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VPhUPe 67, Number 38, The Pembroke Journal, Pembroke. Ga. 31321
LADY NATIVE OF PEMBROKE CANDIDATE FOR ATLANTA MAYOR
EDITOR’S NOTE—While we do dot remember the little
lady as being a resident of Pembroke, years ago, still we
aye glad to know that our little City is honored to have
one of our former citizens “willing to make the sacrifice
and become Mayor of the great and growing city of
Atlanta.
J. R. DeLoach
Home After Stay
In Hospital
The many friends of J. R.
DeLoach, popular County
School Superintendent who has
been in Memorial Medical Cen
ter for the past two weeks, and
apparently his trip there has
worked wonders for him.
He had previously been in
Memorial due to a heart con
dition, but this time he was in
there for minor surgery and re
turned to his home in Pem
broke Over the week-end.
While he will have to more or
less take things easy he will be
here and available for those
operating the Superintendents
office and in that way can keep
the office abreast of what it
should be doing.
Ye Editor And
Mayor Has Been
Rambling Around
To start with we attended
the Annual Party of the Cham
ber of Commerce at Claxton, at
which Hon. Carl Sanders was
the principal speaker. It was
held at the new Community
Center that has just been com
pleted, and truly it was a de
lightful place for an affair of
this kind. We are sure that
there were more than 250 peo
ple present and we know that
each and every one enjoyed the
event. There were others pres
ent from Bulloch, Tattnall and
Bryan and other places we are
sure.
They had a wonderful place,
equipped for an affair of this
kind, air-conditioned for the
pleasure of those present, and
we enjoyed every minute of the
evening. This was the second
annual party of the Chamber of
Commerce that we have attend
ed at Claxton, and it seems to
improve as years go by.
Hon. Carl Sanders made an
outstanding address, and never
one time mentioned the Gover
nors office or any politics. He
was at his best, and in mak
ing the talk, he said that his
wife, Betty Sanders who was a
resident of Adabelle, Ga., one
of the communities that time
has erased, Mr. Sanders said
that his wife took him to task
after 1 leaving the Governors of
fice for not having done any
thing for “Adabelle, Ga.”, when
he had helped other communities
so much. He jokingly said that
if he were to ever be Gover
nor again that he would have
to do something for “Adabelle,
Ga.”
Mrs. Miller accompanied us
to this affair and also enjoyed
the evening.
Then on Friday night Mayor
Miller went to Brunswick along
with J. Dixie Harn and Eugene
Cowart for the annual Commis
sion, which has meant so much
to Pembroke and Bryan Coun
ty. This was a big affair and
a large crowd was on hand, for
the annual event at the Holiday
Inn, which was a most delight
ful affair. The Mayor met old
friends and made some new
ones, and look forward to again
going down for one of their
affairs. Believing that is the
way to make progress for our
community, join in and become
a part of their program to im
prove conditions in this sec
tion. Yes, we are going back at
the first opportunity for anoth
er visit.
“Young blood doth not obey
an old decree.” — Shakespeare.
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TSoo. A ’COASTAL LADINS VEEKLY NWPAFEI'
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Ye Editor Will
Celebrate 76th
Birthday July 2^
What we now think will be
our last birthday party, will be
held Sunday July 20th, which
will mark our 76th milestone
along life’s highway from the
cradle to the grave. We are go
ing to try and make this one an
outstanding one, because we
realize that all good things
come to an end, and realizing
our age and the condition of
Mrs. Millers health makes it
advisable to not undertake
these annual birthday parties
any longer.
But we are going to invite
our friends to gather with us at
Needmore Farm on Sunday,
July 20, and help us celebrate
having traveled "life’s highway
from the cradle to the grave”
for 76 years, which is some
thing that we are proud of, be
cause we know so many of our
good friends who have already
answered their last call, and
many of them much younger
than the Editor of the Journal
is.
