From Days Gone By Sept. 9, 1929

 September 9, 1929.

    A big whiskey and a distilling raid was made by Sheriff W. D. Rowland and Deputy Jim Tapley down on the Little Ohoopee in the eastern part of the county. The big moonshine factory was running in full blast when the officers got in to where the plant was carefully built but the fellows who operated the business didn't care to have such heavyweight visitors just at that hour and had put distance between themselves and their illicit shop in the swamp. The 150 gallon copper still had just been re-charged it looked like, and was turning out some good-looking liquor, according to the deputy. About half a barrel there went the way of all "shine" when a couple of officers seize it and it with a large vat of "mobby", and a lot of other materials were destroyed on the spot. There was evidence around the place of big whiskey operations for some time and this is likely to head in on a lot of plans to carry on in greater volume hereafter.

    Mr. B. R. Morrow of the U. S. Department of Agriculture and Farmer's Seed Loan Office will be in Wrightsville every Monday until further notice to assist the farmers in remitting their obligations to the government. Mr. F. C. Powell of the Corley-Powell Produce Company in Atlanta writes that Johnson farmers are raising more food products for distant consumption and is doing a good job of it. Many large trucks are now hauling cotton to Augusta and Savannah averaging 16 to 18 bales per truck. Little cotton is being shipped by rail. The county agent will have another hog sale on the 25th.

    Prof. D. W. Urquart is entering in the poultry and egg business at Pringle. Mr. Avery Glover, while cutting some forage for his animals was bitten in the finger of his left hand by a rattlesnake and he had to shake the snake loose from his hand. He used a belt for a tourniquet and headed for town for medical aid. He is ok but in a lot of pain.

    Kite Consolodated School opens the 17th. Wrightsville High opened with 344 enrolled. Harrison School opens on the 16th. Mr. Wesley Brinson is going to Georgia Tech. Martha Martin and Florence Brinson go to Georgia Normal in Statesboro. France Flanders, Juliette Roundtree, Nannie Claire Hicks, and May Ware Daley return to Wesleyan College. Louise Kent and Louise Neal attend GSCW in Milledgeville. Elizabeth Kent and Lula Harrison attend Bessie Tift College. Mamie Riner and Emily Moye attend Statesboro Teachers College.

    Miss Claudia Riner will teach at Adrian. Miss Nannilu Moseley will teach at Bogart. Mary Sanders and Doris McIntyre will teach school at Dexter.

    The Kite College list is Ellen and Annie Mae Hatcher, Gladys Hill are attending GSCW in Milledgeville. Verestal Anderson and Allie Belle Fortner are attending the Statesboro Teachers College and Mr. Julian Minton is attending Georgia Tech.

    Mr. & Mrs. Cleo Johnson moved to Milledgeville where he is a traveling salesman for Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company. The Wrightsville City Council hopes to do something for the dilapidated sidewalks before long. Ordinary W. J. Flanders and District Manager W. S. Dennis of Dublin have been in consultation on two roads, the Jeff Davis from Bartow to Wrightsville and Route 15 from Wrightsville to Dublin.

    Miss Pennilou Josey, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. W. L. Josey from the eastern side of Johnson married Mr. Robert Hatcher of Tennille on August 31st. He is a Washington County business man. Miss Erna Flanders Wheeler of Wrightsville married Mr. Alexander Morrison of Broxton on September 3rd in Aiken, S. C. She is a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. C. C. Wheeler.

    Mrs. M. A. Carter of Scott died on August 31st after a lengthy illness. She was 72 years old, widow of Dr. Carter. Surviving are several daughters and three sons.