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Official Organ Bryan County and City of Pembroke
Stumbling Block
by Rev. Zephoe Belcher, Pastor
Pembroke Methodist Church
Stumbling Block is the church
wide study of Alcohol and
Christian responsibility. Our
church, in its study, is finding
out some startling facts about
alcohol. In. this writing 1 want
to share some information with
you. 1 hope it will make you sit
up and take notice as it did me.
Bishop Moore says, “No honest
and intelligent person can deny
that throughout these United
States of America we are face
lo face with a beverage alcohol
problem of incredible magnitude.’’
He also says that we are compell
ed as Christians and citizens of
our nation to look at this evil
thing and to devise ways and
means whereby the organized
traffic can be restrained and
ultimately destroyed.
I would like for you to know the
facts concerning the cost of
alcohol to us in Georgia for 1959. ■
The bill for alcohol beverages is
astounding. -•
Governor Vandiver stated that ;
the cost of Georgia Government,
all services, was $400,000,000. Total
gifts to Baptist and Methodist
churches in Georgia, according to
1959 Year Book, were $58,881,932.
If we allow equal amounts for all
other denomination, the liquor bill
still exceeds state expenses and
church giving by some $40,000,000.
Based on the sales tax collected
on beer, wine and whiskey, Geor- ।
gians last year spent a total of I
$148,333,300 on beverage alcohol ■
and related bar expenses. 3,157,- )
842 gallons of whiskey, 3,372,103 i
gallons of wine and 18,000,000
gallons of beer were consumed in
Georgia in 1959. The state paid
$10,304,972.68 aid to dependent,
children caused by liquor. Twenty-1
eight District Judges agreed at )
least 62% of tax support was due i
to drinking of one or both parents. )
This was a high cost for us to pay i
for “privilege” of having liquor.
"52.9% of all major crimes in '
our nation are directly liquor in- )
voived.” Georgia's crime bill due I
to liquor is $290,400,000. 1959 :
Report of the Georgia State ;
Patrol puts economic costs of acci
dents at $114,840,000. The Ameri
can Medical Assn, estimates at!
least 40% of all accident is due I
to alcohol. Thus 40% of this
figure is $45,936,000. Automobile
Insurance (added because of
liquor) costs $18,959,800.
Georgia’s share of the nations
$3,000,000,000.00 industrial loss
due to liquor is $39,600,000.
Now, when you add these costs |
up they come to $553,594,072.68. i
The total tax from alcohol less
the cost of Administration was
only $23,360,438.10. For the
"privilege” of having liquor in
Georgia it costs us more money
than I like to see. We say, well,
we have to have the alcohol tax
to pay bills. This is not true. I
Because it costs Georgia $23.61 to
collect SI.OO liquor tax. 1 say
this is a bad investment. It is
time that something was done
about it. We Christians folk have
got to wake up and live.
I know the above facts were not
for the best of reading, but it is
information we must have. Please
don’t just read it and let it go atl
that. Let us move to some kind |
of action to destroy this great evil. '
Various writings in the Old ,
Testament indicate that the He- i
brews recognized the dangers of !
drinking intoxicants. Isaiah pro- j
nounces a judgment upon drunken- :
ness: "Woe to those who rise early I
in the morning, that they may run .
after strong drink, who tarry late I
into the evening till wine inflames )
them.” (Isaiah 5:11).
I say it is time that the church'
with all its Christian folk stand,
and pronounce judgment upon the
liquor traffic. May God the Father|
help His blind children to see what
is going on around us and to give
us the strength to Live like Christ
in the face of all evil.
Visiting briefly wth Mr. and.
Mrs. J. Dixie Harn recently were
Mrs. Allie Harn- of Orlando, Flo
rida, and Mrs. Eva Cornell Mc-
Henry of Savannah. Both are
formerly from Pembroke.
Pembteke
•JOURNAL
Garden Club Has
Talk on Roses by
Mrs. Deal
Principal speaker for the Pem
: broke Garden Club which met on
Thursday afternoon, January 12,
was Mrs. W. R. Deal. Well known
for her success in growing roses,
her talk dealt with that subject.
