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Tiw Pelham Journal
VOL. 21 NO. 28
Latest Photograph of President Harding.
PELHAM (JETS HER
FIRST BALE COTTON
Was Bought by The Hand
Company. Brings Premium
of 30 Cents Pound.
Pelham got her first cotton Wed¬
nesday aud the first to be marketed
in the county of the. 1923 crop, so
far as we could learn. Two bales
were brought in on that day. They
were ginued and sold here to The
Hand Trading Company, the first
one bringing 30 cents per pound,
and the second one 25 cents per
pound- This is the premium that
bad been offered by The Hand
Tradiug Co., for the first 1923
cotton brought here.
The cotton graded middling.
The first bale was brought in by
Sam McCrow, a colored half crop¬
per on one of The Hand Tradiug
Co., farms,^and the second, bale
came from Mrs. J. L. Hand’s Beck
farm, superintended by Mr. R. L,
Gcodson.
This was as good price as the
first bale in the state, it bringing
only 30 cents on the cotton ex¬
change in Savannft.
The cotton crop around Pelham
is not as good as the outlook once
indicated, but is certain that some
cotton will be made, and it is the
hope of many that the final output
will be better than the indications
now seem.
Pelham buyers are anxious for
your cotton aud will always pay
the top of the market, upholding
her reputation of many years past
of beiug the best cotton market in
»H South Georgia ■
PELHAM, GEORGIA, FRIDAY 1q. AUGUST, 1923.
JUDGE LUKE
COMING SOON
He Will Assist In Series Of
Meetings at Baptist
Church.
The announcement was made
Sunday morning that a series of
meetings will be held at the First
Raptist church as soou as Pastor
W. B. Feagius returns from a two
weeks’ vacation beiug spent iti
Bristol, Va. In announcing the
meeting Mr. Feagius stated that
he had procured the services of
Jude Rosco Luke, of Thomasville,
to assist in the meetiug., Mr. Fea
gins will preach at the day services
aud Judge Luke will speak at
uight.
Judge Luke has beeu conducting
services at Thomasville and Caiio
receutly and it is reported that his
meetings are proving very success
ful. He is a good speaker and his
Bible lectures here will uo doubt
be much enjoyed by those who
hear him.
The following letter from Judge
Luke accepting the iuvitation to as¬
sist in the meeting here was handed
us by Mr. Feagins for publication
on his departure for his vacation:
Thomasville, Ga., Aug. 4 1923.
“Dear Bro. Feagins:—
“Yonr uote hauded to me by
Mr. Drake. I am also this morn¬
ing in receipt of letter from Mr.
Drake.
“it wilLhe a pleasure Art me to
come to Pelham and talk at night
for you* I can start some Sunday
night and we can then have meet
ings thruogh the week, closing on
Friday night. By this arrange¬
ment I cau be in Thomasville each
day to look after my business af¬
fairs.
“When you get back from your
vacation yon and I can get togeth
er on dates. I am anxious to be of
service wherever I can.
“With the hopes that you may
spend a pleasent vacation, aud
with a petition for your prayers,
1 am sincerely yours.
“Roscoe Luke.”
Judge Luke is a member of the
Court of Appeals aud is quite pop
ular throughout the state, and that
he will receive a hearty welcome
here goes without saying.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. Frank E-Woodruff, represen¬
ting the Columbia Tailoring Com¬
pany of Cincinnati. Ohio, will be
at our store on Tuesday aud Wed¬
nesday of next week, August 14th
15th.
The men and the young men of
the town and community who pre¬
fer their clothes made to order,
should avail themselves of the
opportunity of calling to see Mr.
Woodruff at this time. It will be
a pleasure for Mr. Woodruff to
meet you again and every
courtesy will be shown you.
The Hand Trading Company.
commencing promptly at 11
o’clock. A cordial iuvitation is
extended to all the other churches
of the city to join in this service
which is held as a memorial to the
late president, Warren G. Harding,
whose body will be laid to rest at
this hour in the cemetery at Mari¬
on, Ohio,
FIRE DESTROYS
PACKING SHED
About 12:30 o’clock Thursday
morning fire was discovered in the
cantaloupe shed of Dr. D* A
Spence on Railroad Street, aud
while the fire department responded
promptly, the flames had gained
such headway that the building
could not be saved. The shed of
Mr. J. N- McKenzie was also
burned, as both were so close to
each other that it was impossible to
keep this one from burning. This
makes the third shed to burn
this summer, that of Mr. 'E. E
Wilkes having burned some weeks
ago. It is not known whether
there was any insurance on these
buildings or not, or the origin of
the^Ilre.
