April 15, 1915.
Rally Day was held for the county schools at the Warthen College auditorium. State School Superintendent M. L. Brittian was on hand.
In the Reading contest for 2nd grade- Gladys Green, Meeks; 3rd grade- Eugene Cook, Wrightsville; 4th grade- Velma Leighton, Davis school. In Spelling: 3rd grade- Inez Rowland, Wrightsville, and Russell Norris, Payne school (tie); 4th grade- Grayson Rowland, Wrightsville; 5th grade- Albon Hatcher, Wrightsville; 6th grade- Rubye Briscoe, Wesley Chapel; 7th grade- Alma Blount, Wrightsville.
Story Writing: 3rd grade- Louise Moore, Wrightsville; 4th grade- Ethelyn Blount, Wrightsville; 5th grade- Willie Price, Meeks; 6th grade- Jeradine Brinson, Wrightsville; 7th grade- Mazey Brantley, Kite.
In the athletics contests: Running High Jump- Marion Snell, Philadelphia, and Claude Hammock, Wrightsville (tie); Standing Broad Jump- Claude Hammock, Wrightsville; Running Broad Jump- Claude Hammock, Wrightsville; 220 Yard Dash- Rufus West, New Home; 100 Yard Dash- Claude Hammock, Wrightsville.
In the Boys Sack Race: Minion Layton, Wrightsville; Girls Sack Race- Willie Beasley, New Home; Boys 3-Legged Race- Morris Harrison and Leon Claxton, Davis; Girls 3-Legged Race- Julia Tompkins and Leila Bryan, Wrightsville.
After the contests and prizes awarded there was a ball game on the diamond between Wrightsville and Sandersville. It was Wrightsville on top with a score of 18 to 7.
The Jennie Lind Society met at Warthen College and the following officers were elected: Schley Moore, president; Bessie Davis, vice-president; Vetta Williams, secretary; Frances Kennedy, reporter; Mary Moore Johnson, critic; Lorea Rowland and Emory Rowland, program committee.
On Saturday just as the sun reached the mid-day hour, the messenger of death visited Mrs. T. W. Brantley, nee Minnie Lee Meeks, daughter of M. L. Meeks. She was born August 27th, 1880, and was married Febuary 28, 1899 and past away March 13, 1915. She left a husband and seven children, two sisters, three brothers, one half-sister and two half-brothers. She was the twin sister to Mrs. W. T. Rowland.
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ReplyDeleteOn a genealogy note, the Minion Layton who is mentioned in the 5th paragraph is Fred Minion Layton (1901-1982), son of Jesse Morgan Layton and Sarah Viola Tanner Layton. Fred was married to Ethel Rowland (1908-1973), daughter of long time sheriff of Johnson County, Willis D Rowland (1875-1943). The son of Fred Minion Layton and Ethel Rowland Layton was Freddie Jr, a well known coach and athelic director from Milledgeville. Freddie earned degrees at Georgia Military College, Austin Peay State University, Georgia College, and Georgia Southern College.
Coach Layton began his career as a Recreation Tech for Central State Hospital before becoming Superintendent of Recreation for the City of Milledgeville, Georgia. He was instrumental in the design and building of Bonner Park; named Layton Field in 2010. Coach Layton would begin his career in Education as Athletic Director for Georgia Military Collegein 1968; a career that spanned the next 30 years to include coaching at Brentwood Academy, Bartow Academy, Gatewood School, Thomas Jefferson Academy, and John Hancock Academy.
This is good to know. I am working on a book on the Rowland family. They provided 3 sheriffs to Johnson County. It will include their exploits as sheriff and geneology of the family. I have already gone back to 1817.
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