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Volume 65, Number 34, Pembroke, Georgia 31321, P. 0. Box 36
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By
Rev. Robert Moseley
Pastor
First Baptist Church
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“I Lift Up My Soul
Unto The Lord”
Psalm 25
David is laying his soul bare
unto the Lord. There seems to
be something, in his life, which
is causing him a great deal of
anxiety. David begins to search
his own life to find out the
cause of his distress, We will
try to analyze this Psalm in a
way which will be beneficial to
our lives. We are sure David
gained strength from his talk
with God. Using the thoughts
of this Psalm as an outline we
will try to lay out a pattern
that each of us can follow in
strengthening our devotional
lives.
Verse 17 is the first point of
the outline. David tells God of
his troubles and then asks the
Lord to relieve him of the bur
den of the distresses in his life
which seem insurmountable.
Verse 7 is the second point
of the outline. David "asks the
Lord to forgive his sins. He
wants God to wipe the slate
clean, according to the mercies
of the Lord.
Verse 16 is the third point of
the outline. David refers back
to verse 7. He feels that the
sins of his youth have a great
deal to do with the condition
of his life, He feels that he
has been completely forsaken
by God and is afflicted because
of this desolation. He calls out
to God for mercy.
Verse 11 is the fourth point
of the outline. As David begins
to think of his past life, some
thing new seems to come into
his mind. This must be a sin
ir sins of great consequence,
le knows that this thing must
4 taken out of his heart and
the Lord is the only one cap
able of doing this.
Verse 12 is the fifth point of
the outline. David has found
relief from his transgressions
and, as verse 13 states, his soul
is at ease with the Lord. He
has met God face to face and is
standing in awe, in the pres
ence of the Lord.
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School Will
Open Sept. 1
School will open for regular
session on September 1. It will
take in at 8:35 a.m. and dismiss
at 3:15 p.m. The lunchroom will
operate that day. Prices to all
students will be 30ec.
Monday, September 4 will be
a holiday. Students will report
back to school on September 5.
School buses will run on regular
schedule.
The new teachers for the
1967-68 school term are as fol
lows: Mr. Richard W. Van
Brunt, Jr., coach, Mr. Jason B.
Jarrard, assistant principal, ele
mentary school, Mrs. Jack Mal
lard, Bth grade, and Mrs. Zebe
Chestnut, high school.
Betty Hughes attended Youth
Retreat, at the Christian
Church Camp at Shellman
Bluff last week Monday thru
Thursday.
PATIRONIZE OUR ADVERRITISERS
Tie Pemebokee
S OURNAL
Richmond Hill
.
Lions Score
Heavily
The votes are in! It's offi
cial, The Richmond Hill Lions
Club was unanimously voted
number one in the gastronomi
cal poll. Twenty Lions cast
their ballots August 23, 1967
at International Paper Com
pany’s Belfast Lodge. There
was not one dissenting vote
among the local delegation: The
~ “Ayes” had it.
i Traditionally famous for
hosting their “shore dinners,”
the civic group enjoyed some of
the finest boiled shrimp and
golden fried trout fillets that
could be had. Largely respon
sible for this fete were Lions
Elwood C. “Robby” Robinson
and Ira C. “Bud” Casey. Not
only did they represent the
“procurement committee,” but
along with Lion Carlos Jones,
did the preliminary work of or
ganizing and cooking. It was
also purported that Lion H. J.
Foster served on the procure
ment committee as a “pro tem”
member and scored heavily on
the toadfish population.
Lions Robinson and Casey
fight a never ending battle
against diminishing waist lines.
Everyone has heard of the
Presidents Commission on Phy
sical Fitness — everyone except
these two, that is. Calories ran
rampant from the pots and
skewers of this dynamic duo
and the ballot was not the only
“stuffed” item.
Customarily, at functions of
this sort, guests were plentiful.
Among them were Clyde Miller,
former Richmond Hill Lion,
who will soon enroll in Middle
Tennessee State University of
Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Mr.
Miller will pursue his M.A. de
gree. Mr. Miller was also giv
‘en the honor of re-enacting his
old role of tail twister—a bposi
tion he artfully used to extract
monies from the “convention
delegates.” Many said Clyde
smelled the fish clear from
Murfreesboro. Other guests in
cluded Messers. Stuart Carpen
ter, D. L. Hagin, Al L. Kelly,
Jim McLaughlin and James
Taylor. Incidentally vote was
denied all guests but rumor has
it that their unofficial poll was
in agreement with the Lion
delegates.
After a short business meet
ing the delightful evening end
ed and the various “voters” left
the polling place, a bit heavier,
but eagerly awaiting the next
“election.”
