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Official Organ Bryan County and City of Pembroke
New Teacher at
BCHS Begins Work
This Week
A new teacher has been elected
by the Bryan County Board of
Education to fill a vacancy creat
ed by the resignation of another
teacher, according to an announ
cement made by J. R. DeLoach,
county school superintendent.
Mrs. Sam Brewton, Jr. tendered
her resignation to the Board of
Education, effective December 31.
Elected to take her place was Mrs.
Ted Rich, Bulloch County, Pem
broke route. Mrs. Brewton com
muted to work each morning from
Statesboro. Mr. DeLoach said her
resignation was accepted by the
Board with regret.
Mrs. Rich, the former Miss Har
riet May, is a graduate of Georgia
State College for Women in Mille
edgeville where she made an out
standing record. Mr. and Mrs.
Rich have two young sons, Teddy
and Dan.
J. W. Edmonds, principal of
Bryan County High School where
Mrs. Rich is teaching said her sub
jects were history, English and
math in the junior high school
department. She is homeroom
teacher for B section of the tenth
grade, Mr. Edmonds said.
Certain Bryan
Schools Begin at
9 o'clock
After Christmas holidays some
of the schools in the Bryan County
system are beginning classes
later because of bad weather so
prevalent this time of the year
and the long bus routes.
The four schools in the upper
end of the county started observ
ing tho new hours Tuesday morn
ing, on the day students and
teachers returned from Christmas
vacation. They are Bryan County
High School, Black Creek Elemen
tary School, Pembroke High School
and Mill Creek School.
Classes started Tuesday morn
ing at 9 o’clock instead of the
former 8:30 hour. Dismissal is
at 3:30, which is thirty minutes
later than the time school was out
before Christmas.
Because of the long routes in
the Pembroke and Black Creek
sections it is necessary for many
of the children to board them very
early, especially where double
trips are involved. The later morn
ing hour will make it much easier
on these students during the cold
and often wet days of the winter.
Guests of Mr. annd Mrs. I. G.
Lanier during the holidays were
Mrs. Jennie Murrow, Mrs. Sudie
Nash and Joe Murrow, all of
Macon, and Mrs. Annie Brewton
of Savannah, Mrs. Murrow, Mrs.
Nash and Mrs. Brewton are Mr.
Lanier’s sisters.
Miss Brenda Morgan of Birming
ham, Alabama, visited Miss Judy
Strickland during the holidays.
Tuesday morning the two left by
bus to return to Huntingdon Col
lege in Montgomery. Also with
Mrs. J. 0. Strickland, Jr. for the
holidays was her son, Jimmy stu
dent at Georgia School of Techo
logy in Atlanta.
It Could Be You
Happy New Year to everybody
and especially to a certain lady.
She has been working in a depart
ment of the Government for many
years, having helped her mother
a long time ago in this same job.
Our lady is unmarried. She and
a married sister live in the family
home. This lady is a delight to
know and a favorite of many as
she serves the public sitting be
hind the counter of a handsome
public building which was erected
several months ago and houses an
important Government agency.
If this lady will call HELEN’S
BEAUTY SHOP, 3-2171, and
identify herself an appointment
will be made for a complimentary
shampoo and set.
* > J 'COASTAL SEIIIISM'S LEABING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER' |
fh/t tlKt ° BY MAWY ' IY ,I>IE ' ,tAI 8Y
■JOURNAL
Baptist Pastor to
Attend Religious
Cons, in Macon
I
Emphasis upon evangelism as
the heart of the Gospel will be
primary as the 13th annual Geor
gia Baptist Evangelism Conference
convenes in Bacon in January 23. ।
One of the best-attended religi
ous conferences in Georgia, the
sessions being held this year in
Macon’s Mabel White Baptist
Church, are expected to attract
nearly 2,500 Georgia Baptist pas
tors, together with some 1,200 lay
men for the three-day conference.
