March 17, 1922.
Crop making is the all absorbing topic with everyone along now. The farmer is planting his crop and the businesd man is planning how he'll make it if there is no crop made. But this country has never made a rank failure on a crop since the days of Adam.
The basketball scraps at Dublin for three days will be participated in by the local team, which is one of the strongest in this district. Dublin is preparing to have a basketball tournament. The team losing a game will be eliminated as the tourney progresses and the last two undefeated teams will play for the cup that will go to the winner. This cup is being offered as a prize by Dublin Chamber of Commerce, and if it is held by any one team for three years consecutively it will belong to that team. Eight or ten teams have entered for the contest and the scrap is going to be a lively one. Metter, Bartow, Eastman, Cochran, A & M, Cochran Hi, Marshalville, Dublin and several others will play.
The basketball game between Adrian and Scott showed Scott girls up "game". Miss Bernice Hammock made repetition of a "good matcher", somebody else as "scrapped" initial M. F. H., and Misses Louise Burke and Gladys Odum was warmly praised for their good work. It is planned that a game with Bartow will be played soon.
In another game the Adrian girls are feeling fine over their basketball game with Scott. The score was 12 to 5 Adrian. All of Adrian is proud of Cloie Oliver, their best player. The girls have been defeated only once this season and this is their first year to play basketball. Misses Heard and Brown are proud they are from Adrian since the girls beat Scott. Wonder what is the matter with the Wrightsville boys? Adrian girls are still looking for them.
The Eastman High School basketball team, composed of that town's leading young men, spent Friday night in our city. They were defeated in their game with the locals by the score of 19 to 12 on the indoor court before a large crowd of interested spectators. Mr. Laudice Lovett was the referee.
Fire brokeout in the Overstreet Brothers storage warehouse in Wadley, spreading to their department store which was completely destroyed. S. Steinburg's bankrupt stock was also destroyed with the offices of J. M. Outlaw above. The buildings were all owned by N. W. Bedingfield and valued at $20,000. Overstreet's loss is $32,000, Steinburg's $4,000, Outlaw's $1,000, all partially covered by insurance. The cause of the fire was not known.
Mr. J. C. Meeks came to Wrightsville and swore out a warrant for Mr. Homer Tapley for assault with an attempt to murder. Mr. Tapley came up the next day and gave bond in the sum of $500 to answer to the coming Grand Jury on the charge made by Meeks. Meeks was somewhat "bunged up" and said Tapley had hit him with a piece of piping.
Sheriff Lewis Davis has been notified by the Secretary of State to call the attention of the people to the motor law in existance, it being an open violation of the law to operate a motor car of any description without a license on or after March 1st. Otherwise owners od cars will have to let their cars remain idle until he makes application through the sheriff's office and pay the penalty of one dollar before he can have his license renewed.
Saturday, February 29, 2020
Sunday, February 16, 2020
From Days Gone By March 10, 1922
March 10, 1922.
The campaign for "Go-To-Church Sunday" is on in earnest to beat the old record. Churches and Sunday Schools pulling for biggest day yet. Pastors are seeking the attendance of everybody. The Methodists, Baptists and Christian churches of Wrightsville are jointly promoting this event.
Piney Mount had a big day for the Singing Convention and Moores Chapel beat out Gumlog and Bay Springs to hold the next convention.
Mr. N. G. Bartlett of Dublin came over and made a short address to some leading citizens of the county at the court house in Ordinary U. R. Jenkins office concerning the subject of the road bond issue that is being so widely discussed all over Georgia.
Ordinary U. R. Jenkins and Warden R. M. Stanley had a busy day cutting off the shrubbery fencing from around the court house yard, taking it off about a foot up from the ground, the idea being to make it grow out in a more bushy form and make a better and neater growth as it spreads upwards again. The change is quite apparent and is the second addition to yard work done by the authorities recently, the first being the planting of several rows of pecan trees on the square.
The ladies of the county are taking an interest in the matter of voting and registering. It now looks like there will be quite a lively interest in the matter of sufferage whenever the next election rolls around by the "fair sex". They are being urged to place their names on the registration book so that they will be qualified if they desire to cast their vote when the occasion arises. Paying a poll tax is somethong new for them as well as voting and their entering the political arena in this county is being watched with much interest.
March came in mighty wet and it wouldn't be surprising if she doesn't go out mighty wet in many places. County agent M. E. Crow went to Macon on business pertaining to the watermelon growers' association. March is here and now for a big corn planting season that'll heapup corn cribs this fall to the roofs and fatten a world of hogs for the market and bring in a big surplus of ready cash this winter to be used to buy heavy clothing for the kids and the good wives. A nice program it is.
