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The Pembroke
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Big Enough
To Serve You
Small Enough
To Know You
Member F.D.I.C.
Volume 66, Number 18, P. O. Box 36, Pembroke, Georgia 31321
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■•v. R l-ert Moseley
Pastor
First Baptist Church
The King Os All
The Earth
Psalm 47
The wrtiers of this Psalm
are giving God the praise for
all that He has done for them.
They recognize God as King
of kings. He is the creator of
all the world and the King of
all nations. God is to be prais
ed by all the people. He has
chosen a nation to be His peo
ple and blessed them abund
antly. He has given them a
land of milk and honey. He
has driven out those who pos
sessed the land and given it
to the seed of Jacob. Jacob
was also called Israel. A great
and everlasting covenant was
made between God and Jacob.
God was true to His part of
the covenant. He did that
which He had promised Jacob.
This covenant was broken, but,
not by God. The people forgot
God.
This is an exemplary Psalm,
of what God can do and in
turn what the people should
do. Our nation has a history
that is very similar to the his
tory of Israel. We might con
sider our nation a covenant na
tion. We were founded under
the divine leadership of God.
Our forefathers made a coven
ant with God. We, as the chil
dren of bur forefathers, are
bound by this covenant. Many
of you will ask what was this
covenant which our nation was
founded upon ? Friends, this
nation was founded upon the
basic principle of freedom of
worship. This is the covenant
that was made between our
forefathers and God. God has
made this nation a great na
tion in spite of the laxity of
the people. We are compelled
by this covenant to worship
and to praise God. We are not
being true to our part of the
covenant relationship, which
was established in our behalf
by our forefathers. Our
strength does not lie in our
nuclear power. It is a known
fact that this great nation
could be blasted off the face
of the earth in a matter of
seconds. Our strength lies in
the Lord, and friends, we need
to return unto the Lord, as
nation.
2 Pembroke
Citizens In
Hospital
On Sunday Ye Editor visit
ed two of our citizens whb
were on the 4th floor of Cand
ler General Hospital, which is
the floor that houses the pat
ients to undergo surgery. We
know for we have been there.
Dalton Griner is slated to
undergo surgery on an artery
in his neck, nad it is not
thought that it should cause
any trouble or long stay in
the hospital.
W. W. Curl is in there for
a trip to put fluid in his spine
in order to try and locate the
trouble he is having with his
left arm and shoulder. It is
said that it will be necessary
for him to be absolutely
motionless for 8 hours. For
some time he has been suffer
ing with an ailment with his
shoulder and left arm, which
has caused a great deal of pain
as well as loss of sleep, and
it thought that this treatment
will help locate his trouble.
He is expected home in a few
days at the most.
EBROKS, GA. 31321 HHMHI P ~ ' i
•JOURNAL
YOUTH MARCHES ON
By Nancy Bazemore
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Miss Patti Miller, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mixon
of Vidalia, and granddaughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller
of Pembroke, has been chosen
Miss Hobachee of Vidalia High
School in the annual beauty
review.
Patti was awarded this hon- I
or after competing against 23
other contestants in casual
and formal dress. The contest
ants were judged on beauty,
poise, and personality. Each
semi-finalist was required to
choose a word from a list and
express her feelings about the
particular word.
Patti recently won the best
actress award in the Region
2B East competition for her
performance in the one act
play production ‘Ondine.” She
has been a member of the
schools one act play cast for
two years. Last year she was
a Governor’s Honor Program
drama nominee and during the
summer attended a drama
workshop for two weeks at
the University of Georgia.
Patti is currently serving as
vice-president of a national
drama society, the Thespians.
Patti was one of ten seni
ors selected by the VHS fac
ulty for local recognition as
Young Leaders of America.
Those selected were chosen for
excellence in scholastic, extra
curricular activities, respon
sible citizenship, or sports
fields. They are students who
used their talents, energy, and
ability in behalf of their
school and community.
Patti was one of the five
of the above ten who won the
additional honor of receiving
national recognition and pos
sible listing in the “Young
Leaders of America” direc
tory, which is a high school
directory similar to the “Who's
Who in American Colleges.”
