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Wedding Plans
Os Mitchell-
Cason Completed
Plans are complete for the
marriage of Miss Jane Mitchell,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Verbi
Lee Mitchell of Pembroke to
Mr. Robert J. Cason son of Mr.
and Mrs. Dorris R. Cason of
Statesboro.
The wedding will be an event
of August 3 at 5 o’clock at the
Fellowship Primitive Baptist
Church near Stil so n. Elder
Howard Cox, cousin of the bride
elect will perform the cere
mony. Mr. Eric Brannen and
Mrs. John Stubbs will render
the wedding music. Mrs. Cale
D. Ginn of Douglas, sister of
the bride-elect, will be. matron
of honor. Bridesmaid will be
Mrs. William H. Smith HI, of
Statesboro, sister of the bride
elect; Mrs. Gordon Franklin of
Statesboro and Mrs. Perry
Smith of Biloxi, Mississippi,
sisters of the groom-elect; Miss
Pam Mitchell of Decatur, Miss
Martie Summerfield of Savan
nah, and Miss Barbara Martin
of Ellabell.
Dorris Cason will be his son’s
best man. Ushers will be W. H.
Smith, HI, Carl Akins, cousin
of the groom-elect, Emit B.
Deal, and Johnny Deal; all of
Statesboro; Jim Anderson of
Gainesville, Florida, and Paul
NeSmith Jr. of Albany.
The flower girl will be Miss
Carolyn Lanier of Pembroke.
The ring bearer will be Master
Buddy Broghan of Richmond
Hill. Both are cousins of the
bride-elect.
A reception will follow the
ceremony in the church social
hall. Friends and relatives are
invited to attend.
McCallar Infant
Dies At Emory
Hospital—Decatur
Brian David McCallar, infant
son of Mr. and Mrs. David H.
McCallar, who is a former resi
dent of Richmond Hill, died
Sunday at Emory Hospital in
Decatur.
Survivors are paternal grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
McCallar of Richmond Hill, and
maternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Goyde of George
town, S. C., and several aunts
and uncles.
Funeral services for the infant
McCallar were held Monday at
2 p.m. at graveside in Forest
Fields Memorial Garden in
Tucker with the Rev. Henry T.
Daniel officiating.
Mrs. B. Z. Cowart
In The Hospital
For An Operation
The friends of Mrs. Bessie
B. Z.) Cowart, Pembroke will
regret to learn that she is a
patient in one of the Savannah
hospitals where we understand
she will undergo an operation.
She is well known here and has
many relatives and friends who
are disturbed about her visit to
the hospital.
Mrs. F. 0. Miller
Continues To
Improve At Home
The friends of Mrs. Frank O.
Miller will be glad to know that
she is getting along nicely at
home now, after having been in
the hospital on two different
occasions for long visits.
We are fortunate in having
one of the best cooks, and maids
that any one ever had, Delma
Byrd and she looks after Mrs.
Miller, better we think than she
could get elsewhere. She is on
duty most of the time with Mrs.
Miller.
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Editors Niece Married In Virginia
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COMMANDER JOHN SKEENEY AND HIS BRIDE
The above is a picture of Ye Editor’s niece and her hus
and. Commander John Sweeney of Albion. Michigan. The
bride is the daughter of Lt. Comdr, and Mrs. James Black
of Alevandria, Va., and he has visited in Pembroke many
times, his mother is a sister of the Editor of The Journal
and through the years we have been very close to one
another. At the present time his mother is a guest in our
home.
Commander Sweeney will be stationed at the Naval
Air Station, Whidby Island, Washington, near Seattle, Wash
ington where the Editors son lives.
Editor Pays Visit
To Hilton Head
Last Thursday afternoon Yi
Editor had an enjoyable tri;:
to Hilton Head with our good
friend E. B. (Billy) Miles, whc
owns a nice home there, com
pletely furnished and right off
of the beach, which he rents tc
select people for limited times
but always reserves plenty of
time for he and his relatives to
go over and enjoy the beach and
the home.
It so happened that our good
friends the George Taylors and
a good friend of his was along
with his wife and in the party
there were two or three boys.
The Taylors friends are with
Palmer and Cay of Savannah,
and it so happened that Ye Edi
tor was acquainted with many
of the “big wigs” of the com
pany, we fit right into the
party.
The men arrived on the Is
land about five, but Billy and
Ye Editor had already gotten
there, and enjoyed a short time
with the ladies and children be
fore the husbands arrived.
We were served one of the
most delicious meals we ever
had, prepared by these ladies,
and certainly enjoyed the eve-'
ning there very much. We car
ried Mrs. Miller by Pooler and
left her with her daughter and
picked her up on our return.
