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Official Organ Bryan County and City of Pembroke
Prayer
By Rev. Zephoe Belcher, Jr.,
Pastor Pembroke
Methodist Church
This week I would like to share
with you some secrets of prayer.
Because the needs of mankind are
so great and because there is so
much evil about us, we need to
learn to pray prayers that will
prevail with God. We have read
so often that “Prayer Changes
Things.” We need to believe this
with all our hearts, minds and
souls. This is our answer to all
our troubles. We need to get a
little more of God in our souls.
We read in Timothy 2:8, "I will
therefore that men pray every
where, lifting up holy hands, with
out wrath and doubting.”
To make your prayer life more
effective, you should set aside a
few minutes each day for com
munion with God. You should
talk to Him as a friend in a
simple, natural manner. You
should realize that through prayer
you can seek forgiveness for your
sins, get directions for your life,
receive inspiration and power. You
should take care that your prayers
are not self •‘Centered but also ask
His blessings on neighbor, friends,
church, nation, and troubled world.
You should keep in mind that you
are:seeking to learn the Master's
will—and that your prayers should
not sound as if you are attempt
ing to bargain or bring Him to
ybtrr .point of view. “God forbid
' that' I should sin against the Lord
in ceasing to pray for you . . .”
I Samuel 12;23.
Most people ' I am sure
that you ,do. .-Bht do you know
the secret of really effective
prayer? I am afraid that sojne..
of us ar? Jjke thg Djsciples of
Jesus. These men had prayed
often. They had attended the
services in the temples. And yet
they had not really found the
secret. This must have, been true
because when they saw Jesus come
from the place of prayer and the
spirit shone in His eyes and on
His face they said to the Master, 5
“Lord, teach us to pray.”
They wanted to be able to pray
in the same spirit that Jesus pray
ed. They knew . that He knew
how to pray. They wanted to share
in this sam? powerful experience
that Jesus experienced in Prayer.
There are some tostea-prineipies I
and practices that have wme from '
those to whom prayer has been a
source of power and strength. One
such idea, is to “Enlarge your idea
of prayer.” Prayer is more than
telling God what should be done
or asking Him for something.,
Prayer is fellowship with God. A i
minister was having a small group
of people in his home for a meet
ing. It was in; the evening, so
the children were supposed to be
in bed. Une little sun ;had slipped
back into the room >and climbed
into a chair in a corner, listening.
The father, a,bit annoyed, asked:
“What do you want, son?” "Noth
ing, 1 just wanted to be with
you.”
This is the spirit of prayer—
wanting nothing of the Father,
except to be with Him.
We can have adventure in
prayer. Must prayer always be
spoken? We need to learn the art
of silent communion. Too many
of us are afraid of silence. Some
one has said that we Americans
are like old shoes, “all worn out
except the tongue.” Learn to pray
with your thoughts.
You must practice prayer. The
only way to learn to. pray is to
practiee, practice. There is' no.
easy way .to spiritual power. You
must learn each day to practice
the presence of God.
It has been suggested that you
should pray the first moment you
awake in the morning and the
last thing you do before you go to
bed al night. You should put
Him at the center of all prayer
life. .
Thomas Fuller has written,
“Prayer should be the key of the
day and the lock of the night.”
Rosea Ballou has said, “Between
the humble and contrite heart and
, the majesty of heaven-there are
no barriers; the only password is
prayer."
W ("COASTAL GEORGIA'S LtMING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER" I
■JOURNAL
Best Region Actor
JAMES CURL j
PORTRAYAL BEST— As Moon
calf Mugford In the one-act play
by the same title, James Curl was
acclaimed as best actor in Region
C in the one-act play division,
Seven plays were presented Friday
night at Marvin Pittman auditor
ium on the Georgia Southern Col
lege campus.
Lead in One-Act
Play in Best
Actor, Judges Say
Last Friday the “C” school one
act play region competition was
held at the Marvin Pittman Audi
torium in Statesboro. The plays
began at 2:45 o’clock with Lumber
City’s production of “The Bond
.Between.” Then eaine Richmond
Yiiii’s play, “Dftik Rider,” Odum’s |
play, “The Decision,” and Toombs
Central's play, “Early Frost.”
After the supper break the Bryan
County High School cast present-1
ed "Mooncalf Mugford,” followed
by "The Book Shop,” given by
। Screven and "Infanta,” presented
by Savannah Country Day.
The judges awarded first place
to Toombs Central, second to Sa
vannah Country Day, third to
B.C.H.S. and fourth to Odum.
