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Member F.D.I.C.
Official Organ Bryan County and City of Pembroke
Where Is ■
Your
Prayer
Wy CbßMu War 4
Pastor
Methodiat
Churchaa
Pembroke
Charge
Dr. Harry Denman, the head of
our Board of Evangelism in the
Methodist Church, is a mighty man
of prayer. He visits far and wide,
going into all types of homes. One
day he was visiting in the home
of a cultured and dignified lady.
On departing this lady said, “Be
fore you go, Dr. Denman, I must
show you something.” She led him
into a lovely room, all arranged
with the open Bible on a table, and
other aids to worship. Then she
said, "Dr. Denman, this is my dead
mother's prayer room. 1 keep it
just as she left it.”
Dr. Denman looked at the room
carefully. He noted the evidence
of faith that must have resided in
the heart of the now departed
mother. He stood in silence for
a moment. Then he said, "Very
good, Sister. But where is your
Prayer Room?”
“Where Is Your Prayer?” What
a soul searching question! Dr. Den
man was reminding this lady that
it is good to have the knowledge
of a praying mother. That it’s good
to be able to point with pride
and say, “This was my mother’s
praying room.” But Dr. Denman
was quite anxious to impress upon
the lady that a mother’s prayers
are not enough to live by One must
pray for himself. One must have
his own prayer room.
"Where Is Your Prayer Room?”
‘Tis a good question. Maybe you
can set aside for prayer alone. Few
do have. But you can pray some
where. You can be known as a
person of prayer. Maybe about
your bedside. The place matters
so little. But prayer makes such
a difference! For prayer changes
things, you know. So let us be
grateful for the payer that offers
lift for our good. But let us re
member that we need a Paryer
of our very own.
Sister of P'broke
Man Dies after
Brief Illness
Funeral services for Mrs. Cad
die Rogers Harvey, 76, Savannah,
who died Thursday of last week
were held at 11 o’clock Friday
morning at Irvine Henderso«
Home, conducted by the Rev. B.
C. Tankersley, pastor of Antioch
Baptist Church. Additional serv
ices and burial were at Bull
Creek Baptist Church in Evans
County at 1 o'clock Friday
Mrs. Harvey died in the Cen
tral of Georgia Hospital after a
short illness. She is survived by
a brother, Samuel Rogers, Pem
broke; a daughter, Mrs. C. H.
Sellers, Savannah; a son, B. A-
Harvey, Savannah; a sister, Mrs.,
Eva Blalock, Lindale; 13 grand
children and several nieces and
nephews.
Pallbearers were L. F. Rogers,
Cary Rogers, Waldo Roger’s, Jack
Rogers and Jimmy Rogers, all
nephews.
BRYAN SHERIFF
GREETS FRIENDS
IN TOWN
The many friends of Sheriff
Kyle D. Smith were glad to see
him on the streets of Pembroke
this week after a long seige of
illness which has kept him confin
ed to bed.
Mr. Smith stayed in Oglethorpe
Hospital for several weeks, re
turning home only to be rushed
back again by ambulance only a
few days later. This time it is
hoped that his recovery is more
permanent.
Doctors have advised Mr. Smith
to take life easy for a while yet
and to get as much rest and relax
ation as possible. He is, however,
looking forward to be around town.
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•JOURNAL
Bapt. S. S. Supt.
IM
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D. E*.Medders
ELECTED BY CONF— Heading
a slate of Sunday School officers
and teachers to take over the
Pembroke Baptist Sunday School
in October is D. E. Medders who
was elected recently by the con
ference of the church.
New Slate Is
Named by P'broke
Baptist Church
General officers for the Pern
broke Baptist Church were elected <
recently by conference after be- ,
ing nominated by a committee ;
headed by M. F. Sims, chairman of
the Board of Deacons.
t
Sunday School superintendent '
for the 1959-1960 year is D. E.
Medders, who, along with the ,
others, will take up his new duties
the first Sunday in October.
Medders is a veteran county 1
agent of Bryan County and has
been active in the Baptist Church
since coming to Pembroke. He is
presently director of Training
Union in which he has worked for
several years. He is a member of
the John Duggar Post No. 164 of
the American Legion, Pembroke
Farm Bureau and Pembroke Lions
Club.
Assistant Sunday School super
intendent is J. R. DeLoach. A
member of the Young Men’s Sun
day School class, he is a long- time
member of the church. The in
coming Sunday School assistant
is county school superintendent,
member of the' Pembroke Farm
Bureau and of the John Duggar
Post No. 164 of the American
legion.
Mrs. E. W. Miles is Training
Union director and Mrs. J. 0.
