Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-21

was loaned farmers of state in July
by federal land bank of Columbia,
Walter Toms Wray. director. an
nounces. Figures for other states
/ served by bank were: South Caro-
lima. $50 $50; Georgia. $4,000; Flor
ida. $51.70O.
SALISBURY. - State Prohibition
! Director Coltrane reports that in
July LOG stills, Ills gallons of
| spirits. S4,446 gallons of malt and
! 90 automobiles were captured by
prohibition agents. 81 arrests being
made; value of property seized
being placed at $35,975.
| RALEIGH. - More than 5000
homes, representing investment of
more than $15,0U0.000 were built III
year ending April ], 1928, by aid of
building and loan associations which
held savings amounting to $4,000
| 00). State Insurance Commissioner
Wade reports.
WILSON.-OpeniEg of tobacco
market is deferred from August 81
to August % at request of several
buyers for big companies, due to
late crop.
IEXINGTON-T stills in AS
many days are captured by Sheriff
Roof. state and federal officers, one
being 3.0O0-gallon still, operated by
six horsepower boiler, other being
each 2,000-gallon plants, about 1000
gallons of beer being poured out.
RALEIGH-Collec for seven
months of 1923 by state revenue de-
partment are $4,047,131.S6, of which
S3.553, 53407 was derived from in
come tax, it is announced.
RALEIGH-State Insurance Com
missioner Wade reports states fire
losses for fiscal year ending April l
amounted to 33,319.217, insurance
carried being $19,257, 900. New Bern
with $4,000 900 loss. led the state
while Charlotte was second with
$4S5, 900 loss, Kinston being third,
with $360,O00 loss.
LAKE JUNALUSkA -. Southern
Methodist Laymen's conference. at
tendance, is increased to 1000 as
meetings. preliminaries are disposed
of and more important proposals be-
gin to come UP for discussion ard
action.
LAKE JUNALUSKA - DR.. G.
Campbell Morgan, of London.
England, isso on program for series of
lectures before Bible and EVangel-
istic conference of Southern Method
list church, opening August 26 and
continuing through September 3.
ASHEVILLE-Mor than 100000
900 has been spent in past few years
on water supplies of North Carolina
cities, whose supplies are now equal
to any cities of size in nation. says
Gilbert c. White, widely known
water supply engineer.
WILMINGTON j w. Bailey,
prominent in politics and regarded
as probable candidate for governor,
declares in address to North Caro-
lima association of real estate men
that burden of taxation in state has
reached point Where progress is
threatened with sudden halt.
RALEIGH. = Frank Parker, ag-
ricultural statistician, says indicated
yield of wheat in state is 1888, 600
bus heels, quality being declared Eek
ira good
GASTONIA. - Initial services are
held in Gaston's $4,000 church,
First Baptist. DIR. John E. White,
pastor of First Baptist church, An
derson, S. c.. and president of An
derson college, preaching sermon.
RALEIGH. - State agricultural
department announces states fruit
H.
since state attained position of any
Importance in fruit growing.
WILMINGTON. =. New Hanover
county commissioners traffic cen
sors report 1888 motor cars and 9TH
err vehicles passed given point on
Wrightsville Beach turnpike in "a
hour period.
RALEIGH. - Franklin Sherman,
state entomologist, reports red spi-
der is causing tremendous damage in
area from Fayetteville northwest to
state line, Wilson. BERTHE, Halifax
ard Warren counties being particu-
larly hard nit by this cotton pest.
CHARLOTTE.-R of Cap
tain w. r. Reece, U. S. army, who
died at Washington of apopleXy, are
brought here for interment. Captain
Reece was born at Rome, Ca, in
1888 and married Miss Annie Marsh
Horne, of Dalton, Ga. Widow and
two young children survive. Mrs
Reece will make future home here
SOUTH CAROLINA
ALLENDALE-F bale of cot
/ ton in state as far, as locally known