From Days Gone By August 4,1917

August 4, 1917.

    Emanuel and Johnson counties are still vigorousy waging their fight against the creation of Treutlen County. The people of Emanuel and Johnson emphatically do not want it and added that only those paid servants of the Gillis family hired from Swainsboro want it. These fellows go to Atlanta, pose as private individuals and pass around among the legislators, "Oh, yes, we're from Emanuel County. We don't care and neither do our people. Go and vote for Treutlen County."

    But "Our People" in Emanuel and Johnson deny this. The town of Adrian is up in arms against it. The towns along the boarders don't want it. Nobody is crazy about it except the Gillis family and their university cohorts and short-shirted newspaper men, subjects of the Gillis generosity. Our people went to Atlanta to tell them and those up there who heard us, and not a few of them did, the straight of this proposition. We want those Soperton people to have all that is coming to them but we don't think so much of giving them a "gold mine" right now. Just to show how the people of both counties feel about the matter, the most prominent, and wealthy and influential man in this part of the state, Hon. John C. Coleman of Swainsboro stated in a letter to editor C.D. Roundtree of the Headlight, in part,"Knowing of your influence, we the people of old Emanuel will ever be grateful for your support in defeating the Treutlen bill.

    Now it still looks like defeat for Treutlen this time and it ought to be forever. Only a glimmer of a chance to get it up in either House or Senate before the session is over. And if it does go over until next year it is said that there will be a broke house among the family backers of the move.

    The local board has prepared the draft list of 244 men to appear in groups of 81 on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. The examinations will take place in the court house and a failure to receive notice by mail does not constitute a legal excuse for not appearing. Just how many men will be secured from these 244 is uncertain. The quota for Johnson County is 122 men.

    B. H. Moye served as chairman of the meeting to organize a Red Cross Chapter for Johnson County. The work of the Red Cross is of tremendous importance and the people should rally to it.

    Johnson county's crop of cotton is opening fast, the first bolls were brought in by W. T. Tompkins, G. K. Jordan and H. L. Fulford. The prices this fall are predicted to be the best ever. The first bale is expected to be ginned next week. To ride over the county and view the growing and well fruited staple one would judge that there is a pretty fair crop on hand. At least an average or a little above.

    Sunday was the first dog day and it didn't rain, thus, according to the old proverb, it will be a long dry spell of about 40 days. And it was sizzling hot too! The temperature ranged around 95 all day and into the darkness of night it was hot weather and all week it has been hot.

    Mr. Tullie Raines and Miss Myrtice Veal were married Sunday at Sandersville. Right after the marriage the new couple headed to their home near Wrightsville. Miss Rowena Douglas died early Tuesday morning. The young girl of 14 summers had been ill only one day, at the home of her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Drown Douglas. Burial was at the Anderson graveyard near their home at Hodo.

    A pet yard dog belonging to Barber Johnnie Wilson run mad one day last week, biteing its owner and his father-in-law, Mr. Brown and young Willie Parker. The dogs head was amputated and sent to Atlanta or examination. Rabies existed and serum was obtained from the health department. Those bitten are now receiving treatment.