From Days Gone By Sept. 6,1924

 September 6, 1924.

    Monday was observed here as Labor Day by the banks being closed over Sunday and Monday. Many took in the big bout at Macon between Stribling and Fitzsimmons. Idylwild got a circle of visitors. But bill collectors and store places remained on the job. The post office observed Sunday hours. Cotton ginning went on and there was sharp selling all day.

    Everything in Johnson is ready for the election on September 10th. Ordinary U. R. Jenkins has set his marriage house in order again under the new law. The first notice that is posted in the office was for Mr. Garner McAfee to Miss Emily Mae Carter. On the same day there were two licenses issued, the parents in each case calling at the Judge's office and in writing waived the posting of the 5 days' notice which grants the Ordinary the immediate privilege of issuing the license.

    One of the more important civil cases coming up in Superior Court is J. Nat Riner, Tax Collector, vs C. G. Rawlings. Thomas Scott, colored, is in jail on a blanket murder charge, it being alleged that Scott killed Richard Jackson near Price's bridge.

    The Lovett's Gin and the Farmers Gin have been very busy like olden times. Two crews are being utilized at both places and are working into the night.

    Out of 17 state prizes offered in the Kitchen Contest Mrs. Robert Sammons won the 12th prize. She won first in Johnson County. This was announced by Miss Gertrude Proctor, Home Demonstration Agent of the county.

    Mr. Preston Norris is in Washington, D. C. on a lucrative job in the General Land Office. Mr. J. Jack Crawford has moved his bicycle shop to his blacksmith shop. "The Sage Brush Trail" staring Roy Stewart, Marjorie Daw and Johnnie Walker is playing at the Dixie Theatre.

    At noon on Tuesday Mr. G. H. Moore, while crossing the Central of Georgia Railroad at Tennille, was almost instantly killed by west bound passenger train No. 1 as it was approaching the Tennille Depot bound for Atlanta from Savannah. Moore had been to the ice house for ice in his truck and was headed home. As he was crossing the tracks eye witnesses state he was watching a moving train near the depot and never saw the fast approaching train from the opposite direction.

    Moore was thrown high in the air and fell across the pilot of the engine, causing injuries from which he died in 15 minutes. Doctors could do nothing for him. He is survived by his wife and 7 children ranging in age from 7 to 25. Internment took place in Harrison where he formally lived before moving to the Franklin place near Tennille where he ran a blacksmith shop. A Mr. Hartley was killed in this same place a few years ago.

From Days Gone By August 30, 1924

 August 30, 1924.

    Rev. J. C. Midyett of Augusta stated when he was a pastor in Wrightsville he saw the need of an addition to Westview Cemetery and tried to secure land for such. He spent lots of time and wrote many letters inquiring of the ownership of lands lying around the cemetery.

    His first effort was to do just what the city council has done and thought is was ready to be done, but when he approached Mr. Wm. Crawford he refused any proposition. Midyett offered him $400 for as much land as he would deed, some 50 feet beyond the Walnut tree but Crawford said it was land that had come to him in some way that made it very precious to him and meant to keep it as long as he lived.

    Next he tried to get a strip on the side next to town but this met in defeat also. Then he tried the land crossing the road on the left going out of town but this land had been sold to blacks for building lots. As a last resort he considered the plot beyond the cemetery but this was so low and undesirable and would cost so much to make usable that he abandoned the whole project and began looking for a location for a new cemetery but he resigned from the church and moved away. Recently he came back to visit the grave of a loved one and found his dream had been accomplished, Westview had been enlarged.

    The September Term of Superior Court convenes on the third Monday. Clerk J. B. Williams says there's not much business this term. The jail has one black man awaiting trial for murder, being charged with killing another black man out near Price's bridge several weeks ago.

    Wrightsville High opens next week. Kite High opens the 22nd and will be in their new building.

    Laura Dent files for divorce from Royal L. Dent. Mr. & Mrs. Chas. M. Sheppard had a baby daughter August 22nd.

    W. D. Rowland and J. M. Hall were the losers in a fire that destroyed a barn on their plantation near Liberty Grove. The origin unknown. In the barn was a lot of corn and fodder and farming materials. Under the adjoining shelter were 6 hogs and a buggy which also burned.

    Shelton and James Harrison are in Greene County buying a lot of milk cattle which they intend to sell to the people of Kite.

