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Vol 63, No. 50, P. O. Box 36, Pembroke, Georgia 31321
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Fear Tells
On You
“For God hath not given us
the spirit of fear . . II Ti
mothy 1:7
There are some things of
which we should be afraid.
Fear is one of the things which
guards us from harm. We
should fear speed. We should
fear firearms. We should be
afraid of a city’s dark alleys.
We should be afraid of deep
water. We could go on and on
with the things that a normal
person should fear.
However, this isn’t what Paul
means when he tells Timothy
that “God has not given the
Christian the spirit of fear.”
Having a fearful spirit and be
ing afraid of the dangers of
iife are two different things.
I’m not going to be afraid of
a dark alley in the day time,
though I am wary of them at
night. If I lived in constant
fear of a thief jumping out on
me from a dark alley I would
have the spirit of fear. The
spirit of fear is being afraid
of things unreasonably. A per
son who is obsessed by fear
of one thing or a number of
things is telling on himself.
He tells everyone that he is
weak spiritually, that he has
no real faith in God.
How then can the Christian
who is really trying to be
Christian learn to master his
fears? May I offer these sug
gestions. ,
1. Keep in mind that the
spirit of fear is more danger
ous to you than anything you
can possibly be afraid of. Here
is a person who fears death.
Now I don’t mean to suggest
that people ought to be careless
or foolhardy and tempt death.
But to live in a constant fear
of dying will actually put hand
cuffs on the power of life that
is within your soul. When a
person fears death, he cannot
trust God. The greater his fear,
the more he becomes panicked.
His panic may drive him to
liquor or narcotics, or anything
that will keep his mind off his
fear.
This fear and any fear that
we might have in which we
must do something externa) to
keep from thinking about it is
destructive to our spiritual
stability. The answer to fear
is in inner resources, prayer
and faith. Liquor, narcotics,
pleasure or work only postpone
the agonizing moments of be
ing in the grips of fear.
2. Keep in mind that almost
all fears are acquired after
birth. Only the fear of loud
noises and the fear of falling,
which are instinctive, are ex
ceptions. All other fears we
have picked up somewhere
along the way. Often some in
security in childhood, lack of
parental love or attention, some
terrifying experience or an un
satisfactory relationship with
another person such as a school
mate or teacher or relative, lies
at the root of any nagging
fear. The answer of course is
to trace your fears to their
source. By understanding what
causes them, you are ready to
end their power in your life.
But the fear must be admitted,
faced squarely and honestly
before there can be any hope
of relief.
3. Keep asking yourself,
“What good does this fearful
ness do?”
lan Maclaren once wrote:
“What does your anxiety do? It
does not empty tomorrow of its
sorrow; but it empties today of
its strength. It does not make
you escape the evil; it makes
you unfit to cope with it when
it comes. It does not bless to
morrow, and it robs today.
“For every day has its own
burden. God gives us power to
bear all the sorrow of His mak-
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■JOURNAL
Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Moore
of Ellabell announce the en
gagement of their daughter,
Nancy Jean, to Rufus Earl Wil
son, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
nie Wilson of Savannah.
Miss Moore is a graduate of
Bryan County High School and
is presently employed by Sears
Roebuck and Company of Sa
vannah. Mr. Wilson attended
Groves High School in Savan
nah and Savannah Vocational
School. He is engaged in con
struction work in Savannah.
Wedding plans will be an
nounced later.
Pembroke Methodist Revival
Starts September 26, Rev- Holt
Os Carrolton Visiting Preacher
Preparations are under way
to make this years revival at
the Pembroke Methodist
Church one of the most suc
cessful ones ever held. Rev.
Holt is returning for another
visit to the church as a revival
preacher, and we are sure that
there will be a good crowd out
each service to hear this gifted
man.
