H.V. Rose, Superintendent of Welfare, Reports on Smithfield, Jan. 31, 1922

“Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens”

By H.V. Rose, Supt. Welfare, Smithfield

Just before Rev. S.A. Cotton moved from Smithfield to take up his work in Franklinton he left at the disposal of the county superintendent of public welfare a number of school books that had been used by his children and laid aside as they had advanced from grade to grade. Mr. Cotton wished that the books might be given to school children above over the county who might not be able to get a full supply of books suitable for school use and to be read at home. This small collection of books has fulfilled its mission. Every one of them is now in use somewhere in Johnston county.

During Christmas week of 1921 there was a splendid allotment of clothing placed at the disposal of the county superintendent of public welfare. Some of this clothing was brand-new and some of it had bene used and out-grown, much as the books had been that were donated by Rev. Mr. Cotton. It is conservate to state that the clothing that was so given was worth $100. Not only clothing but valuable gifts of fuel and food were made. One citizen of Smithfield alone gave five cords of wood. It must be gratifying to those who made this splendid contribution of helpful articles to know that all the food and fuel went immediately into use and that practically every garment has been placed where it will do good against these wintry blasts.

The county superintendent of public welfare has no storehouse where books, food, fuel and clothing can be stored until ready for distribution; but if there is any person in the county who would like to divide his or her stock of such necessaries it can be easily arranged by writing a letter to the county superintendent of public welfare and stating what can be given. All letters will be filed and the articles will be called for as they can be advantageously placed.

This is a kind of co-operation that means service. It may be the only means of some child getting hold of a good book to read or a warm coat to wear.

From The Smithfield Herald, Jan. 31, 1922

Landslide Catches Passenger Train and Injuries 19, Jan. 31, 1922

Train Crashes Into a Mountain of Dirt. . . 19 Persons Slightly Hurt in Wreck on Southern Near Asheville

Asheville, Jan. 28—Eighteen passengers and Conductor Jas. Richard were slightly injured today when Southern Railway passenger train No. 20 crashed into a mountain of dirt and rock which fell on to the track a short distance west of Nolan.

Engineer F.W. Poindexter, driving the engine around a sharp curve, saw the slide coming and throwing on the emergency brake, he and Fireman Frank Pennington jumped to safety just before the pilot of the engine jammed into hundreds of tons of dirt that came crashing down the mountain side, covering the railroad track and the public highway for a considerable distance.

From The Smithfield Herald, Jan. 31, 1922

Nanny Lambert Killed When Theater Roof Collapsed in Washington, D.C., Jan. 31, 1922

North Carolina Lady Was in List of Dead. . . Newspaper Correspondent Pictures Scene of Theatre Disaster in Washington, D.C.

The following extract from a letter of January 29th of Theodore Tiller, Washington correspondent of the Greensboro Daily News, pictures the awful scene of the Knickerbocker Theatre tragedy, giving facts about Miss Lambeth, the victim from North Carolina. “A North Carolina girl, who intended to leave the government service and return home, was one of the hundred or more victims of the Knickerbocker theatre catastrophe of last night. Late today, under the debris in the theater, whose roof caved in because of its deep covering of snow, the body of Miss Nannie Lambert of Asheboro was found.

Miss Lambert for the past 5 years had been a government clerk in Washington. She intended resigning her position in a few weeks. Before coming to Washington, she was employed in the law and newspaper office of William C. Hammer, now a member of Congress. She was a graduate of the North Carolina College for Women at Greensboro, made an unusually creditable rating in her examination for a government position, and was regarded as one of the brightest graduates of the state college.

This writer will tell blow what he saw last night and today at the Knickerbocker theater. The death of this North Carolinian but emphasizes how widespread is the mourning in which Washington came today, for men and women from all parts of this country were in that unfortunate lot that went to the Knickerbocker last evening.

Representative Hammer said tonight that the body of Miss Lambert could not reach her home for two or three days. All Washington undertakers are so hard pressed by the theater tragedy that bodies cannot be prepared earlier.

Tonight they were still digging through the ruins of the Knickerbocker theater but at a late hour the only North Carolina who seems to have been killed is Miss Lambert.

“Miss Lambert,” said Representative Hammer tonight, “was one of the finest girls North Carolina ever produced. Before she came here she was in my office for quite a time; she worked there a part of her vacation periods, while attending college at Greensboro and greatly aided me in publishing my newspaper. She was a cousin of H.M. Robins, who is known throughout North Carolina, and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lambert of Asheboro, whom I advised today of her untimely end. Her mother was the sister of the late Montague Robins, known as one of the greatest lawyers of our state.”

Miss Lambert went to the Knickerbocker last night with Archie B. Bell, who boarded at the same address as that of the North Carolina girl. Both she and Mr. Bell were on the list of the dead today. There was another young man in the party whose fate so far is unknown.

And now one comes to the general tragedy of this calamity which has stunned all Washington and the country.”

From The Smithfield Herald, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 1922. Heavy snowfall caused the roof to collapse in on patrons of The Knickerbocker Theater in Washington, D.C., Saturday, while they were watching the comedy, “Get Rich Quick Wallingford.”

Emily Moore, Oliver Clifton, J.A. Roebuck Have Died, Jan. 31, 1922

MRS. EMILY MOORE

Mrs. Emily Moore succumb to an attack of pneumonia which lasted about two weeks. She was 81 years old in September, 1921.

Soon after the Civil War, the horrors of which she lived through, she was married to Junius E. Moore, who lived only a few years and left her with several small children, four of whom survive her. They are Mrs. Hattie Ellis of Griffin’s township, Mr. W.H. Moore of near Jamestown, with whom she made her home, Mr. Julius E. Moore of Jamestown, and Mrs. Sadie Wallace of Roanoke Rapids. She was buried Monday afternoon at the W.B. Lilley burying ground. The funeral services were conducted by A. Corey, pastor of the Missionary Baptist church, of which she had been a member for many years.

YOUNG CHILD DEAD

Oliver Clifton, the 13 ½ months old son of Mr. and Mrs. W.S. McKeel, died the 18th of January after a six days’ illness with pneumonia.

The funeral service was conducted by Rev. A.V. Joyner and the little body was laid to rest Thursday afternoon in the family burying ground.

JAMES ALBERT ROEBUCK

James Albert Roebuck of Robersonville died at his home Saturday morning at an early hour. He had been in declining health for a number of years and it had been apparent to his friends for some time that the grim reaper of death was sharpening his scythe for an early harvest. The immediate cause of his death was a stroke of apoplexy on Thursday night, from which he never regained consciousness. He married twice, first to Miss Mary Wynne and then to Miss Maggie Leggett; from the first marriage he leaves six children and from the second he leaves nine.

Mr. Roebuck was 62 years old in December, was a resident of Cross Roads township where he did extensive farming and some milling until a few years ago when he sold his farm and bought property in Robersonville where he has lived since. For a number of years he had been a member of the Christian church and the funeral services were conducted at the Robersonville Christian church by A.J. Manning, Sunday at 1 p.m., followed by a burial by the Masonic burial at the old homestead in Cross Roads township. The service was largely attended even though the weather was bad, attesting to the esteem in which he was held.

From the Williamston Enterprise, January 31, 1922

Beatrice Roberson and Asa Thomas Whitley Wed, Jan. 31, 1922

WHITLEY-ROBERSON

Sunday evening at 5:30 o’clock at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Asa Roberson, in Griffin’s township, Miss Beatrice Roberson became the bride of Mr. Asa Thomas Whitley, Elder W.B. Harrington officiating. The attendants were Mrs. Annie Bell Green and Mr. Elbert Manning, Miss Myrtle Peel and Mr. Ira Hardison, Miss Lizzie Hardison and Mr. Arnold Roberson. The bride, gowned in a brown charmeuse dress with accessories and carrying white roses, is the third oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roberson, is a young woman of great charm and character.

Mr. Whitley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Whitley and is a promising young farmer. Immediately after the ceremony the wedding party and a large number of friends were entertained at the home of the groom’s parents.

From the Williamston Enterprise, January 31, 1922

List of Reportable Diseases in North Carolina, January 1922

LIST OF REPORTABLE DISEASES

Whooping cough, measles, diphtheria, scarlet fever, infantile paralysis, cerebro-spinal meningitis, chicken pox, septic sore throat, german measles, small pox, typhoid fever, opthalmia neonatrum, paratyphoid, trachoma, venereal diseases.

Diseases to Placarded and Quarantined

Whooping cough, measles, diphtheria, scarlet fever, infantile paralysis, cerebro-spinal meningitis, chicken pox, septic sore throat, german measles.

Diseases to be Placarded

Smallpox, typhoid fever.

Householders must report direct to county quarantine officer any of the above diseases when a physician is not in attendance.

From the Williamston Enterprise, January 31, 1922

T.S. Ragsdale's Shortcut Took Longer Because of Snow, Jan. 31, 1922

Saw Two Feet of Snow

Last week, Mr. T.S. Ragsdale took a trip to the western part of Virginia to visit one of his sons in school there who was sick. Returning he reached Richmond Friday and to save time as he thought, decided to come by way f the Seaboard railroad to Raleigh and thence on the Southern to get to Selma. At Norlina his train took a siding and an extra engine had to be used to get it back on the main line track. At Henderson four engines were required to bring the train through the great snow which had fallen in that section. There the snow was two feet or more deep. Mr. Ragsdale arrived home Saturday morning instead of Friday night as he had expected.

From The Smithfield Herald, Jan. 31, 1922

Glendale News, Jan. 31, 1922

Glendale News

Kenly, Jan. 25—The men of Glendale section have been working on the school building. We hope it will soon be completed.

Miss Mary Adkins, music teacher of Glendale high school, has not been to school any this week on account of illness. We hope she will soon be well and back in school.

Messrs. Oscar and Jasper Boyette of Princeton spent Sunday with their brother, Mr. P.A. Boyette.

Miss Flossie Wellons of Princeton spent last week with Mrs. P.A. Boyette.

Mr. Cleon Woodard and mother made a business trip to Smithfield Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. S.A. Boyette spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Pittman at Kenly.

Mr. and Mrs. R. Holland attended church at Bethany Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Boyette of Glendale spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Wellons of Princeton.

Mr. J.T. Stancil has been confined to his room for about three months and does not seem to be improving much.

