Church Investigating Rev. Aderholdt for Alienation of Affections, July 26, 1924

To Investigate Pastor’s Case. . . Committee Chosen to Probe Aderholdt Charges

By the Associated Press

Statesville, N.C., July 25—The North Carolina Lutheran synod has appointed a committee to investigate court action brought against Rev. O.W. Aderholdt, until recently pastor of the local Lutheran church, it was learned today. The court actin was brought last Wednesday by E.E. Schafer, local jeweler, who in a complaint asking for $30,000 damages charged that the minister alienated the affections of his wife, who was organist in the church of which Rev. Mr. Aderholdt was pastor.

Under the rules of the church, if the committee finds probable cause, Rev. Mr. Aderholdt will be called to a church trial.

Mr. Aderholdt is now under $2,500 bond, Mr. Schafer having instituted arrest and bail proceedings in connection with his damage suit.

From the front page of the Durham Morning Herald, Sunday, July 26, 1924

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Sessoms to be Tried for Forgery of Pension Checks, July 26, 1924

Trial of Sessoms for Forgery Will be Called Forth. . . Sampson County Clerk of Court Was Indicted for Pension Checks Fraud. . . No Compromise. . . Inability to Pay Back $10,000 Default Caused State to Push Case. . . Majority for Davis. . . Republican Leaders Do Not Figures on a Majority in Fall—Child Labor May be Ratified

By R.E. Powell

Raleigh, July 25—The state of North Carolina, through George H. Humber, special attorney for the state auditor, and ex-Judge E.K. Bryan of Wilmington, special attorney, will assist Solicitor Powers in prosecuting the forgery charges against Clerk of Court Sessoms in Sampson county beginning August 4. The indictments, several in number, grew out of fraud in the handling of pension warrants for the civil war veterans.

Judge Frank A. Daniels of Goldsboro is riding the sixth district and is expected to preside over the case, which, according to reports brought back by state investigators, will be hard fought. All efforts at a compromise have, so far, been rejected, and the inability of Sessoms, a Republican, to pay back a sum estimated at between $10,000 and $15,000 is said to have influenced the state in a determination to go to trial.

Sessoms will be defended by the entire Sampson county bar, Democrats and Republicans. The state’s assistance had to be secured out of the county, which is normally Republican by a large majority, and the auditor’s office, which issues the pension warrants, will also send Mr. Humber down.

According to clerks here in the office of the auditor and treasurer, it would require a canvass of every veteran and veteran’s family, or relatives, in Sampson to reach a closer estimate than $5,000 of the total money misappropriated by Sessoms. Many of the veterans whose names he is charged with having forged in order to cash and make personal use of the money, are dead. The instances in which the state feels certain it has “dead wood” on the clerk involve around $10,000.

State officials here who have been mildly interested in the politics of the indictment against the Sampson clerk and its probable effect do not look for it to turn Sampson Democratic by any means. Mr. Sessoms is extremely popular in his home county, as attested by the voluntary defense offered by all the lawyers. The only offer he has made in the way of a compromise is to resign his office. it is said by those who have been active in the case that he is financially unable to pay back the funds and the county, as a whole, apparently does not want to send him to jail.

Apparent unwillingness of Republican State Chairman Bramham to put federal office holders on the state executive committee or in any way connect them with the campaign is causing some resentment among those who are now enjoying the reward of faithful party service in the past.

For the most part, the Republicans are claiming the state this year only in the event of some rank political improbability—such as the defect of enough farmer-labor votes form the Democratic column to give them a “fighting chance.” |Right now the more conservative ones do not expect to get such a chance.

Furthermore, they do not expect to get as many Coolidge votes as they one time counted on paper. The Davis majority in North Carolina, it is rather freely predicted, will be about the same as the McLean majority.

If former Senator Marion Butler takes no part in the campaign, that means that his strength—which is vital to any home of Republican success—will sulk and the former senator is showing absolutely no interest now in the fall marathons. He was counted out in the convention here last August and there is mighty little chance for him to be counted in again.

Lack of any reference to legislation likely to be introduced at the special session of the general assembly marked the “moderately strong” resolutions adopted here Friday by the Farmers’ and Farm Women’s convention just before it elected O. Max Gardner, Shelby farmer, as next year’s president and then adjourned.

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From the front page of the Durham Morning Herald, Sunday, July 26, 1924

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New Dormitory Begun for Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, July 26, 1924

Negro University Enlarges

Charlotte, N.C., July 25—A building permit for erection of a dormitory to cost $50,000 and for an $11,000 residence at the Johnson C. Smith University here was issued yesterday. The dormitory will contain 42 rooms. The Johnson C. Smith, an institution for negroes, for many years was known as Biddle University.

