Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-26
D TOLD IN SNAPPY PARAGRAPHS

So, Confederate veteran, dies at
home near Union Mills.
Rutherf0rdton.-C officials re-
port nearly complete plans for $15,-
900 sewer system.
Greensboro. - Bolt of lightning
strikes and instantly kills ]. G. Mat
thews, As, farmer, in presence of
wife and five children. Several farm
ers declare sky was clear of clouds
and nothing was seen to indicate
electric Sit until binding flash
which killed Matthews.
Greensboro. Guilford county
school commissioners and commits
| sions of High Point and Greensboro
appear before county commission
ers, presenting school budgets to-
falling $546,4 an increase of $4O,-
600 over last year, which may neces-
state increase in tax rate.
GreensbOrO.-Dr. Albert A. Phipps,
! %. REGARDED as Oldest practicing
physician in state, dies at home near
Mount Hope chapel. He suffered
stroke of apoplexy several days pre-
| viously.
High Point.-R. B. Sans, chief
of fifth division prohib. ton agents,
saws he is awaiting orders from
| Commissioner Haynes office trans
ferring him to Philadelphia, effec-
tive July 1.
RaIejgh-Positions for 571 men
and 90 women were obtained by
North Carolina branch of depart
ment of labor employment bureau
during week ended June 16. S26 reg
etering in that period, in which
Charlotte placed 221 persons, 1t is
announced.
RaIeigh.-I.eamon w. Redd, form
err bookkeeper Mt state sanatorium'
convicted in federal court for forg-
erv and given sentence in Atlanta
nr'son, receives reduction in SEN
tence to fine of $500 after sanato-
rum officials and others plead for
I clemency before Judge II. G. Connor'
Raleigh.-Increase in state from
1919 to 1922 of from 3,519 to S,3l6
cases of diphtheria is admitted TO
be puzzling state health department,
Health Officer Rankin addressing
letter to every doctor in state ask
ing cooperation in determining
cause of increase. Death toll or
ldiphtheria in 1922 Yves sos in state.
Raleigh.-Ca1e K Burgess, Ra'
leigh, former state adjutant, now ma
tional committeeman for American
Legion, denies intention to seek
state commanders post, and urges
election of DR.. G. OH. Laughing
ho,ise GrepnVi1le N c.
Wilmington. -" Riotousness and
upheavals' in China are declared by
Miss Sally Lou McKinnon, Of Max
ton, returned missionary, to be, re-
suit of change from system effec-
tive many thousands of years"
Better days are ahead for the
east" she says, in address here.
AshevilIe.-Dr. Frank A. Chap
man, Of medical department, Univer-'
sity Of North Carolina, arrives here
to hold first of postgraduate courses
in internal medicine his program for
next II weeks including Waynesville,
Asheville, Rutherfordton, Morgan
ton, Hickory and Statesville.
Blowing ROck.-Annual meeting
of North Carolina Press association
is held here June 20-21.
AsheviIle. - Lieut., Col. G.. s.
Hutchinson, British army. in America
to attend convention Of Associated
Advertising Clubs at Atlantic City
as representative of London Press
Exchange, arrives here to renew &C
quaintances with officers Of Thir-
tleth American division, made at
Ypres.
WaynesvilIe.N County commission
ers authorize special election June
20 in Waynesville township on $177,.
600 bond issue for school improve
ments.
TryOn.-Preparati tons are begun
for pouring concrete in construction
of Blue Ridge Power company's ST.
100000 dam at Turner Shoals. Dam
will be 81 feet high and power
plant will develop 10000 horsepower
Spartanburg and Chesnee, both in
South Carolina, will consume output
Of power.
GreensbOrO.-Dr. A. A. Phipps. 90.
is stricken with apoplexy at home
near here and is in critical condi-
ton.
MISUNDERSTANDING committee
OF Agricultural and Technical col
lege, for negroes, awards contract
for power and laundry building to
Palmer, Spivey e. Co, for $3S,45O.
WilsOn.-Six-year-old son of d. =.
Oglesby, cashier Farmers bank, of
Farmville, is instantly Killed when
car in which Oglesby and family are
riding crashes into fence. Father
claims car from Winterville struck
his car.
SanfOrd.-Martin V. Morris, IS,
aies after long illness. p. G. Key, 20,
dies at home near Cameron.
observation-disclosures J.. East
former municipal court clerk.
charged with embezzlng city funds.
is released on $4,000 bail and audit.
ing company is checking records.
which East claims will show &C.
counts correct.
acknowledgements Morrison says
board investigating feasibility of
state developing and operating ship
line will not report before December.
Governor recently said favorable re-
port would result in immediate call
for special session of legislature.
notwithstanding of State Ever.
EFT says receipts indicate one million
dollars in automobile license fees
will be record for month of June.
commandments from Kins-
ton says territory contiguous. to that
city will produce 100000 600 tobacco
crop this summer, quality promising
to be best in years.
tatesVilie.-North Carolina Mer-
chants association and affiliated
groups meet in annual session. with
S. p. Burton, Asheville, presiding.
Observation-Disclosures 'Pythian lodge
receives silk flag from state grand
lodge for having best percentage of
attendance. This lodge last fall ,rnr1