Misses Hattie Meritt and Dolly Scott gave the teachers of Glendale High School a rook party Saturday night at the home of Mrs. P.A. Boyette. Those present were Misses Neta Andrews, Janie McGoogan, Erma Vance, Mary Adkins, D. Randal, Hattie Meritt, Dolly Scott and Flossie Wellons; Messrs. Oscar and Jasper Boyett, Arthur and Emmitt Stancil, Clarence Starling and James Woodard.

The basket ball girls of Glendale are playing basket ball every day. Will soon be ready to play some one in a “hot” game.

From The Smithfield Herald, Jan. 31, 1922

Father and Son Catch Burglar in the Act in Their Home, Jan. 30, 1922

Shot Fired by Boy Leads to Arrest of New Bern Burglar. . . Negro Is Traced by Blood Trail After Attempt to Rifle Safe

New Bern, Jan. 29—Due to the bravery of “J.H.” the 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. R.R. Grimsley, Joe Bixon, negro, is under guard at a local hospital suffering from gunshot wounds in the left side, and it is believed that one of the gang of house breakers and second story men which has been operating here for the past several months is at last in custody.

Mr. Grimsley was awakened about 2 o’clock this morning by falling glass at a nearby home and awakening his wife and 14-year-old son, he waited for the prowler to come to his own home. Later he heard a noise, and arming himself with a pistol, Mr. Grimsley gave a single barreled shotgun to his son and together they went downstairs. In the library of the home they discovered a negro working at the safe. Mr. Grimsley threw a flashlight at the marauder and ordered him to throw up his hands. The negro leaped for a window, passing Mr. Grimsley and his son, and both fired as he went through. Mr. Grimsley’s shot failed to take effect but the discharge of the shotgun fired by “J.H.” struck the negro in the left side and the boy dashed out of the window in pursuit of the black.

The chase was given up by the boy when he saw that he was outdistanced and police authorities had been notified of the occurrence. By the trail of blood which the wounded man had left they made their way to his home, where, after a search, they located the coat he had worn when the shooting took place. It was badly torn where the loa had taken effect.

The officers learned that the man had changed his clothes and gone to the hospital, where they located him about 9 o’clock. A guard was placed at his bedside and as his injuries are not considered serious, he will probably be removed in a day or so to the jail.

During the recent epidemic of robberies here Bixon reported to the police that a safe had been stolen from him. Bixon is said to have served a seven-year term some time ago for housebreaking and he has given the authorities considerable trouble of late, officials say.

From the Wilmington Morning Star, Monday, Jan. 30, 1922

Thieves Steal Groceries, Tobacco From Wright Graddy's Rock Hill Store, Jan. 30, 1922

Rock Hill Store Is Entered By Thieves. . . Provisions and Tobacco Taken by Robbers, Owner Reports

A half a barrel of flour, a tub of lard, various and sundry cases of canned goods, tobacco (chewing and smoking), a quantity of meat and several cartons of cigarettes comprised the haul of an unknown thief who entered the establishment of Wright Graddy, negro, at Rock Hill, sometime Saturday night.

Shortly after noon the police department was notified by phone of the robbery and the information was immediately conveyed to Sheriff George C. Jackson, who with Deputies Howe and Bullard, conducted an investigation, but, according to Sheriff Jackson, failed to find any clues which would indicate the identity of the marauder.

Work on the case will be continued by county officers, it was said last night.

From the Wilmington Morning Star, Monday, Jan. 30, 1922

Month-Old Moselle London Found Dead of Natural Cases in Her Cradle, Jan. 29, 1922

Month Old Negro Babe Found Dead in Cradle. . . Death Was From Natural Causes, Coroner Holden Says

Moselle London, month-old negro child, was found dead in her crib by her mother yesterday about 1 o’clock, according to reports made to the police department. Coroner A.S. Holden was notified and investigated the case, finding death to have resulted from natural causes.

According to the mother, she left the child in the crib about 12 o’clock and went away from the home to that of another negro. On her return, she said, she found the infant dead. There were no evidences of poisoning nor were there any bruises about the head or bod which would have indicated death by violence. The home is in James alley, between Fourth and Fifth streets.

No inquest will be held, Coroner Holden indicated that night, it being considered unnecessary in view of the facts in the case, all of which, Mr. Holden declares, point to death from natural causes.

From the Wilmington Morning Star, Monday, Jan. 30, 1922

Dr. J.W. Peacock, Who Killed Police Chief Taylor, Given No Extra Favors in Prison, Jan. 30, 1922

Give Peacock No Extra Favors in Prison

Raleigh, Jan. 30—Dr. J.W. Peacock, prominent Thomasville physician, now incarcerated in the criminal insane ward of the state prison here for killing Police Chief Taylor, will not be granted favors that are not accorded other prisoners, says George Ross Pou, superintendent.

Recently a request was made upon Superintendent Pou to give medical attention to the prisoners of the state prison here and at the central prison farm on the outskirts of Raleigh, but it was refused. A request for a recommendation from the prisoner officials to allow Dr. Peacock to work in the state’s hospital for the insane in this city has also been turned down.

Until there is a special legislative act Dr. Peacock will be kept in close confinement at the penitentiary since Superintendent Pou says he will not attempt to set aside the decision of the court which placed the Thomasville physician in prison for life. Any effort to obtain the man’s release or transfer to another state institution will be resisted by Davidson county citizens, the capital hears. Certainly there will be no effort made in this direction until the 1923 legislature meets, if then.

From the Hickory Daily Record, Monday, Jan. 30, 1922. Dr. Peacock was found innocent by reason of insanity and then sentenced to life in the criminal insane ward of the state prison in Raleigh.

Alexander Andres Troy Died at His Bolton Home, Jan. 30, 1922

Columbus Citizen Passes

Alexander Andres Troy, prominent and well-known citizen of Columbus county, died at his home at Bolton yesterday at 12:15 o’clock, according to advices reaching Wilmington last night. Mr. Troy was nearing his 76th birthday.

From the Wilmington Morning Star, Monday, Jan. 30, 1922

Shuford-Weaver, Price-Josey Weddings in Hickory, Jan. 30, 1922

Shuford-Weaver

Mr. James Len Shuford and Miss Mary J. Weaver were united in marriage Saturday night by Rev. H.C. Whitener, pastor of the Highland Baptist church.

The bride, who is a daughter of Mr. J.A. Weaver of Shelby, has been teaching school near Granite Falls and is a very attractive young woman. Mr. Shuford holds a position with the City Bakery and is a splendid young man. He is a son of Mrs. H.A. Shuford. The young couple will make their home in Hickory and will reside with Mr. Shuford’s grandmother, Mrs. Jones.

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Price-Josey

On Saturday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock at Holy Trinity Lutheran parsonage Mr. Clyde V. Price of Hickory and Miss Stella Josey of Newton were united in marriage by Rev. Chas. R.W. Kegley.

After the ceremony the young couple left for points in Virginia where they will spend a week or 10 days visiting relatives of Mr. Price. On their return to Hickory they will make their home with Miss Candace Henkel on Eighth avenue.

The bride is a very attractive young woman and is popular among a wide circle of friends and is a successful school teacher, holding a position near Newton.

Mr. Price holds a position with the Carolina and Northwestern railway Company and is a fine young man.

They have the best wishes of scores of friends.

From the Hickory Daily Record, Monday, Jan. 30, 1922

22 1/2 Inches Snow Collapse Roofs of Cooper Tobacco Warehouse, Corbitt Motor Truck Storage Warehouse, Jan. 30, 1922

Roofs of Buildings Fall at Henderson

By the Associated Press

Henderson, N.C., Jan. 30—As the result of the weight of 22 ½ inches of snow the roofs of two structures collapsed here yesterday and today. The roof of the Cooper tobacco warehouse fell in yesterday, entailing damage estimated at $2,500, and the top of the Corbitt Motor Truck storage warehouse collapsed this morning doing damage estimated at $5,000. No one was injured.

From the Hickory Daily Record, Monday, Jan. 30, 1922

Mrs. O.J. Savin and Daughter Elsie Finally Reunited, Jan. 29, 1922

Mrs. O.J. Savin and her daughter, Mrs. Allison Howell, reunited after a search lasting 20 years.

Prayers United Mother & Daughter After Separation of 25 Years

By Eddie Breitz

This is a tale of theatrical people with a plot which rivals most imaginative stage creation and which reads like a page torn from fiction’s most amazing narrative.

The first act is laid in a divorce court, the second in an orphanage and the third in a Charlotte passenger station.

Between the first and second acts a period of five years elapses. From then until th end of the mythical script, one spans a space of 15 years.

It is a remarkable story of a mother’s faith in the Divine Being, of 20 years of heartaches, and of answered prayers. And it is all the more remarkable because it is true.

For 20 lonesome years Mrs. Allie Savin, wife of the well-known theatrical manager, prayed nightly for the return of her missing daughter until Providence heard and answered.

And then—just as everyone has already suspected—the curtain fell on one of those pretty fairy book settings. The train thundered in, the pent-up feelings of two decades were released, and, as Mr. Grimm would say, they lived happily ever afterwards.

Seated in her apartment Saturday, open arm thrown around her newly-found daughter, Mrs. Savin told The News the story of her 25-year search and its happy termination.

Twenty years ago, when little Elsie Chase was only four years old, her mother, now Mrs. Savin, divorced her husband in Petersburg, Va.

Believing the father to be better able to care and provide for the child, the court gave him the custody of little Elsie, the innocent storm center of the Chase domestic troubles. She was placed in the orphans’ home in Richmond.

Taught by her father and by attaches of the asylum to believe her mother dead, the girl stayed there five years. Then her father married again and she went to live at his home. She was unable to live happily with her step-mother, however, and at the age of nine ran away from home and went to New England where she was soon adopted by a kind family.

In the meantime, Mrs. Savin continued to reside in Petersburg. Once she went to Richmond and endeavored to see her daughter, but was unsuccessful. Officials of the orphan asylum told her that the child, at her father’s request, had been taught to believe she was dead.

Sick in mind and heart, Mrs. Savin returned to Petersburg. Again she sought to visit her daughter, only to learn that she had left the home. No one knew where she had gone.

Years passed. The mother had moved to Newton, N.J., where she met and married Mr. Savin. All these years she had tried, through relatives and otherwise, to obtain news of little Elsie.

The search was not abandoned until five years ago. Mrs. Savin, although refusing to believe her daughter dead, had given up hope of ever seeing her again. One night less than six months ago, she had a presentiment. It told her that her daughter was living.

Aided by Mr. Savin, efforts were redoubled to find some trace of the girl. They ended at the Southern station last Monday night.

The girl, meanwhile, had grown to young womanhood. Five years ago she married Allison Howell, a vaudeville performer and entered the profession herself. Of course, she believed her mother dead.

