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XI he Pelham Journal
VOL. 22 NO. 16
BOND ELECTION
NEXT MONDAY
The city election to determine
upon the issuance of $25,000 of
Town of Pelham bonds for the ex¬
tension of the water mains of the
city will be held next Monday.
The issuauce of these bonds will
mean the carrying of fire protect"
ion to a large part of the town that
is not protected, and will mean a
great saving in the insurance rates
to the areas affected. Come out
and vote for the issue.
FIRE DESTROYS
HARVEY HOME
Fire, which is thought to have
caught from the stove flue, com
pletely destroyed the Harvey home
five miles south of Pelham about
noon Saturday. A part of the fur¬
niture was all that was saved from
the flames. The property belongs
to the heirs of the late A- G. Har¬
vey. We have been unable to learn
whether or not any insurance was
carried on the house.
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Mr, and Mr^0, ..ftfld
master Robert Twitty spent Thurs¬
day in Pelham visiting Mr. and
Mrs. B. Kahn.
Mr. and Mrs, J. M. Hurst spent
Wednesday in Pelham, the guests
of Mr. aud Mrs. I) F, Pickrou.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E Pickron, of
Macon, ran down on Thursday for
a short visit to their parents.
Mr. aud Mrs, A. S. Williams,
and children, Nellie, Gilbert, Mary
Alice aud Dora, of Sanford, Fla,,
are visiting relatives in Pelham for
several days.
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Wilson and
sons, Hinmau aud S. 0>, of Plant
City, Fla., are visiting relatives
back in Mitchell county for a short
time.
Mr. Horace Johnson of Bonita
Springs, Fla., is back in Georgia
for a visit of a couple of weeks
with his father, Mr. Alfred John¬
son, of Grady county.
Mr. J. J. Blackburn, of Noma,
Fla., for many years a prosperous
farmer of the Liberty Hill com¬
munity, returned to bis home
Wednesday, after a short visit
with relatives aud friends.
Mrs. W. W. Burnett is expect¬
ing to leave Monday night for
Atlanta, where she will attend the
Jewelers’ convention, and make
selections for her fall stock.
Mr. H. H. Hill has been cou
fiued to his home for several days
with fever. His condition is not
regarded as critical.
Mr. E. E Wilkes, who has been
ill for the past ten days at his home
is reported to be very much better.
Mr. aud Mrs. J. T. Reece are
visiting relatives iu the Lake
Pleasant settlement during the re
vival services which are being
conducted at that church.
Mr. Clarence Strickland of Jack,
sonville speut a few days this week
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. J. Strickland.
PELHAM, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST I, 1924
W. E. AUTRY DEAD
WELL-KNOWN SINGER
Mr. W. E. Autrey, the president
of the Grady Couuty Singing Con¬
vention, died at his home near
Whigham Wednesday, July 23, at
5 o’clock. Altnough he had been
complaining for a mouth, his death
came as a shock to his friends and
relatives, as he had uot taken to
his bed during that time. He was
up the morniug of the day of his
death.
Mr, Autrey was considered one
of the best singers in South west
Georgia and he will be missed
wherever he was known. He was
bom and reared near Whigham,
aud was loved by all who knew
him. He has taught many singing
schools, and was teaching one
when his last illness came to him.
The funeral was at the cemetery
near Magnolia Church, aud con¬
ducted by Rev. J. P. Lee of the
Cairo Baptist church. Musical
selections were given by Mr. Ben
L. Miller and quartet, The sym
pathy of all goes to his wife aud
child eu in their loss.
MRS. BLANTON
SERIOUSLY ILL
Mrs. Ethel Blanton who has been
ill for several days was carried to
the hospital in Thom&sville last
tfcgtrW'oeu it~W\W dectiwl tlkf : aa
appeudicitis operation was neces
sary.
The operation was undergone
successfully aud Mrs. Blanton has
improved steadily since that time.
Every oue in Pelham will regret
to know that she was so seriously
stricken, aud it is the wish of all
that she will continue to improve
rapidlyrto a complete recovery.
GENEROUS FARMERS
REMEMBER THE JOURNAL
Last Saturday was a lucky day
with the Journal.
Mr. Ashley Bush dropped iu
early iu the afternoon with a bas
ket of canned fruits and vegeta
bles which he stated that he wish¬
ed us to sample and pass upon,
The basket contained twelve va"
rities of garden produce that had
been put up for winter use. Corn,
English peas, soup mixture, toma¬
toes, string beans, butter beaus,
fig preserves, beets, chow chow,
marmalade, and blackberries.
All these products were saved
from the surplus of his garden, he
didn’t throw away the waste. If
the waste of every gardeu iu Mitch
ell Couuty could be preserved for
our winter use the county would
gain by at least $100,000 which
would be kept at home instead of
being sent out for canned goods
Our regular standby, Mr. I. C.
Stubbs, came in a little later and
left a Thurmond Gray watermelon
that was a little over 27 inches long,
aud weighed 53 pounds. It fed a
party of eight when it was cut aud
the flavor was the best.
Revival Meeting
At Lake Pleasant
Protracted meeting is being held
TOBACCO
CROP FOR $9,500
Known Mitchell County
Farmer Clears $3,000 On
His 1924 Crop.
