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Vol. 64, No. 18, P. O. Box 36, Pembroke, Georgia 31326
By JACK ARNOLD
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Church
Prayer
“And when you pray . . .
Matthew 6:5.
The trouble with most of us I
is that we treat prayer as an .
extra-curricular activity of re
ligion.
Jesus didn't see it that way.
He said to his disciples, “And
when you pray . . .” He did not i
say “If you pray . . but !
“when you pray . . .” His use
of the word “when” indicates
that Jesus considered prayer as j
an essential element in a fol- I
lower’s life. j
Is prayer an essential in
gredient in your life?
What is the condition of a
life that lacks this central in
gredient ?
Every now and then 1 like to
tinker around in the kitchen.
One day I decided to mix up a
batch of pancakes. I combined "
the pancakes’ ingredients care- 1
fully according to the recipe, or ,
so I thought. When I baked
the pancakes, they didn’t rise.
They just lay there as close tc
the bottom of the skillet as they
could and dried up like a piece
of leather. 1 had used plain
flour and left out the baking
powder. The pancakes turned
out flat and tasteless.
Life without prayer is flat
and tasteless.
Os course, you can point out
people whose lives have been
carefree and blessed with all
sorts of good things — without
one word of prayer.
But wait, I’m not talking
about only the productive years
of youth and middle age. I’m
talking of a happy and produc
tive and satisfying life that
lasts every inch of the way.
This kind of life just isn't
likely to happen to a person
who lives in our complex world
sharing its anxieties and its
frustrations and still doesn’t
pray about them.
So, again I say, taking the
long view, the life without
pray er is flat and tasteless
just liek the pancakes sans the
essential ingredient.
Test yourself.
When some tragedy strikes
close, what do you do? Natur
ally, you are going to react.
Your body will undergo physic
al changes in an instant. Your
mind will turn somersaults. Will
anything happen spiritually
during this reaction ?
It should. You should pray.
I don’t mean that you will fall
to your knees and in tears and
loud supplication take it to the
Lord. Some may. But will you
pray God’s strength to those
affected yb the tragedy? Will
you pray for outward calm and
wisdom in determining what
you can do that will do the
most good?
You should.
And you should pray at meal
time and at bedtime, grateful
for what you have and what
you are and the night’s sleep.
You should pray in church. Not
just watch and listen, but ac
tively and soulfully pray for
loved ones, for the church, for
yourself.
Prayer is an embarrassing
subject to many Christians. It
should be. God expects our
prayers. Why ? Because Jesus
said, “And when you pray . . .”
And Jesus is not going to ex
pect something of his disciples
that won’t be of considerable
help to them and to God.
Be a praying Christian
There’s no other kind.
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Rogers
and little daughter of Carters
ville, Ga. visited Mr. and Mrs
Cleveland Strickland and his
father Mr. S. G. Rogers during
week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Winders
and Dr. and Mrs. Rupert Heller
and daughter Karen of Savan
nah were guests of Mrs. J. C.
Mock during the week-end.
Dr. and Mrs. Emory P. Smith
and children of Claxton, spent
Sunday with his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. E. P. Smith, Sr.
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mk. AND MRS. GEORGE B. GRAHAM
The above picture was made by Ye Editor on Sunday at the
home of the Grahams, where they were celebrating their Golden
Wedding Anniversary. It was a nice affair with the family and
friends present for this happy occasion.
MR. & MRS GRAHAM
OBSERVE GOLDEN
ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Graham
observed their golden wedding
anniversary Sunday, February
27th at their home. An interest
ing coincidence of this celebra
tion was the Grahams were
married exactly fifty years ago
Sunday, February 27th.
The home was decorated,
with yellow chrysanthemums
and golden daffodils and
greenery.
A regular old fashioned din
ner was served buffet style,
from a large table loaded with
very good food and various
kinds of cakes and cookies, tea
and coffee.
The table upon which the
wedding cake was placed was
covered with a white linen
cloth. The cake was placed in
the center of the table. It was
surrounded with ivy and daffo
dills. The tiered cake was white
and the top tier had an orna
ment of gold leaves and cent
ered with a golden bell.
There were crystal candle
■ holders with white candles on
either side of the cake and
bowls of punch at each end of
> the table.
Mrs. Graham chose a navy
crepe with matching jacket, her
corsage was of white carnations
with gold ribbons.
I The family and friends cer
’ tainly enjoyed being present to
help Mr. and Mrs. Graham cele
brate this happy event.
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1 Mr. J. Dixie Harn left Sun
e day on a business trip to At-
J lanta. He returned Monday
8 evening.
