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Volume 64. No. 9, P. O. Box 36, Pembroke, Georgia 31326
Ouch My
Aching Toes
By JACK ARNOLD
“You stiff-necked people, un
eircumcised in heart and ears,
you always resist the Holy
Spirit. As your fathers did, so
do you.”
—Acts 7:51.
A few years ago as I was
greeting worshipers at the
church door following the bene
diction, one young man of the
congregation said, “Ouch! My
aching toes.” The sermon dealt
with church loyalty and was an
exhortation to put such loyalty
at least in the same class with
clubs, boating, fishing, etc. It ;
was really not a very good ser- '
mon. It said again many things ;
which had been said before, I
and I fear in much the same
way.
Yet, at least one in the con
gregation felt that his toes had
been stepped on. Knowing this
young man, I was sure that he
meant what he had said and
that he applied the message to
his own life in good spirit.
What of sermons that step on
people’s toes ?
There are many people who
do not believe such sermons are
in accord with the spirit which
we should observe as we parti
cipate in holy worship. They
well contend that the service
should consist only of expres
sions of praise and thanksgiv
ing toward God. They feel that
all sermons should state the
great themes of the Christian
life and let the individual ap
ply these things to his own life
if he so desires. They feel that
any direct reference to man’s
failings are out of place in a
service of worship.
These folks make their point
well. They are valuable people
to God and their faith and their
ability to apply Christian teach
ing personally is fine. How
ever, they fail to take into ac
count one factor. There a lot
of us who are like the phara
sees and saducees to whom
-Stephen addressed the words
quoted in the above Scriptural
passage. We need somebody to
tell us exactly where we are
wrong and what we must do to
correct that wrong. We need
somebody to speak for God not
only to our faith but also to our
sins and weaknesses.
There is a notice on the wall
of Admiral Raleigh A. Burke’s
office that goes like this:
“When you’re trying to get
something done, don’t worry
too much about stepping on
someone else’s toes. Nobody
gets his toes stepped on unless
he is standing still or sitting
down on the job.”
In the church we are involved
in the greatest work in the
world. The big problem is that
many people, including numbers
who worship on Sundays do not
share this conviction. If a man
like Stephen, could preach his
last sermon under the threat of
death, and yet step on the toes
of his listeners, how can we in
this safe day do less? Stephen
knew the hypocrisy of these
supposed men of God. He let
them have it, square between
the eyes. He went on to call
them the murderers of Jesus
and men to whom God delivered
the law but wno have not kept
that law.
The preacher must, through
his sermons, step on people’s
toes lest the people be unaware
of the judgment of God upon
their ways. This is not done
in a vain or proud way but in
the spirit of brotherly concern.
Stephen showed where his heart
was when, as he was being ex
ecuted he prayed, “Lord, do not
hold this sin against them.” He
stepped on the toes of his hear
ers because he loved his Lord
and because he loved these men
and wanted to see their errors
corrected.
As a minster, I would like to
ask you as you hear preachers
preach, to take what we say
into your life through open ears
and open hearts. When we are
mistaken, love us and pray for
■JOURNAL
Enters Race
A
ED. MEEKINS
Meekins In The
Race For Tax
Commissioner
On last Thursday Mr. Ed.
Meekins a retired Lieutenant
Colonel of the Army, who mar
ried a Bryan County girl. Willie
Mae Lane, and they have three
sons Keijo, Kim and Kenny, live
in their home just North of the
City Limits of Pembroke, quali
fied as a candidate for the un
expired term of Mrs. Valerie B.
Lane as Tax Commissioner of
Bryan County, effective Janu
ary 1, 1966, the election to be
held on December 27th., 1965.
Mr. Meekins has been active
in the affairs of the service
men, and both he and his wife
■ have been active in Boy Scout
work, and with a large family
connection, he will be a strong
contender fsr the place
During his tour of duty with
the Armed Services Mr. Meek
ins served in the Ear East three
different times, and his work
consisted of handling much of
the Government business,
monies, and property in some
of the far scattered places of
the world, and he made an out
standing record there. All of
this better qualifies him for the
place he seeks.
Mr. Meekins tells us that he
is going to make an active cam
paign, and will try and see al!
of the people if it is at all pos
sible.
Aunt Os Mrs. F.
0. Miller Dies
In Savannah
Mrs. John S. (Bessie) Gatch,
75, of 230 Vernonburg Avenue,
White Bluff, Savannah, died
Sunday night at St. Joseph’s
Hospital after a long illness.