From the front page of the Durham Morning Herald, Sunday, July 26, 1924

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Developing North Carolina's Coastal Waterways, July 26, 1924

Abernethy Favors Adoption of Ship and Water Report. . . Traffic Bureau of Commerce Body Asked Legislature to Pass Bill. . . Meeting of Business Men in Connection with Body Held at Goldsboro. . . Senator for North Carolina Declares State’s Waterways Will be Developed

By the Associated Press

Goldsboro, N.C., July 25—Resolutions recommending that the special session of the legislature, called to convene August 7, provide legislation for putting into effect the recommendations of the state ship and water transportation commission, rather than place the question in a referendum, were adopted here today at the meeting of business men called by the traffic bureau of the Eastern North Carolina chamber of commerce.

The consensus of opinion of the meeting by man prominent business men from practically all of the eastern counties and by a few from other sections of the state, was that the ship commission recommendations for creation of a port commission with appropriations of $8.5 million should receive immediate action by the special session.

Congressman Charles L. Abernethy gave unequivocal endorsement to the ship commission report and declared that in his opinion it was the desire of the people of state to get its recommendations put into effect as speedily as possible, and that therefore the legislature should enact the necessary machinery without a referendum.

In expressing his favor of the proposed program of water commerce development, Senator Furnifold M. Simmons said in part:

“If the state adopts this measure I assure you that the inland waterways will be developed with he assistance of the government. I have secured for the state for the purpose of developing waterways $16 million and could have gotten $2 million if I had shown that North Carolina was ready to use it. I have, in discussing our freight rates in open session, heard our state was referred to has having made no efforts to establish port terminals which would justify the solicitations it was said making for help from the government, and realizing that this was true I have had to hang my head in shame.

“I say to you that I will get from the federal government whatever amount you need towards the establishment of the finest transportation facilities to be found under the blue skies if you will only do your part here in the state. Arm me with the kind of ammunition that I need and I will bring home the game.”

The meeting was opened by H. Galt Braxton, president of the transportation bureau, who acted as chairman, at noon. It lasted till late in the afternoon. Approximately 600 people attended.

After declaring that North Carolina is the greatest farm producing state in the south and the biggest tonnage producing state for the railroads operating in the southern states, Dr. J.W. Joyner, who was a member of the state ship and water transportation commission declared that the only remedy for the excessive freight rates he said North Carolina is suffering is water competition.

Major George E. Butler of Clinton gave a resume for the advantages that have been obtained by other states by port development and declared that North Carolina could obtain like advantages by following the examples of these states.

General E.F. Glenn of Goldsboro voiced is approval of immediate action by the special session and said, “the United States government has a way of helping its children who make it a point of helping themselves.”

“I may have been referred to as a fool sometimes, but never as a coward,” said State Senator Joseph A. Brown, a member of the ship commission who opposed the proposal for state-owned terminals and ships in the last general assembly, “and this thing I believe in from the bottom of my heart. I did not hesitate to recommend it to the governor, nor will I hesitate to pass on it when it comes before me as a member of the legislature.

From the front page of the Durham Morning Herald, Sunday, July 26, 1924

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Conrad F. Carter of Charlotte Drowned, July 26, 1924

Charlotte Man Is Drowned in Pool

By the Associated Press

Charlotte, N.C., July 25—Conrad F. Carter, secretary and treasurer of Garrison and Hopkins company of this city, was drowned last night while bathing in a private pool near here. He was unable to swim and stepped into deep water accidentally. The body was recovered an hour after the accident.

From page 2 of the Durham Morning Herald, Sunday, July 26, 1924

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Colter Dies of Fractured Skull When Thrown from Horse, July 26, 1924

Colter Thrown from a Horse. . . Indianapolis Man Killed Near Asheville

By the Associated Press

Asheville, N.C., July 25—Albert C. Colter of Indianapolis, Ind., reported to be a prominent business man of that place, was instantly killed near the city this afternoon when thrown from his horse on a mountain trail. His death was due to a fractured skull. His body was discovered by a party motoring in the vicinity.

A coroner’s investigation resulted in the body being placed at a local undertaking establishment awaiting instruction from relatives. Several articles of jewelry were found on the body of the dead man, including a diamond stick pin estimated to be worth several hundred dollars. It was said here that Colter was connected with the Zinite Metals company of Indianapolis.

From page 2 of the Durham Morning Herald, Sunday, July 26, 1924

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Solomon Blake, 79, Has Died, July 26, 1924

Aged Resident of West Durham Dies. . . Solomon Blake, Aged 79, Died at Eighth St. Home—Funeral Sunday

Solomon Blake died at his home in West Durham Friday evening at the age of 79. The deceased was well known in the western section of the city where he lived for a number of years. Surviving Mr. Blake are his wife, and six children, three boys and three girls: Robert, Needham and Emmett Blake, all of West Durham; Mrs. Pearl Regan, Richmond, Va.; Mrs. Lu Rinda Phew, West Durham; and Mrs. Rambley Vaughan, Raleigh.

Funeral services for the deceased will be held at the Blake home on Eighth street Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock with Rev. J.W. Bradley, pastor of the West Durham Methodist church officiating. Interment will follow in the Mecedona burial grounds in Wake county, about four miles from Cary.

From page 2 of the Durham Morning Herald, Sunday, July 26, 1924. Solomon Blake’s grave, is in Macedonia Cemetery, not “Mecedona”.

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