Labor Day at Lakewood Park to Feature Boxing, Wrestling, Movies, Dances, Aug. 31, 1921

Athletic Contests to be Put on Monday

Boxing and wrestling and a “battle royal” have been planned by Manager W.S. Orr as events of the day for the celebration of Labor Day at Lakewood park. These athletic contests will take place in the grove at the park and no admission will be charged. Free moving pictures will be shown at night and all of the amusement places will be open during the day and night, Mr. Orr said. A special dance has been arranged for Monday night in addition to the scheduled dance of Tuesday.

Mr. Orr did not give the names of the boxers and wrestlers, but he said the boxing match will be participated in by the light-weight champion of North Carolina and the light-weight champion of Georgia. A North Charlotte wrestler will oppose a Hoskings wrestler.

From The Charlotte News, Aug. 31, 1921

Capt. Caldwell, Injured in France, To Undergo Surgery, Aug. 31, 1921

Wounded in France; Operated on Here

Captain Melvin G. Caldwell of the Hornet’s Nest Military Company will undergo and operation at the Presbyterian hospital within the next day or two to relieve an ailment resulting from wounds sustained while fighting in France. Captain Caldwell will receive hospital treatment under direction of the United States government.

High explosive shells were responsible for the wound sustained by the Charlotte military company commander, and which caused a defect to the left side. He underwent an operation while in France, but the ailment was not wholly relieved. He expects to be confined for perhaps two months.

From The Charlotte News, Aug. 31, 1921

Dog That Bit Allen Child and Three Others Tests Positive for Rabies, Aug. 31, 1921

Rabies Test Finds Dog Was Infected

Dr. E.M. Duncan, city bacteriologist, found the small cur dog had rabies that bit four children in the neighborhood of the Cole Manufacturing Company Tuesday morning. Dr. Duncan examined the dog’s brain in the laboratories of the city health department Wednesday, making the first examination of a dog’s brain since equipment for making tests of this character was installed.

Arrangements will be made at once for the child of A.G. Allen, who killed the canine, and three other children to receive the Pasteur treatment. Anti-rabic serum can be supplied locally. Twenty-one injections are necessary.

From The Charlotte News, Aug. 31, 1921

Lewis Long Flees to Canada to Avoid Sentence, Aug. 31, 1921

Lewis Long Not On Hand when Case Is Called. . . Alleged “Higher Up” in Liquor Business Forfeits $1,500 Bond. . . Faced Road Term. . . Acquaintances Say He Left Charlotte Tuesday Night for Point in Canada

Lewis Long, alleged liquor dealer, has left town and forfeited his bond of $1,500 given upon appeal from an eight months’ road sentence imposed by Recorder Laurence Jones in city court for his appearance at the present term of Mecklenburg Superior Court.

Long’s case was called Wednesday morning. David B. Smith, his attorney, requested a continuance of the case until an effort could be made to locate the defendant, expressing the belief that he would appear for trial. Col. T.L. Kirkpatrick, who had been directing Long’s defense, was said to be out of the city. The $1,500 bond was forfeited. It was said to have been signed by his father, W.M. Long, former county commissioner.

Acquaintances of Long said they understood he had gone to Canada and would not return to face trial at any later date.

HIs conviction in the city police court followed the discovery, by Detectives Moser and West of the police department, of plans for the delivery by Long and a companion of 12 quarts of rye whiskey at an East Morehead street home. The officers attempted to apprehend the two when the liquor delivery was made but both succeeded in getting away.

Court Officials Threatened

Later Long had his companion, Dewey Roberts,procured the services of attorneys and surrendered to the police. Following a somewhat sensational trial in municipal court, during which it was brought out that Judge Jones and Detectives Moser and West had been warned against conviction of the defendants, Long was sentenced to eight months on the county roads. Roberts was let off with a fine. Long appealed and the bond of $1,500 given after Judge Jones had refused to accede to the request of attorneys for a lower bond.

At the time of the delivery of the whiskey, Long was driving a roadster. The car was not confiscated following his conviction in municipal court. Since then it is understood to have been given in exchange for a new car of a later model. There was speculation Wednesday as to the probability of authorities taking steps towards confiscating the machine as the law provides for such a course. Whether the automobile company accepting the car in exchange for a new machine has a clear title was also a matter for conjecture.

Long was said to have been in Charlotte until a week ago. His trial in municipal court occurred several weeks previously. A large part of his time since had been spent on South Church street, between Trade and Fourth.

Fourth to Escape

Long is the fourth man to skip a bond of large denomination following appeals from municipal court sentences imposed in liquor cases within last year. Two men, arrested at the Selwyn hotel last year with a big supply of rye whiskey in their possession, gave bonds of $1,000 each and failed to appear in superior court for trial. A.D. Vanderburg, apprehended by the police some months ago with a large supply of corn whiskey in the basement of a South College street store, skipped his bond of $1,500 after he had appealed to superior court from an eight months’ road sentence.

Long has been recognized generally in Charlotte as one of the so-called “higher-ups” in the liquor business. He is claimed to have “snapped his fingers” in the face of law officers without hesitancy. It is known that he went to a policeman and told him that if he or his companions ever attempted to arrest him some one would get hurt.

But Long fled when the officers did get a line on him, and planned for his capture. Detectives Moser and West went to the place where it was learned the whiskey was to be delivered. Long and his companion drove u and were in the act of making the delivery when the detectives came from behind. Both men fled. The officers fired several shots at them, none taking effect.

From the front page of The Charlotte News, Aug. 31, 1921

Husband Found Guilty of Manslaughter of Wife; Andrew Young of Lexington, N.C., Was Also Shot Four Times, Aug. 31, 1921

Tom Harrison Fund Guilty of Manslaughter

Greenville, S.C., Aug. 31—Tom Harrison was found guilty of manslaughter at 11:47 o’clock this morning by a court of general sessions jury that deliberated nearly 18 hours on the case of the former club owner of Greenville, who was tried for alleged murder of his wife, Mrs. Gertrude Harrison, in his home the night of December 10, last year, when Andrew Young of Lexington, N.C., also was shot four times.

Counsel for the defendant immediately gave notice of an intention to appeal to the South Carolina Supreme Court for a new trial. The penalty provided by the State law for conviction of manslaughter is imprisonment in the state penitentiary, or on the chain gang for a period of two to 30 years at the discretion of the presiding judge.

Judge R. Withers Memminger did not announce when he expected to impose sentence upon the prisoner. Harrison, pale of face when the verdict was read, made no comment and was remanded to his cell in the county jail, where he was confined at nights during the trial, but was at liberty under a $4,000 bond before the arraignment.

Two hours before the verdict was reached, the jury reported that the members could not agree. Judge Memminger inquired if it was a disagreement over law or facts, and when informed that it was a question of facts, he gave additional instructions covering the case thoroughly. He ordered the body to retire for further deliberation, and reminded the 12 men that he kept a jury locked up in Barnwell county five days and five nights. He cautioned them that if there was any one man who was determined to find a verdict, he would find it out, and would deal with that man, but added that no juror could give up his honest conviction based on the evidence and the law.

The defense carefully laid the grounds for an appeal in the event of conviction. A number of exceptions were noted by Harrison’s counsel, especially with reference to the exclusion of statements made by Mrs. Harrison after she was carried to the hospital. These statements are said to have indicated a friendly attitude toward Harrison, but were excluded by Judge Memminger on several grounds, among them that they were not part of the r4es gestae, or the transaction immediately following the shooting and that they could not be admitted as dying declaration since Mrs. Harrison did not believe she would die. The defense contended that, since testimony indicating a hostile attitude toward her husband on the part of Mrs. Harrison after the shooting was admitted for the prosecution, then testimony showing a friendly attitude should be admitted as a corollary also. Council for Harrison announced this afternoon that a motion for a new trial will be first made before Judge Memminger and that if this is refused, it is the defendant’s intention to appeal to the Supreme court.

From the front page of The Charlotte News, Aug. 31, 1921

Rock Fishing in Roanoke River, August 1921 and Today

Rock Fishing in Roanoke River Unique Way of Catching “the Big One”

One of the most dangerous and fascinating of sports is fishing for the famous rock fish in the Roanoke River, according to Henry Cochran, tobacco farmer, who lives near the river at Tillery, N.C.

It is generally agreed by fish eaters that the rock, or white striped bass, as they are often called, is one of the most delicious fish that can be placed on the table. Aside from its backbone, the fish is practically void of bones. The meat is as white as snow and almost as delicious as chicken. When the season is on on, rock fish adorn the tables of those who live near the river, and each day is a day of feast.

These unique fish are caught weighing from 2 pounds to 80 pounds. Strange to say, the Roanoke River is almost the only river in the country in which they can be caught in abundance. The fish come up from the sea about the middle of May to lay their eggs in the rocks of the rapids near Weldon. From that time until the middle of June they swarm up and down the river by the thousands. Scores of fishermen make the river their haunt during this period.

The rock is caught with a huge net. Most of the fishing is done during the night from small boats, each boat having a tiny searchlight on its bow. Two men usually occupy the boat. One man sits in the rear and keeps the boat moving exactly with the current, so that the meshes of the net will hang down towards the bottom of the river. The other man holds the net, which is sunk down in the water to the end of its handle, which is generally 10 feet in length. The fish are always swimming like lightning when they are headed upstream. They strike the net with terrific force. The jar is felt by the man who is holding the net handle.

GIVES UPWARD JERK

He immediately gives a quick upward jerk, which throws the fish in the loose meshes that dangle near the river bottom. The net is then hoisted up as quickly as possible, the fish being entangled and unable to escape in the meantime. When the net has been brought clear of the water, the long 10-foot handle sticks out beyond the fisherman and serves to balance the net. With little difficulty, the fisherman then swims the net around and dumps the fish into the boat. Sometimes, he catches several at once. Some of them are perhaps a foot in length, while some are as long as four feet.