We have no idea of crawling
in a shell and taking life easy,
for we still anticipate a busy
time in the years ahead. We
would not want every day to
be Sunday, and therefore we
hope to be active until we are
forced to lay aside our work and
more or less take things easy.
Our Doctor tells us that if we
keep busy and not retire that
we have a good chance to live
a long time yet.
During the past few years
we think we have had a part in
the greatest era of progress
and prosperity in Pembroke
than has ever been experienced
before. Today we see so many
signs of progress and prosper
ity in our little city, that we
are not going to try and list
them. Today Pembroke has be
tween 1900 and 2000 residents,
and the prospects of many
more coming in as soon as
housing arrangements can be
made.
We will soon have sewerage
in, and additional water mains,
plus a larger water tank which
will enable us to give the people
a better service. Today the Edi
tor of The Journal is happier
than he has ever been, and look
forward to a wonderful future.
In the meantime we want all
of our real friends to take
time out and be with us at
Needmore Farm on Sunday,
July 20th for what we now
think will be the last of our
birthday parties.
—F. 0. M.
RICHMOND HILL
SGT. AT AFB
FOR WORTH, Tex.—U. S.
Air Force Staff Sergeant Joe
D. Ferrell, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Louie Ferrell, Rt. 1, Richmond
Hill, Ga., has arrived for duty
at Carswell AFB, Tex.
Sergeant Ferrell, a security
policeman, is assigned to a unit
of the Strategic Air Command.
He previously served at Clark
AB, Philippines.
A 1961 graduate of Rich
mond Hill High School, the ser
geant is married to the former
Patricia E. Noble, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Noble,
27 Fulton St., South Hadley,
Mass.
The cry of “School's Out!”
in the summer of 1969 means
that 13.4 million youths will be
added to the summer labor
force — 400,000 more than last
year, the Labor Department re
ports.
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Thursday, June 26, 1969
Socialist Mayor Aspirant Says Women Discriminated Against
By KAiHY McGRATH
For the fir.d time in recent
years, Atlanta has a woman
candidate for mayor and her
views will surprise — and
shock — the public she is ask
ing to support her in the Oct.
7 election.
Linda Jcnncss. who is run
ning on the Socialist Workers
Ljirty ticket, has said she’ll
adopt some of Cuba pro
grams it vlceled. and -he sup
perts legalized abortions and
tree nurseries tor children of
working moiht rs.
She advocates preferential
hiring of wojr.?n, "an op
pressed segment of society. ’
Linda, 28. raid in an inler-
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THE SPIRIT OF FREEDOM ...
land || j s a S pj r j| that has marched j n many lands, under many flags ~ .
of the free W, wherever men have dreamed of a better life. It marched with the
and the home American colonists in 1776 . . it accompanied the French revolution
the bravd” ■k ’ ' n ^7^9. It is a spirit as indomitable as man himself for it is one of the
“inalienable rights" endowed by the Creator on all men.
Since the days of our struggle W
for freedom, “Old Glory”
has been a symbol to Amer
icons—a symbol of unity and W;
independence. Let's keep the ■ /•
principles upon which this w. f
nation was founded before ih Id
us all . . . by flying our flag W J
proudly on the Fourth. 7^^ Wk
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PEMBROKE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1969
view that women are discrim
inated against "in all kinds of
ways—in hiring, in wages,
and they’re kept in the house
—poor mothers don’t have
money for nurseries. A work
ing mother has to pay S3O a
week Io take her kids to a
nursery. Men ape freed from
this. There should be free day
care centers, staffed with pro
fessional nurses and teach
ers.”
Sho says abortions should
be free .also, "lor anybody
who wants them. In 1959 a
woman should decide for her
self whether or not she will
have children.”
Linda, a petite reddish bru
nette, is not expected to poll
many votes, but her candida-
cy is titillating Atlanta's New
Lui and is giving the alien
ated youths of the city some
thing to talk about.
