After Death of His Mother, and One of His Children, Ralph Andrews Commits Suicide, Jan.15, 1925

Ralph Andrews Suicide. . . Tragedy Comes as a Result of Ill Health and Despondency

Ralph Andrews committed suicide yesterday morning by shooting himself through the heart in the garage at his home on Church Street.

The tragedy came about as the result of ill health and worry. Mr. Andrews had a breakdown when he was a boy and again when he was a student in the University, and has always suffered from an extremely nervous temperament. The death of his mother a few weeks ago made him unusually despondent.

Twins were born to him and Mrs. Andrews on Monday of this week and one of the babies died. There are three other children.

Coming so soon after the death of the mother, this calamity bears the Andrews family down under a weigh of grief that has aroused the deepest sympathy of the people of Chapel Hill.

From the front page of The Chapel Hill Weekly, January 15, 1925

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Z.V. Long in N.C. State College Infirmary with Smallpox, Jan. 15, 1925

Student Has Smallpox

Z.V. Long of Rockingham, a graduate student in the University, has been stricken with smallpox and is in the infirmary. An announcement of his illness was made at the chapel exercises yesterday. The utmost precautions against the spread of the disease have been taken.

Mr. Long did not contract the disease here, but brought it from him, and, since he entered the infirmary at once upon his return, people in Chapel Hill were not exposed to contagion.

From the front page of The Chapel Hill Weekly, January 15, 1925

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Ben Stubbs, 15, Attempts Jail Break, Taken to Reformatory, Jan. 16, 1925

Youth Crawls Out onto Roof at County Jail; Is Caught

Just before Sheriff Hugh Logan fell asleep Monday night, he heard a suspicious sound overhead in the jail and shortly thereafter a suspicious thud and footsteps on the tin roof of the county bastille. Hurriedly he donned a few garments and ran out of the house and up the gangway of the new jail structure where he could see the roof of the old jail. There in a corner huddled a dark form and over the edge some blankets. However, the officer’s yell at the prisoner sent him scurrying back with his blankets to the interior of the jail, where when Sheriff Logan arrived he was already on his cot. The prisoner who attempted to escape proved to be Ben Stubbs, 15-year-old youth of Shelby, who was awaiting his departure to the Jackson Training School following his conviction on a number of charges. Stubbs crawled through a hole in the roof of the old jail that has been there, Sheriff Logan says, for years. Had not the discovery been made when it was, it is likely that Stubbs would have made his getaway and probably other prisoners.

The youth was taken to the reformatory Tuesday by Welfare Officer J.B. Smith and placed in the custody of officials of the training school. Enroute there, Mr. Smith says, the boy told him several tales regarding the attempted escape. One of the revelations had it that some of the prisoners had in some manner secured one or two hacksaws and that they had urged him after he reached freedom to saw the big locks on the main outside door and let all those incarcerated escape This, he told Mr. Smith, he refused to do. How much, or what part, if any, of his story is true is not known, and officers say that the hacksaw if brought into use would have to be plied with energy for a number of hours before the lock could be sawed in two. Needless to say, the completion of the new jail will be welcomed—by the law.

From the front page of The Cleveland Star, Shelby, N.C., Jan. 16, 1925

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John Beam Seriously Injured, John Burgess Arrested, Jan. 16, 1925

John Beam Struck and Hurt by Car. . . Seriously Injured Monday Evening When Knocked from Truck Fender by Passing Car

John Beam, well known young Shelby business man, son of D.A. Beam and connected with his father in a number of business enterprises in the Beam Automotive block, was seriously injured Monday evening when he was struck by a passing automobile and knocked from the fender of the truck on which he was standing. The incident occurred on North Washington street just in front of the Beam home about 7 o’clock in the evening. .John Burgess, young South Shelby meat cutter, driver of the car which struck Beam, is under a bond of $3,000 awaiting a preliminary hearing, which will be held when the seriousness of the injuries can be definitely determined.

Car Failed to Stop

Details as to how the injured man was knocked from the truck and hurled to the pavement are related as follows by the officers: Mr. Beam had parked his car in front of the home and was standing on the fender of a truck parked alongside, talking to his brother, when the Ford Touring car driven by Burgess headed north attempted to pass between the parked car and the truck on which Beam was standing, but struck the truck and knocked Mr. Beam from the fender and carried or hurled him some 70 or more feet up the street. The car did not stop, but sped on following the crash, according to eye witnesses, who also say that Burgess was speeding when he hit the truck. The injured man, unconscious when picked up, was rushed to the Shelby Public hospital where he remained in a serious and unconscious condition during the night, regaining consciousness during the day Tuesday.

Officers and others on the look for the speeding car Tuesday morning located the damaged Ford in a South Shelby garage, where it was learned that it belonged to Burgess, a meat cutter for Charlie Rheinhardt, South Shelby merchant. Approached by an officer, the young fellow admitted that he struck the truck an ddi not stop but says he did not know he hit a man. In the car with him at the time was another man, Bib McSwain, of West Shelby, and two girls, Lola Biddex and Ira Willis, of South Shelby. The curtains on the car were up at the time. Following his apprehension and arrest, Burgess, who is reported to have been married this week, was placed under a bond of $3,000 made by his employer, Mr. Rheinhardt. Burgess is about 21 years of age and a widower.

