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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05
The question Of organizing

The question Of organizing Il
special war cabinet 10 have charge
IT munitions. has been under asita-
ton in Washington for some weeks
under the lead OF Senator Hitchcock
Democrat. Of Nebraska, and the pres
idcnt is said to be very much oppos-
ed g shs GE2DasiiiGa, EEaEi tas Slei'
idcnt's way of looking at it. the ad-
ministration is already doing about
everything that can be done. as well
as il is possible to do it. and the for
nation of a war cabinet will only
mean more complications and hind
RANGES. The matter will pr"bahl!
come To a climax within the next few
days.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05

Among other things in the carry
ing out Of its military operations In
France. the United States government
has had 10 construct railroad SIX
hundred miles long from the coast
to the trenches held by the Ameri-
can troops. But this Is only part Of
the tremendous task that has con-
fronted the United States. Barracks
like those Of Camp Sewer. Jackson,
wadsworth. Greene, Wheeler, etc.
have had to be constructed. and the
lumber for these camps had to come
out OF the original forests. The
French government showed the
Americans the trees. and the Amer
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05

We have felt for long time that
We would like 10 see Hon. John l.
Mci-aurin governor OF South Carolina
Our desire in thus connection has been
based solely on our appreciation vi
his character as IL patriot and his
ability Us statesman. We belief.
that as governor hr would give the
state an administration that would
make for the material, educational
social and political progress Of the
state. But we have never believed
that he was really anxious for the
position of governor. OF course We
understand that hc would like 10
have the place Oh a purely non -partI-
san basis--that Is. that he would he
glad 10 accept the position If he could
DO 50 without any feeling OF obliga-
non 10 parties Or factions. hut un-
fortunately that has never been pIac-
tIcal in south Carolina, and We fear
II viii never De practical. Knowing
Mr.. McLaurin as We do, We are not
IN Inc least SURPRISED AT the puDilca'
iIun of his recent open letter 10 the
public. and We do not think any less
Of him tor writing IL. II Is no more
than he has done Il half dozen times
before But we wish he had kept /,
TO himself. Everybody has known al
along that he has not. does not and
Will not wear anybOdy's collar and II
he had chosen TO make the race for
governor and been elected. he would
be just ;iS free to follow his own judg-
ment without the record Of such ii let
Ter behind him us with II. AS u
whether Mr.. McLaurIn is going 10 be
E, candidate for governor or an! thing
else, we do not know. About the
only thinS We can say along that
linc is that he will run il he wants
~. and whether To victory or defeat
he will still have about the same no.
iion of the correctness Of his views as
ne has now.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05

1, is sad that American arittors
whu have been so unluckN as 10 ne
raulurrd while dropping copies of
President Wilson'S message in Ger
many. have been sentenced to ten
wears Imprisonment. Well. ii the
Germans will only treat these men
with half way dccency. it won't matter
much. They are not going to have tO
languish in prison any ten years. or
anything like it. American soldiers
will he releasing them before anoth-
rr year has passed by.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05

leans went after those trees with their
own axes. saw mills. etc. and got out
the timber. And that is not nearly
all. Great foundries. machine shops
hospitals and Inunit!oL factories, fab
r.cated in this country have been
carried across to France and set up
there. Along with all this two great
farming operations are in progress
behind the American lines. and Amer
leans have commenced crops of corn.
potatoes and various other foodstuffs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05

ofYicers were elected as follows: Prof.
Brown Baird Of Glover. president:
Miss Mary Cartwright OF Yorkville.
vice president: Miss lone Ashe Of
McConnellsville. secretary and treas
urer. After discussion Of the field
day proposition. the association con-
CURED In the action Of the Eastern
division. There will be no field day
exercises this year. The next meet
ing Of the association will be held in
Yorkville on March 81. The visiting
members Of the association were en-
tertained by the local members at
lunch.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05

