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


little, says Mrs. G.. NJ. Shelby, OF
New York, who for 10 years has
studied cooperative credits.
FAIRMoNT. - Latton Thompson
is taken to hospital for emergency
treatment for wounds inflicted in
knife duel with Buster Leggett
which follows fist fight at Lake
Waccamaw. Thompson, seriously
injured, will recover.
GREENSBORO. - NO one would
be safe from death were it not that
eighteenth amendment serves To
make safer highways, Travelled by
thousands of automobiles, by pre-
venting drivers from obtaining IN
toxicants," Kiwanis club is told by
Y, Parker, prominent Graham law
yer.
GREENSBORO. - Guilford coun-
tv school authorities report about
$4,000 children attending. schools,
hundreds Of whom are transported
daily in 2S motor trucks. Seventy
eight of 1OS schools in county are
for white pupils.
GREENSBORO. Convicted OF
: breaking into and attempting to bur
f. clarize High Point Savings Bank &
: Trust Co., of High Point, William
McIvey and Berry Saunders, ne
groes, are each sentenced to seven
years Imprisonment by superior
. court.
WILMINGTON. - New Hanover
county officials after hearing agree
to allow DR.. r. B. Morrison to con-
! tinue as surety for Thomas +.
: Cooper. former executive of defunct
Liberty Savings bank, held under
. $4,000 bond on state charges of VIC
. lating anking laws.
KINSTON. - Nathan Dawson,
wealthy farmer and merchant, IS,
dies at home near here.
WILMINGTON. = Body of Sea
man E, L. Vause, World war vet
eran. who died at veterans hospital
at Palo Alto, Cal, arrives in Will
u,ineton, consigned to parents at
Freeman, with c. o. D. tag for s246
attached. Local post, American LIE
zion, paws charges, which parents
were unable to meet, give body first
all-Legion funeral ever held in state,
and forward sharp protest to vet
Grams bureau.
ROCKY MOUNT-Prisons, con-
Vict camps and public institutions
in Nash county are in excellent con-
dition and well supervised, says
grand jury report.
HIGH POINT.-Mrs. J. B. Ronk,
61A dies at hospital after short ILL
ness.
wINsTOHHSALEM. - Joseph Fl.
Smith, rs, Of Vass, here in connec-
ton with legal case, dies at home
of E., L. Anderson shortly after suf-
fer:ng stroke of apoplexy.
TOWNSVILLE. - Moore Bros.
store, large two-story frame build
ing, and stock of goods valued at
$50, 900. are destroyed by fire OF un-
known origin. Insurance on STOCK
was $4,000; on building, $1,000.
AsHEVILLE. = demonstrating
education bill pending in congress is
Endorsed, likewise the administration
of A. T. Allen, state uperintendent
of public instruction, by western
North Carolina section OF State
Teachers association in annual SEES
sion.
CHARLOTTE.-W comrades
In far west were holding memorial
services for him and % others killed
in crash of seven United States de-
stroyers on Point Honda rocks. near
Santa Barbara, Cal, body of Edward
c. Kirby, 10, seaman, member or
crew of u. S. destroyer Young, Is
buried here with full military hon
ors. Fifth field artillery, U. S. A,
band, from Fort Bragg, Fayetteville,
led funeral march. He was son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Kirby.
ELIZABETH CITY.-Police Chief
Charles A. Gregory sustains severe
blow on head, resulting in concus-
SION of brain, when knocked from
running board of automobile by H.
S. Seymour, former deputy sheriff
of Camden county, this state, de-
clared to have been intoxicated. Sey-
nour is released on 50 900 bond.
RALEIGH of eight health
officers of as many foreign countries,
representing League of Natio1s, ar
rive here to carry out North Caro-
lima part Of interchange of health
officers OF league. Three-wee6 tour
includes visits to Asheville, Morgan
ton, Salisbury, Charlotte and Cas-
tonia,
SHELBY.-.Joseph Coles, Jr., ne
gro, completes 81 years of 30-year
sentence for killing white man and
is released with clean record, re-
ceiving $277 from state for his work.
In 1919, Governor Beckett offered
Coles parole, but he suggested that
governor parole his father, also SEN
fenced to S0-year term for same kill
ing, whom Beckett pardoned. Coles
says prisons now are heaven" when
compared with conditions of 20 years
ago.
GREENSBORO.-Mrs. Samuel c.
Worthington, A, wife of we'll known
life insurance company official, dies
after short illness.
SALISBURY.-De positors OF c.
funct Peoples National bank, attend
ing conference, agree to waive so
per cent of deposits conditionally in
accepting proposal expected to lead
to reopening of bank under approx
al of comptroller of currency.
Amounts waived may be repaid pro-
portionately if notes not held of ques-
tionable value are paid
DURHAM.-Barbecu and address
by Grand Master Hubert M. Peteat.
of Wake Forest college, marks cere-
monies incident to laying cornerstone
of Mason's $15G,O00 temple.
DURHAM.-Colon William TO-
seph Simmons, of Atlanta, emperor
of the ku klux Khan, delivers adj
dress to more than 1000 persons,