Gin at Hebron Burns

The Old North Gin, or the Famers gin as it was also called, burned last Thursday evening at Hebron together with about twelve bales of unginned cotton at 100 tons of seed held in the gin at the time of the fire. The fire was discovered in the engine room about five o'clock and had such headway when seen that all efforts to quench it were unavailing.
The gin was owned by C. W. Furneaux, Hamlin Morgan, J. H. Morgan Jr. and a few others of the Hebron community and was under the efficient management of Harry Lord. It was a very old gin and enjoyed a large patron, age and, we understand, will be rebuilt before another seasons cotton is ready for ginning.
The loss will be quite heavy but as there was insurance carried  it will be partly cared for and will not fall so heavily upon the owners. Hebron had two gins and cares for a large amount of cotton, between 2500 and 3000 bales being ginned there during the season. As the cotton is practically ninety per cent gathered the loss of the gin will not inconvenience Hebron folks materially at this time in so far as getting their cotton cared for goes, and they can have a fine new down-to-the-minute gin ready to care for the crop next seasons.

The Carrollton Chronicle - Friday, November 2, 1928
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams