From Days Gone By May 7, 1921

May 7, 1921.
    The plans for a big fair this fall are still under headway and the committees are busy getting everything in shape. Plans were made to join the Middle Georgia Fair Circuit. Mr. M. E. Crow is working on his part of the Middle Georgia Swine Show, a feature of the circuit's plans.
    The county Farm Bureau organization, in the face of all obstacles is moving along well with its first steps to progress showing up fine Since organizing the bureau has elected to do a big program of work for the year and this has been mapped out in detail and will be read at a rousing meeting at tbe courthouse
    The people of this county are going ahead with dipping their cows and it is hoped this work will soon be over and the expense of the county stopped. Now that the end of Myrtle Avenue looks so nice since it has been opened up all the way to Idlywild Drive.
    Mr. J. O. Tanner is buying Fords and carrying them to the city and selling them. Philip Bedgood of Harrison is now playinv with the Atlana Crackers and seems to be doing good. Of the four pitchers Atlanta has Bedgood is twirling as successfuly as any. He has that make up and strength for an expert pitcher and if he makes good this year there is bigger things ahead for him an the diamond.
    Mrs. E. A.  Lovett, Mrs. F. A. Sinquefield and Mrs. W. L. Thompson are organizing a civic league for Wrightsville. Probably the hardest rain of the year fell here Friday afternoon
    Wrightsville is now feeling the benefit to the community of a first class up to date ice plant that is furnishing ice to the public at almost pre-war prices and it is real good ice, too, coming from pure artesian water and there is no better to be obtained. The plant, too, has saved thousands of pounds of meats for the people of this section and it is still loaded with hams, shoulders and sides curing. This is a fixture here and one the people are glad to have..
    The grain crop of the county that has not already matured is doing first rate since the abundant rains in every section. The oat crop is pretty good but nothing to brag about this year on account of the rather dry spell. The wheat crop is better comparing it with the oat crop. There will be alot of home-made biscuit in Johnson County for the next 12 months.
    Wrightsville could well afford to set one day as a general rat-killing day. There are rats and then some more rats in this town, according to alot of chicken-raisers who are the losers on account of the havoc wrought by rats as large as a half grown cat. They are here. They even bite off chickens legs.
    They undermine and destroy until the loss is heavy. The story of their deadly maneuvers is heard on every hand and it looks like a general sweeping out of these pests will have to be done on the wholesale plan, if the town is to be ridden of them. There are a number of citizens already outspoken for a general rat-killing day and their willingness to co-operate in this work should develop into a city-wide move to rid the community of rats.