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Tnh Pelham Journal
VOL. 21 NO. 39
J. T. KING MEETS
SAD DEATH
Pelham was saddened this week
bv the tragic death of j T. King.
Sunday morning in warming by
an open fire in his rooms at Mrs.
J. R Minton’s residence the cloth¬
ing of Mr. King became ignited.
In his effort to extinguish his cloth¬
ing Mr. King rushed to the bath
room but the water was cut off
because of the extreme cold, and
he was severely burned before he
put out his clothing.
Dr. R. A. Hill was called in,
and all that could be done was
done for Mr. King’s relief, but his
injuries were so severe that his
death resulted early Tuesday morn¬
ing.
While Mr. King bad been a resi
dent of this city for., a very short
time, he was well known in the city
as he was a Mitchell Comity hoy
lie was 26 years of age and the
son of Elder and and Mrs. I. R.
King, both deceased, who were for
mauy years honored citizens of
the county.
Surviving the deceased, in
immediate family, are his widow,
and an infant son two months old.
Mrs King was formerly Miss Mat
tie Lee Parker, of Whigham. lie
also leaves one brother, iMr, B, F.
King, of Cotton, and one sister,
Mrs, E. M. Harrell, of Vada.
/be. BusT
conducted hv Rev- W. B. Feagins.
Interment was at the Pelham ceme¬
tery Wednesday afternoon.
The sympathy of the entire town
goes out to the family aud relatives
in their grief.
KAHN OPENS
BRANCH STORE
Mr, and Mrs. Phil Abrams left
this week for Avon Park, Ela.,
where they will make their future
home.
Mr. Abrams will take charge of
the branch of the Kahn Store
which has been established at that
point.
Avon Park is a good town and
The Kahn Store there will be an
active business house under the
management of Mr. Abrams. We
wish them success and happiness
in the orange couutry.
BUSINESS MEN’S
CLUB MEETING
The monthly meeting of the
Business Men’s Club was held
Tuesday Evening at the Margue¬
rite Hotel.
Mr. John A. Davis, Business
Manager of the Albany Herald
was guest of the Club, aud made a
very impressive talk on Business
Honesty. Mrs F. C- Barrow gave
a number of piano selections, and
a song by Mr. Parham of A.oauy
was very much enjoyed.
Prof. Meetze and hoys of the
High School football and basket
ball teams were also guests of the
club.
Committee members report very
great improvement in business and
farming conditions, and a bright
year was predicted for 1924.
PELHAM, GEORGIA, FRIDYA, JANUARY 11, 1924
ANNUAL MEETING OF
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
The regular meeting of the stock
holders of the First National Bauk
of Pelham was held Tuesday"of
this week. The same board of
directors, consisting of W. S. Hill,
D. B Turner, A. A. Turner, II, If.
Merry, J. R Clements, ). B. Ab¬
ridge and W. C, Cooper was elect
ed
Imediately after this meeting the
directors held a meeting and elect¬
ed the same old officers for the
New Year The officers are W. S
Hill, Chairman of the Board, W.
Cooper, President, J. R. Clements,
Vice Piesident, W. M, Harrell,
Cashier,
W. 0. W. SERVES
OYSTER SUPPER
One of the most enjoyable affairs
of the season was the oyster supper
given by the W. O. W. ofthis.city.
They served several varieties of
oysters, and hot coffee. There
were about forty choppers present
and four invited guests. After
they had partaken of the bound
ful feast they assembled in the
lodge room and had some very in¬
teresting talks by Col. B. H. Rawls
aud Rey. W. B. I'eagius. After the
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form, and they installed the Follow
ing officers:
E. L- Durden, C. C.
Roy Tucker, A. L.
G. W. Crosby, Clerk
S. L. Helms, Banker
C. W. Whitley, Escort
I. L. Plimel, Watch
R. L. White, Sentry
THE $100,000
PEACE PLAN
Elsewhere iu this issue appears
an outline of the plan that won
the prize of $50,000 which was
offered by Edwin Bok for the best
way in which the United States
could help bring about euduring
peace to the world. If the plan is
eudorsed by the United States
Senate an additional prize of
$50,000 will be given to the
author.
Over 20,000 plans were sub¬
mitted in -the competition,'all plans
being submitted to the judges by
number with no name signed, j
The judges who awarded the prize
do not know the name of the win¬
ner.
A coupon appears in this issue,
in the column adjoining the Peace
Plan- The giver of the prize is
anxious to know whether or not
the plan meets with the approval
of the public. Those desiring to
vote on the plan may fill out the
coupon and mail it as directed.
FIRE INSURANCE
See me when you want reliable
fite insurance. I will insure in the
country as well as in town. Get
figures from me before you place
your insurance.
W. N. DRAKE.
BANK OF CAMILLA
CLOSES ITS DOORS
Confidence Is Expected That
Difficulties Will Be
Overcome
CAM l LLA. Ga-, Jan. 8 Follow¬
ing closing of the doors of the
Bank of Camilla Monday after con¬
ference of its officers, confidence
is expressed here today that its
doors will be reopened at an early
date.
