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The Pembroke
State Bank
Big Enough
To Serve You
Small Enough
To Know You
Member F.D.I.C,
Volume 66, Number 23, P. O. Box 36, Pembroke, Georgia 31321
The
Parsons
Comer
By
Rev. Robert Moseley
Pastor
First Baptist Church
Boastful Wickedness
Is Futile
Psalm 52
This Psalm carries a message
from David to Saul. David had
come to the house of Abime
lech. Doeg, the Edomite, de
livered the message, when he
went to Saul to tell him the
whereabouts of David. The mes
sage is sharp and to the point.
It cut Saul to the quick. Saul
knew that this message was the
truth. He realized he was not
living according to the will of
God. He also knew that the
truth of the way he was living
was a known fact. Some schol
ar feel that Sauls life was be
ing dominated by a demon. To
day our psychiatrists would say
that Saul was mentally derang
ed. In his youth he was a clean,
upright young .man. Thus, the
deduction would be that some
thing happened during the later
years of his life to cause this
mental disorder.
The first thing that happen
ed in Saul’s life to cause this
trouble, was that he forgot God.
He was depending too much on
the strength of Saul. When God
was pushed aside the demons
began to take possession of
Saul. Through their influence,
he felt that he was a bigger
man than he was capable of
being. Thus, we see the deteri
oration and fall of one who
could have been the greatest
king Israel ever had. In the
second place Saul let the power
of the kingship go to his head.
He felt that in some respects
that he was divine. In his frail
ty, Saul was trying to put him
self on the plain with God.
We have men and women in
our society today who are af
flicted with this same malady
that Saul had. They weild au
thority in boastful wickedness.
Eventually their sins are going
to catch up with them, as Saul’s
sins did with him. A reckoning
day will come and the judgment
of both God and man will be
pronounced upon them. Then,
they will see the futility of
their wickedness.
Rosa Strickland
Circle Meets
The Rosa Strickland Circle of
the First Baptist Church of
Pembroke W.M.S. met at the
home of Mrs. Effie Johnson,
Tuesday, Feb. 27.
Mrs. Charles Warnell pre
sented a program on Student
Work in the USA. The devo
tional was taken from Timothy
1:11-14. According to Mrs. Joe
Brewton the scripture was very
fitting for the subject on stu
dent work which was explained
so beautifully.
“The program included dis
cussion of the \oung people of
our churches, colleges, and also (
international students from
other countries who need the -
love and understanding of our f
people so much,” Mrs. Brewton
added.
Mrs. Bob Mosley led in pray
for the young people.
The eight members present j
were Mrs. Joe Brewton, Mrs. s
Charles Warnell, Mrs. Effie n
Johnson, Mrs. G. B. Williams, 1
Msr. Belle Parrish, Mrs. F. M.
Sim», Mrs. L. M. Anderson, and
w Lula McGahee. Mrs. Mos- o
lev was the onlv visitor. o
Special Election A Big One--Runolf Election To Be Held March 21st.
Merrill E. Bacon And Harrv Williamson Top Vole Gellers Will Be In Race On March 21sf.
Bryan County Denio
Jack Shuman May
Seek Senate Seat
Bryan County Democrat
Jack Shuman reportedly is
considering running for a Sen
ate seat in the new West Chat
ham-Bryan-Effingham Third
District.
News that Rep. Shuman
might consider standing for
the seat folowed an an
nouncement last week by the
current Third District sena
tor, Bart E. Shea, that he
would not seek re-election.
The district Shuman now
represents is comprised of
Effingham County, 10,144 pop
ulation and traditionally Re
publican, and Bryan County,
6,226 population and, usually
Democrat.
But that district (65) is
being split up, too, in a redis
tricting plan that would take
Effingham out and lump
Bryan and Candler County
(population 6,672) and Evans
County (population 6,952) into
a new House district.
Shuman indicated that if he
should decide not to run for
the new Senate district seat,
he might run for a House
seat in the Bryan-
Candler-Evans district. "I
don’t know what I’ll do yet,
but I am looking at the Third
Senatorial District race, defi
nitely,” Shuman was quoted
as stating.
Shuman now holds his
House seat by a skin-
State Troopers
Doing Fine Job
In Bryan
Troo pe r s of the Georgia
State Patrol investigated 7 ac
cidents and made 61 arrest in
Bryan County for the month of
February 1968. A breakdown of
the accidents and arrest show
the following: In the 7 acci
dents 5 persons were injured.