The Socialist platform she
supports includes immediate
withdrawal of troops from
Vietnam, black control of
black communities, a revised
tax structure, and public con
trol of utilities, transportation,
and retail services.
"The reason we’re running
is to raise national issues.”
Linda said. "To avoid the is
sue is simply dishonest. The
other issue is to have blacks
control their own community,
let the federal government
give them money to do as
th y see fit No other candi
date. including Horace Tate,
is doing this. After 400 years,
we can see white people are
net going to solve the prob
lems that face b’ack people.”
She advocates complete res
tructuring of the tax system,
which she says favors corpo
rations and high-income
groups and puts an inordinate
burden on low-income groups.
“The main taxes come from
the poor people,” she said. “I
wouldn't tax anyone who
makes under $7,500 a year,
which is what the government
says a family cf four needs
to live comfortably, and I'd
tax all war profits 100 per
cent.” And she’d curtail
spending for defense, "which
I don’t consider defense. I ha
ven't seen any Viet Cong
Official Organ Bryan County and Hie Citv of Bhilml*
climbing up the shores of Cal
ifornia lately.”
’ A native of Pembroke. Ga.,
M?sr avnnuss "was reared" an
Army brat—her father is an
Army officer—and was gradu
ated from Antioch College
with a history degree. She
said she became a Socialist
after Ihe Cuban missile crisis
in 1964 and has been active
for two years in the Socialist
Workers Party, which she
calls radical, “because it
stands for radical change.”
Her husband, Douglas Jen
ness, is head organizer of the
party's Atlanta chapter.
She was one of 13 Socialist
Workers Party delegates to
Cuba last winter when the
Cuban government invited
representatives of several rad-
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Staff Photo—Edna Weston
Linda Jenness
ical groups to the Jan ’ 2 cele
bration of the anniversary of
ths Cuban revolution. She con
siders Cuba's program "abso
lutely remarkable. In spite of
the backward conditions
there, they’ve done wonders in
10 years. The woman plays a
leading role and black people
have full economic and social
equality."
She doesn’t expect victory in
the election because of her
limited finances for campaign
ing and what she calls “dis
criminatory election system.
“If we were able to get the
television radio and newspa
per coverage as the rich can
dida t es, we’d get more
votes,” she said.
“The things we stand for
appeal to the majority of the
people. But without money
and the backing of the two
capitalist parties it’s hard to
get a program going. The
whole election system is a
complete farce.”
Earlier this month Linda is
sued a statement to the At
lanta Board of Aldermen at
tacking the proposed ordi
nance that would place re
strictions on the use of city
parks.
"The answer isn't to close
the parks, but to build more
parks with good lighting and a
lot of activity, like fret con
certs, so more people would,
go there,” she said. "The rea
son the deviates go to the
parks now is because they’re
dark and there aren’t many
people there. Millican has
tried to start a campaign
against the hippies.”
Bryan County Boy
Attends Career
Clinic At GSC
Ronnie Croft, son of Ellis
Croft, attended the Career
Clinic at GSC Friday, June 27,
1969. He must go again on
July 2, 1969. He must go two
more times.
He met with Miss Riggs
from Miami, Fla. They got ac
quainted with each other. They
discussed plans for the future
years of Mr. Croft’s life. He is
planning on entering the med
ical field. Mr. Croft also writes,
plays piano and sings.
Mr. and Mrs. Merrifield of
Lake Hurst, New Jersey, are
visiting Mrs. Merrifield’s par
ents Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Wads
worth, Mrs. Merrifield will re
main in Pembroke for six
months as Mr. Merrifield will
be leaving shortly for a tour of
duty in thd Mediterranean with
the U. S. Navy. Mrs. Merrifield
will be remembered as Miss
Lynn Wadsworth.
TRAILER SPACE FOR RENT
Mrs. Ida Denmark, four miles
north of Pembroke. Contact
653-2354.