Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-25
NORTH CAROLINA

NAV SERN.-LeSdl effort is De-
GgSM BY New York lawyers to collect
from E. B. Hackburns estate $4,000
alleged due on notes given H. H.
Blidjdenstein, Of Amsterdam, HOl-
land, when contract for cotton was
cancelled several years ago on order
of alien property custodian of United
States.
WILMINGTON.- Reward Of $500
is offered for conviction of person
who shot from ambush J. G. Vareen
of Phoenix. prominent merchant
who is slowly recovering from dan.
gerous wounds.
So WILMINGTON.-City government
needs request of womens organiza.
tons and employs Mrs. Kate Brewer
as policewoman.
M.-Three-quarter life.size
portrait Of late Angler B. Duke,
drowned last summer in Long IS
land sound, has been presented Trim
ity college by Benjamin n. Duke,
New York capitalist, father Of An
gier.
GREENSBORO Brothers,
Inc, of Winston-Salem, admit bank
ruptcy in petition filed in federal
court here. This company, one Of
largest tobacco manufacturers in
state, indicates unsuccessful effort
: to market cigarettes brought about
financial difficulties. Schedule shows
Sill 900 in debts and $2,601 900 in
assets, including 1921 900 as esti-
mated value of trademarks. Volun-
tary petition for receiver is referred
to Judge E. Y. Webb, of Shelby.
WINSTON-SALEM. - Mrs. Sarah
Alison Pratt, 81, widow of Francis
Pratt, dies after extended illness.
WILSON. = Percy Cobb, young
white man of Elm City, is bound
over to Wilson county superior court
after preliminary hearing on charge
of assault on w. c. Taylor and
mother. charge growing out of
Cobb's alleged reckless driving Of
motor car.
RALEIGH.-No Cardinals cot
ton crop on December l had value of
$175, OOO, 900, including value of seed.
according to estimate Of Frank Park
er, state-federal agricultural statis-
tician.
GREENSBORO. - Major G. M.
: Steadman, representative from Fifth
district, announces he expects to in
troduce Immediately in congress bill
which would appropriate $1,000,000
for poStoffice here, $250,000 for
Mount Airy postoffice, $4,000 for
Elkin postoffice.
eRUTHERFORDTON. - Governor
Morrison has called special term of
Rutherford county superior court for
December 81 to hear suit of Meth
n in
against estate of J. w. Higgins,
banker, whose purported will gives
100000 to orphanages. Higgins
heirs base contest on fact that docu-
ment said to have been will is re-
ported lost. Stenographer who took
dictation of will is said to be
known to orphanages' attorneys.
RUTHERFORDTON - Chimney
Rock Development, Inc, announce,
completion of plans to finance con-
struction of 81 100000 dam to create
Lake Lure and provide for hydro
! electric plant.
CH-ARLOTTE.-Ne dispatches
based on reports of officials indi-
cate Christmas mailing at all
important cities and towns OF state
y
vious high mark. Merchants of
state, dispatches indicate, are en-
ioying trade exceeding even war
time Christmas peak, which is at
tributed to general prosperity of
state perhaps exceeding all previous
years.
- RALEIGH. - Seven convicts are
paroled by Governor Morrison. They
are: Sigsbee Burnett, Haywood coun-
sty; Jim Wilson, Granville county;
Montgomery Burnett, Polk county;
: Giles Smith, New Hanover county,
sall convicted of violating prohibition
laws; Tony Pappas. Rowan county,
forgery; Pete Johnson, Halifax {.
ty; Samuel Judson, Durham county,
each convicted of larceny.
LEXINGTON.-John w. Kurfees.
of Winston-Salem, candidate in 1918
for congress from Fifth district on
Republican ticket, announces his adj
hesion to cause Of Hiram Johnson,
in campaign for Republican nomi-
nation
-. ROCKINGHAM. - Bids will be
opened by board of trustees, appoint
ed by governor, for construction Of
first buildings Of proposed reforma-
tory for negro boys n 400-acre site
near here, for which legislature ap-
propriated 100000.
I, MOORESVILLE.- B. At
well, IS, Confederate veteran, large
land owner and wealthy farmer, dies
at home near here after long illness.
CHARLOTTE.-M Sally White
Young, 6S, member Of one Of city's
prominent families, dies after 81
ness of several months.
Observation-Disclosures. Myrtle
Wooten, aged woman, who created
sensation in Washington in 1918 by
effort to see President Wilson, whose
s1llness she claimed she could cure,
mysteriously disappears from home
of her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Rut-
ledge, of Yadkin county, near Court
ney. Mrs. Wooten, whose mind ap-
pears to be deranged, has been I'M
der surveillance several years.
/. WILMINGTON Representative
Homer Lyon writes Captain Edgar
D. Williams that congressional COM
mittee will recommend purchase by
government Of Fort Fisher site, near
here, scene of important civil war
battle, for conversion into national
park.
GREENSBORO Of Co.
.lumbUs organization takes active in
-terest in Shrine circus, Catholic or.
1der's members attending in body.
GREENSBORO.-Henry E. Peele,
rs dies after lOno illness
WINSTON SALEM.-Vic Presi-
dent Miller. of Southern railway, in
. conference with city officials, dis
cusses new passenger station, plans
having been completed for structure
TO cost $750000.
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