Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-21

q statement by Insurance Commits
sioner Wade. This total compares
with $476,452 for last year; losses
for the first quarter Of this year are
$2,174,171, comparing with $751;
662 for the same quarter last year.
GreenbOrO-Royal Arcanum mem
bers from all parts of the state at
tend meeting of Grand Council of
Royal Arcanum of North Carolina,
hearing address of welcome by A.
NJ. Scales.
GOldsbOrO-Ten high schools of
the county unite here Saturday in
joint commencement exercises, in
Guiding literary and sports contests.
acknowledgements Morrison re-
vokes parole of Percy Newcome,
white, who was convicted last week
in Greensboro municipal court of
stealing an automobile and he will
be returned here to complete a five
year sentence for a similar crime.
High POint-Clyde' (ReO Gillian,
charged with killing Deputy Sheriff
Holder at Winston-Salem while re-
sisting arrest, is caught here.
WadesbOrO-The negro annex of
the Arson Sanatorium is damaged
when the boiler of the heating sys-
tenn explodes. All patients escape in
jury.
GreensbOro-Miss Elizabeth Dill
worth, 81, one of the oldest resi-
dents of this city and member of
prominent family, dies at her
home here.
Wake FOrest-Dr. w. L. Poteat,
president of Wake Forest college,
will deliver the address at the COM
mencement of Greensboro high
school June 5, it is announced.
Raleigh-Secrecy surrounds the
conference between Governor Nor
rison and Josephus Daniels, Raleigh
editor and former Secretary of the
Navy, who meet rarely now as a re-
suit of opposing political views. 1t
is reported allegations of abuses in
the state penitentiary were dis
cussed.
nounce that rumors of their inten-
ton to smash precedent and Ell
ter a full ticket in the municipal
election, to be held May s, are I'M
founded. ,
AsmbOrO-Randolph county bonds
amounting to $122,000 to cover the
county's floating indebtedness, are
sold to Splitter anad company, of To
ledo, Ohio, at a premium of five per-
cent.
LexingtOn-Fox & Shemwell, Inc.
is a new firm organized here with
an authorized capital of $25O,00O,
and $4,000 esubscribed.
HendersOnviIle-A coroner's jury
finds Roy Morgan came to his death
as a result of gunshot wounds in
flicted by Constable Tom Station, Of
Tuxedo, but refrains from finding
justification or lack of it, and Sta
ton is reported to have obtained au-
thority to secure his release on
$4,000 bond.
Franlklin-Four automobiles, $50
gallons of illicit whisy, six men
and one woman are taken in a dry
raid near the Georgia line on the
road from Rabun county, Ga. One
woman escaped.
CharIOtte-A notable event here
is the celebration in honor of Miss
Sarah A. Daugherty, who is 81 years
of age. Mrs. Blanche Palmer, of
Rockingham, being hostess at the
birthday dinner.
AshbOrO-A bond issue of $4,000
for city schools is sold to George II.
Burr and company, of st. Louis at a
premium of $500.
North WiIkesboro-An issue of
$4,000 in bonds for street improve
ments, water, light and sewer sys-
tenn extensions will be sold April
%.
Winston-Salem-E. P. Cook is
painfully hurt when the automobile,
driven by w. M. Bates turned over,
and Bates is held on charges OF
driving car while intoxicated.
Leesburg-Considerabla damage is
sustained by farmers in this Sec
ton whose buildings were demolish'
ed in a tornado.
Rocky MOunt-Rights of motorists
on the public highways will be dis
cussed at the state convention OF
the Travellers Protective assOcia-
ton here May 10, IL, IL, 1t is an
nounced.
RaIeigh-The State Highway COM
mission in session here discusses
controversy over road construction
in the western part of the state, de-
tails of which are not made public
Senator Giles, of Marion. was one
of the interested parties at the con-
ference.
Kingston-Play soon starts in the
annual contest Of the Eastern Caro-
lima Golf association, comprising the
towns of Wilson, Newbern, Colds
boro, Kinston, Greenville and Rocky
Mount, of which F. n. Bridgers, of
Wilson, is president.
Raleigh-O. Max Gardner, mem
Der of the board of trustees an
nounces a New York architect has
been instructed to design buildings
for North Carolina State college to
cost approximately $1,0O0,OOO.
ASncVule-Ine NoIln OdIoIIlIo
Medical society, in annual session
here, elects DIR. L. A. Crowell, of
Lincolnton, to succeed DR.. Eugene
B. Graham. whose term expired.
North Wikesboro-Wade H, Nc
Neill is dead and Frank Hutchens is
injured as a result of a shooting af-
fair near Burlear, 10 miles from
here. The ARRAY occurred at the
home of Rosa Yates and Asa Phil
lips, of Summit, is alleged to have
fired the shots. He escaped.
n-Salem-Traffic on the
North Carolina Midland railroad was
tied up several hours when a pas
senger train from Charlotte bound
ed for Winston-Salem jumped the