Creating an impression was an
article she read describing flowers
from the personal viewpoint of
the author. The author told how
, each kind of flower impressed him
and described its beauty.
Also on the program was Mrs.
H. B. Brewton whose inspirational
was in keeping with the Garden
Club theme. She also gave a very
interesting talk on birds, telling
how to feed and care for wild
birds in this section during Janu
ary.
The Garden Club met at the
home of Mrs. N. L. Ham, with
: Mrs. J. 0. Strickland, Jr. and
| Mrs. Robert Bowers assisting in
I entertaining. During the after
noon they served a delicious salad
course.
Mis. Alton Elrick, president,
presided at the business session.
Reading "Thought for the New
Year” for the president was Mrs.
R. B. Reed. The impressive
selection told how Garden Club
work contributed to the spiritual,
mental and physical welfare of
members.
The club voted to send a dona
i tion to the garden therapy pro-
I gram carried on at the State Hos-
I pital by volunteer Garden Club
workers under the auspices of the
I Garden Clubs of Georgia.
Attending the meeting were
Mrs. Alton Elrick, Mrs. N. L.
Ham, Mrs. Robert Bowers, Mrs.
iJ. 0. Strickland, Jr., Mrs. H. B.
i Brewton, Mrs. W. R. Deal, Mrs.
IU. J. Bacon, Mrs. J. Gordon
Bacon, Mrs. R. B. Reed, Mrs. H.
ID. Griner, Mrs. P. E. Brannen,
; Mrs. A. I. Rhoden, Mrs. W. W.
j Pickett and Mrs. Zephoe Belcher,
Jr.
YOUNGSTER IS
RECOVERING FROM
EYE INJURY
A four-year-old lad is recover
) ing, but still confined to his home,
from a critical eye injury received
during the Christmas holidays.
Little Jimmy Miller has lost the
j sight of an eye as the result of a
cherry bomb explosion. It is
understood that doctors, who at
first said he would retain the eye
itself, are now in doubt and that
I there is a possibility the eye will
I have to be removed.
Jimmy was lighting the cherry
bomb, it is understood, in his home
and was leaning too far over it
when it went off. He was rush
ed as quickly as possible to a
Savannah hospital.
■
Mr. and Mrs. George Hendrix
and children, Tracy and Cheryl,
visited relatives in Tuscaloosa,
Ala. and Albany for several days
last week. In Tuscaloosa they
were with Mrs. Hendrix's sister,
Mrs. B. H. McCluskey, and Mr.
McCluskey, and in Albany with her
brother, W. R. Henderson, and
Mrs. Henderson.
It Could Be You
Growing flowers is the hobby’
I of our Lucky Lady for this week.
Almost every day she is out in
the yard of her home, which, in
| cidentally, is located near a public
i building, tending her flowers. Since
; this lady has raised her own chil
' dren to maturity she is concen
i trating now on raising flowers.
. A daughter is employed at an army
i base and a son is manager of an
important business firm. Both
I live in Pembroke. The son’s three
I daughters like to stay with their
grandmother and granddaddy. This
lady is a member of the Baptist
I Church and of the Mattie Parrish
Circle of the Woman’s Missionary
h Society.
L 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.
ARKANSAS TRAVELERS VS. BRYAN ALL-STARS
BRYAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL NEW GYM
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 21 8:15 P.M.
Admission SI.OO and 50c
6CHS One-Act Play
To Be Jan. 20 at
Marvin Pittman
On Friday, January 20, at the
Marvin Pittman Auditorium in
Statesboro, the annual C School
one-act play competition will be I
held. The plays begin at 2
o’clock with Lumber City present
ing the first. After that are i
scheduled Richmond Hill, Odum |
and Toombs Central.
Bryan County High School’s
play will be the first one after the |
supper break, about 6 o’clock. Fol
lowing will be Screven and Sa
vannah Country Day. After the
last play is given, the decision of
the judges will be announced.
Representing Bryan County
High in the one-act play are Sue
Brewton, James Curl, -Ellen La
nier, Marvin Medders and Carolyn
Bailey. Those assisting with the
production are Delores Shuman,
Nancy Edwards, Oscar Nelson and
Donald Smith.
