FUN facts Friday!

This is the Davie County Sheriff's Office in 1969.

Front Row: Chief Deputy James C. Roberson, Sheriff George E. Smith, Bob Eller.
Back Row: Robert Hellard, Chunn Bailey, Jailer Ralph Padgett.
(photo courtesy of Digital Davie)

Sheriff George Smith served as Davie County Sheriff from 1962-1970 and 1978-1986.

An anecdote from George Smith's service as Sheriff, excerpted from the book Davie Sheriffs, compiled by Marie Benge Craig:
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“It was early in his career; there were no vehicles supplied to the sheriffs and deputies. He drove the family car with his work and was away from their home on a Saturday until midnight. The next morning, Estelle (his wife) and their son used the car and went to church. George phoned a deputy to come pick him up and they went to the church and beckoned Estelle to come outside. He said, 'I’ve got to have the car; the trunk is full of moonshine liquor.'"