From Days Gone By Jan. 28, 1932

January 28, 1932.

    The local American Legion Post plans many events during the coming weeks. They are planning a one day convention of the 12th District to be held here at a later date. B. B. Hayes resigned as service officer and Col. J. Roy Rowland appointed in his place. The week of Feb. 8-13 will be safety week for the Post. They will distribute pamplets on safe driving. The Post will also give a medal to the highest honor boy and girl in the 7th grade in Wrightsville and Kite. The Legionares are advocating "Live At Home" for the farmers to help get out of the depression they are in. In 1931, Johnson County imported around $100,000 worth of flour, meal, meat, lard and horse feed, all of which could have been produced here. The Live At Home meeting will be held in Kite high school auditorium to discuss the various enterprises of the county and their possibilites.

    Mr. Clayton Lord is moving from the city to his farm, making a vacancy on the city council. He served a year before this resignation. Mr. John W. Vanlandingham has consented to be a candidate. Mr. E. E. Sanders has also tossed his hat into the ring.

    Ordinary W. J. Flanders sent the county dogs to track a man from a field on the Moseley place, which is rented by Mr. William Jackson. He requested the dogs after some plow stocks were stolen from the field. The tracks led to a house where a couple families lived but the house was vacant. The hunt was called off.

    Mr. G. C. Smith, garageman and filling station operator in Adrian, came in Monday morning to find both his fine collie dogs had been poisoned, and in the afternoon his car was wrecked. Melvin Smith, J. W. Dent, and Early Braswell were headed out to fix Early's truck when the sterring gear disconnected wrecking them.

    Hammock's store in Scott was robbed Tuesday night. This is the sixth time in two years. Bloodhounds chased the tracks to near Dublin but could not catch the miscreant.

    Wrightsville won a double header basketball game in Dublin. The girls won 47 to 14 and the boys won 13 to 12. The Kite boys are studying vocational agriculture and the elementary principles of forestry.

    Judge James T. Miller moved his insurance office upstairs in the Farmers Bank building. Mr. J. H. Jones is now located in the Crawford shop building near the Farmer's Supply store. He is ready to build your coffins, caskets, screen doors, windows and cabinets and he can sharpen any tool.

    In Adrian, the plot of ground on the Central of Georgia right-of-way, extending from the depot to the Green Hotel, is being prepared for a city park. The flowers and shrubs will be planted by the Garden Club.

    Mr. James Simpson died at home on the 17th from a several day illness. His wife, three daughters and one son survive. He was buried at Liberty Grove. At Adrian, Mrs. Mary Curry, 82, was found dead in bed, being in failing health for years. She is survived by one son, James, the town marshal. She was buried at Poplar Springs.

    On Sunday morning the town lost Mrs. V. B. Robinson at her home on West Court Street. She had been in feeble health for some time. She was a great granddaughter of Revolutionary soldier Elisha Walker. She was a Methodist. Before marriage she was a Miss Page. Her husband preceded her in death in 1908, she would have been 80 next month. Four children survive, Dr. J. C. Robinson, Mr. C. C. Robinson, Miss Annie Lou Robinson and Mrs. W. H. Montgomery. She was buried in Westview.

    Mr. Loyd Price of New Home died at home on the 21st. He operated a large farm for years. His wife and seven children survive. Travis L., Byron, and Fred Price, Mrs. J. Y. Chastain, Mrs. J. M. Powell, Mrs. E. L. Garrett and Mrs. Elmo Frost. His two sisters Mrs. Dan Bryant and Mrs, D. H. Tuttle. He was buried at Oaky Grove.

From Days Gone By Jan. 21, 1932

 January 21, 1932.

    Two persons were killed and two injured in an automobile accident five miles from Tennille on the Oconee-Tennille road. H. T. Hooks and six year old son, Harris, of Davisboro, were killed instantly and the other two occupants of the car, Mrs. Hooks, wife and mother of the victims, and A. L. Thigpen, of Oconee, were injured. Summer Marshman in front of whose home the wreck occured, witnessed the accident and said the driver, Mr. Thigpen, seemed to lose control and it turned over in a deep ditch. Mr. Hooks and Mr. Thigpen were employees of the Cleveland Oconee Lumber Company.

    The Sheriff's Department reported the robbery of the general merchandise store of Mr. Henry Tyson in Meeks during Sunday night. Deputy Tom Brantley states a lot of meat and lard was taken. They spent a half a day Monday but found no leads or make an arrest.

