Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-07

sunk mile from beach, near here
crew escaping in small boats.
ELIZABETH CITY.-Heavy dam
age is caused by rain and vino
storm. Streets are flooded when
one of highest tides in recent year!
forces Pasquotani. river beyond it,
banks. Public utility services, in
Guiding light and power lines, arr
put out Of commission for day.
ASHEVILLE.-All engineers o
United States geodetic survey il
this section are called to duty t
investigate flood conditions on Nortl
Carolina streams, several of which
have reached flood stages hishe1
than in recent years as result o
heavy continued rainfall.
ASHEVILLE.-Mayor Cathey an
nounces legislature. meeting in Jan
uary, will be asked to pass Specia
act prohibiting sounding of horns
whistles or other noise making ap
paratus on motor vehicles in city
Civic organizations have endorsed
proposal
ASHEVILLE.-Plans for estab
lishment of bank at SWannanoa
capitalized at $4,000, are rapidly be
ing worked out. Construction OF
building is started. r. S. Askridge
is one Of promoters.
WS.-Secretar Of state
charters Citizens Bank and Trust
Co., of Andrews, with authorized
capital of $4,000. r. T. Heaton is
one of principal stockholders.
MURPHY.-Anothe carload OF
poultry is started on journey to
New York, shipment being handled
by Farmers Federation, Inc, of
Asheville, which is making campaign
intended to increase by one thou.
sand per cent production of poultry
in this mountainous section.
ASHEVILLE.-N Newton Shep
hard, Sd, negro, one-time member of
city board Of aldermen. who spent
greater part of life in service of
city, dies after long period of poor
health
RALEIGH.-Rest to depart
ment of labor and printing of nu.
merous powers severed in recent
years as result, he says, of cotton
mill industry's hostility to Commits
sioner Shipman, incumbent will be
sought Of legislature by Frank
Grist, Democratic nominee to sue.
coed Shipman. according to Grist s
statement.
CHARLOTTE.-PIans for con.
struction of new church building to
cost about $15O,0O0, are announced
by Dilworth Methodist church.
RALEIGH.-State highway com.
mission awards contracts for road
work to cost $4,820,255, which alb.
serbs balance of 500, 656,75O fund
made available through state and
federal appropriations and bond is
sues since 1921.
HIGH POINT.-Miss Matt Lee
Miller, 81, living in Hopewell sec
ton OF Randolph county, dies sud
denly of heart attack while milking
COW in barn.
FAYETTEV1LLE.-Mrs Carolina
Green Mallet Hale, widow of E. j.
Hale, minister to Costa Rica during
Wilson's administration. dies at
home Of sister, Mrs. Thomas III.
Hale, after long period of declining
health. She was born in 1853. here.
where her ancestors have lived more
than $50 years.
WEST JEFFERSON.-Fi thou
sand or more persons attend ceie-
bration Of opening of highway into
lost provinces" of this state. ex,
tending to jefferson from North
WllEesboro. Governor Morrison Is
on program as principal speaker.
Barbecue dinner is served
sALIsBURY.-Critics of his port
terminals proposal are assaiIed bv
Governor Morrison, in address, as
coWardly and unpatriotic" in Cd
posing measure which he says will
give relief from freight rate discrim.
nations.
CHARLOTTE. = Executive com.
mittee OF North Carolina division,
American Legion, indorses state
plan to assist soldiers in home own.
ing, act submitted to voters in No.
Vember election providing for issue
of 100000 in bonds from which
loans of not more than $4,000 each
might be granted to soldiers on long.
term notes.
ELIZAB BETH CITY-Gold medals
will be awarded October 9 at fair to
six members of coast guard station
at Chicomivo for heroism in rescu.
ing crew of British tanker, Mirlo
from midst Of flaming oil on sur.
face of sea after ship had been tor
pedoed by German submarine in
a ri
Captain John Midget and Surfmen
Zion, Leroy, Arthur. Clarence Mid,
gett and P. L. O'Neal.
RALEIGH. - Coastal Land and
Timber company, of Raleigh, is
chartered by secretary of state with
authorized capital of $1,000,0O0 Dan
Allen, of Raleigh, is one of incor.
pOrators.
CHARLOTTE.-Dr. H. @. Alexan-
der, Of Matthews, former president
of state farmers union, elector on
La Toilette ticket, challenges George
w. Wilson, of Gastonia, Democrat,
and John McBee, of Babersville, Re-
publican, electors, to joint debate in
Ninth congressional district
WARRENTON. = Ernest Saun.
ders, negro, escapes from Warren
county jail after ten-minute battle
with Jailer Weaver. Fugitive eludes
posse of 1000 men, which took up
trail
STATESVILLE. - J. c. Henley
fifty-one, of Statesville. drops dead
at hospital at Rochester, Mimi.
where he had gone for medical
treatment.
RALEIGH highway COM
mission announces that another mil
lion dollars has been added to high
way bonds sinking fund; that pro-
ceeds Of $65,000,00O bond issue for
roads has been expended and that
legislature. meeting in January
will be asked to provide for contin-
uing in 1925 Of road building pro-
gram.
Observation-Disclosures Mayor /.
s. Miller, IS. leader in local bust