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THE PEMBROKE STATE BANK
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' olume 67, Number 36, The Pembroke Journal, Pembroke. Ga. 31321
City Officials Re-Elected
For Another Two-Year Term
The result of Tuesday's election for a Mayor and five Council was as follows.
FOR MAYOR
FRANK 0. MILLER -11 l
FOR COUNCIL
PURVIS BRANNEN 115
N. L. HAM H 6
E. B. (Billy) MILES H 6
EUGENE MOCK 116
HARRY OWENS H 5
Party Honors
Mrs. Anderson
Friday night Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Anderson of Ludowici,
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Sanders of
Richmond Hill were hosts to
a seated dinner at “Charlie’s
Rendezvous” in honor of Mrs.
L. M. Anderson and Mr. An
derson.
Saturday, they along with
their grandson Joe Hill were
spend the night guest of the
Dr. Cirinciones’ in Savannah.
Sunday they were dinner
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Red An
derson and family. They were
served a turkey dinner with
all the trimmings.
Mrs. Anderson says she is
looking forward to many more
“Jack Benny” birthdays.
WMS Christmas
Banquet Held
The Christmas party of the
Women’s Missionary Society
of the First Baptist Church of
Pembroke was held Monday
night in the social hall of the
church with 45 guests attend
ing the festive occasion.
Mrs. L. M. Anderson. WMS
member, reports that a de
licious covered dish meal was
served on tables covered in
cloths of green featuring love
ly seasonal decorations.
Mr. C. C. Spinks, church
music director lead the group
in a number of Christmas
carols and hymns, assisted by
Mrs. Margaret Pellham at the
piano. Rev. and Mrs. Gordon
Hunter directed several games
which were enjoyed by all
present.
Upon entering, each guest
was presented with materials
from which paper hats were
to be made. Following the
meal the hats were judged by
popular vote, with Mrs. Leona
Underwood placing first in the
women’s competition, and
Major Boyett winning top
honors among the men.
Mrs. Underwood was pre
sented with a surprise birth
day gift from the Mattie Par
rish Group in honor of her
Dec. 2 birthday.
All attending report a very
enjoyable evening.
Jury List
The Superior Court Jury list
for Dec. 15, 1969 to meet at
9:00 a.m, is as follows:
Herbert R. Owens, Sr., B. C.
Floyd, Hubert R. Lee, B. L.
Kennedy, Cleveland Strickland,
G. R. Rushing, James E. O’Bry
an, Merrill E. Bacon, Alex Lee,
Mrs. Willie Mae Butler. Charles
F. Warnell, W. C. Shuman,
Bobby J. Pecenka, Tom Hutch
inson, Hardie B. Jones, A. H.
Jones, R. L. Morgan, Mrs. C.
W. Tidwell, Daniel Moody, G.
W. Foxworth, Clarence W.
Cook, Sr., Enoch Calloway, S.
Kelly Davis, Wade Carter.
M. C. Daniel, F. L .Henry, J. M.
Fountain, Harry Parish, James
Garrison, W. C. Newman, W.
K. Miller, W. F. Apple by,
Thomas V. Miller, Ellis Croft,
Johnnie Cowart, Elton Butler,
Mrs. Emma Gardner, Elton
Rowe, Jim Murphy, Jim E.
Lantz, C. F. Lanier, J. W. Gill,
W. E. Hayes, R. F. Hansell,
Betty Bashlor, Ralph Owens,
John W. Scott, Bradford Sauls,
Bailey Carpenter, Carlos 1,.
Lane.
XL A pCMSTAL GEORGIA'S LEADING WEEKLY MEWSPAFER“
11UD IY M>IIY • BY • KM IT THEM all
■JOURNAL
Major Wilson
Recipient Os
Flying Cross
’ VALPARAISO, Fla.—U. S.
i Air Force Major Bobby J. Wil
; son, son of Mrs. W. H. Wilson,
R.F.D. 1, Pinehurst, Ga., has
been decorated with the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross for air
i action in Vietnam.
> Major Wilson distinguished
■ himself by extraordinary
achievement as a forward air
• controller near Phan Rang
when he flew a night mission
> in support of a small friendly
, outpost which was under heavy
attack by a well-armed enemy
. force. Despite the hazards of
; mountainous terrain, descend
ing flares, poor visibility and
enemy ground fire, he directed
tactical air power against the
enemy emplacements forcing
the enemy into a retreat and
thus saving many friendly lives.
He was presented the medal
at Eglin AFB, Fla., where he
f is now serving as an aircraft
maintenance staff officer with
the U. S. Air Force Special
Operations Force, a unit of the
Tactical Air Command which
, provides combat units for air
’ support of U. S. ground forces.