Bacon is president of the Woman’s
Missionary Union. Brotherhood
president is A. I. Rhoden.
Other church officers are U. J.
Bacon, treasurer, W. W. Curl, Jr.,
assistant; Mfrs. E. B. Owens,
church clerk; E. B. Miles, purchas
ing agent; Mrs. J. 0. Bacon, pian
ist; Mrs. W. W. Curl, Jr., librarian;
Mr’s. J. C. Mikell and Mrs. J. P.
Dukes, communion service chair
man; Mrs. C. C. Spinks, flower
chairman; Cleveland Strickland,
training superintendent; C. N. Mc-
Gee, visual education superinten
dent; Mrs. W. W. Curl, Jr., music
director; Mrs. Calvin Barnard,
Nursery Department superinten
dent, Mrs. Frank Williamson, as
sistant.
J. E. PEVEY NAMED
POSTMASTER
AT PEMBROKE
For some time it has been known
that there would be a change in
the postmasterships at Pembroke,
and many knew that the Republi
cans had selected J. E. Pevy to be
the acting postmaster here. On
Friday of last week Mr. Pevey
was sworn in as acting postmaster.
For some time Mr. Pevey has
run a furniture truck on a coun
try truck for B. B. Smith, and
ives about two miles east of
Lanier, Georgia on Ellabelle Route.
At one time he was postmaster
at Lanier, and has many friends
who wish him well in his new
job.
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1959
Stage Is Set
For Farm Bureau
Membership Drive
Plans are being completed for
the kick-off of the Farm Bureau
membership drive in Bryan Coun
ty, according to Frank L. Hendry,
Ellabelle, chairman.
The annual drive will be con
centrated on Farm Bureau Day,
set aside by Governor Ernest
Vandiver as September 29. As
has been the custom for the past
several years, the drive will get
underway with a breakfast meet
ing for those participating in the
county throughout the day.
The early morning meeting will
be held at the Pembroke Case at
8:15, Mr. Hendry has announced.
Teams of workers will go out
after breakfast, meeting later for
a membership' check-up to tabu
late results of the campaign.
"Farm Bureau is a proven value
to farm families in Georgia and
the nation,” Mr. Hendry said in
announcing details of the pend
ing membership campaign. Bryan
County farmers can accomplish
oven more through a stronger or
ganization in the months ahead,
he added.
Others will be invited to at
tend the breakfast meeting, but
so far those expected are F. L.
Hendry, chairman, Mrs. F. L.
Hendry, Winton Thomson, Mrs.
Ora C. Payne, W. C. Payne, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Hagan, Mr. and
Mrs. H. J. Jones, Mr. and Mrs.
Ivey Smith, Mrs. R. E. Lanier,
C. C. Spinks, H. L. Page, B. M.
Smith, L.' C. Gill, Mr. and Mrs.
Willard Burnsed, G. C. Martin,
Mrs. Effie Johnson, Mr. and Mrs.
J. T. Stubbs, Mr. and Mrs. H. B.
Warnell, Mrs. E. J. Butler, Mrs.
Nugent Griffin, Mrs .1. C. Tucker
and Mrs. Riner.
Miss Harvey, Mr.
Duggar Wed in
Quiet Ceremony
In a simple but beautiful wed
ding miss Lois Harvey be
came the bride of Barney Eu
gene Dugga rat 5:30 o’clock, Sat
urday afternion, September 12, at
the Pembroke Baptist Church.
The Rev. D. Jack Stoner, pastor,
performed the ceremony in the
presence of the two families and
a few close friends.
The bride was given in marri
age -by her father, O. B. Harvey.
Alfred Owens was the groom’s
best man. Mrs. W. E. Sills, Sa
vannah, sister of the bride, was
matron of honor. Mrs. H. M.
Sanders played the wedding
march. W. E. Sills and Russell
Cribbs lighted the candles.
The bride was dressed in a blue
lace sheath, a blue taffeta cum
merbund forming a bow in the
back. She wore a clip of snowy
feathers and shoes dyed to match
her dress. Her corsage was of
white rosebuds.
Mrs. Harvey, the bride’s moth
er, wore navy blue with match
ing accessories. Her corsage was
of white carnations.
Immediately after the wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Duggar left for a
week-end honeymoon. At pres
ent they are in an apartment in
the home of Mrs. J. O. Strickland,
Jr.
NEW BAPT. S. S.
SUPT. CALLS MEET
FOR SEPT. 29
A pre-installation meeting of
new officers and teachers of the
Pembroke Baptist Sunday School
has been called for Tuesday night,
September 29, by D. E. Medders,
newly elected superintendent.
