Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Disastrous Fires in Rutherford Area, Nov. 30, 1922
Disastrous Fire at Chimney Rock. . . Post Office and Garage Destroyed—Polly Hunt Residence Burned at Rutherford—Child Badly Burned at Shingle Hollow
Rutherford, Nov. 28—News has just reached here of the destruction by fire Tuesday morning about 3 o’clock of the post office at Chimney Rock, including the dwelling house, store and goods, café, all the property of S.L. Huntsinger, also W.L. Cunningham’s garage and several automobiles. Mr. Huntsinger had been suffering from toothache and was awake and hearing the roaring at first thought it was an automobile, but on looking out the window discovered the fire which seemed to have originated at one corner of the store, away from chimneys and flues. There was no insurance and the loss falls heavily on both of these men.
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Polly Hunt House Burned
The Aunt Polly Hunt house, near the Southern Station, was burned Sunday morning about 3 o’clock. Mary Hall, an aged woman, lived there alone and was awakened by the smoke. She hastened from the house, but remembering that under her pillow as $15, all the money she possessed, she re-entered the house in an effort to safe it, but before she could reach its hiding place she was driven out by the heat, her hair being singed as she escaped. With the thermometer near to zero, and the wind coming from snow on the mountains this poor woman, barefoot and clad in her sleeping garments, after wasthing her earthly possessions go up in flames, walked alone about a fourth of a mile to the nearest neighbors, Mrs. Scarcy, who took her in and ministered unto her.
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Child Badly Burned
The five year old child of Mr. Frady at Shingle Hollow was badly burned Sunday, its clothing having caught from an open fire. Drs. Twitty and Schenck dressed the burns and left the patient with fair chances of recovery.
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First Snow Falls
The first snow of the season fell on Monday evening. But for the fact that it was preceded by a heavy rain which thoroughly soaked the ground, there would have been a mantle of white over every thing but the snow melted almost as fast as it fell.
From the front page of The Forest City Courier, Nov. 30, 1922. Thanksgiving was celebrated on Nov. 30 in North Carolina in 1922.
K.P. Lodge Holding Oyster and 'Possum Supper, Nov. 30, 1922
Big Oyster and ‘Possum Supper by K.P. Lodge
When the members of the K.P. Lodge, No. 82 put on anything in the line of entertainment, they make a success of the affair. For a number of weeks past quite a lot of folks have been awaiting the big oyster and ‘possum supper, to be given by the Knights on Thanksgiving eve, with delightful anticipation.
The big feed will be held at Mr. Henkel’s Café, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Included in the invitations are all Knights and widows of Knights, those who have applied for membership in the order, and others.
Addresses on the K.P. orphanage at Clayton will be made by Rev. Parker Holmes, Mr. I.B. Covington and others. Subscribers to the orphanage fund are urged to pay their pledges on the night of the big banquet.
K.P. lodge has just recently been established in new quarters in the new James building, where they have a handsomely equipped lodge room. The lodge is in a flourishing condition.
From the front page of The Forest City Courier, Nov. 30, 1922.
Bessie Harrill Wins County Spelling Contest, Nov. 30, 1922
Avondale School Has Best Speller. . . Miss Bessie Harrill Wins High Honors and Goes to Raleigh—18 Contestants
Avondale, Nov. 27—The county contest to secure the best speller to represent Rutherford county at Raleigh in the State Spelling Contest was held at the court house in Rutherfordton Saturday afternoon, Nov. 18th at 3 o’clock. There were 18 contestants, who took part as follows. They were all in the seventh grade except one.
Alva Padgett and Bertie Lee Kendrick, Bostic school; Minnie L. Watson and Chivous Padgett, Pinehurst; Sam Whitesides, Chimney Rock; Mary Willie McDaniel and Lou Wall, Forest City school; Eugenia Randall and Lenith Randall, Oak Grove; Bessie Harrill and Platin Boone, Avondale; Cleo Devinney and Ocena Murray, Sunshine; Omega Huntley, Oakland; Howard Bridges and Clyde Tate, Henrietta; Leon Putnam and Wyman Wood, Alexander school.
Miss Bessie Harrill of the Avnondale school won first place, with Miss Alva Padgett of Bostic school winning second place. Both Miss Harrill and Miss Padgett are entitled to represent the county in the state contest at Raleigh on Wednesday, Nov. 29th. Miss Harrill is entitled to and will receive a gold medal for best speller of the elementary schools in Rutherford county while Miss Padgett is entitled to and will receive a silver medal for the second best speller in the elementary school of Rutherford county.
From the front page of The Forest City Courier, Nov. 30, 1922.
Gov. Parker Tells Pres. Harding of KKK's Growth, Nov. 30, 1922
This picture of Gov. John Parker of Louisiana was taken as he left the White House after telling President Harding of the Ku Klux Klan’s amazing growth in his state and intentions to control through political power.
From the front page of The Forest City Courier, Nov. 30, 1922.
Caroleen News, Nov. 30, 1922
Caroleen News
Caroleen, Nov. 29—Mr. J.C. Postelle preached a very interesting sermon at the Methodist church Sunday night. He took his text from St. Luke, 1 chapter. Everyone seemed to enjoy the sermon and are always anxious for him to preach.
We are planning to have a nice time Thanksgiving. A Thanksgiving dinner will be given at the parsonage and everyone is invited to come and bring a basket of good eats.
The teacher of the Baraca and Philathea classes of the Methodist church gave a social Friday evening, Nov. 24, for their scholars and other invited guests. A very interesting program was rendered after which refreshments were served. About 75 people were present and everybody enjoyed it very much.
Mr. C.R. Whitaker and Mr. Lewis Francis met with an accident near Coopertown Sunday night, Nov. 26. No one was badly hurt.
Mrs. P.C. Stalnaker of this place is visiting her relatives in Georgia.
Mrs. Sadie Pace, daughter and son, Lois and Julian, accompanied by Mr. Loise Ward of Saluda, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Robertson Friday afternoon.
Many of the Caroleen people attended the Rally Day at Oak Grove Sunday, Nov. 26. Everybody enjoyed the speaking and good dinner. All report a good time.
Miss Ida Humphries is back at home and reports that her patient Mrs. Lee Holland is getting along nicely.
A number of our Caroleen people attended the Womanless Wedding at Cliffside Saturday night.
Miss Eula Ferree of Boiling Springs High School spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ferree.
Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Cudd and family of Newton, N.C., spent Sunday with Mrs. Cudd’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.B. Lynch.
Mr. Ray Hall and family of Forest City spent the week-end with parents and friends of Caroleen.
The Intermediate and Junior B.Y.P.U. are getting up money to send to the children of the extreme mountains. The children are almost in a famine.
Miss Reba Philips had for her guests at a 6 o’clock dinner Saturday evening, Misses Edith Lonnon, Wilma Stalnaker and Jennie Pearl Beachboard. The dinner was served in four courses, after which progressive rook was played.
Mr. H.L. Crocker and family of Henrietta moved here last week. We are very glad to have them back.
Misses Zona Horde and Ruth Blanton were week-end guests of Mrs. W.V. Smith.
The Girls’ Auxiliary of the Baptist church is going to give a very interesting program Thursday evening at prayer meeting. They are looking forward for a large crowd. Misses Ruth Piercy and Estelle Francis will be in charge of the program.
Many people of Caroleen enjoyed the movies at the public hall Saturday night. It was “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court.” Do not miss any pictures in the future. They will all be of the highest class.
The Woman’s Missionary Society was very glad to have with them Sunday afternoon Mrs. Goodwin, Secretary of the Woman’s Home Mission for the Morganton District. She made an interesting talk on missions and showed the necessity of work in foreign fields. At the close of her talk she showed a number of things relating to her work. Among them were: A Catholic Rosary, Chinese money, the tiny shoe of a Chinese bride, and a Chinese idol. All went away from the meeting feeling benefited from the visit of this good woman.
Mr. and Mrs. Michaels of Marion spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. F.M. Hamrick.
Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Francis and children spent Sunday at Mt. Vernon with Mr. T.L. Watson. Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Mauney spent Thursday at Shelby shopping.
Miss Grace Robertson left Friday for Saluda to spend a few days with friends.
Miss Susan Sloan of Henrietta spent the week-end with her sister, Mrs. Margaret Sloan.
From the front page of The Forest City Courier, Nov. 30, 1922.
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
KKK Gives $500 to Christian Church, Nov. 29, 1922
Ku Klux Gives $500 to Church
Alighting from a closed car which had been driven up in front of the church, five men wearing the regalia of the Ku Klux Klan the other night walked into the vestibule of the Christian Church at New Bern, N.C., and inquired of an usher whether the collection had been taken, and when informed n the affirmative, solemnly filed down one of the aisles to the nostrum, where the leader handed to Reverend Preston Bell Hall five $100 bills. Following this the hooded figures silently faced about and retraced their steps, re-entered their car and drove hurriedly away. The congregation was awe struck, but at the same time jubilant over the fact that their building fund had been materially increased.
From the front page of The Davie Record, Mocksville, N.C., Nov. 29, 1922
W.M. Hedren Says Men Who Don't Believe in Constitution Should be Defeated, Nov. 29, 1922
And Such Men Are Elected to Rule
Attorney W.M. Hendren, of this city, delivered an address to the Civitan Club a few nights ago. Amonth other things he said: In last Tuesday’s elections 53 men were nominees for Congress, who, when asked, declared tha they did not believe in the Constitution of the United States. Nine of this number were Republicans, 19 Democrats, and the rest were Socialists, and non descript policies.
