From Days Gone By April 23, 1921

April 23, 1921.
    While the agitation was so enthusastically on for additional territory for Johnson County, the Wrightsville Headlight has circumavigated the boundary lines of the county circumspectly and made a revelation on its own account in an editorial as well as on the part of a number of citizens who have thought it over and want the lines changed.
    There is much logic in the recomendation of the Grand Jury to add the Adrian territory and also much more in the cutting of the long nook over on the Laurens County side and straighening it out while on this subject.
    These three places need to be cut off of the counties of Washington, Laurens and Emanuel for Johnson's sake, giving Johnson something like 25 square miles more territory and not injuring the neighbors whatsoever. Then our county would be in a very pretty shape.
    The recomendation of the Grand Jury, in line as it was, came a little premature because of the way the law reads. It will require the body to make these recomendations after filing of petitions from the affected area, the publishing of the application, and certain other work. But this could be worked out satisfactory and all right provided the counties cut would agrer to it.
    We find the people of Laurens and the Washington sides anxious to get their lines straighened and along with carrying on the Adrian action it wouldn't take much more work to give these other two sides consideration.
    If Adrian wants to come into Johnson she is welcomed whole heartedly by the majority of our people. Wrightsville made the initiial step. Showing her position as sincere. The rest of the county feels the same way.
    For ten years this towns boundary lines have caused trouble ever since the town was built. These lines have caused disputes among neighbors, uncertain and indefinite civil and criminal court action, a divided political neighborhood strickly speaking, no little worry and trouble over school matters and every phase of business life has been more or less affected.
    But for the hope of a new county there Adrian possibly could have been relieved of this situation years ago and in this we can't resist the admiration of her loyalty and spunk. And who can say that in after years the gransons and granddaughters of the present town will be holding the office of sheriff, clerk, ordinary, etc. of the new county over which the tall towers of the county seat of Adrian pitch and herald justice, wisdom and moderation.
    And welcome to Johnson, Adrian.
    In this connection it may be as well to note the matter now hanging between the counties of Johnson and Emanuel with reference to the construction of the mammoth concrete bridge over the Ohoopee at Adrian. The details are unimportant. Emanuel asks Johnson to pay around $9000 as her part in this bridge construction. Born in Emanuel and our home in Johnson we say right is right and we believe with what we know about the matter that it is right, just, fair, proper and neighborly that Johnson should bear part of this burden. And in this opinion we find ourselves accompained by some of the best though in the county of Johnson.
    Emanuel is asking it on these grounds, that it is right and fair and neighborly. And we believe the contention will be made further and more corroborative strong by the addition of the town of Adrian to Johnson and its adjacent territory, and will figure in the terms of agreement between the two counties when the issue of the cutting off of this territory is faced. They are not asleep at the switch and we might as well face the issue now as hereafter.
    In conclusion we want to empazine our contentions for the best interests of our good county, all of which we cannot see any direct violence coming in making a fight for the addition of this new territory in the three places mentioned.