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Volume 67, Number 27—The Pembroke Journal. Pembroke. Georgia 31321
Rev. Hunter
Accepts First
Baptist Church
Rev. Gordon A. Hunter, Jr.
presently pastor of the Ander
son Drive Baptist Church in
Jesup, has accepted the pastor
ate of the Pembroke First Bap
tist Church. The unanimous call
was issued to the 48-year-old
Columbus native after he was
recommended by the Church
Pulpit Committee.
Rev. Hunter is a graduate of
Georgia Southwestern Junior
College, Americus, and holds
degrees from Mercer Univer
sity and Southern Baptist The
ological Seminary. Places of
service include city mission
worker, Louisville, Ky.; assist
ant to manager, Ga. Baptist
Children’s Home, and pastor of
Baptist churches in Butler,
Hartwell, and Brunswick before
going to Jesup in 1966. He
served the Calvary Baptist
Church in Brunswick for 10
years.
The new preacher has served
in three schools of missions, un
der the Home Mission Board,
has been director of the Colum
bus Association. He has been
a member of the Georgia Bap
tist Executive Committee and
on the committee for Order of
Business, Georgia Baptist Con
vention, as well as spending 7
years as clerk and treasurer of
the Southeast Association.
Rev. and Mrs. Hunter, the
former Miss Mary Lou Myers
of Americus, have five chil
dren. They are James Bennett,
22, married, and a senior at
West Georgia College"; Mary
Ann, 21, married, and employ
ed as graduate nurse at the
University of Florida Hospital:
Lucille, 17, senior in high
school in Americus; Susan, 11,
sixth grade; and Penny, 10,
fifth grade.
Mrs. Hunter is a graduate of
the University of Georgia and
has taught in Lavonia, Glynn
County, and Jesup.
The family will move to Pem
broke on April 27 but Mrs.
Hunter and their two youngest
daughters will stay on in Jesup
to complete the school year,
joining Rev. Hunter in the pas
torium on week-ends.
Kennedys Host
Outdoor Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Kennedy
entertained friends and rela
tives at their home Sunday
with an outdoor dinner followed
by an Easter Egg Hunt for the
children of the family.
Dinner guests of the Ken
nedys were Mrs. Melvin Speir
and Melanie, Joanne, and De-
Lane; Mr. and Mrs. Billy Ken
nedy and Dianne, Richard, and
Pam; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Futch
and Susan; Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Brewton and Shirley; Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Lane and Susan; Mr.
and Mrs. Carlos Lane and Ferra
and Delia, Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Lane and Amanda; Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Meekins and Kim and
Kenny; Mrs. Gloria Meekins
and Lucy; Mr. and Mrs. John
Stanley; Mr. and Mrs. Eric
Rhoden of West Palm Beach,
Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. John Rhod
en and Jeff and Jason of West
Palm Beach, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs.
Bobby Purcell and Wayne and
Owen; Mr. and Mrs. Gene Sand
ers and Beth; Mr. Charles Lane
of Atlanta; Miss Janet Bacon
of Jesup; Miss Cynthia Knight
of Brunswick.
Those joining the group later
in the afternoon for the egg
hunt were Ray Futch, Lisa
Lane, Carolyn Futch, Barry and
Darrel Bacon, of Macon, and
Gloria Shuman of Jacksonville,.
Fla.
Visiting with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wads
worth, this week is Mrs. Mike
Merrifield of Lakehurst, New
Jersey. Mrs. „ Merrifield, the
former Lynn Wadsworth of
Pembroke, arrived Saturday
and will spend the week visiting
with friends and relatives.
The Pembtefa
•JOURNAL
Will Celebrate Golden Wedding
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Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Henry Lewis will celebrate their Golden
Wedding Anniersary with a reception at the Ellabell Methodist
Church, April 13, 1969, from 3 to 5 o’clock in the afternoon.
No invitations are being sent. All friends and relatives are
invited.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Henry
Lewis of Ellabell will celebrate
their Golden Wedding Anniver
sary Sunday, April 13, from 3
-to 5 p.m., at the Ellabell Meth
odist Church.
A reception in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis, both natives
of Liberty County, will be giv
en by their children, Janies R.
Lewis, of Ellabell; Mrs. Coop
er DeLoach, of Pembroke; Mrs.