Estimated property damage
amounted to $9425.00.
The following violations were
found in the accident investiga
tion :
2 D.U.I.
2 Following Too Close
1 Too Fast for Conditions
1 Failure to Grant Right of
Way
1 No Violation Indicated
The 61 arrest were for:
17 Speeding
10 V.M.I. Violations
9 Driving U/I
5 Improper Passing
5 W/O License
3 Tag Violations
3 Right of Way Violations
2 Following Too Close
2 Auto Theft
1 Driving on Wrong Side of
Road
1 Hit & Run
1 Public Drunkenness
1 Defective Equipment
1 Permitting a U/I Driver
to Operate his Vehicle.
61 Pending State Patrol
Cases were disposed of by the
court as follows:
54 Bond Forfeitures
6 Convictions
1 Nolle Prosse
$1735.00 was received in the
Bryan County Treasury as re
sults of the action. This supple
ments your tax dollar and we
nope it helps save lives.
Miss Barbie Martin daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Martin
of Ellabell spent the week-end
at home.
Ike PTmtbfatfa
•JOURNAL
and BRYAN COUNTIAN Consnlidated Oecnmher ?9, 1967
OFFICIAL DRIiAN BRYAN COUNTY and THE CITY OF PEMBROKE
of-the-teeth margin. He and
Effingham countian, Republi
can J. Terrell Ward, locked
horns in a see-saw battle in
1966. Finally, after runoffs
and two recounts presided
over by Chatham County
judges, Shuman was declared
the winner by five votes.
But Shuman, who has build
ing materials holdings in
Chatham and heads some 22
Southeastern corporations,
saw little legislative action as
he didn’t take his seat until
the 1967 session was only
days from ending.
Mentioned as possible oppo
nents to Shuman around Capi
tol Hill have been Republican
Herb Jones (should Shurpan
enter the Senate race) or vet
eran Rep. Hines Brantley,
who lives in Metter in Can
dler County.
The huge, half-moon shaped
Third District stretches more
than 50 miles from the Eff
ingham line near Clyo,
through Bryan and on down
to Savannah Beach.
Shuman said many persons
are going to be surprised at
the population of that newly
created Third District when
the 1970 census is run. He
cites Effingham, Bryan and
Chatham suburban growth
since the last census (1960)
was taken.
Richmond Hill
Man Member Os
US Air Force
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.
C. — Staff Sergeant Larry R.
Barber, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy P. Barber of 706 North
ridge St., Greensboro, N. C., is
a member of an organization
which has earned the U. S. Air
Force Outstanding Unit Award.
Sergeant Barber, an admin
istrative supervisor in the 437th
Military Airlift Wing at
Charleston AFB, S. C„ will
wear a distinctive service rib
bon to mark his affiliation with
the unit.
The unit was cited for achiev
ing an exceptionally meritori
ous rating for distinguished
service during a one-year peri
od.
This is the second time the
437th has been so honored.
Factors which led to the unit
being named for the award in
clude development of a highly
responsible airlift organization
which maintained vital airlift
routes essential to the United
States’ overseas commitment to
the free nations of the world.
The sergeant, a 1954 gradu
ate of Greensboro Senior High
School, received his B.A. degree
in 1957 from Guilford College.
His wife, Jacqueline, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. M.
Carpenter of Rt. 1, Richmond
Hill, Ga.
Card Os Thanks
I am so very grateful to
everyone who showed concern
for my welfare while I was
hospitalized recently. Your
thoughtfulness, interest, pray
ers, and many acts of kindness
meant so much to me. With all
my heart I say “Thank You.”
Bill Curl.
PEMBROKE. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1968
Richmond Hill
PT A Sponsors
lircus There
“Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!
There’s a circus co m i n g t o
.town!” Sound like a note from
the past? It does indeed! The
circus, “under canvas,” is a
passing sight from the Ameri
can scene. Present day children
miss the nostalgic sights, smells
and sounds that are represen
tative of the great rolling
shows. All the excitement and
glamor of the "big top” that
was once an integral part of
America is passing into obli
vion. Rising costs and trans
portation difficulties have forc
ed most of the big shows to
either close down entirely or to
offer their talents indoors—on
the stages or in the coliseums
of this nation.
