Mary Britt, 16, Dies of Burns Sustained When Dress Caught Fire Jan. 16, 1926

Miss Mary Britt Dies from Burns. . . Clothing Caught from Fire in Open Fireplace After Young Girl had Administered to Her Invalid Mother—Lint-Covered Dress Aids Hungry Flames—Nearly Entire Body Burned—Two Quilts Burn Through Before Flames Stop. . . Funeral Services Yesterday

Miss Mary Birtt, 16 years old, died late Saturday afternoon in the Baker sanatorium of burns received Wednesday, as mentioned in Thursday’s Robesonian, when her clothing ignited as she stood in front of an open fireplace in the home of her parents in West Lumberton.

The accident was one of the most tragic occurring in the county in years. According to Mr. Dock Britt, father of the unfortunate girl, she went to work in the National Cotton Mill at 6 o’clock in the morning and, following her usual custom, returned to her home at 8 o’clock to render aid to her invalid mother. After turning her mother into a more comfortable position the thinly-clad girl in front of the open fireplace eating a hurriedly prepared breakfast. On her percale dress were particles of lint from the spinning room, where she worked to help support and comfort her mother, who for 11 years has been helpless. The thin and flimsy dress ignited from the flames in the fireplace, and before the girl had time to realize what had happened, she was enveloped in smothering tongues of fire. Quickly she jumped into a bed occupied by Miss Minnie Tyler, boarder in the home, and wrapped herself in quilts and blankets in an effort to extinguish the flames. Miss Tyler rendered all possible assistance, but the hungry flames could not be subdued before two of the quits had burned through.

A physician was soon on the scene and rendered first aid, and the girl was rushed to the sanitarium, where physicians pronounced her case hopeless. With the exception of her feet and ankles, two small places on her shoulder and one arm, her entire body was burned.

Mr. Britt, when informed early Saturday afternoon that his daughter’s condition was not as well as it had been, told The Robesonian he knew she was passing away, and spoke beautifully of her devotion to her mother. In less than an hour the girl had been relieved of her pain.

Funeral services were conducted yesterday, a large crowd attending.

From the front page of The Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Jan. 18, 1926

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American Legion Commander W.B. Ivey Aims to Settle Critics Jan. 21, 1926

Commander Ivey Sents Hot Letter. . . Wants Any Ex-Service Man with a Kick Against Local Post of Legion to Meet with Members Thursday Night—To Settle Dispute Once and for All—Legion Intends Doing Big Things During Year. . . Challenges Organizations

Commander W.B. Ivey of the local post of the American Legion throws a broad challenge to any ex-service man who has anything to say against the American Legion and states in a letter that the local post of the Legion challenges any other organization in the town for good and worth-while things during the year. His letter is as follows:

“If you are an ex-service man and want to kick Lumberton Post American Legion, or any other good organization of our town, we wish to hereby accept your challenge and request that you meet us at the Legion hall next Thursday night, Jan. 21, at 8 o’clock to settle the dispute one and for all. We care not what tactics you use so long as you stay within the walls of our hall and do not hit below the belt. If you are an honest man, you should be willing to comply with these rules. We will fight you to a finish with gloves on or off. Which do you prefer?

“Lumberton Post American Legion is out to do something that is really worth while for our town and community during the year 1926, and we are willing to challenge the next best organization in our town to set the pace. We realize that this is a broad statement, but we are willing to stand behind it and let an unbiased public opinion be the judge.

“Remember the day and hour stated above.”

From the front page of The Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Jan. 18, 1926

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Rough Drive from Parkton to Cerro Gordo, Says C.D. Williamson

Experience on Auto Trip. . . Parkton People Had Trying Experience on Way to Funeral of a Beloved Cousin, Jas. H. Stewart

By C.D. Williamson

Parkton, Jan. 13—The writer and Mrs. W. left early Saturday morning for Cerro Gordo to bury one of their most beloved first cousins, Mr. Jas. H. Stewart, who died suddenly Thursday at 11, already mentioned in The Robesonian, having suffered hemorrhage of the brain. Deceased was 61 years of age, and was one of the community’s best and respected citizens, a consistent member of the M.E. church, and is survived by his wife, 6 boys and 3 girls. The funeral was held from the residence at 1 p.m. and he was laid to rest at Pait’s church cemetery, 2 miles west of Cerro Gordo.

The writer will never forget the route traveled on by the above trip. He was advised by a friend to go by way of Elizabethtown-Clarkton to Whiteville and Chadbourn, and the road from Clarkton to Whiteville was somewhat rough and muddy, but for the aid of good friends on the roads we would have been thee yet. However, we found I better on our return, as we were advised to pass Evergreen and Bladenboro to Lumberton, thence to Parkton via St. Pauls, by hard struggle. Nobody need tell this scribe there are any good roads, only real hard surface, these days. They are all bad, and worse, but in the space of two years we hope to see real good roads all over this section.

From the front page of The Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Jan. 18, 1926

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News Items in Robesonian, Jan. 18, 1926

Items of Local News

--The National Bank of Lumberton and Planters Bank & Trust Co. will be closed Tuesday on account of the anniversary of Lee’s birthday.

--Mr. William Norment went last week to Wilmington where he has accepted a position with the wholesale firm of J.A. Taylor.

--Mr. M.F. Cobb, cashier of the National Bank of Lumberton, left Thursday night for Washington, D.C., where he is attending a meeting of bankers.

--Mr. and Mrs. A.E. White expect to leave Wednesday of this week for the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, where Mr. White purchased a track of land a few years ago, and they may journey into Mexico also.

--The condition of Mr. Jake Thompson, who has been ill at his home on North Elm Street for the past several days is reported very much improved.

--Mr. E.E. Hunter of Wilmington, division passenger agent of the Seaboard AirLine, spent a few hours in Lumberton Friday on business connected with extension of side tracks about the freight depot here.

--Mr. Martin McCall of Red Springs R 2, who was a Lumberton visitor Thursday afternoon, says they are looking forward with pleasure to the Lyceum number that will be given a Philadelphus Friday night of this week. It will be “Scotch night.”

--Mr. Owen Lovette, engineer at the National Cotton Mill, was slightly injured Saturday morning when a broken piece of machinery cut his hand as he was in the act of catching it as he fell. Four stitches were required to close the laceration.

--Mr. and Mrs. O.C. Duncan left Saturday for Rock Hill, S.C., where they spent yesterday with friends and relatives. Mr. Duncan will go to Charlotte tomorrow to attend a meetng of managers of the Efird chain of stores.

--Miss Addie Mitchell, supervisor of Scott hospital, Sanford, who underwent an operation several weeks ago, is recuperating at the home of her sister, Mrs. Bertha Singletary on R. 3 from Lumberton. Mrs. Singletary and Miss Mitchell were Lumberton visitors Saturday.

--Mr. D. Cutlar Moore returned Saturday from Florida, where he spent several days. Mr. Moore states he did not go with the intention of staying in Florida, but told the Robesonian reporter that he might go back soon. “It’s fine down there, but North Carolina is better,” he said.

--Miss Martha Flax Andrews, home demonstration agent, returned Friday from Raleigh, where she attended the annual short course and conference for agricultural workers. She was accompanied home by Mr. Luther Daniel Crump, who spent the week-end here with his mother, Mrs. Nannie W. Crump. Mr. Crump returned this morning to Raleigh, where he will resume his studies at King’s business college.

--Friday yesterday morning about 10 o’clock practically destroyed the entire saw mill plant of Mr. M.A. Geddie in the Northern part of town. The flames had gained much headway before discovered and the local fire department did excellent work in saving the other frame buildings endangered. The loss is estimated at about $3,000, with partial insurance. The origin of the fire has not been determined. Mr. Geddie was in Wilmington at the time, returning last evening.

--Mr. O.O. Dukes, county farm agent, returned home Friday night from Raleigh, where he attended at State College the annual 10-days’ conference and school for farm and home agents. Mr. Dukes treated 475 ounces of tobacco seed in his office at the court house Saturday, making a total of 2,248 ounces he has treated so far this season, or 140 ½ pounds.

--Receiver Malcomb S. McOonihe announces that he is making a 25 percent payment to depositors of the defunct First National Bank of Lumberton. Those holding certificates of the receiver can get this payment by calling at the office of the receiver.

--Gilmore Blackburn, 8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Blackburn, was injured late Saturday afternoon when an automobile driven by Mr. Luther Daniel Crump ran over him at the intersection of West Fifth and Water streets. No one seems to know the details of the accident. The boy was unconscious until he reached the Baker sanatorium, where he is undergoing special treatment. His injuries consist of a fractured arm and several lacerations and bruises, and possibly some internal disorders.

--Mr. J. Dickson McLean has purchased the cottage on North Elm street owned by the heirs of the late E.C. McNeill and occupied by issues Josie and Esther McNeill. Mr. and Mrs. McLean will move into the residence on March 1st.

--The condition of Mrs. W.B. Crumpton, who was operated on at the Charlotte sanatorium Thursday, as stated in Thursday’s Robesonian, is improved today, according to a telegram received this morning by Principal G.B. Lay of the local schools, from Supt. Crumpton, who is expected home tonight. Mr. Crumpton has been with Mrs. Crumpton in Charlotte for the past two weeks and will return to Charlotte in a few days.

From the front page of The Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Jan. 18, 1926

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Selling Stock to Red Springs Mill to Pay Off Debts, Jan. 18, 1926

Small Holders on Same Basis as Directors. . . Directors of Red Springs Mill Offered to Give Up Stock to be Released from Note and Largest Stockholders Offred $10,000 in Addition to Stock—Smaller Stockholders Privileged to Take Stock on Same Basis as Directors

As stated in Thursday’s Robesonian, the only bid received at forced sale here that day for the Red Springs cotton mill property was $150,000 made by Mr. Hiram Grantham for himself and the other six directors of the mill. The bid is subject to confirmation by the U.S. court for the eastern district of North Carolina and may be raised within ten days.

The comprehensive story in Thursday’s Robesonian setting for the events leading up to the forced sale was based upon statements given the reporter by one of the directors and by some of the smaller stockholders. It was the purpose to give a fair and accurate statement, without bias, and that that was done appears to be indicated by the fact that some lesser stockholders have stated that the story was too favorable to the directors and a representative of the directors said the story was not as favorable to the directors as it should have been.

Mr. R.C. Lawrence, of counsel for the directors, states that it was not clearly brought out in that article that all stockholders were invited to come in on exactly the same terms with the directors, who decided to submit a bid merely to protect themselves, after advertising for purchasers in State daily papers, the Manufacturers Record, a New York financial paper, and writing many letters; that this offer to all stockholders is open now.

Mr. Lawrence says that before a receiver was appointed the condition was frankly laid before the stockholders at a stockholders meeting, and that then the directors offered to surrender their stock to any stockholders who would take their places on the note for $180,000 endorsed by the directors, and when no one would accept that offer it was explained that it would be necessary to raise $100,000 additional in stock. There were no offers, and when a receiver was named the only way in which the mill kept going was by an order of the court which permitted the receiver to borrow $50,000. Mr. A.T. McCallum of Red Springs, who owns $40,000 of preferred stock besides common stock, not only offered to surrender his stock to be released from the note, but offered to pay in additional $10,000 in cash.

