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Newspaper Page TextTHE PEMBROKE STATE BANK “Big Enough to Serve You Small Enough to Know You” 5% ON TIME DEPOSITS Member FDIC Volume No. 67, Number 47, The Pembroke Journal, Pembroke, Ga. 31321 Mrs. L. M. Harvey Celebrates Birthday Family and friends of Mrs. L. M. Harvey helped her cele brate her 86th birthday Sun day, September 7, at the Amer ican Legion Home in Pembroke, Ga. Guests who attended were: Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow McCall ar, Richard McCallar, Carlton, Donna and Carla Harvey, Juli an and Steve Harvey, Lillie West, Rossie Harvey, of Savan nah, Janice, Steve, Mike, and Becky North, of Bencon, Ga., Troy W. Harvey of Savannah, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hagen, Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Bell, Debbie and Duren, Mrs. Susie D. Har vey Rogers of Jacksonville, F'a. Bernice ReVelle Reynolds, Jack sonville, Fla., Mr. and Mrs. Al Buehler, Selena Conley, Jay, & Bertie, Jay Allen, Laura and Sylvia DeLoach, Patty Mock, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Harvey, Mike and Roger, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald F. Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. John Hagen, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Conley and Laura, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Avant of Uvalda, Ga., Mrs. Eunice Drmn of New„York City, Sandra and Rhonda Forrest of Blooming dale, Ga., Raymond, Joyce and Cindy Crosby of Savannah, Ga., Margaret Crosby, Bloomingdale, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. John Morri son, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Au- Clair of Savannah, Ga., Miss Carol Anne AuClair, Savannah, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Harvey, Savannah, Ga., Mrs. J. M. Smith, Statesboro, Ga., Sam and Ann Brewton, Savannah, Ga., Sara Lou Avant Kight, Uvalda, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. Pratt Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Mock, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kel ly, Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Mor gan, Mr. Fred Fagnant, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver F. Fagnant, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Spier, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brewton and Shirley, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reynolds and grandson Chris, Mr. and Mrs. James E. Mock and James Jr., Mrs. J. C. Mock, Mrs. Bes sie Denmark, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Neal and Robbie, Mrs. Belle Parrish, Lucille and Mary Sue DeLoach, Mrs. Alethia Brewton, Rev. and Mrs. John R. Joyner, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brewton, Mrs. Gerold C. Baeon, Miss Debbie Crosley, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Harvey, Lula Harvey, Mclntosh, Eula Johnson, Joseph L. Buller, Sr., Lynn, Edward Alois, and Elizabeth, H. Har vey and Mildred Harvey, Cald well Morrison, Hughlan and Rickey Crosby, Mary E. Shealy, Olla H. Skinner, Bessie Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Yancy and Karen of Savannah, Ga. A basket dinner was spread and a wonderful time was had by all. Shotver Given For Bride-Elect Miss Aloha Hutto, bride-elect of Randy Starling, was honored with a miscellaneous shower on Saturday at the home of Mrs. Harold Duggar. Mrs. Roland Lee and Mrs. Tommy Cannady were co-hostesses. Miss Hutto wore a brown and beige lace dress with brown ac cessories. She was presented a corsage of pink carnations by the hostesses. A number of guests called be-' tween the hours of four and six. Theron Dickerson Passes Away WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —Mr. Theron Dickerson died early Monday morning after a judden illness. He was a native of Bulloch County and an iron worker. He is survived by four broth ers, Harold and Wayren Sr. of Pembroke, and Quinton of Mt. Vernon, and Billy of Washing ton, D. C. One half sister Betty Dickerson. No time has been set for the funeral but burial will be at Ash Branch