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| Harry Irby Savage |
In the Nov. 3, 1921 edition of The Wilcox Progressive Era,
publisher Stanley Clifford Godbold reported, that “Miss Katie Ratcliffe died
last Friday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Cobb, aged 88 years. The
deceased was born in Canton Bend at the Ratcliffe homestead and had lived there
as a county pioneer, almost all of her life. The family came from South
Carolina and located at Canton, then the Wilcox County seat, before its removal
to Camden. Her brothers were Confederate soldiers, and one of them, John, died
from the effect of a bullet, received in the Civil War.”
On the front page of the Nov. 10, 1921 edition of The
Progressive Era, under the headline “American Legion Post For Wilcox County,”
it was reported that “at a very enthusiastic meeting of ex-servicemen Monday
night, there was organized an American Legion Post for Wilcox County. Mr.
H.A.T. Brazelton, Dept. Field Representative, was present and explained the
purpose of the American Legion and assisted in perfecting the local
organization. After Mr. Brazelton had explained the purposes of the
organization of the Legion it was unanimously voted to have a post at Camden
for Wilcox County and to call it the ‘Irby Savage’ Post in honor of Lt. Irby
Savage of Camden who was wounded in battle and later lost his life.”
On the front page of the Nov. 17, 1921 edition of the
newspaper, under the headline “JUDGE TYSON VISITS WILCOX,” it was reported that
“Judge John R. Tyson, Representative in Congress from the Second District, was
a Camden visitor Monday and addressed a large audience at the courthouse at 10
o’clock. This being court week, a large number of citizens from different parts
of the county were present and heard Judge Tyson. Judge Tyson is a product of
the black belt and has many admirers in this section who see in him the old
southern characteristics that are fast disappearing.”
In the Nov. 24, 1921 edition of the paper, Godbold
reported that a “new Wilcox County corporation, which filed its articles of
incorporation in the Probate Office last week, is the Wilcox Saw Mill Co. of
Flatwood. The incorporators are C.F. Wilcox, K.E. Agee, E.E. Wilkinson and J.M.
Morgan, and the capital stock of the corporation is $40,000. The company will
engage in the manufacture of lumber, the operation of a commissary, etc.
Well, I guess that’s all that space will allow for this month. On the first Thursday of next month, I plan to take a look at the events of December 1921 in Wilcox County. Until then, if you get the urge to research the county’s past yourself, take advantage of the Alabama Department of Archives and History’s excellent selection of old newspapers on microfilm and other resources. Their friendly staff will be more than happy to get you started.
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