The directors, as stated in the former article, say they merely bid on the property to protect themselves as heavy endorsers on the mill’s paper, and the offer to let all stockholders come in on the same basis is still open and will be open indefinitely, provided the sale is confirmed, which effectually answers, it is claimed, the contention that an attempt was made to “freeze out” smaller stockholders, who have had the opportunity, and still have the opportunity, to come in on exactly the same basis with the directors.

From the front page of The Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Jan. 18, 1926

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Daughters of the Confederacy to Honor Vets Jan. 19, 1926

Veterans Meet Tuesday

Tuesday, January 19, will be Confederate Veterans Day in Lumberton. Camp Willis Pope will meet and the local U.D.C. chapter will serve dinner in the commissioners’ room at the court house for veterans and their wives.

From the front page of The Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Jan. 18, 1926

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Shadow Social to Raise Money for School, Jan. 23, 1926

Shadow Social

There will be a shadow social at the Henderson (Indian) school house near Fairmont Saturday night, the 23rd, and everybody is invited. Proceeds will go for benefit of school.

From the front page of The Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Jan. 18, 1926

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Joe Hare, Venor Bradley Jailed for Not Telling Where They Got Whiskey, Jan. 16, 1926

Wouldn’t Tell Where They Got Booze; Jailed

Asheville, Jan. 15—Joe Hare and Venor Bradley, two boys who were committed to jail on Saturday by Magistrate B.L. Lyda on a charge of contempt for refusing to tell where they obtained liquor, made an attempt to gain their freedom through a writ of habeas corpus. Judge P.A. McElroy, who is presiding over the Superior Court, upheld Magistrate Lyda and the boys went back to jail.

The two lads were arrested Saturday on charges of drunkenness. They refused to tell where they got their whiskey and Magistrate Lyda had them placed in jail for contempt of court.

From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, Jan. 16, 1926

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N.C. Lost a Person A Day in Auto Deaths in 1925

Automobilists Exact Toll of Life a Day in North Carolina

Raleigh, Jan. 15—The automobile exacted a toll of a life a day in North Carolina last year. Figures compiled by the vital statistics bureau of the state board of health list 365 deaths from motor and grade crossing accidents in 1925.

The last month of the year set a record for automobile fatalities with a list of 45 deaths. Five of the deaths were the result of grade crossing accidents.

From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, Jan. 16, 1926

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Ranger C.S. Dunn Reports 2 Feet Snow on Mitchell, Jan. 16, 1926

Two Feet of Snow Is Reported on Mitchell

Asheville, Jan. 15—Ranger C.S. Dunn, stationed at Old Fort, in the United States forest service, reported Wednesday that there is 24 inches of snow on Mount Mitchel. It was reported that the snow had frozen and would support a considerable weight. The deep fall of snow extended below Camp Alice on the motor road.

From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, Jan. 16, 1926

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Boss Turns Down Any Prospective Clerk Wearing Lipstick, Jan. 16, 1926

Why She Lost the Job

Albemarle Press

A young land of pleasing appearance, pretty of face, and attractive walked into one of our stores a few days ago and asked for a position. The proprietor of the store had avacancy wich he was ready to have filled. Duly impressed by the young lady, he observed that her face was artificially treated for tints and color; but this was passed upon without prejudice. But the lip stick had turned the trick. It lost the girls a good job. She smeared on the carmine a little to heavily. The merchant may have been harsh in his judgement, but he was lord of the opportunity that had knocked at the door of this especial young lady. He acted within his rights—he wanted no lip-stick clerks. The moral is to be inferred. But this incident is a real one and is told without garnish.

From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, Jan. 16, 1926

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Margaret Frick, Clifton Rish to Marry Feb. 6, 1926

Rish-Frick Announcement

Announcement is made of the engagement of Miss Margaret Frick of Chapin, S.C., and Clifton Rish of Steedman, S.C. The wedding will take place February 6th.

Miss Frick has many friends here, having visited here several times with her sister, Miss Sudella Frick.

From page 5 of the Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, Jan. 16, 1926

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Bosts Welcomed Little Harry Born Dec. 27,1925

Mr. and Mrs. Bost Have Son

Mr. and Mrs. Jack F. Bost of Memphis are the parents of a son, born at the Woman’s Hospital on December 27th. He has been named Harry Berry Bost. Mr. Bost was formerly from Concord.

From page 5 of the Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, July 16, 1926

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George Krimminger Buried Jan. 17, 1926

Funeral of George Krimminger Tomorrow

Funeral services for George Krimminge, who died in Baltimore Wednesday, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1 o’clock at Zion Reformed Church. Interment will be made in the church cemetery.

Mr. Krimminer, who was about 29 years of age, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Chapman Krimminger of Rowan County. He had been living in Baltimore for several years.

In addition to the parents the deceased is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Davie Patterson, Mrs. Manilus Barnhardt and Mrs. Shinn, and three brothers, Chal, Richard and Lewis Krimminger.

From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, Jan. 16, 1926

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Mrs. John Wilson Died When Auto Strick Snow Bank, Jan. 16, 1926

Mrs. Wheat’s Sister Killed in Accident. . . Mrs. John E. Wison Was Well Known to Many Persons in This City

Mrs. John E. Wilson of Kansas City, who was killed Thursday when the auto in which she was riding struck a snow bank on the Winston-Salem-Lexington Road, was a sister of Mrs. R.O. Wheat of Lexington. Mrs. R.O. Wheat of Lexington, Mrs. Wilson, in company with Mrs. fred D. Whiting of Kansas City was en route to Lexington when the accident occurred.

While attempting to round a curve, the car in which the women were riding struck an ice bank and turned completely over, breaking the windshield and top. Mrs. Whiting, the driver, was uninjured, while Mrs. Wilson was severely crushed, death occurring almost instantly.

Mr. Wilson was immediately advised of the accident and went to Winston-Salem for the body. He was accompanied back home by Mrs. Wheat.

Before marriage Mrs. Wheat was Miss Isabell Turpin and both since and before her marriage has often visited in Concord. While she was in Kansas City, Mrs. Cameron MacRae, of this city, is in Lexington with her children.

From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, Jan. 16, 1926

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Ditch Diggers Celebrate Work When Uncover Bootlegger's Cache, Jan. 16, 1926

Ditch Diggers Hang New Record After Discovery Near Cemetery

Jubilation descended upon a gang of colored street laborers engaged in deepening a ditch near Hollywood Cemetery the other day, when unexpectedly the came upon what is believed to have been the cache of a bootlegger. The haul included two gallons of highly potent fluid, contained in four tightly screwed up fruit jars, and a five-gallon water bottle whose odor suggested that it might have graduated out of the H-2-O class.

Operating upon the theory that possession is nine points of the law, the finders are believed to have made a personal test of the contents of the fruit jars when their boss, Captain W.J. Simmons, wasn’t looking. At any rate, it is reported authoritatively that a brand new record for speed was hung up in the completion of that particular ditch—a record that will keep all other ditch diggers green with envy for years to come.

The liquor, or such of it as was left, is being held by police awaiting a request for it in the part of its rightful owner. Thus far, he has not appeared.

Hopeful of further discoveries, a “posse” of 25 or 30 enterprising colored folks living in that part of town the next day made a comprehensive search of all ditches in the vicinity of the find, not knowing that Chief Holmes was watching them from a hidden point of vantage. They got no results.

“If they had found liquor,” the chief commented Saturday, “I intended to follow it clear across the swamp back of the cemetery, if necessary.”

From the front page of The Daily Advance, Elizabeth City, N.C., Saturday evening, Jan. 16, 1926

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George White, Alias George Reid, Gets Four Months on the Roads, Jan. 16, 1926

Gives Four Months

Four months on the roads was the aggregate sentence imposed in Recorder’s Court Saturday on George White, alias George Reid, colored resident, who was found guilty by a jury on charges of carrying concealed weapons and being drunk and disorderly. The charges resulted from a little disturbance the preceding Sunday night at the home of an acquaintance of the defendant, for which the latter was blamed.

From the front page of The Daily Advance, Elizabeth City, N.C., Saturday evening, Jan. 16, 1926

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Melvin Davis, Ellen Melick High Achievers at Respective Colleges, Jan. 16, 1926

High School Graduates Taking Stellar Honors

Melvin Davis, graduate of the Elizabeth City High School in the class of 1925, is making an outstanding record at the University of North Carolina, having attained grade A on all five of his required subjects. Translated into figures, this is a grade of 95 to 100. He is a son of Mrs. Laura Davis of Sharber & White Hardware Company.

Miss Ellen Melick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Melick, also of this city, and a jurnior at Carolina, also set up a record of grade A on all studies.

From the front page of The Daily Advance, Elizabeth City, N.C., Saturday evening, Jan. 16, 1926

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No Comparison Between Scrub and Duroc Pigs, Jan. 16, 1926

Duroc Jersey Pig Weight Like Three Scrub Pigs

W.P. Pritchard, Route 3, City, recently killed a 2-year-old Duroc Jersey hog that dressed over 520 pounds.

This equals the weight of three scrub pigs of the same age killed on the same day in the community, says County Agent G.W. Falls. A 3-year-old hog of the same breed was killed by C.W. Ives and dressed out over 745 pounds of the equal in weight of a good steer.

From the front page of The Daily Advance, Elizabeth City, N.C., Saturday evening, Jan. 16, 1926

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Rufus Hunter Presents Barlow Harrell with Gold Watch, Jan. 16, 1926

Barlow Harrell Wins Gold Watch as Prize

Barlow Harrell, of this city, has just received a handsome gold watch as first prize in a contest recently conducted by his company, together with a telegram of congratulations on the amount of business turned in.

“You have sent in a wonderful business,” states the telegram, which is from Rufus A. Hunter of Raleigh, State manager for the company. “I wish to congratulate you on establishing a record to be envied by all.”

From the front page of The Daily Advance, Elizabeth City, N.C., Saturday evening, Jan. 16, 1926

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Deacons to Discuss Plans for New Church Sunday, Jan. 17, 1926

Will Announce Plans for New Building

It is announced by the pastor, Dr. S.H. Templeman of the First Baptist Church, that at the close of the Sunday morning service the deacons will make a recommendation on the plans for the new building.

From the front page of The Daily Advance, Elizabeth City, N.C., Saturday evening, Jan. 16, 1926

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War Department Approves Dam on Knobbs Creek, Jan. 16, 1926

War Department Approves Dam on Knobbs Creek

By the Associated Press

Washington, Jan. 16—The War Department has approved the plans of the city of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, for the protection of its concrete dam across Knobbs Creek just above the city, which will prevent the tide waters from entering the creek.

The structure will have swinging tide gates at the top to permit the escape of water in the upper reek in high water stages and also will have a special sluice when will permit the passage of logs. The creek is a tributary of the Pasquotank River.

From the front page of The Daily Advance, Elizabeth City, N.C., Saturday evening, Jan. 16, 1926

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Last Week in Wake County Superior Court, Jan. 15, 1926

Last Week in Superior Court. . . Sentences and Fines Imposed n Those Convicted

With life’s prospects wrecked and ruined in the grand smash, Robert Fowler appeared before Judge M.V. Barnhill in Wake Superior Court Saturday. Solicitor Evans prayed judgment on the former sentence and took a nol pros as to other charges.