A mass meeting of farmers of
Anderson county was held In the
courthouse at Anderson last Satur-
day to protest against legislation OF
the general assembly in regard to
state and county taxes. The meeting
was held at the instance Of Auditor
Smith. Resolutions were adopted and
a committee wag selected to 60 to
Columbia to make representations 10
the general assembly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05

not allow them to sell nour without
at the same time selling an equal
amount OF substitute. and they do
not feel that It u up to them TO en-
ter any further into the matter.
But the people are taking it all
right They feel that the admins
tration would not have issued such
order unless II was necessary, and
they want to do whatever Is required
Of them that Is necessary. The only
thing about il is that some OF the
people find il difficult TO realize just
exactly what II all means. Having
never run upon just the same kind
Of a proposition before. it Is a little
puzzling.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05

Congress is about to pass bill 10
authorize In" prcsidcn; To call skilled
,.xp.r,s i'm industry or agriculture into
military service regardless oI claSsi-
Iicatiun. only those included In the
,lraft. of course. will he subject 70
his call. The particular object OF the
bill is to enable the immediate mo-
u!llZation OF any number of desired
special men for any particular work
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05

hundred dollars is small thing
# YOU have II. and II terribly big thing
if you have not got H. Everybody
who has tried IL both ways will sub
scribe. To this statement. the moral oi
which is to put something III tho
bank and hay. il there in time OF
maud
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05
YORK. S. c.:
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY S, 1918.

The sanitary department at camp
Ibx New Jersey. has changed the
nam. of 'Gcrman" measles To "ilb-
,rry" measles. and IN" idea has been
approved 10y III" national s'hh'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05

one of the things that this war has
been demonstrating is that one man
- not much better than another. and
if as result thereof II makes all
luafcrs go tu work II Will begin Ia
iustIfy itself
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05
Mule Drowned In Broad River.

Mule Drowned In Broad River.
The Gaffney Ledger reports the
drowning of q mule belonging TO Mr.
X. A. Brown, in Broad river on Mon
day of last week. Mr.. Brown, who
lives in York county. was going over
to Cherokee county. At the ferry
ny the bridge site. Mr.. Brown got ou,
OF his buggy to get warm, leaving the
mule standing unhitched. The mule
presently started forward and con-
tinued on into the river where It was
drowned. The buggy was not re-
covered until next day.
Orders for Nitrate.
The probability is that York coun.
t. will ask for about 1000 tons OF
nitrate Of soda. Reports from the
eastern side OF the county last night
were to the effect that the banks over
that way had orders for approximate
~ LOIS tons, and Mr.. John II. Blair,
estimated that the orders on the
western side certainly aggregated not
less than 500 tons. and probably they
would amount to a thousand tons
Two thousand tons Of nitrate OF soda
would call for pretty close to Sl56,
900.
Death From Meningitis.
Roy Bunter, q private in the aero
squadron, United States army, died
in Chester last Saturday of menin-
gifts. He became desperately Ill last
Thursday while passing through
Chester with the command to which
he belonged and was turned over To
local physicians. He received as good
attention as was possible under the
circumstances: but failed to rally,
and died as stated. The young man
was a son Of Mrs Mary Bonter OF
Harbor Springs. Michigan. The body
was embalmed and will be taken
back to Michigan by sister Of the
deceased young soldier.
Red Cross Work at Sharon.
The Sharon branch Of the Red
continues In good working order de-
spite the bad weather. The head
quarters Of the organization Is on the
second floor of the w. L. Hill store
room. All material is kept there and
there IL is cut out, distributed among
the relay groups and shipped. During
good weather. most Of the sewing Is
done at headquarters, but during the
bad weather the different groups OF
workers have been taking their tasks
TO their respective homes and com.
pleting them there. Up TO the pres
ent time, the Sharon chapter has
turned over to the Yorkville chapter
fourteen sweaters, and within few
DAYS II will also turn over ~ suits OF
pajamas. Is hospital bed shirts and
two additional sweaters. Just now
the Sharon, branch has more workers
than 1t haS material and 1t Is ar
ranging to canvass for funds among
those who find II more convenient to
contribute cash than labor. Mrs
Hunter, the chairman. says that the
Sharon branch needs several hundred
dollars with which to buy material
and she hopes the money will be
forthcoming presently.
Western Teachers
The attendance on the organiza-
tion meeting Of the Western division
Of the York County Teachers asso-
citation In the Graded school audi
toriusm last Saturday was not as full
as would have been, except for the
rainy weather and the fearful roads.
The meeting. however. was satisfac-
tory. Hon. John e. Carroll, supertn-
tendent of education, called II TO or
der. and after an address by Prof.
]. W. Hanson Of winthrop college,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05
GOVERNMENT WILL HELP.

