Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-05
NORTH CAROLINA

come UP for election July 8, elections
being held biennially, law requiring
each county with more than 10000
population to. have such official.
RaIeigh.-Fourth series of summer
Institutes on public welfare to be
held at University of North Caro-
lima, Chapel Hill, under auspices Of
state board of public welfare and in
stitution's public welfare school will
open July Is and close July 81, Com
missioner Kate Burr Johnson an
nounces.
Asheville.-Six school districts in
Fairview township, Buncombe
county, vote August 6, on bond issue
of $4,000 to consolidated school.
Asheville. - Volley Weaver and
Stanley Weaver, arrested on charges
of store breaking and larceny, are
returned to Franklin county for
trial, and after cases there are dis
posed Of they will be returned here
to face charge of stealing motor cars.
Raleigh.-Condition of state banks
in North Carolina is much better
than usual state banking depart
ment announces, following survey
conducted as result of failure of two
national parks at Wilmington and
Salisbury.
Raleigh.-Shortag of teachers in
state is becoming serious, says julie
Is. Warren, secretary of North Caro-
lima education association, only ap-
parent surplus being of high school
principals.
Sanford.-Lee county chamber of
commerce prepare to celebrate Tn
dustrial day." probably one day of
week following July 4, in connection
with recent report of Geological Sur
vey on Deep River coal region, in
parts of Lee, Chatham and Moore
counties. NJ. r. Beaman, secretary,
announces.
Raleigh.--Board of trustees of Ag-
ricultural and Technical college, ne
gro, Greensboro. decides to name
main building, soon to be construct
ed, Morrison Hall in compliment
to governor.
acknowledgements of van
dals rouses citizens of Landers chap
Ell neighborhood in CASTOR county to
sall mass meeting, with Former Solic-
itor George Wilson on program for
principal address, to discuss methods
OF curling outbreak. Officers of law
ask cooperation of residents.
Raleigh.-With two factions wag-
ing bitter contests, state highway
commission holds special sessions to
hear arguments on location of CAPT
tal-to-capital highway.
Mount Airy.-Henry Ford and
George L. Carter, lti-millionaire
coal operator, plan to build coal
carrying road from Bluefield, w. Va,
to Mt. Airy, according to information
regarded as reliable. Surveys de-
rlared with this in view are reported
in progress. Mileage would be about
LOO.
Morehead City.-What members
declare will be most important meet
Ing of state fisheries board ever held
IS called for July 10, to be held here,
J. *. Dixon, chairman, announces.
Winston-Salem.-D c. N. Sisk,
700 persons were given anti-typhoid
and anti-diphtheria treatments in
Forsyth county health campaign.
Asheville.-Mr. and Mrs. w. F,
Rice, of Riceville, celebrate golden
wedding anniversary with dinner
terved on lawn to 80 descendants.
SaIisbury.-Comptroller of cur
.ency allows committee represent
ing depositors to inspect books of
Peoples National bank, closed June
5, and w. H. Hobson, committee
chairman, says banks affairs necessi-
lated receivership but first reports
we're proven much exaggerated.
Salisbury.-Committee of creditors
of defunct Mecklenburg chain of
mills agree on plan Of operation, eX-
oected to result in early .resump-
ion of three mills under receiver.
Salisbury.-Prof. Lewis H. Roth
rock, SIS, one of Rowan county's best
known residents, dies at home of
laughter, Mrs. H. E. Rufty. He was
pne of Confederate soldiers carrying
body of Col. c. F. Fisher, Sixth
North Carolina, from Manassas bat
!lefeld.
Marshville.-Plant of Union Lum-
Der Co.. and 100000 feet of pine
t1rnber are destroyed by fire causing
$40. 900 damage and threatening en-
ire town. Monroe fire department
arrives and controls flames.
Newton.-John Cilley, of Hickory
starts home after visiting home of
father.in.law, G.. A. Warlick, and
faints at wheel Of car, which
crashes into tree, overturns, pinning
hin, underneath. Unconscious, he is
right to Warlick home and Will
recover.
Raleigh Flag of 10th infantry,
2Oth division, will be decorated July
10 at Camp Glenn, Morehead City,
with Portuguese Order of Tower and
sword. Chevalier grade, by Brigadler
reneral Bowley, L. S. A, command
np Fort Bragg. to which ceremony
ali civil and military leaders of state
oave been invited, Adjutant General
Metts announces.
Charlotte.-Bert Brown, composer
,f popular songs, travelling through
country IN tllVVer, DelrdyS ulihSelL
when he begins playing piano at
chamber of commerce, impromptu
concert by man in greasy overalls
resulting in temporary suspension Oh
work in building.
Observation-Disclosures and Farm
srs' bank will increase capital stock
rom $4,000 to 100000.
Charlotte-L. V. Phillips, Lexing-
ion, n. c., president, announces
when members of Southeastern We
aeer association gather in special
session conference will discuss phases
If business conditions likely to af-
,ect veneer industry.
rfordton.-Feature of July 4
celebration program is address by A.
w. Mclean, of Lumberton, former
director of war finance corporation,