Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-02
CONDENSED NEWS FROM
THE OLD NORTH STATE
SHORT NOTES OF INTEREST TO
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Rite Masons will spend $4,000 dur
ing the next year on its educational
program, it was decided at meeting
In Washington, taccording to word
brought back by local Masonic Off
cials.
Burlington.-W. Kerr Scott, county
demonstration agent, announces shat
, the Alamance creamery for the first
year ending September 80. 1928. has
paid out to the farmers in the sur
| rounding country S22,993.06 for butter
fat, the average price for the year be-
ing 40 cents.
Durham.-The scarlet fever epidem-
| ic which was threatening the c.ty
few days ago is now under control.
according to statements made by DR..
j. H. Epperson, head Of the board OF
| health Thus far, only one death has
been reported as resulting from the
| disease.
Statesville. = Physicians from 10
| counties gathered here for meeting
of the Ninth District Medtal society
| Addresses were delivered md papers
read on technical subjects by men
prominent in the medical profession
of this state and others.
High Point-When deputy sheriff
| arrested Frank Lethco on his farm
five miles from this city, following
the discovery of ten and . half gal
Ions of moonshine on the porperty.
Lethco used a spade to dig up $500
in his yard with which to make his
appearance bond.
Kinston.-Clee Smith, 2S, a State
Highway commission employee. who
was injured in an automobile collis-
ion in Sampson county, died in a
Goldsboro hospital here. Smith re-
sided here He is survived by widow
and two children. The body was sent
to New Bern for burial.
Rocky Mount-President r. B.
Davis, OF the Rocky Mount Rotary
Club, has received letter from Clar-
ence E. Watkins, president of the
Goldsboro Club, calling attention to
the district conference Of Eastern
Carolina Rotary Clubs which is to be
held in Wayne county capital on Mo-
vember s.
Henderson.-For the purpose of per-
fecting its organization, the new
| Presbytery created at the recent meet
ing of the Presbyterian synod of North
Carolina at Graham and Burlington
will hold its first meeting here Tues
day, October 80. The new Presbytery
|
ern Piedmont section.
| New Bern.-Following a preliminary
hearing, John Anderson. vanceboro
white man charged with assault and
battery with intent to kill, was bound
over to superior court under $1,000
ball. Anderson. it is alleged, drove
the mayor of the town of Vanceboro.
the chief Of police and others to cover
with a shotgun. He escaped, but
later surrendered to authorities.
Chapel Hill.-North Carolina ranks
low in hospital accommodations and
has more population per hospital bed
than any other State. according to a
paper by William L. Smith. Of
Greensboro, second year medical stu
dent, read before the first fall meet
ing of the North Carolina Club at the
University.
Yadkinville.-While alone in their
home near there fve-year-old Beulah
Lee Burchett put the muzzle OF shot
gun in her mout and asked her 10
year-old brother to pull the trigger.
He did-with the result the girls head
was terribly mangled. death being in
Simultaneous. The little fellow did not
think the gun was loaded the two
having been playing with it some time
before the fatal accident.
Chapel Hill-Twelve Of the prettist
girls In North Carolina at least in
the opinion of the judges who select
them will have their photos in this
years Yackety Yack. the Carolina an
nual.
Mount Airy-Moses Smith, white.
aged about As, was killed near Combs
town about a mile from town. Frank
Hicks. white. aged about IS, is accus-
ed of the killing and is under arrest.
A thirty-two calibre pistol was the
weapon used and both men were sup
posed to be drinking
Elizabeth City.-Police officer Tark-
ington received painful cut ON the
head and a number of bruises when
he was struck at corner by a coupe
driven by Lucian Morrisette of the
FisherMorrisette Company.
Elizabeth Sity.-J. A. Lowe of Rural
Free Delivery Five brought to the city
from his farm In the Halls Crack
neighborhood of Mt. Hermon township
fully developed and about two
thirds mature early June apple from
tree which is now bearing its sec
ond crop this season.
New Bern.-Neuse Road community
exhibit won its second prize in
week. according to advices received
here from Raleigh. which was to the
effect that 1t was awarded second
place In the division at the State
Fair In Raleigh. The same exhibit
took first prize Of 800 at the 10-county
fair In Kinston last week.
Greensboro--Ookhur dormitory, at
Oak Ride institute, Is miles from
Greensboro, was DESTROYED by IRE OF