"Today's Escapes"

One hundred and eight convicts escaped from North Carolina prisons and prison camps last month. Each day into the office of the Durham Herald-Sun ticked A. P. dispatches from Raleigh naming the runaways, giving details. For 24 July days Telegraph Editor John R. Barry bit his pencil for a new headline to put over such repetitious news. By the 25th he gave up and subheaded "TODAY'S ESCAPES" over the Raleigh dispatch. By last week "TODAY'S ESCAPES" had become one of the most familiar standing heads in the Herald-Sim. Under it last week was chronicled the break of 13 prisoners in three consecutive days. Samples:

"State's prison today reported the escape of one 'honor' prisoner. . . . Joe Rogers got away from the Warren County camp."

"State's prison today reported the escape of three prisoners and the recapture of two others who got away . . . J. W. Turner got away in Haywood . . . Fred Jones got away in Moore; and James Ezzell got away in Johnston."

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