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Santa Assists Jaycees In
"Toys For Tots” Program
Christmas came a few days
early to a great many children
in Bryan County this year
when Santa himself accom
panied the Bryan County Jay
cees in delivering toys to many
underprivileged children Sun
day afternoon.
Afraid that his reindeer
might become overtired by
making two trips from the
North Pole, Santa used the
Pembroke Fire Truck to de
liver gifts in leiu of his tra
ditional sleigh.
Assisting Santa in deliver
ing toys, candy, apples,
oranges and other Christmas
favors were Jaycees Ray Har
rison Gene Cowart, Randall
Bazemore. Ed Jordan, Ben
Brewton and Edward William
son. A Jaycee spokesman com
mented that the children
seemed almost as thrilled over
the siren blowing fire truck
laden with dolls, bicycles and
games as they would have
been over Santa’s own rein
deer team. Pleased and ex
cited over the unexpected
visit, the appreciative chil
dren remembered to take time
to thank Santa and the Jay
cees for their gifts.
Completely exhausted from
the days work one Jaycee re
marked that efforts of the
Jaycees “Toys for Tots” pro
ject which consumed a great
deal of time and work in pre
paration was more than re
warding.
“To see the eyes of those
children light up and their
faces beaming with joy when
they were held up and allowed
to choose a gift from the truck
was the most heartwarming
things I’ve ever seen,” one
Jaycee commented.
The Toys for Tots program
was made possible by various
projects of the Bryan County
Jaycees, including the tiny
house erected near the police
station where citizens could
drop their contributions, the
Bar-B-Q and raffle and Mer
chant drawing held December
13, and numerous other fund
raising activities.
The Jaycees wish to express
their appreciation to the citi
zens of the county who con
tributed so generously to the
program, to the Merchants for
their contributions in the
drawing, and to all those who
assisted in making Christmas
so much brighter for many
children.
Church School
Sponsors
Pageant
Youthful members of the
Sunday School Classes and
Junior Choir of the Pembroke
Methodist Church presented a
very effective program Sun
day night in the Church
School sponsored Christmas
Pageant at 7:30 p.m.
Written and directed by Mrs.
Jean Owens and Mrs. Nancy
Bazemore, the pageant, en
titled “The Story of Christ
mas” featured the following
characters: Joseph, Allan
Green; Mary, Lynn DeLoach;
Gabriel, Wayne Purvis; Wise
Men, Jimmy Lantz, Nancy De-
Loach, Kathy Floyd; Herod,
Charles Jones; Scribe, Don
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The characters acted out the
Christmas Story in four scenes
entitled, I. The Angel Speaks
to Mary; 11. Mary and Joseph
Arrive At The Manger; 111
Herod Speaks To The Wise
Men; and IV. The Shepherds
Learn of Christ’s Birth.
Miss Carter Harn served as
Narrator, and Mrs. Montene
Cowart assisted in pageant or
ganization.
Singing eight songs during
the pageant were members of
the junior choir, dressed as
angels in robes of white with
silver halos. The angel choir
members were as follows;
Steven Cowart, Mark Cowart,
Diane Cowart. Teresa Cowart,
Marsha Owens, Debbie Owens,
Sherrie Exley, Darriel Ander
son, Devolyn Duggar, Leigh
Ann Owens, Lisa Lane, Kath
leen Jones Maureen Calhoun,
Scott Calhoun, Allison Lantz,
Jimmy Lantz, Jan Floyd and
Kathy Floyd and Jay Cook.
Serving as Stars were
Joseph Jones, Michelle Baze
more, Jimmy Cook, and Bar
ney Duggar.
Following the program re
freshments were served in the
social hall.
Joint Meet
Held At
Speir Home
The home of Mrs. W. W
Speir was the scene of the an
nual Christmas meeting of the
Wilma Ivey Circle and the
W.S.C.S. of the Richmond Hill
United Methodist Church last
Monday evening.
The Speir home was hand
somely decorated throughout
with many Christmas arrange
ments, compositions and pla
ques.
The refreshment table was
stunning with the many beau
tiful and tasty Christmas con
fections enhanced by a fab
ulous Christmas center com
position.
Mrs. R. F. Pecenka served
lime punch and Mrs. L. C. Gill
poured coffee for the nearly
forty guests enjoying the oc
-1 casion.
To begin the meeting Mrs.
John F. Heilman read the
Christmas story from the Book
of Luke and followed with a
Christmas prayer, and then a
poem, “Christmas Is Remem
bering.”
