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The Pembroke
State Bank
Big Enough
To Serve You
Small Enough
To Know You
Member F.0.1.L
Official Organ Bryan County and City of Pembroke
Ist Dist. L.P.N.
Elects Officers
For 1961-62
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The First District Division of
Georgia Association of Licensed
Practical Nurses Inc. met in the
conference room of the Bulloch
County Hospital, Statesboro, on
Monday night, December 5.
At the business session detailed
reports on the state convention
held last month in Atlanta were
given to the members attending
the meeting. All occasion cards
and chances on a home made cake,
baked by Mrs. Martha Howard,
were sold as a fund raising proj
ect. Miss Martha Firges, RN,
won the cake. Plans for a Christ
mas party were made at this meet
ing.
Election for district officers
were held. The following were
elected by ballot vote to serve in
1961-62: president, Mrs. Ruby
Durden, Statesboro; 2nd vice
president, Mrs. Mary Shaw, Brook
let; treasurer, Mrs. Larue Usher,
Brooklet; M rs. Ada Belcher,
Brooklet and Miss Dorothy Wig
gins, Statesboro, elected to serve
on the Board of Directors; Mrs.
Doretha Ryals, Brooklet, Mrs.
Claudine Lane, Statesboro and
Mrs. Anna Rea Deloach, States
boro, elected to serve on the nomi
nating committee. The installa
tion of officers will be held on '
December 15 at the Christmas j
party at the home of Mrs. Lillian
Coakley, Statesboro.
In addition district members,
from Sylvania, Pembroke, Claxton '
and Newington were appointed to ,
serve on district standing com
mittees, eleven, in all and to work
with the state committees. The l
goal of the association is a strong
and active year in the field of
nursing in '6l.
Pembroke HD Club
Visits Bethany
Home Guests
Members of the Pembroke Home
Demonstration Club entertained
guests at Bethany Home in Vidalia
on Monday afternoon of last week.
The program and entertainment
was in keeping with the Christmas
season and seemed to be enjoyed
very much by the elderly people.
On the program were Miss Lula
McGahee, Mrs. Zada Moody, Mrs.
Ora C. Payne, Mrs. Charles F.
Warnell and Mrs. Perry Parrish.
Others who went were Mrs. Leona
Underwood, Mrs. D. C. Garrick
and Miss Anne Parrish. Miss
Parrish contributed to the enjoy
ment of the afternoon by playing
request numbers on the piano and
accompanying the Christmas carols
which were sung.
The club carried candy and
crates of fruit.
Mrs. Eugene Quattlebaum, St.
Mary’s, and Mrs. James Willis,
Savannah, spent the weekend in
Pembroke with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. F. 0. Miller spent
the weekend in Savannah with
Mr. Miller’s sister, Mrs. J. C.
Edenfield, and Mr. Edenfield.
It Could Be You
The Lucky Lady for this week
is real popular with young people,
most of whom go to see her about
once a week at her place of busi
ness. Even if she has to scold
them for misbehaving (which, of
course, is very seldom) they
bounce right back next week. She's
not a fortune teller but people
receiving her service have to cross
her palm with silver.
Young people especially would
like to have her job which is in
the entertainment line.
She and her husband have a
son and daughter and five grand
children, all living in Chatham
County. They are both members
of the Pembroke Baptist Church
and she is a Sunday School teach
er.
If this lady will call HELEN’S
BEAUTY SHOP, 3-2171, and iden
tify herself, an appointment will
be made for a complimentary
shampoo and set.
The Puttb/ttki
Mrs. Elrick Is HD
Council Woman of
The Year
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At the special meeting of the
Bryan County Home Demonstra
tion Council held at the Court
House on Friday, November 9,
announcements were made as to
the Woman of the Year in home
demonstration work and winner
for the year in the Council flower
■ shows. Officers were also install
ed at the meeting.
Mrs. Alton Elrick was selected
as the home demonstration club
member who has contributed most
to the work during the year. She
is president of the Carrie Belle
club and was recently elected for
another year. For the year just
ending she was chairman of the
landscaping project. During the
year she has assisted Mrs. Ora
C. Payne in giving several demon
strations at club meetings and also
gave an interesting demonstration
on television.
Adding to the Woman of the
Year honor, Mrs. Elrick was cited
for winnning the most points in
the Council flower shows for the
year. She has established a repu
tation for being a talented flower
arranger and gardener and has
won several awards in flower
shows. Mrs. Elrick is president
of the Pembroke Garden Club. The
I Council presented gifts to Mrs. El
rick as Woman of the Year nomi
| nee and flower show winner.