In addition to being an aunt
of Mrs. Miller, she was distant
ly related to Frank 0. Miller,
as she was the former Bessie
Tillman, of the Macedonia Sec
tion of Bulloch County and that
। is where the father of F. O.
Miller was raised and he has
many relatives that did live in
and near Macedonia Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Gatch are known
j to many Pembroke people, hav-
I ing met them at the birthday
I parties of Ye Editor.
I Mrs. Gatch was a member of
; the Calvary Baptist Temple
: and Savannah Chapter No. 52
Order of the Eastern Star.
Surviving her are her hus
| band, John S. Gatch; a daugh
' ter, Mrs. Audrey Edelman of
Wichita Falls, Tex.; three sis
ters, Mrs. E. J. Elam, Mrs. Ada
Gerard, and Mrs. S. H. New
ton all of Savannah; a grand-
I son and several nephews and
I nieces.
■ Funeral services for Mrs.
। Gatch were held on Wednesday
’ afternoon at 2 o’clock at the
Irvine Henderson Funeral
| Home with Rev. John T. Tip
pett, Jr., and Rev, W. Judson
: Lecroy officiating. Burial was
in Hillcrest Abbey Memorial
, Park.
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; us. When we are right, realize
: that it is God who is speaking
to your needs. Accept God’s
criticism. Realize that the
more spiritual your life and the
freer from disobedience to
God’s laws, the more instru
mental you will be in bringing
in the Day of the Lord.
F. O. MILLER ISSUES STATEMENT
ON THE MAYOR'S RACE IN PEMBROKE
We do not wish to inject the newspaper into any
tight of charges and counter charges, in and around the
City Election now going on.
First we would like to tell the good people of Pem
broke that Frank O Miller is making the race on what
he can and will do, if he is elected as your Mayor on De
cembei 14. We are not going to tell you any of the
tbmgs that we think our opponent did or did not do.
The VOTERS of Pembroke know both of us.
They know which one has stood for progress and
done things for the City of Pembroke.
, FO. Miller is elected as your Mayor, he promises
to hold all Court at the City Hall as he did during all the
time he was Mayor in the past. There will be no Court
held elsewhere”.
_. While we intend to let the Council name the Police
Officer, we intend to be the man to see that he does
the job, for after all the Charter of the City of Pem
broke makes the Mayor the Chief of Police.
I never have stood for it, and will not stand for it
now, for any Police officer to make a racket out of the
■ He MUST treat every person, WHITE or COLORED
r AIR and SQUARE, and have some respect for our people
passing through our little city.
mo™S JEVE THAT THE RE SHOULD BE SOME AD
JUSTMENTS ON THE WATER bills, had I been Mayor
I do not believe the Water Rent would have ever been
raised.
If I am elected I intend to try and improve our sani
tary equipment, the two old trucks that the City now
has which were bought during the term of F. O. Miller
as Mayor have long seen their best service, and should
be modernized, and probably have some additional help
to better serve our people.
I do not see the need of two police officers, but if
we do have two, then let’s have one at night and one
in the day time, not two at once.
The Council that is running, five of them were on the
ticket that ran with F. O. Miller and other one, Mr. E.
B. Miles one of his best friends and we think one of the
City s finest young men. We will get along with the
Council.
When I stepped out, quit as Mayor, the sewerage
business was where the City could get it, by signing the
papers to borrow the money to do the job, but we thought
then that the risk was too great to tie up our sewerage
funds and our water funds, and rather than put such a
burden on our people we just did not run, preferring for
some one else to do it. TODAY it is different, lam sure
that with the help that I can get, I believe that the City
of Pembroke cannot only get Sewerage, real soon, but
housing and many other advantages that we are entitled
p.^,JP romise you t 0 GO AFTER EVERYTHING WE
CAN GET, and we have been told by many that we have
a record of doing things, we wlil improve on that if given
a chance.
Now in closing we want to tell the people of Pem
broke that before we entered this race, we called on Mr.
Spinks and asked him if he intended to run again he
replied NO, IT HAS ABOUT PUT ME OUT OF BUSI
NESS, FOR THE PEOPLE I HAVE TO TRY ARE THE
ONES THAT DID TRADE WITH ME, NOW THEY
DON T, then we told him that we were going to run
he shook our hand and said, FRANK, I WOULD NOT
RUN AGAINST YOU, YOU ARE ONE OF MY BEST
FRIENDS. Then it was that I qualified.