Bryan High was honored by
having James Curl chosen as the
region’s best actor. He portrayed
j the role of an old demented man.
|He was very ably supported by
I other members of the cast, Sue
Brewton, Carolyn Bailey, Ellen
Lanier and Marvin Medders.
Others who helped with the pro
duction were Nancy Edwards,
| Delores Shuman, Oscar Nelson
I and Donald Smith.
The school can boast of the fact
that in the past eight years four
plays have been carried to the
state contest, have won second
place in two contests, and third
place in the other two. The. entire
school, its patrons and friends are
proud of this record.
Mrs. W. W. Curl, Jr. was di
rector of the play.
With their parents during the
weekend were John Sammy Hil
liard and Bill Summerford, both
students at Abraham Baldwin
Agricultural College in Tifton.
They are sons of Mr. and Mrs.
S. C. Hilliard and Mr. and Mrs.
L. P. Summerford.
It Could Be You
This week’s Lucky Lady will be
happy to sit back and relax for a
new hair-do because she is prob
ably pretty tired at the end of the
day. Being nice to folks is no
problem to her, though, because
she is always gracious and cordial
and greets her customers with a
friendly smile. This nice lady
works in a store in Pembroke and
is occasionally helped by her
daughter who was, herself, one of
“It Could Be You.” Her husband
operates a “fill-up” business here.
Both are prominent members of
the Methodist Church and live in
Pembroke.
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.
Star Teacher
•' I
j DESIGNATED—Miss Lavon Burn
sed, STAR student, has chosen
Mrs. W. W. Curl, Jr. as the teach
er who has made the greatest con
tribution to her scholastic achieve
ment.
BCHS Teacher Is
Chosen Bryan's
STAR Teacher
A member of the Bryan County
High School faculty has been'
designated STAR teacher on the
basis of her selection by the STAR
student as the faculty member
who has made the greatest voiWris
bution to her scholastic achieve
ment.
Mrs. W. W. Curl, Jr. was Ha mild
by Miss 14tvon Bui used, STAR
student, as the teacher she feels
She is most indebted to for luy.
scholastic accomplishments. M rs.
.Curl and Miss Burn.ed will'share
■honors at functions held in Sa
vannah and Atlanta. •
The program in Bryan County
is sponsored by the -Pembroke
Lions Club. State sponsor is the'
I Georgia Chamber-of Commerce?
This recent honor is only one-in
a long series thatr-has been aeeord
ed Mrs. Curl. In 1958 she' was
selected -by secret ballot of the
teacher's of the county as “Teacher
of the Year.” This i-year the
Future Teacher’s of/America of
the school named its -chapter the
Margaret D. Curl Chapter in
recognition of her long servlet
as a teacher and the many-con’-'
tributions she has- made in-“this
direction. '
Mrs. Curl takes an active part
in school, community and church
programs. A member of the Pem
broke Baptist Church, she is cur
rently president of the WomahV
Missionary Union, director of
musie, librarian, assistant leader
of Intermediate Department of
Training Union, member- of the
Interehurch Committee. ■
Mrs. Curl has- lieen < touching
English in the 10th and. 12th.
grades of Bryan County High
School since 1951 and- has been
school librarian for several -years.
She has served as local t GEA
president, vice-president, senm-t
tary-treasurer and as program
chairman and is presently a tneifH
ber of the finance committee.
For the past eight years the
STAR teacher has directed, th?
one-act plays presented by the
school in the Regime. Literary
Meet, several times carry i tig-.the
play to the -state as best in the
region or district... She has -been
class sponsor for four senior
classes and assisted-in chaperon
ing them on trips to Washington,;
New York .and-, other plaees.
She is a member-of. the Pprept-
Teacher Association and Pembroke-
Garden Club. • »»
A native of Twin Gity, Mrs.
Curl was a teacher- in the public
schools in Waresboro, Waynesboro
and at Emmanuel County Institute
before moving to Pembroke with’
her husband . and two tons, WiL
liam W. Curl, 111, now : r g. junior
at Mercer University, and James,
a junior at Bryan County High
School. - / - ' ‘
She holds an AB degree from
GSCW,. Milledgeville, and .'has
done graduate wm-k at Peabody
College, Georgia Southern College
and at the University of. Georgia,
the faculty of Bryan County High
School.
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1961
Star Student
i
I ; ‘
RECOGNIZEO-^hn the basis of
u receiving the highest score on- the
. College Board Scholastic Aptitude
Test. Miss Lavon Burnsed was ac
claimed STAR student for Bryan
County. The daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Willard Buriised, she is a
senior at Bryan 'County High
School.