Why are such men nominated by any political party, and if they are, should be defeated in every case. The safety of the United States rests upon the Constitution as a nation. Those who do not respect it and what it teaches, should have no place in its government. –Union Republican
From the Union Republican, as reprinted on the front page of The Davie Record, Mocksville, N.C., Nov. 29, 1922
Strengthen Religion, Spend Wisely to Prevent Youthful Elopement and Murders by Women, Nov. 29, 1922
Coolidge Advises
Too much prosperity and the misuse of money was blamed for youthful elopement, murders by women and other recent sensations, by Vice President Coolidge, who stopped at Chicago, Ill., for a few hours the other day.
“The people have too much money and use it wrongly,” he said. “Good living never has been so high nor bad living so low as it is today. “The cure, of course, is religion, embodying in conduct the spirit of Christ. But while religion seems weak at present, it will never falter. The American people are too smart to let such a force die out.”
From the front page of The Davie Record, Mocksville, N.C., Nov. 29, 1922
Joe Munday Said to Be "Touch Healer" Nov. 29, 1922
Abbeville Has “Touch Healer”
Monroe railroad men on the Georgia division tell of an Abbeville, S.C., man who claims to be possessed of a strange healing power. His name is Joe Munday and he lives near Buzzard Roost church on the Abbeville-Hodges road. He is a middle-aged, square-set fellow, with a face as full of freckles as a turkey egg full of spots. He is or ordinary education and attainment but believes absolutely in himself and in his power to heal.
He says his power has been in his family for generations and is handed down from mother to son, and father to woman can teach a man but not a woman to heal but not another man, and a woman can teach a man but not a woman. The power is passed down through the sexes in this cross-wise manner.
The Mundays live at the old homestead. One brother, Rink Munday, has lived there for 55 years and has never been away for longer than two weeks during this time. Joe Munday believes firmly that he has a power to heal and that this power is God given. He says he can cure any kind of skin affliction or disease, like eczema or pellagra, or any hemorrhage or bleeding. He cites various cases and marvelous cures that he has made. He makes no charge for the treatment and claims that his gift would be taken from him if he accepted pay. His power is a secret, and he will not reveal it. All that is necessary for you to do to be healed, he says, is to tell him your name and he will look into your eyes, and presto, you are well. There are magic words he uses in his mind tut that belongs to the secret. Munday’s family believe him possessed of this strange power. Recently one of the children, while playing near the house, cut a toe nearly off and a playmate ran for the mother, who kept on with her work saying that Joe was there and he would heal it. They claim that he did.
He also claims to be able to heal animals. A mule while plowing in a field stepped on a broken bottle and cut a gas in his foot, causing great loss of blood. He approached the mule, looked into its eyes, and the bleeding stopped into instantly. An unbeliever aske dhow the mule could tell his name to which the reply was made, “Well, he was a mule and you would just call him ‘mule’.”
From the Monroe Journal as reprinted on the front page of The Davie Record, Mocksville, N.C., Nov. 29, 1922
Thanksgiving Day Services at St. Mathews Church Postponed, Nov. 29, 1922
Rev. R.L. Brown Been Sick
Since we last met in Mocksville, Rev. Brown has had several severe spells of sickness; and for the last month he has been in the bed most of the time; but at this writing is able to be on a chair, and wishes to state through The Davie Record to his many friends in Mocksville and around St. Mathews church tha the unusual Thanksgiving services formerly held here on Thanksgiving day in November will not be celebrated here this year on that day; but is postponed to a later day as the Lord may provide. We regret very much our inability to meet our many friends here at that time; but hope to be able to do so at some more pleasant season in the near future. –Rev. R.L. Brown.
From the front page of The Davie Record, Mocksville, N.C., Nov. 29, 1922
Monday, November 28, 2022
Editor Urges Residents to Take Train to Raleigh on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 30, 1922
As was announced yesterday, a special train is to be operated by the Norfolk Southern Railroad from New Bern to Raleigh on account of the high school championship game to take place in that city on Friday.
Paul Mengel made the remark the other day that the New Bern football team was giving this city more advertising of late than any other agency. The statement was a true one. Every town in North Carolina will eagerly await the outcome of Friday’s contest and the name of New Bern will be on thousands of tongues.
We owe it to the team to send a good crowd of supporters to Raleigh on the special train on Friday. We owe it to the team to give them every assistance in the final struggle for the Eastern championship. Let’s crowd that train to its capacity limit and show the boys that we are solidly behind them and that we appreciate their splendid efforts during the past season.
From the editorial page of the New Bern Sun Journal, Nov. 28, 1922, Carl Goerch, editor.
State to Play Maryland on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 30, 1922
State Plays Maryland on Thanksgiving Day
Raleigh, Nov. 28—North Carolina State and Maryland University will furnish the local grid attraction on Thanksgiving Day, the engagement being the second holiday meeting of the two teams. The game last year was played in Baltimore and resulted in a 6-6 tie, State score a touchdown but failed to kick goal and Maryland ted the count with two field goal from the trusty toe of “Untiz” Brewer, 1921 All South-Atlantic halfback.
The game this year promises to be equally as hard fought at Curly Byrd’s College Park machine has shown marked improvement in the last few weeks. Maryland is rated as one of the heaviest aggregations in the Southern conference. Its work against Carolina early in the season was rather disappointing, but it will be a much more finished team that meets State here Thursday. Saturday’s impressive 54 to 0 victory over Catholic University would seem to indicate that Coach Byrd has at last whipped his powerful squad into condition.
In this year of upsets comparative score are of little value in picking prospective winners, but be that as it may it is about the only method left for arriving at any kind of conclusion regarding the comparative strength of the teams. State and Maryland both lost to Virginia Polytech by almost identical scores. The only other mutual opponent played with Carolina, and State made a much better showing that Maryland against Bill Fetzer’s “Wonder Team.”
Sport followers in this section are of the opinion that the teams are very evenly matched so far as all around ability is concerned. Maryland has a decided advantage in weight, but they believe the speed and versatility of Coach Hartsell’s team will more than offset the difference in beef.
With two days intervening before Thursday’s clash, the Tech mentor is bending every effort to get his regulars in shape. The team came through the Wake Forest game with a minimum of injuries, and Red and White supporters expect the full strength of the Wolfpack to be available for the Maryland encounter.
From the sports page of the New Bern Sun Journal, Nov. 28, 1922
Charlottesville Mayor Welcoming Chapel Hill Students to Game, Nov. 28, 1922
Special Train for Students Thanksgiving. . . President Chase of University Thanks Mayor of Charlottesville for Invitation
Chapel Hill, N.C., Nov. 28—President Chase of the University has written a letter to Mayor Morris of Charlottesville thanking him for his cordial letter of welcome to Carolina students coming to the Thanksgiving Day game between Carolina and Virginia.
“We would be glad indeed,” wrote Charlottesville’s chief executive, “for your student body to march down Main street to Jackson Monument near the Court House, as I feel it would add a great deal to the enthusiasm for the football game, and besides give our citizens an opportunity to see your student body. If there is anything we can do for your football team while here, please do not hesitate to call on us.”
After thanking the Mayor for his letter, President Chase wrote: “I do not know yet how large a proportion of our student body will attend the game on the thirtieth, but I certainly hope that a great number of them may be able to accept the hospitality of your city, so kindly offered.”
A special train for Carolina students will leave Durham Wednesday night and arrive in Charlottesville early Thursday morning. The talk here is that from 400 to 500 will make the trip.
From the sports page of the New Bern Sun Journal, Nov. 28, 1922
Dairy Farmers Discuss Tick Eradication, Milk and Meat Inspection, Nov. 28, 1922
Two Meetings for Dairying. . . Discuss Tick Eradication and Also Appointment of Dairy and Meat Inspector
Two meetings were held under the auspices of the Craven County Agricultural Committee of the Chamber of Commerce today.
The first meeting was for the discussion of any possible further action which Craven county might desire to take in the work of tick eradication here. The second was a session of a committee interested in the appointment of a meat and dairy inspector for the county. It was called at 2 o’clock at the Chamber of Commerce and resulted in a decision to do everything possible to secure the services of such an inspector for this county.
From the front page of the New Bern Sun Journal, Nov. 28, 1922
Tobacco Growers to Settle Issues Dec. 6, 1922
Tobacco Growers to Meet. . . Meeting Be Held Dec. 6th. . . Kirkpatrick Receives a Letter From M.O. Wilson, Arranging a Meeting Here. . . Is Important One. . . Cash Payments and Other Matters Are to Be Brought Up for Discussion
A series of county meetings of the tobacco and cotton associations of Eastern North Carolina are being arranged, the purpose of these meetings being to present facts concerning the second cash advance, the sales of the association and other particulars of interest to all members.
The meeting for farmers of Craven county will be held at the court house on Wednesday, December 6, at 11 a.m.
C.C. Kirkpatrick, secretary of the Craven County Agricultural Committee, is in receipt of a letter from M.O. Wilson, secretary of the North Carolina Tobacco Growers’ Co-operative Association, in which the plans for meetings are outlined.
The letter being sent out to members in this section is as follows:
Nov. 27th, 1922
My Dear Fellow Member:
Your attention is called to a meeting of the members of the Tobacco Growers Co-operative Association of your county in the Court House at New Bern, Wednesday, December 6, at 11 a.m.
