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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1938
Page
5
A Civil War era account portrays Randolph County as rife with robberies and lawlessness during the later years of conflict. Deserters and renegades allegedly pillaged rural districts, leaving communities impoverished as battles drew to a close.
Letters from J M Worth detail Randolph County turmoil as deserters terrorized roads and homes after Gettysburg and Sherman. Looting, kidnappings, and vigilante violence pressed Governor Vance to mobilize the Home Guard, with mixed success and warnings of lawlessness.
Letters warn against summary executions while March 4 troop disembarkation restores order. General Lee's volunteers capably patrol, sparing Randolph from Sherman’s cavalry as residents recount past depredations and locals gather for social visits and construction projects.
Miss Gilbert Muse of Burrus Memorial Hospital notes the high cost of illness to workers and communities. She cites hospital advances, laboratory growth, and reduced wage losses, arguing hospitals lead prevention and improved recovery compared with twenty years ago.
Shelbyville farmer Paul Wilson uses a loudspeaker on the barn door to play hill-billy music. Cows, hogs, and horses respond to the tunes by trotting in for milking and feeding.
Prof. T Eugene Goudey, 69, renowned for the hymn Abide With Me, died in San Francisco after several months of illness.
Harold L. Ickes secretary of the Interior will be heard on a WOR MBS broadcast at 2 30 p m Sunday speaking before the National Conference for Palestine in Washington.
A centuries old practice in parts of India compels every Newar girl to marry the native bel fruit to ensure she cannot become a widow. The custom ties social status to the sacred tree and marriage rites, reflecting community beliefs about widowhood and continuity.
Monday in Charlotte notes Mrs Hill is undergoing treatment at the Charlotte sanitarium and is much improved.
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