Dr. Chas. Blankenship, optometrist of this city, is branching out after new business in other fields. He goes to Sandersville each Wednsday where his is building up a lucrative practice. Dr. Blankenship is a clever and experienced eye man and, of his own, has an eye for business.
Tyrus Raymond Cobb, cosmopolitan baseball hero, of Augusta, spent last week in Emanuel County on a hunting and an outing expedition, making his headquarters in Swainsboro. Ty Cobb has been down there before when he made many friends who gave him a glad hand on his return.
Pastor A. F. Smith has declined the call tendered him by Central Baptist Church of Gainsville and will remain with Brown Memorial.
Camp Benning has been changed to Fort Benning by order of the War Department as it will now be a permanant encampment.
Snell Brothers of Scott has had ordered a bankrupt sale containing 488 3/4 acres. Summer tourist fares will be cut by the Southern Railway system. Thomas D. Wood files for bankruptcy.
The campaign for "Go-To-Church Sunday" is on in earnest to beat the old record. Churches and Sunday Schools pulling for biggest day yet. Pastors are seeking the attendance of everybody. The Methodists, Baptists and Christian churches of Wrightsville are jointly promoting this event.
Piney Mount had a big day for the Singing Convention and Moores Chapel beat out Gumlog and Bay Springs to hold the next convention.
Mr. N. G. Bartlett of Dublin came over and made a short address to some leading citizens of the county at the court house in Ordinary U. R. Jenkins office concerning the subject of the road bond issue that is being so widely discussed all over Georgia.
Ordinary U. R. Jenkins and Warden R. M. Stanley had a busy day cutting off the shrubbery fencing from around the court house yard, taking it off about a foot up from the ground, the idea being to make it grow out in a more bushy form and make a better and neater growth as it spreads upwards again. The change is quite apparent and is the second addition to yard work done by the authorities recently, the first being the planting of several rows of pecan trees on the square.
The ladies of the county are taking an interest in the matter of voting and registering. It now looks like there will be quite a lively interest in the matter of sufferage whenever the next election rolls around by the "fair sex". They are being urged to place their names on the registration book so that they will be qualified if they desire to cast their vote when the occasion arises. Paying a poll tax is somethong new for them as well as voting and their entering the political arena in this county is being watched with much interest.
March came in mighty wet and it wouldn't be surprising if she doesn't go out mighty wet in many places. County agent M. E. Crow went to Macon on business pertaining to the watermelon growers' association. March is here and now for a big corn planting season that'll heapup corn cribs this fall to the roofs and fatten a world of hogs for the market and bring in a big surplus of ready cash this winter to be used to buy heavy clothing for the kids and the good wives. A nice program it is.
Dr. Chas. Blankenship, optometrist of this city, is branching out after new business in other fields. He goes to Sandersville each Wednsday where his is building up a lucrative practice. Dr. Blankenship is a clever and experienced eye man and, of his own, has an eye for business.
Tyrus Raymond Cobb, cosmopolitan baseball hero, of Augusta, spent last week in Emanuel County on a hunting and an outing expedition, making his headquarters in Swainsboro. Ty Cobb has been down there before when he made many friends who gave him a glad hand on his return.
Pastor A. F. Smith has declined the call tendered him by Central Baptist Church of Gainsville and will remain with Brown Memorial.
Camp Benning has been changed to Fort Benning by order of the War Department as it will now be a permanant encampment.
Snell Brothers of Scott has had ordered a bankrupt sale containing 488 3/4 acres. Summer tourist fares will be cut by the Southern Railway system. Thomas D. Wood files for bankruptcy.
From Days Gone By March 3, 1922
March 3, 1922.
A mass meeting was called by the people to consider future plans for work of county agents to be held March 4th at the court house. A petition signed by prominent men of the county was presented to the Headlight, which reads:
"We, the undersigned citizens and farmers of Johnson County do hereby call a meeting of all the farmers, together with their wives, and all of their children at the court house on Saturday, March 4th at 3:30 pm. This call is made in the interest of every man, woman and child in Johnson County--every citizen.
If you have the future welfare of your home and boys and girls at heart you will attend this meeting as it is for our mutual good. We will have some good, old-fashioned farmer talks from home folks at this meeting is called with the interest of the boys and girls mostly at heart, we give you the following statstics of what the boys' and girls' club work has accomplished in the last 16 years.