Judge Barnhill imposed a sentence of from 3 to 5 years upon John Palmer, negro, convicted of manslaughter for killing Tony Christmas and Pearce McRae, whose gun is said to have done the killing, was given 3 months on the roads for carrying concealed weapons.

Matthew Marcom, convicted of a charge of having carnal knowledge with a child under 16 years of age, was given a term of from 1 to 3 years in the State Prison.

Walter Williams, negro, charged with murder, through his attorneys, entered a plea of mental incapacity and was allowed to have a formal plea of not guilty entered also. The case was continued until another term.

The jury recommended merch for Maud Johnson, colored, charged with running a disorderly house, and judgement was suspended upon payment of the costs.

Oris Harris, negro, was found not guilty on a charge of putting two hots in a neighbor’s barn. The jury acquitted the negro upon the theory that he did not cause the hogs to enter the barn.

Lot Yates, negro, convicted of hitting his wife, was let off with the costs.

The father of Percy Pengleton, a negro youth, convicted of stealing an automobile tire, appeared in court Saturday and asked that the boy be given a road sentence instead of a fine of $25 and the costs. The father said the boy was inclined to be wayward and he wanted him taught a lesson. Upon his request, Judge Barnhill imposed a sentence of four months on the roads.

From the front page of The Zebulon Record, Friday, Jan. 15, 1926

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State Prison Farm Has Record-Breaking Cotton Crop, Jan. 15, 1926

State Prison Makes Record. . . One of the Best Crops for Many Past Seasons

Raleigh, Jan. 9—Record-breaking cotton crop and biggest population in state prison history marked the annual report of the state prison board today in a sitting filled with routine but interest nevertheless.

The state is feeding 1,415 prisoners as of January 1, 1926. Of these are 202 able-bodied men who are available for any hard work. The cotton crop is 2,500 bales. The cash deficit is approximately $240,000 for the year. But the cotton has not been marketed and when it is sold it would seem that 2,500 bales will easily wipe out the debt for the year.

The board was expected to do something in the case of Basil Hedgecock, High Point Banker who mixed up his last week with booze and was flung from high grade A to low grade C.

Unless the directors intervene, the financier of the Caledonia farm is good for another two years or so. Hedgecock, who is a fine accountant, most too fine for his own good, has been a very useful man at the Halifax farm, but he has been returned to Raleigh, and he is now a disfranchised citizen of the central institution. Aforetime he was a sort of out of doors ambassador, going ack and forth, mostly forth. Pardon Commissioner Sink won’t help hm to regain his lost paradise.

James A. Leak of Wadesboro, as chairman of the board of directors of the state’s prison, issued the following statement:

“The board of directors of the state’s prison held its regular monthly meeting at the prison at Raleigh.

“Besides routine matters, the board received a report on the population of the prison for the calendar year 1925. It showed an increase of 189 convicts for the year, the prison having a total population on January 1, 1926, of 1,415 prisoners. During the year 59 convicts made escapes from the various points of confinement. Of these 46 were recaptured. There were eight deaths from natural causes, which the board considers a fine record. Three prisoners were killed attempting to escape. In each instance the board made a personal investigation and the coroner’s jury exonerated the guards. One prisoner died of exposure after escape.

“The farm committees reported a yield of more than 2,500 bales of cotton, which is a record production for the prison, so far as available records disclose.

“The board took up for final consideration their placing of the prison cotton from the 1925 crop and the 1926 crop in the Cotton Growers Association. The decision of the board was that they would not join the association.

“The board advised of an average monthly cash deficiency for the year of approximately $20,000. However, the cotton has not yet been marketed.

“The board further advises the public in general that there are now 202 able-bodied convicts available for construction of highways or other public construction work, for which the superintendent and the board are unable to obtain work. This large number of idle prisoners, together with the large number who are physically unfit, constitute and enormous drain on the treasury of the prison.”

Bids were awarded for materials and supplies to be used in the new convict dormitory at Caledonia farm. The following were low bidders and will be awarded contracts if approved by the budget bureau:

Plumbing—Weldon Sheet Metal Works.

Jail work—Pauly Jail company.

Cement—E.T. Bulard.

Lime—E. Dillon Sons.

Miscellaneous iron—Dewey Bros.

Roofing—Waters brothers.

Brick—Nash Brick Company.

All members of the board were present and expressed satisfaction with the prison affairs in general.

From the front page of The Zebulon Record, Friday, Jan. 15, 1926

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Heart Disease Most Common Cause of Death in Raleigh, December 1925

Heart Disease Again Takes Heaviest Toll

During the month of December, the Grim Reaper took a toll of 75 lives in Raleigh.

Heart disease again led the list with a total of 12 while pneumonia came second with six. Stillborns and premature births accounted for six each. Nine deaths were from physical causes. Of these, two were murdered; two killed in automobile accidents, one by suicide, one accidentally fell down an elevator shaft, one was poisoned, one was accidentally burned, and one died from suffocation.

The death rate was highest with male whites, with 25; while female whites came second with 23. Fourteen negro males and 13 females died during the month.

The oldest person to be claimed by death was a negro woman 90 years of age, who died of sensility (maybe senility?) A premature born negro male, who lived five minutes, had the shortest sojourn.

From the front page of The Zebulon Record, Friday, Jan. 15, 1926

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New Owner Spruces Up Zebulon Cafe, Jan. 15, 1926

The Zebulon Café

The place of the old Zebulon Café which was operated by Mr. Dizor has been thoroughly renovated and an up-to-date café is being run by Bray Bros. of Winston-Salem. They have new counter, tables and chairs. The walls have been given a fresh coat of paint, and the place is clean and attractive in appearance. A first class café is very important in any town and especially so in Zebulon where so many of our clerks and others “drop in” for meals. We hope these gentlemen will find the business good, and that they may remain to help our town become one of the best small towns in the state.

From the front page of The Zebulon Record, Friday, Jan. 15, 1926

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Receipts $700 Higher Than Previous Year, Jan. 15, 1926

Post Office Receipts Show Increase

Selma, Jan. 8—According to Postmaster Johnson, the receipts at the local post office for the last quarter of 1925 were $700 more than they were for the same period in 1924. The post office has recently been moved from Raeford Street to a new and more spacious building on Anderson Street. New fixtures have been installed in the new building and more boxes have been added.

From the front page of The Zebulon Record, Friday, Jan. 15, 1926

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Woman's Missionary Society's Week of Prayer Ending Jan. 15, 1926

Week of Prayer

The Woman’s Missionary Society of the Baptist Church is holding a “week of prayer,” through the present week. The services Wednesday night was with the regular mid-week prayer meeting at the church. Thursday night they met at the home of Mrs. C.M. Bunn and tonight (Friday) they hold the last services at the home of Mrs. R.M. Sanford. The subject will be: Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. Mrs. W.H. Strickland will lead the services.

From the front page of The Zebulon Record, Friday, Jan. 15, 1926

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Agnes Gresham's Colored Column in Zebulon Record, Jan. 15, 1926

Colored Column

By Agnes Gresham

In memory of our sister, Alonzer Hartsfield, who was called from labor to reward January 3rd. she was a mother of Mount Zion Church, which she had been a member for the past 12 years. She leaves a husband and 10 children, two brother and four sisters and many friends to grieve.

Miss Addie Wright died January 7. She was a member of the Baptist Church at Zebulon. She has proved to be a good girl, and will be missed by her many friends.

Mrs. W.M. Short of Bailey has moved to Zebulon to live with Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Gresham.

Mr. W.M. Short and Mr. John Bailey passed through town on their way to Miami, Fla.

Mrs. L.H. Jeffries, Mrs. J.A. Foster, Mrs. D.E. Surratt, Mrs. J.A. Grasham attended a meeting Sunday at Mt. Zion Church.

Mr. and Mrs. W.V. Perry are liking their home fine.

Mrs. R. Thompson and her niece, of Bailey, were guest to Mrs. J.A. Gresham Saturday.

The B.Y.P.U. of the Baptist Church invites everybody to come out next Sunday at 4 p.m. A program will be rendered, and all are invited.

Mr. L.H. Jeffries was a Bunn visitor Sunday.

From the front page of The Zebulon Record, Friday, Jan. 15, 1926

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Wendell Colored News in Zebulon Record Jan. 15, 1926

Wendell Colored News

Miss Hilda Olley Daye of Wendell has returned from a visit to New York, where she was visiting her sister, Mrs. Corita D. Marcado. She reports a pleasant time.

Miss Mary V. Lamb, teacher of New Bethel School, has returned from Norfolk, where she spent the holidays.

Mr. Jessie Lewis Hicks and his newly wedded bride, Mrs. Allie Daye Hicks of Wendell, were given a social at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Gordon of Raleigh last Wednesday night. Many guests were present. Refreshments were served and all reported a pleasant time.

Everyone wishes Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Lewis Hicks a long and prosperous life.

From the front page of The Zebulon Record, Friday, Jan. 15, 1926

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Literature and Music Group Meets with Mrs. Bunn, Jan. 15, 1926

Literature and Music Department Will Meet

Literature and Music Department will meet with Mrs. F.E. Bunn the last Tuesday of January. This will be a most entertaining meeting and hope to have a good attendance. Mrs. Hall, chairman of the music department, has at each of our meetings given us something that we have carried home with us and stored in our memory shelves, a greater appreciation for composers and their wonderful works.

Mrs. W.K. Phillips will have in charge the literature program for the month. The subject will be “The Quare Women,” by Lucy Freeman.

Please bring all last year’s club books to this meeting. Remember, the time: 3:30.

From the front page of The Zebulon Record, Friday, Jan. 15, 1926

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Union Hope News in Zebulon Record Jan. 15, 1926

Union Hope News

Miss Lillie Creech, Miss Lukie Rogers and Miss Winnie Belle Bunn, the teachers of Union Hope, have returned [to] their work for the year after the holidays.

Miss Inza Mae Chamblee of Zebulon spent the week-end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chamblee.

Miss Lukie Rigers, teacher of Union Hope School, spent the week-end with Miss Lillie Creech, also a teacher of Union Hope.

The many friends of Mr. J.R. Chamblee of R. 2 will be glad to know that he has fully recuperated from an operation at Rex hospital, and is at home near Zebulon, very much benefited.

Miss Pearl Ferrell of Zebulon was the guest of Miss Violet and Inza Mae Chamblee Saturday night and Sunday.

The people around here have had quite a number of unusual visits lately by the so-called “serenaders,” which was enjoyed very much.

Mr. Robert Dunn of Simms, N.C., will preach at the school building on the third Sunday. Two services will be held, one at 3 o’clock and the other at 7 in the evening. Everybody is invited to attend.

From the front page of The Zebulon Record, Friday, Jan. 15, 1926

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George Jones Gets 6- to 10-Year Sentence for Shooting Deputy Who Discovered His Still, Jan. 14, 1926

Gets Prison Sentence for Attacking Deputy. . . Harnett County Farmer Must Serve from 6 to 10 Years

George T. Jones, Harnett County farmer, was last week sentenced to serve a term of six to 10 years in the State Penitentiary for an assault on Deputy Kyle Matthews. The officer was making a raid on Jones’ still when the farmer shot him. the wounds proved almost fatal.

