impressive installation
service held recently Mrs. J. D.
Cason assumed the presidency of
the Auxiliary of the John Duggar
Post No. 164. At the same time
other officers were installed by
Mrs.’ R. C. Brower, Savannah, new
president of the First District
Auxiliary, Department of Georgia.
Mrs. Cason Succeeds Mrs. D. E.
Medders who had served for two
years. The retiring president was
presented a gift by the members
in appreciation of her service dur
ing the two years tenure and a
past president's pin. The unit’s
other past president is Mrs. P. E.
Brannen who was also present at
the ceremony.
New officers installed by Mrs.
Brower, besides Mrs. Cason, Were
Mrs. E. L. Meekins, first vice
president; Mrs. G. C. Martin, sec
ond vice president; Mrs. Ray
Kushner, secretary; Mrs. P. E.
Brannen, treasurer; Mrs. Harmon
Jones, chaplain; Mrs. D. E. Med
ders, historian; andl Mrs. Harry
Futch, sergeant-at-arms.
Mrs. Cason accepted the presi
dent’s chair with an inspirational
talk pledging her best efforts to
the work of the Auxiliary during
the coming year. Since becoming
a member she has been chairman
of several important committees
and has worked untiringly for the
benefit of the organization. With
the corps of officers serving with
her and the support of the other
members, Mrs. Cason said she felt
much could be accomplished.
The installation banquet was
held at the Pirate House in Savan
nah, with Mrs. G. C. Martin in
charge of arrangements. The retir
ing president presided during the
evening. In accepting the gift
and past president’s pin she
thanked her slate of officers and
all of the members for the co
operation given during the two
years.
Attending the banquet were
Mrs. J. D. Casm t Mrs. D. E. Med
ders, Mrs. R. C. Brower, Savan
nah; Mrs. G. C. Martin, Mrs. E.
L. Meekins, Mrs. Ray Kushner,
Mrs. P. E. Brannen, Mrs. Har
mon Jones, Mrs. Hairy Futch,
Mrs. J. H. Futch, Mrs. W. S.
Downs, Mrs. Donald Jciinson, Mrs.
LaMar Wester and Mrs. Reginald
Owens.
Ag Teacher Will
Be at Forestry
Meet Next Week
Bryan County High School’s
agricultural teacher has been in
vited to a two-day session next
week hosted by seven pulp and pa
per mills. Savannah sponsors of
the meeting, to be held there at
the Manger Hotel, are Gair Wood
lands Corp, and Union Bag-Camp
Paper Corp.
C. N. McGee will be among
some 285 high school vocational
agricultural teachers of Georgia,
who will attend the forestry meet
ing on July 23 and 24.
Purpose of the meeting, one of
five throughout Georgia, accord
ing to H. J. Malsberger, forester
and general manager of the South
ern Pulpwood Conservation Asso
ciation, is to re-emphasize the com
mon interest between the agricul
tural teachers and the pulp and
paper industry in promoting im
pr»ved forest practices in Georgia.
Industry representatives at the
Savannah meet will be J. D. Cum
bie, Union Bag-Camp Paper Corp.;
Joe Garrison, International Paper
Co.; and W. W. Miller, Owens-
Illinois. Master of ceremonies will
be Kirk Sutlive, Union Bag-Camp
Paper Corp. The welcome address
will be given by Mayor W. Lee
Mingledorff, Jr., and the banquet
address by E. D. Martin, Gair
Woodlands Corp.
Mr. McGee has been in the coun
ty as AG teacher at the local
school for several years and will
return in the fall for another term.
Card of Thanks
During my illness at home and
in the hospital many of my friends
were kind enough to visit me, send
cards, notes, flowers and show
concern in other ways. To each of
them I express my sincere thanks
and feel that each kind act did
its part in helping me to recover
and return home as quickly as I
did.
AL BUHLER.
Sneak Showing of
New Picture Is
Shown Here
Representatives of civic and re
ligious organizations, the church,
the press, and other clubs and pro
fessions were invited by Ferber
Mincey to a sneak showing on
Tuesday night of one of the finest
pictures for 1957.
“God 1 . . iy Partner,” which will
be at the i Theater in Pembroke
on Monday and Tuesday, July 29
and 30, is all that the title im
plies and imparted a glow of satis
faction to those who were invited
to the sneak showing.
Starring Walter Brennan, the
story deals with the eccentricities
of a grejit surgeon who turns
philanthropist in such a peculiar
way that his nephews force an in
junction on his bank accoun*and
hire a lawyer to prove him mental
ly incompetent.
The picture is a welcome change
from the hectic rock ’n’ roll and
murder films. Here is a picture
tailored for the entertainment of
the whole family that gives the
viewers a chance to believe in the
basic goodness of people. At a
time when frustration seems to be
the order of the day, “God Is My
Partner” restores one’s faith in
humanity.
Th? picture is produced by the
same man who gave the public “A
Man Called Peter.”
