Atlanta tri-weekly journal., 1924-12-13
NORTH CAROLINA

| WINSTON-SA SALEM. Damage va
riously estimated at from $25, 900 to
| $4,000 is caused by spectacular fire
! destroying interior of Ideal theater
| building. Origin of fire is unde-
termined Attorney J. w. Holings-
worth, sleeping in apartment above
theater, is rescued by firemen.
/ WINSTON-SALEM. - Sale of
| Smoot tannery, valued at $1,000,000
! at North Wilkesboro, to Internation-
al Shoe company, of st. Louis, Mo,
is announced by Secretary G. c.
Jones, of G. c. Smoot & Sons Co.
New owners take charge January 1
and will continue large-scale manu-
facture of leather, employing several
hundred workers.
GOLDSBORO-Cam to raise
$25 900 to complete World war he
roes' memorial building is begun un-
der direction of Frank Sprill, of
Rocky Mount.
KINSTON. - Tremendous ship.
ments of Christmas holly and mistle
toe are being made from points in
Fender, Duplin and neishboring
counties to New York and other
large eastern cities.
SHELBY.-Local branch of Co
operative Cotton Growers associa-
ton ships several carloads of Cleve-
land county cotton to Genoa, Italy.
SHELBY.-On return of Ben Cur
it's, prominent local contractor, from
automobile trip to Michigan, Cana
dian and Florida points, during
which he was accompanied by Miss
Lillian Curtis, adopted daughter, and
Miss Vada Pearson, daughter of
neighbor, Miss Curtis claims she
was told at start short ride would
be taken. Curtis is arrested, charged
with variety of misdemeanors.
f. DUKE.-Eugene New, q, is in
stantly killed when he loses con-
troll of car, which plunges over en-
bankment News skull is crushed.
George Guion, companion, escapes
with minor injuries.
CHAPEL HILL-All walks of
life at this university town are rep
resented at funeral Of Colonel Swain
Pendergraft, widely-known pioneer
citizen.
CHARLOTTE.-T. P. Quarles, SO,
native of Abbeville, S. c., prominent
factor, father of T. P. Quarles,
wealthy life insurance man, of Char
lotte, dies at Spartanburg, S. c.
GUILFORD COLLEGE. - Mrs. J.
Russell Winslow is informed of
death of her husband, of Cleveland,
Ohio, in battle with shark off coast
of Porto Rica.
RALEIGH. - Corporation COM
mission, in statement, defends Clar-
ence Latham, chief state bank eX-
aminer, who has been severely criti-
cised in press for refusal to disclose
information relative to bank failures,
particularly that of Citizens Bank
and Trust company, of Wilmington.
HENDERSON. = Drum and corn,
er corps of Georgia industrial home,
Macon, gives concert and following
night singing class of Oxford or
phanage, of Oxford, N. c., is heard.
BURLINGTON. = j. Hardy DAILY,
of Louisville, Ky, is dangerously,
perhaps fatally injured when car,
occupied also by his wife, is struck
by train. They were en- route to
Florida on pleasure trip. Mrs. DAILY
escapes unhurt.
ASHEVILLE. - Six months on
roads if he enters movie show or
public dance hall within two years
is sentence imposed on Joe Brooks,
of Biltmore, after conviction on
charge f insulting young woman at
theater.
- A T
received seven votes in North Caro-
lima in November general election.
CHARLOTTE. - Officials of st.
Johns Baptist church announce
500, 900 building fund has been
raised and that construction work
will be started within few weeks.
RALEIGH. Approximately $780,
100000 is value of output in 1924 of
1,7S5 miscellaneous manufacturing
plants of state, according TO biennial
report of M. l.. Shipman. commits
sloner of labor and printing. These
plants represent investment in cap
ital of $161, $40, 900; value of plants.
$S4, 900; employees number 49,
242.
CHARLOTTE. = Representative
Bulwinkle, of Gastonia, N. c., en-
charge of insulting young woman at
of incompleted dreadnaught Wash
lngton by navy department has in
fluenced him to oppose granting any
increase in appropriations which may
be asked by Secretary Wilbur of
short session of congress, which Bull
Wink!e says will be "do-nothing' ses-
sion.
GOLDSBORO.-Mr r. l.. Hin,
mother of ten children, is fatally in.
Jured when run down by automobile
driven by Clifton Gurley, who sur.
renders to police and is released on
bond. EyeWitnesses say acciient oc.
Cured when Mrs. Hill lodged an.
other car.
WlNSTON-SALEM.-F Ray Nor
man, 81. well-known business man
for twenty-five years, dies of pneu.
monia after short illness.
WINSTON, SALEM.-Charley TTv1.
ton and Bolsom Boaz are ;nstantIv
Killed and Henry Hylton is danger.
ously Injured when truck, occupied
Dy ten persons and driven by Fleet
Boaz,. goes over embankment when
driver turned to speak to those in
rear of truck.
HIGH POINT.-Henry c. Kearns.
Sr., 80, perhaps oldest citizen, one
OF principal stockholders of Kearns
FURNITURE Manufacturing company.
ana prominent in business, religious
ana civic affairs, dies after nro.
longed illness.
Observation-Disclosures T
X. Dixon, of state fisheries board
ennounces receipt of first order of
tlsh eSgs. including 1000 600 rain.
bow troat and $4,000 brook trout
eggs, which have been distribu,ad IN
fou1 state hatcheries.
OAFORD.-Elzabe beth Pruitt. aged
iour' daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.