County Officers Captured 23 Stills in March 1925

County Officers Hit Moonshiners Hard Blow in March. . . Rural Policeman W.W. Smith Captures 7 Stills and Destroys 39 Barrels of Beer—23 Stills Captured by All Officers

During the month of March cunty officers captured 23 whiskey making outfits, and destroyed approximately 4,000 gallons of beer.

Rural Policeman W.W. Smith captured seven of the stills, five of which were of the gasoline drum type, one lard stand outfit and one copper. He destroyed 39 barrels of beer containing 2,340 gallons. Rural Policeman Mark Page captured three stills and destroyed a quantity of beer.

From the front page of The Robesonian, Monday, April 6, 1925

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