From Days Gone By July 8, 1929

 July 8, 1929.

     The Fourth of July was pleasantly spent by the people with picnics, dinners, ball games, and many went fishing. Mr. Lucian L. Lord and about 500 guests enjoyed a birthday dinner for his wife and his son, Albert also turned 21. The 50th wedding anniversary of Rev. J. W. Spell was also celebrated. Then later in the afternoon Albert and Miss Jessie Townsend were married.

    Mr. J. W. Claxton returned from an extended tour through North Carolina with the Locust Grove Institute band in which he plays. Mr. George Bray is now the chief soda jerker at Brinson's Drug Store. Sunday and Monday gas was selling in Wrightsville for 20 cents per gallon, down 5 cents and is still holding there. The Ford Motor Company produced 1,065,630 cars and trucks the first six months of this year. Just for June they produced 177,419 units.

    The smaller paper money sent out by the Federal Reserve is allowing banks to exchange old, worn out larger bills for new ones. The new bills are two-thirds the size of the old bills. The potraits on the new money are: $1 Washington; $2 Jefferson; $10 Hamilton; $20 Jackson; $50 Grant; $100 Franklin; $500 McKinley; $1,000 Cleveland; $5,000 Madison and $10,000 Chase.

    The local banks released their statements of condition. The Bank of Wrightsville $208,290.88; Farmers & Merchants of Kite $29,983.28; The Exchange Bank $255,877.30; The Bank of Adrian $69,143.27.

    Johnson is in for a good crop this season, the best in 10 years. Corn is good and cotton is coming along fine. If the weevil is kept down watch the cotton figures this year. Some tobacco is growing good too. The South Georgia Tobacco markets open July 23rd with high prices predicted.

    Johnson Counties legislators have been appointed to lots of committees. Sen. Felix C. Williams is on Amendments to Constitution; Appropriations; Banks & Banking; Finance; Chairman Fish & Game; Military Affairs; Municipal Government; Special Judiciary; UGA and its branches. Rep. A. L. Hatcher's committees are Chairman of General Judiciary; Appropriations; Education; Public Highways; State of the Republic and UGA. Rep. Hatcher has introduced two big bills. A game and fish matter and road proposition. This bill would add 1,000 miles to the highway system and giving the system 7,300 miles and naming certain state aid road milage. This additional milage includes roads from Bartow to Wrightsville to the Laurens line, and the Bee Line highway.

    Miss Elizabeth Jackson, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. M. A. Jackson married Mr. Lafayette Popwell at Clanton, Alabama. They will live at Lakeland, Florida. Miss Sara Lovett, daughter of Mrs. E. A. Lovett wed Mr. Roy Leon Thompson on July 3rd. He is a son of Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Thompson of Cochran. They will live at Cordele.

    One of the worst derailments of the W. & T. yet happened at Idylwild as No. 1 was enroute to Dublin. Seven boxcars left the tracks but no one was hurt. It was a long train with Engineer W. D. Stokes and Capt. Barfield the Conductor. They were running at moderate speed crossing the Idylwild trestle with 19 cars, 2 coaches and the engine. Between the long trestle and the short one where Mr. Lindsey was killed September 4, 1925 in a bad wreck, the company has maintained good tracks. But it was on this small curved stretch it happened. It is believed a boxcar jumped the track and derailed seven others, two heavily loaded and five empties stuck in the embankment. The car loaded with merchandise shot to the left and stood upright on the opposite side of the coal car. Crews worked all Monday afternoon and night to clear the wreckage and the train was running as usual on Tuesday.

From Days Gone By July 1, 1929

 July 1, 1929.

    Cheered by the fact that the operation has proved successful, Miss Lavada Rebecca Amos, Augusta honor student, whose 8th operation gave her something she had not had in the 20 years of her life---her eyesight--is recovering from the operation performed in Augusta last week. The bandages were removed from her eyes by Dr. Wade R. Bedingfield, noted Augusta surgeon and eye specialist, who, in the case of Miss Amos, performed his second operation to overcome one which previously had failed. It was the second time that the physician has restored the sight of one who was blind from birth. Miss Amos's eyes will be kept bandaged for some time yet in order to accustomed to the light gradually. Dr. Wade R. Bedingfield is a Johnson County son who is fast forging to the top in his profession.

    Lee Wright, colored farmer on the Will Raley plantation was freed in the preliminary hearing given him by Justices Anderson and Roundtree. Wright was charged for murdering George Wynn. George had threatened Lee time and time again and witnesses testified that Wynn was advancing on Lee with a knife and a plow handle. Lee pled self defense when he got a shotgun from Coon Walker's house and shot Wynn in the right side. Wynn ran up the road to his front yard and fell dead. Wynn's family testified that he was drinking at the time.

    Prof. E. D. Tollerson of Franklin has been elected principal of the Kite Consolidated School for next term. Hon. A. Lee Hatcher, Johnson's representative in the legislature, is introducing a special bill to put the Bee Line on the state highway system.

    Pastor Jesse E. Hall and his congregation at Beulah have done over the church building and now looks like a new one inside and out. The tall dilapidated steeple, with the big bell in the tower, has been removed and the paint brush used freely. The quaint old window blinds have been taken down and the glass stained giving better inside light. They will have a big revival soon.

    Mr. Leander Moseley, 83, died peacefully at his home Tuesday morning. He had been confined indoors most of the last year on account of feebleness. He was born and reared in Emanuel and moved here 63 years ago. Early in life he married Miss Mary Jane Heath and had 12 boys and 3 girls. Those living are Cannie, W. L., D., Jeff, Seaborn, C. T. and Watson Moseley, Mrs. Mabell Attaway and Mrs. Isabel Weiner. His wife also survives him. He was a Confederate veteran, a Baptist of Brown Memorial and for many years a stock owner and a director in the Bank of Wrightsville. He was buried in Westview.

    Mrs. Carlton Rowland died at the home of Mr. & Mrs. J. S. Rowland. She was a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Cal Dixon and survived by her husband and infant son. She was buried in the Kent cemetery. Judge E. Martin Price died Saturday morning at Pringle. He was a Mason and was buried at Pleasant Hill in Washington County.

    Mrs. Sallie Warren died at home near the city Friday morning. Eight children were born to her and her first husband, the late Amos J. Bush, with three living, James D., Tom, and Mrs. Elvira Chappell. She was born April 9, 1852 and married twice. She was a member of Brantley's Chapel but was buried at Beulah.

    When Mr. Lee Kennedy and Miss Alma Davis were wed at Brooklet, the groom became a brother-in-law to his son, Mr. L. A. Kennedy, Jr. The son has been married several months and while visiting him, the father met the sister of his son's wife and were married.

    Miss Joyce Jenkins wed Mr. Millard Ray. She was a daughter of Mr. H. L. Jenkins living near the Johnson/Washington line on the Tennille road. Mr. Ray is a merchant of Coleman, GA and member of the firm of Rogers & Ray.

    Idylwild has invited a large crowd to the resort to spend the glorious fourth with free entrance to the grounds.

From Days Gone By June 24, 1929

 June 24, 1929.

    Lee Wright, colored farmer on the Raley plantation will be given a peliminary hearing on the charge of murder which was laid to him by relatives of George Wynn, his colored neighbor, who it is alleged Wright killed on Easter Sunday morning in a melee. It is said a number of colored people witnessed the killing. Wright has been in jail a few weeks, having been apprehended in Macon by Sheriff Rowland.

    Judge W. C. Brinson heard two cases in City Court against colored fellows, one pled guilty the other was tried. Ozie Fields was tried on the charge of being drunk and cursing on the highway and was given a fine of $100 or 10 months, and half of the $100 fine was suspended under probation to his employer, Mr. Lovett Claxton. George May said he let his fingers stick to some meal that didn't belong to him and he got a sentence of $40 or 8 months. He worked for Col. C. S. Claxton.

    By people not going fishing on Sunday, the law stopping fishing in Johnson for three months expires June 29th. July 1st the people can fish within the law in any stream in the county. Two years ago the Grand Jury made fishing prohibited in this county during April, May and June.

    County Agent M. E. Crow is called the best agent in the state, says Johnson is in for a good crop if the people will fight the weevils and the season hits right on all the crops which have been mighty fine so far. Those aggresively fighting the weevil should make good. Corn is looking well also. He advises a free use of poisons on cotton but is inclined to lean to the dust and powder instead of the mixture as a remedy, "Trouble the weevil and not him trouble you."

    The dairy business seems to be a prosperous one in Johnson now and for some years past. Good cows have been the boast of a number of citizens for years. The largest cattle owners produce milk, cream and butter in abundance and sell quantities by shipping it away or as much as local markets can consume. Mr. William Jackson at Donovan runs a dairy of from 90 to 110 cows. He ships the products to Savannah and other markets. On the list of supplies to the local markets are Mr. Ben Peddy with 15 to 20 cows, Mr. Louie T. Kent with 10 to 15 head, Mrs. Ben Hill Moye with a dozen or more and Mr. Frank Flanders with a half dozen or so.

    The Sea Island Yacht Club is opened by the hotel on St. Simons for private parties and dances. It is expected that the Yacht Club, with its broad veranda overlooking Frederica River will be the scene of many social functions.

    The Idlehour Theatre will be showing "Casey Jones", the greatest railroad picture ever. And coming in July will be "Uncle Tom's Cabin", Universal's $200,000 production.