Name of the Pembroke play is
"Mooncalf Mugford.” Best wishes
of the entire school and community
go with the play cast and the
director, Mrs. W. W. Curl, Jr.
Pembroke Man Is
Ass z t Manager at
Morrison's in Sav.
, A young Pembroke man has)
been promoted to assistant man
ager of Morrison’s Cafeteria in
Savannah.
For the time being Mr. and Mrs.
■ Albert Bacon, Jr. and their little
I son, Al, are with Mr. Bacon’s
mother, Mrs. Bertie L. Bacon, in
j Pembroke. Mr. Bacon started to
■ work at Morrison’s Monday morn
; ing of this week, but the couple
'I will be in Pembroke until they
. | can obtain suitable housing in Sa
i vannah.
The Pembroke man started his
training in the Savannah office of
- Morrison’s and was then sent to
- Nashville, Tennessee, to finish his
■ prenticeship. He was in Nash
. ville for five months before re
r ceiving the promotion to assistant
i manager of the Savannah case
i teria.
i Mr. and Mrs. Bacon’s many
r friends are delighted that they are
s to be located so near their home
t towns and congratulate them on
i Mr. Bacon’s promotion.
j
Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Miller spent
; the weekend in Vidalia wth their
I daughter-in-law, Mrs. J. R. Miller,
: and granddaughter, Patty Miller.
■ They returned to Pembroke late
Sunday.
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 19. 1961
I
P'broke Baptists
Set Revival for
April 23-29
The annual revival of the Pern-,
broke Baptist Church has been set
for April. According to the pas
tor, the Rev. D. Jack Stoner, act
ual dates for the revival are April!
23-29.
The Rev. Maynard Mangum has
accepted an invitation to preach
during the week-long series of)
services. Burl Womack has also
accepted an invitation to assist)
with the revival and will lead the
singing. Mr. Womack is connect-)
ed with WSAV television and radio
and is well known to Bryan Co
untians because of these mediums.
He is in demand as a song leader
in revivals and is a talented young
man in many respects.
Mr. Mangum was in Pembroke
last year in the same capacity. Be
cause of the fine quality of his
preaching and good personality,]
he made a very favorable impres-|
sion from many standpoints. Hei
also sings and gave several spe
cials in song that were much ap
preciated.
The schedule for the revival will
be announced later.
Children's Proofs
To Be Shown at
Hotel on Jan. 25 |
Notice has been received by the
Pembroke Journal that proofs of
children’s pictures taken several
weeks ago will be shown next week.
A representative of Woltz
Studio, Inc., Des Monies, lowa, will
be at the Pembroke Hotel on Wed
nesday afternoon, January 25,1
from 1 o’clock to 4 o’clock with
proofs of the pictures.
Adults having pictures of .chip
dren made during November are
advised to come to the Pembroke
Hotel to choose the picture they
want in the paper. Special orders
will also be taken at this time,
although there is absolutely no ob
ligation for adults to buy a pic
ture. If the time designated on
the card received by the adults is
not convenient, they may go to
the Pembroke Hotel any time be
tween 1 and 4 o’clock.
After the proofs are selected it
will still be several weeks before
the engravings are returned to the
Pembroke Journal and the picture
feature is begun.
Miss Betty Graham, student at
Andrew College in Cuthbert, spent
the weekend at home with her
mother, Mrs. Helen Graham, and
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. I. G.
Lanier.
COASTAL GEORGIA'S LEADING WEEKLY NE WSPAPEr I
LIKED BY MANY • CUSSED BY SOME • READ BY THEM ALL
Methodists Go
To Dist. Meet
Last Week
Several members of the Pem
i broke Methodist Church attended
the District Conference last week
in Statesboro.
Host church for the all-day ses
sion was Pittman Park of which
the Rev. Lawrence E. Houston. Jr.
is pastor.
Representing the Pemb ro k e
Methodist Church were the Rev.
Zephoe Belcher, Jr., pastor, C. M.
Sims, (Jordon Smith, Mrs. R. L.
Morgan and Mrs. H. D. Griner.
