Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-18
NORTH CAROLINA


Methodist minister, dies at home of
daughter, Mrs. Vernon Moss, after
extended illness. Funeral and inter-
ment services are held at LAGRANGE
NEW BERN.-Mrs. G. d. NicolI
and daughter, Elizabeth, -, are pain
fully hurt when their car is struck
by car driven by unknown negro.
RALEIGH. - Leave of absence
for one year is granted State Health
Officer w. S. Rankin by state board
of health to enable him to under
take research work for American
Public Health association.
WHITAKERs. - Jack Whitehead
and Eugene Pittman are instantly
killed when hit by an Atlantic Coast
Line train which demolished their
auto. Three one-gallon jugs of liquor
were in car. Whitehead was in auto
crash at Battleboro two months ago
when brother and friend were killed.
81 STATESVILLE. = Three-year-old
daughter of Edgar Adams is instant
ly killed and Ray Christopher, IS.
is perhaps fatally burned when their
swinging on guy wire brings it into
contact with $4,000 volt power wire.
LUMBERTON. = Rev. r. A..
Hedgepath, Sc, widely known Bap-
list minister. dies at hospital follow
ing opera ton, uremic poisoning de-
veloping.
GREENSBORO. - Judge Shaw
dismisses for want of jurisdiction
habeas corpus petition of former Con
gresham R. N. Hackett, of North
Wilkesboro, who sought to obtain
custody of his daughter, child of
Mrs. Lois Long Riker, of New York,
Judge holding Wilkes county, where
Hackett-Long divorce case was start
ed, had jurisdiction. Child is in Gus
tody of Judge and Mrs. B. F. Long,
of fStatesville.
rLUMBERTON. Z stephens McIr
tyre, chief prosecuting attorney in
recent sensational trial OF Proctor
vile flogging case, denies in vigorous
language statement attributed to
Rev. Lonnie Brown, conducting re-
vivsl meeting at Red Springs, that
Mcintyre was paid by Knights of
Columbus.
SPENCER. = Mrs. Fred Smithey,
wife of well known North Wilkes.
boro business man, sisterin-law of
II. r. and r. B. Smithey, of Spencer,
merchants, dies suddenly, according
to word received here.
BOONE. = What is declared to, be
county's first fatal automobile acci-
dent results in death of young girl
named Isaacs, living with Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Johnson, of Boone, Mrs.
johnson also being seriously hurt.
RED SPRINGS.-sC. c. Carter is
first farmer of Robson county to
report open cotton.
HIGH POINT.-Rufus Heflin
Baxter, SO, prominent, citizen, dies
after long illness.
HIGH POINT.-Building permits
issued in July were for construction
to cost $4,000, Fire Chief Horney
repbrts.
Observation-Disclosures of Ala
nance county farmers picnic, Au-
gust 10, at Hopedale, is featured by
addresses by Senator Carter Glass,
of Virginia. and General Manager
Blalock, of cooperative cotton grow
ers' association.
GREENSBORO. = Notwithstand-
ing assertion accredited to Evan
gelist B. F. McLendon that he did
not care to accept donations from
disguised men, members of ku klux
Khan parade into revival tent. pre-
sent Mr. McLendon commendatory
letter and check for 500, both being
accepted. - s.
GREENSBORO. = Brought here
for surgical operation, Mrs. Minnie
Sharp, 90, Of Madison, dies at hos
pital.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF Trinity
college summer school erect memo
rial tablet at grave of General
Thomas Burke, revolutionary patriot
and third governor of North Caro-
lima. Grave is three miles from
Hillsboro.
ASHEVILLE.-Ve OF Eigh-
ty-first division are called to con
tribute to fund to buy portrait of
Major General Charles j. Bailey, for
mer commanding general of that di-
vision. which would be placed in ma
tional museum at Washington.
ASHEVILLE.-Jac Looschen and
Jack ONeal are in hospital suffer
ing from serious injuries sustained
in accident due to failure of high
powered motor car to follow curve
near Swannanoa.
DURHAM. - Police Chief w. F,
Dodv is fined $40 and costs in police
court when tried on charges pre-
ferred against himself of shooting
Willie Hester. negro, who was flee
ing from chief who thought Hester
another negro.
BETHEL. Indications are 25
per cent OF Pitt coantys cotton crop
will be destroyed by boil weevils.
Red spider also has done much dam
age.
RALEIGH.-"I have at this time
no. intention of running for gov
ernor,', says A. ]. Maxwell, corpo-
ration commissioner, when asked OF
REPORTS given broad circulation in
state relative to political plans.
GRAHAM. - Work of tearing
down Alamance county courthouse
is begun and in few days foundation
of new $4,000 four-story building
will be- laid. Structure will be fin
ished in II months.
SALISBURY.-Se Overman
says North Carolina delegation to
next Democratic national convention
should go uninstructed, so it may
exert proper influence" in select
ing best man for nomination for
presidency. He says he expects
breach in Republican party to widen,
with Coolidge president. and regards
third party, headed by LaFollette as
likely.
RALEIGH.-Majo w. r. Joyner
is expected to resign as secretary of
state Democratic executive commit
tee when it meets in March to call
convention, and w, c: Coughenour,
of Salisbury, is mentioned for this