Fire was also discovered in the
bicycle shop of Mr. N. H. Parnell
about nine o’clock Tuesday night,
and if it had not peen for the
^ uick work of Charlie Gordon Mc
Clain this store would have beeu
burned. It was discovered that a
gasoline can ..had caught on fire
and the boy, who is a Boy Scout,
immediately removed a pannel
from the window and went in,
grabbing the can he hurlen it out
of the building, and the can then
exploded. The work of this boy
is highly commendable.
THIRTY MINUTES
PRAYER SERVICE
At a conference of the First
Baptist Church held Wednesday
night it was decided to hold a 30
minutes prayer service at this
church Friday morning, Aug. 10th,
CAR LOAD OF SWEET
SHIPPED FROM
The first car of sweet potatoes!
to be shipped from Mitchell county
was loaded aud shipped from Pel
hatu Wednesday. There were 33
growers interested in the Shipment
and a good grice was received for
them. Mr. Tom Payne was the
heaviest shipper in the bunch hav
iug 48 bushels in the lot. Mr.
Payne has some very fine potatoes,
and from less than one-half acre he
gathered 36 bushels. Mr. J, A
Hood, who is farmidg on the plan
tation of Dr. D. A. Spence near
town, had 25 bushels in this lot,
aud Mr- E. G- Holmes also put in
25 bushels. Smaller amounts were
put into the car by 30 other far¬
mers. All of the potatoes were ex
ceptionally large for this time of
the season aud were of the improv¬
ed Porto Rica variety.
Prof. T. H. Wilkinson bought
the potatoes from the farmers, pay¬
ing them $1.00 per bushel. He
shipped them to Ashville, N. C.,
where he procured $1-25 per bushel
The car contained 300 bushels
and this meaus that it brought
$375.00 which will be put into cir¬
culation around Pelham- While
it is a small item, every little helps.
Mr. Wilkinson received a tele¬
gram Wednesday for two more
cars of potatoes.
REVIVAL MEETING
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BEGINS AT MEIGS
The Journal is iu receipt of a
card from Rev. D H. Parker au
nouncing that revival services will
begin at the Baptist Church in
Meigs on next Wednesday night,
Aug. a 15th. lie will be assisted . in
;
the meeting by Rev. J. A. Duren, |
POTATOES
WEDNESDAY
u 1 n ATI) * U llUUJL HOIKF 10 K
BEING OVERHAULED
The Georgia Yam Curing Com¬
who recently purchased the
potato curing house in this
are overhauling the building
putting iu the necessary equip¬
Iu is announced that the
will spend in repairs to
Pelham plant something like
Mr. H. H. Lennox, of
Ga., has beeu here for
days looking after the affairs
the compauy and seeing to the
that is being done in the way
installing the machinery to be
by the curing process, con¬
for crates, etc., and to see
everything is ready for the
reception of the potatoes when the
time comes to bring them to the
plant.
We are informed that the plant
at Pelham will be the only one to
be opened this year in South Geor¬
gia and if the farmers will bring
in enough to fill the house at the
prices stipulrted in the contracts,
something like $20,000 will have
been paid out to the farmers of this
section from this one crop alone.
This will help them to pay some of
their debts and at the same time
will stimulate business to some ex¬
tent.
Jt.is siucerly hoped that the
curing house here will prove a suc¬
cess and that both farmer and pro¬
moter will realize a handsome
benefit from this industry.
who will do the preaching.
Rev. Parker is pastor of this
church, and he extends a cordial
invitation to the people of Pelham
and vicinity to attend the services.
Consolidated Drug Co.
PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS
Pure Drugs - Sundries - and Supplies
We carry a full line of Stock and Poultry
Remedies and ’ Insecticides for lice, mites,
fleas and potato and garden bugs.
Kodak Supplies and finishing on short notice.
ELECTRIC BULBS NORRIS CANDIES
Our prices are reasonable-
Your patronage appreciated.
Phones 32 and 66. <
JEWELRY OF QUALITY
This store maintains a stand¬
ard of quality that eliminates
articles of mediocrity. Yet our
prices will be found moderate.
If Xou care for small trinkets or
rare gems, it will be a pleasure
serve you.
W. W. BURNETT
$1.00 PER YEAR.