    The Wrightsville banks re-elect all its officers. The Exchange Bank: Dr. P. B. Bedingfield, President; W. H. Lovett, Vice-President; E. E. Daley, VP & Cashier, R. E. and G. E. Fulford Asst. Cashiers; Directors - Dr. Bedingfield, Mr. Lovett, Mr. Daley, W. L. Thompson, C. T. Bray, R. E. Hayes and U. R. Jenkins. The Bank of Wrightsville officers are R. L. Kent, President; Herbert T. Johnson, Cashier and Mrs. Frank Price, bookkeeper and teller. Directors are  Mr. Kent, L. A. Lovett, Mr. Johnson, A. F. Flanders, R. L. Stephens, L. L. Lovett and C. H. Lovett.

    Ordinary W. J. Flanders rented the L. Davis residence in East Wrightsville for establishing a pauper's hospital. A number of persons drawing funds from the county were unable to secure a home and treatment owing to their conditions so he wants to secure a place of refuge for these invalids. This is an inexpensive and convenient undertaking by the county. Flanders just closed a deal for the home of Mr. Frank Price which occupys a corner of the land that the county owned which the stockade is built. The sum of $900 was paid for the home.

    A big company of oil seekers are drilling a well on Allen Jones place between Graymont and Metter. A citizen of Graymont stated they have carried enough pipe by her place to reach China. The well is now 700 feet deep and are working 24 hours. All that countryside is stirred over the prospects of a flow and hundreds visit the site daily.

    Mr. & Mrs. J. O. Holt of St. Petersburg, Florida had a fine daughter on January 19th. Mr. Frank Burke is now with Brinson's Drug Store. Work on the Jeff Davis Highway is progressing. They are working on Price's bridge over the Ohoopee and is a large job.

    Dock Johnson, colored man of Kite, drew a sentence of 11 months or pay a fine of $60 in City Court. Judge W. C. Brinson heard the case against Dock who was charged with simple larceny in the theft of a car tire and rim on December 10th.

    Miss Jewel Parr, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Parr of Oconee, wed Mr. Carl Brantley, the eldest son of Mr. & Mrs. Gus Brantley.

    Mr. Stephen H. Smith, 74, died at his daughters from a stroke. Mr. Smith and his wife had just recently come to the county to visit.

From Days Gone By Jan. 14, 1932

 January 14, 1932.

    Mr. Willie Wilson came to his death from a self-inflicted shotgun wound on Tuesday by his own hand. It happened at his home five miles west of town near the home of Ben Roy Spell. His wife and two daughters, Mildred and Elizabeth, arose, prepared breakfast and were in the kitchen eating when they heard a noise in the dwelling like a tree limb falling on top of the house. They never took notice of it, and did not know what happened until Mrs. Wilson went to get her hat to go milk the cows. Then she discovered the cause of the noise.

    Thurston Price was coming up to the Wilson home when he heard the shot. He and Wilson spent all of Monday rabbit hunting and he said Wilson acted normal. When he got to the house he found him lying on the floor, the top of his head shot off, blood was splattered all over the room, a fearful sight. The double barrelled shotgun between his legs and only one barrel was fired.

    Coroner L. R. Clayton went to the scene with Sheriff Rowland an ordered an inquest. Serving were R. R. Martin, J. W. Price, O. M. Martin, B. R. Spell, Jr., H. F. Tarbutton and J. Nat Riner. Mrs. Wilson testified he acted normal except worrying over crop conditions and his farming business and had been having some strange conversations of late. The verdict of the jury was death by suicide. He was buried in the Wilson Cemetery in the Cedar Grove community.

    Re-election of all city officers, reductions in salaries, and appointments of committees marked the first city council meeting under Mayor H. G. Hatcher. Jack Robinson, Mayor Pro-Tem, and chosen were E. L. Rowland, Clerk; A. L. Hatcher, City Attorney; R. T. Moye, Collector; W. J. Crawford, Day Marshal, and Garland Mayo, Night Marshal. Salaries for Clerk, Attorney, and Policemen were reduced from $20 to $15.

    In a close race in Adrian, Dr. L. G. Moye defeated T. B. Kea for Mayor 100 to 96. Councilmen elected were C. M. Renfroe, A. E. Harrison, and T. A. Frazier.

    Judge R. Earl Camp announced his candidacy for Congress from the new 6th District in opposition to Representatives Carl Vinson and Sam Rutherford. Representative Carl Vinson's bill to provide the purchase of a new site to build a new post office here has hit a snag. Congress has adopted not to erect any public buildings where the postal receipts are under $10,000, but a change is being sought in the law.

