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Thursday, August 16, 1962
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•JOURNAL
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PUBLISHED INTHITciTY OFPEMBROKE. GEORGIA
EACH THURSDAY
FRANK O MILLER ~ ...Editor and Publisher
MRS. F. 0. MILLER- — Associate Editor
MRS. ELISABETH MEDDERS — —Associate Editor
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From the Files of the
Pembroke Journal
THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1915
The war in the Pacific against
Japan came to an end Tuesday
night, August 14, at 7 o’clock when
President Truman read the uncon
ditional surrender note of Emper
or Hirohito to a news conference
called at the White House in
Washington for that purpose, and
the world entered a new era of
peace in which General Douglas
MacArthur summarily ordered
Japan to send representative< to
Manila to receive Allied surrendei
terms. He acted as supreme Al
lied commander.
Pfc. Benjamin E. Newman, son
of Mrs. B. E. Newman of route
one, Pembroke, rifleman, recently
was awarded the Distinguished
Unit Radge as Lt. Gen. Lucian
K. Truscott, Jr., commanding gen
eral of the Fifth Army, presented
the Distinguished Unit Citation to
hia battalion for its conquest of
Monticello Ridge, dominating
height on the Gothic Line in Italy.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Humphries
have started construction of a
home in Morgan Heights on the
lots they recently bought from E.
W Miles.
At the present time the State
Highway has a large force of work
men and much equipment here and
are at work on the paving of the
road in front of the Court House
and down around the curve below
the State Highway shop.
The death of John W. Duggar,
80, on Friday at his home in Pem
broke was a shock to his family
and friends. He had been ill only
a short time.
Miss Judson Anderson. Rich
mond Hill and Miss Margie Wat
ets, Elinbell, were winners of trips
to the State Annual 4-H Club
Council meeting which will be held
in Milledgeville at G.S.C.W on I
August 21-25. This is a coveted |
GARDNER’S
Grocery
BLITCHTON. GEORGIA
Where Route 80 and Route 280 Join
BALLARDS OR PILLSBURY 3 Cans
BISCUIT 25c
COLORED Pound
OLEO 17c
303 CANS 2 For
TOMATOES 25c
GOLDEN YELLOW p oun d
BANANAS 10c
CENTER CUT Pound
PORK CHOPS 69c
No. 2 Can SLICED 4 Cans
PINEAPPLE SI.OO
"FINEST FOODS AT LOWEST COST"
If You Can Find It Anywhere - You Can Find It At
GARDNER^ ^GROCERY, BLITCHTON, GEORGIA
I honor since a 4-H Club member
is allowed to attend only once in
their 4-H Club career. Bryan
County will be represented by the
two girls, Miss Stoy Walker, Coun
ty Agent D. E. Medders and two
4-H boys.
The number of farms in the
County of Bryan, State of Geor
gia, as shown by the preliminary
count of returns of the 1945 Cen
sus of Agriculture was 404, as
compared with 378 in 1940, and
543 in 1935.
The total land is farms in Bryan
County, according to the prelim
inary 1945 census count, was 140,-
-107 acres. as compared with 103,-
843 acres in 1940, and 82,795 in
1935. Average size of farms shown
in the preliminary 1945 census
count for the county was 348
acres, as compared with 275 acres
in 1940, and 152 acres in 1935.
I
Pre-Registration
For Bryan High
Is Aug. 21-22
The pre-registration schedule for
' Bryan County High School stu
-1 dents has been announced by W.
’ M. Alderman, principal, and will
• be held for two days next week.
Students in grades 8, 9 and 10
will report for registration on
“ Tuesday night, August 21, between
the hours of 7:30 and 9 o’clock.
I Students in grades 11 and 12 will
• register on Wednesday night, Au
’ gust 22, between the hours of 7:30
’ and 9 o'clock. Registration both
nights will be held in the school
auditorium.