Your director and Mr. R.J. Works will be present to give you the facts about the second cash advance to be distributed before Christmas, about that progress, the operations, the sales of our Association; and to furnish you with all other available information about it that you may desire.
The Association is yours. Its success depends upon the loyal support and active aid of every member. Every member’s personal interest is affected by everything that affects the interest of his Association, organized and operated to serve his interest and that of every other member. Therefore, it is the duty of every member to himself and to every other member to attend the meetings, to participate in all of its activities, to contribute his part in advice, work and in every other way to its success and progress.
Come to this meeting and let us have a heart-to-heart talk, taking counsel together about our difficulties, our problems, our future plans and everything affecting the present and the future welfare of our association.
From the front page of the New Bern Sun Journal, Nov. 28, 1922
Brinson vs. Lucas Case to be Settled This Week, Nov. 28, 1922
Brinson Case Is Up in Court. . . Suit Involves Ownership of a Locomotive. Court to Wind Up Docket This Week
Superior court opened the second week of its November session here yesterday, Judge Brock presiding, and expects to wind up the docket by the end of this week.
Two divorce suits were brought up yesterday and disposed of. Today’s session was devoted to the case of Walter T. Brinson, trading as the Craven Foundry and Machine Company, vs. R.W. Lucas. The suit involves the ownership of a locomotive which Brinson sold to Lucas but regarding which there was a misunderstanding relative to payment. It is expected that the case will go to the jury this afternoon.
From the front page of the New Bern Sun Journal, Nov. 28, 1922
Overheard in New Bern, Nov. 28, 1922
Overheard. . .Expressions Heard Locally from Various Persons on Various Topics
As far as I can see, business conditions in New Bern appear to be better than in any other town which I have visited recently. I travel all over North Carolina and New Bern is one of the best towns I visit. –R.L. Cates, Raleigh
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There’s no harm in making money and there is nothing said in the scriptures against making money. The evil lies in making a wrongful and harmful use of the money we make. –Rev. W.A. Ayers in sermon Sunday morning.
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Unless Craven county decides at once whether she intends doing anything about tick eradication, the government will withdraw its aid and co-operation from this section. After that, it will be up to the county to wage its own fight. –Dr. C.C. Hunt
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Although we didn’t have any snow in New Bern this morning, I drove through a flurry of it while coming to town from my farm. The snow fell for only a short while but it was quite a flurry as long as it lasted. –W.J. Flanner
From the front page of the New Bern Sun Journal, Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 28, 1922
Lee Gibson's Hound Dog Saves Him From Bear, Nov. 28, 1922
Bear Killed a Cow and Chased Owner
Bryson City, N.C., Nov. 27—The prize bear story of the season comes from Ocona Lufty, this county, where Lee Gibson reports a narrow escape from a 30-pound bruin. Gibson lost a cow in the mountains, trailed her into the wilderness and came upon two cubs and an old bear feasting on the carcass of his cow. The mother-bear charged him but was intercepted by Gibson’s hound dog, who attacked the brer’s flanks and covered the hasty retreat of his master.
From the New Bern Sun Journal, Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 28, 1922
Sunday, November 27, 2022
J.H. Shuford Recalls Childhood Along Old Hop Creek, Nov. 27, 1922
Old Hop Creek
By J.H. Shuford
I wish to say something about Old Hop Creek. It has its origin near Baker’s Mountain where David Abernethy has a flour mill. It runs through the old farm of Jesse Killian and then through the farm of Jesse Hahn and runs through the farms of Humphrey Hoyle and Jacob Shuford, where it empties into Jacob’s Fork river.
In the days that are passed and gone I used to fish in this creek with a hook and line and pole. I was once fishing at the mouth of the creek and caught a large eel. Charles Hoyle and John Shuford were fishing with me at the same time. We boys of early life had much fun when we went up and down old Hp Creek. Some times at night we would wade the creek and gig fish and bullfrogs. These were pleasant days to the boys. I would like to lay the burdens of life aside and go back to old time happiness which we had along the banks of old Hop Creek. There was a b ridge across the creek on the old Shuford farm near the place where the creek finds its way into the river. On the south side of the creek near the farm of Humphrey Hoyle there was a meadow land. Here Ike and Dobb cut grass with a grass scythe. The hay was dried and put in a stock. Some of it was hauled to the barn in a wagon.
In those days the boys went bare footed. Some times a boy had a stonebruised foot. While going up and down the creek his feet were scratched and tanned. The sun would shine very hot on dog days when we went up and down old Hop Creek. Here we heard the birds sing and could see people cross the creek on the bridge on the Humphrey Hoyle farm. There was a long lane that lead to this bridge.
We school boys would travel this lane when going to school at old Snow Hill school house. Old Snow Hill school house was on the west side of the creek on a hill where he (we?) could look down on the botton land of Humphrey Hoyle which was along the creek. Uncle Abel Shuford owned the Humphrey Hoyle farm. He sold this farm and moved to Lenoir where he had a hotel. He had a mill on Hop Creek and dug a race where the water ran to the mill. Jesse Hahn lived on the creek. He was the first man in the community that operated a wooden mill where the juice was pressed from the cane. He was the first man to make molasses in the community from sugar can. We school boys played on his farm in an old field when we went to school at old Snow Hill school house.
From The Hickory Daily Record, Monday, Nov. 27, 1922
Walter Hawn of Hickory Rich in the Ways That Matter, Nov. 27, 1922
“You folks in town,” said Walter Hawn, as he propped is feet in front of a good fire at his home six miles south of Hickory Saturday night, “no doubt have more money than we fellows in the country, but I doubt if you get more pleasure out of life.”
Mr. Hawn has some large hogs fattening, a stable full of cows, a granary filled with corn, two automobiles, a good farm and a happy home. He expected to be coming to Hickory and joshing his friends for many, many years, and says he does not intend to rush his life away. That’s what we call the proper philosophy.
From the editorial page of The Hickory Daily Record, Monday, Nov. 27, 1922
Policeman Lloyd Lucas Kills Howard Jacobs, Nov. 27, 1922
Negro Killed by Wilson Policeman
By the Associated Press
Wilson, N.C., Nov. ??—Policeman Lloyd Lucas shot and killed Howard Jacobs, negro, last night at the store of Jack Wells in this city. The officer had been called to Wells’ store to quell a disturbance. The policeman claims that when he ordered Jacobs to hold up his hands, the negro made a move as if to draw a pistol. Lucas fired, killing the negro instantly. A coroner’s inquest held this afternoon exonerated Lucas.
From the front page of The Hickory Daily Record, Monday, Nov. 27, 1922. The newspaper said the story was from Nov. 82, which of course is impossible. That’s why I used ‘??’ for the date.
Why Cyclone Mack Decided to Stay in the Methodist Church, Nov. 27, 1922
Why “Cyclone Mack” Didn’t Join the Baptist Church
Rev. J.M. Fleming, a pastor in the Robeson association, sends us a long letter which he received from rev. B.J. McLendon, otherwise known as “Cyclone Mack.” As this paper made some stricktures on the Searchlight for saying that Cyclone Mack had joined the First Baptist church at Fort Worth, which the Cyclone denied, we deem it only fair to Dr. Norris to publish the following extracts from Mr. McLendon’s letter:
“I wish to say that the Searchlight was absolutely correct when it said that I was going to join the Baptist church, and if anybody is to blame, it is me and not J. Frank Norris. He is one of the best men I ever knew and would not make a false statement. The last night of my meeting in his great church I stood before a congregation of 6,000 or more people and told them that I was going to join that church just as soon as I could get Dr. W.F. Powell, pastor of the First Baptist church of Nashville, Tenn., to baptize me. When I came home I found so much opposition or not exactly opposition, either, my wife and children are members of the First Methodist church at Bennettsville, S.C., and all their friends are there, and I saw that if they changed churches it would be very reluctantly, and a separated family on church lines is a very serious problem.”
In view of the reasons that controlled Mr. McLendon, we think he acted wisely in remaining in the church of his first love.
From Charity and Children, as reprinted on page 5 of The Hickory Daily Record, Monday, Nov. 27, 1922.
Frye-Aderholdt Vows Exchanged at Lutheran Church, Nov. 27, 1922
Frye-Aderholdt
Lexington, Nov. 23—First Lutheran church here last night was the scene of a beautiful but simple wedding, when Miss Kathryn Aderholdt became the bride of Dr. Glenn Raymer Frye of Hickory. Rev. P. Game, pastor of the bride, officiated, using the ring ceremony of the Lutheran church.
The couple entered unattended and met the officiating minister. Following the ceremony, Dr. and Mrs. Frye boarded a train for Washington. Upon their return, they will be at home in Hickory.
Mrs. Frye is the attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M.L. Aderholdt of near this city and is a young woman of grace and culture. She is a graduate of Lenoir college, Hickory, and for several years has engaged in teaching. She formerly lived near Hickory and has many friends in the city where she will make her home.
Dr. Frye is the son of Mrs. E.D. Frye of Statesville. He is also a graduate of Lenoir college, Hickory, and of the Jefferson Medical college, Philadelphia. He is now assistant surgeon of the Richard Baker Hospital at Hickory.
Out-of-town guests here for the wedding included Mr. and Mrs. Hal Frye, Miss Bertha Cline and Mrs. ?.W. Summers of Statesville; Misses Delia and Victoria Byerly of Cooleemee; Rev. and Mrs. O.W. Aderholdt and family of Statesville; Mr. and Mrs. Junius Aderholdt of Kings Mountain; Mr. Cephas Lippard of Hickory; Miss Beulah Nor?ent of High Point; Miss Lila Bertz of Statesville; Messrs. Ralph and ?.D. Morrison of Harrisburg, and Dr. and Mrs. W.P. Speas of Hickory.
