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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Doings Across the Tar Heel State, Feb. 1, 1923

Doings in the Tar Heel State. . . News of North Carolina Told in Short Paragraphs for Busy People

Wadesboro—Wadesboro, Charlotte and Monroe are now connected by a bus line, which makes daily schedules between these points.

Wadesboro—The new cotton mill has been named the Wade Manufacturing company in honor of a local Revolutionary officer, Col. Thomas Wade, for whom the town of Wadesboro was named.

Raleigh—Governor Cameron Morrison has accepted an invitation extended to him by the legislature of South Carolina to address that body on the night of February 14.

Durham—Herbert Creel, 15, of Chapel Hill, died in a local hospital as a result of injuries sustained Friday when an automobile in which he was riding crashed into another car between Chapel Hill and Durham.

Wilmington—A mistrial was ordered in the Dallas murder case here, the jury failing to agree after 20 hours of deliberation. The final count stood eight for acquittal and four for conviction of manslaughter.

Asheville—The 27th annual convention of the North Carolina Bankers’ association will be held at Pinehurst May 3, 4 and 5, according to announcement by C.E. Brooks of Hendersonville, president.

Gastonia—Officers of the Stowe Spinning company and of the Eagle Yarn Mills at Belmont announced that construction of these mills, which were organized three years ago, would be started this spring and summer. Both mills will manufacture fine yarns.

Charlotte—The Charlotte City Hall property was sold to the E.C. Griffith company, real estate concern, for $304,100. The property has an 83-foot frontage on North Tryon street and it is planned to erect another city hall and possibly a joint city hall and courthouse upon another site.

Asheville—The first sick leave in 28 years of continuous service is now being taken by Neil Lee, 68 Hillside, a carrier for the Asheville post office. For 28 years, in fair weather and foul, Mr. Lee has been carrying mail over the city. Trouble which developed in a knee required him to “knock off” work temporarily. Goldsboro—129 cases of measles have been reported by the local health officer here in the past 30 days. Though he said the disease was generally prevalent at this season of the year, he feared there was some danger of it reaching epidemic form in the outlying villages in the county.

Shelby—Rev. Paul Anthony, native of Cleveland county who holds an appointment on the circuit of the Western North Carolina Conference, Mars Hill charge, died in the Rutherford hospital following a protracted illness from influenza and typhoid fever. Mr. Anthony was 23 years old.

Wilson—Fred Kensaipher, the 70-year-old German scissors grinder, who was shot from ambush in Old Fields township several weeks ago, has mysteriously disappeared and no one seems to know anything about his whereabouts. People in the neighborhood are open in expressing their belief that his assailants either paid the old man to leave or threatened to make it hot for him if he showed up at the February term of Wilson superior court.

Greensboro—Announcement of a paving program here, to include 30 miles of streets, was made. It is part of a big paving program the city is carrying out. It is unique in that the property owners paying all the costs of the paving, instead of half, as formerly, and as is the general rule.

Salisbury—Judge B.F. Long, holding court at Gastonia, has appointed Ben McCubbins, a Salisbury attorney, clerk of the superior court of Rowan county to succeed his uncle, the late J. Frank McCubbins. Mr. McCubbins was formerly prosecuting attorney of the county and has been enrolling clerk of the present General Assembly.

Burlington—The influenza epidemic which has been raging at Belmont mill village, five miles south of this city, has subsided, according to the reports received here. The situation has greatly improved and the school which was closed for two weeks, reopened.

Greensboro—Twelve months on the roads was the ruling in the cases of Joe Bruno and Jack Matthewson, both of New York, at a hearing of charges that they had morphine for sale and were planning burglaries. Harry “Gold Tooth” Mullins, a local man, was held under $10,000 bond.

Burlington—J.N. Whitt, aged 60 years, died at his home near the Whitehead Hosiery Mills following a brief illness. The remains were taken to Mount Vernon church in Chatham county for burial. He is survived by a family of several children.

Salisbury—Two capital cases, O.G. (Red) Thomas, Charlotte automobile salesman, charged with the murder of Arthur J. Allen at Kannapolis, and Lee McHargue, charged with killing Deputy Sheriff Will Propst, Cabarrus county, will be called when the Rowan Superior court convenes February 12.

From page 2 of the Alamance Gleaner, Graham, N.C., Feb. 1, 1923

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