Arc Light Controversy
The Arc Light Controversy raged between neighbors in what is now the Virginia Highland neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, and was front-page news in late January and early February 1916.
Dr. C.O. Jones (pastor of Trinity Methodist Church) lived in a house on North Highland Avenue at the corner of Adair Avenue; while W.G. McDaniels lived in the adjacent house to the rear on Adair Avenue. The neighborhood had funded an arc lamp over the intersection of Highland and Adair, but Dr. Jones allegedly had it partly painted black so it wouldn't shine into his 2nd floor bedroom. Also, the Joneses had built a wall at the back of their property, "hiding" the McDaniels' house – neighbors stated this was out of spite. Dr. Jones called Mrs. McDaniel's statement that he had had the lamp painted a lie, prompting her father Rev. Atkinson of Douglasville, to defend her honor.[1][2][3][4]
References
- ↑ "Dr. Jones, Wife and Daughter Give Their Side of Controversy with Neighbors over Arc Light", Atlanta Constitution, February 6, 1916
- ↑ "Dr. Jones Asked for Retraction", Atlanta Constitution, February 10, 1916
- ↑ "Animus and Hatred Charged to Pastor by Dr. Jones' Son", Atlanta Constitution, February 11, 1916
- ↑ "Dr. Jones Playing to 'Grand Stand', Asserts Atkinson", Atlanta Constitution, February 12, 1916
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