At the meeting a general dis
cussion will be held on organiza
-1 tion, attendance and the many
other phases of Sunday School
work. The session is tentatively
set for 8 o’clock.
All officers and teachers who
' have accepted a place in the Sun
i day School for the 1959-1960 year
r are expected to attend Tuesday
night.
Garden Club Has
Ist Meeting of
New Year
The Pembroke Garden Club met
on Thursday of last week for its
first session of the new year. The
main item on the business agenda
was the reading of committees by
the president, Mrs. Alton Elrick,
who presided at her first meeting
since being installed at the June
session.
Hostesses for the meeting, who
served delicious refreshments as
the guests came in, were Mrs.
Elrick, Mrs. Gerald Dye and Mrs.
Mary Ellison.
Mrs. Gerald Dye, program chair- i
man, introduced Miss Lula Mc-
Gahee, who gave an inspirational
on "Experience in a Garden.” As
sisting her were Miss Sharon
Coley, who sang "Beautiful Gar
den of Prayer,” and Mrs. J. O.
Bacon, accompanist.
Mrs. C. L. Purvis showed color
films of the flower show sponsor
ed by the Bryan County Home
Demonstration Council and of
flower gardens in Pembroke, At
lanta and Chattanooga.
The recommendation of the ex
ecutive committee on changing the
meeting date to Thursday was ap
proved, as was the purchase of a
bronze plaque to be placed in the
"most improved yard of the
month.”
Winners in the arrangement ex
hibit were Mrs. A. V. Anderson,
Ist, Mrs. U. J. Bacon, 2nd and
Mrs. Alton Elrick, 3rd.
New officers of the Garden Club
are Mrs. Elrick, president; Mrs.
Gerald L. Dye, Ist vice-president;
Mrs. P. E. Bannen, 2nd vice-presi
dent; M*s. G. 1 Parvis, 3rd vice
president; Mrs. Mary Ellison, sec
retary; Mrs. D. E. Medders, corres
ponding secretay; Mrs. A. I. Rho
den, treasurer; Miss Lula McGa
hee„ parliamentarian; and Mrs. J.
<>. Bacon, historian.
Members and visitors present at
the meeting were Mrs. Alton El
rick, Mrs. L. M. Anderson, Mrs.
.1. Gordon Bacon, MJrs. U. J. Bacon,
Mrs. P. E. Brannen, Mrs. H. B.
Brewton, Mrs. W. W. Curl, Jr., Mrs.
J. P. Dukes, Mrs. N. L. Ham, Miss
Lula McGahee, Mrs. D. E. Med
ders, Mrs. F. O. Miller, Miss Anne
Parrish, Mrs. Perry Parrish, Mrs.
W. C. Payne, Mrs. C. L. Purvis,
Mrs. Mary Ellison, Mrs. T. L.
Waters, Mrs. J. O. Bacon, Mrs.
Gerald L. Dye, Mrs. Cooper De-
Loach, Mrs. Gordon Smith, and
Mrs. Ruth Harris.
Rites for David
Mixon Are Held
At Olive Branch
Funeral services for David
lagan Mixon, 70, of the Eldora
community of Bryan County, who
lied Tuesday, of last week were
held at 11 o’clock the following
Friday at Olive Branch Church,
conducted by the Rev. J, W.
Grooms and the Rev. ,V. P. Bow
ers.
A native of Hampton, S. C., he
had farmed in the Eldora sec
tion for many years.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Maggie Mixon; three sons. Guy
M. Mixon, Rising Sun, Ind., and.
Len C. Mixon and James Mixon,
Ellabelle; three brothers, Roy
Mixon and Johnny Mixon, Largo,
Fla., and Hampton Mixon, Tif
ton; a sister, Mrs. Addie Riven
back, Largo, Fla.; four grand
children; one great-grandchild.
Morrison Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Visiting Mrs. Dollie Rimes for
the weekend were Latrell Patrick
and Willene Iler of Bloomingdale.
Mrs. Rimes teaches in Blooming
dale and her guests were some of
her fourth grade students.
E. B. Miles spent a few days
last week with relatives in Hines
ville.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Bryant re
turned home recently from a visit
to Sanford, Florida.
Parents Honor
Daughter on
9th Birthday
A wiener roast and marshmal
low roast were given on Satur
day, September 5, by Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Brewton in honor of.
the ninth birthday of their little
daughter, Shirley.
The delightful affair was held
in spacious yard, the beautiful
; birthday cake, candy and punch
I being served from a table set up
I especially for that purpose. Fav
' ors were gaily colored balloons.
