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On this day in Labor History the year was 1929. That was the day that Police Chief Orville Aderholt was shot and killed, at a camp of striking textile workers in Gastonia, North Carolina. The textile mills had fallen on hard times in the 1920s.
By The Rick Smith ShowOn this day in Labor History the year was 1929. That was the day that Police Chief Orville Aderholt was shot and killed, at a camp of striking textile workers in Gastonia, North Carolina. The textile mills had fallen on hard times in the 1920s.