R AN
ELLABELL SOLDIER
GETS PROMOTION
AT FORT BENNING
FT. BENNING, Ga. (AHT
NC)—John W. Attaway, 19, son
of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Atta
way of Route 1, Ellabell, Ga.,
was promoted to Army private
pay grade E-2 upon completion
of basic combat training at Ft.
Benning, Ga., August 11.
The promotion was awarded
two months earlier than is cus
~ tomary under an Army policy
providing incentive for out
- standing trainees,
As many as half the trainees
~in each training cycle are elig
ible for the early promotion,
based on scores attained during
- range firing, high score on the
~physical combat proficiency
- test, military bearing and lead
~ ership potential,
During advanced individual
training, also of eight weeks
- duration, those who received
early advancement to E-2 may
. be eligible for another “accel
erated” promotion, to E-3 (pri
vate first class).
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1967
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Amout 300 Georgia 4-H’ers met in Atlanta Augustt 22-25
for the 25th Annual State 4-H Congress.
It is at this event that the district 4-H champions, select
ed from more than 7,000 county champions, compete for state
honors, and the privilege of representing Georgia at the
National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago, 111.
Our own Bryan Countian, Mary Warnell, represented the
Southeast District in the State Forestry competition. She won
over District winner from three other districts. Mary’s
vinnir ore was based on her 4-H records, which had al
ready been judged and her educational demonstration which
he | ented on Thursday morning in Atlanta. Her demon
stration was entitled, “To Burn or Not To Burn,” and was
based on the importance of prescribed and controlled forest
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fires
The Georgia Forestry Association sponsors the 4-H Fores
try Project
A tate winner, Mary is awarded an expense-paid trip
to National 4-H Congress in Chicago in November.
Accompanying Mary to Atlanta was Marjorie Jones, Bryan
County Extension Home Economist. Her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Warnell, Frederick, Carolyn, and David Warnell
also made the trip to Atlanta for Mary’s winning demon
stration
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R EET——
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C. C. Spinks Is
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Injured In Auto
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Accident Monday
The many friends of C. C.
Spinks, a former Mayor of
Pembroke and at the present
time an employee of the Fed
eral Government will regret to
learn that he was seriously in
jured near Midway on Monday
afternoon late, when in some
manner, while driving along the
highway in a heavy downpour,
he tried to get off on the side
of the road, because he could
not see to drive, but in getting
off the road, he either hit some
thing or ran off a culvert, and
it is said that his car turned
over three times,
Friends from Pembroke went
immediately to Hinesville
where an ambulance had car
ried Mr. Spinks.
He is a patient at Liberty
Memorial Hospital where it is
reported that his injuries are
not as bad as was first thought.
He was bruised all over and one
of his hands was hurt badly.
His friends hope that he will
be able to leave the hospital
soon,
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The only one who saves time
is the one who spends it well.
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Mrs. T. J. Bacon
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In A Serious
Condition
Reports from the bedside of
Mrs. T. J. Bacon, who is in a
Columbia, S. C., hospital and
has been for some time, say
that her condition continues to
worsen, and is causing the
family great concern.
The illness of this fine lady,
a citizen of Pembroke all her
life, and one that everyone
loves, who had been very active
in the First Baptist Church, is
causing much anxiety in Pem
broke.
The Editor of The Journal
has long loved and admired
Mrs. Bacon, and we are deeply
worried over her serious condi
tion. She has a large family,
all of whom is a credit to our
city, and has many other rela
tives as well. We hope that
in some way that she may im
prove and get better, but at her
age we have little reason to ex
pect that,
Mr. and Mrs. David Blitch
and family left Monday for a
few days vacation, they will
visit Atlanta, and Macon and
other points of interest in the
state of Georgia.
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Large Crowd |
To Attend Meet
.
At St. Simons
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga.—
More than 850 men are expect
ed on St. Simons Island Labor
Day week end for an annual g
Laymen’s Retreat of the South
Georgia Methodist Conference.é
The retreat is scheduled Sep- |
tember 2-4.
Methodist laymen meet tra
ditionally on Labor Day week- |
end at Epworth-by-the-Sea, a .
325 acre Methodist Center on
Frederica River, for the retreat.
Purpose of the gathering is to
consider various church pro
grams and to hear inspirational
addresses.
This year much of the retreat
will be directed toward better
understanding of special groups
and persons. Discussion groups
will focus on poverty, alcohol
ism, mental illness, and persons
not related to the church.
Four discussion groups have
been scheduled. These and their
leaders are as follows: (1)
‘Understanding the Disadvant
aged” — R. H. “Red” Bond,
Memphis, Tenn.; (2) Under
standing the Alcoholic”, Dr.