“And it is a dangerous sport, let me tell you,” explained Mr. Cochran. “I came near losing my life for those rock fish during this last June. With a friend, I had been fishing almost every night in a small canvas canoe. At first we were hardly able to keep from turning over as we drifted down the river at night, but we gradually became proficient in the handling of the boat, and eventually got careless.

“The danger lies in the fact that as one drifts down the river in the darkness, the net is liable to get caught on submerged roots or stumps in the water. As the nets are valuable, the fisherman invariably endeavors to save it. He does not let go of the net until it is absolutely necessary. Therefore, it is with frequency that a boat turns over in the middle of the river and dumps its occupants into the dark water. The good swimmers reach shore. The bum swimmers sometimes drown in the swift current. Several persons have drowned each season for the last few years.

“As I explained, we had become careless in the handling of our small boat. At first we wore light clothes in fear of turning over. As the nights passed, we dressed more heavily to keep off the dampness. It was one night in the early part of June that I was steering the boat while my friend used the net. I had on a heavy overcoat, for the night was extremely damp. Several pounds of nails, which we were using to string the fish, were in my pockets.

THE BOAT TURNED OVER

“As luck would have it our net suddenly was caught on some object at the bottom of the river. My friend held on. I tried to turn the boat around. This movement, coupled with a sharp tug on the net by my friend, was too much for the small boat. Over she went. Before we could say Jack Robinson we were struggling in the water.

“And a struggle it was. A gasoline motor which we had attached to the stern of the boat pulled it immediately to the bottom. The nails which I had attached to my clothing came pretty near playing the same stunt on me. Despite my best efforts I could not get out of my overcoat. It took every ounce of my strength to keep myself on top of the water. The shore was far away, and it was only a few seconds before I realized that I could never reach it. I shouted to my friend, who frightened for his own safety, had already place a good many yards between himself and my seemingly doomed frame. With something like a quart of water in my lungs and more coming in, it looked like the jig was up with yours truly.

“Suddenly, I saw a tiny ray of light shoot round a bend of the river above me. The faint chug-chug of a motor reached my ears, and with renewed strength I yelled out in distress, again. My S.O.S. was heard, and, with increased speed, the boat came towards me. I was completely exhausted when they hauled me in.

“Such an accident is a casual event in the life of a Roanoke River fisherman, however, and I was right back on the river the next night—more lightly dressed this time. Our small canoe was never recovered, but the experience gained more than repaid us for our loss. I, for one, expect to be on the look-out for a tumble in the river from now on.”

From The Charlotte News, August 28, 1921. The method’s changed over the years but fishermen are still catching rock fish (striped bass) on the Roanoke River. The photo above is from a Capt. Mitchell Blake, a fishing guide, and it shows Captain Mitch and Dalton with their rock fish catch of the day. catch. chloesblog.bigmill.com/roanoke-river-rock-fish-stew-recipe/

Countywide Music Competition and Baseball Game Planned for Labor Day, Sept. 5, 1921

Plans for Community Sing

Township classes striving to out-sing one another in competition, musicians playing in an old-fashioned fiddlers’ contest, all the folks of the county joining together in a regular “get together” sing, these are some of the features which will foster neighborly feeling by genuine enjoyment of the holiday celebration in Lillington on Labor Day, September 5th. But everyone must be there and help to make this a real Harnett county event. It is hoped that every family in the county will pack up a lunch and come prepared to sing and listed to singing, to meet friends, go to the ball game and to the entertainment at night, and join in helping everybody have the best time of his life.

The plans for the sing are well under way. The sing will be held in the warehouse, which will be arranged to seat over a thousand, with a stage for the singers in the contest. A baseball game has been scheduled for the afternoon and there will be an entertainment at night. If it is possible to rush the completion of the new Killiegrey hotel, it will be open on Labor Day and specially priced dinners will be served there. The people of Lillngotn are making every effort to accommodate the crowds and entertain them hospitably. To this end a mass meeting was held last week and committees appointed to make arrangements for the event. Prizes have been offered by the town of Lillington for the different competitions. The county’s banks have offered a silver loving cup for the best singing class.

Mr. Roy L. Hoffmeister of Community Service, New York City, will have charge of the program of the sing and he will lead the congregational singing and the numbers by the grand chorus from the whole county. He will spend a week in the county attending rehearsals of the township’s singers and perfecting the final plans for Labor Day.

Each township will have a class of about 40 singers to complete for the silver loving cup and will render a program limited to 25 minutes. Efforts are being made to have each township’s program original and varied so that there may be little duplication of the numbers. Singing by male quartets from each township will be attractive features of the contest and the fiddler’s contest is expected to be all that an old-fashioned fiddlers’ contest should be.

The contests on Labor Day promise excitement as well as beautiful and enjoyable music. Each rival township confidently expects to bear off the loving cup and all are working hard to this end. Competent judges, all from outside the county, have been secured to decide the contests and award the prizes.

Under the leadership of Mr. T.L. Riddle a large calls has been organized in Dunn and Mrs. Harper Holliday in in charge of the practices.

Mr. Frizelle, the leader for Lillington, holds practices twice a week. The program has been arranged and much interest shown. Mr. J.M. Core is the leader for Duke. Mr. H.C. Cameron has the rehearsals in Barbecue township well under way.

It is not just the competition for prizes which has aroused the enthusiasm of people all over the county. It is the genuine love of good music and enjoyment in this form of self-expression which brings them together for practices and causes them to sing as never before. Of the townships at work in their singing classes six have already arranged their programs and others are formulating their plans.

Neills Creek township has held three practices at Buies Creek under the leadership of Mr. Leslie Campbell. Attendance has varied from 40 to 75, some coming over five miles to the practice. In Buckhorn township Mr. J.R. Brown of Kipling leads the singing class.

The leaders of the townships have co-operated splendidly with the department of community service to arouse interest and secure support for the plans of Miss Mame Camp, director of community service in the county, and the members of her committee, Mr. Paul Green and Mr. Carlyle Campbell. This is a community event and the aid of everyone in the county is needed to make it a complete success. The leaders in the work have devoted a great deal of time and thought and effort. It is hoped that the whole county will turn out to participate in the Labor Day celebration.

From The Harnett County News, as reprinted in The Dunn Dispatch, Aug. 30, 1921

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Harnett Community Sing

The Harnett County Community Service organization is to be commended for the zeal it is showing in the arrangements being made for the great community sing on Labor Day. It will be a county-wide affair and the business men of the city have co-operated in offering valuable prizes so that a widespread participation in the event is assured. A county-wide sing can be made an agency for bringing a great number of the people together and the benefits of social contact of this sort in the form of broadened sympathies and interests are apparent. Miss Mame F. Clamp is the Harnett director of community service. The manner in which she is pushing the arrangements for the community sing shows she his taking her work seriously and is a promise that the work will prosper under the administration.

From the News and Observer, as reprinted on the front page of The Dunn Dispatch, Aug. 30, 1921

W.B. Johnson and His Bride Leave for Soo Chow, China, Aug. 30, 1921

Lillington Man and Wife Left Thursday for China

Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Johnson left here Wednesday morning for Richmond, Va., from whence they will go to Chicago, at both of which places they will visit relatives. They will leave Chicago Friday for Seattle, from whence they will sail on August 27th for Soo Chow, China, where Mr. Johnson will resume charge of principal of Yates Academy. Mrs. Johnson will also teach in the academy. They have contracted to serve with the academy for a period of three years.

Mr. Johnson is a Lillington boy, a son of Mr. Riley Johnson. He was graduated from Lillington High school in 1916, after which he went to Richmond University. On June 15th he went to the University of Chicago, where he rounded out his qualifications to work in the foreign field. He is being sent to China by the Southern Baptist Mission Board.

Mr. Johnson married Miss Kate Carper in Pulaski, Va., August 9th.

While pursuing his studies in the University of North Carolina, Mr. Johnson volunteered for service in the Marine Corps at the call of Americans to arms. It was after being mustered out of service that he entered Richmond University.

Mr. Johnson is 26 years old.

From the Harnett County News, as reprinted on the front page of The Dunn Dispatch, Aug. 30, 1921

Whitaker Shot in Back, Sanders Robbed, Aug. 30, 1921

Two Negroes Commit Bold Crime in Moore. . . Shoot Man Named Whitaker in Back and Rob Another Man Named Sanders

Carthage, Aug. 26—While driving a car late Tuesday near Hemp, a man named Sanders from Montgomery County ran it into a ditch and it overturned. He could not get it righted and hired a white man named Whitaker to stay with him at the car that night. Sanders was drinking and when he hired Whitaker he pulled a roll of money from his picket and paid him $5. Two negroes, Will Dumar and George Cranford, saw the money, and early in the night from sanders had gone to sleep in the car, they returned, and drawing a gun on Whittaker, made him stand by while they robbed Sanders. Then they compelled Whitaker to accompany them nearly three miles, when they shot him in the back, but he bullet lodging in his liver. They left him, and he lay in the road until found by neighbors some hours later, after Sanders had sobered enough to give the alarm.

Dr. J. McN. Blue of Carthage attended the wounded man, and says that he has internal hemorrhages, and his condition is serious. The negroes have been working on a road force and are well known. So far they have eluded the officers.

From the front page of The Dunn Dispatch, Aug. 30, 1921

James Morgan, Mrs. J.M. Lawhen Died Aug. 26, 1921

Benson Shocked by Deaths

Benson, Aug. 26—The community was shocked Thursday when the death of two of its oldest residents occurred. In the morning, James Morgan dropped dead while working at the park. Heart failure was the cause. He had been feeling poorly for a few days, but was able to be around. While about to speak to a passer-by, he expired. He was well and favorably known in this section where he had resided all his life.

Mrs. J.M. Lawhen, who had been failing for some time, passed away Thursday afternoon. Members of the family were at her bedside when the end came.

