Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-23
CONDENSED NEWS FROM
The OLD NORTH STATE
SHORT NOTES OF INTEREST TO
cARoliNlAk

high school championship of Nortn
Carolina here.
Wilmington-Rev C. V. Richardson.
of Rocky Mount, and Rev. R. c. Mer-
ritt, of Magnolia, negro preachers
here attending a negro religious con-
vention, were found dead in the same
led at the home of Rev. G. D. Carnes,
negro, on South Seventh street. Death,
it was said, was caused by asphyxia-
ton.
Elizabeth City-With the quail
shooting season opening Noyember Is.
between 500 and 900 licenses to Pas
quotank hunters have been issued by
Clerk of the Court Sawyer. 1t seemf
probable that the number of hunter
licensed to shoot quail or other game
in season in Pasquotank this year may
reach 600.
Gastonia.-As result of spectacu-
lar fire which was discovered in the
roof of the hospital, the CASTOR Sana-
torium, owned jointly by Drs Henry
Glenn and D. A Garrison, is almost
a total loss from fire and water The
loss is estimated at $4,000. lnsur-
ance on the building and equipment
will total about 10000. although the
exact figures were not available.
Raleigh-One million pecan trees
in eastern North Carolina within four
Years is the goal of a campaign start
ed by the agricultural forces of the
State last week The Extension Di-
vision of North Carolina State College
and the Department of Agriculture is
fostering the campaign, according to
H. NJ CTrran, forester of the division.
and co-opeSating with the Extension
workers are the various county farm
agents.
Warrenton-Crashin 1000 feet
with its motor at full speed and its
! two passengers riding seemingly to
certain DEATH the flying hopes of B.
G.. Harrington were crushed to earth
when his aixplane was smashed near
his home in it's secon dventure into
the air. Willard E. Cooper, of Louis
burg pilot, and George Davis, passen-
ger, were unhurt.
Shelby. work for the
new Central Methodist church, to cost
over 100000, is being rushed in pre-
paration for the actual construction
work. According to the plans the
building will be one of the finest
church edifices in this section.
High Point.-The Corporation Com
mission has granted the increase of
rates asked recently by the North
State Telephone Company, an indie
pendent company that serves this
city. The petition was not opposed
by local users of the service.
Greensboro.-A deed $5S0,000 in val
ne was filed here in the office of the
register Of deeds of Guilford county,
tranfer OF the realty here of tho
Wick Chemical Company to the Peer.
less Chemical Company, concern
lately formed to take over the Wick
company.
Asheville.-Clarence Gauge, age IA,
was sentenced to the National Train
ing school at Washington, and John
Slage was given five years in the AT
lanta Federal penitentary, by the U.
S. District Court here on a charge of
robbing the Bakersville postoffice sew
eral months ago.
Newton.-Slaude Coulter. young
farmer of Catawba, got one finger
caught in the cogs of a corn shredder
and, finding that he could not extri-
cate it, he deliberately cut off his
finger with a pocket knife. Later
surgeon amputation at the knockle
joint.
Charlotte.-H. H. Springs has been
fined $100 and the costs in police court
here on a charge brought by J. w.
Wheeler, a neighbor, that his rooster,
which he alleged crowed without any
respect to the desire of the neighbor-
hood to sleep during the wee sma'
hours, was a public nuisance.
Asheville.-With five automobiles
valued at over $4,000 stolen in Ashe-
Vile during two days, police are max
ing every effort to check what seems
to be an epidemic of auto thievery in
the city, following close upon the
thefts several days ago at Elkin and
North Wilkesboro.
Greensboro.-Dr A. L. Hislemaan, of
Atlanta, was elected president of the
Southereastern States Veterinary Med
ical Association, and Richmond, Vir-
gina, was chosen as the place for the
1924 convention over Johnson City,
Tenn, and Atlanta, Ga, by vote of
% to 9.
Newton-Two big White trucks OF
the Harris Construction Company
building the hard surface road from
Newton to Lincolnton, had a head-o-.
collision and Oscar Sheriff., a young
white man of Hickory, driving one OF
the trucks, was instantly killed. His
head was crushed by striking the hard
road surface,
Goldsboro-"Rev" l. T. Stroud OF
Duplin county. recently convicted in
Wayne Superior Court of immoral re-
lations with a young girl, voluntarily
reported to Sheriff Grant here to be-
gin his sentence of three months on
the county roads
Greensboro-Mrs. Charles c. Pat
terson died in hospital here, the re-
suit of a self inflicted bullet wound.
She shot herself in her home here late
Friday night with AS calibre revol-
yer. the bullet piercing the covering
Of the heart and passing through her
body She lived IA hours after shoot
ing herself.
Raleigh-The unidentified body OF