Deputy Matthews had discovered Jones’ still and was lying in wait for the owner to arrive at the plant, when Jones arrived and observed the deputy sheriff hidden in the woods. Jones, who was armed with a shotgun, opened fire on the deputy and the small shot penetrated one side of Matthews’ face.

The deputy hovered between life and death for several days in a Fayetteville hospital. One of his eyes was shot out and he sustained a number of other painful wounds. Jones was arrested shortly after the shooting and lodged in the Harnett county jail.

Jones is a married man and has several little children. He is 53 years of age and has lived in Harnett for years.

The sentencing of Jones brought to a close the week’s term of court, which began last Monday. Judge N.A. Sinclair of Fayetteville, presided over the session, which was a mixed one.

From the front page of the Harnett County News, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1926

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In Harnett Superior Court Under Judge Sinclair, Jan. 14, 1926

Criminal Court of One Week Relieves Docket. . . Judge Sinclair and Solicitor Williams Make Record Stride in Effort to Take Congestion from Docket

The January Term of the Superior Court adjourned late Saturday afternoon after putting in a full week of work. On a docket containing over a hundred cases, half of them were tried or otherwise disposed of, leaving on the docket for the May term exactly 59 cases awaiting trial. Solicitor Williams made the statement that he expected when he left Harnett County after the May term to leave a clean docket without a single criminal case on it, and he is likely to keep his word if there are not many appeals from the Recorder’s Courts in the county to that term.

Juge Sinclair made a very favorable impression as a jurist, and while he was stern in some cases, he was withal, fair and just. His sentences showed that he did not believe in petting criminals and did not intend that they should continue to evade the law. While here he imposed sentences totaling 24 years in the penitentiary and on the roads.

The jury found Geo. T. Jones guilty of a secret assault on Deputy Sheriff Kile Matthews with intent to kill, and Judge Sinclair sentenced him to serve a term of not less than six years and not more than 10 years in the State Prison. The Clerk was instructed to write the Warden of the State Prison requesting that Jones be given a thorough physical examination and to send letters of Drs. O.L. Denning and W.C. Melvin along with his. Jones was allowed to stay in jail until the latter part of this week before being carried to Raleigh in order that he might attend to certain matters of personal interest.

Allen McDougald, Magdaline McDougald and Luke Taylor were found not guilty of larceny of cotton from Mr. Gilbert Campbell’s farm.

Herbert Beasley was found guilty of attempting to pass a forged check and was given a sentence of six months on the roads.

Hosea McDougland, a negro, who ran amuck last November in Upper Little River and who shot up everything in sight, including the well bucket, rooster, his mother-in-law and his sister, plead guilty to assault with a deadly weapon. No notice or ill-feeling being shown and no intent to commit murder, Judge Sinclair was very lenient and imposed a term of two years on the roads for the negro’s brainstorm.

Robert Johnson was given 12 months on the roads for forgery.

John Henry McNeill will also work the roads for forgery, but his term was shortened to six months.

The case of larceny against Jim Matthews was nol prossed.

A mistrial was directed in the case charging W.H. Reardon with passing a bad check.

Hinson Cummings and Arnold Page plead guilty to assault with an automobile. They were taxed with the costs and required to pay Mr. J.R. Patterson, father of the boy who was injured, the sum of $100 to reimburse him for expense he was put to for medicine and medical treatment of his boy.

In spite of being such a star witness, Russell Murchison was unable to satisfy the jury that James Dixon stole about $70 from his person, and James was acquitted.

Leroy Monk pled guilty to larceny and was sentenced to jail for four months, to be hired out by the County Commissioners upon payment of costs. He paid the costs and was freed.

Sam Bolton pled guilty to two charges of larceny and was sentenced to the State Prison for a term of not less than three years and not more than five years. The clerk was directed to write the warden asking him to subject Tolton to a mental examination. Bolton plead guilty to assault on a female, and judgement was continued until such time as he is released from prison.

Pink Thomas, who is not pink but black, plead guilty to having liquor and a pistol one Sunday in Coats just after he returned from church, and for this unusual combination he was permitted to work the roads for the next six months.

Alex Johnson plead guilty to careless and reckless driving and was taxed with the costs. In the meantime he had paid for all damages done.

Jesse Beasley entered plea of nolo contendre to the charge of disposing of mortgaged property, and it being shown to the court that he had made restitution to the property, he was let off with the costs.

The case of false pretense against Newton Williams was nol prossed with leave.

W.H. Parrish, having repaid to the prosecutor the money the jury found he had embezzled, their verdict was set aside and he entered a plea of guilty to trespass. Judgment was continued upon payment of costs to the May term.

Swannie Jones and Hicks Jones, who were found guilty of the larceny of a watch, were given sentences of four months on the roads. They gave bonds for their appearance at the May term to commence the serving of their sentences.

In the case of receiving the stolen watch for which Paul Griffin was found guilty, the prayer for judgement was continued to the May term.

Garfield Bailey pled guilty to forcible trespass and judgement was suspended for 12 months upon payment of the costs, and he is appearing at each term of the court for one year to show that he has been properly conducting himself.

Tony Carter and John McGee failed to appear and stand trial and John McGee failed to appear and stand trial and their cash bonds of $125 were forfeited.

From the front page of the Harnett County News, Thursday, Jan. 14, 1926

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In Bad Weather Children Should Bring a Lunch or Buy a Hot Lunch, Jan. 14, 1926

Children Asked to Bring Lunch or Patronize Soup Pitcher

Unless we deem it absolutely necessary, the school day will not be cut short on account of bad weather, through the winter months. We would like to ask of the parents to fix lunch for the children if the weather seems not to permit them going out at noon. This will enable us to cut our recesses short and close the school day just that much earlier.

Your co-operation in this matter will be greatly appreciated. Just whenever the weather is too bad for the children to come home is the only time we are asking this to be done. If the hot lunch room is in operation it will be just a convenient to give the children a nickle or dime, we will give him lunch in the building.

Thanking you in advance for your co-operation.

--B.D. Bunn

From the front page of the Harnett County News, Thursday, Jan. 14, 1926

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Thornwall Notes in Harnett County News, Jan. 14, 1926

Thornwall News

Mr. C.D. McCorquodale and Mr. Melvin Matthews made a business trip to Fayetteville Saturday. Quite a number of the young boys around here gathered up Tuesday night a serenaded Mr. and Mrs. George West. They seemed to like it fine.

Misses Annabell, Alice and Addie West spent Sunday afternoon with Misses Ethel and Fannie West. Miss Pastora Dowd visited Miss Lillie Westbrook Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. G.A. Matthews visited Mr. and Mrs. J.F. West Sunday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. C.D. McCorquodale spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. Walter West taking a pleasure ride.

Misses Elizabeth and Fannie McCorquodale were the visitor of Misses Bernetter and Janie Ray Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. N.A. West spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. M.A. Elmore.

Mrs. Susabell Holder and daughter have moved to Fayetteville to begin work in the mill there.

From the front page of the Harnett County News, Thursday, Jan. 14, 1926

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Clarence Bell Crushed Under Auto, Dies at His Home Jan. 11, 1926

Fatally Injured as His Car Turns Turtle

Wilmington, Jan. 11—Clarence A. Bell, salesman for the Brown-Williamson Tobacco Company, died at 7 o’clock tonight as a result of injuries suffered late in the afternoon when his machine turned turtle on the Town Creek Road in Brunswick County, seven miles west of Wilmington, pinning him underneath it and crushing his lungs.

Although injured before 5 p.m., Bell did not die until after he had been brought to his home here. He was rational at the time and talked with his wife and other occupants of the house they occupied. He said he remained underneath the machine for approximately two hours, unable to extricate himself and suffering terribly. Eventually another motorist passed the spot and freed him, bringing him to the city.

The deceased, a native of Harnett County, is survived by his widow, who was a Lillington girl; three brothers, E.L. of Morganton; Gus of Dillon, S.C., and C.J. Bell of Dunn. Three sisters, Miss Carrie Lee Bell and Mrs. Perry Morgan of Raleigh and Mrs. Norman Yates of Dunn, also survive him.

The funeral party will leave here Tuesday morning at 8:30 o’clock for Dunn, where funeral services will be held and interment made.

(Mrs. Bell, who was before her marriage Miss Essie Hunley, is a niece of Mrs. Fred Cox of Lillington. She is well known here and has a host of friends who will sincerely sympathize with her in the tragic death of her husband. Mr. and Mrs. Cox left yesterday morning for Dunn to attent the funeral of Mr. Bell.)

From the front page of the Harnett County News, Thursday, Jan. 14, 1926

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Ora Giles, Luther Forbes Wed Dec. 22, 1925

Giles-Forbes

On December 22, 1925 at the home of the bride’s parents, Miss Ora Giles and Mr. Luther Forbes were quietly married by Rev. N.M. McDonald, a former pastor of the groom. Only a few intimate friends were present.

The bride is the attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Giles of Buies’s Creek.

The groom is the son of the late Rev. and Mrs. W.A. Forbes, also of Buie’s Creek.

The bride and groom are both very popular members of the younger set.

From the front page of the Harnett County News, Thursday, Jan. 14, 1926

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Judge Gives Rev. Ormond's Attorneys More Time to Reply, Jan. 13, 1926

Extend Time for the Reply to Cole. . . Attorneys for Rev. A.L. Ormond Given Until Feb. 4th

Raleigh News and Observer

Time for filing reply to the answer of W.B. Cole, Rockingham capitalist and slayer of W.W. Ormond, has been extended until February. The statutory time for filing expires on January 15th, but this time was extended yesterday for 20 days by agreement of counsel for both sides.

Answer was filed recently in Wake Superior Court by lawyers for Cole, and new allegations were made that attorneys for the Rev. Mr. Ormond will make reply to. The pleadings in the action for $150,000 alleged damages promise to become bulky before the case finally comes to trial.

No motion for the removal of the case is expected to be made by lawyers for the defendant. If such a motion was lodged, attorneys for the Rev. Mr. Ormond would ask that it be either to Granville or Nash counties, it is declared, and the latter would be the most logical place under the law, as Ormond while living in Richmond at the time of his death could also have claimed Nash County as his home as his father lived there. The suit would naturally be brought in the county in which the deceased was a resident, it is pointed out, an there is no valid legal reason for transferring it to the home county of the defendant.

From the front page of The Concord Daily Tribune, Jan. 13, 1926

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Mrs. McLean Killed While Walking Home After Work, Jan. 13, 1926

Mrs. W.L. McLean Is Killed in Automobile Accident at Landis. . . Was Struck by Car Driven by J.C. Isaac of Winston-Salem, Near Linn Mill Friday Evening. . . Lived Only 10 Minutes. . . Isaac Was Blinded by the Lights of a Truck and Did Not Know He Had Struck McLean

Mrs. W.L. McLean of Landis died shortly after 7:30 o’clock Tuesday night at the Concord Hospital as a result of injuries received when she was struck by an automobile driven by J.C. Isaac of Winston.