Next, the ladies enjoyed
sharing stories of their most
memorable Christmas.
They filled tiny Christmas
stockings with gifts of money
■ to be sent to the Methodist
Children’s Home.
To end a wonderful evening
together, carols were sung
; with Mrs. James Gill accom
panying at the piano and lead
. ing the singing.
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1 boys bicycle in good con
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home. 653-2578.
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Miss Carol Duggar
Graduates From
Medieal
Training
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Duggar
of Pembroke attended tne
graduation of their daughter,
Miss Carol Duggar, from the
Atlanta College of Medical and
Dental Assistants.
Carol completed a course in
Medical Assisting and receiv
ed her diploma and pin in
ceremonies held at the school
on Friday, December 19th.
Carol was especially honor
ed by being chosen honor stu
dent of her class, and was pre
sented a red carnation corsage.
She finished with a 95 grade
average. A reception followed
the graduation. Carol will be
gin her intern duties with Dr.
Carter Smith in Atlanta on
December 29th.
ACYF’s Present
Christinas
Program
! The Pembroke Advent
1 Christian Church presented its
t annual Christmas Program at
the Pembroge Advent Chris
tian Church on December 18th.
t Highlights of the Program
■ consisted of a Christmas Play
entitled “The Advent of
Christ,” presented by the Ad-
5 vent Christian Youth Fellow
■ ships: a Narrative entitled
• “Jesus, the Baby; Jesus, the
- King,” presented by the Sun
- day School Primary Depart
ment, and a poem entitled,
1 “Welcome and Prayer”, given
1 by Thomas Dußois.
’ A Fellowship Hour, sponsor
- ed by the Women’s Home and
Foreign Missionary Society,
followed the Christmas Pro
? gram.
t Characters in “The Advent
i of Christ” were: George
i Lanier, Ricky Callahan, David
- Morris, Debra Alford, Nancy
Alford, Barbara Callahan,
1 Thomas Dußois, Joe Sikes,
t Darlene Sikes, and Sheri
Garday.
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Entertains
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? Friends
Sunday afternoon, at Belfast
Lodge Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Bridges entertained costomers
and friends with a feast and
a note burning ceremony.
Brunswick stew, boiled
shrimp, fried fish and hush
" puppies with all the trimmings
were enjoyed by the large
s group of friends who came to
share the happy moment of
watching the note burning.
Christmas
The story of Christmas is
the story of good news. The
angel came and told the shep
herds, “I bring you good tid
ings of great joy, which shall
be to all people.” It was good
news to all the world. Even
though Bethlehem was a small
place it was the birth place
of the greatest historical event
ever recorded and it was to
have worldwide influence. The
good news of the birth of
Jesus was never bound by
petty provincialism, but was
intended for all peoples over
the entire earth. Yes, He was
the Son of God given to the
men of earth through the med
ium of the birth as a child of
Mary. Thus he became in the
flesh identified with all of
mankind.
Then His coming was for a
purpose. This is told to us
in Matthew 1:21, “and thou
shalt call his name Jesus; for
he shall save his people from
their sins.” He came as good
news to man that sin could be
forgiven. His name, Jesus,
means to save. Salvation of
man from sin was the purpose
of His coming.
The Christmas story with
all of its good news is mean
ingless unless we receive this
news personally. We must
realize as an individual that
Jesus was born to save each
one as an individual person
Many are content at Christ
mas time to decorate trees and
houses, to send and receive
greeting cards, to exchange
gifts and have family gather
ings about the tables. These
are good and a part of Christ
। mas, but we lose the real es
sence of Christmas unless we
’ see ourselves as the recipient
of God’s love in the gift of
His Son for our sins. Paul
( summed up this message of
good news by saying, “This is
, a faithful saying, and worthy
of all acceptation, that Christ
Jesus came into the world to
save sinners.” (I Timothy
) 1:15). May this be a most
blessed Christmas for each of
you through receiving and
sharing the good news of the
’ birth of Jesus Christ
Craig Bond Is
1 Skating
Champion
1 Craig Harrison Bond, son of
Dr. and Mrs. John W. L. Bond
' of Walla Walla, Washington,
and grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
■ J. H. Gill, Sr. of Richmond
\ Hill, was declared the gold
' medal winner of the North
Western Division of the United
States in ice skating compet
ition finals held last week.
