Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-29


! turn.
RALEIGH.-State highway com
mission announces contract will be
awarded October 10 for IA miles Of
| paved highways, Sc miles of gravel
surfaced highway and Bladen bridge,
125 miles in length, largest bridge
project commission has undertaken.
CHARLOTTE. - Rev. Plato Dur.
ham, of Emory university, Atlanta,
Ga, will be principal speaker at
Methodist laymen's meeting here Oc
tober Z at city auditorium. d. e.
Henderson is in charge of program.
RALEIGH. - International asso
citation Of public employment serv-
! ices convention at Toronto was told
S5S.056 southern negroes had mi
grated to north in eight months fol.
! lowing December ], 1922; about $50,
600 migrated during wartime, and
that North Cardinals loss, about
$4,000 negroes, was smaller than any
other southern state.
CHARLOTTE. - Adoption Of traf-
fic control system operated by Knox
Vile, Tenn, is being considered by
city government, making strenuous
efforts to bring citys traffic under
control.
ASHNILLE.- G. w. Con-
nor, in Nash county superior court,
denies permanent restraining order
sought by tOba eco growers cO-Opera-
tive association against certain mem
beers, seeking to enjoin them from
allowing non-member tenants from
selling tobacco through independent
warehouses. Judge also held mort
| gage or lien on crops holds legal
priority over associations contract.
HIGH POINT.-W. Ransom Davis,
rs. prosperous farmer, dies at home
near here.
ASHENILE.- Legislation such
as that requiring teaching Of Amer
icanism" in public schools in effort
to furnish civic instruction may
appear well-meaning but in reality
/ is superficial and meaningless, says
! DR.. f. w. knight, professor Of rural
education, University Of North Caro-
lima, addressing several hundred
members of state teachers associa-
! ton.
ASHEVILLE. - Il. V. Creasman,
contractor, advises proper authori-
ties of his inability to complete Clax'
ton school building, Jackson build
ing, History business structure, and
Swannanoa school building. Bonding
company advises city officials it de-
MES responsibility for completion OF
Claxton school and city officials say
school board, having overpaid Creas-
man, stands to lost $4,000.
, SPENCER. - Fourth victim OF
automobile accidents in Rowan coun-
tv in two days was George Thomas
Melton, aged six, son of Mr.. and
Mrs William Melton, instantly killed
under wheels of rapidly moving
truck loaded with crushed stone. g.
B. Rigsbee, driver, is at liberty as
death is declared accidental.
KINGS MOUNTAIN. - Slaves Of
Col Abe Mauney hold reunion and
it develops that tons of seven
sisters and two brothers brought
from Africa by Col. Mauney 120
years ago number 5000, many Of
whom are living. Three descendants
own total of 1,40S acres of land.
KINSTON. - Man named Dives
goes to sleep while superior court
is in recess and is awakened by Judge
Lyons order that he be jailed and
permitted to continue his snoring
RALEIGH. - Members Of corpora
ton commission leave for Washing
ton under orders from Governor Nor
rison to represent state at hearing
before interstate commerce commits
sion on petition of Atlantic Coast
i Line and Louisville and Nashville
railways for authority to lease Caro-
! lima. Clinchfield and Ohio railway
| for 999 years, which Seaboard Air
Line and other interests are oppos-
| ing.
CHARLOTTE. - With dinner at
chamber of commerce to notable Wis
itors, followed by parade Of troops
from. Fort Bragg, at Fayetteville,
and musical concert at building,
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Exposition. show
ing more than 5000 products Of in
| dustries of North Carolina and South
Carolina, is formally opened Septem-
Der "A and will continue two weeks
CHARLOTTE. - Federal officials
have evidence indicating that P. NJ.
Johnson, member of prominent Nir-
gina family, held under federal
charges of impersonating an officer,
| signed names of numerous high gov
| eminent officials a t Washington to
| checks on which cash was obtained
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
| Theodore Roosevelt being one of
number He is son of T. F. oJhnson,
! of Alexandria, Va, and World war
veteran. order for his removal to
/ Richmond. Va. federal court is sign
ed by Judge f. Y. Webb, of Shelby.
ASHEVILLE. - Merchants begin
canvass to raise $4,000 for advertis-
ing Of western North aCrolina's ad-
Vantages.
STATESVILLE. - Frank l.. John
son, secretary Of North Carolina
Bottlers association. says probably
half of states 200 bottlers will at
tend annual convention of American
Bottlers of CarbOnated Beverages at
Providence, r. l., October 1913.
GREENsBORO.-Funerali is held
here of DIR. J. A. Williams, chief
committed suicide in Baltimore hos
pital by seVering artery in leg, bleed
ing to death. He had been under
trea tment eight months at Baltimore
for nervous trouble.
GASTONIA.-Claude Cook, IS,
Cleveland county farmer, is stabbed
to death at Ozark mill. Police are
seeking Philip Wyneberger in con
nection with homicide, committed as
Cook sat in motor beside Mrs. Wyne-
berger, who, it is said. had been
riding with her, Cook, his brother,
both her cousins, and another man.
Coroner's jury declares crime was
committed by WynebeEger.
Observation-Disclosures by her head
with neck broken, Martha Lassiter.
aged 90 months, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William Lassiter, is found
dead at home, her head entaneled in
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