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he Pelham Journal
VOL. 21 NO. 29
MANY ASPIRANTS
FOR PARK’S SEAT
Latest Probable Candidate Is
Judge W, A. Covington
Of Moultrie.
Although it is a long time before
the next primary election there are
many aspirants to Congressman
Parks seat iu Congress. There
has beem meutioued in the news
papers from time to time the names
of those who would be probable
candidates for congress iu the
coming primary.
In the Camilla Enterprise last
week appeared an article stating
that fudge E- E Cox of Camilla
might be a candidate for congress
in the next election. Judge Cox
made the race against Judge Park
iu 1916 and made a very credit
able showing. Judge Cox is a
successful lawyer and business
man and is quite popular over the
district, and should he enter the
race he would be a stiong con
tender.
Then there appeared in the Al¬
bany Herald of last Friday an item
from this city announcing that the
friends of J. J. Hill of Pelham
were endeavoring to get his con¬
sent to enter the race for congress
uext year. While Mr. Hill did
not state positively he would be a
candidate, he said that it had “long
been my disire to serve tht| people
of the district in congress, and that
quite a number of my friends had
asked me to run for the office, it
was too early to make and an
nouncement as to my decision.”
And now comes the annonce
ment from Moultrie that Judge W.
A. Coviugton of that city may be
a candidate. Judge Covington
made the race for congress in 1913
in which his opponents were the
present iucumbent and Judge Ros
coe Luke of Thomasville. The
public, of course, knows the re¬
sults.
AH three of these aspirants are
amply capable men and should
either of them be seut to Washing¬
ton the people of the district would
have an able representative. Of
course if Col. Hill should make up
his mind to run he would be an
opponent that would have to be
reconed with. He is recoguized
as one of the best attorneys in
South Georgia, and his practice
extends into many adjoining coun¬
ties, arid is very successful in his
profession. He is what is termed
a self made man, having been
reared on a farm and now owns a
plantation near the city where he
looks after it personally. He is
also a successful business man.
THREE-CENT TAX ON GAS
PASSED BY GEORGIA
LEGISLATURE
ATL ANTA, GA , Auguest 13
—The Manu bill, increasing the
tax on gasoline from one to three
cents per gallon and changing the
allocation of highway funds, today
was passed by the Georgia Senate.
The measurse, which already has
been passed by the House, now
goes to the Governor for action.
The bill provides that the tbree-
PELHAM, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1923.
Harding Cabinet
Agrees To Remain
Washington, D. C., August 14—
The Harding Cabinet will remain
at their posts indefinitely at the re
quest of President Coolidge, it was
officially announced at the White
House Monday. At the Cabinet
meeting each member agreed to re
main with the new administration.
It was announced that Secretary
of the Treasury Melon, the only
abseutee, had informed the Presi¬
dent by cable that he also would
remain for the present.
METHODIST S. S.
TAKING CENSUS
Committees Are Busy This
Week Collecting Necessary
Information.
The Sunday School of the Hand
Memorial Methodist Church is con
ducting a church census of the
town this week. The purpose of
the census is to secure accourate
data upon each family in town.
The name and address of each
parent and child, age, denomina¬
tion, preference or inclination, if
not a church member, and also
the names of those who are unable
to attend church or Sunday School
except when automobiles, are sent
for them. *
The church proposes to have a
flock of automobiles available each
Suuday morning to bring those
who would otherwise be unable to
attend.
The town is divided into five
wards, following the lines of the
fire wards and the canvassing
committees are as follows: Ward
No. 1—Mrs. C. E. Glausier, Chm.,
Mrs* Grover Thigpen, Miss Grace
McClaid and Mrs. W. C. Cooper;
Ward No. 2—Mrs. B. Williams,
Chm , Mrs* A. T. Harrison, Mrs
0, B. Bush and Mrs. Z V. Blan¬
ton. Ward No. 3—Nrs. J> W.
McDonald, Chm,, Miss Maidee
Smith, Miss Blanche Lewis and
Miss Vera Lewis. Ward No. 4—
Mrs. M. W. Turner, Chm., Mr.
M. W. Turner, Miss Theresa
Turner and Miss Thelma Me
Elvey. Ward No. 5—Mrs. W. O.
McManus, Chm., Mrs. Pat Me
Elvey, Mrs. W. B. Ryan and Mrs.
L. M> Murrah. Welcoming Com
mittee: Mrs. C. E. Glausier, Chm.,
Mrs. Clara Bowen, Mr. M. W.
Turne. and Mr. C. K. Swindle.
Auto Service Committee: Mrs. J W
Grippen, Miss Thelma McElvey,
Miss Christine Turner, Mrs. Grov
er Thigpen and Mr. Carroll Brown.
“Souls For Sale.”
See Forty Big Stars in a Gold
wyn Cosmopolitan picture, Cam¬
illa Opera House Friday Night,
Aug. 11th.
cent tax shall: One cent to the
counties for road work; one cent
the Highway Department to match
Federal highway funds; one cent
to the general Treasurer for the
payment of the Western and At¬
lantic discounted rental notes un¬
til these are paid and then to High¬
way Department.
