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.