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Vol. 60. No. 43
Growing Up
By JACK ARNOLD
Pastor, Pembroke Methodist
Church
"And Jesus grew in wisdom and
in stature, and in favor with God
and man.”—Luke 2:50.
The usual measurements that
people use in determining growth
are size and numbers. In measur
ing a business we point to the size
of its plant, the number of em
ployees it has and amount of its
sales. In measuring a home we
look to its dollar worth and the
number of rooms that it has. When
it conies to sizing up a church, we
look at the amount of its budget,
the membership roll and the elab
orateness of its physical structure.
When we determine the growth of
a person, too often the only meas
urement we use are height, weight
and years.
This comment that Saint Luke
makes concerning the growth of
Jesus emphasizes that it is more
than physical size that determines
whether an institution or a person
is mature. In fact there are three
other factor- in the measuring of
a person’s maturity. They help us
to understand that just because
Johnny may be a six foot two, 200
pound football player, he isn’t nec
essarily grown up. There are yet
other factors that determine
growth. Wisdom, favor with God
and favor with man are those fac
tors.
Sometimes we feel that people
with a lot of education have a Jot
of wisdom. But this isn’t so. Wis
dom is a quality which belongs
not only to the educated but also
to the uneducated. The Proverb
says, “The fear of the Lord is the
beginning of wisdom.” The source
of all knowledge can aid us in the
applying of our knowledge to the
lives we live. This is wisdom
knowing how to use what we have.
In addition to giving common sense
insight to the problems of life, a
knowledge begun with God gives
one spiritual insight. Spiritual in
sight is being able to see things
through the eyes of God. When a
loved one who has lived a beauti
ful life passes away, spiritual in
sight helps a person to see this
• vent through the eyes of God.
When a tiny’ baby, helpless and
defenseless, is taken by death from
its parents, spiritual insight helps
us to see that God in His love
makes provision for such heart
ache. Wisdom also involves see
ing the possible results of un
healthful behaviour. That big foot
ball player would prove his im
maturity, as many athletes have,
by accepting bribes to influence
ball games for the interest of pro
fessional gamblers. The reason
that popular athletic stars, with
good personalities, have done so is
because they lacked the wisdom to
see the possible consequences of
their acts. A man who drinks
liquor and says that he’s hurting
no one but himself, doesn’t have
the wisdom to see that his unhealth
ful desire contributes to the moral
decline of the nation. Those who
pick at the faults of the church
and who down the church in their
conversation and by their lack of
support, do not have the wisdom
to see that the church, faulty as
it may be, is the New Jerusalem
which God has established for the
salvation of mankind.
A little girl and boy were play
ing one day together. The little
boy got mad about something and
said a curse word. The little girl
then said, "Jesus doesn’t love you
when you talk like that.” Now her
theology was a little off, but her
reasoning was surely on the line.
The little boy’s ugly remarks didn’t
cut him off from God’s love, but
it did cut him off from God’s fav
or. To be in favor with God, peo
ple must do things that are fav
orable to God and His work. The
greatest mark of immaturity is
when people think that they can
get away with sin. To be in favor
with God is to be aware of his
ability to observe the lives of peo
ple. To Him our lives are truly
like an open book.
Now it’s not mature to be nam
by-pamby in opinions and try to
please everybody regardless of
what kind of people they are. To
be in favor with man is to be of
such a sound character that re
gardless of your views, no one can
The Pe/ttbteke
^JOURNAL
P. O. Box 36, Pembroke, Ga.
Blitchton Group
Visits Relatives
In Washington
A Blitchton family and another
Blitchton resident went to Wash
ington, D. C. recently to visit rela
tives and to see places of interest
in the nation's capital city.
Making the trip were Mrs. W.
11. Polk and sons, Buddie and Ron
nie Polk, and Mrs. Carrol Curry,
Sr.
Mrs. Curry visited a sister who
lives in Washington, while the
Polk family visited Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Polk of Arlington, Va.
Richard Polk, formerly of
Blitchton, is connected with the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
and recently received a letter of
commendation from J. E d g a r
Hoover, head of the F. B. 1., for
the apprehension of a criminal.
Young Polk will enter the Univer
sity of Virginia in the fall.
Mrs. Stewart Is
Hostess to
Westside Club
Members of the Westside Home
Demonstration Club met recently
at the home of Mrs. Billy Slewart
for the August meeting. During
the social hour she served delicious
refreshments.