But on New Year's Eve, while the bells and whistles were welcoming what to Mrs. Savin promised to be only another year of sorrows and disappointments, the girl, too, had a presentiment.

She said yesterday it told her that her mother was alive and that she would soon see her.

Early in this year, Mrs. Howell, through an advertisement, located a half-brother of her mother in Petersburg. He told her where Mrs. Savin could be found. Telegrams were exchanged, then letters.

Last Monday night when a New York train rolled into the station here, Mr. and Mrs. Savin were there to meet it. A pretty young woman, with fair skin and light hair, alighted.

Mrs. Savin, despite the fact that she had not laid eyes on her daughter in 20 years, flung her arms about her.” Whether it was a mother’s instinct or what,” she said yesterday, “I knew that was my Elsie the minute she stepped from the train.

“We looked long and hard for her,” put in Mr. Savin, who has grown very much attached to the young woman, “and we are going to keep her with us as long as we can. I have never seen a woman as happy as Mrs. Savin has been this week. And you can’t blame her, can you?”

Mrs. Savin replied by bending down and kissing Mrs. Howell. The amateur playwrights can sharpen their pencils. There one has fiction in real life with plenty of “local color.”

From The Charlotte News, January 29, 1922

George Kent Shot As He Tries to Drive Off Thieves, Jan. 29, 1922

Shot in Leg As He Routs Prowlers

George Kent, negro, is in the Good Samaritan hospital with a bullet in the calf of his leg as the result of a shooting affair Sunday night at Eleventh street and the A.T. & O. Railroad tracks.

He said some boys were stealing coal in a yard near that place, and he attempted to drive them away when one of them shot at and hit him. Dr. W.A. McPhaul, city health officer, dressed the man’s wound and sent him to the hospital for further treatment.

From The Charlotte News, January 29, 1922

Police Find Clever Still in Winslow McCain Home, Jan. 29, 1922

Seek Owner of Hootch Plant. . . Novel Still Seized at Home of Negro on Boundary Street

The most novel liquor-making outfit yet fund by either city or county officers was seized Saturday night at the intersection of Boundary street and the Southern Railway tracks in the home of Winslow McCain, a negro.

Four hundred gallons of beer, about ready to be transformed into liquor, and a 40-gallon still were found in the basement with a pipe running into the chimney and out through the roof so that odors from the hootch-making outfit went up with the smoke.

The affair was so novel that Judge J. Bis Ray, who was spending Saturday night in Charlotte, went with Deputy Sheriff Vic Fesperman, City Solicitor Tom Guthrie and a number of police officers to see the still in its place. On the advice of Judge Ray the whole outfit, vats, still, “beer,” some liquor already made and much paraphernalia was bought to the police station in a truck and will be a part of the evidence against McCain, the owner of the still, if he is ever caught—he wasn’t at home last night when the officers raided the house and his wife and child could not or would not throw any light on his whereabouts.

Motorcycle Officers McGraw and Blackburn are credited with having scented the presence of the outfit and decided it was worth looking into. They suspected, from certain evidence in their possession, that the liquor-making outfit was hidden in the house and obtained from Night Desk Sergeant White, who is also a justice of the peace, a search warrant. Armed with this, they took Detective Tom Gribble and went to search the premises. They reported their rich find and Judge Ray, Deputy Sheriff Fesperman, Solicitor Guthrie and others went down to see the place.

From The Charlotte News, January 29, 1922

Harrison Howe Predicts Gasoline Will Go Up to 50 Cents a Gallon in 1925

Predicts a Higher Price for Gasoline

New York, Jan. 28—Gasoline will sell for 50 cents a gallon in 1925, says Editor Harrison E. Howe of The Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, following a survey. Howe suggested use of alcohol to conserve the gasoline supply, but admits the United States has less than 50 per cent of the capacity for producing alcohol it had in 1918, due to prohibition.

From The Charlotte News, January 29, 1922. If the cost of gasoline had kept up with inflation, a gallon of gasoline would cost $7.97 a gallon.

Herman Horne's Definition of a "Flapper" Is Unflattering, Jan. 29, 1922

Professor Defines Flapper Character

New York, Jan. 28—“A flapper is a person who prefers ignorance to truth; who can dictate to her parents at home; who has a conscience which does not bother her and two prefers to learn the seamy side of life from experience.” This is the view of Professor Herman Horne of the New York University.

From The Charlotte News, January 29, 1922

Little-Long Store Puts in Elevator, Jan. 29, 1922

Little-Long Store Puts in Elevator

A new elevator of the Otis type is being installed in the Little-Long store as part of a system of new equipment and new accessories that are to be placed throughout the building. The elevator will be of the latest type manufactured by the Otis Elevator Company, and its color will harmonize with other features of the interior decorations of the remodeled store. The contract for the alterations of the interior has not been put into effect yet, but will be awarded in the near future.

From The Charlotte News, January 29, 1922

Red Thomas Sentenced to 18 Years for Murder, Jan. 28, 1922

“Red” Thomas Is Sentenced to 18 Years for Second Degree Murder. . . Defense Takes Appeal to the Supreme Court. . . Jury Brought in Second Degree Verdict After Three Hours Delivberation. . . Thomas Breaks Down. . . Gives Way to Emotion While His Counsel Is Pleading for Mercy

By Eddie Brietz

Staff Correspondent of The News

Concord, Jan. 28—Judge Ray at noon today fixed Thomas’ bond at $20,000, pending action of the State Supreme Court on his appeal. Thomas’ attorneys say this can easily be provided.

Concord. Jan. 28—Red Thomas, found guilty late Friday night of slaying Arthur J. Allen, the Concord plumber, was sentenced to serve 18 years in State’s Prison at Raleigh, by Judge J. Bis Ray here this morning.

An appeal to the Supreme Court was immediately entered by John J. Parker, one of the defense lawyers. It is understood that Thomas will seek bail.

The sentence followed a brief but moving appeal for mercy by Mr. Parker during which Thomas broke down and sobbed like a baby.

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From The Charlotte News, Saturday, Jan. 28, 1922. You can try to read the rest of this article at newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn91068256/1922-01-28/ed-1/seq-1/, but the reproduction is poor. And the newspaper spelled the word "clue" as "clew" in the headline.

Asheville Police Searching for Man Who Shot Miss Lola Barnard, Jan. 28, 1922

Demented Man Eludes Police. . . No Clew to the Man Who Shot Miss Barnard at Asheville

Asheville, Jan. 28—No additional clues had been found by the police today regarding the identity of the man, supposedly demented, who shot and wounded Miss Lola Barnard, aged 18, daughter of Mrs. H.E. Barnard, at her home, 414 Merrimon avenue yesterday morning.

Miss Barnard, with a bullet wound in her right hand, suffered severely during the night, but was resting more easily today. The attending physician believes there is no danger in her condition unless complications develop. The bullet tore through the fleshy part of the hand near the base of the thumb.

Bloodhounds of Sheriff Lyerly followed a trail from the Barnard home through an adjoining premises and then to Merrimon avenue where the scent was lost. Miss Ballard gave a minute description of the man who assailed her in her home and though she had never seen him before, could readily identify him, she said. He was apparently 30 to 35 years of age, had pimples on his face, and wore a cap.

The girl barely escaped with her life, and is suffering from sock as the result of her harrowing experiences. For several minutes her assailant kept a revolver thrust against her, threatening to kill her, and imploring her to go with him. Twice Miss Barnard answered the telephone while the man kept her covered with his gun, declaring he would shoot if she said a word about his presence.

From The Charlotte News, January 28, 1922

Judge Shaw's Advice to Scott Dillingham, Jan. 28, 1922

Sentence of Scott Dillingham Later

Asheville, Jan. 28—Scott Dillingham, used car dealer, found guilty earlier in the present term of Superior Court here of false pretense, will not be sentenced until the March term of court, Judge Shaw continuing the case upon his own motion. Judge Shaw told Dillingham that only one voice in all this section had been raised in his behalf. This was a communication to one of the local papers, pleading for another chance for the youthful defendant. Dillingham was advised to clip it out and put it in his Bible for the rest of his life.

From The Charlotte News, Saturday, Jan. 28, 1922

North Carolina Reacts to 12 to 24 Inches of Snow Across the State, January 1922

Maintenance Gangs Out on the Roads

Raleigh, Jan. 28—Three hundred maintenance gangs were ordered out by Frank Page, highway commissioner for North Carolina, yesterday afternoon with instructions to remove the snow from 6,000 miles of roads in the State highway system before a thaw sets in. The work is being done with road plows attached to tractors and motor trucks and was progressing satisfactorily at nightfall. Snow which began falling in every section of the State early Thursday night and reported a general average of 12 inches before the storm was lifted yesterday afternoon. In Oxford a fall of 24 inches was reported. No damage has been reported from any place in the State, more serious than crippled trolley service and occasional breaks in telephone and telegraph communications.

The storm reached as far east as the Atlantic Ocean and as far south as Georgia, and westward to the Mississippi River, according to reports reaching here. In the southern section of the State, and upper South Carolina, the heaviest damages were reported. In that section sleet fell heavily, doing some damage to wires and transmission lines. Warmer weather is forecast for today, with rains in the east sections.

From The Charlotte News, Saturday, Jan. 28, 1922

KKK Buys 145 Acres for its University of America, Jan. 28, 1922

Ku Klux Klan University Buys Building Site

Asheville, Jan. 28—A tract of 145 acres has been purchased as a site for a million dollar administration building at the University of America, Atlanta, Ga., and the new building will be used by the university branches and the old Lanier College buildings for the preparatory school, Rev. Dr. Arthur Talmadge Abernathy said upon his return from Atlanta, where he attended a meeting of the trustees of the institution recently purchased by the Ku Klux Klan.

From The Charlotte News, Saturday, Jan. 28, 1922. I searched for more information on this University of America in Atlanta, Ga., and can't find any information about it. Perhaps it never opened? Perhaps it opened under another name?

Mrs. J.H. Butler Heading Auxiliary Welfare Council, Jan. 27, 1922

Colored People Organize Auxiliary Welfare Council Determined to look after their own as thoroughly and efficiently as white people look after their own, the colored people of Elizabeth city have organized a Welfare Council which will be an auxiliary of the Welfare Council already established here by the white people. This auxiliary council will work with the original Welfare Council in matters relating particulary to the colored race.