The Federal government Is going
to help to the extent Of $4,000 on
that three miles Of concrete road be-
tween Rock Hill and the river
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05

Lieutenant Ernest F. McWhorter,
coast artillery service. formerly OF
Jonesboro. died In Charleston Friday,
from the accidental discharge Of q
pistol. He was cleaning the weapon.
Il is said.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05
LOCAL tAcoNlCS.
Local Food Administrator.

JEFF ID. Whitesdes Is food adminis-
traitor in local school district No. 20,
and w. H. Jones In school district No.
o6. These names were intended to
be included In the original list Of ap-
pointments. as published last FRI
day.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-11-01
UNE PAGE DYHISTOIRE

apres, lie general Cornwalis a Prince
town.
L'insurrection DIES colonies anglai-
ses de rAmerique du Nord, rencontra
en- France d'ardentes sympathies. LIE
roi Louis XVI, la refine Marie-Antoi-
nette, tous les princes, la plus haute
noblesse CONNIE Popinion populaire
firent des voeux ardents en- favour
DIES insurges.
C'est alors que lie marquis de La
fayette. sollicita du roi l'autorisation
d'aller combattre avec Washington"
Arrive a Philadelphia, il demanda
a servir CONNIE simple volontaire. II
fut- pressure aussitot b1esse grieve-
ment; mails, a peine retabli, il cut lie
commandment dun regiment de mill
ces, c'est-a-dire de paysans a peine
%degrossis. LINEN battit pas moins
une armee composee de soldats aguer-
ris. LIE Congress lui vota des remere
clements ct lie plaza a la tete dune
division aver lie grade de general en-
chef; mais Lafaytte ~n'accepta lhon-
neur qui lui etait fait qua la condi-
tion de roster sous les ordres de Wa
shington.
! LIE heros francais Sc distingua peu
| apres la bataille de. Monmouth, puts
sauva Sillivan en- retraite; il ren.tra
| ensuite en- France, pour lever des
troupes. C'est en- &c moment-1775-
que 10 France %reconnut officielleme.nt
Independence de PAmerique.
A la fin de 1779, Lafayette etait de
retour aux Etats- Unis. A Boston, Oh
! il Sc rendit, il annonca, au milieu du
plus grand enthousiasme, Parrivee
prochaine du general Rochambeau
avec plusieurs m%illiers de Francois.
C'est encore Lafayette qui, en- 1870,
fut charge de la defense de la Virgil
ME. II await sous ses ordres a pelne
5000 hommes denues de tout, c'est-a-
| dire mourant a peu pres de faim, a
Motto u ct tres NAL armes. LIE ge-
neral francais, avec ces pauvres ele-
ments, quill habilla, equipa, arma ct
entretint a ses propres depens, tint
tete au general CORVALLIS, qui COM
mandait trentaine de mile hon.
mes. Lorsque les forces de Ro-
lchambeau ct de Washington vinrent
|enfn Sc joindre aux troupes fedora
lies, CORVALLIS capitula ct ce success
ldes Franco-Americains fut du a la te-
nacite, a Intelligence, a Iinlassable
courage de Lafayette, qui trouva en-
core moyen de Sc distinguer a Pas
saul de Yorktown.
sOn salt que c'est au lieutenant-ge-
neral comte de Rochsmbeau que Louis
XVI confia lie committeeman du
corps francais quill envoya aux titats-
| Unis. Aucun choix ne pouvait etre
plus heureux. Rochambeau cut "a
bord affaire au general anglais Gin
ton quil limmobilsa pendant quelque
temps; mais ~l'arrivee de la fotte fran
caise, place. sous les ordres de Ps'ml-
raj de Grasse, lui permit de faire sa
jonction avec I'armee de Washington,
ct insi que nous Iavons dit tout a
Pheure, Harmee de Cornw allis III
obligee de METRE has les ar1nes.
L,Amerique actuelle ma pas oublle
la dette que PAmeriqtle de La fin gu
dix-huitieme steele await contractee
envers la France. Et c'est en- exattant
avec un nouvel enthousiasme les ser
vices eminents que lui rendirent Jadls
deux mobiles Francois, Lafayette ct
Rochambeau, qu'elle met sa main
dams Ia main de son arlciennc alice ct
qu'elle combat avec ellie, pour sauver
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-11-01

