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a. •'K . Pelham Journal VOL. 22 NO. 12 JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTION CONTEST ENTERS LAST WEEK, MISS MARY ADAMS IN LEAD The Journal’s subscription con¬ test is entering its last week and next week’s paper will give the name of the prize wiuuer.* Only three contestants have yet entered the contest, but it has proven very satisfactory to us, and the last week is being euteied with au increased enthusiasm on the part of the young ladies and their well wishers, as it is possible to change the entire standing oi the contest by intensive work dur iug the coming week. The votes of the different con testauts are as follows; Miss Mary Adams 10,321 Miss Lucile Castlebery 6,713 Miss Louise Spence 4,865 If you wish to help your con tfstaut win, you must help her before next Wednesday night Your vote may be the one that will decide whether or uot she shall wiu the graud prize. JL C. HAYES IS PAINFULLY HURT Friends of Mr, H. C. Hayes will j with regret that he is still » painfully from a sprained :h was hurt last week in after alterations that were being made in his new store. The skin over his knee-cap was deeply scored in the fall, and the ligaments of the knee strained, and Mr, Hayes is unable to walk with¬ out great pain. With the best of care, it will probably be several weeks before he recovers the free use of his limb. SOMETHING DIFFERENT; SOMETHING NEW Will be shown at the Dixie Theatre. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 10th, 11th and 12th, It’s called plastergrams. It is something you have never seen on the the screen before. If looked at through glasses that will be given to you when you buy a ticket. (Please return glasses at ticket office when you come out.) per sons and objects seem to leave the screen and come right out in front of you. The picture will last only four or five minutes, and will be shown in addition to regular show, and no change in price —Adv. Adams Occupies Hayes Old Stand Mr. N. E. Adams of Cotton, formerly a popular merchant of this city, has reuted the “old bank corner” at the corner of Mathew son and McLauchlin streets, re¬ cently vacated by Mr. J. N. Hayes, and is opening up a fresh stock grocery store. He will be open for business this week, Mr. Adams and family have already moved from Cotton, and are living in the home on Curry street recently occupied by Mr. D C Alligood aud family. PELHAM, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1924 Fences To Remain By Big Majority The no fence electiou which was held Wednesday resulted in a victory of over two to one in favor of keeping fences and the open range, 1108 votes were cast in : he couuty, of this number 770 vere iu favor of keeping fences md open range, and 338 in favor )f the uo-fence law, a majority of 132. GUY SNIPES GROWS QUEER QU1LLMEL0N Mr. H. G. Snipes was showing to his friends in Pelham last Tues¬ day a freak quillmelon which g.ew on his farm in Mount Olive settle¬ ment. It had the appearance of a twin melon, as the melon divided at the stem, and the division rau ihe en¬ tire length of the two melons, but they were joint 1 by a thin section of rind, no thick - than a piece of cardboard, from one end to the other. The melon attracted con¬ siders bl; curiosity wherever it was shown. w ■ POULTRY SALE BIG SUCCESS The Mitchell Couuty Poultry Association held another success¬ ful sale Wednesday. Chickens were received at Pelham and Ca¬ milla and were sold by the Associ¬ ation to Ashburn DistributingiCom pany of Ashbnrn, Ga., The shipments from Pelham was more than 2,000 pounds and brought between $500.00 and $600. 00. It is understood the shipment from Camilla is equally as large. The Association has been hold¬ ing a co operative sale in the two points about every three weeks since April, all the sales being well patronized. Seventy-five poultry raeu brought chickens to this sale. W hile this was the last sale sche duled for this year; so much inter¬ est was shown, and there are so many chickens vet unsold, that another sale will probably be held to take care of the remaining surplus MEIGS HAS NEW DRUG COMPANY Mr. J. H. Polhill has just pur¬ chased the Winn-Wilkes Drug Co , and has taken active charge of the management of the business, the name given to the new con¬ cern being the Meigs Drug Compa¬ ny. Mr- Polhill comes to Meigs from Thomasville, where he has resided for some time. He is a licened druggest and understands the bu¬ siness thoroughly, and the people of our sister city will join us in ex¬ tending him a cordial welcome to the community. MARSHALL BUYS CONTROLLING SHARE IN DRUG STORE The friends of Mr. B. K. Mar¬ shall are glad indeed to learu that within the last week he has bou¬ ght from Mr. D. C. Barrow and associates the stock which they heretofore owned in the Consolida¬ ted Drug Co,, The purchase of this stock, ad¬ ded to that which was already owned by Mr- Marshall gives him a controlling interest in this flour¬ ishing concern. During the years of their resi¬ dence in Pelham Mr. Marshall and his charming family have made