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Pelham Journal
VOL. 22 NO. 13
JOURNAL’S BIG CONTEST CLOSES:
MISS MARY ADAMS WINS BIG PRIZE
The Pelham Journal's big sub*
seriptiou contest closed Wedues*
day eveuiug and the grand prize
was awarded to Miss Mary Adams.
The final votes of the eutire
contest were as follows:
Miss Mary Adams 11,856.
Miss Lucile Castleberry 8,200.
Miss Louise Spence 5,065.
Miss Adams has not yet express¬
ed her wish as to what she would
select from among the articles on
display in the windows of the
different merchants as options tor
the grand prize.
We thauk these young ladies
for their efforts in this coutest.
The race was cleanly run through¬
out, and the utmost good feeling
prevailed at all times.
The coutest was a very success
ful one from the Journal’s point of
view. The young ladies secured
128 new snbscribers, besides the
subscriptions from those who were
already ou our books
We also thank the public for
the kind reception they have given
to the contestants aud to the
Journal. This friendliuess and
cordiality are worth more to us
than the subscriptions that we
received. They show that our
subscribers appreciate the fact
that we are giving them the best
paper tha't we can under the pres¬
ent conditions.
SURLES AND WHEELOCK
LOCATE NEAR PELHAM
The unusally bright outjpok for
the staple crops on the farms is
already being reflected iu the real
estate market.
Among the prospectors in Pel
ham this week were Messrs James
Surles, a former Pelham boy, aud
Mr. Wheelock, formerly of New
York.
Needless to say, both of
these gentlemen were carried
away with the farm outlook,
aud located in Mitchell County
almost immediately.
Mr. Surles bought the Jeff Will¬
iams faun in the Harmony settle
ment from the First National Bank
of Pelham, the consideration uot
being given out. Mr. Wheelock
leased for a term of years the Surl¬
es place two miles west of Pelham
on the lower Brauchville road.
These young men are both re
habilatiou students at the State
College of Agriculture at Athens,
and will be welcome additions in
our county.
MAXWE LL R EUNION
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Maxwell
have been rejoiced during the past
week by visits from their children
who were living in other cities.
Among those taking part in this
home coming were Mr. and Mrs.
M. D. Christopher and daughter
of Quitman; Mr. and Mrs. Gainey
Maxwell and child of Louisiana,
and Mr and Mrs. H. H. Best of
of Jacksonville.
Mr. Mack Nesmith, an old
Mitchell Couuty boy, uow living
in Lutz, Fla., returned to that
city Thursday after a visit of two
weeks to relatives iu ihi Mount
O ive commauity. „
PELHAM, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY II, 1924
JOHN W. DAVIS
GIVEN NOMINATION
New York, July 9—John W.
Davis, of West Virginia, was
nominated for President today by
the Democratic national conveu
tiou after the 103rd ballot.
The opposition of W. J. Bryan
and the attempt of William G
McAdoo to deliver bis strength to
Meredith failed to stop him. Be
giuniug with this morning’s ballot¬
ing, Davis gathered a momeutum
that could uot be retarded, as the
votes flopped over to the Davis
column. State after state either
increased its offering to him or
turned over its whole quota,
Amid sceues of disorder as every
body clamored for a chauce to join
the winning forces, Thomas Tag¬
gart moved the nomination of
Davis by acclamation. The mo¬
tion was catried, aud Chairmau
Walsh shouted: “The chair de¬
clares the Honorable John W.
Davis the nominee of this cou
veutiou.”
Gov. C. W. Bryan, of Nebraska,
was nominated as candidate for
Vice President on Thursday,
CALVIN C00L1DGE, JR.,
DIED MONDAY NIGHT
Calvin Coolidge, Jr., son of the
President, died Monday night at
10:30 from blood poisoning, follow¬
ing the infection of a blister re
ceived while playing tennis with
his brother, John, last week ou the
White House Court,
The President aud Mrs. Cool¬
idge, although griel-stricken at
the death of their youngest boy,
bore up wonderfully well, physi
cians declared. Both were close
by their sou’s side as he passed to
the great beyond.
Six surgeons and physiciaus
fought desperately to save the
boy’s life, operating on his foot,
where the blood infection started
from a blistered toe and adminis
tering trausfusions of blood.
About 9 o’clock, young Coolidge
lapsed into unconsciousness. Al¬
though heroic effoils were made to
save him he never regained con
sciousness.
Funeral arrangements completed
Tuesday at the White House by
the grief stricken parents provided
for burial at Plymoth, preseut
home of the boy’s grandfather.
Thursday afternoon.
JUDGE PARK OFFERS
FOR RE-ELECTION
In another column we carry the
announcement of Hou. Frank
Park that he is a candidate for re
election to Congress from this dis
trict.
Judge Park has had years of ex¬
perience in Washington, and dur¬
ing this time has done a great
deal for this district. Outside of
his record as congressman, he is a
man of fine personality, and is
loved and held iti high regard for
all time by those who have had
the privilege of knowing him.
TOBACCO SCOUTS
VISIT PELHAM
Attracted by the fine tobacco
crop iu the Pelham territory, Mr.