Les Americans ne sont pas de ceux
qul oublient. LIE souvenir de p%interven-
ton de la France dams la guerre de
PIndependance leur est toujours cher,
ct lis en- donnent aujourd'hui meme
I'm t~emoignage plus eclatant que ja-
mais.
Parmi les mons DIES Francois qui
apporterent, il Y a bientot un steele
ct demi, lie secours de leur epee aux
colonies anglaises de PAmerique du
Nord, avides de liberte, ceux de La
fayette ct de Rochambeau sont res
ties les plus populaires de ce cote-ci
de PAtlantique. LIE role que joue-
rent en- Amerique ces deux Francois
est "interessant a etudier dams ses de-
tails.
Apres la paix conclue a Paris, en-
1853, qui assure a PAngleterre de
nouvelles possessions en- Amerique, lie
gouvernement anglais voulut que SEES
colonies de lAmerique du Nord con-
tribuassent dams n large mesure
aux charges que s%upportait la metro
pole.
En- consequence, en- mars l764, lie
Parliament, sur la proposition du mi
nistre, lord Butte, declara que les CO.
lonies devaient participer aux de-
penses de PAngleterre, ct lie mois
%suivant il vota des droits d'entree
vraiment enormes sur certains pro-
duits importes en- Amerique.
Les colons protesterent violemment
par la voix de leurs assemblies loca-
les ct par celle de la presse, deja
puissante a cette epoque. LIE gouver-
nement anglais men tint aucun comp
te ct lannee d'apres, c'est-a-dire en-
1865, il fit adopter par lie Parliament
deux nouveaux bills: Pun introdui-
SAINT la take du timbre dams les colo
MES, l'autre imposant a ces dernieres
Pobligation de fournir u troupes
royales des logements ct DIES wires
en- nature. Ces deux bills mirent lie
feu aux poudres.
A partir de ce moment, les colonies
anglaises de PAmerique du Nord fu-
rent en- etat d'in%surrection ct, apres
de nombreux incidents don't lie recit
ne saurait trouver place lei, I'm con-
gres general DIES colonies du Massa-
chusetts, New-York, Rhode Island
New-Hampshire, George, New Jer-
sey, Delaware Sc reunirent lie Ter
septembre 1774 a Philadelphia, atm
d'aviser aux measures a prendre.
Peut-etre avec plus de douceur ct
de arrangements, lie g~ouvernement
metropolitan eut-il pu enrayer, mo
mentanement au moins, lie mouve-
ment dindependance qui Sc dessinait
avec autant d'energie mais, au con-
traire, ct il faut bien l'avouer, il
commit dirreparables fautes.
Les colonies, leverent DIES troupes
ct combattirent ave. des alternatives
de success ct de revers les troupes roy
ales commanders par les. generaux
Gage, Clinton, Burgoyne, Howe ct
CORVALLIS. Enfin, lie a juliet 1776, lie
Congress proclama solennellement
Undergraduate des Etats-Unis!
II fallait quelque courage pour je-
ter ainsi lie CANT a la puissante An.
gleterre, car les affaires du nouve]
Etat marchaient interieurement aus
81 NAL que possible. L'armee de Wa
shington ne comptait plus que 5000
hommes ct celle de Sullivan n'etait
guere plus nombreuse. Mais lie genie
! de Washington valait plusieurs ar
mees; il lie prouva en- battant les An
glais; quill surprit lie Is decembre
1776, ct en- ecrasant, quelques jours
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-11-01
lie droit de la civilization en- peril.
O. p.