Planning to attend the confer
ence is the Rev. D. Jack Stoner,
pastor of the Pembroke Baptist
Church. D. E. Medders, Sunday
School superintendent, also hopes
to arrange his schedule so as to
be on hand at the laymen’s day
session.
With the first session scheduled
to begin at 2 o’clock Monday after -
noon, January 23, the conference
will continue through noon Wed
nesday. The Rev. James W.
Waters, Mabel White, pastor, will
serve as conference host.
Speakers for the conference this
year include Dr. Searcy S. Garri
son, Atlanta, Georgia Baptist Con
vention executive secretary-trea
surer; Dr. C. Y. Dossey, Dallas,'
Texas, associate director of the j
Southern Baptist Convention, De- ।
partment of Evangelism; Dr. G.
Earl Guinn, president, Louisiana
College, Pineville, La.; Dr. Wayne
E. Ward, professor of theology.
Southern Baptist Theological Sem
inary, Louisville, Ky.; and the Rev.
Fred E. White, pastor of Second
Avenue Church in Rome.
Purpose of the annual confer- :
ence is to provide opportunity for
discussion of basic evangelism mat
ters and to present addresses by
acknowledged leaders in this field
of service. ।
Lions Club Makes L
Donations to
Worthwhile Causes;
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Several donations were made ।
Monday night by the Pembroke '
Lions Club which met at the City , <
Restaurant and enjoyed a delici
ous supper before the business!
meeting. Presiding was President .
A. V. Anderson.
Mr. Anderson read a report from ; 1
the District Governor of the Lions j (
Club regarding the CARE program I >
operated overseas. The group ap- |:
proved a donation to the program. | <
Another donation will be given 1
to Mr. and Mrs. Jim Corbit, At-| >
lanta, operators of Georgia Light- | 1
house for the Blind. Ihe civic
minded couple have acquired a j
large hospital bill through illnesses । :
and the donation will help to de- :
fray this expense.
A. I. Rhoden and G. C. Martin I
were appointed a committee to in- <
vestigate the purchase of fans at i
the skating rink. D. E. Medders <
gave a report on the eye glass ac- <
tivities of the club since the De- :
eember meeting.
A committee to work out the I
Lions Club Founder's Day program
is composed of H. B. Brewton,
chairman, J. W. Edmonds, C. N. 1
McGee and Robert Bowers.
Attending the meeting were A. 1
V. Anderson, A. I. Rhoden, Coop
er DeLoach, J. W. Edmonds, H. L.
' Speir, Jr., C. N. McGee, Ray Stev
ens, G. C. Martin, Gohn Garrott,
Robert Bowers, H. H. Hagan, Dal
ton Griner, Jimmy Lantz. J. E.
Pevey, D. E. Mededrs and Zephoe
Belcher.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Goldin visit
[ ed their parents in Rockmart and i
Gadsden, Alabama, during the ;
. holidays. They are Dr. and Mrs. |
J. B. Goldin, Sr., Rockmart, and
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Rogers, Gads
den. | f
Classmates of Debbie Miller are
missing her from the second grade
at Bryan County High School, an
I attack of virus having kept her j
: at home for several days. She is
■ the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. :
Vernon Miller of Pembroke. 1
Cason Twins Are
Hostesses at New
Year's Party
Miss Jay Ann Cason and Miss
Lou Joy Cason, attractive twin
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Cason, entertained at a New Year’s
party Saturday night.
The delightful occasion began
with a hamburger supper at 8|
o’clock, the New Year being usher
ed in by a bonfie at Simmon’s
Pond. Returning to the house the
guests enjoyed a late supper,
dancing and games.
The lovely home was decorated
for the occasion with balloons and
mistletoe. Assisting the hostesses
in entertaining were their parents.
After the party the girls attend
ing were invited to spend the re
mainder of the night.
