Sunday night, during services at the First Baptist Church, a crash was heard on the outside that started the worshippers. Police officer hastened to the scene, where they discovered that A. A. Cowan and Wm. Norville, young white men of the Cane Creek section, had run into several cars parked in front of the church. Not much damage had been done, luckily, but the officers, in searching the boys’ car, found a small quantity of whiskey, and they were arrested. Appearing before Recorder Stone, Monday, the driver of the car was fined $50 for driving while under the influence of whiskey. Both young men were fined $25 each for transporting and $5 for being drunk.
If there is any single person who should be severely dealt with, it is the drunken driver, who jeopardizes the lives of innocent persons. They had better be careful to not come within the jurisdiction of Judge Stone, who will fearlessly deal out stern justice in all such cases.
From the front page of the Forest City Courier, Thursday, March 25, 1926
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