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'''Joshua Percy Flowers''' (1903 – 1982){{citation needed|date=October 2013}} was an American businessman, |
'''Joshua Percy Flowers''' (1903 – 1982){{citation needed|date=October 2013}} was an American businessman, philanthropist, noted fox hunter and "North Carolina's number one" [[Rum-running|producer of illegal alchol]] in the mid twentieth century.<ref name="Indy Week"/> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Flowers is reported to have been a "pillar of the White Oak Baptist Church" and close to local politicians.<ref name="Indy Week"/> He operated an illegal liquor production facility on his {{convert|5000|acre|km2|0|sing=on}} farm in [[Johnston County, North Carolina]] during the 1950s and 1960s. He is reputed to have "earned" $1million per year in "untaxed revenue" through this endeavor.<ref name="Indy Week"/> His activities were well known in the local community and was not pursued by local authorities for his illegal business activities.{[fact}} Flowers was indicted ten times by [[United States federal courts|federal]] [[grand juries]], and eighteen times at the state level and local level on various charges related to [[Rum-runner|bootlegging]], reckless driving, illegal purchase of a firearm and tax evasion.<ref name="Indy Week">{{cite web|last=Bouloubasis |first=Victoria |url=http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/mr-percys-run-plus-a-moonshine-bibliography/Content?oid=3100914 |title=Mr. Percy's Run; plus, a moonshine bibliography | Food Feature |publisher=Indy Week |date= |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref> Most of Flower's indictments resulted in acquittals, small fines, or suspended sentences.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=pF5AUOVLS6AC&pg=PA112&lpg=PA112&dq=percy+flowers+moonshine&source=bl&ots=DuJP58Sk-I&sig=S3c2nr6cYxN8DVMGZ7f7kmwjf6A&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-hxzUOyQM6i40QHfroGYCg&sqi=2&ved=0CIEBEOgBMA4#v=onepage&q=percy%20flowers%20moonshine&f=false |title=Log Cabin Pioneers: Stories, Songs and Sayings - Wayne Erbsen - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref> |
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In 1957 the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms]] launched an investigation which ended in a mistrial in 1958. Flowers entered "no plea" charges levied in Johnston County{{when?|date=October 2013}} and was sentenced to a $150 fine and 18 months in [[prison]] which was later reduced to 12 months.{{citation needed|date=October 2013}} |
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After his death, Flower's farm was developed by his daughter,{{when?|date=October 2013}} into a planned community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flowersplantation.com/history.php?utm_source=Listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=http%3a%2f%2fwww.flowersplantation.com%2fhistory.php&utm_campaign=Monthly+Newsletter+-+May+2012 |title=History of |publisher=Flowers Plantation |date= |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref> The unincorporated community of [[Flowers, North Carolina]] was named{{when?|date=October 2013}} after Flowers.{{fact|date=October 2013}} |
After his death, Flower's farm was developed by his daughter,{{when?|date=October 2013}} into a planned community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flowersplantation.com/history.php?utm_source=Listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=http%3a%2f%2fwww.flowersplantation.com%2fhistory.php&utm_campaign=Monthly+Newsletter+-+May+2012 |title=History of |publisher=Flowers Plantation |date= |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref> The unincorporated community of [[Flowers, North Carolina]] was named{{when?|date=October 2013}} after Flowers.{{fact|date=October 2013}} |
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Revision as of 19:10, 28 October 2013
Joshua Percy Flowers (1903 – 1982)[citation needed] was an American businessman, philanthropist, noted fox hunter and "North Carolina's number one" producer of illegal alchol in the mid twentieth century.[1]
Biography
Flowers is reported to have been a "pillar of the White Oak Baptist Church" and close to local politicians.[1] He operated an illegal liquor production facility on his 5,000-acre (20 km2) farm in Johnston County, North Carolina during the 1950s and 1960s. He is reputed to have "earned" $1million per year in "untaxed revenue" through this endeavor.[1] His activities were well known in the local community and was not pursued by local authorities for his illegal business activities.{[fact}} Flowers was indicted ten times by federal grand juries, and eighteen times at the state level and local level on various charges related to bootlegging, reckless driving, illegal purchase of a firearm and tax evasion.[1] Most of Flower's indictments resulted in acquittals, small fines, or suspended sentences.[2]
In 1957 the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms launched an investigation which ended in a mistrial in 1958. Flowers entered "no plea" charges levied in Johnston County[when?] and was sentenced to a $150 fine and 18 months in prison which was later reduced to 12 months.[citation needed]
After his death, Flower's farm was developed by his daughter,[when?] into a planned community.[3] The unincorporated community of Flowers, North Carolina was named[when?] after Flowers.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d Bouloubasis, Victoria. "Mr. Percy's Run; plus, a moonshine bibliography | Food Feature". Indy Week. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
- ^ "Log Cabin Pioneers: Stories, Songs and Sayings - Wayne Erbsen - Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
- ^ "History of". Flowers Plantation. Retrieved 2013-10-27.