    Miss Estelle Clark, Miss Bessie Bell and Miss Gertrude Delph are anticipating the attendance of the Tybee Beauty Pagent at Tybee next week. The committee would like to have a number of entrants from here and in the county.

    Nelson M. Shipp, divisional director of the joint committee for highway bonds says the proposed bond issue would be an $80,000 savings to the tax payers of Johnson. Under the current plan the county contributes one-fourth of the cost of constructing state highways. Johnson with only 16 miles would have to pay $80,000 of the $320,000 at the rate of $20,000 a mile. Under the new proposal to bond the state and have these highways paved entirely with monies from auto license fees and gas taxes. All of Johnson's 16 miles of state highway would be paid out of these fees. This means the city/county would pay the bulk of the amount, as this county has only 952 autos. No state highway should be built from property tax. The so called gas tax in reality is not a tax, but rent, and a paved highway is the most rentable thing in the world.

    The people of Johnson should have the benefit of an airline route to Macon and a bridge across the river. This should be a state highway with out county contributions. Wrightsville is situated in the highway of the world, opportunely placed on the map, and much more travel would come this way if that road and bridge could be worked out. A five year building program is contemplated.

From Days Gone By June 17, 1929

 June 17, 1929.

    Miss Helen Shurling 15, Miss Mary Shurling 17, two sisters, and Miss Morell Wood 15, were badly hurt on Sunday afternoon near Tennille on the bridge at Deep Cut over the Central Railroad track sending all to the hospital. A big Buick going at a fast speed across the highway bridge swerved at them as a prank as they stood on the bridge but hit them all. Helen was thrown off the bridge, 10 feet below breaking her jaw and internal injuries almost fatal. Mary was bruised internally and the Wood girl a broken leg. The girls, wounded and bleeding were left there crushed in agony on the ground. The little boy with them escaped uninjured. The Sunday afternoon Kodaking party was turned into a bloody, excruciating painful calamity.

    The car stopped about 100 feet away, one of 3 men got out to take a look at the situation, got back in and sped away. The injured girls were rushed to Sandersville and a hot chase set up to catch the fleeing car, all surrounding counties were on the lookout with over a dozen counties involved. Finally the 3 were arrested and landed in the Sandersville jail held without bond pending the outcome of the girls. Those arrested were John Frank Rogers 23, Union Point, George Wilkins 25 and Nathan Rogers 22 of Washington County.

    Tom Page, Johnnie Beasley and S. A. Attaway all reported burglaries around their places, the thieves seeming to target meats in the farmers smokehouses. The nightly marauders carried away some hams and other kinds of meat. They are telling folks to lock their smokehouses and get a good dog.

    Hon. Nelson Shipp of Macon is coming to Wrightsville to speak on bonds for good roads. The poultry sale netted farmers $1,408.51. Idylwild is having a big square dance this night. There will be a tent meeting at Scott between A. L. Foskey's store and McGahee service station. The prohibition enforcement matter is getting old. This way of shooting into cars with innocent and helpless is no way to aid the cause and the people have about lost all sympathy with the revenuers who operate this way.

    Pasturing cattle is becoming a big industry these days and has made its way to Johnson. Mr. W. H. Lovett has bought some fine breeding stock having several hundred head up on the Tarbutton and Parson place. Dr. H. B. Bray has a large number also.

    Rev. F. C. Oliff has accepted the presidency of Andrew Female College at Cuthbert. Rev. Oliff is a half Wrightsville man having married a daughter of Judge & Mrs. W. J. Flanders.

    Miss Myrtle Frost of Wrightsville and Mr. Louis Veal of Milledgeville were wed at Tennille Methodist. She is a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. E. R. Frost of here. He is a son of Mr. & Mrs. J. L. Veal. Miss Irene Smith of Decatur wed Waymond A. Clay of Dekalb Co. She is a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Sidney F. Smith and a graduate of Kite and Martha Berry College. They will live at Viola, GA.

    Miss Henrietta Odom of Newton wed Mr. Edwin Ferrell of Albany on June 1st. Her parents are Mr. & Mrs. Robert Benton Odom of Newton and she was the former Miss Penny Dent of Wrightsville. Mr. & Mrs. James L. Miller celebrated 60 years of marriage on June 17th. James is one of a few Confederate veterans left in the county.

    Mr. Tom V. Sanders died at the hospital in Dublin where he lived for 35 years practicing law and livestock farming. His plantation was considered a model farm. His parents and family moved to Wrightsville from Griffin where they were all raised. He is survived by brothers Wade, Walter D., E. E. and H. B. Sisters Mrs. Lena Cunningham and Mrs. Ella Duffee. He was buried in Westview.

    Mr. Stephen J. Ham, 63, died in Savannah hospital on June 8th. He was born in Ft. Valley but for 15 years lived at Scott, employed by the Central Railway. He was prominent in the Masonic and Woodmen fraturnities. Surving is his wife, 3 brothers and 3 sisters. He has no children but one granddaughter, Mrs. W. C. Smith and grandson, Rance Smith of Scott. He was buried at Carters Chapel.

    Mr. Jim Sumner, 72, respected citizen of Soperton fell dead as he entered the Soperton post office. He had been sick and off duty as mail carrier from the post office to the train there for a few days, but upon improving he had gone from home to the office to do some writing when he fell dead of heart failure. He formally resided in Johnson where he has a large family connection. His children are Mrs. Bennett Tapley, Mrs. Robert Webb and George and Trellie Sumner. He was brought back and buried at Pleasant Grove.

From Days Gone By June 10, 1929

 June 10, 1929.

    The city and the county are to have a live American Legion Post here. This was assured in a rousing meeting at the courthouse, and it will accept every qualified ex-serviceman in the county. Mr. Tom Jenkins was selected as service officer to further the plans of organizing the Post. There are 15 or 20 veterans already signed up for Legion membership. They will have a speaker here in a few days.

    Revenue officers from Savannah raided the county and took out a large copper still and destroyed a lot of the ingredients around the place in the eastern part of the county. Some whiskey was found away from the still, also large quantities of sugar was destroyed. It is said the distillers used the same well of water that was used a few months ago in a still taken by county officers. No arrests were made as no one was on site.

    Another party of boys are headed to Fort Moultrie, Carl Walker, M. A. Jackson, Jr., Lanell Mixon, Ben Hill Moye, Kelley Brown, Hubert Outlaw, B. E. Jordan, Harry Rowland, Beverly Kennedy and Vallaird Blount. Harvey Hatcher, son of Mr. & Mrs. H. G. Hatcher was among 101 cadets who graduated from Riverside Military Academy and is planning to attend UGA.

    The fishing laws will likely be charged after this year. Just a few days and you can lawfully fish in any stream in the county. Mr. Charlie Bray states that he is getting results in fighting the boll weevil by having insects caught at a cent apiece. Mr. Hudson Brantley's barn went up ablaze losing 3 mules, some hogs, corn, a Ford car and some farm implements.

    Mr. Louis Smith was coming to town from Idylwild during a rain storm and just before reaching Mrs. Meeks home, the auto hydroplaned and turned over in a ditch. Six people were in the car. One was rushed to the hospital and the rest just had bumps and brusies.

    While his wife was watching from the front porch, her husband, Robert Tanner broke his neck when his auto turned over. It was his first car and first time driving. He was coming from town where he just bought it. They lived on the Widow Rogers place below Scott. As the car suddenly swerved to the roadside he fell to the side and caught across the neck by the frame of the windshield. He was just 23. His wife was Miss Leotha Purvis, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Tom Purvis. He was buried at Piney Mount.

    After many days of illness at her home near Donovan, Mrs. Charlie Walden died June 5th at 60 years of age. She was the former Annie Pittman. Her husband and several children survive her. She was a member of Beulah Church were she was buried.

    Mr. Richard T. Lovett died at home in Dothan, Alabama June 8th. He was returned here by train to the home of Mr. & Mrs. W. H. Lovett and then buried in the Lovett Cemetery. He was a former state representative and business man here before moving to Alabama. He was 72.

    Another Donovan death was Mrs. A. R. Brooks at the Dublin clinic. She was born in Washington County Aug. 25, 1869 to Morgan L. & Martha Joyner Jackson. She taught school before marrying Alonzo R. Brooks on March 13, 1892. They had 4 children, Effie, Cleon, Cecil and Mary. She was a member of the Christian Church and was buried in the Oconee Cemetery.

    Eustus Fulford, infant son born May 5th, died on June 4th and was buried in the Kent Cemetery. His mother preceded the babe only ten days earlier.

From Days Gone By June 3, 1929

 June 3, 1929.

    All ex-servicemen of the county are called to meet June 7th at the courthouse for the purpose of completing the organization of an American Legion Post here. This is being sponsored by Mr. Beverly B. Haynes and a number of other ex-servicemen of the World War. This is considered an important move for the county.

    The first cotton bloom of the season was brought in by Mr. M. H. Rachels from Mr. S. H. Price. Mr. W. H. Lovett says he is making a fight on the weevil when and where he shows up. Wrightsville drew a visit from its old citizen barber, West Meadows who came down from Macon. There were 2,542 people at the Christian Sunday School Sunday morning. It is the largest crowd here yet. Manager Harley Delph announces a dance at Idylwild with Nick Calamas and his Georgians furnishing the music.