The installation of officers and
I project chairmen was conducted
Iby Mrs. Perry Parrish, a past
। Council president and one of the
first to be chosen Woman of the
'year. They are Mrs. A. A. Mar
-1 tin, president; Mrs. 11. B. Warnell,
'vice-president; Mrs. Charles F.
Warnell, secretary; Miss Anne
I Parrish, treasurer; and Mrs. Alton
' Elrick, reporter. Project chair
man are Mrs. J. F. Edwards, j
gardening; Mrs. W. L. Hursey, I
poultry; Mrs. R. E. Lee, nutri-1
tion; Mrs. I. L. Spence, food pre-'
servation; Mrs. H. P. Dickinson,’
home improvement; Mrs. Cooper j
DeLoach, home industries; Mrs.
Bobby Purcell, clothing; Mrs.
Hubert Lee, child development and
family life; Mrs. Alton Elrick.
landscaping; Mrs. Perry Parrish,
music; Mrs. J. T. Stubbs, recrea
tion; Mrs. J. E. Pevey, health;
Mrs. Charles Warnell, 4-H Club
advisor; Mrs. L. N. Smith, special
activities; and Mrs. U. J. Bacon,
civil defense.
Presiding at the meeting was
Mrs. Martin, who is also president
for the current year. An appro
priate devotional was given by
Mrs. Payne and Miss Lula Mc-
Gahee.
Presented gifts for being high
in points in the flower shows for
the year were Mrs. H. P. Dickin
son, second place, and Mrs. Lewis
Smith, third place. Both are from
the Keller Home Demonstration
Club. They and Mrs. Elrick were
given lovely flower containers.
The next Council meeting will
be in February at which time the
program for the year will be plan
ned.
Attending the special session
Friday were Mrs. Ora C. Payne,
Mrs. A. A. Martin, Mrs. Alton
Elriek, Miss Lula McGahee, Mrs.
H. P. Dickinson, Mrs. Lewis Smith,
Mrs. Charles Strickland, Mrs.
। Charles F. Warnell, Mrs. J. K.
M< rrison, Miss Anne Parrish, Mrs.
Perry Parrish, Mrs. Cooper De-
Loach, Mrs. W. L. Hursey, Mrs.
U. J. Bacon, Mrs. L. M. Harvey,
Mrs. I. V. Spence, Mrs. H. B.
Warnell and Mrs. C. C. Spinks.
PEMBROKE MAN IS
IMPROVED AFTER
HOSPITAL STAY
Eugene Stephens returned home
i the first of the week after being
in a hospital for several days.
The popular businessman was
admitted to Bulloch County Hos
pital last week after he was
i troubled with what was thought
i to be complications resulting from
i injuries received in an auto wreck
■ a year or so ago. At that time he
received a severe head wound,
5 from which his illness was thought
- to be caused.
1 Mr. Stephens returned Monday
Jto Pembroke where he lives with
his mother, Mrs. W. C. Stephens.
•JOURNAL
Harn's Variety
Will Be Wide Open
In Holiday Season
Formal closing hours have been
discarded for Harn’s Variety
Store, says J. Dixie Harn, owner
of the popular Pembroke business
firm.
Mr. Harn says that his store
will remain open from now until
Christmas just as long as the pub
lic says to. The store will stay
open on Thursdays also. Friday
nights will have no definite clos
ing hour and on Saturday nights
all time will be discarded entirely.
Mr. Harn has put on extra help
for gift wrapping and they have
finished product as attractive as
been instructed to make their
possible. This is a free service
furnished by the store.
Mr. Harn invites parents to
bring the children by to see the
unusually fine stock of toys on
display. His clerks are alerted
to heed the fancies of the young
sters so that they might help
Santa Claus in making selections.
Bids to Be Opened
Dec. 20 for Phone
Co. Improvement
On Tuesday, December 20, at the
P e m broke Telephone Company
office, bids will be opened for in
stalling additional equipment in
the central office, laying cable and
remodeling the business office.
Mrs. Ivey Beardslee, manager,
said several thousand dollars
worth of additional equipment will
be installed in the central office
which now also houses the business
end of the company. The business
office will be moved across the
street to the building purchased
by the Telephone Company, form
erly occupied and owned by San
ders Electric Company. The build
ing will probably not be enlarged
but will be remodeled to be more
attractive and more comfortable.
Mrs. Beardslee said included in
the contract will be the laying of
something over one hundred miles
of cable in town and in the rural
areas. Most of the cable will be
in the rural section and will be
underground. The cable in town
will be aerial, Mrs. Beardslee said.
