Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-15

sions in state is Endorsed by execu.
| tive committee of North Carolina
Lutheran synod, in session here.
Campaign for funds to continue de.
velopment of collegiate institute at
Mount Pleasant, to begin in spring,
is authorized.
CHARLOTTE.-M Island
| hydro-electric project is sold by
builders, Catawa Manufacturing and
Electric company, subsidiary of
Southern Power company of Char.
Iotte, is sold to Southern Public
Utilities company, Of Charlotte, an
other subsidiary, for $1,000 and
other considerations, according to
deed filed in Meclllenburg county
superior court. Revenue stamps on
deed indicated to court officials that
$50 600 was involved in transac.
ton. Recent announcement by
Southern Public Utilities company
! indicated it expects to lease plant
Cor long term of years to Southern
Power company.
CHARLOTTE.-S Public
Utilities company, purchaser, an
nOunces completion Of $4,000 horse
power hydro-electric project at
Mountain Island, Is miles from
here, operation of which will be
commenced without delay. Plants
capacity is equal to 1910 tons of coal
per hour, officials said. Construc-
tion cost is announced as $4,000, 900.
NEW BERN.-Oscar B. Barton
dies at local hosnital. Mrs. Oscar
B. Barton. Of Ia -mee, from Sal
isbury, teleph orders for ship
ment OF body, ..nIch she claims is
that Of husband she has not seen
for several years. Another woman,
giving name as Mrs. Oscar B. Bar
ton, with him at death, leaves for
Mrs. Barton, of Cooleemee, tele.
graphs officials of Texas town to
return body at her expense. No
answer yet received.
WINSTON-SA Marie
Hart, 5, recently sent to Juvenile Re
lief Home after having been taken
from her father, James Hart, aged
wanderer, has gone to Alexandria,
Va, to rejoin her mother, deserted
several years ago by her husband.
Child left in custody of Miss Virginia
Stonnell, daughter of wealthy lum-
herman, who became interested in
affairs of Mrs. Hart, her former ser.
want.
Observation-Disclosures. C. w.
Robinson, of North Wilkesboro is
elected moderator of newly organized
presbytery, including SO churches
and 1926 members in nine counties.
Addresses in interest of Queens col.
legeS Charlotte. are made by Presi.
dent Frazier and Rev. A. A. Nc.
Geachy, d. D., of Charlotte.
BARIUM SPRINGS.-With re.
turns Of churches yet incomplete,
Thanksgiving contributions to Pres
byterian orphans at Barium Springs
orphanage amount to $4,000, with
realization of 100000 goal being eH,
pected that amount being needed to
meet deficit in 100000 annual op-
Grating expense.
SALISBURG.-George A. Fisher,
banker. is elected treasurer of ca.
taWba college, here, succeeding Clar.
ence Sapp, of Newton. Institution is
supported by Reformed Church of
America.
TARBORO.-C. L. Edwards, state
highway traffic officer, shoots SELF
through head and dies instantly at
nome here. Wife attributes act to i'll
health and worry over his work.
CHARLOTTE.-"Once the star of
empire took its course westward, but
To-Day this same star is vending it's
way southwark" declares Theodore
Price. editor of Commerce ~and Fl.
nance, New York, in address before
ZOO business men, including few from
south Carolina, attending chamber
OF commerce dinner complimenting
Price.
RALEIGH.-John Goss, negro
convicted of attacking aged white
woman at Spruce Pine several
months ago, confesses guilty Just be.
fore he paid extreme penalty in cleo.
trio chair. Four shocks were REQUIRED
to produce death. Seventy persons
witnessed execution. Rioting follow.
ing attack necessitated sending sew.
eral hundred state troops to restore
order.
SALISBURY.-Miss Jane E. Aus.
tin, aged 73. daughter of late Col
Henry R. Austin, of Mecksville. dies
after extended illness. She formerly
was Mocksville postmistress.
RALEIGH.-December II is set as
date for trial in federal court here
or captain A. G. Shelton and five
members of crew of British rum
schooner, Pilot, wrecked near Bogue
Inlet, each of whom is charged with
violating prohibition laws.
RALEIGH.-Thomas Davis, Dur.
ham county farmer. is acquitted and
his son, Jack Davis is given four
months in federal prison. They were
tried on charges of making and pass.
ing counterfeit $40 bills. Charles
Davis, Jacks brother. is serving
term in Leavenworth prison after
conviction in Chicago on charges
growing out of same operations.
WINSTON SALEM H. s.
Green, of Bloomingfield, Mo-, chair.
man of board of auditors of Modern
Woodmen of America, here OH bust.
ness, declares favor for reduction of
federal taxes on incomes of $50 900