    On the order of Judge Camp in the matter of appointing T. J. Powell to the Board of Education to succeed J. S. Stephenson has raised its head again. Evidence showed Stephenson's term ended May 30, 1928 and on April 3, 1929 Powell was appointed to the vacancy. But it seems there was a misapprehension of facts, so that order is revoked by the court. Superior Court Minutes showed that Stephenson was elected to serve four years by the Grand Jury at the March Term 1926 which shows his term has not expired. However, evidence adduced at this hearing, it is obvious Stephenson's term expired May 30, 1928 in that his predessor in office was commissioned for a term ending May 30, 1924. Mr. W. L. Mixon, the predessesor in office of Mr. Stephenson, served until 1926. Stephenson could not have been elected by the Grand Jury at the March 1926 term for anything except the unexpired term of Mixon. Attorny C. S. Claxton who represents Stephenson has sent the matter to the Supreme Court for appeal.

    Mrs. Beverly Whitfield of near Kite died May 27th being sick several days. She is survived by five children, two sisters and two brothers. She was buried at Oaky Grove.

    Mrs. Mary Ann Page, wife of Thomas S. Page of Atlanta, died at her Ponce De Leon Avenue home. She was a Johnson native being a daughter of the late Elisha and Mary Webb Walker and was one of nine children, two who proceeded her, Sallie in 1870 and Dr. L. J. Walker just two weeks ago. Dr. and Mrs. Sol Page married in 1880 and had six children, three living, Mrs. Addie Page Little, Mrs. Lilian Page Price and Mrs. Louise Williams. Her living sisters are Mrs. W. J. Flanders, Mrs. W. H. Revier, Mrs. J. W. Page and Mrs. B. M. Kennon, brothers W. A. and Joe M. Walker. She was 72 and was a member of the Elisha Walker Chapter D. A. R. She was buried in Westview.

    On April 1st death took another old veteran of the sixties. Mr. J. B. Roberts who was 84 on October 20th. He was the father of eight children. He was buried at Bay Springs. His living children are Mrs. I. O. Hutcheson, Jim Henry, Charlie, Augustus and Doss Roberts.

From Days Gone By May 27, 1929

 May 27, 1929.

    Johnson County's road building force under Captain C. T. Wright are going right ahead throughout the county. They have done much the first five months of this year. New bridges across many streams have been built and the roads put in good shape. Johnson now have some of the best around. Lately work is being done towards Brantley's Chapel and Beulah Church. The other half of the crew is working around Adrian.

    The Standard Oil Company has leased the Sinquefield Filling Station on Tompkins Corner to Mr. Bernard B. Tanner who will operate it. The local Standard Oil Rep is Mr. Dewitte Brinson. Lotus McAfee and Wannie Price have opened an ice cream business and meat market in the Georgia Filling Station. Mr. E. N. Hitchcock is with Mr. L. E. Parker in a new grocery firm in the Ford building. Mr. Jimmie Neal, son of Mr. & Mrs. J. R. Neal, has gone west to work with the Union Pacific Railroad at Salt Lake City.

    The county agent had another big hog sale which yielded fancy prices. The 179 head brought $2,658.19 which is good now-a-days. The two carloads were purchased by T. & F. Packing Company and sent by the W. & T. to Macon. Mr. Edgar Kitchens near Moore's Chapel states the boll weevil's are the worst this year he's ever seen.

    Only two cases were heard in Mayor's Court. Two colored men charged with fighting. They pled guilty and got small fines being the cases weren't aggravated. Sheriff Rowland fixed up papers to send another colored woman to Milledgeville. Her mental capacities weren't straight and often tried to hurt herself. The Wrightsville Theatre re-opened under new management and was called the Idlehour Theatre. Professor J. Y. Chastain brought to town a grape shot cannon ball he found in a branch near his home. He thinks it is from the war of the sixties or the revolution.

    Johnson County has been a heavy loser lately by deaths among the leading families of the county, but death will find us all sooner or later.

    Shade Wheeler of Kite died following an illness of several days. He was entered at the Wheeler Cemetery. Mrs. Billie Pool of near Donovan died the 23rd. She was a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Pittman and was buried at Beulah.

    Col. Marvin P. Kea died at his brothers, Dr T. B. Kea in Adrian. He was stricken at the Shade Wheeler funeral and carried to his brothers where he lived only a few hours. He was also a brother to Solicitor Fred Kea of Dublin. He was about 48. Surviving him also were his wife and one son, Marvin, Jr., Dr. Victor Kea, Mrs. George Mason, Mrs. Helen Deckle and Mrs. Mary Flannagan. He was buried at Kea's Church near Adrian.

    Mrs. Elizabeth Traywick died at Judge & Mrs. J. L. Kent's residence. She was the widow of Mr. A. J. Traywick of Washington County. She was buried at Linton. Miss Mattie Crawford died at her mother's, Mrs. W. T. Crawford on North Marcus Street. She is also survived by her siblings Mrs. Jonah L. Davis, Mrs. A. T. Cobb, Miss Louella Crawford and Chief Will J. Crawford. She was buried at Westview.

    James Robert Brady was born December 8, 1892 and died March 28, 1929. He was a young man and never married leaving a father, brother and two sisters. He joined Gumlog Church early in life. He was a Mason of the Kite Lodge since 1917.

From Days Gone By May 20, 1929

 May 20, 1929.

    On April 29th Judge Camp was informed of a vacancy on the school board by the absence of J. S. Stephenson. Therefore, Judge Camp appointed T. J. Powell as his replacement. However, finding out later there was actually no vacancy. The Judge rescinded his appointment of Powell and reinstated Stephenson. In other more disturbing school news, in early April the Board of Trustees of the Wrightsville District School elected certain teachers for the Fall term of 1929 and Spring term of 1930. The said teachers accepted the appointments. After the Board changed with the appointment of T. L. Martin and election of E. L. Rowland at the first meeting in May, Rowland made a motion that those teachers appointments be rescinded and declared vacant, Martin seconded the motion. This motion was opposed by the other members for the reason they had no right or authority to rescind those contracts already entered by the previous board. Mr. Shurling who approved the first hiring, now as chairman, cast his vote to declare their contracts null and void.

    C. S. Claxton and R. R. Martin, the other trustees stated it seemed the majority of the new board are centering this attack on the vocational and home economics departments of the school, and give no valid reason for it. These salaries are paid under the Smith-Hughes Act which President Coolidge signed this Act, it made it possible for thousands of country boys and girls to receive agricultural training and home economics who otherwise would be denied. The action of the board in eliminating the vocational and home economics just simply means Johnson County's loss, and some other county's gain. The question is asked, Why should Shurling, Rowland and Martin destroy, in 15 minutes, what it has taken the old board more than 5 years to build?

    The county's Board of Tax Equalizers is composed of Charles Bray, Byron Price, Z. T. Houser, and Clerk E. A. Douglas. They are at work on the tax returns of Receiver W. T. Johnson.

    Miss Mattie Hutcheson, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Henry A. Hutcheson of near Adrian, wed Mr. J. B. Barfield of Griffin at Commerce, Georgia on May 19th.

    Mr. Sollie Price died at his home 4 miles this side of Dublin and was buried at Oaky Grove. Mrs. G. W. Spivey died at the family home near Orianna. She was 62 and born in Johnson County. Professor John M. Spivey was a son. She was buried at Poplar Springs near Scott.

    After a serious illness of about 3 weeks, Mrs. Virgie Mae Fulford, the young wife of Eustis Fulford, died at her parents, Mr. & Mrs. J. S. Rowland. She was buried in the Kent Cemetery. Mr. J. Florence Pool died at his home near Meeks after a brief sickness. He was 69 and was buried at Sardis.

    A sad death was that of Mrs. Georgia Ann Smith, wife of the late William Riley Smith, who lived just over the line in Washington County near Donovan. She was a Johnson native and daughter of George Washington Hammock, Johnson's first coroner. She was a sister to Henry, Jack and Mark Hammock. She died at her daughters in Vidalia. She was 65 and a member of Pleasant Plains Baptist but was buried at Beulah. She had 11 children, four preceded her in death. Those living are Will Tom Smith, Willis Newman Smith, Leon Lester Smith, Eugene Smith, J. W. Smith, Nannie Lou Sheppard and Ada Blount.

From Days Gone By May 13, 1929

 May 13, 1929.

    Idylwild, the popular summer resort is now in full swing. Mr. W. W. Delph has assumed management with his son, Harley. The resort includes swimming, skating, dancing, bathing and picnics. Season passes for swimming can be had for $2 per person. Script dances will be given about every two weeks.

    Rep. Larson has appealed to Pres. Hoover to secure a reduction in freight rates on fruits, vegetables and watermelons from the south to eastern markets. He has already reduced rates on exports of wheat and flour. A rather small amount of poultry was brought to the sale last week on account the car came about half loaded from Dublin and there was not enough to finish loading it. The sale netted $883.92 from 2,319 pounds. A free moving picture on poultry will be shown at the theatre this week sponsored by the Johnson County Poultry Breeders Assoc.

    The state gas tax is fast repaying counties. Johnson would get hers all back in 2 years, and there has been $9,000 contributions to highways by the county up to January 1, 1929. They figure the county as receiving $5,000 annually based on 1928 figures.