It is indeed a tribute to
Pembroke that we can get a
man of the calibre of Rev. Holt
to come and be with us in one
of churches for a revival. We
are sure that the city as a
whole will support the revival
at the Methodist Church, for
with the conditions of the world
as they are, it is time that all
of us were turning to the
church and the things that it
stands for. It looks as if Com
munism is about to take the
world to their side, and we
urge all of our people of all
faiths to take time out and
County Commissioners Grant
Permission For Drilling To
Be oDne On County Roads
In order to determine if there is valuable minerals under
1 mTT rya " C ° U " ty ’ permLssion been granted to
LeT dri " the possibility of
are to fin th° U T y , WhWayS ’ with the stipulation that they
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County to get on any other than county roads
soil I LT i .’’ een C,aimed ‘ hat there is a f^une beneath our
soil, and it was wise to grant this permission.
Ur B ?. ard Ot Counly Commissioners are cautions, but at
on y are progresß,ve We compliment them
on their actions.
Gene Stephens
Home After Stay
In Hospital
The many friends of Gene
Stephens, popular young busi
ness man, that has been con
nected with the Humphries Sup
er Market, and in charge of
the meat department for many
years, will be pleased that he
Ihas recovered sufficiently to
return to his home in Pembroke,
although for a while the doc
tor has ordered that he have
complete rest, and remain ac
home for a period of not less
than two weeks. But even at
that is good to get back at
home near his loved ones and
enjoy being in Pembroke again.
The Journal joins his many
other friends in wishing for
him a speedy recovery.
ing, but He does not give us
the power to bear the sorrow
of our own making, which the
anticipation of sorrow assured
ly is.”
4. Remember that m o u
things a person fears will hap
pen, don’t happen.
This is why the Bible is full
of quotations which in essence
bid people to “Fear not . .
“I will fear no evil, for thou
art with me.” (Psalms 23)
The contrast to fearfulness
is given by Paul by the re
mainder of the verse which is
quoted at the head of this
column. “For God hath not
given us the spirit of fear: But
of power, and of love, and of a
sound mind."
attend these revivals, for your
presence there will make the
revival a better one, and may
be the means of leading some
one of your friends to the
cause of Christ.
We all I am sure that Nikita
Khruschev made the boast that
he would conquer America and
never fire a shot. Many of our
people are helping to accomp
lish this very thing in their
support of the isms that face
this country today. Just re
member that we live in the
greatest country in the world,
have more freedom and rights
than any other, and one of
them is to worship as we see
fit, something that cannot be
done in any other country, es
pecially the Communist coun
tries, who have none of the
freedoms that we take for
granted so easily.
Be sure and attend as many
of the services as you can, and
you will never have cause to
regret having done so.
Bryan County
Man Dies In
California
Jay Williams, 59, died in a
Sacramento, California hospi
tal Thursday night after a long
illness.
The native of Bryan County
was a longtime resident of Sa
vannah before moving to Sa
cramento four years ago. He
was a retired carpenter.
Survivors are three sons, J.
C. Williams of Savannah, Lea
mon Williams of Los Angeles,
and Edward Williams of South
Viet Nam; four daughters, Mrs.
Albert Finch of Dayton, Ohio,
Mrs. Jimmy Woods of Savan
nah, Mrs. Jerry Lyons of Miami
and Miss Lynn Williams of
Dublin; four brothers, Charlie,
Bob, J. U., and Bascom Wil
liams of Pembroke; two sisters,
Mrs. Ellie Denmark and Mrs.
rßufus Winters of Pembroke.
13 grandchildren, and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held
at Lawrence Church Wednes
day at 3:30 with Rev. John R.
Joyner officiating, burial will
be in the church cemetery. Ac
tive pallbearers will be Thomas
Williams, Frank Knight, John
O. Shuman, Wyndell Strickland,
Joe Winters, J. C. Eason. Hon
orary pallbearers will be Lee
McCoy, Alton McCoy, Carl Star
ling, M. N. Starling, Sam Roach,
Arnold Parrish, J. H. Futch,
L. C. Lane, J. O. Coursey, K.
|D. Smitjh, Gordon Smith, J.
