SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                         Washington, D. C. 20549


                                FORM 8-K


                             CURRENT REPORT



       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange

                               Act of 1934




    Date of Report October 8, 2008       Commission File Number 1-3647
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       (Date of earliest event reported)



                             J.W. Mays, Inc.
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         (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                      New York                         11-1059070
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           (State or other jurisdiction           (I.R.S. Employer
                 of incorporation)                 Identification No.)


          9 Bond Street,  Brooklyn,  New York          11201-5805
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        (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)


    (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) 718-624-7400
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                                                 This Report Contains 4 Pages.
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 Item 2.02   Results of Operations and Financial Condition.


J. W. Mays, Inc. issued a press release on October 8, 2008, reporting its
financial results for the three and twelve months ended July 31, 2008.  The
press release reported revenues and net income for such three and twelve-month
periods and provided a comparison for revenues and net income to the three and
twelve-month periods ended July 31, 2007.

A copy of the press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99(i).


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                              SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to  be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                         J. W. MAYS, INC.
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                                                           (Registrant)



Dated:  October 9, 2008                            By:  Mark Greenblatt
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                                                    Mark Greenblatt
                                                    Vice President
                                                    Principal Financial Officer


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Press Release
                                                                  Exhibit 99(i)

                               J. W. MAYS, INC.
                        REPORTS ON OPERATIONS FOR THE
               FISCAL YEAR AND THREE MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 2008



J. W. Mays, Inc. today reported its financial results for the twelve and three
months ended July 31, 2008.

Revenues for the twelve months ended July 31, 2008 were $14,646,049, compared
to revenues of $18,158,702 in the comparable 2007 twelve-month period, while
revenues for the current three months were $3,944,624, compared to revenues of
$7,975,153 in the comparable 2007 three months.

For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2008, the Company reported a net loss of
($75,641), or ($.04) per share, compared with net income of $2,055,939, or
$1.02 per share, in the comparable 2007 fiscal year.

In the three months ended July 31, 2008, the Company reported net income of
$138,380, or $.07 per share, compared with net income for the previous year's
comparable three months of $2,224,169, or $1.10 per share.




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Dated:   October 8, 2008




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