Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-31

NORTH CAROLINA

NORTH CAROLINA
acknowledgements Kitchin, i'll
at hospital here, is reported to be
resting well, but showing only slight
Improvement.
Observation-Disclosures coun y
school board forbids holding of COM
mencement exercises in any schools
having auditoriums on second floor.
or where exits IRE limited, as re-
suit of Cleveland, S. c., schoolhouse
tragedy.
Salisbury.-Theodore and Delmore
Davis, lads, face Judge Linn In
county court on charge OF making
whisky after obtaining instructions
from members of convict gang.
Sheriff Krider testifies their product
had a kick They are dismissed
with lecture.
AsheviIIe. June II and
continuing through September 8,
Southern Baptist assembly will pre-
sent number of courses at Ridge
craft. Including subjects ranging
from Old Testament to rural prob
lens.
CherryvilIe-John Wesley Ross,
Jr.. 70, instantly killed by lightning
while standing on porch of home.
MISUNDERSTANDING lodge, No. 3,
Royal Order of Red Deer. is organ
lied here with 100 members. Edgar
w. Pharr, attorney and legislator,
al r1,1ar
Greensboro. Charles Hampton,
negro, is fined $500 after trial for
enticing laborers from state with
out obtaining a license. He wires
his employers at Harrisburg, Pa,
for instructions.
Winston-SaIem.-J Roberts, of
Wilkes county, is in hospital here
in serious condition after jumping
from window of third-floor room.
Roommate tells police Roberts fre-
quently has been found walking in
his sleep. He may recover.
Wake F0rest.-President w. L.
+ Poteat announces bequest of JabeZ
A. Bostwick, who died 80 years ago.
now available at end of litigation,
to Wake Forest college is $1!50O,000
plus 1000 accumulated income. |
Trustees will meet ITO plan for spend
ing available income.
Mount Airy.-Issue of $4,000 of
school bonds is sold here at a pre-
MUM of $3.50.
Scotland Neck.-Construct is
begun at Edwards Ferry, ghere |
Confederate ram, ALTERNATE, was
built in Civil war times, of bridge |
across Roanoke river connecting |
Halifax and northampton counties, /
shortening the motor route from |
Norfolk. Va.
Newbern.-R. S. Proctor. Craven
county school superintendent, re-
ports per capita cost of transport /!
ing 659 children each school day in |
81 trucks is s IL cents per day, or |
1851 for the school year.
RaIeigh.-Naval stores industry |
Of eastern North Carolina can be !
Curran, forestry expert, state de |
partment of agriculture, reports at
close of extended Investigation.
Montreat-Ganeral Assembly of |
Southern Presbyterian church votes |
after heated debate to remain mem |
Der of Federal Council of Churches |
of Christ and contribute $3.50 an
nually to councils treasury.
Greenbor0-Contract for construc
ton of school buildings at Colfax,
Jonesboro and in Sumner township
at total cost of S72, 900 is awarded to
Byrum Construction company, of Ok
ford. Guilford county has 100000
available for school buildings.
Camp Bragg. Fayetteville - Ala
bama, with 1875 accepted applicants |
for the fourth corps area citizens
military camp here in August, trails |
the eight states in the area, with |
North Carolina, seventh. Louisiana |
Georgia, Florida and Mississippi are |
punched in the lead, with Tennessee |
and South Carolina following, Rec |
reation Officer Coyne reports
notwithstanding of labor influ.
ences c. H. Clifford, building high |
ways in Warren county, to under |
take efforts to influence college stu !
dents to enter his employ.
Lenoir.-Dr. w. P. Shipp, here,
says prospects are good for co1struc- |
ton of an electric railway line from !
Mount Holly to the coal fields of I
Tennessee, adding that Charlotte
capitalists are interested.
Lexington.-Sheriff Talbert begins
hunt for parents of infant found !
buried near here when he dug into
a freshly made mound after being |
tipped off that whisky was hidden |
there. Sheriff says he has several |
clues.
GreensbOrO.-Possibly indicating
the effect of automobile transporta-
ton on street car travel is report of |
North Carolina Public Service COM
pany here that 4,167,00 passengers
were carried in last fiscal year, COM
pairing with 1851 900 for preceding |
year.
WilmingtOn.-E. E. Hunter agent |
here of Seaboard Air Line railway, |
receives instructions from first vice |
president to assist municipal officials |
in effort to enforce state and city |
laws requiring solicitors of labor to |
obtain licenses.
WilmingtOn.-State port commits. !
sion requests Senator Simmons to |
ask the coast guard service to as (
sign Lieutenant Colonel w. z. |
Wishaar, of the cutter YamacraW, at !
Savannah, Ga, to duty with COM
mission for six months. Commander |
Wishaar is well known here.
MOntreat.-Sugges from gen.
eral assembly Northern Presbyte |
rian church, in session at Indian.
apolis, that negotiations looking to
organic unity be renewed is shelved |
by Southern Presbyterian churchs |
assembly here.
Statesville.-At least 10000 per-
sons are expected to attend the an
nual Iredell county farmers picnic |