From the front page of The Dunn Dispatch, Aug. 30, 1921

Burglars Also Damage Properties, Aug. 30, 1921

Benson Home Entered by Malicious Burglars

Benson, Aug. 26—Burglars of the particularly low-down stamp have been operating in this community the past couple of weeks. What they cannot get in valuables they take out in ?? of various kinds. Entering the residence of Rev. A.T. Lassiter while he was away on vacation, they stole a small collection of rare coins, which he prized very highly. Then, apparently chagrined at not finding more loot, the proceeded to give various rooms in the house a ??? , which they found in the pantry. Even the sanctity of the church is not safe from vandals, for the Methodist church was the next place entered apparently with the object of stealing the Sunday school collections. Failing to get anything they proceeded to turn thing upside down in a general way.

From the front page of The Dunn Dispatch, Aug. 30, 1921

Miss Pierce Recommends The Americanization of Edward Bok, Aug. 28, 1921

Miss Pierce, Librarian, Resourceful as Ever

The library is always an interesting place, and Miss Pierce never at a loss to find something on subjects interesting. Saturday while discussing Edward Bo she ran across the following:

“The Americanization of Edward Bok: The Autobiography of a Dutch boy 50 years after” is the winner of the Pulitzer prize (1920) for the best American biography teaching patriotic and unselfish services to the people.

“This volume, published almost a year ago, apart from fiction, the most striking success in its first season and has steadily increased in popularity. It was found to have qualities of greater importance than mere interest, which resulted in its purchase by business men to distribute among their employes for the inspiration it gave to persistence and initiative; it was also soon found to have a romantic interest that gives a direct appeal to youth and it became also a book for boys. Its remarkable stories of literary men recommended it to people especially interested in literature, and its revelation of publishing and publicity methods made it valuable in the great advertising and publishing world.”

“Best autobiography of our time,” Lord Northcliffe.

“I rank it with Franklin’s Autobiography,” William Lyon Phelps.

“Is one of the most interesting American autobiographies which has been published for many years. New York Evening Post.

NEW FICTION

“Her Father’s Daughter,” by Gene Stratton Porter

“The Beloved Woman” by Kathleen Norris

“Helen of the Old House” by Harold Bell Wright

“Quin” by Alice Hegan Rice

“When Polly was Eighteen” by Emma C. Dowd

“Rainy Week” by Eleanor H. Abbott

From The Charlotte News, Sunday, Aug. 28, 1921. If you’d like to read “The Americanization of Edward Bok” it is available free of charge online at openlibrary.org/books/OL7186087M/The_Americanization_of_Edward_Bok.

John Tryson Shares German Tales of The Wild Huntsman, Aug. 28, 1921

Peter Nicholi Arbo's painting of The Wild Hunt of Oden

Germans Tell Charlotte Man of Weird Ghosts

Followed by the ghosts of drunkards, suicides and other malefactors, often without heads and frightfully mutilated, the Wild Huntsman leads his strange procession along the lonely roads night after night. Such is the actual belief of peasants in lower Germany, according to John Tryson of Charlotte, who returned recently from Germany, where he had been with the Army of Occupation for many months.

It was while in Germany that Mr. Tryson learned the strange superstition from an old German peasant who declared he believed in it as firmly as he believed that the sun shown.

“According to the old German who told me the story,” said Mr. Tryson, “The Wild Huntsman has been riding madly throughout various parts of lower Germany since ancient times. Many people have professed to have seen him with his weird followers. Among the German people the stories of the Wild Huntsman are varied and widespread.

APPOINTED BY WODEN

The notion is a relic of the old days before Christianity gained its foothold, when people believed that all evil doers were degraded into ghosts and demons after death. The Wild Huntsman was appointed by Woden, god of the atmosphere, to lead the ghosts each night along the dark and lonely roads of the country.

“The Wild Huntsman is said to appear on horseback, clad in a wide dark cloak, and with a broad brimmed hat. On rare occasions he shows kindness to the wanderers he meets—but generally he brings hurt and destruction to anyone rash enough to address him, or join in the hunting cry which he utters. Whoever remains standing in the middle of the highway, or steps aside into a tilled field, or throws himself in silence on the ground, escapes the danger.

“In modern times, the Wild Huntsman is said to take the shape of individual sportsmen, who have been given that shape because of their great love for the sport while on earth, or because they hunted on Sunday. As demons, they were no longer allowed to hunt by day, but were condemned henceforth to follow the chase in the darkness of night.

TOURISTS SEE TOMB

“In lower Germany there are many stories about a certain Hakkelberend, whose tomb is shown to the curious tourist, and the tale declared to be true in every particular. The ghost of this man is said to lead the spirits of all dead sportsmen night in and night out during every season of the year.

“The old German who told me the story also declared that there was another strange procession believed to haunt the roads of the country at night. This procession was composed of children who had died unbaptized. They are supposed to b led by an old man with flowing white hair, who runs ahead of the children and warns all travelers of the night to stand out of the way or be struck down by him.

“These superstitions, I learned, are actually believed in parts of France and Spain, also. Loud moaning of the wind at night is thought to be the sign that the gruesome marchers are assembling to begin their mad dash across the country. The recent world war has had a great deal to do with strengthening this widespread superstition.”

From The Charlotte News, Sunday, August 28, 1921. Photo of The Wild Hunt of Oden by Peter Nicholai Arbo. Woden and Oden are different spellings for the same German god of the atmosphere. Also, the last name of the man interviewed for this story was spelled Tryon on first reference in the newspaper; then it was spelled Tryson. I don't know which is correct.

Thieves Don't Just Steal Car, They Ruin It, Aug. 28, 1921

Auto Thieves Turn Vandals; Slash Car

Motorcycle Officers McGraw and Blackman discovered a Ford automobile in a patch of woods near the Monroe Road Saturday night. The four tires had been slashed with a knife and were damaged beyond repair. The police were investigating last night in an effort to locate the owner of the car which is believed to have been stolen.

Officers considered the action of the thieves a “mean trick.” Not satisfied with the theft of the car, when they had finished their supposed “joy ride,” they drove it into the woods, hammered on the body and slashed the tires with a knife to such an extent that not one of the four can be repaired.

From The Charlotte News, Sunday, August 28, 1921

New York Yankees Stars, 1921

Murderer’s Row (left to right) New York Yankees stars Wally Pipp, Babe Ruth, Roger Peckinpaugh, Bob Meusel, and Frank “Home Run” Baker, photographed by Mark Rucker at Yankee Stadium in 1921. Below is a photo showing the New York Yankees in action, playing at the Polo Grounds in 1921. The first photo is Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images, and the second is Bettmann Archive/ Getty Images. They are online at The Atlantic website, 100 Years Ago in Photos: A Look Back at 1921 - The Atlantic

John Henry Hill Sentenced to 40 Days in Jail, Aug. 28, 1921

Negro Has Too Much “Armory” for Judge

John Henry Hill, “the living armory,” will go to jail for 40 days, City Judge Wade Williams has decreed. John Henry was brought into police headquarters Friday night loaded down with two blackjacks, a sand bag and a cap pistol. He was posing as a dangerous black man when Detectives Moser and Riley arrived at a place near the Southern Railway yards north of the city. Saturday morning a woman came to the station and reported that John Henry had held her up, threatening to “pound her into a pulp” if she squealed while he engaged in the collection of a small amount of money in her purse.

John Henry admitted that he was a dangerous character to everybody except the police. To them, he contended that he “jist had them thing” for no particular reason. The police discovered that John Henry’s scheme was to “hold ‘em up with the cap pistol and talk business with the blackjacks.”

“You can knock a man crazy and not make a bruise with the sand-bag,” they said at police headquarters. The sand bag was a tobacco sack filled with sand, tied to a piece of iron. The black-jacks were a good example of amateur industry. The cap pistol looked dangerous in the dark.

John Henry will spend 30 days of his time for maintaining the “armory;” the remaining 10 days is to remind him of the laws against robbing people.

From The Charlotte News, Sunday, Aug. 28, 1921

With No Offer of Increased Wages, Mill Workers Vote on Returning to Work, August, 1921

Rock Hill Mill Opens Monday. . . Operatives Vote Unanimously to Return to Work

Rock Hill, Aug. 27—The Rock Hill unit of the Highland Park Manufacturing company will resume operations Monday morning, after having been idle since June 1, when the operatives walked out in unison with the operatives of the Charlotte units of the company. Every employee of the plant, it is understood, will be on hand when the whistle blows Monday.

The decision to return to work was reached at a meeting of the operatives this afternoon. The decision to resume work and end the strike was virtually unanimous. The employees return to work under the same conditions and wage scale as was in force at the time the strike was called. There are about 300 operatives employed in the local plant and the resumption of operations will be hailed with relief by business interests in the city as the weekly payroll will be several thousands of dollars, which will be turned loose in the city. Immediately after the meeting the management of the mill was notified and announcement was made that the wheels would begin to hum Monday morning.

The action of the operatives here was to an extent influenced by the action of the operatives of the Charlotte units of the company, who Friday night voted to return to work Monday. The strike here, so far as can be learned, was not aimed directly at the local plant as wages had not been reduced in the Highland Park plant here to the extent they had in some other local mills, but the step was taken in unison with the operatives of the charlotte units. Therefore, all negotiations, so far as the union was concerned, have been conducted through the Charlotte union and the local members have been covered by the action taken in Charlotte.

From the front page of The Charlotte News, Sunday, Aug. 28, 1921

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Mecklenburg Mill Workers Vote to Remain Out

Striking operatives of the Mecklenburg mills in North Charlotte will not follow the lead of Highland Park mill employees who have voluntarily voted to return to work Monday morning, accepting the same wage basis and working conditions that existed when the textile strike was called June 1.

Mecklenburg mill employes met Saturday to consider accepting the offer of their employees of wage scale and general conditions that existed at the time the strike was called, but the recorded vote was against going back. It was understood last night that these employes may consider the matter further later, though no indication could be obtained as to the date when it will come up again.

Reports from other mills in Charlotte indicated that Highland Park employes are the only persons who have decided to return to work, the others apparently being determined to stick it out longer.

Interest was manifested locally in dispatches from Rock Hill, S.C., announcing that employes of the Johnston mill there had voted practically unanimously to return to work Monday morning. That mill also will open its doors and the shrill whistle once more will signal the hour for the spindles to turn.