Bryan High Senior
Is Cited as
Star Student
Brytui’’County's “STAR Sth
■ dent" is Lavon Burnsed, popular
rtiemhtti' of the senior class of
Bi^am Goiuity I'li^li SehOpl. Miss
Burnsed --vias siSefted fo)' this
honor' lieealito -of her’ superior
. grade on the seholdsUe. aptitude
। test! taken Instr month by -those
•. jseu^nh vtfljp c^ifM'tipl for tKd'Title.
, She Will represent Jlryan County
ihsthe^sfrlW cii'dfpct'i'tion Ml •Ra
vhiinAh Tater “in the ’ spring. As
'the r'eefpient of the honor in this
'erhooLsystem, she and Mrs. W. W.
■ >€Ur|, Jr,, STAR fcachet selected
'by MrSs Burn'Red- wilt he guckts of
the '(Tebrgia JUnioi- Chmnbef of
Cbrrimercs in 'Atlanta at a ban<|uet
Tdi -all systehr winrrers.'
The I'embhike iiitors ‘ Club is
local sponsor oi “th# program.
Miss’- Bhiiised is the daughter
Os- Mr.enndi Mr.;. Willard Burn Sett
of Lanier. She has one ‘sister,
AnMe, Whir attends Mmol at Black
Creek. '■ ”
The "young stutterit began her ;
•ischoot • ftafeer •• as “Black Creek
'Efementary “'SfhboF where, she'
’ gratlurtted' from th^ seventh grade?
.‘When'she'entered the-cigh'th grade,
gt 8.Cr11.5., "she" brought :an' all-A
scholastic retbrd. ’’' - ■ ....
She is very studious and con
scientious; She goes beyond the
usual assignments. Besides actual j
cla'sswm ft <iiftd hpmg; assignments,
she finds tijne for rn*ny pxtra
curriciila activities. This year she
was elected-president of'the Latin
Club, secretary oft the senior..class,
■ and reporter i»f'the Library Club.
She is; a* member of the 4-H Club,
Journalism Club, .and Future.
Teachers/if America. She was on
The school• debating -team which
, tQok suscond place honor's in the
Region debate 'tonte^t.'
-Miss Burnped Was declared win
ner m a reqgnt-eppay -contest on
the "History.of Forb.-McAllister.”
Every member of the senior Eng
lish class submitted,an: essay, and
she won the prize >of $25 offered
,by Jack. W. .{Shujnan, Bryan Coun
ty; representative.,. , I
In.the superlatives contest, Miss
Burnsed was chosen by. her class
mates as fhg most intelligent girl.
Last yegF/j^ije represented the
school in.the Region essay contest
•aijd. was , declared . second., place •
■ rWiPW- - J
She-, js a- member of .the EHru
belle Methodist Cljureh, Sh^
serves as secretary of her Sunday
School glass and of the Youth
Felfow^iip.
t > ‘ ,Th'eT*STAJi stud^nß-/plans to
. fi/rther her educattoiVby’eittending
- sdfne Georgia college. 'Her plans
, after graduation' stem college are
> indefinite. /She i^'admiTdd'by her
fellow ‘students ahd’faculty'. Her
lovable disposition endears her to
i -all. Her ibeauty' is-enhanced by
■ her attractive personality. All
■ who know, her- -predict that this.
. talented young girl will be very
-1 successful in whatever career'she
chooses.
.Relatives Attend <
Funeral of H. C.
Whitfield
Relatives from Pembroke at
tended the funeral of H. C. Whit
field, Jr. which was held on Satur
day of last week at 3 o’clock at
the First Methodist Church in
Dublin. Burial was at Memorial
Park Cemetery near Dublin.
Masonic rites were conducted and
officiating at the funeral was Dr.
Clary, a former pastor and friend.
Mr. Whitfield, 42, died sudden
ly Thursday in a doctor’s office
after being stricken at his work.
He was ah engineer with the State
Highway Department. He was
'the' son of the late H. C. Whit
field, Sr. of Pembroke and the
' step-son of Mrs. H. C. Whitfield,
' Sr., who was unable to attend the
'funeral because of confinement in
1 a ■ Savannah hospital following
‘ surgery. Mr. Whitfield became
ill about 4 o’clock Thursday after
noon and died in the doctor’s office
at 5 o'clock. His death was attri
buted to a heart attack,
A Veteran of World War 11,
the former Bryan County resident
was awarded the Purple Heart.
As a result of wounds received
ill service he hud been in ill health
and Inyd been in the hospital fre
duertUy during the past several
years, ’ He was a member of the
Dublin -Masonic Lodge and was a
steward in the First Methodist
Uiuieli there.
Survivors are his mother, Mrs.