The first Corn Club was organized in 1905 by the county school superintendent of Newton County. In the fall of 1905 an attractive exhibit was held, giving prizes for the best ears of corn.
In 1906 the University of Georgia published a bulletin, "Georgia Boys Corn Growers' Contest", which inagurated the first statewide club movement. At this time little was ever dreamed what that branch meant as an awakening to wide-awake scientific farming.
In 1910 Georgia had 1,789,684 hogs, mostly scrubs, razor backs and piney woods rooters. In 1920, just ten years, Georgia had 3,165,000 hogs, a large number of which were pure breds. The club products grown by the club boys and girls in Georgia since 1910 are conservatively estimated and placed at $5,322,496."
Signers of this proclamation were: C. S. Claxton, W. L. Moseley, W. H. Raley, Jordan Stokes, J. B. Williams, J. N. Riner, J. R. Moore, A. J. M. Robinson, R. F. Webb, J. E. Jordan, J. T. Tucker, B. B. Hayes, R. R. Doke, L. Lillard, C. D. Roundtree and R. E. Smith.
Other counties having farm demonstration and home economic agents are looking into the recent Supreme Court decision in the Bowers vs Banks case, carried up from Floyd County, in which this higher tribunal ruled that no county in the state of Georgia has authority to hire or pay county agricultural agents or home economic agents. County attorneys are going into the matter all over the state and are looking into the account of the agents and are taking such steps as they deem necessary under the ruling. The decision handed down from the Supreme Court expressly says: "In the absence of statutory authority we reach the conclusion that the Boatd of Roads and Revenues of Floyd County(the county which the case arose) is without authority to employ and pay a county demonstration agent from the public funds of said county raised by taxation."
Last Saturday was a big day at Beulah Baptist Church, when the church and community gathered in a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the pastorite of Rev. W. E. Harville of that church. Rev. C. D. Graves of Dublin delivered a forceful sermon to a full house. At noon a huge dinner was served. Many were present on this occasion who had been received and baptized into the church by the same pastor, some who had been married by him and who were at the church on the day 25 years ago when the call was made for his services. After this engagement there the Rev. Harville declined to accept another call to the pastorate of Beulah and his decision was the source of considerable regret throughout the community.
A mass meeting was called by the people to consider future plans for work of county agents to be held March 4th at the court house. A petition signed by prominent men of the county was presented to the Headlight, which reads:
"We, the undersigned citizens and farmers of Johnson County do hereby call a meeting of all the farmers, together with their wives, and all of their children at the court house on Saturday, March 4th at 3:30 pm. This call is made in the interest of every man, woman and child in Johnson County--every citizen.
If you have the future welfare of your home and boys and girls at heart you will attend this meeting as it is for our mutual good. We will have some good, old-fashioned farmer talks from home folks at this meeting is called with the interest of the boys and girls mostly at heart, we give you the following statstics of what the boys' and girls' club work has accomplished in the last 16 years.
The first Corn Club was organized in 1905 by the county school superintendent of Newton County. In the fall of 1905 an attractive exhibit was held, giving prizes for the best ears of corn.
In 1906 the University of Georgia published a bulletin, "Georgia Boys Corn Growers' Contest", which inagurated the first statewide club movement. At this time little was ever dreamed what that branch meant as an awakening to wide-awake scientific farming.
In 1910 Georgia had 1,789,684 hogs, mostly scrubs, razor backs and piney woods rooters. In 1920, just ten years, Georgia had 3,165,000 hogs, a large number of which were pure breds. The club products grown by the club boys and girls in Georgia since 1910 are conservatively estimated and placed at $5,322,496."
Signers of this proclamation were: C. S. Claxton, W. L. Moseley, W. H. Raley, Jordan Stokes, J. B. Williams, J. N. Riner, J. R. Moore, A. J. M. Robinson, R. F. Webb, J. E. Jordan, J. T. Tucker, B. B. Hayes, R. R. Doke, L. Lillard, C. D. Roundtree and R. E. Smith.
Other counties having farm demonstration and home economic agents are looking into the recent Supreme Court decision in the Bowers vs Banks case, carried up from Floyd County, in which this higher tribunal ruled that no county in the state of Georgia has authority to hire or pay county agricultural agents or home economic agents. County attorneys are going into the matter all over the state and are looking into the account of the agents and are taking such steps as they deem necessary under the ruling. The decision handed down from the Supreme Court expressly says: "In the absence of statutory authority we reach the conclusion that the Boatd of Roads and Revenues of Floyd County(the county which the case arose) is without authority to employ and pay a county demonstration agent from the public funds of said county raised by taxation."