W. Godfrey.
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1965
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MRS. DAVID WILLIAMSON
... the former Sara Joan Amerson
Weds Mr. Il illiamson
The' Rev. Cecil T. Under
wood performed the Septem
ber 12, afternoon ceremony
uniting Miss Sara Joan Amer
son, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin Amerson, and David
Williamson, son of Mrs. John
Lester Wyatt, in marriage.
The wedding took place in the
Morningside Baptist Church.
Given in marriage by her fa
ther, the bride was gowned in
a long dress highlighted with
lace applique, featuring a
rounded neckline, long
sleeves, and a chapel train. A
crown of pearls and lace
touched with crystal, held he'
veil of illusion. She carried a
bouquet of feathered carna
tions centered with a white or
chid.
Miss Cindy Shurling of Ten
nille served as maid of honor,
and Mrs. Ann Beck of Greer,
S.C., as bridesmaid. They
wore blue satin dresses fash
ioned with fitted bodices,
round necklines, and bell
shapred skirts. Their flowers
were blue and white carna-
Interesting Record Os The
Life Os Rev. V. P. Bowers
Very few people knew very much about the age, family
connections and life for the past ninety years in Pembroke,
they just simply knew and loved Rev. Bowers many would
ask you how you think he is. Ye Editor has been asked this
question many times, and we had to answer it by saying that
he was along in years, because when we came to Pembroke
and first knew Rev. Bowers in 1927 he was “an old man”,
but up until a short time before his death, he was active and
moved about the streets and carried on his business affairs as
always.
This week we were given a paper by his son Robert,
with the simple heading on it, the life of Victor Pinkney
Bowers, and we are carrying it in detail, because we know
that most of our readers will be interested in it. It was
supplied to him by a member of the family from Summer
ville, S. C. It was as follows.
The Life of Victor Pinkney Bowers
Date of Birth: September 6th, 1875.
Where Born: Rose Bud Plantation, St. Parish, Hampton
County, S. C.
Father’s Name: Dupenia Ulmer Bowers, born September
4th, 1E32, died September 22, 1895.
Mother’s Name: Clementine Haseltine Bowers, born Sep
ember 1, 1909. Dupenia and Clementine married January
sth, 1869.
Name of Graded School: Browning Graded School.
Name of High School: Hampton High, Hampton, S. C.
College Attended: Clemson College 1893 through 1896.
Johnson Bible College Kimberlin Heights, Tenn. 1899 through
1901. (Entered as a Junior).
Taught School: Browning Graded, Hampton High School.
Date of Ordination to Ministry: December 30th, 1898 at
Browning Church. Members and Elders officiating: Elder
James L. Fitts, Rev. Thomas H. Fitts, and Rev. Albert T.
Fitts.
Married: Miss Ella Morrison, August 6th, 1902.
First Child: Eloise Bowers, born November 4th, 1905.
Second Child: Robert M. Bowers, October 1, 1919.
Pastorates Held: Pembroke, Ga. 1901-1905, Columbus, Ga.
1910-1911, Augusta, Ga. 1912-1913, Pembroke, Ga. 1914-
I certify that the above is a true and correct copy
of the record of the life of the above mentioned Victor P.
Bowers as given to me by him in the year 1956.
(Signed) Hugh Hamilton
The Mattie Parrish Circle of
the W.M.S. of the First Bap
tist Church will hold their
circle meeting for the month
of September at the home of
Mrs. H. C. Whitfield, Tuesday
afternoon, September 28th at
four o’clock.
tions.
The bride’s sister, Miss Pat
ti Amerson, was flower girl.
Carlton Brown served as
best man, and ushers were
Charley Brown and Johnny
Mitchum.
Ronney Williamson, nephew
of the bridegroom, was ring
bearer.