The officers of the Auxiliary Welfare Council are Mrs. J.H. Butler, president; Mrs. Mary I. Long, secretary; Mrs., Naomi Hoffler, treasurer. Dr. C.M. Cartwright, one of the most efficient and popular men of his race will be the Welfare Officer of the colored people. Dr. Cartwright will have as his assistants Mrs. Sarah Holley, Mrs. Mary E. Henderson and Mrs. Ellen Dozier. Then there is an executive committee composed of Mrs. J.H. Butler, Mrs. Mary I. Long, Mrs. F.E. Cardwell, Dr. E.L. Hoffler and Rev. R.A. Morrisey.

From The Independent, Elizabeth City, N.C., Jan. 27, 1922

Wood, Holmes and Ethridge Obituaries, Jan. 27, 1922

MRS. J.A. WOOD

Mrs. J.A. Wood of Mt. Hermon died at 8 o’clock Monday night, following a stroke of paralysis Monday from which she never regained consciousness. Mrs. Wood was 71 years old and had been a leader in her church and a useful woman in her neighborhood all her life.

Mrs. Wood is survived by the following children: Mrs. Joseph Hasket of Durants Neck; Mrs. Willis Sivills of Pasquotank County; Mrs. R.L. Daniels of Mt. Hermon; Jesse Wood of Mt. Hermon; B.J. Wood of Camden; J.N. Wood of Elizabeth City; and F.V. Wood of Norfolk.

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LUTHER W. HOLMES

Luther W. Holmes, age 56, died at his home in this city Saturday night after a brief illness. He was born at East Lake, Dare County, and was reared in Currituck County, removing to Elizabeth City 16 years ago.

Mr. Holmes is survived by a widow and two sons, Edward and Lester Holmes, both of this city; by four stepdaughters, Mrs. Edith Davis, Mrs. L.R. Holmes, Mrs. LeRoy Dixon and Mrs. Lennie Pugh, all of this city; by two brothers, George Holmes of Portsmouth, Va., and Chief of Police L.R. Holmes, of this city; and by two sisters, Mrs. F.G. Chory of Elizabeth City and Mrs. Walter Owens of Shiloh.

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MRS. LOVEY ANN ETHRIDGE

Mrs. Lovey Ann Ethridge, age 67, died Friday night, Jan. 20, at the home of her son-in-law, Martin Pritchard in the Forks neighborhood. She was a member of Corinth Baptist Church.

From The Independent, Elizabeth City, N.C., Jan. 27, 1922

Billy Williams Receives Prime L.A. Position, Jan. 27, 1922

Billy Williams Goes to the City of Angels

W.R. WILLIAMS

“Billy” Williams, as he is better known in Elizabeth City, has scored again. The former Elizabeth City boy for the pat five years city superintendent of the Western Union Telegraph Company in Portland, Oregon, has been promoted to the position of City Supervisor of the Western Union of Los Angeles, California. The Portland Oregon in writing of his promotion says:

“Mr. Williams’ promotion was made as a result of his record here. Ince Mr. Williams’ arrival in this city, two years ago, direct facilities to New York, “Salt Lake, Los Angeles and Vancouver, B.C., have been installed. The Los Angeles job is considered one of the highest executive positions in Western Union service, ranking next after New York, Chicago and St. Louis.”

From The Independent, Elizabeth City, N.C., Friday, Jan. 27, 1922

Rev. J.M. Ormond Writes About Life in Dallas, Texas, Jan. 27, 1922

Finds Plenty of Gas and the Water Hot. . . Former Pastor of First Church Here Writes of His New Location in Texas

Rev. J.M. Ormond, former pastor of First Methodist Church south, in this city, who recently went to the Southern Methodist University at Dallas, Tex., to take charge of a department in that big institution, tells this newspaper something of his new home in a recent letter. Mr. Ormond says:

“I have visited Texas before coming in December to live, and was in some respects prepared for what I have found, but the most outstanding characteristic of this people here is the robustness of outlook and energy. Dallas is called “The Young Man’s City.” It has every appearance of such a place. There is big business, large undertakings in everything, a hopeful outlook for the future. The rapidity of growth is remarkable. The Chamber of commerce announces that there are 178,000 people here within and just in suburban territory of the city. There are some sections of the business territory which remind one more of New York than any other Southern city I have visited. Many buildings mount up skyward until the street is similar to the canon. The University is out on the north side, just in the suburb, but five or six miles from the shopping district of the city. We have access to the street cars, but I have purchased a Ford sedan which serves our purpose more acceptably than does the street car.

“Our water and gas come from Oklahoma. We have no trouble with gas pressure; gas is plentiful in Texas everywhere I have been—and almost all the people here heat their homes with it. The water comes to us hot enough for a red-hot bath, so that we do not need instantaneous heaters, etc., for that purpose on our street. I am told, however, in most places they do not use these heaters in addition.”

From the front page of The Independent, Elizabeth City, N.C., Jan. 27, 1922

Bill and Mac, The Duff Twins, Jan. 27, 1922

The Music That Bill Put In His Own Home

“BILL” AND “MAC”

It is one of the ironies of life that we oft overplay our hand. Take W.P. Duff, retiring president of the Elizabeth City Chamber of Commerce, for instance. Bill Duff started a music house in Elizabeth City 15 years ago or such a matter, and took as his slogan “I aim to put music in every home in Eastern North Carolina.” He wound up by putting music in his own home as per illustration herewith. The healthy youngsters in this picture are “Bill” and “Mac,” the twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. W.P. Duff, of this city. Mr. Duff says he has music in his own home, day and night, and is proud of the fact that it isn’t a quartette. Which is Bill and which is Mac? Dammyfino! Photo by Mesny & Bishop.

From the front page of The Independent, Elizabeth City, N.C., Jan. 27, 1922

Earl Smith Loses Hand in Gun Accident, Jan. 27, 1922

Earl Smith Lost Hand in Gun Accident, Report Says

News reaches this city that Earl Smith, formerly a traveling salesman with the C.H. Robinson Co. of this city, lost one of his hands in a shot gun accident at Trotville, Gates County, Tuesday morning. Mr. Smith is now traveling for the Elliott-Commings Co., Norfolk, Va., and was calling in the trade at Trotville. The accident occurred while he was handling a loaded gun. Particulars are lacking.

From the front page of The Independent, Elizabeth City, N.C., Friday, Jan. 27, 1922

Robinson Astute Choice to Head Chamber of Commerce, Pasquotank Hospital Association, Jan. 27, 1922

Now President of the Chamber of Commerce

CHARLES OAKLEY ROBINSON

A young man of rare ability, enterprise and much promise stepped into the presidency of the Elizabeth City Chamber of Commerce Monday when C.O. Robinson was unanimously elected to that office by the newly organized Board of Directors. No one in Elizabeth City better appreciates the value of a Chamber of Commerce to a community than young C.O. Robinson. And there isn’t a man in town who will roll up his sleeves and put more personal effort and pep into the activities of that organization. That is why he was elected. Most folks in the town know very little about C.O. Robinson and his election as the head of an organization composed of 288 of the livest wires in the community may come as a surprise to some who have not watched the rapid growth of this young man in useful citizenship in the past few years. It is a safe bet that the Chamber of Commerce will thrive under his leadership. The presidency of the Chamber of Commerce carries with it the Presidency of the Pasquotank Hospital Association. The Hospital Association is also congratulating itself upon having acquired one of the most astute and successful business minds in the community as its executive head.

From the front page of The Independent, Elizabeth City, N.C., Friday, Jan. 27, 1922

Bonded Warehouses to Help Business in Elizabeth City, Jan. 27, 1922

Bonded Warehouses to Be Erected Here Soon. . . S.B. Parsons, Promoter and Head of Big Warehouse Project to Occupy Burgess and Water Streets Sites

Plans have been drawn for a bonded warehouse for Elizabeth City to cost $50,000 to $60,000, work upon which is to be started early this spring. The building to be of fireproof or semi-fireproof construction, will be located on East Burgess St. between Poindexter and Water streets. The promoter and head of the project is S.B. Parsons, of G.W. Parsons & Son. With such a warehouse in mid Mr. Parsons recently acquired the property on Water and Burgess streets adjoining the present quarters of G.W. Parsons & Son. The property already acquired takes in the old stand of the Coca Cola Bottling Co. and the residence property on the corner of Water and Burgess streets. More recently Mr. Parsons has recured options on the adjoining Burgess St. property now occupied by the residence of Mrs. J.P. Barnard and the adjoining dwelling occupied by T.W. Williams. The actual transfer of one or both of these properties may be made at an early date.

This is no wildcat scheme of Bert Parsons. He is about to do what local capital should have done here years ago. Elizabeth City, the trading center of 10 agricultural counties in Northeastern North Carolina, has no bonded warehouses and goes to Norfolk, Va., for its cotton market. Bert Parsons is going to make Elizabeth City a cotton market. He will have an expert grader to grade and tag every bale of cotton stored in his proposed warehouse and receipts will be issued to the owners of the cotton, showing the grade on storage.

Cotton is only one of the commodities for which storage will be provided. There will be a warehouse for peas and soy beans and a warehouse for potatoes. Weekly stock lists of the commodities on storage will be sent to buyers throughout the country, thereby locating buyers for stuff on storage.

Other storage rooms will be provided for butter, lard, sugar, etc., so that out-of-town manufacturers and jobbers doing business in Elizabeth City may ship their goods in car load lots to this city and store them here, filling local orders from stocks thus stored in this city.

Mr. Parsons has canvassed the field thoroly within the past 12 months and already has assurances of more business than the proposed warehouse can handle. Hyde County alone, now doing very little business thru this city, promises to ship enough cotton here to take all of the storage space called for by the present plans.

The location of the proposed warehouse is ideal for the purpose. It faces the Norfolk Southern R.R. freight yards and is within 150 feet of the river wharves.

From the front page of The Independent, Elizabeth City, N.C., Jan. 27, 1922

Col. Meekins Lands New Job in New York City, Jan. 27, 1922

Lands Another Job at $12,000 Per Annum

COL. I.M. MEEKINS

When this Elizabeth City man was called to Washington several months ago in the office of General Counsel to the Allen Property Custodian this newspaper predicted that he would not remain Washington many months before his talents would be discovered and called to larger fields. Col. Meekins has been transferred to the office of General Counsel and Manager of the Office of Enemy Insurance Companies in New York City. His new position in no way conflicts with his law practice, and Col. Meekins has already found himself retained as an attorney in at least one case involving millions. The new position pays him a salary of $12,000 a year and his expenses, which is just that much in addition to another job which he picked up some time ago with a salary of $10,000 a year. Col. Meekins’ office address in New York City is 125 East 46th St. His residence address is the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.

