July 29, 1929.
Oxford Noble Pennithorpe, a purebred Jersey cow, owned and tested by William Jackson of Donovan, has just been awarded a Silver Medal by the American Jersey Cattle Club for the fine showing she made on her first official production test, started when she was three years and ten months of age. In 365 days this fine producer yielded 675.87 pounds of butterfat and 9,537 pounds of milk, missing a Gold Medal award by less than 25 pounds of butterfat. In her best month she yielded a total of 69.97 pounds of butterfat. She was with calf 253 days during the test and qualified for her Silver Medal in Class AA. This new Silver Medal cow was sired by Viola's Fawn Prince, and she is his first daughter to be officially tested. Her dam is Pennithorpe's Noble Daisy.
Planter N. D. Norris praised the county for more and better marketing conditions here. His praise of chickens and hogs was loud, but he says this does not go far enough. That produce of all kinds can be marketed here that could be as good as the poultry and swine. He especially mentioned onions, sweet potatoes and melons.
The Elisha Walker monument unveiling was postponed until next Saturday on account of some far away authorities not being able to get here. President J. N. Hall of the Johnson County Singing Convention says the August event will be at Gethsemne church.
Dr. John G. Harrison, Dean of Mercer University and a Johnson countian, has had thrust on him another honor, being appointed as a member of the State Board of Education by Gov. L. G. Hardman. At Camp Wilkins, Athens, last week in the Speaking Contest by the Future Farmers of America of Georgia, Eugene Price of Adrian High School won first place in the finals and won $25.
Policemen Crawford and Mayo found an abandoned car on North Marcus and parked it in a local storage room pending a claim of ownership. It was a 1928 Ford Roadster. It had a Macon City tag on it, was without gas, curtains up, and a bathing suit in it.
The cotton season is just ahead and prospects are good for a splendid crop, to please the optimists. To tickle the pessimists it might be said there are also prospects of too many boll weevils along now.
Solicitor J. Roy Rowland is about to assume the duties of his office again after almost a year of being in ill health. Mr. & Mrs. Floyd B. Brantley had a daughter, Phyllis Janette, on July 21st.
Playing at the Wrightsville Theater, "A Woman's Justice", and Buddy Roosevelt in "The Devils Tower". Also "Tarzan The Mighty".