Rappelons encore quelques mots
du role joue aur Etats- Unis par La
fayette ct ses braves compagnons,
partie dun discours pronounce au
cours de cette aimee par M. Jusse-
rand. am~bassareur de France a Wa
shington:
Lafayette etait en- garrison a Metz,
sur une frontiere alors pacifque. A
diner chez lie marechal de Brogelle, II
entendit parler des insurgents" am
81 qu'on les appelait. "Avant la TN gu
repas, dit-il, mon occur etait enrole".
II await, lui, dix-neuf ct s'etalt
marie depuis trois ans a Mile dc NO
allies. Sa famille voulait pempecher
de partir par n lettre de cachet..
II quitta Paris, deguise en- courier,
ct ALA ~s'embarquer a Passages, en-
Espagne, lie 26 avril 1777.
La guerre prenait mauva1se our
/ nure. Washington Ia lui meme
avoue plus tard-etait plonge dams
Pabattement, quand, suivant SEES pro-
pres paroles, Lafayette vint dlsslp,er
| ses sombres pensees CONNIE lauDe
Went dissiper la mutt. II fut saisi dun
sentiment nouveau a la vue de &C Jeu-
ne homme de vingt ans qui n'avalt
pas nestle a gutter sa patrie ct sa
/ ieune femme pour s%outenir, dams un
moment OH ellie semblait desesperee,
| une cause quill croyait grande ct JUS
tie.
CONNIE Washington s'excusait de
n'avoir a montrer au brilliant officer
du marechal de Broglie que ses SOL
| dats don't les mieux equlpes avalent
| des vestes de toile grise, celul-cl re-
I pondit: "C'est pour apprendre ct non
pour enseigner que je suls lc1".
En- meme temps quill donnalt un
| encouragement aux Americans, La
fayette donnait un exemple U Fran
| Gals. II creait I'm movement qul ne
| devait plus s'arreter. LIE champion de
la liberte ap%paraissait a SEES concl-
! tovens CONNIE la personnification Sc
! duisante de la ~,chevalerie des temps
|, n%ouveaux.
La premiere division de soldats re-
guliers francais d%ebarqua a Newport.
CONNIE les "Sammies" ellie await nate
| d,aller au front du combat.
ices troupes, ecrivait Lafayette a
| Washington lie 81 juliet l78O, detes-
| tent iusqu'a l'idee de roster a New
port ct br1lent de vous reJolndre.
| Files maudissent q%uiconque leur parle
d'attendre la seconde division ct enra-
gent de roster bloques lei. Vous vous
! seriez amuse, Pautre jour, en- voyant
l25O de. vos recrues qui venaient a Con-
necticut sans provisions, sans tentes,
ct oui Sc melerent 81 bien vec les
troupes franchises que chaque Fran
Gals, officer GU soldat, prit I'M Ame-
| rricain avec lui ct lui fit partager son
Fit ct son souper.
Une lettre que M. de Broglie q in
seree dams ses Relations inedites"
nous a decrit les repas GU les OFFICERS
americains ct francais etaient assls a
lila meme table:
"Washington fait IN consomma-
ton enorme de noix, ct lorsque la
conversation l'amuse, il en- mango
pendant DIES heures en- portant, con-
|formement a lusage anglais ct anne
ricain, plusieurs santes. C'est ce qu'on
appelle "toaster".
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-11-01

