December 15, 1922. Mr. T. V. Kent was chosen by the voter's as Wrightsville's new mayor. He won over T. L. Harris and T. L. Martin. Messrs. H. P. Hicks, J. Tom Davis and James A. Hall were winners of the council races beating out L. J. Claxton, Beverly B. Hayes and F. F. Flanders. There was a total of 249 votes cast in the primary. The election for city officials of Kite was held. Only one ticket was voted during the day, there being no opposition to the agreed parties for the offices. Mr. W. W. Claxton is mayor and J. L. Hatcher, M. J. Claxton, D. C. Harrison, W. L. Mixon and M. B. Wheeler were elected councilmen. By the regular rotation system in vogue in the 16th Senatorial District it is Johnson's time the next campaign to furnish the candidates for the office of State Senator. M. T. Riner of Johnson, Fred Kea of Laurens, James Leonard Roundtree of Emanuel and James Gillis of Treutlen, will have been through this office since Johnson has her turn and they came in this order: Col Fred Kea 1918, J. L. Roundtree 1920, and James L. Gillis has the next two years. That places Johnson again to name the candidates for this office. Build now before materials go higher, says an informed contractor. The outlook is for higher prices on most everything that goes into a home, house, store or any sort of building. Land is going up too, along with everything else. Prices are high, but with the return of prosperity we are going to see higher prices in every line. Yes it might be wise to build now if you aim to build any time in the next five years. Hold to and improve your land. Watch real estate boom. Mr. Augustus S. Norris and S. Carter have filed for bankruptcy as has Mr. J. C. Carter. Mr. George W. Gordy is with the firm of Parker & Price Drug Company. Mr. George Haywood of near Kite was here advertising his place. He is moving to Martin, Tennessee. Everybody around knows Mr. Seab Glover as he has lived around here a long time. Mr. Glover has decided to move back to his old home in Texas. Rev. Henry Heath left for the government hospital in western North Carolina where he is now stationed. He is doing well with his ministerial studies. Merchant T. E. Hayes not only specializes a fine brood of chickens, but he is producing an abundance of swine. This season so far he has laid up enough bacon, sausages and lard to do his family and then have a great deal to sell from the killings. The Johnson Lodge, No. 110 of the Wrightsville Odd Fellows elected their new officer team. They are J. A. Hall, N. G.; B. H. Moye, V. G.; Dr. T. L. Harris, sec.; M. E. Woods, treas.; L. J. Claxton, Rep. Miss Bertha Lee Tucker and Mr. Harrison M. Robinson were married November 29th at the brides home. Mr. & Mrs. Jack J. Crawford had a baby boy born November 30th. The vital statistics law requires now that all births and deaths in the 1201st district be reported by the 10th of each month. The certificates to be made out by the physicians and midwives in attendance. Atlanta is pressing hard to comply with this law. Kite, Johnson's second city in size, is on a building boom. Kite citizens are waking up to the happy realization of their town's capacity as a trade center and its commercial importance is being watched with considerable interest by a wide territory. Planting a lot of grain, making feedstuffs, beating off the boll weevil by killing the stalks and other means, are things a farmer can do along now that is profitable and many of the county's farmers are hard at this sort of work.
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