Opinion in the city Saturday was that the lead of the Highland Park people would be followed by operatives in the other mills of the city, but this situation has failed to develop. Although the Mecklenburg Mill people are said to have carefully considered the proposal to return to work, they turned it down by a good vote. Chadwick-Hoskins company officials had no word Saturday night of any movement on the part of their employes.

The Hoskins and Louise mills, two of the Chadwick-Hoskins chain, will continue in operation Monday morning, and officials confidently expected a material increase in the number of operatives returning to work. Officials reported that these mills made satisfactory progress during the last week and if developments follow during the coming week as rapidly as they occurred last week, the mills will be almost on a normal basis within a short while.

Highland Park Mills Nos. 1 and 3 were reported Saturday night to be prepared for reopening Monday morning as under normal circumstances. Seven hundred operatives are expected to walk into the plant and assume the jobs which they left nearly three months ago. These employes voluntarily voted overwhelmingly to go back to their jobs during a meeting held in the textile union hall in North Charlotte Friday night.

From the front page of The Charlotte News, Sunday, Aug. 28, 1921

Local Items from Dawson, Scotland Neck, Mooresville, August, 1921

DAWSON’S NEWS

Miss Sallie Pope is spending the week in Littleton, with relatives.

Miss Madeline Quincy returned to her home in Enfield Tuesday after spending a week here with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Fleming.

Mrs. O.E. Pope returned to her home in Oak City Sunday after visiting relatives here.

Mrs. W.A. Quincy and children of Enfield spent Tuesday afternoon with her mother, Mrs. J.W. Fleming.

Mr. and Mrs. H.S. Butts motored to Scotland Neck Tuesday, shopping.

Rev. And Mrs. Denison of Rocky Mount, Primitive Baptist pastor of Kehuhee Church, spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Butts.

Quite a large number of Dawson people attended services at Crowell’s Church Tuesday night. The series of meetings are going on there. Rev. Marshall of Littleton is helping out Rev. Walter Bobbitt.

Mr. Loyd Partin, Misses Margaret Barnhill, Lillian, Bessie and Pattie Lou Partin attended services at Crowells Sunday afternoon.

The series of meetings will start here Sunday at 11 o’clock a.m. Rev. Bob Reele of Nashville will help our pastor, Rev. Walter Bobbitt of Littleton during this meeting. The public is cordially invited.

SCOTLAND NECK

Miss Francis Foster of Washington, D.C., is visiting Miss Ione Kitchin.

Mr. Ed. Travis Jr. of Halifax was a visitor here last night.

Miss Bessie Futrell is visiting relatives in Clayton and Winston-Salem.

Miss Kate Riddick of Enfield is a visitor in Scotland Neck this morning.

Mr. and Mrs. D. Ray Boyette returned last night from Baltimore, Md., and Virginia Beach.

Mr. J.C. Bryant of Hobgood was a business visitor in town this morning.

Mrs. O.J. Moore and children are visiting relatives and friends on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

Misses Mary and Hattie Weeks are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.C. Weeks.

Misses Ida Sledge, Florence Allen and Narcissa Daniel are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ashby Dunn.

Miss Gertrude Dunn has left for Winston-Salem to visit relatives. From there she will go to Saluda, N.C., for a house party.

Miss Eloise Swinson of Baltimore, who will have charge of the Millinery Department of Boyette-Shields Company, is expected to arrive tonight.

Mr. and Mrs. C.N. Malone, who have been making an extended visit to relatives and friends in Nash County, returned last night by car.

Misses Sallie May and Martha Wilkinson returned from New Bern last night, where they have been visiting their sister, Mrs. I.E. Brooks.

Mrs. Hildah Wright, accompanied by her little daughter, Frances, returned last night from a visit to friends in Rocky Mount.

From The Commonwealth, Scotland Neck, N.C., Sunday, Aug. 28, 1921

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MOORESVILLE

Rev. Robert O. Lock, who has recently accepted the call to the pastorate of the Second Presbyterian Church, has entered upon his work, and is occupying the manse adjoining the church on East.

At Central Methodist Church, Sunday night at 7 o’clock the young people of the town will hold a union meeting. The Senior Epworth League of Central Methodist Church has issued invitations to the following organizations: Young People’s Missionary society of the Lutheran Church, Baptist Young People’s Union of First and Second Baptist Churches, Christian Endeavour of First and Second Presbyterian Church, Young People’s Christian Union of the Associate Reform Presbyterian Church, and the Epworth Leagues of Jones Memorial and Brevard Street churches. There will be short addresses by r4epresentatives from each organization.

Rev. T.L. Cashwell of Cornelius is conducting a series of services at Berea Baptist Church. Services are held twice each day, at 10 a.m. and 7:30 o’clock p.m.

Mr. J.O. Faulkner, superintendent of the Mooresville graded schools, has completed his list of teachers for the session of 1921-22. There will be several new teachers, namely J.H. Gentry, Statesville; Miss Sadie Summers, Stoney Point; Miss Virginia Burnett, Spartanburg, S.C.; Miss Gladys Lewis, Rutherfordton; Miss Elizabeth Carlton, Statesville; Miss Mary Sandidge, Lynchburg, Va.; Mrs. B.B. Byrd and Miss Mary Flowers.

Rev. L.A. Thomas and family are visiting friends at Granite Quarry. Mr. Thomas is the attractive pastor of St. Marks Lutheran Church.

Miss Willie Bell Brantly, who has been visiting the home of Mrs. C.K. McNeely for several weeks, left this morning for her home in St. Louis, Mo. Miss Brantly is a niece of Mrs. McNeely.

Mr. and Mrs. James W. Jones on East Center Avenue have had as their guest their son Mr. James Jones of Richmond, Va. Miss Mildred Jones and Master George Jones of Charlotte were also guests in the Jones home.

Dr. and Mrs. Brown Swafford of Knoxville, Tenn., have been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jason Smith on Eastern Heights.

In the absence of the pastor, Rev. W.E. West, Rev. R.C. Davidson will preach at Center church Sunday at 11 o’clock. Mr. West is on vacation.

Mrs. I.V. Menry, who has been spending the summer here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Cloaninger, left the first of the week for her home at St. Petersburg, Fla.

Miss Lelia Kistler, who has been spending the summer at Montreat, has returned home to spend a few weeks before entering Mitchell College. Miss Kistler was a guest of Mrs. Barns while at Montreat.

Mr. R.M. Atwell and daughter, Miss Etta Atwell of Batesville, Miss., arrived Thursday and are guests of Mr. and Mrs. C.P. McNeely on Academy Street.

Mr. Ray Morrow of Amity and a number of Montgomery County farmers spent a few hours in the city yesterday. While here they inspected the creamery and then accompanied Mr. Morrow to his home in the country, where they were entertained at dinner.

Captain and Mrs. Morrison spent last Friday in Shelby, having gone over to attend the funeral of the late Victor Rudisill, who was a special friend of Capt. Morrison.

Mrs. Nannie Barnes, who has been spending the summer at Montreat, has returned to her home at Davidson.

On last Tuesday morning, Miss Tell Hawthorne entertained a few friends, complimentary to her guest, Miss Margaret Miller of Concord. Guests were Misses Margaret and Mary Lee White, Messrs. Watson Rankin, Henry Mills, Tom McKnight and W.C. Johnson Jr.

Miss Fannie Walters, who has been in New York for the past two weeks buying fall and winter millinery, has returned home.

Mr. Zeb Deaton has returned from a visit to Norfolk, Va., where he has been visiting in the home of his son, Mr. Runfus Deaton.

Miss Elsie Cranford has as her guests Miss Hallie Stanton of Randleman, Miss Stanford is a cousin of Miss Cranford.

Miss Doyt Cornelius left last week for Baltimore, Md., where he has gone to take a course in pharmacy.

Mr. and Mrs. W.S. Miller of Hendersonville, accompanied by their niece, Miss Adelaid Miller of Lynchburg, Va., have been visiting at the home of their son, Mr. N.W. Miller. Mr. N.W. Miller is associated with the laundry and has recently moved here.

Mrs. R.B. Templeton and son Harvey Young Templeton, who have recently returned to Mooresville from the west, will occupy the house on Academy street lately vacated by the Misses Templeton.

Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Johnston and daughters Misses Mary, Sarah and Helen, are spending the week at Montreat.

Miss Mary Pressley and Miss Elizabeth Pressley of Kansas City, Mo., are visiting friends at Charleston, S.C.

After spending the summer at Montreat, Miss Elizabeth Boyd is again at home.

Mr. E.M. Deaton of Salisbury has been visiting his father, Mr. E.C. Deaton, for the past few days.

Mrs. J.L. Neely and children, of Florence, S.C., are visiting Mrs. D.N. Alexander. The latter is the sister of Mrs. Neely.

Mr. Marvin Mayhew of Charlotte spent several days here last week, visiting relatives.

Miss Margaret Miller is a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Hawthorne on Brevard Street.

Mr. and Mrs. Wagstaff has as visitors for the past week Mrs. Preston Roper and children of Gastonia.

Miss Irene Abernethy, who has been spending the past two weeks here with her parents, Rev. And Mrs. L.B. Abernethy, has returned to Charlotte.

Mr. Eugene Ivey spent Tuesday in Charlotte visiting his brother, Mr. J.B. Ivey.

Mr. and Mrs. D.N. Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Alexander and Mrs. W.H. Newton motored through the country to Blowing Rock and Linville Falls last week.

Mr. and Mrs. P.S. Boyd and Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Matheson have returned from the western part of the state.

Miss Martha Horton has as her guest this week Miss Sadie Bell Phillips of Charlotte.

The First Presbyterian Sunday School of Statesville came down to Mooresville Thursday to picnic at Stewart’s Park.

From The Charlotte News, Sunday, August 28, 1921

Henry Bowen Steals Mule, Buggy, Shotgun, and Shoots Mule, Aug. 26, 1921

Drunken Man Shoots Mule

Last Sunday Henry Bowen went to the home of William Hollis in Poplar Point and took from his stable his mule and buggy. He then went to the house and got Hollis’ gun, all without the knowledge of Hollis, and proceeded to set out on a wild reckless drive around the countryside.

