July 30, 1921.
A "pasture meeting" of those interested in livestock would be held at the pasture of W. P. Bedingfield 4 1/2 miles north east of Wrightsville on August 9th. It will be adressed by Paul Tabor of State College of Agriculture and J. F. Jackson, Ag Agent of the Central of Georgia Railway and others.
The test pasture, one of 46 planted last spring by the Central Railroad in co-op with the owner, has made one of the best showings of the entire lot.
The pastures were planted with Lespedeza, Carpet Grass and Dalfis Grass. Sites chosen were either existing pastures or waste lands. The success of the test pastures has answered the argument that good pasturage cannot be obtained in the southeast. The expense of the interesting experiment was borne equally by the railroad and the land owner, the Central of Georgia Railway having appropriated $100 for each of the counties in Georgia and Alabama that its lines traverse.
Realizing that the salvation of the entire cotton crop depends on what is done in the area during the next two weeks, one of the largest county wide campaigns against the boll weevil ever organized will get underway under the direction of the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce and the county extention agent.
Their plan of operation is along these lines: It has been demonstrated by actual experience that a simple formula of arsenate of lead, and syrup, or calcium arsenate instead of syrup, will kill the weevil and rid a cotton field of the pests in a short time.
Businessmen of the city have put in a fund for the purchase of arsenate of lead which the Chamber will sell to the farmers at cost, and if they cannot get the money to pay cash, sell it on credit. A country-wide campaign to get every farmer in the county to use this formula within the next few weeks begins immediately. Bussinessmen and farmers will visit every school district within two days and lay the plan out to the farmers, urge them to save their cotton crop. The arsenate of lead will be the only material hard to get, as most have plenty of syrup on hand.
The formula to be used is very simple. It is as follows: Two pounds either arsenate of lead or calcium of arsenate, one gallon molasses or sorgum syrup, one half gallon of water. This is sufficient to cover two and one half acres. It is applied to the underside of the leaves of each plant in the bud, with a small mop. It can be applied for about 50 cent per acre.
Laurens County has a chance to save the present crop or a good portion of it, if quick work is done. Weather conditions will govern a great deal, for if it rains every day or so, the poison will not have a chance to help much. If the next week is dry and hot, the farmers have a chance to save their crop.
Johnson County and other surrounding counties were encouraged to follow Laurens lead.
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Friday, July 19, 2019
From Days Gone By July 23, 1921
July 23, 1921.
THE CROSS-ROADS STORE
By Dennis Kirk
Some months ago, while driving along a county road in Johnson County, this State, we seemed suddenly to enter an unusual settlement. A school was near, and the road was full of children, dogs were scampering here and there, hogs wallowed lazily in the fence jams, and a flock of geese greeted us in the usual way that geese greet. After the geese greeted us, we were noticed by the community. Have you ever started to visit a neighbor in the country, and wanted your coming to be somewhat of a surprise, and met a flock of geese down the lane, you know what became of the intended surprise. But it is said a flock of geese once saved the city of Rome, and we guess they did, if saving depended upon waking up a sleeping sentry in their path. We then remarked to our traveling companion that we did not know there was a town just at this particular spot.
About this time the road in which we were traveling crossed over another road at angles, and the mystery was solved, it was nothing more nor less than a crossroads, with its store, and whittling box to one side, while grouped about here and there, were two or three dewllings, a church, schoolhouse, etc., alltogether a hustling, bustling little village.
No sooner had we entered the environment of the neighborhood, than we were carried back to a day, now almost gone, when the country cross roads store flourished. Our earliest recollections of a store is of one of these. There was not much in it. No up-to-date figures. The one we have in mind had not even a showcase, but the stick candy they sold was the best yet, if it did get stickey from being exposed to the moisture, and get walked upon by a few flies. The spiral streaks of red that wound the large and juicy sticks have never been equaled in beauty, or juicy sweetness.
Twas in the country cross-roads store that whittling originated. Here politicians whittled, planned and caucused. This is a day now almost gone. It was the day of the water grist mill, and the slow going ox team. Now the water mills are few and far between. The dams have been broken and washed away by floods, and the streams dried up by droughts, both extremes being caused largely by the cutting away of the forests that once covered hill and valley throughout the Southern expanse. Those were the days. What did we care, if it did take one day to shell the corn, one day to find the oxen, and another to make the trip to the mill and back, we had plenty of time, and did not have to live so fast as we do now.
