September 30, 1929.
The local American Legion Post will sponsor the big Johnson County Fair, October 28th to November 2nd. They have secured Rock City Shows to come for the full week. This is one of the best carnival companys in the south. They consist of seven rides, fourteen shows and concessions, and a brass band.
Recent rains over the past ten days have put the highest water marks on many streams in the east of the county. Rains have fallen almost incessantly over this time. Roads and railroads were hardest hit. Mail service is not available and some trains stopped completely. Kite and Meeks have not received mail in a week. Many farmers have unpicked cotton and seed has sprouted in it. It has been impossible to reach Swainsboro, Midville, Augusta or Louisville. Near Wadley a fish pond dam broke washing out the tracks of the Central of Georgia, wrecking train No. 4 causing the death of Engineer Gilbert W. Callahan.
The legislature made a change to the game and fish laws. It permits shooting doves in September, closes in October, and opens again November 20th to January 31st. Squirrel season is November 20th to last day of February. Steel traps are now illegal and trapper's license discontinued. Other seasons are quail and turkey November 20th to March 1st, wood duck September 1st to January 1st, deer November 1st to December 31st.
The cigarette tax law is now in effect and dealers in Wrightsville will now pass this tax on to the consumer. This sends the price to 17 cents a pack. The money collected from this tax goes into the Confederate pension fund.
Cotton ginned in the county up to September 16th is 6,730 bales. This time last year the total was 851 bales. The Wrightsville School has more than 400 registered pupils this year. Prof. J. Y. Chastain is opening a school at Pringle.
Coming into town on a truck, Mr. Clifton Rowland suffered a broken leg when he jumped to the ground as the truck left the road near the home of Edgar Kitchens on Kite road. He was riding on a load of lumber which was driven by a colored boy and he was caught against the steering gear by the lumber but not badly hurt.
A gale hit the home of Rev. G. F. Sumner near Gethsemane Church badly damaging it. A large tree fell on the house and the roof joists holding is all that saved them.
Cilo Wright, colored woman out near Nat Bray's Store, didn't like the way Clara Johnson, her colored neighbor, was doing. Clara stated that Cilo had charged her with a razor. Clara said she didn't like the looks of that razor in the hands of Cilo, who seemed to be mighty mad with her, so she backed off and fled to safety. She went to town an swore out a warrant for Cilo who she said threatened her all because of "her man".
The following is a list of businesses operating in the city of Wrightsville in 1929:
Brinson Drug Store, M. S. Duggan Groceries, Farmers Supply Co., Brantley's Drugs, W. F. Outlaw-Blacksmith, Lovett & Co., Claxton & Norris- National Life Ins., Kent & Johnson Ins.,Hall Brothers, Wrightsville Grain Co., Clayton Lord Groceries, J. E. Glisson - Fish Market, Charlie Sheppard's Barber Shop, Beverly B. Hayes, A. C. Price - Cigars & Cigarettes, Wrightsville Hardware Co., G. B. Hitchcock - Nash Clothes, L. A. Lovett - Ford Dealer & Gulf Gas, Neal Grocery Co., Wrightsville Headlight, Chas. C. Blankenship - Jeweler/Optometrist, Wrightsville & Tennille Railroad, Bank of Wrightsville, Spell Cleaners, Kaplan's, Sims Store, T. V. Kent - Undertaker and Shoe Shop, E. L. Rowland - New York Life Ins., Wrightsville Motor Co. - Chevrolet, W. T. Davis - Horses & Mules, Peoples Hardware Co., Claxton & Cook - Farm Loans, Hayes Cash Store, Tanner's Service Station - Standard Oil, Palace Cafe - Mrs. Gordon Clark, J. T. Miller - Ins., Flanders Drug Store, Crown Service Station, W. L. Thompson Ins., T. L. Chester - Contractor, Exchange Bank, Gannon's Barber Shop, Arlie Price Drug Store.
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