After several hours of hard driving, he shot the mule, two loads of buckshot entering the mule’s hops and slanting forward. At last reports, the mule was not dead but was thought to be ruined if he recovered. Bowen immediately took to the bushes and has not yet been captured.

It is just a little puzzling to the human mind to know how degraded and low a fellow can become, and if Bowen is captured, doubtless the force of the law will be felt by him.

From the front page of the Enterprise, Williamston, N.C., Aug. 26, 1921

Moonshiners on Whitehurst and Ballard Farms Arrested, Aug. 26, 1921

Moonshiners Shaken Up

Last week C.A. Jenkins and deputy of Tarboro called Sheriff Roberson and Deputy Edmondson for a hunt in Goose Nest township and upon examination found several gallons of liquor in the residence and outbuildings of Mr. Z. Whitehurst. Following this clue, they searched the adjoining woods and found a still and considerable evidence of much work being done recently.

The officers then went to the Ballard farm in Poplar Point, where they walked upon a hot still being operated by Omar Brown and others, the names of whom are being withheld at present. The still, several gallons of liquor and some other equipment were captured.

Whitehurst furnished a cash bond in the sum of $300 for his appearance before the United States’ Court. The other parties will be taken before the Recorder’s Court.

From the front page of the Enterprise, Williamston, N.C., Aug. 26, 1921

Annual Old Time Singing at Etowah, 1921 and Today

Annual Old Time Singing at Etowah

The annual old time singing was held at Etowah on the fifth Sunday in July. It was attended by a large congregation. The congregation assembled at 10 o’clock.

The meeting was called to order by J.M. Orr. Devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. Stamey. J.M. Orr was elected chairman and secretary for Transylvania County. J.H. Moffitt was elected chairman and secretary for Henderson County. By an election it was agreed that the time here-after for the old time singing at Etowah will be on the first Sunday in October. The old time singers sand until 11 o’clock. Rev. Stamey then preached a splendid short sermon. The congregation was then lead in prayer by Rev. P.P. Orr. Dinner was then served.

For the afternoon session the house was called to order by chairman J.M. Orr. The first leader in the afternoon was J.L. Whitaker. In the meantime, M.J. Orr distributed a number of gospel tracts. An address delivered by judge C.M. Pace was enjoyed by all. The singing was lead by good leaders from several counties, namely J.L. Whitaker, Fruitland, M.J. Orr, Brevard, C. Gilespie; Brevard, B. Brown, Brevard, Rev. B. Clark; Haywood J.R. Moffitt, Canton. Everybody is cordially invited to attend the next old time singing which will be held on the first Sunday in October, 1922.

J.H. Moffitt, Secretary, Henderson Co.

M.J. Orr, Secretary, Transylvania Co.

From the front page of The Brevard News, Friday, August 26, 1921

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Articles About C.R. Trowbridge, Aug. 26, 1921, May 31, 1927, May 31, 1952

Prof. Trowbridge Writes of His Western Trip. . . Tells About Year’s Work—Is Astonished at Remarkable Growth of Brevard Institute

By special request of the publisher, I have been asked to kill some space by a letter telling something about my trip in the middle west.

I left Brevard early in September, 1920, and hurried on to Iowa City, Iowa, where I was enrolled as a student in the graduate college. This particular State University stresses its graduate department by considerable inducements to students who already have their bachelor’s degree. It claims to have one of the three largest graduate colleges among all the state universities. Those who ae candidates for the higher degrees have many conveniences the younger students do not have. Each department assigns a study room for these advanced students where they are expected to discuss among themselves the problems most interesting to them in their particular line of work. Each one has his own desk in the room located conveniently near the Departmental Library and the office of the Dean or head of that department.

The University of Iowa is built around the building which was until 1847 the Territorial Capitol. This was a small but very attractive building built on a hill overlooking the Iowa River. The city seems to have been laid out with this building as a center. Iowa Avenue runs east and west, showing the Capitol building in its center, and Capitol Avenue runs north and south from it. The other streets seem to have been originally laid out parallel with these though a very few streets have been laid out in the edges of the town which do not run regularly. The town has a population of about 12,000 and the student body is about 4,500.

The agricultural situation in Iowa is pitiable. A great many young men bought farms early in 1920 in many cases giving their notes for a large part of the purchase price. The sudden, enormous drop in the price of all farm products left such men in an exceedingly unenviable position, and their depression necessarily effects all business. There are some factories in Iowa but it is largely an agricultural state. This summer has been an unusually hot one. There has been hardly enough rain and still such as they have had has usually come at such times that it helped the crops the most and they ought to produce a great deal of food this year.

On my way home since the first of August, I visited two men who will be remembered by many of our citizens. In Chicago I spent a night in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Jones. Mrs. Jones was Miss Emma Brannock of Guilford County and was graduated from Brevard Institute in 1908. Mr. Jones was assistant principal here that year. Mr. Jones is now a Certified Public Accountant in Chicago and is doing a large business. He lives in a very attractive home in Oak Park, which is one of the best residential suburbs of Chicago. He drove me about 40 miles through the city, at least 95 per cent of this journey being over the wonderful boulevard-connected park system of that wonderful city.

His family and that of my brother, Leonard, who occupied the Methodist pulpit in Brevard one day last fall, went with me one afternoon to attend the Pageant of Progress on the great Municipal Pier. This enormous structure projects probably one half mile out into the lake. It is chiefly roofed in and during the Pageant of Progress was filled to overflowing with historical relics and modern products which indicate the spectacular development of Chicago. They claim 3 million people, I think, and that city was founded about 1837.

On my way from Chicago, I took dinner in the home of Dr. and Mrs. S.N. Jones, the parents of Edwin, Will and Alice, all of whom have been connected with Brevard Institute. Will and Alice were students here in 1909 and both made a remarkable impress upon the school and the community. Will was and is a magnetic personality, a clear and logical thinker and a thoroughly consecrated Christian. He made a host of friends on the campus and in the community. I have always believed that his influence was largely responsible for the success of a revival which was held that year.

Miss Alice was one of the two victims of a fearful typhoid fever epidemic which attacked the school before the city water supply was adequately protected. She was one of the younger girls, but seemed to measure up in intelligence and in all the graces of feminine character with the best of the selected group of girls who occupy the Institute dormitories.

The very best part of my trip, however, was the end of it. During the sweltering days and nights of the early summer in the prairies of Iowa my thoughts, of course, were turning with eagerness to the delightful climate of the mountains, and it was a great joy to get back into an atmosphere where work seems natural and enjoyable. The improvements in the town are very noticeable to one who has been away for a year. The new side-walks, the new jail, the practically new court house, the new buildings, the strengthened civic activities and the robust appearance of nearly all of the citizens all make a home coming enjoyable.

In my own position, the developments of Brevard Institute in the year seem almost marvelous. I knew that Mr. Orr in his native ability, his education and his experience as a teacher was thoroughly qualified to take up the responsibilities of the school, but I never had opportunity to observe his tact, his business ability and his progressiveness to any such degree as I can see these qualities as I return to my work. It would be difficult for any man to have a more delicate job than was assigned to Mr. Orr. It is always difficult to take up another man’s work, for no two men ever work exactly the same way, but it is a double task to assume another man’s responsibilities and so to operate them that they can be turned back to the same man within a year without a considerable jolt at both ends of it, but this difficult thing Mr. Orr has done admirably.

At the same time there have been few years in the history of the Institute in which the development has been marked. I knew that a very fine phonograph had been secured and that an excellent moving picture machine had been installed and that there was some possibility of increasing the property holding, but it was an unexpected pleasure to find that the entire transaction of quadrupling the area of the farm had been entirely completed. The enrollment of the school was thoroughly up to any previous year and the registration for next year is at least as good as ever before at this time. From all that I have been able to discover, the year 1920 has been at least as good as any in the history of the Institution and it sets a standard for the future which will require strenuous efforts to maintain.

Representatives of the woman’s Missionary Council, which owns and operates Brevard Institute, have spent some time here this summer. Their plans have not been definitely decided but at present they are expecting to send us plans of and specifications for the completion of the elegant house on Savannah Hill and to let contracts in accordance with those specifications as soon as possible. The upper floors of this building will then be used as a boy’s dormitory. A family will occupy the first floor, which will be almost palatial in its design and construction. It is probable that an architect will be employed this fall to plan the location and construction of a building somewhat similar to the Zachary house, which will be used for other boys when there is demand for the space. The architect will perhaps plan two other buildings to be erected at some later time on the old campus. It seems probable now that one of these buildings will be a large girl’s dormitory and one will be a separate building to be used as a dining room, kitchen and laundry. It seems certain that several thousand dollars will be spent within the next year on the rounds and buildings already occupied by the school. Indeed the entire prospect for Brevard Institute has been so modified and so enlarged that it will be a difficult task for the vision of the administration to adapt itself to the new responsibilities.

From the front page of The Brevard News, Friday, August 26, 1921

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Trowbridge Portrait Unveiled at Special Service Here June 8

Unveiling of a portrait of Professor C.R. Trowbridge, vice president emeritus of Brevard College, will be solemnized in the college James Addison Jones library here Sunday, June 8, at 5 p.m.

The Rev. Cecil G. Hefner, pastor of the First Methodist Church in Lincolnton and member of the Brevard College board of trustees, will present the portrait to the college. The Rev. Mr. Hefner is a graduate of Brevard Institute.

Dean J.J. Stevenson Jr., acting president of the college, will accept the portrait and deliver appropriate remarks.

Representatives from Brevard Institute, Weaver College and Brevard College, all institutions which Prof. Trowbridge has served, will speak at the ceremony. Representing Brevard Institute is Joseph Whisnant of Shelby; Weaver College, Carlyle Rutledge of Kannapolis; Brevard College, Lois Frazier of Brevard.

Included in the ceremony will be special music by Francis B. Price, baritone soloist and voice instructor at the college.