J. Dixie Harn, member of the
Conference Board of Evangelism,
was also present. Mr. Harn is
vice-chairman of the Savannah Dis
। trict. The present emphasis of
1 the Board is to increase church
attendance pushing the "Time for
Christ” theme for the next ten
I weeks, January 22 through Easter.
' Methodists from eight counties
! in the Coastal Empire were present
lat the meeting. The Methodist
Church’s new four-year program
was presented to the 300 ministers
and lay leaders of 83 churches in
the district.
Presiding at the meeting was
the Rev. Frank L. Robertson, Sa
vannah, district superintendent.
Principal speaker was Bishop John
Owen Smith.
HD Agent to Lead
Project Chmn. in
Leadership Meet
Nutrition project chairmen of
the Bryan County Home Demon
stration clubs will meet Friday,
January 20, at the home of Mrs.
Ora C. Payne, home demonstra
tion agent.
Expected to attend the 1:30 ses
sion are the nutrition project chair
men of the Council and of each of
the clubs in the county. At the
leadership training meeting Mrs.
Payne will give two short demon
strations which each chairman is
to use at their club during the
year.
Nutrition is the project empha
sis for the home demonstration
clubs for the year.
Chairmen of the clubs who have
been invited are Mrs. R. E. Lee,
Council; Mrs. L. N. Smith, Keller
Club; Mrs. Kenneth Miller, Ella
belle Club; Mrs. D. C. Lanier, Ash
Branch Club; Mrs. Perry Parrish,
Pembroke Club; Mrs. W. W. Mc-
Callar, Blueberry Club; Mrs. J. S.
Williamson, West Side Club; Mrs.
W. L. Humphries, Carrie Belle
Club; and Mrs. H. B. Warnell,
Black Creek Club.
Pembroke Real
Estate Changes
Ownership
Two houses in Pembroke have
recently changed hands, accord- '
ing to the former owners.
The frame house owned by Mrs. I
L. G. Vanßrackle on the Fort Ste- !
wart Road was recently bought by
Miss Freida Paine. Mrs. Van-
Brackle will leave this week for
Daytona Beach, Florida, to live
Miss Paine has rented the house
to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brewton, Jr.
who will move as soon as the
house is vacated.
Another sale of interest is the
home across from the Baptist
Church, formerly owned and oc
cupied by the late Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. Dukes. A representative
of the Dukes Estate said the house
has been bought by Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Brewton.
Mr. and Mrs. Brewton and their
family now live on a farm in the
Ellabelle community. It is un
derstood that they plan to move
into their new home in several
weeks.
Baptist Pastor
Ta ks at Black
Creek at P.T.A. |
Using as his subject, the theme
of the Parent-Teacher Association
of the Black Creek Elementary
School, the pastor of the Pem
broke Baptist Church spoke to
members of the organization at its
meeting Monday afternoon at 4
o'clock.
Introducing the Rev. D. Jack
Stoner was Mrs. H. B. Warnell, i
member of the program commit- f
tee. Mr. Stoner’s interesting talk
on "Strengthening Our Home ।
Sources—A Nation’s Greatness.” ।
The inspirational was given by (
Mrs. Flaudie Smith, third grade (
teacher at the school. (
Routine business matters were I (
handled during the business ses- ’ ।
sion at which Mrs. W. S. Downs, .
president, presided. i
Winning the count for most par- <
ents present was the fourth grade, ,
Mi's. Sue Reeves, teacher. ' <
A delightful social hour follow
ed the program and business ses- ।
sion. Refreshments were served
by Mrs. Hubert Lee and Mrs. War- .
ren Miller.
Next meeting of the organiza- ।
tion will be in March.
MRS. WHITFIELD TO
UNDERGO SURGERY
THURSDAY MORNING
The many friends of Mrs. H. C. i
Whitfield are interested in learn
ing that she will undergo major ’
surgery Thursday morning in a j
Savannah hospital.
Mrs. Whitfield went to Savan
nah to be with relatives before
being admitted to Oglethorpe Hos- j
pital on Wednesday.