, The signature of parents or
guardians is necessary for stu
' dents to be properly enrolled, Mr.
Aiderman said.
Registration for students of
grades one through seven will be
Friday, August 31, which is the
first day of school for all students.
Miss Linda Kay Hodges is visit
ing her brother, S Sgt. and Mrs.
Willie Hodges at Ray City for a
| week.
Rites Are Thurs.
For Father of
Pembroke Man
Funeral services for W. E. Jenk
ins, 77, Brooklet, were held Thurs- j
day afternoon at 3:30 from the j
chapel of Barnes Funeral Home in |
Statesboro. Mr. Jenkins died early ‘
Wednesday morning in the Bulloch '
County Hospital after a long ill
ness. He was a native of Tattnall
Cpunty, but had lived in Bulloch
County most of his life.
Burial was in Brooklet Ceme
tery. Nephews were active pall
bearers.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Lilia Pelote Jenkins, Brooklet; a i
daughter, Mrs. H. L. Ludwig,
Miami, Fla.; four sons, George W.
Jenkins, Pembroke, Hubert Jenk
ins, Talmadge Jenkins and Thomas
Jenkins, Brooklet; six sisters. Mr
Lee Stewart and Mrs. Lonnie Con
ley, Statesboro, Mrs. Fred Davis,
Tifton, Mrs. George Rowan and
Mrs. E. L. Beasley, Savannah, Mr .
John Patty, Center. Ala.; two
brothers, S. W. Jenkins, Statesboro
land B. L. Jenkins, Cedartown; and
eight grandchildren.
Pastor's Son Is
l
Aboard USS Essex
Aircraft Carrier
Carlton R. Barton, machinist'
mate second class, USN, son of the
। Rev. and Mrs. Edwin C. Barton,
, Pembroke, is serving aboard the
| anti-submarine warfare support
'aircraft carrier USS Essex, pre
[entiy drydocked nt the New York
Naval Shipyard.
The “fightin’est ship in the
fleet” is undergoing extensive re
' habilitation and modernization, in
• eluding the installation of the
' latest types of submarine deter
• tion equipment.
1 The ship, scheduled to i .‘.join the
1 fleet in September, wn a igned
1 to patrol duty in the eastern A*
• lantic during the recent Berlin
' crisis.
Barton has re-enlisted in the
1 i Navy after being discharged earli
-1 'er in the summer. He was in Pern
' broke with his parents for about a
month before going back to New
' York.
Baptist SS Workers
Hear Pastor at
Monthly Meetina
, | Officers and teachers of the
[Sunday School of the Pembroke
j Baptist Church gathered Tuesday
night of last week in the social ’
| hall of the church for the first of :
regular monthly meetings.
A delicious covered dish -upper
was served before the program at i
which E. R. Miles, Sunday School |
superintendent, presided.
Main speaker at the meeting was
the Rev. Rosene Patton, pastor of
the church, who reviewed the or
ganization and functions of the
Sunday School. He outlined requi
sites for Sunday School teachers
and told how they can assist in the
carrying out of the Sunday School
program.
A solo was sung by C. C. Spinks,
accompanied by Mrs. E. B. Owens
at the piano.
The group decided that a similar
meeting wo u I<l lie held once a
month.
Rites Held Sat.
For Relative of
Pembroke People
Funeral services for Dewey
Leonard, 65, were held Saturday
at 3 o’clock at Ash Branch Primi
tive Baptist Church, conducted by
Eldei Hoy R. Sim.. Burial wa
in the church cemetery.
Mr. Futch died Thursday in a
Milledgeville hospital.
Palll>earers were Harry Futch.
Edwin Futch, W 1.. Leonard. Jr..
Douglas Leonard, D. C. Leonard,
G. M. Kangeter mil Johnny Cow
art.
Survivors are thice sisters. Mrs.