Tobacco Selling
Begins Thursday
With Off-Crop
Marketing of the 1957 flue-cured
tobacco crop is scheduled to begin
Thursday, July 18, with the open
ing of 28 selling centers in the
Georgia-Florida Belt, according to
a United Press news release.
The tobacco division of the U.
S. Department of Agriculture said
harvesting is nearing completion
throughout the area and predicted
that opening sales would be heavy.
According to an estimate made
July 1, a crop of about 99,015,000
pounds will be sold on the Georgia-
Florida belt.
Officials said this was nearly a
35 per cent reduction from the
yield of 150,363,000 pounds last
year and the smallest crop pro
duced in the area since 1943.
Total flue-cured production for
the 1957 crop was indicated to be
962,965,000 pounds compared to a
harvest of 1,422,538,000 pounds in
195(1
Producers’ sales in the Georgia-
Florida Belt last year were 167,-
408,587 pounds, averaging $48.49
per hundred.
The average loan rate for the
1957 flue-cured tobacco crop was
set at 50.8 cents a pound com
pared with 48.9 cents a pound last
year. Loan levels by grades for
Georgia-Florida tobacco, which is
sold untied, is five cents a pound
less than for tied tobacco of the
same grade.
LIONS CLUB
PROGRAMS OUTLINED
AT MEETING
At. the recent meeting of the
Pembroke Lions Club, Robert
Bowers, chairman of the program
committee, outlined a the pro-ee
committee, outlined the programs
already set up for the year.
Another important report made
was by W. J. Ham, Jr., chairman
of the sight committee. Investi
gation is being made of requests
to the club by the committee, Mr.
Ham said.
Eleven members were present at
the meeting which was held at the
Highway 280 Restaurant. G. C.
Martin, president, presided at the
business session. The meeting was
preceded by a delicious supper.
RELATIVES
VISIT MORGANS
Mr. and»Mrs. R. L. Morgan have
had a series of visits from rela
tives.
Spending last week witli her
mother was Mrs. Paul Thompson,
Mr. Thompson and their three
children of Anniston, Alabama.
During the week-end the cou
ple’s visitors were Mr. and Mrs.
Dan Harvey and Mrs. Frank Mc-
Grew and daughter, Brenda, all
from Tampa, Florida. En route to
Chicago to visit Jack Harvey, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey, they stop
ped here to break the trip.
Mrs. B. D. Williams
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OLDEST AT REUNION — When
the family of the late Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Williams met recently
for its annual reunion tire oldest
member present was Mrs. B. D.
“Brack” Williams, formerly of the
Lawrence Church community in
Bulloch County.
Florida Resident
Is Oldest at
Williams Reunion
When the family of the late Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Williams had their
annual reunion on Sunday, July 7,
an outstanding member present
was Mrs. B. D. “Brack” Williams,
formerly of the Lawrence com
munity.
Mrs. Williams, 85 years old,
came “home” to be with other
members of the family for the day.
The scene of the reunion was the
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Den
mark of Pembroke route in Bul
loch County. Although Mrs. Wil
liams moved to Florida in 1920
she was thoroughly familiar with
the site, having spent the years
before that in and near the Law
rence community. She is the sis
ter-in-law to the late J. L. Wil
liams.
Mrs. Williams now lives in
Bonifay, Florida, with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Ida Mae Thomas.
Others at the reunion were:
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Knight,
Gayle and Gene Knight, Ma. and
Mrs. Melvin Whitfield, Pete, Lin
da and Dickey Whitfield, Mrs.
Ella Mae Willis, all of Savannah;
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Williams, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Winters, Edward,
Charlotte, JoJo and Beth Winters,
Mr. and Mrs. J. U. Williams, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Denmark, Frank,
Ellen Sarah, Rayford and Sus
anne Denmark, Mr. and Mrs. G.
B. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. E. F.
Denmark, Mrs. Hilda Pierce and
Nancy Pierce, all of Pembroke;
Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Strickland,
Joy and Wendy Strickland, Spring
field; Mr. and Mrs. Huey Smith,
Barbara, Sharon and Nadine
Smith^of Fernandina, Florida; Mrs.
Frances Chipley and Benita Moor
man, Adrian; Mrs. Lucille Lawson,
Macon; H. C. Whitfield, Dublin;
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Quattlebaum,
Carol and Linda Quattlebaum, St.
Marys; Mrs. Irene Brooks, Rocky
Ford; R. L. Williams, Savannah
Beach; Mrs. Bernice Willis and
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Williams and
Jack, Jr., Savannah; Rev. Bobby
Daniel, Statesboro; Mr. and Mrs.
George Ellis and Ramona, Jack
sonville, Fla.; Mrs. Carl Thomas
and Joe and Mrs. B. D. Williams,
Bonifay, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. James
Williams and Pamela and Larry
of Fernandina, Fla.
Officers are J. U. Williams,
president; Mrs. E. F. Denmark,
vice-president; Joe Winters, secre
tary and treasurer.
RELATIVES ARE
VISITING MRS.
E. W. PARRSH
The children of Mrs. E. W. Par
rish and the late J. D. Hagan are
visiting their mother at the old
Hagan home which has been re
cently renovated.
