The Pembroke journal. (Pembroke, Ga.) 1969-1976, September 24, 1970, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE PEMBROKE STATE BANK “Big Enough to Serve You Small Enough to Know You" 5% Automatic brewing s’/i% 1 Y«ar 5%% 2 YEARS ON TIME DEPOSITS Member FDIC Vol. 68 Number 49 P.O. Box 308 Run-Off in Democratic Primary Set for Wed. JIMMY CARTER MAC BARBER $710,117 BACK WAGES DUE IN SAVANNAH AREA The Savannah office of the Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Depart ment of Labor, during the year July 1969-June 1970, made investigati ons which show that wo rkers in the area were paid $710,117 less than the wages required by the Fair Labor Stan dards Act (FLSA). William A. Savage, director of the Wage- Hour Division’s area of fice at 210 U.S. Post Office Building, State and Bull Streets, Sava nnah, Georgia 31402, an nounced the figures tod ay for 47 counties in southeast Georgia and seven coastal counties in South Carolina. Savage stated that many employers volun tarily paid the back wa ges under supervision of the U.S. Department of Labor and that court action is pending in other cases. He announced that 1,970 workers who were paid at hourly rates lo wer than the applicable federal minimum were due $330,081; 1,594 em ployees were due $251, 930 because they had not been paid at least one and one-half times th eir regular rates for hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek. He said that workers covered by the Fair La bor Standards Act and its amendments prior to February 1, 1967, must now be paid at least $1.60 an hour plus one and one-half times their regular rate for hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek. > pCOASTAL GEOB6IAS LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER" I «J O URN AL A HMM* * • —• CARL SANDERS JK JOHNNIE CALDWELL Hotel, motel and res taurant, and certain ot her employees are ex empt from overtime pay provisions of the FLSA. Henry A. Huettner, Wage-Hour regional di rector, Atlanta, said that back pay figures found for the 4-state ar ea in which he admi nisters the Act reach ed $14,409,837 Lula McGahee has Eye Surgery The condition of Miss Lula McGahee is stead ily improving since she underwent eye surgery Wednesday, a week ago at the Candler-Central hospital. Miss McGahee’s eye sight had been impair ed for sometime and the operation proved to be successful. Miss “Lula”, as she is kn own in Pembroke is now able to distinguish co lors and will soon be able to try for print. She was in a cheerful mood on her 83rd birthday which she ce lebrated last week in the hospital. On Tuesday of last week Miss McGahee had surgery on her other eye and it too proved suc cessful. Her sister, Mrs. W.T. Hughes has been with her constantly since her admittance to the hos pital, and says she will probably return home this week. Miss McGahee is an active member in the First Baptist Church, Sunday school, and Wo- Pembroke, Georgia 31321 Former Governor Carl Sanders will meet challenger Jimmy Car ter head on, and candi dates Johnnie L. Cald well and Mac Barber will clash in the Dem ocratic Primary Run off Election for the of fices of Governor and Comptroller - General Wednesday, September 23. Voters who either voted the Democratic ti cket or did not vote at all in the Sept. 9 primary are eligible to vote in this run-off, ac cording to Mrs. Mar garet L. Pelham, Ord inary. The only registered voters not eligible to vote in this election are those who voted on the republican ballot Sept. 9. County Ordinary Mrs. Pelham urged all elig ible voters to vote in this run-off in order to be come familiar with the operation and use of the new voting machines. She said that now is the time to learn, when the ballot and the lines are short and poll officials have New B.C.H.S. Teachers fl I F I ■ Mrs. Anna T. Robinson by Debra Alford Anna T. Robinson is a commuter from Sava nnah, where she lives with her husband, Moses and their five children. Her parents are Rev. and Mrs. J.W.H. Tho mas of Newington, Geo rgia. She has five bro thers and six sisters. A 1943 graduate of Jenkins County Train ing School, Millen, Ge orgia, she graduated fr om Savannah State Col lege in 1956 with a Ba chelor of Science degree in Elementary Educat ion. She has finished some graduate study work at Atlanta Uni versity and Savannah St ate College and plans to get her master’s degree in art next summer. She taught fourteen years at Effingham Co unty School prior to joi ning the teaching staff at Bryan County High. Mrs. Robinson has passed on her dedica tion and love of educa tion to her children. She presently has three children enrolled in Sa vannah State College. BE SURE AND VOTE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD. time to explain the pro cedures used in voting the machines. The more people who learn to use the machines now, the easier and smoother it will be in the November General election, Pel ham said. MRS. TINDOL HAS SURGERY Mrs. T.H. Tindol, ow - ner of Pembroke Hotel is improving after un dergoing surgery at the Bulloch County Hos pital. Mrs. Tindol was on the critical list at the hospital for two weeks and the family was con cerned about the opera tion due to her age. She underwent surgery on Thursday a week ago and her condition has steadily improved si nce. Her daughter, Miss Agnes Tindol who man ages the hotel in wh ich they live expects Mrs. Tindol to be ho me within a week. Her many friends here wish for her a quick reco very. I Mr. Gene Johnson Gene Johnson is a newcomer to the teach ing profession, as well as to Bryan County High School. A 1965 graduate of Wheeler County High School, he graduated fr om Georgia Southern College this year with a Become involved HAVE YOM In The Run-off Election Sept, 23rd ■*♦*♦***♦****.