From Days Gone By Nov. 22,1924

 November, 22, 1924.

    The highway commission approved a $45,000 project for building the highway connecting Irwinton with Macon, the Ridge road being the chosen route. This could mean the near completion of the Bee Line highway across the Oconee River and the probable adoption of this route as the International Star Route connecting the East and West coast of the U. S. This highway will connect with Atlanta, Macon and Savannah as it's the most direct route from Atlanta to the coast.

    Also the Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway, the Savannah end of it, is being completed, the last link in Toombs County being put into first class shape, the 7 miles near Vidalia. The branch from Vicksburg, Miss. this way to Abbeville is marked and open from Abbeville to Wrightsville and on into Augusta and on to Richmond. Johnson is just completing this road through this territory.

    Justices of the Peace and their Constables will be elected December 6th in each Militia district in the county. Dr. T. L. Harris has announced and Judge John T. Ferguson will run for re-election. Two places for Constable are vacant and it is expected that W. J. Crawford, W. T. Rowland, L. C. Ross and M. L. Jackson will run for the two spots.

    Governor Clifford Walker re-appointed Editor Chas. D. Roundtree as Johnson's representative on the Board of the 12th District A. & M. College at Cochran. Dr. I. H. Archer is now at Jackson, Miss. having left New Orleans.

    Mr. T. E. W. Outlaw obtained blue ribbons on his prize chickens at the Dublin Fair. He also won in the local fair. Mr. Ivey R. Tanner, livestock dealer of the city, shipped to Atlanta a car load of sows and hogs to be sold on the market there.

    Wrightville's boys were well represented at the Georgia-Auburn game at Columbus. Albon Hatcher and Grayson Rowland of Georgia, Roy Johnson of the Georgia Band and Carl Roundtree of Mercer being there.

    The new automobile establishment and filling station on the corner being built by J. H. Rowland and E. N. Hitchcock is going up fast. The brickwork is almost complete. They hope it is ready to open by the first of the year.

    Agent Crow had 41 pig club and 43 corn club members who made over 2000 bushels of corn and won in prizes $437.50. He has also saved county farmers $7,710.72 this year. His salary is $75 per month or $900. He is asking the Board for a $25 per month raise as he is now the lowest paid agent in Georgia. He has a chance to get more than he is asking but prefers to stay here where he can point to the good results and efforts he is putting forth.

    Mr. Willie Powell died at his home in the Eastern part of the county from paralysis. He was about 55 years old, was married and had several children. He was buried at Oaky Grove.

    Many a smokehouse will be filled with a supply of meats from porkers now grazing on peas and peanuts on Johnson Co. farms awaiting a turn of the weather to be saved. With the stock on hand the west will no longer feed our county people.