After the devotional which was
given by Mrs. Stewart, the brief
business session was held at which
Mrs. J K. Morrison, president,
presided. The cookbooks were dis
tributed among the members, each
one responsible for selling a cer
tain number.
Winning prizes were Mrs. Ivey
Kennedy, Mrs. John Bacon and
Mrs. J. K. Morrison.
Attending the meeting were Mrs.
Caldwell Morrison, Mrs. David
Butler, Mis. Roy Williamson, Mrs.
W. C Harvey, Mi Harold Dug
gar, Mr.. Ra-stus Byrd, Mi ■. R. L.
Jackson, Mrs. Elton Butler, Mrs.
Ivey Kennedy, Mr.. Elmer Bland,
Mi J. K. Morrison, Mi . Julian
Buckner, Mr. Billy Stewart and
Mi.-s Carol Duggar.
Miss Carol Williamson is in
Valdosta with her aunt, Mrs. G.
N. Giles, and Mr. Giles. Miss Wil
liamson stays much of the time
with her grandmother, Mrs. W. A.
Ashley, who is in a Valdosta hos
pital hospital with a broken leg.
really find fauit with your life.
Christians may be denominational
when it comes to certain doctrinal
viewpoints, but Christians are one
when it comes to exhibiting Christ
like character before men. One of
the greatest tests for any local
church or for any denomination is
the day to day character of those
of its membership.
As Jesus grew, he grew not only
in stature, but also in wisdom and
in favor with God and man. He
is renowned for his perfection. He
achieved real maturity. May we
be conscious of the three spiritual
areas of growth whenever we
measure our own or another per
son’s maturity.
WHEN TO FISH
(Bo cd on Hart Wright Co. 1962 Fishing Calendar and
Subject to Local Weather Changes)
AUGUST High Tides Tybee
Thursday 16 Best Evening 8:22 P.M.
Friday 17 Best Evening 9:10 P.M.
Saturday 18 Fair Evening 9:58 P.M.
Sunday 19 Poor Evening 10:50 P.M.
Monday 20 Fair Evening 11:43 P.M.
Tuesday 21 Fair Evening 12:00 Midnight
Wednesday 22 Fair Morning 1£:41 A.M.
USE OUR EQUIPMENT TO HELP MAKE ALL
YOUR FISHING DAYS "BEST” ONES
TO MAKE A KISH A SUCKER USE EQUIPMENT
FROM
LANE OIL COMPANY
(Pembroke Ice Company)
L. C. (Buck) Lane
Pembroke. Ga. Phone 653-2251
Parachutists to
Invade Pem. in
Mock Fort Attack
“Thousands” of parachutists will
invade Pembroke and the sur
rounding area next month in a
simulated attack by mock enemy
troops attempting to "capture”
Fort Stewart, according to unof
ficial reports.
The maneuver is part of the
"Army games” now going on at
l Fort Stewart in which actual com
bat and war techniques are being
| simulated, it is understood,
Enemp’ parachutists are expert
cd to land in the city of Pembroke
and community between the dates
of September 15 and 30. Man
euver permits are being sent out
by Fort Stewart for right to enter
"as often as desired upon thu
lands hereinafter described during
the period 15 September 1962
through 30 September 1962 in
order that the department of the
Army personnel engaged in spe
। ial !■ i»dd Exercises, may enter,
maneuver upon, ppss over, dig
hallow trenches, giul or Pgrop
i u pen said lands,’’
The maneuver permit states
that "the Government shall reim
burse the owner for damages to
the property, if any, or in lieu
of reimbursement the Govern
meift shall repair, replace, and re
store to former condition any and/
or all damages qf vyhateyer nature
that may directly result from lh e
Government’s exercise of the
right granted herein,”
Permission will also be obtain
ed by the lluvernmonl to patrol
and police lands used during the
maneuver period "for mutual sec
■ urity purposes."
Lions Club to
Entertain at
Ladies' Night
The Pembroke Lions Club will
entertain Monday night, August j
20, at Ladies Night at Dasher’.-',
Supper will be served at 8 o'clock,
■ followed by the program.
Speaker for the occasion will be
I Mrs. Rose Oglesby of Southern
Bell Telephone oCmpany in Savan
nah. She will discuss the direct
distance dialing which will be put
। into effect by Pembroke Telephone
; Co., Inc, on September ft.
