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The Pelham Journal NO. 46 REVIVAL AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH A revival meeting will begin at . the First Baptist Church next Suh day night, and the public is invi ted to attend these services- The pastor has secured a good singer to lead the music, and two large choirs will be orgauized as soon as the meeting begins. Setvfies twice daily; 4:00 o’clock in the af eruooti, and 8:00 o’clock at night. We co’rdially invite everybody in Pelham to come to these meetings. We trust they sha 1 prove a community blessing. Business men who are members of this church, are urged to give one hour each afternoon jroni their business, and attend the day ser¬ vices. The Second week of the meeting, Pastor J. G. Graham of the Camilla Baptist Church, will speak each afternoon on some phase of Christian Stewardship, and great things are iu store for him Remember the time NEXT SUNDAY Services daily 4 P. M. and 8 P. M. COLQUITT ELECTION HELD WEDNESDAY After a heated campaign Col¬ quitt County held their election Wednesday. At the 'time of our going to press we are not in re¬ ceipt of the returns from the elec¬ tion, but the general statement is current that all old officers were re elected. PELHAM MEN ADDRESS CAIRO CLUB A graceful, and well dressed compliment was paid tw) of our prominent citizens last week, when the Cairoga Club, the Civic Club of Cairo, had as their honor guests Rev. C. M. Ledbetter and Mr. W. C. Coopzr. The Cairo Messenger compli¬ mented these gentlemen very high¬ ly upon the speeches made by them at the meetiug, making special mention of the friendly spirit of the messages, and the sound advice given by the speak » ers. BELLED BUZZARD NEAR PELHAM From time to time some one with frolicsome disposition catches a uzzard and ties a bell on him for he enjoyment of those who may ie fortunate enough to hear the ausic. Any one who has lost a nice lelled buzzard may find him iu he Mount Ebal settlement, He las been seen several times in that ommuuity. A mouth or so ago Mr. G. F. 'ranford and others had their at ention called skwyard by the tink iug of a small bell, aud they fiu illy discovered that a big turkey juzzard was giving the concert, ie came near enough for them to ilainly see the bell. A few days ago Mr. W. L. Huey ind others had the same experi- PELHAM, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1924 Huge Tobacco Bed Largest In State The farmers in the Pelham ter¬ ritory who are planting tobacco this year, are very cheerful over the prospects iu this crop up to the present. • Mr. I. E. Webb, who has the contracts to supervise a great many of the fields here, state that there are already sufficient strong, healthy plants to set out the entire 700 acres contracted, with enough over to care for 200 to 300 acres additional The largest plants now have a leaf spread as large across as a silver dollar. The late spring will delay the crop slightly, but this is no cause for alarm, as there is time to make a good heavy crop, and it has al ways proven best to wait for the seasons, in tobacco growing. Mr. Webb states that the heaviest crops, aud the fiuest quality, ever grown by him came from fields planted after March 20th. Iu connection with our tobacco crop at Pelham, it is interesting to know that we have a community bed here one acre in extent. Old tobacco men state that this is with¬ out doubt the largest single bed ever planted iu the history of to¬ bacco iu ‘Georgia. This . siugle bed will furnish over a million plants, and about twenty crops are looking to it for their stock. About fifty percent of the barns aiAf*aftready completed, and con¬ struction is well under w,ay on most of the others. A number of the tobacco far mers have already cut aud racked the wood that will be required to cure the crop after it is housed. Mr. Webb urges that all give this their attention as early as possible, as there will be no spare time for this work after cultivation begins iu earnest. HOT ELECTION IN GRADY COUNTY Probably the warmest political campaign in the history of Grady county came to a close in the pri¬ mary last week, iu which the biggest vote in the history of the couniy was polled. Of the total of 3,006 eligible voters iu the en¬ tire county, 2.478 were polled, which means that approximately four of every five exercised their privilege iu selecting the county officers for another year. The following are the winners in the various races: Ordiuary—JoJin R. .Sidgletary. Clerk of Courts—P. M. Baggett. Tax Collector—Ben L. Willis. Tax Receiver—Mike L. Collins. Sheriff—D. I). Perkins. Surveyor—E. L. Reagan. (Un¬ opposed.) Coroner—J. Beutly. Supt. of Schools—J. P. Swann. Treasurer—H. B. Rawls. Commissioner, Dist. One—]. B, Hall. Commissioner, Dist. Two—G.W. Connell. Commissioner, Dist. Three—C. H Maxwell. ence. The bell was fastened around the buzzard’s neck, and whenever he would move his head or flap his wings the bell would be caused to ring. TRAIN WRECK NEAR MEIGS A broken rail was the cause of a wreck on the Atlantic Coast Luie Monday night when the north¬ bound train from Thomasville to Albany was derailed. No serious injuries were received by eiher the passengers or the train crew. The accident occurred about a