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The Pelham Journal
VOL. 21 NO. 44
REGULAR MEETING
OF CITY COUNCIL
Regular meeting of Mayor and
Council Feb. 7, 1924
Present, A R- Haggs, Mayor,
and Coiincilmeu M. VV. Turner,
1) A Spence, J. T. Flynt, F. D.
Hollis and Grover Thigpen.
Minutes of previous meeting,
and monthly and annual reports
were read and ordered put on
record.
The following accounts were
read and ordered paid, to wit:
uelbatu Hardware Co. $3.25; John
Hollinshead $2 00; G B. Strick¬
land $4 50; Hill & Tennison $19 50;
C. Iv Tavir S3 15; W, Powell
$1.50; VV. T. Tinsley $2,SO; The
Hand Trading Co. $12.05, and
It 1' Currv $5.00.
Salaries of Mayor and Council
men for the year 1924 were fixed
as follows:
$25.00 per mouth for the Mayor;
and Counciltnen, $1.00 for each
meeting attended.
The returns of the City Election
held .Jan. 8th, 1924, for Mayor and
Counciltnen, and Executive Com¬
mittee, were opened and canv assed,
and resolution passed, to wit:
Whereas, the returns of the City
Election held Jan. 8th, 1924, for
Mayor, Councilmen and Execut¬
ive Committee, having been le
turned and the same having been
opened and duly canvassed, and
it appearing that the following is
the official count as is shown by
the tallv sheets and certified to by
the superintendent of said election,
tr-wit: For Mayor, A K. Baggs;
Counonmen, (.rover Thigpen,
Lewis Williams, W, J. Adams,
I. . 1), Hand, 1) A. Spence and
II. li. Hill; Executive Committee,
B K, Marshall, C. V James and
II L. McDonald, each receiving
184 voles.
Now therefore be it resolved,
that A. R. Baggs be, and is, here¬
by declared elected Mayor, and
Grover Thigpen, Lewis Williams,
W. J. Adams, I.. I). Hand, D. A
Spence and II. H. Hill be, and
they are, declared elected council
men for the vear. Also B. Iv.
Marshall, C. V. James and II. 1.
McDonald, for Executive' Com¬
mitteemen.
The oath of office was admin
istered and subscribed to by the
newly elected Mayor and Council
ni“ii, after which the meeting was
ec'.jied adjoured sine die.
1. A. Lewis, C erk
New Mayor and Counrii Con¬
vened,
Mayor, A. R Baggs, presiding;
with Grover Thigpen, Lewis Wi)
liams, W. J. Adams, L. I) Hand.
D. A. Spence and H. H. Hill, pres¬
ent.
Officers Elected:
Mayor Protem, H. H. Hill.
Clerk, J. A. Lewis, salary $75.00
per month.
Treasurer, W. C. Twitty, Jr.,
salary $10.00 per month.
Chief of Police, G. A. Smith,
salary $90 00 per month.
Night Police, J. H. Maxwell,
salary $70 00 per month.
City Attorney, J. J. Hill, salary
$10.00 per month.
Depository, Farmers Bank, on
terms set forth in application.
It D understood that the officers
named are elected for the year if
PELHAM, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1924
SEED SWEET
POTATOES MUST
BE TREATED
Mr. D. K, Young asks that we
again call the attention of every¬
one to the state law in regard to
shipment of potatoes and potato
plants.
Anyone who will want to ship
either the plants, or who may, later
on. wish to ship the potatoes, or
sell them to others for the purpose
of shipment, must have their seed
potatoes' inspected and treated be
fore bedding them.
This inspection must be made by
a representative of the state Board,
in person Mr. Pressley, of thede
partment, will be m Pelfiam with
in the next ten days to make the
inspection, and those that are in¬
terested should see Mr. Young at
once, or communicate with him by
mail, addressing him at Camilla,
Ga.
This matter cannot be stressed
too strongly. The transportation
companies will net accept for ship
ment any slips this spring, or any
potatoes next fall unless the grow
er has complied with this law.
Potatoes have grown to be an
important crop in Mitchell County
and failure to comply with bis law
will practically bar your potatoes
from the market.
The iuspectiou service is free of
cost to the grower. Tire corrosive
sublimate (bichloride of mercury)
treatment will be used. The grow¬
er will have to pay for that, but a
few ounces will treat several bush¬
els of potatoes. The inspector will
furnish the chemical at cost.
H. K. RICKENBAKER
WILL MAKE HOME
IN PELHAM
Mr. and Mrs. 11. K. Ricketi
baker and family arrived this
week from Macon, and will again
make Pelham their home. They
have rented the residence of Mrs.
b B Minton and will occupy it at
>nce. Mrs. Minton will make her
borne with Mr. and Mrs. Joab Ed¬
wards.
Mr Rickenbaker has been an in¬
spector with the Southern Mortgage
Company of Atlauta for several
.ears, with headquarters in Ma¬
con. He will continue with this
same Company but will in future
make his home here instead of in
Macon.
This pleasant family is welcorn
id back to their old home by their
many friends
services are satisfactory, otherwise,
subject to dismissal.