But we guess it is well that we move on; but the memory of these old institutions, once so dear to our hearts, is good for the soul, and helps us to better life of today, from having lived the life of that enchanted day, now gone and going; and we think it well to preserve some of its peculiar charm in the song and story of this fleeting age.
THE CROSS-ROADS STORE
By Dennis Kirk
Some months ago, while driving along a county road in Johnson County, this State, we seemed suddenly to enter an unusual settlement. A school was near, and the road was full of children, dogs were scampering here and there, hogs wallowed lazily in the fence jams, and a flock of geese greeted us in the usual way that geese greet. After the geese greeted us, we were noticed by the community. Have you ever started to visit a neighbor in the country, and wanted your coming to be somewhat of a surprise, and met a flock of geese down the lane, you know what became of the intended surprise. But it is said a flock of geese once saved the city of Rome, and we guess they did, if saving depended upon waking up a sleeping sentry in their path. We then remarked to our traveling companion that we did not know there was a town just at this particular spot.
About this time the road in which we were traveling crossed over another road at angles, and the mystery was solved, it was nothing more nor less than a crossroads, with its store, and whittling box to one side, while grouped about here and there, were two or three dewllings, a church, schoolhouse, etc., alltogether a hustling, bustling little village.
No sooner had we entered the environment of the neighborhood, than we were carried back to a day, now almost gone, when the country cross roads store flourished. Our earliest recollections of a store is of one of these. There was not much in it. No up-to-date figures. The one we have in mind had not even a showcase, but the stick candy they sold was the best yet, if it did get stickey from being exposed to the moisture, and get walked upon by a few flies. The spiral streaks of red that wound the large and juicy sticks have never been equaled in beauty, or juicy sweetness.
Twas in the country cross-roads store that whittling originated. Here politicians whittled, planned and caucused. This is a day now almost gone. It was the day of the water grist mill, and the slow going ox team. Now the water mills are few and far between. The dams have been broken and washed away by floods, and the streams dried up by droughts, both extremes being caused largely by the cutting away of the forests that once covered hill and valley throughout the Southern expanse. Those were the days. What did we care, if it did take one day to shell the corn, one day to find the oxen, and another to make the trip to the mill and back, we had plenty of time, and did not have to live so fast as we do now.
But we guess it is well that we move on; but the memory of these old institutions, once so dear to our hearts, is good for the soul, and helps us to better life of today, from having lived the life of that enchanted day, now gone and going; and we think it well to preserve some of its peculiar charm in the song and story of this fleeting age.
Thursday, July 11, 2019
From Days Gone By July 16, 1921
July 16, 1921.
Two more convicts were added to the county gang Saturday. They were Alex Bell and Jack Knight, sentenced by Judge Kent to serve 12 months straight service for cruelty to animals, the prosecutor being Mr. L. A. Price. The men plead guilty. This makes six put on the gang during the last 30 days but there has been a decrease of five in the same time due to expiration of time. This gives Mr. Stanley 27 men on the gang, or in the words of the Ordinary, "twenty-six and a piece.".
County Agent M. E. Crow was showing a nice pin that is being given to the girl members of the county pig club who have Hampshire pigs. The young men have been given a watch fob as a present. These gifts come from the Hampshire Breeders Association. There are 36 club boys and girls in the county who own this stock of hog.
In announcing his various House committees, Speaker Neill has placed Johnson's Representative, Hon. W. D. Sumner on a number of important places. The committees Mr. Sumner is on are Vice-chair Auditing; General Agriculture No. 1; Georgia State Sanitarium.
In a familar case of Joe James, colored of Twiggs County, who was recently re-sentenced the 4th time by Judge Kent to hang July 15th. Joe's life was saved by the State Prison Commission last week who commuted his sentence to life imprisonment upon the grounds that he has a weak mind. Governor Hardwick has followed the Commission's recomendation and saved James from the hangman's noose.
Other local banks released their statement of condition. The Citizen Bank of Kite, $126,261.24; The Scott Banking Company, $72,779.17; The Bank of Adrian, $159,047.61.
The local ice plant is turning out ice just as fast as the plant will make it and it is being sold and delivered just as fast. Sunday was the first time that ice was anyways short in Wrightsville since the plant began operating but went without then but for an hour or two. They are to keep it going and the trade supplied all the time if this is possible.