Age de 81 ans, lie Pape Leon XIII
lisait encore sans verres, marchait
sans came, s'habillait ct Sc deshabil-
lait sans assistance aucune ct travailt-
lait chaque jour durant ID heures en-
viron.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-11-01
LAME. SINCERE

LAME sincere est celle qui ous
tend Ia main quand tout lie monde
vous a%bandonne;: qui pleure avec vous
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-11-01

vous etes en- has.
Celle qui Went vous seeourir au
moment du danger.
Celle qui prend soin Dc vos interats
CONNIE des stems.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-21
Marriage Licenses.

During the past few days the
following secured licenses:
Joe McGregor and Lizzie Phil,
lips, colored, issued the 18th.
George w. Garner and Martha
Ussery, white, issued 10th.
Weldon Harrington and Annie
Short, colored, issued 10th.
Colon M. Covington and Fossie
F. Bennett, white, issued 18th.
Osteen J. Player and Florence
) Woodland, white, issued 10th.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-21
Paid Your + Pledge?

$1,000 of the $4,000 pledged in
the Second Red Cross War Fund
Drive last summer, has so far
been uncollected. Treas. ]. Le-
Grand Everett stales that the
time limit given him in which to
make settlement with Red Cross
headquarters is Nov. 80. The
last of the pledges were due on
Oct. 1st. Doubtless many of
those who have failed to make
good their pledges have forgotten
about it, and will gladly remit to
Mr.. Everett the amount they
still owe. If you do not remem
Der what you owe, phone or write
him and he will tell you.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-21

M. L. Tucker submitted last
week to the Mayor for reckless
driving on Nov. 18th, and was
fined SIS and costs.
E. N. Keller on the night of
Nov. 18th had a difficulty with
E. w. Coz. He submitted to the
Mayor, and judgment was con
tinued on payment of costs. On
the night of the 18th, in the
Greek cafe where Cox was al
work, he again had a difficulty
with Cox; for this he was giver
a hearing by the Mayor last
Monday and fined SIS and costs
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-21
$1,000 SHORT
So Far Only $4,000 Raised
For The United War Work
Campaign. VIII the Goal
Be Reached by Saturday
Night.

The campaign waged the past
week in Richmond county to
secure contributions to the
United War Work fund has to
date resulted in a total of $4,000,
which is $1,000 short of the
amount assigned the county to
raise. The time has been ex-
tended until Saturday night and
it is earnestly hoped the full
$1O,080 will be in sight at that
time.
Wolf Pit No. 2 was asked to
raise $3.50, but so far has gone
over with 1862. Mineral Springs
No. 2 was asked for $500 and
has raised 1897; Black Jack for
500, and so far has given $lOl.
OF the ten cotton mills and vii
lagos, only THREE have so far
gone over the top-the two Rob
erdels and Steele's Mills raising
the allotted $500 each. 1t is
hoped the remaining seven mills
and villages will raise their $500
quotas by Saturday night.
Of the firms in Rockingham,
Fox Drug Store and Leak &
Marshall and Parsons each gave
$50; Stephenson-Belk gave $25,
but the other firms did so
in amounts from 81 to Sis. 1t is
hoped that further subscriptions
from these and others will mater
tally aid in bringing up the total,
before Saturday night.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-21
Fatal Auto Wreck.

A fatal auto wreck occurred
near Hamlet Saturday night.
Three men, Peter Fields, of Red
Springs, and Gary Hodges and
Clyde Thrower, of Hamlet, were
riding in a Ford roadster, and
their minds beclouded by wine
they failed to make the turn to
cross the bridge over the deep
railroad cut near Marks OK chrh,
and instead plunged down the
embankment to the track below.
Thrower was killed, the others
badly bruised and the car made
a wreck.