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is sickness and H-bombs and other people and themselves
g and — well, just life in general.
What they need is somebody to comfort them in times
, g of fear — somebody strong and true.
r Who? The answer is God.
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If you have fears, tell God about them. He will help you
overcome them. Get to know God better and you will see.
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Ann Judson
Circle Has
Meeting
The Ann Judson Circle of the
First Baptist Church W. M. U.
met Monday evening, February
28, with Mrs. Billy Kennedy.
After the devotional by Mrs.
Kennedy, Mrs. Purvis Brannen
presented the program. Her
subject was “Teaching Missions
in the Chruch”, and she point
ed out that the task of teaching
missions is the mutual respon
sibility of the W. M. U. and
the Brotherhood.
In the absence of the chair
man, Mrs. David Blitch, Mrs.
Kennedy presided over the busi
ness meeting. Reports were
made by the various chairmen.
A letter from Hubert 0. Hurt,
director of the Language Mis
sions in Florida was read. This
was a letter of appreciation for
the winter clothing the Circle
sent for the Cuban Refugees.
Members present were: Mrs.
Billy Kennedy, Mrs. Joe Win
; ter, Mrs. Joseph Lane, Mrs.
1 Glen Martin, Mrs. Robert Neal,
* Mrs. S. L. Quattlebaum, Mrs.
f Purvis Brannen and Mrs. W. W.
Curl, Jr. Mrs. Larry Warnock
f visited with the Circle.
r The hostess served a delect
-8 able salad course.
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- child. Located just outside city
limits on Route 67. It is equip
ped with bath, hot water heat
- er, gas heaters and gas tank.
- Can get it partially furnished
V cr otherwise, for further infor
mation call 653-2345.
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA. THURSDAY MARCH 3, 1966
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Captain William Coley, Jr., Senior Advisor, Ist Battalion
43rd Infantry during operation “New Life 65,” was a key figure g
in the overall success enjoyed by the 43rd Infantry. j
Captain Coley, without regard for his own safety, on many j,
rccasions, moved forward under heavy enemy fire to direct air n
strikes, call for artillery support, and to more effectively advise “
his counterpart on the proper employments of the Ist Bn. The
Courage, Vast Knowledge and Sound Advise of Capt. Coley
added in large measure to the effective combat operations con
ducted by the Ist Bn. 43rd Inf. His actions in the face of an
armed enemy, reflect most highly upon himself as an individual
and upon the U. S. Advisory Command in Viet Nam. For this
action, the Republic of Viet Nam Awards Capt. Coley the Gallan
try Cross with Silver Star.”
BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Futch an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Tharesa Gay, weight 6 lbs. and
4 ozs. February 24th at the
Candler-Telfair Hospital in Sa
vannah.
Maternal grandparents, M>
and Mrs L. E Wolfe “
Paternal Grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. C. K. Futch all of
Pembroke.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Frost of
Ellabelle announce the birth of
a daughter, Jerry Lynn on Feb
ruary 24th at the Candler-
Telfair Hospital in Savannah.
The baby weighed seven pounds,
four and one half ounces.
Maternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Jones of
Ellabelle and Paternal grand
parents arc Mr. and Mrs. Troy
Frost.
MRS. EDWARDS
REVIEWS MISSION
STUDY BOOK
The Women’s Missionary So
ciety of the First Baptist
Church heard a splendid review
of the mission book “Panama,
the Land Between” by Walker
Knight, given by Mrs. T. H.
Edwards at the church, Thurs
day evening February 24th.
The program began with de
votional and prayer by Mrs. W.
W. Curl, Jr.
Mrs. Edwards review of the
subject was complete from the
historical, spiritual and modern.
She gave brief background of
the Baptist Misisonary in Pana
ma. She used maps, pictures
and recordings also to give
more emphasis on the subject.
Mrs. Cleo Donahoo gave the
closing prayer.
NIGHT CIRCLE
HAS MEETING
The Night Circle of W.S.C.S.
of the Pembroke Methodist
Church, met Thursday night,
February 17th at the home of
Mrs. Kyle D. Smith.
Mrs. Alene Shaw gave the
devotional, and Mrs. Helen Gra
ham planned and gave the pro
gram: 'Christian Women in an
International Community.”
Miss Blanche Lanier, circle
chairman presided during the
routine business session.
• Members present were: Mrs.
Helen Graham, Mrs. Alene
Shaw, Mrs. Jack Arnold, Miss
Blanche Lanier, Mrs. Harry
Owens, Mrs. Cooper DeLoach
and Mrs. Kyle Smith.