Those present were Lou Joy
Cason, Jay Ann Cason, Mary
Frances Strickland, Carol William
son, Linda Lee, Amelia Sue
Waters, Janice Lanier, Joan Win
ders, Cheryl Hughes, Mabel Ed
wards, Lillian Bunkley, LaWanda
Burnsed, Denved Ward, Ralph
Simmons, Linton Scott, Lanny
Graham, Billy Bazemore, Trey
Curl, Gene Fuller, Butch Geyer,
Marvin Medders, Kelly Smith,
Harry Griner, Thomas Futch,
Terry Ansley, Jeff Floyd and ।
Phillip Bacon.
—
TB Contributions
From Bryan Lag
Behind Last Year
Tuberculosis Is a disease that
strikes without warning, shows no
symptoms, and does its deadly
work when least suspected.
Since TB is so stealthy, the
tuberculin skin test is now one of
the greatest aids in detecting its
presence in the body.
In this simple, easy test, a small
amount of a substance called
tuberculin is injected into the skin
on the arm. If the spot becomes
red or swollen within three days,
it usually is a sign that TB in
fection is present, but the X-ray
is necessary to determine if the
infection has developed into active
disease.
Tuberculosis infection is not ;
rare—an estimated 40 million \
Americans have been infected at
some time. Fortunately, most of I
these will never develop the active
disease. The difficulty is deter
mining which of those infected will
actually become ill. Those infect- (
ed must carefully watch their own :
health to protect not only them- I
selves, but their family and;
friends.
Tuberculosis associations, health
departments and the medical pro-;
session are al! working to find ,
active TB cases in the early stages ;
before the disease breaks the
health of its victims. If found ■
early enough, TB can be cured.
A major portion of the funds
contributed during the annual
Christmas Seal campaign goes for
finding new cases. Contributions
to this year’s campaign are far
behind last year’s and the holiday
season is rapidly coming to a close.
If you haven’t answered your
Christmas Seal letter, do it now!
Contributions from Bryan coun-1
tians are slow coming in, although |
the county residents are usually
generous in doing their share.
If YOU haven’t mailed your con
tribution for the TB campaign, ।
think twice before you fail some.
person in your county who may
need help.
Friends of Mrs. J. Gordon j
Bacon regret that she injured her I
ankle recently when she tripped;
at her home in Pembroke. Al-।
though painful, the injury , is not
too serious and Mrs. Bacon is re
covering satisfactorily.
Sgt. and Mrs. George T. Hendry|
and son, Dennis, have gone to Mc-
Coy Air Force Base near Orlando,
Florida, where Sgt. Hendry will
be stationed for the next three
years. Since returning to the
[ states they have been with rela
tives in the Ellabelle community.
GEORGIA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 5. l»«l
PEMBROKE.
Lingerfelt Circle
Entertained by
Mrs. DeLoach
, Mrs. J. R, DeLoach entertain
i ed members of the Lingerfelt Cir
, cle of the Pembroke Baptist
; Church, Monday night, December
19, 1960, at their annual Christmas
! party.
' Lovely Christmas arrangements
decorated the home and members
. enjoyed Mrs. DeLoach giving a
short talk on "The Golden Rule”
which was about the different re
ligious beliefs observed in all parts
of the world,
After a short business meeting,
members exchanged gifts and were
served delicious refreshments by
the hostess.
The January 1961 meeting of the
circle will be held at the home
of Mrs. Gerald C. Bacon.
Members present besides the
hostess were Mrs. .1. D. Cason,
Mrs. 1.. M. Geyer, Mrs. Jimmy
Goldin, Mrs. Harold Ham, Mrs.
W. L. Humphries, Miss Margaret
Lanier, Mrs. Henry Speir, Jr.,
Mrs. Melvin L. Speir. Mrs. Cleve
land Strickland and Mis. Gerald ,
C. Bacon.
Rites Held for
Brother of Dr.
