Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-26
NORTH CAROLINA

High POint.-Past years growth of
Baptist Young Peoples union was
unprecedented, annual convention is
informed 1850 unions now being
listed in state.
MISUNDERSTANDING school of agri-
culture and engineering is authorized
by executive committee of State col
le2e trustees, who elect DR.. G. G..
Taylor dean, meeting also confirm
ing appointment of DR.. r. w. Kill
gore as dean of department of agri-
culture.
Raleigh.-Trustees Of Methodist
Orphanage decide to spend from
$3.50, 900 to 100000, now Available, on
construction of five buildings.
Statesville.--s. P. Burton, >presi-
dent, tells State Merchants associa.
ton convention to support Governor
Morrison's plan for state owned and
operated ship line if investigating
committee finds plan feasible.
Gastonia.--Tile swimming pool,
costing $4,000 in basement of newly
completed $4,000 Main Street Mitch
odist church, is formally opened,
with David LaFar, former Davidson
college football star, as director Of ac-
quatics.
iIIiainston.-tifty masked men,
mounted, demand that Sheriff Rob
ertson surrender Earl Bascomb, ne
gro, charged with attempting to atA
tack white girl and cruelty beating
youth coming to her rescue. Ad-
vance news of mob's approach en-
abled sheriff to send prisoner away.
BelinOnt.-Contract is awarded for
S1,O00,0OO plant Of Art Cloth Mills
company to Brown Harry company,
Gastonia. Plant will be in operation
by January 1. r. L. Stowe is presi-
dent.
Charl0tte.-Ralph Scott Mcclure,
aged five, son Of Mr.. and Mrs w. D.
Mcclure, dies Of injuries sustained
when run down by motor car which
Leonard Nixon. held in Jail without
ball. is charged with driving.
Saiisbury-Bank of Rockwell. with
$1,000 capital, one of four banks in
Rowan county closed in crash follow
ing receivership for Mecklenburg
mills, plans to reopen, officials an.
nOunce. it is said this bank had $16.
600 in paper regarded as bad, and had
loaned $4,000 to Peoples bank, with
100000 capital, also closed.
Wilmington. - Proposal that city
government vote $4,000 fund for adj
yertising city throughout nation is
decls1Vely defeated in special cleo
ton.
Raleigh.-W. M. Saunders. Smith.
field, is elected president Of North
Carolina Cotton Growers Co-opera.
tive association, and u. r. Blalock.
Of Wadesboro, is reelected general
manager.
Asheville. - Miss Dorothy Cover,
of Clayton, n c.. is drowned in Tuck
asSeegee river, near Sylvia. Robert
CARAT rescueS, Miss Nita Garratt.
ana barely escapes death himself at.
BelmOnt.-Mrs Emily Stowe Gar.
rlson, 50, wife of John M. Garrison,
dies after, extended illness.
CharlOtte.-City officials announce
new filtration plant, being construct
ed at cost of 100000, will be in op-
Grafton by January ],
Administrative thousand homes
were built in North Carolina within
the past twelve months at q cost of
Sl5,O0O,000, Stacey w. Wade. state
insurance commissioner, declares in
address to North Carolina League of
Building G. Loan associations.
Raleigh.-Sources close to Gov.
ernor Morrison say ]. d. Norwood
chairman of State Democratic Elk,
ecutiVe committee, may soon ask to
hn CaIiayynI r oI,
| o. Carr, Wilmington, is mentioned
as possible successor. Norwood came
in for criticism as result of failure
of chain of cotton mills and several
banks with which he is connected.
RutherfOrdtOn.-A. w. Mclean
OF Lumberton, former director of
war finance corporation, accepts in.
Vltation to deliver July address at
American Legion celebration. prep
arations for which anticipate attend
ance of $4,000.
Hamlet.-F. L. Ashley, for five
years superintendent of Washing
ton, n. c., schools, is elected super.
intendent of Hamlet schools.
Charlotte. -"Uncle" Jim Billings
1O4, slave Of Billings family in
Wadesboro in ante civil war DAYS
dies after long illness at farm of DR.
L. w. Hunter, near Sharon.
Rocky M0unt.-Police Officials
are advised that William Spring Nc
Donald, %, wanted on charge of EN-.
bezzling $4,000 from First National
bank of Rocky Mount, is under ar.
rest in st, Louis, Mo.
RutherfOrdton.--John P. Flack