Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-07


sale July 3.
st. Paul.. r. Keith and T. J..
Smith capture ei2ht-foot alligator on
road between this town and Parkton,
after long battle. How gator came
there is mystery.
HendersOn.-Dr. j. P Barrett has
, terminated passionate of First Chris
tan church and assumes duty as
editor of The Christian Sun, officia.
organ of Southern Christian church
! convention.
Observation-Disclosures Bridge Co,
constructing S25-foot bridge over
Dan river, reports shortage of COM
men labor approaches famine.
Raleigh.-S. d. DriscolI, of Co
operative Tobacco Growers associa-
ton, says first year of cooperative
marketing resulted in increase of
! S36, 900, 900 in payments to growers
of North Carolina and Virginia
alone" Nirginia's bright leaf total
st year being So, 100000 and North
Cardinals $76,000,00t
Dispatch
learns that J. f. Foy, former cash
;er of First National bank, recently
cashier Citizens First National
bank, Albany, Ga, is indicted by
federal grand jury on charge of mis-
/ applying funds.
RutherfOrdtOn.-Miss Annie L.
Gallagher public health nurse, re-
signs and leaves for Atlanta to as
sumo duties as child welfare work
organizer of Georgia board of health.
Morehead City.-Rev. Lee Nc
Bride White, Kinston, addressing
Baptist seaside assembly, declares
church must abandon old order, de-
veloped Is years ago, Vas valueless
now and develop policy Of particular
appeal to needs of younger mem!
bers.
GreensbOrO.-Hot weather record
for city is established when thermom'
eter on Ia successive days reaches
90 or higher, going to 90 on four
days.
- AshevilIe.-United States Tobacco
! association designates following
opening days. South Carolina, Au-
gust /; Georgia, August q eastern
North Carolina, August 81; in "old"
North Carolina belt, September Is.
AsheviIIe.- Saville, hy-
draulic engineer, North Carolina uni
versity, says only 81 per cent of hy-
dro-electric power developed in state
is available for general industrial
and public use, of 5000 horse pow
err developed $4,000 is used in other
states and 115,0O0 is used at Badin
aluminium plant.
MOrehead City.-Dr. L. E. M
Freeman, Raleigh, declares of $4,000
country churches in South 10000
have services only once monthly and
stresses need of rural religious work
when addressing Baptist seaside as
sembly.
RaIeigh.-Judge Harris acquits
Bessie Williams, tried on charge of
violating liquor law, ruling Turling-
ton act permits possession of whis-
Ky in ones home for entertainment
of bona fide guests, ownership of
| liquor being denied by defendant.
Raleigh. - TOO bad" was COM
ment of w. w. Campbell. sentenced
| to be electrocuted July ~ for muir
dering sweetheart at Oteen, when
informed governor had given 90-day
repriaVe.
Aberdeen.-Dr. w. r. Leiby, of
boil weevil laboratories here, reports
tour discloses high weevil infesta-
ton in Moore, Hoke, Scotland, Robe
son and other southern counties Of
state. and that farmers are eX-
tremely blue.
Winston SaIcm.-What is believed
to be shortest will ever. written, nine
words shorter than famous will of
Chief Justice White, is twenty-five
, word will of j. w. Keiger, dated
November %, 1920, filed in office of
Stokes county clerk of court at Dan
bury. He disposes of 1000 estate
thus: ri declare this to be my last
will-that my wife, Martha, have all
my real estate ana money and all
personal property"
Chapel Hill.-First summer school
Of state university closes registration,
with 1915 signed up. Second SEES
sion starts July %.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. men estimate
imposing maximum penalties on mo.
florists disregarding new state cross.
ing law at one crossing near mere Day
law became effective would bring
state $19.560 in fines and result in SAB
years of Imprisonment.
CharlOtte.-Two soapstone pots of
Indian hand-manufacture are plowed
up in field on J. w. Tevepaugh farm.
SaIisbury.-Dr. C. w. Armstrong,
county health officer, denies boil
crop, and seeks to influence negroes
of county to pick berries, which are
allowed to so to waste.
Raef0rd. - Numerous prominent
farmers of Hoke county report fail
ure to influence white and negro
tenants to apply boil weevil poison,
fearing punishment of God, and sit
uation is declared growing more Sc
rious, as weevil infestation in
creases.