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.