Sunday afternoon, Paul Rogers Jr., a colored boy about 17 years old, in company with several other boys went down to Jacob’s Landing in Sweetened Water Creek near Leggetts Bridge to bathe. Rogers and another boy were in a boat from which he dived into the water. He only rose one time and called for help, but none of the boys could render assistance. He failed to come up a second time.
This is only another case of foolish carelessness that men and boys commit so often. Parents should take more time to warn their children against such dangers.
From the front page of The Enterprise, Williamston, N.C., August 2, 1921
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