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.