J. IL Futch, Mrs. A. G. Kangeter
and Mrs. J. E. Cowart, all of Pem
broke; mid two I others, Leroy
Leonard and J. C. Leonard, Pem
broke.
Morrison Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Guests of Mr. ai d Mrs. F. O.
Miller during the week-end were
Mrs. Bessie B. Boa right, Arling-|
ton, Va., and her si ter, Mrs. May
Belle Deal, Statesls. o.
THE PEMBROKE JOURNAL
Ass'l Missionary
To Lead Revival
At Olive Branch
The missionary of the Ogeechee
[River Association has accepted an
j invitation to preach at the revival
of Olive Branch Baptist Church
j which is to be held next week. Pas
[tor of the church is the Rev. R. T.
Burns.
The revival will get underway
on Sunday, August 19. the final
meeting being on Friday night,
August 24. Night services will
begin at 8 o’clock and there will
be no morning program.
Conducting the revival will be
the Rev. George Mikell, Metter,
missionary of the Ogeechee River
Association. Mr. Mikell has preach
ed in this area several times and
has established a reputation for
being an interesting and forceful
preacher.
Jack Wall will lead the singing
during the week and the song serv
ice will be an important part of
the revival. Several special num
bers will probably be planned.
The public is invited to attend
as many of the services as possible.
Cottage prayer meetings are be
ing held this week in preparation
for the annual series of sermons.
Monday night Mrs B. B. Roberts
was hostess at a prayer meeting
at which the program was led by
Earle Heape. On Wednesday night
the program was at the church
with Alton Bell in charge.
Friday night’s meeting will be
।held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Emei on Bell and will be led by
Mr. Bell.
4-H'ers Leave
Monday for Camp
At Rock Eagle
i Thirty four -1 11 members and
[three adults left Monday morning
i for Rook Eagle I H Camp near
Eatonton for five days of relaxa
tion and informal study.
The program has been planned
sto include classes on various phases
of outdoor life, as well as handi
iiaft. Supervised swimming and
[other forms of recreation will be
[a main part of the week’s activi-
Accompanying the younger
j campers arc Mr- W. A. Shuman,
I Mr.-. C. F. Warnell, and D. E.
; Medders, county agent.
The camp will end Friday and
the Bryan County group is expect
jed to arrive back home Friday
afternoon.
'inking the trip are Terry Lee.
Dale Gay, Loi in Lane, James Wil
'son, James Cason, Lloyd Murray,
'Jimmy DeLoach, Jr.. Billy Downs,
Marcia Hagin, Charles Kangeter,
Maralyn Wilson, Steve Harvey,
[Charle David Cribbs, Gwen Wat
ers, Carol Beardslee, Harmon
[Jones, Mary Warnell, Carolyn
i Warnell, Cynthia Waters, Joy
Diane Skinner. Kenneth Frost,
Pommy Parker, Barbara Mae Shu
|nian, Darlene Butler, Sharon
i tones. Marsha Lowe. Marla Davis,
Holly Shuman, Kathy Davis, How
ell Medders, Venda Johnston,
David Strickland, Gary Strickland
and Larry Butler.
Teenager Is
Host at Summer-
Terrace Dance
Frederick Warnell was host
Tuesday night of last week at U
dance in the backyard of the at
tractive home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles F. Warnell. As
sisting him in entertaining were
Mrs. Warnell, Mrs. Zada Moody,
and Miss Mary Warnell.
Japanese lanterns were strung
throughout the terrace area, where
card tables with lighted candles
and chairs were also placed. The
punch table, at which Miss Mary
Warnell presided, was covered with
i: white cloth and placed under a
large beach umbrella before a I
backdrop of shrubbery and flow
ers,
| Music was furnished throughout
the evening by a record player.
Besides dancing games were also
enjoyed.
Attending the party were Fred
rick Warnell, Howell Medders,
David Owens, Eric Brannen, Bill
Burpitt, Howard Hill, Delia Lane,
Barbara .Martin, Bonita Strickland,
Sandia Kicklighter. Mary Warnell.