The Clerk, Treasurer and Chief
of Police are required to give sure
ty bonds of $1,000 each, the pre
mium to be paid by the Town.
D B. Turner was elected mem
ber Board of Education, to fill
vacancy caused by the resignation
of A. A. Turner.
J. M Hudgins was allowed tc
occupy rooms in City Hall till the
building committee sees fit to
make change.
. The meeting then ajourued.
J. A. Lewis, Clerk.
STOCK
SCHOLARSHIP
The Atlanta Union Stock Yards,
their General Manager,
Mr. C. B. Heinemaun, have just
a Live Stock Scholar
in the Georgia Slate College
Agriculture
The Stock' Yards interests feel
the greatest barrier in the way
the development of a big live
industry in the southeast is
a lack ol leaders adequately train
in general agriculture. It is
felt that this scholarship will do!
much towards stimulating a great
er interest and enthusiasm among
'he students of the Georgia State
College of Agriculture specializing
in Animal Husbandry.
The money will he a source of
perpetual benefit to deserving stu¬
dents, since the beneficiaries will
pay it back into the treasury after
graduation.
The College is deeply apprecia
tive of the substantial endorse
ment of the work it is doing. The
co-operation of this aggessive
stock yards company will do much
toward upholding the agricultnie
of the South.
WHERE OUR MONEY
COMES FROM
With the purpose of determining
the total value of wealth produced
in United "States and of answering
very interesting question,
“Who gets ii?”, a voluntary or¬
of economists, business
men, newspaper publishers, lahor
leaders and bankers have put un
der way a searching investigation.
Thus far they have progressed
to a completion of a study of the
national income, one phase of the
work before them, and have ore
sented some very interesting statis
tics.
Various activities and occupal
ions were found to have contribut
ed to the national income in about
the percentages given below, the
figures being an average of the
ten years, 1908 18;
Agriculture 17 43 per ceni
Mineral production 3.24 percent
Manufacturing, including hand
des 29 27 per cent
Transportation 9.28 per cent
Banking 1 45 per cent
'loverument 5 61 percent
Unclassified industries and
scellaneous income53 02 percent
BANK
CLOSES DOORS
The Citizen’s First National Bai.k
Albany failed to open its doors
Wednesday morning.
Over extension of credit in the
boom days of 1919 and 1920 is
given as the cause of the troublp
Officers of the bank state that the
resources of the bank are ample to
pay oft all depositors in full, and
that the closing of the bank was
a precaution taken by them to safe 1
guard the interest of the depositors j
and assure fair treatment to all
FOR RENT—The A. L. Hand
on Curry Heights.
2t p Mrs. S D Hand.
HOG SALE TUESDAY
I he February Cooperative hog
sale will be held at the pens of the
local sale association here next
luesday. At the January sale
two good cars of hogs were deliver¬
ed and brought ten points above
the market.
Some of the fanners who desired
to put their hogs in these sales
have let them go to other buyers
because they were not sure a sale
would be held.
Those in charge of these sales
state it is their purpose to hold a
sale each mouth regularly on the
third luesday. Hereafter the
farmer can bring his hogs to town
on this day of the month and know
he will not miss a sale.
Farmers having bogs ready will
please list their names and the
number of hogs with Hand Trad
iug Co,, Cotton Office, or either of
the banks, so enough cars will be
ordered to take care of them. j j
County Road Bonds |
Bring Nice Premium
The Board of County Commis¬
sioners at their regular meeting last
Tuesday contracted to sell $100,000
of the Mitchell County Road Bonds
which were authorized by the
voters several years ago.
These |bouds were sold tn the
Trust Company of Georgia at
101,97. This is a nice premium
ane indicates the confidence that
this great banking house has in
the resources of the county and the
character of its citizens.
Card of Thanks
We wish to extend our thanks
to our friends for their kindness
and assistance during the illness
and death of our father and bus
band.
Mrs. J. I. Harrell and Family.
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.
Lease scandal
Grows Worse
The charges of fraud in contifc
with the leasing of grven
oil lands are si ill under in
in Washington, ai d
day adds some startling
to the disgusting story of
and incotupeteucy.
Che Senate has passed a vote
President Coolidge o
for the resignation of Secreta v
the Navy Den by. The Pre-i
lias refused, staling that lu*
not call for the resignation nil
there is some showing of guilt
the part of his cabinet officer.
Public speaker are charging
prominent men in national
are trying to hush up ihe
for fear that the taint of
fraud and neglect will prove to
reach into some high offices that
have not vet been mentioned,
President Coohdge states that
inquiry must proceed, regard¬
less of where the trail leads, and
that as the evidence is product d
criminal prosecutions will be made
where they ate warrented, and
civil proceedings will be instituted
to recover any property that has
been fraudulently transferred from
the public holdings
Rev. W. B. Feagins To
Preach Commencement
Sermon At Jesup
Rev. W. B. Eeagins, pastor of
the First Baptist church at Pelham
and formerly pastor of Jesup Bap¬
tist church, has been invited to
preach the Commencement sermon
for the graduating class of the
Jesup High School this year He
has kindly accepted the invitation.
—Wayue County Progress.