Last Saturday was a big day at Beulah Baptist Church, when the church and community gathered in a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the pastorite of Rev. W. E. Harville of that church. Rev. C. D. Graves of Dublin delivered a forceful sermon to a full house. At noon a huge dinner was served. Many were present on this occasion who had been received and baptized into the church by the same pastor, some who had been married by him and who were at the church on the day 25 years ago when the call was made for his services. After this engagement there the Rev. Harville declined to accept another call to the pastorate of Beulah and his decision was the source of considerable regret throughout the community.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
From Days Gone By Feb. 25, 1922
February 25, 1922.
Hon. J. Frank Rhodes, state game comissioner, has written a letter to each county game warden in the state this season, asking them to be on the lookout for violations of the game laws, and particularly the one which applies to killing and baiting of doves.
The open season for doves ends February 1st according to the federal law, while the Georgia law puts it at March 1st. The federal authorities are going to enforce their law regarding the doves, and particularly the baiting of them and killing them in large numbers.
County wardens are instructed to report any baiting in their counties. The letter to the wardens is as follows:
Dear Sir:
"The times has arrived when you will find many people baiting fields, killing doves in large numbers and exceeding the bag limit, both of which is a violation of our laws.
Be alert and see that all parties violating these laws are prosecuted. It is against the federal law to kill doves after January 31st, and the federal authorities are active in Georgia this year. They have requested all wardens if they find anyone killing doves in February to report same to federal warden, E. B. Whitehead, Thomasville, Georgia, who will reimburse any expences of securing evidence. Georgia laws allow doves to be killed up to the 1st of March. The federal government closes their season January 31st."
The state capitol removal will be forced to a settlement this summer if plans of Gov. Hardwick mature. He says he wants it settled now so that improvements in the state capital may be made and the question stopped from bobbing up every time the state's property is mentioned. He is perfectly right about it. If the capitol is to be moved we will know about it and if it is to remain where it is then we'll also know that and the matter of making improvements and erecting a mansion may be gone into at will.
Time and again the Headlight has called attention to the way the people of the good county treat their newspaper man, and knowing they grow no less weary about telling them of it than we do in carrying the item. We repeat the dose whenever the occasion arises.
For almost six short years these good people have bestowed their goodness this way and their earnestness and sincerity overshadow what little besmirching there is flowing around if there be any. Friends are worth it all. While it takes money to run a printing office we value the good we see going on a whole lot more than one might suppose and dosen't do anything more than take a casual glance around annually.
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Hon. J. Frank Rhodes, state game comissioner, has written a letter to each county game warden in the state this season, asking them to be on the lookout for violations of the game laws, and particularly the one which applies to killing and baiting of doves.
The open season for doves ends February 1st according to the federal law, while the Georgia law puts it at March 1st. The federal authorities are going to enforce their law regarding the doves, and particularly the baiting of them and killing them in large numbers.
County wardens are instructed to report any baiting in their counties. The letter to the wardens is as follows:
Dear Sir:
"The times has arrived when you will find many people baiting fields, killing doves in large numbers and exceeding the bag limit, both of which is a violation of our laws.
Be alert and see that all parties violating these laws are prosecuted. It is against the federal law to kill doves after January 31st, and the federal authorities are active in Georgia this year. They have requested all wardens if they find anyone killing doves in February to report same to federal warden, E. B. Whitehead, Thomasville, Georgia, who will reimburse any expences of securing evidence. Georgia laws allow doves to be killed up to the 1st of March. The federal government closes their season January 31st."
The state capitol removal will be forced to a settlement this summer if plans of Gov. Hardwick mature. He says he wants it settled now so that improvements in the state capital may be made and the question stopped from bobbing up every time the state's property is mentioned. He is perfectly right about it. If the capitol is to be moved we will know about it and if it is to remain where it is then we'll also know that and the matter of making improvements and erecting a mansion may be gone into at will.
Time and again the Headlight has called attention to the way the people of the good county treat their newspaper man, and knowing they grow no less weary about telling them of it than we do in carrying the item. We repeat the dose whenever the occasion arises.
For almost six short years these good people have bestowed their goodness this way and their earnestness and sincerity overshadow what little besmirching there is flowing around if there be any. Friends are worth it all. While it takes money to run a printing office we value the good we see going on a whole lot more than one might suppose and dosen't do anything more than take a casual glance around annually.
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