FROM DAYS GONE BY JAN. 26, 1918

January 26, 1918
Dr. J. Gordon Brantley has been named fuel administrator of Johnson County by Dr. L. G. Hardman of Commerce, the states fuel administrator. All matters pertaining to fuel orders, closing orders, buying or selling fuel, coal or wood, etc. must be referred to Dr. Brantley. By an order issued from the state, Wrightsville, Scott, Adrian and Kite, all over the county observed Monday with a closed lid so tight that no one could not even buy a cold drink or cigar. Automobiles could still run but no one could purchase oil or gas even the R.F.D. carriers. This may include autos later. The program runs on Mondays thru March 25th. This is the most stringent order sent out to the people and demonstrates in reality that the government means business in prosecuting the war it is now engaged in.
Judge William Faircloth is the Food Adiminstrator for Johnson County. The administration will purchase for the army 30 percent of the flour output. This will include a big wheat savings for the army and sales will be limited to manufacturers. The government request that households observe one evening meal be wheatless, one meatless meal, two porkless meals per week to conserve for the army.
Hon. Dudley M. Hughes will address the county at the courthouse next week to discuss the national problems, including the world war. Hon. W. D. Upshaw is coming to shake hands with the people. He is a candidate for the U. S. Senate.
One of the largest real estate deals was pulled off recently. Mr. R. T. Moye purchased through W. M. Shurling the 318 acres from Mr. J. H. Rowland where Mr. Tharpe lived, southeast of Wrightsville. It is fine land in cultivation. Mr. Moye paid around $12,000.
The Boston Braves and the New York Yankees will play a big game of ball in Dublin on April 1st. The city of Wrightsville will give a $250 reward for the arrest with evidence to convict the party or parties who put sand in the steam cylinder and in the steam heater at the city power house.
Mr. J. D. Dudley has moved to Adrian from Tarrytown. Judge William Faircloth is fixing up his place on Idlywild Drive.
The Torrens Land Title Law passed by the General Assembly is now in effect. The object of the act is to afford a simple, certain and practical method by which title to land, and ownership thereof, may be evidenced or shown, just as title is now evidenced, at least in part, by deeds, so that land may be used freely as a basis of credit and in business transaction with greater ease.
There is being stressed in this county the necessity of raising more food. School children are being urged to raise a pig at home and one at each school. It can be done with the remnants and waste of food and the cost of producing a $25 hog will never be felt.
William Schley Howard has introduced "Howard's Bill" in Congress to put a stop to illicit moonshining in every state. The bill shuts the moonshiner from the possibility of either buying his way to freedom or serving a small jail sentence. It smacks a hard road for the maker of shine. It will be a year and a day jail sentence for 1st offense. The 2nd offense is 5 years. There is no alternative but imprisionment.