Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-28

, member of the Federal Reserve
board, state officials are advised.
LexingtOn-The body of Roscoe
Rats, 16, missing since December
Is from his home at Spencer, is dis
covered in Rich Fork creek by three
negro fishermen. The boy is thought
to have fallen into the creek from
a southern train, according to the
coroner.
Newbern - Representative and
Mrs. Charles L. Abernethy leave for
Washington to join party from the
| committee on territories, which will
| sail Friday from New York on board
| the u. S. S. Grant for Panama, San
francisco and Honolulu and Alas
ka, the party dividing at San Fran
cisco. MIR. and Mrs. Abernethy will
go to the Philippines.
| MISREPRESENTATION of this town
as the place for the regular Fall
meeting and show of the Rhode Is
land Red club Of this state is an
nounced here. The show will be held
in conjunction with the Kingston
Poultry associations exhibition.
Raleigh-Migration of more than
| 5000 negro workmen during the
past week to Baltimore and Rich
mond has necessitated suspension of
work on more than so construction
projects, the state highway commits
sion announces.
Fayetteville-Forest fires which
swept an area of more than sixty
! square miles in Harnett and Cum
berland counties are brought under
control after desperate fight,
Greensboro Representatives of
10000 students in Baptist education
al institutions in the two Carolinas,
Virginia, Maryland and District of
Columbia convene here April 27 for
three-day conference, when broad
er student-body. activities will be
planned.
HendersOnyille-R of $500
is offered for the recapture of
Hubert Maxwell, under sentence of
IA years, who escaped several days
ago from the Henderson county Jail
after saving through bars with tools
thought to have been drawn into
his cell by a string lowered to &C
completes outside the Jail.
Hendersonville-T. N. Station, con-
stable, and C. P. Huff, of Flat
! Rock, charged with being implicat-
ed in the death of Ray Morgan, are
released from the Henderson county
Jail on bonds of $4,000.
Salisbury-Rev. A. O.. Moore. of
Clayton, will succeed Rev. r. L.
Lemons as pastor of First Baptist
church here, the latter going to
Shelby. The changes will be made
June 1.
WinstOn-Salen1-J. r. Price, prin-
cipal Of the Walkertown high school,
leaves about May Is to take charge
of a government school in the Philip
pines.
| SaIiSbury-Faculty managers of
| 33 high school baseball teams meet
| ing here arrange the schedule for
the western North Carolina cham
pionship series. The first games are
scheduled for April 81 and the semi
final contests in each group are
scheduled for May 5.
Durham-The 1850 members of
| the North Carolina medical society
are invited to hear DR.. w. w. Keen,
emeritus professor of surgery at
Jefferson Medical college, Philadel-
phia, deliver a series of lectures at
Trinity college May 2, 8, 4.
| acknowledgements for wage in
creases equal to half the reductions
/ from the war time peak will be
made again at a meeting of the
Carolinas Textile Council Saturday
afternoon at Huntersville. N. c.,
James F. Barrett, president OF the
local council, announces.
Wendell-The immediate needs of
IA families left homeless by the tor
nado striking this community. sew
eral weeks ago have been met by
the Red Cross. Public subscriptions
amounting to $4,000 were received, of
which $4,000 still is available for re-
lief as need may develop.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Simmons calls at
the executive offices for a confer
ence with Governor Morrison, the
subject of which is not announced.
SalISbury-Elght thousand freight
cars are handled here in two days
at the Southern railway terminals,
indicating the volume Of freight
traffic through this territory, accord.
ing to terminal officials.
GreensbOro-Illegal sale of ia
maica ginger in the Thomasville Sec
ton is a more serious prohibition
problem than the corn likker"
bootlegger, says Federal Inspector
Bradley, on his return from that
town, where he swore out warrants
for J. E. Clodfelter, Moore Broth
ers, Harrison Brothers and Oscar
Peace, charged with illegally selling
Jamaica ginger.
Marshville-The town commission
ers award to j. B. McCrary COM
pany, of Atlanta, Ca, contract for
installing water and sewer systems
here, for which proceeds Of a $4,000
bond issue are available.
Andrews-As a result of coal gas
poisoning, T. N. Rich, 20, night
Waterman. who was found uncon-
scious in the boiler room of the An
drews Manufacturing companys
plant, is in a serious condition here,
but probably will recover.
Misunderstanding of bigamy
charges against Dan Wilson, 81, is