The accident occurred on the Concord-Salisbury highway, near the Linn Mill office. Mrs. McLean, who was an employe in the mill, after finishing her work Tuesday evening, had gone to the Linn Brother’s Store where she did some shopping and had started home.

Mr. Isaac was driving in the direction of Concord and was temporarily blinded by the lights of a truck which was coming from Kannapolis, so that he failed to see Mrs. McLean as she walked on the side of the road. He is reported to have said that he did not know what it was he had hit until he stopped his machine and walked back to the scene of the accident.

Mrs. McLean was rushed to the Concord Hospital immediately after she was struck. Her wounds were such, however, that she lived only about 10 minutes after being brought to Concord.

She had lived in Landis only two years, having moved there from Concord where she lived at the Brown Mill for a period of eight years. Her early residence was in Union County. Mr. Isaac was accompanied by his uncle, W.A. Patterson, also of Winston.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday in the Chapel of Wilkerson’s Funeral Home, and burial will be made in Union Cemetery. The hour for the funeral has not yet been set. Surviving are her husband and seven children. The children are: H.W. McLean of Landis; Mrs. T.N. McLean of McCamiddlville, S.C., Mrs. George Stames of Monroe; J.L. McLean of Monroe; Mrs. Luther Rogers of Concord; Mrs. R.S. Atwell of Concord; and Mrs. E.L. Chilers of China Grove.

From the front page of The Concord Daily Tribune, Jan. 13, 1926

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In Cabarrus Superior Court Jan. 12, 1926

Several Cases Tried in Superior Court. . . Verdict for Plaintiff in Tarlton-Patterson Case—Some Cases Continued

Several cases were disposed of in Cabarrus Superior Court Tuesday, with Judge T.D. Bryson presiding.

In the case of J.W. Tarlton vs. Dr. J.A. Patterson, a verdict for the plaintiff was returned. This case started Monday and went to the jury Tuesday afternoon.

A verdict for the plaintiff also was returned in the case of Corl Wadsworth Co. vs. Bennie White.

The case of M.F. Teeter vs. Locke Cotton Mill was continued.

A verdict for the plaintiff was rendered in the case of Leonard Brown vs. the Cannon Manufacturing Co. and the case of J.Y. Johnson vs. the Cannon Manufacturing Co. was compromised.

The Cabarrus Savings Bank won in its case against P.G. Heilig and the Motor Tire and Service Co.

The case of J.A. Warren vs. J. William Propst was called Tuesday afternoon but was continued until this morning at the request of the defense. It was stated that material witnesses for the defense had not been summoned and the court granted the continuance until this morning so the defense could determine why the summons had not been issued.

From page 2 of The Concord Daily Tribune, Jan. 13, 1926

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Sign Warns Drivers: Speed Officer Ahead, Jan. 13, 1926

“Speed Officer Ahead”

Hillsboro, N.C., Jan. 11 (AP)—Just outside the city limits of Hillsboro, east and west of the town, on route No. 10, the Carolina Motor Club has erected on private property signs warning motorists that a speed officer is ahead.

“Warning!,” the sign reads. “Speed officer ahead. $25 reward for information leading to the conviction of any one defacing this sign. Carolina Motor Club.”

From page 2 of The Concord Daily Tribune, Jan. 13, 1926

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Rev. A.D. Wilcox Preaches Against Salacious Literature, Motion Picture Shows, Jan. 13, 1926

Minister Points Out Degrading Influences

Charlotte, Jan. 12—Salacious literature, suggestive motion picture shows and obscene theatrical productions were vigorously attacked by Rev. A.D. Wilcox, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church, preaching before a large congregation Sunday evening in the first of a series of sermons on “Morals and Manners of Our Times.” His topic for the evening was “Untempered Mortar.”

From page 2 of The Concord Daily Tribune, Jan. 13, 1926

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Cabarrus County Real Estate Transferred Jan. 12, 1926

Real Estate Transfers Recorded

The following real estate transfers were recorded at the court house Tuesday with the filing of deeds:

W.C. Yates to the Trustees of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Kannapolis, property in Petrea Heights, Kannapolis suburb, for $450.

B.W. Durham to V.C. Lowery for $350, property in Centerview, No. 4 township.

B.W. Durham to V.C. Lowery for $2,500, property in the Wallace place, No. 4 township.

Mrs. J.T. Hartman to O.F. Yelton for $825, property in Cabarrus County.

From page 2 of The Concord Daily Tribune, Jan. 13, 1926

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Mrs. Maxwell Holshouser, 72, Died of Burns, Jan. 13, 1926

Death of Mrs. Maxwell Holshouser of Rockwell

Mrs. Mary Holshouser, wife of the late Maxwell Holshouser, died Sunday at 1 o’clock at ther home in Rockwell, death being caused by burns she received Friday night.

Mrs. Holshouser was alone in her bed room when her clothing caught from an open fireplace and when her step-granddaughter, Mrs. Louis Sides, was attracted to the room by her screams, she found her wrapped in flames.

Mrs. Holshouser, since the death of her husband two years ago, made her home with her step-granddaughter, Mrs. Louis Sides of Rockwell. The deceased was 72 years of age and was a daughter of the late Charles Holshouser and was a sister of the late Dr. A.R. Holshouser of Rockwell, who was killed about seven years ago in a wreck on the Gold Hill Road two miles south of Salisbury. She was a highly respected woman. She was a member of Bethany Reformed Church, Crescent, N.C., where the funeral was held Monday, conducted by her pastor, Rev. H.A.M. Holshouser.

Mrs. Holshouser was an aunt of G.A. Fisher of Tribune Street.

From page 2 of The Concord Daily Tribune, Jan. 13, 1926

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5-Year-Old Dorothy Battle Dies of Burns, Jan. 12, 1926

Colored Child Receives Fatal Burns Monday. . . Dorothy Battle, Five Years Old, Dies in Local Hospital Yesterday Afternoon

Dorothy Battle, five-year-old daughter of John and Pearl Battle, respected colored citizens of Goldsboro residing on North Greenleaf Street, died in a local hospital about 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon, as a result of burns sustained at the home of a neighbor in whose care she had been left by her father, a barber on North John Street, and her mother, a cook at the home of the Rev. J.M. Daniel.

According to Nicey Coley, colored, the neighbor caring for the child, she had left the house for a moment on some errand and was greatly shocked upon nearing her home to see the little girl enveloped in flames run from the house. Benny Barnes, a colored mail carrier, who reached the scene at the same time, extinguished the child’s burning clothes by wrapping his coat around her and throwing her to the ground. He received slight burns on his hands and face while so commendably aiding the unfortunate child. It is thought the little girl’s clothing caught fire by coming into close contact with a stove.

The child was carried to the Goldsboro hospital, suffering with severe burns about the face, head and body, and expired within a few hours, despite every attention by physicians and the hospital staff. The neighbor, Icey Coley, interviewed by a News representative, expressed great regret over the tragedy, declaring that she thought almost as much of the little girl as if she were her mother.

From the front page of The Goldsboro News, Tuesday morning, January 12, 1926. “Goldsboro Is the Gate City of Eastern North Carolina”

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C.A. Bell Dies When His Car Overturns, Pinning Him, Jan. 11, 1926

Wilmington Man Killed in Accident

Wilmington, N.C., Jan. 11 (AP)—C.A. Bell of this city, tobacco salesman, died at 7 o’clock tonight as a result of injuries received when his car turned turtle at the town creek road, Brunswick County, seven miles west of Wilmington late this afternoon. Mr. Bell was pinned beneath the car and his ribs crushed. Death was attributed to concussion of the lungs. The body will be carried to Dunn tomorrow for burial.

From the front page of The Goldsboro News, Tuesday morning, January 12, 1926. “Goldsboro Is the Gate City of Eastern North Carolina”

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John Burgess On Trial for Robbing Post Office of $35,000, Jan. 12, 1926

Mail Clerk to be Tried for Robbery. . . John Burgess Will Face Federal Court at Wilson Some Time This Week

Wilson, N.C., Jan. 11 (AP)—John Burgess, former postal clerk of the Rocky Mount post office, will go on trial at the Federal term of court here this week. The term will open Tuesday with Judge I.M. Meekins presiding. Burgess is charged with robbing the mails. The Rocky Mount post office was robbed of $35,000 on the night of September 15. Burgess, the only clerk on duty at the time, told a story that he was attacked by three men who, after wounding and binding him, rifled the registered mail sacks, obtaining three packages of currency which were being sent to a Richmond bank.

Post office inspectors investigated the case and on September 2, $20,000 of the missing money was found hidden in the cellar of the post office. Three days later the remaining $15,000 was located hidden to the rear of the post office building.

Burgess was taken into custody at the hospital where he was recuperating from the wound he alleged was given him by the robbers but which the government will contend was self-inflicted to cover up his alleged participation in the robbery. After his release from the hospital, a preliminary hearing was held on October 10 and probable cause was found, and he was bound over to the ?? of the Federal grand jury. Bond was fixed at $1,500, which was furnished.

From page 2 of The Goldsboro News, Tuesday morning, January 12, 1926. “Goldsboro Is the Gate City of Eastern North Carolina”

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Funerals for Robert Anderson, Robert Dixon, Mary Wheeler, Zanie Sutton, Jan. 12, 1926

Victims of Train Crash Buried Monday

Gastonia, Jan. 11 (AP)—Funeral services were to be conducted today for the victims of one of the most tragic grade crossing accidents in the history of the city last night at 8 o’clock. Four people were killed when their automobile was struck by a fast passenger train on the southern tracks west of the city.

The dead are:

Robert Anderson, driver of the car; Robert Dixon; Mrs. Mary Wheeler, and Miss Zanie Sutton.

From page 3 of The Goldsboro News, Tuesday morning, January 12, 1926. “Goldsboro Is the Gate City of Eastern North Carolina”

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Vander Sedberry in Extremely Grave Condition After Taking Poison, Jan. 12, 1926

Young Man Attempts to Commit Suicide

High Point, Jan. 11 (AP)—Vander Sedberry, a young white man of this city, attempted to commit suicide by taking poison shortly before midnight last night. As soon as his plight was discovered he was rushed to a hospital, where his condition is reported as extremely grave.

The victim refused to give any reason for his act, stating to physicians and police that he had been in a lot of trouble lately. From page 3 of The Goldsboro News, Tuesday morning, January 12, 1926. “Goldsboro Is the Gate City of Eastern North Carolina”

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Some Southerners in Chicago Return South Because of Extreme Cold, Cost of Living, Lack of Jobs, Jan. 12, 1926

Negroes Sent South by Cold and H.C.L.

Chicago, Jan. 11—Zero weather and unemployment are driving back to the South thousands of negroes lured North in the last three years by hopes of easy work and big money. They have found neither. Instead they have found racial ?? much closer drawn than in the South and have discovered that they must pay high prices and pay cash for everything. Their food, clothing and housing requirements are much greater than in the South, so they are drifting back in large groups. Investigators say every train for the South carries a group of sadly disillusioned negroes, anxious to get back to the cotton fields., back where they are assured of something to eat and a roof over their heads.

