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i>'- Pelham Journal
VOL. 22 NO. 17
OUR NEW LINOTYPE IS HERE
IT SET THE TYPE FOR THIS ISSUE
With a good deal of satisfaction
the editor of the Journal announces
the installation of a new Model 14
Linotype. This mechanical marvel
is specially equipped with a comple¬
ment of type faces which enables us
to -serve efficiently the large num¬
ber of persons who look to our pub¬
lication for enlightenment and en¬
tertainment, and who patronize our
job-printing department.
The rapidly increasing circulation
of the Journal together with eur de¬
sire to place at the command of our
advertisers and others the highest
grade of typography, induced us to
add to our mechanical equipment a
multiple-magazine Linotype for the
quick and accurate and pleasing
presentation of the news of the day,
and the production of superior job
work.
Our new Linotype enables us to
set by machine virtually all forms of
composition that previously necessi-
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fated tedious work by hand. Our
plant is now capable of turning out
composition consisting of correct
type faces in many different sizes,
and the change from one size to an¬
other is made by a “twist of the
wrist.” In the flicker of an eyelash
the versatile operator—whose hand
is made famous by the Mergenthal
er Linotype Company as “the hand
that keeps the world informed”—
on the versatile machine sets type
of many faces and sizes.
This installation is a testimonial
to the prosperity of Pelham and vi¬
cinity. And that the good people of
the community are duly apprecia¬
tive of our efforts.to serve them in
all departments of the printing bus¬
iness is manifested by tire many
compliments received from individ¬
ual patrons since the arrival of our
new machine.
The accompanying illustration
will give bur readers some idea of
BELK TO BUILD
DRIVEINSTATION
Mr. VV. R. Belk announces this
week that he will remodel the front
part of his garage on East Railroad
street and build a nice drive-in fill¬
ing station to take care of his grow¬
ing business, and in anticipation of
heavy trade this tall and winter.
He will set back the front, and
install tanks and pumps to take care
cf traffic going two ways at the
same time. Mr. J. M. Culpepper
has the contract, and the lumber is
now being cut and dressed to the
proper dimensions, and the work
will begin at the earliest possible
moment.
PELHAM, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1924
Mrs. J. C. Hargrave
Dies at Tifton
Mr. W. A. Reid and family were
called to Tifton Thursday by the
death of his daughter, Mrs. J. C.
Hargrave of that city, from append¬
icitis.
Mrs. Hargrave was twenty-three
years of age, and was married three
years ago, soon after Mr. Reid mov¬
ed to thitf city, and had a number
of friends here.
The funeral services were held at
the First Baptist church in Tifton,
and the interment was immediately
afterward at the Tifton cemetery.
The sympathy of a wide circle of
friends goes to the family in their
loss.
Mrs. D. P. Belcher’s many friends
are glad to know that she is up af¬
ter a severe attack of mumps.
Mrs. D. P. Belcher and children
are visiting Mrs. Bob Belcher in
Cairo.
SURLES WINS PRIZE
295 NUTS TO VINE
Last week the Pelham Journal of¬
fered a prize of a year’s free sub¬
scription to the farmer who would
bring in the vine of peanuts with
the largest number of nuts growing
on it.
Our little offer produced a friend¬
ly contest in which great interest
was shown, and resulted in a dis¬
play of peanuts that has probable
never been equalled in the state.
Around fifty bunches of peanuts
came in from a score of farmers,
the number of nuts to the vine be¬
ing above 150 in nearly every in¬
stance. The heaviest bunch came
from the farm of Mr. W. M. Surles,
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mg' on it The next heaviest vine
was brought in by Mr. Robert A.
Bush, and had 226 nuts.
Many farmers brought in beauti¬
ful bunches that had two vines
growing to the hill, that were not
eligible in the contest, which was
for single vines only. The heaviest
of these hills were from R. A. Bush,
2S3 to the hill, Cannon and Pollock,
231, and Welch and Layton 211.
The contest was a success, and all
who see the display are more deeply
impressed than ever with the won¬
derful productivity of the soil of the
county.
DEATH CLAIMS
HARRIS HILL
This entire section of the state
was shocked Thursday morning
when it became known that Mr. H.
H. Hill had died at an early hour
that morning of typhoid fever. Mr.
Hill had been sick for two weeks,
but his illness had been regarded as
critical only a few days when the
end came, at the Thomasville Hos¬
pital where he had undergone an
operation in the hope of saving him.
Mr. Hill was 3 7 years of age on
Feb. 19. He was married Oct. 16,
1906, to Miss Louise Butler, who
survives him, together with two
sons, William and Harris. J. J. Hill
of Pelham, Ben Hill of West Palm
Beach, Fla., are surviving brothers
and Mrs. Grange Jennings, a sister,
survives him.
The funeral services will be con¬
ducted at the home of Mr. J. J. Hill
Friday afternoon, at 5 o’clock by
Rev. C. M. Ledbetter, and the inter¬
ment will be at the City Cemetery
immediately afterward.
Among the men who have grown
to manhood in Pelham, none were j
better loved than Harris Hill. High ]
character, brilliant mind, wonderful
memory, loyalty to his friends, and 1
a kind and lovable disposition were
the outstanding traits tnat made him
loved by every one who knew him. !