Albert Odom, president of the
(club, si arranging the program-
Members of the Lions Club who
plan to bring guests must contact
Caldwell Morrison for reservations,
Odom said,
MISS BACON HAS
HOUSE PARTY FOR
COLLEGE FRIENDS
Miss Beverly Bacon entertained
several classmates at Shorter Coi
| lege for a week-end house party
I at St. Simon’s Island for the week
lend. Assisting her was her moth
jer, Mrs. J. O. Bacon.
Guests at the house party were
| members of the Eunomian at Shor-
I ter College in Rome who are help
| ing with plans for rush week. Miss
। Bacon will be a junior when she
I returns to the school this fall.
PEMBROKE. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. AUGUST 16, 1962
To Lead Revival
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EVANGELIST Beginning Sui.
day night. August 19, the Rev.
AuHigrl Allen, Savannah, will con
duct a revival alb, iduh Hnpt b I
Church.
Revival at
Beulah Church to
Begin on Aug. 19
Plans haw liven completed for
the revival next week at Beulah
Baptist Church. Hospitality plan
have been made and the flower
committee named, as well as other
details being worked out for the
promotion qf |he evangelistic
series qf amnions
The annual revival at Beulah
will get underway Sunday night.
August 19 and will ("ml Sunday,
August 26, with a homecoming
dinner folio’ ing the morning - i
vice. Services during the week
will be held at 8 o’clock p.m.
The Rev. Aulbert Allen has ac
cepted an invitation to be guest
evangelist for the revival. Pre
sently pastor of Siik Hope Baptist
Church in Savannah, Ml. Allen i
well known in this .section being a
native of Bulloch County. The
popular preacher has conducted
many revivals in the area, being
at Lawrence Church, of which he
is a former pastor, hi April
The Rev. Robert Fennell, pas
tor of the church, will preach Sun
day morning.
The Roy Porter Family, Savan
nah, will present special numbers
each night, with Mr. Porter lead
ing the congregational singing.
This talented family is much
sought after for church events and
their appearance at Beulah will be
a special treat for the congre
gation. Revival pianist will be
Miss Anne Parrish,
Prayer meetings are being held
this week in the home of mem
bers and at church, enthusiasm and
interest pointing to a successful
revival,
The hospitality committee has
amfounced that the preacher; and
the Porter Family will be enter
tained in separate homes in the
interest of convenience ami -o that
more families might have the
pleasure of entertaining the rev
vival guests.
The schedule for the preacher:;
and families for supper will be.
Monday, Mr. and Mrs W [I. Car
ter; Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. L. F.
Sanders; Wednesday, Mr. and Mrs.
Raleigh Strickland; Tuesday, Mr
and Mr . David Dußose; and Fri
day, Mr. and Mrs. Roy White.
The Porter Family will he un
able to have supper in the com
munity on Tuesday and Friday.
Hosts for other day.-, are, Mon
day, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Jones;
Wednesday, Mr. and Mrs. R. J.
Strickland, Jr,; and Thursday, Mr.
and Mrs. James NeSmith.
The flower committee consists
of Mrs. A. B. Clanton, Monday;
Miss Anne Parrish, Tuesday; Mrs.
David Dußose, Wednesday; Mrs.
Roy White, Thursday; and Mr,:
Robert Fennell, Friday.
Bryan County fiieml of Joseph
Williamson, Claxton, are interest
ed in knowing that lie i.i attend
ing summer school al the Univer
lily of Georgia in Athens.
Little Jimmie Williamson, on
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph William
son, Claxton, has been seriously
ill in the Sylvania hospital.
"COASTAL OEOR6IAS LEASING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER"
LIKED EY MANY • CUSSED BY SOME • REAU BY THEM ALL
Dies In Crash
ORy IF
HEAD-ON COLLISION The Rev.
; J. W. Groom.. Se.'osboio, brother
i in-law of Mrs. G ll Williams,
Pembroke, wm-, killed Sunday
about 3:30 when hl:, car collided
. lieudon with another car on High
way 280 al. Mill Creek.
REV. .1 W. GROOMS
Retired Pastor
Dies in Auto
Crash Near Pem.
'rhe Rev. .1. W. Grooms died
Sunday afternoon either as the re
sult of a head-on collison on High
way 280 at Mill (’reek qi, as has
been tbeurizod, by a heart, attack
seconds before the collision.
