Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-07
DOINCS IN The
TAR HEEL STATE
NEWS OF NORTH CAROLINA
TOLD IN SHORT PAhA-
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Durham.-Trnity College will open
Wednesday, September 10. with the
largest enrolment in the schools MS
tory. More than 1000 students are
expected to enroll.
Goldsboro.-NIrs. Bessie A. Brow
der. age "a, wife of Gordon Browder,
died at her home here. An infant, &.
Gordon, Jr., died the day before
Asheville.-J. W. Caldwell, 3rd.
Atlanta. Ga. won the North Carolina
open championship in mems singles at
the Asheville country club by his de-
feat of Net Thornton. also of Atlanta,
by scores OF 1-6, 1911. 60. rs.
Wilson.-M. r. Beaman, former
secretary of the Raleigh Chamber OF
Commerce now of Sanford, has been
elected to succeed Ii. Y. Scott as sec
retary of the Wilson Chamber OF
Commerce.
Dunn-The big 100page premium
list for the Dunn Four-County Fair is
lust off the press and will be mailed
to the farmers of Harnett, Sampson.
Johnston and Cumberland counties
during the next few days. The fair
dates this year are october 9 to IL
and all indications point to the very
best fair ever staged in Dunn.
Chapel Hll-As result OF the
summer campaign conducted by elum-
nj and stundent canvassers in behalf
of the Graham Memorial Fund. sub
scriptions totaling S105,000 have been
secured This added to the $4,000
already pledged brings the grand total
up to S22S.0o0, which is $4,000 short
of the 100000 goal.
Shelby Checkers have apparently
taken the day in Shelby succee, ding
basball, in which interest Jagged and
died after the close of the Blue Ridge
season The checker fiends gather
each day in that part of the city hall
occupied by the fire truck and the
contestants wage tremendous battles.
the while onlookers cheer their fay-
orites to victory or. console them In
defeat
Greensboro-Of IS boys and girls
who were graduated from the Green's
boro high school last spring. 70 are
now registered for college or univer-
sity training.
New Bern-Action that, indicated
an effort ultimately TO recover dam
ages for the death Of her child was
taken when Mrs. Ada Thames Avery
qualified as administratrix of the
estate of her four-year-old daughter,
Elma Earle Avery. who was killed
when she fell through the elevator
shaft of the Elks Temple ten days
ago.
shevile-Salaries of the three
county commissioners. register o:
deeds county treasurer. sheriff ans
county auditor can be paid and a
margin left from the taxes that will
be paid d Buncombe county this
year by Mrs. Edith S. Vanderbilt,
county tax books disclose.
Goldsboro Harry Vaughn, a far
mer living near Clayton. was instant
ly killed by Southern train No. is, at
a crossing between Clayton and VIII.
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by Vaughan was wrecked and the en-.
CINE thrown off the track by the
contact.
New Bern.-Fedel al rum raiders
assisted by a local deputy sheriff
broke up big distiilery plant in the
Havelock section near Cherry Point
and brought back to New Bern the
remains of two 100gallon capacity
stills forty gallons of whiskey that
had just been run, and poured out
5000 gallons of beer.
Kinston. on.-Directors of the local
,ar association hope William G. Nc
Adoo will come here to make an ads
iress at the opening OF the annual
iO-county exposition October 8. Will
lard T. Kyzer, secretary OF the asso-
citation, invited the former Secretary
OF the Treasury some daye ago.
| Fayetteville umberland countys
court house will be remodeled by the
building of an addition for use as
offices and vaults and the construc-
ton of third story to be used as
lne county Jall, dCCoiulu6 10 pldHo
adopted by the board of county com
missioners.
Elizabeth City-Forty-odd farmers
of lower Pasquotank witnessed the
first demonstration in this county Of
the busting method OF combating
the boil weevil with calcium arse
nate on the farm of Theodore Fletch-
err II miles from the city aad about
two miles from Weeksville postoffice.
Monroe-J. w. Broom has Just re-
turned from Catawba and other coun-
ties in that section Of the state. where
he has been as field agent for the
cooperative marketing association.
and reports that 1923 farmers signed
the cooperative contract in Catawba
county in eigth days.
Wilson.-H Y. Scott, secretary Of
the Wilson Chamber Of Commerce,
has rendered his resignation to take
effect November LIST. He will be sue
ceeded by NJ. r. Beaman, of Sanford,
formerly secretary of the Raleigh
Chamber.
Winston n-Salem.-Rev. ]. f. Dega-
ferrelly, OF Norfolk. Va, has notified
the officials o. the Fourth Street