From the front page of The Goldsboro News, Tuesday morning, January 12, 1926. “Goldsboro Is the Gate City of Eastern North Carolina”

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Mumps Keeps W.H. Starnes, 19, from Sunday School, Jan. 12, 1926

Duke Student Breaks Fine Record

Durham, N.C., Jan. 11 (AP)—A perfect record for attendance at Sunday School for the past 17 years was broken for W.H. Starnes,19, of Asheville, a member of the freshman class of Duke University. Disease in the form of mumps forced him to remain in his room last Sunday for the first time since he was two years old.

From page 2 of The Goldsboro News, Tuesday morning, January 12, 1926. “Goldsboro Is the Gate City of Eastern North Carolina”

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Former Popular Goldsboro Citizen to be Buried in Falkland Jan. 13, 1926

Mr. Allen King Dies Monday in Florida. . . Former Popular Goldsboro Citizen to be Buried in Falkland Wednesday

A telegram received yesterday by Mrs. B.R. King, sister of the deceased, announced the death at 3 o’clock Monday morning in Lakeland, Fla., of Mr. Allen B. King, formerly of this city. Mr. King’s death was attributed to bronchial pneumonia. His devoted wife and another sister, Mrs. J.L. Fountain of Raleigh, were with Mr. King when he died, Mrs. Fountain having reached the Florida city Saturday night, going thee in response to advices of Mr. King’s serious illness.

It was announced last night that Mr. King’s remains will be carried to Falkland, Pitt County, his old home, for interment, the funeral services to be held in that city at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. It is expected that a large number of Goldsboro friends of Mr. King will attend the services.

Mr. King was about 48(?) years of age. He was for many years connected with H. Weil and Brothers as manager of their shoe department, and was beloved by all who knew him. Of a kindly, genial disposition, Mr. King drew to him friends by the hundreds, all of whom will mourn his passing. He had been spending his winters in Florida for several years, because of a decline in his health, it being thought that the milder climate of the far Southern state would greatly aid him in recuperating.

Besides his wife, who was Miss Annie Foushe of South Carolina, Mr. King is survived by two sisters, Mrs. J.L. Fountain of Raleigh and Mrs. B.R. King of this city, and two brothers, Messrs. G.B. King of Washington, D.C., and E.C. King of Falkland, all of whom will have the sympathy of their many friends in their hour of sorrow.

From the front page of The Goldsboro News, Tuesday morning, January 12, 1926. “Goldsboro Is the Gate City of Eastern North Carolina”

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Gus Dutton Uses Razor on Wife and Curtis Cameron, Jan. 11, 1926

Mill Man Carves Up Wife and Her Lover. . . Gus Dutton of Rockingham Says He Slipped Up on Wife and Her Lover—Uses Razor till It Breaks, But Wants Her Back, He Says

“I love her too much to give her up, and I want someone to bring her to see me,” said Gus Dutton, white mill operative of Rockingham, while talking to the reporter this morning when visited in jail here, where he was placed Friday charged with assaulting his wife and her alleged lover, Curtis Cameron, as the result of an attack he made on the pair before daybreak Friday.

“I saw them coming under a street light. He had his left arm around her and when they stopped and he hugged her tight and kissed her and she kissed him, I couldn’t stand it any longer. I proceeded to work on them,” he said. And it is in evidence that he did “work on them,” for it required 28 stitches in the man and 15 in the woman to sew up the wounds made with a razor broken in the fight, which took place in East Lumberton.

According to Dutton’s story, he had been preparing a place in Rockingham for his wife, who had promised to go there and live with him because he could not get along with her mother here. A few days ago he sent for her and she sent him word that she was not going, and for him to stay away. He claims that he was also told that if he would watch her he could find out who her lover was, and this was done with the above result.

Dutton is a man about 40 years old, and can neither read nor write. He insists that he loves his wife and wants her to come live with him, ‘spiten her actions. After the assault, which he admits, Dutton started back to Rockingham, but says he stopped at Lowe and re-considered and offered to pay someone to bring him back to the sheriff. No one would bring him, so he sent word, and deputies went for him. A date for a hearing has not been announced.

From the front page of the Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Jan. 11, 1926

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Items of Local Interest in Robesonian, Jan. 11, 1926

Items of Local Interest

--Mr. Oscar Israel left last night for Northern markets, where he will spend a few days purchasing shoes for the Guarantee Shoe store here.

--Mr. Clinton Norment left Thursday evening for Angola, Ind., to finish his senior year in civil engineering at the Tri-State College of Engineering.

--Thursday night the first snow of the season fell here. A mixture of snow and sleep remained on housetops practically all day Friday in spite of rain.

--Governor A.W. McLean is expected to arrive here tomorrow from Raleigh and will spend the day in his office in the National Bank building attending to business matters.

--On account of the funeral of Mr. D.M. Hollowell, the Woman’s Club has postponed its regular meeting this afternoon until tomorrow afternoon at 3:30. This meeting will be held in the Domestic Science room of the high school building.

--Mr. and Mrs. John D. Purvis and children and Mr. R. Paul Blake have returned from a trip to Norfolk, Va., and Baltimore. They went to Norfolk by automobile the first of last week, and Mr. Purvis went thence by boat to Baltimore on business connect with his tailoring establishment.

--Messrs. J.H. and E.R. Ratley of Lumberton and Geo. Ratley of Red Springs returned Saturday from Roaring River, Wilkes County, where they went to purchase supplies for their extensive bee hives. When they left Roaring River Friday p.m. snow was 5 inches deep there, and they passed through a snow-covered land pretty much all the way to Aberdeen.

--The condition of Mr. Frank McLeod, who was accompanied to the Charlotte Sanatorium Saturday by his sister, Mrs. W.W. Parker, and Dr. T.C. Johnson is reported as improved today. Dr. Johnson returned home Saturday night. Mrs. Parker is expected home tonight or tomorrow. This is Mr. McLeod’s second stay at the sanatorium, and it is thought that he is now on the road to recovery.

--Mrs. L.O. Pulliam, who before her marriage here October 31 was Miss Berta McNeill, and who had lived in Atlanta until the Christmas holidays, is spending a few weeks here with friends and relatives. Mr. Pulliam spent the holidays here, returning to his work in Atlanta several days ago. Mr. and Mrs. Pulliam will move about the last of the month to Charlotte, where Mr. Pulliam will make headquarters.

--The condition of Mr. George Small of Fairmont who was seriously injured on the night of the 3rd when an automobile he was driving turned over on the Main street in Fairmont, and who underwent a serious operation at the Baker sanatorium here the following day, is improving, according to Dr. H.M. Baker, who extracted a large area of bone on account of pressure on the brain caused from the fracture. Mr. Small was unconscious from the time of the accident until after the operation and is now at times in a semi-conscious condition.

From the front page of the Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Jan. 11, 1926

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Methodist Pastor's Last Chance Are Specialists at Mayo Clinic, Jan. 11, 1926

Dr. Beaman Leaves Today for Mayo Clinic. . . Former Pastor Decides to Lay His Case Before Famous Specialists—Tarboro Congregation Deeply Affected

Dr. R.C. Beaman, beloved former pastor of Chestnut Street Methodist Church, decided last week to leave Tarboro today for Rochester, Minn., to enter the Mayo Hospital for operation for serious stomach troubles, if the specialists decide that operation is advisable. The following is taken from a letter received Saturday by the chairman of the committee appointed to write Dr. Beaman a letter of sympathy from the board of stewards of Chestnut Street Church:

“I want to express to you my profound appreciation of the words of tender sympathy from the official board of dear old Chestnut St. Their kind expressions touch me very deeply, and I shall cherish them unto the last in loving remembrance.

“Well, I am taking the last desperate chance that is left me, and at the urgent advice of Dr. Bullock, who wants me to go at once, I am trying to arrange to leave for the Mayo Clinic next Monday morning. Whether they will operate on me or not after I get there remains to be seen. They may simply open up the abdomen, take a look at the stomach, and decide that an operation would mean certain death, sew me up again, and send me back home to die. But if they tell me there is one lone chance, trust in the Lord and abide the issue. I am facing the ordeal without the slightest fear. I am in my Father’s hand and all is well …. But somehow I have the feeling, the conviction, that I shall live.

“God bless each of you, and don’t forget to talk to Him about your old friend in the great crisis which he now faces.” After stating that at the last prayer service at St. James Methodist Church Dr. Beaman announced to his congregation his decision to go to the Mayo Clinic, a news item in the Tarboro Southerner of Jan. 9 has the following:

“This announcement by the pastor has cast a deep gloom over the entire congregation and there was not a dry eye in the congregation Wednesday when Dr. Beamon concluded his short sermon to his people.

“In this short talk Wednesday evening the asked that all his members be with him Sunday morning at the 11 o’clock service, for, said he, it may be a long time before he would be able to preach to them again.

“The Methodist church has never had a pastor who is more beloved by his people than is Dr. Beaman, a man of fine Christian character, whose life here has been indeed a veritable benediction to all with whom he has come in contact. His life has been an open book and his sweet gentle spirit has drawn all close to him.”

From the front page of the Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Jan. 11, 1926

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Letter from Luther Chavis, in VA Hospital Still Suffering from World War Injuries, Jan. 11, 1926

Among Those with Whom the War Is Not Yet Over. . . Letter from Robeson County Service Man at Veterans’ Hospital at Oteen

To the Editor of The Robesonian

I am a Robesonian undergoing treatment in the U.S.V. hospital here in Oteen, and have improved remarkably since I came here last June. There are over 800 patients here in Uncle Sam’s hospital chasing the cure. It seems that the war is not over with us, as we still feel the effects. To hear the boys tell of the times in France and to see them chasing the cure, one could not help from thinking of 1917 and ’18 years. We are showing the same spirit here in Oteen that we did Over There, and Uncle Sam is on the job; he is right with us boys, as he was Over There.

We had a real merry Christmas. All the boys on I-8 received Christmas boxes from many parts of N.C. This showed that we were not forgotten.

We also had two light snows before Christmas and the Blue Ridge was very white and the thermometer registered 2 below zero. I am sending a dollar bill for six more months, for the home paper is a letter from home, so send it over. Best wishes to The Robesonian and its readers.

Luther Chavis

Ward I-8

Oteen, N.C.

Jan. 6, 1926

From page 2 of the Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Jan. 11, 1926

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County Received "Skift" of Snow Jan. 7, 1926

A “Skift” of Snow

A “skift” of snow fell in Lumberton and elsewhere in Robeson County Thursday night and lingered on housetops and in nooks and corners throughout the day. The snowfall was general and heavier over the State west of Lumberton.

From the front page of the Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Jan. 11, 1926

A skift of snow is a light dusting or small amount of snow.

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Ben Humphrey Promoted to Supervisor, Jan. 11, 1926

Mr. H. Ben Humphrey Promoted

Mr. H. Ben Humphrey who has been salesman for the Wear Ever Aluminum Co. of New Kensington, Pa., has returned to Charlotte after spending a few days with his parents near Lumberton. Mr. Humphrey has recently been promoted by is company to supervisor for North and South Carolina, with headquarters in Charlotte. This is one of the large companies in the country.

