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The Victory
By JACK ARNOLD
Pastor, Pembroke Methodist
Church
. thanks be to God who giveth
us the victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ.” 1 Cbrnithians 15:57.
Dr. Raymond de Ovies was for
many years Dean of the Cathedral
of the Episcopal Church in Atlanta.
He relates that as a boy in his
homeland of England it was the
custom to go into c emet eri os
around old churches at night and
catch sparrows The boys would
catch them when the sparrows
were asleep and carry them home
to their mothers who would pre
pare a surprisingly delicious pie
with them. The sparrows roosted
at night in the vines around the
churches. Usually a large group
of the boys would go together.
One night Mrs. de Ovies wanted
■some sparrows. Not being able to
find any of his friends, young-Ray
mond went to the cemetery alohe.
As he was walking along in the
dark night, his feet suddenly slip
ped out from under him and down
he went into a freshly dug grave.
Suppressing his fear by thinking
that there was nothing of-’WMoh
to be afraid, he remained calm. In
a moment he attempted to climb
out. But the soft dirt around the
rirn would not allow him to do so.
So he decided .to just, wait there.
Presently he hebrd whistling He
knew that it must be someone else
walking alone- in the . cemetery.
People often whistle under such
circumstances because it helps
them to keep up their courage.
When the person gut closer, he
r< . oi-.m/ed tin wlu th- a la-longing
to his friend Charley. Raymond
was afraid to yell out for he knew
that it would -send Charley a-run
ning. So he decided to wait until
his friend got very near where he
was and speak to him in a quiet
voice and tell him of his predica
ment. While he was still thinking,
he heard a sliding sound, felt
crumbling dirt fall about him and
heard Charley drop into the hole
with him. Charley made several
unsuccessful attempts to climb out.
Raymond could not resist the temp
tation. In a very spooky voice he
said, “Can’t you let a man enjoy
his own grave in peace.” The re
sults were electric. Charley went
out of that grave like he had
sprouted wings. He had never ex
erted such power in his life. Fear
i eleased a potential energy in the
boy which released amazing hidden
power.
Just as the boy in this story won
a victory over the grave that im
prisoned him through a hidden
power, so through faith in Jesus
Christ can we win the victory over
sin ,and death. But there must be
some way in which we can discover
the key that unlocks the door to
the. mysterious power of faith in
our lives. The victory over shi
and death, contrary to what many
people believe today, does not come
through human nature or through
scientific advancement. The Bible
tells us of away and there is no
good reason to believe that there
is any other way. The way that
the Bible describes is through
Christ Jesus. But what does it
mean to get the victory through
Christ Jesus?
First, it means to practice the
precepts that He taught. People
can’t expect to get the victory over
sin if they don’t love their enemies.
Many painful experiences in life
can be avoided by people who in
sist on disliking and hating, if
they obey Jesus. A man who does
not attempt to curb lustful
thoughts or acts cannot expect the
victory over sin. Actually it means
to want to be like Jesus. Some
will say that the Bible was writ
ten for another day and that Jesus’
precepts as given in the Sermon
on the Mount do not apply today.
But experience has proven that
those who win the victory over sin
in their lives are those who literal
ly apply the teachings of Christ
Jesus to their lives and genuinely
repent of those things wherein they
have failed to follow Jesus
Second, it means to face death
us He faced it. Humans in our
frailty can't help but have a tinge
of fear concerning death. But if
we are to be victorious over the
grave, it boils down to the fact
that we must be submissive to the
« JX. A J ' mi IWiMie WEEKLY IEWSWEI'I
•JOURNAL
P. O. Box 36, Pembroke, Ga.
Negro Youth Is
Jailed for \
Shotgun Killing '
A 16-year-old Bryan County Ne
gro youth is in jail in Pembroke
for the fatal shooting of another
Negro, Harry Jenkins, 23, accord
ing to Sheriff Kyle D. Smith.
Sheriff Smith said that John L.