warm friendships and it will be welcome news to all to learn that Mr. Marshall is making futher investments here. The continued prosperity of the Consolidated has been largely due to the able management of Mr, Marshall, and his friends predict a continuation of the fine business that has always gone to that house. CROP OUTLOOK BRIGHT IN MITCHELL The outlook from an agricultural standpoint is brighter iu Mitchell County than iu many years. The before. Despite the recent rains very few boll-weevils have beeu found in the fields. The business men of Pelham have been urging the farmer to contiuue the poison ing process and fight the weevil to the last ditch. Tomatoes were not successful in the markets and although the can taloupes are of au excellent flavor this year they are selling to a dis¬ advantage because the California crop now competing on the north¬ ern markets. Fortunately the acreage to canta¬ loupes aud tomatoes is very limited and the farmers are still hopeful of a prosperous fall season.. To bacco is very fine aud is going in¬ to the curing barns all over the county. This gives, perhaps, bet¬ ter promise than any other just at this time. MEIN’S BIBLE CLASS Last Sunday morning Mr. Will¬ iam Moritz, of the J. B. Moritz Co. Philadelphia, addressed the Men’s Bible Class of the First Baptist church much to the delight and ed¬ ification of the large class who heaid him. It was one of the deep est spiritual sei vices ever held in the class, and those who were there were loud in. their praise of the many beautiful and helpful lessons our good Brother brought them from his own Christian experience and from the 14th chapter of Luke which he read and discussed. Mr. Moritz is a deacon in his church, the Bridesburg Baptist church of Philadelphia, aud also Supt. of his Suuday school. The class has enjoyed having him meet with us from time to time during his stay in Pelham, and he has a standing invertatiou to at¬ tend every meeting of the class as loug as he remains iu our city. The Class Teacher. 700 ACRES OF FINE TOBACCO In conversation with a Journal representative Thursday, Mr. 1. E Webb, demonstrator for a large number of the tobacco farmers of this section, stated that the tobacco crops of this section were as fine as could be found in the State of Georgia. He asked that we publish the following advice to tobacco grow ers. It is necessary to pick the suck¬ ers every week. If they are allow¬ ed to stay on the stalk they draw the strength of the plant, and per¬ ish the leaves, and the result will be au inferior grade, and a low price on sale day, Take your tobacco out of the barn when it is just dry enough handle without “crumbling” Watch your tobacco after it is cured and. packed down. Fully ten per cent of the crop is lost by begiuners after it has beeu cured, as tobacco will absorb moisture during a wet spell aud mould bad¬ ly. Examiue it every two or three days, and if it is too damp it should be opened up on a dry day, in the middle of the day aud stacked in single rows and left until the mid¬ dle of the afternoon and then pack down again. This will dry out the excess moisture and save you from this loss. """ ... bajaiv Friday, July 4th., being a Nat ional Holiday, the two banks the city will not be open lor busi ness on that date. Farmers Bank of Pelham. First National Bank of Pelbam, Subscribe lor The Journal “CANNING TIME” Full Line of Spices, Pre¬ serving Acids and Paro wax. COME TO SEE US, Consolidated Drug Co. TWO PHONES - 32 and 66. NORRIS CANDIES NYAL REMEDIES YOUREX The Yourex box will keep your table silver bright and clean without poiish ing. Call in and we will show you. Only 50c. Satisfaction guaranteed or money back. W. W. BURNETT $1.00 PER YEAR. DEM. CONVENTION STILL DEADLOCKED Eclipsing all records for pro¬ longed ballotiug save one, the Democratic national convention was still deadlocked as tightly as ever Thursday, with no indication of how soon the break would come. When the adjournment uutil the night session was taken after the fifty-fourth ballot McAdoo had suffered a net loss for the day of 76 votes and stood at 427, These losses came from changes on the part of delegates from Mississippi, Missouri and Oklahoma. The Smith workers meantime appeared contented with the showing made by the New York governor, who ! about held his own during the day. The votes of the leaders at the end of the 54th ballot were Mc¬ Adoo, 427; Smith, 320)4; Ralston, 94; Davis, 62. 12,114,00 Bale Crop This Year’s Forecast Washington,— A cotton crop of 12,114,000 bales this year was fore¬ cast today by the department of Agriculture. The condition of the crop ou June 25 was 71.2 per cent of nor¬ mal, compared with 65.6 on May* 25 this year, or 69.9 on June 25 .last year, and 7.4-§ The average ou June 25 fer tile fas. ten years. 1 The area of cottou in cultivation !is about 40,403,000 acres, au in crease 1,702,000 acres or 4.4 per ce, “ as com P ared with the re vised estimate of acreage in culti¬ vation a year ago. Mr- C. L. Gantt of Wauchula, Fla., is spending several days vis¬ iting relatives back in the old home county.