The 21-year Air Force and
’ Korean War veteran was com
-1 missioned in 1956 through Of
ficer Candidate School.
Major Wilson, a 1947 grad
-1 uate of Pinehurst High School,
’ received his B.S. degree in 1965
5 from Georgia Institute of Tech
nology.
His wife, Katherine, is the
1 daughter of Mrs. Laura Cow
-3 art of Pembroke, Ga.
1
t Birth
5 Mr. and Mrs. Larry Adair
> of Fayetteville, Ark. announce
? the birth of a daughter, Car
r men Eva Adair born Nov. 15,
i 1969. The infant weighed 7
. lbs. 8 ozs.
1 Maternal grandparents are
> Mr. and Mrs. Willie Ennis of
Pembroke. Mrs. Adrian will
- be remembered as the former
- Miss Loretta Ennis.
BASILS. Gets New Piano
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The new piano for general school use has been delivered
and is a welcomed addition to the facilities of the school.
The purchase of the piano was made possible through funds
from old P.T.A. funds and proceeds from the Halloween Carnival
held this year under the direction of Mrs. Clyde Burris. The
new’ piano was placed in the cafeteria where practice for the
district literary .music events are already under way under the
direction of Mrs. Elaine Osburn, assisted by Mrs. Margaret Curl
and Mrs. Alene Shaw. The staff is proud of the new piano and
wishes to express thanks to all who have participated to make
it possible.
Re-elected in the Pembroke
City Election Tuesday, Decem
ber 9, were city officials in
cumbents Mayor F. O. Miller
and Councilmen E. B. Miles,
Harry Owens, Eugene Mock.
N. L. Ham and Purvis Bran
nen.
Having no opposition the
slate of officials were re-elect
ed by a good turn out of voters
according to one city spokes
man.
The spokesman commented
that he felt the voters turning
out in spite of Tuesday’s bad
weather was a show of ap
preciation to the incumbents
for the excellent service the
officials have rendered in the
past.
With the recertification of
the Workable Program the
future of Pembroke looks
bright and the city officials
are working on many plans
for 1970, the spokesman ex
plained.
Rehabilitation
Resident To
Be Deeorated
Mrs. A. A. Martin, former
president of the Richmond Hill
Garden Club, has been named
chairman for the special Christ
mas decorations committee for
the Savannah Rehabilitation
Residence, more commonly
known as the Half-Way House.
Tuesday afternoon, Garden
Club presidents of the Savan
nah Area Council of Garden
Clubs and Board Members of
the Council met with a special
committee at the establishment.
Bob Wilson, rehabilitation di
rector, spoke to the group and
explained the purpose and func
tion of the Half-Way House.
The ladies decided to furnish
a Christmas tree and decora
tions for each room of the res
idence.
Mrs. L. C. Gill, president,
and Mrs. Glen Trout, vice presi
dent, attended from the Rich
mond Hill Garden Club, as well
as Mrs. Martin.
“The local club will furnish
Christmas arrangements to
help with the joint project,” re
ports Mrs. Gill.
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1969
RE-ELECTED FOR 13th TERM
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MAYOR F. O. MILLER
Mayor Frank O. Miller, who has just this week been
re-elected to a 13th term as mayor of Pembroke, express
ed his gratitude to the citizens for their vote of con
fidence in returning him to office while confined to the
hospital. Mayor Miller said he felt that the return of
the entire slate, mayor and cot ncil, to office was an ex
pression of confidence and satisfaction in their program
of progress.
Mayor Miller expressed hi: personal interest in see
ing to completion, the low-income housing project and
sewage system
He expu sed full confidence 'hat the city administra
tion will be able to see both >1 these vital projects to
completion and serving the Muzem during the coming
term of service.
MYF Attends
Sub-District
Members of the Methodist
Youth Fellowship Organization
of the P e m b r o k e Methodist
Church attended Sub-District
meet Thursday night at the rec
reation center in Claxton, Ga.
Mrs. Montene Cowart, MYF
counselor reports that all en
joyed the games and door prizes
and an hour of youth fellow
ship.
Those who attended were
Teresa and Diane Cowart,
Wayne Purvis, Kenny Meekins,
Don Owens, Rad Johnson, and
Debbie Owens all of Pembroke,
Ga.
Lodge No. 469
Meeting Set
Pembroke Lodge No. 469 F.
&A.M. will hold annual elec
tion and installation of officers
at the regular communication,
Saturday, December the 13th,
8:00 P.M.
All members are urged to
be present for this is the only
meeting in December. Visit
ing brethren are welcome ac
cording to James I. DeLoach,
W r orshipful Master and L. F.
Rogers, Secretary.
A shrimp supper will be
served by the refreshment
committee.