Cemetery. Morrison Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. > ’COASTAL SEOIGIA'S LEABIN6 WEEKLY NEWSPAPER" fnC n * AI,T ’ ????!? IY * KM >Y ™ EM AU •JOURNAL Wertheim-Miller At 4 o’clock in the afternoon, ( Saturday, September 6th, Miss Ruth 'Wilcox Miller, Fort Lau- । derdale, Florida and New York ] City, became the bride of Mr. , Richard Westley Wertheim of , New York, at All Saints’ Epis- : copal Church, Fort Lauderdale. The bride is the daughter of , Mrs. Slauson Miller, Fort Lau derdale, and Mr. William Olliff , Miller, Bellevue, Washington. , The groom is the son of Mrs. Mueller Wertheim of New York City, and of Mr. Franklin C. Wertheim, Hyde Park, New York. Nuptial music was played by Mr. Robert Sears. The marriage was performed by the Rev. Canon William S. Brace, rector of the church. The acolyte lighting the six tall candles on the high altar and the candel abra which sided the altar was Mr. Rodney R. Brace. The flowers on the altar were white gladioli and yellow chrysan themums with baby’s breath. The bride wore a traditional gown of white peau-de-soie with organza overlay, and fitted bodice with covered buttons at the back and at the cuffs. Above the cuff was an organza inset. Dainty arganza appliqueed with seed pearls and irridescents were at the cuffs, on the bodice around the boat neck and down the front panel. At the hem edge of the 3-ft. train was an other appliqueed inset; the train was as though attached to the back of the gown with a bow. The waist-length tulle full veil fell from a crystal beads head piece which gave the affect of a tiara. The bride wore a string of pearls and small earrings. The bridal bouquet of yellow sweetheart roses, white carna tions and baby’s breath cascad ed atop the bride’s own small red-leather Book of Common Prayer which was covered with satin and lace from her moth er’s bridal gown, and ended with white ribbon knotted with yellow roses and baby’s breath. The bride also had an heirloom lace handkerchief which had been carried by many other brides of the Wertheim family. Miss Barbara Elizabeth Mill er, Ft. Lauderdale and Emory University, sister of the bride, was maid-of-honor. Miss Debra Ruth Wertheim, New York City and Vassar, sister of the groom, was bridesmaid, Carrying out the blue and yel low wedding colors, the attend ants wore long light blue gowns, the skirts, wide belt with bow in front, buttons, high collars and cuffs of which were of linen. The long sleeves were of voile. Shoes were of match ing blue. Headpieces were each a large linen bow. The yellow touch came in with the Wil liamsburg Colonial bouquets which the attendants carried. Each bouquet was surrounded by a white lace doilie and was made of yellow daisies, yellow carnations and baby’s breath, with yellow ribbon streamers knotted with baby’s breath. The groom’s boutonniere was as though from his bride’s bou quet, a yellow rose with a sprig President Harrison Administering Oath To “Little Ben, Pee Wee” Brewton We are sure that “Pee Wee” will make a faithful member and valuable asset to the Bryan County Jaycees. of baby’s breath. Mr. Franklin Wertheim was his son’s best man. Ushers were Mr. Robert Redington, Ft. Lau derdale; Mr. August G. Wim mer, godfather of the bride, Ft. Lauderdale; and Mr. Edward H. Benedict, cousin of the bride’s mother, Stuart, Fla. The mother-of-the-bride wore a simple, scooped-neck blue dress, with matching circle-hat and veil. As accessories she wore a string of pearls, pearl earrings, and off-white gloves and shoes and blending purse. The groom’s mother wore a smart tropical-red and black figured dress with black acces sories and an orchid corsage. The reception was held at “Meleluka,” home of the bride, in the garden and in the house. The color scheme followed through at the cake table with a vase of yellow daisies. The three-tiered white wedding cake, topped with bride and groom figurines, had pale yellow icing roses. White candles were on the table, and blue ones burned on the buffet. After the wedding trip to Montego Bay, Jamaica, Mr. and Mrs. Wertheim will reside in Rego Park, New