mile be¬ low Meigs. A negro porter is said to have sustained a broken collar¬ bone, and some of the passengers received minor scratches aud bruises. According to reports the track was torn up for a distance of more than a hundred yards. The en¬ gine and baggage car passed over the broken rail without mishap, but wheu the heavy sleeper came along it was derailed, pulliug the day coach off the~ track with it, and both were overturned, Passengers were forced to escape through the windows. They were brought on in the baggage car after a delay of about two hours. Among the passengers on the wrecked coach were Messrs- T. E. Lacy aud W. C. Corbett, Mrs. 1£. F. V.'hiddou, Roscoe Whiddon aud Mrs. G. A. Smith. Our in¬ formation is that none of the Pel¬ ham folks were injured other than being badly shaken up by the accident. They are to be con¬ gratulated on their uarrow escape from serious hurt. WE CORRECT AN ERROR Through an error on our part, our issue of Feb. 22 failed to carry the card announcing the candi¬ dacy of Mrs. L. M. Cochran for Tax Collector. We regret this error very much, and we trust that Mrs. Cochran's candidacy was not damaged through this oversight on our part. CO. SCHOOL BOARD MEETING POSTPONED The Journal has been requested to anuounce that the regular meet¬ ing of the Couuty Board of Edu¬ cation has been postponed from its regular date, March 4th, aud will be held March 11th, This post¬ ponement is made because the County Election on March 4th makes it inadvisable to ‘hold a * meeting on that date. CHASON-PALMER On last Wednesday afternoou at 6 o’clock the marriage of Miss Emma Lou Chasou aud Mr. J. Muuliu Palmer was solemnized at the home of Rev. A. G. Ott, who performed the ceremony. The bride is the attractive daughter of Mrs- R. L Chasou, and the g^ocm is the son of Mr. aud Mrs. Lee Palmer, and is a prosperous young farmer. Both bride and Groom reside in the western part of the couuty, aud are popular among a wide circle of friends in the community in which they reside. COUNTY PRIMARY NEXT TUESDAY The couuty primary next Tues¬ day will bring to a close a very hard fought campaign- There is opposition for every major office in the couuty oxcept that of Solicitor of the City Court, for which Mr. Chas. Watt jr. has no opposition. While the campaign has been a hot one, the candidates are to be congratulated upon the high plane iu which they have conducted their races as a whole. There has been very little mud-slinging or “dirty work” done up to the present, This fact within itself is a tribute to the voter of the couuty. If the individual voter disapproves of dirty politics, it does not take long for the candidate to learn that fact, and then^rotteu politics disappears The following is a list of the candidates for the various offiees: Ordiuary; * W. M. Bunch. R, E L. Culpepper. Sheriff: C.’D. Crow. R. E. Davis. Tax Collector: W. II. Taylor. Mrs. L. M. Cochran. Tax Receiver: J. IF Hilliard. Geo. W. Palmer. Clerk: J. F. Hooks. O- G. Swindle. Couuty School S. periutendeut: J. I, D. Miller. Treasurer: Jonah Palmer. # H. O. Shiver. In the Board of Commissioners G. B. Baggs, E. E. Wilkes aud J. B. Miller have no opposition; while S. B, Buruett is opposing A. T. Jones iu the Sale City District, W. B. Lewis is opposing C. B Cox for re election, and B F. Send Her Norris" She deserves the Best. Just received fresh shipment by Express. * Consolidated Drug Co. TWO PHONES - 32 and 66. NORRIS CANDIES NYAL REMEDIES “Take Marshall’s Liver Pills. They Work While You Rest.” For Weddings Our entire stock was selected piece by pience, our constant pur¬ pose being to choose each article so that it would be a joy to give it, and a pleasure to receive it. j Our stock of silver and plate rep¬ resents the highest conception in artistic pattern and superb work¬ manship. For wedding gifts, or personal remembrances, you have a splendid stock from w hich to select, and prices that are always reason able. W. W. BURNETT $1.00 PER YEAR. PELHAM HAS BILL FOR P. 0. BUILDING Representative Park is still wag¬ ing his fight to secure for Pelham a fitting Postoffice Building. Iu the past he has made more 'than* one effort to secure for us this needed building, but his efforts have always been blocked by more powerful combination?. Pelham is deeply appreciative of his de¬ termined efforts in this direction, and we are hopeful that his de termiuation will this time be re¬ warded with success. His bill, which was introduced ou February 14, calls for an ap¬ propriation of $100,000 for this purpose, aud was referred to the Committee o.i Public Buildings and Grounds. BOX SUPPER FRIDAY NIGHT AT OAK GROVE We are requested to 'announce that there wifi be a box supper at Oak Grove School Friday night, Feb. 29th. At 6:30 o’clock the outside show will be open. At this show will be shown “The Greatest of North American Wouders, an odd ani¬ mal with, his head where his tail ought to be.” At about 7:00 o’clock the Tiny r /<■,, r ’ •• 'Mnc*;.. 2 . staged, with'^\»j..„ ,/cake brides¬ maids and all. After the wedding will come supper, aud then other shows, and a pretty-girl and ugly man contest. A cordial invitation is extended to the public to come out for the ent ertaiument. King and G. P. tltrrell are rival candidates in their district.