    Johnson county are furnishing many students to college this term. Among them are UGA- Albon Hatcher, Grayson Rowland, Hoke Jenkins and Roy Johnson. Mercer- Carl Roundtree, Eugene Cook, Tom Luther Lovett, Reginald Smith, Carnage Harrison, Roy Peddy, Manning Elliot and John R. Roundtree.

   Wesleyan- Maud Lila Lovett. G. S. C. W. - Ida Brinson, Florence Hatcher, Nina Frost and Janet Bryan. Oglethorpe - W. W. Crow and Bill Delph. Bessie Tift- Margaret Kent and Elizabeth Cook. Twelfth A. & M. - Willam Doke and Wilbur Douglas.

    Those who will be teachers are Jerradine Brinson Douglas High, Alma Blount, Lumpkin High; Bobbie Chapman at Leary High; Luella Stokes at Abbeville, Ala. High; Gladys Anthony at Mobile; Ethelyn Blount in Atlanta; Minnie and Mabel Blount at the Women's College at Montgomery, Ala.; Ada Walker at Waycross; Lillian Hicks at Richland and Ione McAfee below Soperton.

From Days Gone By August 23,1924

 August 23, 1924.

    How would you, in the strength and vigor left in aged manhood, sitting in your home reading your hometown paper and see your obituary in it's pages? This happened to Mr. W. W. Sumner, a brother to Rev. G. F. and Robert L. Sumner, who lives in Savannah, and your two brothers and family felt his passing sadly. But Mr. Sumner still lives in his Savannah home and is doing quite well.

    The supposed death was reported to the Headlight last week through family circles in person, they being told of his passing and believed it correct in every detail. But Mr. Sumner himself relayed to the Headlight that he was indeed very alive and doing very well.

    September 12th is proclaimed Defense Day and Mayor T. V. Kent has been asked to form a program for that day. The program should consist of a parade of all organizations interested in the common defense of our country, a prayer for our national defense, some patriotic music and an address on fitting subjects. Mayor Kent appointed a committee consisting of W. C. Brinson, M. S. Duggan, M. E. Woods, C. D. Roundtree and Monroe Cook.

    A Johnson County Club Fair will be the first week of November. The new fair will be under new management. The county clubs will have a big showing and a good carnival is being sought after.

    County agent Crow carried 16 club members to Athens for a week at Camp Wilkins. Those attending were Frank Houser, Johnnie Sumner, Ralph Cooper, Thurston Hatcher, Hugh & William Bedingfield, Elmer Jackson, Millard & Ovid Stephenson, Lamar Hatcher, Lamar Claxton, Elmer Brantley, Fred Brantley, Grady Price, Eulie B. Mixon and Jonah Claxton.

    The family of Charlie Dent gathered at his home on August 10th for the 51st wedding anniversary of Mr. & Mrs. Dent. They were married on Aug. 12th 51 years ago. All six of his living children and 27 grandchildren were present except Mrs. Bascom Dillard who was in the hospital. There was also 7 great grandchildren there.

    Misses Hilda and Isabel Blount, daughters of Mrs. D. G. Blount, returned home after a 30 day excursion tour of the entire country. It took them to nearly every state in the union and Mexico. They were on trains for two solid weeks.

    Headlight Editor Roundtree, while coming from Dublin, a large Buick rear-ended him on Mason's bridge. The Buick ran off the bridge planking and stopped, hanging halfway off the bridge. The brakes had given out on the Buick. No one was injured.

    Some of the legislation passed in the General Assembly this session was the Peach County Bill creating that county. A Bad Check Bill making it a misdemeanor. A Game & Fish Law protecting the oyster and shrimp industry. The Electrocution Bill, substitutes hanging and provides an electric chair at Milledgeville and abolishes gallows in each county jail. An Absentee Voter Bill. Consolidation Bill combining the tax receiver and tax collector. The Marriage Bill provides that a license must be posted at courthouse for 5 days before license is issued.

From Days Gone By August 16,1924

 August 16, 1924.

    The Wrightsville and Tennille train No. 1 which arrives here at 9:20 going to Hawkinsville was wrecked at Brewton Monday morning slightly injuring three people and turning over three box cars.

    The train had just pulled into the yards at Brewton when for some cause the train wrecked. The Headlight was unable to get the names of those injured or the cause of it. The damage done to the W. & T. is considered pretty heavy. Train No. 2 coming to Wrightsville was delayed as well as were the rest for the day.