From the social and personal page of The Hickory Daily Record, Monday, Nov. 27, 1922
Cotton Gin, Sawmill of Banks Hewitt Burned, Nov. 27, 1922
Fire at Conover
Fire Friday afternoon destroyed the cotton gin and sawmill of Banks Hewitt at Conover, entailing a loss of $10,000, with no insurance. About 25 bales of cotton were burned. Lack of water prevented effective fighting of the fire.
From the front page of The Hickory Daily Record, Monday, Nov. 27, 1922
Fire in Lutz' Coal Receptacle Quickly Extinguished, Nov. 27, 1922
Fire Causes Scare in Upstairs Room
Fire which apparently started in a wooden box used as a coal receptacle in the room of Mr. Albert Lutz over the Lutz Drug store created uneasiness about 11 o’clock today before the firemen discovered it and put out the blaze. The damage was small.
A high wind would have caused the fire, had it attained any headway, difficult to handle, but fortunately this tiny blaze was discovered in time. Drs. T.C. Blackburn and R.H. Rowe, who have offices over the drug store, discovered the smoke about the same time and investigated. It was found that the fire had burned through the wall into the hall. It was burning slowly and the firemen, using both chemicals and water, soon had it out.
The wooden box which contained coal and paper was thrown out the window. The papers were on fire.
Water leaked through the floor to the rear end of the drug store, but the damage was small.
From the front page of The Hickory Daily Record, Monday, Nov. 27, 1922
Ezra Hunsucker, 27, Dies of Tuberculosis, Nov. 27, 1922
Funeral Tomorrow of Ezra Hunsucker
The funeral of Mr. Ezra Augustus Hunsucker, whose death occurred at Pasadena, Ca., November 20, will be held from St. John’s Reformed church, near Conover, tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock. Rev. Walter W. Rove will conduct the service.
The body arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Hunsucker, his parents, in Conover last night.
Mr. Hunsucker was born March 8, 1895, and was 27 years of age. He graduated at Lenoir College in 1916 And was principal of the North school, Hickory, the following year. He volunteered for war service and was sent overseas, where he did his part in the war.
Discharged in 1919, he entered Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, in the fall of 1919, and gave up his studies in March, 1920, because of failing health. Mr. Hunsucker took treatment in western North Carolina and later went to Pasadena. He is survived by his parents, two brothers, three sisters, and his grandmother, Mrs. Noah Rowe of Conover.
Mr. Hunsucker, who joined the Reformed church at an early age, developed into a splendid young man. He was handsome and honorable and was a fine athlete. As a baseball player at Lenoir College he made a big reputation as a batter. In Hickory, where he taught for a year prior to the war, Mr. Hunsucker was popular with the pupils and had a bright future before him when tuberculosis, which he probably contracted overseas, cut is life short.
From the front page of The Hickory Daily Record, Monday, Nov. 27, 1922
Saturday, November 26, 2022
Dr. Betty Rowe Joins Dr. Elliott's Chiropractic Office, Nov. 26, 1922
Woman Chiropractor Will Practice Here
Wilmington now has a woman chiropractor, Dr. Betty Rowe, a graduate of the Palmer school, having become associated with Dr. G.C. Elliott here. Dr. Rowe has made a special study of the child’s vertebra and will practice as a specialist in baby diseases. Increase practice has demanded a woman assistant for Dr. Elliott.
A number of improvements will be made in the offices in the Murchison building.
From page 2 of The Wilmington Morning Star, Sunday, Nov. 26, 1922
Burch Elected Councellor of Junior Order, Nov. 26, 1922
Junior Order Council Elects New Officers
Officers for the ensuing year have been elected by George Washington council, Junior Order United American Mechanics, as follows:
J.B. Jones, junior past councillor; S.S. Burch, councillor; C.H. Bush, vice councillor; H.W. Hewlett, recording secretary; W.H. Hancammon, assistant recording secretary; Thomas Hill, treasurer; L.D. Brown, chaplain; E.R. Croom, conductor; B.F. Penny, warden; D.E. Barton, inside sentinel; A.L. Brown, outside sentinel; trustees, F.A. Lord, R.H. Everett, J.A. McNorton; Junior Order corporation, J.A. McNorton, F.A. Lord, H.W. Hewlett.
H.W. Helwett was awarded the degree of past councillor, he having served as recording secretary for four years.
Edward Registers, who leaves this week to make his home in Richmond, was presented with a token of appreciation for his long service with the council.
From page 2 of The Wilmington Morning Star, Sunday, Nov. 26, 1922
Pyle, Cridlin, Bradshaw Out on Bond, Nov. 26, 1922
Rocky Mount Strikers Released Under Bail
Rocky Mount, Nov. 25—C.E. Pyle, J.H. Cridlin and Curtis Bradshaw, arrested today on charges of responsibility for the explosion of a bomb under the residence of D.T. Taylor, non-union employe of the Atlantic Coast Line shops here, on October 14, were released on bail tonight.
Pile, a striking machinist and secretary of the local machinists’ union, was released under bond of $7,500, while bond of $5,000 was required for Cridlin, a striking machinist, and for Bradshaw, an alleged strike sympathizer.
From the front page of The Wilmington Morning Star, Sunday, Nov. 26, 1922
Carolina Power, Yadkin River Power, Palmetto Power Companies to Suspend Power Service One Day Each Week, Nov. 26, 1922
Power Companies Suspend Service One Day a Week
The Carolina Power Company, the Yadkin River Power Company and the Palmetto Power Company will suspend power service one day each week beginning Monday, it was announced today by officials of the power companies group.
From the front page of The Wilmington Morning Star, Sunday, Nov. 26, 1922
W.C. Faries Sentenced to Electric Chair, Nov. 26, 1922
W.C. Faries, Alleged Slayer of Four, Is Sentenced to Death. . . Is Unmoved by Death Sentence; Cole Blease, His Counsel, Asks for New Trial
York, S.C., Nov. 25—William C. Faries, 60 years old, will die in the electric chair on December 29 for the slaying of Newton Taylor, aged 15, unless the higher court or the governor interferes. Date for his execution was fixed late today by Judge J.E. Peurifoy in court of general sessions after a jury earlier had found him guilty of murder.
A motion for a new trial was overruled.
Fairies went on trial yesterday morning in the first of four charges of murder against him, growing out of the fatal wounding September 6 of four members of the family of James M. Taylor at Clover. Both sides closed their case this morning and at 1:38 o’clock this afternoon the case was given to the jury. At 3:16 o’clock the jury announced it had reached a verdict and three minutes later the verdict was announced.
Faries at no time during the trial showed any trace of emotion. He received the verdict condemning him to death in the electric chair stoically.
An hour after the verdict was read, former Governor Cole L. Blease and Thomas McDow, council for Fairies, made a motion for a new trial and it was overruled.
The judge then called Faries before the bench and pronounced sentence. Standing erect and holding his black slouch hat in his hand, Faries for 11 minutes stood before the judge while sentence was pronounced.
Sentencing of Faries concludes on of the most notable cases of recent years in South Carolina. It all grew out of a children’s quarrel in the little cotton mill village of Clover. The children of James M. Taylor and those of Faries quarreled. There were several quarrels and finally the adult members of the families became involved, although never reaching the point of violence. Finally, on September 6, little John Faries, son of William, told his father that a member of the Taylor family had struck him with a stone. This, according to Faries own story on the witness stand, so provoked the elderly man that he could not stand the quarrels any longer, and getting his gun he started shooting members of the Taylor family. He said he really did not know what he was doing. Six members of the Taylor family were wounded when the smoke cleared away. Four, Newton, Lila and Fred Taylor, and Claude Johnson, their grown cousin, died.
From the front page of The Wilmington Morning Star, Sunday, Nov. 26, 1922
Friday, November 25, 2022
Winston-Salem Sketches: John L. Gilmer, Nov. 25, 1922
Coming to Winston-Salem from Guilford county at the age of 2 years, with his parents Mr. John L. Gilmer has resided in the city ever since. His parents, Capt. John Eli Gilmer and Mrs. Laura Lash Gilmer, the former native of Guilford and the latter of Stokes, adopted Winston as their home in 1874, the year the railroad came here from Greensboro.
Mr. John L. Gilmer grew up with Winston-Salem. After graduation from high school, he attended the University of North Carolina, later taking a position with the wholesale and retail mercantile business of his father. In 1893, Mr. Gilmer became a member of the firm organized at that time under the name of the Gilmer-Marler Company. He remained with the business when in 1898 the firm name was changed to Gilmer Brothers Company. In 1920, the firm of Gilmer Brothers Company was absorbed by the present firm of Gilmers’ Inc., and Mr. Gilmer became the active manager of the concern. In November, 1921, he resigned the management, but is still a stockholder in the company.
Mr. Gilmer is now devoting his entire time to the business of the Motor Company, which was established in 1909 in a very small way. Starting in a garage building 25X100 feet, on Main street, the business has grown to the point where it occupies the Universal building, corner of Third and Liberty streets, a seven-story concrete structure, which is considered one of the best garage buildings between Washington and Atlanta.
There is perhaps no citizen of Winston-Salem who has deeper interest in the civic and business life of the city than Mr. Gilmer. He is always ready to respond in any way in which he is able to promote the best interests of the community. As chairman of the highway council of the Chamber of Commerce, he has had much to do with the promotion of good road movements in this section.
