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V Pelham
VOL. 21 NO. ^
INTERVIEW WITH
MR. MCDONALD
Representative McDonald of
Mitchell returned to Pelham Wed¬
nesday morning for a brief visit.
In conversation with a representa¬
tive of the Journal Mr. McDonald
stated that it seems that the pass¬
age of any substantial tax reform
during this session is next to im¬
possible.
He states that the House and
Senate have been uuable to get to¬
gether on any satisfactory Consti¬
tutional Amendment, and the
effort of the House to pass a statu¬
tory income tax measure, such as
the Ellis Bill, did not receive
constitutional majority necessary
to make it a law.
Representative McDonald thiuks
that had the Governor’s tax com¬
mission drawn a bill as per their
compromise agreement, and if the
Governor had firmly requested its
passage during the extra session,
without modification or amend¬
ment, that this bill would have
been passed.
But when consent was once given
to amend the compromise bill, the
gap was opened and there was no
end to the amendments offered.
Many members are willing and
anxious to tax incomes, but pre¬
ferred to submit the act to the vote
of the people before putting it into
effect.
It now seems that the session
will adjourn, sine die, uot later
sk.
the Ho is one i m
servative members, and his friends
are proud of the record which he
is making.
Don’t Go Back on
SANTA CLAUS.
You always remember those that you love with
some little token. Get them something that will last.
We offer the following suggestions.. Call to see us,
our prices are right, and we have a beautiful line of
gifts.
FOR MEN Collar Buttons Watche bands
Tie clasps Ladies Fountain Pens
Dickens Chains Charms Eiectrie Boudoir lamps
Waldermar Chains Toilet Set—Ivory and
Cigarette Cases For Women Amber
Fountain Pens Swinging picture frames
Eversharpe Pencils Fancy Bracelets China and Cut glass
Ash Trays * Tidy Combs Silverware
Gold Knives ] Compacts Casseroles
Emblems Onyx Rings Clocks
Beit Buckles Set Rings
Chain Sets Richelieu and LaTausca For Babies
Watches Pearls
Stick Pins Mesh Bags Sterling Silver baby cups
Cuff Buttons Sterling Silver card cases Spoons
Rings Fancy Combs Food Pushers
Fountain Pen Sets Bar Pins Engraved Rings
Knife and Chain Sets Wedding Rings Pins
Wrist watches, all shapes Studs
Fobs Thimbles Bib Sets
Stud Sets Lingerie clasps Lockets and Crosser
W. W. BURNETT
PELHAM, GEORGIA
PELHAM* GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1923.
WILL STEWART
TAKES OWN LIFE
An item of sadness to his many
friends in Mitchell County is the
death of W. G. Stewart, who shot
and killed himself at his home near
Camilla Monday at uoon.
Newspaper reports states that on
Sunday Mr. Stewart, whois a bail¬
iff, went over into Baker County
in an effort to make the collection
of a claim that had been put in
his hands against a negro who
lived in that county, and that in
asking information of Charles
Wright, colored, and altercation
arose between Mr. Stewart and
Wright, which resulted in Mr.
Stewart’s shoottug and killing
Wright.
It is supposed that worry over
the killiug of the negro unbalanced
Stewart’s mind and caused him to
kill himself the uext day.
Mr. Stewart has for a number
of years been prominent in Mitchell
County affairs, and was held itt
very high regard by all who knew
him. He was about fifty years of
age and leaves a widow and six
children.
NO HOG SALE
There will be no hog or chicken
sale in Pelham this mouth by the
Co operative Association.
A sale was planned for Decern
her, #ut the low prices prevailing
at the moment have* caused many
directors of the A 8S °ci a t-tnii haie
decided not to hold the sale as was
planned.
TOBACCO EXPERT TO
SPEAK SATURDAY
Mr. Ring, the demonstrator for
the Southern Railway, will speak
at the Opera House at 2 o’clock
Saturday afternoon ou the tobacco
growiug industry.
The Southern Railway demon¬
strators are as good as can
be found, and Mr. Ring is
an unquestioned authority in
the field of his work. He tra¬
vels the entire territory covered by
the Southern Railway and con¬
nected lines, and has just come
from a trip through the Toboceo
fields of Kentucky, Virginia and
the Carolinas.
The tabacco business will be a
big thing in Mitchell County from
this time on, and everybody inter
esfed, directly or indirectly, should
come out to learn all about the
new crop in Mitchell.
It will be a very interesting and
valuable talk, and everybody is
urged to attend; men aud women,
landlord aud tenant, white ami
black.
MORTON MCDONALD
MADE A STEWARD
News reaches Pelham that Mor
ton McDonald has been made a
steward of the M. E. Church,
South, at Deland Fla., for. the
oum i er X ear ;.