From the front page of The Independent, Elizabeth City, N.C., Jan. 27, 1922. I have to wonder if he's really going to work for the Office of Enemy Insurance Companies, but that's what was printed in the newspaper.

E.F. Aydlett--C.H. Robinson Feud Made Public, Jan. 27, 1922

E.F. Aydlett Attacks His Oldest Neighbor. . . But C.H. Robinson Is Not Too Old to Hit Back and He Delivers a Powerful Wallop When He’s Riled

That highly aggressive Elizabeth City citizen, the Hon. E.F. Aydlett, has broken out with another row. Mr. Aydlett can’t keep out of a row very long. One row hardly blows over before he is in another. This time his quarrel is with C.H. Robinson, President of the First & Citizens National Bank, and his son, C.O. Robinson. Mr. Aydlett was recently dropped from the Board of Directors of the First & Citizens National. It made him hot; nothing gets his goat like being dropped from something. Once he gets in or on anything he clings to it like proverbial death to a dead Ethiopian. Mr. Aydlett didn’t think he would be dropped from the directorate of the First & Citizens National. They had been trying to get rid of him for three years because they believed that he was using his position as a director to line his own pockets, further his own personal schemes and to injure the bank. They had been trying for three year to let him off softly, but without success. Mr. Aydlett was defiant; he told them they would have to put him off.

At the annual meeting of the First & Citizens National stockholders recently Mr. Adylett’s challenge was accepted. It was not expected that he would take his dismissal without raising a rumpus. And he didn’t. One day las week Mr. Aydlett posted letters around time attempting to explain how he lost out at the First & Citizens National and accusing the Messrs. Robinson of vicious motives in the matter. Mr. C.H. Robinson and the First & Citizens National have tried to keep the mess out of the newspapers, but this newspaper would be recreant to its tasks as a chronicler of life as it is to omit the publication of Mr. Aydlett’s attack on the Robinsons and Mr. C.H. Robinson’s reply. Mr. Robinson has worsted Mr. Aydlett in the controversy, leaving the latter hardly a leg to stand on. For a cautious, conservative citizen of 73 years C.H. Robinson certainly delivers a powerful wallop when he is riled. Read:

Aydlett’s Opening Gun

Elizabeth City, N.C.

January 17th, 1922

Dear Sir:—

I write the stockholders of the First & Citizens National Bank to offer for sale my 12 shares of stock in the bank. My reason. I do not want to own stock in any bank which is controlled by one man and his family and family connections, who use the Bank to forward their own personal ends, and against those who won’t do his bidding.

Mr. C.H. Robinson and his son, Charlie, became offended with me because I, as a school trustee, would not favor purchasing the lot known as the “Ehringhaus lot,” which Charlie had offered the Graded School Trustees for the High School building. I did not, (1) the lot was not suitable for the $175,000 High School buidlng; (2) the price was $5,000 to $6,000 too much. He had paid too much for it when prices were high. I felt the taxpayers and the children had a right to demand a suitable lot at a reasonable price.

To show their resentment for not favoring their lot they secretly set about to defeat my election as a Director in the Bank. To accomplish this, they used as a reason that I was a Director and Vice President of the Savings Bank & Trust Company, and ought not to be on both Boards of Directors. This was not the true reason.

In 1903 I was elected a Director and Vice President of the Savings Bank & Trust Company, and have served as such ever since. In 1913, 10 years afterwards, Mr. C.H. Robinson, while I was Director and Vice President of the Savings Bank & Trust Company, came to my office and wanted me on his Board of Directors, and as the law required a Director in a National Bank should own 10 shares of stock to be eligible to serve on the Board, Mr. Robinson offered to sell me 10 shares of his stock. I did not care to serve as a Director, but at his request I purchased the 10 shares of stock and he had me elected on the Board, on which I have served continuously until this week, and would be there now if I had favored Charlie’s lot and had recommended paying the price which he asked for same.

So I have served on both boards since January, 1913, with no objection, and both Banks have made rapid progress.

It is perfectly clear that this was not Robinson’s reason.

I am informed the proxies were marked against me, under the direction of the Robinsons, after they had been received here, and no such authority was given them when the proxies were sent.

The Robinsons seem to think they are too strong and big financially to be opposed, and what they say must go, and are using the bank influence to further their ends.

Mr. Robinson and his son, Charlie, ought to have given the true reason, but were afraid to do so, for they knew the stockholders would not stand for that.

This is but a repetition of Mr. Robinson’s conduct with Dr. Oscar McMullan when Doctor was on the Board of Directors, and President of the Cotton Mill. The Doctor opposed some of Mr. Robinson’s wishes, and at next election of the board, Mr. Robinson had secured control of enough stock and defeated the Doctor’s election on the board and as President. The Doctor’s friends, at the next annual election, put him back on the board.

I have no wishes to be placed back on the board. On the other hand I want to sell my stock.

I might speak of other things about the Robinson’s management of the Bank which the stockholders ought to know, but I do not care to go into them at least for the present.

I will be glad to hear from anyone who would like to buy my stock.

Yours truly,

E.F. AYDLETT

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Mr. C.H. Robinson’s Reply

TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE FIRST & CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK:--

Mr. E.F. Aydlett has taken the unusual course of airing his grievances for being dropped from the Board of Directors of The First & Citizens National Bank, at its recent stockholders’ meeting, by addressing a letter to the stockholders, a copy of which you have no doubt received, and by posting copies on street corners, making a direct attack on me and my son, C.O. Robinson, and charging us with being responsible for his being dropped as a Director because of his action in the choice of a site for a school building. He very well knows that the choice of a site for a school building had nothing to do with his being so dropped, and that he is trying to cover, with his trumped-up charge, the real reason for being dropped.

My first impulse was to ignore this vicious attack, but further consideration persuaded me that the stockholders of a public service corporation are entitle to the facts in the case. Further than this I am not, nor shall I be interested.

Mr Aydlett was one of the original subscribers to stock when the Bank was organized in 1891, but at the first meeting of stockholders he was defeated by E.F. Lamb as a Director, and at once disposed of his stock in the Bank.

During the years up to 1913 he had frequently intimated to me his desire to be on the Board, and I admit that through my influence he was elected a Director that year. I now frankly admit that in this I made a mistake, as it very soon developed that his being a director was to further his own personal interests, and not that of the Bank. He frequently urged the making of loans to his clients that were of long standing, and for that reason undesirable. The National Bank Law prohibits a Director form receiving any renumeration for procuring a loan. Those who have had dealings with Mr. Aydlett doubtless know that he does not usually do anything without being paid. This has continued up to very recently, and the Bank now has some of those loans which are undesirable, though they will eventually be paid.

At the time the consolidation of the First National Bank and the Citizens Bank was first discussed by the officers of the First National Bank, a meeting of the Directors was held, Mr. Aydlett being present, and apparently favored the move. The Directors were requested not to make public the matter under consideration, but it developed that the very next morning an officer of the Savings Bank & Trust Company went to the Citizens Bank with a proposition to consolidate.

QUESTION: How did the Savings Bank people get their information that a movement was on foot to consolidate the First National Bank with the Citizens Bank?

After committees from the two Banks had agreed on the terms of consolidation, a meeting of stockholders of the First National Bank was called for the purpose of ratifying the consolidation and to increase the capital stock to be exchanged for the Citizens Bank stock. Mr. Aydlett objected strenuously to the agreement entered into, claiming that the ten shares of stock owned by him would be depreciated in value if the capital stock was increased and exchange for stock of the Citizens (at least one line obscured) the stockholders meeting held on March 26th, 1918, to openly oppose the matters under consideration, Mr. P.H. Williams, President of the Savings Bank & Trust Company; J.H. Aydlett, brother of E.F. Aydlett, with proxies from their wives, and other persons, including one of the directors of the Savings Bank & Trust Company, did appear at the meeting and demurred, both to the consolidation and to the increase of the capital stock, threatening legal procedure to stop the consolidation.

Mr. Ehringhaus, on behalf of the First National Bank, and Mrs. Thompson, on behalf of the Citizens Bank, had been employed to handle the legal details of the consolidation. Mr. E.F. Aydlett had not been employed by reason of his being Vice President of the Savings Bank & Trust company, which had used every effort to secure a consolidation with the Citizens Bank.

A Director of this Bank, who knows Mr. Aydlett and his methods better than I did at that time, suggested to me that if Mr. Aydlett got a fee, proceedings on the part of his dissenting stockholders of the First National Bank would be dropped. This I at first thought quite impossible, but upon the urgent request of some of the other parties interested who thought delay might be detrimental and possible legal proceedings expensive, I had a conference with Mr. Aydlett and soon found him very ready to deal, and a price of $275 was finally agreed upon, if legal proceedings on the part of the dissenting stockholders were squashed. This may be interesting news to the owners of the 67 shares of stock.

But that ended their case, and on July 12th, 1918, the firm of Aydlett, Simpson & Sawyer received a check for $275, which was endorsed in Mr. Aydlett’s hand writing and collected.

QUESTION: Did Mr. Aydlett share this $275, billed as services, (better have been called black mail) with his law partners, or with the owners of the 67 shares of stock opposing the consolidation, headed by Mr. P.H. Williams, President of the Savings Bank & Trust Company?

Since that time Mr. Aydlett has not been employed by the Bank as attorney.

During the fall of 1920, everyone will recall the hard times existing and that the Banks all over the country were obliged to greatly restrict their loans. Interest rates in the northern cities soared, and this Bank was obliged to borrow very heavily from the Federal Reserve Bank and from its northern correspondents in order to relend to its customers. On December 2nd, 1920, Mrs. Aydlett applied for a loan of $12,500, saying that he had urgent need for it. I stated the situation to him, telling him that several of our Directors had helped to relieve the situation by paying their loans, some of them by selling their Liberty Bonds at a sacrifice; that the stock companies in which I was interested had paid off all their obligations, and that it was his duty as a Director to help; still he persisted that he must have the loan and it was made. Shortly after that an officer of the Savings Bank & Trust Company told an officer of the First & Citizens National Bank that Mr. Aydlett had forced a loan on his Bank to buy Liberty Bonds with at about the same time.

A few days later Mr. Aydlett applied to me for another loan of $3,000, at which time I told him what information had come to us with reference to the former loan. He at first denied that it was so, but later admitted that the $12,500 borrowed from us was to pay in part a loan made at the Savings Bank & Trust Company to buy Liberty Bonds, and upon this admission I dared to refuse the loan of $3,000 to him.

