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The ^SLham Journal
VOL. 21 NO. 21
SHIPMENT OF
MELONS BEGIN
j. J. Blanton Loads First Car
At Pelham and They Bring
Fancy Price
Mr. J. J. Blanton loaded the first
ear of melons here Wednesday
and sold them on the track for
$575.00. The melons were of the
Excell variety and averaged some
thing like 52 pounds. It is under¬
stood that if the melons had been
Watsons they would have brought
something lixe $600.00. There
were several cars loaded here
Thursday and a large number of
cars are being loaded today.
Shipments began moving from
Meigs the first of the week which
we understand brought from $600.
00 to $700.00 per car.
According tr. information the
melon crop is short this year and
prices are exceedingly high in the
large cities of the east and north.
The forecast for watermelon pro
duction in nine early states gives a
total of 36,000,000 melons compar¬
ed with 56,600,000 in 1922.
Official estimates reduce Oeor
gia’s output of 13,000 cars last year
to fifty per cent this year At this
time of the year in 1922 this state
had shipped 4,000 cars against only
20 marketed to date this season,
Florida’s movement has been only
2,600 cars compared with 10,000 to
this section. The acreage is only
about half that of last year, and
the excessive rains have cut the
production ou the present crop con¬
siderably short of what it would
have been under favorable
conditions.
A. B. JOINER
DIES SUDDENLY
Mr. A. B. Joiner, a promient
and well known citizen of Meigs,
died suddenly Wednesday morn¬
ing while at work in the fertilizer
works of the Standard Fertilizer
Company iu that city. It is learn
ed that he had been in declining
health for some time, but his death
came as a shock to his friends.
It is thought that he was over¬
come by heat, as he was seen to
sit down and begin to fan himself
a few seconds and then fall. lie
expired iu a few minutes.
D. A. R. Chapter Will
Unveil Marker July 4th
The marker for the Hawthorne
Trail, which is now being put in
place in Camilla, will be unveiled
on Juty 4th- This Marker is the
result of intensive efforts of the
members of the Hawthore Trail
Chapter I). A. R,, composed of
women of Pelham and Camilla, aud
organszed at Pelham. The chap
ter has beeu financially assisted
by the State and National Conven¬
tion, from a specific fund, set apart
to properly mark the old Indian
trails that thread our country
Camilla is particularly fortunate to
be located on the historic Haw-
PELHAM, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 29 , 1923.
BARACA CLASS
REORGANIZED SUNDAY
The Baraca Class of the First
Baptist Church of Pelham was
temporarily reorganized on last
Sunday, June 24. A permanent or
gauization will be effected ou next
Sunday, July 1st. Any boys or
young men of fifteen years and ov
er, not otherwise affiiliated, will be
welcomed into this class.
An interesting feature of the
class will be a song service ou each
Sunday morning at ten o’clock.
The class will meet at that time in
the auditorum of the school build¬
ing. A pianist will be there every
Sunday. A song leader will be
appointed and the service will be
interesting,
Come next Sunday at ten o’clock
and take part in the organiza*
tion of the class. Twenty-four
were present last Suuday. Fifty
should be present next Sunday.
There are about sevetity'five young
Baptist men in this town that ought
to be iu that .class. Bring some
of .them.
CAR WRECKS;
HURTS FOUR
While on the way to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Ira Hopkins a ford
touring car driven by Mrs. W. E.
Thomas turned partially over ou
the Baiubridgeo
ing a bill and the embankment
was all that saved the five occu¬
pants of the car from beiug killed
One front wheel was crushed,
broken and considerable
was done to the car. Mrs. W. E.
Thomas, Miss Amy Lee Phillips,
Mrs. N. H. Parnell and Mrs.
Broadway all received injuries.
Mrs. Julia Broadaway
struck iu the face by the top of
car, knocking her unconcieuce
She was rushed to her home at
once and a physician summoned.
Her face beiug badly bruised and
several teeth were jarred loose,
having to be removed. Mrs.
Broadaway’s condition was thought
to be very serious last Tuesday
night but at this time she is much
improved and the Journal
with her many friends in
her a quick recovery.
PROTRACTED SERVICES
AT FREE WILL CHURCH
Revival services will begin
East Pelham Free Will Baptist
church next Sunday .morning.
Rev. E- A. Drake, a noted evan¬
gelist, will do the preaching, and
it is understood that Mr. Wyatt
Cooper will lead the singing.
The public is cordially .iuvited
to atteud these services and help
to make the meeting a success.
thorne Trail and the National
Highway, and to be honored by
having this Marker iu the center
of her city. The women of the
Hawthorne Trail chapter have la¬
bored tireless for this Marker, and
we bespeake. for them an enthusi¬
astic meeting ou July 4th, when
they will render, at the City Hall
iu Camilla au interesting program,
MAD DOG BITES
THREE CHILDREN
Master Fred Hollis age 9 years
and Virginia Hollis age 6 yrs., chil¬
dren of Mr. and Mrs. F. I). Hollis,
and Mr. Fred Hand, sou of Mrs.
J. L. Hand were bitten by a pet
Airdale dog 6 months old belong¬
ing to Mr. F, D. Hollis, last Mon¬
day afternoon.