Hill, 16, shot Jenkins at the home
of Hill’s sister, Mary Jane Hill,
in the Eldora section of the coun
ty-
Hill shot the older man with a
20-gauge shotgun with No. 4 shot.
According to witnesses, Sheriff
Smith said the two had been "row
ing and fighting up and down
the road" all afternoon. Hill de
clared that he “didn’t mean to
shoot” Jenkins.
The shootin gtook place a short
time before 4 o’clock Sunday after
noon. Sheriff Smith said that he
was notified of the occurrence at
4 o’clock ami went immediately to
investigate.
According to unofficial reports,
Jenkins had earlier tried to force
himself into the Hill woman’s
home and had been brandishing a
Knife. Another unconfirmed re
port had . it. that the Jt>-year-old
Hill had been cut on the arm with
the knife.
Neither Hill nor Jenkins is
married.
Lions Club Has
Discussion of
Recrea. Program
. Monday night the Pembroke 1
Lions Club met at its regular bi--
monthly session at the City Case:
where they enjoyed a delicious 1
supper.
D. E. Madders, immediate past ’
president, presided in the absence'
of Albert Odum, new president. A i
round-table discussion was held
on the summer recreation program
being sponsored by the Lions Club'
and the City of Pembroke, and on
the new swimming pool which 1
opens Thursday in Pembroke. ■
An interesting program on di
rect Jong distance telephone dial- 1
mg was announced for the next
meeting by Robert Bowers.
Attending the meeting were D. 1
E. Medders, Robert Bowers, L, L. >
Reddick, A. V. Anderson, H. B. 1
Brewton, W. R. Deal, H. L. SpeirJ
Jr., Caldwell Morrison, A I. Rho- •
den, and G. C. Martin.
Mrs W. W. Bachelor, Jr. and
little daughter, Deborah, have re-I
turned from Jacksonville, Fla.,
where they visited relatives.
■ i
will of God concerning our lives
just as was Jesus. Soldiers on
the battlefield, Christians in the
persecutions and countless people
in the daily eixstence.testify to the
fact that a person can face his
own death boldly and courageous
ly. If he is faithful to his cause
and dedicated to his God, he knows
that he does not die in vain but
that God in Christ Jesus gives him
the victory over the grave which
he knows will not be able to hold
his spirit.
WHEN TO FISH
(Based on Hart Wright Co. 1962 Fishing Calendar and
Subject to Local Weather Changes)
JULY- ' High Tides Tybee
Thursday 19 Best Evening 9:25 P.M
Friday 20 Best Evening 10:15 P.M
Saturday 21 Poor Morning 11:07 P.M
Sunday 22 Fair Morning Midnight
Monday 23 Fair Morning 12:02 A.M.
Tuesday 24 Best Evening 1:02 AM.
Wednesday 25 Poor Evening 2:06 A M
USE OUR EQUIPMENT TO HELP MAKE ALL
YOUR FISHING DAYS “BEST” ONES
TO MAKE A FISH A SUCKER USE EQUIPMENT
FROM
LANE OIL COMPANY
(Pembroke Ice Company)
L. C. (Buck) Lane
Pembroke, Ga. Phone 653-2251
Marriage of Ted
Wilson Is of
Countv Interest
t
(The following is of much in
• terest to many in Bryan County.
The Rev. and Mrs. Bruce Wilson
and their family lived in Pembroke
for four years while Ah', Wilson
was pastor of Methodist, churches
. on the Pembroke charge.)
Geraldine Southard Stokes,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benja
min Boulware Stokes, Ji , became,
the bride of Ted Richard Wilstm,
son of Rev. und Mrs. Bruce Mon
-1 roe Wilson .of Decatur, July 14
The ceremony was performed by
the bridegroom’s father in Gleirn
Memorial Church.
Ned M. Wilson of Madison, N.
J., was his brother’s best man.
Usher-groomsmen were Dr. Cecil
Wilson of Portsmouth, Va., and
Mark Wilson of Decatur, brothers
of the bridegroom; Benjamin B.
