Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-27

400 children will undergo opera lions.
Nurses are engaged in making sur.
Vey at schools.
ASHENILLE.-Loc churches an
nounce invitation will be extended to
western North Carolina Methodist
| Episcopal conference, meeting at
| Greensboro in October, to hold 1926
meeting here
ASHEVILLE.-Bus operators in
! this part of state agree to cooperate
in organized fight on law recenti.r
enacted by state requiring operators
OF public service cars to carry in
demnity insurance policy of $4,000
! or more.
LIBERTY. - Eastern conference
of North Carolina synod of United
| Evangelical Lutheran church votes
! to meet at Gibsonville next May.
| Rev. r. A. Shenk, OF Greensboro, is
conference president.
RALEIGH.-North Carolina Co
operative Tobacco Growers associa-
ton distributes $2,300,000 as third
payment on deliveries of 1928 crop
by growers in socalled old belt.
MOUNT AIRY.-North Carolina
good will tour" including 100 mem
bers, goes to Bluefield, w. Va, to
attend conference and seek to crys
tallize sentiment in favor of building
| of hard-surfaced highway from Blue
field to North Carolina line as Ink
of Great Lakes-to- Florida highway.
RALEIGH. Action of state in
| surance department in asking at
torney-general for ruling on status
| of Carolina syndicate, selling agents
| for Craven county lands thought to
| be oil-bearing, will not stop boom.
according to word from three groups
arranging to drill wells. Several
| hundred prospectors are making
headquarters at Newbern.
Observation-Disclosures of base
hospital s., nearly 200 strong, meet
in annual reunion on sixth ami.
versary of their landing on French
soil. j. H. Shuford, of Hickory. is
elected president. Winston-Sa Salem is
| chosen for next meeting place.
Observation-Disclosures, after
extended observation, express opin-
ior that fall sustained bv Hector,
young son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. w.
Mclean, will cause no permanent
| injury.
LOUISBURG. = Gift of $50. 900
from Richard II. Wright, of Dur
ham, to Louisburg college is an
rounced by President A w. Mohn,
which brings Wright's gifts to $50
| 900, creating Pattie Julia Wright
memorial fund to assist young wom-
en- obtain education.
WILMINGTON. = Two canning
factories t-Southport are expending
from $4,000 to 100000 weekly in
payment for shrimp being caught by
owners of fleet of as shrimping YES
sells, Unusually large catches of
| high quality shrimp are reported.
These plants are expected to con-
tirue at capacity operation until
, January 1.
DUNN. = Tom Bryant farmer,
well known, is shot from ambush by
unknown person and is serious ly
wounded more than so shot being
taken from his neck and head. Of
ficers are investigating.
WILMINGTON. - William II.
Shearin, II. New Hanover county s
first superintendent of roads and
pioneer builder of macadam roads in
county, dies after long period OF
poor health.
SANATORIUM - Officials an.
nounce 1875 names have been placed
on waiting list of North Carolina
/ tuberculosis sanatorium, which has
accommodations for 1872 patients.
| Great increase in facilities, including
| provision for so children, is urged.
FAYETTEVILLE. - Members OF
seventh and eight generations of
| Cape Fear High1anders scattered
! from Nova Scotia to Rio Grande, re-
turn for Booth semi-annual meeting
of Fayetteville presbytery at historic
| Longstreet church, near here, on
| Fort Bragg military reservation. as
guests of Brigadier-G General Bcwley,
fort commander.
HIDDENITE.-Mrs. J. M. May
berry is accidentally shot and Sc
verely wounded when she picks up
| gun she thought was empty ana
| placed it in corner of room, jar caus-
! ing explosion.
CHAPEL HILL-Plans are being
developed for nationwide celebration
of birthday, October -. of Univer-
sity of North Carolina.
DURHAM.-Edwa Tiliey, aged
| 2, is choked to death by bite of apple,
child dying in arms of father who
was unable to remove construction in
windpipe.
RALEIGH Mystery over suppos-
ed assault on Charles Thomas, found
in his room with throat cut, is ex-
planned by police, who say Thomas
cat himself. Thomas, under treat
ment at hospital, probably will live.
CHARLOTTE. Baptist Young
Peoples unions of Mecklenburg and
Cabarrus counties hold conference
here.
CONCORD Howell's church, 1Si
miles from here, is host to 39th an
nual session Of Mecklenburg-C abar-
rus Baptist association, meeting
September 1918
WINSTON SALEM A V. Allen, |
for several years postmaster at
Clemmons, is dead.
SOUTH CAROLINA
GREENWOOD. Melvin Payne, !
nerrO- convict 5iaJ sfro,,1 |