Clapp Street

The Town of China Grove, where our Youth Pastor is one of the Alderman, is having a little uproar over street names. They are renaming some streets after former mayors and the following is an excerpt from a Salisbury Post article...

Briefly revisited naming streets and how to mollify a resident unhappy with the newly named "Clapp Street."The board previously named the street in honor of a former mayor who served in the 1920s-30s.

"How did the name get up so fast?" asked Welter, noting near record speed for a street sign.

"We have a very efficient public works department," responded planner Lindsey Hobbs who went on to suggest adding "Mayor" or "Clarence" to the sign, perhaps making it less offensive.

Hobbs went on to say that he couldn't find any military service record for Clapp, ruling out adding a rank such as "Colonel".

Spectators decided to offer suggestions. A voice boomed out over all others, suggesting "Major," flooding the room with laughter.

The fate of Clapp Street will be decided at a later meeting.