The hostess served refresh
, ments during social hour.
Mr. and Mrs. James Williams
;,and children of Jacksonville,
Florida visited his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. M. Williams dur
ing the weekend.
Coy C. Burnsed
Dies At Home
Os An Accident
Coy C. Burnsed, 60, died at
his home near Pembroke on
Monday afternoon, as the re
sult of an accident.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Ollie Burnsed; four sons,
Charles Burnsed of Statesboro,
Eugene Burnsed of Ellabell, and
Richard Burnsed and Billy
Burnsed, both of Pembroke; a
daughter, Mrs. Joan Shead of
Austell; two brothers, Arthur
Burnsed and Houston Burnsed
of Pembroke, two half brothers,
Rufus Burnsed, Jr., of Brook
let and James Burnsed of Jack
sonville, Fla., two sisters, Mrs.
Ollie Weber and Mrs. Buna
Bazemore; four half sisters,
Mrs. Arlene Morgan of Hagan,
Ga., Mrs. Lois Morgan of Daisy,
Ga., Mrs. Wendelene Sapp of
Springfield and Mrs. Carol
Burnsed of Birmingham, Ala.
Funeral services were, held
on Wednesday, at 3:30 at Red
Hill Primitive Baptist Church,
conducted by Elder Roy R. Sims
and Elder J. M. Tidwell. Active
pallbearers were Henry Waters,
Lester Burnsed, Floyd DeLoach,
J. K. Williams, W. C. McElveen
and G. W. Burnsed. Honorary
pall bearers were E. W. Den
mark, Rastus Byrd, Delmas
Hodges, Tom Kicklighter, E. W.
DeLoach, Clisby Denmark, W.
W. Shuman and Robert Fan-,
ning. Morrison Funeral Home!
was in charge.
Thanks Friends
We would like to take this
opportunity to thank the people
of the companies who support
ed the senior class with ads for
the 1966 annual.
We cannot take the space nor
the time to list each company,
organization, or individual who
gave us help and financial aid;
however, we do want to express
our thanks to the clubs of Rich
mond Hill who were so kind to
us when we were having diffi
culty. Our faculty, substitute
teachers, and the families of
our faculty were especially nice
to us.
We regret that we cannot
send you a thank you note, but
we hope that you will pass this
message along.
The Senior Class.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Sim
visited Dr. and Mrs. Rex Stubbs
and family in Gainesville re
cently and while in Florida,
they spent the week-end in Fort
Meyers, Fla. They returned
home last Thursday.
SUPT. SUMMERLYN PRESENTS MEDDERs
WITH JAYCEE CITIZENSHIP AWARD
Shown above is Howell Meders, student of the Bryan County
High School being presented a Jaycee Citizenship Award. I his
is an honor to this fine young man, the son of Mr. and Mrs. I). E.
Medders.
TWO YOUNG BRYAN
LADIES APPEAR IN
FASHION SHOW
Miss Anne Burnsed and Miss
Melinda Berry appeared in the
Tots and Teens Fashion Show
in the Azalea Room of Levy’s
of Savannah on February 28th.
They shared the spotlight with
ten other young ladies.
Anne, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. R. W. Burnsed, wore a
sports outfit composed of a
denim blue kettlecloth top,
sleeveless and V-necked, with a
white embossed diamond de
signed pique making the sassy
skirt. The jamaica shorts under
neath were also of blue kettle
cloth. Anne is the grand
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Hendry.
Melinda, daughter of Master
Sergeant and Mrs. C. W. Berry,
was dressed in navy blue Pop
eye pants, which are low-slung
bell bottoms. To complete her
outfit Melinda wore a crisply
tailored shirt with long sleeves
in a lively print. Melinda is
the granddaughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Noah Dixon.
After the fashion show, both
girls received a free gift and
a delicious dinner served in the
Azalea Room.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to take this opport
unity to thank friends, neigh
bors and relatives for their help
and especially the Pembroke
Fire Department during the re
cent fire at our home. All
acts of kindness and thought
fulness is greatfully appreciat
ed.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Scott
Preached For Baptist Sunday
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RF.V. AND
Guest preacher at the First Baptist Church on Sunday was Rev.
Robert D. Mosely of Mclntyre, Ga. He was accompanied by
his charming wife. We understand that he was preaching a
“trial sermon.” and while we did not hear him Sunday due to
our being incapacitated, having had the first “nervous chill of
a lifetime on Saturday night, and it more or less "scared the
daylights out of us." But we have heard Rev. Mosely and would
be delighted to see him come to Pembroke.