The next phase of competi
tion will be for the champion
ship of the entire Pacific Coast
to be held January 6 in Cali
fornia. Craig, 13 years old,
has been ice skating for most
of his life, and has to his credit
over two dozen trophies col
lected in previous wins.
Mrs. Bond, his mother is the
former Jeanne Gill of Rich
mond Hill, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Harry Gill, Sr.
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DECORATED: U. S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Rufus
M. Monts 111 (right), son of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Monts
Jr. of Prosperity, is decorated at Norton AFB, Calif., with
the Distinguished Flying Cross, his fifth through 14th awards
of the Air Medal and his third of the U. S. Air Force Com
mendation Medal. Major General K. W. Schultz, deputy
for Minuteman, Space and Missile Systems Organization,
makes the presentations.
Lt Col. Monts Decorated
With Commendation Medal
U. S. Air Force Lieutenant
Colonel Rufus M. Monts 111,
Prosperity, has been decorated
with the Distinguished Flying
Cross (DFC), 10 awards of the
Air Medal and his third award
of the U. S. Air Force Com
mendation Medal for action in
Southeast Asia.
Colonel Monts, son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. M. Monts Jr. of Pros
perity, earned the DFC for he
roic aerial achievement as an
F-105 Thunderchief fighter-bom
ber pilot when he assisted in
the rescue of a U. S. pilot
iowned in North Vietnam in
July 1968.
Disregarding his personal
safety, the colonel braved in
tense enemy fire to deliver his
ordnance directly on target. He
silenced two anti-aircraft posi
tions which enabled the rescue
operations to be successfully
completed.
His Air Medals—he now holds
14—were for completing other
important missions under ha
zardous conditions.
He was specially cited for
a mission on which he attacked
and destroyed a bridge used
' by the enemy to transport men
I and materials into South Viet-
Alaskans Bring
Greetings To
Meeks Family
Dear friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Meeks, Jr. from An
chorage, Alaska, Mr. and Mrs.
V. D. Smith, arrived last
weekend for a surpise visit.
The Smiths, recently retired,
had made their way as far
south as Richmond Hill on
their way to winter in Florida.
Traveling in a large com
fortable pick-up, pulling their
traitor, they were able to pull
up beside the Meeks’ home,
plug into their power supply
and visit a while.
While visiting here, the
Smiths enjoyed a tour of the
area which included Fort Mc-
Allister, Mr. Francis Brewton’s
Rabbit Hill Camellia Nursery,
watching Mr. J. M. Sikes un
load a huge catch of catfish,
Belfast, Kilkenny, Keller, De
mery Creek and Fancy Hall.
A highlight of their visit
was an invitation from Mr.
Francis Brewton to a seafood
dinner which he himself pre
pared and served at his Rabbit
Hill Camp with loads of
Southern hospitality.
Never having been in the
South before, the visitors are
genuinely intrigued with the
native vegetation, the tradi
tional southern foods, but most
of all the true southern hos
pitality shown them by every
one they had the opportunity
to meet.
Plans are that soon they
shall return and perhaps be
come permanent members of
the Richmond Hill community.
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NEW FOR THE ’7os: Snow
mobiles. A million-plus will be in
use this year. Low-slung Alouette
with wide-track skis carries two,
tows a sled. The new idea in fun.
THE PEMBROKE JOURNAL. Thursday, December 25. 1969—
nam.
Colonel Monts received his
Commendation Medal for meri
torious service as chief of com
bat plans with the 388th Tac
tical Fighter Wing at Korat Ro
yal Thai AFB, Thailand. He
was cited for his outstanding
professional skill and knowlege
of air operations which aided
in the successful deployment of
the first F-4E tactical fighter
squadron to Southeast Asia. ■
The command pilot was ho
nored during ceremonies at
Norton AFB, Calif., where he
now serves in a unit of the
Air Force Systems Command
which manages research and
development of USAF equip
ment.
Colonel Monts, who has over
22 years service, is a veteran
of World War II and the Ko
rean War.
A 1942 graduate of Prosperity
High School, he received a B.
S. degree from Clemson Uni
versity in 1949 where he was
named a distinguished military
graduate and commissi
oned there through the Air
1 Force Reserve Officers Train
ing Corps program.
His wife is the former Kath
leen Brigham.
Vice President Agnew
Agnew Will
Visit Georgia
Atlanta (PRN)— State
Republican Chairman Wiley
Wasden, Jr., announced today
plans for a fund-raising dinner
and reception featuring Vice
President Spiro Agnew on
Saturday, February 21, 1970.