After I qualified I got an indirect request from Mr.
Spinks to get out of the race because he was going to
have to change his mind about running. We sent him
word back that we were in the race to stay and win if
possible.
We will appreciate the vote of everyone and promise
you the very best service possible at ail times.
Sincerely,
Frank O. Miller
The Pembroke Journal To Be
Official Newspaper For Bryan
County Effective January 1
After what (to us seemed
an eternity), The Journal has
declared The Pembroke Journal
as the Official Organ for all
Legal Advertising for the year
1966, effective as of January
1, 1966.
We prepared the paper, ask
ing that this be done, and we
further asked that they make
it read that The Journal would
be the Official Paper for the
even years, that is 1966-68-70
and so on, and that the Bryan
Countain for the odd years, that
is of 1967-68 and so on, as we
felt that both of the news
papers were entitled to a fair
break at the county’s business,
and that was all that we asked
for.
Under the law, this business
is given by the Sheriff, the
Ordinary and the Clerk of the
; County. Any two of them can
j give the patronage to another
paper, or likewise any two of
’ them can keep it where it is.
We are happy to say that all
1 three signed for the change, and
' a copy of the paper they sign
ed, was as follows:
Legal Notice
This is notice that The Pem
broke Journal has been selected
' as the oficial newspaper for
I year 1966, effective Jan. 1,
' 1966. And believing in fair play,
1 and wishing to keep down hav
ing to do this each year we
hereby set up and designate The
Pembroke Journal as the Of
' ficial Newspaper for the even
PEMBROKE. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9TH. 1965
years, and the Bryan Countian
for the odd years, that is that
the Official Newspaper will ro
tate each year from The Jour
nal to The Bryan Countian, so
long as the two operate and
get out creditable newspapers,
as we believe that is the fair
and proper way for this busi
ness to be handled.
Signed,
KYLE D. SMITH
Sheriff, Bryan County, Ga.
BERTIE L. BACON
Ordinary, Bryan County,
Ga.
H. B. WARNELL
Clerk of Courts,
Bryan County, Ga.
The above has to appear as
an ad for four weeks in The
Bryan Countain and also in
The Pembroke Journal. We
pay the Bryan Countain for
their publishing of the ad and
we publish it for FREE, which
we are happy to do.
There will be a meeting of
the Savannah District Confer
ence of the Methodist Church,
Tuesday, December 7th, at the
Robert Mclntire Church in Sa
vannah. The meeting will begin
at 9:30 to 3 p.m.
Mr. L. F. Rogers, Mr. and
Mrs. Cleveland Strickland and
daughters visited Mr. and Mrs.
Q. F. Norris and family in Ma
con over the week-end.
Enters Race
I
V
Biondean S. Newman
BLONDEAN NEWMAN
ENTERS RACE FOR
TAX COMMISSIONER
The many friends of Mrs.
Biondean S. Newman will be
interested to learn that she
has qualified and announces as
a candidate for the office of
Tax Commissioner of Bryan
County in the Special Election
to be held on December 27th,
1965 to fill the unexpired term
of Mrs. Valerie B. Lane, re
signed.
Biondean S. Newman is well
qualified for the place she
seeks, and for several months
she has been working with the
Pembroke State Bank and has
made many friends, due to her
smile and faithful service to the
bank and those she came in
contact with.
She is related to a large num
ber of people in the 20th Dis
trict, and lives in the 1380th
District, all of which adds to
her chance of making a good
race. She tells us that she is
going to make every effort to
see as many people as she can,
and will try and see all if pos
sible, but realizes that the time
is short, and politics is new to
her, and she may be unable to
travel as fast as she might
want to. Anyway she is going
to make an effort to see every
one.
Garden Club
To Have Tea
The Pembroke Garden Club
will entertain with a Golden
Age Tea, Sunday afternoon,
December 12th from four to six
p.m. in the home of the Presi
dent, Mrs. H. B. Brewton at
Lanier.
Each Garden Club member
has the privilege to invite a
guest, who is not a member of
the club and is sixty years old
or more than sixty.
This will be an enjoyable af
fair and all that can should
avail themselves the opportun
ity to attend.
Gospel Sing
The Beulah Baptist Church,
will have a Gospel Sing Sat
urday night, December 11th, at
the church beginning at 7:30.
Everyone is invited to attend.
Refreshmetns will be served.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to express my sincere
appreciation for the prayers,
cards, visits, flowers, gifts, and
other kindnesses during my
stay in the hospital and since
returning home. May God bless
each of you is my prayer.