H. C. Whitfield. Sr., Pembroke;
wife, Mrs. Lois Smith Whitfield, ;
ahtl two children, Henry Whitfield '
and Mary Anne Whitfield, all of
Dublin; four sifters, Mrs. Herman '
(Miipley, Adrian, Mrs. Lucile Law- 1
son, Dublin, Mrs. Ruth Vause, Sa
vannah, and Mrs. Wayne Brew
ton, Atlanta; one brother, Melvin 1
Whitfield, Midway; and three 1
step-brothers, J. W. Godfrey, Lu- ।
dowiei, W. 1). Godfrey, Mcßae,
and Jack Godfrey of Baxley.
Relatives and friends attending
the funeral from this section were
Mi', and Mrs. G. B. Williams, Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Williams, Mr.
and Mrs. J. U. Williams, Mr. and
Mrs. E. F. Denmark, Mrs. Hilda
Fierce, Miss Nancy Pierce, Mr. <
and Mrs. Joe Winters, Harry Wil- <
^rdmson,' and Robert Williamson, (
alt of Pembroke; Thomas Wil- i
Hams, Savannah, and others. ;
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Methodist Layman i
Speaks at Marlow i
Church Sunday
A prominerit layman of the
Pembroke Methodist Church spoke
to members of the Marlow Metho- (
diet Church Suiiday in the begin- <
nirig of the “Time for ' Christ”
emphasis being thmdUcted by ।
Methodist's of the South Georgia *
Conference. ‘
The campaign is leading up to
Eakter Sunday, an effort being I
made for tto~ “sfloht pulpits” in 1
the South Georgia Conference be- 1
tween the beginning and end of i
the campaign. Ghurches that have 1
-preaching services on a part-time
basis will have visiting laymen |
of preachers to speltk in the pul-
J, Dixie.Harn, spoke Sunday in I
Marlow and is also scheduled to
speak at Methodist churches in (
.Hagan and Oak Grove. Harry
Owens, another prominent Metho
(listl layman, will also speak at '
churches on part-time schedule. (
: Recent. gifasfe of Mrs. L. M.
Haiivey have been Mrs. E. W.
Parrish, Bulloch County, Mrs. '
Edna Mullis, Uvalda, Mrs. Perry 1
Sikes and Miss Ruth Sikes, 1
Manasstfs, Mrs. Alice Purcell, 1
(Saxton, John Hagan, Wildwo/M,
FJa.'i and Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Smith, Stdtesboro..
SperSding 'the weekend in Pem
broke with Mr. and Mrs. L. E.
Wolfe vvefe Billy Wolfe and his
roommate, “Donald Wells, ot Buena
. Vista. The youths are s tad wits
at Abraham Baldwin Agricul
tural College in Tifton.
Change in BCHS
Lunchroom Staff
Announced by Bd.
I
A change in the personnel of
the lunchroom staff of Bryan
County High School has been an
nounced by the Bryan County
Board of Education, according to
J. R. DeLoach, county school
superintendent.
Mr. DeLoach has confirmed the
election of Mrs. W. W. Pickett as
supervisor of the lunchroom and
said that she began work on Janu
ary 23. Mrs. Pickett replaces
Mrs. W. R. Deal who resigned to
accept a place with the county
Welfare Board. Mr. DeLoaci. said
the Board of Education regrets
'losing Mrs. Deal since they feel
she has been a real asset to the
lunchroom program.
In electing Mrs. Pickett as
supervisor, Mr. DeLoach said he
and the members of the Board feel
that she is well qualified and
capable. He said she has had
experience in similar fields in
Anchorage, Alaska, while M/Sgt.
Pickett was stationed at Fort
Richardson, and in Wilmington,
N. C. In North Carolina she was
director of the City Nursery and
in Anchorage was also a nursery
director, being in charge of lunch
rooms, personnel, operation and
management nt both places.
Mrs. Pickett is the former Miss
Dorothy Mae Bacon, daughter of
Mrs. J. Gordon Bacon and the
late Mr. Bacon. A graduate of
Bryan County High School, she
attended Georgia Southern College
in Statesboro and has had 13 years
teaching experience in Bryan
County and other plllces through
out the country, as well as in
Korea. She has accompanied
M/Sgt. Pickett to most of his
many stations in the states and in
foreign fields. Their children are
Emily, 10, and Wilson, 7.
Mr. and Mrs. Cooper DeLoach
of Pembroke announce the birth
of a daughter, Nancy Elizabeth,
on Thursday, January 19, 1961,
at Candler-Telfair Hospital in Sa
vannah. The baby weighed 7
pounds, 14 ounces. The couple’s
other children are Robert, 19, and
Lynn, 6.