Chairman Wasden said that
the Republican Party of
Georgia was honored to be
able to have the Vice President
help kick off campaign events
for 1970.
Wasden said it is
anticipated that the event will
be held in Atlanta and the
dinner committee members
will be announced at a later
date.
Wasden said that Spiro
Agnew has emerged as one of
the greatest Vice Presidents in
history and as a friend of the
“great silent majority.” He
said the Spiro Agnew is now a
hero to many Americans
because they appreciate a
leader who “tells it like it is.”
Wasden also remarked that
the Administration accepts
Georgia and all other Southern
states as full-fledged members
of the team and that the
acceptance by Vice President
Agnew of the invitation by
Georgia Republicans is a good
example of the relationship
between the White House and
all Georgians.
Dinner tickets are SIOO per
person for the dinner and
reception. Wasden anticipates
that over 1000 people will
attend the event.
County Republican
organizations will participate
in the financial proceeds from
the event. Wasden said this
will substantially aid local
Party organizations in
financing 1970 campaigns.
The highest point of land on
the island of Bermuda is Town
Hill.
Jaycee Bar-B-Q
Raffle Drawing
Large Success
The Bryan County Jaycee
sponsored Bar-B-Q, Raffle,
and Merchant Drawing Satur
day, December 13 proved to
be a successful project with
the Jaycee selling all the pre
pared Bar-B-Q and a huge
crowd attending the Raffle
and Merchant Gift Drawing.
Bar-B-Q activities began
early Saturday near the. Pem
broke Fire Station with Jaycee
cooks easily identified in their
blue denim overall costumes
for the day. Jaycee president
Ray Harrison acted as chief
salesman and publicity chair
man, driving throughout the
area in a loud-speaker equip
ped truck announcing the ac
tivities of the day.
Beginning at 3:00 p.m. was
the raffle and merchant draw
ing with proceeds going to
the Christmas Stocking Toys
for Tots program of the Jay
cees.
Winners of the Jaycee raffle
were as follows: The 19 inch
portable RCA TV, Wade
Bragg of Pembroke; the table
model radio, A.-FM. E. J. Lane
of Savannah; the transistor
radio, David Harn of Pem
broke.
Among the winners of the
Merchant Gift Drawing were
the following: Bacon’s Gulf
Station, 5 gals, of gas, Mrs.
Clark Sims and Lawrence
Raulerson; Norman Bacon Ser
vice Station, 5 gals of Gas,
Mrs. Clark Sims; F mbroke
Motor Co., 10 gal of gas,
Brooks Warnell; Butler’s Bar
ber Shop, several bottles hair
tonic, C. K. Futch.
Tile following prizes donat
ed by Humphries Super Mar
ket: Walking Dolls, Mrs.
Gladys Lee, Webb Surrency;
4 piece canister set, Kimber
ly Anne Crowe; 12 lb. grade A
turkey, Mrs. Johnny Morri
son; 25 lb. bag sugar P. J.
Shuman; 1 box oranges, Mary
S. Bacon.
Bacon’s Super Market: $5.00
gift certificate, Mrs. Virginia
Quattlebaum; 1 steam iron,
Carolyn DeLoach.
W. D. Warnell State Farm
Insurance: Pony, Shirley Mil
ler; Kick’s Gas Service, 50 gal.
gas, Mrs. C. M. Sims; Winter’s
Soda Shop, $5.00 gift certifi
cate, Mrs. May Burris;-Star
Department Store, $5.00 gift
certificate, Kenny Bacon;
Pembroke Propane Gas Co.,
gas heater, Gladys Lee; Mer
cury Dry Cleaners, $3.00 cer
ficate for dry cleaning, Marsha
Winters; Purcell Ford Co.,
Tune-up Kit, Mrs. Betty Floyd,
Colon Floyd at Cluckinheim
ers, two SIO.OO bills, Mrs.
Robert Quattlebaum, Randall
H. Bazemore; Bedingfield
Pharmacy, 1 box candy, Ash
ley Shuman; free prescription,
C. I. Josey; Nelson Auto Parts,
set of shock absorbers. Robert
Neal; other businesses contri
buting gifts to the Merchant
drawing were Purcell’s Gas
Service, Western Auto, Lane’s
Grocery, and Harn’s Variety.
The Bryan County Jaycees
wish to express their sincere
appreciation to all who con
tributed and participated in
making the December 13 ac
tivities such a success.
DRIVERS NEEDED
Train NOW to drive semi
truck, local and over the road.