This aroused his ire. Since then he has, as the saying goes, “had it in for me.” I have dared to turn down a loan to Mr. Aydlett,--that is my crime in his eyes,--not the flimsy excuse he makes for being dropped from the Board of Directors, and which he has mailed to the stockholders of this Bank, as well as posted on street corners.

|The advisability of dropping him from the Board has been discussed for the last three years by a number of Directors on account of his selfish conduct and on account of the fact that his active interest appeared to be with another institution. In sympathy with this feeling of fairness to both institutions, one of our valued Directors has surrendered his directorship on the Board of the other bank in which he was interested. Mr. Aydlett howls at the actin of this Bank with respect to himself and pretends that the purpose of his letter is to sell his stock holdings in The First & Citizens National Bank, when he well knows that this stock is in great demand and can be sold at any time for more than its book value.

He concludes by saying he “might speak of other things that the stockholders and depositors ought to know about the Robinsons’ management of the Bank.” Let him speak. In the 30 years and more of my connection with the Bank I defy him, or any one else, to show wherein I have ever sacrificed the interests of the Bank for my personal interest.

For the sake of harmony I refused, for several years, to act as the spokesman of the Directors in asking him to withdraw his name for re-election, but this year I made the request and he refused to withdraw. There was nothing left but to vote him out, which was done, he receiving 94 votes out of a total of 1,568.

My son, C.O. Robinson, alluded to as “Charlie,” a Director of the Bank, has been north this entire week and knows nothing of Mr. Aydlett’s attack. On is return he may feel obliged to speak for himself.

As evidence that the element of personal feeling did not influence my attitude, or the attitude of the Bank, towards Mr. Aydlett, I might mention that on January 17th, the date his abusive letter was addressed to the stockholders, he procured at this Bank a loan of $10,000, and it is reported from the Savings Bank & Trust Company, of which he is Vice President and a Director, that the loan was disapproved there.

In his letter, Mr. Aydlett states that he has served the bank. This is his record:

Since he was elected a Director in 1913, 134 meetings have been held, of which he attended only 56, usually coming in late and frequently excusing himself before the meeting was over.

This letter is addressed to the stockholders of the Banks as it is for them to judge between Mr. Aydlett and myself, not the public,and will not be posted on street corners or given out by me for publication.

I would appreciate an expression from you whether or not you think Mr. Aydlett is a proper person to serve on your Board of Directors.

Respectfully,

CHAS. H. ROBINSON

January 20th, 1922

From the front page of The Independent, Elizabeth City, N.C., Jan. 27, 1922. These letters are, of course, of interest to relatives of the aydlett and Robinson families, but it is also interesting to compare the responsibilites of those in positions of power in a bank during hard times.

The Independent, Elizabeth City, N.C., Jan. 27, 1922

George Bird, Deputy Sheriff, Arrested for Blockading, Jan. 26, 1922

Deputy Sheriff Put Under Bond. . . George Bird of Rutherford County Charged with Blockading—Others Arrested

George Bird, an acting deputy sheriff of Rutherford county, was arrested Saturday, 26 miles south of Rutherfordton, by W.F. Swann, deputy marshal of Asheville, on a warrant charging illicit manufacture and retailing of whiskey. Bird gave bond of $500 for his appearance in district court here next May.

Steve Greenway, said to be an old offender, was arrested by the deputy marshal at Chimney Rock on a warrant charging manufacture of whiskey. Greenway gave $500 bond. He told the offender how he had successfully evaded arrest for three years. Some time ago Marcus Justice, a deputy marshal, and others, came upon Greenway, he said, but he managed to slip away through a wood. Gaining a hill overlooking the officers, Greenway waved to them shouted that if they wanted to go with him they had better come on.

Bud Henderson, arrested 16 miles northwest of Rutherfordton for alleged manufacturing, gave bond for $300 before a justice of the peace.

From Asheville Times, as reprinted on the front page of the Forest City Courier, January 26, 1922.

Wesleyan Methodist Church Dedicated, January 1922

Dedication of Methodist Church. . . Erected by Dr. T.C. McBrayer and Presented to Wesleyan Methodist Church—Dedicational Sermon by Rev. E.M. Graham

Last Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock the dedicational services were held in the new Wesleyan Methodist church building, which was completed last week. This is a new and handsome brick structure, erected by Dr. T.C. McBrayer at an approximate cost of $6,000, and presented by him as a gift to the Wesleyan Methodist church, of which denomination he is a member.

Rev. Edw. M. Graham of Gastonia, president of the North Carolina annual conference, officiated in the exercises. He also preached the dedicational sermon, using as his subject, “The Conquering Church,” from the text, Song of Solomon 6:10. This message was well received by the large audience present. Every available seat was occupied and many late arrivals could not be accommodated with seats. Rev. Graham laid special emphasis on the fact that God wanted His church to be a victorious church; that in order to be a conquering church, it must be well organized; must have a base of supplies; a worthy campaign before it; must be filled with a Spirit of its Great Leader. Rev. H.W. Hawkins, the pastor, assisted in the dedicational exercises, which were very impressive.

Preceding the ritual service, Dr. McBrayer arose, and in a few well chosen words, presented the building to the president of the conference for dedication, and handed him the deed to the property, stating that it was a free will act, his donation of this nice building. He was followed by Rev. H.W. Hawkins, who spoke of the remarkable financial success of Dr. McBrayer, and told of his interest in the Wesleyan Methodist church and the doctrines which it espouses.

Rev. Graham preached the first sermon in the new building at 11 o’clock Sunday morning, his subject being “God’s Eternal Standard.” The message was a doctrinal sermon on holiness, and the audience was a capacity one. The pastor preached at night to a large congregation, his subject being, “Feeding the Five Thousand.”

Rev. Graham, the president, says that a new day has dawned in Forest City for Wesleyan Methodism, and that he hopes soon to see the day when the Wesleyan Methodist church here will exert an influence for God and righteous living, second to no other church in the city.

From the front page of the Forest City Courier, January 26, 1922.

Rutherford and Spindale News, Jan. 26, 1922

Rutherford, R-1

Jan. 23—Mr. Pearson Henderson, who has been in Charlotte for the past few weeks, came home Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cole spent Saturday night and Sunday in Forest City with Mrs. Cole’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Champion. Mrs. Champion has been right sick the past week, but is much better now.

Mr. and Mrs. W.G. Abram and son, Worth, visited Mr. and Mrs. Hicks Hill in Spindale Sunday.

A nice kitchen cabinet, which Mr. B.H. Allen recently gave away, was won by Mr. Jonas Elmore. He drew the key that unfastened the lock.

Mr. Walter Owens and wife, of Spindale, were in our section Sunday.

Glad to report that the sick in our community are improving.

Jan. 16—There is considerable sickness among us just now, mostly children. Hope they will all be well soon, and able to go to school. One of our teachers, Mrs. Cole, has been right sick. Glad to say she is able to be in the school room now.

Mrs. Edgar Owens has been real sick, but is much improved at this writing.

Miss Ida Abrams visited her sister, Mrs. Watson, in the Green River section last week.

Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Champion of Forest City spent Saturday night and Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Herbert Cole.

Mr. W.E. Owens and family of Caroleen visited Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Owens Sunday afternoon.

Mr. Sewell and Miss Nelle McBrayer of Round Hill school were home for the week-end.

Miss Mary Washburn, principal of Mt. Vernon school, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Washburn.

Mrs. B.H. Allen has erected a nice building near his store to be used as a garage. A Mr. Bradley of South Carolina will be in charge. He comes highly recommended as an expert machinist. This will be a great convenience to the public.

Spindale News Notes

Spindale, Jan. 22—Mrs. Homer Biggerstaff has been employed as teacher at Spindale school. This brings the complement to six lady teachers in the primary and grammar grades and one high school teacher.

Last Wednesday afternoon the Spindale High School basket-ball team defeated the Forest City team by a score of 15-32. The game was tightly contested until the second quarter. Cowan started by making 12 points, and tying up with Harden, S.H.S. fast forward.

The S.H.S. basket-ball has formally applied for entrance to the county basket-ball league, on the basis that the Spindale school is not a state high school. This application was sent in the latter part of last week and this request has been granted.

Two new enterprises that have recently come into existence in Spindale are a new grocery store of Mr. B.Z. McDonald, formerly of Forest City, and a barber shop owned by Messrs. Crawford and Hardin of Forest City.

Prof. Roy Setzer, teacher in the local high school, spent the week-end at his home in Hickory.

Miss Josephine Hill was given a surprise party at her home Saturday night. About 15 boys and girls were present, and all enjoyed the party immensely.

From the Forest City Courier, January 26, 1922.

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Forest City B. & L. Assn., I.B. Covington, president, W.L. Brown, secretary

Farmers Hardware Co., the Winchester Store

Peoples Electric Co.

Farmers Bank & Trust co.

Flack Hardware Co.

Hollifield, Champion & Co., lumber, brick, builders’ supplies

Forest City Motor Company

Reinhardt Drug Company

Jones Grocery Company

Farmers Hardware Co.

Employees Given Banquet, Deck Wilson Recovers Car, Other News from Cliffside, N.C., Jan. 26, 1922

Cliffside News. . . Store Employees Given Big Banquet—Stolen Car Recovered—Other News of Interest

Cliffside, Jan. 23—We only learned a few days since of an error that was made in the report of the weddings that occurred here Christmas, and at this late date we make the correction. The report stated that Mr. George White and Miss Annie Redmond were married. It should have been George Hill instead of White.

The little child of Mr. Jas. Goode continues very ill with the after effects of a severe case of pneumonia. He was taken to the hospital last Friday for an X-Ray examination, and the doctors say it will be quite awhile yet before the little fellow will completely recover.

Our next lyceum number will be presented here at the hall Thursday night at 8 o’clock by the celebrated “Geneva Players.” This is an exceptionally fine number and full house is expected.

The total number present at the Baptist church for Sunday school last Sunday was 500 and the gallery had to be used for the church service. The church was filled for the evening service also, and Rev. Collins preached a great sermon. Several, who have been attending the “Billy” Sunday meetings, have stated that they would rather hear Rev. Collins.