Mrs. DeLoach is the former
Miss Grace Lewis, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Lewis, Ellabelle.
The paternal grandmother is Mrs.
Julia DeLoach, also of Ellabelle.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Lanier
of Pembroke announce the birth
of a daughter, Linda Darlene, on
Monday, January 16, 1961, at Bul
loch County Hospital in. States
boro. The baby weighed 6 pounds,.
2 ounces.
'Mrs. Lanier is the former Miss
Gail Conley, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. P. Conley, Pembroke.
Paternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Monts Lanier, Pembroke,
Bulloch County.
DR. EDWARDS IS
PATIENT IN SAV'H
HOSPITAL
It is always a matter of concern
to residents of this area when Dr.
D. B. Edwards is ill. The beloved
and respected doctor has not been
in the best of health for the past
few years and has been confined
to the hospital several times.
Dr. Edwards was admitted to
Oglethorpe Hospital in Savannah
several days ago and remains a
patient there. With him as much
as possible is his wife, who re
turns to their home near Ellabelle
at night. Their sister, Miss Wil
ma Edwards, who lives in Pem
broke is staying with her during
the doctor’s absence.
Dr. Edwards is being missed
very much from both professional
and personal standpoints and his
friends Will be glad when he is
again able to be at home and at
his office.
Vol. 60 No. 17
Pembroke Woman
Is Named to Staff
Os Bryan Welfare
The appointment of a Pembroke
woman to the staff of the Bryan
County Department of Public Wel
fare hhs been made by Allan
Kemper, director of the State De
partment of Public Welfare, ac
cording to an announcement by
Mrs. Alethia C. Brewton, director
of the Bryan County Department
of Public Welfare.
Mrs. W. R. Deal will begin her
duties on February 1 as assistant
to Mrs. Brewton, according to the
Welfare director. Her work will
be on a half-time basis, Mrs.
Brewton said, in explaining that
Mrs. Deal would assist her in
handling public assistance cases.
Mrs. Brewton said that she
thinks the Welfare Department is
fortunate in securing the services
of Mrs. Deal who resigned her
place as lunchroom supervisor of
Bryan County High School to
accept the place. Mrs. Deal is
recognized as one of the most out
standing lunchroom supervisors in
the state and is president of the
First District Association of
Lunchroom Supervisors. She has
been at the Pembroke school for
16 years and J. R. DeLoach, coun
ty school superintendent, said it
was with deep regret that the
Board of Education accepted her
resignation.
With Mrs. Deal helping in
public assistance cases, Mrs. Brew
ton said she would have more time
to devote to child welfare and
other branches of the work which
come under her department. Be
sides Mrs, Brewton and Mrs. Deal,
the other member of the Bryan
Welfare Department is Mrs. Elise
Bacon, stenographer, who has been
with the department for 15 years.
Mrs. Brewton said that she has
been with the department for 25
years, starting with a pencil and
paper and desire to help on March
7, 1936. On July 1, 1937, the
work went under Public Assist
ance after completion of the
WPA and NYA programs.
Mrs. Brewton said that when
Mrs. Deal begins work on Febru
ary 1, she will use the jury room
upstairs as her office until other
arrangements could be made.
Insurance Exec.
Is in Conn, for
Eight-Day School
Because of outstanding sales
ability and results a young in
surance executive of this area has
been awarded a trip to Hartford,
Conn, to attend a. training school
in connection with his work.
Karon. F. Smith left Sunday by
Jet Airline Constellation for Hart
ford for the eight-day school on
Advanced Management with
Family Fund Life Insurance. He
is at the Statler-Hilton Hotel.
Mr. Smith, whose office is in
Savannah, started ire an agent
with the company" and soon ad
vanced, to unit manager. By sell
ing four times his quota he was
cited as leading unit manager for
the entire company which operates
in Georgia and Tennessee. At the
annual convention in November of
1960, held at the Biltmore in At
lanta, Smith was awarded an en
graved watch.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith and their
sons, Michael, 6, Stephen, 4, and
Edwin, 2, recently moved into
their new home on the Statesboro
highway in Bulloch County near
Pembroke. They attend Harville
Baptist Church and Pembroke
Christian Church. A Bryan Coun
ty native, Smith’s parents are Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Smith of Brooklet.
Mrs. Smith is the former Miss
Joyce Burnsed, daughter of Mrs.
Edwina Burnsed of Pembroke.
Mrs. A. V. Anderson, Mrs. Lovie
Anderson and A. P- Anderson left
Friday for Tampa, Florida, to
visit relatives. The two ladies re
turned Monday, but Mr. Anderson
is remaining for a visit with his
sister.