BUSINESS MEN IN
REGULAR SESSION
Several Committees Reported
And Some New Ones
Appointed.
The Business Men’s Club held
their regular monthly luncheon at
the City Hall on Tuesday evening.
It was “Lady’s Night.”
President F, D. Hollis announc¬
ed that a number of men would
speud Wednesday at l lahira study¬
ing the tobacco induslty and in¬
vited the membership to go, if
possible.
Mr. W. K* Hyers, Chairman of
the Boys’ Work Committee made
a most interesting report on the
camp the local Scouts have just
attended at Lake Bradford, Fla.
County Agent, D. K. Young,
reported the Agricultural Commit¬
tee of the county had adopted a
definite program which the farm¬
ers of the county would be urged
to adopt iu carrying out diversi¬
fied plan of farming.
The meeting was then turned
over to the Entertainmeut Com¬
mittee which presented a most
happy program rendered by several
of Pelham’s talented young ladies,
A little sketch by Misses Blanche
Lewis, Lara Will Gammage, Lina
Flyut and Martha James made a
decided hit. It was iu the nature
of a conversation extoling the flirt¬
ing ing qualities qualities of ot a a certain certain member member
climax was reached when it devel
oped that Mr. L. D. Hand
the miscreant upon whom the
young ladies descended with feign¬
ed wrath.
COUNCIL FIX
1924 TAX RATE
The following ordinance fixing
the tax rate for 1924 was passed by
the Mayor and Council at their
regular meeting held on Aug. 8th,
1923:
TAX ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Town Council of Pelham, Georgia,
and it is hereby ordained by the
authority of same, that for the sup¬
port aud maintenance of the said
town government for the year 1924
to pay the administration expenses,
to provide a Sinking Fund, aud to
pay interest on Public Debt in the
year 1924, and for the support and
maintenance of Public Schools of
said town, the following levies are
hereby made, and shall be collec¬
ted on the property returns for the
year 1923, divided as follows:
1st. FV>r General Purposes 4
mills.
2nd. To provide a Sinking
Fund and pay interest on Public
Debt, 3 Vi mills.
3rd. For the support and main
tenance of the Public Schools. 5
mills.
Making a total of 12/4 mills.
Passed in regular session of
Council Aug. 8, 1923.
J. A. Lewis, Clerk.
For Sale—Residence known as
the Tate home, next door to H. M.
Goff, water and lights. Apply to
W. F. Tucker, Pelham, Ga., 2t
BANK SOLICITS BABY
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
The Farmers Bank of Pelham
has inaugurated au unique plan
to encourage thrift amoung the
yoqng and to swell its savings de¬
posits. The plan is to enroll every
new born baby in the county as a
depositor in the saviugs depart¬
ment. The bank places $1.00 to
the credit of the baDy and furnish
es its parents with a home savings
bank iu which small change may
be deposited to be taken to the
bank later and placed to the credit
of the baby. The usual interest is
paid on these accounts. The I?arm
ers Bank has au advertisement on
another page in this issue explain
P' an au ^ soliciting the
baby savings accounts-”
ANOTHER CAR
SWEET POTATOES
Price Paid For This Car Was
90 Cents Per Bushel
Cash.
Another car load of sweet po¬
tatoes were loaded and shipped
from Pelham Wednesday. This
makes the second car load shipped
from this point this season, besides
a number of express shipments.
J he potatoes were bo “ s ht by
.
,
Tr" a “ d w :
were bn hand fora car
shipment. They are put up in
bushel hampers and it is under
stood that the price paid for this
lot was 90 cents per hamper. This
is a good price for sweet potatoes,
and the farmers are delighted that
a good market is being maintained
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
r are gems, it will be a pleasure
serve you.
j
SV. W. BURNETT
$1.00 PER YEAR.
DR. BROWNING TO
PREACH SUNDAY
Norman Institute President To
Fill Baptist Pulpil At
Pelham.
Dr. L. H. Browning, President
of Norman Institute of Norrnau
Park, will preach at the First Bap¬
tist church here next Sunday at
11:30 a. m. and 8:30 p. m. He is
au able speakes and a large audi¬
ence will no doubt be present to
hear him. The public is cordially
invited to attend these services.
Good music by the choir at both
services.
A card from Pastor Feagins, who
is in Bristol, Va , on a short vaca
tron, states that he will be back
next week iu time to make the
announcements for the services on
the following Sunday. It is be¬
lieved that he will be able to make
a definite announcement as to
when the protracted services will
begin. Rev. Feagins will be assis¬
ted in the meeting by Judge Roscoe
Luke of Thomasville.
for the product.
The sweet potato market is al¬
ways good early in the season, but,
like everything else in this line,
drops off considerably when the
. maj5 £ e t 'opens -up'*. Btft th6
‘
rr a - f ” '-it more
porrns m tp,. , sell their
first pickings to .*» 0 ;l6cal buyers
at good prices, and when the price
gets too low for them, they can
dispose of the remainder of their
crop to the Georgia Yam Curing
Co., who is offeiing 50 cents per
bushel for them cash.