Several views are presented of the collision, one being that considering the manner in which the Beam car and truck were parked that if Burgess had not been speeding and had stopped after he hit the truck, no serious blame could have been held against him. However, eye witnesses aver that he was “making mighty good time and continued to speed” after he hit the truck. In the truck at the time were Miles Beam, a brother of the injured man, and Claude Turner, who will be used as witnesses for the state. Burgess is admitting that he struck the truck, but did not know he injured anyone, says that he was so scared he hardly knew what he was doing and kept going.

Expected to Recover

The injured man is expected to recover unless his injures are of a more serious nature than now thought, according to advice from the hospital, where it was stated by Dr. Harbison that the injuries consist of a “very profound concussion of the brain, lacerations of the scalp and ear, and a number of bruises over the body and limbs.” Although unconscious all of Monday night, he was rational again Tuesday and has improved as much as could be hoped for considering his condition. However, he is still serious and is not beyond danger, according to the surgeon.

From the front page of The Cleveland Star, Shelby, N.C., Jan. 16, 1925

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Inauguration of Gov. Angus Wilton McLean, Jan.14, 1925

Governor Angus Wilton McLean. . . Crowds in Raleigh Greet Gov. McLean. . . Robesonians and Scotch Have Big Day. . . Appeals for Economy in the Inaugural Address

Raleigh, Jan. 14—Angus Wilton McLean of Lumberton became governor of North Carolina for a term of four years today. He succeeded Cameron Morrison of Charlotte.

The new chief executive was to take oaty of office shortly after noon at the city auditorium. He arrived on a special train from his home at Lumberton this morning and was escorted to the executive mansion by the national guard company of Lumberton. Arriving there he was met by Governor Cameron Morrison and other state officials, who escorted him to the auditorium where the official proceedings which were to make him governor took place.

Raleigh was crowded with thousands of citizens from all sections of the state for the inauguration festivities. From Robeson county alone, home of the coming chief executive, there came more than 300 citizens.

Education, agricultural development and rural betterment, economy, in government and taxation, were the outstanding topics discussed by Governor McLean in his inaugural address today. Definite recommendations to the general assembly were reserved for future messages.

Throughout his address, Governor McLean stressed economy in government. He bought this principle into play in dealing with every subject touched upon.

Following are the men who became state officers for the next four years:

Governor—Angus W. McLean of Lumberton.

Lieutenant-governor—J. Elmer Long of Durham.

Secretary of State—W.N. Everett of Rockingham.

Auditor—Baxter Durham of Raleigh.

Treasurer—Benjamin R. Lacy of Raleigh.

Superintendent of Public Instruction—A.T. Allen of Raleigh.

Attorney-general—Dennis G. Brummitt of Oxford.

Corporation Commissioner—George P. Pell of Winston-Salem.

Commissioner of Agriculture—W.A. Graham of Lincolnton.

Commissioner of Labor and Printing—Frank D. Grist of Lenoir.

Insurance Commissioner—Stecey [Stacey?] W. Wade of Morehead City.

Commissioner of Revenue—R.A. Doughton of Sparta.

Supreme Court Justices—William A. Hoke of Lincolnton, chief justice; Heriot Clarkson of Charlotte, and George W. Connor of Wilson associate justices.

From the front page of The Cleveland Star, Shelby, N.C., Jan. 16, 1925. To see a photo of Governor McLean, go to:

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Officers, Directors Named for First National and for Cleveland Bank and Trust, Jan. 16, 1925

Bank Officers and Directors are Named. . . First National and Cleveland Bank and Trust Company Hold Annual Meetings Last Tuesday

The annual meetings of the First National Bank and the Cleveland Bank and Trust Company held on Tuesday of this week, the officers and directors were named for the ensuing year and the shareholders complimented the officers of both institutions for the splendid showing made last year.

The First National elected the following directors: Charles C. Blanton, John F. Schenck, A.C. Miller, L.A. Gettys, Clyde R. Hoey, O. Max Gardner, J.F. Roberts, Paul Webb, George Blanton and Forest Eskridge, and these in turn elected the following officers:

Chas. C. Blanton, president; John F. Schenck, vice president; George Blanton, vice president; Forest Eskridge, cashier; R.R. Sisk, assistant cashier; C.D. Moore, assistant cashier.

The Cleveland Bank and Trust Company stockholders elected the following board of directors: R.E. Campbell, Z.J. Thompson, Rush Hamrick, H. Fields Young, J.A. Suttle, W.J. Arey, J.E. Webb, J.L. Suttle, J.J. Lattimore and William Lineberger, who in turn elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Wm. Lineberger, president; R.E. Campbell, vice president; J.J. Lattimore, secretary and treasurer, and J.L. Suttle, manager of insurance department.

From the front page of The Cleveland Star, Shelby, N.C., Jan. 16, 1925

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Changes Made in Queens Blues Staff, Jan.17, 1925

Several Changes Are Made in Blues Staff

A meeting of the Queens Blues staff was held on January 14th, in Pi Hall for the purpose of electing a managing editor, an advertising manager and another reporter. After much consideration the staff decided on the following girls, Maude Heywood as managing editor; Annie Barton McFall as advertising manager, and Elizabeth Williams as reporter.

The staff feels greatly strengthened in the addition of these new members, and it is hoped that it has been increased not only in the number of members but also in its ability. Maude Heywood has already proved her worth as a member of the staff by the efficient service already rendered. Annie Barton McFalls and Elizabeth Willis are both new at the task, but the staff feels that it was wise in the selection of these girls for they have done very good work in the English department and it is expected that they will prove to be very capable and successful members of the staff.

From page 3 of Queens Blues, the student newspaper of Queens College, Charlotte, N.C., January 17, 1925

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