Notwithstanding, the citizens
of Richmond Hill and environs
will have the opportunity to
witness a real “under-canvas”
circus. The Parent-Teachers As
sociation of Richmond Hill is
sponsoring the entertainment
Mr. James Estes, president of
the local PTA, made this state
ment: “I feel the populace of
Richmond Hill is extremely for
tunate to have the privilege of
seeing this exciting exhibition.
It is family-type entertainment
at its best. Every parent and
child connected with our schools
should support our efforts in
joining together to make this
project an overwhelming suc
cess.”
The large vacant lot direct
ly across from Wilson Bros
Grocery (the commissary) has
been generously donated for
this purpose. There is ample
space to accommodate a large
gathering, and too, this site is
easily accessible from all points.
The circus, owned and operated
by a St. Simons resident, feat
ures clowns, acrobats, wild ani
mals, chimpanzees and a wild
west show and all else it takes
to make for clean, wholesome
family enjoyment. No circus
worthy of the name would be
without marginal benefits such
as cotton candy, soda pop,
candy apples, etc. There will be
one performance lasting 1 '/a
hours. All advanced tickets will
be SI.OO apiece and those pur
chased at the gate will be $1.25.
The Richmond Hill Parent-
Te a c h er s Association urges
everyone to support this func
tion. Enjoy an evening of pure,
wholesome fun and excitement.
Who knows, this may he the
last chance you’ll ever have to
see another circus! Proceeds de
rived from this venture will,
after expenses, go into the
PTA treasury to be earmarked
for some future worthwhile
cause connected with our school.
Birth
SP4 and Mrs. Herbert I).
Owens announce the birth of a
• son, Christopher Dean, born
February 24. 1967 at 2d Gen
eral Hospital. Landstuhl Army
Medical Center, I^ndstuhl, Ger
many. The baby weighed 8 lbs.,
if) 1 2 ozs.
Paternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert R. Owens,
Jr. of Pembroke. Maternal
grandmother is Mrs. Laura'
Stokes of Bloomingdale. Ga.
VIETNAM FAMILY
GROUP TO MEET
The regular monthly meeting
of the Viet Nam Family Group
Meeting will be held Wednes
day, March 20th, 10:00 a.m. to
12 noon at the American JRed
Cross Chapter House. 201 E.
Jones Street. For further infor
mation call Red Cross 234-5136.
"COASTAL GEORGIA'S LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS
UKEO BY MANY ♦ CUSSEB BY SOME • REAB BY THEM ALL
Results Os Special Election For Sheriff
Candidate 19th District 20th District 1380th District Total Vote
M. E. Bacon 447 72 231 750
, Carlos M. Jones 105 586 49 740
» George Strickland 22 3 29 54
" Harry Williamson 512 103 284 899
MAKING THE RUNOFF TO BE BETWEEN M. E. BACON AND HARRY
" WILLIAMSON, THE TWO HIGH MEN
; Dr. W. E. Smith
; Selling His Drug
Store March 25
□ Dr. W. E. Smith told the edi
i) tor of the Journal that he was
n selling' his drug store, to a
s pharmacist, Nelson Bedingfield
of Wrightsville, Georgia. and
s that the change over would be
s effective as of March 25.
o The Bedingfield family will
” move to Pembroke at once am.
. have plans to make the drug
s store here as modern and up tc
t. date as any anywhere else.
f Dr. Smith said that for some
•- time he had tried to interest a
f pharmacist to come here and
■- was happy over the decision of
f the Bedingfields coming to
i. Pembroke.
t
' Uncle Os Mrs.
n
; Frank 0. Miller
Dies In Savannah
< John Stephen Gatch. 7!) of
s 220 Vernonburg Avenue, in Sa
r vannah died Saturday night at
e Memorial Hospital after a long
e illness.
s He was a member of Calvary
*■ Baptist Temple and before his
>1 retirement was a machinist at
- the Seaboard shops in Savan
nah, for 38 years. He was a
d member of the machinist union
s for over 50 years, and a Veter
e an of World War I. He was a
s member of Savannah Post 135
e of the American Ix'gion.
h Survivors are a stepdaughter,
•> Mrs. Aubrey Ed die man of
e Wichita Falls, Texas; a step
a grandson; three sisters, Mis. W.
1 J. Doyle of Charleston, S. C.,
- Mrs. E. L. Smoak of Edisto Is-
land, S. C., and Mrs. J. C.