Elizabeth Bridges, young granddaughter of Mrs. J.M. Allison Sr. of Brevard, will unveil the portrait. Mrs. Allison attended the institute on the first day of its opening.

Following the unveiling service, an informal reception will be given in honor of Prof. And Mrs. Trowbridge in the college formal gardens. A large number of the Trobridge family is expected for the occasion.

Kenneth Harris Is Painter

The Trowbridge portrait, given to the school by the alumni of the parent institutions of Brevard College—Brevard Institute and Weaver College—was painted by Kenneth Harris, an alumnus of Brevard Institute.

Harris has had exhibitions of his work shown throughout the south. His numerous awards of merit include the coveted award by the American Society of Graphic Arts. He has been commissioned to do paintings for industry and for the U.S. Army. He has also been appointed official painter for “Colonial Williamsburg” by the Williamsburg Restoration.

He is the son of the late Mr. And Mrs. A.H. Harris and the brother of Mrs. Walter Duckworth of Brevard.

Work of Trowbridge

Prof. Trowbridge is known in the South as an authority on mountain education. He was president of Brevard Institute and later president of Weaver College, and is now vice president emeritus of this institution. He came to Brevard College at its merged opening here in 1934 as vice president. He was head of the college chemistry department, and did additional teaching in the fields of German and religious education.

His retirement was made official at the end of the summer session, 1950. The Trowbridges made their home in Brevard until recently when they moved to the Methodist home in Charlotte.

Speaking of Prof. Trowbridge’s work here, Miss Marjorie Craig, professor of English and college historian at Brevard, pointed out the “personal warmth and interest” which characterized his work with students.

The Trowbridge portrait will hand over the entrance from the foyer into the college library, according to Acting President Stevenson.

From The Clarion, Brevard College, May 31, 1952

To see a nice photo of C.R. Trowbridge, when he was president of Weaver College, go to newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/2014236919/1927-05-31/ed-1/seq-5.pdf, which is a page of The Weaver Pep, May 31, 1927.

Ladies Home Journal Cover, August 1921

If We Want Tourists Return Next Summer, We Shouldn't Criticize Their Clothes, Says Editor, Aug. 26, 1921

Evil To Him Who Evil Thinketh

We read and have heard a great deal about modern fashions—the short dresses, the rolled down socks, the “Pek-a-bou" waists, striped hose, high heels, jersey sweaters, V-shaped waists, etc., to say nothing of the extravagance of silk stockings.

Since time immorial this has bene a great topic among the men. They have discussed the beautiful birds that were killed for millinery purposes, the hoop skirt, tight lacing of the waists, pointed toed shoes, the famous bustle, oh, that bustle, etc.

Very little has ever been said however about the fashions of men. For instance in modern times the great baggy trousers, the long tailed coats, the pegged hips, the padded shoulders, the cuffs of the trousers; then the other extreme of tight suits, when a fellow couldn’t ben dover without fear of something ripping, the suits that disclosed the extremely ugly, awkward shape of men. Is anything more ridiculous than the derby hat, or the stove pipe head gear?

Very few men have any real objection to the display of the most wonderful creature of God, the beautiful forms of our women. And yet they will continue through their hypocrisy, right down thru the ages to continue to criticize and condemn the “weaker sex” for their slavery to fashion. Most of the severest critics are “those who live in glass houses” and really should not throw stones. Theya re the ones that make it imperative that the civilized races have to wear clothes at all. Any doctor will agree that the less clothes that are worn, the healthier physically for anyone. This subject could be extended into a thousand columns, but even then would not be sufficient to convince the narrow minded egotist, the modern knight errant, or the hen-pecked hypocrite.

Western North Carolina is the most wonderful country in the world and is truly the modern garden of Eden. Hundreds of dollars are spent each year for advertising purposes in order to induce tourists to come here and give us their almighty dollar. (Plain words, but too true. As a summer resort and because it is absolutely essential that Brevard has her share of the tourist trade, wouldn’t it be better, wouldn’t it show a little better etiquette, since they are invited guests; to at least have the courtesy to let them dress to suit themselves? Of course it is a great privilege to spend a few weeks in Brevard during the hot season but it is also a great benefit to us to have the vacationist here. Now that the great number of camps are about to break up for another year and because we want them all back again each and every year, in the future the News wishes to express regret to the girls’ camp over the sad lack of etiquette shown in requesting or insinuating to these children that they “just not wear bloomers while in Brevard.” Naturally they were will be a few peacocks, those who jump up on every occasion to pass the plate to donate heavily in order to be noticed and who would talk about the poor house if asked to give a dime if it was to be a secret, who will want to take this question up? But it is a fact that nearby summer resort towns do all they can to keep tourists away from Brevard and nothing pleases them more than for us to be discourteous to tourists in any way what-so-ever. Verily, “Evil to Him Who Evil Thinketh.”

From the editorial page of The Brevard News, Friday, August 26, 1921, W.E. Breese, owner, and Wm. A. Band, publisher.

No "Race Suicide" in Johnston County, Aug. 26, 1921

Johnston County Not a Race Suicide Region. . . Figures Show 2,545 Births to 633 Deaths in Last 18 Months

Smithfield, Aug. 24—Interesting figures just available established beyond doubt that there is no such thing as race suicide in Johnston Count. For the past 18 months there were 2,545 births in this county and 833 deaths, leaving a net increase of 1,715 in the population. Statistics show that for the first months of 1920, there were 862 births and 282 deaths; for the last six months of that year 886 births and 278 deaths; for the first six months of 1921 there have been 800 births and 273 deaths.

From the front page of The Dunn Dispatch, Friday, August 26, 1921

Ernest Carpenter Given 2 1/2 Years on the Road, Aug. 26, 1921

Blockader Given 2 ½ Years on Roads by Court

Ernest Carpenter, aged about 40 years, a muchly hunted blockader of Hertford County, was captured about three weeks ago by Sheriff Scull and lodged in jail at the cunty jail in Winton. Carpenter has been for some time under the eye of the officials, and it was an open secret that he was engaged in the liquor business. While Superior court was in session, Sheriff Scull took the opportunity to bring him to justice. When captured, Carpenter’s premises yielded up a 40-gallon copper still to the officer.

Carpenter was arraigned in court, and, after being found guilty of this jury, was given a sentence of 2 ½ years on the county roads of Craven County.

Carpenter’s home was in the Mapleton section of the County.

From The Hertford County Herald, Ahoskie, N.C., Aug. 26, 1921

Death Angel Takes Hill Baby Noah, Aug. 14, 1921

In Memory of Noah Douglass Hill

On August 14th, the death angel visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. S.J. Hill and took from them their darling baby, and carried it to Heaven to be with Jesus.

All was done by the loving friends and doctors to save him, but Jesus said “Come up higher and be with me and my lambs.” After the funeral was preached by the pastor, the burial took place in the family burying ground.

There was a large crowd of loving friends and relatives present at the funeral and burial. May God’s blessings rest with the parents and loving friends.

He was 11 months and 23 days old when death claimed him. “Sleep on loved one, and take thy rest. Lean thy head on thy Savior’s breast. We loved thee well, but Jesus loved thee best.”

Goodnight!

By a Friend—G.A.S.

From The Hertford County Herald, Ahoskie, N.C., Aug. 25, 1921

Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, President Harding, Harvey Firestone at Camp, July 1921

Special Campers, July 1921. Interesting choice of clothing for a camping trip in Washington County, Maryland. Left to right, these are Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, President Warren Harding, and Harvey Firestone. Thomas Edison naps under a tree at the camp.

Bettmann Archive/Getty Images, online at The Atlantic website, 100 Years Ago in Photos: A Look Back at 1921 - The Atlantic

Boys Enjoyed Camping Trip at Colerain, Aug. 25, 1921

The Outing at Colerain

Tan and tired, yet happy, were the group of 18 boys who returned to Rich Square Monday night about 8 o’clock after a week’s outing on the beach at Colerain. This trip has become an annual affair with the Rich Square boys and an occasion that is considered by them both pleasurable and profitable, for camping life on the beach means not only swimming, boating, fishing, and other sports, but also planning meals, preparing meals, cooking, cleaning up, etc., all of which is necessary to maintain a well balanced citizen, through a man.

Setting up camp was of course the first real work for the boys after their arrival at Colerain, but even this was so great a novelty that it seemed play rather than work. So also was preparing and serving meals. For this the company was divided into groups of three, and it was very interesting to look on and to hear them talk of how they should serve a better meal than the other groups. A typical breakfast was composed the following items: fried ham or breakfast bacon, eggs,--scrambled, turned, or straight up according to order,--French fried potatoes, bread and jelly sandwiches, coffee, Tecco pancakes with maple syrup. A typical dinner,--the 5 o’clock kind,--was composed of boiled ham, fried chicken, butter beans, tomato sandwiches with dressing, French fried potatoes, bread and butter, coffee, cake and pineapple salad,--a very tempting array we are sure the most experienced housewife will admit.

And our stay on the beach was made more pleasant by the kindnesses shown us by Mr. W.S. Nixon, proprietor of the Colerain Fishery and Canning Co. Mr. Nixon seems to believe in the Rich Square boys and on their arrival at his place of business, he turned over to them his 12 passenger motor boat with instructions to use it all they wished during their stay in his community. Another item worthy of mention and which gave considerable pleasure to the boys was the delicious dinner served them at 6 o’clock on Sunday evening by Mrs. R.H. Stanford and Mrs. T.H. Peele, who spent the afternoon on the beach.

The names of those who went in the party are: Talmage Brown, Walter Tyler, Richard Peele, Walter Conner, James Tanner, William Johnson, Ralph Stanford, John Ruffin Baugham, Garland Grizzard, Alex Stanford, George Holloman, Wilson Shoulars, James Leake, Cloid Wade, Robert Weaver, William Leake, and Everett Hunter. Supt. Geo. W. Bradshaw and Mr. E.C. Jernigan, teacher of vocational agriculture in our school, were with the boys and enjoyed the outing as much as them.