Ellabelle Naval
Man Serving
Aboard Ship
PUERTO RICO (FHTNC) —
Radioman First Class Lester M.
Smokes, USN, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ellie Smokes of Route 1,
Ellabell, Ga., and husband of
the former Miss .Christine P.
A. Holmes of 802 E. Union St.,
Jacksonville, Fla., is serving
aboard the Naval Communica
tion Station in Puerto Rico.
Assigned to the oldest Naval
activity on the island, he will
be acting as an integral part of
a vast communications complex
which is tasked with providing
rapid and reliable communica
tion for the fleet, and military
and federal agencies in the
Caribbean.
MT. MORIAH BAPTIST
CHURCH TO HOLD
CONCERT
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
will hold a concert July 26, 1969,
at 8:00 p.m. in the church.
It is being sponsored by the
Eastern Star Chapter 489, Ella
bell, Ga. Pastor E. A. Hagen
will be special guest. Admission
SI.OO for adults, 75c for chil
dren. The public is invited.
Read The Journal In
Sicily For 2 Years,
Now A Subscriber
e We have just received a sub
p scription from LCDR Kirby E.
(1 Grant, U.S.N. who was a close
o friend to Ye Editors Nephew,
i- LCDR James Black, saying that
■f he read The Journal which his
o friend Black received it, and
S| liked it so well until he now
f wants one sent to him at his
p new address, LCDR Kirby E.
d Grant, USN, 8017 Hammond
Street, Alexandria, Va.
d We appreciate friends like
d this, who have read our paper,
j does not know us, or anyone in
Bryan County, still they want
The Journal sent to them each
i week. We hope to see these
fine people on our next visit to
. Washington.
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Target Date Set
; For Opening Os
Four New Parks
ATLANTA, (GPS) — While
■ Georgians and out-of-state
• visitors are flocking to Geor
, gia’s vast network of state
■ parks during the current peak
vacation season and finding
I many new facilities to meet the
I ever-growing demand, State
Parks Director John L. Gordon
has announced tentative target
dates for the opening of four
new parks in the near future.
Here are the new parks and
the hoped-for time they will be
opened to the public:
Watson Mill Bridge State
Park in Oglethorpe County —
this 139-acre park, situated
some 17 miles from Athens, is
expected to be completed and
put into use by late 1969.
Richmond Hill State Park in
Bryan County—this 190.74-acre
park, located some 30 miles
southwest of Savannah, is ex
pected to be ready by January,
1970.
Whitewater Creek State Park
in Macon County—situated in
close proximity to Oglethorpe
and the Montezuma, this 372.95-
acre park has a timetable open
ing set for mid-1970.
Skid aw a y State Park in
Chatham County—this 200-acre
park located near Savannah is
expected to be completed and
opened to the public in late
1970.
Mrs. Charles Jones of Pop
ularville, Mississippi is visiting
her sisters, Mrs. Hawley Baze
more, Mrs. R. L. Wadsworth, •
and Mrs. Calvin Floyd, and 1
other relatives for two weeks. 1
Mrs. Jones also attended the 1
Downs family reunion Sunday, I
July 20th. >
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1969
Ye Editors 76th Birthday Party
Was One Os Best Ever Held—The
Jaycees And Jaycettes Had Charge
“Ye Editor” and Mayor of Pembroke, who has been
having Birthday Parties for many years, celebrated his
76th milestone along life’s highway from the cradle to
the grave on Sunday at the American Legion Home in
Pembroke, and this party was handled by the Bryan
County Jaycees and Jaycettes, and of course it was
handled right, served right and pleased every one that
attended the affair. Mr. Miller is an “Honorary Mem
ber” of the Jaycees.
While there was many things to hold down the at
tendance, among them being the Man On The Moon,
rain, vacations and many other troubles, but even with
all this the Legion Home was nearly completely filled
with friends, relatives and others that came many miles
just to be at our party. Everyone was high in the praise
of the way the Jaycees and Jaycettes handled the af
fair, and the Editor-Mayor cannot ever repay these little
ladies for cooking cakes, working preparing the food and
then getting down to the Legion Home and serving the
food. The Jaycees did the heavier work, and the two
fine organizations did an outstanding job for the Editor-
Mayor at the celebration of his 76th Birthday.