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To the grief of his loved ones this
entire section adds its own sorrow
in the loss of a friend, i
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tlve marvelous mechanism of the
Linotype, a composing machine on
which are assembled matrices (or
little brass molds) and lines of type
cast—lines such as you are now
reading. The particular model of
machine which we have just install¬
ed carries at one time four sets of
matrices—-controlled from a stand¬
ard keyboard of ninety keys and
.pn auxiliary keyboard of twenty
eight—and gives the operator in¬
stant command of 568 different
characters.
Besides enabling the operator to
set various faces and sizes of type,
our new Linotype makes it possible
for him to produce the rules, dashes
and borders which are used in var¬
ious advertisements in each issue of
our publication. When employed in
the composing of advertisements,
newspaper headings, booklets, cat¬
alogs, and various other kinds . of
printed matter, our new Model 14
enables one operator to set in the
same time more type than ordinar¬
ily could be produced by live or six
men or women doing the work by
hand—and the composition is in¬
comparably better.
While for a long time we have re¬
ceived the patronage of a host of
subscribers, advertisers and print¬
ing buyers in general, we look for¬
ward to the handling of an even
greater volume of business now that
we are so well qualified to render
the sort of service most to be de¬
sired.
It has been our aim to present
the news of the day, and to reflect
faithfully the ideals and ambitions
of our constituents; and we shall
continue to devote our talents and
resources to the fulfilling of this
aim. And of great help to us in Sie
carrying out of our purpose will be
our new Model 14 Linotype.
FIRST BALE SOLD
LASTSATURDAY
Pelham’s cotton market opened
up last Saturday, the first bale com¬
ing in on that day from Mrs. J. L.
Hand’s Beck farm just south of Pel¬
ham on the Dixie Highway.
The bale Weighed 4 70 pounds,
classed as American middling and
brought 30 cents a pound, which
was a slight premium over the mar¬
ket. Several bales have come in
during this week, and it is expected
that the movement of this year’s
crop will be well under way next
week as it is opening up rapidly, and
the growers are anxious to get it out
while the sample is good and clean.
$1.00 PER YEAR.
PELHAM TOBACCO GROWERS GET
SPLENDID PRICES AT AUCTION
Pelham tobacco growers, as a
whole, are very enthusiastic over the
results of their sales on the first two
days of the present market.
Quite a number sold on the Hahi
ra market, and returns were good.
Mr. C. F. Ford and Lewis and Thig¬
pen sold 2,844 pounds at an average
of 39.3 cents a pound, getting a
check for around §1,100, after pay¬
ing all deductions and expenses,
about 50 cents a pound being the
highest received for any single pile
of tobacco by them. The highest
price per pound received on that
market by any of the farmers from
this section was 60 cents a pound
paid to Mr. H. P. Pollock for a fine
lot of selected leaves.
The best returns from the Camil¬
la market on Wednesday, that any
HILLIARD LOSES
TOBACCO IN FIRE
Mr. E. L. Hilliard, whose farm is
about five miles south of Camilla,
had 11,000 pounds of tobacco des¬
troyed by fire Tuesday night. The
tobacco was stored in a barn near
Mr. Hilliard’s residence and adjac¬
ent to several other farm buildings
and only hard work prevented the
spread of the flames to other prop¬
erty. In Addition to the tobacco,
which was a total loss, Mr. Hilliard
had a number of cows severely burn¬
ed, some of them so badly that they
will die, and considerable other
property that was stored in the barn
was burned.
, The. origjui of the (ire is unknown.
§sii§e
Covered Wagon
Coming to Pelham
Mr. H. M. Mitchell, proprietor of
the Dixie Theatre here, announces
that he has booked “The Covered
Wagon,’ to be shown at the Dixie
at an early date.
Mr. Mitchell is being congratulat¬
ed on his progressiveness in book¬
ing this film. It is one of the most
JUST RECEIVED
Large Shipment of
COMPACTS
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
Does Your Watch
need cleaning? Bring it to
us. Perhaps it needs adjust¬
ing and regulating. We can
set it right for you. We
are expert watch repairers,
and if you have trouble with
your watch, we can remedy
the fault if you will bring
the watch to us. Reasonable
charges also.
W. W. BURNETT
of the Pelham farmers received,
went to Mr. Dewey Kierce, who sold
8 76 pounds, recieving a check for
§299.80, an average of a little over
34 cents a pound. Other lots in the
Camilla sale brought varying prices,
Mr. Henry Kemp receiving an aver¬
age of over 4 0 cents for his sales on
opening day. Timothy Catchings,
colored, sold the tobacco from his
tour and one-half acre crop for over
$1,400.
An immense crowd was in attend¬
ance at the opening of the Camilla
market, and interfered very rnucii
with the conduct of. the sale. The -e
who are interested in the Camilla
warehouse state that the sale was a
very successful one, in view of the
quality of the tobacco, and the
crowded condition of the warehouse.
WATER EXTENSION
GETS 230 VOTES
The election Monday to determine
upon the issuing of $25,000 of bonds
for the extension of the fire mains
of the city passed off very quietly,
230 votes being cast for the issue
and 15 being cast against it. As
only about 300 votes were polled in
the last general election for city of¬
ficers, the bond issue was passed by
a safe majority.
This additional fire protection was
badly needed and there will be a
great saving in insurance rates, and
Pelham is making another step for¬
ward in voting the extension.
several weeks to Washington, New
York and other points.
popular films that has been produc¬
ed this year, and is being shown
to large crowds wherever it is run.
When it was shown at Albany re¬
cently it had a record run, lasting
through several days, and numbers
of people from Pelham and Mitchell
County went up to see it, and were
very much pleased with the produc¬
tion.