A Student Council member
for two years, Patti is now
in her third year as a debate
team member. During her first
two years of high school she
was a member of the Utopia
Trim-Hi-Y and is npw a mem
ber of the Senator Tri-Hi-Y
for which she is publicity
chairman. She is also a mem
ber of the FTA.
Patti has been a staff mem
ber of the high school annual,
the Hobachee, for three years,
serving as business manager
in her junior year, and editor
this year.
The young lady’s most re
cent honor was being voted
the most talented among the
Senior Superlatives.
Hagan and His
Office To Be
Here Monday
Congressman G. Elliott Ha
gan requested The Journal to
announce that he will be in
Pembroke Monday morning
until 2 p.m. with his portable
office, and will be parked near
the police station and be glad
to see any of his friends that
have anything they wish to
discuss with him.
Your Address Changing? —
Notify The Pembroke Journal.
Sheriff Election For Unexpired
Term Set For Thursday, March 7,
Qualifying Deadline Is Feb. 20
The Board of County Com
| missioners set the date for the
election of a sheriff to fill
out the unexpired term of the
late Kyle D. Smith for March
7th, and set the deadline for
candidates to qualify as Feb
ruary 20th.
1 here is and has been much
talk of this one and that one
qualifying for the race, and if
there is anything to talk, we
will have at least a half dozen
candidates. But most of this
has been just talk and rumors
about this one or that one.
The following have quali
fied, paid their fee and is a
candidate for the place. They
are:
First to qualify was Harry
| Williamson, who posted his
S4OO and letter saying he was
a candidate etc. Mr. William
son is a partner with his
Sgt. Coley
Wounded In
Vietnam
I
Sgt. Ist Class Freddie Coley,
U. S. Army was wounded
while on duty in Saigon. Viet
nam, Jan. 31.
According to Sgt. Coley’s
mother, Mrs. Cecil Futch, he
was shot three times in the
hand, arm, and side.
“After being wounded he
walked 200 meters with the
aid of a fellow soldier before
reaching an area where he
could be picked up and taken
to a hospital,” Mrs. Futch
said. “We know he has lost
■the thumb and middle finger
of his right hand and that he
underwent surgery for his oth
er wounds.”
Mrs. Futch reported that
her son was first carried to
a hospital in Saigon and later
flown to the 106th General
Hospital in Japan. She said
that their information con
cerning Sgt. Coley came from
a volunteer Red Cross Work
er in the hospital in Japan
and that due to the Korean
crisis the family could not get
any messages to Sgt. Coley.
Sgt. Coley’s wife, the for
mer Jewel Dean Bacon, of
Pembroke, and Mrs. Futch
visited Red Cross officials at
Ft. Stewart early this week in
an attempt to obtain more in
formation on his condition.
According to Mrs. Futch they
were told that it would be the
latter part of the week at the
earliest that they might ex
pect any other messages con
cerning Sgt. Coley.
Mrs. Futch said the Red
Cross worker in Japan wrote
that Sgt. Coley was in fair
condition and would probably
be sent to a hospital in the
states within the next four or
five weeks.
Sgt. Coley went to Viet
nam on Dec. 11, 1967 after be
ing stationed at Ft. Lewis
Washington for approximately
one and one half years. Prior
to that he and his family spent
three years in Germany. Sgt.
and Mrs. Coley have two chil
dren, David and Janice.
Mrs. Futch reported that all
and BRYAN COUNTIAN Cnnsulidated Ili'cninlwr ?9, 1967
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRYAN COUNTY and THE CITY OF PEMBROKE
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1963
brother Robert in the Ogee
chee Restaurant and the ser
vice station as well as the
Used Surplus Equipment busi
ness which is a very success
ful one with them. He is a
veteran and a Bryan County
native, active in the American
Legion and has a large family,
connection.
Second, was Carlos M. Jones
of Richmond Hill, a man that
has been a Deputy Sheriff in
Bryan County for a long time,
in fact he served 15 years un
der Sheriff Smith and num
ber of years under Mr. E. W.
Miles when he was sheriff.
