FROM DAYS GONE BY March 7, 1919

March 7, 1919.

Mayor W. M. Shurling has made the city of Wrightsville a splendid officer and his work is appreciated by the law-abiding element of the town. There is no complaints about getting jobs around here. There is plenty of work for the fellow who will work. But there has always been a bunch of hangers on and loafers and guess it will always continue.
Mr. H. L. Lester, Deputy Woodmen of the World and his two sons, W. A. and Jas. W. are doing some splendid work for the local Woodmen of the World Camp. They hope to attain one hundred more members here.
Collecting six billion dollars has been started by the Bureau of Internal Revenue. This act reaches the pocketbook of every single person with a net income of $1000 and every married person with a net income of $2000. The filing of these returns must be made before the 15th of March. For willfully failing to make a return you will be fined not more than $10,000. The income tax man is coming to Wrightsville. Mr. E. B. Benson, Internal Revenue agent writes he will be here March 12th and 13th for the purpose of taking income tax returns.
Three men take the examination for postmaster of Wrightsville. They were J. H. McWhorter, James M. Luck, and Bobbie T. Henderson. Col. Tom P. Stephens and Mrs. Stephens have changed their residence from Adrian to Dublin where Col. Stephens has formed a partnership with Col. B. I. Stephens for the practice of law in Laurens County.
One of the largest gatherings of farmers ever held in Wrightsville assembled at the court house to hear arguments favoring the cutting of the 1919 cotton acreage and the use of commercial fertilizers. Hon. William Faircloth presided. Mr. A. J. Flemming, state secretary of the Farmers Union delivered the address, appealing to the better judgement of the farmers for a considerable reduction in their acreage this year. Mr. J. C. Oliver of the state college in Athens discussed raising cotton under boll weevil conditions.
Editor Chas. D. Roundtree offered the following resolution and was passed. "In order to prevent an over supply of cotton this year we hereby pledge ourselves to reduce our cotton acreage one-third for 1919. Further resolve to cut our use of commercial fertilizers for 1919 at least one-third and do hereby agree to stand up to this resolution heart and soul."
Also Judge Faircloth addressed the meeting in behalf of an extra session of the legislature to pass highway legislation. A resolution was adopted:
"Therefore, be it resolved, that Johnson County citizens and taxpayers, in mass meeting assembled, do hereby request his Excellency, Hugh M. Dorsey, Governor of Georgia, to as soon as possible call an extraordinary session of the Georgia Legislature to consider and pass a law creating a state highway commission, and to authorize the proper authority of the state to issue bonds to build roads and state highways from county site to county site town throughout the state."