Monday afternoon the young me of the city gave a watermelon feat at Idylwild. The party mounted a big truck about 6 pm and drove out. All had a fine swim, after which the melons were cut, and everyone seemed to enjoy the boneless meat very much.
After the crowd had finished eating, of course there had to be some fun, so they began to throw watermelon, some were hit in the face, and some in different places. Well after they finished that, the crowd decided to go straw riding so everybody mounted the big truck and away they went, rode around town a few minutes and they decided to go to Tennille, and get a sandwich, as the cafe here was closed.
Reached Tennille all ok and ordered 26 sandwiches and dopes. Everybody seemed to have been hungry after the jolts they received going up, till they reached the little city of Wrightsville about 11:30 pm. All smiles and asking when they are going again. But can't say yet when they will, but hope will be real soon. This was furnished to the paper by the reporter for the Straw Riders Convention.
Two more convicts were added to the county gang Saturday. They were Alex Bell and Jack Knight, sentenced by Judge Kent to serve 12 months straight service for cruelty to animals, the prosecutor being Mr. L. A. Price. The men plead guilty. This makes six put on the gang during the last 30 days but there has been a decrease of five in the same time due to expiration of time. This gives Mr. Stanley 27 men on the gang, or in the words of the Ordinary, "twenty-six and a piece.".
County Agent M. E. Crow was showing a nice pin that is being given to the girl members of the county pig club who have Hampshire pigs. The young men have been given a watch fob as a present. These gifts come from the Hampshire Breeders Association. There are 36 club boys and girls in the county who own this stock of hog.
In announcing his various House committees, Speaker Neill has placed Johnson's Representative, Hon. W. D. Sumner on a number of important places. The committees Mr. Sumner is on are Vice-chair Auditing; General Agriculture No. 1; Georgia State Sanitarium.
In a familar case of Joe James, colored of Twiggs County, who was recently re-sentenced the 4th time by Judge Kent to hang July 15th. Joe's life was saved by the State Prison Commission last week who commuted his sentence to life imprisonment upon the grounds that he has a weak mind. Governor Hardwick has followed the Commission's recomendation and saved James from the hangman's noose.
Other local banks released their statement of condition. The Citizen Bank of Kite, $126,261.24; The Scott Banking Company, $72,779.17; The Bank of Adrian, $159,047.61.
The local ice plant is turning out ice just as fast as the plant will make it and it is being sold and delivered just as fast. Sunday was the first time that ice was anyways short in Wrightsville since the plant began operating but went without then but for an hour or two. They are to keep it going and the trade supplied all the time if this is possible.
Monday afternoon the young me of the city gave a watermelon feat at Idylwild. The party mounted a big truck about 6 pm and drove out. All had a fine swim, after which the melons were cut, and everyone seemed to enjoy the boneless meat very much.
After the crowd had finished eating, of course there had to be some fun, so they began to throw watermelon, some were hit in the face, and some in different places. Well after they finished that, the crowd decided to go straw riding so everybody mounted the big truck and away they went, rode around town a few minutes and they decided to go to Tennille, and get a sandwich, as the cafe here was closed.
Reached Tennille all ok and ordered 26 sandwiches and dopes. Everybody seemed to have been hungry after the jolts they received going up, till they reached the little city of Wrightsville about 11:30 pm. All smiles and asking when they are going again. But can't say yet when they will, but hope will be real soon. This was furnished to the paper by the reporter for the Straw Riders Convention.
Friday, July 5, 2019
From Days Gone By July 9, 1921
July 9, 1921.
The large and attractive dairy farm of Mr. William Jackson at Donovan is the objective of a trip by a party of Dublin people coming to inspect with the interest of erecting a large creamery in Dublin. The party were members of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce. After checking out the Donovan facility they will travel to Sandersville to the Rawlings stock farm, then on to Warthen where a Mr. Hooks operates a large dairy.
Monday, the 4th of July was another big, successful day for this section at Idylwild. There was good singing, a great address and plentg to eat. The town closed all day to make this event a success.
The Johnson County Fair, together with other fairs compossing the Middle Georgia Fair circuit will be played this fall by Krause Greater Shows, a solid compact of nine shows, three riding devices, forty concessions and a ten piece uniform band with strict guarentee against immorality.
The serum for the prevention of typhoid fever is being extensively used in this county, the doctors administering daily. Everyone is encouraged to get vaccinated as it might save 40 days sickness and a lot of cash.