Stokes til of Cambridge, Mass.,
brother of the bride; Ralph Clark
of Gadsden, Ala.; Dr. Don Sears
of Ponte Vedra Beach. Fla.: and
Ben Lice of Atlanta.
Johanns Scott was her cousin's
I maid of honor Bride-maids were
। Norms Ivev. Cnrolvn Bice, Mrs.
(Chnrle. Truluck. Mrs. James
Askew, Mr- Ceci! Wilson and Mrs.
.Nod Wilson.
The bride’s parents entertained
nt n reception in the church assem
bly hall following the ceremony.
( The bride’s book was kept by Mrs.
I Dwight Williams and Mrs. Philip I
; McGregor
I Upon then return from a wed
ding t ip, Mr. Wilson and hi bride I
| will reside in Decatur.
Rites Held Wed.
For Brother of
Mrs. L. D. Bacon
The many friends of Mrs. L. D. (
Bacon, Savannah, formerly of
Pembroke, sympathize with her in
the death of her brother, Reginald
Hugh Kennedy, last week.
| Mr. Kennedy 62, djed at his res
idence at 1111 Lexington Avenue,
Savannah, after a brief illness. He
was employed in the Loan Depart
ment of the Liberty National Bank
and Trust Company for 20 years
' and was a member of the Claxton
Masonic Lodge.
Funeral services were held Wud
. nesday afternoon at 4:30 at the
Metter Primitive Baptist Church,
with the Rev. Frank Perry and
the Rev. Woodrow C. Davis, of
ficiating. Burial was in the Lake
I Cemetery at Metter.
Pallbearers, all nephews, were
। Luther Bacon, Jr., Larry Bacon,
Oscar Lee Daniels. Eddie Hollo
way, Frank Brannen, and Jack
Everett.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Bertie Hollaway Kennedy; his
mother, Mrs. 8. B. Kennedy, Met
ter; three sisters, Mrs. F. L. Har
din, Chester, S. C., Mrs. Luther
C. Barnes, Statesboro; three broth-
C. Barnes, Statesboro; three brtoh
ers, Cecil E. Kennedy, Statesboro,
Herman H. Kennedy, Vidalia, und
Clayton Kennedy, Los Alamos, N.
M.
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1962
Miss Strickland
Weds Augusta Man
At Lanier Church
On Tuesday afternoon, July 10
at 4_.o’clock Miss Reba Joyce
Strickland, Ellabell, became the
bride of John Audley Reeder, Au
gusta, at a double ring ceremony
performed at Lanier Baptist
Church by'the Rev. R, T Bums,
pastor of Olive Branch Baptist
Church. The young bride is the
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. William
Alfred Strickland, Ellabell, and
the groom is the son of Mrs, John
A Reeder and the late Mr, Reeder.
The couple's vows wore repeated
before an altar entwined with
smilax, with a single standard
holding white chrysanthemums and
gladioli as a focal point. Palms
were used in the background. The
wedding music was provided by
Mra, J. T. Stubbs, ^ppipr
Mrs. Carlo Kangaither, Savan
nah, was her sister’s matron of
honor, She wore a terrace length
frock of pale blue lace with white
accessories and a white carnation
corsage, Her small headpiece was
made of ribbon,
Best man was Marion Lariscy,
Augusta. Ushers were Bill Reed
er. Augusta, and Carson Strick
land, Ellabell, brothers of the
gioom and bride,
T|ie bride, given in marriage by
her father, wore a waltz-length
model of white organza, sleeveless
and with a rounded necklace. Her
short collarless jacket of rose point
lace buttoned down the back and
had elbow-length sleeves. Her
brief circular veil was held on by
a seed-pearl sp, and her flowers
weie carnations of a delicate pink.
The mother of the bride wore
navy blue crepe with accessories
of the same color, Mrs. Reeder
chose beige embroidered linen with
white accessories. They both wore
carnation corsages. Mrs. John W.
