N.C. Bus Owners to Meet in Charlotte July 12-13, 1926

Bus Owners to Gather in Charlotte July 12th

The North Carolina Bus Owners Association will meet, 200 strong, at the Hotel Charlotte July 12-13. The first day will be given over to general business, with a banquet and an address of welcome by C.O. Keuster, manager of the Chamber of Commerce.

The convention committee of the association consists of L.A. Love, chairman; Joel W. Wright, Gastonia; W.E. Smith, Albemarle; R.O. Walters, Concord; C.H. Bost, Newton; and P.R. Shinn, Greensboro.

Bus lines of the association cover 95,000 miles daily, and the holdings of the companies represent over $3 million. H.A. Bailes of Goldsboro is president of the association, and J.W. Hester is its attorney.

From page 3 of the Concord Times, June 28, 1926

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W.H. Harris Died June 18, After 5-Year Illness, June 25, 1926

Well-Known Farmer Is Dead

Warrenton, June 23—The death of William H. Harris, well-known farmer of Warren County who resided at Inez, occurred at his late residence Saturday afternoon at 6 o’clock, June 18th, following an illness of almost five years. Funeral services were conducted Monday at his home by rev. Wiliam Towe. Interment was at Sarepta Methodist Church. One of the largest congregations to attend a funeral in this section was present at this funeral. Pallbearers were nephews of Mr. Harris, and the floral tributes were many.

Surviving are his widow and six children, R.P. Harris of Essex, John Harris of Graham, George Harris of Baltimore, Md.; Mrs. Dalton Taylor, Hickory, Mrs. Kufus Harmon and Lee Harris of Inez.

From page 4 of the Norlina Headlight, June 25, 1926

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Edward Evans, 23, and Francis Johnson, 12, in Jail for Killing Wilbur and Leland Stancill Over Parking Spot, June 26, 1926

Pitt County Scene of Brutal Double Killing. . . Dispute Over Parking Space in Garage Results in Deaths of Two Men Near Greenville. . . Wilbur and Leland Stancill, Brothers, Are Shot Down and Mortally Wounded by Edward Evans and Francis Johsnston, Half Brothers—Victims Died Before Reaching Hospital—Slayers Are Held Without Bond

Greenville, N.C., June 24—Wilbur and Leland Stancill, brothers, aged 31 and 23 years, respectively, sons of a well-to-do farmer residing about four miles from Greenville, are dead and Edward Evans, aged 23, and Francis Johnson, aged 12, half-brothers and who resided on the Stancil plantation, are held in the Pitt County jail without bond charged with the double murder, which occurred about 8 o’clock this evening following an argument over parking rights in a garage on the Stancil place.

According to the reports of the tragedy as gleaned by officers who arrested Evans and Johnson, a dispute over the rights of the use of the garage brought on an argument which resulted in a fist fight between the quartette. Evans and Johnson are said to have been bested. A few minutes later they went to their home and secured a rifle and shotgun and returned to the scene and opened fire on the Stancils. Both fell mortally wounded at the first volley and died before they could be brought to a hospital in this town.

As soon as the authorities were notified of the shooting they went in search of the slayers, both of whom are sons of a prominent farmer in this county. They were located within a short while and immediately brought to Greenville and placed in the county jail. Tomorrow they will appear before the county coroner and testify as to the tragedy.

All the parties implicated in the tragedy are more or less prominent in this community and the affair is deeply regretted.

From the front page of the Goldsboro News, Friday, June 25, 1926

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Trial of Ernest Lucas, Charged with Murder of Policeman Chason, Begins, June 26, 1926

Slayer of Policeman Goes in Trial Today

Fayetteville, June 24 (AP)—The trial of Ernest Lucas, charged with the killing of Policeman D.C. Chason in the building of the Fayetteville Observer on October 21, 1925, is scheduled to start in Superior Court this afternoon.

Chason was shot as he entered the office of the newspaper by a rear door. Two members of the mechanical department of the Observer are being held without bonds as material witnesses and one other printer is being held under bond.

From the front page of the Goldsboro News, Friday, June 25, 1926

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Girls Who Date Married Men Will Go to Jail, Warns Judge Sawyer, June 26, 1926

Judge Warns Girls They’ll Go to Jail

Elizabeth City, June 25—a warning that men generally and married men in particular, might expect no clemency from the court if arrested in company with certain young women of doubtful character, living on North Pennsylvania avenue, was given by Trial Justice Sawyer in recorder’s court this morning, in dealing with the case of one of the young women in question.

“If the police catch you in company with married me, I am going to send you to jail—and I’m going to send them there, too,” Judge Sawyer warned, in addressing the defendant who was up on vagrancy charge. “You are treading on dangerous ground I have seen girls get in cars all along that part of Pennsylvania avenue, and I’ve seen them hiding along there, too, waiting for fellows they had dates with. When girls meet men away from home like that, and when the men drop them along the street, somewhere, instead of taking them home, everybody just about knows what is going on.

“You can make something of yourself, if you will. You are young, and I’m going to give you another chance,” the trial justice concluded, “but I’ll give you fair warning. I’m asking the officers right now to keep their eyes open, and if they catch any of you girls with married men, I want the police to bring them on in, and I’ll give them what is coming to them. I’ll put them in jail.”

The young woman stated she was 22 years old, hailed from New Bern, and came here with a carnival about three year ago. She said she was married when she was 17, and had been divorced by her husband about a month ago.

From page 5 of the Goldsboro News, Saturday, June 26, 1926

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Bootleggers Abandon Car, 102 Gallons of Corn Liquor, June 26, 1926

Big Booze Haul Made at Hickory; 102 Gallons Captured with Large Car

Hickory, June 25 (AP)—a large closed car, carrying 102 gallons of sparkling corn liquor was captured here late last night by two members of the local police force who stopped the car because it drove in the wrong direction in the one-way street. The two men occupants of the machine ran when the officers approached. The entire cargo was contained in gallon jars, and they were packed in cases.

From page 5 of the Goldsboro News, Saturday, June 26, 1926

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Franz Sprouse Escapes Road Work Gang, Takes Camp Mascot, June 26, 1926

Mascot of Prison a Jail Breaker Now

Luray, June 24—That little black dog, fondled for a long time by Franz Sprouse, for whom officers are scouring the mountains of Highland County, 60 miles south of Luray, will prove Sprouse’s undoing is the belief of those engaged in the hunt. Sprouse escaped from a road working map when a guard’s back was turned, the dog, a camp mascot, following him, so warm was the attachment.

Those acquainted with Sprouse believe it was a well-thought-out plan to escape. Sprouse, knowing that the guards would be slow in using their guns if the mascot was on his heels when he ran. Others say Sprouse will kill the dog if it attempts to betray his presence by barking.

From the front page of the Goldsboro News, Friday, June 25, 1926

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