Searchable Digest of Charlton County Herald
August 1920
August 6 1920
The Citizens' Committee presents the following facts for consideration of
the General Assembly:
Favored by Senators of three affected districts. Brantley County includes territory
from the districts represented by the Senators Larkin, Vickery and Kirkland,
all of whom favor the new county and urge their friends in the Senate and House
to support them in its creation.
Favored by Represenatatives of the affected counties.
Representatives S.P. Sweat of Pierce and Knabb of Charlton whose counties are being cut by the new county favor the creation of Brantley.
We believe it rather unusual for a new county to have the combined support of so many senators and representatives from affected territory. In the way of a brief explanation, we add that Brantly will have an acrea of 423 square miles, taking from Pierce 215, Wayne, 185 and Charlton 23 square miles.
ALBERT WAINWRIGHT DROWNED. Last Thursday, after eating dinner at the railroad
bridge crossing the St. Marys River, several of the boys who were clearing the
railroad right of way decided to take a swim. Albert had lived near the river
all his life and was no doubt a good swimmer, but cramps or fright caused him
to sink never to rise. Lee Lloyd attempted to save him, but was forced to let
him go. As soon as the news of the drowning was received in Folkston a number
of citizens went to the scene. Every effort was made to locate the body which
was unsuccessful. The search was kept up until Saturday morning when the body
was found floating near Kolar's Ferry. Alfred was buried in Antioch Cemetery
Saturday afternoon. He is survived by his father, two sisters, one brother and
an aged grandfather.
J.A. Johns of Bachlott was in Folkston Saturday. Mr. Johns will become a citizen
of the new county, Brantley, much to our regret.
Traders Hill School began Monday morning with a large attendance, Miss Josie
Dobbs, Principal and Miss Exie Hobbs, assistant. Miss Dobbs was principal of
the school during the winter term.
August 13, 1920
Discussion and doubt as to where the Dixie Highway will go leaving Folkston is settled. The force of hands cutting out the route has cleaned out the underbrush between the McDonald and Paxton property west of the gin and northward through the Way and McDonald property intercepting the old highway road just before the milepost is reached, straightening out the curve at that point. The work will go forward rapidly as there is little grading to be done.
The Traders Hill School has on roll now 75 pupils. We hope to have 100 on roll by Christmas. Helen, Annie, Klyne, Jessie and Glynn Gowan, Clyde Robinson, Ben Brock, Johnny Mills, and Neta Gay are new pupils in the school.
Get ice cream made from pure cream for your dinners Saturday. For sale at Ice Cream Factory.
The following teachers stood the exaamination held in Folkston July 30-31.
Reading Course: Mary McQueen, Mrs. S.P. Mills, E.G. Warren, B.R. Burnsed. Elementary:
Mrs. Louise Griffin, Mrs. Avie Anderson, Amanda Nobles, Beulah Suggs, Nettie
Keene, Nina Vickery, H. Grady Langley. Primary: Eunice Taylor, Lucille Brock,
Ella Crews, Sarah Bennet, Neva Lyons, Fredricka Lyons, Millie Higginbotham,
Bonnie Irey, Verona Howard, Naomi Sikes, Stella and Annie Keene.
Folkston has a new venture. Dr. Buchanan has built and placed machinery for
making ice cream. This factory will in time make a market for all the milk and
cream produced in this vicinity. The ice cream is made from pure Jersey cream
and samples have been placed on the market this week.
Compiled by Lois Barefoot Mays
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