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.