J. Talmadge (Estelle) McElveen
of Brooklet; Mrs. John E. (Eva
Lee) Parker, of Savannah; Paul
Ferdie Lewis, of Atlanta;
Joseph Edward Lewis, of At
lanta; Mrs. Mary Lewis Futch,
of Chicago, Ill.; , Mrs. E. C.
(Nellie) Kangeter, of Chicago,
Ill.; John Calvin Lewis, of
Milwaukee, Wis.; Mrs. Jack,
(Irene) Brown, of Opa Lacka,
Fla.; Mrs. Norman J. (Faith)
Kjas, of Guam; and Henry Al
len Lewis, of Baltimore, Md.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis were
married in Ellabell on April
13, 1919, Mrs. Lewis is the for
mer Miss Georgia Faithian
Hendry. Mr. Lewis is a farmer
and operates the Pembroke
Hardware Co. in Pembroke.
No invitations are being sent,
but all friends and relatives
are invited to join the Lewis’ in
the celebration of their Golden
Wedding Anniversary. No gifts,
please.
Bryan Boosters
Postpone Meeting
The Bryan County High
Boosters meeting, scheduled for
last evening, has been resched
.uled for next Tuesday, April 15,
at the Pembroke Fire House.
A supper meeting is planned,
results of the questionnaires
will be discussed, and commit
tee reports will be received.
Members will receive further
details by phone.
BIRTH
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Neal
Speir of Pembroke announce
the birth of a son, Ronald Neal,
Jr., born April 1, at the Cand
ler Telfair Hospiatl in Savan
nah. The infant weighed 7 lbs.,
2 ozs.
Maternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Mock of
Pembroke, and paternal grand
parents are Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Speir, Jr. of Savannah.
INSURANCE
American Family Life Cancer
Insurance: Call 653-4368.
Baptist Pastor
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Rev. Gordon A. Hunter Jr.
of Jesup
The Journal had a pleasant
call from the new Pastor of the
i First Baptist Church of Pem
broke who is making plans to
, move into the church home and
begin his work here. Plans are
already being made for the
’ Spring revival at the First Bap
tist Church, and there is much
planning and activities among
the members, as we have been
’ without a regular pastor for
some months. He apears to Ye
Editor as being a “go getter”
and we believe that he will do
a fine job here.
Baptists Have
Guest Speaker
Guest speaker at the Sunday
Worship Services of the First
Baptist Church in Pembroke
was Jack McGuire, a ministeri
al student at Georgia Southern
College in Statesboro. McGuire
is a native of Warrenton, Ga.
Mr. McGuire spoke at both
the morning and evening serv
ices at the church, and also
presented a program at a youth
group meeting at 6:30 p.m. As
sisting Mr. McGuire in his dis
cussion was his fiance, Mrs.
Linda Wallis, of Jacksonville,
FJa., also a GSC student. Ap
proximately 30 young people
attended the special program.
Following the evening wor
ship services a fellowship hour
was held in the social hall, with
Mrs. Ben Brewton and Mrs^
Dorothy Reed serving refresh
ments.
Mr. McGuire and Miss Wallis
were dinner guest of Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Spinks.
Nixon opposes creating peace
department.
PEMBROKE. GEORGIA, THURSDAY. APRIL 10. 1969
Associational
Garden Clubs To
Meet Thursday
Pembroke Garden Club mem
bers attending the Associated
Garden Clubs of Southeast
Georgia meeting in Claxton on
Thursday will meet at the Pem
broke Community House at 9:15
a.m.
According to Mrs. A. V. An
derson, club official, members
। will bring horticulture speci-
I mens to be entered in the hor-
I ticulture competition which will
I begin at 9:30 a.m. The speci
| mens will be judged at an early
I hour so that the judges may
I complete the selections of win
| ners in time to attend the
I meeting which will follow at
I 11:00 a.m.
I Mrs. Elton Warren of Metter,
I president of the Associated
I Garden Clubs of Southeast
I Georgia, will be the speaker at
I the meeting. She will demon-
I strate flower arranging and the
I arrangements will be given as
I door prizes.