Official Organ, City of Pembroke
GEORGIA
WRANGLERS
ATTEND FROLIC
Members of the Georgia
Wranglers attended the horse
show held by the Rocking S.
Riding Club of Savannah on
Sunday, Feb. 20.
The show started at 12:00 and
there was nine events on the
program. Our club members
won the following ribbons, Dan
ny Warnell, third place in pole
bending; Herman Butler, first
place in musical chairs; Gerald
Cowart second place in the res
cue race, fourth place in the
barrel weave. Our members are
having a good time riding their
horses, attending the shows and
they would like to invite any
one with a horse to come out
and ride with them. Our arena
is located on Highway 321
north of Pembroke.
Mr. and Mrs. James P
Rodgers and children, Jimmy'
Karen and Cathy of Decatur
Ga. were house guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Odum during
the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. David Jones
spent the week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rayford
Vinson in Albany, Ga. Return
ing home on Sunday night they
had an automobile accident near
Eastman, Ga. Mr. Jones was not
injured but Mrs. Jones was car
ried to the Eastman hospital
for observation, she was moved
Monday to the Metter hospital
where she will remain the rest
of the week. Mrs. Jones is Bry
an County Home Economist.
Bryan Gy. High
Senior Is Chosen
"Best Citizen"
A Bryan County High School
senior has received a letter of
congratulation from State Jay
cee President W. Carroll Ward
on his selection as the school
representative in the State Jay
cee Good Citizenship Program.
Howell Medders was selected
by the high school teachers as
“the outstanding senior high
school boy who is in the top
third scholastically of his class,
and has shown strong leader
ship and citizenship qualities.”
The program was told to Prin
cipal W. E. Summerlin in a let
ter from Harry H. Thompson,
111, State Jaycee chairman of
the Good Citizen Program.
Mrs. Gay
Hostess To
- Lingerfelt Circle
The Lingerfelt Circle of the
First Baptist Church W.M.U.
met' Monday night, February
28th with Mrs. Lucy Gay as
hostess. Mrs. Gay presented
the program. The subject was
“Teaching Missions in the
Church.” Mrs. Gay brought
out the mutual responsibility of
the W. M. U. and the Brother
hood. She made list of the
duties of each organization
which was given out to all pre
sent. She closed the program
with prayers.
Mrs. Lena Boyette, Circle
Chairman presided over busi
ness session. Routine reports
were given and the Community
Mission project was selected for
March. The hostess served de
licious refreshments. Members
present were: Mrs. Mary Elli
son, Mrs. Dallas Cason, Mrs.
Elizabeth Geyer, Mrs. Janette
Humphries, Mrs. Lena Boyette,
Mrs. Elise Bacon. Mrs. Mary
Ellison will be hostess for the
March meeting.
BLACK CREEK
H. D. CLUB
MEETING
The Black Creek Home Dem
onstration Club met Tuesday
p.m. Feb. 22nd at the home of
Mrs. Ivy Smith with Mrs.
Ethel Smith as co-hostess.
Mrs. I ruman Stubbs, presi
dent, presided at the meeting.
Mrs. Truman Stubbs gave the
demonstration Handsome Hems
for her, which was very inter
esting. Routine business was
discussed.
Games were played. Winners
were Mrs. Brooks DeLoach,
Mrs. Harmon Jones, Mrs. John
Story.
George Washington refresh
ments were carried out.
Members present were: Mrs.
' Jack Edwards, Mrs. Brooks De
i Loach, Mrs. Ivy Smith, Mrs. T.
T. Osteen, Mrs. John Edwards,
Mrs. Harmon Jones, Mrs. John
Hatfield, Mrs. Ethel Smith,
Mrs. John Story, Mrs. Marjorie
Jones, Mrs. Harold Warnell,
Mrs. Truman Stubbs.
MR.& MRS. MORGAN
VISIT IN FLORIDA
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Morgan
spent part of last week in Or
lando, Fla. visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Dan Harvey and Mrs. H.
D. Harbin, Sr.
। While there they attended the
wedding of Miss Barbara Smith
and Herbert Harbin, Jr. Her
bert is the grandson of Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Morgan. The Mor
gans also visited Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Thompson and family, in
Jacksonville, Fla. and Mr. and
Mrs. Rex L. Waters and family
in Darien, Ga. before returning
home.
VISITING PREACHER
AT FIRST BAPTIST
Rev. Charles Stewart of
1 Statesboro, Ga. will again
, preach at the First Baptist
■ Church on Sunday, March 6th
, for both morning and evening
। services. A good attendance is
expected to hear Rev. Stewart.
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