Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28
CONDENSED NEWS FROM
The OLD NORTH STATE
SHORT NOTES OF IETEREaT TO
CAROLlNiANs.

for the purpose of enlarging the
water plant of the city to insure l.
600, 600 more gallons of water daily
was reached by the city council in
session.
Guilford College.-John w. Cannon
of the class of 1924, a resident of Gull
ford College, has been elected manag-
ing editor of The Guilfordian, the COLI
legiate weekly. He succeeds Robert
X. Marshall, of High Point, who re-.
Gently resigned.
Boulaville.-The name of Postmast-
er W. NJ. Wilkins will appear on the
honor roll of postmasters of the Fifth
Federal Reserve District to be sent
to Washington, d. c., as mark of
distinction and merit for excellency
in sale of treasury savings certificates
during the present year.
Asheville.-A memorial tablet in
honor of Zeb Vance, North Cardinals
most famous character during the civil
war will be placed on the Canoe
monument on Pack square. The Amer
lean Business club of Asheville is
sponsoring the movement for secur-
ing this tablet, in order that visitors
may know for whom the monument
was erected
nston-Salem.-It is announced
that the estate of the late NJ. NJ. Crum-
mel, of Boonville, Yadkin county, is,
valued at about 100000. He was a.
public spirited man and left most of
his estate to public institutions. The
larger portion of the estate goes to-
the Baptist Home Mission Board
Concord.-Dick Sims, young white
man who has been making his home
here at the Hartsell mill neighbor-
hood, was instantly killed in an acci-
dent which occurred at the building
being eercted by the Cabarrus Saw
ings bank. The accident was Witness
ed by number of people
Charlotte.-John NJ. Miller. Rich
mond Va, C. A. Peple, deputy COVER
nor of the Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond, and Chas Cason, vice
president of the Chemical National
Bank, New York. will be three promin-
ent financiers to address the conven-
ton of group nine of the North Caro-
lima Bankers Association to be held
here October 20.
Statesville.-Lo Davidson, colored
truck driver for Frank Early, was in
stantly killed and the truck which he
was driving was completely demolish-
ed by eastbound passener train % at
1r,w rto
of Statesville.
Salisbury.-A most distressing acct
dent occurred when little Roy Sheek,
seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Conner w. Sheek, was killed by being
struck by an automobile. The boy
had just left the Ellis Street school,
where he was a member of the second
grade.
New Bern.-Following up a lead
made by Sheriff ]. D. Williams and
federal officers several days ago, local
police swooped down on the old Sim
mons farm, three miles from here on
the Pollocksville road, and captured
a 15O-gallon all-copper still which had
Just been completed and put in shape
to set up.
Ahoskie.-Henry Phelps, 90 years
old, was instantly killed five miles
from Ahoskie when telephone pole
to which he was strapped while work.
ing on the phone line between Union
and Winston broke and fell to the
ground. His head and face were
mashed into pulp as the pole fell
striking his head against the hard
ground near big oak tree.
Bailey.-Dock Mccoy, negro, who is
supposed to be one of the slayers Of
Rufus Beard, wealthy Nash county
farmer, who was shot from ambush
while on his way to Bailey travelling
a woods path in November, 1921, has
been apprehended and is in Jail in
Pittsburgh, according to a telegram
received by c. L. Johnson. sheriff of
Nash county
Fayetteville. - A recommendation
that Cumberland county build homes
for the detention and correction of
incorrigible youths and vegrant wo-
men, with the cooperation of adjoin-
ing counties, il possible, and the elec.
tion of DR.. T. w. T. Rainey as men,
ber Of the board to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of DR.. D. G.
Mackethan, were steps taken by the
county board of health at it's Septem-
ber meeting
Wadesboro.-The army worm has
invaded the cotton fields IN the south
ern section of the county, but as the
damage is confined to the foliage and
the bolls are about mateured, il is
thought it will be a benefit rather
than an injury, as the cotton will
open more rapidly in the sunlight, but
1t will operate against the boil weevil.
Wadesboro.-Rev. john f. Ham
moker. who has been for the past two
years the popular rector Of Calvary
Episcopal church, has resigned to ac-
cept a position as minister in charge
OF the Porter Military Academy, Char
lston.
ldsboro.-Eighty school commit
teemen of Wayne school districts,
adopted resolutions calling on the
county commissioners to order a spe-
cial election to determine the will of
the citizens concerning a special uni
form school tax rate for the entire
county, the rate not to exceed 80