Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-19


AsheviIIe-Fred Ken: has begun
construction of four warehouses,
each four stories, which will cost
$15O,0O0. They are of concrete con-
struction and will be completed Au-
gust /.
Raleigh-The North Carolina cor
poration commission announces re-
duction in gas rates at Fayetteville
ranging from five to ten cents per
1000 cubic feet.
Winston-SaIem-C. W. Holder,
deputy sheriff, dies of gunshot
wounds, said to have been inflicted
by Red" Gillian, negro, whom the
officer was attempting to arrest at a
carnival. The assailant escaped.
LumbertOn-This town expects Its
greatest crowd May 10, when a cele-
bration will be held in honor of Con
federate and World war veterans.
acknowledgements Morrison an
nounces that eastern capitalists have
expressed a willingness to interest
themselves in the executives pro
posed state-owned coastwise ship
line, IL du0QudI6 dOChIllS 1AlCll1IlCG
are provided. The special commit
tee named by the governor is now
| investigating the ACCESSIBILITY of the
state legislature authorizing the fl
| nancing of the proposal.
CharlOtte-Dr. E. C. Brooks, state
superintendent of public instruction,
appears before local school commits
sioners of districts in thi ssection to
I explain new state school laws. The
conference dealt respectively with
finances, organization and supervf
sion.
Chapel Hill-Details Of the state
university's building program for the
next two years were considered at
| a meeting here Wednesday of the
board of trustees building commit
tee. The executive committee of the
board, with Governor Morrison as
chairman, receives the recommended
tons Thursday.
Charlotte - The North Carolina
Chiropractic association, with a
membership Of about rs, will hold it's
annual meeting here May 10, II and
IL. DR.. B. J. Palmer, of Daven-
port, Iowa. will be the principal
speaker.
Observation-Disclosures enumerat-
ors are taking a special federal cen
sus of this city under direction of
Samuel D. Rhoades, supervisor. The
city extended its limits March Is.
AsheviIIe-The largest single con-
tract ever let in Asheville will be
awarded April % when bids will be
received for construction of the
George Vanderbilt hotel The cost is
expected to be 100000. 1t will be
owned by the Citizens Hotel COM
pany.
Charlottesville city commissioners
sold 100000 Of waterworks extern
sion bonds at a premium of $1,000.
The bonds bear ga per cent in
terest. George B. Gibbons & Co.,
New York are the purchasers. Fiji
teen bids were received.
Raleigh-Arthur Bender, of Gas
ton county, serving 90 years for
murder, writes superintendent POu
from the state penitentiary with the
intention Of refutuing charges of Z.
E. budding, president Of the Prison
ers' Relief society, Of Washington,
that North Carolina prisoners are
inhumanly treated.
AshevilIe-A class of 100 candi-
dates will be initiated at the annual
reunion of the Scottish Rite bodies
of Asheville April "a, 25, 26.
MOrganton-Miss Pansy Lane,
night opeator of the telephone COM
pany, and a sister, were rescued by
firemen when trapped in the for
mer's office by fire which destroyed
Worthan brothers building here.
Marion-An issue of 100000 in
bonds for school purposes was voted
here.
Raleigh-The state farm loan COM
mission, created to study tenant
problems, will meet with q similar
South Carolina commission May IL,
Senator Giles announces. The board
begins April 81 a tour of study Of
conditions in eastern part of state.
GastOnia-The Art Cloth mills will
erect here q mill of $50 looms for
the production of fine yarns. Capt.
tai will be increased from 5000, 900
to $1,500,00O. r. L. Stowe, Of Bel
mont, is president. ~
Wilmington - Members of the
North Narolina port terminal COM
mission, at the conclusion of an in.
spection of the harbor here, an
nounced the harbors of Morehead
City and Beaufort will be inspected
May Is.
Chapel Hill-Elizabeth City High
school wins first debating honors in
the state contest here, defeating Will
son. Misses Mary Dozier and FL
len Mellick are the winners.
Winston Salem-William L. Fer.
rell, former official of the American
Tobacco company, dies here, age 62.
AshevilIe-An addition to cost
100000 will be built by First Bap.
fist church here, DIR. Robert Bate
man, the pastor, announces.
StatesvilEe-H. L. Newbold, local
banker, elected chairman of eighth
group, Nor Carolina Bankers asso-
citation, in session at Vance.
AsheviIle-Local chapter, Ameri-
can Association OF Engineers, votes
ton inaugurate move tob ring Au-
gust convention of state association
to this city. The national associa-
tons annual meeting will be held at
Norfolk in May. Ben r. Case is
chosen delegate for local chapter.
NewtOn-Mrs. F. M. Williams re.
ceives invitations to installation at
New York May 1 of trustees of
Woodrow Wilson foundation, and an
other to attend dinner at Atlanta,
given April 20 by Stone Mountain
Memorial association.
Raleigb-Tobacco Growers Coop.
erative association, headquarters
here announces intantinn To flo II