    The night train of the W. & T. Railroad, enroute from Dublin to Tennille had a bad derailment near Spann about dark Monday. The two passenger coaches and three boxcars went off the tracks. The passengers and train crew escaped injury but the track was a mass wreckage for 100 yards or more. It happened near an embankment with the coaches falling against them. The track was cleared and repaired by Tuesday afternoon.

    Mr. W. H. Black catches rattle snakes but dosen't pen them like some do, he kills them. He just killed two monsters one with 14 rattles just outside town. Mr. & Mrs. Grady Keel had a fine daughter on May 10th.

    Sheriff Rowland, after some good detective work apprehended Lee Wright, the colored man who shot George Wynn near Mitchell Grove on Easter Sunday. The sheriff of Bibb County picked him up and Sheriff Rowland picked him up in Macon and brought him back to jail to await trial in September.

    Dr. W. J. Flanders received the bill of lading for the government headstone for Elisha Walker, Revolutionary soldier. It will be placed on his grave at the Stokes Cemetery about seven miles west of town. Plans are having excersies on the 4th of July.

    Dr. John Walker died at his home in Waycross. He was a former resident here and brother to Mrs. Dr. W. J. Flanders, Joe M. and W. A. Walker. On May 5th Mr. Charlie Powell died at the Dublin sanitarium after a seige of illnesses. He had cared for his mother, brothers and sisters since the death of his father in 1921. He was 23 and a member of Gumlog where he was buried.

    Mrs. Annie Garner died April 1st and had turned 77 on March 17th. She was the widow of the late George Garner who has been dead 7 years. She left 4 sons and 1 daughter, Archie, Lonnie, Lawton, Lee and Mrs. Bertha Garnto. She had 10 grandchildren.

    Another valuable citizen passed with the death of Mr. William Oliver. His death came at his residence in the western part of the county. He was sick only a short time and was 62 years old. He had a reputation of thriftness, hard work and honesty his whole life. He married Miss Carrie Williams, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Shade Williams.  To them were born 14 children, 9 girls and 5 boys. He was a member of Bethsadia Christian Church but was buried at Westview. Surviving children are F. C., W. T., Grady, Marcus, Stacey Oliver, Mrs. Nathan D. whitiker, Mrs. T. E. Burns, Mrs. Lotus McAfee, Mrs. John A. McAfee, Mrs. Wannie Price, Miss Sadie Mae and Miss Vennie Oliver.

From Days Gone By May 6, 1929

 May 6, 1929.

    The Kite Consolidated High School will graduate ten this term. They are: Lula Harrison, Grace Harrison, Annie Mae Hatcher, Ellen Hatcher, Sallie Ree Beasley, Navada Beasley, Dora Pollett, Gladys Hill, Julian Minton and Carl Lawson.

    Wrightsville High School will graduate 26. They are: Lillian Brantley, Carolyn Blount, Florence Brinson, Frances Crawford, Gertrude Delph, Annette Downs, Paralynn Harrison, Maybell Hall, Grace Hattaway, Mary Hattaway, Nannie Clair Hicks, Melrose Jordan, Elizabeth Kent, Martha Martin, Virginia McWhorter, Beulah Moseley, Emily Moye, Rosemond Prescott, Mamie Riner, Nancy Rowland, Geraldine Smith, Nannie Smith, William Bedingfield, Brown Davis, Herbert Jackson and Elmer Peddy.

    John J. Burns, Jack Burns and Mellie Brantley were elected as trustees for Sunshine School. Wrightsville chose two trustees in its recent election. The votes were E. L. Rowland 164, C. S. Claxton 82, W. C. Brinson 80. On the board with Rowland and Claxton are W. M. Shurling, T. L. and R. R. Martin.

    In a survey of storm damage to the county from the recent storms shows a huge loss. Corn was damaged to some extent but the largest loss was cotton. Probably 60 to 75 percent of the cotton south and east of Wrightsville is dead. Farmers are busy trying to replant.

    The first grade has an outbreak of the chicken pox including the teacher, Miss Louise Perkins. The Georgia Power Company air plane passed over Wrightsville giving the township a sight to see. It circled once and distributed batches of advertising matter, then headed north. 

    Col. & Mrs. J. Eugene Cook had a fine baby boy, Julian Eugene Cook, Jr. Miss Ruth Allen and Mr. Claude Hicks were married.

    Two trucks hit head on near the city. One was Mr. R. N. Stanley who was loaded. The other a Keel Lumber Company truck, the driver, Luther Manning had cuts and brusies but no one else was injured. A heavy wind blowing sand across the road as they approched each other prevented one of them from seeing the road.

    It is affirmed that the route from Wrightsville to Dublin will take the upper route by Mason's Springs because on January 1, 1922, it was the existing route No. 15. The Ordinary of Johnson County should at once complete the survey and procure the right-of-way as by law this work falls on the counties.

From Days Gone By April 29, 1929

 April 29, 1929.

    Late last week cyclones were raging in near-by counties and Johnson sustained heavy losses also. The entire southern section, from Spann to Meeks was hard hit by heavy rains. Fields were flooded and small crops inundated. On one 9-horse farm not an acre remained that will not have to be replanted. Farm after farm suffered. This was costly but the county was fortunate to not be in the path of the big tornado that killed and destroyed in Bleckley, Laurens, Treutlen, Bulloch, Emanuel and Candler counties. Here little communities and larger towns buried their dead, and provide food and shelters to the hundreds of families left bare. Cochran, Chester, Rentz, Metter and Statesboro were hit and the community of McLeod was wiped out. All this damage from three seperate cyclones.

    The first funeral held in the new Westview Cemetery Chapel was held for Mr. W. S. Burns. The city says the chapel was well worth the small amount expended to erect it. A new ice house was opened in the Georgia Filling Station and will sell wholesale and retail. This is run by Mr. Lotis McAfee and W. L. Price. Col. J. Eugene Cook was the orator at Monticello paying homage to the Confederate dead and honored the living veterans.

    The 12th District held a stock judging contest at Mr. William Jackson's dairy at Donovan. Twelve teams competed. Wrens High School won a close decision over Waynesboro. County Surveyor E. A. Douglas is trying his hand again at growing tobacco. Miss Inez Rowland is teaching school at Wray, Ga. Delores Del Rio stars in Ramona, now playing at the Wrightsville Theatre.

    Sunday morning at Gethsemane, Miss Hattie Bell Rowland and Mr. Archie Sumner were wed in a surprising wedding to the community. John Britt, colored laborer for Bob Boatright at Kite, died suddenly as he was cutting oats out in the field.

    Mr. Gordon Kent died at Brunswick when a piece of lumber fell on him. He was a carpenter there. He thought it wasn't that bad and worked on till dark. When he got to his boarding house, he fell, unconcious, on the floor. He was rushed to the sanitarium but it was too late to save him. Mr. R. L. Kent, a brother, and Mr. T. V. Kent, a nephew, went and got his body and he was buried in the Kent Family cemetery. His wife and six children reside at Palma Sola, Fla. Judge John Luther Kent is also a brother, and sisters are Mrs. B. H. Lord and Mrs. H. W. Snell. His wife was the former Miss Leila Dent. He was a son of Capt. Thomas W. Kent.

    Mr. W. S. Burns died at the home of one of his sons, Jack. For almost 20 months he lay feeble in his bed. He was 86 and a Confederate veteran and a member of Anderson Lodge which held a service for him at Westview. He served as Sheriff from 1885-1886. He married in 1866 to Miss Elizabeth Page who died in 1925. Surviving him is brother Minter Burns, children John J., Tyler, twins Lofton and Dawson, Jack. Two other twins Bernard and Bunion and W. G. preceded him in death. One daughter living, Mrs. J. R. Cherry, 4 deceased, Mrs. William Bales, Mrs. J. M. Walker, Mrs. J. F. Flanders and Miss Sudie Burns.

From Days Gone By April 22, 1929

 April 22, 1929.

    More has been said since last week about Route 15 since its original location from Wrightsville to Adrian. Dr. J. W. Brinson feels under this ruling should settle the matter leaving the original route from Wrightsville to Adrian. Route 15 did first go from here to Adrian. It was then changed to go from here to Dublin by the upper route. Another decision put it by Lovett and Brewton which is claimed to be the legal route. Dr. Brinson contends it benefits the county to leave Route 15 from here to Adrian giving the county more miles for the gas tax distribution. He feels that the county has lost heavily on this account.

    County Agent Crow states in Johnson County this year its sold 73,589 pounds of poultry for $16,917.96, and the year is not half gone. In 1928 the county sold 96,944 pounds for $20,654.59. He figures the county will sell no less than 125,000 pounds by the end of the year. Johnson is the 13th smallest county in the state but ranks very high in poultry production. In a test done at Valdosta, out of 400 baby chicks they realized a net profit of $104 at the end of 8 weeks and Agent Crow thinks Johnson can do it too.

    It is reported that farmers of the county have not secured a stand of cotton on first planting and this week are ploughing it up and will re-plant. Also reports are that seed is short and much trouble and expenses in re-planting. The acreage in the county is short this year. Farmers sold three carloads of hogs this week to the White Provision Company of Atlanta. This brought in $4,638.23.

    Judge Flanders states the county's garden has more vegetables than the county forces can utilize and he plans to keep it going to feed the prisoners of the county.