A few of those that were there and had a small part
in the after dinner responding to a call from the Editor-
Mayor, were as follows, Mayor W. A. (Bill) Bowen of
Statesboro, who has been our friend through the years
and who we think is doing the greatest job that any
man could do serving a big and growing city like States
boro, then we called on Judge Paul Caswell, next was
Hon. Max Cheney our Solicitor General, and our friend
and pastor John R. Joyner was called on, then at random
we called on different friends out in the crowd, this
j included Emit Akins of Statesboro,, who is in the Hard
, ware business, and it was in an apartment adjoining one
1 he occupied that the Editor-Mayor started out as a mar
। tied man in Statesboro, and he has been our friend
, throughout the years since, Bill Boney of Claxton was
, recognized and made a few remarks, and out in the
crowd was our good friend “Cleukenheimer”, but in
reality Colon Floyd who spends a lot of money with
us, and is in and out of politics, having made a close
race against our present Sheriff and good friend Harry
Williamson, he responded to the delight of those pre
sent. J. R. DeLoach was another good friend that re
sponded and made a short talk, and another good friend
who sat at the head table with the Mayor was Mrs.
Sophie (DeLoach) Smith, who was here on a visit, but
is a teacher in a school where her son lives in North
Georgia. Jim Futch was recognized as a lifelong friend.
Then the Mayor jokingly introduced “Lester Maddox” of
Pembroke, known to his many friends as “our own
Lester, Grover Denmark, who looks a great deal like the
real Lester Maddox.
The Mayor-Editor had many of his relatives from
Statesboro, Valdosta, Savannah, Washington, D. C., Balti
more, Md., and altogether it was a day to be remembered
by his honor’ for a long time, many presents of every
conceivable nature, checks, cash and to top the evening
off for us Judge Henry Durrence and his wife came to
our home late in the evening and brought us a delicious
cake, which Mrs. Durrence had made, and the Judge
was going to keep up with Mrs. Durrence so he gave us
a check for $25. To say that the Editor-Mayor was
pleased in looking for the gifts, sorting out the checks,
and the cash, is putting it light, for we fully believe in
the old saying, “twice a child and once a man”, so we
are more or less like a “Yungun” in fingering around
with our gifts, and sorting out the cash and checks”.
We were remembered by many old friends, plus a
few new ones, but many were missing in looking over
the gifts and those at the party that made us sad, and
down hearted to know that there were those that should
have been at our party, but who were not. There was
one out of the Court House that took time out to atend,
the Mayor had only one of his Councilmen present, some
business people that have used the Editor to do this or
that, but they too were absent, too busy to attend a free
meal with a 76 year old man that had never failed them
when he called on them. Now don’t get us wrong, we
realize that this is a fast old world, and it easy to neg
lect those that you run to for help “when your short tails
get afire”. We are truly thankful for our real friends,
that you can always count on, and we suppose we have
more of this kind than we have a right to expect.
We still love our friends, even if they do get care
less with an old man in his last days.
—F. O. M.
Card Os Thanks
The family of Mrs. Mary
Jane Futch wishes to express
their deep appreciation for the
many kind acts of love through
their visits, floral offerings,
food and prayers during her ill
ness and death.
Card Os Thanks
The family of Mr. Billy Joy
ner wish to thank the many
friends and relatives for their
expressions of love and sym
pathy, for the prayers, flowers,
and food during the illness and
death of their loved one.
Wife and Children.
Lovely July Bride
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The marriage of Miss Barbara Ann Roberts, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Roberts to Robert L. Scott, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Tommy Scott took place Sunday, July 6th at the
home of the bride’s parents. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Reeves Hoyle.
Mr. Scott was his sons best man. Robert Riner a.ia
Leon Roberts, nephews of the bride were ushers.
The bride given in marriage by her father wore chantilly
lace over a white satin gown. A train of white satin bor
dered with chantilly lace fell from the back of the gown to
the floor. The bride carried carnations centered with a
white orchid.
Miss Vickie Jenkins was mad of honor and wore a
formal empire gown of yellow chiffon. She carried a cas
cade of yellow carnations.
The brides parents entertained with a reception at their
home immediately following the ceremony.
Assisting were Nell Haygood, Marie Waters, Loretta
Olson, Fannie Ruth Roberts and Nathaleen Mangrum. Juanita
Glisson kept the brides book.
After a wedding trip to Washington, Ga. the couple are
now residing at Rt. 1, Pembroke, Ga.
Wildwood Baptist
Church Has
Groundbreaking
Wildwood Baptist Church
held their groundbreaking cere
monies for the new sanctuary,
Sunday, July 13th. Assisting
Rev. Rountree were Rev. Han
nie Burnsed, pastor of Fleming
Baptist Church, Mr. L. F.
Sanders, Mr. Billy Wilson, Mr.
Donelle Knight, and Mr. Floyd
Sikes. Construction on the new
building will begin in the near
future.
State Cops May
Be Ordered Into
Atlanta-Maddox
ATLANTA, (GPS) — Gov.
