Newspaper Page Text
The Pembroke
State Bank
Big Enough
To Serve You
Small Enough
To Know You
Member F.D.I.C.
Volume 65, Number 18. Pembroke, Georgia 31321, P. O. Box 36
The
Parsons
Corner
By
Rev. Robert Moseley
Pastor
First Baptist Church
The Voice Os God
Psalm 29
The totality of worship in
ascribing unto the Lord all the
praise and glory of which we
are capable. Nothing less than
our best will do. This must be a
whole-hearted reverence and not
just a half-hearted allegiance.
It is compulsory that we give
God our best. The Psalmist call
ed upon the mighty men of the
land to turn to God and give
Him the glory and to praise His
holy name. Also, these men
who were leaders of the people
must lead the people in wor
shipping the Lord.
The Psalmist then begins to
list the attributes of the Lord.
In so doing, he talks of the
voice of God. When he speaks
of the voice of God, he is speak
ing of God. What the Psalmist
is actualy saying is, “no mat
ter where man is or where he
goes, God is there.” There is
no escaping from God. If man
goes out upon the sea or to the
very depth of the sea, he canont
hide, for God is there. Man can
wander out into the wilderness;
but even there, he is unable to
hide from God. The Psalmist
did not know the word “omni
present,” but, he did know that
God was present everywhere at
the same time. The word
"omnipresent" is applicable only
to God. When this writer re
fers to God, he is referring to
the Trinity, God the Father,
God the Holy Spirit. The Psalm
ist did not have a Trinitarian
doctrine of God. But he believ
ed in God with all of his heart
and ascribed unto Him all omni
potence. God was King and
would be King forever.
The Psalmist did not know
the various doctrines we have
of God today, but he knew God.
He also knew that God would
give strength unto His people
and bless them with an inner
pace, which goes beyond the
understanding of man. God is
speaking to the heart of men
today. Man ought to be still
and listen to the voice of God.
B.C.H.S. SENIORS
ELECT OFFICERS
The Senior Class of Bryan
County High School elected
their class officers on Friday,
September 22, 1967. The newly
elected officers are: president,
George Ussery; vice president,
Charlotte W inter; secretary,
Rita Cribbs; treasurers, Marcia
Hagin and Raymond McCoy;
reporter, Wade Bragg; and
chaplain, Jimmie DeLoach. The
senior class sponsors are Mrs.
Lydia Waters and Mrs. Mar
garet Curl.
Wade Bragg, Reporter.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mayo
of Decatur were guests of their
sisters Mrs. W. T. Hughes, Mrs.
G. R. Dorsey, Sr. and Miss Lula
McGahee and other relatives on
last Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday. Mr. and Mrs. Mayo alsc
attended the Bacon-Collins wed
ding in Hinesville on Saturday
afternoon.
Renew Your Subscription — We Don't Want To Take Your Name Off Our List
1-1-67
tlltEll BY many ■ cussed by some • beab by them all
JOURNAL
Answers Last Call
It W
I. G. LANIER
One Os Bryan s
Best Citizens
Died Saturday
The death of Ivey G. Lanier,
92, early Saturday morning in
Candler Medical Center, fol
lowing a long illness, removed
from Bryan County, a man
loved by all that knew him,
one that lived by the Golden
Rule, if a man ever did, and
we believe one of the finest
Christian gentlemen that it has
ever been our privilege to
know. He lived about three
miles North of Pembroke, and
some of his property was in
Bryan and the rest in Bulloch
County. He was a good man
for our county, a good church
man, and a fine father.
It can hardly be said that he
was a retired farmer, because
up to a short time ago he
would go out in his fields and
if you were with him he would
talk about his plans for today,
tomorrow and on and on, as if
time would never run out for
him. He ran his tractor up
to just a short while ago, and
was very active in the affairs
of his home and farm. He was
a member of the Pembroke
Methodist Church and had
served his county with distinc
tion and honor as a member
of the Board of County Com
missioners.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Alda Wright Lanier of
Pembroke; three daughters,
Mrs. Tom Gregory of Atlanta,
Mrs. Helen Graham of Pem
broke, and Mrs. Hatridge
Shearouse of Springfield; two
sisters, Mrs. Henry Brewton of
Savannah and Mrs. R. C. Mur
how of Macon; and four grand
children.