Douglas, Augusta, grandmother of
the groom, chose printed chiffon
of gray tones with black acces
sories and a white earnation cor
sage.
After the ceremony Mr. and
Mrs. Strickland entertained at a
reception in the church social
building.
Covering the bride’s table was
an imported cutworks cloth of
white linen, with the three-tiered
wedding cake, topped by a minia
ture bride and groom, and the
punch bowl, both encircled with
greenery and white shasta daisies,
on each end.
Mrs. J. C. Stubbs greeted the
guests who were invited to register
in- the bride’s book by Mrs. Marl
on C. Lariscy, sister of the groom.
Mrs. Carlos Kangaither poured
punch which wus served by Miss
Pat Dixon and Miss Rita Cribbs.
Also assisting in entertaining were
Mrs. H. B. Brewton and Mrs. J.
T. Stubbs,
During the reception the young
couple left for a wedding trip to
Jekyll Island, and will go on to
Key West, Florida, where the
groom is stationed with the U. S.
Navy.
Among the out-of-town guests
were Mrs. Perry C. Hendrix, Mrs.
J. E. Whaler, Mrs. D. C. Cribbs,
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Gill, und Susan
Kangaither, all of Savannah; and
Mrs. L. M. English and children,
Sidney and Margery, Charleston,
8. C.
Shuman Named
On State Real
Estate Comm'n.
Bryan’s representative Jack W.
Shuman, has been ontified that ho
has been named as one of the
twelve members of the newly
named from the House of Repre
sentative. four by the Governor,
and three from the Senate.
In addition to Mr. Shuman, the
following House Members were
named: Lane of Bulloch; Magee
of Pulaski; Chandler of Baldwin
and Melton of Spalding.
The Board will serve a total of
,15 days each year,
Plans for Swim
Pool Opening
Are Completed
On Thursday of this week the
ribbon will be theoretically cut at
the Pembroke swimming pool and,
after the program, youngsters,
teenagers and adults will dive,
wade or jump into one of the
two pools, just completed this week
in Pembroke.
For many of the adults, the oc
casion will be realization of a hope
which originated when they, them
selves, were youngsters or teen
agers, The pool was built by the
present Board of County Commis
sioners, members of which are J.
Dixie Harn, chairman, Jack Gard
ner, W. C. Burnsed, J. P. Rushing
and Dave Sutton.
The program at the pool will
get underway at 3 o’clock Thurs
day afternoon. Prizes donated by
Bryan County merchants will be
given away, the Ijst of cunmbu
tprs being announced next week.
Assisting in contacting merchants
for the prizes were Mrs. 0, N. Mc-
Kee, president of the Bryan County
High School Parent-Teacher As
sociation, und Mrs. Charles F.
Warnell, The P. T. A. voted in
the fall to give any assistance pos
sible to the build-a-pool movement.
The informal program will be
started by the invocation from a
Pembroke A|«% preacher, each of
whom will be invited to say a few
words. A brief address of wel
come will be given by Mayor C.'.
C. Spinks. Master of ceremonies:
for the occasion will be Jack S.!
Gardner, member of the County'
Commissioners. Refreshments will
be served during the afternoon.
Feature us the program will be
a water act presented by Max
Lockwood’s exhibition swimmers
from the Statesboro Recreation
Center.
Water began flowing into the
pool, operated by the Canogeechee
Recreation Association, Inc., on
Monday. The fenced-in area in
cludes the big 40 by 80 foot pool,
the smaller wading pool, and
dressing rooms, Lighting the
pools are big floodlights around
the fence and underwater lights.
Soft drink and cracker machines ]
will be installed in the dressing ,
rooms, which will also house the |
ticket office.
Season tickets will be available
Thursday afternoon and al any
time thereafter. Tickets for 1962
good for the remainder of the
summer may be obtained for $7.00
Individual tickets will cost 25c for
the big pool and 10c for the wad
ing pool.
