Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-13
NORTH CAROLINA

NON n NANOL1INA
sc REENS B R O-Miss Georgia
Freddy, Is, is taken to hospital after
hAing struck on head by small object
fnlling from seventeenth story Of
building under construction.
BURLINGTON. = Miss Frances
Browning is injured when cars
driven by E. H. Wilkins and E. G
Thompson, of Elon College, collide
eight others in two cars escaping
unhurt though both cars overturned
.sss GRAHAM.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Evans are, injured when struck by
motor car, driver of which was saio
to have been blinded by lights OF
another car.
RALEIGH.-S. C. Lehman, plant
disease specialist, state department
OF agriculture, announces evidence
indicates boil weevil is largely re
sponsible for spread of boil rot dis
ease of cotton.
CONCORD. = Governor Morrison
accepts invitation to deliver address
October 16 at opening of CabarruS
county fair.
KINGS MOUNTAIN.-More than
$4,000 attend celebration commend
rating 14Sd anniversary of Revolu
tionary war battle of Kings Noun
tain, when United States Senator
Royal s. Copeland, of New York, de
livers address in which he suggests
world economic conference to develop
basis for expansion of American
trade will help solve worlds big prob
lens, all of which he holds due prin
cipally to idleness.
CHA RLOTTE- Celebration OF
golden wedding anniversary of Rev,
and Mrs. p. H. Pernell includes cere'
mony at Pritchard Memorial Baptist
church. Mr.. PerneH, retired Baptist
minister, is we'll known in Carolinas
and Virginia.
CHARLOTTE.-Mayor Walker re-
signs for day, and Lieutenant w. S,
Bryant, of Fort Bragg, representa-
tive of Brigadier General Bowley, be.
comes mayor Of city when Soldiers
day is observed at Made-in-Carolinas
exposition.
KORY.-L Loss estimated at
about $4,000 results when fire of un-
known origin destroys eight build
ings, including postoffice at Blowing
Rock, famous summer resort forty
miles from here in mountains.
> GREENSBORO. - Major Charles
NJ. Stcdman, of fifth North Carolina
district, only Confederate veteran il
congress, addresses annual meeting
Of North Carolina division, Daugh
ters of the Confederacy.
CHARLoTTE.-Miss Alice Ger
trude Walker, second daughter OF
late r. j. Walker and Mrs. Walker
and S. S. billiard, of Lynchburg, Va.
and Charlotte, vice president of Nc
Caskie-Dillard Paper company, are
married at Church of the Holy Com
forter by Rev. Bruce Owens.
WILMINGTON. Despite ravages
Of boil weevil in this and adjacent
states, shipments of new cotton into
wilmington by rail during Septem
der amounted to 1862, bales, 2,82C
bales more than were received in Sep
TENDER, 1922, by same means OF
transportation.
8 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS esti
mates place customs receipts here
for September at about $500, 900, com
pairing with 100000 in September
last year.
CHARLOTTE- Births in Charlotte
In September tripled deaths, official
records show, deaths being Al and
births 127, of which SO were white
children.
B CHARLOTTE.-N Carolina co
operative cotton growers association
begins campaign for members ir
Mecklenburg county, campaign In
Union county, adjoining Mecklen.
burg, signing up 100 members ir
four days.
- CHARLOTTE openins
OF BAPTIST hospital is deferred &C
days by board of directors and order
for Immediate beginning of con struc
ton on 1O0-room addition is given.
CONCORD-1a surfaced highey
from Concord to Mt. Pleasant is as
sured by action of by Cabarrus coun
ty commissioners and citizens of Mt
Pleasant. State highway commission
was pay $4,000 of cost, Cabarrus
county $175,000 and Mount Pleasant
balance, mount not determined.
STATESVILLE.-D Thomp
son, aged 45, prominent attorney
former state senator, dies suddenl,
at home, death being inrectly due
to recent attack of heart trouble.
CHARLOTTE.-Special train viii
carry tenth annual Charlotte gooc
will tour to Pinehurst for Sand Hills
fair October 81.
KINSTON. = With Judge John
Kerr, of Warrenton, lacking few
votes of having majority, second
primary in second North Carolina
district, with Richard Allsbrook, oil
Tarboro, is forecast in race for seat
IN congress vacated by death Of Rep
resentive Kitchin
WINSTON-SALEM. = Oscar B
Truelove, 80, is fatally injured wher
car he is riding meets another il
collision
RALEIGH. - Governor Morrison
calls special term of Mitchell county
court to try John Goss, New Han
over county negro, held in state pris
on here on charges growing out o.
attack on aged white woman a
Spruce Pine. Woman identified ne
gro as her assailant. Trial Is ex
pected to begin October %.
wINSTON-sALEM. - Gasoline
filling station and motor truck arr
destroyed by fire when J. S. Grant
owner of truck, explodes gas il
trucks tank with lighted lantern
flames threatening adjoining struc
lures.
DURHAM.-Miss Margaret High
smith and Duke Hammett jump t.
safety when Southern train demol
ishes their motor car, engine knock
ing Miss Highsmith down.
CONCORD.-Forest Hill Methods
church is dedicated at services il