From Days Gone By August 2,1924

 August 2,1924.

    At the next school term Wrightsville High will have a vocational education department. It will consist of the planting and raising of crops. Besides this there will be classroom instruction and they will be expected to grow crops themselves including cotton, corn and potatoes. This is considered very essential to those that will prepare themselves to make this their profession later in life. In Georgia over 3,000 boys took Ag Ed last year producing over $100,000 worth of farm products. Four years of Ag Ed will be offered here.

    The prospects for Georgia crops looks good. Cotton is splendid with the weevil doing little damage. Corn has never been more promising. Tobacco crops are good and the potato crop is a hummer.

    The Headlight toured the large acreage of cotton grown by Mr. J. T. Fulford and his son Harlie, 5 miles east of town. One 20 acre field should bring in a bale and a half per acre. Another 15 acre field he will gather 20 to 22 bales. He expects 300 bales from his entire acreage.

    Revivals are ongoing this week at Beulah, Oaky Grove, Bethel and Pleasent Plains. Mr. & Mrs. R. P. Hicks were called to Dublin after the death of Mrs. Dr. W. C. Thompson, a niece of Mr. Hicks. She was a daughter of Mr. T. B. Hicks. Marsburn Wood, the aged fellow who has been coming to Wrightsville for scores of years died at his home. He was best known to our town as he peddled wood and other things around town.

    Mr. & Mrs. Ira Blankenship had a daughter born July 24th. On July 27th a girl was born to Mr. & Mrs. E. L. Bridges of the Buckeye District.

    Miss Katie Belle Lindsey, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. R. D. Lindsey wed Mr. King Poole, son of Mrs. Ella Poole on July 26th by Dr. T. L. Harris.

    Several citizens are camping down near Morgan's bridge this week on a fishing trip. Mr. Bill Tyson has been playing ball in Tate, Ga. Harry Rowland, son of Mr. & Mrs. J. H. Rowland underwent appendix surgery in Sandersville.

    No matter where you go you will find someone from Johnson County. Editor Roundtree while exploring the Okefenokee swamp met a local boy on Billy's Island where the big lumber plant is found. Saw another at Waycross and yet another at Jesup. He says you can't lose yourself anywhere.

    Ordinary U. R. Jenkins was complemented on the progress of the county roads by J. S. Stephenson of Kite. He had recently made a trip to Alabama and traveled through some 12 or 15 counties and our roads were better. Two years ago he made the same trip and when he got back to Johnson had to ford about a dozen creeks from the county line to Kite, when I had come about 200 miles through other counties without crossing one that was not bridged and I felt ashamed of our roads. But now Johnson has almost eliminated this from our most important roads. No county has made more progress in 2 years than Johnson.

  

From Days Gone By July 26,1924

 July 26,1924.

    For more than an hour Wrightsville had what is thought one of the most severest electrical storms in the history of the city. The storm which confined itself only in the city and a few miles around did only small damage, most of that in the city. Electric light lines were down putting the city in total darkness. The storm did not damage any crops nor no one was hurt by it.

    The water is flowing again when the pump that was broken is now replaced. It took three attempts to finally get the broken pieces of iron from the 100 ft well so the new pump could be installed.

    Waycross hosted the Georgia Press Association Convention with 400 in attendance. Charles D. Roundtree, Headlight editor is also the President of the association gave the address at the Baptist Church there. He appealed for more activity and for the editors to maintain independence in the publishing of news.

    The 12th District Masonic Convention will be held here in the city on August 20th with Anderson Lodge 243 hosting. There will be 14 counties represented.

    Carlton Williams, young son of Clerk J. B. Williams was taken violently I'll with appendicitis while at Denton, Ga. The Vidalia Hospital performed the operation. Mr. Jack Hamilton had a crowbar slip and the end hit squarely on his forehead. Mr. James Culver hurt his jaw by a wrench that slipped on him. Both mechanics were scarred up but still working.

    Eugene Miller was fishing on the Ohoopee and was bitten by a water rattler on his right hand and in serious condition. After the snake bite he continued fishing for 30 minutes until his arm started swelling and the pain came on as he rushed to Dr. Brantley. It was thought for a while he would not live, but Dr. Brantley said he would live.

    Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Oliver of near Adrian have had 5 children born in three years. The first born were twins, a boy and a girl on Sept. 26,1921. Then Nov. 4,1922 a girl was born. Then on July 15th a pair of sons were born and all are doing well. Mr. & Mrs. N. G. Smith had a girl, Myrtle Jeanette on July 12th.

    Mr. J. H. Moye, a brother of Ben J. Moye died at his sister's, Mrs. L. Lillard after a brief illness. He was 33 and single. He was buried at Water's cemetery.

    Miss Mary Moore Johnson, daughter of Dr. & Mrs. S. M. Johnson married July 20th to Mr. J. L. Fleming of Lanford Station, S. C. Miss Alma Bedingfield and Mr. Milo Smith were also married.

