Despite Some Showers, Drought Continues, Sept. 7, 1921

Salisbury Has First Rain Since April 27

Salisbury, Sept. 4—Labor Day passed quietly in this immediate section. A number of industrial plants closed down for the day and some business houses also closed, but no big program of sports was pulled off.

A refreshing shower, the first of any consequence since April 27, visited Salisbury this afternoon.

A woman officer of the law, something entirely new for Salisbury, was here from Richmond after a young woman who had escaped from an institution at Richmond and had been apprehended in this city. It was Miss Elizabeth Johnson, probation officer, and she was prepared for any emergency, being armed with a beautiful little pearl handled revolver, and a pair of small handcuffs.

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Drought in State Extended

Raleigh, Sept. 7—The drought continued through the past week, accompanied by the warmest, and most unfavorable weather for growing crops, of the season.

Temperatures of 100 were recorded at a number of central and eastern stations, and the mean for the week was 10 degrees above normal, which is very unusual for that length of time at this season of the year. Scattered showers were insufficient to afford any material relief, and the drought is affecting an increased area. Late corn and other late crops are firing or withering and are needing rain in heretofore unaffected sections. A few counties in the extreme east, extreme south and west report generally favorable conditions. Good progress is being made in curing tobacco.

Conditions were unfavorable for cotton over an increased area. Picking is under way and new cotton has been sold as far north as Wake County. Slow progress is being made in preparing for fall sowing of grain.

From the front page of The Charlotte News, Sept. 7, 1921

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Raleigh Shortage Relieved by Rain

Raleigh, Sept. 7—Some relief from the drought and water shortage conditions came last night in a rainfall of more than half an inch. This fall will add considerably to the supply in the lake, and there is probably more water available here now than there was two weeks ago. People are more optimistic and feel that there will now be plenty of rain to prevent an absolute failure of the water supply.

From the front page of The Charlotte News, Sept. 7, 1921