He lives at Richmond Hill, is
active in the Lions Club there
and takes part in all of the
activities in the 20th District.
He has a large family connec
tion.
three of her sons have served
in Vietnam.
Capt. William Coley, U. S.
Army, oldest son of Mrs.
Futch, came home in October
of 1966 after a year’s tour of
duty in Vietnam. He is now
attending the University of
Maryland after being elected
from his outfit to receive two
years of college training. Sgt.
Coley had previously complet
ed his freshman and sopho
more college requirements by
attending night school at the
University of Maryland while
stationed in Washington, D. C.
as circulation manager of the
U. S. Army publication, Air
mor Magazine.
Capt. Coley also served in
Japan and the Korean War
before coming back to the
states in 1952, at which time
he was stationed at Ft. Knox,
Ky. While stationed there he
met his wife, the former Miss
Lucy Stevens. They now have
three children, Julie, William
HI, and Johnny.
Mrs. Futch’s other son,
Sgt. Ist class Jimmy L. Coley
is now stationed in Germany
with his wife, the former Lou
Anne Shook of Washington
state, and his three children.
Before his marriage he
spent 27 months in Germany
and after his marriage a year
in Korea, before going to Viet
nam.
Girls's Party Has
Valentine Theme
Miss Lou Ann Daniel cele
brated her Bth birthday Sat.,
Jan. 27 with a party given by
her mother, Mrs. Charles
Daniel.
Assisting Mrs. Daniel with
the party was Mrs. Edwin
Jordan.
A color scheme of red and
white was carried out with'
Valentine decorations and Lou
Ann’s cake was made in the
shape of a large heart.
The children played games
and were served refreshments.
Lou Ann received many gifts.
Those attending were Cathy
Cowart, Lisa Lane, Leigh Ann
Owens, Traci Jordan, Wendy
Carruthers, Angelia Burke,
Donna and Pam Wadsworth,
Kathy and Jan Floyd, Patricia
Parrish, Nancy DeLoach,
Teressa, Diane and Mark Cow
art, and Marty Daniel.
Others calling to wish Lou
' Ann a Happy Birthday were
Mrs. Dallas Cason and little
Van Simmons, Mr. and Mrs.
Quinton Brewton, Mike and I
Lisa Brewton, Mr. and Mrs. )
John W. Nagle, Dru and i
Charles Nagle, and Mrs. Al- |
lene Shaw.
r Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Dorsey,
r Jr. of Atlanta spent part of
t last week-end with Mrs. W. T.
Hughes and Mrs. Lula Mc-
Gahee.
I Eisenhower questions “thin
missile defense.
First To Qualify
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HARRY WILLIAMSON
Williamson Was
First To Qualify
In Sheriff's Race
As soon as the fees and
qualification details was re
leased for candidates to run
in the Special Election to be
held on March 7, Harry Wil
liamson, prominent business
man of Blitchton was the first
candidate to sign up and pay
the fee of S4OO to become a
candidate in the March 7th
election.
This came as no surprise
because it was generally
known that he intended being
in the thick of the fight in
the regular primary. He is an
outstanding young man, a
native Bryan Countain, a
Veteran, and a member of a
large family connection.
There is no doubt but that
if the voters see fit to give
him the place but that he will
make Bryan County a good
sheriff. He is young, ag
gressive and able to take on
the ardous duties of Sheriff,
which many of us do not real
ize this job entails. His of
ficial announcement is as fol
lows:
Announcement
TO THE VOTERS
OF BRYAN COUNTY
I have qualified as a candi
date for Sheriff in the Special
Election to be held on March
7th, and will appreciate the'
votes of each and everyone.
If I am elected I will give
the job my full time. 1 will
appoint two good Deputies and
one will have the responsibili
ty of looking after the Rich
mond Hill section, the other
will look after the Blitchton
community, while I will be in
the office and take care of
the duties in the 19th District.
I hope to be able to secure an
office clerk so that there will
be someone in the office at all
times, and they would know
how to contact the Sheriff and
his deputies.
I feel that I am qualified to
fill this important office. I am
a native of Bryan County, a
Veteran, a member of the Am
erican Legion Post in Pem
broke.