From The Roanoke-Chowan Times, Rich Square, N.C., Aug. 25, 1921

Dr. Joseph Goldman Saw Bolsheviks Murder His Family

Victim of Bolsheviks Tells Terrible Story. . . Dr. Goldman Saw His Family Brutally Murdered

Standing up to his armpits in a flooded cellar with his son, after witnessing the murder of his wife and six children by the bolsheviks of Kienehof, in wessarabia(?), is the experience of Dr. Joseph Goldman, who was a rabbi there. He is in Greensboro for a few days.

The bolsheviks knocked out every other tooth in his head before he escaped with his son, fleeing to Vladivostok, thence to Japan, finally coming to Seattle, Wash.

That experience has made Dr. Goldman a bitter hater of the bolsheviks and he has delivered lectures on them throughout the United States, from California to New York. He came here from Asheville and will speak in High Point at the First Baptist church Sunday night.

The massacre of the family of the rabbi occurred just after the fall of Kerensky. Hundreds of Jews were slain in his home town, he said. He escaped to the cellar with his surviving son, Jerome Goldman, after his family was killed before his eyes. The bolsheviki filled the cellar with water and thought they had drowned the two. For three days they were forced to stand there without food. After reaching the United States when America entered the war the son enlisted in the United States army, serving in the 91st division. He was killed at Belleau Wood. Dr. Goldman refused the insurance on his son’s life, and it went toward erecting a fine monument to the young man in St. Louis. Dr. Goldman had a picture of the monument with is son’s name on it, and the fact that he was killed in Belleau Wood inscribed on it.

“Do you regret the death of your son?”

“O, no, I do not. What better cause could a man give his life for? No man can say my son was a Grover Bergdoll. Those who give their lives in such a cause can never die.”

Dr. Goldman was born and lived in Russia 55 years. He intends to fight the bolsheviks from the lecture platform, he says, and finally to go to Palestine and make his home. One of his lectures is “The Inner Life of the Bolsheviki.” Another is “Palestine, It’s Present, Past and Future.” He asks no money. He is the author of 16 books, he said.

The lowest scum of the earth is the way Dr. Goldman labels the bolsheviki. Ignorance, filth and rottenness characterize them, he said. He said that he had seem them take a child and wring its neck like a chicken is killed. He is the sole survivor of 75 generations of people.

From the Greensboro News, as reprinted on the front page of the Mount Airy News, Aug. 25, 1921

Attention During Illness Touched James Chappell's Heart, Aug. 25, 1921

Mr. Chappell Returned Home

Mr. James S. Chappell returned home last Sunday from St. Vincent’s Hospital, Norfolk, Va., where he spent nearly five weeks for treatment, undergoing a serious operation. While still weak, he is improving and will soon be able to attend to his business.

Mr. Chappel says this illness revealed to him the fact that he has a large number of true friends who expressed their sympathy for him in various ways. HIs Sunday school class remembered him often. He says that in one day while in the hospital he received 25 letters from friends expressing sympathy and love for him. These kind attentions of friends helped him to bear his afflictions and made his home coming sweeter. He feels better toward everybody.

From The Roanoke-Chowan Times, Rich Square, N.C., Aug. 25, 1921

Renfro Knitting Mill Running at Full Capacity, Aug. 25, 1921

Busy at the Knitting Mill

The Renfro Knitting mill is now busy running at full capacity and giving work to almost a hundred people. It is the dull season in their line but they are able to find sale for part of their output and the future is bright for a prosperous business.

From the front page of the Mount Airy News, Aug. 25, 1921

95 Cases Imported Wines and Liquor Seized, Aug. 18, 1921

Cleveland Police Catch Yacht with Load of Liquor; Seven Men, Four Women Arrested

Cleveland, Aug. 18—Police early today took seven men and four women into custody in a spectacular seizure of the steam yacht Venice, said to be in the service of a whisky ring operating in Canada and the United States. The seizure, made at Whisky Island, west of the Cuyohoga River, netted 95 cases of imported wines and liquors.

Six of the men seized, including Capt. William L. Curry of Toronto, Canada, said to be the owner of the yacht, are held at police headquarters. All are charged with violating the prohibition law. The seventh man, the engineer, will be taken to headquarters later. The four women were not held for investigation.

The police seized the Venice upon a telephone tip from Captain Hansen of the United States Coast Guard, that the yacht, after steaming past the harbor entrance several times, had switched off all lights and docked, a large automobile truck was being loaded from the yacht. A warning cry went up when the officers appeared and lines were cast off and an attempt made to swing the yacht from the dock and escape.

Captain Curry, according to Police Captain Consello, admitted that he also had been captain of the yacht Tranquillo, seized by the police here last June, but denied owning the yacht when it was seized. Curry said the liquor seized today was valued at $15,000 and the yacht at $50,000.

From the front page of the Mount Airy News, Aug. 25, 1921

Old Quarry in Raleigh Has Been Filled In, Aug. 25, 1921

Raleigh’s Old Quarry Has Been Filled Up

Raleigh, Aug. 18—Raleigh's quarry has passed. Dan Terry, keeper of the state’s grounds, has piled dirt into the place and leveled it so that there are no pockets in it. The water has been drawn and the interest in the thing that had Raleigh in the nation’s eyes has gone. The pumping which cost slightly more than $600 did not turn up any evidence.

The solicitor has not quit, however, and intends to find out how two automobiles which were found in Cemetery Lake got there.

From the front page of the Mount Airy News, Aug. 25, 1921

Three Lions Were Loose in Mount Airy, Aug. 25, 1921

Three Lions Stalk Streets of Mount Airy

The memory of the oldest inhabitant of this section probably does not go back to the time when lions walked abroad at night in this section. Therefor no little excitement was experienced Thursday night when three young lions belonging to the Sanger show were liberated when the ponies ran away and turned over the lions’ cage, bursting it open.

The accident happened when the show was loading after the night performance.

A son of Mrs. C.H. Haynes ran in his home arousing his mother who had retired, by calling for a gun to kill the lion in their yard.

Crowds gathered quickly and the animal was cornered, one man grabbed an empty chicken coop and approached the beast, turning the coop over the lion he mounted the coop and stood guard on top of it, bragging about his bravery, telling how he had captured lions in Africa, which had never known captivity, etc., but when the trainer arrived to take charge of the lion, it was not under the coop at all, probably had not been, so the search started over again.

This time the snorting enraged beast was cornered in Mr. Creveling’s garden, and after some effort was lassoed with a rope and carried back to his cage.

Neither of the animals were grown and the other two were caught without much excitement.

From the Mount Airy News, Aug. 25, 1921

Sampson County Mother On Trial for Murdering Man Who Ruined Her 13-Year-Old Daughter, Aug. 25, 1921

Mother On Trial for Life

In Sampson county a mother is on trial for life. She killed a man—an elderly man—who was the alleged author of the ruin of her 13-year-old daughter. The defense is brainstorm—that the mother was temporarily crazed by the revelation and was mentally irresponsible when she killed the man. Claims that one is unbalanced at the time of the commission of a crime is always viewed with suspicion for obvious reasons. But it will be readily admitted that the Sampson county mother had cause not only to deprive her of reason temporarily but for all the time. If ever there was a cause for brainstorm—for the maddening fury that dethrones reason—it is when a parent receives a shock as came to the Sampson county mother. It is intimated that the victim of the maddened mother’s fury was not the real criminal; that an innocent man was named to shield the guilty. That is sometimes done and there’s the danger when the outraged parent goes out to avenge the wrong. But in such cases, it can be easily understood how reason may be dethroned for the time.

From The Statesville Landmark, as reprinted on the front page of the Mount Airy News, Aug. 25, 1921

David Vestal of Oklahoma Visits Alamance County Relatives, Aug. 25, 1921

Oklahoma Man Visits Relatives in Alamance

Mr. David Vestal, son of Mr. John Vestal, the latter a brother of Messrs. Geo. W. Vestal and Sherman Vestal of this county, left this morning for his western home after spending some three weeks with his Alamance kin. His father went West many years ago, more than 40, and finally located in Grayson County, Texas, where he now lives. David was born and reared there, and about 20 years ago located in southern Oklahoma, where he now lives. This is his first trip to North Carolina and he expressed himself as being well pleased with the county and the people.

From The Alamance Gleaner, Graham, N.C., Aug. 25, 1921

Condensed State News Reported Aug. 25, 1921

Condensed News From the Old North State

Goldsboro—James H. Smith, aged 78, Confederate veteran, of Texas City, Texas, died here suddenly.

Salisbury—Mrs. Paul Peeler, well known and highly respected woman, died at her home here in the 83rd years of her age. Death was caused by paralysis.

Statesville—Louis Steventon, age 93, one of Iredell County’s oldest and most respected citizens, died at his home at Loray.

Concord—Mrs. J.M. Odell and Mrs. C.C. Myers had a narrow escape from serious injury when the car they were riding in was struck by another car.

Graham—A deplorable tragedy was discovered when it was fund that Ben N. Turner had killed himself by cutting his throat with a small penknife. Mr. Turner had been in poor health for some time.

High Point—Miss Lucretia Owen, for the past 10 months secretary of the High Point Young Women’s Christian Association, has resigned the position to become employment secretary for the Y.M.C.A. in Norfolk, Va.

Asheville—J. Hampton Rich, managing director of the Boone Trail Highway Association, outlined the course of the Asheville connection with the Boone Trail highway, the scenic trans-continental highway being constructed in honor of Daniel Boone.

Lumberton—Sidney R. Hendrix, well-known Robeson farmer, died suddenly while sitting at the dinner table. He held a small child on his lap when the final summons came. Heart trouble is supposed tohave been the cause of his death.

Warsaw—Walter Vann, colored, was burned to death near this place when he attempted to pour gasoline into the tank of his automobile by the light of a lantern.

Hendersonville—The Citizens National Bank is now occupying its handsome new quarters on the northeast corner of Main street and Fourth avenue.

Ayden—During the storm which reached this section lightning struck the steeple of the Methodist church in Grifton, tearing off the top.