Killed in Ihe crash was Mrs.
Juanita Herring I'ribbs, H, of
Garden City. Her son, David, anil
the driver of the Oldsmobile, Ezra
J. Edward.,, 19, Savannah, were
critically injured and are in Mem
orial Hospital.
Mr. (dooms. Statesboro, a re
tired pastor who has preached
many time at the Pembroke Bap
tist Church, was driving a Stude
baker. Both car were said to be
heavily damaged.
It was theorized that Mr.
Groom. . 73, suffered a heart at
tack at the wheel of his car be
fore the crash. Driver of a ear
bi hind him was repot ted to have
said the Studebaker started swerv
ing back and forth as Mr. Grooms
slumped into the seat and was not
seen to raise up. Immediately
afterwards the wto cars collided.
The Edwards <ar was going
towards Savannah and Mr. Grooms
was headed towards Pembroke.
His destination was Lawrence Bap
tist Church when* he was sche
duled to perform a marriage cere
mony at 4:00 o’clock.
Mr. Grooms was the brother
in-law of Mr : . (L B. Williams and
had visited here often with his
wife, Mi . Williams’ sister. He
was interim preacher at Ardsley
Park Bapti t Church in Savannah.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at 3:30 from
r l
the Statesboro First Bapti t
Church, with the Rev. J. E. Zack
ery, the Rev. J. P.ohert Smith, and
the Rev. W. J. Harwell officiat
ing;. Burial wa in the cemetery
of Lawrence ( bin h.
Active pallbearci were Billy ,
Fonder, Troy G rooms, Theron
Grooms, Roland Starling, Carroll
Floyd. Walker Burke, and Harold
Starling Honarary pallbearers
were Leroy ('ewurt, Dr. Waldo •'
Floyd, the Rev. (icorgo Mikell,
W. X Key, Rev, Gus A. Smith,
the Rev. Bob Helton, T. W. Bur
roughs, the Rev. E. G. Edwards,
Dr. Fred Fletcher, Jimmy Gunter, 1
George Dwinell, Bill Kelly, Rich
| aid Brannen, Ulmer Knight, C. B.
McAllister, W. G. Cobb, Ben T.
Sanders, the Rev. W. IL Evam.
and Ernest Kinsley.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Viola Starling Grooms; a da ugh t
ter, Miss Irma Lee Grooms,
Statesboro; a /on Joe W, Grooms,
Savaunah; two brothers, Roy
(L'ooin., Stilson, and 11. Edwin
i Grooms, Birmingliain f Ala; two
- sisters, Mr Lavera Gromir , Port
Wentworth, ami Mr,- B. I Fender,
- North ('haHeston, S. G.; and a
graml on, Jeffery Grooms, Savan
nah,
j , —r—.
. Mrs. L. I’. Summerford spent
/1 several days recently in Savannah j
with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Wells.
Official Organ Bryan County and City of Pembroke
Soldier Has
Narrow Escape
From Death
’ - " Saturday afternoon a sold
driving a Pontiac automobile
left the highway just around the
bead beyond the Colon Floyd
home, his ear was the most com
plete of any car that we
have eve. . en, it was all to pieces,
having tore the bark off of sev
'■ in the woods along side
Os the highway. Finally the
was located some distance
further in the woods in an un
eonseiou:: rendition, pnd was rush-
1 Ie Bulloch County Hospital
■ > the Morrison Ambulance.
The name of the soldier was sth.
"'I I ' I ales f. Fricks and his
home I Easley, S. C. He was
on hi. wav to Fort Stewart from
his home, and reports are that
there wer, two soldiers riding
with him that refused to ride any
furthei when a stop was made at
the liquoi -tore just inside of
Bryan County. They eaught a
tide I oily plter he left and were
among Ju first Io arrive after
I he wreck.
Ilie oldiei escaped any broken
l " 111 : . 'ii >ilTi red a misplacement
el hi: Adam Apple, and is in u
straight jacket to help correct
this. lb- has been unconscious
since the accident.
BAPTISTS PLAN
SS PICNIC FOR
THURS., AUG. 16
I’he annual Sunday School picnic
of the Pemroke Baptist Church will
be held on Thursday, August 16,
at Hi - Pembroke Swimming Pool.
Sunday Sc bool officers, teachers,
i members, and others interested in
the Sunday School will meet at the
pool at 3 o’clock. Swimming will
be enjoyed until 6 o’clock, at which
time a basket supper will be serv
ed..