On Friday night the management entertained the employees of the different stores at a banquet in the Memorial building, which proved to be a most delightful occasion, indeed. The banquet hall was most tastefully decorated with ferns and potted plants and cut flowers, making a strikingly pleasing and uplifting appearance. Each of the guests were presented with a bouquet of sweet peas. After the delightful repast, which was serve din courses, a number of short talks were enjoyed. The talks were by the following: Messrs. B.D. Wilson, Z.O. Jenkins, B.P. Caldwell, Prof. C.A. Erwin, P.C. Hawkins, M. Hendrick, J.H. Hill, John G. Roach, and Dr. H.S. Rudisill. Mr. B.D. Wilson, general manager of the mercantile department, was master of ceremonies. The employees were all delighted and were unanimous in expressing their pleasure in this enjoyable occasion. Very few, if any, of them had stopped to think and realize what a great mercantile institution they were a part of, and when they realized that they were sitting with 51 of their fellows, all employees of the mercantile department, then they understood that they were a part of one of the greatest institutions of its kind to be found anywhere. There were a few employees that were unavoidably kept away. Many of them spoke of the inspiration of such a gathering, voicing the idea that it is, indeed, inspiring and encouraging to know one is a part of such an institution that is making such rapid strides forward, and doing things in a big way sound to the core and excellent management. The keynote of the speeches was altruism, honesty, integrity, loyalty and a feeling for fellow men. Each employee was made to feel that he or she was employed to do right as well as to sell goods. Those present besides the employees of the stores were: Prof. C.A. Erwin, Lieut. B.P. Caldwell, Messrs. Chas. H. Walter, H. and G.C. Haynes, Z.O. Jenkins, P.O. Hawkins and M. Hendrick.

The management is indebted to Mesdames W.H. Haynes, B.P. Caldwell and H.M. Shearin for the excellent menu served as follows: Grape fruit with maraschino cherries, sliced ham, cream chicken on toast, cranberries, pickles, June pea patties, creamed potatoes, hot rolls, fruit salad, plum pudding, Demi-tasse.

Mr. John Dalton made a business trip to Charlotte Monday.

Mr. Deck Wilson, who had his car stolen from him a few weeks ago at Charlotte, went to Burlington, where three were under arrest, and found his car, which had dash lights and other fixtures added to it with the hope of distinguishing (extinguishing?} its identity. Mr. Wilson returned with the car Sunday night. We congratulate him upon its recovery.

Mr. James Blanton is back in the store after a week’s vacation.

Messrs. W.H. Haynes and Robert Quisenberry have purchased some fine Holstein cattle from Mr. Victor Montgomery of Spartanburg. This lot will be added to the already fine herd at the Lakeview Dairy.

Mr. G.A. Hines spent the weekend visiting friends and relatives at Rutherfordton and Gilkey.

Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Edwards have for their guest Mrs. Edwards’ father, Mr. W.F. Duncan of Harris.

Mr. G.C. Haynes and little daughter Hazel, accompanied by Mr. V.V. Fortune, spent Sunday with Mrs. G.C. Haynes in Charlotte at the Presbyterian Hospital, where Mrs. Haynes is taking treatment.

Mr. R.C. Hinkle was called to his home in Lexington recently on account of the death of an uncle.

Quite a number of our people are attending the “Billy” Sunday meetings at Spartanburg. Among those who went Sunday for the afternoon service for “men only” were the following: Messrs. P.C. and B.E. Hawkins, S.T. Green, R.V. and T.B. Bland, Lawrence Goode, R.K. Sorrels, Chas. H. Haynes, J.W. Mills, Lloyd Williamson, M. Hendrick and many others.

Mr. George Padgett has returned from Raleigh, where he attended the meeting of the Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. and reports a good time.

The children of Mr. Milo Hawkins have been very ill but are now improving.

The auditorium of the new school building was used for the first time last Saturday night when Miss Della Garden’s music class gave a recital. The large state was beautiful with its decorations of evergreens, potted plants and roses. The entire program was good and showed that the pupils had been well trained. One of the most striking numbers was a weird Gipsy song, sung by a number of young ladies in costume.

From the Forest City Courier, January 26, 1922. If you are researching family from Cliffside, be sure to check out Front Page - Remember Cliffside.

Hartman Parks Reports He and Two Other Danbury Folk in Raleigh for Rabies Treatments, Jan. 25, 1922

Three Bitten by Rabid Dog. . . Hartman Parks, Child of Chas. Pyrtle and Colored Man. . . All in Quaker Gap. . . Dog Attached Parks While He Was Engaged in Fight With Bud Tilley—Gone to Raleigh to Take Pasteur Treatment

Mr. Hartman Parks of Quaker Gap township, who was seen at Walnut Cove Thursday by a Danbury citizen, stated that he was enroute to Raleigh where he would undergo treatment for hydrophobia, having been bitten by a rabid dog. The little girl of Mr. Charlie Pyrtle and a colored man, both of Quaker Gap, were also bitten by the same dog and both are at Raleigh taking the Pasteur treatment.

In relating the incident, Mr. Parks stated that while Bud Tilley and himself were engaged in exchanging blows the dog came up and bit him several times. The colored man, who resides in the same community, was also bitten on the same day, but it was not until one day last week wen the dog bit the little Pyrtle girl, that it was found to be mad. Immediately after his little daughter was bitten Mr. Pyrtle sent the dog’s head to Raleigh and when a telegram came back saying it was mad all parties left for Raleigh.

From The Danbury Reporter, Jan. 25, 1922

News of the Cheatwood Twins, Born in Stokes in 1831, Who Moved to Kansas in 1857, Jan. 25, 1922

Left Stokes 66 Years Ago. . . Joel and Jas. Cheatwood Born in Stokes in 1831, Now Living in Kansas—Twin Brothers

The Reporter this week had a letter from Mr. W.J. Sheppard, a former Stokes citizen now residing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in which he encloses the pictures and a newspaper article in regard to Joel and James Cheatwood, twin brothers, who are natives of Stokes county, having been born here Oct. 11, 1831, and who removed to the State of Kansas in the year 1856.

The article, which is taken from an Oklahoma newspaper, follows:

Leavenworth, Est. Oct. 29, 1921—The oldest twin brothers in United States, according to all available records, are Joel and James Cheatwood of Fairmont township township, Leavenworth, Kansas. The twins recently celebrated their 90th birthday anniversary with a family reunion.

The twins still boast of being able to handle a plow and to cut as straight a furrow as any of the young bucks still in their teens. Neither of the brothers looks his age. Both have the agility of the average man of 50 and are examples of the rugged pioneers who settled in Kansas during the days preceding the Civil war.

Joel has a flowing white beard and so has James. Both of them part their hair on the left side and both have blue eyes.

The two brothers for a period of 50 years have lived within a mile of each other. When they decided to pay each other a visit they don’t crank up the car but just “hoof it” as they say.

In appearance they can hardly be distinguished apart. Both can read without the use of spectacles.

Joel and James Cheatwood were born in Stokes county, North Carolina, Oct. 11, 1931. Joel came to Kansas in 1857. James came a year before his brother, and they remember many interesting events of the pioneer days. Delaware Indians were on the reservations here when they first came to Kansas.

Mr. and Mrs. Joel Cheatwood celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Jan. 20, 1921. The couple have seven children, and among them are twin daughters, both of whom reside in Kansas City, Mo. The daughters are 53 years old.

From The Danbury Reporter, Jan. 25, 1922

J.W. Whitten Master of the Trade, Jan. 25, 1922

J.W. Whitten Is Some Trader

Mr. J.W. Whitten of Smith was at the Reporter office this week and recounted some of his wonderfully successful trades recently consummated, in which he profited exceedingly. For instance he was in Winston recently when he purchased a dog for $4, traded the dog for a mule, swapped off the mule for a jackass, and sold the jackass for $10. All within a few days time. Later he swapped a watch for another mule, traded the mule for a yearling, and then traded the yearling for a hack worth $140.

It is learned that Mr. Whitten is receiving numerous offers from trading concerns who desire his services at a handsome salary.

From The Danbury Reporter, Jan. 25, 1922

Ruth Spainhour Burned, C.S. Newsum Buys Business, W.T. Newsum Opening Barber Shop, O.O. Grabs Injured, Mrs. Nancy Fulk Very Sick, Jan. 25, 1922

Auto Wreck, O.O. Grabs Hurt. . . Little Girl Is Seriously Burned. . . Mrs. Nancy Fulk Ill. . . Other News from King King, Jan. 23—Mr. S.K. Anderson of McLeansville was here Saturday looKing after some business matters.

Ruth, the small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Spainhour, fell into the fire at their home on Spruce Street last week and was burned severely about her head. She will recover.

Mr. S.L. Pulliam of Moore county is spending a few days with relatives here.

Mr. C.S. Newsum has purchased from Mr. Wm. Southern his stock of merchandise and will continue the business at the same location on Main Street.

Mr. W.T. Newsum made a business trip to Winston-Salem Saturday.

Mr. William Tuttle of Winston-Salem is preparing to open up an up-to-date barber shop in the Boyles block.

Three young men from Winston Salem, traveling in a Ford touring car, ran off the Muddy Creek fill near the bridge two miles south of town Friday night and almost demolished their car. While all were bruised up, none of them were hurt seriously. One of the men was an Allen and one Tesh White, while the name of the third one was not learned. All of the young men were musicians and were on their way to Pilot Mountain to attend some kind of musical entertainment.

Mr. O.O. Grabs, owner of Cabin Motor Co., was re-charging a battery Saturday night when the battery exploded, throwing acid in his face and eyes, burning him considerably. Dr. G.E. Stone, who attended the injured man, says the sight of his eyes are not injured. Mrs. Nancy Fulk, aged 91 years, is seriously sick at her home two miles north of town. She is not expected to recover.

Mr. B.W. Garner, who cut his foot with an axe eight weeks ago, is still unable to walk on his foot.

Mr. Reba Pulliam of Jackson Springs, Moore county, is spending a few days with relatives here.

Mr. Luther Hill of Winston-Salem is here on business today.

Mr. James Voss of Walnut Cove is here today looking after some business matters.

From The Danbury Reporter, Jan. 25, 1922

Three Marriages, Spencer Saw Mill Sold, Other News from Campbell, N.C., January 1922

Three Marriages This Past Week. . . W.T. Spencer Sells His Saw Mill. . . Other News of Campbell

Campbell, Jan. 23—Mr. Tommie Hylton, a former Stokes citizen now residing in High Point, was married last week to Miss Thelma Tucker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hermie Tucker of Smith. The young couple will reside in High Point, at which place Mr. Hylton is engaged in the automobile business.

Another marriage occurring the past week was that of Miss Erna Rhodes, the popular and attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.M. Rhodes, to Mr. Otis Dillon, a prosperous young farmer of this section.

