Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-08-31
| CONDENSED NEWS FROM
The OLD NORTH STATE
SNORT NOTES OF INTEkEsr TO
cARoLlNiAkA.


reached the hospital with them.
Charlotte. - Approximately 5000
spindles and looms for manufacture
of fine cotton goods will be added to
the Dixie Cotton Mills plant at
Mooreeville, which recently was pur-
chased by the Cascade Mills, Inc, also
of Mooresville.
Durham.-A committee Of men and
women will present in personASn in
yitation to President Coolidge to
speak at the dedication of the Bennett
place memorial to be hel din October
New Bern. L. Stucky of the
State geological survey, has gone to
Wilmington after spending some time
here searching for foundry sand. He
reported finding a deposit on Brice's
creek a few miles east of here that ap-
peared of value.
Wadesboro.-The Wadesboro city
schools will open Monday. September
80. A splendid faculty has been Sc
cured, and fine years work is con-
fidently anticipated. The new high
school building, credit to the State.
has been completed and will be used
in addition to the old building.
Observation-Disclosures for five build
ings let at the Caswell Training
School here call for an expenditure Of
$313,000 The work will be supplement
tary to other construction authorized
few weeks ago The buildings will
include hospital, industrial training
building and other structures.
Graham-Marvin G. Montgomery.
20-year-old son of Mrs. A. D. Sutton,
went squirrel hunting and was found
few hours later sitting against a
tree with the top of his head blown
OF Whether 1t was suicide or an ac-
cident is not known. No reason is
known for suicide.
adesboro.-Prospects for good
cotton crop in the county seem en-
couraging. The weevil has been ac-
tive, but efforts to check its ravages
have proved effective to considerable
extent. Anson county farmers have
waged determined fight to save their
in doing so.
Granite Falls.-Twelve farmers, liy-
ing in the vicinity of the Yount School
House, near here, who enrolled about
month ago for a Unit course in
Poultry Production under the Agri-
cultural Instructor for the Granite
Falls Graded School this coming year.
completed the course, consisting of 10
lessons. and are out of school again.
Wilmington. - With indications
pointing to larger shipment Of ma
terials than ever before in the history
Of the port Of Wilmington. officials
gave out figures here which show
that approximately a quarter of a mil
lion tons OF fertilizer materials have
been shipped into this port during the
fiscal year which ended on June 80,
1923.
Lumberton.-Dink Mcmillan, color
ed, who was riding a horse on the
highway near Pembroke suffered q
broken leg when the horse stumbled
and fell on him. Luckily for the man,
horse and highway the IS pounds of
dynamite and a large quantity OF
dynamite caps which Mcmillan was
carrying at the time of the fall did
not get a Jar sufficient to cause an
explosion.
Raleigh.-Thi<y thousand Aremn.
ian refugees will be at the mercy of
Greek and Turkish governments when
the Near East Relief stops feeding
them. according to cablegram re-
ceived from Rev. George R. Gillespie.
Of Gastonia, now making an inspec-
ton Of the Bible lands, by Col. George
H. Bellamy, state chairman of that
great humanitarian organization.
Elon College.-A sad accident oc..
Cured at the home Of M. T. Ferrall.
near here, in the st. Marks settle
ment, when one of the smaller chill
dren. Jake. aged six years. the son
Of NJ. T. Ferrall, fell from a truck
and was run over by the rear of the
truck. his life being crushed out in.
stantly.
Elizabeth City.-Scattered speci.-
mems of the boil weevil have been
found In Pasquotank within the past
few weeks, dclares County Agent @.
W. Falls, but the total number found
does not exceed half dozen and the
boil weevil's damage to this years
cotton crop in Pasquotank will be neg
ligible, In Mr.. Falls opinion.
Shelby.-Edward Morehead, farmer
cVl
shot and killed one of the largest
cranes ever seen in this county. The
bird stood five and one half feet high,
states Mr.. Morehead. and measures
seven feet, four inches from wing tip
to wing tip.
Spencer.-The Baptist congregation
At Trading Ford. near Spencer, has
decided to build new house oxHor-
ship which will be modern in design
and arrangement and will seat some
thing like 1000 people.
Eion College.-A Mr.. Tucker, while
at work on some of the new college
buildings that are being erected here.
fell from the building and was killed.
Doctors were called and came imms.
diately to the scene. but he died In
nve minutes after the accident. He
was resident Of near Greensboro was
about 80 years Of age and leaves
wife and children.
Charlotte-Firing two shots that