Shirley received many lovely
I gifts which she opened and dis-
I played. She is a popular student
in the fourth grade of the Bryan
County High School.
Assisting. Mrs. Brewton were
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brewton of
Crestview, Florida, and Mrs. L. F.
Rogers.
Attending the party were Shir
ley' Brewton, Terrijo Brewton,
Lynn Williams, Jane Williams,
Wade Bragg, Roger Lanier, Carter
Harn, David Harn, William Lane,
Kay Bazemore, Betty Collins,
Charlotte Winters, Cathy Strick
land, Diane Kennedy, Melaine
Speir, Lynn Rogers, Ferra Lane,
Delia Lane, Diane Oliver, Norina
Bacon, Bea Bacon, Keijo Meek
ins, Kim Meekins, Alice Conley,
Charles Dye, Johnny Lane, Susan
Lane, Doris Bacon, and Russell
Bacon.
Richmond Hill Man
Dies While at
Work Last Wed.
Funeral services for Willie 11.
Smith, Sr., 53, of Richmond Hill,
who died unexpectedly Wednesday
of last week while at work for
Speir Construction Company, were
held at 3:30 Friday afternoon at
Bryan Neck Presbyterian Church,
conducted by the Rev. H. Smith,
pastor, the Rev. John Ivey and
the Rev. P. L. Strickland. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Maude M. Smith; a daughter, Mrs.
Annette Richey; three sons, Wil
lie H. Smith, Jr., Robert Jackie
Smith and Clyde Reed Smith; his
mother, Mrs. Archie Smith, all of
Richmond Hill; a sister, Mrs.
Clyde Reed of Savannah; six
brothers, I). C. Smith, Charleston,
S. C., Nevin Smith, Savannah, and
Louis N. Smith, James A. Smith,
Bradley M. Smith and Henry A.
Smith, all of Richmond Hill; two
grandchildren, and several nices
and nephews.
Pallbearers were W. W. Spier,
Layton Bacon, James Davis, M.
M. Jones, W. O. Jones and Thomas
Smith.
GARDEN CLUB TO
3E REPRESENTED
AT S. E. MEETING
The fall board meeting of the
Associated Gard e'n Clubs of
Southeast Georgia will meet in
Nahunta on September 25, at 10
o’clock for registration.
At the announcement of the
meeting at the recent session of
the Pembroke Garden Club, sev
eral members indicated that they
would like to attend. Eligible
to be at the meeting are the pres
ident, Mrs. Alton Elrick, and a
voting delegate. Visitors, are wel
come, however, according to a
letter from Mrs. Herschel Herrin,
corresponding secretary.
Going to Nahunta as an officer
of the Associated Garden Clubs
will be Mrs. N. L. Ham, vice
president of the group, and Mrs.
D. E. Medders, press chairman.
Those from the local club in
dicating that they might attend
■ were Mrs. L. M. Anderson and
Mrs. U. J. Bacon.
The meeting will be held at
: the Nahunta Baptist Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow DeLoach
of Ellabelle visited Sgt. and Mrs.
P. R. Gooden in Columbus recently.
Mrs. DeLoach remained for a few
| days.
Workshop Leader
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J. DIXIE HARN
SAVANNAH BIST. COMMISION
—“Committee on Church Attend
ance” is the name of the work
shop to be led by J. Dixie Harn at
the Savannah District Rally on
Evangelism Thursday, September
24, in Statesboro. Mr. Harn is a
member of the Commission on
Membership and Evangelism in the
Savannah District.
Committees Are
Appointed at
Lions Meeting
Monday night at the meeting 1
of the Pembroke Lions Club the
president appointed committees
to work during the year.
The bi-monthly session was
held at the Pembroke Case where
they will continue to meet. Pre
siding was Thomas Williams,
president.
A zone meeting was announced
as being Friday night in States
boro. .Scheduled to attend the 8
o’clock supper meeting were Mr.
Williams, Gerald L. Dye and A.
I. Rhoden.
Chairmen and their committees
are, finance, A. I. Rhoden; mem
bership and attendance, E. B.
Miles; public relations and bul
letin editor, D. E. Medders; con
vention, W. R. Deal; boys and
girls—community betterment, J.
O. Hurst; civic improvement, C.
N. McGee; agriculture, J. A.
Olliff; health and welfare, H. B.
Brewton; sight conservation and
work for the blind. Gerald L.
Dye; program committee, G. C.
Martin; education, Robert Bow
ers, United Nations; information,
H. L. Speir, Jr.
A special committee composed
of H. L. Speir, chairman, A. V.
Anderson, co-chairman, and J. O.