Also on the program will be
I the installation of the 1969 as-
I sociation officers. The ceremony
I will be performed before the
I members of the 32 garden clubs
• which are members of the As
i sociated Garden Clubs of South
: east Georgia.
. Following the meeting, a
• luncheon will be served to at
tending club members.
Mrs. F. 0. Miller
Now At Memorial
Medical Center
Mrs. Frank O. Miller was
Ms transferred on Friday to Me
| morial Medical Center in Sa
s vannah, and is located in room
B 419. She had been in Evans
J Memorial Hospital, but was
i| sent to the Savannah Hospital
Ito receive Therapy treatment,
I she having suffered a light
I stroke on her right side.
She is getting along nicely
I and is scheduled to be back
I home in about 10 days or less.
I Many of the Miller's friends
I were worried about her illness
I affecting their Golden Wedding
Ceremony planned for May 4th
and plans are going right ahead ;
to have the affair, and both <
Mrs. Miller and her husband
are looking forward to a big
day.
Overseas Press. Club to as
sess members SSO each.
Coastal Counties Boosters Club Plans
Big Affair Honoring Hon. Carl Sanders
On Friday Night, May 16
The Coastal Counties Boosters Club, made up of men
from 11 South Georgia Counties are planning one of the
biggest affairs “of all time” for former Governor and Mrs.
Carl E. Sanders on Friday night May 16, at Bryan
County’s new Holiday Inn Motel, which is one of the
finest in the state, and is located on Highway 17 just
below Richmond Hill and at a point where 1-95 crosses
Highway 17.
It will be in the form of an appreciation dinner, and
Frank O. Miller, who is the President of the Coastal Coun
ties Boosters Club is in charge of all arrangements. At
tendance will be by invitation only, and the friends of
Georgia’s Former Governor who would like to be one
of those present, and there can only be 140, as that is
the limit of dining facilities for that night, should
get in touch with Frank O. Miller, in Pembroke and
his telephone number is 653-2213.
Mr. Miller has already reserved all the dining facili
ties that the Holiday Inn can let go, as they have to keep
a small dining space for transients at all times, to fulfill
their contract.
Former Governor and Mrs. Sanders will arrive early
in the afternoon, and have the master bedroom on the
ground level, to the East of the pool, and an adjoining
room so that he can see his friends and Mrs. Sanders will
be able to meet with the ladies of this section.
Beginning at 6 p.m. there will be a hospitality hour
in the large dining room where.the dinner will be served,
and all the rooms on the ground level around the pool
• and just north of the large dining area have been re
served by Mr. Miller for the use of those that get tickets
to attend the big affair, which is hoped to be the biggest
of its kind ever held in Georgia.
It is open to the friend of former Governor Carl
Sanders, but they have to make their arrangements with
Mayor F. O. Miller of Pembroke who is in charge of the
affair.
I ’CBASTAL GEORGIA'S LEABIN6 WEEKLY NEWSMKI' I
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Local 4-H'ers
Set To Improve
Eating Habits
By Marjorie V. Jones
Bryan County 4-H Club
members are set to do some
thing about teenage eating hab
its in our area. And local resi
dents will be hearing more
about teenage nutrition during
this week, April 6-12.
According to Mrs. Marjorie
Jones, Bryan County Extension
Home Economist, the reason
local folks will be learning more
about teenage nutrition during
this week is because it is “4-H
Teenage Nutrition Week.” Mrs.
Jones said the aim of the week
will be to focus more attention
on the eating habits of today’s
teenagers and explore ways to
improve their nutritional stat
us.
“The special 4-H Teenage Nu
trition Week is a result of the
recent meeting of the seventh
annual Georgia Teenage Nutri
tion Conference in Macon,”
Mrs. Jones said. Fifteen Geor
gia 4-H’ers joined more than
200 representatives from 13
other state youth organizations
at the conference.
The state - wide observance
will be conducted by 4-H’ers in
each Georgia county. Local
residents will be seeing posters,
special bulletin boards, exhibits,
and newspaper articles about
teenage nutrition, Mrs. Jones
■aid. The 4-H’ers will also en
courage better nutrition among
their classmates at school.
Mrs. Jones said one of the
reasons so much attention is
being focused on teenage eating
habits is because recent sur
veys indicate six out of every
ten teenage girls and four out
of every ten teenage boys have
nutritionally poor diets.
