From Days Gone By March 17, 1932

 March 17, 1932.

    The Fiddler's Convention will be held at the court house in April. It will be a one day convention sponsored by the American Legion, who in the fight against depression have put thirty men to work. The United Daughters of the Confederacy has invited the Post to parade along with the old veterans on Memorial Day and give a rifle salute to the deceased comrades at the cemetery. Medals will be pinned on some of the Legion boys whose grandfathers fought in the Civil War.

    The United Daughters of the Confederacy is asking all the stewards and deacons of the county churches to help number the Confederate graves in the cemeteries of the county. The purpose is to provide markers free of charge to put on the graves.

    A Roosevelt-For-President Club was organized with J. E. Cook as chairman and Emory Rowland as secretary. U. R. Jenkins is vice-president, Judge James T. Miller Treasurer and H. F. Tarbutton publicity director. The clubs aim is to put the interests of Governor Roosevelt to the front in the county.

    Chief W. J. Crawford and Policeman Garland Mayo made some Saturday night arrests, immoderate use of whiskey taking a few "out of the way", and causing the officers to enforce the law. Mr. Jordan Davis from the eastern part of the county suffered a fractured leg. While fixing a flat tire on highway #1, a passing car struck his leg as he was changing his tire. The Graymont oil well is being sunk right on down and a depth of 2,000 feet has been reached.

    All along Route 80, Macon to Savannah, the Coast-To-Capital Highway Association met in Swainsboro. They are pushing to finish Route 80 which in Johnson County runs from Scott to Adrian on to the county line. Local members attending were W. J. Flanders, W. H. Lovett, A. L. Hatcher, R. M. Stanley and C. D. Roundtree.

    Mr. C. T. Swinson, a long time local merchant is planning a move to Statesboro where he has a large farm and business interests. Mr. & Mrs. W. A. Lindsey and family have moved from Louisville to Milledgeville where he is manager of the City Cafe. Mr. Tom L. Martin, local businessman, in the ice business here for many years, has started a brand new ice plant which is nearing completion. Its located on the lot where he has sold ice and coal and operated a small coal storage plant for years. The 13 ton capacity steel tank has been lowered on to its base and will be ready to contain the finished product by April or earlier.

    Professor E. D. Tollerson of the Kite Consolidated School has one of the finest agricultural classes in this area. County farmers desiring government loans have flocked to the offices of the loan committees and managers to get their papers fixed up for the loan this season. The first checks will be coming in this week possibly.

    Most every house in Wrightsville is occupied. Some business houses are vacant and similar conditions are found all over the country towns and cities as well.

    At President Hoover's Anti-Hoarding meeting held at the court house was the subject of the restoration of pure, simple personal confidence in each other, in our own institutions and businesses and a return of prosperity through remedial measures promulgated by the President in his anti-hoarding campaign. The speakers were A. R. Maynard, Mack Davis and W. H. Mitchell all of Macon. A. Lee Hatcher, Johnson's present representative in the legislature was appointed to handle the local campaign along with W. H. Lovett and R. H. Smith.