From the front page of the Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Jan. 11, 1926

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Jan. 12, 1926 Auction of Angie Brown Farm Postponed Indefinitely

Auction Sale Near Red Springs Postponed

Sale of the Angie Brown farm near Red Springs by the National Realty & Auction Co. of Greensboro, advertised to take place Tuesday, Jan. 12, has been postponed indefinitely by mutual consent. Mr. G.B. McCallum, contract manager of the company, is a Lumberton visitor today.

From the front page of the Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Jan. 11, 1926

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Rev. H.M. Eure, Norlina Circuit Pastor, Has Died, Jan. 11, 1926

Funeral of Rev. H.M. Eure at Red Springs Sunday. . . Methodist Minister Was Father of Mrs. E.A. Hamilton of Red Springs

Henderson, Jan. 9—Rev. H.M. Eure, pastor of the Norlina circuit of the Methodist Church, who died at his home in Norlina late Thursday, will be taken to Red Springs in Robeson County for burial on Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock, and will be in charge of Rev. S.A. Cotton of Weldon, presiding elder of the Weldon district, probably assisted by Rev. H.B. Porter, pastor of the First Methodist Church of Henderson, and other Methodist ministers who may be present.

Mr. Eure became ill Thursday morning, but his family was not alarmed. In the afternoon a physician was called in and prescribed medicine, death coming shortly thereafter, and very suddenly, due it was said to neuralgia of the heart.

Mr. Eure was twice married, one son, M.F. Eure of Beaufort, being the child of the first wife. The second wife and six children survive. The three daughters are Mrs. E.A. Hamilton of Red Springs, Mrs. Q.M. Wiggins of Norlina, Miss Eva Eure, a student at North Carolina College for Women at Greensboro, and three sons are Hillard Eure, student at Duke University, Durham, Fred Eure of Norlina, and M.F. Eure of Beaufort. Four brothers also survive, these being Dr. J.B. Eure of Poplar Bluff, Mo., S.E. Eure of Wilmington, Judge N.L. Eure of Greensboro, and Rev. F.F. Eure of Robersonville.

From the front page of the Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Jan. 11, 1926

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D.M. Hollowell Died Jan. 10, 1926

Mr. D.M. Hollowell’s Funeral at 4 p.m. Today. . . Services at Home of Son-in-Law and Daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Felts, and Interment Will be Made in Meadow-Brook—End Came Last Evening

The funeral of Mr. David M. Hollowell will take place at 4 o’clock this afternoon at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Felts, North Walnut Street, where the end came last evening at 6 o’clock. The service will be conducted by Rev. T. McM. Grant, pastor of Chestnut Street Methodist Church, of which deceased was a faithful member.

Mr. Hollowell had been in ill health from Bright’s disease for two or three years but had not been confined to his bed until his hip was dislocated in a fall two weeks ago. He would have been 71 years [74?] Hard to read in original paper] on the 2nd of next month. He is survived by his widow and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Hollowell and daughter moved to Lumberton from New Bern about 11 [or 14?] years ago and deceased and his wife have made their home with Mr. and Mrs. Felts since their marriage some years ago. Deceased was a man of quiet, unassuming disposition, of fine character, and a good citizen.

Pallbearers will be J.P. Russell, F.P. Grah, D.D. French, J.M. McCaskill, O.O. Dukes, and G.M. Whitfield.

From the front page of the Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Jan. 11, 1926

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Thomas Kinlaw Dies After Stroke, Buried Jan. 9, 1926

Howellsville Man Goes to His Reward. . . Mr. Thomas Kinlaw Succumbs to Stroke of Paralysis—Former Treasurer of Robeson County and Man of High Character—Director of National Cotton Mill of Lumberton—Funeral Services at Zion Tabernacle Church Largely Attended. . . Leader in Community

Funeral services for Mr. Thomas Kinlaw, prosperous farmer and business man of Howellsville township, who died Thursday evening, were conducted Friday afternoon in Zion Tabernacle Baptist Church by Rev. Paul T. Britt, pastor of deceased, assisted by Dr. Chas. H. Durham, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Lumberton, and Rev. I.P. Hedgpeth, Baptist minister of Lumberton. Interment was made in the family cemetery near the home of deceased.

Beautiful tribute as paid the life of Mr. Kinlaw by Mr. Britt, and a large crows paid their last respects to one of the greatest men Howellsville township ever knew. A male quartet sang two selections at the church, each selection being a favorite of deceased.

For 36 hours Mr. Kinlaw lingered between life and death and finally surrendered peacefully. Early Wednesday Mr. Kinlaw suffered a severe stroke of paralysis, from which he never regained consciousness. All possible medical aid given, but the call had been made and he answered it late Thursday afternoon.

Thomas Kinlaw was 69 years old and a leader in his community. Truly he was a man among men, and counted his friends by acquaintances. Zion Tabernacle Church, Howellsville township’s leading house of worship, of which Mr. Kinlaw was not only a great leader, but one of its most devoted members, has lost one of its most valuable assets. The community in which he lived and the county which he served have both been heavy losers in the death of this man. For 12 years Mr. Kinlaw as county treasurer, serving in that capacity most acceptably prior to the time the late Mr. M.G. McKenzie served. After this faithful service, Mr. Kinlaw was chosen by Sheriff George B. McLeod as sheriff’s office deputy or clerk, and remained in this official capacity for two more years, after which he returned to his large plantation in Howellsville, where he made a success and died a highly respected and well-loved citizen.

At the time of Mr. Kinlaw’s death, he was a director in the N

ational Cotton Mill of Lumberton and was considered one of its most efficient and trusted officers.

He is survived by his widow and 10 children: Mesdames J. Rowland Prevatt and Charlie Barker of Lumberton, Mesdames Bud Wilson and Alfred Allen, Miss Emma Kinlaw, Messrs. Horrey, Douglas, Rowsey and J. Elmer Kinlaw of Howellsville township, and Mr. Nash Kinlaw of Lumberton.

Despite the very inclement weather, a large crowd of people attended the funeral services, and the floral designs were many and beautiful.

From the front page of the Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Jan. 11, 1926

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Mollie Freeman, 45, Died After Long Illness, Jan. 11, 1926

Mrs. Mollie Freeman. . . Lumberton Woman Dies after Long Illness—Funeral and Interment Tuesday Afternoon

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Mollie Freeman, 45, who died at her home on Second Street Monday night following a long illness, were conducted at the home Tuesday afternoon by Dr. Chas. H. Durham, pastor of the First Baptist church, of which deceased was a member.

Surviving is only one daughter, Miss Annie Freeman, who is making her home with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Prevatte.

From the front page of the Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Jan. 11, 1926

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John James, 29, Died When 6-Year-Old Nephew Fired Shotgun, Jan. 10, 1926

Durham Man Slain by Nephew

Durham, N.C., Jan. 9 (AP)—John James, 29 years old, of West Durham was almost instantly killed this afternoon when a load from a shotgun took effect in his right abdomen. The shotgun was fired, in some unknown way, by T.J. James Jr., 6-year-old nephew of the deceased. The family was moving to another house, and the shotgun was leaning against a bedrail when the boy picked it up, it discharging almost simultaneously. James was standing by a fireplace at the time, not over 10 feet away.

From the front page of The Goldsboro News, Sunday, Jan. 10, 1926

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Sherard and Crawford Grocery Stores Robbed Friday Night, Jan. 10, 1926

Two Stores Entered and Robbed Friday Night

The depredations of petty thieves continue to harass business men of Goldsboro. Friday night the grocery stores of W.C. Sherard on North John Street and Leonard Crawford on North James Street were broken into and robbed of between $40 and $50 worth of merchandise. The thefts were reported to the police, who are working on the robberies.

From page 5 of The Goldsboro News, Sunday, Jan. 10, 1926

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Fanny Smith Burned to Death When Lamp Exploded Jan. 10, 1926

Burned to Death in Bed

Kinston, N.C., Jan. 10 (AP)—Fanny Smith, young negro woman about 25 years old, was burned to death this morning in bed when a fire destroyed her home in Spruill’s Alley, near East Street, at 2 o’clock. It is thought that the woman was intoxicated when she arrived home, and retired, leaving the lamp burning, which exploded, causing the fire and her death.

From the front page of The Goldsboro News, Sunday, Jan. 10, 1926

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Thieves and Those Who Received Stolen Goods Arrested, Jan. 10, 1926

Alleged Thieves Are Apprehended. . . Seven Negroes, One of Pikeville, Arrested for Complicity in Store Robbery

A mystery which has puzzled the police for a month has been unraveled with the arrest of three negroes, charged with the larceny of several hundred dollars worth of staple merchandise from the wholesale grocery store of L.A. Raney Company, have been charged with receiving he merchandise, knowing it to be stolen goods. Norfolk Dixon, Richard Thomas and Richard Wynn are the negroes against whom the larceny charge has been placed and W.H. Whitted and William Snead, negro storekeepers in the Little Washington section of the city; Will Thompson, operator of a store on North Center Street, and Randall Uzzel, negro merchant of Pikeville, are alleged to have been the receivers of the illegally gained loot.

The negroes were given a preliminary hearing before Mayor Z.G. Hollowell yesterday morning. Whitted, Snead, Thompson and Uzzel furnished bonds of $100 each for their appearance in County Court, and Dixon, Thomas, and Wynn were placed in the Wayne County jail in default of bonds. Five hundred dollars bail was required of Dixon and Thomas, and $200 of Wynn. The negroes were rounded up Friday by policemen and deputies from the sheriff’s office.

It is thought that Dixon, Thomas and Wynn, former employees of the Raney Company, have been systematically robbing the store for some time. A quantity of the merchandise is said to have been recovered from the storekeepers to whom they are alleged to have sold it.

The seven negroes will likely be tried before Judge Bland in County Court Monday.

From the front page of The Goldsboro News, Sunday, Jan. 10, 1926

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W.A. Erwin Appointed to Board of Trustees Jan.9, 1926

Governor Appoints Durham Man Trustee

Raleigh, N.C., Jan. 9 (AP) Governor McLean today announced the appointment of W.A. Erwin of Durham as a member of the Board of Trustees of the North Carolina College for Negroes at Durham, to succeed W.J. Brogden, resigned.

From the front page of The Goldsboro News, Sunday, Jan. 10, 1926

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Dave Hinson, Struck by Truck, Dies of Fractured Skull Jan. 9, 1926

Farmer Instantly Killed Saturday Near Mount Olive. . . Dave Hinson Struck by Truck Driven by Young Goldsboro Man. . . E.B. Cozart Jr. Declares Hinson Stepped into Path of His Heavy Automobile. . . Driver Exonerated. . . Coroner’s Jury Absolves Goldsboro Man of Blame, Declaring Accident Unavoidable

Dave Hinson, 35-year-old white farmer, was instantly killed about 5 o’clock Saturday evening when he was struck by a heavy truck owned by Cozart and Son, wholesale meat dealers, of this city, and driven by E.B. Cozart Jr., brother of R.T. Cozart, manager of the establishment. Hinson’s skull was fractured, either by the force of the blow or by the heavy impact with the pavement, when he was knocked down. The accident occurred on the Mount Olive highway, near the home of the deceased, about two miles from that city.