Although the schedule has not
been definitely settled, the pool
will open from 10 to 12 o’clock on
Friday and Saturday morning of
this week only. Beginning next
week the morning hours of 10 to
12 will be reserved for swimming
lessons. Miss Judy Strickland will
be instructor of beginners and in
termediates.
The pool Will be open from 2:30
to 5:30 every afternoon, and from
7 to 10 o’clock five nights a week,
Sunday and another night yet to
be announced when it will not be
open.
Charles Harris, coach and teach
er at Bryan County High School,
will be lifeguard and in charge of
the pool.
TOBACCO BARN OF
KYLE SMITH IS
LOST BY FIRE
A tobacco barn filled with 600
sticks of top tobacco was lost by
fire on Thursday morning of 1 a s t
week.
The barn was on the farm of Mr.
and Mrs. Kyle D. Smith where Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Futch live. The
fire broke out about 11:30 Thurs
day morning from an undetermin
ed cause and was a total loss.
Damages amount to some $2,600,
Smith said.
Recent guests of Mr^ a’nd Mrs.
U. .1. Bacon were his sister, Mrs.
W. C. Johnson, and Mr. and Mrs.
Tommy Rushing, all of Hialeah.
Flu. The visitors arrived in Pem
broke, Mrs. Johnson’s former
home, on Thursday, and left for
Florida on : Monday.
Official Organ Bryan County and City of Pembroke
Tobacco Market'g
Cards to Be
Mailed July 19
Tobacco marketing cards will be
mailed on July 19 to Bryan Coun
( ty farmers planting tobacco, ac
, cording to L. L. Reddick, ASOS of
fice manage:'. Farmers will receive
the cards in good time for the
opening of the market on July 26.
I he totoal planted acreage in the
county is 301.68, which is 94 per
cent of the county allotment of
320.80 acres. The number of farms
planting tobacco was given by the
ARCS office as 133, while 146
farms had allotments. Reddick
said that this year 53 farms leased
their allotments for planting on
other farms.
‘‘All farms are in compliance
with their allotments, the cooper
ation received from Bryan farmers
enabling us to complete the im
portant task of measuring, thus
making it possible to issue market
ing cards by July 19,” Reddick
said.
The loan rates to tobacco farm
era for the 1962 crop of flue-cured
tobacco will be at the price support
level of 56.1 cents per pound. This
is an increase of one per cent over
the 1961 average of 55,5 cents per
pound.
Tobacco farmers are experienc
ing a good tobacco season, accord
ing to reports, and are expected
to have an above average yield,
although the grade might not be
too good. There is an estimated
1600-2,000 pounds per acre on the
: Bryan County farms.
Tita weather has fluctuated from
dry to wet, then back to dry, the
1 hot sun causing blistering which
pulls the grade down.
The figures for the 1961 crop,
in comparison, were; 283.46, total
planted acres; 304.47, total allot
ment; 93 per cent of allotment
planted.
COUNTY AGENT TO
HAVE TV PROGRAM
SAT., JULY 21
On Saturday morning, July 21,
County Agent D. E. Medders will
present a program over WSAV-TV
on forestry. He will be assisted
by Bill Murray, Athens, extension
forester, formerly associated wtih
Union Bag-Camp in Savannah.
The program will be introduced
by Burl Wommack at 9 o’clock
Saturday morning. Medders has
been seen several times previously
on the same program, giving dem
onstrations on various farm-relat
ed subjects.
EALENDAH OF EVENTS
THURSDAY, JULY 19— WEDNESDAY, JULY 25. 1962
Thursday, July 19—
OPENING OF PEMBROKE SWIMMING POOL RECREATION
GROUNDS, 3:00 P.M.
Story Hour, Ball Park, 9-10 A.M.
Square Dancing, Legion Bldg., 7:30 P.M.
Friday, July 20—
WMU, Lawrence Baptist Church, Home of Mrs. Carl Starling,
8:00 P.M.
Saturday. July 21—
Covered Dish Supper, Lawrence Baptist Church, 7:30 P.M.
