Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-16
NORTH CAROLINA

Raleigh.-North Carolina Supreme
court denies 9-year-old girls right
to sue father for damages when de
murrer of defense granted by Judge
Long in CASTOR county superior
court is sustained in suit of Mildred
Small and her next friend, w. l.
Balth1s. against J. c Small, for So
00e as a result OF automobile accl
dent, involving fathers car. covered
by liability policy.
RaIeigh.-Associate Justice Clark
son hands down his first supreme
court opinion, sustaining the rlgh'
of Durham city government to dls
pose of city opera house for less
than S25O,000, if within good judg-
ment of officials, by sustaining ac
ton of superior court judge in refus
ing to enioin city government.
club is organ
lied here with 81 members. Frank
H. Kennedy, president of Charlotte
Civitan club, presenting charter.
Wilmington.-Miss Mildred Moore
Is. Bay City, Mich. arrives here to
see her brother, NJ. Y. Moore, Il
World war veteran who left home
before her birth and never returned
not knowing of her existence until
q few years ago.
Southern Pines.-Destruction OF
Lexington hotel is begun by Leonard
Bliss and Adam de Rochemont, pre-
naratory to construction OF a IRE
proof 6O.room hotel, probable cost
of which is not stated.
Sneucer.-H. c. Miller resigns as
SUPERINTENDENT of city schools to &C
cept similar position at Wasnlng-
ton. n. c., and school board elects
Z. T. McSwaim to succeed hlm'
StatesviIle.-J. F. Alderman, OF
Mooresville, deputy sherlrf, Is
brought to a hospital for treatment
of wound sustained when his PISTOL
accidentally dropped, was dlschars'
ed, He will recover.
AlbemarIe The seventh annual
session of the Charlotte DIVISION
BAPTIST Woman's Missionary Union
of which Mrs. T. B. Henry, of Wades'
boro, is president, convenes here.
Star Norfolk Southern railway
begins improving roadway prepare,
tory to putting larger engines into
service next fall between Charlotte
and Raleigh.
Winstom- Salem.-W. A. ZeiGlar'
AZ. for % wears Southern railway
engineer. is found dead in his room
here with % calibre pistol grlppeo
in hand. Coroner's jury returns Ver'
dict of suicide, for which no reason
has been advanced.
Dayidson.-Dr. j. NJ. Mcconnell
member of the Davidson college tac'
ulty, and Mrs. Mcconnell accept IN.
vitation of John r. Todd, wealthy
New York city building engineer, 10
trim abroad of several months dura-
tion. and will leave the latter part
Of June.
Davidson hundred and
fifty delegates attend session here OF
fifth annual conference for young
people of Presbyterian synod OF
North Carolina.
Fourth bank closes
doors in Rowan county, each re-
ported to be in distress as result
OF Mecklenburg chain of mills be-
ing thrown into receivership. Peo-
ples National bank, Salisbury, was
first to close, then followed First
National bank, Spencer, Bank OF
Rockwell, and Merchants and Farm
ers' bank, of Granite Quarry. Bank
examiners are in charge.
Greensboro. &C. w. C1oninger,
vice president, Atlantic Bank and
Trust Co., denies report that his
bank will take over Peoples Ma
tional bank of Salisbury.
Scotland Neck.-Nineteen mules
and numerous farm buildings are
destroyed by fire at Halifax Farms,
Inc, loss being estimated at $15.-
300 or more, partly covered by in
surance.
Ahoskie.-Judge John II. Kerr.
formally announces, at Windsor, his
candidacy for congress.
Observation-Disclosures at feder-
al court, Judge Webb presiding,
necessitates holding sessions in
county court room and June term Of
Wilkes county superior court is in
definitely postponed by Judge j.
Bis Ray.
WiIkesboro.-Wilkes county com.
missioners vote reward Of $40 to
any official delivering to sheriff
complete distilling outfit, and conf
pensation for delivery of incom-
plete equipment will be determined
pm this basis.
WilkesbOro.-Miss Mary Sue En-
Ill ,rrIa Of Nv. nd NTrS a NJ
Ennis, Milledgeville, Ga, is mar
eried to H. c. Landon, Jr., manager
Of Boone Trail Motor company.
ceremony taking place at home OF
BRIDES parents. Bride was a mem
Der of high school faculty here.
Clayton, n. C.-Miss Mary Creech
Williams, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. H. Williams. is married here to
6. D. Crawford, young attorney Ct
Cornelia, Ga.
DUNN. M. Jernigan assumes
office of recorder here and warns
all violators his attitude toward
them should influence them to leave
MS jurisdiction without delay.
Newton Miss Edna Rowe,
laughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. l..
Rowe, of Claremont, is married here
10 Clyde D. Guion, druggist, of Mon
roe.
Greensboro. - Officials announce
Basil H. Hedgecock, convicted Of
misappropriatipg funds of defunct
Home Bankin ocmanpygMWFYPP
Home Banking company, High
Point, of which he was cashier, will
Immediately begin serving his sen.
!ence, totalling from four to five
years.
Asheville.-Fred L. Seely, local
capitalist, presents to University of
North Carolina, at Chapel Hill,
grand piano purchased from Met.
'opolitan Opera House, instrument
being described as largest in state.
kinston.-State Senator L. p.