    Col. Ernest P. West opened his law office in the brick office of Dr. I. H. Archer across Elm street from the Headlight. At the Dixie Theatre is a 5 reel Western "Thunderbolt Jack" with Jack Hoxie.

    Gov. Walker signed a bill creating the new county of Peach. This is the second attempt to create Peach County. The first try failed 2 years ago by a campaign all over the state against it. The county is created out of parts of Macon and Houston counties and Fort Valley will be the county seat.

From Days Gone By July 19,1924

 July 19, 1924.

    Johnson County is moving forward in the way of permanent road building and is busy in the Eastern section around Ennis.

    The very latest equipment has been purchased at a big savings to the county by Ordinary Jenkins. This consists of one 10 ton Best tractor, the best road building machine available. The operator, Norris Rowland knows how to run it well. Also purchased is a Super-Reliance Russell with a 12 ft blade and a 6 ft scarifier and one Adams grader with an 8 ft blade and a 4 ft scarifier.

    Ordinary Jenkins bought this entire package of machinery for $7,500. This is the same kind of machinery sold to an adjoining county for $9,500. Take the big tractor and the large equipment and two rounds with the 12 ft blade you have a good road up to the standard, considering of course a clear right-of-way on average surface.

    Wrightsville lady becomes a lawyer. Mrs. W. M. Shurling stood the bar exam in Sandersville to practice law. She is the accomplished wife of Col. William Shurling and with obtaining of this license she becomes the first lady lawyer in this part of Georgia. She will not enter practice just now, but will likely enter the offices of her husband at a later date.

    Col. E. P. West and wife have moved here from Athens where he graduated law school. He will occupy the home of Mr. B. H. Lord on the east side and will soon open an office here.

    Mr. Lucian Averett is putting on the finishing touches to Kite's new school building. The new mail service from Kite to Wadley is expected to begin about the first of August.

    Mr. Ben Jordan brought in a stalk of corn from his field that carried 10 silks, 7 of which shows evidence of reaching maturity. Mr. J. Tom Flanders brought in a curious cabbage composed of 14 small heads all clustered around each other but firm and sound.

    Miss Mattie Lou Trotter, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. D. P. Trotter and Mr. Johnnie Hall were married. Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Tanner had a daughter born July 12th.

    A wedding of much interest was that of Miss Corrine Hammock to Mr. Andrew Caneega on June 29th by Rev. Paffard of the Methodist Church. She is a daughter of Mrs. Mark Hammock and he is a son of Mr. & Mrs. H. H. Caneega.

    Mr. John R. Rowland was taken to Sandersville hospital for treatment of erysipelas which broke out on his forehead causing him much pain. Melton Colson, farmer near Lovett, is up in his 50s and has been through 17 major operations, loosing every rib on his right side but one. This happened at 11 years of age and he lay up 3 years from the trouble that began with a bone in his body. Dr. Rawlings and Dr. Rogers did the work that saved him.

    Mrs. J. F. Underwood died after a 2 week illness of typhoid. She was buried at a family grave yard near Vidalia. At the time of her death one of her 3 children lay at the point of death and is not expected to live. She leaves a husband and 3 children. They had just moved here from Montgomery County several weeks ago. Mr. Underwood was a one time employee of the Headlight.

    The local Democrats are getting behind John William Davis of West Virginia for President and Charles W. Bryan of Illinois for Vice-President.

From Days Gone By July 12, 1924

 July 12, 1924.

    Calvin Coolidge, Jr., the younger son of the President, died at Walter Reed Hospital of blood poisoning. President and Mrs. Coolidge, who had maintained constant vigil at the hospital, were at his bedside. The boy battled for five days against a disease which had racked his body with pain and sapped the reserve strength of his frail constitution.

    The infection developed from a broken blister on the right foot, incurred during a tennis match with his brother on the White House courts. He was 16 years old. He was buried at Plymouth, the present home of the boys grandfather.

    Editor C. D. Roundtree returned home from New York where he has been attending the National Democratic Convention. While in Atlanta, Mr. Harris Moye joined the Marines and is headed to Paris Island for training.

    The banks released their statements of condition. Exchange Bank, $277,773.25; The Farmers Bank, $150,128.81; Bank of Wrightsville, $294,125.19; Citizens Bank of Kite, $146,920.26.

    Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Jackson had a baby boy, Ralph, Jr., on June 21st. Mr. & Mrs. James L. Harrison had a baby boy on June 20th.

    Miss Jerradine Brinson, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Brinson, Jr., who is attending summer school in Athens, was operated on in the hospital there, for appendicitis. Miss Lena Robinson had the same surgery at Rawlings Sanitarium in Sandersville. Both are doing well.

    There are two candidates in the race for representative of this county in the lower house of the General Assembly. They are Dr. D. C. Harrison and Mr. Walter N. Powell.

    Miss Queen Sanders, 45, who lived about three miles from the city died following a stroke of paralysis. For the past two years Miss Sanders and her sister lived together in their country home, her father having died two years ago and her mother before they moved here from North Georgia. Her sister Miss Claude Sanders was her only relation. She was buried at Westview.