Mrs. Amerson was attired in
a two-piece dress of blue silk
shantung, and Mrs. William
son in a two-piece rose silk
shantung dress. Both mothers’
ensembles were complement
ed with matching accessories
and white orchid corsages.
The church social hall was
the setting for the reception
which followed.
For their wedding trip to the
Blue Ridge Mountains in Ten
nessee the bride wore a two
piece cranberry and pink silk
shantung suit accented with
matching accessories and the
orchid from her bridal bou
quet.
The couple will reside at 33-
C Chelsea Apts., Savannah,
upon returning.
Mrs. R. E. Lee was admitted
to the Candler Hospital last
Wednesday afternoon for treat
ment and tests. She returned
home Saturday afternoon feel
ing some better.
Lovely Bride Os Saturday Wedding
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MRS. JERRY JONES
. . .nee Miss Janet Futch
Miss Janet Futch, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Futch
become the bride of Jerry
Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.
H. Jones on September 17, at
seven o’clock. The Rev. O.
Highsmith performed the cere
mony at the Pembroke Chris
tian Church.
Mr. Futch gave his daughter
in marriage. Her dress was
full length of Chiffon over
bridal satin with full-length
sleeves. The full skirt was ac
cented with tiers of alencon
lace in front with a chapel
train. She carried a white or
chid on a white Bible with lace
streamer. A half circle of
pearls and a brow-cluster of
orange blossom held her bouf
font veil of tiered illusion.
The mail of honor, Miss
Doris Bacon, wore a light blue
locked lace street length dress.
The bridesmaids Miss Helen
Futch and Miss Brinda Futch,
sister of the bride wore a
street length dress of light
blue locked lace.
The mother of the bride was
attired in a light blue crepe,
with matching accessories, and
wore a corsage of white car
nations.
The mother of the groom
chose a blue two piece suit,
with matching accessories and
a’corsage of white carnations.
Lighted white candles in two
wrought iron tree candelbra
with arrangement of white
glad, and white mums formed
the setting where the couple
received their vows.
Following the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. C. K. Futch entertain
tained at a reception in the
Christian Youth Center. The
bride’s table was overlayed
with a white lace table cloth
Bryan Park Site
Sought by State
By 808 COHN
Os Our Atlanta Bureau
SEA ISLAND - The state has
opened negotiations with Inter
national Paper Co. for a 500-acre
park site in Bryan County, State
Parks Director Horace Caldwell
has announced here.
Caldwell told the News-Press
Atlanta Bureau that he hopes to
announce park plans for the new
site at an early date. Recently,
Caldwell’s engineers turned
down another site in Bryan
County on the old Ford Planta
tion overlooking the Ogeechee
River because the area did not
contain 500 acres.
In announcing his bid for the
new site in the Richmond Hill
area of Bryan County, Caldwell
reiterated an earlier statement
that it will be “unfeasible” to
build a park on Skidaway Island
m Chatham County because a
i route to the island will be too ex-
with white and pink roses, ar
ranged around the wedding
cake.
Serving the cake was Miss
Sharon Jones, Miss Wanda
Futch, Mrs. Alvin Futch and
Miss Linda Raulerson.
The bride chose for her wed
ding trip a pink two piece suit
with matching accesories, and
her orchid from her wedding
bouquet was her corsage.
After a .short wedding trip
the couple plans to reside in
Ellabell. Mr. Jones is em
ployed by the Union Bag Paper
Corp, of Savannah, and Mrs.
Jones is employed as payroll
clerk at the Pembroke Manu
facturing Company.
PEANUT BOILING
FOR CUB PACK 331
The monthly pack meeting of
the Cub Scouts, leaders and par
ents will be held Tuesday, Sept.
28th at 8 o’clock at the For
estry Unit in Pembroke.
Ray Stevens, who has taken
over command of Pact 331, will
be in charge of the meeting.
