Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11
DOINCS IN The
TAR HEEL STATE
NEWS OF NORTH CAROLINA
TOLD IN SHORT PARA
GRAPHS FOR BUSY PEOPLE

Miss Kate Caddell, of Spencer, died
at the home of his mother, Mrs. l.
H. Caddell, near Carthage.
Asheville.--L. H. Jones, OF Ashe-
vile, armed with a mid-iron, won
the annual New Years one-club han
dicap tournament of the Asheville
Country Club here. His net score was
76. DR.. P. R. Terry, of Asheville,
was second with a net score OF ~.
About 40 players were in the tourna-
ment.
New Bern.-Two solid-copper moon
shine stills, five gallons of their pro-
duct, and 5000 gallons of beer were
the fruits of raid few miles south
of Vanceboro made by Deputy Sheriff
W. H. Whitford, Mayor Stonewali
Jackson and Chief Of Police W. H.
Smith, of Vanceboro.
High Point-A moonshiner who
was prepared to help reduce the
aridity in this section around New
Year had his plans disrupted by To-
cal officers, who discovered his 80
gallon copper still north of High Point.
The apparatus was found in the
packing house of A. NJ. Stegall, only
SO feet from his dwelling.
Wilmington.-An unknown negro
moonshiner has a back partically fill
ed with bird shot and Sheriff George
C. Jackson has a unique liquor still
the result of raid led by the sheriff
upon a moonshine outfit located in
boggy swamp in the Rock Hill Sec
tion of New Hanover county.
Charlottesville Board Of Home Mis-
sions and Church Extension Of the AS
sociate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Synod. meeting here, appropriated
$4,000 toward erection of church
of the denomination in Tampa. Flori-
da. 1t was reported that members of
the church in Tampa were working on
plans for a $25,O0O structure.
Wilmington.-A coroner's jury in
vestigating the death OF J. S. Har'
grove, whose body was found on an
isolated street Saturday night reach
ed verdict that Hargrove came to
his death from gun shot wound
inflicted by Arthur Cox, the negro
under arrest. Cox, who was arrest
ed Immediately after the killing, Is
held in the county jail.
Wilmington-A suspender buckle
saved the life Of j. w. Mckoy here
when a negro fired a pistol point
blank at his heart at distance of two
feet. The bullet penetrated Mckoy's
vest, struck the buckle, passing COM
pletely across his chest between vest
and shirt, and tore through his vest
on the opposite side.
Winston -Salem-The auction ware
house have sold 30,9S4,359 pounds Of
the 1923 leaf tobacco crop at an aver
age Of 20 cents per pound. While no
figures have been given out, it is esti-
mated that the co-operatives have
stored in their warehouses here more
than a million pounds of the weed.
1t is generally estimated that at least
rs per cent Of last years crop in the
Piedmont section abs been marketed.
Durham-Dr. W. p Few, president
of Trinity College, and Prof. R. L.
Flowers, stated that the rumor that a
$40,00O,0O0 hospital plant was to be
located here, under the sponsorship Of
]. Buchanan Duke, millionaire tobac.
co-king, was without foundation. ac-
cording to their information. They
didn't deny, however, that the estab-
lishment of great hospital, with
numerous county branches, might not
eventually be located in Durham.
Burlington.-About the best news
the travelling public has heard recent
ly is that the work on the approaches
to the bridge at Haw River has been
completed and the terrible detour has
been discontinued.
Edenton.-"Come and get me-" were
the last strangled words of Lee Umph-
lett as he sank beneath the water OF
the third time. He was drowned of
the old Norfolk Southern railroad
docks.
Elizabeth City.-Alexander E. Jones.
Pasquotank farmer. given a prelimin-
ary hearing here. on charge of muir
der growing out Of the killing Of
Alfred Ferebee, negro, was bound
over to Superior Court in $4,000 bail
Asheville.-After two unsuccessful
attempts to reach Asheville in his
airplane to spend Christmas with a
young lady friend, Captain N. H. Hale.
army aviator, of San Antonio. Texas,
landed here for belated holiday visit.
Shelby.-Mr. Lee Smith died sud.
denly in his home in South Shelby.
Mr.. Smith had just been out and wit
messed the passing of the funeral pro-
cession of Mr.. Joe Owens. returning
to the house where the final summons
came Immediately without warning.
High Point-Miss Myrtle Walker,
well known young lady of this city,
was injured in an automobile accident
near Hopewell. Va. Her father was so
badly injured in the same accident
that he died. Her mother also was
hurt but her conditions is not serious.
Wilmington. - Approximately forty
gallons Of gasoline and kero.
sene were moved through the port OF
Wilmington by the Standard Oil Com.
pany In 1923 and the outlook for the
coming year. 1894. are that mammoth
amount will be increased, according to
J. Laurence Wright. manager Of the
local distributing station.
Monroe.-J. E. Broom, of Indian
Trail. has filed suit for $4,000 against
H. H. McLendon and Mrs. Marg4c L.
Mel sandou of Uadaohor0 .no~Su-