Gastonia—Two escaped convicts from the Mecklenburg chain gang were captured in the Crowders Creek section by Officers Terrell and Roper.

Mooresville—McNeely's livery stable building, which has been a landmark in the town since its first incorporation, was totally destroyed by fire.

Clinton--”Not guilty.” That was the verdict of the jury, rendered two hours after they had taken the Jernigan case. It was no surprise to even those who had most doubt as to the validity of the insanity plea.

Gaston County—At a recent tuberculosis clinic held in Gaston County, 30 per cent of those examined were found to have tuberculosis in an active form and were in need of sanatorium treatment.

Raleigh—Deputy sheriff J.C. Griffis of Leesville township brought two stills ot the sheriff’s office, the blockading equipment having been captured during a raid by himself and Deputy Sheriff Ferrell.

Asheville—Edwin Barbour Owen Norvell, vice president and cashier of the Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, with headquarters in Winston-Salem, died at his residence here after an extended illness.

Lumberton—A meeting at which plans for combatting the boll weevil and studying methods of farming under boll weevil conditions was held on the farm of John W. Grady in the southern part of Robeson county.

Newton—One of the most interesting meetings ever held in this city was that at the Virginia Shipp hotel, in the form of a banquet for the purpose of organizing a Kiwanis Club. A large number of business men from Newton, Conover and Maiden were present.

Statesville—No pool rooms will be allowed in Statesville. Definite action in this matter has been taken by the board of aldermen. It was the unanimous vote of the board that the pool room should be placed under the ban in the town.

From The Alamance Gleaner, Graham, N.C., Aug. 25, 1921

Miss Elizabeth Kelly Leads Speakers at Opening Ceremony of Willow Brook Park, Aug. 23, 1921

Park Opened by People at Benson

Benson, Aug. 21—Fully 2,000 people from five counties were present at the opening ceremony of Willow Brook Park Saturday night. The principal speaker of the occasion was Miss Elizabeth Kelly of the State Department at Raleigh, who has charge of the schools for the illiterate in the State. Miss Kelly is well known to the people of Johnston and adjoining counties, having lived in Johnston for many years. She was given an ovation when she appeared on the platform.

In her talk, she first touched upon conditions which, she said, were necessary before an ideal community life could exist. Civic organizations should avoid duplication of effort, she said, and when one organization had planted a definite project, the others should put their shoulders to the wheel. She pointed to the park as an example of what could be accomplished by civic organizations in small towns. Miss Kelly touched upon the need of proper agencies for the development of the lives of the children into a good citizenship.

Replying to the oft-repeated suggestion that the young people of today are going to the “bow-wows,” Miss Kelly said: “There is no cause to worry about this. It is true that some of the children of today should have definite work for which he or she is directly responsible. Many parents, recalling their early struggles, are inclined to ‘let their children down soft,’ but in this they make a great mistake.”

Speaking of the present styles in woman’s clothing, and of the attitude of men, Miss Kelly said: “A woman is just as old as she looks and a man is never old until he quits looking.”

Other prominent Johnston County speakers were Mayor Cannaday of Benson, who told of the founding of Benson and its civic progress in recent years; Hon. Ezra Parker, who made a plea for the elimination of petty jealousies which eat the heart of civic righteousness; Dr. J.F. Martin, who talked on baseball as an antidote for hard times; Col. P.B. Johnson, who extolled the wonders which have been accomplished by the Entre Nous Club the past few months; Dr. W.T. Martin, who introduced Miss Kelly; Gen. W.J. Root, who spoke on behalf of the band.

The park was built through the efforts of the Entre Nous club, which not only furnished all the necessary funds, but the members did a lot of the work with their own hands. General Root was the designer and supervisor of the work.

The Benson American Legion Military Band, under the direction of Lt. Alfred J. Schmidt, band leader, U.S.R., captivated the crowd with its stirring music.

From the front page of The Dunn Dispatch, Tuesday, August 23, 1921

Criticism of Dunn Fire Department Unfair Since Commissioners Abolished Department, Says Editor, Aug. 23, 1921

Somebody has been so unkind as to blame the Dunn fire department for delay in throwing water on recent blazes. We cannot see that any particular harm has been done since the cussing of something that does not exist is a most harmless occupation. There isn’t any such thing as the Dunn fire department. The organization passed into history with the retirement of John W. Thornton as its chief. Our city fathers, who hold a job equally thankless as that which was so fittingly graced Chief John in abolishing his office also effaced the department.

About the only member of the old guard who has stuck to the job is Ellison Goddard. At whatever hour the alarm strikes, Ellison can be counted upon to be there to man the nozzle. Sometimes there isn’t much to go through the nozzle, but whatever there is available, Ellison is there to use it. It isn’t because he considers himself a fireman that the genial “Gob” answers the alarm. He just loves to do the work of saving folks’ property.

Besides Gob there are usually former Chief John and ourselves. John will come to get the truck started after all others have failed and will drive it to the fire. We usually swing on because that is about the easiest way to get to the scene of happenings. After we get there, get the hose strung out and the water to flowing, both John and I usually stand by to see the real work done by more youthful hands.

But aside from these regulars, there isn’t any such thing as a Dunn fire department. For this reason it is useless to cuss it. It is, however, about time that our commissioners awoke to the seriousness of the situation and organized a department; that would be effective.

From the editorial page of The Dunn Dispatch, Tuesday, August 23, 1921

Local News Items From Dunn, N.C., Aug. 23, 1921

Local News Items

Miss Beulah Temple is in Rex Hospital, Raleigh, for a surgical operation. She was accompanied there Sunday morning by Dr. I.F. Hicks.

Many of Dunn’s baseball enthusiasts are in Four Oaks today to see the game between Dunn and Four Oaks. The two teams will meet again here Thursday.

Rev. John J. Langston, pastor of the Christian Church, returned today from Kentucky, where he has been for the past month conducting revival services.

The Farmers Warehouse at Benson will open for business Wednesday, September 7th, under the management of J.F. Motley, one of the best known tobacco men in this section of the State. Geo. L. Cannady, a local man, who has been active in the tobacco business for th epast 20 years, will be auctioneer.

Edgar Carlisle West, lawyer, is now Dunn postmaster. He succeeded Postmaster Eugene T. Lee yesterday morning following telegraphic instructions received from the Postoffice Department Saturday night. No definite appointment has been made, however. A permanent postmaster will be chosen through civil service examinations to be held later. Mr. Lee is still in the office checking his accounts and supplies. He expects to finish with the work this week.

Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Pope and their son, Edward Pope of Taylorsville, Ill.; Rev. and Mrs. Albert B. Harrell of Petersburg, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Pope of Clayton; Mrs. W.H. Stallings and her little son, W.H. Stallings Jr. of Fayetteville; and Ernest King of Raleigh are here to visit Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pope and attend the annual reunion of the children and grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Pope.

A racing matinee will be staged on the Harnett County Fair Ground Track Friday afternoon, September 2. Two races will be held—one trot and one pace. Each will be three heats. Walter Jernigan is managing the event. HIs horses and those of Andrew Hodges and Julius McLeod will be among the racers. This race will be to decide which of the local horses are best. The matter has been under discussion since the races on July 4, when no definite decision was made.

Ira B. Raynor and N.T. Ryals, road commissioners of Banner Township, Johnston County, are here today in conference with officials of the Chamber of Commerce relative to the project to rebuild the portion of the Peacock’s Cross highway lying between Beulah Church and Mingo at the edge of Harnett county. This road, of course, is wholly within Johnston county, but it is also one upon which the business of Dunn depends to a large extent. Funds for the construction were available last year, but at that time delay was occasioned by an inability to secure construction forces and machinery.

W. Ennis Warren, charged with attempt to assault Deputy sheriff R.F. Jernigan at the time the officer served a capias upon his last week, denies that he was the least bit under the influence of liquor at the time of the alleged affray. Mr. Warren contends that he is not a drinking man and that he has not partaken of the cheering fluid for many moons. He protests against the unfavorable publicity given him through the Dispatch and asks that we correct that part of the store which intimated that he was drinking. This we gladly do. Information given the Dispatch concerning the affair was gotten from interested officers. If any damage has been done, we are indeed regretful, although we acknowledge no blame.

From The Dunn Dispatch, August 23, 1921

Mrs. Ferrell Shares News of Death of Florence Eva Bland, 25, Who Died July 8, 1921

Obituary

On the 8th of July 1921 the silent messenger came to earth and bore away the spirit of our beloved sister, Florence Eva Bland, aged 25. When the news of her death reached us our hearts were made to feel sad, but immediately the still small voice whispered and said: “Blessed are they who die in the Lord.” So we bow in humble submission, believing that some day if we stay humble and true and do the Master’s will, we, too, will meet her on that shining shore. It was only until about one year ago that her aged father, Rev. Wm. Bland, preceded her to the glory land. Oh! what a meeting that must have been! When a child she gave her heart to God and united with the Spring Branch Baptist Church when in school at R.C.A. she took for her moto: “The white flower of a blameless life” and without the shadow of a doubt we know that she lived that life.

In thinking of her life these verses present themselves before us:

Each day I’ll do a golden deed

By helping those who are in need,

My life on earth is but a span,

And so I’ll do the best I can.

To be called a child of God each day

My light must shine along the way,

I’ll sing his praise while ages roll

And strive to help some troubled soul.”

The only life that will endure

Is one that’s kind and good and pure

And so for God, I’ll take my stand,

Each day I’ll lend a helping hand.

The funeral services were conducted by Rev. G.A. Bain and her remains laid to rest in the cemetery at Ridge Baptist Church.

For four or five years she passed through great mental suffering, but we trust and believe she is in a land of rest now.

One by one our friends will leave us,

For that far off distant land,

But we soon shall be united,

When before the King we stand.

We have loved ones in that city,

They have left us here below!

There they wait and look our coming,

When the pearly gates unfold.

--Mrs. G.W. Ferrell

From the Dunn Dispatch, Aug. 23, 1921

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