Federal Officers Capture Stills in Lenoir, Onslow and Johnston Counties, Jan. 15, 1924

Officers Capture Eight Distilling Plants, Several Thousand Gallons of Mash

Last week United States Federal officers captured and destroyed eight distilling plants, including six copper stills ranging in size from 75 to 200 gallon capacity. Five of the still were found in Lenoir and Onslow counties and in the southern part of Johnston county near the Sampson county line. Several thousand gallons of mash, several gallons of whiskey, and a lot of sugar and molasses were found at these plants.

From the front page of the Smithfield Herald, Jan. 15, 1924