York. Out-of-town relatives includ ed those of the bride: Mr. Wil liam 0. Miller, Seattle, Wash., her father; Mr. and Mrs. Frank O. Miller, Pembroke, Ga., grandparents; Mrs. William O. Lee, Springfield, Ga., and Mrs. Samuel Elkins, Pooler, Ga., aunts of the bride; and Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Benedict, cou sins of the bride’s mother. Relatives of the groom were his father from New York, Mr. Franklin C. Wertheim; Mrs. Mueller Wertheim and Miss Debra Ruth Wertheim, New York City, his mother and sis ter; Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Mueller, New York City, grand parents; Mrs. Joseph Kissin, New York City, grandmother; and Mr. Julius Bloch, Miami, Fla., cousin of the groom’s father. FORT LAUDERDALE — Ruth Wilcox Miller and Rich ard Westley Wertheim were married Saturday in All Saints Episcopal Church. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Slauson Miller, 1217 N. Rio • Vista Blvd., and W. O. Miller of Bellevue, Wash., is a grad uate of Stranahan High School and Emory University, Atlanta. The bridegroom, son of Mrs. Mueller Wertheim of New York , City, and F. C. Wertheim of , Jamaica, N. Y., is a graduate ,of the Franklin School, New York, and attended Emory Uni , versity and New York Univer , sity, New York City. After a . wedding trip to Jamaica the . couple will live in Rego Park, N. Y. I , The death rate from uterine cancer was cut in half in 30 ’ years with the help of the Pap ’ test. To spur cancer research give to the American Cancer ’ Society. PEMBROKE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1969 2211(1 Poultry Chain Show Held In County Last Friday commemorated the twenty-second year of the annual Sears Poultry Chain Show held by Brvan County 4-H Clubs. Ten 4-H Club boys and girls cooperated in the chain this year, although only six actually showed their chicks. The show, held outside the County Agent’s Office, was judged by Mr. Mil ton Y. Dendy, Extension Poul try Husband, with the Agricul ture Extension Service in Ath ens. Mr. Dendy judged the chicks according to their size and body weight. They were also checked for lice, pin feath ers and if they were ready for laying. Winning blue ribbons were Kathy Wiggins, Anne Sheffield, Evon Carroll, Magnolia Smokes, and Susie Floyd. Red ribbons were won by Michael King. All 4-H members with blue rib bons are eligible to take their chicks to the Southeastern Fair in Atlanta where they will be judged for first place in the district. Birth Announcement Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Cook announce the birth of a son, Keith Eugene, born September 3, 1969 at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah. The baby weighed 8 lbs. 5 ozs. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Cowart of Pembroke, and Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cook of Pem broke, The couple have two. daughters, Karen age 4 and Kathy 28 months. Mrs. Cook will be remembered as the for mer Miss Betty Cowart. Hutto-Starling Wedding Plans Complete The wedding of Miss Aloha Lea Hutto and Mr. Car] Randall Starling will be solemnized on Sunday, September 14, 1969, at 3:30 o’clock P.M. at Statesboro First Methodist Church. The ceremony will be performed by Dr. G. Ross Freeman, pastor. A reception will follow in the social hall of the church. No invi tations are being sent, but friends and relatives are invited to attend. « Engaged J ' ” i^H MISS AMANDA PURCELL Announcement is being made of the engagement and ap proaching marriage of Miss Sallie Amanda Purcell, Wildwood, to Mr. Robert Mitchell Young, of Jacksonville. Miss Purcell is the daughter of Mrs. J. H. Purcell and the late Mr. Purcell of Wildwood; Mr. Young is the son of Mrs. Ludell Young and Mr. E. B. Young, both of Jacksonville. Miss Purcell was graduated from Wildwood High School, also attended Lake-Sumter Junior College. Mr. Young was graduated from Andrew High School, also Massey Business College. He is employed as accountant at Fred Brooks Cigar Company, Jacksonville. The wedding will be an event of October 18, 1969 at 7:00 p.m. in the First Baptist Church of Wildwood, with Rev. Claud McAdams, church pastor, as the officiating clergyman. E. R. Shuman Died Friday In Savannah Hosp. Edward Rudolph Shuman, Sr., 57 of Richmond Hill died in a Savannah Hospital Friday. He was a native of Bryan County and a member and dea con of the Richmond Hill Bap tist Church. Survivors inelude his wife, Mrs. Addie Mae Shuman; four daughters, Mrs. Thelma Rand all of Clyo; Mrs. Elvie Mae Wilson of Richmond Hill, Mrs. Doris Lovell of Love, Ark., and Mrs. Margaret Widener of Rich mond Hill; two sons, Edward R. Shuman, Jr. of Springfield, and Lewis A. Shuman of Richmond Hill. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Richmond Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Thomas Barnard and Rev. C. M. Butler officiating. Burial was in Richmond Hill Cemetery. Ac tive pallbearers were, Roger Parker, James Strickland, Vaughn Skinner, M. L. Coffer, Ira C. Casey, Jr., and Robert Fennell. Honorary pallbearers were, the Deacons of the Rich mond Hill Baptist Church and L. C. Gill, Sr., C. C. Adams, Dave Sutton, Tommy Daring, Billy Miles, and Dr. Harry Rawlings. Carter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Richmond Hill Garden Club To Meet The September meeting of the Richmond Hill Garden Club will be held next Wednesday, September 10th. The group will gather at the Richmond Hill State Fish Hatchery at 3:30 for a tour of this facility conduct ed by a staff biologist. Lane-Alexander nr*’ ' -ii, I,- - ■B Mr. and Mrs. Carlos L. Lane of Pembroke, Georgia, announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Delia, to Mr. Charles Anthony Alexander, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Alexander of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. Miss Lane was graduated from Bryan County High School and South Georgia College, where she received her Associate of Science Degree. She is presently employed by the Barnett First National Bank in Jacksonville, Fla. Mr. Alexander was graduated from Beaver Falls High School, and is presently serving in the U. S. Navy aboard the USS Catawba in Mayport, Fla. The wedding wil Ibe January 24, 1970 at the Pembroke Chris tian Church at 3:30 P.M. Honored With Party Miss Brenda Strickland and her fiance Mr. Tom Covington were honored at an engagement party, August 24, 1969 at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Arnold J. Tillinger in Kensington Park, Savannah, Georgia. Hostesses were Mrs. Tillinger, sister of the bride, and Mrs. Gerald L. Strickland, sister-in-law of the bride. Cocktails were served followed by a buffet dinner. Guests attending the party were Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Strick land, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cov ington, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry P. Harrell, Miss Patty Boyette, Mr. Donald Hagan, Miss Beth Miller, Mrs. Carlton Rowell, Miss Judy Mixon and Mr. Craig Winkler. Grover Denmark Seriously 11l In Candler Hosp. The many friends of Grover Denmark are concerned over his condition at Candler General Hospital in Savannah. Grover is known to many by the name the Mayor gave him, “Lester Mad dox,” because he looks so much like the Governor. He is head of the Local Legion Post and one of the best liked citizens in the city, all of whom are pull ing for him, hoping that a mir acle might happen and that he can soon return to his home in Pembroke. Wildwood Baptist Church To Hold Gospel Sing Wildwood Baptist Church is sponsoring a gospel sing Sat urday night, September 13th. It will be held at Wildwood Bap tist Church. The pastor, Rev. Rountree promises new faces and different groups. The pub lic is cordially invited to come out and hear some good gospel singing. Admission will be free. Official Organ Bryan County and City of Pembroke Junior Class Has First Meeting The Bryan County High School Junior Class held its first meeting of the ’69-’7O school term on Thursday, Sep tember the fourth, at fourth period. Mrs. Orman, class sponsor, presided until a presi dent was chosen. Officers elect ed are as follows: President, Roger Futch, Vice - President, Barbara Wilson, Secretary, Kay' Bazemore, Reporter, Diane Thomson, Treasurer, Danny Bragg. The class voted to sell birth day calendars as their money making project to finance the. junior-senior dance. Mrs. Or man explained the details. The class will sell the calendars for the next two weeks. The meeting was then ad journed by the president. Directly afterward, Mrs. Or man met with the officers to discuss the sale of the calendars. Reporter, Diane Thomson. Methodist Youth Fellowship Meets The Methodist Youth Fellow ship met Sunday, August 7th in the social hall of the Meth odist Church. The meeting was called to order by Anne Bum sed, President. The program was presented by Carter Harn, Vice-President. She talked about parents and if there was a generation gap. She closed with a prayer. We then dis cussed old business and new business. We were very suc cessful with our carwash Sat urday, August 6th where we made $26.00. Sunday morning at church our new officers were install ed. We have two new members in the M.Y.F. They are Allen Greene, and Connie Bowers. We ar very pleased to have them with us. Lynn DeLoach was elected Fellowship Counselor. The meeting was adjourned and the benediction was said. Reported by Ferra Lane. 5 Enter Pleas To Charges Sat. At Pembroke Five of a group of 6 men, ranging around 19 to 21 years old, who has been held in the Bryan County Jail for some time on one or more charges, including armed robbery, enter ed their pleas of guilt when a hearing was held in Pembroke Saturday and began their terms. One decided to await trial. Those pleading guilty were Boyd Beasley, 10 year sentence with 4 probated, and he to make 6. Jasper Mikell, Jr., 10 year sentence, to make 5 and had 5 probated. Willie C. Gaines got 10 years, to make 5 and probate 5. Ulysses Fowler, 10 years, to make 4 and probate 6. Joseph Prigden, 10 years, to make 4 and probate 4. There were 6 to face charges and the sixth' one decided to take his chance with a trial. Wright Joins Faculty At Richmond Hill Harold L. Wright, formerly of Ashburn, Georgia, will teach science and mathematics at Richmond Hill High School this term. Wright holds the degree of Bachelor of Science in Edu cation from Georgia Southern College and taught science at Coffee County High School in Douglas, Georgia for two years before coming to Richmond Hill. During his college career, Wright was active in the col lege dramatics society, Alpha Gamma Pi fraternity, and the Young Republicans organiza tion. He lists his hobbies as naval history, fishing, and crea tive writing. Wright will sponsor the Sci ence club at Richmond Hill and will co-sponsor the dramatics program. He and his wife, the former Miss Mavis Osteen of Douglas, will reside in Rich mond Hill. P.T.A. Entertain R. H. Faculty The Richmond Hill School staff was entertained with a brunch Tuesday of Preplanning Week in the dining room of the Home Economics Building by the Richmond Hill P.T.A. Mrs. Fred Newlin, president of P.T.A., welcomed the guests and invited them to the dining room where an array of delici ous refreshments were served. Hostesses for the occasion were members of the P.T.A. Executive Board: Mrs. Theron Darrieng, Mrs. E. C. Robinson, Mrs. John Heilman, Mrs. Rob ert E. Parker, Mrs. Herb Schwabe and Mrs. Fred Newlin. J. E. Pevey Is Very Hl In Bulloch Hosp. The many friends of J. E. Pevey, Pembroke’s Postmaster will regret to learn that he is in a serious condition in the Bulloch County Hospital. He underwent surgery for a gall bladder condition, and it is reported that the gall blad der had already burst, before the operation, however the at tending physicians feel that they have coped with the situa tion, and while he remains in a serious condition, it is a long ways from hopeless. We under stand that he is not allowed company. ANNOUNCEMENT There will be a Kennel and Quail Management Short course scheduled for the Midville Ex periment Station on September 17. The program begins at 10 a.m. and will adjourn at 4:00 p.m. You may contact D. E. Medders, County Agent, for further information and pooling of travel.