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You
Chew A '
Little Before
Swallow!
By Gbntou W*r4
Paetor
Methodut
Church ••
Pembroke
Charge
We have all heard the old say
ing, “He swallowed it all — hook,
line, and sinker!’’ Well, lots of
people are like that. They hear a
rumor, or maybe a fantastic story
that was not even meant to be told
for the truth. And they believe
every word they hear. They swal
low it all “Hook, line, and
sinker.” Then they go out quickly
to tell to others an untruth, some
thing that may confuse or even
hurt and which, if considered more
carefully, would never have been
repeated.
"Chew a little before you swal
low!” That is what Ernie Ford ad
vised on his TV show recently. He
spoke of believing all you hear
and never stopping to ask “Is this
thing that I hear really so?” He
spoke of the hurt that often comes
by our failing to do some think
ing for ourselves. I think that Mr.
Ford gave us some mighty good
advice.
“Chew a little before you swal
low it all — hook, line, and sinker.”
swallow all you hear. If you do
this, you will do some thinking for
yourself and you will not believe
all that you hear, but you'll come
to recognize the truth and good
more perfectly. You will not “Swal
low it all — hok, line, and sinker.”
Having given time to the thinking
over of things you will reject a
lot of foolish ideas, which, if ac
cepted, would have hurt your own
life and that of others.
“Chew a little before you swal
low!” That’s Ernie Ford’s advice.
It’s good adviee. I say that we
could do well to follow his advice.
What do you think?
Music Clinic for
Elem. Teachers Is
Sat. at BCHS
A music consultant from the
State Department of Education
will conduct a workshop Saturday
morning at the Bryan County High
School. Invited to the session are
all white elementary teachers in
the county and others who are
interested in learning techniques
of conducting group singing.
The workshop will get underway
at 9 o’clock and adjourn at ap
proximately 12:30.
Conducting the clinic will be
Mrs. Jane Price who will be pre
sent through the invitation of Mrs.
Alene Shaw, co-chairman along
with J- R- DeLoach, of arrange
ments. Mrs. Price is from Bruns
wick and will be accompanied by
others who will assist her in mak
ing the meeting well worthwhile for
all who are connected with song
leading on an elementary level.
The workshop will be held in
the home economics room of the
agriculture building.
APPROVAL OF REA
LOAN MEANS NEW
USERS IN COUNTY
The Rural Electrification Ad
ministration approved on Monday
of last week a $119,000 loan for
the Coastal Electric Membership
Corporation of Midway for sys
tem-wide improvements.
Sen. Herman E. Talmadge, who
announced the loan, said the money
will be used for construction of
25 miles of new distribution lines
to add 150 new customers in Mc-
Intosh, Liberty, Bryan and Long
counties, and for other system
improvements.
L. M. Rhoden, president of the
firm, applied to the REA for the
loan, Talmadge said.
Lanny Graham left Tuesday fer
Milledgeville where he is enrolled
as a tenth grade student in the
academy of Georgia Military Col
lege.
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J. H. White
Dies Tues. After
Long Illness
J. H. White, 67, died early Tues
day in the Warren Candler Hos
pital after a long illness.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Leola White, Pembroke; two
daughters, Mrs. Marie Jernigan,
Charlotte, N. C. and Mrs. Blanch
Dußose, Savannah; three sons,
James H. White, Jr., Savannah,
Harry D. White, Charlotte, N. C.;
and Roy White, Pembroke; one sis
ter, Mrs. Hattie Gross, Savannah;
two brothers, George White and
Cleve White, both of Savannah,
and 9 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at Beulah
Baptist Church, conducted by the
Rev. Gerald L. Dye and Rev. P. L.
Strickland.
Pallbearers will be J. C. Blalock,
Willie Blalock, Gerald Blalock,
Howard Blalock, C. W. White and
Harry Wells.
Honorary pallbearers are O. B.
Harvey, T. T. Osteen, W. H. Wall,
T. B. Dareing, Harry Parrish, Dr.
W. K. Smith, H. B. Warnell, Wil
liam Butler, H. L. Downs, Estell
Moncrief, G. W. Davis, T. H. Ed
wards, F. O. Miller and J. R. De-
Loach.
The body will be at Morrison
Funeral Home until time for serv
ices.
Bryan Native Is
Buried Saturday
In Savannah
Funeral services for Leslie Shu
man, 55, of 312 E. Bryan Street,
who died Friday at Memorial
Hospital following a stroke, were
held at 3 o’clock Sunday after
noon at Fox and Weeks Funeral
Home, conducted by the Rev.