- Avant of Hampton, S. C.; two
s brothers, L. O. and I. J. Gatch
-of Round-O, S. C.; and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Mr.
b Gatch were held in the Chapel
5 of Fox and Weeks Funeral
- Home at 4 p.m. Monday after
, noon. The Rev. John Tippett,
- Rev. Judson LeCroy and Rev.
1 W. T. Brinson officiating. In
s terment was in Hillcrest Abbey.
. Active pallbearers were Eric L.
Gatch, Alfred J. Hudson, Ray
mond M. Gatch, Harry L. Doyle,
W. Thomas Gatch, Purvis G.
Gatch and Haskell Avant. Hon
orary Pallbearers were Clary
Griffin, David Allen Sr., Fen
wick Nichols, Jr., Sam Newton,
Fred Newton, Miller F. Bell,
Frank O. Miller, Leroy Hudson,
D. S. Turner, and J. B. Dur
rence and the Ed Smiley Sun
day School Class at Calvary
Baptist Temple. Fox and Weeks
Funeral Directors were in
charge.
HAS BIRTHDAY PARTY
Bobbie Wadsworth was en
tained with a surprise birthday
party at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Sandra Huge, Friday,
March 8.
Approximately 15 friends and
members of Bobby's family
helped him celebrate his 25th
birthday. Guests were served
cake, party sandwiches, coffee,
and punch. Those attending re
ported a very enjoyable time.
At Lackland AFB
1 JR " w
XT"
i Airman Harold B. Warne)), Jr.
I SAN ANTONIO — Airman
Harold B. Warnell, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. Harold B. War
nell of Rt. 1 Ellabelle, Ga., has
completed basic training at
Lackland AFB, Tex. He has
been assigned to the Air Force
Technical Training Center at
Chanute AFB, 111., for speci
alized schooling as a vehicle
maintenance specialist. Airman
Warnell is a 1964 graduate of
1 Carlisle Military School, Bam
berg. S. C.
t
Beta Club Enjoy
; Convention
Bryan County Beta's enjoy
week-end in Atlanta attending
1 the 31st annual Beta Club Con
vention.
‘ Twenty members of the Bry
an County High School Beta
Club made the trip. Those at-
; tending were: Malcolm Wilson,
Marjorie Noland, Jan Martin,
’ Cathy Strickland, Janell Lewis,
Carolyn Warnell, Donna Jones,
' Emily Pickett, Michael Owens,
James Cason, Jimmy DeLoach,
Phil Odum, Greg Harvey, J. 0.
Wilson, Frank Miles, Glenn
Miles, Doug DeLoach, Billy
Downs, David Blitch, Dwight
Newman.
Our sponsor Mrs. V. L.
Mitchell was unable to make
the trip with us. Mrs. Maggie
Downs and Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
DeLoach and daughter, Vir
ginia accompanied us as chap
erons so as to make the trip
possible. We thank them very
much for this. We rode the
Nancy Hanks to and from At
lanta, leaving Friday morning
and returned on Sunday night.
The club members attended
all all events of the programs,
dances, banquets, etc. and had
real good time while in our
State’s capitol city.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Brunt met
the train at Dover with a school
bus and transported us back to
Pembroke. We would like to ex
press our thanks to Mr. and
Mrs. Brunt for being so kind.
We all returned a happy but
tired bunch.
Reporter, Dwight Newman;
Sponsor, Mrs. V. L. Mitchell.
Friends and relatives will be
sorry to learn that Robert Ben
ton was admitted to the Cand
ler Hospital and underwent
surgery Monday and is doing
nicely also Robert’s young son,
Tommy D. is in the hospital for
treatment’ and their infant son
is being fitted with a brace to
correct a foot injury.
Bryan Ordinary
Says Thank You
I would like to express my
appreciation to the voters of
Bryan County for the splendid
way in which the sheriff’s elec
tion was held last week. To my
knowledge, not a single un
pleasant incident marred the
day at any of the polls in spite
of the record turnout of voters.
I feel this was due largely to
the mannerly conduct of the
;> candidates and their campaign
■ workers which in turn influenc-
I ed those coming out to vote. It
was also due to the efifciency of
the poll-holders and those help
ing in each district and their
, court eo u s consideration for
those waiting in the long lines
which caused the voters to re
turn that consideration.