    The City Court opened Monday morning with Judge Brinson and many cases were on the docket. The jury was dismissed early Tuesday afternoon after most of the important cases had been disposed of. There were 18 cases convicted by the jury, 5 of them going to the gang, 3 acquitals and the rest fined. Several cases were dismissed on account of witnesses and defendants moving out of state. Out of the 5 sent to the gang 2 are white and 3 are black.

    The first bale of cotton ginned last week weighed 428 lbs and was bought by E. E. Sanders and L. L. Lovett for the Dixie Cotton Co. It classed good middling and brought 30 cents per pound netting Mr. Rowland and Mr. Edge $128.40. Three large watermelons were brought in by Tom Jenkins, W. H. Pool and G. L. Powell. Mr. W. J. Crawford brought in a squash weighing 15 lbs and was 19 inches from end to end and 30 inches around.

    Mr. W. O. Davis who has been working at Farmers Bank has accepted a position with the First National in Dublin. Hon. R. Earl Camp has announced for circuit judge and will face sitting judge, J. L. Kent.

    G. W. Francis, colored, who has lived in Wrightsville for 38 years will celebrate his 50th wedding anniversary August 18th at Antioch Baptist Church. He States he was married in 1873. He says he has never been in any kind of trouble ever and has never been arrested. Mr. Hutson Kight and Miss Lula Wells were married near Rehobeth.

    Mrs. N. H. Howell, daughter of Mr. Chas. Schwalls of near Kite died Tuesday night. She had been sick for several weeks. She was survived by her husband and several children. She was buried in Wheeler Cemetery.

    Mr. Augustus G. Powell, after a few days of sickness died on August 4th. He was born in Johnson County and spent 74 of his 80 years here, the last 6 being in Bartow. He served 4 years in the Confederate army and was over 30 years a Justice of the Peace. For 52 years he was a member of Nails Creek Baptist Church which he helped organize.

    His funeral was held at Nails Creek. He was survived by his wife, and 7 daughters, Mrs. Trudie Smith, Mrs. W. J. Fields, Mrs. Manning Anderson, Mrs. J. F. Jordan, Mrs. G. E. Smith, Mrs. W. M. New and Mrs. E. G. Clark 

From Days Gone By August 9,1924

 August 9, 1924.

    What started out to be a disastrous blaze at the Lovett planning mill, the natural materials helped increase it's furor about midnight at the boiler and shaving house where the firing up takes place and soon enveloped the large outfit in flames. A general alarm rose the people up from their slumber and they hastened to the scene. The mill is quite a distance from the nearest fire plug and it was some time before connections could be made.

    Quite a bit of damage resulted, the largest being the loss time while repairs are going on. This is the largest industry in Wrightsville. Mr. W. H. Lovett carried some insurance to help with the loss. During the hottest of the fire the big whistle started to blowing as the large smoke stack leaned over onto the lever and the sound could be heard for miles.

    In a miraculous escape Tuesday night for Mr. Edward Sanders when his Ford coupe smashed into the buggies of Mr. O. M. Martin and family his Ford going off the bridge on it's top into Little Cedar Creek. Mr. Beverly B. Hayes and Mr. Vivian Harris were in the car with Sanders and we're cut and bruised. Other than that all escaped serious injury.

    Mr. A. H. Edge, on the plantation of J. H. Rowland brought in the first bale of cotton for the year to Lovett's Gin. Other good cotton farmers this year are Mr. Gordon Greenway and Chas. S. Claxton. Mr. Goodman Stephens came in with a wagon load of rattlesnake watermelons and sold them around town.

    The Kite Marketing Assoc. is shipping sweet potatoes to Athens and several points in the Carolina's and are getting $5 per hundred pounds.

    The Wrightsville Grain Co. under Mr. L. L. Lovett makes it known his total purchases for June and July of chickens and eggs from local farmers amounted to $3,521. He is the only firm here that buys from local farmers.

    Thomas Lee Bray broke his arm Monday. There will be a picture show at Pleasant Grove by Carroll Shealey on Saturday night.

    Mrs. G. A. Tarbutton died at her home 8 miles west of town August 4th from typhoid fever. Her husband, Fluker, and one son survived her. She was 44 years old and was formally Miss Donnie Cullens, a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Watt Cullens. She was buried in Sandersville cemetery following services at the home of Mr. Ben Tarbutton.

    Mr. W. W. Sumner died at his home in Savannah. He was 74 and survived by his wife and several children. He was buried in Savannah. Mr. Sumner had visited his old home here almost every year.