    The Educational Association of Georgia wants to change the law that elects county school superintendent's and replace it with the old law where school boards select them.

    President McKinley previous to his assassination visited Georgia and said its time for the United States government recognize Confederate soldiers the same as Federal soldiers and provide them headstones also. The law has now passed authorizing the War Department to furnish headstones to mark Confederate veterans who have unmarked graves.

    Mr. John W. Stewart has died. He was 65 years old and twice married. He was a member of Piney Mount where he was buried. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge at Scott. Floy, the six month old son of Mr. & Mrs. Luther Rowland died at their home. He was sick about four days. He was buried at Piney Mount.

    Rev. W. E. Arnold of Dublin, a Methodist preacher died. He was a native of Washington County and was 67. He is survived by his wife, daughters Mrs. B. H. Askew, Mrs. J. M. Bryan, Mrs. H. T. Hicks, Miss Ruth Arnold, and son, Capt. C. H. Arnold. He was buried in Westview.

    Miss Audie Betty Crow, daughter of County Agent Crow will wed Rev. William Winston Parkinson of Warrenton, Virginia on May 26th. At the home of Mr. Ben L. Hadden, his daughter, Miss Beulah L. Hadden was married to Mr. J. F. Cooper. He is a young businessman in Washington County near Tennille.

    Johnson County lost two colored men when Sheriff Rowland executed a Writ of Lunacy on John Mewman and Charlie Davis, taking them to the asylum in Milledgeville for safe keeping.

    

From Days Gone By April 15,1929

 April 15, 1929.

    The differences existing as to which is the legal highway route from Wrightsville to Dublin is about to be cleared up and the upper route may be held as the legal highway. It is said the decision of Marks vs. State Highway Department settles the matter. A lawyer in the case states, "The upper route is the legal route, and the highway dept. is without authority to abandon it and take the lower route." The survey of the upper route will start soon. Laurens County is beginning their survey. Judge Flanders expects to begin the survey and right-of-way to Route 15, the upper way.

    Laurens County is working hard to get Route 80 paved from Dublin to Scott. This highway crosses Johnson from Scott to Adrian, then on into Emanuel where they are preparing to extend the paving, and on to Bulloch to Chatham. Captain Wright has been busy building bridges across the small streams in Johnson from the recent heavy rains.

    The county Board of Education has two new members appointed by Judge Camp. They are Tom J. Powell of Kite and M. A. Jackson of Wrightsville. Dr. Lee Wheeler recently moved from Kite to Swainsboro to practice medicine. The Buick Motor Company had a demonstration car here on display. Messrs. Brown and Gaston of the Buick Atlanta Branch came with it. The showing was held at the Wrightsville Chevrolet place. Ordinary Flanders distributed the second quarter Confederate pension money to the widows and veterans of the county. A check of $50 each was given to 15 vets and 19 widows.

    A car load of poultry left Wrightsville and about 200 poultry raisers put money in their pockets. The car load contained 11,204 pounds bought by the Tennessee Egg Company for $3,024.24. Besides that, the county farmers are selling one to three car loads of hogs each month at good prices. Donovan is flowing with milk. Mr. William Jackson has one of the best dairies in the state. The big turpentine still out on the Harrison place burned to the ground. It was a huge loss to owner, Judge U. R. Jenkins.

    Officers from the sheriff's force had a lively chase up on the Tarbutton place after a colored man named Seymore Hurst, for whom they had a warrant. Seymore and Earnest Waters, colored laborers for Mr. R. R. Doke had a bloody mix up Friday night which badly disturbed the colored community. Seymore is said to have thrown an old club axe at Waters hitting him in the back of the head making an ugly wound. Waters was able, afterwards to run Seymore down and gash him on the head once or twice with a knife. When deputies Smith and Tapley went to make the arrest Saturday they found a hot chase ahead of them. With the aid of Mr. Doke they took to capture Seymore who was at home but fled on the officers arrival. After an hour or more the man got away in the swamps of Buckeye and is still at large. Officer George Smith ran into a hidden wire fence while on the chase and has a bad scratch on his leg.

    News reached here of the death of Col. G. C. Clegg at his home in Trinity, Texas on April 11th. He was formally of Johnson, a son of Capt. W. O. Clegg, a soldier of the 60s. He practiced law at Trinity with his son, Col. J. B. Clegg.

    Mrs. Jim Smith died in a Dublin hospital where she was in ill health. She taught school at Red Hill and a daughter of Mr. Bud Beasley of near Dublin and a daughter in law of W. R. Smith. She was buried at Poplar Springs near Adrian.

From Days Gone By April 8, 1929

 April 8, 1929.

    Mr. Earnest Lee Harrison, a Johnson County son, lost his right hand in the operation of machinery in a machine shop in Elizabeth, New Jersey where he was employed in the shops of the Durant Motor Company. This according to his brother, Mr. Leonard W. Harrison.

    The 15th annual session of the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia will be held in Augusta this month. Johnson County does not have a commission form of government but is run by the Ordinary W. J. Flanders, assisted by County Warden C. T. Wright. They will be attending for the county along with A. L. Hatcher and C. D. Roundtree.

    Groceryman L. E. Parker is bringing to the city by truck a lot of Florida vegetables which he retails out of his store. He makes two trips a week, requiring a day and a half each trip. He travels from 52 to 100 miles below Jacksonville.

    Ordinary W. J. Flanders is having some fine roads built around Donovan. Mr. Silas Price has gone to Gila Bend, Arizona, to work with the Southern Pacific Railroad. This is where his sister resides. They are children of Mr. & Mrs. D. C. Price. Mr. B. C. Weill says he will likely open Idylwild next week for the summer season. He has recently done a lot of work there.

    A meeting of Johnson County farmers interested in poultry will be held at the court house on the 13th to organize a county Poultry Breeders Association. Its asked that each participating farmer should have at lest one hundred laying hens. In order to reach this goal, it is necessary to have an organization that will secure a paying egg market, good quality feed at a reasonable price and last and greatest benefit derived there from will be the systematic study of breeding, feeding and management in general of the flocks.

   Much interest is being taken this year in farming and if the seasons strike our section right there is going to be a good crop made, all of which is encouraging. Farming is about all we hope to depend on in this territory now and their success brings prosperity to the people.

From Days Gone By April 1, 1929

 April 1, 1929.

    Several of the ex-servicemen of Johnson County, after a long delay, are now considering organizing a post of the American Legion in Wrightsville. Mr. Beverly B. Hayes received word from Col. Guy Alford of Swainsboro that he would help establish one here. It will take 15 to 20 ex-servicemen interested, hold a brief meeting, elect a temporary commander and adjutant, agree they want a post here, select a name and petition for a charter to the state commandery. The cost is $2 per man, $1 for state dues and $1 for national dues including a subscription to the Legion monthly. Local post dues are fixed by each post. Alford advises the state convention will be in Brunswick in June.

    Adrian, the smallest town of the eleven that contested with a program over WMAZ won a silver cup and a banquet to the town for the best musical program over WMAZ radio. Each town was given an hour air time. Adrian won with 3,431 votes cast by listeners. The Adrian entertainers were Mrs. L. D. Bailey, Mrs. E. A. Taylor, Mrs. M. C. Flanders, Mrs. J. R. Rogers, Mrs. F. L. Kea, Miss Flora Jones, Mr. G. W. Bailey, Mr. G. A. Fountain and Mr. J. B. Hutchinson.

    The local banks released their statements of condition. The Exchange Bank $280,324.87; Bank of Wrightsville $241,678.12; Farmers & Merchants of Kite $31,716.14; Bank of Adrian $76,776.36.

    Mr. Carl Roundtree, a Wrightsville boy and reporter for the Montgomery Advertiser in Alabama, does heroic work in that flooded area. He delayed his story to the paper to save two women and a baby near Elba, Alabama.

    The State Prison Commission reviewed eleven cases at the State Farm in Milledgeville and denied clemency to all. Mr. Charlie G. Rawlings was one of the eleven who is serving a life sentence for complicity in the killing of Gus A. Tarbutton. His plea was denied.

    On Easter Sunday Miss Bessie Wynn Powell and Mr. Roy Frost were wed at the home of Rev. J. E. Hall. She is a daughter of Mr. Silas L. Powell and he is the youngest son of Mr. & Mrs. E. R. Frost, owners of the Frost Hotel in Wrightsville.

    Lewis H. Holt, Jr., 21 and a student at the University of Georgia died in a Dublin hospital from many injuries when his car overturned several times on the Dublin-Milledgeville road. Holt would have graduated in June with a law degree. He was buried in Sandersville.

    Two colored men mixed it up in an Easter brawl near Mitchell Grove colored church on the Dublin highway. George Wynn died from a breech-loading shotgun to the pit of the stomach fired by Lee Wright. They lived about 200 yards apart on the plantation of Mr. W. H. Raley. The fatal shooting took place at Coon Walker's house. A large number of coloreds were there at the time. When Wynn was shot he ran for home falling dead in his yard. Sheriff Rowland was called but Wright had fled for parts unknown.

From Days Gone By March 25, 1929

 March 25, 1929.

