Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-29

ing to Merchants association secre-
tary.
CHARLOTTE.-V of prop
erty owned by white persons in
| Charlotte township increased $780,,
900 in year, 1928 total being S97,0OO,-
600, according to tax books.
| ASHEVILE.-Each disabled for,
mer service men at Oteen, Crag-
mont and other hospitals in this
section receive large box filled with
useful gifts. Boxes are distributed
under direction of Mrs. n. Buckner,
of Asheville, general secretary of
the state Baraca-Philathea union,
contents representing contributions
of member-classes and manufac-
turers.
WILSON.-Chester Brown is re-
elected president of North Carolina
| Bottlers' association, in annual meet
ing.
ROCKY MOUNT.-Sales on local
tobacco market to date are about
! 17,000,0 900 pounds, which sold for
about $3,850,000, recent average
price being about POS cents per
| pound, according to official figures.
GREENSBORO.-Otto Wood, STAY
err of A. w. kaplan, wealthy pawn
broker here last November, is want
ed in Kimble county, Texas, on
! charge of highway robbery and au-
/ tomobile stealing, according to let
! ter to Guilford county authorities
from Sheriff Gibbs, of Kimble coun-
| ty.
! Representative of
! larger eastern North Carolina ship
pers gather here December 27 in
conference to discuss plans for fight
against renewal of efforts of Vir-
ginia cities to have restored to eff
| feet former freight rate structure
held by North Carolina business
men to be unjust to them and dis
| criminatory in favor of Virginia
shippers.
ASHEVILLE.-W. F. Randolph.
secretary of local Masonic bodies,
goes to Dallas, Texas, to confer with
| members Of national hospital COM
mittee Of A. A. o. n. M. s. with
reference to proposed erection at
! Asheville by Shrine of $4,000 ortho-
poedic hospital.
FLAT .ROCK.-Rev. William N.
| oACCh' dSeo dDOuL ~ years, uleS
| at New Orleans on train while en-
route to California for first vacation
| in years, according to information
! received at home here.
FRANKLIN.-Ray Mccoy, be-
lieved dead for twelve years, son of
Rev. c. Daniel Mccoy, pastor of lola,
Baptist church, is temporarily de-
tanned at Philadelphia while father
| is advised. kilograms indicate son
lacks interest in returning to see
| homefolks.
BELMONT. = Cablegram from
Pope Plus XXI conveys his blessings
to three sisters. Sisters Mary Joseph,
of Ireland; Mary Gertrude and Mary
Catherine, of Wilmington, N. c., who
are central figures at jubilee at
Sacred Heart Chapel, Belmont Acad-
envy, celebrating fiftieth anniversary
of religious activity fthese sisters,
Bishop Leo Haid, o. S. B., presid-
ing.
ALBEMARLE. - Stinson Furni-
ture company and other firms suf.
fer losses in fire at Norwood causing
loss estimated at $4,000.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bluthen
thai receives from French en-
bassy at Washington military medal
posthumously awarded to his son.
Sergeant Arthur Bluthenthal, of
French aviation service, who was
killed in action in 1918.
RALEIGH. - Five homicides are
committed and two men are sent to
state prison each week to serve SEN
fences for homicides, according. to
figures covering period of thirty
months ending June 3, 1928, based
on records at state prison and bu.
reau of vital statistics. During that
period, 612 persons were killed in
state and 275 convicted of homicides
included II sentenced to electrocu-
ton, 1871 sentenced for second de-
gree murder and 10 for manslaugh-
| ter.
MORGANTON. - Isaiah Smith,
Mrs. Rosetta Collins and Mary Col
Inns, tried on charge of murder. grow
/ ing out of death of Uray Smith,
nephew OF Isaiah Smith, are con.
victed of manslaushter in superior
court and each is sentenced to six
| months In prison.
WINSTON SALEM. - DIR. G. n.
Fisk, Forsyth county health officer
resigns to accept position as one of
directors of county health work of
state board of health, Raleigh.
SOUTH CAROLINA
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Cool
idge is elected life member of New
England Society of Charleston at
annual meeting. and fact is tele-
graphed to White House.
| GREENVILLE. - Union Bleach.
cry, ]. w. Arlington, president,
gives employees bonuses, based on
percentage basis, with relation to
/ len h Of sarNino Il