Everyone interested in the- Sun
day School is invited to attend the
picnic.
REV. BOWERS IS
HOME FROM HOSPITAL
Welcome news to the many
Iraerds of the Rev. V. P. Bowers
i the fact that he has been re
leased from Griffin’s Hospital in
Claxton and is at his home in
Pembroke.
Although not out yet, Mr.
B"' 'I i'll about in the house
and is much improved.
The general public becomes con
roi iK d when anything happens to
affect the well being of either Mr.
or Mi . Bowers, both being greatly
loved by all who know them.
CALENDAR UE EVENTS
THIRSDAV, AUGUST 16— WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1962
Ihu day. August 16—
Story Hour, Ball Park, 9-10 A.M.
Bapt\t Church Sunday School Picnic, Pembroke Swimming Pool,
3:00 P.M.
Hcili Youth Service, Pembroke Methodist Church, 6:00 P.M.
Square Dancing, Legion Bldg., 7:30 P.M.
Friday, August 17—
American Legion and Auxiliary Meeting, Post 164 Pembroke, 8:00
P.M.
Youth Week Banquet, Pembroke Methodist Church. 7:00 P.M.
Sunday, August 19
W HA I VI ot Advent Christian Church, Home of Mrs. Edwin Barton,
3:30 I’ VI
Beulah Baptist Church Revival, 8:00 P.M.
ATTEND SERVICES AT THE CHURCH OF YOUR CHOICE.
Monday, August 20—
Eastetrn Star, Masonic Building, 8:00 P.M.
Beulah Baptist Church Revival, 8:00 P.M.
Tuesday, August 21 —
Story Hour, Ball Park, 9-10 A.M.
Beulah Baptist Church Revival, 8:00 P.M.
Wednesday, August 22—
Senior Choir. Pembroke Methodist Church, 7:30 P.M.
Jr. Choir Fellowship, Pembroke Methodist Church, 3:30 P.M.
Choir Practice, Pembroke Christian Church, 7:30 P.M.
Prayei Meeting, Advent Christian Church, 3:30 P.M.
Beulah Baptist Church Revival, 8:00 P .M
Prayer Service, Baptist Church, 8:00 P.M.
Adult Choir Practice, Pembroke Baptist Church, 8:45 P.M.
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Young People
Hear Talks at
Me. Youth Week
Talks designed especially for
i young people have been a feature
i of the Youth Week sponsored by
I the Pembroke Methodist Church
• this week.
Activities of the week include
study classes on the Bible being
conducted separately for young
people of senior high and junior
high ages. Teachers for the Bible
courses are the Rev. Jack Arnold,
pastor, senior high, and Mrs. J.
Dixie Harn, junior high, the lat
ter group using "Book of the
Ages” as a study’ basis.
General theme of Youth Week
is "Think on These Things.”
1 Speakers have been the pastor on
Sunday’ night, the Rev. Lawrence
Houston, pastor of Pittman Park
Methodist Church, Tuesday night,
and the Rev. William Akins, pastor
of Ellabell Methodist Church,
Thursday night. The banquet
speaker on Friday night will be
announced later.
The week’s activities include
worship, fellowship and refresh
ment. Invited to participate are
all young people of the community,
with special invitations being is
sued to those in Ellabell.
Anna Kate Olliff
Hostess at MYF
Council Meeting
The main subject of discussion
at the business meeting of the
Youth Fellowship Council held
Friday night, August 10. was the
TEBC sub-district meeting to be
held at Ellabell Methodist Church
in October.
The Council meeting was held
at the home of Miss Anna Kate
Olliff. who served delicious re
freshments after the business ses
sion.
On the committee to plan for
the program at sub-district are
Marilyn Cannady, Barbara Mar
tin and Glenda Hendry.
Attending the meeting were
Anna Kate Olliff, Franklin Hen
i dry, Tim Page, Jimmy Cannady,
Marilyn Cannady, Barbara Martin
and Glenda Hendry, from the Ella
bell Methodist Church, and Diannie
Jones from Meldrim Methodist
Church.
Mrs. Kyle D. Smith and Miss
Kay DeLoach spent the weekend in
। West Point, where they were met
. by Mr. and Mrs. Kyle D. Smith,
■ Jr. and their young son, Kyle, 111,
of Calhoun.