Tommy Strickland. Susan Moody,
Ronnie Speir, Brenda Bazemore,
I Judy Strickland, Mary Lane.
Brooks Warnell and Brenda Col
llins, Hinesville.
• Liked by Many • Cussed by Some • Read by Them AH
Legion, Aux.
Members Attend
Annual Meeting
When the 44th annual conven
tion of the American Legion, De
partment of Georgia, convened in
Macon recently, delegates from the
John W. Duggar Post and Unit
No. 164 were present.
Headquarters for the convention
was the Dempsey Motor Hotei
with all business sessions held in
the Municipal Auditorium.
Heading the list of speakers
were South Carolina Congressman
W. J. Bryan Dorn and Past Na
tional Commanders of the Ameri
can Legion W. C. Daniel, Danville,
[Va., and Erle Cocke, Jr., Washing
ton, D. C. and Dawson. Georgia
speakers heading the list were
State Senator Carl Sanders, Au
gusta, and former Governor Mar
vin Griffin, Bainbridge.
The three-day conference ended
with election of officers.
Attending from the John W.
Duggar Post were Ralph Owens,
immediate past commander. Sidney
Sowell, and D. E. Medders, also
a past commander and adjutant
for the past several years, and
Sidney Sowell. Representing the
Auxiliary unit was Mrs. Ralph
Owens, immediate past president.
FAMILY GATHERS
FOR BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATION
The birthday of W. G. Dougla
was the occasion Sunday for a
family gathering which brought
together his parents, two sisters
land a brother and their families.
I Members of the family gathered
jut the home of Mr. and Mr.
। Douglas on the Statesboro Road
where dinner was served in the
I yard. Sinee Mrs. Dougla- is re
cuperating from surgery, the visit
ors brought baskets filled with the
delicious delicacies.
Mr. Dougla graciously received
I congratulations on the event.
Present to enjoy the party were
Mi. and Mrs. Douglas; hi parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Dougla:, Adri
an; two sisters, Mrs. Roy Grant,
Kite, and Mrs. Wilma Williams,
Adrian, and their families; and a
brother, Troy Douglas, Mrs. Troy
Douglas and their daughter. Adri
an.
MR. KANGETER TO
WED SAVANNAH
GIRL SEPT. 1
Mrs. Alma Hess announces the
engagement of her daughter, M.
Gloria Jean Hess, to George War
ren Kangeter. son of Mr. and Mrs
George Martin Kangeter, Pent
broke.
The bride-elect attended Rich
ard Arnold Junior High School in
Savannah.
Mr. Kangeter was graduated
from Bryan County High School
and is employed at the Union Bag-
Camp Paper Corporation in Sa
vannah.
The wedding will take place on
September 1 at Beulah Baptist
Church near Pembroke.
Al) friends and relatives are in
vited.
Mrs. Grace Coffee returned to
her home in Jacksonville. Fla. Sun
day after being with Miss Mar
garet Lanier since Thursday.
Mrs. Helen Graham and Lanny
Graham were week-end guest- of
Mr. and Mrs Tom Gregory in At
lanta.
i1 vi ted
To Eat At Our Place
When Away From Home
Our Slogan
‘X £ at
And One That We Try To Make
True As Near As Possible
We Serve Regular Meals or Short Orders
Featuring
Sea Foods Steaks Chicken
OGEECHEE RESTAURANT
BLITCHTON, GEORGIA
MISS LANIER IS
VACATIONING IN
POCONO MOUNTAINS
Miss Margaret Lanier left Sun
day by train for Hazleton, Pa. to
visit her brother, Schley Ward,
and Mrs. Ward.
The trio plans to go to Mr. and
Mrs. Ward’s resort home at Haulie,
Pa. in the Pocono Mountains. Miss
Lanier plans to be away from home
for about a month.