Hurst, manager, was set up to
operate and manage the Lions
Club Roller Rink, with the assist
ance of all of the members.
Present at Monday night’s
meeting were Thomas Williams,
G. C. Martin, Gerald L. Dye, W.
R. Deal, D. E. Medders, E. B.
Miles, J. A. Olliff, J. O. Hurst, A.
I. Rhoden, H. L. Speir, Jr. and
H. B. Brewton.
Assl WMU Slate
To Be Installed
At Ludowici Meet
The last business meeting of the
year for the Woman’s Missionary
Union of the New Sunbury As
sociation will be held Friday, Sep
tember 25, at the Ludowici Bap
tist Church. The meeting will be
gin at 10 o’clock with Mrs. Lloyd
Chapman, president, presiding.
The new associational officers
will be installed before lunch which
will be served by the host church.
The afternoon session will be
taken up by an Officer’s Clinic.
Each W.M.U. president of church
es in the New Sunbury Associa
tion is expected to attend, along
with her officers. “Leadership
Training” is the Jubilee goal for
1959-60 and Mrs. Chapman es
pecially urges all presidents to go
all-out 'in getting officers to be
at the elinic so that they might
start off the year with a full know
ledge of their duties.
Volume No. 58 No. 51
P'embroke Layman
To Lead Workshop
At Meth. Rally
A layman of the Pembroke
Methodist Church will be of a
workshop group in connection
with the Savannah District Rally
on Evangelism to be held at Pitt
man Park Methodist Church in
Statesboro on Thursday, Septem
ber 24.
J. Dixie Harn is the only lay
man designated as chairman of
one of the six workshop groups
which deal with the six specific
tasks of the Local Church Com
mission on Membership and
Evangelism. Mr. Harn is a mem
ber of the Commission on a Dis
trict level, formerly being chair
man of the Commission in the
Pembroke church. He is now a
member of the Commission and
Mrs. H. Lee Burklaster is chair
man.
The Pembroke layman will
conduct a study of church attend
ance in the workshop Thursday
night. Other leaders and their
subjects will be the Rev. J. Loy
Scott, pastor of Miller Memorial
Church, Savannah, “Committee
on Prospects and Cultivation”;
the Rev. Lawrence Houston, pas
tor of Pittman Park Church,
Statesboro, “Committee on Visita
tion and Assimilation”; the Rev.
C. Ed Reeves, pastor Reidsville
Church, “Committee on Prayer
and Devotional Life”; the Rev.
Alvis Waite, Jr., pastor First
Church, Sylvania, "Commission
on Spiritual Life, Witnesss and
Service”; the Rev. E. G. Hutch
ings, Jr., pastor Glennville
Church, “Committee on Church
Membership Records.”
Prior to Thursday night’s ses
sion Mr. Harn and the other
workshop leaders will have a
luncheon meeting with Dr. Bre-
Ivnn V. Farris, director of De
partment of District Evangelism,
Nashville, Tenn., and the Rev.
Olin C. Cooper, Moultrie, Confer
ence executive secretary of the
Board of Evangelism. At 4 o’clock,
on the same day he will meet
with the other members of the
District Committee on Evangel
ism.
The rally at 8 o’clock will
climax the extensive planning
that has gone into this program.
As chairman of the Commission
on Membership and Evangelism
of the Pembroke Methodist
Church, Mrs. H. Lee Burkhalter
will also attend the rally Thurs
day night. Among those planning
to go besides Mrs. Burkhalter are
Mrs. A. I. Rhoden, Mrs. A. V.
Anderson, and E. L. Meekins.
There will also be others to at
tend the hour-and-a-half session.
Six representatives from each of
the 96 Methodist churches in the
Savannah District are expected to
be at the rally.
The rally is in connection with
the program of evangelism for
the “Year of Total Enlistment”
planned by the South Georgia
Conference. Theme for the pro
gram is total enlistment for
“every member, unenlisted in the
community, and self.”
B. C. TEACHERS
CONCENTRATE ON
VISITATION
The visitation program now go
ing on at Black Creek Elementary
School is about 40 per cent com
pleted, according to J. O. Hurst,
principal.
Mr. Hurst said visiting homes
early in the year is being empha
sized as he feels becoming ac
yuainted with parents and home
conditions will forestall many be
havior problems which might arise
Teachers will be better equipped
to handle those which do arise, he
feels.
Each teacher in the school has
already started on the visitation
program, the principal said. They
have designated the first six weeks
as the time for visiting and at the
end of that period parents or guar
dians of every child in school will
have had a visit by the teacher.
David Spinks was in Pembroke
during the weekend with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Spinks.