Funeral services for Mr.
Lanier were held on Sunday
afternoon at the Pembroke
Methodist Church. Services
were conducted by Rev. W. A.
McCellan, pastor and Dr. Tom
Watson, a former pastor here.
Active pallbearers were Gor
don Smith, Orley Lanier, Ro
land Lee, Billy Miles, Earl
Lanier. Honorary pallbearers
were T. T. Osteen, Frank Mil
ler, Dr. Curtis Hames, Clark
Sims, Carlton Purvis, Sam
Roach, Ryals Morgan, Frank
Hendrix, Dewey Medd er s ,
Houston Burn s ed, Herbert
Owens, Sid Daniels, Marcus
May, Olin Griner, Willie Rob
ertson and the officials of the
Methodist Church. Burial was
in Northside Cemetery. Mor
rison Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Mrs. C. A. Austin of Vidalia
will be the guest speaker at a
Mission Study Class on Thurs
day, Sept. 28, at 8:00 o’clock
at the First Baptist Church.
She will review the book, “The
Holy Spirit in Missions” by
J. B. Lawrence, former execu
tive secretary of the Baptist
Home Mission Board.
Ogeechee Fair
To Open On
October 16
The Ogeechee Fair, spon
sored by the Statesboro Ki
wanis Club with seven coun
ties —Bulloch, Candler, Bryan,
Evans, Effingham, Jenkins,
Screven — participating will
offically open at 7:00 P.M.,
Monday, October 16.
Prior to the official opening
a big street • irade will be
held at 5:00 P.M., Monday
afternoon in downtown States
boro. Following the parade
there will be a real old fash
ion Bar-B-Que at the Kiwanis
Fairgrounds starting at 6:00
o’clock.
A highlight of the Fair will
be the selection of the Ogee
chee Fair Queen and the
crowning ceremonies on Tues
day evening at 8:00 P.M., on
the Fair grounds.
Wednesday will bring judg
ing of the Flower Show and
is School Day. From 2:00 P.M.
until 6:00 P.M. all children
will be admitted free and rides
will be reduced in price. At
6:30 P.M., Wednesday, a draw
ing for a boys or girls bicycle
will be held for school chil
dren who hold free gate ticket
stubs.
Thursday will also be a
school day with a bicycle
drawing. A feature for Thurs
day will be a sky-diving ex
hibition from 2:00 P.M. until
5:30 P.M., by the Fort Stewart
Sky-Diving Team.
Friday, October 20, will be
Senior Citizens Day. Also, at
10:00 P.M., a drawing will be
held for a color television set.
Ticket stubs from any nights
attendance will be used in the
drawing.
Judging of all Educational
Exhibits will be held Monday
afternoon at 2:00 P.M. The
Swine Show will be on Tues
day at 6:00 P.M. and the cattle
judging on Wednesday at 6:00
P.M.
The Deggeller Amusement
Company will supply the mid
way with a larger and better
show than ever. There will
be rides, shows, displays, ex
hibits, games, and fun for all
from Monday, October 16
through Saturday, October 21
at the Kiwanis Fair Grounds
on the Pembroke highway.
Gates will open each day at
2:00 o’clock except on Mon
day.
INSURANCE MAN
SELECTED FOR TRIP
Life insurance specialist
Ben G. Nessmith, who repre
sents Mutual Os New York in
Pembroke, was selected to at
tend the company’s advanced
underwriting workshop held
in Orlando, recently.
The workshop was designed
for MONY specialists who
operate in the business insur
ance and estate planning mar
kets. The program centered
upon the uses of life insurance
in esate conservation and in
cluded a discussion of the re
cent liberalizations in the self
employed individuals retire
ment act, known as HR-10.