G. W. Farthing of Valdosta was
among the visitors in Pelham
Wednesday. Mr. Fathiug is the
auctioneer for the big tobacco
warehouse that Mr. B, B. Sanders
is now rushing to completion at
Valdosta, aud is urging that grow¬
ers let him handle their crop this
year. This warehouse has two
acreas of floor space, and will be
open day aud night during seasons
to receive tobacco, hoping thereby
to give better service to farmers
that are compelled to briug their
crops a long distance to market
Another visitor Wednesday was
Mr. E. M. Lufburrow of Valdosta,
Marketing Agent for the Georgia
and Florida Railway. Mr. Luf¬
burrow states that his road is ex¬
pecting to haul a record tonnage
of tobacco this season. There are
five markets served by his line,
Douglas, Nashville, Hazelhurst,
Valdosta, aud Vidalia. As encou¬
ragement to the farmers selling on
those markets the Georgia aud
Florida is offering $20. in gold as
a prize to the farmer selling the
prettiest hundred pound lot of
Georgia grown tobacco on each of
these markets this year.
Adjourn Term Of
Superior Court
The adjourn term of Mitchell
Superior Court will conveue at
Camilla ou Monday, Tuly 21st. A
notice is published in the Journal
by Judge W. V. Custer, snmmor
ing all grand aud traverse jurors,
as well as all wituesses and other
interested parties, to meet on the
above named date.
At the regular April term of
court, it will be remembered, that
only oue week's sessiou was held,
adjourning until the fourth Mon¬
day iu May. At this time the
condition of the farmers of
the country was such that the
court officials deemed it unwise to
hold court at that time, and no
court was held.
There is considerable unfinished
business on the dockets, besides
an amount of business yet to be
transacted by the grand jury,
DIRECTORS NAMED
BANK OF CAMILLA
At a meeting of the stockholders
of the Bank of Camilla, which in¬
cluded both old aud new stock¬
holders of that institution, held
in Camilla a few days ago a board
of directors was elected to take
charge of the affairs of the
bank and to take the necessary
steps to reopen the institution for
business at an early date. Before
any further move can be made,
however, the State Banking De
partment will have to approve the
action of the stockholders and
authorize the directors to take
charge of the bank.
The directors named at the meet¬
ing were: |. W. Butler, J. B.
Lewis, J. E Brooks, P. E. Bailey,
Mrs. I. A. Bush, Sr., C B. Cox,
J. D. Ledbetter, J. P. McRee and
and J. L. Palmer.
$1.00 PER YEAR.
W. B. MALLARD
DIES IN ALBANY
Mrs. R. A. Mallard was called
to Albany Wednesday by the seri¬
ous illness of her brother Mr. W.
B. Mallard who was suffering
from blood poisoning. His coudi
tiou continued to grow worse and
resulted in his death Thursday
morning at three o’clock,
Mr. Mallard was an old Mitchell
Couuty boy, aud mauy frieuds and
relatives in this section mouru his
passiug.
For a number of years he has
been a resident of Albany and was
prominent in the affairs of that
city.
County Paving
Contract Awarded
The contract for paving the
Dixie Highway from Camilla to
Pelham was let, as was also that
for paving the streets of Camilla,
bids being opened iu the offices of
the State Highway Commission in
Atlanta Wednesday of last week,
both projects beiug let to the Davis
Construction Company of Atlanta.
The county project covers about
ten miles and will cost approxi¬
mately $288,000.
The paving project of the city of
Camilla will cost about $70,
000. The work will begin at
once and will be completed some¬
time within the year, or most of it
at least.
A party of officials representing
Mitchell county and the city of
Camilla weut up to Atlanta to be
present when the contract was let
Messrs. G. B. Baggs, chairmau of
the county commissioners, aud A.
A. Maples, couuty warden, were
present to look after the county’s
interests, and the Camilla city
“CAMMING TIME”
Full Line of Spices, Pre¬
serving Acids and Paro
wax.
COME TO SEE US.
Consolidated Drug Co.
TWO PHONpS - 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
DOTHAN PARTY
VISITS PELHAM
Impressed by the progress that
Southwest Georgia has made iu di¬
versification a “scouting party”
from Dothan, Ala., spent two days
this week visiting different towns
iu this section.
Sixty-nine farmers and business
men of that city were iu the party,
and they were very enthusiastic
over the farms of Southwest Geor¬
gia.
In one of the cars of the party
were Messrs. C. L, Collins and Gus
Levine, former residents of Pelham
aud C. D. Whitley aud J. H, Brad¬
shaw. This car came back by
Pelham, and were very complimen -
tary in their remarks on the fine
farms of this couuty, especially the
1 tobacco crops.
MRS. COMPTON LEASES
THE ROYAL CAFE
Elsewhere iu this issue appears
a half-page ad. iu which Mrs, Bes¬
sie Compton announces that she is
reopening the Royal Cafe.
Mrs. Compton has the highest
good will of'everyone in Pelnam,
with her experience in this line of
business, her cafe is sure to enjoy
a fine patronage.
Rev. C. M. Ledbetter, and Mrs.
Ledbetter aud daughter Lillian
left Wednesday morning for Wash¬
ington D. C. New Yo^k, and other
points of interest in the Northern
States. They will make the trip
in their car, and were accotnpan
as far as Atlanta by little Caroline
Ledbetter. Bro. Ledbetter expects
to be away from his pulpit three
Sundays.
council was represented by city
attorney, J. D. Gardner, aud coun
cilmeu J. W. Butler and F. A,
Browu.