A transaction that has caused
interest iu this section was
sale by Mr. Owen Davis of his
crop, consisting of fifty
to Mr. R. E. Currin, of
North Carolina, for the
consideration of $9,500. It is un¬
one-half of this was paid
down with the balance payable in
cash within fifteen days.
This tobacco was shipped to the
Valdosta market by Mr. Currin,
and to the shipment goes the dis¬
tinction of beiug the first carload
lot of tobacco that was ever shipped
from Pelham.
Mr. Davis is a well known plant¬
er of this couuty, whose farm is
situated about three miles west of
Pelham, and while he had a good
crop of tobacco, it is not consider
ed better thau the average tobacco
crop in this section. It is uuder
stood Mr. Davis says this price
nets him a profit of about $3,000
on the fifty acres, after allowing
for all expenses, including the
cost of building his barns.
The tobacco crop in Mitchell
county is very fine this year, and
is said by tobacco men from North
Carolina to be some of the best
tobacco’ titeF-hfir? «arr seen ,_i*
If the price paid Mr. Davis is
$ti iudicatiou of those that will be
obtained when the market opens
next Wednesday, there will be a
great deal of money circulating iu
this section within the next thirty
day9.
REVIVAL MEETING
AT PLEASANT VIEW
There will be a revival meeting
at Pleasant View church, 3 miles
south of Pelham, beginning on the
second Sunday in August. Pastor
A G. Ott will have charge of the
meeting and will be assisted by
Pastor W. B- Feagius, and proba
bly others. They are expecting
a real old time reviv al—singing the
old time songs.
Everybody cordially invited.
BIBLE CLASS MEN
As president of this noble class,
I am urging upon you one and all
to be at the class next Sunday
morning.
It will be the tenth anniversary
our pastor as a miuister, and he
will be happy to see all his many
friends in the class present at that
Let usendeaver to have 125
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to greet Bro Feagins in when
returns to his class Sunday.
Yours in the work,
G. L. Smith, President.
the Lake Pleasant church this
The services are being
by Rev, Walters of
the pastor, assisted by
Greene of that city. The
is under the direction of
Peavy of Pebble City. A cor¬
invita.iou is extended to all to
Ut to these services.
GIVE PRIZE
FOR BEST PEANUTS
The Spauish peanut crop is the
that we have had in years in
territory, and farmers are
over the prospects of a haevy
A number of splendid spe»cimeus
been brought into Pelham
placed on exhibition, the
bunch that has been
brought into the Journal office to
date coming from the farm of Mr
W, B. Welch. This was only one
of several bunches that Mr. Welch
had pulled, and no effort was
made to find the heaviest viue, but
it had 116 peanuts.
It has been reported that vines
have been brought in with over 150
nuts to the viue, but we haveu’t
seen any such vines.
In order to stimulate the contest
for supremacy, and get on display
a fine showing of this crop, the
Pelham Journal will give as a prize
a year’s subscription to the farmer
bringing in the viue with the most
nuts on it next Saturday.
Bring in your peanuts aud enjoy
(he contest, aud come around and
see the display, whether you have
anything iu it or not
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Services Suuday night 8:30.
Bro. Deans has beeu away for
several weeks on his vacation, and
rettWus full of vim, reacj\ to
give the best he bas. So let us
have a big crowd to hear him Sun¬
day night.
Suuday school at 10:30 Suuday
morning. We had a large attend -
ance last Sunday. How about a
better one next Sunday.
Mrs. C. E. Glausier and son,
Clarence, spent lasl week with Mr.
and Mrs. E. I). Glausier in Bacon
ton.
JUST RECEIVED
Large Shipment of
COM PACTS
all colors and prices.
Come to see us before you buy, and we
will let you be the judge.
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 polish¬
ing. Call in and we will show you.
Only 50c. Satisfaction guaranteed or
money back.
W. W. BURNETT
$1.00 PER YEAR.
MARKET
OPENS WEDMMT
The Georgia Tobacco ma:ket
open next Wednesday^ and the
of the county will begin to
on their months of close at¬
to this new money crop.
There has been keen rivalry be¬
the different markets thrrt
to haudle the crop around
each market urging its
advantages.
The older markets are putting
claims based on the experi¬
of many of the growers who
already had dealings with
The Camilla market, while
a new market, is run by men of
long experience and claims t-b-at
price will equal that of any
market in Georgia. The bulk of
the Pelham crop will go to the
warehouses in Hahira audCamil!a.
WALLACE MIZE
WINS MEDAL
Wallace Mize, sou of Mr. and
Mrs. G. £, Mize, formerly of Pel¬
ham, but now of Auburudale, Fla.
has beeu awarded an American
Legion High School Medal, for
highest qualifications iu iu Au
burndale School. He is a member
of Boy Scout Troop No. 2 of that
city.
On ou# side of the medal is eu
graved' the Amarican Eagle and
these words. “American Legion
School Award for Courage, Honor,
Service, Leadership, Scholarship,”
aud beneath this is the mouagram
of the Legion button. Ou the other
side appears two soldiers, together
with the inscription, “For God
and Country” aud “Semper Fi
delis.”
The medal is a handsome bronze
piece, and one that any boy should
be proud of. His many friends
here are proud of the record he is
making iu Florida.