The Pembroke journal. (Pembroke, Ga.) 1969-1976, July 02, 1970, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPage 4 •THE PEMBROKE JOURNAL. Thursday, July 2,1970 RICHMOND HILL NEWS MBS. FRANCIS L. MEEKS R.H. LIONS INSTALL OFFICERS The curtain was drawn on another year of community service for the Richmond Hill Lions Club, June 24, 1970, at the Holiday Inn. At approximately 9:30 p.m. Lion Walter W. Meeks Jr. accepted the gavel from retiring Lion pre sident John F. Heilman. Lion Heilman concludes a most successful reign. Under his guidance many worthy projects were carried out and the theme of “service” was manifested. President elect Meeks in his acceptance re marks asked for the co operation of all fellow Lions and pledged his dedication to Lionism. Lion Judge Paul Cas well presided over the installation of all new officers in an impress ive ceremony. He cha rged each officer as to his specific duties and likewise elicited their individual pledges of performance. Ably as sisting Lion Caswell was District Attorney Max Cheney. Special citations were awarded. Lion Carlos Jones was acknowledged for his exemplary work in broom and light bulb sales. For the second year LlonE.C. Robinson was cited for his out standing work in Lion ism and was awarded the “Lion of the Year” cer tificate. This is an elected honor and deci ded upon by the mem bership at large. Club officers for the ensueing year include the BtfWd of Directors, each member serving a two year term: J.V. Murphy, Ist year; J.P. Rushing, Ist year; J.K. Spell, 2nd year; E.C. Robinson. 2nd year. Other club officers are: W.W. Meeks, Jr., pre sident; Herb Schwabe, Ist Vice president; Ri chard Davis, 2nd vice president; Glenn Trout, 3rd vice president; A.J. Phillips, secretary— treasurer; Capt. E.M. Berry, Lion Tamer; J.F. Turner, Tall Twis ter. Honored guests also included: Lion Judge and Mrs. Paul Caswell, Mr. and Mrs. Max Che ney, Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Meeks, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Carey Williamson and last, but certainly Gardner's Grocery BUTCHTON, GEORGIA Wh«r» 80 and 280 Join FAMILY SIZE 48 oz . Wesson Oil .89 HUNTS 2 1/2 CAN Peaches .29 HALLARD^ FLOUR .49 6^o Z^E SCAEL INS TAN T COFFEE .89 GIANT SIZE Punch Det. .69 VIVA Paper JUMBO SIZE Food Stomps Honored Here "FINEST FOOD AT LOWEST PRICES'* If Yom Con Find It Anywhere, We. Have It Officers for the Lions’ new fiscal year from L. to R. are: Lion Sec. A.J. Phillips, Pres. Walter W. Meeks, Jr., Lions J.K. Spell, J. Perry Rushing, Glenn Trout, Capt. E.M. Berry, J. Fred Turner, E.C. Robinson, H.L. Schwabe, and J.V. Murphy. Lion Judge Paul Caswell who installed the officers is shown with immediate Past Pres. John F. Heilman and Pres. Walter W. Meeks, Jr. I I fI HR ■jf sj| ^"^^B 1 Lions A. J. Phillips and Wade S. Martin were commended for their attendance records of seven perfect years and received their appro priate pins. by no means least, the meeting was graced by the presence of the Lion ladies who lent charm and color to the pro ceedings. The next Richmond Hill Lions Club meet- ing is scheduled for July 8, 1970, at the Rich mond Hill Recreation Building. County Agent News By 1). E. Med tiers Gardeners Look At Pol lution Bryan County gar deners play a big role in conservation. At the same time, according to some people, they may have been contri buting to the pollution of our environment. Let’s look at that a bit closer. Pesticides have been cast into a very unfavor able light in recent years. Much, in fact most, of this unde served. Pesticideshave played a powerful role in the development of our agricultural economy— the greatest in the his tory of mankind. Ima gine the limited harvest of food and fiber crops without insecticides, fungicides and fer tilizers. Certainly our country could not begin to meet the food demands of our own peo ple in other parts of the world without the g JIB^H rl fl MMU I ■ Hi Cited for 6 years perfect attendance were Lion Mayor I.C. (Bud) Casey and Lion H.J. Foster. Not shown are C.N. Baylor, C.M. Jones and E.C. Robinson each having 5 year perfect attendance records. Sr rW Vil * bHI^ . Kw ~ Sk sFmJbM^EB^MI Three Lion Past Presidents John F. Heilman, Carlton Gill and Robert Fennell have three year perfect attendance records. Not shown is Lion E. V. Rushing. Lion Rev. Claude Cook and Lion Owen Mitchell were cited for two years perfect attendance. Not shown, but who received one year pins, were Lions Conkle Spell, W.W. Speir and W.W. Meeks, Jr. HB ' fl r r u <'^Bfl I 9 9 ) m 1 Lion E.C. (Robbie) Ro binson was voted by fellow Lions as “Lion of the Year.” use of insecticides. Pesticides can kill or destroy humans as well as wildlife if used im properly. Maybe what our ecologist, conser vationist, horticulturist and entomologist need is a concerted effort to insure correct and safe usage of pesticides. Too often, these materials are carelessly used— without reading the labels, improper mixing and applying the mater ials to do a job for which they w'ere not intended. Before we condemn let’s study. Let’s sea rch the facts and where the facts warrant the use of pesticides use them. However, use them only for their intended purpose and in the intended manner. Remember, these chemicals were deve loped after long years of study. They were not released without re peated and extensive testing. At