Mr. Gilmer is an active member of the Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, the Forsyth Country Club, the Twin-City Club, and has served these organization sin various capacities. He is always ready to champion any movement undertaken by the clubs and other bodies, of which he is a member, when the uplift and betterment of the city are the chief concern.
Mr. Gilmer is chairman of the local committee co-operating with High Point citizens in making plans for the celebration of the opening of the new concrete highway connecting this city with High Point, which celebration will be held on December 5th.
From the front page of the Twin City Sentinel, Winston-Salem, N.C., Nov. 25, 1922
Herman Shaw Returns from the Dead; Asks Court to Declare Him Alive, Nov. 25, 1921
Asks Court to Rule Dead Man As Alive. . . Unusual Proceedings in Charlotte Today; Wad Declared Dead by Court Year Ago
Charlotte, Nov. 25—Herman D. Shaw, who has returned to his home here after years of wandering to find himself legally dead, had an array of counsel in court here today to argue for removal of the decree in order that he might come into possession of a legacy constituting several valuable city lots here left by his father.
The decree declaring him deceased was entered a year ago on presentation of his brother, L.M. Shaw, to be held in trust for him. According to the attorneys, Shaw lost trace of his relatives while serving in the Marine corps, and last heard of his mother in 1911, in Philadelphia.
The legal action by which Shaw was declared dead was brought by his brother after efforts to locate him, following the death of their father in 1916, had failed.
From the front page of the Twin City Sentinel, Winston-Salem, N.C., Nov. 25, 1922
Pyle, Cridlin, Bradshaw Charged in Bomb Plot, Nov. 25, 1922
Arrests Made in Bomb Plot at Rocky Mount, N.C.
Rocky Mount, Nov. 25—C.E. Pyle Jr., a striking machinist and secretary-treasurer of the local machiniest’ union, who has been in charge of the strike fund here; J.P. Cridlin, another striker, and Curtis Bradshaw, have been arrested on charges of being responsible for the explosion of a bomb under the residence of D.T. Taylor on October 14.
Pyle’s bond was assessed at $7,500 and Cridlin and Bradshaw at $5,000 each. W.B. Jones, an employee in the Atlantic Coast Line shops, was thrown from his bed by the force of the explosion, but was not injured. Other explosions have occurred recently in Rocky Mount and a reward of $5,000 for evidence sufficient to convict guilty parties has been offered by the city.
The men had not made bond as of noon today. The police declined to divulge the information upon which they made the arrests.
From the front page of the Twin City Sentinel, Winston-Salem, N.C., Nov. 25, 1922
Funeral Services for "Uncle Sam" Thomas, Nov. 25, 1922
Funeral Services for “Uncle Sam” Thomas
The funeral service for “Uncle Sam” Thomas, who passed away early Thursday morning, was conducted from Burkhead Methodist church, of which the deceased was a charter member, at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon by the pastor, Rev. J.S. Hiatt, assisted by Rev. E.E. Williamson and Rev. L.G. Luckenbach. There was a large attendance of relatives and sympathizing friends. The beautiful floral offerings attested the high esteem in which the deceased was held.
Rev. J.S. Hyatt paid a beautiful but deserved tribute to the life of this good man, declaring that so far as known, he lived and died without knowing the meaning of enmity. He had no enemies—everybody who knew him loved “Uncle Sam.” He lived the simple life—the kind that was an inspiration to those hwo came in contact with him.
The choir sang beautifully and tenderly Uncle Sam’s favorite hymn, “Abide With Me.” Selections were also rendered by Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Stith and a quartette composed of Messrs. A.B. Newsom, J.M. Ketchie, J.M. and P.H. Futrell.
Following the service at the church, the remains were conveyed to the Salem cemetery where they were laid to rest in the family plot, beside the wife who died five years ago.
Mr. Thomas is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Burton Byerly, with whom he had lived since the death of his wife, and five grand children.
From page 12 of the Twin City Sentinel, Winston-Salem, N.C., Nov. 25, 1922
Four Big Fires Sweeping Western North Carolina Mountains, Nov. 25, 1922
Four Big Fires Sweeping Western Carolina Mountains Today. . .Forest Fires in N.C. Mountains Fast Spreading. . . Hundred of Men Are Fighting Them But so Far They Have Made Little Headway. . . Three in Pisgah Forest. . . Damage Is Very Heavy; Principal Fire Is On Fork River Ridge and No Less Than 500 Men Are Fighting It; Winds High and Flames Sweep Across Barriers
Asheville, Nov. 25—Four serious forest fires, three upon lands of the national forest preserve, were raging practically unchecked in this section today. It is estimated that fully 3,000 acres have already been burned over with a heavy loss no only to the lumber standing and cut, but to saw mills and lumber that have been enveloped by the flames.
A lumber mill in Graham county, at the head of Snowbird creek belonging to the A.T. Daisey Lumber Company, was entirely destroyed by fire last night, entailing a loss of $9,000. Insurance on the mill lapsed last month, according to the report of Gibbard Smith, forest warden.
Fires on the Pisgah forest preserve on the headwaters of the Davidson river had covered 1,000 acres this morning and a force of nearly 509 men were battling with the flames.
The principal fire of this section is on Fork River ridge. The Carr Lumber company of Pisgah Forest station shut down yesterday and placed their entire force of 200 men fighting the fire, which had crossed the Pisgah ridge from the vicinity of Suncrest lumber camp, which has been burned out. Trestles and skidders belong to the company were destroyed.
A heavy wind, which prevailed last night and today with low humidity, rendered the work of the fire fighters more difficult. It was believed the fire would be brought under control by nightfall, but this hope proved futile as the wind increased its intensity, carrying fire brands and fanning flams across the fire trenches.
Two fires were out of control in McDowell county, one on Jarrett’s creek and the other on the headwaters of Mills creek. Information from the former today was that the fire had reached the head of the creek and was spreading before the wind.
From the front page of the Twin City Sentinel, Winston-Salem, N.C., Nov. 25, 1922
Thursday, November 24, 2022
New Shade Trees Needed on Pennsylvania Avenue, Nov. 24, 1922
A Sorry Sight
The removal of the large shade trees on Pennsylvania avenue between Broad and Bennetts street has been anything but an improvement to the appearance of that thoroufare. A view of this block from the corner of Eddy’s Studio gives you a shock like meeting an old friend who has just had his head shaved. If the old trees had to be removed, let us at least replace them with new young trees, preferably Maples. Try to imagine this desert-like block on a hot summer day; the very thought of it is appalling. Our shade trees are the crowning beauty of our town. The bleak and barren appearance of a street without shade trees is a disheartening sight to the most optimistic person in the world; so let us have shade trees planted on this desolate block that just a present looks like the back street in a Colorado mining town.
From the front page of the Sandhill Citizen, Southern Pines, N.C., Friday, Nov. 24, 1922
Phone Service to Improve, Promises Mr. Leavitt, Nov. 24, 1922
Improved Telephone Service
The local Telephone Company is planning extensive improvements in Southern Pines. All congested lines are being converted into cable as rapidly as possible. On Pennsylvania avenue where the removal of the shade trees has completely demolished the telephone lines on that street, the open circuits will be replaced by cable. This will necessitate some delay in replacing this line on account of slow freight movements which seems to hold up everything that is used in construction work. Mr. Leavitt assures the Citizen that as soon as this new cable is received it will be promptly placed and service resumed. The use of cables instead of open circuits will give better service and improve the looks of our street to a marked degree. Anything that will improve our phone service will be hailed with delight by the residents of Southern Pines and Aberdeen.
From the front page of the Sandhill Citizen, Southern Pines, N.C., Friday, Nov. 24, 1922
Governor's Thanksgiving Proclamation, 1922
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
After Third Fatal Shooting, Notorious Wiggins Oyster Roast Will Close, Nov. 22, 1922
Notorious Resort at Masonboro Sound Will Close Its Doors. . . Wiggins Oyster Roast, Scene of Four Shootings, to Suspend Its Operations
Wiggins’ oyster roast establishment, near Masonboro sound, a negro resort to which the sheriff has traced four fatal shootings, will be closed.
The proprietor informed Sheriff George C. Jackson yesterday afternoon that he would close the place following a warning from the sheriff that an indictment would follow the continuance of the resort, which has been reported as a nuisance by residents of the section.
It was at Wiggins’ place that Dallas Ripley was shot to death two weeks ago by William McClammy, for which offense McClammy was last week sentenced to serve three years in prison.
Following this shooting, white residents of the neighborhood lodged a protest with county officials, contending that the further operation of this resort would constitute a serious menace to the welfare of the neighborhood.
Sheriff Jackson paid a call to Wiggins yesterday afternoon, shortly after his return from Raleigh, and told the negro that while he could not order him to close the place, he would take legal action if he persisted in remaining open.
Wiggins assured the county official he would close his place.
According to the records of the Sheriff, Wiggins’ place has become a rendezvous for the more lawlessly inclined among the negro population and a very carless regard for human life has been manifested. The killing of Ripley followed the heels of three other shooting affairs, all of which have terminated fatally.
From page 3 of the Wilmington Morning Star, Nov. 22, 1922
John Lewis, 4, Run Over Second Time, Nov. 22, 1922
Run Down Twice by Auto, Still Unhurt. . . Small Child Has Remarkable Escapes
Lumberton, Nov. 21—John Lewis, 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. G.H. Lewis of Lumberton, has had the experience of being run over by a Ford car twice during the last few months and escaped both times without serious injury. Only a few months ago he was run down on the principal street of the town and Saturday he was run down by another in front of his home. While it is said the wheels of the car which struck his Saturday passed over his body, no bones were broken and he was able to leave the hospital today.