The two MONY attorneys
who conducted the workshop
also covered the estate plan
ning implications inherent in
the use of wills, trusts and
transfers, as well as the taxa
tion and structure of employee
benefit programs.
Sales leaders from MONY’S
southeastern region attended
the conference.
Mr. Robert Bowers and
daughter, Connie attended the
Bacon-Collins wedding last
Saturday afternoon in Hines
ville, Ga.
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 28. 1967
Christian Church
Retires Debt On
Their Parsonage
The many friends of the
Christian Church and their
pastor will be interested to
learn that the debt on this
handsome new home has been
completely paid off.
It was built in 1963, and the
last dollar was paid on Septem
ber 24th. This handsome pas
torium was dedicated in October
1963 in memory of Rev. and
Mrs. V. P. Bowers, who had
meant so much to the church
over a period of more than 50
years.
Yes, we always felt as if that
was his church, we know that
it meant more to him than any
other building, and we are sure
that Rev. Bowers was looking
down from heaven and saw the
last dollar paid off. He was a
stickler of meeting your obliga
tions.
It is a fine tribute to one of
the finest couples that ever
lived in Pembroke.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Miles and
sons. Frank and Glenn spent
Sunday in Dublin with Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Miles and family
and Mrs. Jimmy Miles and
family.
RIHEW YOUR PAPER
You didn't kill him,
but he died shortly
By R. G. D., Jr.
You didn't kill the little
brown dog, whoever you
are, but he died. You know
where you hit him, on Pine
St., near South College,
and you didn’t have the
guts to even stop! After all
it’s only a dog, so you let
him lie there in agony un
til death relieved his pain;
but it was only a dog.
It’s a wonder more pets
and children both are not
struck by cars on the
streets of Metter with un
der age drivers allowed by
parents to drive cars and
othe^ drivers who don’t
know the difference be
tween a city street and a
race track. South College is
more of a race track than
a street especially on week
ends. Next time it wont be
Pembroke's Mayor Ask That You Read Above
The above item taken from last weeks Metter Advertiser
tells about the fast and wreckless driving of our young peo
ple in these little “sport cars”, and many of the young people
driving “under age” without a license, and those of us sitting
idly by, until some of these “hot rod” drivers run over and
kill a human being right here on the streets of the City of
Pembroke, then ALL OF US will hold up our hands in holy
horror and exclaim, SOMETHING MUST BE DONE.
Well this is FAIR NOTICE to our friends and citizens of
the City of Pembroke that starting on October 1, the Mayor
of the City of Pembroke is going to ISSUE AN ORDER TO
THE POLICE OFFICER to make cases against EVERY boy
or girl who is caught driving a car on the streets of the City
of Pembroke without a DRIVER’S LICENSE, because they
are too young to get one. If their “daddies and mammies
will not stop them, we intend to make an honest effort to do
so. And those that are using our streets and lanes to cut
“didoes” on, had just as well make preparations tojace the
Mayor in Police Court, and regardless of whose “yungun
it is we are going to do what we took an oath to do, and
that is enforce the law fairly and to protect our people.
If the Police gets “your little innocent darling”, don t
blame anyone but yourself for not being the kind of daddy
and mammy that you should be. Do something about it
before it is too late.
The Night Circle
W.S.C.S. Meets
The night circle of the Wom
an’s Society of Christian Serv
ice of the Pembroke Methodist
Church met at the home of Mrs.
Elton Butler Thursday evening,
September 14th for their regu
lar monthly meeting.
Mrs. J. T. Shaw presented the
program, “Wither The Metho
dist Church.” Those assisting
her were: Mrs. Cooper DeLoach
and Miss Blanche Lanier.
During the business session
it was announced that the
monthly fellowship supper
would be on Wednesday night
September 20th followed by a
prayer meeting. It was also an
nounced, that the fall workshoj*
would be held at Springfield
Methodist Church September
21st all officers were urged to
attend.
Members present were: Mrs.
Rex Smith, Mrs. H. R. Owens,
Jr., Mrs. Harry Owens, Jr., Mrs.