* Thursday, September 24,1970 Bond Election - Set Sept. 29th ' An election will be held in the city of Pem broke on September 29, 1970 for the issuance of bonds of 100,000 for wa ter system and fire pro tection. Bonds for SBO,OOO to provide funds needed to pay the cost of constru cting, repairing and mo dernizing the water sys tem of the city. Bonds for $20,000 to provide funds needed to pay the cost of acquir- Bachelor of Science de gree in Social Science. In addition to teach ing Eighth Grade Geor gia History and Social Science, he is a part time farmer. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Johnson, live in Alamo, Georgia. He has two older brothers, Maurice and Hollis, and two older sisters, Elene and Linda. He and his wife, Beth, '.ave two daughters, ’ 'nnifer, 2 years of age and Lisa, 8 months. They are presently staying in Statesboro. Airman Davis Radio Grad. Airman Ira R. Davis of Rt. 1 Ellabelle, Ga., has graduated at Kees ler AFB, Miss., from the U.S. Air Force radio operator course. The airman, who was taught to operate radio receivers and assoc iated equipment, is be ing assigned to Sav annah, Ga., for duty with the Air Force communications Serv ice which provides glo bal communications and air traffic control for the USAF. Airman Davis, son of f Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Davis, is a 1969 grad uate of Bryan County High School, Pembroke Georgia. ing fire protection fa- : cilities for the city. This j will be used topurchase a new fire truck and ot her facilities needed to modernize and up date fire protection of the city. Discription of such bonds are in detail in this issue* Everyone interested in the future develop ment of our city, sh ould exercise their ri ght and get out and vo te September 29th. Alford Honored ■K tiarold E. Alford was honored in a ceremony last week for four years of safe driving at Fort Stewart. Mr. Alford received a certificate from the Na tional Safety Council and a key chain denoting the number of years. The award was pre sented by the deputy co > mmanding officer. > Mrs. G.R. Darsey is spending several weeks - with her daughter, Mrs. I Herbert Daniel in Clax ; ton. Committee Election Results By Evelyn R Strickland Ballots cast by Bryan County farmers in the mail election of com mitteemen were counted on September 15. The following farmers were elected in the two com munities: Ellabell: Mr. Charlie A. Kangeter, Chairman; Mr. George C. Martin, Vice-Chair man; Mr. Ellis Croft, Member; Mr. Harry Ed wards, First Alternate; Mr. C.H. Todd, Second Alternate. Pembroke- Richmond Hill: Mr. Harry Hagan, Chair man; Mr. Albert M. Floyd, Vice-Chairman; Mr. William Hughes, Member; Mr. Orley G. Lanier, First Alternate Mr. G. Frank Hen dricks, Second Alter nate The six community committee members elected met at a County Convention September 17 to elect a County Committeeman to fill the expired term of Mr. Winton S. Thomson, and to elect a first and se- Official Organ of Bryan County and City of Pembroke Annual 4-H Poultry Chain Show Held MMMM*MH*S ? WK iW& WW MMB MMK SMMI MB Ml MMMM MIMM MIMM MMI RRBNRIK HRMR RRHR HR „ RMjbkSH M • •HWRWHHHI * ll ' A. ’M I IF I *■ * *. ■** ? I "EL,« «ft. w hEBm? is. 9 MMM M . M & • i • MMM®. M le. * - i • 4 $ «|*M* ■■ Mb 1 BAB ‘ T M i 1 Smi 23rd Annual 4-H Poultry Chain Show blue ribbon winners (1 to. r) Lavon Moody, Joey Frost, Debra Broughan, Dave Clark and Johnny Dowd. Five 4-H boys and girls participated in the 23rd annual Poultry Ch ain Show held Wednes day, September 16 at the County Extension office. The show was judged by Mr. Milton Y. Dendy, judged the chickens ac cording to their size and body weight. They were also checked for lice, pin feathers, and whe ther or not they were laying. Winning blue ribbons Aged Citizens Meet Friday A forum for the aged will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25th, in the Bryan County Ele mentary school cafe torium. Everyone over 50 years of age is in vited to attend. Similar meetings are being held this week th roughout the state cond alternate to the County Committee for the year beginning Oct ober 1. Mr. Thomson was re elected to serve a th ree-year term, which will be his third conse cutive term. The Com mittee election re gulation limit the period of time that a person can serve as a regular committee member to three consecutive te rms. Mr. William Hughes was elected First Al ternate to the County Committee and Mr. Orley F. Lanier was elected Second Alter nate. Alternates serve one year. Mr. H.L. Page, who is serving his second 3- year term of office on the County Committee, was re-elected Chair man. Mr. Thomson was named Vice-chairman. The other member of the Committee, Mr. H.L. Speir, is serving his second 3-year term Were: Dave Clark, De bra Broughan, and Joey Frost. Red ribbons were won by Johnny Dowd and Gregory Jones. All 4- H’ers who won a blue ribbon are eligible to send their chicks to the Southeastern Fair in Atlanta where they will be judged for first place in the district. Sears Roebuck Fo undation sponsors the poultry chain show and poultry barbecue. concerning the aged. An open discussion to un derstand the views and needs of the aged will be related at this me eting. State Conference on the Aging will be held this month and a white house conference will be held at a later date. of office. Under the present system of committee el ections, one member of the committee is elected each year. This insures experienced committ eemen serving at all times on a committee as well as providing rotation to bring in new persons to serve. Two alternates are also el ected each year. The total number of persons voting in the election of community committeemen was 303. This was 71.6 percent of the 423 eligible vo ters. Garden Club to Meet Thursday The Pembroke Garden Club will meet Thursday afternoon at 4 o’clock for their September me eting. The meeting scheduled for last Thursday was postponed because the president, Mrs. Marjorie Jones had a previous en gagement scheduled.

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The Pembroke journal. (Pembroke, Ga.) 1969-1976, September 24, 1970, Image 1