From Days Gone By March 10, 1932

 March 10, 1932.

    Mrs. I. Bashinski, President of the Georgia Division U. D. C., met at the home of Mrs. E. A. Lovett to organize a chapter for Johnson County. Mrs. H. M. Shurling, Chairman of the state program committee of the U. D. C. presided over the program. Present were Mrs. J. Roy Rowland, Mrs. R. R. Douglas, Mrs. J. M. Page, Mrs. Otis Chivers and a Mrs Peacock of Dublin. Mrs. H. M. Franklin, Mrs. W. H. Colgate and Mrs. Fred Daley of Tennille. Officers elected were, President, Mrs. W. M. Shurling, 1st VP, Mrs. E. A. Lovett, 2nd VP Mrs. R. R. Douglas; Recording Secretary Mrs. Roy Rowland; Corresponding Secretary Mrs. J. E. Cook; Treasurer Mrs. Millard Daley; Registrar Mrs. Lewis Lovett; Chaplain Mrs. S. M. Johnson; Custodian of Crosses Mrs. Fluker Tarbutton; Historian Mrs. A. L. Hatcher; Reporter Mrs. H. T. Johnson; Parlamintarian Mrs. E. E. Daley; Honorary President for Life Mrs. E. A. Lovett.

    Other members were Mrs. John Douglas, Mrs. R. R. Martin, Mrs. Tom Jenkins, Mrs. J. M. Cook, Mrs. T. L. Lovett, Mrs. J. W. Brinson, Jr., Mrs. R. B. Thompson, Miss Mary Sanders, Mrs. R. T. Lovett, Mrs. W. H. Lovett, Mrs. C. B. Harrison, Miss Ora Lee Barnes, Mrs. George East, Miss Mae Ware Daley, Miss Grace Hutchinson, Miss Martha Martin, Miss Mary Lovett, Mrs. S. H. Hatcher, Mrs. B. B. Tanner, Mrs. Bessie Willis, Mrs. Robert Cullen, Mrs. M. E. Woods and Mrs. Curtis Summerlin.

    Col. J. Eugene Cook announced there will be a public meeting at the court house for the purpose of organizing a Roosevelt-For-President Club in this county. The Georgia American Legion reports it has gotten employment for 2,500 citizens in the push to fight the depression. It the full payment bill passes and becomes law, every veteran of the World War in Georgia will receive a pension certificate. The total sum for the veterans of Johnson County will be $153,440.10. The average certificate is worth $1,000.

    Mr. Ellis Claxton of Kite, M. T. Riner of Meeks, Dr. H. B. Bray and County Agent E. G. Blackwell of Wrightsville attended the Aberdeen-Angus Bull Sale in Savannah as more interest is shown in better beef type cattle in the county. The farmers of the county have sown from 15 to 500 pounds of carpet grass for pasture with 15 pounds the required amount per acre.

    A meeting was held in Swainsboro of the Coast to Capital Highway Association for which road crosses Johnson County from Adrian to Scott. They are urging the highway department to complete the paving on Federal Route 80. Its the only Federal milage in the county at this time.

    Sheriff W. D. Rowland has two prisoners in jail for City Court. All Superior Court defendants on the criminal side are out on bond. Recently he held about a dozen, but they have either plead guilty, given bond, or released on other ways. The two prisoners, Eva Tillman and Nora Waters, both colored, mixed up in an ugly affray in the city and both came out with bad wounds. Nora got all cut up with a razor, twice on the leg and once on her body causing her to bleed profusely. Eva got a bad blow on the head from a piece of iron, also a wound or two in the face. The rucas started over foolishness one of them declared.

    Hon. Charles M. Wood died at his home in Baker County near Newton. He was a native of Johnson County. He held the office of Ordinary for many years in Baker County. His children are Cecil Wood, Mrs. Will H. Mixon, Mrs. T. D. Wood and sister-in-law Mrs. T. E. Hayes.

    Mr. J. V. Greenway, 71, died in the Sandersville Sanitarium and was buried in the family cemetery. He is survived by his children Mrs. Philip Price of Donovan, Mrs. Samps L. Powell, Mr. H. L. Greenway and Mr. J. G. Greenway.