Gene Cowart, Mrs. Cooper De-
Loach, Miss Blanche Lanier,
Mrs. Elton Butler, Mrs. Jason
Garrard was a visitor.
The many friends of Mr. H.
B. Brewton will be glad to leafn
he returned home last week
and is convalescing after major
surgery which he underwent re
cently.
i a dog or cat, it will be a
j child that is killed and
then it will be too late.
Then you will hear every
one say “why don’t they
do something about this
speeding?” Well you can
do something about it par
ents, get a little backbone
in your spine, and TELL
your children how to drive
and stop them when they
cannot drive safely. Adults
are not blameless, we have
our share of irresponsible
adult drivers as well. They
are just as deadly and need
the same treatment.
If speeding is not stopp
ed or curtailed, it will be a
small child who will pay
the price of stopping it,
with his or her life. Why
do we always wait for
tragedy to strike before we
act?
New Telephone
Directory To Be
: Issued Soon
t ™ . .
This is to call attention to
" everyone that plans to get a
new telephone to do so right
away. Plans are already under
way to bring out the new Di
rectory about the middle of Oc
' tober at the latest. It is the
’ desire of the telephone company
to have every persons name in
the directory that has a tele
e phone. But if you neglect to
get signed up and given a num
r ber before the new telephone
book is printed there is no way
' for one to get their name and
number in all the telephone
’ books.
1 Anyone wishing an ad in the
r telephone book please contact
’ The Journal, as we are getting
this out, as we have done for
• many years. We want it to be
> complete and while we run a
■ local paper, we look upon the
■ telephone book as one of the
> best means of advertising that
1 our people have to tell of their
business.
There will be many more
books this year than ever be
( fore, we are going to make the
book a credit to our little city
. and will appreciate the full co
operation of all our people
with the telephone company of
ficials and the Journal in order
to make it complete, up to date
and a credit to our little city.
Plans Completed
For Wedding
Miss Renea Starling, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Starling of Pembroke has com
pleted plans for her marriage
to Jerry Joiner, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Cecil Joiner of Leefield.
The wedding is to take place
October 6 at 7:30 in the even
ing at Lawrence Baptist
Church near Pembroke. A re
ception will be held in the
church social hall following
the ceremony.
All friends and relatives are
cordially invited to attend.
It Is?
( Badin ^hat isa gentleman’’’
don't J tleman is a man you
aon t know very well." y U
Will This Be
Your Lust Os
The Journal?
A large number of our de
linquent subscribers have just
failed to send in their renewal
for the paper. Some owe as
much as 4 years. These contain
the names of many of our “old
standby” subscribers, people
who have gotten the paper for
many many years. If they fail
to remit before the next paper,
there is ABSOLUTELY noth
ing for us to do, but take their
name from our mailing list.
This we do not wish to do.
But it is a MUST with us, for
us to enjoy the privilege of
sending our paper through the
mail, which we could not do if
we were denied the privileges'
of second class mail matter.
The Post Office Department
demands THAT ALL subscrib
ers must be PAID IN AD
VANCE.
If this is your last paper, just
blame yourself, for we have
written you, we have had sev
eral pieces in the paper, and as
you know there comes a time
when you reach the end of the
line, and that is just where we
are with our PAST DUE SUB
SCRIBERS.
Ellabell Methodist Church To
Have A "Grady Van Brackle Day"
Sunday, October 1 At Noon
Jf
Ann Judson
Circle Hostess
Mrs. W. W. Curl
The Ann Judson Circle of
the W.M.S. of the First Baptist
Church held their regular meet
ing at the home of Mrs. W. W.
Curl on Monday evening Sep
tember 25th at 8:00 o'clock.
The program, “An Envelop
ing Secularism in the U. S.”
was very interestingly given
by Miss Dorothy Warnell —her
devotional was taken from 2nd
Chronicles 7-14 which she fol
lowed with prayer.