After the contract is let, it will
be approximately 45 days before
work is started, with 90 days, al- 1
lowing extra for inclement wea- I
ther, for the job to be completed. |
Supervising the work will be John
Long of Engineering Associates,
Atlanta. The company has handled
the negotiations and staking
through Mr. Long, who will re
turn to Pembroke to continue the
supervision.
There will be considerable up
grade in service when the work
is completed, and a great deal of
improvement in rural telephone
communication will also result.
Where there are now eight tele
phones on some rural lines, it is
probable that the limit will be five
after all the cable is laid.
Establishing of
Midway Baptist
Church Is Near
Establishment of a new church,
The First Baptist Church of Mid
way, is rapidly becoming a reality.
Enthusiasm has mounted as Mr.
Ray Eller donated a building and
Mr. and Mrs. Ballard Jones donat
ed land to the association for the
new church.
On Monday, December 12, a
meeting was held to make further
plans for the church’s development
and the following committees were
appointed: Fund Committee, Mrs.
Grady Weddingcamp; Sunday
School Organization, Mr. Harold
I Rogers; and Building Committee,
Robert Fennell. Rev. Hugh Gil
bert, moderator of the New Sun
bury Association and Rev. Roy
Russell, Area Missionary, also at
tended the meeting with approxi
mately 15 local residents.
There will be services every
Sunday and members are planning
a formal presentation in the near
future.
PEMBROKE. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15. 1960
Methodist Youth
Hear "Messiah"
In Savannah
A Sunday School class and
members of the Youth Fellowship
of the Pembroke Methodist Church
went to Savannah Sunday to hear
“The Messiah” sung at Christ
Episcopal Church, The perform
ance is presented annually at the
church during the Christmas sea
son and is always attended by
several people from Pembroke.
Adults attending were Ted
Rich, Sunday School teacher, Mrs.
Helen Graham, Youth Fellowship
councilor, and Mrs. J. T. Shaw,
organist.
After the presentation, the
group went to Telfair Art Museum
where they saw the exhibit of
Christmas trees from nations of
the world. Before coming home
they enjoyed refreshments at an
eating place.
Young people making the trip
were Robert DeLoach, Herbert
Anderson, Mary Anna Beardslee,
Ellen Lanier, Sandra Kicklighter,
Mary Lane, Brenda Bazemore,
Judy Strickland, Bonita Strick
land, Carolyn Strickland, and
Shirley Strickland.
Ellabell HD Club
Elects Officers
At Xmas Meeting
At the meeting of the Ella
belle Home Demonstration Club
which was held Tuesday after
noon, December 6, at the home of
Mrs. Warren Miller in Lanier new
officers were elected.
The annual Xmas party was
also enjoyed during the afternoon
with gifts being presented by
members to each other. Mrs. Mil
ler’s house was decorated for the
occasion, the gifts being piled
around the Christmas tree.
Mrs. Miller directed the recrea
tion period with Mrs, W. L- Hur
sey winning a prize. The hostess
drew the prize for the month.
Mrs. Ora C. Payne, home de
monstration agent, added to the
occasion by exhibiting a white
Christmas tree decorated with
red roses, and Christmas candles
she had made.
Mrs. Miller served delicious re
freshments which carried out the
Christmas season.
Officers who will serve for 1961
are Mrs. C. C. Cowart, president
Mrs. Hubert Lee, vice-president;
Mrs. W. L. Hursey, secretary and
treasurer; and Mrs. Warren Mil
ler, reporter,
Attending the party were Mrs.
Kenneth Miller, Mrs. Ora C.
Payne, Mrs. Hubert Lee, Mrs. W.
L. Hursey, Mrs. Noah Dixon, Mrs.
C. C. Cowart, Mrs. Willard Burn
sed, Mrs. G. C. Martin, Mrs. Frank
Hendry, Mrs. Warren Miller, Mrs.
George T. Hendry and Mrs. D. T.
Lanier.
Girls Continue
Undefeated Season
As Portal Falls ;
Another step towards an un
defeated season was passed Tues
day night as Bryan County High
School girls basketball team con
tinued its march by trampling
Portal. The 40-16 score ended
the tenth triumph the local lassies
have turned in out of ten games.
Mary Frances Strickland pitch
ed in 23 points for Bryan and
Janine Ellis contributed 12 for
Portal.
Coach Robert Bowers turned his
team and subs inside out, upside
down and backwards after the two
times mark was reached.
The Redskins got shot by Portal
boys who let loose with a blast
that shook the local team real hard.
The 61-43 score ended handily for
the visitors.