The dog died Tuesday afternoon,
Mr. Hollis, believing the dog to he
mad, left immediately with the
dog’s body for Atlanta where he
learned the dog had rabies. Pas
tuer Serum was given the three
children Wednesday and the treat¬
ment will continue for a period of
twenty days.
The children appearently seen as
well as usal and we hope that no
further trouble will arise from the
unfortunate accident.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
BANQUET TONIGHT
This evening, (Friday ), at 8:30
o’clock, there will be a baupuet for
all officers and teachers in the First
Baptist Sunday school, 'Phis ban¬
quet will be given in the assembly
room of the church, the S. S. au
ditorium. Every teacher and offi¬
cer is urged to be on hand prompt¬
ly at the hour, eight-thirty.
Following the supper, a number
nothing keep you away, unless it
be providential,
CANTALOUPES ARE
CT1! 31 ILL I riUVIliO Vf AlMfclf'
Cantaloupes are still moving
from Pelham on a small scale.
Each day the past week something
like two or three car loads have
been shipped by express and some¬
thing like 14 refrigerator cars have
gone forward.
The ’loupes are of a poor variety
on account of the excessive rains
for the past few weeks. It is un¬
derstood that they are bringing
from 35c to $1.00 per crate.
AT METHODIST CHURCH
At the Methodist Church Sun¬
day July 1st. Sunday School 10:15
A. M , R. L. King, Superintend
ent. Men’s Bible Class, all de
partments of a standard school.
All onr people, young and old are
urged to be present.
Epworth League meets at 7:30
P. M.
Preaching at 11:30 A. M. by
Rev. J. B. Culpepper of New Smy
rana, Fla. He will preach also at
8:30. All who hear the Evange¬
list Culpepper will want to hear
him again; a great treat awaits you
both in sermon and soul stiring
music.
J. P. Wardlaw, Pastor,
Poultry Sale At Camilla
There will be a large Poultry
Sale at Camilla on Tuesday, July
3rd-, and those having fowls for
sale are asked to list them iu this
sale. The Mitchell County Poul¬
try Association has an ad in this
ifci.ue of the Journal, read it..
HARRY METCALFE
REGIONAL PRESIDENT
Tile First Baptist church of Pel¬
ham was sigually honored Thurs¬
day afternoon of last week at the
State BYPU Convention iu Atlan¬
ta, when Mr. Harry Metcalfe was
nominated and elected President of
this South western Regional Con¬
vention—consisting of some twelve
Associations. Mr. Metcalfe sue*
feeds Mr. Herbert Bradshaw of
Macon, who has so nobly led ibis
section of the State BYPU. work
for the past three years. Mr. Met
calfe’s election to this very respon
sible place iu the State BYPU
work not only speaks of his fitness
for the place, but is also a tribute
to the good work done by the Fi¬
delity Senior Union of this church,
not locally merely, but out in the
Tucker Association. Our new
President has served both as presi¬
dent of this local 1 nion and was the
first president of the Tucker Asso
ciation which was organized in
in Pelham last June.
The First Baptist church of Pel¬
ham together with its pastor assures
Mr. Metcalfe of their unstinted
support and the very best wishes
of all his many friends as he takes
up the lines to carry on the glori¬
ous work of training and enlisting
our young Baptist boys and girls,
Men and women all over this great
South -western Region. One ot
is a larger and more useful place
of service. Service is its own re¬
ward. Harry has heard the
“Well-done” from his Baptist
! frieal * s and our State Leaders for
his good work locally, aud now
they have said to him: “Go Up
Higher”—we congratulate him on
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Remedies and Insecticides for lice, mites,
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Our prices are reasonable-
Your patronage appreciated.
Phones 32 and 66.
DOES YOUR WATCH
need cleaning? Bring it to us.
Perhaps it needs adjusting and
regulating. We can set it right
for you. We are expert watch
repairers, and if you have trou
hie with your watch, we can
remedy the fault if you will
bring the watch to ns. Reason¬
able charges also.
W. W. BURNETT
$1.00 PER YEAR.
SPENCE HEADS
PEANUT BODY
Mitchell County Man Chosen
Vice-President Of The
Organization
Colouel Robert E. L. Spence,
who headed the temporary organi¬
zation of the Georgia Peauut Grow¬
ers Co operative Association, was
elected president of the permanent
organization at a meeting of the in¬
corporating directors held at Al*
bany Monday. The full list of
officers elected follows:
President—Robert E. L. Spence,
of Albany.
First Vice-President—J. P. Me
Ree, of Camilla.
Second Vice President—VV. [,
Oliver, of Shellman. .
Secretary—W. E. Barns, of Al¬
bany.
Treasurer—To be selected later.
Executive Committee— R. K. L.
Spence, J. P. Me Ree, W.J. Oliver,
J. M. Hunt, of Cordele, and G. R.
Lundy, of Sylvester.
The executive committee will
a general manager, who
or may not be one of the direc¬
of field service aud other to car¬
ry ou the work of the association,
Victor Victor, of the New York
office of Aaron Sapiro, handled
most of the organization details in
Monday’s meeting, including pres*
nfvJhjt
which
was accepted, by-laws, which were
discussed paragraph by paragraph
and accepted, and other details.
the hard job before him. Here is
our hand, Harry—count ou us—
command us.
W. B. Feagins.