June 23, 1932.
The record is clear and the lines show that the Bee Line highway across Johnson County, and from Swainsboro to Wrightsville to Irwinton, will go on the highway department of Georgia on July 1st., states Hon. William J. Flanders, Ordinary, who has been to Atlanta and seen it in black and white. The road goes on for maintance and gas tax July 1st., and gives the county 27 and one third miles more than it has ever had to draw the tax from on the new apportionment. When Dr. Flanders became Ordinary there was 16 miles of highway milage in the county. The 14 miles on the Jeff Davis two years ago gives the county 57 and one third miles total. They are finishing up the last mile of grading on the Jeff Davis into Wrightsville. County road forces are making progress with their work on all sides. The Jeff Davis is being completed now and the Bee Line from Kite to the river is in good enough condition that the State can take it over.
In 35 years the cost of state government in Georgia has mounted from five million to thirty-four million, and we have no better government, and not as good as we did 35 years ago. In Washington the Speaker of the House, John N. Garner, went on record supporting repeal of the 18th Amendment, the prohibition law.
The local ladies are doing a big business with their efforts at establishing a local curb market in the city. It is growing weekly. Mr. Jesse Anderson, planter near Kite, brought in the first pickings from his Big Stem Jersey sweet potato crop. Crop reports in the county show the ravages of the boll weevil have already started and the insects are playing havoc with the weed in many places. The crop is poor and sorry in the county as a whole. The corn crop is fair to middling. Peas and potatoes are doing well. Gardens have come in for a big harvest and helped lots all over the county. Melons will be on shortly and in plenty. Cadwell, Ga. has opened a canning plant. It has a capacity of 400 to 500 cans daily. People can have their stuff canned for free on Wednesday and Friday's.
The faculty of the Adrian Consolidated school has been announced. They are O. L. Haydon, superintendent and vocational department; R. M. Roundtree, principal and athletic coach; Misses Helen Forrester, Louise Stiles and Frances Fordham, high school; Mrs. Jessie Watkins, 7th; Miss Bonnie Tatum, 6th; Miss Marion Price, 5th; Miss Jeanette Holmes, 4th; Mrs. W. M. Webb, 3rd; Miss Pauline Burke, 2nd; Miss Dorothy Dunlap, 1st, and Mrs. F. L. Kea, piano.
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Garnto had a son born on June 17th, to be called Ernest, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Otis Knight lost their little child on June 9th, he had been sick his whole little life. His mother past away seven months previous.
Mr. Clarence Powell and Mr. Mark A. Jackson are attending citizen military training camp at Fort Moultrie, Charleston, South Carolina. SGT. Thomas O. Powell first enlisted with the Marines at Macon in early 1923, and served till February 1926, receiving an honorable discharge and he planned to quit the service for good, but was not satisfied. He enlisted in the Army November 1928 and sent to Fort Benning. After 3 years of service it ended February 1932. He immediately enlisted for 3 more years. Thomas served 5 months as a Private, not satisfied took the exam and was promoted to Corporal. No longer than it took to take the next exam, in March 1930, he was promoted to SGT., with the second highest in his class with a percentage of 92, missing first by one point. He is now with the Medical Department at Fort Benning. He is a son of Dr. & Mrs. T. A. Powell of near Bartow.
Rev. Midyett, a Baptist minister who once lived and preached in Wrightsville, recently celebrated the 60th anniversary of his entrance into the ministry by preaching at three churches and speaking to two Baraca classes. He is 81 years old and has delivered 12,000 sermons and preached in more than twenty states. On the 6th of May he and his good wife celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary.
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