Thomas L. Hastings. Burial was
in Hillcrest Abbey Memorial
Park.
Mr. Shuman was a native of
Bryan County and was a self-em
ployed truck driver.
Pallbearers were Hubert Bash
lor, Robert Cole, Hubert Shu
man, Henry Clark, W. A. Davis
and Toy Davis.
Survivors are a half-brother.
Mack Shuman, Pembroke; a sis
ter, Mrs. Laura Bashlor, Rich
mond Hill, and a half-sister, Mrs.
W. A. Davis, Savannah; step
mother, Mrs. Emma Shuman, Sa
vannah; his wife, Mrs. Josephine
Carter Shuman; five sons, Joseph,
Harley Edward, Ronnie, Donald
James and Redmond Shuman;
and two daughters, Miss Bar
bara Ann Shuman and Mrs. Joe
Ann Shuman, all of Savannah.
Bapt. Pastor Goes
To Convention
Exec. Com. Meet
The first two days of the week
were spent by the pastor of the
Pembroke Baptist Church in At
lanta where he attended the Ex
ecutive Committee of the Georgia
Baptist Convention.
Accompanying the Rev. D. Jack
Stoner to the capital city were
Mrs. Stoner and their son, Johnny.
The trio left about noon Monday
and returned late Tuesday.
The meeting of the Executive
Committee was held at the Geor
gia Baptist Hospital. Members
were advised of the session by Dr.
Seearcy S. Garrison, Atlanta, ex
ecutive secretary-treasurer of the
Georgia Baptist Convention.
The Executive Committee, which
I acts for the Georgia Baptist Con
vention between annual convention
sessions, studied proposals concern
ing Baptist work for the forthcom
ing year.
More than 125 Baptist leaders
from throughout the state attend
ed the meeting which got under
way at 10 o'clock in the auditorium
of the newly-completed nursing
education building at the hospital.
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. 1959
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MJSS OLIVIA SPEIR
COLLEGE FRESHMAN — Miss
Olivia Speir has been awarded an
honor scholarship to Tift College'
and will leave soon to enter the
Forsyth school as a freshman.
BCHS Graduate to
Leave Soon for
Tift College
Hiss Olivia Speir, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. L. Speir, Sr., Pem
broke, has been awarded a S2OO
honor scholarship at Tift College.
Forsyth, according to Carey T.
Vinzant, president.
Honor scholarships are award
ed at Tift on the basis of high
scholastic achievement through
high school, and upon recommenda
tion of the principal or counselor
of the school.
Miss Speir will begin her fresh
man year at Tift on September
14.
The Bryan County High School
graduate was one of the top honor
students in last year’s senior class.
Besides maintaining a high scho
lastic average she was an out
standing basketball player and won
several events in literary meets.
She is also a talented pianist.
Miss Speir is a member of the
Pembroke Baptist Church, active
in Sunday School, Training Union,
and pianist for the Beginner De
partment of Training Union.
Miss Coley, Mr.
Horton Are Wed
Saturday Night
Miss Shirley Coley and Clifford
Horton were married Saturday
evening at 6:30 in the sanctuary
of the Pembroke Baptist Church.
Officiating at the quiet, double
ring ceremony was the Rev. D.
Jack Stoner, pastor.
The bride’s sister, Miss Sharon
Coley, was maid of honor, and
only attendant. Alfred F. Owens,
Pembroke, was the groom’s best
man. Witnessing the ceremony
were members of the family and
a few close friends. No invitations
were sent.
The bride chose for her wedding
a white faille sheath dress. A big
pearl button held down a short
front fold from: the plain rounded
neckline. Buttons were also on each
side of the short belt at the waist
line in the back, the theme being
further accented by her big pearl
earrings. The soft, white cap-like
hat was worn on the back of her
head, and her white bag, shoes
and short gloves completed her
costume.
Mrs. Horton is the daughter of
Mrs. Evelyn Coley of Pembroke.
She was a popular eleventh grade
student at Bryan County High
School. Mr. Horton is the son of
Mrs. R. M. Horton of Jacksonville
and the late Mjr. Horton.
The couple left for a brief wed
ding trip and are now in Jackson
ville, where the groom is engaged
in business.
Mrs. J. R. Summerford, Miss
Kitty Summerford and Mr. and
Mrs. Morris Spmmerford of Meigs
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. P.