YOUTH MARCHES ON
By Nancy Bazemore
Bryan County was represent
ed last week in Levy’s Depart
ment Store’s Simplicity Fash
ion Show by Miss Anne Burn
sed, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Willard Burnsed of Lanier.
A ninth grade student at
BCHS, Anne was chosen to
model in the fashion show as a
result of her outstanding work
in 4-H Club and home econom
ics. She modeled a lovely
princess style dress. in
color, made of silk and rayon
linen.
Along with Anne 26 other
young ladies from Bulloch, Ef
fingham, and Chatham County
high schools modeled outfits
they had made themselves. All
the girls selected the latest
styles of simplicity patterns
and the newest spring fabrics
which were furnished by Levy’s.
Accessories to match each out
fit in the new colors and styles
of spring were also provided by
Levy’s.
The fashion show was held on
the second floor of Levy's De
partment Store at 6:30 p.m.,
Monday, March 4. Background
for the models was a lovely
screen depicting the colorful
freshness of the season. A large
number of people attended the
show and two ladies were pre
sented door prizes of fabric for
dresses.
Anne is now in her fifth year
of active 4-H Club work and
has previously received two
medals for her conscientious
projects. She was awarded med
als in the Southeast district
project achievement in the di
visions of dress review and
bread.
Last summer Anne was one
of four delegates chosen- to
represent Bryan County at the
State 4-H Club Council at Rock
Eagle.
Anne is a member of the
Lanier Baptist Church Sunday
School and Choir and holds the
office of treasurer of both.
Other activities include mem
bership in the BCHS FTA Club
and the BCHS Pep Squad.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Douglas
and daughters spent the week
end in Swainsboro with rela
tives.
Runoff Election
To Be Held Mar.
21st In Bryan
The race is on again and the
voters will go to the polls on
March 21st to again vote for
a man to fill the Sheriffs job
for the unexpired term of the
late Kyle I). Smith. These two
men are Merrill E. Bacon and
Harry Williamson. They will be
seeing the voters and asking
their vote again in the election
to be held on March 21st, to
elect a Sheriff for the unexpir
ed term of the late Kyle D.
Smith.
We have been authorized by
Judge Caswell to say that there
will not be any court on Thurs.,
March 21st, which is the elec
tion day. He felt like that many
would like to have that day to
work for their favorite candi
date. Court will meet on Mon
day, March 18th with the Grand
Jury in session and on Tuesday
it has been announced that the
Criminal Docket will be taken
up, and it is a large one and
could keep the court busy for
several days, adn there are sev
eral civil eases as well as a
land dispute that could take up
; several days, and there are sev-
As it looks now, there will be
much “courting" going on start
ing March 18th in Bryan Coun
ty.
Richmond Hill
Soldier Member Os
Award Winning Unit
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.
C.—Sergeant Johnnie L. Love,
Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John
nie L. Love, Sr. of Richmond
Hill. Ga., is a member of a unit
that has earned the U. S. Air
Force Outstanding Unit Award.
Sergeant Love, a material
specialist in the 437th Military
Airlift Wing at Charleston
AFB, S. C., will wear a distinc
tive service ribbon to mark hit
affiliation with the unit.
The unit was cited for achiev
ing an exceptionally meritori
ous rating for distinguished
service during a one-year peri
od.
Factors which led to the unit
being named for the award in
cluded development of a highly
responsible airlift organization
which maintained vital airlift
routes essential to the United
States overseas commitment to
free nations in the world.
The sergeatn is a graduate of
Savannah (Ga.) High School.
He has completed a tour of
duty in Southeast Asia.
His wife, Carol, is the daugh
ter of Mrs. Tony Miller of 313
Anderson St., Salina, Kan.
Olen N. Gibson
Dies At Home
In Claxton
Olen Nathan Gibson died at
his home in Claxton last Wed
nesday.
Survivors are his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gibson of
Claxton; four brothers, David,
Kenneth, Mark and Matthew
Gibson of Claxton, and his pa
ternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Dewey L. Gibson of Grove
land.
Funeral services were held at
3 p.m. last Thursday in the Ne-
Smith Funeral Home Chapel,
conducted by Rev. Felton Mose
ly. Interment was in Groveland
Cemetery. Active pallbearers
were Joseph Futch, Roger
Futch, Tim Hodges. Curtis Mor
ris, Donnie Merritt, and Joe
Gibson, Jr. NeSmith Funeral
Home was in charge of ar
rangements.