    The Sam Hill rose up mighty high in John Hill at the Moxley saw mill on this side of Kite and John says he couldn't help it. John had warned Charlie Johnson to let Hill's wife alone and told him he must stop paying attention to her. But Johnson didn't stop and came to the mill with Hill's wife. A row ensued. Hill grabbed his shotgun and made for Johnson. The gun wouldn't fire but one time and the shot went wild. Hill then took the barrel and went for Johnson and the wife and her mother. Hill brained Johnson to death on the spot and beat up the two women. Hill went to Kite and told officers what he did and asked to be arrested. He felt like he was justified in his actions. The two women are still among the living.

    Mr. Wren Spell died from a pistol bullet in his head Monday morning in his room in the home of Mr. & Mrs. John A. McAfee. Evidently being suicide. People at the planer mill where he worked said he had made statements to that effect. He went in the lumber office and secured a 32 SW revolver and rushed away driving his car from the planer to the house where he told Mrs. McAfee of his intentions. She begged him to stop but rushed passed her to his room. Mrs. McAfee ran to the neighbors when she heard the gunshot. Tom Reese happened by and she had him go check. Tom entered his room and found Spell lying on his back on the floor, shoes off, hat off, his head lying on a folded quilt, pistol wound in the right side of his head. He was still breathing. His brother, E. R. Spell was notified and came over. The wounded Spell lived about an hour. He wrote three notes, one to W. H. Lovett requesting to be put away nice. One to his father not to worry about him and the third note said "Good-Bye". He was a son of Mr. & Mrs. Ben R. Spell, Sr. He was buried in the Williams graveyard.

    Miss Goldos Chester, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. W. C. Chester was hanging curtains using a fork which slipped entering her left eye. Mrs. Edd Jordan was hurt while riding in their car on a slippery road throwing her arm into a glass window cutting her in about three places. No one else was hurt.

    Ethel Flanders, a troubled colored woman was taken by Sheriff Rowland to the asylum in Milledgeville. She was in jail awaiting trial. She was a bad prisoner, tearing up everything she got her hands on in the jail and would have demolished it if she could have.

    The turpentine business is quite an operation in the county with seven stills with 750,000 cups on trees this year. Percy Rice and Carter own a still each at Scott. H. C. Williams at Adrian, Morris Riner at Meeks, Carr & Howard and Claxton & Claxton at Kite and U. R. Jenkins near Green B. Harrison's place.

    Agent Crow assisted the poultry sale at Adrian selling 5,029 pounds to the Gertz Produce Company of Chicago for $1,229.45. It has rained more this March in Georgia than any March ever recorded. According to the U. S. Weather Bureau in Atlanta 12.83 inches has fell in the state. Some were accompanied by heavy winds and some small cyclones. J. H. Rowland lost the roof of a barn at a tenant house across Cedar from a twister. Many trees were uprooted also.

From Days Gone By March 18, 1929

 March 18, 1929.

    The Wrightsville & Tennille No. 1 passenger train from Tennille to Dublin had a very bad wreck near Lovett Sunday morning. It carried a number of heavily loaded box cars loaded with fertilizers. Just as the train was rounding the long curve in front of the I. T. Jackson home this side of Lovett the derailment occured. Seven or eight box cars ploughed up the track for a long distance but the engine remained on the tracks as did the two passenger coaches in the rear. No one was hurt.

    It is believed that spreading rails caused by a wet road bed caused the derailment. All the available work hands rushed to the scene and began to clear the wreckage and getting the box cars back on the rails. By late Sunday night the tracks were cleared and train service resumed Monday morning.

    Wrightsville is planning a clean up date to have all the premises free of trash, cans, etc. and to fixup the trees, fences, yards, alleys, lawns, streets and vacant lots so no uncanny sights appear anywhere.

    Farm relief loans can be had soon according to L. E. White of Columbia, South Carolina who told Congressman Larsen that blanks should be out this week to the county committees. There will be $35,000 to $40,000 alloted to Johnson County and will be dished out according to actual relief.

    Farmers sold three car loads of hogs to the White Provison Company. The hogs sold for 9:61 for No 1s amounting to $4,413.35.

    The city authorities made an exchange with the machine people for a larger tractor. They exchanged the Catapillar 20 for a 30 which seems to work better for the citys needs.

    it was a rainy day, two ways, for darkies like John and Ethel Junior who were caught Friday at Scott by officers Carter and Smith. The pair entered town with a new automobile which belonged to a Griffin, Georgia man. Curious manuverings tipped the officers that something wasn't right. They were stopped and arrested for stealing the car. They were placed in the Wrightsville jail.

    The ladies ordered flower seeds from Hastings for the courthouse and beds were made around the square. Mr. James D. Bush donated 18 pruned pecan trees for the lawn.

    County Agent m. E. Crow moved from Wrightsville to the Tanner-Bullard plantation outside the city to the two-story residence of Mrs. Nana Tanner Bullard just south of town.

    Miss Geneva Powell and Mr. Dan McCoy, Jr. were married by Judge Gordon Sammons at Moore's Chapel. She is a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Willie Powell and the groom is a young farmer of the Liberty Grove community.

From Days Gone By March 11, 1929

 March 11, 1929.

    All the ladies of the city, the PTA, and the Civic League are meeting with county officers to formulate a plan to beautify the courthouse lawn. Dr. J. W. Flanders, Ordinary, and School Supt. Linton Hutcheson have called the meeting. The Hastings Seed Company sent a list of flowers they have, and the cost will be paid by private funds.

    The Wrightsville Commercial Club held a meeting at the council chambers, the object is to offer a strong invitation to the Harvey S. Firestone Rubber Manufacturing Company to locate a branch of its plant in Johnson County. They also elected officers for the year. President, Mayor James M. Cook, Vice-President Dr. J. W. Brinson, Secretary C. D. Roundtree. Dr. Brinson and Mr. Roundtree and Dr. Bray were instructed to wire an invitation to Mr. Firestone of the City and County's many advantages, inducements and backing to come and investigate this locality. Mr. Firestone is expected to put a plant somewhere in the state or in the south.

    The Board of Trustees of the Wrightsville District High School met and elected every teacher on the faculty for another year. Heading the list was Supt. J. W. Williams. Under his leadership the school has made rapid strides. The Wrightsville High School is now the county high school and pupils may come to it from anywhere in the county. Williams is responsible for putting a modern Home Economics Dept. in and helped with consolodated school work. He and Supt. Hutcheson are working to put all county schools under one system.

    Grady Dixon, son of Mr. Cliff Dixon, was badly injured. He had his mule hitched to the buggy and when he untied the mule he threw the chain in the buggy. He had the lines and as he was climbing in the mule dashed off throwing Dixon against a tree fracturing his skull. Dr. Vickers attended him and he was sent to Claxton's Hospital in Dublin.

    Mr. W. D. Sumner was a heavy loser when fire broke out in his small barn and with his water tank low the flames spread to his larger barn and he lost both. He had no insurance and the loss was a large one. Judge J. C. Harrison lost his barn and contents earlier losing 100 bushels of corn, fodder and some seed. He was able to let his stock out saving them. Another fire started near the Keel Lumber Company's big saw and planer mill at what is known as the M. E. Cawthorne home where Mark Colbert lived. The wind was blowing west and saved the lumber plant. The mill kept running while the fire was being fought. The Colbert's saved most of the contents but the house was destroyed.

    Judge Camp ordered the postponement of the March Term of Superior Court. County-wide sentiment was to put it off on account of there was little business to be done at this time. The Judge said he could hardly go against the universal sentiment of the people.

    Wrightsville's basketball girls closed the season with only one loss, the championship game as Chauncy beat them 27 to 14. They had to settle for a second place trophy.

    In a general row Monday night in the home of Willie Screws when Tommie Screws and his sons, Gordon and Earnest, and one Pauline Phillips went to Willie's to get clothes worn by Phillips boy. There must have been some bad feelings in the Screws family for when they went to leave Willie started firing shots at the quartette, why is not clear. Earnest got a bullet threw the hand and his father, Tommie was hit in the chest lodging in his lung. His recovery is doubtful, another bullet grazed his nose. Tommie works on the farm of Carl Claxton just across Cedar Creek from town. Late Tuesday Earnest swore a warrant out for Willie Screws who works for County Agent Crow. Willie plead self-defense and tells a different story than Earnest.

From Days Gone By March 4, 1929

 March 4, 1929.

    The County Board of Education was highly commended for their prompt action in hiring Miss Maggie Bethea as the County Home Demonstrator. For a dozen years she served in this position in Tatnall County. She is a native of Wilcox County. This position is believed to be an important one in helping our farmers and their wives and daughters. Miss Bethea has won distinction in this line of work several times and won a number of highly prized awards in this work.

    Congressman W. W. Larsen was appointed to the Agricultural Committee in Washington to handle farm relief legislation in the House. Prof. Linton Hutchinson received a check from the state treasurer for $12,000 to pay the local teachers salaries for February and March.

    Johnson County and the City of Wrightsville now have a new tractor apiece. They were just shipped in from Augusta by W. A. Neal & Son who sold them. The county obtained a Caterpillar 60 and the City got a Cat 20. They are the best on the market. The county purchased a new road machine to go with the tractor. The old tractors were a menace to a bank account and repair bills heaped high monthly.

    Mr. Henry G. Wheeler will turn 85 on March 16th. His wife is 78 and they have been married 61 years on March 5th. He was an old soldier of the sixties and the other veterans will join him for this big event.

