From Days Gone By April 14, 1932

 April 14, 1932.

    Nathan Wombles was incarcerated about 3 Tuesday evening by Chief W. J. Crawford for being drunk in the city. He was a farmer and came to town with his father on a wagon for some guano. Nathan stayed behind to sell some chickens. Chief Crawford said he tried to get him to go home and he started that way several times but would turn around and come back, so Crawford finally had to lock him up. About 1:30 Wednesday morning, nearby citizens heard a man crying for help and upon investigating found Wombles scurrying about the wooden jailhouse trying to get out as the jail was on fire. The citizens set to work to try and help him. Axes and everything possible was tried to save him. Night policeman Garland Mayo hurried there and Wombles was still alive. Water was turned on the burning building and it was saved from total destruction. Afterwards Mayo opened the door but it was too late. They found his lifeless body on the side that was burning the worst. It was determined he died from suffocation or being burned to death. He was 49 years old, the oldest son of Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Wombles of Moore's Chapel. Surviving him was his wife, the former Martha Howell of Meeks, and eight children and two grandchildren. He was buried in the Garnto Cemetery.

    Kite had a heavy wind gale with rain Friday night with some damage to houses and trees. The wind blew the rain up under the hinges on roofs of homes drenching some of the homes. Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Carter of Spann brought to town an egg weighing four ounces and measured in circumference, middle just six and one half inches end to end and eight inches around.

    George Johnson and James Rogers, two white men, are serving thirty days in jail for simple larceny with added sentence of eight months on the gang or forty dollars. They were caught stealing a plow and some chickens. Ordinary W. J. Flanders says pensioners have $15 coming to them from the 1931 balance and $160 due them from 1930.

    Miss Frances Crawford will sing during the McConnell Show. She is granddaughter of Dr. & Mrs. T. E. Vickers. Local camp Woodmen of the World met with a visit from Assistant State Manager H. C. Fabian and District Manager J. R. Cherry. Mr. Lofton Burns is the local organizer of the Camp. Rev. Jesse Hall has gone to preach a revival at the Baptist church in Ludowici.

    Richmond Sammons will be 80 years old on the 21st, and his wife 76 on September 13th. He was not old enough to go to war but at ten years old he helped keep the home affairs going while four of his brothers fought in Virginia for four years. Miss Mazie Peddy formerly of Adrian married Mr. William McKay of Jacksonville, Florida. She is a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. A. J. Peddy.

    Mr. Ray Tanner, 29 and a native son, died in Jacksonville, Florida from apoplexy which shocked the entire family. He was a son of the late Mr. & Mrs. Bartow Tanner. He was survived by sisters, Mrs. Roy Connell, Mrs. H. G. Hatcher, Mrs. Bill Tyson and half-sister Miss Martha. Brothers were Otho and B. B. Tanner. He was buried in Westview.

    Mrs. Carl Brantley, the former Jewell Parr, died on April 6th at Rawlings Hospital of pneumonia. She was a bride of only a few weeks. She was survived by her husband, parents Mr. & Mrs. Parr, one brother and four sisters. She was buried in Westview.

    The Spann community lost Mr. W. A. Veal, born in Washington County but lived here many years. He was survived by sons, Cosby, Charlie, Seab, Louie and Bubba Veal, daughters Mrs. Lee Kitchens, Mrs. Julian Whitfield, Mrs. Reuben Bray, Mrs. David Morgan, Mrs. Myrtle Howell and Louise and Geneva Veal. He was buried at Piney Mount.