From page 3 of the Wilmington Morning Star, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 1922
Jim Williams in Jail, Awaiting Appeal to Supreme Court, Nov. 22, 1922
Williams in Prison Awaiting His Appeal. . . Convicted Negro Assailant Delivered in Raleigh
Jim Williams, negro, convicted of a criminal assault, is now in the state penitentiary at Raleigh pending the result of his appeal to the supreme court, following his conviction in recorder’s court here last week.
Judge Connor sentenced Williams to die in the chair December 15, but his appeal to the supreme court automatically stays this sentence for the time being.
Williams and W.L. Atkinson, white, who was sentenced to two years for killing Isaac Carroll, negro, was carried to Raleigh by Sheriff Jackson Monday.
The sheriff returned from the capital yesterday.
From page 3 of the Wilmington Morning Star, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 1922
Pompey Pridgen, Mary Samuels Given 12 Months on Roads, Nov. 22, 1922
Alleged Drug Handlers Given Year on Roads
Pompey Pridgen and Mary Samuels, negroes, were yesterday sentenced to 12 months each on the county roads, following their conviction before recorder George Harriss on charges of having cocaine in their possession.
Pridgen noted an appeal to superior court and bond was fixed at $500.
This is the cocaine case in which information given the police by Herman Wilson, following his conviction for murder, and for which Wilson was left here in order to testify.
From page 3 of the Wilmington Morning Star, Nov. 22, 1922
J.M. Sessoms Says Gypsy Hypnotized and Stole Money Him, Nov. 22, 1922
J.M. Sessoms, who operates a store in the outskirts of Lumberton, was recently relieved of $13 by a Gypsie fortune teller. According to Mr. Sessoms’s report to the officers, the woman hypnotized him and led him to his cash drawer. When he “came to himself,” he missed the money and called police headquarters. All of a band of Gypsies were “rounded up” by the officers and the money recovered. The Gypsies were then ordered to move on and they did.
From page 3 of the Wilmington Morning Star, Nov. 22, 1922
'City of Baltimore' Carrying Sheep to Bahama, Nov. 22, 1922
Colman to Ship Sheep on Board the Baltimore
Capt. Arthur Coleman’s next cargo will be of mutton and will hail from Brunswick county, with the Bahama Islands as the port of discharge, it was learned yesterday, when it became known that the late skipper of the Message of Peace will load his newly purchased schooner, City of Baltimore with sheep within the next two weeks.
Sheep are said to be in great demand in Bahama, and bring good prices, while in Brunswick they are comparatively cheap.
Capt. Colman will probably sail as soon as necessary arrangement can be made after he has received the official bill of sale for the City of Baltimore, which he recently purchased at auction.
From page 3 of the Wilmington Morning Star, Nov. 22, 1922. Captain’s last name was spelled Colman in headline and Coleman and Colman in the story.
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Witnesses Unable to Identify Robed, Masked Mob that Flogged P.A. Cannady, Nov. 22, 1922
Witnesses Are Unable to Identify Robed and Masked Harnett Mobs
Lillington, Nov. 21—Not one of a score of witnesses examined by Judge Oliver H. Allen in Harnett county superior court today in John Doe proceedings, could throw any light on the personnel of masked and robed groups of men who, it is alleged, have committed a number of outrages against Harnett citizens in the last few weeks.
The investigation was started by the sheriff Monday following alleged threats from members of the mased mobs against Manly Thornton for the flogging of whom Walter West and Leonard Dowjn, well known young farmers of Anderson Creek, have been arrested. Solicitor Walter Siler conducted the inquiry before Judge Allen.
P.A. Cannady, a leading farmer in Anderson Creek community, testified that 19 automobiles loaded with a hundred or more men garbed in white regalia gathered at his home at 5 o’clock Sunday afternoon and went from there to the home of Bob Gainey, across Lower Little river, and flogged him so severely that it was necessary for him to go to a hospital.
Cannady, who is a leader in school work in the community, testified that he was utterly surprised when the masked men gathered at his house. He did not know them, he did not know whence they came, he said. He stated that he begged the men to go away, fearing that the horses of some guests would become frightened at the regalia.
Both Walter West and Leonard Down were examined but neither could furnish the court any information. Virtually all witnesses agreed that bootlegging on a large scale was rampant in that section of the county.
At the end of the hearing Judge Allen delivered an appeal for the enforcement of the prohibition law. He urged the formation of law enforcement leagues, but he condemned the use of masks for such purposes.
From page 2 of the Wilmington Morning Star, Nov. 22, 1922
Marie Mosely, 8, Burned to Death, Nov. 22, 1922
Eight Year Old Girl Burned to Death Here
Marie Mosely, eight-year-old negro girl, was burned to death yesterday when her clothes became ignited from a stove in her home, 601 Nixon street. She died a few minutes after the accident.
According to reports of the affair, the child was playing about the stove when her clothes became ignited, spreading with such rapidity she was fatally burned before the blaze could be extinguished.
From page 2 of the Wilmington Morning Star, Nov. 22, 1922
Ketonen to Tackle Fritz Hanson Tonight, Nov. 22, 1922
Ketonen to Tackle Fritz Hanson Tonight
Ketonen, probably the greatest little wrestler in the world, and who stands undefeated in Wilmington with the exception of a one fall match he lost to Joe Turner here three years ago, will oppose Hanson on the Academy mat tonight in what promises to be the best wrestling match of the year.
It is doubtful if the spectacular will be present, but the bout will be replete with inside wrestling since both men are finished artists and know everything to be known.
Hanson has never defeated Ketonen. He figures that his best chance is tonight and will go to the canvas with that determination. One thing is assured. No matter who wins, the crowd is going to see a real bout. No good wrestling fan will remain away.
From page 3 of the Wilmington Morning Star, Nov. 22, 1922
Two Arrested, Suspected of Being Oscar Melvin, Nov., 22, 1922
Two Negroes Arrested for Shooting Officer
Wilson, Nov. 21—Two negroes have been arrested, suspected of being Oscar Melvin who shot Police Officer Jack W. Sykes to death on the morning of the 20th, one at Black Creek, who filled the description of Melvin—another is being held at Calypso, near Goldsboro. The reward has been increased to $1,300, so it is stated.
From page 2 of the Wilmington Morning Star, Nov. 22, 1922
Scheme to Scam Soldiers, Employees at Kenilworth Hospital, Nov. 22, 1922
Uncover Alleged Scheme to Hood-Wink Soldiers
Asheville, Nov. 21—A plan whereby certain persons obtained money from officers, patients and nurses at Kenilworth hospital on guarantees to repay with 10 per cent interest per month, and then loaned the money in similar sums to attendants, negro assistants at a greater rate of interest, was disclosed today, when those fearing losses, as the hospital is being closed, began to talk.
From page 2 of the Wilmington Morning Star, Nov. 22, 1922
$15,000 Fence for Mrs. Wise's Market Street Home, Nov. 22, 1922
Mrs. Wise to Build New $15,000 Fence
A permit has been issued to R.R. Brady, contractor, to erect a fence on the property of Mrs. J.K. Wise, 1713 Market street, to cost in the neighborhood of $15,000.
The fence will be of pressed brick with granite trimmings.
According to building inspector’s figures, this is the most costly fence ever erected in Wilmington.
From page 2 of the Wilmington Morning Star, Nov. 22, 1922
Monday, November 21, 2022
Planters Warehouse Destroyed, Houses Damaged by Fire, Nov. 21, 1922
Warehouse Burns, Houses Damaged. . . Origin of the Fire Is Unknown, Was Discovered While Sales Were Going On
While tobacco sales were going on this morning at 1);30 o’clock at the Planters warehouse, located on Mulberry street, smoke was seen escaping from the basement and in an incredible brief time the entire building was in flames and made the fiercest fire Goldsboro has witnessed in many a day.
The origin of the fire could not be determined but where once stood the Planters warehouse there is nothing left but a vacant smoldering space and many thousand pounds of tobacco have gone up in smoke.
The homes of Messrs. G.W. and E.R. Brown across the street, owned by Messrs. H. Weil and Bros., were damaged, as were the home of Father A.R. Freeman, A.R. Morgan, E.E. Taylor and Leslie Davis, all were slightly damaged, the extent of which is not great.
Located in the rear of the warehouse was a brick building in which was stored some 450 bales of cotton that belonged to different parties. This was covered by insurance, but it is not known how much will be saved, or what the exact loss will be.
Under many difficulties the fire department handled the situation unusually well. At one time a line of hose was laid and when the water was turned on the force was so great a section of the hose burst, causing a delay, while another stream of water to go in every direction and dealing a heavy ducking to a crowd of people that stood by witnessing the fire.
The Planters warehouse, for a number of years had been in charge of Mr. D.R. Currin and was the only open sales tobacco warehouse in the city. Another firm who lost heavily in the fire this morning was W.P. Taylor & Co., who handles tobacco in connection with T.B. Jenkins Co. of Warsaw.
Until a few days ago the Taylor Company had occupied the old North (lines obscured) had moved to the Planters and was able to save not more than half of the tobacco they had bought.
In his rush to save something our young friend, Bill Taylor, as he is better known, tried to jump too many fences, and as the result is minus a part of his clothing. Bill took it all good naturedly and was glad to get away without further mishap.