,
lean nat this old Pelham boy is
so highly honored and respected in
his new home.
$1.00 PER YEAR.
BAGGS WINS RACE
FOR MAYOR
The hardest fought campaign in
the history of municipal politics in
Pelham came to a close with the
election Wednesday. The election
passed off quietly, considering the
excitement that had prevailed for
the last two weeks. 612 votes
were cast out of 644 votes register¬
ed.
The winners were; Mayor, A. R.
Baggs; Councilmen: Grover Thig¬
pen, Lewis Williafas, W- J. Adams,
L. I). Hand, D. A. Spence, and
H. H. Hill; Executive Committee:
B K. Marshall, C. V* James, and
H. L. McDonald. The detailed
votes were as follows:
FOR MAYOR
A, R. Dasher ..270
FOR COUNCILMEN
1st Ward
Grover Thigpen _ _ . ..573
2nd Ward
Lewis Williams__________ ..294
J.-T. Flynt............... ..280
3rd Ward
W. ]. Adams._____
... _ .
W. T. Tinsley_____ _____ _235
4th Ward
L. D. Hand........ __ ..576
3th Ward
D. A. Speuce___________
_
S- H. Sutton____________ ..242
Town at Large
H. H. Hill.............. ..333
J. N. Hayes.___________ . ..243
Executive Committee
B. K. Marshall_______ .,..369
C. V. James.;.... J_l:_326
H. L* McDonald_____ ..362
F. A. Ciittenden_________ ..208
W. F. Whittle, Sr_______ 200
. _
D. P. Belcher____________ ..227
MANY TOURISTS
LEAVE FLORIDA
Tourists apparently are not all
finding the location of P<jnce de
Leon’s fountain of youth in the
land of flowers, or at least many
are returning back over the routes
which they traversed recently with
high expectation, according to re¬
ports of fiilling station employes
here and at o ther points along the
Florida Short Route.
The reason given by the dis¬
appointed travelers is that they
were lured to the balmy clime of
Florida by reports that high wages
were obtainable there in the winter
months and now they are return¬
ing, disillusioned, over the trail
that leads home declaring their in¬
tentions of remaining there.—
Moultrie Observer.
Consolidated Drug Co.
PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS
ALL SIZES
SYRUP CORKS
Phones 32 and 66.
OIL STRUCK BY
OLD BAINBRIDGE BOY
Oliver Flemiug, city attorney of
Bainbridge, is iti receipt of news
from his brother, Russell W. Flem¬
ing, attorney general of Colorado,
otf his recent oil find near Fort Col
lins, Colorado, that will be of inter
est to the many friends of the fa¬
mily throughout the state. The
big gas well, which came in with
a flow of 82,000,000 cubic feet of
natural gas on Armistice l)av,
turned into an oil well Monday,
flowing, according to careful oh
servers, at the rate of 600 barrels i
day, and giving indications lhat if
it continues to drill itself into tli •
oil sand it will become an immense
producer. Geologist and oil men
who have watched the course of
the well are convinced that event
ually it will become a record break
er.
WINTER PROGRAM FOR
THE PRESBYTERIANS
Our new Pelham church is hav¬
ing printed a mid-week program
covering the months of lanuary to
May. The topics to be taken up
by the minister are various, begiu
ing with Biblical Introduction aud
coming down into thejbook of J Ex¬
odus. A Scotch concert by the
pastor and his wife is scheduled to
come in between. The Thursday
evenings have been chosen for
these lectures. Those who avail
themselves of attendance at these
meetings mil receive* somethiug to,
think about. The following is the
program for the services.
PROGRAM
Dec. 25. Christmas Carols, 12:00.
noon,
Jan. 10 Our Bible, How It
Came To Us, 7:30 P.M.
Jan. 31. Our Original Bible:
What It Was Like, 7:30 P. M.
Feb, 7. Our Bible: What It Is,
7:30. P. M.
Feb. 28. Creation Or Recon¬
struction: Gen- 1. 7:30, P. M.
Mar. 6. Geuesis. The Book Of
Beginnings, 7:30P . M.
Mar. 27. The Plagues. God’s
Battle In Egypt, No. 1. 7:30 P. M.
April 3. A Robert Burns Re¬
cital: Something Scotch, 8:00 P. M.
April 10. The Plagues: God’s
Battle In Egypt No. 2. 8:00 P. M.
April 24. Marah: Bftter Waters,
8:00 P, M.
May 8. Hunger And Thirst:
God Supplied, 8:00 P. M.
May * 29. Questions: Bring
Them, 8:00 P. M.