John Mooney, Statesboro; (8)
“Understanding the Unchurch
ed”, the Rev. Carlton Carruth,
St. Simons Island, and (4)
“Understandig the Mentally
I]l,;’ Dr, Bill E. Weaver, States
boro.
Mr. Bond, who is scheduled to
lead a discussion group, will
alse be a principal platform
speaker. He is gcheduled to
speak on Sunday night at the
retreat.
Bishop John Owen Smith,
leader of The Methodist Church
in Georgia, will be the worship
speaker on Sunday morning.
His sermon will be his last maj
or address in Georgia before
leaving on September 12 for a
two month missions inspection
tour in the Orient.
Rounding out the speaker’s
platform will be the Rev. Sam
my Clark, minister of the
Methodist Inner City Mission in
Savannah. He will speak on
Saturday night during the
weekend.
Registration is scheduled
from 4 to 6 p.m. on September
2. Registration is being hand
led by nine district lay leaders
who co-ordinate lay activity
work in 697 churches in the
South Georgia Conference.
Chairman of the retreat pro
gram committee is J. Dixie
Harn of Pembroke, General co
ordinator is Dr. George Wright
of Tifton, who is lay leader of
the South Georgia Methodist
Conference,
MRS. R. D. MOSELEY
ATTENDED STATE
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Mrs. Robert D. Moseley, wife
of the pastor of the Pembroke
First Baptist Chpurch attended
the State Leadership Confer
ence for Associational Woman’s
Missionary Union Officers at
Rock Eagle, August 25-26. Mrs.
.Moseley is Young Woman's
Auxiliary Director of the Wom
an’s Missionary Union of the
Ogeechee River Baptist Asso
ciation.
NOTICE
R. F. Link & Associates, Inc.
will be open on Thursday and
Friday, September 7th and Sth,
to afford those people who were
not able to come on the inform
al hearings due to the court
order,
R. F. Link Associates, Inc.
Judge Caswell Denies Plea For Injunction
Against R. F. Link Associates In Their
Tax Evaluation Survey For Bryan County
P T M T AN Seh et o . SEBNEWRIS
Beach Party Host
»~r ]
E. B. (Billy) MILES
Our genial banker and City
Councilman was host to some
of his family and of an “espe
cial group from Augusta,” Mrs.
Katherine Hopkins, and her two
sons, Bob and Jim of Augusta.
The little lady is a charming
one, and her two young sons
are fine looking little men, and
we believe that the little lady
is the one that has caused Billy
to make so many week-end
| trips to Augusta, and many of
us were thinking that he was
visiting with his sister, Mrs.
Blocker. But if this is so, we
do not blame Billy at all, he is
eligible and we are sure that
the little lady is eligible, and
as Mayor and Editor of the
paper, we are anxiously wait
ing and anticipating some real
good news for our friend in our
our little city.
In addition to the above, Mr.
and Mrs. Durwood L. Blocker
and their two sons, Keith and
Gregg of Augusta, and his oth
er sister and her family, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Harry Lewis and
their son, Mark of Savannah.
On Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. E. W.
Miles, Frank and Glenn joined
the party.
Everybody had a good time,
and we are sure that every one
loved every one else, and as
said we look forward to some
good things happening, real
soon,
E-F.O.M.
Miss Daisy Averitt
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Former Resident
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And Teacher Dies
The many Bryan County
friends of Miss Lillian Daisy
Averitt, a former school teach
er in the Bryan County High
' School for many years, and a
* sister of the late Mrs. J. O.
| Strickland, Sr., and Mrs. W. C.
- Lanier, of Pembroke, both of
3 whom passed away a few years
. ago. She died in a nursing
- home in Statesboro where she
3 had been for some time due to
- her illness and advanced age,
* ghe was 86,
; She was a native of States
boro and a member of the
Statesboro First Baptist
Church.
Survivors are three brothers,
0. Percy Averitt and J. Barney
i. Averitt of Statesboro and Har
old W. Averitt of Millen.
; Graveside services were held
on Saturday at the East Side
; Cemetery in Statesboro.
Anyone who teaches tolerance
has a real religious background.
On Saturday morning at 10
o’clock, a hearing was held in
the Bryan County Court House
on the plea of certain tax pay
ers, asking for an injunction
against R. F. Link and Asso
ciates completing their work in
Bryan County, and also enjoin
ing the Tax Assessors, the
County Commissioners, and the
Treasurer of Bryan County
from paying the said R. F. Link
& Associates for work which
they were under contact o av
for the county, at the DE
"MAND from the state that this
work be done this year.
First it was shown that R. F.
Link & Associates were among
those bidding to the State of
Georgia for the job in Bryan,
and was the low bidder. It was
further shown that the money
to pay for this survey was loan
ed, or given, we are not sure,
by the State of Georgia to the
Bryan County Commissioners,
to assure that the work would
be done, and done properly.