I promise the people that
the affairs of the sheriff’s of
fice will be conducted by me
and my deputies in a manner
that will reflect credit upon the
office and Bryan County. It
will not be possible for me to
see everyone due to the short
time, so please take this as
my appeal to you for your
vote and support.
^incprpl v
HARRY WILLIAMSON
80th Army Band
To Play Here At
2 p.m. Friday
The BCHS is proud to an
nounce that the 80th Army
Band will be in Pembroke and
play at the Bryan County High
School at 2 P.M. The public is
cordially invited to be there
and hear this fine band play.
One of every two persons
traveling by vessel betweer
the U. S. and foreign countries
passes through the Port ol
New York.
Enters Race
CARLOS M. JONES
Deputy Os 20
Years Experience
Enters Race
The many friends of Carlos
M. Jones, Deputy Sheriff of
Richmond Hill and who has
more than 20 years experience
as a Deputy Sheriff, first un
der E. W. Miles and then 14
years under Sheriff Kyle D.
Smith.
Mr. Jones was married to
Mary Harris, and has one son
Keith who is a senior at Rich
mond Hill High School, both
Mr. Jones and his wife have
large famliy connection in the
20th District and also in the
19th District.
Mr. Jones promises the
voters that if he is elected as
Sheriff that he will keep the
office of Sheriff open every
weekday during regular busi
ness hours, and that he him
self will be available 24 hours
a day to serve the people of
Bryan County anywhere in
Bryan County.
During the past years Mr.
Jones has enjoyed a great
deal of popularity in the way
he conducted his work, and
we are sure that he has many
friends who will be active in
various sections of the county
in his behalf.
ANNOUNCEMENT
To the Voters of
Bryan County:
This is to tell you that I
have qualified as a candidate
for Sheriff in the Special
Election set for March 7th
and to ask you for your vote
and support in this race.
I have more than 20 years
experience as Deputy Sheriff
of Bryan County, 6 under Mr.
E. W. Miles and all of the
15 years that Sheriff Smith
held this office. I feel that
this experience better fits me
for the place than I would be
without this experience. Most
‘of you know me and know my
record as Deputy Sheriff, and
I promise you that if I am
honored by being elected as
your Sheriff, I will give to the
office my best services at all
times, and will strive to make
Bryan County one of the best
law abiding counties in Geor
gia.
As most of you know I was
in charge of the work in the
20th District, and it was on a
highway with thousands of
travelers from all over the
world, but at all time I have
tried to be honest with them
and my people and feel that
I can truthfully say that my
district is one of the cleanest
and best districts in the State
of Georgia.
It is not going to be pos
sible for me to see each and
everyone of you personally,
this is therefore to ask your
vote and support on March
7th, and I assure you that you
will never have reason to re
gret having done so.
If I am elected as Sheriff
I promise you that the Sheriffs
lS office will be open every week
day during normal business
hours and that I will be avail
able to serve the people of
Merrill Bacon h
Qualifies In
Sheriffs Race
H'
MERRILL E. BACON
The third candidate to qual
ify in the special election for
Sheriff for the unexpired term
of the late Kyle D. Smith was
Merrill E. Bacon of Pembroke. ■
Mr. Bacon is a member of one '
of Bryan’s best known fami
lies and has a large family
connection.
This is the second race that
Mr. Bacon has made for this
place, having opposed the late
Sheriff Smith in 1959, and
made a fine showing in that
race.
He was editor and publisher
of The Bryan Countian until
it merged with The Pembroke
Journal. He has served as a
member of the Bryan County
Commissioners, is active in
the affairs of the American
Legion.
Mr. Bacon has the qualifi
cations to make Bryan Coun
ty a good county official, he
says that he has long desired
to be Sheriff of the county
and that if he is elected that
he wlil give all sections of
the county his best eforts to
serve them in a manner that
will be pleasing to our people.