Rev. Will Smokes, has re
turned home after spending
several days in Evans Mem
orial Hospital due to a short
illness.
Visiting him during his ill
ness from out of town is his
daughter. Mrs. Annie Ruth
Stephen of Fayetteville. N. C.
and son, James M. Smokes of
Syracuse. N. Y.
EDITOR CONTINUES FIGHT
Editor Frank O. Millet continues his strong fight
for renewed health in the Candler General Hospital in
Savannah. He is now completing his fifth week of
hospitalization. He is continuing tests and treatment
and is showing some renewed strength and vitality.
“Ye Editor” enjoys visits from his friends and
relatives and expresses his sincere appreciation for their
visits, the many cards, flowers, etc. “I can never Ihank
everyone enough for whm. they have done and are doing
for me.”
Pembroke Man
Receives Medal
CU CHI, VIETNAM (FHT
NC) — Specialist Four Donnie
E. Morris, 21, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Morris, Route 2,
Pembroke, Ga., received the
Army Commendation Medal
while serving with the 25th In
fantry Division near Cu Chi.
Vietnam.
Spec. 4 Morris earned the
award for meritorious service
as a mechanic in Company B of
the division’s 65th Engineer
Battalion.
The presentation was made
Nov. 10.
Birth
Mr. and Mrs. Donald J.
Bacon of Pembroke, Ga. an
nounce the birth of a son, Wil
liam Eugene Bacon. The in
fant was born November 22,
in the Candler Telfair Hos
pital in Savannah, Ga. weigh
ing 6 lbs., 8 ozs. Mrs. Bacon
is the former Marvis Jenkins.
Maternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jenkins of
Homestead, Florida.
Paternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Bacon of
Pembroke, Ga.
Card of Thanks
I wish to thank all those
friends who remembered me
in so many ways while I was
confined in the hospital, as
well as since returning home.
The cards, flowers, and visits
and all other remembrances
were appreciated more than
you will ever know.
Sincerely,
J. H. Cook and family
Methodist Area Recertified Workable Program
Conference Set Wins Pembroke Federal Aid
The annual Savannah District
Conference of the 44 United
Methodist Churches in the area
will be held Tuesday. December
9, at Grace United Methodist
Church, 6412 Waters Road, Sa
vannah, beginning at 3:30 p.m.
The meeting wili bring togeth
er Methodists from Chatham,
Effingham, Bryan, Long, and
Liberty Counties. Several hun
dred persons are ex-officio and
elected delegates, and all
church members are welcome to
attend.
The Conference will be pre
sided over by Rev. C. E. Steele,
District Superintendent. James
B. Hutchinson is the host past
or at Grace United Methodist
Church.
At the afternoon session, re
ports of 1/2 years work in all
areas of the life of th'e churches
will be presented.
Ladies of the WSCS of Grace
Church will serve supper at
6:00 p.m.
At a 7:30 p.m. worship serv
ice, Dr. Leonard H. Cochran,
once a pastor of Asbury Me
morial Church in Savannah,
and now at Perry First Meth
odist Church will be the Confer
ence preacher. Music will be
presented by Rev. Charles L.
Dennis, singer and pastor at
Bloomingdale, Mrs. M. T.
Drake, Sr., Grace Church or
ganist, and the Grace Church
Chancel Choir, directed by
Larry Harley.
Local Family
Attends Wedding
The week-end of Thanksgiv
ing, Rev. and Mrs. Will Smokes,
their daughter, and Sgt. Isaac
Green attended the wedding of
their granddaughter in Fayette
ville, N. C.
On November 29, 1969, Miss
Edna L. Stephen and Sgt. John
J. Stewart, U.S.A.F. exchanged
vows in the post chapel at Ft.
Polk.
Mrs. Edna Stewart and her
family are former residents of
Pembroke, Ga. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
Arthur Stephen.
Sgt. John J. Stewart is the
son of Mrs. Mary Miller of
Manhattan, N. Y.
Sgt. and Mrs. John Stewart
will make their home in Fay
etteville remainder of the year,
after which Sgt. Stewart will
be on tour in England.
A mature Saguaro cactus may
weigh 10 tons.
Floral Shop Open House
Features Seasonal Decorations
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The Christmas Open House of the Pembroke Floral Shop
last Sunday afternoon featured Christmas decorations and ar
rangements for every part of the home.
On hand to welcome visitors and offer suggestions concern
ing propel placement were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bowers. Mrs.
Dot Waters, Mrs. Dalton Griner, and Mrs. Bev. Lindsey.
One of the most outstanding items was the lovely holly tree
with its flocked bird., of red and white perched about its branches.