An effort was made to show
that the Bryan County Tax
Values did not compare with
those of neighboring counties,
and the Attorney for the Tax
Payers, Hon. Ralph U. Bacon,
stated in his argument to the
court, that he was a Bryan
- County native, and had prop
erty interests here, and during
the past he had heard of Bryan
County being referred to as a
“po little county,” and that they
had a “poverty house” in Pem
broke to feed the poor people
of Bryan, But that with these
tax evaluations, it appeared as
if Bryan County was : Long
but poor, and that there . s
millionaires here,
We have many wealthy peo
ple, but insofar as we know
that there is only one man in
the “millionaire class” in Bry
an county, and he was not there
and had no part in the injunc
tion proceeding. Being a broad
minded citizen and he told the
Editor of The Pembroke Journ
al that he was happy with his
affairs and the tax situation in
Bryan.
The Tax Payers and Voters
League was represented by
Hon. Ralph U. Bacon of States
boro, a former citizen of Pem
broke, and assisting him was
Hon. John Underwood of Hines
ville, who is representing the
Gill Estate, involving millions
of dollars at the Tax Evalua
tions, and for who there had
been a hearing set for his case
in Liberty County for Septem
ber 1, at 10 a.m. at the Court
House in Liberty County, and
after the case was decided in
the Bryan master, Mr. Under
wood asked for a continuance
of this hearing until a later
date, saying that he believed
that he and the Bryan authori
ties could work out an agree
~able settlement of their differ
ences,
: As to the comparison of the
~values in Bryan and Bulloch
; county, it was brought to the
courts attention that the Bul
" loch County Tax Digest had
been returned by the State,
~saying that they were not high
enough to meet the demands of
" the law for this tax evaluation,
and that it would have to be
' made over. Therefore it would
have no bearing on what was
~ being done in Bryan.
There was a large crowd in
| the Court House, and they list
" ened with interest for the Tax
Payers, and also to those for
, Bryan County and R. F. Link
. & Associates, who were Hon.
Official Organ City of Pembroke
John R. Harvey, Hon. Avant
Edenfield of Statesboro and
Hon. James B. Franklin of
Statesboro. ;
After having been in session
less than two hours Judge Cas
well made his decision, in which
he stated that the request for
an Injunction was premature,
as all the Tax Payers of Bryan
County had ample means and
time to have their tax differ
ences adjusted, before the ask
ing for an injunction would be
applicable. He brought out the
fact that the notice they had
received from R. F. Link t_md
Associates were ‘“courtesy no
tices,” and merely to try and
resolve any differences before
they submitted their report to
the Board of Tax Assessors of
Bryan County, and nothing
more. That until they received
a notice from the Board of Tax
Assessors telling them that
their taxes was “this or that”
they were premature in trying
to get an injunction, and he
further pointed out that after
getting their notice from the
Board of Tax Assessors, if
- they were not happy with it,
for them to appear before the
~ Board of Tax Assessors and
'~ see if they could not adjust
' their differences with them, and
~ failing to do so they had a
~ right to arbitrate the matter,
' and they would be allowed to
~ pick some one to represent
themselves, the Board of Tax
Assessors would appoint some
~ one to represent the Board, and
that these two would name the
third one to hear the Arbitra
tion Matter.
Then after the Arbitration
hear iz was held, if they were
still dissatisfi that they had
a right to ask for an Injunec
tion to keep the Tax Assessors
from levying the taxes against
their property, but that they
could include no ones property
in this request but their own,
and at that time would be the
time to ask for an injunction
and to do so, it was a prema
ture action, and he was going
to dismiss the plea for an in
~ injunction.
We heard many compliment
the Judge on the manner in
which the hearing was held,
~ and said that he for one did
not know that there was so
" many ways to have your tax
' trouble adjusted until our Su.
~ perior Court told them about
| them from the bench.
' We know that there were
~ those that were disappointed, as
~ there are always in any case,
~ But we believe that nine-tenths
'~ of those at the hearing on Sat
~ urday was satisfied with the
" way it was handled and feel
" that in the “end all will be
- well.”
.
Notice
| The family of the decendants
of P. H. Bacon and N. B. Ba
~ con will be held Sunday, Sep
tember 3rd, 1967 at the home
of Mr. Leroy Bacon and Mr¢
. Bessie Bacon in Hinesville, Ga.
NOTICE
| Notice is hereby given to all
~ persons that I will no longer
- be responsible for any debts by
any persons other than myself.
| Joseph Alva Futch,
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. Face the future realistically,
. always—it takes as much en-.
. ergy to wish as to plan.