“Teenagers like to look and
feel good, and one way they can
do this is to develop better eat
ing habits,” Mrs. Jones said.
The majority of the poor teen
diets are not due to lack of
food but more because of poor
food choices, especially their
selection of foods for snacks,
the Extension home economist
pointed out.
Guests over the week-end of
Mrs. Jack L. Nubern were her
son, Mr. G. B. Nubern, and
grandsons, Charles and Allison,
of Anderson, South Carolina.
FOR SALE
House for sale: 5 room house
to be moved from present loca
tion. Phone 653-4373.
Engagement* Announced
MISS BOBBIE ROBERTS
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Roberts of Nevils announce the engage
ment of their daughter Bobbie, to Robert Lewis Scott, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lonny Scott of Ellabell, Georgia. Miss Roberts is
a graduate of Southeast Bulloch High School, she is employed
at the Pembroke Manufacturing Company in Pembroke. Mr.
Scott has served his time in the Army, having served in Vietnam.
He is at present employed at the Great Dane Trailer Plant in
Savannah. Wedding plans will be announced later.
Parents Attend
Stetson University
Parents Weekend
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fennell
of Richmond Hill were among
the hundreds of parents who
gathered at Stetson Uuniver
sity in DeLand, Florida, March
21st-23rd, for “Parents Week
end” an annual affair of the
school.
On Friday they were privi
leged to see the play, “It’s For
the Birds,” an adaptation of
Aristophanes’ “The Bird s.”
Saturday was registration of
the parents, Coffee at the home
of the President, Dr. Paul F.
Geren, a Buffet Luncheon and
Parents Assembly in Elizabeth
Hall where they heard an in
spiring address by Dr. Geren.
Following Dr. Geren, the Stet
son University’s Concert Choir
sang several numbers including
Pitoni’s “Cantate Donieno,”
William’s “0, Clap Your
Hands,” Rorem’s “Sing, My
! Soul,” Dawson's “Ezekiel' Saw
De Wheel,” and ended with the
familiar “Sound of Music.”
The highlight of the week
end was the Follies show, “Col
lege USA” held on Saturday
night. The Follies was a variety
show about students and stu
dent life on the College cam
pus, and was produced, directed,
choreographed, staged, and
performed by students.
The show began with an
Overture and followed by a
Kickoff “warm up.” In tne
audience it was a show within
itself to see the many parents
scrimmaging for the kick-off
ball. Yep, Robert Fennell got
the ball and plans to keep it
for a “conversation piece.”
Since the Follies has been so
well-received at various high
schools around the state of
Florida, the school is planning
to send the student group with
their show to Atlanta, Georgia.
Mr. and Mrs. Fennell were
proud of their son Bobby, who
is a sophomore at Stetson and
who is in the Concert Choir and
was Musical Director and Pian
ist for the “College USA” Fol
lies.
Bobby is a 1967 graduate of
the Richmond Hill School.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. E. W. Miles of Pem
broke were Mr. and Mrs. Dur
wood Blocker df Augusta and
sons Keith and Greg; Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Miles of Dublin
and son Dale; Mrs. Jimmy
Miles of Dublin; and Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Lewis and sons
Mark and Mike of Savannah
Meth. Mission
Study Continues
The Pembroke Methodist
Church study, “New Forms of
Missions,” continued Monday
' night with the third session of
; a four week church wide study,
1 designed to show how the
church can change its programs
to meet the needs of a chang
ing world.
Mrs. Rex Smith was the pro
gram leader, assisted by Miss
Blanche Lanier. They present
ed an interesting discussion en
titled “Relation to Communica
tion to Mission.” Following the
discussion period, Clark Ander
son directed a play, “Danger
Field Newby Moves Uptown.”
The east of characters were:
Miss Prim, Mrs Montene Cow
art; Mr. Pettygen, Gene Cow
art; Dr. Goodwin, Clark Ander
son; and Danger Field Newby,
Sonny Owens. The play empha
sized the important of the
church’s programs being in
keeping with modern times and
problems.
Rev. William McClellan, past
or, presented a devotional at
the programs end. Refresh
ments were served In the social
hall and a few moments of
Christian fellowship were en
joyed.