Pauline Purvis.
NOTICE VOTERS IN CITY ELECTION
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1965
When You Mark Your Ticket For
Members Os The City Council -
YOU MUST VOTE FOR FIVE, FOR
YOUR BALLOT TO BE COUNTED.
C. T. Bashlor
Richmond Hill
Died Saturday
Charlie Tillman Bashlor, 33,
of Richmond Hill, died Satur
day at Memorial Hospital after
a short illness.
He was a. member of the
Richmond Hill Methodist
Church and Local No. 728, In
ternational Brotherhood of
Teamsters.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Carolyn Virginia Brown Bash
ler of Richmond Hill; two
daughters, Alice and Cindy
Denise Bashlor of Richmond
Hill; three sons, Tommy and
Eddie Bashlor and Jeff Miller,
all of Richmond Hill; his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude E.
Bashlor; maternal grandmoth
er, Mrs. Lou Bashlor; eight
sisters, Mrs. Wilma Gregory of
Orlando, Fla., Mrs. Ima Hudg
ins, Mrs. Margie Woods, and
Mrs. Janis Clark, all of Mid
way, Mrs. Eunice Townsend and
Mrs. Lynele Davis, both of Sa
vannah, Mrs. Betty Smith and
Mrs. Inez Smith, both of Rich
mond Hill; two brothers, P. H.
Bashlor of Hinesville and Hu
bert Bashlor of Folkston; and
a number of nieces and nep
hews.
Funeral services for Mr.
Bashlor were held at the Rich
mond Hill Methodist Church at
3 p.m. Tuesday. Rev. Robert E.
Barnes officiating. Interment
Richmond Hill Cemetery. The
body lay in state at the church
from 2 p.m. until time for the
services. Active pallbearers
were Leon Fortner, William
Moncrief, C. Neil Bashlor, Carl
ton Gill, John L. Lewis and
Weldon Brown.
Public Notice
Pembroke, Georgia
December 6, 1965
This is to publicly announce
that I, Mrs. Sophie D. Smith,
will not be a candidate for the
office of Tax Commissioner of
Bryan County, Georgia in the
forthcoming special election for
same. Though I have qualified
and announced my candidacy
for this office, I have this day
withdrawn from the race and
will not present myself for the
office. This leaves but one can
didate for the office and gives
anyone ample time to qualify
for same.
Realizing that my husband
holds a political office, it is my
opinion and conclusion that for
me to enter into this race would
involve too great a political
obligation upon us, at this time
and in the future.
I sincerely wish to thank my
many friends for their encour
agement and interest in my
race and regret very much not
being in a position to serve
them.
Mrs. Sophie D. Smith.
Rev. Huggins of Register
who is very well known here
gave the message at the Pem
broke Methodist Church last
Sunday night, December 5 due
to the absence of Rev. Jack
Arnold who left Sunday for Ma
con, to attend the annual meet
ing of the Georgia Association
of Soil and Water Conservation
Supervisors, which began at 8
p.m. Sunday night. Rev. Arn
old is chaplain of the Coastal
District of the organization.
Mr. Harry Owens and Mr. Ted
Rich also assisted in the serv
ices.
RENEW YOUR PAPER
FOR CITY COUNCIL
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E. B. (Billy) MILES
I hereby announce that I am'
a candidate for City Council
in the City of Pembroke elec
tion to be held on December 14,
1965.
I promise that, if I am elect
ed, I shall at all times put forth
my best efforts to carry out the
duties of the office efficiently
and to serve the people to the
best of my ability.
If I am elected by you, I will
do my best to warrant the trust
you have placed in me.
Your vote will be highly ap
preciated.
Sincerely
E. B. (Billy) MILES.
Plans Told Os
Wedding Os
Miss Strickland
Plans are complete for the
wedding of Miss Mary Sue
Strickland and Leveme Burns.
Miss Strickland is the daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. P. L. Strick
land of Springfield. Mr. Burns
is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Bruce G. Burns of Springfield.
The ceremony will take place
at the Springfield Baptist
Church, Sunday, December 12
at 3:30 p.m. The Rev. Don P.
Stroud will officiate. A pro
gram of music will be present
ed by Mrs. Charles Hartzog,
organist, and Mrs. Charles
Strickland, soloist.
Miss Strickland will be given
in marriage by her father. Mrs.
Charles Strickland, sister-in
law of the bride-elect, will be
the matron-of-honor.