FOR SHERIFF
This is to announce to the
voters of Bryan County that
I have qualified for the office
of Sheriff for the unexpired
term in the Election to be held
on March 7th. If lam honor
। ed with election I will give to
the job my best, and will en
, deavor to make Bryan County
the kind of a Sheriff that will
meet the approval of our peo
ple. Most of you know me,
, and I solicit the support of
, everyone. It is going to be
impossible for me to see all
’ of the Voters before March
। 7th, and this is to ask your
Vote and Support if I miss
’ seeing you. I will be out do-'
ing my best to see as many of
you as I can, but it is a big
, job to do and the time is short.
Assuring each and every one
I want your vote, and will ap
preciate it.
Sincerely
Merrill E. Bacon
NOTICE
The B.C.H.S. Parent-Teach
er Association will meet Mon
day, Feb. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in
the school lunchroom. Mrs.
Edwin Jordan urges all par
ents to attend this important
meeting.
Miss Lula McGahee is re
covering from a case of the
flu. Her many friends hope
she will soon make a complete
recovery.
Mrs. Ben Brewton, Jr.,
formerly Miss Brenda Baze
more, is a patient in the War
ren Candler Hospital in Sa
vannah. Mrs. Brewton will
undergo tests and observation
while she is there.
Bryan County at any time and
at any part of Bryan County
at all times.
Your vote and support will
be appreciated.
Sincerely,
Carlos M. Jones
Mayor Miller
Will Go For A
Helicopter Trip
Mayor Frank O. Miller has
accepted an invitation from
the Commanding General of
Hunter-Fort Stewart Flight
Center to be his guest on a
trip by Helicopter covering
the area which the Helicopter
Pilots stationed at Hunter
Field and Fort Stewart cover
and which means so much to
our little city of Pembroke.
In fact there is a large
Helicopter pad near here and
it is referred to as the Pem
broke Helicopter Pad.
- We do not know too much
about the details of the trip
but we understand that it will
involve a trip covering the
landing pads in an area from
Pembroke to Macon, then back
by Waycross to Fort Stewart
and then to the Pembroke
Helicopter pad near here.
It is possible that one or
more of the Councilmen will
go along also, but as it is the
Mayor is the only one set for
the trip.
Fort Stewart and their ac
tivities mean a great deal to
our little city and Pembroke’s
Mayor is glad of the opport
unity to see and know just
v< hat is being done and see
the “big things” that we know
does exist. It is good for our
little City and also for the
Officials of Fort Stewart-
Hunter Field to have a cordial
friendly relationship with their
neighboring cities, and as long
as Frank 0. Miller is Mayor
he intends' to work with the
officials of the Army in each
and everything that means
well for them and which will
also mean good for our little
City.
We hope to be able to carry
our camera along and give our
readers a pictorial view of
those things that are not "top
secret”, and ue are now look
ing forward to our trip with
the “top brass” in one of their
“whirly birds”, as we com
monly refer to a Helicopter.
BCHS Redskins
Put A Licking
On Darien Teams
The Bryan County Redskins
journeyed down to Darien for
two ball games with the
Darien teams, and took both
games.
The girls game was won by
a score of 49 for the Redskins
to 45 for the Darien lasses.
Betty Hughes got (25), and
Darhne Butler "ot (13) to
pace the girls team. High
scorers for Darien were Betty
Edwards (16) and Nancy Ed
wards (12).
The boys game was a “rip
snorter”, but again the Red
skins won their game by a
score of 65 to 61 for Darien.
Raymond McCoy made 27
points and got help from Mike
Owens who tossed in (16) and
Doug DeLoach got (11). The
Darien high scorers were Brad
Butler 23 and Butch Bolin got
15 for Darien. There was a
large crowd to go down for
the games, and they were
given two good games to look
at, plus two winners.
Jaycee-Jaycette
Basketball Game
The Richmond Hill and
Pembroke Jaycees and Jay
cettes will sponsor a March of
Dimes Benefit basketball game
to be played at the Richmond
Hill High School Gym Thurs
day, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m.
The two games will be play
ed by members of the Rich
mond Hill and Pembroke Jay
cees and Jaycettes. Proceeds
will go to the March of Dimes
and the public is invited to at
tend this game which is sure
to be good entertainment.