Many arrangements featured ceramic figures of the Christmas
season such as the ones in the accompanying picture which show
the Holy Family, tin. three Wise Men, and a Christmas Angel
surrounded by seasonal greenery and poinsetti as of red velvet.
Very popular this Christmas are the candles of various
shapes. sizes, and colors, which may be used alone or in an
arrangement. Also on display were many beautiful wreaths
of various materials featuring traditional and original themes.
Lovely wall, window and deor decorations were placed through
out th" shop.
Serving punch, party sandwiches, eake and cookies to the
gm sts were Connie Howers and Beth Hattaway.
Official Organ Bryan County and City of Pembroke
Wedding Plans
Made Final
Miss Mary Delia Lane of
Jacksonville, Fla., and Charles
Anthony Alexander, of Beaver
Falls, Penn., will be married
Saturday, December 20, 1969
at 3:30 p.m. at the home of
her parents Mr. and Mrs.
Carlos Lane of Pembroke.
Rev. Billy Bennett of the
Pembroke Christian Church
will perform the wedding
ceremony. Attending the
bride will be Miss Geri Ray
of Jacksonville, Fla. A re
ception for the bride and
groom will follow the wed
ding ceremony.
No invitations will be sent,
but close friends and relatives
will receive personal invita
tions from the family.
Birthday Boy
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BILLY HUGHES
Pictured at the above left,
seated, is young Billy Hughes,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Hughes of Pembroke, celebrat
ing his second birthday. At
his right is his grandmother,
Mrs. Catherine Hughes, who
seems to be enjoying the party
as much as the youngster.
Standing and looking on is
Mrs. Tiny Finley, left, and Miss
Ann Parrish. Also present
was Mr. Kyle Parrish.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Ennis
are visiting their daughter and
family in Waycross, Ga. over
the weekend, Mr. and Mrs.
Kenny Anderson and boys.
The City of Pembroke has
been recertified for a Work
able Program for Community
Improvement by the Depart
ment of Housing and Urban
Development according to a
telegram received by Pem
broke Mayor F. O. Miller last
week from Congressman G.
Elliott Hagan.
A Workable Program cert
ified by HUD is a prerequisite
to Federal assistance for urban
renewal, low-rent public hous
ing, and certain FHA-insured
housing in urban areas and
for low and moderate income
families, Hagan explained.
One of the advantages in
having a workable program
is that it requires the appoint
ment of a Plannnig Commis
sion which meets monthly to
discuss the problems of a city
and ways to eliminate the
problems through city im
provements.
A spokesman for the Work
able Program commented that
in most cases cities have dif
ficulty in bringing people to
gether to work on city im
provements until they have a
definite line of action to fol
low. The Planning Commis
sion answers this need.
Under the Workable Pro
gram a city must have an est
ablished and effective action
oriented program of progress.
Plans are set fourth and action
to implement the plans must
be taken.
Participating in a Workable
Program requires that a city
adopt and enforce various
codes of housing, building.
The Planning Commission
concentrates on a development
of programs to meet low and
and moderate income hous
ing needs and to meet-re
location needs of families, in
dividuals, and business con
cerns displayed by govern
mental action.
The Workable Program re
quires that planning programs
have involvement of citizens
which include poor and min
ority group representatives.
This encourages city wide re
development and results in
people throughout the com
munity working together to
eliminate city problems.
Assisting Pembroke in pre
paring Workable Program is
the Coastal Area Planning and
Development Commission of
which Bryan County is a mem
ber along with Long, Liberty,
Mclntosh, Glenn and Camden
Counties. The Coastal Area
PDC maintains a staff of pro
fessional advisors and plan
ners which offers service to
the six counties.
Along with David Maney,
Executive Director and Vernon
Martin, who holds a master’s
degree in regional and city
planning, are advisors in rec
reation, landscape design and
architecture, industrial plan
ning, human resource develop
ment, economic development,
law enforcement, comprehen
sive health planning. There
are also planning technicians.
P.T.A. News
On November 13th, 1968 the
executive committee of the
last active P.T.A. of Bryan
County High School met and
passed a resolution authoriz
ing Robert Bowers, Principal
of Bryan County High to with
draw funds left in treasury to
be used for the lighting pro
ject around cafeteria and the
balance to apply towards pur
chasing of a new piano. Those
meeting and signing the auth
orization were Mrs. Edwin
Jordan, President, Mrs. Billy
Stewart, Vice-President, Mrs.
Charles Daniel, Secretary, Mrs.
Maggie Dpwns, Treasurer, and
Mrs. W. W. Curl, Parliamen
tarian. I
Mrs. Willie Ennis has return
ed from Arkansas where she
visited with her daughter and
husband Mr. and Mrs. Larry
Adair.