Summerford of Lanier for abor
Day week-end.
Claxton, S'boro
Pastors to Lead
Meth. Revival
Preachers from Claxton and
Statesboro will be in Pembroke the
third week in September to lead
the revival set for that time by
the Pembroke Methodist Church.
The Rev. Harold Raines, pastor
of the Methodist Church in Clax
ton. has accepted an invitation to
preach during the revival and the
Rev. Lawrence E. Houston, pas
tor of Pittman Park Methodist
Church in Statesboro, will lead the
singing.
Both men are outstanding
preachers, Mr. Houston possessing
the additional talent of song lead
er. Pembroke Methodists and the
general public are fortunate that
they have accepted the invitation
of the Rev. Clinton Ward, host
pastor, and others on the revival
committee.
As has been the custom for
several years, there will be an
early morning service. The 30-
minute devotional will begin at
7:30 each morning-, Monday
through Friday. Those attending
will get out in ample time for
school and business.
The evening worship will begin
promptly at 7:30. Some time will
be given to the song service at
night and young people, as well
as adults, will particularly enjoy
this phase of the program.
Service Pins to
Be Given at Lodge
Family Night Meet
The Pembroke Masonic Lodge
No. 469 F. & A. M. will entertain
wives and friends of the members
at a Family Night meeting and
supper on Tuesday night, Septem
ber 15, at 8 o’clock. The affair
will be at the Pembroke Methodist
Church.
Invited to the meeting and sup
per are Grand Udge officers, as
well as officers of several nearby
sister lodges. Among the distin
guished guests expected is De
puty Grand Master Edwin A. Mc-
Whorter, Savannah,
Service pins will be presented to
the following in a special cere
mony: Ivey Kennedy, J. C. Mikell,
C. L. Purvis, R. M. juries, 11. G.
Vanßrackle, J. S. Ward, C. M.
Williams, T. L. Waters, D. N. Al
ford, U. J. Bacon, William Bacon,
G. W. Davis, J. P. Dukes*, E. F.
Denmark, J. 11. Griner and C. L.
Gruver.
Every member of the lodge is
urged to attend this meeting with
his family and any friends he
might wish to have as his guests.
Elaborate preparations are going
into making the Family Night
meeting a success and at least a
hundred people are expected to be
present.
SCHOOL SUPT. TO
CONFER WITH BLDG.
C'TEE THIS WEEK
Bryan County School Superin
tendent J. R. DeLoach will be in
Atlanta on Thursday of this week
conferring with members of the
state building committee.
This is- the day that sealed pro
posals from general contractors
will be opened by the State School
Building Authority. The bids are
for the construction of additions to
the several schools of the county.
After the bids are opened and
the contractor is determined, Mr.
DeLoach will be better able to say
just when the actual work will
get underway.
Going to Atlanta besides Mr.
DeLoach are executives from the
firm of Thomas and Hutton and
Associates, architects for the
building.
Mrs. H. B. Brewton, Lanier, and
Miss Ruth Clanton and Miss Mary
Clanton of Savannah are spending
this week at Jekyl Island. They
will be joined later by Mr. Brew
ton and Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Brew
ton, Jr. and children of Savannah.
To Leave P'broke
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REV. GERALD L. DYE
ACCEPTS NEW POST — Rev.
Gerald L. Dye has resigned the
pastorates of his three churches,
including the Pembroke Christian
Church. He will be full-time
preacher at Watkinsville, in north
Georgia,
Dye Accepts North
Ga. Christian
Church Pastorate
The pastor of the Pembroke
Christian Church will preach his
final sermon here on October 25,
according to plans now set up by
the church and the Rev. Gerald
L. Dye.
On November 1, Mr. Dye takes
over as pastor of the Christian
Church in Watkinsville. The
north Georgia town is located
some 17 miles from Athens and
supports a full-time Christian
church. Mr. Dye has been advis
ed that a new three-bedroom par
sonage is being built and should
be ready for him and his family
to move into by November 1.
Mr. Dye is also pastor of Chris
tian churches at Meldrim and
Spring Hill, his resignation being
effective there at the same time.
Although his plans are not yet
complete, the young pastor hopes
to take work at the University of
Georgia, enrolling at the winter
quarter.
During his three years as pas
tor of the Christian Church here
Mr. Dye has taken an active part
in community affairs. He is a
member of the Lions Club and
has served as chairman of the
Lighthouse for the Blind. Mrs.