Three persons were seriously injured Thursday night by eating some sardines they had bought from a store and from which they almost made their supper. The parties were Mrs. Catherine Paul, a daughter and a son. Mrs. Paul died from the effects of the poison in the sardines and the other two had a strong fight to make to live. Dr. S. M. Johnson was called in soon after the trouble began with the Paul family and by heroic work two of the effected ones were saved. Mrs. Paul died Saturday night and was buried Sunday at Westview Cemetery. She was the widow of Mr. John J. Paul and they were living at Mr. E. J. Summer's country place.
Miss Sara Evelyn Johnson, the 14 year old daughter of Dr. & Mrs. S. M. Johnson died. The illness was short but violent duration, an operation for appendicts having been formed a few hours before her death by several prominent physicians in the area. She was the doctor's youngest child. She was buried at Westview Cemetery.
On July 3rd the family of Mrs. Vina Colston celebrated her 81st birthday which was actually was January 3rd. About 300 people showed up. Mr. J. D. Hutchinson has occupied his new home on the southside of town. Wrightsville lost to Bartow 14 to 0 in the first game at Bartow but won the second game 6 to 5.
Three banks released their Statement of Condition. Exchange Bank of Wrightsville $206,079.81; The Bank of Wrightsville $281,891.25; The Farmers Bank $138,387.55.
Hon. J. B. Moore of Baxley, is pushing a bill for the protection of the women of our State, known as the Marriage Law. This requires an examination of the man not less than 15 days before tbe issuance of a marriage license, and a certificate from a reputable physician that he is not infected with a veneral disease. This disease is now running rampant in the State since the end of the war.
Killing boll weevils with poison molasses is going on all over Georgia and if the remedy is successful, which many claim it, Georgia 'lasses shore has come into its own for once.
The large and attractive dairy farm of Mr. William Jackson at Donovan is the objective of a trip by a party of Dublin people coming to inspect with the interest of erecting a large creamery in Dublin. The party were members of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce. After checking out the Donovan facility they will travel to Sandersville to the Rawlings stock farm, then on to Warthen where a Mr. Hooks operates a large dairy.
Monday, the 4th of July was another big, successful day for this section at Idylwild. There was good singing, a great address and plentg to eat. The town closed all day to make this event a success.
The Johnson County Fair, together with other fairs compossing the Middle Georgia Fair circuit will be played this fall by Krause Greater Shows, a solid compact of nine shows, three riding devices, forty concessions and a ten piece uniform band with strict guarentee against immorality.
The serum for the prevention of typhoid fever is being extensively used in this county, the doctors administering daily. Everyone is encouraged to get vaccinated as it might save 40 days sickness and a lot of cash.
Three persons were seriously injured Thursday night by eating some sardines they had bought from a store and from which they almost made their supper. The parties were Mrs. Catherine Paul, a daughter and a son. Mrs. Paul died from the effects of the poison in the sardines and the other two had a strong fight to make to live. Dr. S. M. Johnson was called in soon after the trouble began with the Paul family and by heroic work two of the effected ones were saved. Mrs. Paul died Saturday night and was buried Sunday at Westview Cemetery. She was the widow of Mr. John J. Paul and they were living at Mr. E. J. Summer's country place.
Miss Sara Evelyn Johnson, the 14 year old daughter of Dr. & Mrs. S. M. Johnson died. The illness was short but violent duration, an operation for appendicts having been formed a few hours before her death by several prominent physicians in the area. She was the doctor's youngest child. She was buried at Westview Cemetery.
On July 3rd the family of Mrs. Vina Colston celebrated her 81st birthday which was actually was January 3rd. About 300 people showed up. Mr. J. D. Hutchinson has occupied his new home on the southside of town. Wrightsville lost to Bartow 14 to 0 in the first game at Bartow but won the second game 6 to 5.
Three banks released their Statement of Condition. Exchange Bank of Wrightsville $206,079.81; The Bank of Wrightsville $281,891.25; The Farmers Bank $138,387.55.
Hon. J. B. Moore of Baxley, is pushing a bill for the protection of the women of our State, known as the Marriage Law. This requires an examination of the man not less than 15 days before tbe issuance of a marriage license, and a certificate from a reputable physician that he is not infected with a veneral disease. This disease is now running rampant in the State since the end of the war.
Killing boll weevils with poison molasses is going on all over Georgia and if the remedy is successful, which many claim it, Georgia 'lasses shore has come into its own for once.
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