    The Wrightsville High girls basketball team defeated the Cochran A & M College girls 45 to 23. Wrightsville's players are Florence Brinson, Carolyn Blount, Nannie Clair Hicks, Ruth Moye, Mamie Riner, Miriam Cook, Elizabeth Kent, Gertrude Delph, Estelle Clarke and Ethel Chester. Miss Ellmore Milton is the coach.

    Last week Mr. Bennie Wilson missed a lot of provisions from his saw mill kitchen and took out a search warrant for the meat, flour, tobacco, etc. that was stolen. The search was made in the Wrightsville quarters and were found at Dock Walker and Floyd May, two saw mill hands. They pled guilty and Judge Brinson gave them a straight sentence of 8 months on the chain gang.

    Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Meeks had a narrow escape returning from Florida. As they reached Moultrie, the gearing of the car locked and while frantically trying to turn the car Mr. Meeks tore the steering wheel off and the car headed on into a tree. Mr. Meeks had two fingers, knee and chest wounds. Mrs. Meeks had two bad cuts in the face and nearly broke an arm and leg.

    Georgia and the South has been hit by much rain in the last 10 days causing flooding of rivers, creeks and branches. Newton evacuated its whole town as the Flint River swelled. Montezuma, Milledgeville, Macon, Albany, Bainbridge, Cordele, Valdosta, Augusta and many others were hard hit by storms. Mr. Joe Preston of Duncan, Miss. died in the storms. He was a brother of Mrs. James Monroe Cook, Sr.

    In Johnson County heavy losses have been experienced. Most roads and bridges are washed out. Train No. 1 on the Central railroad did not run on account of washouts at Herndon and Wrightsville was without mail service for a day.

From Days Gone By Feb. 25, 1929

 February 25, 1929.

    Vidalia will host the entire Twelfth District in high school basketball holding a tournament there on the 28th thru March 2nd. Sixteen teams of high schools will be represented. They include Perry, Alamo, Abbeville, Hawkinsville, Eastman, Fort Valley, Soperton, Jeffersonville, Chauncy, McRae, Emanuel County Institute, Adrian, Cochran, Wrightsville, Rochelle and Vidalia. Over 200 students and 2,000 spectators are expected to attend. Prof. J. W. Williams will accompany Wrightsville's team.

    Mayor J. M. Cook furnished paint to the home economics classes to paint the dormitory at the high school. Mr. & Mrs. W. H. Lovett, Elmer Daley and W. L. Thompson motored to Miami, Florida and attended the Young Stribling versus Jack Sharkey boxing match. Also attending were R. L. Stephens, Herbert T. Johnson, Harlie Fulford and Lewis L. Lovett.

    Sheriff W. D. Rowland will occupy the former room used by the sheriff in the courthouse as soon as it is made suitable. The ladies restroom is being re-arranged to the north side so it can have an outside entrance. Albert E. Clift is the newly elected president of the Central of Georgia Railway and Ocean Steamship Company.

    County Agent M. E. Crow held a successful poultry sale at Adrian where 12,010 pounds were sold for $3,101.50. The buyer was E. E. Eller Produce Company of Wilkesboro, North Carolina who shipped them to New York.

    Kite and the county are grieving at the passing of Mrs. Dr. D. C. Harrison who died at home February 19th from a short illness. Before marriage she was Miss Lula Webster of Washington County and had four children. She was a member of Kite Baptist and was buried next to her husband at Pleasant Hill near Pringle.

    On January 8th Mrs. Della Bush Evans died. She was born in Johnson County August 1, 1882, and married Mr. Lee A. Evans January 14, 1900 of Montgomery County. She joined Beulah Baptist at a young age but after marriage moved her membership to Bethel in Wheeler County where she was buried. She was survived by her husband, an aged mother, Mrs. Sallie Warren, sister Mrs. W. J. Chappell, brothers J. D. and H. T. Bush.

    On February 16th Miss Nellie Sammons wed Mr. Robert Powell at the home of the bride. She is a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sammons. He is a son of Mr. Bob Powell.

    The harder the times the more petty thieving is going on. There has been numerous thefts around the community lately. A good lock and key don't stop some of it. If it keeps on you are going to have to set up a watch around to keep what little you have from running off.

From Days Gone By Feb. 18, 1929

 February 18, 1929.

    A near-serious accident occured eight miles east of Wrightsville in the New Home community. Silas L. Powell, a rural mail carrier, was passing the home of Morgan Beasley and as he was swapping pistols with Mr. Beasley's 24 year old son, Harvey Beasley, the latter's pistol as he was trying to unbreach it it went off, the bullet deflected off of something and struck young Beasley in the side of his head. He was rushed to town to Doctor's Johnson and Bray who removed the bullet, it not having entered the skull.

    Freeman Hattaway, the 15 year old son of Mrs. Essie Hattaway, living four miles from Wrightsville, with a neighbor, Woodrow Spell, went hunting with their guns and dog along. They were hunting rabbit back off the Dublin highway. Freeman got up on a stump looking over the situation standing the gun up beside him on the ground. When he went to pick it up it fired off putting a full load of shot throughout the lower part of his body. He fell off the stump, walked a little ways by himself, then needed assistance. He was rushed to Dublin and lingered for about 24 hours then died. He was buried at Pleasant Grove. The pallbearers were his classmates Fred Brantley, Paul Doke, Beverly Kennedy, Ward Pool, Woodrow Spell and Carey mallette.

    The Wrightsville Athletic Club beat Bartow 38 to 21. Lovett again was the high scorer. Next Wrightsville plays the undefeated Tarrytown team here on the local court.

    Mrs. Arlie Powell died on February 6th at Piney Mount. She was a daughter of Mr. W. H. Black and was 19 years old. Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker died January 19th. She was born May 29, 1855, a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Ephrom Hightower. She married in September 1880. She was a Methodist and left five children, Mrs. D. O. Young, Mrs. M. E. Parker, Mrs. J. M. Parker and Mr. V. H. Parker, one brother J. M. Hightower. Mrs. James T. Mitchell died from pneumonia and was buried in the Anthony Cemetery. She leaves a father, three brothers, a sister and her husband.

    The market report was released by the Georgia Department of Agriculture for wholesale farm products. Eggs 38 cent; butter- table 40 cent per pound cooking 30 cent per pound; hogs 9 1/4 cent pound No. 1 corn fed; hens, heavy 25 cent light 22 cent pound; staggs 23 cent; roosters 15 cent; fryers 40 cent; turkeys 30 cent; corn $1.20 bushel slipped shuck $1.25 shelled in sacks.

From Days Gone By Feb. 11, 1929

 February 11, 1929.

    Wrightsville has two strong, safe and sound banks. They have strong stockholders who have placed a line of bankers who have a nack at safe, conservative banking business, yet elastic enough to make banking with them attractive.

    The Exchange Bank has for its president, Dr. P. B. Bedingfield, vice-presidents  W. H. Lovett and Elmer Daley who is also cashier along with G. E. and R. E. Fulford assistant cashiers. The directors are P. B. Bedingfield, W. H. Lovett, E. E. Daley, J. T. Fulford, U. R. Jenkins, W. L. Thompson and Charles T. Bray.

    The Bank of Wrightsville president is J. H. Rowland, vice-president Leon A. Lovett, cashier Robert L. Kent, assistant cashier Herbert T. Johnson and teller Mrs. Frank Price. The board of directors are Robert L. Kent, J. H. Rowland, A. F. Flanders, L. A. Lovett, L. Mosley, W. H. Lovett, W. L. Thompson, C. H. Lovett and L. L. Lovett.

    Mr. Harvey Spell has been appointed Bailiff for the 1201st district. He joins Bailiff Jim Tapley to serve this district. Col. W. C. Brinson was appointed by Governor Hardman to fill the term of the late Judge B. B. Blount in City Court. This will be the first court session for the new Sheriff, Willis D. Rowland.

    Mr. W. H. Lovett is home from the hospital after suffering the flu. Col. J. Roy Rowland is still in the Atlanta Hospital suffering from influenza. Mr. & Mrs. Quergeon Martin had a daughter on February 2nd.

    The Mercer Glee and Instrument Clubs are coming to Wrightsville to perform at the auditorium. Mr. J. H. Mills of Meeks is appointed a Special Deputy Game Warden for this district. Mr. H. B. Linder files for bankruptcy.

    Friday night the Athletic Club of Dublin played the Wrightsville Club on the local court. Wrightsville won 61 to 17. T. L. Lovett led the onslaught with 31 points to his credit.

    Dr, A. F. Flanders secures an exclusive five year franchise for the scientific new formula, Sargon, by Sargon Labratories. Its a medicine of great power for women and men with stomach, liver and bowel troubles. It also relieves constipation, indigestion, dyspepsia, headaches, shortness of breath, loss of appetite and many other symptoms. After ten years of research it can only be obtained in Wrightsville from A. F. Flanders Drug Store.

    Judge Will N. Stokes and Miss Ziphie Mason were wed at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Mellie Brantley. She is a daughter of Mr. Henry Mason. They are from the western part of the county. Miss Ruth Maddox wed Mr. Louie Frost on January 30th at the home of Rev. Frank Sumner. She is a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. D. B. Maddox of near Brewton. He is a son of Mr. & Mrs. E. R. Frost of Wrightsville. Miss Bertice Burrow of Beaumont, Texas wed Mr. M. Pendleton Crowe of Wrightsville. He is a son of County Agent M. E. Crowe.