You can over $4.00 per hour,
after short training. For in
terview and application, call
904—388-4607, or write Safety
Dept., Nationwide Systems,
Inc., % Mercury Motor Ex
press Term. Bldg., 1716 Mc-
Duff Ave. N., Jacksonville
Fla. 32205.
Brownies
Deliver
Gift Angels
Saturday afternoon, the
Brownie Scout Troup, with
leaders Mrs. Dorothy Allen
and Mrs. Barbara Hamilton,
were busily finishing their
Christmas project.
In recent sessions the
Brownies had created beauti
ful little red skirted angels,
and the chatter heard in the
neighborhood was coming from
the happy group as they de
livered them as Christmas
gifts to selected people in the
community.
FOR SALE: SPINET PIANO
Wanted, responsible party
to take over low monthly pay
ments on a spinet piano. Can
be seen locally. Write Credit
Manager, P. O. Box 276,
Shelbyville, Indiana.
R. H. Wins Third
In Region
Debate Tourney
Richmond Hill High School’s
debate teams entered Region
3-C debate competition last
Thursday. Held on the Geor
gia Southern College Campus,
the debaters left home quite
early to arrive and begin the
first round by 9:00 A.M.
The debate topic for 1969-
70 nationally for high school
competition is “Resolve: That
Congress Shall Prohibit Uni
lateral United States Military
Intervention In Foreign Coun
tries.”
The school’s negative team
composed of William Martin
and Phil Scott met Darien in
the first round. Affirmative
teammates Elaine Ellis and
Ray Smith met Bryan County.
After round two the group
had an enjoyable luncheon at
the Paragon before returning
for the final rounds.
First place winner again
this year was St. Pius; second
place, Bryan County; and the
Richmond Hill teams came in
third.
Accompanying the teams
were Mrs. Frances Meeks,
their coach; Mrs. Barbara
Hamilton, who drove and
furnished transportation; and
alternate debaters Suzanne
Foster and Charlotte Altman.
Stubbs Entertain
Guests At Party
Mr. and Mrs. John Stubbs of
Lanier entertained a group of
friends at their home Wednes
day night, December 17, with
a lovely informal Christmas
party.
Mrs. Stubbs greeted the
greeted the guests at the door
which was beautifully cover
ed in glistening red paper and
bedecked with a circular
wreath of holly. In the living
room was a huge tree decorat
ed with lovely ornaments and
lights of red, green, blue and
gold.
Other decorations included
a snow laden ceramic tree of
green with miniature blue
lights twinkling from its
branches, an antique wooden
candlestick featuring a tall red
candle covered by a shining
clear chimney encircled with
holly, and a beautiful holly
and fruit wreath centered
around a large gold candle.
Many other seasonal decora
tions of charming beauty were
placed throughout the house.
The serving table covered in
a cloth of green offered a var
iety of delicious Christmas
preparations, including saucy
cocktail meat balls, ham and
biscuits, Napolean creams,
southern layer cookies, fruit
cake, chips and dips, hors
d’oeuvres arranged on grape
fruit halves, and coffee.
Attending were Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Lantz, Mr. and Mrs. Ran
dall Bazemore, Mr. and Mrs.
Nelson Bedingfield, Mr.
. and Mrs. Sonny Owens all of
Pembroke. Out of town guests
included Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Lentile of Savannah, Miss
Fran Henry of Savannah and
Dick Weir of Minneapolis,
Minn.
Medicare
There are some Medicare
beneficiaries in Bryan County
who will lose money if they
don’t file a claim before the
beginning of the New Year.
“We hope these will file their
claims before January 1, 1970,”
said T. Wade Allen, District
Manager of the Savannah So
cial Security Office.
There are time limits for
the payment of medical insur
ance claims (Part B of Medi
care) under the Social Sec
urity Act. The time limit for
payment of medical services
received between October 1,
1967 and September 30, 1968
is December 31, 1969.
Some Bryan countians
haven’t filed for these pay
ments because they think the
bills for medical services must
be paid before they can receive
any payments from their Med
icare insurance. “This is not
true,” Allen said. “A claim
should be filed right away to
avoid any loss of money.”
For more information or
help in completing a claim
visit or call the social security
office at 101 E. Liberty Street,
Savannah, Ga., telephone num
ber 232-^231, Ext. 374 or con
tact the representative w|o
visits the Pembroke Court
-1 house the 2nd Monday of each
• month between 9:30 and 10:30
■ A.M.
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