From Days Gone By July 22, 1929

 July 22, 1929.

    The unveiling of the monument at the grave of Elisha Walker will occur on the 27th at what is known as the Stokes graveyard, 7 miles west of town. This is organized by the D. A. R., Mr. Walker being a veteran of the Revolution. A marker will also be placed on the grave of his daughter, Mrs. Permelia Walker Rawls. The descendants of this veteran include the Walkers, Brays, Jordans, Moores, Stokes, Youngs, Hammocks, Holts, Seals, Raines, Rawls, Robinsons, Flanders and many more.

    Friday afternoon late a terrific hail and wind storm hit the eastern part of the county in a narrow, long streak, and did a lot of crop damage where it hit. The hail many said was the largest they ever saw. Around Rehobeth church seemed to be the worst hit. Corn was beaten down and the fruit and leaves beaten off of cotton. Fences suffered from falling timbers and one plantation house was hit by lightning on the farm of Frank Price. A number of chimneys on the Claxton and Cook farms went down in the gale. The Stephens place suffered too.

    Lots of farmers just south of Johnson are shipping a great abundance of watermelons. The W. & T. railroad have handled special freight trains the past two weeks. A total of 377 cars have traveled the rail up to Saturday. Last year the rail shipped 415 cars and they expect 500 cars this year.

    Ruth Elders, the woman daredevil, who attempted to cross the Atlantic in an airplane, and was later picked up in mid-ocean, will appear as leading lady with Hoot Gibson in "The Winged Horseman", an airplane picture at the Wrightsville Theater.

    Private Ralph C. Anderson is now in the 30th infantry in Hawaii. His uncle here is Zack Anderson. Mrs. Tom E. Jenkins is secretary and treasurer of the 12th District Auxiliary Georgia Rural Letter Carriers Assoc.

    T. L. Martin, secretary Board of Trustees, states the Wrightsville High School will be on the A-1 state accredited list, with the probability of being on the Southern list, which it has never been before. Tuition is free through grammer school with a small fee for high school. They are discontinuing the vocational department for financial reasons. Miss FloRene Hatcher will be director of music at the Jackson High School.

    Mr. & Mrs. W. C. Brantley had a daughter on July 16th. They have 3 sons. It is a granddaughter of Mr. Frank Flanders.

    Miss Lee Smith, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. E. L. Smith wed Mr. Marcus R. Stallings of Tampa on July 7th. Miss Mary Lou Barnes, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barnes married Dr. W. C. Lowe of Jacksonville. Miss Mary Brooks of Donovan, daughter of Mr. A. R. Brooks, wed Mr. Cecil Bailey on July 18th. Mr. Bailey is from a prominent McRae family. He is employed with Sims Grocery in Wrightsville and will make their home in Donovan.

    A wedding of widespread interest was that of Miss Margaret Kent, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. R. L. Kent, a graduate of Bessie Tift College. She wed Mr. Aubrey L. Jones of Richmond, Virginia. He is a son of Mr. & Mrs. R. S. Jones of Erwin, Tenn. and is manager of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company of Richmond.