Too Many
Yellow Jackets!
By Jim Hite
Numbers won out last Wed
nesday at Southeast Bulloch, as
the Redskin Trackmen came in
second in a two-way meet at
Southeast.
Man for man, the locals came
out on top; but being greatly
outnumbered, the points scored
by 4th, sth and 6th place fin
ishers totaled more than the
top spots captured by the Red
skins.
The bright spots of the day
were Mike Butler’s winning
both the 440 and 880, while
Glyn Miles took first in both
the Mile and Two Mile runs.
Hoynes Bacon captured a sec
ond in the High Jump, while
the Mile Relay team also took
a second.
Todays meet is again at
Southeast, this time a four-way
contest including the Redskins,
Southeast Bulloch, Marvin Pitt
man and Lyons.
FOR SALE
One 1965 Plymouth, Fury 1,
4 door sedan; in excellent con
dition; contact Mrs. Audrey
Owens, 653-4932.
Official Organ City of Pembrab*
Idell C. Sims
Former Resident
Os Bryan Dies
Idell C. Sims, 78 of 825 East
Henry Street in Savannah died
Thursday in Candler General
Hospital after a long illness.
Mr. Sims was a former well
known Bryan County citizen
and had many friends and rela
tives throughout the county, he
had lived in Savannah for the
past 15 years. He was a retir
ed farmer and was a member
of the Lower Black Creek
Primitive Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Marie B. (Bessie) Sims
of Savannah, two sons, L. C.
Sims, Jr., and Elvin W. Sims,
both of Savannah; two broth
ers, Willie Sims of Augusta
and Clinton B. Sims of Savan
nah; a sister Mable Herr of
Savannah, two grandchildlren,
and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday morning at 11 a.m. at
the Lower Black Creek Primi
tive Baptist Church near Blitch
ton. Interment was in the
church cemetery. Active pall
bearers were C. B. Sims, Jr.,
Harley B. Sims, Luke Sims,
George Taylor, Johnny Sims,
and Millinder Sims.
Richmond Hill Lions
Club Will Sponsor
"Save Sight, Buy Light"
On Thursday, April 10, at ap
proximately 7 p.m., Richmond
Hill Lions Club members will
be in Pembroke conducting
their “Clean Sweep” campaign.
Thursday has been named
“Pembroke Night” by operation
■ clean sweep sales chairman, E.
! C. Robinson. As this project is
the only money making project
undertaken by the Lions Club
during the year, the chairman!
commented, “We feel that the
fine citizens of Pembroke will
give us whole-hearted support.
In lieu of the absence of a Lions
Club in the Pembroke area,
I’m sure the people will rally
to our cause and help the visu
ally retarded.”
President of the civic group,
Robert L. Fennell announced
that “something new has been
added this year.” In addition to
the regular brooms, mops and
whisk brooms, packages of 8
light bulbs of assorted sizes
will be sold. The theme of this
year’s sale will appropriately
be “Save Sight, Buy Light.” All
proceeds will be used for sight
conservation.
Many eyes have been saved
or made stronger through the'
efforts of Lions Clubs. Sight is.
the most precious of our senses
in many respects. You can aid
this worthy project by buying a
broom, whisk broom, mop, or
light bulbs from a Lion when
he vails on you Thursday night.
Wadsworth's Host
Family Group
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wadsworth
and children Teresa, Pam,
Donna, Benny, Patsy, Bobby,
and Lynn (Mrs. Mike Merri
field) entertained a number of
friends and relatives at their
home Sunday with a dinner fol
lowed by an Easter Egg Hunt
for the youngsters.
Joining the Wadsworths for
the family get-together were
Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Geiger and
Cindy, Keith, Emma Gail, and
Lisa; Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Baze
more and daughter Kay, and
Hal Dickerson; Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Brewton, Jr.; Mrs. Calvin
Floyd and Beverly, Cathy, Jan,
and Mark; Mr. and Mrs. R, H.
Bazemore and Michelle and
Tracy; Mrs. John Hagan; Mr.
Hollis Bazemore; and Miss
Linda Heaglfe^ of Cranberry,
New Jersey.
An added festivity was the
presentation of a beautifully
decorated birthday cake to Mrs.
H. T. Bazemore, in honor of her
birthday.