Sunday, July 22—
ATTEND SERVICES AT THE CHURCH OF YOUR (JHOICB.
Monday, July 23—
Sallie G. Purvis Circle, WSCS, Home of Mrs. A. I. Rhoden, 8:00
P.M.
Lottie Moon Circle, WMS, Home of Mrs. Nugent Griffin 8:00 P.M.
Lingerfelt Circle, WMS, Home of Mrs. W. J. Ham, Jr. 8:00 P.M.
Anne Judson Circle, WMS, Home of Mrs. C. N. McGee, 8:00 P.M.
Brotherhood Beulah Baptist Church, 8:00 P.M.
Tuesday, July 24—
Story Hour, Ball Park, 9-10 A.M.
Mattie Parrish Circle, WMS, Home of Mrs. Zada Moody, 4:00 P.M.
Amelia Burgess Circle, WMS, Home of Mrs. M. F. Sims. 4:00 P.M.
Wednesday, July 25—
Senior Choir. Pembroke Methodist Church, 7:30 P.M.
Jr. Choir Fellowship, Pembroke Methodist Church, 3:30 P.M.
Jr. Choir, Methodist Church, 3:30 P.M.
Scout Troop No. 331, Scout Barracks in ball park, 6:00 P.M.
Choir Practice, Pembroke Christian Church, 7:30 PJM.
Prayer Meeting, Advent (Christian Church, 3:30 P.M.
Prayer Service, Baptist Church, 8:00 P.M.
Adult Choir Practice, Pembroke Baptist Church, 8:45 P.M.
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DR. W. E. SMITH
Phone 653-2512 Pembroke, Georgia
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Through The Ads
In “The Old Reliable"
Man Dies after
Attending Funeral
Os Wife's Father
George W. Williams, 55, of Win
ter Gardens, Fla., died Wednesday
night after attending the funeral
of his wife’s father.
Family and friends returned
from the funeral of B. B. Roberts
and were sitting in the Roberts’
home when Mr. Williams became
ill. He was carried to Memorial
Hospital by Mr. and Mrs. Ivey
Smith, but died before medical at
tention could be administered, it is
understood.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Lesby Roberts Williams, Winter
Haven, Fla.; two sons, Bobbie and
Glenn Williams, Winter Gardens,
Fla.; a daughter, Mrs. Jewel Hart,
Winter Gardens, Fla.; three broth
ers, Barton Williams, Baxley,
Henry Williams and Maloy Wil
liams, Winter Haven, Fla.; and
four sisters, Mrs. Cora Mixon and
Mrs. Elmer McLeighton, Baxley,
Mrs. Odell Thornton, Bartow, Fla.,
and Mrs. Pearl Mixon, Jesup.
The body was carried to Winter
Haven for the funeral and burial.
Morrison Funeral Home handled
local arrangements.
Rites Held Sat.
For Sister of
Pembroke People
Funeral services were held Sat
urday morning at 10 o’clock at the
Pembroke Baptist Church for Mrs.
Sophia Quattlebaum, 55, who died
Thursday of last week in a Mill
edgeville hospital. Officiating was
the Rev. Roscoe Patton, pastor.
Burial was in Northside Cemetery.
Mrs. Quattlebaum was a native
of Bulloch County but had lived
in Pembroke for some time. She
is survived by a son, Doyle Quat
tlebaum, Albany; four sisters, Mrs.
T. L. Waters and Mrs. Mamie Mc-
Milland, Pembroke, Mrs. Earnest
Williams, Tallahassee, Fla., and
Mrs. H. M. Holcombe, Savannah;
and a brother, W. F. Quattlebaum,
Pembroke.
Pallbearers, all nephews, were
Rex Waters, Herschel Quattle
baum, Harold Quattlebaum, Roland
Quattlebaum, C. B. Quattlebaum
and Robert Quattlebaum.
Morrison Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Miss Lovie Anderson and A. P.
Anderson attended a family re
union in Augusta Sunday.