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Friday, December 17, 2021

Firemen Shelton and Martin Injured, Dec. 17, 1921

Firemen Hurt in Accident. . . One High Point Man In Critical Condition. Another Badly Injured

By Associated Press

High Point—T.A. Shelton, a member of the High Point fire department, was reported in a critical condition at a local hospital at noon today as the result of injuries received last night when a motor fire truck, which he was driving, turned over to avoid a collision with an automobile. At the hospital it was reported Shelton received a fractured skull and has been unconscious since the accident.

Luther Martin, a member of the fire department, was on the truck when it turned over, was also seriously injured but his condition was slightly improved today.

From the front page of the Sun Journal, New Bern, N.C., Saturday, Dec. 17, 1921

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