Dye was elected last spring as
vice-president of the Pembroke
Garden Club. She will serve in
that capacity and as program
chairman until she goes to her
new home. The couple have two
young sons.
Mr. Dye, a native of Pennsyl
vania, came to Pembroke after
graduating from the theological
seminary at Kimberlin Heights,
Tenn. This was his first pastor
ate.
Rites Held for
Baby of Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey
Funeral services for Ronda
Elizabeth Harvey, infant daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Harvey
of Pembroke, were held at 4 o’clock
Thursday afternoon in the chapel
of Morrison Funerql Home con
ducted by the Rev. Gerald Dye.
Burial was in Groveland Cemetery.
The baby died early Wednesday in
Memorial Hospital in Savannah.
Survivors are her parents; four
brothers, Ronald, Jr., Gregory,
Roger and Michael Harvey, all of
Pembroke; grandmother, Mrs. L.
M. Harvey, Pembroke; and mater
nal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Roberts of Ellabelle.
Mrs. Luther McElveen of the
Black Creek community, Ellabelle,
is in Miami, Florida, visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Roy Jones, and son,
W. C. McElveen, and families.
Mrs. McElveen flew to Miami
from Savannah.
Former Pastor to
Lead Revival at
Richmond Hill
The Richmond Hill Baptist
Church, the Rev. M. A. Murray,
pastor, has scheduled a revival
meeting from September 13
through September 20.
The Rev. Berger Howard, pastor
of the Baptist Church of Grace
ville, Florida, is to be the guest
preacher.
Mr. Howard is well-known in
this section of Georgia. He is a
former pastor- of Bloomingdale and
Richmond Hill Baptist churches.
After graduation from Ludowici
High School, Mr. Howard attend
ed Brewton-Parker Junior College
and received his A.B. degree from
Mercer University. He held a pas
torate in Kentucky while he at
tended the Southern Baptist Sem
inary at Louisville.
Hr. Howard is to be at the
Richmond Hill Baptist Church from
Monday, September 14, through
Sunday, September 20.
Preparations for the revival are
being made by the church. Several
cottage prayer meetings will be
held the preceding week.
Tuesday, September 8, 8:00 p.m.
Osborne and Bertie Rahn’s home
Robert Tyre will be in charge of
the service. Wednesday, Septem
ber, Bennie Gaskin will be leader
at Mr. and Mrs. Smith’s home.
Thursday evening everyone will
meet for prayer in the church.
The Young People Departments of
the Sunday School and Training
Union will lead in this service of
praise and prayer. Those respon
sible for the program are Misses
Doris Shuman, Delaine Daniel,
Margaret Shuman, Gail Hennessee
and Margie Shuman. The young
men are Bob Wilson, Stanley Mc-
Callar, Bobby Carpenter, and The
ron Darieng.
Friday, September 11, the cot
tage prayer service will be in the
home of Carl and Elsie Eagerton.
Raltigh Davis will lead the ser
vice.
Methodists Have
Going-away Party
For Students
A delightful occasion was the
reception Sunday night given by
the Methodist Church in honor of
members or affiliates of the church
going away to school and other
college-age young people.
The Membership and Evangelism
Commission represented the church
as hosts, with arrangements being
made by Mrs. A. V. Anderson and
Mrs. H. Lee Burkhalter. The recep
tion was held in the social hall
which was deeorated with late
summer flowers. Mrs. Helen Gra
ham registered the guests. Serving
punch were Miss Betty Graham
and Miss Carolyn Strickland.
The party was held immediately
after the evening worship service.
Young people invited were Nor
ton Sims, Graham Sims, Raymond
Harvey, Kyle Smith, Jr., Calvin
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Hope,
Miss Jane Purvis, Jack Sims, Miss
Shearer Shaw, Miss M!ary Joyce
Ward, Miss Marion Ward, Clark
Anderson, Thomas Davis, lanny
Graham, Bruce Abbott, Don Ab
bott, Miss Elfreida Owens, Miss
Hortense Owens, Miss Shirley
Strickland, Robert Sanders, Gene
Sanders, Miss Elizabeth Ander
son, Julius Smith and Sonny
Owens.
Also present were Eugene Baze
more, Ben Hodges and Hines Atta
way.
Miss Elrieida Owens and Miss
Hortense Owens of Warner Robins
spent Labor Day weekend with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otis
Owens.