the same Lion Carlos Jones was cited for his exemplary work in broom and light bulb sales. time, let’s not condemn private industry or our govermental agencies without gaining the facts. Today we hear much about biological control of insects and pests. Your U.S. Department of Agriculture and your universities have been searching and trying to develop these methods for years. As early as 25 years ago, bio logical control of many insects was receiving top priority by many scientists. Results are slow. But, they will come. Until they become commonplace, let’s e xercise extreme caution when we use pesticides. Remember aspirin, household bleaches and cleaners as well as many commonly used, everyday items in the home and in industry can bring about harm ful effects upon our bodies, minds and en vironment. Capt. Cox Relates Experiences Mrs. Brenda Bashlor Cox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bash lor of Richmond Hill, has just received a clipping of an exciting combat story recently appearing in the “Paci fic Stars and Stripes”, June 15, 1970, in which her husband Capt. Char les C. Cox was involved. The story as it ap peared follows: “Choppers Brave Hea vy Fire to Save Downed Crewmen” An Khe, Vietnam (Special) A dramatic rescue by light obversation heli copter (LOH) crewmen from Troop B, 7th Sg.l 17th Air Cav., 17th Com bat Aviation Group took place recently under heavy enemy fire five Health Dept. News Family Planning Clinics Conducted By Health Department The Bryan County Health Department re ports that family plan ning clinics are being held at the health cen ter in Pembroke on the first Thursday of every other month beginning at 1:00 P.M. Any woman interested in family planning infor mation or services should telephone the health center. Health Department personnel will advise and assist and make appointments for a time convenient to the individual. Directed toward pro viding safe and effective family planning ser vices, the health depart ment clinics are open to all women not now being served by pri vate physicians, and are staffed by a medical team that includes a doctor and a public hea lth nurse. In announcing the cli nic schedule, Mrs. Je wel C. Owens, Public Health Nurse, com mented, “Proper spa cing of children not only benefits parents, but helps to insure that each child coming into the population will be a healthy infant. Immaturity, which con tributes to birth defects, to mental and physical deficiencies, is far more common among children born too close together. Public health is concerned with pro viding service that has medical significance for the child as well as the mother. Not only should every child be a wanted child,” she went on, “but each child is en titled to good health, from birth. This is an aspect of family plan ning that is sometimes overlooked.” “Varied methods are offered through health department clinics. E very woman is encour aged to use a service that is acceptable to her as an individual,” Mrs. Owens explained, “We do try to advise and counsel patients about the various services of fered,” she said, “but the choice is theirs.” The telephone number to call for an appoint ment to attend a family planning clinic at the Bryan County Health Department is 653-4331. Use only tree-ripened fruit for freezing and canning, says Miss Nelle Thrash, home ec onomist miles west of here. “A few minutes after we entered our area of operation in the late morning,” said lead scout observer Platoon Sgt. Jerry L. Bell of Centerville, Texas,“we spotted three enemies below us wearing khaki and carrying Ak47s. I engaged them with my M6O, killing one.” “At this time,” said lead pilot Capt. Charles C. Cox. of Akron, Ohio, “I had a call from my wing man who had spotted several NVA near a bunker. His last words were that he was, taking heavy enemy fire, Cox maneuvered to locate the exact position of the downed aircraft. “After a few seem ingly endless minutes, Cox said, “ we spotted yellow smoke 50 yards from where we had our first enemy kill.” After spotting the destroyed LOH and the two injured men stan ding beside it, Cox star ted to lead the wounded soldiers into an open area. Two NVA were seen sneaking up to the down ed ship, and Bell en gaged them from his LOH with M6O fire, kil ling one of them. “As soon as the two men on the ground rea ched the pick-up zone,” Cox said, “we saw ano ther group of NVA ap- ELLABELL FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. Rev. D.D. Manning, Pastor Sunday School 10:00 A.M. Morning Service..(pastor) ... 11:00A.M. Training Union 5:45 P.M. Evening Worship., .(pastor) 7:00 P.M. Wednesday Prayer Service 7:00 P.M. "A Little Church With A Big Heart" CITY DAIRY CO. 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I cou ldn’t land because the clearing had a2odegree slope and tree stumps jutting upwards.” The injured men managed to climb into the LOH and Cox quickly took the men to the 17th Evacuation Hospital at Camp Radcliffe, An Khe. Cox stated that only 15 min. had elapsed from the time the ship .; shot down to the time the wounded men ar rived at the hospital. Capt. Cox is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ken neth W. Cox of Akron, Ohio. This is his se cond tour of Vietnam. He is scheduled to re turn home in October. His wife is with her parents in Richmond Hill until his return.