Ronald Burns will be his
brother’s best man. Ushers
will be Donnie Burns, brother
of the bridegroom - to - be,
Charles Strickland, brother of
the bride, bath of Springfield,
Ashley Morgan and Ryal Mor
gan of Springfield.
Immediately after the cere
mony the bride’s parents will
entertain at a reception in the
church social hall. Relatives
and friends of the couple are
invited to the wedding and the
reception.
Gifts will be displayed ait the
home of the bride.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce G. Burns
will entertain at the rehearsal
supper.
Former Resident
Os Bryan Died At
Metter Wed.
Mrs. Minnie Gray Steptoe, 62
of Metter died in the Candler
County Hospital Wednesday
night after a long illness.
She was a native of Banks
county, but lived in Bryan
County for some time prior to
moving to Candler county, she
was the widow of W. J. Steptoe
who lived in the Bacontown sec
tion near Pembroke several
years ago.
Survivors are a daughter,
Mrs. T. F. Rogers of Pembroke;
her mother, Mrs. Clayton Lane
of Washington; four sisters,
Mrs. Rupert Simmons of Gas
tonia, N. C., Mrs. Eugene Rice
of Columbia, S. C., Mrs. Paul
Roberts of Clarkesville, and
Mrs. Sam Ray of Washington;
a brother, Mann Lane of San
Mateo, Calif., and three grand
children.
Funeral services for Mrs.
Steptoe were held at 2:30 p.m.
at Carnesville.
Official Organ City of Pembroke
Many Attended
Baptist "M"
Night Meeting
The Ogeechee River Baptist
Associational “M” Night Pro
gram was held Monday, Decem
ber 6 at the First Baptist
Church Statesboro. There were
593 persons present for the
meeting.
Three attendance awards
were presented by the Associa
tion. First award: all expenses
paid for two people to the
Training Union Leadership
Clinic at Georgia Baptist As
sembly, Toccoa, Georgia in July
was presented to Macedonia
Baptist Church. Second award:
all expense paid for one person
to the Training Union Week at
Mercer University June 6-10,
1966, went to Friendship Bap
tist Church. Third award: a
Training Union Record Board
to the church with highest at
tendance that does not have
Training Union, was received
by Clite Baptist Church.
Mr. Joe Winter, Training
Union Director of First Baptist
Church, Pembroke, and a group
from Pembroke attended the
meeting.
Reverend Lawrence V. Brad
ley, Jr., pastor of the Curtis
Baptist Church, Augusta, was
the inspirational speaker. Rev
erend Bradley brought an in
spiring and challenging mes
sage on the theme: “Toward
Mature Discipleship.”
The Reverend Bobby Helton,
Associational Training Direc
tor, presided over the meeting.
Miss Burnsed
Completes
Her Plans
Wedding plans have been
completed by Miss Brenda
Lavon Burnsed and James
Oscar Baker Nelson.
The Rev. James L. Hendrix
will perform the ceremony
Thursday afternoon, December
23, at 5 o’clock in the Pem
broke Methodist Church.
The bride-elect is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Royce
Willard Burnsed. Mr. Nelson
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Godley of Blitchton, Ga.
Miss Burnsed will be given
in marriage by her father and
will have as her attendants,
Mrs. Glenda Denmark as mat
ron of honor, Miss Anne Burn
sed, sister of the bride-elect,
and Miss Glennis Lee as junior
bridesmaids.
Thomas Nelson will serve as
best man for his brother and
ushers will be George T. Hen
dry and William Shaw of Little
Rock, Arkansas.
All relatives and friends are
invited to the wedding and to
the reception that will follow
in the social hall of the church.
W. C. Payne In
Sav'h. Hospital
For Treatment
The many friends of Mr. W.
C. Payne of Pembroke will be
pleased to know that he is get
ting along nicely following min
or surgery the past week at
St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savan
nah.
For sometime his Doctor has
advised that he go to the hos
pital for a minor operation and
a rest. It is thought that he
will be back home before
many days, but will have to
take things easy for a while
after coming back.
Ye Editor and his wife visit
ed him on Sunday and found
his room filled with relatives
and friends, in fact we only
stayed a few minutes to make
room for the crowd that had
come a distance in some cases
to see him.
The many friends of Miss
Pauline Purvis will be glad to
learn that she returned home
last Thursday after being a
patient for five weeks in St.
Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah.
She has improved some and her
friends hope it won’t be long
(before she will make a com
plete recovery.