    Mrs. Sallie Kent Brantley died at her daughter's, Mrs. Johnson in Brunswick. She was near 79. She was a half sister of Judge John Luther Kent, Cashier Robert L. Kent, Mr. Gordon Kent and Mrs. R. H. Lord. Her first marriage was to Mr. Henry Kight and they had four children. Her second marriage was to a Brantley. She was Primitive Baptist and was buried in the Kent Cemetery on the E. W. Tanner place.

From Days Gone By Feb. 4, 1929

 February 4, 1929.

    Kite has been visited by a lot of petty thieving lately. In one night some miscreant made a wide sweep in thefts of automobile owners, taking spare tires, tubes, tools and the like. Among the victims were Rev. W. F. Chambers, Tom J. Powell, C. M. Norris and Earnest Claxton. Stealing gas seemed to be popular also.

    Fire broke out in the barn of Mr. Mack Wheeler at the former Schwalls residence destroying the barn and all its contents. Later a Chrysler touring car was set ablaze in a garage next to Bee Line filling station. A short time after this the post office was set afire but was saved.

    A costly accident happened to Mr. Lovett Claxton when he lost a team of good mules by a tree falling on them in Cedar swamp near the city. Mrs. George W. Gannon is assisting Ordinary W. J. Flanders in his office. Mr. Lonnie Maddox, well known tonsorial artist, has returned to the city again to make his home.

    The local basketball boys and girls won their games against Wadley. The boys won 32 to 9 and the girls won 60 to 4. The Athletic Clubs of Wrightsville lost to Cochran 18 to 13. They played Sandersville four games and won two of them.

    The Mayor had a big court, the fines ran over $150. Mayor Cook and Policeman Crawford and Mayo are doing what they can to subdue crime in the city. Sheriff Willis D. Rowland and his deputies are busy getting ready for February City Court. There are 35 to 40 civil suits been filed this term. Judge Camp of Superior Court attacked the present day worship of sports at the expense of intellectual ideals and set up a terrific charge against fire insurance companies, declaring their methods to be unethical.

    Mr. Bennett Claxton, farmer for Charles S. Claxton on his Adrian plantation is a lucky farmer of 1928 for his efforts in corn production. He received state-wide recognition netting him prizes amounting to $400. He won $200 on the five acre corn production for the South Georgia Lowlands at 85:11 bushels per acre for a profit of $271.20. He won the grand prize for lowland in the state. In the first Georgia Egg Show, J. B. Greenway, a son of Gordon Greenway won the grand prize on eggs shown by Club Boys.

    The final ginnings of the state up to January 16th from the 1928 cotton crop was 4,546 bales against 8,236 bales for 1927. Peanut growers may get a substantial benefit from the increase in the tariff on peanuts. It is estimated that the increased charges on imports by President Coolidge will result in an advance of at least one cent per pound in the market for unshelled peanuts and two cents for shelled.

    On January 23rd, Mr. J. E. Lillard and Miss Linnie Mae Caneega were married at her father's, Mr. H. H. Caneega. The groom is a son of Mr. & Mrs. L. L. Lillard.

    Emerging gently from a case of the flu one feels like he has a lot to be thankful for, the main thing being he is still in the land of the living. Already 1929 has seen the extinction of many a druggest's pill.

From Days Gone By Jan. 28, 1929

 January 28, 1929.

    Some unknown lad, with air rifle deliberately shot out the big street light in the middle of town, western style. The policemen are now keeping a close watch for this sort of mischief. C. D. Roundtree states that certificates must be filed according to the vital statistics law. Before a body is buried a death certificate must be filed and a burial permit obtained. Offenders will be dealt with as the law directs.

    The Senior Class of Wrightsville High this year are Elizabeth Kent, Gertrude Delph, Virginia McWhorter, Caralyn Blount, Frances Crawford, Annette Downs, Mabel Hall, Mamie Riner, Nancy Rowland, Florence Brinson, Rosamond Prescott, Emily Moye, Elmer Peddy, Brown Davis, William Bedingfield, and Herbert Jackson.

    Col. W. M. Shurling is selling homemade meat, killed from his own pens. He has more than 7,000 pounds all cured up and ready for market. He has hams, shoulders, sides, ribs, backbones, heads, jowls and on down to the chitterlings.

    Henry Page and Willie Bush, two white men of the county were charged in a warrant for house breaking. Mrs. Josephine Heath is the prosecutor. The defendants gave bond to Sheriff Rowland for them to appear in February court.

    Johnson County has three students enrolled this year in the Georgia Normal College at Statesboro. They are Miss Pauline Burke, Miss Stella Vanlandingham and Mr. Wilbur Roundtree.

    Many people are still afflicted and ill from the influenza epidemic and numorous citizens have died. But it seems to have made its rounds with fewer cases being reported.

    On January 16th Mr. Charlie Melton Schwalls, 57, of Kite died at his home from a second attack of paralysis. He was a member of the Advent Church and was buried in the Wheeler cemetery. He is survived by his last marriage and four children by his first marriage. Also sixteen grandchildren, four brothers and five sisters.

    Mrs. Clora Ann Mason, wife of John W. Mason of Wrightsville was buried at Piney Mount church. She was 81. She died at her daughter's, Mrs. Barney Flanders. She was a daughter of the late Elijah and Mary Carter of this county.

    Mrs. Sarah Ann Parker, 75, died at her daughter's, Mrs. D. O. Young from a complication of troubles. Three sons and two daughters survive her. She was a member of the Methodist church and was buried in Westview.

    Professor Andrew J. M. Robinson died January 23rd at his home. He was 76 and lived here about forty years coming from Miliner, Georgia. He taught school in most sections of this county and was County School Commissioner for two terms. He was survived by his children, Miss Lena Robinson, Jack J. Robinson, Mrs. Eddie Price, Mrs. Sable Russ and Mrs. Alice Calhoun. A sister, Miss Lizzie Robinson. He was a Methodist and was buried in Westview.

From Days Gone By Jan. 21, 1929

 January 21, 1929.

    The Wrightsville High School opened for the spring term. Very few students were absent in spite of the flu wave which is running rampant through this section causing much sickness and death. No family has been left untouched. Mr. Henry Harrison Hutcheson, 87, died on Wednesday January 9th and his wife, Eliza Jane Odum, died the next day, both from influenza. Henry was a Confederate veteran in Company G, 32nd Georgia Infantry. They were from Adrian and were buried at the same time at the Hutcheson-Hall-Durden cemetery.

    Mrs. Sarah Ann Elizabeth Flanders, 63, wife of Mr. Frank F. Flanders, died at her home on the 9th from influenza. She was a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John A. McAfee and was married for 47 years and a member of Arline's Chapel Methodist. She was survived by four brothers, J. K., J. T., E. J., and Miller. One sister, Mrs. W. M. Williford, three children, Rev. Pompeii Flanders, Mrs. C. C. Wheeler and Mrs. W. C. Brantley, Jr. She was buried in Westview.

    Mr. Linton Durden of Adrian died on January 4th and was survived by his wife and two children. He was the assistant postmaster at Adrian. He was buried at Norristown.

    The Wrightsville City Council met and set their committees for the year. Judge Hatcher is city attorney, Emory Rowland, city clerk, Elmer Daley, city treasurer. The room over the post office was rented for the City Hall. The committees are Street and Lane - J. A. Hall and H. G. Hatcher; Police - Hatcher, Brinson and Cook; City Property - Brinson and Roundtree; Buildings - Roundtree and Brinson; Light and Water - Brinson and Sheppard; Purchasing - Roundtree and Brinson; Finance - Hatcher and Bray; Board of Health - Dr. Bray, Dr. Brantley, C. M. Sheppard. Will J. Crawford is Chief of Police and Garland Mayo is the night policeman.

    Col. W. C. Brinson was appointed by Governor L. G. Hardman to fill the judgeship caused by the death of Judge B. B. Blount. For the time being, Solicitor J. Eugene Cook will take the place of Solicitor J. Roy Rowland as Chief Prosecutor of the City Court due to the sickness of Rowland.

    Dr. A. M. Roundtree left Adrian for Thomaston to continue his practice of medicine. For 35 years he served the Adrian community. He started way back on horseback, carrying his medicine in saddlebags, then a top buggy pulled by a nag or a sulkey. The people sure hated to lose him.

    The poultry sale held last week amounted to 9,879 pounds sold to the Tennessee Egg Company. This netted the farmers $2,360.03. County Agent Crow has 1,000 bushels of good cotton seed from northeast Georgia for planting. It's the Piedmont Cleveland and Cokers Super No. 5, all seed one year from the originator. The cost will be $1.27 per bushel.

    Mr. Sidney Smith moved to Decatur where he will engage in the poultry, truck and stock-raising business. Mr. Wesley Brinson is attending Georgia Tech. Mr. Tom J. Powell of Kite is still selling mules for low prices. Tennille High School defeated the local basketball team here 37 to 20.

    Miss Theo Fort and Mr. Mac M. Oglesby were married at the bride's home in Dublin on December 29th. She is a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. T. N. Fort of Dublin. She is Johnson's Home Demonstration Agent. Mr. Oglesby is with the Standard Oil Company.