Police Find Liquor in Minnie Helms' Stove, Jan. 4, 1921

In the past, police officers have found liquor hidden in out-of-the-way places, such as in church cellars and beds, but Minnie Helms, colored, who lives near the cemetery, had the most unique hiding place on record. She kept her whiskey in the oven of her cook-stove, where it was found the other night by Officer Helms of the local police force. The officers had been suspicioning Minnie of selling liquor for some time, and decided to raid her home. On entering the house, they were met by Minnie, who gave them a cordial invitation to make a search of her premises. The officers, after looking in almost every conceivable hiding place, were about to give up the search when Mr. Helms pulled open the stove door. There sat a half-gallon of moonshine. From the front page of The Monroe Journal, Jan. 4, 1921