Business session was in
charge of the circle chairman,
Mrs. David Blitch. Routine mat
ters were discussed and com
mittee chairmen made their
reports. Mrs. Curl made an an
nouncement the miss ■ study
on the book, “The H it
in Mission” would be revii d
by Mrs. Austin of Vidalia ■
Thursday evening, September
28th and would begin promptly
at 8:00 o’clock.
Mrs. Curl urges all members
of the Woman’s Missionary So
ciety as well as all members of
the church to attend this study.
Mrs. Austin is a very capable
speaker and all who will cer
tainly be glad that they availed
themselves of this opportunity.
A slate of the new officers
for the new year of 1967-68
were elected they are as fol
lows: Circle chairman, Mrs.
David Blitch, co-chairman, Mrs.
Billy Kennedy, secretary, Mrs.
W. W. Curl, Jr., treasurer, Mrs.
Purvis Brannen, program, Mrs.
Robert Moseley, social chair
man, Mrs. S. L. Quattlebaum,
and Mrs. Bily Kennedy, Mission
Study, Mrs. Joe Winter, Mis
sions Action, Mrs. Inez Burris,
Prayer chairman, Miss Dorothy
Warnell, literature, Mrs. F. O.
Miller, courtesy chairman, Mrs.
Joyce Douglas, corresponding
secretary, Mrs. S. L. Quattle
baum. Members present were:
Mrs. Joe Winter, Mrs. Inez
Burris, Mrs. David Blitch, Mrs.
Patty Lane, Mrs. Frank Miller,
Mrs. Purvis Brannen, Miss
Dorothy Warnell, Mrs. Justine
Moseley, Mrs. Billy Kennedy,
Mrs. S. L. Quattlebaum, and
« Mrs. Levy Quattlebaum was a
visitor and hostess, Mrs. W. W.
Curl.
After the close of the meet
ing the hostess served delicious
refreshments.
Mr. and Mrs. M. D. May
were among those attending the
Bacon - Collins wedding in
Hinesville on last Saturday af
ternoon.
RINKW YOUR PAPIR
AT ONCI
Official Organ City of Pembroke
Sunday October 1, the Ella
belle Methodist Church will
celebrate what they call “Grady
Vanbrackle Day” at their
morning services, honoring a
man that had served as their
treasurer for 42 years. And
during that time had also serv
ed as Sunday School Superin
tendent for 20 years.
Immediately after the morn
ing service there will be an old
fashioned basket dinner served
and all friends and relatives of
those in the church are invited
to attend and pay tribute to
this outstanding church man
who has served so faithfully
for so long.
Grady Vanßrackle was- born
on the Red Bug Road, 4 miles
north of Clyde. He was 80
years old on March 1, and had
not only been active in his
chuch affairs, but he had also
been Commander of the Ameri
can Legion when it was at
Clyde and later at Pembroke.
He is a retired mail carrier of
the Ellabell post office.
There is no better citizen in
Bryan County than Grady Van
Brackle and it is indeed fitting
that his church and friends
should honor him on October 1.
Herschel Quattlebaum
The many friends of Her
schel Quattlebaum will regret
to learn that he is a patient in
Griffin Hospital in Claxton.
He suffered an injury to his
back sometime ago and it is
thought that he is having
trouble with his back again.
He is an employee of the State
Highway Department and a
popular young man here.
“Woof”
Lady (holding acookieabove
the dog—Spear Speak!
Dog—What'll 1 say?
Pembroke Man
Takes Technical
Training
Wb * f
* , X
WM. KELLY SMITH
SAN ANTONIO, Tex.—Air
man Wm. Kelly Smith, son of
Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Smith of
Pembroke, Ga., has been select
id for technical training at
Sheppard AFB, Tex. as a U-S.
Air Force aircraft-maintenance
specialist.
The airman recently complet
ed basic training at Lackland
AFB, Tex. His new school is
part of the Air Training Com
mand which conducts’ hundreds
of specialized to provide tech
nically trained personnel for
the nations aerospace force.
Airman Smith is a graduate
of the Bryan County High
ScHnnl