According to the story told by the young driver of the truck, he was proceeding toward Goldsboro, after a business trip through the lower edge of the county. He stated that Mr. Hinson stepped from behind a Ford car, traveling toward Mount Olive, into the path of his truck, and that he was unable to avoid striking the man. Young Cozart hailed a passing motorist, who carried him to Mount Olive, where he reported the tragedy to the Chief of Police. That official telephoned the sheriff’s office here, and Deputy Sheriff L.O. Rhodes, Coroner T.R. Robinson and R.T. Cozart hastened to the scene of the accident. The coroner’s jury was impaneled in Mount Olive, and, after viewing the body of the dead man, and hearing the evidence of Mr. Cozart, substantiated by a companion, exonerated the young man, declaring the accident unavoidable.

The young driver of the truck expressed great regret over the unfortunate accident, and was completely unnerved for some time. R.T Cozart visited the home of Mr. Hinson after the tragedy to offer condolences to the widow and three children of the dead man.

From the front page of The Goldsboro News, Sunday, Jan. 10, 1926

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Allen King, Who Died in Florida, to be Buried Here Jan. 10, 1926

Mr. Allen King to be Buried in Falkland Today

Funeral services for Mr. Allen B. King, formerly of Goldsboro, who died early Monday morning at Lakeland, Fla., will be held in Falkland his old home, this afternoon. It is thought that a good many Goldsboro people will attend the services for Mr. King, who was highly r=esteemed here, where his friends are legion.

From page 3 of The Goldsboro News, Sunday, Jan. 10, 1926

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John Wiggins, 64, Died Suddenly Jan. 9, 1926

Well-Known Citizen Dies Suddenly Yesterday

Mr. John Wiggins, aged 64, well-known and highly respected citizen of Goldsboro, dropped dead in the yard of his home on North William Street about 4:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon, as he was aiding in sawing wood. Funeral services conducted by Rev. Tennyson Lewis, pastor of Friends Church, of this city, will be held at Providence Church at 2 o’clock this afternoon, and interment will be made in the church burial grounds.

Mr. Wiggins has been employed by the Southern Railway for the past six years or more. He was a man of the most kindly and genial disposition and made many friends wherever he went. He was a native of this county, having been born and reared in Brogden Township. He is survived by his widow, three sons, Messrs. John, Jodie and Walter Wiggins, and two daughters, Mrs. Willie Hood and Mrs. Effie Crawford.

From page 5 of The Goldsboro News, Sunday, Jan. 10, 1926

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John Dawkins Put to Death for Killing Jos. H. Vaughn, Jan. 9, 1926

John Dawkins Pays with Life

Raleigh, Jan. 8 (AP)—John Dawkins, negro, paid the supreme penalty at the State Prison this morning for the murder of Jos. H. Vaughn, merchant of Winston-Salem. Two shocks were administered before the negro was pronounced dead. Dawkins entered the death chamber shortly after 10 o’clock and the first shock was given at 10:15. Before being electrocuted Dawkins confessed to the crime for which he was sentenced to die.

From page 3 of The Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, Jan. 9, 1926

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Typhoid Vaccination Campaign Lowers Death Rate from 37.4 in 1918 to 2.6 in 1924

Cabarrus County Makes Big Reduction in Typhoid. . . Deaths from This Disease Have Been Brought to Low Figure as Shown in Health Bulletin

The reduction in the number of cases of typhoid fever in Cabarrus County is graphically shown in the January number of the Health Bulletin, published by the North Carolina State Board of Health at Raleigh.

A table is used in which the figures for the 12 counties where “typhoid vaccination campaigns have been most continuous and intensive” during the years between 1915 and 1925.

The Cabarrus County campaign started in 1918 and the figures given are for the seven years before 1919 to 1925 inclusive. They show the death rate for typhoid dropping from 37.4 to 2.6 100,000 in 1924.

There is only one break in the steadily reducing number of deaths and that was in 1923 when there was an epidemic of typhoid among the residents of Shankletown, a settlement of negroes outside of the city limits. In this year an epidemic was prevalent among these people, a number of them dying. The death rate for that year was 16.4.

For the seven years given in the table, the dates were as follows: 37.4 for 1919; 5.9 for 1920; 8.5 for 1921; 5.6 for 1922; 16.4 for 1923; and 2.6 for 1924.

Only two counties given in the table have a lower death rate than does Cabarrus. They ae Cumberland and Northampton, both of which have no deaths from the disease. Some of the counties have much higher rates. Among them are Rowan with a death rate of 12.7, Guilford County with a death rate of 9.0, and Wilson with a death rate of 17.1.

From page 2 of The Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, Jan. 9, 1926

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Schooner Carrying Molasses from Barbados Aground on Flying Pan Shoals, Jan. 9, 1926

Schooner Goes Aground

Wilmington, N.C., Jan. 9 (AP)—The three-masted schooner Alfred R. Hedlet, bound to Wilmington from the Barbadoes with a cargo of molasses, was today reported aground on Frying Pan Shoals, south of here. Advices said the schooner was “leaking and pounding badly.” The tug Blanche has been sent to the rescue.

The schooner went aground yesterday during the gale which swept the coat of this section. She is commanded by Captain H. Hynan, and has a crew of eight men.

From page 2 of The Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, Jan. 9, 1926

The Frying Pan Shoals off Cape Fear, are formed by silt from the Cape Fear River. The shoals are over 28 miles long and resemble a frying pan in shape. Part of the “Graveyard of the Atlantic.”

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Attorney Hollingsworth Sent to Prison for Embezzlement, Jan. 9, 1926

Attorney Given Term in Prison. . . Hollingsworth is Charged with Embezzlement of Client’s Funds

Winston-Salem, Jan. 8—Judge Stack in Forsyth Superior Court this afternoon imposed a sentence in the state prison of from 18 months to three years on J.W. Hollingsworth, local attorney, found guilty by a jury on a charge of embezzlement.

The case against Hollingsworth was upon affidavit of Mrs. Mary A. Craddock, who alleged that she furnished Hollingsworth with a sum of money, said to be a fee, with which money the defendant was to appraise the land of the plaintiff and try to secure a loan from a company which he claimed to represent. After a period of time, however, nothing was heard by the prosecuting witness, and later a charge of embezzlement was preferred, it was stated.

From the front page of The Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, Jan. 9, 1926

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How Accurate Was Bion Butler's 1926 Prediction for Pinehurst?

Forecasting the Future

By Bion H. Butler

If I was a younger man by about 30 years and lived say four or five thousand years ago, I would be a prophet. I know of no other work that is so nice, and clean and easy as being a prophet. It gives you standing in the community, and is filled with romance, philosophy, neighborhood gossip, and abounds with interest. Lots of folks think that forecasting the future is a hard job, but it is not. Look at the men who make the almanacs, and those who figure out election results two or three weeks ahead, and those who tell you want teams will win in baseball contests, or what horses will win the blind pools.

Life is a long continued drama, and if you think about it the drama is always laid on the same lines. One generation watched and play and drops out, and another comes in and sees the same old story framed up with different names and with a few modern innovations, but it is merely a new crop of players and a new crop of spectators, and all the rest is as old as the hills around about Jerusalem that standeth fast and abideth forever.

Now if I were undertake to prophesy I would begin with the prospect of golf in the Pinehurst section. I would run my prophetic work on a system which would have for its foundation the records of the past. For instance, I would start with draw poker and base ball. As fa back as history can tell us men played games with cards and with balls. The more we became civilized the more skillful we began all over the country in playing draw poker and base ball, and the more the games are scattered. Poker is a game that takes little to establish. It is the game that takes the money. Base ball is more expensive, for it requires a big enough piece of ground as well as a ball and bat. But gradually every cross roads in the United States has found a ball ground and base ball has become a fundamental feature in education, in sports, in the newspapers, in daily conversation, and in life. It is as universal as the post office and much more popular and important.

Then came golf. Golf started away back in the misty past, just as ball and poker did. But while you can play poker with a deck of cards and a dry goods box, and base ball with an acre lot, you must have a 40-acre lot to make much of a stagger at golf, and for that reason golf has been a little slower coming. But here is what makes me so fond of the job of a prophet. This country has reached the point where it can pay for ground enough to lay out a golf course, and that is all you need to know to be a prophet. The minutes we get the money to pay for the things that are coming, we go out along the road to meet them. All over this big country folks have the money to build a club house and a golf course, so golf has struck in as deep as the infection of scarlet fever or base ball.

One thing that leads to success in being a prophet is to know the local conditions where you work. A knowledge of conditions in the United States shows that golf has swept the earth. Punkin Hollow and Pittsburgh are both alike in their enthusiasm over golf. Two ambitions lurk in the heart of every village in this country. One is a new hotel, and the other is a nine-hole golf course with locker rooms in the hotel basement. So a hundred million people are saturating themselves with the virus of golf and more children will be born every year to swell the throng. The world has never recovered from poker, nor from base ball, and never will. Neither will it ever recover from golf. So it is easy to go on with the prophesies about golf. Golf will get worse and worse as a chronic malady.

The building of a fine new hotel at Pine Bluff is to be followed by a nine-hole golf course. The natural course of a nine-hole course is to enlarge to an 18-hole course. At Southern Pines the original little layout is about to reach two 18-hole course. There is no remedy. Knollwood has its second 18-hole course planned on the ground. Presently we will have in the vicinity at least nine courses of 18-holes and then another will be started.

Pinehurst is the recognized golf center of the world. That is the most startling fact about this whole golf business. Realizing this much to start with is not hard for me to prophesy that in a few years more we are likely to have a dozen or 20 full-sized 18-hole golf courses in the vicinity, for all that is needed now is more room to play and more hotels to house the players. Once human kind starts to boom and the bars are all thrown down, Nobody knows what made Atlantic City, but everybody knows Atlantic City will never stop. Nobody knows what made New York or what made the Florida boom, or any other thing that sets people off in a whirl of wild enthusiasm, but we all know that those things swell up like a deluge, and it is easy to foretell the future of this golf center. Because golf has reached a state of perfection at Pinehurst and the world has joined on in the golf habit Pinehurst has ahead of it the job of its existence. Some day the road form Pinehurst to Pine Bluff will be a boulevard, lined with interesting homes all the way, and form there to Southern Pines will be a continuation of the magnificent avenue, and from there to Knollwood, and from there back to Pinehurst and possibly the like of it for a rural community will not be known anywhere else on earth. Golf is day by day taking on a virulence in this country that is not yet generally suspected. But for the purpose of uttering a prophesy, I have delved into the symptoms, and it is as plain as a coffee stain on the table cloth that golf has a grip that cannot be shaken and that is growing faster than the crime wave.

Some day the Seaboard will run the Golf express, and the real air line will not be the Seaboard or the Groundline, but the flyers that will drop down from New York in about five hours and land on the 50-acre air line terminal not far from the Carolina. My mild prediction is that one of these days Fort Bragg will be the east side of the county line and that west of the line will be such a succession of golf courses that boulevards will be continuous from the camp border dividing line that separates the clay of Moore and the Sandbelt which will be wholly given over to the peach orchards and winter homes. I am only an amateur prophet. Anybody who is a professional and wants to work out this idea farther is welcome to it.

From page 4 of the Pinehurst Outlook, Saturday, Jan. 9, 1926

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