'1 he Bank of Camilla is one of
the important financial institutions
of this sections, and it has long
enjoyed to the full the confidence
of the people of Camilla and
Mitchell county. J. L. Palmer is
president aud J. J. Wicker is
cashier. Among its directors and
stockloldefs are some of the lead
ing business and professional men
of the county.
Poor collections are responsible
for the bank’s present embarrass¬
ment. It has cooperated to the
limit of its resources in meeting the
business depression through which
many agrieultual communities
have passed, and has beeu unable
to realize on maturing paper that
is considered perfectly good.
The bank’s paid up capital is
$50,000 and it has $50,000 iu its
surplus account.
A representative of the State
Bankin^^t^Os W
of ermnueuce
bank and its officers are every
where heard, aud it is believed the
doors of the institution will be open
with its affairs fully straightened
out in a short time. '
Officials of the bank today stated
that the bauk was closed as a
matter of protection to its deposi¬
tors and that none of the deposi¬
tors would lose a cent. It was
stated that the bank would open
again in thirty days. During the
last two weeks, it was stated, an
Atlanta bank with which the
Camilla institution was connected
made a complete audit of the local
institution’s books, finding every
thing in good shape with the ex
ception of that above stated that
of having to much money out on
loans, aud collections being slow
on account of the short crops
—Albany Herald.
HARRIS’ HATCHERY
IS NOW OPEN
Tbe e * pansioil of auy new iu .
dustry brings along with it differ
ent lines of busiuess that are close
ly related to the parent industry.
The growth of the Poultry
business has beeu so great that
Mr. J. J. Harris has opeued a first
class feed store and chicken hatch
ery in Pelham. His incubators
have beeu erected and he is now
testing them out, and numbers of
visitors are calling to see and learn
the working of this new business
Mr. Harris states that he already
has booked orders for a large
number of baby chicks, and ex
pects to sell all that he can hatch
during this season. The capacity
of his hatchery is over a thousand
chicks a week, The first setting
will be put on within the next few
days, and an invitation is extended
to all to call in and look over tbe
plant.
J. T. REECE’S CONDITION
. GREATLY IMPROVED
We are glad to state that the
latest reports from the bedside of
Mr. J. T. Reece are to the effect
that his condition is very much im¬
proved.
He has been suffering from
double pneumonia, and at one
time he was desperately low, but
he is now considered out of danger.
We trust that his rapid recovery
may continue.
LOUIE D. NEWTON
AT CAMILLA
Mr. Louie D. Newton, Editor of
the Christian Tndex, will speak at
the Baptist Church in Camilla next
Sunday at 11:00 o’clock hour, cen¬
tral time.
The public is invited to hear
him.
He is a good speaker and every
one who can should avail them¬
selves of the opportunity to hear
him.
M. GOLDSTEIN
SERIOUSLY ILL
The many friends of* ,Mr M,
w.Wmm Shm
Mr. Goldstein has been suffering
from rheumatism for several weeks,
aud this week he became worse
and ________ that was f“a ^ ,hm7 complicated ^ by in
dications 0 S
Early this week he was taken to
Cairo aud placed under the care
of Dr. Walker. Latest reports by
phone Thursday are to the effect
that his condition is improving.
PRESCRIPTIONS
This drug store has long specialized on pre¬
scription work. Accuracy and promptness in
compounding and reasonableness in charges
are the reasons for our large and growing pre¬
scription business.
Consolidated Drug Co.
PHONES 32 and 66.
NORRIS CANDIES NYAL REMEDIES
IF YOU DO WANT
A WATCH
You want a good one, as a per¬
manent and priceless keepsake of
a lifetime. Our watches tell the
absolute truth when you seek the
correct time. Our watches are
held out by us to be better than
others, and we offer our discrimi¬
nating patrons their choice of the
most complete line of watches and
jewelry in this section.
W. W. BURNETT
$1.00 PER YEAR.
BANKS DECLARE
NICE DIVIDENDS
The Pelham Ranks have had
good earnings for the year 1928,
and their usual dividend checks
were sent out during the holidays.
The Farmers Bank paid a semi¬
annual dividend of 5% and the
First National a semi annual divi
dead of 4%. In addition to the
dividends paid out, a nice sum
was added to the undivided profits
account of each of these institu¬
tions.
The total deposits of the two
bauks here at the close of business
Dec. 31st amounted to over $526,
000. and the total resource 5 of
both amounted to over $930,000.
MAKE YOUR INCOME
TAX RETURNS
The following statement is issu¬
ed by J. T. Rote, Collector of
Internal Revenue of the Distric of
Georgia.
Let one of your New Year re¬
solutions be to file your income tax
return early. Forms for filling
individual, corporation, partner¬
ship, personal service corporation,
information, fiduciary atid s other
returns required by the revenue act
The new Form 1040A will be
used exclusively by taxpayers
whose individual uet iucome is
$5,000 or less.
Reduced from six pages to a
single sheet on which answers are
required to only three questions iu
relation to iucome, this form has
been revised iu the interests of the
great majority of taxpayers.
The filing period is from Jan ,
1 to March 15, 1924.