Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-30

w. J. McGlothlin, of Furman Uni
versity, Greenville, S. C., preaching
assembly sermon"
Monroe.-Ernest Cureton, negro,
confesses to Union county authori-
ties after arrest that he took in
FAINT by heels, dashed it's brains out
by blow against stump, and hid
body therein. Child's mother died
recently. Cureton is regarded as
possibly insane.
Monroe.-osca r Gardner, white,
40, of North Marshville township,
is convicted in recorders court on
charges growing out of alleged inn
proper advances to and cruel treat
ment Of 15.year old daughter. He is
held under bond pending passing Of
sentence.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Pou an
nounces escape Of Everett Marion,
of Surry county, from Mount Hol-
ly state prison camp, and escape
of Paul Vestal. of Forsyth county,
from Halifax county state prison
farm. Rewards are offered for their
arrest.
lJuuIDGILUu.- OuChSIY ID OOhS
and WIN Fred Locklear, Indians,
held in Jail several weeks on
charges OF shooting Police Chief
Hubbard Lowery, of Pembroke, are
released by Recorder IveS, of Lum-
berton, on $500 bond each. Lowery
is improving. His intestines were
punctured 80 times by bullets.
Washington, n. C.-Farmers in
this section begin using for fer
tiliZer tremendous quantities of
dead fish washed ashore along this
part of North Carolina coast. Cause
of fishes death remains mystery.
Raleigh.-With Dan Mobiles
awaiting execution for murder of
ments are announced in making to
permit his wife and five children
to be among first in state to share
in division of state mothers aid
fund. Mrs. Mobiles takes leave of
her husband. iNmate of state prison,
without tears. still protesting his
innocence.
Greensboro. A. Rankin, chair
man. Guilford county board Of
commissioners. says board probably
will disregard Governor Morrison's
request to institute prison reforms
identical with those recently adopt
ed at state prison and continue to
use lash, which recent experiments
showed necessary to maintain dis
cipline in prison camps.
Raleigh.-Raleigh Khan No. I, of
Ku Klux Khan, sends $40 to Judge
D. H. Collins, of Greensboro, who
recently admitted the kluckers
made me a sucker" and is told, in
accompanying note you doubtless.
need the $40 more than the khan
needs YOU"
Durham.-John Sprunt Hill, dis
tRict highway commissioner, ter
inmates long controversy over To-
cation of Oxford Granville road by
declaring for so-called southern
route.
Blanche.-Pearl Clayton, S,
daughter of Walter Clayton, dies
in Danyille, Va, hospital where she
was taken for treatment for burns
received when she overturned cot
fee pot.
RaIeigh.-With receipts from au-
tomobile license plates rapidly
climbing to $2,500,OOO mark. Secre-
tary of State Everett declares his
opinion that rush" shows much i'm,
proved financial condition of popu.
lation.
Henderson,. c. Anthony, coun.
ty farm demonstration agent, re-
ports survey dsicloses 225 negro
workmen have left this county for
northern points.
LexingtOn.-Fifth annual meeting
of Western North Carolina confer
ence Wesley Bible class federation of
Southern Methodist church will be
held July Gill at Lake Junaluska,
program including addresses by
twenty Well-known ministers and
lay leaders.
Dunn.-Local of North Carolina
Cooperative Cotton Marketing asso-
citation is organized here under di-
rection of B. T. Leopard, represen-
tative of state association, with Mar
vim Wade as president.
Raleigh. prison lash,
Governor Morris writes boards of
county commissioners in each coun-
ty asking holding of special sessions
to consider prison reforms recently
put into effect at state prison with
view of applying them to county
prisons and convict camps.
GreensbOrO.-"The worst record I
ever have heard" commented Judge
A. M. Stack. in Guilford court, when
sentencing Percy NewsOme to eight
cen months to three years in prison
for stealing automobile owned by
Miss Thelma Pickett. Newsome's
recent parole by Governor Morrison
is revoked, and he will complete
service Of five-year term.
New beneficial of 277 900 tons,
valued at $685., 900, was carried on
Neuse river in 1922, compared with
900 tons in 1921, valued at $4,
761 900, United States engineers Of
flee reports.
RaIeigh.-Dr. d. f. Brown accepts
appointment as dean of state col
lege's new department Of social sci.
ence and business administra ton,
which practically completes reor.
ganization of college administration.
Dr. Brown, formerly of Texas, was
chief of state department of agri
CULTURE, ulNlSlOH VI uloaI ASCS1 iodIeu
to Cooperative Cotton Growers as
ISOLATION.
Observation-Disclosures Pou, Of
state prison, is engaged in working
out for Governor Morrison details of
wholesale Communication of sentences
Of prisoners to meet requirements of
recently promulgated prison regula-
tons based on indeterminate SEN
tenCe.
WinstOn-Salem-John r. Hall, Ok
ford. is reelected president, Charles
V. Sharpe, Fayetteville, is elected
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