    Next to the Headlight office, two stores owned by Dr. Flint Flanders, druggest here, are being overhauled. The 5 & 10 Cent store will move on down west next to the Headlight building and Flanders will move his drugstore from its present location to the building vacated by Miss Alger Rhodes. Some work has been done on the Farmers Bank building and Luther Downs will operate a cafe there.

    Mr. William A. Sinquefield, Jr., 69, died from declining health. He had lived here about 40 years and was a native of Washington County. Early in life he farmed but later operated a store here. For over 20 years he was a Mason in the Anderson Lodge. He was survived by his wife, Mrs. Hattie G.; stepson W. L. Thompson, step-daughter Mrs. C. A. Beall, five brothers, Frank A., G. C., O. P., John B., and T. C.; four sisters, Mrs. Jordan Stokes, Mrs. W. A. Jordan, Mrs. J. N. Lanier, and Mrs. Nannie Stone. He was buried in Westview.

    Mr. Henry C. Mason, living up on the Tennille road, died at his home. Just a few veterans of the sixties remain in the county with Mason's passing. There are four veterans and 15 widows left in the county.

From Days Gone By Jan. 7, 1932

 January 7, 1932.

    As predicted months ago by the Headlight, the entrance of Col. J. Roy Rowland, is strongly considering to enter the race for Solicitor-General of the Dublin Judicial Circuit. Rowland says he has been urged by citizens of all three counties in the circuit. This creates additional interest in the 12th District, already intensified by Congressman Wash W. Larson may retire and run for Judge of the Circuit, also the avowed candidacy of Col. R. M. Daley for the same position and Judge R. Earl Camp becoming a candidate for Congress.

    Besides Rowland, if he ran it would be against incumbent Col. Fred Kea who has made no announcement yet. Others who may run for the position are Col. J. A. Merritt, Col. Rufus Stephens of Dublin, and Col. J. D. Shannon of Jeffersonville.

    Rowland is a popular attorney of the city and served as prosecuting attorney of City Court for eight years. A well known native of Johnson, graduated high school here and obtained his law degree from Mercer University. He is a Baptist and a son of Mr. J. H. Rowland.

    One of the most pathetic cases handled here in years when Associated Charities provided relief for the family of John Cane, penniless and destitute, out on the Kite road. Rev. P. T. Holloway investigated the case said Cane, his wife and small child had been living for two days in a shack almost in ruins and sleeping on corn shucks. Their only food during that time was a handful of flour which someone had given them and had to be cooked in a tin can. Cane came to the county from Vidalia in an effort to gain employment. He had been employed at a turpentine plant but lost the job when it changed hands. Learning there was no one to provide for them, the Associated Charities furnished the family with the necessities of life, obtained a temporary home on the farm of Mr. L. J. Claxton and found him a job.

   Miss Nannilu Rowland, daughter of Sheriff W. D. Rowland, accepted a position with the Federal Government in Washington. Mr. & Mrs. Ellis Mayo lost everything to a kitchen fire. Misses Frances Flanders and Juliette Roundtree are resuming their studies at Wesleyann College and Miss Nancy Rowland has returned to Georgia State Women's College at Valdosta.

    After serving jail sentences and paying their fines of $25 each for dynamiting fish, Elmo Sumner and J. W. Dent have been released. Two others are still in jail on the same charge in default of paying their fines, Elmo Dent and Ike Smith.

    Mr. John B. Harrison of Sandersville died there last Saturday. He lived in Wrightsville for several years. Mrs. Laura V. Smith, of Statesboro, died at her mother's, Mrs. Laura Davis of near Spann in December 29th while here for the holidays. Death was from heart trouble. She was 29, a native of Washington County. Surviving were her mother, a brother, Francis Davis, her husband and two children. She was buried at New Bethel.

    Last Sunday afternoon at the home of Rev. & Mrs. G. F. Sumner, Miss Linnie Mae Walker was wed to Mr. Wayne Kyzer. They will reside near Pleasant Grove. Also wed on January 3rd was Miss Gladys Kitchens, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Jet Kitchens, and Mr. J. W. Webb, son of Mr. & Mrs. George Webb of Adrian. The marriage was performed by Rev. J. G. Ivey.

    The banks released their statements of condition. The Bank of Adrian $50,894.95; The Bank of Wrightsville, $169,730.71; The Exchange Bank, $190,406.04.