The Cub Scouts will display
their craft projects and awards
will be presented to scouts who
have earned them.
All parents are urged to at
tend as we would like to discuss
fixing up the old scout building
at the ball park for a scout
headquarters in Pembroke. The
boys need a permanent place to
hold their meetings.
Any boy who is at least 8
years of age and is interested
in joining the Cub Scouts may
register at this meeting.
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pensive to build.
“We were very optimistic
about the Skidaway proposal un
til we learned it would take $2
million to build a bridge to the
island,” Caldwell said. “'That
killed the project.”
The new Bryan County site, he
explained, could be developed at
a more reasonable price and
would give Savannah a state
park in its “back yard.”
The interview was held aboard
The Flying Lady, the Citizens
and Southern National Bank’s
yacht. Caldwell was on a cruise
of the Brunswick inland water
ways while attending the South
ern Governors Conference here.
“We all realize,” Caldwell de
clared, “that the people of Sa
vannah desperately need a rec
reational area. We are proceed
ing with negotiations with Inter
national Paper and hope to an
nounce our plans soon.”
Official Organ City of Peanbrokn
Porterfields Are
Injured In Auto
At Cedartown
The many friends of Mr. and
Mrs. D. H. Porterfield will re
gret to learn of their wreck,
which occured last Friday, as
they approached Cedartown,
Ga., while on vacation and go
ing to Cedartown for a visit
with their son. Both Mr. and
Mrs. Porterfield are in the^hos
pital at Cedartown, and reports
are that Mr. Porterfield has
less injuries than Mrs. Porter
field, who suffered spinal in
juries, the extent of which
cannot be known at this time.
Mr. Porterfield suffered a
broken collarbone, in addition
to bruises and scratches.
Details as to how and what
happened are lacking, but it is
known that another auto was
involved.
Mr. Porterfield is foreman
for the Seaboard forces here,
and he and his wife are very
active in the affairs of the
First Baptist Church, Mr. Por
terfield being a deacon, and
chairman of the board of dea
cons.
They lived in Bryan County
many years ago at Richmond
Hill, leaving there and going
to Savannah, and from there
to Effingham county, and about
two or three years ago he re
turned to Bryan county and
lives in Pembroke. His many
friends hope that their injuries
will not be as bad as at first
thought and that they will soon
be able to return to their home
here.
Harry Humphries
Seriously Hurt In
Auto Collision
The many friends of Harry
Humphries, brother of W. L.
(Bill) Humphries will regret to
learn that he was seriously in
jured in the collision of his car
and a loaded brick truck from
Columbia, S. C. Saturday morn
ing about 6:30, and is in an un
conscious condition as of to
day (Monday) at the Memorial
Hospital in Savannah. However
the doctors seem to think that
he will soon regain conscious
ness and should recover from
his injuries.
He married a Pembroke girl,
Marceedus Stewart, and they
live in Savannah with their two
children. Mr. Humphries has a
responsible position with Union
Bag-Camp Paper Corp., where
he has been for the past 24
years. His many friends wish
for him an early recovery from
his injuries.
Mrs. Evelyn Owens spent
part of her vacation in Jack
sonville, and Lake City, Fla.
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy
McCormick.
Caldwell did not identify the
site further but he indicated that
it would be of sufficient size with
590 acres.
The parks director also an
nounced that the state is nego
tiating with the Mrs. William
Carnegie family for the purchase
of massive Cumberland Island,
one of the Golden Isles near
Brunswick.
He said the U.S. Dept, of Inte
rior also is bidding on the island
with intentions of locating a na
tional park there.
Cumberland * is about three
times the size of state-owned Je
kyll Island. Caldwell said the
beaches were' far superior to Je
kyll’s.
Ninety per cent of the island
is owned by some 15 to 20 heirs
of the late Mrs. William Carne
gie, wife of the brother of steel
(tycoon Andrew Carnegie.