Still another recent marriage was that of Mr. Tom Handy of Stuart Route 2, and Miss Nannie Roark of Netle Ridge Route 1, both being popular in their communities.

Best wishes for the happy young couples.

Mr. W.T. Spencer last week sold his saw mill and equipment to “Little” Jim Smith, who will operate the mill in the future. Mr. Harry H. Leake of Danbury spent Sunday here with his home folks.

The greater part of the tobacco crop in this section has been sold (remaining lines obscured).

From The Danbury Reporter, Jan. 25, 1922

Farmers To Attend Co-Operative Marketing Meeting Jan. 30, 1922

Stokes Signers to Meet Jan. 30. . . Co-Operative Marketing Movement Swinging into Action. . . Elect Delegates. . . President C.M. Hauder Calls on Every Member to Meet at Danbury Next Monday, Jan. 30

To the Stokes County Members of Farmers Co-operative Marketing Association:

You are hereby called to meet at the court house in Danbury at 10:30 o’clock next Monday, January 30.

Our purpose is to elect delegates in our county to represent us at district meeting, Feb. 2, to choose a director for the district.

Every member in the county is urged to be present.

Chas. M. Hauser, President, Stokes Co. Association

From The Danbury Reporter, Jan. 25, 1922

Police Drag Paul Williams From His Room, Force Him to Get Haircut and Shave, Jan. 24, 1922

Hair Is Cut for First Time in Six Years

Elizabeth City, Jan. 23—For the first time in six years, Paul Williams, a young white man who lives with his mother on Southern avenue, had a haircut and a shave Tuesday afternoon, after he had forcibly dragged from his room which he had not left since 1916, by Officer George Smith. Williams, who has been demented for a number of years, was truly a wild-looking creature when he was extracted from his room.

The haircut and shave were administered at McPherson’s barbershop at the insistence of City Health Officer C.B. Williams, and the change in the man’s appearance is described as startling. Officer Smith has been instructed to take him for a daily stroll until he is back to normal. Williams made no effort to resist the officer after he was taken from his room.

From The Monroe Journal, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 1922

Mrs. J.B. Craven Hurt When Car Flips, Jan. 24, 1922

Mrs. J.B. Craven Is Hurt in Accident on Charlotte Road. . . Car in Which Whole Family Were Riding Turned Over and Mrs. Craven’s Arm Is Broken and She is Severely Cut Across the Forehead

Mrs. J. B. Craven, wife of Presiding Elder Craven, was severely hurt in an automobile accident yesterday morning on the Charlotte road while returning from Monroe to Charlotte with her husband and children. Her arm is broken near the shoulder and a six-inch gash across the forehead to the bone. She is in a Charlotte hospital. Neither Mr. Craven nor the two children were hurt.

The accident occurred at 9:30 Monday morning about one mile beyond Matthews. Mr. Craven was driving a Ford sedan. He reached out his hand to pull the lap robe up on one of the children and the slight diversion of his attention from the steering wheel allowed the car to slip over the embankment. Mrs. Craven was on the rear seat and when the car turned over she was thrown against the glass of the side. The embankment was not steep and the car turned only half over.

A moment after the accident Messrs. Brook Myers and Frank Porter, on the way to Charlotte, arrived. Mr. Craven had just gotten out of the overturned car and was getting the children out. The wound on Mrs. Craven’s forehead was gushing blood fearfully and there was no way of knowing how badly she was hurt. The first thought was for a doctor and Mr. Porter jumped into a car and rushed back to Matthews. The doctor he summoned was so slow in getting started that Mrs. Craven was put in a car which had driven up about the same time and rushed to the Charlotte hospital.

As stated above, the cut is six inches long and to the bone. Physicians said that had it been an inch lower both eyes would have been blinded. The arm was found to be broken near the shoulder and in additional one ear was injured. However, the extent of this injury has not yet been ascertained as it cannot be known whether the hearing is affected or not. She will be in the hospital a week if the wounds hear satisfactorily. A phone message this morning to Mrs. A.M. Secrest stated that Mrs. Craven was doing well. The family had been spending the week-end with Mrs. Secrest, a sister of Mrs. Craven. Mr. Craven was running slowly, not over 16 miles an hour, he thinks.

As is very well known, Mrs. Craven is a native of Monroe, having been Miss Kate Covington. The two children are four and 10 years of age.

From The Monroe Journal, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 1922

Short in Store Awning Shocks Earl McManus, Jan. 24, 1922

Shocked by Electricity on Street

Earl McManus was severely shocked last Friday while leaning against an awning rod to Bivens Bros. store on Main street. Mr. Blair Bivins and some of the clerks in the store heard cries for help from the young man and they went to his assistance and Mr. Bivens jerked him from against the rods. He suffered no bad effects from the fright which was caused by a short circuit which turned the electricity in the wrong direction. Mr. McManus lives on Mr. J.W. Laney’s farm two miles south of town.

From The Monroe Journal, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 1922

Lee Griffith to Manage U-Save-It Store Opening Feb. 1, 1922

A Cash and Carry Store to Be Opened Here

The Carolina Stores Company has secured a charter to do business in Monroe and will open about February first in the Bohona Drug Company Building under the local name of the “U-Save-It Store". Mr. Lee Griffin, one of the incorporators, will have charge of the management. The authorized stock is $100,000 with a paid capital of $15,000. The local business will be one of a chain of 2,200 stores under the direction of one buying force, and will be operated on the cash and carry system with no clerks other than a cashier who will be the only necessary employee. Mr. Griffin states that he expects to open the new business about the first of February, and while he will have charge of the business management he will continue to give his time to his present business.

From The Monroe Journal, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 1922

Advertisements From Monroe Journal, Jan. 24, 1922

Farmers & Merchants Bank, M.K. Lee, President; C.B. Adams, Vice President; W.B. Love, Vice President; R.A. Morrow Jr., Cashier. Majestic Range at Monroe Hardware Company

The Greensboro Daily News

Seaboard Air Line Railway, C.T. Harrill, Ticket Agent; E.W. Long, Division Passenger Agent

W.W. Hargett, Plumbers’ Supplies and Repairs

Benzoline fuel, Monroe Auto Service Station

Rheuma Conquers Rheumatism

R.H. Garren, M.D.

R.L. Payne, M.D.

Dr. kemp Funderburk, Dentist

Dr. S.A. Alexander, Veterinarian

Dr. P.M. Abernethy, Veterinarian

Bank of Union, Monroe, N.C., W.S. Blakeney, President; J.R. Shute, Vice-President; R.G. Laney, Cashier; W.B. Cole, Assistant Cashier; Hargrove Bowles, Assistant Cashier.

Masonic Meetings

Cut Flowers, Code Morgan at Union Drug Company

From The Monroe Journal, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 1922

Carl Smith Bound, Gagged, Left to Burn to Death, Jan. 23, 1922

Bound and Gagged and Left to Burn

Salisbury, Jan. 23—It was a blood-curdling tale Carl Smith told people when the found him worming his way towards the front door of his restaurant on East Council street at 2 o’clock Sunday morning after some one passing had been attracted by smoke boiling out of the front of the building.

Smith was bound hand and foot, his hands being tied behind him, and he was gagged with a cloth tied about his face. As he was preparing to close his restaurant, Smith said, four men entered and assaulted him. After ting him up they opened the money drawer, getting about $28. They then kicked the stove over and threw kerosene about on the floor and went away, leaving him to burn up. Smith was laboriously and slowly making his way towards the front door when a passerby rescued him and turned in the fire alarm. Firemen extinguished the blaze before it had done much damage.

Smith was unable to give the officers a good description of the men, and no arrests have been made.

From The Hickory Daily Record, Jan. 23, 1922

Robbers Blow Safe at Spencer Post Office, Jan. 23, 1922

Spencer Office Is Robbed Last Night

By the Associated Press

Spencer, N.C., Jan. 23—Robbers early this morning blew open the safe at the Spencer post office and secured stamps, money and registered packages valued at over $200. Entrance was affected through a rear door, where a lock was broken. This is the second time the Spencer office has been entered in the last few months.

From The Hickory Daily Record, Jan. 23, 1922

O.G. Thomas Murder Trial Nearing Close, Jan. 23, 1922

Thomas Case Is Now Nearing Close

By the Associated Press

Concord, N.C., Jan. 23—The state today continued to present rebuttal testimony in the trial of O.G. Thomas, charged with the murder of Arthur J. Allen in Kannapolis n the night of October 25 last.

After the introduction of a few character witnesses, Clifford Rogers of Kannapolis was called. He testified that on the night of the shooting he saw the Ford sedan pass Bunch & Davis’ store about five minutes before the shooting. He also stated that the night was fairly light, although no moon was observable that night.

L.B. Suther of Concord and F.S. Loftin of Salisbury testified that after the tragedy that they heard L.M. Shinn, one of the defense witnesses, tell of the affair. Shinn had told them, they said, that Thomas’ car had stopped in front of the Setzer home, where he was at the time probably as much as five minutes before the shooting occurred.

Chas. Thomas, Kannapolis barber, said that on the morning of the tragedy he saw Allen and Thomas both in his barber shop. He stated that he saw Allen again at 7:30 o’clock the evening of the shooting.

It is thought that Mrs. Allen, wife of the slain man, will take the stand this afternoon.

From The Hickory Daily Record, Jan. 23, 1922

Catawba Poultry Competing on World Stage, Jan. 23, 1922

Catawba Birds Off for New York

Newton, Jan. 23—Catawba Poultry Club exhibit left this morning for New York city, where the birds will be placed on exhibition in Madison Square Garden at the world’s poultry show. The show will open on January 24, closing on the 28th. This exhibit is made up of high class birds, all of which have won a reputation all over the state of North Carolina as being birds of exceptional high quality. Some of these birds won as high as $25 in premiums at the various fairs, where they were shown last fall. Realizing the fact that these birds will be shown in classes ranging from 50 to 75 birds in each class will speak well for Catawba birds if they even receive a placing, and too, they will have the keenest competitions which not only the United States can furnish but foreign countries also.

County Agent J.W. Hendricks left this morning for Raleigh where he will attend the conference of the county agents of the state. Mr. Hendricks has spent a great deal of time in selecting and fitting the birds for the New York show. He tells your correspondent that it requires as much work to fit up an exhibit of poultry as it does any other line of live stock. You may have the quality in the birds yet if they are not properly conditioned, they will not show up in the eyes of the judges for their full value. These birds are all of standard weight, one bird weighing one pound more than the standard calls for.

From The Hickory Daily Record, Jan. 23, 1922