Mrs. E. T. Bailey of Chatta
nooga, Tenn, is the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. C. L. Purvis, and
Mrs. Purvis. She is also spending
some time with Mr. and Mrs. Har
old Wells in Atlanta and Mr. and
Mirs. Franklin Smith in Savannah,
Volume No. 58 No. 51
Lanier-Harvey
Families Hear
Early History
On Sunday, September 6, the an
nual reunion of the Lanier-Harvey
families was held at the Com
munity House in Pembroke. Gath
ered to celebrate the day were
members of the families from
many sections of Georgia and
Florida and South Carolina.
An interesting feature was con
(tributed by Mrs. W. W. Edge, the
^former Miss Maude Brannen, of
Statesboro, who told in her own
inimitable way of the early history
of the families, tracing the Lanier
and Harvey lineage from distin
guished heritage. Patriachs of the
clans were given grants of land
by the king as rewards for services
to the throne, except in one in
stance where a grant was given
even though the individual fought
against the king.
Missed from the group were Mr.
and Mrs. I. G. Lanier, Mr. Lanier
being one of the oldest and most
distinguished members of the fami
lies. Their absence was occasioned
by Mr. Lanier’s illness, and many
at the reunion went by their home
near Pembroke to tell them how
much they had been missed and
to inquire as to their kinsman’s
health.
Presiding at the program which
followed the delicious basket din
ner was 0. B. Harvey. Mr. Harvey
is depended on by the others to
make arrangements for the day
and at this reunion as all the
others, he did full justice to him
self and the occasion.
Among the visitors introduced
were D. E. Medders, the Rev. D.
Jack Stoner and F. O. Miller.
Many of those present failed to
sign the register provided for that
purpose. Those who did sign are
the following: Mr. and Mrs. Sid
Daniel, Jim. Jan and Sidney Daniel,
Savannah; Mr. and Mrs. Leland
Lanier and Sally Jo Lanier, Sa
vannah; Sam Williams; Mrs. R.
C. Murrow and Jo Murrow, Macon;
Tom Harvey, Mrs. Bertha Har
vey, Christine Harvey, Ellabelle;
Mrs. H. M. Sanders, Pembroke;
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wright, Billy,
Bobby and Carole, Savannah; Joe
Morgan, Pembroke; Mr. and Mrs.
D. J. Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. Julian
Harvey and Randy and Vicki Har
vey, all of Orlando, Fla.; Mirs. D.
B. Duggar, Ellabelle; Mr. and Mrs.
Russell R. Cribbs and Vicki, Stil
sori; Helen and Ray Ott, Carolyn
Guillotte, Charleston, S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Nicol, David
and Mary Ellen Nicol, Miss Rieta
Harvey, Buddy Gallaher, Mrs. M.
C. Gallaher, Jr., Mrs. M. C. Galla
her, Sr., Jimmy McCone, Mr. and
Mirs. J. C. Wright, Jr., all of Sa
vannah. Buddy Gallaher Russin,,
Statesboro; Mary Jane Gallaher,
Thunderbolt; Robert Lanier, Mary
Ellen Lanier, Brooklet; Earl
Lanier, Pembroke; Mrs. W. W.
Edge and Mrs. J. J. E. Anderson,
Statesboro; and Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Harvey, Dale Harvey, Lois
Harvey, Gene Duggar, Mrs. Beu
lah Garrick, Mrs. Dollie Rimes,
Mrs. Helen Graham, Lanny Gra
ham, Betty Graham, all of Pem
broke; Mrs. Ida Lanier, States
boro; Pauline Shannon, Carol
Shannon, Helen Harvey, Mrs.
Annie Brewton, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Wright, Sr., Mrs. Cleo Dunohoo,
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Lanier, all of
Savannah; Alex D. Williams, Col
umbus; Mr. and Mrs. A. 0. Guill
otte, Charleston, S. 6.; Mr. and
Mrs. Homer Anderson, Atlanta;
Miss Ada Lanier, Gainesville, Fla.;
Mrs. T. M. Knight, Macon; Mrs.
Ida Lanier Jones, Statesboro; Mr.
and Mrs. Eulis Harvey, Savannah.
Miss Jane Purvis left Tuesday
for a sorority houseparty at Jekyll
Island. From there she will go to
Emory University to continue her
college education.
Making a trip to Hazlehurst re
cently to see Mrs. Melissa Bogsted
were Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Prosser
of Brooklet and Mr. and Mrs. M.
F. Sims. Mrs. Bogsted, 92, is a
former resident of Pembroke. She
in an aunt of Mrs. Prosser and
Mr. Sims.