IW. H. Vanßrackle
Funeral services for Ellie F. (
j Van Brackle, 50, of Bloomingdale,
| were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday
I afternoon at the Bloomingdale ।
■ Baptist Church. ,
The Rev. Carl Milton and the (
Rev. C. M. Butler officiated. ,
Burial was in ' Z<mn ‘Lutheran I
Church Cemetery near Marlow.
Mr, Van Brackle died at Me- ,
mortal Hospital in Savannah on ।
Sunday after a long illness. He .
was the brother of Dr. W. H. ,
Van Brackle, Beverly, Kentucky, ।
native of Bryan County as was (
the deceased man. ,
Mr. Van Brackle had lived in (
Chatham County for a number of (
years. He was a retired logging (
contractor, and was a member of (
Bloomingdale Baptist Church. ,
Pallbearers were D. O. Brant,
W. L. Brant, Robert Ackerman,
Bobby Ulmer, W. I). Ulmer, Jr., ।
; and L. B. Cole. ।
Survivors include his wife. Mrs. j
I Jessie Cole Van Brackle, Bloom- f
i ingdale; two sons, Elton Van (
; Brackle, Newark, N, J. and Bobby (
Van Brackle, Bloomingdale; three ;
daughters, Mrs, Rufus Woodcock, ,
Miss Frances Van Brackle and
' Miss Marcia Van Brackle, all of
■ Bloomingdale; his mother, Mrs.
| Lucinda Van Brackle, Savannah;
three sisters, Mrs. Clyde Murrow,
| Mrs. F. E. Davis and Mrs. J. R.
I Crews, all of Savannah; one
brother. Dr. W. 11. Van Brackle,
’ Beverly, Kentucky; four grand
i children and several nieces and
I nephews.
Mrs. Owens Is
Hostess to Carrie
Belle HD Club
Tuesday night Mrs. Ralph
Owens entertained members of
j Carrie Belle Home Demonstration
i Club at her home. During the
I social hour she served delicious j
defreshments.
The devotional was given by Mrs. i.
Owens. Presiding at the busi-l
; ness session was Mrs. Charles
j Strickland in the absence of the
president, Mrs. Alton Elrick. Plans
were completed for the sale of
i dish towels.
The demonstration given by Mrs.
■ Ora C. Payne was on making alu- j
’ minum coasters and trays. She
j also distributed literature on cloth
ing.
In the recreation period a prize ।
i for winning a game was won by'
: Mrs. Payne and the door prize byi
Mrs. Howard Hughes.
Attendirtg the meeting were
Mrs. Ralph Owens, Mrs. Charles
Strickland, Mrs. Howard Hughes,
secretary, Mrs. Frank Williamson,
Mrs. Ora C. Payne, Mrs. J. W.
Edmonds and Mrs. E. O. Bacon.
The New Year
By ZEPHOE BELCHER, JR.
Pastor, Pembroke Methodist
Church
We have read the story of the
little boy who was being sent on
an errand. As he was about to
start, he paused in the doorway.
"Mother”, he said, “it’s so far,
and it's a new road. I’m not
exactly afraid, but couldn't you
go a little way with me?” The
mother understood. She said quiet
ly. “I’ll go all the way with you,
my boy.” And so with his hand
in hers he walked the new path
unafraid.
We are standing at the starting
place of a new road. And we too,
are looking up in the confident
trust that we wi|l not have to
travel It alone, Our concern for
the future is not occasioned by
anything that we foresee in the
year that is ahead, but rather by
what we know of ourselves from
our experiences in the past. If it
is indeed to be a new year, there
must be some inward changes to
be met. There must be that com
plete transformation of which
John spoke when he said “Behold,
I make all things new.” Rev.
21:5.
These words of John gave us
first the message of a new heart.
Many of you are saying as the old
year ends and the new one begins.
”1 am going to turn over a new
leaf today.” But before there can
be new year in our experience
there must be a new life in our
souls. We cannot expect a diff
erent crop from the same old tree.
There is but one way we can
have a new year. Let Jesus come
into your hearts. Get a new Mas
ter of our homes. Let the radiance
of the love of Jesus shine out
through you to all the world.