Among those at home are Mr.
and Mrs. John S. Hagan and fam
ily, Wildwood, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs.
L. G. Fowler, Winter Haven, Fla.;
and children Janice, Richard and
Sandra, and Mrs. Lenora Yancey
and children, Johnny and Joyce,
of Jacksonville.
Other visitors are Mr. and Mrs.
George Ellis of Jacksonville.
Mrs. Joseph D. Hagan is at
home with Mrs. Parrish where she
will reside until her husband re
turns from a tour of duty over
seas.
280 RESTAURANT
Mr. and Mrs. Al Buhler
2 Miles West of Pembroke
Next To Home—
The Best Place To Eat
Volume No. 56 No. 43
Last Rites Held
For Pembroke
Church Leader
Mrs. Lillie Belle Williams Smith,
wife of Bryan County Representa
tive Dr. W. K. Smith, and mother
of Sheriff Kyle D. Smith, died
Sunday in a Savannah hospital
after a long illness.
Daughter of the late Zara and
Alice Rimes Williams, she moved
to Pembroke shortly after she and
Dr. Smith were married in 1908.
Mrs. Smith was for many years
active in community and church
affairs, being a steward of the
Pembroke Methodist Church for
40 years and a trustee of the
church property. She was the or
ganizer of the Woman’s Society of
Christian Service of the church
and was its president for many
years.
She^s survived by her husband,
Dr. Smith; two sons, Sheriff
Smith and Dr. W. E. Smith, all
of Pembroke; five grandchildren,
Mrs. Mary Belle Strickland, Kyle
D. Smith, Jr., Calvin Smith, Kelly
Smith and Janice Jean Smith; and
one great-grandchild, Shelby Rus
sell Strickland, Jr., all of Pem
broke; two brothers, Sam D. Wil
liams, Vidalia and Dr. L. L. Wil
liams, Morvan, N. C.; four sis
ters, Mrs. J. C. Paulette, Chatta
nooga, Tenn., Mrs. W. H. Atcher
son, Savannah, Mrs. Frank Ellis,
Jr., Blue Ridge, and Mrs. E. N.
Edwards, Winder.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock at
the Pembroke Methodist Church,
with the Rev. Bruce Wilson of
Atlanta, a former pastor, the Rev.
J. Clinton M. Ward, pastor of the
church, and the Rev. V. P. Bow
ers s, re tiled pastor of the Chris
tian Church, officiating. Burial
was in the Northside Cemetery.
Pallbearers were W. O. Stubbs,
J. C. Mikell, J. Dixie Harn, R. L.
Jackson, G. Frank Hendricks,
Charles F. Warnell, Norman Bac
on and Seaborne Green.
Honorary pallbearers were stew
ards of the church, I. G. Lanier,
T. L. Waters, T. T. Osteen, T. F.
Cameron, Hardy Wester, W. C.
Lanier, Dr. D. B. Edwards, T. H.
Edwards, W. P. Butler, O. S. But
ler, P. W. Bacon, Sr., H. B. War
nell, C. C. Slater, H. L. Downs,
W. E. Monchief, Gary Parrish, U.
J. Bacon, J. W. Brewton, Herman
Cason, V. P. Stubbs, M. S. Sims,
C. L. Gruver, R. L. Morgan, W. F.
Quattlebaum, J. H. Smith, H. Lee
Burkhalter, Carlos Lane, L. C.
Lane, E. F. Denmark, R. M. Win
ters, O. B. Harvey, G. B. Williams,
and E. P. Strickland.
The body lay in state at the
church an hour before the services.
Morrison Funeral Home of Pem
broke was m charge of arrange
ments.
Bryan 4-H'er Gets
Exchange Club
Purebred Heifer
A 4-H member from the Bryan
County High School was given a
polled Hereford heifer calf by the
Savannah Exchange Club Fair As
sociation.
Waymon Hagan was one of five
4-H and FFA members in the Sa
vannah trade area to get the
calves which were presented Mon
day. Object of the presentation is
to promote interest in the livestock
industry among the youth. Only
requirement is that the boys exer
cise judgment in the feed and care
of the animals and exhibit them at
two consecutive Coastal Empire
Fairs.
At the second showing $250 col
lege scholarship will go to the
boys with first and second win
ners.
The calves are from the Oakland
Plantation of Richard Meyer and
were presented to the boys Mon
day at Forsyth Park in Savannah.
Waymon is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. H. Hagin of Pembroke.
Mr. Hagan is a 4-H advisor and a
past president of the Pembroke
Farm Bureau chapter. Mrs. Hag
an is also-active in Farm Bureau
work and assists her son with his
4-H activities.
Brenda Bazemore, young daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Hawley Baze
more, returned Sunday from vis
iting relatives in Cornelia. She
accompanied Mr. and Mrs. John
Hagan and family, from Wild
wood, Fla., to the North Georgia
city. Mr. and Mrs. Hagan were
in Pembroke for the Bazemore re
union.