While this fire was at its height another alarm came from Beech street, the damage of which was slight.
The loss by this fire in the aggregate is estimated at between $60,000 and $75,000, with the actual loss probably covered by insurance.
From the front page of the Goldsboro Daily Argus, Nov. 21, 1922
S.F. Teague Suffers Minor Injury in Auto Crash, Nov. 21, 1922
An Auto Collision. . . Mr. S.F. Teague Suffers Slight Injury to Hand
During the wide spread excitement on the streets today incident to the fire, Mr. S.F. Teague and a Mr. Page, each driving alone in their automobiles, collided at the corner of William Street and Park Avenue and both cars were considerably damaged, and in the sudden crash Mr. Teague suffered the fracture of two bones in his left hand which will put it out of commission for a while.
We are all glad that no more damage resulted.
From the front page of the Goldsboro Daily Argus, Nov. 21, 1922
State News Briefs from Daily Free Press, Nov. 21, 1922
State News
No Hope For Craig
Asheville, Nov. 21—Hope for the recovery of former Governor Locke Craig has been abandoned, according to announcement made by his physicians today. The family has been called. His health has steadily declined since he left the governor’s chair in 1917.
Fire Does Big Damage at Goldsboro
Goldsboro, Nov. 21—Fire originating in the basement of the Planters Warehouse, owned by D.F. Currin, at Goldsboro about 10:30 Tuesday morning; just as the sales for the day were closing, destroyed the warehouse, gutted a storage house in the rear containing about 300 bales of cotton belonging to the cooperative association, totally destroying two residences nearby and damaged by heat the Catholic rectory. At 2 o’clock the flames were practically subdued.
Reward for Slayer
Wilson, Nov. 21—A reward of $900 has been offered for Oscar Melvin, negro, who yesterday shot and killed Policeman Jack Sykes here.
Safes Cracked
Wilson, Nov. 21—Safeblowers who cracked two safes in the office of an ice company here got only $75.
From the front page of The Daily Free Press, Kinston, N.C., Nov. 21, 1922
Miss Stembridge's Students Show Needlework Skills, Nov. 21, 1922
High School Pupils Show Fine Progress in Domestic Science
Under the direction of Miss Claire Stembridge at the High School Tuesday morning, a display of the needlework of the 10th and 11th grades was made for the benefit of the pupils and parents, and reflected great credit upon the ability of the girls and the effectiveness of the teaching methods in the department of domestic arts. Miss Stembridge is a graduate of Georgia State College, and the good results of her work here were manifested at the exhibition when the pupils in the 11th grade gave demonstrations of the garments they had made since September 15th. A striking feature of the affair was the fact that as far as possible the girls had made the apparel from old garments, rather than purchasing new materials. The pupils of the 11th grade were attired in the creations of this own handicraft, which included sports, street, afternoon and evening costumes, with hats to match. Members of the class were Misses Jessie Askew, Helen Adler, Johnnie Byrd, Reba Collins, Elizabeth Dunn, Lulie Fitts, Ruth Falkner, Ruth Grady, Minnie Goodman, Annie Horton, Louisa Joyner, Mary Langston, Adelaide Randolph, Ellen Rouse, Mab Stroud and Mary Taylor.
The display of the 10th grade girls consisted of cotton washable dresses with hat to match, outdoor costume and party dresses. Comprising this class are: Misses Lois Brown, Mary Faulkner, Elise Gray, Helen Haskins, Zullemme Johnson, Alice Jennet, Katie Moseley, Louise Paschal, Grace Rouse, Lucy Tyndall, Louise Tyndall, Emmaline Taylor, Marie Williams, Lela Wooten and Lillian Savage.
Needlework is one section of the Department of Domestic Arts and these pupils at the end of the semester in January will alternate and study cooking, with the cooking class taking up sewing.
Following the sewing exhibitions Tuesday morning the pupils of the eighth and ninth grades prepared and served a luncheon for the visitors.
From the front page of The Daily Free Press, Kinston, N.C., Nov. 21, 1922
While Kinston Could Extend Fire Coverage in County, It Probably Won't, Nov. 21, 1922
Could be Done But No Present Notion Doing It; Rather Odd Idea
Municipal and county officials here have heard with interest discussions of fire protection for rural residents on roads leading out of this city, but with little prospect of such a policy being adopted in the near future. The Free Press first presented the idea. The city would find it difficult to understand how it could benefit from any agreement on the subject.
Rural fire protection has followed the builder of good roads in a few parts of the country, it was stated today. Municipal departments respond generously to telephone calls from rural communities where water supplies are to be had. It has been suggested here that the perfect roads leading in every direction from Kinston, together with the frequency of creek tributary to Neuse and Moccasin rivers, would make fire protection for rural property within a radius of 10 or 12 miles entirely practicable. Motor fire engines capable of making a 10-mile run almost in as many minutes are available.
City officials pointed out that the local department had always assisted outlying property-owners confronted with fire losses when it could, but an agreement to answer calls miles away would not be entered into without mature deliberation, they indicated.
From the front page of The Daily Free Press, Kinston, N.C., Nov. 21, 1922
Rev. C.K. Proctor Appointed to Queen Street Methodist Church, Nov. 21, 1922
In the appointment by the North Carolina Methodist Conference of Rev. C.K. Proctor to the pastorate of Queen Street Methodist Church here this progressive congregation has been fortunate. Mr. Proctor is a native North Carolinian, having been reared in Durham County. He graduated from Trinity College in 1908, and later took up post-graduate work at Vanderbilt University, Union Theological Seminary, New York City, and Columbia University. Mr. Proctor has successfully served pulpits in Oklahoma and at Selma and at the Central Methodist Church, Raleigh. He is a Mason, Knight Templar and Shriner. The new pastor is married and has two children, a pair of boys, aged respectively nine and two years, and is blessed with a splendid helpmeet in his wife, who was Miss Mattie Culpepper of Wilson, and a graduate of Meredith College.
In a letter to an official of Queen Street Church, E.H. Moser, prominent churchman of Raleigh, has the following to say of the Rev. Mr. Proctor:
“I have noticed the appointment in the paper of Rev. C.K. Proctor to Queen Street Methodist Church of your city. You have, in my opinion, one of the ablest, most fearless and all-round best preachers of the conference. Mr. Proctor is a mixer, a leader, a good organizer, a student of human nature and affairs. With him as your pastor, the good work in Kinston ought to move forward rapidly. Your congregation should be congratulated. You are fortunate.”
Rev. Mr. Proctor will shortly assume his duties in Kinston, and will succeed Rev. Charles L. Read, who has just concluded a successful pastorate here, and who will shortly assume his new duties as pastor of a Goldsboro church.
From the front page of The Daily Free Press, Kinston, N.C., Nov. 21, 1922
Sunday, November 20, 2022
Pasquotank's First Crop of Spinach on Way to New York, Nov. 21, 1922
Three Cars Spinach First to Leave Here. . . Pasquotank’s First Crop of Spinach Did Well; Climate and Soil Ideal; Big Crops Everywhere
Three carloads of spinach, the first to be shipped from Pasquotank County, were shipped out of Elizabeth City last week from the farm of W.A. Brock of this city. The first carload was shipped Thursday and the others followed on Friday and Saturday.
Mr. Brock planted 25 acres in spinach this summer. In spite of a bad stand, he is expecting a yield of 200 barrels to the acre. The 25 yield acres should yield 5,000 barrels, or a carload to the acre. He says the quality of the crop is good and there is no doubt that it can be successfully grown in this county. And he is now making preparations to plant 20 acres more.
Mr. Brock says he will not make any money on this first crop, because prices are down to $1.25 a barrell in New York City. It is costing him 30 cents for the package, 45 cents for freight and 10 cents for cutting, to get it to the market. And spinach must be shipped in refrigerator cars, or be packed on ice to insure good delivery on the market, so that it will retain its crispness, and freshness, for the brittleness of spinach makes it more marketable.
There are two reasons why the market is poor this year, states Mr. Brock. One is that there has been an abnormally high production of spinach in this country, especially in tidewater Virginia. And the other is an unusually large production of cabbage, which is flooding the market and selling at a ridiculously low price. Mr. Brock is going to keep on raising spinach. It does well in the soil and climate of this section, and is a profitable crop ordinarily. This happens to be an off year. And spinach is a good thing with which to diversify. May peas and potatoes have already been staple crops in this section for a long time, the farmers having begun to learn that it doesn’t pay to put all the eggs in one basket. It is expected that the spinach market will be better in the winter, after other crops have been cleaned up. Virginia has been making food on spinach for the last few years.
Spinach grows in all weather, but a great deal of care is necessary in its cultivation. The seed sells at a good figure, about 50 cents a pound, and a hundred pounds will plant about four acres.
From the front page of The Independent, Elizabeth City, N.C., Nov. 21, 1922
City Road Church Glad to Have Myers for Third Year, Nov. 21, 1922
No better tribute from his field was ever received by a pastor than that accorded Mr. Myers, in the unanimous delight of his congregation over his return to City Road Church another year. Altho this is to be his third year at City Road, his next sermon will be anticipated as much as his first one and the membership is congratulating itself on the favor conferred on it at the Methodist conference.