The new year should also bring
with it the message of a new com
mandment. "A new commandment
I give unto you that ye love one
another.!’ The one joy that Christ
mas always brings with it is the
hidden goodness we see everywhere
coming forth. Men and women
whom no one would ever suspect
of having a tender thought or a
generous impulse, obedient to the
call of their better natures, reveal
depts of devotion and unselfish
ness which gives a new hope for
mankind.
We wish this inspiration and
hope might remain to bless and
help us al) the year through. And
I ask, “Why may it not?” The
new commandment that our Lord
gave us was not for one day, but
for every day. It was to be the
principle by which all life was to
to be guided.
Many years ago there was a tiny
village on the eastern shore of
Virginia. It had but one street
which was unpaved and in the
winter and springtime was muddy.
There were no street lights, but
every evening at dusk each family
in the village lighted a lamp and
set it on a stand in the front room
before the window where the rays
would shine out into the dark out
side. As we face this new year,
I know that if we would only per
mit more of the light that illumines
us to fall on the dark and lonely
pathway of those who pass by it
would glow with brighter radi
ance on our homes and hearts.
In the book of Revelation we
read: “And 1 will put a new song
in their mouths.” We think of a
song as poetry set to music, but
this is a narrower meaning of the
I term. “Song” as used in the Bible
i means the dominant note of one’s
life. For the new year we need
; a new song. Before Paul was
converted he had a dominant note
or purpose in life. It was to over
throw and destroy everything that
had to do with Jesus Christ. But
Jesus appeared to him on the road
to Damascus, and there came to
i him a new song, a new note for
his life. The Lord said to Him, “I
have appeared unto thee for this
। purpose, to make thee a witness
i of the things which thou has seen,
and the things in which I shall
appear unto thee.”
And the new year brings to us
also the message of a new name.
John tells us that God will give
। to him a new name which no man
knoweth but he that receiveth it.
: God has a new name for every
one of us if we are willing to sing
I Bride-Elect
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Miss Juanita Scott
PARENTS ANNOUNCE
ENGAGEMENT OF
' MISS SCOTT
)
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Scott of
। Pembroke announce the engage-1
ment of their daughter, Juanita,
to Thomas Edison Glission, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Edison
i Glission, Sr. of Ellabelle.
Miss Scott is a graduate of
Bryan County High School in the
class of 1960 and is presently con
' nected with Pembroke Drug Com
pany.
Mr. Glission graduated from
Southeast Bulloch High School in
1958 and is employed at Union
Bag-Camp Paper Corporation in
Savannah.
An early spring wedding is being
planned by the couple.
Younger Brother
Is Pelted by 22
In Hunt Accident I,
i,
A youth out hunting accidently I
shot his younger brother, sight tin- I
seen, thinking the moving bushes I
hid a turkey.
Dewey Sims was in the hospital I (
for several days after being shot I
in the shoulder by his older broth
er, Gary. The older youth had
taken the 22 rifle and gone hunt
ing, when the younger boy decided
to follow a short time afterwards.
Gary, intent on getting a turkey
; for the family, saw the bushes
move and let go with the 22. The
bullet caught Dewey in the shoul
der.
The lad, about 13 or 14, was
released recently in good shape.
The accident happened during the
' Chirstmas holidays. The boys are
: the sons of Mrs. Lonnie Sims.
• a new song. We can have this
song if we let Him change our
' hearts. If we obey His command-
I ments we can learn to sing this ;
i new song.
i In "Prisoner' of Chilion”. Byron |
tells how for many long and weary i
, years the illustrious Bonnivard
had been confined in the dungeon
s beneath the waters of Lake
' Geneva. One day a little bird
; came and, sitting on the window
of his cell, sang a song to him.
The song aroused new life in the
; prisoner of Chillon. So he dug
; footholds in the stone till he could
i climb to the window and look out
: on the mountains and the life of
■ freedom beyond him, and the vision
r never left him while he lived.