Mrs. Whitfield is one of the
best loved ladies in Pembroke and
much concern is evidenced by her
hospitalization. There are many
who remember her faithful service i
while she and her late husband j
operated a case in Pembroke.
The entire town joins in hoping !
that after the operation her eon- .
dition will show much improve- j
ment.
Weekend guests of Mrs. J. O.
Strickland, Jr. were her sister, |
Mrs. David Bowen, and Mr. Bowen ;
of Lake City, S. C. Also at home '
for the weekend was Jimmy Strick- ■
land, Mrs. Strickland’s son, who:
! is a student at Georgia Tech in;
Atlanta.
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Playmates of Becky Williamson j
are missing her since she has been I
confined to her home with chicken ;
pox. Becky is the little daughter'
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank William-1
son.
Friends of Mrs. Charles Warnell j
regret that she is confined to her
home with an infected leg. It is ,
hoped that she is on the road to
recovery. j
Vol. 6(1 No. 19
Rites Held Tues.
At Clito for Dan
Quattlebaum
Fune ra 1 services for Dan
Quattlebaum, 74, who died early
■ Monday morning in Bulloch Co
। unty Hospital in Statesboro, were
I conducted Tuesday afternoon at 3
o’clock at Clito Church. Officiat
ing were the Rev. Williams and
the Rev. D. Jack Stoner.
Pallbearers were Tho ma s
Waters, Rex Waters, Herschel
Quattlebaum, John H. Quattlebaum
Harold Quattlbaum, Doyal Quattle
baum, Raymond Holcomb and
Lamar McMillan, all nephews.
Morrison Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Survivors are one brother, W.
Floyd Quattlebaum, Pembroke;
five sisters, Mrs. Louellen Hol
comb, Savannah, Mrs. Elloyce
Waters, Mrs. Mary Jane McMillan.
Mrs. Sophia Quattlebaum, all of
Pembroke, and Mrs. Julia Williams,
Tallahassee, Florida.
Mr. Quattlebaum had been ill
for several weeks, having been
stricken at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Cowart, where he lived.
For many years he has been a
familiar figure in Pembroke and
will be missed by his many friends.
Bryan Development
Bd. to Organize
Thursday Night
Invitations have been issued to
key people throughout the county,
representatives of civic organiza
tions, county officials, and other
groups, to attend the organiza
tional meeting of the Bryan Coun
ty Development Board.
Organization of the Board has
been requested by the Georgia
Extension Service in the interest
of county progress. Tentative
plans for the meeting have been
drawn up by agricultural work
ers in the county. Its purpose, is
to organize the Board and to
set up and approve various com
mittees necessary for. the fuller
development of out-of-school edu
cation and of youth and also to
explore the maximum use and de
velopment of agriculture and in
dustry.
Some of the committees planned
are resources development, soil
and water conservation, youth,
forestry and others.
The meeting will be held at. the
Black Creek School auditorium
Thursday night at 7:30.
Mrs. Hendrix Is
Hostess to
E'belle Circle
Mrs. G. D. Hendrix was hostess
■ on Wednesday afternoon, January
j 11. to members of the Mary Lee
; Hendrix Circle of the Woman’s
Society of Christian Service of the
Ellabelle Methodist Church.
The program for the afternoon
was under the direction of Mrs.
' Hubert Lee who was assisted by
I all members present. Discussed
i was the subject, “Forward through
i the Ages.”
Presiding at the business ses
। sion was Mrs. Inez Smith, circle
i leader.
At the social hour delicious re-
I freshments were served. Those at
j tending were Mrs. G. D. Hendrix,
; Mrs. Hubert Lee, Mrs. Inez Smith,
i Mrs. W. L. Hursey, Mrs. W. C.
Harvey, Mrs. Warren Miller, Mrs.
: George Hendrix and Mrs. Kenneth
Miller.
PEMBROKE LODGE
NO. 469 TO MEET
SAT. AT 8 P.M.
The regular Communication of
: Pembroke Lodge 496 A. & A. M.
. will be held at the Lodge Hall at
18 o’clock Saturday night of this
I week.
All members are urged to attend
; and visiting brethren are cordially
I invited.