Lester G. Maddox, in welcom
ing a Fraternal Order of Police
seminar to Atlanta, warned that
“unless a real war is opened
on crime in Metropolitan At
lanta soon, then I am going to
order some 80 GBI men and
some 100 highway patrolmen
(out of uniform) into Atlanta
for some three to six months.
The governor added:
“And, if we don’t clean it up
you can rest assured that we
will tell it like we find it . . .
If the decision is made to move
into Atlanta, then we will go
elsewhere later. The only way
that such a move can be pre
vented is for law enforcement
officers, public officials, prose
cutors and court officials to de
clare war on crime—and do it
now.”
Crime is threatening to ruin
Atlanta, “one of the truly great
cities of the wo-'d." Maddox as
serted.
Official Organ Bryan County and The City of FraimiM
Family Leaves
For Italy
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mc-
Corkle and sons of Savannah,
Ga. left Friday for Vicenza,
Italy for three years.
They will be working there,
Mrs. McCorkle is the former
Miss Teria Butler daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Butler of
Pembroke, Mr. McCorkle is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. John A.
McCorkle of Jacksonville, Fla.
Lane Back From
Long Stay In
Metter Hospital
The many friends of R. L.
(Junior) Lane, well known
Pembroke merchant will be
pleased to learn that he has re
covered sufficiently from his
long illness to come back home,
although he is having to go
back at intervals for his Doctor
to see and treat him. He had a
rough trip and his friends hope
that he will continue to improve
and soon be able to be back at
his store.
Needmore Farm
Has Visitors
Coming to Pembroke for Ye
Editors Birthday Celebration
are two of his sisters, Mrs.
Frank Smith of Valdosta and
Mrs. B. C. McClifford of Ar
lington, Va., who was accom
panied here by her husband, a
daughter and a granddaughter.
Then during the interval we
have had the “chillun” come in
and out for a visit. As well as
other relatives have been to see 1
us.
Mrs. I. G. Lanier
Suffers Stroke &
In Candler Hosp.
The many friends of Mrs. I.
G. Lanier will regret to learn
that she suffered a stroke last
week, while spending some time
with her daughter, Mrs. F. H.
Shearouse in Springfield.
She is in Candler General
Hospital in Savannah and last
* reports were that she is getting
I along about as well as could be
expected, but due to her age
her condition is causing the
family and friends much con
cern.
Downs Reunion
Held
The annual Downs family re
j union was held Sunday, July
A 20th, at Beulah Baptist Church
I near Pembroke. Approximately
I two hundred members of the
I family and friends attended. A
I business meeting was called and
| officers for next year were
| elected. For president, Mr.
I Byron Downs, Claxton, vice
I president, Mrs. Anne Knecht of
I Punta Gorda, Fla. secretary
I and treasurer, Miss Annelle
I Hutchinson of Savannah, core-
I spending secretary, Mrs. Peggy
. Bath, of Stilson, Ga. historian,
Mrs. Anne Knecht.
Prizes were given for the
oldest man, Mr. Simmy Clanton,
of Savannah, the oldest woman,
. ..mie Clanton Taylor, of
1 Savannah, also for the one com
ing the fartherest were Mrs.
Rita Mason, Miami, Fla. and
Mrs. Charles Jones of Popular
-1 ville, Mississippi, and for the
youngest mother, father and
baby.
A memorial prayer was held
for members of the family who
had passed away this past year.
A basket lunch was spread and
good food and fellowship was
enjoyed by all.
Frank Miles
Leaves For
Junior College
Frank Miles left Saturday
morning for Gulf Coast Junior
College at Panama City, Fla.
He will be attending an Ocean
ography Seminar for two
weeks. They will have field trips
lectures, and view slides. There
will be about 100 people attend
ing the Seminar, according to
Herb Good, dean to special
service.
Frank is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. W. Miles. He will enter
school at Ga. Southern College
in the fall.
Maddox Supports
Honors Program
ATLANTA, (GPS) — Gov.
Lester G. Maddox, addressing
the sixth ann Jal Governor’s
Honors Program in Macon,
pledged his “firm opposition”
to any efforts to discontinue or
lower the standards of this pro
gram designed for gifted stu
dents. Said the governor:
“There have been—and still
are—efforts to either discon
tinue or lower the standards of
this fine program, but you can
depend upon my firm opposi
tion to such efforts and my con
stant support of this pursuit
which is bringing credit to the
state and to the individuals
who take part in it.
“However, should the misfits,
the socialists, the troublemak
ers and those who amit their
inferiority *by demanding that
excellent standards for admit
tance be lowered for this fine
program, meets with success in
their pursuit, then the purpose
of the Governor’s Honors Pro
gram would be destroyed and
it, of necessity, would have to
be discontinued. This must not
be!”