High point men for Bryan were
Evan Page at 19 and Ralph Akins
at 14. Johnny Beckery’s 23 points
and Johnny Morris’ 16 helpful
Portal.
I "COASTAL 6EORGMS LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER" I
| LIKED BY MANY • CUSSED BY SOME • READ BY THEM ALL [
Miles Store Has
New Hours for
Christmas Season
Beginning this week Miles Dry
Goods Store is staying open for
the convenience of customers. The
announcement was made by E. W.
Miles, owner and operator of the
store, who says that he operates
his business the way he thinks
his customers want him to. Mr.
Miles always keeps uppermost the
convenience and welfare of those
who shop at Miles Dry Goods be
cause he says they show they are
the best people because they shop
at the best store.
Miles Dry Goods will stay open
until eight o’clock each night until
Christmas except Saturday. On
Saturday nights the doors will re
main open and the welcome mat
out just as long as folks want them
to be. The usual Thursday clos
ing schedule will be done away
with and clerks will be on hand
to give special attention to Thurs
day afternoon shoppers.
Gifts will be attractively wrap
ped entirely free of charge.
Shop at Miles Dry Goods at
your convenience from now until
Christmas and it will become a
pleasant habit you will continue
throughout the New Year.
2nd Grade Will
Give Program at
Bryan PTA
Mrs. Jessie Hope’s section of the
second grade will give the program
Monday night, December 19, at the
meeting of the Bryan County High
School Parent-Teacher Associa
tion. The meeting will be held in
the auditorium and will get under
way promptly at 7 o’clock.
Presiding at the business session
will be Mrs. E. W. Miles, president.
The devotional will be given by
members of the seventh grade.
Assisting the second grade with
the program are the third and
fourth grades.
The Christmas play is presented
in two scenes, the first, "A Near
Tragedy,” taking place in Santa
Claus’ workshop. The second
scene, “The Spirit of Christmas,”
takes place in a home after the
tragedy has been diverted and all
is in readiness for Christmas
morning.
Mrs. Hope said the children have
enjoyed working on the program
and hope the parents will be pres
ent to see it and also enjoy it.
All P.T.A. members and inter
ested patrons are invited to attend
the meeting on Monday night, De
cember 19,
J. T. STUBBS IS
CONVALESCING AT
LANIER HOME
A prominent Bryan County man
is convalescing at his home in
Lanier after returning home from
a Savannah hospital.
J. T. Stubbs underwent surgery
last week at Memorial Hospital
in Savannah and is recovering
satisfactorily, according to mem
bers of his family.
Mr. Stubbs is always missed
from the community when away
' because of illness or business
reasons. He is a county commis
sioner, president of the Bryan
County F arm Bureau, Farm
Bureau District director and presi
dent of the Board of Directors of
the Canoochee REA.
Mr. Stubbs is happy to see his
friends at his home while fully
recovering strength to resume his
many activities again.
COUPLE INVITES
FRIENDS TO GOLDEN
ANNIVERSARY PARTY
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Williams
are inviting friends and relatives
to a reception on Christmas Day
in honor of their 50th wedding
anniversary.
The reception, given by their
children, will be held at the Pem
broke Methodist Church and guests
are invited to call from three to
five o’clock. No invitations will
be sent.
Community Xmas
Pageant to Be
Given Dec. 21
The Christmas pageant being
presented by the four Pembroke
churches is to be held on Wednes
day night, December 21, at the
Bryan County High School audi
torium.
Participating in the pageant,
“The Star-Lighted Path,” are
members from the Advent Chris
tian Church, Christian Church,
Methodist Church and Baptist
Church. Director of the pageant
is Mrs. W. W. Curl, Jr. and choir
director is Mrs. J. T. Shaw. Mrs.
H. M. Sanders is pianist.
Three choirs composed of adults,
teen-age girls and juniors will be
used. Assisting with the junior
choir are Mrs. Zephoe Belcher, Jr.,
Mrs. W. A. Mounts and Mrs. D. E.
Medders.
Characters in the pageant are
college and high school students.
Mrs. Charles F. Warnell will be
the annunciator. Soloists will be
Eugene Sanders and Trey Curl.
Also featured will be a men’s quar
tet.
The public is invited to attend
the pageant.
Manufacturing Co.
To Entertain at
Annual Barbecue
An .event of the holiday season t
will be the annual barbecue given ,
by the Pembroke Manufacturing ]
Company on Thursday, December
22, 1960. ]
Invitations are being issued by
Jack Kiel to the affair which
will be held at the plant on High
way 67, beginning at 11:30 a.m.l
Invited are plant employees and ’ (
their friends, city, county and
state officials and those connect- \
ed with the Pembroke Develop
ment Corporation.
