Charlie Williams Suffers Broken Leg, Stop at Street Corners Says Editor, Jan. 9, 1922

Colored Boy Severely Hurt

Charlie Williams, a colored boy employed as delivery boy with the Patterson Drug Store, received a broken leg and other injuries this morning when the bicycle which he was riding collided with an automobile driven by Mr. Frank Denny, the accident occurring at the corner of Nash and Pine streets.

It is understood that the boy on the bicycle emerged from behind a wagon directly in front of the car. The bicycle was demolished. Williams was removed to a local hospital where his injuries were attended.

From the front page of The Daily Times, Wilson, N.C., January 9, 1922

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Stop at the Corners

Complaints are coming to us that the ordinance to stop at the corners of the business streets in town are not being obeyed by all the people.

This is one of the best ordinances that has ever been passed by the aldermen of our city. It enables the pedestrian to cross the street without fear of being run over, since if the cars stop at the corners they are under control and have not sufficiently accelerated their motion in the square at the intersections of the streets to cause accidents either in striking pedestrians or other cars. Again it saves the taxpayers of the town at least $10,000 per year in traffic cops. Pedestrians should, as far as possible, cross the streets at the corners, for the reason that if any one gets into the habit of crossing between cars that are parked on the side of the street, thereby obscuring his vision, he is liable unless he looks both ways to be run over. The observation of the rule and care on the part of both pedestrian and machine drivers will eliminate all accidents at the corners. The ordinance should be vigorously enforced.

From the editorial page of The Daily Times, Wilson, N.C., January 9, 1922, John D. Gold, editor; Miss Daisy Hendley, managing editor