5 Thus God has intended that the
I vision of the Christ, which has
! come to us in the Nativity, should
i be to us a call for the New Year
■ that is before us.
t May it be to all a year filled
; with the richest blessings from
I Him from whom cometh every good ■
> and perfect gift.
I read somewhere about a new
[ year clearance sale and I think it
! would do us all good to have one I
s as we begin the New Year.
, “A lot of wishes I’ve outgrown,
1 A stock of foolish old beliefs; ;
Some pride I once was glad to own, I
s A bulky line of misfit griefs;
A large assortment of ill wills,
e A job lot of bad faith and doubt;
i Harsh words that have their
:. stingers still;
y Come on, Come on, I’m closing
? I out-
Vol. 60 No 14
Garden Club to
Meet Jan. 12 at
I
Community House
Members of the Pembroke Gar
den Club are expected to attend
the regular meeting of the organi
zation on Thursday afternoon,
January 12, at 4 o’clock. Unless
otherwise announced the first
meeting of the year will be held
at the Community House.
Hostesses are Mrs. N. L. Ham,
Mrs. J. O. Strickland, Jr. and Mrs.
Robert Bowers. Mrs. Alton El
j rick, president, will preside at the
business session.
Following is the schedule for the
meeting as outlined in the year
book. Roll call, My Garden Resolu
tion for the Year; inspirational,
Mrs. Charles F. Warnell; program
roses; speaker, Mrs. W. R. Deal;
timely suggestions, Mrs. H. B.
Brewton (birds) ; exhibits, line ar
rangements using plain foliage or
mixed with flowers, also specimen
blooms and new died plant
। material.
It is important that as many
members as possible be present at
the meeting, the president said.
Bryan Sheriff's
Dept. Goes on
Salary Basis
As of January 1. 1961, the sher
iff’s department of Bryan County
went on salary rather than the sea
basis by the sheriff and deputies
have previously been paid.
The change from fee basis to sal
ary became law as a result of local
legislation which passed last year.
The number of deputies that might
be hired was also limited under
the same law.
Deputies selected to continue in
office, it is understood, are R. 1.
Raulerson in the upper end of the
county and Carlos Jones in the
coastal section.
The new boad of County Com
nissioners met Tuesday morning at
the court house for its regular ses
sion. Board members are Chair
man J. Dixie Harn, W. C. Burnsed,
Dave Sutton, Perry Rushing and
Jack Gardner. Eugene Mock is
clerk.
Another new officer who was
sworn in earlier and began work
on January 1, 1961, was Mrs. J.
iC. Mikell, county treasurer. She
replaces Mrs. 1,. C. Vanßrackle,
who has retired and expects to
move to Florida.
W. R. Deal took over the office
of solicitor from C. L. Purvis, also
retired.
Methodists to
Study Alcohol
Problem in Jan.
“Stumbling Block,” a study of
alcohol and Christian responsibil
ity will be the subject for study at
the evening services at the Pem
broke Methodist church during the
month of January.
This is a church-wide study
sponsored by the Board of Mission
and the Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service. Rev. Zephoe Belcher,
pastor, will lead the study at 7:30
p.m. at the evening hour for the
next four Sunday nights.
In a recent magazine article the
United States was referred to as
the alcohol capital of the world.
Reference was made to the rapid
increase in rate of alcoholism in
this country. Since 1940 there has
been a 45 per cent increase among
men and 52 per cent among women.
The acuteness of the problem in
creases the importance for the
I Methodist church to learn about
this evil. The study will deal with:
। “What alcohol is and does, and
Alcohol and the Bible.” Everyone
lis urged to take advantage of
I these foul- nights of study.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brown of
Akron, Ohio, are irt Pembroke
visiting Mrs. D. C. Garrick. Their
many friends here are always
happy to see them on their visits
to Mr. Brown’s sister.