The Pembroke Manufacturing p
Company has been an important c
factor in the economic progress of' <
Pembroke since it was establish-1 c
ed here. Many people in and! ।
around the city have been given! .
employment. The plant, which (
makes undergarments for children,
is housed in an attractive building j
with comfortable facilities for ,
employees. ;
Those invited to the barbecue t
luncheon are looking forward to
it as one of the highlights of the ,
Christmas festivities.
FAMILY IS ON
WAY HOME FROM ‘
OKINAWA
Within a short time a family
well known in Pembroke will ar- |
rive here from Okinawa where j
they have been stationed on a I
Civil Service assignment.
Mr. and Mrs. Haynes Fuller and
their two sons will be at the home
of Mrs. Effie Johnson most of the
time until Mr. Fuller reports to
another assignment. He is regis
trar of the Veteran’s Hospital in
Okinawa and will have a similar
assignment in the states.
Mrs. Fuller is the former Miss j
Vernelle Johnson, daughter of Mrs.
Effie Johnson, and the family has
made many friends during visits
here. The couple’s older son, Gene,
went to school here for several
months and it is possible he will i 1
again attend until they are settled .
in their new location.
Although the family enjoyed I
their stay in Okinawa they will !
be happy to get home again.
Mrs. Arnie Waters has return- ;
ed to her home in the Black Creek
community after a long stay in
a Savannah hospital and with her!
son, Douglas Waters, in Savan-j
nah. Neighbors and other friends |
of Mrs. Waters’ are welcoming J
her home.
NOTICE
The Office of The Board of Commissioners will be open on
December 22nd, 23rd, 29th, 30th, from 9 A.M. until 12 noon
for the purpose of Re-newing all kinds of Licenses issued by
the County. . ,
Margaret Lanier, Clerk.
Vol. 60 No. 11
Gardner's Grocery
Has Top Quality
At Low Prices
Residents in the Blitchton com
munity are fortunate in having
such a fine store handy at which
to do their shopping. Owned and
operated by H. M. Gardner, the
store offers many items not usual
ly found in a rural establishment.
It would be well if people from
other communities would make it
a point to stop by Gardner's Gro
cery and see the fine values he is
offering. Mr. Gardner is especial
ly proud of the high grade of
meats nad every effort is made
to give the customer the exact cut
desired.
Gardner’s Store is stocking toys
and other items for the conveni
ence of his customers, which he
feels are the best people in the
world and treats them as such.
With this store nearby there is no
need of making a trip to large
towns for shopping. You may
shop with ease and take your time
at Gardner’s Grocery without all
of the crowding and elbowing of
town stores. There is no problem
in getting waited on as is always
the case at this time of year in
many places.
Drive to Gardner’s Grocery at
Blitchton and look over his supply
of plain and fancy groceries,
meats, toys and the many attrac
tive articles on display. Ask for
what you want or just look around.
Gardner’s is a country store fill
'd to the brim with a choice selec
tion of stock. Gardner’s is a place
where the customer can feel at
home and know that the treat
ment, price and product are the
best.
Garden Club to
Judge Christmas
Decorations
As has been the custom for
several years, the Pembroke Gar
den Club will again sponsor the
Christmas decoration epntest. In
door and out-door decorations in
Pembroke are always unusually
attractive and original and the
Garden Club encourages this phase
of the Christmas season by hav
ing judges decide which are the
most attractive. The custom will
be continued this year, according
to Mrs. Alton Elrick, president.
Judging will be done on Christ
mas Eve between the hours of 7
and 9 o’clock. Categories will be
decorations for door, over-all and
outdoor. Those whose homes are
decorated are urged to remember
to have their lights burning be
tween these hours.
FORMER MAYOR IS
IMPROVED AFTER
ILLNESS
U. J. Bacon, former mayor of
Pembroke and prominent Pem
broke businessman, is improved
after being confined to his home
for several days.
Mr. Bacon was greeting friends
the first of the week and said he
was feeling much better. He had
1 been ill with flu and not able to
be out until Monday.
Mr. Bacon is a member of the
Baptist Church, executive of the
Pembroke Telephone Company, and
outstanding in many other ways
in the Pembroke community. His
friends are glad that he is im
proved.
Mrs. Merriell Durrence, Glenn
j ville, was the guest of her parents,
i Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Anderson, for
I the weekend. She is the former
Miss Elizabeth Anderson.
Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs.
i Cleveland Strickland were Mr. and
Mrs. Riley Reddish and daughter,
Joyce, of Jesup.