‘Xs
\J heat re
Hwy. 301 North Claxton. Ga.
SHOW TIME:
Show Starts at 7 :00 P.M.
—Friday and Saturday Nights-
Sundav Night 8:30 P.M
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
AUGUST 17-18
BEN HUR
(In Cinemascope and
Technicolor)
Acclaimed the Greatest Motion
Picture Made. A TALE OF
CHRIST, starring Charlton Hes- [
ton as Ben Hur, Academy!
Award Winner. Jackie Hawkins
and Haya Hararett.
NOTE: This is a long show. Only
one show each night starting at
8:00 p.m. No advance in Admis
sion.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 19
THE LITTLE SHEPHERD
OF KINGDOM COME
(In CinemaSeope and
DeLuxe Color)
JIMMY RODGERS
LUANA PATTEN
CHILL WILLS
Also Color Cartoon
RE-ELECT ■RHI
ZACK D. CRAVEY
FOR COMPTROLLER GENERAL
Io isukuig is eleclion ZACK CRAVEY ho, ONE (HING
paramount MIND to ga back la USING GEORGIA MUST
PENSION FUNDS foi GEORGIANS He hope, each year
to bulkl a! lean 100 NEW CHURCHES and 1,000 (HA
HOMI', •„ , . (~<ORC.IA MARRH. COUPLES and , -Jl ~
.1,0 to t„.„j MANY MORI INDUSTRIAL PLANTS Io
,l " ■■'"•••. -u .on:. NUT h„ y „oi HRI BfewaUßufe-
■AFEIY piogiam ur.de, which NO GEORGIA CHUD
ha, ever DIED in a SCHOOI FIRE or a NURSING ot ~ WbWSMK -J
HOSPITAL PATIENT burned to death. Ze O k Crseey
happened 100 YEARS ago
- oldest incorporated trade association in the country, the
ited States Brewers Association, was organized In 1882 ...
same year that
•Uri Wil
IN GEORGIA, General Robert E. Lee visited the grave of his
father, Henry Lee, for the first time. The final resting place was
rated at Cumberland Island, near Brunswick, where the
'(evolutionary War hero died while en route from the West
Indies to Virginia.
I ven then, beer was Georgia’s traditional bev
uge of moderation. Beer today provides not
ily enjoyment for Georgians but direct employ- K, (
ent to 16,000 citizens, with a S3B million annual \
lyroll. MB,
thousands of others — from farmers who grow nW /
pulpwood to workers in glass, can and paper /
board container plants — benefit from helping R - '
supply the brewing industry.
TODAY, in its centennial year, the United States
‘ ewers Association still works constantly to as- Jra
sure maintenance of high , ..is f quality
and propriety wherever beer and aL -■. ived.
) OW". I
, j,, • . v iu i - , ,
Mrs. Harold Alford was the re
cent guest of Mrs. Robei-t Parker
in Melbourne, Fla. for several days,
Sgt. Alford joining them when he
could leave his work at Patrick
Aii Force Base. Mrs. Parker is
the former Miss Betty Vann and
Mrs. Alford is the former Miss
Laverne Bradley.
OC.-; ‘Jlientre
Saturday continuous showing
from 2 p.m.
Monday thru Friday — only one
complete show each night
starting at 8 p.m.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
AUGUST 17-18
THE HELLIONS
(Double Feature)
(In CinemaSeope and
Color
RICHARD TODD
ANNE AUBREY
— And —
SECRET OF MONTE
CRISTO
(In CinemaSeope and
Metro Color)
RORY CALHOUN
PATRICIA BREDIN
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
AUGUST 20 21
SUMMER AND SMOKE
(In CinemaSeope and
Technicolor)
LAURENCE HARVEY
GERALDINE PAGE
! WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
AUGUST 22-23
THE THREE STOOGES
MEET HERCULES
THE STOOGES
VICKI TRICKETT