From the front page of The Independent, Elizabeth City, N.C., Nov. 21, 1922
Kramer Home, West Main Street, Elizabeth City, Nov. 21, 1922
One of the handsomest homes in the city is that of Mr. and Mrs. H.G. Kramer, recently completed on West Main Street. It has 10 rooms, including a spacious sun parlor, reception hall, breakfast-room, library, den, and is modern in every detail of equipment. The handsome home is the recult of several years planning by Mrs. Kramer, whose ideas of beauty and comfort in homebuilding were interpreted by J.P. Kramer, architect. There is no residence in Elizabeth City more distinctive in appearance, or more conveniently planned, than the new Kramer home. Photo by W.H. Zoeller.
From the front page of The Independent, Elizabeth City, N.C., Nov. 21, 1922
"Just for Fun" Comedy at Poplar Branch High School, Nov. 21, 1922
At Poplar Branch
The Poplar Branch High School will present “Just For Fun,” an up-to-date society comedy in three acts by Eleanor Maud Crane, Saturday evening, Nov. 25th, at the school auditorium.
“Just For Fun” is given under the direction of Augusta Young.
The general public is cordially invited to be present.
From the front page of The Independent, Elizabeth City, N.C., Nov. 21, 1922. You can read some of Eleanor Maud Crane’s works online at openlibrary.org/authors/OL6727292A/Eleanor_Maud_Crane.
Crystal Ice & Coal Storage Plant Expanding, Nov. 21, 1922
Building Commercial Cold Storage Plant. . . Crystal Ice & Coal Company Will Add $25,000 Improvement to Its Ice Plant
Work has begun on a coal storage addition to the plant of the Crystal Ice & Coal Company of this city, which will mean a great deal for the refrigerating facilities of Elizabeth City. The new coal storage plant is to have 22,000 feet of space and it will occupy the area between the ice plant and the present quarters of the Globe Fish Company. The area is about 40 feet wide and is 180 feet deep. The construction will be under the supervision of Ophuls & Hill, refrigerating engineers of New York City.
The facilities of the new plant will be available for the commercial interests of Elizabeth City, and will be used for storing fruits, vegetables, eggs and other produce, and will have a division for fish.
The plant will have both railroad and steamboat terminals. One end of the building fronts the Pasquotank River, and on the other end a railroad siding is ready to bring cars right to the door.
From the front page of The Independent, Elizabeth City, N.C., Nov. 21, 1922
C.O. Robinson Giving Thanks for Price Received for Fall Crop of Peas, Nov. 21, 1922
Late Pea Crop Is Profitable. . . $12 a Basket Making Farmers Talk of Planting Heavy Next Season
Perhaps the most profitable truck shipment ever to go out of Elizabeth City was a carload of truck peas or May peas, which sold this morning in New York for $12 a basket. This is the greatest price ever received for May peas in this section, the highest price received last Spring being about $4.50. These peas were shipped by C.O. Robinson of Elizabeth City. The large baskets sold for $12 each and the smaller ones for $10.50. Needless to say, Mr. Robinson is pleased with results and is a stronger advocate of diversification of crops. “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket,” is his advice to farmers, and he practices what he preaches.
Ten dollars a basket was the record price received yesterday by Preston Jennings of this county for seven baskets of May peas shipped to New York City thru the firm of Spence-Hollowell Co. of this city. J.D. Sykes and Milton Cartwright who shipped peas last week, got $9.50 a basket for theirs when they were sold on the New York market Saturday.
The carload shipped by C.O. Robinson contained about 225 baskets, 175 of which were grown on the Robinson farm and the remainder were shipped by other growers. Mr. Robinson is pleased with the results of his crop and believes late peas are no more unprofitable than any other truck crops all of which are more or less a gamble. However, he believes that the losses of bad seasons will be more than offset by the results of good seasons.
Frost has done only slight damage to the crop, for while it kills the blooms and prevents more peas from forming, it does not check the growth of the peas already under way. These mature in spite of cool weather, and although the vines of Mr. Robinson have been picked closely, about as many peas are expected at the second picking.
The record prices for truck peas, prevailing this fall, has stirred up interest in the late crops and farmers are seriously considering planting them for another season. Many farmers as well as local produce men were somewhat discouraged with prospects at the beginning of the season, chiefly because of a poor yield, but those who got their crops off comparatively late have found that the returns made up for the lossage in the yield.
Of course, the late growing of fall peas is more or less a gamble, just as other truck crops are a gamble, but the farmers have learned more about planting them and are reducing the risks of cultivation. Last year was the first time fall crops were planted in this section, although farmers in tidewater Virginia have been growing them for several years.
Fall plantings require a better grade of fertilizer and more attention. Farmers have noticed that considerable attention must be paid to the quality of land used. Peas mature quicker in light sandy soils, and should be planted later in this kind of soil, than in heavy wet soils.
Speaking of results obtained by growers this fall, Dr. L.S. Blades of Spence-Hollowell Company, states that farmers with whom he has talked are very much enthused over results, and expect to plant another year. While being a promoter of the first experiments in fall plannings in this county, Dr. Blades is not advocating a continuance of fall crops, but is going to leave it up to the farmers. Having encouraged the idea, he is going to let results show farmers whether the crop is profitable. A good part of the success of peas in this county is due to the experiments of Dr. Blades and the Spence-Hollowell Co., who are always anxious to start the farmers off into something profitable.
From the front page of The Independent, Elizabeth City, N.C., Nov. 21, 1922
Saturday, November 19, 2022
Fearing Lynching, Lee McHarge Moved, Nov. 19, 1922
Fear Lynching Causes Removal of Lee McHarge. . . Death Toll Kannapolis Shooting Not Been Increased. . . Murder Warrant Drawn. . . No Inquest Deemed Necessary in View of Fact Homicide Is Admitted by McHarge
Concord, Nov. 18—Lee McHarge, the Kannapolis man who is alleged to have killed Deputy Sheriff Will F. Propst, and wounded three other officers and a civilian, while on a shooting rampage in Kannapolis early last night, was removed from the Cabbarus county jail here this afternoon. His destination was unknown, the officers making no announcement of the removal.
While no concerted movement to “get” McHarge was known of here, there had been some talk of a lynching, and he was probably removed to make matters safe. This was the only development in the case today in this county. Announcement was made from Salisbury, however, that Solicitor Hayden Clement was ready to present a bill asking for murder in the first degree against McHarge to the Rowan jury Monday. The shooting of Mr. Propst occurred in Rowan county, so any action against his alleged assailant will come from the officers of that county.
At an early hour tonight the three Kannapolis policemen who were wounded were reported as resting comfortably. Reports that one of the officers, Patrolman Pruitt, had died, were denied by local officers. The other wounded officers are Chief Boger and Patrolman Swing. The condition of Mr. Bostian, who was the fourth man wounded, also was reported as satisfactory tonight.
There will probably be no other developments in the case here, unless one of the wounded men die. Court action is expected to take place in Salisbury.
Condition of Officers
Dr. S.E. Buchanan, county health officer, who examined McHarge this morning, stated that he was in good shape. He had no temperature, and despite the fact that he was wounded six times, apparently was suffering but little.
The condition of Chief Boger and Patrolman Pruett and Swing, of the Kannapolis police, and Mr. Bostian, section hand of the Southern, is also reported today as favorable. Pruett and Bostian are still in the Concord hospital, but Boger and Swing have returned to their Kannapolis homes.
The funeral of the former deputy sheriff will be held at his home here tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock. Interment will be made in Oakwood cemetery here. Chief Boger, who first tried to arrest McHarge, when he saw the latter draw his pistol in a Kannapolis café, received two wounds, it developed today. He was shot in the left hip and the right arm. The latter wound probably accounted for the fact that Chief Boger did not shoot as usual when he emptied his gun at McHarge in the café. It also developed today that McHarge was shot in the right arm by Chief Boger. Bostian was shot in the right leg, and he bled profusely, an artery being severed. One report here says he may lose one leg, though this has not been substantiated by attending physicians.
Had Narrow Escape
Patrolman Swing suffered only a wound to his face. That he was nearly killed, however, is shown by the fact that had the bullet gone half an inch further to the left his face would have been shot away. The bullet grazed his cheek.
Patrolman Pruett received a wound in the left side, and though it was feared at first that he had been seriously injured, it was stated today that no operation had been performed, and it is believed he will recover.
These last two men were wounded in the West Kannapolis store where Deputy Sheriff Propst was killed. R.M. Housel, the other member of the party, escaped only because McHarge’s ammunition was exhausted. After Housel had fired at him several times McHarge leveled his gun at Housel’s heart and pulled the trigger. There was only a click, and it was then that McHarge surrendered his gun and remarked to Housel, “you are the best man now, because your ammunition lasted longer than mine.”
It is believed the shooting started over the results of a gambling game. According to most reliable reports here McHarge entered the café to even accounts with men with whom he is alleged to have been gambling. He is said to have pulled the gun and demanded $90. Police Chief Boger saw the gun, rushed into the café and ordered the man to surrender. Instead the man shot, wounding the chief twice and Mr. Bostian once. He escaped through the rear of the café and went to West Kannapolis, where he was discovered by Deputy Propst and the Kannapolis officers.
Propst Killed Quickly
When Mr. Propst entered the store and demanded that McHarge surrender, it is stated the latter started firing again, killing Mr. Propst and wounding the other two officers. When is ammunition gave out he surrendered.
Little is known of McHarge here. It is stated that he has been living in Kannapolis for two or more years at short intervals, and had been here for about three weeks this time. He is said to be about 42 years of age.
McHarge was wounded twice in each arm, once in the left neck and once in the left chest.
From the front page of the Charlotte Observer, Sunday, Nov. 19, 1922