Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-07
NORTH CAROLINA

;.t,s GOidSbOrO.--Dates set for big meet
Of Ku KluX Klansmen here is June
IL, an officer from Atlanta having
q made arrangements for use of fair
grounds. 1t is reported Judge II. ID.
: Grady, Clinton, alleged state head
of khan, will attend.
GreensbOro.-Mrs. Fannie Lackey,
young white woman, mother of five
children, is prevented from carrying
out apparent attempt to drink poison
7 at her home near here by sister
who knocks bottle from her hand
ot Fayetteville. Funeral services are
held here for Rev. T. M. West, 81,
for half century member of Bilt-
more conference and 65 years min
lister of Methodist church. whose
9 death occurred at Cumberland hos
: pital.
- Red Springs.-Red Springs school
district votes extra levy of Is cents
on 500 of assessed valuation of
property for school Improvements.
WiIson.-New names mentioned in
connection with the elections to fill
= Representative Kitchin's place in
= Congress include those of w. Il.
Long, Roanoke Rapids, and w. H. S.
Burgwyn, Northampton county.
Raleigh.-Wheat disease new to
state and commonly known as take
air is discovered in Lincoln county
it is announced by state department
: OF a agriculture, which says it first APP
peared in this country in 1920.
MOcksville-Subscript amount
ing to $4,000 are recorded at meet
ing in interest of movement to build
cotton mill here, Davie county being
required to raise 100000 to influence
capitalists to provide balance.
Raleigh.-Stacey w. Wade, COM
missioner, announces inspectors of
Insurance department have begun in
speeding school buildings of state
with view of preventing continuance
of any possibility of a REPETITION in
this state of the Cleveland, S.. C..
school tragedy. Any changes found
necessary must be made before fall,
he said.
:. Eion College.-Miss Julia BraXton
Slpf Raleigh, member of Elon College
faculty, and Stuart c. Deskirs, Of
Columbus, KY, who received diploma
here few days previously, are mar
ried at Christian church parsonage
by DR.. N G. Newman. Deskins viii
teach next fall at Pleasant Garden
school, Alamance county.
Raleigh.-Speaker J. G. Dawson,
of 1928 house, is represented as not
r. being an aspirant for the seat in
congress vacated by the death of
Claude Kitchin, and Dick Allsbrook,
Tarboro; Judge Kerr, Louisbourg;
10 Ind ro
y George w. Conner, Wilson are men
= toned as possible candidates in spe-
cial election Governor Morrison will
call.
Spencer.-Southern railway makes
preparations to re-ice here this sea-
son 5000 cars of Georgia peaches,
first shipments of which have pass
ed here.
Misunderstanding Of negro labor
to north presents to southeastern
states most serious labor situation
in its history, w. S. Lee, vice presi-
dent of Southern Power company
here, tells a civic club. He suggests
3 advisability of replacing negroes
with desirable immigrants. His COM
pany will continue development pro-
:. gram costing S1,00O,000 a month un-
It'll completed, despite labor shortage,
he says.
- Observation-Disclosures. Bivens, furni-
9 ture dealer, says number of low
ced automobiles has almost ruined
:sss-bab5 carriage trade.
s-4 Burham.-Robert Sanford. Clarks-
..eville, Va. is thought near death at
here, after being shot, it is
: said. by keeper of GAINESVILLE toll
bridge, whom. it is reported, Sanford
: refused to pay tolls.
Durham.-With 1O4 students rec
commended for A. B. degree, gradual
: ing class of Trinity college, here, will
! exceed this year by sixteen the pre-
vious high number of graduates.
Wilmington. - Announcement is
made here Ku Klux Khan of county
will offer some worthy graduate. OF
New Hanover county high school a
{ scholarship to college of state.
/ Dublin.-Farmers of this section
Z gather to discuss plans for develop
Z ment of strawberry production and
3 partake of barbecue dinner.
Raleigh.-After Senator Copeland,
New York. speaking here, commends
:. the 100000 people of New York
: for city's annual total of 1000
. t1rths. Governor Morrison comments
that state of North Carolina, with
$500 900 population, has annual
total of $4,000 births.
- GOIdsbOro.-Matilda Kennedy,
principal witness for state in case
:. against Rev. 1. r. Stroud, returns
after mysteriously disappearing two
days previously and creates a sensa-
,,..tion by pleading guilty to joint
..echarge of immoral conduct against
them. .
.. MISUNDERSTANDING filed with
o~clerk of court discloses liabilities of
Seminole Phosphate company are
and assets are $4S3,239,
representing greatest failure in his
tory of Wayne county. Company
was capitalized at $1.25O,O0O.
=. KinstOn.-Lenoir countys bonded
Indebtedness is stated as $2,240, 900
- when an issue of 100000 in 5 per
cent refunding bonds is sold to
Cincinnati broker.
Washington, n. C.-Railway en-
-.~playes credit Roland Hicks, negro,
with saving the lives of three per
= sons in automobile by warning them
of approach of train, driver sending
his car into ditch.
Z. Greensboro. - Death claims it,
third victim in Reidsville railway
crossing tragedy when Irwin C. Pill
. low, rs, grandfather of two children
instantly killed, dies at hospital here
Scotland Neck.-Rev. Oscar Moore
Clayton, delivering memorial day ex
.ercises here, declares Claude Kitchin
svthen dying at Wilson hospital will
lin the future be ranked with Clay
and Calhoun
High POint.-Congreesm w. c
Hammer, Asheboro, discussing sol
6iers' bonus, declares he preferred